#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."

Harmony Icons

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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]

(Remember what I said about this needing 7 screenshots? Yep. This is an absolute doozy.)

CHAPTER 3, FINAL ACT: THE ABYSS ENDS

(We're currently chasing down the Iron Horse in an armored vehicle.)

THIS is what Terence's plan is?! He's fucking crazy!

So, Kyle...what's the plan?

I...I don't know. I actually have NO idea what to do here. But I may have an idea.

(I pull out a silver case with "The Nuclear Option" engraved onto it. Within it is a gilded, gold-plated Bazooka, which I load a rocket into immediately.)

We go in guns blazing.

Sounds like a plan to me.

I second that notion.

I third it.

Fourth.

Then we have a plan. We'll make the rest up as we go along.

READY...

(I fire a rocket into the side of the of the Iron Horse, blowing a hole into the wall, which makes an entryway.)

GO!

(We quickly blaze through the train, shooting every single Toppat Radical we see along the way. We also destroy all the weapons, fuel tanks, and generators as we go along, destroying each truck car in the process. However, the Iron Horse's engine room isn't destroyed, instead it simply loses all energy and brakes to a halt at the Foundry.)

Huh...y'know, I could use this for a mobile Chaos Creation Center base. The engine room car seems intact, I could probably get this thing up and running again.

Then go for it. But first, it's time for him.

(We immediately bust open the door, and---)

(BANG!)

KYLE!!!

(Kyle gets his head blown off by a sniper rifle shot!)

(BANG!)

ALTER!!!

(Alter, too?!)

Now you know how it feels to lose everything.

(Suave hits a button on his armor, and a few guided missiles are sent to the Airship. They manage to blow up part of the hull, but thankfully, none of them damaged the engines or the landing gear, thankfully allowing it to make a safe, albiet shaky, emergency landing.)

And I do mean EVERYTHING.

(I...I've never felt more angry then I have right now. Electric energy begins to crackle around me, as Henry and Ellie take a step back.)

Do you understand what you've just done? You not only took away the man who created this entire world, but you also took away my cousin. My own family.

No. Not just Alter. The CSB as a whole is like family to me.

Alter may be my cousin, but I consider him like the brother I never had.

And Kyle created this beautiful world. You just killed the storyteller himself.

You have no idea what hell you've just unleashed upon yourself.

I AM GOING TO SEND YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE FUCKING GROUND YOU STAND ON!!!

(I bring out Leadhead, stab it into the ground, and a lightning strike hits Alter, reviving him and powering him up.)

Well now, looks like I'm back. Thank you, Violet.

LET'S GET THIS FUCKER!

WITH PLEASURE!

(Terence shoots every weapon he has at us, but neither of us even flinch. I rapidly slice at him with my sword and Alter punches him repeatedly, and bit by bit, his armor goes away. Eventually, and after a long battle, Terence is forcefully ejected from his armor.)

Time to die, asshole.

Wait, stop! We can talk about this, right?

Nope. You're done for.

(cough, cough!)

(Wait, that cough. I know who it belongs to. We all turn around, and what do you know.)

KYLE?!

D-Don't...don't worry...about me...get...T-Terence...first...

(Kyle is somehow still alive. Henry and Ellie give us a signal that they'll stay here and look after Kyle. Me and Alter give them a nod, before looking each other and realizing exactly what to do.)

Let's go for a little fly, Terence.

(We quickly burst through the foundry's roof and over to the Airship. Reginald sees us, immediately knows what our plan is, and turns on the engines, causing the propellors to spin. Immediately after, both me and Alter dangle him over the very same propellor he was killed with the first time.)

Again?! I'm feckin' here AGAIN?! I thought you blokes wanted to be merciful to your enemies?!

We do that if they can be redeemed. However, you have no chance of being redeemed, Terence Suave.

Recruting you into the Toppat Clan was a mistake.

Letting you get all that power was a mistake.

Having you ever in our lives was a mistake.

And letting you into my story was a mistake.

(Kyle is being hauled over Henry and Ellie's shoulders. He's not looking the greatest at all, but at least he's able to be here.)

But regardless, there's one thing you should know before we kill you.

These mistakes are yours alone.

YOU FUCKING BASTARDS!!!

(Alter and I pull our hands back and throw Terence into the propellor with all our might. A blood-curdling scream is rung out as Terence dies yet again, this time taking his spirit with him. At long last, he's finally dead, this time for good. The electric aura fades as I drop to the ground, back to normal.)

You...you did it. Suave is finally dead.

'Bout time that bastard Brit got what was comin' to him. Though the Airship definitely took a hit, though.

