#and basically all of pocket full of kryptonite

[silver-stargazing]

@eregyrn-falls

songs based on superman comics, but not focusing on superman ily

[with-paint]

Hey Beautiful

Rating: Teen and up

Pairing: Carl Gallagher x fem!reader

Word Count: 1,388

Summary: Carl goes to buy Nick a bike and decideds this is the perfect time to make your life hell. Set in 6x04

Warnings: lots of swearing, “that’s Carl, he used to be white”, Nick being iconic as always

A/N: I’ve never written for Carl or for anything in Shameless so like go easy on me. Pls

You sat behind the counter with your head propped up on your hand. Lazily looking down on your phone and swiping through your Instagram feed.

The little bell over the door chimed and you looked up, slightly irritated that now you had to talk with someone. Probably some dad with his fucking kid, buying his “little champ” his first bike. Ever since those rich Northsiders started crawling in, business at the bike store your dad owned had been good. On the downside, if you had to suffer through a story about how amazing training wheels were going, you were going to commit homicide.

To your surprise a kid around your age swaggered into the store. Well more like trying to swagger. The short white kid with light brown hair in cornrows tried very hard. You glanced at his hair again. The highlights in the brown could be a dark blonde really. This fucker was a basically a blonde hair, blue eyed, midget and he was trying to act all tough. You rolled your eyes and looked back at your phone, already nauseous from this interaction.

“Shit if I knew this is what waited for me, I would’ve come in earlier. What’s your name, beautiful?” He said. You closed your eyes and counted to five before opening them and giving him a blank look.

“You here for anything or are you going to waste my time?” You drawled, crossing your arms and looking out the window. A very tall dark skinned man stood outside the store. Fiddling with the handles of a brown bike. His face didn’t reveal much, but his eyes were lit with excitement. You smiled softly at the sight and turned back to the kid in front of you.

He leaned against the counter and a smirk appeared on his mouth. “Oh I’m here for something, you took my heart and I want it back.”

You wanted to groan, but you stopped yourself and instead rolled your eyes. Your dad had a security camera pointed at you right now. If he saw you being rude to a customer you’d be in a world of trouble.

“Funny.” You deadpanned and rested your chin on your hand again. “That your friend outside? The bike’s $300.”

The kid, to his credit, didn’t even blink and slapped the money on the counter. Usually the prices scared off the idiots who were looking for an easy ride. You hated that you were slightly impressed. You eyed the money and raised an eyebrow to the kid.

“What just ‘cause I’m black means you're gonna refuse my money? Think all black people are criminals? Shit baby, I didn’t know you were like that.” He put a hand to his chest, acting offended. You couldn’t help yourself and let out a scoff. You reached for the money on the counter before the kid grabbed it back. You instead, put your hand on his and his stupid face moved into a wide grin.

“Yeah that’s what I like to see baby, knew you wanted me.”

“Shut the fuck up. And why are you acting so hard, you’re the whitest thing in here with that wannabe hair and those blue ass eyes.” You spat moving your hand off his like it was made of fire. To your surprise his shit eating grin only got wider. He opened his mouth to say something before the bell on the door chimed again.

His friend walked into the store. One of the bike handles clutched tightly in his hand, and a little kid holding his other. You wondered where the hell the kid came from. He looked to be about four and he smiled brightly at the idiot standing at the counter. You furrowed your eyebrows and looked between the three boys in the store.

“Ay Nick. Little homie.” The idiot in front of you called as he turned to look at the two. The two elder boys seemed to be having a silent conversation. Idiot turned back around and nodded.

“You got any really fancy locks?” He asked. He reached to his neck to fiddle with the gold chain sitting there. You were taken aback by the question and the lack of flirty attitude. Something about the earnest way he asked and the nervousness of his hands threw you off. Your eyes widened slightly as your brain tried to keep up with what was happening. It was as if this guy did a full 180. It was as if you were to admit you didn’t have any bike locks he would be crushed. And for what? He was so selfish he needed to protect his stupid bike that he made his friend lug around? And who was that kid? Why was he looking at this wannabe like he personally hung the moon in the sky?

“Uh yeah, you got a price range?” You asked finically regaining the ability to speak. You pushed back on the chair and tossed your phone on the counter. Moving swiftly to get out from behind it.

“Just give me the best you have. No one is taking Nick’s bike.”

You froze as your hand reached up to grab the Kryptonite Kryptolok from the top shelf. This was all for his friend? The kid was willing to lose $300 on a bike as well as blow $50 on a bike lock? All for his friend? He looked that concerned over the safety of a stupid bike, because his friend wanted it?

You blinked a few times and grabbed the lock. You tossed it to Nick who caught it. His expression never changed from the blank on his face, but he nodded to you. You took that to mean he was happy. You could feel the guy's eyes watching you from the counter. Never leaving your figure as you moved to grab the lock and now walking back. You cleared your throat and slid back behind the counter. Not looking him in the eyes.

You could tell how much this bike meant to Nick. Could see that this was the most important thing. You didn’t know anything about Nick, you sure as hell couldn’t drop $350 on a ride. The fact that his friend did it so easily, without any care, without any fucking hesitation made a blush start to creep up onto your cheeks.

“That’ll be $350. That all?” You said trying to recapture that hardass voice you had earlier. You looked down at the counter and fiddled with your phone that was lying there. You didn’t want to look at him. Didn’t want him to see what his actions did to you. He was glad to spend that much to make his friend happy and that made your heart stutter. He may look like an idiot in that ghetto getup, but his actions were something you couldn’t ignore. You bit the bullet finally and risked looking up at him.

He smiled this time. An actual smile. Not that stupid cocky grin or that dumbass smirk, a cute little smile. You shook your head to clear the word ‘cute’ from your mind. He slid the money he put down earlier across the counter and dropped another hundred on top.

“Keep the change beautiful.”

Him and his friend turned to go before you did the most embarrassing thing possible.

You called him back.

He froze and his black puffy jacket shifted as he turned to look back at you. That stupid smirk was back on his face and you hated that you thought it looked good on him. You took a leftover receipt off the counter, jotted your number on it, crumpled it into a ball, and tossed it at him.

“Text me sometime, tough guy.” You teased as he bent to pick up the paper ball. He laughed as he tossed it between his hands. He shoved the ball in his pocket, fiddled with his chain and smiled at you.

With a wink he pushed open the door and called back to you, “See you around beautiful.” And with that Nick, the kid, and him left your store and made their way out of sight.

It wasn’t until later when your phone buzzed in your pocket did the grin on your face finally ease up, if only a little.

Hey beautiful. The name’s Carl

[thebeautifulmoonlight]

Basic Questions

First name? Emily

Surname? Loreley

Middle names? Rose

Date of birth? February 28, 1891

Age? 130

Physical / Appearance

Other distinguishing features?

Multiple spots where she has sewn wounds back together and put body parts back on.

Physical handicaps?

Due to her being dead, she has a few issues physically. First, her skin is very fragile and does not mend itself. Her nerve endings and taste buds are also extremely dulled, requiring stronger touches and tastes to be recognized. She cannot get drunk and does not require food or air to survive. She also cannot have children.

Type of clothes? She     still prefers older style, vintage-inspired clothing that calls back to     the styles from when she was alive.

What are their feet     like? (type of shoes, state of shoes, socks, feet, pristine, dirty, worn,     etc) Pretty shoes but loose to not loosen her toes from her foot.

Are they in good health?     …. I don’t even know how to answer this

Personality

What words or phrases do     they overuse? Far too many old school sayings

Are they more optimistic     or pessimistic?

Emily is very optimistic. She believes that everything works out in the end – even facing the darkness of her past, she looks for the silver lining she is sure will come out of it.

Are they introverted or     extroverted? Extroverted

Do they ever put on     airs? Never ever – there is no room for that sort of thing in a civil     society.

What bad habits do they     have? She is far too trusting of people.

What makes them laugh     out loud? She’s pretty soft spoken, but she is humored easily. She might     not laugh out loud but a decent corny joke and you’ll get her chuckling.

How do they display     affection? Showering the person with her attention and smiles.

How do they want to be     seen by others?

She wants people to see her as kind, as loving, fun, a person that will always have your back.

Strongest character     trait?

Her strongest character trait is her ability to raise up people regardless of where she is in her life and in the moment.

Weakest character trait?

There are moments, topics, goals that she has, where she is willing to sacrifice the greater good to fill those holes in her own life.

How competitive are     they? Not even a little – but the games are fun to play still.

Do they make snap     judgements or take time to consider? Take the time to consider.

How do they react to     praise?

Emily does not handle praise well. It makes her blush, she can’t make eye contact after… but she does appreciate it. Please don’t stop saying nice things about her.

How do they react to     criticism?

The idea that she let someone down would be crushing.

What is their greatest     fear?

I think her biggest fear is also something she knows will be her reality – I think she would desperately love to have children, a husband, a family, that quaint little life, but it’s impossible, meaning she has to live with the truth to her fear every day.

What are their biggest     secrets? I mean… that she’s dead.

What is their philosophy     of life?

You really never know how much time you have left in this world. Don’t waste it. Laugh. Dance. Love. Enjoy the people beside you while they are still there.

When was the last time     they cried? Probably just earlier that day.

What haunts them?

The fact that she was murdered by the person she thought loved her and not letting that color the way she views the people in her life now.

What are their political     views?

Okay – let me write this now to be updated later! I think, just because she is new to this world, she would lean more conservative, but as she grows and learns and educates herself, she will swing to a liberal view of the world.

What will they stand up     for? Herself, the people she loves.

Who do they quote? Her     father.

Are they indoorsy or     outdoorsy? Outdoorsy.

What sense do they most     rely on?

Because most of her senses are very dulled, she can only really rely on sight and hearing.

What quality do they     most value in a friend?

People who are accepting and loyal.

What do they consider an     overrated virtue? Obeying rules.

If they could change one     thing about themselves, what would it be?

Emily has a lot of anger inside her that rears its head and shows the worst of her. She wishes she had more control over that.

What is their obsession?     Finding love.

What are their pet     peeves? People who don’t listen to her.

Friends and Family

Is their family big or     small? Who does it consist of?

Small, it was only herself and her parents.

What is their perception     of family?

Family was something very important to her and she misses them insanely. Family are people who love you, support you, and build up you and your dreams.

Ideal best friend?

This is a person that she has fun with and always has her back. They accept her for all her flaws and would probably not murder her once they have her trust.

Describe their other     friends.

Past and Future

What was your character     like as a baby? As a child?

Emily was a curious child, always enjoying learning new things and having adventures. It was not uncommon for her parents to have to go hunting the village to find where her day had taken her. She was not a troublemaker but her ability to wander gave them plenty of heartache.

Did they grow up rich or     poor?

Her father owned most of the town as she grew up and allowed her to have some of the best things in life. They were the first in the town to have their own car.

Did they grow up     nurtured or neglected? Nurtured.

What was their first     kiss like?

Their first kiss was with Barkis. It was very soft and lovely – and a total lie.

What is the worst thing     they did to someone they loved?

While her feelings on Victor as love is debatable, she tried to force him to be with her and also force his true love to stay away from him – the aftershocks of that event and the depths she was willing to take to make them do what she wanted is why she ran off and found herself here.

What are their     ambitions?

To find a husband… stay tuned for growth.

What advice would they     give their younger self?

Listen to your parents. They want what is best for you, and Barkis is not what is best.

What smells remind them     of their childhood?

Baked bread.

What was their childhood     ambition?

To run her own restaurant.

What is their best     childhood memory?

She loves to think back on the evenings with her family. They would gather around, talking with each other, playing the piano. Her parents talked to each other as equals and challenged each other in their love – she would sit and watch and adore them.

When was the last time     they were crushed with disappointment?

When Victor didn’t want her.

What past act are they     most ashamed of?

Her verbal and physical assault of Victor’s love.

Has anyone ever saved     their life? She wishes.

Love

Do they believe in love     at first sight? One billion percent.

How do they behave in a     relationship?

She is someone who will totally devoted and loyal in a relationship. When she is with you, her eyes are totally on you and no one else.

When did you character     last have sex? Never.

Has your character ever     been in love? No………………

Have they ever had their     heart broken?

People can take a number to break her heart.

Conflict

How do they respond to a     threat?

She does not back away from a threat and is not afraid to face it head on. She will put you in your place if she must.

Are they most likely to     fight with their fists or their tongue? Tongue.

What is your character’s     kryptonite?

She is extremely gullible. For all her backbone, she can be manipulated into giving you her trust and allowed to be mistreated.

How do they perceive     strangers?

To Emily, you are a friend until you prove that you aren’t.

What do they love to     hate? She finds that whole idea troubling.

What is their choice of     weapon?

Swords. Very dramatic.

Have they ever been     bullied or teased? Is murder bullying?

Work, Education and Hobbies

What are some of their     past jobs?

She ran her father’s speakeasy for him before her death.

What are their hobbies?

Playing piano, traveling, getting lost and finding adventures.

Educational background?

She went to a girl’s school, able to get a high school education thanks to her father being well off.

Intelligence level? Just     average intelligence.

Do they have a natural     talent for something? She’s musically gifted.

Do they play a sport?     Are they any good?

She does not play a sport but because it was not an option to her. If she had had an opportunity, she would have probably enjoyed it and be athletic.

What is their     socioeconomic status?

She is currently quite poor and living in a shelter until she gets a job and money to support herself.

Favorites

What is their favorite     animal? Hummingbirds.

Which animal do they     dislike the most? Snakes.

What place would they     most like to visit?

She would love to go to Paris. Emily thinks of it as the epitome of sophistication and romance.

What is the most     beautiful thing they’ve ever seen?

A full moon shining through the tree.

Music, art, reading     preferred? Music

What is their favorite     color? Purple

What is their password? EmilyL     – its bad, I know, she’ll learn lol

Favorite food: Anything     with lots of garlic so she can taste it

Possessions

What is in their fridge?

Nothing, because she doesn’t have to eat.

What is on their bedside     table?

Dried flowers and a candle

What is in their bin?

Paper scraps scribbled with Emily Van Dort

What is in their     pockets? A lot of change

Spirituality

Who or what is your     character’s guardian angel?

She misses the worm that helped her with advice when she was dead.

Do they believe in the     afterlife? Um… yes.

Are they superstitious? Very.

What would they like to     be reincarnated as?

She would be happy just being a whole person and not a dead one.

How would they like to     die? Not murder by someone she trusted, that’s for sure.

What is your character’s     spirit animal? A rabbit.

What is their zodiac     sign? Pisces

Values

What do they think is     the worst thing that can be done to a person? Murder.

What is their view of     ‘freedom’?

Freedom is the ability to make your own choices, live your life by your own rules, out in the world and surrounded by nature.

When did they last lie?     A couple days ago.

What’s their view of     lying?

As long as you aren’t hurting someone, she does not see the issue with it.

When did they last make     a promise? Earlier today. She makes them often.

Did they keep or break     their last promise? Always keep your promises.

Daily life

What are their eating     habits?

Because she is dead, she doesn’t have any need for nourishment or eating. She eats for appearances sometimes, or to feel normal, but she has to eat and drink very strong flavors in order for her dulled taste buds to notice it.

Are they minimalist or a     clutter hoarder? Clutter is comfy.

What do they do first     thing on a weekday morning?

She hasn’t slept so she probably goes back to wherever she is staying to change into new clothes and wash the old.

What is their alcoholic     drink of choice?

She loves old timey drinks that remind her of home and her life before death.

Miscellaneous

What or who would your     character dress up as for Halloween?

She is going to enjoy some Halloween. She’d probably just paint her face slightly green and reveal all her real stitchings, and go as a zombie.

Are they comfortable     with technology? Hahaha, no.

If they could save one     person, who would it be? Victor.

If they could call one     person for help, who would it be? Orion.

What is their greatest     regret?

Any act of violence she perpetuated.

What would they do if     they won the lottery?

Pay for a trip to Europe for herself and her friends.

What is their favourite     fairytale? Cinderella

What fairytale do they     hate? Hansel and Gretel

Do they believe in happy     endings? Absolutely.

What is their idea of     perfect happiness?

A house lit by candlelight with a husband and children running around.

What would they ask a     fortune teller?

Does she find someone who love her?

If your character could     travel through time, where would they go?

Home.

If they could have a     superpower, what would they choose? Flying.

[wadeillinois]

-- CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROMPT #2, 

Sit down across from your character at Red’s, or the Conifer Lounge, and really get to know them. 

Answer all, a few, or however many of the questions listed below. This should allow you the chance to develop your character past the point of their initial biography/typical statistics. 

Take as much time as you need with this exercise. It is purely for fun, and not at all mandatory, though highly encouraged! 

Basic Character Questions

First name?

Surname?

Middle names?

Nicknames?

Date of birth?

Age?

Physical / Appearance

Height?

Weight?

Build?

Hair color?

Hair style?

Eye color?

Eye Shape?

Glasses or contact lenses?

Distinguishing facial features?

Which facial feature is most prominent?

Which bodily feature is most prominent?

Other distinguishing features?

Skin?

Hands?

Make up?

Scars?

Birthmarks?

Tattoos?

Physical handicaps?

Type of clothes?

How do they wear their clothes?

What are their feet like? (type of shoes, state of shoes, socks, feet, pristine, dirty, worn, etc)

Race / Ethnicity?

Mannerisms?

