#also excited to see prozd

[pinkeoni]

Seeing this! Super excited cause I love this director

[pikespendragon67]

Pikes Summer Check-Up 2024 Edition

Started to go “hm I still have to unlearn the don’t speak unless spoken to mindset that I have” but remembered I could do a checkup post instead!

Current life updates:

Right now I’m saving up for conventions happening this August, though plushie collecting & Steam summer sales miiiight have interfered. Whoops. (…and I wonder if I should get back to my FE Cipher card collection). My next big-ish trip is visiting my middle school best friend with another high school friend. I’m also hoping for my next big trip this year to be Boston in late September to meet with a friend. After that, it should be a trip with my middle school best friend to a farm, something Halloween related with IRL friends depending on what they want to do, no clue for November, and seeing relatives for New Year’s.

Gonna see if I can reorganize my closet since everything in my room got reassembled when we got new flooring. Feels cluttered as a result. Hopefully my back won’t kill me.

Might have jury duty next week too OTL

What I’m watching:

Current schedule for watching anime is as follows:

Mondays - Digimon rewatch along with Spice & Wolf 2024. I really like Lawrence and Holo’s banter. For Digimon I just got to where Mimi obtains her Crest. Man adult me really just became Joe, huh.

Tuesdays are filler at the moment since I need to wait for Pokemon Horizons to update on Nettingtonflix (I watch the dub) and I finished Kakuriyo. Part 2 of Kakuriyo was…eh, I guess? I noticed stiff animation a lot and I didn’t really get the sense of drama/urgency that I was expecting. Might throw in some more Digimon episodes until Horizons updates. (I’m liking it so far, though it’s not something I’d shout to the heavens about)

Wednesdays - Baccano finally. I might need to rewatch some parts because they retell events from different perspectives, but I see repeats and get confused if I already watched the episode or not because of that.

Thursdays - Moribito. I’ve heard this show was good, though I think I need to rewatch this one as well since I miss important info when something dramatic’s not happening. The curse of having a show as background noise during your lunch break at work.

Fridays - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure rewatch. Friends were talking about watching it so it got me interested in rewatching once more. I’m still on Phantom Blood but I’m excited for the rewatch until I hit Stardust Crusaders. Unfortunately it’s not my favorite part and it’s the longest.

Saturdays - My Hero Academia and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. I’m gonna see if I end up liking Sakuna more as an anime or as a game. As for Hero Academia, I’m really liking how this current season’s hyping up the finale. And with the manga ending next month, I kind of hope Vigilantes can be animated

Sundays - Tower of God season 2 and My Deer Friend Nokotan. Nokotan kind of reminds me of Lucky Star, but I’m hoping the shitposts aren’t just making fun Koshitan. Tower of God season 2 looks pretty promising. Though I lament that God of High School had to rush everything into 1 season.

I’m getting hyped for TYBW part 3 subconsciously and also hope the light novels get covered.

In terms of stuff on Youtube, it’s mostly let’s plays for games that I want to see if I want to play them myself. I appreciate that SMT 5 Vengeance fleshed out certain characters more, but damn. I also finished watching the ProZD Plays Ace Attorney 2. Franziska is wonderful, I wish she was in a different game. I liked case 2 the most in spite of Hotti’s mere existence.

What I’m Playing:

Stopped TTYD in the middle of chapter 6 since I didn’t want to deal with the turning platform section. So now it’s back to 428 Shibuya Scramble. I’m in the 3 PM section of the game now and things are getting spicy. So far my rankings of the routes are Tama > Minorikawa > Osawa/Achi > Kano.

I also have quite a few fighting games in my Steam library now! I still only button mash, but I’ve been playing with some folks in the Granblue community and my friend Merlin. My “don’t speak unless spoken to” mindset unfortunately kicks in when it comes to inviting people to play games, though. Like granted people are busy and I don’t want to bother them but aaaaaaa (so if you wanna play with me on Steam I’m free most weekends. Though my wrist may fatigue itself too. F)

I’m also contemplating if I want to have various small fics in a collection or add alternate endings in my main Bleach fic

AND NOW, I end asking how ny’all are you doing. Any cool things on your end?

[cowboytuba]

oh and also pony island 2 was something I never thought I'd see pass, much less it also having prozd. Excited to see what Daniel Mullins cooks up. Elphelt in strive was leaked so that really sucked, hate leaks so much. Some games were neat and I have an eye on them, other not for me, others feel corporate.

[hypmic-writings]

I've been rewatching some of ProZD's old videos and I got hit by ✨inspiration✨

So, may I request Ichiro, Kuko and Nemu with a gn s/o who's parents are really evil people, but really good parents nonetheless? Thank you!

━━ ∘◦ ☆ ◦∘ ━━

Pairing: Ichiro Yamada x reader; Kuko Harai x reader; Nemu Aohitsugi x reader

Genre: Fluff/Crack

Warnings: Mentions of...evil parents?

