#blame Raul

[leeleebear]

My sona y @patinhascinderelo y @cristorey100 sonas!

[professorwerewolfmcwerewolf]

I haven't even watched Hannibal yet ...nor have I actually watched any regular L&O... but I'd be rabid if these two shared an episode. Especially if Barba were to defend someone Price was prosecuting.

[battlevann]

Working on full refs for the three main players for @sexrobotsthateatpeople and examples of the different generations of pleasure bots lolsies

also I'd like to mention that only an extremely small (but quickly growing) portion of bots do actually eat or kill "clients", a lot of the sentient ones are working under BAPHOMET to free others of their programming and hopefully either kill Raul Morin themselves or collaborate with The Prototype (still unnamed atm) and get it to do it.

Raul "dies" at the hands of the prototype but not in any ideal way. Ex pleasure bots now have to deal with a deranged freak trying to kill his way up to BAPHOMET and eliminate her as well.

[falloutnewnobody]

what kind of drunk i think each of the fnv companions/honorary companions get

Boone: sad drunk. he drinks like once a year and when he does he has one beer and starts feeling like a mitski song. he always leaves the function/bar/club/etc to go stand in the yard and stare pensively up into the night sky.

arcade: horny drunk. mr "overt flirtation will get you anywhere," actually drinks fairly frequently but only really gets drunk once every few months. absolutely the worlds worst flirt and he knows it, his strategy is just to tousle his hair a little, lounge on surfaces in a slutty white button up with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and wait for someone to come make out with him. it always works.

benny: also horny drunk, but in an obnoxious, over the top way. terrible flirt but earnestly tries his best. lives for drunk cigs and is usually the guy to go over and make out with arcade.

Cass: we already see this is game but crabby drunk who just kinda wants to sit alone in a silent room with her whiskey like an alcoholic white dad in his office on a weeknight.

Lily: sleepy drunk but she doesnt drink around the grandkids, she thinks it'll be a bad influence on them

Raul: chill drunk. he's pretty much the same but more tired and more jokey

Vulpes: "im not drunk," drunk. thinks he has the alcohol tolerance of a bull but actually has the tolerance of a waifish goat. spends the entire night confidently slurring out the phrase "i'm not even that drunk,", shit talking every single person at the function (to their face and behind their back), starting petty drama, and listening in on other people's conversations. All star flip cup champion. always throws up in the yard and finds a way to blame in on "being sickened by the profligate's behavior," rather than alcohol poisonig. thinks that anything he did during a blackout doesnt count because he doesnt remember it, therefore it didn't happen.

Veronica: supportive drunk: Veronica's the girl who sits in the club bathroom and cries with you while you tell her your traumatic backstory. usually the one to talk down boone and make sure Vulpes got home safe.

ulysses: infodump drunk/sad drunk. self explanatory.

rex: no

ede: NO

[everydayyoulovemeless]

fo4 or nv companions + sole/courier faking an orgasm with them?

FNV Companions Reactions to the Courier Faking an Orgasm

➼ Word Count » 0.6k ➼ Warnings » MDNI ➼ Genre » NSFW, Romantic

Boone will notice immediately that you’ve faked it. He won’t say anything but you’ll know something’s wrong by the way he suddenly freezes up. His eyes will hold a hint of worry in them as he gazes at you, silently asking if you’re ok. He feels awful and will slowly get off of you before gently helping you to bed. He doesn't voice his thoughts, but it's obvious that he's not sure what to ask or do in this situation. He'll silently be praying that he didn't cross any boundaries with you. Boone will remain quiet until you decide to speak up and say something, otherwise, you're both just going to be lying next to one another awkwardly.

Arcade looks at you in disbelief. There’s no way you thought that’d work. He can literally see if cum is spraying out your dick or not. Obviously, he’s going to catch you in your bluff. He’ll be more embarrassed than anything. The fact that you felt you needed to fake your orgasm stings him. He knew it’d been a while since he’d last done it with another man, but he didn’t think he was that rusty. It’s definitely gonna leave a dent in his ego. He'll help you get dressed then never speak to you again, not because he's mad at you, but because he's too ashamed to face you himself. If you want to talk to him again, you're going to have to initiate it.

Raul pushes himself off of you immediately and will look down at you in concern. He’ll ask softly if you’re alright, but won’t pry any further than that. You obviously didn’t like it if you had to fake it, and he doesn’t blame you. Not many people like the feeling of a ghoul and that’s perfectly fine with him. He’s just worried that you’ll feel too awkward to be around him any longer and switch him out for another companion. He'll greet you in the morning as he would any other time, hoping to just move past this little blunder in your relationship. He got the message clearly and won't try to prompt anything more from you, too afraid that he'll make you uncomfortable again.

Cass stops what she’s doing and will confront you about it immediately. She’s slept with WAY too many people to be fooled by you pretending to cum and she’s baffled that she somehow couldn’t get you off. You don't have any other choice but to go get a drink with her because she wants to know exactly what it is she needs to work on. She's more offended than anything. This hasn't ever happened to her before and she never in her life thought that it ever would. Just explain it to her quickly and she'll leave you alone.

