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magniloquent-raven · 3 years ago

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so there's this post @draculcid made a lil while ago that i thought was fuckin ADORABLE, and i wrote a thing. that sat in my drafts for a while lol, but here is the finished product, pls enjoy

if asked, he honestly couldn't say how he ended up being holly wheeler's babysitter. something to do with steve mentioning to claudia, who mentioned to karen, that billy has a lot of free time lately, and the next thing he knows he's being cornered at melvald's and strong-armed into spending afternoons with the least bratty wheeler child.

ever since she got her new job and apartment and shit, she's needed someone to pick holly up from school, and apparently billy counts as a qualified adult.

the couple hours he has to spend watching the kid aren't awful, holly's alright, but the five minutes of small talk when mrs.wheeler gets back is always awkward as hell. she tries painfully hard to be polite and he hates it.

but he needs the money. it was either this or waiting tables at the 24hr diner, and, shockingly, he's actually more qualified for the babysitting gig.

maybe he's not dad material or anything, but he manages. he had fun bossing the aqua tots around last summer, while it lasted. the young ones are easier to deal with.

though it's truly exhausting sometimes. on the days when his scars ache and it's more noticeable than ever that he isn't as strong as he used to be because he has to keep putting holly down even though he promised her a piggy-back ride.

but on those days he calls steve, because steve is a goddamn blessing.

steve always has pizza money and he lets holly put glittery clips in his hair—something billy doesn't do anymore, not after she got one tangled so deep in his curls he had to go home with it still in there—and he's a good sport when she wants to play pretend.

today she wanted to play house. billy's not entirely sure what that means but it's keeping the kid happy and steve looks ridiculously adorable in the stupid apron she made him wear, so.

billy though, billy likes to think he still has some dignity left, so he's busying himself cleaning up the mess of lego on the living room floor while steve makes an invisible sandwich for holly.

but then holly says, in her quiet little voice, "is daddy coming home now?" and billy pauses, stops with his hand hovering awkwardly in midair and his heart hammering.

he glances at her out of the corner of his eye. awkward conversations about the fact that her mom and dad are divorced now, and what that all means, are definitely not supposed to be part of his babysitting duties.

how would that conversation even go? he's pretty sure she knows about the separation, she has to, she moved away without her dad, they had to have told her something, but—

"i think she means you, big guy," steve supplies, with barely contained amusement.

ah. right. playing house.

he mentally shakes himself, and drops the lego bin on the coffee table before shuffling over to join steve and holly by the little plastic kitchen set. steve is smirking at him, way to smug for the guy who's wearing a frilly apron.

billy plops on the carpet next to steve. "honey, i'm home," he says dryly.

it takes about fifteen minutes for him to completely forget about feeling weird about it all.

in fact, it's disturbingly easy to slip into his role, making moon-eyes at steve and pretending it's because he's acting. he's been careless lately. letting his feelings get all over the place. he never was that subtle around steve, but the weird domesticity of babysitting a kid together gets in his head.

like when steve pokes fun at his make-belief dish washing skills and it's somehow not embarrassing. and it just does things to billy's stupid heart because it doesn't realize they aren't actually married.

"shut up," billy mutters, softly, too soft, warm and not at all threatening. he should feel off-balance but he doesn't.

"is that any way to talk to your wife?" steve can barely say it without grinning.

his big dumb sunshine-y grin is probably what fried billy's brain enough for him to respond with, "aw, sorry, baby," a little too sweetly to be serious, and then—

it's over before he even realizes what he's doing. and he's left sitting there, leaning into steve's space, looking into steve's eyes, wide with shock, searching billy's face, still inches away because steve hasn't moved or reacted or...

"claire from art class says boys aren't supposed to kiss each other," holly whispers.

billy jerks backward, ending up a foot further from steve than he was before, trying to pretend his heart isn't racing and he isn't struggling to breathe, and his goddamn lips aren't tingling with the phantom sensation of steve's mouth pressed to his, breath mingling, a soft sound just...

he curls his fingers into the carpet at his sides and stares, unseeing, at a stain on the knee of his jeans.

before he can even fathom saying a damn word, steve cuts in with a vehement, "claire from art class is full of shit," and billy startles, turning to look at him. there's a set to his jaw and a spark of something in his eye, determined and steady despite the flush on his cheeks.

it's a really inconvenient moment for billy to get distracted by how fucking gorgeous steve is.

holly lets out a nervous giggle. "steeve...that's a swear."

"ah, fu—uhh...um. right." steve pushes his bangs away from his face and sighs. a couple locks stick out awkwardly when his hand falls away, and it makes billy's fingers itch. "listen, holly. it's not nice to tell people they aren't allowed to love someone—"

"you and billy are in love?" she gasps, her eyes huge and round, flicking between the two of them.

steve turns impossibly pinker, mouth opening and closing silently. billy's heart leaps.

he bites his lip, holding back a smile and trying to stamp down on the bubbling, hopeful warmth in his chest. he needs to do something. right now. something other than stare at steve. he runs a hand down his face, blows out a breath, and tries to get his shit together.

"alright, holly, steve here is gonna make us some hot chocolate, with extra marshmallows, and you are gonna forget this ever happened, deal?"

she glances between billy and steve with a furrowed brow. "and a piggyback ride?"

billy snorts. "sure, kid, whatever you want."

she grins, suddenly, and nods. "okay."

"billy, you sure you're feeling up to that?" steve murmurs. when billy turns to look at him he's a lot closer than expected. his breath catches, the irritated retort on the tip of his tongue evaporates.

"yeah, i..." his gaze wanders down a little, touching, briefly, on steve's mouth before he snaps his eyes back upward. "i'm fine."

steve's hand inches towards his on the carpet between them, fingertips brushing billy's knuckles. holly's staring at them, billy can see her out of the corner of his eye. the scrutiny is setting his teeth on edge but he doesn't pull away. "just. don't push yourself, okay?"

billy scoffs. "yeah, yeah."

and then steve kisses his cheek.

fucking. kisses his cheek.

he doesn't linger, he's sauntering off to the kitchen before billy can even fucking blink. it's brief enough that billy wonders if he imagined the sudden warm pressure of steve's lips against his skin, the way steve's eyes were all lit up and fond and just that little bit defiant, like he was daring billy to say something about it.

they'll talk about it, he's sure. later. billy's a horrifying mix of ecstatic and absolutely terrified. he's shit at talking about his feelings, and so is steve. it's going to be a goddamn shitshow, but...

but still. he has a good feeling about it.

holly's even quieter than usual when she scoots over to sit next to billy, "you love steve?"

"thought we were gonna forget about that, wheeler." he glances down at her. there's nothing but innocent curiosity on her face. he sighs. bites his lip. "...yeah. yeah i do."

#harringrove #steve harrington #billy hargrove #holly wheeler #stranger things #a raven's writing desk #saw someone's anon trash talking the idea of billy and steve babysitting holly #on my dash today #so i may or may not have finished this ficlet out of spite

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moonieseok · 4 years ago

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pour me a drink ~ barista!jimin

pairing: barista!jimin x reader

word count: 2.5k

genre: college!au + jimin and y/n falling for each other at first sight (we love to see it uwu)

a/n: so this is a small lil drabble I decided to put out in honor of 100 followers! wooT! but yes y/n is going to be thirsting over jimin in this one lol, but enjoy :D

gif belongs to jeoncooky

ask a question about the story here!

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You were really never a party type of person. Why party when you can stay at home reading a nice book? That was your go-to pastime anyways. You wouldn’t call yourself a shut-in, but you weren’t outside a lot, no.

Your best friend, Jin? He was the complete opposite, to say the least. For one, he was extremely good-looking. So he got invited to a lot of parties. And yeah, sometimes he made you go with him. But the moment you seemed uncomfortable, he took you home. You were honestly really grateful to have a friend like him who understood you.

