#dawn strider aesthetic

[hskinfriends]

Moodboard for a Joan(Fem!John) who really misses her matesprit Dawn(Fem!Dave)

for @jade-harley-witch-of-vore

-Mod Pyrope

[thefreelanceangel]

If your character were to turn into a sin-eater, what would they look like and what would they be called?

Oh, now this is a delightful question. 

And gods above do I wish I had the artistic ability to actually draw/photomanip/anything in order to portray what I can see in my head. However, there’s an artist who does phenomenal work that I’ll use as “the closest I can come” to what I imagine when I think of my characters twisted into Sin Eaters.

{Also can I just say I’m dying to reach Stormblood Shadowbringers just so I can see these things because monstrous angels is so 100% my aesthetic that I’m fairly sure Square Enix was like “how can we get Angel to play this game… AHA!”}

Ferazhin Mercile:

Forgiven Woe

{https://www.deviantart.com/petemohrbacher/art/Babriel-Angel-of-Scorpio-744520539}

C’allie Kyho:

Forgiven Indecorum

{https://www.deviantart.com/petemohrbacher/art/Raziel-Angel-of-Mysteries-546331893}

Dawne Strider:

Forgiven Sincerity

{https://www.deviantart.com/petemohrbacher/art/Armaros-Angel-of-Undoing-557603095}

This is also a fantastic way to wave a flag to one of my favorite artists, Pete Mohrbacher. I adore his work and it suits neatly for what I can imagine, but have not the talent (or patience to practice) to create visually. 

[companyjust]

Hunting lesson rose taipan

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN HOW TO#

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN SERIES#

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN FREE#

Sophia Maria McKennan, born May 10, 1947, Wangaratta, Victoria. Ellen Rose Croft, born in Ipswich, Queensland, under the sign of Pisces. Terese-Avila Quenelle, born July 20, 1955, Quebec, Canada. Pamela Ruth Scarf, born in Caulfield, Victoria, under the sign of Scorpio. Oona Strider, born Febuary 21, 1938, Perth, Western Australia. Nisaba Diana Kirby, born April 10, 1921, Manchester, England. Mary Joanne Monday, born June 5, 1941, Melbourne Victoria. Monica Lesley Nicholson, born September 25, 1951, Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Katharine Tasma McMillan, born June 29, 1922, Hobart, Tasmania. Janice Judith Jansen, born August 5, 1940, Christchurch, New Zealand. Iona Josephine Flynn, born March 16, 1947, Healesville, Victoria. Helen Hoffman, born January 7, 1945, Union City, New Jersey, U.S.A. Grundhilde Schmidt, born September 15, 1955, Zurich, Switzerland. Frances Veronica Furriskey, born November 9, 1947, Mildura, Victoria. Elsa Hannah Gluck, born April 26, 1952, Springvale Victoria.įRANCES. Dawn Nerida Clancy, born Phillip Island, Victoria, under the sign of Aquarius.ĮTAMA. Cerridwen Colleen Flynn, born Rio de Janiero, Brazil, January 25, 1960.ĭAWN. Beatrix Unsdatter, born in Denmark under the sign of Libra, parents migrated to Australia in the middle fifties.ĬERRIDWEN. Alice Audrey Farr, born Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, on August 1, 1956.īEATRIX. This book is dedicated to those who helped me write it.ĪRACHNE. The I becomes an alphabet, the my becomes ours. Thus my ideas weigh with those of others. I absorbed it all with gratitude and worked with a discipline and strength I felt I owed them. Throughout the many drafts, I had readers, arguers, encouragers, critics and researchers who worked for the book, the idea, their own reasons, with implicit faith in my purpose to uncover a truth to tell the truth and not resort to a gossipy theft of their ideas and their lives. The merging of the diagrammatic and chaotic was a poem. It is dependent on inspiration, excitement, the tides of language and having the time. That was to ensure a symphonic and historic depth.

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN SERIES#

The first draft was a series of diagrams, and nouns. The daring to make a novel from geometry was possible in the rarified air of a ‘sinecure’. Christina Stead had given me two clues with her mention of maths and ‘no men in it at all’. ‘Everywoman’ was women the singular does not compute when one investigates the nature of the feminine.Ī worker, no longer a taxi-driver, now a writer with an office and a title, albeit for ten weeks, my job, then, was to put my theories into practice: a daunting project when it became clear to me what I had to do. It was necessary to get to know a mob of women, all searching for their own freedom. I could not squeeze this ‘everywoman’ out of my mind. Simply screening an accurate description of one’s life with a facade of false names and places was not satisfying to me either as a writer or a reader. Fiction is a literary composition wherein the writer creates above, below and around the real world. I was sick of sorry women, in my own and others’ stories, who were not in control of their own downfall.