It takes a minute before Veronica notices, but when she does she’ll begin apologizing profusely. She knows she can get a little excited when it comes to sex, but she never imagined that it might be too much for her partner. She's so scared that she's overwhelmed you and will immediately begin offering to do aftercare for you - whatever you want - because she feels so bad about the entire incident. If you never want to talk to her again, she'd completely understand, but she also wouldn't find it all that awkward if you decided to keep traveling with her. She can fix this, and she will fix it if you'd give her the chance and tell her what it was that went wrong.

[rahleeyah]

I do think it's interesting that Rafael was patronizing and insulting to Olivia and it wrecked their friendship, while Liv and El's relationship has survived them both being patronizing and insulting to each other ("a history of violence and a dead marriage" or w/e, "I'm the longest relationship you've ever had with a man" like ok!!!) and it's like. What is that? Ok like practically speaking Raul is booked and the last two seasons just haven't made room for him to come back but on a character level is there a reason for that? I don't think we can even just blame it on Olivia having romantic feelings for Elliot; their nastiest fights are in 1.0, where they are both staunchly refusing to see one another as potential romantic partners, and I do think there's a certain. Shade of romance or sexual desire or possessive inclination to the Liv/Barba relationship (though I think he reads more mlm to me and I think their connection is much, much messier than just "we want to fuck" and I also think their relationship would not have survived them fucking but that is an entirely different post) and I do think she loved Barba in a way. And he's right, when she loves people she loves deep - she let Cassidy crash at her place when he was hiding from the cops bc everyone thought he was a murderer and that was WELL after they broke up - she will forgive the people she loves for pretty much anything, but she didn't give ground to him. And it is, I think, bc she'll forgive the ones she loves for hurting her, but she can't forgive them for hurting others. If Rafael had only insulted her that would've been one thing, but he went after Elliot, too, and that was her bridge too far. Olivia and Elliot are so codependent and enmeshed that even when they're fighting with each other (Rafael told Liv to stand up to Elliot, but she already had; she knows their relationship is not great in that moment, my guy!) she will defend him to the death, will fight anyone, even her best friend, to protect Elliot, and when the dust settles she'll remain wary and on her guard.

But then again, maybe it's not all selfless, maybe it just is that an attack on Elliot is also an attack on her, and she will not forget it. And I do think. IDK Rafael has Elliot all wrong (the idea that Elliot is a bully...💡 really did not understand Elliot's character at all) and I think there's a part of Liv that feels like. Every accusation Barba makes about Elliot, he's making it about Liv, too. And she sees that, even if Rafael doesn't. Rafael is talking about her daddy issues like he thinks that's an excuse for her behavior but he doesn't see that if Elliot is a bully, then Liv is one, too. But she sees it. And she knows. If Rafael doesn't like or respect Elliot, then he doesn't like or respect her, either. It's like. Her realizing Rafael doesn't know her at all, and her being defensive bc she knows he won't like the ugly truth of her when he finally sees it.

Anyway. This a sort of contradictory ramble bc I don't actually have one solid answer in mind; as I'm going I feel like there's multiple arguments to be made and I'm interested in digging around in all of them

[satans-left-asscheeky]

fnv companions react to a courier who may or may not have sold their soul for stunning looks. you could dunk them in radioactive sewage and come out still looking amazing.

Sorry for taking so long... I hope you like it 💖

Arcade

"Have you ever had a bad hair day? No? Didn't think so."

He'd definitely notice their beauty, but it really wouldn't play any part in the way he treated them (unless they were confirmed Batchelor in which case he'd be slightly more awkward) though after a particularly gruesome fight with loads of blood shed and dirt caked everywhere he'd notice how even after all that they still looked like a God. He'd assume it was a genetic thing, but secretly be a bit jealous of how their hair stayed in place under any circumstances.

Benny

"Goddamn pussycat, I'm not used to being outdone, but you are quite the looker you know that?"

He would flirt so hard with them that it was pathetic. Sure, he shot them in the head and all, but it was dark then! If he had seen their eyes...well shit... Anyway, he thinks they're swell.

Boone

"You- I- uh....nevermind"

It took him a while to notice, actually. Boone had trouble looking people in the face because sometimes he sees the faces of people he's seen through his scope. Well, one day, as they were wiping sweat from their brow after a particularly close call, he looked and became a little flustered because he'd never seen someone look that good... especially not after a fight. the words just sort of stumbled out of his mouth, which only made him more flustered, and the left the courier confused

Cass

"Face like yours must get a lotta free drinks, huh hotshot?"

They were easily the most beautiful person she'd ever seen, so of course she'd casually flirt, but if the courier didn't really seem interested, she'd just kinda leave it alone, but hey can't blame her for trying!

Raul

"Carefully Hermosa/Hermoso might break a nail, god forbid."

He'd assume they were really into their looks, but once he realized they didn't even try, he'd find it hilarious actually and tease them even more.

Veronica

"Ya know I'd be nice if you'd share some of your inhuman beauty with others... starting with this one brotherhood scribe... you might know her, actually. "

I mean, for Christ's sake, they'd been shot in the head, buried alive, and walked across the entire Mojave just to get revenge, and they still looked gorgeous doing it! it just wasn't fair. She had to put time and effort into her appearance to look even half as good as six.

