#but i like how ���this lady is unstoppable” is also kinda motivating too haha

[crabsnpersimmons]

Miss, it's time to go to bed. Are you on your phone again? Sleeping late will ruin your lovely skin. This is the final warning. If you don't fall asleep now, We are going to dance. - "잘자요 아가씨" by ASMRZ

found this song and i was possessed to draw @starriegalaxy's butler Eclipse dancing to it

(also i apologize in advance for my horrendous hiragana, hangul, and cursive)

Textless, effectless version under the cut!

[the-himawari]

A3! Citron - Translation [N] SSR Family

*Please read disclaimer on blog

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Itaru: What’d you think about the VR festival, Masumi?

Masumi: …There was way too much going on and I couldn't get into the song properly.

Itaru: Eh~, it got more exciting because they had those performances though.

Tsuzuru: Well, it's true that those sorts of performances can only happen in a VR space.

Sakuya: It was really amazing! My heart’s still racing!

Citron: I had loads of fun too!

Chikage: I'm sure we'll be able to use these experiences in these VR realms for our upcoming play.

Citron: I feel like I’m going to fall totally in love with VR spaces. I want to experience more things that only VR worlds can offer. Do you have any more recs, Itaru?

Itaru: Let’s see, what’s been trending lately… Ah, it looks like VR host clubs are in right now. It’s written as news on the net.

Citron: A VR HOST CLUB!? I WANNA GO!

Tsuzuru: Uh, but aren’t host clubs where women go…?

Citron: No, no. Did you forget? You can become anything in the VR world!

-pause-

Itaru: “This looks like a host club you can enjoy for free.”

Tsuzuru: “Citron-san forced us to come as female avatars since he insisted this would be good practice for the play…” “But I gotta say, I feel pretty out of my element…”

Citron: “I’m not Citron, Tsuzumi! I’m Citoyo! Right~, Sakiko!”

Sakuya: “Y-yeah!”

Citron: “Okay, let’s go girls! Itaka, Chikae, Masuna. Make sure to speak like a woman, got that!”*

Chikage: “Good grief.”

Host A: “Welcome to the VR host club!”

Host B: “Hey, come on over here, you pretty princesses.”

Sakuya: “T-thank you very much!”

Citron: “We’re gonna have sooo much fun today~ ♪”

Host C: “Yeah, let’s enjoy ourselves together!”

Host A: “All you ladies are drop-dead gorgeous.”

Itaru: “I'm flattered. This is our first time visiting a VR host club.”

Host A: “Really now! Well, I’m glad you came. We’ve got lots to talk about.”

Chikage: “Oh, right. Can you tell us more about VR host clubs?”

Host A: “Of course, I’ll teach you anything.”

Host B: “Ah, should I put on some music? What kinda tunes do you like?”

Sakuya: “U-um, me and the guys… I mean, girls don’t really know much. So please play a song you recommend!”

Host C: “We’ve also prepared popular party games. How ‘bout we play them together?”

Tsuzuru: “S-sure. Teach us how to play… right, ladies?”

Citron: “That’s it, everyone’s killing it! We’re so totally cute!”

Masumi: “*Sigh*…”

Host D: “Come on, get in the spirit! Let’s chat! Or do you wanna play something?”

Masumi: “Not interested.”

Host D: “Eh~. That cold shoulder only gets me more fired up.” “I’m definitely gonna make you smile!”

Masumi: “No, you won’t.”

Host D: “Just watch me~!”

Masumi: “No, you won’t.”

Tsuzuru: “It looks like that VR host's motivation got ignited…”

Itaru: “The undaunted host and the unbreakable Masumi. This is the legendary unstoppable force VS immovable object…”

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*The Spring troupe guys try to use feminine speech patterns/ endings in the story. I tried my best to make this work in English haha

[blyanten]

THE DUCK AVENGER PK2: #16 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE

After the previous issue, which gave answers to several of the questions driving this story arc, gave brand new insight to the Ducklair family, set up a very personal enemy, kickstarted the final arc of this story and possibly changed the relationship between various characters forever, this issue, wait for it… ignores all of that for shenanigans in space!