A/N: I don’t know why but this request was hilarious to me! Like I’m imagining a parent that wants to take over the world and destroy cities, but always makes sure their kid does their homework and eats their vegetables. I kind of love it~

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ���

Ichiro Yamada

Ichiro first meets your parents when you ask him to be your plus one at a family party

within the first few minutes of meeting them, Ichiro quickly realizes that they’re two of the most wanted people in Ikebukero for large scale crimes

at first, he doesn’t know who they are and he’s practically ripping out his phone to call the police

but when you explain to him that they’re your parents and that they’re actually really good parents at that, Ichiro will put his phone down

he’s going to be a little frustrated with you, asking why you didn’t tell him this earlier, and wanting to know if you’ve ever helped them with any of their evil plans

but you tell him that your parents always say that ‘work is work’ and they never bring work home and Ichiro softens up a bit

despite them being your parents, Ichiro doesn’t leave you alone during the party, wanting to keep an eye on them

but when they happily introduce themselves and say how excited they are that you’re dating such a handsome, young, man, Ichiro softens even more

it doesn’t take him long to realize what you had meant earlier, and that your parents are actually really good at parenting

they ask Ichiro lots of questions about himself, throwing in funny anecdotes and stories about you as a kid

Ichiro tries to be guarded, but as soon as your parents mention how great he was at the last Division Rap Battle, and how proud they are that he’s representing Ikebukero, Ichiro definitely gets flustered

for as evil as they are in their daily lives, they certainly have a soft spot for you, and it shows

Ichiro also comes to see that your parents are actually better than his own when they go on and on about all of the family trips they took you on

and when they lovingly recall a piano recital you had when you were younger, Ichiro can’t help but give into their charms

because they’re obviously proud of you and they’re very good parents and to be totally honest, Ichiro is just a little bit jealous

Ichiro isn’t one to judge people, so he’ll want to take his time in getting to know your parents more 

but at the end of the day though, as long as they are good to you and provide a loving, safe home - he’s happy that you introduced him to them

Kuko Harai

Kuko first meets your parents when you bring him home to celebrate Christmas

things progress normally, and although Kuko is fairly nervous around your parents, it’s just the usual jitters

when your family moves away from the living room to go eat Christmas dinner, Kuko stays back for a moment to fix his suit

and that’s when he sees the news article on the TV with your parents faces plastered on wanted posters

immediately he’s confused, wanting to scream and run out of the house with you but not knowing what to do

he makes up some excuse to pull you away and he hurriedly tells you what he saw, but when you sigh and tell him that you already knew your parents were evil, Kuko’s even more confused

you give him a pat on the shoulders and reassure him that they’re good parents despite their...dark side and leave it at that

meanwhile, Kuko is shaking and more confused than ever

so when your parents smile and casually ask him questions, his responses are rigid and rather abrupt

he doesn’t want to be rude, but he just doesn’t know how to interact with people who are evil

your parents don’t seem to mind though, and they’re quick to talk about the family, going on about you and how much they love you

when they express how impressed they are that Kuko was able to master an ascetic life at such a young age, he’ll definitely feel a bit buttered up

throughout the evening, Kuko catches glimpses of their good parenting

whenever you mention your home life growing up or the things all of you used to do when you were younger, Kuko continuously feels surprised

he grew up in the temple and became a monk quite young, so his home life was also quite safe and although he but ted heads with his father a lot growing up, Kuko still holds family in the highest of regards

so he’s happy that your parents are good to you and that there isn’t any tension in the family despite still being unable to wrap his head around the fact that you called them evil

at the end of the night your parents tell Kuko that they’re happy you found a boyfriend as interesting as him and that they hope you’ll both come around more

and Kuko can’t help but agreeing that despite their misgivings, your parents are actually quite loving and made a wonderful home for you

although he’s definitely still going to be confused and replaying the night over and over in his mind until he drives himself crazy

Nemu Aohitsugi

Nemu first meets your parents when you bring her home for dinner one night after you’ve been dating for a while

she wanted to make a good first impression, and she even brought flowers and some chocolates to your house

but it doesn’t take her long to realize that your parent’s pictures were on some files that Samatoki had hidden away with his Yakuza intel

specifically a file marked ‘incredibly dangerous’

at first, Nemu freaks out a little bit because she doesn’t really know how to act around them or how serious this meeting is

I can imagine her excusing herself with a squeak before pulling you away to an empty room and nervously asking you about your parents

you try to explain that, despite their jobs and them literally being evil, they’re actually quite decent parents, but Nemu is definitely still wary

she goes back to the dinner with you, but she’s definitely debating calling her brother and asking for an extraction from the house if necessary

this just makes her even more surprised when the conversation begins and it’s all quite normal

she listens nervously as your parents talk about you, laughing about how adorable you were as a child, and how happy they’d love to show her some baby pictures

when they ask her about her family and job, Nemu nervously tells them the truth, but it’s all very surface level because she really doesn’t want to tell them everything

your parents don’t mind though, and they’re quick to commend Nemu for being such a wonderful girlfriend to you

