#but i like results of las two races of men YEAH

[reiderwriter]

You'd Be Like Heaven To Touch♣️

Pairing: Spencer Reid X Female Reader

Word count: 2.2k

Summary: After a whirlwind weekend, you're finally ready to go home and deal with the mess you created in Vegas. But you just cannot get your new Husband out of your head.

Warnings: Oral sex (F receiving), fingering, vaginal sex, no mention of birth control, and you're going to hate me by the end of this sex scene bye

A/N: They're officially out of Vegas! I'm so excited to share the next few parts with you guys, and we finally got our first taste of smut!! Also, the Reid in the gif is the exact one I'm picturing in this scene so yeah 🤡 smirk and all 😏

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The race back to the hotel was easy compared to the ensuing rush to pack up an entire hotel room's worth of mess in the time between their arrival and their check-out time. Sure, they’d had to pack light as travelling FBI agents, but with the added mess you’d created in Spencer’s room, and the additional luggage of their marriage licence, the packing was needlessly more frantic than usual. 

When you finally did make it down to the lobby, you froze up a little, realising that you were the final one to exit your room. You watched as seven pairs of eyes shifted to you as soon as the elevator door opened, hauling your go-bag further up your arm from where it was slipping down. You thanked your past self for having the foresight to put some makeup into the bag, having used up a copious amount of your concealer to cover up any evidence of your night with Reid. You still kept a small distance from the others, just in case.

“Sorry, were you all waiting for me?” you smiled at them as you got closer, hoping that they’d not ask questions at what had taken you so long. Your eyes caught Reid’s and you could see that he was looking down at your neck. 

After an entire day morning and night in your company, you knew he’d seen the results of his handiwork. You wondered if the look that raked over you now was that of the dominant Reid from the night before, who you presumed marked you in such prominent places so people would know you were his, or that of the concerned team mate, who didn’t want to be caught and questioned by the others. You tried to shake both images from your head, not sure which would please you more. 

“It’s okay, you’re not late, the cars are being bought around now and the jet leaves in 30,” Hotch greeted you when you finally got close enough. 

“Late night, mama?” Morgan laughed at you as soon as he turned to you. “How did all that drinking last night go for you?” 

You were so wrapped up in Reid and what he may or may not be thinking that you had to pull yourself back to reality for a second to realise that Morgan had been talking to you. 

“What? Oh yeah, I guess. I don’t think I drank too much, but I did sleep like a baby, so who knows.” You laughed a little to punctuate the point, and then watched Morgan’s reaction closely. You were still looking for the two “agents” who had been witness to your marriage, after all. 

“Ooh, you didn’t sample the local goods last night then? I’ve heard that Downtown Las Vegas is the best place to meet single men, and you were just complaining that you hadn’t been out in a while,” Penelope said from beside the man. 

“No, no, the place Reid took me to was more library than bar, and as far from Downtown as you could get, so it was a nice and easy night for me.” 

“And if the local men are anything like our resident Las Vegan,” Emily jumped in, looking at Reid. “Then I’m sure they’re not really what Y/N is looking for.” She laughed and they all start making their way out of the lobby. 

You try to avoid meeting Reid’s eyes after that last comment, sure that you wouldn’t be able to stop the grimace of apology from coming to your lips. But you couldn’t help yourself, and you forced your eyes up into a small peak at his face, only to see his downturned eyes and the small smirk that was crossing his lips. 

You hung back for a second, needing to clue this out, and nudged him with your elbow. 

“What’s that look for?” you whisper at him in a harsh tone, hoping that no one was watching the two of you. 

“It’s nothing.” He says, but the smile stays on his lips. You give him another look, silently communicating that you’re not taking that first answer and he nods a little as he walks beside you. 

“If they could see the marks on your neck, they wouldn’t be thinking that I’m not what you’re looking for, right?” You could feel the heat in your cheeks, and you playfully whacked him in the arm a bit, before pushing through the doors of the hotel and feeling the sun on your cheeks once again. 

You watched him climb into the car you took earlier and stop yourself from following him. You were going to need some time to think about how you should take that last comment, and a half an hour drive outside of his presence would probably do you good. Climbing up into the other SUV, you take a deep breath, feeling all the restlessness of the night before creep up on you.

–X–

You don’t know where you are, but you know that you’re burning up under his touch. His lips are on your skin, working their way down from your neck to the valley between your breasts and all you can hear is the sound of your own lustful moans as his hands trail further still. 

You don’t know who it is on top of you, but you know that you’re dying for him to be there, to push his tongue into your mouth and make you submit to his will. His fingers wrap around the waistband of your panties and roughly pull them down, opening you up to him. You feel his lips ghost down further still, until he’s there between your legs. 

“Is this where you wanted me, baby? So desperate to have me, my little slut.” His words send another shiver down your spine as you roll your hips up into his face again. 

He lets out a small chuckle and gives you what you want, finally lowering his tongue again and letting it meet your desperate cunt. He sets his attention on your clit, and your eyes roll back in bliss, not caring who it is between your legs giving you this much pleasure, just desperate for them to keep going. 

“Don’t stop, please, don’t stop,” you beg, fisting a handful of your mystery man’s hair. It’s soft to the touch, a little curly at the ends and it feels familiar, but you’re unable to think about it for more than a second before he’s pushing a finger into you. 

“That’s it baby. Look at you, so fucking tight around my finger. You want me to push my cock into you, you’re going to have to relax for me baby, okay?” You still don’t know who it is, but you nod for him, knowing you want nothing except everything he’s telling you that you want. 

He’s thrusting his fingers into you at a relentless pace now, adding one digit every few thrusts, until he’s up to three. His face is still buried in your pussy, tongue still flicking against your clit, his other hand pushing you down by the hips as he forces you closer and closer to the edge. 

His hand drops down to your thigh, pushing your legs further apart, and it stays there feeling overly warm, almost burning you up from just that simple touch. 

“You’re so wet for me baby, going to take my cock now?” You whimper and nod your head as fervently as you can, begging him with your eyes to push into you. He finally pulls his head up to your own, and you’re finally face-to-face with your mystery man.��

“So wet for me, right baby? So wet for your husband?” Spencer questions you as he pushes into your wet, dripping hole, and you’re so surprised that all you can do in response is moan. 

With each thrust, he drops a moan into your ears, and you feel your climax building quickly. 

“Ah fuck yes, Y/N,” you claw at his back, desperate to pull him closer. 

“Spencer, don’t stop, fuck.” Your name begins dropping from his lips like a prayer as his thrusts get sloppier, wetter, deeper. 

“Y/N… Y/N……… Y/N….” 

–X– 

“Y/N, are you finally awake? We’ve been calling your name for a minute now.” Your eyes snap open and you come face to face with Emily and JJ from the seats opposite you on the jet. 

“We thought you might be having a nightmare. Want to talk about it?” JJ asks, her voice in a hushed tone as a look of sympathy crosses over her face. 

Whatever that was, it certainly was not a nightmare. But the scenario you were in now certainly was. 

“What? Oh, yeah. I don’t know, maybe it was a nightmare.” You desperately hope you sound convincing enough for them to drop the subject. The last time you’d mentioned a lack of sleep, half of the team had approached you with different home remedies and tips for getting your full 8 hours. The last thing you needed right now was the constant reminder that you’d just had a sex dream about Spencer Reid on the jet whilst surrounded by all your close friends and colleagues. 

Including the man himself, you realised, as you stretched your neck out from its awkward sleep position, and caught the sight of him there next to you. Your car had reached the jet first earlier that day, and it had taken all of two minutes after boarding before you’d been claimed by sleep, so you hadn’t realised he’d positioned himself next to you. 

A quick glance down had told you he’d done more than that. Wrapped around your legs, and so big that it stretched over his too, was a large blanket, the one that he usually used on your longer trips home. He was asleep in the seat next to you, you noticed after an embarrassing amount of time, head resting in one of his hands, lips slightly open, looking the image of tranquillity. 

His other hand was beneath the blanket, somewhere you couldn’t see, but as you shifted slightly in your chair trying to get comfortable again, you realised it was definitely somewhere you could feel. His hand had somehow fallen into your lap, and he had a firm but sleepy grip on your left thigh, the one closest to him. Now that you had moved, so did his hand, rubbing gentle strokes into your skin every few minutes. Slow enough that you were sure he was still asleep, but still enough to have am effect.

His hand was hot against your leg, and his touch burned. You remembered the sensation from your dream and immediately did your best to temper your facial expressions, not wanting to gather any more concern from the two women opposite you at the table than you already had. 

“Y/N? If you want to talk about it, we’re always here you know? This job can be overwhelming at the best of times, and we just worked a hard case. No one would blame you for needing to take some time for yourself.” Emily looked at you in concern now, and it was taking all of your will to keep your eyes on her, and nod at the appropriate time, your brain short-circuiting now that you realised Reid was so close. 

Where did this sudden infatuation with him come from? You’d always appreciated that he was a good looking guy, but you’d never thought about him so thoroughly before, and certainly not enough to lose yourself on the jet to inappropriate thoughts. 

It was the insanity of the weekend, you told yourself, it had to be. You’d learnt more about him and accidentally, possibly, maybe slept together, and now your body was just getting it out of your system. Either that or you’d just learnt too much about his preferences and your brain was just trying to come to terms with each revelation. 

You settled back into comfortable conversation with Emily and JJ, trying your best to convince yourself that your dream had meant nothing, blocking out any noise in your head that was suggesting otherwise. 

Especially the little thought at the back of your brain that was reminding you that you hadn’t removed his hand from your thigh, and that you really didn’t want to. 

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[guld-stina]

dariocologna: Great end of a perfect season 🏆🤩 #distance #globe #8

[princeymarmar]

alucard for tbe ask meme

How I feel about this character: ALUCARD!!! One of (though surprisingly NOT my ultimate) favorite Castlevania characters ever... This is the guy who got me into Castlevania, because I saw blond long hair guy in all black in the heights of my fe4 special interest and went "ooo, like Ares fe4?" and then I spent like 3 years on and off pestering Eon to watch SOTN with me and um. Well now we're here. Also he is sexy. Sorry for liking men <-not sorry

All the people I ship romantically with this character: RICHTERCARD ULTIMATE!! I am admittedly completely biased in this because of how and why I got into castlevania to begin with, but they are sooo. Foils, so perfectly suited in the narrative, their journeys and their recoveries feel like they can be tied together so perfectly. also I do like to think about him having Feelings about Trevor(+Sypha) that he literally just never brings up and goes to sleep without talking about. Just because I think it is an interesting narrative.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: god but there's so many. For a guy who seems to try his very best to self isolate Alucard has so many interesting relationships with people, possibly genuinely the most of any Castlevania character? the cv3 crew, Maria, Soma, Julius, Mina, Yoko... I feel like I'm especially invested in his relationship with Soma just because it's so interesting, with Maria because she's one of my favorite characters, and with Trevor and Sypha especially out of the cv3 crew because I did watch the first two seasons of the show and so unfortunately I am sorry to poor Grant but I have more thoughts on them and their relationships as a result.

My unpopular opinion about this character: uhhh uhhhhhh. there's plenty of takes out there that I disagree with I think but I don't want to do them in a Fun, "Short" Tumblr Post. If I talk about my problems with the show and some of the things branching off that I'll be here all day. I guess, in the more specifically games focused circles... I think Alucard and Trevor can have a deep and mutual respect for each other. AND also awaken in each other fratboy sensibilities of swearing and trying to drown each other in Las Vegas pools. I don't think these things are mutually exclusive. I need Alucard to be telling people about how important Trevor is to him and how Trevor understood him when he felt no one else would and never looked down on him for his parentage. And then Trevor comes in like OY! FUCKER! And Alucard immediately turns around and races over to try and wrassle him. I just think it's funny.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: uhhhh idk. I think he has a relatively complete arc, and post sotn domesticity arc with Richter is too much to ask for in CANON.

I guess I kind of want to know his thoughts about the whole Soma thing, before actually encountering Soma himself. like, he already has complicated dad feelings, and while most of those could never translate to Soma himself, I imagine he still has a lot of complicated and unresolved feelings!! And for a guy whose original plan seemed to be "awaken Dark Lord; kill him" he just Bonds to Soma SO fast to a point where Yoko is able to be like "oh yeah that guy cares about you" long before Soma actually gets to the throne room, after barely interacting with Arikado at all. I want to explore Arikado having what I can best describe as a Never Love an Anchor by The Crane Wives emotion about Soma. I want him to be experiencing a broiling uncertain ocean of emotion about Soma's existence that Soma just cuts through with a knife without ever even realizing he's done it.

[365days365movies]

January 22, 2021: Drive (2011)

I’m late!

Both to posting this review, and to the party. In terms of posting this review, it’s still today! So that’s good; haven’t missed a day yet! As for being late to the party, well...let’s talk about cars in movies.

Well, OK, let’s talk about transportation in movies. One of the earliest known films shown publicly was 1896’s L’arrivee d’un train en gare be La Ciotat, a film by the Lumiere Brothers with a legendary (possibly mythical) reputation. The 50-second movie features a train pulling into a station, directly towards the screen. Legend says that the moviegoers jumped out of their seats, out of the way of the oncoming train, due to their unfamiliarity with the new technology of film. Is this true? Eh. Maybe, maybe not; sorry, Hugo.

But transportation and film are closely related, is my point. 1903’s The Great Train Robbery, 1926’s The General, 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause, 1964’s Goldfinger, up until 1968’s Bullitt, which gave us this.

The classic car chase showcased in Bullitt began a new feature of the action genre: the car chase. And, no, it’s obviously not the first car chase seen in a film shot, by a country MILE. But it is arguably the first of its type, with bold maneuvers memorably showcased throughout. After this, the car chase film would eventually become more predominant. These are films in which the action takes place predominantly through car stunts and competitive driving. And I’m looking at three this month: one that’s critically acclaimed, one that’s a franchise-launcher, and one that’s...complicated. BUT FIRST

I vividly remember when this movie came out. This movie made a huge splash, which is why I say that I’m late to the party on this one. It really was the John Wick of its day, although that would happen 3 years later. So, rather than navel-gaze, it’s about time I saw this movie! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Recap

The Driver (Ryan Gosling) is taking up a job. He picks up a pair of bank robbers, while listening intently to the police scanners and keeping track of his police pursuers. After some masterful driving, he escapes into a crowd of sports fans in a crowded stadium garage, leaving the car and the men to fend for themselves. Roll opening credits!

After work, the Driver returns home...then goes right to work, as a film stunt driver working for Shannon (Bryan Cranston), his manager, and owner of an auto shop. He also gets close to his new neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her son, Benicio. He helps them with groceries, then heads to work, this time at Shannon’s garage.

Meanwhile, Shannon’s meeting with a local mobster, Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks), asking him for $430,000. His partner, Nino (Ron Perlman), comes in, fully packing an attitude and bad prior relationship with Shannon.

We next see the Driver driving a race car, presumably another of his many driving-themed jobs. A deal for $300,000 is made between Shannon and Rose for an unspecified job. Afterwards, the Driver is working as a mechanic at Shannon’s shop, where worlds collide as Irene and her son go there to get her car fixed. Afterwards, they end up going out together on a fun day out, strengthening their bond. Another date is made for the weekend.

Rose and Nino go to the garage, where we find out that the job is for a race, with the Driver...driving. We also find out about Rose, Nino, and Shannon’s prior relationships; Rose was once a film producer, and Shannon provided the cars for the stunts, overcharging him. Did the same to Nino, a gangster. That is why Shannon now walks with a prominent limp. Because he’s never been very lucky, Shannon has a lot riding on this upcoming race.

The Driver and Irene, who’ve been getting much closer, go on a date that evening. However, this is short-lived, as her husband is returning from jail in a week. It puts the rest of the evening in a somber tone, and we cut to a week later. Irene’s husband, Standard Gabriel (Oscar Isaac) has returned home to a party, while a solitary Driver is repairing a car part in his apartment, alone. He leaves, and sees Irene outside, clearly unhappy at current events. This is followed by a tense interaction between Standard and the Driver.

This leads to two things. First, the Driver gets a drink at a bar, to get over the lost relationship. He meets a guy there who offers him a job, and bitterly turns him down. When he returns to the apartments, he sees the second result: Standard’s been beaten to a bloody pulp by someone. Alive, but clearly hurting, Benicio is with him. The Driver helps Benicio first, then eventually helps out Standard as well.

Not that Standard’s particularly appreciate of this, mind you. Turns out that Standard owes protection money to a group of gangsters, and has been “asked” to rob a local pawn shop. They’ve also threatened Irene and Benicio, which naturally is of concern to the Driver. Benicio is scared, having witnessed this, and was also given a bullet by one of the men, as a warning to Standard.

The Driver goes to see Irene at her job, where he intonates what’s happened to Standard, and shows concern. However, he’s lied to Irene about the cause for the assault, leaving her in the dark about the danger that they’re in. Still, she invites Driver to dinner, to which he accepts. It’s awkward, unsurprisingly.

Back to the Driver alone, who apparently steals a car? Not sure, but that’s the implication. For Benicio and Irene, the Driver offers to help Standard, and makes a deal with Cook (James Biberi), the gangster to whom he owes money. Together with his partner, Blanche (Christina Hendricks), the job commences.

They get to the shop, and Blanche and Standard go in...but only Blanche leaves. As Standard comes out, he gets shot multiple times, killing him. The Driver, of course, takes off like a shot, but is pursued by another car in a high speed chase. He turns around and drives BACKWARDS down a stretch of highway, eventually throwing the pursuer off the road.

With Blanche, he hides out in a motel, where the initial goal of $40,000 is revealed to be far, FAR exceeded. It’s also revealed that the pawnshop owner claims that Standard acted alone, and that no money was stolen. Which is the first major indicator that something is very, VERY wrong here. And it seems like Blanche is a part of a wider conspiracy here. And the Driver is NOT happy about it.

Cook indeed set them up, planning to rip off the Driver and Standard. Blanche knew about the second car, but was unaware of the plan to kill Standard, or the large amount of money to be retrieved. So she says, anyway. I personally find that pretty hard to believe. And so does the Driver, as someone attempts to enter the motel. And, uh…

HOOOOOOO THAT IS A GRAPHIC HEADSHOT! Yeah, Blanche is FUCKED, as two armed men forcefully enter the motel room, and BOTH get killed by the Driver. What in the hell has he gotten himself into?

Somewhat injured, the Driver takes the cash and goes to Shannon’s to get sewn up. Shannon definitely seems enamored with the prospect of so much cash in the wind, but still promises that he’ll try to find out more about Cook. But the Driver doesn’t appear too willing to wait for that, as he finds the gangster behind the scenes of a strip club, and just DESTROYS his hand with a HAMMER.

Threatening to pound Benicio’s bullet into his head with the hammer, he asks whose money that ACTUALLY was, as it couldn’t have been the pawn shop’s. Turns out that, YUP, it’s NINO’S MONEY! Shit. He has someone call Nino, as he holds Cook underfoot. On the phone, he offers back the money, free of charge. Nino, unaware that this is the Driver about to race for Rose, tells his men to find out who he is.

The Driver returns home, where he tells Irene exactly what was going on with Standard. He reveals the debt, as well as his offer to help, and offers the money to her and Benicio. She’s understandably not happy. During this conversation, one of Nino’s men shows up in the elevator, as Irene and the Driver are going into it. Realizing what’s about to happen, the Driver pushes Irene aside and gives her a VERY passionately framed kiss. But what happens next...is less romantic.

The Driver has just brutally murdered this man, and I MEAN brutally. The elevator doors close between a horrified Irene and a seemingly ashamed Driver, possibly symbolizing their likely-permanent separation. But there’s a problem: how did Nino’s guy know where the Driver was?

Shannon. Stupid, STUPID Shannon told Rose, who told Nino, who told his men, who went to the apartment to kill the Driver, and probably Irene and Benicio. He confirms this to the Driver, who is RIGHTFULLY PISSED OFF. Shannon’s apologetic, having not actually realized that Nino was involved.

Nino and his men are going to be looking for the Driver now, as well as for Shannon. He tells Shannon to get out of town, and never come back. But now, the Driver’s killed one of Nino’s men as a result. But it’s even worse than that.

Turns out that the robbery was planned by Nino, and the money belonged to an East Coast mobster storing $1,000,000 in the pawnshop, secretly. So now, THEY’LL come looking for the money as well. Because of this, the only known ties to the robbery, the Driver and Shannon, have to be eliminated. Well, Cook’s also a tie, to be fair. Which is why Rose kills him IMMEDIATELY, and brutally.

The Driver, fresh out of the elevator, goes to his stuntman trailer to get a disguise. Shannon, on the other hand, is trying to escape Rose and Nino’s wrath. But unfortunately, Rose gets to him first. He tries to convince Shannon to tell him the location of the Driver, to no avail. Unfortunately, that means that Shannon’s of no use, as Rose kills him, efficiently and quickly.

The Driver finds his body, and now he has another death to avenge. He takes the money, and goes to Nino’s place, where he uses the stuntman’s disguise, and follows Nino out. And now...it’s revenge time. 

OHHHHHHH FUCK! He runs off the road, leaves them for a minute, then purposefully T-bones them! The car’s launched onto a beach, where Nino stumbles away, having survived. But not for long, as the Driver goes to kill him in the water. Afterwards, he calls Rose, and invokes the story about...the Scorpion and the Frog.

...Oh. OHHHH! HOLY SHIT, I GET IT!!!!

That’s why he wears the jacket! He’s a Scorpion! All of this killing, despite his better interest at this point, is in his nature! HA! That’s awesome! If you aren’t aware of the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog, it goes a little something...like this:

A Scorpion needs to get across a river, so he goes to a Frog. Frog’s like, “FUCK NO I look like I wanna die today? You’ll sting me as we’re going across” And the Scorpion says, “Yeah, sure, I sting you and I drown myself in the process, real smart idea on my part. C’mon, I’m not gonna sting you, just give me a ride, yeah?” Frog’s like, “OK, bet. I’ll take you across.” So Scorpion hops on Frog’s back, and they go across the river, and RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, Scorpion stings Frog. “WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY, GODDAMMIT,” says Frog, and Scorpion replies, “Sorry, man...it’s in my nature.” And then they both drown.

So, killing is actually the Driver’s nature. He’s always been the Scorpion, trying to hide from those abilities and tendencies. But once a threat comes along, the claws and telson come out, and it’s just STAB STAB CLAW CLAW STOMP STOMP SHOOT SHOOT from there. Cool!

Anyway, Rose agrees that things have gone too far, but also acknowledges that Irene is still aware of this situation, meaning she’s still at risk.  Subtly threatening her, Rose arranges a meeting place for the Driver to bring his sonMONEY! His sonny. I’ve been holding Finding Nemo jokes in this whole time, seriously. It’s Albert Brooks, he’s Marlin, the hell else am I gonna do?

They meet at a Chinese restaurant mentioned briefly early in the film. Rose offers the following deal: he takes the money, and Irene and Benicio are safe. The Driver, probably not, but at least she’d be safe. And he agrees...only her Rose to stab him as he gives him the money. The Driver stabs him back, killing him immediately. 

Not that the Driver’s doing much better. Stabbed in the stomach, he sits in the seat of the car, his seat. Still. He leaves the money in the parking lot...and he drives away. Irene knocks on his door, but there’s no answer. And the Driver...drives.

And that’s Drive. WOW. A lot to unpack with this one, but see you in the Epilogue for that!

[medea10]

Medea’s Top 20 Animes of the Decade

Hey all! Disappointed in some “best of” lists of this past decade? Well…prepared to be possibly disappointed some more because I’m doing one now! Here’s a top 20 list of my favorite animes that came out in the 2010’s. I seriously couldn’t do 10 this time due to how many awesome animes came out this decade. Unlike my anime superlative list, I’m going to be stricter here. Anything that aired in Japan before January 2010 is stricken from the list (which sucks because that means Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood & InuYasha: The Final Act are disqualified). And these are going to be MY favorites from this decade. Be aware that there will be popular animes I leave off the list due to my own personal opinions and the fact that some of them I have not watched yet. So I’m just going to tell you right now, don’t expect My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunter, or Demon Slayer on this list because I have not watched any of that shit! Let’s get cracking!

20. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018)

After nearly 20 years since the end of the first series, Cardcaptor Sakura returns with a sequel no one asked for and no one expected to come back. But it definitely brought back the nostalgia for those who grew up watching CCS. This story gives a continuation where Sakura is in middle school and ends up collecting a whole new set of mysterious cards. And the series is what you would expect with the cutesy feel whenever Sakura is with Li or it gets really intense when Sakura’s up against a really powerful card. While the ending leaves us on a bit of a cliffhanger with no continuation in sight, this series was one of the best reboots I’ve watched in recent years.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, & Hulu Coming soon to home video

19. The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019)

This is my first (modern) Isekai and I gotta say I really enjoyed the story. Unlike other anime characters that travel to another world, the main character Naofumi is not praised as a savior nor put on a golden pedestal. Quite the opposite, this guy has to fight for even a shred of respect from anybody. Because after watching past protagonists like Miaka Yuuki, Kagome, and Kirito, that trope gets boring. Despite many of these episodes making me physically ill as I watched Naofumi being shit on by the other heroes and everybody else, it was great to watch this struggle with Naofumi to become a great shield hero.

P.S. Myne is still a raging cunt!

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll & FUNimation

18. My Love Story!! (2015)

One of the BEST rom-com animes out there! The story of a gentle giant boy named Takeo falling in love with a sweet, petite girl named Yamato and their story as a couple. Yeah, the big difference between this anime and a bunch of other anime rom-coms is that Takeo and Yamato reveal their love for each other in episode 4 in a 24 episode series! By anime standards, that’s unheard of because most love stories want to wait until the finale for something like that. This anime is just a cute story of watching Takeo and Yamato bloom with their budding relationship. Yeah, I admit some of the stories can be a little boring. Sometimes the beginnings of romances have a slow-start before we get to the good stuff. But even when they’re doing little things, they’re just so cute to watch.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, HI-DIVE & Hulu Available for home video

17. Durarara!! (2010, 2015-2016)

This story is a complete cluster-fuck, but I don’t care. The stories that come from this anime and the characters make this one of my favorites. Durarara follows the strange stories that happen around the town of Ikebukuro with a headless motorcycle rider, super-human strengthed men, an internet troll who loves to mess with humans, otakus, a mad scientist, a parasitic carrier, and gangs of different sorts. But if you would ask me what’s my favorite thing about Durarara (because there’s a lot of random things for anyone to choose), it would of course be any time Shizuo Heiwajima is on the screen. This guy is just pure rage in a bartender’s outfit. He’s able to casually pick up and throw a vending machine at a person, he can punch the clothes off a guy’s body, and even kick a mid-sized car down the street.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, Hulu & Netflix Available for home video

16. Daily Lives of High School Boys (2012)

If you’re looking for something random and hilarious to watch, look no further with this one. Each episode has random segments, mostly featuring three boys, Tadakuni, Hidenori, and Yoshitake in some of the most absurd moments ever showcased in an anime. Just to name a few fun moments; being caught experimenting with women’s underwear, finding a clever way to kill a hornet (indirect kiss), intellectual talk with a cute girl, using your jacket as a soccer ball replacement, and how to unzip your fly without using your hands! That last one still confounds me. But the show also expands to other characters around school and town. I know this series is severely random to have a coherent plot, but sometimes I prefer randomness. And that’ll continue with the next entry!

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll Available for home video

15. Nichijou (2011)

Yet another random segment anime (only this time with girls)! I know the official title is “My Ordinary Life”, but there is nothing ordinary about an anime where you have a six year old professor, a talking robot girl that was created by the six-year old professor, a talking black cat, high school girls capable of body-flipping police officers, a young boy who rides a goat to school, a high school girl capable of firing a bazooka, and a principal who fights a deer. That last one is just epic! If for no other reason to watch Nichijou, just watch the scene where the principal fights a deer! Much like Daily Lives of High School Boys, this series relies more on the random shenanigans of many of these characters (but mostly the main three girls, Mio, Yuuko, and Mai). It’s silly and fun! Check it out and give this anime a little love. Because there’s no way it’s getting a second season (Japan showed no love for this one)!

Available to watch on: FUNimation Available for home video

14. ERASED (2016)

I don’t care what manga readers say, this was a fine anime, you anal-rententive fuck-wipes (soooo not sorry for that statement)! This murder-mystery captured my attention when it first aired. The story is about a man named Satoru who has this ability to go backwards in time (usually a few seconds or minutes) to prevent a tragedy from occurring. But after an incident involving his mother, he ends up going all the way back to his ten-year old body in 1988 in order to prevent a tragedy from his childhood. This included saving his classmate, Kayo from her premature demise. It was a catchy time-leaping mystery that would enthrall me week after week…up to a certain point. Yeah, you can already guess who the culprit was early on. But all the suspense leading up to this was still a great tale.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll & Hulu Available for home video

13. Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt (2010)

GAINAX, you wishy-washy, crazy-ass, can’t give a full conclusion to a story to save your life, leaving us on a decade-long cliffhanger bastards, YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN!

