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destinygoldenstar · 4 months ago

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☀️Reality TV’s Stupidest Alliance☀️ - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 1 Episode 2 “Logged & Loaded”

What am I predicting for eliminations?

Uh… how many people are here? 14?

So I’d say… 7 mergers?

Pre-Merge boots I’m guessing… I said Alec last post cause of Fiore. And I said Lilly cause she’s good at the game so they’d want to get rid of her. So… others…?

Will, Drew (forgot him in the last post), Dan, and Grett. I can see Grett being a Pre-Merge villain and getting booted right before the merge.

And… one more… I guess Miriam. Idk why, but if I had to choose out of the ones left.

I think the alliance of 4 is gonna lose half its members. I see Nick getting character development. I see Fiore being an antagonist. And Ashley… she’s nice. I just like her and hope she goes far. Jake & Tom have a thing going on that the opening spoiled so they’re both merging. Then Gabby is being set up for character development as well.

I forgot Ellie. I forgot she was on the purple team… she’s gonna be the teams swing vote, isn’t she? That sucks.

This is what the dynamic between her and Gabby are alluding to? They’re both on opposite teams but they both have major setbacks and disadvantages to their game. Gabby cause no one likes her and she’s allied with Grett, and Ellie cause she’s stuck in the middle of her team and will be screwed if she doesn’t play… less than pure, I guess. But they become besties and it trumps those issues.

That’s what I’m predicting anyway.

So… let’s start this episode.

I got the SAME AD AGAIN. WTF?!

"Is that recycled paper?"

How does he write that fast? That's impressive. Gimme that skill.

"I want to talk to her but she scares me a little."

What did she do to you?

"She reminds me a little of my grandmother. How she walks, how she talks... I miss her."

"She's been sick for months and she can't have visitors."

Oh my god...

Is that why he's competing? Medical bills to help her?

Well geez, keep that up and I might actually root for you to win.

"Yeah, she was often cranky, but she was the only one that really understood me."

You on the spectrum?

"Jake... I don't know what to say, but if you need to talk to someone, I'm always here."

D'aaaaawwww 💗

That face.

He was eyeing Tom all of last episode too and I just didn't bring it up.

YOU ARE NOT SUBTLE, SIR

So we have how many characters with motives and reasons to be here now? Fiore got dumped by her parents, Nick wants to prove himself, Jake wants to help his grandma.

I'm really liking that they're giving these characters REASONS to be on the show and why they want to win.

Cause in Total Drama we don't get a lot of their backgrounds outside of the game, and only a handful explained their motives for winning. I think of Gen 1 the only one that really had a motive aside from 'I want to be rich' is Alejandro.

I like what they're doing here.

"If our team fails, you'd be the one to blame."

Pretty sure that's not how that works.

Mostly it's a social challenge. If they think you're the one at fault for the loss, just say "Whoa whoa whoa! You don't want to vote me! You want to vote that guy!"

I obviously would suck at Survival.

So... actually I like Grett's game move here. Be on good terms with the leader, and... do what I said basically.

"WHOA WHOA GUYS! You don't want to vote Tom! Let's vote that glasses guy instead! That's a much better game move! TRUST ME."

Oh these two...

They're like "Oh shit. We're the outliers here, aren't we?"

"What makes you think you'll get far? Have you seen how fast the others are getting close to each other?"

"I've noticed. That's a problem."

Oh they're actually addressing it. Cool. They're not stupid.

"You're not going to walk thirty minutes over there."

"Sure I can. I love to walk."

She just like me fr

"That fat girl made you look stupid."

Huh?

...what???

"I love your coat my the way! I own a similar one!"

Do you have a split personality?! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

She was talking to herself...

And it was such a massive fourth wall break that it gave me an ad on body spray. XD

"Today's reward will be a complete fishing kit. That will make it easier to find food."

I guess... but you can also make cages or nets to catch fish. I know that's something that's possible.

There's not any wildlife they're killing, is there?

"An immunity totem has been hidden somewhere in the forest."

OH. ALREADY?!?!

We got an idol in play!

I wish Total Drama used Immunity Idols more. It's such a cool game mechanic in Survivor. (At least, in the clips I've seen of people playing them)

Yeah I know the Reboot did in Season 2. We don't talk about that.

"That totem could save me from the unfavorable position I find myself in."

Yes. Yes it would.

Actually, no, let me predict for a sec. Either him or Ellie find that idol, and they save themselves with it, causing a member from the 4 alliance to get the boot. And that's how that alliance breaks.

I mean, you're not gonna get them any other way I feel.

Awwww, look at Ashley carrying the demon child. 💗

"I heard how Grett spoke to you. You shouldn't let her talk to you like that."

Boy, I agree with you and I get you're nice. Grett is in hearing range and WILL gun for you.

My case and my point. Grett gunned you.

Cause it looks to me like otherwise, you tripped on NOTHING.

"I'm really curious what you look like without it."

...

EXCUSE ME?!?! O_O

BOY. YOU JUST MET.

"I'm a little scared to have to slide down from up here."

Oh for the love of drama-

Pull a Leshawna. THROW HIM OFF.

"Ellie, Alec, you go on that one. Nick, Ashley, and I can take the next one."

*does the math*

Hey wait so you're gonna leave him with the child after he JUST confessed to being scared?!

Listen to your alliance teammates! You're in hearing range, right?!

Why can't Lilly go with Fiore? Wouldn't that make more sense cause she's the one cutting?

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH.

Grett's gonna steal that from Gabby, isn't she?

But either way, Gabby's immune, LET'S GO!

"By the way, have you started streaming the episodes yet?"

YOU THINK YOU'RE SOOOOOOO SMUG, HUH?!?! I SEE YOU.

"Remember to cut any scenes I'm in."

*Stares intensely at him*

...okay.

"What if we fall?!"

That's kinda the point.

IT'S A HILL.

*chokes on breath*

YOU GO KID. BITCH SLAP HIM.

A six year old is bitch slapping a grown man, this is not a drill.

"What was that?"

I mean, let's be honest... she just said facts.

Yeah the slap was wrong, but it's not as bad as it could've been. She just told the truth.

"You're costing us this challenge and everyone will know it."

Yes but he has something you don't. NUMBERS.

Well your point just went down the drain, cause that's YOUR fault.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GRAB TWO?!?!

The 'yay' card, aww that's so cute... 😄

"She does have a point, yeah? She's got the flags and Will's got no."

Okay, that's stupid.

1) You guys can SEE the top of the hill, right?! If you couldn't, that wasn't established.

2) You saw the position of the two on the log. Fiore was standing on top of him! OF COURSE HE COULDN'T GET A FLAG

3) Would you guys seriously DITCH your alliance?! It WILL cause you the entire long game and you know it! DON'T BLOW THAT

Oh and 4 as a bonus) You never even listened to your ally! You KNEW he was scared, and yet you left him with a KID

"Maybe this was all a misunderstanding."

Ashley. I get it's hard to not side with a child. Use your brain.

"I wish I could believe you, but I know a little girl would never do those things."

Oh my god, you've never seen a child for more than two seconds your entire life. Not every kid is a saint! Toddlers are bratty as shit! They do that to get it out of their system!

(From this point on, I will put a 'Keep Reading' mark on the Tribal Council segments so I don't spoil the eliminations for my followers)

Oh we actually SEE who votes who!

YES!! THANK YOU! I WANTED THIS!!!

This is like Survivor much more, cause they flip these cards over to share the names, and you can see what the numbers were.

I always imagine what the eliminations in Total Drama would look like if they did that as well.

Okay Lilly's being smart.

WAIT CAUSE ASHLEY THREW HER VOTE WILL'S GONNA LEAVE, OH GOD...

YOU DIDN'T TALK TO YOUR ALLIANCE ABOUT THIS?!?! YOU COULD'VE VOTED OUT ALEC TOGETHER, AND YOU'D BE FINE.

That's Ashley's vote

That's not Lilly's handwriting. Is that Will or Nick?

That's Lilly's.

Not Alec's writing... Fiore's?

Alec, Fiore... Ellie?

And that's it.

RIP

NICK IS THE TRAITOR. OMG

YOU ARE REALITY TV'S STUPIDIEST ALLIANCE

(Unless Will voted himself)

I mean I don't really care about his character, but that could've so easily been avoided.

Tom, what ninja stuff are you getting into??

If you guys want me to continue these reactions, be sure to let me know.

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bloodhivelottie · 5 months ago

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Nat hunches over, panting heavily as the referee stops play. She looks up, glancing at the board displaying the time left and wipes the sweat from her forehead. Four minutes to go in regular time. Her gaze shifts to the centre of the field, where Jackie's firing off quick tactics to Tai and Shauna. It's 2-2 and if they don't somehow pull a win out of the bag, they're not qualifying for regionals. She glances back in the direction of the defenders where Van's gesturing for the outfielders to move upfield.

"Fuck," Nat murmurs, straightening up as the ref blows again to start play. This could be the last chance of the game. She starts to walk forwards carefully as Van boots the ball up the field, quickening her pace to a jog as Shauna rallies forward, dribbling confidently despite the pressure. Jackie calls for the ball up front, arm in the air to signal to Shauna that she's open. Shauna glances up to take in the scene before her and passes, the ball skidding against the grass in the opposite direction of Jackie and reaching Tai's cleats instead. Tai fakes left before quickly shifting her weight to the right, the defender fumbling and giving Tai a chance to advance further.

"Tai!" Jackie calls, in prime position in the box. Nat watches from the wing as a defender realizes Jackie's open, scrambling to mark her. But instead of sending the ball to the captain's feet, Tai's arms extend gracefully to keep her balance and her leg comes up behind her, ready to put power behind the ball. Nat's eyebrows raise in surprise. Taking the shot now is a gamble and a half, she's 20 yards from goal and the keeper's been strong today. Tai drives her cleats through the ball and Nat watches as it sails past Jackie in the box. It seems like time slows for a second and the world falls silent as the ball flies toward the top of the goal, the keeper reaching with everything in her to get her fingertips to the ball. But the silence is broken when the clang of ball against crossbar reverberates across the field, Nat's heart shooting into her throat as the ball lifts up and over the goal, the net cradling it as it glides to the ground.

"Fuck!" Tai screams, and the referee blows his whistle to signal the end of regular time. Half of the girls sink to the floor exhaustedly, but the others seem shell-shocked by what just occurred.

Jackie whirls around and Nat knows she's fuming by the way she storms across the grass towards Tai. Nat heads over, a few of the others jogging up as well.

"What the fuck, Tai!" Jackie shrieks, eyebrows furrowed. "I was wide open!" She turns to Shauna as she arrives in the now-formed small circle, looking sheepish. "And why didn't you pass to me in the first place?"

"I don't know," Shauna murmurs, her eyes not quite meeting Jackie's as her foot scuffs against the grass. "I guess I just thought Tai had an advantage, or something."

Jackie's brow furrows further as she crosses her arms defensively. "What, so you don't fucking trust me, Shauna? So much for-"

"Doesn't matter," Nat finally pipes up, her expression cold and voice low. "Maybe if Tai didn't think she's the next Mia Hamm-"

"I don't think I'm the next Mia Hamm," Tai hisses, looking down at Nat harshly.

"Yeah, she's a midfielder," Van says, having just arrived in the growing circle of girls. "She'd be more like the next Kristine Lilly."

"Not helping, Van," Lottie says, a smirk on her face as she leans on Van's shoulder.

Tai scowls, her eyes darting between the others. "This is bullshit. At least I had the balls to take a shot. Maybe if one of you had made a move quicker we wouldn't be in this position now." She looks up as the ref signals for additional time to start. "I am not letting this go to pens. Everyone get their heads out of their asses, and win."

Nat sighs as the group disperses, making their way back to their positions. Jackie claps her hands, trying to rally everyone in a last ditch attempt to give them motivation. Play starts, and Jackie takes the first touch. She passes back to Shauna who moves forward with purpose. Allie shouts from up on the left wing, a defender scuffling with her in an attempt to block a potential aerial pass from Shauna. She's ignored, though, as Shauna evades an opposing midfielder and passes forward on the right to Nat.

Nat springs into action, dribbling confidently in the direction of the corner flag, smirking when the opposing left-back advances. This is Nat's forte - one-on-one challenges against defenders. She stops suddenly, pausing the ball's movement as she places the toe of her boot on top, then flicks it backwards and away from the defender who's now right on top of her. She turns around quickly, her back to the defender as she shields the ball. The left-back makes a sound in frustration, her hand reaching out to grasp Nat's jersey at the back in an attempt to throw her off. Nat pulls away, the defender losing grip and stumbling. Nat takes advantage and darts past her, heading further upfield. She glances up, seeing Jackie in the box and sends in a powerful cross, the ball sailing through the air towards the team captain. It's in prime position for a volley, the opposing goalkeeper balanced in a set position with her eyes never leaving the ball.

Jackie lines up for the volley, eyes blazing with determination surely spurred on by the lack of confidence her teammates had in her earlier in the game. Nat holds her breath from near the corner flag, watching in anticipation as the ball falls towards the striker. But the volley never comes, Jackie suddenly crumpling to the ground as a defender makes a crunching tackle in the box.

"What the fuck!" Nat hears Tai yell, and her eyes widen as Jackie rolls on the grass. She cries out in pain and Nat's already halfway there by the time the referee's whistle blares. Nat falls to her knees over Jackie, eyes filled with concern. Lottie soon joins her, cradling Jackie's head and murmuring soothing words. Tai and Shauna are hounding the guilty defender with Tai landing a quick shove on her chest before the referee pushes them apart. Nat looks up with widened eyes as Coach Martinez arrives with his first aid kit.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Nat asks, wincing when Jackie howls as the coach straightens out her leg.