Are they in good health?

Do they have any disabilities?

Personality

What words or phrases do they overuse?

Do they have a catchphrase?

Are they more optimistic or pessimistic?

Are they introverted or extroverted?

Do they ever put on airs?

What bad habits do they have?

What makes them laugh out loud?

How do they display affection?

Mental handicaps?

How do they want to be seen by others?

How do they see themselves?

How are they seen by others?

Strongest character trait?

Weakest character trait?

How competitive are they?

Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider?

How do they react to praise?

How do they react to criticism?

What is their greatest fear?

What are their biggest secrets?

What is their philosophy of life?

When was the last time they cried?

What haunts them?

What are their political views?

What will they stand up for?

Who do they quote?

Are they indoorsy or outdoorsy?

What is their sinful little habit?

What sense do they most rely on?

How do they treat people better than them?

How do they treat people worse than them?

What quality do they most value in a friend?

What do they consider an overrated virtue?

If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?

What is their obsession?

What are their pet peeves?

What are their idiosyncrasies?

Friends and Family

Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of?

What is their perception of family?

Do they have siblings? Older or younger?

Describe their best friend.

Ideal best friend?

Describe their other friends.

Describe their acquaintances.

Do they have any pets?

Who are their natural allies?

Who are their surprising allies?

Past and Future

What was your character like as a baby? As a child?

Did they grow up rich or poor?

Did they grow up nurtured or neglected?

What is the most offensive thing they ever said?

What is their greatest achievement?

What was their first kiss like?

What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved?

What are their ambitions?

What advice would they give their younger self?

What smells remind them of their childhood?

What was their childhood ambition?

What is their best childhood memory?

What is their worst childhood memory?

Did they have an imaginary childhood friend?

When was the last time they were crushed with disappointment?

What past act are they most ashamed of?

What past act are they most proud of?

Has anyone ever saved their life?

Strongest childhood memory?

Love

Do they believe in love at first sight?

Are they in a relationship?

How do they behave in a relationship?

When did you character last have sex?

What sort of sex do they have?

Has your character ever been in love?

Have they ever had their heart broken?

Conflict

How do they respond to a threat?

Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue?

What is your character’s kryptonite?

If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be?

How do they perceive strangers?

What do they love to hate?

What are their phobias?

What is their choice of weapon?

What living person do they most despise?

Have they ever been bullied or teased?

Where do they go when they’re angry?

Who are their enemies and why?

Work, Education and Hobbies

What is their current job?

What do they think about their current job?

What are some of their past jobs?

What are their hobbies?

Educational background?

Intelligence level?

Do they have any specialist training?

Do they have a natural talent for something?

Do they play a sport? Are they any good?

What is their socioeconomic status?

Favorites

What is their favorite animal?

Which animal to they dislike the most?

What place would they most like to visit?

What is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen?

What is their favorite song?

Music, art, reading preferred?

What is their favorite color?

What is their password?

Favorite food:

What is their favorite work of art?

Who is their favorite artist?

What is their favorite day of the week?

Possessions

What is in their fridge:

What is on their bedside table?

What is in their car?

What is in their bin?

What is in their purse or wallet?

What is in their pockets?

What is their most treasured possession?

Spirituality

Who or what is your character’s guardian angel?

Do they believe in the afterlife?

What are their religious views?

What do they think heaven is?

What do they think hell is?

Are they superstitious?

What would they like to be reincarnated as?

How would they like to die?

What is your character’s spirit animal?

What is their zodiac sign?

Values

What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person?

What is their view of ‘freedom’?

When did they last lie?

What’s their view of lying?

When did they last make a promise?

Did they keep or break their last promise?

Daily life

What are their eating habits?

Do they have any allergies?

Describe their home.

Are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder?

What do they do first thing on a weekday morning?

What do they do on a Sunday afternoon?

What do they do on a Friday night?

What is the soft drink of choice?

What is their alcoholic drink of choice?

Miscellaneous

Who is their hero?

What or who would your character dress up as for Halloween?

Are they comfortable with technology?

If they could save one person, who would it be?

If they could call one person for help, who would it be?

What is their favorite proverb?

What is their greatest extravagance?

What is their greatest regret?

What is their perception of redemption?

What would they do if they won the lottery?

What is their favorite fairytale?

What fairytale do they hate?

Do they believe in happy endings?

What is their idea of perfect happiness?

What would they ask a fortune teller?

If your character could travel through time, where would they go?

What sport do they excel at?

What sport do they suck at?

If they could have a superpower, what would they choose?

Full Credit for this wonderful list goes to this website!

[masterofmagnetism]

kxnel​:

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Deep down he knew it was a bad idea. How could it not be? Magneto was a terrorist, or so he had been told, though it seemed strange to place that designation on his but not Jean or Scott, or any of the other mutants, really in Kon’s opinion. At least be fair with it, was all he was saying. Not that the protesters littering the streets and filling up message boards knew anything about nuance or empathy or basic human decency, really.

A part of him was actually a little glad Erik had immunity, even if the kryptonite… well he had reservations but Kara had all but disappeared and he wasn’t about to go searching for her to get answers. She probably wouldn’t be honest anyway, but Erik, well he hadn’t lied yet and that was a start.

He shoved his hands further into the pockets of his jacket, his eyes scanning the room as he made his way to the open seat. He didn’t know why Erik had asked to meet him, but at this point he wasn’t sure he cared. He could handle himself.

“Erik.” He choked out. He hadn’t been aware that Magneto knew his name. Did he know his full name? Had someone told him? Did he know his last name? Fuck, did Magneto know the entire family’s alter-egos? “I-well you’re the only one giving me any answers at all so…” He trailed off, slumping in his seat as he glanced around for a waitress. He needed something to do with his hands.

“I told you to stay away from my family and then they went looking for you, huh?” He shrugged, “news travels fast, you know.”

He looked at the man for a moment before his eyes dropped to the table, “I’d apologize but I’m not sure if you deserved it or not.”

Ah.  So Kal-El hadn’t told Kon about the content of his visit to Genosha, judging by the choked-off reaction to Erik’s knowing his alter-ego.  Kon seemed to know of the visits, but Erik had little doubt that if he knew what Kara was so angry about, the boy wouldn’t be sitting across from him now.  Erik had no intention of informing him, of course.  The ignorance worked in his favor, for the time being.

“Whether I deserved it is a matter of perspective,” Erik shrugged, taking a sip of his coffee.  “Their problems with me, and mine with them, are no concern between the two of us, though.  You wouldn’t owe me an apology no matter your thoughts on the matter.  We’re all individuals.”

Erik rattled the spoon on a passing waitress’ tray, and her head snapped in his direction.  He waved, and she held up a finger before disappearing back into the cafe.  With that, his attention flicked back to Kon.   “That’s why I wanted to speak to you.  You seem to be a bright young man.  More discerning of the gray areas of the world than some of your kin.”  Erik took another sip of his coffee, raising a brow.  “I’d like you to come see Genosha.  Not to fight, like several of your family members have, but to see what we’re building.”

[simonxriley]

Tachanka and Skylar first kiss?

Thank you!! And tbh I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while now and you gave me the opportunity, not that I wouldn’t have written this eventually! 

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Russian Translations: Kotyonok = Kitten. Milaya = Darling. Der’mo = Crap and  водка = Vodka.

Parties were never Skylar’s thing, or at least not until she came to Rainbow. It was the yearly holiday party and she was talking with Valkyrie with a drink in hand about their plans for Christmas. Valkyrie was going back home to visit her parents’ in California and Skylar wasn’t sure about what she was doing, was she going back home to Maine to visit her parents; and sisters’ or staying on base. Luckily she still had time to think of an answer.

The room was filled with the majority of the Operators mingling amongst one another with drinks in hand as music played in the background. From where she stood with Valkyrie she could see Bandit and Jager talking on the couch, probably over some documentary Jager saw the night before. Thermite was talking with Pulse and Hibana on the other side of the room, about who knows what and she saw Tachanka with Glaz, Kapkan and Fuze doing shots of Russian vodka at a nearby table.

“So have you had any good mission’s lately?” asked Valkyrie after a moment.

“No.” she snorts. “I haven’t been called on a mission for a while, the last one I went on was three weeks ago.”

Skylar took a sip of her beer, glancing over at the Slavs with their vodka that she would very much like to help drink with them.

“Maybe you’ll get lucky and Six will call you for more missions.”

“Hopefully, I’m getting bored with no action. There’s only so much training I can handle with no missions.”

Valkyrie nodded her head in agreement and took a sip of her drink. “It’s funny how our lives can be either very hectic or boring.”

She took another sip of her beer, watching Kapkan take a shot before turning her attention back to Valkyrie. “Sometimes I miss how it was when I was with the Marines. We might not have a mission, but at least we had something to do throughout the day. Here, we train in the morning and are free for the rest of the day. There’s not much to do here.”

“It was the same in the Navy. There isn’t much to do in little old Hereford, I’m sure we could find a lot to do in London. If it wasn’t three hours away.” Confusion etched on her face as her phone went off. She grabbed it from her pocket, looking down to see who it was. “I’m sorry, our conversation is gonna have to get cut short. Ela needs me.”

“I wonder what for.” She shot her a knowing look, making her shakes her head. ”Alright, have fun.”

“Thanks and enjoy the rest of the party.”

Skylar watched her leave, then sighed. She didn’t know what she should do, head back to her room or go over to where Thermite, Pulse and Hibana were. After watching them for a moment she decided to head to her room. She only took a few steps until a certain familiar Russian accent spoke her name.

She turned around seeing Tachanka waving her over. “Fuze left us for his Matryoshka. I need a partner.”

“A partner for what exactly?” She arched a brow, glancing between him and Glaz and Kapkan.

“Uh...drinking.”

She laughed and walked over to them, sitting in the seat that was once occupied by Fuze. “How can I say no to that.”

They all laughed and Glaz slid one of the shot glasses over to her and poured her a drink. She nodded her head in thanks and downed it, scrunching her face for a brief second as it went down.

“Oh, that’s actually pretty good.”

“Good.” said Tachanka as he grabbed the beer bottle in front of her and moved it to the side. “Now you can drink some authentic Russian водка instead of that der’mo.”

She turned her head to glare at him and huffed. “Don’t judge my drinking habits, I didn’t want to get full on drunk tonight. Unfortunately vodka is my kryptonite and you offered.”

Kapkan chuckled as he poured all of them another shot.

“I didn’t take you for a hard liquor person Skylar.” said Glaz after downing his shot.

“It tastes better than beer and it’s easier to sneak onto a base.” she glanced between Kapkan and Glaz, feeling Tachanka’s eyes on her. “So what are you guys doing for the holidays?”

Kapkan drank his shot, placing the glass back on the table. “I’m going on a hunting trip, get away from the city and visit my family.”

“I’m going home too.” said Glaz. “Mama wouldn’t be too happy if I didn’t.”

They all turned to Tachanka who was being rather quiet. Which was a little unusual for the man.

“What about you?” asked Skylar

He leaned forward, placing both of his arms on the table and sighed. “I don’t know yet, I might stay on base, might go back to Saint Petersburg.”

She nodded her head. “Yeah I don’t know if I’m going back to Bangor or staying here. I don’t really want to fly for eight hours.”

“Won’t your family miss you?” asked Glaz

Skylar quickly downed the shot that was still in her glass and sighed. “Yes, but they’ll understand. And I can always go back for my birthday, when the airports won’t be busy with all the people traveling for the holiday’s.”

They all nodded in agreement. No one liked travelling, let alone during the holidays when the airport is packed with a bunch of people, crying kids and chaos. Even though their lives may be chaos from time to time, an airport during the holiday season was worse.

“Makes sense.” Kapkan grabbed the bottle pouring himself another glass. “I’m looking forward to getting off base for a few weeks, disappear into the woods for a while. Where it’s peaceful and quiet.”

“Honestly, that sounds really nice.” Skylar gave him a small smile than looked over at Glaz. “Don’t you live in a port town?”

“Da, I do. Lots of boats and fishermen.”

“Ooo, do you fish?” asked Skylar with a smile on her face. “I do sometimes with my dad.”

Glaz’s face lit up and he sat up a bit straighter. “I do a little bit. I’m really good at a fisherman’s knot.”

Kapkan scoffed and set the bottle back down on the table. “You do it wrong Timur. How many times have I told you that.”

“I do not do it wrong Maxim. I was taught by an actual fisherman, you learned from a book.” Glaz retorted back.

“Timur I was deployed to the Barents Sea, I didn’t learn from a book.”

As Kapkan and Glaz started to argue over the correct way on how to make a fisherman's knot Tachanka tapped Skylar’s shoulder and motioned for her to follow him.

He got up from his seat as did she and followed him out of the room and down the small hallway to the door leading outside. She looked up at him with a raised brow and amusement etched on her face.

“We’re going outside?”

“Da. I thought it would do us some good to get some fresh air and away from everyone.”

She nodded her head in agreement. “No argument there.”

Tachanka chuckled and opened the door for her. She gave him a smile as she walked past him, feeling the cool evening air on her body. Then she noticed it was snowing, it was hard to see outside from the mess-hall the party was in because of the glare from the lights.

He let the door shut on it’s own and started to walk over to her, that’s when he noticed the smile on her face. “You like the snow?”

She crossed her arms and leaned against the beam of the awning, watching the snowfall down to the ground. “I do actually, I think it looks pretty.”

He stood beside her, crossing his own arms and hummed. “It does look pretty. I can name prettier.”

Skylar turned her head towards him, seeing him look out across the yard. “Can you now? What’s more prettier in Lord Tachanka’s eyes.”

Tachanka turned his head back to her, narrowing his eyes for a brief second and then chuckled. “My LMG.”

The smile that graced her face made his heart skip a beat, but her laugh, her laugh was one of the things that could melt his heart into a puddle. And for someone as blunt as he is, he couldn’t find it in him to say, he found her more prettier than the snow. So he went for the obvious instead.

“Of course, I should’ve known.” She chuckled and looked back out to watch the snow fall. “You do seem to love that thing quite a bit.”

“It’s the first Degtyaryov I received, it’s gone through countless updates, made by me and has saved my life and others more times than I can count.”

“Good point.” She looked over at him and sighed. “I know you don’t like people touching it, but would you ever let someone, you really trust to hold it?”

He turned to her with an amused look on his face. “Skylar! Do you want to hold my Degtyaryov?”

“No!” She chuckled. “I was just wondering if you would let anyone hold it. Besides I don’t even think I could lift it.”

He didn’t truly believe her that she didn’t want to hold it, why else would she have asked almost coily? “If someone comes around that I trust enough with it, I’ll let them. It’s not that heavy milaya, I’m sure you could pick it up with ease.”

“Yes mister I’m built like a tank.” She laughed. “I wonder who that person will be.”

“I am not built like a tank.” He chuckled and shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know, maybe I haven’t met the person yet.”

Skylar laughed again and looked back out onto the yard. Christmas was right around the corner and she has no clue what she was doing. She didn’t want to take that eight hour flight back to Maine in a cramped and grounded plane, but she knew her parents’ might get upset that she’s staying on base for the holidays when they’re so excited to see her.

“Or maybe you have and you just haven’t realized it yet.”

“Maybe.” He looked back over at her, taking in her beauty from the nearby light. “How’s training with Kapkan? He’s mentioned he took you under his wing.”

“It’s going good.” She turned to him with a small smile on her face. “I’m learning a lot from him.”

“That’s good, you don’t think he’s too intense? A lot of people he trains say he is.”

“I went through the hardest basic training in the US, I can handle Kapkan.”

He watched as her eyes glimmered, tugging at his heart. He loved how she could come off as innocent, like she didn’t know the harsh’s of war or what it can do to people. It seemed like she was plucked from the streets and placed inside Rainbow. Still, he wasn’t that stupid, he’s been in the military long enough to know it was a facade and that she’s seen the worse of the worse. The huge scar on her neck and collarbone tells the truth.

“Point taken.”

She snorted, then pushed herself off of the post and walked out into the snow. The snow crunched under her boot with every step, and then an idea popped into her head. She glanced back at Tachanka who happen to be looking down at his phone, with a smirk on her face she leaned down and grabbed some snow, packing it in her hands to form a snowball.

“Hey?”

As soon as he looked up she threw it at him, hitting him right in the chest. He looked down at the spot where it hit then back to her. That’s when she saw that devious smirk spread across his face. He placed his phone back in his pocket and took a step forward, leaning down to pick up some snow to make his own snowball.

“Didn’t your mama ever tell you it’s not nice to throw things at people?” He chuckled as he launched the snowball at her, only to have her move to the side before it could hit her in the chest.

She laughed and leaned down again to make another snowball. “And didn’t your mama teach you the same thing?”

She threw the snowball in his direction seeing him dodge it this time. She pouted her bottom lip as she watched him walk closer to her with another snowball in hand.

With a smirk on her face she began to back up, keeping her distance. Skylar knew he was taunting her by slowly walking towards her when he could easily take a few steps forward and get her.  

As Tachanka slowly walked towards her, tossing the snowball in the air and back down to his hand, he looked at her with a devious look in his eyes and a smirk on his face. That sent a shiver down her spine. “Why are you walking away Skylar? Afraid you’ll get hit with a snowball too?”

“Nonsense. I’m not afraid of a little snow.” She slowed down her pace a little, glancing at the snowball in his hand. “I just don’t trust that mischievous look on your face Alex.”