So this bizarre-ass anime is about two bitch-angels kicked out of Heaven, named Panty and Stocking. One likes to fuck men and the other gorges herself on sweets! In order to get back into Heaven, they must exterminate ghosts with the help of a black priest named Garterbelt, a fanboy named Briefs, and an Invader Zim knock-off named Chuck. And did I mention Panty and Stocking use their own lingere as weapons to take down ghosts? This story is balls-to-the-wall insane! And it gets crazier when you pop in the English dub! Dick jokes, fart jokes, and a whole lot of fucks! As any superhero show will do, this anime does stay to the villain of the episode trope with a few leeways here and there. This included a segment dedicated to the late Satoshi Kon and a music video. All of this leading to an ending NO ONE expected to happen leaving us on a cliffhanger that is now going on 10 years. Regardless, this absurdity in a thong is a treasure to behold. I would also advise not doing a drinking game whenever one of them says “Fuck”. You’d be dead by the end of the first episode!

Available to watch on: FUNimation Available for home video

12. Attack on Titan (2013, 2017-2019)

*singing incoherent Japanese*

YEAGER!!!

Get ready to get hooked on two of the catchiest opening themes of all time! I thought it was just about a young boy taking revenge on a race of titans for the death of his mother. No one expected there to be a twisted, messed-up origin to the titan race where the main character is connected to everything! That’s all my messy thoughts coming out after witnessing the climax portion. As for the rest of you, Eren Yeager’s world is turned upside-down when the town he lived in is demolished by titans. As a result, the entire town is demolished and left for dead and Eren watched as his mother is eaten by a titan. Eren ends up joining the Survey Corps along with his friends Armin and Mikasa to take down titans and prevent another town to suffer the same fate as Eren’s home.

Going into this anime, I SERIOUSLY thought this was going to be a comedy. You would too if you were going off of all the memes that emerged in 2013. But this anime takes a sharp left turn when Eren discovers a horrifying secret involving his own body. After that, this lead to more unbelievable discoveries involving people we all initially thought was the supporting cast. And this is as cryptic as I can be without delving into severe spoilers. The only way to get my meaning is if you watch this series. It’s just…WOW!

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, Hulu, & Toonami Some seasons are available for home video

11. Kill la Kill (2013-2014)

A girl with a giant pair of scissors picking a fight with the main bitch at school, all the while wearing a sailor suit that talks to you! That is the balls-to-the-wall insanity Studio Trigger gives you in a show like this. Ryuko Matoi enrolls in Honnouji Academy in search of the person who murdered her father. There, she comes face-to-face with the potential murderer, Satsuki Kiryuin. Satsuki rules over Honnouji as she has a special uniform capable of giving her super-human strength. But what Satsuki doesn’t know is that Ryuko is about to get a special uniform to give her that as well. A talking sailor uniform named Senketsu helps Ryuko in her journey of finding her father’s murderer. Yeah, this series goes all-out with the special powers brought on by certain clothing. Then again, it’s Japan and fanservice is a must in at least 75% of animes! I mean, there are moments where Senketsu gets skimpier on Ryuko, not leaving much to the imagination. As absurdly off the wall this anime was, I enjoyed every frame of it and it’s easily one of Studio Trigger’s best works.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll & Netflix

10. Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015-2019)

You’d think with my picky-ass, I would have never watched an anime about cooking (and if my family is reading this, close this page now and play a wholesome game of shutting your gobs). But Food Wars never fails to increase my appetite. Yukihira Soma ends up in Japan’s most elite cooking school (with a 10% graduation rate) where he finds himself up against Japan’s and even the world’s greatest up and coming chefs. And every now and then, he ends up having to go up against one of these chefs in a cook-off known as a Shokugeki. If it wasn’t for the food orgasms, I would easily tell my cooking-show obsessed family members to watch this. I know no normal person would ever strip off all their clothes and have a raging orgasm when eating delicious food. But hey, it’s Japan! Gotta stick in fanservice somewhere! With inventive ways to spice up a regular dish, I may one day broaden my taste-buds into more exotic food-stuffs. Just, keep the peanut-butter squid away from me.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, HI-DIVE, Hulu, & Toonami Some seasons are available for home video

09. Your Lie in April (2014-2015)

Grab your tissues, children. We follow Kousei Arima as he regains his ability and passion for playing the piano with the thanks of new-found friend Kaori. What can I say about an anime that’s so beautifully animated with likeable characters and music to die for? OHHH…I shouldn’t have said that last thing! Yeah, the main character Kousei goes through quite a bit in his life dealing with the aftermath of his mother’s death and having to relive seeing someone he cares about die the same way. There’s just so much you wish would happen with these characters and watch as it’s dashed away during a Chopin piece. OHHH…I did it again! Well folks, if you’re into tear-bait and classical music, definitely watch Your Lie in April!

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, Hulu, & Netflix

08. The Promised Neverland (2019)

One of the newest entries with one of the most shocking first episodes in recent history! I know in the past decade we got a lot of first episode hookers like Attack on Titan, but if you came in this blind-folded, get ready for a trip. We follow orphan children Emma, Ray, and Norman as they plan to escape their home before they become food for hungry demons. In a weird way, this anime is almost like the 2000 film Chicken Run. I know I’m not the first person to think that up, but yeah, gotta say it here. This was one of my favorite animes of this year and I was hooked week by week with what was going to happen next. It got so intense that immediately after the series ended, I picked up the manga to find out what happens next. And let me tell you, it gets more insane after the events of episode 12. But one thing that always astounded me was watching all of these kids plot an escape so elaborate when all of them range from ages 6-12.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, & Hulu

07. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (2017)

What would you do if you opened the door one morning and found a dragon standing outside? Not just that but what would you do if you were living with more than one dragon and you now find yourself hanging around other dragons?! Kobayashi’s world changes for the better as she meets a dragon (named Tohru) that loves her so much that she would happily become her maid. And given the stigma for eons between humans and dragons, this series we see cute interactions with humans and dragons. Up to a point that it feels like all these characters are becoming family! There’s a dragon named Fafnir who finds humans horrible people, but ends up changing for the better when he finds himself hanging with a human that plays video games and creates manga. But I’m always so drawn to the relationship of Tohru and Kobayashi. Kobayashi was never really close to her family and when she moved away she mostly spends her nights drinking alone. But once Tohru and Kanna move in, it’s always a fun day with their cute shenanigans. It’s definitely brought Kobayashi out of her shell and gave her a family of dragons to live with.

And there’s this cute little dragon named Kanna! She’s so cute and adorable! Look at her nom at just everything she eats. She’s so adorable! Who’s a cute wittle dragon? Yes you are! Yes you are!

As a final note in this particular entry, I want to mention one particular member of the staff. Yasuhiro Takemoto! This man was the director for Miss Kobayashi, as well as many other animes from Kyoto Animation and I feel the need to thank this man for all the hard work he had done. I’m thankful for all of your work in the anime community and we miss you.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll & Funimation Available for home video

06. Pokemon XY (2013-2016)

It might be cheating a bit to put a Pokemon series on this list since they’ve been around since 1997. But it’s not a continuous shot like Detective Conan and One Piece, so I’m counting the XY arc for this list. Even though this series didn’t show me my favorite character and it gave me a shipping that’s worse than Herpes (with a cult for that ship that’s on par with MAGA), this was one of the best arcs to the Pokemon series. And I was excited for this series when it first came out because with the introduction of Mega Evolution, I was hoping for Ash to delve into that. While Ash wasn’t the one using Mega Evolutions, we did see him grow more through a synchronization method with Greninja that brought about so much in terms of battling. Just to name a few awesome moments with these two, he took down an iceburg pokemon, went toe-to-toe with a champion, and even made it all the way to the finals of the Pokemon League. Now did he win that league? That’s not important! What is important is that these were some of the best moments this series had to offer.

But it wasn’t just Ash we followed, but an anime-only character introduced named Alain as we followed his journey to becoming stronger through Mega Evolution. It felt risky following a different person for 5 or more episodes (without mentioning Ash), but it was all worth it when we came to the climax of the series when Team Flare came from the shadows. Listen guys, I know Pokemon has given some disappointing seasons before (especially the arc prior to XY), but if there’s any season you should watch, it’s definitely this one.

Also, Rica Matsumoto sings this one song called XYZ. I don’t know if you all have heard this song, but I think you should. It’s so bad ass and always pops up in some of Ash’s best battles in this series…in the Japanese version! I love it so much that I always feel the need to bring up XYZ whenever I talk about this arc.

Available to watch on: Disney XD, Hulu, & Pokemon TV Available for home video

05. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)

I will always be a sucker for magical girl animes. Especially since Sailor Moon was the very first anime I watched fully! But Madoka Magica was…different and edgier. The premise is that a cute, white animal asks you to form a contract with it so you can become a magical girl. Magical girls defeat witches that cause havoc! Better read the fine-print on the contract ladies, because what the little rat doesn’t tell you is that you eventually become a witch yourself and will end up dying a horrible death, thus repeating the cycle. This anime would always leave me in a state of awe when watching it, whether it was the shocking deaths or the clever animation used when a witch emerges. But when you’ve got Shaft Studios animating this, expect some trippy moments. I think it’s because episode 3 was a big turning point that many of us were caught off guard by what happened and were scared of what happens next. Although thanks to Madoka, many other magical girl animes are following down the same path and trying to make it edgier. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but I gotta say Madoka has definitely set the bar on edgy magical girl shows.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, & Hulu Available for home video

04. Violet Evergarden (2018)

Prior to this anime’s release, Kyoto Animation had a reputation for putting out anime that was geared to the “moe” genre. But with recent releases of A Silent Voice, Miss Kobayashi, and Violet Evergarden, their style has evolved into something I can’t describe in just one sentence. This anime is just beautiful to look at. The animation is just stunning, look at it. Now, I was a bit turned-off by the main character of this series, Violet. First of all, she literally looks like Saber from the Fate series and has arms that rival Ed Elric of FMA. Secondly, her almost robotic personality really turned me off. But it wasn’t until later in the series where we watch her interact with the people she was helping in each episode that made me truly appreciate what she’s doing.

Violet was once used as a tool for war and would always obey her commanding officer. But once the war was over, she found herself as an “Auto Memories Doll” where she’s writing letters people want to send to someone. Many of these episodes, we watch her see the world outside of the war and hell she was put through in her past. Her words were able to bring people together, heal two fighting nations, bring a family closer together, give closure to a grieving family member, and so much more. Add to that, this series gave out one of the most heart-breaking episodes I’ve ever watched in anime. It made me ugly-cry and that rarely happens! Not just me, but litereally everyone who ever watched this episode, but also Violet herself. This episode (that’s episode 10) was like the first time where she felt actual human emotions for anyone other than the person she once loved. This episode felt like a turning point in how I felt about Violet as well as the show in general.

I feel I have to say a little more on this entry. This anime is without a doubt, the most beautifully animated anime of this entire decade (despite what OTHERS have to say). And it couldn’t have gotten that way without the talented folks at Kyoto Animation. I can’t express enough how much I’m blown away by this series. Only now when I think about it, I get horribly depresssed due to the recent tragedy that struck KyoAni. Only now, do I appreciate all the hard work to put this masterpiece into action. And I wish it didn’t take me until a tragedy to watch this anime. But I’m glad I was able to watch Violet Evergarden. And I wish for you all to take the time to do the same!

Available to watch on: Netflix

03. Assassination Classroom (2015-2016)

Stand. Bow. Kill your sensei! Middle school students being trained by professional assassins to take down a yellow-tentacled monster (who is also their teacher)! These students must assassinate their teacher within one year, otherwise the world will blow up. Now I had my reservations watching a cast this big! I mean, we’re watching an entire 28-person class try to shoot their teacher. Thankfully, I didn’t grow to be annoyed by the concept like with Negima. I loved nearly all of the students and remembered many of them. One of the biggest drawing points with me is that, all of these students were seen as the ones to give up on. They were in the lowest-level class where school, family, and society have just given up on these children. Being in a much similar situation in middle school, I can relate. That’s why when I saw someone like Koro-sensei teach these kids so much more in the world of academics, it made me happy to see these kids have someone to look up to. Many of these episodes were fun to watch. Koro-sensei is a laugh-riot sometimes when the class has to do an activity together. Add to that, one of the hardest to watch goodbyes in recent history. For a good laugh and a good cry, Assassination Classroom is the way to go.

Available to watch on: FUNimation & Hulu Available for home video

02. Yuri on Ice!!! (2016)

AAAAAAHHHHHHH! *random screeching noises*

Why yes I love this series! It is so beautiful. I wish to see more of this in the future. I would like for Viktor to have Yuri’s babies. Don’t at me! I didn’t expect this series to give the female viewers an actual loving relationship between two of the main male characters. But halfway into the series, we get the kiss that cemented the deal. So besides the gay relationship, we’ve also got a beautiful soundtrack, animation that’s stunningly gorgeous, a story about an underdog working his way to receive a gold medal with the help of his hot, Russian coach…God, I just love this anime!

I’m a sucker for a root for the underdog story. And Yuri Katsuki definitely fits that description! Before Viktor came along, he was coming off of a humiliating defeat at a previous competition where he came in dead-last. But throughout the series, we watch Viktor mold Yuri into something audience members have overlooked in this boy. Viktor taught Yuri what love really is in more ways than one. But Yuri isn’t a total zero-to-hero in a span of 12 episodes, but at times he does come damn-near close. Every week, I’m amazed at how much Studio MAPPA put so much effort into this. While the quality did take a slight dip in some of the final episodes, so much has happened before that I’m willing to let that go. Watch Yuri attempt at making history with Yuri on Ice.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll & FUNimation Available for home video

Before I get to my anime of the decade, how about I quickly do my TOP 10 ANIME MOVIES OF THE DECADE? No commentary, just announcing them quickly.

10. The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

09. When Marnie Was There (2014)

08. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

07. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)

06. Kizumonogatari (2016-2017)

05. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)

04. Pokemon: I Choose You (2017)

03. Your Name (2016)

02. A Silent Voice (2016)

01. Wolf Children (2012)

CLOSE CALLS FOR THE LISTS: Black Lagoon – Roberta’s Blood Trail, Sailor Moon Crystal, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Fate/Zero & Fate/stay night: UBW, Angel Beats, The Wind Rises, Parasyte, One Punch Man, Aggretsuko, Steins;Gate, Inu x Boku SS, and Dragon Ball Super.

And now, #1…oh, you should already know what it is by now. One of my favorite animes came back with the vengeance in 2019 that no other anime can touch it. Rightfully so! You know it, I know it, let’s get it over with! So say it with me now, three, two, one…

01. Fruits Basket: 1st Season (2019)

Thank you! Just…thank you! In a time where I hate reboots, this one was handled with the utmost care. What can I say about this anime that everyone else hasn’t said already? This anime is like warm soup on a cold day. The nice pick-me-up when you had a shitty day on the job! That beautiful rainbow you see after a rain shower!

Coming upon a family with a terrible secret, there’s much hesitation on who (if any) can be let in without being hurt. Tohru Honda accidentally learned of the Sohma family secret, where if one of them is hugged by someone of the opposite sex, they’re turned into an animal from the Chimese Zodiac. These people have had to live with this stigma their entire lives. Because of this, relationships are put in turmoil, obtaining friends was damn-near impossible, and everyone has to be on a constant state of worry in case their secret comes out. But Tohru loves and accepts everyone, no matter what. In many of these episodes, we see Tohru reach out to the members of the Sohma family to tell them that she sees the good in them and that they are loved. To reach out to the hurt, silent tiger, Kisa! To reach out to the mentally-scarred rat, Yuki! To reach out to the heart-broken dragon, Hatori! And to give a hug to Momiji…when his momma won’t!

All of these individual stories always gets to me! Even re-told, these stories have improved 100%! And in some cases like Ritsu’s story, done better than the original! I watched the original story God-knows how many times! But with the remake, I found myself re-watching random episodes in my off-time when I should be watching something else. I always have to go back to watching everything from this series. From the good and the sad! From the ultra-laughable moments, to the jaw-dropping moments! In a time where many of us yearn to be accepted for who we are, an anime like this feels absolutely necessary. I know it might be biased of me to pick something from this year and cheating a bit considering at the beginning of the decade I was heavily into the original series. Regardless, this is still my pick for Best Anime of the 2010’s.

Available to watch on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, & Hulu

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the best of both worlds: a passione x reader au part 2

plot summary: la squadra is forced to face the reality that you’re in deep shit. despite this, risotto puts his trust in you resulting in the beginning of a battle with Narancia.

     “See?! This is what happens when you just accept babies from off the street! Look at this! Now we’ve gotta clean up a mess! I told you she’d get u-”

     “Ghiaccio, would you shut your mouth for three seconds?!” When the group heard of Diavolo’s orders for your execution, the base was thrown into chaos. Diavolo didn’t know about your double life- or at least he didn’t tell Risotto that he did. Risotto retrieved the order like every other. When he declined, the boss was surprised. He was even more surprised when Risotto wouldn’t give him an answer to his question as to why. Normally, he followed all of his orders like a dog. But this time, fear was lurking in Risotto’s voice. 

     He knew he didn’t have much time. 

     In fact, everyone knew they didn’t have much time. That’s the exact reason Prosciutto was snapping on the panicked Ghiaccio. Prosciutto had already burned through a good pack and a half of fancy Italian cigarettes before Risotto stepped into the base living room. “Everyone! Shut up and listen!” The men quit their shouting and looked up at the gigantic man. All except you, who was looking down at your feet in shame and confusion. “The Boss doesn’t know we helped her. He doesn’t even know that the girl on stage is the same one sitting here.” He paused, putting his hand on your shoulder. “You have to perform tonight.” The words made anger stir within you. 

     “What do you mean have to perform tonight? So you guys can sit in the crowd and endanger yourselves?” 

     “Well, yeah. Pretty much.” Said Iluso, who remained somehow calm. 

     “Shut up Iluso! Who’s coming for my head?” You rested your head in your hands, groaning. 

     “My guess would be Bruno’s gang. He wouldn’t send out Unite over something like this.” Prosciutto lit another cigarette, trying to keep his cool as he spoke. “If we go out and try to stop them, you know what will happen right?” 

     The team was quiet. 

     “I can’t let you guys do that.” Your voice was quiet but sure. “This was my fault. I’m not gonna put you to the boss because of my own doing.” Once again, the room was quiet. The selflessness Risotto let rub off on you was coming back to bite him in the ass. 

     “Then what do you intend to do?” Prosciutto gave Risotto a worried glance. 

     “You’re gonna let her decide?” 

     “You know what roof she grew up under. I trust her to make a smart choice.” 

     Risotto’s trust gave you a burst of confidence. 

     “Face anyone who comes my way.” 

~*~*~

     “I don’t wanna do this!” Narancia’s expected reaction echoed throughout the small, italian car.

     “Do you wanna end up as fish food? No? Then we have to.” Fugo said with little remorse, keeping a careful grip on the steering wheel. “I can’t do it cause I’ll end up killing everyone in the crowd. Abbacchio’s stand isn’t used for combat, people would see Giorno, and Bruno is keeping watch. That leaves you.” 

     “But-”

     “But nothing. Your stand will make people believe it was just some random crazy person. Police will just assume the bullets got lost somewhere.” Narancia simply frowned, not wanting to be stabbed by the stick shift in Fugo’s anger. With a sigh, Fugo rested his hand on Narancia’s back. “I don’t wanna do this either. It seems senseless. I know you’re a big fan of hers.” With a sad nod, Narancia agreed. “We don’t even know her.” Little did the boys know, they were both well acquainted with you. On the Mafia side of your life, you had crossed paths with Bruno’s gang a few times. On missions, you were always eager to join forces with the boys and loved spending time with them. Of course, they had never seen your stand or truly fought with you. Most of the gang ended up getting to whatever target you had before you could even think of pulling yours out. They had no idea who they were killing, and you had no idea how you were going to avoid that killing. 

     With your resolve strengthened, you gripped the golden microphone in your hands. The screaming of the crowd reverberated throughout your entire body and for the first time before showtime, fear began to envelop your body. You took to the stage like a moth to light and never felt out of place or awkward but now, you felt deep terror resonating. Where would the attack come from? What would happen if you failed? What if’s raced across your mind until the very second you stepped out onto the stage. That familiar adrenaline began pumping but this time it only made you sick. Persisting, you put the microphone to your lips and began to greet your audience. As you began to rile up the crowd, Narancia was sneaking past the bouncers to get into the venue, grumbling all the while. Fugo and Bruno followed close behind, trying to speak against the loud, screaming people. “Narancia! Remember to make things quick! You can’t do things in front of the crowd or you’ll make things suspicious.” Bruno said, tossing the binoculars to the boy. He knew he should have splurged on front row seats. 

     “Waddya want me to do ‘till then?” 

     “We’re gonna watch the concert and scope out the scene, dumbass!” Fugo’s irritability was already shining, making Narancia throw his hands up in defense.

     “Alright alright!” Narancia peered through the binoculars and watched you dancing and singing your heart out on stage. You looked so happy and without care but in reality, your mind was in another place. Gulping, you looked into the audience and tried to look for any familiar faces. The rest of the show was a blur. Everything moved too fast and sounded too loud. Dread tends to have that effect on people. Finishing your set, you ducked into the back of the dark stage. You huffed and puffed, wondering if they had forgotten to hunt you down. Just as you thought you might get away, someone flicked on the lights. You quickly looked up, gulping and catching sight of Narancia. 

     Your heart sank. No part of you wanted to hurt the boy, especially considering how sweet he seemed from the limited time you two spent together. Aerosmith was hovering around his head. Keeping on the act, you spoke. “Who are you?” 

     “Just a fan! I got backstage passes if you wanna see ‘em!” Leaning forward, the pass dangled from his neck. Was he genuinely in a fan of yours? 

     “I know what you’re here to do. If you think I’m gonna let you kill me…” With a deep breath, you summoned your stand and pointed the loaded arrow at the boy. “You’re sorely, sorely mistaken!” Quicker than quick, the calm atmosphere filled up with the sound of gunfire and the phantom smell of smoke. You ducked behind a crate before jumping up, knowing it was going to be full of bullets within seconds. In your hurry to dodge, you sent an arrow flying at the boy but missed by a centimeter or two. 

     “Wah! The Boss didn’t tell me you were a stand user!” 

     “If you wanna stay alive to talk to that boss again, you’d better high tail it out.” You tried to keep up a tough persona best you could, mimicking Prosciutto as best as you could. 

     “No way. I got a mission and I’m gonna follow it through to the very end! I gotta get pizza after anyway.” Shit, there was the Narancia you knew. The persistence and loyalty you came to love was now a big obstacle in your path. Just as he finished speaking, bullets filled up the dresser you had leaped on. All the training you had been through was no joke and you were absolutely confident in your ability, even if it wasn’t exactly combat-based. You dipped, dove, and whipped around the sharp edges and corners. Narancia followed closely behind you, making sure to shoot every other second to try and nip or graze at your sides. Eventually, you neared the edge of the stage. At the edge were a mini case of stairs and a drop. You shifted your weight, turning on your heels. You noticed your mistake as Narancia couldn’t stop his momentum and crashed straight into you, causing you both to fall down onto the hard dirt of the back of the venue. You both grunted, taken aback by the fall. Once your senses returned, Narancia looked...confused. He was staring at you in pure and utter confusion. 

     “What are you doing? If you’re gonna kill me, kill me!” 

     “Nah! I’m not gonna kill you! I’m looking for that popstar gal! Where did she go? And why are you wearing a wig?” You gasped, grabbing at your head and realizing what was going on. 

      “Narancia-”

      “It was like she just disappeared into thin air!”

     “Narancia-”

     “Did you see her stand? It looks like a cupid’s bow!”

     “NARANCIA! I am her.” You threw up your metaphorical white flag and you saw the gears turning in the boy's head. 

     “WHAAAT?” You nodded, holding up the wig. 

     “You...You snatched my wig.”

[survivorparr]

the sun and her moon, pt 4/8 (Haus of Holbein)

aka In Which They Glitter, and Be Gay

Ex Wives/No Way | DLUH | Heart of Stone

(about the soundtrack title fic concept)

•

“God, do you just go around grabbing people in the dark now? Is that what it is that you do?”

“Shh, you’ll wake the whole house!”

Anne scoffed indignantly. “Well I wouldn’t have done if someone hadn’t scared me half to death!”

Silence hung in the air for what seemed like ages. Anne hastily wondered if she had been too harsh.

“‘M sorry, Anne. I shouldn’t have grabbed you, especially not after-“

“-It’s fine, don’t even worry about it. Honest, Cath, I’m just jumpy. Too much Red Bull before that second show or whatever”.

“Are... are you sure? Because we haven’t even talked about what happened earlier in the alleyway, and-“

“-That’s because there’s nothing to talk about. You were brilliant, and I was... there also, and he was... was... he...”

Parr watched as Anne’s flippant facade melted off of her face and her chin began to quiver. She looked up to meet Anne’s eyes and saw in the dark that they were glossy and glistening. Cathy’s own heart sank, and she fought back a sudden strong urge to reach out and stroke Anne’s pale cheek. That was not what Anne needed right now. What she needed was a friend.

So she took Anne’s hand in hers instead. “Please, Anne, just come hang out in my room for a bit. We can talk about it or cry about it or eat about it or completely ignore it, if that’s what you want. We can sit there in complete silence, just... don’t be alone right now. Please?”

Anne took a shallow breath, then sniffled. “Shouldn’t you be getting to bed?”

Cathy looked up and down the hallway. “Can you keep a secret?”

“Yeah, I suppose I could do that”.

Cathy smiled sheepishly. “Alright then. Well, I was actually just headed down to the kitchen to make some cocoa, because I’ve got this thing I like to do on Friday nights, but it’s just the sort of thing I don’t like to go on about because we never watch serious movies on movie nights and-“

“Spit it out, Parr”.

“French Film Fridays”.

“...French Film Fridays? As in-“

“-after everyone’s gone out or to bed, I make a cup of cocoa and watch a foreign film in my pyjamas, yes. But I could cancel it tonight, it’s stupid anyways and this is more important”.

“Don’t you dare, I haven’t watched anything French in ages!”

For the first time since the alleyway, the sparkle returned to Anne’s eyes. This - coupled with Anne’s apparent keen interest in French Film Friday - caught Cathy completely off guard, and she felt herself go warm inside. She silently thanked the darkness for concealing the flush she felt spreading across her cheeks.

“What’s the film de la nuit?”

“It’s a Canadian movie called Il y a longtemps que je t'aime”.

Anne inhaled sharply. I’ve loved you a long time.

“Brilliant. Let’s go make that cocoa then”.

•

In the following weeks, the changes were subtle, but undeniable. At breakfast one day, Aragon half-listened to the conversation while buried in a newspaper, only to realize incredulously that she was half-listening to her native Spanish - except, no, that was French she was hearing.

A few days later, Cleves and Howard squeezed through the door of the tour van to find that their usual respective seat partners were now sat together, connected by a pair of headphones running between them. Howard’s eyes widened and she opened her mouth in preparation for a squeal, but before she could make a sound, Cleves was tackling her into their seat.

One day soon after that, fans that tuned into Kat’s instagram live were more than thrilled to see that Anne had finished her makeup early and had decided to grace the small dressing room with her presence.

Anne, Kat, and Jane were answering questions and entertaining their virtual audience with a series of antics and hijinks, with the occasional distracted interjection from Parr. A voice broke her suddenly from her reverie:

“Frown harder, that’s got to be good for forehead lines”.

Cathy looked up at an expectant Jane. “It’s just that I can’t seem get my makeup to come out right today no matter what I do. Maybe it’s my face,” she joked.

“Annie, you’re done with costume and makeup already - why don’t you help?” Kat held up her phone - “Oh look, the internet agrees!! It’s decided then - Annie will give Cathy a makeover and we’ll post live updates!”

Anne looked questioningly at Cath, not quite sure what to do.

“Oh, why not? It’s worth a shot at this point, and you do always manage to get those glitter wings to come out nicely”.

“D’you want a pair? I think I saw some blue glitter in my kit”. Anne rummaged in her bag for a few seconds, then triumphantly held up a small, cobalt tube.

“Here, move your chair closer so I can see what I’m doing”.

“Seymour, Howard, Parr, anyone ready for mic checks?”

Kat waved bye to her phone camera before shutting it off, and then she flounced out of the room after Jane and the sound board op.

Anne refocused her attention on Cathy, who was now sitting opposite her, face impossibly close, one knee between Anne’s two legs.