over the course of the dinner, Nemu opens up a little more and actually feels more at ease with your parents

she’s pretty sure she accidentally saw a hit list in the kitchen cabinet when she was looking for some glasses, but despite that, Nemu is actually surprised at the normalcy of your parents

she’ll want to take advantage of the moment, asking them things about you that you’re embarrassed to tell her

and she realizes quite quickly that your parents are genuinely good people that love you possibly more than her own parents loved her

this would make her a bit sad, but also very happy that you have a good home life 

if your parents ever find out about Nemu’s home life situation, they’d ask her to think of them as her own parents and Nemu would be overjoyed

she decides not to turn them into the police, if only so that she can keep eating their amazing cooking

but she’ll definitely want to have a longer conversation with you about their...extracurricular activities and what that means for the two of you going forward as a couple

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

[mythgirlimagines]

ANON-CORRECT QUOTES

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(At Myth’s house….)

Lore (Myth’s eldest sister): Mom. You’ve got to stop treating us like children. Also, it’s time to stop feeding us and Wyre dinosaur chicken nuggets!

Saga (Myth’s mother): But you five love your dinosaur chicken nuggets!

Tale (Myth’s second eldest sister): Yeah! When we were eight! We’re adults now! 

Tale: (turning to Myth, Wyre and Fable [Myth’s younger sister]) Tell her, you three!

Myth/Wyre/Fable: (playing with their dino nuggets) RAWR! RAWR! RAWR!

Source: Big Time Rush

Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOLwLf2UwIc)

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(Context: After Nerd’s room had to get renovated, he has to bunk in with one of the other chaperones. This incident is what convinced Nerd that Egg and Wet Sock wouldn’t be good roommates.)

Egg: What are you trying to say, Nerd? So I’ve got a lot of eggs! And I keep them in the couch!

Nerd: (grumbling) There needs to be a new word for people like you.

Bird: (flying by the two with underwear in its beak) 

Wet Sock: (chasing after the bird, with a knife in hand) MY PANTIES! MY PANTIES!

Nerd: (angry) THAT’S IT! I’m staying with Myth!

Source: Homestar Runner

Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqQY9wGgDE)

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(During one of Scar’s medical exams…)

Scar: (holding a clipboard in front of her) Question #11: Are you lactose intolerant?

Iris: (confidently) No, I’m not! I’m tolerant of everybody, whether they lack toes or not!

Source: The Loud House

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Sparkle: YOU KNOW, PURPLE? THEY SAY THE WORLD IS A STAGE! BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE PLAY IS UNREHEARSED AND EVERYBODY IS AD-LIBBING THEIR LINES!

Purple: (pensive) Using that rationale, it is arduous to ascertain if we are sojourning in a farce or a tragedy. 

Sparkle: WE NEED MORE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND DANCE NUMBERS!

Source: Calvin and Hobbes

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(Context: Myth sent Dream to spy on Curi and Janon’s firework-watching date, and Dream decided to spice the date up with some sports commentary.)

Janon: (internally) This is stupid. They probably only see me as their master.

Dream: (doing her best sportscaster impression) Fireworks are in the air! Nighttime ambience! Very opportune time for a confession!

Janon: (internally) But, Curi…

Dream: (excited) Is he gonna do it?! 

Janon: (out loud) I will always, always-

Dream: (bouncing up and down) AND?

Janon: (fireworks go off just as he is about to say-) -love you!

Dream: (pointing) HE GOES FOR IT!

Janon: (nervous, internally) Wh-What should I do?! Did they hear me?!

Dream: (happily) This may be the best confession he has made for the entire Kibo-Con vacation! 

Curious: (leaning over to whisper into Janon’s ear) I feel the same way. 

Dream: This could be it!

Curious: (still whispering into his ear) I love fireworks as well.

Dream: (pained) Oof! Interference by fireworks! They misheard the confession! 

(Back at the Kibo-Con building…)

Dream: Well, Myth! It was a very strong defense on Janon’s part, but unfortunately, his opponent is very dumb!

Myth: (facepalms)

Source: ProZD

Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B13yISVHWI)

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(Nightime at the Kibo-Con…)

Eldritch: DREAM! I-I-I think I s-s-saw a monster!

Dream: (prepared to protect Eldritch) Where is it?!

Eldritch: (points at the door) T-T-THERE! SLENDERMAN!

Fusion: (turns on the lights, tired) What’s all the racket, kiddos? Go back to bed…

Source: Tumblr

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(In an AU where Fusion II discovers the Mastermind’s lair…)

The Fancy One: (prepared to kill Fusion II)

Fusion II: (under pressure) W-W-WAIT! 

The Fancy One: (puts down the weapon) What?~

Fusion II: (unable to think clearly) B-B-Before you k-kill me…what is your real name?