“What mischievous look, kotyonok?”

Skylar to another step back, unfortunately hitting an icy spot and fell backwards. Tachanka dropped the snowball and reached out to grab. Only to miss and fall forward, landing on top of her.

Luckily he didn’t land his full weight on her, keeping it on his arms instead. He looked down at her laughing, eyes crinkling at the side.

“I can’t believe we fell.”

“Well, we sure did. I’m just happy I didn’t land on you fully.”

Her laughing died down and they locked eyes. Tachanka brought his hand up, moving some strands of brown chestnut hair out of her face.

She gulped, feeling her heart skipped a beat as she gazed into his blue eyes, not knowing if she should ask him to move off of her or to stay where she was. Something about having him on top of her was turning her on and she couldn’t deny the attraction she felt for him.

Tachanka inhaled a breath, slowly moving his face closer to hers until their lips met in a firm, yet sensual kiss.

Skylar hummed into it, bringing her hand up to cup the side of his face. A brief moment later he pulled away, looking down at her with a smile on his face.

She mirrored his smile and giggled. “Was that the real reason we were out here Alex?”

“More or less.” He chuckled.

He got off her and up onto his feet, then offered her his hand. She smiled up at him and took it. After he lifted her back up on her feet she brushed off any snow that was on her pants and shirt.

“More or less huh?”

A small smile spread across his face and he shook his head, then cupped her face in his hands. “Why don’t we head back inside kotyonok? Grab the extra bottle of vodka and continue this in my room?”

“I think I would like that!”

“Good!”

He leaned down giving her another kiss before letting go of her face to grab her hand, leading her back into the building. Skylar smiled to herself, wondering what this night was about to bring.

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Superman Real-Time Aging Timeline

As a followup to my Batman Timeline, here’s Superman!  

After this, it’s either Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, or The Flash, but I don’t think any of them will be this complex.  After all, it’s Superman! 

A thing to understand, just as a general rule, there are other Kryptonian and Kryptonian like species running around.  Sort of.  There are basic species and then several derivatives, which have since become their own cultures, but all hold to the same general roots of which Kryptonians are a part of.  These include, but are not limited to: The Kree, The Kherubim, The Viltrumites, and The Daxamites.  There are others, of course, but that should give you an idea of what’s out there in the vast reaches of the universe.  

As before, I won’t really go into villains that much (unless people ask me to do a quick rundown, at which point I’ll do my best).  

Another thing to note is that, for the purposes of the crossover timeline, things are a lot less powerful than the comics would have you believe.  A lot of people who engage in crossover timeline work tend to work from a “World Outside Your Window” approach.  So, while weird things happen, they aren’t well known or accepted.  

But we live at a time when flat-earthers and all sorts of reality denial run rampant.  

But the short of it is, ya know how the Golden Age Superman couldn’t fly and could only jump 1/8th of a mile? That’s basically where we are at.  Artillery shells can harm him, but bullets can’t.  He has amazing senses and laser-eyes, but only his descendants who study advanced Chi-altering martial arts can exceed the limits of flesh and they are the ones who truly fly.    

This is also why things that would normally be a joke for Superman to face in a crossover turn out to be actual threats.  

But the comics do exaggerate in part to inflate Superman’s abilities to avoid conflicts if at all possible.  Yes, as Watson to Holmes, DC is to Superman as far as this timeline is concerned.  So, we get to take everything with a grain of salt. 

I mean, remember last time when Cass pissed of the editors? Same deal. 

Okay?  Here we go! 

The Crisis: The Crisis is an Even that is, was, and will occur across the multiverse (or segments of it).  It occasionally seeps into time and space at different points.  Since we are here, it can be assumed that the villain was defeated.  It’s a weird time-space thing.  

Pre-history: A humanoid space-faring race suffers through many rises and falls over several thousands of years of development.  This leaves strange pockets where their descendants become their own race on different planets.  Krypton was one such planet.  A heavy gravity mining colony orbiting a red sun.  The species race, now called Kryptonians, managed to maintain some technology of their glory days but did not explore much outside their homeworld.  They augmented themselves into a race of “Supermen” to survive the harsh environment of the planet and the dangers of mining.  This included nanites which acted as solar energy storage for emergency lighting and welding.  However, the mining had begun destabilizing the planet...

1894 - Hugo Danner born. 

Lex Luthor born.

1900 - The overlord Shao Khan (a.k.a. Mongul) of another realm known as “Outworld” challengers Earth to Mortal Kombat for control over its lands.  He is tricked into doing this, as Earth isn’t another realm, but a whole planet that he could not absorb into his own even if he tried.  For the next 10 years, champions are selected to battle his champions.  10 victories on one side will ‘seed’ territory to the other.  Or, so Shao Khan thinks. 

1910 - Hugo Danner fathers Arnold “Iron” Munroe.  

1916 - Kal-El is born. 

1917 - The destruction of Krypton, leaving only a handful of survivors.  Among them are Kal-EL and the city-ship Argo.  Kal-El is found on earth by the Kent family who adopts him and names him Clark. 

The Argo City ship is affected by space-time and moves slower than Kal-El’s warp rocket.  As it travels to “Pick Up” the stray (Kal’s rocket), they encounter a parasitoid alien life form (”Xenomorph”)that manages to slaughter many of the Kryptonians after assimilating their genetics. Kara Zor-El is the only survivor and manages to destroy Argo before heading to the only family she has left.  The time-dilation effects mean she still thinks of Kal would be a defenseless baby.  (modified Superman vs Aliens) 

1930 - Clark Kent’s growing powers truly start to develop.  He helps out in secret most of the time with the odd ‘disaster’ or two.

Hugo Danner fakes his death.  

1932 - On a visit to New York for the first time, Clark runs into an early instance of true “Supercrime.”  A group of criminals uses terrifying prototype mecha to cause all kinds of hell for law enforcement and people alike.  The young Clark does his best to put a stop to them, but the true end for the gang comes from in a hail of bullets from the vigilante known as The Spider. (Satan’s Murder Machines/Superman (Comic Strip) “The Bandit Raiders of Metropolis”)   

1937 - Clark Kent moves to New York City, THE Metropolis, to work at the Daily Star paper (later renamed the Daily Planet).  He also debuts as Superman later in the year. 

1938 -  The Sarmaks of Mars, responsible for the 1898 invasion of earth, land a small invasion force in New Jersey.  The Military is brought in to put it down, but are unable to accomplish much until a “Man of Action” (Superman) appears and routs the Invaders as they reach the edge of the Hudson River. (The War of the Worlds/It’s That Time Again 3: Even More New Stories of Old-Time Radio  “War Between Two Worlds”/Superman: War of the Worlds).  The event is broadcast partly by Orson Wells but is forced to say that it was all a Halloween radio play by a group of “government agents.” (Funny story, James Moriarity formed a group to aid the Martian Invasion and the thing went so badly for him that he created an organization specifically to make sure no one ever found out how big a mistake he made which eventually evolved into a general ‘coverup’ NGO.  Nothing is more fragile than the ego).  

1939 - Lex Luthor and Superman begin their rivalry.  But at the time it is overshadowed by the so-called “Ultra-Humanite” who desired a new body to host his amazing mind.  Superman and Batman meet for the first time stopping one of the Ultra-Humanite’s plans. 

1940 -  The Masked Vigilante Boom of the 1940s begins in earnest, with many people taking to vigilantism to battle crime. Black Canary and Green Arrow get their start among many others.

The Rocketeer: The Cargo of Doom - The Rocketeer deals with people smuggling animals from Skull Island, Superman lends a hand with the Megaprimatus kong brought with them that the comics later dub “Titano.”

The first Toyman, Winslow Schott, starts bothering people. 

1941 - Formation of the Justice Society.  As a social club for vigilantes and superhumans to unwind in.  They mostly share stories and shoot the breeze, but occasionally teamed up for larger missions, especially when America entered WWII. But it’s primary purpose is networking and recovery.

Many of the Fleischer Superman cartoons occur around this time, except when noted. 

1942 - All-New Collectors’ Edition #c-54 “Superman vs Wonder Woman” - Diana of Themyscira learns about the Manhattan Project and is utterly horrified.�� Clark and Diana have a confrontation about it, that does get briefly physical.  They put their differences aside afterward (the threat of a Nazi bomb is a good reason to do so), but Diana starts to grow warry of the American Government. 

1943 - Puck first bothers Superman as Mister Mxyzptlk.  

Clark learns the full story of Krypton and first encounters Kryptonite (World’s Finest #271)

1944 - Superman creates his own “Fortress of Solitude” to hold dangerous things he encountered before it evolved into a general “Home Away from Home” he could visit. 

1945 - The Last Days of the JSA

1946 - Alexis Luthor, son of Lex Luthor, is born.  

1948 - Superman: Terror on the Midway/Mighty Joe Young - A large gorilla is brought from Africa to perform at a nightclub in Los Angeles.  Lois is doing a report on it for the Planet when three drunks manage to get backstage and manage to both get the gorilla, Joe, drunk, but harass him to the point he breaks out of his cage.  The gorilla goes on the rampage, breaking lions out of their cages as he does so.  Lois helps people escape as Clark changes into Superman to subdue the Lions.  He also assists in getting Joe back into his cage as the police arrive to shoot what lions Clark had not yet rounded up.  When the incident goes to court, Clark covers the case. The court, however, rules to have Joe destroyed.  His owner, the nightclub owner, and several others sympathetic to joe engineer his escape -- only to be stymied by a burning orphanage.  Joe’s rescue of the orphans, Superman rounding up the drunks who sparked the conflagration, and Clark’s editorials sway public opinion and Joe is brought back to Africa.  

Clark Kent and Lois Lane wed.  

The House of Un-American Activities starts to target Costumed Vigilantes.  The Justice Society disbanded in response.  Diana Trevor, Wonder Woman, starts working from inside the system to counter McArthy and J. Edgar Hoover.  Subtly and openly, be it the Holiday Girls (secretaries make excellent spies) or secretly abetting other superhumans. Still, most costumed vigilantes retire at this point.  As for the rest… Some are apprehended, others sign up with the government, and others still are killed in FBI Raids.  

As Superheroes are under fire from the government, several class-action lawsuits also hound more public figures of superheroes, and only a few survive with their reputations and resources intact.

1949 - Joel Kent is born to Clark and Lois Lane-Kent.  Clark scales back his Superman work to take spend more time with his family. Joel is born without Superman’s fantastic abilities, but he is better than average almost everywhere else.  

1950 - Jonathan Kent jr. was born to Clark and Lois Lane-Kent.  Jonathan, however, is closer to his father than his brother. This causes some animosity between the boys as they grow older. 

1952 - Richard Tyler, Hourman, is arrested as part of the FBI crackdown on costumed vigilantes.  Very few remain active.  Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Shadow, and The Avenger are the most prominent.  Superman and Wonder Woman working with the Government, The Shadow, the Avenger, and Batman operating outside the law.  

1953 - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms/Superman “The Arctic Giant”/Batman #104 “The Creature from 20,000 Fathoms”  – A prehistoric monster is awakened by nuclear testing in the arctic and proceeds to swim down to New York, sinking ships along the way. Superman confronts the beast as it lands in New York, driving it off for a moment before the military arrives to deal with the creature. When they manage to injure the creature with an anti-tank weapon, they release a deadly bacterial agent among the populous. Batman (Bruce Wayne) is able to deduce a method for dealing with the agent and the creature hosting it: radiation treatments.  The man who first saw the creature manages to introduce a radioactive isotope to the monster’s system. The creature dies from its wounds in the midst of a roller coaster fire at Coney Island. The film omits the interference of costumed vigilantes, the Batman story, in particular, doing its best to be as far off as possible to the point where it doesn’t even make sense as a Batman story. 

Clark Kent becomes the editor of the Daily Planet after Perry White retires. 

1955-1975 - The Vietnam War. 

1955 - John Henry Irons is born. 

John Wilson and his family are lynched. He survives, dons a mask and grabbing a hammer, he hunts the Klan as the vigilante John Henry.  

David Xanatos born. 

1956 - Clark Kent first discovers the Phantom Zone Projector, a device from his homeworld, and learns of the various criminals held in there, such as Faora and General Zod.  Some of which escape from time to time.  

1958 - John Wilson is killed, but his legend as the civil rights defending, Klan smashing vigilante John Henry endures.  

The malicious data life form known as Brainiac firsts demonstrates an interest in Earth.  

1959 - The Centre incident occurs.  (DC: The New Frontier)

Diana Trevor works out a government organization to better employ multi-mystery-man operations in the future with her at the head and thus limiting access to their identities or technologies by the other branches.  This is often called “The Justice League” or “The Avengers” among other things.  The laws about costumed vigilantism are changed somewhat.  

Kara Zor-El’s rocket finally lands on earth.  The press dubs her “Supergirl” when she joins in the “Family Business” and, being from a highly enlightened society that’s generally moved beyond barriers of gender or race, is extremely frustrated by the primitive mudball that is 1960s earth. 

1960 - Wilson Fisk, who often claims to be a son of Lex Luthor, becomes the “Kingpin of Crime.”

1961 - The first appearance of the Parasite.  

1963 - Incredible Hulk vs Superman - Superman attempts to apprehend the Incredible Hulk, but finds more dangerous foes about. 

1964 - The children and relatives of many World War II heroes; including Jennifer-Lynn Scott (Jade), Iron Munro, Dee Tyler (Phantom Lady II), Tsunami (Miya Shimada, a Deep One), and Artemis Crock (Tigress II, daughter of Paula Brooks, Tigress I) among others; form a short-lived adventuring group called the Young All-Stars or All-Star Squadron. An adventure to the Maple White’s Lost World and meeting Hugo Danner (and his superhuman progeny) ends the team.  Hugo Danner survives the encounter but is left brain-damaged.  His later rampages are given the moniker of “Bizarro.”

Alex Luthor ‘takes over’ as the primary Luthor giving Clark and his family hell. 

1965 - To battle monstrous threats, robotic sentries dubbed “Sentinels” or, more aggressively, “Terminators” are created.  Though defeated early in their lifespan, they are often re-created in various models.  The Data Life Forms these shells attract are often genocidal and highly dangerous.  This is the start of the aggressive timeline of the rogue A.I. known as “Skynet” that continually attempts to ensure its creation and the destruction of humanity. 

1966 - Kara Zor-El changes her moniker to “Power Femme” to coincide with the feminist movement she supports.  The press still calls her “Power Girl.”  She sometimes shows up to aid protests and has several clashes with the police.  And by clashes, I mean “People hurt themselves trying to hurt her while she protects as many as she can.”  It doesn’t help as much as she’d like. 

Darkseid first shows an interest in earth. 

Natalia Luthor, a niece of Alex Luthor, finds herself involved in her uncle’s business when she clashes with Supergirl. 

1969 - Lois Lane passes away.  

1970-1971 - Joel serves in Vietnam, and is generally horrified at what happens.  he does his best to help where he can, but the system works against him.  He rescues many people, one of them, Mei-Li, eventually becomes his wife.  Together, they have a son.  They name him Conner Kent.  The experience mellows him significantly.  He reconciles with his brother. 

1970 - The Kent State Massacre occurs.  Kara takes it very hard, having missed the protest to deal with other disasters.  

Jack Nimball takes over as the second Toyman. 

1972-1977 - A covert war against various demonic and subterranean attackers is waged primarily across east Asia, the front line of defense being various ‘Super-Robots’ such as Mazinger Z and Getter Robo.  These use a modified ‘spirit engine’ to essentially use raw willpower to make up for what the technology lacked, but it had terrible side effects and the technology was eventually abandoned, if not outright banned. It is likely these helped in the creation of the Biomegas.  

1972 - Lex Luthor passes away.  

1973 - Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and Clark Kent take the time to comfort each other after the deaths of their spouses.  This results in the birth of Athena Prince/Eiko Megami.  She is raised primarily in Japan for the education system.  Her power is best described as “Ungodly.”

Birth of Biko Daitokuji/Kiri Fujikawa, daughter of Tony Stark and Rumiko Daitokuji/Fujikawa (last name dependent on adaptation).  They do not marry but keep open ties to each other.

1974 - Jonathan Kent takes over primarily as “Superman II” Though Clark still helps out where he can. 

1975-1984 - The Biomega War is waged in Japan and in its coastal waters.  It appears to end with the death of Doctor Shinka in 1984.  Parts of him, however, survive, and biomega drones, beasts, and kaiju occasionally rise up from the depths after his defeat.  They appear to be derived from the Centre.  

1975 - Karen Kent Jr, named for her aunt, is born to Joel Kent and Carol Star-Kent.

David Xanatos receives instructions on how to become rich from his future self, as well as the coins to do it.  

Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man: A Duel of Titans - Superman (Clark Kent) and Spider-Man (Peter Parker) are tricked into fighting each other by their foes, Doctor Octopus and Lex Luthor. The two heroes quickly team up and defeat the evildoers.  

Scooby-Doo Team-Up #9 “Truth, Justice, and Scooby Snacks” - Clark Kent brings in Mysteries Inc. to help solve a haunting at the Daily Planet. 

1977 - Jonathan Kent trains with Muhammad Ali to better handle opponents who are as strong or stronger than himself.  

1980 - The being known as Lobo first appears on earth.  

