#also vera is glad that they are so enthusiastic

[thedisneychef]

Is Glow Recipe Worth It? Exploring the Benefits and Reviews

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[chut-je-dors]

i love your headcanons!!!! also the one about chuck playing the cello is absolutely canon?? he plays a child-sized cello so it’s not a full body instrument yet, but it’s still like bigger than him. and dave is definitely gonna have to drive him to practices when he’s got his driving licence in a few years. and yup vera will definitely be all fire on stage. she’s got the temperament for that, hahah

[luciatraskwrites]

your not-so-daily reminder that claude vera-michel is a little brat. professor abernathy is really trying his best, as is israfel.

fun fact: i mentioned that kriege culture is based on ecuadorian culture, and something i feel is overlooked with fictional cultures in general is body language. there in both ecuador and kriege, fidgeting with your hands or feet is considered rude. let that sink in with claude’s actions...

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“Moving on, it’s a pleasure to see your faces occupying my classroom. And I’m also eager to present this year’s curriculum to you all.”

He fumbles around on his desk, mouth twisting into a small frown. Professor Abernathy sighs, muttering to the class, “My sincerest apologies, I seem to have misplaced my gods-damned wand.”

A few light laughs fill the room. Claude’s voice is not among them.

“Ah, here it is.” He taps it against his palm a few times, giving a command of “Scribi.”

Words appear on the blackboard, written in pale, streaky chalk. The finished words read “The Epic of Carmilla”.

“I know that quite a few of you - especially those of you who are Kriege - may be familiar with this story.”

Several nods. Israfel watches Claude drum his fingers on his desk and roll his eyes.

“To those of you unfamiliar, I can - yes, Dacio?”

They sit in the front row of the class, tall and bespectacled with tawn, warm brown skin and long dark hair braided away from their face. Dacio waves their hand frantically, looking as though they might tip over and fall out of their chair - that Israfel hasn’t been witness to that before.

“Can I explain the Epic of Carmilla to the others? It’s one of my very favorite legends from back in Kriege - my Tita used to read it to us all the time.”

“Of course, Dacio. I’m glad to see that you’re so enthusiastic about this year’s unit.”

There’s a light gleam to those dark brown eyes of theirs, a specific quality to the dimpled smile they show off to the rest of the class.

“The Epic of Carmilla is an old story from Kriege’s collection of religious texts. It concerns a young princess, Carmilla, who is stripped of her title by a jealous older sister and made to work as a servant. The story is about her rising to power once more with the aid of Sagien, who she also asks to grant her immortality. It’s such a beautiful entry in Saginistic canon - my favorite story is-”

“That’s quite enough. I don’t want to be stuck in this classroom for longer than I have to be.”

Claude stares at them, arms crossed over his chest. His words come out in harsh, snippy tones. 

[mydearsaddiary]

Speakeasy Tonight fanfic Neil Season 3 Chapter 9- First, do no harm

This is PART 2, here’s part 1: https://mydearsaddiary.tumblr.com/post/627009658293485568/little-curiosity-notes-hey-guys-were-on-chapter

Mostly me, Vince and Donovan fired and fought against the goons. I couldn’t see where Uncle Charlie was, but I could see Cliff and Julius punching some of Adler’s fellas.

In the chaos, I distanced myself from my peers and found myself facing Mayor Adler himself. He pointed his gun at me, and I reciprocated doing the same right back to him. Time was once more still. Weird the things you notice in these moments, sounds of the water played in my ears, the smell of the docks filled my senses. It was a place that was more dangerous than, anyone else who wasn’t part of the mean and crude underworld of the city, would imagine. Trades of alcohol were common, more than one gang fight had happened there. It created and decimated many competitors. Transportation really seemed like a façade.

Now, my future was about to be decided in the same place. In this unlikely face-off between a pregnant mob boss lady and the Mayor of Chicago, a strong tall man who was supposed to be the epitome of righteousness, but instead was worse than any vermin this city possessed

-Well, Miss Granger. Seems like we’re both where we both knew we would eventually end up. Right to killing each other- A sinister smile took over his face

-No. You didn’t know- I replied, glaring at him- You thought you could lock me away forever, and that I’d never escape. Your mistake- I took a few steps towards him- Was thinking I could be tamed easily.

-I never thought that- He said in an angry tone, uncontrolled. The usual smile on his face was gone along with his composure- You’ll learn along with the others that I always win, no matter what

-You’re wrong again- I said- Bailey, Louis, Vera, and now you. I’ll teach you what happens when you try to mess with me or my family.

He was about to pull the trigger, and then an even taller figure ran into him, tackling him to the ground. Both men were now engaged in a fight, trying to overpower one another.

-Neil!-I exclaimed. But soon realized I needed to finish this. I ran to them trying to grab his gun, but with them fighting it was hard.

Adler pushed me away, punched Neil on his nose making it bleed, and got his gun. He then got up, pointing it right at the Doc.

-Don’t you dare!-I pointed my gun at him from the floor- Back away!

