#cj watches the magicians

[iamvegorott]

Magicians Don't Need Superheros Pt25

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A quick warning that toward the end of the chapter, there is some discussion of medical trauma, but nothing too graphic in detail

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Marvin was slowly beginning to hate the examination room as he sat on the now fully flat examination chair with Jackie beside him. The mud on his body was drying and flaking, which meant it was doing the same in his hair and that feeling made him want to throw something across the room. Jackie was scratching off the dried mud on his hands, causing it to powder and make it look like he had ash all over his lap. 

“Considering that the redness is only within the iris of the eye, I do not think they have been given a disease,” Henrik said to the audience in the room, crowding it and adding to Marvin's discomfort. 

After word of the Ego being an Iplier got out, a handful of them showed up at the House, demanding answers. Well, Dark was demanding. Wilford, Illinois, Yancy, and Google seemed to just be there since it was expected. Henrik had asked where Edward was and apparently, Host was having, as Dark had put it ‘difficulties’ and was handling him at that moment. Anti and JJ were also in the room but on the other side, Robbie being the only Septiceye missing, playing with CJ and RJ outside. Marvin could see them through the one window of the room, chasing each other and throwing armfuls of leaves. He wished he could be out there right now, playing, not a care in the world. But no. Now he was back to being poked and prodded at to figure out what was wrong with him. 

“Marvin, I am going to prick your finger,” Henrik said, getting Marvin’s attention back to him. 

“Have at it.” Marvin held his hand out, watching Henrik use a similar method he had done with Robbie, taking a drop of blood before turning away to the counter. Marvin stared at the drop of blood that formed after the prick and just blinked when Chase used a tissue to clean it off and applied a small bandaid. 

“You good?” Chase asked.

“I want a shower.” Marvin sighed. 

“Can’t blame ya. Hen’s got this like fancy hair stuff you can borrow.” Chase gestured at his own hair.

“Jackie told me about that.” Marvin softly chuckled.

“That is…odd.” Henrik mused out loud. 

“Odd is not a good word to use after looking into a microscope,” JJ commented. 

“He says it about me all the time.” Anti shrugged.

“He’s looking at Marvin, not you.” JJ reminded.

“Ah, shit.” 

“I am going to need a bigger sample and one from both of them,” Henrik said. “Anti, can you text Madrick that I will need him and the other two? This is more complicated than I expected.”

“On it.” Anti clicked his tongue, pulling out his phone and typing away. 

“Let’s get Jackie done and over with,” Dark stated. “We’re missing Edward, so it will-” 

“No, no, no.” Jackie scrambled off the chair and to his feet. 

“You know how this goes. It’s beyond annoying that we have to, but to ensure the safety of yourself and others we need to follow Henrik’s directions.” Dark slipped off his blazer, as if worried about getting it dirty. 

“We’re not-no-no we’re not.” Jackie fumbled a bit, trying to be as far away from Henrik and Dark at the same time. Henrik held up his hands to show they were empty, but it didn’t help Jackie. 

“Jackie, bro, it’s okay.” Chase put himself between Jackie and Henrik. “Let’s just take some deep breaths.” Marvin noticed that Anti was helping Henrik out of his lab coat. “We can do a lap around the House while Hen takes care of Marvin, alright?” 

“I don’t think he should go outside in this state,” Google stated.

“Then we’ll do the lap inside,” Chase said through gritted teeth, not showing anger but trying to hint at Google to let him handle this. Jackie still looked panicked and tensed up more as Dark got closer. His eyes shifted around the room, trying to focus and he went still when he saw the lab coat in Anti’s arms. 

“Get away!” Jackie suddenly cried out, shoving Chase and Dark away from him. 

Anti yanked Henrik out of the way and caught Chase before he slammed into the counter’s edge and Wilford caught Dark before he hit the wall. Illinois moved in front of Yancy, JJ checked on Henrik and Google just watched everything as Jackie sprinted past him. 

“Jackie!?” Marvin called out and ran off as well. 

“Marvin, wait!” Chase held his sore chest as he tried to get up. He stopped when Wilford snapped his fingers, a puff of pink coming off of them. “You did not.”

“They need a moment,” Wilford said. 

“That’s not what I meant.” Illinois sighed.

x~x~x

Marvin lost his footing for a moment when the surface he was running on changed. The strong scent of bubblegum told him that Wilford had something to do with it. It took a second but Marvin soon discovered he had been sent to the basement of the House, standing in front of the steps. Jackie had seen sent with him and was curled up in a corner of the room. 

“Jackie?” Marvin walked over. “Jackie, are you okay?” 

“Don’t-!” Jackie flinched when Marvin got near, looking up at him and pausing. “I’m…” He swallowed and looked around. 

“It’s just me, Jackie.” Marvin sat down on the ground, crossed his legs, and prepared to wait. Jackie stayed tucked in the corner, almost a full minute of silence hung in the air. “That fear with the drawing blood stuff, it’s a lot more complicated, isn’t it?” Marvin asked when Jackie’s breathing began to even out. 

“Y-Yeah.” Jackie slipped down and sat on the ground, tucking his knees up and hugging them. 

“Have you talked to Henrik about it?”

“No.” 

“Have you talked to anyone about it?” 

“Not really?”

“Does anyone know?”

“Yes.”

“Who?”

“Chase and Anti.” 

“Those nightmares…are they memories?” Marvin moved so he sat right next to Jackie, leaning his back against the wall. 

“Yeah,” Jackie confessed, hugging himself tighter. “It’s from when-before-before they got me to the House. It was months before they could get me.”

“Months? I was out there for only weeks and that was hard as hell even with your care packages.” Marvin heard a light chuckle from Jackie, hoping that meant he was feeling even just a bit better. 

“I didn’t want to risk you doing what I did.” Jackie lifted his head, resting his chin on the top of his knees. 

“What you did?” Marvin echoed. 

“Previous me knew how to scrape by and make money when in desperate need. I was always on the move and kept making messes trying to figure out the world and how things worked and I ended up seeing the whole country several times by the time I got to a point that I knew I needed to settle for more than a few days.”

“Saw the country several times? How did you travel so much and fast without a car? I know you can run but that’s a lot.” 

“Trains, semi-trucks, big vehicles you can like hide on or slip into and just nap for a few hours. Sometimes I made just enough for a bus pass and I slept on there and got off at the last stop. It’s not easy, but I found a way.” 

