#alyx pepper

[spaceistheplaceart]

when the trailer for HL2VRAI first came out ppl were hoping for Mira to play alyx and while i dont really care who plays her, ive always wanted to animate something for the idea :)

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A black and white sketchy animatic.

Gordon looks down apologetically.

Gordon: "I-I dunno. I'll like, do something to make that up to y'all. Like, in real life-"

He looks up and smiles nervously.

Alyx shoves him. She has a bandana across her forehead, fingerless gloves, a short vest, and a ripped sleeveless hoodie. She grins deviously at him and pokes his chest.

Alyx: "Give me that flashlight! Drop it! Right now!"

She tries to yank the front panel off the HEV suit, shown through her vibrating rapidly as he fingers are curled under the plating. Benrey comes in from the left and puts a hand on Gordon's shoulder, staring at him. Benrey does not have a helmet and his shadow/hair covers half his head. He is wearing a jumpsuit and has a sparse mustache.

Benrey: "Yeah, give me everything you have.

Gordon bursts out laughing, causing Alyx and Benrey to fall back. Alyx grips the ladder next to them for balance. The camera zooms out to show they are in an alleyway with posters on the walls, the ladder, and a dumpster. Bubby is sitting on the dumpster.

Gordon puts his gun arm over his face like a facepalm and hands Benrey his crowbar.

Gordon: "Yes, sir!"

Gordon gives Alyx a pistol, which is shown through him 'holding' it out with his gun arm and a menu above them that shows his arsenal. He gives her the pistol, then a grenade.

Gordon: "Yes, sir!"

The grenade drops and explodes, resulting in an ear ringing sound effect. Bubby has his hands over his face and exclaims in pain. Coomer pokes his head out of the dumpster.

Gordon puts his head against the wall, bracing himself against it as Alyx laughs. Benrey is rubbing his eyes. There is an explosion mark between Alyx and Gordon, where the grenade dropped.

Cut to a little later. Alyx shoves Gordon to the ground.

Alyx: "Jump him! You got any change in your pockets?"

She looms over him then leans down, grinning and tauntingly cocking her head.

Alyx: "CHUMP? BITCH?"

An image of Pepe the Frog on the floor of a McDonalds, all his food spilled out pathetically with his eyes tearing up is shown- but edited so that it's wearing glasses and the HEV suit to resemble Gordon.

Gordon: "No-"

The Pepe image is gone, replaced with a drawing of Gordon on the ground, looking up as Alyx and Benrey's shadows come into view. His mouth is wobbly and he's got big wet pathetic eyes.

Alyx kicks Gordon while he lays down, Benrey smacks him with the crowbar. Laughing and hitting sound effects are heard.

The screen goes black for a second.

Alyx points forward, yelling with her hand on her hip.

Alyx: "HEY, GOON!"

It's shown that Alyx is speaking to Gordon, who has his arms dangling in front of him and looking up at Alyx wimpily. They are in a junkyard. Alyx jabs her thumb to the right.

Alyx: "Go find me some scrap!"

Gordon sulks off.

Gordon: "Yes, ma'am."

Alyx crosses her arms with a smug smile as Coomer laughs in the background.

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Friends or crush? 😍🤔

[h0undeye]

ok im too lazy to draw this so youre getting a textpost baby

BUT!

panepon au. basically follows general plot of panepon. fun little fairy land but MONSTERS are invading and all your friends are turned EVIL and you have to save them (beat them in a match three game)

our protagonist is tommy, the flower fairy. "why is tommy the protagonist shouldnt gordo-" SHUT UP HEATHWR!!! i'll GET to it but also tommy just reminds me of lip (the flower fairy in panepon) ok?

the first fairy you save, the wind fairy, is BARNEY CALHOUN because this is a hlvrai + half life au (aka i didnt have enough characters). why? shrugs. just. eh. vague gesturing. i think her free spirited nature works for barney

next is ALYX whos the ice fairy because sherbet is described as a silly little trickster and im like yeah thatd be funny

the nature fairy is gordon (hlvrai) because hes a nature guy in my heart of hearts

benrey is the jewel fairy because. looks around. sighs. i just really like the jewel fairy and i really like benrey. (also the term "shadow leader" is used in rubys character description and thats. im so NORMAL about that phrasing. plus due to lore reasons ill get to her being the shadow leader implies shes buddies with lip whos tommy in this au)

the water fairy is dr coomer! because the fire fairy is bubby and. well. im not immune to cliche

the sea fairy is darnold. sea and water are two separate elements here!!! i just think darnold mermaid is neat okay. something something sea. soda. whatever

the moon fairy is gordon (half life) ONE because shes described as the group leader DESPITE lip being the ACTUAL leader. two. idk something about moon imagery and gordon freeman. they go together in my head

the goddess cordelia is GMAN (hlvrai to be specific). because cordelias whole thing is that shes the final FINAL boss but its revealed that all the monsters and stuff were ILLUSIONS she created to test her daughter, LIP, to see if her daughter was prepared to take on the mantle of queen. do you see how this fits gman and tommy now?

as you can tell i dont have a lot of solid reasoning for most characters its mostly vibes especially since in panepon they dont have very solid personalities so vibes are my best bet. maybe i'll draw all these guys because i want too im just lazy. but this au occupies my brain and i have to get it OUT

sidenote i havent fully worked this psrt out but itd be really funny if dr breen was thanatos the demon king

[victimsofyaoipoll]

Bracket Be Upon You

Match Ups Under the Cut

Iris West (The Flash) vs Lois Lane (DC)

Stephanie Brown vs Selina Kyle/Catwoman (DC)

Amy Rose (Sonic) vs Relena Peacecraft (Gundam)

Mia Winters vs Ada Wong (Resident Evil)

Skylar White (Breaking Bad) vs Uraraka Ochaco (My Hero Academia)

Jade Harley vs Jane Crocker (Homestuck)

Safu (No. 6) vs Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson)

Sakura Haruno vs Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto)

Casca (Berserk) vs Shiv Roy (Succession)

Kaede Akamatsu vs Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganrompa)

Christine Canigula (Be More Chill) vs Yennefer (The Witcher)

Han Sooyoung (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint )vs Shinoa Hiiragi (Seraph of the End)

Pepper Potts vs Natasha Romanoff (Marvel)

Peggy Carter vs Sharon Carter (Marvel)

Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Elizabeth Midford (Black Butler)

Katara vs Suki (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Ginny Weasley (Harry Potter) vs Alyx Vance (Half Life)

Erina Pendleton vs Suzie Q (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

Alana Bloom (Hannibal) vs Gwen (BBC Merlin)

Maya Fey vs Iris Hawthorne (Ace Attorney)

Allura (Voltron) vs Kayano Kaede (Assassination Classroom)

Mary Morstan vs Molly Hooper (BBC Sherlock)

Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball) vs Every Supernatural Woman (Supernatural)

Yona vs Zelda (Legend of Zelda)

Joan Watson (Elementary) vs Mipha (Legend of Zelda)

Megaera (Hades) vs Meryl Stryfe (Trigun)

Mel Medarda (Arcane) vs Juno (Beastars)

Nyota Uhara vs Keiko O'Brien (Star Trek)

Zoe Murphy (Dear Evan Hansen) vs Gwen Cooper (Torchwood)

Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) vs Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Misa Amane (Death Note) vs Téa Gardener/Anzu Mazaki (Yu-Gi-Oh)

Nancy Wheeler vs Eleven (Stranger Things)

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

You know, because it's hard to give a massive amount of character in one post, I'm gonna list stuff about alternate rusted knights here

Repentant Thief: Emerald Sustrai, desperate for company used her semblance to hallucinate her friends/allies. Over time as her memory of them began failing, the illusions became flatter, more generic in their kindness and support, and at some points she truly believes that's what RWBY and Co. were like, while at others she can't stand the sight of them, the inaccuracies making her sick to her stomach.

She waits for her Heroes. The ones that saved her before.

She wears leather armor with a Leather helm that covers the lower portion of her face, with a large cloak and hood over all of it. her pants are very similar to previoupairs, simply plainer and sturdier. She has traded heels in for full hiking boots.

~~~~~

Fathomless Angler: Clover Ebi, now an old man, has grown tired, very, very tired. So tired he no longer cares to find a way out, and lets time slip by - He never read The Girl that fell Through the World, his knowledge of it's tale being minimal. He figures this is some twisted afterlife, that he'd done wrong fighting Qrow and has to let himself be punished for fighting his friend.

He Waits, as catching a fish is mostly waiting for it to take the bait. He's still trying to figure out his fish.

Clover wears a faded, dusty Atlesian coat, meant to have water and snow slide right off, with a large scarf and slick bucket hat. due to lack of care, his beard has grown long and scraggly, a veritable bush of salt and pepper. He wears Waders in place of his old Military boots.

~~~~~

The Cobalt Knight (Oxidized Cobalt): Alyx, upon deciding to amend her mistakes in the Ever After was assaulted by The Curious Cat. Jaune Arc, the Rusted Knight, still sick from the poison rushed to her aid. In the end, Alyx was saved, and the cat slinked away to lick it's wounds.

Jaune's didn't make it, and was swallowed by the tree.

Alyx, unable to heal him, to fix this mistake took up his weapons and trained. She was smart - out maneuvering and outsmarting the cat for years until she was able to fight it directly. Then they stayed apart, the Cat not wanting to risk themself, and Alyx not wanting to her own life in revenge.