This time was a bit different. Jin had begged you to go with him, because he was graduating this year, and he wanted to have one last turn as the so called “life of the party.” You went, even though you didn’t want to. Jin shouldn’t have to suffer because of your natural awkwardness.

So here you were, surrounded by wasted college students, and you were probably the only sober one. Jin had run off a while ago, most likely to do karaoke with Jungkook and Hoseok. Not to mention it was a really big party.

As in you were in someone’s mansion. This party was big. Heck, even Namjoon and Yoongi were here. Not that they didn’t get invited to things, no. They were certainly handsome. They were just a little introverted, kind of like you.

But seeing all your drunk classmates, having the time of their lives, made you wonder. Like previously stated, you weren’t exactly the best at the whole partying thing. But you had come all the way here, and Jin had told you to live a little more.

In fact, he was almost worried about you, because you had no other close friends besides him and the guys. Jin, Hoseok, Yoongi and Namjoon were all graduating. And Jungkook and Taehyung? You weren’t as close with them as you were with Jin. Not that you weren’t close, but that wasn’t Jin’s point, either.

He just didn’t want you to be alone. He even went as far as suggesting you get a boyfriend. And that’s just something you’ve never really done, to be honest. You’ve always had crushes on characters in books, and you were kind of...intimidated...by boys other than Jin.

But here you were. Alone at a party. And not drunk. After a couple hours of wandering, you guessed that this was Tae’s mansion. He was kind of rich. Well, not kind of. He was loaded, to put it plainly. Anyway, you decided you would give it the old college try, (while laughing to yourself about your own joke) and go to the bar and get a drink.

Yes. Taehyung’s mansion had its own bar. Jin had shown it to you before he went off...where, again? You don’t really know where he went, but you suppose you should probably look for him, as you two are going home in his car. Right now, however, you’re walking to Tae’s in-house bar.

You pull out your phone and quickly google ‘Drinks to order at a party’. Okay, maybe your knowledge in the variety of drinks usually available at parties is small, but how were you supposed to know what to drink? You’ve been to like three parties over the course of 2 years, and they were all serving punch.

You can vaguely see the barista mixing some drinks on the counter. You weren’t really paying attention, just sitting down looking at your phone. “Hmmm...” you said to yourself. Maybe just something simple, like a martini?

This would’ve been easier if Jin was here. He’d just give you a suggestion, and because you couldn’t think of any other option, you’d just go with it. You tried to think back to that one day Taehyung had been talking about bars.

You didn’t really pay attention, but you think he said something about his friend being a barista? Makes sense that he’d hire him for a party. Anyway, you look back down at your phone.

Maybe you should text Jin. Just to ask, what you should order. But then you look over your shoulder at the dance floor behind you. He’s dancing over by the indoor pool. You don’t want to bother him at what might be his last party as a student here.

Suck it up, Y/N. You take a deep breath. Honestly, you don’t know why you’re making such a big deal about ordering a drink. Just pick something and go with it. But it wouldn’t hurt to look at Google some more...

So it’s now an hour later, and you still haven’t ordered anything. Curse your social anxiety! You see the boys (as in Jin, Jungkook, and Hoseok) passed out on a couch. It is getting late...maybe you should just go home. You already know you’ll be the one driving.

But it wouldn’t hurt to have one drink, right? All your procrastination has made you quite thirsty, which is a bit ironic. There isn’t really anybody at the bar now. The barista is at the back, cleaning some cups. You look down at your phone one more time. Just one more quick look-

“Can I help you with anything, darling?” Your head snaps up, and the barista is in front of you. And dear god. You almost drop your phone. This boy in front of you...is absolutely gorgeous.

His skin was perfect, and it looked so soft. His hair was tousled perfectly, and his dark eyes stared into your soul. Haha, what? He smiled at you, and you almost died, because he was just sO pREttY!

“Oh, um, I was, uh...still thinking about my order?” You wince internally. Not the best sentence starter. But it’s not your fault! It’s just that you are trying to impress this hot barista so he will possibly, just maybe, bear your children??

Oh my god, Y/N do not phrase it like that! “You’ve been thinking for an awful long time now. One would think...you’re doing something else?” For god’s sake, even his voice is attractive. It’s sweet, and kind of high pitched, yet not?? Like it’s pretty, but also seductive with a capital S, and you’re really losing your mind over how beautiful this boy is.

“No, I wasn’t really...I just can’t think of what to order.” He’s going to think you’re lame. I mean, if he’s a barista, then the topics of drinks would be like, important to him, right? Right. Just keep talking to yourself and everything will be okay and-! Your own thoughts cut off as he leaned over the counter. He leaned towards you and you almost screamed your head off.

And then he turned to your phone, which was displaying a picture of different drinks. “If you’re googling what to order, I’m guessing you don’t drink a lot?” You smile, but inside you just want the world to swallow you whole.

“Haha, you could say that? I mean I go to parties, it’s just they don’t usually have...” “A fully stocked bar? Yeah. Taehyung likes to go all out for his parties.”

Okay, this is good, this is casual conversation, come on Y/N, don’t mess this up. He leans back and crosses his arms, and sweet Jesus, he has muscles.

You’re sure everyone can hear your heartbeat going a million miles an hour, and you’re surprised no one has been able to tell you’re practically drooling over this man.

“Anyway,” he goes on, “I’m Park Jimin. I work as a bartender part-time, and I’m a third-year here.” Hey! You’re a third year too! And you’re really hyperventilating in your own head right now! “Oh, well I’m Y/N Y/L/N, also third-year, and....I like to read.”

“A reader, huh? That’s cool. So, what did you want to drink, Miss Y/N?” He flexes his fingers. And somehow you find that hot too. “Uh...I’ll just take a margarita.” He grins. “Alright. Anything specific?” Your blank face must be obvious, because he laughs. “Then one normal margarita coming right up.”

He walks to the other side of the bar and begins to make your drink. So now you have a few minutes to scream. And that’s when Jin pops right up next to you and decides to say, “HeY! Y/N!”

You yelp out of surprise. “Jin! Uh....I thought you were out cold??” He grins, except it’s a drunken grin. Because he’s extremely drunk right now. “oH! I was! But nOW I’m nOT!”

“Yeah, maybe you should go lay down for a few more minutes. I’m just going to have a drink and then we’ll leave, okay?” He frowns. “You?? Getting a dRinK?” You scowl. “Hey, I’m not that much of an introvert!” His eyes scan the room. “No...there’s got to be an uLteriOR motiVE here..ah!” Jin smiles again. “You like JiminNN!”

“What?! nO!” It seems he knows you better than you thought. “...maybe...” He laughs. “I knew it! You never do anything impulsive unless there’s a boy involved!” Ouch. But he’s right. You don’t really know why Jimin is any different from all the boys you already hang out with.

You’re talking with Jin about Jimin. And you’re so enthusiastic, that you don’t notice Jimin is taking...a while with your margarita.

Jimin really thought he was just going to be a bartender for another one of Taehyung’s parties. Pretty normal, and Tae pays him quite a bit. A pretty decent amount, so that’s what he does. He serves some drinks, cleans some counters, and that’s about it.

But this time, a girl he’d never seen before sat down. You. And all while he was serving drinks that night, he kept staring at you. You were...how to put it...well, pretty cute, in his opinion.

He tried to calm himself down. A girl who looked like that probably had a boyfriend or girlfriend. But he couldn’t keep himself from staring. You were just sitting there on your phone. He eventually told himself to stop acting like a creep and went back to serving drinks.

And another hour passed. He was cleaning up when he noticed you were still sitting there, on your phone. Hey! She’s still here! He thought you looked pretty with your hair all fancy and your aqua mini dress. He had seen you around campus a couple times, but he never really looked at you until tonight.