Vulpes

"Your appearance may charm the profligates, but you'll quickly find ceaser and his men aren't as simple minded"

He says while admiring their beauty. He'd hate himself for it because their looks should be the last of his worries.. a soldier needed to be strong, clever, and quick in battle. Their attractiveness played no part in their success, and yet he couldn't help but feel like they were sculpted by Venus herself... and he resentes them like crazy for reducing his thoughts to something as trivial as obsessing over anothers beauty

[yukii0nna]

Dear Mother,

I know it has been years since we last spoke this that day the square but I simply must talk to you about this. More like I wanted to say why I did what I did that day or what I'm doing right now. I won't bore you with the details so I'll get right down to it. I wanted to be a ruler.

I am well read, the first born of our family and the most powerful. And yet, I was passed over for little Raul. The same fool who couldn't cast a charm to save his life, as you saw many times. I simply wanted to right a wrong done to me so long ago. I didn't want things to end up as they did but you left me with no choice in the matter.

So in the end, you are equally to blame for what I did after I left. All the lives that were ruined, lost and admittedly worse on my part are equally on your hands. From those I disposed of by framed to who families will never meet them or know what happened to them. They are on you as well as me. Of course I could have simply not have but it had to be done. Also it was a little fun.

Anyways, I best be off. The new recruits ruined one of my plans and they needed to be punished. This includes your grandchildren, Mother and Father. I hope you are watching in heaven so you can see what I have been doing.

Sincerely Your,

Kokorohime

@punkeropercyjackson @bakawitch @zexal-club @insomniac-jay @queen-of-twisted @kousaka-ayumu @abyssthing198

[jerseyluck]

DC's Terrors Through Time (2022) Readthrough

In the spirit of Halloween, I believe it is time to crack open one of DC holiday specials. It is time for DC’s Terror Through Time.

The book starts with a Phantom Stranger Story written by Paul Levitz and art by Raul Fernandez. This is basically a story showing Phantom Stranger fighting all types of ghouls and goblins on Halloween. And that’s it. A very mid story to start the book off with.

The comic then goes to a Super-Sons story by Sholly Fisch with art by Luciano Vecchio. Now this is a fun story. Superboy (Jon Kent) and Robin (Damian Wayne) decide to go trick-or-treating together and wear each other costumes. The pair go to various locations throughout the DC Universe to get candy, but none of the superheroes are there. So, they go to the Hall of Justice where The Justice League are captured by some demons who escaped from hell for Halloween night. The Super-Sons have to distract the demons until the spell that will send them to hell kicks in.

The next story is Gotham City Sirens story with plot and art by Peter V. Nguyen. The story starts in Hawaii in 1995 (there is no reason for it to be 1995, except for a bad joke Harley makes) with Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy meeting up. The trio discover that animals are going missing/dying. To solve this mystery, the girls go out to the jungles of the big island.

When they get to center of island, they discover the island god Pueo and the marching dead. And he tries to attack the girls, blaming man of the sickness on the island. But when they calm down a little, the Sirens realizes that it is the cats causing a disturbance on the isle. The god makes a deal with Catwoman to get the felines out of Hawaii or else Pueo will take more extreme measures.

Nguyen has a very distinct style that won’t be for everyone. This is a story where art will make or break it for you.

Then the book tells a story with classic DC supernatural force Swamp Thing. It is written by Zac Thompson with art by Andy McDonald. And this is a post-nuclear apocalypse story. Two people are gathering food out in the swamp when a two-headed gator monster attacks them. Swamp Thing arrives and manages to stall the creature until the pair escape. Many years later, the girl comes back to swamp and is attacked by the swamp monster, but this time Swamp Thing manages to kill it. A very simple, but well-enough told story for the season.

We go to the old school with JSA story by Charles Skaggs and Tom Mandrake. This takes place in 1944, and the JSA are afraid that the Nazis will get a power mystical artifact. However, the group is too late because the artifact is already active, releasing all types of horrors. The team is split up to face challenges from the supernatural horrors alone, but Dr. Midnight arrives to assist in freeing the rest of the team. Before the JSA can stop this menace, they have to awaken Dr. Fate to break the spell. The JSA wins the day and it the terror is over… OR IS IT?

The book then gets a little cosmic with a Green Lanterns story by Jeremy Haun and art by Juan Doe. In the far-out year of 2447, a pair of lanterns explore an empty sector of space. The two come across a large creepy tower. When they enter the Lanterns come across mysterious chanting and sacrifices being made. But weird insect-like creatures attack the pair. They fight off the bugs, but they fail to stop the sacrifice. An eldritch creature almost escapes but a Lantern sacrifices himself to stop it. However, before surviving Lantern can get breath, she is alerted to 6 more signatures matching the creature that attacked them.

A very good use of the concept of Green Lanterns without using characters modern readers might expect. Touches on the emptiness that space can hold. A real highlight of this anthology.

