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Top Online Casinos in Malaysia: Your Ultimate Guide to the Best Gaming Experience

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the top online casinos in Malaysia. If you are a gaming enthusiast looking for the best platforms to experience thrilling casino games and win big, you've come to the right place. In this article, we will walk you through the finest online casinos that cater to Malaysian players. Whether you're into slots, table games, or live dealer experiences, we've got you covered.

The Growing Popularity of Online Casinos in Malaysia

Best Online casinos have witnessed a remarkable surge in popularity in Malaysia, and for good reasons. With the advancement of technology and the widespread use of smartphones, players can now enjoy the excitement of a casino from the comfort of their homes or on the go. The convenience, variety of games, and attractive bonuses have made online casinos a preferred choice for Malaysian players.

Top Online Casinos in Malaysia

Let's dive into the main highlight of our article - the top online casinos in Malaysia. These casinos have been carefully selected based on their game offerings, security measures, user experience, and overall reputation. Without further ado, let's explore them:

1. Casino Royale - Where Luxury Meets Entertainment

Casino Royale is a premium online casino that offers a luxurious gaming experience to its players. From classic table games to the latest slot releases, Casino Royale has it all. The platform boasts a user-friendly interface, ensuring seamless navigation for players of all levels. With generous bonuses and top-notch customer support, Casino Royale sets a high standard for online casinos in Malaysia.

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If you're hunting for life-changing jackpots, look no further than Jackpot Junction. This online casino is renowned for its massive progressive jackpots that can turn your dreams into reality. Besides the thrilling jackpots, Jackpot Junction hosts an impressive selection of games and provides secure and fast payment options.

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AceGamerz is the go-to platform for players seeking an entertaining and rewarding casino experience. With a wide array of games and regular promotions, AceGamerz ensures that its players are always engaged and rewarded for their loyalty. The casino's commitment to fair play and transparency adds to its credibility among the gaming community.

How to Choose the Right Online Casino

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1. Game Selection

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2. Security and Licensing

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Take advantage of the competitive nature of the online casino industry by exploring platforms that offer enticing bonuses and promotions. These can enhance your gaming experience and boost your chances of winning.

4. Payment Options

A reliable online casino should offer various payment options that are convenient for Malaysian players. Look for platforms that support secure and fast deposits and withdrawals.

5. Customer Support

Good customer support is crucial when navigating an online casino. Choose a platform that provides responsive customer service to address any queries or concerns promptly.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the world of online casinos in Malaysia offers a thrilling and rewarding experience for gaming enthusiasts. From luxurious platforms like Casino Royale to jackpot-centered casinos like Jackpot Junction and entertaining hubs like AceGamerz, the choices are abundant. When selecting the right casino, remember to prioritize game selection, security, bonuses, payment options, and customer support.

So, why wait? Take a chance, explore the top online casinos in Malaysia, and embark on an unforgettable gaming journey today!

FAQs - Your Queries Answered

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[suiana]

✎ masterlist part 2 . . .

yandere villain x gn reader x yandere hero part 2

yandere general

yandere celebrity

yandere side character

yandere octoman

yandere drider

yandere teacher

yandere janitor

yandere sugar baby

yandere sugar daddy

yandere slasher

yandere fiancé

yandere auctioneer

yandere vampire

yandere milf

yandere cosplayer

yandere hero

yandere ex crush

yandere monster

yandere rich girl

yandere boss

yandere blade oneshot (hsr)

yandere tomie

yandere platonic grandpa

yandere sahsrau

yandere academic rival

yandere female best friend

yandere twins

yandere food delivery driver

yandere immortal

yandere god

yandere sleepy bf

yandere imaginary friend

yandere yoga teacher

yandere wedding planner

yandere burger chef entity

yandere figure skater

yandere cannibal

yandere dad's loser bestie

yandere french fry chef entity

yandere platonic clown

yandere catboy

yandere loveless loser

various yandere mr loverman drabble

yandere detective

yandere mean boy

cute classmate

soft girl

soft boy

yandere female lead

yandere camboy

yandere lucky fella

yandere rich guy

platonic yandere himbo

yandere mobile phone plan shop worker

yandere younger brother's best friend

yandere killer harem

yandere cringe loser harem

yandere one eyed monster

yandere prison warden

yandere rental boyfriend

yandere tsundere

yandere foreign exchange student masterlist

yandere masseur

yandere teddy bear

yandere "good boy"

yandere genius

yandere shortie arsonist

yandere golden retriever

yandere death god and yandere life god

blue eyed yandere

yandere infected harem

yandere sweetheart

yandere manager

yandere influencer

yandere first date

yandere singer

yandere enemy

rewind?

out of pocket yandere

yandere argenti (hsr)

yandere fwb

yandere seller

yandere t-rex hybrid

yandere lifeguard

yandere sunday (hsr)

yandere bounty hunter

yandere jingyuan (hsr)

yandere co actor

yandere criminal

yandere polar bear hybrid

yandere ghost husband

yandere gym rat

yandere beast

yandere demon harem

yandere casino owner

yandere malewife

masterlist part 3

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[November 10, 2023. An exerpt:]

Gathering at the Port

The Port of Tacoma and the nearby ICE detention center are located in an industrial area that also houses a police academy. They are only accessible through narrow choke points; in the past, police have taken advantage of these to target and harass protesters. The preceding action at the Port of Oakland took place in a more urban terrain; as protesters prepared for the ship to dock in Tacoma, concerns grew about the various possibilities for repression. Veterans of the Port Militarization Resistance and other logistically-minded individuals compiled lists of considerations to take into account when carrying out an action at this particular port.

Other anarchists remained at a distance, standing by to do jail support and advising the participants on security precautions. Others set up at the nearby casino, investigating and squashing rumors in the growing signal groups and helping to link people to the information or communication loops they needed. Whether autonomously or in conversation with the organizers, all of them did their best to contribute to the unfolding action.

The demonstration successfully accomplished what some had thought might be impossible, preventing the ILWU workers from loading the military shipment. Unexpectedly, this was not enough. Even seasoned longshoremen were surprised that the military could be brought in to act as scabs by loading the ship.

Could we have focused instead on blocking the equipment from reaching the port in the first place? According to publicly available shift screens, the cargo that was eventually loaded onto the ship had already arrived at the port before the action’s originally planned 2:30 pm start time on November 5. Considering that Sunday afternoon was arguably the earliest that anyone could mobilize a mass action on such short notice, it is not surprising that the idea of blocking the cargo was abandoned in favor of blocking the ILWU workers. Of course, if the information that military supplies were entering the port had circulated earlier, something else might have been possible.

The organizers chose the approach of blocking the workers in spite of the tension it was bound to cause with the ILWU Local 23. Our contacts in the ILWU describe the Local 23 president as a Zionist; most workers in Local 23 were supposedly against the action, despite respecting the picket. The president allegedly went so far as to suggest bringing in ILWU workers on boats, a plan that the military apparently rejected.

There were rumors that a flotilla of kayaks was organizing to impede the Orlando’s departure the following morning. In the end, a canoe piloted by members of the Puyallup, Nisqually, and other Coast Salish peoples and accompanied by a few kayakers blocked the ship’s path for a short time on November 6, but nothing materialized for November 7.

This intervention is an important reminder of the ethical and strategic necessity of working with Indigenous groups who know the land and water and preserve a living memory of struggle against colonial violence that includes repeatedly outmaneuvering the United States military.

The ship departed, but one Stryker Armored Personnel Carrier that was scheduled for work according the ILWU shift screens was not loaded, presumably due to the picket. Given the military work-crew’s inexperience in loading shipping containers, it’s unclear how much of the shipment was completely loaded in the time allotted for the ship, as ports hold to a strict schedule in order not to disrupt capital’s global supply chains.

Evaluation

The main organizers received feedback in the course of the protest and adapted their strategy as the situation changed, shifting their communication to articulate what they were trying to do and explaining their choices rather than simply appealing to their authority as an organization or as Palestinians. Nonetheless, some participants have expressed displeasure about how things unfolded. It was difficult to get comprehensive information about what was going on, and this hindered people from making their own decisions and acting autonomously. Some anarchists who were on the ground report that the vessel was still being loaded when the organizers called off the event; others question the choice not to reveal the fact that the military was loading the equipment while the demonstration still had numbers and momentum.

It is hard to determine to what extent organizers intentionally withheld information. We believe that it is important to offer constructive feedback and principled criticism while resisting the temptation to make assumptions about others’ intentions (or, at worst, to engage in snitch-jacketing, which can undermine efforts to respond to actual infiltration and security breaches in the movement and often contributes to misdiagnosing the problems in play).

