#also sorry for the delay in response!!

[thebabycup]

youve done this a few times; do the results actually have much variety, or do the polls tend to repeat themselves?

hi anon! so the answer is basically "yes, kind of" for both questions. there have been a few notable upsets: the biggest one that comes to mind is pichu making it all the way to the finals in year one and then just baaarely losing to puchikoon in year two. something interesting that happened last year was togepi making it all the way to finals after beating mikon, and then when she (inevitably) lost to koonya was booted to the losers bracket, where she faced none other than mikon, again. where she LOST which i thought was sooo hilarious RIP togepi.

rematches in general tend to have the same results for the most part (with that mikon v togepi being an exception). one example i have off the top of my head is igglybuff v mime jr, which happened both in round one of the first year and the qualifiers of this year - igglybuff won both of them. (notably mime jr got a little bit closer to a tie this year! it was still more or less 60-30 tho)

that said tho, a big part of the shakeups were just due to the fact that year one wasn't really seeded aside from my general ideas of who might be popular, and then year two was seeded based on that. i think this year is the first year to be seeded "properly", meaning it's actually backed up by multiple results, so the outcomes of the polls might be a bit more stable this year? who knows.

all i can say is at this point it's safe to say koonya is a constant. the internet loves a kitten

[wolfsbane-if]

I've played the demo like 2-3 times already and gotta say.. I'm the biggest sucker of werewolf/vampire IFs. Keep up the good work!

I'm happy you're enjoying the demo, and I'm pleased to be able to say that writing's been going pretty well over the last few days especially! I'll do my best to keep it up ^^

[hazmatmaid]

Hi! So what ARE your Spamton headcanons? How do you like to portray him?

Mighty kind of you to ask! Apart from much of these being made with the help of @val-of-the-north, I've been intending to draw his known eras in life, and this is the perfect opportunity to detail each:

Addi Spamton:

He's just some guy. A young adult with some semblance of direction in life, but neither the know-how nor the skill to get there. Despite this, he still talks himself up with confidence you wouldn't otherwise expect from him.

If I ever have any "cutesy blushy uwu" interactions, I dump them all here, where I think he's young and inexperienced enough for it to make the most sense.

He once tried to sell home insurance to a hotel guest.

All of his buddies mostly pity him for his abysmal luck (or whatever else might be holding him back), rather than simply looking down on him, even if they are embarrassed to be seen with him.

Just as prone to bullshitting (and getting pissed off when he's called out on it) as his future selves.

I don't consistently include his hairline in this stage, I mostly just draw it for my own convenience.

Big Shot Spamton:

A Spamton who knows success to not only afford basic cost of living, but to have his name and face on every sign, screen, and soda in Cyber World (and possibly beyond). Naturally, because of his aforementioned ambition, and unlike his former peers, he doesn't question if he deserves any of it, having an obnoxious, arrogant "I told you so" attitude.

His idea of gifts to his old Addison buddies is his own merchandise (once couldn't attend one of their birthdays, and instead sent them a giant cungadero-shaped cake decorated with neon signs, sparklers, and a picture of him leaning out the window).

Ain't no way he's not spending bank on hookers and cocaine.

If he has a softer side at this point in his life, rarely anyone would see it.

Present Spamton:

A 40-something Spamton who has long since abandoned much of his morals and inhibitions, even somewhat before his downfall.

Down with murder: this doesn't necessarily mean that I just see him as a mindless killer. Far from it, in fact. His role in Snowgrave is to take advantage of it in a calculated manner once he sees what's going on.

He is capable of kindness (or as close as he can possibly get to it), but it's more him reciprocating someone else's kindness. Even if he does do this unprompted, he probably has to relate to them, or see himself in them on some level.

This version of him is where I am most prone to claiming other absurd, wacky things of him (not that his BShot self is exempt from this).

While I tend to see him at this point as mostly self-serving, conniving, and planning all manner of revenge/murder, I don't think he's entirely beyond redemption and saving, but it would probably take another whole route of character development for him to get anywhere close.

