#but for what its worth... theyre all epic

[blazeshardcat]

various characters that have been on my mind lately .... say hi to my bugs

[perenlop]

there's something so... off. about the battles in journeys that i can't quite put my finger on. it's not all of them obviously but something just doesn't feel right about them?

[leynaeithnea]

Just finished your beautiful beautiful very yummy and very angsty analysis of love in paradise ( maybe I shed a little tear here and there, maybe I didn't, you can't know that ) so I thought this would be right moment to leave you an ask for a gods game analysis maybe?? *stares at you with big brown eyes*

Last one of this saga!!!! Yayyy

Praying ill remember all the musical parts ive heard about but im sure theres so much hidden i forgot/didnt hear about yet

30. God Games

We open with a choir of course, because...gods! Athena decides to do something (finially)

“Father, God King” (athena asks daddy for help SIJGSEIG)

“Rarely do I ask for favors” being the good favorite daughter

“Now, I’m knocking on your door, with hopes to save a friendship with one who’s a prisoner far from home....Odysseus” I LOVE the melody of this part somehow??? especially how the drop before “odysseus”, ALSO SHE CALLS IT A FRIENDSHIP INFRONT OF ZEUS TOO

“Divine intervention, is that what you seek?” ........yes, bruh. Zeus dont fuck this up, u are decent enough in Homers Odyssey

“To untie apprehensions that were placed on that Greek?” okay i had to google “apprehentions, and apperently it both means “arrest” and “concern/fear”...........to untie the arrest on Ody, and at the same time the concerns of Odysseus THATS GENIUS, Ive heard Homer does a lot of these double meanings of words in his Epics and IM SO HERE FOR IT, also “that Greek”, come on, dont use it as a slur >:)

“You are playing with thunder for a man full of shame”..................NOW WHO PUT THIS SHAME ON HIM YOU MF, YOU WHAT KIND OF SICK GAME IS THIS-

“But if he’s worth the risk of going under, why not make it a game?” Lukes vocal performance in this part is something else, like dude??? hello? youre a tenor SIEJGSEIGJ, its good, also WDYM GOING UNDER??? HUH??? ....yeah of course you make it a game, because everything is a game to you, because really, theres nothing and noone who poses a thread to you

“Convince each of them that he ought to be released, and I’ll release him” the slight echo effect in that voice.......fascinatinggg, wish i knew if the melody in this part had any meaning, gotta look it up

“Who’s them?” Athena god of wisdom asking about details before agreeing to deals *cough* Odysseus, learn from your friend

“Apollo” APPOLO MY GUY ehehehehee

“Hephaestus” okay, fair

“Aphrodite” the wWAY HE PROUNCES HER NAME?? OMG

“Ares”, yea yea imposing yada yada

“Hera” cant exclude his wife

“Or me” OR me, so its ALL of them, or him? bruh

“What do you say?” WHAT IS SHE SUPPOSED TO SAY

“Great” ehehehehe apollo <3

“Very well” just doing it because

“Eh” shes so excited

“Alright” he IS excited

“Groovy”....ok? um...imma move on

“Bring it” of course she would choose all of them over Zeus, its Zeus, he just WANTS you to loose, bc hes the god king

“Apollo!” parrot

“You all know I’m a fan of catchy songs” god of music yada yada HIS VOICE

“so with so many sirens gone, I think Ody’s in the wrong”.........there are so many reasons to dislike Odysseus and you pick the SIRENS? .......did you just join for the fun and had no real reasons or did u get dragged there or-....but its ok, your voice is amazing, also IIRC it should be the melody of suffering??? of different beast??? i forgorrrr norrrr also Lyreeee in the background! ehehehe

“They were trying to do him worse, All he did was reimburse them Now they’ll tread with caution first To live another day and sing another verse” maybe the melody was in this part. also, yeah tell him athena, what kind of argument is that, they tried to kill him he just did what he had to--------admittely he was VERY cruel about it, but athena doesnt have to mention that, and well Ody probably protected even more sailors in the future through his actions

ALSO DONT COME AT ME WITH “but all the sirens are dead” THERE ARE MORE, theyre obviously not talking about the sirens Ody killed, its about all other Sirens out at see that woudlve seen the others dying after being brutally cut down by a human, they WILL be more cautious in the future

“If that’s true, release him”, yeah u really had nothing to argue against, he just shrugs it off LMAO

“Hephaestus!” Hefefuf ehehehe ALSO JORGES DAD YAY adorable, tho when first listened i rly thought it was Jorge with voice changer again THEY SOUND SO SIMILIAR

“Trust is not given, it’s forged”...true, valid argument, Also Scylla melody??? I THink?

“Why should I give him my support? He sacrificed his own cohort”......well....um.....he didnt rly have much of a CHOICE ....but its a more valid concern, the sounds that sound like a hammers in a forge sound cool btw

“Did you forget they failed to listen?”.........yeah literally

“He was betrayed and then imprisoned” IMPRISONED AH ODY, but yeah EXACTLY, the WIND BAG, THE MUTINY AH

“But if you make the right decision He can still build a future with those who miss him” AND BUILD TRUST WITH THEM AGAIN AHHHHHHH yes. Hefefuf choose right.

“Fine, release him” good.

the music making it sound like steps in a game as you level up....fine, it sounds nice

“Aphrodite” seductive, i like it

“Your little high and mighty Odysseus” SHeS pissed, and does not like Ody you can hear the “high and mighty” in her voice :”) ouch

“Claims to love his mother But let her die of a broken heart” LIKE HE HAD A CHOICE IN THE MATTER HE TRIED TO GET HOME SHE DIDNT HAVE TO JUMP

“He was busy fighting”, yeaaah

“More like busy spiting the cyclops”.........yeah okay we can get behin that this was stupid decision but it wasnt a rational decision either he just lost his best friend, THATS LOVE TOO; GIVE HIM SOME SLACK

“Let him feel the pain that his mother felt and rot” WHY U BE SO COLD HEARTED , i love the melody/music in this tho

“Wait, please reconsider this”, athena using quick thought on a goddess, intriguing! also shes begging her :tear: aw man

“Really Athena? These old tricks?” annoyed older brother breaking into quick thought to the rescuse of his lover, makes him likeable somehow, i love the delivery of this line

“Ares!” yeah shes pissed

“What kind of sick coward Holds back his power While his friends get devoured? He didn’t even fight Scylla Didn’t even try to kill her Hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done Never handles things upfront” sorry that he didnt want to DIE dude??? i get your concern with straight forward, open combat but???? is dying on the battle field rly that much worse than wanting to come home COME ON, he wins, he is EFFECTIVE, are you jealous of his stragedies? HE GOT MENTORED BY ATHENA; OFC HE WILL CHOOSE THE SMART WAY OUT NOT THE QUICKEST-WAY-TO-DIE WAY OUT smh

“Pathetic and weak like his son” thats a low blow what is your issue with telemachus bro, the drums for ares makes sense

“Hold your tongue now His son’s my friend” awwww shes calling him a frienddddddd

“And tell your lover that a broken heart can mend” AHAHAH “tell your lover”, true true