We lose the dawn of man with the rise of Etrigan with story by Matthew Levine and art by Jorge Corona. We start in the medieval ages in a village where kids are going missing. Luckily a wandering Jason Blood comes to town to stop this demon. He manages to go to the lair of the demon. Blood releases Etrigan to fight the demon. Etrigan saves the kids and buries the demon under rubble. The demon alerts Etrigan he will be back in several centuries, assuming Blood would be dead by then. However, Jason Blood does not play like most mortals and arrives to finally slay the demon. A fun story but nothing special.

The anthology ends with a tale by the most famous creators, Tim Seeley writing and Kelley Jones on art. They tell a Damian Wayne and Deadman story together. And yup, it is a banger of a story, with amazing creepy art by Jones.

It opens on Deadman haunting Wayne Manor, and he gets stabbed by Damain with a silver spoon. Brand came to warn Batman that a vengeance demon is after him. But in a twist, when the demon attacks, it goes after Damain: the boy who killed him. Deadman and Robin try to fight the demon, but only succeed when Deadman when something more powerful claimed his soul. Damain thinks Deadman was bluffing, but the truth is something evil has chosen Robin to do its will.

Overall, this anthology was a fun read. It was a bad choice to start off with its weakest story (The Phantom Stranger), but this has many strong stories in it (Both Damian ones, the future Green Lantern). Overall, while not scary, the comic makes for a fun reading experience.

7/10

[embrcssemoi]

starter — devika idaiyar

SETTING: val's house ; saturday night AVAILABILITY: closed starter for VALERIA JIMENEZ | ( @fairytailskies )

Devika smiled as she sat down on Valeria's couch. One hand held onto her glass of wine, while the other held onto the nachos and dip sauces tray, which, she placed on the coffee table near them. "So..." She began, crossing her legs under herself, then bringing her glass of wine to her lips. "Raul tells me you've already started decorating for Halloween?" Devi chuckled. "Can't say that I blame you. Halloween is only the best holiday ever, so, I'm with you on it." She did need to start looking through her Pinterest page for suggestions of decorations for the Bed and Breakfast. "Did you enjoy the customer appreciation week at Oasis, by the way?"

[dystopiangays]

Tw: Rape, Slavery, murder, and general Legion Stuff.

I have complicated feelings about the Legion. I don't think it got the attention it deserved in game. Of course, that is to be blamed on the rushed development, but it still makes me sad.

Joshua Sawyer said he regretted how black-and-white the slavery narrative was in the game, and I have to say I agree. It's incredibly sexist that basically all women are in a mostly gendered slave class. It's incredibly depressing that on a non-Legion run you can't speak to Siri. It's annoying as hell that you can't fight in the ring if you are a female courier, even though the final boss of it is a female soldier. Yes, I get that that's the point. It's frustrating that a female Legion courier is told that the legionnaires want to *rape* her. Yes, I know that's the point, but it's hostile to women who play the game. I feel just as frustrated and disappointed when I think about the fact a low intelligence female Chosen One can be raped by Myron. It's upsetting and uncomfortable, and not in a way I feel furthers the story, because it is subjecting female players to abuse that is all to real to their lives. Male players of the game, by design, will never experience that.

I feel like so much of this could have been solved with more time given to the Legion. There's no Legion companions - The closest you get is Raul, who's neutral on them. You get a tiny corner of the map dedicated to Legion territory, and far less quests than neutral or NCR quests. What about the wives, do the Frumentarii have wives?

The game puts emphasis on how unusual it is for a woman to have as much power in the Legion as the courier can, such as in the line "Last I checked, you needed a weapon between your legs to carry one for Caesar" spoken by Ulysses. It makes me wonder why a nonman Courier would choose the Legion in the first place. If I choose the Legion, what happens when I'm done with the main quest, when I don't have the platinum chip? Do I get enslaved? Do I have to escape and never see the fruits of my labor? Do I get killed? Raped? I know, I know this is the point but it still itches in a bad way.

[moralchampion]

If Raul actually ends up going to Aprilia I'm gonna blame Jorge Martin for everything bad that's ever happened because he basically destroyed my perfect Aprilia lineup

[randommotogpstuff]

MotoGP 2024 Survivor AU: - think this kinda got out of hand

Team A: Alex M., Marc, Aleix, Pecco, Franky, Luca, Fabio Q, Jorge, Alex R., Augusto, Brad

Team B: Bezz, Enea, Fabio D, Joan, Miguel, Pedro, Johann, Maverick, Raul, Takaaki, Jack

Pre-Merge

Alex gets voted out first because letting Marc have Alex is seen as too high of a threat. 

Aleix, Jorge, Alex R. Fabio Q. form an alliance day 1 and Marc joins it once Alex leaves and he has no other options. 

The Italians in Team B. all go out in a row because everyone thinks if any of them make the jury they are campaigning too hard for whoever makes it to the end. Bezz, Enea, Fabio D. never really have a chance to shine. Did team B intentionally throw the challenges to get them out well the editing will make it seem like they did.

Next we have back to back medical evacs because I don’t think any of them would actually survive on an island and I always like the dramatic previews when they have medical evacs. (Miguel, Pedro) 

The Spanish Alliance in team A starts splintering because all of them thinks they are the one in charge. Nothing ever gets done at camp which starts affecting them in challenges. Alex R starts running the alliance and gets Pecco, Franky, Luca out. 