“Let’s see what we can do about this ugly mug of yours, then,” she teased, grabbing one of Jane’s makeup wipes. Tilting Cathy’s chin up with one hand, she slowly wiped gentle circles across her face with the other. Once no more residue was left, she sprayed her with primer and watched the mist fall on Cathy’s radiant skin. Reaching for her glue and brushes, Anne took note of the way her own heart was racing. She hoped Cathy wouldn’t be able to feel her pulse as she rested the base of her hand on Cathy’s cheek.

Both girls sat in silence as Anne dabbed a layer of glue onto Cathy’s eyelids. The proximity of their faces was not lost on either of them. As she capped the glue and opened the blue glitter, Anne tried to stop her mind from imagining what it would be like to just... close the gap and sink her lips into Cathy’s. But her efforts to quell the thoughts were in vain. She couldn’t pinpoint exactly when, but some point over the last few weeks, she had had to accept that she had fallen - undeniably and utterly - for Catherine Parr.

Cathy kept her eyelids shut as the glitter dried and Anne moved on to dabbing foundation, setting powder, contour, blush, highlight onto her face. She made an effort to focus on her lines and lyrics, and not on Anne’s fingertips brushing across her face (or the resulting fluttering in her chest). She had only ever felt like this around men before, and even then, it had not come easily. Always, it had been a conscious choice to let down her guard and give herself to another. Why then, had it seemed Anne had brought down her walls without so much as a knock on the door or a calling card?

“Parr! Everyone’s checked their levels now except you - can we get you on the stage?”

Cathy opened her eyes to find Anne staring into them. God, she was so mesmerizing, so intense that Cathy barely understood how an audience full of people each night could stand to look right at her for four whole minutes. She imagined it was akin to looking into the sun.

Anne wore an expression full of - of something Cathy couldn’t quite ascertain, but it quickly disappeared. Cathy looked in the mirror to check Anne’s handiwork, and gasped.

“You’re a proper wizard, you are - it looks amazing!”

“Eh, you always look amazing”.

Anne waved her off towards the waiting sound tech with a smile.

“I’ll see you out there in a minute”.

When Cathy had gone, Anne studied her own face in the mirror for the longest time, looking for any trace of the girl she thought she’d always been.

•

Tags: @mimymomo @gayboleynz @allthequeensdeservedmore @demidoubter @aimieallenatkinson (ps ahh I love you all - I never imagined anybody would actually read this when I started writing it!! thank you!)

[fluffmugger]

introspectivenavelgazer replied to your post: introspectivenavelgazer replied to...  CYBORGS? WHAT? I AM SO CONFUSED. aconiteherbalist replied to your post: introspectivenavelgazer replied to... Yes? Explain? Please?

OK. This is gonna be full of massive fucking spoilers, ‘cos I’m gonna lay it all out rather than feed it to you piecemeal as the show did with the slow unfurling. also people are probably gonna yell at me on this and that.  

IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS LIGHT

ok, you probably noticed this show is huge on stealing from religious mythology. Chiefly abrahamic.

So: Progenitor species ( Yeah you could call them aliens, or celestial beings, it’s really down to whether or not you want to be religious or scientific or both, because the show allows for both and lets be honest the progenitor species fulfill all requirements for god.) sends out “seeds” to various planets.

One of these, called in the series Adam landed on Earth. Adam is known as the Seed of Life.    The seed of life creates god-like creatures, these were known as the Angels. 

However, later on (the First Impact) another seed hit earth.   This was the Seed of Knowledge and is known in the series as Lilith, which would create a species that in’t god like, but instead is co-operative and uses technology. This is the creation of the human species

 Two seeds aren’t supposed to hit the same planet because the combination of the two would result in god like powers on the same level as the progenitor species - this is what they called “forbidden knowledge”.  So Adam went dormant and the angels left Earth. 

Just to dogleg here - the seeds came via “moons” (FUCKING TRANSPORT MODULES) with a “lance of longinus” as their control system.  Adam came on the “white moon” and Lilith came on the "Black Moon" and lost her “spear” (control system). Since Adam’s spear (control system) was still active, it picked up Lilith’s arrival and shut down due to safety protocols to prevent a merging.  The “dead Sea Scrolls”  are actually a user manual, but seeing as we’re also talking about a species with PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER they're also prophetic and shit as perceived by piddly human brains. 

So humans ended up evolving and breeding and covering the planet and so you have our reality.  La di frickin’ da.

So you have SEELE who have been poking at this manual and realising what's happened and going HEY LETS BECOME GODS.  They already have Lilith - that big marshmallow fucker that's nailed the cross, it's basically a big Meaningful Imagery of a species progenitor kept in check, what's leaking out of her is Primordial Ooze - but they need the other Seed.    They fund an expedition (lead by Misato's father), who then goes poking around and finds Adam, its Spear of Longinus, and the White Moon in Antarctica. (The progenitor program, control system and space ship). They decide to poke it with a stick, and fuse some human (lilith-created) DNA with him, which created the Fifth Child / Angel (Kowaru).  This triggers a safeguard and causes the Second Impact because, you know, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MERGE.   (They also use the lance to reduce Adam to an "embryonic" state to try and stop the angels from reactivating and returning. )

 The "official" UN story is that the second  impact was a meteor strike.  Two billion people in the southern hemisphere were killed by tsunamis caused by the explosion, with more worldwide drowning in coast floods.  In the chaos that ensued wars broke out due to the destabilisation of many nation states, food supplies were fucked, it was catastrophic. Civil wars broke out everywhere, refugee crises, ethnic tensions, the whole shebang. India and Pakistan went full trump and nuked the shit out of each other, and finally 2 days after the disaster another nuke was detonated in "Old Tokyo" killing two million people. (and leaving that bloody huge hole)   Worldwide war broke out for a year.  Basically all the shit we're looking at in a worse case scenario with climate catastrophe happened.  Half of the human race and thousands of plant and animal species were wiped out entirely.

 And so we have the world of Eva, the result of the Second Impact.  Pretty standard "mankind meddling with things he was not meant to know and now we're all fucked" trope.

 Misato was at ground zero, but her father managed to place her in a protective capsule, so she survived, but the injuries left that massive scar on her chest, and massive psychological scars which is why she's a raging drunk.

 AAAAANYWAY  Seele aren't done with the befucking however, because as we all know humans are garbage and groups of men in darkened rooms sitting around a table even more so.  So they keep right on fucking.

  Seele embark on the "Human Instrumentality Project", which is to use a controlled third impact to force the evolution of humanity to the same level as the original progenitor species - a fusion of Knowledge and of Life seeds.  This would also result in the erasure of individuality, with all human souls fusing into a single "being" for want of a better word, the physical forms goopifying and creating a sea of primordial soup, known as LCL. I don't know if you've ever watch DS9, but the Great Link of the Founders (Odo's species) is a pretty close parallel.

 Problem is, the Angels are awake.

 The Angels are attempting to return to Earth, to basically initiate their own second impact, except in this case it would involve re-activating Adam which would erase all humans.  This would be done by an "AT field" clash  - basically AT fields are what binds a life form together - not just the physical form, but psychological, so essentially an unmaking that would revert all non-angel life to primordial goop. An Adam-generated "Angel" life form template would goop a Lilith-based "human" template.  (for the majority of the series, Lilith  is actually misidentified as Adam if that helps. If anything helps. It's a h o t mess).  Particularly where Evas utilise their AT fields, think of it as an EM field + extras.

 And so  you have Adam's "Children" (Known as angels,  but also referred to as apostles) start hitting earth one after the other, and this is where you get the Evas pulled into production and the Big Robot Battles

 NOW TO THE EVAS

  Unit 01 (Shinji's) was actually generated using genetic material from Lilith itself. It's also known as a clone.  As  a result it tends to go batshit fucking insane ("Beserk") on occasion. It's a living being in an armoured suit with a lot of intertwined mechanics - the Evas are in fact, cyborgs.    There are indications that Eva was an attempt to create a controllable Lilith - Lilith (progenitor program that created humanity) having lost her "spear of longinous" (Control module) is essentially unusable.    Shinji's mother and Gendo's wife Yui initiated a contact with this eva unit pre-series, but in fact merged with the eva - her body goopified, but her soul remains inside the unit. This is why Unit 01 runs so well with Shinji (her son) as pilot, and goes beserk in battle situations where he is threatened.

 Unit 02 has a similar deal, except it went wrong. Only part of Asuka's mother's soul was absorbed, the resulting schism driving what was left of her insane ,and she commits suicide.  The part of her that still resides in Eva-02 is what makes Asuka her pilot, but without the same level of integration and control that Yui has in 01, having fully melded.  Asuka, honey, I know you're pissed that Shinji is a better pilot than you, THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT.

 Evas are cyborgs with merged human souls.  Once they worked out it made the fuckers work, they really went to fucking town on it, so every Eva is a human soul, preferably one who was the mother of the pilot if they can get her (weaponising maternal instincts yooooo)

 Go, take a break, take a walk, try and digest it for a bit.

So to give us the cliff notes at this point:  Eva is about a battle between two species over who gets to become god, with humans using genetically engineered monsters that have absorbed human souls.

 Now to REI what the fuck is up with Rei

 Rei is a clone.  She was an attempt to retrieve Yui from Eva 01 using what they could scrape up of her DNA, but Yui basically told them to go fuck themselves she wasn't coming out.  So Rei is used as a vessel for Lilith's "soul" - she's basically an attempt to first rescue Yui, then later an attempt to create a control system for Lilith.  This is why she can pilot 01 so readily, and why she's so disconnected from reality.  There are at least three Rei's in the series:

 REI I:

The first attempt, the little girl in the red dress who got strangled by Akagi. Seen in flashbacks she was very different from the others, and seemed to have more of a personality. To this end there are theories that her soul was used for EVA00, which would explain why it seems to hate her, and hate all of NERV because she's fucking well aware of what the cunts did to her, and being part Lilith has the full capability to express this.

 REI II:

This is the one we see throughout the series as a teenaged girl, who is killed when she self-destructs her Eva unit to kill Armisael.

  REI III:

Fresh clone right out of the vat and seemingly more involved and aware. She rejects Gendo's attempt to control her, giving the complete control of the third impact to Shinji instead (SHINJI TAAAAAAKE THE WHEEEL) 

RIGHT, NOW TO SKIP FORWARD A BUNCH TO THE THIRD IMPACT

The idea behind it:

Seele wanted to initiate Third Impact to bring about Instrumentality. They would use an Anti A.T. Field to neutralize the A.T. Fields that separate human beings from each other, causing all of humanity to revert into a giant ocean of LCL, freeing their souls. All the souls of Earth would then be collected inside the Adam/Lilith hybrid being.  Basically we goop, then Great Link as mentioned above.

Gendo doesn't really give a shit about humanity, he just wants his wife back.  He approaches Rei III (the most lilith-like and most human of Rei clones) with the Adam embryo, and she rejects him, takes the embryo, then returns to Lilith to fuse with her.   After assimilating Lilith, the inchoate form begins to merge with Evas and with all of humanity, causing everyone to go sploosh as they approach "the divine", seeing their loved ones and going all religious ecstasy.

Thing is, at the end of the day, Lilith and Adam, as advanced as they are, are created functions.  They have control software and with the introduction of Rei, Shinji becomes the pilot.

And shinji is realllllllly fucked up, hence that whole wtf ep where it's basically the destruction of his ego, the exposure of his self loathing, jacking off over Asuka, trying to choke her, facing all the fucked up parts of himself then learning that everyone else is as fucked up as he is and no dude, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK THEY'RE DOING.  It kinda derails for a lot of people at this point as it's a confusing montage of imagery, but basically that's a big ol' trip through a teenage boy's psyche, and reflective of the mental issues Anno himself had at the time. 

 But it ends in a breakthrough.

SERIOUSLY WATCH “THE END OF EVANGELION” ITS BASICALLY THE SERIES END REWRITTEN AND SANER AND OH MY GOD 

 And so Shinji rejects instrumentality.  The process is left in a state where everyone has the option to *choose* - to remain linked in the singular being, or be individual, which in and of itself isn't really a failure as the ability to control your own physical forms was part of Adam's lifeform archetype.    Hence the sea of LCL, with dotted humans.  Shinji and later Asuka return to human form, but the fate of everyone else is left open.

 OK I'm gonna take a break for a bit here because holy shit this is tolstoy here and I’m actually at work, so please PM me with further questions and I shall do up further posts, but this should be enough to get you going.  No one gets Eva on the first watch, it's a fucking glorious mess and even after years of watching you're gonna pick up some new shit.

[sablelab]

Covert Operations - Chapter 12

DISCLAIMER: This is a modern AU crossover story with Outlander and La Femme Nikita. LFN and its characters do not belong to me nor do those from Outlander. This is a complete work of fiction and as such is an entirely fabricated tale created in my imagination.

This chapter contains some scenes of a violent nature. (V)

*Manip - @atristsassenach

CHAPTER SYNOPSIS:  Tony Wong and several triad adversaries are at Charlie Yin’s fishing boat to extract extortion money. His henchmen attack the two Section One Operatives at their own peril.

   CHAPTER 12 (V)

  Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp looked around and saw people going about their business. The wharf was a hive of activity and they saw the boat dwellers doing their daily routines: cleaning and putting away fishing gear, relaxing with a cup of tea and some even playing mah-jong after an exhausting day’s work. Many of the junks and fishing boats moored in the region also had family members working and children playing while the elderly Chinese women sat and smoked what appeared to be cigarettes, but which could have easily have been joints of opium. They made their way along the wharf trying not to draw too much attention to themselves and looking for where Charlie Yin’s boat may be anchored. They passed by several fishermen preparing their day’s catch for the fish market or for the Floating Seafood Restaurants that had large tanks full of their live swimming offerings from which you could pick your meal which was then cooked to order.  Some of the boat people sold their fresh seafood, dried fish and salt fish from their own small boats along the wharf and Jamie and Claire saw quite a lot of this seafood drying and strung up on rope on quite a few of the junks.

The two operatives passed by several Tankas  living on their boats as well. These women dressed in their traditional garb were peddling the catch of the day, sorting through their husband’s catch or untangling the trawling nets they used in preparation for tomorrow’s daily catch in the South China Sea.    Many different sized containers from coolers to buckets with all kinds of marine life including fish, live crabs, lobsters, shell fish such as prawns and shrimp, sea cucumbers, and eels were plentiful along the wharf. Too engrossed in their work to notice who passed by on the dock, the fishermen and women ignored the two individuals who passed by.

Claire took in the surroundings in apprehension, for finding Charlie Yin’s boat would not be easy. Communicating her thoughts out loud she remarked. “He may be difficult to locate … look. There are thousands of boats Jamie. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier.”

Locating where, Charlie Yin’s boat was, would be a daunting task as there were rows upon rows of the old-fashioned junks and sampans where the fishermen and their families still lived. Finding him in the sea of vessels and the industrious fishermen working on the wharf may indeed be more difficult than they first thought, but they had prevailed with less information than what they had on his whereabouts. Fergus had pinpointed a location and they would start there. Searching for a man who could help them find this Tony Wong of the Rising Dragons may be easier said than done. However, Jamie looked over at Claire with a wry smile and replied assertively to her statement. “We’ll find him.”

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Once again, the young techie’s voice resonated in their comm. Units with more information to pin point their target.

“Charlie Yin’s fishing boat has a distinctive red dragon on the side showing that it is unmistakably indebted to the Rising Dragons.” “Just where do we start looking Fergus?” “It’s on the south side of the wharf.” “Thank you.” Quickly casting their eyes along the junks and fishing vessels secured at the wharf, Jamie and Claire made their way to where a junk fitting his description was moored on the dock. “Yeah, I got it.” Claire confirmed as the junk came into closer view. However, as they approached to investigate the vessel, Jamie and Claire heard the sound of a car or cars driving along the wharf. Back at Section Fergus noted that they were not alone also and alerted them. “Jamie we have two vehicles. Tony Wong’s limousine and a brown BMW just pulled into the dock area heading south on the waterfront.” “Is Tony Wong with them?” “No confirmation as yet if he’s in the back seat behind the driver.” Keeping out of sight, the two operatives took position beside some crates of fish on the dock and watched as the target drew closer to Charlie Yin’s boat. The limousine came to a stop; the driver got out of the car and opened the rear door while the BMW cruised to a stop behind it. Several menacing Chinese men alighted from both cars and surrounded the limousine checking about to see if they were alone. A stocky, balding Chinese man with a moustache, obviously Tony Wong, got out of his limousine. He nodded to two of his men to take up position, then together with his other guards he walked purposefully in the direction of Charlie Yin’s boat. Confirming the target hot spot, he stated, Tony Wong’s turned up with his henchmen.” “How many?” “He’s got six bodyguards with him. Remember, we need Tony Wong alive.” Jamie signalled to Claire to take up point and moved into position. They watched the four bodyguards escort Tony Wong onto the fishing junk, while the other two stood guard at the gangplank. The burly built henchmen looked menacing as they perused the area looking for anything suspicious while their boss conducted business with Charlie Yin. From a distance Claire caused a distraction forcing the guards to look around in the direction of the commotion. When they turned back both were met with the imposing figure of Jamie Fraser standing in front of them. The three men stared each other down before one of the bodyguards asked in a menacing voice, “What’s your business here?” Jamie casually removed his sunglasses, looked at them, then glanced away as he put his glasses in his pocket before looking in their direction again. “I came to see the owner of this boat.” “Well that’s impossible … so get lost.” “And if I decide to stay?” “I wouldn’t if I were you." “And if I refuse to leave?” “I don’t like your chances,” one of the guards replied sarcastically, a smirk crossing his face as he quickly looked across at his companion, then back at Jamie. “Beat it!” “Hmm … I guess I could use a little exercise then,” Jamie stated nonchalantly as with foreboding eyes he watched the guards take in his words. The two bodyguards stood their ground at Jamie’s backhanded reply. With hands poised in a self-protective yet aggressive stance they sized up their opponent while their actions were both hostile and threatening. Jamie on the other hand stared straight ahead with the left side of his body facing towards the two guards. He raised his left and right hand defensively and bent his head slightly forward. One of the guards lunged forward with a kick, but he only managed to land a fresh air kick as Jamie moved backward avoiding any blow. The assailant moved forward in an attempt to amend his poor performance, and this time each kick was fended off and brushed aside with Jamie’s quick hand reflexes. Left! … Right! Left! … Right! His proficiency was lethal as Jamie’s rapid arm movements stopped each kick from reaching its target. Despite his ineffectiveness, the guard lunged at Jamie once again only to see him duck and have his kick land over Jamie’s head. This threw him slightly off balance. In comeback, Jamie landed a swift blow to his midsection and yet another to his face, which temporarily winded the guard. The other henchman attempted to land blows to him but, likewise, Jamie headed off each and every attempt with proficiency. Kicks came fast and furiously from both sides with each quicker than the last. Jamie blocked every blow without any significant impact landing on his body. The opponent came back at him only to be outmanoeuvred by Jamie’s skill and agility. James Fraser was too adept in martial arts for this opponent as well. Meanwhile the first assailant had regained his balance and Jamie was faced with simultaneous assaults from both sides of his body. As if by sheer willpower, he twisted his body to the left landing a heavy blow to the first bodyguard, then twisting in mid-air doing a 180-degree revolution, he did the same to the other man. However, the two assailants would not be defeated; they were no match for James Fraser although they composed themselves lunging at him once more. As one tried to land a kick Jamie grabbed his leg, twisting the man away from him. The other guard attempted to do the same. Flipping his jacket over his head, Jamie twisted it inside out and lunged with it toward the second guard, knocking him off balance and causing him to reel back. They exchanged a flurry of Kung Fu kicks. He kicked him with one swift blow then turned just as the other guard was about to land a kick to his body. Quickly putting his jacket back on, Jamie landed a fatal blow that knocked the guard to the ground. As the other man watched what had happened he tried to use the element of surprise and catch Jamie unaware. That was his mistake and he too met with the same fate. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

No sooner had Jamie dealt with the two assailants on guard at the dock, than two more burly men appeared from Charlie Yin’s fishing boat. Obviously the commotion on the wharf had resulted in them being sent up to check out what was happening. Quickly sizing up their opponent, they raced up the gangplank in order to catch Jamie off guard. Once again he was faced with more of Tony Wong’s determined henchmen who had issues with him overpowering their colleagues as well as being near this particular boat.

Exchanging some words they took a defensive stance.

Jamie answered them in kind.  

Steely looks passed between the men when they realised that the man in black had understood what they had said.  They advanced toward Jamie who stood his ground. His breathing was controlled, his mind focused and his stance prepared.  It was then that the two men realised that he was not alone.  A brunette woman of similar height appeared from nowhere, like an avenging angel to stand at his side.  With eyes darting quickly from one person to the other and seeing only one combatant each, Tony Wong’s henchmen thought it would be so easy to dispose of them. However, they would soon find out that they were no opponents for Section One’s James Fraser and Claire Beauchamp.

Without signalling to the other his move, the two men pursued the two Westerners paused for a quick victory over them. They advanced and the bigger of the two had Jamie in his sights.  Moving forward in the blink of an eye he lunged at him with a defensive movement using his fist in a straight follow through to get into punching range.  His feet moved forward trying to catch Jamie off guard.  However, James Fraser was prepared for such a rudimentary move and counteracted with a trapping movement of his own therefore avoiding any body contact.  With accurate precision, Jamie returned with a swift kick to the leg of the Chinese man and powerful short and sharp cross fist punches, which caused the bodyguard to retreat and reconsider his next moves.

Claire, on the other hand, had her hands full with a very determined assailant who would not give up.  A quick bout of kicks was being exchanged, as the man tried to gain the upper hand over his female opponent. He charged and landed a kick to her mid section, which caused Claire to reel back in pain.  Sensing that his opponent was injured and slightly immobilised, the man lunged forward only to be met with a penetrating and accurate kick to his leg. Claire advanced and administered a series of kicks to the left and right sides of his body in rapid succession.  

Surprised by the woman’s skill, her attacker realised that she was a more than competent adversary.  Composed, he charged toward her, but Claire was prepared for this different technique and landed a blow to the side of his head with a commanding thrusting kick.

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Meanwhile Tony Wong’s other two bodyguards had appeared on the scene coming to the aid of their friends after realising that they needed assistance.  It was now two on two and the fresher of the men advanced on Jamie and Claire hoping to subdue the two people.  This was not to be the case as the Section operatives dealt in a similar fashion with the two new opponents. With rapid fire precision they landed one successive blow after another as the first man and then the second tried to overpower them … but to no avail.

Retreating to evaluate the situation, the henchmen composed themselves for a two-prong attack.

Coming from both sides at Jamie simultaneously, one landed a kick to his body but before the other could do the same, Jamie unexpectedly swung around with a kick that connected and caused the other to stumble backward.  A flurry of aggressive kicks resulted.  Jamie took another blow to his body then offset yet another with a penetrating block that unbalanced one of his assailants.  Realising that Jamie was a strong and powerful opponent, the two adversaries would not concede.  They would not lose face to a single man.  Thinking that they should be able to overcome one man and … a woman no less, Tony Wong’s men would not admit defeat to the man in black.  

The two aggressors continued in the same vein.  Staying within punching range, all four henchmen exchanged kicks and blows with Jamie and Claire using all the different techniques and fighting scenarios in their repertoire.  However, their two opponents were far too dominant with strength and speed that they could not contest or counteract.

Jamie swung around again and landed a series of punishing blows that had both of his pursuers on their knees. Gaining a second wind they returned for more, but the next blows that landed from James Fraser were fatal. The sound of a cracking skull reverberated on the dock as Jamie landed a blow just below one of the opponent’s chin.  He dropped … then the other heavily built man staggered back and fell to the ground lifeless.

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In the meantime Claire was struggling to overcome her foes.  

The two men were unrelenting in the ferocity of their attack. Despite using charging and retreating techniques followed by jumping kicks in their pursuit, Claire was quick and her lithe movements managed to avoid the blows they were hoping to land.  In spite of her agility they persisted in their attack. Like their colleagues these men would not concede to a woman. One of them slid straight towards Claire with a step punch. Underestimating Claire’s strength and training was his grave mistake.  She retaliated with an advancing linear move that fatally immobilised him and he slumped to the ground with a thud.  

Claire was left with only one adversary … but she had the added burden of seeing him return wearing steel rings on his arms obviously to give him more shoulder strength, power, and speed.  He pursued Claire relentlessly, attacking in a forceful manner trying to gain some ascendancy over her.  However, her footwork was nimble and Claire fortunately avoided any contact from him to her torso. Using quick, evasive moves and stances, she managed to overpower him as well. Summoning all her strength, she turned with a rapid circular movement landing a mortal blow to his head. The henchman fell backwards into the water lifeless.

She was somewhat spent.  With her chest heaving, Claire stood tall to catch her breath after all the exertion she had used against her attackers.  Jamie looked across at her with admiration of her efforts. Claire quickly acknowledged his look, then together they hurried to where Charlie Yin’s fishing boat was moored in search of their target … Tony Wong.

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Episode Reviews - Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 (6 of 6)

Carrying on our run of episode reviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation, it’s time to look at the last two episodes of the show’s third season.

Episode 25: Transfigurations

Plot (as adapted from Wikipedia):

The Enterprise discovers a crashed escape pod in an unexplored star system. Investigating, they find there is one critically injured passenger in the pod, and the crew brings him aboard the ship. Dr Crusher determines the survivor will live due to the stranger's own amazing recuperative powers. Crusher also notes that the survivor's cells are mutating in some way.

 A couple of days later the stranger finally awakens, but has no memory of his life or identity. The crew decides to call him "John Doe". Some time passes and John has recovered physically, but still has amnesia. In addition, from time to time he suffers from severe pain which is somehow tied to his ongoing mutation. He also begins emitting strange, bright energy bursts. John soon learns that he is able to use this energy to heal injuries, as witnessed by Crusher when he aids a patient in her Sickbay.

 In the meantime, Geordi La Forge has determined the pod the Enterprise discovered was a kind of storage device. Geordi is also able to interpret a star chart and find the location of John's home planet. However, John's memory has begun to return, and he senses that he must not go back to his home planet yet. A day or so later, a vessel intercepts the Enterprise, and John declares he has to leave. He tries to steal a shuttle and an energy burst accidentally knocks Lieutenant Worf from a walkway, resulting in a fatal fall to the floor below due to a broken neck. John then uses his healing powers to revive Worf and heal his injuries. Prevented from escaping, John explains that he wanted to leave as he is becoming a danger to himself and the crew.

 Captain Sunad of the intercepting ship communicates with the Enterprise, announcing he is from the planet Zalkon and that he wants John returned to him. He explains that John is a criminal who has been given a death sentence. Captain Picard considers the situation, but refuses to release John to the Zalkonians without more information as to the charges. He contacts the other ship and mentions John's strange powers, which alarms Captain Sunad. Sunad immediately triggers a device which causes the entire Enterprise crew to become unable to breathe. John resists the device and heals everyone aboard the Enterprise with one bright flash of his energy.

 His memory now restored, John transports Sunad to the Enterprise using his powers. John explains that his race has reached a new stage in evolution, in which they are evolving into beings of energy. His homeworld's government fears what is happening and, telling the population it is a deadly sickness, kills any who show the signs of change; John and others aboard the ship were escaping from their homeworld when attacked. John then becomes the first to complete the transformation, becoming invulnerable.

 John offers to help Sunad make this transformation as well, but Sunad still refuses. John sends Sunad back to his own ship, warning him that their government can no longer keep their people in ignorance. The Zalkonian ship then leaves the area. John bids the crew good-bye, transforms into energy and departs the ship. While it's not known where John went, the implication is that John left for his homeworld so that other Zalkonians would have the chance to evolve and join him.

Review:

As with quite a few other TNG episodes I’ve reviewed to date, we’re getting a lot of story or concept theft from the world of Marvel’s X-Men.  The whole concept of the guest alien undergoing a sudden evolutionary change and exhibiting powers beyond their control reads like a classic X-Men storyline if ever there was one, and I have to wonder if Star Trek would have even made the effort a few years later once the classic X-Men animated series began to air.  That being said, the episode isn’t bad; it’s just fairly unoriginal, save for some of the effect the guest character has on Geordi by making him more confident with women.  This was a good, and long overdue, development for Geordi considering he was trying to convince Reg Barclay he was ‘just shy’ a few episodes back. Yeah, um, if Barclay’s ‘just shy’, Mr La Forge, then you should be a totally confident lady-killer by comparison. Since La Forge doesn’t become that until his contact with “John Doe”, maybe he should have chosen his words in ‘Hollow Pursuits’ more carefully.  This kind of inconsistency is where TNG’s general aversion to larger story arcs is basically showing through.  End score on this episode, 7 out of 10.