[onesidedradiostatic]

tbh im a little more worried about the sheer number of people ive seen who just straight up don't know who cain and abel are 😭 im not even christian but i always figured that was one part of bible lore that's common knowledge??

id expect people to not know who seth is- adam and eve's third child who was born specifically as a gift from god, to replace abel after he died and cain was banished. i get that, bc he's not the one with the important symbolic story like his parents and brothers. but come on guys. cain and abel are everywhere.

(prev)

you know tbh I'll be very real with you I know more about cain and abel from the internet than I do as a raised catholic LMAO but idk if that's because I just barely paid attention or retained info from catechism/religious classes or if it's because they just focused on the new testament more

also told an irl friend who was also raised catholic about the hazbin abel reveal and they asked me who abel was so I don't think at least for us being raised with christianity helped us with that knowledge LMAO but yeah I think being on the internet enough most would at least have heard of them

[fantastic-nonsense]

Hi! I've never done this before but I'm new to comics (started with WFA and Zatanna and the Ripper) and I've basically got most of my information from posts on tumblr and r/hobbydrama (including yours.) I think I have a general idea of what Jason Todd is like, but I believe a lot of people are unhappy with his new characterisation.

So, if you were the one in charge, how would you write him? Would you write him with a team or as a solo character? Would you have him use the All-Blades or a crowbar or his guns? Would you have him properly rejoin the batfam or not?

Thanks!

Hi! Welcome to the fandom! I hope you're enjoying your time here.

In general, I think DC (and the fandom) has spent too much time milking Jason's death for trauma porn. They have refused to allow him to find closure, move past that, and exist beyond his daddy issues drama with Bruce. When DC has allowed him to have stories outside of that, they were often written with little consideration for what should be done with Jason beyond making him "badass."

None of this has been conducive to creating any kind of satisfying and coherent narrative or character arc for Jason, especially when both writers and editorial seem more obsessed with stealing traits, relationships, and stories from other people to give to him (most prominently Dick, Selina, and Helena). My hottake is that DC should move beyond "Red Hood" as an identity for Jason entirely, because it drags his character down and keeps him inherently tied to the same problems that have kept his character stagnant for years.

However! I don't think he's unsalvagable. I simply think DC needs to put a decent writer on him and commit to a character direction for more than 2 years at a time. I'm unsure of what Shawn Martinbrough is currently doing with Jason in his The Hill arc, as I'm not reading it, but I've heard that there might be some forward momentum finally happening there?

Anyway, my personal conception of Jason's future (as lovingly brainstormed by me and my friends in our comics discord server) is effectively this: he becomes a street-level paranormal detective who solves cold murder cases by talking with the victims' ghosts and providing closure to restless spirits. Think Lockwood and Co. meets Pushing Daisies with a superhero twist; basically, a supernatural detective noir book.

There's a lot of concepts and lore drops tied into this idea, but basically it was born out of a discussion where I was talking about Jason's many connections with the supernatural and occult across all continuities and how it's kind of a mystery why DC hasn't just formally connected him to the mystical side of the DCU. So I was like "they should just reveal that Superboy-Prime’s reality punch resurrection left him LITERALLY undead, make the event where he finds this out also spark his ability to see and communicate with ghosts, and make him an occult detective. Let him close cold case murder files and put those spectres to rest."

Which is also a great premise for a Bat book and a great unfilled niche for a Batfamily member. Kate's supernatural stories are much more high concept and connected to her family drama. Damian's supernatural/occult connections are traditionally very heavily tied to his family history and the Lazarus Pits. Dick's semi-regular magic encounters are usually stuff he deals with alongside his teammates in the course of working with the Titans. None of the other Bats have enough regular encounters with the supernatural and magic side of the DCU for it to encroach on their shtick, and a Gotham-based supernatural book is well within DC's ability to publish and market given books like Gotham by Midnight.

In terms of how that direction affects all the other questions you asked...I think Jason's relationship with the rest of the Batfam should be complicated. I personally don't think "good/bad relationship with the Batfam" is a particularly useful way to look at it because I think there are people he should never see eye to eye with, people he realistically shouldn't and doesn't have a problem with, and people he should get along with just fine. I don't think everyone needs to or should be friends or enemies with him, but his morals and past actions will (and should!) complicate those relationships in interesting ways.