"I'm sure she will be," he replies, signalling for Coach Scott to come over and help Jackie off the field. "It was a reckless tackle but nothing's broken." Coach Scott helps Jackie to her feet, her arm slung around his shoulder as they make their way off the field, Jackie limping all the way. Shauna follows behind, face stricken with worry.

"Get ready," Nat hears, her head snapping back to look at the coach. "It's a penalty. I want you to take it." Nat freezes. She's confident on the field, but this is all happening so suddenly. The weight of the pressure sits on her chest and she blinks at the coach in surprise.

"Me?" she asks, head spinning. "Why not Shauna, or- or Tai? They're both good in front of goal."

"They are," Coach says, "but I know you have just as much potential as either of them." He stands, walking away without another word. Nat's left standing alone in the box as the others move away from the goal. She swallows thickly, trying to ignore the lump in her throat. She's not Tai or Shauna - she may not have the best gear or the best skill, but she has the confidence of her teammates and her coach, and she straightens her shoulders as she walks toward the penalty spot. The others watch on as Nat adjusts the ball on the spot, letting out a deep breath when she straightens up. She hears some of her teammates behind her, encouraging shouts filling the air - Tai's and Van's and Laura Lee's. The goalkeeper looks at her with fiery eyes, bouncing on the balls of her feet and arms stretched wide in the air. She crouches into her set position as Nat places her hands on her hips to steady herself, waiting for the blare of the whistle.

When the whistle blows, Nat takes her run up to the spot and strikes, sending the ball flying right confidently. The keeper dives the right way and Nat's heart stops as she sails through the air, arm outstretched with her fingertips just inches from the ball. Nat hears the roar of her teammates before she even realizes it - the ball hits the back of the net, landing right into the corner of the goal. She barely has time to grin before she's engulfed in a sea of yellow and blue, the girls jumping and hugging and surrounding her with the sounds of victory cheers ringing in the air. The whistle blows again, but this time it's the sound of three long blares. In all the chaos of Jackie's sudden injury, Nat didn't realize how late in the game it was - her penalty was the last kick of the match. She joins her friends in elated celebration, knowing that she's found a home in this sport and this special group of girls.

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spaghettificationandpretzels · 2 years ago

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A Voice Through the Nothingness Part 5

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"I'm not an early bird or a night owl, I'm a permanently exhausted pigeon." - Unknown

Rehab day one

Lizabeth rolled Billy down the hall and into the elevator, her foot tapping all the way down. Apparently, the first day was a big thing and Billy didn't know if he was excited about it or scared to death.

The doors dinged and Billy finally understood the hype around the room, which was more like an entire floor. It was amazing, the first thing that caught his eye was the fish tank along one wall, it looked like it had been pulled right out of a river. The walls were a light green, the colour of new growth. The floor was darker, like olive leaves and pine. There were plants dotted around the room and hanging from the ceiling and the back wall was all windows, framed with silver. The machines fit perfectly, a mix of light and dark wood with grey mats and beds, it stood up to the hype.

"Wow, this place is fancy." Another thing he noticed was the smell, or lack thereof and under the voices of the people around him, all he could hear was the fish tank bubbling.

"Yeah, don't ask us how much it cost us. There's one more just like this at the other end that's almost the same, a smaller one in the general section that sky themed and a smaller one that's desert themed. Each takes care of different levels of need but they all have the same, doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, families and patients all work with our rebab staff for a US leading rehab process." Billy didn't need the hard sell but he appreciated it.

"Are we going to get into it or are we just going to talk about it." Billy was ready to get better and get out of there, the rest of the group that had come on the elevator had already made their way into the room.

"Alright then, your session starts in ten minutes. Hazel will be here soon with her group, you better be ready because I'm winning and I'm want to keep my streak going."

Billy blinked, "winning what?"

Lizzy smirked, "oh, you're going to find out soon enough."

The wait was enough to set his teeth on edge, ten minutes felt like ten hours. Nevertheless, the doors opened and Hazel and her patients stepped out, she was wearing parrot scrubs today and her perfect hair was twisted into a bun with a few curls framing her face.

She waved at him as he waved back as he looked over her group, she had six kids with her of various ages. One of the older girls was pushing a little boy in a wheelchair and if Billy was to guess, he was her young brother. The kid that really struck out to him was to child Hazel was pushing, a teenage boy with burn scars covering half of his face.

"You ready to start?" Hazel had a tone to her voice that Billy loved.

"Hell yeah, I think we better let Billy in on our game." Liz and Hazel shared a look as Liz spoke and Billy was on the edge of his chair.

"Well as you know, your group's win is my group's win but Lizzy and I like a bit of friendly competition so at the end of every session, everyone votes on which nurse did the best and at the end of the week, the winner gets an extra doughnut." Billy liked that, it's something he and Frank would do.

"Oh yeah, we all get doughnuts at the end of every week, it's our shout." Billy was very fond of Lizabeth, underneath her tired of everything attitude, she was very sweet.

"I like the sound of that, when do we start?" Billy noticed that the rehab staff were coming closer.

"Now." In a flash, he was being wheeled to one of the machines and one of Hazel's patients and Alex, one of the rehab staff, followed.

"So you get Alex today and Lilly here is your buddy, depending you get a new one every day but it's not unusual for buddies to become friends and then you can pair with them every day. Hazel and I will be around and once you have your routine down, we'll leave you alone a bit more. Good luck, Lilly here is a hard one." He looked over the girl, she was about ten and looked like she had been tossed in a washing machine.

"Thank Liz." Lizabeth gave a smile and walked off, leaving him with Alex and Lilly.

"You need any help Pirate?" Billy blinked, he wasn't expecting that.

Lilly shook her head, "nah, help the newbie." The smile she gave him was almost sadistic, "you're in for dude."

****

"So what happened it you?" Billy wanted to cry and Lilly looked like she had just taken a walk in the park.

"I got blown up, what happened to you?" Something had happened, she still had pins on her arms.

"Car wreck, mum, dad and little sis are fine but I got crushed by a power pole." She sounded like one of the guys at the VA, just the right mix of bitter and determined.

"That sucks, why did Alex call you Pirate?" She gave him a bitter smile, kicked off her shoes and stuck out her foot.

"I lost half my foot, they thought I was going to lose the whole leg so I'm happy with this. Sadly I'll never be a ballerina." Her tone didn't portray any sadness

"Did you want to be?" He knew the answer was no.

"Fuck no, why would I want to do that. I'm going to become a dog trainer, they don't care if I've got no toes." Billy smiled, if this was what the next few months were going to be like, he would be ok.

One week later

Up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down.

Billy loved and hated the repetitive nature of getting strong enough to stand up. He loved it because it was another step closer to getting back to the way he was before but it caused him so much pain.

"Mr Russo, go slow." His buddy today was Fred, a six year old who got hit by a motorcycle.

"Hey I wanna win for Lizzy, she loves doughnuts." The little boy wasn't buying it.

"You don't win if you hurt yourself, I'll get Sara over here, she'll be mad at you." Sara was another one of the rehab staff, he didn't need her yelling at him.

"Ok Freddie, I'll go slow."

****

"Who gets the extra doughnut this week?" Billy still didn't understand how any of this worked but he liked it. Hazel and Lizzy were looking at the group expectantly for their answer and Billy smiled as Lilly whispered in his ear.

"I think your lady friend won this week." Lilly was a marine in the body of a ten year old girl but she was right, the hands going up were for Hazel.

"My lady friend? Say what you want to say, little girl." Billy had to admit there was an honesty to his peds companions that he appreciated

"I think you've got a bit of crush, just a little one." She sounded like she was holding back laughter.

"You're seeing things." Billy wasn't going to admit that she might be right.

"I lost my toes not my eyes. Who knows, she might share her doughnut with you, then you can buy her flowers and tell her you think she's real pretty." Billy couldn't stop himself from chuckling.

"Like I said, you're seeing things." Billy wasn't going to admit that she was right.

Two weeks later

There was a charge in the air as Billy approached the bars, he had been building up to this since the day he was wheeled onto the floor and he was ready. Frank and Curt were standing at each side while Lizzy stood behind him with her hands on the handles on his chair. Hazel was a few steps away with a smile on her face and her hands outstretched, "you ready?"

Billy nodded and pushed himself up, locking his hands onto the bar as he took his first step forward. His foot planted on the ground, all be it shakily and he readily himself to take another step, "what do I get if I make it to you?"

Hazel was only five steps away but it felt like a mile, any incentive would help, "what do you want?"

"You and Liz to go to Sunday Dinner at the Lieberman's." Hazel looked him over, her eyes pausing on his shaking claves then took a few steps back.

"We will, if you can make it all the way to the end." It wasn't that far away, four feet at most but he didn't know if he could do it, "hey, there's always next week."

Billy exhaled and rolled his head, "don't let me fall on me face."

Hazel smiled, "never." She stepped closer, extending her hands until they almost touched him and smiled, "I'm right here." With each step he took, Hazel took one backwards, staying close to him as Lizzy kept the chair right behind him.

Halfway there, he felt a burn in his legs and paused for a moment, standing might have been hard but standing was better than sitting. He gathered himself then took more steps, the smile on Hazel's face spurring him on. Just as it got unbearably, his hand slid hit dead space, he had reached the end. Hazel grabbed his upper arms and helped him down and the room erupted into claps.

"Good work Bill." Hazel looked so proud of him and he felt his chest swell.

"I guess we'll see you both on Sunday?" Frank's face was split into a grin.

"Of course, we're women of our word." Billy's happiness outweighed his pain.

"You want us to bring anything?" Lizzy was smiling too, her hand rubbing the cramp from Billy's shoulder.

"Bring whatever you want, I'll text Sarah." Curt was looking at Billy funny, like he was trying to decipher something.

"Thanks Curt, we'll talk about it more tomorrow." Curt was looking at Hazel funny too, Billy didn't want to think about it too much, he knew his friend wouldn't wait before bringing it up anyway.

****

"You sure work is ok with this?"

Hazel nodded, "of course Sarah, we cleared it with our bosses. Despite what the ethics board might think, this happens all the time."

"Yeah, we have a form, we fill it out and then no one cares." Lizzy's reassurances helped.

"So just like the military?" Frank's voice was a mix of humour and bitterness.

"From what Billy has told me? Yes, bureaucracy is bureaucracy no matter where you go." It was Hazel's turn to sound bitter.

"Well thank you for bringing the pie and the cake. We can always use more food." David sounded ravenous.

"Mum, can we eat now?" Leo was looking at the beef and onion pie on the table like she hadn't eaten in years.

Sarah smiled and ruffled her hair, "of course. Thank you ladies for coming and everything you've done for Bill, we're all very happy he fell into your laps."

Frank and Curt exchanged a look, "I'm sure Bill is too."

Curt kicked Frank under the table and Frank glared at him, "what Frank is trying to say is that he's sure Billy is happy he's getting the best of care."

It was Lizzy and Hazel's turn to exchange looks, something was going on and Hazel had a feeling she knew what, she just didn't want to think about it.

Karen took a bite of the chocolate cake and turned to Hazel, "so, are you ladies single?"

Hazel huffed, "you think I got time for someone with my job. I'm quite single and right now I'm happy about it."

"Me too. I don't have time for another person's." Liz glanced at the kids, "another person's mess."

"Really, you're both very pretty, there's no one waiting in the wings?" Frank raised his eyebrows at Karen but she didn't back down.

"Nope just me and my fish." It was awkward but Karen was clearly fishing for something.

"I heard from Billy that Zack got full marks on his biology test, good for you dude." Hazel was grateful Liz changed the subject.

"Yeah, it's wasn't hard so it doesn't really count." Zack beaming nonetheless.

"What about you Leo, didn't you have that robotics project, Billy told me you did it on plant energy?" Billy spoke about the Lieberman's often so it was easy to continue with the subject change.

"I did, I got the top price." She turned to her mother, "Can I go get it?"

David smiled, "of course, I'm sure the ladies would love to hear about it."

Hazel nodded, "hell yeah we would."

The night went fast, by the time everyone was saying goodbye, Billy's family were well and truly fond of the two women.

Curt pulled Hazel aside just as they got to the cab, "sorry about Karen, she never turns off the journalist."

Hazel waved her hand, "don't worry about it, it wasn't the first time I've been asked about my dating life and it won't be the last. I'll see you tomorrow?"

Curt smiled, "of course, wouldn't miss it for the world."

One week later

"I heard you're leaving this Friday?" Billy was over the moon for Lilly.

"Fuck yeah I am, I can't wait." Her mum tutted at her language, "what mum, it's not like you and dad don't swear."

Her mother turned to Billy, "We couldn't be more thankful that you set her up with that prosthetic artist, she was wonderful."

Billy smiled, "it's the least I can do, everyone here has been so nice."

Lilly's mother rubbed her shoulder, "well sweetie, I'll leave to you it, don't give Billy a hard time."

Lilly chuckled, "of course, mother."

Billy settled into his routine, it had gotten easier as time went on even if he was doing more, "Hey Dr C."

Billy followed Lilly's voice, Dr Charles flashed her a smile and a wave and walked over to Hazel who was struggling with the teenagers with the burns, before walking over to them, "Hello Lilly, I was wondering if you could swap with Thomas today?"

Lilly shrugged, "no skin off my toes, you know, because they're plastic."

Dr Charles shook his head and waved Hazel and the boy over, "thank you Lilly."

Billy would see the tiredness is Hazel's face as Dr Charles made introductions, "Billy this is Thomas, Thomas, this is Billy. I don't believe you two have met yet?"

The boy didn't say anything but from what Billy had seen, all he had done for the last three weeks was sulk, "no we haven't. Hey Thomas, I guess we were going to end up buddies eventually."

Thomas snarled, "I'm not your fucking buddy."

Hazel blinked and went to speak but Dr Charles stopped her, "well, he is now. I'll be just over there if anyone needs anything."

