#english dub you're something else

[littlelightfish]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE SAID "Pleasure to meet you, Miss Frog"

English dub explain.

[marshmallowgoop]

no thoughts just Heiji Hattori (HD)

[itsmearia01]

Past Love || Chapter 1

Various! Yandere! Jujutsu kaisen x Sukuna's past wife! Yuji's best friend! F! Reader

A/N : English is not my first language, sorry if there are some wrong words. This is the chapter 1, you can read the prologue and Chapter 2. Enjoy!

Masterlist | Series Masterlist | Prolog | Chapter 2

Series summary : You always get the same nightmare over and over every night. You feel annoyed but can't do anything about it. On the other hand, your best friend who suddenly becomes the vessel of a cursed king brings your nightmares to reality. You don't know what happened but the people around you started acting strangely.

Series warnings : Non-con, dub-con, yandere, stalking, kinks, gaslighting, blackmail, overtism, smut, NSFW, Minors DNI, all character 18+ (but first years still first year, try to make sense), sex, rough sex, oral sex, dom/sub dynamics, blood, manipulation, corruption, mind break, forced relationship, yandere character being their own warning, mind control, possessive, kidnapping. ⚠️Jujutsu kaisen character was not my original, credit to Gege Akutami as original author! There's a few OC as my originally made character. If you don't like/ you hate this kind of story, please go.

You are grateful because last night you prepared bento and breakfast you made by yourself for your father and your brothers. And even though you're in a rush, you don't forget to bring your lunch.

And you brought 2 bento. One for you and one for your best friend, Yuji Itadori. Yes, you are itadori's best friend or what you usually call Yuu. How are you not attracted to him? He's totally your type. He is gentle, kind, compassionate, and patient.

During lunch time, you visit his class. But did not find him. Someone from his class said he was on the field with the sports club members.

"Yuu!" You scream his name and he looks up.

He smiled and ran towards you. "(Y/N) Sorry I didn't tell you I was here."

Yuuji approached you. he explains his paranormal club is about to be disbanded and he needs to win the bet so that doesn't happen. "Really? You ask, with a worried face. "yeah, but don't worry bun. I win it!" He said with big smile on his face. You both sigh together and you both chuckling and laughing together.

It doesn't feel like you have arrived at the paranormal club room. There are also your two senpais. You all eat your bento together and you fall asleep.

"HAH-HAH-HAH- That dream again! W-wait where is Yuu and everyone else?" You woke realizing you're the only person there. And it's late, the sun replaced by the moon. You quickly grabbed your bag and rushed out. You searched the corridor hoping to find Yuuji. You think, why didn't Yuu wake you up and instead leave you? It's already night and the atmosphere is very quiet...

You can't help but get goosebumps.

BRAK!

You suddenly hear a loud sound. What's that? It comes from above. You see someone you don't know black hair boy. Suddenly something hit that person...

YUJI!

"YUU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING." you run towards your boyfriend but soon stopped when he looked at you. “T-that mark!”

That's Sukuna's mark! The one who's always on your dream.

"(Y/N)? You-Y-you (Y/N)(L/N)?!"

"S-sukuna..."

He approached you and you slowly back off to the edge of the building, you looked down and just swallowed done. "DON'T HURT HER!" say a boy behind Sukuna. Sukuna heeded the remark and Pressed your cheek with his hand. "Do you remember me, my dear (Y/N)?"

BRAK!

Suddenly someone kicks Sukuna from the side and pulls you in his arms when you almost fell off building. "Didn't I say to protect civilians, Megumi?” said that person. It turns out a black hair boy named Megumi.

You continue to see the person who is still hug you. Tight. White hair...

"Y-you're a member of the Gojo clan?" that person looking back at you. "How do you know, Princess?"

"We don't have much white hair in this country." You say. And he hummed. I don't know why you feel nervous to see, his smile more feels like a smirk.

"Hmm, interesting... What's your name beautiful princess?" he asked.

"(Y/N), my name is (Y/N) (L/N)"

When you say that he's a little surprised… Then his grin grew wider, wider than before as if he had just heard the most heartbreaking news his life.

"(L/N) huh? Is this fate? The Gojo family and (L/N) are business partners and establish close relationship." You freak out a little as he grabs your chin and gets closer to your face.

"So (Y/N), my name is Gojo Satoru. I was a jujutsu high tokyo teacher. Nice to meet you, Princess."

His face is getting closer and your lips almost touching, but prevented by black-haired boy around your age that you know his name is Megumi. "S-sensei..." he said while walking away balance towards you. he held stomach and as if awakening from hypnosis, You remember Yuji.

"YUU!" You screamed approaching Yuji releasing yourself from the young Gojo's arms. You approached Yuji's body that was lying down unaware. You see the wounds all over his body.

You took your hands out and placed them on Yuji's stomach. Light goes out from your hand and slowly closes and heal the wounds on his body. Megumi and Gojo looked at that with impressed. well, there are who have similar power, but nothing that really looks like a naked eye light produce.

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You keep pacing back and forth in front of the room... You've already healed Megumi and are now waiting for Gojo and Yuji who are in the room.

"why are you so worried?" You were awakened by Megumi's voice. "I don't know... I'm just worried about Yujl..." You saw his expression soften and he smiled. Somehow you feel that's not a face he usually shows to other people.

"As long as there is Gojo Sensei, we will be safe... After all, we haven't met yet. My name is Megumi Fushiguro, what's your name?"

You're reminded of something... "Fushiguro-san? Have we met before?"

"Hmm? I do not think so? Why do you think so?"

"The only Megumi I've ever known in my life was from the Zenin clan..."

He flinched at your words and seemed to be trying to remember something.

"Could it be you... (Y/N)(L/N)?!"

You look at him confused when he suddenly looks at you with surprise. "Um... Yeah? Do you remember anything?"

"That's right, it's me! Megumi Zenin... I left Zenin and became Fushiguro... Do you remember when the Zenin family and (L/N) had a meeting? We always played together."

You look surprised, a happy childhood memory... "You're a Gumi?!"

"Shhh... Slow down, that call is a little embarrassing..." He said while his hand covered your mouth. He let go of his gag. He looks so cute with his blushing face, you think he's so embarrassed by that nickname.

"I think we meet again, (N/N)..." Megumi said. When you heard the call you chuckled. It was a call from megumi for you first.

"Hmm? What do we have here? You guys knew each other before?" The young Gojo comes out of the room where you guys are waiting, along with Yuji of course. You with teary eyes lunged at Yuu, hugged him and kissed his cheek.

"Yuu! You don't know how worried I was!" You started crying while hugging Yuu. He hugs you back. Megumi and Gojo find the two of you a little displeased.

You two... are too close to be called friends. "I'm fine (Y/N)! Did the creature hurt you?" He kissed your cheek back making the two people watching you bend their faces even more.

"You mean Sukuna? No! He didn't hurt me. But..." You remember when Sukuna held your face. It feels weird, like deja vu.

"Megumi, did you tell Sukuna's name to (Y/N)-chan?" Gojo asked, caught your attention and Yuji. "No... I didn't tell her." After Megumi said that, Gojo who had been sullen smirk widely. "Then I think, not only Yuji who will move to high jujutsu."

After that you and Yuji visited your senpais to say goodbye. gojo-sensei already spoke with your Papa that you're moving to jujutsu high.

Your papa is worried about you because all this time he has been trying to hide you from becoming a jujutsu wizard which is a dangerous job. But yeah, maybe it's about time.

At the end of the day you and Yuji visit Yuji's grandfather's grave to ask for blessings. Next will be fun right?

Right?

To be continued

Tags : @loaves4me @carminhadaavenidabrasil

A/N : hello everyone! thank you for all your excitement for my series! i'm working on the third chapter rn and i expecting this series would be 15 chapter? im still not sure, it can be change. but since i have other things to do in my life i would post the next chapter if i finish all of it till epilog. So, while you all waiting. Since i also read manhwa, playing hoyoverse games, and watching other anime, i'm gonna post short scenarios of those (mostly yandere tho hahahaha)

[ncillary]

Self Aware AU (Caleb)

Summary: You have the lowest Affinity with Caleb. The reason is because you hated him. Once. You hated yourself more as you, MC, were the cause his wings clipped, grounded. He should soar freely in the sky among clouds. You want him to forget about MC. Forget all the pain and the intense spiralling he went through much worse than the black hole he made. You will create his safe haven this time.

Note: Japanese dub, English sub

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Masterlist Self Aware AU

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How long have you've been staring at the phone?

No clue.

Why were you staring at it?

Because of one person. No.

One character from none other than the otome game. The one and only.

"Can I not let him be in the cafe?"

The pulsating circle was tempting you touch it and started the prompt of meeting him for the first time in the cafe. You were contemplating to just forcefully exiting the game until you remembered some minor detail.

"Right. It won't automatically be selected as one of the characters you will meet at the cafe since you have to do it manually after meeting them the first time. In any case, I can just deselect him if it really auto selects. Meeting him in the cafe for the first time is inevitable. Better to settle this now so that I won't be seeing him later other than Main Story or Battle."

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*Tring*

"And that's a wrap for the choco collection this week."

You tapped your way back to the cafe. Looking blankly at the sitting character, disbelief knocked at you once again.

"If only you didn't look at me with that puppy eyes. I was thinking of Flapple for your nickname but now you might be Rockruff."

The game didn't auto select the character.

Rather.

It was YOU who selected him to be a part of the cafe inhabitant, automatically.

It was YOU who let him pick his own clothes, no further argument.

Although it was pretty much the same treatment you gave to all of the other characters, you shouldn't have done that.

Not when you were trying to AVOID increasing the Affinity further.

~ Who's that Pokemon? ~

It's Caleb the Flapple.

The new, but old acquaintance, in the peaceful cafe of Linkon. He was like a trusty ol' egg beater. Aesthetically pleasing to the eyes but annoying sometimes.

You won't admit it but you're partially weak to this one specific character.

"What are you looking at, Flapple?"

Lifting up your chin slightly at him in annoyance, you accused him as if he was the one persuading you to do it. Sometimes you swear he was smirking in triumph when he was glancing away, hiding it.

"I could have changed you out with others as easily with just a touch. Behave."

Another baseless accusation was thrown to the non-living character in your phone.

You exited the game with a tired sigh.

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He laughed wholeheartedly when she was no longer there, at her usual corner.

"My bossy missy is so cute. If you want me to behave then stop acting so cute."

He crossed his arms as the laugh eventually turned to small chuckles.

"Well, you already told me to behave so I'll behave myself for you no matter what."

His eyes gleamed to a different shade.

"Only to a certain point, that is."

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A scream.

Heartbeats on spike.

Doors swung dangerously fast.

"WHAT HAPPEN?"

One of your female staffs was standing on a chair, shocked by your sudden appearance and scared of something else at the same time.

She immediately got down and hugged you then swiftly hid behind you. A few other staff members also arrived at the scene. Worry and confusion glances were made towards her.

"That thing! That thing! It moved pass me!"

"Huh?" came the collective confusion.

"Roaches!"

"Euwrghh." Some of the staff backed away.

Yes. Even male staff.

"All right. All right. Let me just deal with it, okay? I'll bring your food out and you can continue eating in my office."

You pried her away from you calmly before handing her over to other female staff then she accompanied her to your office.

"One of you come and help me out. The rest of you can continue your work."

One male staff volunteer.

You packed her food carefully then gave it to the staff to deliver to her before asking if he could find camphor balls you kept in your office. He nodded.

Door closed. Sealed. Only you and the little critter in there. Your weapon? The shoes you're wearing and the newspapers nearby that you rolled up as an imitation of a baton.

The battle begins.

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Your staff walked to you while holding up the few packs of camphor balls as he saw you outside the door who was looking satisfied. Both of you scattered them across the room. Then, you both proceeded to the male resting room to scattered them there too.

"Maybe we should ask for professional's service. That creature has been appearing more often now." Your staff suggested.

You sighed, "I wanted too but I rather it be when there's no one in this building. It can be uncomfortable for people. I haven't found the right timing-"

You quitened. Your staff turned to you, waiting for you to continue. Light bulb.

You gave a long grin, "Would all of you mind if I give a long off days?"

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"Miss... Are you joking with us right now?"

"That is more than a week. What would I eat without your homemade cookin-GYAAOW."

"That's the only thing you could think of off?"

Your staff laughing.

"Can you at least take a volunteer to oversee the work for you or with you?"

A collective cheer.

You chuckled fondly to them.

"No. Go get a much needed rest. Be with your family. Think of it as an extended vacation I'm giving to you for your hard work."

"We love you, Miss."

Another cheer as you shook your head to them with a smile.

"If you really do need help just post it in the group. We will bolt to you like lightning."

The teasing and bantering among them started lightly. You clapped your hand a few times, they gradually focused back on you.

"I appreciate the thought. I will. IF and only IF I do need help. Go enjoy your 10 days to the fullest. Dismissed."

And with that last goodbye they bid you, you were alone in the building for the rest of the week. Much needed maintenance was held off and this was the perfect timing to do it plus the vacation for your staff.

"Let's see..."

You traced your finger on the calendar to find the suitable date.

*Bling*

You turned to it automatically. Your gaming phone blinked its notification dot of light and you realised something.

"Oh, right. Stamina Supply."

But you turned to the clock confusedly. It was past nine at night. The notification was late by a whole margin to arrive now. Regardless, you logged in.

As usual over the past few days, his appearance was getting more and more prominent every time you logged in. This time standing, looking intently at you. You huffed and went to the Supply only to see that it will be attainable if you Retro 10 red gems.

You scoffed at him when you met him back at the cafe, still looking at you, staring, as you tapped his shoulder.

"You don't get to be mad at me for not getting the supply. I was working. And you, sir, were late in notifying me. Lose lose. But thanks for the idea of your 10 Days Inquiry. My staffs get 10 days of vacation and the maintenance can run smoothly on those days."

You shrugged then you laughed.

"What am I doing telling you all of that?" You shook your head.

(You come back lookin' all wiped out. Guess you had a busy day, huh?)

You looked at him amusingly. Somehow you started making passing commentary on what you were doing. It's like you were having a conversation with him even though he didn't reply. The phone was put on the stand as you plan the maintenance schedule with him 'overseeing' it together with you.

In the middle of picking the date and finding the specialist, you realised a lot of non-talking prompts were made. He was still standing too.

First tap.

(You're taking the initiative to call me over? I like that.)

Second tap.

(I feel like a birdie just pecked me. It kinda tickles.)

"The birdie is telling you to spoil a certain someone since she is working hard right now. What do you think, Caleb?"

Third tap.

(___, it's gonna be sunny in a few days. Do you wanna go out together?)

You chuckled, "After all of these works are settled then I will think about it."

Fourth tap.

(___, Skyhaven's sunsets are breathtaking, especially from a starship's deck. Pick a day, and we can watch one together.)

"You've already planned it all out, huh?" Cheeky grinned was evident on your face.

"We barely know each other, Colonel. You should try to impress me more before sweeping me off to Skyhaven."

Fifth tap

(___, why are you hesitatin'? If you're not gonna come to me, then I'll just come to you.)

Feeling playful, you gave a long tap.

(You're attacking the Colonel? Looks like someone is asking for another interrogation.)

You snickered, "If you do that then I won't agree to watch the sunset with you."

One mischievous tap.

(...And that concludes the Colonel's demonstration of proper technique.)

(Now it's your turn to show me how not to do it.)

He turned away from you. Sulking perhaps. You just laughed at it as you continued in finalizing the maintenance schedule. You left him be.

(When you're quiet like this, your presence is more noticeable.)

(It's quiet here... Don't tell me we're playing hide-and-seek just because my back is turned.)

The phone was still in your hand, the game still on, as you stepped up the stairs.

He finally turned back to you as you locked the front door of your apartment.

"Satisfy now, sulky Caleb."

He crossed his arms with a defeated sigh but a smile was always playing on his lips.

You stared at him with a smile of your own too.

"Sometimes I feel like all of these actions of yours are not coincidence at all."

*Bling*

*LOW BATTERY*

You exited the game and went to your room to retire for the night.

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"Just say the word and I'll be there for you."

Lifted brows.

Squinted eyes.

Deep inhale.

Pursed lips.

Tight jaws.

Clawed hands.

Rigid posture.

He looked at the empty spot with longing displaying full force in all in his small gestures.

Gravity can no longer pull him back.

Only you can be his beacon. Not letting him astray from his path. He needed it so much before everything broke loose.

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Masterlist Self Aware AU

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[buttercandy16]

Mine to Covet

(Dark!ReverendMotherJessica x Female!Reader)

Word Count: 3.9K

Summary: An unfortunate fate where your lover's mother wants to have you all to herself, and she's willing to do anything.

Warning(s): Dark fanfiction, Smut, Yandere, Dub-Con, etc.