It was surprising to me that I could feel Neil wasn’t scared. It made me wander why that was, but at the moment I was too preoccupied with saving his life

-That’s always been your weakness, hasn’t it? You made up a band of brothers in your speakeasy and now none of them are replaceable! I never have that problem

-That’s the truth, Adler. Hired guns means you lose one and another one can quickly take it’s place, no feelings involved- I gripped my revolver tighter- However, when things get tough, none of them will be there to protect you

He took a look around. All of his goons were either defeated or had fled. Vince and Donovan pointed their guns at him, and Cliff held his baseball bat. Julius was by Uncle Charlie, who himself looked stronger than I had ever seen him with a gun in his hand also aimed at the mayor.

-Time you backed away from my niece, Adler.

His expression turned darker. He turned his focus back to me- Oh, I hate you, Ice Box Flapper. I always win.

My heart sank. I knew in that moment that he was about to pull the trigger on Neil. He was the one that kept me going through every problem the Ice Box has ever encountered since I arrived. I suddenly remembered every single vivid detail of the time we spent together.

How rude and condescending Doc Dresner first was, how he took care of me when I fainted, how he slowly softened up his hard edge, let me into his dark and cynical world. How he was the first to say “I love you”.

The possibility of all that being gone with just a single movement from the mayor overtook me in a way that made me lose my mind. In that moment I knew I could shoot someone

So I pulled my trigger before he had a chance to pull his

Right in the middle of his eyebrows a dark circle formed and started to bleed down his nose. His blank expression was haunted, and his body fell backwards into the massive waters in the dock. It tainted it an angry, cursed red. Soon, he was gone as suddenly as he had appeared in our lives.

Until a few months ago I had never had a gun pointed at me before. A sheltered life like the one I possessed meant I was always looking for danger for my own pleasure. However, this was the kind of danger that gave you adrenaline and made you feel alive, but at the same time made you want to scream, pull all your head off and scream until you can’t anymore. The ambiguity of what I had just done created a fight in my mind. This was the first time I had ever seen someone die and I was the perpetrator.

A silence took over. I guessed nobody really knew how to feel or react. But thankfully it ended when I felt the soft touch of the Doc grabbing my arm. My head then turned and my eyes met his. The blue in them made me dizzy, swooned with love. The grace in this moment was amplified. I felt grief for my own innocence, disgusted and somewhat evil, like I’d lost myself. Looking into his eyes, however, I was found. I was loved and alive. I was as disturbed as I was happy to see him again.

-Are you alright?- He said in a whisper

-Yeah...-I said relieved- Yeah, I’m fine. How are you?

-He...-He ignored the question and his hand travelled slowly to my stomach- He’s...?

I nodded, leaning over to hug him tight- Im sorry- It was all I could say

-Never mind that now- He got up, helping me do the same

-Kiddo- Charlie came our way and embraced me. I hugged the old man back. How I had missed him- You alright?

-I’m copacetic! Grangers are tough!- I gave him a soft smile, then looked at all of them now around us

-Gave us a scare- Vince said. It put my heart at ease to see him alive

-Vince, I thought he killed you, what happened?

-He tried to- He shrugged- Two weeks in the hospital was all he got out of me. Besides, now I can let you know.

I smiled softly at him- Guess I should thank all of you for saving my life.

-Where the credit is due, you saved yourself and us along with it- Neil said

-Besides, don’t thank us, fix the three weeks worth of accounts and numbers at the Ice Box and we’re even

I laughed- Yes, I can’t imagine what a horror they must look, no offense, Unc

-Im just glad you’re fine, kid- He pointed at my stomach- Now, what’s this about?

Neil went pale- I’m taking full responsibility for it Charles.

-Well, you better.- He glared at him, but soon smiled- Well, with the wedding I guess it’s fine, we’ll just have to hurry it up a bit. Besides, I was waiting for some grandnephews!

-Besides, who would have thought?- Vince said- Neil’s gonna be a daddy!

-Back off, Moretti- He gave him his angriest expression- Let’s get out of here- Neil said- I’ll take MC to my infirmary and-

-What should we do about her?-Donovan pointed at a scared Vera- I thought she quit town

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about my temporary roomie-Turns out Adler was keeping her hostage, like he did to me- I walked over to Vera- Here’s what we’ll do. Donovan, say you investigated the mayor, found out Vera was being held against her will. You tried to arrest him but he ran away with his goons. Haven’t been seen since. That should discredit him in every way possible- I sighed- And save Vera’s reputation- I said that part less enthusiastically. It meant she’d still be around again to give us a headache

-Crazy mayor locks down own wife, not seen in Chicago, sound good, lassie. Might get me a promotion

-Then I’ll leave- Vera said- For good. I don’t ever want to see this town again

I looked at her surprised and smiled-Works fine by me, Vera- I went back to Neil’s side- I want a hot shower now!- I said stretching.-Hm...-I wandered a little- I need something to lift my spirits. Party at the Ice Box tonight!

In the back of my mind I tried to lock away the fact that I had just killed a man. I was free, Neil was alive, the Ice Box was safe and all was right in the world. I was letting myself celebrate.