And re: what weapons I'd like to see him use...using the All-Blades would certainly factor into my proposed narrative direction, as that would lean into the supernatural connections, but I generally prefer the concept of Jason using knives as his preferred weapon over guns/a crowbar/etc. That way he can still be a marksman without using guns, and I think that fits more with his character trajectory as someone attempting to be less lethal but also has no problem roughing people up when he thinks they need to be.

[benevolentindigo]

"HEY MR FEAR!! HIHIHIHI!! I WANNA ASK YOU THIS !!

WHY DO I KEEP HEARING THINGS IN MY EARS WHEN I HOLD THIS THING???"

*they swing the darkheart silly like a toy as they ask fear, they loved the sword as it was a fun toy but what are those sounds?*

- 🖤 anon ( @phi0s-kill )

"O-Oh!... Uh..."

"I-I'll be honest, I d-don't entirely understand why it along with t-the others does that too..."

"But, I do k-know it's related to your inermost t-thoughts and feelings; How y-your mind perceives the world and y-yourself..."

"Most of the time, i-it tells you to do i-irrational things, p-playing on your desires, insecurities, fears and wrath... I-It may sound like it's for good, but i-in reality... It b-brings out the worst in all of us..."

"So please... Don't be r-rash, and consult others if the v-voices become t-too much..."

"A-Also, please t-treat the sword with m-more caution; D-Don't cut yourself..."

//Tbh I like to think that the swords amplifies the emotions and thoughts of the weilder or even others, like do you know that one scene in Inside out 2 where even though the emotions touched the controls barely, Riley still overreacts? Its kinda like that for the embodiments

[rollinouttahere-writes]

Rollin-san, I have another question about Lucky from Lucky Break. Seeing as the current arc you're on is Marineford, I thought I'd this question since vivre cards are an important plot element in Marineford.

Can a vivre card be used to locate Lucky, and can it be used to see if she's any in danger?

I went back and forth on this one, but I'm going to say that if she had vivre card, it would work. It's just finger nails (and presumably some magic goes into the creation process?? Idk), so I feel like it would function like any other vivre card.

The Straw Hats are going to be extremely insistent on her getting one made after the timeskip. They did not care for the way she vanished and was stolen away.

[edgyggstantomlol]

Tomarry prompt: Accidental first kiss that neither one of them were expecting to happen.

There are things that everyone knows. The sky is blue, grass is green, Lockhart's a dick, the French are fucking annoying, etcetera and so forth.

Then there are things that everyone at Hogwarts knows, like the fact that Hagrid is more than a little insane about wild animals, and should be avoided by any persons who are less than ecstatic about creepy crawlies of larger than average size.

Or the fact that Riddle and Evans are always butting heads, but are also total freaks about each other, which is why they butt heads to begin with.

Quite frankly, it was a bit painfully obvious that their rivalry was rooted in a classic case of teenage hormones doing their, er, thing, but they themselves had yet to catch the memo. Unfortunate, truly, since it would probably only take a couple rounds of shoving their tongues down each other's throats to resolve all their conflicts.

But alas, some things were simply not to be, and so everyone resolved to having to endure the endless bitching and moaning of the school prodigies, never to be resolved by the hour of snogging Riddle and Evans so desperately needed.

;

"Oh holy shit," blurted out McTaggert. He and several other students were in the air, in between some casual matches of quidditch.

"Watch it, Taggy, not in front of the babies," said Carlisle playfully, much to the chagrin of her third year brother, and then, "What's happened?"

"Evans and Riddle just kissed."

"What?!"

Every single player halted what they were doing and snapped their attention to McTaggert, half convinced he was delusional. The school populace had long resigned itself to the understanding that Riddle and Evans would simply be dense for the rest of their school years, it was simply impossible that they would suddenly-

"Kiss? Riddle and Evans? Are you mad?"

"No way that's true, he's messing with us."

"You kid! Taggy, I fucking swear, you best be joking-"

"I'm not, honest!" he said defensively. "Look, you can see them running off right now- oh their faces are so fucking red, hah."

Everyone leaned forward on their brooms, squinting at where McTaggert was motioning.