A/N: I do love my yandere. Another anon also asked for a yandere/kidnapping fic and I'll probably write that one next. Also, English is not my first language so please don't come after me due to my grammar. Enjoy!

Gimme me more requests!! Please!

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JESSICA’S POV

As a Bene Gesserit, I possess supreme levels of discipline, including complete control over my emotions and urges. So how is it that I can feel my blood boil in anger and taste the bitterness of envy violate my tongue as I watch my own son woo the woman he claims as his? Why do I feel the strong urge to cut off his hand the moment it touched yours?

At first, I was confused by this foreign feeling, so I grew angry with myself. I didn’t understand what it was.

It first occurred when Paul, my only son, introduced you to me. A Fremen girl he has grown to fancy. I remembered how he gushed over you, clearly seeking his mother’s approval, my approval. But no words from his lips reached my interest for I had my focus solely on the divine creature presented to me. With a barely concealed amusement, I observed your fidgeting form battling the urge to look me straight in the eyes, it was clear to me that you were nervous, the reason may be from knowing that I am the Reverend Mother or maybe because it is I who birthed the Lisan al Gaib or simply because I am Paul’s mother, it mattered not to me. What mattered was the pleasant feeling that I get from your presence alone. Such a strange girl… However, my amusement ended swiftly when Paul held your hand in his. My breath hitched and my once relaxed hand turned to a fist as my vision started to bleed red.

What is happening to me?! Why do I feel this way?! I remembered muttering inside my head. I felt as if I was no longer in control of my own body. Fear clawed against my skin and with great haste, I silently spoke the litany of fear to calm myself. Careful not to expose the battle within to anyone present. Unfortunately, I find myself feeling the same way right now.

Not long after realization struck me like a ton of bricks. The dreadful realization that I simply covet you…the girl whom my son is in love with. I want you as much as he does… maybe even more so.

I blame my late Duke’s death for having these thoughts. Perhaps it is caused by the sudden loss of the man I loved that pushed me into having these strong urges towards you. Maybe I see him in you and I'm feeling lonely. Or maybe I’m just truly damaged and deranged that my head is now filled with such corrupted thoughts. I am desiring something or rather someone I can’t have.

But you will have her… she is yours… the voices in my head whisper.

“No, she’s with Paul… She belongs to my son,” I whisper back as I look at you longingly while hiding in the shadows.

She belongs to no one else but yours… Yours to love… yours to keep… yours to defile… yours to consume…

“Stop it… You have no idea what you’re saying. I cannot hurt Paul like that,” I weakly argue back as my eyes start to water with tears. I love my son dearly and because of that, I will fight hard against the voices… against my feelings. But deep inside I know I’m fighting a losing battle… I know that I have already lost.

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Time passed and bit by bit my resolve crumbled and the thoughts of my son turned into nothing. Now, all I can think of is you… and the millions of other ways I can have you.

She is yours…

Claim her…

She is yours…

Claim her….

Eyes dark with lust and pure deranged obsession I look at you once more while hidden in the shadows as I whisper to myself, “She is mine and I will claim her.”

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Y/N POV

"You're so beautiful, " Paul whispered in my ear, making me smile.

We've been sitting out here for some time now. Watching as the sun sets for the night.

"We better go inside, Paul. It's no longer safe to stay out at this hour"

Paul nodded in agreement before he pulled me up with him and we started to walk inside.

"Oh, I almost forgot. My mother wants to see you," I stopped when I heard what he said.

"Why?" I asked, trying to remain calm as much as possible.

Truth be told. Paul's mother, the Reverend Mother, scares me. She’s a Bene Gesserit, she walks in the shadows. No one truly knows what goes on in her mind. All I know is there’s something strong about her presence, but something that felt forbidden and so wrong. She is beautiful as much as she’s dangerous.

In simple terms, I don’t trust her.

"Don't worry, she just wants to talk," he gave me a reassuring smile before leaving me in front of the Reverend Mother's tent.

After taking a deep breath I made my presence known by going inside. My eyes wandered all over the unique decor of the Reverend Mother’s tent until it settled on the middle where there’s a small table with two cups filled with some kind of tea.

“Hello little one,” a sultry voice whispered suddenly into my ear, breaking me out of my thoughts and making me turn to see the Reverend Mother invading my personal space so sensually from behind.

“Forgive me, I didn’t mean to startle you,” she continued with a chuckle.

“No need to ask for forgiveness, Reverend Mother. You didn’t” I lied, trying to remain calm as I felt my cheeks heat up from our proximity. “Paul said that you asked to see me.”

“I did,” Her eyes were on me, filled with intent that I failed to decipher. She brushed her fingertips across my shoulder, causing goosebumps to run along my skin before she motioned for me to sit on the carpeted ground right next to the small table.

After I complied she walked towards me and immediately joined me by sitting close to my side, our clothed thighs lightly brushing against each other.

“Have some tea, I have it specially prepared for us,” she said while gesturing for me to take it, there's a challenging glint in her eyes, daring me to refuse.

With no intention to displease my lover’s mother, I complied and took a little sip. The moment it met my tongue I was surprised to find it very cooling.

“This is good”

“Yes, simple but very soothing. But, you must drink deeply for the full effect,” she said with amusement dripping from her voice.

Without any second thoughts, I did what I was told, and the Reverend Mother seemed satisfied with this as I can see it in her smile. Soon I was holding an empty cup. I had drained it and yet, I’m still thirsty.

“Would you like some more?” she asked.

“Y-yes, If it’s not much of a bother, Reverend Mother,” I replied, self-consciously rubbing the fabric over my hips.

“Not at all, and please... Call me Jessica” she replied, her eyes glinting with something dark as she carefully replenished my cup.

 “As you wish, Jessica. May I know why I'm being summoned?” I breathed, my heart pounding in my chest as our gazes met before I took a generous sip from my drink. There was something undeniably alluring about her, something that both scared and excited me.

The weight of her eyes on me feels invasive like she could see through my cracks and discover all of my weaknesses. She’s watching me as if I’m her prey.

“You must understand, Y/N, I’m a determined woman. Whenever I have an agenda I’ll make sure to do everything in my power to achieve it. Whatever means necessary.” She muttered, leaning in close to my ear. Her warm breath sent shivers down my spine.

“Did Paul touch you yet?” Her tone was casual with her sudden question, but her eyes were anything but. 

“Wh-what?,” I stuttered, feeling my cheeks flush not believing what I was hearing right now.

“Have you given yourself to my son, sexually?” she leaned in closer to me.

“Uh, n-no,” I stammered, my body trembling like a leaf.

“Are you being truthful with me?” she purred, her fingertips ghosting lightly along my exposed neck. It was such a simple yet surprisingly intimate gesture that it made me feel like the tent suddenly caught fire from how hot it was.

I shakily nodded while she only looked at me with satisfaction.

“Have you taken his gift of water yet? Or yours to him?” she asked, scooting closer. Her smell was intoxicating and it made my head spin.

“N-no…not yet. He wants to wait until we are to be married.”

The Reverend Mother snickered under her breath and continued. “I raised that boy and taught him everything I know so he’ll rise and fulfill his destiny one day. But now, I’m starting to have second thoughts. It seems to me he’s just as weak as his father. A beautiful morsel such as yourself standing so willingly at the palm of his hand and yet he never thought about fully claiming you as his. So sure that you’ll stay right where you are. I guess he never thought about someone stealing you away. Such a huge mistake on his part but a blessing for me.” she said with a wicked grin, her delicate fingers tracing slow circles on my forearm as if she were teasing me.

But before I could respond, I noticed that the tent was becoming increasingly warm. Worse, I was finding my body uncomfortably warm. My face was becoming flushed and I was panting. My suit was becoming very confining. How odd, I thought. I grew up wearing this suit, but now I desire nothing more than to get them off.

My eyes landed on my now empty cup next to the Reverend Mother’s. That’s when I realized that she’d never touched her cup, not even a single drop.

She followed my gaze to her cup before catching mine. Slightly tilting her head, she then smiled knowingly.

“I-I need to leave” I croaked back, fear creeping into my bones as alarm bells started ringing in my head. 

But when I was about to stand up, I was immediately met with a sudden dizziness making me sit back down ungracefully.

It felt like my innards were being replaced by some kind of emptiness. I tried to stand again, desperate to leave the tent. I swayed just for a moment before the Reverend Mother caught me and pushed me down with my back against the carpet, a soft gasp of surprise leaving my lips.

She didn’t waste any time as she got on top of me and pinned my hands above my head in a tight grip, sharp nails digging against my skin but not breaking.

The Reverend Mother’s face was close to mine as she intently stared into my fear-filled eyes.

“Oh, no little girl. You’re not going anywhere,” she whispered above me.

Her face was blank from any emotion, but her eyes said it all.

“Did you poison me?” I whimpered. Her grip on my wrist tightened more than before, making me yelp in pain as she cut off the circulation of my blood.

“Of course not, I would never harm you without reason. Only to ensure your utmost obedience. The tea is for making you more pliant, not to kill.” she purred, leaning in close enough that our lips almost brushed. Her warm breath mingled with mine.

“What do y-you want from me?” I stammered, my voice barely audible.

She smiled maliciously at me before she started speaking.

“Isn’t it obvious, dear one? I want you.” one of her hands left my wrist and slowly traced my face with her fingers before she continued, “From the moment we met I already felt a certain pull towards you. I didn’t fully realize what it was until much later. Deep down I know you feel the same. That’s the reason why you went with Paul so that you could be closer to me.”

She’s starting to sound and look very much deranged. To my complete horror, she seems to believe her words to be true.

No…This can’t be happening. Paul… I’m with Paul!

I shook my head no but that was not what she was looking for. I yelped in pain from the sudden sting of her slap against my now-reddened cheek.

“Do not lie to me.” Her tone was assertive as she spoke every word.

“I’m not.” I cried weakly.

Another slap and tears started to run down my cheeks.

She leaned down and her warm wet tongue immediately tasted my despair with delight written all over her face. 

“I don’t like hurting you. But know that I will when I deem it necessary. So you better give me the answer that I want, little girl. Don’t test my patience. Try again.”

I only shook my head once more, refusing to back down. This made her chuckle

”Such a stubborn girl. I’ll enjoy breaking and reshaping you into my good little girl.” she whispered next to my ear.

Is she for real? My mouth fell open as I struggled to say anything. Suddenly I heard footsteps outside the tent.

“Mother, is Y/N still with you?”

Hearing Paul’s voice almost made me tear up with joy thinking that this would all come to an end. But when I looked at the Reverend Mother it seemed like I was dead wrong. Instead of seeing a look of panic, she gave me a wicked grin.

“She is… come inside, my son. I want to show you something.”

Paul entered the tent and suddenly froze where he stood when his eyes landed on us. The woman he sires pinned underneath his own mother’s body.

“Wh-what is going on here?” Paul asked as he looked at us confused.

“Paul, help me, please. Your mother has lost her mind” I pleaded as he went closer.

“Mother! Get off her ri–”

“SILENCE!” Paul’s words were cut off as I saw his mouth shut in command. His eyes were immediately filled with betrayal and hurt when he realized that his mother used the voice on him. But his mother did not care at all, “Kneel and do not move” she commanded his son once more.

I looked at her as if she lost her mind. Perhaps she did.

“Oh don’t look at me like that, little one. For it is you who made me this way” she leaned over and planted a kiss on my cheek. I tried to jerk away but couldn’t. The kiss practically seared my skin like molten lava.

She pulled a dagger from under her robes and then turned towards his son, a slave to her command.

“You know very well that I love you, Paul. But unfortunately for you, my love for Y/N weighs more heavy. I won’t let you have her. She is mine…only mine. And you will watch as I claim her.” her attention then went back to me as she sliced through my stillsuit and garments beneath it. I am now completely naked to her eyes. 

My head turned to Paul and saw the same panic set in his eyes. We were both sobbing and fearful of what was to come.

She laughed maliciously and roughly gripped my chin to look at her.

“Open your mouth” my breath hitched as I felt her voice crawl its way into my head. Not a second passed and my mouth opened.

“Take the gift of my water and you shall become one with me. Take it and you will be mine…forever.” she whispered before spitting into my mouth, “Swallow” she commanded before her lips descended against mine.

Her kiss was violent, forcing her tongue past my gritted teeth.

The tongue quickly found its way around my mouth and explored every inch. In parallel to that, her hands moved around and groped my breast. She slightly massaged them and pinched the erected nipples. It was not that the events aroused me. It was the cold that made my body like that. 

The kiss ended after a while, me being out of the air while the older woman was looking crazier than before. She licked her lips another time before stripping her garments away. She moved and kneeled in front of my face, her warmth being right on top of my face. "Pleasure me, little one." She commanded using the voice commanding voice and I immediately complied.

"Yes!" She started to move her body up and down, making her juice splash on my face. "Now, get that tongue of yours at work, beautiful girl," She ordered and once again tightened the grip, forcing me to obey her order. 

I had to stick my tongue forward, forced to have a taste of the older woman. It was sweet and I couldn't stop myself from moaning from the taste of her. She also moaned at the feeling of my tongue inside her and moved faster until she cummed in my mouth. 

Just as I was about to let go of a sigh, my left leg was lifted, Jessica’s right leg sliding under it. "It is not the end yet! I still have a lot of things I want to teach your body." She pushed her hip forward, making our center meet. 

I can't help but admit that it started to feel so good, so good that I failed to notice that I was no longer under the influence of the voice.

She repeated to thrush several more times, bringing our center together and making them part, and then collide again. She started to moan once again as I did the same, her hands starting to play with my breast, enjoying every contact through my body. Until my first orgasm was ripped from me this evening, followed by the beautiful temptress who laid on top of me while catching her breath from her release. 

She looked down at me in complete amusement as I lay helplessly underneath her. 

Jessica kissed the tip of my nose before sliding her warm body over me. She then began to touch me once more, and that was when I started to squirm a little. She moved her arms around my body, rubbing it in a very erotic way. "So beautiful! I can't help but masturbate thinking about you every day. And now, you are finally mine." She put a hand on my knee and began to gently stroke my leg.

Oh no... please no more...

"P--please... I can't. It's too much" 

I struggled as I tried to pull myself away from her, but my body is still weak from the drugged tea and pleasure.

"Shhhh... I know you can. Just give me one more, little one. I just need to taste you." 

She settled herself in between my legs, parting them by force. 

She reached between my legs and pushed something. It's her finger against my clit, causing my back to arch. "Oh!" I gasped, head falling back. "Oh, oh—" 

Jessica cupped my left breast and mouthed at it, kissing and licking. I didn't know where to look but into her eyes, trying my best not to follow the sound of a silently sobbing man. 

I'm not sure what possessed me at the moment but I was suddenly desperate to taste her lips. 

"Kiss me," I begged. "Please..." 

And she did. Soft and sweet, holding me to her. Tugging my lip with her teeth and stroking my back, my butt. She took hold of my legs, cupping the underside of my knees. Bringing my legs around her waist, she rocked against me, teasing my lip with her tongue. 

I parted my lips for her, tasting her, sighing... Jolting when she tugged on my nipple. "Oh, ow, owie—, please don't—" 

I cried out with pleasure. This was so nice; it felt so good. 

She smiled at me. “You’ve got the prettiest pussy I’ve ever seen, my beloved,” she said, reaching to touch me, pulling back the hood of my clit so she could rub me with her thumb. I shivered. “Look at this tiny clit. So fucking adorable, and all mine…” 

She proceeded to slide down my body until she was face to face with my dripping warmth. 

I gasped when she started to lick me and felt my stomach twitch, surprised and excited at Reverend Mother’s eagerness to please me. I felt her tongue trace the outline of my lower lips and shuddered. A moment later, the older woman finally slid her tongue over my clit, and that's when I felt my walls clenching in a sudden spasm, screaming in pure pleasure for the second time. Due to the intensity, I blacked out.

-_-_-

A groan left my lips when I woke up, my body deliciously sore. 

Slightly stretching, that's when I realized that I was not alone.

To my left, Paul stood looking down at me. Tears stained his cheeks, eyes full of hatred.

“P-paul… I–”

“Silence! I don’t need your excuse. You and I are over” Paul spits his words with so much anger that it hurts.

“But Paul, it was your mother’s doing… I didn’t wa–”

“SILENCE”

The command surprised me into shock. Having the Reverend Mother use the voice on me seems to hurt less than having Paul do the same thing.

“You will not speak ill of the Reverend Mother. For she is the mother of your people’s chosen and now… your intended... for you two are fully bonded as one”

Paul’s words confused me greatly. Why would he say such a thing after everything his mother did in front of him? But my thoughts were then silenced when I saw a pair of hands rest on his shoulders. The Reverend Mother’s face appeared next to his.

“That’s enough, my son. I think my beloved has heard enough. You may take your leave” she calmly whispered.

Paul did what his mother asked but not before sparing me one last glance and whispered under his breath… I’m sorry… and now completely leaving me alone with a predator hungry for my flesh.