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN FREE#

I had been hunting for an ‘everywoman’, the free archetypal female, to underlie a possible Hamlet, Peer Gynt, Candid of my gender. Since 1974 I have been developing theories of the feminine aesthetic in literature.

#HUNTING LESSON ROSE TAIPAN HOW TO#

Two or three years later, I was writer-in-residence at Monash University, wondering what and how to write, suffering the culture shock and absurdity of changing from ‘taxi-driver’ to ‘writer’. But she took me to lunch at Monash University, where she was writer-in-residence, and discussed the mathematical aspects of my first chaotic attempt at long fiction, Lots Of Potential. Perhaps Remember The Tarantella started with Christina Stead’s challenge to me: it’s very difficult to make an interesting novel with no men in it at all. Publication assisted by the Literature Board of the Australia Council, the Federal Government’s arts funding and advisory body.

[gear-project]

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Game Genre Discussion:

Game genres I struggle with:

Horror/Suspense/Survival --- In general, I have never done well with horror, as jump scares feel awful to me.  I also don't like it when this sort of genre crosses over in to Visual Novels, which seems to happen far too often for my taste.  I also struggle with the "Dark Souls" genre of games... while Code Vein looks awesome... I would probably be banging my head against a brick wall to play it, and so I feel terrible because of the ridiculous difficulty levels of said games.

Castlevania would be a rare exception, but I don't play it often enough to appreciate it.

FPS/First Person Shooter/Gun Games --- The saturation of the American market when it comes to this genre really kills me... and I'm a GUNDAM fan!  No seriously, I have zero interest in games like Team Fortress, Halo, Gears of War, Wolfenstein, or Overwatch... ironically DooM is exempt from this list due to aesthetic reasons (and a Metal Soundtrack).  Even games like Elder Scrolls irk me, because of the overall feeling of having to search for opponents when they jump all over your head where the camera isn't looking!

Stealth/Hunting Games --- Metal Gear Solid and Horizon Zero Dawn... while both are excellent games in the genre... I am utter crap at playing!  I am not a quiet gamer apparently, try though I might.  Though I adore games like Metal Gear Rising, they are far and above not built for Stealth.

Sports --- I don't think I need to explain the reasoning for this... but just in case... much of it stems from my family's background as diehard sports fans... I had enough of that to wanna barf.

Game Genres I have appreciated:

Action/Action-RPG: This genre... oh man this genre... micromanaging your stats so you can show off your fighting skills while simultaneously showing your building prowess... Gundam Breaker and Monster Hunter exemplify this genre to me... and I really appreciate such games... even Zelda Breath of the Wild has recently got in on this to a certain extent.

RPGs/Tactical RPGs: Role-playing games in other words... for the most part I have only ever seriously played games like Final Fantasy and Valkyrie Profile, but those are mostly mainstream JRPGs, so I can't really brag about it.

Action/Adventure/Battle Games: Chaos Legion, Bayonetta, Batman Arkham Series, Shadow of the Colossus come to mind.  Not my strongest suit, but still fun to some extent... Zone of Enders, Omega Boost, are also rare games in this genre.

Creation Games: These are mostly RPGs, but a few games like Soul Calibur and Tekken really do come to the forefront when it comes to fun... really nice to have.  I do like world-building games like Dragon Quest Builders and to a smaller extent Minecraft.  RPGMaker is more of a "tool" than a game, though I wish more tools were as FUN and easy to grasp as games.  I'm not a fan of SIMS or SIMCity however.

Shmups/Beatemups/Top-down Action Games: Ikaruga, TMNT, Dodonpachi, and the like are a literal "blast" to play... but games like Diablo are a little tough for me to swallow (I'm not too fond of Mouse-control games).

Puzzle Games/Card Battle Games: Tetris, Chime/Chime #Sharp, Daedalean Opus, Puyo Puyo, Super Puzzle Fighter, and Yu Gi Oh are on my list of fun titles... YuGiOh is fun mostly because there's like 6,000 cards or more you can collect, and that's WITHOUT DLC.

Platforming Games: I used to play these a lot as a kid, but it feels embarrassing to play them now as an adult for some reason.  I blame Nintendo for this feeling.  Still, Mario is a great game in and of itself... though, if I'm being "cool"... Kid Chameleon was awesome back in the day on Genesis.  Strider, Moon Diver, and Odinsphere are also great titles too.