He walked away and Hazel took a deep breath, "do you remember what you need to do?"

Thomas glared at her, "of course I do, can't you go over there and help someone else?"

She shook her head, "no, if you want to get this next surgery, you need to hit this milestone. Please just try." She sounded so worn out.

"Listen lady, I don't.."

Billy cut him off, "don't talk to her like that. All she's done for the last three weeks is try with you and all you've done is sit in that chair and whine. You think I want to be here? I don't rehab fucking sucks but I'm here and I'm doing it and I'm not being mean to the people who want to help me. Grow up."

Hazel's eyes went wide but before she could tell Billy off, Thomas spoke up, "what the fuck do you know about what I'm going through? You're fine."

Hazel shot Dr Charles a look but he was already watching a gave her a soft shake of his head, "I know that I only started showering alone two days ago. You gotta cut this shit out or you'll be stuck in that chair for the rest of your life having someone else wipe your ass."

Thomas blinked and turned to Hazel, "are you going to help me or just stand there."

Hazel sighed, "of course Thomas."

Billy raised his hand, "don't help him until he starts being nice to you. You don't deserve to be talked to like that." He turned back to Thomas, "dude, you're not going to get anywhere being mean to the nurses, you think they want to be bitched at? Say sorry."

Thomas swallowed, "I'm sorry." He turned to Billy, "are you happy?"

Billy huffed, "I will be when you put in some work."

"How about we try something small?" Hazel sounded hopeful

Thomas waved his hand at her, "fine."

Hazel walked him through the exercises the rehab staff had already given him then settled on a chair, "I'll be here when you're ready to do something different."

"Why don't you go help Dr C, Thomas and I can handle this, isn't that right Thomas?" Billy was speaking like a leader

Thomas grunted, "Yeah, we're good."

****

The end of the session was very different to how it started, by the time Hazel came to collect Thomas, he was covered in sweat and his chest was heaving, "it looks like you had a good day today?"

He went to respond with something nasty but Billy shot him a pointed look, "yeah, I did. I'm sorry I've been so shitty. I know you work hard."

Hazel smiled gently at him, "it's alright. These things are hard. All is forgiven. But I'm guessing Billy is going to be your buddy for a while after you did so well."

"Yeah, well, we can't get everything we want." He paused, "can you send that shrink to my room, I figure I better do what I'm told so you'll let me leave." There was resignation, not anger in his voice.

"Of course." Hazel turned to Billy, "good work today, we'll be back tomorrow."

Billy smiled, "looking forward to it."

One week later

"So what happened to you anyway, one of your girlfriends got pissed you slept with her friend?" Despite Thomas' complaining and the occasional nasty comment, he was finally doing his rehab.

"I got blown up, you know, by a bomb. What happened to you?" Billy didn't regret the look of shame on the boy's face.

"It's it obvious, I got burned to a crisp." There was more than anger in his voice.

"Yeah, that's obvious. How did it happen?" Dr Charles had been stopping by but Thomas never said much to Billy about the fire, even with promoting.

"And don't give me some shitty answer, you're only getting out of here if you deal with what happened to you." He was happy to admit that his session with Dr Charles was doing him wonders.

The boy stopped and choked up and Billy dropped the weights he was lifted and sat by him, "my shit box of a house caught fire. Everyone got out in time but I'd been saving for months to help mum and dad buy a new place so I went back in to get the cash. Now we're even worse off because of me."

Billy understood why Thomas was the was he was now, he didn't feel like he deserved to get better, "how were you making the money?"

"Computer shit, graphic design and social media so local businesses could get kids my age in the doors." While he might have been trying to come off as uncaring, Billy could tell differently.

"Shit, you got samples of your work?" Billy liked the kid, all he needed was some direction and Billy knew he would go far.

"Some, why?" There was hope in his voice.

"Because the people that hire me have adults children who never grew up, I could use the help someone who knows their way around the stuff young people are using. I'm guessing it was all cash under the table, if I like your stuff and your parents give you the go ahead, I can get you a real job, with real pay and real benefits."

Thomas blinked, "what's your angle?"

Billy huffed, at least he had his head on his shoulders, "getting a job done by someone I know."

"I'll talk to my parents but I'm way behind in school so I don't think they'll say yes." Bily wasn't shocked by that.

"That's fine, I'm sure you can do both. If your parents say yes, you keep up with rehab and start school again the job is yours, if I like your work of course." Billy held back his smile as he saw the resolve come over Thomas's face.

"Alright, but I want the going wage and good insurance, my parents need all the help they can get." Billy wasn't going to let Thomas get down on himself again.

"Fine with me, I look forward to seeing your work."

****

Knock knock

"Mr Russo, your nurse said you were free to talk?" Billy looked at the people at his door, they must have been Thomas' parents, he had seen them stop by rehab but he had always waved them away.

"Please come in, I hope I didn't step on any toes offering your son a job." Being able to do office work from his hospital room was saving his sanity but he never thought it would go this far.

"No, no not at all. Thomas told us about the job and the conditions you gave him. We just wanted to meet you before we told him yes." Billy waved them in and they sat down at the table next to him.

"I see no problems with that. Please, ask me any questions you have." They sounded desperate, he'd have to get to the bottom of that before giving Thomas the job.

"Why are you doing this? You don't know us, you don't know him and if we're being honest he has been the best person to be around since the fire." Billy understood what the boy was going through, he was having his moments too.

"I spent my whole day helping people who needed me, that was my job and now I can't. I can tell Thomas is talented and I like going into business with people I know and while I don't know your son well. We have been talking. I just want to give him a job where he'll be safe and he can keep getting the help he needs."

His mother looked close to tears, "you have no idea how grateful we are that you're doing this and for all the time you spent with our son. He's gotten so much better since he was paired with you. We're happy for him to work with you, I'm sure it will help him get over how guilty he's been feeling about all this."

"Mr and Mrs.."

She waved her hand, "please, Patricia and James."

Billy smiled softly, "Patricia and James, I can see a great deal of potential in your son and I don't let that go when I see it. Thomas can come and see me with his work and his laptop and we'll go over a few things, once I'm satisfied with that I'll have his contract sent to you. I'm more than happy to pay for the lawyer of your choice to look over it if you wish."

James blinked, "you'd do that?"

Billy nodded, "yes, it's in my best interest to make sure you don't sue me if you change your minds."

"Great, we'll send him up after we talk to him." Billy could feel the relief coming off them.

"Let's hope this is the beginning of Thomas' successful career." With a smile and another thank you, they left and Billy relaxed in his chair as a weight lifted off his shoulder, it felt good to be doing good.

Five days later

Hazel walked up to Billy and Thomas with a smile a mile wide and plopped down on a chair, "I bring good news. Your new insurance has paid your bill in full. Congratulations of your job Thomas, you should be proud of yourself."

The boy smiled and bumped his fist will Billy's, "what did my parents say?"

"They've gone out for a good meal. They love you very much, job or not you've made them very proud." Billy's chest filled with warmth, Hazel was amazing at her job.

"Can I stop by the cafe and get something to celebrate? I'll be back in ten." Hazel stood up and waved her hand towards to door, "thank you."

Thomas rushed away and Hazel looked into Billy's face like she was trying to read his mind, "we both know it wouldn't clear that fast and anyone would have the devil's own time getting them to pay back bills. You did a very decent thing William."

William his name coming out of her mouth felt so different, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

She smiled at him and placed her hand on his shoulder, "your secret is safe with me. Thank you, for being such a good person, the world needs more of that."

"Nah, I'm just helping some good people out." He felt something nasty catch in his throat, if she only knew.

"Whatever's monster's just popped into your head isn't worth listening to. You probably saved his life Billy and you gave his parents a reason to keep going. What's in the past is in the past and I'm sure whatever you did over there, you had to do it and nothing could convince me otherwise, no matter how bad it was." She was telling the truth, he could tell.

"You mean that?" He saw a twitch in her fingers as if she wanted to reach out and touch him.

"I do, with all my heart."

Billy smiled, "you really know how to make someone feel better about themselves, don't you?"

She let out an affectionate huff, "of course I do silly. I became a nurse for a reason."

Billy let her words sink in, she didn't make people feel better because it was her job, she did her job because she enjoyed helping people. Something else struck Billy in that moment too, but maybe not, maybe it started the moment he laid eyes on her when he woke up.

Oh fuck

Part 6

#a voice through the nothingness #billy russo #the punisher #fix it fic #billy russo imagine #billy russo fanfic #billy russo smut #ben barnes #the punisher fanfiction #billy russo x ofc #frank castle #karen page #everybody lives/nobody dies #curtis hoyle #daredevil

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fishtails-nat1 · 2 years ago

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grading double life ships, shipnames, if any, added in brackets.

CANON PAIRINGS:

Ma'el/Pall'or (cultduo, sometimes maellor) the classic, they had chemistry day one. honestly not much more to say other than the fact that the players are on their hands and knees to stop the slowburn and let them fuck. bonus points for the intersting backstory weaving. 10/10

Eiwn/Miym very well done friendship to tragic love. the chemistry these two have is off the walls, like why are pep and cerin so good at doing these friends to lovers ships. the tragic family aspect and cool gods backstory stuff provides a really interesting dynamic. 10/10 i like the poem

RD/Alastrelle (no common tagname, but adding in one ive seen; "winnerduo" cause its funny as fuck) I didn't used to see it cause they had a slight roughness to their alliance but when alastrelle started getting darker vibes? ok yeah this is some cool corruption shit. RD has nothing to hold them back anymore either. i hope they win and kiss about it. 10/10

Luck/Lilly (tigerlilly, luckian) I think this one is actually just canon aside from pairing stuff? or its luck pining a lot, whatever. it's... it's hard to actually judge this one because pep can't actually play out them talking to one another, but y'know what yeah i like the vibes. me and my girlwife who hates people. me and my malewife who trips over roots. 8/10

NON-CANON PAIRINGS:

RD/Pall'or why is their friends with benefits energy off the CHARTS holy shit. RD has plans to kill him but the enemies to lovers energy could be fucking insane??? they have multiple plans to fuck?? the fact that pall'or knows every inch of their body?? 10/10 keeps that inappropriate workplace relationship going

RD/Eiwn they work really well as the weirdgirl/jockboy so I think it's pretty funny. yeah we gay keep scrolling! not a lot of substance anymore and tbh i've seen a lot of angst breakup fics following the latest events so.... yeah.... 6/10

Alastrelle/Luck from what I've seen, all the fics are entirely about the single conversation they've had. There's some further chemistry to be explored, but for now, I don't really see it. 4/10

Pall'or/Alastrelle the starboys... the lovers under the moon... I think they can be so wonderful or horrible for each other. i dont know why im saying this but hannigrm kind of. 7/10

Pall'or/Lilly HOOOOO boy theres a lot to be said when most of the fics under this are hurt no comfort and one-sided relationship. cool job speculating what the fuck happened between these guys. 9/10 because pallor would actually do that yeah

RD/Luck ok yeah again with the pathetic malewife who trips over roots and the cool strong one. I think the fact that RD does actually like luck feeds into this, it's pretty strong actually. 9/10

Pall'or/Luck ok half these noncanon ships involve them so its abt time! i don't have anything to add i just agree. 9/10 because they have yet to flirt in an insane way

Luciano/Cle'av i've seen some age discourse around this so no hate please im just doing rankings. we all love a consentual workplace relationship, especially on the dating death game show. 7/10

Ma'el/Luck once again dont mention the discourse pleaseeee luck said "oh i guess we're not then" in the same sentance after bringing up being related. yeah i think a dog and a cat can be lovers, if they try hard enough. more than anything i like the fact that theyre streetsmart vs booksmart vibe that pall and mael have too. 9/10

RD/Eiwn/Alastrelle polycule is always a win. i have small hope they'll meetup again to do more stuff like the bear bit, buttttt things arent going good. i miss these three 10/10

Ma'el/Pall'or/Luck ive said all that ive needed to say. 10/10

#dldnd #if anyone starts discoursing im gonna pvp and block #these are pretty opinion based #feel free to send asks with more rarepairs i did my best

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djavlaalskadeunge · 2 years ago

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Letter 16

“Culver city

12/16/25

My little Mimosa.

Thank you for your letter it was welcome believe me. Remember that everyone must have their sorrows. You little Misse, It pains me because I understand you so well, how terrible and difficult it is. You know the stubborn wins - or so the saying goes.

That day may not be so far away when you get paid for your hard work. Then Nisse becomes very well and you get married. Then he stays healthy from love alone. But it's sad that no one can be truly happy. If you knew how much I miss home. I'll probably fade away one fine day. I wrote that I was getting married. I still can't describe anything further in a letter. But I'll probably never get married. You have to believe that it spins around in my head sometimes just by accident. I don't want to see anyone. You will hear how I make my first film. Up clock. 6 and home at 6 or 7 in the evening again. Crashed in my bed and can't sleep sometimes. And alone, alone. God it's terrible. This ugly ugly America, all the machine it is, is soul-killing to the highest degree. I never go out at night, just go home to my boring little hotel. Never dress so people here think I live on starvation wages. I give up on everything soon. As long as I had a little money, I went home. But coming home without it - the old boring waltz begins. The only thing that makes me happy is when I can walk down to the bank and send something home to my people. I could go to Hollywood and Los Angeles, it's only an hour's drive there, but I don't want to meet all the movie people, drink alcohol and talk about things I don't want to talk about.

I also think that you become so ugly in this climate, by the way, everyone thinks so. So it's a bit dangerous. They are very curious about me here at the studio, it is said that they all look and ask just because I am new, you see. And I don't look at them because I'm so tired they think I'm a freak. Got a big and handsome role which is rare here, but I feel so boring so I guess I can't play that well, I'm curious and worried about it. You must think that all the gloss we surround the American film with at home is dim here. There isn't a trace of glamour or style here.