And he usually wasn’t one to fall victim to a pretty face, but just talking to you made him feel like you were more than that. You liked reading. You were kind of awkward. And that was all he knew about you.

But he had a huge crush on you. Why? Well hE didn’t kNOw! And that was the weird part! He wasn’t oblivious to these kinds of things. That was one huge difference between you two. If some magical being descended from the sky and told you that you had a crush on Park Jimin, you would suddenly have selective hearing.

So eventually, he manages to make you what he’s sure is the best margarita in the world. (Only the best for Miss Y/N!) And he manages to carry it to you without it slipping out of his hands. And he notices someone sitting next to you.

You’re talking excitedly, and you giggle at something the guy says. Jimin places your drink in front of you and you almost don’t notice. Who is this guy? And why is he so close to you?

Oh, crap, is this your boyfriend? Has he gotten hung up on a taken girl? “Jin! Stop it!” he hears you say with a laugh. The guy, Jin, is obviously drunk. “Honestly, I have no idea why I’m friends with you when you will boldy iNSULT my outfit!”

They’re friends. He sighs in relief, although he doesn’t know why. He walks over to where you’re sitting and leans on the counter again. “How’s that margarita?” he asks.

Your face is practically a tomato when Jimin comes back over to ask you how your drink is. “Oh, it’s um...good! It’s really good, actually!” You should have drinks more often, if all the baristas are this hot. Wait, whAt?

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Alright, so remember how you said just one more drink and you would leave? Well, that did certainly nOT happen. You are on your eiGHTh margarita. And you are showing no signs of slowing down.

Even Jin is sober now, and he’s worried/terrified. He’s never known you to be a drinking person. sO wHAT the hell actually hAPPENED heRE? You are extremely drunk right now. And you’re practically slumped over your chair, fLiRtiNG wiTH JiMiN!!

Well, you wouldn’t call it flirting. More like you telling him in a drunken voice that he’s very pretty. “okAY duDE, liKE, you are sERIOUSLY the hoTTEST guY i’VE ever SeeN.”

Jimin is trying not to explode. Because here you are, outwardly calling him hot. Not to mention because of your drunken state, your hair is a bit disheveled. Which he thinks is kind of hot. Which is nOT HeLPING!

Plus, Jin now has a master plan. To get you and Jimin together over the course of one party. >:))

He fakes a yawn as he walks over to Jimin. “Hey, man, I have a huge essay I’ve gotta finish.” And Jimin is like....oKay? “Anyways, thanks for agreeing to take Y/N home.” He tosses Jimin the keys to your apartment and he catches them.

WAIT WAIT WAIT- and Jin is gone. He- HE JUST- and then Jimin starts to panic. What will she think if she wakes up in my car? She’ll think I’m some sort of pervert, or a kidnapper!

At this point you fall asleep on your chair. And you are snoring. So you’re overall making a great impression! You yawn and let out a sleepy whimper as you shuffle in your chair.

You really should’ve brought a pillow or something, because sleeping in a counter is pretty uncomfortable. Jimin thinks you’re incredibly cute, but he kind of has to wake you up to take you home.

“Y/N...” you roll over. “Five more minutes, Jin..” “Y/N...” Wait. That’s not Jin. You immediately face the source of the voice and find Jimin the hot barista looking into your eyes.

“Ah! Uh...JiMin!! What a nice surprise!!” You are glad to see him...you just don’t know how you got into his car. Or how he has the keys to your apartment.

“Oh, yeah, Jin forced me to take you home, so here’s your keys.” He plops your keys back in your hand. Your hands almost touch, which makes you blush a bit.

The truth is he had to carry you to his car. And he thinks you’re really pretty. And he kind of wants to ask you for your number.

“Uh...Y/N?” You look back at him. “Yes, Jimin?” It’s now or never. He either gets your number or dies of embarrassment. “Do you think I could have your number?”

Not gonna lie, you were kinda surprised by his question. You’re totally going to give him your number though. He’s really hot. You fumble for your phone in your pocket and awkwardly read out your number for him.

“So, um...I guess I’ll see you around campus?” You smile and tuck a piece of hair behind your ear. A cliche tactic, but you’re trying your best here, okay?

“Yeah! I’ll see you around campus!” You practically giggle into your pillow that night.

You are, to stay the least, extremely happy.

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second a/n: if you guys have any requests for this pairing then just lmk :D

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nadziejastar · 5 years ago

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Thoughts on the dlc? After it released and after you watched it?

Honestly, I’m glad I didn’t spend any money on it. It was really just...not very good. It didn’t help KH3 feel any more complete. This series has really alienated me. I never thought by the end of KH3, I’d be so uninterested in the future of KH. But I really do think the Dark Seeker Saga was irreparably destroyed. It’s heartbreaking.

KH3 would have been faaaar better if we had gotten to see everyone use the power of waking. This whole “the power of waking is taboo” thing, I’m just not buying. The power of waking is supposed to be the power to awaken a sleeping heart. This power was the key to the plot and Ansem’s data. Many of the characters would need to have it used on them to be brought back and have their pain healed. That was, ya know, kinda the whole point of KH3.

But...the power of waking does not work on those who were wiped from existence. Okaaaaaaay? Why is everyone suddenly wiped from existence? Nomura originally said that there’s no concept of death in KH. The whole point until now was that everyone in trouble simply needed to be woken up. Birth By Sleep. Dream Drop Distance. In KH3D, Yen Sid says that the three lost Keyblade wielders needed to be woken from their sorrow and slumber. Even in Saix’s boss fight, Lea says “Isa, it’s time to wake up!” Which just...makes me sad.

Really, the focus of KH3′s finale should have been these characters being woken up. That’s it. Not time travel. Not the black box. Not Xigbar being Luxu. Not Yozora. Not Sora getting transported to another world. Not setting up KH4. Save that for later. Because the story was such a hot mess, even the reunions felt anticlimactic. TAV’s felt rushed. Lea and Isa didn’t even get one.

Overall, I thought the DLC was just really boring. They tried to give some explanation for why Sora was there during everyone’s boss fight, but it still barely made any sense to me. The battles should have played out with you playing as each character without Sora there. Period. He just plain shouldn’t have been there. No time travel shenanigans can fix that.

Most of the DLC was just rehashes of the Keyblade Graveyard battles with a lot of scenes that felt like they didn’t add much. Was that extra scene of Demyx with the Gummiphone really necessary? I dunno, maybe. I didn’t think anyone really felt like they got better much development than they did before. I liked seeing Aqua get more dialogue during her boss fight with Terra. But still. There’s just something...missing in all of these fights. And that is...you guessed it, the power of waking.

I don’t care about why Sora is there during everyone’s fights. He shouldn’t be bringing everyone back like that. I wanted to see Ventus dive inside Terra’s heart to find him, piece him back together and wake him up. That’s what KH is all about. The characters and their bonds. That is the heart of the series. In KH3, the character development just flat-out sucked.

I don’t buy the explanation that the power of waking is soooo taboo and that’s why only Sora got to use it (at great cost). The power of waking was built up SO MUCH. Each Guardian of Light should have gotten a chance to use it to make their character arcs feel more complete. Aqua should have used it on Ventus in the Land of Departure when she was randomly unconscious. Riku and Mickey shoulda used it on each other when they were randomly unconscious. I wanted to see Lea defeat Isa, then use the power of waking on him to wake him up.

Roxas and Xion’s presence in that fight still made no sense and doesn’t feel any more organic than it did before. Xion was made out of Sora’s memories. How did they even bring her back? How is she suddenly worthy to be a full-fledged Seeker of Darkness now? Originally, she needed to merge with Roxas to become a complete Sora Replica. Honestly, Nomura should have just stuck to his guns and not brought her back. Too much of KH3 felt like it was just written as cheap fanservice. Let’s bring back everyone. Then maybe fans won’t notice how shitty the character development is.

