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isabellitah · 4 years ago

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Hey could I maybe request a fix with reader and Ben and klaus all just caring for each other. If they could all be around 14/15 that would be great I love your work!!

🤍 BEN x SIBLING x KLAUS

Title : three idiots

Pairing : none but this focuses on Eightie's relationship with Ben and Klaus

Warning : uhh none I think but be warned that the one focused on Klaus is slightly shorter because y’all I wrote two other fics focused on Klaus today so I’m sORRY hahahah

Request : Hey could I maybe request a fix with reader and Ben and klaus all just caring for each other. If they could all be around 14/15 that would be great I love your work!!

Note : hiii 🤍 i hope this is to your liking and thank you hehe

Klaus, Ben, and Number Eight were known as the three idiots within the Umbrella Academy

not literal idiots but like-

y’all are the golden trio-

the marauders (three- Peter doesn’t count; he’s a traitor ew)-

the mischief makers

well not really Ben-

i mean he joins every once in a while

but he’s mostly there to make sure you and Klaus don’t go too far with your trouble-making adventures

he’s the Hermione to your Harry and Ron-

the Remus to your James and Sirius-

the Lee to your Fred and George-

anyway-

Ben sometimes plots your mischief of the day

and when he plots something oof

g’luck to whoever was the target

because Ben? Def a Slytherin

wait no this isn’t a HP AU

anyway-

y’all cause trouble together

but y’all also comfort each other-

y’know?

like-

y’all are each other’s walls bro

you depend on the other whenever you feel your lowest

you’re all at the prime of your teenage lives-

and of course there were ups and downs throughout your entire life aka the entire fifteen years of it with the downs caused mostly by your ever loving father Reginald

but you three will always be there through and after each down the other has

“How was he this time?” you whispered to Ben, keeping in mind that Klaus was asleep on your bed not that far from you two.

“He didn’t get to swallow two- just one so he wasn’t that bad. After he ran out of arguments, he listened to me so that’s good.” Ben swallowed before continuing, “I guess our argument tired him out because he slept not long after the first pill took effect- just a few minutes before you came home.” Ben smirked before lightly chuckling while you snickered before resting your head on his shoulder.

Both of you stayed in that position for hours before Klaus woke up- just watching over him and monitoring his breathing; making sure he has no nightmares. Once awake, Klaus immediately started apologizing and calling himself a burden while tears clouded his vision. You and Ben were quick to shut that down, telling him that it’s okay and that he’s never a burden. Ben assured him that he tried his best and he’s proud of him for doing so while you hugged him and started running your hand through his hair to calm him down. This resulted in you three having a group hug and falling asleep with Klaus in the middle.

You three agreed to host your weekly sleepover in Ben’s room and had fun. Your weekly sleepovers were exclusively for you three. Even the other siblings knew and accepted that.

You three prepared your fort on the floor of Ben’s room. The order was : Klaus, Ben, and you. Whoever owned the room you slept in always slept in the middle. It was an unspoken rule. And there, you watched movies, ate late night snacks, and painted yours and Klaus’ nails because “there is no way I’m having either of you touch my nails.” well fine Ben hmph. At around 11, as usual, Ben fell asleep first. You and Klaus knew not to prank him after the first time - cue shivers running through both of you - and just as you were both about to sleep, you heard Ben whimper. Looking at Klaus to see if he heard it too, he nodded, and so you looked over at Ben.

“Ben?” you whispered, and when that didn’t gain anything but louder whimpers, you placed your hand on his shoulder, “Benny, can you hear me?” you whispered near his ear while Klaus remained sitted on Ben’s other side, looking at him in concern.

Feeling your hand in his shoulder slightly woke him up but upon hearing your voice clearly- he forced himself awake and away from his nightmares, “y-yeah I’m- I can hear you,” he paused to gather his scrambled thoughts before sighing, “how long was I out?”

Looking at the clock beside Ben’s bed, Klaus quickly subtracted the time, “you were out for about an hour but started having nightmares around threeish minutes ago...” Klaus looked at Ben’s stressed features before putting his hand on Ben’s shoulder, “was it because of your powers, again?”

Ben’s ashamed look was all the amswer you both needed to Klaus’ question. Ever since he was dubbed 'The Horror', he's only been thinking of himself as such. Your father's treatment on him wasn't any help. He felt like a monster after using his powers- all the blood on him just terrified him no matter how long it's been since his first kill.

For once both you and Klaus had nothing to say. You knew assuring Ben that he wasn't at fault for the deaths wouldn't do anything so you decided to assure him of the truth that you know would comfort him, "Ben... you're not- you're not a monster."

Ben scoffed and just as he opened his mouth to retaliate, Klaus added, "Yeah- I mean like after Vanya and Eightie you're like the third nicest sibling."

"I made that kid cry last week," Ben deadpanned.

Klaus shrugged, "eh. He was weak. I mean- crying because you smiled at him sarcastically after asking him what he was doing? What a wimp."

"He looked nine, Klaus."

"Yeah well he flirted with Eightie so he deserved it. If he couldn't defend himself, how'd he defend Eightie?"

You zoned them both out. As much as you wanted to interrupt their conversation- this seemed to ease Ben more than any other topic would. Something completely random and unexpected- Klaus' specialty. And you're instantly reminded of how opposites attract- you're rarely serious brother with your more friendly yet can be sarcastic brother.

You joined in on their conversation and before you knew it, all three of you fell asleep without even feeling it.

You rarely had nightmares but when they come, they're the worst. And you can remember them for at least half the day. Sometimes you can wake up and calm yourself, sometimes you wake up and distract yourself with your phone, and it was rare for you to not be able to wake up. But it just so happens that now was one of those rare times. All your siblings knew the signs of your nightmares and how to help you. Sometimes your light snores turned into hurried sounds like whimpering or hyperventilating or just outright panicking, and sometimes you were quiet. The tell tale sign, however, is when your eyebrows furrow.

Fortunately for you, it happened during one of your sleepovers with Klaus and Ben. After Ben managed to wake you up, he and Klaus started doing random and stupid stuff to not only keep you entertained to the point where you're distracted from your nightmare but also to make you smile again. They danced around- and I say this nicely- they looked like idiots. It worked though- seeing the normally serious Ben dance all silly with Klaus' side comments and his narrative of what they were doing managed to make you smile and giggle in no time.

Once you assured them that you were calm and that they can sit down and relax, you thanked them to which they simply kissed your cheek and told you that it was in Klaus' terms, "no biggie.".

To truly make sure that you're okay, Ben shared a new plan with you and Klaus on how to get back at Diego for eating your ice cream without permission because now you're all out and he knows that that was yours- he also has his own tub hmph.

Watch out, World - especially you, Diego - The three idiots are back at it again.

Diego woke up in cold sweat. He was so confused- he had a good dream as far as he can recall yet why did he feel- catious?

#tua #tua x reader #the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves x reader #ben hargreeves x reader #hargreeves x reader #hargreeves x sibling #number eight

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bensiskos · 3 years ago

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Which oc is most likely to order coffee black? Which oc when, if presented with the opportunity, would fistfight a Starfleet admiral on a live news broadcast? Which oc would win that fistfight? Which oc has their own ideas for a starship build? Which oc has ideas for a starship build that would never fucking work if put into practice? Which oc would whip everyone's ass at monopoly? Which oc do you think I would pick up off the floor and cuddle so sweetly? Which oc has the biggest action figure collection? Which oc can't sleep with the lights off? Which oc sleeps with a stuffed animal? Which oc thinks going to a beach is the perfect first date idea? Which oc thinks the beach is terrible? Which oc would stay up until 1 in the morning making picrews of their own little ocs? Which oc has escapism issues? Which oc brings all the best weed to parties? Which oc doodles on their hands? Which oc fantasizes about setting up curtains with someone they have a crush on? Which oc skips the curtain fantasies and goes straight for the wet dreams? Which oc claims with every fiber inside them that replicator food isn't as good as prepared food? Which oc thinks that last oc is crazy and replicated food is just fine? Which oc would get black out stone faced drunk in the back of Quark's and try to hit on Rom? Which oc would hit on Rom sober? Which oc would hit on Morn sober? Which oc would have told me to fuck off fifteen questions ago? Which oc loves orange juice? Which oc can't stand orange juice? Which oc would have ended the dominion war months before it actually ended? Which oc would have extended the dominion war? Which oc spends all their time on space Instagram posting selfies and decorative food that tastes like trash? Which oc forgets to brush their teeth?

Alright ok let’s do this (Thank u so so much for all the questions lmao <3)

1. Matos, they enjoy coffee with a lot of sugar and honey, but will take it black occasionally.

2. Adem, he has a lot of rage at starfleet for many different reasons (family issues, war issues, etc) and enjoys defying authority, the only person in command they listen to is Matos tbh

3. Breba <33 he loves coming up with really extravagant engineering ideas and then draws like 2 pages of their design and never touches it again because he’s 10

4. Breba again, Dave finds his drawings (and manages to decipher them) and is like. U wanna try building this in the holosuite? Of course, as holosuites do, it goes completely wrong

5. Hmmmm Breba Maybe because he’s a ferengi, but tbh probably Lowver, she has a good mind for capitalism I think, she might cry if xey win tho

6. Breba. I think you’d give Breba a nice good uncle hug.

7. Kahdghsjk I keep answering all of these with Breba… but it’s true he has the largest action figure collection

8. Lowver, while I headcannon vorta r sensitive to light she Hates the dark and refuses to go into dark places without someone with xem . She has absolutely done that thing where xey jump into another persons arms.