The Fancy One: (quickly without stuttering) Hmph! Jugemu-jugemu Gokōnosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kūnerutokoroni-sumutokoro Yaburakōjino-burakōji Paipopaipo-paiponoshūringan Shūringanno-gūrindai Gūrindaino-ponpokopīno-ponpokonāno Chōkyūmeino-chōsuke.~★

Fusion II: (proudly, in speedreader mode) What a coincidence! My name is also Jugemu-jugemu Gokōnosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kūnerutokoroni-sumutokoro Yaburakōjino-burakōji Paipopaipo-paiponoshūringan Shūringanno-gūrindai Gūrindaino-ponpokopīno-ponpokonāno Chōkyūmeino-chōsuke!

The Fancy One: (charging at Fusion II with a spear) IT’S PUNISHMENT TIME, Jugemu-jugemu Gokōnosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kūnerutokoroni-sumutokoro Yaburakōjino-burakōji Paipopaipo-paiponoshūringan Shūringanno-gūrindai Gūrindaino-ponpokopīno-ponpokonāno Chōkyūmeino-chōsuke!~★

Fusion II: (confidently) Come at me, Jugemu-jugemu Gokōnosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kūnerutokoroni-sumutokoro Yaburakōjino-burakōji Paipopaipo-paiponoshūringan Shūringanno-gūrindai Gūrindaino-ponpokopīno-ponpoko-

Fusion II: (in pain) OW! I bit my tongue! 

Source: Fullmetal Alchemist

Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGM375qYhN0)

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Well, now that Saturday is here, I have some brand new Anon-Correct quotes for you! Let me know what you think of these quotes, and don’t forget to stay safe this fine April! In the meantime, have a swell day!

-Fusion Anon

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very nice XD

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

Fl4k Fl4k Fl4k Fl4k Fl-

i didn’t die i just fell in love with that skill tree creator and have done nothing for the past few days but make skill trees and sleep for 3 hour intervals. im very excited for the gameplay on Wednesday but oh man oh me oh my i gotta catch up on a lot of posts lol

tl;dr: Fl4k is a badass. Stop misgendering them or I’ll show up at your home at 3am local time every time and then eat your spine. Bonus: Mr. Chew being an ‘Eridian skag’ is probably due to some funky mutation from eridium/slag/eridian stuff. Kinda like how Threshers have the ability to make singularities because they are native to Elpis, which is a big ol’ Eridian base (which i totally addressed in this post lol). I also gave my opinion on Fl4k’s skills in general, if you’re interested in that. Overall, a very awesome trailer! Definitely lived up to the hype.

i said it before, this trailer was one of the best ones. definitely #2 for me, Zane is still at #1 because i actually laughed during it. the music in this one is definitely the best out of all 4 tho. seems like they’re all variations of the same song, i like this one best. I need this soundtrack sooo bad.

also i know probably no one else following this blog watches one piece but like

that first footstep with the studded boot and the sound effect immediately flung me back to katakuri. god katakuri was a badass. i was so excited to see that fight animated.

mr chew spinning around is my favorite thing ever. i love that you can tell the personality of the pets just from watching the intro. 

i know fl4k is like a real badass in this trailer, but i get the feeling they’re going to end up being at least a little soft for their pets. i mean... they have stuffed animals of them ffs.

so... we’re near Sanctuary-III in this trailer? I gotta keep my eye out then. i also want to see if that one claptrap area guess i had is correct or not... this looks like an entryway for the garage so im guessing i wasn’t, but let’s seeeee

there is a raised bit up and to the left

also im wondering if this means we’re going to have to rescue ellie from the CoV.

hmmmmmmmm

hmmmmm i don’t think the signs match up.

mr chew is the goodest boy. im so glad we can pet/interact with him!! i want to know what the names of the other pets are

also, a bit off topic but

i could have sworn fl4k’s jabber was cryo/shock. it was blue, wasn’t it? i wonder if they changed it or if it’s skill upgrades change its color. i thought the upgrades just gave it better guns.

yeah it was! i guess possibly upgrading it with the guns gives it a new color scheme? maybe? this could be the gunslinger upgrade!

it looks like their jabber went through the most design changes out of all of the pets. that or this is yet another upgrade (since each pet has 3 states). maybe this is the beefcake version.

‘bitch’. i love how expressive fl4k is with just the eye. very well done.

ohhh you know what that building is in the back?

[we’re near the intro to the game!]*

and tbh i don’t think this place has the building for Ellie’s Scrap in it... i don’t see it anywhere. maybe this is the actual scrapyard and the building is on the other side?

not quite sure tbh. but at least we know this place may also be near sanc-iii, just maybe not the same area as the actual Ellie’s Scrap.

i mean... there IS a shitload of cars everywhere. i wouldn’t surprised if it’s near her garage cause it looks like a scrapyard.

but also where in the fuck are all these ‘normal’ looking cars coming from?? it’s not like we see them being used on pandora. all the ones we see in bl1/2 are clearly dilapidated and rusting. big thonk. at least the vans/busses kinda make sense.

oh yeah that is definitely the same building. [it’s the recruitment center!]*

this scene with the rakk is my favorite out of all the trailers. so fuckin cool

i do hope the jabber goes back to being blue at some point. i like the red design too, don’t get me wrong, but i much prefer the glowy blue. it’s my favorite color and you guys know i love glowing things 👀