Episode 26: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 1)

Plot (as adapted from Wikipedia):

The Starship Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Federation colony and arrives to discover the colony gone. The Federation suspect the Borg, cybernetic humanoids that the Enterprise crew encountered over a year ago (in the episode ‘Q Who’).

 Starfleet Admiral Hanson arrives onboard the Enterprise with Lt. Commander Shelby, an expert on the Borg, who assists the crew in determining the cause of the colony's disappearance. Hanson informs Captain Picard that Commander Riker has been offered the command of a starship and suggests that Riker take the position, having turned it down twice previously. Although there is tension between Riker and the ambitious Shelby, who wants to take over Riker’s position of first officer, they confirm that the colony was attacked by the Borg. Hanson advises Picard that another Federation vessel encountered a strange "cube-like" vessel before sending a distress call that ended abruptly. Enterprise moves to intercept and confronts a Borg cube.

 The Borg demand that Picard surrender himself, which he refuses and is puzzled by; during the initial encounter the year before, the Borg showed no interest in the ship’s screw. Although initially deterred by Enterprise's shield modulation, the Borg lock the vessel in a tractor beam and begin cutting into the hull. Shelby suggests randomly changing the frequency of the ship's phasers to prevent the Borg from adapting to the attack, which frees the vessel. The Enterprise escapes to a nearby nebula, where Lt. Commander La Forge and Ensign Wesley Crusher adapt a technique suggested by Shelby to modify the deflector dish to fire a massive energy discharge capable of destroying the Borg cube. The Borg flush Enterprise from the nebula, board the ship, and abduct Picard. The Borg Cube moves at high warp speed towards Earth, with Enterprise in pursuit.

 Riker, now in command of the ship, prepares to join an away team to transport to the cube to rescue Picard, but Counsellor Troi reminds him his place is now on the bridge. Shelby leads the away team onto the Borg cube, where they are ignored by the Borg drones. The team locate Picard's uniform and communicator and then destroy power nodes inside the cube, forcing it out of warp. As the team prepares to transport to Enterprise, they see Picard has been turned into one of the Borg (the first time is seen to have been ‘assimilated’ by the Borg). The Borg contact Enterprise, with Picard stating that he is "Locutus of Borg" and to prepare for assimilation. Riker orders Worf to fire the deflector dish.

Review:

When it comes to episodes that have an impact on their own show and the wider franchise where there is one, ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ holds such status for The Next Generation, and rightly so.  Not only is it well-performed, but it brings back the best original villains TNG had produced up to this point, namely the Borg, and used them in a way that fundamentally redefined them and the show that created them in equal measure.  As a tech-obsessed threat, the Borg couldn’t have gone very far, since there’d only be so many times you could put the ‘tech’ (namely the Enterprise itself) in danger.  Having them develop to also be interested in people and the concept of assimilation driving that suddenly makes the Borg all the more terrifying as opponents, and when they assimilate the commanding officer from the show’s main cast, forcing the first officer to make a very harsh command decision, the show really does seem to be going where no one has gone before.

 This episode is where TNG stopped being compared back to the original show all the time and everyone started to accept it as its own part of the wider Trek franchise.  A good thing too, since a lot of what gets put into this episode and its sequel impacts down through this series and its spin-offs.  It’s also an interesting Riker story because we’re finally looking at why Riker keeps passing up one promotion after another, only for him to suddenly be forced into the command role against his will. Granted, we’ve seen Riker pass up promotions before, but they’ve always done this mid-season and without really focusing on it very well.  This time, it’s at the end of a season, and that means the cliff-hanger becomes all the more tense for the first-time viewer.  At this point, it’s a toss-up whether Picard is saved and the status quo maintained, or Riker becomes Captain of the Enterprise with Shelby as first officer and Picard lost.

 I’m not sure what else I can say at this point, especially considering that there’s a part 2 that needs something in its review when I start tackling the next season.  So, for now, I’ll close out by handing down a score of 9 out of 10. This episode gets a lot of points for being game-changing, but it’s Trek without much issue exploration, and I’m always reluctant to elevate Trek episodes that lack such added depth based on impact and performances alone.

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Is Snoop Dogg A Former Snitch?

