#and Kelly Hu's voice

[ronqueesha]

Miss Anna Ripley. 👀👀👀👀

[shinigami-striker]

Kelly Hu | Tuesday, 02.13.24

Same voice actress, different TV show characters - featuring Kelly Hu.

Happy birthday! 🎂

2007

Stacy Hirano - Phineas & Ferb (TV series & movies) (2007-present)

2011

Jade Nguyen (Cheshire) - Young Justice (TV series & video games) (2011-2022)

2013

Hamato Miwa/Karai - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (TV series & video games) (2013-2017)

[th3p0rtalmaker]

YOU GUYS I AM SHOOK

CHARACTER.AI HAS AN ACCURATE KELLY HU VOICE BOT AND I'M LOSING MY MIND

[rockingthegraveyard]

I hate their look in these movies.

Those are basically just the same white girl. You couldn't "stretch" your style just a little bit???? Can't bother to actually draw a proper nose or shape their eyes??? ppppbbpppbpbpbpppbbbpbpbpbp

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Propaganda

Grace Kelly (Rear Window, High Society, Dial M for Murder)—The literal princess of Hollywood (she retired at 26 to become princess of Monaco), her name said everything about why she was so hot. She carried herself with a grace and elegance you just don't see anymore. Her voice was sultry without being overbearing, and she had the ability to be sweet but suggest a deep sensuality at all times.

Hu Die (Sing-Song Girl Red Peony, The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple)—i haven't seen any of her movies but apparently she was China's first "movie queen" in 1933? she was also in the the first Chinese sound movie!

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Grace Kelly:

flawlessly beautiful and a literal princess

Her facial structure? Flawless. Her eyes? Stunning. Her hair? Gorgeous. Her style? Immaculate. Every second she’s on screen, she just exudes this elegance and sophistication. It’s no wonder she ended up marrying a prince. But she’s got this mischief in her eyes that is compelling.

She was so elegant, so beautiful and perfect I could cry for real. A fairy disguised as a woman.

the most beautiful of Hitchcock's "icy blondes". elegant, glamorous, she left hollywood to became an actual princess, I mean, COME ON

she's so pretty and refined and elegant! I'm pretty sure taylor swift's blonde hair red lip look is modeled partly after her

She's just so elegant, look at her all dressed up like a Barbie doll in the latest fashions. There's a quiet dignity about her.

Not only was she princess of Monaco she also is Stéphanie de Monaco's mother and yeah, vote for her she's soooo pretty That red dress in Dial M.... hot damn

To me, she is the first and only blonde. She earned it. Paired with Edith Head's costume design she is unstoppable. I dare anyone to watch her as Lisa Carol Fremont in Rear Window and not be completely blown away by her hotness.

SHE IS SO PRETTY AND FASHIONABLE!! Not only that but she has an alluring aura to her in whatever film I've seen her in! Rear Window is just one of my personal favorite films she was in, especially for her costumes in that. And how many actresses can you say was a princess consort in addition to being a famous leading lady?

Hu Die:

[manueltorresart]

I could have drawn Dr Anna Ripley back when she appeared during the Briarwood arc. But I waited for the moment of the showdown.

Voiced by Matthew Mercer on @criticalrole and by Kelly Hu on The legend of Vox Machina.

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Heroes & Villains The DC Animated Universe - Paper Cut-Out Portraits and Profiles

Elseworlds Addendum - Lady Shiva

The master assassin known as Lady Shiva was a prized pupil of the martial arts pedagogue, O-Sensei.  She trained alongside fellow students Richard Dragon and The Bronze Tiger and quickly distinguished herself as the sensei’s most talented student and a peerless martial artist.  Yet she grew to be all but addicted to the thrill and danger of combat and it led her astray.  

Shiva became a mercenary and worked for The League of Assassins. Not long thereafter, she became the leader of the League of Shadows.  Her activities as an assassin resulted in confrontations with Batman, The Question and other heroes.  Her daughter, Cassandra Cain, would go on to become the vigilante hero known as The Orphan.

Although Lady Shiva did not appear in the original DCAU, she did feature prominently in the DC Animated movie, Batman: Soul of the Dragon where she was voiced by actress Kelly Hu.

Lady Shiva first appeared in the pages of Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter #5 (1975).  

[phykoha]

if you had to give Frida a voice actor, who would it be? I'm thinking maybe 2012 Karai's VA, Kelly Hu.

[thesovereignsring-if]

Hello there, dear author! :D

I'm wondering, if you could cast voice actors for all the important characters in your game (ROs, siblings, empress, etc. ), who would you choose? :3

I personally prefer Japanese voices, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on those, but if you like English more, then that's fine too!

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! :D

Oh this is a really cool question!! I am a connoisseur for both Eng and Jp Vas so I will provide both. Lmao Some of these are highly specific because some of these characters were lowkey blueprints 🙈 Though I'm curious about what other people would think!

Alberich:

His voice is soft, light, almost sweet tenor. It's gentle and very friendly, the kind that kids find soothing and approachable, but can go into a deep earthy tone when he wants to be serious.

Miyano Mamoru (Chrollo/Light Yagami)

Matt Mercer (Yusuke Kitagawa)

Sieghardt:

His voice would be a very smooth, relaxing tenor, dark but very gentle.

Jun Kasama (HiMERU) or Yuichiro Umehara (Alhaitham/ Keito Hasumi)

Greg Chun, specifically when he making cheesecake or as Adam)

Maeve:

Her voice would be the dark, warm and slightly husky voice. Y'know the one that screams Mommy that will wreck you uwu but also playful aunty.

Miyuki Sawashiro

Allegra Clark (Chihiro Morimura/Beidou)

Lugh:

DILF. DILF.DILF. *Swoons*

Junichi Suwabe (Sukuna/Archer)

Cam Clark (Kratos Auron/Prince Crescendo) but Patrick Seitz (Frederic Chopin) works too.