<Huge Selection!!!> lol

cat/doggo/monkey. mr chew is my favorite pet but i love the jabber panting like a dog lol

i never knew this is where spiderant mouths were

i always assumed they were below that... f r e a k y

“he likes to chase cars”

fl4k probably took them to the scrapyard for this exact reason ngl. fl4k being a big softie to their pets confirmed

(also, notice how fl4k uses ‘he’ for mr chew. it’s almost as if they understand the concept of gender, chose their own pronouns, and your argument that they only are nonbinary only because they “don’t understand yet” is invalid! Fl4k is canonically nonbinary and uses they/them/theirs pronouns as confirmed by both SungWon Cho and their in-game skills. 

Now that you know, use they/them/theirs for Fl4k or get off my blog. Because by not doing so, you are disrespecting the devs’ wishes for this character AND the nonbinary people who find representation in them and I won’t support that. if you feel like arguing your reasons to purposefully misgender them even after knowing this, please DM me so I can block you. thanks! 

For those of you out there actually making an effort: mistakes happen, especially if Fl4k is the first NB person you’ve learned about. Just make sure to correct yourself then move on, and we’re okay. Everyone has to learn sometime and it’s better to put in the effort than not care at all. It will become second nature.)

Fl4k is such a badass, they really are way different than i expected (personality-wise), but i am not complaining. gearbox knows me better than i know myself, so i know i’m going to end up loving Fl4k anyway. ProZD did such a fantastic job, i honestly did not recognize him at first! i can tell with certain words now, but wow i am blown away. 

i hope we’re able to climb that bird’s nest lookin’ thing in the back. it would be perfect for sniping and/or placing ur clone for maximum coverage.

seriously, what a badass.

idk i feel obligated to give my opinions of Fl4k over here since they were recently released. I am digging them 100%, tho i was kinda surprised (not in a bad way) they’re not as... i guess soft as i was expecting from their character design with the plushes and the face on the backpack and the smiley face pin, but i imagine that’s different when they’re interacting with their pets. im super curious to see how this VH group’s dynamic is going to go. 

mechanically, their skills seem perfect for people who loved sniper Zer0 and in general Mordecai, with a splash of Salvador tossed in for good luck. I am a dirty melee Zer0 main and i prefered Phasewalking over Bloodwing (altho i still play mordy bc he’s best bl1 VH) so, while I am definitely going to give Fl4k a go, they’re not my main bl3 Vault Hunter, that’s reserved for Zane and his lovely ability to befuddle enemies and run around. Funnily enough, I’m not even a fan of pet classes, so Fl4k being second in my play order is pretty funny. Tho, yeah, Amara being last is also pretty weird. I guess I don’t necessarily enjoy melee, I just enjoy messing with the bad guys lol

ohh, also, I am most interested in the upgrade for mr. chew that gives him the ability to create singularities and is called ‘Eridian Skag’. 

so I’m not saying my theory that the threshers on the moon were connected to Eridians was right, I’m just saying they’re the only form of wildlife we know that has a singularity ability (outside of Mr. Chew, apparently). 

im just saying gearbox, you should hire me to write your deep lore for you cause i’d do it for free

im wondering if we’ll be seeing skags with wormhole abilities in bl3. maybe the constant exposure to slag is starting to mutate them further beyond just elemental bonuses (on badass skags). We know Maya’s phaselock has a singularity ability (so does Amara’s phasegrasp), and that is sorta ‘occurring naturally’ (you know, as natural as siren powers can get) unlike the singularity grenades we encounter which use our known technology. plus, uh, whatever happened to the destroyer’s eye in TPS that made it create a singularity/wormhole by injecting it with a fuckload of slag. that probably has something to do with this as well.

but geez i really hope mr. chew is okay with being all slag/eridium-ed up. i guess being badass elemental skags doesn’t appear to hurt them, just make them more powerful, unlike humans. maybe that has something to do with sentience, if slag/eridium/eridian stuff actually is driving bandits crazy. could explain why/if the jabber doesn’t get an element like the skag (eridian skag) and spiderant (fire) do, since they’re described as semi-sentient...

anyway.

Fl4k is cool. Definitely a neat trailer- my second favorite for sure- and the skill tree drop blew me away because i was not expecting it. im expecting a lot of Fl4k mains in the first few weeks of gameplay because they look like a lot of fun!

EDIT: i was wrong, in the newest IGN vid, it turns out we ARE near the recruitment center, because that IS the recruitment center

they gave them little orange flags! good to know!!

[melodiousramblings]

o3o CPAC DAY 1 CON HAUL!!!

Sooooooo many cute things!!!! Bunch of KH!!!! Could not resist that shark... .3. Could not resist the memes either... XD

Can you see my ships? ;3c

Also the Mercy keychain is double sided, but I forgot to take a pic of the other side before putting everything away for the night.

