#beau yaps!1!!

[fruity-legos]

Ok so little yapping session

I just finished the "night hunter rant" shorts (that were released during season 1) and two clips struck my attention

So let's be real- HE'S DEFINITELY REFERRING TO HANNAH IN THOSE CLIPS- which (maybe?) Gave me more answer about their lore

So second clip- he's saying it's impossible to keep those you love SAFE and by your side FOREVER

So for the safe part- beau is really protective of hannah as you can see in those ss of their ep

And just before that he's saying that the nightmare king's sword was the only thing that could have saved her

Sword which later gets destroyed, and he's kinda sad about that

So yeah now to the "forever" part

At the end of the episode he's looking at the gnorf's watch

And he ends up stealing it and saying "we have plenty of time" so did he steal the watch to stay with her FOREVER??? That's the only reasonable explanation

And now let's get back to the first clip of the vid from the start

So he's saying that the ones you love are the first to let you down- so he used to be part of the night bureau- which he now really hates so- I think hes mad that when Hannah died they didn't do anything about it- or they didn't save her so "let her down"..or oz didn't help him save Hannah when she died

And then he goes on to say that the ones you love can be used against you- so did nightmare king use Hannah against him. SOMEONE USED HANNAH/HANNAH'S DEATH AGAINST HIM THAT'S FOR SURE

and also in season 1 nightmare king says that beau joined him for more power- which I half-believe

So my FINAL THEORIES AS TO WHY BEAU BECAME EVIL

-Hannah died and he went to the nnightmare king for more power to bring her back

-nightmare king used Hannah against him

-the night bureau/oz couldn't save her which made him hate them so he joined the nightmare king

-he became evil to save her but she died before he could do anything

But one thing I'm sure of is that she died in the dream world. I refuse to believe she passed cause of some sickness

ALSO in the new episodes night hunter says "I failed her, I've had to live with my mistakes" SO HER DEATH HAS TO BE RELATED TO HIM BECOMING EVIL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SAVE HER FROM WHO KNOWS WHAT

Im not okay😃

[stoutguts]

My own personal Hybrid AU??? (Also, Omegaverse). Chock full of my own personal headcanons and ideas. Unorganized/kind of rambling, really just trying to put all my thoughts to paper.

PART 4 (Last part!)

(wish I could include everything I wrote in one post, but I yapped too much—)

Gaz has the same problem as Simon, when it comes to a very high prey drive. (Somehow, it’s even worse than Ghost’s). Kyle will become completely zoned in on something, instincts completely taking over as his pupils dilate. He’s been known to even go after a rodent of some kind or a bird on missions. They literally can’t control themselves, and Price tries to avoid putting them on missions that involve being in the great outdoors as much as he can. In fact, Gaz is the member of the 1-4-1 who has his instincts in check the least. The wild cat in him being much too strong for his own good. They like to destroy shit that they get their claws on, using just about everything as a scratching post. The cherry on top, of course, is that as an omega, his heats often like to come around at the worst times possible. Their heats always coming on incredibly strong, to the point where it borderline incapacitates them. He would’ve been fired by now and discharged due to medical reasons, if it weren’t for the fact that Roach has got the stamina of a rabbit. Sleeping the majority of the day due to their internal clock, it’s best to leave them to something that’s later in the day. Otherwise, he ends up all pissy from a lack of sleep, (he’s not a morning person by any means). Though, their temper isn’t nearly as bad as Ghost’s,—they’re just very passive aggressive. It isn’t too much different from his usual sarcastic demeanor and personality,—the only thing is that he’s not joking. Though, they can equally be as indifferent or stoic. His sleek, black coat is perfect camouflage for hiding in amongst the shadows. They are a highly skilled swimmer, their also non-porous coat allowing them to glide smoothly through the water. Simon and Gaz making the perfect team for stealth missions. The most agile of the 1-4-1, has a great sense of balance, and is a fantastic climber. His reflexes are also astounding, he rivals Soap in hand-to-hand (or hand-to-paw) combat. Excellent hand-to-eye coordination. Not to mention, their reflexes are so quick, that they hardly ever get injured while out in the field and/or is never truly caught off-guard. (Even if he does end up wounded or something manages to get to him, it’s rarely serious). Kyle’s feline form is massive, almost competing with Yuri for being the biggest and baddest. They have the cutest most innocent meows and purrs, yet the most ferocious yowls, growls, and hisses.

Roach…well..they don’t really do anything. (At least on their own). When they’re in trouble, it’s almost always them getting roped into the other member’s shit. (Especially, when it comes to Gaz). (They do have a hunting/prey instinct, though it’s not even close to how strong it is in Kyle or Ghost). Though they don’t complain,—it makes things more interesting after all. Their personality being the exact opposite of their partner’s, which only serves to make things even more chaotic. Probably the friendliest and most levelheaded person in the 1-4-1. Besides that however, despite also being the smallest in the 1-4-1, they are mighty. They actually use their size to their advantage, being able to slip through someone’s grasp or dodge easier. They fight smart, but they also fight dirty. They’ll resort to just about anything or any tactic, if it means a victory for them or if it saves their skin. Perhaps their downfall is being a sore loser, and their survival instinct being so strong. After all, they had unintentionally caused Gaz serious harm, when a sparring match between them went horribly wrong. (Being the behind the claw marks on his back and chest). They have extremely strong legs and huge paws, which not only makes them quite agile, but allows them to scale buildings and other structures with incredible ease. Being the most skilled climber in the 1-4-1. Thrives more the harsher the conditions, and also specializes in guerrilla warfare (like Simon). Their muscular legs and large paws, also help in taking down enemies or overpowering them. Gary is certainly not to be underestimated in terms of strength that’s for sure. Their coat serves them well as camouflage in certain settings or environments, (particularly admist rocky terrain or in forests, which only proves their climbing capabilities to be even more formidable). They also nearly compete with Soap for having the best hearing. Unfortunately, due to Roach’s missing vocal cords, they don’t purr, meow, yowl, or growl. They’re only really capable of hissing. Their silence does help in sneaking up on unsuspecting tangos, however.

Despite Price having his work more than cut out for him, he loves his boys. Wouldn’t trade them for anything. After all, the 1-4-1 is the really the best of the best at what they do. (Apart from the occasional mishaps).

I definitely wanna expand upon/write more regarding this AU in the future, but for now, I just have the ground work! I think these ideas have got a lot of potential for future works! :3 I also would be HONORED, if someone wrote about this particular AU or made fanart,—I could die happy. <3

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MASTER POST!!

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UNDERTALE AU INFO DUMP!!

Fineline is an undertale au that has been living in me and Bea's (writer for fineline and other stuff who is my irl bestie but doesnt have tumblr cuz shes a nerd) brain for the past 4 years and now it’s finally getting life.

