#as soon as the second cutscene even

[mementokore]

The Beginning and the End

Oh how I miss it. Can't believe it's been like 8 months...

[kakusu-shipping]

I am absolutely consumed by the Mario fixation at this point, and I need to drag Koro-Sensei in with me.

[viulus]

So I haven't been updating anyone on my BotW progress, not really, but I felt like doing that right now.

Last night I finally made my way up to my first Devine Beast (Vah Medoh), and with that I also got to see the first flashback with Revali, and... I think he deserved to die in the Calamity, actually

[peanutpinet]

BABE!!!! We absolutely need a second part to Little Things, we need to know how their relationship develops and see Sylus fall in lover with reader's soul. PLEASE BABE PLEASE!!!

Welcome to My World - Sylus x Fem Reader (Sequel to Little Things)

Request: Craving for a sequel to this w/ reader actually going back to her world and sylus just defying all odds shshshshs these kinds of fics are so interesting love em <3

A/N: Just a lil something for those who wanted to see what would Sylus be like if he were to actually come out of the screen and into our world (still having his evol but is not addressed). Also if anyone is a Kpop fan, I just want to say, do have a listen to Aespa’s Welcome to My World. It embodies this fic so much and am putting some of the lyrics into the story! I hope you guys enjoy!!

Disclaimer: I do not own the images nor the characters or you (the MC). All images were taken from Pinterest.

Also, if you haven't read Little Things, the "first part" of the story, do have a read. Will be link here. But you don't have to read it and can just read each of these fics seperately

Warnings: Fluff but mainly ANGST, Isekai Theme, Will be Going back and Forth between LADS universe and our universe, slow burn because Sylus is tryna find you :))

Funfact: I remembered the TV Show: Westworld and how the characters of the game gain conciousness when writing this fic

Songs to listen to: NCT Dream - Broken Melodies, Aespa - Welcome to My World, NCT Dream - Like We Just Met

N109 Zone - 01:48 AM

It was in the middle of the night. When all are asleep, people in the N109 zone, those in the shadows have only started to wake up and get on about their day, including Sylus. Slowly awakening from his slumber, Sylus saw the girl that was beside him, fast asleep. Her chest was rising and falling in a steady motion; indicating that she was in a deep sleep.

Smiling to himself, Sylus decided to scootch a bit closer and caressed the girl’s cheek. But as he did, the girl immediately grabbed his wrist tightly and jerked awake. “Who the fuck…w-where am I?!”

Hearing the girl’s words, Sylus knew. “You’re not her…”

Real World - 09:28 AM

You woke up with a pounding headache but slowly regained your consciousness, you noticed how the bed wasn’t as big nor was it as warm as when you were used to. Jerking up, you took in the room you were in. The bright white ceiling was the first thing you see, the smell of alcohol and blood was faint but you could smell it, and then you heard a beeping noise which made you turn and saw that your hand was hooked onto a monitor and an IV drip.

Whipping your head around, you search for your phone until you find it and immediately look at the date when you suddenly get a notification from both Instagram and Twitter mentioning the new update for Love and Deepspace.

“I’m back…” you sobbed yet your fingers glided across the screen of your phone, pressing the game that you swore you were in

As the game loads, you see the cutscenes of all of the characters and can’t help but feel emotionally overwhelmed whenever you see Sylus’ cutscenes.

Once the game loaded and you could hear that cafe jingle along with those familiar red eyes, you tried to see whether or not anything had changed in the game other than the new updates but when you clicked on his tall figure, the lines he said were nothing out of the ordinary. Even in the text message icon, you couldn’t text him like you did when you were in the game.

“Was it all just a dream?”

“Y-you’re awake!!” you heard someone talk and as your eyes looked at the doorframe, it was the nurse

You soon found out that you had been in a coma for a little over 2 weeks yet it felt like you were in the game for 2 months, maybe even more. Your best friends came to visit you every day and now that you’re awake, they were bombarding you with food, life updates, and all.

For once, you actually didn’t feel as lonely as you were when you appeared in the game.

Maybe it truly was all just a dream…

From a distance, a black crow was watching your interaction with your friends from a tree that was just outside of your window. After some time, the crow eventually fled and flew away from the tree.

N109 Zone - 04:18 AM

Sylus was beyond pissed. He took MC to where he took you in the beginning to get your evol and aether core checked but additionally, he wanted to know if you were truly not in the MC’s body. Sylus’ worker questioned as to why he brought MC again to check her evol and aether core, confusing the Onychinus’ leader.

Even when the two came home, the twins didn’t notice any difference from MC. What’s wrong with everyone? You’re not MC and it goes the other way as well. Why were the twins pestering MC who to Sylus, was not you.

“But boss, Miss Hunter and you have known each other for over 2 months now. What do you mean she’s not her?” Luke questioned, genuinely confused at his boss’ attitude

“She’s not. Have you forgotten who taught you both how to cook the simplest meal? The one that bought you those bulletproof vests?” Sylus demanded, something, anything about your sudden disappearance or at the very least, anyone other than him remembering your existence

“It’s Miss Hunter, though?” Kieran replied, making Sylus groan. “Just, leave me alone for the next few days” Sylus left the room and walked past MC who grabbed his wrist, making his brow arch in confusion.

Sighing, Sylus turned to see MC. “What is it that you want?”

“Where are you going? I went through all the trouble to get the N109 zone and I want answers regarding the aether core” MC demanded but Sylus just chuckled and used his evol to remove MC’s hand from his wrist

“You already have the aether core you’re looking for. Why don’t you go back and ask your doctor about that? I have other matters to attend to. Like why are you here instead of her” Sylus mentioned, walking away until MC talked to him

“You’re always mentioning her but you never mentioned her name. Who are you exactly talking about and what does it have to do with me?” MC questioned and this time, Sylus grabbed her by her neck and pinned her to the nearest wall

“Don’t tempt my patience. I only have so much left ever since your attitude shows up instead of something else I want. From here on out, I could care less about your little quest. You can even have that brooch you’re wearing to get in and out of the N109 zone without getting harmed. But I want you to leave. Go back to your doctor, that fish man of an artist, or fake hunter for all I care. When I come back to this place, I hope that you’re not here anymore. Or you’ll hurt even more” Sylus warned, releasing MC as he went who knows where.

