#ep: mr pigeon

[bananagreste]

ladynoir, oh, ladynoir ↳ day 405

[plumsaffron]

I don’t know what you or anyone been smoking to make one believe Marinette is somehow more mature than Lila.

Protagonist Literally collapses since Lila exists harder than she does with Adrien. Collapsed so hard to use her ultimate power against her and obsess over her til she gets or permanently got her way.

Bruh anyone could gain maturity cheat code without that Paris Special bs drawback. Bruh MP 72 is a thing. Tikki does not know or remember what Rena Rouge does it seems (and it seems this has been brushed under the rug or rather attempting to be erased).

[bugaboooooooooo]

HAT CONTEST

@anna-scribbles brought up the idea to hold the hat contest from mr. pigeon on polls and i couldnt resist 😌

[cookieswithay]

"The happy feelings club!"

🧡Ichigo x Orihime🧡 Ichihime fic

💝Episode 2: Yasutora Sado! (More like Chad!) Ep. 1🧡

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• Orihime's pov!

• Beep! Beep! Beep!

• ...Huh?

• I opened my eyes and rubbed them a bit. What time is it?

• Beep! Beep! Beep!

• Better yet...what day is it? I grabbed my phone and pressed the power button.

• "Thursday."

• Thursday...a school day! Ah! I gotta get ready! I (almost) fell out of my bed and scrambled around my room. There's so much to do! Breakfast, clothes, my hair! Oh! And where's my bow!? I can't leave without it, Sora bought for me! And it's so pretty-

• 💭Orihime.

• I stopped in my tracks. My brain was suddenly full of moving pictures from yesterday...that guy. ...Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki. I get to see him again today. I wonder...if he wants to see me too. Did I make a good first impression? Or...was I too much again..?

• My door suddenly opened.

• "Orihime! Are you awake?"

• "I made breakfast alre-"

• Eep! I jumped and covered my chest.

• "Sora! I'm getting dressed!"

• "Leave!"

• My brother covered his eyes and shut the door. That...was scary and a close one. I should really lock my door more often. Or ask Sora to knock more. But, he usually does-

• 💭Meow.

• Oh yeah, the kitty! I hope Mr. Shunshi found it a good home. Or maybe it's living at his house.

• Wait...

• The guy who saved the kitty...

• He was really tall and reminded me of that one cupcake I ate.

• ...

• I wonder who he is.

              🧡🏵🌼🍊(Intro song)🧃☄🧩🧸🧡

• "Morning, Orihime!"

• "Morning, Mrs. Suzuki!"

• Everyone always is so nice in the mornings. The street rules are followed. The dogs are lively. And the birds actually let me take pictures of them! Hopefully, I have enough memory in my camera this time.

• "Orihime!"

• I turned around. It was Tatsuki! I waved back.

• "Hiiii!"

• She caught up to me and pinched my cheek. And that really hurt!

• "Why didn't you wait for me?"

• "I told you I was gonna be late."

• Oh yeah. She did, didn't she? I blinked back tears.

• "I was waiting! But then, I saw a pigeon and I followed it!"

• Tatsuki sighed and let me go. I rubbed my cheek. ...Was that bad? She pushed her hair back. She always does that.

• "Oh well."

• "I caught up to you now."

• She slung her arm over my shoulders.

• "Now show me that pigeon you took a picture of."

• Oh yeah! The pigeon!

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• Ichigo's POV!

• This desk is making my face really cold, but it's better than interacting with my class. Haha, they think I'm sick. (And, trouble. Cause my hair) Although, I'm sure I can't keep up this flimsy facade, at least it'll hold me for awhile. Maybe I'll even trick Keigo and Muzuiro. ...Probably just Keigo.

• Wait a second...

• I can hear myself breathe. Why's it so quiet all of a sudden. I raised my head.

• Hey...

• "Is this class 2-B?"

• (I had to guess the class, the internet was useless!)

• It's that guy again. The one who saved the cat the other day. He goes here? Everyone looked too scared to say anything, so I stood up. Losers.

• "Yeah, you got the right place."

• He looked at me.

• "Thank you."

• He said. Everyone freaked even more when he fully walked in. A few one 'em looked like they might even pass out. And this guy is completely oblivious. I "coughed" and pointed to the empty seat next to me. I hope this guy gets the hint. He strikes me as someone's who slow on the uptake- Oh, nevermind. He's coming.

• ...Goddamn, he's tall. The moment this guy sat down, I was...intimidated? No, not intimidated...overwhelmed. He's HUGE. His hair covers his eyes and he's tan. He's probably not from here. And if I get crap for just my hair, this guy probably has loads of problems.

• ...

• Do I wanna be friends with this guy-?

• "Ichigo!"

• I looked through the door. It's Orihime! Kensei won't be back for a hot second... Maybe I can just say hi. (Keigo said it too, but I drowned him out.)