“You want more bloodshed? Then set him free To get back to his homestead, he’ll make everybody bleed” SEUHGSOUEGESH “if you let him back he’ll kill everyone” Ares: :D thats what i like to hear, Athenas piano playing again, as she fights Ares is fun too

“Ugh, release him”, what made them change their mind? Esp Aphrodite? was it Athenas concern for Telemachus? and for Ares athenas promise of bloodshed? maybe who knows

“Hey baby”.....okay, flirty? from Hera? alright, lets interpret it as motherly flirting

“Hera” how to hit those high notes

“So many heroes So many tales Give me one good reason why yours should prevail” NOW THAT is intersting, everyone else so far gave a reason NOT to release him, but now Hera asks her to give her one reason WHY he deserves to be released “dont tell me of all the sins he didnt commit, tell me of the virtue he holds” typa thing

“He’s got the mind of a genius”, fair, but there would be others

“Try harder”, encouraging, she doesnt rly want her to loose does she? she support it, she just wants to see if Athena is worth it, i do like this characterization (as long as i ignore the disco animatic, i know its Jorges creative freedom but my brain tries to refuse ANYTHING that would be a reference to modernity, let me live in the bliss of ignorance to pretend its a movie set in ancient greece x)

“He’s pretty skilled with words”, hes a lair, i love him for it

“You can do better than that”, ...yeah

“He’s kind of funny?” running out of reasons athena, also YOU THINK HES FUNNY? LMAO ur right, the odyssey is quite the commedy for anyone but odysseus (and a few others but yk)

“Eh” doesnt sound convinced heh

“Never once has he cheated on his wife” HA HA HAHAHAHAHA HA right thing to say to Hera

[also the whole debate about “did odysseus cheat or not” no. idc what anyone says. if anyone argues he INITALLY consented to Calypso: fine, its blurry in the narrative, anyone can choose how to interpret that as they wish, but Circe was bestowed upon him by Hermes (in the myth at least, in Epic there ofc very clearly refuses her, and she accepts him (hear that calypso? HEAR THAT CALYPSO)) and Calypso, at the very least later on turned VERY unconsensual. FOR SEVEN YEARS., but the “he liked her no more” could also mean she didnt like her as a person anymore after she saved him. its not 100% clear how the relationship started out, we just know how it ends rly, but given the historic context too, it might very well be that it wouldntve been considered as cheating, even if it was consensual, would hera consider it cheating bc she does so with Zeus? maybe, idk, i think the idea of Ody being (one of) the only greek hero(es) that doesnt cheat is one i like, he gets praised enough by homer for all his skills he might as well have the skill of being true to his wife, in EPIC we know that Ody refuses her from the beginning so whatever did or did not remain unnamed in Epic, would NOT be cheating,.........and anyone who mentions Odys proof for cheating being the telegony or any other later versions where suddenly children show up, and he offs penelope for cheating and telemachus marries circe, can kindly, do some more reading into the history of the text and how later authors added their own twists, we dont know if the odyssey from homer was the most well known version, i think, but its the one we consider canon now, and i rly refuse to believe that Ody coming home only to get a new wife]

“Release him” the side glace Zeus mustve gotten LMAO

...ok angry zeus choir again, rly?

“I’ve played your game and won”, she did, fair and square

“Release him” you better

“You dare to defy me?”, what happend to your voice zeus? also....are you pissed that she called you out on cheating? bro, ur just pissed that she choose everyone else over you, grow up zeus

“To make me feel shame?” shame about loosing the game or shame for the humiliation about cheating, mhh

“No one beats me, no one wins my game!”, sounds like my 3rd brother, but hes at least cute when hes throwing a fit about a game having rules

“Thunder, bring her through the wringer Show her I’m the judgement call The one who makes her kingdom fall! ”.your voice is getting worse btw, but...are we talking about pride still? Athenas pride? or is “her” just Athena now? mhhhh, Odysseus DID call her “selfish, prideful and vain”, so maybe it does refer to her pride, she DID Have a character arc tho >:) unlike zeus, hes just an ass, also he gets a choir background for this? intersting,

NOW HE THROWS LIGHTING AT HER??? thats intense, i was gasping when i saw, night sound design

“Is she dead?”, he does sound concerned, is it bc big brother energy or bc athena was zeus favorite child? or do they know how Zeus fucked up just now? hah..ha

the flashes you can hear in the music....aaaah

NOW THIS INSTRUMETAL PART

IS SO BEAUTIFUL ITS SO GOOD THE WAY “WARRIOR OF THE MIND” AND TELEMACHUS LULLABY AND LEGENDARY BLEND TOGETHER AND BECOME “ATHENAS FINIAL STAND” (as its supposedly called) ITS SO GOOD i ah i like this part the most of the song, together with apollos voice aseghsegij Aphrodite is fine too :) and "rly athena; these old tricks"

AlSO her having a flashback to Ody giving her Telemachus to hold after his birth, PLS??? Thats so vulnerableeeeee aaaaaaaaah yeah, yea that was good

“Let him go, please, Let him go”, she reaches out to Zeus, as her light dims and she begs him to let Ody go, nothing left of the selfish and prideful goddess, she was selfless- sacrifcing herself and ler go of her pride to beg to Zeus to let him go, who stops as he grabs to throw another lighting, in shocked realization of what he has done.

The song fades out. And we are left to wonder if Athena is ded or not

now initially i rly thought Jorge killed a goddess

by now im more hopeful that she isnt dead (im hoping for that, mostly for the fun of sticking to the source material of Athenas help in the last chapter(s) of the story)

but

im still doubting a bit. the chance is there that she is, infact, dead, but i dont know how that would impact the narrative-,...i suppose we’ll see, either in the vengence saga, or at the lastest in the ithica saga x)

[freakurodani]

top 5 haikyuu moments !! (can be particular scenes or episodes or arcs) :D

OKAY!!! so i had to gather visuals for this one bc i have many feelings about this!! I went for scenes that no matter how many times i watch, they never lose their magic for me, no matter that i know theyre coming, it still takes my breath away and makes me roll around with delight, these most of these i feel like are probably pretty obvious ones, they were meant to be impactful but ough, if they dont tear me up in the best way

SO IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

1.

I mean, what can i say??? what IS there to say?? theyve been teammates for a few weeks at this point, but hinata has given all his trust to kageyama and in turn, kageyama promised to use it to its full potential. its also a promise for their rivalry!! like, okay okay okay think about it, with the context we have with Kazuyo, kageyama has *already* decided that hinata is going to be his someone better! he sees it innately and he wants to draw it out of him, and he's, hes trying to be *hinatas* someone better too!! do u understand *shakes you* do u see what i mean!!! i mean, im sure u do, im definitely not the first person to go insane about this and ppl have probably also said it in a way thats smarter than me but just, ough

2.

its,,,, its,,, the acceptance of it all,,, i just think about how *alone* kageyama must have felt after his grandfather passed, we see and know that hes not good at connecting with people. hes bad at communicating and hes sensitive and he's scared of getting complacent. like, the all youth camp arc and atsumu calling him a goody-two-shoes is kageyama struggling with how he is changing, how hes trying to incorporate the influences he's gotten from his betters, and he cherishes it, but he's also felt like the advice he'd been given didn't also mesh with certain parts of himself. or, thats how i read into it, anyway. he tries so *hard* to be what ppl need him to be, and he's *so scared* of being rejected again. and this is hinata (and the rest of karasuno) telling him "HEY! we like you! we think you're smart and you dont have to shoulder connection all on your own! let us help you connect with us in a way where you feel comfy too :)" and then they talk about how they want communication! and it works!! and i just *rips into a pillow with my teeth*

3.