9. Breba obvs he has an adorable little bear <3 and also Solar! He has a small stuffed bird toy he got when he was very little and he’s kept it for a long time, Solar really enjoys keeping things I think

10. Miyar, while she hates Going Places she does enjoy sand and water and sun, and misses Cardassia very very much, so if she ever did manage to get a date she’d take them somewhere like that

11. Lowver. She can’t swim

12. Hmmmmmm maybe solar?? He’s a creative person, but also very punctual so he wouldn’t stay up that late so idk

13. Oh Adem def <3 he refuses to think about the actual world around her and will spend entire days in sickbay talking to Miyar just to like Not Have To Be There, I think Adem becomes an honorary medical officer after a bit

14. Matos <3 she takes it for medical reasons but also will give you some (if you are of legal age for your species)

15. Brebaaaa my beloved <3 Dave gets him a set of skin safe markers and lets him go wild

16. T’athy lmao, she thinks she wants to Work and Command but what she really wants is like. A home. She also loves home decor even though she won’t admit it

17. Eh

18. Matos or Miyar, it’s the one thing they agree on

19. T’athy and Adem, but for different reasons. T’athy says the replicator is fine, it’s just fine. And Adem claims replicated food is BETTER then prepared food

20. Miyar if she was feeling Incredibly Self Destructive, dw Adem will help her get home

21. None of them but Breba will ask Rom many many questions about engineering and be extremely excited to see another ferengi in engineering

22. … Matos

23. Adem, he loves talking about herself but refuses to get into anything feelings related

24. Lowver :3 she likes fruit but not really sweet fruit

25. Breba, he doesn’t like sour things

26. Matos in spirit but Miyar maybe actually could’ve helped if she wasn’t um. self centered and evil

27. Uhh Lowver probably because she was a dominion worker before she got better lmao

28. Adem <3 like I said, enjoys escapism and replicated food

29. Breba, he just forgets sometimes!! Dave always makes him do it tho

#asks #holy shit Andy ty this was great and fun #Ella’s ocs #kingdeath000

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whispersafterdusk · 4 years ago

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Lost in Time - ch 14

It'd been four days since their tussle with the spy; they hadn't heard or seen any hint of them, and so far the only injury that had turned up at Xu's clinic had been a woman who had fallen on a bit of wood. Asher had gone into town long enough to get his broken tooth pulled (front right tooth on the top...he looked like a doofus when he smiled now) and had immediately returned to camp to hunker down and wait out the spy's next visit while the Civil Corps members had gone on a manhunt across the marsh and into the neighboring desert area.

So far, nothing.

They'd briefly discussed the suits again; Eli couldn't make up her mind on whether this Access suit thing was an original (less worrying) or if Duvos had figured out how to piece one together (really worrying). Asher shared her worries -- the thought of Duvos mass producing those things for their soldiers, even if they weren't working like they did in Eli's time, would still pose a huge problem if the continent ever went to war again. ((Continued below cut))

He did know she'd given up on the trail cameras for now but she was still working on something out in the tent; it used a lot of the same pieces that she'd set aside for the cameras but also several new, different ones that she'd sent Petra and Selene after. The centerpiece of these new additions was a detached screen that she'd marked out dimensions on - she was either cutting it down to size and needed the middle-most section or she was dividing it into a rectangle and eight smaller squares that were all roughly the same size. She hadn't done anything with the screen yet aside from measuring and marking out those squares but there were small piles of nigh identical looking chips, boards, and wires that were already assembled and sitting in a neat little line on the rubberized canvas under her cot that he assumed had to be put together first before the screens could be attached to them.

It had been a fascinating sight to watch her work with such tiny components; he hadn't had a chance yet to ask her what those things were (interrupting her while she was working on them seemed like a poor idea since it looked so...fragile, in a way) but he was looking forward to seeing the finished product, learning what the gadgets were for, and why she needed so many of them. It also piqued his curiosity about Old World tech in general; so much of it seemed purposely designed to work with pretty much anything else. Maybe Old World technology didn't so much depend on the parts as it did the programs to run it...which in turn made him wonder, assuming they ever got to a point where they knew how to read and create new programs, if all the old relics could be made to work again like they did back then rather than being pieced together with spotty knowledge and prayers.

Behind him Adam, Arlo, and Eli were all asleep inside the tent with the front flaps pulled closed to block out as much of the unusually plentiful sunlight as possible - there wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was considerably warmer today than it had been lately; he appreciated the warmth and imagined his sleeping companions probably did as well but found himself going back and forth on whether he was truly grateful for the "sunny" part of this sunny day. On the one hand, that suit made the spy near-invisible but not intangible so they should still cast a shadow so if the spy was dumb enough to try sneaking in close in broad daylight Asher was hopeful he would spot that before they got close enough to be a danger. On the other hand he doubted they would actually be that stupid. The constant prickle at the back of his neck - the feeling of being watched - wasn't a sensation Asher enjoyed, and it also wasn't something he was used to experiencing for such a prolonged period of time; he had no proof though that he WAS being watched, and that was probably bothering him more than the prickling was.

The grumpy sigh he huffed out whistled a bit as it exited through the gap his missing tooth had left behind; that annoyed him to no end too. Asher didn't consider himself an overly vain person but damn it he'd liked how he looked; it had taken a couple years to be at peace with the sunken in scar across his nose but at least that made him look...adventurous. Dashing. Daring. A missing tooth made him look like a drunkard, and it would be a long trip to Seesai to get a replacement that wouldn't prematurely discolor. Adam was right in that he could easily get a tooth closer to home but, again, discoloration was a problem -- whatever that woman in Seesai did to keep the false teeth from coloring was a closely guarded secret...no one knew what she did or what recipe she used, not even her family if they were to be believed.

He supposed it was a question of if he wanted to look stupid with his tooth gap or look stupid with a yellowed tooth in a few years. Neither thought was especially attractive and brought with it a sort of helpless frustration that, coupled with the prickling feeling of having eyes on him, made him want to get up and move around to burn off the pent up energy and emotion.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of rustling grass; before he could truly react to the sound Eli came into view and he relaxed slightly.

"You're up - uh, early. Or however you want to consider it."

She shrugged as she sat down on one of the rocks ringing the firepit. "Eh, it happens. Sometimes you just don't sleep."

"Any new ideas?"

For a time she didn't respond; silently Asher surveyed their surroundings - everything still seemed to be as it ought to be. He still felt twitchy though...he was ready for action, or for anything that wasn't sitting here keeping watch. Maybe with Eli awake he could exercise or something.

"Not really," Eli finally responded. "I can think of twelve different ways to disable that suit but they all require tech that doesn't exist anymore. And it's not something I could put together from stuff that's left here."

Asher nodded, then glanced back toward the tent; when she'd come out she'd left the tent flaps open and he could barely detect movement inside -- Arlo shouldn't be up for awhile yet but it was looking like Adam was waking up. "So what's all that stuff you've been working on then?"

"Hi-Defs."

"I've no idea what those are."

"They're wrist-mounted computers. A lot of their functionality isn't going to work right in this day and age but back in mine they were onboard guidance systems with maps of all the regions, could make and receive calls, they kept track of addresses and your appointments and bank accounts and whatever else you wanted to track, they could project 3D images, take pictures... They could do a lot of things depending on the model you had."

He blinked at her; only half of that had sunk in as he'd gotten a bit hung up on the concept of a wrist-mounted computer. "Really? Why those then? If they're not going to work right, I mean. What will they even be able to do?"

"I want them mostly for communication and maps of this region. I'd need signal transmitters in some strategic areas but once I get it all tethered to the facility they should work. It's going to take a lot of footwork to get maps updated since it'll have to be manual scanning rather than satellite surveillance...or, hmm. Maybe some satellites survived." She paused for a moment, then shook her head. "Nah, shouldn't rely on that. Arlo mentioned there's a space station segment out in the wastes but even if there's enough left there to scavenge I doubt I could get a link going with anything that might be left up there, and even if I managed it I still wouldn't have a way to issue orders or anything like that." There was another pause and a sigh, and a wistful glance toward the sky before she returned her attention to him. "Mine will be the sort of central control for them all outside of whatever computer station I decide to run them off of. My aim is to give them to anyone involved with the security of this facility."

"Huh." Him with a high tech device...not something he'd considered before. The idea was...kind of exciting, to be honest. "So maps and talking to one another. Is that all we can hope for?"

"Communication and map display is, bare minimum, what I'm aiming for, with maybe a basic calendar and clock function. I'll have a look at what I can immediately do once I've server-flashed Pauline and get at least one transmitter up for testing."

"...and you've lost me. What's a server-flash?"

She laughed quietly. "-right. It's hard to determine what terms survived the years and what didn't - with Petra and Merlin it's at least a 50% shot that I don't have to define something for them. So! Server-flashing. I take the main operational files for an AI and do a sort of...quick copy of their foundation. Pauline's an AI but not a living AI so I don't need to worry about her personality or anything, just the uh...the semi-intelligent framework she runs on."

"Yeah, going to need that taken down a few degrees still. Pauline seems just as smart as Stewart but she doesn't have personality?"

"Nope. She's just a regular assistant AI -- a sort of input-output response machine with just enough programmed intelligence to appear sentient but she can't learn or grow as a...uh...well, not as a "person" exactly but she -- she won't ever change. She just is what she is. AIs like her you could make infinite copies of and they'll never, ever stop being identical copies unless something on the outside alters them. Stewart on the other hand, if I were to make a copy of him, that copy would develop its own personality if given enough time to learn and live and the same would happen with a regular living AI."

That...sort of made sense. At least, it was simple enough that he could grasp it without her needing to explain it more in-depth. "And you're going to use her to run the Hi-Defs."

"After some minor reprogramming yes."

He nodded slowly; having a little, easily accessed map right on his wrist would be neat, even if it was just of Portia. And if it worked well here maybe it could be expanded out into the other cities and nations too...and, oh man, would that make mapping the Peripheries way easier too if all they had to do was walk through it with the Hi-Def recording or whatever it did to create the maps -- suddenly he could think of all sorts of possibilities and perks to having one of the things. "What would be the range on these things? How would they figure out and store maps?"

"Range depends on what kind of signal strength I can get. Hi-Defs have their own localized signals so they'll all be able to 'talk' to one another within a certain range, and also interface with the signals coming from the transmitters at a much wider range. I'm pretty sure I'd only need sixteen or so at some key points to cover all of Portia and a bit of the outlying areas. As for updating or creating maps it'll have to be manual scanning -- someone is going to have to start from an already mapped point and then let the Hi-Def scan the territory as you travel through it. It'll take awhile but the program that runs a Hi-Def is robust enough to piece it all together without too much extra work needed. And they have their own onboard storage to hold it all."