Finny:

Finny has a youthful voice, something bright and almost nasally. I wouldn't take him very seriously and ruin the tone of the story, but I think it would be sooo cute if he had a little lisp. ;//w//;

Masakazu Morita (💕Tidus💕/Kurosaki Ichigo) or Yuki Kaji (Alibaba)

Max Mittleman (Ryuji/ Itto Arataki)

Thea:

She would have a very sweet, bubbly and airy voice. Something that borders on fairy-like and soothing, but isn't grating to the ears.

Rie Takahashi (Emilia/Hu Tao/Takagi)

Laura Bailey (Cheria Barnes/Rise Kujikawa)

Linnet:

Her voice would be something bright, cute and confident. Nothing too high or low, something just right in the middle.

Haruka Tomatsu (Kyoko Hori/ZeroTwo/Asuna)

Kelly Sheridan (Barbie/Sango)

Medea:

Her voice would sit somewhere between pretty, sweet and just edging on sexy. Not too bright or husky, a rich tone that's fitting for a young woman.

Rie Tanaka (Himeko / Lisa)

Michelle Ruff (Velvet (OdinSphere)/Sakuya Tachibana /Sadayo Kawakami)

Helios:

Androgynous, but soothing, dark and slightly husky. Something that makes you question their age, gender and your sexuality.

Romi Park

Veronica Taylor (Tsukasa Okino) or Eric Vale (Yuki Sohma)

Eirik:

SASS. Something not too bratty, but has a rich and sauve twang to it. A rich tone that borders on nasally.

Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha/Uryuu Ishida/Shimazaki (Mob Psycho100))

Liam O'Brian (Ingway(OpinSphere)/ Akihiko Sanada) or Yuri Lowenthal (Suzaku Kururugi/ Sasuke Uchiha)

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Living World Season 1: changes and unused dialogue for Mai Trin

I saw a very long post cross my dash recently, about changes to the 2022 Return to Season 1 compared with the original 2013 release, plus a late addition that briefly touches on one thing that's been bothering me ever since I encountered it:

The complete revision of Mai Trin's dialogue in Season 1

Fortunately, I have been spending the past few weeks poking around in the game, the Wiki, and the game files themselves to put together a comprehensive list and comparison of all the changes to Mai's spoken dialogue.

Including audio comparisons!

And a lot of bonus unused dialogue!

(very long post, so it's under the cut!)

Back in 2013, Mai Trin was voiced by Rachel Robinson (also the old voice of Rox), but in EoD she's voiced by Kelly Hu. For the return of Season 1, all of Mai's season 1 story dialogue was re-recorded with the new VA. And I don't think this has happened to any other character that has had a VA update?

I've listed everything here in story order. For audio tracks featuring both VAs, the old one is first, followed by the new. Includes transcript below each audio file.

Ceremony & Acrimony: comparison of dialogue between Mai and Kiel after the effigy explodes

-- Old dialogue -- Mai Trin: Lionguard, what can I do? I have some skill at healing. Inspector Ellen Kiel: See if you can help the charr cultural rep. He's injured and not moving. Mai Trin: I'll do what I can.

-- New dialogue -- Citizen: Who needs assistance? Inspector Ellen Kiel: See if you can help the charr cultural rep. He's injured and not moving. Citizen: I'll do what I can.

Hard Boiled: comparison of dialogue between Mai, Jory, and Kiel during the investigation

-- Old dialogue -- Mai Trin: I beg your pardon. Marjory Delaqua: Don't fret. you'll come to no harm unless you had a hand in what happened. Hm, she's glowing. Marjory Delaqua: All right, lady. You better start talkin' Mai Trin: What? I...I swear. I had nothing to do with that tragedy. I'm an upstanding citizen. Investigator Ellen Kiel: Wait. Could she have gotten it from the dead charr that glowed? She attempted to revive him. Mai Trin: Yes, yes. That must be it. I was only trying to help.

-- New dialogue -- Citizen/Mai Trin: You must be kidding. Marjory Delaqua: Don't fret. you'll come to no harm unless you had a hand in what happened. Hm, she's glowing. Marjory Delaqua: All right, lady. You better start talkin'. Citizen/Mai Trin: Are you accusing me? Investigator Ellen Kiel: Wait. Could she have gotten it from the dead charr that glowed? She attempted to revive him. Citizen/Mai Trin: The detective would know that too, if she paid better attention to her crime scene.

No More Secrets: comparison of dialogue when Kiel tries to arrest Mai.

--Old Dialogue-- Investigator Ellen Kiel: Mai Trin, you're under arrest, by Lionguard authority. You will present yourself- Mai Trin: If it weren't for that detective and her cronies, you'd never have known it was me. Mai Trin: (laugh) My plan was to open a seat on the council so I could fill it. Now, it's to punish you all for spoiling my first one. Mai Trin: Come out, my clockwork crew! Let's show them what it feels like to be impaled on the sharp tip of misfortune.

-- New dialogue -- Mai Trin: Marjory Delaqua. I'll remember that. Investigator Ellen Kiel: Mai Trin, you're under arrest, by Lionguard authority. You will present yourself- Mai Trin: So much for discretion. Mai Trin: Crew! It's time to earn your pay.

Aetherblade Retreat: comparison of dialogue between Mai and Horrik before the final fight

-- Old dialogue -- Mai Trin: This has all gone to crud. Scarlet's gonna have my noggin for screwing this up. Champion First Mate Horrik: What now, Captain? It'll take cannonballs to get out of here alive. Mai Trin: Either way, I'm dead. So let's wind our springs and ride this escapement to the end. Champion First Mate Horrik: You got it. I'll undock the airships. Mai Trin: You and your brothers give good battle, old friend. Now, let's dig in before they show. I'll raise the gangplanks.