AKA “Who the fuck thought it was a good idea for this issue to go here?”

Angus tries to steal Everett’s parking spot, and Everett’s driver shoves his car out of the way. With his own car. This motivates Angus to try and dig up some dirt on Everett, but that’s interrupted by weird noises and a small earthquake coming from above.

It’s a spaceship. Right above Ducklair Tower.

Everett, who should be kind of paranoid about that sort of thing, haven’t noticed, because his office is isolated from external influences. Brilliant idea, clearly. When Birgit tells him, he goes and activates some hidden security measures, just in case. The ship doesn’t look Coronian, but you never know.

Angus, having found himself a spot on the sidewalk, starts reporting, wondering if they’ve finally discovered Everett’s secrets. So close! And yet, no.

At home, Donald catches Angus’s broadcast, and immediately recognizes the spaceship. It’s Lady Elenthari. From all the way back to PKNA #27, Mastiffs of the Universe.

The Duck Avenger goes to investigate, causing a fight between Angus, who wants to blame it on Everett, and Geena Onair, who wants to blame it on the Avenger.

The Avenger goes inside Elenthari, which then takes off again, and is greeted by sergeant Q’Wykenon. Remember the robot?

Turns out Neopard isn’t there. 

Maybe be a bit careful about this? This guy wasn’t exactly honest last time.

He’s busy fighting a small war, which got complicated. Enough so that he’s sent for the Avenger to come help, and helpfully left a holorecording to explain everything. 

Come help, bring lots of weapons.

Unfortunately, that’s not an option, since the Avenger no longer has access to the insane number of weapons he used to. Therefore Avenger decides to stop off at Q’Wyn’s planet to get something better than the Duckmobile, before going to help Neopard.

While this is going on, Neopard is outnumbered, outgunned, but luckily, manages to find a fortified location to hide in.

Subtle.

He decides to explain the situation to the audience his robots, for some strange reason. The Cosmining Company had the place built by the omniversal Goompah Contruction Sites, and then decided that Goompha having gone over budged, allegedly, they could keep it without paying. The Goompha disagreed, and here they are.

Omniversal? That’s quite a claim.

The Avenger and Q’Wyn arrives at the right planet, called Armadha, get it, they’re greeted by a friend of Neopard, who is rather skeptical at first about this stranger on Neopard’s ship.

Also, it turns out that “Neopard” is a battle name (wow, I can’t believe this is what comes back later) and Neopard’s real name is Groft van Moor.

After the not-so friendly welcome, everyone seems to be more or less friendly. The Avenger gets invited to a drink, learning a few facts about the place. Like how the only thing they export is mercenaries, because the planet has nothing else to offer. On the bright side, living there makes you well-suited for dangerous work.

The Avenger decides it’s time to go shopping, but of course Neopard didn’t give him any cash, since this was the Avenger’s own idea. Luckily, there’s still one place to go, Darkstep Valley. 

Neopard’s friend explains the way, and the Avenger takes the Duckmobile to get there. Turns out he should have taken public transport.

How does this place not have lots of extreme sport tourists? Fire desert, ice desert, sure this must appeal to the kind of people who, IDK, climb deadly mountains or some stuff like that?

Neopard is still in trouble, and now his robots are failing.

Darkstep Valley turns out to be less a valley and more a giant mall. 

A drive-in mall.

Of weapons. Very expensive weapons. Eventually, the Avenger gets sent to Honest Kruth, so he’s about to get swindled.

Kruth’s full name turns out to be Kruth van Moor, but the Avenger doesn’t seem to notice. Kruth is happy to try and sell the Avenger various weapons, though most of them doesn’t seem very useful, but when the issue of payment comes up, he loses interest as the Avenger still can’t pay.

Until he sees the Duckmobile.

The man is nicknamed “honest”. He might as well have “do not trust” tatooed on his forehead.

It’s worth nothing, of course, except to a collector, but maybe they can make a trade. The Avenger says no, and Kruth is thrilled. Apparently, he really likes to bargain. He takes to Avenger to show him something really special, but only as long as Q’Wyn stays behind. Can’t have the robot call him out on his crap take photos of the top-secret weapon.