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• Orihime's POV!

• I tried not to laugh as Ichigo "walked" towards me.

• (He tripped over someone's backpack and his friend was tugging on him🤭)

• He eventually got out of the classroom and leaned on the door.

• "Good morning, Orihime."

• I smiled and bowed down. All my hair falling with it.

• "Good morning, Ichigo."

• He cleared his throat and looked off. ...Do I have breakfast on my face?

• "Do you want something or are you just saying hi?"

• That's...a good question. I...don't have a reason. I just spotted his orange tuft of hair and spoke to him before I could even think about it.

• So, I shrugged. And that made Ichigo laugh.

• "Ah-em."

• Oh yeah...Tatsuki's still here. How embarrassing.

• "Since when do you two know each other?"

• Wait, Tatsuki's knows Ichigo? Since when? Did she always know him or did they become pals here?

• "I'm the new member of the 'happy feelings club'."

• Oh, he's gonna explain.

• "I'm sure Orihime told you all about the cat situation."

• Tatsuki sighed.

• "She sure did. She called me the moment she got home."

• As they talked, I looked through the window of class 2-B. Huh? Most of the girls in this class are the ones that say they'll come to the HP club, but don't. ...It's the kitty saver again!

• That gives me an idea..!

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• Ichigo's POV!

• "Ichigo, be more careful, you moron."

• Tatsuki sighed, crossing her arms.

• "You would've died, if Orihime didn't come along."

• "I know."

• I already got the 'be safe' careful speech from Yuzu yesterday. (Mr. Shunsui gave my old man a call about what happened.)

• "Ichigo! Ichigo!"

• I looked down. Orihime's on my arm. She's making the "lean down" motion too. So I did.

• "Can you do me a favor?"

• She "whispered." I nodded.

• "Sure, what is it?"

• She looked back at my classroom.

• "Can you ask him to join our club?"

• Huh? I looked up.

• "Who?"

• The ginger pointed at the new guy who's sitting next to me now. Mm...that might be tough. Not only did I only say 2 words to 'im, I don't know if we can trust him yet. He seems quiet, but I've been duped before.

• "Are you sure?"

• Orihime nodded.

• "He's a good person, I sure of it.

• Okay...um...

• "I'll have a answer for you after school, okay?"

• She smiled. Whew, it's okay.

• "Well, the bell's gonna ring soon so..."

• Orihime let go of my arm and stood next to Tatsuki again.

• "Bye, Ichigo. I'll see you later!"

• I chuckled and waved. Tatsuki nodded to me too. I watched them off, thinking.

• ...

• How the hell am I convince that guy to join the happy feelings club!?

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• Sometime later...

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• Chad's POV!

• I think Ichigo wants to be friends with me. (I saw his name on his folder earlier.) All day, he's been asking questions and just staring. I don't mind, I guess. I think he might be doing it for his girlfriend though. I saw them chatting in the hallway earlier. And right now, Ichigo's following me. Or is he grabbing the volley balls too?

• ...

• This is getting awkward.

• "Uh, Ichigo."

• He looked up.

• "Do you need something?"

• He looked away. ...I thought so.

• "Y'know, you don't have to hang around me out of pity."

• "I have friends that don't go to this school."

• I hope I didn't come of as rude but... This isn't the first time this has happened. I just want to end it before he does.

• ...

• I don't hear anymore footsteps. Guess I got my point across.

• "Hey."

• I turned around.

• "I'm not talking to you out of pity."

• ...

• "I genuinely want to be your friend."

• He walked past me and grabbed a ball.

• "Whether you want to be friends with me is your choice."

• "But just know,"

• Ichigo held the ball up to me.

• "I'm choosing you to be on my team for the game."

• I didn't say anything, but I nodded. I'm...I'm okay with this.

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• Orihime's POV!

• "Alright, Orihime! You're up to bat!"

• Tatsuki shouted. We girls have baseball for p.e. today! West girls against East girls! (Our school is split into two. It has a interesting reason but, I can't remember.)

• I gripped the bat tightly. Loly's pitching. If I don't hit the ball at the right time, it'll hit my breast! Or my throat, or stomach, or somewhere else painful. But, me and Tatsuki have been practicing. I'll...be okay.

• "You got this Orihime!"

• (Chizuru cheered.)

• "Good luck!"

• (Michina)

• "Hit the winning point!"

• (Machana)

• My friends are cheering me on. I can't miss the ball now. I took a breath and stared in Loly's pink eyes.

• I can do this.

• The ball flew.

• I swung.

• And..!

• "Oof!"

• A volleyball hit me in the face instead? I fell one my butt, a little dazed.

• "Orihime!"

• Is my nose bleeding? Or is that...it's probably blood. Someone pulled me up to my feet.