“And then you decided you wanted to stay somewhere more permanently?” 

“Yeah. I had forgotten everyone by that point and it…it wasn’t fun doing that alone.” Jackie felt a hand on his back and he turned his head, seeing Marvin giving him a soft smile. 

“Thank you for being there for me. I’m sorry you had to do that without anyone.” Marvin could still feel that ache in his heart from that moment. He didn’t know if he could have done that without Jackie there. 

“It let me learn just how far my strength can go when I’m upset. Thankfully the building I found was abandoned so when it fell no one was hurt.” Jackie weakly laughed before clearing his throat. 

“What did you do after that?”

“I went to a city library and…borrowed a card from someone to use the computer. After some research, I found out about the city’s desperate need for blood donations and…other…donations.” Jackie let his legs fall and covered his face with his hands, rubbing at it as if trying to scrub the memories away. 

“You donated blood?” Marvin placed a hand on Jackie’s arm, gently coaxing him to lower it. He wasn’t trying to get Jackie to talk out of curiosity, but out of knowing that talking about the troubles helped process them better than bottling them up. 

“The first time went perfectly. They paid me twenty bucks and gave me a cookie and some apple juice. Then I came back to do it again and there were a lot more people than before. The kind nurse was missing and the doctor wouldn’t look at me while these new people took over and walked me into the back of the hospital. I thought that maybe something went wrong I didn’t hear about and they increased security.” Jackie grabbed Marvin’s hand and squeezed it, using it to ground himself as he just couldn’t stop talking. It felt so nice to finally explain this to someone. “Then they started asking a lot more questions about how I treat my body. What I ate, how I exercised, who my parents and grandparents and great-grandparents were. I tried to answer them but I didn’t know anything. They asked if anyone was waiting for me…I told them no.” 

“That wasn’t a good thing.” Marvin practically whispered.

“No…” Jackie shook his head. “They said-They told me they were going to help me. That I would be a hero by donating more since I could handle more than the average person. So I did. And they took blood. And they took and they took and they took and then they started taking more from my body.” Jackie’s voice cracked. “The bone marrow hurt the worse. They just stuck this massive fucking needle into my arm and there were days I felt so…hollow. They took all they could and left me in a white room for a day to recover and did it all over again.” 

“Holy shit.” Marvin squeezed Jackie’s hand back. 

“I thought I was a hero. That I was helping so many people but I was so empty. I couldn’t use my abilities when I barely had enough blood to breathe so I was trapped even when I wanted to leave. I told them to give me my money and let me go. But they didn’t. Then I begged to be freed, they could have their money, I just wanted to see the sun again.” 

“How did you get out?” 

“Anti and Chase found me. Host got a vision of where I was since I was finally in one place and they went to get me. Chase was assigned, and Anti was there to help.” Jackie was beginning to look tired. “Anti broke in and he…well…he took care of those doctors.” Marvin didn’t need Jackie to give details about what he meant. “Then he burned the place down and made sure everything was destroyed while Chase got me out. He held me while I cried, while I broke down and felt so lost and confused and afraid of everything. Chase told me everything was going to be okay, that he’d keep me safe.”

“Like a parent?” 

“Like a parent.” Jackie blinked away tears that were trying to form. 

“Would you like a hug?” Marvin asked, nearly falling back when Jackie just launched into him. “I said a hug, not a tackle, you dork.” He joked lightly, happy to hear Jackie chuckling at that. Marvin wished there wasn’t anything else going on, knowing Jackie just shared a lot all at once but their eyes were still red. And the mud was getting itchy. “Jackie?”

“Yeah?” 

“We’re going to have to go back to the room soon.”

“Yeah.” 

“And I really want to get this mud out of my hair.” Marvin was now the one chuckling as Jackie broke out into a laugh. 

[theamazingmaddyas]

I'm writing one of the companion fics for This Family Makes Me Want to Murder People and the fact that The Lightning Thief Musical exists in this fic universe came up again (the first time being karaoke of course, with Austin's reindition of Another Terrible Day) which makes me think of the implication that the book series (or at least The Lightning Thief) must exist in order for the musical adaptation to, in turn, exist. So, this is my little headcanon on how this works:

Percy is, obvious, the author of the first five books. He wrote them during the school year following the adventure (ex:// TLT was written during 7th grade, SOM during first half of 8th, TTC during second half of 8th etc etc.) with help from Sally, and later on, Paul (one of whom is an author and the second of whom is an English teacher, so it works). If you read Rick Riordan's author notes, he's described as the senior scribe of CHB and later CJ when Greeks and Romans are aware of the other's existance, so it would make sense that he would get the manuscript and publish it as a work of fiction. If Percy had published it under his own name, that could, in theory, serve as a problem for camp and the integrity of it. So, it makes sense to put a name with no attachments on the front (however, if we take Rick as a senior scribe, then he must visit camp often enough and just cut himself out from the script, or tell Percy to pretend he doesn't know him, to keep this "fictional" facade up). (This does leave the implication that Rick, in this universe, is a demigod or legacy, because while Rachel has gone to camp as a mortal, it is described as too uncommon) (My bet is one of the muses' kids—my guess would be Calliope)

Heroes of Olympus, in this in-universe hc, is written in 3rd person POV because the Seven, Nico, and Reyna collectively decided it would be easier to comprehend then leaving the readers trying to grasp and remember which character is the "I" at that part. However, it would be possible that each character wrote their entire POV out in first person, and let Rick change the POVs and cut and paste sections in. The only way I can think that this would be able to be published in a timely manner is if each character had a diary that they wrote in consistantly so they didn't fall behind (however, Percy and Annabeth probably wrote their HOH bit post-Tartarus because obviously)

Trials of Apollo is obviously written by Apollo, given to Rick to polish up and publish.

As for TKC and MCGA, Rick would have to be somehow connected to the Magicians, maybe Becky here is blood of the pharoahs, and Annabeth could've asked for Magnus.

I'd like to say the movie's don't exist for my sanity, but also it would be so funny if they did, and the demigods watch it to make fun of it.

And the TV show exists too, of course.

As for timeline? If Rick doesn't have a cohesive timeline, I don't either. So there we have it!