RHM, we know. Tell Laurence to flag us down and have Kyle be taken to the medbay immediately.

Copy.

(RHM's visor drops down, and with a beep, he contacts GEOGRAM.)

Aight, you should be teleported away shortly.

By the way, we would like to personally thank you for killing Suave.

Thank you all for doing what we couldn't. Maybe you all aren't so bad with my son, after all.

Thank you, Carol.

(We all teleport away, a job well done.)

🎇OPERATION EMPEROR'S GATE & CHAPTER 3 COMPLETE!!!🎆

ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED!

End Of Suave (Emperor's Abyss Set)

RANK: Unstoppable (Stock Achievement Set)

BEGINNING EPILOUGE #1

So much pain...

(I'm currently in the GEOGRAM medbay. Dr. V said I was lucky to have survived. Suave shot me with a .50 cal sniper rifle. For those unaware, that's a pretty powerful bullet. Luckily, it seems his aim was off after shooting Alter, so he shot me in the stomach instead. It actually punctured my stomach and left a hole in my gut, but thankfully that was the only thing it did to my gut. It nicked my spine a bit on the way out, but it didn't hit the nerve, just the bone. It wasn't fatal, but damn did it hurt.)

(Suddenly, the CSB come in with "Get Well Soon" gifts.)

Hi, Kyle. How badly did you get damaged?

Well, Dr. V said the bullet hit my stomach and punctured it both as it entered and as it left, and the bullet hit a few of of the lumbar bones in my spine, knocking them clean off. I have to be fed through a tube until my stomach is patched up, and I have to lie down as with as straight a posture I can do until Dr. V can attach some new lumbar bones to my spine.

At least you're alive. And we did it. Terence is gone for good.

What about Jericho?

Jerry? Oh, he heard the news and immediatly realized he didn't want to stop working as what he was.

After telling Earl that he wouldn't pull a Tom Sawyer on his responsibilites anymore, and with Earl realizing he CLEARLY meant it, he's been released on promise that he'll work for GEOGRAM and actually do it this time, and he's actually done said work!

It's safe to say that Jericho and Earl Grey have finally made up again.

That's good to hear.

Oh yeah, this is for you.

(The CSB place a music box next to me, which features depictions of all the people in the AtO story, including ones from the PMD event and the Alternarune event, surrounding me, who is the "ballerina" of the music box [though my little figure is me at a DJ booth]. As soon as I open it, it begins playing a familar tune.)

Is...is t-that...?

Yep. It's "Into The Light" by Off the Hook.

We figured you'd like it.

(I begin crying tears of genuine joy.)

I'd ask for a group hug, but I can't get up from this bed.

Don't worry, Kyle. We'll just do it from here.

(The four surround me and gently hug me, making sure to avoid my wounded areas. After letting me go, they begin to walk off, but Violet suddenly stops.)

Oh, right. Almost forgot.

(Vi plugs a minifridge into an unused outlet, which is filled with both mango and apple juice bottles, and sets up a pill dossier with my sleeping aid pills neatly laid out on my bedside table.)

You still need your sleeping pills.

Thank you, Violet.

You're welcome, Kyle. Get well soon, okay? We love you, you lovable bastard.

(Violet then runs off with the others.)

I love you too, you guys.

BEGINNING EPILOGUE #2

What do you mean, "Terence is dead"?!

Just what I said, Phantom 1. He's gone.

Kelso, there has to be a way to connect with his spirit.

Arase. His spirit is the thing that's gone. Nothing can bring him back or even contact him. He's gone for good. On the bright side, at least that means our little "mistake" has finally been fixed.

Well shit. I'm going up next.

NO. I've had enough of waiting around for you people. I'm going next and you can't stop me.

And what make you think you can---HRRRRGH?!

(Suddenly, two giant snakes coil around Arase and Phantom 1, tightly constricting them.)

Ah, the famous boa constrictor. Nasty things, really. They can be tamed to constrict their prey, and then eat them whole.

ALRIGHT, YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT!

CALL THEM OFF, KELSO!

(Kelso snaps her fingers.)

Both of you. Release them.

(The boa constrictors uncoil themselves from Arase and Phantom 1.)

See, while the CSB was out doing things elsewhere, I wasn't just training the Vipers. I was also training snakes. Constrictors, rattlesnakes, real vipers...all kinds of snakes, really. Training them to help me beat them.

Especially that Violet Wolfsbane girl. She's a botanist that clearly loves nature.

She put her full trust in me, and I betrayed that trust.

I wonder what would happen if the very nature she loves so much decided to betray her, too?

END OF EPILOGUE(S)

[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.