Basically found family bad sanses with a lot of self inserts, random ocs I make them interact with, and a healthy dose of shipping.

Their physical designs aren’t too far from accepted fanon but I think their personalities are quite different.

Nightmare is a bit more chill and has massive gossipy wine aunt vibes.

Dust is just a tad stupid and the most extroverted of the group.

Horror is the resident chef and is a big softie with a scary face and no concept of societal norms.

Killer is the most different because he’s the calm, dead-inside always bored one, trying and failing to get the others to chill out.

It would be amazing to have asks for them to answer and be able to share their shenanigans with other people so I hope you guys like their silliness!

List of characters...?:

Fineline!Nightmare

Fineline!Dust

Fineline!Horror

Fineline!Killer

Jas

Bea

Emily

Red

Alex

Siren

Leo

Krea

Beau

Xavier

Josiah

Alicia

Marcus

Amson

Nebula

21

Strato

Lucid

And more! (Yes... there r probably more....)

I'll have to make refs for all these characters and link them... oh the joys of character design

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[ellohallohiya]

Kald-dal’s QQ1 OCs Name Yap >:) P.1 / A gift for my fav writer/artist because I can't make fanart

I picked out names for the characters you said didn’t have last names since you allowed random entries (if that’s ok). Also if some of the name definitions weren’t on purpose, maybe this will make you happy to read for extra meanings :D

(Sorry this sucks butt this is my first time researching name/word names pretty deeply, well relatively for me)

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Beau - Handsome in French, fine and beautiful, and in Latin it means pretty. It also is an old fashioned way of saying boyfriend, partner, or lover

Dent - A blow of impact from a weapon or implement in combat. Also means mark or a form of damage

So this just means Beau is a beautiful man, and he makes a significant mark, and this leads into the fact that he is career material and well enough trained. And he might be in a relationship/is a player

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Shimmer - A soft slightly wavering light

Aleela- Meaning, she cries

This just means light, of course, I think this is just a name given to the character instead of having meaning, but once I find out her last name I can add more meaning. Also the word ‘wavering’ being in the first definition I see of Shimmer is a bit funny. And I choose the name Aleela, because ‘she cries’ is a really vague statement over what she cries about. So I think it fits my first interpretation of her character

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Garde - Guardianship, safeguarding, covering, authority. Defending aggressions and attacks. Responsibility and protection

Riggs - Meaning, of the ridge or one of the ridge. There isn’t many other definitions of it. But it can also be correlated with the fact that he is ‘rigging’ the game against Claudia (like the ass he is)

He’s definitely not protecting Claudia loyally. Anyways I assume this just means he has great defense and can cover attacks easy, because he’s a vicious little backstabbing viper he doesn’t get the title of a guard though

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Claudia - In both Latin and Spanish it means lame, but also in Latin it means enclosure. And in Hebrew it means limp- to be shut in or be shut in. Never truly in and never truly out. Not too popular yet not too unusual. Though in a baby name website, girls named Claudia have compassionate and empathic nature, and good leadership skills

Benetiz - This name has several different cultures around it. In Spanish it means ‘Son of Benito’. In Latin it means blessed

So Claudia has never felt truly belonging in any group. Even in the career pack she’s not as good as Garde, Sheelin, and Polina. But she isn’t at the level of Beau and Taurus. And in her childhood she often felt outcasted due to her family history

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Alex - To ward off, keep away. The defender of men. A protector. And for a person explaining why they thought ‘Alex’ would be a great name for a thg oc from district 3 is because it goes after ‘Alexa’

Bentley - Coarse grass meadow. Cleverness, luxury, and is apparently in kudos (affiliation) with the number eleven. Also ‘get bent’ is a phrase that can derive from this

Yeah no, the name definition doesn’t fit his character, but it is a catchy name for a d3 character. Wished he got more scenes though

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Peg - A small cylindrical object that is tampered at one end, it is usually to help hold things together. It is also a point of limit of a scale. And to fix something

Debois - In French the word means, wooden table. But it also means a topographic name for someone who works with wood

Again name definition doesn’t match much, but hey, it doesn’t matter as long as nobody searches it up as deeply as me :)

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Polina - In Latin/Greek origins, the name means small and humble, a bundle of joy. In Russian it means, little stone/pebble

Carrol - This means champion or victor in the baby website section. It also means free man in German. And dancing and singing in a circle in old english

So her last name matches her more because I don’t think she’s humble at all. And for the baby website section, it was the American meaning. But this just means she’s victor/champion material

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Sheelin - Ancient Irish translation to, Fairy Pool *insert sparkles*. It is also a lake in central Ireland

Montgomery - Meaning mountain belonging to the ruler. In both old French and British it means belonging to nobility/royalty. This also means manpower in some viking language

So I assume that Sheelin is definitely carefree to a degree due to ‘Fairy Pool’ being his name’s only meaning and definition I could find. And him belonging to a ruler makes sense with his and Polina’s dynamic. And manpower makes sense as well

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Muriel - The star of the sea. Sparkling or shinning sea. And also the fragrance of God. And in a definition of the name I saw it said exactly ‘an educated, willing worker who sees what is really happening during the Russian revolution but is afraid to speak out against it’

Callahan - Bright headed, strife, and contention. Bright headed usually means of light or of knowledge. Strife means negative disagreement over fundamental issues. Contention means heated disagreement, or assertion of any sort

I think it’s funny her name is correlated a lot to the sea. But let’s see if her name has anything to do with stars. Also I can see her as an educated worker, and since she’s rich she probably knows more than the average districts citizen, but does not speak up about it. And with her last name, it has a lot to do with arguments and knowledge. (Honestly the person who picked the name out gave her a badass last name though)

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Isak - Means laughter from Icelandic/Hebrew origins. Also from the bible, Isaac was the baby of two people who laughed when God told him they would have a baby. Issac is also the gift from God. And with the spelling Isaaq, the name means honest and trustworthy

Truitt - Honest little one, dry old wood, small and quick, extremely loyal, river bend, and is associated with the number five. All of these definitions are from several cultures/languages

So Isak is trustworthy, by that I think it means he sucks at lying. And it’s funny his last name has so many definitions, especially the fact that a few languages agreed the meaning would be ‘little man’ and ‘trustworthy one’. And with his first name, I think about how Isaac’s parents laughed at God’s face and got punished (without being hurt), then proven wrong with their child being Isaac

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Lexie - Lexie is actually a greek girl name, meaning the defender of men. It also means luxury and elegance. It also means to finish whatever you start in another culture. And it’s a more feminine version of ‘Luxus’ which is a car brand, which also means luxury and excess in Latin