[rovingsolitarything]

08/08/23

The Magician

You don’t want care what you’re reading/watching/listening to, really, as long as there’s a wizard somewhere.

- CJ

[jockpoetry]

genuinely do think about

you know the worst part of getting exactly what you want? when it’s not good enough. then what do you do? if this can’t make me happy then what would? fillory was supposed to mean something. i was supposed to mean something here. but it’s all - it’s just – it’s random - it’s so random. that the only way to save my friends is to yell at a fucking plant! honestly, fuck fillory for being so disappointing. you know what maybe i was better off just believing that it was fiction. the idea of fillory is what saved my life. this promise…that…people like me…. people like me…can somehow…find an escape. there has gotta be some power in that. shouldn’t loving the idea of fillory be enough?

and like...lose it.

[skylerskyhigh]

Working on chapter 7 of "Your Dream"

I'll work on this on and off due to life. But here's a small snippet of what I have! Also, can anyone guess what song I have planned?

"Careful now," Leon said in faux softness, grinning at the Kraang with a look worthy of a villain. "We don't want you to spoil the fun."

Subprime sputtered for a moment before he glared. "You got lucky! I've studied you! I have seen what you can do and it is pathetic! Even with the power you obtained, you are mere untrained fools! The threats in this world are child's play!  You will be easy to eradicate! Once I find this world's Kraang and the armor, we will work together and end your pitiful lives!"

"Kraang?" Donnie repeated in surprise.

"Dark armor?" Raph echoed with wide eyes.

Subprime smirked, delighted by their shock. "Yes. Once I finish you off, I will use the blue one to open the portal and get this world's Kraang and Shredder by our side. You children will not be able to stop the might of Kraang-!"

They burst into uproarious laughter again. 

"Are you- Are you serious?!" April wheezed, wrapping her arm around her stomach. "You're not serious right?"

"Is Raph hearing things? Raph thinks he's hearing things!" Raph laughed with a hand to his head. 

"The Shredder? The Kraang?!" Mikey broke down laughing again, slapping his leg.

"I can't breathe!" Donnie wheezed, nearly falling to the floor with how much he was laughing.

"You must be joking," CJ said with an incredulous grin, his eye twitching as he stares at the alien in disbelief. "Is- is this a time travel thing again? Did you accidentally make a time portal instead of a universe-hopping one?"

Cass huffed, checking her nails with a frown. "As much as it is an insult to my former master- as if he would ever join the likes of you- you are too late." 

"What?" Subprime gaped at them.

"Hahaha! Aw buddy, did you stop after season one?" Leon asked in a mocking tone like he was talking to a child. "Did your connection cut off? Or did you watch a few episodes and decided you knew everything about us?"

"What?" Subprime glared at him, confused and offended.

Leon leans forward and flashed him a grin. "Hey friend, that thing about us being 'untrained fools'? That was two years ago."

Subprime's face falls. 

"Going on three," Donnie added, holding his hand up to display three fingers.

"The Shredder?" Leon splayed his hands like a magician showcasing a new trick. "Gone."

"The Kraang?" Leonidas waves his hand like he's revealing a card trick. "Poof."

"We've stopped every threat that came our way," Raph grins, standing taller with pride as he grips his tonfas tighter.

"Big or small," April tilts her head with a smirk, her green bat bursting into flames. 

"And we won every time baby!" Mikey twirls the chain of his kusari-fundo. 

"The only pathetic thing here is you," Donnie chuckles, resting his bo staff against the back of his neck.

"I almost feel bad for what we're about to do," Leon hums. He reached behind him and pulls out his two odachi swords. "Buuut not bad enough. See, we got newcomers to show off to and you've been a real thorn by their side. Invading their home. Attacking them countlessly. Refusing to die like a cockroach."

They look over to the newcomers who straighten at the sudden attention. 

Leon grins and winked. "And they've given us the go-ahead to kick your butt."

He turns back to the enraged-looking Kraang. "Third, you're a Kraang. And to be honest-"

His eyes flashed bright blue and his face briefly twists into a furious snarl. "We've had enough Kraang for an entire lifetime."

The air grows electrified with building energy. His family all share the same sentiment.

Subprime stares in growing nervousness.

"So let's give them all a show while we treat you like the dog toy you are," Leonidas clapped his hands. "Donnie, give our alternates the best seats please."

"On it!"

[panthera-tigris-venenata]

If any one villain in Utopia of the Lost had the opportunity to return to the Isle and bring one child back off of it, which children would the different villains take? Because I am guessing that not all of them would pick their own, and instead would choose the one that would be of most use to them, regardless of if that child is theirs or not...

I'm gonna go through the Villains that pop in my mind, just because I can!

Dr. Facilier takes Dizzy. He already has both of his daughters with him, and his is a decent parent, so chances are he'd take a friend of his kids. And there is absolutely no way he is dealing with CJ Hook (or Zevon.) Two chaotic murder-happy children with zero respect for authorities is enough, thank you.

I'm not gonna make Captain Hook chose between his children, nope. That would be too cruel.

And I'm not letting Cruella de Vil near any children ever again, for that matter.

Maleficent isn't taking Mal. She wants her daughter to prove herself as worthy. She wants her to escape on her own or rot forever, though she'd prefer the first option. So, she's gonna take (read: kidnap) one of Mal's enemies, to push her into action. Probably Uma. Maleficent is taking Uma.

Mother Gothel isn't taking her daughter Ginny either, no. She is gonna pick a child of powerful magician, so she could hold the kid hostage and bargain for eternal youth. That qualifies: Mal, Uma, Evie (?), Jay (?), Mad Maddy (I guess?). She doesn't care beyond that.

Gaston succesfully forgot he ever had any children.

Ursula, well, she could take Uma, I guess. She lives under the misconception that Uma is not a sea witch and that she can't survive in the ocean, but she cares about her a bit. So she could prepare a land-sanctuary for her? The question is if Uma would go alone.

Evil Queen is being difficult and interrogates Evie for good two hours before she decides wheter she'd like to free her or not. Result is up to discussion.

Frankly, I don't think Jafar would come back for any kid. But presume he would: he isn't necessarily gonna pick his son. He is one of the Villains that goes for personal gain first. ( „There is no I in Team,“ am I right?) But Jay is crafty, too, so he could probably persuade his father. It's not like Jafar had bias against him.