“What have you done to him?! Did you use your voice?!” I yelled accusingly, but she only laughed at this before kneeling beside my vulnerable form.

“No, Paul is simply being a good son. I raised him well, he knows to never go against my will. I brought him into this world and gave him his birthright, he owes me as much.” She smiled devilishly.

She looked down at me with a predatory grin before slowly tilting my chin with her finger to meet her eyes. 

It was so dark and full of lust that it felt like I was about to drown in it. 

"So here's what will happen from now on, you better listen carefully because everything that is attached to your existence will be at play if I don't get what I want, understood?" I weakly nodded, no longer having the will to fight back. 

"Good girl" Jessica praised before caressing my cheek. 

"You will surrender yourself to me and in time I know that you will so willingly. The more you take the gift of my water, the stronger our bond grows. In the meantime, you will be my obedient darling girl. Whatever I say, goes. Understood?" Her grip on my chin tightened, emphasizing how serious she was. 

"Ye-yes" I stuttered through gritted teeth. 

"If you behave like a good little girl for me, I will reward you with anything you desire, but if you disobey... You will learn that I won't go easy on my punishment. Since that's all settled then, time to quench my thirst." 

"W-with what?" I fearfully asked. 

The Reverend Mother smiled at me before leaning in close, her lips almost touching mine. 

"You."

[puffyducks]

Puffy's Really Comprehensive and Cool Review of PK Out of the Shadows for the PS2 (not emulated guys I didn't emulate it I bought a really legal copy for my PlayStation 2 console that I own)

Ok guys I just did a really epic playthrough of the Paperinik video game (that was streamed on Discord thank you to everyone who watched me scream and struggle for like 6 hours) and I'm here to give a review for the other PK fans or perhaps even people who really like playing old niche PS2 games for some reason (get a better hobby)

First of all this game gets a 10/10 rating from me because this game has Paperinik in it and there are no other games with Paperinik in them.

Paperinik's English name is "the Duck Avenger" but I guess there was too much PK logo branding in this game for them to bother to change it so they kept his name as just PK and tried to explain it by saying it stood for "really cool duck" or something in Latin. Which I'm pretty sure was just a fucking lie.

I'm really happy that Uno was there, I love him and he's my best friend even tho he was FUCKING USELESS like this whole game. Sorry he just kinda grabs Donald, turns him into a superhero, then throws him into an Evronian base with 0 explanation and is like "go kill" and like who am I to say no to the giant floating orb?? Like he gave me a gun which is really nice but I'm out here getting fucking jumped by the Evronian empire and Uno isn't even there to cheer me on or NOTHING. He only occasionally shows up to explain when you get a weapon upgrade like FUCKING DO SOMETHING UNO THEY'RE BEATING MY ASSSSS

The little collectibles are just tiny floating Uno heads so that also gets a 10/10 from me I really enjoyed running around and collecting my army of Uno PNGs. The SECOND collectible however- Ok so there are like these scientists that are tied up by the Evronians and you're supposed to save them right? Well for whatever reason (they don't really explain why this is happening) every time you get close to a scientist it starts a big menacing countdown in the corner and you're supposed to save them before the timer goes down or else THEY JUST FUCKING DIE?? I THINK?? LIKE I SAID THEY DON'T EXPLAIN IT SO I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IF THE TIMER GOES DOWN AND YOU REACH THEM TOO LATE THERE'S JUST LIKE A PILE LEFT BEHIND FROM WHERE THEY USED TO BE, I THINK THEY GET FUCKING VAPORIZED OR SOMETHING? AND LIKE I WAS REALLY BAD AT SAVING THEM BECAUSE I GET REALLY STRESSED WHEN THE TIMER STARTS. I HAVE SO MUCH BLOOD ON MY HANDS. anyways.

I like totally didn't get stuck on the same section for 10 minutes because I kept comedically sliding PK directly into a big pool of evil pink goo. Like evil Evron goo I guess, don't remember THAT from the comics. If you so much as touch it with your little pinkie toe he dies instantly, it's very troubling. Like I said um that didn't happen to me though because I'm really good at video games. Idk if you knew I'm level 102 on Wizard101 which is like pretty high. Like it's not max level I'm pretty sure max level is like 180 right now but it's still cool I'm still cool and also really good at video games.

Oh yeah also something that was really amusing to me is the way that PK is just fucking Stanced Up the entire game. Like he's always kinda menacingly crouching and shuffling around everywhere he goes like a little superhero cockroach. Love him.

Can't believe I haven't mentioned this sooner but for the English dub of this game (which is what I was using because I am, in fact, an English speaker) they made the huge brained decision to get Rob Paulsen to do Donald's "superhero" voice. Rob Paulsen of course from Yakko Warner fame... and Steelbeak 1991. Donald sounds goofy as shit the whole game it lowkey kills me. I guess they assumed people wouldn't wanna sit through his regular scratchy voice for however many hours of gameplay but trust me, I would WAY prefer regular Donald over the weird 90s protagonist Crash Bandicoot wannabe thing he has going on. Uno sounds great tho, zero complaints.

At one point PK walks out of the level and he's like "haha who knew this superhero stuff would be so easy!" and I took that as a deep and personal insult. That was not easy Donald I was fighting for my fucking life in there. You have like 13 bullet wounds and I dropped you into Evron goop like 6 different times. Stop making me look bad.

I got stuck standing around like a fucking idiot for 10 minutes because I got an upgrade for the X-transformer and Uno was like "you see that hole? Go over and press □ to send the X-transformer through it!" and I was like oh ok. Except there was no hole I couldn't find the hole. I was only able to progress past this part because I pulled up a youtube video of someone else playing the game, and the guy in the video ALSO proceeded to get stuck in the same spot before realizing you have to backtrack to find the hole like 15 feet away from where Uno gave you the instructions. I can't tell if it's bad game design or if I'm just stupid.

I'm ngl I got to the end and heard Zondag start talking and he lowkey sounds hot as fuck. I mean WOAH that's crazy who said that??? (he's also British for some reason)

Wrapping up my final thoughts with some simple questions:

Does this game have Paperinik in it?

Yes.

Is it a good game?

No.

What's the best part about the game?

Uno is in it.

What's the worst part about the game?

Everything else.

Would you have been able to beat this as a child?

Absolutely not.

Why did they think it would be a good idea to get Rob Paulsen to do the voice of PK for the majority of the game?

Hell if I know???

Would you recommend this game to other people?

Probably not.

It took me a total of 6-ish hours to beat the game (it can be beaten in like 2 hours I'm just slow) but in that amount of time you could read PKNA chapter #34 "Nothing Personal" like 6 times which I think would be a way better experience.

Anyways like I said 10/10, would maybe think about playing again. On like a really depressing rainy day where I have literally nothing else to do.

[tobiasdrake]

Digimon Adventure 02x17 - Odaiba Memorial / Ghost of a Chance

Previously on Digimon Adventure: Iori nearly got all of his friends killed, argued with them relentlessly, disobeyed his grandfather, defrauded school officials, and operated a motor vehicle while underage. Thus earning him accreditation for upstanding moral virtue and social responsibility.

You know, I thought this episode was way later in the series. Huh.

We open this episode with a timestamp placing today as July 30th. The famous Fuji Broadcasting Center or FCG Building has been reconstructed three years after its famous observation deck was used to punt Vamdemon in the nuts. Inside, Chioka from Ishida Hiroaki's crew in the first series is working on a show along with a nameless video editor.

On the computer screen, they're going over footage of a woman nearly being hit by a swooping bird.

Chioka: Ah, right there! Put this shot right after the panning shot. Editor: (teasing) Chioka-chan, did you say an exorcism rite for this footage? Chioka: Uh, no? Why do you ask? Editor: (teasing) Strange things often happen with these sorts of mystery shows.... Chioka: Strange things? Editor: Like ghosts appearing on the tape and stuff. Chioka: Ahaha! As if something like that would happen on a show like-- (gasp) Editor: Huh? What's up?

Editor, who had been focusing on Chioka instead of the footage, looks up to see what's so shocking. In the corner of the footage, a mysterious shadow with clearly discernable eyes can be seen. Both men let out sharp gasps of shock.

The particular type of spooker that Editor tries to scare Chioka with is 幽霊 yuurei. This is an umbrella category; There's a wide variety of spooky things that can be considered 幽霊 yuurei, but they are flavors of your classical ghosty; The souls of deceased humans lingering in the living world, or that come and go from this one and the beyond.

Supernatural entities like 化け物 bakemono often get translated as "ghost" which misses some important nuance. But this one really is just "ghost".

The dub cuts out the part of the footage showing the "July 30th" timestamp.

Chioka: And here we go! (Footage of swooping bird) Chioka: Awesome! My new TV show "When Parakeets Attack" will be a smash hit! Editor: (disinterested) Yeah, yeah, whatever. Did you check the camera before you filmed this footage? Chioka: Of course! I'm a professional. Editor: Okay, then what the heck is that shadow!?

The dub cuts the following shots of Chioka and Editor facing the camera and chatting, probably because Chioka's smoking in them. One of the cut shots is even a closeup on his cigarette pack labeled, in English, "Gaster Hard --" with his hand covering the rest.

Instead, we go straight to the ominous shadow and both men freaking out.

July 31st. The Chosen Children return from the Digital World, reappearing in Computer Club after another successful day of battling the Digimon Kaiser.

Chibimon: (stomach gurgle) I'm starving! Hikari: (laughing) We just got home and you're already hungry? Chibimon: I can't help it! I'm really hungry! Takeru: Well, we reclaimed an area today so we deserve a snack! Miyako: Bingo! I just bought a new game. You guys want to come over and play it? Daisuke: (psyched) Wait, what? What did you buy?

Daisuke is so down for playing games with his team. He, Takeru, and Miyako are all in good spirits, but Hikari notices that Iori seems bothered.

Hikari: What's wrong, Iori-kun? Iori: I was just thinking that we still don't know what the Digimon Kaiser's been doing lately. Takeru: Now that you mention it, that's true. He's still expanding his territory, but he hasn't really done anything else. Daisuke: Don't worry about it! We've got the upper hand! Miyako: (nods) Mhm!

In what way do we have the upper hand? Even if all he's doing is expanding his territory, which is not correct, he still has more time to put up Towers than we have to knock them down.

The dub again cuts out the part of the footage showing the "July 31st" timestamp.

DemiVeemon: Time for a snaaa~aaack! Kari: Ahaha, is that all you can think about? Food? DemiVeemon: Traveling to and from the Digital World can work up quite an appetite. T.K.: He's right! We deserve to celebrate for our latest victory over the Digimon Emperor! Yolei: Pizza! I heard there's a rad new place down by the beach. Let's get a lunch! Davis: Half-anchovies, half-mustard. Kari: Cody, what's the matter? Cody: Nothing. i'm just not sure it's time to celebrate when we don't know what the Digimon Emperor is up to. T.K.: Maybe Cody's right. We should probably hold off on the pizza until we can figure out our next plan of attack. Davis: Come on, T.K.! You know we can't fight him on an empty stomach! Yolei: (nods) Yeah! Yeah!

Miyako's new game is replaced by a beachside pizza restaurant. Also, in the original, Iori and Takeru were merely perturbed by the lack of information regarding the Kaiser; They didn't go so far as to oppose the victory celebration.

Iori: But we won't be able to use this classroom anymore, starting tomorrow, right? Miyako: Huh? Why's that? Takeru: Oh, that's right! They're going to be holding summer computer classes for the students in the low grades.

For clarity, he means students in like 1st through 3rd grade, not students with poor grades. English!

Also, how rude. What do the administration think this is, a classroom!? We're trying to run a cross-dimensional guerilla war here! The nerve.

Daisuke: Ehh!? I never heard about that! Miyako: So then we can't go to the Digital World tomorrow? Takeru: Uh, well.... Miyako: Hm? Takeru: ...we already have plans for tomorrow, so we wouldn't be able to make it anyway. Daisuke: (suspicious) "We"? Who's "we"? Hikari: Me and Takeru-kun. Daisuke: GCK!!!

Daisuke is so mortified by that answer that his face distends into a comical caricature. With a huge shit-eating grin, Miyako turns around to enjoy the destruction of Daisuke's universe.

Between Daisuke's huge reaction and Hikari clearly playing this up to fuck with him, it's Miyako who got the big laugh out of me. XD She might as well be munching popcorn right now.

Daisuke: W-What do y-you mean? L-Like a d-d-date!? Hikari: (laughing) It's nothing like that!

Hikari shows the new kids her planner. On Thursday 8/1, she's redundantly written in red pen, "8/1 計画". Translator's note: 計画 Keikaku means "Plan".

Also, though I can't make out her 8/5 entry very well, I'm pretty sure her 8/7 with the happy smiley face is プール Puuru, or "Pool". Which absolutely warrants a happy smiley face.

Daisuke: One-eighths Plan? What's that? Takeru: That's "August 1st Plan". Also, if you were going to read it like that, wouldn't it be "Eight-oneths Plan"? Iori: That's for sure. Group: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Daisuke: Who cares! So what if I'm bad at fractions!

Everyone has a good laugh at Daisuke's expense. I would defend him by again pointing out the awkward redundancy of Hikari writing the date in but reading it as 1/8 is completely indefensible. XD

Takeru: (getting serious) Why don't you guys come too? Daisuke: Huh!? On your date? Hikari: (laughing) That's not what it is! Daisuke: (half-crying) Then what is it!?

The date of the wedding, Daisuke; They've actually been dating for months and you just didn't notice.

In the dub:

Cody: But starting tomorrow, we won't be able to use this classroom. Yolei: What? Why not? T.K.: Oh yeah, that's right! The detention room has been moved here and all the bad kids will be put in the computer lab. Davis: Hey! We're not all bad!

Even though summer school is a thing in the U.S., the dub opts for this detention bit.

Yolei: How can we go tomorrow if we can't access the computer lab!? T.K.: Wait a sec! Yolei: Hmm? T.K.: We can't go into the Digital World tomorrow anyway! I almost forgot we have big plans! Davis: What plans!? What do you mean, "We"? Kari: He means plans with me, Davis. Davis: DAHHHHHHH!!!! Are you two t-talking ab-bout a date together? Kari: Ahaha, of course not, silly! (Kari shows her planner) Davis: You guys have a date to do fractions!? What gives!? T.K.: No, Davis; That's a date, not a fraction. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of when the DigiDestined defeated Myotismon!

It does not. 08/01 is the date that the Chosen Children/DigiDestined first entered the Digital World. Vamdemon/Myotismon was killed on 08/03.

Cody: Davis thought it was a fraction! Group: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Davis: Well, how should I know they started putting math in calendars!? T.K.: Come on, Davis. Do you want to come with us? Davis: On your date!? Kari: (laughing) I told you, it's not a date! Davis: Do you promise, Kari?

The dub takes its first commercial break here.

The jokes don't hit as hard in this version. They get as far as "Davis thinks the date is a fraction", but he doesn't read it out incorrectly as 1/8 and get dunked on for it so the gag isn't quite as strong. Though the "putting math in calendars" bit is a strong punchline, so it gets points back for that.

But also, Davis's final line is delivered in a neutral voice, whereas Daisuke's voice is quivering on the verge of tears. Without the big reaction, it's not as funny.

One day later. August 1st, 2002. An establishing shot shows us where the children are meeting, though if you aren't familiar with the geography, the meaning might not be as immediately clear. They're in a grassy diamond-shaped artificial landmass just a short skip across the Tokyo Bay from the FCG Building, overlooked by the Rainbow Bridge.

Map Time! We haven't gotten to do one of these since Vamdemon died. Since the red tick on this map is the FCG Building, that places them here, which should be startlingly familiar to everyone who went through the other Map Time segments with me.

The Chosen Children are meeting at Daiba Park, the very place that Vamdemon fortified as his base of operations three years ago. This reunion is being held on the closest clear geographical landmark you could visit to dance on his grave.

Takeru: It was three years ago on August 1st, in the summer of 1999. Iori: Oh, I get it. That was the day Taichi-san and the others were first taken to the Digital World. Hikari: I was stuck at home, though. Takeru: Hikari-chan had to miss camp because she was sick that day. Patamon: That was when Takeru and I first met! Miyako: I see!

On this important day, it's story time for the junior team.

In the dub, we once again skip over the timestamp as we return from commercial.

T.K.: I can't believe it's already been four years since we went into the Digital World. It seems like yesterday. Cody: I can't imagine being at summer camp one second, then in another dimension the next! That sure beats canoeing and archery any day! Kari: I was sick, so I missed camp that summer. T.K.: I almost forgot! You weren't there the first time we saw all the weird stuff. Patamon: Wait a sec! You guys looked pretty weird to us, you know. Yolei: I guess!

Solid. This exchange is very different but it still covers the key points.

Suddenly, a voice calls out to the group.

Taichi: HEY!!! Daisuke: Ah! It's Taichi-san-tachi and the others!