HINATA'S PERFECT RECEIVE!!!!! so the inarizaki match is probably my favorite?? there are so many good moments but *this?* you wanna see me go insane? do you want smth thatll make me tear up? every time!! its just!!! a beautiful culmination of all of hinatas hard work that he's put into during the year! its his change of mindset! its his growth!! he's fallen a level deeper in love with volleyball and ive fallen a level deeper in love with his character

4.

halo around the moon <3 Tsukki's block, his hard work, his character arc and development and everything is just *chefs kiss*. i remember the first time i watched the show, i,, *hated* tsukishima, and i think we definitely arent supposed to like him at first, but GOD does that turn around!! and this moment just feels so *earned* and *epic* and in the end HE STILL ISNT SATISFIED!!!!! he STILL wanted more!!! this point was worth 100 god fucking damn!!

5.

im talking about the inarizaki match again!! but this time with a focus on Tanaka, who kind of struggled with this match! he was in a low place during it, felt stagnated and lame. Tanaka, as a character, i would say is best characterized by his mental fortitude and stability, funny enough. He's wild, but i think part of his visual design lends that as his base (since he's often compared to buddhas/monks). But in this match, we get more depth, we see him falter and struggle! it takes more than just a slap to his cheeks to get better (tho tsukishima does point out that he gets out of his depression pretty fast) but like, tanaka uses meaningful cognition to break his rut, and its also just like, advice that I've seen used for stuff like any kind of creative block as well. The visual during the animation, he's climbing up the stairs, he's slowing down, he's coming face to face with a canyon, a plateau. He sees two options, give in, or push forward and he picks "the cooler" one, and struggles forward, forces himself ahead! and kageyama backs him up too, by not letting him back down, assuring him that his usefulness hasnt reached its end and AUGH I LOVE A TEAM YALL

okay thank u so much for the excuse to ramble about haikyuu moments that mean everything to me <33333

[brd6147]

BRD'S SUPER EPIC AND SUPER UNDERRATED GAME RECCOMENDATIONS

i am in love with so so many video games and it makes me so so sad when i gush about them and nobody knows what i am talking about... there is an alarmingly low amount of online appreciation for these games, even though the opinions i do find are usually absolutely glowing !! so,like, play these THREE super underrated indie gems pretty please. maybe youve heard of one or all of them, but it cant hurt to hear more !!!

chicory: a colorful tale !! its a relaxing and heartwarming top-down adventure across a world (full of cute animal people) that lost all of its color, and needs you to fill it back in !! its all about art, friendship, self-worth and self-discovery, accompanied by hundreds of fully colorable screens, fun painting-based puzzles, and a rich, lovable world with incredible characters and dialogue !! $20 on consoles and pc

tunic !! its a classic-zelda-like delve into a (genuinely and deeply) mysterious ruined world, complete with its own MULTIPLE conlangs and many, many mind-bending twists !! the greatest treasure (aside from the immaculately crafted vibe) is the very knowledge of how the game is played !! best experienced blind. $30 on consoles and pc

cobalt core !! its a sci-fi strategy deckbuilder "roguelite" that has you in a mysterious timeloop, fighting spaceship battles with a super charming animal crew, all with their own fun dialogue and dynamics with each other !! highly replayable, with simply learned and engaging gameplay that focuses on movement and positioning, and rewards each win with a glimpse into one of your crew's pasts !! $20 on nintendo switch and pc

all three of these games also have some awesome incredible epic original soundtracks !! only more reason to play them !!

and even if you dont totally want to play them after reading this, at least check them out !! i cant do each game enough justice with just one paragraph per !! trust me theyre worth it

thank you have a good day

[daedalusdavinci]

Dirkjake Fic Recs

i will be the first to admit im picky about my dirkjake, largely because i will not fucking stand for any fic where i feel like jake isnt given his just dues. jake is too fascinating and great of a character to just be that guy dirk liked. so here are my four absolute favorite dirkjake fics that i still stand by with my whole chest

The Four Kings, the God Thief, and the Black Diamond Pirates

by @oxfordroulette

Dirk and Vriska have it good. They raid ships, pillage merchant vessels, constantly poison each other, possess a lucrative pact with the Wind King, sing a lot of dope fuckin’ sea shanties, and captain a loveable crew of pirate scum. They’re ready to kick back, take it easy, and become the vile and revered scourge of the diamond trading line. Then they find someone in the water.

this has to be one of the greatest dirkjake fics ever written. oxfordRoulette excels so brilliantly at writing homestuck characters as theyre meant to be: assholes. horrible, horrible, terrible assholes. they pull no punches writing the pirates in this story to be just the most irredeemable pieces of shit and thats what makes it so goddamn good. their dialogue is hilarious, the relationship between dirk and vriska is EVERYTHING to me, and the gods are written so fucking brilliantly its impossible not to love them (predictably, i am particularly in love w dave, but theyre genuinely all so good). plus, its ILLUSTRATED, and their art is just fantastic

Wondrous Adventures of Harley, English, and Strider

by spectralPhobia

Jake English has a pretty straightforward life: he is an amateur writer who travels around the world with his twin sister Jade Harley and their dog Becquerel, thinking this is the best a life could be. Meeting Dirk Strider is only the beginning of the journey of changing his worldview, as well as an epic quest of saving the world, when spirits from an ancient legend come to life. A story about adventures, magic, conspiracy, sacrifices, smart people and clever plans, people who make mistakes, and many instances of great love. Set in a sort of steampunk world (no computer technologies, airships are a predominant way of travelling).

this is ANOTHER one of the greatest dirkjake fics ever written, but its also just one of the best homestuck fics ever written. if you liked my godstuck fics, you should DEFINITELY read this bc it inspired me a lot. the things they do w classpects are so fucking creative and while it is dirkjake its just as much a fic about jade and jake. its brilliantly fucking done, and i recommend it to absolutely everyone and anyone

A House Built

by sunflowerwonder

The Prospitian hero who seduced a foreign prince into sending his country resources. Certainly one for the history books.