And Helga Sinclair. She is not Major Villain, but I like her. And she made an appearance already. Well, she as three kids on her own, but, well, imagine she just takes CJ Hook.

She gives her a flamethrower, some explosives, and directs her to Castle Beast. (Yes, I just want to see CJ commit arson.) (She then reintroduces her to Facilier sisters and watches the Barrier fall in a month at max.)

Who else?

Lady Tremaine. She has too many grandchildren. But she wanted to marry into power, no? So if she can take only one kid (and she kidna wanted to take all of them from the Isle), she is gonna pick the one that has the best chance of prospersous marriage.

Oh, Yzma! I hate making parents chose between their kids, though. And honestly, I have no idea whaf this woman wants, so how could I chose for her? (Maybe she just lets Kronk chose and he attempts to smuggle all children in his reach from the Isle.)

Judge Frollo, just like Cruella, isn't getting near his child ever again, thank you. But he has antagonised a good number of magic-villainess in his time on the Isle. Most importantly Maleficent, who is also petty enough to take revenge. Frollo kidnaps Mal to make Maleficent stop. (Maleficent is not killing him. She is making him suffer.)

That's all, I think? Let's just assume the others take their own progeny. I'll figure out the others if you point them out to me though!

[magicmindless]

Yeee more headcanons

-Mousse and Whippa know how to do magic tricks just because. They are like magicians in a way, how they always seem to appear, and disappear when you least expect it

-Rollie hates public transport like buses and trains. He’s both germaphobic and claustrophobic so the idea of being tightly packed in a box with a bunch of strangers squished against him doesn’t sound very fun to say the least

-Timm sometimes draws fake freckles on himself while he’s doing makeup

-Boopsy’s real name is Benjamin

-Contrary to popular belief, Boopsy can talk. He just doesn’t do it during shows (only through Bill) and usually doesn’t talk unless it's necessary. His voice sounds like Snape from Harry Potter

-Boopsy’s character is mysterious, yet very polite and generous. He speaks with a soft tone, and he calls people he doesn’t know well stuff like sir, madam, young man/lady, kiddo, etc. He will sometimes offer people treats or extra money randomly

-Yuko is very wealthy and lives in a mansion all by herself aside from the servants who work for her. She’s quite lonely though and doesn't have many friends in Oilseed. She usually copes with photography and painting. A lot of her works hang around her mansion to give it some color

-Crystal’s pet mink, Cannoli, is a bit stuck up like she is and takes a while to warm up to people. But it doesn't mind running away now and then to look for shiny things like coins. Once he came back with a cellphone and Crystal had to call someone from the contact list to return it

-Duke Gotcha has a skin care routine yet he’s not willing to share it

-Sue can bake really good pastries and sometimes gives them out to the neighbors on her floor cause sometimes she makes a lot

-Clair and Vincent have the same dynamic as Julieta and Augustin from Encanto. Also they are SUPER in love with each other and are always calling each other pet names and cooing

over each other and Sasha has to watch it all and CRINGE

-Mary and James are brother and sister (James being older) who were adopted by Skip when they were really little

-Johnny and Wendy used to absolutely despise each other as kids, but then became petty friends as teens, and are now neighbors and pretty much best friends

-Kayla can run in heels

-CJ Friskens hates water and will hiss like a cat if he gets wet. Also he can’t swim

-Eduardo is partially deaf and needs hearing aids

-During the production of Mocharia, whenever there was offtime, some of the crew would do karaoke

-Cameo, Timm, and Cecilia are all insanely good at beat saber

-Chuck has been a nude model for art schools before

-James and Mary used to play fight when they were little

-Rudy has a fear of dolls

[drc00l4tt4]

special ask from pork, how do you think our special three would interact with eachother? soft magician boy, even softer goat boy, and 23/7 flustered cowgirl (о´∀`о) im already obsessed with ideas of them.. you can make up some of hermione’s personality if you want!! <3

For those who don't know, Hermione (Porki's OC), Boozoo and Crackerjack (my OC) are dating! It's a poly relationship, and I love it sm /gen

So here are some head canons for those who are interested!!! There's some for each AU (Showstopper, Bunny Farm and Boozoos Ghosts) so this'll be long lol /lh

Showstopper AU;;

Boozoo and Crackerjack originally met at Bon's Burgers (CJ just wanted to see the cool new restaurant)

When Crackerjack went to ask Boozoo out, he got flowers from Hermione's flower shop and that's how they became friends

Down the line they all three decided on a poly relationship (after Hermione became more prominent and Crackerjack and Boozoo both liked her more and more)

Crackerjack likes to mess with peoples hair, as it usually calms him down

Both Hermione and Boozoo like to mess with Crackerjack's fur, too

Hermione makes flower crowns for the three of them, and even made flower bracelets and rings

Crackerjack is a sucker for cuddles and he's usually in the middle of a cuddle pile (mostly because of his soft fur)

Crackerjack and Hermione usually come to Bon's Burgers and watch Boozoo preform (that's their favorite place to go on dates because they all can be there)

Boozoo usually does tricks for the two of them privately so he can sneak in a few flirts

Hermione likes to wear Boozoo's hat and Crackerjack likes to wear Hermione's

The three are rather professional in the restaurant but outside they're just silly little love birds

Bunny Farm AU;;

Crackerjack and Boozoo met on the farm, as Holly (the horse) was CJ's adoptive mother

They hit it off from there

Hermione met Boozoo at Bon's Burgers after he preformed and she met Crackerjack through Boozoo

The three started dating similar to how they started dating in the Showstopper AU

Crackerjack actually braids their hair because Holly had taught him how to for a few years

Hermione usually puts flowers in everyone's hair (think tangled lol) which goes incredibly well with Crackerjack's braids

They both love to just mess with Boozoo's hair and sometimes he preforms with the flowers in his hair

Crackerjack and Hermione usually go on dates at Bon's Burgers but in this case, Boozoo got the right to give them free food

They're never professional

Doesn't matter where they are, the three of them are always just silly love doves

Boozoos Ghosts AU;;

Ah now this one

This one's a doozy

Hermione actually met Boozoo first in this case

Hermione is actually royalty, but she tries to live as a commoner

She helped Boozoo with his money addiction and that's the main reason he even considered dating Crackerjack

Crackerjack was just a customer at the store, looking for a toy to give his niece when he met Hermione

She helped him pick a toy and he just became a regular

Eventually Boozoo warmed up to Crackerjack (who looked rather poor at the time, but he was actually rather wealthy himself from inheritance)

Then Crackerjack changed his look a bit to more fancy and Boozoo was like "Oh shit, am I gay"

(this is what Crackerjack looks like now)

Hermione and Boozoo both wanted Crackerjack as a partner becauss of his soft personality and the fact he was able to blend in with people so well

When they asked about his previous outfit he laughed, "Oh, those were a gift from my mom, she always gives me stuff like that. I appreciate her."

