#and i went out for margaritas soooooo

[jt-boi-n7]

For the OC ask, #1 for Evan Shepard, #15 for Everly, and B for both :D

Sorry this took so long, but I can’t be short about these things.  Plus, I couldn’t resist taking Shepard out for another spin.  (Don’t take this personally; she’s only running on spite and coffee and the occasional 30-second backrub.)

#1: How long can your OC sit still without doing anything? - Evan Shepard 

“Someone told you the ant story, huh?”

Shepard leans back in her chair and eyes you coolly.  This is the first time you’ve spoken since you’ve been serving on the Normandy.  You were a part of the retrofit crew, just a lowly enlisted tech, when the Reapers hit Earth.  And now you’re here, on the most important ship in the entire fleet.  Serving under the most important officer in the entire navy.  And, yeah, you just asked her about fucking ants.

The commander reaches into the cargo pocket of her pants and pulls out a battered, scratched silver case.  It shone brightly at one point, you can tell, but years of abuse have whittled the finish away to almost nothing.  She pulls out a cigarette and lights it, sending a plume of smoke high above her head.  The air recyclers snatch it away.  The sight is somewhat disconcerting, but you imagine if anyone can smoke in the mess hall of their own ship, it’s Shepard.  Even Vega, who is standing in the small kitchenette cooking huevos rancheros, doesn’t seem to mind.

“It’s true,” Shepard begins, still looking at you with hard eyes.  It’s like she knows she could end you at any moment and is just trying to decide how.  “I was on Elysium, just after the Blitz.  Intel had located a group of retreating pirates, one of which was one of the main players in the colony attack.  So I was dropped in a couple klicks away from their camp and had to cross an open field to get close enough for a shot.”

She exhales another cloud of smoke.  Out of the corner of your eye, you see Vega try to inch closer as discretely as possible–a notable challenge for a man of his size.

“There was hardly any cover, mostly brush, barely a meter off the ground.  So I had to crawl.  Slowly, so I wouldn’t give away my position.  The camp was over 1300 meters away.  It took me three days and four nights.”  Shepard leans forward and knocks ash into an empty coffee mug.  “On the second day, I crawled over a nest of fire ants.  Ever seen an Elysian fire ant?”  She raises her hand, and holds thumb and index finger at least five centimeters apart.  “Their pincers are at least this big.  No bullshit.  And they bite hard.”

Your eyes widen involuntarily.  Shepard chuckles, a low, raspy sound.  “I was lunch for those fuckers for a solid day.  And I couldn’t move, or roll around, or tear off my clothes and run away screaming.  When I finally was extracted, I was in shock from the venom and had to be hospitalized.”

She pauses.

“I got the bastard, though. So to answer your question, Specialist: I can sit still for as long as I damn well please.”

Suddenly, you feel stupid for even asking.  For a moment, the only sound in the mess hall is Vega’s eggs, popping and hissing on the stovetop cooker.  But then the door just behind the kitchen opens and Liara T’Soni enters the room.  She’s breathtaking, of course, like always.  It’s almost become boring.  She walks over to the table, all grace and poise and tightly coiled power.  The air turns electric and you wonder if it’s because of her biotics. Shepard tips her head back, cigarette dangling from her lips, watching as the asari approaches.

She’s smiling.  You’ve never seen Shepard smile before.

“Is she telling that ant story again?”  Liara, surprisingly, addresses you first.  You stammer a reply, and she just rolls her eyes and plucks the cigarette from Shepard’s mouth.  “And did she tell you where exactly they were biting her?”  Her eyes sparkle as she stubs out the cigarette.

Shepard grumbles in protest, and you’re not sure of it’s because of the cigarette or whatever Liara is about to divulge.  The commander crosses her arms with a dark look, but she’s still gazing at Liara like she’s the only thing that matters in the whole universe.

“On her ass.  There are still scars.” Liara finally pronounces, and Vega nearly doubles over in laughter in the background. You chuckle, too, now imagining the mighty Commander Shepard, the first human Spectre, Hero of the Citadel, getting chomped in the buttcheek by a bug.

Liara smiles brightly and plants a kiss on the back of Shepard’s head.  The commander waves her away, but she can’t conceal her smile.  Nor does it look like she wants to.  

And then you get it.  You get why it makes sense to put the hope of an entire galaxy in the hands of one person. It was everything: the training, the discipline, the singular determination in the face of an insurmountable goal.  If anyone could save us, it would be Shepard.  But then you realize something else. Shepard’s not doing this for you.  She’s not even doing this for herself.  She’s doing this for one person, and one person only.  

And suddenly you are very, very grateful for Liara T’Soni.    

#15: How does your OC speak? - Everly Trevelyan 

“I am a bloody poet!”

Lady Inquisitor Everly Trevelyan proclaims. Loudly.

She slams down her tankard and is rewarded by a roar of approval from the surrounding tables.  She’s at least three deep, which is unusual, but with what you’ve heard about the recent events in Orlais, you can’t really blame her.   

Nor can you argue when she starts telling the story of what happened at the Winter Palace in Halamshiral.  Even though the tale grows more outlandish with each recounting, the bare facts remain the same.  And are no less impressive.  

Yes, the Inquisitor, with all the charm and poise and confidence in the world, talked her way out of a rebellion.  

Despite the momentousness of her victory, you still get the sense that Trevelyan’s companions are indulging her.  Although, as you look at the Inquisitor, you wonder if she couldn’t use a little more indulging and a lot less work.  Dark circles sit under her eyes and her face is drawn and taunt.  Her smile, ever-present, falters as she speaks.  She looks exhausted.

You suspect the Inner Circle is letting her blow off a little steam, as it were, but they can only hear the story so many times.  Sera is rolling her eyes.  Dorian groans audibly.  Iron Bull rests his chin in the palm of his hand and looks like he might drift off.  Only Josephine, with her insatiable love of politics, appears even remotely interested.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Dorian says, interrupting.  “We are all aware of your prodigious skills as an orator.”  He leans forward and winks conspiratorially at Sera.  “But tell me, Inquisitor: how does the Seeker enjoy your silver tongue?”

A hot, red blush runs up Trevelyan’s face.  Suddenly, all eloquence is lost.

“I, um, I–have no idea what you, um, mean.”

Dorian arches a brow.  

“Indeed.”

[babybottlepop96]

Moving On (Sasha x Niccolo)

Summary: Sasha goes through a rough break up, so her friends take her out to cheer her up. There she meets a cute boy.

A/n: This was an AO3 request!

Sasha was always known for her loud mouth, bluntness and the ability to never gain weight even when she ate more than enough for three armies times ten. But tonight, Sasha wasn’t in the best of moods, sad and upset at the fact that her boyfriend of the last three years, Connie Springer, ended things. The two met at the beginning of freshman year at Paradis University, instantly hitting it off, the two started dating a couple months later until recently, about mid way through senior year. The two were so fun to be around and the looks of admiration and love that were silently passed to each other, their friends were quite surprised when Connie said he ended things. The reason behind it all? No one knew for sure, Connie said it was because he wanted to focus on his studies but everyone knew that was a big pile of horse shit. Connie never studied nor cared enough about his grades since middle school. It was a wonder how he managed to get into one of the most prestigious universities in the country to begin with.

After the breakup, Connie would post pictures to his instagram, Connie_Shpringa586, with him at clubs and bars to spontaneous road trips to amusement parks and arcades in an entirely different state. These pictures caused Sasha so much grief, she couldn’t understand how he seemed to not care about the three years they spent together, it was like he just never cared and her heart was in shambles.

 Ymir, Historia and Annie were very concerned for their friend, the light of their eyes, the ball of energy at a party and the girl who could eat any man under the table, now a sad, heartbroken shell of the girl they loved. “Okay, get your ass up. Enough moping around, we're going out tonight!” Ymir spoke authoritatively toward her fellow brunette.

“I really don’t want to.” Sasha sighed against her bunk in the dorm she now shared with Annie, boxes of her belongings still no unpacked from her move from Connie's apartment. 

“Sash, it’s been three weeks, you need to move on. It’s just the bar in the neighboring town, Connie won’t be there! We bribed Eren and Jean to keep him busy.” Historia spoke, smiling gently. 

“Do I have to?” Sasha whined as she flopped backwards onto her bed. 

“Yes! Now put this on.” Annie spoke as she walked into the room and threw a lime green tube top and some black, ripped skinny jeans at sasha. “I also got you a pair of black open- toed ankle boots, you’ll be the sexiest woman there!”

“Fine! But I won’t enjoy myself.” Sasha walked to the bathroom to get ready. Later that night, Sasha was drunk. She had three shots of captain morgan and four frozen strawberry margaritas and was now grinding on a particularly cute blonde boy. “So, what's your name handsome?” Sasha slurred a bit as she turned to wrap her arms around the man.

“N- Niccolo.” He stuttered, blushing at the close proximity of the beautiful brunette in front of him. “I’m a s-student at M-Marley Univers-sity.” He stuttered again. 