medievalstuck. this one, as well as @callmearcturus's followup fic, A Spark, A Flame, A Fire, is definitely worth a read. jake is so often shafted in dirkjake fics, its a rare treasure when you find him written with quite so much care as he is in these fics. both authors have fascinating things to say about who jake is and how he communicates with people, and when it comes to arcs fic, i just LOVE how dave and rose are written, augh. theyre so fucking precious. im also a big big fan of roxy and jakes friendship! i still think about roxys little petnames for jake all the time. the derse vs prospit worldbuilding also just lives in the back of my head rent free at all times. if you liked my fic, Tactical Retreat, you should definitely read these bc god knows they totally influenced my worldbuilding

chamomile, rose water, and other unlikely intoxicants

by @callmearcturus

"I do swear by Skaia's guiding light to eschew ambition and direction to serve in the holy retinue. I will lay my head in the safety of the bower and pay penance in thought and deed. For the King of All Winters and the Undying Prince, I will provide succor and balm, and yield my being to ease the burden he carries for us all."  An off-the-cuff jamfic for the Strilondes discord that spun rapidly out of control. In which Dirk plays the role of resigned god-prince of Skaia, locked in a twisted version of the Year King fable. His life is a sorry routine until one year, he receives a very bold, strange offering from the heir to House Harley, Jake. A story about cycles, and how to break them, and the patterns left in the scattered pieces afterward.

sort of a medieval, fairytale style fic. i just love the way jake is written in this one, hes so fucking charming. the story itself and the plot is really compelling, and the worldbuilding is great! arc also just has a writing style that just sort of... flows, you know? its fucking beautiful honestly i wanted to write like that so bad

[yuukei-yikes]

loving the most recent harutaka doodle were takane is being LOUD and possible STRESSED and just haruka touching her causes causes inner peace and *subwoofer lullaby inside her head*

TEEHEEEEE!!!!

originally i was gonna draw her blushing and getting all silly with this sorta funny smile i like drawing->🥴 something like. a teehee moment cuz imagine that and then her leaning against him while giggling super silly *explodes* isn't that so cute. but i changed it bc i felt it would've needed some dialogue, since post str takane doesnt get pissed at Whatever, if she's mad its probably worth getting mad at, so it would've had to be specific... what would get her mad but also not mad enough to quickly teehee over haruka instead... i couldnt think of anything to write. so i changed it to takane deciding whatever she's yelling about isn't worth it anyways and haruka is comfy :3 i think haruka is rly good at calming her down just by existing she's like Oh right. *cat head bump*

the hc was early dating harutaka being giddy and silly abt each other which is why i was gonna draw it that way initially. but then i didnt lol. or like early reunion actually, not even dating. like haruka can just sit next to takane and their shoulders touch and takanes like omg🥰 hehe. i think they'd be cute like that. i think they'd get all excited and giggling and sooooo stupid about each other. sorry if this is cringe to the viewers but thats cute come on.

the worst pda haruka and takane exhibit is this early dating/about to be dating stage where they're just talking with their faces really close together whispering and giggling. Cringe as hell my man 🙏 wait im about to get completely off topic well not really but let's talk about pda for a bit im in a love mood im in a shipping mood <- the moment it knew the ask reply was turning into its own unrelated post

sorry to talk about setomary like no one even mentioned it but on the subject of pda. i think only kano and kido (and maybe ayano) are setomary pda haters (not setomary haters. just when theyre pda) and the rest are like :3❤️ theyre so cute. but for harutaka since theyre so fucking cringe EVERYONE is kind of annoyed. they just fucking pretend nothings happening because its cringe. maybe during the first week after they reunited they're like aww its so nice haruka and ene reunited :3 but it gets difficult to look at fast.

seto and mary are being more normal they do shit like seto carries mary and theyre hugging all the time etc etc nothing too tragic. maybe seto calls her princess maybe mary gives him some flowers thats just what theyre like not only to each other but theyre that way to Everyone they just happen to match each other's level of swetness perfectly so no one thinks twice abt it. setomary is more natural and cute abt it. but haruka and takane act like they're in highschool at the back of the classroom whispering and giggling and its augh. it's insufferable to witness. i imagine the dan just widening their eyes to each other and mouthing Oh My God to each other all the time when harutaka start acting this way. like haruka and takane do everything except kiss each other in public seeing them kiss would actually be better bc what the hell is this. kido probably forces them to exhange seats like theyre in highschool for real.

sorry lets do a quick pda rating since i already talked about setomary and harutaka so why not talk about kidomomo and shinaya now that im on it. i told you i was getting off topic and also ratio + im an epic aroace person who enjoys romance as fiction so i love Love and making these hcs about smooching!!!! like ive seen ppl do what i described harutaka like. These people are going to hell. however harutaka are safe because theyre fictional. hope that helps.

for kidomomo its baby steps Momo throws herself on kido at all times and kido Vanishes each and every time or has to leave the room out of embarrassment. i think if kidomomo have any relationship issues its THIS. momo is so touchy and pda energy and kidos like 😐😐😐😐😐😐 momos like Ok 1 thousand kisses in private for me to stop kissing u in public and kido says Ok not taking the 1 thousand bit seriously but momo is serious and she WILL count them later. like she gets so good at numbers all of a sudden. kidomomo inside joke that kido is in serious kiss debt *falls to my knees abt my own hc i just pulled out of my ass* sorry thats so corny. but its so cute *bangs fist against floor*

shinaya are anti pda because theyre both nervous messes if their hands brush together shintaro starts having trouble breathing and ayano competes with him at seeing who can embarrass themselves more. shintaro is pretty pathetic but we all know that so... ayano... a girl can nervously brush her hair out of her face only so many times. pull yourself together. anyways in my delusion as you may know they get together and break up. but get together again as normaler people and theyre normaler abt pda then. i think shintaro can have his arm around ayano without either of them being a freak about it. Also ayano probably sends kisses across the room with her hands and will act sad until shintaro catches at least one invisible kiss. shintaro refuses to kiss it back but compromises with putting the invisible kiss in his pocket instead. 🙏

sorry damn i was feeling Love today....... also didnt talk abt kanoshin which is another ship i rly like because they'd explode and die before standing next to each other in public in fear of giving away that they like kissing each other on the mouth. they dont qualify for pda hcs. sorry I turned the reply of this ask into whatever this is

[movies-i-watched-this-week]

(Epic!!!) Winnie the Pooh Movies Ranking !!! (HELL YEAH! )

been meaning to make it for some time now, and i am happy to announce a ranking of winnie the pooh theatrical releases (6 movies in total, not much sadly). theres no lore behind it, no epic origin story of this idea, this took lots of time, just lets get this nostalgia bread guys!!!

the one movie i’d like to get off the way right now is the newest Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey , which is such an awful abomination of a motion picture, it might just be one of the worst movies of the year. but we are here to judge pooh movies by their pooh-iness (heh), so when a movie is not having any of that, or entirely misses the point of what winnie the pooh is supposed to be, im skipping it in this ranking. and even if this waste of time of a movie were listed on wikipedia for pooh films, it would be ranked right here, on the last place.