Alyx waits for the same reasons Jaune did - Guilt, anger, self-loathing, and a need to help RWBY, with all the same weapons he fought with; Mind, Sword, and Shield.

She wears armor like Jaune's only simpler, and lighter, and in FAR better condition - only a little dirty and scuffed.

~~~~~

The Frosted Empress (Lonely): Weiss Schnee, Knowing all she had to do was wait, did just that. She waited. and Waited. And waited. She did her best to stay stable, she practiced arts, she kept up her training, she began to speak to herself in off moments, she never got along with people too much liker herself so Alyx was a handful to deal with.

She oscillates between a very sweet, matronly figure, and an Icy, bitchy Vol-1-esque personality, with moments of lucidity being not too uncommon.

This Weiss wears very simply constructed outfits - basic chain mail and dresses, with immense ornamentation, and a veil, like one would wear at a funeral. She has many different trinkets - leaves, feathers, jewelry and what not.

~~~~~

The Wilted Rose: Ruby Rose fell into the Ever After, and Suffered. She fought as much as she always had, but with no support, no clear goal and the weight of her failings crushing her, Alyx and Lewis were the Straws that broke the Camel's back.

She Ascended into the one person she knew could do anything.

Summer rose.

As motherly and sweet as ever, this rose has thorns only for The Curious Cat - even if she can't remember why.

She looks like an older Summer. With like, very graying hair. It's just Summer Rose.

[doughbrainer]

So This Is Kind Of An Au... So Here Are The Designs For Them!

Joshua Freeman, He/Him

After The Events Of HLVRAI, Joshua's Father Never Returned. With The Rise Of The 7 Hour War, Recognising Gordon And The Scientist Team Had An Impact On This, He Fills In The Roll Of "The One Free Man" While Waiting For His Dad To Come Back. Essentially He Is This AUs Gordon. He Tries To Avoid Being Violent Unless The Scenario Needs It, He Want Hurt You Unless You Hurt Him Or His Team First. The H.E.V Suit He Wears Was One Given To Him By Darnold, Due To It's Excessive Use, He's Had To Use Duct Tape To Repair It In Some Places.

Everett Ardven? Calhoun?, He/Him

Before The Events Of This AU, Everett Stayed In The Care Of His Uncle Benrey In Xen. At Some Point, Benrey Had No Choice But To Teleport Himself And Everett Out Of Xen, Into The Real World. Due To The 7 Hour War, Benrey And Everett Became Apart Of The Resistance. At Some Point, Everett Lost His Uncle, Leaving Him Alone To Wander City 17 And The Coast. He Is Eventually Found By Joshua And Sam, Joining Their Team. Although He Has Bigger Priorities, He's Still Searching For The Rest Of his Family.

Sam Pepper, She/Her

Due To Darnold Chickening Out Of Joining The Scientist Team In Their Journey, Darnold Was Not Put Into Statis And Instead Was There For The 7 Hour War. Prior To The War, Darnold Accidentally Made A Child Using His Own DNA From A Potion. That Child Was Sam Pepper, Who He Raised As His Daughter. When Darnold Meets Joshua, The Three Took Refuge In Mock Up Lab That Darnold Made His Own. When They Were Adults, Sam And Josh Left The Lab And Began Going Around City 17 And Other Near Areas In Order To Help Refugees And Fight Off Combine.

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That's All I Have Right Now On These Characters So Yeah. If You're Wondering Where Barley Is, I Have This Idea Where She Has The Place Of The G-Man But Outside Of That, I Don't Have Much Of An Idea For Barley In This AU.

For Reference, Josh Takes Gordon's Place, Everett Takes Barney's Place And Sam Takes Alyx's Place.

Joshua's Design Belongs To @pistachi0art

Continue Reading For No Backgrounds, Line Art, Sketches And References

Reference Used For Joshua And Sam Belong To @pistachi0art

[clericofshadows]

past meets present

Description: Regis runs into someone from the past while he and Zaeed are waiting for Kaidan to join them on their date.

Paring: Regis Shepard/Kaidan Alenko/Zaeed Massani

Note; Takes place a few years post ME3.

KA: Sorry loves, I’m going to be a bit late.  Meeting is running over with no end in sight!  

Regis checked his omnitool to see Kaidan’s message flashing at the top.  That explains why Kaidan hadn’t met them at Apollo’s, despite his usual promptness.

Regis glanced up at Zaeed, who also had his omnitool out.

“Sounds like we’re on our own for a while,” Zaeed said.  “That school keeps him so goddamn busy.”

Regis typed out a reply.  “Price he pays for not being on the station in person all the damn time.”

RS: Want us to go ahead and order?  We can wait for you. KA: Nah, don’t worry about it.  Don’t let me prevent you from eating.  Can’t have a grumpy Zee on our hands. ZM: I can see that. KA: I know :).  I’ve done enough chatting.  I can always ask you to get me something to-go.  It’s fine.

ZM: No, it’s not.  We’ll order as many goddamn appetizers as it takes to wait for you. KA: <3.

Regis took that as a sign he was done talking for now.  Zaeed reached over and grabbed Regis’s hand, lacing their fingers together on the table.  

The waiter–Alyx, if he remembered correctly, never being great with names–came back by, asking if they were ready for anything.  Regis went ahead and ordered them some fried chicken bites smothered with spicy peppers, and Zaeed opted for a platter of egg rolls and another beer. 

“Anything else, gentleman?” The waiter asked. “Usually I don't see just the two of you here.”

“We're waiting on our third.  He might be a while,” Regis replied, setting down the menu. “We’ll wait and order our usual when he gets here.”

“Of course. Just let me know.  I’ll go ahead and get those appetizers out for you.” The waiter left with a nod.

Zaeed finished off his first pint. “50 credits says this whole meeting could've been an email.”

“You say that every time.”

“So, are you taking the bet or not?”

Regis took a sip of his lemonade.  “No.”

“You’re no fun.”

Regis only smiled in response.  “You won’t be saying that later tonight.”

Zaeed rolled his eyes.  “Indulge me.  I know he loves this program, but how many times a month do we hear him bitching about the content of the meetings?”

“Price he pays for not being there in person,” Regis said again with a pointed look.  “Soon enough we’ll all be back on Arcturus, and I imagine then he’ll have no issues.  For now, this is the best thing they can do.”

“When did you get to be so diplomatic?” Zaeed snorted.

“I can think of a few reasons.” Regis started counting on his fingers to make a point.  “Galactic war and all the shit I had to deal with, post-Alpha Relay summits before Wren and Hackett got smart and used the resources I got for us, hmm… post-war summits and all that shit… Can I keep going or have I made myself clear?”

“Crystal.  I guess you’re right.  We really can’t complain.”

“Not unless you want to do long distance.”

“Rather not.”

The waiter came back with their appetizers, setting the plates down along with three small plates and another glass of Zaee’s preferred beer.  Nice little touch.  They hesitated for a moment.

“Something wrong?” Regis asked.

They pulled a face.  “Depends.  I know you typically like a quiet evening and all… but there is a woman over on the balcony inquiring about you.”

They were right.  Neither of them were particularly fond of the attention that lands on them at all times, although the luster had died down since the end of the war.  Still, there were fans who wanted to meet the great Admiral Shepard, and Regis always turned them down. He is not some prize to look at.

On the off chance it was something interesting… “Did she give a name?” Regis asked.

“She did.  Rahna Akar.”

Regis found himself dragged by… Kaidan?  Was that his name?  He was too distracted looking into his eyes, nothing but kindness and a beautiful dark brown full of warmth.  Either way, he was the one good thing so far out of this fucking place. “Come on, let’s meet more people!  You can’t hole yourself up in there all the time.  Let me introduce you to Rahna, she’s one of our dorm buddies.”

A blast from the past.  Interesting.  And Kaidan isn’t here to witness it.

Even Zaeed quirked an eyebrow at that.  Regis nodded, curious to hear from her.  “She’s fine to come over.”

“Oh?  Alright, I’ll let her know.”  They walked away.  Regis watched as they approached a table far from them, right next to the balcony. 

There was a woman sitting alone, clothed in a simple, but professional dress Regis sees often on the Citadel.  He couldn't make out her face just yet, but as she got up, he immediately recognized her.  Older, yes, but still the striking woman that was part of their friend group at BAaT.

Well, part of Kaidan’s group.  Regis took a lot longer to warm up to anyone that wasn’t Kaidan, still angry about not learning biotics from Vik. Still, his mother’s decision led him to Kaidan, and he can’t really imagine a universe in which he didn’t meet up during BAaT.  And through that, they met Zaeed.

Regis can’t really bring himself to be angry about it anymore, knowing what BAaT gave him in the end.

Rahna approached them, standing next to their table, glancing down at the empty chair.  “You’re looking well, Regis… or is it Admiral?”

“It’s Regis,” he said.  “How’s life treating you?” 

“Well, all things considered… When I saw you, I thought that…” she trailed off.  “Never mind.  I guess I shouldn’t ask for much after everything.”

She wanted to see Kaidan, not that he was surprised.

Regis shrugged.  “I’m not the one you should be apologizing to.  Not really, anyway, if that’s what this is all about.”  He moved to grab an egg roll and a couple of pieces of chicken, pushing them onto his plate.  “This is Zaeed, our husband.  Apologies for not immediately introducing you two.”

He nodded at her but didn’t offer anything else in response.