I was much more aware during KH3 that I was playing a game made by a huge corporation to make money than I ever was before. With the older games, I felt like I was playing a creative work. Regardless of how zany the plot could get, I could always feel the love that each game had put into it. On the other hand, KH3 felt much more like a disposable “consumer product,” if that makes sense.

It’s really sad how obvious it was that Kairi and Isa spent most of their fight standing around doing nothing. Really solidified my opinion that bringing back Roxas and Xion (physically) was a huge mistake and that it was thought up at the last minute. Nomura was complaining that there’s too many characters and admitted he couldn’t keep track of who has met who. Well, I’m pretty sure he had Roxas and Xion in mind when he said that (just look at the final scene at Yen Sid’s Tower when Lea reunited with Ventus and how awkward it was). There really are too many characters and some had to be sacrificed so others could shine.

Yeah, Kairi got one extra scene fighting Xemnas before she got kidnapped. But it did little to change the fact that she got benched in her own fight and got fridged. Lea and Kairi trained hard for that fight. They were preparing to fight Isa, Lea’s best friend from childhood who was possessed. But Kairi and Isa stood around and did nothing the whole time while Roxas and Xion got all the spotlight. The Recusant’s Sigil was surprisingly brought up again, but the scene made no sense to me. We’re definitely missing some vital backstory there with the Sigil.

I’m glad Kairi got to fight in an actual boss battle, so we can see her play style and everything. That’s great. Of course, she should have gotten that in the original game. And I still think killing her off at the end was a huge mistake. This DLC tried to make her feel more important, but I stand by my original opinion. The ending of KH3 should have just had Kairi rescue Sora at the end with the power of waking, then Sora and everyone celebrate their victory on the beach.

There’s a sense of closure, and a happy ending. Then they could start building up a new arc. Just overall, KH3 had no sense of closure or emotional satisfaction. It doesn’t even feel like the Dark Seeker Saga had a definitive end. Really, KH2 had more closure, yet KH3 is supposed to be the grand finale. KH3 felt more like a teaser for the new arc than the conclusion of this one. The DLC doesn’t fix that at all. It certainly doesn’t make KH3 feel like a “Final Mix”.

People say that Nomura was more interested in what came after KH3 than KH3 itself. And it’s true. I’m sure that if KH3 had been able to come out in 2014 or 2015, it would have been a drastically different game. KH3 is a product of Square’s huge problems as a company, and that’s a damn shame.

I liked seeing more of Scala ad Caelum. But it doesn’t make up for the fact that it should have been an explorable world in the main campaign. Sora should have been able to go there and learn about Xehanort, the Recusant’s Sigil, etc. It was very poorly integrated into the story. The story itself was just a mess.

Finally, I really couldn’t care less about Yozora. Let’s be real, if KH3 had come out in 2015, Yozora wouldn’t even exist. Noctis and his bros would have probably appeared in KH3 instead and it would have felt like a more traditional KH game. I was sad about Versus XIII’s cancellation. I still am. But Yozora just feels out of place and shoehorned in. Nomura is obviously unable to move on and this has affected his creative choices. Sora’s disappearance at the end just felt like a gimmick to introduce him to Yozora.

Overall, I really got FFXIII-2 vibes with Re:Mind. Like all the nonsensical time travel stuff, the hollowed out characterization, Sora turning to crystal. Pretty graphics, but lacking a soul. I’ll always love the older games. They’ll always have a special place in my heart. But KH3? Eh....not so much.

#kh remind

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valorxdrive · 5 years ago

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🔥 Spill your salt about Kairi’s treatment!

My opinion on it is about the same as everyone else’s. (Least I think so in this department.)

She needs an adventure for multiple reasons.

Did you know out of the OG cast for the guardians of light we’ve got to play all of them at least once? That even goes for Mickey since you could snag control of him for a hot second when Sora got ko’d in KH2.

That’s where I share the gripe that it’s a matter of her being underutilized. I always found it strange for her case in particular too. Kairi is always given part of the time by multiple variations vs actually being in the mix herself. Not to say I don’t enjoy their presences at all (I adore Namine and Xion), but as it stands if everyone else was out there, she had full right to make moves that actually give us insights on her character. The hero’s journey set up allows us to learn about quirks and characteristics that is always fun mental food to digest. Do they get angry when x happens? Childishly excited and pumped up when y happens? People would work with miles over information.

Look at the astounding bit people do already with the cutscenes and clips we have of her. We’ve already learned how she holds a fighting spirit and will do some risky stuff, things people would likely piss their pants doing.

What always gives us impact in KH is the feeling of things and I see how people want to connect with Kairi on that scale. The series itself just makes that difficult since it’s like on this venue of always teased compared to brought out there and put into action. This is why you feel the frustration as vibrant as you do. So I will admit something that I did get salty on. LOL

How they actually marketed how she was going to be a battle princess and made sure to apply the emphasis on how she wanted to fight as well.

This in itself? Not bad things at all. In fact it’s great! We see that being stuck on her butt while life is going hectic doesn’t vibe well with her and she wants to kick mess into motion to help out. KH3 though-- ittttt has it’s struggles with characters. (Not just her, all the heros in a way or other got kicked with this stick when matters involving KH centric scenes.) That is something I put lightly as in a prior rant on it, the Keyblade war could’ve been a lot more compelling if people actually moved. Something we’ve seen they can do in cutscenes.

Aqua vs Ansem sod - Lingering Will vs Terranort?

The war was the one part that should’ve been used relentlessly as a spectacle. They could’ve allowed Kairi to flourish, team up, work with, snark with, it was just many elements they could’ve been putting out there despite the keyblade inexperience. Since in this series when you have heart, that allows you to get wild just like anyone else anyways. Yet that place flopped on the aspect of struggle while making the heart go into the bits of reunion for many characters.

The destiny trio got the short end of the stick in any bonding moments at all there.

Soooooo yeah.

#zephyrlost #| Bottle Mail #| Meme

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the-evil-space-trio-au · 5 years ago

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180 Shift, a Navy X Aquamarine fanfic

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Summary: Navy meets a cute girl at the club and decides to flirt with her. She’s pretty shy at first, not really opening up that much. But a few too many drinks quickly changes that.

Rating: T

Warnings: None

Notes: Human AU, 1980s, Nightclub, Drinking, Slight Dirty Talk, Flirting

Fic 2 of T.E.S.T. Week

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”So, you come here often?”

Aqua turned around, the bright flashing lights, loud music, and the smell of hairspray all mixing together in the background of the nightclub she had decided to visit tonight. In front of her was a girl around the same age as her, no clue where she had come from.

She had brown skin, a dark brown afro, and was sporting a red crop top with black short shorts. To make her even more extra, she wore dark red tights and black heels. It was all so extravagant compared to Aqua’s plain blue dress and black flats. She never really did follow the latest fashion trends.

”No, this is my first time.” she told her, a bit overwhelmed. Aqua had never really cared much for nightclubs, but decided to give it a try. ”What about you?

”Nah, I’m here like twice a month.”

”Oh...”

”You’re really cute.” the girl said. ”How about I buy you a drink or two?”

Aqua blushed. She didn’t know what to think of this girl who approached her, but she seemed friendly, so she accepted her request. ”Sure.”

They walked over to the bar and sat down next to each other. Aqua made sure her posture was straight and proper, which prompted the girl to giggle.

”You don’t need to be so formal here.” She commented. ”But that’s kinda adorable.”

”I can’t help the way I was raised.” she stated proudly. Normally it could come across as slightly snobby, but this girl’s properness seemed amusing.

”I understand.” the girl replied. ”So what’s your name, dollface?”

”Aqua Marie.” she told her. ”And yours?”

”Navy. But you can call me... anytime.”

Aqua blushed again. ”Oh, you’re too much.” she joked.

