#altering the outcome

[alterrune]

Hey everyone, it’s me, Lily Burnway. I was going through my computer to play some of those old flash games. Apparently I came across this website that had a series of games called Lacey Flash Games, I might actually check them out!

https://freeonlinelaceygames.neocities.org/

NO NO NO NO NO NO. Please, Lily. Don't.

(I know that name too well. The moment I heard it, I quickly sped into the room, putting my wheelchair at max speed to stop it before it begins. I managed to make it just in time.)

What? Why?

(Hurriedly, I quickly pull out my phone and pull up a video titled "the disturbing rabbithole of laceygames.com". I quickly jump to the part in the video with the makeup parlor game.)

Watch closely, Lily.

Wait, that's the game I was about to---

Don't talk. Just watch.

(A certain blond-haired girl shows up on screen. When the player uses what looks like a makeup spreader, a slicing sound is heard and the girl opens her eyes to reveal a seemingly endless stream of maggots, all pouring out of her eye sockets.)

OH MY GOD, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS?! KYLE, STOP THE VIDEO! PLEASE, KYLE, I BEG YOU, STOP! I DON'T LIKE THIS!

(I immediately stop the video.)

Yeah. That's what Lacey Games is. It's not cutesy flash games. It's the "girly Flash games" equivalent of Doki Doki Literature Club.

I'd say it's worse than DDLC, Kyle. Oh my god, thank you for stopping me before I learned what it was the hard way. I'm gonna make sure that site never comes up again for me.

Yeah. Happy to be of...

(Lily suddenly looks like she's about to puke. I quickly grab a metal bucket and give it to her, which she immediately throws up into.)

...service...? Lily, you okay?

That...that was horrid. I hated every second of that. I think I'm gonna hurl for a bit now. I'm fine, I just...don't do well with grotesque horror like that. This happened earlier when...(hurls)...Ellie showed me "A Serbian Film", which she considered her favorite film of all time. I can handle regular horror, but grotesque horror is outta my league. (hurls) Thanks for the bucket. Gonna use it for a bit now.

You're welcome. I'm just glad I had it. See you later, Lily.

(I turn my wheelchair around and exit Lily's room, and while I can hear her vomiting is slowing down based off the frequency of the noises she's making, she's still not having a good time. I CLEARLY helped her avoid experiencing it the hard way. I'm just glad that series is something I'm all too familiar with.)

[alterrune]

"hey, so uh...my name is harmony. kyle and the others in that 'csb' group said i could hang out with them later on. apparently i'm 'open for asks' right now, tho (whatever that means). and to @splatoon-edits, i'm gonna use one of these images for this blog when november hits. probably the one on the bottom right."

"go ahead. like, ask me stuff. sid, clash and orion aren't here, tho. it's just me."

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[karta-ri]

apocalypse cancelled everyone!!!

[benevolenterrancy]

("Always. Continuously. With increasing apprehension, and decreasing hope. I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday. I will love you as a corpse loves the beak of the vulture. I will love you no matter what happens to you, and no matter how I discover what happens to you, and no matter what happens to me as I discover this." -- paraphrased from The Beatrice Letters, Lemony Snicket)

[alterrune]

I know I wasn't tagged, but I figured, "Eh, why not?" Just for the hell of it, I'm going to do myself as well as the other main characters in my Altering the Outcome story:

Kissable Grapefruit (Kyle Gibbons)

Kissable Cucumber (Kyle Cross)

Vivacious Waffle Cone (Violet Wolfsbane)

Hard-Shelled Shortbread (Henry Stickmin)

Electrified Rutabega (Ellie Rose)

tag yourself i'm his little meowing dodecahedron

[annabelle--cane]

yall know me. you know my takes on season four of horror drama podcast the magnus archives. you know that I'm passionate about giving every character a fair shake about how they interact with jon because, even in cases when they are ultimately misguided, they are all written with easily legible motivations that go beyond "being evil for fun," and I do this in part because people have a tendency to be especially especially rancid about all of the female characters. you know this about me. but christ on high, sometimes when I listen I do want to get in a tight-knit hand-holding circle with them all and say well what did you THINK would happen?