Fighting Games: More my wheelhouse, but at the same time I get tired of this genre after a while... so I have to be picky about what games I pick up.  Guilty Gear is a given, Samurai Showdown, Darkstalkers would be if it wasn't on hiatus... Mortal Kombat (because Cyber Ninjas), and maybe MvCI if I can save up to afford it.  Dragonball FighterZ "looks" awesome, but at the same time I feel it won't be a game I get in to seriously because it's mostly about PUNCHING and I hate fists... I'm a sword play person... so games like Soul Calibur 6 and BlazBlue Crosstag would be more up my alley.

Fighting games with SWORDS, ROBOTS, and MONSTERS... that's my main hook.

[captain-of-the-roses]

sage green or baby blue || moon or stars || paperback or hardback || piercings or tattoos || drawing or writing || Saturn or Jupiter || ancient Greece or ancient Egypt || Prague or Amsterdam || dark academia or light academia || indie aesthetic or cottagecore || stargazing or late night drives || strawberries or watermelons || rings or necklaces || extrovert or introvert || dragons or griffins || ocean or mountains || silver or gold || dawn or dusk || early bird or night owl || cook or bake || dagger or sword 

@geekg1rl3 @zelda-obsessed @zymstarz @official-dave-striders if yall want

— bold what you prefer !

* Tagged by a wonderful mutual: @dabirap 💖💖💖

sage green or baby blue || moon or stars || paperback or hardback || piercings or tattoos || drawing or writing || Saturn or Jupiter || ancient Greece or ancient Egypt || Prague or Amsterdam || dark academia or light academia || indie aesthetic or cottagecore || stargazing or late night drives || strawberries or watermelons || rings or necklaces || extrovert or introvert || dragons or griffins || ocean or mountains || silver or gold || dawn or dusk || early bird or night owl || cook or bake || dagger or sword 

I'm tagging : @i-like-the-stars, @fernface, @a-nuisance-called-senorita, @steveiskoreanfuckit, @hami-is-chill, @ellipticsoul, @froog-13, @im-feeling-stabby, @instigator-of-chaos, @the-queen-of-fandoms, @decayedpotato, and everyone who see this!!

( But only if you want to, please feel no pressure to do this. I hope you had a nice week and please remember to take care of yourself. )

[aeondeug]

So because I’m an aesthetics whore I decided to get and try out Horizon Zero Dawn even though I don’t tend to like openworld sandbox games unless they are a very rare and special beast. Aloy’s design and fucking mecha raptors caught my eye though dammit. Not enough to justify spending 50 bucks on something I might have ended up hating. Thankfully I was able to find it for 20.

I’m a bit of the ways in now. Finally got past the fucking tutorial segment and have been given the freedom to do shit. Just got through my first Cauldron. I have to say I’m liking it a lot. There’s been a few times when I’ve been like why this. Such as when I finished a quest to protect a camp and then got fucked up the ass by two Sawtooths and like five Watchers before I was able to collect myself and the NPCs wouldn’t let them be so I couldn’t even rely on de-aggroing the fuckers. Generally though I’m very happy with the thing.

My boyfriend commented “So this is your Breath of the Wild?” idly while I was playing it the other day. To which I just kind of blew off that comment because meh. After this most recent session with the thing though if I think about it that comment appears to be true. He apparently experienced what was mostly just joy and wonder with Breath of the Wild and that appears to be what Horizon Zero Dawn is providing me. And without the frustrations I have with BotW. I don’t have the fuck awful combat to deal with, stealth mechanics are more fun, there’s a strong linear sense of direction with the progress in the game, I’m not being destroyed fucking constantly early on, and it isn’t taking out the parts I liked best from a franchise.

I really like my Focus which I just call my google glass because I can hardly ever remember what its actual name is. I really loved scanning in Metroid Prime and it kind of serves the same function where lore collecting is concerned. But it also does neat shit for my hunting and combat? I suppose it’s a hideously video gamey thing, but it does help add to the sense of my being some fancy hunter bitch expertly taking down dinos. And even when I know where weakpoints are on a machine it’s sometimes super helpful to mark the thing anyway because of the way the weakpoints glow when marked. Makes things pop more and thus are easier for me to aim at. And I really, really love the stupid track marking function. I can only do it to one dino at a time, but it helps make stealth a bit more manageable for me? It makes it easy for me to figure out where to lay down my triplines too, which is nice.

Not sure how I feel about overriding yet as I just got access to more dino-takeovers. I do like the concept though? It was exciting learning that I could mindcontrol dinos and ride Striders or have a Watcher just go all gung-ho on a herd of Grazers. I’m hoping there will be more neat things like the Strider override, though I kind of fear it’ll mostly be things like how Watcher and Grazer overrides work.