”You’re too pretty.” Navy countered.

The bartender arrived and asked them what they would like. Navy asked for wine while Aqua ordered a blue fruity drink.

”You like the classy stuff, don’t you?”

”Isn’t red wine classy?”

”I guess.” she said. Something about the way the lights danced around her brown eyes got Aqua’s attention. ”Are you from around here?”

”Me?” she responded. “I lived here a while.”

”Well I’ve never seen you around.”

”I’m not normally a nightclub person.” she revealed, blushing at the sight of two people with big hair on the dance floor moving rather provocatively with each other to the beat of a techno song. ”I’m new to this sort of... activity.”

”I figured.”

”Is that bad?”

”Of course not...” she took her hand and kissed it. ”Your look is pretty beautiful.”

Aqua blushed even harder. Damn, she was good. Not that she would admit that, though.

There was something about Navy that set her apart from the rest of the nightclub. The noise that irritated Aqua seemed to no longer bother her. It was a nice sort of feeling, but she couldn’t find a way to show it. Straightening her dress, she adjusted herself once more.

”Th-thank you.” she looked away shyly.

The bartender came back with their drinks. They both thanked him and clinked their glasses together. Navy winked at her again and Aqua smiled, feeling a bit more welcome.

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They talked for a while, ordering more drinks that Navy happily agreed to pay for and getting to know each other more. The loud music became muted white noise compared to their conversation. With each drink, Aqua felt more comfortable opening up. Navy even showed her how to trick the bartender into giving free drinks.

However, it wasn’t too long when it became clear that she had too much. Navy, who was a bit better at holding her liquor, seemed to notice this as well.

It was funny at first. Aqua seemed to act so different. When sober, she kept her emotions mostly to herself. But here she seemed to be speaking her mind.

”I sweah... al’ this political crap got me so bloody annoyed.... who does this Reagan arsehole think ’e is anaway... not like the bitch back in England is any bettah...” Aqua slurred, her accent a bit thicker(and more playful) than usual. ”I oughta play a real mean trick on ’im. That’ll showem!” she then giggled loudly, her high pitched voice echoing in Navy’s ears. Which she had to admit, was a gorgeous laugh.

”I think you need to rest now, Aqua.” Navy told her.

”Whaddya mean?” she asked.

Navy took her hand and led her off the bar stool. “It’s time to go.”

”Come on, dahling...” she continued. ”I don’ wanna stop seeing your face.”

”I’m just going to take you home, kay?”

”You can do a lot more than that if you want...” she winked. Navy blushed a little.

“Oh... oh?” she wasn’t sure what to make of what Aqua just said.

“Take me to my room... pin me to the bed... make me yours~” she whispered, wrapping her arms around her waist.

Navy realized what she wanted. She knew it all too well as someone who was pretty experienced in the matter herself. It was quite entertaining to see such a prim and proper girl act like this. The tables have turned, now she was the one being all flirty with her.

Aqua was pretty and she wouldn’t mind sleeping with her. She would love that, actually. But she was drunk, so her mind was too clouded for her to know what she was doing. Navy knew it was not the right time.

”If you rest first then maybe. You’re way took drunk to even think.” the red clad girl replied, moving Aqua’s arms away from her waist. ”Now where do you live?”

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The walk back to Aqua’s apartment took a while thanks to the alcohol messing with her motor skills. Thankfully it didn’t mess with her sense of direction, and Navy was there to guide her into staying up and on the side walk. There was plenty of stumbling involved, along with incoherent monologues about become a villainess who tricked people into doing her bidding.

Upon getting to the apartment and opening the door(good thing lockpicking was a specialty of hers), Navy carried Aqua bridal style into the living room.

”Ooh.” Aqua murmured as Navy placed her onto the couch.

”Now you stay there and get some rest.” she requested.

”You’re not gonna leave, are you? The fun’s just getting stahted...” she took Navy’s hand and looked at into her eyes. ”Sure I’m prim and proper, but for you I can be bad as I want~” She giggled a bit evilly this time.

Something about that got Navy a bit flustered. Holy hell, that was kinda hot. Who knew she had that in her. But it was time to focus on the situation at hand. She let go of Aqua’s hand and placed it on her shoulder. ”Don’t worry, I’ll be here when you wake up.”

“Why don’t you come closer, though?” Aqua pouted. “I can’t think straight, you really got me good. Lockpicked your way into my heart. You’re so pretty... I just want you take me and... and... fffff-“

“How about we continue this conversation when we’re both aware of ourselves, hm?” Unsure of what to do in this situation, Navy walked over to the television set, tuning into a static station in hopes that it would help Aqua fall asleep.

For now, she just waited.

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It took a while, but soon, Aqua fell asleep.

Making sure she was surely asleep, Navy picked her up again, quietly leaving the living room and trying to find what could most likely be Aqua’s bedroom. Once she found it, she placed Aqua down onto her bed and put the covers over her.

She looked peaceful sleeping despite the fact that her short blue hair was a complete mess at this point.

Navy figured she’d stay the night just in case, so she went to sleep on the couch. It wasn’t like she had anywhere to be, so she was content with staying at a random stranger’s house. If anything, she would get to see that cute girl again.

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Aqua woke up the next morning with a throbbing headache. She immediately regretting drinking last night. The first thing she noticed was that she was in her own bedroom. Not only that, but she felt like a hot mess. What even happened... Oh wait. That girl! The pretty girl... Navy! Where was she?

Suddenly, Navy walked in to see Aqua awake. Speak of the devil. “Oh, hey! You’re awake.” She sat down on the bed in front of her. ”Good morning.”

”Uuuggghhhh.” Aqua groaned, placing a hand on her head. “What happened?”

”You got really drunk, so I took you home.” she told her.

“How drunk was I?”

“You were flirting with me.”

“I flirted with you?” Aqua was a bit surprised at the fact. Was she really that wasted.

“Yeah, it was pretty wild.” she added, laying back, her eyes towards the ceiling, still blushing at what she had heard from her last night.

“Well, to be honest, I do geniunely think you’re attractive.” she admitted.

”Oh really?”

”Yeah...” Aqua replied sheepishly. ”What did I say?”

“Well...” Navy explained. “How do I put this...

“Go on...”

“You wanted me to have sex with you.”

Aqua went silent. “Did... did we...?”

“No, I just took you home to rest.”

“Oh...” she trailed off. Her voice went quiet. Now she was completely embarassed. The fact that she would just.. but then again... did that really sound all that bad? “Canwethough?”

“Oh? You really want to?” Navy asked, a bit smugly.

“W-well... if you want to...” Aqua replied. Taking a deep breath, she continued. “At this point, there’s no use in hiding the fact that I like you, since you already know.”

”Well, I’m definitely down for it if you want.” she accepted. ”But maybe we should wait until later tonight.”

”Yeah, I’ve still got a headache. And I’m a mess.”

”I can come back, how does 9pm sound?”

”Alright. I can call you when I’m ready.” she suggested, getting up from the bed, still a bit hungover but already getting used to it. ”We can exchange phone numbers.”

”Sure! But I have to warn you, one of my sisters might pick up.”

”I’ll ask for you.” Aqua noted, writing her number down on a piece of paper. ”Here you go.”

”Thanks.” Navy handed out another piece of paper.

”That was fast.”

”I already had it on me.” she said. ”Just in case I happen to meet a cutie.”

”Aren’t you a little charmer.” she teased. ”Well I can do you one better.” she quickly kissed Navy on the cheek.

She giggled. ”You may have gotten me this time, but just wait til tonight... I’ll have you moaning my name and whimpering at the sound of my voice.”

”And I’ll have you begging to hear more...”

