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ferallair · 1 year ago

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The Minisodes are a Mirror

I've been thinking about the minisodes and how they are a mirror for the three part story we're currently in the middle of and I just wanted to collect my thoughts a bit.

#1 - The Clue/A Companion to Owls

This is a mirror for season 1. Crowley and Aziraphale joining together to defy Heaven and Hell to save humanity. There are a ton of interesting things happening in this episode. Aziraphale trusts Crowley not to destroy the children. Aziraphale eating that entire cow. It's insane, the gluttony of it. It means something about him and his connection to earthly things. They even use the ribs (that he licked clean btw) for their little ruse against the angels. For some reason it brings to mind the body swap in season 1. Aziraphale learns to possess a human(something he's probably not supposed to do, like eating) and use that new skill to fool Heaven and Hell. But the most important in this sitting together at the end.

So sad.

They're sitting on a nice rock that looks like a bench, as far apart from each other as they can get. It's a reflection of where they were in season 1: together but apart. An angel and a demon who go along with their side but only as much as they want. Not and Us yet (which they still aren't).

A few other questions I had:

Turning the goats to crows, why? Crowley has a crow statue on his desk in season one. Connected? A memento of that time?

Aziraphale says he is on "Gods" side. Is that a nice little side step that allows him to defy other angels but still be "the good one?" Or a foreshadowing of what's to come next season?

Crowley says the wine is from a "promising little vineyard" Châteauneuf-du-Pape perhaps?

All the angels and demons assume you can cause humans to fall in love with miracles, but Aziraphale KNOWS you can't. I wonder about that story.

#2 - I Know Where I'm Going/The Resurrectionist

This minisode is a mirror for the current season. It starts with Crowley and Aziraphale puzzling over a half naked Gabriel only to be distracted by a lesbian couple and basically ruin their lives by trying to help.

Look at that thigh.

Sure, Azripahle gives Elspeth a bunch of money, but we never find out what really happens to her. Not yet anyway. The more important part is the argument about doing wicked or immoral things for the greater good. The reuse of the name Dalrymple is interesting because it's a call back to The Thundergun of Witchfinder Colonel Dalrymple aka the gun Aziraphale tries to shoot Adam with. And it foreshadows the end of the season with Aziraphale leaving Crowley and going to heaven (something everyone on the internet is SCREAMING is wrong, including me!!) because he thinks he can do something good by it. But is it wrong? I guess we'll find out.

Some interesting things:

More foreshadowing? Is God gone? There is a conspicuous absence of the voice of God in this season, except for her half heard diatribe to Job. If she's around, is she only talking to humans?

Michael's Prophecy:

"There will come a tempest, and darkness and great storms. And the dead will leave their graves and walk the earth once more. And there will be great lamentations. (Everyday it’s getting closer)"

It's definitely foreshadowing the next episode, which is full of darkness and explosions and clouds and fog. But I think it's also a prophecy of what's to come in season 3. Just like:

#3 - The Hitchhiker/Nazi Zombie Flesheaters

I think this minisode is just one big foreshadow for season 3 and that's why it doesn't make a lot of sense yet. So, let's look at where the furniture isn't and see if we can guess some things? Feel free to play along at home.

But first can we look at the titles of these three episodes:

The Clue - A Companion to Owls. Is the clue the companion to owls? Job? Or is the clue in the meaning of owls: wisdom and sorrow? The Clue in the framing story is the song "Everyday" and a quote "I remember when the Morning Stars sang together, and all the Angels of God shouted for joy." The sorrow of owls is their song, the sound they make represents lamenting, so music might be important next season. (Didn't King David have something to do with music? Or is that just a song I know?) Crows are enemies of Owls and Crowley has a thing for Crows, the statue, the goats, the book he gives Muriel.

I Know Where I'm Going - The Resurrectionist. I know where I'm going can mean "I know what I'm doing" (trust me) or "I know what direction I'm going in" and that direction is to to Resurrectionist! It's literally what happens in this epsiode: everyone goes to the Resurrectionist in the past AND the present. Or maybe it's a metaphor for death, a place everyone (human) goes. Or maybe The Resurrectionist, who represents the Metatron, the moral quandary of doing bad things for good reasons, represents NOT listening to God or yourself (and thinking you know what you're doing), but falling for the lies of people who claim to be doing good when they're actually not. There is also the Ressurectionist as metaphor for rising from the dead and there is a lot of hints about coming back from the dead this season: Lazarus as a unit of measure, the word Ressurectionist, literal zombies, talk of a second coming, probably more stuff I can't remember.

The Hitchhiker - Nazi Zombie Flesheaters. So “The Hitchhiker” is a short radio play by screenwriter Lucille Fletcher. It was first presented in 1941 on the Orson Welles Show and was later made into and episode of the Twilight Zone. It's also the name of a horror anthology TV show from the 80's, which is fitting for this episode, because it feels like an episode of the Twilight Zone or a horror anthology story. Mostly because of the literal Nazi Zombie Flesheaters and a good dose of "be careful what you wish for" moralizing.

So what can this episode tell us about next season? I have a couple of thoughts:

We have the idea of human magic. These zombies aren't just anyone, they are occultist Nazi's that were meeting with Aziraphale in season 1 to buy books of prophecy. They particularly wanted the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, reminding us that some kind of real human magic exists, and that these Nazi's know about it (and they are now undead Zombies roaming the earth). There is also the mention of Free Masons, a secret organization that may or may not be into the occult. I suspect we'll see some kind of human occult/magic in season 3. Which make's sense with the second coming because by some accounts Jesus was an occult magician in his day.

We also have human magic. The regular stage kind. Here it is used as a kind of trust fall for Aziraphale and Crowley.

So sweet.

I suspect the boys will be placed in a situation where they will have to trust each other or die. Maybe there will even be a lose of power like this time. But they will definitely have to trick someone using mundane means. All three minisodes are about tricks (and arguably the whole season), the three ribs turning into the children, the melting the corpse and stealing the laudanum, the whole magic show episode. There will be a tricks, illusions, making things seem like they aren't. If there isn't I might be sad.

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens meta #This is such a hot mess #hopefully I'm not just crazy #hopefully someone smarter then me can make something of this #I'm an eating up all the meta and it's fabulous #feral thoughts

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crossover-enthusiast · 1 month ago

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HITTING YOU WITH MORE CHARACTERS FOR THE AU!!! /silly

Long post :P

Dexter: A rat king. I know that this is a real phenomenon and not exactly a monster but hear me out: Dexter is literally ALL the rats in town, he can see and move through their bodies, he can also make several of them group together inside his exterminator suit to try to imitate a human form. It has its advantages but Dexter is one of those who have the worst time with his curse.

Bob: Wendigo (a creature so associated with cannibalism was perfect for Bob) is much more violent now and is always on the lookout for new humans who may come to town. With the exception of the protagonists (Ivan, Maurice, etc.) he was the one who killed most of the humans who came to town.

Hatzgang: Merged into a hydra/chimera. I was thinking of something similar to Falin from Dungeon mesi with branching necks connecting their human torsos to the Big body.

They are one of the most aggressive monsters (especially Roy), but it is also easy to defeat them since all they have to do is argue each other to distract them.

Jaune: A mermaid, quite wild and aggressive. Sings to attract all kinds of creatures to the lake and, well, devour them. Lila looks familiar to her but she doesn't remember why.

Aaron: Captain of a ghost ship. Similar to Frank's train, but in his case he only travels across the lake and does not force anyone to join his crew (of which by the way Liv is a member), he spends his nights trying to find Jaune but the curse keeps them separated.

Richard: Harpy, he flyes through the skies of the town looking for any information that may be useful to Carmen. He is along her the king of the mountains.

OOOOOO

Oh my god I love all of these

Dexter literally being 20 rats in a trench coat (or exterminator suit rather) is SO cool!! Also really funny. I like how it also parallels him with his mom, she can flawlessly assume a human form while Dexter, uh... He's trying his best. Him being able to control all the rats is rad too!

Yeah Bob being a wendigo sounds about right. I imagine Ivan has encountered him at least once and has him as top priority on the "find a way to kill/avoid at all costs" list

Immediate thought is the Ceberus Hatz from the SM 6 credits -- usual depictions of chimeras have one head as a lion, another as a goat, and the third as a snake, though looking (briefly) at old art, swapping the snake with a dragon's head wasn't out of the question. I'm gonna assume Roy's the lion, Robert's the goat, and Ross is the snake/dragon (probably snake bc Aaron)

Siren Jaune!!! I love that! Could probably be some cool fish to base her on too-- don't have much to say but her not remembering Lila- aw :[

Also- Oh my god Captain Aaron. That is so cool! I also love how that kind of sets him as a foil to Frank, since while they're both the heads of ghost vessels, Frank kidnaps people and just has the train in mind, while Aaron just has his own funky little crew that willingly came aboard and is trying to find his wife. And then he's never able to find her awww :[

I love the detail of Liv being with him too, she so would. Makes me think of the HH all being split up into different parts of the town

Oooo harpy Richard! Don't have much to say about him either, but I like how he's very much serving Carmen despite being king. Also the mental image I got of Richard as a harpy made me laugh lmao

#Spooky Month #Dexter #Bob #Roy #Ross #Robert #Jaune #Aaron #Liv #Richard #AU

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the-entity-down-the-street · 10 months ago

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"Splice" is a better Frankenstein adaptation than "Poor Things" because:

SPOILERS FOR BOTH FILMS

A) the mad scientists face consequences for their unethical genetic fuckery instead of dying peacefully. Elsa is left traumatized, with her loved ones dead as a result of this experiment. Sure, she's getting a lot of money, but that's not going to undo the mental scars that will no doubt haunt her to the grave.

B) The female monster is actually fucking monstrous. Dren does have some typically attractive traits like symmetrical features, smooth skin, etc, but still. If you're going to make an abomination against science, MAKE THE ABOMINATION. Don't give me some pretty girl in a frilly dress and call that a monster, okay? Cowards.

C) They don't frame the dubious consent/noncon as liberating. Elsa is disgusted with Clive for sleeping with Dren, and when Dren assaults Elsa in her male form, it's a traumatic experience. Bella's assaults (because that's what they are. She has the mind of a literal toddler. I don't care if she is enthusastic about it if she doesn't have the cognitive capacity to understand what's happening.) are framed as sexual liberation and it makes me want to hurl a chair at somebody. Calling sex "furious jumping" because she's not mature enough to fully understand sex. The fact that her fiancé wants to marry her when she's a fucking toddler. Gross. Disgusting. I hate it.

D) Splice is a true gender swap of the Frankenstein narrative, because both the scientist and the creature are female. Clive helps, but let's be real, Elsa is pulling the strings and convincing him to go along with it. Splice doesn't claim to be a feminist retelling like Poor Things does, but it's more narratively driven by women who are allowed moral complexity and agency. There's no bullshit girlboss moment either (the goat brain swap).

E) This one is just a personal gripe, but the whole "bringing back a dead woman with the brain of an infant she was forced to carry" thing? And somehow, this is a feminist retelling? Hate. Get it away from me. Not saying Dren was created ethically (Clive didn't even have fully informed consent because he didn't know it was Elsa's DNA), but goddamn, at least the mother of the child had agency in the child's creation. There is absolutely nothing feminist about using an unwilling woman's body as a vessel for the baby she didn't want. What in the pro-life bullshit is this? Ew. Ew. Ew.

Rant over. Thanks for coming to my Tedtalk.