• "Who the hell did that!?"

• "I'll give the most painful and slow death ever!"

• It was Tatsuki. (And the other bit was Chizuru.)

• I was leaned against her shoulder. My nose doesn't hurt anymore. So, I should probably save whoever's facing Tatsuki's wrath. I stood up straight.

• "Tatsuki, it's okay. I'm fine-"

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• Ichigo's POV!

• Shit!

• I moved Tatsuki out of the way. And stretched forward. I won't forgive myself if Orihime falls!

• I missed her by a second.

• Dammit!

• Whoosh!

• I saw Chad's hand grab hers.

• (So, I named the guy cause I don't know what's on his birth certificate. Sue me.)

• "Sorry about the ball."

• He said, oddly calm. He always is, but this was a serious adrenaline rush. My chest actually hurts. Orihime looked down. I nearly saw spirals in her eyes.

• "I'm...a-okay!"

• Whew, at least she sounds okay. Hold on-

• "Whoa, you're nose is bleeding."

• Like ALOT. Damn, how hard did I spike the ball? (...Really hard. Ikaku kept taunting me.)

• She stood up and wiped her nose.

• "Ah. No, Orihime. You'll get blood on your arm."

• I said, using my own shirt to wipe nose.

• "What's going on over here?"

• Dammit, it's Coach Zaraki. All the girls (except Tatsuki) hid behind Chad. I swallowed hard. Guess I'll explain.

• "We, uh, accidentally hit Inoue here with our volleyball."

• "So, we're just apologizing."

• Zaraki narrowed his eyes at me and then looked at Orihime. And he cupped her face with one hand. I flinched. That's not hurting her, is it?

• "Hmm..."

• The blood trickled on his hand.

• "You're fine, child. Just get some napkins and get back to baseball when you're done."

• "Got it?"

• Orihime nodded. And he turned around. FINALLY, he's leaving-

• I felt a big hand on my shoulder. Dammit, I spoke too soon!

• "You can go with her, but in exchange,"

• "You're coming to the ring tomorrow."

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• Orihime's POV!

• Uhh...Ichigo looks scared! Is Coach Zaraki telling him something scary!?

• I felt a tap.

• I looked back. The cupcake guy wanted something. Oh, and he has a tissue. I took it and blew.

• "You're Orihime, right?"

• I nodded. I am but...how does he know? We just met now.

• "I saw your flyer and Ichigo brought you up."

• He did?

• "Was it nice things?"

• I did NOT mean to say that outloud.

• "Uh-huh."

• No details. Okay then...

• "Ichigo told me you need new members."

• "Do I have to bring something to the table?"

• I gasped and almost cheered! But, I covered my mouth and took a deep breath.

• "Just bring anything that makes you happy."

• He remained quiet and nodded. I think I saw a little smile though! (And a brown eye too!) He picked up the ball and walked away.

• ...

• Aw, bean sprouts! I forgot to ask his name! Ichigo popped back up next time me.

• "Okay, I grabbed a hell ton of napkins and-"

• "Oh, you already got one."

• He looked around.

• "Chad went back?"

• I nodded. (That's his name?)

• We walked to the fence and I used a few more napkins.

• "Did...he say anything to you?"

• I smiled.

• "Yeah! I think we got a new member of the club!"

• "High five!"

• Ichigo chuckled and put his hand on mine. (It wasn't hard like a normal high five though.)

• I sighed. A new friend and a new member.

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• "Bye, Orihime. See you tomorrow."

• "Bye, Michina!"

• I gotta round up my things quickly. Sora's picking me up today. And I have to babysit Nel. Plus, I'm getting really really hungry, since I lost my lunch earlier. I picked up my satchel and zipped out if my classroom.

• (Not before leaving my finished assignment on Mr. Jushiro's desk. And a candy bar too. Can't let his blood sugar go down.)

• "Excuse me!"

• I dashed through the hallway. Once I get in the car, I'll test Tatsuki that I'm getting home safely-

• Once again, I slammed into something. But, this time it was a back. A tall-ish one.

• "I'm sorry. I should've been more careful!"

• I saw GLASSES next me. Oh my goodness, I bump them hard!

• The person (turns out a boy) picked up the glasses and put them back on. Huh? He has band aids on his fingers.

• "Be more careful next time."

• And he walked away. Hm. I stood up and dusted my skirt off. Sora's probably waiting-

• Hold on a sec. I bent down.

• It was a keychain. With a beautiful little doll on it. I looked at the bustling hallway. Was this the glasses boy's doll?