“Yes, I thought I recognized him.  I’m Rahna,” she said, belatedly.  “I apologize for the intrusion.  If I caught you off guard, then you most definitely did for me,” she said, rubbing the back of her neck.

“Sit,” Zaeed said to Regis’s surprise.  “Kaidan was held up by something, but if you want to speak to him, now’s your chance.”

“Are you sure?  I don’t want to intrude,” she hesitated in her tone, but her hand already went to the chair.  “I’ve already eaten.”

Regis wanted to be a bit of an ass and say she already intruded, but he bit his tongue.  Zaeed seemed to pick up on it, though, hiding a grin behind his drink.  “Sure, go ahead.” “Thanks!” She brightened up, taking a seat.  Their waiter came back and asked if she needed anything.  She asked for a glass of water.

The atmosphere of the table was a bit awkward, Regis and Zaeed digging into their food while she waited for her drink, later sipping at her water after the water brought it by.  

“So,” she started.  “I guess you know everything, Zaeed?”

He nodded.  “We don’t keep secrets from each other.  I know what happened, every goddamn bit.”

“It’s been a long time since then,” she said, not quite meeting their gaze.  “We’ve… you’ve changed a lot since then.”

“Never thought the bratty angry kid could become the savior of the galaxy?” He asked but tried to keep it light.  It must’ve failed by the way she seemed to flinch a bit.

Probably not helped by his cybernetics.  He knows his glowing eyes are off-putting to some, and with his scars and general attitude, he’s not the nicest guy out there.

It also doesn’t help that Regis had a crush on Kaidan from the beginning and admittedly, never got on well with Rahna as a result of that.  He tried to be civil for Kaidan’s sake, but it didn’t always work out.

“Well, no–sorry–” she started, but Regis interrupted her.

“No, I’m sorry,” he sighed.  “I was a bitch during BAaT.”

“You really were,” she laughed, and Regis had to hold back a dark look.  “I swear I’ve never seen anyone so jealous.  Kind of surprised me to see your wedding pictures on the ‘net… hell, my husband immediately showed me the details.”  Regis held back a frown.

Married and with a spouse who knows at least some of the details from BAaT.

“You’re married?” Regis asked, not noticing a ring on her finger.  She was, however, wearing a necklace with the pendant noticeably tucked into her neckline.  Regis didn't think anything of it, often doing the same with his rings, keeping him close to his chest.

“I am, yes,  Nearly ten years now,” she said.

Zaeed gave Regis a questioning look before asking, “Regis can be a jealous bastard at times, yes, but never with us and what we have.  What are you trying to pull?”

Regis wasn’t going to comment on it, but Zaeed had a point. 

She frowned.  “I’m not trying to pull anything.  Last I saw Regis… well, it’s not important.  Sorry if I caused any offense.”

Regis waved it off, but something about her comment still stung.  He wasn’t about to fully let it go, throwing out one last comment.  “Communication is key, and one thing that we’ve always tried to be good at.  Only way we can make this work.  Didn’t really have a lot of that back in the day, did we?  Goes a long way to clearing the air.”

Her face stayed carefully stoic.  “It’s good that you both found so much happiness despite everything.”

More like in spite of everything.  Regis dropped it, for now.  Now’s not really the time to be petty, but a small, dark, and vindictive part of him was happy that he was the one that helped Kaidan in the end.   “I’m glad to hear you did well, too.  Still use your biotics?  Or did you go for the program to tamper down the L2s?”

She nodded, loosening up a bit.  “You and Miss Lawson did incredible work on that, by the way.  Yes, I went for the reduction.  Wore a low-power, low-energy amp for years until you came up with that method.  I feel… a lot freer now.”

Regis and Miranda spent time trying to improve amp and implant structure, as well as introducing more ways to use cybernetics in the field of medicine.  Kaidan’s biotic school was his pet project; Regis’s was his cybernetics programs.  With Miranda’s knowledge from Lazarus, they were able to reverse engineer parts of the L2 and give recipients of the implants two major choices: refit with an upgraded implant with fewer risks, or downgrade down and lose most, if not all biotic ability.  Vikram also got involved, using their centuries of medical experience and biotic implant knowledge to get their methods out there.  A third, lesser chosen option was to retrofit the L2 with some improvements to further reduce risk, but not all side effects were lost. 

Kaidan, like him, still uses the L2.  It’s been a successful program, and these days Regis is happy enough to spend his time overseeing that.  He’s still an Admiral and a Spectre, but not as out in the field as much.

The Normandy is in new hands.  Much of the crew has gone their separate, but happy ways.  And soon enough, Regis might find himself living damn near full time on a space station.

Who knew?

“I’m glad to hear it’s been useful to you,” Regis said, hoping the sincerity was coming through.  “BAaT made many things clear to us.”

“If I ever have kids who manifest, I know who I’m sending them to.  I really should be saying this to him, but…” she trailed off, and Regis had a feeling he knew what she was about to say.

Before Regis could say anything, his omnitool pinged.

KA: Meeting’s done, I’m heading down as fast as humanly possible.

Zaeed opened his omnitool and a smirk appeared on his face.  Oh no.

ZM: Could it have been an email?

Regis rolled his eyes and gave him a pointed look.  Rahna looked at them in a hilarious expression of pure confusion.

KA: No, Zee, it couldn’t. ZM: Dammit.  Anyway, we have company. KA: You… do?

RS: What Zaeed is trying to say is that we ran into someone unexpected.  Rahna.

Kaidan started typing and stopped, and then started again, and then stopped again.

Finally, he sent a message.

KA: Wow.  That is unexpected.  I guess she wants to talk to me?

RS: I’ve gotten that impression, but we’ve had a good conversation so far.  I won’t spoil all the details.   KA: Of course not.  Be there soon. XX

Regis and Zaeed sent kisses in response before powering off their tools.

“He’s on his way,” Regis said, and she immediately seemed to tense back up.

“Hey, it’s going to be fine,” Zaeed said, his voice taking on a tender tone.  

“I really shouldn’t be worried.  Kaidan was always such a sweetheart, and then–” She made a motion with her hand.  “That was all I could see.  Still see, sometimes.”

Regis wasn’t about to admit that Vyrnnus stopped haunting his dreams many, many years ago.  Kaidan coming in and saving the day changed the narrative for him.

Instead for her, it was likely another nightmare.  He understands.  Being an Alliance spacer kid meant he was used to death, to an extent, already getting some training for self-defense and shooting lessons.  

Someone like her?  A good life with a rich family?  

“Something tells me you never saw it that way,” she continued.

“Why?  Because of my feelings for Kaidan?  Or because of what I’ve become with my Alliance career?” Regis asked.  He didn’t want to be accusatory, but quite frankly, he wanted to know where she was going with that.

If she says Torfan, he might just get up and leave.

“No.  I could see it in you when you Stasised him.  You claimed the power shift was accidental, but was it really?  I remember you talking all the time about your uncle who should’ve been the one training you, and that Vyrnnus will get his one day,” she admitted carefully.

Damn.  He had to give her props for that, but he hated her tone, as if she was trying to trap him into admitting something.  

Regis took a few bites of his chicken before pushing the plate away, washing it down with a bit of lemonade.  “It was accidental. I did want to Stasis the son of a bitch.  But sometimes, biotics can be just as much about intent as it is about the mnemonic.”

He made sure her gaze was locked onto his. “The only thing I would change would be to trade places with Kaidan.”

She looked away. “How could you… never mind.  It… messed him up, didn't it.”

“That's an understatement if I've ever heard one,” Regis scoffed. “But I'm not really the one you should be saying this to. I wasn't shunned, he was.  And all of you were blind to what he did to save us all.”

But Kaidan forgave her and them a long time ago.  Regis wanted him to forget about them, they were nothing.  Yet, that wasn’t Kaidan.

“You grew up knowing biotics.  None of us did!  And we saw what we could do if we were pushed too far, what we could do to each other.  He broke my arm, and the next thing I knew, he was dead!  Was killing him really the answer?”

Yes, it was, he wanted to yell. 

“I don't blame you for feeling that way, but a strong support from all the students who suffered under his torture would've gone a long way.  Thankfully, he was cleared anyway, as was I,” Regis replied, choosing not to rise to the bait. “That kick he managed is nothing compared to what we can do.  Being scared of what we can do is probably what they wanted anyway. As far as I know, Kaidan and I were some of the only L2s that actually went somewhere in the Alliance.”

Zaeed whistled, getting their attention.  He held up his omnitool. “He’s about to be here, coming up from the elevator.”

Rahna settled back down in her seat.  “I kept in contact with some.  You're right, most of us found ways to get rid of our ‘gift.’ You, however, can't blame us for how we felt.  I was a scared teenager in immense pain, and–”  She stopped, her gaze focusing on something behind him.

Regis opened his mouth to reply, but Kaidan cleared his throat behind them. Ah, right. How much did he hear?

He sat down in the seat between Zaeed and Rahna. 

“Looks like you've been having a productive conversation without me,” he said diplomatically, nodding at Rahna. “Good to see you. You look well.”

Regis could tell Kaidan was keeping his voice carefully steady, carefully flat.  Not a good sign. 

“You do too,” she said, her voice taking on a similar tone. “Married and Alliance life seems to be treating you well.”

“That it has,” he said, breaking out into a genuine smile.  It was quickly lost.  “I could tell things were a bit tense when I arrived.”