Cooperating with the authorities—especially at the expense of other radicals—is always unacceptable. This is a staple of events dominated by authoritarian organizations. Fortunately, nothing of this kind appears to have occurred during the blockade on November 6. Those on either side of this debate should be careful to resist knee-jerk reactions and to avoid projecting bad intentions onto imagined all-white “adventurists” or repressive “peace police.”

In that spirit, we will spell out our concern. The organizers simultaneously announced that the weapons had been loaded onto the ship, and at the same time, declared victory. This fosters room for suspicion that the original intention had been to “block the boat” symbolically without actually hampering the weapons shipment, in order to create the impression of achieving a “movement win” without any substantive impact. Such empty victories can deflate movements and momentum, sowing distrust in the hundreds of people who showed up on short notice with the intention of stopping weapons from reaching Israel. It might be better to acknowledge failure, admitting that despite our best efforts, the authorities succeeded in their goal, and affirming that we have to step up our efforts if we want to save lives in Gaza. We need organizers to be honest with us so we know what we are up against.

It’s important to highlight that ultimately it was the military that loaded the ship, not the ILWU. This move was unprecedented, just like the military spying on demonstrators during the Port Militarization Resistance. But it should not have been unexpected. From now on, we should bear in mind that the military is prepared to intervene directly in the logistics of capitalism.

This also highlights a weakness in the strategy of blocking a ship by means of a picket line and blockading the streets around the terminal. To have actually stopped the ship, a much more disruptive action would have been called for, potentially including storming the terminal itself and risking police violence and arrests. This isn’t to say that storming the port would have been practical, nor to argue that there is never any reason to blockade the terminal in the way that we did. Rather, the point is that the mechanics of war-capitalism are more pervasive and adaptable than the strategies that people employed to block it in Oakland and Tacoma. Any form of escalation will require more militancy and risk tolerance.

At the same time, we should be honest about our capabilities, our limits, and the challenges we face. Although many people were prepared to engage in a picket, storming a secured facility involves different considerations and material preparation, and demands a cool-headed assessment of benefits versus consequences. We should not simply blame the organizers for the fact that it did not happen. A powerful enough movement cannot be held back, not even by its leaders.

Considering that the United States military outmaneuvered the picket strategy—and in view of the grave stakes of what is occurring Palestine—”Why not storm the port?” might be a good starting point for future strategizing. Yet from this point forward, the port is only going to become more and more secure. Another approach would be to pan back from the port, looking for points of intervention outside it. In this regard, the rail blockade in Olympia in 2017 might offer a promising example.

Likewise, while we should explore ways to resolve differences when we have to work together, we can also look for ways to share information and coordinate while organizing autonomously. We might not be able to reach consensus about what strategy to use, but we can explore where we agree and diverge, acquire and circulate intelligence, and try many different strategies at once.

[emiplayzmc]

One random fact about each and every one of my Addisons because I CAN:

-Target (Main Pink, jewellery maker, Cyber Shoes manager, tea shop owner)'s fav Light World flowers are bleeding hearts and foxgloves.

-Sample (Main Blue, Cyber Shoes II customer service) has insomnia. Only in his worst mental states can he actually sleep, but only very lightly.

-Banner (Main Orange, fashion designer and caterer) has a borderline unhealthy obsession with making Victorian-era clothes specifically for themself to put on display in their own closet. They can count on one hand the amount of outfits they've actually worn of that time period.

-Broadcast (Main Yellow, news / shopping channel host. Their only host.) is aromantic. YIPPEE.

-Spam (Addispam, email-man and ever-changing intern) learned how to make cars in his spare time by himself before he made it big. He never had actually used them, though - just kept them in an unused alleyway and mix-n-matched them in his spare time between delivering emails and internships.

♤~♤

-Click (Banner's boyfriend, baker and party caterer, Pink) lives in an attic above his bakery. It's small, but it feels like home to them. It has a stained glass window overlooking a highway on the other side of Main Street.

-Vice (Sample's co-worker / girlfriend, Service's Trojan, cashier at Cyber Shoes II, Orange) breaks into Sample's apartment at night to raid his fridge / watch TV for a while. She doesn't know that Sample is awake every time she does this and just lets her get away with it (they live in the same complex). She loves the nights that he makes stuff with leftovers for dinner.

-Snap (Broadcast's co-worker and best friend, camera-man, Green)'s favourite drink is a Shirley Temple. They've never been a fan of alcohol.

♤~♤

-Gamble (Mobile and Clickbait's father, casino owner, Blue), despite being an online advertisement, doesn't know much about how to actually use the Internet beyond posting his casino ads. Mobile tries to help him learn by giving him social media accounts, but he's basically like a grandpa using Facebook.

-Mobile (Clickbait’s elder sister, mobile advertiser [mainly in gambling / lottery / casino apps] and casino bartender, Yellow) prefers to go by Cooper / Couper, or Coop / Coup, her middle name - a reference to Martin Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone.

-Clickbait (Mobile's younger brother and Click's Trojan, clickbait advertiser [mainly making Couper's ads more flashy and clickable], casino bartender, Cyber Shoes II supervisor, gossip columnist, Pink)'s only 'true' friend is a young Werewerewire named Amp that he met in the Dark Web.

-Service (Manager / owner of Cyber Shoes II, Orange) has tapped Vice, Clickbait, and Sample's phones to monitor their activity on their phones, much to their displeasure.

♤~♤

-Hanahaki (placeholder name, Purple)'s favourite flowers are lavender and wisteria vines.

-Patient 0 (placeholder name, Pink) is one of the oldest Addisons to exist and hates being one. Not like Spamton and Sample do with just 'being a Darkner in general,' but actively hates the Addison species, and has days where he wants to destroy his casing to be unrecognizable as one... unfortunately he has enough damage to his endoskeleton as is without uncovering his entire inner skeleton.

♤~♤

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A few people have asked me for the recs that come with my historical romance archetype quiz in full, and since it's been around a week and I've been procrastinating.... Here they are, in order of popularity (check your triggers, as always):

The Good Guy (by far the winning result... which saddens me a little as a reader but I respect your life and your choices):

Unclaimed by Courtney Milan--virgin hero, sex worker heroine, he's a genuinely lovely man

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas--a lot of people like Matthew Swift, I like Matthew Swift, there's a very good scene where she hides a key in her bodice and is like COME FIND IT

My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh--gender-flipped She's All That retelling with a nerdy hero who fake dates his equally nerdy friend while being super in love with her

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian--this blurs into a rake vibe, but the hero is a disaster bi who falls in love with his new best friend, only to find out that said best friend is not a man but in fact AFAB and NB; there is a delightful scene in which he watches them from across a ballroom while they pull their glove off with their teeth that lives rent-free in my head

Gentleman in the Streets, Freak in the Sheets:

The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe--THEEEEEE PRIME EXAMPLE, "I'm going to cover you in bite marks, darling" Duke of Lockwood I'm your biggest fan

The Duke Who Knew Too Much by Grace Callaway--the one where the duke is like "oh my god girl I didn't murder anyone I'm just into tying people up consensually"

Waking Up with the Duke by Lorraine Heath--the one where the hero's cousin asks the hero to knock up the cousin's wife and the hero is like "I mean because you asked nicely"; SUPREME angst

The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham--uptight earl is slandered by the heroine who insinuates that he likes submitting in the bedroom; incorrect, he actually wants to tie her tf up

The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden--marriage of convenience with the world's most uptight duke and a heroine who thinks he finds her plain and fat and gross when in fact he mostly just spends his time restraining himself from doing nasty things to her

Villain Recs:

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas--because you gotta, though St. Vincent is a softer touch villain than some ("he wouldn't have actually... done it... riiiight?")

Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt--a kidnapping loony tunes hero who blackmails everyone, stabs freely, and calls the heroine the wrong name for like 70% of the book; he also stabs someone while completely naked except for his pink robe

The Dragon and the Pearl by Jeannie Lin--Tang Dynasty evil warlord hero kidnaps heroine to use her for information, then realizes he's falling in love

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale--medieval assassin hero forces the heroine into marriage for his evil plot, makes her his apprentice in evil, then realizes he SUUUUPER likes it when she doms him

The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe--hero owns a casino and becomes the rebellious heroine's mentor, but is secretly plotting to destroy her father

Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean--hero was the villain of two previous books and maybe tried to kill the heroine when they were kids, either way she's super mad about it but oops he's OBSESSED with her

Tortured Hero Recs:

My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid--hero has had to use a wheelchair due to mobility issues after an accident, becomes very reclusive and angsty, until he finds out the heroine has been pretending to be engaged to him...