Sylus went into his car, the car that you love to drive in. Though you were just a soul in MC’s body, he could immediately tell the two of you apart. What scent do you like, the small trinkets that you would buy to keep his things more organized, some small keychain plushies that he would put on his keys which is in contrast to his scary look.

You might just be a soul that just so happens to be in MC’s body, the body of a person he should’ve been interacting with, the one he should’ve been bound to. But why does his heart feel incomplete? Why does his soul long for your own.

Gripping onto the steering wheel, Sylus looked at the plushie you put in this car. It was a koala, one of your favourite plushies, because you told him that you looked like a koala when Sylus carried you around. “I swore to you that if this were to happen, I would find you. Regardless what happens, I will find a way to get back to you. Our stories’ unfinished, sweetie. Wait for me. I’ll do anything to get back to you”

Real World

It’s been several months since you woke up. You still played the game but not as often anymore. You got a job at your friend’s office as a secretary. It pays well, you and your friend are roommates, life has been going fairly well that you barely played the game that provided you comfort.

One day, however, there was a bouquet of red Carnations mixed with pink Camillas on your desk with a note attached to it. “I hope this gets to you. If this ever reaches you, it means that I’m another step closer to seeing you again. There’s this uneasy feeling I’ve been feeling since you were gone. I promise I won’t stop finding you”

Confused, you asked everyone, including the delivery man who delivered the flowers to you but no one knew where it came from. It didn’t even mention your name and only a description of you.

Brushing it off, you thought it must’ve been some kind of prank until several more flowers reached you. One after another, there were notes along with the flowers which all made your heart clench because whoever this person was, it seemed that either you left a very deep impression on them or this was some sort of stalker.

“Did the first one reach you? I’m getting closer”

“I hope that you’re eating well. Wait for me”

“It seems that you’ve forgotten about me once more. No matter, I’ll be sure to jog your memory once we meet again”

Another year has finally passed and the bouquet and notes kept on coming until you saw the flowers and notes that came in. Instead of the usual red Carnation or pink Camillas or even sometimes Forget me nots, this time it was a bouquet of black and red roses with a note of a familiar handwriting and scent.

“I’ve finally found you. You said that you were worried about me finding the real you but to me, you’re just as perfect as your soul. Your face, your body, it matches your soul perfectly. And even though you might’ve forgotten about me, I assure you that my love for you is still the same like we just met. Perhaps in the game, I would allow you to go live your life without me because it’s safer for you. But here, looking at you, I can feel myself coming alive once more. Whether you try to move on, I know that there’s a lingering feeling behind your pretty head thinking of the possibility. And you would be correct, sweetie. I’m fulfilling my promise to you. For there is no love greater than mine.

P.S: we should thank Mephisto for always managing to find you when I couldn’t

-Sylus”

You were in shock. Sure, there was a small voice, hidden behind all your to-dos, your schedules, your wants, likes, needs. A faint voice telling you of the possibility that perhaps Sylus was the one to send you all those flowers and notes but you were in your world, the real world. You would lock that faint voice and never think about it again. You were realistic. There was no way that a fictional 3D man would send you all of that.

And Mephisto? He’s a bird. A mechanical bird that is tied with Sylus. Everything seemed ridiculous. You couldn’t think straight for the rest of the day until your boss called you for a sudden meeting outside of the office and at a restaurant.

The restaurant was filled with high-class people, some were doing business with another while others were simply finding ways to spend their money. Suddenly, it reminded you of the time when you were in MC’s body and Sylus would take the two of you out to dinner.

Remembering Sylus, the flowers, and the note, you decided to excuse yourself to the restroom but in reality, you decided to log into the very game you downloaded to seek comfort. The nostalgia was coming back. They made a new update and introduced a new male character. Once your game loads, Sylus is still in the game and when you poke him, thinking that he’ll respond like how he would when a player hasn’t logged in for so long, he surprises you.

“You’re probably wondering why am I not responding to you in a way that you expect. Well, why don’t you check my messages on the message feature, sweetie?” Sylus mentioned and immediately, you went to open the message feature in the game and once again, you were shocked with what you read on the screen that you had to cover your mouth.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it, kitten? I’m sad that you’ve forgotten about me but I’m genuinely happy with how you’re living your life so far”

“But if I were to tell you that I want to be apart of your life here, would you accept me?”

You were given the chance to answer him, to reply to this sudden message but your boss had already called you back and unfortunately, you had to go back to the table and sit beside your boss.

As you were about to sit down, you heard that familiar soothing voice that always calms your nerves; especially when you’re in the N109 zone. “Is this your secretary that we’ve been waiting for?”

Immediately, you looked up and met with those soft bright red eyes behind small glasses. The white hair you’ve gone through with your fingers was styled like how you first met him. The figure sitting in front of you was wearing a soft grey sweater and black jeans.

And that smile, that smile that you’re so used to seeing everyday is now showing in front of you again. “Pleased to meet you, sweetheart. Shall we begin the meeting?”

Throughout the meeting, you tried your best to pay attention and jot down all the notes you needed. You struggled for a moment and even towards the end, you stutter your thank you and goodbyes until the white-hair man called you.

“Waiting for someone, sweetie?” you heard that damn voice as you could feel all hairs on your skin stand up

Turning around, you finally got a good look at him. All of his 190cm height was towering over your figure. Your actual real-life self and not the MC you created in the game.

On one side, you wanted to talk, to question him if all of this was just another one of those visions you used to have. On the other, you wanted to jump at the man in front of you. To cry in his arms as he holds you close. But nothing. You were frozen in your spot as this Sylus look-alike smirked at you and held his index out which suddenly a black crow rest on.

“Is, is that…” you managed to utter, making the man in front of you chuckle

“Mephisto. An actual crow this time” he said, extending his hand out so the black crow was within your reach

Extending your own index out, the black crow, Mephisto went onto your index and you instinctively stroke its head. “We never stop looking for you, you know”

You look up to see those eyes that once were filled with rage now filled with sadness. Sighing, you tried to remind yourself that this is the real world, not your game.