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(Tag list time: @elyonholic, @o0o0thorn0o0o, @ichihimelover1503, @ichinoue, @takibikaen, @usoppsstar)

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This accidentally longer than the first episode, but I hope everyone enjoyed this! And the intro music. I...wish I fleshed this episode out more, but I have good plans for the next episode! So please, stay tuned and warm😎)

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[toxinellebug]

HESPERIA/BETTERFLY kamikotized heroes Headcanons PART 3

Warning, this may make animal lovers uneasy for a bit.

This one is going to take place during the day, around Adrien and Marinette’s 2nd week of school, so they are still toying around with their Miraculous’ at night for their own personal gains, and have not yet suffered the consequences and been instructed to hunt down the Butterfly-man in order to save themselves. 

            Promise that the next one will show our fav villains in action, but for now I hope there are fans of Mr. Pigeon reading this because-

Xavier Ramier becomes……

Sauvaquateur!

(This is my attempt at combining the French words for “Savior” and “Aquatic”, into a new, superhero name. Fun fact: In 1979, the U.S. Coast Guard trained pigeons to locate people lost at sea and they had a 90% success rate!

Also remember S4, ep 4, “Mr. Pigeon 72”)

As mentioned in my post “Shadybug’s Paris Headcanons”, in this universe, pigeons are far less welcome in Paris than they are in the Good/Prime universe, so there is no need for a Pigeon-Tamer.

There IS a need for Environmental technicians though… a DIRE need.

(In this Universe, imagine the world under The Supreme’s control as slightly less extreme than North Korea under Kim Jong-un, and about as polluted as Gaya, India.)

Luckily, construction plans for “Project Oxygen”, endorsed by M. Bertrand King, have been submitted and are awaiting approval from The Supreme. In theory, once they’ve built enough towers, it should take care of the awful smog problem in Paris.

But that won’t help with toxicity in the soil and water.

Which is why M. Ramier is outside on a particularly gloomy day, in full yellow hazmat gear and neon orange rubber galoshes, attempting to collect water samples from the Saint-Martin canal.

Trash aside, people just didn’t realize how much of the poison they put out for rats (and those poor, adorable, misunderstood pigeons) ended up in the Seine, resulting in its present, disgustingly polluted state. 

Xavier can’t help but daydream of simpler times he has never known, like the ones depicted in old photographs and paintings.

In his personal collection, he has a precious family keepsake, a postcard to his great-grandfather sent by his great-uncle in 1912;

     It depicted such a happy scene of blue skies and even bluer water, and people gathered to merrily feed the pigeons with smiling faces near the Seine.

Not for the first time, he can’t help but wonder if perhaps he was simply born in the wrong decade…

Instead, here he is, collecting vial after vial of what is closer to sludge than water at different points along the canal for chemical analysis and comparison. 

It’s dull and dreary.

Or, at least it’s dreary… 

     The dullness comes to a rather abrupt end when a low bellowing sound draws his attention to a large, sludge covered something twitching near the bank beneath The Pont des Arts, (or as we know it, The Love Lock bridge, though in this universe there are no locks) a mere 4 meters away from him.

Mon Dieu!

He thought the rumors were merely that; rumors dreamt up to keep children away from the filthy water.

But blessed be; that really is a crocodile!

Where on earth did he come from?? 

(Somewhere in a shoddy apartment, Jagged, or rather, Jared, sneezes and feels a strange pang of guilt.)

The poor fellow doesn’t look too well; not that M. Ramier claimed to have any expertise in crocodilian health, but he was almost certain that the creature’s spine was not meant to be quite so prominent.

          He also could not recall ever seeing a crocodile lay on its side like that, half floating in the water, half… Hold on, was it tethered to something????

Merciful heavens! Discarded plastic Enforcer barrier tape had found its way into the canal and gotten tangled up around this poor beast’s jowls and caught upon who knows what kind of garbage submerged near the bank.

Sloshing his way over, M. Ramier had only intended to get close enough to attempt to at least cut the plastic tape where it was tethered closest to the bank in hopes the lack of tension would loosen it enough that the crocodile could free himself.

But the croc sensed his approach and grew frightened, letting out a warning growl and weakly thrashing his too thin tail, before jerking wildly and tightening the noose in the process.

     At this rate the beast would strangle himself!

This was terrible!

    Oh, that poor creature….

But, what could he do?  He was merely an Environmental Technician, trained to collect and study water samples.

      He supposed he could try contacting the ‘Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes’ (the zoo), but  by the time they decided to send someone over, if they decided to send anyone over, it might be too late!

If only he could help… He became an Environmental Technician due to his love of animals and a desire to make the world a better place for them, and now there was a creature in desperate need of aid right in front of him and he was completely powerless…

He does not see the glowing butterfly perch upon the sample vial in his gloved hand, nor does he notice it vanish.

He’s far too preoccupied with the sudden voice in his head:

       The voice introduces himself as Betterfly, and claims that he too shares a love of animals. 

           The voice offers him the power he needs to save this suffering creature, and asks if he will accept this gift for the greater good.