-- New dialogue -- Mai Trin: Scarlet's gonna have my skull. Champion First Mate Horrik: What now, Captain? It'll take cannonballs to get out of here alive. Mai Trin: I'm dead either way. Might as well strap in for a decent fight. Champion First Mate Horrik: You got it. I'll undock the airships. Mai Trin: I'll raise the gangplanks.

Aetherblade Retreat: comparison of Mai's boss encounter dialogue during and after the fight

Mai Trin: This is what your curiosity gets you. (old v new) Mai Trin: Horrik! Unleash the cannons. (old v new) Mai Trin: No more half-measures. All hands on deck! (old v new) Mai Trin: Enough! You've won. Give me quarter and I'll tell you everything. / Enough! You've won. Next time just ask a little nicer. (old v new)

Interlude:

Between the original release of Sky Pirates and Edge of the Mists, Mai could be spoken with in her cell in Fort Marriner. This part wasn't brought back for the re-release, but the Wiki still has the dialogue:

Edge of the Mists: The Juncture

A hologram of Mai appears every half minute or so, saying one of several lines at random. The GW2 Wiki seems to have only a few of these documented.

-- Old dialogue -- Captain Mai Trin: Aetherblades, muster up! Scarlet wants this whole region conquered and ready for her when she returns. Captain Mai Trin: Aetherblades, muster up! We can't claim this territory if we don't control it. Move out and start conquering. Captain Mai Trin: Until Scarlet arrives, this is our new base of operations. I want Aetherblades controlling each and every sector. Captain Mai Trin: Until further notice, this is our new base of operations. I want Aetherblades controlling each and every sector. Captain Mai Trin: Scarlet wants this space and so do I. Even if she never comes back, I plan to be here for a good long while. Captain Mai Trin: Dig in and get comfortable Aetherblades. I plan for us to be here for a good long while. Captain Mai Trin: I'm not just a pirate captain anymore. Until Scarlet comes back, I'm the governor too. Captain Mai Trin: I'm not just a pirate captain anymore. Around here, I'm the governor too. Captain Mai Trin: Scarlet's planning something big and controlling this area is essential to it. Move out and start pacifying the locals.

(I don't have audio for the new lines here, Gw2Browser won't load these specific updated lines for some reason and I don't have time to sit around in EotM. I'll just trust the Wiki on this one, but there's probably a few extra undocumented lines to go here.)

-- New dialogue -- Captain Mai Trin: Dig in and get comfortable Aetherblades. We're gonna be here for a while. Captain Mai Trin: Don't let your guard down. Captain Mai Trin: We won't let Scarlet down. Captain Mai Trin: Eyes up Aetherblades.

~~ Unused lines ~~

I was first made aware of these in a post made about a year ago by Reddit user e-scrape-artist, and I decided to poke around in the files myself. Turns out there's a huge amount of unused dialogue in the game, from multiple characters across the whole season.

These first few sound a lot like NPC interaction dialogues. Except this is Mai Trin, so it's possibly a different scenario where we originally meet her character before it was scrapped?

Mai Trin: The sky’s the limit. Mai Trin: I’m in the shipping business. Mai Trin: Ah, the smell of the sea and the sky. Mai Trin: You have my attention. Mai Trin: Lion’s Arch is just the beginning for me.

What's more interesting than unused lines?

Unused lines that get re-recorded with a new VA and still don't get used.

Some of these are found alongside the previous unused lines, while the others are bundled in with the Aetherblade Retreat boss encounter lines. Maybe the extra combat lines are intended to play but they never triggered due to a bug or something?

Mai Trin: Ready the ship. We’ve outstayed our welcome. (old v new) Mai Trin: You just had to tamper with the plan didn’t you? (old v new) Mai Trin: Come on out, I’ll make it quick. (old v new) Mai Trin: To your captain's side! (old v new) Mai Trin: Fresh meat gang! Slice them to pieces! (old v new) Mai Trin: Dead like that councillor, serves you right. / Dead. Just like that councillor. (old v new) Mai Trin: I’m wound down. You got me. (old v new)

But wait, there's more!

What's more interesting than re-recording unused lines?

Re-recording unused lines for content that was never implemented in the first place.

Wait, what?

Sooo...when I was looking for Mai's EotM lines in the game files, I stumbled across something pretty significant. There's several hundred lines involving various Aetherblade characters in Edge of the Mists plus two Lionguard officers and apparently Vorpp too?

A lot of it seem to be event dialogue; for collection events, escorts, orders to attack/defend keeps and towers. But anyone who's spent time in EotM knows that none of the events involve Aetherblades, just generic NPCs with barely any voiced lines.

EDIT: According to @konig-varorson there were some open-world portal events involving Aetherblades and Lionguard during the initial release, so those lines were in the game at some point. But the lines spoken by the Aetherblades and Mai Trin inside the Mists appears to be completely unused? I plan to do more research into this.

Were the Aetherblades originally planned to have a bigger role in the events there? I dunno. But some of the lines are pretty interesting.

67 of these lines are spoken by Mai (not including the Juncture lines) and here's just under half of them.