And just. MECHA DINOS. SUPER BIG MECHA DINOS. THAT I CAN STAND ON AND STUFF. FUCK.

[comfykinnies]

🍦You may call me Rosea, Fairy, or Nea 🍦

I am a 20 year old genderfluid female. Please only use they/them when referring to me, unless I suggest otherwise.

Like Verdi, I kin from many series as well, but I will try my best to list as many as I can, but focus harder on the stronger ones.

Neopolitan, Blake Belladonna (Rwby)

Chiaki Nanami (DR)

Dawn, Lillie, Misty, Sonia, Marnie, Hex Maniac(Pokémon)

002 (DiTF)

Amy Rose, Blaze The Cat, Miles Tails Prower (Sonic)

Nezuko Kamado, Mitsuri Kanroji (KNY)

Dirk Strider, Feferi Peixes, Nepeta Leijon, Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)

Amisia Erdehn, Bronya Ursama, Cirava Hermod (Hiveswap)

Gumi, Yuzuki Yukari (Vocaloid)

Hatsume Mei, Himiko Toga, Nejire Hadou, Todoroki Shoto (BNHA)

Astolfo, Tamamo No Mae (F/go, F/extra, F/Apocrypha)

Ren Hana (BTD)

I can do:

🍦 Aesthetics

🍦Mood Boards

🍦Icons

🍦Backgrounds/Headers (provide dimensions)

🍦Canon Calls

🍦Zodiac Pitykins (based on star sign personality)

🍦 Headcanons

🍦 Doodles

After I get the hang of it, I may also do gif edits.

——blacklist——

r/pe fetishization, r/pe in general

discrimination / hate speech

harmful slurs

factkin

attack on titan

high school dxd

[fxirnsquxre]

Rules: Repost, not reblog! Tag 6 muns you would like to get to know better when done!

Name: Kurapika Nickname: Kura / Aki / Nita Age: 16 Faceclaim: Kurapika from Hunter x Hunter Pronouns: Any Height: 4′6 Birthday: Feb 19 Aesthetic: Soft purples and blues with greys, city lights at night, dawn. Last song you listened to:  Hachi MV - Sand Planet ft. Hatsune Miku

Favorite muse(s) you’ve written:

These have been my favourite so far: Dirk Strider, AU Meenah Peixes - Homestuck Kurapika - Hunter x Hunter Akira Kurusu - Persona 5

I’ve deleted the rest and the P5 is the only ones that remain, tho, I plan on remaking KP lol.

What inspired you to take on your current muse ( that you are posting this on):

I wanted to make a blog with all those sophisticated whatever, and I was feeling that Sae mood since her boss battle was fresh in my mind.

What are your favorite aspects of your current muse:

I like how real Sae is, and creative. Seeing such an official house of law as a casino out of all things? That’s pretty cool in all honesty. I also like her way of thinking, how people would cheat and use disgusting means just to win a case, she herself isn’t exempted from this rule and even admits it.

What’s your biggest inspiration when it comes to writing:

It’s not everyday I can write a muse with such glamour and haughtiness. 

Favorite types of threads:

ANGST ANGST ANGST, and anything that involves Sae realizing how twisted her Casino is.

Biggest struggle in regards to your current muse:

I’m not a gambler nor have I played any card games in my life. And she has a casino. Guess I’ll die?

Tagged by: @vigilanticqueen

Tagging: oooh god you don’t have to do this but: @crossxskulled , @dolgelo , @jvstapvppet , @queenxfjustice , @heartpilfer (sup) , and @hekigankiseki

[khemi]

Here’s The Catch

@ghostecutioner asked:  you know what i want khemi. you know what to give me

As my Yours Sincerely update is still in developmental hell, I will appease you with some other Dirkjohn content and hope it pleases you. John’s POV, no actual Dirk but a lot of talking about him, and a lot of Crockerbert bonding!

Send me 413 Drabble Requests!

Here’s how this goes.

It’s 4:13am.

Dirk Strider just proposed to you over snap chat and didn’t even give you the full ten seconds to process it.

Jane is beating down your door because you told her you were up for early morning hijinks to welcome in your joint birthday but then got derailed by some asshole proposing to you.

It’s dawning on you that you got distracted half way through dressing so are wearing a backwards shirt and half a pair of pants in this moment of deep internal crisis.

Here’s the catch.