if you know me, youd know im fascinated by the childish joy of life winnie the pooh represents, as well as this little worlds’ iconic characters, and even after few decades it has its distinctive charm. saying that, i wanted to point out that i dont consider any of the movies on this list any bad (accept the one above), and if you know anything about these movies, theyre really hard to dislike. youd have to have lots of talent to fuck up a winnie the pooh movie. i also wont be talking a lot about the characters since... come on, its winnie the pooh, you know them. plus they are very similar in every movie, theyre great, i know theyre great, you know theyre great, we all love them.

starting with The Tigger Movie (2000) on place 6th, its just a fine little movie. with lovely performance from Jim Cummings it has probably the best music sequence in the whole frenchise  (round the family tree i think). its a movie full of energy which is reflected in the animation style as well, since the characters are animated using multiple rough lines, similar to old disney movies. only two winnie the pooh films are animated this way and its a joy to look at. though with story simple and predictible, i feel like some children from foster families would resonate with the message.

i felt unfair putting Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005) this low, but the competition is severe and it wins over the tigger movie by a long shot anyways. first of  i like how this film directly contradicts the tigger movie in the very first scene, where a portrait of tiggers family is shown. yeah that was funny. anyway, the whole movie is beautiful to look at, the background colors fit scenes perfectly depending on the mood, and you can feel the locations (fe. the big forest) towering over characters, especially with roo (who the movie focuses on), where everything around him is big and scary, which also ties up to his conflict of wanting to be a grown-up. it was also welcomed to get a little insight at kangas and roo’s relationship, which might just be the first movie that did that. with one of the best songs out of all movies and its childish happiness, its a proud solid 5th place

Winnie the Pooh (2011) was a hard one to place. i have all the respect for this movie for being the last 2d animated movie from disney, and i cant believe i just watched it first time few weeks ago. its animation is the best from all the movies (not counting Christopher Robin, as 2d > 3d imo), its colorful and bouncy, worth watching for that alone. for some reason its comforting the last 2d movie is a pooh one heh. i found this ones story most fun to follow, and it felt the closest to the original book/movie. it was great seeing all the characters interacting (some never seen before) and having a role, none of them is forgotten, their screentime well balanced out. it might also just be second funniest outta the bunch! its incredible, great to show to kids movie.

i know it might be controversial to put this movie this high, especially since winnie the pooh 2011 might objectively be a better movie, but i have such a soft spot for Piglet's Big Movie (2003) and its fun and clever storytelling. its structured with multiple short stories that reference the main simple plot (in contrast with the original book), and each segment has a charming musical number. its songs might just be the best out of all the movies, and the lyrics can get stuck in your head for some time heh. the story flows perfectly, its sweet and fun, beside some moments when other characters (like surprisingly pooh) are just such assholes to piglet for no reason. huh, weird. anyway, super likable film, some might dissagree but an easy 3th place.

now i have no idea if this is controversial or not, but i remember i fell in love with Christopher Robin (2018) as soon as i saw it in cinema. the cinematography is outstanding, every scene (especially in the hundred-acer woods) looks like a masterpiece, and just like the animated pooh movies advantage from being animated, this movie takes full advantage from being a live-action - with some shots even looking like animation brought to life. the cgi on main characters looks sweet and soft, like you would like to hug them. its similar to how the plushies the characters were originally based on look if anything. i loved the movies choice to have a grown up christopher robin and its adorable story of him finding his childish joy. christopher robin's story in pooh movies was always about getting to terms with growing up, but not losing the child-like happiness and imagination you made up your little world with, and im glad this movie kept to that. poohs character is also great, with what we didnt see before - his questions are dumbly thought-provoking and work incredibly well with christopher robins character. overall a great movie which, despite being a live-action, does just what every pooh movie - makes you smile the whole time youre watching it.

and the winner is (dramatic pause). the good ol' Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). if im being honest i was not looking forward to watching this one, since i was somehow convinced it would be the most boring outta the bunch. but big surprise, its a super funny and adorable flick. the score is an iconic masterpiece which gets stuck in your head and its lovely to hear it referenced in later pooh movies. its such an imaginative movie and overall very fun, all characters have their moments and are just so lovable. its also really funny! im telling you its a great comedy! if you never seen it, highly recommend this one! animated perfection. timeless masterpiece

it might sound cheesy but its great a frenchise like this exists. its good to have a couple of movies about little things and silly shenanigans. i feel like we all need to come back to this little child’s world from time to time.

see you

[lostacelonnie]

Whoops i lost track of this one my bad. Discord messaging is so much easier with the notification staying there. Anyways. Hell yeah getting to be not near people you do lnt vibe with is the best love that for you. Ah yeah gulls will just be an asshole about anything so at least they gave warning? Still dont like em though. Australian magpies are probably worse. Thanks! I adore german & it just. Having very specific words for things. So im excited to dig into that. Oh i didnt know that but honestly not surprised by it. Another piece of history from nazi germany to add to stuff i know. History was never my like. Favorite subject but i try to study it where i can. Its important. Mobile gave me bronya finally so its goin well & seele is coming back in 1.4 so maybe ill be able to get her & bronya both. Though i find it weird that we're heading back to belobog already? I havent even finished the next story part yet though. I havent used fire trailblazer much yet but will when i have more of her eidolons. Theyre both real fun rcg was short so i beat it quick still workin on dredge. Ill let you know how rain world goes for sure. Oh very nice. I finally did mine into purple & it looks really good im gonna keep up on it i think. Ive been breaking off from both to play other stuff but 4.1 fontaine is still fun to explore i love it. Cant wait for furina to drop. Oh shit history exam i hope that went well for you.i will say bronya is nice to have especially with kafka. Give her a turn boost to get her follow up action back works real nice. Damn that is. So much stuff but sounds so worth it. For all the merch & the choker who doesnt love a good choker

OH ITS OK IT APPEARS THAT SO HAVE I. AHHH. IM SORRY. schools been a Lot lately [7 tests this week......] and im going to alicante next week so its probably not gonna get easier for me to respond soon..... and oh yeah it totally is. i ❤ discord cos i can at least give ppl Signs Of Life instead of silence. anyways. THANK YOU!! ive been having a lot of fun with the new group lately its great. and yeah they really are ajdkfkjfj im Thankful for the warning yeah. and also that not even a single gull tried to steal my food. ooh tell me ab it i havent heard any australian magpie horror stories...... and yeah as i said. german is Such a nice language, i esp agree with the words bc theyre just. Great. love em. but yeah didnt have much luck in my previous years of learning it. and oh well the more you know!! honestly it was never MY favorite either bc, even tho ive always found it interesting, i just. could never remember anything. but honestly now that im on hist-geo its really growing on me ahdjfkkgj. probably also because i have a cool teacher. AND HEY CONGRATS ON THE BRONYA and good luck with getting seele!!! i have Not opened star rail even once recently [<- was only playing the game to get wolfie and kafka] so idrk whats been happening. have fun tho!! fire trailblazer IS good with her eidolons but tbh i just never had the energy to build her. and ah epic!!!!!! and yes please do keep me updated if you end up playing rain world!!!!!! its sooooo good its so good. AND AHHH NICE!!!! i want to do mine purple someday but i have a pretty dark natural hair color so id have to bleach it and i dont really Wanna Do That yet. and fair ahsjfkfk ive actually been playing genshin More recently, at least when i have time. which is not often. IM ALSO SO SO SO EXCITED FOR FURINA I HAVE LIKE 170 WISHES SAVED ALREADY................... anyway!!! it did actually!!!! but were doing pretty easy material rn so well see how it goes in the future ajdjhfjg....... it is what it is. and ah yeah that does sound like a pretty good team actually...... and yeah it def was!!!!! havent gotten a chance to wear the choker out yet [<- scared of old ladies on the bus] nut im Going To