#this one was late but hey at least now you get two fics in the same day #steven universe #su #navymarine #navy x aquamarine #su navy #su aquamarine #fanfic #su fanfic #human au #au #1980s #nightclub #t.e.s.t. week

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elizas-writing · 6 years ago

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We’re about 3 months away until the long anticipated release of the one, the only, the extraordinary, Kingdom Hearts III! Almost 14 years of waiting with about a dozen side games and HD re-releases are finally building up to this grand moment for video game fans. And like most other fans out there, I needed a serious catch up to remember all the convoluted lore and relive all the good times and bad with our favorite Keyblade wielders and Disney team members.

Since I don’t have all of the games on hand, much less the time to play the ones I own, I went to the wonderful world of YouTube and over the course of two months binged through about 30 hours of content, right from the very beginning! It was so much fun to relive all the series highlights, finally watch the newer content in the HD re-releases, and pick up on the little details I missed the first time around. And I thought I’d share some of the wonderful thoughts going on in my head during my binge.

Without further ado, here are Eliza’s silly but honest taglines, asides, observations, and comments of the Kingdom Hearts series!

Kingdom Hearts

The OG most ambitious crossover

I’ve been in this world for three hours and CAN’T FIND THE NEXT CHECKPOINT.

I know we jab at Chain of Memories for its awful gameplay, but I legit-erally didn’t finish the Atlantica world cause I had no idea where the fuck to go next. Even for a 2002 game, the mechanics were a nightmare sometimes.

Sometimes having every other world set up like a labyrinth is too much work than it’s worth.

Seriously, you have to talk to Aerith a million times to get Curaga. How the fuck were you supposed to know that without the Internet or a strategy guide??

Came for the bizarre mix of Disney and Final Fantasy– stayed for the characters and mildly convoluted story.

Just gonna add this in with the other “the power of friendship” crap I love.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Worst. Fucking. Fighting. System. EVER.

You ever wonder how the board meeting went for this game?

“So it’s, like, 50% the same game again, but shitty.”

I’m here to button mash, not strategize like Magic the fucking Gathering

This is the one where all the hot villains show up, right?

Just don’t let Axel’s bad boy facade fool you. He’s a finger guns bisexual with bad dad jokes.

10/10 will steal your girlfriend, boyfriend and nonbinary significant other

Every time someone says “memory,” take a shot.

Also, are we never gonna talk about where Pluto went with that letter? Are we supposed to accept he just comes and goes however he pleases?

Kingdom Hearts II

The best one. You can’t change my mind.

One man’s convoluted revenge scheme at the cost of, like, 5 teenagers’ mental well-beings.

I’ve only known Roxas for 6 days, but if anything happens to him, I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself.

So Ansem wasn’t really Ansem. You see, he was this scientist’s apprentice who– aaaaaand I’m lost.

If your fandom experience at this point didn’t include calling Xemnas “Mansex” or listening to Dr. Bombay’s “My Sitar” to cope with Demyx’s 2nd boss battle, you did it all wrong.

We all made fun of Demyx for needing a notecard for his mission, but my work desk is a cluster of reminders and sticky notes, so I can’t judge anymore.

The beginning of the longest, most painful wait for a sequel.

I’m sure Haley Joel Osment is a chill dude, but who the fuck allowed him to sing?

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days

Area Man Tries to Balance Life Between Work, Broken Marriage, and Two Adopted Kids in Existential Crises

Spoiler Alert: It ends horribly for everyone involved

When the realization set in that he became a father

Saix being a bitch

Family drama

Seriously, Saix, the last time I saw a man this pissy about his friend spending time with someone else was The Road to El Dorado. And Tulio and Miguel were supposed to be a gay couple.

Well, that was a depressing ass backstory on why Roxas has two Keyblades

“Who am I?!”

Anyone out there still calling Xion a Mary Sue better apologize to my daughter in the next five seconds.

The Organization’s HR complaint box probably looks like a tornado blew through it…

At least they seem to have good enough health insurance since their youngest members tend to fall into month long comas.

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

Remember when Xehanort was a scientist’s apprentice who went AWOL? Think again, bitch!

The point where you realize this is all just a long, cruel, brutal DnD campaign

It’s best if you just don’t get emotionally invested in any of the characters. No one has a happy ending.

How one man’s total lack of self-awareness and critical thought dooms the universe

No, seriously, I’m sorry, Terra is a massive idiot. Master Xehanort doesn’t even have to try hard to manipulate Terra; he’s just that goddamn dense and does a lot of stupid shit on his own. These are facts.

I can’t even handle the secondhand embarrassment of his Neverland visit where he thinks Peter Pan is after the light when he was guarding a literal treasure chest, like, that’s just too dumb.

I still love him and wish him a wonderful redemption, and he definitely didn’t deserve losing his friends, family and his free will, but there were so many avoidable stupid disasters if he didn’t just blindly trust the wrong people.

Terra is the physical embodiment of “I am not a clever man.”

Forget the darkness in his heart– I’m more concerned about how many worms are eating his brain.

Terra, this bitch just asked you to cut out the heart of a 14-year-old girl, and you just went “chill.” Did you already forget your last oopsie with Aurora?

Loving mother left to clean up her husband and son’s messes…. all of them…

She’s about a couple steps away from becoming a wine mom to get through this shit.

As you can see, the main difference between Ventus and Roxas is that one is a literal ray of sunshine who did nothing wrong, and the other is a mass of anxiety who says “fuck” more often than he’s allowed to.

Kingdom Hearts: Coded

The one everyone forgets existed.

Guys, I just wanted to know what Mickey’s letter said. I didn’t ask for another whirlwind adventure.

The most outrageous excuse for a midquel, but dammit that last bit in Castle Oblivion… I’m gonna need a moment to recollect myself.

Yeah, if this bit didn’t get you emotional, get out of my house.

What do you fucking mean Xehanort isn’t fucking dead??

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

Wait a minute, all Terra and Aqua had to do for their Mark of Mastery was hit some balls and spar each other. Why do Sora and Riku need to go through coma nightmares and fever dreams??

Just… just give up questioning the lore…

So Ansem the Wise made a copy of his computer, and that’s a sleeping world where Jeff Bridges exists, I– I’m done.

And if this didn’t break your heart just a little bit, we can’t be friends.

Had the potential to just be Kingdom Hearts III if Nomura wasn’t too deep in perfecting those renders

We’re gathered here today in the bonds of just a couple of guys being dudes.

But seriously, there is zero heterosexual explanation behind Sora and Riku’s Sound Ideas coming together to make “Dearly Beloved.”

So is Ienzo really gonna gloss over the fact Lea stood by while a clone sucked out his life force? … Okay…

I’m still bothered by the fact Young Xehanort and Haida from Aggretsuko have the same English voice actor, because they’re total opposite energies.

Kingdom Hearts X [chi] Back Cover

“Traitor!”– Ben Solo-Organa, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens

I’m surprised no one took a step back and said “Guys, maybe the Master was fucking insane and trying to dupe us all with this Book of Prophecies shit.”

I’m sorry, I can’t trust anything the guy says or does. He put his FUCKING EYEBALL IN A KEYBLADE FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES.

Not to mention, he purposefully made them keep their roles a secret from each other which made misunderstandings pile on top of each other, like, dude!

I’m sticking to the theory that there was never a traitor, and he just pulled this out of his ass for the drama of it all.

Does no one in these games sit down and talk through their problems like normal people do? Again, worms in the brains…

Friendly reminder that cute Keyblade wielder avatar you made likely died in the Keyblade War.

I have nowhere near enough time to wade through like 900 quests worth of content in an ongoing game, and I don’t know how much I’ll need for Kingdom Hearts III…

Like, apparently Ven time traveled?? The fuck??

“What’s in the box?!”

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep A Fragmentary Passage

If you thought that title was a mouthful, wait for the onslaught of feelings!

“The things I do for love.”– Courage, Courage the Cowardly Dog

The most beautiful and emotional game demo in the universe

I wanna eat all the rocks

I just want my wife to come home and be able to rest.