There was some stuff I had to hold myself back from, such as a full set of Miraculous Ladybug keychains, all 5 members of Team Miraculous, double sided (so like Marinette on one side, Ladybug on the other). But I’d already spent quite a lot by that point and they were I think $20 each??? So uuuhhh yeah, no... *quietly sobs*

...

But man oh gosh I am exhausted but I had soooooo much fun. X3 I’m excited for tomorrow!!! Sadly we missed the first ProZD panel and I’m gonna miss the second one because the KH panel is on at the same time (unless it sucks and I decide to run over? *shrugs*). :l But I can make it to his autograph signing! 🤔 What to have him sign though...?

[almightyrozenidiot]

M, S, V, Z? ^^

M - I have so many omg. For my first pick, I will go with Mercedes from Fire Emblem 3 Houses. She can bake with two Annies at her side. (Please feel free to keep asking me)

S - Maruki 100% unironically unabashedly loves "Live, Laugh, Love" because he thinks it's positive and uplifting, and probably has some kind of decoration with it in his house somewhere.

V - Honestly it keeps changing, but right now it's Dimitri from FE3H.

Z - Danganronpa V3 Spoilers beneath the cut

Z, continued - So I'm watching ProZD and Jay play DRV3 and they've just gotten to chapter 4. I'm simultaneously excited and terrified to learn Jay's reaction to this chapter's killer, but also see him go off the rails at Kokichi. I'm sure ProZD is also excited too.

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DN characters as YouTubers

Light

(Canonically he is a private person who hides behind anonymity (see: the Kira persona), so he probably shouldn't even be interested in a YouTube career.)

But let's pretend he does in this AU. I am almost certain that he would be involved in the side of YouTube that does political discourse. I'm hard-pressed to believe he would be left-leaning tho considering his conservative, authoritarian views on capital punishment and whatever else constitutes as "justice".

Tl;Dr he would be the type of moderate to right-wing commentator using voiceover narration over graphics to present his arguments on hot topic social issues of the week.

Examples: Armoured Skeptic, Carl Sargon of Akkad

L

I have the headcanon that he would still be some kind of detective in this universe. It's just integral to his interests and career path.

But he'd also make an excellent storytime vlogger, considering his tendency to make shit up on the spot without blinking an eye. He may possibly do dessert hauls and reviews on the side.

(he'd just keep his real life job details separate from his online presence. In fact his online persona will be a deliberate misdirection to hide his true intellect.)

Examples: PJ Liguori kickthepj, Alex Day; SungWon Cho ProZD's snack reviews, Reviewbrah TheReportOfTheWeek

Misa

In canon she is a self-made model, teen idol, and later actress. And honestly with the popularity of internet models and celebrities in this day and age it's not too unrealistic to reimagine her as an internet socialite.

Consider also the fact that she made the Kira tapes herself. She must possess the skills to do self-taught video editing work.

She would be a lifestyle and beauty blogger, maybe even an Instagram model, with cutesy hipstery editing styles.

Examples: Zoella, Gigi Gorgeous; Ash Hardell's visual style

Matsuda, Sayu, Kyoko

Minor characters, I know, but they seem to be the type that are unabashedly excited to be a fan of something. (Matsuda certainly never curbed his enthusiasm for Misa-Misa's successes, and Sayu is open about her support for Hideki Ryuga.)

Ergo, they're the type of vlogger that openly embrace their branding as fangirls and fanboys of certain TV shows, idols and boy bands, etc. And they engage in fandom activity and discussions.

Examples: early Tyler Oakley, early Dan Howell

Near

Toy unboxing and review videos. Possibly time lapse videos of him constructing his own models, and vlogs about his customised / DIY figurines etc.

Examples: BrickVault, Adam Savage's workshop vlogs

Matt

Let'sPlayer with high production values. Memes and sarcasm.

Examples: Cr1TiKaL penguinz0, Ian iDubbbzTV, JacksFilms

disclaimer: some of the YouTubers I've listed here I'm actually quite vehemently against. The thought of L being anything like younger Alex Day makes me barf. But I'm not blind to the fact that he would make a pretty horrible person to know IRL.

Feel free to add your headcanons!!

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A Long Ramble About Finding Unexpected Freedom

Cross posted from my blog.