“And what is it that you study Mr. University man?” Sasha grinned happily, ‘This guy is soooooo hot. So much hotter than what's his face!’ She thought.

“F-food. I want to be a chef.” Niccolo looked down almost like he was embarrassed by his major.

“I love food!” Sasha shouted as Niccolo’s eyes widened from the outburst. “I can eat EVERYONE under the fucking table! It’s-it’s like I’m a black hole!” Niccolo smiled at the girl, “You have to make me food some day!”

“I would like that, very much actually.” Sasha then patted around Niccolo’s ass. “Wh-what are you-”

“I’m looking for your phone cutie! I gotta give you my number if you're gonna make me some food!” She spoke like it was the most obvious thing in the world. She may have also wanted to feel his cheeks, cause damn did they look fine in those washed out blue jeans. “Found it!” She took his phone and entered her name and number, hopefully the correct number. “I think that's right.” She squinted at the phone screen.

“How about I give you my number? That way you can know for sure?” He asked, his blushed increasing tenfold as the gorgeous creature in front of him gave him the most beautiful smile he had ever seen. 

“Perfect!” Suddenly, Sasha leaned forward and vomited all the alcohol that didn’t make it into her bloodstream, Niccolo stood frozen. “I am sooooooooooooooo sorry!” She apologized, her big brown eyes widened in horror thinking she just ruined everything.

“It’s okay, just hand me your phone so I can give you my number.” He smiled even though on the inside he was freaking out from the vomit to the fact he was about to give this girl his number, he was never this bold. Passing her phone to him she went for napkins to help him clean some of the vomit off. He handed her the phone back and grabbed the napkins. “Thank you.” 

The next day Niccolo woke up to a message on his phone, Sasha. 

Hey Niccolo, sorry about the uh… mishap. But if you’re still interested, I’d still like to taste you cooking.

-Sash

Niccolo smiled and texted back.

No problem and of course! Send me your address and I’ll pick you up at seven.

-Niccolo

Sasha smiled and thanked her friends, this was the best step towards moving on she could’ve hoped for.

[drakewalkerfantasy]

Tastes like Sex on the Beach (Ethan Ramsey x Diana Haynes)

This is part of the @blackcatkita margarita drabble challenge. Somehow this got out of my control and got itself into full-blown fanfic. Honestly I have no idea in which category to place it. As this is kind of not smut, but also I would this call fluffy or angsty. Somehow this probably all from each of them. Thank you for @fluffy-marshmallow-heart​ for letting me to set this in Flames of Yesterday universe, I tried not to give up too much of what may happen in there. And I hope you will love it. I tagged everyone who originally tagged in Flames of Yesterday tag list, but if you don’t want to be tagged in nothing else except of series themselves please let me know. 

Word Counts: 1723

Author’s Note: I’m so thankful to my friend and co-writer @fluffy-marshmallow-heart​ for writing Ethan’s memory for me as this was part of one scene that will be later in Flames of Yesterday. To not reveal too much here will be small part of it only.

When Ethan entered the pub it was crowded as never before. Before leaving the hospital he heard that some surgical intern has a birthday party there. And he also knew that Diana will be here. Against his better judgment he went to the pub all the same in hope to see her, in hope to finally be able to speak with her. Ethan knew already that all this years Diana was free and maybe… just maybe she also reciprocated his feelings… the once that inflamed with renewed power since the day she seen her again. He also knew that this never meant to be as she was still his intern. But all the same here he was. Sitting at the bar, drinking his fours glass of scotch, neat. His eyes fixed on the blond girl playing the pool. Her short skirt running up her tights and some intern’s hands unceremoniously landed on them, pressing into her too intimately for his liking. One hand sliding upfront grazing the skin of her flat belly, while another taking her hand in his setting a precise aiming angle for shot. In the dim light of Donahue’s their eyes met… and in that moment… in that exact moment he knew that he cannot resist her anymore. His blood pumping in his ears, and his lips are dried out as is his throat. He watch her unblinkingly making a shot, her eyes not leaving his, her tongue running along her upper lip, her breasts pressed firmly to the table grinding her ass against the guy’s crotch. He can bet everything on it that the guy is hard as rock from the way her little body writhes on the pool table before she raises up. He can feel how his own hardness stretching the material of his pants.

Lost deep in thoughts, he fails to notice how Diana make her way across the dance floor toward the bar, leaning on the counter near to him.

“Can I have a tequila, please,” she shouts to the bartender trying to out voice music. Her eyes shoot toward Ethan, mischievous smile spreading her lips, before she continued. “Make it two.” Pushing the bouncy blonde waves of hair to one side she turns to face him. “Soooooo… Dr. Ramsey, will you just sit there and ogling me or you will do something about this.” She moves closer to him, her lips brushing his earlobe and Ethan can feel her hot breath on his cheek. The subtle scent of ocean breeze mixed with the sweet fruity wind and a hint of vodka enveloped him making him drunker than he was already. Subconsciously he starts to wonder, how would she taste if he would kiss her.

“I thought…” Ethan’s voice low and laced with desire failing him for a moment. His hand brushing her tight not able to resist the temptation to touch her. He clears his throat before continuing, “I thought you were quite enjoying yourself already. Or did you not?”

In a moment her eyes widen and realisation hitting her, making her laugh loudly, throwing her head back. Her eyes sparkling in the dim light.

“Did you… did you thought that something was going on between me and Bryce?” Diana asked incredulously placing her hand hesitantly on his tight. 

“Isn’t there?” his eyes wandering from her hand placed on his tight to her luscious lips finally meeting her cement grey eyes. His gaze is intense burning deep inside her soul, the blood roaring in his ears.

When the bartender places two tequila shots in front of them they both simultaneously reach for them: their fingers brush lightly and their hearts speed up in unison. Ethan could see the sparkles of mischief forming in Diana’s eyes while they still were burning with flames and her lips curled in a smirk. The small dimples forming on her cheeks the once he noticed all this years ago across the dance floor, while her body was brushing against her best friend. The once that fascinated him and mesmerised every time when the smile reached her eyes. Ethan breath hitched and he swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing in his throat.

“I have an idea how we can make this much more interesting,” she purred, her body leaning closer to his and he could see the contours of her firm globes through the neckline of her blue top. “Or are you too afraid?” she murmured her hot breath against his ear, lips grazing the earlobe.

“I’m not afraid of anything,” he retorts. “And you are too drunk…”

“I’m not drunk,” Diana interrupted him, placing her finger on his lips shushing him, before he could finish the thought. “Tipsy the most. So I want…”

“What do you want?” Ethan asks in a low hoarse voice. His eyes almost black with lust. His fingers itching to touch her, to grip her hips and move her on his lap grinding her against his hardness, to kiss her deep tasting the sweetness of the cocktail she drunk. But instead of this, he grips the tequila glass firmer trying not to be tempted by his desire.

“I want you…” Diana smirked watching how his eyes widened from her confession before continuing to speak. “to do a body shot with me.”

“Diana…” he growled, warning lacing through his voice. He could see the boundaries were slipping from them, he knew how dangerous it becomes. He knew that this… this can ruin her career and less than anything he wanted to do this. But somehow he couldn’t find the willpower to say no. The voice of Diana’s friend slipping inside his mind, the one he tried to ignore all these weeks, but somehow now his voice was louder than ever.

Ethan chuckled lightly. “I guess I wasn’t paying attention.” Beckett rose an eyebrow. “Yes, you were. You’ve had jealousy written all over you since we started at the hospital. You assumed we were together, and therefore didn’t pay attention to anything else.” Ethan opened his mouth to argue but Beckett cut him off before he could. “I’ve seen the way you look at her. I’ve seen the longing, the respect, the passion, the…” Beckett paused a moment. “The love. My advice? For what it’s worth…don’t waste time denying your feelings. If there’s anything I’ve learned today…time is precious. You’re not going to know how she feels until you say something, do something. I wasted three whole years not introducing myself to Oriana. The two of you already know each other. There’s still chemistry after five years of not even knowing each other’s’ last names. Tell her. She may be more receptive than you think she is.”

“So… what would you tell?” she asks breaking him from the haze of memory to the present. He nods hesitantly, taking the lime in his hand and gently giving it to Diana, watching her take it between her teeth.

“Collarbone?” Ethan spoke, watching Diana shake her head, taking the shot in her hand and placing it between her breasts. Her eyes never leaving his, and her hand brushing along the firm velvety skin of them, showing the place for him to sprinkle some salt.

“Diana…” he breathes out, his voice barely audible in the loud atmosphere of the club. And he is thankful for the dark corner in where they are sitting, the one that hides them from everyone’s curious glances. He moves closer to her, his eyes lingering on her breasts before looking her in the eyes. “Are you sure…” he whispers, his breath brushing her neck.