The other six veterans have all arrived at Daiba Park. In fact, even Mimi is here! And she's let her hair go back to its natural brown and brought her old cowboy styles and hat.

Taichi: You guys came too! Daisuke: Yep! Miyako: Mimi-san! Mimi: Hi! Jou: How are you guys? Sora: It's been too long since we were all together like this. Iori: Oh wow! Takeru: That's right. Today is our anniversary.

As much of the anniversary is spent reminiscing about the first series, the narrator comes in to skim over it. Eleven Chosen Children find a nice shady spot under a tree to go over old memories and tell the new kids all about their experience together.

Narrator: For these children, that day was the beginning of a long yet short journey that they would never forget. The three of them, Daisuke and the others, had only ever heard bits and pieces about past events in the Digital World. But today, everyone shared their stories with them. Daisuke: What, that's what happened!? I can't believe it.... Miyako: You really are something else, Mimi-oneesama! Iori: I see. So that's what brought Takeru-san and Hikari-san to where they are now. Narrator: And yet, there were still too many battles and adventures to relate in a single day.

Yeah, you'd probably need about 54 episodes of television to really do it justice.

Daisuke is listening intently and ravenously consuming information. Miyako is worshipping Mimi again so hard that she actually says oneesama out loud when she normally keeps that tucked away in her internal monologue. And Iori is using this as a way to better understand Takeru and Hikari specifically.

In the dub:

Tai: Hey! Davis: Look, it's Tai and the whole gang! Tai: Happy anniversary, guys! Davis: Hey! Yolei: Mimi! Mimi: Hi! Joe: Wow, what a reunion! Sora: It has been a long time since we've all been together. Cody: No kidding! T.K.: Yeah, think about it. There's enough of us here to start our own soccer league!

In place of the narrator, we get to hear some of the reminiscing directly.

Tai: So you see, not all of the corrupted Digimon we encountered were, in fact, bad. They were just under the influence of the evil Black Gears. Sora: But we found out we could destroy the Black Gears with our Digivices and freed them from their spell. They became good friends and eventually helped us defeat the four Dark Masters. Davis: Geeze, those Dark Masters sound like my math teacher! Yolei: They should make a movie out of this story! Cody: I hope these grass stains will come out of my clothes or else my mom will ground me. Tai: You guys have to stick together no matter what. Remember that friendship is the key or you'll all be toast!

Not to Um Actually but Um Actually friendship is only one of eight keys. Sorry, Tai. :P

This serves to give us a brief slice of what's still implied to be an overall sharing of the experiences of the past. I like the decision to center that slice on Devimon and the Black Gears, as that's the part of the first series that's most relevant to what the junior team's going through with the Evil Rings and Evil Spirals.

It's nice to actually hear some of the sharing rather than having the narrator dryly exposit, "And then they told the junior team some stuff. Next scene."

...but it comes at the cost of Daisuke, Miyako, and Iori's well-characterized reactions to hearing the story as a whole. Davis makes a shallow quip, Yolei makes the same obvious joke that I did a moment ago, and Cody isn't even paying attention at all. That sucks.

Across the bay in the FCG Building, Chioka and Editor are still trying to figure out what's wrong with their footage.

They play the video and the shadow passes across the bottom of the screen, from right to left. They rewind the footage and play it again and, this time the shadow dashes from the bottom left corner to the top right.

Editor: (frustrated) It changed again! This is definitely bizarre! If it was recorded on the tape, there's no reason it would change every time it's played! Chioka: (distraught) And this is my first time getting to be director too....

Poor Chioka. Figuring correctly that the video isn't responsible, they make for the broadcasting control room where similar shadows are visible on every screen.

Editor: Here too. Chioka: It's not just our show. Editor: The whole station is.... Chioka: The station is what? Editor: Cursed. Chioka: Don't be stupid! They just rebuilt this place! All the equipment is brand new, so... (nervous) So....

Chioka trails off.

He makes a decent point. Generally speaking, for something to be cursed, it needs to have been around long enough for some sort of strong feeling or grudge to have developed around it. Because the FCG Building was leveled three years ago, the building is new and the equipment is new so what curse could any of it be afflicted by?

Well, the familiar shape of that shadow might give the game away to the audience.

In the dub:

Editor: There it is! (Rewind the footage and the shadow moves differently) Editor: There it is again! This is absolutely impossible. I've watched this stupid tape fifty times and every time, that shadow does something completely different! I give up. Chioka: And this was my first time as a director.... (Broadcasting room) Editor: Take a look at those monitors. See? It's not just us! That creepy shadow is on every program on this TV station! Chioka: And you've checked for technical difficulties? Editor: This isn't technical, boss. Chioka: Then what is it, smart guy? Editor: A ghost. Chioka: How am I supposed to tell my boss that I can't get my show on the air because of a ghost!? (worried) They'll can me for sure... I should have listened to my mother and gone to accounting school....

...your boss is probably vividly aware of the eerie shadow showing up on every single program being broadcast, Chioka. I don't think they'll hold the station-wide broadcasting error against you.

The dub leaves out the part where this is a new building with new equipment. It's possible they didn't see the relevancy, or they just liked their "But my boss!" gag better.

Evening falls over Daiba Park. The Chosen Children watch a ferry pass, heading for the Rainbow Bridge.

Mimi: What's wrong with you three? Iori: We're overwhelmed after hearing so many stories at once. Miyako: It feels like my stomach is overstuffed.... Daisuke: I don't think I can listen to anymore. Sora: (teasing) Already? You're not that soft, are you? Taichi: Now it's your turn to put in the work, right? Daisuke: (embarrassed) I guess so.... Yamato: Will you be okay? Miyako: (downtrodden) Probably not. Jou: Well, just hang in there!

Jou gives Daisuke an encouraging pat on the back. Too hard. Jou smacks him so hard that Daisuke nearly topples over the truly terrible fence that seems custom-made for tripping. Nobody helps him and everyone laughs instead.

Eh, y'know, falling into the Tokyo Bay "builds character", I suppose. :P At least Miyako and Iori actually look worried for him.

In the dub:

Cody: That's an incredible story. I must admit, I'm a little afraid we can't live up to the achievements of you original DigiDestined. Yolei: We wouldn't be here if we couldn't handle it! Davis: What she said! I'm ready to fight right here right now! Sora: (sarcastic) Davis, you're so brave. Tai: (sincere) That's the spirit, Davis! Take no prisoners! Davis: (embarrassed) Oh-ho-ho, yeah? Matt: Can the rest of you handle it? Yolei: (downtrodden) I'm not sure.... Joe: Just follow Davis! (Joe nearly pushes Davis in the water)

The original script is a lot more humanized, with the new kids expressing their human fragility against the encouragement of the veterans. The dub version is just a big Ra-Ra Let's Go moment dominated by Davis's machismo.

I'm not sure why Sora delivers her line in a patronizing tone.

As the team goes their separate ways for the night, Takeru goes home with Yamato. He steps into the Ishida apartment with Patamon clutched in his arms and a wide-eyed smile on his face.

Takeru: It's been so long! And it's... as messy as ever. Yamato: It can't be helped. Two guys live here.

As Yamato suggests, this apartment lives down to stereotypes. There's dirty dishes left sitting on the table and discarded clothes on the floor.

Takeru sets down Patamon and kneels down, picking up the clothes off the floor.

Takeru: I can help with the laundry-- Yamato: Stop fussing over it!

Yamato yanks the dirty clothes out of Takeru's hands.

Yamato: You said this same thing when you came over three years ago, remember? Takeru: Eh? I did? Three years ago... the day we left for camp? Yamato: I remember thinking, "Mom must do this stuff for him all the time. His room's probably always clean, his clothes are freshly washed, and when he comes home each day, there's a meal waiting for him on the table." Takeru: Sorry... I never really thought about that.... Yamato: It's okay. You shouldn't have to think too much about it.

Yamato takes the dirty clothes offscreen to put them away. In a hamper or laundry machine or... I'm not really sure.

Yamato: Well, since you came all the way here, maybe we should find someone to come by to clean up and do the laundry. Takeru: Like Mom! Yamato: Haha she would kill me!

Yamato laughs off the suggestion, but Takeru looks down at the floor, sincerely disappointed that they aren't inviting Natsuko into this sleepover. He says nothing, but the camera focuses for a moment on Patamon silently looking up at him. A moment of silent sympathy.

Yamato is absolutely correct, though. If they called Natsuko to come clean up Hiroaki's apartment, no one would ever find Hiroaki and Yamato's bodies. XD

We haven't seen much of Takeru and Natsuko's home life but we did get a glimpse of it in the first episode. Natsuko's a busy woman. We don't know how much Takeru cooks, cleans, and looks after himself, but he at least put his dishes in the sink which is more than Yamato and Hiroaki are doing for themselves.

The opinion Yamato expresses here is a reflection of how he used to view Takeru. It says more about the way Yamato used to think about Takeru than about Takeru and Natusko's relationship. By his admission, Takeru tried to do back then the same thing he's doing now: Offering to help pick up the house for Yamato and Hiroaki.

But Yamato just felt criticized by a spoiled child of privilege. Because it was important to his self-identity back then that he view Takeru as helpless. Takeru can't be someone who can tidy up and clean; He must just be being taken care of by Natsuko and that's why he's questioning the state of the apartment.

Takeru's behavior hasn't changed. What's changed is how Yamato perceives it. But he still isn't going to let Takeru spend all night cleaning his apartment. Are you shitting me? No.

Bestie's little sister does this same fucking thing. Comes over and immediately starts looking for chores she can do. I don't know why little siblings are like this.

In the dub:

T.K.: I haven't been here in a while! Iiiiiit's... the same. Including the smell of your socks.

Perfect delivery. A+

Matt: What are you talking about? I just finished cleaning the place! T.K.: I see.... (T.K. kneels down and picks up discarded laundry) T.K.: (laughing) And how long have these been here? (Matt yanks the clothes away) Matt: Quit nitpicking, T.K.! Dad's been putting in a lot of hours at the TV station and I've been rehearsing with my band! T.K.: Oh. Sorry. I almost forgot it's just you two guys. Matt: Don't worry about it. You're right, this place does have a distinct odor to it. Those dishes are so filthy, I think I'd rather face the Dark Masters again than clean them. If Mom lived with me, she'd never let this mess happen. She always kept us in line. T.K.: Yeah. She cracks the whip on me! Matt: Anyway, I'm starving. What do you want to eat? And don't expect anything fancy 'cause we haven't gone grocery shopping in quite a while.... T.K.: Anything will be fine. Matt: Okay, but I warned you! (T.K. looks down, disappointed)

Where Yamato and Takeru spend their dialogue reminiscing about the past, Matt and T.K. are more focused on the present state of the apartment and why it's like this.

The dub script doesn't explain why T.K. suddenly gets sad. In the original, it's simple. He's young, he wants to spend time with his whole family together in one place, and the unlikelihood of ever doing that again depresses him. Takeru is a child of divorce and he carries that weight on his shoulders.

In the dub, the next section about dinner starts a couple lines early. I guess T.K.'s unhappy about the poor menu options?

Yamato returns from putting away the laundry.

Yamato: What do you want to eat? I'm going to be the one making it, so don't expect too much. Takeru: (perks up) Anything will be fine as long as it's a home-cooked meal by my Onii-chan! Yamato: (wicked grin) Oh, is that right? Then prepare yourself.

Smash cut to the end of dinner. Takeru drops his spoon into his empty curry bowl and inhales a glass of water before choking out the customary Japanese phrase to conclude a meal. It seems the curry he just ate was unbelievably spicy.

Takeru: (finishes water) NYAGH!!! Yamato: Hahahahaha! Takeru: G-Gouchisousama! Dad always eats like this!? Yamato: No, to honor our guest Takeru-sama, this was a Special Dinner.

"Special Dinner" is in English.

Takeru: Special!? The normal one would have been fine.... Yamato: That wouldn't be right. This only happens one night out of every year. It's just like Orihime and Hikoboshi on Tanabata. Takeru: (facepalm) Orihime and HIkoboshi would be furious if they heard that.

Yamato and Takeru are referring to a Japanese holiday they borrowed from China. It's based on a popular story about a pair of star-crossed lovers separated by Orihime's father who can only meet one day out of every year. That one day when the lovers can meet has been a real-world holiday in China and Japan for well over a thousand years.

In the dub, the boys have already begun discussing dinner.

Matt: First, I'll take a little stroll to our old refrigerator and, uh... Take a peek at what's not expired. T.K.: (perks up) I have an idea. Why don't we just order a pizza? I'll buy! Matt: (wicked grin) I've got an idea. A real hot one! (Smash cut to empty curry bowl and T.K. inhaling water) Matt: Ahahahahahahahaha! T.K.: Quick, call 9-1-1! Or the Poison Center! I'm gonna pass out! Matt: I thought I told you, "Eat at your own risk." But you said you were hungry! T.K.: Are you crazy!? What is this stuff!? Matt: It's a secret, but I'll tell you: A little bit of hot sauce, a little wasabi, and a mystery meat I found in the refrigerator covered in green fuzz! T.K.: (facepalm) Oh man, I never thought cooking could make you feel dizzy....

Obviously, the Tanabata stuff wasn't making it over. We do lose Yamato asserting that Takeru only gets to sleep over once a year. The boys are still as estranged by the divorce as they were in the first series.

That's a minor background detail that I like. Even after everything that happened in the first series, Yamato and Takeru's living situations haven't changed. Hiroaki and Natsuko went through a mutual terrifying experience with their children during Vamdemon's invasion of Odaiba, and they were visibly supporting each other when the Chosen Children returned to the Digital World and fought Apocalymon.

But once those events ended... They went right back to business as usual. Hiroaki and Natsuko divorced for a reason. They are never, ever getting back together. Sorry, Takeru, but it's true. And that's neat. It's rare to see stories commit to a divorce.

But the dialogue that replaces all of that is charming, goofy, and likable too. Some solid brotherly banter in this scene.

Suddenly, the door opens and closes.

Takeru: Ah! He's home!

Hiroaki comes down the hall, entering the apartment's dining area.

Takeru: Welcome home! Hiroaki: Oh, you're here? So that was today then.... Yamato: What, did you forget? Hiroaki: No, no, you're right, it's today....

Hiroaki slumps down in his chair and lets out a hard sigh. His uneaten Special Dinner curry set out on the plate in front of him. Waiting. Lurking.

Takeru: What is it? Did something happen? Hiroaki: No, it's nothing....

Hiroaki lets out another sigh and holds his head in his hands. He is clearly upset about something.

Yamato: Okay, what's with the eerie noises? Hiroaki: Eerie? Yes. You're right. It's eerie. I don't want to think about it but no matter what, I just can't get these eerie things out of my head. Yamato: What are you talking about?

Hiroaki stands up and slowly walks across the room with his arms slumped down, like a shambling corpse.

Hiroaki: If you saw someone walking down the hall like this, what would you think? Yamato: (dismissive) Probably just something like "Where is he going?" Hiroaki: That's right! That's what you'd think. So then you watch them to see what they're going. And then.... Yamato: And then...? Hiroaki: In the hallway where you thought someone was walking, there's nobody there. Takeru: So you thought you saw someone at first, but you were just seeing things? Hiroaki: (unconvinced) Yeah... Seeing things....

Probably just old age. Or ghosts. It's a proven scientific fact that ghosts exist and that they come out of the wifi network. And also draculas. Which I would have lost money on if we'd been betting on how ghosts and draculas work but that's life.

In the dub:

(Door opens and closes) T.K.: Oh! Dad must be home. Hey, Dad! Hiroaki: Hey, T.K. Hey, Matt. Sorry I'm late again. Matt: Another tough day at the TV station? Hiroaki: It's always tough but lately it's been just brutal. (Hiroaki slumps into his chair in front of the murderous curry) T.K.: Dad, what's the matter? Hiroaki: Ugh, I don't even know how to explain it. Matt: Don't tell me Myotismon destroyed the station again. Hiroaki: Ha! I almost wish! At least then I would have an answer for what's going on! My staff is quitting every hour saying they're seeing strange things and I don't blame them! I must be losing my mind.... Matt: What's happening, Dad? Hiroaki: Okay.... (Hiroaki gets up and shambles like a zombie) Hiroaki: One second you're walking down the hall and you see something moving out of the corner of your eye. Takeru: That doesn't sound too crazy so far. Hiroaki: Right! But when you turn to look, nothing! Not a trace of anyone or anything! Just an empty hallway. Yamato: So what? Hiroaki: It might sound crazy but I've come to a conclusion. The station is haunted! T.K.: Are you sure you're not just overtired? You have been putting in a lot of hours lately. Hiroaki: I know. But it's more than that.

They remove the part where Hiroaki's surprised by Takeru's presence and add in T.K. being pretty knowledgeable about Hiroaki's recent working hours. Coupled with the rewrites in the previous part and it seems pretty clear to me that they're trying to scrub out Takeru and Yamato's estrangement.