"Oh shit, they are," said the elder Carlisle, with no small amount of glee. "Ah, to be young and innocent again, so flustered by a lil kissy kissy~"

"Oh, stop talking," whined Carlisle the younger. The pink-cheeked fourth years snickered.

"I think it's because it was an accident," mused McTaggert. "Honestly, it looked more like they tripped onto each other's faces than an intentional leaning in, if you will."

Carlisle guffawed at that, and Minyx, the sole sixth year Ravenclaw, quirked an eyebrow.

"Evans I can believe, but our ever so graceful Slytherin prodigy? Being so plebeian as to, what, stumble? I don't think Riddle's ever tripped on even his words, let alone his feet."

"Yes, well, I was the one who actually saw it happen, thanks, and I know what I was looking at," said McTaggert drily. "Perhaps if you lot were more aware of your surroundings, like a proper seeker-"

"Bring up our official matches and I'll beat you to death with my broom," interrupted Minyx.

The players then quickly and collectively devolved into a mostly unserious argument over house rivalries. Between all the noise and challenges, the matter of Riddle and Evans' little Schrodinger's kiss was soon forgotten in favor of defending quidditch honor.

From the beginning to the end, none of them had realized that Evans had ducked behind a pillar not too far away, red cheeked and wide eyed with a hand pressed against his lips.

What do you do when you know how a handsome boy's lips feel like?

[thevioletcaptain]

Hi! So, I’ve never attempted a podfic before but I just read Unworthy a little while ago (I’m kind of obsessed with it) and thought I’d give it a go.

The thing is, I realized I have no idea what the rule of thumb/code of courtesy/agreed upon convention is with podfic (I’ve been an Spn/destiel fan for a long time but I’ve just started dipping into fandom space in the last couple years aka I feel like a baby and I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or commit a fandom faux pas).

Like do you want to hear it first and approve it or should I just put it up on ao3 (and with that should I gift it or just tag you or mark it as inspired by your work)? Help 😅

Also please feel free to tell me no (I’m just as happy keeping it for my own rereading/listening use)

Hi anon! Thank you so much for your message 💜

I'm so flattered that you've made a podfic of something I wrote!

I'm absolutely happy for you post post it on Ao3. Please do use the "inspired by" marker so that a link to your podfic will appear on the original for people to listen to. I'm also more than happy for you to either mark it as a gift or just tag me -- whichever you'd prefer.

I can't wait to listen once you post it!

Thanks again, and I hope you're having an excellent week so far 🥰

[squid2corn]

"After reading Deceitful Bickering part III"

(๑⊙_⊙๑)

. . .

. . .eeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEEEEE!!!(๑☆∀☆๑)♡♡♡

THANK YOU! Thank you, that's FANTASTIC! Can't wait to see more!☆

(THESE DORKS....AAAHHHH!!♡♡♡ READING THIS IS MORE LIKE WATCHING CARTOON!! IT'S AMAZING!!♡☆XD)

PIZZA TOWER is THE BEST!♡☆YOU'RE THE BEST!♡☆

"Cough, ahem"... Thank you, again!☆

JDKDJKDJDK THANK YOU SO MUCH, i'm glad you've enjoyed it so far!

I appreciate a lot your message :) it motivates me to keep working on the story!

It may not be the best, but i put a lot of effort on it to make enjoyable the read! 💫

[sadquickchristmassnowman]

Overall what do you think of mythic quest? It's on my list to watch. How would you intrigue someone to watch it

(just want to preemptively say that I know this ask has been sitting in my inbox for months and I am so sorry for taking so long to get back to you)

I absolutely love mythic quest. It's my #4 sitcom of all time, which might sound not very high, but numbers 1-3 are taken by the good place, community, and it's always sunny, and I mean. there's no beating those. anyway

I don't know how much you know about it, so I'll give a quick introduction. mythic quest is centered around a video game studio, which produces a video game of the same name. season one opens with them launching their new expansion: Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet. the show follows around the different employees of the company as they each chaotically try to achieve their goals. there are a lot of sitcoms centered around a workplace (the office, parks & recreation, brooklyn nine-nine, superstore, just to name a few), so I suppose you could say mythic quest follows a similar sort of formula to those. but, I think it's super unique and has a lot of stand-out qualities, which I love. it's difficult to make something so unique, to do things on tv that have never been done before (or, at the very least, are rarely done) and I think mythic quest does a great job with all of that.