“I’m sure… just do this. Please…” her voice more like a moan, her eyes pleading with his. And he knows that he cannot resist her anymore, at least not today… at least not at this moment. His ocean blue eyes met her crater grey ones in the dim light before he bend closer to her. His hands resting on her hips and his tongue lightly flickering over her breasts at first one side, than the other before sprinkling some salt on them. Despite the fact that the pub was loud he could hear a soft moan escaping Diana’s lips and his eyes meet hers again not letting go of her gaze deliberately slowly licking off the salt from her breasts. After he done with this he grabbed the glass from between Diana’s breasts with his mouth. Finishing the shot by tipping back his head before meeting her eyes. He swallowed hard, his eyes darting to her lips holding the lime, his face moving closer to hers. His lips closing on the lime brushing hers, feeling how the tangy fruit disappeared inside his mouth and they lips meet. When their lips met everything seems to stop existing around them. And before they knew it their lips where pressed firmer to each other, deepening the kiss. He could feel the mix of smooth salty mixture with notes of butter, caramel, and spices with a subtle hint of sweet taste of the Sex on the Beach cocktail. One of his hand run along her back cupping the back of her head, his fingers woven into her hair moving her closer to him. The other hand gripping her hip firmly. Diana could feel how his kisses quickly became eager and demanding. Pleasure zigzagging through her, pooling in the warm pool of desire. Their tongues massaged each other in frantic caresses, deep and impatient. They both groaned with desire pulling on each other making the space between them non existent. Moaning and groaning between kisses before finally breaking apart for an air. They breathing is heavy, their lips swollen and bruised, and their eyes clouded with desire.

“Di…” starts Ethan, his voice hitched in his throat and he feels soberer than he was moments ago.

“I know,” she whispers before taking her shot of tequila quickly, their eyes locked on each other while she emptied the glass and bit on the tingly flesh of the lime. 

Hitting the glass back on the bar with a thud she stands up from the stool. She put a fake smile on her face, the one that never reached her eyes, the one that never put the dimples on her cheeks. Winking at him she moves quickly toward the dance floor not saying a word to him before disappearing in the crowd.

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[callsigndreadfrost]

Oof we just officially woke up. At 4:49 pm lol

We had fun though, stopped at a couple of bars and ordered different things, well, he did. I was the designated driver. Bf was after his one true love the Old Fashioned, the drunkard lol

Last place we stopped at was a well known Mexican place and ordered two margaritas because I didn't think ONE drink would get me dizzy but a) I don't drink as much as I used to and b) at that point I hadn't eaten in well over 5 hours soooooo yeah. That shit went straight to my head. We ordered what they called a Super Nacho Grande Platter and boy they weren't lying. That shit was awesome! We couldn't finish the whole thing so we got it to go.

I forgot that drunk boyfriend likes to gossip and confess lol

He kept throwing around some very loudly I love yous and just patting me on the back real hard. Then he was talking about people at work and how he recently found out that they all fucking each other and he said it confused him. One guy, who he said is fairly good looking turned out to be married but was messing around and bf was confused. He said his wife was hot so why would he go and do that. Then the silly bastard starts saying that he just doesn't understand that but to each their own and that unlike his co-worker he's happy with what he has at home and compared to they're all low tier lmao

He said he likes the attention he gets from women and men but he gets off on denying them anything they propose. Idk it was hilarious and flattering lol

Then when we both cooled off we headed back home like at around 4 or almost 5 in the morning and despite alcohol making me even more horny than usual we both just dropped in bed and blacked out lol was fun. Need to repeat it.

[judestransition]

So a couple margaritas and a few tears later....I called an ol'friend (ol'bc he's not old) and went over to his place to watch a movie and stuff. We got to talking and laughing and having a good time and he said he had some of his drag stuff set out for me bc he's not going to use it anymore, me lol "holy shit drag it out here!!" Omg!!! I fell in love with soooooo much of his stuff, here's some heels that I fell in love with and I think I might sleep in lol 😁😘💜 send more later, love you girls!

[oneeightcosplay-blog]

Anime Boston 2018 | Day One

This was by far the best con yet! This was Kate and I’s first con where we actually met awesome people! Kate and I always make it a goal to make friends at cons but we get too nervous to talk to new people but this con was so much different! We met brilliant new people every day at the con and it was honestly a dream come true! There are so many faces I cannot wait to see again! 

Day One we went as Deku and Uraka and get this WE WERE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN THE MORNING!! When we left the hotel by 9:15 I was honestly SHOOK! I was so proud of us because usually Kate and I say we’ll leave at a certain time but then we spend too much time being cozy in bed and then scramble to get ready. We left the hotel and the first thing we did was we went and picked up our badges. The badge line was luckily not bad at all! It took us maybe 20-30 minutes which was a shock! SO THANK YOU PRE-REGISTRATION YOU’RE THE REAL HOMIE!! <3 

After picking up our badges we decided to get Starbucks because Deku and Uraraka are basic. Kate and I both got coffee fraps and a double chocolate chip frap for our friend Nicole ( @talacosart ), which turned out to actually be for her friend Orion. Sneaky sneaky! But honestly I would’ve picked up coffee for anyone TBH just say the word and I got you! Because of all the frappuccinos in my hand, I forgot to record me meeting Nicole for the first time!!! It was a chase through the artist alley. I went through aisle and aisle until I finally spotted her! I shouted, I think don’t quote me on this, NICOLE! She stared at me for a moment and just didn’t say anything but then after a few seconds it clicked and we went in for the running hug! She later admitted she forgot what I looked like...thanks Nicole -_- <3 

I introduced her to Kate and she introduced me to three of her very sweet and awesome friends! Later that night I asked Nicole for her friends’ Instagrams so I could stalk them only to discover that I already followed them and already stalked them a few weeks ago. Orion taught me “bust a nut” so that’s exciting! What a guy!! We roamed the artist alley for a long while and I gushed over all the beautiful Lance art and Tododeku art. After artist alley, I really kind of forgot what we did after that...I want to say OH WAIT I REMEMBER!! We went up to Nicole’s room so that she could change into Killua from Hunter X Hunter!!! We waited for Nicole to change and Kate and I bonded with her dad Jim while watching Friends and talking about the origin of the laugh track. Then we went to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen and Kate and I shared a Margarita Pizza. The Margarita Pizza had hidden tomatoes in it and I was not happy but it was still yummy I guess. Jim paid for lunch which was INSANELY KIND AND GENEROUS!! Kate and I insisted that he didn’t but he insisted that he did and I couldn’t believe he would pay for the food of two strangers. It was so sweet! <3 THANKS AGAIN JIM!!!!!!

After lunch, we went to the Vendor’s Room! Kate was on the hunt for a One Punch Man figurine for her brother Alex and I just wanted something cute and fluffy. As we were walking through the vendor’s room we realized that Josh Grelle, THE VOICE OF ARMIN MY BEST BOY, was having a signing which is wild because I thought I was going to miss it because I thought it was at 8 PM!! So I jumped right into line and Kate and Nicole were so sweet to wait with me!! Josh was soooooo sweet and funny and he spoke to me in his Armin voice and I almost started crying. It was an amazing experience and I’m so happy I got to meet the man behind some of my most precious children (Armin, Yuri, and Nitori). 

Kate and I invited ourselves to the Hunter X Hunter meetup and somehow became professional photographers for the meetup. Well I mean not really but I pretended like I was. I snapped 10000000 pics of Nicole and the whole gang! And I’m pretty sure at first the people at the meetup thought I was just some creepy stranger BUT I PROMISE IM NOT!! Got some awesome shots of Nicole and some meme shots of her, Kate, and I. But who doesn’t love a good meme? 

We all went back to Kate and I’s hotel so we could change into our onesies for the BNHA PJ meetup. Kate wore a pig onesie and I wore my carrot onesie. We stayed at the hotel for about an hour and we laughed at Barbie Vlog Videos and we told some fun stories from high school and talked about prom experiences and such. It was really fun and awesome bonding time!! Then we went to Nicole’s hotel room again and Nicole changed into Todoroki for the BNHA PJ meetup. NICOLE CHANGED SO MUCH ON FRIDAY OML BLESS HER SOUL. Then we walked to the place where we wanted to eat dinner but it was too fancy for us to eat there in cosplay so we had to scramble to find a new place. We finally decided on going to a Poke place right across from the con and I don’t think Nicole and Kate liked it that much :( BUT I LOVED IT! On our way there we ran into a nice man on a bicycle who asked us all about the convention and he told us about his first con experience at Katsucon when he was 8. He told us he was thankful we ran into him so that he knew the con was going on and he pulled out his phone to buy tickets. He gave us great advice on where to eat the rest of the weekend and then he biked away! We never saw him at the con but I hope he made it and had a great time!!