"Neat...and amazing." As a more comfortable silence fell Asher tossed a few thick branches onto the fire and nudged them into place with a blackened, straight branch he'd purposely kept as a sort of log poker. If Adam was stirring too then he should probably get the fire's heat evened out so he could start cooking. "Did you end up camping a lot as a ranger?"

"Yeah. I went camping for fun too."

He carefully poked at the fire for a moment. "...do you miss doing that?"

There was a long pause before she answered. "I miss a lot of things."

Asher winced a bit. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that."

She shook her head and flashed him a strained smile. "Nah, don't be afraid to ask things. The funny thing with pain is the more you experience it, the easier it is to tolerate."

"I don't think it works that way with this kind of...you know."

With a shrug she turned to pick up the cooking kit (which was in a large leather satchel that had seen better days) that was off to the side of the firepit. "Works well enough for now. I don't want you guys walking on eggshells around me, and I can't hide from it forever. Hell, I can't hide from it even if I wanted to."

Asher was quiet as she handed the satchel over; he pulled the kettle out and stood to go fill it from the water barrel they'd installed just inside the tent flaps, then came back and sat it among the coals to start boiling. A feeling of guilt had settled like a rock in his stomach -- that had been such a stupid thing to ask her. "If you ever want to...talk, or something. I'll listen."

The smile she gave him this time was less strained. "I know. It's appreciated."

As he bent to re-arrange a few half-burned logs she got up and walked out of his immediate line of sight; behind him somewhere he heard Adam's low voice and then the man's plodding footsteps as he came over and took Eli's place on the rock. Asher just managed to catch the sight of Eli disappearing into the tent as he glanced back but she quickly came back into view a moment later.

"I'll be back in a bit - I need to grab a few things from town." She had her pack slung over a shoulder but it hung limp and empty. "Don't bother cooking for me."

"All right. If you're sure," Asher replied.

"I am." With that she began to jog toward the path that, eventually, led back into Portia.

Asher watched her go and then sighed heavily, looking over to Adam. "You ever feel like a massive idiot sometimes?"

"Sure," Adam grunted. "Then I remember I'm not you and feel better."

Asher rolled his eyes and resisted the urge to whack the man with the fire poker stick; when he didn't rise to the man's banter Adam gave him a strange look.

"What did you do?"

"Nothing. I think. How do you want your eggs this time?"

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Dr. Xu had acquired a wooden chair with a really comfortable cushion and a small wooden table for Harrison to work at; it sat in the corner near the front doors so it would be out of the way of everything else in the clinic but its position did mean that usually, when someone walked inside, Harrison was the first thing they saw. Already several tourists looking for headache or muscle ache cures had approached him at the table to ask after the medications, even when Dr. Xu was clearly within view at his desk further in the room.

He kept telling himself to find humor in the situation but it was starting to get a little annoying - especially after someone actually moved a stack of books out of the way to "speak to him" with Xu staring on in surprised confusion.

It was enough to have him dreading the sound of the doors opening, and so today when they slid open he actually flinched and carefully peered over the top of the book he had propped up in front of him.

To his surprise it was that girl from days ago - the one who had fallen on the driftwood and gotten it through her arm. She looked bright eyed and chipper, with no other obvious injuries, and he inwardly groaned as she looked around, spotted him, and came right over.

"Hey there!"

"Hello. How's the arm healing up?"

She smiled and slipped her coat off, then pulled her sleeve up to show the bandage there. "It's all fine and dandy - itchy, but doesn't seem infected or anything."

"Well, that's good." He went silent as she pulled her sleeve back down and got her coat back on, then cleared his throat awkwardly. "So...what did you need then?"

"Ah, hello there -- how is the arm?"

Harrison sat up a bit straighter as Xu came over; the girl gave the doctor a smile.

"It's all good. A bit itchy but seems to be healing."

Xu nodded. "Excellent to hear. Now, what brings you back to the clinic?"

The girl's smile faltered a bit and Harrison swore he saw a tinge of pink appear in her cheeks. "Ah...well, uh, I came to um. Talk to him, actually-"

She pointed shyly to Harrison, and he blinked at her in confusion. Talk to him? Why?

Xu seemed just as confused as he was. "Oh?"

"Yeah...um, private matter."

"Huh?" Harrison blurted out.

She turned her attention back to him and rubbed at her injured arm awkwardly. "Um. If you have the time, anyway."

"S-sure, I guess."

He stood up and came out from behind the table; the girl took a few timid steps toward the door and when he followed along she headed outside into a much brighter day than Harrison had been expecting.

He raised a hand to shield his eyes and looked over to her. "What did you need to talk to me about? Did I do something wrong with your injury?"

She shook her head, hard; it was hard enough to dislodge a few wisps of hair from the messy bun on top of her head. "No no nonono, nothing like that. I was just um, wondering if you'd...like to go get coffee or lunch sometime?"

With that the woman stood there, lightly scraping the toe of her shoe into the mud; Harrison felt like someone had abruptly switched off all the lights inside his brain. She wanted to go get coffee, with HIM?

"Uh..."

"It's ok if you don't want to," she went on in a rush. "I don't mind. You're probably busy. I shouldn't have asked."

"N-no, no, it's-" Harrison interrupted. "Ah - no one has ever asked that before. I think my brain shut off." He offered her a weak, slightly sheepish smile, and to his surprise she returned it. "But...why me?"

"I...dunno. You're from Lucien, like me. I don't meet a lot of Lucien natives when I travel around. And, you're. Um. You know...cute, so I thought, why not?"

Now it felt like his ears were on fire. "A-ah," was all he could say.

An awkward silence fell and it went on entirely too long for Harrison's liking; he was hoping she would say something...he wasn't sure WHAT, but he wanted to hear SOMETHING, anything, that would take the burden of this conversation off him until his brain caught up.

"So..."

"Ah, uh, yeah, um, sure," he said finally. "I-I mean, if you're sure."

The girl's face brightened and she bounced on the balls of her feet for a moment. "Hee! Yay! Ok, so when are you next free?"

"Later this evening?" he offered.

She nodded. "All right then - later this evening. Down at that restaurant in the square? The knight one?"

Harrison nodded, feeling lightheaded; he completely missed what she said as she waved and then headed off down the hill. Too late he returned the wave, and then leaned against the clinic doors behind him.

"What...just happened..." he muttered, rubbing at his forehead.

He, Harrison, had a date tonight.

...wait, did she ever even give her name?

"Oh boy..."

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"Haven't seen you in a bit," Django said as Eli walked through the door.

With all the afterimages swimming around (it was REALLY bright outside today) Eli could barely see him, and somewhat stumbled her way toward the counter. "Been helping the Pigs out at the facility."

"Ah, that'd be it."

She managed to find a stool and sat down. "I had to come back for some supplies and I'd like to take some treats out to the them as a surprise."

Django nodded. "I see, hmm. I just pulled an apple pie out of the oven, and I've got some Black Forest cake made just this morning. Won't take long to whip anything else up either," he said as he flipped open a menu to the dessert section and slid it over to her.

"Thanks." She picked it up and held it in front of her; with the afterimages it'd probably be another minute or two before she could clearly read it. "Do you know if they've established any favorites?"

"I know Arlo doesn't really like sweets in general. I haven't talked to Asher or Adam enough to know about those two."

Eli frowned; good thing she'd asked. "All right, no sweets for Arlo then. I know he likes spicy things at least. How about...an order of vanilla pudding, some of that apple pie, and that spicy spaghetti stuff?"

"Sounds good."

As Django headed off toward the kitchen Eli folded the menu properly and returned it to the pile, then leaned forward to brace her elbows on the counter and put her forehead in her hands.

Every idea she'd had so far to disable that suit all required things that weren't around anymore; the easiest would be a localized EMP to overload the projector circuits and force it into a reboot cycle where it wouldn't be able to disguise its user until it fully restarted itself. A sliver shot would do similar in that it would disrupt the projectors by confusing its sensors with a quick burst of hard light mirror shards. Or she could use a taser overload, or a bolt drainer, or a sys-dis (a system disabler - it would scramble all the circuit signals), or even a battery overcharger. So many things she COULD do, if she was in her own time period...

But she wasn't, and simple ideas like trying to use water or some sort of paint or even dirt to try and short out or otherwise mark their target probably wouldn't work -- Access Suits had built in miniature shield generators evenly interspersed among the projector sensors that pulled double duty at repelling water as well as dirt, dust, or mud-like materials. She couldn't safely rely on the hope that those generators were as damaged as the faulty projectors; if they were working correctly they might get two seconds, tops, of visual assistance if they were to try and douse the spy in something...two seconds could seem like forever in a fight but since there was no telling what else that spy might be armed with by now Eli was not about to risk anyone around her with so many unknown variables (it was as much for the spy's safety as well as their own that they be able to clearly see what they were doing the next time they clashed - she'd hated firing blindly at the spy and it'd be a really simple matter for someone to accidentally kill someone else).

"Something the matter?"

Eli jumped at the sound of Django's voice just over her shoulder. "You walk really quietly when you want to."

Django chuckled as he moved back behind the counter; he had a few containers in hand that he neatly lined up on the counter in front of her. "Old habits I guess, haha. It'll be a few minutes on the spaghetti."

She slid her pack off her back and pulled a cloth bag out of one of the front pockets, then sat it on the counter; before she could say anything Django picked it up and began to slide the containers inside.

"It was an honest question though - something on your mind?"

Eli paused, then huffed out a sigh. "Just trying to figure out how to hunt down a ghost, is all."

Django's eyebrows raised a bit. "Wasn't aware we had a ghost problem outside of our haunted cave."

"Not a literal ghost," she replied, laughing quietly. "More like someone pretending to be one."

"I see. Not exactly your run of the mill problem to have."

With another sigh Eli rested her forehead on her hands again. "I'm not exactly a run of the mill person."

Django nodded slowly, rubbing at his chin. "...you know, how about we have a quick dart game while we wait on your spaghetti?"