Lasse H. and Karin are now installed here. Lasse will start against Lillie Gish for V. Sjöström. I have only met them a few times. Einar H. is here and has broken the contract with Metro. Goldwyn so I don't know what he's going to do. I'm not that taken with him Lars Saxon, you know will be here at the beginning of January I hope I have finished my film so I have time to see him sometime. Isn't that funny? We were quite a lot together in Stockh. He was very decent, I thought, so I'm glad he's visiting. Isn't it terrible Misse, but I never look at any men: but of course not at women either, I would never be interested in them. For me, there is only my old Moje, isn't that right? I'm going to be a little "widow lady" What do you say about the appropriate word? Can you make a trip here - it's a wonderful sea trip and the trains to Califor. Are also wonderful, you'll live with me. Then I would like to go out and look for pleasures. But the trip will be expensive and you probably don't have time. But it was a recreational trip for you. I don't know at all what you're doing right now. If we sat on N.K. or Strand by a cognac and pretend to talk. I feel locked out of paradise when I think about it. Thanks o fate, in any case we had small happy moments. Wait when I get home. Ohhh. I'm going crazy thinking about it---so I guess I'll have to stop thinking. Write again soon gossip about everything for me o soon. You are a little looming cloud for me that I hope to reach in time! Pretty? Greetings to Karlstadshemmet. ——————Gurra."

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abjohn22 · 2 years ago

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Bell Cranel

The competition

The one-on-one competition was delayed for 3 months due to the time in building the arena and inviting noble people and other Familia outside Orario.

The guild was taking advantage of this situation to make so much money for themselves and for the winning team.

So Bell and others got enough time to practice for the match. This time Bell was learning things very fast. He will go to the dungeon in order to practice what he had learned.

Bell used all the money he had been saving to buy a grimoire with a magic of 'flying blades'. He got a new skill of 'perfect vision'.

This skill help him to foresee all the incoming attacks and help him to identify the week point of his opponent.

Bell got his status updated. All his abilities are rank B. He already have the enough ranks to level up, but Hestia decided to not to level him up until the match ends.

Lili was not just a supporter. She can fight with a spear. She got training from Takemikazuchi. She is also going to fight in the competition.

The day of competition arrived. The Gods are exited to see their children shine. After all this is the perfect thing for them to kill time.

Many Familia participated in the Competition. All the executives of these Familia also joined the competition as they all saw it an opportunity to level up.

Lili got a fight with another Level 1m ( sword user). Lili was struggling against her opponent. But in the end through a single counter attack she knock out her opponent and win. Just from that win Lili was able to level up to 2. But she got defeated in the next match as her opponent out class her both in skill and experience.

Bell's first opponent was Mikoto. Before their turn comes,

Mikoto " Don't expect me to go easy on you Bell, just like you I also want to be strong and protect my family."

Bell " Eeeee, I think you were a nice person, Mikoto "

Mikoto " Are you trying to buy me now?"

Lilli " Don't be an embarrassment to lady Hestia. Even I got at least one win."

Bell " Hey, you win because your first opponent was a newbie. Just who do you think my opponent is."

Mikoto " Don't embarrass me in front of everyone, Bell"

Bell " Seems like I got to loose in my first fight itself."

Hestia and Takemikazuchi was exited to see their children on stage. They cheered for both of them.

The battle began. Bell was going all out and Mikoto wasn't holding back either. Bell counter attacked Mikoto. Mikoto was the one to injure Bell a lot. Bell activated Beast mode when he was almost about to loose. This time Mikoto is on defense. Finally Bell was able to make a cut on her left shoulder. Then Bell pull out his second sword and started double yielding. This surprised Mikoto. She had been trying to do this for a long time, but she couldn't master it at all. She got a little bit jealous of Bell's ability. She then using her concurrent chanting she put Bell inside a gravity Barrier were only she can move freely. Everyone one thought that it was over for Bell. But Bell counter attacked her even inside the barrier, this blew her mind. Bell pull out all the defense modes when she attacked ruthlessly. She then used her gravity barrier to squeeze him. Just when Bell was about to get crashed Bell got really angry and burst out through the barrier. It took a lot of energy for Bell. But Bell didn't gave up. He used his magic on Mikoto. And also go on a rampage on her. She couldn't keep up with his stamina and strength. Bell used his special technique on her and the next moment her sword was flying in the air. Bell's blade were on her neck. Victory for Bell.

Mikoto admitted her defeat. Hestia and Takemikazuchi were so happy to see their children shine their brightest.

Finn " Truly impressive, his swordsmanship is on another level. But that's not the thing..." Riveria observed that Finn's thump was going crazy again. Riveria narrowed her eyes and looked at a the boy.

Riveria with a smile "I guess he is not the same weak boy we met 9 months ago. "

Bell's next opponent was Lefiya. She was a level 3 opponent. She was strong. She roasted him with her fire magic, freeze him with ice magic, blow him away with Arcs ray and defended using barriers. Poor Bell struggled till the end. But he realized something He had an incredible healing power that amazed the Gods. He must have been killed with her ice magic, but thanks to his strength he just got out of it time. Lefiya's weakness was combat, but she block his attacks using her barrier. Bell with no other way unleashed beast mode. He then deflected all her magic with flying blades. Finally he cut her down ( But didn't kill her.)

Finn " This guy got real spirits."

Riveria " Little bit terrifying though."

Aiz " Lefiya almost got this. But in the end she let it go. I think she messed up with her spell in the end."

Gareth " This bunny is for real."

Bete in anger " This rabbit brat."

Freya licking her lips " Interesting."

Bell get to the finals. He was too exited. If he win he got 10 million vallis. But if he loose he will get only 2.5 million vallis.

Bell get shocked to see that his opponent was "Raul".

Bell " Oooi, I think you get to the wrong finals. This is not for level 4s like you."

The moderator " From the request of the majority of the audience, the final is set between you and Raul san."

Bell " Then what happen to the real finalist?"

Moderator " He exchanged his position with him."

Bell " Where does this rule come from out off nowhere ?"

Moderator " Rules are rules, you got to follow them Mr Bunny"

Bell " Oh come on ... "

Raul " Look like we don't have any other choose. Mr Bell Cranel."

Bell " At least you have some respect. "

Raul " Shall we."

Bell " Wait a minute, I still got an option. Okay everybody, I am quitting and the winner is Mr Raul san."

The crowd went silent. Bell started walking away. Bell prioritize his own health over money.

Freya from her chair with the mike " Ooii Bunny, are you scared?"

The crowd started to call him Coward.

Bell pissed " Okay then, bring it on man. But make sure you knock me out fast. I got a go home early."

Raul thought the fight would be easy. But it wasn't. Even though bell is having the disadvantage.

Bell was pissed by the audience. Bell activated beast mode from the start itself. Both of them got real serious.

They fight to the death. Bell is the one getting injured all the time. Raul didn't get any scratch.

Bell then suddenly copied Raul's technique and used it on him. Raul didn't expect that and he got more than 5 scratches now.

Bell with a smile " Bingo, Can't get to sleep tonight if I let you win without even one scratch."

Raul " Alright then let's get it over soon." Soon after Bell got knocked out clean. At least he put out a fight with a level 4 even though he was level 2 for more than 15 minutes.

Finn with a creepy smile " Did he just copy his technique in one shot? "

Riveria with wide eyes filled with terror" This brings back memories. "

Aiz small blush" Wow, Even though he lost he did put up a good fight, Truly amazing."

Freya with a romantic smile" Alright Bunny, I will play with you one day."

Bell was levelled up to level 3. Bell did get 2.5 million valis and he used it to completely repair his residence.

Lefiya was amazed by Bell's will power and strength. She began to have a crush on Bell. She decided to get close to him.

In the Hostess of Fertility, a certain girl smile after witnessing the power of Bell Cranel. She decided to get closer to him.

Finn and Riveria planning on spying on Bell Cranel. They took advantage of Lefiya's crush on him and decided to use her to gain knowledge about him.

Finn and Riveria decided to set Lefiya in love with Bell.

Next time " Operation Love "

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pokkemonsideblog · 3 years ago

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I actually think it was really neat of Anipoke to (mostly) stop chopping up and clumsily sewing together characters/arcs/plotpoints from the games in an attempt to center Ash entirely while still being able to point and yell "Look!! It's that thing that happened in the game you played!!!"

Like. For the majority of the anime, Ash would literally just replace the protagonist of the game and if they're lucky said protagonist gets a severely reduced role/importance and plays support to Ash for the rest of the generation. They might have some holdouts from their original arc and characterization but most of it's given to Ash and they get to go...Do Contests and Be A Girl and Maybe Have A Crush On Ash.

I'd say Sun/Moon is least guilty of this, but only just slightly, and it's absolutely not blameless considering how it downranked the Trial Captains to schoolmates who sometimes stumble into trials with Ash and how a large chunk of Lillie's in game role was given to Ash instead.

But guess what? This is barely an issue whatsoever in the Journeys anime?

During Journeys, Ash stays at the Cerise Institute as a research fellow. Which isn't a thing in the games. Ash's companions are Goh and sometimes Chloe. Who do not exist in the games. Ash's whole main goal is to win the World Coronation Series. Which does not exist in the games. And thats great!

Ash repeating the same repetitive gym badge/championship journey cycle every season, usually with major characters from the games who have been forcefully contorted to varying degrees into a support role , and then just running off to do it all again? It got a little old.

It's honestly refreshing to actually see him in a plotline that was written for him instead of shoehorned into the writer's best imitation of what his newly demoted companions did in the game.

It's even more refreshing to see him mostly engage with character's specifically designed for this story (which also allows for other characters from the franchise to appear when/how it feels natural and have a life outside ash instead of the previous season's style of watering down the characters and waving them in your face while giving their achievements/arc to ash).

More than anything else it's refreshing for one of the character's designed for this story to be made as an equal partner to Ash with their own unique personality and arc also originally designed for the story the anime is telling!

The storyline for Journeys isn't exactly revolutionary or never seen before in the Pokemon franchise. "Win big competition" and "catch every pokemon" are both pretty standard goals. But the story being told didn't need to be completely unlike anything else in the franchise. Pokemon plotlines are usually pretty similar even from one game to another and I wouldn't expect complete originality from the anime. The story being told just needed to be a story of it's own with characters of its own. And that's what it is!

In my opinion, Anipoke actually feels like it's standing on it's own feet as an addition to the Pokemon franchise instead of a slightly out of place remix of whatever the most recent game is featuring incredibly forced protagonist, Ash "the world revolves around me" Ketchum, for once.

The change in how Anipoke has been written is genuinely a good and needed switch that mediates the issue of how stale the Anipoke plot was getting, gives it at least a little bit of identity outside of whatever the current game is, and let's a lot more breathing room exist in places where Ash once would've been forcefully crammed into the spotlight for no good reason.

Which is honestly what annoys me so much about half the Anipoke fandom being up in arms about how "Goh is given too much attention" or "We don't get to explore Galar enough". Would you people rather we go through Galar, collect the gym badges, take part in the championship, and lose horribly, featuring companion girl Gloria who has a crush on Ash for some reason and wants to become a Wooloo Herder and barely gets any character development or something completely stupid like that? Is that your ideal? Cause to be frank, I found it in poor taste the first four times they went with that idea and painfully stale the next three.

I'd honestly prefer the Journeys anime and Goh any day and I really hope Anipoke stands it's ground on this matter.

#pokemon #anipoke #ash ketchum #there was that...like...two episode special where they did the whole sword/shield vs rose plotline #but that was like. two episodes.#and isnt brought up or important like...ever.#you can literally just pretend that never happened and pretty much nothing would change #so i dont hold it on the same level as how earlier seasons just rehashed whatever the most recent game was

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003 | Pr. Kukui or Pr. Burnet, your choice!

WOO let's go. I'll start with Kukui

How I feel about this character: I LOVE HIM. I loved him immediately he's SO fun and kind and having a professor who's more battle oriented is so cool and different and he's so hot too like it's not even fair at that point he's literally the whole package he's a perfect man. I also really liked his story of wanting to give Alola its own League and as much as I did love the Aether family story, I do wish Kukui's story had gotten a bit more focus alongside it. I love him so much I don't even feel like I can explain it just he's just so likable such a genuinely good dude I love him sm

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: myself and Burnet

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I really like his relationships with Lillie, Hau, and the protag! He's so sweet with them!

My unpopular opinion about this character: idk if I have one?

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I guess just like I said, I wish his story about creating a League for Alola had gotten a bit more focus!

Favorite friendship for this character: I like whatever he and Guzma have going on lol

My crossover ship: don't have one I guess

let's do Burnet now

How I feel about this character: I love her. Again I just loved her immediately lol she's so cool and she's also very hot like... Kukui and Burnet win for hottest couple in Pokemon they have no competition tbh. Anyway. Having said that, I was pretty quickly disappointed by how little she actually did in the rest of the game. They made it sound like her research was going to play a big part but... nah.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: myself and Kukui

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Lillie!! 🥺 I REALLY wish we'd gotten to see more of them together. Lillie literally says that Burnet was more of a mom to her than her actual mother like!! Please I want to see more!!

My unpopular opinion about this character: idk

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I really just wish she'd been more a part of things. I wish we'd seen more interactions between her and Lillie as well as her and Kukui, when the ultra wormholes starts opening up I wish she'd played more of a role

Favorite friendship for this character: Lillie... pls..