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Turns out Neil took me to his infirmary after all. He had me laying down in a new fresh set of clothes. He examined the bump and myself in every way he could. It was sweet, but it was unsettling to see him this nervous

-Come here, Neil- I sat up calling him

-I just need to finish-

-Sit!-I pointed at the chair in front of me

He sighed, but obeyed my harsh tone, and then his eyes stared at me. I grabbed the wet cloth on the table, washing off the dried blood on his face

-You get hurt too, so I’m not the only one who needs to be cared for

-I’m not the one who went AWOL for weeks- I spent a few minutes cleaning his nose, and then he gently touched my hand- MC... When you didn’t come back that night I... Well, let’s just say I wasn’t in one of my best moments. And then I saw him pointing that gun at you today... I swore an oath to do no harm, but I was about to commit murder today if it was necessary.

I squeezed his hand- Well, you didn’t need to- I looked down- Because I did- Tears formed in my eyes. In front of him, it was so easy to open up my heart- I don’t regret it, but-

He held my face, getting closer- Hey... MC. You’re a real bearcat, you know that?

I chuckled- Tough as nails

-Nevertheless, you’re done now, alright? I can’t risk you, the both of you, anymore

-Okay, I mean, I can’t stop running the box, but I’ll take it easy on the evil rascals and guns and all that

-Yeah, well, I’ll be tougher on you this time

-Neil, I- I flinched, any will to fight him on that decision suddenly disappeared- Oh my God...- My eyes widened with surprise

-What?! What’s wrong?

I grabbed him hand, putting it back on my stomach- He’s kicking! Feel it, feel it?!

I took a little while but his expression softened, as much as Neil would let it soften-I feel it.

-Oh, there he goes again!

-I feel it too, right there- And back and forth we went. Nothing else mattered in that moment. He gave the unborn child one of his big smiles. In my heart I was scared he wouldn’t want it, or that he would lose his mind. But all I saw was concern mixed with happiness

In that instant, we had a silent agreement. We would forget all the mistakes of the past and focus on the future. With no words, we promised to be there to protect each other, to love and support one another and raise our baby as best as we could. We’d walk side by side...

... Until death do us part.

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Thank you for reading this chapter! I’ll see you in the next and final chapter of my fanfic: Speakeasy Tonight Neil Season 3

Next Chapter: I do

[dokyungsu]

Who are some of ur favorite people here and why?

💘💘💘 HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL MY MUTUALS 💘💘💘 WROW REN LOVES YOU???? 💘💘💘 HELL YEA SHE DOES !!!!!💘💘💘

i had this in drafts for so long bc i wanted to post it on valentines like di cheesy person that i am so this is kind of like my version of sending u guys a love letter of some sort,,, flowers n chocolates all that… bc i obviously can’t send u guys flowers n chocolates irl 😣😣😣 anyways aasdjhakdkjh this is gonna be long so ima put a read more right here ♥

@zyxgf​ aka jackieMISS JACKIE!?!?!? uhm i say this all di time but she’s my baby girl 🤢🤢 she’s given me nothing but love n affection and laffs for di whole time we’ve been mutuals,,, 💗💓💕💖💞💗💓💕💖💞 she’s so funni n a relateable kween. giffing kween. kween of being cute… superior xingmi n exo m stan wrow… i’m always excited to see if she’s tagged me in stuff (laysoo) or if she’s messaged me or has made posts abt me or has sent me asks…. like she’s rly one of di reasons i love being here :((((( she’s so cute ohhhh my god..  also she sends me death threats abt yixing pls dw jackie i won’t steal ur man… i’ll steal U from ur man.. 😣😣😣 i’ll make him lose his balance n sweep u away 👀👀👀 i also lowkey wished we talked but ajsdbkjashdkj 

@exoistheuniverse aka ali (formerly sooweetlies a god-tier url wow)ALI IS THE SOFTEST MUTUAL EVER !!!!!!!! AND ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE KSOO-LS :(((( everytime i think of her i think about cotton candy and clouds and penguins and ksoo :((( … she’s so talented have y’ALL SEEN HER EDITS??? AND GIFS?? AND HER CUTE KSOO ICONS !!!! when will i ever… her voice is also di cutest… she always sends me love asks and asdhkas honestly how can i ask for more when she gives me di Most… pls i have a lot of love in my hort for her i always wish her the best n hope that she’s always happy 😣😣😣

@pcys-l aka rimi (formerly loeysoul i mean its true loey is in her soul)RIMI di LOve of my LIFE!!!!!! the first ever mutual i talked to because we both cried abt bruise 🤕🤕 meme queen, is Nasty in her tags abt pcy 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️ THINKS I’M UNLOYAL WHEN I’M NOT but she makes me happy n holds a special place in my hort.. I LOVE RIMI SO MUCH SHE DESORVS DI WHOLE WORLD SHE’S SO FUNNI AND HAVE MADE ME LAFF COUNTLESS OF TIMES AND I’m happy i got to be mutuals w u :(((

@yiffxing aka gabbyPREDDIEST FURRY QUEEN !! YIXING’S SEKSI SHEEP BACK-UP DANCERS R SHAKING !!! even tho we’ve only started talking uhhhh she’s rly di sweetest person ik 🤕🤕🤕 is trash for ksoo but i’ll let her off bc i luv her :\ the person who’ll date will b di luckiest bc uhhh she’s a whole package… fun fact: i was intimidated by gabby at first bc she was too beautiful n i thought i couldn’t b friends w her but 😣😣 I SEND HER LOVE MSGS EVERY CHANCE I GET💗💗💗💗💗💗