I guess they just didn't like the plot point of Takeru only staying here on the Adventure anniversary and want him to be a regular guest of Hiroaki's home.

Also of note is that when Hiroaki shambles across the room, he now seems to be describing himself walking down the hall instead of describing the person he saw.

Hiroaki: Oh... So what do you think of this? While I'm editing, I see a shadow on the screen that shouldn't be there. Yamato: Maybe no one noticed it during filming. Hiroaki: Oh? Is that right? Takeru: What else could it be? Hiroaki: Yeah, sure. That'd be nice. Takeru: What, a ghost did it? Hiroaki: That's right. If one or two people saw it, we could just assume they're seeing things. But when it's ten or twenty people....

The boys have no answer to that.

In the dub:

Hiroaki: For instance, there's this dark shadow. It keeps appearing on every monitor in the station but it's different every single time. Matt: I bet it's just the equipment. It probably needs to be cleaned. Hiroaki: I know. I thought of that. T.K.: Wow, that's pretty weird! Hiroaki: You're telling me. ...maybe it is stress. T.K.: Well, what are you gonna do? Hiroaki: I dunno. Maybe I'll go on a vacation. I heard the Arctic is a nice place to visit. I haven't taken one in fifteen years.

In both version, Matt makes counterarguments that the discovery scene with Chioka already answered in the Japanese script. It's not a filming error because the shadow changes every time and it's not the equipment because it's all brand new stuff straight out of the box.

Hiroaki's reply doesn't really answer either concern. He basically just goes "Nuh uh!" in both versions so it's unsurprising that Yamato/Matt isn't taking this seriously.

Dub Hiroaki is more willing to accept that he might be delusional. Original Hiroaki makes the salient point that other people are seeing this shit too so there's no way the problem is just him.

Though there is another possibility nobody points out and it's that the newly reconstructed FCG building might have a gas leak. A mass hallucination is possible if there's something bad in the air, and they should probably evacuate the building and call someone to look at it.

It's at this point that the boys notice Hiroaki brought home a Sony Sonic portable MiniDisc player.

Takeru: Hey dad, what's that MD? Hiroaki: Oh, Sakurada made me a copy of his sutra. Boys: A sutra!? Hiroaki: Well, with some kind of bakemono going around, I thought this would help. But it hasn't done anything! Yamato: (irritated) This is so dumb.

Yamato gets up and leaves the table, unwilling to participate in this conversation any longer.

Takeru: Oh, that's right! I wanted to take a bath.

Takeru more politely excuses himself but he quits the conversation too, leaving Hiroaki alone in the living room. Hiroaki sits back down at the table.

Hiroaki: Well, guess I'll have dinner, then.

He takes one bite of the Special Dinner and his face turns bright red. Cut to exterior shot of the apartment as he screams in agony.

Hiroaki: HOT!!! IT'S SO HOT!!!

Cause of death: Having kids.

Up to this point, the entity in the TV station has been referred to with the term 幽霊 yuurei for ghost. However, Hiroaki calls it 化け物系 bakemono-kei or "A bakemono type of thing". We're pretty familiar with the concept of 化け物 bakemono by now; They're shapeshifting supernatural entities that impersonate a human guise in order to manipulate and deceive people. Quite literally what the Bakemon are based on.

It's not the same thing as 幽霊 yuurei. Though its shorthand お化け obake sometimes gets used to mean 幽霊 yuurei. Language drift!

His staff and Takeru sarcastically all suggest it's a ghost, but Hiroaki isn't willing to commit to anything more than "Some sort of spooky creature in the shape of a person."

As usual, the dub doesn't like the use of Buddhist sutras to ward off evil spirits.

Matt: What's up with the CD player? Hiroaki: It's a soothing recording of buffalos migrating. Boys: BUFFALO!?!? Hiroaki: Yeah, I heard these recordings help with stress. At this point, I'm willing to try anything. (chanting) I'm a happy little buffalo.... Matt: (laughing) You've flipped your lid! Hiroaki: Huh? (Matt leaves) T.K.: Don't mind him, Dad. He's just not a happy little buffalo! (T.K. leaves) Hiroaki: (sigh) Boy, am I hungry. (Hiroaki takes a bite and regrets it immediately) Hiroaki: CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!!!

Matt and T.K. seem to be taking this in good fun in the dub, which goes in a more absurd direction with the introduction of the buffalo recording. It's a difference of "Oh my god, what the fuck" versus "LOL what the fuck", culminating in T.K. getting a pretty solid joke in at Hiroaki's expense. XD

We return to the FCG Building the next day, with text helpfully informing us that it's now August 2nd.

Chioka and the Editor are still trying to get their footage to work. They hit Play and watch the footage carefully for a couple seconds... until the shadow crosses over it.

Editor: Gragh! Chioka: Not again! Editor: if this keeps up, we'll get nothing done! This show airs the day after tomorrow! Chioka: Don't say things like that! We can't broadcast it like this! Editor: NYAAAAGH WHAT DO WE DO!?!?

Editor holds his head in his hands and freaks out while Chioka starts crying outright.

Chioka: T_T I put so much work into it....

Our only choice now is to just get used to having to edit with the Station Ghost haunting our monitors. I'm sure eventually this will just become something everyone at the office lives with.

The dub once again skips the date.

Editor: This is the moment of truth. So far so good. (Shadow jumps across the screen) Editor: Gragh! Chioka: Not again! Editor: Look, boss. We're never gonna finish at this rate. We're definitely gonna need more time. Chioka: Are you crazy!? This is supposed to go on the air tomorrow! Editor: OH THAT'S JUST GREAT!!! WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO!?!? Chioka: T_T My career is finished! I'll forever be known as the Haunted Director!

"Haunted Director" is a pretty badass title, honestly. You could probably make a killing in the horror industry with that kind of reputation.

The dub bumps up the deadline by a day, making this even more urgent.

Suddenly, Sakurada approaches carrying his stereo.

Sakurada: Should I play this? Chioka: Eh? Sakurada: The sutra. Chioka: (irritated) You bring an MD just to listen to that? Editor: At this point, we might as well try anything! Chioka: Eh?

Sakurada brings the stereo over to the Editor's desk and hits play. But nothing happens. For four seconds, the room is silent.

Editor: Eh? There's no sound. Is it broken? Sakurada: Huh? That's impossible. I just got this MD player.

Sakurada leans down and inspects the stereo. A deep, ghastly wailing slowly fills in the room. An eerie moan of the dead.

Editor: ^_^;; Uh, that's a weird sutra. Sakurada: (freaked out) N-No, that's... That voice isn't coming from this deck. Chioka: Then where would....

As the realization settles in over the three men, they all stand up at once. We leave them here, looking frantically around the editing room, as we go to commercial.

In the dub:

Jeremiah: We got the soundtrack back but... it's weird. Chioka: This is the very worst day of my entire life. Editor: What do you mean by weird? Play the darn tape! Chioka: Huh!? Jeremiah: Here goes! (Jeremiah plays the tape) Stereo: ... Editor: Hey, wait. I don't hear anything. Where's the music? Jeremiah: That's the thing! We recorded this music but it plays back this voice! Mysterious Voice: ...Ga...to... Jeremiah: Huh!? Editor: I didn't sign up for this! Mysterious Voice: G... Ga... to.... Jeremiah: It's the ghost! It doesn't sound happy and I bet it's coming for us! Editor: Yeah? Chioka: Agh! It could be anywhere! (All three stand up, panicking and wailing)

Having to remove the sutra leaves this scene stilted. In the original, Chioka shit-talks the sutra only for Editor to insist on trying it, causing Chioka to react with surprise. Here, the Editor simply says he wants to hear the weird thing Jeremiah brought, which is a natural reaction to what Jeremiah said. So it's not clear why Chioka suddenly gets shocked.

The original's more subtle and haunting in how it builds up the ghost.

The dub skips the commercial here and kicks it out to later.

When we return from commercial, a staff member enters Hiroaki's office to tell him what happened.

Hiroaki: What did you say!? There's a voice now!?

Then we immediately cut away from that because it's MIMI TIME, FUCKOS!!!

Mimi and Sora visit Tokyo Tower with their kouhai Miyako, reminiscing about that time they were in a punch-up with SkullMeramon that destroyed it.

Mimi: YEEEEEEAH IT'S TOKYO TOWER!!! Long time no see! Sora: And it's been fully repaired, too. Miyako: Part of it melted once, didn't it? Mimi: That was a pretty rough time for Tokyo. Miyako: I didn't know Digimon from the Digital World were responsible for that!

It still amazes me that the Chosen Children somehow managed to navigate the fallout of Odaiba being leveled by a kaiju monster, the sky splitting apart, and the whole world watching them fight a cross-dimensional monster through an omnipresent void without anyone ever finding out what any of that was about.

Fucking Dracula kidnapped everyone in Odaiba, then took all their children away in order to check them for something. And no one ever wondered what he was looking for?

I blame Godzilla. All the endless kaiju attacks desensitized the Japanese people into a state of "Well, that happened, but I have work tomorrow."

That's a joke, but it's also sort of true. This is what 頑張る ganbaru, what the spirit of Japanese perseverance against adversity, means. Japan is a nation beset by national disaster. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, nuclear disasters, these things are part of life in Japan and baked into the social fabric.

Living in Japan means understanding that sometimes the universe is just gonna kick you in the nuts for no reason, and then you gotta do what you gotta do. Stand firm, do the work, and get it done so we can move forward.

No one really understands what happened on those days three years ago. But they survived, they rebuilt what the monsters destroyed, and now life moves on.

In the dub:

Employee: Sir, we need you right away! Hiroaki: A shadow!? Oh no, not again!

Despite the voice being more legible in the dub version, they apparently didn't see fit to tell Hiroaki about it.

Here the dub takes its second commercial break. I guess they figured it made more sense that way. I can see the logic of both.

In the original, Hiroaki's line is a reminder of what just happened before the commercial. The dub instead keeps the TV station scenes over there on that side of the commercial and the Chosen Children scenes over here, making a clean break.

Mimi: Hey, it's Tokyo Tower! I did my first fashion shoot here. Sora: This place looks better than the last time I saw it. Yolei: Is it true that a Digimon leveled it? Mimi: Yep. And he almost demolished the entire city too. Yolei: Why did he have to destroy the tower? Why couldn't have have blasted my dentist's office instead!

...he did not almost demolish the entire city. The dub's thinking of something else.

I think they forgot about SkullMeramon and thought Tokyo Tower was destroyed in the VenomVamdemon attack. They also thought 08/01 was the date of that attack. The dub's kind of fixated on just that one battle.

But this tower wasn't anywhere near the carnage of that day. We're on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge from Odaiba and then a good 2-3 miles northwest.

If you recall, Vamdemon set up shop in the northwest corner of Odaiba, Daiba Park, and then immediately sent all of his forces in the wrong direction. It's hilarious. So we had this fight with SkullMeramon well outside of what would later become the barrier-enshrouded destruction zone of Odaiba.

Checking in with Jou, would it surprise you to learn he's studying in cram school right now?

Takeru and Yamato are out in Shibuya.

Yamato: Shibuya's as crowded as ever, huh? Takeru: Yeah! ...ah! Here.

Takeru stops Yamato when they find what they're looking for: A simple storefront with a glass display window. The boys remember Pumpmon and Gotsumon playing around and trying on clothes in the shop.

Yamato: (fondly) They were good guys. Takeru: (fondly) Yeah....

The way Takeru stops Yamato implies that they came out here specifically for this. As part of their anniversary, they make an annual trip to Shibuya to remember the Shibuya-type Digimon who gave their lives for them.

Decide for yourself whether Yamato and Takeru also annually rob an ice cream stand in their honor.

The dub gives Joe's teacher some dialogue.

Teacher: And that, students, is how we determine how fast the pie was moving when it hit the clown in the face. Joe: (thinking) Please let the bell ring. Please get me out of here!

Apparently this class sucks so much that even studious Joe hates it.

T.K.: Mall's crowded just like always. Matt: This anniversary is making me think about the Digimon we lost. T.K.: I know what you mean. Everywhere I look today, I'm seeing their faces. (Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon appear in the window briefly) Matt: (fondly) Sure are lots of good memories. T.K.: (fondly) Mhm....

The dub takes the opposite approach and suggests Matt and T.K. are just visiting "the mall" but are also haunted by the memory of Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon that saturates this place.

It's worth noting that Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon are alive in the dub version, so they might not feel obligated to memorialize the pair in the same way. Though Matt still explicitly refers to them as Digimon "we lost", which can really only mean one thing.

While Miyako's with her senpais and Takeru's with his brother, Daisuke and Iori have joined Koushiro at the Yagami residence. They're all in Taichi's room together, since the siblings have separate rooms now.

Koushiro: Since we're here, I'd like to run a little experiment.

Fuck off, Koushiro. It's a team holiday. T_T Workaholics....

Daisuke: Eh? Like what? Koushiro: Actually, it pertains to the Digital Gate. Hikari: Gate? The one we use to go to the Digital World? Koushiro: Yes.

Even in this casual setting, Iori is sitting in the formal 正座 seiza posture. Koushiro doesn't give a shit and is on his butt because he's learned how to be sociable. However, once he starts explaining himself, Koushiro gets up and transitions into the 正座 seiza position for respectability.

Koushiro: Up until now, we've always used the computer in the Computer Room to travel to and from the Digital World. I want to find out if it's possible to open the Gate from somewhere else. Iori: (excited) Eh!? How would we do that? Is that even possible? Koushiro: (sheepish) No, I just meant that it might be possible. I can't say for sure right now.

That's why we're experimenting. Koushiro has hypotheses that he wants to turn into facts.

As an aside, Tailmon has gotten really good at looking like a stuffed animal. The dead-eyed stare she's giving right now even though they aren't in public is haunting.

The dub continues the running joke of Yuuko's horrifying cooking.

Tai: My mom won't be home for a while. She's at a Cooking with Fungus class. Izzy: So, while she's gone, I thought we could do an experiment. Davis: Huh!? What kind of experiment!? Izzy: It's simple. It has to do with the Digi-Port. Kari: Digi-Port? But how are we supposed to do an experiment from here? Izzy: Right. We always have to use the computers in the school's computer lab to travel to and from the Digital World. But what if we could program our D-3 Digivices to be able to open the Digi-Port from our home computers too? Cody: Yeah! But that's easier said than done, Izzy. Where do we begin? Izzy: See, that's where it gets a little foggy. I have a couple of theories but I'm not real sure....

Kari's redundant "You mean THAT Digital Gate?" line is replaced with a very reasonable question that I really like.

And Izzy's tripping over his words again. I'm referring, specifically, to the part where he says "program our D-3 Digivices". In four words he manages to say the wrong thing twice.

First, Izzy suggests that the D-3s would need to be "programmed". They can't open Digi-Ports anywhere but the computer room now, but we could modify them to allow that. This is incorrect; What both Koushiro and Izzy is about to suggest is that they always could. No modification required.

Second, he refers to the D-3 as "our", indicating that he too has one. He does not. He has a standard Digivice incapable of opening the Digital Gate/Digi-Port.

Taichi: Get to the point, Koushiro. Koushiro: To put it simply, I don't think that computer we always use is what has the power to open the Digital Gate.

Koushiro turns away from Taichi and speaks to the junior members in the room.

Koushiro: What opens the Gate is the power of those D-3s that all of you have.

Hikari holds up her D-3.

Hikari: This? Koushiro: Yes. I'd considered this before, but I couldn't be sure so I didn't want to say anything. However, on a day like this when the computer room isn't available, it could be a problem if the Digimon Kaiser starts making any moves.

I mean. He lives there. He's kind of always making moves.

Taichi: I get it. But if that's right... Where else would we be able to enter the Digital World from? Koushiro: Right here. Taichi: HERE!?!?

Koushiro stands up and points at the computer behind Taichi.

Koushiro: As long as there's a computer. No, even without a computer, it may be possible to enter the Digital World with a D-3 alone. Group: (collective gasps) Iori: (gasp)

They let everyone give a communal shocked gasp and then zoom in on Iori just... watching how awesome his senpai is.

In the dub:

Tai: Come on, Izzy. Let's hear 'em. Izzy: Here's the thing. We've always just assumed the power of the computer is the key to opening the Digi-Port. My theory is that the computers are incidental and that the D-3s are the true power of the Digi-Port. (Kari holds up her D-3) Kari: These things? Izzy: Right. I've suspected it for some time now but I didn't say anything because I didn't have enough proof to be absolutely sure. Now with the school's computer lab being used for detention and our access to the Digi-Port being limited, the Digimon Emperor might do some damage while we're stuck looking for a way into the Digital World! Tai: That's a really good point, Izzy, but where exactly are we supposed to open the Digi-Port? Izzy: Right here. Group: HUH!?!? (Izzy stands and points at the computer) Izzy: We'll open it up right here. See, according to my theory, the D-3 is all we'll need to open the portal. But if I'm wrong, it could be dangerous. Group: (collective gasp) Cody: Ohhhhhh....