Cohen - Means ‘priest’ in several languages. But it means wild goose in Irish, and it is a ‘royal’ name in Jewish

So Lexie’s name could mean to finish what you started, which is kinda badass. And her last name is a wild goose (chase) plus it means royalty in Jewish, which adds on to her family status. It would be funny to see her give an alliance a wild goose chase though

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Asshole - Jerk or idiot. Not only just stupid or annoying, but also very mean

Greason - Was apparently a war cry or slogan originally. And it also means a quest for higher truth and spiritual victory. When you are also doing reasonably well in an industry. And it also means a yeti-like creature- a tundra dweller. There are several more definitions (surprisingly)

Sawney - Naively or sentimentally foolish. And another defender of mankind. It is also a derogatory word for Scotsman. It's usually associated with the word ‘jock’ and is informal in most of its definitions

So Greason is a yelling loud person, he has many faces/personalities. He is a truth seeker (I can maybe see that in his character). And he can be associated with a yeti. Also he is a foolish jock

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There will be a part 2 sorry for being so lazy- anyways ye, hope this makes @kald-dal-write happy to read :)

[youtubeyouniversitytherapy]

Therapy Exercise 1: Check In! || Ryan & Dean Beau

Ryan sat in the waiting room area with his back slumped against his seat. He had seen the therapist a few times now and had honestly wondered why they even bothered at this point. 

They already knew he was going to be difficult to work with and already had been in their last attempt at trying to speak with him. After all, this shit was harder to do without a few bumps in you. He half considered going to the session high, but knew he wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face long enough. Or maybe he would end up yapping their ear off. Who was to say?

Regardless, before he could really think any longer about it than he already had, out walked Dean Beau from their office.

��Ryan, good to see you here. How are you doing this week?” They greeted, a clipboard close to their chest as they looked down at him. He wanted to barf right there, or pretend he had the shits just to be able to get out of whatever condescending methods were about to be pulled on him.

His brows knitted together as he looked up at them, gently sighing as he stood up slowly.

It’s a good thing Dean Beau was patient and used to whatever stunts the guy usually pulled, just watching him and already starting to write something down on the clipboard as they started to lead into their office.

He took a seat on the couch, lounging back again with his legs spread open and back against the cushion. He had been in here plenty of times before already to not get himself acquainted, but that didn’t mean he was comfortable being here.

They also took a seat at their desk, setting down their clipboard and adjusting comfortably in their chair. “Looking at your report, your grades seem to be shaky, but your House assessment shows you’ve been adjusting well socially..”

Ryan was more aware than ever trying to keep his face as neutral as possible, even staring off looking around at the ground.

Dean Beau took a beat, letting the silence linger a moment before continuing.

“With that being said, it’s refreshing to hear you’ve at least built some rapport with your peers a little outside of what you’re normally comfortable with…”

Ryan dared not to look at them now, sensing what they were trying to hint at but not bothering to give them the reaction they were looking for.

Of course it was about Matt. It was always a topic they tried to push him into engaging with, and despite their best efforts, he never would.

“Well, with the few faces in your house you know already, it’s easier to step out of your comfort zone with those you feel comfortable with.. and I want you to keep making those steps..”

If only they knew what steps he was taking to get there.

The Dean’s forehead creased, looking down and beginning to write more with giving a small quiet pop to their mouth. “I’m aware that there are get-togethers that happen on Greek Row, and I’m not going to discourage it. It’s important to build comradery and establish relationships…”

His eyes flickered for a moment, almost reaching the desk, but looking back down at the carpet. When you looked close enough, you could see this weird pink fish thing with legs swimming under a lilypad in the pattern.

“However, it’s important to be aware of the obvious stressors that occur at these parties… especially when on a path such as sobriety..”

His expression shifted for a moment, only a second really, but it was honestly too undiscernible enough to not know what he was feeling. Whatever it was, it made his chest feel like it was in knots and his lungs closing in. This entire session, he felt like his throat was locked up, chains pressed around his vocal cords with the key lost in his muddled mind. He was lagging but on edge, craving a bump so that he could get through the rest of this session with zero regard.

Dean Beau was watching him now, it being clear in his composure that he was struggling and resisting frowning for his benefit.

“We… people care about you and want the best for your wellbeing. Despite progress or ‘getting better’, though that’s something to strive for, ultimately that all stems from their concern. Your progress is for you, but the actions you take affect others… Especially your loved ones…”

Ryan felt like he had lockjaw, mouth clasped shut tight. If there was any chance of him talking to them now, it blew right out the door that also seemed to have that pinky leggy fish on it. Now that he was looking, that fucking fish was everywhere in this room. He was surrounded! Almost choking up this pink legged freak at this point with how much was around him that he was noticing now. 

He wanted out of this room!

Dean Beau took another deep breath in, writing down one finally note before moving the clipboard aside. “I think that’s all that was necessary for today… I’m glad we could have this discussion together…”

Finally!! Quicker than he came into the room, he went right for the door.

“Ryan!”

But he was already out, quickly making his way back to the Gamma house while his fingers clawed at his shirt collar.

A sigh finally released deep within the Dean’s chest, sitting back in their chair delated.

“Nevermind, we’ll talk next week..”

[daisy-room]

hello! I’m making a little to-do list <3

hopefully doing this weekend (since I got the weekend off 🥰🥰🥰)

Finish first aid certification

finish project for criminology

Maybe (very possibly) write ch. 1 for the immortal Akaashi series 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

moving out of this weekend and into the next two - three ish weeks 1. finish essay for English (this is also going to put a dampen on my joy </333)

2. Write ch. 1 of Osamu fic :p

3. Write two drabbles for my event 🧍🏻‍♀️

4. Write prologue for Suna fic 🫣

5. catch up on series </3 (I fr have had no time I’m dying over here. Top priority -> maneater, try again, inked, my bisque beau, mirage, hey Cupid, the ravens eye, scenic soulmates) this will take more than the week I fear </3

6. work on another certification

7. Write either ch. 1 of the Suna fic or ch. 2 of one of the other two! <3333

8. Write Sakusa Royalty AU (you can thank @hiraethwa for reminding me about this)

9. Continue Ghost Kuroo fic

10. Quit my job

ongoing every day-ish tasks:

Yap with my moots and flood their inboxes <3

we’ll see how well this goes.

[quesadillaelementary]

☁️ We Hope You Enjoy Your Year!

A self-indulgent blog for a Yaoiverse AU, run by Beau SQN Circus [ @workplaceviolation ] and Kian [ @patorucho ]

☆ AU info:

So take Yaoiverse, and put them in a school.

Still a HUGE work-in-progress, all characters are derived from their blogging counterparts, and are reprised in my little toy world where I try my best to channel their playings.