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas--Derek Craven was born in a drainpipe, named himself, and essentially was a sex worker until he made his way up in the world, now feels completely not good enough for the intrepid novelist who's stolen his heart

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall--hero has survivor's guilt and chronic pain + a laudanum addiction after surviving the Battle of Waterloo when his best friend died... twist is that his best friend faked her death so that she could transition and live as who she really is, and now they met up again for the first time in years without him realizing it's her

Pippa and the Prince of Secrets by Grace Callaway--scarred hero reunites with his childhood sweetheart, who's now widowed and way above him in social station... but she's also tortured, and they come to find solace in each other (also: her old husband told her that pursuing her desires was wicked; hero DISAGREES)

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt--literally Georgian Batman, he is the night, also he has a home gym

The Duke I Tempted by Scarlett Peckham--super tortured duke who hides his masochistic tendencies from the world enters into a marriage of convenience with a woman he believes will reject him if she realizes what he wants

A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean--local man who lost his inheritance and land in a game of dice shows up again after years and forces his childhood friend to marry him so that he can reclaim WHAT IS HIS!!! (both the estate and her)

Rake Recs:

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean--prototypical rake book, Ralston is all "my God woman, binding your breasts is a crime and I am here to save them"

The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine Heath--this guy's mom literally shows up at his house and is like "please tell me you've cleaned this place since the last orgy"; he then gets taken in by a con woman and learns how to love

The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanna Shupe--hero's not taken seriously by anyone because he's such a playboy; he makes a deal to teach the shy heroine sex stuff in exchange for recipes so he can start a SUPPER CLUB and prove himself as a Srs Person

A Rake's Guide to Seduction by Caroline Linden--hero is a ne'er do well rake who realizes he's fallen for his best friend's little sister right when she's proposed to by another man; years later they meet up when she's a depressed widow, and he brings her to life if you know what I mean

Indigo by Beverly Jenkins--hero is a VERRRRRYYYYY smooth rake who also helps free enslaved people in the Underground Railroad, gets the shit beaten out of of him and ends up being cared for by the quiet and practical heroine; and he's like "HOLY SHIT SHE'S THE ONE"

Scot Recs:

When A Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare--heroine makes a Big Mistake and ends up having to marry the gruff hero, but it's only a handfasting so as long they don't consummate the marriage it won't be legit--SIMPLE ENOUGH

When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden--heroine becomes obsessed with local giant man, doesn't even realize he's Scottish until she's trapped him in marriage and he drops the English accent and it is a RIIIIIDE for her from there

The Taming of a Highlander by Elisa Braden--heroine ends up having to marry physically and emotionally scarred hero in order to avoid testifying against him, he's all "YE WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE ME LASS" and she's like "oh bet"

The Highland Guard series by Monica McCarty--medieval Scottish books "what if Robert the Bruce made a Suicide Squad and they were all hot"

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley--widow heroine ends up in a FWB situation with the hero, who is on the spectrum and considered "mad" by many; then shit gets complicated

When a Girl Loves an Earl by Stacy Reid--heroine gets pregnant by another man and runs to Scotland to marry this guy she's been writing platonic letters to; he agrees to claim her baby; hero is mute and they communicate through written notes at first, but the heroine learns sign language to make it easier for him, super emotional

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THIS IS THE OLD SUBMISSIONS POST. UP TO DATE SUBMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE

Sorted alphabetically by band. Please click through to original post to see full list. IF IT'S NOT ON THE LIST, PLEASE SUBMIT IT. NO BAND IS TOO NICHE. Multiple bands from the same media are permitted.

Putting this under the cut because it's getting too long!

0-9

4*town - Turning Red

A

About Gardens - ROGUEMAKER

The Ark - I Was Born For This

ABXY - Splatoon

Arno van Eyck - Disco Elysium

B

The Band With Rocks In It - Discworld

The Beets - Doug

The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton - The Mountain Goats

The Bettys - Phineas and Ferb

Black Stones (BLAST) - NANA

The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers

Bottom Feeders - Splatoon

Boys In The Sink - Veggietales

Boys Who Cry - Spongebob Squarepants

Boyz4Now - Bob's Burgers

Boyz 12 - American Dad

Bunk Bed Junction - No Straight Roads

C

Cheetah Girls - Cheetah Girls

The Clash At Demonhead - Scott Pilgrim 

The Covey - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Crash & The Boys - Scott Pilgrim

D

Daisy Jones & The Six - Daisy Jones & The Six

Damp Socks - Splatoon

De Bois Band - & Juliet

Deep cut - Splatoon

DETHKLOK - Metalocalypse

Dedf1sh - Splatoon

Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeros - Space Opera 

Dingoes Ate My Baby - Buffy The Vampire Slayer

DJ Octavio - Splatoon

DJ Stylbator - Samurai Jack

Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem - The Muppets 

Drive Shaft - LOST

E

Evar Orbus & The Galactic Jizz-Wailers/The Max Rebo Band - Star Wars

F

Fig and the Cig Figs - Dimension 20 Fantasy High

The Flaming Creatures - Velvet Goldmine

Fran-Shou-Shou - Zombie Land Saga

G

Gallifrey Academy Hot Five - Doctor Who 

Gem & The Scotts - Secret Life SMP

Gillion & The Tidestriders - Just Roll With It

Girls Dead Monster - Angel Beats

Gorillaz - Gorillaz

Grifters Bone - Magnus Archives 

H

Hatsune Miku - Vocaloid

Heaven Seventeen - A Clockwork Orange

The Hectic Glow - The Fault In Our Stars

Hex Girls - Scooby Doo

I

Ink Theory - Splatoon

J

Jem & The Holograms - Jem & The Holograms

Johnny Casino and The Gamblers - Grease

Josie & The Pussycats - Archie (Comic)

The Juicy Fruits - Phantom of the Paradise

Julie and the Phantoms - Julie and the Phantoms

K

Kessoku Band - Bocchi the Rock

Killer Boy Rats - Horrid Henry

The Killjoys - My Chemical Romance

L

Lacus Clyne - Mobile Suit Gundam Seed

Lady Parts - We Are Lady Parts

The Last Days - The Last Days

Lemonade Mouth - Lemonade Mouth

Leningrad Cowboys - Leningrad Cowboys

Lincoln Hawk - Gossip Girl

Little White Lie - Little White Lie

Loded Diper - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Love Burger - Can't Hardly Wait

Love Händel - Phineas and Ferb

LumberZacks - Milo Murphy's Law 

M

Mad Gear & The Missile Kid - Danger Days, My Chemical Romance

Maxwell Demon & The Venus In Furs - Velvet Goldmine

The Mechanisms - The Mechanisms 

Milkcan - Um Jammer Lammy

The Misfits - Jem & The Holograms

Muppet Orchestra - The Muppets 

N 

Needy Beast - Hatchetfield

O

Octoplush - Splatoon

Old Gods of Asgard - Alan Wake

ok, kids - Andre and Karl

Off The Hook - Splatoon

P

Pink Slip - Freaky Friday

Plasmagica - Show By Rock

Proto Zoa - Zenon Sweep 

R

The Rainbooms - Equestria Girls

The Rats - Velvet Goldmine

RIP - Ruby Gloom

The Risky Fix-Ins - Buzzfeed Unsolved Franchise

The Rutles - All You Need Is Cash

S

Sadie-Killer & The Suspects - Steven Universe

Sadgasm - The Simpsons

SCÄB - Home Movies

Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Sev'ral Timez - Gravity Falls

Sex Bob-omb - Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Sing Street - Sing Street 

Soundcheck - Odd Squad

Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap

Squid Sisters - Splatoon

Squid Squad - Splatoon

The Stiff Dylans - Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging 

Sunset Curve - Julie and the Phantoms

The Superconducting Supercolliders - Designations Congruent With Things (Pacific Rim fanfiction)

T

The Three Lights - Sailor Moon

Trapnest - NANA

Turquoise October - Splatoon

V

The Vampire Lestat - The Vampire Chronicles

W

Wonderlands x Showtime - Hatsune Miku Colourful Stage/Vocaloid

The Wonders - That Thing You Do

Wyld Stallyns - Bill & Ted franchise

Wet Floor - Splatoon

w-3 (omega-3) - Splatoon

Y

Yoko & the Gold Bazookas - Splatoon

Z

Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie

[ginhaku125]

Hi I'm here to rant about dumb shit again (I've been ranting about the PLA Manaphy sidequest for the past hours I need a change in pace)

So uh... mafia guy with goofy aah haircut and his emo son, huh?