@kiungsoo aka livLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i haven’t seen her on my dash in a while bc she’s on q but i miss her :((( she a fellow twenty-four enthusiast so if u wanna slander miss twenty four u gotta go thru US !! 😤😤😤 she’s also another talented mutual :(( y’all seen her countdown bday posts for ksoo?? go check it out binch!!! go d i love liv 😩😩😩 i hope school and studying is going well for u i wish u all di best i love u 💗

@suhopps aka sunnie my SUNNIEshine (i’ve appointed u that nickname there’s lideralee no escape from it) we talked heaps before but everyone who’s… mutuals w me.. like basically everyone in this list knows i am The Worst at keeping convos 😰😰 but sunnie is so so so so sweet and soft and i love when i talk with you :((( we have so many things in common lmfao and she’s such a dramatic gay but i love it !! i always wish for your happiness and i believe that u can overcome any hardships you’re facing right now,,, i love u sunnie!!!! take care always 😙💘

@sophrosynes​ aka robertaI LOVE ROBERTA SO MUCH !!!!!!! I KNOW WE DON’T TALK BUT I HOPE U KNOW THAT I THINK ABT U AND HOPE THAT UR ALWAYS WELL :((( miss sophrosynes was my very first anon and honestly… she’s so thoughtful and considerate and nothing full of love and g od d dd she has a face to match her beautiful hort :(( thank u for sending me love always 💗💓💕💖💞 id die for u.. 

@kokobaekhyun aka jasmineY’ALL JASMINE’S A WILDT ONE Y’ALL SEEN HER TAGs??? when i thought no one can match rimi in being the Nastiest but.. ANYWAYS i love her either way 🤕🤕🤕 when she’s in soft mode it’s wholesome rly…. WE BONDED OVER MULLET!BBH BC IT’S GOD TIER AND WILL NEVER BE TOPPED anyways yea… love jas… she’s so funny n fun to talk to 😩💘 also if ur in a mood to talk about hard bbh she’S THE GIRL UR LOOKING FOR she’s always in the mood u won’t be disappointed KAJSHDjkas 

@my1ady aka arelyUHMMM NOT TO START BUT SHE’S MY BIGGEST FAN :(((((( WHEN SHE TAGS ME IN STUFF??? AND HER TAGS?? heart n*t :\ I LOVE HER SO MUCH THE LOVE SHE GIVES ME???? i don’t deserve… 😞😞😞 my anons asked abt her a lot lmfao idk why adkjahskj ONE OF MY FAVORITE XINGMIS HONESTLY!! HAS A GOD TIER URL WROW… my_lady_by_exo-m.mp3 amazing.. and uh loves my man so that’s a bonus… we share mans 🤕🤕🤕 love u arely.. 💗💗💗

@byunchen aka melqueen of making me want to d*e bc of soft n sweet bbh/exo imagines :(( also queen of making me want to KERMIT SUE OF SIDE BC OF THE NSFW BBH POSTS SHE MAKES I H*TE akjdhaskdjh SHE RLY BRINGS OUT THE BBH-L IN ME :\  ALSO MY FELLOW TRIPLE STAN??? VALID ! she’s full of nothing but love and AHHHHHHH I LOVE U MEL !!!!!!!! 💗💓💕💖💞

@exosvisual aka cindySHE ONE OF DI LOVELIEST XINGMIS IVE EVER MET PLEASE !!!! we cry about idol producer trainees together but mainly how hot and yixing distracting looks in all of di goddamn idol p episodes :\ I LOVE HER so much she’s rly so sweet and i’m rly glad i got to meet her :(( and also may i add that she’s… rly beautiful  😭😭😭 💗💓💕💖💞

@byunparks aka maddyMADDY WHO I BONDED WITH DURING THE 3 NIGHTS OF ELYXION !?!?!!?!!!! NEVER FUCKING FORGET !!!!! SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE I WAS TALKING AND UH we were both crying and truly losing our minds pls… i haven’t interacted with her much nowadays but she’s one of di best bbh-Ls i know n i love her… thank u for making me happy so i also wish for you happiness ily 🤧💖💖💖

@byunbread aka veraQUEEN VEWWA WHOMST I WUV SO MUCH :((((( not to b dramatic but she’s lideralee one of di best bbh blogs out there… (also random fact; she’s 179cm like… i’m so sorry baekhyun sweetie akshdakjsHDAAKJHDKJA) also uhhh queen of being di most beautiful ??? i’m not kidding :\ altho we’ve only interacted through posts and what not i rly love seeing her on my dash 🤧🤧🤧 i wish you di best for ur studies i wuv u vewwa 💕💕💕

@stanbaek aka ashleyASHLEY !!!!! A-SHE!!!-LY!!! uhm she’s is sososo sweet and her love for bbh is so so wholesome and beautiful and there’s A LOT of it :((( HER BBH BLOG CONTENT IS AMAZING AHH!!! we’ve talked a few times and she’s rly so sweet please.. 😞😞😞 honey i hope you know that you deserve to be happy 🤧🤧 i wish that you’ll always have strength when you experience days that are difficult to go through, i told u that i believe in u okay!!! i love you and i mean it 💞💞💞