Some characters are staff, while others are parents! All kids are kids :3

☆ BLOG-RUNNERS — HEAD STAFF:

RUE — 📕 [Principal; y!Bureau]

It/Its || Don't ask about gender or sexuality.

Twin to Rucho, second-eldest || 36

Strict, doesn't care much for the blog, always working. Takes pride in its work, enjoys talking about itself.

"Please do not spend your time on the internet doing... this. Get back to work."

RUCHO — 📘 [Vice-Principal; y!Cucurucho]

She/It/They/Any || Transgender Nonbinary Woman, Unlabeled Queer!

Names are Cucurucho or Osito | Twin to Rue, second-eldest, and a single mother to Asha || 36

Hard-working, gets really distracted, enjoys conversations! Active on the blog, likes yapping!

"We don't even do much... =(."

JEREMY — 👔 [Secretary; y!Duckling]

He/Him || Cisgender, Bisexual

In a lavender marriage with his best friend for taxes, father to Mirah || 32

Hard-working and locked in, just trying to do his best, nervous-wreck around Rucho. Semi-active, depending on interaction.

"...We're on break?"

ELENA — 📋 [Guidance Counselor; y!Elena]

She/Her || Transgender Woman, Get to know me first!

In a lovely relationship for 3 years! || 33

Loves working, enjoys helping everyone out, incredibly observant and curious! Active, but enjoys interaction!

"We should still stay alert! A student could come in any second!"

[dividers 1 / 2]

I'M BEING SO STRONG RIGHT NOW AND NOT CRINGE. YOU WILL BE NICE TO ME. — 💾

[ladydaybreaker]

Cross the Jaded Stars Info Dump!

So I yap on and on and on about Ad Astra, I'm gonna talk about one of my other projects. My swap AU specifically.

Title: Cross the Jaded Stars

Fun fact! The name itself is full of references! "Cross" saying "Hey, this is a swap where things are switched up or 'crossed'.". "Jaded" has two parts to it, one: It's a more grim and 'jaded' world than canon and two, our MC is the swapped J! "Stars" also has two bits but one of them connects with the previous word, it's a reference to Ad Astra which is what I started with for MD fandom and J(ae) and S (for Jaded Stars) are the two leads for this story.

There are some spoilers below, you don't have to read them of course!

Characters and their swaps in canon:

Uzi=J (Jaelyn Doorman)

N= Sam (Serial Designation: S)

V= Emily (Serial Designation: E)

J= Rebecca (Serial Designation: R)

Thad= V (Victoria "Vicky" Hart)

Lizzy= Cyn (Cyn Beaufae)

Doll= N and Beau (Emmett "N" Sterling and Beau Sterling)

Cyn=Uzi (Serial Designation: Uzi)

Yeva=Alice (Alice Sterling)

Alexei (Doll's dad)= Luke (Luke Sterling)

Nori, Khan and Tessa do not have swaps. Lizzy, Thad, Doll, Alexei and Yeva all are in the story. Lizzy is Victoria's sister. Thad, Doll, Alexei and Yeva have not appeared in the story as of yet. They will. But I can't say where.

Solver Strains: There are four strains of Solver Drone in Jaded Stars rather than Ad Astra's two. Two of these are the Ad Astra Strains (winged murder demon and teleporter...aka Uzi and Doll) and the other two belong to the amazing @mephiles97 (you guys should check them and their stories out. They're incredible). C and D strains are a marksman and illusionist strain.

There are Hybrid strains too! If a Solver couple has a kid, their kid will get aspects of both their parent's strains. They will have one strain that is dominant compared to the others. If a child has two parents that are the same Strain, that Strain is amplified (ex: a Strain AA will have absolutely MASSIVE wings and a much bigger tail). Diluted Strains are also a thing. They will have lesser versions of the Pure strains (ex: a Strain a will have either tail or wings but not both. Whereas as Strain A will have both.)

Jaded Stars Strains: Jaelyn: AA Nori: A Khan: a Luke: c Alice: d Beau: Dc Emmett: Cd Unknown 1: Ba Unknown 2: Bd Unknown 3: b

Disassembly Drones:

The Disassemblers all have special 'gifts' that were given to them to protect them.

R: Siren Song- able to 'charm' her victims with her voice. Think like a Trojan virus.

E: Shifting Camouflage-able to shapeshift into Workers whose cores she has eaten. She then takes on some of their traits. (Ex: Taking the form of Luke will give her a strength boost, while taking the form of Alice will increase her speed). The effect looks like Mystique from X-Men.

S: Magnetic Discharge- Able to cause any and all electronics within a radius around him to shut down, a Worker in this radius will begin to slowly lose control of their limbs and become lethargic, eventually passing out on the ground and 'sleep' in drugged stupor.

Will probably do another ramble later. But if you have any questions, please feel free to ask! Ask box is always open (I think).

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AND THATS THAT FOR THIS YEAR LETS FUCKING GOOOO >> probably gonna like solely focus on my own ocs from now on, or for the near or distant future for whenever i post art. Got a lot of Ostea shit in the works I need finished but i cant like pull myself up by my bootstraps just yet (im lazy.) >> Fanart is definitely gonna take a massive back seat, im prioritizing my own ocs from now on so womp womp have yourself a bit of a cry. Might feed you once in a while idk (All my ocs and their world nonsense will be on my stupid little toyhouse too so if youre interested in seeing what im yapping abt then WAAH) ARTFIGHT days 16-31 (i DIDN'T MAKE IT TO MY ATTACK GOAL, BUT I GOT BETTER AT PAINTING??? AND AT THE STUPID SCENE/BACKGROUND WORK?? HEELLOO???? TURNS OUT PRACTICE ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING???)

FROM FIRST/TOP TO BOTTOM, i GUESS?? 1-4) (Misc) Twitter: Tenk_oo 5) 'Valdis Artreberry', Artfight: 9692 // Toyhouse: dogpoo 6) 'Noah', Tumblr: @snailmanisreal 7) 'Decius', IG: Miminsart 8) 'Mystique', IG/Twitter/Toyhouse: MylesOfAsgard // Tumblr: @Prismuffin 9) 'Crescent', Tumblr: @topaztimes // Twitter: topicaltopaz // Toyhouse: DragoMel 10) 'Daisy', IG: fishy_flopps 11) 'Hina', Toyhouse/IG/Cara: kelzynx 12) 'Leif', Tumblr: @locurset 13) 'Cain Beau', Twitter: starIucky // Tumblr: @pato-ki // IG: pato_ki // Toyhouse: Patoki 14) 'Callen', Twitter: rinto190 15) 'Giancarlo', Twitter: vasabishii 16) 'Tharellus 'Hare' Decurrent', Toyhouse: CannedPeaches // Tumblr: @mapleglazedpeaches 17) 'Lena', IG: lcdtwn // Twitter: mrtoothyman 18) 'Lucia', IG iced_vaneella 19) 'Salem', Tumblr: @randomarty 20) 'Ardian Fischer', IG: faernily // Tumblr: @faernily

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My own personal Hybrid AU??? (Also, Omegaverse). Chock full of my own personal headcanons and ideas. Unorganized/kind of rambling, really just trying to put all my thoughts to paper.