My crossover ship: idk

#ask #gothamcitycentral #thank u i love them

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annlillyjose · 3 years ago

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Let’s Be Suns Tonight - WIP Intro

[Image Description: A silhouette of two boys walking on the road projected against a car's beam at night. The path is aligned by lights on both sides. In the center, in a creme and white serif font reads let's be suns tonight and ann lilly jose./ End ID]

Hey y'all! I have a new book. I know I have way too many WIPs but, I can't help it. So basically, here's what happened:

I was doing camp nanowrimo for dairy whiskey, my liftic novella

I wrote 1.2k of it in a day and realized that literally everything was going wrong (pov, tense, story opening, etc.)

I put off writing for two whole weeks and kept telling myself I'll write dairy whiskey when I feel like it (was still pretty sure I'd somehow win camp with my 10k goal, like no honey you need to stop being stupid)

Random thought at 2 am: Noah Anderson deserves a better story

Levi Shires. Girl. He needs a story of his own.

You're gay. Write gay.

Tries to put the project off for later and not write gay

Writes gay anyway

Let's talk about the specifics before rambling about the process. I promise, there's a lot (a LOT by my standards) of it.

Disclaimer: This is my original work. Please do not plagiarize in any way.

Genre: YA Contemporary

Setting: Not really sure, but it's an average small town

POV and Tense: First person present tense, dual POV. Possible ghost narratives.

Structure: Vignettes

Stage: Drafting

Playlist: Let's Be Suns Tonight (Updating)

Logline: Two boys who want to live life differently meet at a cafe and end up discovering secrets about each other, and about themselves too. (I'm pantsing this so things can change. I have no idea what's in store for the boys)

Characters

Levi Shires

Is questioning his sexuality

His full name is Levi John Antonio Shires

Is a pop singer

Just came home from his first ever world tour

Struggling with everything

Feels like something is wrong with him but doesn't know what

Face Claim: Troye Sivan

Aesthetics: music, guitars, posters, live shows, interviews, journalling at 3 am, obsessing over poetry even when you don't understand a thing except that it's beautiful, crying about being a crybaby, late night walks, questioning sexuality

Noah Anderson

Bisexual in denial

Father's boy

Is traumatized

Had tons of friends but is scared of it now

Wants to buy shirts with flower patterns but doesn't

Obsessed with Levi's music

Aesthetics: house parties, plaid shirts, trying to cry but cannot, laying on the floor, listening to the same song on repeat for hours, late night drives, night clubs

If you didn't already know who Noah and Levi are, here's the story. Noah is a character I created when I was in ninth grade (so that's like over three years back what) during a very angsty conversation with @jenetmoses. I drafted around 16k of his story in tenth grade and it was so much fun, but I never completed it. I then tried to fit him into so many stories but none seemed to work. Finally I decided to put him in Intersecting Parallels (another one of my WIPs I'm not sure if I'll ever even start writing) as a side character. Levi Shires is a character I created for the same project. But I fell in love with him instantly and now he's one of my favourite characters. It's almost like his existence gave Noah a story that he deserved.

Process

A few days back I felt like I should write a story for my darlings and now here we are. This is officially Ann stepping into gay waters (I'm biro ace btw) with her stories and honestly, this is so much fun. It took me a few days to actually make an intro post because I was scared that maybe this, like many of my other projects, will have a WIP intro and no updates because I. Just. Don't. Write. Anything. So I waited until I had sufficient content to share and had a feeling that this thing can work. Well, guess what. It definitely can and it definitely will.

I'm currently at about 1.2k words and writing this has been such a delight? I hope it stays the same for a long time because I haven't felt like this in over two years and now it feels heavenly. I had to go to a relative's house last week and I wrote a vignette before going. All the time I was there, I just wanted to get home and edit it (I edit as I write because it works best for me). When I came home, I spent an hour and a half editing it and it was for the first time in so long that I was longing to work on a project? Allow me to be emotional over this please thank you.

I have completed three vignettes now. None of them have titles yet, and I'm not sure if I'll title them. I know there'll be so many and I'm not sure if it's possible to come up with titles for so many vignettes, so for now it's just vignette 1, vignette 2, and vignette 3 (not fun at all i know). I'm also so happy that I can share a lot of stuff here because this, my loves, is a practice project. So here we go!

Vignette 01, Noah

I sit at a table for two, alone, raindrops bokehing the window I lean my head on. Outside the filmed glass, a litter of dogs fight for leftover meat from a barbecue joint across the street, a street light flickering above them until it dies out. The interior is all about pretence - Pinterest art printed on a large canvas hung up on the creme walls, plastic flowers hanging from fancy plastic pots, baristas speaking in an accent too thick for their age. LED bulbs coated in lime-tinted glass paper light up the cafe. They almost look like incandescent bulbs. Almost.

So, that's the opening. Not much to say about it, but I really wanted to set this story's beginning in a cafe so there it is.

Here's another excerpt from the same vignette. Noah being 1) attached to his father and 2) extremely angsty and pretentious.

The barista slides a ceramic cup towards me, smiling faintly with the corners of his eyes. The kohl on his lower waterline has smudged and darkened his under eyes. My latte stirs itself, the marbling on the froth a bit distorted now, the cream heart melting away, burnt and sacred. Papa told me that the heart is where life is. One evening after our family prayers, he pointed at a portrait of Jesus and said, "It is where love begins, and that's why love is what makes life worthwhile. Do all things with love, Noah."

Tonight, I want to feel capable of having a heart.

Tonight, I shall drink from the grail of life.

I'm sitting here like, boy, it's not that deep. It's just a latte. But then again, is coffee ever just coffee?

Well, let's not get into that because it deserves a whole post for itself. Moving to the next vignette now!

Vignette 02, Levi

Tonight’s weather slips chills into my faux leather jacket, yet my insides burn, like a star at the verge of dying out. That’s what they call me - a star, pop sensation, a child prodigy. Another lucky teenager whose YouTube covers blew up, landing them a record deal with a big label. Another wannabe Gen-Z musician, a clueless kid whose success in the industry is solely because of his social media following. Another wave that will die down faster than it rose, a whirlpool sucking in teenagers from across the world, just another boy who has girls swooning over him for his jawline, his height, his lips. But for my fans - Leviathans - my music is everything. That's what they say when I meet them before shows. That's what they post on their social media. That's what the tell newspapers and magazines and TV shows when they're asked about me.

What is everything? I don't know.

He's just so confused? So affected by what others say about him? Conflicted by varying opinions of media? Also let's ignore the fact that I named his fandom Leviathans. I have no braincells for more. Please leave me alone. Okay? Deal? Great!

And then this is how the vignette ends.

This is my hometown, so nobody squeals. Nobody points their fingers at me. Nobody hides behind trash cans to click my pictures. Because before I went on a hundred day tour, before open stages and live shows and official merch, before albums and debut single and record deal with Quercitron Labels, before YouTube fame and my cover of The Night We Met by Lord Huron, I was just another boy.

Some days, I want to be him.

Yep, so that's what's up with Levi. He craves for some normalcy in his life. I feel so bad for him.

Vignette 03, Noah

This is quite short, so I think I'll add the whole thing here.

A group of teenagers - two boys and three girls, all about sixteen years old - walk into the cafe. The taller boy has a dense voice. He's still going through puberty. He shaves his face every morning hoping he'll grow a beard by the end of term. He wears tight-fitted shirts to school, leaving the top two buttons undone, a silver chain dainty between his collarbones. He wears a cross on it, or an angel. Or maybe just the wings. The short boy is dating the black-haired girl. They're new at it, and it'll last a few months. But before it ends, they'll go on drives around the city wearing matching outfits they'd picked at the mall. She will sneak out with him in the middle of the night to drink wine in the front seat of his car. She'll take her first puff from his lit cigarette and will hate how it chokes her. She'll have a lot more firsts with him. They'll bunk classes and go for movies and neither will remember what happened on screen. They'll wish to dance in the rain and kiss in the pub, but they won't. Instead, they'll fight on sidewalks about college and long-distance and other friends. Eventually, they'll both acknowledge that they aren't working. The girl wearing dramatic makeup has a crush on him. She'll never confess, but the first girl will notice. Eventually. That'll spoil their friendship. The last girl is the third in the trio - the one that tags along, goes unnoticed because she takes up so little space and never talks. She wishes she were home. She's the kind that drinks black coffee and embroiders pillow cases at two a.m. so that she doesn't eat herself up.

They're a group of friends, the kind that thinks they'll last forever, but won't.

Four years back, I was the second boy. I hope four years later, he doesn't become me.

So, that's it for this intro. It's the longest post I've ever made (so far). Wow! I'm clearly so so so excited about this and I'll hopefully be able to share more stuff soon. Huge thanks to @showgirlcurio for pumping me up with this one! Tons of love <3

Thanks for reading so far. Please take care of yourself!

Love, Ann.

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digital-corruption · 4 years ago

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HbtP Epilogue Part 1:

The Party

I put the finishing touches on my make-up and stepped out of the bathroom, ready to celebrate Dan's birthday at Aurora. I was also semi-psyching myself up for the conversation I still needed to have with Phil, but with my newly dyed wine red hair and “hot as hell" outfit (Cleo’s words, not mine) I'd hoped that the conversation wouldn't be so hard. There was just one problem.

“Ok, I’m ready,” I announced to Jake as I stepped out of the bathroom.

“Finally!” he groaned as he stood up from the couch and put his phone away. “I don't know why you-" He cut himself off as soon as he laid eyes on me. “You- what?”

“It’s a skirt, Jake,” I twirled around, showing the knee length garment off.

“It- There’s- So much- Too much!” he fumbled.

I laughed and pulled my skirt up my thigh more to tease him, “I was thinking of going shorter.”

“No!” he exclaimed. “That’s short enough.”

“What’s wrong? You don’t think I should wear a skirt?” I smirked.

“Not around other men. Or women. People. People that aren't me,” he responded flustered. “Especially him!”

“Him? Him who?” I teased.

“You know who I'm talking about,” Jake narrowed his eyes.

“Do I?” I asked playfully.

“The womanizer with the gaudy bat tattoo and the stupid hair,” Jake's expression soured just thinking about Phil.

I tilted my head, “Well I’m not going home with him tonight, am I?”

“Or we could just not go out at all,” he argued. He folded his arms as best as he could with his cast. “I like that idea better.”

“None of that! We are celebrating Dan's birthday tonight at Aurora and we’re all going to have fun and let loose. Even you!” I insisted.

“How can I relax when you’re dressed like that?” he whined. “When that skirt shows... I'm already getting a migraine.”

“You don’t need to give death stares to everyone, you know,” I shook my head.

“They’re all going to be looking at you,” he sighed.

“And they’re going to see you next to me. It’s you they’re going to be jealous of,” I tried to reassure him.

“All right, but we’re not staying too long,” Jake conceded.

“Just a couple of hours, I promise,” I smiled.

Saturday night at Aurora and it was crowded! I didn’t mind it so much, maybe Phil would never realize we were there. Everyone else had already arrived and were standing in a circle near the bar. We walked up and everyone’s faces lit up.

“There you are!” Cleo waved.

“Wow, MC, you look good,” Dan commented before downing his whisky.

“That you do!” Lilly agreed.

I could hear Jake groaning quietly. He probably thought no one else could hear him.

“Thank you, Dan, Lilly,” I smiled. Dan immediately handed me my own glass of whisky. “Hi, nice to see you too,” I laughed.

“It’s my birthday and we still haven’t shared a bottle together!” he insisted.

I shook my head and took the glass. “That’s whisky all right,” I winced.

“It’s good, isn’t it?” Dan grinned.

“We were just debating cavemen or astronauts,” Cleo explained.

“What? Seriously?” I laughed.

“Tell me you’re a cavemen girl,” Dan pleaded.

“He’s really taking this very seriously,” Lilly rolled her eyes.

“I don’t think you can underestimate the astronauts that easily though,” Thomas argued.

“Right, astronauts have a better understanding of strategy,” I nodded.

“No, cavemen win, every time,” Jake shook his head. “They’re ruthless and will do anything to survive. Humanity is a foreign concept to them. Astronauts will get caught up in ethics.”

“I never thought I’d say this, but I agree with hacker boy,” Dan downed another glass of whisky. “The world must be ending!”

“I didn’t take you to be Team Cavemen,” Hannah commented to Jake.

“Cavemen are truly terrifying people,” his eyes widened as he spoke. “The astronauts have to give up their humanity to stand a chance.”

Hannah looked down at Jake’s cast, “How’s your arm?”

“It’s healing. My physical therapist says I’m making good progress,” he smiled. “How are you?”

Hannah sighed, “Less nightmares so I guess that’s progress.”

“How did you manage to get a black cast?” Lilly remarked.

“They gave me color options so I chose black,” Jake replied innocently.

“Don’t they usually offer that to kids?” Cleo whispered to me.

“Shh, the nurses all fell for his tale of heroics,” I laughed. “He could’ve asked for caviar and they would’ve found him some.”

“What!? They just kept treating me like trash!” Dan whined.

“Maybe you needed to come up with a better story for your accident,” Cleo pointed out.

“Something better than ‘it wasn’t the whisky!’” I teased. We all laughed.

“Hey, MC, are you still using your secret identities?” Cleo asked inquisitively.

“Hmm, as far as Duskwood PD is concerned, yes. It’s getting kind of bothersome now though. Why?” I replied questioningly.

“Oh it’s just you're still wearing those wedding bands,” she smirked. “You didn’t get hitched, did you?”

I looked down at the ring on my finger and blushed, “No, I must’ve put it on the wrong hand out of habit. It’s a promise ring.”

I went to move the ring to the other hand, but I received the most disappointed look from Jake.

Cleo laughed, “Clearly it’s not just a promise ring!”

“Are those wedding bells I hear?” Lilly teased.

“What? Are you engaged?” Hannah chimed in.

I grabbed the next glass from Dan before responding any further. “It’s complicated,” I blushed harder.

“No it’s not, we are engaged,” Jake clarified.

“I told you you have to do it properly,” I muttered under my breath.