@littlechefsoo aka courtneyONE OF MY FAVORTIE KSOO-LS AHH!!!!! i think courtney has been one of my oldest mutuals since i came on tumblr and she’s always been such a lovely person :(( her love for ksoo??? WHOLESOME…. i love it whenever she tags me in di tag games and even tho we’ve only interacted/talked a few times i love her 😣😣💗💗 also have y’all seen her ‘do it for him’ post and the pics were filled with suho’s tiddies from gayo daejun???? YEA MOOD. i love my fellow kyungmyeon-Ls 💖💖💖

@kyungsooslatinagf aka jossyJOSSY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!??!?! i love reading her tags when she reblogs from me pls kashdkahs also another one of my all-time favorite ksoo-Ls ♥♥♥ she’s one of di few people who came to check up on me during… a hard time so thank you for that :(( a fellow shawol-L and honestly miss jossy is beautiful my gosh 😩💘 we’re both tauruses so i think we have a lot in common lmao i wanna b able to interact n talk w u more miss jossy ily 🤧🤧💖💖

[materealgirl]

*Squeak *squeak – it’s been awhile, and I’m a little rusty.  OKAY.  Glad we got that out of the way.  Also, please tell me you sang STAIND, ‘It’s Been Awhile’ to yourself after that cheesy intro?  If so, you are definitely my people.  Here we go!

Hey there MG peeps, I’m back for a quick post and hopefully just in time to help you out with your Back to School shopping lists.  I hosted a party with my local Mall of Georgia Vera Bradley this past weekend and was totally inspired by all of the backpacks and back to school accessories they had displayed.  To be honest, when I was a kid this is the part of getting ready to go back to school that I lived for.  Shopping.  A new backpack, new stationary, new school supplies, and new clothes!  As a parent now, I’m honestly not as thrilled about dropping some major cash on things that my kids will most likely destroy. So when I do, I want quality items that will last as long as possible.  It also helps that my daughter loves so many of the current Vera prints and styles, which means less headaches and arguments.  Side note: MY GOODNESS, she’s eight – eight years old going on eighteen – so very opinionated, assertive, and certain of her own style (I wonder where she gets that from?)  

So I had Miss Chloe try on some of our favorite combinations for you all to give you some ideas of how to pair some of Vera’s current prints and fabrics.  Let’s check them out! 

Chloe is wearing the Iconic Campus Backpack in Rose Quartz.  The Tossed Posies print pairs perfectly with the Rose Quartz, pictured Lunch Cooler and matching water bottle.

Chloe is LOVING the all of the lavender this year (me too!)  Here she is wearing the Iconic Campus Backpack in the Lavender Pearl color way.  We chose to accessorize the bag with the Iconic Lunch Bunch and Umbrella in Lavender Meadow.

And for Chloe’s final selection – and also the backpack she will be sporting herself this school year – she chose the Lighten Up Grand Backpack in Lavender Botanical.

You’re about to feel less lethargic about school shopping and more enthusiastic.  Well, maybe.  I mean I’ve been out of school for about a century and I’m already thinking of ways I can justify the use of these items in my life.  A life where I no longer attend school or am in need of a school sized backpack? Sure.  Anyway here are some photos I took during my event, and as usual the MOG VB store looks beautiful.  

These patches are so cute!  Chloe got a couple for her own bag and we are super excited to see how they look with her print.

Thanks for stopping by!  And if you want to check out everything that Chloe will be using this year from Vera Bradley, be sure to follow me on FB and Insta where I will share those specific items on my stories.  

Back to School with Vera Bradley *Squeak *squeak - it's been awhile, and I’m a little rusty.  OKAY.  Glad we got that out of the way.  

[parttimestorier]

Some Thoughts on Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

I recently finished reading the fifth Ace Attorney game, and really enjoyed it overall. However, while I’d definitely call myself a fan of the series, it’s always had its flaws alongside its strengths, and Dual Destinies especially requires wading through some irritating mechanics to get to its great finale. The following post highlights the pros and cons of Phoenix Wright’s fifth adventure in my opinion, with minimal spoilers until after the second screenshot.

One consistent issue I have with the series is its increasingly annoying witnesses. For every witness who’s actually an interesting and developed character—or who’s just a weirdo but at least a funny one—there seem to be five who drive me absolutely insane. One thing that really bothers me personally is when the witnesses’ quirks involve long animations that play in between their lines, like Vera and her sketchbook in the last one, or Aura and her repeated assault of her robot companion. I’d rather cross-examine Oldbag again than watch a character I’m already annoyed with impede my ability to find out what happens next by repeating an action I’ve already seen before getting on with their dialogue. And I could just be noticing it more the more I play, but I feel like that’s become more frequent as the series goes on. Maybe increasing budgets and/or technological advancements have been making more sprite movement possible, but just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should.

This line made me laugh because I actually do have a “most annoying witnesses ever” list, which I’ve been meaning to update to include several Dual Destinies characters.