“It's not easy talking about BAaT,” she began. 

“No shit,” Regis interjected.  Kaidan gave him a sharp look. 

“What, I'm not wrong!” Regis said, defending himself. 

“No, but you don't have to be an ass about it,” Kaidan said with a sigh. 

Regis rolled his eyes but stayed silent anyway. 

The waiter came back by. “Ah, your third has come!  Would you like for me to put your usual in?”

“Might as well,” Kaidan said. “Unless you have any objections?  Rahna, would you like anything?”

Still dancing around the main topic. 

“No, I’ve eaten already.  Thanks anyway,” she said.  

“Our usual, then,” Kaidan said. “And could you give us some privacy?”

“Of course.  Just signal for me if you need anything.  I’ll return with your food,” they said before walking off, returning a moment later to give Kaidan a pint of beer. 

Kaidan took a long, slow sip of his drink before breaking the silence.  “Why exactly did you want to talk to me, Rahna?  To apologize?”

“Well–yes,” she started to say.  “I never knew what happened to you, other than hearing that BAaT was shut down.  And then years later you appear in the news, and kept appearing…”

“I forgave you a long time ago,” Kaidan said.  “And honestly?  I don’t want to hear it.  It’s long been in the past.  We were kids.”

“You did?” She looked at Regis, who decided to say nothing.  He knew that Kaidan did.  He could’ve told her and sent her on her merry little way, but he couldn’t help being curious about what she wanted to say to Kaidan after all these years.

Hell, even Regis couldn’t really blame everyone for their reactions, but that didn’t mean he wanted to invite anyone over for drinks and reminiscing anytime soon.  It was a betrayal, no matter how anyone framed it.  “But–”

“But what?” Regis asked.  “You heard him.  It’s done.  And I made sure he could work through it, as the only kid there who stood with him.”

“Regis…” Kaidan started, giving him a warning look.

“What?  It’s true.  I’m not the only reason why you were able to be comfortable as a biotic again, but I sure as hell helped,” Regis said, not backing down.

Rahna shook her head, standing up.  “I don’t even know why I bothered with your goddamn guard dog here.  It was good seeing you, Kaidan, and I’m glad life has treated you well.  Regis?  Thank you for your cybernetics program, but honestly, I shouldn’t have expected anything different out of you.”  She gave Zaeed a nod, who inclined his head in response.  Regis couldn’t even tell what he was thinking right now.

“Rahna, wait,” Kaidan said, standing up.  

“I’ll go,” Regis said, standing up and tossing his napkin on the table.  “Tell Alyx to pack my food for to-go.  I’ll be in the Spectre range if you need me.”

This is purely between Kaidan and Rahna.  He doesn’t need to be there, especially when his opinions haven’t changed after all these years.

Kaidan risked punishment after he broke free of his guards to try and clear the air, to talk to her before he was sent away.  Hell, he remembered Kaidan recalling the guards drawing their weapons when he flared out, trying to get one last moment with her, to explain himself and get what to understand. 

And she turned away with only a goodbye.

Regis walked off without a second glance back, hearing Kaidan call his name as he rounded the corner to the elevators.  He pressed the call button and stopped to put his earbuds in when he saw Zaeed walking towards him with his jacket slung over his shoulder.

“Did Kaidan send you after me?” Regis asked, crossing his arms.

“No, I left because their conversation is none of my goddamn business.”

Fair enough.  It had to be awkward for him. 

“Are you going to say it's mine?”

He shrugged.  “I know what you went through, but is she really the bad guy here?”

The elevator doors opened.  They stepped inside, Zaeed moving to hold his hand.  Regis couldn’t help but smile.

Regis inputted their destination.  “No, but she represents everything that caused Kaidan to shrink into himself.  He was confident, open with his biotics.  Directly after?  Well, everyone was terrified.  But Rahna?  She turned away from him after he tried to fight to talk to her one last time.” Zaeed nodded.  “Kaidan told me everything.”

“I know.”

“And you also told me everything.”

The doors opened and they stepped outside, making their way to the Spectre office tucked away in the embassies.  “What are you trying to say?”

“Both of you are too damn biased when it comes to her.  His crush on her has long since fizzled out, but he still cares for her.  Your opinions on her haven’t changed one bit.”

“Neither has hers on me,” he scoffed.  “We were never that civil with each other, although we tried to be for appearances.  Also to save ourselves from punishment.  Can’t be seen fighting.”

Zaeed grumbled out a curse.  “The more I hear about what you went through, the happier I am he is rotting somewhere.”

“You know I’ll drink to that.”

As they walked up the stairs, they noticed a familiar face about to enter the offices.  Ashley was waving her credentials to the door, clothed in a comfy techwear inspired outfit.  “What the hell are you two doing here?” she asked, keeping the door open for them.

Regis nodded at her in thanks, barely listening to the VI announce their Spectre statuses and Zaeed’s associate status.  “Long story.”

“Somehow I doubt that,” she replied, rolling her eyes.  “Thought the three of you were supposed to be on some hot date.  What happened?  Clearly not a fight, but something… I don’t know… awkward?”

She knows them too damn well.

“Right on the money, Ash,” Zaeed replied, sitting down in front of the range.  “How much do you know about BAaT?”

She made a face.  “Oh no.  What happened?  I don’t know like, everything, but I know how it shut down.”

“Then you know enough,” Regis sighed.  “Did Kaidan ever mention someone named Rahna to you?”

She nodded.  “Break during N training.  Yeah, he talked a bit about BAaT and you and what he did in the end to protect her.  Was a bit tight lipped about her, though.  All I was able to get out of him was that they stopped talking after what happened.”

Regis pulled a face.  “Well, that’s one way to put it.”

He started to tell his version of the story, but Zaeed cut him off.  “No, you’re too goddamn biased.”

“And you aren’t?” Regis asked.  Ashley looked between them and shook her head.

“Least biased about her,” Zaeed said, putting his hand over Regis’s mouth.  Ashley laughed. He licked it and when Zaeed didn’t budge, he sighed and rolled his eyes.

Zaeed told her what was, admittedly, a nicer version of what Regis would’ve described, removing his hand from his mouth in the middle of the story.

“Yeah, can hold one hell of a grudge.  You were jealous,” Ashley said, giving him an unimpressed look.  “Not that I’m surprised, but even after all this time?  You got the man–you got two men–and you’re still trying to pick a fight with her?”

“It’s not about what Kaidan felt for her.  It’s about what she represents,” Regis said.  “Kaidan struggled to see himself as a biotic, as someone who was even human.  I wasn’t scared of him, but I sure as hell was scared for him after seeing the rest of our class stepping away from him after what he did.  Rahna said he was Mr. Popular, but hell, she was the queen.  And I get why.  She was nice, always willing to lend an ear, knowing what to say… but that day, I saw nothing but betrayal.  We were saved from our goddamn torturer, and yet suddenly, he wasn't the only monster in the room.”

Ashley sat down next to him.  “God… I knew it was bad, but even from your perspective… they must’ve grilled the both of you.”

“I got off easy compared to him,” Regis said quietly.  “Thankfully, the higher ups saw it in a similar way, as did the turian courts, but the damage was already done.  I made sure we stayed in contact, and I was there for him when I could be in-between my studies and his own online programs.” Regis closed his eyes.  “I remember something he said one night.  We were still young, not even enlisted yet…”

Kaidan brought him to their apple tree.  A large one up on a hill, all by its lonesome away from the rest of the orchard.  It was special, one of the first on the property.  Or something.  It seemed to have a lot of stories. Either way, it was Regis’s favorite.  Away from prying eyes.  An inspiration for the tattoo of the tree on his right arm, combined with Norse imagery to be his own yggdrasil.     They kissed each other, soft and sweetly on a warm blanket, underneath the starry sky.  In between kisses and loving words, Kaidan said something to him that nearly broke his heart, the way his voice rasped and cracked.  “Regis, you make me feel human.” “I shouldn’t have to.  You are human, every glowing bit of you.” “Yes, yes, I know… how many times have we had this discussion?” “Far too many.  But if me being here with you helps…. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon.” Kaidan kissed him again, this time with more heat and passion behind it.  Regis returned it with the same intensity, pulling him in close to press up against him. “Kaidan, I love you,” he said, breathing out those special words for the first time against his lips.  “I love you, too, Regis,” he replied. And they enjoyed their night together underneath the stars.

Regis left that last bit out when recounting the story–for Ash’s sake, Zaeed has already experienced the ‘Alenko Tradition’ a few times.  “That’s why I can’t simply bring myself to forgive and forget.  Or hell, to forgive and not forget.  Whatever.”

“I guess I get it,” Ashley said, “even if I do think you should’ve at least tried to be nice about it.  But then, I remember who I’m talking to…”  

Regis shrugged.  “I tried, I honestly did.  But then she looked at me when Kaidan said he forgave her a long time ago and  I couldn’t help it.”

“Sometimes it is best to just walk away,” she sighed.  “Well, want to vent your frustrations against a couple of targets and prototypes?” She pointed behind her to the range, and Regis was glad to finally stop talking about goddamn BAaT.

“That’s why we’re here,” Zaeed grinned.  “Lead the way, Ash.  I’m looking forward to seeing what secret shit is back there this quarter.”

– –

They weren’t in the range long, testing out some new HK guns and modifications.  Regis was quite impressed with their new pistol line, but its handling still paled in comparison to his faithful Eagle line.