The last thing we did was go to the PJ meetup!! It was so fun! I had never been to a meetup of any sorts before and it was fun to see all my fave characters in fun PJs!!! There was a Tokoyami which was awesome and there were a lot of adorable fellow Dekus!!! After the meetup, we did our own little mini photoshoot. We did some Tododeku, Uradeku, and just some trio pics!! A lot of dabbing!! Then we just sat around in that spot for about an hour. We went live and our friend Lu joined us and taught us about how to edit photographs and they showed us their awesome photography project for school. They were worried about it but Kate, Nicole, all the people on the live, and I reassured them that their project was SLAYING AND BRILLIANT AND FABULOUS!!! 

We got back to the hotel at about 12:30 AM and I started looking through vlog stuff, took a shower, watched my friend Faith go live on Instagram and do some awesome cosplay makeup, and watched Netflix till about 2:00 AM. After Kate got out of the shower she was on her phone for about 30 minutes and then she passed out. We were so happy with how the day went and we were so excited to do Voltron the next day!!!!! 

DAY ONE WAS A BLAST!!! <3

Joni

[3monthsineurope]

September 9 and 10, 2021

Thursday I got to spend time with Ingvar! I picked him up from 9 days in Alaska with his dad, the night before. So we went to the new apartment, ran errands, and went out to breakfast together. I really missed him! We hung out at home and then I packed for the family trip to Mexico! Mom, Dad, Haley, and I were going to Cozumel and Cancun! We were supposed to go to Mexico in June 2020, then November 2020, and now it was finally happening—in September 2021! Ileft Bellingham right before 5pm. It was hard to say goodbye to Ingvar after only 18 hours together, but at least we would be able to talk and text, unlike when he was in the boonies in Alaska!

I drove down to Camano and met Mom and Dad. Mom and I were sharing an extra suitcase, my medium Away suitcase that matches my blush carry on! I had a free bag checked with Delta, which is what we were flying. We loaded that up with Mom’s half’s, then the three of us drove down to SeaTac to spend the night. We stopped at Taco Time for some dinner, then drove down to the Red Roof in on International Boulevard in SeaTac. We got into the hotel around 8pm. We brought all of our luggage up to the room, room 102, and hung out for a bit. Dad fell asleep first (of course, hahaha), while Mom and I watched some TV and I also started the transfer of my new phone! I was so excited to get a new phone with a better camera! I fell asleep around 11.

The three of us woke up at 4:30 on Friday. It was time to go to Mexico! I washed my face and we checked out of the room around 5am. Dad and I walked across the street to Master Park, Lot B, where Mom always parks her car for trips. We hopped on the shuttle to the airport, then got dropped off near the Delta check in desks. We dropped off our medium bag at baggage drop, then headed to security. I left Mom and Dad for a few minutes to finish my Clear registration. Clear is a perk that comes with my American Express Platinum card. Clear is a service that checks you through security with your eye and fingerprint biometrics. I finished my registration with an agent, and went through TSA precheck quickly, then met up with Mom and Dad after general security. I was excited to take Mom and Dad to the American Express Centurion Lounge! We found it in B gates, right near our own gate, B7. The lounge opened at 6, so we waited in a line for about ten minutes, for it to open. At 6, we made our way inside. I love the Centurion Lounge at SeaTac! We sat at two high top tables and we all grabbed some breakfast. I had a mimosa and some toast with goat cheese and honey, and some sausage patties. We hung out in the lounge for about 30 minutes, then it was time to board for our flight!

Mom and Dad stopped at Hudson News and got some magazines, then we got our passports checked and boarded the plane. We were all three in row 31, almost to the back. I sat at the window, Mom in the middle, with Dad in the isle. Our flight was going directly to Cancun, which was really nice! It was going to take about five and a half hours. Dad read his paper and watched Jerry Miguire, Mom napped and watched a movie about Biggie and Tupac, and I tried to nap and did my make up eventually. I listened to some music on my older phone (it wasn’t all downloaded on my new phone yet), and we chatted some too. Before we knew it, we were landing in Cancun!

The three of us gathered all our things and took our time getting off the plane. We were going to wait about two and a half hours for Haley. We went through customs and got our passports stamped, then collected our medium bag at baggage claim. Once we exited the terminal, we were bombarded with people trying to “help” us (get our business, or take advantage of us). I ended up asking a nice looking woman how to get to terminal 4, where Haley was landing with JetBlue. She told us about a free shuttle between terminals and where to catch it. She was really nice! Another woman came up to me and was semi rude and pestering me, but we left her. We went outside and found our way to the free shuttle. We waited about ten minutes and hopped on, then arrived at terminal 4.

Outside of terminal 4, a guy helped us into a waiting area for family and friends. It was kind of confusing, but it ended up working out. We sat down at a restaurant outside of terminal 4 and waited a few hours for Haley. The three of us shared some chicken nachos and a chicken burrito. I ended up getting a huge frozen mango margarita, hahah! Dad had a beer and Mom had a Diet Coke. It sure was hot out! We were all sweating. We people watched and hung out. Around Haley’s flight arrival time we found our transportation company, Lomas. Martin was happy to see us, because it hadn’t been communicated to their company that Mom, Dad, and I were waiting for Haley. We had communicated and confirmed with our travel agency, JetSet Travels, but I guess they didn’t communicate that to Lomas. Anyways, he was happy to see us. We left our luggage with him and went into the terminal to wait for Haley.

Eventually, Haley cleared customs and came out— it was so good to see her! We walked back outside and Martin got the four of us into a private taxi to Playa del Carmen. The drive was about an hour and pleasant enough. We all got to chat and catch up. Our driver didn’t speak much English, but that was okay. He drove a lot of side streets and eventually dropped us off in a popular shopping street near the ferry. A man from Lomas named Ruben greeted us from the taxi and walked us through some streets to the ferry. He gave us our ferry tickets for 8pm, and left us to either explore or sit down at Senior Frogs, a popular tourist restaurant chain all around Mexico.

We decided to sit down at Senior Frogs, since we now had five roller bags with us. Mom, Dad, and I had Diet Cokes and Haley had a drink. We all shared nachos (again, hahah) and then it was time to board the ferry! We grabbed all our bags and put them through a security X-ray, and headed down the dock. We were some of the last people to board the ferry. They took our luggage which was nice, but also unexpected. We decided to sit upstairs to have a breeze. We were getting pretty tired, so we were looking forward to finally making it to our hotel. The ferry took about 45 minutes to get to the Cozumel island. Surprisingly, 100,000 people live on the island! While on the ferry, there was a man performing with different flutes and singing, which was really nice. Once the ferry docked, we grabbed our luggage and headed out of the terminal.

We met a man from Lomas, Carlos. He was in charge of us and all of our transportation. He told us he would meet us at our hotel, Allegro, the next day, at 10am to talk about all our transportation details. He put us into a taxi, and we drove for about 20 minutes. We finally arrived at our hotel! It was about 9:30. What a long day! We checked in and discovered that we had two rooms, one for Mom and Dad, and one for Haley and I. Dad wasn’t super stoked about it, but there wasn’t much we could do about it. We gave the front desk all our info and got bracelets for all inclusive and then a man helped us to our rooms with all of our luggage. Our rooms were just one building apart. We both had top floor rooms. Each building had 8 rooms. Haley and I hung out in Mom and Dad’s room for a while, then it was time for Dad’s bedtime.

Mom, Haley, and I left Dad to sleep and headed to the bar in the main resort building. It was so fun to have all inclusive! I had a few glasses of sparkling wine, Haley had a few glasses of white wine, and Mom had a few Diet Cokes. We listened to some live music and watched some dancing. We were very happy to be in Mexico! The bar closed at 11, so we all went back to our rooms. I took a shower which felt soooooo good. When I got out of the shower, Mom knocked on our door. She was missing her phone! Yikes. Haley went with her back to the bar, and thankfully they found her phone! Phew. That would have been a huge bummer. Haley came back to the room, and we called it a night. We went to sleep around midnight, happy to all be together and in Mexico! :]

[theamazinguchihabruhs]

Getting a Job part 2

Read part 1:https://theamazinguchihabruhs.tumblr.com/post/163948245691/getting-a-job-part-1 Part 2

I looked at the screen of my phone. This seemed to be the address the man had given me, but I was expecting some sketchy neighbourhood. This however, was just the business center. I swear Madara’s building is, like, four blocks from here. I kept walking until I stood right in front of a building that seemed to be a cafe. It was called…

“Heaven” I read outloud. It didn’t look shady at all, but Heaven did sound like strip club. I would really stand out between those pole dancers. I am pretty good. I pushed the door open, ready to see people throw money on the stage while drinking their alcoholic beverages.

I blinked a couple of time. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

“Kitty, you made it!” The man who gave me his card walked towards me and instead of a handshake, he hugged me.

“K-Kitty?” I felt attacked. Had Shisui put me up to this?! Was this a test?! I looked around the cafe, but I didn’t see anyone that resembled any of my brothers.

“Yes, your name will be Kitty if you decide to take the job” He wrapped an arm around me. “Slim waist, you are a perfect fit”

“Perfect fit?” I asked, looking around this place. “Heaven…is a…maid cafe?”