PART 3

(wish I could include everything I wrote in one post, but I yapped too much—)

Ghost is quite aggressive and brooding, the recruits fear it, find it scary or unapproachable. The deadliest and most dangerous man in the entire SAS,—no doubt. Downright cynical and impulsive, at worst. This inherent hostility and him always being on guard, this suspiciousness and unease around strangers, was not only born from his traumatic past and childhood,—but inherited from the inner mechanisms of his father’s wild nature,—he’s part wolf after all. Despite that though, the Great Pyrenees in them is just as strong,—(something of their mother’s gentle spirit lives on in them),—affectionate. A total softie, and open-minded. Amicable even, at best. Caring,—to those it trusts with all the broken and mangled pieces of its heart that is. His temperament is truly something special. Truly the definition of hot and cold. 50% wolf, 50% Great Pyrenees, an even 50/50 split between their genes,—according to a DNA test. Unforeseeable, that’s why they’re called “Ghost” (apart from their ghost-like appearance). The 1-4-1 likens it’s personality to that of a cat more than a dog. Although, he excels at just about anything and everything. It can go loud and cause a real ruckus of gunfire and bloodshed, or it can be as quiet as a mouse and strike its unsuspecting prey like a snake. Whether it’s a more “laidback” kind of mission, or he’s fighting for his life, it doesn’t matter,—his sheer adaptability and resolve for survival is enough to bring him out the other side somehow. Its specialities are simultaneously stealth missions and guerrilla warfare. Also, fantastic with knives and is a phenomenal sniper (having unusually good/superb eyesight, which makes for almost perfect aim). Probably the most efficient at getting the job done in the entirety of the 1-4-1,—a damn machine. A grim reaper of sorts. Though somehow he isn’t entirely monstrous. Unfortunately though, their feral side likes to come out more often than not, especially in one particular form.—They become just about unbearable to be around when they get their period, or when their heat comes (as they refuse to take suppressants because it “makes them feel weird”, and that it fucks with their already fucked up hormones). Snapping at every little thing and at everyone,—it becomes essentially impossible to work with it. Not to mention, his mood and temper sometimes gets to be so bad,—that it tends to affect how he performs at his job. If it weren’t (or if it isn’t) for Johnny taking care of them and helping to soothe their nerves, or fucking them colorblind and breeding them until they can’t walk,—they’d probably end up discharged for such insubordination. Leave is practically always mandatory. The worst part is that since Simon sustained an injury to his mating gland, his heat cycles are unpredictable and often random. It’s periods are also a bitch and a half. Though still both are nothing that Johnny can’t handle. Also on the bright side, periods for them are very rare and infrequent, as they regularly take testosterone. Like Soap, Ghost has some extra, pent up energy from time to time, due to the livestock guardian dog in him. Though it’s much more manageable, and not nearly as bad. They’ll sometimes join Johnny in his little escapades around base, racing him in their doggy form. It’ll always gladly join him in working out, and to help to herd their cattle that they’ve got back home. Incredibly protective and loyal as well, as all dogs with herding blood in them are. It also has a very strong hunting instinct, and prefers to catch and eat it’s prey rather than waiting in line at the butcher. They’ll go after and stalk deer or rabbits hiding out in the woodland surrounding their farm. It also has accidentally killed or injured some of it and Soap’s livestock in the past, as it loses control of it’s instincts from time to time. If there is one thing Johnny doesn’t like about his partner, it’s that. He’s always pissed naturally when this happens, because he’s a tried a true herding dog.

Whenever an incident like this happens, he feels like he’s failed at his job, which is to protect their cattle. Simon feeling extremely guilty, and more than happy to repent (in perhaps a kinky way). Despite being an omega, he definitely rivals Soap in terms of strength, and in terms of size,—he’s built like a damn truck. His canine form is huge (bigger than Johnny, though not as big as Yuri), but compact, noticeably bigger the typical size of his species. Pure muscle permeates their entire body, rippling through their fur and bulging from their skin, (perks of having wolf genes, unlike the cons). It’s undoubtedly the most terrifying and intimidating member of the 1-4-1. His bark and growling is also akin to something of a hell hound. A growl so low and deep, you can practically feel the vibrations, and the menacing energy coming off of it. And a bark that is almost deafening, with nothing but pure unbridled resentment and fury in it.

Yuri doesn’t really cause (at least too many) problems. He’s mostly unassuming. Apart from the occasional butting heads with everyone, but especially Soap,—nothing too bad. (Spats are mostly brought on because of his own arrogance and narcissistic tendencies. Though he’s got a particular sore spot for insubordination of any kind, or arguing against orders too, a real stuck up when it comes to the rules and how to do things. Similar to Price in that vein, but even worse. Bossy, even when it’s not his place to be. A hypocrite, because he’s unintentionally insubordinate himself, (at least from time to time). Stubborn as hell too, (sometimes even worse than Johnny). Though he’s a damn good soldier, and steps up to the plate when you need him. Very fast and mobile,—at least, out speeding Simon and Soap. He’s also got the best sniffer in the 1-4-1, which can prove to be incredibly useful in certain instances. (He’s a good man in all honesty, even though he has his shortcomings, (though who doesn’t). He’s got a good heart and moral compass. Values his friends greatly. Good character and can be fun to be around, but equally can bore you to death, and tends to keep to himself. He likes to keep things professional most of the time. Truly a no nonsense type of guy. His dark humor doesn’t go over too well sometimes, but he’s able to crack some more wholesome jokes too. One little quirk of his though is that he’s much more open and welcoming, when he’s under the influence and/or drunk. Most of what the 1-4-1 knows about Yuri, and how they’ve gotten closer to him, is by getting him wasted or as high as a kite. (His negative traits are half to do with his breed as well). But really, the only real problem is,—he’s fucking huge. And he doesn’t know he is either. He ends up unintentionally hurting or injuring other people due to the lack of awareness of his size. It’s in his genes to be massive, more so taking after the/having Great Dane in him and all. He’s only about 5’10 or 11 and weighs around 175 pounds in “human” form, but grows to be around 5’2 at shoulder, 6’4 on two legs, and weighs a staggering 275 pounds when in doggy form. Easily 2 maybe even 3x bigger than the typical size of his breed, and especially a normal dog. He’s even bigger than Johnny and Ghost (in canine form at least), which is nothing to sneeze at, considering he’s only a beta. This wouldn’t be a problem, if it weren’t for the fact he has trouble controlling his shifting. This causes a wide variety issues, but mostly ends up getting them comprised on stealth missions, or when they're trying not to alert the enemy. That, and when Yuri shifts sometimes he can't shift back out of his doggy form, and is occasionally stuck like that for the rest of a mission. It's not that Yuri can't pull his own weight and take out enemy soldiers like that, because he most certainly can, and does it with extreme ease. But, he becomes useless in certain situations, because he's unable to return fire or use a gun. Nor can he just charge out with reckless abandon when there's bullets coming from every direction—He lacks armor or any real protection in his canine form after all. It’s just idiotic to put yourself in danger, and potentially get yourself killed like that. Though despite everything, needless to say, Yuri is one of the 1-4-1’s biggest assets. The team wouldn’t be complete without him, even though he can be a real headache and a mountain of paperwork sometimes. Despite his impressive stature, his cold and calculating demeanor, his formidability,—he’s not all too scary. Despite being such a large dog, he’s higher pitched. His bark is ear-piercing, while his growl is about as intimidating as a Chihuahua’s. The 1-4-1 make fun of him for it all the time, much to his chagrin.