So there's this guy I've known for years who has the strangest fixation on me.  Like it's super weird. Every time he's mildly displeased with his own life, he decides that *I* need to be "knocked down a peg." Like he's decided he's the arbiter of humility - and yes, the irony in that is incredible. I also shouldn't say that it's just me -- he's also weirdly focused on my friend Nick. That, in many ways, is even stranger as he and Nick have barely interacted over the years. At least this dude and I have had contact. There are long periods of him being perfectly fine, but then out of nowhere he'll lash out again. In some conversation, often ones that don't even involve me, he'll post to Facebook how "Trae isn't funny" or how I'm so arrogant. I won't have said anything to trigger this though. He'll just do it all on his own. It's like it's a fixation. It used to bother me more - like in 2010 I wrote a whole blog entry about this guy. In the comments of that post he said he was glad my feelings were hurt and that he hoped I "learned something" from it. It was so fucked up. I realized then that this person was not and had never been my "friend." I mean it should have been obvious before, but it was super clear now. I talked with a mutual friend about how weird this was, and we both agreed this dude was weirdly obsessed with me. As I knew that my work in the con scene would keep thrusting me into the same room as this guy over and over again, I couldn't get him out of my life. It wasn't an option - but he now became someone to be managed not befriended. I know that sounds cold, but it was the only way to emotionally insulate myself. You see, he co-runs a company that offers a particular service to conventions, and -- honestly -- they are really good at what they do. I'd argue that they are one of the best groups out there for what they offer. Some of the cons that worked with them early on no longer want anything to do with them though. All because they don't want to deal with THIS ONE GUY. I'll admit I've only pretended to be friendly to him the last few years because it was convenient for me. I put up with his garbage because I needed something from him. But the cons I work with have moved to different providers (a decision that was made NOT by me ironically), so I haven't been pretending anymore. A few weeks ago, he randomly lashed out (again) and I told him how weird it was and that he needed to stop. He said the conversation wasn't "fun anymore" -- I of course asked when the hell it was ever supposed to be "fun." That brings us to last night. On a mutual friend's Facebook status there was a discussion about the Ready Player One movie and how the poster wasn't excited about it.  I made a minor reply about the (lack of) quality of the book's prose and posted a link to ProZD's video on it. I was very much not a part of the conversation, but at least half a dozen other people were. All of them were critical of the film - and then he appeared. And, in his response to someone else, specifically tried to call me out by name. In a discussion I wasn't even really a part of. He went on some rant about "snobby geeks" who think we're "better than all the other geeks out there" which is bizarre. He also said we didn't like it because of all the pop culture references, and how we're anti-pop culture? Like I'm not sure what he thinks "geeks" are into. Like... what we love IS pop culture these days. Half the properties referenced in the very trailer we're criticizing are things I love. Loving that stuff intensely is what MAKES me a geek in the first place. And I could go into a whole thing about how you can love something while still being critical of its flaws, but that's not the point. The point is, this was a discussion I wasn't involved in and he weirdly made it about me for no reason. There was a whole discussion, all while I slept, and in the morning I saw the fallout. Well, half of the fallout. You see, I couldn't see any of his posts. After arguing with people WHO WERE NOT ME in a discussion I WASN'T INVOLVED IN he decided that his only available course of action was to block and unfriend me on Facebook. That's not... that's not a normal reaction to things. So, I guess I should come to a point here. The point is, in what I believe was an action meant to thumb his nose at me, he has actually done the opposite. I had left him on my "friends" list because it was socially necessary. I had continued to be socially "friendly" because there were potential social complications to cutting ties. As he's decided to cut ME out though, it makes everything so much simpler. I am finally free of having to interact with him. It's done. It's like a weight has been lifted. I mean, it feels great when toxic people choose to do the work of cutting themselves out of your life for you. I honestly feel amazing, and I had to do literally nothing to make it happen. Ultimately, an act I believe that was meant to harm me has brought me nothing but joy (and shit ton of giggles this morning). And if the person this is about ever happens to read this, I guess I just have one thing to say to him... Go fuck yourself Josh.

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Anime Expo 2017 Reflections

Hello, Jingles here!! 

I’ve been going to Anime Expo for maybe......6 years now? But it was my first time doing Artist Alley this year (and first time selling art in general)!! I was really unsure of how to go about things, so I really owe a lot of thanks to everyone who encouraged me to table (Myst, Prinny, and Aeror....u guys on That Tweet that Miyu made lol) You guys rock and thanks so much for believing in me.....!!! (tho most of y’all are on twitter so idk if you’ll see this...) Thanks to my mom and brother for helping out with merch prepping too! Also huge shoutout to tumblr user @charc-arts for bein great moral support throughout the arting process, you really kept me goin (also they’re a great artist too and anyone reading this should totes check em out sometime)!!! 

Anyways, a lot of stuff happened this year, so I guess I’ll see how much of a day by day playthrough I can remember here ೕ(•̀ᴗ•́)

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Day 1

I got in really early before any other friends were in, so I panicked and made a cheapo display with the snacks I brought to share with hotel friends while waiting for them to come with the pipes LOL.....my table neighbors must’ve thought I was so dumb ahahah

Here was the actual table display!! Feat. Mighty Action X, since my friend Miyu was cosplaying Christmas Poppy from Ex-Aid that day! Hehe the plushie was pretty popular with a lot of people (”it’s so plump omg”) I literally never left my table except for one bathroom break on Day 1;; I got attached I guess LOL and it was nice having a place to sit instead of Constant Leg Day™. I was really excited to make my first sale too, though I think the person who bought it didn’t actual know Love Live, she just liked the animals on my buttons haha

I also realized early on I didn’t print enough business cards and different sizes for my prints....or get a card reader.....so I learned those for next year! 