Raul and Johann get voted out next because the others on B have an alliance. 

So they go into merge with Team A with 6 to Team B with 5. 

Post-Merge

Marc, Aleix, Fabio Q., Brad, Jorge, Alex R., Joan, Maverick, Jack, Takaaki

Aleix goes out at the first vote blindsided by Marc who had told him they were final 2. But Marc worked behind his back and got everyone convinced that if Aleix makes it to the end he’s getting every jury vote. 

Jorge goes next cause the Team B + Marc alliance think he’s too powerful and might become a challenge beast towards the end of the season 

Maverick gets voted out because the vote was going Fabio but they didn’t split the vote  Fabio somehow found an immunity idol and plays it (i do think modern survivor has too many twists but i do like when they used to have 2 or 3 immunity idols in a season) 

Takaaki voted out next because to the surprise of no one Marc switches alliance again 

Alex R is finally shown running the game and gets taken out for being the kingpin

They have the family visit and Joan wins the challenge and makes the decision of choosing to see his family takes Jack with him instead of Fabio who he had promised he would take. So Fabio decides to get him voted out and Brad, and Marc jump on that.

Marc wins the next immunity the vote goest to fire because its Marc and Fabio voting together and Brad and Jack voting together. Jack and Fabio win at fire so Brad gets voted out. 

Final Tribal Council (FTC)

Marc, Fabio Q., Jack

Marc doesn’t get why everyone is so bitter towards him, cries in his speech about having to be without Alex. Literally leaves FTC not caring about how he betrayed everyone and backstabbed them to get their cause he made it to the end. Forgot the part where you have to have the jury like you so you can win. 

Jack get accused of not knowing what was going on for most of the game. tries to defend himself by talking about how he had to play under the radar because anytime anyone became a threat Marc took them out. 

Fabio Q the star of the FTC . Gives one of the best speeches in which he explains how he played his game and why he made the choices he did. Answers every questions very thoughtfully doesn’t blame anyone for anything that happened. Manages to get the Joan swing vote. 

After The Final Cuncil

Fabio Q wins the vote (Aleix, Jorge, Alex R, Joan)

Jack (Brad, Maverick, Takaaki)

Marc (no votes)

[fashionablylala]

Fashion Week isn't for the Weak!

What's twice a year and has a bob? That's right, it's fashion week y'all! It's the most hectic time of year for anyone in the fashion industry. From designers, influencers, celebrities, and even people like myself, journalists! This season highlights the fall/winter collections from some of the biggest names in the world, and introduces a few newcomers. Take a stroll down the runway with me as I break down the most memorable moments surrounding Black talent!

First off we have New York, home of Timberland boots and of course my favourite music genre, hip hop. Usually I really love NYFW because some of my favourite designer showcase there, but honestly this season bored me.

Thom Browne had celebrities like Janet Jackson, Queen Latifah, Alton Mason etc dressed head to toe in their brand for the FW24 show.

Along with some gorgeous campaign images all shot by Black photography duo AB+DM (Ahmad Barber and Donté Maurice). I love it when Black creatives are given the opportunity to thrive in their skills on a big platform; their photography is immaculate. Each celebrity was well put together, the styling was perfection.

I very recently learned that Luar was founded by Raul Lopez, a Brooklyn based designer originally from the Dominican Republic. The collection wasn't really my vibe so I'll just be quiet on that subject lol. No shade. In other news, we saw Beyoncé attending his show in support of her nephew Juelz, who debuted on the runway modelling for the brand. Miss Renaissance wore a full silver outfit (of course lol) by Gaurav Gupta. I hated the way it was styled personally, especially with the Luar bag. The handbag felt forced and probably was to some degree, as she was sitting front row as an invited guest that meant she had to wear something from the brand. Her team could have done a better job pairing the accessory with another outfit or choosing a different bag altogether. Also I'm very much over the cowboy hat, but I know she's currently promoting her new country music so I wasn't surprised. I wouldn't call Beyoncé a fashion girlie, but considering she's the biggest star in the world I hope that her glam squad would do a better job. Fix it Jesus.

Beyoncé wearing Gaurav Gupta Couture and Luar bag

LaQuan Smith is probably my most anticipated designer from NYFW, but this season I didn't even see his collection on my feed. I had to search for it, which is unusual for me as it's usually posted all over my timeline with everyone gagging and hyperventilating. I then realised why it was barely posted when I finally saw his collection, because it left me feeling uninspired. It wasn't innovative or exciting, just kind of regular and something that's been done before. This is a fabulous gay Black man who usually CLEARS every time, but this season left me confused. Where was the innovation? Where was the hoochie mama flavour? What was the extra razzle dazzle? It was barely there. It felt like an lazy afterthought and I'm even sad to say that about one of my favourite Black designers. If I compare FW24 to his previous collections you will see exactly what I mean. For example the FW22 collection was opulent, sexy, and vibrant. LaQuan is a true innovator who doesn't follow trends, because he sets them hunny! So I'm not sure what happened this season, but I blame Elon Musk. Somehow it's always his fault, don't question me lmao. I just know that my fav can produce better designs, but I won't let this low key mid collection put me off. I guess we all have bad days right? It wasn't ugly by any means, it just kept the hoochie mama flavour and unusual designs to a minimum. And my beloved friend and fashion partner in crime, keeps telling me that it's now a dying theme to make room for quiet luxury, which had me heartbroken. On a nicer note, the music on the runway however was GREAT! I loved that he used “The Player's Club” snippet as the intro, it's such a classic movie and a staple in Black culture. I would listen to that entire mix daily! It was a beautiful blend of Curtis Mayfield, Baby Tate, Nicki Minaj, Sadé, Missy Elliott and more. Plus with a piano performance by Babyface, who sang Two Occasions by The Deele. That was a very nice touch! I'm gonna need LaQuan to put it on Spotify asap so I can pop my puss 😜