“Yes! Exactly!” The man snapped his finger. “You will be a waiter, all you have to do is bring the food and beverages to the customers, have small talk and be cute”

“Cute? Really? I can actually be really sexy, did I mention I can pole dance?” I felt ignored by this guy. He gave me a tour around the place and introduced some of the people working there such as “Sugar, Cinnamon and Cookie” I could only assume it wasn’t their real names. We ended up at the back of the café, in his office. He pulled the chair out for me to sit and I did. I had to be honest. I was good if this was a stripclub, but…a maid cafe? It seemed more lewd than a strip club.

“So?” He asked, crossing his legs and winking at me.

“I don’t know, man…it is just not me-”

“You get paid ten bucks an hour and you can keep the tips…which is a lot-”

“You had me at ten bucks an hour” I said, “Where do I sign?” I asked, grabbing a pen from his desk.

The man grabbed a sheet of paper and before he could even go through it, I signed my name on it.

“So when do I start?” I asked, shoving the contract back.

“Today”

“Yeah~” I stood up. “Walk me through it”

He stood up and grabbed something from a box.

“So your name is going to be Kitty, you are half-cat, these are your cat ears, your shoes and your uniform, you can get your tail from Foxy, he is the redhead, he will walk you through everything on the work floor, so please get dressed” The man put everything on his desk and just looked at me.

“Oh…OK!” I went to unbutton my shirt, but the guy stopped me. A blush was spread across his face and dollar signs appeared in his eyes. “Such a natural…there is a locker room next to my office”

I grabbed the clothes and nodded.

“Sure thing” I walked to the locker room, got dressed in the light purple, poofy cocktail dress with a navy stripe around the edge of the fabric combined with a dark blue apron that was tied around my middle and reached over my crotch. The dress had a purple bow on my chest and to top it all off I wore elbow high navy gloves.

I put my clothes away and looked in the mirror. Years of unnecessary leg shaving has worked so good for me. I put my shoes on before sliding my hand over my baby soft legs. Yup…baby oil made them soooooo~  smooth.

“Kitty?” I looked up. I felt kinda busted. I got up seeing a young man, not much older than I was. He had red hair and fox ears.

“You must be Foxy…but really, what is your real name?” I asked.

“None of your business” He said, frowning slightly. “Come with me” He demanded as he turned around. I saw a fox tail and I wondered where it was attached to. I could only assume it was a butt plug. How did he even walk with that?!

“Let me get your tail-”

“T-Tail?!” I spatted out, “Oh no, I am not going to wear a butt plug, I am a virgin!” I raised my voice, causing almost everyone in the cafe to stare at me.

“It is a belt, idiot” Foxy said, putting both hands on his hips, “You just wear it around your waist”

“Oh…oooohh~” I felt stupid now. “Was it weird of me to assume-”

“Yes” Foxy said. He indicated me to follow him and I did. He grabbed the belt for me with the black cat tail hanging from it. I put it on and it was the perfect fit!…oh…that was what the boss meant with perfect fit.

I followed Foxy the first couple of hours. Just accompanying him got me tips from these people. For no reason but walking around with Foxy and occasionally answering a question like ‘What’s your name? ’ and ‘How old are you?’.

So, it was time to do my first table by myself. I put on brave face and walked towards the table with four middle-aged men sitting there. I was holding my purple notebook and my pencil with the paw eraser on the end.

“Good afternoon, my name is Kitty and I am your waiter, have you made up your mind already?” I asked, faking a smile.

“You name is really Kitty?” One of them scoffed.

“Actually my real name was supposed to be princess…” I talked to myself, putting the eraser against my chin, “But for you it is Kitty” I said.

“Alright Kitty, I’ll take a margarita, just coffee for him and…” The third person put the menu down.  

“I take scotch”

“Ah, my daddy used to love a good plain scotch, would you want a Highland Park 12 Year Old or Johnnie Walker Double Black? They are different in price” I said.

“What does your daddy like?” He asked, nodding his head a little.

“Well, my daddy was a fan of Laphroaig Quarter Cask he use to say ‘This is the scotch-drinker’s scotch, a scotch that tastes like scotch’, it is not on the menu, but we have a bottle, so I can probably get you a glass for fair a price”

“Y’know, Kitty” He took his wallet and grabbed a fifty dollar bill, “See what you can get me” He said, holding it between his fingers.

“For fifty, I can get you an entire bottle? But I wouldn’t want you to get drunk” I said. The man whistled, looking at his friends. “Oh Kitty~”

“Yeah, who is supposed to notice me then? You think legs shave themselves?” I rolled my eyes, writing the orders down. “Fifty gets you a glass” I said.

“One?”

“No, silly, two, one for you and one for me” I said, “Something has to get me going through this long day”

“Will you be joining me in a drink?” He asked.

“Hmmm…” I was thinking deeply, “Why the hell not? We are not busy today anyway” I said before walking away. I returned with their drinks before grabbing a chair.

“Cheers, Kitty” He said, holding his glass up.

“Cheers” I said, taking a sip before spitting it back in my glass and making a disgusting look. “Ugh” I wrapped a hand around my throat. That was disgusting.

“Ooh, this baby is strong” He said. I knew he was talking about his drink, but…he kept looking at me.

“Ugh, it has a disgusting taste” I got up, “I have to wash my mouth” I walked to the kitchen.

“Hey, what ya doing?” My boss asked.

“Washing the taste of disgusting scotch out of my mouth?” I gave him a questionable look when he handed me a glass of milk.

“This will do fine, now go amuse the customers” He said, pushing me back towards the table.

“Oh…you got some milk?”

“Yeah, milk with honey or something. It apparently helps” I wanted to take a sip, but it was one of those prank glasses that made me spill most of the milk over my uniform. I put the glass away and turned my head to my boss who put his thumb up.  

“He is picking on the new guy already” I muttered before looking at the sticky white substance over my chin, chest, fingers and lap.

“This is such a bad day for me…Foxy, can you get me napkin?” I turned my head to the redhead who looked rather impressed. I know…only I could make such a mess.

“No, no, you have made our day” I looked at the man holding his cellphone up. He was either looking for a signal or Beyonce was standing behind me and he was snapping pictures like a paparazzi.

My boss suddenly grabbed his phone and had this strict look.

“No pictures allowed” He pointed at the sign, “I will have to ask you guys to leave”

“What no~” I complained,”They are my first-” I couldn’t even finish my sentence when I saw all their eyes turned to me.

“You dirty Kitty, let me help you clean up” Foxy’s hands suddenly grabbed my shoulders. He then grabbed my arm and pulled me to the kitchen. I was expecting some sort of scolding because I messed up my first customers.

“You are a natural!” He said, squeezing my cheek.

“I-I did okay?” I asked almost shocked. Dude, I always messed up. I must be in some kind of alternative universe.

“No, you are perfect””  Foxy said, grabbing a napkin, “Let’s clean you up and prepare you for the next customers” He winked at me. I can’t believe…I was actually good at something.

Oxoxoxox

I exhaustively dropped myself on the couch before taking a deep breath. It was soooooo~ busy today. I am wondering why it was always like that when I was working. I laid my head on the armrest before feeling a hand stroke my hair.

“Hey, otouto”

I raised my head by Itachi’s voice.

“How was work?” He asked.

“It was very busy” I said, putting my head back on the armrest. I was already two weeks in and I got promoted. Promoted apparently meant going from cocktail dress to navy mini skirt and crop top with an orange apron around the waist and stripes around the edges of the fabric. I guess I am…the head waiter now…or some shit.

But even though I meet a lot of strange people, saying strange stuff and giving me weird looks. All my co-workers called me a natural and a lot of customers seem to like me…I guess I am likeable person after all.

“How does going out to dinner sound? Are you up for that?” Shisui asked. “It’s just the three of us tonight anyway”

“Wonderful” Itachi said, his hand still stroking my hair.

“I guess” I said. Both of them remained quiet.

“You…you are willing to go out…instead of ordering take out?”

“Uhu, what is the big deal? You are driving and I am the one getting to drink” I raised my head, “Right?”

“First, he starts taking regular showers, then he started brushing his hair without complaining and now he is willing to go to a social place…what the hell did that diner do to him?” Shisui whispered.

“I know right…it is like they brainwashed him”

“Uhu” Shisui agreed with Itachi.

“I am right here” I stood up from the couch. “Let’s go I am starving”

We went to an italian place and naturally I ordered a pizza and just listened to Itachi and Shisui gossip about their co-workers like I wasn’t even there, but hearing them talk was quite amusing. It is like watching Gossip Girl or Meangirls.

“Guys” I interrupted them, “It’s ten o'clock and I have to go to work in the morning”  I yawned. “I am very tired”

“Aww, princess” Shisui turned his head to Itachi, “Isn’t it adorable how hardworking he is?”