Mai Trin: I knew prison couldn't hold me. Mai Trin: It's good to have a gang again. Mai Trin: This place is ripe for the picking. Mai Trin: I worked hard for this place, don't lose it. Mai Trin: I knew you were a bilge rat. Mai Trin: See that? That'll be mine one day. Mai Trin: I have a job that needs doing and I need volunteers. Good pay, plenty of violence. Mai Trin: An impressive haul. This should be plenty. For now. Mai Trin: Follow me, I need your help with this. Mai Trin: Stay close to me. I don't have time for stragglers. Mai Trin: You have your instructions, go to it. Make me proud. Mai Trin: I'm going to find out who screwed this up and slit their skin off. Mai Trin: Wrap it up, we have work elsewhere. Mai Trin: This is what I like to see. Mai Trin: Listen, I don't wanna lose this place. Protect it. Now. Mai Trin: You have my...thanks. Mai Trin: Take care of yourself. Don't get robbed or anything. Mai Trin: You look like warmed over flotsam. Mai Trin: Yes. (laugh) Oh my, yes. Mai Trin: Do you have what it takes to be my first mate? ;) Mai Trin: Do better. I'm not going back to prison. Mai Trin: Your captain is pleased. Mai Trin: Let's move. This place isn't gonna rob itself. Mai Trin (hologram): I want that tower. Kill everyone inside. Mai Trin (hologram): No-one takes this tower from us. No-one. Mai Trin (hologram): Your captain wants that keep. Mai Trin (hologram): We have intruders. Show them what Aetherblades can do. Mai Trin (hologram): Rattle the gates. Let them know Captain Mai is here. Mai Trin (hologram): Crack the walls, I smell riches inside. Mai Trin (hologram): Sea or sky, I can sail anywhere.

Six of the unused lines were re-recorded with the new VA:

Mai Trin: Dispose of the bodies. (old v new) Mai Trin: Ugh, get me up. (old v new) Mai Trin: We're overwhelmed, pull back! (old v new) Mai Trin: Come over here and protect your captain. / Protect your captain! (old v new) Mai Trin: Cut them down, no quarter. (old v new) Mai Trin: C'mere, I won't bite. (old v new)

Little side note: I think Mai's EotM-based lines sound a little different compared to the Sky Pirates chapter, like the old VA is slightly leaning into her Rox voice in some areas?

Anyway, I think that's all I have on Mai Trin's dialogue changes. Did I miss anything? I know there's some text lines I didn't include, but I was focusing on the voiced lines. Do you prefer Mai's old VA or the new one?

If anyone's interested in other unused/undocumented lines, I plan to post some unused Horrik and Canach lines I found, as well as the other Aetherblades in the Mists.

But now I think I need a nap

[shinigami-striker]

February 2024 Birthdays | Thursday, 02.01.24

Here are the upcoming birthdays of February 2024 down below, including:

Thursday, February 1 (Today)

Alison Viktorin

Hynden Walch

Saturday, February 3

Ryan Bartley

Wednesday, February 7

Dan Green

Thursday, February 8

Josh Keaton

Friday, February 9

Crispin Freeman

Saturday, February 10

Krystal LaPorte

Monday, February 12

Martin Burke

Scott Menville

Tara Strong

Tuesday, February 13

Brina Palencia

Erica Mendez

JB Blanc

Kelly Hu

Michael Ensign

Robin Clayton

Wednesday, February 14 (Valentine's Day)

T.J. Storm

Sunday, February 18

Brittany Lauda

Tuesday, February 20

Stephanie Wittels

Wendee Lee

Wednesday, February 21

Doug Erholtz

Zach Aguilar

Saturday, February 24

Bryce Papenbrook

[th3p0rtalmaker]

Who would you cast as a live-action Brotherhood trio?

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I HAVE INDEED THOUGHT ABOUT THIS!!! (Thank you for asking!)

Okay, first of all: Hector

I think my first choice to cast for live-action Hector would be his voice actor, Kim Coates.

Kim has a reputation for portraying characters that are super intimidating, legitimately insane, and chock full of conviction - most notably Tig Trager from Sons of Anarchy. I've watched a couple interviews/promos that Kim has done for other projects, and he's also an animal lover (a dog-lover at the very least). He prefers playing villains/antagonists who don't see themselves as the "bad guy" because they genuinely believe in whatever their personal cause is. (Huge Hector vibes already, lol.)

And visually I think he could TOTALLY pull it off - just give him longer hair and edit his eye color to match Hector's. And he'd look PERFECT in the fur mantle, tunic, leggings, boots, and gloves! (Forgive me for doing such a crappy job of visualizing this XD)

I think the only problem with casting Kim Coates as live-action Hector is that it would be a VERY physically demanding role. I haven't seen a ton of Kim's filmography, so I'm not sure how well he could pull off the gymnastic moves Hector is know for - let alone tightrope-walking between a sprinting rhino and a speeding caravan. He'd probably need a stunt double to handle the more physically intense side of the role.

Second up: Adira

As much as I would *love* to have Kelly Hu portray live-action Adira, her physical profile doesn't match up enough. While Adira's voice and physical profile are both pretty iconic parts of her character, I feel like it would be better to err on the physical side.

I did a little digging, and I think the person most physically attuned to portray live-Action Adira would be Chunri Kim, who's know as "The Female Korean Hulk."

I'm not kidding, LOOK AT THIS WOMAN'S PHYSIQUE:

I have no idea what her acting skills are like, but she's got the body to bring Adira to life. Just imagine her in Adira's outfit from the show, with the facepaint and a white wig!!! 🤩🤩🤩

And finally: Quirin

Honestly I haven't given Quirin's live-action version any thought until now. 😅 And I have to admit my first thought for casting live-action Quirin is Gerard Butler. Because I saw the trailer for the live-action HTTYD movie for the first time to today, and Gerard will be playing live-action Stoick. (Varian and Hiccup are pretty similar so...🤣🤣🤣)

And as a bonus: Edmund!