[pianokantzart]

King Booario again! This time with an updated design.

[rovermcfly]

gay people are so fucking useless, they will literally quit their well-paid, secure job for some guy, go to that guy's boss and offer to write a book about their football club, pretend to be "observing" the guy's coaching methods or some shit for MONTHS and actually write a whole ass book about it, all just to have an excuse to spend every single day with him instead of simply saying something like "hey I'm really into you, would you like to go out sometime"

[alterrune]

Oh my god. That looks so freakin' adorable. I love how you did all of us. My eyes even look like they took a hit, which, y'know, they did. Nice detail!

That's not the only thing that's accurate to boot, Alter. That backpack was also a good choice. Funny story: I actually do have a backpack like that, and it usually contains snacks, some plant seeds from my dad's botany shop, and a polishing kit for Leadhead. That sword of mine does get pretty scuffed every now and again, so it's good to have a polishing kit on standby.

Even my outfit is pretty accurate, despite the lack of blue aside from the diamonds in my hat. I prefer to wear blue, but at a museum like that, I would definitely wear all-black. Would prefer to look my finest, after all.

And my outfit looks great, too! Love how you incorporated the rose I usually have on the front center of my top hat into the design, in the exact same spot, no less.

You continue to amaze us with your talents, Scooter. By all means, keep up the good work!

@alterrune

I was playing New Horizons and remembered I made custom outfits for Toppat Henry and Ellie a while ago and thought it’d be fun to do that for Alter and Violet.

The game’s museum is pretty nice once completed (despite having to sift through a ton of Redd’s counterfeit art to do it) even though there are sadly no giant gemstones.

Violet’s wearing the spacey backpack, though after I’d made all the outfits I remembered that there’s a sword accessory in the game.

And here’s Henry and Ellie.

Toppat outfits are a lot of fun to make in this game so I’m glad I made some more.

[alterrune]

INTERMISSION 10: THE MEETING

(Killer Laurence and Malice Lily are currently at the stronghold castle Malice Lily made, overseeing Sean practicing his moves on a test dummy.)

Sean. You've got to slash faster than that. Are you hesitating to kill?

C'mon, ML. Give the kid a break. He's still new to this. Besides. I know how to motivate him. Hey, Sean! You want some more candy?

(He shakes his head "yes", but his stomach begins growling as he clutches his gut in pain.)

Ah, looks like the all-candy diet finally caught up to ya. Well, don't worry. There's some pre-made meals in the fridge I installed earlier.

You installed a fridge into my stronghold, Killer Laurence?

Yeah, I did. I know you like the whole medieval times thing, but you can't make a movie set in medieval times with only things from said era. You gotta have electricity to make a proper movie, Malice Lily.

Fair enough. Sean, go ahead and grab something from the fridge. We shall wait here for you to finish, dearest.

(Sean walks off out of sight, but as soon as he does that, the two are suddenly blinded by a flash of pink, and after the pink light fades away, they teleported into what appears to be a singular black room.)

Ah, good. The teleportation worked. Malice Lily and Killer Laurence, correct?

Who the fuck is asking, you little robotic shortstack?

Incorrect. I am the only robot around here.

Yes, that's a common misconception people have about me, Joke-Explainer. Much as I may look like a robot, I'm not. Truth be told, I'm more of a humanoid alien, if anything.

We asked you a question. I would highly reccomend you answer it before we lose our composure and brutally slaughter the both of you.

My name is Susanna Patrya Haltmann. But I prefer to simply go by "Susie".

And I am the Joke-Explainer 7000™! I usually simply go by "Joke-Explainer" or "JE", however.

In that case, yes. It's pretty fucking obvious we are, though. Have you SEEN another duo that looks like us before? Aside from our counterparts from the world we've both found ourselves in, I mean.

Of course we haven't. And yes, we knew it was you from the very beginning. We were only asking because we wanted to hear the words come out of your own mouths.

We summoned you here because we would like to let you know the ColorStreak Battalion is gunning for you. And they will help us with a problem of our own.

Okay, blah blah blah. Lily, you wanna kill 'em?