Hermione thought that was wholesome as hell

Over time Crackerjack started getting more sassy (but in a funny way)

One time Boozoo was going back to money money mode (as force of habit) and Crackerjack just straight up stopped him

"Honey, My Love, My Darling, we don't have time for this. We could literally buy an island, we don't need poor people money. Give the poor man a donation? For me?"

That was the biggest donation Boozoo ever gave anyone

Crackerjack has a much bigger family in this one and they are much more prominent here

His niece and cousins usually come by the shop to say hi, and he always gives them a gift

(He tries to pay Boozoo for the toys, but Boozoo literally won't let him)

Hermione loves to play with the littler kids, and it makes Crackerjack want to adopt a kid

(He's just nervous to ask because it's a very big and important question. He decides to ask "later")

Boozoo isn't a big fan of the little ones but he usually gives the teens some money to mess around with (Not that Crackerjack doesn't- so now the teens are practically rich)

Hermione and Crackerjack are extremely kind to Banny and they help her clean sometimes (despite Boozoo saying they didn't have to)

Practically everyone acts professional around other people, but when the three are alone, they're all just goofy love-drunk puppies

They're rather happy

[hotniatheron]

CJ i don’t even watch the magicians and i just hollered 

[stemroses]

Ay yo who the fuck said “hey Cj/Stem go watch the magicians”? Now I’m gonna be attached to emotionally unstabled college students. Someone give them a huggggg. They need it.

Jesus someone help me... I’ve only watched 1 1/2 of an episode...

[stoopsmagazine]

For being the 3rd largest city (by population) in the U.S., the Chicago skate scene is a bit slept on. But those who are paying attention know how strong it is. And while there have been many skate videos from the Windy City, when it comes down to picking the best, more than likely you are stuck deciding which Deep Dish video was your favorite...or weighing G’s Neighborhood Watch in the selection. Mark Dunning, Jon Schmoldt (of FA Skates), and crew have been consistently putting out these videos over the years with no signs of slowing down. I may be making this up, but I feel like they have outlived any other skate crew. While there are some new faces in this most recent offering, the core crew is very consistent with every other video. While other crews have dispersed, moved on from skating, or got burnt out, the Deep Dish crew has grown stronger.

Terminal uses the high contrasted visuals Deep Dish is known for, with some glitchy cityscapes and fonts to give a design school student wet dreams. I won’t get into specific tricks, as you should just watch end-to-end, but Steffen Watts starts things off and he is the most unsuspecting skater ever. Does he even have a board sponsor? I personally been blessed with watching this magician pull some ridiculous moves out of thin air. He thinks of tricks others never would and somehow rolls away from all of his concoctions. Speaking of board sponsors, this video is full of so many underground favorites from the brands that should be on more skateshop shelves: Hopps, Snack, Studio. There is a full Dustin Eggeling part in this video! Sean Cullen, CJ Kelly, Mason Barnard...the video is stacked. There are new dudes that are ridiculous and would be dope to see them continue in the Deep Dish legacy, but even though he didn’t get last part in this video, the star (as usual) was Brett Weinstein. Brett came on the scene like an explosive ball of energy, charging things full speed with waaaaay higher pop than makes sense for his size. It has been quite a while since his initial introduction to the scene, and even though he has paid his dues, that flame has not dimmed. This part might even be his best, which is quite a feat, because he’s had some monster parts already. I’m saying too much. Watch the video and thank me later.

Shoutout to Free Skate Mag for posting this.

[inkribbon796]

Loose Lips, Sink Ships

Summary: Secrets, secrets, never tell . . . Secrets, secrets, just as well. Sometimes secrets are harmless, like the fact that Roman has a chronic case of losing the remotes and they don’t actually grow wings. But for Virgil and some of the other heroes, they’re a bit more serious. Too bad the Jims have no sense of the words: “keep out”.

A/N: No ships were harmed in the revealing of secrets. Just Virgil’s peace of mind. ALSO! Just wanted to put it out there I’m really glad I didn’t commit to a name for Deceit, might come out with a bonus fic this weekend for Deceit, cause I’ve got Sanders Sides on the brain.

Marvin would always swear up and down that it was an accident.

The magician had always been good at brewing potions. They took time, and Marvin prided himself on the fact that he could succeed where others failed, or even weren’t so good at. So of course he could make about any type of potion that wasn’t necessarily “above board” to make. I.E: love potions and truth serums. Both of which didn’t last nearly as long as fiction liked to say they lasted for.

However, when the Jims walked into a relatively packed common room with a huge grin, everyone knew something was up with them.

Eric, Patton, Virgil, and Randall were all watching a movie, a little bit of downtime before Patton and Virgil stepped back out. King was in the kitchen arguing about the coffee maker with Ethan and Roman. And Jackie, who was just watching the room, took one look at the Jims and thought, “Oh no, what are they up to this time?”.

“Party’s in the house!” RJ screamed and threw the glass potion he’d been hiding behind his back onto the floor. It smashed into pieces and quickly began to fill up the space.

A silvery smoke instantly flooded the room, more smoke than could have possibly fit inside that little glass orb.

Everyone in the lobby area began coughing, the smoke physically forcing them to breath it in. Jackie used his super speed to open the door and force the smoke out into the open air.

“Fook!” Jackie coughed, “what was that?”

“Not a glitter bomb,” RJ shrugged.

“I thought the label said it was a glitter bomb,” CJ agreed.

“Yeh fookers are mad,” Jackie spat. “Where’d you even get it?”

“Marvin’s study,” CJ answered. “He was working on something else.”

“Then why’d you take it?” Anxiety shouted. “What even was that thing?”

Both of the Jim Twins looked at each other, and then shrugged at the same time.

“Helpful,” Virgil glared at them.