Hey good evening children come on in boss nigga back in the building dedicated to the dumb shit how are you how are you all right Friday night the biracial racist race baiter I think that's what I call myself back in 2002 and 2003 wasn't it the biracial racist race baiter all right I'm on I'm on some bullshit tonight feeling good I had to recharge my battery earlier and I'm excited to be here tonight I'm very excited I'm gonna talk to you about some bullshit it's Friday night we handle the bullshit on Friday as most people do was I'm sipping my cocktail yeah Snoop Dogg snoop do up d-o-double-g Calvin Brodus put the government name out there earlier oh I got the paperwork hold on a second County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department 1998 Calvin Broadus interview we come up with receipts give me a minute because you know I like to give props where props who do we gonna put some huh we're gonna put some props um I'm sorry somebody just x-men interrupting me put some props where props are due god damn mob James salute big nigger Reggie right Junior I think I met him back in the days Alex Alonzo tgc crew can someone tell me what that stands for tgc crew they're on a YouTube platform called digital soapbox Network yeah that's why I got the paperwork from you no I want to thank them they probably old niggas like me I'm 55 if you new to the show born in 64 I'm as old as dust but um let me just ramble for a second because you know snoop and I have just a little history it's nothing personal I'm not even sure if we ever met I think we met in 1999 when I was hosting the beat suite with buck wild when MTV I'm not a lot of that shit is a blur from back in the days I was drinking heavy back then and I'm just not sure and somewhere around 2015 or was it 14 I forget he was doing some dumb shit up on the Instagram as he does and I started clapping at that bitch nigga oh he's a bitch nigga he says clapping back at me so we went back and forth but that's all it is just back and forth because you know I think he does too much now I have to get some ages here tonight hang on a sec let me just pull one of these windows down because I just my whole reason for even coming at Snoop is because he's a man of a certain age and he's taking shots at Takashi now to cost his a piece of shit this we know snitching on people and a person like snoop who's supposed to be in a great place in his life he's a father he's probably even got kids older than Takashi I forget exactly all his details I don't gonna give a fuck but um it's just it bothers me to see an older person taking shots at the younger generation that's something I try not to do you know this you know I try and avoid all sorts of tension with younger people because they're younger they have to grow they make mistakes and it's not that deep to Miep anyway so he's taking shots at Takashi up on Instagram talking about snitch stands for Matt you know I only put a pardon me I'm sloppy tonight sorry nigga I just want to come home or something some type of crazy shit and I wanted to get at him two days ago and salute to the homie 702 POW and five other people you sent me some videos which I was not even up to speed on beautiful videos oh let me thank him again Maude James Reggie Wright junior Alex Alonzo the tgc crew Reggie Wright junior if I'm saying this correctly he used to be not just the head of security at death row records once upon a time but he was also Suge Knight's business partner he did a lot with contracts payin niggas signing checks he's been going apeshit and ten toes down on snoop snoop Dogg as well so so now they have given me a window back in and I'm gonna take it so here we are tonight talking about Snoop is Snoop Dogg a former snitch again I've got the paperwork that I pulled off of their website I'm gonna let Ronnie read this to you she's calling and shortly uh mo fax will not be available tonight so I make it someone else I took co-host or maybe I'm sorry you know what then are y'all fair give me a second guys since some all over the place like bird shit tonight let me send Dana attacks Dana with the data maybe Dana can call in and we can talk about other Patriots releasing Antonio Brown yeah that fuck niggas out of here yeah doing too much I want to talk about him and other fuckin niggas like him who can't seem to UM to stop all the dumb shit with regards to you know screenshots and just doing a whole lot up on social media the New England Patriots gave him another chance and he fucked it up if you ask me he fucked him yes there's another female that has come forward with regards to some type of you know sexual misconduct claims but if you asked me what made the Patriots say getting the fuck out of here's something with the doctor's office he was in the doctor's office farting and and he was laughing I couldn't watch that stupid ass video and then the doctor was acting like he didn't approve of it and then a Antonio Brown puts out the tweets again to show that the doctor was cool with I mean just just bozo shit anyway it will come to that shortly as well and I think Ronnie's gonna be on the line with me early hang on a second huh there you are Ronnie let me bring him in now slow my dumb ass down hey boss shit Ronnie are you there on a Friday night hey Thor how are you I'm good I'm good I'm just a little extra charged thank you for being available we spoke earlier there's a lot going on so if I'm you know moving too fast to slummy to slow down we have a lot of names to put on the table but I want to focus on Snoop Dogg and the the paperwork that I got from the TG see crew their website with their YouTube channel pardon me the Sheriff's Department an interview with Snoop Dogg yes 1998 yes and he gave up some pretty good information I'm actually looking at the same paperwork from the LA Sheriff's Department and you know he the entire situation happened as a result of him running from a group of people who were about to put hands on him well hang on a second because someone did punch him in the face according to the report and I want you to read this verbatim just start from the top he was punched in his face he ran and and and toward the end make sure that you highlight the part where he he's totally sheriff or sheriff's deputy that Suge Knight is when they killed Tupac please from the top okay so this obviously is written bias and you know official correspondence this is written by the actual department so I'm going to start reading it now and they start off by referring to him as a gangster rap artist so it's a gangster rap artist Calvin Broadus and Delmar Arnaud were arrested by deputies Ron stay between and Jem Pharrell for possession of less than one for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana during an incident at the Universal amphitheater the deputies were working under a private entity contract providing uniformed deputies outside the backstage area of the amphitheater they were assigned to monitor and assist with the universal security officers Manning the metal detectors used to screen anyone entering through the artists entrance yes did you point out this was 1998 Ronnie yes 1998 may 1st May 1st continue yes 1998 the incident began when fortifies male African Americans approached mr. Broaddus that Snoop Dogg he approached them as employees of Death Row Records a company he had just broken away from one of them struck him the feast with his fists mr. Broaddus mr. Arnaud and a third man priest Brooks immediately ran out of the backstage area outside to where they knew the deputies were posted hold on stop right there so so snoop got yapped in his shit and you ran hold ass bang yeah according to any ran he pulled yeah I'm kind of picturing member Jim Jones running the Rutger hang hang on because topo was calling shots slow that shit down now hang on a second um and again I want to put some respect respect on Reggie right Junior's name because I watched three videos of him earlier today and he broke down that particular incident where a snoop got punched in his in his face and Snoop was on another video you know in the studio telling people that he was the guy that punched somebody so clearly the report that snoop gave to the police is the actual document the factual document okay please yeah because this is his version of event so this is what he told the officers happened to him he said he got punched on his face okay so back to the report they ran outside to where they knew the deputies were posted as the three men approached the depth the two deputies mr. Arnaud yelled out he's got a gun DEP the deputies immediately patted all three men for weapons and discovered that both Brodus and Arnaud had a baggie of marijuana in their pocket Jesus now you said the guy named Arnaud who was with Snoop he's the one that told the deputies they got a gun yes yes yes okay continue please yes detect deputies say Bateen requested assistance when he noticed that approximately 60 males had exited the backstage area and were approaching them in varying degrees of hostility approximately 20 deputies assigned to boot the universal substation and the unis that reserve company responded along with 12 Universal Studio armed security officers and off-duty police officers and 30 uniformed American Protective Service officers responded as well because they quickly restored so that they quickly restored warrant order response units from the West Hollywood station arrived also and stood by while the concert crowd exited there were no further incidents directly related to the concert and no one was injured mr. Broaddus was extremely cooperative during the incident and in fact hang on stop stop right there mr. Broaddus aka Snoop Dogg aka Todd aka snoop lion Snoop depent he was extremely what cooperative you said mr. Broaddus was extremely cooperative during the incident and in fact said that he was thankful that the deputies had been there as he felt that the assault was intended as an act of intimidation he told me that he felt that he was in grave danger as a result of leaving Death Row Records and signing with a new label No Limit okay hang on a sec Ivana you stay right there Daniel with the data I see you sit tight I'm coming you shortly folks the phone lines are open cash app in super chat if you can't get through on the phone lines and again I want to thank these guys for pulling the trigger on this they've been doing this for a while especially uh Reggie right jr. so it just it allows me to you know to take a couple of shots at Snoop and it doesn't seem personal I don't just like the guy but again I have problems with older people always taking shots at the younger generation let them make the fucking mistakes that they're making snoop is not a goddamn killer never been a pimp off and on again weed smoke I I just I remember so much about this guy in fact if I can also just say this hang on a sec Ronnie you know just so that some of you newer viewers will know that it's not personal you know ice arrived with the West during the whole East Coast West Coast beef I worked for verbs and records I was a national director in 1990 up until late 1991 I even lived in LA for about six months um and I just loved the production of dr. Dre I guess it was because I was raised on Parliament Funkadelic and I just I appreciate it more you know musical driven hip hop as opposed to the New York stuff so anyway so we're asking the question tonight is Snoop Dogg a former snitch and can you be a former snitch can you be rehabilitated from being a snitch what is the difference between a snitch and a rat oh there's a difference let me go to super Chet in cash a blade gleaming straight blade says star the same way that you always say there's no such thing as a former pimp there's no such thing as a former snitch you might be right sir you might be right hello good evening hallo says star Takashi is a fucking victim they knew him less than a year these niggas are getting what they deserve all of them he isn't snitching he's telling his story Wow taping for the little Mexican early are you okay I'll let you say your piece if you send in cash EPS super Chet I appreciate that gem star good evening gem star says star why do I get the feeling that you have Ronnie on disguising all of this nigga shit in her caucasian voice just to throw your audience for a loop Ronnie gem star says you have a caucasian voice but both of your parents are african-american yes and both of their parents are african-american okay okay we don't all sound the same Jim sorry Thank You gemst Orpheus oops okay hang on a second let me bring in a call or two I want to see if we can flush this out area code six one zero good evening dog a former snitch six one zero hello ah don't mind me beginning I'm just listeners salut okay will you come from sir I met a silly okay okay so you have no opinion with regards to snoop is your Foreman in Jersey is he a real nigga you know gangbanger gang gang back from back in the days I mean on some real shit rap music was about an image it's about an image right real you think about it you know you lose your image you lose your paper so you know you can't blame a nigga like bathroom for trying to by trying to down Takashi using co-sign a rat you lose your bread you lose the ability to sort like this whole Takashi shit Takashi could still get up on the Internet they just single this shit like that right but this torn bag is about you film because the images is defeated so with Snoop he probably finished he can't come out and admit no shit like that are you born and raised in Philly seven how old you born or raised me I'm 23 23 okay so you're given a pass to Snoop Dogg who could quite possibly be you know pump faking perpetrating the fraud and all that all that extra shit you give him a pass listen I'm I'm giving anybody your past who's chasing a bag I at the end of the day if this niggas snoop philly niggas talking real different now sorry sir respectfully are you familiar with the hilltop hustlers i mean a lot of the foundation for rappers in philly came out of the hilltop hustlers he are you serious you're giving the fuck sure to pass like that yeah hey listen anybody who's chasing a day I'll give him the pad let's get him out of here an exam Barris me to Philly so there you code 708 hang on a second I'm silly 708 good evening Snoop Dogg I see a former snitch 708 good evening good evening sir how are you hi sir I just want to really just let you know that you need weed sponsors for the show man mostly your fucking audio no sir no sir yeah no excuse me YouTube is not playing that game that you have sir YouTube's not playing their game I don't want that type of I'm working on a cable television show I'm not a weed head I'm not a burnout but I appreciate you calling yeah I'll talk about Snoop Dogg or what fuck no man I'm calling some other day I have a good one hey man yeah I'm so high man I think a banning all sorts of vaping oils nationwide Ronnie different flavors or something like that they have banned the vape juice in oh honey can you hold on a second four one three hold a second will you say money Oh they've banned it in one state and they're trying to ban it they're considering banning it in New York the administration is also considering a countrywide ban many people are calling it an overreaction because of the amount of injuries it's you know it's very unsafe or 1/3 good evening are you there four one three how you doing tonight how are you sir what's poppin would you not better are you doing Ronnie all right yourself how are you I'm on oh my just one jump right into it office if new dog is a snitch there's no dog as a snitch then how to forgive anybody give em up there anybody can get in when they come to this this is shit like I don't understand where everybody went wrong with all of this snitchin stuff like it's windy since when is it okay to tell on somebody when you and on the crime on a second we're talking about a totally different generation and I'm not trying to you know say that what's going on right now did not develop a manifest from a place where we generation was failed but I'm going back going back to Calvin Broadus who is talking real breezy now on YouTube he's an old nigga he's an old washed silly nigga and if you ask me I mean it was never a gangbanger you know and I know that sounds harsh coming from me you know because I'm an older guy I'm 55 but we're talking about him now just doing the most up on motherfucking Instagram and you got these guys who are official let's not get it fucked up mob James Reggie Wright junior and Alex groans oh they're same snitch liar um okay um well I don't know of any rappers who was like real in the street okay I don't know of it okay so if he if he was telling this because he wasn't real in the street and we'll get the train in that role like all these other dudes okay so I wouldn't put it back then I mean shit why wouldn't mean maybe the TEL to get that in but here's the problem here's the problem since you know I always talk about the old judge older generation trying to lead the newer generation you can't try and change the narrative of truth and and try to romanticize things and live right Reggie right junior pardon me has outright said that Snoop is lying he was there but anybody would know he would know I watched the videos today he was talking about when they gave us new peelers to leave to go sign to No Limit snoop lion talking about Master P he gave him a million to make that record fuck death row so if you ask me Snoop is doing the same shit that Karras one has been doing over the years with regards to Afrika Bambaataa Afrika Bambaataa never unified no fucking gangs he was a rapper yeah a rapper if you go look you go talk to those oh jeez up in the Bronx they'll laugh at you talk about Afrika Bambaataa unified their gangs in and he brought peace bullshit okay um well I'm wondering who would protect this me because for him to be a yeah I don't know you tell me Jim Jones you talk about capo get set what are you talking about Carlos I think when is that when they come to that ass he's gonna tell just like all these other niggas and they even will talk about rat this rat you gonna be the same maybe enough they may tell about you listen all I know is well sir if you asked me Harlem is the home of snitches Alpo Nicky Barnes and all those ho ass niggers I don't cosign awesome Jersey born raised you feel me thank you for the call me thank you oh yes sir okay salute all right hey Ronnie can we go back to you before we take more calls and Dana sit tight I'm coming to you Dana there's a part within this paperwork again that I got from Reggie right Junior and the digital soap box network where Snoop Dogg says that Suge Knight killed Tupac do you know what I'm talking I can read that it's really tiny much of it yeah I was just getting to that next okay so it says it goes on to say mr. Broaddus also said that he felt mr. Arnaud and are not by the way is that Dillinger she said that he felt mr. Arnaud was in danger as he is still under contract to death row records during the discussion I said that I know who killed Tupac Shakur mr. Broaddus responded by saying that it was the man sitting next to Tupac I asked if he met you I asked if he meant Suge Knight he replied affirmative Lee mr. Broaddus also said that he was upset that his bodyguard disappeared and did not assist him Wow okay folks we have paperwork and I'm gonna try and post the paperwork in the link up under the comments after after this show so you can download it yourself or you can just go to oh it is a digital soap box Network all right so I'm gonna bring you some more calls running or what else is it that we need to put on the table right now because you know a lot of these rappers you know they may come from the street at one point but once they make that transition to becoming an entertainer you know shit changes yeah you spoke about a little C's earlier Fat Joe other people you know even earth gaudy and Ja Rule's still insist they have paperwork on 50 cent you know that I saw that training order against them yeah so and then you know we don't have any paperwork but we do have we're you know test T I did get on the stand and regards to his friend that was killed in a shootout so he did identify the guys that were involved that's sort of like a situation where I can understand but when it comes to the situation where he was pretty much caught with an arsenal I just don't understand how you walk away from that not to a few years of time you know they found drums they've all kinds of drugs just assault weapons just you know and you know he was able to escape from that then you had little seeds who took the stand the little Kim is just now forgiving him for for that so it's definitely something you know snitching is a part of the culture but my problem with Snoop Dogg is that it's hypocritical for him to go on the attack and you know talk about Takashi and your name is in paperwork yeah really bothers me hang on a second area code three one three good evening we're talking about snoop d-o-double-g this is a former snitch three one three grieving are you there look here yeah look here okay I have to wrap it have the rep in the same industry snitch okay I don't know I see no paperwork bad but so I just showed you the paperwork you can go to our digital soap box now what can see the paperwork I'm not sitting here I will check it out I'm a check I'm gonna check it out and get giddy back feed baby okay excuse you the fuck up out of here fuck you calling me for area code three four seven evening 347 are you up to speed on mob James Reggie Wright junior and Alex Alonzo three four seven cleaning yeah yeah it was gunstar oh hey how are you sir yeah I was hearing about that you're stupid and snitch okay that's a fact cos you said he's going down this Hall of Fame but this is crazy never ever none like this home anybody so your phone sounds like shitty you know some type of puerto rican bluetooth audio sounds like shit can you get off of it if I hang up on you come on mum yes I mag you tonight I'm holding Aggie yeah you remember me stars come I feel nothing but I oh yeah man you might be a snitch I don't know you good good at fishing over in there but there's a lot of stitches in there in the street okay telling you just hose this whole shit is crazy because the car he took the tape this man the guy's telling on everybody so his own mom everybody this is crazy but su yeah I think I think there's Ben Ben Ben they don't think that about sniffing all these other people though I don't know why I don't bring them up well serve the GGC crew is going to Enzo's down I'm promoting them all night big one Adam brand knows videos we've been in yes female I've seen that mob gene body out of this morning I've seen that shit that's just crazy this thing's just going on our whole bunch of people not just food hey buddy yeah yeah this is crazy man all that was going on now everybody's gonna have to later anyway thanks get him out of here I don't know what's going on well fuck you calling me for I look for somebody who knows what's going on uh hang on a second blade leaning straight blade sends in a super chat score this niggas six nine is telling on more people than then Joe Valachi did are you proud of your son man fuck six nine I said that yesterday no fuck about him like that and and I'm tired of his baby's mother to was just you know just always eating on the camera disgusting mortal 46 good evening uh star 50 is clowning 6 9 - but 50 was a snitch as well okay eight one three boss says Reggie got caught disturbing major opioids across coasts by the feds and still free Ronnie was adopted by some African booty scratcher Ronnie I don't know Reggie uh right Junior's full background I know that at one point they were trying to say that he has something to do with Tupac's murder allegedly do you know anything about his background and how old he is can you find out Bob James looks like a nigga who beat me on some coke back in 87 down on watch blade carrot blade star you were ahead of your time with the start snitching campaign I just found out that lefty Rosenthal from casino was snitching for years yeah guerrillas oglivie googles Oh says snoop would have been this 69 of his generation if we had social media hashtag snoop rat you know for those of you who remember his snoop dog when he had had that court case him and those guys and I forget the details he was praying yeah I remember the picture you know begging Jesus to get him out of it did he tell its what area code nine Tory good evening 908 talking about Snoop Dogg was your former snitch 908 they was going on star steal in the second hey we'll set me how you it was going on yeah Ronnie definitely laid out some good points regarding uh Snoop Dogg basically snitching regarding uh pretty much the death of Tupac the reason why I made a good point that if you watch one of the interviews he did on glad you mean he basically stated that he came and shook had a fall out a long fall out and basically explained out you know they all the baby got along with each other like a couple years later but there's actual article shit can't remember the website which they should actually states and in Rolling Stones where he believes that uh the dog is a rat if I find that also said a stupid ever even had a fight it's all bullshit and what you're talking about if I can just try and zona know this you know somewhere around 2006 I think I think they made up but you know even then snoopers was talking that Oh crazy shit talking about you know his dogs is about to jump on snoopeh name was about to get to the action you know as if he's a motherfucker who'd been bussing guns you know fuck boy ship oh go ahead yeah I mean I don't think he was I don't really believe he was truly about that life because you know when he explains that story of when image to apartments in New York and nas was surrounded him it was I think o Central Park like he'll eat enough to explain that story correctly he doesn't want to tell people I think Reggie Reggie you said his name earlier Reggie White jr. explained the story will want more details yes on black gpo what up the old nigga Chronicles enjoy some that stuff because you know again I'm 55 some of that shit I don't want to remember I I don't want to remember no bum ass niggas and sloppy bitches from the 80s you know just we had our time don't fuckin meet you out to me on Facebook but you know they're giving details like even last word Theo please I mean like I said the season of snitching I mean look at ki fede so on black babies don't know the one thing that resonated with me in that interview is when he got a phone call from Diddy and did he ask them was it us regarding Tupac's desk I chose to do was just Nicki okay you know good to talk to you man all right yes sir have a good one okay why did you find out how old Reggie Wright Jr is it looks familiar I'm looking for a specific age but I do believe he's in his late 40s early 50s out give me a couple more seconds and see if we can find out how old mob James's I think it looks familiar that looks a long time he looks a little younger but you know just these guys are putting some work in folks this is where I'm pointing to for my source tonight the paperwork it's nobody LG do double J you know talent and clapping it to Kashi silly fuck nigga I think this is Dana here dan is that you Dan with the data 973 yes can you hear me how many I can say how's it going hey how's your channel coming let's promote your channel first before we do anything Daniel Daniel YouTube let's go yes everybody please subscribe to the road and on you to have three thousand subs as of this month so that's a good a nice mouth song yes still growing and so subscribe to the road ain't on YouTube and I go live Tuesday 7:00 p.m. okay okay before we talk about Snoop Dogg being a possible rat or a snitch the Patriots have released Antonio Brown you are a sports person yes anything you want to say about this so any inside formation you may have yes oh I love football and so I've been following Antonio Brunel and so he was released today about a patriot and rightfully so but he's doing too much so it was a writer by the name of Robert Clem Coe of sports illustrator and he pinned to expose detailing how is a dozen individuals talking about Antonio Brown past like former client coaches and saying how he ripped them off or degrading them and one woman during our article accused him of sexual misconduct so a few days after the story broke the woman revealed to Clemente Co that she receives a series of text messages from Antonio Brown so basically in her lawyer saying is you know it's basically you know threatening or harassing you know no text messages and and and so with that I guess the Patriots was like listen you know this is just too much a traditionally blast black ass to fuck up at her now if I can just jump in here for a second supposedly some of the text messages that Antonio Brown was sending to this female he included pictures of someone's kids someone's family a home addresses something like that yes no maybe yeah it's always a group chat to where he was telling people in a chat investigate her and he indicated a picture of her children inside of his inside of this group chat and he specifically said to her arm is really sad you will make bullshit story to the world basically calling her broke is she's doing it for money no okay okay hold on a second Dana number nine wants to call in as well and talk about some of these topics Ronnie anything you want to join with regards to the Patriots releasing Antonio Brown we can shift from Snoop Dogg's punk ass for a minute Ronnie I think it's gonna be interesting to see whether or not any team picks him up because you know at this point it's almost like he's alive liability you don't know what he's gonna do next or who's gonna come from his past and say hey he's done XYZ to me or you know whether or not these claims that have surfaced against him have any merit which I don't believe the first one does it doesn't matter it's the optics it's every time they they turn around you're up to you know your name is in the headlines with some some new allegation so and certainly the way that he acted you know with the Raiders and calling the coach out of requests publicly requesting his release he you know recording phone calls any team you know which actually violated the wiretapping laws in California but I don't I don't really see any team picking him up Wow Dana do you think Antonio Brown is finished in the NFL well he's definitely finished this season I don't know if he's if he does not beat both those cases he's completely finished from the NFL so if he does beat the case he will be picked up next year but he's losing out on money because the Patriots are not required to pay him none of the money unless he filed grievances who wants to go to water and also 90 dropped him as an endorsement and he lost an endorsement from 90 so hang on a second there was supposed to have been nine million dollars Garin to some type of signing bonus he didn't get that yes that was that was a bonus but they had that clause that image clause so if you bring any negative attention to the club they do not have to pay you unless they pay it out of goodwill or you follow grievances so they're not obligated to pay him anything they paid on for week two and week three and that's it okay okay all right hang on a second I'm going to superjet firestarter good evening sir he said store I'm snitching on you fuck nigga I was one of the guys at the par in New Jersey where you were raised when you pulled your father's gun on the basketball court we said we sitting your dumb ass down oh thank you man what was that 1979 I can't play basketball some nigga stuffed my shot you know the story in the shit just yeah yo it fucked me at Mets right well I'm got my father's gun I said ah hell no I can't take that scarecrow and the field did I say that right sent to the super chat 69 and Trey Way is at war ain't no rules in war 69 put hits out but shoddy bum ass couldn't deliver the feds could hashtag stuck behind the eight ball all right thank you so much hey Gemini - hey sugar what's poppin hang on a second she says loving this show story you look extra bright tonight salute thank you darling I like I like you your glasses and your uh your whole makeup there Wow are you single what's poppin are you in Atlanta thank you for your cash app you are appreciated hold a sec guys scroller Frank leaving he says snitch means sorry niggas I'm tryin to come home Aloha yet that's what Snoop Dogg had up on his fucking IG page snitch means sorry niggas I'm tryin to come home and again I'm trying not to make this personal because we've never really had a conversation we've never hung out I just think he's too old to be doing all this dumb shit you know one minute he's white boy Todd then he's Snoop lion and he snooped a pimp give me some of his other names Danis new book do you know some of his other names snoop teriyaki oh no lion no client I said that yeah oh you did yeah doctor snoop carpenters Snoopy dis a fucking dog father the dog father there you go yes hey father he used to okay all right okay so Dana um what else with Antonio Brown released from the Patriots uh he's trying to get a new team uh he released a statement he released a statement via social media he said thank you for the opportunity appreciate at PAX now live it oh now he chooses to be quiet yeah I saw that I saw that that wasn't really a statement that was just thanking the Patriots and then Tom Brady put three little hearts you know just I watched his ship and I'm talking about has he released a statement saying I'm you know I'm sorry yadda yadda I'm gonna get past this no that shit no no nothing defiant black man okay I don't you you you have a pending case with the first victim why are you saying anything with text why are you reaching out to these people that's accusing like how dumb can you be I don't think it's a pending case I think it's a lawsuit but but not it's not illegal I'm sorry it's not a um the police are not to my knowledge they're not looking for him just a lawsuit yes yeah you know I definitely like a pending lawsuit case yeah the police are not involved but we still what are you talking about it yeah area code for to for good evening Snoop Dogg you see a form of snitch four to four no yes look there's a businessman life look best listen like the big homies Ben told me about was house no get down let's go down the silver at you got them from ready yeah all the February that you got from Reggie like I've seen that pepper working he was telling for showing that paperwork but the thing with Snoop is that don't nobody highlighted because you got so much money and status it's like I guess not gonna come some Godfather type shit so it's like kind of like what some West Coast JV type shit yeah we talked about it you know you got deal sorry because especially if you want to entertainment bill you know the meaning so ain't nobody gonna put light on it except for niggas ispotter look yeah I suppose despite a local a couple of months ago he was he was going still going hard at niggas now hang on a second do you know the background of Reggie White Junior mob James and Alex Alonso they they got a a podcast is popular and what does tgc crews stand for do you know the stand for I know the whole background the whole like the whole Martha hosted from that area from Louis Park company so I know the whole background of that honest answer Reggie writing all of that shit man he got much to say by help is he's a police officer at the end of the day you know that move but is he a former cop I thought he was a former security chief for death row his father is a former cop right okay no you look I was trying to be a cop too so yeah hang on a second so what does tgc crew stand for what does that stand for you say Katie be cool t GC crew that's the name of their Sheldon podcast oh come on is that the gangster Chronicles is that what that stands for yeah they made it with each other but it ain't nothing really industry significance is going to men I mean sitting there we just tell him inaudible i-i'm sorry no you know I'm a big fan did you see the homey way no with Adam 22 that was just posted today way knows my nigga for real for real lover man yeah academic you know my thing even you know shit about a pop star I think he or academics is a good guy and and I and I liked nadeska but listen man I thank you for the call man salute thank you somebody sent me a link thank you the homey way no from everyday struggle and folks when I say everyday trash I'm not talking about when we know was there way no it was a big fucking help a great guy great businessman great personality great aura you know he used to come in for those who give a shit in the mornings and sometimes I would say to him I still on the lake and he would say well like am i Salaam great human being you know I don't know the guy Adam 22 he's and don't tell them but they spelled my name wrong on that no jumper interview they spelled the STAAR are in a second Dana any thoughts on snoop d-o-double-g den are you a fan of snoop dogg's he's been called the snitch Dana yeah I'm not really a fan of his a party like maybe one or two songs but that actor that was that big casing he did the saw myrtle at the case that they gave me it's that case that they were furniture right say that again I was doing something else what the the case that you're talking about he did a song after he was on found not guilty the song called murder was the case that they gave me it was around that time right I'm following you leader and no but I'm just but what I'm when I'm hearing when I'm noticing what a lot of these rappers that you know had run-ins with the law whether TR sue for whoever none of them never went to jail before they were rappers even though there was someone in the street so that says a lot if you don't have a history of doing time it's for a reason you are more likely to tell because you don't want to go to jail that's thing I used to say I don't want to go but I'm not scared to go nobody's scared to come that's funny running mouth okay okay so the murder case was in 1993 and it looks like this incident was 1998 yeah the murder case as you say was much early but but Snoop talking to the police giving them a statement that came years later yes okay so well I wonder if he snitched on our murder case hmm well he was acquitted he took it to trial yeah and he was acquitted okay okay he was acquitted as well so yeah I don't but I'm just saying but with that years later you know talking who knows but all right so I'm ahead a couple years ahead I'm thinking on the very first month I didn't know about this second incident that happened okay all right so why did you find anybody's age mob James Reggie White jr. Alex Alonso well Reggie White jr. I found an interview where he talked about being a member of the great Street Crips and the peter'll mafia back early 80s so I could speculate as to his age but he's not the type of person that has a Wikipedia page so it's gonna be pretty hard you know other than guesstimating okay hang on a second I'm looking in the live chat my beautiful troll babies anybody know how old mob James is I saw him up on a Vlad TV a few times no okay all right ladies can we switch gears for a minute we'll come back to Snoop Dogg and Antonio Brown Ronnie there's some new controversy going on with hmm and some young girl's hair that appears to be not combed and and once again at H&M I don't even know what HM stands for they are at the center of controversy can you bring us up to speed on this I saw the story I was kind of turned off and I said this looks like some new fashion chic bullshit Ronnie yeah well as you just said you know they are no stranger to controversy if you recall they came under fire back in January 2018 for an ad that featured a black boy and a sweatshirt that made reference to monkeys so now once again they find themselves a new coolest monkey in the jungle to be yeah coolest monkey in the jungle right so now they're you know they're in a little bit of controversy for another ad that features a young black girl now if you're one of the few people who hasn't seen the adding question there are several shots that feature the girl and what some would describe as you know her hair in a natural state so I've seen both sides of the argument play out on online ad nauseam you have some people who feel that H&M used those images to mock and clown the girl and they say that you know there should have been a hairstylist on site to change their hair but on the other side of the argument are the people that feel that there's nothing wrong with the images because it captures her hair in its natural state and so to those people anyone who is complaining about her hair is actually making an attack on her that reinforces Eurocentric standards of beauty okay do you know you have to speed on this door now yes or a clip of it on can you pull it up because I think this is important enough hold it up I'm looking at it yeah I don't I don't see nothing wrong because the other little girls here are a mess however this little black girl they could have found another nephew had a black girl to display because she do have damaged edges they just should have had another nappy headed black girl but all the other girls here on that's two of different backgrounds so I don't think I'm the wrong with this I didn't make it black people raised baby and we need to stop you are Pro black you stand up for the black man even though you know you you've admitting gay porn you're saying this is acceptable yeah I just look if that was my child I want to say okay you'll be use her but let me take the ponytail to make out so little afro or nappy afro as you look a hot mess but again all the other girls here I learned that so no I select before their rates every speeding with this wealthy nothing wrong but she do need her hair done she need a hair treatment Ronnie I don't have any biological daughters that I know of or that I'm claiming but you know and your thoughts on this story AJ and what is H and M stand for ladies that I forget this is a huge clothing chain well you know like Dana I I think I took it upon myself to look further into this and I have to agree with her all of the children and the ad are featuring similar hairstyles and by similar hairstyles I mean it's not styled at all there's no semblance of professional hair care and any of the pictures for any of the kids they're rocking sort of like just out of bed messy hair hairstyle so it looks like that wasn't look they were going for with everyone now while I don't personally go for the messy bedhead look I think it's important for people to make a distinction from a company trying to mock a child from a company that simply just went with a questionable art direction for their ad campaign like Dana said I don't think this is like the a blatant case of racism that you know some people are making it out to be but you know that it doesn't look bad it the hair looks unkept it looks damaged and I think I think they missed the mark with this ad campaign and you know what let me just add that instead of making it a racial thing it should have been me to movement they should I mean it a feminist thing because I think as a woman why are you advertising thin it's okay for girls that have messy here you know like that's the new thing like ginger does not matter with this whole you know non gender conformity thing and to me that's that's how I took it so because I have a problem when you walk outside the house your hair is not done but now you are saying it's okay for little girls it's okay for you not to do your hair to go outside so to mean job you're promoting a negative stereotype of femininity they should have went with their angle I don't have any biological daughters but I think this is a disgrace I'm sorry I think that this is you know trying to adapt to Eurocentric a culture and/or behavior where it does not need to spill over into the upbringing of I'll just say african-american children everything that is acceptable in the in the you know white world is not necessarily beneficial to to black or brown children and I've got a nice I'm not gonna put too much of her business out there but you know she grew up on Martha's Vineyard Island and her father and I took issue with the fact sometimes that she was dressing the same way that some of the little white kids on the islands were dressing and they were dressing very down with dirty jeans dirty sneakers and shit like that and even though I myself was raised in Scotch Plains New Jersey my father one that allowed me to come in the house looking like a fucking you know just a vagabond I'll just say that but I don't like it I'll just say that if that means anything I don't like it at all that your little black girls running around with their hair just not combed at all under the umbrella of white acceptance that's all I'll say give you last week right that's a really that's a really old-school term use vagabond another one is ragamuffins and you know there's nothing wrong with wearing there's nothing wrong with wearing your hair and in its natural state but there is a difference between natural and unkept now as someone who doesn't use chemicals in my hair I consider myself natural but I also would not roll out of bed and walk out the house without sending to my hair natural hair doesn't have to mean messy you know the styles that I was trying to be the most beautiful are what is considered natural have and a twist single leads to its goddess braid there's nothing messy or undone or unkept about those styles so you know she could wear her natural her natural hair I'm not suggesting they should have you know permed her hair or straightened it but they could have done her hair they could have done all of the children's hair what is the point of adjust at this school look and you have on brand new clothes usually when you get home from school your clothes are going to look a little you know Haggard so and host famous for saying cleanliness is next to godliness why people have black people and I'll even go as far I'll even go as far as to say you know young white kids find it cool to have lice and other things of that nature have lice and fucking yeast infections is just like that I'm going someplace else part of me anybody want the last word let's move on from this I'm gonna get back to I just want us new dogs bitches I can't sing or not the little black girl but there's the Indian girl the Asian girl so and you know girls of color so why just the black girl because her he is more King here again to me this looks like you you're trying to conform young girls of BC and it's okay to be unkept and that's wrong I'm not I'm not focusing on that nappy headed black girl you know and it's not the ramen that be here so go cuz all the hairs were nappy but yeah she's not the only one of color so black people need to stop Waters erasing all the time all right hang on a second and let me go to super chat full blast radio good evening sir sends in a donation star a snoop lion is going to be mad at you again he's good he's not gonna threaten you this time he's gonna get the trannys in in the ATL to run down on you hashtag chucko chucko cha cha cha cha cha cha okay thank you sir blade blade says respect to Reggie right for keeping it real and saying that back when he was a cop if nick has made him chase them the billy club was coming out yeah yeah I applied to be a cop four times they said get the fuck out of here we gave you a gun that's that's enough sugar G hey darlin sugar G says let's focus on why Ronnie's statement about the first allegation is boss chick a victim blame her too what is this yeah cuz I don't believe the bitches either what what is she saying she's saying am I you know what Dave Chappelle referred to himself and he said I'm what you call a victim blame her he said what were those little boys wearing well you know anybody looking at this allegation with common sense it's you know the police have looked at it was common sense too and they're not biting on it because it doesn't make any sense so this man sexually assaulted you and you continue to be around him alone you went to a club with him you you were in his house if you're in videos on snapchat whatever you know practically on his lap but this is the man who sexually assaulted you and he masturbated you had no idea he was masturbating and he ejaculated on your bed your back and then you still continue to be around him and ask him for money no not buying it this was an attempt to come up okay okay and I read firestarters hanging this okay he's talking about me and okay back you got that one PA Iowa store checkout PA Lowa shadi what does that rap goes all the way up to the president now and like all the bodyguards or ex cops it's fucked up game game and connected a lot so this is written horribly I knew it again hey Spence scroller store checkout PA Lowa shoddy rap goes all the way up to the president now and like all the bodyguards are ex-cop so what does he mean a rap goes up to the president what President he's talking about Thank You being donation hang on a sec okay 702 POW was poppin homie okay he's one of the guys that sent me the link earlier of mob James & Company the gangster Chronicles point me all right 702 palaces store how the fuck can I forget Spyder Lok double down on snoop snoop Crippin recently on Adam 22 last week I know it's late and you live already but this is too essential as he questions Snoop snoops Crippen as well and if I see this Dana Ronnie despite a little going into ona Snoop Dogg no I did not see that Dan finish up with Yuma take more calls please promote your channel before you go and anything else that you want to mention please Dana yeah well hmmm stands for Hennis and Moritz there's a suite and company and founded in 1947 but uh and you can subscribe to my youtube channel the real thing and I'll be going live again 7:00 p.m. I'm also going to upload a video with Ronnie on it let you know now Ronnie many clips so she yeah she made some really good point so but yeah so look out for that alright I'll be looking take your dinner alright alright Dana with the data on the check-in they bring some other phone calls and hang on a second guys every two to one five I'm sorry nine one seven four nine one seven first evening nine one seven Snoop Dogg is your former snitch nine one seven stop yes stop no doubt about it he's a former snitch mr. so is on pip and he is so his tape so his puffy a lot of these guys are and 6:9 listen I would never mess with him again but this kid was kidnapped he was facing 70 years weren't they even talking about body in this kid right before he got busted so yeah I wouldn't mess with him for it I can't what he's doing as you hear the latest from 6-9 who else's baby dropped come on he's talking now that Claude and Ray didn't die in that fire in prison that they were at a baseball game the products watching thank you / oh wow I think it's that one okay okay listen star especially I mean unfortunately this generation is probably going to accept them back after some time but Snoop snitch so did tests on all these other guys they continue to do it and it's so no like you know amazement that snoop taping all these other guys they're the ones that are put into like you know Hollywood movies now not even independent little reticle movies they're in today you know the studio pictures now the ones are you know 100 million dollar budgets and everything somewhere along the line you know I'm not gonna want to depend but a lot of these people call it Illuminati or whatever right those guys cause a different line they got the money behind them the players behind them whether a soul souls and I like you no joke no joke all them guys will talk this and that something's different with those guys now they got the bread they did what they did and you know that's just the way it is when I hang on a second because you've already said that you understand what Takashi is doing and can I ask how will you okay but you're 46 and you're understanding how a guy is now flipping like a flapjack on Sunday morning on his team your understanding of that yes oh yeah I said I understand what he's doing I didn't say I'm understanding of it and I agree with it or I'm down with it cuz I started you know truth be told I had a situation like that listen started five days before 9/11 I got a 1-2-3 I got caught up in something with five other dudes five of the black dudes by the way and they were you know long story short we were in the cordon everything let's make a long story long how did you get out of this situation how'd you get out who actually was - we did - shit they all they all got a one two three so did I but beef right before that let me explain to you why I wasn't one two three we were all in there I had I was the only one that can afford a lawyer I had one of the mornings I was not no James Dean back then you know I had Barry Scheck I'm gonna wait through that at the DNA evidence in the old education but the judge came in and said there's no fuckin three guys to complete two guys go to child he said you guys better get on the same page and either you guys take a plea or you guys are off on the trial now I was thinking about trial I had the lawyer but the judge also said if you guys want a child your sentence is 12 to 17 and I'm giving you every last ounce of time I can give you max so and now I might you start I knew I was into doing it but when you're looking down the barrel of a 12 to 17 or you can take a 1-2-3 you cooperated sir go ahead you took a deal yes good deal never mind that we she you you were not on trial who with three black guys together you had you had your own lawyer you've already said that you took a deal although but I didn't use it because I didn't use it because it was either everyone takes the same plea or everyone wants to try he wasn't having no separate issue arose a package deal so so the black guys who couldn't afford lawyers and your lawyer that you could afford you said nah I'm gonna side with these with these fucking black losers and I'm gonna take the same deal same deal just because I'm a good guy right there yes another dude because I couldn't give a fuck about those right pictures but the thing was when you're looking at 12 to 17 sorry I - buddy go under coverage that were in court that lot I understand once I seen actually go down to 200 cards that they won't even no one else see when they were testifying I said you know this shit is rigged and I listened but start now we all got to 1 2 3 every single one of them that actually did this shit they were out after one I had to do a full three all right you know I no idea sir just like just like everyone said when we were in there black white it didn't matter they were like unfortunately you the nigger in here and you're like I come on Thank You Man well you don't have a great night thank you sir yeah I don't know it sounds crazy Bonnie what do you think crazy sound all the suspects we can't verify anything though hang on a sec let me go - uh - good evening - David he said star salute to you I was denied also with the police department yeah told me get the fuck out of here we're not giving you a badge give you a gun not a badge shukuchi hey dawn she says star let's get this straight I'm not a Czech boss nigger that nickname comes comes from John Hopkins shorty after certain purchases okay so sir your name is sugar G there fuck okay thank you sir blade blade sends in a super jet says respect to cousin Dominic for clapping back at Stars half moly ass I'm for conning his aunt into leaving her house to him strident calling her she's out right left me the fucking house Cape May New Jersey I can't even talk about that because he's still salty Dominic can't speak about but thank you me I thank you for your cash yep all right Ronnie before I bring in more calls let's go back to Snoop Dogg for a second and what is it that you think with regards to why he claps that you know the younger generation it just bothers me him taking shots at Takashi six nine is it no big deal to you or is he just like you know a hip-hop icon he's a funny guy hahaha well what's your perception Snoop Dogg I think he does I think a lot of his antics are rooted and cloud chasing you know what is the purpose of you jumping on the bandwagon and clowning Takashi's for telling and you were essentially telling you know I feel like a lot of the people that he takes shut shots at are people who aren't gonna take shots back you know Takashi were out he would certainly go back at snoop and you see a lot of people who are taking shots at Takashi now that didn't have anything to say when he was out so to me that's just like crowd chasing however you felt about him you felt about him when he wasn't here it's not just this the fact that he's on the stand so you know he knew has a lot of viral videos he goes at the president he puts on the Aunt Jemima headscarf and I hate that it really bothers me are you saying yeah I mean it's you know he's become a caricature I'm not sure but I think a lot of them he put out was his gospel album we haven't really heard him much you know in terms of music so clowning on Instagram seems to be really all he has these days other than the show with Martha Stewart I don't know if that's still running new episodes okay hold on a sec mr. flowers sends in a super chat mr. terrain direct because I can Williams would like to take you out for drinks do you accept I'm in Atlanta man I I don't know where Derek is nice guy but I'm not trying to get in the middle of all that with there what happened with he and I'm Hassan Campbell Thank You Man for your superjet I miss me super chats hang on a second don't think so all right let's go to every code 7:07 good evening 7:07 Snoop Dogg is here former snitch 707 yep john-boy check that nigga Antonio Brown oh let's go man you know you got to remember and yo Brown came out as a second rounder okay and he play for I believe a Division two which was the Michigan right okay so he went ahead and showed his faith but you got to remember when Pittsburgh got rid of him it was he got rid of us they get they got rid of him to the Oakland Raiders whispers is always perceived as a Siberian football right because when you look at it ended careers a lot of like the Jerry Rice's are the monsters who were sent to the Raiders was fit for that reasoning behind because of this it's great so he got the opportunity to come out of that situation to get the opportunity to go to the New England pages which he was almost there but for my understanding he did get guaranteed money heard the bleacher report which included the one known you guarantee base salary and it had that signing bonus for whatever it was but I think and I thought that was nine million if I'm not mistaken to sign books okay good oh you will you're correct nine million signing bonus paid in two installments in incentives that Brown will not be able to beat obviously now right but I personally want to see the nigga handcuffed in a coarse jumpsuit and I want him out of here and I won't he have to go because enough is enough with these prima donna motherfuckers coming out of the NFL and they got to be made an example of there's no more room for the Michael Irving and these new michael irvin 2.0 okay okay without the cocaine cuz it is not allegedly but now the NFL is going to go ahead and not only put them in the on a pedestal is to make them out of an example because his mistake was calling the GM a cracker and he went ahead upon the information on Twitter so the GM when it turned allegedly put the broad who went ahead and made the allegation because they didn't come out anywhere the Raiders knew that and they were pretending like they were surprised because that's why they brought him in it was the risk and they thought it was just another situation it's a handless second John blaze with everything you've just said do you think that he's out of here think his NFL days over me I was really bothered by him him recording the coach conversation and then posting it I was bothered by that and I was well and the nigga got to go for this simple fact he is his NFL and your question is is it over it is over start and my nigga I'm gonna tell you what Wow his career is over because now the New England Patriots are the Siberia of football there's no longer the race so when there is a person who is on a last leg there's still a four individual team which is the Browns the Raiders analysis New England the wings were boy hit as more as rehab now the example is the example of also think of also think of went there but hittin work their face in the mouth so you see a lot of the players who are now want the particular team where they're given a second chance but then if the fall outcome if it's either with Peter with dogs or it's with whatever it is dealing with domestic violence the NFL got no a very well shit and and and and then go hold up with your time but like I said Ronnie like I said star the nigga gotta go you got me in handcuffs and you got to go period thank you thank you thank you alright alright John blaze on the chicken shed didn't want some in handcuffs what the fuck tranny chaser good evening sends in a super jet star I got a master splinter on the line he ain't do nothing but takes a one-two-three lies he snitched and stole and star where the trannys at no idea hey speaking of trannies running have you spoke to Stacey Gloor as of late do you know her schedule 2 : about certain things uh yes so I did follow up with her to thank her for coming on and having a discussion with us and she said that she is open to having further discussions in the future so ok ok wait some more calls in area code 702 good evening 702 you there good evening I'm gonna tell you why Snoop Dogg is snitch 6 9 if not miss 9 is a snitch of course train 20 way put me on death row and keep the DEA no damn snitch let's go so Snoop Dogg in la la la is spear point blank you got paperwork home if you talking to the police on paperwork bitch Snoop Dogg Smith they got to be on paperwork y'all saw it number 2 6 line they knew the boys the young men go for Brooklyn who's not a gang member he got money put him or to put him in trade they know he's not a gang member so bottom pointed to all excuse and all the other bullshit think what they felt until you knew he wasn't bout that life there's the police come you gonna see if you all know that you know that in the end of course he feeling post was what did you know he told on everybody cuz I'm Sicilian you know that and so PPP if you're his homeboy y'all went on a mission together and if you was able to speak back from the dead and he has opportunity to get off scot-free what you gonna tell PVD to do good point tell them we go through I mean that's like a big nothing nobody start come on hang on a second okay so you're from LA and you know snoop you know the paperwork shows and he was you know talking and cooperating what we got punch yeah he got punched so now does this affect his credibility or does he have too much money now doesn't it there's no peb fuck you money you know not you niggas is on that don't silly gang shit fuck out of here right right I'm a former gang member I'm gonna tell you like this I know I lived in Long Beach for many many years - okay I know that Snoop Dogg is as a teenager he was in his music he was a hang around it wasn't official gangbangers but anyway but no cause it's not gonna be in a you know there's not gonna be no where we gonna get touched you got too much money and all the tools that he brought up in Long Beach like crazy and although you know that's a money you know they still get money with that doing nothing they gonna do them they're gonna use them you don't have no respect the respect was back there now you might get a stupid a stupid youngster or something it's my clipper but Snoop Dogg I believe he's too smart to bring his stuff out in the open like that who would the guys about maybe four years ago they said they made some videos and they said snoop can't come back to Long Beach anymore you know I'm talking about yeah yeah oh they don't know him over there he claimed he got family over there and all that but like I said each trying things like the football league got so basically he's in limbo Toys for Tots giving out turkeys in the hood you know shit like that yeah he just even limbo he might get somebody like like me backing up 39 I think I'm the last generations of silent gang members like somebody like me I want to try to clip him others are storing whazzup you know if I started storing him or do something and get some money apart but I appreciate the honesty so it's just like that so this might be it I don't everybody mad at him they know we don't know if I'm exploring give me Millions I know I think there's more people actually supporting him that then mad at him I think a lot of people are kicking up dust you know of just social media but you know I think he's gonna be okay and he's gonna come out and the music oh yeah I don't see why he can't put out music you know I've been saying ever since you know 50 cent expose Rick Ross as a former CEO that authenticity really matter and music anymore so you know this guy was rapping about movin weight but he's the same guy who was really locking down cell block eight so you know that doesn't matter the fact that he was a part of law enforcement why should it matter that Takashi took the fan you know extreme is nobody nobody cares where's all the real niggas that yes I mean at least I don't understand this is like living in the parallel universe Thank You Cole so thank you salute thank you alright yeah let me go to superjet a personal observation says has anyone noticed that black women get real lazy with their hair and hygiene when they date white men and had the nerve to feel like they're leveling up did you hear that Ronnie any comments yeah I mean I have heard that argument made before that some women straighten their hair or try to conform to your eccentric standards of beauty and and ironically the white men actually prefer black women with their natural hair state so I have heard that I've never pulled a group of white men so I don't know how true that is but I will say that when I see interracial relationships with where the woman is black and the man is white her hair is usually in the natural state have you yourself running dated on the other side or is that too much of a personal question uh yeah no I've not no no okay hey also Ronnie Elvis the chef Rosenberg wants to know what's your cache as you kept on your banner you're not promoting you care chef yeah I'm not I'm not promoting it okay Thank You Elvis the chef Rosenberg but I phone lines and guys if you joined this show late here I'm referencing paperwork that were I found by three credible gentlemen I think that the TG c stands for the gangster Chronicles Ronnie can you confirm that that's the name of the show on a digital soapbox network on YouTube so be sure okay sure I'll look into that let's go to every code every killed six one two gleaming six one two are you there how are they reading I was explaining nine and since we're talking about snitches in 69 and nonsuit dogs they made a really good point on about a murder case it's still called way back in the day I was a kid I'm 40 and I'm in the streets everybody was trying was like really amazed that even beat that cuz you know back in the 90s it wasn't really commonplace for like a so called you know dude in the streets and the lifestyle to really get off on that murder like no matter how much money you had cuz even back there there was a lot of rappers and you can ask for it you know I'm saying that was catching cases like regular people and going down yes although it's been quite a few things with the soup man I mean it will give me wrong I can say again one entertainer and I do believe you know what then I said you know authenticity you know doesn't matter I guess in hip-hop and that's it I would say that's the problem is but it's almost a good thing I think it's almost time that just like really shut down the whole thug life thing and I fixed the cost you six nine is like the last third you know I think and since she's a clown it really exposed like today in 2008 singer growth you really own that third ships clown shit it's old hat Oh Bob James I was watching one of his interviews and I mean you don't watch later' TV like that but that was a really wanted to know what's it all worth it as far as death row you know that's everything that went along with it can you turn the radio down in your police cruiser sir it's kind of beating back oh yeah turned all of it sorry about that sir do you sing step better do you yeah I'm up James saying you know everybody who was involved and put in all that work they either dead or right back when they started over Hasbro just bought death row records you know I mean not to go conspiracy theory in here but man this is it's almost like yeah I can believe snoop was kind of awesome little Kenya and ancient shit I believe 16 even even two custom six now I was I mean he's doing it right now I never trusted I will never trust a rapper with rainbow hair I said that from John I'm 40 years old you know I'm saying I never never have a devil wheels you did what I was saying how many years have you been in the job officer I'm the furthest days from the police sir sir sir come on that's we're talking that real shit tonight how many years have you been on the job it actually bro I'm uh I'm a convict you convict yeah by the time I'm annoying that you end a cover I got you okay no I know the trouble by a better cover but you know they're speaking of it it's nothing like that but I just think this is a California for the like saying man I think this all it was all a joke anyway I mean dick by Tupac was a ballerina okay can we not start this in Tupac but thank you for your call thank you salute okay all right talk to me um hey Ronnie I'm looking at Vlad TV duck I'm not that we have time to do all this shit tonight and maybe tomorrow or Sunday Takashi six nine court audio how'd they get the audio out of the courtroom if it wasn't you know allowed to be sent out you have your laptop in front of you and that's I want you to listen to this but there yeah I think people are oh and by the way that the TDC is the gangster Chronicles but I think people are sneaking audio recording devices and to the court because they're not allowed you're not allowed to be recording you're not even allowed to have your phone on during the federal court proceedings so I think people are you know recording on the down-low 8 4 3 & 4 3 there maybe April 3 yes star I'm Pat Matthews in the building hey will tell me how you chime in on these topics you got a food a few fluent about mr. Kashi I wish miracle with person Takashi yeah let's go to well two countries an old topic right now right now we're talking about Snoop Dogg there's paperwork that I just I just saw that clearly shows him you know giving a statement to police back in 1998 I'm asking the question yeah yes and I always thought it was weird house just dive in to the pop culture side of music like it's kind of like what the back door it's like everybody was fighting up front and talking about you know hip-hop that bottle shit pop still alive and Snoop went out the back door he went around with Wiz Khalifa out the back door and he does adopted this whole new identity of I'm not against they anymore I used to be I'm just cool uncle snoop learn about the TV show he started taking pictures with the headscarf all and all that shit on social media it's like he was trying to clean himself up and he what he literally whitewashed himself that's what he did nobody did and that's what levy bitch bitch okay okay have you seen the paperwork I just saw it on Twitter I just saw it okay and uh yeah I just solidified it yes this is Mitch but he acts like this Mitch if you really took the name dog away from him and the whole legacy he acts like a typical corny dude on the street was a snitch okay I agree I agree yeah I'm glad you're saying it because you me saying it makes me sound like I'm just you know I'll get better you know I just he's a fucking weirdo last word all right yeah all the a B thing yeah ago and I said be careful when you put things on paper because I've heard you say before started I tell my friends stop putting when you're mad at a female stop putting things on paper it did his dumb ass with an included her in the group text there's this group text thing with dudes I've been told my homeboys stop they don't include me in group text messages you have something to say to me we can meet up we could talk Mostafa you know paper it's cost the people my teen it comes with a lot of things yeah I definitely know Jess thanks for coming ok all right I was checking the NY Post calm was there something else we mentioned her earlier on e behind the scenes I'm Kenneth I remember I'm doing a blank here are you there yeah I'm here I'm researching well we talked about the agent talked about the H&M situation and I'm looking on V lied at this court testimony and someone was actually able to get some footage out really two days ago I think I saw that with Takashi it was kind of blurry yeah uh-huh and he looked like a scared little kid the way he was just sitting in his chair leaning towards the judge he was leaning so close to the microphone at one point the prosecution said can you back up off the mic please right right yes I'm several points they had to tell him to get back on target because she was just you know at one point he was talking about the coat that he had on and you know the prosecutors like okay let's let's get back to what happened every code-nine 170 there no.17 go to area code five six - hey five six - good evening are you there five six - what up hey what up stars Jay from New York man what's up bro let's go what's happening there now I'm getting tight now I'm getting upset because people is on here talking shit about some new China go at that man's integrity knock it off now stop fronting on snoop y'all stop it come on and nigga been the crib we be reppin this crib chief over 25 plus years now I got wasted in the damn that turns it me the core is is it come on man bullshit 48 49 years old young niggas are calling is clipping that girl call is creeping in the question now Wow yeah yeah what the fuck because what is News doing right now is he tripping right now know what he's doing right now what he's doing right now is making light and poking fun at someone for doing the same thing that he did so it's a little Hitler negative I I respectfully disagree with you know I was actually just a project because a simple factory yes Takashi Takashi wasn't see Takashi was starting a lot of shit the problem with the Kashi is this Kiko Hirst motherfucking cool to be in the doing that shit so CUDA B is in jail because of some shit Takashi got him to do but how's it different that's very very different you know what I'm saying and yes the Kashi's old G's or whatever you want to call them sure yeah don't make it they was all slop they was all sloppy but name one positive thing Takashi was no matter it's not a matter of if he handed out turkeys or sponsored a Pop Warner team let me ask you this question if you say to a cop that somebody killed somebody else would you consider that snitching it's really just a repeat that okay so if someone tells a cop about a murder of someone else is that niching if someone tells a cop about a murder of course yeah who's giving this omission is a cop it's a cop the one that's what snoop did Jay hang on a second that's what we're talking about that's what snoop did yeah running and that's essentially what you did so you just answered the question it is essentially the same thing I think maybe you like snoop as an artist has nothing to do with that no no no no no no I have to stop you what I'm I don't mean in that way that's not no no what I'm saying is let's not sit up here and now all of a sudden here we are trying to tear down some new to distract us from what the fuck Takashi this game will deal with Snoop let the coffee stand is spilling his fucking guts hang on Jay we're talking about two separate things you know we spent the last two days but possibly three days talking about Takashi now with Shyne time on an old nigga it most certainly can be shine time on ol nigga and we got some paperwork have you seen the paperwork Jay have you seen the paper okay I have nothing the paperwork but in this but in this day and age star I'll pose walking around December means walking around what the fuck is we worrying about snoop now for Alpo did his time I'm realistic he did his time he snitched did his time and again the gangsters ain't do shit and the gangsters ain't do shit and what was bothering me is is this why I get matters because niggas talk - is on the phone star they talk - and on the end into the young lady as nothing is not towards you your I don't want you to think that I'm getting at you because I'm really not I respect you but where pisses me off is that you same niggas that get on this phone and they talk that shit star yes new bitch bitch I'm in LA I'm here I'm here when snoop come the motherfucking wrong Beach Boulevard when snoop coming Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach anywhere not emoji maybe one autograph insignia cheese and star they smiling and how do I know cuz I see him I'll be out here and I see it and its new jumping the spoon event he drop right in the front of him and then it's yeah that bitch ass nigga bitch ass come back because what's up big homie that's what I'm some big homie wholesome calling into question whether I'm not calling the question whether or not Jane Jane okay I'm not calling that into question I'm calling into question all the niggas talking shit now when you see him when he put out a fuckin book see do something else yo bitch ass is gonna be out there asking for autograph as they should but right now we talk about some paperwork and we talking about a nigga I got a seat I have to find out I got it allowed I have to find out about it's paperwork all you have to do is just go to digital soapbox network is right there Jim listen I thank you for the call man thing you want to say about me get a paycheck stay with me Patriots releasing Antonio Brown you and I speak sports from time to time um yo if you got time star I want you to look up the Montes Burfict hit on Antonio Brown and you look at that hit can you just tell me what it is I don't give a fuck abandoned when you're brewing he got it he got it I'm saying this broke what I'm saying is he got hit by this dude named vodka is perfect in the head and I swear to god I'm a Pittsburgh that ain't never been the same he did some wrong it's not a less than that because when jr. 6a y'all is up telling itself you know what I'm saying when when Jamar Fletcher kills his motherfucking girl in himself for these head injuries then it's like oh shit we went when Aaron Hernandez hanged himself and does all this crazy wild shit we find out later that a CTE I believe Antonio Brown has CTE issues bro truly believe it okay cuz the nigger had purple you got a purple mohawk and a blonde motherfucking mustache so much you know I really don't like a lot of attention yeah last question before you go get hold a second if you give a shit Jalen Rose interview and Vlad Chi be calm you know who you know he put coke I'm sorry he put Larry Bird over Kobe Bryant number five let's catch that one yeah of course he's gonna do that cuz I see grab dinner Larry Bird is right of course so make sure you caught it of course good token you man Thank You Jay man seizure okay all right Jay on the chicken he's a day one guys for those who know the history of the show um a few more calls what time is it let me go to a CUDA be all shokudo be says you can talk hot on the internet boy that's that goofy shit we ain't into that boy black van pull up to your mom pull up to your mama crib boy let me thank you for the other subject Mac says star I'm a law enforcement officer and honestly everybody snitches on the blacks oh I only fault the blacks for being too accepting of other races Wow very well said if he is indeed law enforcement he might be trolling yeah I only fault the blacks for being too accepting of other races thoughts on that run you know well my personal opinion is that you know everyone is predisposed to snitching everybody will snitch people snitch on themselves every day across the country and municipal courts they won't even take a traffic ticket to trial so they tell on themselves they get into a plea agreement and you know they pay a lesser amount and so I think we're all predisposed to snitching hang on a second power bottom sends power bottom sends in a super chat darling star why are you blocking my number question mark do you want me to email Ronnie our vacation pictures together question mark thank you power bottom whoever the fuck you are a jrx says didn't snoop get caught fucking that Powell thought on her phone camera question mark she said that snoop after while playing his gospel album he's a clown I what is Ivan no knowledge about what is that right and he something about Powell Snoop Dogg Oh Selena was her name I think she was cloud chasing can you google Selena Powell I think that's who were there talking about oh yeah she I think she there was a viral clip she was on Adam 22 and she said that she was messing with new yeah she was also on academics and she's done a lot of it made her rounds real sloppy chick let me bring in someone sent in a Kashyap and folks you can join the conversation if you like via cash app or PayPal the link is right up under the video okay let's bring in area code 908 is this an awesome low missing your name 800 you know I was just listening I'm good man I called it before this listen to the whole conversation about a 69 and everybody and Snoop Dogg I mean the keeper really really real snow burr the real do but at the same time being real is being that you would snitch for your livelihood I mean smooth the only thing was people got issue with Snoop is you posting and call them a rat back home and all this other stuff but like you did the same thing it's now 50 cent when he actually said 50 cent was pretty cautious with his words because I'm from when I hear for these 50 cent does have paperwork as well so he was real cautious with his words and describing how how how six miles out he said he can feel he understands how we felt about people around you being cool with you trying to trying to trying to set you up and stuff like that so he understands that we all understand it's just a clown show of Instagram you know I mean I think people get wrapped up in that because you want to be the rapper you want to be the troller do you want to be the gangster and now look you snitch so I think that's what the big deal well hang on a second respect are you african-american West Indian has manically you sir oh I consider myself african-american I was born in America my parents are African okay okay all right so now it's not that we go so far back - Takashi because Internet tonight I'm focusing on a Snoop with them do you think that there was a level of insensitivity on the part of Takashi because everybody else was black you know Adi he's fuckin black guys they should be grateful I got them some fucking money and you know I don't give a shit about them because in reality they're just fucking black guys and I'm gonna tell on them hang on hang on whereas if and I don't know if we've actually discussed this yet if they were Mexican would would Takashi have been so eager to snitch if the Trailway team were Mexican do you think Takashi would be stitching well don't do it don't do it black man don't do it that ratchet nasty you know that ratchet nasty baby mama biz and I don't mean no I don't wish no violence upon her back but if those boys tray way were Mexican she would have had never even made it to Vlad TV I'll give you the last word sex well no III agree with you I think I personally think from what I hear it also I don't know if you guys reported that but he was actually played the audio of a lot of this stuff that you know was being said so I think just that animosity overall like that I was gonna super violate me yeah I'll just do is I've been with at the end of the day yeah he's been getting extorted and stuff like that even a thing with hard it was just it was just wild crazy how they just ran down on him like he just seemed like a whole bitch and there's just like you were just a pitchman situation but that's all I got Thank You Man thank you hang on a second Ronnie hold on I forgot to read a super chat folks if you spend the scroll of goddamn it I slowed down the show hold on oh shit who is this mr. flowers star our trainees still attacking you in your eye gdm I don't know if they're attacking me but yeah I assume everybody who hits me via Instagram in my DMS I assume that they are a chick with the tool so I always address them as yes sir hey homie or hey my nigga never do I approach anyone even if it's a picture of a cute female you know saying hey baby sexy no because people play games with the fucking screenshots and you know Photoshop but thank you for your superjet mr. flowers so I have to get to you okay I'm sorry and sugar G says here is some more of my lottery and a cognac money this is the social media era everyone is a snitch okay thank you okay I read this one from a personal observation all right hold on a second I'm coming back to cash that bear with me guys area code four one five it's just four one five good evening are you there four and five where's poppy starting oh man they're calling out to Bay hey what's up man hey yo what's going on boss sitting here talking man when it comes to you know when it comes to all this finish it at the end of the day man like I been thinking about this line more and more since jay-z said it but it's the truth you know they killed X but let simmerman live the streets is dead like at the end of the day man the streets it's like what what are the streets minute always top but this moral polish but like at the end of the day like if the streets and the codes and the morals were all real then you know they would have never let somebody like Takashi in they would have never allowed snoop to continue that like throw up this blue flag like this shit is a joke man like I said a like and like I thought and like I started thinking about this even more in like you know hip hop's fascination with like Scarface and like you know all these like does movies where everybody ends up dead or snitching or in jail like sigh man you know it's a joke man it's a joke you know I'm saying like a dinner date like why not celebrate somebody like jay-z who got out lipstick made a billion dollars made real money to me that that's the hardest shit out there he's the hardest one out of the entire hip-hop culture make sense unless you go saying yeah yeah I mean like dinner day like all this shit we're talking about these all these dudes are clown the entire organization got caught up because they let some dude that made some songs and brought them a little money like you know though the streets are suppose if the street supposed to be what the streets are about they should be about a code of moral ethics values and like you know they they turned a blind eye to it because of money you know they they killed you know Natasha to ties what is whatever XXX Akashi on and like you know Zimmerman got yeah you know I'm saying like like this entire thing is a game roses joke it's fraudulent like I'm saying I don't know I think you would talk about extant asean not takashi right yeah yeah question yeah do you think so basically what you're saying is they're not really real because they allow someone introduced I hang on Nicki you let her answer the question that's the question Todd yes so you basically said that there they're not really incredible because they allowed someone without credibility and to their organization but then you give us the quote from jay-z about the streets being dead but he is someone who has allowed a known DEA informant and to his organization so that's a little bit of irony who Segan in what way what way was she allowed into his organization um she's like a very high-ranking member of the the rock nation she's a very high what did she do specifically what should you give us that name again money I didn't hear you what's your name Desiree Perez doesn't report I mean it's been following his career for all these years you would know who that is because she's very closely associated with him I'm asking you what does she do specifically you mean like when she gets to work in the morning I don't know what her day-to-day schedule tomorrow Ronnie chieng Ronnie you're smart woman you're saying that she's she's she's done what she's done what has she done she was a DEA informant this is all public information that you can look up yourself but I'm telling you that it is you snitch on Jay no she didn't but a snitch is a snitch or are you saying that they're a different level of absurd percent of different levels of smishing if somebody's okay well cooperating with the DEA is definitely probably up there cheering once again did she snitch on his organization I mean that's a straw man question no absolutely not okay she didn't snitch on his organization so how can you say that she he maybe she was snitching so that she could keep the heat away from that organization grasping at straws are we no I'm asking a question I'm asking too it sounds like you're making a justification for her having snitched all I'm saying is if she didn't finish on that organization is she snitched to take heat away from the situation maybe that's you know that's looked at as morals and codes to the streets well the fact that you're trying to come up with some explanation for something that you just found out about there's a lot about her I asked a question I asked a question I mean come on what would well I'm asking a question well hang on a second Nick are you up to speed on the paperwork that has been produced with regards to a Snoop Dogg and do you find snoop to his talking to the panel take any it ash I don't take half to be acceptable to be serious whatsoever I don't take this I don't take this industry I like as truthful or as anything whatsoever man everybody everybody's in it for themselves but you know if you if it's okay if you dismiss if dismissive of it I'm just asking you a question does it affect you in any way shape or form or do you care that you know I've never been I've never come on good I don't want to do you even care about the paperwork that I just came across with regards to snoop dogg what whether you dismiss it or not personally he's an entertainer he's an entertainer that's on the you that shows a Martha Stewart like what are we talking about right now like I'm saying like guy who's very influential with the babies misleading the babies that that's that's my position I'll give you a last word though Nick go ahead hmm woman I had no issue that's my last word with a little kid with the nappy hair man I rock a nappy 2001 Kobe afro fuck like you know let them live man what what we want her hair straightened on there so that we can you know I think it's more telling that people complain about her hair being that because then if her air was straitened everybody would say that like oh we're trying to have the Eurocentric standards on us fuck out of here man let the little kid live all the kids had to shut I'm with it Thank You Man be okay okay no man Nikola check-in all right a few more calls you hold on a second um King Jaffe Joff sends in a cash on star DMX beanie sigel to criminal rappers that never ratted okay were they in positions with where they could have ratted no beanie sigel what's your trial for murder I figured I jump in murder yeah just I don't study a whole this old shit it's like some of this stuff I just I've forgotten it I don't fucking watch these videos these interviews it's like a lot of horrible memories from the fucking past oh is this a Horatio good evening sister where do we get the download for the paperwork on snoop right here so you send in a cache yep and I send it to you duh few more calls Ronnie I'm gonna wrap this stuff I'm trying to go to Lake Lanier early in the morning area code 562 good evening are you there five six - Snoop Dogg yo what up for Miss niche you know maybe put up hey man first off you had a guy calling earlier that kind of said the same thing but I was thinking as well I know a lot of people in the beach that especially a lot of oh jeez that think the same way that they don't really respect him I remember you were talking about a guy where they made a video the guy you were talking about his name was philosophy philosophy Dean he's a he's an actual real gang member there on the beach and so a lot of people don't respect him but like to do this he got a lot of money you know snoopers been around he did his thing you know if he has official is some might lead you to believe it but you know he gets a lot of respect there he puts in a lot of work for the young guys so he does his thing out there it's no disrespect but I wanted to get to talk to you about a bead on there because a bee that do this that dude is nuts that dudes absolutely crazy you messed up to deal with the Patriots now you up out of there I know the other guys said that the Patriots aside beer they are not Siberia the Patriots only take you in if they can use you if they think you're talented enough to where you can be some type of some type of you know you can be productive with them that's when they'll keep you other than that they can you ask up out of there so they moved on from him and he going on and you gonna have to do whatever but his career is not over the dozen guys in NFL that have done yeah there's guys done where Donte Stallworth killed a man he was drunk high blue straight through a sapphire it killed a man that are great people that are still in the NFL you got Ray Lewis killed somebody and then going to win a Super Bowl Superboy yeah I'm telling you there's dudes that have done worse things that you know are still in the league so a B time is not over there he can I think even this year I think a team will probably claim him especially if this all gets cleared up but it's not next year if you couldn't clear to go he's gonna be on somebody's football field catching them footballs and talking all that nonsense they keep you talking alright I appreciate coal man thank you so much okay all right hang on a second why let me go to cash at wait a minute Darryl Darryl sends in a cash at that says Ronnie eats junior whoppers in the dark how about some type of joke I don't know about what is it I I don't know but it in general I don't eat whoppers I think they're disgusting I think he said junior whopper yeah it's the same non meat we don't know what that is a few more calls here it's go to area code seven one eight hey good evening 17 are you there pick it up pick it up seven eight seven eight okay moving slow scootch ad there let's go to every code four zero eight good evening for Zuri hello hello hey girl from before away hey John good evening how are you talking about Snoop Dogg former snitch yes no maybe yeah this is my take on snoop so I think this new you know he came up in the 90s okay his come up was like the gangster rap era so I think he was somebody that um he made his come up you know because when he was coming up the the gimmick of the day was like being a gangster right quoting quotes so I think he might have been somebody who was kind of peripherally involved sort of with the streets you know he grew up Long Beach or whatever he might have had some cousins or some family members who were involved and really about that life but he was probably just kind of more of a spectator and I think he probably he was one of those artists from back then who's just hooking him and with it and that was like his meal ticket that was has come up and so not just with him but a lot of people around his age those artists who came up from that era who are now like in their 40s and 50s they kind of you know they kind of still want to cultivate that that same image that that they had back then because that was like their uh like that was their bread and butter and then they feel like if they don't keep that image going of like oh I'm a gangster and you know the code of the streets and all that and snitching then did they feel like they might I don't know they might look they might lose some of that uh that credibility that they might have that they felt that they had from back then okay yeah I have no problem I have no problem with how he came up I'm just talking about now you know according to Wikipedia Snoop is 47 years of age he's too old to be clapping little niggas man like new kids into this but I'm sure he's got a son that's either close to close to Takashi's age or older if somebody were to say something about one of his kids on social media he'd call the fucking cops right you know right right exactly exactly yeah exactly no it's definitely some corny shit but I just think he's all nigga doing too much if you ask me Oh nigga do too much yeah I agree I agree I definitely agree thank you mate oh thank you yeah I think thank you for taking my call I'm going okay let's do one more call Ronnie area code seven six five good evening near the last call for the evening seven six five you know hey I'm gonna make this short and sweet I'm a punk ass honky from the state in the end I'm gonna make it short and sweet for you all right all right every celebrity's got the dirt just like everybody in the world got their own dirt all right so snitching there just won't happen it's going to happen anywhere you go okay all right do I agree with it no but for the right reasons maybe if it was someone's life you know snitching snitching to save someone's life or you know to credit someone's life or to save your own life we hood and then I'll back out a hundred percent but I'm more wanted to talk about agent in Antonio Brown is at all possible come on all right so look man even before all the head injuries do with cock you asshole not gonna lie damn bit of football well we'll go down to the legend of The Legend of a wide receiver damn good a football knows he's one of the top five best right now wide receivers would you the top my best right I mean yeah yeah I'd say top I'd say top ten okay I mean I'd give me I'd give him a solid six okay give him a solid 6 or 7 py Hilton was that way better we gonna go there I'm from Indiana those but along those lines he'll definitely find another team it's gonna take a while especially with his attitude and it progress I mean he's gonna find a team but it's probably gonna be the Jets hang on i.t he's gonna be something like the Jets you know some shit ball last team's gonna pick them up thinking that they're gonna you know make it come up and it ain't gonna be worth shit you know what I mean but I don't keep in loop with everything I just wanted to call and holler at you say what's up I'm a new new subscriber first phone call thank you have a good one thank you hey yo yeah all right all right hold on a second Ronnie let me um see if I have everything worked out here got a brand new system got the iMac finally working and I got your banner coming up next Ronnie thank you for your time tonight Ryan catch up tomorrow if you're available and uh anything you want to say imparting or what no it was a great discussion um you know with regards to snoop I did get his age he's 47 years of age I know I sent you a link about him and Selena Powell she had some receipts yeah I don't know you know why he wasn't smart enough like why would you be on a FaceTime with a girl who's known for outing celebrities but you know whatever so yeah I guess I will speak with you soon okay have a good night okay bye now all right boss - Claudia helping me out there tonight all right I'm getting some rest I'm trying to get up early and go to Lake Lanier here in the Atlanta area all right guys be safe let me see if I can get this new system working have a good night As found on Youtube Read the full article