M. Ramier accepts, though, he’s not really Xavier Ramier anymore…

The stained yellow of his suit melts away to a pristine white, and the neon orange of his rubber boots has given way to a striking cyan and become more fin-like in appearance.

        His rubber gloves share the same shade of blue, as does the “star of life” symbol overlaying the outline of a rescue bird on his chest.

               Somehow, his sample vial has inexplicably transformed into a rather impressive hand operated bilge pump.

       He feels stronger, more confident, more daring.

                  He is now Sauvaquateur!

Holstering the pump at his waist, he dives into the water with the grace of a tropical clawed frog, Sauvaquateur swims with amphibious ease thanks to his new, webbed gloves, and is able to take a firm hold of the weakened crocodile and bring him the the bank of the canal.

   (Another fun fact: The Seine is 9.5 metres or 31 ft. deep and you should absolutely NOT swim in it without superpowers.)

With his newfound strength, he makes quick work of tearing that horrid plastic off the poor creature, and feels satisfied that he has successfully rescued his new, scaly friend!

…..Except, the crocodiles eyes do not seem to be open.

      He’s also rather still, perhaps too still-

                       He’s not breathing!

Panic takes hold as Sauvaquateur fears he was too late after all, but the voice returns to him;

     Betterfly urges him to remain calm, hope is not lost yet, but he must come to his senses!

….That’s right, he mustn’t give up!

Sauvaquateur presses his head against the crocodile’s rough back near where he thinks a heart should be.

          Perhaps it is due to Betterfly’s “gift”, but even through his suit’s protective helmet, Sauvaquateur swears he can hear a weak thumping sound.

There is a heartbeat but no breath; what should he do? How does one go about performing rescue breathing on a crocodile?! Would that even help????

    Again, Betterfly’s soothing voice echoed in his mind, urging him to look closer…

Looking closely, the crocodile seemed to have an awfully bloated stomach yet such a thin looking back… Could it be-?

Eyeing the bilge pump holstered at his side, Sauvaquateur knew he had to try!

Using incredible strength he now unfathomably possessed, he did what should not have been humanly possible; he pried the crocodile’s mouth open and placed the hose of the pump inside.

It only takes 5 good thrusts of the plunger rod before a burst of toxic brown water and wads of plastic come spewing out of the pump’s outlet.

         Sauvaquateur shudders at the thought of all that rubbish inside that poor animal.

              It’s a feeling that Betterfly shares.

Its stomach noticeably deflated, and its scales a shade less pale than they were only a few moments prior, the crocodile takes a deep, relieving breath.

       Sauvaquateur does the same.

With the croc out of immediate danger, and now fast asleep, Betterfly praises Sauvaquateur for his valiant efforts, and suggests that now would be a good time to let someone more experienced take over.

Sauvaquateur agrees.

He can feel the “gift” leave him- like the sensation of color being gently stripped away.

    He is left in his muddy, yellow suit, and his plain orange rubber boots. His water sample vial, now empty, rests at his feet.

M. Ramier is not sure what just happened exactly; it’s a bit fuzzy, like waking up from a peculiar dream.  

      He could’ve sworn he was talking to someone just now….

             But the loud snoring from the large, slumbering reptile beside him reminds him that there are far more pressing matters at hand.

Moving to a more comfortable distance, Xavier unzips his outer suit in order to pull out his mobile phone and place a call.

He is placed on hold for frustrating amount of time before a M. Césaire answers and M. Ramier informs him of his predicament.

It’s not long after that when Enforcer sirens sound along the banks, forming a protective barrier and trying to hold back inquiring news photographers eager to get a shot of “Saint Martin’s Beast.”

M. Césaire is there as well, and he expertly secures the crocodile’s jaws shut before he and an assistant lift and haul the creature into the back of a van to transport to the zoo for examination.

M. Ramier is harshly admonished for getting so close to such a dangerous animal and is informed that it is a miracle he is unharmed.

A miracle?

Is there such a thing anymore?

….Perhaps.

PART 2    

[angelmichelangelo]

Funniest Tmnt 2012 moments?

"you turned my brother into a plant >:( YOU TURNED HIM INTO A PLAAAANNNNT!!' mikey was in rage mode lmao

the bigfoot episode. "your mama looks like a raisin!" the finger doing that lil dramatic twirl. that whole episode is so funny. bigfoot throwing the whole ass fridge out the window kills me every time

the turtlesub scene is just iconic. the noises and their faces is hilarious to me.

when raph got switched with a kraang mind and then started talking in third person by accident it just makes me laugh for some reason

"we.. got. hit? by a bus? HIT BY A BUS??!!"

can't remember what ep it was but when casey got slimed and was like "its like seeping into my undies bruh" the line delivery makes me scream

when leo fell off the roof and into a beehive. season 1 bants lol

"just call me doctor einstein...-instein!"

when donnie went stupid. that ep lowkey gives me second-hand embarrassment but 'i like french fries' and then the party wagon going full throttle towards him is seriously so funny to me

the episode with april's fake mother with the scene where leo gets trapped in the basement, as he screams out for help it cuts to raph who's just silently watching a flashing image of a pumpkin on the tv. that is unintentionally funny to me like. what was he doing lmao

"the turtles are all italian??"