That last vocalization from Cody is somewhere between a sigh and a dawning realization.

This was pretty solid all up to "It could be dangerous", which Izzy pulls straight of his asshole. If he's wrong, the only thing that will happen is that the Digi-Port won't open. Why is he suddenly trying to inject tension into this?

This line replaces the important point that the D-3 might even be able to open Digital Gates away from the computer. Which makes sense. We never used a computer to go to and from the Digital World in the first series, and neither did Hikari and Takeru to reach the Dark Ocean. This will become relevant again.

Koushiro: Daisuke-kun, please give it a try. Daisuke: M-Me!? Hikari: That's right, Daisuke-kun. Go try it. Daisuke: G-Got it!

You heard izzy; It could be dangerous and you're expendable so chop chop!

I say this with love. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. ^_^;;

Daisuke approaches the computer and brings up the Digital Gate. He holds out his D-3 to the monitor.

Daisuke: DIGITAL GATE, OPEN!!!

The light turns green. The Digital Gate is open. Everyone shares a collective gasp of surprised glee.

Iori: The Digital Gate opened! Daisuke: Let's go! Iori: Eh? Daisuke: We went to all this trouble, so we might as well go!

Nobody answers him, but the determined smiles they shoot to the computer is answer enough.

In the dub:

Izzy: Well, who's the first guinea pig? Come on, Davis, give it a try! Davis: What!? Who, me!? Kari: (aggressively sarcastic) No, silly. He means the other boy with goggles. Davis: Oh! Where is he? (Davis brings up the Digital Gate) Davis: Here goes. DIGI-PORT OPEN!!! (The light turns green) Cody: I can't believe it! Nice work, Izzy! Davis: Let's go through! Group: Huh!? Davis: We need to test the Digi-Port!

The tonal whiplash between Hikari/Kari's two lines is a reminder of how aggressively different the vibes between her and Daisuke/Davis is in the two versions. As Taichi's kouhai, Daisuke's basically an honorary part of the Yagami family who Hikari occasionally flexes her influence over to move the plot along. While Kari just has reasonably well-justified contempt for this possessive dipshit.

Kari's line read for that sarcastic quip is scathing. This is not poking fun; This is "Oh my god, he can't actually be that stupid" tone which sets up Davis's punchline of actually being that stupid.

Davis's motive for going through the Digi-Port has also changed. In the original, he's just gung-ho about any chance he gets to get in there. Daisuke loves being a Chosen Child. He really is having a blast with all this. There is no other reason. Davis just wants to finish testing it to make sure it worked.

Once the rest of the team's onboard, Daisuke turns back around to the computer. It's time to--

Yuuko: (from the entrance hall) I'm home!!!

ABORT. It's time to ABORT.

Fun linguistic fact, the phrase for returning home is ただいま帰りました Tadaima kaerimashita. There's no funny meaning to it like the "I am here to bother you" thing you say when visiting someone. It's literally just "I have now returned home".

However, it's also a mouthful after a long trip so people have gotten into the habit of just saying ただいま Tadaima. Which is not the "returned home" part but the "I have now" part.

So basically, in Japan, it is customary to yell out "Right now!" as you burst through the front door.

Out front, Yuuko notices five pairs of shoes by the door.

Yuuko: Huh? We have a lot of guests....

Back in Taichi's room, he stops Daisuke.

Taichi: Daisuke, wait! The bag is home.

Okay that's gonna need some explaining. That sounds bad in English but in Japan, お袋 Ofukuro is actually a term of endearment. A bag is what holds valuables and important treasures. It's a phrase typically used by men or boys to indicate a particularly close and emotionally dependent relationship with their mothers.

In essence, a "bag" mother is a bottomless container from which love and support pours out. Taichi basically just called her "Mommy" right in front of everyone.

Taichi: Daisuke, wait! Mommy's home. Daisuke: B-But.... Taichi: All of our shoes are out front! It will be weird if no one's here. Iori: He's right.

Daisuke reluctantly relents and closes the Gate.

Daisuke: It's closed. Koushiro: Like I thought, it can open from here too. Taichi: If only we knew that sooner, we could all have gone to the Digital World yesterday right on August 1st. Koushiro: You're right. I'm sorry I didn't think of that. Taichi: Ahaha, that's fine! It's not your fault, Koushiro. There's always next year. Hikari: Mhm! Iori: That said, while being able to reach the Digital World from home may seem convenient, it may also be troublesome. Hikari: Why is that?

As if on cue, Yuuko knocks twice and then opens the door uninvited.

Yuuko: You have friends over? Iori, Daisuke, & Koushiro: Ojamashitemasu! Taichi: H-Hi!

There's "I'm here to bother you", the customary phrase for entering into another person's hospitality. Even though the Gate is closed, everybody lines up in front of the computer, guiltily using their bodies to shield Tailmon, Chibimon, and Upamon from view.

Yuuko: Hello. Make yourselves at home.

Yuuko shuts the door and leaves the kids to their business.

Koushiro: Iori-kun is right. If we start going in and out from our home computers, we have to be more careful than ever to avoid being caught by our families. Hikari: Yeah, if we suddenly vanished from our rooms, Mom would be so shocked that she might call the police. Taichi: Yeah. Koushiro: We'll have to devise some sort of countermeasure....

One step forward and one step back. We can go to the Digital World from any computer but without a solid plan in place, we shouldn't. No one here wants to be the next missing child.

In the dub:

Yuuko: I'm home! Group: (collective gasp) (Cut to Yuuko out front) Yuuko: Visitors? I'd better make fungus cookies.

I'm sure Izzy and nobody else will be thrilled about that.

Tai: Wait! We can't go! My mom's home early! Davis: But-but-- Tai: She saw our shoes by the door. If she comes up here and we're gone, we're toast! Cody: Tai is right.

He is not. "Up" here, Tai? You're in an apartment. There is only one floor.

(Digi-Port closes) Davis: Aww, man.... Izzy: Bummer. I wanted to see my theory through. Tai: Don't worry, Izzy. You'll get your chance soon enough. I just wish we would have known about this earlier; It might have saved us some close calls with our parents. Izzy: Yeah, I know. I should have said something sooner. Tai: Haha, no need to sweat it! It's not your fault! Nice work, Izzy! Kari: Mhm! Cody: Now that we know that the D-3 can open the portal from any one of our homes, we're going to have to be extra especially careful. Kari: But why? (Yuuko knocks six times and then enters) Yuuko: Hey kids! Group: Hi! Kari: (guiltily) Hi, Mom! Tai: (panicked) Hi, Mom! Yuuko: I hope everyone's hungyyyyyy! (Yuuko closes the door) Izzy: Because of just that, Kari. Keeping this secret from our families becomes a lot more difficult when they can barge in on us at any second. Kari: I can't imagine if our mother came into our rooms in the night and we weren't there. She'd probably call the National Guard and the Army! Tai: Mhm.... Izzy: We're just gonna have to work out some sort of a plan....

The correct term for Japan's military is the Japan Self-Defense Force or JSDF, but localization strikes again. Per the Constitution of Japan which the U.S. forced on them after WWII, Japan legally cannot have a standing army. The JSDF is their "Technically not an army so it's not breaking the rules" army.

In any case, the dub changes the context for the "If only we knew about this sooner" bit. Taichi laments that visiting the Digital World on the anniversary of the day they were all pulled int would be great. But the only part of the anniversary that the dub cares about is the final battle with VenomMyotismon. so they change that to Tai regretting how much easier this would make their recent adventures.

The next day. August 3rd. Today is the day that they defeated Vamdemon.

The Chosen Children gather outside the FCG Building. Hikari's brought a bouquet of flowers. The show never explicitly says what those flowers are for but, from context, she probably intends to leave them at Wizarmon's "grave", so to speak.

Coming to the FCG Building to memorialize Wizarmon on the day of their death is implicitly the last leg of the annual anniversary event. Just like how Yamato and Takeru visit Shibuya to memorialize Pumpmon and Gotsumon on 08/02, the day of their death.

Suddenly, dark storm clouds roll in over the building.

Hikari: The weather changed so suddenly.... Tailmon: Yeah....

Uh, the last time this happened (on this exact date, even) Odaiba was turned into a rubble field. So. We should. Probably be ready for that.

With the stormclouds comes lightning. A few stay bolts strike in the general area. But then one hits the FCG Building itself,

Group: HUH!?!? Daisuke: It was struck by lightning!

Thanks, Daisuke.

In the dub, the timestamp's gone again.

Kari: Look at that huge cloud! Did you see how it just came out of nowhere? Gatomon: Uh-huh. T.K.: Those weathermen are always wrong! (Lightning strike) Group: HUH!?!? Davis: Aggggh Something here's not right!

It's a little dry in both versions but T.K. tries to punch it up with a quip.

Inside the building, it's a total blackout. The terrorized staff run screaming from the building.

Hiroaki follows his staff out into a hallway. Suddenly, a shadow passes beneath his foot. It's the shadow from the monitors. In the darkened hallway, Hiroaki watches the shadow move across the walls, then double back and head the other way.

Outside, the Chosen Children watch people evacuate the building, unsure of what's happening.

Hikari: What's going on? Tailmon: (gasp)

Tailmon suddenly realizes something. Dropping to all fours, she bounds into the FCG Building.

Hikari: Tailmon!

The other children give chase, pursuing Tailmon inside.

The dub gives Hiroaki a line upon seeing the shadow on the wall.

Hiroaki: Not again! (Everyone flees the building) Woman: IT'S THE GHOST!!! Man: IT'S AFTER US!!! Group: Huh!? Gatomon: (gasp) (Gatomon bounds inside) Kari: Gatomon!

The children enter the station, following Tailmon up to the spherical observation deck. The room where they confronted Vamdemon and Phantomon three years ago to try and save Hikari. A lone computer quietly turns itself on.

Up on the ceiling, the shadow rapidly circles the light fixture.

Hikari: What the hell is that!?

The desk shakes, blowing a stack of fliers at the children. The computer monitor fills in with random letters in eerie red font. Tailmon tries to call out to the entity.

Tailmon: I'm... I'm here! That's enough! I'm here!

The only reply she gets is that low, deep-throated groaning from before.

In the dub, once again, there's much less mystery surrounding what this haunting is because it uses its words.

Ghost: Ga... Ga... Ga... To... To... To... GATOMON!!! (Gatomon enters followed by the kids) Kari: Gatomon! (Ghost whirls on the ceiling) T.K.: It's the ghost! Kari: Who ya gonna call? (Desk shakes) T.K.: Hey, what's going on!? (Fliers are blown at the children and the monitor fills in with random letters in red text) Ghost: Gatomon! Davis: WHAT DOES IT WANT!?!? Tai: You're asking me!? Gatomon: It wants me. I'm here! I'm right here! What do you want!?

Tai and Kari make quips to try and ease the tension.

Following Tailmon's cue, Chibimon has a realization of his own.

Chibimon: It's a Digimon that's doing this! Daisuke: Wait, what!?

Chibimon leaps out of Daisuke's arms. Poromon and Upamon join him.

Upamon: Yeah, no question about it! Miyako: How can you be so sure? Poromon: We're Digimon too! We just know!

Chibimon, Poromon, and Upamon evolve into their Child forms, ready to fight.

Miyako: They evolved! Hawkmon: If a Digimon is present in the real world, that can only mean they're our enemy! Daisuke: Then it really is a Digimon!? Hikari: (contemplative) A Digimon....

Hikari's starting to put the pieces together. But the new recruits lack the context to see this as anything other than Bad Digimon Causing Trouble.

In the dub, DemiVeemon shit-talks Gatomon for trying to answer the ghost's call.

DemiVeemon: Davis, I think she flipped her lid. Davis: What's that!? (The Baby Digimon line up in front of the children) Upamon: Oh no! Let's do something! Yolei: Are you guys sure this is a good idea? Poromon: We've gotta save Gatomon! (Veemon, Hawkmon, and Armadillomon evolve) Yolei: Go get 'em! Hawkmon: I assume that's a servant of the Digimon Emperor sent here to frighten us! Davis: He doesn't stand a ghost of a chance! Kari: (half-hearted) Good one.

Oh, like your Ghostbusters quip was any better.

They cut out all of the Digimon IDing the ghost as a fellow Digimon but Hawkmon nonetheless confidently asserts that the ghost works for Ken.

In the original, the Digimon pre-judge this ghost based on the logic that there's not really any reason a Digimon would be here other than to cause trouble.

They aren't necessarily wrong in that; Entering the human world without the assistance of a human Partner isn't exactly an easy thing to do. Korra has not opened Spirit Portals to the Digital World; Crossing the boundary is very hard. Historically, non-Partner Digimon appearing in the human world has only ever happened for destructive purposes.

But they are wrong nonetheless. They're making a bad assumption and escalating the situation.

In the dub, they're just jumping in to protect Gatomon from a perceived threat. There is no bad assumption; This thing is after Gatomon and they intend to get in between them.

There's also a difference in the reactions of their human Partners. Miyako and Daisuke are struggling to keep up with what the Digimon are doing. They're confused, and this is escalating too fast for them to follow. Yolei and Davis are completely on the same page as their Digimon and want to fuck up this ghost.

Alright, it's Fight Time!

V-mon: Alright, let's go! Hawkmon: HO-- Tailmon: STOP!!!

Due to an animation error, Hawkmon accidentally leaves his beak behind when he charges.

The trio gets all of two steps forward before Tailmon jumps in front of them. Fight Time is cancelled. There will be no Fight Time.

She does not say anything further to them. Just tells them to buzz off and resumes addressing the ghost.

Tailmon: I'm here.

This time, her words get through. The random text on the screen suddenly vanishes, replaced by the word テイルモン Tailmon. The groaning voice finally speaks a legible word.

Ghost: Taaaaaailmoooooon....

The screen scrolls, revealing the word テイルモン Tailmon written over and over and over again.

Tailmon: Yes, I'm here. Ghost: Taaaaaailmoooooon.... Iori: It's calling for Tailmon!

Thanks, Iori.

In the dub:

Veemon: Ready!? Huh? (The Digimon charge but Gatomon cuts them off) Gatomon: Wait! Digimon: Huh!? Gatomon: I'm here! Ghost: Gatomon!

They rewrite Gatomon's name in English on the computer, both the big lettering and the repeated scrawling.

Gatomon: Don't move, guys! Ghost: Ooooogh.... Cody: GATOMON, RUN FOR IT!!!

At the part where the ghost starts speaking Tailmon's name in the original, it stops speaking Gatomon's name and everyone acts like it's attacking. Even Gatomon seems to think the ghost's about to start shooting at them.

Finally, the shadow drifts to the floor and crosses over to Tailmon, stopping just in front of her.

Tailmon: Wizarmon!

All eight veterans let out shocked gasps. Sure enough, a transparent Wizarmon rises out of the floor.

Wizarmon: Tailmon.... Hikari: WIZARMON!!! Daisuke: Th-That's.... Iori: It's.... Miyako: Wizarmon? Tailmon: Wizarmon, you were calling out for me, weren't you? Wizarmon: There's something I had to tell you. Tailmon: Something you had to tell me? What is it? Wizarmon: You cannot win against this enemy with only the power you currently possess. Daisuke: Enemy? You mean the Digimon Kaiser? Wizarmon: The enemy is not merely what you see standing against you now. A far greater darkness is gathering. This darkness cannot be dispelled by your power alone. To restore what has been swallowed by darkness to its original state-- Tailmon: Restore!? Wizarmon: --kindness will release a golden radiance. Miyako: Kindness will release a golden radiance? Wizarmon: Kindness alone will not be enough. You'll need the golden radiance. Tailmon: I understand. Wizarmon: Time is running out. All of you must hurry. V-mon: Us? Wizarmon: I'm counting on you, Tailmon.

Wizarmon returned from the grave to be a cryptic fuck. Where did he even get this intel?

I love how Tailmon interrupts him like, "Hold up, as far as I knew, the only mission statement we have involves consecutive punches to a child's most vital organs."

In the dub:

Gatomon: Wizardmon! (Veterans all gasp in shock; Wizardmon rises from the floor) Wizardmon: ...Gatomon....

The dub takes its third commercial break here. Then, on return, we watch the tail end of Wizardmon emerging again.