There was something...odd, about his tone. Eli eyed him but couldn't detect anything other than his usual smiling demeanor -- he sounded off but looked fine.

"...all right," she answered, standing up and aside as he shuffled out from behind the counter and led the way toward the back game room.

There were a few others in the restaurant; Eli found herself waving at folks as she went and narrowly dodging Toby who was waving a report card at her (she made a mental note that there were only two more months for Toby to prove he'd kept his grades up enough for training) and then she was in the game room with Django already retrieving the darts from a drawer in the prize counter.

He didn't say anything at first as he handed her the three green darts while he kept the red ones. "So. Looking for a person pretending to be a ghost, you said?" Django lined up a dart and then tossed it a breath later; it landed right on the border between a bullseye and the next ring out.

Eli huffed then laughed quietly. "I feel like I'm about to lose. Terribly."

Django tossed another one and it landed squarely inside the bullseye. "I've had a lot of practice. Where's this ghost person lurking? Out at the facility?"

"...yeah," she answered after a pause. "We have an uninvited visitor out there."

The third dart he threw, to Eli's surprise, flew well off to the left and embedded itself into the thick safety backboard that the dartboard was mounted on. "When did this ghost show up?"

"Recently."

She watched silently as he went over and slowly took the darts down; when he was out of the way she took her first throw and it barely stayed within the board, embedding itself into a bottom right section that wasn't worth any points at all.

"Humor me. Was it someone you think is on the smaller, lighter side?"

"I...guess. Couldn't really get a good look at them, obviously." Rather than taking her second throw she turned around to face him; he'd moved over to lean against the prize counter's front, arms crossed over his chest and a somewhat brooding look on his face -- seeing something other than his usual cheerful expression immediately made her forget all about the dart game. "All right, spill: what are you getting at?"

Django inhaled and exhaled slowly. "Did Arlo tell you about that Rogue Knight we had, not too long ago?"

"Yeah, I've heard about it. He said you were the one who was able to drive them off too. You think this knight guy came back?"

He shook his head. "No, I don't think your visitor is the same Rogue Knight I fought that day. But you mentioning a ghost brought back some memories, from when I was younger. Of a different, more dangerous knight, in her own way."

Eli walked over and dropped her remaining darts onto the counter. "Are knights just a common thing now?"

"Not anymore. In the older days - meaning, the older days of our current era, between the Calamity and when humanity was finally recovering - folks took up the title of knight as they fought to protect their homes and people from both man and monster alike. Humanity didn't have much left back then...just a lot of old stories and memories of how things once were, but the legends that were even older than the Old World still managed to survive. Such stories helped keep the survivors alive, and while it's a tradition that's been mostly overwritten by the Civil Corps and other law enforcement nowadays, there's still a fair few of us who stick to those old stories and the honor that comes with claiming the title of knight."

Eli watched him as he spoke; the brooding look had given away to something more resembling a thoughtfulness - a softer, more introspective look, and as he talked his chin was slowly dipping down so his gaze ended up on the floor just in front of his feet.

"So..." she said quietly into the pause that followed. "Why did me mentioning a ghost make you think of another knight?"

Django finally lifted his gaze and flashed her a grim smile. "I drove that Rogue Knight off with the belief that he wouldn't dare step foot here again. I still believe that, in fact. But I've been on my guard for any hints of other troublesome knights that might show up to try and finish the job he left undone. It just so happens that I know of a woman who called herself the Ghost Knight -- I knew her when I was a younger man. We even fought together a few times to clear out monster nests or drive off bandits."

Eli's eyes widened. "You're kidding."

"I wish I were. You mentioning you were looking for someone pretending to be a ghost brought her to mind."

"Who is she? What's she look like? Why would she be here?"

"I don't know. I never learned her real name, and she never learned mine. I never even saw her face - only the strange suit of armor she wore. As for why she's here-"

"Is she a mercenary for hire?" Eli interrupted. "What - how did - how do knights function?" At his mildly surprised look she slumped her shoulders a bit. "Sorry - didn't mean to interrupt you."

Django chuckled and pushed off from the counter, moving to line up to throw his darts again. "Not a problem. I can only guess at why she'd be here -- same reason the Rogue Knight was, I wager. I wouldn't call her a mercenary...that's not what we did. But, it's been over a decade since I last spoke with her, and people can change."

Eli shifted and leaned against the counter almost in the same spot he'd just vacated, putting him and the dartboard at her back as she stared a hole into the wood in front of her; if this person was this Ghost Knight that Django had known years ago then that meant it was a good chance that this spy's having an Access Suit was just...a one-off. One person who got their hands on something that actually still worked. That was one fear off the list, at least.

"Django... How did this woman fight? What did she do as the Ghost Knight?"

"Scouting," came his answer, quicker than she'd expected. There was the sound of the dart thunking into the board before he continued. "No one was better at it than her. And in a battle she was the best flanking attacker you could hope to have on your side."

"Flanking... Does that mean she didn't take people on in a direct manner?"

"She avoided that as much as possible but she was still capable of defending herself if she had to." Another thunk of a dart. "Can I ask you a favor?"

"Sure."

She turned around from the counter in time to see Django turning as well, flicking his wrist and sending the dart at the board without looking or aiming; the dart stuck into the bullseye.

"If you find this person, and manage to capture them, I would like to speak to her."

"I... I mean, I'M willing to let that happen, but I'm not a Civil Corps person. That's not likely up to me."

Django nodded, slipping his hands into the pockets of his colorful coat. "If you can make that happen, I'd be indebted to you... Excuse me, I should go check the spaghetti. It ought to be done by now."

"Yeah, sure thing. I'll head back up to the counter."

He disappeared through a small door into the kitchen and, as she said, Eli walked out of the game room and back to the counter where the rest of her order was sitting packed neatly into the cloth sack.

She looked over a shoulder at the restaurant's patrons; there were considerably more people here now than had been when she'd first walked in, and Django had purposely wanted to talk to her about it away from others. She really, really wanted to ask him more about how this Ghost Knight woman fought, or where she'd come from, or--

'I'll come back when it's not busy, or maybe I can catch him at home.'

That he'd admitted he'd been on the lookout for any other trouble-making knights worried her...maybe she should also split her history lesson time between Isaac and Django.

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"Bye, see you tomorrow!"

Django gave Sonia a small wave and a smile as she headed out the front door; there were a few spots left to sweep and then he could put out the lights and head home himself.

Normally he enjoyed the absolute silence of the restaurant late at night - it gave him time to daydream, or plan for the next day's operations. Tonight though... He couldn't help but think of that Ghost Knight. Everything he could recall about her had come flooding back in a rush when Eli had mentioned someone pretending to be a ghost; any other time he would have dismissed it as silly old memories but now...

He bent and swept up dirt into the dustpan, and then moved to carry it over to the waste bin.

Ever since he'd driven that rogue knight off he'd been constantly vigilant for any hint, no matter how small, that someone else had arrived to plunge Portia into chaos. He imagined most people would think he was being paranoid without reason and so had kept such worries to himself...maybe he shouldn't have done that. Portia's residents had been panicked at first and demanding more protections from the Civil Corps folks after the knight incident but, as time wore on, they'd fallen back into their lives without fear of outside threats; would anything be different now if Django had shared his worries with Gale?

"Too late for that," he muttered to himself.

He swept up the last little dust pile and dumped it into the bin, then went to put the dustpan and broom away.

Once everything but a single lamp was powered down he dipped behind the front counter; for the most part he stored napkins, silverware, and small dessert plates behind here but after that Rogue Knight had left he'd started stashing a small box out of sight behind the formal cloth napkins that were only used during holidays.

The box was about the length of his hand from fingertips to the heel of his palm, and was just barely shy of being perfectly square. Django popped the latch open and lifted the lid to reveal a delicate-looking pair of gloves made of silvery wires, each with a single wire that was much longer than the others that ended in a tiny plug; they were very hard to see among the loose cloth that padded the inside of the box, and he knew from experience that even when worn they were difficult to spot.

As he looked the gloves over he had his usual mixed feelings about them; hidden beneath his shirt and jacket were a pair of matching armbands hugging his biceps that had very small charge generators on it -- wearing the gloves with the lead wire plugged in allowed him to charge up and release a controlled shock that went off with a bang, a bright flash of light, and repelled anything he hit along with delivering a strong sting to his target.

Much like the memories of the Ghost Knight now all his memories of having found these relics came rushing back; he'd once been a young, stupid man, with lofty ideals about what it meant to be a knight without truly understanding anything about knighthood. He'd thought that finding these gloves had been the ultimate stroke of luck -- something to make him an unstoppable force of good in the world. He'd been hilariously proven wrong, over and over, until he began to treat them as tools to compliment his own skill, rather than relying entirely on them.

When he finally understood what the gloves true purpose ought to be he began to win more often and eventually they had earned him the title of Storm Knight; when he'd realized that his dependence on them had basically shaped his reputation he had almost thrown them away. The fear that someone else would make the same mistakes he did (or worse - that someone would use them to harm others) had made him keep them, and steadily he relied on them less and less over the years until he'd mothballed them five years before he retired. The Rogue Knight had been threat enough that Django had felt the need to take the gloves out of storage and thankfully with them - and with his reputation - that had been enough to scare the knight off.

The problem with this Ghost Knight was Django knew reputation alone wouldn't drive her away. She had fallen into the same pitfalls he had: thinking that Old World technology made her invincible, or at the very least better than everyone else. Rather than learning and improving she had stagnated...and he'd watched it happen.

"You could have been one of the best..." he sighed, closing the box and tucking it under an arm.

She really could have been...maybe he should have fought her harder on her reliance on that suit. Maybe she would have listened if he'd fully explained his own mistakes with the gloves. Maybe he could have trained with her to show her there was a more honorable way of living. But then again, maybe there wasn't some magical combination of words that would have swayed her to his side and stopped her from getting mad and literally stabbing him in the back.

As he headed to the front door he reached his free hand around to rub at a spot on his lower back. That old scar ached and itched when it was cold or wet outside but it was an old wound he'd learned to ignore; tonight it was a dull throbbing pain - probably exacerbated by the sweeping, or so he told himself before pausing to really examine that thought.