Either way, it was fun shooting the shit with Zaeed and Ashley, with some friendly competition thrown in for good measure.  Regis still reigned supreme with snipers, but he could concede to their handling with other weapons.

To this day he still holds some of the best marksman records at the Villa.

In between rounds, his omnitool pinged.  He removed the heat sink from the pistol and placed it on the bench, checking his omnitool with a raised eyebrow when he saw who it was from.

KA: She’s gone, if you want to come back and heat up your food when you get home. RS: We’re at the range.  Ran into Ash.  Did… everything go well? KA: Come home and find out.

A moment later, Regis saw his monitoring logs pop up with a message.  

Kaidan Alenko logged out of the server.

Zaeed shook his head and started to place the Spectre modified Harrier back on the rack.  

“That’s… not a good sign from either of you,” Ashley observed.  “Need me to come with for backup?”

Regis damn near took her up on the offer because for once he couldn’t read Kaidan through text.  “No, this is my shit and I’ll deal with it.”

“I think you’re making this out to be far goddamn worse than it actually is.  I doubt he’s mad, just annoyed,” Zaeed said, crossing his arms.  

“Which is arguably worse,” Regis sighed, running a hand through his hair.  “I wish I never told Alyx to bring her over.”

“No, you don’t,” Zaeed rolled his eyes.  “You enjoyed finally being able to tell her how you feel.  You just don’t like that Kaidan was nice about it.”

Regis stayed silent, which was answer enough by the way Ashley laughed at him.  “Don’t keep your man waiting.  We can do this together another time.”

“Next time, with all three of us,” Regis said, giving her a hug.  She returned it tightly before waiving them off.

The trip back to the elevators and later to a rapid transit terminal went fast enough, but now in a bit of a haste to see Kaidan and figure out what had happened during their conversation.

Logging out was deliberate.  They typically stay idle most of the time, never logging out unless they need to go dark for a mission. 

Regis wasn’t sure what to make of it.  And neither did Zaeed, by the way he kept glancing over to him in the skycar.  Caught in the middle of something that he was never a part of.  He kept a reassuring grip on Regis’s hand, holding it tight between them.  

Once they exited the skycar on the Strip, they made quick work getting up to the apartment, not wanting to delay any further.  

Regis unlocked the door and saw Kaidan inside, on the couch next to the fireplace, curled up the knitted red, blue, and yellow blanket Hannah got for them as part of her wedding gift.

He knew the red and blue version that Adrian gave to them before they enlisted was secretly from her, but never said anything.  That next gift was her way of knowing that he knew.

Things have changed some since he was an angry teenager who just wanted more freedom.

Regis took a moment to kneel down and take off his boots before joining him on the couch.  Kaidan smiled at them and grabbed the blanket, motioning for them to join him.

Maybe things were going to be better than Regis had thought. Maybe him logging out was the signal that meant he wanted some comfort from them as soon as possible.

Regis curled up next to Kaidan, with Zaeed joining them a moment later, making sure the blanket was all settled over them as they cuddled up on their large, comfy couch.  Regis noticed a mug full of something steaming and hot.  He inhaled and smelled a hint of chocolate and sugar.

“Did you two have fun with Ash?” he asked, breaking the silence.  “Heard we got a new shipment of toys to try out.”

Regis wasn’t going to comment on the obvious distraction from the main issue at hand.

“It did, and we did try out some new shit.  Regis still thinks his damn Eagle is the best thing on the market, which is a fucking lie if I ever heard one,” Zaeed said, pressing a kiss on the back of Regis’s neck where his old biotic squad symbol tattoo lied.  

Regis smiled, knowing the man behind him couldn’t see it.  “You just don’t have any damn taste.”

“Look at who is sitting on this goddamn couch with me and ask me that again,” he replied, throwing an arm around him.

Kaidan moved to lean against Regis’s chest, which prompted him to lean into Zaeed’s.  “You won’t be winning that argument, love,” he chuckled.  “We’ll need to meet up with her and get a good performance review to… HK, right?”

“Mmm-hmm,” Regis hummed.  He kissed the back of Kaidan’s head.  “What’s going on in that head of yours?  I’m sorry for bailing on you.”

“I hear a ‘but,’” Kaidan said, but it was good-naturedly.  “No, you’re not.  And that’s perfectly fine.”

“But what isn’t fine?” Regis asked.  “What’s going on?” he repeated once more.

Kaidna let out a long, slow sigh.  “We had a conversation.  Caught up with her and how she’s doing.  Kept dodging her insistence there was something she needed to apologize for.  At this time?  Really didn’t fucking matter to me.  I worked through it, it's all in the past.  She tried to get a snide word in or two about you, which well, I expected that.  I’m sure you did the same to her, only fair.”  Zaeed snorted at that.  Regis didn’t deny his observation.  Kaidan turned a bit so he could look at Regis.  “No, it went fine.  Just… throughout that conversation, I wondered if BAaT had weighed far heavier on her than it did for you and me, even after what we did.”

It took him a few years to wear him down and change the language to ‘we’ and not just ‘I’ when it came to their role in taking down Vyrnnus.   Because Regis was involved.  That Stasis changed everything.  Gave Kaidan the perfect shot.

How could he ever say it was only him?

“I’m sure it did,” Regis said.  “Her arm was broken badly by our abuser.  Of course it changed her in ways that we can’t ever relate to.”

“That’s probably one of the nicest things you’ll say about her,” Zaeed murmured, just loud enough for the both of them to hear.  Kaidan sent him a jolt of dark energy in response, enough to sting like a pinch.

“Anyway,” Regis turned to give Zaeed a look.  “None of us came out of Jump Zero the same way we were when we came in.  She had a few things to contend with…”

“Vyrnnus, me, and what we went through at BAaT,” Kaidan finished for him.  “I think a part of her wanted to apologize probably more for her sake than mine.  I get it, but I worked through it.  And she needed to understand that.”

“Would you have preferred if I told her that right from the beginning?” Regis asked.

She probably wouldn’t have believed him anyway, but at least his heart would’ve been in the “right place.”  

Kaidan came to the same conclusion.  “Nah.  I get the impression she would’ve thought you were trying to get her to go away.  Why did you say yes anyway?”

Regis shrugged.  “Curiosity.  Wanted to see how she was doing, but also, I couldn’t help myself.  Sorry.”

“You are not sorry,” Kaidan gave him an unimpressed look, but that was about usual with them, with a smile tugging at his lips.  He shook his head.  “She offered her link, but I didn’t accept it.  Just said if she needed anything concerning biotics to contact you or me through our respective programs.”

“How did she take that?” Zaeed asked. 

“Fine,” Kaidan replied.  “She did spend a lot of time being so surprised about my relationship.  She got the Regis part–” Regis snorted at that.  “--but not so much you.  I told her I fell in love with two incredible men at two points in my life and I couldn’t see life any different.”

Zaeed leaned over Regis to peck Kaidan on the lips.  “You’re too goddamn sweet.”

“Well, wasn’t it more like I fell in love with two incredibly hot, powerful men and dragged you along with my decisions?” Regis added.

To be fair, it didn’t take long for Regis to explain to Kaidan the feelings he felt for Zaeed, and once he was done, Kaidan told him point blank that he found him attractive too.  And later that evening… Regis was in bed with Zaeed.

Good times.

“Doesn’t matter how it started.  Only thing that matters is how it ended up in the end,” Kaidan said with a grin, moving to kiss Regis after Zaeed settled back down beside him.  “I am glad I was able to talk to her, if only for my younger self’s sake,” Kaidan continued, fixing the blanket over them.  “Good thing my meeting didn’t go over as much as I thought it would.”

“What was it about anyway?  Considering you said it couldn’t be a goddamn email, it must’ve been a little important.”

“More stuff about our return to Arcturus and what that means for staffing, the program… all that boring shit as you like to call it,” he replied.  “Nothing crazy, just part of the routine.”

“Already planning the curriculum you want me to teach?” Regis teased.  

“Possibly.  Might keep you on as an adjunct.  I don’t think you can tolerate dealing with kids all day.”

“Eh, I can always split my time between the Villa and the Alenko Academy since we’ll be in Sol,” Regis mused.  “Hell, I might enjoy working with kids.  Dealing with N recruits is basically the same thing!”

“And where do I fit into this?” Zaeed asked with a chuckle.  

“You loved the Villa when we visited.  Hell, they’ll be happy to have someone who can help recreate training sims with crazy scenarios,” Regis said.  “Or you can be our loving husband.  Whichever suits you best.”

“I’ll think about it,” he murmured.  “Peace sure is nice.”

“Yeah,” Regis said, sprawling out between his husbands.  “It sure is.”

Later that evening, Miranda sent him a link to a glowing review of their program, made by an anonymous RA.

This program has given me the opportunity to live my life the way I want to. I encourage anyone who needs a refit within the L2 generation to look into getting a work-up done to see what will work best for you. While I personally chose to remove my L2 and replace it with something that will give me as close to a biotic-free life as possible, that's not the only option for us. I could've gotten a better model that will help me fine-tune my biotics with fewer advers eeffects. Along with their endorsement by the Alenko Academy, I see no reason to not use their services as a human biotic of any generation. Shepard, Lawson, T'Lara, and the rest of their team are gifts to our community, and I hope they can change the lives of many others.

She followed the request with a call.

"Happen to know who this is from?" she asked in greeting.