Jane’s phone is the phone in your hand, because your hijinks were going to involve fucking with her contact list and sending Roxy some snap chats of dogs with tag lines about them being the superior pet.

You just got to see Dirk warming up to propose to you.

Dirk’s going to propose to you.

What the ever loving actual fuck do you do with this information???

You start by chucking the phone the other side of the room, then sitting down and staring at the forlorn empty half of your pants, a perfect reflection of the current do you ever feel like a plastic bag aesthetic of your soul. Jane’s knocking has ceased, which is a bad sign given it probably heralds an escalation in hostilities, so for the moment you’re alone with your pals Sir Emotional Repression and Mister Denial.

Dirk still has plenty of time to change his mind. He’s all about ridiculous, over the top shit sure! But this is too much. Right? Probably. Possibly. Fuck it’s not, is it, he could really do this, and then you’d have to think about a real answer, and think about how you feel about him, and the only thing feelings have ever brought you is a headache, misery, and a weird breakdown involving a lot of impassioned ironing and also Nic Cage was there?

This is not how your birthday was meant to go.

“John!” Jane hisses it through the door, and you can tell from her tone that she is now wearing her Serious Business Moustache, which means your shit is fucked worse than your love life. “I have a blowtorch, and you have three seconds to open this door. Do you hear me, John? It’s happening, the time is now, I am coming in one way or another, buster! Three. Two!”

You lurch off the bed and scramble the lock open just as you hear the puff and hiss of the blow torch coming to life, and Jane smiles at you in satisfaction before her gaze drops and her mouth pulls into an off-balance slant.

“John,” she whispers, “that isn’t how you pants.”

Right. Step one is to absolutely make sure she doesn’t find out you looked at her phone and saw Dirk’s snap chat.

“Dirk’s going to propose to me?”

You have failed step one.

Her face rapidly cycles through confusion, surprise, realisation, murder, weighing up the efforts of hiding your body, attempted murder instead, and then eventually just the kind of narrow eyed silent anger that would have you shitting your pants if you’d managed to get enough of them on to shit in.

“Did you look through my messages?” She jabs the blow torch at you, and you dodge the flame with a stifled yelp, swatting at it to try and signal maybe she could turn it the fuck off. “You did! You swine. How many did you look at? Did you say anything? John Egbert, I swear to high heavens-”

“I didn’t say anything! It was one snap chat.”

“Snapchat,” she repeats, flatly.

“Yeah, a snap chat.”

“Snapchat.”

“Snap chat.”

“John I can hear that space, it’s like nails on a chalkboard.”

“Chalk board.”

The blow torch is thrust towards your face and you stagger hastily out of range.

“Alright! Alright. Jeez. But- it really was just that message, okay? And I figured he’d send you something embarrassing, and I was right! It was just also the worst.”

“The worst.” Jane repeats it with the exact same whine, frowning at you. “John, how long has Dirk been your boyfriend?”

“...A few years? Uh.” You count in your head, eyes scanning upwards with each number. “Six years.”

“And how long have you lived together?”

“...Four years.” You frown. “That doesn’t mean we’re instantly marriage central, Jane! Marriage is this whole big... thing. It’s a thing! And maybe I like our relationship without any things thinging it up.”

“So what are you going to do? Dirk fully intends to ask and if you’re going to say no I want you to think carefully about how you do it so you don’t hurt him any more than you have to.”

Ugh.

“I didn’t say I’m going to say no.”

“It certainly sounded like that’s what you said.”

“No, I just... I just don’t know how I feel, okay? And I was really hoping to not have to think about it, like, ever.”

“Ah yes.” Jane rolls her eyes so hard it’s audible. “The patented John Egbert method of shoving everything in a bottle until it’s time to make it a Molotov cocktail.”

“Cock-”

“Don’t test me.”

You do not test her, mounting a full retreat to the bed instead so you can finally get your damn pants on right. This is a serious situation! It calls for at least two legs panted. Maybe more! “Jane what if Dirk’s like... say yes or we’re through! I can’t deal with that stuff.”

“Are you kidding? He already has thirty backup plans involving how to make you think it was a joke if you say no. I managed to make him scale back the plan with the horse, but I’m still pretty sure that’s what he’s going for.” She starts scouring your person for her phone, and you gesture across the room, gaining a harumph one she realises you threw it. “If you see Dave around, my only suggestion is to start running, they have a whole script planned and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone who wasn’t studying the mating rituals of the orange-plumed tragic rapper.”

“So if I say no he’ll just back out and we can totally forget about it?”

“John,” she turns on you, gesturing accusingly with the thankfully extinguished blow torch. “Don’t you dare.”