Jake smiled, “I will, but we’re still informally engaged.”

The girls all chorused their excitement. I wanted to hide under the bar out of embarrassment. Dan waved to the bartender for more whisky and promptly handed it to me.

“You need this more than I do,” he joked.

“Engaged, huh?” a voice chimed behind me. “Well congratulations,” the voice mocked.

I turned to see Phil standing behind me. Jake squeezed my hand.

“Um, hi Phil,” I strained to stay calm. “I want to apologize about how things went down.”

“Oh, water under the bridge,” Phil brushed it aside a bit too easily. “What I really want to know is when you were going to tell me I had my sister’s murderer memorialized on the wall next to her.” He spoke quietly so it was hard for the others to hear, but the pain and anger in his voice was unmistakable.

“Phil, when we were here, I had absolutely no idea,” I explained. “Believe me, it was just as shocking for me.”

Phil laughed mockingly, “No it wasn’t. What you felt was nowhere near what I felt. And if your words are anything to go by, he knew. He stayed in my bar knowing full well. So, spare me the fake sympathy.” Phil glared at Jake, who glared right back.

“Ugh, Phil, Jake didn’t know how to tell me nevertheless tell you. I had to work it out myself,” I rubbed my forehead. “It’s not something you can just come out and say.”

“At any point you could’ve told me! Any point! You owed me that much!” Phil snapped. “I had to hear it from a drunk Dan!”

“I’m sorry, Phil,” I responded sincerely.

“I'm sorry too that I didn’t get to torch his corpse before you buried him,” he sighed. “Best I could do was torch his photo.”

I released Jake’s hand to give Phil a hug, much to Jake’s disapproval. Phil settled a bit in the hug and eventually hugged back. However, Phil extended that hug a bit long, which made me suspect a war of looks. When Phil finally let go, he smirked and walked off. Jake’s expression was the worst I had seen yet. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into his side, holding me there possessively.

“So when is the wedding?” Cleo teased.

Lilly giggled, “Not soon enough it seems.”

“Ugh, we’re enjoying the quiet right now,” I shook my head. “There’s no rush for the next big thing.”

“So what is your plan?” Hannah asked.

“While Jake’s still recovering, we’re just taking time off,” I glanced at Jake. “He'll be working as a freelancer once he has two working hands again. It’s just a bit hard with one hand.”

“It must drive you mad,” Lilly sympathized with Jake.

“It’s not that bad,” Jake brushed off.

I frowned, “Yeah, I hear you cursing when you think I’m not listening. I know it drives you mad.”

“Ok it’s a little annoying,” he admitted. “I don’t regret it though. If this was the price that had to be paid, then so be it.”

I smiled at Jake, who smiled back at me.

“Have you given it any thought?” Lilly asked suddenly. “Did you want to meet Dad?”

“I did,” Jake sighed. “And no, I don’t. There is nothing to be gained from meeting him. I cannot and will not ever be able to acknowledge him as my father. He is your father, not mine.” I leaned my head against Jake’s shoulder in support of his decision.

“I can’t say I blame you,” Hannah replied. “It was hard to look at him the same way once we knew the truth.”

“We’re happy that you gave us the chance to be your sisters though,” Lilly added.

“That we are!” Hannah nodded in agreement.

Jake blushed and I decided it was time to take the pressure off of him, “How is the new job Dan?”

Dan nearly spat out his drink from my sudden spotlight change onto him, “Um, I’ve been let go.”

Instantly regretting my choice of victims, I sympathized, “I’m so sorry to hear that!”

Lilly rolled her eyes, “Will you ever keep a job?”

“I have an interview lined up tomorrow!” Dan argued.

I grabbed the glass out of his hand and motioned to the bartender to cut him off, “Seriously? The hung over look doesn’t get you jobs!”

“But it’s my birfday!” Dan protested.

“And we’re cutting you off!” Cleo agreed. “No excuses!”

“You guyz are the worst,” Dan frowned.

“Yeah, you'll be changing your tune by morning,” I shook my head with a laugh.

#duskwood #duskwood jake #duskwood jake x mc #duskwood jake x player #duskwood fanfiction #Haunted by the Past

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facetsofthecloset · 3 years ago

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@mariegoos here are the Pokemon blorbos

(with the caveat that I have only ever played Heartgold, half of Alpha Sapphire, Moon, and Pokemon Go, with a handful of anime episodes sprinkled in, so my knowledge of characters is limited lol)

Send me a fandom and I’ll tell you my: blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most):

you're right it's Guzma 😂 i had a moment when i considered "well, what about-" but then i realized i've spent the last-*counts on fingers*-9 months writing about him just about daily so. >_>

but the Team Rocket Trio also fits as a Collective Blorbo i think. they're the characters i'd most likely say "look! it's the collective blorbo from my shows!" out loud about lol

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped):

probably Acerola, she's an adorable baby ghost girl and if anyone tried to hurt her i'd chomp their bones like a feral dog

this also applies to Lillie and Hau

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave):

Professor Burnet maybe? i don't have a good sense of who's actually underappreciated because i don't spend that much time in fandom spaces lol

but she's very cool and i love her

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week):

if we're going REALLY obscure then i'd say Agrata from the Sun & Moon Battle Tree. she's a punk girl opponent and literally has like 4 lines of dialogue total including win/loss riders but she seems cool and i'm always happy to run into her 😂

also all of the Team Skull grunts and the Team GO Rocket grunts if we're being honest. i want to take them out for coffee and be friends

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave):

i was going to put Nanu in the scrimblo bimblo category but realized that he's a sad cat man who's also a cop, obvs he's a poor little meow meow how could i ever have doubted it

i'd also like to mention Grimsely at this point because i only know him from, like, one battle in Moon but he's a sexy tired goth. his original design is a casino den twink so like, either way you win

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason):

Faba. that man just. i dunno man his vibes make me want to plague his life with incidental music and like. steal his big ol' green goggle glasses and leave them in increasingly bizarre places. they severely amplified his creep vibes in the anime and i hate him. but he fascinates me

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell):

Lusamine, i guess? i don't remember anyone else annoying me to the

actually wait, anyone in the Battle Tree with either a Dusknoir or an Araquanid, with those specific move sets that mean i WILL eventually win, but i literally can't do damage to them due to my own team composition (fighting type-heavy)/they keep using Double Team so i can't hit them

so i have to wait for them to start using Struggle and hurt themselves

HALF AN HOUR LATER

when i was obsessively playing BT to try and scout Guzma i ran into them A LOT

(Guzma i have suffered for you you punk-ass bitch)

#marie tell me your kfp and/or murderbot blorbos #tag game #pokemon #blorbos

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meowstix · 3 years ago

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in something that not a single fucking person asked for, i have transcribed the entirety of family ties because i wanted to see how bad it was and nobody else bothered. i'm not fucking doing this again until the alola part of that villain arc drops and even that's a firm maybe. tumblr does not let me share files, so below the keep reading is the entire thing. all of it. there might be formatting issues but i don't care. die

-=-INITIAL LOGIN-=-

LILLIE: Alola, !

GLADION: Hey! We've been looking all over for you. Got a favor to ask. Lillie went and entered us into this family battle competition that's coming up soon…

LUSAMINE: But we don't really have any experience battling together as a team, you see. We were hoping you could introduce us to a good instructor who could show us the ropes.

LILLIE: I want us to be able to show our full power in the competition as a family- me, my brother, and our mother, all together! Will you help us, ?

-=-A FAMILY AGAINST ALL ODDS-=-

KOGA: Fwahahaha! The victory is ours!

GLADION: Did you see how in sync they were? How could there be that much of a gap between us…

LUSAMINE: Going from three individuals battling to one cohesive unit is proving rather difficult, isn't it. Lillie, dear, why don't we try battling with just the two of us first and see how it goes?

LILLIE: OK!

JANINE: Good battle! Guess that's another victory for us!

LILLIE: I'm sorry, Mother…

LUSAMINE: No need to apologize, dear. I know you did the best you could. Gladion, let's try the same thing with you.

GLADION: Alright.

NARRATION: Lusamine and her family continued to fight hard, battle after battle. But it wasn't enough to defeat the father-daughter combo of Koga and Janine.

LUSAMINE: … … …

???: Look at them go.

LUSAMINE: Norman! I thought you couldn't make it today. Did your plans change?

NORMAN: Brendan has some things he has to take care of today, but I gave in to curiosity and decided to come check things out on my own. How's it going? Has the training worked out well for you?

LUSAMINE: I wish I could say it was going smoothly. I assumed that our love for eachother as a family would make syncing up in battle a trifle. It seems I was wrong.

NORMAN: Ah, don't worry. Brendan and I had a tough time finding our groove together in the beginning, too. We kept at it, though, and somewhere along the way, it just started to click for us. That's family, though, eh?

LUSAMINE: Family…

NORMAN: Don't trouble yourself over it too much, all right? You'll get there in time.

LUSAMINE: … … … That may have been true for you and your son, but we have very different families. I have a feeling I know the reason mine hasn't been successful in this…

NORMAN: Lusamine…?

KOGA: Yes! That was quite good!

JANINE: , Gladion, Lillie, you're doing great! You're really starting to move with confidence!

KOGA: At the rate you're going, the two of you will be able to sync up in battle without 's help in no time. I would expect no less from a pair of siblings like yourselves.

LILLIE: Of course! We're giving this our all!

GLADION: Hmph. We've got this. Come on, Lillie! Let's finish 'em together!

LUSAMINE: … … …

-=-A FAMILY DIVIDED-=-

NARRATION: Several days after the training session with Koga and Janine… the day of the family competition finally arrived.

LILLIE: Today's the day. We've got one math to prove ourselves. I hope we do well.

Have some confidence!

LILLIE: Y-you're right. I know. It's just… I wish we'd had a little more time to prepare. That's all.

GLADION: We did some more training after that first session with Koga… but the three of us are still struggling to get in sync with each other as a team.

LUSAMINE: … … …

LILLIE: Well, moping around won't fix anything, will it? Come on, let's try to cheer up! I promise to fight with my full power!

GLADION: You're right. Our strategy should be more than enough to defeat most of the teams here. We're gonna win this!

???: Hey, Gladion! Hey, Lillie!

GLADION: Brendan? I didn't know you were gonna be competing today.

BRENDAN: Yep! I'm here with my dad and Wally.

WALLY: Have you gone over to check the matchups yet?

LILLIE: What? No, we haven't had a chance yet.

BRENDAN: Ha! I'll save you the trip, then! You're looking at your opponents right here!

GLADION: What?!

LILLIE: We're matched up with you?!

BRENDAN: Haha! Hope you're prepared, 'cause we're in it to win it!

NORMAN: Brendan, Wally. You should start getting ready for the match soon.

BRENDAN: You got it, Dad.

LUSAMINE: I never would have guessed I'd be fighting against you, Norman.

NORMAN: It came as a surprise to me as well. Best of luck to both of us. Let's give it our all out there.

GLADION: … … … Hey… We need to change our strategy.

LILLIE: What?! What are you talking about, Gladion?

GLADION: Did you see who we're matched up against? There's no way we're gonna win against a powerhouse team from Hoenn like this. If we wanna win, we've gotta give up trying to get in sync with each other. It's just not working. Our only chance is to throw everything we've got at them individually!

LILLIE: Gladion, we can't just change our strategy like that right before the match.

GLADION: If we want our team to win, that's just what we're gonna have to do.

LILLIE: But… I… I think we should try our best to fight together as a family, even if it means we don't have a chance to win!

GLADION: Huh?! What's the matter with you? There's no point in competing if you're not trying to win!

NORMAN: All right, you two. Calm down. Talking things out is good, but getting into an argument right before a match isn't going to help anyone.

LUSAMINE: … … … I understand why you two are upset.

LILLIE: Mother…

GLADION: We're running out of time. Come on, we need to start preparing.

LUSAMINE: That won't be neccessary. There's only one solution that can solve our problem. I'm removing myself from this team.

LILLIE: What…?

-=-A TWO-WAY STREET-=-

GLADION: What do you mean you're removing yourself from the team?!

LILLIE: Where's this coming from, Mother?

LUSAMINE: The two of you should understand how I came to this conclusion. It's simple. There's an obstacle preventing our team from bonding together as a cohesive unit… Me.

LILLIE: That's not true!

LUSAMINE: It's all right, Lillie. I know this is my fault. I have to face to the consequences of the mistakes I made in the past. I opened up Ultra Wormholes across Alola, subjected our beautiful islands to so much chaos… And my selfish behavior tore our family apart. It's no wonder our efforts to unite as a team have been a struggle. I'm the one to blame.

LILLIE: Mother…

GLADION: … … …

LUSAMINE: … Please take my place in the competition and fight with Lillie and Gladion.

Are you sure?

LUSAMINE: I'm sure. With you by their side… I'm sure this team will be able to fight as one cohesive unit. With me out of the picture, this team may even stand a chance to win.

LILLIE: How can you be so selfish, Mother?! The whole reason I entered us into this competition was so that the three of us could fight together! And at the first turn, you want to leave us? Without you, there isn't a reason to take part anymore!

LUSAMINE: Lillie…

GLADION: Did you forget why we started practicing for this in the first place? This is a FAMILY competition. We wanted to win it together as family! If you won't even be on the team, I'd rather just withdraw altogether!

LUSAMINE: Gladion…

NORMAN: Lusamine, I don't claim to be a perfect parent either, but let me say this. Just as parents love their children and want what's best for them… children love their parents, too, and want what's best for us. It's not a one-way street.

LUSAMINE: I really am a poor excuse for a mother, aren't I. Once again, I tried to force my decision on them without stopping to consider how they might feel. This time will be different. Lillie, Gladion… I was so focused on doing what I thought was best for you, I never even stopped to ask if that was what you wanted. The two of you are already so strong. And not only that, you're also incredibly kind and caring. As your mother, I could learn a thing or two from you when it comes to that. So come on! Let's join together and show the competition the full extent of our power! We're going to win this as a family!