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Part 1, Chapter 9

Or: Just Spaghetti, Boss

Blood War: Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Volume 1

Sicily—March 12, 1994

Sicily is famous for four things: Beautiful beaches, the pride in which Italian-Americans of Sicilian descent take in the island despite having never been there, getting invaded by every country with access to the Mediterranean, and La Cosa Nostra. This chapter’s about the last one.

Don Caravelli, Capo de Capo of the Mafia, rose to his feet as his four guests were ushered into the huge banquet hall. It was a gesture of respect coming from the supreme crime lord in the world, and the quartet of visitors grinned at each other in pleasure. It had taken months to arrange this meeting, and this slight display indicated that their trip was not in vain.

“Gentlemen,” said their host, a huge man well over six feet tall, his broad shoulders stretching the limits of his impeccably tailored jacket, “welcome to my home.”

The four U.S. mobsters, members of an American Syndicate, set this meeting up in an attempt to get their organization closer to “Caravelli’s minions.” Caravelli gestures to some empty chairs and says that a “special meal" is being planned for them.

Caravelli grinned, flashing white teeth in contrast to a deep tan. “I, of course, will not join you.”

The four men said nothing. They all knew that Caravelli was a vampire.

There was a whole sourcebook about the World of Darkness’ version of the Mafia and how it interacted with the supernatural, so there’s basis for some fancy Italian crooks casually knowing that vampires exist without anyone worrying about potential Masquerade breaches. Mobsters must take the whole “no snitching” thing even more seriously here.

The mobsters don’t care that the absolute head of their organization is an undead parasite of infinite evil eternally cursed by God. They’re weirdly cool about it.

They only cared about his criminal empire. His taste in food was none of their concern. They considered themselves businessmen, dealing with the harsh realities of the world. If necessary, they would deal with the devil if it was good for business.

And maybe black people, but only if they really had to. 

What? Mafia guys are racist.

As the Don’s explaining why he didn’t meet them at the airport, two Kindred bigger than their McCann-sized boss stand at either side of him, while two more guard the door. With the four mortal dons voluntarily entering the lair of a powerful vampire and his big-ass vampire bodyguards and being all casual about it, I’m starting to wonder how the American Mafia lasted this long.

As explained last time, Don Caravelli’s stuck in his mansion because Madeleine Giovanni’s trying to kill him for killing her father. He probably deserved it, being a Giovanni and all, but Caravelli’s not the nicest guy in Italy either.

“My advisers insist I stay within this fortress until she has been found. While I am no coward, I have barely survived three previous attempts on my life by the bitch. I prefer not to offer her an opportunity for a fourth try.”

Tony “The Tuna” Blanchard, head of the east coast branch, the least intimidated by the Don due to visiting him several times before, and going by the name, part-time Dick Tracy villain, correctly guesses that Caravelli’s talking about “that crazy Giovanni dame.” The Don nods, then sends one of the guards at the door away to get his guests a bottle of red wine, and says they’ll talk about their business proposal after dinner.

After two bottles of wine, they talk about Madeleine some more.

“I’m not sure I understand your problem, Don Caravelli,” said George Kross, the Midwest representative of the cartel. A big, red-faced man with beady little eyes, he spoke with a distinctive Indiana twang.

His dialogue still reads like he’s from 1930′s Chicago.

“Some crazy broad is out to get you? Why don’t you just ice the dame? Fuck, you’re boss of bosses. You could order the death of the President of the whole damned USA if you wanted by liftin’ a finger.”

With the state D.C.’s in, Bill’s likely to get taken out accidentally by a random Sabbat goon, so that ain’t saying much.

“Unfortunately, your commander-in-chief is much easier to reach than a high-ranking member of the Giovanni Clan,” said Don Caravelli smoothly.

Over the past sixty years, Madeleine had taken out six of the Don’s best assassins. Kross asks if she could be bought, “everyone has a price” and all that.

Don Caravelli nodded. “My sentiments as well. However, the Giovanni are a tightly-knit band of troublemakers. They lust for the power I control. And,” the Don shrugged in mock despair, “I made the unfortunate mistake of executing her father many years ago. Madeleine neither forgives nor forgets.”

“Yeah,” said Taylor. “Dames are like that.”

Harvey Taylor, west coast boss and obvious hit with the ladies, knows enough about Kindred to then ask if the Don can’t just ask her clan elders to make her back down. Caravelli says that would work with any other clan, but not the Giovanni.

Don Caravelli rose from his chair. “Let me relate to you gentlemen a bit of Kindred lore unknown to most humans. It will make the situation I face much clearer.”

I’ve seen the word “lore” used so many time in online discussions, both seriously and mockingly, that it’s weird reading it in an actual book. 

Yep, this is another lore-dump chapter. This time we’re gonna learn about the cheerful practice of diablerie. But first, Don Caravelli has to set the mood.

The mafia lord walked over to the fireplace. He removed an iron poker from the fireplace tools. Holding the metal rod in one hand, he slapped it rhythmically into his other palm as he spoke.

“As you are well aware, we Kindred live on human blood. It provides us with all the nourishment we need. Vitae, as we call it, is the elixir of life. However, while mortal blood is as wine, Kindred blood is our finest brandy. We call it the darker drink.”

Caravelli smiled, emphasizing each word with a whack of the poker.

Took me a bit to realize that he was just emphasizing the three italicized words and not that whole intro. “As *whack* you *whack* are *whack* well *whack* aware *whack*, we *whack* Kindred *whack*”

“When the opportunity arises, my friends, we Kindred are cannibals. The Sixth Tradition of Caine forbids vampires from drinking the blood of their own kind, but it is largely ignored. The strong obey their own laws.”

Slowly, the mafia chief circled the table, stopping briefly behind each Syndicate chief. None of the four appeared very comfortable with Caravelli standing behind them.

Oh, that’s cute. They all remember the baseball bat scene from The Untouchables.

“Diablerie describes the act of one vampire draining the blood of another. The pleasure derived from such cannibalism is beyond description. More important, however, is the result when it involves a vampire of any generation who drinks the vitae of one of a lower generation. Remember, among my race, the lower the generation, the greater the power!”

...”The life fluid consumed is such a powerful drink that it gives the attacker all of the powers of his victim! It is as if a child suddenly becomes his father, with all of the adult’s vitality. In other words, a sixth-generation vampire who practices diablerie would himself become a fifth-generation Kindred. And gain all of the greater power and strength of that level.”

Don Caravelli leaves out an important detail. See, when a Kindred commits diablerie, they don’t just suck out their victim’s blood. They suck out and absorb the victim’s soul. It’s the soul that lowers their generation. It results in the complete destruction of the victim, and is one of the main reasons why it’s considered such a heinous act. Personally, I find the destruction of a soul in any setting with a confirmed afterlife to be horrifying, but that’s just me.

The Camarilla outright forbids Diablerie, their stated reason being that it’s an evil act. The cynical reason is that the Camarilla system is meant to keep the older and mostly lower generation Kindred in power while the younger ones stay in their place at the bottom. Allowing diablerie would be... detrimental to that system.