“I'm sorry, sir. You must've gotten the wrong person. I don't think we’ve met before this meeting today. Your bird must be very friendly to have gone on another person’s hand” you mentioned, intending to return the black crow, still not believing that the man and bird in front of you are who you think they are

But instead, the man in front of you turned and took something from his pocket. “Is that so? Well then either you don’t want to remember what we’ve been through or Mephisto might’ve gotten the wrong person. Then how about we reintroduce ourselves to one another?”

“I’m Sylus, this is Mephisto. We were from a faraway land called the N109 zone. For the past year, I've been building my multimillion security tech company” Sylus mentioned, extending his hand out, revealing the brooch that you once wore as a promise to Sylus to stay by him

Shocked to see the brooch, you stutter at your words but Sylus noticed this and gently took one of your hands which you didn’t deny. “I meant what I said and I’m keeping my promise. My only regret is I couldn’t come find you sooner”

“H-how? This has got to be a joke. You’re not real. You’re not actually here. I must be dreaming again. I’m going mad” you started to lose your mind but Sylus pulled you into a hug

“Tell me this isn’t real then. Tell me that you don’t see me. Tell me that you don’t feel this warmth we both have wanted for a long time. Tell me you don’t want this and I’ll gladly walk away from you so that you can continue to live your life as is but don’t expect me not to want to be a part of your life. Don’t think that even if I walk away today, I won’t try my best to still keep an eye on you” Sylus stated, whispering into your ear, kissing right below your ear

Taking in his calming leather scent, you slowly sob in Sylus’ chest as he strokes your head, calming you. “You’re such a stubborn crow” you finally hug Sylus, indirectly accepting him back into your life

“I know. But it’s worth it. I finally get back to you. Though I can’t offer you as much as I would when we were in the N109 zone, I do promise you that I will be here this time. I’m not letting you go that easily. So, you’re willing to let me back?” Sylus asked, making you chuckle

“Welcome to the real world, my world, Sylus” you said, getting on your tiptoe to give his cheek a kiss but instead, Sylus turned his head, held your neck and leaned for an actual kiss

A/N: Ngl, I was simping over my own writing of this. Where can we find an irl Sylus T^T

[fuji-sen]

Can i request scar hc when player keep simping to scar boss mode rather than scary its more like cool and terriffic

Reader's/Player's reaction to Scar's Boss mode!

SAWuWa Au headcanons pt. 4

anonymously requested.

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➥ You know, Scar would think that as soon as you see his monstrous (boss) form your compliments for him and doting would cease, and maybe you'd feel fear, or disgust or repulsion for him.

➥ but then, the minute he transforms, you let out a sound. sadly it wasn't one of fear or horror, but simply and yet again-

awe.

Like pure awe, your frequency was almost drowned out by the fighting, but everytime he got close to the Rover, even when he had round house kicked the main character or legit smacked them on the ground several times, you keep complimenting him!

"Oh god, he looks so cute and cuddle-able!" you'd squeal.

No he did not look cuddle-able, he was threatening! he was scary!

"and his attacks are so cool! he's legit pumelling me down to the ground!" you'd say in an almost adoring way.

➥ he'd be confused for a second or more wondering why you were referring to Rover as yourself.

➥ And then there's this strange aura, sound from the rover, like two frequencies combined together in some sort of symphony or melody.

➥ The rover felt like a different person, and as their mouth moved, he can hear your voice! "sorry Scar baby, I have to beat you" you'd say in an almost confident way as you controlled the Rover and fought with him in a more serious manner.

➥ As you fight, you'd still compliment him, admire his attack style, his short cutscenes, and talk over his lines.

"he's such a cute psycho"

➥ and you probably have a few screws loose as well if you're simping for him (no offense, I am too)

➥ and you know, with the amount of how much you fawn over him he might as well call you a fawn (young deer)

➥ you'd be kinda sad you can't accept his offer to join him, and that would be awkward for Rover, the magistrate and her loyal right hand woman!

➥ and maybe, scar started to like you a bit more. cause hey, you were willing to join him and his group's cause! if only you were the one in control of the Rover's body..

Wrote and Edited on: May 27, 2024 🖌

No rewrites, no translations, no posting or copying the text and posting on here or any platforms please ( • ᴖ • ｡)

[lexi-the-demon-69]

A final farewell

Yeah, decided to make a fake cutscene of Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie getting Thanos snapped in front of Dark Cacao-

Here, have a little oneshot that'll make this scene even worse:

Dark Cacao Cookie fell to his knees as Caramel Arrow Cookie faded away into a cloud of floury dust. The sheer devastation that burned in his heart was too much to bear, he lost his first watcher again. But, this time, there was no guarantee that he could ever see her again. Just as he looked down at the floor... the coo of a dying dove caught his attention.

"Y-your Kingliness...? I-I don't feel so good..."

Dark Cacao Cookie's eyes shot open as his body picked itself off the ground to see little Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie, his little artist, reduced to a pale shell of floury dough. Dark Cacao Cookie looked on in terror as Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie began to fade away, picking himself off the ground and dashing over to be by her side in her final moments.

"Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie!!" Dark Cacao Cookie shrieked. "Not you too...!!"

"Y-your Kingliness...!" Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie coughed. "I-I'm scared...! I-I don't wanna go! I-I don't wanna leave you!"

"Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie...! Stay with me! Don't let yourself fade away like Caramel Arrow Cookie and the others! Stay strong for your king! That is an order!"

As much as she wished to follow orders, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie continued to fade away, growing weaker and weaker by the second.

"I-I'm... sorry... b-but.... I don't think I can.... keep myself together.... I-I'm s-sorry for disobeying orders.... Y-Your Kingliness...." Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie sniffled. "I-I didn't even get to finish my painting.... t-that I-I... promised to make you....!"

"No... no... it's alright, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie...! You will finish that painting... because you are returning home with me! Even if you didn't finish the painting... I would still be happy with it..."

The feeling of warming peace soon took over Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie's body as she finally gave into her suffering and allowed herself to fade away.

"I..." Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie sighed. "A-at least... I won't have to worry about my assignments for school anymore... a-and.... I finally had my wish come true..."

"No! No! Don't you dare say that!" Dark Cacao Cookie exclaimed. "Please, stay with me, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie! Stay for your king! Your wish never came true yet! Not yet!"