"I might," Regis replied, watching Kaidan and Zaeed move around in the kitchen, heating up their leftovers and putting together some frozen cookie dough Regis had made a couple of nights prior. "Old classmate of ours from BAaT."

"We've had a few BAaT participates come in, haven't we? But it's been months. Why now, other than to give a longer term view... it just got me curious."

"Now that's going to be a long story in of itself," Regis admitted. "Take a rain check on that?"

She laughed. "Sure, Regis. You don't have to tell me all the details about BAaT. Enjoy your evening."

"You too, Miranda. Say hi to Ashley for me."

"Will do. She's definitely ready to kick all your asses in the range."

"I look forward to it. Why don't you join us for a round? Maybe we can have a big Armax meetup while we're still on the Citadel."

"Sounds great! I won't take up any more of your time."

She ended the call, and Regis got up to surprise his husbands and their cooking, making sure they don't mess up his favorite cookie dough recipe.

Maybe things are okay, if she left that kind of review. He wondered for a moment what Kaidan may have said to prompt that, but cast that thought out quickly.

BAaT and nearly everything about it is best left in the past.

Except for the gift it gave in the form of Kaidan.

[spiderh0rse]

felix's mind notes part 5, e21-22 + dreams/ytps and Felix's Mind Forever

e21

Barney's calling over the radio

Felix's vision is kind of all over the place right now

Felix is panicking big time. Saying advice to himself about how to stay alive

just rambling honestly

jumping over hoppers i can only assume

his HEV suits medical systems kick in the instant he's done killing the strider

kind of surprised to see his blood all over the wall

he's in Bad Shape physically and knows it too

finally remembers Alyx's name!

and that's s1 done with!

e22

Felix please we do not need more recap. We do NOT need all the recap this show has given us

well this is excellent cinematography for a no-budget machinima but. but we don't need it

oh he remembers everything!

dramatic pan over the crashed train

Felix's legs! And the rest of him! He's in once piece he's just very very bloody

season 2!

Gordon flashback,, he seems to have helped Felix get a job at Black Mesa. Was not present when their parents died though

"Some wounds never heal."

blood loss hittin Felix HARD

he's stumblin down the train. The HEV suit insists he's about to die and kicks in the EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Loud electric whine and discharge right as Felix lands facefirst in some water

the HEV suit fixes up the wound as best it can, but Felix still passes out. Alyx wakes him up

one of Felix's worse mornings! Even worse than the one he woke up with the batman ass tattoo

"I live to die another day."

apotheosis, huh...

Felix you're making so many references

"yeah I'm fucked up but I'm up" me every single day of my life

Felix seems. More somber. Odd. Unlike him.

the rain is cold :(

e7.5

wait for it...

RICKROLL

this seems to be an oddly re-edited version of a Barney's Mind episode. Which i have seen but don't remember

Felix rides by on the tram

they're out of sun chips,, AND doritos. Soda time :>

Pepsi, put it in a water bottle, people will just think it's Doctor Pepper! This gets Barney fired

Barney left to Maine and changed his name to Riley Ian

CHELL. you're not my beloved knockoff rychotech Chell but you're fine you're nice

serious injuries are the idea of these tests but fun and learning may occur

ring of fire!! I love this song

Chell can FUCK

THE PORTAL LEAD TO HELL.

Chell was forced to watch whinefield

oh hey Adrian! Most qualified to fight Klondike bars even without his waterproof suit or a high powered vending machine

Klondike bar will not leave his hand

DR PEPPER

this is just mindrian

"I'm gonna go in without a labcoat cuz I'm a sneaky fuck >:]"

Adrian makes it to the surface. Giant bomb! Survives the explosion! Fights it! Wins! Cuz he kicks ass!

complicated shit made uncomplicated

eWat?

I can't tell mindversers apart by voice from time to time but I think that's mindrian

stuck in infinite I hope there's another one purgatory

threatens to squeeze his dick at someone

the return of Klondike bar!

doesn't know how to drive a vending machine

"can you taste the delicious klondike bar? it tastes like ass!"

many words here are cut out and replaced with a very deadpan "dick"

Adrian now fights a mortar ass and moves on to bigger and better things

now stars as batman!

mountain dew plus swiss cheese Felix smell...

destabilizing a yoyo!

meep meep in Canada,,

PRICE? SOAP

one million dollar flashlight

background music engaged

Chell. "I'm like cereal"

Chell fiddling with words and being goofy

that is how we burn it black mesa style

bouncing puzzle to get that mountain dew pumping

the wall could be waffles

letter q,,

very nice lullaby followed by Felix noises. Adrian noises??

Felix's Mind Forever

UAGH flashing images

Felix's first words are contemplating throwing himself off a cliff

bemoans that the sand would break his fall just enough to not let him die instantly

anticipates the guy who lost his. Pal. Will immediately kill himself

Felix says he's had enough of edginess for now

knew someone named Chad once

not killing himself because he's on an adventure!

his bloodlust is sated from all this murder.

not his regular lust.

"tada! :)"

wants to die by firing squad

just glad his weapons are easy to pick up and understand

seesaw puzzles :(

used to find the physics puzzles novel but not anymore

he's HUNGRY. hasn't eaten anything in roughly twenty years. Heehee.

wants lasagna

he's very good at the floor is lava.

uncontested champion, even, since pushing Gordon off the roof. Was stuck on the roof for 13 hours.

got punched in the balls by a rock em sock em

FINALLY beat no nut november

so excited about the new prospects for things to have sex with

BIG xenophilia fan

could go for a vortigaunt, an antlion...

considers humans very horny animals

thinks he's thought about his penis long enough for now. Says he'll do it more later.

doesn't like engineers but respects architects

huh. Well I guess this is slur count one.

squeaks at the antlion queen

"don't get too close you'll make me horny! You wouldn't like me when I'm horny!"

[starlitfunkster]

Wanna make Gifts?

Simple, follow the rules and then draw the OC's that I have! You can draw them with my favorite characters if you want…

No NSFW or art meant to harass those in minority groups.

Don't ship the Child OC's with canonically adult characters, because that's gross.

There is no third rule. Have fun!

Sonas: They can all be viewed here! They also may not be up to date.

U.B. Aigul Ari???? Cookie Amelia Starson Neapolitan Cookie Agent Angelika "Angel" Deuces Ann "Arianna" Mellodee Aria the Otter Strawberry Jam Aria (PT) Eclipse Arianna (Osomatsu-san)

DA Sonas: Ann (FNF) (Minus) Shooting Star Annabelle Rose Alia / AllofUs (Not posted yet for suspense) Sylvia / Syrus Bloom (Still not designed yet, folks) Bonbon Brione the Seal (WARNING OLD ART) Citrus Bum Berry the Leprechaun

Cookie Run OCs: I'll only show the ones that are on the DA gallery! There's too many otherwise. Lava Cake Cookie Milk Choco Cookie Mystic Cookie Gumdrop Cookie Ruby Cookie Honeydew Cookie Moonshine Cookie Choco Chip Cookie Konpeito Cookie Gelatin Cookie Diamond Cookie Nightshade Cookie Chai Honey Cookie Cleric Cookie Powder Sugar Cookie Sandstorm Cookie Gouda Cookie Sugarsnap Cookie Cherry Soda Cookie Tangerine Cookie Hypno Cookie Blueberry Cookie Cherry Bonbon Cookie Jelly Imp Cookie Fire Agate Cookie Spider Onyx Cookie Ghost Pepper Cookie Honey Barbecue Cookie Chili Oil Cookie Mewberry Poptart Cookie Yakisoba Cookie Pina Colada Cookie Biscuit Bunny Cookie Sugarheart Cookie Peanutbutter Cookie Orange Creamsicle Cookie Wispy Ramune Cookie Cherry Tiramisu Cookie Blueberry Float Cookie Orange Bonbon Cookie Warabimochi Cookie Honey Cake Cookie Ligonberry Cookie Fizzy Monarche Cookie

OSC OCs and Sonas: Just linking to the gallery because I have so many. Ace o' Spades Bixbite Blooddrop Card Board Bubble Bottle Tulip MePhone 5S+ Crowberry Bamboo Weather Dolly Hydrangea Yogurt Jellybean Kiwi Scarf Honey Bear Pluggy Choco Bar Sketchbook Sweet Heart Will-o-Wisp Cat-Bell Dime Stylus Cakepop Sparkler Shardy Dividy Star Lamp Maki Lemonade Flan Mochi Cakey Gachapon Capsule Lotus Sugar Cookie Log Urn Amethyst Popcorn Mop Organic Milk White Wine Grater Scythe Candle Waterbowl Cup Canned Tuna Pillow Oil Red Velvet Cake Mug Frozen Yogurt Gelato Pineapple Smoothie Jello Wizeria Pyramid Caboodle Starsong TV Sun Moon Clipboard Rocket Sunhat Bowtie Rachel Tanner Bubble Tea Citrusy Melody Torch Fiddle Silver Trophy Harold Mana Pierre Theodore Willow Antennae Bonba Cerissa Caramel / Mal Picoso Charlie / Cherissa Star Bailey Carrot Cake Sarah + Sleipmir Mahou

Newgrounds OCs: Quartz Ice The Dragon Tic-Toc Angi Strum Flora (Starcatcher + Minus) Mizuiro "Skye" Blue

Bomberman OCs: Yureibon Sister Bomber Prose Bomber Creature Bomber Spark Bomber Archer Bomber Lilac Bomber Lily Bomber Seabon Hydro Bomber Adne

Misc. OCs: Divaer Foreet Xoxiph Boxaer Erasi Muggy Citrus C. Acetate Marshmallow Cotton Candy Orange Juice Salmon Doughnut X Starla (+.EXE counterpart) Myra SINNERZ Various HSR OC's (Mandy, Xero, Mr. Wobbles, Armstrong Dasher, Gladseed the Flower, Dhalia Dog, Chick, Prince Foof Cat II, Juno, and King Cobra) Sushi Pack OC's (Ika Ura, Ado Cado, Nori Umi, Ebi Ura, Teri Sauce, Soy Sauce) Sir Adne Maxwell Ink Sugar + Pop Chai Teacup Twisty Parka the Red Panda Lost.FLA Baritone.MP3 Lantern Woman Water Lancer Soleil + Luna Mika the Usamimi Infernoct Spectra Locke The Yasu Sisters Ora Fluke Ingenua Yoddle Rumble Triviatopia OCs (Hana, Marty, Alyx, Michaela, Perditta, and Botch) Zodiacs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces) Golden.RE Arianna (Southpark Sona) (I only have her Mystical AU set up. I need to make the others that people pay attention to..)