GLADION: We did it. We defeated Brendan's team.

LILLIE: We did it, Mother!

BRENDAN: Aw, man! I can't believe we lost to them!

NORMAN: Congratulations, Lusamine. That was a good battle. The evidence should be as clear as day after a victory like that. The three of you make a good team. And you make a good family.

LUSAMINE: …Thank you, Norman.

GLADION: When I heard our family would be fighting as a team, I had no idea how things would turn out. But I'm glad we did it.

LILLIE: Me too! It turned out to be so much fun! Mother… Gladion… Promise we'll do this together again sometime?

LUSAMINE: I promise.

GLADION: Hmph.

LUSAMINE: (Honey…) (I will continue to love our children and strengthen the bond of our family.) (I'll protect these wonderful smiles of theirs in the hope that one day, they'll be as bright as yours.)

-=-LOST AND FOUND-=-

LILLIE: Oh, ! Clefairy seems to have gotten lost. Would you mind coming with me to look for her?

Investigate Blissey

LILLIE: What about this pokemon?

HIKER: My Blissey's eggs are the best in the world! They say that Blissey's eggs are chock-full of happiness- and that anyone who eats them will be happy, too!

LILLIE: That's like something out of a fairy tale! How wonderful!

HIKER: In fact, since I eat them every day… you could say that my belly is chock-full of happiness!

Investigate Jigglypuff

LILLIE: What about this pokemon?

RISING STAR: Isn't my Jigglypuff cute? We're practicing singing right now! Here we go! … I'm feeling… kind of… sleepy…

LILLIE: Hmm… I wonder where my little Clefairy could have run off to. ! Did you hear that? That was Clefairy's cry!

GLADION: ! Clefairy had just about given up on waiting for you.

LILLIE: What?

GLADION: Unbelievable… I see your sense of direction is as bad as ever.

I guess it was actually you who was lost, Lillie?

LILLIE: Heeey! ! Oh, look! The moon's so pretty!

-=-GLADION'S PREDICAMENT-=-

GLADION: Hey, . Do you know any pokemon that can make string? My clothes got ripped while I was training. Some string should suffice for a quick fix.

Break rock. A Lass and Steenee are behind it.

GLADION: Hm? Are you hungry or something? … Hmph. Guess I have no choice. This is Silvally's, but I'll share some with you. ! What? I'm not giving away all of it! I'll save some for you!

Break rock. A Kakuna is behind it.

GLADION: Oh, great! If we could just get a little string…

Kakuna evolved into Beedrill!

GLADION: Uh-oh! Let's get out of here!

NARRATION: While they were making their escape, 's clothes got caught on a branch and ripped.

GLADION: Phew. Looks like we got away safely. ! Oh, come on… You can't get your own clothes ripped trying to help fix mine. That defeats the purpose!

CAMPER: Hurray! It finally evolved! H-huh? Ahhh!

GLADION: Hmph. Looks like he still has a long way to go in his training.

Talk to Gladion.

GLADION: This is shaping up to be a tough search. ! Hey! Isn't that…

There is an Ace Trainer with a Spinarak. Gladion approaches them and talks to them.

GLADION: All right. This should be enough. I'll fix your ripped clothes. Come here. Ok. All done

What about your clothes, Gladion?

GLADION: Hmph. My clothes can wait. I'm used to having a few rips in my outfit.

-=-GLADION THE GLADIATOR?-=-

GLADION: Hapu, who's this guy you want me to meet up with? Just spill it already!

HAPU: Don't be impatient, Gladion. You'll see for yourself soon enough. Ah! There he is now!

GRIMSLEY: This must be Gladion. I see what you meant, Hapu. He does have a sharp look in his eyes.

GLADION: And you are…?

GRIMSLEY: Hmph. I'm Grimsley, one of the Unova Elite Four. Hmph.

GLADION: Hmph.

LILLIE: Wait, that's it?!

HAPU: I had a feeling the two of you would see eye to eye. It seems I was correct.

SHAUNTAL: "Two men clad in all black stood before one another…" "In naught but a moment, a new friendship was born."

GLADION: I could learn a thing or two from someone like you, Grimsley. You can teach me things that'll take me to even greater heights as a Trainer! I'll be stronger than ever!

GRIMSLEY: And I'll be waiting to battle you myself once you get there.

LILLIE: That's great, Gladion! I've never seen you look so excited before.

HAPU: Indeed! I can feel a new strength starting to rise within him already… ! I've got it! Gladion, who fights with all of his might to rise to greater heights… We should call him Gladion the Gladiator! Haha!

GLADION: G-Gladiator?! Not exactly the nickname I had in mind…

GRIMSLEY: Hmph. Give it your best shot, Gladion the Gladiator.

LILLIE: We'll make quite a formidable pair, won't we! Never-lily-livered Lillie and Gladion the Gladiator! (TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: THE FOOTAGE SAYS GRIMSLEY IS SAYING THIS. TYPO IN THE GROUP CHAT)

GLADION: Sure… Yeah…

SHAUNTAL: "The young man in black had earned a new name for himself…" "Yet with this new name came new troubles as well."

-=-PASIO'S ELEGANT LADIES-=-

ERIKA: That was splendid, Lillie.

CAITLIN: I really enjoyed battling together.

LILLIE: Thank you! I had a lot of fun, too!

DARACH: Excellent battle, Miss Lillie. I could tell you were giving it your absolute best. Well done indeed!

GLADION: Lillie used to be so shy and reserved, always taking things slowly at her own pace… Hmph. Now she's like a totally different person.

LILLIE: I don't have time to take things slowly anymore. I became a Pokemon Trainer much later than you and Hau did. I want to catch up to your level as fast as I can, so I need to train extra hard. That's why I try to do my very best every single day! Like Hapu says- no one can call me lily-livered!

GLADION: Hmph. Right.

DARACH: I think it's wonderful that you're working so hard to improve yourself. Wouldn't you agree, Lady Caitlin?

LILLIE: Oh my gosh! Are you two feeling all right?

DARACH: Hoho, it seems your hardworking spirit must have rubbed off on the two of them, Miss Lillie. They look perfectly exhausted.

GLADION: (These two sleepyheads seem to have grown pretty powerful, slow pace or not… Could that actually be the secret to their strength?!) (I guess it would've been possible for Lillie to grow stronger in a similar way, even if she'd continued to take things slow…) (But as her brother, I kind of like this new Lillie… It's good to see her working hard and doing her best.)

-=-BEAST OR BEAUTY?-=-

NANU: This is bad news.

OLIVIA: Ultra Beasts like this are a threat to people and Pokemon alike. For one to appear here on Pasio…

NANU: Well, we can't just ignore something like this.

???: Wait! Don't!

LILLIE: That Pheromosa isn't a danger to anyone!

LUSAMINE: It appeared before me out of the blue one day, and it's been with me ever since. We've formed a sync pair together. It's been a very friendly companion to me.

OLIVIA: You formed a sync pair with an Ultra Beast?!

NANU: Your track record with those hasn't exactly been the cleanest, ma'am…

??? Whoa! Is that what I think it is?!

BUGSY: A Pheromosa! Wow! This is amazing! It's so beautiful!

VIOLA: Look at how long and graceful its body is- and that gorgeous white coloration! Yes! These shots are going to be fantastic!

OLIVIA: Wait, don't go near it! That Pokemon is-

NANU: … … … Aw, crud. This isn't like me… I must be gettin' tired in my old age. Right. I'm gonna go take a load off somewhere.

OLIVIA: Nanu?!

NANU: The only threats I see around here are my own preconceptions. Nothing to worry about, right, missy?

LILLIE: No, sir! Ultra Beasts are Pokemon, too, after all!

NANU: You take care of that partner of yours, Miss President.

-=-LET IT GO, LUSAMINE-=- (TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: I CAN'T FUCKING HEAR THAT PHRASE ANYMORE AND NOT GO INTO A BLIND FRENZY HELP)

LUSAMINE: Will she be all right? Maybe I should go… No, I can't walk away now…

???: What are you doing over here, Lusamine?

LUSAMINE: A-Acerola! My goodness, you nearly scared me to death!

ACEROLA: Oh! Isn't that Lillie over there? Lillie!

LUSAMINE: Shh! Stop! Stop! … Phew… That was close.

SERENA: Are you trying to keep an eye on her in secret or something?

LUSAMINE: Actually, I am. Lillie is shopping for clothes with her friends right now. But… I'm afraid she'll pick out something strange!

ACEROLA: Hahaha! She'll be fine!

SERENA: Yeah! Lisia and Candice both have an amazing sense of style. Trust me- she's in good hands.

LUSAMINE: You're right… As a parent, I need to learn to trust my children more.

ACEROLA: Hold on… It looks like someone else is joining them.

Clair approaches Lillie, Candice, and Lisia.

LUSAMINE: Who is that?! And what is that skintight aqua bodysuit she's strutting around in?! She looks so bold and confident… What if she starts to rub off on Lillie? What if Lillie tries to imitate her fashion?! Oh dear…

SERENA: Ummm, I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen…

LUSAMINE: I have to do something… I'm her mother, so it's my duty to step in and put a stop to this, right?

SERENA: It's not going to be easy to move on from your past ways if you continue on like this, Lusamine…

-=-AN UNEXPECTED REUNION-=-

GUZMA: Well, well… I didn't think I'd run into Madam Prez herself way out here on Pasio.

LUSAMINE: I see you made your way here as well, Guzma…

GUZMA: Meh. Alola was too small for us. You sure seem to have changed a lot over the journey… I saw that look in your eye. You never made a face like that when we were on the same time. You ain't even the same person now.

LUSAMINE: … … …

GUZMA: You used to have this gleam in your eye… Like you knew you had the power to change the whole world right at your fingertips. I used to wanna be like you… But now?

LUSAMINE: You're not wrong… I have changed. Are you disappointed?

GUZMA: Nah.

LUSAMINE: What?

GUZMA: That face you were makin' a minute ago… You looked kinda like a real mom. Your kids deserve to have this person in their lives, not that power-hungry lady with a gleam in her eye. This new you that's spendin' a quiet afternoon shoppin' with her kids… she'll make 'em much happier. Guzma! What is wrong with you?! You're turnin' into a pile of mush… See ya, Madam Prez. Next time, let's have a Pokemon battle or somethin'.

LUSAMINE: (It seems I'm not the only one who's changed, Guzma…)

-=-SIBLING ADVANTAGES-=-

LANCE: All right, let's leave it there for today.

LILLIE: Thank you so much! I feel like I learned a lot!

GLADION: It's crazy how much people's personalities come through when battling tag team. You move like you have twin telepathy, Tate and Liza. It seems like you always know what the other is gonna do. In a battle format where teamwork is key, that's a huge plus to have. Lance and Clair, I know that you two are cousins…

CLAIR: chuckle Aren't we fantastic?

GLADION: Compared to Tate and Liza, you two seemed to move pretty independently of each other.

CLAIR: !

GLADION: But that just proves how much you trust eachother and respect each other's skill. You don't need me to tell you how strong you are.

LANCE: Thanks for the analysis. You've got a good eye.

TATE: Your coordination with Lillie was really great, too, Gladion!

GLADION: It was?

CLAIR: I thought so. It was a little awkward here and there, but both of you really shined through.

LIZA: Yeah! And I noticed that when Lillie looked like she was in trouble, you jumped in and covered for her. You really looked like a big brother then!

GLADION: Wha- W-well, what else was I supposed to do…

LANCE: You're not twins or cousins- you're siblings. That relationship is something you can use to your advantage. You would do well to utilize it moving forward.

GLADION: An advantage, huh. Seems like having a sibling on your team may not be a bad thing at all.

LILLIE: Yeah! Let's use it to our advantage!

-=-PAST VS. FUTURE-=-

LUSAMINE: Come on out, Pheromosa. Our little stroll is over now. It's time to go home. ! Silvally? Is Gladion around here, too? Silvally… I like that name much better than Type: Null. Gladion, Lillie, and I have become a family again… but the mistakes I made in the past haven't just disappeared. You were created for the purpose of fighting the Ultra Beasts. All that experimentation we put you through… It must have been terrible. When you look at me now… do you hate me for what I did?

???: Silvally doesn't hate you.

LUSAMINE: Gladion…

GLADION: Silvally's not the type to dwell on things that happened in the past. When it destroyed its control mask, it let go of all the pain and hatred it felt with it. Now, Silvally's focused on the future more than anything else.

LUSAMINE: The future…

GLADION: Yeah. And when it thinks about the future, I'm sure you and Pheromosa are right there along with us. As our allies, fighting right there beside us. You should try it sometime, too, Mother… Focusing on the future, I mean.

LUSAMINE: You're right… Rather than dwelling on the past… what I should be doing is looking ahead at our future.

-=-A FAMILY OF RIVALS-=-

LILLIE: Wow! I think we did better in this last battle together than we did during the competition!

LUSAMINE: I agree. Our team coordination has improved quite a bit.

LILLIE: Is something the matter, Gladion?

GLADION: Just thinking about something that's been nagging at me… You and Pheromosa basically have limitless potential when it comes to your strength. Who really knows what you're capable of? Any way you look at it, you two are a lot stronger than Silvally and me…

LUSAMINE: chuckle Stop, Gladion. You're making us blush.

GLADION: I don't plan on leaving it that way, Mother. I'll show you that Silvally and I can become stronger than any other sync pair! Because… I want to protect you and Lillie. I want to protect my family.

LUSAMINE: Gladion…

LILLIE: I'm going to do my best, too! I'm going to work hard to hone my skills as a Trainer. Someday, I'll be even stronger than you and Mother! Like Hapu says- no one can call me lily-livered?