“Okay, so we gotta figure out what it does,” Patton added. “Do you think it’s going to hurt anyone outside?”

“Nah, it was starting to dissipate when it hit the air outside,” Jackie said, zipping over to check outside for a second “Yep, coast’s all clear.”

Patton let out a sigh of relief, “Okay, that’s good.

“Maybe we could ask Marvin,” Randall asked.

“Good idea,” the Jim twins began at almost the same time. “We’ll go find him.”

Then they looked at each other with confusion.

“Nah uh,” Ethan walked over. “I don’t trust the two of you with shit. I’m coming with.”

Once the three of them were gone, Roman commented, “What if it only works on twins. Oh no! Will I be forced to share a mind with Remus again.”

“Shoot me,” Virgil groaned.

“No, you don’t really mean that do you?” Patton asked in concern.

“Of course not,” Virgil said. “It just slipped out.”

Patton looked relieved, and then tears started prickling his eyes, “Oh good, I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

Then Patton raced over and wrapped his arms around Virgil, the more anxious Side stiffening up like a cat that had been suddenly picked up.

“Come on, Pat, let me go,” Virgil struggled.

“Why don’t I ever get a hug from you?” Roman complained.

Jackie had his head in one of his hands, his phone starting to ring for Marvin. He was getting impatient, even more so when Marvin didn’t answer him. “Come on, we need to figure out what we got hit with.”

Marvin walked in with Ethan and the twins, and Jackie immediately stomped over to him.

“Hey Marv, what the hell?” Jackie spat. “What’d they steal?”

“I can’t tell just by the color ‘a smoke,” Marvin defended heatedly. “Has anyone suddenly tried making out.”

“No,” Eric said. “I ha-ve a b-b-oy-friend now, and . . . I don’t want to cheat on him. I’ve . . . I’ve never had a boy-friend before and—”

“Eric,” Marvin called out. “Breathe.”

“Is it Illy?” Roman’s attention hyper focused on Eric. “Did he call back? Tell me.”

“Illinois?” King balked. “Why the hell you are dating that asshole?”

“He’s not an asshole, he’s a sweetheart,” Eric began tearing up.

“He put slugs in my bed,” King dismissed. “He’s a nut job who got crazier the older he got and the closer he got to Dad.”

“Is it the same Illinois that works for Dark?” Virgil spoke up. “King’s right, he’s crazy.”

“He’s not!” Eric began crying.

“Hey, quit making ‘em cry, assholes,” Randall shouted back.

Magic suddenly seized all of them, Marvin taking control of the situation. “Hey,” Marvin called out. “Okay, it’s either a truth potion, or someone aerosolized my supply of Whiskey.”

“What were you doing with a truth potion?” Jackie demanded. “Did you give it to those two fookers?”

“No,” Marvin scoffed. “Those two would steal the clothes off my back if it meant pulling a prank.”

“We totally would,” CJ smiled, fist bumping with his brother; both of them which huge proud smiles.

“Doesn’t mean you didn’t try something,” Jackie reminded.

“I didn’t drug yeh, an’ it’ll wear off anywhere from an hour ta about a day, ‘pends on the dose.”

“A whole day!” Jackie was practically screeching.

“Depends on the dose,” Marvin answered. “But as long as no one’s got some deep dark secret you all should be fine.”

Anxiety let out a nervous scream.

Kay laughed nervously, “Everyone already knows mine.”

Patton began sobbing, whatever he was saying almost indecipherable.

“Well that’s great,” Marvin groaned.

“Why did yah even have that potion?” Jackie asked, still glaring at Marvin. “Probably didn’t mean for us ta get it though.”

“I made it ages ago an’ didn’t want ta risk it by flushing it down the drain,” Marvin spat. “Just get e’eryone comfortable, I’ll see if I can whip an antidote up.”

“Thanks, asshole,” Jackie spat. Then he looked a little surprised. “Dammit, that was supposed to stay in my head.”

“Well ‘til the potion wears off, it’s not. Keep everyone who was affected here,” Marvin sighed. “I’ll make some calls.”

Jackie nodded, thanking Marvin in-between cursing at him.

Keeping themselves in the lobby they tried not to insult each other the best they could. Eric was mostly calmed down, only  snapping at King who snapped back. It was fun for everyone to see the normally timid Eric snapping at someone.

However Patton was lying in the middle of the floor, staring at the ceiling. Virgil and Roman were on either side of him. King and Jackie were on the sofa and both the Jim’s were piled into a bean bag chair. Eric has gone to his room to sleep everything off, Randall taking him there.

“Do you ever think that your life’s a lie?” Patton mumbled out loud. “That no matter how many times you fuse, and how hard you try to be a good person, someone can just scoop out everything that makes you a good person and put in something else.”

Roman stared at him. “Like what?”

“I think I was replaced with another Patton, that your Patton is in my world, and I’m here,” Patton began to ramble. “But I wanna be a good person, I wanna be a good person so bad it hurts.”

“You are a good guy, Pat,” Roman said, cuddling up next to him.

“No, I’m a bad person,” Patton said in-between sobbing, his voice choking up. “I worked with Dark, I’ve watched people die.”

“You never worked with Dark, you’re been with the other Sides the whole time,” Anxiety told him. “I would have recognized you.”

“Then why do I have all these awful memories in my head that won’t go away,” Patton sat up, looking desperately at Virgil. Whether or not he was looking for reassurance or someone to validate his claims was unknown. “They only go away when I fuse. When I was Thomas last time they went away for months.”

Anxiety seemed to be thinking on Patton’s words, “It must be Arthur, he must be doing that to you. He’s forcing you to think that way.”

“Who’s Arthur?” Patton asked.

“Arthur’s dead,” King interrupted. “He bled out on an operating table in front of me. How many times do I keep having to repeat that.”

“What do you mean he’s dead, he can’t be,” Virgil responded. “He’s been keeping Dark from taking over the base.”

“Nah that’s Host and J.J, the two of them keep Dark out,” Roman bragged. “Dark’s always been trying to get into the base but it wasn’t until the Host joined that J.J got some help.”

“I knew he was a liar!” Anxiety shouted.

“Who?” Roman asked. “Dee?”

“Dark!” Anxiety answered. “Oh no.”

“He lies about a lot of stuff,” King agreed. “He once told me we couldn’t get a pet, and then he got himself a cat and named it after himself. I just wanted a puppy.”