One thing about the whole "Giovanni abandoning Silver" thing I wanna say I feel most people overlook is the fact that Silver was around 7/8 when Giovanni left him (assuming Silver is 10/11 during the events of GSC/HGSS) which I feel makes the situation way worse. I wouldn't trust a kid that age in a supermarket let alone a big ass region. He could've been attacked by Pokémon or kidnapped or killed?? (Though ig that goes for any age. Also side note I've been informed Silver could've used Repels and also the kidnapped/killed thing doesn't really apply cuz there's literal four year olds running around unsupervised but I'd still like to keep that in lol) and also...why would Giovanni abandon him? Like I said, Silver was probably quite young when he was abandoned. I'm not saying it's the best tactic but couldn't Giovanni like, manipulate Silver into trusting him again? I feel like he'd be good at that.

Actually, that whole scene makes me wonder what Giovanni and Silver's relationship was before the events of RGBW/FRLG. Did Silver look up to Giovanni or did he already know his dad was a bad person and despise him? Did Giovanni actually care for Silver or did he hate him which was why he was so quick to leave him? Also random but where the fuck did they live? They couldn't of lived in a normal ass house cuz the police would find Giovanni and arrest him right? Did...did they live in the TR base under the casino? Tbh I always assumed they lived in the back of them gym like some sort of secret compartment but idk...

I honestly wish Game Freak acknowledged Silver's and Giovanni's relationship more often. Hell, a fucking mobile game gave more lore than the canon games.

(Also I'm talking strictly about the games, no Pokéspe, I haven't read that much yet and I don't want spoilers :c)

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Warnings: cursing. I think that's it for this one. A bit of a filler chapter although something major does happen.

They managed to pack what little they had taken from their duffle bags. When they emerged, they found Tessa and Diana waiting. Diana came to hug Megan tightly. "Sweet girl, I was worried sick."

Megan smiled and hugged her back. "I'm alright, Tía. I was safe the whole time. I only worried about you and Tessa."

"We were fine." Diana pulled back. "Your Tío says you have to go. I was hoping to get to know you better. Spend some time together."

"We'll have time. I'm not going far. Just home. I'll see you soon." Megan reached for Tessa, who hugged her gently. 

"Prima, do you really have to go?" Tessa asked quietly.

"I won't be far." Megan kissed her hair. "I'll see you very soon." She noted the bracelet on Tessa's wrist with the same crown on it. "Besides - las princessas de los Mayas stick together. Always."

Tessa smiled. "Las Princessas de los Mayas." 

Diana sniffed a little. "Tessa- you have something for your Prima?"

"Oh! Right!" Tessa bolted for her room and came back at a run. "I got you something for your birthday!" She handed Megan a gift bag covered in glitter. 

Megan laughed and sat down her jacket to open it. Inside she found a crown made of silk flowers, tiny white roses and babies breath entwined with greenery. "It's beautiful, Tessa. I love it."

"It's for your hair! There's more!" Tessa giggled. 

Megan laughed again and dug to the bottom of the bag through the tons of glittery tissue paper to find a small velvet bag. She opened it to find a small ring- silver made of laurel leaves. It fit on her pinky perfectly. 

Tessa held up her own hand where a matching ring sat on her pointer finger. "Best friends rings!"

Megan hugged her cousin and smiled a little tearfully. "Perfect. I'll wear it every day."

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They loaded Rex in the car from where he'd been roaming in the fenced in backyard while they packed. The cooler in the backseat had been restocked, and Megan’s backpack had been stowed where she could reach it. Megan gave hugs to her aunt and cousin before Hank helped her into her seat and buckled her in. 

"Rest some, mi Princessa. We have a long drive and you've had a long day." He pressed a kiss to her forehead before going around to get in the driver's seat. 

It was a six hour drive to the casino. They stopped only for gas. Megan slept fitfully in the passenger's seat between bouts of talking with Hank. At the last stop, Hank had leaned her seat back, and Rex had placed his giant head next to hers from the backseat. That kept her asleep a little longer. 

When they finally arrived, the rest of the club had beaten them there. Creeper waited at the doors of the casino with room keys for his tired brothers. He brought them to Taza to distribute. They were all part of a conference suite that kept them close and gave them the privacy they'd need. 

Hank smiled at Megan’s sleeping form and reached to tuck her jacket closer around her in the cool night air. Rex lifted his head, and Hank reached to pet him. "Stay, Rex. Stay with Megan," he said softly. The big dog laid down again while Hank got out of the car. 

Taza chuckled as Hank met him at the hood. "Chica finally out for the count?"

"Not completely. Rex is keeping her asleep right now. She'll probably wake up soon, though. And she hasn't eaten since lunch -" he sighed as he sat back to rest on the cooling hood of the Mustang. 

"I'll get Adam to send something up to the rooms for us." He raised two room keys. "Adjoining rooms. Just in case."

Hank reached out and took the one Taza offered him. "Alright." He stood and moved to the trunk to grab their duffles.

Creeper met him there. "Hey, brother. Let me help. I'll take the bags if you want to get the Little Princess."

Hank chuckled. "Alright. Thanks Creep. Just… don't reach for Megan… or the dog. " He grinned and moved to the passenger door. 

"Dog? What dog?" Creeper asked confused. 

Hank opened the door and unbuckled Megan, shushing her gently as she stirred. "Easy, mi princessa. Just me." Megan settled quietly against Hank's chest. "Rex, heel."

Rex bounded out to come to heel at Hank's left side. 

"Holy shit. That's not a dog, brother. That's a fucking horse." Creeper stared wide eyed.

Hank laughed a little. "He's Megan’s. Tell you later."

Taza shook his head as he put the lead on the big dog and tucked the loop of it into one of Hank's hands. "Let's get her upstairs."

Upstairs, all the rooms connected to a central common area. The men doubled up to make it work, but they had a private space. The Mayans were gathered there drinking quietly and talking through the few days they'd been apart. Hank, Taza, and Creeper stepped off the elevator to quiet greetings and several exclamations of "Holy shit-" that were hushed when they noticed the sleeping Megan. Bishop grinned and came to help get the doors open on the main suite so that Hank could lay Megan down. 

Hank laid Megan down on the king sized four poster bed and unhooked Rex's lead so he could lay down on the floor between the open door and the bed. He chuckled at the guarding position. The big dog was confused by all the new people, but very obviously didn't want anyone near his mistress.

Creeper took a step inside to set down the duffle bags and Rex's hackles raised. Creep quickly backed up and the dog laid down again.

"Damn. Who the fuck let the princess get a dog?" Angel asked. "And why does it look like it could eat my bike and still be hungry?"

Marcus laughed tiredly as EZ handed him a beer. "Poquito made new friends up north.  Samcro's Sargent at Arms gave her the dog for protection."

"Dude - that fucker's huge. He must dwarf la princessa," Gilly said, sipping his beer and keeping his eye on Rex.

That made Coco snort. "You have no idea, hermano." The sniper stood and took the bags from Creeper. "I'll take 'em in. I've already been introduced." He calmly walked the duffles into the room and sat them down on the dresser. He couldn't resist ruffling Rex's ears on the way out. "Good boy. Watch out for your ma, huh."

Bishop leand in the bedroom door. "Room service is on its way up. Go ahead and wake Poquito so we can call a table, huh? We've got to vote on a title for her, so Galindo doesn't get suspicious when she attends meetings."

Hank nodded. "Alright. Shut the door for me? I want to help her change before we come out. She'll be more comfortable."

"Course. Take your time." Bishop closed the door gently and left Hank to wake their sleeping princess. 

Hank smiled down at the sleeping Megan. After a few minutes, he leaned down to gently kiss her awake. 

Megan made her cute little squeaky nose that let him know she was walking up and stretched her back a little before letting out a tiny whimper. 

"Easy, mi amore. We're at the casino." He checked his watch. "And you're past due for your medicine."

She blinked her eyes open and wiggled a little closer to his body heat where he sat on the side of the bed. "Mmm. We're here? Why did you let me sleep so long? I could have helped carry stuff up."

Hank chuckled and smoothed her hair out of her face gently. "You needed the rest, mi princessa. It's been a long day and might be a longer night. Bishop is calling us to table." He leaned down to kiss her lips gently. "Do you want to change? I've got your sweats here."