"we.... don't talk about pigeon pete." the most unnecessary ominous line of all time. when people theorised that leatherhead ate him lmao. their blank stares afterwards, so funny

"is there more talking turtles?" "nope! just me! mr imaginary turtle:)" * cue raph vs slash exploding through the roof*

"i don't give a flying f--" "THANK YOU RAPHAEL!" shoulda let the boy swear. donnie too for that matter

literally any time donnie is screaming. rob paulsen had BILLS to pay, man. donnie screaming with unfiltered rage was the best. TEN BILLION SCREAMING NIGHTMARES

when mikey was using the smoke bombs and splinter just appeared like :^) lol

the cheese phone <3

[flightfoot]

Speaking of that I feel like there should have been at least a reference or two during Mr pigeon 72( or whatever it's called) for this latest episode since like both eps deal with marinette's crush in the same location where her trauma originally came from

Yeah agreed on that. I really don't think they had the backstory in Derision in mind before they actually started writing season 5.

[leoryff]

Phoenix Wright:  Ace Attorney- Hope, Truth and Despair 

Episode 1:  Turnabout Twilight Syndrome 

Prologue 

Hope's Peak Academy, Reserve Course building.

The glare of the setting sun was the only thing illuminating the school's hallways.  But even in the quickly dimming twilight it was easy to see the blood pooling on the ground, seeping from the girl's head wound.

"Dammit, what a mess!  Now we have to cover this up too!"  The man standing above her dropped the metal bat to the ground.  "Hmm? Wait, this girl is..."

He tore off his gloves before adjusting his glasses and broke into a maniacal grin.  "Ah, perfect! We can just pin the blame on him.  Kill two birds with one stone!"

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District Courthouse

Defendant Lobby 

11:34 AM

Phoenix Wright shuffled through the paperwork that had been dropped almost literally on his lap.  This case was a mess, he could tell that at a glance.  Matters weren't helped much given the status of his client.  He took another look at the boy in question.  

In truth "boy" was the word that described him best.  He was short for his age, rather babyfaced too, including the light freckles around his nose and golden eyes.  His blonde hair was in a crew cut, with a set of curved lines styled into each side.

And yet in contrast to that youthful form was the young man's demeanor.  "What the hell are you staring at?"  He asked with a growing scowl.  "Ain't you ever seen a teenager in a suit before?"  He adjusted the cuffs of his obviously expensive, probably tailored suit.

Phoenix blinked in surprise.  "Oh, no, I'm sorry."  He adjusted his papers again. "I'm just processing this.  Wouldn't a- um, a family like yours have their own lawyer?"

The boy scoffed.  "Yeah, but the bastard isn't answering my calls.  And the estate claims they can't reach my old man either."  He drummed his fingers on his other arm in frustration.  "Those idiots.  They better hope they lock me up here or heads are going to roll when I get back!"

Flinching again and restraining a sigh, Phoenix wiped some sweat from his forehead.  "Um, Mr. Kuzuryuu, might I ask you to refrain from talk like that in the courthouse?"

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu made a "tch" sound but nodded.  Not the best reassurance, but he'd done more with less.  The day was barely half over and Phoenix already felt exhausted.  

A pair of young women approaching drew his attention. (No, not that kind of attention.)  "We in time, boss?"  Athena Cykes, clad in her usual yellow outfit, walked up carrying a bulky paper bag.  The highschooler next to her had a similar bag.  

"Athena?  What's with the bags?"

The woman reached into the bag and pulled out a manju.  "Gift from Fuyuhiko's classmates."  She handed it to the boy.  "They're all cheering for you!"  Athena handed one to Phoenix too.  "Try one boss!  They're delish!"

He took the food rather gratefully.  He hadn't had time for breakfast this morning before someone almost broke the office door down.  He eyed that someone, the teenage girl with red eyes and braided silver hair. She had been desperate, practically begging him to represent Fuyuhiko because everyone else was refusing.

(This was slightly inaccurate, Fuyuhiko would have been given an attorney by the state if he hadn't been refusing "the government sponsored stool pigeons".)

Peko seemed to have calmed down significantly since then.  She put the bag of food she was carrying down. "It's true, you have the class's support."

Fuyuhiko toyed with the manju in his hand for a second.  "The WHOLE class, huh?"  He asked, shooting a knowing look at Peko.  The girl just frowned. Or frowned deeper.