“That’s so sad,” Patton told him, rolling over to prop his chin up on his palms. “Least you got a kitty.”

“For a couple days,” King dismissed. Then he paused, “Hey Vee, how’d you even hear about Artie? Everyone in the network uses nicknames.”

Virgil felt the words coming, like an out of control freight train with broken brakes. He grabbed at his throat. “He told me to look for him.”

“Who?” King asked. “Artie?”

“I don’t want to do it, I have talked with him since,” Virgil said, everyone was staring at him.. “You have to believe me, I didn’t believe it, I’m not spying on you, I promise!”

“I believe you,” Patton told him. “You don’t have to talk to him ever again.”

“What kind of spy doesn’t report on the people he’s spying on?” Jack agreed.

“You’re not mad?” Virge asked, daring to hope that somehow he was getting out of this alive. “Even if I was a bad guy?”

King laughed, “You think that’s bad, I’m hiding out from my old man because he would probably kill me if he ever saw me again.”

“Who’s your dad?” Randall asked.

“Dark,” King said, before slapping his hand over his mouth. “Oh no, Host’s gonna kill me.”

“What!?” About half of the heroes in the room shouted. Virgil stared at King.

“You’re not Arthur,” Virgil said out loud, his filter completely destroyed by the truth dust.

“Nah, that’s one of my siblings,” King was staring at his hands. “Host, Bim, Yan, me, Illy, Yancy, and . . .”

Then he stared at his hands, “Huh, weren’t there seven of us?”

“Was that Arthur?” Virgil asked.

“Nah, I already counted him,” King dismissed, waving at Virgil’s direction. “Sides, Artie’s kinda dead, except in the ways that probably matter. You all lucked out, you guys didn’t have to babysit him.”

RJ, who was almost falling asleep with CJ snapped away, almost dragging him and his camera over to have it almost pressed into King’s face. “This sounds like a story.”

King stared at the camera in fear, “Is that live? Please tell me it’s not live.”

“The Jim Twins should make sure it doesn’t see the light of day,” the Host announced himself.

“Host, there’s a truth spray in the air!” King called out desperately as the Host walked closer.

“Even if it was still the air, the Host’s narrations have him dictate his mind anyways,” the seer reminded.

“Oh yeah,” King’s mouth formed a thin line. “You really got the short end didn’t you?”

The Host just stared at him. “The King of the Squirrels should take a nap before he incriminates himself any further.”

“What if I did?” King somehow looked halfway between apologetic and not even a little remorseful. “Like, what if I messed up, bad?”

“The Host noticed,” the seer frowned at him.

“Nah, it was bad,” King frowned. “The one thing you told me not to do, I did it.”

“The Host can see the future, he doesn’t need a replay,” the Host reminded curtly.

“Do you hate me?” King asked sadly. “You probably do, right?”

The Host sat down on the couch next to his adopted brother, his expression softening, “The Host has never hated King.”

“Did Artie?” King was staring at his hands.

“No the Author did not hate King either,” the Host told him “He was angry and dangerous, but he did not hate his adopted family.”

King looked sad, “Oh, that sucks. Cause you were an asshole and I always felt bad about not being nicer.”

“King should save his sympathy,” Host decided. “The Author did not deserve it.”

“You did,” King told him. “You were in there, an’ I should’a been nicer.”

“So you’re Arthur then?” Virgil asked, narrowing his eyes in concentration. “Probably should have called that.”

“King and his friends should sleep,” Host told him, as his words began to curl around the room and people began dropping one by one to sleep. “Everything will be better after you sleep.”

They slept, making it easier for the minds to clear even if each of their dreams were a little more unusual and potion-fueled than usual. Marvin was able to lift the spell by the time they woke up, leaving an uncomfortable atmosphere in the potion’s wake.

[rovingsolitarything]

Daily Draw

27/04/20

Focus of query:

What is the theme of today?

Card:

The Magician (Reversed)

First impressions:

Perhaps you’re not sure how to use the tools available to you at the moment, or maybe you’re all too aware and things have crossed a line. You might be taking things to extremes - remember just because you can, doesn’t mean you should, and now is not the time to pursue personal gain. Think about your skills and how you can use them effectively. Are you feeling a little stir-crazy, or like you’re trying to pull something impressive from thin air? You’re not the only one. Be mindful of what your strengths are and how you exercise them. What are your intentions? What are the intentions of those around you? Try to see past all the smoke and mirrors - chances are, people can see through yours.

Guided reading:

Physician, magus, disgrace, mental illness, disquiet, trickery, illusions, out of touch, deceit, lack of energy, ill intentions, communication blocks, confusion.

Co-Star says:

(If anyone hasn’t used Co-Star yet, check it out! It’s a really interesting and highly personalised astrology app that explores your full natal chart and can be spookily accurate. I might start including more of this content to help me understand the links between astrology and divination - and because who doesn’t love getting dragged by the stars?)

Reflection:

This all feels like it’s come out of nowhere, and now we’re expected to make it work?! Today is all about the ability to create and utilise the tools at your disposal. Be practical, but resourceful and imaginative. This is especially important when it seems like this power has been taken away from us, or if you’re struggling with your mental health. Keep communication open. Think about what you want to manifest, and try to look for opportunities. Is there anything you’ve been too slow or too quick to take advantage of? You might be one of the lucky ones in tune with this energy, but if you feel drained and empty-handed, think about why you’re struggling to see progress. Are you working for the highest good? Maybe there’s something you’re not understanding, something missing that’s stopping you reaching your full potential. There’s very rarely a quick-fix/magic solution, and if you look for or find one, you’re likely to be disappointed right now, but perhaps there’s still something simple that will work. Make sure you’re not obsessing over the material world, and that you stay in touch with the more fantastical things. You want to embrace your skill and independence, do something impressive, but maybe this doesn’t have to involve all the theatrics. I know I’m guilty of trying to put on a show and wow people. Keep things clear, maintain balance, be practical and open about your intentions and capabilities, and watch the real magic happen!

For my next trick, watch me disappear! Tada! No? Still here? Apocalypse still happening? Oops. Honestly, it’s fine if you’re not quite there yet. Maybe next time start smaller - forget the smoke machine and use the front door...