#rant post #poor things #poor things spoilers #splice 2009 #splice 2009 spoilers #dren splice #bella baxter #tw sex assault #tw rap3 #unethical science #frankenstein #feminist retelling my ass #hate #hate hate hate #splice is better y'all #film critique #criticism #discourse #mad science

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linuxgamenews · 6 months ago

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Experience the Enhanced Interface of Caves of Qud: Spring Molting Update

Caves of Qud science fantasy RPG and roguelike game to get Spring Molting Update for Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to creative minds at Freehold Games. Available on Steam Early Access, GOG, and itch with 92% Very Positive reviews. Exciting news released at the PC Gaming Show during Kitfox' fun segment. Freehold just launched the final major update for Caves of Qud before its full 1.0 release later this year — the Spring Molting Update. This update brings a massive overhaul to the title’s interface. While making it mouse-friendly, fully gamepad compatible, and way more visually appealing. Seasoned Qud players will spot the changes instantly, and new players will find it much easier to jump in and get started. Here’s what’s new in the Spring Molting Update for Caves of Qud:

Steam Cloud Saves: Now you can play across different PCs or switch between your Steam Deck and Linux PC with ease.

Joppa Refresh: The starting town of Joppa now has the same detailed vibe as the rest of the world.

Sound and Visual Effects: Hundreds of new effects to immerse you even more.

Achievements: 40 new achievements to unlock.

Narrative Touches, Bug Fixes, and Performance Upgrades: A smoother and richer gameplay experience.

This update is a major milestone for Caves of Qud. The team is now focusing on wrapping up the main quest and creating a new tutorial for the final 1.0 release. Expect minor weekly updates until then.

Caves of Qud - Spring Molting Update Trailer

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Caves of Qud is a science fantasy RPG and roguelike epic set in a deeply simulated, far-future world. Since you can dive into this intricate universe, which was named one of PC Gamer’s Top 100 titles of 2019 and 2020. Is the earth dying, or is it on the brink of a new beginning? You decide. Build your character with over 70 mutations and dozens of cybernetic implants. Fly, teleport, hypnotize a goat, swap bodies with a robot — there are certainly endless possibilities. Explore a world where everything thinks and feels. Due to play in Classic (Roguelike) mode with permadeath, or choose the friendlier Roleplay or Wander modes. What’s Next? Kitfox, the publisher of Dwarf Fortress, is helping Freehold bring this 15-year journey. Due to enter a new phase with the 1.0 release set for 2024. Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams even called Caves of Qud “perhaps the best roguelike game ever made.” There’s more to come as we get closer to the launch and beyond. So expect expansion packs that dive deeper into the rich world of Qud. Doing so with new systems, more simulation, and fresh stories. Caves of Qud science fantasy RPG is available in Early Access on Steam Early Access, GOG (discounted), and itch. Also priced at $19.99 USD / £16.75 / 19,50€. Get in now and be part of this epic journey on Linux and Steam Deck, along with Mac and Windows PC.

#caves of qud #rpg #roguelike #spring molting udpate #linux #gaming news #freehold games #ubuntu #steam deck #mac #windows #pc #unity #Youtube

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mymiraclebox · 3 months ago

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since you changed up some of the canon miraculouses, do you think the lineup would change up as well, either switching around or replacing characters?

I think the biggest impact that would come from my changes to the canon Miraculouses would be with Felix and the Peacock Miraculous. Since my Peacock Miraculous does not create new individual lives but rather a physical manifestations of one's mind, Felix would have no need to claim the Peacock Miraculous since it isn't being used to control sentient beings, nor would Felix be a sentibeing, so he couldn't be killed by it being in the wrong hands. (Felix and Adrien's births are still connected to the Peacock Miraculous, with it being used to help the Graham de Vanily sisters with their fertility struggles, but the boys are not creations of the Peacock themselves).

I can also think of some other changes I would make based around this and a few other concept changes, so I think the hero lineup (including the Butterfly and Peacock being rescued) would be like this if canon used my version of the canon Miraculouses:

Ladybug - Marinette (Ladybug) Black Cat - Adrien (Chat Noir) Fox - Alya (Rena Rouge) Turtle - Nino (Carapace) Bee - Chloe (Queen Bee) Butterfly - Felix (Viceroy) Peacock - Luka (Panoptes*) Ox - Ivan (Minotaurox) Tiger - Juleka (Violet Tigress) Rabbit - Alix (Bunnyx) Dragon - Kagami (Ryuko) Cobra - Max (Python) Horse - Zoe (Shire) Goat - Marc (Satyr) Monkey - Kim (Roi Singe) Dog - Mylene (Lassie) Mouse - Sabrina (Muroidea) Rooster - Nathaniel (Red Quill) Pig - Rose (Pigella)

I think the OG five have great match up with their original Miraculouses, whose concepts and powers stayed the same in my AU, so really no need to make any changes here.

First up we have Butterfly!Felix. Even if he has no reason for the Peacock, I still think he’d be down to steal magic from his uncle. I like this match because I think Felix and Nooroo could connect to each other with their similar pasts, and also I think they'd be a good influence on each other. Nooroo being Generosity could help Felix who is more self centered, while Felix could help Nooroo with his low confidence and pride.

Next is Peacock!Luka. Luka would be such a good Peacock. And seeing how canon treats Luka like everyone's therapist, and his whole ability to understand people and express it with music, why shouldn't he get the kwami of Psyche? Honestly I think he'd be a good match up with the canon concept Emotion as well.

Next up is Cobra!Max, I just always thought Max would do so well with these time powers, his ability to analyze, remember, and strategize would benefit with the gathered information and Opportunity he could create from the Cobra Miraculous. I also thought he didn't have a particularly strong connection with the Horse Miraculous, like it's okay, but not as perfect as some other pairings in canon, so with the Cobra opened up this was a no brainer.

Then we have Horse!Zoe, who I think matches this Miraculous a lot better than Max. As Zoe is someone who has never had much freedom and was always hiding herself to fit in I think the Horse would be perfect for her, and I think Kaalki would absolutely adore Zoe as well.

Is the main reason why Goat!Marc and Rooster!Nathaniel are here because I thought this was going to be canon? Maybe. But also with Marc as a writer I just can't see him not being a good holder for Imagination. I love the idea of Orikko and Nathaniel together, I think he'd be such a good confidence booster for Nath. Also I think Marc and Ziggy would get along so well too, both having a very sweet side.

For Dog!Mylene I picked this because I never saw the Mouse as an overly good fit for her, and with the Mouse no longer shrinking holders down I felt it lost the visual match as well with Mylene being one of the shorter classmates. Then with my Dog as Detection rather than Adoration I don't think it fits Sabrina as much anymore. I swapped these two because I felt Detection would fit Mylene well seeing how active she is with trying to do good in the world, and maybe it could help her with her fears if she was more aware of her surroundings. Mouse!Sabrina I think would definitely maximize the possibilities of being able to be in multiple places at once. She’s very smart, and plus I think Mullo would help her stand up for herself.

And for everyone else... well, canon gave them a really good fit, even with the changes I made to my headcanons. Like with the Pig now being Love, it still fits Rose well, etc.

*Credit to @silverslate221 for the name of Peacock!Luka.

#anon ask #canon kwamis #miraculous hero team

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metatronhateblog · 1 year ago

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The Opening Credits Pt.1 Jimbriel

Okay so as I'm sitting down to take a crack at ciphering the angelic language on the show, I've come tot the conclusion that I have so many clues and other things I found, that it's time for me to start slowly dropping these out because boy oh boy have I been collecting clues and theories like a dragon hoards golds. I've also added another member to this blog who will be posting theories and clues as well.

That being said, welcome to the Sequence of Opening Credits Post Part 1, or the I sat down and played the opening credits at .25 speed and took screen grabs of everything weird I found. (Which, brief disclaimer, my eyes are not perfect and I'm bound to miss things, even my glasses don't 100% correct my vision. There's bound to be things I miss and if you happen to find them feel free to add in your finds!)

Today I'm starting off with Jim/Gabriel. Since it was said recently in a panel he's in every scene of the opening, and I knew that cause I've found him...at least I think I found all his appearances... I'm going to start this series of posts off by sharing them with you.

Right off the bat, we have him in the scene directly after Crowley lights a match in a cave.

He's there, nice and clear and noticeable. Keep that in mind because I think that's the most openly we see him in the opening credits.

The next scene after the goats his the graveyard scene. He's already a little trickier to find.

And for those who don't see him in that picture, here's a closer look.

Next seen they enter the mausoleum and you see Gabriel as they decline

(I'm realizing now that if I use too many images there might be a parts 1.1 lol) Any ways after hiding behind that tombstone shaped similarly to (but not quite) the one that says 'Here lies the former shell of Beelzebub) we see him (or at least me, I'll be honest I don't see him when they're walking over the lake of fire) Is in London??? Getting bombed.

Now is you don't see him here that's okay, I told you it gets harder.

He's standing here in this window, even more interesting to me, once the plane drops the bomb that explodes into rabbits...

He's hiding his head in the box lol.

Moving on, I ALMOST didn't see him in the next scene (walking through West End) because I shit you not, he's tucked away in a little nook.)

He is actually hidden (paint me like one of your French girls style) IN THE FRONT of the scene. Makes me wonder if that's where he might be when they cross the lake of fire.

Moving on. Next time we seem him is in space, while Crowley and Aziraphale are doing an interesting little 'swapping sides dance.' Our mans is clinging for dear life lol

In the next scene is where I get confused. Crowley and Aziraphale are sitting on the roof aaaaand...

Jimbriel is standing above 'Give Me Coffee or Give Me Death?' Why not about the bookshop??

In his next appearance....he actually has wings? Which is sus to me again but what isn't sus about this show lol. Jimbriel is in an elevator, riding down as the line of people making their slow death march pass.

Using all my will power to acknowledge the blatantly weird things in this screen grab alone, I move on.

In this one, I will momentarily ignore our boys kissing in the opera box and instead show you, Jimbriel. ALSO in an opera box.

Now I'm not sure Jim is in the direct next scene cause no one is, but there is a falling apart? statue of Gabriel in front of Mount Zion.

Aaaaand finally we have him walking along with everyone else, preparing to seal his fate. I won't do a close up of this one because he's right there.

And that concludes The Opening Credits Pt.1. I would say something more, make a little theory or something, but I don't think there's much to say on Jim giving someone (whose name currently escapes me) said in an interview Jim is in every scene. So anyways. Here's this for you to hold as reference, or just look at, or ignore cause I'm not sure myself how important it is. (Yay me for fitting this all in one post!)

Anyways I'm going to get started on cracking this Angelic language. Stay tuned for more Opening Credits posts because believe me. I have more.

#good omens #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #crowley #aziraphale #good omens season 2 #good omens 2 spoilers #neil gaiman #archangel gabriel #good omens jim #good omens meta

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searching4sarahtonin · 1 year ago

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Good Omens and Sleight Of Hand / The Shell Game

This keeps itching at the back of my mind and I am not entirely sure I've figured it out out yet but here goes…

The shell game theme is explicitly laid out from the very beginning in S1, as far as the baby swap is concerned. But even before that, God describes her/their "ineffable game" as playing poker in the dark with an inscrutable dealer and no confirmation of what the rules might be. 🤔 sounds less like an actual card game and more like 3-card monty…. aka The Shell Game.