Ideally I would cast his voice actor, Bruce Campbell, to play live-action Edmund. He embodies both the silliness and earnestness of Edmund's character even in live action roles (see his performance below from The Librarians: And Santa's Midnight Run, where Bruce plays the rogue Santa Claus that can't keep his plethora of iterations in check during a top-secret, magical mission)

If Bruce Campbell wasn't interested/available, I would *seriously* consider casting Colin Metzger as live-Action Edmund (aka @voicemonsteredits on TikTok/Instagram):

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Primal - Ch.21 ~AU Predator (Franchise)~

After I had gotten myself showered and put on a pair of jeans and a regular t-shirt, I used my iPad to call Kelly Thompson.

“Teleya! Oh my god, you’re all over the news. You were kidnapped by gang members, are you okay!” she gushes.

“Are you talking to Teleya? Is she alright?” I hear Lou in the background. I nodded.

“I’m fine. Completely fine, but I need to get to the police station and let them know I am okay.” I replied.

“Lou is on his way over.” Kelly replied. I glanced up at Scorpion who was just standing there at the foot of my bed.

“Uh Kelly could you come get me? I just really need to be with a woman right now.” I said lowly.

“Oh my God, yes I’m coming over right now!” she said and hung up. I was going to do my best to tell the truth. I was kidnapped and then someone butchered the club of the Hu Mongols, and I was released in the craziness of it all and was trying to find my way home. It’s a big city and with no phone or direction, anyone can be lost for a few hours. I sat my iPad down and got up moving over toward Scorpion who was simply watching me. I took one of his large hands in my smaller ones.

“Thank you for doing what you did to keep me safe and out of harm’s way. I do appreciate it.” I replied moving to gently nuzzle my cheek against his scaly palm as he did with my hand earlier on the ship. He purred gently and once again pulled me into him.

“I will let… nothing happen… to you.” he pledged, and I smiled and nodded.

“I believe you.” I replied.

When Kelly arrived, Scorpion remained cloaked as I opened the door and had her almost knocking me over with a strong embrace.

“Oh my god, Teleya, are you alright? What happened, did they hurt you, do we need to go to the hospital!” she said touching all over my shoulders and face as if I were one of her daughters. It felt good to have another human worry for me genuinely. I shook my head quickly.

“I’m fine, Kelly thank you for coming. I just need to go to the police station. But I’ll tell you what happened on the way.” I replied. I needed to rehearse my story a little. She nodded and placed her hand gently on the small of my back and walked me to the door. I glanced over my shoulder knowing Scorpion was there. Kelly was a complete mother to me as she helped me into her truck and she drove on.

“When the news said you had been kidnapped by the Hu Mongol’s I nearly threw up my lunch. Did they… hurt you elsewhere?” she asked, voice trembling. I shook my head.

“No. Thank God. They were questioning me on a separate incident, the shooting at the Black Jack Club.” I said. Her eyes popped.

“You were there too?” she asked. I nodded.

“Yeah, it seems some of them pointed me out and their gang wanted to question me about what happened. They took me from my job.” I replied. She gawked and shook her head.

“Wow. God how did you escape?” she asked.

“There was another commotion, I guessed a gang retaliation from the club, and I managed to get out among the chaos and had to do a lot of running to get to an area I felt safe in. I took a cab home and then called you.” I replied. Simple enough for someone not a cop, but if I am able to talk to Axel, maybe I can go into enough detail on how I got out that he would close any suspicions on me with the gangs. I glanced out the rear-view mirror wondering if I could see Scorpion. The sun had been up for a few hours now.

“I’m just glad you’re alright. I’m sure they won’t bother you after a lot of them were found dead in their respective territories. The cops have been all over it. Maybe they’ll forget about you.” she said. My chest tightened remembering how busy Scorpion was last night.

“Found dead?” I asked and Kelly nodded.

“Yeah some big shootout, lots of gang members were beheaded! This city is becoming more and more dangerous, but with a majority of those gang members dead having killed each other, maybe the rest will just stop being gangsters and go to school or look for a job, use this as an example to change their ways.” she said. I nodded looking down wondering if Kang Li was amongst the row of skulls on Scorpion’s ship. I doubt Scorpion really knew.  Once we arrived at the police station, Kelly asked if she wanted me to go in with her and I nodded. We got out and she took my hand rubbing my shoulders a bit before we went inside. As usual, the place was busy. Cops were moving about trying to book criminals, talk on the phone demanding more police help, and more.

I moved to the front desk and once the policeman saw me his eyes snapped.

“Hi I’m-”

“Teleya Garrett, oh my God! Someone go get Det. Bosch and Officer Gray out here right now!” he instructed. Now everyone was looking my way and cops were surrounding me and already trying to ask questions. I was completely bombarded. A familiar face parted the see of black uniformed cops.

“Alright back up, give her some room!” Axel says and once our eyes meet, he looks as if he had seen a ghost. “Teleya.” I smiled and he immediately hugged me. He parted the sea of cops and demanded someone to get a room open for him. Kelly was separated from me and Axel guided me down the hall and away from others.

“Are you hurt, have you been to the hospital? Your boss, Jacob Clemons called and reported a kidnapping by the Hu Mongols.” he said. I nodded.

“Yes. They wanted answers for the Black Jack Club shooting.” I said. He wined and guided me down the hall of the station and into what another interrogation room. “Do you know where my car and purse are, my phone?”

“We have it all locked up here. I need to get a full statement from you then we can fill out paperwork to get it all back to you. Have gone to the hospital?” he asked again. I shook my head and sat down.

“No. I don't need to.” I replied, and he nodded and sat down across from me before pulling a notebook and pen which were already on the table, over to himself.

“I was really worried about you. You’re about the only neighbor I can stand back in Ridge Hill.” he said with a brief smile as if to lighten the mood. “Can you tell me what happened?” I nodded looking down at the table before looking up at him.

“I was approached by the Hu Mongols at work and then forcefully brought to that Hu club yesterday to talk to… Kang Li.” I replied. Axel nodded.