There’s an unspoken exception when it comes to the subject of a Blood Hunt, when a Prince of a city puts a hit out on an offending vampire. If you’re allowed to soul-suck the bounty, well that’s just a nice bonus. And if you do, no one will say anything.

The Sabbat on the other hand are cool with diablerie and don’t make any pretenses about it. It fits in with the social darwinism of the Lasombra, the edgelordiness of the Tzimisce, and the overall short-sighted stupidity of the entire sect.

Caravelli continues, saying that from there the newly fifth-gen vampire would have to diablerize a fourth-generation Methuselah for another power boost, and from there having to locate and kill one of the world-ending Antediluvians. He stops there. He doesn’t say anything, but we know that the second generation are all dead, and... I mean in theory it’s possible but, no, you can’t diablerize Caine. The man’s like a tiny god. It ain’t gonna happen.

“I get it, said Sol Cohen, the Syndicate boss of the South who had thus far kept silent. “It’s like moving up the corporate ladder. Or taking steps in our organization. To rise to a level of greater wealth and control, you gotta take out the guy ahead of you in line. That’s the only way to step into his job.”

That’s... not how the mafia’s meant to work, Sol. All that mob talk about oaths of loyalty might not be so unbreakable when the feds get a hold of you, but you’re at least expected to not kill your boss. And it’s probably not a good idea to let the Boss of All Bosses know you think organized crime runs on the Keep What You Kill rule of promotion.

But the don humors him, then sits down again while still holding the poker. He explains that since he’s a fifth-generation Brujah, and Madeleine’s sixth-generation, she’s got further incentive to kill him beyond revenge.

“Man, oh man,” said George Kross. “No wonder you Kindred are so paranoid. Not only are there two sects at war, thirteen distinct clans struggling for power, but every vampire on the block is looking to murder his boss, drink his blood, and then take his place.”

George’s mention of the thirteen clans, which he knows about for some reason, launches Don Caravelli on another lecture about diablerie, Antediluvians, and how that’s also related to his conflict with the Giovanni. He says that while the thirteen Antediluvians were the founders of the modern clans, some of them are not as old as the others, if you catch his meaning.

“Whatcha mean?” asked Sol Cohen. “You’re saying that some other Kindred went and did this diablerie thing on one of the top honchos?”

Caravelli laughed, a full-bodied deep sound that echoed in the chamber. “Honchos! You Americans use such wonderful terms. I must remember that word. It has a certain ring I like.”

The Don’s so amused by our American lingo he finally ditches his poker.

The four Syndicate bosses breathed a sigh of relief. They were all well aware of the fact that they were deep inside an impregnable fortress where Don Caravelli’s word was law. Though their host had been gracious to a fault, none of the quartet felt quite at ease.

The Don continues, talking about how several times over the millennia an original Antediluvian has been diablerized by a fourth-gen vampire, before stopping again.

“You must be hungry. I shall order dinner prepared.” He waved a hand at one of his lieutenants. “By the time my story is finished, it will be here.”

“No disrespect, Don Caravelli,” said George Kross, “but my stomach’s been feelin’ kinda jumpy last few minutes. Combination of that wine and this cannibalism talk. Mind if I take a trip to the john?”

“Of course not,” said the vampire. “Nicko, on your way to the kitchen, show Mr. Kross the facilities.”

Kross wobbled out of the room, his face a pasty green. “George never could handle wine,” remarked Sol Cohen with a laugh. “He’s a beer man from way, way back.”

“I am sure he will be fine.” said Don Caravelli.”

He continues, starting with his own clan, the Brujah. He claims they’re really descended from Troile, a fourth-generation Kindred who killed his sire, the original Brujah Antediluvian.

“In truth, our clan should be named Troile instead of Brujah.”

Not that a clan necessarily has to share their name with their progenitor Antediluvian. The Brujah Antediluvian’s also been called “Ilyes” and “Troile the Elder,” but “Brujah” is another alias for him and that’s the name this story uses.

Tony Blanchard asks the Don what happened to Brujah’s other 4th-generation childer after his death. Caravelli answers that they effectively became clanless, and are rumored to have disappeared into the far east, but no one knows or cares one way or the other. We’ll find out what happened to at least one of those childer later on in the story. As for Brujah’s other childer as a whole, in canon, that has a pretty interesting answer. That’s for even later, though.

“I bet the Giovanni weren’t among those original thirteen,” said Harvey Taylor. “I don’t think there was anybody with a name like that around before the Middle Ages.”

Great observation by Harvey here, but maybe not the best thing to draw attention to unless you want readers to notice that three actually ancient clans also have modern sounding names; the Spanish words for “witch”, “bullfighter”, and “the shadow”.

Don Caravelli tells them how the Giovanni and Tremere came to be. I already told you the Tremere Clan’s origins back in the prologue, but here’s how the Don explains it.

“The Giovanni and the Tremere Clans are comparatively young ones,” stated Don Caravelli. “Their leaders, both extremely ruthless men in life, became equally ruthless Kindred in undeath. Giovanni and Tremere lowered their generation by one act of Diablerie after another. Until finally, when they were fourth generation, they each hunted down an Antediluvian and drank their blood. Thus they gained the full strength of a third-generation vampire for their clan. And thus, by Kindred law, established themselves as a true bloodline.”

According to the wiki, Augustus Giovanni and Lord Tremere skipped lowering their generation to four and went straight for the big guys. Giovanni was already fourth-gen, having been sired by the very Antediluvian he would diablerize. Tremere, meanwhile, just broke into Saulot’s tomb and ate his soul while he was in torpor.

Don Caravelli further explains, when asked about it by Tony Blanchard, that the two new clans then hunted down the rest of the clans whose leaders they just killed. By the time the Camarilla noticed and ordered them to stop, there were only a handful each of the original clans, displaced, newly clanless, members of an extinct bloodline, and now unimportant in the new status quo.

These were all two separate events, by the way. It’s not like Augustus Giovanni and Lord Tremere formed some sort of Asshole Alliance and rose up at the same time.

“Which leads us to what?” asked Harvey Taylor. “I know there’s a point to this story, but I ain’t sure what it is.”

Smart, Harvey. Tell the superpowered undead Godfather to get to the point. I ask you again, how did the American Mafia last this long?

“The lesson is quite simple, Mr. Taylor,” said Don Caravelli. “Of thirteen clans, just these three are descended from vampires who are not eight or nine millennia old. Even immortality becomes boring after six thousand years. The Brujah, the Giovanni, and the Tremere bloodlines are younger, stronger, and more dynamic than the other ten. Though our elders are not as ancient, they possess powers equal to the leaders of any other clan. We are not as weary of undeath. Far fewer of our number have retreated into an eternal torpor. Or abandoned all hope and watched the sun rise.”

Troile’s diablerie happened back during the time of Enoch, the First City, when Caine was still ruling over vampirekind instead of collecting fares in L.A. When it comes to age, there’s very little difference between the Brujah and the very slightly older clans. But hey, here’s the Don acting like his people are the hip new kids in town along with the Tremere and Giovanni. The way I’m tempted to read this is that despite being Master of the Mafia he’s insecure about being a boring old Brujah, and not even the lovable rebel kind, so he’s hyping up the clan to make himself look cooler by association.

“The elders among these three clans know that one of our bloodlines is destined someday to rule the Kindred. Though we forge uneasy alliances, even pursue common goals, we understand that the other two clans are our true rivals among the Cainites. So while I wish Madeleine Giovanni would cease her endless pursuit, I know it will never happen. The Brujah, the Tremere, and the Giovanni are engaged in a secret battle to the death. It is a Blood War. And, in such a fight, there are no compromises.”

You’d think the fact that she’s not randomly killing off every other Brujah and Tremere around would tip Caravelli off that Madeleine’s just pissed about her dad.

“George’s been gone for a long time,” said Tony Blanchard. He chuckled. “Hope he didn’t fall in.”

“I am sure Mr. Kross will be joining us momentarily,” said Don Caravelli. He rose to his feet. “Ah, supper has arrived.”

Three huge Kindred entered the room wheeling a gigantic rolling serving table. On it were three huge silver platters covered in immense lids.”

That’s a lot of spaghetti.

Lifting them off the cart, the attendants placed a platter in front of each of the Syndicate bosses.

“Hey,” said Sol Cohen. “What about George? He should be here.”

You all know what’s coming, don’t you?

Don Caravelli smiled and nodded to his men. Each lifted the lid of a platter. The horrified screams of the three gangsters rebounded off the walls of the chamber for several moments. George Kross had returned, but in pieces. The shocked look on his face, staring with opened eyes from the tray in front of Tony Blanchard, indicated his death had not been a pleasant one.

Or: Just Corpses, Boss

Normally the psycho character pulling this would wait until the other guys ate a few bits of their friend before the reveal, but I understand the Don and his men were working on a time limit.

Don Caravelli reveals that while he was monologuing, one of his men was reading their minds and found out that George was planning for months to learn all the secrets of the Don’s mansion during this meeting, then sell it to the highest bidder.

“The fool. He thought to play me for a fool.”

The Mafia capo grinned savagely. His face no longer appeared the least bit human. His bright eyes glowed blood red.

“His trip to the bathroom was the result of an overwhelming suggestion placed in his mind by my agent. ”

Going by how the story’s portrayed similar powers so far, he did this by thinking “Tummy Ache. Tummy Ache.” at George really hard while having a Mighty Will.

“I thought it best to deal with Mr. Kross outside. It would have been inhospitable to butcher him during our talk.”

The Mafia chieftain gestured and the covers were replaced on the platters. “You gentlemen came to bargain in good faith. I appreciate that. Please be aware that I expect negotiations to run smoothly. I think you will find my terms for your organization most generous.” It was not necessary for the the Don to threaten them any further with the body of George Kross resting in front of them on the table.

Gotta admit, I’m a big fan of that whole “fake politeness” act some villains do.

“In any case, you now know much too much about the Kindred to leave here unchanged,” he declared as the table was cleared. “My second-in-command, Don Lazzari, will shortly feed you some of his blood. The transformation from human to ghoul is quite painless. It will guarantee your silence on what I have told you tonight. And ensure your loyalty to my every wish.”

“I was happy to let you all work on the Honor System, but nooooo, Georgey had to ruin it for everybody.”

So here’s the one time in this book that ghouls are portrayed as slaves to the will of their vampire master instead of just buffed up humans who work for vampires for the perks. There’s one more implied moment later, where one character wonders whether or not another character really is a ghoul, but this is the closest the story gets to explaining it, in that exposition-heavy style it uses to explain everything else about the setting.

Anyway, how will this work? These shmucks are going back to the states, so does that mean Don Lazzari now has to regularly make three vials of his own blood and mail them overseas to keep them loyal? Is this standard procedure for the Mafia? It’d be easier for everyone if the vampire mobsters upheld the Masquerade more and acted like the whole organization’s just mortal Sicilians from the top down.

Don Caravelli nodded at his still-trembling guests. “Perhaps now you understand why Madeleine Giovanni and I cannot make a bargain. Neither of us,” and he laughed and laughed, “is very good at forgiving.”

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[TRANS] Hanryu Pia July 2017 Interview

170622 Hanryu Pia July 2017 Group Interview (Pages 2~5, 14~15) / Scans © La Esperanca

OVERCOMING CRISES AND THE SEVEN YEAR CURSE WITH TRUST

INFINITE made their debut on 9th June 2010 with the mini album ‘First Invasion’ (title track ‘Come Back Again’) and are welcoming their 7th anniversary this year. Many idol groups in South Korea - most commonly as a result of member changes, enlistment and inability to gain enough popularity - face issues regarding future development as they are unable to break past the seven year curse. INFINITE’s first time on Hanryu Pia was after the release of their second album and another time was during promotional activities for ‘She’s back’. After rising to fame, the INFINITE members branched out separately from simply producing music as a group to each participating in various fields such as drama, variety and musicals. They grew to become individuals who could feature on huge billboards or the cover page of magazines even if they were all by themselves without the backing of the group. Although our chances to interview them gradually diminished as they grew into hugely popular acts over the years, being able to sit down with them now even after a long period of time has passed is more than what we could wish for. They are familiar with our staff members by now. This time, too, “Ah~ it’s the Hanryu Pia interview today. It’s been a while,” L greeted us as we arrived at the photo studio. It is exactly because of our close ties dating back to before that today, we are able to reminisce INFINITE’s seven years together as well as the seven years of the seven members.

Sungyeol: (flipping through pages of our past interviews) What’s this? We- everyone was so ugly! This is hilarious. (laughs) Back to my point, we really looked so ruffled back then. Everyone, we all grew up right?

Hoya: After all, it’s been seven years. If we still don’t grow up, it’ll be difficult in the future.

Dongwoo: Although everyone went through some changes here and there, I feel that I have changed the most, right? I was very cautious and careful at the start but now I’m bolder, running all over the place.

Sunggyu: As for me, I changed into a totally different person. Not just my personality but everything else as well. Just like the Super Saiyan race from Dragon Ball.

Sungyeol: Speaking of this, we must have had a discussion before on the “crises” of the group. Personally speaking, I don’t feel any of such crisis but of course, each member has different thoughts.

Dongwoo: Yeah, there are none. It’s because no matter the situation, we are always in a state of preparation and grit to endure whatever we face.

Sunggyu: Right now, I can feel a very huge crisis.

All members: Huh? What is it?

Sunggyu: Whenever Dongwoo dyes his hair, the crisis his scalp is facing..

Dongwoo: Hahaha, (laughs) about that, it’s a mega-crisis. I already have wounds from it. (laughs)

Sungjong: Ah~ please stop fooling around, hyungs! When we come across any problems, we get it out immediately and clearly. After that, all of us will come together to discuss it or have a 1-on-1 dialogue session. We definitely do not throw tantrums by ourselves or be stubborn about it. Instead, we will get straight to the point and solve the problem right then. Isn’t this way of doing things better?

Yes, this is the kind of atmosphere. Even if seven years have passed, it has not changed. Always happily and wholeheartedly giving their everything for their jobs.

WHAT IS NEEDED FROM NOW ON AFTER ATTAINING 99.9% SYNCHRONISATION

Idol groups from prominent entertainment companies who made their debut in the same period as INFINITE achieved their first music show trophies barely a month into debut. However, it took INFINITE 450 days (‘Be Mine’) to achieve a win on a cable TV channel and another month totalling 488 days to achieve a win on a national TV channel (‘Paradise’). That was quite some time spent. The members cited “receiving our immensely cherished first win” as the greatest turning point for the group.

Dongwoo: We were really anxious before that. It was only when we got our first win that we finally gained the confidence. It was a really momentous milestone.

Myungsoo: Prior to receiving our first win, we really went through so many difficulties…… For the very first time when we heard our group name called for ‘Be Mine’, we were absolutely thrilled!

Hoya: We cried so awfully, everyone’s crying face then was so terrible. (laughs)

Woohyun: Even if I wanted to forget I could never~ My eyeliner was smudged and black tears were running down my face. (laughs)

After achieving their very first music show win, they made their debut in Japan. Ever since then, they have been winning first place on music shows consistently during every round of comeback. Even the goal they set for their Japanese debut - to top the Oricon charts - has been achieved. Having been through showcases all over Asia and two rounds of world tours, INFINITE have masterfully leapt onto the world’s stage.

Sunggyu: The world tour was another turning point too. Being able to show to fans in every corner of the world our capability as live performers, which we were unable to show through television shows, was an opportunity that propelled our growth as well.

Dongwoo: Speaking from my own perspective, it seems our views towards music and our understanding of it has changed ever since kicking off our world tour and the release of ‘Destiny’. We begin to have our own style of interpretation towards love songs that leans towards a sorrowful tone. When we released ‘Back’, that was when we really brought this style and our performance of it to a whole new level. What does everyone think?

Woohyun: That is indeed the case. Our producers changed from Sweetune to Rphabet and the impression left by our songs thus changed substantially as well.

Myungsoo: If we were to determine from the whole picture, didn’t INFINITE’s second season come about since the release of ‘Season 2’? The second season was this period of huge progress that included songs such as ‘Back’ and ‘The Eye’, songs that are full of a manly aura. Our songs from now on are likely to be even more grown-up and mature compared to before.

Speaking of INFINITE’s synonym, it has to be “99.9% synchronisation”. Regardless of which point in the song it is, the sharp, knife-like dances of the seven members are in sync right down to the angle of a lifted arm. That is also a mark of their youth. In this case, to the INFINITE members who have matured into grown men, what is it that is needed from now on? 

Sunggyu: Before, we focused on how to sharpen and synchronise our dance moves as best as we could because that was the only thing we could arm ourselves with in this industry. But as compared to before, we now place greater focus on how to communicate with and reach out to fans through our live performances. That is a kind of synchronisation that we can achieve only with our fans who know us and our music the best. Hopefully, we can become celebrities that will be able to stay in everyone’s memories in the future.

Sungyeol: Although I didn’t think of anything we particularly need, being able to grow suavely with time, maintaining our team spirit that has lasted us till now, standing together with my members facing the audiences on stage, I guess these are to me is what I really need. In other words, our personal will is what we really need. Between the members, we often discuss which sides of us we want to show to everyone in the future. Team spirit, regardless of past or present, will never change.

Woohyun: Yup! The feeling of trust and confidence is the most important. The mutual trust between our members.

THE LOVE FOR INSPIRITS THAT SEEPS THROUGH WORDS AND SONGS

Even though they have released a compilation album, the release of an actual album was still a year and a half after ‘For You’ came out. To INFINITE and their fans, this album can be said to be one that conveys the message “INFINITE is back!”

Sungyeol: Ah~ the hiatus in between was really long that even we ourselves got nervous. (laughs) Last year, we only held ‘That Summer 3’ concerts in Japan without any promotional activities for our albums so it’s really been a while since we’ve met our fans face to face when promoting our album. Although there are many fans who specially make the trip to South Korea to see us, it’s more meaningful if we fly over to meet them instead, isn’t it? I’ve been looking forward to the handshake events where I can meet our fans up close. Being able to share the feeling of happiness with every single one of them, how awesome is that~

Sunggyu: This is really an album that came out after a long time. It has songs from our Korean release of ‘Infinite Only’, three original compositions as well as remixed versions of songs that everyone is already familiar with. I’m really sorry that it took us such a long time. During all this time we’ve made you wait, we were working really hard on recording and filming the MV. The album contains feelings of our sorriness and worry and it would be great if it could become a beautiful present for Japanese fans who have waited to so long for us.

Sungjong: It’s a really awesome album. Instead of us talking about how great this album is, I think it’d be better if we let our fans hear it for themselves instead. Those who have yet to listen to it, please make sure you do, hm?

The title track ‘Air’ is exactly as Woohyun described earlier - a combination of strong melodies and INFINITE’s powerful vocals. It is the product of an impactful fusion between INFINITE’s sorrowful style of songs together with their fiery passion.

Sungyeol: A line in the song goes “yearning for the light and going towards it”. There was a scene in the music video where I was climbing the steps heading in the direction of the lights but when we were filming it, the set was actually pretty dark and the steps were really high. It was actually really scary when I couldn’t see clearly yet had to move up to a higher spot. I even thought to myself “I am definitely going to die once I step out!” as filming went on. My legs were shaking so much. Although I said to the staff not to film my legs, I am not sure how the music video will turn out? As a result of this, I am starting to have a fear of heights. (laughs)

Myungsoo: ‘Air’ is a song that packs a stronger punch. It has a very different feel compared to the other songs and it is one that shows a different side of us to fans. Regrettably, we were unable to show you INFINITE’s knife choreography due to Sunggyu-hyung’s injury so please anticipate it the next time.

In the song ‘Air’, Sunggyu sings “show it to me, that incredible radiance” during the chorus. This particular line left a pretty strong impression on us. Hence, we would like to ask the members this: what would everyone see if we were to request, “Please show something precious of yours to everyone!”

Woohyun: My mobile phone, probably. Ah, no, there’s something more important. The members! The important thing, our members!

Dongwoo: Hmm… air. I guess it’s air. It’s something the living can’t do without isn’t it? And it just so happens it’s called “air” too. (referring to the album’s title) Ahaha. (laughs)

Sungyeol: For me, it’s my body.

Sungjong: Muscles? Recently you’ve been working out a lot right?

Sungyeol: I didn’t mean muscles, what I meant was that what’s important is the issue of maintaining our health. If we are not healthy, doesn’t that mean we would not be able to be with our fans? That’s the reason why these days, I’ve been leading a lifestyle that revolves around exercising by working out at least four hours a day. For Sungjong, the important thing should be your throat, right?

Sungjong: Yup, that is very important. As one grows older, the body becomes weaker so we have to start taking care of it as well as we value our treasure-like vocals. (laughs) Normally, I would either roll my lips to train and relax my mouth or do some throat-stretching exercises.

Sungyeol: Even when sleeping, he wears a custom special protective sleeve around his throat. Says it’s because he doesn’t want to risk his throat and neck hurting and wants to protect them properly.

Sunggyu: Hmm~ If I had to single out just one, I would say it’s probably the albums we released in the past. Although my thoughts, memories and efforts can’t be outwardly shown to audiences live, the one thing that encompasses all of these together in one package have got to be our albums. They are invaluable gems that we only achieved after putting in so much hard work.

Myungsoo: As for me, what is important isn’t really any physical thing but time. Regardless of whether it’s something brand new or something important, it is all because there’s time for me to prepare for it that I can present it well. Be it singing or dancing, time is definitely important in order for us to be able to show different sides of us to everyone.

Hoya: Everyone, did you forget it because it’s right in front of you? The most precious thing has got to be Inspirits of course!

All members: Oh, right! Of course, as expected of Hoya!

Hoya: Indeed, as expected of Hoya. (laughs) There are times when I cannot help but think “Is there any value in my existence? Where do I stand exactly?” During times like these, it is our fans, who are witness to the value of my existence, that assure me telling me “It’s alright!”. I am really grateful and thankful.

INFINITE’s path to solidifying their position in the present day was definitely not a comfortable and easy one. Stumbling into various obstacles throughout the way and pumping in so much hard work it seems as if their blood could physically seep out from an intangibility as such, they finally have the glory they deserve. It was Inspirits who have been with them for the past seven years through thick and thin. The song ‘Thank You’ is dedicated to Inspirits, who can be described as half of the wings that hold and support INFINITE.

Dongwoo: Up till today, so many things have happened, no? There are the good and also the bad. With Inspirits, it feels like there is a tug-of-war going on between us? You can say it’s like a mutually dependent relationship. Even though we had travelled across the globe to greet and deliver our gratitude to Inspirits from every corner of the world, this song isn’t as simple as a few words and phrases strung together. It contains our heartfelt feelings. Being able to express a message coming from the bottom of our hearts makes us happy as well.

Woohyun: As of today, it has been more than seven years since our debut. From the past, and even in the future, it isn’t a “happy ending” for Inspirits and INFINITE but a “never ending”.

There is another new song, ‘Waiting For The Moment’, that we hope fans can listen to while reading the lyrics. This song is one that really tells the story of INFINITE. A line in the song goes “try and take a step out towards the goal that still seems far away”. What are some of the goals that INFINITE have for the future?

Sunggyu: Yes, this song is a song about our story. I really like it and even suggested to use it as the title track although this didn’t work out in the end. (laughs) Goals can be a certain place or a certain moment in time. While recording this song, I’ve been thinking to myself “Is this referring to the present? Or the future? When exactly?” Right then, what was running through my head was that when our fans are listening to our music regardless of whether they hear it live or at home, which is to say, that one moment when our music is able to reach out to our fans, I guess that is the goal that is implied.

Myungsoo: There is a feeling of hope in the song. It awakens not only our memories but also serves as a reminder of the memories shared between Inspirits and us. The song contains our gratitude towards our fans as well. It is a song that holds many meanings. Right now, this song also encompasses all of my feelings.

Hanryu Pia’s【Basketball Finals】— There was a basketball court in the courtyard of the venue where we set up our photo studio and held the interview. Sungyeol and Woohyun played rounds of shooting goals very happily. However, their game was stuck in a deadlock that was won easily by the manager as soon as he entered the game. Sungyeol, who earlier mentioned he’s been consistently exercising all this while, stated “I must have over-exercised, my legs are aching!”

jp-cn translation by SungLikePoison / cn-en translation by 890428k with special help from onlydongwoo / take out only with full credits

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Maybe that’s the problem

THIS IS A SERIES. PART 2 Part 3

Word count: 2939

Summary: You go to one of philip hamiltons famous parties, and next thing you know, you wake up in his house. shit happens.

Au: Highschool Au

Pairing: Philip x Reader

Warning:  Uh. French, mentions of sex??? but really just. the word, underage drinking/smoking (dont do drugs kids) i think thats it. Note:good god guys, I really loved writing this. Also, I always think of so much to say in the notes when i’m actually writing, but now i forgot all of it. No proofreading, we die like men. I love Georges, anyone wanna see a georges fic?  AND Want this to be a multipart fic???? And yeah. I listened to Initiation from The Weeknd, so i recommend you do to. Even if it doesn’t have much to do with the story YET.  And georges is sleeping with philip, im sure. (you will understand later) Enjoy. Thats it. Also thanks to @fanfrickinhamiltasticimagines for helping me with the name so philips generation. Check her out guys. She hella cool. Done. Oh. @lookaroundlookaroundhowlucky wanted to be tagged. okay im out.

"You've never been to a Hamilton-Party?!"

You couldn't help but giggle at your friend Abigail, her eyes were widened in shock. "I've already told you a thousand times I've never been to any parties, Nabby", you reminded her, before taking a seat next to the girl. Abigail lifted her shoulders, giving you a shrug. "Yeah, but the ones at Hamiltons’ are different. I didn't know you meant those too", she alleged, plunking down into the chair. Raising an eyebrow in amusement, you explained yourself. "I told you my parents are trying to prevent me from underage drinking at all costs. How was I supposed to find a way to go there anyways?" Your words made your friend twist her mouth. "Hmm", she hummed, hesitating. She seemed to be contemplating something, which made you curious in an instant. "What are you thinking about?", you asked her, shifting around in your seat. "Oh nothing", Abigail informed you, as a wide smile began spreading across her face, "I was just wondering what I should borrow you for tonight! We're gonna pay the Hamilton Estate a visit!" Reluctant, you crossed your arms. "I don't know. I mean, I'm not even invited. And if my parents would find out...", you didn't even bother to finish your sentence. Your parents were horribly strict and it already took you almost a week to persuade them to let you stay overnight at Abigail's home. "Come on, don't be such a party pooper! I'll be with you, and it'll be fun. Trust me!", she reassured you, grabbing your shoulder. "Nobody will find out! And you don't need an invitation! Everybody can go. Okay? Are you with me?" A deep sigh escaped your throat, before you slowly nodded. "I'm not gonna regret this, am I?", you joked, but all you received was a shrug, before Abigail left the room.

"I'm really, really sure, this is a bad idea", you decided, as you stood in the basement of the Hamilton Estate, which was designated as a party room. It was already packed with people, and you could barely see anything, because it was dark for the most parts. Diffused blue lights were place here and there, making you instantly uncomfortable with the shady surroundings. You could hear the distant voice of The Weeknd singing "Initiation", but you were pretty sure the music was supposed to be more loud and cheerful during normal parties. Abigail nudged you with her elbow, giggling in amusement. "Ohhh, are you scared?", she mocked teasingly, grabbing your arm. "Don't be, let's go over to Theo." Before you could complain, she was already dragging you across the room, making you almost trip. This was one of the rare moments of you wearing high heels, but Abigail insisted that they would fit perfectly into the occasion. Now that you could be the judge of that, you completely disagreed. Nobody would noticed them, it was far too dark to see anything. But at least they matched your purse, right? Beauty knows no pain. As you came nearer towards Theodosia, she was already waving you, a warm smile on her lips. She was one of your closer friends, which you were very thankful for, because she was an absolute cinnamon-roll and always cared for you. But seeing her here made you begin to wonder. You never deemed her for being someone who goes to parties. "Good to see you girls", she greeted the two of you, drawing you into a tight embrace, making you inhale the scent of her cologne mixed with the unpleasant smell of cigarettes. "Why are you here?", you inquired shamelessly, after she had let go of you. "Joseph dragged me here", Theo avowed, and made a gesture with her hand, pointing to a boy who was currently pouring a drink. Joseph was her boyfriend, and they were in a happy relationship for almost three years now.  You gave a small nod, before you turned to the boy next to her, who wasn't engaging into the conversation at all.