Shao Khan challenges earth to Mortal Kombat and picks up an unexpected “Kombatant” - Jonathan Kent.  Appalled by the entire thing, he, as Superman, smashes not just the competition, but the entire contest of Mortal Kombat that cycle.  The whole thing is thrown out, but Shao Khan is infuriated by this insult.  Since the contest is considered a wash, his win streak remains unbroken...

Spider-Man and Superman: The Heroes and the Holocaust - Doctor Doom has a plan, involving the Parasite, Wonder Woman (Diana), The Hulk, and Superman (Clark).  The timely interference of Spider-Man, however, disrupts his plans for world conquest.  

1982 - Natasha Irons, daughter of John Henry Irons, is born.  

The first true Arm Slave, the M4, is developed.  Military use of giant robots (they tend to max out at 8 to 10m tall without exotic materials).  

David Xanatos has his first clash with Superman in one of his dealings.  The comics dub him “Lex Luthor” in many of his appearances. 

Superman has his first encounter with a Banshee.  

1983 - The “Doomsday Plan” to destroy several different superheroes begins forming.  It culminates in elements from Project Metalbeast/Weapon X and Project Cyborg being applied to the original Mr. Hyde and lacing his body with radioactive substances such as Kryptonite.  They dub this creature “Doomsday.”

The Terminator - The Skynet timeline sends two robotic assassins after its greatest foes.  Against John Connor, it sends a T-800 Terminator. Against the Academy of the Strange/The X-Men/The Doom Patrol, it sends TN-001 Nimrod.  

1984 - Superman Annual #11 “For the Man Who Has Everything” - Shao Khan/Mongul attempts to get revenge on Superman, but is stopped by the combined efforts of Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin.  

1986 - Doomsday is unleashed.  Superman I and Power Girl I are crippled.  Superman II is killed.  The monster is killed and, in the light of the full moon, Hyde rejects the implants and continues on his horrible path restored to his former pre Doomsday glory.  In the wake of the tragedy, Conner Kent tries to fill in for his Uncle and Grandfather and is dubbed “Superboy.”  John Henry Irons creates a powered armor for himself and helps out as “The Man of Steel” or just “Steel.”   The Skynet timeline also sends an agent, a “Cyborg Superman” to try and defeat its future foe.  

1987 - Biko Daitkouji gains a controlling interest in her father’s company. 

Project A-Ko - The daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman, under the pseudonym “Eiko Megami”, or just A-Ko, enrolls herself in a Japanese school, where she meets up with (and gets into a rivalry with) “Biko Daitokuji”, the daughter of Tony Stark.  An intense rivalry develops over a ‘friendship’ one has and the other desires.  It eventually devolves into a routine of Biko building a large machine or powered armor and getting into a fight with Eiko before school on a regular basis.  Even an alien invasion (a single rescue ship causing havoc over one city) goes unnoticed until the target of their friendship is revealed to be their target.  They put aside their differences briefly to get her back.  The alien ship is crippled and can’t leave without heavy repairs.  The aliens may be the Zentradi from the Macross series – the all-female Meltrandi side of their species at least.  Its timeline placement is only here due to another crossover cameo and it may be set in the year 2009, but the only real available/likely time for both the character parentage to occur places it here.  The newspaper her father is seen reading contains a reference to the Fleischer Superman short “The Bulleteers”.

Project A-Ko: The Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group – 3 weeks after the events of Project A-Ko, during summer break, Biko and Eiko continue their rivalry as Biko’s father’s company tries to find the alien ship and raid it for technology.  Unfortunately, every agency imaginable interested in alien technology trips over themselves trying to get the technology, and they end up with nothing once they anger Biko.   The aliens once again manage to escape and hide amongst the populace, resigning their fate to earth until rescue can come.  Eiko’s father is once again seen reading a “Daily Plenet” newspaper with a story discussing another Fleischer Superman short (the very first one, in fact).

Predator

Superman vs Predator - When the “Predator” self-destructs, his ship does not. when an alert signal is sent, another Predator comes to earth to clean up the mess but finds humans using the technology to insidious ends, as well as a worthy opponent: Superman (Conner Kent).  In his first real big case, Conner is kept off-balance by the experienced hunter, but the plot is foiled and Conner manages to defeat the predator.  

1988 - Karen Kent Jr. starts acting as Supergirl II. “Cir-El” is created by a cloning project.

Biko Daitokuji, in an effort to impress someone, starts acting more heroically and takes the moniker “Iron Woman” (as the band Iron Maiden didn’t want the name on a superhero).   She also sometimes refers to herself as “Rescue.”

Project A-Ko: Cinderella Rhapsody – Biko and Eiko clash again over summer break, but this time over a guy.  Ciko, the girl who had their ‘friendship’ earlier, feels left out until it turns out the guy Eiko and Biko are chasing likes Ciko instead of them.  The JSDF is called out over the two girl’s squabbling, including weapons employed against the Frankenstein Brothers Sanda and Gaira (War of the Gargantuas). A brief appearance from the leads of the anime/manga Yawara! The Fashionable Judo Girl occurs in one scene where Eiko is working at a fast-food restaurant.  They were customers. 

1990 - Project A-Ko: Final – Kei’s arranged marriage drives Eiko and Biko into more of a tiff than usual, but they are left to themselves when a battle group of ships finally come to rescue the trapped aliens and their princess Ciko.  She is taken back home and the fleet leaves.

Mortal Kombat - Shao Khan is defeated in Mortal Kombat.  

Superman and Batman vs Aliens and Predator - This story is a mess, but here’s what is known from it: Batman (Bruce Wayne Jr.) and Superman (Connor Kent) are drawn into the ritual hunting of some Xenomorphs by Predators on earth.  It goes sideways, Batman and Superman intervene and help the predators get back home with a “And Don’t come back!” message.  The Predators take it as a challenge. 

1991 - Mortal Kombat II - Shao Khan decides to just invade the earth anyway.  He does so while EIko Megami is on vacation.  The Invasion ends swiftly and Shao Khan slain.  This forces a change in how the magical realms handle their conflicts.  A year later, the Unseelie Accords are adopted by most major supernatural ‘nations’.  

1994 - Karen Kent Jr. becomes Power Woman/Power Girl II. Conner Kent becomes “Superman” in the public eye at long last. 

Arm Slave technology filters down to the public sector.  Heavy construction mecha, known as Labors begin to see use in Japan and later the United States.  These machines are 6 to 10 meters in height.

1995 - The first known instance of Labor-based crime occurs.  After this, police forces with heavy labor use in their districts adopt Special Vehicles Units, police squads that pilot labors, to counter labor crime.  These “Patrol Labors” eventually get nicknamed “Patlabor” Military contractors see this as an excellent testing bed for many technologies that would later be employed on military labors and arm slaves.

Conner Kent and Cassandra Sandsmark wed, but she keeps her name as is. 

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Superman vs Terminator - Parallel to the events of T2, Terminators are sent after another foe Skynet foresees--Superman (Conner Kent).  Working together with Sarah and John Connor, Superman is able to put down the threat from the Skynet timeline, as well as finish it off in the future.   At least, one future...

Shock-Jock Leslie Willis becomes Livewire. 

1996 - An angel with the ‘human’ identity of Linda Danvers aids the Super-family and becomes known as Supergirl III.

Buffy Anne Summers is called as the next Vampire Slayer.   

Wilson Fisk passes away, and his mantle as Kingpin of Crime is taken up by “Gentleman” Johnny Marcone.  

The formation of “Young Justice” - a friendly hangout of many second and third-generation superhumans.  Members include Conner Kent, Cassandra Sandsmark, Tim Drake, Carrie Kelly, Helena Bertinelli Jr, and Bart Allen.  With many others joining the group as time goes on.  Their exploits are occasionally disseminated as either the “JLA” or “Young Justice” depending on the tone of the adventure. 

1997 - David Xanatos, after marrying and having a son, reforms. 

1998 -  Superman/Gen13 

Savage Dragon/Superman -  Superman III (Conner Kent) and Savage Dragon work together on a case in Chicago involving criminals being mind-controlled by parasitic worms. 

Superman/Savage Dragon - Superman and Savage Dragon battle a New God known as Killroy.  

1999 - The third generation of Arm Slaves begins the prototyping phase.  The development of the Lambda Driver alters the development of this mech.  Many of the early bits of technology are taken from prototyping the technologies in police Labor units.

The vampire known as Angel sets up “Angel Investigations” to help the helpless.

Hiro Okuamura attempts to be a “Heroic” Toyman.

JLA/Witchblade - Sarah Pezzini, wielder of the Witchblade, goes to the “Justice League” for help understanding her artifact (primarily Cassie Sandsmark).  The Witchblade then jumps around the group’s female members to find ‘better’ hosts before Sarah shames it into coming back to her.  

2000 - Linda, has taken to calling herself “Lee” leaves the material world behind and moves to the mystical between-worlds city of Bette Noir and eventually becomes its ‘mayor’.  

Conner Kent and Cassandra Sandsmark/Wonder Woman III have a son together, Jon Kent III.  

Natasha Irons takes over her father’s mantle as Steel II.   

Superman III (Conner Kent) confronts the darker actions of his contemporaries who call themselves “The Authority” ... and schools them.  (“What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and The American Way?”)

2003 - Cir-El/Mia Kent is adopted by Conner Kent and Cassandra Sandsmark, starts operating as Supergirl IV.

Sunnydale is destroyed and the number of Vampire Slayers goes from a single lineage to over 2000 at any one time. 

The Darkness/Superman - Superman confronts the current wielder of the Darkness, Jackie Escatato.  

JLA/Cyberfoce - An informal group of heroes aid a covert cyborg team with some cyborg-zombies.  

2004 - Fallen Angel Reborn- In order to regain her lost powers, the Old One in a Human Shell, Illyria, travels to Bette Noir to reclaim her icons, and battles Lee the Fallen Angel for them.  Illyria learns something about her new state and accepts that she, herself, has changed. 

The Circle of Black Thorn (also known as The Pride) and Wolfram & Hart are defeated by a group of Runaways, the vampire Angel and his allies.  Angel and his cohorts are caught in a temporal loop as punishment while the children escape.  Massive destruction is initially wrought, but undone via time loop. Many people in LA have vague memories of what happened, eventually leading to the production of the film “Last Angel in Hell” starring Nicholas Cage. 

DC Comics insists Mia wear a blond wig to better display the “Iconic” supergirl.  She really doesn’t like the new look.  

2005-2015 - The Biomega Kaiju menace trickles through with various attacks until it comes to a head in 2015 when it revives the Centre.  The beast is destroyed, ending the Biomega threat...for now. (Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire, Pacific Rim)

2008 - The Cellphone camera becomes common.  This means that supernatural events are part of common knowledge, but a combination of factors (not lining up with common religious beliefs, the “Somebody Else’s Problem Field”, charlatans continuing to operate regardless, etc) mean that while people ‘know’ they don’t really do much about it, deny its existence, or think of them in completely wrongheaded ways.

Livewire’s powers are finally put under control and she is allowed to perform “Community Service” with her abilities as a hero.  

2010 - Jon Kent starts adventuring as Superboy III.  

*

And that’s where things have left off.  

[sevrustobias]

[ BASICS ]

First name: Severus Surname: Snape Middle names: Tobias Nicknames: none Date of birth: January 9, 1960 Age: Eighteen

[ PHYSICAL / APPEARANCE ]

Height: 6′2″ Weight: 163lb Build: Slim Hair colour: Black Hair style: Medium/Long, Straight Eye colour: Dark Brown Eye Shape: Almond Glasses or contact lenses: N/A  Distinguishing facial features: N/A Which facial feature is most prominent: Nose Which bodily feature is most prominent: Long legs Other distinguishing features: N/A Skin: Sallow/Pale Hands: Long and thin Make up: N/A Scars: Various small scars scattered across his body Birthmarks: Cluster of freckles on the back of his left forearm Tattoos: Dark Mark Physical handicaps: N/A Type of clothes: Simple fabrics, dark colors, prefers robes to casual clothing How do they wear their clothes: Neat and crisp What are their feet like: Practical shoes, usually steel toed, always black Race / Ethnicity: English/White Mannerisms: Curt, Sharp-tongued, Standoffish Are they in good health: Yes Do they have any disabilities: No

[ PERSONALITY ]

What words or phrases do they overuse? Not many, since he has an extensive vocabulary, maybe some small phrases to end a conversation Do they have a catchphrase? N/A Are they more optimistic or pessimistic? Pessimistic Are they introverted or extroverted? Introverted Do they ever put on airs? Yes, he likes to come across more unaffected than he feels What bad habits do they have? Smoking What makes them laugh out loud? Nothing How do they display affection? Sharing books and knowledge, showing patience Mental handicaps? N/A How do they want to be seen by others? Cold, calculating, intelligent How do they see themselves? Not good enough, yet still somewhat better than others  How are they seen by others? It varies between respect and dislike, few consider him a real friend Strongest character trait? Intelligence Weakest character trait? Independence  How competitive are they? He likes to be better than others, but doesn’t usually feel the need to prove it in blatant ways Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider? Both, depending on the situation. He is controlled more by his emotions than he would like, but takes the time to consider in most cases. How do they react to praise? Either accepts it silently, or makes a snide comment, depending on the situation How do they react to criticism? Brush it off and insult the giver’s intelligence What is their greatest fear? Being forgotten entirely What are their biggest secrets? That he still cares deeply for Lily and some of his old school friends, that he’s not entirely sold on the Death Eater’s cause What is their philosophy of life? It’s just something you have to deal with When was the last time they cried? Third year What haunts them? Their past mistakes, specifically calling Lily a Mudblood What are their political views? Death Eater, slightly conservative What will they stand up for? His own spellwork and potions Who do they quote? Classical authors, poets, famous wizards Are they indoorsy or outdoorsy? More indoorsy, although he has a great respect for nature and enjoys it as well What is their sinful little habit? Smoking cigarettes  What sense do they most rely on? Smell and sight How do they treat people better than them? It can vary greatly depending on the person. He either lashes out at them or shows respect How do they treat people worse than them? Poorly, usually What quality do they most value in a friend? Intelligence, loyalty What do they consider an overrated virtue? Innocence, honesty If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be? Social standing What is their obsession? Potions, Dark Arts What are their pet peeves? Complacency What are their idiosyncrasies? Picking his nails, biting his bottom lip

[ FRIENDS AND FAMILY ]

Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of? Small - just his estranged mother and father What is their perception of family? Negative, he has never had the feeling of a close family bond Do they have siblings? Older or younger? No Describe their best friend. It used to be Lily - kind and gentle, while still full of spirit. Now he has no best friend, but is closest to Lucius and gets along well with Barty Ideal best friend? Quiet, understanding and intelligent, someone he can have deep discussions with and open up to without being judged Describe their other friends. Mostly Death Eaters, superficial friendships made for mutual advantages Describe their acquaintances. A lot of people know him, but he has very little time for people that are of no use to him Do they have any pets? A black banded owl named Cerberus Who are their natural allies? Death Eaters, Purebloods Who are their surprising allies? Old school friends, although he is not willing to admit it openly

[ PAST AND FUTURE ]

What was your character like as a baby? As a child? Quiet and meek, trying to blend into the background Did they grow up rich or poor? Poor Did they grow up nurtured or neglected? Neglected What is the most offensive thing they ever said? Calling Lily a Mudblood, although he says offensive things regularly to people he dislikes What is their greatest achievement? Creating various spells and potions, learning Legilimency and Occlumency What was their first kiss like? Meaningless, a means to an end What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved? Calling Lily a Mudblood What are their ambitions? Becoming more powerful in any capacity, becomes a Potions Master  What advice would they give their younger self? Be stronger, stand up to your father What smells remind them of their childhood? Alcohol, the dirt after rain, honeysuckle What was their childhood ambition? Become a powerful wizard, have friends What is their best childhood memory? Meeting Lily What is their worst childhood memory? Having to go home Did they have an imaginary childhood friend? Yes When was the last time they were crushed with disappointment? When Lily started showing an interest in James Potter What past act are they most ashamed of? His history with Lily What past act are they most proud of? Getting accepted as an apprentice to a notable potioneer Has anyone ever saved their life? No Strongest childhood memory? The way his father smelled when he came home from work

[ LOVE ]

Do they believe in love at first sight? Not anymore, although he used to Are they in a relationship? No How do they behave in a relationship? He’s never had a serious relationship, and in the few casual ones he’s had he’s been distant and uninterested  When did you character last have sex? A few weeks ago What sort of sex do they have? Unemotional Has your character ever been in love? Yes Have they ever had their heart broken? Yes

[ CONFLICT ]

How do they respond to a threat? With a smile Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue? Tongue, although he’s not above a physical fight either  What is your character’s kryptonite? Lily Evans If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be? His notebooks How do they perceive strangers? As a threat until proven otherwise What do they love to hate? The Maruaders What are their phobias? N/A What is their choice of weapon? Wand What living person do they most despise?  James Potter Have they ever been bullied or teased? Yes Where do they go when they’re angry? Personal laboratory Who are their enemies? Order of the Phoenix, Marauders 

[ WORK, EDUCATION AND HOBBIES ]