“But…dessert…” Itachi had a pouting expression on his face.

“We have ice cream at home” I reminded them, my face leaning on my hand. I turned my head to the waitress. “Hey, can we get the check?” I asked. I turned my head back to Shisui who was searching his pockets. He looked at Itachi.

“I forgot my wallet” He whispered.

“I have mine in my coat…which is in the car” He said, wanting to get up to get it.

“I can get this one” I said, grabbing my wallet. “Oh, and…” I grabbed a twenty dollar bill and handed it to the waitress “Buy yourself something nice, cutie” I winked at her. A blush spread across her cheeks. I wanted to get up and go back to the car, but both Shisui and Itachi were giving each other weird looks. They had one of their telepathic conversations again.

“Did he just call her cutie?” Itachi knitted his eyebrows.

“Did he just sound like a fucking pimp?” Shisui nodded.

“Did you see the amount of cash he had? That is concerning, right?” Itachi raised an eyebrow before indicating to me.

“You think he is a stripper?” Shisui’s eyes widened.

“How else does he have so many one dollar bills?” Itachi looked worried.

“Princess cannot be a stripper!” Shisui had a panicking expression on his face.

“I know! My baby brother?!” Itachi had the same expression.

“Guys!” I interrupted their conversation. “I am just a waiter…I get tons a tips”

“Promise to the grave of our father that you are not a stripper” Itachi demanded.

I rolled my eyes at nissan’s words. He always thought the worse of me.

“I swear on the grave of my daddy that I am not a stripper” I chuckled , “And I am talking about the biological one”  

“Did he just make a sex joke?” Shisui asked.

“He did” Itachi confirmed, the serious expression still on his face.

“Come on!” I can’t believe them sometimes!

===edited by @failureoftheyear

[fieldnotesconfidential]

What’s On Tap?

👽Hey, what’s that thing where you’re expected to be nice, and understanding, and always inclusive and completely accepting of someone else regardless of their flaws or shortcomings or how they treat you, meanwhile you are upheald to near impossible standards in return?👽

Narcissistic abuse I thi...

*from the other room* AGENT!!!

...and so it begins.

👹Hey guys! Wanna hit up the margarita bar for lunch? Taco Tuesday!!!👹

👽Fuck yes.👽

As long as I don...

*from the other room* Agent please report to lab KN17. Right at lunchtime. We need to do some blood sugar tests. There is a group we’ve been watching out of Arizona who are planning on introducing a new designer psychedelic via Halloween candy next month. We need to make sure you won’t get kidney damage when we send you to attempt to overdose. Kids these days just do NOT understand moderation.

Uh, are you sure that is the best use of my time? Wouldn’t it be more beneficial if I went and attempted to locate the source and distribution networks so we could maybe attempt to preve...

*from the other room* JUST DO IT!

Ugh. Fine.

👹Oh gosh, Agent. You life is just soooooooi hard. Blah, blah, blah, go to the lab and eat candy all afternoon, oh boo hoo, my life is soooooo hard.👹

Um, OKAY. Are you serious? I’m not going to enjoy a handful of Skittles with a friend, I am going to be force-fed psychedelics until I have some kind of diabetic and or potentially damaging psychological response.

👽Hahahahaha sounds like a party to me!👽

I hope you both choke on your tacos.

[hoxooster]

For the PD2 Ask meme -- 8, 13, 26, 27?

Hoh, shit. I didn’t think I’d get any requests from this. Okay, so…

Day 8 - Which heister is your least favorite?

Well, I have two at a tie. Houston and Sydney. I don’t like Houston, ‘cause he was forced on us Payday: The Heist fans back before Hoxton was brought back. I actually switched to playing Dallas after a while, until the Brit was reinstated. Emma can confirm, ‘cause she met me after I had already made the switch. And I don’t like Sydney, because I find her annoying. My mother is a junior high teacher, and some of her more irritating students are like Sydney. Very ‘lol, random’ and thinking that they’re hot shit. Plus, I’m disappointed with what OVERKILL did with her character. She could’ve been soooooo much more interesting, but they went with ‘preteen going into goth without knowing what it really is’ shtick, rather than anything with more substance. I dig her design, though. Always had a thing for mohawks and tattoos.

Day 13: Favorite personal incident that happened during a game?

Okay, so, I’m gonna preface this with admitting that I am a dick. A big one. I was playing Shadow Raid DW by myself and talking to Emma on Discord - this was before the Mayhem and One Down update - and she was like, “I’ll join you in a minute.” and I was all like, “Cool beans.” I go into the sewer when she drops in, ‘cause she’s Iron Manned out at max armor and all set for loud, the goober, and I tell her to put them on the zip line while I open the last of the crates. So, she’s moving the bags I have down there when I find three - count ‘em - THREE artifacts. And, hoh, I just start laughin’ in my head. Then the helicopter comes with ANOTHER artifact. I pile the bags up in a certain way so she won’t grab the lighter stuff, and get the last artifact when she starts complaining about how slow she’s moving with the artifacts. I switch outa bag of coke with the last artifact, so she’ll grab it. She picks it up and starts losing her mind. “FOUR FUCKING ARTIFACTS?!” Then I told her that I made it so she’d pick up and move all four in a row, and she goes into meltdown mode, and I was laughing so hard. She changed her Steam username to ‘4 FUCKING ARTIFACTS’ when we started on a different map and kept yelling at me for the rest of the day. She also kept seeing the number 4. It was beautiful~ I have evidence. Full picture.

Day 26: If you could suggest a new heister, what would they be like?

Well, that’s a tough one. ‘Cause we have the mother hen (Dallas), cool older bro (Chains), workaholic (Houston), asshole (Hoxton), nervous wreck (Wolf), Ted 2: the Tryhard Matrix Edition (Wick), corrupt cop gave up donuts for weights (Dragan), your annoyed and very drunk aunt is ruining your family barbecue (Bonnie), Flippy the army bear got lost in the ‘80s (Jacket), you see Ivan… (Sokol), insert Leprechaun in Hood joke here (Clover), dingoes ate my sense of humor (Sydney), Flightplan dubbed in Japanese (Jiro), Pilz-E meets Surrogates (Jimmy), Surfin’ USA (Bodhi), my self-references just remind you that my acting was better in these cooler things (Rust), saluda a mi pequeño amigo (Scarface), and I wear Hawaiian shirts so you won’t see all the margarita stains (Sangres).

That’s a lot of disparate personality traits, most of them one-note as you can tell from my sarcastic labeling. Kinda like how all the traits of the kids in the Breakfast Club would make one person if put together.

So… I dunno. Maybe someone who’s new to heisting? Like maybe a really quiet or even shy character, since everyone else is pretty loud and cocksure. There’s also those who get quieter the angrier they get, and they’re actually a lot more terrifying than the screamers, ya know? Or maybe someone who’s actually mentally unstable - I’m looking at you, Wolf. Jacket, you’re underutilized. And don’t make me fucking laugh, Sydney. Really, I just want a character that’s well written for fucking once. ‘Cause, yeah, the Crew can be rather funny and all that, and that’s great, but when OVERKILL gets down to characterization on the ‘Reasons Why They Are Here’ and ‘Why You Should Like Them’ parts, they fall flatter’n a pancake on the Waffle House’s kitchen floor and they still serve it to us.

Day 27: What’s your favorite in-game quote? Who says it?

*Heavily snorts some cocaine.* “Good job, yeah? Good job. Now we party, you fuckers!” - obviously Jimmy, that precious idiot~

Also, “Wollllfeeeee, you gotta help meeee!” yelled by Hoxton will always be my favorite Payday: The Heist quote. It’s adorable.

[thecutestb34n]

25 Questions To Get To Know Me

Soooooo @jungk0oksthighs tagged all of their followers to do this; here we go

“What is your middle name?”: Keirkov (pronounced keer-kov)

“What was your favorite subject in school?”: English, Biology, World History, and Ceramics.

“What is your favorite drink?” I have a list cause it depends on my mood. Non alcoholic: Mountain Dew, earl gray tea, and orange juice Alcoholic: Vodka, lime margaritas, and fireball.

“What is your favorite song at the moment?”: Oh geez. Right now it’s a tie between Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons, and So Far Away by Augst D. I like them *emotional* songs

“What is your favorite food?”: If you put ravioli near me it will be gone SO FAST. I also LOVE brussels sprouts and pepperoni pizza with black olives.

“What is the last thing you bought?”: Excluding food, I bought a lil pico for my new tank.

“Favorite book of all time?”: Oh man I own a book that has ALL the writings by Edgar Allen Poe and I’ve read the whole thing about 4 times.

“Favorite color?”: Pastels. All pastels. Also lime green and teal.