for one, the types of interpersonal relationships mythic quest portrays are extremely unique. it's hard to go into detail without spoiling too much, but I'll do my best. the show is definitely an ensemble sitcom (a whole gang of "main" characters), but I'd say the show focuses mainly on Poppy and Ian, and their relationship. but, they make it explicitly clear that they are NOT romantically or sexually involved. there's a few jokes here and there, but they react with disgust every time. their relationship is 100% platonic, throughout all three seasons that are out, and it is the FOCUS of the show. how many tv shows have done that? hell, how many stories, period? it's so incredibly important to me, especially as someone on the aroace spectrum, and it makes mythic quest that much more unique and interesting.

(disclaimer that of course there are some people who ship poppy and ian together, which is just kind of. objectively wrong imo. but yk. people can do whatever they want I suppose. the point is, that ship will never sail in canon.)

the ONE current romantic pairing is a lesbian couple!!! that is just SO wild to me. literally none of the other main characters have any sort of (canon) romantic subplot or anything. and the lesbians don't get put through a ton of heartbreak and unnecessary drama either!!! there's pining, there's slight miscommunication and the characters themselves go through some things, but the relationship itself??? pretty much thriving, even through the end of season three. again, SO incredibly important to me.

the character work, writing, and acting is also exemplary. given that mythic quest is already on your list to watch, you probably know some of the actors who are in it: namely, Rob McElhenney, Danny Pudi, David Hornsby, Ashly Burch, etc. The show was created by Rob McElhenney, Megan Ganz, and Charlie Day, who all obviously worked together on iasip. Megan actively writes for MQ, Rob stars in and writes, and Charlie has been pretty hands-off since the show actually got up and running, but who knows. maybe he'll have a cameo one day. David, Danny, and Ashly have all also been involved behind the scenes. I'm sure there's other stuff I’m missing, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head, production and acting-wise.

one of the biggest things that makes mythic quest unique is that, once a season, they have a "backstory" episode, which provides context to a different aspect of the show. the first time I watched season 1 and the backstory episode came on (it's called "A Dark Quiet Death") I had to double check that I didn't accidentally click on another show lmao. I didn't know What was going on. the backstory episodes from seasons 2 and 3 have more immediately recognizable connections to the main story, so they're easier to follow right off the bat, but yeah. the mythic quest backstory episodes are absolutely fantastic. it allows the writers to play with different story layouts, deviate from the established feel of the show, introduce different characters, etc. I could talk about each one for hours, but I won't right now. but yeah. those episodes alone would make the show worth watching.

a few other things I love: danny pudi playing mean, brad as a character in general, the chemistry the characters and actors have, the way it's shot is beautiful, the post season 1 specials (quarantine and everlight), how fleshed out and real the universe is (so much so that I thought mythic quest was a real game for a while), the animations they use as scene transitions, the multitude of background details that I notice more of on every rewatch, the sheer complexity of the characters, the diversity and representation (queer characters, mental health issues, familial trauma, etc), and god so much more. I could go on and on and on about this show. because this ask was so long ago it's possible you've already watched it but if you haven't please do! if you're not the asker and you haven't seen mythic quest and are reading this, ALSO please do! and let me know what you think afterwards If You So Choose. as we've pretty clearly established, I am always super down to talk about my favorite shows :)

TL;DR: mythic quest is amazing and I would recommend it to anyone. unique episode/season layouts, dense worldbuilding, great writing and acting, lesbians, hilarious yet occasionally heart-wrenching plots, complex characters, and so much more. give it a shot. you won't regret it 👍👍👍 (plus season 4 is coming out this year!!!)