“The current leader of the Hu Mongols.” he said. I nodded. “What did he want with you?”

“He had questions about his brother.” I replied.

“Quan Li?” he asked. I nodded again.

“I told him that I don’t know what happened, when the Slashers were shooting it was mayhem. He made me take a shot, I guess to loosen me up or something. He didn’t like my answer, I guess he talked to a lot of people and got the same answer…” I said looking down once more before shaking my head remembering what happened.

“Take your time.” he said. I nodded looked back up at him. He looked caring and understanding, but also there was a hint of steeliness. He wanted nothing but the truth.

“He had his men take me to a back room, chained me up and… I think he was going to rape me, but then there was screaming and yelling and he left with one of his men.” I replied. His eyes hardened at my words.

“How did you get free?” he asked. Alright, be cool.

“One of the men came, just a goon I didn’t pay attention to. I guess he decided to show me mercy, and he helped me down. I left with other people fleeing the violence.” I replied.

“Did you see who the aggressor or aggressors were?” he asked. I shook my head.

“No, but there was a lot of blood, bodies everywhere. I thought it was another gang retaliation and just focused on getting out alive. It took me all night to get home, I didn’t know where I was because I have never been on that side of town before. Once I made it to a familiar location where I wasn’t surrounded by enemies, a cab driver was nice enough to help me get home. Then I got cleaned up and called my friend Kelly to come get me and bring me here. She said I was on the news, and I don’t need that kind of attention.” I replied. Axel nodded and looked down some. His eyes were tired, and I could imagine he wouldn’t want to waste too much time on me.

“Teleya, the bodies we saw at the Hu club, had the same type of carnage as the Black Jack Club.” he said. I tilted my head.

“What do you mean?” I asked, although I knew the answer.

“I mean, the bodies were killed in the same strange way at both clubs, their wounds were not bullet wounds meaning they couldn’t have been done by rival gangs.” he said. I took even breaths and nodded looking down.

“Kang Li said the same thing before he put my coworker’s head on the table.” I said voice trembling.  Axel’s eyes widened some.

“Your coworker?” he asked.

“Yes, Gabriella, Quan’s girlfriend. She had been missing after the Black Jack shooting and I figured she would just lay low- I thought she was a part of the gang life. Kang killed her, because he couldn’t get answers from her, and he was going to kill me had this shooting had not happened. I don’t know why this happened to me, but it did, and I just want to get back to my nice quiet life!” I replied feeling the emotions overtake me again, and this time they were real and raw. Axel nodded quickly.

“Alright, alright I understand, Teleya, I won’t put you through anymore. I’m glad you’re safe and we’re going to get you your things. No one’s going to bother or hurt you again.” he said. I winced.

“I heard there were many deaths of both gangs from my friend. Beheaded what happened?” I replied. Axel nodded standing up.

“I can’t say for sure, classified and all, but between you and me, I think we have a vigilante or a serial killer targeting the gangs since they’re people no one would miss if they died.” he said. I winced and looked down shaking my head.

“Jesus. How do I go on? How do I pick up the pieces of my life after what’s happened, Axel?” I replied looking up at him and leaned over to take my hand.

“One day at a time. You have my number, if you need me for anything I’m a doorstep away.” he said. I smiled and patted his hand.

“Thank you.” I replied before standing up and letting him walk me from the room. We walked to the front of the police station and already I could see news stations.

“Shit. Let’s get you around back. We can sign for your stuff in our parking lot. We checked your car to ensure it was safe to drive.” he said. I nodded and let him lead me around the back of the building out of a side door. Once in the back, I saw my car and felt so happy and relieved to see it. We entered through the back door and Axel met with another policeman who sat behind a secured desk window. After a moment, he handed me some documents to sign to retrieve my belongings. He then handed me my purse.

“Everything in there?” Axel asks and I looked through my things and was very blessed that my phone and everything else was in there. I smiled more and nodded.

“Yes. Thank you. If I remember anything that could help your case, I’ll reach out.” I replied. He smiled and nodded.

“I appreciate that. Hey, will you text me when you make it home?” he asked. I nodded.

“Of course.” I replied. He nodded and patted my shoulder gently.

“Alright. I’ll see you later?” he asked. I nodded and waved before turning and moving to get to my car. It felt good to take my keys out, unlock my car, and get in. I let out a deep exhale happy that I made it through. I hated lying and keeping the truth from Axel, but I had to protect my mate just as he was doing so much for me. Once I drove off the lot, I turned the corner and drove a few blocks away, before finally pulling up beside an alleyway and just stepping out and taking even breaths. I pulled out my phone and texted Kelly to let her know I was okay and had left the station. A large splash on a puddle made me jump as I turn and see an invisible form walking toward me. Static surrounded the form and I just stood there as the form grew closer.

“See. I told you I could do this. Now I am free from the attention of the cops and the feuding tribes.” I replied. I could hear the mask making some noises, a sound I was familiar with when his mask had a voice recording, he would use to mimic talking.

“Hey, will you text me when you make it home? Text me when you make it home?”

My mouth dropped and I just laughed as he formed in front of me. I was not expecting him to have been so close that he listened in on our last conversation.

“He was just being a good neighbor. I am safe.” I told him. Scorpion gave a dry cackle before nodding.

“Safe.” he confirmed.