We see that 3-moving-parts pattern again at the apex of the action when we've got 3 different teams simultaneously but separately trying to avert Armageddon, not sure which, if any, will succeed. Then in the denouement when A and C "choose their faces wisely" we see a 2-card version of this same misdirection technique. Sleight of hand, the truth hidden in plain sight yet again. In S2 the game continues, becoming ineffably subtle as it goes along. Gabriel is hidden in plain sight as Jim, A&C performing what they think is a "surreptitious" miracle (a little sleight of hand) … of course the magnitude of what they do is far beyond what they're aware of. (Sort of like all the times Aziraphale bungles his magic tricks when he's too excited or nervous.) And three parallel couples spiral toward only one happily ever after.

Then the minisodes!

The Job example is the most obvious, Crowley hides the goats and children in plain sight by transforming them. (Am I the only one who was squealing "She turned me into a newt!....I got better." ? The Monty Python references are too good! ) then Aziraphale and he performed another illusion when they brought them back as "new" children right under the Archangels' noses.

And of course there’s 1941 and the magic act. But there are blink-and-you’ll-miss-it clues here too. Aziraphale claims to have fooled Nefertiti with the shell game. He hilariously mangles the rings and several other magic tricks when Crowley is the audience to be "fooled" by the trick, but flawlessly performs the picture swap and the bullet catch when he isn’t trying to show off to Crowley. He’s actually quite good at deception/misdirection when he’s focused on it. (and who among us can focus with Antony J Crowly looking like he did in 1941?! Is it hot in here? anyway…)

Aziraphale might have a glass face, but he’s got steady hands. One might even argue that his flustered, anxious demeanor in front of Head Office Personnel helps conceal his courage and determination. We certainly get to see that come out when the chips are down, don’t we?! See also his badassery in the face of the demon Thriller flashmob, taking control of the arguing factions in episode 6, and in S1 there's his standing up to Gabriel & Belzebub in the end, to Crowley( "we can't give up now"), his interactions with Adam that follow. Principality and Guardian of the Eastern Gate indeed. Those aren’t jobs for a pushover. And I’m fairly sure Crowley sees this about him from the start.

BUT! What about Angel-Crowley? What was that about beyond the obvious meet-cute and giving context to the Metajerk's offer/threat? It shows us Crowley's true nature in its unguarded form, how he was before all his trauma and disillusionment. What he hides in plain sight ALL THE TIME (only Aziraphale sees through his masks and calls him out on it over and over again.)

The most puzzling part of S2 for me was the Edinburgh excursion. It doesn't work as a meaningful part to Aziraphale investigating the mystery, because Aziraphale doesn't really find anything useful out. Of course Gabriel was in the pub, they already suspected that. But there are Clues! (pardon me for pronouncing the capital letter) the bit about the Masons was a blink-and- you'll-miss-it moment, and the story moves on so quickly to the minisode we don't get a chance to consider it. Sounds a bit like the shell game again doesn't it? Admittedly, I know next to nothing about freemasonry other than it is a very old organization, it is notoriously secretive, and has both Christian and Occult associations insofar as it's imagery goes. A quick Google search also turned up Edinburgh as a historically significant chapter of Masonry and involved in an ideological/practical schism within the group. I don't have the bandwidth to research this fully, but I'll be damned 😉 if there isn't something going on with this. A secret society that operates in plain sight of the general public.

Similarly with the references to The Book of Life / Extreme Sanctions. Brought up in brief, vaguely ominous ways, but always the action moves on very fast afterward as if to draw attention away…

Then there's the flashback to 1827. This one is Peculiar. It’s the only time we get a flashback narrated from a specific point of view, it’s straight out of Aziraphale’s diary. This is another blink-and-you'll-miss-it clue. Why use this narrative device now, when it’s never cropped up before? What does it change about how we should be looking at the minisode? At a guess, it at least indicates that we aren’t getting a full, unabridged account of what really happened. The nonchalance of Elspeth and Morag in the face of these Odd Beings abruptly inserting themselves into their lives, getting a tour of their squalid living situation, and doing Odd and Supernatural Things is another giveaway. (Maggie and Nina directly comment on their odd behavior including forgiving a massive debt, asking strange questions, etc as does Amathema in S1 when they give her a ride and the tough-looking man does in S2 when Aziraphale borros and then fixes his phone). Obviously I can't say what Aziraphale left out, or what he might have embellished upon, but that seems significant. What is being hidden in plain sight?? 🤔 We certainly don't know what happened to Crowley when he got dragged to hell, and I doubt very much Aziraphale would have just shrugged his shoulders and went back to London as if he wasn't desperately worried about his boyfriend.

Aziraphale notoriously and consistently lies or omits important details when communicating with others, usually when trying to protect somebody. (I seriously can't list them all here, it would take all day).

And in a parallel blink-and-you'll-miss-it clue, we don't get a direct in-real-time observation of Metajerk's conversion with Aziraphale. We get Aziraphale recounting it to Crowley. Like the dairy, we have no way to be certain what really transpired. Now granted he does seem genuinely happily excited when he interrupts Crowley to tell him about it, but that doesn't mean he isn't leaving *dangerous details* out to protect Crowley. I think that conversation was more sinister and the threats less veiled than he lets on, and he's trying to spin it as a good thing so Crowley doesn't go get himself annihilated trying to protect him.

This leads me to *the breakup*. Much more going on here than meets the eye.

Aziraphale is at first desperately trying to keep Crowley from leaving to keep him under his protection. Then, after the kiss he's clearly THINKING A LOT very rapidly and settles on his sure-fire distancing mechanism. "I forgive you" is what he used in S1 when trying to send Crowley off to safety on his own instead of running away together while he took on the dangerous work of confronting heaven on his own. He knows Crowley and he knows which buttons to push. It conceals his actual feelings by distracting Crowley via angering him. That's why "don't bother" hits different. Crowley knows this move well by now. Aziraphale’s doing it again. That kiss was certainly earth-shattering for him (and all of us!). But It's not just Crowley trying to get him to run away together again (he already tried that).

It also makes it clear they won't be safe together in heaven after all. Not in a place that abhors individuality and earthly pleasures. Snogging with his ex-demon lover wouldn't be any less "irregular" than being friends with a demon was in the eyes of Metajerk. (And both Crowley and he know just how impossible it is for him to withstand that sort of temptation. HE ABSOLUTELY KISSED BACK. tried not to but couldn't resist). So he pushes down his first dozen reactions (somebody give Michael Sheen an award already!) And pushes Crowley away for his own safety. He's struggling and suffering as he does it. He nearly backs out several times. (! Michael effing Sheen's acting is breathtaking!) But two things happen that make him follow through (motivation hidden in plain sight) : Crowley is still there. He can't jeopardize him. And the Metatron names The Second Coming. You see him immediately stiffen. The only thing he has demonstrated - at every turn -that he is more protective over than Crowley is humanity itself. Guardian and Principality.

Which brings me to The Song and The Smile. (OK, so I've been pondering GOS2 for an unhealthy amount of time at this point…but what the hell, I love a good puzzle)

*Their Song* - referenced by Crowley just minutes before - is playing when Crowley starts the Bently. Not playing from the beginning, as if he had the CD in and ready to play. (We see Crowley freeze and take a moment to process what he's hearing, clearly not expecting to hear that.) It starts in the middle AT THE CRITICAL LINES of the refrain. (I'm not even sure it's the first refrain, but we'll save that for someone else to tackle.) So why would this be what Crowley first hears?

Well….as we saw way back on the road-trip to Edinburgh, The Bently plays whatever Aziraphale asks it to (its sentience or lackthereof being interestingly but entirely beside the point.) Now why feature this not once but twice if it isn't significant? Hiding a Clue in plain sight again. You noticed the first and second times it obeyed his music request, but what about the THIRD?! Three card Monty / The Shell Game again! Aziraphale is sending Crowley a message. Hidden in plain sight, when the chips are down and he can't risk tipping his hand to The Metatron. What does he mean by this? Again, probably a lot more than I could speculate, but it's easily read as a reassurance. A statement of love required and a silent "Trust Me", just like he mouthed during the bullet catch. A promise to return.

And finally The Smile.

If you didn't watch Aziraphale's face all the way through the end credits, you'll have missed this clue. Hiding, once again, in plain sight after the episode is technically over. (Michael Effing Sheen people!!) His expressions once again go through a series of changes ending finally in an unsettling, un-Aziraphale-like smile. He's heading into battle, formulating a plan and pouring his mask on to conceal it. To lie to their faces and hide his agenda (and his courage and strength) in plain sight.

Whew, this got a lot longer than I expected. 😅

#good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale and crowley #good omens

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obscureenthusiast · 11 months ago

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Me again. I might wanna know about Whole Wide World as well :)

OF COURSE YOU CAN KNOW ABOUT IT

Okay, so "Whole Wide World" (title from a Mountain Goats song of the same name) is my big post-canon Sparty fic project that will (fingers crossed) actually get finished someday... especially because I have a LOT of thoughts about what it means for both of them to live when not at war, and how to build a life when traumatized, grief-stricken, and filled with survivor's guilt!

Unfortunately, I decided I needed to write the Agron POV fic first just to get to where both him and Nasir are, like... EMOTIONALLY at in their arcs by the end of the show... and so the post-canon fic has been just sitting around and every now and then I look at it and go "ooooooh" and add a few more notes or something :P

Originally, the plan for this fic was Nasir POV, but I may change that and do swapping POVs between Agron and Nasir, because I'd love to get some exploration into the things they don't SAY to each other. BUT, for now, on to some of my Nasir snippets from early on (as in, they're still in the mountains)!

“Enough!” Nasir said, grabbing Agron’s shoulder because he’d seen the same look in his lover’s eyes as when he was set upon throwing the first punch. “Break words of fucking sense, both of you.” Agron scoffed, “This stupid shit wants to turn back to the south.” “We only seek to fucking live!” the man replied, standing taller against Agron’s barbed words. “A small number of us can slip past Roman soldiers easily enough.” Nasir recognized the man, now, if only vaguely. He was a Celt, one of the shepherds they had picked up along the way. He had been an accomplished fighter, held back from the final battle by injury to his sword arm which was even now held in a sling across his chest. “I swore to Spartacus upon dying breath that I would see every slave to freedom,” Agron said, “not see clutch of them returned to their fucking deaths!” “Spartacus talked of the freedom to choose our fates!” the man returned. “I would see myself and others of like mind to our own path!” Nasir tightened his grip on Agron’s shoulder slightly, drawing his attention with a glance. “I fear we cannot stop the man,” he said, keeping his voice low and firm, “without betraying ideals of our cause.” Agron’s jaw tightened and he lowered his own voice to whisper, “So we are to let them choose death?” The words were in parallel to conversation Nasir had broken with Spartacus, in the days after Agron had left him to join Crixus’s army, and Nasir’s brows drew together, a tinge of bitterness invading his voice as he muttered. “All men choose their fates,” he locked eyes with Agron, “a thing you are well aware of.”