"Y-yes.... it did...! M-my wish... was to find my parents... b-but... I found something better... t-than my parents..."

"A-and what is that...?"

"You...! Thank you.... for.... all you've done for me...."

As she let out her final breath, Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie's body had fully returned to flour as the specks rested on Dark Cacao Cookie's hands. All that was left of the little artist was her paintbrush, resting on the ground just a few inches away from the distraught king. Dark Cacao Cookie could only look at the floor and the pile of blowing flour sat underneath him as tears fell from his violet eyes.

------ Your tears, hand them over

[gravityglitch-blog]

I'll shut up about the Ark siblings soon (maybe)

When writing about her, I tend to focus on Maria as a gentle and kind personality.

What I'd like to bring some attention to here is her strength. She's not a physical fighter, not like her brother. But it takes a great deal of strength to cope with an illness like hers, while not allowing herself to be consumed by despair.

Always she holds on to hope.

Then there's this cutscene from the game.

I'll be real, Black Doom would be horrifying to look at in real life. If I saw this thing, I would faint, no question.

Black Doom: "The promised time is nigh upon us, Shadow. Soon you will be mine."

The moment he threatens Shadow, Maria basically tells this creature that looks like it crawled straight out of hell to shut up.

Maria: "Shadow will never serve you! He's nothing like you!"

Black Doom: "Gerald may have given him this unassuming form, but the blood of the Black Arms flows in his veins."

Nothing that this monster says can make Maria think badly of Shadow, not even when his rage starts to surface.

Her words break through to him. (And this is how I learn, officially, that she named him? That's adorable!)

She believes in him with all her heart. She always has.

And as if my heart weren't in enough pain, we then get this.

The horror on his face when he realizes time is about to reset is painful to see. All he wants to do is keep his family.

But Maria's strength shines through again. She'd rather face her future, and allow Shadow to be free, than live in a single moment forever.

Maria: "Shadow, no. We don't want to be frozen in one place in time. Besides, your friends need your help."

Shadow: "But you don't know what's going to happen!"

No, she doesn't. And judging by his reaction, she must know it isn't anything good. But she's still willing to confront it.

Whatever fear she might be feeling over the unknown that lies ahead of her, she doesn't show it. She instead uses these last few seconds to comfort Shadow.

The Ark siblings have courage and strength woven right into their souls.

[sonic-and-songs]

Ok I Need to talk about this because I'm obsessed with their interaction!

We can see two diplomats at work, carefully discussing important matters in a calm, overpolitly way while not hiding disliking each over. If you read between the lines it's clear they don't want to be together in the same room:

Arlecchino needs a favour for her beloved children, Neuvillette needs to hear her out because she's a Snezhnaya diplomat and needs to keep peace.

But if you take aside all the unnecessary courtesy you realized they're quite passive aggressive, especially Neuvillette.

One of the first things he says after he greets us is something like "I didn't think we'd seen so soon after giving you the gnosis" which traslates in "I though you'd get the fuck out already".

Then they start to talk about water and shit - whatever Arlecchino needs to get it over with- and he randomly accuse her of murder. They weren't even CLOSE talking about it but he needed to throw it there.

How much does Neuvillette, the Iudex of Fontaine, symbol of justice and well known to be equal and fair, need to be pissed at you for him to accuse you of murder out of the blue??

And I know it's purely intimidatory because he does absolutly nothing about it, he just wanted to tell her "you need to know that I KNOW" and she knows it. So she pretends to not know and he pretends to believe it, probably because he has no proofs (and she probably knows this).

Then there's this veiled attempt of corruption from Arlecchino's part when she gifts him the Snezhnaya springwater and he catches that, and he immediatly stop the conversation with barely a goodbye.

Like, the cutscene immediatly stops and we're out of the door two seconds later.

If you stop to talk to Neuvillette after the cutscene he does an elaborate speech where he basically says "idk what's wrong with her, be careful"

I'M OBSESSED

[call-me-rucy]

Obviously you aren’t lvl 5 and don’t know everything but I thought this would be the best place to get clarification-

Do you think edits are allowed? Or compilatiosn that aren’t full cutscenes/compilations with gameplay as well?

Hi there! Thanks for the question, I will do my best to answer it, although I have to add that yes, I'm not L-5, and I have now law knowledge whatsoever.

If someone knows more details about law stuff (looking at you, Ace attorney fans that got into law school), please feel free to add/correct this post!

Note: The guideline is published in Japanese but I'm asuming that they can legally reach outside of Japan through Youtube, Tiktok and such.

I think the main spirit behind this thing is "Please don't make things that could be confused for official stuff".

Gameplay seems to be okay in all its forms, as long as it's clear that it's gameplay, that you're a fan playing a game you have. To that effect they also ask that you credit L-5 with the rights in the description section in the following format:

CV: ©2007 LEVEL-5 Inc.

PB/DB: ©2007 LEVEL-5 Inc.

LF/UF: ©2008 LEVEL-5 Inc.

LS/SC: ©2009 LEVEL-5 Inc.

MM: ©2011 LEVEL-5 Inc.

MM+: ©2011-2013 LEVEL-5 Inc.

AL: ©2013 LEVEL-5 Inc.

LBMR: ©2012-2013 LEVEL-5 Inc.

LMJ: ©2018-2021 LEVEL-5 Inc.

Phone trilogy: ©LEVEL-5 Inc.

PLvsPW: ©2012 LEVEL-5 Inc. ©CAPCOM

Compilation of gameplays should be good, then! 👍

As for other stuff, such as edits, I'd say that as long as it's clear that it's fan made, spoilers are tagged and L-5 is credited, it's should be fine. This old video comes to mind:

See how the first seconds are not the actual video? It says something along the lines "These characters are from the Layton series, there are slight spoilers up to Azran Legacy, continue only if you're okay with that".

It feel's weirdly 2010s, but I guess that's the way to go now.

Still, it is not like they will come inmideately for us all. I doubt they know Tumblr exists, for starters. As for Youtube and other places, short fan edits and gameplays and the likes might be good with those "I'm a fan, not L-5 and this has spoilers" disclaimers.