I also have mixed feelings about how Dual Destinies seems to be easier and more linear than some of its predecessors. I sometimes felt like it was underestimating the intelligence of its audience when it would show a flashback to something that had just happened as if it thought I had forgot, or when the characters monologued internally about their ideas rather than letting me solve the mysteries myself. But some of its changes may have been for the better, such as the removal of superfluous evidence in between courtroom days, and the way investigation scenes now highlight objects you can interact with more clearly. While most Ace Attorney cases aren’t too hard to solve, I always had at least one moment in the older games when I got stuck, and ended up wandering between rooms aimlessly or futilely trying to present every piece of evidence I had. The streamlining of Dual Destinies prevents those moments of frustration, although it may also come at the cost of removing some of the challenge.

Thanks for making it easier to try to advance the plot through process of elimination when all else fails, Trucy.

That being said, while I’m not sure any case can beat the third game’s “Bridge to the Turnabout” in terms of tying everything together into a fun and surprising finale, “Turnabout for Tomorrow” comes pretty close.

When I first started Dual Destinies, I was pretty skeptical about the new characters and mechanics that were introduced. Why did they have to bring in Athena and her widget thing when there was already a ton going on both narrative- and game-mechanic-wise with Phoenix and Apollo? Why did they also introduce a new detective instead of sticking with the adorable Ema Skye, and what was up with the ridiculous notion of a convicted murderer working as a prosecutor? Of course, all of these questions were answered in “Turnabout for Tomorrow”, with the important roles Athena, Blackquill, and Fulbright had to play, and with the connection between Athena’s psychological cross-examination methods and an overall theme of the importance of expressing and understanding emotions. And the twist that the seemingly jovial and enthusiastic Fulbright was really the sociopathic phantom was quite a shocking one for me—I suspected Yuri Cosmos and even Candice Arme before gasping at the real revelation. Even after all of that, I initially thought the phantom’s layers of masks were just silly, but they set up that wonderfully disturbing sequence in which he switches between multiple masks while breaking down over his lack of a real identity just before his death. I should have learned by that point to trust that just like in the original trilogy, the Apollo Justice games are always headed somewhere interesting, even in their sillier moments.

It was also fantastic to see a reunion between Wright and Edgeworth, with the latter possibly acting more like a realistic prosecutor than any character in the series has before. I’ve talked a bit in the past about how it bothers me that so many prosecutors in these games seem to be motivated to do the job by either cartoonish villainy or their own personal vendettas, rather than a desire to work in tandem with the defense to ensure fair trials and uncover the real truth. Edgeworth did exactly what I wanted him to in this case, by being as objective as possible rather than trying extra hard to either help Phoenix or convict Athena. And the cutscene in which they began the trial in the ruins of the bombed courtroom has to have been one of my favourite moments out of the whole series. The defense was born ready!

This case did a lot to help fuel my Wright/Edgeworth shipping too.

All in all, while I found some aspects of Dual Destinies frustrating, I’m glad I kept playing through them in order to experience its great story. I’m really looking forward to starting Spirit of Justice soon.

[sometimesrosy]

The Carriage House, chap 2: : Mr Griffin and Mrs Blake ha ha ha

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Summary:

They moved in right away. No one saw a need to wait. Their friends helped them out and Vera, the landlady welcomed them with open arms.

It should have been so easy. It was easy. What was hard was the ruse. Because he didn't want it to be a ruse at all. And his friends seemed to want to rub it in his face.

Moving in was easy. And quick. By the next weekend, Clarke and Bellamy had bought simple gold bands to wear around the carriage house, rented a truck, and filled it with their stuff.

Vera greeted them at the gate, holding it open with a delighted smile on her face.

“Welcome, welcome! I’m so glad to invite you into our happy home. Aren’t you such a beautiful couple?” She reached out and held Clarke’s face, kissing her on both cheeks firmly before letting go and turning to Bellamy, pulling him down with surprising strength and doing the same to him. She linked one arm into each of theirs and walked them through the garden courtyard, showing them all her flowers and fruit trees, the barbecue set up on the patio and the fountain that tinkled and cancelled out the noise of the city streets through the alley entrance.

Bellamy and Clarke’s friends carried box after box through the garden paths into the carriage house while Vera refused to let them get away.

“Seriously, Vera, I feel guilty letting our friends do all the work, we should help them…” Bellamy said.

Raven passed them with some of Clarke’s paintings under her arms. She shot them a look. Bellamy rolled his eyes back at her. She knew the game. Of course she did. She was the other teacher in their partnership, the one who taught the kids math and science. The three of them worked together and she was the one who teased them half that time about being ‘married.’ She knew this was fake, but she also knew it was the best apartment possible. She was the one who convinced Bellamy he should go through with it when he wanted to back out. So why was she giving them that look?

“Nonsense. You’ll buy them a pizza and some beer tonight and then once you get settled in, you’ll invite them over and we’ll have a barbecue. This is what friends are for.”

“We?”

She smiled and guided them over to her barbecue again. “Did I show you my barbecue? It really hasn’t gotten much use since my kids moved out. It’s time we have a nice family party.”

“Do you mean Marcus?” Clarke asked. Bellamy could tell she was charmed by Vera. “Do you have other children.”

“My own children? No. Just Marcus. But all the kids I’ve taught or taken under my wing are my kids. They all have a home here. You’re my kids now. Your friends are my kids. This is what we believe. Family. A future. Community. When we have your housewarming barbecue, we’ll add all your names to The Tree.”

“The Tree?” Bellamy was starting to get a funny feeling.