Haha, yeah I'm sure that bitterness isn't going to come up later as like a hurdle in their post-war relationship!! I'm sure it'll be okay!! Annnnnnnd

Agron was kneeling on the floor, low curses rolling from his lips in grumbled undertones as he tried to pick up the scattered pieces of a shattered water jug. He looked up as Nasir entered, his gaze dark with sharp irritation. “Do not fucking speak,” he snapped. Nasir moved closer, kneeling beside Agron and helping with the task silently, his hands moving quickly and gently to remove the broken pieces. Agron shifted, sitting back on his heels and tossing down the few shards of clay he’d managed to collect, his hands instead clenching as much as they could as bitterness overtook his features. “It fucking slipped from useless hands,” Agron muttered. Nasir shook his head. “It does not matter.” Agron hissed out a breath through his teeth and aimed a kick at a couple of the errant pieces on the floor, nearly catching Nasir’s fingers with the action. Nasir jerked back and looked at Agron sharply, but Agron was staring down at his own hands, seemingly unaware of Nasir’s presence. Silence stretched between them and Nasir moved cautiously closer, setting aside the broken pieces of pottery carefully so that he could reach out. “Agron,” Nasir whispered, running soft fingertips across Agron’s cheek, trying to draw his gaze. For a moment Agron remained stolid and indifferent to the touch and Nasir feared he would be pushed away, but then Agron closed his eyes tightly, brows drawing together in a pained expression as he pressed to Nasir’s hand. “Exhaustion and grief are heavy burden,” Nasir said softly. Agron shook his head and drew in an unsteady breath, lips quivering. When he spoke, his voice was low and hoarse, “I cannot bear weight of it,” he said, “when all has been fucking taken from me.”

lol Agron seems uhhhh... like he's handling this whole situation super duper well. I'm sure Nasir constantly having to placate him when they're both incredibly emotional won't wear him down or anything. I'm sure the fact that Agron keeps snapping at every little thing isn't due to immense physical pain, and I'm sure that nobody is gonna yell at anybody before the week is out >:3 Absolutely!

ANYWAY thank you so much for asking, bless you kindly <3

#ask games #my fics #my writing #THEY'RE JUST SO MUCH I have so many thoughts and feelingssssss

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fantasy-fields-bitty-center · 2 years ago

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So I've been looking to adopt. Which butties would get along best with someone on the spectrum, and has anxiety/depression? I enjoy drawing and hiking. As well as gardening. I am a huge fan of ecology and biology. I am also very short, outspoken but still an introvert.

Sorry this took so long!

Since you specified Lamias in your other ask I'll be avoiding Lamias in this one!

Somali(Swap Papyrus Neko): These bitties are very laid back but very helpful and great for those on the spectrum! (Personally I have one that's a service bitty :]) and they are very willing to learn ways to help their owners! They can also be mostly semi-verbal but that's normally because they just don't have much to say and don't mind doing the talking for their owners if need be!

Doll(Tale Papyrus Neko): These bitties are of course great for pretty much anyone that doesn't mind a very cuddly kibby with separation anxiety! They can easily do the talking if you need them to and love to do anything with their owners!

Camila(Doll bitty): These bitties are all about adventure! They can have some slight issues helping with anxiety or depression but they try their best! They just do better when they can actually fight what's bothering their owner

Passive(Tale Frisk Normal): These bitties always know how to help with things like anxiety or depression, they are mostly semi verbal or even non verbal most of the time so don't mind if you prefer not talking!

Sunflower: These bit goat bois love to help with gardening and can easily help comfort you if you want them to! They can easily spend their time gardening or cooking or making tea or doing more active hobbies, though they are a satyr and do better in herds/groups!

#bittybones #ask #lavenderandhightides ask #wolf talks #wolf answers

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7-wonders · 3 years ago

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Incident Report (Michael Langdon x Reader)

Anonymous asked:

pls pls make a sex pollen fic with michael langdon and reader ❤️

Summary: Michael treats everything at Kineros like it's his, including dangerous chemicals that he should not be playing with like he is. What happens when he creates a mess that affects both of you?

Word Count: 3.5k

Notes: Content includes smut, explicit sexual situations, characters being kind of mean to each other, sex pollen trope, and mentions of Satanism. Reader is gender-neutral, and there is no use of Y/N in this story.

I think this is the first stand-alone fic I've written for this blog in months, and of course, it's nothing but smut. I hope you all enjoy, or at the very least, feel yourself blushing a little while you read. I appreciate feedback, and would love to chat with you about any and everything! Likes, comments, and reblogs make my world go round.

You roll your eyes when an unfortunately familiar presence sidles up next to you in the lab, taking advantage of the fact that you're not locked up in your office like usual. The reason for that need for solitude, also known as the person now standing next to you, can't seem to take the hint that you want nothing to do with him.

There's no doubt in your mind that Michael Langdon is the Antichrist. Not after his first day here, when you watched him incinerate a woman before your very eyes when you had gone to the main research lab simply to get a coworker to check an equation you had been working on. The way that his eyes turned black afterwards, cracks appearing on his too-white face as the building became stiflingly hot, convinced you of his Satanic lineage pretty early on.

But that wasn't the reason that you couldn't stand Michael. No, he gets on your nerves for entirely human reasons. He's got an abrasive, blunt personality that would make even the most stern teacher cringe. Entitlement rolls off of him in waves, the result of being...well, entitled to everything. What he wants, he gets, and he knows it. He can be cruel, and not to mention the ever-present fear of your soul being reduced to ashes should he perceive a slight from you.

Also, he's really fucking hot, which is unfair considering how much of a pain in your ass he is.

"Michael," you greet as blandly as possible, refusing to even look at him, "shouldn't you be sacrificing a goat right about now?"

"It must be quite demeaning to be wasting your talent as a lackey for two sex-obsessed coke-heads when you could be curing cancer."

It should sting, but the insult-swapping quickly became commonplace when speaking with Michael. "Aw, you think I'm talented?" You hold a hand to your chest in faux flattery and finally look at Michael, who rolls his eyes with a smirk on those infuriatingly full lips.

"In the same way that a kindergartner is talented at tying their shoes."

Though you both glare at each other, you break the stalemate first as you turn back to the wall of cabinets with different chemicals and lab materials. You're working on artificial synapses for a potential contract with the VA, which requires more than the supplies that you keep in your office and personal lab. "Jeff and Mutt are out at a business lunch with Elon right now. Ms. Venable can probably tell you when they're supposed to get back."

"What makes you think I'm looking for those two?"

"The fact that they've been involved in super-secret Satanist stuff with you since the moment you waltzed through the doors."

Your attention is divided between Michael and the chemicals you're staring at as you run through the mental list of what chemicals you want to try to make the right electrolyte solution to support a synapse outside of the brain. Potassium, calcium, sodium, and magnesium are all located and grabbed, and you gently place them on the lab table behind you.

"So, if you're not here for Jeff and Mutt, why are you here? I wasn't aware that a degree in chemical engineering was something that you possess."

Michael's hand trails along your shoulder, and you stiffen slightly. "I'm here to observe my assets and see if there's any necessary cuts I need to make." His grip tightens onto you, and you shake him off.

"Feel free to observe then." You gesture to a lab stool near you. "Please, don't let me and my work get in the way of that."

For the most part, Michael does leave you to your work with only the occasional snide comment sent your way. Thankfully, even the son of Satan has some manners, and he entertains himself as you work on measuring your needed chemicals according to the formula you've been working on and adjusting for a few days now. By 'entertaining himself', Michael plays around with random items left behind by other scientists and researchers.

"Do I really have to tell you not to play with fire?" you snap, looking up at Michael as he continuously uses the spark lighter in his hand.

"It's not fire," he retorts, making sparks once again with the lighter, "yet."

"Give me that!" You snatch it away from him and toss it harshly into a drawer. "Why is that amusing to you, anyways? Can't you make fire with just your mind?"

"I can." Michael opens his hand, and fire dances in his palm before he closes his fist and extinguishes it. "But it gets boring after a few hundred or so times."

"Hm."

Michael picks up a vial with some sort of iridescent powder in it, turning it this way and that so that it shines in the light. "This isn't the usual white powder I see in this lab," he says, referencing the bowls of cocaine your bosses are so fond of.

"Me neither, though I'm not down in this lab often."

"Yes, I've noticed that you've been avoiding me."

Your face heats up. "I'm not avoiding you! Your presence just makes it impossible to get any work done, what with the fanfare that surrounds you."

"It's okay to admit that you get nervous around me."

"Okay," you scoff, because that's obviously the furthest thing from the truth, and reach for the vial in his hand. "Can you stop messing with things that aren't yours?"

Michael jerks his hand away right as you make contact with his skin. "It's not yours, either," he points out.

"You're acting like a child." Again, you try and grab it from him, and again, he teasingly keeps it just far enough away that you end up stumbling out of your seat by overextending yourself. "C'mon, please put it down. We don't know what's in there or how it's going to react if you keep shaking it."

"It's powder, I'm sure it will be okay."

Once more you attempt to snatch the vial from Michael, sure that you've caught him off guard this time. And he does seem to be a millisecond slower than when you previously tried this move, but that's to your disadvantage when he loses his grip in his haste to beat your move. It happens simultaneously too fast and too slow for you to do anything, and both you and Michael can only watch as the vial falls to the floor.

The glass breaks all too easily, and you silently curse Jeff and Mutt for not investing in the shatterproof vials that are so common now. The powder puffs up into the air and, though you cover your nose with your hand, you know that you're still fucked. It only takes seconds for airborne particles to absorb into the skin, and since you hadn't anticipated on actually dealing with chemicals outside of their containers or anything dangerous, you're not in any sort of PPE.

You look up at Michael with wide eyes, only to see him mirroring your expression. Finally, you remember that an unidentified chemical compound is polluting the area, and you come back into control of your body. "Move!" you yell, pushing Michael back as you back away too.

"Is it deadly?" he asks, allowing you to pull him towards the emergency wash station.

"How would I know? I told you that I hadn't seen it before!"

You pull the bright yellow pull rod once you're sure that you're both under the shower head, and Michael sputters in shock as a deluge of water rains down. "What the fuck?"

"Dangerous, unknown chemicals!" you explain as if it should be obvious. To you, it is obvious, since this is protocol you've had drilled into you since your first year of undergrad. Once you're both drenched enough to where you're sure any remaining powder is washed off of you, you release the pull rod to stop the water.

"You could have warned me," Michael complains.

"Yeah, and you could have warned me!" You go to wipe the water out of your eyes, only to realize that you're suddenly dry. Looking at Michael, you see he's the same. "How..."

"I conjured fire in my hand and you're questioning how I magically dried us off?"

You roll your eyes. "I'm going to go back to my office, grab an incident report, and check in the work drive to see if I can find out whose experiment this was, what it's made out of, and if we need to hightail it to the ER. Can you look at the files in here and see if you can find anything?"

You leave before Michael answers and has a chance to say no to your request, locking yourself in your office and immediately groaning. How could things have gone so wrong, so fast? You've spent many, many days and nights in a lab, and never have you experienced a textbook disaster. At the very least, you've known what the damn chemical or compound you've been exposed to is.

As you begin your search through the Kineros database, you're acutely aware of the fact that you're hyper-vigilantly watching for any sort of adverse reaction to the chemicals that you were exposed to. Still, as you flit from one coworker's recent lab journals to the next, you're struck by just how hot it suddenly is in your office. Like, sweat-beading-on-your-skin hot. You have the small desk fan blowing directly into your face, and it's sweltering.

It's impossible to focus due to the heat, so you grumble and take your shirt off to try and get some work done. That seems to alleviate the problem for a little bit, until you become light-headed. The dizziness is overpowering, and it doesn't help that your entire body is tingling. The words on the computer screen swim in and out of your line of vision, making them indecipherable. Your head sluggishly falls to the desk, and you groan when that small movement sends a jolt of something hot and not entirely unpleasant through your body.