And I'm not really familiar with how Youtube works, but I'd say even if you have music videos or silent gameplays in Youtube the worst thing that can happen is for you to recieve a notification like "please take down this video". And then you do that and that would be sorted.

So the final message is:

Do not panic

Maybe add disclaimers and copyright thingies to future Layton videos

When/if you recieve a takedown/copyright notice, act. (And maybe share with the class so we can know when/if they are taking down videos, and which ones).

For now behave like your favourite cutscenes compilations or music videos might be taken down soon.

[pokepollsters]

Lumi Plays Pokémon: White 2 Bug Monotype Run- Part 2

Didn't intend for it to take this long for the second part, but we're back now, and it's time for a gym battle! Read more below the cut!

So Teabag and I got to the gym, and I wasn't too worried! I gave him an Oran Berry to hold and he got to business against the trainers.

2 Bug Bites each knocked out Patrats and Lillipups alike, and both trainers were down without taking a hit. Good job buddy!

Cheren was much the same, 2 attacks against Patrat and it didn't even scratch Teabag. The Lillipup was slightly more challenging, taking 3 attacks and a strategic choice of tackle to keep him out of healing range, but it wasn't too scary!

The Basic Badge was ours.

After a couple more cutscenes, it was finally time to head out to new pastures! But first I took a moment to appreciate the rain in Floccesy Town and Route 20.

Then we set off properly. After defeating a hiker in the way, Teabag and I got to the eastern side of Route 20, and were about to grab a new friend when we get interrupted. Rude!

It's okay though, Cheren and Boot take only a moment of our time before we get to the new grass. For a 20% encounter rate, I have surprising trouble finding it- but we run into a new member of the team, Venipede!

It gets a little scary for a moment, as Venipede's Rollout poses a threat to Teabag, but a well placed Great Ball has the bug on our squad.

I took a moment to look through all your great suggestions, and went with another food and drink related name- Gumball! This was suggested by @joltiksforbrains, thank you! The way Venipede and its evolutions curl up into a little pink/purple ball is so cute and gumball like, I had to go for it!

With a new friend on side, I start to clear out the trainers on the route and level up Gumball.

Between docile Teabag and bashful Gumball, our team may be a little on the quiet side, but they've been doing well nonetheless.

Admittedly, I do think Gumball may be slightly harder to train than Teabag, if just because of less good moves (the only STAB he has is Poison Sting!) but he's got a lot of growing still to do and a lot of potential.

We had a couple of scary moments after a rain boosted Water Gun almost knocked out Gumball before he could get the experience, but that wasn't the real menace on the route.

The real problem was Dunsparce.

This level 11 Dunsparce with Rollout swept both of my poor little bugs. Twice.

I took the hint and we avoided that trainer for a moment, Gumball at level 12 just wasn't able to take the hits long enough for us to score poison and let it chip away the Dunsparce's health, and I really wanted him to get the exp!

We ignored her- for now- and went on to Virbank, where we saw a conversation that I feel like I should've been private...

Oh well, not our problem! I headed to the south of the city and to a patch of grass where I wait to find an Audino! Gumball takes some time, but we were able to chip it down without Teabag's help, and I was very proud! For that, Gumball earned enough exp for 2 whole levels! Level 14 here he comes.

So we took the fight back to the Dunsparce. A lucky Rollout miss lets Gumball poison it and start to set up Defense Curls. We're about to beat it, we've chipped away at its health and!

Critical Rollout. Gumball goes down again and Teabag finishes the job. Good job both of you, but it seems the exp was not meant for Gumball. I'll be keeping a close eye on any Rollout Pokémon to come for sure now...

To finish up, I do a once over of the new city to pick up any new items (we find a Silk Scarf to boost Return that I taught to Teabag after the gym battle, it's a good move for a happiness evolution while I don't have anything better filling out that spot!) and to get to know the locals. I'm getting a little nervous about the upcoming gym, so I think next time we'll be doing some training in the Virbank Complex.

Thanks for reading, and wish me luck, we've got some tough fights on our hands very soon!!

[boghermit]

DATV spoilers wrt Taash

I'm still so mad that they kill off Taash's mom as soon as she accepts their gender identity. Like literally within thirty seconds Taash's mom gets smacked on the head and dies. Whose idea was that? I can only speak for myself but I think a lot of trans people would prefer a storyline about reconciliation with estranged family to a storyline that ends in shock-value tragedy.

I'm picturing a pleasant ending for Taash where their mom lives, and also they learn to embrace both sides of their heritage. (This would fit in thematically with not being forced into a binary!) And then think of all the heartwarming cutscenes you could have with them bonding with their mom after she accepts their identity, maybe some extra interactions / scenes with a Qunari Rook. Taash's mom could become a consultant to the Veilguard on Qunari culture even if it's just the usual letter-writing that happens in the background.

I'm rambling but I really really like Taash in spite of their "immature" personality flaws and I wish their storyline had been handled with a bit more grace.

[caffeinatedowlbear]

On Handsome AIs and identities

This was going to be a comment in the discussion under this post, but I cannot be stopped.

After clearing up semantics, OP and I are in agreement that AI Jack was created by means of a ‘brain download’, however BL’s near-magical technology would handle that.

What comes next is determining to which degree AI Jack is or isn’t the same person as Jack 1.0. I’m afraid you’ve triggered an unskippable cutscene.

To clear this up, I propose we answer the following questions:

1. Is AI Jack a SEPARATE being from Jack 1.0?

2. Is AI Jack a DIFFERENT being than Jack 1.0?

Is he separate?

As far as I’m concerned, yes, because:

He is a new being: AI Jack is a digital entity that had not existed before being created by Nakayama: and we know that Nakayama did make the initial primitive AI we meet in TPS; we can imagine the AI Jack in Tales being a much, much, much upgraded version of that.

He is operatIONAL, even if not operatING: based on how easily AI Jack is activated in Tales, we can assume that the 'brain download' wasn’t being passively dumped into a static database, but incorporated into a digital, self-aware system capable of autonomous thought and action, once activated.

“But he wasn’t activated until—”

Irrelevant! As far as I'm concerned, a being in stasis is still a being. It exists, and it’s alive, just not presently active. If I wouldn’t be okay with destroying an active self-aware AI, I also wouldn’t be okay with destroying a fully functional AI that hasn't been activated yet. Killing the latter would NOT feel more okay than the former.