What is their current job? Apprentice to a Potioneer What do they think about their current job? He likes it well enough and enjoys the solitude it brings most days What are some of their past jobs? N/A What are their hobbies? Reading, experimenting with spells and potions, learning everything he can Educational background? Hogwarts Intelligence level? High Do they have any specialist training? Professionally, only potions Do they have a natural talent for something? Potions, Dark Arts, Legilimancy and Occlumency  Do they play a sport? Are they any good? N/A What is their socioeconomic status? Middle class

[ FAVOURITES ]

What is their favourite animal? Owls, octopus Which animal to they dislike the most? Cats, dogs What place would they most like to visit? South America What is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen? A perfectly brewed Draught of the Living Death What is their favourite song? N/A Music, art, reading preferred? Reading What is their favourite colour? Red What is their password?  Tormentil Tincture Favourite food? French What is their favourite work of art? Monet’s Poplars Who is their favourite artist? Da Vinci What is their favourite day of the week? Monday

[ POSESSIONS ]

What is in their fridge? Leftover takeout and alcohol, mostly What is on their bedside table? Dreamless Sleep potion, current book What is in their purse or wallet? A couple coins, various notes What is in their pockets? Wand, notebook and quill, empty phials What is their most treasured possession? Wand

[ SPIRITUALITY ]

Who or what is your character’s guardian angel? Himself Do they believe in the afterlife? No What are their religious views? Atheist What do they think heaven is? He’s not sure he believes in Heaven, and if he does he’s not sure what it would be  What do they think hell is? Reliving all their old mistakes over and over again without being able to make them better Are they superstitious? Not really What would they like to be reincarnated as? A hawk How would they like to die? Peacefully What is your character’s spirit animal? Bat What is their zodiac sign? Capricorn

[ VALUES ]

What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person? Losing all control What is their view of ‘freedom’? Being out from under anybody’s thumb, not having any sides to have to choose between When did they last lie? Very recently What’s their view of lying? It’s a means to an end, a necessary evil, and at times it’s even fun When did they last make a promise? A very long time ago, he doesn’t make very many promises Did they keep or break their last promise? Broke it

[ DAILY LIFE ]

What are their eating habits? Usually three meals a day, although it is often he gets busy and inadvertently skips meals. Lots of takeout and cold leftovers Do they have any allergies? N/A Describe their home. Currently, he lives in a studio apartment in muggle London close to where he works. There’s little adorning the walls and it stays rather dark throughout the day. The furniture is second hand and the water usually runs cold Are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder? Minimalist What do they do first thing on a weekday morning? Grab a strong cup of coffee - no sugar, just milk What do they do on a Sunday afternoon? Chores that were neglected through out the week, any shopping that needs to be done, and reading/experimenting when the rest is done  What do they do on a Friday night? Have a cup of tea and go to bed early if there are no meetings to attend What is the soft drink of choice? He doesn’t drink soft drinks What is their alcoholic drink of choice? Whiskey or gin

[ MISCELLANEOUS ]

What is their character archetype? The Shapeshifter Who is their hero? Tom Riddle What or who would your character dress up as for Halloween? He wouldn’t Are they comfortable with technology? No If they could save one person, who would it be? Merlin If they could call one person for help, who would it be? Barty Crouch Jr What is their favourite proverb? He doesn’t know any What is their greatest extravagance? Potions ingredients, and his single set of dress robes What is their greatest regret? Lily Evans What is their perception of redemption? Unattainable, and at the moment, unwilling to try What would they do if they won the lottery? Run away What is their favourite fairytale? Little Red Riding Hood What fairytale do they hate? Cinderella Do they believe in happy endings? No What is their idea of perfect happiness? A quiet room and a good book What would they ask a fortune teller? He wouldn’t go to one If your character could travel through time, where would they go? Backwards, to the Middle Ages What sport do they excel at? Chess What sport do they suck at? Quidditch If they could have a superpower, what would they choose? Invisibility 

[ MAGICAL ]

What is their Hogwarts house? Slytherin What is their patronus? Bat What is their boggart? Death What is their wand? Blackthorn and dragon heartstring, unyielding, 13 1/2 inches What is their blood status? Half blood What is their political leaning? Death Eaters What is their stance on muggles? Strongly dislikes

[unplacedpodcast]

Chapter Three: Transient (Script)

Chapter three script below! Spoilers ahead: 

(ding of audio recording starting)

NARRATOR: There are a lot of downsides to being invisible, but one upside is that I can creep on as many awkward first dates as I want to and nobody knows. I'm not saying I'm an expert at social interaction by any means, but some of these are just bad.

This one bar I've been people-watching at, I saw the same two people there twice, and both times the guy was wearing this raggedy-ass hoodie that looked like he'd slept in it. Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure he was wearing the exact same outfit both times. I mean, personality counts, but put a little bit of effort in, right? He didn't exactly have it going on in the personality department either...he kept rambling about his ex and went through three well whiskies in an hour.

Anyways. Here's your regular update from the land of invisibility: I'm doing...okay, I guess. That whole experience with my mom…that was rough. It’s been a few weeks, so it stings a little less. We had our differences, but obviously, I loved her, and - I don’t know. She’s not having to deal with the pain of losing a child, I guess, which is good for her, but adds another layer to what I have to deal with. Grieving someone who doesn’t even remember you exist is…rough.

The apartment is officially not mine any more, but I was able to salvage some of the really important things. Basically, what I have is what I can carry on me at any given moment - so I have my computer, my phone, some clothes, a few other things. It’s like that whole minimalist backpacker trend, except I’m not doing it because I’m an annoying white guy with an urge to travel.

I do have a few things, like my wallet, out of sheer habit, but they're pretty much useless. Nobody asks for ID when they can't see you, and my cards stopped working a week or two after all of this started. I did manage to withdraw most of my money before they entirely stopped working, but again: you can't give cash to people who can't see or hear you.

Sometimes, I leave it at stores when I take things, especially the mom and pop stores or indie-type places. Even then, it's always a gamble, because there's no guarantee someone working there is going to see the money before some opportunistic bozo does and pockets it. There’s also not any guarantee that the person who sees it who does work there is actually going to put it back into the business instead of pocketing it.

We never covered this in my philosophy 101 class: If you physically can't pay the person you should be paying, and the best you can do is leave a few bills lying around, do you have an ethical obligation to do so, or is that just a futile attempt to soothe your own conscience?

If cash falls in the woods and nobody's around to pick it up, is it still money?

(sighs) Who would have known that being invisible would present you with a new existential crisis every day? I mean...probably anyone who thought about it, but I hadn't thought about it. Have you?

If you had asked me ahead of time, I would have...honestly, I probably would have said it wouldn't have bothered me that much. Honestly, I never felt like people really saw me, just their own assumption-filtered version of me - in a way, this is like having my metaphorical, emo headcanon made literal.

People make me nervous. Being around people makes me nervous. Before all of this happened, I mostly just wanted to be left alone to do my job, hang out with my friends - the very few people who don't make me get sweaty palms just from a casual conversation. Maybe meet a nice girl, settle down...I didn't want to be completely invisible, but I didn't want to be hypervisible, either. I just wanted to be left alone, to navigate my life with the least amount of confrontation possible.

That moment of confrontation has always been my kryptonite, the thing that makes my heart pound. It's probably silly - as a species, we used to fight mammoths or whatever, that's what those responses are supposed to be for. It always feels silly, anyways. I know it's a real chemical reaction, but when all you have to do is stand up for yourself, or someone else, or just say something, anything, and you can't, because your mouth is dry and your throat keeps closing and your hands are shaking...you feel like a coward.

What I used to do when that happened was sneak off, get a moment alone, and talk to myself, record it, and then delete the recording when I calmed down. Or sometimes, not delete it. Having those audio diaries, from times when I felt like nothing was in my control, and being able to look back through them and realize I came out of every situation okay - it was a surprisingly effective security blanket.

That's all really off topic as far as what it's like living in these united invisible states of America, though. So let's get back to that, since that's what you listeners are here for - juicy supernatural survivalist tips, or whatever. Here’s what I’ve learned so far:

Tip one: If nobody can see you, you can crash wherever you want. Staying at a hotel requires a little sneakiness. I had to creep on the staff to see how they code the keycard for each room and copy that, but once you get the hang of it, you can pretty much hole up wherever. I've been camped out in this swanky five star place, which would probably be better if I could get room service, but it could definitely be a hell of a lot worse.

Tip two: Keep a go bag. The real survivalist nuts out there already know this one. Zombie apocalypse fantasies aside aside, a go bag is crucial for when the hotel room you're staying in gets booked and the (very baffled) maids come in to do the room check, only to find a much dirtier room than there should be. So far, I haven’t lost any of my stuff, but I did have to do a real quick scramble the first time that happened. After going through the Great Apartment Purge of 2017, I don't want to lose the few belongings I do have left.

Tip three: Be careful about where you get your food from - at least, if you have a conscience. After while of living off of premade food or whatever I could cook in hotel kitchenettes, I decided I wanted something fancier, and snuck into a restaurant. I mean, I didn't really sneak in, because that would imply I was concerned about people seeing me, which is pretty much a non-issue. But I digress. I went into the kitchen, creeped around until I saw a plate full of food that looked tasty, and snagged it. What I did not think about was the server getting screamed at by the angry person who didn't get their food. When nobody is interacting with you, it's easy to space out on how your actions are going to impact them.

That's...all the tips I have right now. There aren't all that many actionable takeaways from being an invisible half-ghost person, or whatever.

Actually, that reminds me - I had a theory that I wanted to test, and since I’m already recording, this is the perfect time to do it. Time for a field trip!

(sounds of the phone fumbling, recording ding as it goes off, then the recording dings on again with the sound of new-agey bell-chime music in the background)

When I made that crack about being a half-ghost, it reminded me that I wanted to see what an actual psychic would make of this business. So...here I am, in a medium's waiting room. I looked this lady up on Yelp and she's supposedly pretty legit, as far as psychics go. The last thing I want to do is freak out some poor unsuspecting client of her's, so I've been just hanging out until she's client-free. And...let's give this a go. She's standing over there behind the counter, scrolling through Instagram - I'm walking up to her

(noise of the phone moving, sound of footsteps)

NARRATOR: (to woman, slightly muffled since she's not speaking directly into the phone) HEY. Hey. Can you hear me?

(speaking into the phone again) And...yeah. Nothing. I'm over here talking to her, waving a hand in her face, I'll

(noise of things moving around on a glass countertop, muffled noise of fabric brushing)

(sighs) Yeah. I moved some crystals around on her counter, I poked her in the shoulder - nothing. So much for any extra sensory perception going on around these parts. Maybe I'll try another place, later, and see if they're any better at (makes "spooky" voice) perceiving the invisible.

Whatever.

(ding of door bell as she walks out onto the street, background noise of being on a busy street and then descending underground into a subway station as she talks)

For now, it's back to the hotel. Another fruitless experiment in my “what the ever-loving hell is going on" series. It's just so frustrating, you know?

If I knew what was going on, I think it would be a little easier to cope with. But instead, it’s all one big mystery, which is just...annoying. I'm glad there seem to be consistent rules that I can test and figure out, but I wish I knew if this was like, a magic thing, or a gamma radiation thing, or what.

Gamma radiation, there's a thought. Too bad this doesn't come with superpowers.

(sound of a subway door opening and/or a stop being called in the background)

Oh well. It could be worse. At least I've got a fancy hotel to crash at. And this car is fairly empty, so I don't have to worry about someone trying to walk through me, again.

(sighs) An upgrade in living accommodations might be an upside to this whole scenario, but the public transportation experience leaves a lot to be desired.

(a few seconds of silence w/background noise, then the noise of the subway door opening and people moving)

I guess that's just - wait. What the...this guy just got on and he...there's this thing on him...it's all over his back, it's on his shoulders, it's - I think it’s stuck in his head. Hold on, I’m going to get closer.

(sound of footsteps)

Sir? HELLO? Yeah, of course you can’t hear me, but I thought you might want to know you’ve got a freakin’ brain leech stuck in the back of your head getting a free ride. Maybe if I…

(sound of her touching/shaking him)

Oh shit. The thing - it's...it's moving...oh my god, I think it can see me. Holy f-

(audio recording cuts off suddenly)

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Drop what you’re doing, because Zara’s summer 2019 sale is finally here. Here’s the deal: Zara hosts massive semiannual sales every couple seasons. These sales are typically site-wide—meaning every single item on the Zara website is discounted. The items get listed at deeper and deeper discounts until they sell out completely, and the sale doesn’t end until everything is gone. In other words, Zara just made all your budget shopping dreams come true.

Now, we’ve said this before and we’ll say it again, nothing is perfect—and that’s true of Zara’s summer 2019 sale, too. While the deals are as absolutely delightful as they sound, shopping them is a seriously competitive endeavor. Every avid online shopper knows that Zara’s semiannual sale is a BFD, so they come prepared. We’re talking, shopping carts already full of everything they want so all they have to do is hit “check out” when the sale goes live. (And even then, some of those items might sell out before they have the chance to type in their credit card info. It’s happened to our Fashion Editor—it could happen to you, too.)

There are hundreds of items on Zara’s site right now, so your sale shopping options are basically endless. To give you a head start on what will undoubtedly consume your next few days, we’ve gone ahead and perused the site for you—and we’ve pulled out the 101 discounted items you can’t miss. 101 may seem like a lot, but trust us—there’s way more than that on offer. Start here, hit “check out,” and then dive back into the sale at large. Coveted items are already beginning to sell out, so time is seriously of the essence. Good luck and godspeed. You’ve got this.

1. Limited Edition Draped Top, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Equal parts fashion-forward and fun.

2. Satin Skirt, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

Saturated slip skirts are always a good idea.

3. Colorful Hair Pins, $19.90 $12.99 at Zara

Maximalist hair accessories are abundantly on offer, and we’re shopping all of them.

4. Striped Satin Effect Skirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

A slip skirt worth integrating into your 9-to-5 rotation.

5. Floral Print Balloon-Sleeve Dress, $69.90 $49.99 at Zara

Puffy sleeves, floral prints—can’t lose.

6. Recycled Tie-Dye Shopper, $29.90 $22.99 at Zara

An on-trend shopper that can definitely hold all your shit.

7. Print Dress, $29.90 $19.99 at Zara

Gingham just became office-appropriate.

8. Tie-Dye Blouse, $89.90 $49.99 at Zara

Quite possibly the most elegant take on tie-dye we’ve seen yet.

9. Blue Collection Tied Leather Heeled Sandals, $129 $129 at Zara

Zara is bringing metallics into the summer zeitgeist—and these strappy heels are too cute to pass up.

10. Limited Edition Print Top, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

A matching set that’s as extra as you are.

11. Tulle Swiss Dot Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

Also available in black, if you prefer a subtler, slightly less ’80s-inspired option.

12. Jeweled Toucan Earrings, $25.90 $17.99 at Zara

Whom among us hasn’t dreamt of wearing bejeweled toucans on our ears?

13. Floral Print Jumpsuit, $69.90 $39.99 at Zara

The perfect unexpected addition to your wedding guest wardrobe.

14. Polka Dot Skirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Vintage-inspired, contemporary-approved.

15. Iridescent Mini City Bag, $29.90 $29.90 at Zara

Iridescent accessories are always a good idea.

16. Oversized Poplin Shirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

A top that fully understands your love of Pantone.

17. Cropped Denim Jacket, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

A distressed denim power suit? Um, yes please.

18. Colored Flat Rubber Sandals, $39.90 $39.90 at Zara

We’re unapologetically very into jelly sandals this season, and we’re obviously eyeing all of these.

19. Hi-Rise Denim Short, $29.90 $19.99 at Zara

A distinctly warm weather-friendly take on the classic power suit.

20. Flag Print Shirt, $17.90 $9.99 at Zara

Because you deserve tees as cute as the rest of your wardrobe.

21. Floral Print Rustic Skirt, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

A wrap skirt that feels just retro enough.

22. Print Dress, $19.99 $9.99 at Zara

Smocked mini dresses are never not fun.

23. Limited Edition Beaded Sequin Bag, $59.90 $29.99 at Zara

A bag so cute you won’t care that it probably can’t hold all your stuff.

24. Ribbed Pants, $29.90 $19.99 at Zara

A matching set so comfy you could probably sleep in it.

25. Disney Baloo Shirt, $25.90 $15.99 at Zara

Unleash your inner Disney child. You know you want to.

26. Flared Satin Pants, $39.90 $29.99 at Zara

Because slip skirts aren’t the only way to do slinky satin.

27. Fringed Leather Crossbody Belt Bag, $59.90 $59.90 at Zara

A belt bag with applications beyond festival season.

28. Floral Print Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

One of the top items on our Fashion Editor’s Zara summer sale wishlist.

29. Faux Suede Fringed Jacket, $69.90 $45.99 at Zara

Summer fringe is happening—and this jacket wants to help you take full advantage.

30. Iridescent Scale Earrings, $19.90 $19.90 at Zara

Earrings that might just leave you feeling like a mermaid.

31. Striped Wrap Top, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Doesn’t your 9-to-5 rotation deserve a healthy dose of fun?

32. Multicolor Woven Flat Sandals, $59.90 $39.99 at Zara

Because go-to sandals don’t have to be neutral.

33. Crocheted Dress, $69.90 $35.99 at Zara

Retro-kitsch is basically our sartorial kryptonite.

34. Pocket Overalls, $69.90 $69.90 at Zara

We can’t get enough drape-y overalls—can you?

35. Tropical Print Blouse, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

A decidedly semiformal take on the classic tropical shirt.