[might-be-judas]

hey random im just here to ramble but US Festival 1983 must have been epic they had Oingo Boingo and Wall of Voodoo one day then Judas Priest and Quiet Riot the next

[tillman]

what is Robo ky's role in the themes of gg?

hi wifey :-)

i actually rlly rlly love thinking about this particularly throwing his x series themes and ideas behind him next to xrds depiction and then of course throwing all of that next to the little slayer drama cd w him . theres a lot . to chew on . and i think its particularly sad a lot of people arent willing to give his depiction in the earlier games any mind... i have to put on my im sorry women hat but i love him in the x/xx games... sorry..... i lvoe him so bad.

anyways under a readmore cus . its . 3 am dont expect good concepts fleshed out i just want to talk about my favorite robert ideas ok ? hes cute to me.

i like. ok this is not even worth mentioning really but i really liek his like 7 lines in slash. SORRY. maybe just because i play him so so much and he is so so dear to me but well i will take all i can get. anyways this is my favorite of his its very cute. he only shows up in kys route for one ending that has way sicker art of it than it should haev but ..

i love this..... his raison d'etre being exclusively to defeat ky. <- this comes up later too (i love you nok)... like he kinda becomes Exclusively a pawn for the greater pwab story in mc and and also ac but.... like what a simple tie in to the constant gg theme of identity and being human and what not. this w his nok depiction make me fucking insnae... hes truly just some guy trying to prove he is Some Guy. like he sucks and should be put down ruthlessly but hey! thats something!! hes not just a ky clone hes the anticatholic ky clone and that makes him worthy of life just like anyone else. he should be not so weird about women though ok ?

i think i am too autistically attached to like. the assassins guild w millia and venom but the theme in gg that resonates w me most is this idea of life? and what it means to live. and this idea of wanting to live despite everything. life isnt something you earn or have to deserve . theres a lot in millia and eddies AC routes in particular when i think of this ...... anyways its why i genuinely really am touched by xrds portrayal of robo ky as this kinda like. dude who is jsut very confident in his own way of life. all his stuff about dreams and all is basically the exact same as millias ending in AC after she kills eddie and realizes she can move on and live happily and find life outside of zato and shit. u know? i liek when gg does this - telling the same story over and over in different ways. this one in particular is just the one i find myself coming to over and over again....

i also really like robo ky as a like . motivation for venoms arc? i guess? i cant word that. but all the assassins guild members go thru this mostly thru the urge of slayer this like realization they are more than just objects and weapons and can live and find themselves and what not. and like slayer kinda pushes venom over To robo ky as his own sort of mirror in that storyline. which is cute. it works. for both of them . theyre two very interesting characters to pair together and i get why they did it especially w the nok story of robo ky watching mk ii die and be unable to save him and venoms themes in ac mostly ending w this cautionary warning of his own destruction if he keeps up the whole ignoring the guild to look for zato thing. i just like it.

^ in this it does baffle me they became like the Yaoi bait or whatever i dont really understand that. i think theyre silly together but they have such a fucking interesting dynamic... crying rolling around i want their story to continue so bad and not because im biased and want either of them in strive because i think theyre the most fun gimmick characters. hey speaking of that htye are the most fucking fun characters im glad theyre the two arc sys paired up for xrd cus it means i get content of both my mains together easily. epic fucking win. the issue of this is that sadly they are both bad to women . venom is just slightly better because hes just awful to one specific woman and calls her a bitch so so so much . anwyays bad influences on each other on that issue but i like that two of the characters whos struggles focus on being human and reconning with being just a tool of those that gave them life get solace with each other. makes me happy

anyways. tldr. robo kys only addition to the themes of gg is that tits fucking rock and you should suicide bait ! thanks !

[xamaxenta]

I never got monster hunter rise because I usually only play Xbox. But I recently got a switch, I got the demo for rise but Im not sure how I feel about the controls lol is it worth it getting the full game?

I think base Rise wasn’t that good, some weird choices in terms of how the game progressed and the fact most hunts were a bit too easy, the wirebug is broken if you learn to use it well (never get hit)

Maybe I’m being snobby because World/Iceborne was just that incredible to me but the lack of hand holding and longer fights felt so much more rewarding when you finally beat the wall of a monster hindering your progress

That said despite my negative thoughts — I did enjoy Rise I really had fun and whilst it took a while to learn the controls its pretty fun zooming around monsters, with the bug all weapons can become aerial — something I enjoyed alot, I’m so spoiled now whenever I go back to World get knocked on my ass and wish I had the bug recovery skill 😂

now Sunbreak is out I’ve only heard good things about the DLC which basically smooths out what the base game lacked (more monsters more locales n quests), so I think if you’re looking for a beginners MH game this is it, but when Master rank starts its pretty punishing

Pros: all weapons become pretty accessible due to wire bug, great weapon/armor designs and music (hehehfh just a quality of life thing), palamutes!!! Doggos are the best addition i adore my palamutes so much, rampages: i know this is controversial but lorewise and epicness Rampages are so fucking cool youre there nyooming between monsters kicking ass its just really cool, there feels like the rise universe has more life to it? I actually care abt some of the characters bc they help you out (main reason I made my MH au its very cuteee)

Cons: too easy? Anyone can breeze through the game without needing to farm much, so if you dont like the grind this is ok, the maps…? Idk something about the maps feels eh but theyre not a big deal problem for me and the arena fights are cool

Bonus Con: You must at all costs learn how to use the wirebug because theres a couple fights where you have to use all the skills with it and that kinda made me panic because muscle memory and using a controller isn’t easy for me, I scraped through and O still can’t really get that fight so I just escape before the big attacks akfhfje

Sorry this was really long I think, personally I recommend to buy it on sale if youre not sure? Idk when that would happen though, but if you’re looking to try out a more dynamic fresh approach to monster hunter this is it

I would rate base game 7/10 haven’t started Sunbreak yet so maybe this will change

Edit: forgot to add!! I actually only played rise for a few hours when i first got it then I kinda dropped it for like four weeks 😂 then i told myself nah learn it you bought it get your money from it and here I am

[bostonbashers]

Hey! This is epic-tf2-writes main shooting you an ask!

How would the mercs react if their gender neutral platonic bud named a new kitten after them!