TBC—

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Rain or Shine drags Magnolia to Game 7 for last PBA finals ticket

James Yap with another reliable performance for Rain or Shine. PBA IMAGES ANTIPOLO — Just as their foes were reaching for the dagger in the very arena where they have emerged unscathed and crowned as champions, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters looked calm and collected, giving themselves a fightback of their own in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. The Elasto Painters leaned on the marksmanship of Rey Nambatac and yet another steady performance by James Yap to fend off Magnolia, 91-81, and forge a decider for the last remaining Finals berth, Friday night at Ynares Center here. “I just told the players to enjoy this game, to keep it simple and it worked,” said coach Caloy Garcia, whose squad managed to extend the series after falling in three consecutive meetings. “I told them to not think about whatever happens and asked each one of them to play their game and stay relaxed,” he added. And it showed. Yap led all of Rain or Shine’s scorers with 16 while Nambatac and Beau Belga tossed in 15 apiece. Jewel Ponferrada added 11 more to preserve their promising start to their semifinal series. Magnolia managed to knot the affair at 62 by the end of the third quarter, all thanks to Ian Sangalang’s showing. But they had no answer for Nambatac, who started to catch fire from deep at the start of the final frame. From thereon, Nambatac and Yap took turns on scoring, snuffing out every ounce of counterattack the Hotshots mounted. “Coming into Game 7, we just have to do the same,” Garcia said of their sudden-death match scheduled this Sunday at MOA Arena in Pasay. “But Magnolia, coming into such situation, have much more experience. We just have to trust each other,” he added. The victory snapped Magnolia’s eight-game streak at Ynares Center, where the Hotshots crowned Governor’s Cup champions last December. Their last loss came in Sept. 17, 2017, in the hands of TNT. Rain or Shine could also deny Magnolia a chance to get back at its tormentors in last year’s all-Filipino finals. The scores: RAIN OR SHINE 91 – Nambatac 16, Yap 16, Belga 15, Ponferada 11, Torres 8, Norwood 8, Rosales 7, Ahanmisi 5, Daquioag 2, Mocon 2, Borboran 1. MAGNOLIA 81 – Sangalang 19, Lee 18, Jalalon 14, Herndon 9, Brondial 6, Melton 5, Reavis 4, Barroca 3, Ramos 3, Dela Rosa 0, Pascual 0, Abundo 0. Quarters: 21-17, 41-35, 62-62, 91-81. Written by: Denison Rey A. Dalupang https://bit.ly/3GEXxGa

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MAYHEM 2018 - WEEK 1 - [ANON D] “IF THE SHOE FITS”

Title: If the shoe fits

Description: He’s the prince of a fallen planet. She’s the princess of one of the most powerful companies on earth. It’s only natural that the two would be drawn to each other. There’s just one problem - the princess already has a beau.

After training all day, Prince Vegeta, destroyer of worlds, harbringer of death, is furious that his post-training meal is ruined by the humans at the Brief’s annual winter ball. He goes to confront Bulma, but his priorities shift when her scar faced beau shows up and Vegeta realises that she is no longer interested in the weakling.

Is it possible that the prince has a chance with the princesses after all?

Rating: T

Media Type: Word Doc, 1620 words

The base from the party vibrated through the compound, shaking the dining room chair Vegeta sat on. Much to his disgust, even the scent of cheap cigarettes and sickly-sweet alcohol managed to permeate its way to the eating area, tainting what should have been a delicious late-night snack of stir-fried beef and noodles with a spicy chilli and soy sauce.

With a growl, Vegeta forced himself to swallow his latest ashy mouthful, then stood up, scraping the chair behind him noisily and slamming his hand on the table. Not that anyone was there to hear his temper tantrum. No, the Briefs were all at Capsule Corp’s annual winter ball, mingling with those revolting humans they called “employees”.

Those humans repulsed Vegeta, every single one of them. The way they preened in front of the doctor and his daughter, practically salivating for a slither of their attention, was all too like the way Frieza’s men paraded themselves around the self-proclaimed Lord of the Universe. Still, he could have put up with their presence it if they were on the grounds and not disturbing him. But now they had spoilt the first meal he’d had after eleven hours straight of gruelling training and he’d be damned if he wasn’t going to do something about it.

Vegeta left his cooling food on the table and strode out of the main house, intent on insisting that they remove everyone from the property before he got rid of them all… permanently.

The air outside was brisk and heavy with frost, as if the clouds above might break with their load of frozen water at any moment. Vegeta shivered, wishing he’d grabbed something warmer to put on over his dark green t-shirt, and despite still being weary from his training, raised his ki slightly to compensate.

As he got closer to the raucous party the base only got stronger, each thud making his stomach turn. The scent grew worse, now mixing with pungent human body odour.

The ball was held in the west wing of the compound, in a large hall that Vegeta had ventured into once when exploring. A staircase led to large wooden double doors that he knew opened into a spacious marble floor room.

He hadn’t made it to the base of the steps when they swung open and a woman swept out, silhouetted by the light from the room. Bulma, he realised, recognising her ki a moment before the moonlight hit her face.

A man followed her out, hissing something in a hushed tone, and he grabbed her arm to stop her descending. Vegeta recognised the scar faced warrior’s ki immediately, and considered stepping in - not to assist the woman, but because he so enjoyed putting the weakling in his place. A part of him was curious to see how the woman would handle it though, so Vegeta suppressed his own ki and stepped back into the shadow of a tree.