- CJ

[jockpoetry]

in all ways i am emotionally here

[cute-anxious-kitten]

The Glitch

TW: Marvin saying “shit” four times in a row? Let me know if there’s anything else.

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Chapter 5 part 1: Healing

Marvin slept in the next day, and gave a start when he saw JJ watching him. “What are you doing in here?” The question came out harsher than he had intended.

“Jackie asked me to keep an eye on you.”

Marvin sat up and rubbed a hand over his face, grabbing his mask from the nightstand and putting it on. “What time is it?” He asked, forcing his voice to come out softer.

“Five in the evening. The others were getting worried.”

“Shit! Shit, shit, shit.” Marvin jumped out of bed and ran out of the room, JJ on his heels.

“Whoa! Marvin, where’s the fire?” Jackie said, catching the magician as he passed.

“I have to go! I’m late for an appointment. WHY DIDN’T YOU WAKE ME UP?!”

“Hey, hey, breathe,” Jackie shushed, pulling the magician closer. “You’re ok, Marvin. You’re ok. No one is mad at you, ok?”

“But I’m an hour late! Jared will be --”

“Marvin!”

He stopped when Jackie used his hero voice, and tears burned his eyes. “Sorry,” he whispered.

“No one’s mad, ok? Your stage manager came about fifteen minutes ago looking for you because he was worried. He’s not mad, ok?”

“Ok.”

“He’s in the kitchen.”

Marvin slowly entered the kitchen and hovered by the door, watching his stage manager talking to Schneeplestein, and stilled when they looked up.

“Hey Marv. You good?”

“Uh, y-yeah, Jared. I’m ok.”

“No need to be nervous, man. I just wanted to check up on you.”

“Sorry. Um, is it too late for our meeting?”

“Yeah, but don’t sweat it M. Just come by early tomorrow, yeah?” Marvin nodded and Jared finished whatever he was drinking before crossing the room to Marvin. The magician flinched when Jared reached out a hand, but the other only placed it on his shoulder. “Take care of yourself, Marvin. Ok?”

“I’ll try.”

Jared nodded and left, and Schneeplestein slowly approached the magician.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes!” The doctor narrowed his eyes, and Marvin lowered his. “Sorry. It just . . . threw me off that I slept so late.”

“If you say so.”

“I do say so because it’s true! I don’t care that you don’t believe me, doc. I’m going to my room.” He grabbed an apple and left, and everyone jumped when his door slammed.

Marvin spent the next day at the theatre, and JJ noticed that Chase seemed a bit down when he saw him lying on the couch that afternoon, watching cartoons but not seeming to really see them.

“Is Chase ok?” He asked when he found Jackie in the kitchen.

“He was supposed to see his kids today.”

“But it’s not a holiday.”

“No. But CJ wanted to see him. Stacy said yes, then changed her mind.”

JJ looked back at the couch, and smiled when he got an idea and ran to Chase’s room. Curious, Jackie followed and found him digging through the dresser.

“What are you doing?”

“Surprise for Chase.” He pulled out a pair of jeans and ran to the closet for a shirt, changing quickly and starting to leave the room.

“Wait!” Jackie grabbed a hat from a box by the door and put it on the dapper’s head. “Now you can go.”

JJ ran out to Chase, and stood in front of the television. Chase blinked and sat up. “Do I look like you, Da?”

“Why do you want to?”

“Because . . . I feel safe with you.”

“But why does that make you wanna look like me?”

“. . .”

“I’m a failure, Jameson. You could look up to some --” He stopped when JJ hugged him.

“I don’t want to. You saved my life.”

Chase blinked again, and wrapped his arms tightly around JJ’s body. “Thank you. You do look like me. Thank you for wanting me, JJ.”

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[papacjthecomedian]

Best standup comedian in India for corporate sectors

Corporate events can be really boring sometimes, not gonna lie. The long hours of award functions, annual days, sales meet and town halls can really seem like a drag. There is a community of professional standup comedians who can cheer up any mundane corporate event. They can conjure content which can bring a smile to everyone’s face. Corporate stand up comedy is a huge hit nowadays. So, let’s look at some of the talented stand up comedians for corporate events.

Rahul Subramanian

Rahul Subramanian started his career in 2014. He is immensely popular for his witty and humorous punchlines. He has opened for many corporate events over the years and has made people laugh their guts out. He has also won a national open mic contest. His twisted humor (almost dark) and the witty metaphors make him the perfect stand up comedian for your corporate events.

Vir Das

Vir Das is an Indian comedian, actor and musician. He began his career in stand-up comedy and soon moved to Bollywood. He has starred in films like Delhi Belly, Badmash Company and Go Goa Gone. Vir Das is excellent when it comes to stand-up comedy. He also has his shows on Netflix which bagged great responses. He is a master with his words and language and a magician of allegorical skits. He is perfect for corporate shows because there is low to no profanity in his content, and is friendly with all generations.

Papa CJ

Papa CJ has been awarded ‘Asia’s Best stand-up comedian’ and ‘India’s best stand-up comedian’. He is one of the best comedians in the country. He is a witty motivational speaker and that makes him the perfect pick for corporate events. Having performed over 2000 shows, he is known to keep his audience hooked with his cliffhangers. He is one of the most influential comedians globally and well known for his performances in corporate environments. His sarcastic lines will make any corporate event jazz up. Want to know about his superpowers? His ability to customize content for organisations makes him the right choice for corporate events. His spontaneous interaction with the audience will make the sessions one-of-a-kind. It takes a high level of emotional intelligence to connect dots from every session and tailor a skit that only Papa CJ can give you. And that's not all! He has also been invited to speak at Harvard University and the University of Oxford. As an executive trainer he has trained over 50 blue-chip companies globally! His maiden book ‘Naked’ was launched at the Jaipur literature festival in January 2020. You wouldn’t want to miss watching him at your next corporate event, would you?

Atul Khatri

Atul Khatri is one of the most successful stand-up comedians when it comes to corporate events. After a successful corporate career, he took up comedy as his side hustle. He has done over 500 live shows and is famous for his extremely hilarious YouTube comic videos. Atul Khatri can make his audience laugh off their chair and is a perfect pick for corporate events.

Corporate events can turn into a task after a while, but with our beloved stand-up comedians, laughter is just a click away. Reach out to these hilarious corporate stand-up comedians and get on a roller-coaster of laughter at your next corporate event.