She yawned. "Who all is here?"

"Just us. SanPad and the guys your tío brought, Marco and José. We're in for the night." He helped her to sit up with a smile. 

"Okay." She smiled a little. "As long as it's just family."

"Just family." Hank stood to retrieve her duffle bag with her sweatpants in it. 

He helped her to change into sweatpants and a tank top, and one of his hoodies. He grinned as he helped her pull on her fuzzy socks and kissed her knee. "There we go. Let me get changed and we'll go out to eat and have Templo." He kissed her deeply, then stood to pull on his own sweats and wife beater. 

Megan sank to the floor to fuss with Rex's ears and she giggled softly as the big dog licked her chin in excitement. She cood gently at him and buried her face happily in his dark fur. 

Hank grinned and leaned back against the dresser as he watched her cuddle her dog. "Take your time, mi princessa. They can't start without us."

"Can Rex come?" she asked quietly. 

"Of course. You can introduce him to the others. Well… maybe not Angel," Hank said with a chuckle. "I'd like to see Rex take a chunk out of him the next time he loses his temper around you."

Metabo giggled. "He probably still will even with the introduction. He knew the prospect he bit, remember?"

"I guess it's alright then." He offered her a hand up. 

Megan took his hand and stood before popping up on her tip toes to kiss Hank with a smile. "C'mon. Let's go see what they ordered to eat. I'm hungry."

Hank grinned and led the way, grabbing her pain pills on the way out. 

In the common area, most of the clubs were dressed similarly to Hank and Megan. The room service carts had just arrived. Hank snagged Megan a bottle of water and handed her her pain pills, which she obediently swallowed. 

"There she is! Our Princessa awakens!" Gilly started towards Megan to greet her only to be met with growls and raised hackles from Rex as he stepped between them. "Woah!"

Megan dropped to one knee and wrapped her arm around the giant dog. "Easy boy. Easy. Just new friends." She smiled and reached for Gilly's hand. "Here. Let him smell you with me here. Then you should be good for the most part, Gilly."

Gilly allowed Megan to tug his hand down to be sniffed by the alert Rex. "For the most part?"

"Well- he'll still probably bite you if you make me scream or cry or he thinks I'm scared or hurt. Happy said he was very protective." Megan said, placing a little kiss on her dog's head. 

"Yeah. No kidding," Gilly gingerly scratched the dog's ears. "Damn, Princessa. He's fucking huge."

Megan just laughed and motioned for Creeper to come be introduced next. He went as far as petting the dog for a few moments. "Does he help, Little Princess?" he asked her quietly. 

"Mmmhmm. He helps with the panic attacks so far. And he keeps strangers away from me." She smiled and sat criss-cross on the carpeted floor, allowing Rex to lay his front half across her lap. "He's a good boy."

Creeper smiled. "Good. We should get him one of those doggy kuttes. Patch him in."

That made Megan laugh. 

While Megan was busy introducing Rex to everyone, Hank went to the carts to make her a plate. Bishop had ordered steak dinners with lots of vegetables and rice, so he made Megan's plate carefully. He peeked under the still covered part of the cart to discover a chocolate cake with a candle on it and grinned. It may not be the night he had planned for her birthday, but her padrinos were making sure she was still celebrated.

He glanced over his shoulder with a smile. Megan was still in the floor with Rex, but had shifted so that she was beside the reclining dog as she chatted with her family about her birthday. Coco was describing Megan’s new gun to the others, which led to Megan thanking them all for her new holsters. Hank put her plate at the table that was big enough for all of them to gather around and relaxed. They may not be home yet, but his brothers were there. All that was missing is Mama and tonight would be perfect. 

When Megan started to get up to get her new hardware to show Creeper, Hank intervened. "Why don't you wait until after Templo, mi reina?"

Gilly sat bolt upright. "Reina? Did y'all get married too? Damn. You were only gone a few days!"

Megan giggled and held out her left hand with its gold crown ring. "Not married, but Hank gave me a promise ring."

Creeper grinned and examined Megan’s ring closer. "Beautiful, Little Princess! Congrats brother!" He stood to hug Hank.

Riz followed with a smile as did Angel and EZ. Gilly came last. 

He looked at the ring with a small rueful smile. "Damn. Guess you really are off the market, huh?"

Megan smiled gently at the big man. "Yeah. I am."

He smiled again. "And you're happy?"

She nodded. "Very."

"Alright." He squeezed her hand and turned to hug Hank. "You better treat nuestra princessa right, hermano."

Hank grinned. "I will. She's in good hands."

"She better be, or I'll shoot your ass," Gilly threatened. 

They settled in around the table to eat and Megan tucked her feet up into her chair. Taza had put Rex's bowl in the corner so that he could eat with them too. After everyone was done eating, Bishop had EZ clear the table. 

"Prospect, you can hear this, but keep your mouth shut, understand. No patch. No vote," Bishop said seriously. 

EZ nodded. "Yes sir."

"Good." Bishop sipped on his beer. "So we're all caught up on the craziness of the last few days by now. We need to figure some shit out. We need a port to bring in the Irish guns and we need it fast. We're home early to meet with Galindo. He was held at Calexico East. Then he was picked up by the feds along with his entire family and held for an undetermined amount of time. When he was released, he called for a meeting as soon as possible. He'll be here by lunch tomorrow."

Everyone nodded and Rex came to sit by Megan so she could rub his ears. 

"That being said, we do need to vote on something before he gets here." Bishop paused to meet everyone's eyes. Marcus, Marco and José sat back in their chairs. "It's a club matter, so El Padrino and his men have no say. Brothers, feel free to speak, but you won't have a vote. Santo Padre only." They nodded. 

"Alright. So we all know that Megan has been through hell." Megan sat up straight in shock and stared at her godfather. "She knows everything about club business and has since she joined us. Taza and Hank keep no secrets from her, and that was a sanctioned choice on their part. She's our bartender when we're home as well as always being our Princessa. However, she is not a patch. She cannot enter Templo and cannot sit in on meetings like the one with the Sons today. That's the way things stand right now and that's unacceptable."

Angel spoke. "So, you want to what? Patch her in? Women can't patch. It's in the bylaws."

Bishop raised a pacifying hand. "No. She won't patch. She won't vote either, but she deserves a say in what's happening. I am proposing that we create a position for her in the club. One that allows her to be in meetings with us - with Taza and Hank."

Marcus sat forward with a frown. "How's that work, primo? She wouldn't vote?"

Bishop so his head. "No bylaws would need to change. One of our bylaws already says that officer positions can be created or dissolved as needed. Nothing in there says that the person has to be patched to be an officer. It's implied but not stated."

Marcus grinned. "A loophole. You're right, primo. And as an officer- she'll have respect from outside clubs."

"Wait! Why? Why would you need to create a position for me?" Megan asked sitting forward. "I don't benefit the club at all. Don't these bylaws say that these positions have to benefit the club in some way?"

Hank ran a comforting hand down her back. "But you do benefit the club, mi princessa. Every time you've been at the table you've pointed out things we didn't notice or things we needed to plan for. You see the big picture and you can think logically when your emotions are involved."

"And…" Coco said. "You keep your head even when you're scared, Ma. Like today or when your asshole ex threatened the club."

"I was terrified today! I had a panic attack! What if that happens in a meeting? What if another meeting becomes a situation, and I'm distracting y'all and someone gets killed?!" Megan shook her head. "I'm too big of a liability."

Gilly raised a hand. "Alright. But you are that liability whether you're in the meeting or not, Princessa. Coco said it earlier. All he could think about was a stray bullet or ricochet hitting you and you weren't where anyone but him could help. If it weren't for your panic attacks, you'd have been alone today. Better to have you where we can all see you." 

There were multiple nods around the table. 

"What skills would I even HAVE that you could pass off as a position though? Everyone will assume I slept my way to the table no matter what you do," Megan pointed out. "Are you ready to deal with that backlash?"

Hank growled a little. "Let them say it where I can hear them…"

Marco raised a hand thoughtfully. "I know this is a local issue, but I might have an idea. You're good with guns, right?" At the multiple nods around the table, he clarified. "Like,  I know you can shoot them, but what about cleaning them? Disassembling them? That kind of thing?"

Megan nodded. "Well, yeah. It's kind of part of owning a weapon. I can even make reloads with the right equipment."