“I’m sorry, B,” the weakling said. “I know I shouldn’t have come, but-”

“Damn right you shouldn’t have come!�� Bulma wrenched her arm away. “We broke up months ago Yamcha. You can’t keep doing this.” She began treading down the staircase in her blue high heels, letting out a sigh of irritation as he followed her.

“B, please,” Yamcha said reaching for her again. “Things aren’t the same without you.”

The woman growled and stepped sideways, then yelped at the sound of a snap. She wobbled on the spot, then pulled her foot out of her shoe. It lay on its side on the step, it’s broken heal at an odd angle. “Now look what you’ve done,” she snarled. “Leave please, Yamcha. I told you I wanted space, and I meant it.”

The weakling’s face fell, but he nodded and made his way up the steps, disappearing into the hall.

As the doors closed once more, Bulma picked up the broken shoe, then threw it towards the garden with a frustrated yell.

Vegeta chuckled as it soared in his direction, and he caught it with one hand. “I thought the party was only food and dancing,” he drawled, stepping into the moonlight and heading towards the staircase. “If I’d been informed there was a show as well I may have attended.”

Bulma’s eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly masked it. “It is a ball, not a party. And what were you doing lurking in the shadows? I made sure you had plenty of food in the fridge.”

“Your party was disturbing my meal.” Vegeta bared his teeth into an expression that had made many an enemy literally piss themselves.

Bulma Briefs just threw her head back and laughed. “Please. I think you just missed me.”

Vegeta scowled at that, then purposefully made sure he didn’t stop his advance until he’d reached the same step she stood on to avoid being shorter than her. “I was looking forward to an evening without your constant yapping. But this…” he waved his hand in the direction of the hall, “this horrific noise is an insult to all good music.”

The insolent women laughed again. “I didn’t know you considered any music good.” Her blue eyes sparkled inquisitively. “Now I’m curious. What sort of music does the mighty Prince Vegeta, destroyer of worlds, harbinger of death enjoy?”

Vegeta smirked back at her, leaning in close so the sweet scent of her perfume invaded his nostrils and blocked out all the other disgusting humans. “Anything. But. This.”

Bulma cocked her head but didn’t reply, eyes narrowing slightly and a half smile quirking her lips. She shivered slightly, and Vegeta realised that the clouds had broken and a flurry was descending. As snowflakes began to drift between them, he noticed how pale she was, her skin almost as white as the snow landing in her hair.

“You’re cold,” Vegeta said.

“No shit, Sherlock,” Bulma replied with a scowl.

Vegeta frowned back, unsure what a ‘sherlock’ was.

Bulma’s frown twisted into something more mischievous. “Are you offering to warm me up?”

Vegeta flushed, suddenly warm despite still having his ki suppressed. He looked her up and down, taking in the tight-fitting silver dress that did nothing to protect against the elements. “You claim to be a genius. I’m sure you can sort that out yourself.” He grinned suddenly as he noticed the pile of blue curls on her head, decorated with silver flowers on pins. “Or you could let down your hair. It looks like a fluffy blue sheep. That will keep you warm.”

“A sheep!” Bulma squawked, her cheeks turning red and eyes flashing with fury in a way that made Vegeta’s blood heat in response. “I’ll have you know that my hair is the height of fashion, not that you’d know anything about that you-”

She stopped talking abruptly, her mouth still open as Vegeta reached out with the hand not still holding her shoe, then slid his fingers into her tamed mane to find one of the pins holding it up. He pulled it out and dropped it on the ground where it fell with a small clatter.

Bulma’s breath hitched and she shut her gaping mouth, but she didn’t move away, her blue eyes watching him with an unreadable expression. So Vegeta inched closer still, until he was mere millimetres away from her, and continued finding pins in her hair and discarding them on the ground until it tumbled loose around her neck.

He drew his hand away, catching a lock of hair between his fingers. “Warmer?” he asked huskily.

Bulma’s tongue darted out as she licked her lips. She shook her head slowly, looking at him through her eyelashes.

Vegeta dropped her hair and trailed one finger along her collarbone, watching the way her skin reacted with goose bumps to her touch. He leaned in closer, raising his ki so it pulsated around them both. “How about now?”

Bulma’s skin began to regain its pink hue, but she shook her head with a smirk then leaned into him, looping her arms around his neck. “You’ll have to try harder,” she whispered, her warm breath caressing his lips.

Vegeta met her gaze, searching for any signs of madness in her eyes. They’d been dancing around each other for weeks and while the last thing he needed was a distraction he couldn’t honestly say he’d never met anyone as physically enticing as her who’d also managed to match his verbal wit blow for blow.

Finding nothing but curiosity and the same heat he felt pooling in himself, Prince Vegeta, destroyer of worlds, harbinger of death, leaned forward kissed the Princess of Capsule Corporation.

He pressed his lips to hers carefully, half afraid that a mere kiss from someone as evil as him would make her spontaneously combust. She thankfully remained intact and tightened her grip around his neck, pulling him closer as she opened her mouth a little to deepen the kiss, and he found himself unable to do anything but respond in turn. He kissed her more forcefully and his hand opened of its own volition, dropping the shoe to the ground where it clattered down the steps.

When she pulled back, breathing heavily and cheeks red not from anger but from something else for the first time in his presence, she gave him a smile. It wasn’t her usual mocking one, but an invitation. “You know…” she said slowly. “My bedroom has central heating.”

Vegeta hesitated only a moment before completely throwing any concerns aside. He pulled her close, then took to the air with her in his arms and flew back to the other side of the compound, leaving the broken blue shoe at the bottom of the steps.

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A PODIUM FINISH FOR GILAS WOULD BE PHENOMENAL

by Bert A. Ramirez / August 17, 2018

               For all intents and purposes, Gilas Pilipinas, the glamor team of the Philippine delegation to the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, has advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s basketball competitions.  After the Filipinos’ surprisingly easy 96-59 blowout victory over Kazakhstan last Thursday, it would take an upset of catastrophic proportions by the Kazakhs of powerhouse China for the Philippines to fail to make it among eight teams to qualify for the quarterfinal phase of the event.

               As we were writing this, defending champion South Korea and Thailand are leading Group A with unbeaten slates of 2-0 and 1-0, respectively, 2014 runner-up Iran and Syria have advanced to the quarterfinals from Group B regardless of the result of their head-to-head matchup on August 25 after the United Arab Emirates, the only other team in their group, withdrew, while Chinese-Taipei (1-0), Japan (1-1) and Qatar (1-1) are engaged in a three-way battle for the two slots in Group C.  The Philippines and the Chinese, fifth-placers in 2014, are now expected to make it from Group D regardless of the outcome of their game on Tuesday, August 21, as Kazakhstan is given no ghost of a chance to upset the Chinese, who are parading two NBA players – 7-foot-2 Zhou Qi of Houston and 6-7 Din Yanyuhang of Dallas – plus 7-foot, 270-pound center Wang Zhelin, 6-8 ethnic minority Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, and 6-2 Sun Minghu.