[another-danganronpa-fan]

hear me out- DRDT heathers AU

I've been on a DRDT brainrot recently and it's sad to see the creator go on hiatus but I will respect what's best for them :) meanwhile I will cope by imagining them in a heathers AU (SPOILERS FOR BOTH HEATHERS *AND* DANGANRONPA DESPAIR TIME!) BOTH DRDT AND HEATHERS HAVE PEOPLE D*ING AND BL**D AND ALL THAT STUFF SO TRIGGER WARNING FOR THAT! Veronica: Xander

I know what you're thinking already: "But Teruko's the main character shouldn't she be Veronica in this AU" and I agree- somewhat. -But the main thing is that Teruko has more "unhinged" sprites than Xander, and Xander's personality just fits more with Veronica. They're both more...confident? Teruko is confident in her abilities too but she gives off more JD vibes. OH AND ANOTHER THING- in meant to be yours, "You were all I could **trust**...." just fits Teruko's overall theme of trust. And when JD gets shot, Teruko's bloody sprites would be perfect.

-And since David is part of the Heathers in this AU I can see Xander being like "They're solid Teflon—never bothered, never harassed,,,I would give anything to be like that"

-I feel like Veronica just fits Xander more than Teruko (even though Veronica and Teruko's voices are pretty similar) since he looks up to David like Veronica kinda looked up to the Heathers (even though she didn't really like them like Xander liked David), and both David and the Heathers end up being...well....you know...

-Xander's also a lot more emotional and impulsive than Teruko, just like how Veronica out of impulse decides to have sex with JD before Heather C "ends" her.

-"Dear diary: I believe I'm a good person, y'know, I think there's some good in everyone..." isn't something Teruko would say to be honest,, even in the prologue she says something like "there's no reason for us to trust each other in the first place"

JD: Teruko

-Continuing from before, Teruko would be JD in this AU. JD says that he doesn't bother making relationships because he is constantly moving from school to school, and has been taught that "life is war" similar to how Teruko has the mindset of "I can't trust anyone". And how she was also moving constantly due to medical debt.

-Another thing: Xander: "Does your mommy know you eat all that crap?" Teruko: "Not anymore! When my parents were there-"

-Before Xander betrays Teruko, she genuinely cared for Xander more than anyone else in the cast. Even though Teruko's not as bad as JD, post-chapter 1 she began to isolate herself since she knows she can't trust them like JD hated the bad people in the school.

-She has the unhinged sprites too come on- everything else I was gonna say is already listed in the Xander section, so...moving on!

Ram Sweeney: Ace

-Pretty self-explanatory- both "jock" characters who are kinda a-holes. I was actually contemplating having Ace as Heather Chandler but I really can't think of anyone else who'd fit Ram/Kurt. Ace's character has a lot more depth, but for this AU he's really at his worst isn't he...

Kurt Kelly: Levi

-In Beautiful, it's mentioned that Kurt Kelly's the smartest guy on the football team, and although that's honestly not too big of an achievement, he is smarter than all the other jocks. Levi's more level-headed and more sane than Ace, but he does have his bad moments. Not to mention he had a dark past too.

Martha: Eden

-This was also kinda what made me consider Teruko to be Veronica in this AU instead, as Eden consistently makes an effort to hang out with Teruko.

-Eden honestly fits Martha really well, especially when she brings sparkling cider to the party in Big Fun. It's just such an Eden thing to do, you know? They're both kind and innocent and deserved better.

-Xander probably would have gotten along with Eden...

Mrs. Fleming: Hu

-Although Mrs. Fleming is more of a hippie than Hu, I feel like she fits the most here. Hu is more "motherly", and more mature than most of the cast, and her constant pushing to defend Nico would also go with the theme of Mrs. Fleming getting the students to "feel".

Now, for the Heathers!!!

Heather Chandler: Arturo

-I don't know anymore man...I already knew David and Arei were both gonna be part of the Heathers, and I originally had Ace there, too, but I don't know who would've been Ram if he was. My first thought was Ace as HC, David as HD, and Arei as HM. My second thought was Arei as HC, but she gets her character development unlike Heather C (at least I didn't see any that I know of) Arturo belittles those he deems as "unworthy" similar to Heather Chandler, so I think he fits the best for now.

Heather Duke: David -They both have a greenish color scheme!!! (is David's hair green?? I mean...his bow tie is green), but on a more serious note, both David and Heather Duke start out very different than when they reveal another side to them.

-Heather Duke starts out as someone who is constantly bullied by Heather C, but develops into a jerk who tells Heather M to kill herself. David, on the other hand, starts out as a good person, but his true nature is revealed in the second trial. HOWEVER, it's implied that he isn't as evil as he seems. But, he still made fun of Arei and Min after their deaths. -Another point is that Veronica treats Heather Duke nicely as stated in the Heather Wiki- (Although, this might be because that the Wiki is probably based on the movie and not the musical itself). "Veronica Sawyer seems to have been closest with Heather Duke than with the other Heathers. Veronica helped Heather throw up and Heather laughed at Veronica’s jokes. Heather Duke seems to enjoy having Veronica around. They listen to Hot Probz together every time it is on. However, when Heather becomes an even bigger tyrant than Heather Chandler was, Veronica resents Heather Duke, especially for bullying Heather McNamara and takes over Heather Duke's position as leader of the school at the end of the film."

-Even if the movie is ignored here, Veronica didn't completely despise Heather D, until she becomes the mega-jerk she was. Similar to how Xander and David were pretty close and admired each other, but David turned out to be a manipulator of some kind, even if he's less evil than he's letting on. If Xander had lived to see David's persona reveal, he'd be shocked, to say the very least.

Heather McNamara: Arei

-If Arei hadn't gotten her character development at all, she'd most definitely be Heather Chandler. However, she did make the effort to change and be a better person, and ended up making amends towards Eden, who she bullied.

-Heather Duke also manipulated Heather M into attempting suicide, similar to the conversation David and Arei had in Chapter 2, episode 11, about how Arei said something along the lines of "You told me I could change", or something like that. This is a bit of a stretch, though.

Please feel free to disagree with my heathers AU in any way! I'd love to hear any other opinions you guys may have.