36. Sparkly Mother of Pearl Hair Clips, $17.90 $12.99 at Zara

Can’t stop, won’t stop shopping cute barrettes.

37. Fluorescent Kitten Heel Sandals, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Definitive proof that flip-flops can actually look pretty damn chic.

38. Satin Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

For the shopper who prefers their satin with a side of short sleeves.

39. Sparkly Semi-Sheer Top, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Sheer, sparkly fun.

40. Buttoned Jumpsuit Dress, $29.90 $19.99 at Zara

A romper that doubles as a mini dress. Or a mini dress that doubles as a romper. Or a dromper. We don’t even know anymore.

41. Metallic Thread Cropped Top, $39.90 $29.99 at Zara

A tie-front top sure to play as well with your favorite jeans as it will with its matching skirt.

42. Multicolored Beaded Shopping Bag, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Beaded bags aren’t going anywhere in 2019 (except into your closet—ayoo).

43. Printed T-Shirt, $9.90 $5.99 at Zara

The kind of tie-dye top you dream of DIY-ing in your backyard.

44. Printed Flared Pants, $69.90 $45.99 at Zara

Our Deputy Editor owns this set, and it’s exactly as cool in person as it looks online. (Which is to say, incredibly fucking cool.)

45. Embroidered Dress, $59.90 $39.99 at Zara

A maxi worth wearing to work. Or to your friend’s wedding. Or basically anywhere else you’re going this summer.

46. Knotted Polka Dot Jacquard Top, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

The polka-dot, tie-front top is an absolute summer classic—and one worth snagging on mark-down.

47. Crossed Dress, $25.90 $15.99 at Zara

A mini dress dripping with retro appeal.

48. Woven Platform Wedges, $69.90 $49.99 at Zara

Wedges sure to elevate your look—in more ways than one.

49. Printed Jumpsuit, $69.90 $49.99 at Zara

For the person who prefers their floral dresses in jumpsuit form.

50. Striped Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

Slip into this, and you’ll have low-maintenance, comfy-cute style in seconds.

51. Washed Effect Bucket Hat, $25.90 $19.99 at Zara

Because it was really only a matter of time before bucket hats got the tie-dye treatment.

52. Striped Rustic Jumpsuit, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

An investment piece you’ll be sporting for years to come.

53. Printed Halter Top, $19.90 $12.99 at Zara

Fit for date nights and semi-fancy parties, alike.

54. Openwork Crochet Sweater, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

A summer sweater that makes the most of 2019’s crochet trend.

55. Tie-Dye Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Millennial pink, and tie-dye, and slip dress silhouettes—oh my.

56. Animal Print Leather Mules, $59.90 $39.99 at Zara

These mules are an accessible way into one of 2019’s favorite (and admittedly most bizarre) animal print trends.

57. Floral Print Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Not your average silky slip dress.

58. Beaded Necklaces, $19.90 $12.99 at Zara

Camp, encapsulated in a single necklace.

59. Contrasting Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

Crochet, done the warm weather-friendly way.

60. Long Belted Jumpsuit, $89.90 $45.99 at Zara

A jumpsuit that transcends seasonality.

61. Polka Dot Dress, $39.90 $29.99 at Zara

Who doesn’t love a polka dot mini dress?

62. Printed Pants, $69.90 $29.99 at Zara

A comfy-chic addition to any summer wardrobe.

63. Multicolored Sporty Sandals, $59.90 $59.90 at Zara

Chunky retro sandals are having a serious moment—stock up.

64. Flowy Animal Print Trench Coat, $89.90 $45.99 at Zara

Simultaneously statement-making and versatile—in other words, an absolute steal.

65. Lemon Print Skirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Seriously, who could say no to a fruit-covered matching set?

66. Abalone Shell Hair Pins, $19.90 $12.99 at Zara

Hair accessories that double as veritable art.

67. Transparent Raincoat, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

Proof raincoats don’t have to ruin your outfit.

68. Jewel-Button Lace Top, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

A dressy shirt that’s anything but stuffy.

69. Multicolored Natural Woven Handbag, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

An anything-but-basic woven crossbody, if we’ve ever seen one.

70. Floral Print Dress, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

The perfect date night dress.

71. Oversized Trench Coat, $149 $79.99 at Zara

A spring/summer trench you could throw over anything.

72. Asymmetrical Printed Top, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Couldn’t you always use another cute vacation blouse?

73. Animal Embossed Leather Slides, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Zebra is an endlessly underrated animal print, and these sandals just want to rectify that.

74. Sequin Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

Forget everything you thought you knew about stripes, and wear this dress.

75. Recycled Capsule Collection Packable Raincoat, $89.90 $45.99 at Zara

Because of course tie-dye raincoats are happening.

76. Textured Weave Dress, $25.90 $19.99 at Zara

Again, polka dot mini dresses are basically no-fail options during the summer.

77. Ruffled Skirt, $89.90 $39.99 at Zara

Because everyone could use a versatile maxi skirt (or two, or 10).

78. Floral Print Blouse, $49.90 $29.99 at Zara

A retro-fresh top that made it onto our Fashion Editor’s Zara sale wishlist.

79. Textured Weave Dress, $89.90 $59.99 at Zara

The perfect addition to any resort wardrobe. (We know resort wardrobes aren’t really a thing anymore, but vacation clothes are definitely a thing.)

80. Flat Woven Mules, $59.90 $39.99 at Zara

Mules that definitely won’t accidentally slip off your feet.

81. Floral Print Dress, $89.90 $59.99 at Zara

Bold office-appropriate style, delivered in a single dress.

82. Satin Cargo Pants, $69.90 $29.99 at Zara

This just in: Cargos are officially available in elegant iterations.

83. Printed Shirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

The kind of thing you pray to dig out of dusty thrift shop bins.

84. Ruffled-Sleeve Print Dress, $69.90 $49.99 at Zara

A blank canvas for all your favorite statement jewelry.

85. Animal Print Heeled Sandals, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

ICYMI: Neon snakeskin is happening.

86. Striped Rustic Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

Low-key enough to wear at work, on the weekend and everywhere in between.

87. Sparkly Ruffled Top, $25.90 $15.99 at Zara

All the sexy fun of a sheer top, with all the sophisticated appeal of a ruffled blouse. (Now that’s a juxtaposition.)

88. Contrasting Dress, $39.90 $22.99 at Zara

We could never resist a statement sleeve.

89. Strappy Heeled Leather Sandals, $49.99 $39.99 at Zara

The go-to sure to get you through wedding season.

90. Satin Lingerie-Style Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

A pop of rainbow is the new pop of color.

91. Printed Pants, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

More printed pants, because you deserve options. (And budget-friendly options, at that.)

92. Denim Dress, $49.90 $35.99 at Zara

Mini dresses rarely come in long-sleeve iterations—which is exactly what makes this dress so special.

93. Printed Scarf, $17.90 $12.99 at Zara

Stop. Sleeping. On. Summer. Scarves.

94. Flowy Printed Dress, $69.90 $69.90 at Zara

Fit for trips to the grocery and days spent at outdoor weddings, alike.

95. Large Button Shorts, $39.90 $29.99 at Zara

Sophisticate statement shorts are definitely a genre we can get behind.

96. Woven Mule Heels with Shells, $89.90 $59.99 at Zara

Jewelry is no longer the only way to get your shell fix on.

97. Organza Trench Coat, $119 $79.99 at Zara

Because if you’re going to wear a coat in the middle of summer, you should probably make it sheer.

98. Slip Dress, $49.90 $49.90 at Zara

An absolute classic.

99. Rustic Striped Shirt, $29.90 $19.99 at Zara

A matching set sure to operate versatilely as separates.

100. Combined Printed Dress, $69.90 $49.99 at Zara

The number 1 item on our Fashion Editor’s Zara wishlist.

101. Printed Asymmetric Skirt, $39.90 $25.99 at Zara

Patchwork, done in perhaps the subtlest way possible.

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FROM ONE PIKACHU TO ANOTHER sidenote do they play pokemon in the au do they have fave pokes. also i can't wait for alex and maggie to meet and realize they're soulmates and to be like "ok but i'm still mad about the trex and feathers thing" and then forl ucy to come in like "guys theyve been dead for years"

oh oh dude okay so I hadn’t really thought about it in context of the soulmate au specifically so it hasn’t been mentioned and it probably won’t be but they totally do and on valentines day when Magie is like 6 she doodles a pokeball and some cheesy shit like I choose you to be my soulmate and it’s adorable.

Also that is totally like an ongoing ‘fight’ Alex and Maggie have, like Maggie actually took some paleontology classes for funsies and as an adult she actually thinks it’s really cool the kind of strides we’ve made in science and the hows and whys T-Rexes probably had feathers but then there’s the little kid nostalgia and Alex gets so worked about science facts so Maggie just ‘nope 15 years later and it’s still lame’ and they bicker endlessly about it 

And when Lucy is like ‘guys guess what? they’ve been dead for years, technically none of them have feathers anymore.’  

Maggie looks up at her with the biggest saddest eyes and Alex pouts because she was going to get Maggie to see reason this time but now look at how sad she is and Lucy is just jfc how did I end up with such nerds for soulmates and she has to go put on Jurassic Park 2 and cuddle with them(Jurassic Park is Maggie’s go to comfort movie but Jurassic Park: The Lost World  is Lucy’s ‘I fucked up by saying the dinosaurs were extinct to end an argument so now we have to watch a T-Rex rampage through San Diego to balance it out).

Sooooo….I got so carried away with various pokemon hcs that I had to put it under a cut….

I have so many poke hc’s for them in general but like I tend hc Maggie as a gamer, little Maggie growing up and she can’t afford to collect the cards but she loves the anime and eventually saves up enough to get a gameboy color. Her first game is red and she plays it so many times she practically wears out the cartridge. She’s the first person (and only for awhile) in blue springs to catch Mew. She eventually collects and plays all the games and she’s a complete expert on all the glitches and secrets. 

Alex was more of a casual fan she watched the anime sometimes but Vicky liked playing the games so Alex asked her parents to buy her a gameboy color and trading pokemon on the playground is probably the most social Alex ever was without alcohol.

She did really REALLY get into collecting the cards though and at one point Maggie and Alex visit Eliza in Midvale and Alex’s room is as she left it. Maggie is having fun poking around and teasing Alex for her Xena memorabilia and Dana Scully and BtVS posters(seriously Danvers, Faith is practically eye-fucking the camera in that one across from your bed how did you not know)  when she finds the three thick Pokemon card binders and freezes. Alex notices and grabs them like I totally forgot I had these and she starts flipping through one reminiscing and handing another to Maggie and Maggie almost shits herself because Alex has a first edition base set holo Charizard, she has all the starters, she has all the original 151 cards in various editions from different series and collections , She has holos, she has Japanese cards, she has shining cards. Kara ends up stopping by because I could hear Maggie’s erratic heart rate from National city and ‘holy shit is everyone okay?’ 

Alex’s attachment to the cards is more nostalgia than anything so she’s like you can have them if you want, Maggie almost has a heart attack. Of course she refuses those cards are worth more than she makes in a month but Alex brings them back to National City and they just kind of end up ‘Maggie’s’ anyway.

Lucy collected the cards too but she actually played the trading card game. Being an army brat could be isolating but pokemon in the 90s was inescapable and it was something to do on any base, in any school she ended up in for awhile. Lucy played to win and for keeps and she ended up with her own pretty decent collection of cards even though hers aren’t nearly in the kind of mint condition Alex’s are in. Maggie still hyperventilates sometimes if she catches sight of the 5 card binders on the bookcase(Alex organized Lucy’s collection from an old shoebox into binders of their own). 

For her birthday Lucy and Alex get Maggie an unopened special edition pokemon gameboy color from the yellow bundle. She cries because she had wanted that one more than anything as a kid but couldn’t afford it and they spend the night cuddled up together playing pokemon on their gameboys like the nerds they are. 

Maggie and Winn stay up all night outside gamestop for the 20th aanniversary red and blue 3ds bundle.  

Maggie’s ultimate fav is Bulbasaur she remembers watching the anime and wishing she had one to protect her from the bullies and eventually she gets older and decides she may never have a Bulbasaur but she can be one for others. 

She has a bunch of favorites though including pikachu (she will physically fight anyone who says something about anyone not being a ‘real fan’ because pikachu is too famous or popular a pokemon), Aerodactly, Kabuto(her first body on the beach she sees a horseshoe crab and has to try really hard not to lose her shit because she’s from landlocked nebraska, and she is looking a kabuto and basically it’s an effort to remind herself that she is a newly promoted detective that needs to get her shit together) Tauros, Nidoqueen, Donphan, Tyranitar(basically if it’s vaguely dino-like she has a soft spot but dragons can go either way stemming from her childhood belief they arent as cool as dinos), Mightyena, Groudon, alright I’m going to stop but she develops favorites in each gen.

Alex meanwhile is staunchly first gen and she and Maggie bicker about constantly. 

Alex tended to favor water pokemon but not exclusively some of her faves Lapras, Vaporeon, Porygon, Starmie, Dratini, Ninetails, Abra/Alakazam and Onix. She also has a secret soft spot for Togepi as well as Espeon and Umbreon who she thinks of kind of like her and Kara, sun and moon and argues that they still technically count as 1st gen because they’re eevee evolutions. 

Lucy is mostly only really familiar with the first gen and some of the second but she doesn’t really care either way and will choose sides based on maximum amusement for the moment. Some of her favs include Squirtle/Blastoise, Arcanine, Pidgeot, Nidoking, Machamp, Lickitung, Gyarados, Flareon.

And well Alex is a BIOengineer and she studies alien physiology and genetic engineering and if anyone was going to ‘accidentally’ create real life pokemon it would be her okay.

(mostly I just really think J'onn needs a Ditto…..)

And I was talking about this with nerdsbianhokie ages ago and they pointed out that Alex has seen Jurassic Park enough times to know to not create large creatures that can kill humans and would probably go with the mini-zoo variety and then they blessed me with the mental image of a tiny little Ditto riding on J'onn’s shoulder.

Vasquez would end up making obligatory pocket size jokes that they don’t even pretend aren’t about Maggie and Lucy. They’d only stop when Alex threatens to withhold the actual mini pocket monsters from them and even then only when They’re within ear shot of Alex.

The spacefam ending up with mini-pokemon protectors. Maggie gets her fucking Bulbasaur and everyone cries. 

And then my dude I have not even touched on pokemon go hc’s

Kara blowing an entire paycheck on upgrading her pokemon storage because she can’t bring herself to turn any of her duplicates into candy and she needs to catch every single pokemon she sees. She has like a thousand pidgeys at this point.

Nerdsbianhokie was like but Kara being upset that she flies too fast for the app.

And Alex/Maggie/Lucy? Pokemon go would be terrible and awesome for those competitive nerds. They have zero shame.

Lucy exploits her military contacts, her and Alex abuse DEO resources, Alex makes Kara fly her around the world to get the region locked pokemon. 

After Lucy came back from a ‘work trip’ in Asia with a Farfetch’d,  Alex made Kara take the day off and wouldn’t let them go home til she had multiple Farfetch'ds, Kangeshkans, and Mr. Mimes. 

Maggie tries to keep up but detecting only gets her so far. She does have a network of ppl who are the type to text the location of a Lapras at 3am.When Kara realizes the edge Lucy and Alex have she starts exclusively helping Maggie. 

Alex is completely overdramatic like my own sister, MY OWN SISTER pretending to pretend to make a huge production about loyalty. And Kara’s just like ‘I’m just being fair besides Lucy and Maggie are my sisters too at this point’ and Alex just melts. She also gets Winn to build her a long range Jet pack into the kryptonite suit in an attempt and get back on top of the game but she’s melty while doing it. 

Winn Mr.tech genius manages to get himself banned from ‘suping’ up his account and has to start over at level 21. He cries.

As repayment for not commenting upon the melty-ness during the jet pack building Alex takes his phone with her on flights since he had to start over. Of course, being Alex she doesn’t actually say this she just sort of punches his arm in thanks, steals the phone and drops it back into his lap later with a few eggs hatched, some new pokemon and a full items inventory.

Lucy realizes she’s the only one currently unable to fly which oh hell no so she starts scheming. 

‘Director Lane, did you requisition military resources for a video game?’  'Of course not, it’s an app.’ (via nerdsbianhokie)

Vasquez is the first to get the original 151….All of them… no one understands, they have no obvious hacks, seemingly haven’t left North America, Ditto is still a spoty rumor at that point and Mewtwo is confirmed as not yet available or even programed and yet… Vasquez has them. When anyone asks They deflect and says you should see my wife’s.

Erin is level 48 way too early in the game.She has a Mew. Everyone is kinda of scared of them after learning about it, the true power couple.

No one ever figures out how they did it. 

J’onn just wants his agents to behave like professionals and bans non-related phone use during working hours after seven agents ran away from their posts to catch a Charizard. He’s in the middle of lecturing them when Lucy and Alex stroll in like did you guys see that Charizard?!

(Kara downloaded the app to his phone and J’onn totally caught the Charizard)

James takes pictures of the gang doing absolutely ridiculous things while trying the catch pokemon and it becomes a meme.

There’s a gym (The D.E.O was also accidently made a gym what no Vasquez and Winn had nothing to do with that what are you talking about) accessible from Alex’s apartment and it’s a bloodbath because they’re all on different teams, Maggie-Instinct, Lucy-Valor and Alex-Mystic.