The older man grinned. "Santo Padre is about to become the center of a major gun trade operation. Bigger than any Mayan charter has ever dealt with. Wouldn't a dedicated armorer make sense?" He looked around the table. "I know that's normally el pacificador's job, but we usually only have the clubs private armory to deal with. All of us who were military know that any military base of operations has a dedicated armorer. That person is responsible for the units armory. They know inventory and every weapon inside out."

Bishop's smile widened. 

Creeper grinned a little. "And the armorer would have to work very closely with el pacificador by necessity. They'd essentially be partners."

Taza chuckled. "And they'd need to be very organized and able to keep up with inventory - like a bartender does."

Even Riz smiled a little. "And be able to find better deals or bargain for stock - like she did with the whiskey last week."

Bishop looked at Megan with a smirk. "Sounds to me like you've got all the skills you need, Poquito."

Megan turned to look at Taza. "Papa?"

Taza reached to turn her to face him in her chair. "Chica, if you don't want it, we won't force you. But - this - this gives you a real job. Not just slinging drinks and smiling pretty. This gives you something only you can do for this club - for this family. It means you never have to stay behind on runs again- unless you want to. You'll be just as much a part of the club as the rest of us."

Megan bit her lip and looked to Hank. 

Hank smiled. "Mi reina- if you don't want it - if you want to be my ol' lady and only that - that's more than okay. But Marco is right. I'm going to need someone in the armory. It might as well be you."

Megan looked down at her new rings and the star engraving caught her eye. "Maybe… maybe you're right. And it would mean you and Papa could come off of limited runs. Help the club more because you won't be held back by me."

Taza grinned. He looked at Bishop. "Call a vote, Prez."

Bishop grinned back at his best friend. "All in favor of Megan becoming our armorer and an honorary officer of the Santo Padre Mayans?"

Hands raised around the table. 

"Any opposed?" No hands. Bishop smacked the table. "Unanimous. Welcome to the tribe."

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What Happens In Vegas Pt.1

Yeosang x fem!reader

Description: By complete chance two people from two different worlds meet in a place where the phrase “What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas” was born. They spend their time getting to know each other and building a bond that might lead to one of them uprooting their life at the end of the trip.

Word Count: 2454

Notes: first person POV, drinking, gambling

This vacation is more needed than I initially realized, the tension in my shoulders finally releasing enough to let my mind not focus on how this dress sits against my skin. Dressing up while traveling solo seems dangerous, but my job has me doing it in places that aren’t in my home country. The only difference is this time I’m dressing up for myself only, my job doesn’t allow me to build relationships outside of acquaintances since I’m constantly moving from country to country to find the best stories. Freelance writing always made sense to me, and now as a traveling blogger, my only real focus is finding where I truly belong.  

I’m celebrating myself and my accomplishments on this trip, finally embracing the freedom I have from no longer working for anyone but myself. I plan to do that the only way I know how by experiencing the places I travel to and what they have to offer. Las Vegas has so many experiences under its glamorous look, from hidden places in casinos to well-known celebrity’s history. Of course, the only place to start is a casino, specifically the one I’m staying in.

Walking out of the elevators I can feel eyes on me, either out of curiosity, envy, or lust. I don’t blame them, I know my worth and I have the right amount of confidence that shows in my walk. My dress screams confidence too, with the black color and form-fitting design, I even stared at myself in the mirror. 

Without thinking I make my way to the counter to get my casino card and put my information in the system so I can get my earnings, hopefully. The nice woman at the counter asks me, “Are you here by yourself?”

Without missing a beat I smile and answer with a small laugh, “I’m crazy aren’t I?” We both laugh together before I make my way over to the one table I know I can win at, roulette. It seems funny to have a card when I make it to the table and see they are still using chips at the table, but I know at one point I will make my way over to the computerized game so I can use my logic while being able to see the last winning hits. 

The one good thing about my previous job was that I could make a lot of money and never have to use it. America feeds off of money, and that’s why I left. I would have never had any money to spare if I stayed here, and now I can have fun without worrying about how much I can and cannot spend.

Instantly I hand over a $100 bill to receive my chips and wait for the table worker to tell me when I can bet. It doesn’t take long for the table to fill up after I sit down, and my first bets use all of my money. 25 on black, 25, on even, 25 on the 2nd 12, and 25 on the 3rd column. I always start with these bets, never changing my strategy, it’s more likely to have a hit with these bets than not. I watch with a blank face as the ball spins, zero worries if I have one hit, all hits, or no hits.

Before I know it I’m being pat on the back and a smile makes its way onto my face, 24 was hit and it checked off every one of my bets. I make my next bets and continue to bump my winnings with either one hit or a few, by the time I decide to leave the table there is a crowd of people watching, wondering how a woman by herself in Vegas was winning roulette like it was a simple mobile game. 

“Excuse me,” I repeat many times to make my way out of the crowd holding my shoulder purse close to me as it was full of my winnings. I try to make my way back to my hotel room to drop off most of the money as I know having a lot of money on you in Vegas is probably the dumbest thing you could do. I had a few drinks by now and the buzz was working its way through my system.

Pressing the button to go up on the elevator I wait patiently, ignoring all the prying eyes of those within the casino. Checking the time on my watch I see that it’s around 2 a.m. and mentally make a note of how long I was at the table, 2 hours. The elevator doors open and I instantly walk on thinking no one would be coming down at this hour, but I was so wrong. 

My smaller frame makes contact with someone leaving the elevator and I stumble out of shock that someone would be coming down, their hands instantly grab onto my shoulders to balance my stance. “Oh god, I’m so sorry,” I say instantly and move one of my hands to push some curled hair from my face to look at the person who is still holding me steady. When my eyes meet his I realize how much this might seem like a cliche, but I can’t really care much as I do deserve to have one cute moment in my life, even if this will be the last time.

Instead of saying the simple ‘it’s okay,’ he simply chuckles at my apology and moves us to the side out of the way of the elevator as there are people behind me wanting to get to their rooms as well. The confusion builds in my mind when I realize instead of walking away he kept me at arm's length and moved us out of people's way. “I-”

“I’m not mad, I just have to talk to you more.” He admits, his hands slightly squeezing my upper arms that he still has within his grasp.

“Oh,” I pause thinking of my next words while getting lost in his eyes that draw me in. “Why is that?”

“I’m not sure, but I plan on figuring it out. I’m Yeosang by the way.” He steps back slightly dropping his hands from my arms and stretching one out in what seems like an awkward handshake. I can hear the slight foreign accent in his speech and realize he isn’t American and English definitely isn’t his first language. Although, I must admit he is pretty good at it.

I shake his hand softly, reigning in my need to show that I’m an independent woman through the interaction. “I’m y/n. You’re not from here, don’t make yourself uncomfortable on my account I hardly live in America myself.” 

“Oh, good.” There is a building awkward silence and I notice he might be slightly uncomfortable in an open setting.

“Yeosang,” I say his name as a way to test my pronunciation and he seems pleased by the way I said it. “I was heading to my room to drop off something, if you want to come with you can, or we can meet up. How long are you here for?”

“You don’t mind?” I nod at his words seeing a relief flash in his eyes that makes him look adorable in contrast to his strictly handsome features. “I’ll be here for one more day.” He makes the move to push the ‘up’ button on the elevator, showing he really does want to spend more time together. 

“So you leave tomorrow or the following day?” I ask to fill the empty space hoping to limit the awkward tense.

“Tomorrow,” he says, there is slight sadness in his voice that makes me look up into his eyes only to look right back at the elevators as I hear the doors ding. We both step onto the elevator leaving some space between us but more space between the other strangers who joined the ride. “What floor?” He asks looking at me as he is closer to the buttons.

“Oh, um, the top floor.” I avoid his eyes as I say that, realizing that I’m exposing how much I splurged on this solo trip. He lets out a small chuckle at my avoidance yet hits the button anyway and shuffles slightly closer to me. Onlookers would think we have known each other for years with how close we stand, but in reality, it's a shared comfort we have around each other that was instant and I only now realize it. I never felt a sense of anxiety when he touched me, only feeling apologetic for running into him, and I never felt unsafe in his presence which should be wrong, but it feels more than right.

Slowly people exit onto their floors eventually leaving us alone in the small space but neither of us moves to create space between us, we both enjoy it. When the elevator stops he lets me leave the space first, either out of chivalry or just so I can lead the way. We remain in silence on the short walk to my suite, embracing the comfortable silence that has built between us. It should be scandalous to bring a man to your room during the first time meeting, but nothing about this interaction feels that way. I open the door with my key card and hold it open behind me for him to enter, I quickly make my way to the living space to hurriedly put away the excess amount of money I have on me, hoping he doesn’t see. I never liked flaunting what I have, but I can’t lie, the independence of it all makes me feel confident in myself. I was able to afford this space and risk losing money all on my own, it feels nice.