Let us end their pitiful lives, Killer Laurence.

I had a feeling you'd say yes.

(The two try to rush at Susie and JE...only to find out that they've been teleported without their weapons, and Malice Lily's malice magic has been disabled on top of that.)

Oh, now THAT is a fucking cheap shot.

Did you really think we'd let you harm us like that?

Indeed. Seems like The Joke™ is on you.

What, are you two fucking dating or something? Why do you keep finishing each others' one-liners like that? My fucking lord, is that ever unneccesary.

Yes. We're in a lesbian relationship.

(Killer Laurence stops cold when he hears that.)

I WAS FUCKING KIDDING. YOU ACTUALLY CANNOT BE SERIOUS WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

What, are you against it?

Yes, but it's not the lesbian bit I have a problem with. Trust me, I'm may be a cold-blooded murderer, but I'm not xenophobic.

That's for people of other countries, Killer Laurence, not sexualities.

(sigh...) Homophobic. I'm not homophobic. Oh, and since we're on the subject, I'm not xenophobic, either. Why do I ALWAYS get those two terms confused?

(ahem) Regardless, what I mean is that my problem is the fact that it's a female robot and a female alien dating. I feel like that counts as some kind of interspecies thing? Like, I wouldn't call it zoophilia, but i'd definitely consider it something like that.

(The two look at Killer Laurence with pure anger.)

Susie? Can we please show him what we learnt from my wrestler counterpart after the event from yesterday had concluded?

Yes, Joke-Explainer. I hereby provide authorization to give them a taste of the Smash-Up.

(Susie summons a wrestling ring from out of thin air. After she and JE hop up onto the ring, they both grab on to the ropes, pull themselves back, and hit both of the evil Burnway twins with two seperate flying full-force kicks to the face, with Susie nailing Malice Lily and JE nailing Killer Laurence. Susie and JE then grab a steel chair from under the ring and slam it into the evil duo's faces as a final blow. Susie then puts the wrestling ring away the same way she brought it out, as Malice Lily and Killer Laurence get up from the beating they just experienced.)

Do not call us a "zoophilic relationship" again.

Hmph! I hope you've learnt your lesson!

I VERY MUCH appreciate you dragging me into that little wrestling ring attack of theirs, Killer Laurence. Thank you SO much for nearly making me lose a tooth. (sigh...) I swear, you really need to learn when to stop talking like a chatterbox and start fighting, and to filter your words.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Sometimes I just love hearing the sound of my own voice too damn much.

(The two quickly get back onto their feet.)

Alright, spill. Why did you send us here?

Simple. We wanted to test the teleportation device that JE and I finished making, and we also wanted to let you know that the ColorStreak Battion will come out on top against you.

Not just because they always do, but because we need their help with something important. You will not intercept our plans to get their help at any point in time, you kidnappers.

We hope Sean gets back to his true parents, and that you both burn in your own personal hell for what you've done.

Goodbye.

(After Joke-Explainer and Susie say that last line in unison, another blinding flash of pink appears, and Malice Lily's castle fades back into view, as they are exactly where they were standing before being teleported by Susie.)

Sean? Are you there?

(Sean walks out of the room, having eaten some pre-cooked chicken nuggets that were in the fridge that he microwaved. He then pats his stomach and grins.)

Good job, kiddo! Thanks for following our instructions and making yourself some lunch. You think you're up for some Reese's now? We bought some more for you!

(Sean dashes toward Killer Laurence, grabs the packet of Reese's peanut butter cups, and begins scarfing them down.)

Hey. Do you think we could find those two again? Susie and Joke-Explainer, I mean.

Sadly not, Killer Laurence. I already tried, and it looks as though they are from another world entirely. Not a different timeline, a different world altogether. Even if a spell like that was possible, it'd take ten of me just to open it. Which is a damn shame, as I truly was hoping that they would call me "my dearest Malice Lily" like the rest do...

Fair enough. Let's just prepare for the start of our plans in May.

Of course. Did you have to make them so themed around movies, though?