Is he different?

OP has pointed out that from the point where Jack 1.0’s and AI Jack’s experiences start to differ, they become separate beings. Based on my points above, I argue that AI Jack is a separate being from jump. But paraphrasing OP, I would say that 1.0 and AI become different beings the moment their experiences diverge.

And that moment is the very next second after 1.0’s brain download begins. Because the brain being downloaded is a snapshot in time, so as soon as 1.0 makes a new memory, including the memory of uploading said snapshot… continuity has been broken. 1.0 now has a memory that AI doesn’t.

Which kind of means that the only time Jack 1.0 and AI Jack are the same person is the split second between 1.0 starting the brain download and the download commencing?

(As an aside: if we imagine that New-U's are canon, they are meant to instantaneously back up the user's brain at the time of death, and digistruct a new body into which the brain contents are uploaded. Similar for Fast Travel or any other teleportation: you're scanned, destroyed, then recreated at the destination. As long as only one copy of you exists at a time, your continuity is preserved. If a spare copy is left behind, we have a problem.)

(As an extra aside: the show Living With Yourself features a darkly funny, but pretty solid exploration of what happens when a spare copy of you gets left behind.)

Revisiting our questions now…

1. Is AI Jack a SEPARATE being from Jack 1.0? - yes, because AI Jack has existed at the same time as Jack 1.0 

2. Is AI Jack a DIFFERENT being than Jack 1.0? - yes, because AI Jack’s memories are never exactly the same as Jack 1.0’s, due to the snapshot nature of the hypothetical brain download

Now, for the trillion-dollar question… Does being a separate and different ENTITY from Jack 1.0 make AI Jack a different PERSON?

This one, I’m afraid, has too many layers, because wouldn’t you know it, being a person is complicated. XD

For the purposes of this discussion, let’s take the Felicity example. If the memory of what Jack 1.0 did to Felicity are part of AI Jack’s memories, does this mean that AI Jack also inherits the blame for those actions?

I don’t know. For real. 

It’s easy to say ‘of course he does, because he’s a direct continuation of Jack 1.0’ - except that he’s not, as I’ve described above.

‘But even AI Jack himself, in Tales, views himself as a direct continuation of 1.0’ - but just because he thinks that doesn’t make it true.

I think the only way that makes sense to me is to ask: if Jack 1.0 were still around, whom would you hold responsible for the damage done to Felicity? For the death of Bloodwing? For the destruction of New Haven?

If you had to put someone on trial for that, would you go after the man who actually did it? Or after the man who was made to believe that he had?��

So if we wouldn’t have held AI Jack responsible for Jack 1.0’s actions if the latter was still around, I don’t think that 1.0’s death should change things.

AI Jack is a Separate and Different being than Jack 1.0, and should not be held responsible for any of 1.0’s actions.

The defense rests--

Wait, actually…

There is one exception to my closing statement.

AI Jack is a Separate and Different being than Jack 1.0, and should not be held responsible for any of 1.0’s actions UNLESS he chooses to accept that responsibility for whatever reason.

Now, in what situation would AI Jack WANT to be held responsible for Jack 1.0’s actions? When accepting responsibility is inextricably tied with some experience of being Jack 1.0. When he would rather think of himself as Jack 1.0, with everything that entails, rather than be completely separate from him.

When there’s something in his-not-his memories that he wants to think of as his own, even if it means accepting the pain and grief and other baggage that comes with it.

Consider the following segment from my fic, in which AI Jack, by now pretty invested in the idea that he is NOT Jack 1.0, believes he has a fleeting chance to speak to the ghost of Angel (emphasis added).

“Angel.” Just saying her name again makes Jack want to drop to his knees, but he’s not gunning for pity here. “I am… so sorry. I’m— I’m told you understand that I’m not… him, but really, I’m not not him, either, ‘cause I— I remember it all. Better than he ever did, ever could, ‘cause he never could go back and look, really look at it all, and I can. I… have. I’ve seen everything he’s done, I’ve learned what you did, and I got it, I finally got it, too fucking late, of course, but for what it’s worth— Yeah, no, I know it ain’t worth much. Just like your dad, always a day late and a dollar short when it comes to the stuff that matters. Gahd, you really have been dealt a shitty hand as far as parents go, eh, baby girl? Far as too many things go, really. You didn’t deserve what happened to you, what he— what I— Fuck.” He forces a chuckle. “Yeah, yeah, I know. Language.” Seriously, this identity crap is starting to really get in the way. Story of his digital life, huh. Guess he’d better pick a pronoun and stick with it. Is he saying sorry for what the other Jack did, or taking on the man’s actions as his own? Is he offering an apology, or just condolences? Is he a bystander, an accomplice, or the perpetrator? Well, he can’t be either of the last two, ‘cause he, this Jack, never did anything to her! He never even met her! He wasn’t even around at the time, he wasn’t alive, for his given value of living! He’s more than within his rights to absolve himself of the guilt. But if he does that, if he’s a bystander offering condolences, that means he’s talking to a stranger right now. If he absolves himself of the guilt, if he stands aside from the horrors Jack 1.0 is responsible for… then he’s got no claim to any of the good memories, either. He never lost a daughter ‘cause he never had one. He was never married, he never ran Hyperion, he had nothing, he was nothing till he got sparked into consciousness when Rhys jammed a data drive into his cybernetics. He’s not Handsome Jack. He’s not any Jack. He’s just a confused collection of ones and zeroes, a digital ghost mixed up in old memories he doesn’t know what to do with. She’s a stranger to him, and he’s no-one and nothing to her, and he’s got no business talking to her, and none of this has any meaning. Well. Fuck that. “Angel. I’m sorry for what I did to you. I’m so sorry, baby. You deserved so much better than that. So much better than me. So much better than this bullshit apology. I mean, it’s not all bullshit, ‘cause I mean every word, but it’s still bullshit ‘cause it can’t fix a thing. There’s nothing to be fixed. You’re— you’re gone, and it’s my fault. All of it. You did nothing wrong. It was all me. I never saw. I never understood. I left you with no choice. I’m sorry.”