“Do you have any pets?”: Oh boy. I have 7 cats (Mouse, Jack, Stinkerbell, Tater Tot, French Fry, Boop, and Chunk), 3 goldfish (Antonio, Oliver, and Merlyn) and a pico (Plexis), and a raccoon named Bandette

“Favorite perfume?”: I’m severely allergic to like, most perfumes, however I have a nice Bath and Body Works scent called White Citrus I think

“Favorite holiday?”: Depending on the definition of holiday, if you mean like, celebrations: I love Samhain and making a fall alter and the harvest moon activities If you mean vacation: I went to galveston recently with @toiletalligator and it was 👌👌👌

“Have you ever been out of the country? If so, how many times?”: If I was i have no memory. Hopefully vacation in Japan next year though!

“Are you married?”: Only in my dreams lolol

“Do you speak any other languages?”: Only very basic Spanish and Korean, I’m a /little/ better with my basic conversational Japanese but I cannot for the life of me read kanji or katakana.

“How many siblings do you have?”: I have an older brother and 2 little brothers.

“What is your favorite shop?”: I rarely go shopping anywhere that isn’t online but there’s a nice lil wiccan shop called Indigo Moons I enjoyed going to.

“Favorite restaurant?”: There’s this suuuuper good Italian place called Birraporetti’s and it is so damn good. Taco bell is good if I’m broke tho.

“When was the last time you cried?”: When I woke up, cause I had a really bad migraine.

“Favorite blogs?”: @smuttyassholes @jungk0oksthighs @toiletalligator and @ask-bts-stuff

“Favorite movie?”: I HAVE WATCHED ZOOTOPIA SO MANY TIMES I CAN QUOTE IT IN MY DAILY LIFE.

“Favorite TV show?”: Depends on my mood. Steven Universe, Yuri On Ice, Law and Order SVU, and OITNB.

“PC or Mac?”: Apple products scare me, I am a PC bab

“What phone do you have?”: LG G7 and it has the worst storage in the world.

“How tall are you?” 5’ 2" (157 cm) I’m average height I swear

“Can you cook?”: Hell yeah but I gotta be in the Cooking Mood™

I’m tagging @toiletalligator to do this cause I’m a mean s/o.

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Days 15-18: Asheville, NC and Nashville, TN

Staying in Asheville was yet another last minute decision for us... as a good halfway point between Wilmington and our next stop, Nashville (and by GOOD halfway point, we mean somewhere that we’ve actually heard of before). We sure had a blast in this town! We arrived later in the evening, took a break at our hotel, and then headed straight for a brewery that I read good things about: the Wicked Weed. Yes.

They stop doing flights after a certain time, which was right before we had arrived. But our bartender Shawn was so awesome and let me try every beer that I wanted to try, which was a lot. They had a lot of limited, seasonal beers, which is my jam. I’m all about trying stuff that’s limited, or on special, or whatever, because you’ll rarely see it again. Their chai pumpkin porter was delicious, but I found myself choosing their second breakfast brown ale as my two beers of choice, because it was perfect and brown ales have been my favorite recently. Sorry, I’m a beer snob. 

We got some food at the bar too (a bison burger that Maga picked to share, can you believe it?) and ended up talking with and making friends with a lovely and adorable couple next to us. Hi Lisa, hi Glen! They were such genuine and kind-hearted people, and we all had such a great time chatting and sharing stories. It’s meeting people like Lisa and Glen that make our stay in certain places so special. And having great bartenders always helps. We’ve been a few places where our bartenders/servers or neighbors weren’t so eager to help us find things or give us recommendations. So if y’all are reading, we thank you again for making our night so fantastic, sharing laughs, and offering to take this awesome picture of us! <3

We spent quite some time in the gift shop afterwards. Maga thought the brewery had a great and hilarious name, and wanted to get souvenirs for all of our friends who appreciate the “wicked weed”. Which was a number. 

The following morning we went to a really nice coffee shop that had... ROSEMARY BROWN SUGAR syrup, which of course I got in my latte. I loved it. And we both got avocado toast that looked and tasted delicious. I have more pictures of food these past few days than I do us, Kookoo, or buildings/landscapes, so here:

The weather has been pretty crazy. Seeing this photo again reminds me of how hot we were sitting outside that morning. The past few days that we’ve spent in Asheville and Nashville have been low 90′s. And DRY! Quite the different from the gloomy Boston weather we had. 

Nashville was our first city that we stayed more than one night in. Well, besides when we were home in Rochester. It was SO nice to not have to relocate for a day. We got in and got ready to go hit Broadway for some drinks and live music. Closer to the evening, the weather was so nice for walking around. We got an Uber there and walked up and down the streets a couple times, having no idea which bar seemed like the spot to be, so we tried as many as we could. 

The first bar we went into, the band finished playing their last song right after we ordered our first drinks. Whoops. Then we went to a barbecue place and shared a sampler plate, and watched the band there for a bit. And yet another place, and another place... made some friends along the way. I got a “big cup of honkey tonk”, god only knows what was in that. But I’ve got the cup as a souvenir so it doesn't matter! Seeing all of the live music was really great. I’ve always wished that I was an amazing singer. The country accent would be a plus too. 

Here’s a shot of Printer’s Alley. It wasn’t poppin’ at all, but it was cool to walk down. Maybe it wasn’t busy because it was a Tuesday night? I figured it would always be a busy nightlife in Nashville. Well, Broadway was pretty busy. I felt like it was a mini Vegas, lots of lights, people, bad smells, and booze. I’m not sure why, but I was expecting Nashville to be much more of a western/cowboy/country kind of city. But I guess I’m not west anymore... I keep forgetting. 

In the morning, we got brunch and mimosas at a local spot in a much quieter part of town that was described to us as “up and coming”. We checked out the shops in this area, which were all so cool and I loved them, but they were so incredibly pricey, so we left without anything. Then we went to Broadway again to check out those shops there since we spent the night before there just bar hopping. Kinda all the same stuff you see everywhere. I got a sticker. Then we went to Margartiaville and watched this one guy while we had a couple margaritas, he was really great and covered a lot of Johnny Cash and the Beatles. 

We took a break (nap) at the hotel afterwards and then went out to a nice Italian restaurant recommended to us. Guess what I tried? Blueberry lasagna. And no, it’s not what you’re probably imagining. It was a wild mushroom lasagna with a light amount of blueberry reduction sauce drizzled on top. Soooooo good! You have to be willing to try new things in life, I think. It’s fun. After dinner we were so stuffed and decided we would just go back and get some rest instead of another night out on the town. There was this place we were going to go try that was way less touristy than Broadway, but oh well, maybe next time. 

Then our last morning that we had, we went to a popular place called Biscuit Love for breakfast and mimosas (again). Maga got biscuits and gravy and I got spicy chicken and biscuits. It was a beautiful and delicious breakfast. We also got the famous “bonuts” to go - fried biscuit dough with lemon marscapone and blueberry jam. We have yet to try them but I’m sure they are fantastic! 

Now we are on the road to Spring Hill, Florida to hang out with some family again for the weekend. I am excited, I haven’t been to Florida in a really long time. Definitely not my favorite place, but I haven’t seen Uncle Sean, Becky, or any of my little cousins in forever. Heck, I haven't even met Brynn yet! We are planning on a taco/bonfire night, a brewery night, and renting a pontoon boat on Sunday. 

We stopped in Macon, Georgia for the night to break up the commute. There’s nothing for us here, so we stayed in and I got my final done, finally, and am able to update you all before days go by. We will be in Florida tomorrow hopefully by 3pm. Here’s a pretty picture of the Tennessee River from one of our rest stops! See you all next week.

Ki 9/25-9/28

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Puerto Rico 2017

 So I LOVE PUERTO RICO!!!!! #factsonfactsonfacts

I have been going to Puerto Rico for the last three years and each year I learn something new as well as fall more so in love with this Island. This island is truly captivating. I remember the first year traveling on my own falling for the Enchanted Island and promised to return to be able to truly get a better sense of the Island and see more than meets the eye.(meaning I didn't want to just stay in areas highly concentrated by tourism).

And how rewarding it was to travel South of the Island!

I had flown with my sister Joanna, we flew from LAX(Los Angeles) to SJU (San Juan Airport) on Delta.com . Once we arrived we went to pick up our rental car from Payless Car Rental . Which honestly was so affordable and easy to rent car with, we also paid for daily tolls which were $4.95 a day which is best to pay in advance seeing as my sister and I had plans to travel everywhere. When I mean everywhere I mean EVERYWHERE! So once we got our rental we went from San Juan to Guánica which is roughly 2-3 hr drive from northern part of the island to the southern west part. Honestly Guánica is like a Agricultural Gem. So beautiful and full of life and calmness. It is enriching to see this side of the island because how beautiful it is to see all the greenery. Beyond Breathtaking. 

Guánica & La Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa

We booked our first 3 Days in Guánica through Hotels.com, which I love booking through them since they have always deals on hotels and a rewards program. We stayed at Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa . Which is soooooo BEAUTIFUL!!! I am not kidding! It is a gem, dont believe me take a look at the Copamarina Gallery in all sincerity I want to return to the resort and stay and truly enjoy it.  