[latenightswithdoom]

Characters

(Organized Alphabetically for ease of use. If a character does not appear they either A. Haven’t been added yet and you can send an ask if they will be added as an accepted character, or B. Are not an accepted character.)

Avatar: Aang, Asami, Azula, Katara, Korra, Sokka, Mei, Tonraq, Toph, Zuko

Ben Ten: Ben, Gwen, Kevin

Beastars: Haru, Jack, Juno, Legoshi, Louis

DC: Barbra Gordon, Barry Allen, Beast Boy, Blackfire, Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Clark Kent, Clara Kent, Cyborg, Damian Wayne, Diana Prince, Dick Grayson, Hal Jordan, Harleen Quinzel, Harvey Dent, Jessica Cruz, Johnathan Kent, John Stewart, Lady Shiva, Pamala Isley, Power Girl, Raven, Selena Kyle, Sierra Hall, Starfire, Stephane Brown, Talia Al Ghul, Tim Drake, Wally West

Disney: Anna, Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Elsa, Gaston, Honeymarren, Jasmine, Moana, Mulan, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Tiana

Edgerunners: David, Lucy, Rebbeca

Gravity Falls: Dipper, Mabel, Pacifica, Wendy

Helltaker: Asmodeus, Azazel, Beelzebub, Helltaker, Judgement, Justice, Loremaster, Lucifer

Helluva/Hazbin: Adam, Angel Dust, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Blitzø, Charlie, Chaz, Husker, Lilith, Loona, Lucifer, Lute, Mille, Moxxie, Octavia, Stella, Striker, Vaggie, Velvette, Verosika, Vortex, Vox

Incredibles: Bob, Dash, Helen, Tony, Violet

Invincible: Amber, Anissa, Debbie, Eve, Immortal, Kate, Mark, Nolan, Rex

Kim Possible: Ann, Bonnie, Jim, Kim, Monique, Ron, Tim

Legend of Zelda: Ganon, Link, Zelda

Mario: Bowser, Daisy, Peach, Rosalina

Marvel: Ben Grimm, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Drax, Felica Hardy, Gamora, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Jean Grey, Jennifer Walters, Jessica Drew, Johnny Storm, Jubilee, Logan, Mary Jane Watson, Miguel O’Hara, Miles Morales, Mystique, Natasha Romanov, Nebula, Peni Parker, Pepper Potts, Peter Parker, Peter Quill, Reed Richards, Rio Morales, Scott Summers, Steve Rogers, Susan Storm, Thor, Tony Stark

Miraculous: Alya, Adrien, Chloe, Marionette

Miss Kobyashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma, Kobyashi, Lucoa, Tohru

Murder Drones: J, N, Tessa, Uzi, V

Overwatch: Ana, Ashe, Brigette, Cassidy, Doomfist, DVA, Echo, Emily, Hanzo, Genji, Kiriko, Mei, Mercy, Moira, Pharah, Ramattra, Reaper, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Solder 76, Tracer, Widowmaker, Zarya

Owl House: Amity, Camila, Eda, Edric, Emira Hunter, Luz, Willow, Vee

RWBY: Adam, Alyx, Blake, Bleiss, Cardin, Ciel, Cinder, Coco, Dove, Emerald, Flynt, Fox, Ghira, Glynda, Goth Nora, Hazel, Ilia, Ivori, Jacques, Jaune, Jessica, Junior, Kali, Kobalt, Leo, Lewis, Lil Miss Malachite, May Marigold, May Zedong, Mercury, Neo, Neon, Neptune, Nolan, Nora, Oscar, Ozpin, Penny, Port, Pyrrha, Qrow, Raven, Ren, Roman, Roy, Ruby, Russel, Sage, Salem, Saphron, Scarlet, Summer, Sun, Tai, Theodore, Velvet, Weiss, Whitley, Willow, Winter, Yang, Yatsu

Scooby-Doo: Daphne, Fred, Scooby, Velma

She-Ra: Adora, Catra, Glitter

Sonic: Amy, Knuckles, Shadow, Sonic, Tails

Spy x Family: Lloyd, Yor

Star Wars: Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker, Asaji Ventress, Ben Solo, Bo-Katan, Cal Kestis, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi, Padame Amadala, Sabine Wren, Shami Skywalker

TCOAAL: Andrew Graves, Ashley Graves, Julia, Renee Graves

Zootopia: Bellweather, Bogo, Bonnie, Fennec, Judy, Lionheart, Nick

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hear me out: darnold being alyx's dad would be so funny.

[gmanwhore]

Ok so like....I have this very important ongoing au that is sort of a gift for my friend (@otherworldlyoddities45) and sort of just me being quirky. It's a Half Life/HLVRAI actor au, but instead of the plot itself being acted out by the characters they are actually filming a movie series called The Divine Comedy: An Exploration of True Nature written by G' and Ga-men (our versions of G-man, G' is canon G-man and Ga-men is the HLVRAI G-man) for their special lil guys. Yeah. More stuff below the cut, and yes Evil G-man is the Hunt Down the Freeman G-man he is my skrunk ok ok

Actors: G', Ga-men, Evil G-man, Gordon Freeman, Gordon Feetman, Alyx Vance, Barney Calhoun, Adrian Sheppard, Eli Vance, Issac Kleiner, Russell, Wallace Breen, Arne Magnussen, Mitchell Sheppard, Benrey, Harold Coomer, Bubby, Tommy Coolatta, Darnold Pepper, Forzen Sheppard, Chell Director: The Narrator (yeah The Stanley Parable one)

Camera man: Stanley Parable, W.D. Gaster

Set Designers: Kuria (Ga-men's mother), The Supervisor (G's...parent figure thing)

Makeup and hair: Luciana (Ga-men's other mom), Lesley (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)

Costumes: Lesley again, Doc Scratch (Homestuck)

Special Effects: The Collector (The Owl House), All G-men

Ok so this is the basic idea of the plot. Quick note all characters in the movies are based off the people who play them! It is also very camp and early sci-fi, the costumes are very over-the-top and the makeup is quite dramatic. Also uhh the planets are all kinda like in kid's shows where they are for one thing in particular because it's fun. Ok so both spirits, The Spirit of Knowledge (G') and The Spirit of Curiosity (Ga-men) wish to help this new universe they have. This universe is ran by the Spirit of Uncertainty (Evil G-man because he would be interesting as an opposing force hehe) who is...not a great guide.

Each Spirit chooses their group of adventurers, both starting with their Gordons. Both Gordons are just...normal guys, just like in canon. They are both given the title of The Focal Point, Freeman is just The Focal Point and Feetman is Focal Point (2). Freeman is focused on first as he begins to travel with Knowledge.

They meet The Guard (played by Barney). The Guard was set to watch something that is now long gone but he still has a loyalty to it so he never left. He lives on the Planet of the Princess's Heart. Gordon encourages him to come with, and he goes gladly. He admits to his loniless, and that he regrets staying so long in a way but he knew it was the best thing he could have done.

They then go to the Planet of Gears and meet The Tinkerer (Alyx), The Leader (Eli), and The Guide (Russell). Tinkerer looks to the stars, waiting for someone to come home as she builds machines and learns about the worlds outside hers from her father and Guide. Leader helps her, showing her how to map the stars and know what was coming. She jumps at the opportunity to go explore the world, and Leader goes as well. Guide stays behind, but makes sure to keep in touch.

The last person they meet that joins their group is The Crafter (Kleiner), who lives alone inside a glass planet. He was put there to experiment with teleportation after The Critic (Magunessen) and The Administrator (Breen) set him up to it. Administrator was told to do it by Uncertainty, but Critic was simply jealous of Crafter. It was made to be an impossible task as they equipment he was given had no chance of ever making him reach to the nearest planet. He actually does in the end, landing right onto the ship since it finally drew close enough for the teleportation technology to work.

The other Gordon also is exploring and meeting people, starting with The Gatekeeper (Benrey) who bars him from going any further for... obvious reasons, and joins to "keep an eye" on Gordon. He does make a promise that as long Gordon behaved that he could keep Gordon safe.