“But things are fine the way they are! If saying no keeps it all the same, then-”

“Is that really going to be your only reason? John if you say no now he’ll never ask again, so make sure you mean it.”

Well that’s an easy answer! You want things to stay how they are, and they’ll stay that way if you turn him down, and then you never have to be married ever and that’ll be fine because it’s not like you even want to marry Dirk or anything and it’s not like your gut is twisting in a really weird way when you think about him never asking again and about never having a wedding or anything and about...

Oh no.

“Oh no.”

Jane is smiling at you. “There it is.”

“Oh no.”

“Hm?” She slides her phone into her pocket. “Whatever is the matter, John?”

“Ooooh noooo...” You cover your face and slouch backwards across the bed, groaning as you let your body go limp there in protest. “Jane what if I do want to marry Dirk?”

“Then... you say yes.”

“Ooooooooooh noooooooooooo!”

“John.” The bed dips as she sits beside you, and you’re expecting comfort right until she smothers you with a pillow and leaves you flailing to get free. You use the same offending cushion to bap her shoulder, and she snorts, flicking your head. “John! Calm down.”

“Jane what if I want to marry Dirk? What if I want some stupid wedding where Dave raps a best man speech and we cut a cake that probably explodes because you baked it to fuck with me? What do I do?”

“That sounds ghastly. How terrible. I can’t imagine your suffering at the thought of a life of matrimony with the person you’re in love with.”

“Don’t say that!”

“Don’t say what?”

“The L-thing.”

“God I’d make a lesbian joke but it’d be a bit on the nose.” She folds her arms under her chest, puffing her cheeks up just the same. “Why can’t I say it?”

“Remember the bit where I put my emotions in a bottle and let them age until they disappear? I’m still doing that.”

“John.”

“Jane it has never failed me yet and if I don’t pop those bottles it never will. I am a rock solid well adjusted individual. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”

“I don’t have to be a detective to see it’s a load of baloney. You’re acting like a child about this, you know that, right? You don’t have to say yes! You don’t. But your only reason being bluh bluh actual feelings is shit.”

“But- But. Bluh bluh actual feelings!”

“John even you aren’t this bad! Come on. I know you’re nervous! I know. But... you need to be an adult about this, alright? This is important.” Jane gets a hand on your shoulder and suddenly it’s serious, and your attempts to crawl under a rock have been thwarted by the iron grip of the house hold law. “It’s alright to not know what you’re going to say, or exactly how you feel, but one way or another Dirk is going to ask you and that’s not something you can make disappear without consequences, one way or another.”

You sit and stare into nothing, brain ticking over slowly. There’s a life where every thing stays the same, except for Dirk being crushed for a while. That’s fine! That’s good. That option is there.

The other option is... change, sure, and one that feels big even though it might not be? Which is yikes for a lot of reasons, but it’s not a totally bad yikes, it’s shivers down your back and tingles in the tips of your fingers, and a feeling like if you miss this chance it won’t fit into a bottle as well as you want it to.

It’s just a party and some words. It’s nothing you didn’t want anyway, is it?

Or is it?

“Ugh.” You press your face into Jane’s shoulder. “What do I do?”

“I can’t tell you that, John.”

“What would you do?”

“Ask what I was doing dating Dirk and climb out a window to find my girlfriend, probably?” She gently pats the back of your head. “John, this is on you, chum. You have to figure it out.”

“But it’s hard.”

“So is rigging an entire house to flood with shaving foam, but you managed that just fine.”

You laugh, small and muffled, and settle back into examining your mental scales. Okay. Pros and cons just get muddled with anxieties and stupid shit, and trying to imagine both paths results in exaggerating the possible outcomes until your choice some how destroys the whole universe. The only solid lesson you learn is that your brain sucks, so you push it aside and look down to more solid organs instead.

You regret that thought as soon as it turns up, wrinkling your face and backtracking north until you hit your chest, jeez.

And that’s it. You know. You know what you want, but you’re scared of it going wrong like so many other things have, scared of losing one of the things that makes each day worth facing.

“I want to marry Dirk.” It’s not a question, but it is groaned. “How do I do this?”

“Well, you could try waiting until he asks, then looking surprised and saying yes, Dirk! That might work.”

You shove her. “You’re an ass.”

“You’re a jerk.”

“You’re a bigger jerk!”

“Come over here and say that!”

Her arm’s around you and her knuckles are scrubbing at your hair before you can dodge, you hands patting and pushing at her arms and face. She’s like, twelve! She’s a brat and she sucks!

You’re laughing, and you hate it.