[elizakai]

Wich pen do you use for the white highlights in some of your art? It looks very opaque and I can't find a white pen that doesn't turn translucent once it's dry or melts with the colors😭

Have a good day/night!!<3

HI HI!!! oh my stars i’m so happy to share, they are Sakura Gelly Roll gel pens, they stay pretty opaque and genuinely are so satisfying to use :))

ofc there’s other packaging but just to help if you need to find them they look like this

they have colored ones as well but i always make sure to have white ones at least

PLUS they are pretty cheap😁

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 726: Sakamichi until the Central Sports Park

Pag 1

1: Two hours earlier, Sohoku High School racing team is on the mountain road towards the training camp

2: Are you alright, Onoda-san!?

Ugh....

Y- your condition... ahh, ahhhh

Captain!!

3: We were descending at a high speed, and then the moment we entered the mountain road his face turned... white

What do we do about this training camp

Is- is.... is he going to be alright?

4: Yeah, don't worry

It's Onoda-kun's specialty that we've gotten used to – car sickenss!!

I didn't think it would happen three years in a row

Pag 2

1: At the same place!!

2: I'm- alright, Naru.... ko... kun

Yeah you don't look alright at all

Your face is as white as paper

3: During these three years.... I've learned... and

I've come..... prepared....

4: Go ahead before me

5: There's no need to contact Toji-san either

6: From here....

Pag 3

1: To the Cycling Sports Park it's 18km....

I realized that on this mountain road

Pag 4

1: If I go with my bike, I'm sure I won't feel sick!!

Pag 5

1: I don't feel faint and I don't feel sick either

And I won't bother everyone

Ahhh... bikes really are the best...!!

2: But I'll be a little later for the start

I'll hurry as much as possible

(Time display)

4: But

5: The air is sweet, and I'm able to slowly enjoy the scenery

Ah, I can see the sea

6: I even started humming without noticing

Hm hm hm

Ahhh the “Love Hime”'s third season announcement PV only has the chorsu part of the song.... I want to listen to the opening!!

Even though I'm pedaling like this

Pag 6

1: There's many things to discover

2: 3km to go!!

3: This climb, and then the descent after it!!

4: Alright, I'm at the top

5: Hm hm hm

6: Hime hime

Pag 7

1: Hime.....

2: Waaaaaaaa, he's deaaad!!

3: Someone- someone's collapsed

Waaaaa my first dscorvery

Wh- wh- what should I do

4: My phone, my phone

Pag 8

1: I'm alive

A- i- u- e- o

Pag 9

1: See, I can even speak Japanese

2: I'm just resting

On the ground

3: You can go

Goodbye

4: O-okay

Sorry, you surprised me

5: What a strange person....

Well, then....

He was wearing a unifer, is he a student.....?

Pag 10

1: Hakone Academy is around here, maybe he's an Hakone Academy's student?

2: Uh-oh, I'm on my way to training camp! I have to hurry

I left the start to Naruko-kun, but....

4: Huh?!

This smell....

5: Just now the smell of plants was mixed a little with the smell of blood!!

Pag 11

1: He's injured!!

2: Maybe I'm wrong? Maybe I'm making a mistake?

Maybe he'll brush me off again!?

3: But

4: Let's turn back!!

Aaaaaaaa

Pag 12

2: Oh?

3: The four-eyes from before

Pag 13

1: I'm just resting, you can go

Yo-yo-you're injured!!

2: I have water and bandages!!

Oh

3: Are you kidding me

4: No way something so convenient

5: is... happe.... ning

Waa-

6: Are you alright!? Were you hit by car!?

Are you alright!?

7: Huh? No... on my own.....

On your own!?

Pag 14

1: Just for a moment, I looked away just a little

And then there was a hole and I fell

2: This is so hard, this is so hard

3: He's not listening

5: He's so bad at this....

6: But

Pag 15

1: You saved me

Thanks a lot

5: I'm glad!

7: By the way, that

Is the same as the one that a famous guy from Chiba rides

The bicycle

Pag 16

1: Huh

2: You know bicycles very well?

Yeah

3: I was riding one earlier

4: Earlier?

5: Now it's a little....

Waaa- It's fallen to the bottom of the valley...!!

6: I was riding, then I got caught in a hole

Kinda like that

Pag 17

1: Leave it to me, I'll bring it to you

2: I'll....

Ohhh, what a kind guy!!

3: I-!!

Waa--!!