A lot of time may have passed between this and when you hear a knock on your door, or no time at all. Honestly, you're not quite sure when it feels like it's been the duration of one blink of your eyes. When you do hear someone knocking on your door, you can barely muster the energy to glance in that general direction.

"Let yourself in!" you call, waiting for the door to open. Instead, it remains closed.

"Um, the door is locked." Your lower stomach twists when you hear Michael on the other side of the door, though you're not sure why. It must be a twist of disgust, right? The shiver down your spine is a shiver of hate and not delight?

"You're the one who has magic, dude." The door clicks open after a moment, as if he just realized that you're right. Your swimming vision becomes clear again, and you see Michael's flushed face looking at you with confused concern.

"You're...not wearing a shirt." Fuck, has his voice always been so smooth and sexy?

"It's hot," you say dumbly, as if it's the most obvious answer in the world. "Aren't you hot? Your cheeks are red."

"A little, but I'm also not committing public indecency."

"We're in my office, it's not that public." Though you can't muster the willpower to lift your head up, you do manage to prop yourself up on your elbow. "I can't find anything on the computer."

"Makes sense, since I found Jeff's lab notes in his office." Michael holds out a small notebook, approaching your desk to hand it to you.

When your hand brushes against his, you have to bite back a moan at the skin-on-skin contact. Through the brain fog, you're starting to get a little concerned. Never have you been so suddenly affected by anybody, let alone someone who gets on your nerves in the way that Michael does.

"It appears that Jeff was experimenting with some sort of artificial, enhanced aphrodisiac," Michael says.

You laugh, sure that he's joking. When he doesn't join in, you grow quiet. "Why?"

"From his notes, it seems like he was trying to justify it as something to help induce compatibility and attraction to encourage reproduction among survivors after the bombs drop. Knowing Jeff, though, I would wager that he just wants to make himself irresistible."

"Well, what do we do?" You stand up from your chair, almost falling back down into the seat when your lower abdomen flexes and sends sparks through you. Biting back a moan, you lean against the desk nonchalantly.

"I don't know," Michael says, running a hand through his hair. "I was going to try to call Jeff or keep looking for more information, but then I started to feel a little—"

"Dizzy?" you interrupt, and Michael nods. "Me too."

"You look like you have a fever," Michael notes, laying the back of his hand on your forehead.

You inhale sharply at the touch, and when his hand comes to feel your cheek, you can't stop yourself from wrapping your lips around one of his fingers. Michael lets out a quiet moan as you hum, looking up at him through your eyelashes. You feel like some sort of sex demon has possessed you. You're not thinking of any of the possible consequences or repercussions of your actions. Instead, you're just thinking of how good this makes you feel.

"We shouldn't be doing this," Michael finally says, snapping himself out of his stupor. "This is—we don't like each other."

"I've always heard hate sex is the best sex," you posit, playing with the hem of his shirt. "Should we see if that's true?"

"Neither of us are in our right mind."

You roll your eyes. "We're aroused, Michael, not under mind control."

Maybe the part of Michael that's not human makes the aphrodisiac take longer to affect him than it did to affect you, or maybe he's just got a lot more willpower than you. Whatever the case, something in him finally snaps when his hands go to your waist and his lips crash against yours.

Your senses are so heightened due to the chemicals running through your blood right now, and it feels like you and Michael are two magnets of opposite polarities with the way that you can't pull yourself away from his touch. Michael slips his tongue into your mouth, and you put your hand on top of one of his to move it to your chest. He slips his hand under your tank top and palms you, fingers finding your nipple almost right away. You moan, moving your lips down his jaw and onto his neck so that you can suck a hickey onto his skin.

Backing Michael up, you sit him down on the couch in your office and settle yourself on his lap, your lips connecting with his again as he quickly rips your tank top off of you. You can feel him below you, hard and straining against his pants, and you grind your hips down on his in response. Michael moans and nips your bottom lip before finally pulling away so that you can yank his shirt off of him. As you do so, you admire his blown pupils that swallow almost the entirety of the blue in his eyes, as well as how his chest heaves while he tries to catch his breath.

"Why haven't we done this before?" Michael muses, reluctantly taking his hands off of you so that you can both take off your respective bottoms.

"Because an idiot hasn't dropped an aphrodisiac in front of us before," you quip. Michael pinches your side at that, and you yelp. Of course, even that feels hot, and your hips are spurred to roll against his again. "Fuck!"

"I didn't think you would be such a pain slut," Michael degrades.

Swallowing harshly, you thread a hand through his hair and yank back harshly, enjoying the startled moan he lets out. "I could say the same for you."

When Michael's fingers finally ghost along your soaking core, the thoughts in your brain turn to static. He huffs out a laugh, teasing you mercilessly by touching you just on the edge of where you wanted him most. No matter which way you writhe against him, he's always just a step ahead of you. He gets fed up with your moving around and pushes you down so you're laying on the couch with Michael hovering over you.

One of his arms pins your hips in place so he can finally, finally slip his fingers inside of you. Your head falls back when you moan, and Michael takes the opportunity to kiss the skin that you reveal there. It's impossible to think as his fingers work against you, curling and beckoning you closer to your edge, not that you particularly want to think right now. Why think when you can just focus on the delicious pleasure that Michael's wringing from you?

Even with Michael's fingers inside you and his thumb pressing against you in a way that makes you see stars, it's not enough. You need all of him, in the most intimate of ways.

"Michael," you mumble against his lips, tears pricking your eyes with just how desperate you're starting to become, "please, please fuck me."

"You want me to fuck you?" Michael asks, smirking when you whine. "Tell me how bad you want it?"

"What?"

"You heard me. Beg for it."

Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't dare to beg for someone to have sex with you. But these are nothing like normal circumstances, and you quickly begin to comply. "I need you to fuck me," you plead. "Please Michael, I need you inside me. I want you to make me cum, 'n I wanna make you cum—"

Michael pulls a gasp from you when he pulls his fingers from you, tapping his digits against your lips. You suck them into your mouth and moan when you taste yourself on his skin, the sound becoming choked when Michael gives in and fucks you like you've been begging him to do.

Michael stretches you just enough to take your breath away, and you relish in the way that his slow thrusts allow you to feel him throb inside of you. Your senses are on fire, and every touch, every noise, every kiss, is notched up by a thousand from anything you've ever felt before. Even just the mere weight of his body against you drives you slightly insane.

At some point, his fingers are replaced against your mouth with his own lips, and he swallows your moan when he angles his hips to hit a sensitive spot inside you. Even among this, you manage to open your eyes for longer than a second, and what you see pleases you to no end.

The Antichrist himself, the son of Satan and the harbinger of the apocalypse, looks as if he's found salvation between your legs. His eyes are squeezed shut in pleasure, and he's breathing roughly as he tries to stifle his own moans. Enraptured, you think to yourself. Michael Langdon is enraptured by you, a regular, non-Satanist person. You grin from the gratification, and you're glad that Michael's eyes are still closed so he doesn't try to spin it to his advantage.

Without warning, the spring that's been slowly and surely tightening inside of your abdomen snaps, and you cum with a surprised shout. Michael kisses you to keep you from being too loud, and your own pleasure means that you hardly register him pulling out of you a second before he covers the skin of your torso with ropes of his cum. Antichrist intuition, you suppose.

Michael rolls off of you, falling onto his back on the floor next to the couch. You both take a moment, breathing heavily, before he nudges you with his hand. You look down at him to see him holding your undershirt out towards you, presumably for you to clean yourself up.

"Oh," you say, taking it from him gratefully, "thank you."

"It's the least I could do," Michael teases, "after I just railed you."

"Don't flatter yourself too much." Still, this lacks the regular bite that most of your insults do, and you instead smile fondly at him. "It was—not bad."

"'Not bad'," Michael repeats. "I'll take it."

Slowly, you let your hand fall off the couch and hang by Michael. Even slower, Michael finally grabs it, and you both sit in silence as you do the frenemy (are you frenemies now? You can't really consider him your enemy after the great sex) version of aftercare.

"I am not including this in the incident report," you declare, smiling at the way Michael giggles. The knowledge that you've made the Antichrist giggle is something that you'll definitely remember with pride.

"Yeah, I would definitely suggest leaving that out."

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rendiggitydog · 3 years ago

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okay so i thought of some (season 8) headcanons? mostly boatem crew + a few others bc that's who i mostly watch,,, anyway, in no particular order:

- Etho and BDubs have gotten into the habit of riding the paths together in the late afternoons after working on their horse course. Etho gets updates on all of the Big Eye Crew's exciting drama, while BDubs nods along to Etho's lighthearted complaining about his roommate

- After spending so much time living in the Shopping District last season (being mayor, and all) Scar had gotten used to very little background noise when sleeping. Now that he's living in a giant, constantly running machine, he's slowly getting used to white noise when going to bed again. in a weird way, it reminds him of those first few months of living in the jungle, and that memory is pleasant, so he doesn't mind the adjustment too much

- Doc still stops by the Goatem Pole to feed his goats that live there. It's a relaxing thing to do when he's not busy breaking the server with Ren (though he's not worried about them too badly - Pearl promised to keep a close eye on them if he's ever gone for too long)

- Grian is regularly found half-asleep in strange places. it's resulted in several pranks, but usually he's just bewildered to always find himself in a new bed wherever he happens to have dozed off (there's a running bet to see how long it takes for him to realize that it's Pearl helping him out each time)

- Pearl and Cub are neighbors this season! they were both unsure of the other's build styles at first, but once they both realized that they had a tendancy to build big, now they swap ideas all the time.

- Mumbo has stumbled across Impulse hanging out at the top of his mega base many times. they sit and chat about their various projects, and talk each other through any tricky technical issues they might be having.

- Ren, much like any large dog, enjoys napping in the sun, which makes him easy to find whenever Doc goes looking. Sometimes, despite their little rivalry, Grian invites Ren over to his starter base, and the Boatem Crew + Doc have found them napping together in the sun from Grian's giant windows

this is all i've got for now! hope you liked them,,, and that your day/night goes well!

All of these are so sweet!!!!

I’m always a sucker for Etho and Bdubs, and them riding around together and watching the sun set is so cute <3

I love the idea that Pearl always puts Grian to bed. Usually all the hermits try to help each other, especially since they’ve all fallen asleep in weird places at some point, but Pearl has claimed Grian for herself. She cares about him a lot since they’ve worked together for so long, so nobody worries about Grian anymore, knowing Pearl is likely nearby

And Rendog!!! Any time we can see Ren with dog tendencies I fall in love a little more. Imagine him on his back in the grass, stretching and sighing happily as the sun warms up his belly 🥺

#heart full #all of these are perfect #I wish I had time to talk about all of them omg #I went for my favs but I mean #I’ve been on a big cubfan kick recently #so thinking about him talking excitedly about his ideas with Pearl???#pure gold #too much serotonin #must take nap 🥰😪#s8

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karakozakov · 4 years ago

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Fic Rec time!!!

Hey everyone! Since I’ve been reading fics nearly everyday and of various fandoms I’ve decided to make a fic rec list. The fics are classified by the show, and include summary and details. Enjoy!

Warning: long post

Since this post is epically long, I’ll make more posts on the fic recs. Haikyuu isn’t over and other fandoms like Kuroko no Basket and Free! are also going to have their own posts!

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Haikyuu!!

Four out of Six by sugamama_crowshi

Relationship: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Words: 12,450 | Language: English | Chapters: 1/1 | Warning: Major Character Death

“I’m going to die soon.”

Daichi looked up from his reading at Suga’s sudden words.

“What?”