Just yea……uhmmm this all got away from me *shrugs sheepishly*

[jedifighterpilot2727]

Coffee for a Friend

I’d Watch My World Burn Just to See You Smile Ch. 2 So I got some awesome feedback on the first chapter, so I decided to turn this into a multi-chap slow burn.  Mostly from Lena's POV but some from Kara's as the need arises! I have the basic plot planned out, and it should go up pretty quickly *knock on wood*. The anger I feel towards the Supergirl Writers' room is fueling me lol. i hope you guys enjoy! side note - this shouldn't impact Eyes Like Kryptonite too much I still plan on filling prompts pretty regularly!

Any feedback is good feedback!

Read it on AO3- http://archiveofourown.org/works/9574310/chapters/21718151

“Ms. Luthor.”

Jess’ voice sounded through the intercom, startling Lena from her morning reports.

“Kara Danvers is on her way in to see you."

She barely had time get out a “Thank you, Jess” before Kara was bursting in the door, all smiles.

“Good morning, Kara.” She stood from her chair, slightly caught off guard by the reporter’s sudden arrival.

“Good morning, Lena."

She looked well rested for someone who had had a max of four hours of sleep the night before - although Lena supposed that alien physiology might be at least partly to blame for that. Her hair was pulled back in a half ponytail and her glasses were perched on the bridge of her nose. She was wearing a sleeveless dress that Lena tried not to pay much attention to, for her own sake.

“What brings you to L-Corp this morning?"

“Oh!” Kara jolts, like Lena’s startled her, before stepping forward and passing Lena one of the cups of coffee she’s holding.

“I brought you some coffee! Caramel macchiato, right?"

Lena nods and takes a sip, sighing as the warm liquid hits her tongue.

“Perfect, thank you.”

Kara smiles in return, but she looks a little unsure of herself.

“Umm, I just - I wanted to thank you, for last night. I was having a really rough time and I showed up here with no warning after practically ignoring you for two weeks.” Kara looks down at the floor, the hand that isn’t holding her coffee coming up to adjust her glasses.

“I’m sorry for that, by the way, the uhh, the ignoring thing.” She looks up then, blue eyes locking with Lena’s. “It’s no excuse, but I was so worried about you, with your mother’s plan and I told them you were good, that you wouldn’t help her-"

Lena felt a tension she didn’t know she was holding release.

Kara had believed her.

Kara had full confidence in her desire to do good.

Kara had defended her.

“-and then it looked like you were helping her, and the missile, and then I thought it was all over but it wasn’t; because you-“ She waved a hand helplessly, jaw quivering. “I know that I’m rambling, but what I’m trying to say, is thank you. Thank you for being you, and not giving into your mother. And I’m so sorry that I let my fear and insecurities get in the way of telling you sooner. I really hope that you’ll let me make it up to you."

Her heart feels so full, because she can’t remember a time that anyone’s ever apologized to her for - well - anything, and that fact that Kara’s here, now, in her office saying these things almost makes up for all the hurt she’s felt in these past two weeks.

“And how exactly did you plan on making it up to me?” She can’t stop the way her lips quirk upwards in a half smile.

“Well, I want to start by being a better friend, if that’s something you’re okay with it."

Lena almost sighs in relief.

“I’m more than okay with it; I think we could both use a good friend."

Kara smiles, and it’s like Lena added a new window to her office with how much sunshine sparkles in it.

“Would you maybe want to have a movie night with me then?"

“Movie night?” She quirks an eyebrow.

“Yeah, just movies and dinner and popcorn and snacks at my place."

"Dinner, popcorn and snacks? Are you having a party?" She teases and Kara blushes.

“Well, sometimes other people are there, but lately it’s just been me.” She can see the pain written on Kara’s face and she resists the urge to question, instead asking -

“What do you need me to bring?"

“Oh! Nothing! Just yourself! And wine, if you want it, I think Alex drank the last bottle I had."

“Wine and myself it is then! What time should I be there?"

“Seven?"

“Sounds fantastic."

“You’re coming?” Kara seems a little bit shocked and Lena laughs.

“This may come as a surprise, but I’m actually a bit of a movie buff."

“Really?” Kara’s eyes crinkle at the edges, and Lena thinks it may be the cutest thing she’s seen.

“Really."

“Any requests then?"

“Have you seen Star Wars?"

Kara looks embarrassed.

“Actually, I have not - despite the bajillion times Winn had tried to get me to."

“You’re literally -“ she lowers her voice to a whisper, “- an alien; and you’ve never seen Star Wars?!"

“Nope.”

“That’s it then, we’re watching Star Wars tonight. I’ll bring my box set."

“You have the box set?"

Lena nods.

“So you’re even more of a geek than I thought! Do you have a pocket protector I can borrow?"

Lena pretends to look through her desk drawers.

“Nope, seems I’m all out, I should get another bulk shipment in on Friday if you can wait that long."

Kara snorts out a laugh, one that shakes her whole body and Lena can’t help but giggle with her.

“Oh, about the umm alien thing. . .” Kara’s voice is serious and Lena tries not to let it dampen her mood - she knows what this is about.

“Kara, I know I caught you off guard last night, and that wasn’t my intention. I can go back to pretending like I’m unaware of your extra-curricular activities."

“No! That’s not what I was trying to say! I just . . . wanted to apologize for not telling you sooner.  It’s not that I don’t trust you; it’s just - well Alex kind of freaks out when people find out I’m . . .” She lowers her voice. “. . .Supergirl. I’m glad that you know, it makes things easier, not having to hide it."

“I can’t imagine having a secret that big. It must be hard to hide away a part of yourself like that."

“Friends make it easier."

“Friends.” She repeats with a smile, one that Kara returns.

“Speaking of friends, I think I owe an apology to some of mine. I’ve been thinking about what you said last night, and I totally over reacted on James and Winn. They deserve my support and let’s face it, their chances are better if I work with them instead of against them."

“They’re lucky to have a friend like you."

“I’m lucky to have a friend like you.” Kara beams, fidgeting with her glasses again. "I should go, but I’ll see you tonight?"

“I’ll be there.” She promises, and Kara’s gone with a wave and a smile.

Oh god, this girl was going to kill her.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Kara’s heart is lighter than it has been in an long time as she flies towards the DEO.

She had forgotten how nice it felt just spend time with a friend and talk things out. No obligations, no pressure of anything more, just full and honest support. Lena had made her feel so much better about things, and she hadn’t been lying about the potstickers either.

Her stomach grumbles at the thought of food, and she makes a mental note to stop for a snack on her way back to CatCo as she lands lightly through the DEO aerial entrance, startled but glad to see James and Winn huddled over one of the computers at the command center.

Looks like she was going to get to talk to them sooner than she thought.

“Hey guys."

They turn, faces guarded, and Winn gives her a small wave before they go back to what they were doing.

“Can we talk?” She tries again.

“Is there anything for us to talk about?” James’ voice is laced with hurt and she winces.

“I need to apologize, actually."

They turn back toward her, Winn in his chair and James taking a seat on the edge of the desk.

“It wasn’t cool that you guys lied to me about the guardian, and frankly I’m still a little upset; but I was talking to Lena last night - "

“Whoa, whoa, whoa.” Winn holds up a hand. "Lena Luthor?!”

She gave him a pointed look before continuing.

“Lena was saying how I should trust you guys to take care of yourselves and each other and that I shouldn’t let my fear  of you getting hurt ruin our friendship. Not when you’re trying to do something so noble."

“That’s actually really good advice.” Winn observes, looking rightfully scolded.

“So I’m here to say that . . . I support you. And James, if you ever want to train in the Kryptonite room with me . . . I’d be honored."

“I’ll take you up on that.” He promises, before shooting a look at Winn. “And we’re sorry we didn’t tell you about Guardian. We shouldn’t have let it go on as long as it did."

She can almost physically feel the weight being lifted off of her shoulders and she grins, spreading her arms wide.

“Hug it out?"

“Awww yeah! Super friends hugs!” Winn pumps his fist before gathering her and James up in a bear hug. “The troublesome trio is back in business, baby!"

“Troublesome trio?” James sounds skeptical, his chin knocking Kara’s head as he speaks.

“Hey, I couldn’t think of any good ’t’ words okay? Cut me a break, I’m not getting a lot of sleep."

“Aww, poor baby! Vigilante work keeping you up at night.” Kara ruffles Winn’s hair as she pushes them away, grinning.

“Hey! Hey! The hair! The hair!” Win bats her hand away and she laughs.

“Speaking of vigilante work, wanna help us out tonight?” James offers hopefully.

“I can’t, I have plans."

“Plans?"

She starts walking backwards toward the entrance - she does not want to have to get into her friendship with Lena with them; not when they’ve just patched things up.

“Yep! But tomorrow maybe?"

“Tomorrow! Definitely!” Winn shouts after her as she shoots towards the sky.

Things were definitely looking up.

[unikkornhall]

I Don’t Know Her

Basic Character Questions

First name? Nikolas

Surname? MCS

Middle names? nope

Nicknames? You can call me Nikko

Date of birth? 10/09/1991

Age? 27

Physical / Appearance

Height? 1,74m

Weight? 89Kg

Build? Wide, graciously curvy

Hair colour? Red [thanks science]

Hair style? It should be long, but shit happens.

Eye colour? Light Brown

Eye Shape? Oh well... Caucasian-ish?

Glasses or contact lenses? None

Distinguishing facial features? Ginger beard

Which facial feature is most prominent? Forehead galore

Which bodily feature is most prominent? Paleness? Big ass[ets]?

Other distinguishing features? Long torax, short legs, waist legend

Skin? Pale, smooth, full of spots #101Nikkatians

Hands? Big, soft, can snap for days

Make up? Translucid powder, eyebrow, mascara, bronze eyeshadow, go!

Scars? Under my nose [dog bite], on my head [hammock fail]

Birthmarks? None

Tattoos? yensiD [left wrist], Mickey [right forearm], gnuoy eb, duorp eb [hands]

Physical handicaps? None

Type of clothes? It’d be a lot more awkward, slutty and funny if only $$$

How do they wear their clothes? Oh well, you know... On my body

What are their feet like? (type of shoes, state of shoes, socks, feet, pristine, dirty, worn, etc) I’m a 43(br) and love all kind of boots [perv]

Race / Ethnicity? Caucasian, mainly Lebanese and Italian, but also everything else [shout out to Ireland]

Mannerisms? As I said, Italian, so... hands everywhere. And faces.

Are they in good health? My body tries, I get in the way of it

Do they have any disabilities? Hmmm... Maybe focus-wise....I don’t knSQUIRREL!!!

Personality

What words or phrases do they overuse? Like... What now?

Do they have a catchphrase? “I didn’t come out to see straight people.”

Are they more optimistic or pessimistic? Opt knowing deep inside shit is real

Are they introverted or extroverted? Ext Social Mask smothers Int Self

Do they ever put on airs? Behind a humble facade, yes

What bad habits do they have? Bad love choices, bad alcohol choices

What makes them laugh out loud? Almost everything, espeacially myself

How do they display affection? Taking care, criticizing, keeping around

Mental handicaps? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAdefinitely

How do they want to be seen by others? Good, loyal, fun, reliable

How do they see themselves? A fucking mess

How are they seen by others? Funny, airhead, always late, immature

Strongest character trait? Sense of humor, devoted, very protective.

Weakest character trait? Can’t decide until last minute. A little angry ego.

How competitive are they? Mostly okay.

Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider? Both

How do they react to praise? STAHP IT. No, srsly, stop.

How do they react to criticism? War in my mind (less apocalyptical if it is a constructive one, not only mean)

What is their greatest fear? Not knowing. Also Alzheimer’s. Arachinae.

What are their biggest secrets? You wish. ~immaho~

What is their philosophy of life? Don’t rush, don’t hush, judge before trust.

When was the last time they cried? Some random song this week

What haunts them? Darkness, regret, violence, gone too soon

What are their political views? Good laws to protect and respect all people

What will they stand up for? Friends, animals, injustice.

Who do they quote? Bad obscure cartoon characters

Are they indoorsy or outdoorsy? in, love nature, but sun, heat, insects... ugh, PEOPLE

What is their sinful little habit? Can’t really tell, can I?

What sense do they most rely on? Very grateful for sight, but hearing

How do they treat people better than them? If only there was such people

How do they treat people worse than them? Politely evil. [if by worse you mean a bad person]

What quality do they most value in a friend? Loyalty

What do they consider an overrated virtue? Family need

If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be? Don’t overthink so much, be able to choose something and focus on it

What is their obsession? Music

What are their pet peeves? DON’T GO FUCKING CHANGING MY FUCKING PLAYLIST IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FUCKING SONG

What are their idiosyncrasies? It seems like I’ve been living in a musical for quite a while now.

Friends and Family

Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of? Big, huge, love my siblings.

What is their perception of family? My space, your space, deal? [I don’t talk much to any of them]

Do they have siblings? Older or younger? I am the oldest, then there are 2 boys and 2 girls.

Describe their best friend. Ginger, unfair karma queen, the best.

Ideal best friend? A twin? [narcisist much?]

Describe their other friends. Easy going people, alcohol friendly, nighters

Describe their acquaintances. RMC, are you there?

Do they have any pets? Towanda, the cat. [Bridget, her sister, ran away]

Who are their natural allies? The walls at home?

Who are their surprising allies? The stage

Past and Future

What was your character like as a baby? As a child? Fat and smart

Did they grow up rich or poor? Okay, no big luxury, comfortable

Did they grow up nurtured or neglected? Emotionally negleted

What is the most offensive thing they ever said? *bleep*

What is their greatest achievement? Living alone

What was their first kiss like? Ugh, mall stairs, f u Marie

What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved? Let them go

What are their ambitions? The world, rule it.

What advice would they give their younger self? You go and do that and speak up and enjoy the fuck of it!

What smells remind them of their childhood? Plumeria rubra scent

What was their childhood ambition? Be a scientist

What is their best childhood memory? Seing Santa Claus

What is their worst childhood memory? Hearing stepdouche doing mom

Did they have an imaginary childhood friend? I don’t remember :^(

When was the last time they were crushed with disappointment? Pff! Good morning?!?!? Done.

What past act are they most ashamed of? Perform a Britney song to my steploser

What past act are they most proud of? Get into college

Has anyone ever saved their life? Not that I remember, but I did.

Strongest childhood memory? Making “herb-ice”

Love

Do they believe in love at first sight? Yep

Are they in a relationship? Nope

How do they behave in a relationship? Ugh....... Not well

When did you character last have sex? Ahahaha HOW DARE YOU?

What sort of sex do they have? THERE ARE CHILDREN READIN[I’m Breathless track 3]

Has your character ever been in love? Yes...yes

Have they ever had their heart broken? You can’t love and not have your heart broken

Conflict

How do they respond to a threat? Analysis and response

Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue? Tongue

What is your character’s kryptonite? A stupid thing to awnser

If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be? Books as a whole count? If not, my writings.

How do they perceive strangers? Fully.

What do they love to hate? Crocs [but I have one, FYI]

What are their phobias? Spidey, things falling [?!?]

What is their choice of weapon? Double 9mm OR Mr. Pointy

What living person do they most despise? Right awnser! SD! E FD.

Have they ever been bullied or teased? Hm... A fat gay boy in high school... I WONDER WHAT IT WAS LIKE?! [actually after a slow start I did very well socially in high school]

Where do they go when they’re angry? Smoke a cig... or 5

Who are their enemies and why? Toxic straight people, evil pocs, fascionistas bitches and unemployment.

Work, Education and Hobbies

What is their current job? English teacher

What do they think about their current job? I love my students

What are some of their past jobs? More of that. Also DJing

What are their hobbies? Assimilate culture

Educational background? College almost done than dropped

Intelligence level? ahahahah too much for my own good

Do they have any specialist training? Madonna 101: How to be a star and make fabulous detail-oriented tours and concept albums

Do they have a natural talent for something? Very bend-y. Can dance.

Do they play a sport? Are they any good? Long Time-distance Sleeping

What is their socioeconomic status? White privilege going bankrupt

Favourites

What is their favourite animal? Wolf and deer and unicorn

Which animal to they dislike the most? Eesh, besides arach-crew? Protozoa disturbs me

What place would they most like to visit? NY/Iceland/Japan

What is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen? Every dawn is it.

What is their favourite song? HA! As if I could, but I got some. Down Under - Men At Work is a good one.

Music, art, reading preferred? Gimme gimme blood! All of it, Love art.

What is their favourite colour? Green. [is rainbow a color?]

What is their password? anime character

Favourite food: Potato, Nachos and Watermellon

What is their favourite work of art? The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo DaVinci.

Who is their favourite artist? Oh boy... Gustave Doré. Mucha is one of them. DaVinci is the most important in my life. Björk in music.

What is their favourite day of the week? Wednesday

Possessions

What is in their fridge: many spices, little actual food

What is on their bedside table? water, saline solution and toilet paper

What is in their car? nothing because it does not exist

What is in their bin? used tissues, nails, empty snacks packages

What is in their purse or wallet? lot of hygiene itens, umbrella, more toilet paper, some books, e-reader, chargers, sunglasses, water bottle, mess

What is in their pockets? trash, coins, keys, cellphone, ID

What is their most treasured possession? My books

Spirituality

Who or what is your character’s guardian angel? A very tired one

Do they believe in the afterlife? Yes

What are their religious views? Go nature, fuck people

What do they think heaven is? Peace

What do they think hell is? This?