I took some inspirations from a video game for the Nintendo 3DS by the name of "Persona Q2: Shadow Of The Labrynth". I'm a huge cinema buff, and that game is themed around worlds within the screen of a movie theatre. And since this world's Burnway siblings have those Persona things with them, it was an honest-to-god no-brainer to base it off of.

Fair enough. Now let us have our lunch. My servants should help us.

Killer Laurence?

🎶"You are looking without seeing/It's not like you were blind/But something had you fleeing/From what you could find/Just hiding in plain sight/You're already always free!/Now you're looking and you're seeing/Your every choice is fine/No plot limits your freedom/And the story line/Is yours for the making/The road less taken/Could be where you're meant to be!"🎶

KILLER LAURENCE!

Oh, sorry. Couldn't help but sing that song. Road Less Taken is such a banger!

But yeah, I heard you. Let's have us some dinner. General Thomas Tanker makes the BEST boneless chicken bites, I swear!

Yes, he certainly does. Although, I have no idea why you hate bones on your meat. I certainly like them, as it doesn't feel like meat without it.

I just don't wanna bite into something hard while I'm eating some soft chicken, Malice Lily. Personal prefrence, that's all.

Fair enough, Killer Laurence. Now then, without further delay, let us have our well-earned feast! I hope you enjoy it, Killer Laurence.

You bet your ass I will, Malice Lily.

(Malice Lily gives a playful smirk to Killer Laurence as she and Killer Laurence head into the dining room as Malice Lily's mind controlled army, lead by General Thomas Tanker, serves the two of them some absolutely delicious food, which they both enjoy with smiles on their faces, as Sean is heard in the background vigorusly practicing the combat tactics that Malice Lily and Killer Laurence have been teaching him onto the testing dummy the two set up for him.)

END OF INTERMISSION 10

[ninjamelissajulien]

my favorite ninjas in my favorite gis

[kushanna]

possibly wild and out of touch take ahead so beware but if the second half of those eight digits is supposedly beato's birthday (yeah, november 29th, i've known it for a long time) and if we haven't been lied about it not being shannon's or kanon's birthday (i'm naming names now)... and if the beato we know as the game master is supposed to have been born for reasons related to battler, then wouldn't her "birthday" be the day of his sin? he sinned and then she was born, which sounds very biblical. and which means that for him to understand what those digits mean he'd have to not only remember that he has a sin, but also the exact day it was committed. i personally think it might have been a lot to ask of a little idiot like battler, but that's another story

[alterrune]

So...I kinda just threw shit together that made sense to me and somehow ended up with this pretty nice image?

Considering this was a cat-based Picrew, I decided to take inspirations from Morgana from Persona 5, as I've become a bit of a Persona fan as of late (I believe it started last December, after getting Persona 4 Golden for my Switch after recieving an eShop card as a Christmas gift).

I also decided to base this more off the Alter in-game, rather than the Alter outside of it (that would be me), like last time.

Thanks for the nomination, FB. As for who I want to see do this...how about @lemon-peppermint/@ending-the-cycle-ask, @hackanon & @hollow-henry-official?

New picrew chain! Make a cat version of your blogsona! Here is the picrew. :3

Tag as many people as you want!

@reallytimhortons @apple-unofficial @cvs-pharmacy-real @totally-roku-tv @totally-scjohnson @its-sanrio-official @google-news-official + open tags

[scionshtola]

i do think a good shtola arc for the future would be like, her sort of calculated recklessness with her own life negatively affecting someone else and her having to reckon with that

[danielnelsen]

i think it's severely under-explored that, in possibly the rarest timeline imaginable, hawke can potentially become both viscount of kirkwall and princess of starkhaven

[muninnhuginn]

li tianchen saying he hated people who pretended to be nice but were secretly jerks the most + the neighbour who saw what was going on but backed off (whether because of his own safety or because liu lan shook her head to get him to go away with the idea that it would stop further escalation). the idea that "jerk pretending to be nice" in this case is represented by an observer seeing something wrong and refusing to intervene.

looking at cheng xiaoshi's repeated interference during dives vs lu guang's mantra to keep the past as it was. to remain an observer deliberately.