LUSAMINE: Lillie… chuckle It makes me so proud seeing how confident the two of you have become… but you're still a long, long way from surpassing me, my dears. My strength in battle comes from the deep love that I have for my Pokemon.

GLADION: Hmph. That sounds like a challenge. Let's see which one of us can become the strongest! We may be family… but we're rivals, too!

-=-END-=-

#rat chat #pokemon #pokemon sun and moon #pokemon masters #lillie #lillie pokemon #gladion #lusamine #explodes. why did i do this to myself.

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MEET THE MUSE!

Rules: Answer in-character. Repost, don’t reblog.

THE BASICS:

► NAME ➭ ❝ Selene Mizuki Lantana Okalani! Yeah, two moon-related things- that has to do with my birthday! ❞

► ARE YOU SINGLE? ➭ ❝ Yes? ❞

► ARE YOU HAPPY? ➭ ❝ Um- ❞ (Queue the "We'll Be Right Back" screen.)

► ARE YOU ANGRY? ➭ ❝ TAKE A FUCKING GUESS! ❞

► ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL MARRIED? ➭ ❝ Nope, and good riddance to my dad! ❞

NINE FACTS:

► BIRTH PLACE ➭ ❝ Celadon City! You know, that city in the Kanto region with the gym leader who likes teaching random kids the art of 'flower-arranging?' ❞

► HAIR COLOR ➭ ❝ It's dyed dark purple right now! Some people mistake it for black when the lighting is bad. My natural hair color is light brown! ❞

► EYE COLOR ➭ ❝ My natural E-C is blue, but I always wear purple contacts! Gotta match with my hair, you know! ❞

► BIRTHDAY ➭ ❝ December 21st, the longest night of that year, also known as the Winter Solstice! Get why they named me after two different moon-related things now? ❞

► MOOD ➭ ❝ Given my norm, you caught me in a fairly good mood! ❞ (The Alolan is currently glowering at everyone she sees.)

► GENDER ➭ ❝ I'm a girl! ❞

► SUMMER OR WINTER ➭ ❝ There's absolutely no competition, summer for the win! Winter is horrible. ❞

► MORNING OR AFTERNOON ➭ ❝ Afternoons in Alola are great and all, but there's just something about mornings that makes this region seem so familial and nostalgic. There's nothing like it! ❞

LOVE LIFE:

► ARE YOU IN LOVE? ➭ ❝ None of your business, loser! Leave me alone! ❞

► DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? ➭ ❝ I feel sorry for any poor, naive soul that does. I don't know how anyone could fall for somebody else just by giving them a glance! Save that trope for those sappy, gross romance movies that Unova and Kalos love putting in their studios, not for the real world! ❞

► WHO ENDED YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP? ➭ ❝ I did. We were idiots in second grade who just wanted to try what the older kids were doing, so it wasn't that heartbreaking for either of us! That was before I realized that I don't like boys. ❞

► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN SOMEONE’S HEART? ➭ ❝ How would I know that? Stop torturing me with such stupid questions! ❞

► ARE YOU AFRAID OF COMMITMENTS? ➭ ❝ Nope, as long as the person I'm making commitments to is a decent human being! ❞

► HAVE YOU HUGGED SOMEONE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK? ➭ ❝ Hugs are saved for my mom! ❞

► HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SECRET ADMIRER? ➭ ❝ THEY'RE CALLED SECRET ADMIRERS FOR A REASON YOU MORON! Ahem, sorry. Gotta be civil here, apparently! If you're asking whether I've been sent that sort of stuff anonymously or not, nope. ❞

► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN YOUR OWN HEART? ➭ ❝ ..No? ❞

CHOICES:

► LOVE OR LUST ➭ ❝ Love! Lust is gross! ❞

► LEMONADE OR ICED TEA ➭ ❝ Lemonade! Lemonade! Lemonade- okay, I got carried away. Continue. ❞

► A FEW BEST FRIENDS OR MANY REGULAR FRIENDS ➭ ❝ I have a few best friends, obviously! Hau and Lillie are my closest friends, though. ❞

► WILD NIGHT OUT OR ROMANTIC NIGHT IN ➭ ❝ Definitely a wild night out! Wild nights are always fun! ❞

► DAY OR NIGHT ➭ ❝ Nighttime! It's quieter at nighttime, you're less likely to be bothered- though obviously, there's more people actively at nighttime in Alola than any other region due to our cultures. But it's still a lower chance than in broad daylight! But it's not just that! There's something magical about taking a stroll through the wilderness or Mantine Surfing under the moonlight. It just feels.. right, you know? ❞

HAVE YOU EVER:

► BEEN CAUGHT SNEAKING OUT ➭ ❝ Duh! Eventually I just started sneaking out by climbing on the roof, though. ❞

► FALLEN DOWN/UP THE STAIRS ➭ ❝ You mean to say other people haven't? Oh man, I'm a clutz, aren't I?❞

► WANTED SOMETHING/SOMEONE SO BADLY IT HURT? ➭ ❝ ..Yes to the former, but that's a time I don't want to talk about. ❞

CHOICES PT. 2:

► SMILE OR EYES ➭ ❝ Definitely the eyes, it's much easier to read people through their eyes than through their smile! Anyone can smile, but only sincere people can actually show that they mean it. ❞

► SHORTER OR TALLER ➭ ❝ Taller. So I can intimidate even more people with my height. It's fun, being 6'2"! ❞

► INTELLIGENCE OR ATTRACTION ➭ ❝ Intelligence matters way more than attraction to me. Everybody has a different way of presenting themselves! As long as they don't smell like they haven't showered in four months, we're good! ❞ (Selene has some issues with judging someone for how beautiful or ugly they are. Because, you know, she did see Lusamine do that exact thing to her best friend, deeming her 'ugly' and likewise.)

► HOOK-UP OR RELATIONSHIP ➭ ❝ Relationships. ❞

FAMILY:

► DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET ALONG ➭ ❝ Only really my mom and her side of the family. I never saw eye-to-eye with any relatives on my dad's side, or my brother. ❞

► WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE A “MESSED UP LIFE” ➭ ❝ I wouldn't word it as 'messed up,' I would word it as 'chaotic!' ❞

► HAVE YOU EVER RAN AWAY FROM HOME ➭ ❝ Twice. Once in Kanto because I was sick of listening to my family bicker. Then there was the whole ordeal after that incident. ❞

► HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN KICKED OUT ➭ ❝ Somehow, no! ❞

FRIENDS:

► DO YOU SECRETLY HATE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS ➭ ❝ I'm not afraid of telling people I hate to piss off, so nope, I love all my friends! ❞

► DO YOU CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GOOD FRIENDS ➭ ❝ Not quite. I use 'good friend' and 'best friend' interchangeably, so I'd technically only have a few 'good friends.' ❞

► WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND ➭ ❝ I don't really have a number one best friend, I don't like picking favorites out of my main circle! My closest human friends are Hau, Lillie, and Gladion, I've been through a lot with them and nothing can replace them in my heart. I'm also quite close with all of the trial captains, though out of that bunch, I'm closest to Acerola. And of course, there's my Pokemon team and Andro! ❞

► WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU ➭ ❝ No humans, actually. My main Pokemon team, Andro, and Lunala know everything. ❞

Tagged by: @distortsverity (thank you!!)

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#🌙*⊱ ┇✧ ❝ night is a time of healing ;; games ❞#thanks for tagging me! this was really fun and a good way to get some more muse for sel :)

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aubrey-plaza · 6 years ago

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I just had an exam today and didn't sleep in like 27 hs and I don't want to sleep bc is so fucking early and I was thinking if you could do me some board games Staubrey headcanons? I'd give you my soul, oh great devil.

I have so many other headcanon asks in my inbox but you need to stay up Vee!

And also I’m in the bathroom at a houseboat party writing this bc it’s Pride and I’m HELLA drunk but LESGO

Aubrey kills at Monopoly and it’s a little scary. Like, she’ll take advantage of the housing shortage and she is also ALWAYS the banker and she gets the good properties and she barters like a champ and Stacie never realises she’s given away a key piece of property until Aubrey builds four houses on the street and charges everybody crazy rent and Stacie realises they’re all FUCKED.

(sometimes she gets mad because Aubrey is using her business-school knowledge for evil and in an effort to derail the game she’ll accuse Aubrey of cheating and a shouting match will ensue and the game doesn’t end but it also means Aubrey doesn’t get to have that evil moment where she slowly chokes them out of their last money)

(Stacie loves her girlfriend but Aubrey absolutely will insist on continuing the game until the very end and Stacie really hates herself for how hot she is for evil-Aubrey)

Stacie kills at Scrabble because she knows all of the good science words but she’s also always very good at combining the triple word and double letter scores and Aubrey’s not even surprised anymore when Stacie finishes a game with 300 points while they’re all struggling to 100

(Aubrey doesn’t really mind Stacie winning at Scrabble because she can appreciate Stacie’s insane knowledge of words and Stacie gets so cute when she wins at Scrabble because it’s so pure and she loves her girlfriend so much).

Stacie is also somehow always good at the Game of Life and contrary to Scrabble, she’s not cute about it. She’s the most smug person in the world when she’s winning at Life. Aubrey hates how Stacie will always get to retirement first with a great salary and kids and a massive house and she never has to pay for anything and she never gets caught by natural disasters and it’s just not fair

“This game isn’t a competition!” Aubrey will say, trying not to show how annoyed she is when Stacie picks a card for a great job.

“It is and I’m winning at it!” Stacie says smugly when she finds out she also gets to live in a big house.

Sometimes, when Stacie’s feeling particularly like annoying Aubrey, when she gets to the marriage part she’ll reach for Aubrey’s car and take out Aubrey’s little pink person and put it in her own car and says, “Look, we’re married now babe, now at least you’ll succeed at life,” and it genuinely takes all of Aubrey’s willpower not to threaten to withhold sex.

There are several games that are banned from Bellas game night due to Aubrey and Stacie’s competitive nature.

Chloe, while usually not all that competitive when it comes to boardgames, becomes obsessed with winning whenever Stacie and Aubrey team up and Beca loves it because there is FINALLY a situation in which Chloe isn’t completely team Aubrey and so it basically becomes Stacie and Aubrey vs Beca and Chloe and as a result, the games that are banned are:

Taboo (Stacie and Aubrey have too many inside jokes and use it to cheat while guessing words)

Sorry! (there’s a rule that you always have to take someone’s pawn in the game which has resulted in way too many screaming matches and at one point, Stacie threatening to burn Beca’s Bellas scarf, already reaching for the bag she knows Beca keeps her scarf in that had led to Beca literally throwing the game out the window)

Mastermind (Lilly ruins it for everybody when she gets the colour pattern correct on the first try)

Operation (Stacie has a very steady hand but not when Chloe starts talking about how she used to share a wall with Aubrey and before Stacie was in the picture, the blonde would bring people home and Chloe could hear Aubrey having sex and she loves telling these stories because Stacie gets jealous as hell and angry as hell and while being angry focuses Aubrey, it has the opposite effect on Stacie)

Candyland (HOW does Chloe manage to cheat at a game designed for children? Nobody will ever understand but in any case, it’s been banned preventatively)

Ticket to Ride (Aubrey and Stacie have purposefully blocked a necessary road out of spite and to then make out between turns which had led to Beca subtly stealing train carriages from the two, but Aubrey always counts her train carriages before and during the game (bc she’s a master strategist) and catches Beca but before Aubrey can do anything, Stacie crawls into her lap and starts really making out with her, moaning exaggeratedly and scaring everybody out of the room)

Uno (no explanation needed)

that doesn’t leave a lot of boardgames and Emily, sweet innocent summer child Emily, one day brings over Risk. All of the Bellas take one look at the box and disappear and Emily is left standing confused in the kitchen with Aubrey, Stacie, Beca and Chloe.

Chloe looks at the box apprehensively but Emily says she’s never played it before and that’s the only reason Chloe doesn’t ban the game outright.

“You two need to give her a chance,” Beca warns as they start setting up and Stacie turns to Aubrey, who narrows her eyes.

Aubrey leans close and whispers something into her ear and Stacie nods once and the game starts. They wipe out Beca in no time and a few rounds later, Chloe is out. Chloe’s counselling Emily, who is either having a bout of beginner’s luck or has natural talent for Risk because she slowly starts taking more and more countries from Stacie and Aubrey.

“Wait, what?” Emily says suddenly, when she rolls two sixes and takes Australia from Aubrey.

“You win,” Aubrey says with a small smile.

“Really?!” Emily shouts and when Aubrey nods, she gets up to do her terrible but endearing victory dance.

Stacie and Aubrey exchange a look and Beca’s immediately suspicious.

“What was that?” she asks, pointing between the two.

“What was what?” Stacie asks innocently.

“That look that you just—” Beca tries to say.

Emily leaves the room to go tell the other Bellas that she’s beaten Aubrey and Stacie and Beca and Chloe at Risk and Aubrey smiles coyly at Beca, leans against Stacie when the brunette wraps an arm around her.

“You let her win,” Beca whispers, scandalised and Chloe looks at them with her mouth open in surprise.

“YOU LET HER WIN?” Chloe screeches but Beca immediately shushes her. “How dare you,” Chloe hisses.

“How dare we let Legacy have a win?” Stacie says, giving them away.

“It was her first time playing, we’re not monsters,” Aubrey adds.

“You never let anybody win ever,” Beca complains in annoyance.

“Oh, it’s never going to happen again,” Aubrey says.

“We’re gonna crush her next time,” Stacie says and Aubrey turns to her with a wide smile and Stacie holds up her hand for a high five that Aubrey happily gives her.

“Absolutely,” Aubrey says and Beca and Chloe both look horrified.

“You are monsters.”

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