This has been sitting in my drafts for so long helpdfksfjl

[marcmarcmomarc]

Kingdom Hearts IV predictions

Kumandra (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Takes place after the movie.

Is visited by Sora.

Starring the voices of:

Awkwafina as Sisu

Ross Butler as Spine Chief

Gemma Chan as Namaari

François Chau as Wahn

Dumbfoundead as Chai

Sung Kang as Dang Hai

Sierra Katow as Fang Officer

Daniel Dae Kim as Chief Benja

Dichen Lachman as General Atitãya & Spine Warrior

Sandra Oh as Chieftess Virana

Lucille Soong as Dang Hu

Kelly Marie Tran as Raya

Thalia Tran as Noi

Alan Tudyk as Tuk Tuk

Izaac Wang as Boun

Benedict Wong as Tong

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Rambling about Legend of Vox Machina casting credits

So like everyone else, I've heard about IMDB putting up cast credits for the first half of The Legend of Vox Machina's second season.  There's been the delightful news, of course, such as Matt voicing Victor, and Robbie and Aimee getting to do voicework for the show.  But looking at the actual episode credits for everyone, there's some interesting news as well.  This will contain spoilers:

Arranging this more or less by actor, just to make things easier for myself as I scroll down IMDB's page:

Matt: Voicing Umbrasyl in at least episodes 1, 5, and 6, Craven Edge in episodes 2,3, 5 & 6, an adaro in episode 3, Victor in episode 2, and Purvan Suul in episode 4.  We'd expect to see Umbrasyl in the first episode, obviously, and 6 makes sense, too, since we've got credits for Kevdak and Zanror in that episode as well.  But I wonder what he's doing in episode 5, exactly.  Meanwhile, it seems Grog holds onto that sword at least until about the time it turned on him on stream, though that could still happen any time before his fight with Kevdak (where, in the trailer, we saw him using his axe instead).  Also, it seems Vox Machina will be fighting as aquatic monstrosity in place of the beholder, which kind of makes sense.  Victor's appearing in the most obvious episode for him too. The really interesting voice credit is Purvan Suul, and for the episode right after the Sunken Tomb.  While I am very much hoping for Age of Arcanum flashbacks, that would be a little late for them.  I wonder if Vax is going to hear from him while communing with the Raven Queen.

Liam: Voicing Vorugal in episode 1 only, at least in the season's first half.  So again, why is Umbrasyl in episode 5 when Vorugal isn't?

Esme Creed-Miles & Gina Torres: Voicing Cassandra and Keeper Yennen in episode 1 only.  We're probably not going see much of Whitestone during the season's first half.

Indira Varma & Stephanie Beztriz: Voicing Allura and Kima in episode 5, with Allura also in episode one.  1's obvious enough; it's a little odder Kima's not in that episode, since the series puts her in Emon already, but perhaps that was just how the editing went.  5's a little more interesting.  The assumption is it'll involve closing the rift in Pyrah, but I wonder if we'll get a flashback to them imprisoning Thordak.  Or if they'll even come to Pyrah to help seal it, but that raises the question of why neither of them appear in the between episodes.

Kelly Hu: Voicing Anna Ripley in episode 5.  Which is really interesting, especially since Matt's credits for that episode are only for Umbrasyl, Trinket, and Craven Edge.  So if she's not buying gunpowder from Victor, and she's *probably* not showing up to kill Percy just yet, what is she doing??

Sunil Mahotra and Eugene Byrd: Voicing Gilmore and Jarrett only in episode 1, at least in the season's first half.  Which makes me sad, and worried for Jarrett's survival especially.  I don't *think* they'd kill Gilmore...

Will & Mary: Voices Kash and Zahra in episodes 2-4.  Which makes sense, mostly.  Hopefully we see them heading for Whitestone in episode 4, since they apparently don't go to Pyrah.

Fred Tatasciore, Janet Varney, & Kestrel Riegal: Voicing Korrin, Vilya, and young Keyleth in episode 5.  Obviously we're getting a flashback to Keyleth's young years in this episode.  It also leaves uncertain whether or not Korrin will show in Pyrah, since he could just be in said flashback.  Keyleth's aramente trial's obviously going to become sealing the rift, so perhaps she'll have to do that without her father's help.

Lance Reddick & Cree Summer: Voicing Thordak and Raishan in episodes 1 & 3.  But not, apparently, in episode 5, so if there is a flashback of Thordak being imprisoned, perhaps he simply doesn't say anything in it?  Raishan would also have to free him silently, but perhaps that part will simply be implied.  Episode 3's also a little bit of an odd time for them to be appearing instead, though perhaps the series just wants to keep track of the two most important dragons even when they're away from our heroes.

Alanna Ubach & Tony Plana: Voicing the sphinxes in episode 6, with Ossysa also in episode 2.  The main question is why Ossya's in episode 6, but it might just be Vox Machina remembering her words.

Troy Baker: Voicing Syldor in episode 3.  Which is does not make sense for Syldor to make a personal appearance in, so I'm pretty sure we're getting either a flashback or one of the twins hearing his voice in their head.  Cue the angst!

Ralph Ineson & Abubaker Salim: Voicing Kevdak and Zanror in episode 6.  Which Umbrasyl is also in, so obviously, we're getting at least one scene of Westrun, probably as setup for the following episodes.  No credit for any inhabitants to Westrun though, so we might even just see them forming their alliance.

Ike Amadi, Robbie, Aimee, and Sumalee's appearances in their specific episodes are all pretty self-explanatory.  

Not appearing in the first half of the season: Dr. Dranzel and Kaylee!  We know they're in it, but apparently not in Vasselheim?  Perhaps in Westrun? No credits for Henry Winkler either, but it makes sense he'd only appear once Vox Machina actually reaches the city.