Jane turns the headlock into a hug with surprising each, pulling you close and rubbing your back fondly.

“I’m happy for you, or I will be once you actually go through with it.” Jane’s smile is audible in her voice. “You be good to him, John. You don’t want to know what Roxy and I will do to you if you screw up.”

“Think you could beat Dave to it? You didn’t see him the time I made Dirk think I’d thrown his tiny pony out by accident.”

“You’re a monster.” Jane pulls back, shaking her head at you. “I don’t know what he sees in you.”

“Me either! But... I guess it must be something pretty okay if he wants to officially get stuck with me forever.”

She pulls out her phone, and you glance over at it, pursing your lips in contemplation.

“You know, what if I proposed to him first?”

“John.”

“I could do it out of the blue! Really catch him off guard.”

“John...”

“I could use a snap chat and-”

“I heard that space!”

Jane grabs the pillow as you launch yourself for the other one, ready to strike up a defence. She’s laughing, you’re laughing, and any chance of stealth pranking has gone right out the window, but it’s fine.

It’s okay.

You have something big to look forward to later, and it’s going to be worth the wait.

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King of the traditional consoles-- what to place on your wishlist|VentureBeat

When it concerns bring in the video gaming public, prominent console manufacturers are seeking to fond memories as much as they are to online services and fancy peripherals. Simply in the last few years, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, SNK, and others have tossed basic circuitry into an adorable plastic shell to make players recollect-- and open their wallets.

As one of those individuals who yearns for the days of bits and beat-'em-ups, I have a nearly unhealthy fascination with the retro revival and all the items that have come with it. The thing is, just a few of these devices live up to their forefathers. A few of them, rather frankly, may offer you the desire to let the past die. Which ones are worth the cash?

Prior to I go into this ranking, it is essential to mention that none of these traditional consoles have a comprehensive list of video games. Don't go in anticipating to play everything that you keep in mind.

Above: The Sega Genesis Classics collection deserves your time.Image Credit: Sega If you truly desire to have a look at a specific video game, your finest bet would be to see if it has a PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, or Nintendo Virtual Console/eShop release. A number of business, including Sega and SNK, have launched collections that feature many old-school titles. The Sega Genesis Classics collection(available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) is a great example. One more thing, the only minis I'm going to discuss are ones in my individual collection, so let's

get to it. The kings of the classics SNES Classic( Nintendo )The Nintendo "Classics"may not have pioneered the mini-console trend, however they turned it into a full-blown phenomenon. When the Japanese video gaming giant decided to come out with miniaturized homages to their Nintendo and Super Nintendo Home Entertainment Systems, the world took notice. And it stood in line with money at the ready. Now, almost every video gaming connoisseur has a Classic, or they're trying to find one. Both the NES and SNES Classics are extremely similar. They include a compact kind element, adoringly recreated controllers, user-friendly user interfaces, and great

video output. Games look fantastic and play without much input lag( this will differ, depending upon the television). You can likewise apply filters to get that tube-TV aesthetic-- if you're into that. Conserve states for every game are readily available. Above: The SNES Classic takes you back to the early '90s. Image Credit: Nintendo What really makes these models shine is the video game choice. And, for me, that's why the SNES Classic is

king. While it provides fewer titles than its NES big sibling, the library here is unbelievable. Super Mario World, F-Zero, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy III(VI ), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Street Fighter II Turbo are just a few of the highlights. As an included perk, Nintendo went ahead and consisted of Starfox 2, which never saw an official release until the SNES Classic struck shop racks. These 16-bit experiences hold up better than numerous other older video games. Just consider all the pixel-art indie titles out there. Where do you think they discovered their motivation? 2. NES Classic (Nintendo )Truly, the NES Classic is worthy of to be at the leading just as much as its SNES equivalent.

While the SNES edition provides deeper gameplay and more technically remarkable titles, the NES Classic is packed with renowned releases that introduced a new dawn for gaming. The initial

3 Super Mario titles, the

first 2 Legend of Zelda games, Castlevania, Kirby's Adventure, Ninja Gaiden, Punch-Out, and Mega Male 2 are some of the favorites that made the cut here. Above: The NES Classic is a mini marvel.Image Credit: Nintendo The NES Classic includes the same first-class develop quality and features as the SNES version. The one big distinction here is that it features one controller, not 2. If you wish to have fun with someone else, nevertheless, you'll require to pursue an extra gamepad-- which can be just as difficult to

discover as the console itself.