There used to be an old wives tale about how an injury caused by a mortal enemy would burn and ache when that enemy was nearby. The Ghost Knight had been his companion once...he didn't think for a moment that they could be friends again but he could spare a bit of hope that the old tale was true and that he would know exactly when he was needed if it was truly her in the region.

#Lost in Time #lit #Lost in Time - ch 14 #Dr. Xu #Django #My Time at Portia

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dreamiehrs · 4 years ago

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20 questions tag!

tagged by: @parfaiitjoon <33 ty for the tag!

what do you prefer to be called name-wise?

jenna and jen are both good w me!

when’s your birthday?

December 28th, 2002

where do you live?

the east coast of the U.S.

what are 3 things you’re doing now?

listening to music, talking to myself, and doing this tag game LMAO

what are 4 fandoms that piqued your interest recently?

hmmm.... the boyz, bnha, bungou stray dogs, & I think that’s all tbh?? I’ve been talking abt anime a lot w my friends recently (esp bnha lol) and bsd has been everywhere on my fyp recently. so yeah

how have you been coping w/ the pandemic?

honestly, at first it was pretty okay and/or easy bc I had a feeling we were gonna be put under quarantine anyways. school assignments were easy bc I was used to the classes already. summer went pretty well as well (honestly it was probs one of the best summers ever LMAO for me at least). then when late Aug/early Sep hit, everything kind of went downhill bc school had started back up, and I had (and still have) to teach myself the material for all my classes. school is on my mind like 24/7 too LMAO i can never escape it (aka i’m stressed)

a song you can’t stop listening to?

I have multiple:

the stealer - the boyz

haunt, the cartoon heart - bear ghost

guess who - monsta x

up no more - twice

nectar - wayv

recommend a movie?

parasite!

how old are you?

do you work/go to school/college/other?

yeah I’m a high school senior

do you prefer heat or cold?

def the cold since I literally feel like I’m melting into a puddle during the summertime here (it gets so hot here in the summertime pls help I hate it)

a fact others may not know about you?

uhmmm when I was younger my grandparents owned a small boat, and we would go boating often w/ family (and I hated it when my grandpa would put the boat on plane like- WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO SO FAST)

are you shy?

Y E S. however I have to force myself to not be shy in certain situations (like ordering a drink from Starbucks or smthing... or like if I need to ask a question in class lol). after I get used to ppl, though, I generally start to open up more and become more social w them. I can still be shy and/or quiet sometimes even after that, tho (in conclusion im just super quiet)

what are your preferred pronouns?

she/her :)

do you have any pet peeves?

I. have. so. many. pet. peeves. there’s like an entire list at this rate lol. but I’ll save time and just say two for now: being interrupted and when ppl don’t respect my personal space.

what’s your favorite form of -dere?

tsundere

rate your life out of 1 to 10, w/ 1 being the worst & 10 the best possible life:

eh I’ll say a 5/10

what’s your main blog?

this one :)

any side blogs?

yup! @dreamieficrecs & @eboysung (that skz writing blog is literally dead. i’m so inactive on it)

what’s something ppl should know before becoming friends w/ you?

you’re gonna have to deal w me either being hella antisocial or the most social person on earth. there’s no in-between. I can be pretty awkward at first, but be prepared to see multiple sides of me when I become comfortable with you lol

tagging: @philosopher-of-fandoms @theleemark @softsungchan @florence-cvrt (only if you want to ofc <3)

#tag game #abt: jen

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soggycheesefry · 4 years ago

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HEY! I tried every flavor of BANG Energy that my local Target store supplies, and rated them while stoned, so you don’t have to! They are in order of when I bought them;

Black Cherry Vanilla: 4/10, dumbly expected a cola taste, but just tastes like tasty cough medicine. But!!! I would get it again if I was desperate enough because eh desperate times calls for desperate zoomzooms

Miami Cola: 6/10, would get again my dudes, but it tastes like cola flavored candies instead of actual cola. Either way, as they say; “Welcome to Miami, bienvenidos a Miami"

Peach mango: 10/10, wonderful, immaculate, mwah. Peach explosion in your mouth, so peachy and positive. But watch out! The warmer this one gets the more mango it starts to taste. A journey through and through

Unicorn Rainbow: 7/10, I was hesitant with the name expecting it to taste like pastel cavity puke, but surprisingly!!! it’s quite refreshing!!! II feel almost cute drinking it. I sense nodes of strawberry, watermelon, and sparkle ✨

Frose Rose: 5/10, I’m not sure what actual rose wine tastes like, but this tastes like a carbonated sweet general dry wine, just without the bitter taste of alcohol. Very pink, but nah. UPDATE: nevermind it tastes like grape Nerds... Gross forget everything I said before.

Lemon Drop: 9/10, tastes just like a Lemonhead, like carbonated fake lemonade. It’s delicious and zingy and lemon is the perfect flavor of zoom zoom. Probably would be better with vodka... ngl...

Purple Haze: 2/10, isn’t Purple Haze a Jimi Hendrix song? (UPDATE: looked it up, it is) Anyways, if so, did not groove to this flavor, tastes like grape soda, which I am personally not a fan of, but it got better by 5% if I imagined that it tasted like a grape tootsie pop. UPDATE: oh go d the warmer it gets the grosser it is. Send help.

Power Punch: 8/10, Pretty dang good, Tastes like fruit punch for muscle men and makes me feel powerful and tropical. The can is edgy and overall makes me idk go walk around a strip mall late at night with friends. I’d def grab this one again.

Birthday Cake Bash: 0/10,Smells like actual vanilla cupcakes, which is weirdly wonderful but tastes like some sour soggy sprinkle vanilla milk. It’s disgusting and I want to curdle and die drinking it, but I need that zoom zoom so... I must suffer....

Purple Guava Pear: 9/10, Pleasant! It does not taste as purple as I had anticipated, which is good due to my last endeavor with PURPLE going terribly. The flavor is very light, and reminds me of a nice sunny stroll and sunhats, and a bit of my annual family vacations, but that’s off topic.

Gangster Berry: 4/10, honestly tastes like a mixture of Purple Haze and Frose Rose??? It... Tastes purple, but in a more sour way. Eh. If I had to choose which grape drink to get it would definitely be this one though.

Cherry Blade Lemonade: 10/10, bruhhhh honestly it tastes like a carbonated HI-C fruit punch or somethin like that but I am not complaining!!! It’s delicious as hell and I am HERE FOR IT

Blue Razz: 6/10, surprising!!! I much prefer blue over purple! Does NOT like a real blue raspberry, mostly tastes like a blue raspberry Airhead which are equally delicious. Would actually get again.

Cotton Candy: 5/10, tastes like the carnival, minus the fried foods. Takes me back to better times before 2020 corona ruined carnival style. This one actually tastes good and not like ass like I thought it would, so??? Good shit.

Pina Colada: 2/10, was exciting at first, tasted like a Malibu Barbie, which made me think of a better happier time, but then it got sickly sweet and gross as it got warmer. Not a fan.

Star Blast: ??/10, what flavor even is this??? I... I’m so confused it just tastes like... idk stale jelly beans??? There’s no fucking distinctive taste. It’s like a mystery flavored dumdum but a actual mystery and it’s just not enjoyable.

Sour Heads: 8/10, Yummm tastes like a sour green apple jolly rancher! It’s so fun to drink because it’s literally sour. It’s like a party in my mouth babey!

Candy Apple Crisp: 9/10, Refreshing! Tastes like sweet apple, with a slight artificial dark sugary taste, much like the candy they dip apples into at the carnival. I approve my dudes. I also really enjoy the can colors tbh

Radical Skadaddle: 1/10, tastes like If you melted a whole bag of Skittles and carbonated the syrup. It sounds great, but it kinda tastes mostly of ass, grape, and lime.

#i sound so stupid in some of these omg help #bang energy #bang energy drinks #energy drinks #taste test #drink review #while high #stoner #stoner life #ramble on

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the-evisceration-station · 4 years ago

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Would you ever consider writing an Addy/RiRi fic? There's something about those two. Addy is kind of mean to RiRi in the book, but also really attracted to her and RiRi seems a little adoring of Addy. [Angst dialed to 11 if Beth finds out] Also totally cool if that idea doesn't do anything for you.

Dude, tbh I think Addy/RiRi even kissed in the book at the marines’ party. Addy never explains on whether they did or not, but I personally think they did. Albeit, even if they did, it’d be cause of that creepo man physically pushing their heads together, but still. I def see the attraction there.

I really like RiRi. I was hoping season two would further develop her character so I’d have more to go off of when writing her. But since USA gave us the axe, it’s looking like I won’t have any more canon content to go off. Majorly bums me out, but eh, guess I’ll just have to break down and work with what we’ve got. I like RiRi too much to like, never write her.

Yeah, I’ll write this prompt! And being the angst slut I am, Beth will definitely find out about it. You can never have too much angst!

Ahh...that said it’ll probably be awhile before I get to it, because I have three Baddy WIPs I aim to finish this month, one multichap to update after that, a BDSM prompt to fill, a Beth/Stella (Five Feet Apart) crossover fic I keep picking at, part 3 of my Beth Kills Kurtz AU to do, part 3 of shrapnel is shrapnel to finish, and eventually, a fic where Colette chokes to death on takoyaki, gets chummed by Addy and fed to sharks. Yes, I am serious about the last one, it began as a joke but I’m too attached the idea now not to write it.

So in any case, I love the idea of an Addy/RiRi fic and I am bound to write it. But I can’t really promise you when, since I’m juggling WIPs around. Not that I necessarily ever do anything in order, I am nothing if not inconsistently consistent, and I can be counted on to start another five new WIPs even if I’ve got ten already going. Buuut given that I’ve written so much dead dove/angst lately, I really am going to prioritize my more pleasant WIPs for a hot min here.

Whew, this kind of turned into a rant. My bad, buddy. I gotta lay off that caffeine.

tl:dr; Totes gonna write this prompt! Just not sure when, writing bunch of other stuff too.