“The Tree.” Vera stopped them in front of a beautiful old plum tree with twisting branches, already heavy with fruit. “This is the representative of all that we believe. Community. Family. Home. When we add your names to the branches, it will bless you and your union and consecrate your marriage and family for the future.”

Bellamy was definitely uncomfortable. “I thought you were a Christian, Vera.”

Vera chuckled. “Oh no. I believe in the Unity Path.”

Oh. Unity Path. That kind of wacky church that was basically about bringing humanity all together and valued intermarriage and children to create a more beautiful future yadda yadda. Right. Now it all made sense. They had these temples precisely for young couples. He caught Clarke’s eyes. She was biting her lip and grinning. She’d figured it out too. That’s why she wanted her tenants to be married. It was how she honored her church. He almost felt guilty that Clarke and he were faking. They wouldn’t be a real couple and they wouldn’t be having children.

He definitely felt guilty. Well he could give her what she wanted at least, a garden courtyard full of young people ready to celebrate life and love and their new home.

Monty and Jasper were hauling a dresser. Raven had a box for the kitchen. Miller had a whole pile of boxes on a dolly, heading down the paths to the carriage house. “You guys up for a courtyard barbecue at the end of the school year? As our house warming party? Vera would love to have you all.”

“Sweet!” Jasper said and Monty grinned along.

“Yeah, I could hang out in this garden with a beer and some friends. If I have to,” Raven said. Which was Raven being enthusiastic about non science and technology things.

“If I have to,” Miller agreed. Which was Miller being enthusiastic about pretty much anything.

Yeah, Bellamy and Clarke weren’t going to give Vera her couple with babies, but he could give her a courtyard full of young people that she could matchmake.

Strangely, this made him feel less guilty. He turned back to Vera with a smile. She didn’t seem to notice his divided thoughts. He glanced at Clarke and she raised her eyebrows at him. She, however, probably knew exactly what was going through his mind.

“See?” Vera said. “That’s how it works.” She turned to their friends, burdened with boxes and furniture. “None of you mind getting them set up while I take them for a tour of their new home, do you?”

Miller pressed his lips together, but Raven got a glint in her eye that Bellamy didn’t trust. “Not at all, Vera. We’ll take care of them. You can be sure of that.”

He shot a look at Clarke. She looked worried, too. But there wasn’t time for worry. Vera grabbed their arms again. “Perfect. I’ll send them back with some sangria. Come, children,” she said and shuffled them off down the garden path behind some trees and flowering bushes until Bellamy couldn’t see his friends anymore, but he could still hear their muffled laughter.

***

When Vera finally released them from her tour of the garden and her brownstone which was full of empty rooms and old knick knacks and books and paintings and mementos and plants and cats and a life well lived, the sun was going down and Bellamy carried a huge jug of nearly purple sangria. Clarke had her own tray of birds nest cookies filled with jewel colored jams. They’d already ordered four large pizzas from the pizza place that Vera had suggested and that should be along soon.

Bellamy went into the carriage house feeling rather strange. Spending the afternoon with his arm wrapped around his partner, pretending to be her husband, receiving cheek kisses and whispered wry comments, had already gotten him buzzing with a strange energy, so when he held the door for his Clarke and walked into the living room to find his friends all sprawled out on Clarke’s cozy couch, drinking the beer he’d bought for them, he felt like he’d entered an alternate reality.

Was this his life? Was this his home? Was this his…wife?

“Close the door dude. You’re letting in the smell of flowers and gardens,” Jasper said reclining back on the couch, beer in hand, feet up on a box that hadn’t been opened yet. He caught a look at Bellamy and then sat up. “Wait. What’s in the jug?”

Jasper jumped up and came over.

“Vera made us some sangria,” he said, but not before Jasper got to him and tried opening the lid on the jar. Bellamy tried to hold him off and instead, splashed sangria down his front.

“What the hell, Jasper?”

“You spilled it!” Jasper cried, taking the jar from him and cradling it. “The glasses! We need glasses!” He went off to the kitchen in search of glasses.

“Are you high?” Bellamy grumbled, holding the now soaked t shirt away from his skin.

“A little,” he said.

Clarke came up and put a hand on his arm. She blinked at him slowly, reminding him that their friends had moved the whole truck with virtually no help from them. Bellamy sighed. She was right. “Vera also made us cookies,” Clarke said and held up the tray. Monty came up and relieved her of the cookies.

“Cookies and sangria?” Raven said, sitting on the couch rubbing at her thigh and bad leg. “You promised us pizza.”

“We ordered it already. It’s coming,” Bellamy said, looking at her worriedly. She looked tired. “Did you hurt yourself? I told you not to over exert yourself.”

Raven snorted and rolled her eyes. “I can handle a few boxes.”

“I wouldn’t let her carry any of the big stuff. Don’t worry,” Miller said, “I took care of Raven while you were being a good husband to your wife.”

Raven chuckled along with Miller, both of them smirking up at Clarke and Bellamy. “You’re looking pretty purple there,” she gestured to the rapidly spreading stain on his shirt. “You’d better go change before the pizza gets here. You wouldn’t want to embarrass the wifey.”

“Shut up.” He was doing a lot of grumbling. Clarke rubbed his arm comfortingly. For some reason the teasing didn’t seem to bother her.