“I said I’m going to die soon,” he repeated calmly.

The setter, who was lying on his back on the bed, rolled over onto his side and looked down at where Daichi was sitting on the floor. Daichi set down his book beside him. Suga gave him a small smile. Daichi frowned.

“Don’t say that.”

“Why not? Because it’s true?” When Daichi didn’t reply, Suga reached out and tousled his hair. “I’m sorry. I know it’s hard for you to hear me say things like that. But it helps me come to terms with it. Do you understand?”

Daichi closed his eyes and sighed. “I do.” But that doesn’t mean I’ve come to terms with it yet.

When Suga is diagnosed with cancer, it takes everything in Daichi's power to accept that within the year his best friend would no longer be alive. But that didn't mean he'd given up hope. So when Suga presents Daichi with his bucket list, Daichi does everything in his power to make Suga's last six request come true.

Kaleidoscope by gAAmAtsU16

Relationship: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Words: 36,804 | Language: English | Chapters: 10/10

Iwaizumi Hajime thought moving to the countryside for a new life was the greatest mistake he could’ve done. Then he meets Oikawa Tooru, blind and sightless, and he teaches him that Love may literally be blind but is not limited to only sight.

cool teens don't wear skinny jeans by ebenroot

Relationship: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Words: 31,620 | Language: English | Chapters: 5/5

'He was supposed to ask Suga for his number or ask if he was busy next Friday night and if he was interested in seeing a movie or something. Instead, he said in a slightly cracking and not at all calm voice, “I think I lost my kids.”'

that fic where babysitter no. 1 Daichi loses three kids in the city, gets into a bunch of shenanigans, and tries to ask Suga on a date.

All in the Cards by Killthespare

Relationships: Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shouyou, Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru, Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi

Language: English | Words: 120,248 | Chapters: 20/20 | Warning: Mature

The Card Kingdoms Stand United.

...of course, this would be a lot easier if Hearts had their King. It's too bad that Oikawa Tooru emphatically does not want the job. Meanwhile, the threat of war looms on the horizon and Hinata Shouyou just uncovered a plot that could rock the entire kingdom to the core.

When You Wish Upon a Star by emerald1963

Relationship: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Language: English | Words: 31,975 | Chapters: 8/8

Hajime has no idea how this situation is even possible, but he’s one hundred percent certain that it’s all Oikawa’s fault.

Oikawa blames the aliens.

The Iwaoi body swap fic that this fandom needs, if not the one it deserves.

Fingers Crossed by SapphyreLily

Relationships: Iwaizumi & Oikawa & Matsukawa & Hanamaki

Language: English | Words: 10,608 | Chapters: 1/1

Seijou 4 Week Day 7 - Secret Agent AU

A friendly mask on, but a knife in hand, behind your back. Deception and lies. That's what it meant, to be agents.

A Twist of Faete by chatielee, crackpairingprincess

Relationship: Ushijima Wakatoshi/Oikawa Tooru

Language: English | Words: 82,983 | Chapters: 12/12

As far as birthdays go, you only get a few special ones. The first being, well, the first. Then, when you hit double digits and turn 10. At 13, you're finally a teenager. 16, you can start driving. At 18, you're considered an adult.

But being traded off to a Faerie king that wants to marry him is not what Oikawa had wanted for his birthday.

Add New Contact by booksong

Relationship: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Language: English | Words: 8,556 | Chapters: 1/1

"Daichi was leaning contemplatively on the sill of his open window, waiting for the icy breeze he was letting into his room to wake him up to how utterly stupid he was being. He’d always hated stories, real or fictional, about people doing ridiculous and self-destructive things for love, but now here he was, palming his smartphone idly and wondering with complete seriousness if it would survive an eight meter drop with substantial but repairable damage."

(Or; All Daichi's electronics are endangered the moment he realizes he can't get that sweet, patient, ridiculously attractive IT tech off his mind.)

the dragon, the witch, and the mistakes we made along the way by crocustongues

Relationships: Iwaizumi & Oikawa & Matsukawa & Hanamaki

Language: English | Words: 8,021 | Chapters: 1/1

An alchemist, a djinn, a fey, a dragon made entirely out of chocolate, and a human touched by the goddess Ceres walk into a bar.

And blow it up.

(or, the true meaning of the saying, nothing adventured, nothing gained).

hang out fall in love by carafin for wafflesquire

Realtionship: Matsukawa Issei/Hanamaki Takahiro

Language: English | Words: 5,689 | Chapters: 1/1

In which Hanamaki's humble medical practice is threatened by an intractable asshole a witch doctor who's just moved into the shop down the street. Medical/Witchcraft AU.

As far as Hanamaki’s concerned, and as far as bad life decisions go, setting up your witch clinic right next to an actual, proper, medical clinic is practically akin to setting up an all-you-can-eat buffet right next to a gym. Or a sex toy shop next to a church. Or a vegetable patch next to a goat farm. Or – yeah, the point is, this Matsukawa guy has totally cornered the market in Terrible-Life-Decision-Making-Skills.

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popculturebuffet · 4 years ago

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Ducktales Final Four!: The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!

Hello You Happy People. SPIN IT! OHOHOHOHOHOHO LETS’ BEGIN IT!

After 10,000 years we’re finally at the motherducking Talespin episode! And only 8000 of those years were the last 14 months as Ducktales 2017 has been working toward this for a while with Cape Suzette being prominently mentioned in both the first episode and the season 1 finale, and Don Karnage being a regular part of the rouges gallery, voiced by the wonderous Jamie Camil. So this episode was less a matter of “If”, since Don’s presence meant Disney wasn’t really against it happening, and more a matter of “When and How.” The how, to a point was settled at the big NYCC panel for Ducktales that revealed Daisy and Goofy... as it also revealed aged up versions of Kit and Molly, meaning a proper tailspin episode was on the way. I could not have been more pumped. While I didn’t remember the cartoon well, i’d always loved Talespin since I was a kid and as an adult my curosity only grew. Still need to watch way more of it mind you, I really have slept on most of the Disney Plus Libarary and that’s dumb of me, but what i’ve seen is impressive. The story of an irresponsible bear forced to work with a buisnesswoman bear after she buys his seaplane, his loveable kid sidekick and said buisness bear’s daughter whose cute as a button but suprisingly tolerable for a little kid character. Opposing them were masterful buisnessman Shere Kahn, who sadly does not show up here and could be friend , foe or neutral depending on the episode, and Don Karnage, a kooky sky pirate who as mentioned is already in this series and was Balloo’s arch enemy. The series was colorful, creative, had a great premise and cast and in general was just awesome and out of the Disney Afternoon shows is honestly my faviorite, though Darkwing is getting close. I even recently finally got the Shere Kahn funko, which is starring into my soul as I type this review! Hurrah!

So I waited impatiently like I did for Daisy and Goofy, both also things I’d wanted in the series since the start. Thing was.. Goofy showed up in the second episode of the season, that was part of the premiere, and while the wait for Daisy was agonizing, she still showed up pretty early into the season at episode five. Gosalyn showed up at episode 12. This is episode 20.

I do get it: This season was built to be the last just in case.. and ended up being the last so good job there. There was a LOT to wrap up in one season and on top of that they had a double and TRIPLE length episode taking up 5 episodes of the season, AND two holiday episodes. So that gave them only 18 normal episodes they had to place very carefully. So likely, given that they had some episodes important to the finale that couldn’t wait for the last minute in “The First Adventure” and “The Battle for Castle McDuck!”, as I highly doubt pepper was given such a build up to not be important in the finale, still think she’s webby’s mom, we’ll see soon enough. And New Gods on the Block, while not as important was probably not swapped with this one because they wanted a lighter episode after three plot important episodes in a row, two of which are fairly intense and had lasting consequences and one of which, while a bit of a breather, was still indulging in the new FOWL status quo. This one ended up crammed into the last block.. because they likely really wanted to do this one, wanted it to tie into FOWL... and had nowhere else to put it, with Life and Crimes likely serving as one last break from FOWL, if it doesn’t end up tying into it, before the finale movie. Doesn’t make waiting forever for it any less grating, but hey it’s finally here. So how was it? Was it worth the hype? And how do the Wuzzles factor into this? Join me under the cut and spin it with me to find out and count down to 3!

So we open with an adult Kid Cloudkicker at work, voiced by Adam Pally!

If you haven’t heard of him, and one of my Patreons had not, he was on Happy Endings and the Mindy Project, and has a very distinct voice and is very funny, so it was a pleasant surprise to have him pop up here as Kit and given aforementioned roles were messes in some way shape or form, especially Max from happy endings whose essentially Oscar the Grouch, just as gay only not living in a trash can. Though if he had to he would.

Since he was a kid KIt’s picked up the old family business, and is now running hire for hire.. and has also picked up his Dad’s old enemies as Don Karnage chases after Kit, his second greatest nemesis, who freely mocks him. It’s a lovely sequence but shows Kit isn’t the best pilot, and his fancy flying, while beating Don, also opens both crates, freeing the livestock he’s carrying.. and the other cargo, a mysterious stone that was in a F.O.W.L. crate that merges the chicken with a goat, and scares kit, and he ends up causing his cargo to drop out of the plane. Cue titles.

Back with our heroes for this series, Della is recroding Dewey as he flies solo the first time!

That is so precious. Huey is along for the ride and is taking having his reckless brother with the attention span of a coked up ferret at the helm exactly how you’d expect.

Of course his helmet says safety boy and of course he has a helmet on over his hat. Awww. Dewey, while good at it, he’s a 12 year old flying a rather sizeable plane with no difficulty that’s pretty impressive.. he’s also Dewey so just flying a plane normally isn’t enough and he wants to Dewey it instead and do all the fancy stuff. He wants to be special as is usual for him, not realizing this is how you get to being good as his mom or Launchpad. And he’s 12 so that makes sense just on the basic level.. but it also makes sense on a comparison level: Dewey’s done a LOT of impressive stuff over the course of the series: rattling it off because why not, and this is just things he acomplished himself: he found the Lost Jewel of Atlantis (Getting it home was still a team effort but he is the one who identified it), is a golf pro better than his uncle whose played the game for centuries at this point, defeated Don Karnage in a sword fight with little to no sword training, was crucial in beating Magica during the Shadow War, travled through time, by accident or not, consulted on a major motion picture, defeated a Gandra, even if she was going easy on him, BLIND, and biggest of all defeated the World Serpent Jormunngandr, by himself, a GOD that’s fought Scrooge evenly for decades. AND FINISHED HIM WITH A PILEDRIVER. To reitirate this was ONLY the stuff he did himself. So I get why he’d think just flying a plane when his mom and best friend have done so much more with it is boring and that being a pilot when two people he looks up to are already one is just.. boring. I’ts not special or unique and given his family name is built on the two, I can see why he’d chafe under this.

Della for her part isn’t doing things wrong entirely, she wants him to start with the basics, the fact he can DO those basics at such a young age with minimal training shows he has a true knack for it, and it takes experince to pull off death defying stunts. The First Adventure backs this up as while Della was so talented as a kid she could land a plane herself.. that was all she did. And it’s still incredibly impressive a ten year old landed a seaplane with no real world training or hours in a full on flight simulator. The issue that’s never really adressed is while she’s mostly doing it right she dosen’t get that despite his talent, Dewey just dosen’t find this INTRESTING or get how impressive he is, and that dressing it up a bit migh’tve helped. It’s an understandable mistake though, teaching someone something in any context is hard. It’s one of many, MANY reasons like currently horribly hazzarodus conditions, long hours, having to buy their own suplies at times, that teachers are badly underpayed.