LaQuan Smith FW24

LaQuan Smith FW23

While I was sad that I couldn't get an invite to see my favourite London based designers showcase their talent, I was quickly relieved when I saw what went down the runway. I would have sold my left arm to be at some LFW shows this season, but my disappointment followed from NYFW as I felt unimpressed by the usual showstoppers. Despite that, I quickly felt better once I spotted UK grime legend Skepta at the Burberry show wearing a BLOODY GORGEOUS fur teal coat by the brand. Every time I see that man at fashion week or on a red carpet he looks extremely good. I don't think he gets enough credit for his drip and we need to change that.

Anna Wintour and Skepta at the Burberry show

As I previously mentioned we also occasionally see newcomers during fashion week, and that brings me to introduce Tolu Coker. She's a British Nigerian designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2017, and hasn't taken her foot off the accelerator since! Tolu first showcased her FW19 collection at London fashion week, and she's worked with the likes of Stefflon Don, Burna Boy, Adwoa Aboah and more amazing names.

Her collections are always nothing short of fabulous and full of life. Tolu even had a collab with UGG for the footwear of her FW24 collection, which was definitely a BIG FLEX lol. Making it to Vogue Runway is already a great achievement, but to have a popular loved brand like UGG supporting your collection is very cool. UGG has also been known to collab with Telfar, another incredible Black owned brand. And I'm starting to see a pattern here and I love that for us 🥰

MFW

As we move into Milan, the first collection that comes to mind is Diesel. They had all the Black folks walking hunny! It was like a family reunion lol. We saw names like Alton Mason to Leomie Anderson and so many more! And of course everyone was killing it because that's what we do! 💅🏾 The clothes were fun but still practical, which is expected from Diesel. Leomie had on a gorgeous pink and orange number that was oozing with IT GWORL ENERGY. It was overall a great show. I'm a sucker for a fur coat especially if it's an usual colour, and Diesel was nothing short of that. Besides the weird music announcement thingy lol I have no notes.

Gucci finally produced something I liked after years of mediocre BS designs, but I'm still not buying clothing from a racist brand. I think a lot of people have forgotten why the household name was being boycotted some years ago, so here's a quick reminder…

Y'all can still give them your coins if you want to but I'm not a damn EEDIAT fool. You only need to insult me once. Thank you. Next.

It's now time for Paris! Some of you might know the city for their wonderful pastries, but I know it for some of the most popular fashion houses in the world! Supermodel Anok Yai, didn't walk for Mugler despite her recently being chosen as the face for the brand, and I definitely missed her presence! 😭 However our favourite curvy models Precious Lee and Paloma Elsesser did. I wasn't too excited by the outfits they were wearing, it felt like they gave them the safe options. I see this happening far too often with plus size models and it's frankly getting extremely tiring. It's rare to have bigger bodies on the runway at all, but if we do they're completely covered up. Plus size models are barely visible, we only get 1 or maybe 2 if we're lucky on the runway at a time, because yay tokenism! 🥲

Model and gamer, Paris HK said it perfectly. Bigger bodies deserve so much better. I say this at least 10 times a year smh.

Moving onto better news, my other fav Balmain, was brilliant… but I'm never surprised by that. Olivier Rousteing has been the creative director since 2011, and he's a Black French designer who always knows how to bring life back into the runway. His recent custom looks haven't been giving the same energy and I'm not sure why, but his collections are never a disappointment! He puts his foot in that sh** EVERY TIME! His FW24 show was gorgeous, however he could have came a little harder! His core ideas were based on heritage and his hometown, Bordeaux. His take was elegant and giving grown woman, which makes sense because some designs were inspired by his mother's wardrobe too. We saw lots of different ways he incorporated fruits and shells into perfect pieces of walking art. A few designs felt a tad bit unfinished, and I wasn't a fan of him pairing slouchy Chino style trousers with the corsets. However for the most part Olivier absolutely delivered. I liked his bags too which usually go under the radar. There was so much to enjoy with this collection. Olivier is a brilliant designer, and I always look forward to what he brings to fashion week because he rarely ever disappoints!