#dare me #riri curtis #addy hanlon #cringe fics #anonymous #asks

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cawolters · 5 years ago

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Hello Lovely Writeblr!!

It’s time for this month's Author Newsletter (Missed last month? Read it here) and I’m excited to share everything with you guys.

Firstly my Year of Author began in July!

For those of you who hasn’t followed me intensely around on especially Instagram that I’ve bombarded with gleeful stories of office supplies (CAlisaWolters), a year of author is my chance of trying to make it as a full time writer here in Denmark!

The stars are lined up perfectly with husband and steady income and kiddies, and now we’ve decided to give my words a fair chance —giving me ONE YEAR to try out the life of an author.

No, hush, I’m not officially published yet so I’m not technically ‘An Author’, but I will be soon enough so bear with my reckless optimism!

July was a month full of prepping novel writing, plotting, collabs, setting up the office space in my living room (I got the best wife gift from mr T! A HUGE whiteboard) and making a LOT of professional profiles and accounts for my Erotica/18+ Writing!

Including setting up Miss Cane’s IG (RhineCane). I’ve decided to be open on here about who Rhine really is, but not necessary on twitter (CaneRhine) or Instagram —for various reasons.

But all in all!

Yay!

And on that note, I also did a wonderful few 18+ co-writing stories and they’re about to be published on amazon - Kindle Direct - this month!

SoMe (social media) is going fine but I’ve been very scarce on my platforms because I’ve been prepping like a madman!

Phew! I don’t actually feel that at home in the social media world, but I’ve come to realize that nobody can give you the chance you deserve, if they don’t know you’re there in the first place!

So I’m yelling from the rooftops that I’m a writer and that I write excellent stuff. And though I’ve been swaying in my digital activity lately (eh since May???) it seems to be working!

I got paid for my first commission story!

Omg!! Wut!?! I’m worth MOnEY? Yes, indeed I am (like all professional creators) and into my lil savings account the pennies goes.

>>>> If you want to order a commission story (any genre) from me PM/DM me!

>>>> My pricing right now is 15$ for 500 words and 20$ for a 1000.

>>>> yes, 18+ ok! And no, the three Big No’s is not okay.

Now!

On the private front things are going so so well too. Kiddo (3yo) has been delightfully driving me mad this summer and baby C (1yo) had his first birthday and his very first hour in daycare with dad TODAY!

I sat at my desk and I Wrote, yes wrote, 505 words of my novel ‘The Liar Alliance’ (book two of my Rise of the Blood Dawn trilogy) in 35 min!!

I’m stupid proud.

They’re good words!! And the scene is pretty dang sharp!

I’ll def do a lastline tag later today because I have to flaunt this spike of semi-genius wording!

And remeber FlashFictionFriday is tomorrow!!

That’s all for now!

See you around!

-ciao-

#writeblr #cawolters #writing #writer #author #riseoftheblooddawn #artists on tumblr #theserpentkiss #theliaralliance #ayearofauthor #author newsletter

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evilisk-played · 5 years ago

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LoT1 Final: Character Usage and Final Builds

tl;dr: I talk final impressions of the Post-Game, I talk about characters and builds, and I think of ideas for future runs

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Final Thoughts on the Post-Game

The grind fest that is Labyrinth of Touhou’s Post-Game has finally come to an end. Final clear time was at least 141 hours (I don’t think the in-game timer tracks failed boss attempts). The main-game was completed at 64 hours. I reached 30F at 110 hours. Completed 30F at 141 hours (but as I said previously, 30 hours to be prepared for 30F is way too much).

My main impression of the Post-Game is that Floors 21 to 25 are really fun, bc of the constant rate of new content and because of the open-endedness with the bosses (you can choose to fight Utsuho, Yuuka and Eiki in any order you want). The floors after that aren’t as compelling. Floors 26 to 29 are a blur. And Floor 30 is just so grindy and not interesting. 30F really needed some new content besides the final final bosses (and no, the ‘randomly encountering’ V3 bosses doe not count as new content). I still enjoyed the Post-Game, especially since I got to see the full potential of some characters like Reimu, but I can’t say I enjoyed all of the extra content.

Anyway, it only took 6 years of on and off playing, but I’ve finally finished Labyrinth of Touhou! God, I can’t believe it’s been that long.

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Character Usage

Here are the characters I did (and didn’t use) in Labyrinth of Touhou 1.

Reimu, Meiling and Marisa were my mainstays. Ran and Yukari also never really left that ‘core circle’ once I unlocked them too, though Ran and especially Yukari, come really late into the main game.

I actually think of myself as having two distinct parties: the main campaign / main-game party and the post-game party

The main-game party was Chen, Komachi, Yuugi, Suika, Nitori, Eirin and Tenshi. I relied a lot on Komachi / Yuugi for the main game (my strategy for them was debuffing / status inflicting tanks aka my “toxic tanks”).

The post-game party was Mystia, Eiki, Aya, Minoriko, Flandre and Sanae. Tenshi got dropped super hard (due to all the bosses with piercing attacks) and the toxic tanks (Komachi and Yuugi) got dropped due to all the bosses with immunity. The rest of the main-game party was replaced (Mystia > Chen, Eiki > Nitori, Sanae / Minoriko > Eirin etc.)

The characters I used the least overall were Sakuya, Cirno, Rumia, Wriggle, Iku, Alice, Reisen, Yuyuko, Rinnosuke, Utsuho, Maribel and Yuuka, with quick mention to my MND-build Patchouli (who had the Tenshi Problem x100), Suwako and Sakuya (who I forgot, remembered existed, used for five bosses during the endgame of the campaign / early parts of the post-game, and then forgot about again) and Youmu (who I used against WINNER for no particular reason)

I think I could probably run a NG+ part with that list of “least used characters”

= = =

Quick Thoughts on Newcomers:

Really Useful: Eiki, Mystia. Eiki ended up being “Flandre but slower but also 100 times safer”. Mystia basically ended up making a lot of other characters obsolete (like Chen and Cirno). Just focus on ATK for both.

Useful: Keine, Kanako. I discovered Keine’s tanking potential really, really late, but she’s great once you do notice it. Kanako was great, it’s a shame there’s not many bosses weak to CLD in the Post-Game. Focus on DEF for her.

Eh...: Utsuho. I thought she’d be great because Chen’s pretty great, but I forgot the part where “Chen is too fast for her self-inflicted debuff to be a problem” while Utsuho isn’t.

Did Not Use: I didn’t bother using Yuuka or Maribel. They had the problem of “I don’t really want to use them when X exists” (though in Yuuka’s case, it was entirely my own fault since I specifically went out of my way to make her a Marisa copy).

Honestly Kinda Gamebreaking: Renko. Seriously, her PAR ability is insane. I don’t see myself coming back to her for a NG+ run because she honestly feels like I’m cheating. I focused on SPD for her.

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Final Stats

Before I forget forever, here’s how I built up most of the characters in terms of skill point bonuses. This is more for my own, future reference than anything.

Reimu: HP / SP / MAG / MND

Marisa: SP / MAG

Remilia: HP / DEF / MND

Sakuya: HP, SP, SPD, DEF, MND

Patchouli: MAG, MND

Meiling: HP, DEF, MND

Chen: ATK, SPD

Cirno: ATK, MAG for Main-Game, SPD then ATK for Post-Game

Minoriko: ??? then pure MND

Youmu: HP, DEF, MND and then ATK only

Rumia: MAG and MND, then SPD only, then MAG only

Alice: MAG and MND, then MAG and SPD

Wriggle: Balanced DEF / MND with leftovers put into HP

Aya: ATK, SPD

Iku: MAG, MND for Main-Game, pure MND for Post-Game

Yuugi: HP, DEF, MND

Komachi: HP and ATK

Suwako: ATK and MAG, then ATK only

Sanae: MAG and MND, then MND and SPD

Nitori: HP and DEF, then ATK only

Tenshi: Balanced DEF and MND, bonus to HP, then HP only

Eirin: Balanced DEF and MND, bonus to HP

Reisen: MAG and MND, then MAG only

Ran: HP / SP / DEF / MND

Orin: DEF and MND, then SPD, then ATK only

Mokou: DEF and MND, then MAG only

Flandre: ATK only

Suika: HP / ATK / DEF / MND, then MND only

Yuyuko: MAG and MND, then MND only

Kaguya: MAG and MND, with a slant towards MND

Rinnosuke: ATK, then balanced DEF / MND with bonus to HP

Yukari: HP / SP / DEF / MND

Maribel: MAG only

Renko: SPD only

Utsuho: MAG only

Kanako: Mixed ATK / HP build

Mystia: ATK only

Keine: DEF only

Yuuka: MAG only

Eiki: ATK only

The bolded bits are builds that I think, or have heard, work really well

My Advice (To Myself):

Commit to a defensive build for Eirin and Wriggle. Don’t bother with the mixed DEF / MND, leave that balanced defense stuff to Tenshi and Rinnosuke. Do like, pure MND Eirin or pure DEF Wriggle instead

SPD Build Cirno isn’t bad, though in the post-game they are obsolete by Mystia and her superior SPD, ATK and skills. I think SPD Build Cirno could be good for Main Game though...

Similar to above, I think pure MND build Patchy is good for the Main Game, though you’d need to switch stat build after hitting Post-Game

And again with Tenshi. Balanced DEF / MND is good in Main Game, but Tenshi probably needs to commit to DEF or MND (or maybe HP) once you hit the Post-Game.

Commit to balanced DEF / MND Rinnosuke earlier (I tried to make him an attacker early on, for some inexplicable reason).

Need to experiment with Suika, Yuyuko and Iku. I feel like my horribly inconsistent statting of them is what caused me not to use them. Also, don’t ever do pure MND Yuyuko again.

Apparently, pure ATK Sakuya is really solid

= = =

And uh yeah, that’s it. Done with Labyrinth of Touhou 1. I’m really looking forward to seeing how Labyrinth of Touhou 2 improves on things.

#labyrinth of touhou

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marystudies · 6 years ago

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A LONG ASS LIST OF TIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL: FRESHMAN TO SENIOR YEAR LETS GO

Disclaimer: This is just from my experience, so these might not all apply to you!