So, in summary… in my many, many thousands of words of writing about AI Jack, I ask the question ‘but IS he Jack?’ many times, but I never answer it. It’s always up to AI Jack himself to decide. His feelings about it change a lot as time goes on, but ultimately, he accepts that his identity is a liminal space between ‘Handsome Jack’ and ‘Not Handsome Jack’. 

Is AI Jack the same person as Handsome Jack 1.0, or is he someone different?

Yes. 

[hydrangeapartridge]

Opinion and thoughts on Emmrich’s questline’s last choice (with spoilers of course) :

How that choice stressed me the second the Liche thing was introduced… until when truly faced with it, it didn’t XD. I regret worrying so much but that’s in my nature (PTSD from Solas Romance and other stuff...). The second Manfred came into the picture, I was sold for one of the endings. I couldn’t imagine continuing the story without our beloved skeleton child.

With that said, I still played the two choices and the little wrapping quest after the choice. In the end, to me the whole choice felt like choosing between heart and mind. Here’s why:

- Emmrich becoming a Liche (the path of reason/logic)

In this ending Emmrich follows his dream/project. Just before you make the choice he is still very eager to become a Liche and barely talks about Manfred. I felt that’s what he really wanted and had worked hard for (contrary to other companion quests where other companions seemed less comitted to one choice over the other).

It is a more « selfish » (it’s a too strong word but I haven’t got a better one) ending and feels colder too. Emmrich follows his academic goals.

Rook and Emmrich’s interaction before the ritual made me a bit sad, like a farewell. The worry for Emmrich’s life and the unknown felt real. And when Vorgoth stepped out with the bloodied dagger, I felt a pang in my heart. The cutscene was very well done, every mortalitasi stepping out and suspense as Emmrich steps out last : he succeeded but changed forever.

Emmrich won’t have to face death because he succeeds in becoming immortal (he somewhat faces it because he could have died during the ritual but you see my point). When romanced, even if you can say it changes nothing to Rook’s feelings, that is obviously a big thing. It felt a bit too big for me for a romance that just starting blooming.

- Emmrich saving Manfred (the path of sentimentality)

To save Manfred, Emmrich will have to abandon becoming a Liche. He’s sacrificing something for Manfred, just like Manfred did for him. It’s warm and cute, and Manfred comes back with new magic powers. Plus you see the spirits of the first quest again which was a nice detail.

The first thing Manfred says when he realizes he’s got magic is « Magic, like you », showing he really admires Emmrich. That line killed me honestly, so heartwarming! The hug and the following scene with Rook are adorable, absolutely wonderful, and when in a romance with Emmrich it gives the family vibe that I personally enjoy very much. Father figure/teacher Emmrich does something to me… (I promise I don’t have daddy issues, I’m just getting older XD)

Emmrich will teach Manfred, pass on his knowledge to him, and somehow he’s giving his life to him since he turned down immortality for him.

Maybe it is selfish of me but I prefer this ending because Rook gets both Manfred and the same Emmrich as before. It feels happier. As Emmrich said when asked about his regrets: “I wouldn’t have it any other way”. This moment, with that sweet expression he made while watching Manfred discover the world again brought tears to my eyes. My heart was moved by this ending. It is by far my favourite.

Final thoughts:

I’m reminded of Baldur’s Gate 3 where the endings I preferred were those where the companions didn’t go through with their initial goals. It feels more like character growth that way maybe.

I’ll have to see if the other romances are as impacted by the final decisions of companion quests but I’m not sure. I didn’t feel like the other choices were that big (except Taash and Harding maybe) but maybe I’m wrong, I’ll see when I watch the other romances.

I’ll do another post soon about my overall opinion on the companions and their quests.

I absolutely do not regret choosing Emmrich’s romance, it made me feel lots of different feelings, and that proves it had me invested! It was very good. I hope there will be a few more scenes with him (especially a sexy one XD) because I can’t get enough of this lovely man!

(Link to my opinion on his last quest if you want more of my rambling)

[rioviaa]

so I finally obtained the last memory for the captured memories quest. therefore I now have all 17 of them. complete. And I just want to jump in here for a second and just. Scream. Cry. Drop to my knees in the middle of a Walmart and die (like link hahaha too soon ueue) sooo..

his tattered clothing. the stains that are most likely mixed with wet dirt and dried blood. the clear exhaustion in his posture by holding on with the scarce amount of strength he has left. the way he forcefully lifts himself up with every last ounce of strength for the sake of protecting her. even if it costs his life. he stands before her. before the danger. becomes her shield. after months of standing behind her as her personal knight.

and just the guttural scream she let out here was just. wow. she refuses to stand behind. to stay behind. all her friends are gone. and in her mind she blames herself for it all. for being left behind from all the champions’ progress. from his progress. but no more. now she stands before him. shields him. she will not allow another one of her friends to fall due to her incompetence. no more.

listen. imagine seeing the stoic but kind knight who always protected you from harms way before thinking of his own safety. that has stayed by your side even during your worst tempers and sorrows. fallen. the rain falling on his battered clothing and soaking them beyond repair. the raindrops on his cheek and hair making the died blood and dirt smudging his features more, his hair damp and tangled. the master sword in an almost painful grip as if it were his lifeline. and it was.

gods this shot. this one right here. his grip never loosens. but his breaths stagger. his heart slows. the exhaustion of fighting for not only your life but most importantly her life from evening to midnight. a cruel way to loose oneself is by the fate of saving the lives of hundreds in exchange for your own demise while doing so. but he simply must make sure she is safe. must look into her eyes at least once before he feels his eyes give to the very darkness he gave his entire life to destroy. and my god i can’t imagine how Zelda must feel. to loose her last and only hope. but to also loose a friend she had learned to cherish along the way. Now left desperately searching for any ounce of life left inside his lithe body with her hands and sobs to his chest.

“princess are you alright?” except that’s the last thing on her mind at the moment. isn’t it? when she immediately redirects them to him and risking it all for the slim chance of the possibility of saving him.

her tone is so assertive here. He is her priority right now. Wow.

i just. have no words. her tone. was downright threatening. so powerful. the delivery of this line. impeccable. made shivers run down my spine just hearing it. she will have her swordsman saved. zero questions or doubts. an absolutely breathtaking cutscene.