“Funny, your room is the mirror image of mine.” He says, his confidence rising in the private space. It takes a moment for his words to register in my mind.

“You also have a suite?” I ask now turning to face his as my task is complete and standing up straight to watch as he works out the difference in the rooms.

He chuckles again and I can’t lie and say the sound isn’t attractive. “Yeah, my bedroom is actually on that side,” he points to the opposite side of the living space of my room, “and the couch is on that wall.”

“Guess you should know your way around then,” I let out my own laugh. “Do you mind if I change into something more comfortable? This dress is starting to feel constricting.”

I watch as his eyes trail over my body, taking in the details to remember before responding, “go ahead.”

I scamper over to the bedroom and rush to grab an oversized t-shirt and comfortable shorts, knowing I want nothing more than to just relax and I just hope he is okay with that after all I did today. As I go to leave the room after changing I notice the door was left slightly open in my rush and I only hope the mirror in the room did not let him see, but I can’t fight the excitement in me that slightly hopes he could see. Walking out into the living area I see he has made himself comfortable on the couch and is scrolling through his phone, but the second he sees my figure through his peripheral vision he puts the phone away and gives me his undivided attention. My heart speeds up at this. 

“You don’t mind just hanging out here, do you? I know you leave tomorrow, so I hope you didn’t have any plans for the night, and if you did, you can totally go do them, I’ll just hopefully get your number an-”

“Y/n.” He cuts me off. 

“I was rambling. Sorry.” We both chuckle and he pats the spot next to him on the couch silently asking me to sit near him which I don’t hesitate missing that comfortable feeling between us. 

He smiles when I sit near him, “It was cute. I have no plans, I was just going to walk around because I was bored.” 

“So you don’t mind hanging out here with me tonight?” I ask to settle my nerves that have finally been set free from the intoxication that is leaving my body.

“I want to be here, I told you I want to figure out why I stopped you.” He reminds me, and it makes a smile return to my face and slight embarrassment for how we met. 

Without second guessing I open my phone and go to create a new contact to hand to him, I don’t want to risk him leaving and us never speaking again. It shocks me, and him. Usually, I wouldn’t mind letting someone I meet become someone I met in passing, but for some reason, the thought of him becoming that sends anxiety running through my veins. He puts his number in my phone then texts himself, and when he hands me back my phone I can’t help but smile at the name he chose. It's just his name but the emojis that follow remind me of his cute laugh, the simple blushing face, and a white heart.

“How long until you leave?” I ask.

“About 4 hours.”

I look at him with a shocked expression, “why are you awake?” He laughs, genuinely laughs at my expression while covering his mouth in the process, a little action I can already feel myself adorning. 

“The travel time is more than enough time for me to sleep and readjust to the time change.” His explanation makes a lot of sense, and I understand it completely from my own travels.

“Where are you from?” The question had been bubbling in the back of my mind since I picked up on his accent, but there was just never the right time to ask. 

“South Korea, have you been?” My heart stops at the revelation.

“Oh my god, it makes sense!” The way my voice picks up intensity makes him now look at me in shock but also silently asking me to explain. “Oh, sorry,” I chuckle, “I have been to South Korea many times and fell in love with the country. I was actually going back after this trip.” He makes a noise of understanding and turns to face me more on the couch placing his arm against the back, and I don’t miss the way his fingers begin to play with the curled hair that I left down.

“You fell in love with South Korea, but do you think you could fall in love in South Korea?”

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"I done made 'em curse!"

Apparently any kind of conflict can set off FCG's kill switch. So the question now is whether this thing is an intended feature of a Care and Culling automaton, or if it's a short circuit that happened some time in the past millennium. And if it really is just a short circuit that could be fixed by someone skilled enough to work on Aeormatons, that really does put a different spin on the Bells Hells going to the Feywild instead of to the Seminary.

Ashton recognized somebody in the airport casino -- Violet is someone who does a lot of things, they're very good at convincing people to do things and at finding people who don't want to be found. They went to make sure the Hells weren't being followed by Violet's people, but they got compelled to spill a bunch of secrets about the group, so Ashton agreed to go do a job with Violet in exchange for them not turning the group in. "There were cops, there were mobsters, I may have kidnapped a mobster, a lot went down." So it sounds like the Bells Hells now have a reason to get out of Yios fast.

Violet was in town to get information out of one of the local mobs -- the Baneful Brood -- and Ashton agreed to be some hired muscle while they tried to prove that the mob was dealing with stolen and/or smuggled artifacts. "Turns out he doesn't keep a ledger, he has a kenku, so we kidnapped the kenku, tied up the kenku, rolled them up in a very expensive rug... there are a lot of rooms, and next thing we know, we're unconscious, tied up in the kitchen."

That was the most Rube Goldberg story and I love it so much for them. This would be such good material for a one-shot.

According to Violet, there were some "weird Dwendalian people" calling themselves the Ruby Vanguard coming through town a few weeks ago, and they pissed off every criminal in town.

FCG, Fearne, Imogen, and Laudna head into the Seminary to meet with Professor Ishal, who they were told might know something about Aeormatons.

He's a young firbolg, tall, thin, with soft maroon fur and red hair.

"Sorry, we're not supposed to let people--- oh." His accent is similar to Ormid Haas, I think?

He knows Joe, who he calls "one of the best minds in automaton mobility in Marquet." They write to each other sometimes.

"You are an Aeormaton, and specifically, a harmonious Aeormaton. A very particular design of the old Arcanum city, they were designed as peacekeepers and diplomatic associates, often used as guides and communicators in the city... I've heard rumors of Aeormatons emerging, but none have come to Yios before." He's heard of the Care and Culling and has apparently read "many books" about it.

In FCG's power core, where Joe stopped before, they are "fitted with quite the unique arcane power accumulator. It's far larger than what is needed for an Aeormaton of your size, which may confirm that you were created for the Care and Culling event... destructive [spells], that makes sense, but healing, that's a bit confusing."

Ishan pulls the power core out of FCG's chest. It's a large sphere of deep blue, almost purple color. It looks very much like the other arcane cores they've seen, but it looks stranger, more intricately connected, larger. "I think this might be the source of your [arcane] powers, but I caution, it could be unstable due to age or damage... if it were to overcharge with arcane power, it would take out most of this building." There's no power leaking, and it's very safe as long as no one goes fiddling with it, connecting exterior arcane terminals to it, etc.

"The enchantment technology that was utilized in the creation of Aeormatons was specific to Aeor, and were lost with the city. No one can make new beings like you. You are from a time when this secret was known and utilized, but that time is passed. You are both a relic of history, and a very unique, special person... A lot of Aeormatons worked very hard during that time to establish themselves as equal to their creators. As much as Aeor gets a lot of negative information written about it, and rightfully so, there is a beauty in some of what they made. You are not defined by what you are told your purpose was -- you carve your own path. You are not defined by a binary answer. Being alive, being conscious, free will -- it's frightening. But it's worth everything."

FCG is being fitted with an EZ-Bake Oven inside their chest. This is the most fitting end to this encounter I could possibly have thought of.

Meanwhile, Imogen and Fearne head off to find Kadisha Sumal's office. There are, like, 7 different locks, and she only opened the door because Fearne mentioned Ruidus-born.

She's an older orc with long braided hair and grey-green skin, with heavy bags over her eyes and casual clothes. Her office has a window with a curtain drawn, shelves filled with books and papers, little baubles.

Sumal appears to recognize Imogen's mind powers. Liliana was one of the first people who came to the Omen Archive, and she was instrumental in many of the earliest breakthroughs they had.

The exaltants had the most powerful abilities, and Liliana was the first one who came to the Archive. There isn't a large history of exaltants, there are very few historically, but that number has been growing exponentially. There were 12 at last count that the Archive knew of.

As the Archive was trying to test the extent of the exaltants' abilities, it became more and more uncomfortable as outside forces were peering at them. Members of the Verity began to disappear, so they scattered and buried their research.

Exaltants were the first to speak of the "railora," beings they think come from beyond Exandrian cosmology -- some of the exaltants began having shared dreams where they met a collection of entities, crimson beings that referred to themselves as the railora. The further the Verity pushed into their research, the more alarming it became, so they pulled back.