After AA closed, we headed to the Westin Bonaventure!! Also carried my supplies and buttonmaker back to restock, so it became Arm Day™ I guess (thanks @Miyu for helping) 

These fountains were so....EXTRA.....

And my first time at Smash Burger for dinner!! (man I could buy a house with that avocado in there....) There was a long line, but they’re really efficient....also I thought I lost my phone when we got back to the hotel, but turns out it was in my jacket pocket :V Me, a dumbass,, 

What happens in the hotel room stays in the hotel room (memes, there were memes), but just a shoutout to my hotel roomies you guys were awesome and I couldn’t have asked for a better first hotel experience

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Day 2

I decorated my little rabi-dango (named Mo) today to be my table buddy! A lot of people came by just to poke it haha (shoutout to @charc-arts again; they got me this buddy last year, and to Miyu for giving me one of her spare bells from the Christmas Poppy cos)

Again, I was mostly at my table....until I left for a quick exhibit hall check and just happened to miss @youvestrucktrue at my table :’D (i swear there’s an AA curse....people come to visit and stuff sells better whenever the artist is GONE)...we met up later though, and I was so happy to meet them after so many years (since the Kagepro days.....or should I say, Kagerou Days ayyyyyyy)!!! Thank you for coming Bri!!! 

Also, while business was slow at the table I was playing on Spotpass and Pokemon Moon and I finally gotttt....

A shiny Cottonee!!! I’ve been searching for one for years;;; Whimsicott is one of my favorite Pokemon so I’m so happy ;;7;;; 

My CSULB friends dropped by throughout AX too, but I can’t remember exactly which days oops;; Still, thanks for coming guys!! 

I also saw Prozd and Jubyphonic near the end of AA that day!!! (doubt they’ll ever see this lol) Juby was also really sweet, I’m so happy I got to talk to her aaaaaaaa ///

I also bought this wonderful sweater in the exhibit hall!! 

It’s really warm and soft on the inside, and I love Solram (i still have my plushie from 3 years ago)!! Solram and this sweater are from Sorbet Jungle! (FB link cause it looks like their website’s down for construction)

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Day 3

Finally left the table for a few hours and wandered the exhibit hall with Miyu!! It’s still weird seeing booths where AA used to be haha....

Giant Prinny was so cute!!! I’ve never actually played Disgaea, I only know Prinny from friends and doing the NIS America stamp rallies in the past

That is it, no caption necessary

I got these vinyl stickers from @thousandskies​!! They’re such good quality and I’ve been eyeing these designs for a long time/// I’m gonna stick them on my laptop and sketchbook!! 

@youvestrucktrue also stopped by again to give me some wafer cookies!! Thanks Bri, I didn’t eat them then but they saved my life on Day 4 ;7;

I also brought out the button machine to restock during AA on this day, and some people stopped at the booth just to watch it work LOL...I hope I got some muscles from all that button mashing :p Thanks again to my friend for lending me the button machine!

I got some merch at @misurabu​‘s table! 

(sorry for terrible pic)

Best girls!!! They’re so adorable aaaaa//// Thanks Misu!!!! ♡

I went to Little Damage to get charcoal ice cream with hotel friends in the evening! I’m not cut out for the edgy™ life though, only my cone was charcoal....it kinda tasted like super-thin oreos tbh

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Day 4

Last day!!! I finally got a decent amount of sleep last night, tho I could feel my voice dying out haha;; I rushed to the Exhibit Hall to do the Rilakkuma stamp rally cause I wanted their super cute lanyards (they had macarons on them!!!), but (long story short) they ran out before I could get it.....if you see me posting any art with macarons anytime soon, it’s probably me trying to fill the void with my salt...I had a fun time wandering around the Hall with my friend Viv tho! @Viv, I hope those canvas prints bring you great joy LOL 

I also apparently missed out on someone who wanted my Zuramaru print signed?? I’m so sad ;__;;; Also big apologies to Miyu for getting swamped when both the artists were gone from the table;;

I stayed at my table for the rest of the time till closing, and was surprised when everyone cheered at the closing announcement....it was a great feeling of solidarity haha/// Honestly, one of the best parts of having an AA badge was showing it to security guards to get in early; it felt so COOL and OFFICIAL huehue ( *´ ▽ `*)～♪

At the last minute, @hakiru dropped by and we traded buttons!! They’re so cute aaaa thanks again Akari!!  ♡

A last pic with the c47 crew!! That’s Miyu on the left in front of me, and Kanso on the right! Again, thanks for all the help with the registration and logistics and everything!

Final pic of all the stuff I got!! (minus the sweater, it’s in the wash) I hope I covered everything......

Overall, it was a pretty great experience this year!! I learned a lot and met/spent time with great people! I feel like I was too nervous meeting new people to crack jokes or live up to our punny table name though, so I hope I can do better with that+prepare more merch if I get a table again next year (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

Thank you thank you so much again to all the people who supported me all the way up to this point, and visited or bought merch from me at AX! I hope I can CONtinue to count on you guys in the future, hehe  (σ •̀ v •́ )σ✰