Before we get into why their headed to Cape Suzette at long last, there is one notiacble absence in this episode I can’t really ignore: Launchpad. While he has been absent in every episode since Let’s Get Dangerous, not counting “How Santa Stole Christmas!” as the two holiday episodes were made to fit in anywhere story wise and timeline and production wise take place before the rest of Season 3 , which takes place during Spring given both the March note on Boyd and Huey’s photos in Astro BOYD, and Forbidden Fountain taking place during spring break. At most it’s currently running into Summer. I put too much thought into this with someone i’ve lost contact with.

My point, I had one trust me, is that Launchpad has just been gone for the second half of the season . And up till now it wasn’t necesarily a bad thing: He was a major part of Let’s Get Dangerous and wasn’t really needed for any of the episodes so far: The Manor side of things in ImpossiBin was purposfully intense and while he would’ve had some thoughts on Beakly’s actions, it just worked better with him gone and the only other adult in the house at the moment busy doing other stuff for their protection till the climax. Split Sword was kid focused, New Gods didn’t really involve him at all, though I am sad he and Storkules never met as far as I can tell, The First Adventure was a flashback, Fight for CastleMcDuck was about the family unit more, and Beaks in the Shell is the only one so far I think he could’ve been included in at all and again shoving him in would’ve just cluttered things up. Like a lot of character ballance issues of the series, there’s a good enough reason.. this is just the one exception in the last batch I think would’ve been improved by having him. He’s Dewey’s best friend, he’s been there for him, he would’ve been a good counterpoint as a teacher and it could’ve been intersting having both he and della have constrasting styles but valuable things to teach and I would’ve loved to see him interact with Kit. It also just feels really weird to be down a pilot in the episode about the franchise about a pilot. \

The fact Dewey ends up crashing while landing after Huey applauds him on his safe normal landing, which ticks him off because he dosen’t want to be normal, hammers in it in a bit as he missed his buddy’s first crash. I get leaving him out as Kit is just as irresponsible and the episodes just as much about Kit if not more so as it is about Dewey, so I understand it but it dosne’t make it feel like any less of a lost opportunity.

As for why their in the cape at last, it’s unsuprsingly another missing mystery, the stone of what is which can combine two things, the stone seen in the intro. Kit loosing it turns out to be a good thing as it meant FOWL didn’t get it, and they can find it, and are in town to find him. They pass the hire for hire offices which have a ton of notices on the door, and Dewey is entranced by the idea of cloud kicking, aka sky surfing, aka that thing kit did in the original. We also get to see updated versions of Baloo, Kit and Molly. Sadly no Rebecca. Can’t win em all.

Our trio find Kit whose asleep, clearly having no customers and trying to pass it off like he does. It turns out he knows Della, as they went to flight school together, though she only vaugely remembers him at best. She does remember Molly though, wouldn’t be suprised if that’s another ex of hers either, and wonders what happen to her.. and not just because htere’s always room in Della’s harem. Kit dodges.. and it’s likely in large part because it’s clear to anyone looking despite his statments he’s kinda stalled as an adult. It’s very clear from his surroudings, him being a pilot for hire, and him eagerly taking Dewey on as a sidekick when Dewey shows intresting in Cloud Kicking, that he’s trying to be Baloo. This idea was, according to Frank, the brainchild of the episode’s director, and one of it’s writers and storyboarders, Tanner Johnson. Tanner pitched “What if Kit never outgrew his Baloo fanboying?”.

It’s an intresting idea: while it is sad we don’t get to see the old boy at any point and I do wonder where he is now and what he’s up to in his retirment, probably just flying about free as a bird would be my guess given how he never liked working to begin with, I applaud them for doing something unique with the Tailspin cast that fits into the themes of the season rather than just have them show up. By making it Kit instead of Baloo cargoing them, it gives us more of an arc to work with character wise as Kit has become so obessed with becoming his dad, he never stopped to consider if he was even good at it or enjoyed it.

Using Della is part of what makes this work as she too grew up with a larger than life mentor and adopted dad.. but unlike Kit, she grew up a bit and saw the flaws in her dad. His greed, his selfishness, his tendency to hog the glory, his ego.. she stopped putting him on a pedestal. She still loves him, still wants his respect and admiration to this day, but she gets he’s not perfect and not who she wants to be. Kit clearly never got this message. He never grew out of putting Baloo on a pedsteal and wanting ot literally be him instead of his own man. So he ignored the many flaws in how Baloo lived: Baloo started Talespin having lost his plane because he was so obessed with freedom and doing what he wanted, he didn’t bother actually paying on it and chafed under actually doing work half the time. He’s talented, fun to be around and a hell of pilot bar none, he honestly outclasses Della, but he was entirely irresponsible. Kit’s found himself in the same position Baloo was in: living alone, having not a lot going on, and on the verge of loosing his plane. Not only that he’s worse off because Baloo at least, while lazy, had enough talent. Kit.. isn’t a good pilot as we’ve seen and will see again, and clearly not only dosen’t have a knack for it, but is only doing it because Baloo did. He’s so obsessed with being who he THINKS baloo would want him to be, he never stopped to think that the actual Baloo would just want him to be happy and has probably told him this, or was probably too proud of what Kit was doing to realize what he was doing to his life.

But Della dosen’t have time to get him a therapist, they need to find that stone before FOWL, and Kit offers to take them.. if they hire him. Della scoffs at this and insults the Sea Duck

Yeah Della your fantastic.. but you do NOT insult the Sea Duck and your very, VERY lucky it’s not Baloo you were dealing with as he would’ve turned you down out of principal. The Sea Duck is fucking awesome, and a national treasure. Thankfully Kit instead points out the Sunchaser isn’t in a better place after Dewey Dewed what he dew, so they really don’t have a choice.

Della does draw the line at letting Kit fly as she eventually realizes he’s not good at this, mostly letting Crowby his crowbar do all the work, and finds he has a map to where he dropped the stone, so he dosen’t even have that leg to stand on and throws him out of his own cockpit before he gets them all killed. Okay that time on her side. Kit takes this time to try and train Dewey on cloudkicking... but despite being encaustic at the idea of it the reality leaves Dewford scared shitless.. and doubles up on bad things as Don Karnage and his crew are closing in on the island. FOWL hired them to get it for them, though why FOWL didn’t do so themselves I don’t know. Don’t get me wrong i’m happy to have Jamie back and it really wouldn’t feel right ot have a Tailspin ep without Don Karnage, I just find it odd Bradford would hire outside contractors for this given he has a full staff and not at least send Heron or Steelbeak along to supervise. Regardless, Don puts pleasure before buisness spotting Kit.. and fully commits after finding out Dewey is ALSO involved. I also find it hilarous DEWEY outranks Kit on Don Karnage’s enemy list. So naturally he goes after him, int he personal plane he used in the series which also showed up in the cold open, and with Dewey not having the skill to take Don on, Kit is forced ot step in. He also calls him “Little briches” which while another sign of how much he wants to be his own dad.. is still too awesome not to apricate. Don cuts the line but thanks to Kit’s fancy footwork, they make it out alive and wash up on an island. Della soon joins them, thanks kit for saving her kid then rightfully slaps him for putting him in danger in the first place. Dewey also has to stop her from punching him when he explains he had no idea the stone ended up on this island, which granted she is justified in but Dewey , of all people, rightly saw this means they don’t have to drag a unconcious bear around who probably hasn’t showered in a while. I mean the smell will be there either way but there’s less chance of accidnetlly inhaling too much while he’s conconcious. They also find out what the Stone’s been doing: combining the wildlife leading to rhino monkey hybrid trying to murder them. So at the last minute Frank also squeezed in another disney aftenroon show but one tha’ts not streaming and most don’t care about: the wuzzles, a bunch of hybrids of various animals... Frank couldn’t do much with that as is and just decided to rightfully play it for horror.

Our heroes find Don, whose found the stone.. and is simply throwing most of hi crew at it rather than doing anything productive, with them turning into just.. utterly horrifying combinations. Hands for heads and everything, bug legs, a non-anthro parrot head. it’s pretty tough to watch and I question why the episode did this as Don’s crew did not deserve this and this episode is mostly lightearted before and after this. A tailspin tribute episode episode should not pair well with the song no spill blood.. seroiusly you paid for all I do is win, and rightfully but you couldn’t get this?

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Regardless the kids and manchild are told to stay put while the slightly more functional womanchild takes care of Don. Dewey and Kit naturally don’t, which is fair: what did della expect, the sugared up rabbit in a small duck’s body and the incompitent but charming manchild she’s insulted repedadtly to listen? Naturally they both beef it as Dewey can’t board and while Kit does get Don’s plane, he ends up crashing it instead of doing anything productive. I mean even Launchpad would’ve at least got back to the seaduck.. he would’ve crashed into it but still. Look when you make Launchpad look compietnet you really need to rethink your life. Della has bigger problems though as it turns out the thing they were on.. was a coocoon.. for a butterbear. Oh no. Thankfully this goes better than you’d expect as she’s able to ride the thing and it tangles up some rope, taking the stone of what was with it and Don takes off after it with what pirates he has left.

Our remaining heros return to the Sea Duck. Dewey and Kit plan to do the same thing again and expect diffrent results but Huey.. has some words for them.

He’s fed up with this and points out they need to swap jobs. Dewey CAN fly, and Kit really is good at cloudkicking, it’s in the name, and he needs to return to it. While Dewey balks again stating anyone can be a pilot.. Kit finally admits that’s not true and he’s just not good at it and Huey finally snaps them out o fthier neurosis, Kit a bit late but better late than never given the state of his life, and points out the episode’s aseop: YOU make something special just by doing what you like to do and are good at well. I’ts been hard making these reviews, but I feel i’m getting the hang at it and it’s what I was meant to do, I just had to find it. It’s not always easy to find your calling but when you got it, go for it instead of some version of you you think you should be. So we get pured distilled awesome for the climax. Besides Della again riding a bear that’s also a butterfly, Kit, also a bear I did not miss that gag, proceeds to finally spin it and begin again it as he tears through them with Crowby and easily deispatches the planes finally earning Della’s respect and finally back in his element, using his newfound size and strength combined with his still inherent acrobatics to easily take them out and land on Carnage’s plane and beat him.

So the day is saved: The stone lands on the plane and our heroes properly secure it. Della releases her bear fly but it’ll find it’s way home i’m sure... so majestic. Or it’ll eat all the world’s seagulls. Good news either way.

Back at the bay Kit packs up the stone safetly and gives them the bill. Which Della grumbles at but whiel he didn’t fly he did save their asses.. after endagenring them but still and does have a buisness to run. Plus he has to save his plane.

But it turns out someone’s already bought it. And you can probably guess who.

No not you sweetie.. though he is an investor for the person who DID buy it: Molly, whose taken being danger woman from a 4 year old’s play time to her career running an air stunt show. This is the other thing that cemented the whole aged up versions of these guys working for me: HIstory Repeating itself. Once again an enterprising young woman with a lot of ideas has bought the seaduck from it’s incompitent owner and hires the former owner to work for her. But things are warmer this time: Kit wasn’t happy doing what he was doing, and it’s clear unlike Rebecca, who just bought the first plane she could get and hired baloo because he was who she could afford, they became friends with time and patience if not more but that’s still vauge... Molly did this out of love. She knew Kit was struggling and probably has as many fond memories of the sea duck and baloo as he does and didn’t want someone else to get the old girl. Her air show seems to be going fine, she apparently has a full crew, fans and enough money to purchase another plane on a whim from the bank to expand the show.. she wanted her old plane back and her old brother back. And wheras again Rebecca offered Baloo the job because he wanted to keep his baby safe from some half assed pilot she could afford and she knew it and thus could manipulate him with that. Plus he worked cheap so there. Here Molly just admires her brothers skills and hires them on it and he’s frankly more comfortable being a sidekick than the main star anyway.