“Please, God, just let me have one good day?”

“Oh my God, you again?? Give it a rest buddy!”

Kingdom Hearts III is RIGHT there! I can see it, I can taste it, I can smell it, it’s so goddamn close that I can hear the angelic choir singing Kumbaya. I haven’t been teased this bad since BBC Sherlock series 3.

Kingdom Hearts III (based on all current information from trailers and conventions)

You get Norted, and YOU get Norted! Everyone gets Norted!!

Impractical zippers and belts are so 2005. Now everything is about plaid and excess buttons.

“I want to see my little boy (Here he comes) I want to see my little boy!”

What is he doing? His best. Also, get a load of the detail work on his hands.

Xion and Naminé are on the box art, so they have to be in the game, BUT WHY AREN’T THEY IN THE TRAILERS YET? WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY DAUGHTERS?

“The ending is going to be difficult for fans to handle.” I’m sorry, Nomura, but I forgot how to read for a moment there and will be in a horrible state of denial for the next three months.

If you’re calling that Heartless doll your waifu, congratulations, you’d be the first to die in a horror movie.

For fuck’s sake, it’s emitting black smoke and has the penetrating eyes of death. It must be burned.

And there you have it, folks! Most every silly thought that went through my wonderful brain through my Kingdom Hearts binge! It was worth putting off many of my other shows to refresh my memory on the lore— as contrived as it is multiple times—, see all my favorite characters, relive the greatest moments, and get pumped for what’ll come next in Kingdom Hearts III. I can already tell it’s going to be a great one, and I can’t wait to start playing!

Funny Observations of the #KingdomHearts Series We're about 3 months away until the long anticipated release of the one, the only, the extraordinary, Kingdom Hearts III!

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fearofaherobrine · 6 years ago

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Roleplay Server Log #340

“Prince Is Rude, Aqua is Upset, Cp is Punished”

[MA] -Comes approaching the group with a sour expression, hooks the crook in his staff around one of Prince's shoulders- Who's he hurt the feelings of this time?

[Prince] You wound me, MA. I merely state facts.

[MA] You're a rude old man. I know you.

[Doc] Buff, a little bit.

[Yaunfen] He hit my cat!

[Doc] What the fuck Prince.

[Prince] The cat deserved it.

[MA] -Blank stare for a second before sighing intensely- Sorry about the cat, bud. Not the best with animals. And. -Rounds on Prince- Apologize to Buff.

[Prince] I have nothing to apologize for, it was the truth.

[Buff] It's... okay.... - twiddles huge fingers- He's old... I don't want to be rude....

[Yaunfen] Makes a very obvious 'haha you got in trouble face' at Prince.

[MA] No, it's not okay. Apologize! -Turns Prince's head with his staff toward Buff and taps foot expectantly-

[Prince] I only apologize if it's untrue. -He sticks his nose up at Buff-

[Buff] I'll just go... help Deerheart or something....

[MA] -Shoves Prince a bit at Buff with an exasperated sigh- Don't make me go get Mix.

[Prince] -Aggravated sigh- Fine. I apologize, Buff. -He clearly doesn't mean it-

[Buff] Pained smile- that's okay-

[Yaunfen] No! You gotta mean it! It doesn't count otherwise!

[Prince] -His own sour look- I will only mean it when shown otherwise.

[MA] Or when the guilt eats you up.

[Prince] As if it would. -Shrugs the staff off his shoulder and stalks off-

[MA] It will. I'm sorry about him, Buff. He's a cranky old man constantly. -Slings staff to his own shoulder-

[Buff] It's fine.

[Doc] Pats his huge shoulder- We know you're not a meathead.

[MA] ...He called you a meathead?

[Buff] quietly- yeah... kinda...

[Doc] Should I be concerened about this one Ma? He's seems a bit... mean.

[Yaunfen] And rude!

[MA] He's just a bit set in his mindset. He's not very physically violent here so far so I think it'll be fine.

[Doc] He better not be or I'll stomp him.

[Lie] Is looking at a piece of chourus while standing in the shallows of Hera's bay-

[Herabrine] -jaws theme as the gigantic guardian cruises slowly along the shoreline-

[Lie] - I see you there

[Herabrine] Goes straight down like a submarine and flips her tail ever so slightly to flick 5-6 individual pixels of water at Lie.

[Lie] Laughs a little before lowering the plant in her hand into the water to see if she can alter it-

[Herabrine] Is watching her from juuuuust below the surface-

[Lie] Watches as the chourus becomes more porous and lightweight-

[Herabrine] Even bigger eyeball-

[Lie] Frowns a little- I'm not sure this is right... Damnit, I wish I knew what things looked like on Aqua's seed...

[Herabrine] Rises up to the surface and transforms, floating on her back with her arms out- Okay, I give up. What are you doing with that useless teleportation fruit?

[Lie] - Trying to make the water a bit more like what Aqua is used to. Their end must have been filled with an aquatic version of this plant. Besides, it would be another plant for the water

[Herabrine] But what's it supposed to look like?

[Lie] - That's just it, I don't know

[Herabrine] You could make a small version of the plants?

[Lie] - Yeah... Maybe...

[Herabrine] You better make sure it doesn't tp if you eat it either. I'd hate for Aqua to randomly tp over onto the land.

[Lie] - Good point... Guess I'll be doing a fair amount of experimenting with this one...

[Herabrine] So what's new? -grins- You working on a cozy little bubble nest?

[Lie] - No! No... I think CP's gonna be doing most of the building. I think he's rather nervous and looking for an outlet

[Herabrine] As long as the outlet isn't punching people, I think we're good. Heh!

[Lie] - I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that we're having a girl

[Herabrine] I'm glad. There's enough guys on this server.

[Lie] - Yeah- She pulls her hands out of the water and looks at the malformed plant in her hand- Ech...

[Herabrine] That's bad....

[Lie] - Yeah that's going into the lava pit

[Herabrine] Toss it up in the air, I'll take care of it-

[Lie] - Alright- She tosses it up a decent ways

[Aqua] Bumps Hera from below-

[Herabrine] Is bumped but still manages to fry the tangled mess into nothing with her beam weapon. - Hey Aqua.

[Aqua] Trills at the two of them-

[Lie] - I think he heard his name

[Herabrine] Goes for the head scratch on Aqua, she's pretty much spawled on his head anyway- He gets bored.

[Lie] - I wonder if we could tether some toys around for him to play with...

[Herabrine] I've got some simple stuff he can mess with and I try to swim with him at least once a day.

[Lie] - That's good

[Aqua] Makes a chirping noise as he notices a lobster-

[Herabrine] Follows his gaze- Look at that unsuspecting bug.... git it!

[Aqua] Immediately dives for it, dumping Hera back into the water-

[Herabrine] Floats back up and hovers over the surface of the water, cheering Aqua on-

[Aqua] Snags the lobster and rushes for the surface with it-

[Herabrine] At least he gets a kick out of hunting for some of the critters we do have. I don't think he eats the sea dragons, but he does chase them.

[Lie] - So long as he doesn't get in Basil's way...

[Herabrine] Basil is suprisingly slow, and Aqua can corner better then him too. Besides, the big fucker has been a bit more relaxed since Doc revived the sea dragons. He eats himself silly and then just chills on the bottom in the really deep water.

[Lie] - That would explain why I don't see him as often anymore

[Herabrine] He's staying farther down the coast too. Sometimes I hear this bellowing noise and he comes up and gets near the shore but I've never been fast enough to see what's making it.

[Lie] - A bellowing noise?

[Herabrine] Yeah, kinda like when the mammoths are being noisy?

[Lie] - Weird, maybe Doc knows?

[Herabrine] I wouldn't be suprised. -grins- They're a nosy little fucker.