Wizardmon: Gatomon, I'm glad you've come. Kari: WIZARDMON!!! Cody: ...a friend!? Yolei: I SURE HOPE SO!!! Gatomon: Wizardmon... It's good to see you again. Wizardmon: I need to tell you something, Gatomon. Gatomon: What is it, old friend? Wizardmon: Your great enemy... You cannot beat him as you are now. Davis: Does he... Does he mean the Digimon Emperor? Wizardmon: Your enemy is not only the Digimon Emperor but a much greater darkness. The darkness... It cannot be defeated with strength alone. You must return the one wrapped in darkness to his true self. Gatomon: What? True self? Wizardmon: Kindness will release the golden radiance. Yolei: Kindness!? I hope he doesn't mean we have to be nice to Ken! Wizardmon: Kindness alone will not prevail, Gatomon. The golden radiance is also necessary. Gatomon: I see, but-- Wizardmon: You don't have much time. You must hurry. Goodbye, my friend. Veemon: But wait! Wizardmon: I can't. Gatomon, be careful.

Pretty solid.

It's time for Wizarmon to go but Tailmon isn't ready to say goodbye.

Tailmon: WIZARMON!!!

She holds her paw up for them. Wizarmon reaches out, but their hand passes straight through Tailmon's paw. Tailmon lets out a distraught gasp. Wizarmon looks at their hands and then, with resignation, floats backwards away from Tailmon.

In the dub:

Gatomon: WIZARDMON!!! (They try to touch hands, but pass through each other) Wizardmon: (looks at his hands) ...I'm sorry. (Wizardmon floats away)

One extra line of pure heartbreak.

As Wizardmon floats backwards towards the window to the exterior walkway, Tailmon gives chase.

Tailmon: WIZARMON!!! WIZARMON!!!

Wizarmon floats through the glass, while Tailmon runs face-first into it. Pressed against the glass, she screams for them.

Tailmon: WIZARMON!!! Wizarmon: Hurry!

That's the last word they speak. Wizarmon drifts out onto the walkway where they died and fades away into nothing.

As Tailmon starts crying, Hikari slowly approaches her from behind.

Hikari: ...Tailmon....

Hikari kneels down and hugs Tailmon. They grieve together.

In the dub, Gatomon doesn't say anything until she smacks into the window glass.

Gatomon: WIZARDMON!!! Wizardmon: Hurry! (Wizardmon fades away) Kari: ...Gatomon....

While Hikari tends to Tailmon's feelings, the other children unpack.

Sora: They came to warn us. Takeru: On this day, in this place, Wizarmon....

Flashback to the moment they died. Leaping in front of Vamdemon's Night Raid, Wizarmon gave their life to protect Hikari and Tailmon.

As Wizarmon dies, Tailmon and Hikari cry for them all over again. Then we return to the present.

Hikari: Will we ever see them again? Taichi: I'm sure we will. Yamato: That's right.

Hikari holds Tailmon who, in turn, holds the bouquet. With tears in her eyes, Tailmon says her farewell.

Tailmon: Thank you, Wizarmon. I will not waste the life you gave me that day. Narrator: The message that Wizarmon left with them during that brief reunion, "Kindness will release the golden radiance", remains shrouded in mystery.

Oh, I thought they solved it. My bad. Thanks, Narrator-sama.

We end here, leaving the children to finish saying goodbye to their departed friend.

In the dub, like usual, they talk over the flashback.

Sora: He came back to tell us.... Davis: Who was Wizardmon, anyway? (Flashback) Sora (V.O.): We were battling a very evil dark Digimon named Myotismon. He was about to destroy Kari and Gatomon. Wizardmon stepped in the way of Myotismon's attack. And he paid the ultimate price. Wizardmon sacrificed himself in order to save Kari and Gatomon, and they'll never forget him for it. Kari: Will we ever see him again? Tai: I'm sure we will, Kari. Gatomon: That Wizardmon... What a friend. Even from beyond, he still continues to watch over me. Narrator: What is the significance of the golden radiance? Find out on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!

We will not. That's a few episodes off. Nice try.

It's a little awkward that the episode where Wizardmon died went to a lot of trouble, even slicing and rearranging the footage to make it seem like he'd be okay. But now his ghost is here and they just have to fess up and go, "Yeah, he died. He's dead. Sorry." But at least they own up to it.

Assessment: You know, as hauntings go, there are worse places to be anchored than a TV station. It's like haunting Disney Plus or HBO Max. Wizarmon will never run out of entertainment options.

I love that the kids take a three-day holiday every year to stroll down memory lane and remember what happened to them back then. It's a good thing Yamato's dad is an important guy at Fuji or it'd be pretty awkward explaining why they need to bring flowers to the observation deck every year. I can't imagine them getting past security under normal circumstances.

Do you think the janitor throws away the bouquet in the trash after they leave? Or do they leave it on the walkway itself, and then the wind whips it into some passerby's face? This really is an awkward place for a gravesite.

In any case, this episode not only foreshadows things to come but also serves as a beautiful added epilogue on the original series.

I don't know why the dub removed all the timestamps but based on that "08/01 is the day we defeated Myotismon" bit, I think they're trying to suggest that the entire episode happened in one day. For some reason. IDK.

Dub's full of dub-isms but they do not fuck up the Wizardmon reunion scene and that's the most important part of the episode.

[iamthelemonlord]

Duke of death and his maid au:

CW: // animal death

Lwj gets cursed where anything he touches dies. He discovered his curse when he went out one the morning to his rabbit hutch.

No one had ever heard lwj scream, let alone cry before. When lqr comes running out to see what had happened, lwj was crying over the dead bodies of his rabbits. Seeing him distraught, they had kept coming towards him to comfort him, only to instantly die when they came into contact with lwj.

Lqr walked towards him to ask what had happened and comfort him. Lwj screamed as he saw his uncle come close. "Don't touch me!" His back hit a tree, causing it to instantly wilt.

"Wangji!?" Lqr exclaimed, confusion and horror clouding his features.

Lwj watched as the tree withers and dies. He falls to the ground, confused as to why this was happening to him. His uncle watches helplessly as the grass in contact with lwj shrivels up, becoming lifeless.

Not knowing what else to do, lqr urges lwj up without going near him and rushes him inside the manor. He sits him down and orders the servants to bring him tea and something to eat but warn not to touch him.

As the servants run about, lqr discovered that before this curse had taken hold, lwj had dreamt that someone had visited him and placed the curse on him, their parting words to him were that now no one will be able to truly love him. He'd thought it was just a dream until this morning. This was all anyone could go on. With no way of knowing the truth and no trace of the witch, there was no known way of breaking the spell. They know of none who are familiar with magic.

As he is only the second heir, lwj is taken to a secluded manor and locked away where there is nothing but wilderness. Someone comes by once in a while to clean, but they never stay, fearful of coming in contact with the lord of the manor. All he can do now is search for answers as he rots away alone. The Lan family would continue to provide for him and help with his research but other then that, lwj was on his own.

Try to imagine if you would, a life where you can never embrace the one you love, never once feel their skin against yours. He takes the life's breath out of anything he touches. That was the curse the witch so cruelly inflicted upon him. No animal, human, or plants were except, of course. Regarding his nephew doomed to live his life without knowing the warmth of another, his uncle only complained:

Lqr: That child is like death incarnate!

(Authors note: The last paragraph above and the character line are not my own. It is an excerpt from the English dub of the show. These are not my original words. This narration goes hard, I swear!)

Then, one day, someone appeared at his door, claiming to be his new butler who would be living there from now on. It was wwx who lwj had grown up with, wwx's mother being close friends with Iqr. He was no butler. He didn't have a title, but his family had some land and prestige. Lwj turned him away, calling him insane for wanting to work there. Wwx tells him not to worry. He knows the circumstances and is prepared.

Wwx: Come on, Lan Zhan! We're friends! Let me work here 😁

Lwj: Get lost!

Wwx: Don't be like that! I received permission from your uncle! I'm to stay here and serve you while researching the curse.

Lwj: I do not need help! I am fine on my own! Leave now!

Wwx: Nope! I'm staying!

Lwj slammed the door in wwx's face before he could take a step into the manor. He left him out there thinking he'd get bored and leave soon. Wwx did not leave and stayed sitting on the front steps playing with a stick in the dirt. As night fell and lwj saw that wwx was still there, he relented. He opened the front door and stared down at him.

Lwj: One night, and you're out by morning.

Wwx: Once I take a step in there, you'll never get rid of me.

Lwj: Wei Ying! 😡

Wwx: Laaaan Zhaaaaan! 🙄

Lwj groans in frustration but lets wwx in. Wwx practically skips inside avoiding contact with lwj. He soon makes himself at home and a week later he's still there. Working. Lwj had contacted his uncle only to find that yes wwx was hired by him to help care for lwj and assist in his research. Apparently wwx was an expert in witch magic, specifically curses.

After a heated back and forth with his uncle, wwx was permitted to stay.

He did everything he said he would: oversees the manor and helps with research albeit late in the day since he isn't an early riser. The only issue lwj sees with the arrangement is that the man gets TOO CLOSE to him!

Lwj tends to wear gloves and long sleeves but the curse works through clothes. The layer has to be thick enough that it is not HIM someone is touching, yet wwx seems to not care! One too many times now their noses had almost touched! The man was courting death.

One night while they were sitting together wwx brought up a new topic.

Wwx: we should hire other people. This place is too big

Lwj: No

Wwx: Laaaan Zhaaaaaan!

Lwj: it is too dangerous. Either way, no one besides you would want to stay here.

Wwx stands from his seat and leans across the table, their faces almost touching causing lwj to almost tumble over his seat.

Lwj: WEI YING!

wwx ignores him: What if they can't be affected by your curse?

Lwj: That's impossible. They would have to be invulnerable or dead.

Wwx: if I find someone, will you hire them?

Not thinking he would, lwj agrees with an eye roll.

The next day wwx drags a man to the manor by the name Wen Ning who had been looking for a job. He was from a branch of a prestigious noble family but has been cast out due to being cursed to continue walking the earth after his death. He had died a year ago and now no one but his sister wanted anything to do with him.

Wwx: Your curse stipulates that they have to be living.

Wwx shoves wn towards lwj. In reflex he catch him. Horrified he looks at the man in his arms who blinks back at him.

Lwj: Wei Ying!

Lwj was furious. He righted wn before facing off with wwx

Lwj: That was completely out of line! You could have killed him... again!

Wwx: and I was sure you wouldn't. There's no breath to take. Now what room should we give him?

Wn became the gardener.

After a few weeks a woman showed up to their door announcing herself as WQ, WN sister. She request to stay so she can be with her brother in return she can be their physician and help with the research on curses. At this point lwj has no say anymore and wq is invited to stay The house used to be so quiet and now noise kept filling the space. He may not be able to touch his friends but he could once again feel their warmth. Lwj had become so accustomed to being alone that he forgot he missed being around others. Now he doesnt feel the least bit lonely.

Fin for now.

Kind of wanna do a longer thing with it either way but it's the general idea.

Notes on things to happen:

-At some point wwx gets bunnies that wn cares for in the garden and lwj can enjoy from afar.

-They solve the curse (duh)

- some magic fuckery. Some friends they make alongb the way are witches

- lots of edging stuff (nsfw)

This is very much from an edging type of anime. The original with the maid (Alice) all she likes to do is tease the Duke (very wx coded)

[sweetmariihs2]

The Lorax (Onceler) fun fact:

In the brazillian portuguese dub of The Lorax, Onceler's name is translated to "Umavezildo".

Everybody knows that "Onceler" comes from the saying "once upon a time", because he tells a story. So he's someone who tells a story, thus he's the Once-ler. Many jobs and professions end with "er" because it defines someone who does a certain thing.

But in brazillian portuguese his name "Umavezildo" comes from the brazillian portuguese translation of "once upon a time" and it's said "era uma vez": "Uma-Vez-Zildo". What's funny is that the literal translation of this name to english would be something like "once upon a Zildo". In our BR portuguese, we use "zildo" or "ildo" in the end of a word when we want to mock someone, like if a person is boring, we will call them just boring but there are times we will say like "boringzildo" to mock (Chato (boring) = Chatonildo (boring but like mr boring)). There's a clear difference from when you're just calling a person by the word and when you're ending the word with "ildo/zildo". It's a funny mocking by the way, nothing actually offensive. It's like instead of just saying "you're boring!" you're saying "you're mr. boring!" "you're sir boring!". This is what the "Zildo" part of the word means, it makes the word a name; not actually like "mr" or "sir" but like it turns into a name, into a someone. The word itself "Zildo" is an actual name that exists so I believe it comes from that.

The translation of the word "Umavezildo" to english, after having this knowledge, would sound like "The 'once-upon' dude" "once-upon guy". It's not like a role/profession like the original english word "Once-ler", or else it would be like "Umavez-or" or "Umavezador" (like the words "contador (accountant), atuador (actuator), educador (educator)) , he's the "Once-Upon GUY". He's UMA-VEZ-ZILDO.

His mom doesn't call him "Oncie" in brazillian portuguese, she calls him "Zildo", or "Zildinho" (diminutive or affectionate and adorable way of referring to someone like "little Zildo"). Which is funny, because cutting the "Uma-Vez" part of his name, turns it into a normal masculine name a guy would have: Zildo.

Edit: I made a small research and discovered that the meaning of the name Zildo is "shadow" or "the winner"/"the victorious". This is from those websites that tells people the meaning of their names. The meaning of the word was already explained by me.

In the brazillian portuguese version of the Seuss book that I own "O Lórax" (the 2012 movie is called "O Lorax" without the accent), Onceler's name is "Erumavez" (from "Era Uma Vez"). The book calls the Thneeds by the word "Não-Cessidade" which is a pun with the words "não" (no) and "necessidade"(need). So the Thneed is called "No-Need". But in the movie they still have the original Thneed name with no translation or change.

My version of the book was printed in 2022 so the translation wasn't based on the translation of the movie.

Everybody here has watched The Lorax at some point at school and our "How Bad Can I Be" is actually translated to "Am I That Bad?". We love the dub of the song. It's a classic.

@aikoidiota we love our brazillian Zildinho.

[kesia-stupid-arts]

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[sukunas-play-thing]

This picture makes me physically ill.

Also, a small rant. And spoilers ahead if you're not caught up to One Piece.

I Hate seeing him hurt. But boy oh boy do I wanna hear him huffing and puffing in Japanese and English Dub.

Also, I have seen posts ppls made, not on here specifically, but posts in general,

trashing Sabos durability and strength given the fact King Cobra was able to do what he had to do. So Sabo could escape. King Cobra, was incredibly brave and courageous. He gave Sabo time to get away. Much to Sabos dismay but he did what he had to do. First off. I hate some of you one piece fans. You lack the basic comprehensive skills necessary to understand big brain topics. It's okay, you'll grow out of it someday.

And second off, Yall forget to realize, Sabo is Hella strong. He faced off against the FIVE ELDERS. AND IMU. and Survived. You talk about how Sabo could versus Admirals navy and then some easy, yet you fail to realize.

Imu. Is. The. Real. DEAL. Admirals, the navy and YONKOS could never be on Imus level. He's the baddest of them all, I wouldn't be surprised if Imu, God forbid. Has knowledge on Devil fruits and they're Weaknesses and then some. I guarantee he had something to do With Joy Boy and the Void Century.

Hence why he was able to genuinely Hurt Sabo. Since Sabos made of fire thanks to the Mera Mera No MI. I mean, dare I repeat what happened to Ace?. Devil fruits have Weaknesses, it happens. Small price to pay on having a power like those. It's almost like, equal value for equal exchange. (Fullmetal Alchemist reference.) Everything has a limit. Sabos endurance is ASTOUNDING I'm happy he even survived at all given he was dealt a very fatal injury and STILL got back up.

You all. Are just haters. You have the audacity to hate Koby and completely overlook his milestones. So you saying shit about Sabo is honestly pathetic. Sit down or watch something else. There's no winning with you guys.

Rant over.

[veinspookiebear]

actually felt so nice to just yap without aim and clear my brain of thoughts PFFT

@yingdu-lover if you want to see

god Bridon just lives in my head rent free and i can't exactly place why but i think it has something to do with how much gayer it is /silly like HELLOO they did NOOT have to throw in the detail of LG having to wear CXS's clothes but they DID. and then they tried to hide it in the one post credits scene in the entire show /dram (i'm sure there's more i just can't remember at the moment LMAO)

also xia fei having a science major?? i forget exactly what it was, physics or something to do with computers i don't know but he's SMART CLEARLY and i feel like they didn't throw that in just for haha fun little fact like i feel like. that is going to come into play somehow.