( They named the kitten after them because they love their merc friends so much! )

hehe, this is so cute!!! thank you for requesting, @epic-tf2-writes ! i love your work. ❤️

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Scout:

he’s super flattered but doesn’t show the fact that he is, instead just telling his merc friend something snarky and silly. he’d bend down and pick up the animal with a smirk. “how does it feel to be named by da one and only?” inwardly, he’s so appreciative that you find him important enough to name a loved animal after him and returns the favor later by buying a drink or snack randomly whenever you need it or taking over a task you don’t wanna do.

has a huge soft spot for the kitten and all things cute, often gushing over it in privacy. when they leave the feline in his care, he plays around with the cat happily and tries to teach it tricks and stuff. (even though he’s absolutely horrible at it; will probably teach it how to attack on command or break a cup. count on scout to be the worst pet sitter.)

Soldier:

upon learning that the cat was named after him, he’d grin proudly and crouch down to pet it, loudly welcoming it to the family. “we have another brave soldier around here! welcome!”

would demand the other mercs to give it respect and honor them as if it were another merc around the base. shows off the fact that it’s named after him and milks it. he’ll friskily salute it everytime it passes by.

Pyro:

oh so very happy!! they love animals and cute things, so to find out you named an animal after them sent them over the moon!! they’re literally dripping with happiness and gives you a big hug in result!

forget about ever spending time with your cat. in fact forget that you’ve ever had one. pyro will literally hog it every second of the day and give it endless love no matter what. it’s easy to say the cat was just as attached to pyro.

Demoman:

is flattered and will show he is openly. he’ll hug his merc friend and let out a big grin with a laugh, thanking his friend loudly. will probably get emotional about it later, realizing the wholesomeness of the moment while drunk off his ass. probably one of the nicest things someone has done for him.

he’ll look down at the kitten, who scratched his boots playfully, with a drunk smile as he slurred; “look at ye’, ya wee lass! ain’t a day over four and yer already stirrin’ up trouble!” he’d crouch down and scratch behind their ear, “i like ye’, already!”

Heavy:

loves animals. the kitten is so small and cute, he’s almost afraid to hold it in fear that he’ll injure them. once his friend mentions theyre named after heavy, he is stunned for a second but lets out a hearty laugh, petting it softly. he thanks his friend for doing such a grand gesture. “we have another misha. is great.” he looks down at it with soft expression, “do not worry. misha will take care of you.”

and he does. he cares for the cat as if it were his own child or loved one. even if it’s his friends cat, he can’t help but look after it and offer to take most of the responsibilities. it’s so weird to see such a big guy be paired with such a fragile tiny kitten, but they go so well together. heavys also really warm, so the feline is naturally drawn to him.

Medic:

isnt fond of kittens or cats in generals, seeing that he has birds and all. he’d give the cat a dissatisfied expression at first as they held it up to present it but once they mention that they named them after him, he smiles awkwardly, unsure of what to do at first. he hesitantly pets it and looks at his merc friend who beams at him with happiness and he figures its worth a shot.

grows okay with the kitten being around the base, often greeting it everytime and starting conversations with them like he’s crazy (which he is). gives it occasional check ups to make sure it’s healthy but ensures that it doesn’t get too close to his birds. (gets surprised when he finds that they get along just fine.)

Sniper:

he’s baffled at first, looking at them with surprise expression, absolutely stunned at their confession. “did oi hear that right? ya named a cat after me?” once they nodded, he awkwardly glanced around, letting out a confused thank you, wondering why in the world their first thought is to name the kitten after him out of all people.

once he does spend time with the cat though, he understands why they would do such a thing (besides the fact that they love him). the cat is basically an undeniable representation of him; introverted, quiet, stealthy, and sharp eyed. he smiles and pets behind their ear as they pur, “suppose we ain’t so different.”

Engineer:

absolutely ecstatic and honored that they love him enough to name their new kitten after him. he grins happily when his merc friend casually explains why they named it after him and pats their shoulder energetically. “why, youre about to make me cry right about now.” when they laugh at his silliness, they notice that he isn’t laughing along. “i was serious, yknow.”

builds the kitten things to make it comfortable while living in the base. it’s own personal bed, feeding bowl, contraptions and toys he knows the animal will he entertained by. the list can go on and on, really.

Spy:

just like medic, he isn’t as fond with animals as many think. even if he’s named after the cat and is told why, he still doesn’t like the idea of an animal being around. don’t get me wrong, he’ll still feel surprised yet flattered and bewildered on why you chose to name the cat after him. awkwardly, he’ll thank you and show his appreciation while trying to figure out a way to at least tolerate the feline.

he refuses to touch the kitten and avoids it at all costs when he can, but much to his dismay, the cat is naturally attracted to him. eventually, he’ll confront it and give it the attention it’s been yearning for, though it’s awkward so he makes it quick and leaves. even if spy doesn’t openly admit his liking for the feline, his merc friend finds random gifts suddenly placed in their room; cat toys, cat treats, and much more.

[year2000electronics]

paper mario hot takes? (or only pmtok whatever you prefer)

by nature the paper mario series is one that already has so many hot takes that theyre not really new and crazy but here we go 

- ttyd had the worst soundtrack out of all the games (not really in an actual musical quality way, i just dont really vibe with the soundfonts and less songs stick out to me)

- pm64 IS worth revisiting, dont listen to people who say its redundant bc ttyd did it better. its charming and quirky and is entirely worth your time 

- tok’s partner system works stronger as a story element than ttyd’s partners

- new paper mario fans need to be careful because not allowing people to dislike the newer games is just becoming an uno reverse card version of the notorious ‘toxic ttyd fans’ 

- lord crump is so much sexier (platonic) and cooler and epicer than grodus. i think itd be funny if he was the mainish baddie and was being manipulated by the shadow sirens or smth. what if dr eggman turned to ultimate darkness 

- captain t. ode is painfully underutilised and i wish he was a partner (not really an uncommon take but like. cmon) 

- spm’s gameplay has not aged well at ALL despite it still being my favourite game of all time it feels like every chapter makes me go ‘oh its THIS chapter again’ 

- this is like. a really really hot take. but a lot of the classic pm versions/classic pm original enemies are kindaaaa [taps fingers together] uglyyyyyy

- peach is painfully underutilised- they give bowser and luigi such quirky original personalities which are so full of love and character but peach JUST! KEEPS! GETTING SIDELINED!! SHE WAS AMAZING IN SPM LET HER GO ON ADVENTURES MORE!!!