5: …. well then, I'll go

Somehow now it feels reversed and I feel sorry

6: By the way....

Ahead of here

7: There's only the Cycling Sports Park

And from today for the next four days it's reserved so you can't use it

So where are you going, Four-eyes-san?

Pag 18

1: To the Cycling Sports Park

2: I'm Chiba's.... Sohoku High School's cap.... captain

Do you know of it?

My name is Onoda Sakamichi

We're having a training camp there from today

Pag 19

2: Who?

Huh- ah, no- haha it's it's just a name

He doesn't know me....!! This is so embarassing!!

3: You're kidding me.....

4: The super famous person of Chiba!!

5: This is baad... I was s surprised I bluffed and pretended not to know

Ah... uhm, and you?

6: Huh, me?

I'm- I'm!!

Pag 20

1: I'm Hakone Academy first year, the super rookie!! I'm Tobirama!!

2: It hurts

This person's head looks like a scrubbing brush

[evoblue]

"Renowned researcher, otherworldly event planner, and a skilled archer, as well? Is there anything you can't do, Miss Aozaki...?"

Beaming, Cynthia strides over to Blue as the archery contest rages on.

"When the plans for this gala first came across my desk, I wasn't expecting something of this magnitude--and I mean that in the most impressed, best way," she reassures. "What a jaw-dropping event. What a guest list. You're doing wonderfully--I trust my colleagues are all behaving themselves, so far...?"

Cynthia lowers her voice knowingly, just as Crasher Wake whoops loudly in the distance.

"If you need help keeping them in line--or anything at all--don't hesitate to let me know, yes?" Sinnoh's champion bows slightly, her grin widening. "And--pardon my compliment barrage, but I can't resist--you look absolutely gorgeous, by the way."

Blue's radiant smile spreads across her face, her eyes sparkling with delight as Cynthia rains compliments on her. She's not one to mind; if anything, they fuel her.

"Oh, you know... A girl has to keep herself occupied somehow." Her reply may have a cheeky and playful tone, but beneath it lies a heavy dose of truth. Keeping busy is one of the rare lifelines that helps her navigate the turbulent waves of her mental health. As long as she has enough to focus on, her mind doesn't have time to wander.

"But thank you, truly." In place of a bow, which proves near-impossible due to her stiff jeweled bodice, Blue dips into her best curtsy before Sinnoh's champion. "Fantina and the city of Hearthome have been nothing but gracious and accommodating during this time. It's only because of their support that I was able to make this dream event a reality."

The same cannot be said for certain other members of the Sinnoh League, as she's certain Cynthia has noticed, but as long as the pro wrestler keeps himself to his corner near the bar and doesn't injure any of her guests, she will not intervene.

In response to the mention of her outfit, she giggles and carefully twirls in place; it's become her customary way to demonstrate just how well every crystal inlaid in her dress captures the light and makes her sparkle.

"And again, thank you. I thought it would be fun to become the poster girl for the evening's theme. At the very least, it makes it easier to spot me, should anyone need me for something." One has but to search for the most glittering person in the room.

Meanwhile, Cynthia, dressed in an exquisite floor-length black gown, serves as her foil. The Champion's beauty and elegance are only accentuated by the darker color scheme.

"You also look captivatingly beautiful, by the way," she declares with conviction. "Is your gown custom-made? It suits you perfectly."

[wildsaltair]

Omg I found that Cello version of "Now we are free" and it is sending me. Like... cello/instrumental versions just do stuff to me...

And of that song/Soundtrack. Video only adds to the feels. https://youtu.be/74CYIdYoQ5w?si=cA8i5OiyB3mrzu6H

Enjoy and sorrry if that is making you cry.

Oh my goodness Linnie, this is EXACTLY what I needed for a good cry after a bad day :O There's nothing like instrumental music to soothe / destroy the soul!

Ughghhhhhhh just the beauty of that piece of music... the sadness and triumph mixed together.... the way it fits Maximus so perfectly I WILL CRY

Thank you so much for sending me this!! It's so lovely and I've never come across it before. Definitely going on the Gladiator playlist :)

[mmxstrangers]

i have one (1) thought bouncing in my brain like the dvd logo on a screen: spider naga