Freshman Year

ok, ok, freshman year can be scary but don’t let that get to you

dont worry about upperclassmen being rude/teasing you

it’ll most likely happen, but I’ve never seen an upperclassman tease a freshman with the intention to really hurt them

one day you’ll be them so dw

on the topic of upperclassmen, make some older friends!!! (through classes, sports, etc.) it’s so nice to have someone give you tips and help you through high school

dont expect your friend group to stay the same lol

BUT ITS A GOOD THING I PROMISE YOU

I was scared of changing my friend group, so even though I wasn’t being treated too well, it wasn’t until senior year when I really made a change and I wish I did it earlier

be open to meeting new people, everyone is scared just like you and looking for more friends

I don’t think its neccessary for freshman to become sUPER involved in clubs and all that but at least get a feel for whats out there

try out for a sport if you play one!

this goes for all of high school, not just freshman year, but I regret not being as involved as I could’ve been

Go to school events like football games and dances! School spirit is considered weird in middle school but its cool in high school

take your classes seriously, your teachers are right - high school is much harder than middle school (but it’s not too bad if you stay organized!)

my freshman year GPA was my lowest like english really caught me off guard (properly formatted, 5 paragraph essays being 50% of your grade??? a concept.)

so my cumulative GPA was brought down

I think most freshman don’t have access to AP classes to boost your GPA or anything, but if you’re looking to push yourself take an honors class or 2! (if available)

Sophomore Year

wooohooo ur no longer a freshman

I’d take at least 1 AP class if you can

my sophomore year I took AP Human Geo - which I really loved, and it also wasn’t too hard

a lot of sophomores take AP World which is a BITCH of a class

BUT I wouldn’t recommend taking Honors World because you don’t get the GPA boost, you don’t get college credits (unless you take the AP Euro test or something), and it’s almost just as hard

this is a bit random - but when you’re taking Algebra 2 (which was my sophomore year) PLS PAY ATTENTION math builds on itself don’t fuck yourself over

take the PSAT if you want (I honestly don’t remember if I took it freshman year too but eh), but seriously its not required

start thinking about college (I know it’s the last thing you want to do)

just little things like

when do I want to take the SAT/ACT?

would I like a small school or a big school?

What will I be able to put on my college applications?

like if you do community service through a club/church/etc then great!!! sports? YEs

can’t think of anything? Join a club! Try out for a sport (it’s not too late) Find something that interests you

you’re probably pretty situated socially now but never be afraid to get to know those classmates/”school friends” better!

Junior Year

so junior year is commonly thought of as the hardest year of highschool

which is partially true (we’ll get there later)

but anyways, seriously buckle your seatbelt and get ready to work your ass off because THIS YEAR COUNTS, LADIES AND GENTS

Take AP classes if available

I took AP Psych (WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND) and Honors PreCalc (coming from regular Algebra 2)

Psych gave me college credit and a GPA boost

HPC gave me a GPA boost for UCs

It was a bitCH of a class but it made AP calc a breeze

If you haven’t started already, start prepping for SAT/ACT and then take them

tutoring is very helpful, but it can be expensive

I’ve seen studyblrs post about free prep through Kahn Academy and other stuff, so you might have to do a bit of digging but there are tons of resources out there

TAKE PRACTICE TESTS

take one of each first - then focus on the test you did better on

one of my biggest regrets is taking SAT prep instead of ACT prep because my ACT (which I didn’t do specialized prep for) ended up equivalent to my SAT (which I did prep for)

the more you take em the better you get

Studyblr is gr8 for finding test taking tips

If you’re not happy with your score, just take it again! I only took each one once but most people improve their scores if they take it again

I recommend visiting a few universities when you’re on break! Get a feel for what you like and what you don’t like (size, location, public/private, etc) and what kind of school you could get accepted to

you don’t want to end up applying to a billion schools that you wouldn’t even want to go to

private schools like it when you express interest by visiting

so if you’re visiting, make sure you check in so you can be in their system

END OF JUNIOR YEAR - ASK FOR LETTERS OF REC NOW! BY THE FIRST WEEK OF SENIOR YEAR A LOT OF TEACHERS ARE ALREADY TAKING ON TOO MANY LETTERS!

Senior Year (buckle up this section is the longest)

but YAY UR A SENIOR

DO FUN SENIOR YEAR THINGS like my school has all kinds of events for seniors and it’s so great

Remember when I said junior year is the hardest? Yeah well no... 1st semester senior year is SO MUCH WORSE ur in for a lot of fun

Ok seriously - don’t let senioritis get to you first semester

Still take challenging classes! Schools are looking for progression in difficulty

Those mid year transcripts REALLY DO MATTER!

College apps, man

Make sure you’re communicating with your counselor to make sure you have everything ready and on track

like file the FAFSA and CSS (used for lots of privates)

tbh I didn’t think it would help me a lot but it (the CSS) actually did so just do it even if you think you’ll get nothing

Ok so hopefully at this point you have a feel for what schools you are interested in

Things to consider: location, price, size, public/private, difficulty of the application, ranking, program/major you are applying to, campus, overall vibe

I didn’t do any interviews but maybe look into it

Don’t get too comfortable and set reasonable goals - apply to several safety schools, a few good options/could go either way schools, but also a few “reaches”

ESSAYS

I’m no college counselor, but don’t just wing your essays without having an adult/professional look over them

I got lucky - my mom is a professional writer so my family didn’t pay for a counselor

Do your research - you can find so much information about what schools are looking for in essays

If an essay is “optional” DO IT it’s really not optional lol

Keep in mind - these essays are nothing like what you’ve been taught. You don’t have to (and often SHOULDNT) write a 5 paragraph essay with topic sentences relating back to the thesis and evidence, etc. its much more free

think “What is the story I am going to tell?”

get creative - this is hard and takes some time

Think: How am I going to separate myself from thousands of applicants? What is a story that ONLY I can tell?

DO EARLY ACTION FOR AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE!!!

such a relief to knowing you got in somewhere in like,,,, november

acceptance rates are higher for EA

the order from highest to lowest is ED > EA > RD

Early Decision scares me (schools will say they give equal scholarship consideration but lol thats a lie)

but if you have your heart set on a school go ahead

apply to other school just in case, you don’t want to get stuck starting all your apps when a lot of students have already turned them all in

Now that you’re done with applications (whew), the acceptances (and rejection) will start coming!! yay!

ok first for acceptances

those first acceptances are so cool like YAY YOU GOT INTO COLLEGE IM PROUD OF U

as soon as you get your first acceptances really start researching the school more and deciding if you’d REALLY want to go there or not

i know this is hard bc you haven't heard back from all your schools but it’ll make choosing a school so much easier

sadly, not all acceptances are happy tho

like I got accepted to my #1 school but they gave me no money so it was impossible to go

I was so emo for a couple days there

BUT! If you’re serious about it, try appealing for financial aid but keep your expectations low

ok now waitlists

these can be a bit nerve wracking

PLEASE apply for the waitlist right away

at some schools if you dont within a couple days, your application might get thrown out

aaaaand rejections

i dont have a lot to say about this but please dont be too hard on yourself

sometimes its just not meant to be and thats ok!

NOW PICKING A COLLEGE

def the most difficult and mentally draining part for me lol

make sure you really map out everything to consider

net cost (tuition, room & board, books, travel, personal expenses, etc.), size, location, etc.

I personally had this idea that I’d end up at a big school far from home but I’m going to a small school close to home and I’m still super excited!!! So make sure you give every school a second look

APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!

the essays aren’t usually too bad and sometimes you can just rework your college app essays

you can find them online, your school might have some (like PTA scholarships, band scholarships, etc.)

ok this is the time everyone really gets senioritis

i almost didn’t get senioritis at all lol just because slacking off stressed me out

but please be smart about it dont get rescinded

and lastly have fun! high school really does fly by, it’ll be over before you know it

#lol the senior year part is so much longer than the others #studyblr #high school #high school tips #study tips #studyspo #study motivation

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deeeelightfuldee · 3 years ago

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Do you have sensitive skin?

no not at all. I have probably had like 3 pimples in my entire life and I don’t ever get like rashes or anything. I’m pretty pleased with that.

Do you wear necklaces or earrings more?

usually earrings but lately necklaces.

Rings or bracelets?

rings.

Are you attracted to several guys at the moment?

so being that Kile and I are done done, I just started going back on dating sites tonight and there are definitely guys im attracted to.

Are you jealous of your best friend?

What year is it?

its 2021.

Spring or autumn?

fall

Pasta or tacos?

mama marias tacos rn.

Water or soda?

ice water. definitely

Irish accent or Aussie accent?

either. I’ll take either.

Do you consider yourself to be a bit gangster?

lol def. not

How many toilets are in your house?

three

Do you have an older sister?

yes I do

Favorite song by Owl City?

eh. not my type of music

What color is your mum’s car?

black

Do you live in an apartment?

no I live in a house

Is your attitude contagious?

usually so. I tend to leave people happier than I found them

Cats are usually cuter than dogs right?

literally both are equally perfect

Do you have a wallet?

yeah its fine

When is the last time you went to church?

with the pandemic it feels like forever. Mom and I should be going this weekend finally

Where were you yesterday at 3pm?

home.

Is your favorite color green?

blue

Where do you keep your kitty litter box?

ben’s is in the basement and lotties is in moms room.

Are you part Scandinavian?

nope

Did your aunt ever take you to the park back in the day?

nope. my aunts were not involved in my life really.

Is your hair in a ponytail atm?

it’s in a big bun. Kile always liked my hair in a pony tail and now im like self-conscious of doing that.

Are you rude to little children?

def not I am always the one that the kiddos hang out with.

Do you like ethiopian food?

I don’t think I’ve ever had any

Is your current crush younger than you?

no current crush

Are you a lighter complexion than your father?

so like my dad currently spends majority of his time outside with basically never using sunscreen as far as I know, he has like leather skin. but naturally, no. when he lived here and like during the winter he was pale. but now hes darker than me by far I think. I refuse to harm my skin like that

Do you like apricots?