The next person they meet is The Researcher (Tommy) who lives alone in an expansive library with his dog and a mysterious father figure, who turns out just to be Curiosity. He has everything he could ever want except friends. Gordon and Gatekeeper get lost in the library, and Tommy shows them all the secret passages back to their ship. They offer to take him with them and he gladly goes with the two, hopeful and glad to make friends.

The next person they meet is The Robot (Coomer), a robotic servant left alone in a manor. He is pretty rusty and old, his mind slowly breaking down, and he tries to attack them at first. He doesn't want to hurt them, he just wants out of this prison. All three offer to take him with them, and he readily agrees. Curiosity renames him The Boxer.

They then meet The Spaceman (Bubby) who is stuck in his Space Ship and has been for years. The crew find out he is surrounded by prototypes of himself, and he's been using their parts to fix his ship as he had nothing else. Once they free him he demands to join them and they say yes.

There is also a little (hehe) opposing force being collected by Uncertainty, which consists of The Soldier (Adrian), The Hunter (Mitchell), The Marked (Forzen), The Brawler (Chell) and The Mixer (Darnold). Soldier and Marked both agreed to help Uncertainty because Hunter thought it was a good idea, and they had previously been in charge of protection of the denizens of the universe. Mixer stayed with Marked because they are very close and care for each other. Brawler is barely part of the team and leaves as soon as she stops enjoying her job.

Soldier ends up joining Knowledge's team since he can't deal with how childish Uncertainty acts and how horribly he runs things. He also hates being used like a toy. While he clashes a lot with the other members, he still find this better then the alternative. Hunter is the only one that really wants to help Uncertainty because he feels it gives him a purpose. He also wants to prove that he is just as good as his older brother, that he isn't just second fiddle. While he isn't dangerous to either group, he's persistent and fairly annoying.

Marked and Mixer are rarely seen without each other. Marked has separation anxiety and he can't stick too close to his brothers without them getting upset. Mixer eventually convinces him that this whole thing isn't worth it and they strike off on their own so they can be their own people. They do act as helpers towards Focal Point (2)'s team.

That's all I really have for now but comments and stuff are always welcome!!!

[agentbeeswrites]

I don't tend to post theories because I know they've probably been brought up before. But I feel bad about the lack of RWBY content on Tumblr since so much of the bees fandom has decided to discuss it on Twitter this season.

Yesterday, I paused the intro at the moment when the last illustration in Ruby's fall is Neo, and it transitions to Alyx.

Neo's journey in the Ever After might be very similar to the one Alyx went through.

This whole time, Neo has been obsessed with getting vengeance on Ruby for Roman's death, but really, it had nothing to do with her. He was randomly eaten by a Nevermore - one of the grimm that Salem/Cinder technically unleashed.

What if part of Neo's journey is to come to the realization that Salem was the enemy all along? That Cinder recruited Roman, and part of the blame should be on her? What team RWBY and their allies are fighting for is the one fight she should be focused on?

Then there's the cat. I think that they're the administrator of the Ever After. A friend said they thought they were the god of that world, but I disagree. They're like a sysadmin running cleanup scripts and making sure that if anything breaks, it's fixed as quickly as possible because people depend on that system's uptime.

Everything about the Curious Cat seems digital, from their color scheme to the way their transitions show artifacts (those blocky bits on the screen). Their design is very different from the rest of the world.

The cat has a line in episode 5 that really caught me:

When we break, or wear out, or simply finish what we were made to do, we're called back. But Herb, his heart was too weak to listen. So I gave him a little bit of mine.

It wasn't until I watched episode 5 that it clicked for me.

Remember when the gang met Herb in the last episode?

Herb didn't start peppering them with questions and getting frustrated until Ruby told him that they were trying to get to the tree.

Back in episode 4, Herb said:

We all have our titles. Our roles to play. But in order to help you become whatever it is you need to become, you should really have a better understanding of what you are now.

Herb did everything to help them figure out what they are so that he could then help them figure out what they need to be.

I think that the tree IS the Ever After. Whether it's where the transformation happens or the actual god of the world or something else, the tree is involved in transformation, or ascension, in the Ever After. The tree goes to them when it's time for someone to change. Kind of like death, but they're not dead. They're reset and cast into a new type or emptied of memories to be written over again.

Even the way the cat explains what happened to the King/Prince, they say that he remembered the betrayal in some way. Kind of like when you delete a file but it isn't really gone until that sector gets overwritten.

This whole season is about the need to change. It's a natural process. Weiss, Blake and Yang all had their transformation arcs. Ruby is too lost to see it, but she will change soon, too.

That brings me to my last thought: team RWBY have already been told what they must do to defeat Salem.

Remember what the cat said in the quote above?

You change their purpose. And if they can't hear you, you share a little bit of your heart with them.

I don't know how they will do it, but short of the gods coming back, realizing they made a grave mistake, and removing Salem from play, then I don't see how they can. So they have to find a different strategy.

Salem can't be killed; just like the people in the Ever After.

They need to Care Bear Stare that witch. Go all SPOP on them with the rainbow princess powers.

Gather the Maidens and have them share a little heart with Salem.

That's how they win. They need to change Salem's heart to a new purpose.

[smol-chaotic-creations]

Alyx in Chapter 3 - Part 2!!!

Once again guys, this will have spoilers for Chapter 3! Trigger warning for mentions of past abuse and uh... Death.

Parts 8 - 10:

She woke up first, due to an old nightmare of her abusive ex resurfacing. She probably sat in the living room trying to forget it by remembering her and Alphonse, at least until she goes to wake the boys up

Seeing them so sleepy made her laugh, and that quickly turned to being flustered from Al’s “Boo sandwich” comment. The poor girl was red as a pepper and had to keep herself from scolding him

When she left with Charlie, she internally apologized to the boys, "I hope you guys can forgive me for this..."

She didn't care what Jessie thought about her plan, but felt a little grateful that the woman was willing to stick up for her because Alyx knew the guys would panic

To keep up a bit of an act, she did back up when Derek went for Charlie, but carried herself confidently when they left. This was the man that hurt the two most important people to her. He isn't getting off easy.

In my interpretation, she most certainly shot Derek. After his whole spiel, she saw it as some kind of mercy as he sounded insane telling his story

Afterwards, she would snap after seeing Seth in the bar. If that happened, she would do her best to keep the others from hurting him but... Would most likely fail

Parts 11 & 12:

She woke up while Alphonse was outside with Charlie, and would be in a panic. Seeing Seth next to her would calm her down a little, but she would find Al and Charlie outside. The whole dam would burst as she hugs Al while spewing everything about her awful nightmare

For that moment, Al would tell Charlie to kindly scram and would let her rant as she rambles about how much she loves him and how he should never let her do anything stupid

Seeing her in that state would break Al, and he would hold her probably till Seth comes to find them

While Seth and Al talk in the kitchen, she is taking a shower to calm herself down from her breakdown

When she gets in there and has her conversation with Al, she held his hands close as reassurance, calm until he mentioned the gun

"Oh... You noticed." "Sorry, I'll put it back."

One thing about Alyx is that, while she is used to pulling all-nighters (much to Alphonse's dismay) she still gets exhausted and it takes time for her to recover

So, when Al and Seth are eating outside of the car, she is with them, but already ate and passed out on the car ride. Both boys just decided to leave her be so she can sleep

This goes into me reacting to the ending so, yeah: She was still waking up, but awake enough to think about her nightmare. Seeing Jessie made her feel better for Seth, but she noticed the blood on her clothes and wanted to stop him before he got out

Watching him freeze scared her because this is the second time someone has gotten blood on their hands for him, and she knows it probably reminds him of when Al hurt Derek

"Oh god... Seth..."

[army-of-bee-assassins]

Weekend asks: 12, 22, 27, 28~

thank you alyx!!!! 🥰

12. tattoos or piercings on your wish list

god great fucking question. i've never really been interested in piercings but that may change someday. i want more tattoos so fucking bad but i can't make up my mind about anything which is why i haven't gotten any more than the one! i've been considering a tattoo of mountain goats lyrics for a long time and i think i've settled on the lyric "some things you will remember / some things stay sweet forever" from animal mask. maybe with a little frog mask next to it. but i'm still very much mulling it over

22. what was the best food you had this week?

lol i am very repetitive with my foods and don't eat out much aside from fast food and i am not the best cook. but! i did cook dinner last night and i was pretty happy with how it turned out! i made a very basic mongolian beef with onions and bell pepper. i'm just a sucker for the sweet sauce you make with brown sugar and soy sauce. so that was pretty tasty! and the leftovers are gonna be my dinner for the rest of the week B)

27. what characteristics make a person wonderful?

wow big question! i mean there's a lot that goes into that but i think first thing that comes to mind is being humble and non-judgmental. basically not thinking you're better than everyone else and/or knowing that every single person you come across has something they could teach you

28. what characteristics do you like about yourself?

i think it says something about my people-pleasing tendencies that what immediately comes to mind is examples of positive ways people have perceived me. like that's nice and all but i know that that's not always a healthy tendency. i think really i'm just gonna say the same as i said for the last question. i really do try to be humble and not judge others, though i'm far from 100% successful. but i manage it often enough. i think part of my particular flavor of neurodivergency enforces this too lol. bc i can be feeling all smart about understanding some complicated subject but then i'll immediately misunderstand the simplest aspect of directions given to me. and that can be frustrating in the moment but i think it's for the best. i know some things and don't know other things and other people can help me and accepting that help is a wonderful part of being human.

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