Are they superstitious? Yep, a litte

What would they like to be reincarnated as? A happy person with a happy life

How would they like to die? No pain, no fear.

What is your character’s spirit animal? Bridget Jones. Maybe a capybara.

What is their zodiac sign? Virgo [asc Aqu moon Lib ven Leo]

Values

What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person? Take away their freedom

What is their view of ‘freedom’? Being responsible for your own choices

When did they last lie? Some lines above SCANDAAAAAALL!!!!

What’s their view of lying? Sadly vital

When did they last make a promise? Last month

Did they keep or break their last promise? Hell yeah

Daily life

What are their eating habits? Bring it in

Do they have any allergies? Everything and nada, possible rhinitis.

Describe their home. Empty, quiet, books everywhere, clean but messy.

Are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder? FREACKING HOARDER BOSS

What do they do first thing on a weekday morning? Tea

What do they do on a Sunday afternoon? Become one with the sofa

What do they do on a Friday night? Try to stay home, fails, go out

What is the soft drink of choice? Strawberry juice with condensed milk

What is their alcoholic drink of choice? Margarita [it is not a cocktail, but Bailey’s]

Miscellaneous

What is their character archetype? Chaotic Neutral towards Good [ENFp - #2w3]

Who is their hero? My fantasy autors, directors, painters.

What or who would your character dress up as for Halloween? Sailor Moon. Elvira. Scooby Doo. An Absolut bottle. Dorothy or Elphaba.

Are they comfortable with technology? Very

If they could save one person, who would it be? My older sibling.

If they could call one person for help, who would it be? Beyoncé

What is their favourite proverb? To know and not to do is not to know

What is their greatest extravagance? Eat good food without caring about the money

What is their greatest regret? Can’t recall any BIIIG one

What is their perception of redemption? To love fully, completely surrender to it, just because it feels right.

What would they do if they won the lottery? Give enough to my siblings be okay for their lives and then travel the world, never come back.

What is their favourite fairytale? Donkeyskin

What fairytale do they hate? Cinderella, too close to home maybe

Do they believe in happy endings? Yes

What is their idea of perfect happiness? Peace, freedom, money

What would they ask a fortune teller? How many children will I have?

If your character could travel through time, where would they go? Definetely the 80′s. Ancient Greece. Renaissence Italy. Feudal Japan. The Celts. And find out if there really was an Atlantis.

What sport do they excel at? Volleyball, gymnastics, can I say yoga?

What sport do they suck at? Most of them?

If they could have a superpower, what would they choose? Read minds, teleport, being invisible, Luke Cage Skin, The Phoenix... any of this haha OY WITH THE POODLES ALREADY!! Ugh, endless!!!! 

Thank you for your endurance through this! Well, that’s a little lot about me! Hope it will awnser some of your questions as they pop up. You can always ask. So, that is done. Bye now, 

- Nikko, the Unikkorn King

original questionaire by https://www.novel-software.com/

[joementa]

I Love The 90s (Especially In The Summer).

Last week I told you about my love for Dave Matthews Band’s music and how perfect it is for summer. And not only did I tell you about it, I proved it to you by compiling a 20 song playlist – you can check out that playlist by clicking right here.  If you haven’t bought yourself a ticket to one of their shows yet, I don’t know what you are waiting for.  If a playlist that strong can’t convince you to go to one of their shows, I don’t know what will.  

I’ve also found 90s rock to also be perfect for summer.  There’s something about the common elements of a classic 90s rock song – the bright electric guitars, acoustic guitars more at the front of the mix, drum riffs to start the song, layered choruses and instruments – that just sound great at a summer BBQ.  Not to mention that this was the last period where bands really dominated popular music. Take a look at the list below. Literally every song besides one is by a band.  Personally I kind of miss hearing bands have new music on the radio, but oh well, everything changes.  

What I’ve tried to capture here are 20 great songs from the 90s that sound perfect the summer.  I ended up leaving a TON of songs off of this playlist.  Like usual, it wasn’t very easy to cut it down to 20 songs that flow perfectly from start to finish.  But that’s the point, right?  If I just chose a rando assortment of songs, that’d be no different than listening to some algorithm playlist on shuffle.  Which there’s nothing wrong with.  It’s just not what I’m going for here.  As a result, there are a lot of re-writes and edits and songs that I think will fit and then get left off (ask me for the notes to these and I will show you).  Hopefully if this playlist ends up good, which I think it does, then I will probably be able to put together at least one more!

I don’t really think this is a beach playlist, but believe it or not there actually are fun things to do in the summer besides going to the beach.  Having a BBQ is one thing.  Going for a long drive with the windows down is another thing.  Drinking some cold ones is yet another (obviously NOT while you are driving.  But while you are BBQ’ing is perfectly okay).  This playlist accompanies all of those things.  If you don’t believe me, just try it out for yourself.  Just click on one of the links below and see what I mean.

My next playlist is basically complete and I should have it for you soon.  If you’ve been paying attention to the running theme in my last two playlists, you might be able to guess the general theme with the next one.  In the meantime, roll down your windows, forget about any cares that you might have, and enjoy the bright summer sounds of classic 90s rock!  

Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/joementa/playlist/6MAqhf04tjoEIK1S1sKnH9?si=OYEMa6O6R4uFbRmBogTSGA

Playlist on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/i-love-the-90s/pl.u-oZyl3XRtPqDGLE

Dave Matthews Band – “Two Step” (Crash)

Collective Soul – “Shine” (Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid)

The Goo Goo Dolls – “Slide” (Dizzy Up The Girl)

Matchbox Twenty – “Real World” (Yourself Or Someone Like You)

Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly” (There Is Nothing Left To Lose)

Spin Doctors – “Two Princes” (Pocket Full Of Kryptonite)

Counting Crows – “Mr. Jones” (August And Everything After)

Del Amitri – “Roll To Me” (Twisted)

Sister Hazel – “All For You” (Somewhere More Familiar)

Nine Days – “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” (The Madding Crowd)

Better Than Ezra – “Good” (Deluxe)

Hootie & The Blowfish – “Only Wanna Be With You” (Cracked Rear View)

Blues Traveler – “Run-Around” (Four)

BoDeans – “Closer To Free” (Go Slow Down)

Gin Blossoms – “Hey Jealousy” (New Miserable Experience)

The Wallfowers – “The Difference” (Bringing Down The Horse)

Oasis – “Champagne Supernova” ((What’s The Story) Morning Glory?)

Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life” (Third Eye Blind)

Tom Cochrane – “Life Is A Highway” (Tom Cochrane Revisited)

Dave Matthews Band – “Tripping Billies” (Crash)

[kxnel]

Deep down he knew it was a bad idea. How could it not be? Magneto was a terrorist, or so he had been told, though it seemed strange to place that designation on his but not Jean or Scott, or any of the other mutants, really in Kon’s opinion. At least be fair with it, was all he was saying. Not that the protesters littering the streets and filling up message boards knew anything about nuance or empathy or basic human decency, really. 

A part of him was actually a little glad Erik had immunity, even if the kryptonite... well he had reservations but Kara had all but disappeared and he wasn’t about to go searching for her to get answers. She probably wouldn't be honest anyway, but Erik, well he hadn't lied yet and that was a start. 

He shoved his hands further into the pockets of his jacket, his eyes scanning the room as he made his way to the open seat. He didn't know why Erik had asked to meet him, but at this point he wasn’t sure he cared. He could handle himself. 

“Erik.” He choked out. He hadn’t been aware that Magneto knew his name. Did he know his full name? Had someone told him? Did he know his last name? Fuck, did Magneto know the entire family’s alter-egos? “I-well you’re the only one giving me any answers at all so...” He trailed off, slumping in his seat as he glanced around for a waitress. He needed something to do with his hands. 

“I told you to stay away from my family and then they went looking for you, huh?” He shrugged, “news travels fast, you know.” 

He looked at the man for a moment before his eyes dropped to the table, “I’d apologize but I’m not sure if you deserved it or not.” 

[ wave ] (kon)

(x) @kxnel

He had no doubt that there was a veritable laundry list of people who would be... unhappy about his contact with the elder Superboy.  Kal-El and Kara were just the beginning.  He would guess that given what she knew now, weeks on from the siege, Jean would be happy if Erik never set foot near another of the Super-clan.

Fortunately, Erik wasn’t one to be stopped by disapproval: now or ever.  Any conversation he had with Kon-el was at the boy’s own decision, and he was plenty old enough to decide with whom he wanted to associate.  

Now that he wasn’t a wanted man--and had diplomatic immunity, to boot--it was no problem at all to take up a seat on a cafe patio.  Well, perhaps a problem for the cafe themselves, since most people seemed inclined to give him a wide berth, but hell if they were going to say anything about it.

Most people, but not everyone.  Erik raised his cup as he saw the familiar young man making his way down the sidewalk, gesturing him over with a wave of two fingers.  He’d told the man that Genosha wasn’t quite up to recieving visitors yet--it was still under construction, after all.  But honestly, he simply hadn’t wanted to deal with the sideways looks from his compatriots so soon after the truth about what had happened with Kara came out.  Eventually.  But not yet.

“Hello, Conner.”  The man hadn’t left his name at Stark Tower, but Kal-El’s subsequent visit had clarified things considerably.  “Thank you for agreeing to meet with me again.”

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Hyperallergic: Rappers Talk Dirty: Future, Migos, Kodak Black, Cupcakke

If these past few months are any indication, 2017 is shaping up to be a terrific year for hip-hop — better than 2016, I hope. Last year’s one unabashed triumph, A Tribe Called Quest’s monumental comeback We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, was so bright and clear-eyed, so joyous and inspirational, and such a spacey, bubbly slice of ear candy that it towered above everything else, making even decent exercises in hedonism by Travis Scott and Danny Brown sound rather limited. The following reviews represent my attempt to filter four impressive months of music into an illustrative sample.

Future: Hndrxx (A1/Freebandz/Epic)

Releasing two chart-topping albums in a week looks like creative exuberance and sounds like jaded exhaustion. Already a paragon of romantic murk, the Atlanta trap king slows down the tempos, sludgifies the textures, and further dilutes the crispness that lends his roboshtick appeal.

Starting around late 2014, Future began a now-infamous megaproductive streak, belching out albums, mixtapes, collaborations, what have you, at an absurd rate that belies the lifestyle portrayed on record, for if he spends all that time in the studio, when would he ever find time to pop pills in the strip club while shuddering over the world’s existential horror? His prolificacy impressed me in 2015 when it produced the crown jewel DS2, whose sharp, wintry chill matched his mechanized drone in demonstrating how pro forma wheel-spinning can reveal personal pain by implied omission. Now his beats gunk along at a zonked, atmospheric crawl. Beguiled by the affective fallacy, he’s made several miscalculations in crafting his meticulously arranged musical vapor cloud; inducing hypnosis in a listener requires higher levels of energy and sonic thickness, because inducing anything in a listener requires aesthetic intensity of any sort. Instead, behold crunchy drums at half speed, ostinato synthesizer gradually dissipating, and a performer whose mumbled raps exhibit the stupor he wishes listeners would emulate. I distinguish Hndrxx from the self-titled Future, released a week earlier, by the fact that the terrific single and slinky electroflute banger “Mask Off” is on the latter, while the cheerfully bouncy “Incredible” and “Testify” are on the former. Otherwise, he’s settled into a suffocatingly lethargic quietude. Given such a mood, his trademark melancholy curdles into unsavory fantasy.

He needs to adjust his formula; he’s depleted the current one. A return to the pop-rap of his first two albums, before he went mopey, would be welcome. At present his career typifies how the incessant demand for new material compromises quality control.

Migos: Culture (Quality Control/300/Atlantic)

A trio, refreshing in an era of ill-defined solo brands and auteurist overreach, Migos have always scored great singles, but only on their second album do they string together thirteen sizzling bangers from start to finish. Unfashionably consistent, the songs indeed all sound the same, but since they’re all fabulous this is hardly a deficiency.

Much contemporary rap on the charts inhabits a silly, childlike aesthetic, or at least a preverbal one, foregrounding backup vocals and ad-libs that tend toward absurd inarticulate noises, skrts and skeets and blats and blams everywhere. As natural-born class clowns, Migos’s Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff adhere to this convention while also rapping more quickly, clearly, and amusingly than the norm. This album has its own comic momentum, inhabiting a tone best described as mock-exasperated — Offset yelps “cookin up dope in the crockpot” as if alarmed that anyone would try such a thing — while the three snorting, giggling goofballs in the spotlight bounce off each other like too many pinballs rattling around in the machine. The beats — tightly wound music boxes of such clicking, interlocking elements as organ sweat, spiraling piano lines, swaying percussion, and precisely timed shrieks and squeals — feel dirty, intricate, delectable, full of weird stuff to listen to; they’re about layers rather than surface. Framed by said music, the various noises the rappers make with their mouths mesh seamlessly with the piano ticktock, signifying primarily as central sonic ingredients. Like Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles,” “Bad and Boujee” is a terrific album track that befuddles as a chart-topping single — slow beat, no main hummable hook, a chorus that’s basically another extended verse in the chorus’s place. In sequence between the equally sublime “Call Casting” and “Get Right Witcha,” it’s a huge, wacky, wobbly, ominous monster.

Play this hyperactive compendium of aural jokes in the car, or at parties, or anytime you need a shot of raw id. This is a mischievous ten-year-old’s idea of the perfect rap album. I can’t imagine a higher compliment.

Kodak Black: Painting Pictures (Pink House)

Florida prodigy Kodak Black has popped up as a guest on quite a few winning radio singles in the past year, including Rae Sremmurd’s “Real Chill” and French Montana’s gloriously metatextual “Lockjaw,” but the confidence of his major-label debut still astonishes. Despite the unfortunate shadow of a recent stint in jail I won’t mention again, he turns in a capricious, fluctuating collection of bangers and singsong exercises that demonstrate his versatility as a performer and charm as a pronouncer of syllables.

While “Tunnel Vision” is currently hovering around the Billboard Top 40, I don’t expect the album proper to sell much, though I dare hip-hop fans to prove me wrong. Given present moody, atmospheric fashions, his cheer is just too jaunty, his sonic palette too cracklingly electric rather than smoothly electronic (though he does have a thing for liquid synth squelch), his hooks too concrete for a trap-associated rapper. Potentially kryptonite for those who expect rappers to boom and declaim, Black startles with the gruff, gravelly, dribbly drawl he raps in. Like Anderson Paak’s, this is a voice whose edges seem rubbed off by scratchy sandpaper, allowing otherwise swallowed moans and grunts to trickle out the edges and run down his chin. He’s sharp and alert adapting to different speeds and melody quotients; what he’s less capable of modulating is vocal grain. Black dramatizes the struggle to enunciate, a struggle he wins at the price of abrading the inner workings of his voicebox. That his beats tend to be concomitantly sturdier and more tangible than the trap label has come to denote is appropriate to the vocal strategy. The production’s a little scattershot, but note how the glittering synth groove on “Twenty 8” segues effortlessly into the stylistically unrelated dissonant piano loop on “Patty Cake,” and be grateful he has the nerve to test his voice against disparate settings. He snarls the aggressive songs and soars on the sweet tuneful ones. New rhythmic patterns reveal new pockets in his throat.

A crunchier set of hooks might flatter him as a performer, but that might also obscure the charm of a record that works as a wildly unpredictable vocal showcase. I hope he stays away from cigarettes and Auto-Tune — his voice’s natural physical attributes aren’t to be tampered with. I could listen to him rap for hours about nothing.

Cupcakke: Queen Elizabitch (self-released)

Chicago rapper Cupcakke pursues the vulgar so obsessively that she’s come to redefine it: last year’s astounding “Vagina” illustrates how extreme literalism can simultaneouslyshock and demystify. Her latest mixtape, without ever peaking that high, typifies her obscene shtick.

Artists who court shock value risk rapid irrelevance; a newly expanded window of discourse can vaporize aesthetic quality through no fault of the artist. It just so happens that Cupcakke is covering unexplored territory, and until she or another similar rapper normalizes the style, these witty but also straightforward descriptions of sex will continue to delight. While she brags plenty and engages in requisite wordplay, her best moments seem less like pornography than an instruction manual; she insists on pushing raw physical facts in your face. Upbeat, rubbery, scintillating blocks of synthesizer chintz shimmer and surge as the brashly angry tone of her rapping signals release from repression and lends her music its force. If this particular mixtape feels somewhat tentative, blame halfhearted efforts to widen her range and prove that she’s more than a novelty artist. The solemn opener “Scraps,” in which she lists a bunch of politically and socially relevant topics while reflecting on her own upbringing, is a good idea in theory and a dull genre exercise on record, and ditto for the spoken-word closer “Reality, Pt. 4.” These songs make hesitant, preparatory gestures, hopefully presaging more ambitious attempts at integrating explicitly political themes. “Cum shot cum shot / in my crotch my crotch” is plenty political in a world where desire is treated as something to regulate.

She’s a visionary, and she’ll improve. Enjoy her magisterial delivery and plethora of fabulous one-liners in the meantime. If anything, she’d benefit from lavishing greater attention upon gimmick and novelty.

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