[dropoutparty]

shurara corps ark fix-it concept babeyy!!

under a read more bc this shits long LOL

also this is kinda rambly but whatever

when it comes to shuraras motivations here, maybe he could have been another childhood friend of keroros. idk how they could have been introduced, maybe through pururu or just by meeting in school, but ig that part doesnt rlly matter. what DOES matter though is that shurara decided to tag along with keroro, giroro, zeroro, and pururu on one of their misadventures and he gets hurt during it. BADLY. pururu patches him up, and zeroro apologizes like crazy (since he knows how much this sucks), but shurara is left with a strong dislike of keroro and friends. except for pururu, who he still likes (but im not keeping the crush bc it serves no purpose here) and zeroro who he kinda forgives a little bit but just because he apologized so much. maybe this could have resulted in some major physical injury that affected how he lived for a while, or maybe it spawned a phobia, but either way it left an impact.

putata and mekeke are sent in first with the goal of beating up the platoon a little bit and taking the star because they are the most skilled team. shurara doesnt want the star because of some stupid bandaid, but he wants to take it in order to both deeply hurt keroros pride and also to potentially have his platoon no longer be officially recognized, taking away something that means a lot to keroro. they actually succeed in taking the keron star kinda. when they get back to base, they realize that the star is fake, its just a piece of fabric or paper with tape on it (like what happened in the original arcs ending). this way the shurara corps will be established as an actual threat and also the ending will have actual stakes.

gyororo sends word back to base that the keron star putata and mekeke got was fake, so giruru is sent in to ACTUALLY get the real star, as well as punish the platoon for embarrassing the corps like that. this one plays out kinda like the actual episode (bc im too lazy to think of anything else), but all that matters is that he still ends up captured.

after this, the platoon is like ok this might actually be serious so they go on high alert. one day dororo notices gyororo (who was sent in a little before putata and mekeke to scout the place out and gather info) bc hes the only competent member of the platoon and confronts him, outing his presence to everyone. gyororo fights back but he is also captured in the end.

after the platoon has captured giruru and gyororo , shurara plans to capture and torture a member of the platoon as revenge. before he can do this though, dokuku and nuii decide to rescue giruru and gyororo in secret. nuii serves as a distraction to everyone while dokuku goes to rescue the fellaz. theres some minor conflict but in the end the four of them escape. after that happens, shurara is furious about his subordinates disobeying him and doing things behind his back, but he keeps his goal the same.

im gonna change yukikis powers bc they kinda suck and hes confusing. anyways yukiki isnt actually a snowman, but hes the hat! kinda like in mario odyssey, you put the hat on anyone or anything, and it will immediately be controlled by yukiki. he was an experiment done to try to make a sentient object, and he got his name because he was first tested on a snowman (which also makes it the form hes most comfortable taking). anyways, shurara sends in yukiki to capture someone by taking control of them, but hes defeated somehow and returns empty-handed.

im also gonna change robobos powers a bit. with robobo i dont think that he should have the ability to turn people into electronics because thats dumb and doesnt make any sense, so im gonna give him the ability to just control other machines. he also doesnt have a giant form, and can switch his hands between their magnet form and their drill form. anyways, at this point shurara is furious and decides that he doesnt care about capture anymore, he wants the platoon dead. he decides to send robobo for the job because robots dont have the same margin of error that living things do, or at least theyre supposed to. turns out, they totally do bc robobo also comes back with a failure.

after this, shurara somehow lures the platoon to his base (just like in the anime) but this time everyone is waiting for them there in a big empty room together. shuraras disembodied voice gets a monologue like in the anime and the roof opens, lighting the room up because its a bright spring day. kagege then appears and takes control of the platoons shadows like in the anime! all of the shadows are used to fight the platoon, as well as the corps themselves fighting. its an epic fight, but just when it seems like the platoon is all gonna die, the corps suddenly decide to stop fighting. they all tell the platoon about how shurara has been acting worryingly erratic and obsessive, so they agree to spare the platoons life as long as they confront shurara. the platoon obviously agrees, and theyre taken to a holding area so that shurara thinks that theyve won. they give them this offer because theyre not personally invested in killing these nerds, they dont really care. they ARE worried about shurara though, seeing how obsessed with this hes become.

anyways kagege reports to shurara (in my headcanon hes like shuraras right hand man or something like that) and is like "we beat the platoon, but we didnt kill them. theyre our prisoners right now and were gonna torture them before we let you do the honors" and then shuraras like "poggers!!! thats a great idea!!" and then proceeds to drink his choccy milk and play minedcraft. meanwhile, some of the others are actually patching the platoon up and telling them what to do with shurara. they tell the platoon to try to hurt him as little as possible, and DEFINITELY dont fucking kill him, but just try to knock some sense into him and restrain him or something.

the platoon asks why shurara hates them so much and whoevers patching them up doesnt know, but kagege comes down soon after and tells them shuraras motivations. after this, some understanding can be felt by giroro and dororo (bc they were there, even tho dororo is the only one who remembers shirara like at all) and keroro feels kinda guilty but not too much bc head empty. later, the corps has a big celebration feast and shurara declares that hell painfully kill the platoon bright and early tomorrow. in all the commotion, nuii convinces gyororo to sneak down into the platoons holding cells to bring them some leftover food.

the next day, the platoon is brought to the same room that they fought the corps in, and theyre tied up. shurara is talkin abt how hes gonna kill them all super painfully and stuff but little does he know that the ropes holding the platoon are actually not secure at all (on purpose), so the platoon all escapes their bindings and a fight with shurara ensues. when the platoon is in a tight spot, one of the corps will show up real quick and help them out, kinda like a support in a fighting game. eventually, shurara is tied up and defeated technically.

shurara is whining and stuff and calling the corps a bunch of traitors, but the corps talk to him about how worried they all are about him and that this whole thing has gone too far (you rlly think these goobers are worth all this effort??). shurara says something about how keroro hurt him before, so he wants to hurt him and his platoon back. the corps are like ya i get that but killing them is wayy overkill no pun intended. keroro apologizes and maybe dororo can say something about how keroro also hurt him in the past but hes been able to move past that or whatever and shurara is like bro ur right and he starts crying like da babey he is lmao and there u have it!!! the arcs over and everyone is ok and happy!!! found family trope pog!!!!!!

[meerest]

I hope yall don't mind if i ramble a bit, but like stories are just so important. Theyre how we learn as children, how we pass down information, how we connect to events, how we connect to PEOPLE. They teach us how to process emotions, feel new emotions, escape our bleak reality, find new things to bring into our reality, they're SO MUCH. Our own stories are so important too. Whether we make ourselves the hero or villian effects our entire self worth.

Other people in our stories can either be the person who did this to me, or someone who taught me this lesson. We just need to adjust our story. A wee bit of a rewrite if you will.

So in particular i think about a goupa guru which is something my mom always talks about, its a bad teacher, or someone who does you wrong but teaches you important life lessons. Like I've been seeing alot of my "sad stories" and trauma more in that light. That plot line happened to make me more empathetic and have more of a character arc right.....anyway

And we need to TELL our stories. No matter if its a smutty fanfic, epic narrative, or this weird thing that happened last Tuesday. Fiction is an exploration of what life means ya know? And none of it us meaningless. A tale about the week you met this kid on vacation can be just as riveting as high fantasy pirates if that kid had you experience life

But most of all we need to tell our story, to ourselves to our loved ones, to your favorite cashier idc, the world. Cuz once the inky black void of death consumes us we leave our story behind. We leave lessons we learned imparted onto others, we leave our entwined chapters tethering us to every living being, and if we told enough of our story, then people will continue to tell it, your lessons will live on.

Also listen to others stories because you never know what you can add to yours?

Ok big ramble over