Probably because she didn’t have to worry about actually being in love with him. To her it was just silly teasing. Just a ruse.

“Go change, Bellamy,” Clarke said. She looked so happy.

A knife twisted in his gut. Because he didn’t want it to be ruse. The realization hit him at exactly that moment. He didn’t just have crush on her. He didn’t just want to get her into bed because she was hot. He wasn’t in danger of falling in love with her. He was actually in love with her and he wanted her to fall in love with him and he wanted to be her boyfriend and then marry her and have kids together and grow old together. He just stared at her.

“Bellamy…go change and rinse that out before it stains. That’s my favorite t shirt of yours.”

“Huh?” He looked down. It wasn’t anything special, just an old t shirt meant for moving, with the nasa logo fading out, and nearly worn thin.

She shoved him towards his room. “Go. I’m sure they’ve put all your stuff in your room. All your boxes were clearly marked with contents and location.” She’d teased him so much about his anal moving organization skills, but he was the one who would laugh, when all his things were easily unpacked and put away and hers were still lost in the chaos of her moving system, which entailed throwing random things into the nearest box and taping it up and shoving it out of the way.

Clarke’s teasing put him back on steady ground. He liked her, no matter how much he loved her. And he could just be. And like her. And be her roommate. It would wear off he was sure, once the newness of it all settled in. He was sure.

“Laugh now, Griffin,” he said. “You’ll be crying when you can’t find any of your art supplies or cardigans.” Two things she was never without. Her art supplies and an endless stream of thrifted vintage cardigans, because she was always cold, even in the middle of summer.

She tried to mock him again but he waved her off and headed into his room, the one on the right, pulling his tshirt over his head as he went. He closed the door.

The room held nothing but a bed with a bare mattress, a desk, and a lamp. There were no boxes. There was nothing in his room. None of his things were there. What the hell was going on? What had they done with all his stuff? He knew he shouldn’t have let them take charge of moving, and he kept trying to get back to direct them and help out but Vera commanded him to stay and he’d felt such guilt over the lies that he stayed. But now look what his fool friends had done.

He whipped his door open and stormed back out into the living room. “Where the hell is my stuff?”

Jasper and Monty were snickering over the plate of cookies but Raven looked cooly back at him. “We put it in your room. You’re welcome.”

Miller flicked through the tv. “That’s mighty ungrateful of you, Mr Griffin. All our hard work in setting up your love nest and this is what we get.”

“What’s going on?” Clarke came out of the kitchen with a bunch of wine glasses, stopping short at the sight of him.

“They hid all my stuff. There’s nothing in my room. Look, I appreciate your help moving and all and I owe you one, you know it, but can I have my stuff back now? I need to change.”

“He told you, Bellamy, we put it in your room.”

“My room is on the right and there’s nothing in there.”

Miller flipped through the channels, still not looking at him, cool as a cucumber. He shook his head. “We put it in your room. That is the guest room. You’re welcome.”

Clarke choked a bit on nothing and then shook her head as if to clear it. “Are you guys kidding me?” She put the glasses down on the coffee table and grabbed Bellamy’s arm as she lead him down the hall to the room on the left. HER room.

She opened the door and there was Clarke’s room, all set up, the bed nicely made with her fluffy down comforter. Two small cozy chairs that he knew were meant for the living room. Flowers, cut from Vera’s garden in a vase on the bedside. They’d even put up curtains in her window. They were his curtains, plain white ones that filtered the light just a bit, but they were on Clarke’s windows.

“What the hell?” he said. “My room was completely empty. This one is all set up.”

She rolled her eyes. “And you couldn’t find your clothes?”

“I couldn’t find anything.”

Clarke went to the closet and opened the doors. Her clothes were all hung up, neatly, right next to his.

He stepped up to look closer, because. Ridiculous. “Why are my clothes hanging in your room.”

“Our friends are assholes.”

He ground his teeth. “They’re never going to let go of this fake marriage thing, are they? Married couple. Sharing a room. Calling me Mr Griffin.”

“Probably not. They’ve been calling me Mrs Blake if it makes you feel better.”

He was not going to tell her that hearing that name on her lips actually sent a thrill through him. He ground his jaw again. “I’m going to kill them.”

Clarke laughed throatily and looked down at his bare chest. “I think you should put on a shirt before you do.” She reached in and pulled a tshirt off of a shelf. “This is a great closet,” she said. “Way bigger than yours.”

“My room gets the morning light. I like to wake up to the sun.”

She smiled then handed him the shirt. “This is my second favorite shirt of yours.”

It was an old vintage style shirt. “Battlestar Galactica?”

“I love science fiction.”

“You just love calling me a nerd.”

She hummed. “Mm. That too.” Her smile made his heart leap.

A clangor went up in the garden. Clarke jumped.

“What the hell is that Griffin?!” Raven yelled from the living room.

“It’s the courtyard gate bell,” he said, and he couldn’t quite help how gruff his voice was.

“Oh right.” Clarke nodded. “Get dressed before the pizza gets here, hubby. I’ll let the the delivery guy in.”

Clarke left her room— their room according to his friends— and he had to hold onto the closet door for a minute in reaction. He took deep breaths. This would get easier right?