This does make the core package a

little less expensive, and you can utilize an SNES Classic controller if you occur to have one lying around. Enjoyable but problematic 3. Neo Geo Mini (SNK)When I heard that SNK was making a mini-Neo Geo to commemorate the console-arcade hybrid's 40th anniversary, I rushed to the very first preorder page I could discover. The end product itself may be the coolest device on this whole list, however it might just be the most infuriating. The Neo Geo Mini has an extensive video game list that need to satisfy most fans of

the original hardware

. SNK at first released two minis: one for Japan, and an "International "variation for other areas. Many of the games overlap between the two, however each mini has its own special offerings. Personally, I discovered this aggravating due to the fact that certain video games that I wanted ended up just on the Japanese system.

Regardless, amongst the Neo Geo Mini's 40 games, you'll get to play a slew of Metal Slug and King of Fighters titles, the remarkable Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Shock Troopers, Blazing Star, and the criminally neglected Last Blade 2. The Neo Geo library (and, as a result, the Neo Geo Mini's selection)has a heavy focus on fighting games. If you're not into that genre, you ought to most likely move on to something else. The

Neo Geo Mini gadget is different than most tribute consoles because it has its own LCD screen and arcade-style controls. This makes it a rather striking addition to any gamer's collection. While it's enjoyable to play these video games on a tiny game cabinet, the novelty wears away rapidly. And it deserves noting that the stick has no gate or microswitches, so you're generally playing with analog-style controls. This is less than perfect for the exact, arcade nature of

Neo Geo video games. The system is perfectly playable, however, and the screen's quality is surprisingly great. But I 'd rather hook the console as much as a TELEVISION, where I can have a more comfortable gameplay session. And that's where the Neo Geo Mini truly fails. The video output is flat-out disappointing. I can only tolerate playing with the "image quality optimization"filter made it possible for, which offers the video an extremely smoothed out appearance. I truly do not like the way it looks, however it's even worse when I turn it off. I paid for one of the gamepads that SNK released in combination with the Neo Geo Mini, so I might get the many of my TV play. These look nearly similar to the Neo Geo CD

pads that came out in the '90s. But the brand-new controllers don't include the satisfying microswitches from the CD system D-pads. To be blunt, the Neo Geo Mini controller is a disappointment. The D-pad feels unclear, and it's an ever-present distraction when I'm playing. And for some factor, SNK changed the order

of the buttons, so that adds an unneeded layer to my irritation. Due to the fact that it has its own screen, the Neo Geo Mini is in fact a little more costly than its classic colleagues. And you'll have to invest more money if you want one of the gamepads. Overall, the Neo Geo Mini is an excellent concept with an equally great lineup of titles. SNK screwed up in the execution, nevertheless, and it stopped working to provide fans with the worth they deserve. Still, this little thing has plenty of style(simply like its library ), and if you have actually constantly desired a Neo Geo,

possibly it's worth a shot. 4. Super Retro-Cade (Retro-Bit)This is the quirkiest console on the list, thanks to its random, yet unmistakably charming, selection of titles. Retro-Bit launched this gadget as a follow-up to its Generations plug-and-play mini-console. The Retro-Cade has a somewhat spartan style and includes two basic, yet strong, controllers(although, I wish the buttons and

D-pad were less stiff ). Like I pointed out earlier, the library of titles here is all over the place. You'll find game brawlers like Double Dragon from Technos and Capcom's great

Armored Warriors. You can jump into vertical shooters like 1942 and Varth. Or horizontal shooters like the goofy game romp Boogie Wings and R-Type III for the SNES. If you want puzzle video games, you can inspect out multiple Magical Drop games. Oh, and even the odd, Castlevania-like Holy Scuba Diver for the NES is here. Above: Yeah, Mega Male 3 is on the Retro-Cade. Image Credit: Capcom I ought to likewise mention that Bionic

Task force(arcade and NES), Strider(game and NES ), Joe and Mac, BurgerTime(NES ), and numerous entries in the Final Battle franchise are on this thing. The Retro-Cade's interface is straightforward yet functional. You can adjust the video settings to show a stretched or original aspect ratio, however the video games themselves look a bit too soft, with muted colors. Apparently, an upgraded version of the console is now readily available that lets you disable the smoothness filter, leading to a crisper image.

The"version 1.1"Retro-Cade also includes a revised

game list that includes

titles like Unrefined Buster. However I've only had the chance to experience the original gadget. Also, when utilizing the Retro-Cade, I needed to put my TV into video game mode to get less input lag. This is the norm for

many contemporary tvs when using video gaming gadgets, however with a few of the other consoles(like the Nintendo Classics), it wasn't as big of a requirement.