Okay I’ll shut up now haha but god this scene racked my very core. Beautifully made and executed with the music and lighting. the tone and ambiance the voice acting the small details of their movements. yup this one has won my favorite memory.

little bonus of me trying not to burst into tears as Zelda’s horse nudges link with his snout after seeing the memory ugh im in absolute shambles over this game.

[junocore-artemis]

Fate Of The Stars - A Hawaii Part ii Tribute

This is a small writing project that I'm working on- to design and plan out a Hawaii Part ii fangame. Now, will I actually code it? Probably not, but I can't get the idea out of my head so I'm writing it out anyways! So far I only have the first part, and I will post more with each part.

The game follows Simon in the last moments of his life, recalling and reliving his time during the album. If I ever do make it, it would follow more as a visual novel than an actual video game for most of the story, but there would be some more interactive elements.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW:

-the gentle lapping of the waves can be heard.-  The lukewarm water covered his body. Bubbles floated out of his mouth. There was no attempt to swim up. He could, but why should he? There was no need to. For the first time in who-knows-how-long, he was alive. Tonight, he would live forever. A million years in each second without any of the pain he had felt before. Each moment stored in crystal shards to make the ocean glow. Each hue to reunite two into one. A full moon to share a dance upon.   -The moon glowed bright tonight, if only he could share it with someone.- At that moment, he had no one. Soon though, he wouldn’t be alone.   -Above him, the symbol of his love glows, the most special star, the guide of his past. His arm weakly reached out for it.-   If he could reach any farther, maybe he could catch it. Maybe he could reach her. He was almost there, his fingertips–if only they would stretch any further, if only… -Then it shattered. The star split into nine pieces, falling into the sea around him.- He could still fix it, even if she was shattered into a million pieces. He just had to swim. His body was weakening, and while not fully lucid, a small part of him knew he was dancing on the edge of death. He started to swim towards the first shard, fighting the burn in his lungs. -As his fingertips touched the glistening shard, the entire sea glows a blindingly bright white.- He feels a breeze, despite being underwater, and lets it carry him away.  [minimal gameplay: you control Simon and swim towards (any would work) a shard , but that’s all. Everything else is just part of a cutscene]

[cyberkaban]

Hollow Knight Outlast AU part 2

ANTAGONISTS

Walker – A fallen mantis warrior, the only thing from his past life he can remember is violence.

He's been to many wars, which scarred him deeply both physically and mentally. Even without one claw he was hired as a guard by Murkoff. His appearance was enough to scare away the intruders,but his claw was for those, who went further. Even after succumbing to infection, he continued to guard this place. But making sure non will leave, especially Walrider. Infection made him even stronger and even more dangerous, not limited by sanity anymore. He even got himself a new claw from remains of his fallen enemy.

Possible bossfight – Could be simmilar to Traitor Lord fight(ripping off 2 masks of health like it's nothing), but with better moveset and bigger variety of attacks. And him getting ripped appart by Walrider in cutscene. Chris is also half-blind(because of attempt in trying to rip his eyes out and protect himself from infection), so his attackes get chaotic, when Miles is on the far range. His dream nail dialogues would be same as "We need to contain it" from the game.

Also silly art of him and Salubra having a tea party. And he's calling Miles a "Little Aphid"

Trager – a false doctor. He claims to be a saver, but the sweet release of death is the last thing for his victims can hope for.

(I chose a water strider for him because of poison and the disturbing way water striders breed...Fitting him very much)

His origin comes from peaceful Greenpath, where nothing ever happend, exept for....him. Trager used to sell his poison, which eventually got him to working for Murkoff. He once used to wield elegant scissors instead of a nail. Cunningness was always a main power of his. Even after succumbing to infection, he kept it. The state of his mind is unknown because ot his glasses. Trager acts surprisingly sane, able to voice coherent thoughts. Luring gullible bugs into his trap by promising them healing in his clinic. Instead just kindly torturing them. He even got his elegant scissors back – crafting them from two mantis claws.

Possible bossfight – I think he'd act as an npc before, luring Miles into sitting on the bench to rest and then hits him with paralytic poison. (Simillar to bench deepnest cutscene from HK)Even his dream nail dialogue gives no hints to his motives. His bossfight would be pretty intense, simillar to Nosk's.

Not fully antagonist, but

Snail Shaman Martin & Twins – A broken shell of Snail Shaman's might. Murkoff used to withdraw souls from him for their experiments. Despite that, he willingly chose to be a priest of Walrider, allowing inhebitants of the Asylum to join him. He gave Miles, his witness, the Soul Lantern to make sure he'll survive through all the horrors.

He'd be a friendly npc giving the whole soul refill. After completeing his quest and watching him sacrfice himself, Martin appears in the form of dream, refilling Miles's soul on every bench.

Twins, however ‐ May be his protectors and devoted followers, but would gladly devour the intruder. Nothing is known about them, exept the sewings on their shells and absence of limbs on other sides. Once they were a whole being, wich leads to them communicating nonverbally – through dreams. Even most common infected bug line: "EAT. WHEN" is answered with "SOON, BROTHER"

Possible bossfight ‐ Having to fight 2 enemies at once is tough, but when one falls another doesn't continue the fight, dragging his brother away. Their HP bars aren't shared. (In nonexsistent Godseeker dlc second brother continues to fight.)

Manera – A common bug with an uncommon appetite for his own kind. There was nothing special about him, exept cannibalistic urge, which developed with infection and worsened when his body got infected with mushroom spores. Mushrooms are parasitic, so he always feels hunger for other bugs, but it can never be fulfilled, because only mushrooms are eating. Not the host. He also made himself a weapon from sharp baldur exoskeleton, having no narural ways of preying.

Possible bossfight – Would be insufferable. Imagine having to dodge spore shrooms that rip off 2 masks of health and fighting a boss with Collector's mobility and range. He also explodes at the end of the fight, letting out spores everywhere.

Gluskin – A termite in the need of his queen. Even though there are no queens. To him it's fixable.

Can't say much about him, exept he used to kill his female mates, has a bowtie made from belfly and made himself a nail from glass shard. Also wedding music would be a soundtrack to his bossfight.(Legeater lost brother bruh)