Watch the FW24 show here via YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/live/chUl7Gdr41E?si=qpHNziXA66_cOHhr

Off-White also has a Black creative director by the name of Ibrahim Kamara, who is also the Editor-in-Chief of Dazed. I completely loved his collection! Butterflies, pastels, fur, dice, lime green… and everything that makes me happy 😊 it had a New York edge to it and felt like an obvious nod to hip-hop and overall Black culture. It was a nice combination of basketball bags and the matching sneakers, and not to mention the hoochie mama designs, which y'all know that I love! His collection was giving “girly but keep it gangster” and that's definitely a bit of me. At first Ibrahim seemed like he lacked the confidence to really go for it when he debuted his very first collection for Off-White SS23. For those that don't know, he took over as CD when the incredibly talented, Virgil Abloh suddenly passed away in November 2021. Tbh I wasn't moved by Ib’s first collection but since then he's found his footing bit by bit. This season I definitely enjoyed the menswear a lot more than the womenswear unfortunately, which is crazy because the potential was totally there but it seemed like Kamara wanted to keep the girls more edgy. Models like Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn were spotted walking in the show, of course they came to f**k sh** up as per usual!

Off-White FW24

My girlfriend in my head aka Precious Lee, walked for the show wearing a trench coat that completely covered her up 🙃 yet again, why do designers always hire plus size models and cover them in excessive amounts of fabric? It's childish, like grow up! I wanna see her titties bouncing like a basketball on a court. Stop playing with me. It's always the same stupidness and as a plus size baddie myself, it truly jars me. The same thing happened last fw season and it needs to stop.

I want to see girls like Precious Lee wearing sexy bodycon dresses or figure hugging clothes that show off her shape, because that's more realistic. That's how I look when I'm wearing my favourite clothes and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. All bodies deserve to be seen regardless of their proportions. Have you seen her body?!?! Why hire someone as delicious as Precious if they're just gonna drape loads of pointless material to hide her magnificent curves??? Don't piss me off.

Precious Lee for Off-White FW24

Precious Lee for Off-White FW23

On a happier note, Halle Bailey and Willow Smith were spotted in front row. It was a nice moment that everyone seemed excited for, including me! I hope we can see a duo from them one day, because not only do they compliment eachother visually but musically that would be an iconic link up.

So fashion week this season was a bit chaotic as always, but in some ways quite impressive. I must always ask though, when will the day come when we see a Black woman occupying the role of creative director of a huge fashion house??? We've seen Pharrell takeover at Louis Vuitton for menswear and several other Black men are in that chair for Balmain, Off-White etc …so when will Black women get the opportunity? Moschino is one of my favourite brands of all time, but their recent decision to hire another white man has left a bad taste in my mouth. They've never had a Black CD and haven't had a female one in over 20 years! I think it's time for a change. Where's Gabriella KJ at? 👀 Or even the CEO of Black owned luxury fashion brand, Hanifa? It's 2024 and Black women are the ones who are buying fashion items THE MOST, but are leading in the big fashion roles THE LEAST. It burns me to my core y'all. It's hard to love fashion whilst witnessing this sh** to be completely honest with you. The only thing that keeps me smiling is seeing people like Tolu Coker being praised, and seeing more Black models on the runway. A win is still a win! So I will take those wins and skip all the way to the very last topic…

Here is my best and the worst of FW24!

BEST:

Susan Liang

Chen Peng

Balmain

Schiaparelli

Richard Quinn

Wiederhoeft

Harris Reed

Diesel

Tolu Coker

Stella McCartney

WORST:

Alexander McQueen

Moschino

Vivienne Westwood

Balenciaga

Louis Vuitton

Miu Miu

Loewe

Blumarine

Well I hope I was able to teach you something about fashion week that you never knew, or maybe you just enjoyed having a little kiki with me 😊 Whichever it was, I wish you all a beautiful start to Spring! And I hope you have your pastel outfits ready, because being afraid of colour is silly. Life is too short to only wear Black, and if it feels like I'm talking to you then I probably am... Fight me 🥰🥰🥰 Plus everybody knows that baby pink looks pretty on darker skin 😉

xoxo LaLa

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FNV Companions (+Yes Man and Benny) Reactions To Being Taken To The Sierra Madre

➼ Word Count » 0.9k ➼ Warnings » Dead Money spoilers ➼ Genre » Platonic/Romantic

Boone hates it there. All the bomb collars remind him of what the Legion did to his wife and he hates the way his hands start shaking because of it. Out of all the places you could've gone and this is where you decide? He'll be on edge the entire time, aiming whatever gun he managed to find at anything that moves. He refuses to die in a dump like this, and, as much as he blames you for taking him here, he's not gonna let you die on him. Not like this, at least. Boone genuinely hates everyone there and, if you asked him, he'd say that you both should just kill them all and leave. The mutant disgusts him, he doesn't trust anything Dean tells him, and Christine's in the Brotherhood. He couldn't care less about the gold bars, by the end of it, he just wants to get back to the Mojave as soon as possible and forget any of it ever happened.

Rex gets really confused when he can’t touch the holograms and is really scared when they start attacking him. He's helpful against the ghosts but he has a habit of running straight into areas that set off the collars. Not much changes with him beside him being a little more frightened and jumpy than usual.