He was taller than all of the girls, and as far as you could judge, he had a dark skin-colour, and short,dark locks, fitting his handsome face nicely. Constantly biting his lips, he didn't even seem to notice that you were staring at him, till you cleared your throat, which resulted in instantly having his darting eyes on him. "I haven't seen you around the school, who are you?", you asked him, trying not to drown out Abigails voice, because you didn't want to interrupt her dialogue with Theo.  Giving you sheepish look, he put forth some words in a foreign language you couldn't understand. "Sorry, I couldn't understand you. Could you repeat yourself?” He nodded, carefully repeating what he said. It turned out he was only introducing himself and had a french accent. "Mon name is Georges Washington Louis Gilbert de La Fayette, nice to meet you." Your face was flushed with shame as you realized the foreign language was his name, and hastily gave him your name. "Yeah, I'm (Y/N) (Y/L/N), nice to meet you too", you stammered, wanting to shake his hand, as he slowly lowered himself to your height to kiss your cheeks. Struggling to speak, you just fidgeted with your hands, making him understand that you weren't used to the french etiquette. "Oh, je suis désolé! I forgot that you Americans don't greet", he said, scratching the back of his head. "It's okay", you assured him, after your cheeks had taken on a normal colour again. "You're french?" His eyes sparkled at your words, making both him and you smile. "Yes! I'm an exchanged student and I sleep with him!" Georges pointed at a boy on the other side of the room, who immediately caught your eyes. You wanted to correct Georges funny English, but instead your gaze was fixed on the person he had pointed to. You were amazed by his handsome freckled face, and the wild, long curls, framing his face in a perfect way. Sitting relaxed on of the couches, he was surrounded by a group of people, mostly consisting of girls,and held some sort of glass in his hand. For a moment, his sharp eyes met yours and you felt your heart racing almost immediately.

Feeling someone tapping your shoulder, you swiftly shook your head, before turning towards the person interrupting you in your thoughts. "Hey. Are you eyeing the Hamilton-boy?", Theo queried, narrowing her eyes. You took another look at the boy, who seemed to be Philip, the host of the party and nodded eagerly. Theodosia seemed to be unamused by your interest and raised her eyebrows, warning you with a wagging finger. "If I were you, I would stay away from him. He's a total player and will steal your virginity, independence and dignity in one night", she cautioned, and Abigail shoved a red cup into your hand, encouraging you to drink from it. "Come on, forget about Philip,let's get drunk (Y/N)!" Without hesitation, you downed the drink. As you felt the bitter liquid running down your throat, you had to resist the urge to throw up on the spot. "Damn. I can't imagine why anyone would want to do this by their own choice", you remarked, making your friends laugh.

You were waken up by the pulsing pain in your head, and  groaned quietly, rolling around in the large bed. Blinking confusedly, you tried to open your eyes, but regretted it immediately,since the brightness of the day only hurt you. You had no idea of what happened yesterday, but your heavy head clearly spoke volumes for that. Hoping that nobody took pictures of that night, you stretched yourself a bit, yawning. At least you woke up in your own bed. How you got home was a miracle though. Probably Abigail carried you home. You smirked at the imagination and buried your face further into your pillow, inhaling the pleasant smell of fabric softener. Suddenly, you stopped in your tracks. This didn't smell like your bed sheets, it had a distant smell of men's cologne. And since when was your bed so huge that you could roll around in it?

Realizing this could not be your bed, you jolted up, widening your eyes in shock. Dizziness added to the pain in your head from the sudden action, but you didn't care. And as you noticed, who was laying next to you, in nothing more than boxershorts, you swallowed. Dark, curly hair. A lot of it. Hidden under it was a peaceful, freckled face, sleeping soundly.  Looking down, you saw yourself in nothing more than your black underwear. "Fuck", you breathed, rubbing your forehead. Did you really have sex with the only person you were warned of? More importantly, did you have your first time with someone and forgot all about it? Before you could think of more embarrassments, you hastily got out of bed, searching for your clothes.

You took a closer look around the room. Mostly consisting of very light colors and minimalistic furniture, you thought that it looked very luxurious. But than again, should you expect less from the son of a politician? Not that you knew much about Philip, this was the only piece of information you had. Despite pacing around a few times, you couldn't spot your black dress in the room. Another groan of frustration escaped your mouth. How were you supposed to go home in this attire? But, as you glimpsed at the bed, you decided waking Philip up seemed like a bad idea too. Shouldn't one-night-stands be gone in the morning? Did he offer you to stay? You wished you knew, but no. Your hungover brain had to forget the most essential things about last night. The only thing you could remember was talking to Abigail, Theodosia and Georges...Georges! The french boy mentioned, that he was staying at Philips home. Maybe you could ask him for some clothes. He would surely understand the situation you were in.

You hastily made your way to the door, trying to open it as quietly as you could, but instead it squeaked like an old garden gate, making you cringe.

"Where are you planning on going?" Philips voice was half husky, half sleepy and let a shiver run down your spine as you heard him. Feeling caught, you slowly turned around on the spot. Trying to play cool, you leaned against the doorframe. What would a one-night-stand say right now? Did you enjoy yourself last night? Hastily, you ran your thoughts through all the scenarios you knew from any movies you had watched, but as soon as you saw his face grinning smugly, you lost your composure. Instantly, you felt your cheeks redden and your heart pounding in your chest. "H-Hi. I'm se-searching m-my clothes", you stuttered, facepalming yourself internally. Philip started laughing at you, slowly raising himself from the bed. You couldn't resist the chance and gave him a once-over, as he slowly walked towards you.

"You don't know a thing about yesterday, do you?", he asked in an amused tone. Relaxed, he took a strand of your hair into his hand, toying with it. You admitted he was right, and with a deep chuckle, he desisted from making you more nervous. As he put some clothes on, you were reluctant, but asked anyways. "Do... you know more than I do?" Confident in his position, Philip lifted his head. "Of course I do. Girl, do you really think we had sex? Because if we did, you would've remembered it."  He winked at you, which made you raise your eyebrows. "Care to enlighten me? Can you tell me why I am here, almost naked?", you queried. A grin spread across his face. "I can, but I'm not sure if you really want to hear it", he warned you, buttoning up his shirt. With a gesture of your hand, you demanded him to continue. Philip exhaled deeply, before he spoke, as if he had to recall what exactly happened. "So, after a while, we were running low on alcohol and I wanted to get some more in my house. You followed my, pressed me, and tried to undress me multiple times. Despite the fact that I declined, you would stop bothering me. So, suddenly, you ripped your dress off, throwing yourself on me. I couldn't let you into the crowd half naked, so I decided to make you sleep here", he explained bluntly. Feeling the blood pumping into your head, you quickly covered your face with your shaking hands. This was a lot more embarrassing than what you thought happened. But at least, this also meant that you still had your virginity. What did Abigail say again? He'll steal your virginity, independence and dignity in one night. Well, at least you still had two out of three things. "Sorry for forcing myself on you..and stuff. And thanks, for not taking advantage, I guess", you said, deeply ashamed. Philip gave a little shrug and handed you some clothing. "Here. I threw your dress away, to be honest, but you can keep this." Philip opened the door, but before he left, he turned to you again, adding:" Do you want to eat something or leave right away? Maybe get some painkillers for the headache?" After you were fully clothed, you decided, to eat together with him, eager to find out more about Philip. It couldn't get any worse, you thought.

After a few minutes, both of you were sitting on a large table in the living room, which was fully packed with all sorts of food. Widening your eyes, you got way too excited at the sight and didn't listen to what Philip said, as something brushed slightly against your shoulder. You turned your head to see Georges exiting the room, waving you goodbye. He said something, but you couldn't understand him, because his mouth was occupied with a croissant.

"He's late for church", Philip explained, taking a sip out of his glass. You nodded slowly, not knowing what to say, and silently, both of you began to eat. There were no sounds, except for the maid humming in the kitchen and the clattering of silverware. You glimpsed over to him, to see if he had any interest in a conversation, but he was busy with typing something into his phone, so you decided to shut your mouth. The occasional glances were getting longer and longer, till you didn't even bother to look away anymore. "So, I heard you were a player. Why did you decline my...offer yesterday?", you finally broke the silence, and regretting it in an instant, as you saw the amused expression on his face. "Well", he drawled,"Maybe it was the fact that you kept saying you wanted to have your first time with me. And I don't do completely wasted virgins." Once again, you could feel your cheeks burning, and you lowered your head. "God.. do you think it's possible to block out memories...entirely?", you asked him, half joking, half serious.  "First of all, you can just call me Philip", he replied, making you sigh in annoyance. "Second... If you drink hard enough. Why do you think I host all these parties?" With a deep chuckle, he put away his phone and took a closer look at you.  What he said, made you contemplate.

"Why do you, actually?", you inquired, leaning a bit forward. Philip sighed, rolling his shoulders. "I mean, I'm not a expert.. But it just seems wasting your time. You can do so much better", you asserted, tapping your fingers against the table.  Philip let out an exasperated sigh and crossed his arms. "It's fun", he insisted offhanded, and you decided not to dig into it further, which led to another moment of awkward silence. His focused eyes were laying on you and he seemed to watch every move of you, making it impossible for you to eat anything.  "The Adams-girl has your purse", the freckled boy informed you without any context and made you even more uncomfortable. Fidgeting around in your seat, you decided it was time to go home. "I'll bring you to the door. Do you need money?", he asked, surprisingly polite and you declined. "Nabby only lives a few streets away." "That's her name.. Yes, I visited her house a few times because of my dad", he remembered, tipping slightly against his temple, as the two of you made your way through his home. As you were finally standing in front of the door, you thanked him again, and managed to conjure a faint smile on his face. Leaning against a wall, Philip nodded slowly. "I hope you come crash my party next weekend again",he suggested, making you laugh. "And maybe cut back on the alcohol", he added and opened the door in a swift manner.

As you headed out, you couldn't help but face him again, trying to memorize every part of his face, before you left. Despite his invitation, you didn’t want to come back so soon. "I hope you find what you're looking for", you said in a seemingly insignificant way, before turning away.

"But I'm not looking for anything", Philip replied with a questioning tone and scratched his neck.

"Maybe that's the problem", you muttered quietly, but loud enough so he could hear it, walking away at a steady pace. "Wait!", he suddenly hollered, but you didn't slow down. " I don't even know your name!"

A smile spread across your face. He didn't even know your name.

[colp76-blog]

Okay, I have decided that I will be going in a new direction with some of my reviews in the future. If anyone that has read my blog over the last six months will know that I am trying to learn how to write correctly and also learn about science-fiction and its origins.  My thinking is that maybe in a few years, I can take everything I have learnt and start to create some interesting stories and universes myself. This is always something I wanted to try and I don’t want to be that person who always says “I will get round to it eventually ” or is afraid about what the people on the internet will think! This is my time to do what I enjoy and maybe you might enjoy some of it too. Now that I have started to learn more about the science-fiction, the more I understand that just as much as it is important to know about time-travel and warp-drives . . . etc,  it is vitally important to understand the social and human experience of it all. What kind of people are we dealing with? What makes those people tick? and more importantly for me is how they react under extreme pressures and situations?. So yeah, I will be looking at some of the films set on our own planet, they could be real life or fiction. I just want to look at some of the social issues involved in those films and help me better understand; what is it to be human?

I recently watched Das Boot, A 1981 German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Peterson. Quite surprisingly it was second most expensive German film ever made behind Metropolis, what a great science-fiction film that is and I hope to go and look and review that eventually. Not a great overnight success but this film was nominated for a lot of awards and became one of the best German films ever made, to this day. First of all, I knew nothing about Das Boot up until about two weeks ago. Yes, I had seen the iconic posters and that had heightened my interest somewhat, but its only decades later I actually sat down and watched it. Let me tell you something though, I’m so glad I did! Be aware this film has subtitles and its never really been a bother to me, but I guess its not everyone else’s cup of tea.

The outline of the plot is that a war correspondent Lt Werner Herbert Gronemeyer has been assigned to the German submarine U-96.  joining this crew he is now introduced to a crew, each with a completely different story to tell. The most interesting character to me in this film is the Captain Jurgen Prochnow. He is a loyal friend to his crew regardless of rank and he seems to be fighting the war for his people more than any political agenda. Now I could be completely wrong? When I review a film though, I like to think about what it says to me personally but I really liked him and his approach to command. Maybe that is why I do like this film! Because it may be the first time I have ever viewed the story told from the enemy’s perspective and I find myself liking the main character, reminding me that we are all human after all. For the next three weeks, the captain and his crew seem to be on the wrong end of a losing battle as the Royal Navy are slowly beginning to take hold of the war at sea.  Lt Werner, I’m guessing is our eyes and ears in this film as he gets to meet some of the crew, as we listen about their individual stories leading up this final climatic battle. After a small victory but many misfortunes, the crew find themselves attacked by a British fighter plane, unable to escape using speed alone the captain is forced to submerge the submarine. If only it would have been a simple as that as the vessel is unable to stop diving and hits the ocean bed. The captain’s words really made me think as he proclaimed “The gods left a shovel full of sand to keep us up.” It really makes me wonder about religion, as every person looks to a higher-power when faced with a crisis!  I also intrigued how people react in the direst of circumstances, against all odds can come out with a positive result. The captain and his crew along with some great ingenuity and a lot of luck manage to raise the submarine to make an escape for freedom yet again. Now, if anyone who is reading this has seen this film before, can they explain the significance to the song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” Is it to show that music is above division and is enjoyed by everyone, I’m a little confused? After reaching their final destination at La Rochelle, France are relieved that they could survive such an ordeal only to then find themselves in the middle of an air strike resulting in the submarine that had taken such a previous onslaught is now sunken in front of the captain’s eyes. The captain himself is injured in the strike and also collapses and dies in front of Lt Werner who looks completely different than the fresh-faced correspondent we see in the opening scene of the film.

This film is so wonderful and I know I have missed so much out, but every second is worth a mention in this film, so I had to decide what is the most important parts for me to discuss and think about. For me it was always about the dynamic of the crew, we suffer a mental breakdown, stories of love in both the right and wrong scenarios and a real sense of a generation of youths facing such cruel realities. It’s so rich in dialogue that I can’t wait to watch it again. I really liked most of the characters and disliked others but that is true in all walks of life. I’m always getting kind of bummed out at the way the human race try to segregate themselves into groups when there really isn’t that much difference between us when you actually get down to the basics of humanity, I wonder if its something in our genes that make us react this way?.  I loved the production value and set design of this film. The submarine certainly made me feel just as isolated as the men aboard it. The visual effects of the film are a little dated but they still hold up pretty well. All in all, I am very pleased I decided to talk about a film like this as it helps me try and learn about history and humanity a little bit more. I am far from a historian or a philosopher but I think it’s very important for me personally to try and learn something about life.

Well, what is next? I’m not sure now but Das Boot has set the bar very high. Thank you for reading and please let me know what you thought of Das Boot in the comment section below. I really do enjoy reading your comments, take care.  – Colin

#DasBoot a review 1981. Okay, I have decided that I will be going in a new direction with some of my reviews in the future.

[crisscolferfanforever]

Milwaukee Law

Milwaukee Law

1.3

On Court

Written by smoothie smith

Inspired by Baylor Rape case

                        We see the Campus of Marquette University where we go into campus housing we go inside a room where a male is pounding on another male room where a deaf student comes out of his door

The male student taps him

Sean (signing)

“what’s wrong”

He turns around

Dustin(sign)

“Cody is not answering his door “

Sean(sign)

“hmm”

Dustin hears a sound

Dustin (sign)

“Sean the bathroom”

They open the door they see a male student holding on to the door to the toilet

Dustin

“Gilbert “

Gilbert looks up shaking

Dustin turns to Sean

Dustin(sign)

“wait here and I will call 911”

Sean nods

We wake into McGuire hall we see Char and Chris come

Char

“I am dective Char Saunders where is the victim “

They directed to up stairs

Char

“a male “

Chris

“and a basketball player “

They sigh

we enter the hospital room where the male victim is awake

Char

“hello “

Gilbert still shaking

Gilbert

“I was rape “

Char

“did you do a kit “

Gilbert

“yes, the nurse should be with that “

Chris

“do you know who attack you “

Gilbert becomes in fear

Gilbert

“Stay away from me “

Char

“hey, where are not going to hurt you were here to help “

Gilbert

“I am on the basketball team and this happens to me “

Chris

“what year are you “

Gilbert stops shaking

Gilbert

“Junior majoring in American Sign Lauanage “

Char

“are you Deaf or hard of hearing “

Gilbert

“I am hearing”

Char and Chris look at each other

Chris  

“let’s get Psych down here and see if any cases are related “

Char

“yes “

Chris

“we are going to take care of you and we will find the people who did this to you”

Gilbert

“thank you “

We go outside we see Sean and Dustin waiting with two other with a woman who is also deaf

Chris

“can you come down to the station and do an interview “

Dustin (sign/talk)

“yes, we can”

Char

“do you need someone there for these two”

Dustin

“I can get Albert “

Chris

“who is Albert “

Dustin

“Albert is a ITP for the campus “

Char

“good “

We go to the office of the 29th we see ray sits down in his office

Ray

“what can you tell me about the case “

Char

“a 21-year-old Junior was Raped taken to a medical center down town “

Chris

“he smelled awful “

Ray

“did the wittiness say that “

Chris

“no that is what I was saying when I observe him”

Char

“they just got the kit result in “

Chris

“alright what are we going to tell Gilbert”

 Ray

“just do it “

They walk out of the office

We go into an interview process we see Sean and Albert with Char

Char (Albert signing)

“we need to know what happen last night between the hours of 11pm and 12am “

Sean (Albert talking)

“so, I came home from studying I was going to check up with Gilbert because he had just taken a test and he was struggling with his signing “

Chris (albert signing)

“what dose Gilbert want to be after college”

Sean (Albert talking)

“he wants to be a special education teacher and a coach “

Char (albert signing)

“can you tell us what you saw and who you think might have done this “

Sean (albert talking)

“so, when I went into my room I saw Gilbert going into the bathroom with a towel and then Dustin about 15 mins found him shaking to the bathroom “

We see the interview with Dustin happen

Ray

“what did you see happen “

Dustin

“gilbert was in the bathroom and that’s all that I remember because what happen next will stay in my head forever “

Ray

“and that is “

Dustin

“he was hugging the toilet seat and shaking and not responding to flashing lights that we had in the dorm rooms “

Chris

“what are the flashing lights for “

Dustin

“mainly for the deaf and hard of hearing students “

Char

“ok if anything comes up will let you know “

We see the Three Deceives in Ray office waiting for the results

Ray

“if we get we have to go back to gilbert “

Char

“yeah”

Olivet comes into the office and shuts the door

Ray

“What is it “

Olivet

“he knows who it is but doesn’t want to file charges “

Char

“did he tell you “

Olivet

“he told me straight up”

Ray

“I want everyone to go and speak to him and Olivet you are going with him”

Jerry comes in

Jerry

“you’re not going to like this there are more cases that have gone unreported “

Ray

“what are you talking about “

Jerry

“male Athletes and other male students on the campus from Feb of 2016 to now “

Ray gets on the Phone

Ray

“Megan do you got a time where you can come to my office “

Ray counties to talk

Ray

“sounds good “

He turns to his deceives

Ray

“Char and Chris go see Gilbert Jerry and Olivet come with me “

Jerry looks

Jerry

“where are we going “

Ray

“Marquette “

Olivet

“I am Psych not a dectivce “

Ray

“you’re going to be there for obverstation only “

They leave

We see Ryan and Megan talking about the case in Ryan’s office we see tv on where we see the basketball coach talking Ryan looks at the tv in weird scared like way  

Megan

“I don’t like this “

Ryan

“oh, dear how many cases do you think there are beside this Cody Gilbert guy “

Megan

“we don’t know but we got Char and ray on it right now “

 we walk into the foots of char as she is going in for a second interview with Gilbert

Char

“I know this might be difficult, but we need to file a report “

Gilbert looks in fear as he looks at Char

Gilbert

“I will tell”

They all look relived

Gilbert begins his story as char has paper and pen

Gilbert

“so, I was studying for an exam for the class Deaf Culture class “

Char

“what’s your major Gilbert “

Gill looks up at char

Gill

“I am a Junior majoring in Special Education and minor in ASL Studies “

Char

“so, tell me the story “

Gill

“so, I was studying for a deaf History Exam and there was a knock at the door before I could look who was at the door someone knock me over the next thing I know was naked tied up and seamen all over my mouth “

 Chris looks at char

Char

“so, we got male rapist on male”

Gill

“what did the kit say “

Char

“anal bruising and trauma “

Gill

“oh god”

He begins to cry

Char hugs him

Char

“it’s all right “

We see McGuire hall Security

Stacy

“what are you looking for “

Jerry and Ray look at each other

Jerry

“we are looking for anyone who might of enter the 2nd floor of the west side of the housing until “

We see Ray phone beep

It’s from Olivet

It reads

“I got another one”

Ray

“hurry up “

They get the tape

Jerry

“thanks “

Jerry calls Dec John Roach

Jerry

“John its Briscoe I need your help on a rape case”

The students look

Ray

“hush”

They get in the car

We go back to the car

Ray is on the phone

Ray

“how many are we talking about “

Olivet

“you might want to come to my office “

Ray hangs up

Ray

“we got to go “

They race to Doctor Olivet office

We go back to Char and Chris talking with Sean and his interopr

Char (albert signing)

“so, do you know anyone who Gill might have meet “

Sean (albert talking)

“no”

Char (Albert Signing)

“did you notice anyone being upset with “

Sean (Albert talking)

“I notice some of the La Crosse players getting mad at him the last couple of nights “

Chris (Albert signing)

“do you know what it’s about “

Sean (albert talking)

“he would not say when I was signing with him”

Char (albert signing)

“thank you very much”

Sean (albert talking)

“am I in trouble “

Chris (signing)

“no”

They leave

We go back to the streets where Ray is looking for the others

Ray

“I want to know where the title ix office is “

John

“if we can’t find anyone “

They are approach by a girl name Stacy

Stacy

“can I help you “

John

“we need to know where we can find a Title IX Coordinator “

Stacy

“Pears hall “

John

“thank you “

They rush over there

We see Ray with Olivet in her office

Ray looks stunned

Megan

“these students “

Olivet

“10 cases of where male Players are being Assaulted over a 13 month period that were not handed over to the police  “

Ray

“bring in the president and the title ix cord in office and I want Ryan and Peter as well “

Char and Jerry arrive at the campus title ix office

Char

“we need you to come down to the office “

 We enter the DA office

Peter

“what do you have so far “

Char

“10 unreported cases so far “

Ryan

“and what about Gill Sanders “

John

“he doesn’t know who attack him”

Char

“until we find out who I want to charge the title ix cord charge “

Peter looks at Ryan

Peter

“what do you think “

Ryan puts his hands in his coat pocket

Ryan

“interview the Title IX cord before you take it to court

Peter looks at Char and Ray

Peter

“you heard the man “

Ryan

“char “

Char turns around

Ryan

“if they deny it once arrest them “

Char nods

We approach the interview room with Title IX we see char in the room with Jerry and Chris

Char

“so, tell me did Gilbert come to your office “

Ms. Anderson looks at them

Kerry

“he came in “

Chris

“and “

Kerry

“he told me he was raped “

Chris

“and were you going to report to our department “

Kerry

“I need a lawyer “

Char

“of course, you do”

They leave

They are approach by Ray and Peter

Char

“what do you think “

Ray

“Gill knows who did it and Sean knows who’s did “

Char

“really “

They hand out the photo to Char

Char

“you Son of Bitch”

ray

“you know him”

Char

“we interview him two years ago about a rape at UW-Milwaukee “

Ray

“pick him up”

Jerry comes in

Jerry

“our suspect has come in with a confession “

Chris

“Son of a bitch “

Ray

“what do you want to do with these two clowns “

Peter

“Book them on failure to report a crime and bring the president in for questioning “

 We see a lab test result in the office of Ryan as read its peter and Megan walk in

Ryan

“so, give me an update “

Peter

“we are charging the title ix cord with failure to report a crime and the president I want to talk to you about “

Ryan

“so, what do you think “

Peter

“I want him gone from the Unvieristy “

Ryan

“well the head coach of the La Crosse team is resigning his lawyer said “

Megan comes in

Megan

“the president and title ix also resigned “

Peter looks at Ryan

Peter

“Ryan what do we do now “

Ryan

“we can’t charge the president, so we got the trial for the man that rape Gilbert “

Megan

“but your going to want to hear this “

They watch an interview of the men’s basketball team

Steve

“I don’t know if I want to send my child to this school “

Peter

“he’s making a point “

Megan

“do you want to arrest him “

Ryan

“no let him hang with the La Crosse coach, charge the Title ix Cord and the president and bring them to trial “

Ryan gets on the phone

Ryan

“Glen get into my office now “

Peter

“I can handle the plea hearing “

Ryan

“I know but I want you on this case against the president and the title ix cord “

 They go to court  

We see College Title IX entering a plea

Judge Johnson  

“do I hear correctly that you want to plea guilty to one count of failure to report a crime “

  Mr.Aiken with his lawyer

Mr. Aiken

“yes I am pleading guilty to the charges “

Judge

“ok do the people wish to say anything or wait for sentencing “

 Megan

“we accept the plea and we will wait for sentencing “

Judge

“we will see all of you in two weeks “

Megan walks out and is approach by Ryan and Peter

Peter

“wow”

Ryan looks up

Ryan

“find out what Mr. Aiken is up to “

Peter

“and the president “

Ryan

“let him hang with the public “

12 days later

We go to Ryan office waiting for a verdict

Ryan

“what the heck are we waiting for “

The phone rings

Peter

“glen what is it, thank you “

 Ryan

“so “

Peter

“we got a verdict “

They arrive at the court house with the others

we see Char with Peter and Megan

Char

“what do you think “

Peter

“I think the president and title ix cord are most to blame for this “

A spokesman comes up to Ryan

Ryan

“well the La Crosse coach resign “

Peter

“well “

They go in

we see Gilbert and the others

Gill

“I am nevors as hell”

we see court

Judge

“do the people have a case to present to the court for sentencing “

Peter

“yes, we would like the victim to step forward Gilbert “

Gilbert walks up and looks at the accused

  we see peter in Ryan Office as peter and Megan comes in

Ryan

“well that was a good day “

Peter sits by Megan

Peter

“well Todd Aiken will spend 120 days in jail and 5 years on probation “

Megan

“as for Clark Johnson he gets 10 years in prison “

Ryan

“well it’s all the result we though “

We see Ray and Char in ray office talking

Ray

“I want to thank you for this case “

Jerry

“I want you on the team “

Char

“let’s do that “

Chris comes in

Chris

“Char you got a group of people outside who want to see you “

Char looks outside

 We see Sean and Gilbert at Char office waiting for her

Char (gilbert signing)

“hello guys what’s up”

Gilbert (signing and talking)

“we would like you to come to an event for the college “

Char

“ok “

We approach a LGI type room we see Char and Gilbert at the center of the stage we see a large crowd of students as Gilbert talks about his exercise

Gilbert

“I am student athlete and I am also a survivor of Sexual Assault and will always affect me and those around me “

Char

“can you tell us why you didn’t report at first “

Gilbert

“I didn’t report it because I felt afraid that nobody would listen to me that feeling that you wanted it by so many people around you and the pressure that came to me when I was reporting my rape was I going to be believed at all I am here to tell you that you they will believe you “

Char

“I am very proud of you for speaking out, so where not here to cause pain to others, point the finger at anyone, were here to start a discussion I want you to all do an active with me and gilbert “

Gilbert

“come on people if I am doing this so are you “

 Char stands up

Char

“keeping your eyes close stand up If you been hurt by bullying “

Gilbert and some students stand

Char

“keeping your eyes close stand up if you been a victim of Hazing, if you’ve ever been hurt by gossip “

Student counties to stand up

Char

“stand up if ever been a victim of a sexual Assault “

More people stand up

Char

“stand up you ever been a victim of Violence “

More students stand up

Char (sigh)

Char

“okay, I’d like to ask you to open your eyes look around “

Gill opens his eyes in shock

Char

“I think you look around the room, we can all agree that we are all in this together you have the power to change this by being more accepting, compassionate and more open minded with each other, your never alone “

Char points to a male student

Charles  

“Gil what happen to me is the same I didn’t know who my attacker was, I was Studying, and two students knock me out and the next thing I know I am gaging on a mouth piece with no clothes on in fear and the next day I was like I am too afraid to tell because I would be blamed, or they think I wanted it and finally I did “

Char

“thank you for sharing “

 A male student

“you worry that nobody is going to listen to you or that you wanted it, that it’s your fault because you were either Drunk if you’re at a party or the freshmen and your new to the team “

a woman speaks up

Female student

“I don’t want to be called a liar “

Sean looks at his best friend

Sean (Olivet talking)

“that it’s your fault, that it’s like you felt ashamed “

Male student

“Guys get bullied too it’s embarrassment to think but it happens, and it sucks, and I am sorry what happen to you and I am sorry that I didn’t stand for you “

Gil looks at char and then the audience

 End of 1.3