He TRIES to brush it off but gladly accepts. God another possible spinoff.. please make this Disney.. and if not at least Reboot tailspin I miss it. Still it’s a very satisfying ending. But what of Don Karnage? Well he’s lost everything as a result of this, unable to get back to his carrier, his crew mostly gone, and FOWL sure to be gunning for him. This is seemingly the end for him.. until he finds a chunk of the stone. “Or the start of an encore”. Wether this was a setup for a possible part of season 4, a possible spinoff or is going to come back in the finale.. we’re just going to have to wait and see won’t we?

Final Thoughts: I really liked this one. It’s not the best of the season: Kit’s arc is kinda telegraphed and Dewey’s arc while intresting isn’t focused on enough to really be that engaging. But the ideas at the core are solid and fit into the series well, the idea to age up our kid heroes from Talespin was really clever and paid off and as usual Adam Pally is a delight and as I said at the top was pitch perfect casting. Couldn’t figure out who played molly and the credits cut out on me, so let mek now if you do but yeah I enjoyed this one> It wasn’t the series at it’s best but given the last two are liable to get pretty intense it was a nice breezy break. And it got me wanting to watch Talespin again and there’s nothing bad about that.

NEXT WEEK: In our penultimate adventure, Ducktales reinacts that one episode of Batman the Animated Series where all of Batman’s foes put him on Trial, as Scrooge’s Rogues put him on trial with Doofus as prosecuter and Louie for the defense. Well at least it’s not Lionel Hutz.

This Week: Lots of Ducks! The lena retrospective continues as we take a detour for some comix, and we begin the Della arc as we go back to the start. It’s finally time to talk about Woo-Ooo!.

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Tips and tricks for travelling in Africa. Ultimate guide

written by Makaojr

April 14, 2019

You’ve finally taken the plunge and booked that ticket for an epic African adventure, you’ve planned a rough itinerary, picked your safari, and soon you’ll be on your way – hooray!

From the incredible natural environment to the rich cultural history, the friendly locals to the vibrant markets, Africa has everything, sometimes all at once. There’s just something about this fascinating continent that pulls you in and keeps you wanting to return over and over again. But there’s no denying that it can also be a daunting place to travel for even the hardiest of explorers!

We recently spent 4 months travelling through southern and central Africa, and we compiled all the things we either learnt along the way (through misfortune or trial and error!), or wish we’d known before we left for you, so you can focus on having the stress-free African adventure of your dreams!

How to speak the language

If you’re worried you’re going to get stuck at the airport in Tanzania forever because you can’t direct your taxi driver in fluent swahili, stay calm.

You’ll be mighty relieved to discover that despite the 1,500-2,000 local languages spoken in Africa, English is actually an official language in many countries (along with German or French in a few countries!).

Don’t miss out by being lazy and relying solely on English though; learn some key phrases. The locals will appreciate it and you’ll have a much richer experience for it – like the time a friendly Malawian fruit stall owner threw in a few extra pieces because we attempted our best Chichewa with him!

What the locals are like

Forget what you’ve seen in the movies; collectively, Africans are some of the friendliest people on the planet. It’s common to be greeted with a huge smile and hello, and most are keen to learn your name, where you’re from and why you’re visiting.

You’ll probably encounter the phrase ‘Mzungu’ being thrown your way – often by locals smiling as they wave out of car windows or pass you on the street. The literal translation from Swahili is ‘person who wanders without purpose’, though these days it’s used to describe any white foreigner. It’s mostly said in a friendly, joking way – so try not to take offence.

It’s also important to remember that Africa as a whole is very religious (Christianity and Islam are widely practiced) and quite conservative so be respectful of this in your speech and dress.

How to avoid border hassles

Unfortunately corrupt border processes are one aspect of African travel that can be seriously frustrating for travellers.

Most of the time you’ll pass with no issue, other times you may have to wait hours for your passport to be processed without explanation, or be asked to pay a corrupt official a bribe. Then there are the touts offering to exchange your money at rates that are totally ridiculous, or trying to sell you anything from bangles to samosas (side note: always buy the samosas, guys).

Thankfully, we managed to make it through eight different border controls with minimal hassle, and you can too, by following these tips:

Be informed: Know your visa requirements before visiting any country in Africa. Get in touch with your local embassy before travelling, or pay a visit to Project Visa for answers to all your visa-related questions.

Be organised: While you can get most visas at the individual points of entry, arranging them ahead of time saves a tonne of hassle (and sometimes, money!) later.

Be money smart: Always carry spare US dollars just in case. If you need to change money on the border, always know the exchange rate before you get there and bargain hard.

Be stubborn – if someone looks like they’re deliberately holding things up to make you pay to “rush it through” firmly (and politely!) ask to have your passport back. If you’re certain that your visa meets all the requirements but you’re being asked to pay more to get it approved, decline and ask to speak to another official.

Above all else: approach the process with a smile and have a laugh. It’s easier that way!

How to travel around

One of the best things about travelling in Africa is no matter where you are or where you want to go, getting from A-to-B is always possible. How you get from A-B however, is another story altogether.

Taxis, tuk tuks, mopeds, rickshaws, you name it… If it has wheels and appears capable of travelling some distance, you can probably travel on it. You might find yourself sitting on a flight or bus, crammed into a local mini bus with 25 other people (and the odd goat or chicken!), or hitching a ride in the back of a pick-up with half a village heading home from the markets.

For the record: travelling by mini-bus is an African rite of passage and we totally recommend embracing the uncomfortable seat and cramped conditions for this insight to how the locals live!

For a journey you can relax into, our tips are:

Always travel by day. Always.

Always wear your seatbelt

Don’t expect to leave or arrive on time – things run on Africa time here!

You may, or may not, get a seat. You may sit in the aisle of the bus for 5 hours with a chicken pecking at your head. Roll with it – it’s all part of the adventure!

For most mini bus journeys, you can negotiate your fare

Never pay a “bag storage fee” on large buses. It’s a scam – your ticket price includes your baggage.

Accommodation

From tailor-made luxury safari tents where you can live like Prince Harry, through to your standard backpacker dorms where snore-proof earplugs are a must – the options of where to lay your head in Africa are many and varied.

Many travellers actually choose to camp their way through Africa (we often did!), because the camping facilities are accessible, safe, full of good amenities, and super cheap. Plus, what better way to make new friends than by sitting round the campfire swapping stories about your day?!

Larger cities have all the usual accommodation options, the further into the countryside you venture, the less options are available. Don’t fear though, you’ll ALWAYS find somewhere to rest up after a hard day’s adventuring!

Things to consider:

Always book accommodation well in advance during peak season (May – October). Places like Namibia are extremely popular, with very limited accommodation in desert areas.

Use guide books, online reviews or local recommendations. Does it get good reviews?!

Does your accommodation have a safe, lockers or locks?

Is there a night watchman/security to make sure you and your belongings are safe overnight?

How to stay healthy

Medication & health: Check with your GP about what vaccinations and medication you’ll need before you depart.

Hot tip: Most countries require Yellow Fever vaccination proof just to enter the country.

We also packed the following to keep us fighting adventure-fit on the road:

Anti malarial medication

Antibiotics

Painkillers

Antihistamine

Iodine tablets

Hydrocortisone cream

Insect repellent: DEET is your new best friend!

* Sadly, though the lakes in Africa look inviting, many are home to a horrible parasite called Bilharzia. We’re not in the business of horror stories, so we’ll leave you to investigate the delights of that one yourself – but you DO NOT want to get it. Always check with locals before taking the plunge.

Water: There’s a pretty common misconception that there’s no clean drinking water in Africa, but we’re here to tell you it is possible to drink water straight from the tap in South Africa, Namibia, and parts of Zambia and Botswana. Head north and you’ll need to be cautious, but carry iodine tablets and you’ll be fine!

Food: All you really need to know is that food in Africa is delicious. It’s also mostly high quality – though perhaps avoid meat in remote areas due to a lack of proper refrigeration.

How to stay safe

We actually felt more safe in African countries than we did in other regions of the world we’ve visited. However, as always it pays to do your research before you go.

Keep the following in mind and you’ll have a stress-free trip!

Leave the flashy jewelry and designer labels at home – they’re not practical, and make you a target instantly.

Wear a money belt OR only take a day’s worth of cash out with you.

When taking money out at an ATM, be aware of your surroundings. If something seems suspicious, move along quickly.

We’re photographers, which means we always travel with big cameras and even bigger lenses. But you’d never know, because they’re safely locked away in our bags till needed. Don’t make yourself a target by waving yours around!

Don’t walk the streets at night by yourself, especially in larger cities or towns. If you’re out late, take a taxi or Uber, every time.

Pickpockets exist here as they do everywhere, so if you’re visiting markets, bazaars, train or bus stations be extra careful.

Going it alone

Africa is a wonderful place to travel solo. If you’re open, you can have wonderfully rich experiences while meeting incredible people. You’ll also find that it’s pretty safe – any dangers that exist for both males and females are pretty the same as anywhere else you’d travel to.

Where possible, follow these tips and you should have no issues:

Be cautious when travelling to remote regions

Don’t travel alone at night

Keep in regular contact with members at home

Money matters

Africa isn’t a cheap holiday by any stretch – generally the daily costs for a traveller are much higher than in Asia or even South America.

Budget around $100USD per day per person for transport, accommodation and food. Safaris and adventure activities bump up the cost substantially, so you’ll need to allocate more for those.

There are 54 currencies in Africa, so things can get tricky if you’re travelling to multiple countries. Here are a few tips to handle it all:

Most southern African countries have ATM’s or credit card facilities. If not, it’s best to find a local bank and stock up on currency.

If you have a large amount of currency left over when leaving a country, exchange it at the border with a reputable source. Only in extreme circumstances should you use street vendors

Always hide at least $200 USD somewhere safe in case of emergencies

Credit card fraud is big time in Southern Africa, so be wary. We had our cards skimmed in South Africa and temporarily lost AUD$1500!

Tipping is generally expected, though it varies region to region

Staying scam-free

Our general rule of thumb is “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”; live by this in Africa and you should be okay.

Here’s what to avoid:

People offering a good or service (e.g. tour) for free, including tours, only to charge exorbitantly at the conclusion of the service

Fake products or tickets being sold at inflated prices

Payment for stored baggage on bus rides

Insisting on carrying baggage at airports or bus depots, then demanding a large ‘tip’

Over inflated taxi or bus rides – always agree on a price first!

People posing as refugees, students or orphans begging

Other ‘payments’ at border crossings, including health assessments or for bogus documents

Be mindful of resources

Electricity, or lack of it, is big issue in Africa. Many areas have it, yet over 600 million people still go without. As technology develops so does access, however if you are travelling, please take this into consideration. Switch those lights off and unplug your chargers!

We recommend carrying a worldwide travel adaptor and a solar charging device (not all rest camps will have consistent access to power!).

Same goes for water – Africa is a dry continent, and has long-suffered droughts. Short showers = benefit for all.

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