Arcade starts to panic a bit at the beginning, the whole situation makes him nervous. He gets along surprisingly well with the other companions, he helps Dog/God out with his condition, matches Dean's snarkiness, and can even decipher Christine’s movements relatively well. Besides a few minor clashes with Dean, you could probably save all three of them, Arcade makes it pretty simple and his skills in medicine make him incredibly useful to have along.

Lily isn’t too excited about it. Leo is especially strong here and she can feel his urge to go maul Elijah. Although, she and Dog/God get along well enough due to their similarities. If she has any to spare, she’ll offer some of her medication to help him out a bit. She’ll end up adopting him, but having two mutants back you up was extremely helpful as you wandered the Villa and, eventually, the casino.

Cass hates Dean the second she meets him. She’s met people like him before and gets super defensive over you because of it. She’ll constantly be arguing with him and he’ll 100% try to kill you guys once you make it to the casino. She’s honestly just so annoyed the entire time, she hates being controlled and will kill Elijah the first chance she gets. (She’d also help you grab all those gold bars, ain’t no way she’s leaving empty-handed after everything you’ve had to deal with).

You can’t bring ED-E here, his radio frequencies cause the collars to go off.

The entire place reminds Raul about what happened in Mexico. He's scared and angry and just wants to ensure you both make it out of there. He's really good at picking up on the multitude of traps that have been laid around the Villa and is especially good at scavenging for supplies. He'll honestly help so much with keeping the both of you alive. He just wants to leave after it all, anything in the Mojave is better than this.

When you wake up, Veronica won’t even be there. Elijah would’ve had Dog take her to wherever he is so that she wouldn’t have to experience any of it. She’d ask a bunch of questions about where you went and why she's there, enough so that he ends up releasing you. She’s gonna feel so betrayed, especially when she discovers Christine is being held here as well. She’d reluctantly kill Elijah at the end, not wanting any of the gold or tech you both came here to collect in the first place, she just wouldn’t be in the mood for it anymore.

Yes Man’s positivity is a drastic difference compared to your harsh surroundings. He tries to get along with the others but his passive aggression makes it hard. He’s not all too worried since he can’t die, so he takes it upon himself to defend you at any cost. If you decide to kill Elijah, Yes Man will take control of the hologram monitor thing and you’ll both end up taking ownership of the Sierra Madre by the end.

At first, Benny sees it as an economic opportunity then gets really pissed when they take his suit. Especially since he's forced to wear these dirty rags now. In the beginning, he and Dean would get along well enough with their shared opportunistic personalities, but over time they start to clash. Dean gets very insecure around Benny and will try to kill him when he's not looking so that there's less competition for him to deal with. Once the two of you make it to the casinos, he'll just want to sit and gamble. He's so desperate to finally catch a break in this place and poker is something so familiar to him, that he almost gets nostalgic for The Tops. The two of you will end up sitting there for way longer than you probably should have and Dog ends up about one step away from setting the place on fire. You both also spend way too much time in the vault trying to decide how to successfully take everything back with you. Most of the others assumed you guys had already died, but once you agree on what either one of you should take, you sprint out of there, not even worried about killing Elijah anymore, you’re both too caught up in the fact that you successfully pulled off the greatest heist in America.

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First Neville and mostly Carragher try to get Wayne Rooney admitting he could have done just as well as Ronaldo but he just wasn’t « selfish ». He waffled in his answer the intentions of the question was clear. Fun fact, Cristiano Ronaldo has more assists in his career. Other fun facts, Rooney is younger and had all the opportunities to score and win trophies once Cristiano left United : whose fault it is he couldn’t match his stats and retired before Cristiano?

Wayne Rooney is also currently out of managerial position because he sucks at it and won’t check out his ego to be an understudy in a coaching team for a few years, unless it’s a famous coach like Guardiola.

Now they got Ole pretending all was sunshine and rainbows before Ronaldo ruined it all, and it is the biggest pack of lies ever. The man who couldn’t qualify to ucl ko and lost a Europa league final to…check notes… mighty Villarreal. He couldn’t even get a carabao cup with his project. Too bad for him all European clubs know it’s bullshit and that’s why he too is currently jobless.

Greenwood is being average at Getafe despite all the PR, Martial couldn’t make it in Sevilla (!) on a loan and like shaw is regularly “injured” to evade blame and transfers, Rashford best season G/A was equal to Ronaldo’s worst and treated by the press as superior but now he is back to mediocrity standards, Cavani couldn’t make it at Valencia, Pogba was caught for doping (something everyone is happy to believe is unrelated to any organisations he played for, or an accident), Lingard just recently found a club in South Korea, Mata and De Gea retired.

All in a few years of the mighty project Ole was apparently « cooking » and Ronaldo somehow ruined by his mere presence. It must have been a solid project.

I am annoyed with Cristiano saying happy birthday to Real Madrid like a simp, but I don’t recall the real doing shit like that: they fluffed up Benzema and let his PR spread the lies Ronaldo was overshadowing him 🙄. They ghosted him when the Mayorga affair came out. But they didn’t send Gutti, Raul or Casillas out to Chinguirito to bash him.

Because there’s no way those interviews of club adjacent people by club adjacent people got made in short notice without at least tacit approval of said club.

The face of Roy Keane: he knows the truth and he is ashamed of those fools.