AND WHAT THE HELL ARE THE OTHERS MAJORS i can't believe we know XIA FEI'S but not the MAIN CHARACTER'S

ouuhghh and liu xiao you mystery man. my theory about him and lu guang working together is so unlikely but also it'd be so interesting,, i imagine he'd be double-faced about it, like lu guang doesn't know he's also working with vein

VEIN IS ANOTHER THING i've been debating lately over character motivations for a fic and like. what is his motivations,,, liu xiao is obviously a mystery but so is Vein. i almost want to say he's just wants a little chaos but he's so much more than that i know i just can't figure out what he's up to

fake death ability how did you get access to that lu guang. i actually kind of need to figure out an explanation for this one if i'm gonna be rewriting that scene LMAO even if i've got headcanons at play with the split versions of LG i still need to know HOW THE HEELLL

friday. friday i'll figure it out

also speaking of the english dub i am not over what they did with you look tasty it still makes me lose it. scrumptious morsel. frosty bev. what the hell. you look tasty was bad enough did you have to make it worse 😭😭😭 /pos

god Bridon arc is just so FUNNY. maybe that's also why i like it. it's not light by any means but it's lighter and some humor in there is enough for me

theres just SO many moments. you look tasty. the millimeter apart beds. kitty hat. "you look cute/are you blushing right now". the whole sneaking back to the hotel and booking it up the stairs after pressing every button on the elevator and having to quickly change back into pajamas (THE SHOT OF HIS BACK WAS ALSO UNNECESSAR Y HELLO) and pretend he was asleep. that whole sequence was so fucking funny as much as i want to be mad for freaking out cheng xiaoshi. "maybe i was wrong you're the one who needs therapy"

and MORE they just ROTATE IN MY HEAD

ALSO THE ONE BLEEPED SWEAR WHILE HES TAKING WQ'S EXAM LMAO. hashtag let cxs swear

i like to think in that moment too that whenever lu guang lost contact it wasn't because the powers got messed up because of wq's powers interfering or whatever it's because lu guang was frantically googling answers to highschool math problems so he could impress cheng xiaoshi by just Knowing that

there was so many things about that scene actually how did cxs know how to make that mirror. like did SHE have that knowledge and he pulled it from her memories or did he just carry around a pocket mirror and cheat during his school days 😭

going back to xia fei though i am SO curious about him. the school WQ was supposedly the only survivor from was the same one with the fire, right? but we also saw XF there, and obviously he's alive and well. iirc there was that cipher or something that when decoded said there was more than one survivor,, i can't remember exactly, but. HMM. xia fei will have a bigger role in s3 i hope. maybe actually show some villain traits, cause,, i mean the only reason he's part of the villain trio is cause of his connection to Vein and LX, no? like yeah he spies for LX, but he stops doing that, and doesn't do anything else antagonistic. his determination to find Vein's killer at the end does maybe imply a bad run in with them later though,,,

rapid shift back to the start the bridge scene and moving in and reaffirming his promise in the hotel all make me so SAD Lu Guang is doing everything he can to fulfill his promise to stay by his side no matter where he goes,,, but he can't follow him in death,,,, cries

thinks about the sharing clothes again like it's so silly to me. and obviously we can see CXS doesn't really get new clothes often, everything he wears later is glimpsed during that scene he's throwing them around, and i've ALSO seen it pointed out that things LG wears are very close in color,,,, imagine they just straight up share all of CXS's clothes, LG just tends to stick to the more monochromatic ones while CXS wears the stuff with a little more flair

[hkevisvlsvso]

Guys I think I just wrote a really short part of some Deon fanfic...

It's like in s2 e12 the scene when Leon comes to the landfill(I have no idea what is it called really in the english dub version so..) and... u know.

Because i just realised that Deniz looks so sad when Leon comes while everyone else looked just angry 😭

The way how Deniz stares at that book like he knows Leon is going to leave him and the whole team but thinks that if he doesn't see it and just focuses on the book, mabye it won't really happen....

BUT, here it is. I'm really bad at english so i hope you understand it😅😅

[(Almost) all the lines were from the finnish dub, idk if it's the same in other languages but mabye it's okay....]

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I look up from the book when I hear footsteps approaching. Leon walks to the landfill looking far too casual. Traitor. A little hope flutters inside me. However, it slows down as soon as Vanessa says:

- Well, who's that? Came to tell us about your big ad campaign?

If Leon was going to apologize, he wouldn't do it after that. I press my gaze to the book and try to focus on the ancient Greek numerical codes. I want to shut out everything around me. I just want to squeeze my eyes shut, and when I open them, Leon comes beside me on the rusty roof of the car and wraps his arms around my neck and gives me something else to think about and figures out a way to get Teufelstopf back and all is well again.

No.

When I open my eyes, I'm still staring at the much too small and monotonous text of the book. Leon snorts.

- actually, I came to apologize for being so busy these days, but if you're like that, I guess it's better that I don't come at all anymore. Ever.

He doesn't know how much his cold voice breaks my heart. But I can be cold too. And I have that right. He is leaving the bunch. I stand up on the roof of the car. Leon has already turned to leave when I say:

- That's what I said too. We can do without a captain like that.

My words feel like a heavy lump on my chest, and a few more pounds are added to that lump when I realize I'm right. Leon was always the one who insisted that no one should ever leave the team. He loved football and the team more than anything in this world, as did I, and that was probably part of the reason I fell for him. But now he is leaving Teufelstopf, the Wild Soccer Bunch, us, me, for fame. I didn't think that he would be the one who leaves the team.

When Leon hears my words, something disappears in his eyes, something inexplicable. At least I think I see it. Or I hope. Or at least I want to.

He doesn't even say anything. Anger and disappointment bubble up inside me. I jumped down from the car. The thump of my feet againstthe ground makes Leon quickly turn towards me. I look at him. At the moment, I would like to just hug him on the one hand, and hit him on the other hand. I clench my hands into fists.

- I fucking koved you, I say way more toxic than i meant to. Though mabye it's just a good thing. I don't know.

I let all the pent-up sadness and frustration come out of my voice because I want him to know I'm serious. I say it so quietly that no one else can hear it, even though I want to scream it into his ear. On the other hand, I probably couldn't make a louder sound than this, almost a whisper, from the stranglehold of grief. Leon looks me in the eyes and for a few moments I may notice sadness in his eyes. Almost as crushing as my grief. Then he just closes his eyes, turns around and leaves. Up until now, I have felt that everything will be alright. But now I know that I don't have Leon anymore, everything is lost.

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It was kinda google translator english but hope you liked it.. I'm not sure if i do?

[mauve-ic]

Ok so, a week ago I made a post saying I would maybe do a redesign of Lancelot. Here it is, a bit failed because I had an exam week in the last 7 days so don't pay attention to Lancelot, less than failed, face.

First of all, I made him have an undershirt because my poor baby must be so cold in winter. It was gifted by Tristan who had the same reasoning as me. It's a white shirt with long sleeves, with little details in red on the arms. The wings drawing and details are made with silver strands ( in one of the books of the Arthurian Legend, I think it was in Tristan and Iseult, we can see a character sewing a piece of their own hair into the thread they're using for embroidery. I think it would add to their closeness if Tristan do it.) The drawings on the back are to symbolise his mother's side ( and because it's extremely funny to me to have a sort of coquette undershirt when the whole style is badass as f ).

I didn't put the buttons on his sweatshirt because it didn't make any sense to have any. Other than that I didn't change anything.

I made him have a blue collar like in his fox self because I thought it was cool to have it but I didn't know where it was coming from.

Of course FANGS. He has a fox appearance, his father has fangs, so I want him to have some too. Again with his father's genes, he's tall, very tall, 2m02 at least.

Now to the technical alterations.

We cannot see it clearly but I made him have arm protections on the interior of his (usual) spot for arrows. On both arms because he should be able to use his bow in both ways since he learnt to be ambidextrous.

I made him have a sort of glove to protect his fingers while pulling on the string of his bow, it's a protection we use nowadays but even before I think. Something we only use now ( still I think because I'm not an historian but I didn't find any information on it, maybe because I only know the name of it in french, but even when I looked up archery accessories it didn't pop up so if anyone knows what it's called in English please tell me), it's a little string which attach to your index finger and your thumb so even if you let go of your bow ( which you're supposed to do while pulling on the string), you don't lose it. Again, I made him have both on both hands since he should be able to shoot in both ways.

His fox self ( even if we can't really tell here ) is really red, and he looks more like a fox and bigger. I didn't change that his eyes are closed, because I don't want another look at this nightmare which is a fox with human eyes ever again.

To finish, I'm going back to the undershirt. The little details on the sleeve are just a decorative choice. But the ribbons have a purpose, still to make it look coquette but also to make the shirt more fitting. If I learnt one thing with my 6 years of archery is that you shouldn't be shooting an arrow if you're wearing baggy clothes: a dress, a sweater, a little too big shirt, it will have a risk of getting stuck in the string. Even more if you don't shoot with both feet on the ground and with a good position. Lancelot does stunts and acrobatics all the time, it would be more likely to happen to him than me or any other archer now. I made the ribbons longer to be able to see it but he would probably just stick it in his trousers to not be bothered by it. I see Lancelot as someone very practical: he has the same clothes from 6 years ago, he has nothing else on him than practical things like incantation orbs or weapons. In my headcanons, it would be the liones royal family who would take care of him while he searches for Jericho and Dubs, to remind him he is still a kid even if he has responsibilities.

Please notice me if there is anything wrong or if you have something to add because I didn't re read myself and I would love to talk to someone about a subject I like (:

[ncillary]

Self Aware AU (Sylus)

Summary: You have the lowest Affinity with Sylus. The reason is because he is a red flag. As red as his eyes. Spawn of the devil. Unless, he is actually not as evil as you label him to be. Does this change something in you? Yes? No? Maybe so?

Note: Japanese dub, English sub

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Masterlist Self Aware AU

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The recent update probably had been messing with the game. Yours especially.

(What's the point of sneaking around to only touch it? Come here. Take my hand.)

(Fine. I'll be the one to hold your hand out in the open. Better?)

You shook your head.

Every time you tap his hand, either, that prompt hasn't failed a single time to appear.

If you tap somewhere else, he'll just not move. Or talk. No dialogue without voice either.

You pinched the bridge of your nose.

"Ever since you showed up, you've given me headaches. Maybe I shouldn't have gone through with the Main Story after all."

He gave a coy smirk without you noticing.

"Whatever. Nothing else changes so I guess it's not that bad. Gotta get ready to work."

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*Pop*

Your stretched successfully relocated stiff bones and muscle from their rigidness after sitting the whole morning until after lunch break. Data entry was easy, unless, the data played hide and seek with you. Customer service was not your forte but you wing it somehow.

"Heuh... Glad I pushed through over lunch. I'm free all day starting now."

Working remotely has its perks. You can save more expenses by cooking. No transportation fee and so on. The only downside you could think of was, your social life. How awkward you've become with real interaction except for people you know. But that doesn't mean you're timid about it. Life goes on.

"Right. How about I use Quality Time when I cook? The Weekly Plan isn't complete yet."

Blinking, your eyes met red gems.

"Fancy meeting you. I think you've conquered my cafe far more frequently now."

"The lights here are just too bright."

You looked at him, unimpressed.

"Nocturnal creatures sleep during the day. Not sauntered into a cafe looking ready to have a nice walk under the sun."

He somehow gave a cheeky smile at you. Then asking you if you could let him continue checking in on the auction.

"Be my guess." You tapped 'Yes'.

The screen flashes. He sat down while scrolling on his phone to watch supposedly an auction. Not that you could see it.

You propped your phone, letting him accompany you while you're in the kitchen nonetheless.

Somehow you feel bad about forcing him to have a Quality Time with you after he said that. But you kinda want a company too.

You prepared your charger port in the case your phone alerted you on low battery. Eyes briefly glanced to your phone.

His eyes stared at you then they turned back to the phone less in milliseconds.

You shook your head, "Must've have imagine it."

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"Have you seen the one with the rocking chair?"

"My eyes are clean, thank you. Spare me from that."

"Pleaaaaaaseeee... Just stay in the room with me. Hold me down if I look like I'm about to throw my phone away. I don't trust myself."

You sighed, "Someone save me."

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"Aaaak! Why did you do that?"

Your friend smirked as the Wish Pool animation began it ten pulls.

"You've been staring at it for a long long long-"

"Quit it!"

"And it's your finger who did it. Not mine."

You pinched both of her cheeks, "YOUR FINGER force MY FINGER-"

*Tring*

The golden light shone on your phone.

You both turned to it.

"Can't be him. Can't be him. Can't be him."

You chanted as you hold your phone close to you.

"If he did appear in JUST TEN PULLS then you have my blessing with Crow Crow." Your friend caress her aching cheeks while smiling cheekily.

"I'm not going to accompany you watching Snowy later."

"oOh come on...."

Her complained was drowned out as your focus changed to your current predicament.

One. Two. Three taps. You exhaled.

Four. Five. Six taps. You exhaled.

Seven eight nine ten!

Red. Black feathers. Your breathed stalled.

White hair. Half naked. Head down. Red gems looking at you mischieviously.

Silent. Rustling.

"Oh, wow. It really is Crow Crow."

You pulled her cheeks again.

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"Why didn't she watch the new memory?"

Long finger tapped the table. He smiled.

"Playing a little game of cat and mouse, I see."

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You groaned, "Did you see this guy? Am I a sack of potatoes this time?"

"Yours? Did you see mine? WHY ARE WE ROCKING AGAIN?" She blushed.

You patted her back in sympathy.

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"Ready? One two..." *Tapp*

"How many times?"

"The 8th time. I hope he comes this time even with the rocking-theme still there."

You patted your friend's back.

"You?"

"Third and probably my last-"

*Tring*

Both heads looked at their respective phones. Both had the golden sparks.

Two pairs of eyes looking at each other. Disbelief. Nervous.

They looked back at their phone and started looking through.

A gasp. Snowflakes. Your friend's mushy face as she buried her phone in her chest.

"Careful." You took it away from her before she destroyed it with her love-death hug.

"AH! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!" She pointed at your phone.

Feathers scattered. Your breath hitched. There he was, carrying MC, with that smug face of his.

You raked your hair, "Wow. I was just... testing it out."

Your friend nudged you, "Crow Crow flies straight to your heart, huh?"

Cheeks being pulled.

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You let it play out this time.

You were too shy to watch the previous one in-game so you just let it marinate there. Besides, you've already watched it from fan's sharing.

Currently, you were getting a simple dinner ready as you glanced at your phone once in a while. Bluetooth headphones were on.

You've watched it with your friend on another platform. Both of you watched all of the character's new banner. You can't help it but wanting to know how this one played out.

Every scene looks fine.

You particularly like that one scene. Hearing it alone was enough. You rather not have a repeat of redden ears when you watch it previously. Almost being caught by your friend.

"Shavanika." You stopped on your track.

Ears warm. You chance a glance as he said it for the last time.

His face was close to the screen. You knew that. What you just realised was that it stopped there for a long time.

Confused, you approached your phone, noticing the Auto icon was off. You tapped it back.

"How did that happen?"

"You're finally in front of me, kitten."

You stared as you heard an unfamiliar dialogue coming from him. He patted MC's head and walked backwards.

The animation continues playing. Your eyes never leaving it. Your body and attention was locked until it was over.

Hand move up like a robot. You played that part again. The dialogue was back to normal. Finger steadily tapping the back button until you saw him looking at you in the cafe.

His slender finger tapping his temple. Face at an angle as he smiled at you cheekily.

You tapped his head.

"Next time you do a sneak attack, give me a heads up. I'll remember to lean down and cooporate."

You finally let out you breathe.

"I've heard that one before."

"Oh, but have you heard of THIS one, sweetie?"

You moved backwards in alarm. Your focus never wavers from the red gems looking at you beyond the screen.

A hum.

You stilled instinctly.

"Good fight mode but it was just me, kitten."

He's watching you as much as you're watching him

"Not to be alarmed but I hope you don't mind me barging in. Unintentionally."

*CRASH*

Your breath ragged. Your mind reeling. Your phone...

Decorated the floor after hugging the wall nearby.

It happened too fast. You didn't even know how you moved instantly to grab the phone and throw it away.

"What in the actual fantasy I've been smoking?"

You crumbled to the floor, trying to calm yourself down.

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Chuckling.

"She'll make a good pitcher with that throw."

He dialled a number.

"Send her a new phone. The game included."

The sunlight shone through the blinds. He squinted a little before feeling the slight breeze.

"Let the game begin."

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Masterlist Self Aware AU

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[i-am-grell]

Weeb Poll

With nothing on my plate tomorrow but school projects, I'm gonna assume I'll finish off this stretch of One Piece, so it's time to decide what I take a break with.

If you're new here, welcome, you pick what I watch.

As always, propaganda* (*loose definition) below the poll. You can reblog if you wanna rally followers or scream in the tags. You do not have to know me, follow me, like me, or like/know these shows to vote.

Propaganda:

Free! - I'm nowhere near running out of 50% Off! quotes to put in the button.

Voltron: Legendary Defender - I know it's not technically anime, but the pedantic nerd show (Um, Actually) says it's anime in the home game, so.

Pokemon - This poll option counts for Season 14 (Black and White) of Pokemon.

Fire Force - It do go hard tho. All I know is it's a Soul Eater prequel about fire fighters.

Moriarty the Patriot - OP is an English major and recently learned that Aaron Dismuke va's the mc in the dub and so is very interested.

Beastars - Feel like I'm either gonna get Bojack vibes or Learn Something about myself. Either way, bonus.