"Hey now, it's not nice to tease your girlfriend like that!"  Athena said teasingly.

"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"  Fuyuhiko snapped loud enough that Athena flinched in response.  "We're just classmates!"  He hissed. "Nothing more than that!"

Peko nodded.  "It is as he says.  We are classmates, nothing more."

"Okay, okay!  Whatever you say, sheesh."  Athena said, though her face looked more confused than intimidated.

'Awfully close classmates for her to act so desperate before.'  Phoenix shook his head, they were getting off track. "Athena, were you able to get a look at the crime scene?"

It was Athena's turn to shake her head.  "Non, boss. They weren't letting anyone else in."

"Our homeroom teacher said that only a few police officers had even been allowed on school grounds in the first place."  Peko added.

'Was the prosecution really able to make a thorough investigation like that?'  Phoenix wondered to himself. Then he remembered something. "That reminds me, where's our new intern?"

"Stayed behind."  Athena explained. "Said he was going to look around some more."

Phoenix was about to ask more when a bailiff walked up.  "Trial will begin shortly, I'll need the defendant to come with me."

"I just need one more moment with my client."  The bailiff nodded and stepped away to give them some privacy.  "Mister Kuzuryuu, I'm afraid that, in all this last minute rushing, I never asked for your side of the story."  Phoenix leaned forward in his seat. "So as your attorney, please be honest with me."

"Did you kill Miss Eteru Sato?"

Fuyuhiko looked confused before putting on a sarcastic smirk.  "What, are you going to turn on me if I say yes?"  Phoenix's waiting expression did not change.  "Fine, if you really want to hear me say it. "I had nothing to do with Sato's death." There, happy?"

"Mister Kuzuryuu, I promise to do everything in my power to prove your innocence."  Phoenix said, bowing his head as he did so.  Fuyuhiko and Peko both blinked in shock at the sudden declaration.  Had that sarcastic confession really been all he needed to hear?

The bailiff returned to escort Fuyuhiko away while Peko excused herself.  Athena stepped up. "So he was telling the truth?"  

Phoenix nodded.  His magatama, the gift from his friend Maya that let him see when people were lying, hadn't reacted at all.  "Did you notice anything?  

"Something a little strange."  Athena mused. "When they were talking about being classmates I could sense a lot of discord in both their voices."

"So there's more to them than they let on?"  Phoenix noticed something. There were no Psychelocks when Fuyuhiko said that, so them being "just classmates" was at least somewhat true.  "Things can never be simple, can they?"  He stood up. "Athena, I'll be counting on your support in there."

Athena flexed her gloved arm and flashed a smirk.  "No problemo boss!"

To be continued….

Part of a crossover I am working on. The rest of the first chapter is up on my dA page if this piques someone's interests.

[kookiewinchester1401]

Aggretsuko (ep 1,5,7 S2 ep. 2,5)

Not gonna lie, when I watched the first second of the anime I was like oh no another happy, cheerful anime. But, I was cracking up when that heavy metal music started playing. Retsuko is actually unhinged by her not wanting to wake up and grudgingly going to work. She has dark circles and accidentally wears crocs to work. 

The pig boss is such is misogynist prick that getting to make tea is a woman's job and the incompetent woman is better than a competent woman. The cue of heavy metal within Retsuko is a way to unleash her anger. I love that for her!  The deer, Tsundo, is a girly-girl character that kisses ass to a misogynist boss. 

I guess you can this anime shows this internalized anger of feminists, well more of the second-wave feminist movement. The pigeon and gorilla, female characters that are successful in the workplace told each other that they could show weakness in the workplace. The female workers were peeved at how the pig boss mistreated the female workers. Director Gori, the gorilla, wants to work out so she can get muscle, but Retsuko wants a feminine body without big muscles so she finds a husband. This goes against the 2nd-wave feminist movement that she wanted to find a husband and not work anymore. Ironically, she was able to open a jar when the guy workers cannot open the jar. Usually, the ability to open a jar is to prove the strength of a man.

Mr. Ton, the big boss, tried to change his attitude in the office after Washimi address his degrading behavior towards his employees. But, in reality, he was pissed that Retsuko had the balls to report him. He is only acting friendly because the CEO gave him a heads-up about his behavior. Mr. Ton told Retsuko if she was going to tough it out or throw in the towel. He hated that Restuko, “a woman” is the one that ratted him out and that she only worked until she finds a husband. 

Anai, the new employee, is such a snobby guy. He doesn’t want to do work or doesn’t take well to criticism. He doesn’t like direct or harsh directions but follows nice and nurturing orders. Even, Mr. Ton couldn’t get Anai to perform his duties. But, he started to work with others.