I mean take a look at the Copamarina's Beach Resort and Spa video of the resort and, it is a dream the Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa. I love it!  Makes me miss it a lot is definitely a must visit.

We had such a great time for the small amount of time we had at the resort. We went on Sunset Cruise with unlimited Sangria. Which can you say YUM! We also had arrived on a Wednesday which they had Special happy hour for Margaritas. I am Spanish, so we do love our drankssss while we are on vacation. I mean drink responsibly. lol. Then the food at the resort was amazing as well.  This resort is so beautiful I am already planning my trip back.

Gilligan's Island

The resort also offers various excursions my favorite was visiting this wonderful little Island called Gilligan's Island it was amazing and for a small fee a ferry takes you from private dock to the Island and back you just have to check in to see available times for ferry. It is definitely a must.

 Gilligan's Island is honestly great!!!!! Bring a floaty, a MerFin some snacks, and drinks and enjoy the crystal clear water and sunshine.

Salinas de Cabo Rojo

We also explored las Salinas de Cabo Rojo. Which Cabo Rojo is a city about 30-45 minutes away from the Copamarina Resort. It is great because las Salinas de Cabo Rojo are salt flats. Which I had never seen salt flats or learned much information about it but basically this area is very salty. As well as a protected wildlife refugee.

We saw the pits; where they flood the pits and let nature evaporate the water until there is enough crystals formed at the bottom to dig.  It is honestly beautiful to look at. We also stopped at the Interpretive/Information Center called the Centro Interpretativo de las Salinas de Cabo Rojo and it is operated by local volunteers (from Caborrojenos Pro Salud y Ambiente, Inc.). There are also various trails to walk you can also call in advance the center for a tour (787-851-2999). We just chose to explore on our own, this area is hot so I suggest carrying water, sunscreen, and bug spray. Then again I highly suggest bug spray since Puerto Rico is a humid Island.

Before leaving Guánica on our last day we went to visit Guánica Light aka Faro de Guánica.

Faro de Guánica

This ruin used to be a fully functioning Lighthouse that over time hasn't been maintained and the earth has been taking it natural course. Although it is considered a U.S. Historic Place. I originally spotted the lighthouse on our first day en route to the Copamarina Resort since it is on highway PR-333. and just thought it would be neat to stop since one thing you will notice through out the island is their beautiful flag showcased and displayed through out the island with pride.

After we wrapped up our stay in Guánica, and had a hard time leaving after 3 days we were once again going back to San Juan. We opted to stay at and Air BnB because it seemed that during our travel the touristy resort were hosting many special events which inflated the rates. We stayed at a great Air BnB being hosted by Jose. He is considered a superhost. (Link to Jose's Home to book). I highly recommend his home to book. We literally were excited to arrive back in San Juan that it was still early we choose to go to one of my favorite must see locations.

LA CASA DE BACARDI

King of Rum, Rum of Kings ♡ La Casa de Bacardi has tours: Mon-Sat 9:00a-4:30p & Sun 10a-4:30p

located at: Carr. 165 Km. 6.2, Cataño, Puerto Rico.

There are various tours available and worth it, tours range $15 and roughly $60. (prices are subject to change, as well as promotions may occur and prices can vary.) We opted for specialty tour being offered at $26 which included: souvenir cup, two drink tickets to enjoy at bar, and Historical tour. Although there is also Rum Tasting Tour, and a Mixology Tour available we choose the historical because it is always great to learn about the company.

Viejo San Juan

Our next adventure in San Juan wouldnt be complete with out visiting my favorite colorful city of Viejo San Juan. This city is so rich in Spanish Architecture and history and is such a delight to get lost an wander from visiting the Castillos/El Morro. To taking random strolls through out the cobble stoned streets. It is worth roaming around.

One of my favorite things to look at are all the wonderful colors of the homes, but also notice the strong influence of the Catholic Church and how there are Saints displayed at various walls as you walk along my favorite door has Saint Michael the Archangel. There is soo much to do in Old San Juan. My sister and I saw various landmarks one that struck special was La Puerta de San Juan.

La Puerta de San Juan

This is La Puerta de San Juan, which was considered the gateway door to the Island. In colonial times travelers on ships arriving from Spain would enter through this door, and afterwards would go to the cathedral down a ways and give their thanks and gratitude to god for their safe arrival and journey through the seas. How amazing is this landmark to know it has stood its mark and represented something so special to others. Another special door I'd like to mention is La Puerta de La Bandera.

La Puerta de La Bandera

I have visited this door every time I have gone to Puerto Rico. My reaction to the door was sort of bewildered, typically the flag on the door is the beautiful colors of red, white, & blue of their nations flag. Not this time it was Black and white. I noticed and officer nearby and asked why was it painted black and white, the officer responded by letting me know the artists whom are in charge of the building changed the colors due to the country's economic crisis and the passing of fiscal control board whom act above the Puerto Rican government. This act was passed by the US Congress. So currently the door will remain black and white in opposition. It really made me saddened by the economic and government crisis occurring. It also made me appreciate this island more and to be more considerate of the people and the culture.  

Like I said this island is truly amazing. On our next adventure we headed to Rio Grande to see El Yunque.

El Yunque

El Yunque is protected National Forest. It is a gem to see. When we went we experienced the Rain in Rainforest. This didn't stop our journey to hike the trail to Mina Falls. The trail was roughly a mile but it was slick because of the pour of the rain. Once we arrived to the waterfall everyone had cleared out because it was a hard pour the fall waterfall was having and the rocks were slippery. This never stops a mermaid like myself. I live for the water in any climate, I enjoyed my swim. Being kissed by the heavens from above with wonderful rain is a blessing in my eyes. Once finished we visited the Yokahú Tower as you drive down the roads that are for El Yunque. No stop is every finished with out drinking fresh coconuts at the side stands that are along the road of El Yunque. Honestly just hearing the wildlife and coqui is soo cool.

Luquillo Beach

Once we wrapped all of our adventures in El Yunque we headed to Luquillo Beach, which always reminds me of Puerto Rico's versions of Venice beach. Just because it has a strip of restaurants that sit on the beach, and there are plenty of water activities to do. From jet skying to flyboarding. We also got a chance to eat and enjoy a traditional Puerto Rican meal called Mofongo at Rustic Bar & Grill which was divine. Honestly I am currently dying for some mofongo (mofongo is a plantain paste mashed with garlic, butter, salt in a pilon) I love plantains is all I have to say.

Ceiba

After amazing days in Luquillo and El Yunque we were having a bit of trouble the Island was having storms everywhere. My sister and I made a game plan to look at different cities on the Island and hope one wasnt raining to go enjoy. To our luck Ceiba was clear skies. Our next step was to see what there was to do in Ceiba??? We found a beach that was mainly locals only and ventured 1h35m eastbound and made our way to the beautiful beach. There we found El Columpio de Ceiba took pictures, sat and enjoyed it. Had some drinks and enjoyed the sun as well as wildlife. We found a ton of lizards that freaked me out. also found beautiful sea shells. The water was clear it was a total hidden gem.

La Isla de Culebra

La Isla de Culebra, leaves me speechless every single time. The Island is roughly 12 square mile island that is part of Puerto Rico. There are quiet a few ways to arrive by ferry, private yacht, or flying. We chose the ferry since we were in no rush and rather spend our money on shopping. (lol we are girls) The ferry cost $4.50 roundtrip and can be purchased in advance but there is a online service fee. My sister and I chose to wake up at 3am and drive from San Juan to Fajardo where the ferry terminal is located. Once we arrived we went to ticketing booth and bought our round trip tickets for the first available ferry. Once we got on the ferry it is a 30-40 min ferry ride to the island. Once we arrived we decided to rent a golf cart from http://www.carlosjeeprental.com/ they are soo easy to accommodate guest. Carlos Jeep Rental has jeeps for rental, trucks, and golf carts.

We rented a golf cart for 2 at around $45. We headed to two specific beaches Playa Flamenco, and Playa de Tamarindo. Both beautiful in their own right.

Playa Tamarindo is great for snorkeling, because there are sea turtles, stingrays, and tropical fish. The water is so clear. What is also amazing is being able to float in the water and stare at the sky or the lush green mountains. Such a spectacular view. There are plenty of places to rent snorkeling gear, but I'm a mermaid so I own my own assortment and brought it along my trip.

Playa Flamenco is WOW!! Crystal clear skies, blue waters, and white sandy. Such a dreamy and romantic place. It is great to go with friends have drinks, fresh coconuts, eat pinchones(kabobs), or have sangria! You can drink on this beach and enjoy the sunshine. All my favorite things at once. Sunshine, Bikinis, Coconuts, Clear water & Sunkissess.

This was my adventure in Puerto Rico an although I didnt mention everything theses were moments of happiness. I cant wait for you to join me on this life full of wanderlust.

xo

Mermaid