I had like 100 when I was sick sick. they’re good but I’m sort of over them right now

Do you go to the beach every summer?

usually at least 1 or 2 times.

Ranch or barbeque sunflower seeds?

I don’t think I’ve ever had those flavors

Do you know the first 5 books of the bible in order?

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy

Are you eager to attend anything tomorrow?

nothing to attend but I’m excited for what this weekend looks like.

Have you ever bullshitted a whole test or exam?

HAhahahahahahahaha

Are banana chips delicious?

I don’t know that i’ve ever had them

Do you have a pet fish?

Are you happy with your eye color?

sure. I’m not unhappy with it.

Do you have more energy at night or mornings?

I usually do well for all times.

Can you meow like a kitten?

yes but my kitty is right here and I don’t wanna disturb him

Is your mum beautiful?

shes crazy beautiful

Shrimp tacos or beef?

beef. i can’t do shrimp

Soft shell or hard shell?

I have to have hard shells because soft is flour.

Do you live on the East coast?

nope

What country were you born in?

usa

Solid soap bar or liquid body wash?

I love the smell of bar but not the film left over. so I use liquid

Crest or colgate?

depends on my mood

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soysaucevictim · 4 years ago

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Final week of current stuff~

June 20

I woke up before 9AM... somehow. (Itching + heat probs didn’t help.)

I rambled a bit on Twitter about grapefruit, felt a bit risky/curious about eating just a quarter of one this morning. (Was a bit concerned about drug interactions.)

Did some sketches, chatted, did some dishes, and made today’s Hello Fresh meal. Zucchini pomodoro penne bake an enjoyable meal, even moreso thanks to it’s relative ease to make.

I spent a few hours after that- chatting, playing KH, and steaming some leftover zucchini grandma brought us.

(Okay it was late, but I really jumbled up my exercise itinerary today...)

First, Day 25 of the CSP. Level 3, max rest. Counts were fast and form wasn’t stellar... but I’ll accept it. That was nevertheless intense. Also, had a few moments of “but wait, what side am I holding for again?“

Second , Day 25 of the MC. 15′ meditation + OM Mantra. I decided to sit against my bed and let my arms rest in lap. It went alright... got interrupted twice and had a few moments where I think I was dozing off a bit. I’ll call it done.

Third , today’s DD. 1′ tree pose with EC. Out of order, since I barely remembered to get this one done before calling it a day. Breezy and fun work.

Last , Day 25 of the VP. Level 3, no rest. Pretty fun and breezy. Hip flexors felt it a little, too.

I regretted my decision to break out my 2DS... got to bed way too late again.

June 21

I woke up a bit before 2PM.

I believe the first thing I did waking up was accompanying brother to get some Subway. After some YouTube, I got started with today’s exercise.

First, today’s DD. 30 side-to-side lunges with EC. Just about manageable.

Second, Day 26 of the VP. Level 3, 30″. Arms needed some recovery time to work with, but got it done.

(After watching Lord of War, Dinner for Shmucks, and chatting with a friend...)

Third, Day 26 of the CSP. Level 3, max rest. I debated heavily on rain checking it, since it was past midnight. But I did it anyways. Also doable, but I felt I had to try to be a bit more quiet.

Last, Day 26 of the MC. 1′ equal breathing + 15′ meditation. Got a little impatient at the very end. But I did have a few moments of enjoying some ujjayi-style breathing sounds.

I then repeated yesterday’s mistake of playing more 2DS games, despite sense telling me not too... oh well.

June 22

I woke up around 2PM.

Ate dinner, just some Chinese fast food. I spent a few hours watching some YouTube and reading some cool SaSi analysis posts before getting started on exercises.

First, today’s DD. 1′ hollow hold with EC. Still not particular fond of this one, but can still manage.

Second, Day 27 of the VP. Level 3, no rest. A bit of stretching stuff, overall quite breezy~

(After chatting and passing some more time to allow food to go down...)

Third, Day 27 of the CSP. Level 3, max rest. That was pretty intense, but it was a good call to stall a bit for more food digestion beforehand. Honestly, quads got a good deal of action with the core/abs. But, consider it done.

Last, Day 27 of the MC. Backup & Restore + 15′ meditation. One thing I always like about B&R is the rush of cool you get after getting out of the second child’s pose. Did doze off a lil during tonight’s session and it took a bit for my right quads to stop trembling from fatigue to stay relatively still. Eventually stopped but did crush my left foot a tiny bit awkwardly (was sitting cross-legged).

After YouTube and some gaming, I decided I would try to actually get to sleep in the green zone. Despite the impulse to play more games crossing my mind. Yay!

June 23

... I woke up just shy of 5AM. Had a restless night’s sleep. Got to be PROFOUNDLY itchy. I think ti was because of the heat. =_=

After some deliberation on twitter, I ordered some OTC antihistamines, did some dishes, confirmed an appointment, and followed up on our census response. I then took a nap.

Woke up again at around 3PM.

Tanked my ENTIRE day playing Gemcraft and regretted it.

Got to bed obscenely late again, too.

June 24

I woke up before 1PM.

After a bit of YouTube and a phone call from my case manager, I started to play catch-up with my exercise stuff.

First, yesterday’s DD. 2′ jumping Ts with EC. Took a false-start trying to find a sustainable pace. But I eventually I nailed an exact 1/sec pace, 120 reps. "Forbidden Fruit" turned out to be a good tempo to work alongside. (As well as in terms of run-time.) :,D

Second, today’s DD. 20 up/down planks with EC. I went at this as fast as I could so I could get through it. Did wear some long sleeves for it. Elbows still had to look forward to doing more tho. :P

Second, Day 28 of the VP. Level 3, no rest. The heat plus those 2 DDs made this harder than it otherwise would be. Notably, especially at the start - doing balanced leg raises was hard and had a few drop-downs (still a self-imposed challenge there.).

(After a bit of time recovering from that with a bit of rest and pickle juice for electrolytes...)

Third, Day 28 of the CSP. Level 3, max rest. Elbows were not the most happy about more up/downs... but I was able to manage. If barely in the last couple sets.

Second, Day 29 of the VP. Level 3, 30″ rest. Arms were a bit tired after that, and this was an arms day. So I started off with that rest period, did think to close it after a couple sets... but eh. Might as well go a bit easier on myself after everything...

(After a bit of debate on whether to do more doubling up...)

Third, Day 29 of the CSP. Level 2, max rest. Accrued fatigue made me feel like Level 3 wasn’t happening today. Neck strain was probs the worst part to contend with here...

(After some dishes...)

Last, Day 28 of the MC.15′ meditation. I did some slow breaths, counting upward for each inhale/exhale. Had a few brief moments losing count, but doing such does help to maintain a bit more deliberate focus.

After a bit of a headache setting things up, I streamed that chibi!Remus drawing. I wound up pulling an allnighter, by the time I finished it.

June 25

After posting that art and doing a bit of gaming, one of the first things I did was take a hot shower. Sleep dep made me feel my tired muscles more... taking a hot shower just now helped that for a bit.

I wound up staying up so I could get to the laundromat as planned and deal with clothes. Afterwards, spent time unpacking some deliveries, taking out the trash/recyclables, making dinner, feeding/watering dog, and putting away my laundry... honestly was too tired to be saddled with all that. But I did what I needed to do.

Very late, but one of the last things I spent energy on today was exercise.

First, today’s DD. 1′ climbers with EC. 130 reps were counted by the end. Given my food choices, I’m glad this was the only exercise on docket that could aggravate the stomach. And even then, it went without much issue.

Second, Day 30 of the Vitality Program. Level 3, no rest. Honestly, the only hard part here was probably the calf raises - given how sore my calves were getting (after those Jumping Ts and no sleep to recover from them). But this was just manageable.

Third, Day 30 of the Core Strength Program. Level 3, 30″ rest This was pretty breezy by this program’s standards. Was arguably too exhausted to mind how high I was targeting for the leg raises, but I won’t dock any points for it.

Last, Day 29 of the MC.15′ meditation + OM Mantra. Because tired, leaned against bed again. Did have a few moments of drifting focus from the mantra. But I did the best I could and appreciate the activity.

I went to bed in the green zone. Because my wall was hit.

June 26

I woke up proper around 1PM.

One of the first things I did today was make today’s HF dinner. Hoison-sesame roasted veggie bowls. I was thrilled that dad liked this one, given that he has stated not liking sweet potatoes / yams before. This def speaks to how much of a big deal is in HOW you cook stuff (than only just what's in it).

I then spent time doing dishes, before doing a little bit of exercise.

First, today’s DD. 40 raised leg circles. Just about manageable.

Last, Day 30 of the Meditation Challenge. 20′ meditation. Tried to focus on breathing, but I did have some trouble staying focused on it (was fidgety in thought and with my hands/arms)Observed left leg went to sleep and took a good minute or 2 to normalize sensation. Didn’t stop me from getting up and walking around, KNOWING after the first window where the sensation feels okay you get slammed with weakness/parasthesia. :,D

I then spent some time to clean the kitchen countertops and toilet. Did some logging and video editing before turning in. Pretty late, later than yesterday.

Summary of Experience:

I finished both my programs on time, in June 25.

The Vitality Program. was a good warm-up and mostly a breeze to get through! Easily managed Level 3 for the whole program. What I did note was how long I needed to rest between sets.

No rest for 25 days

30″ rest for 5 days (arm-centric days)

The Core Strength Program had a lot of days that kicked my ass a bit. But I’m happy with how far I could take it most of the time. I only needed to knock 2 days down to Level 2 (16 & 29) and did Level 3 for the rest. I also recorded the spread for how long I needed to rest between sets.

No rest for 3 days

30″ rest for 2 days

1′ rest for 5 days

1′30″ rest for 5 days

Max rest for 20 days

I finished the in Meditation Challenge June 26. This was a good thing to rerun, for many reasons. I did it all to silence. I occasionally experimented with different sitting positions (largely determined by how tired I was). Focused on breath most of the time, counting them a couple times.

#adventures with fitness #adventures with hello fresh #sharon play kingdom hearts

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