[Lie] - If not the instigator

[Herabrine] Waves at Aqua, trying to get them to surface-

[Aqua] Pops back up, tilting their head in curiosity-

[Herabrine] You're kinda psychic Lie, try to communicate with the big guy. Ask him what kinda plants would be good. Since some of the dragons sorta respawn through their egg drops, he might have some instinct you can tap into.

[Lie] - I can try...- She reaches out mentally and brushes against the dragons mind. What she finds is a surprisingly barricaded mind- Well that's weird. His mind is blocked...

[Herabrine] Tries with her own abilities and pushes a bit harder- Come on Aqua, you trust me, right?

[Aqua] Snaps at them, nervous about what they are doing-

[Herabrine] Flies a bit out of the way- Aqua?

[Aqua] Swims away-

[Lie] - I wonder what that was about...

[Herabrine] That was weird.

[Lie] - Maybe it has something to do with his End?

[Herabrine] I hope he's happy here at least. His egg was left behind. Maybe the player that took him out before was particularly brutal?

[Lie] - I don't know, maybe we could investigate someday

[Herabrine] Floats over closer to Lie- I'm not even sure how we could find out what happened.

[Lie] - There have to be clues somewhere

[Herabrine] Maybe? You ever want to go back there, I'm the person to take with you.

[Lie] - Oh absolutely, but maybe wait till after the baby is born

[Herabrine] Well yeah... that could be a while. Man.... you're gonna be so miserable. Poor thing. I saw how it went with Aven. Waddling around like she was gonna pop. Laying eggs is the way to go.

[Lie] - Yeah humans aren't designed for that

[Herabrine] shrugs- It works for some of the Testificates and they're mostly shaped like humans.

[Lie] - Yeah yeah... I'm a little surprised CP hasn't come to check on me yet though

[Herabrine] Just enjoy the brief quiet before the next explosion.

[Lie] - True- She starts heading towards the shore- How's Maggie?

[Herabrine] oh, you know. Hot, bouncy, she doesn't have much going on upstairs. But it's okay, she's a low stress pet. How's Hope and all your Pokemon?

[Lie] - Rambuncious, well other than the Rvulpix...

[Herabrine] Still working on that one huh? Poor neurotic little thing.

[Lie] - It is getting better, it recently got on the bed while CP was there too

[Herabrine] Awww. You know...? Did you ever find out what gender they both are? I know it's neither here nor there, but I bet Silver could tell you which is what.

[Lie] - Er, no actually... Are you just hoping for baby vulpix's?

[Herabrine] Nah, I'm betting they're both guys or both girls or that would have happened already.

[Lie] - Good point. The Lileep is just really content in the greenhouse... I honestly sometimes forget it's there and it surprises me

[Herabrine] Well it is a prehistoric plant cloned from a fossil and taken into a lower poly game. It's probably happy to just chill out. Have you seen Doc's chomplies lately? They sneak up on people and give raspberries in unison: its delightfully annoying.

[Lie] - No, I haven't actually been over there in awhile. I've been busy with my house guests

[Herabrine] It's not just them either. Pokemon are weird. Doc's Exeggutor just stands on the shore sometimes and stares off into the water. Considering that it's supposed to be psychic, I can't help but wonder what a three-headed tree monster thinks about.

[Lie] - I don't think I want to know. Who knows it might be trying to communicate with Espurr

[Herabrine] don't forget Lapras and Milotec are out there in the water too. I'm glad they seem to get along okay.

[Lie] - Yeah I usually see them playing over by Stevie's place... And they occasionally capsize Stevie's boat if he's fishing

[Herabrine] laughs - I'm guilty of that too! He makes the most hilarious noises when you startle him.

[Lie] - So CP says

[Herabrine] Eh, I make up for it though. I chase big fish into his little pond when I'm bored and they get stuck.

[Lie] - That is helpful, especially for feeding Milotic... Although I think I recall Alexis saying something about them having too many fish from Milotic bringing them to them

[Herabrine] Waves a hand- then she has an excuse to visit Alexsezia and give her some. She doesn't get out of the house much.

[Lie] - You'd be surprised. The number of times I'd swing by her place on the other server and she wasn't there was pretty often. She can be sneaky as fuck when she wants to be

[Herabrine] No, I mean Alexsezia doesntget out much. She seems to go questing for materials once in a blue moon and then stay home crafting and farming for weeks on end. She hardly walks farther then it takes to feed the one live horse.

[Lie] - Yeah, I guess your right... Maybe you guys should do an "alex" outing again

[Herabrine] Not a bad thought... Though Alexis still doesn't trust me from the last time!

[Lie] - Well maybe I'll join you guys this time

[Herabrine] Perhaps... Though you may have to restrain me a little - laughs- TLOT gave me a present... Some of his special cheese. That shits delicious.

[Lie] - I hate that stuff! It reeks!

[Herabrine] you're weird. All the other brines like it. I've even seen Cp eat it.

[Lie] - We think it's naturally spawned Brines that like it because those who weren't originally brines or who flat out aren't a brine hate it

[Herabrine] Well it's a bit less personal way to determine if someone is a natural Herobrine then testing their... 'Fertility' at least.

[Lie] Groans- That was an awkward situation

[CP] Is flying towards the bay-

[Herabrine] Especially for girls and Aces... And speaking of coming, here comes trouble. - grins-

[Lie] Watches her husband land-

[CP] - Hey, how are you feeling?

[Lie] - I'm just fine CP

[Herabrine] Shes just busy glowing with magick and creative potential while I entertain her with my usual wit

[Lie] - What were you up to?

[CP] - Settling some technical issues

[Herabrine] Still working on prettying up your commanders?

[CP] - No, our daughters NOTCH

[Lie] - I'm sorry, what were you doing?

[Herabrine] Oh.... Holy crap! I didn't even think about that! Lies not even showing yet and one of those fuckers is already pre- spawning?!?!

[CP] - No! I talked with my father and we got an unassigned one assigned to my daughter!

[Lie] - CP... There's something wrong with this picture...

[Herabrine] Is it the part where he called Markus dad? Or the part where they apparently cooperated on something? I'd check him for honesty pollen Lie.

[Lie] - I'm talking about the part where he didn't include me in this decision at all... [CP] Tenses a little-

[Herabrine] I was getting to that... Where did you find a jobless NOTCH anyway? Raiding that little village of tormented souls you keep under wraps?

[CP] - No...- Is taking some steps away from his angering wife

[Herabrine] Is watching Lie warily. at Cp- so who got the job? Before she catifies you?

[CP] - Prince... The NOTCH TLOT recently brought back [Lie] - So you made this decision, without consulting me, and choose a NOTCH we know next to nothing about? And you thought that was a good decision?!

[Herabrine] I'm guessing it was that or roll the dice with a randomly generated one?

[Lie] - We could have at least found out more about this NOTCH!

[CP] We still can?

[Lie] Glares at her husband briefly before flicking the collar at him-

[Herabrine] I think that was the end of the discussion...

[Lie] Frustrated noises-

[Herabrine] Sooo Prince? Sounds like either someone with a superiority complex or a dog.

[Lie] - I don't know. He could be a really good musician

[Herobrine] oh har har, do we know what group he's with?

[Lie] Shakes her head- No, I don't

[Herabrine] Flies over and puts her feet down next to Cp.

[CP] Gives her a little hiss-

[Herabrine] gives him a pat on the head, too bad she's dripping wet and her hand is clammy. - oh hush

[CP] Fury swipes-

[Herabrine] Gets scratched but also wrings a bit of her hair out over him in retailiation

[CP] Angry noises-

[Lie] - Oh hush, you have no right to complain

[Herabrine] quietly- Yeah, go play someplace...

[CP] Goes to rub against Lie-

[Lie] - Uh, no. I'm mad at you

[CP] Little mew, his mind already churning on what he could do to end up human again-

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