The Avenger agrees to the deal, because of course he does.

Neopard is still fighting, but jumps out of his battlesuit when Lady Elenthari comes in for landing.

Turns out it was a trick. 

Oh, good, they know each other.

Captain Alyoness takes him captive, and they banter a bit as the real Elenthari comes into orbit.

Girlfriend or wife?

Q’Wyn is just finishing installing a translation card, so the Avenger can understand him., in case the Avenger needs tactical advice. The Avenger doesn’t think so, after all, he made such a good deal. I swear, his IQ has dropped in this issue.

Neopard and Alyonesse are still bantering when they notice the Lady Elenthari.

Alyonesse is rather confused as to why Q’Wyn would take Elenthari down in the most fortified place on the planetoid, but Neopard brags about his brave terrestrial ally. She leaves him behind to deal with this, and he is clearly up to something, but we cut away to the Avenger before we can see what.

The Avenger, faced with a bunch of soldiers decide to unleash the superweapon.

How exactly did that get on board the ship without Q’Wyn seeing it?

It looks good, to people with no clue, but as a very frustrated Q’Wyn explains, it’s not a battlemachine, it’s a “wreckotronic dynodozer”, meant to clean up after really big disasters. The kind where you gather up the still useful stuff and demolish everything else.

On the other hand, it’s also pretty much unstoppable.

The enemy soldiers try to stop it anyway, leaving them distracted to the Avenger and Q’Wyn can go occupy the center. Thanks to the dynodozer, they don’t even have to work very hard to get it, as it destroyed the walls.

Neopard, meanwhile, has reprogrammed Alyonesse’s robots, and now they work for him. He takes her captive and claims he’s won. She disagrees and tells him to look at what the Avenger has done. Neopard does and decides it’s time to notify the clients.

Whatever it is, it’s long term.

The Avenger gets ready to set up an exchange for Neopard, but Neopard walks in and tells him that’s not necessary.

Could be.

Neopard does admit having been lying a little, but he was captured soon after for real anyway. So the Avenger did arrive just in time and thanks to him they lost.

Short version, both sides wanted the planetoid intact, but when the Avenger destroyed it, it became nothing but a waste of money to keep fighting over it. And since Neopard wasn’t defeated, but his bosses surrendered, that mean Neopard gets paid anyway. And so does Alyonesse, because she won.

What a reasonable system. We should get on this.

The Avenger thinks he should get something too, but since he doesn’t have a contract, he doesn’t get paid. He even lost the Duckmobile, so it sucks to be him.

Not as much as it could have though. Neopard might be a greedy liar, but he also values a good ally, and just so happens to be related to Honest Kruth and can make him give the Duckmobile back by threatening him with angry clan elders.  

You don’t swindle family, it just makes everyone unhappy.  

The Avenger gets the car back, and Neopard buys him a box of obsolete weapons. Obsolete to them, to the Avenger and against his Earth-based opponents,  however, they might be quite useful.  

The Avenger tells them thanks and goodbye, not wanting to hold Neopard and Alyonesse away from their next battles. They’re not overly concerned, they’re planning on taking a vacation in a five star system. The Avenger is surprised they’d go together, and Alyonesse asks what’s weird about that.

Neopard apologizes, having forgotten to inrduce them properly.

Duck Avenger, meet Lady Elenthari Lleyr Dalagh, AKA the girlfriend. Cute that Neopard named his ship after his girlfriend.

The Avenger takes off, he’s got work in the morning. He can’t resist checking out what’s in the box first though.

Century kind of explodes. It’s an old, sturdy building though, so it’s mostly the windows that suffer.

At work, Bloom seems to have finally had it with Donald not showing up for work, when Donald finally does show up.

Mostly the windows.

I don’t like this one, it relies way too much on “haha, the Avenger is dumb”, when it could have relied on “the Avenger is in completely unfamilar territory” and it really, really doesn’t belong in the qudrilogy. As a breather before that, sure, but I think the quadrilogy needed this issue to build from the previous one to the next, because this series was cancelled and had to finish up fast, right? Well, in the next two issues, for all that I like them, it kinda shows.