They theorize that the flares are a way for the railora to connect and tether themselves to Exandrians, "reaching out to someone and holding that tether." Their intelligence was hard to understand and the Verity had no concept of their morality, so their studies became more about finding proof beyond the dreams.

Liliana was trying to develop her abilities regarding entering other peoples' dreams. The Verity guided her through it using induced dream states, and her progress was "incredble," but it became so worrying that the Verity stopped helping her and told her to stop trying.

"There's only so far you can reach into the unknown until the unknown starts pushing back."

Some railora were solid flesh, others were made of energy. They were intelligent, alien, always in a crimson hue similar to the landscape of the dreams. Some enticed with promise, others demanded, others brought empathy and comfort. They speak wordlessly, with imagery and emotions.

THEY ARE INTERRUPTED BY LUDINUS DA'LETH.

Fearne is going to get herself killed.

......okay, he tried to charm her first.

(to Sumal) "You have ignored Assembly requests for an audience for weeks now, and we are on a short timetable." Ludinus is the nightmare she's been waiting for for a very long time. (to Imogen/Fearne) "Sit. You might learn something."

"The archive we recovered is extremely important to our research, but there are excerpts missing." He charms Sumal. "I do hate robbing them of their will... but some things are more important."

He turns to Imogen. "She was right... you do look just like your mother. It is, genuinely, a pleasure to meet you. I've heard of your prowess."

Then to Fearne. "And you... not quite an exaltant, but definitely of the red moon. How fortuitous."

god, Ludinus is so cool. This intimidating, calm demeanor, so confident in his abilities, so full of wizard hubris and selling it. Lawful evil at its fucking best. And that makes it all the more impressive that he was genuinely off-put and shaken by Jester.

Liliana has been working personally with Ludinus for a long time, and her contributions have been integral to the Vanguard's research. This is from Ludinus himself, though, so take it with a grain of salt.

"Do you feel the pull? Northward? [Do I? Yes.] Then follow the instinct. Both of you, if it's there."

"I know you've had dalliances with the masses who try to meddle in our work. I know you've confronted my associate, Thull, and I'm not blind enough to believe you're seeking entry to our merry band. But I also know you only speak from a place of ignorance, misunderstanding. I'm not the one doing this. There are many of us working together to make this happen. This is important work, it's my life's work. [Liam's alarm bells go off here.] So. Do you want to know how to help? Stop resisting."

[Are you Ruidus-born?] "I have my connections to the red moon." [Insight check: 17, contested.]

"I think your mother would like to see you. She talks about you. She's sad that her destiny took her on a different path, and she hoped it wouldn't lead you to the dangerous threads of fate that tug her ever away. But it seems you share a similar destiny."

"Do you know what we're doing?" [We're learning bits and pieces. The power's pretty enticing, though. I gotta say.] "The power is just a tool. All power is just a tool. Fools throughout history use it for personal gain, for forgotten means." [If you succeed, will it go away?] "Parts of it will, for those who have cheated through boons unearned beyond just faith. This society is borne on those who have gained power through transactions, unearned except for granting their succor and obsession to these gods. We don't need them. They've always needed us." [It's happening soon, right?] "Sooner than I'd like. But we'll be as ready as we can be." [Well, maybe we'll find you to the north.] "I think you will." [What are you doing with those papers?] "Don't want to spoil the surprise."

"I watched the world burn at their behest. I saw the ruin their gains left of our people, the destruction they brought down to stunt the potential of mortal minds and hearts. They act only to preserve themselves. So, if there is even an ounce of you that finds faith in them, there is no place for you amongst us." [How old are you?] "Old enough... you're not of faith either, are you? Why?" [They don't mean anything to me.] "Good."

"We are the seeds they plant, and till, and water. We struggle in the maze they shaped. Then, when we expire, they return to their private gardens to harvest, because they told us there was no alternative. They tell us this is how it is, and we thank them for it. We may be their creations, but all children outgrow their parents. The Age of Arcanum, the Matron... they feared our developments, the growing power of the mortal mind. The Divergence, it wasn't to protect us. It was to protect them from us."

I'm pretty sure Ludinus cast feeblemind on Sumal.

Orym sees Ludinus walking down the steps of the seminary as they're waiting outside. He walks into the crowd, is joined by the two Vanguard operatives who escaped, and teleports away.

The Bells Hells regroup in Sumal's office.

"Was he looking for you? This is her office, it's always here, why did he come now?" FCG's getting at it.

Sending to Ryn: "We're in Sumal's office. We need a fast exit. She's been hurt." "Well, shit. I was really hoping that she was elsewhere. On my way."

Man, I'm learning so many new words today.

Ryn arrives. "Oh, my dear... this is a bit far from my purview." Sumal needs a greater restoration -- Ryn can't do it, but she knows people who can.

"As far as I know, the remaining pieces of the Archive that were part of those papers included the names of all known living exaltants in Exandria, the rotations of Ruidus, and the pattern of its orientation during each flare through recorded history."

....great.

To the Feywild!

Morri lives in a place called Ligament Manor. Fearne neglected to tell anybody this.

"You find yourself in a creepy magical marshland of gnarled trees that form a web-like ceiling of corkscrew branches and trunks. You don't even see any leaves, it's just a latticework of trees, with the faintest gaps of pinkish-purple skylight that peeks through." Welcome to Fearne's home!

"Does anyone else feel like they've taken too much?" Ashton (/Talisein), I love you.

oooooo Matt definitely took inspiration from Subnautica for this

"When you look at Fearne, she's Fearne, but there's something different about her. Her features are sharper, her eyes are deeper and bluer. The ears are longer, her limbs seem to be slightly exaggerated. There's an otherworldly air about her that's just... unique. It's upsetting at first glance, but everyone else looks normal."

this is super interesting. b/c to me it seems like the Bells Hells are only okay here at level 9 because of Fearne -- like she's some kind of fey lord or royalty who's tethered to the land like Morri is.

Friendly reminder that Fearne can indeed speak Sylvan

"Roll persuasion with disadvantage." "26."

I think I've said this before, but Matt has gotten so creative with his encounter design. It's super fucking cool, of course, but it also fits very well with the campaign -- the Hells are a control party, they want to twist and manipulate encounters instead of using brute force or subterfuge, so encounters with multiple solutions are their jam, but it's enhanced all the more by the absolute trust that the players have in Matt and that Matt has in his players.

if anyone wants an approximation of this, here is what a jazz pan flute might sound like.

Through the forest, Fearne picks up a familiar scent -- the oils Morri uses, the lanterns she burns.

The find a domed, circular clearing, ringed with thorny walls and thicket. In the middle, a massive tree covered in hundreds of hanging vines, like a frozen waterfall of deep green and teal streamers, completely obfuscating the center of the tree. It rises over a hundred feet, just scraping the top of this dome; the shape implies a dozen or more branches with the vines draped over them like a weeping willow. Within, there are hundreds of small nests, empty wooden cages, lanterns, and many, many unique wreaths tied throughout, subtly decorating it. The air hangs heavy with a presence that leaves breath thick and chilled.

Fearne feels that chill in the air as a warmth in her chest.

As Fearne gets within 5 feet of the tree, the vines furl apart like drapes, letting through the faintest flicker of firelight.

The tree is comparable to the Sun Tree in its thickness. 30 feet up, it splits into two trunks that corkscrew around each other; the branches off the trunks each hold a hut, a room.

"Enter. We knew you were coming." (Note that whoever is speaking had to invite Fearne into the home -- she didn't just enter.)

"It's hard to grasp a solid presence. At times, it's beautiful, and at times, it's borderline nightmarish."

There are knit dolls, animal skeletons posed in dancing positions, alien-looking potted plants that seem to guard their side of the room with ferocity.

"Oh, Fearne. How we have missed you." Fearne leaps into the arms of a... shape. The shoulders sit at 7 or 8 feet; the torso is like a barrel; swathed in a large, blue-green, patchwork dress, there are no feet visible, and the Hells can hear them like a sack of flour with each step. The shoulders are thin, pointed, skeletal. Around the top of the dress is a mantle of chiffon, from which emerges a head on a stretching neck, craning like a giraffe, framed in long white hair. A wrinkled old woman's face, a terrifying wide smile of jagged teeth, eyeless sockets with sunken golden glow, nostril slits with no nose. "Fearne, with your friends, like a cocktail... welcome, welcome. We have guests."

She pulls open the front of the dress, and in the chest is a massive pair of sunken eyes, a mouth that curls into a smile across the torso. "We haven't had guests in a while... come. Let me show you to my tiki bar."