               If the Filipinos, as the wise-money odds indicate, lose to the Chinese on Tuesday, they would be up against the topnotcher of Group A on August 27 in a knockout game to determine one of four semifinal slots. This will most likely be against South Korea, and the Filipinos’ chances to advance further would be effectively stymied if that happens as the Koreans, just like the Chinese, are a tough team to beat.

               If, however, Gilas upsets the Chinese, the Filipinos’ chances of making it to the semis would be geometrically enhanced as they would be up against just either Thailand or perhaps Indonesia if the host country upsets the Thais or Mongolia.  Either way, however, the Philippines would be a shoo-in for the semis as the three other Group A teams outside of South Korea are simply not in the class of the Filipinos.

               But what are the chances of Gilas scoring a huge upset against the Chinese?  Coach Yeng Guiao, on loan from NLEX to coach the core of the Rain or Shine team – his old team of six years no less – which was hastily called to represent the country when the core of the Gilas Pilipinas team was suspended after that FIBA World Cup Asia/Pacific qualifying game brawl against Australia early in July, said that the Filipinos are the definite underdogs against China, despite the last-minute clearance given by the NBA for Cleveland guard Jordan Clarkson to play for the country of his mother Annette Davis and grandmother Marcelina Tullao.  It was one of the last-minute hurdles the team had to overcome beyond the earlier withdrawal decided by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas after the PBA earlier stuck to the original agreement to send only one team to the Asiad, which meant the Elastopainters with no reinforcements despite a request by Guiao to be given a few.

               The public backlash, of course, was so fierce that the PBA, probably afraid of the effects of a league-induced Asiad absence to its already-dwindling drawing power, later relented, with five other players from other teams reinforcing the ROS core of Gabe Norwood, James Yap, Maverick Ahanmisi, Chris Tiu, Beau Belga and Raymond Almazan.  The league allowed San Miguel Beer’s Christian Standhardinger, Magnolia’s Paul Lee, North Port’s (formerly Globalport) Stanley Pringle, Blackwater’s JP Erram and NLEX’s Asi Taulava to reinforce the ROS core in an attempt to give the country a decent representation, and perhaps improve on the Filipinos’ seventh-place finish in the event four years ago.

               The question is, how good will this squad be with just two weeks to practice together and with Clarkson, the 6-4 Cavalier, coming in only as Gilas was pulverizing the Kazakhs last Thursday? Clarkson will finally be available against China, but chances are the Philippines will still play from behind against the Chinese, who are not only tall and big – two are seven-footers and three others are at least 6-8 – but are also young – their average age is 24.6 – and talented, with Zhou, Din, Wang, Abudushalamu and Sun representing a tremendous upgrade from that inexperienced squad that placed fifth in Incheon, South Korea four years ago.

               “Of course, we have to admit na talagang favorite sila,” the 59-year-old Guiao said.  “But we may have cut a little of the odds.  It’s still a powerhouse team.  We are just a team that kumbaga hastily set up.  Even if we have Jordan Clarkson, we are still going to be the underdogs.  As I said, if we (were a) 100 to 1 underdog before, baka 100 to 20 na, nadagdagan ‘yung odds sa atin.”

               But Guiao would be in there trying to upset the odds.  After all, there’s no use playing if one doesn’t believe he has at least a chance to win.

               “The more important thing is we feel that we have a chance to win.  Dati parang wala talagang chance.  (Now) we feel that we have a chance to win. The more important thing is to keep the game close, be aggressive for 40 minutes, and try to duplicate the defense that we played against Kazakhstan,” said the veteran mentor, who also coached the national team in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, three of whose players – Yap, Taulava and Norwood – are reunited with him in this year’s Asiad campaign.

               If the Filipinos do advance past the quarterfinals, they’d surely be improving on that prosaic seventh-place finish where Gilas coach Chot Reyes at one point ordered his players to shoot at their own basket in a futile attempt to get a more favorable quotient.  But dreaming of a medal finish – as Clarkson has expressed, perhaps so naively – is a different story altogether.  This is because the teams in the way – China and, after that, most likely South Korea if they fall to the Chinese – make the odds really daunting. It will take a lot of luck, and a perfect storm, for that podium finish to materialize and make this campaign really phenomenal and the stuff from which legends are born.

(Photo from Chris Tiu's INSTAGRAM account)  

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ROS rolls over Terrafirma for 2-0 start

#PHnews: ROS rolls over Terrafirma for 2-0 start

MANILA – Rain Or Shine recovered from an early third-quarter rally from Terrafirma to score a 91-82 win in their Philippine Basketball Association game at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center on Friday night.

Up 44-34 at halftime, the Elasto Painters let the Dyip turn things around at the start of the third frame as the latter went on a 21-7 run to take a 55-51 lead with 4:39 left in the period.

ROS bounced back after finishing the quarter on a 15-3 run to reclaim the lead for good, 66-58, entering the fourth, where the team upped its lead to as high as 16 points.

Rey Nambatac put up a solid performance all game long for the Elasto Painters, leading the team with 19 points, two rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

Javee Mocon, Gabe Norwood, and Beau Belga each added 14 markers as their team is now 2-0 in the bubble season, joining the Phoenix Fuelmasters, Barangay Ginebra, and TNT Tropang Giga in a four-way tie at the top of the standings.

Mocon completed a double-double after piling up 10 rebounds as well.

CJ Perez put up 26 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, five steals, and two blocks for the Dyip, who fell to 0-2.

The scores:

Rain Or Shine: 91 – Nambatac 19, Mocon 14, Norwood 14, Belga 14, Onwubere 8, Rosales 6, Yap 4, Torres 4, Wong 3, Ponferada 3, Borboran 2, Tolentino 0

Terrafirma: 82 – Perez 26, Tiongson 15, Khobuntin 12, Adams 10, Cahilig 7, Ramos 6, Camson 5, Celda 1, Gabayni 0, Calvo 0, Balagasay 0, Agovida 0

Quarterscores: 19-16, 44-34, 66-58, 91-82 (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "ROS rolls over Terrafirma for 2-0 start." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1118828 (accessed October 17, 2020 at 04:36PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "ROS rolls over Terrafirma for 2-0 start." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1118828 (archived).

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Luxury Latte A toit Brico Depot

Luxury Latte A toit Brico Depot

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Luxury Latte A toit Brico Depot

Luxury Latte A toit Brico Depot

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