[literaphobe]

i reqlly wanna get back into mlb but i also dont wanna watch everything from the begining, what important eps would u say qre a must watch based on development and/or fun factor?

ideally ifl u should just rewatch it all BUT

- all of season 5

- truth, lies, gang of secrets, mr pigeon 72 AKA the first four episodes of s4, genuinely LOVE them

- optigami and sentibubbler (4x10, 4x11) and Maybe rocketear (4x12)

- u MUST watch wishmaker (4x14)

- i think simpleman and psycomedian r kinda funny (4x16, 4x21)

- glaciator 2 (MUST MUST watch, 4x17), dearest family (4x18), ephemeral (4x19)

- gabriel agreste (4x20) might be important bc um plot?

- kuro neko (U HAVE TO SEE THIS SHIT, 4x22)

- risk and strikeback is the season finale and u MUST see it like its not negotiable (4x25, 4x26)

- ok now onto s3

- my order might be off but im going off the wiki

- backwarder and weredad (3x01, 3x02)

- silencer (3x06)

- oblivio LOOK IDK HOW MUCH OF MLB U HAVENT SEEN AND IM STARTING TO WORRY ILL LOOK DUMB IF I GO BACK TOO FAR BUT UM i love this episode (3x07)

- reflekdoll (3x09) KWAMI SWAP!!!

- ……puppeteer 2 (3x12) no arguments .

- desperada :( (3x13)

- startrain idk i just like trains (3x14)

- kwamibuster (3x15) <- i also want to rewatch this

- chat blanc (3x21) yeah …..

- IM NOT DOING S1 AND 2 COME BACK IF U WANT THOSE ONES but well i still think all episodes should be watched… but u can watch these ones first ^_^

[notesofarichlycolorednight]

s1ep6 mr pigeon (blacklist my chirp.ml tag if you don't want these cluttering your dash. not that i'll be watching a bunch of eps back to back. and i'll probably not comment on all of them. just ones i come up with thoughts for)

the thing i was thinking about the whole episode was really that it's wild that sailor moon managed to fit these big plots into short run-times iirc

but it's so strange to me that the writers of ml can't

mr pigeon wasn't egregious like some other episodes, but it still felt like we were rushing thru everything so much and sailor moon did not feel like that ever

maybe crystal does a little bc they've obviously streamlined the storyline bc they're probably under the assumption that a lot of ppl watching crystal have already seen og sailor moon (tho i understand it's also a lot more accurate to the manga with less filler)

but even then, when i watch crystal, i don't feel like they're talking faster than they should. their cadence feels natural and normal and at a natural, normal speaking speed

everything in ml just feels sped up

the other thing i noticed was the influence of sailor moon itself on the show. and i remember from the time i was in the fandom and actively following the show, that the creator commented that he was heavily inspired by anime like sailor moon

the issue is i think he pulled a rwby and took elements from sailor moon he liked but didn't know why they worked (thanks to hbomb's rwby video for talking abt that)

like it's very obvious the transformations and the akuma are very similar to magical girl anime. but i specify sailor moon in this instance bc it feels like that was his biggest inspiration.

it's not a 1:1 comparison and no one can obvi say for sure unless the creator himself has said so and i didn't see it way back when, but the akuma feels very much inspired by the witches 5 arc, where tomoe (if i'm remembering his name, it's been a while) is making those eggs that infect ppl and turn them into negative monsters of themselves and when sailor moon cleanses them, the egg falls out, splits open, and released that negative spirit. see the similarities?

anyway, not relevant to mr pigeon, but again i think what happened was the creator took elements he liked but didn't know why and thus didn't know how to execute them. and couldn't tell his writing team/no one on his writing team knew why either. so they fumbled around and bit off more than they could chew.

that could be why the episodes feel so rushed and contrived. and hey maybe i'm looking at sailor moon thru rose-colored glasses bc i grew up with that anime. but even after having watched it a few years ago, it did not feel like the way ml feels watching it a few years later.

[bananagreste]

Wow, you’ve had it all this time? // Oh, yeah, it’s a sorry sight. I mean, sorry, you’re right!

oh, hey, it’s adrinette → day 184

[peridotamethyst]

Nah there will be a S6 ep titled “Mr Pigeon 103” where he wins and unifys the Cat and Ladybug miraculous to become Bugpigeonoir the writers told me so

R.I.P. Monsieur Pigeon. You're not dead but I don't think you're Lila's style....... you will be so so missed

[randomrings]

Spotify Top list of 2023:

Includes: An Endless Sporadic AnimalJam Bad Religion Bis Bloc Party BrosZZ Chaos Chaos Coheed and Cambria DIR EN GREY Dirty Loops Dream Theater Fever Ray The GazettE Haken Hideki Naganuma The Human Project Iron Maiden The Joy Formidable The Knife Lush Majiko The Mars Volta Masayoshi Soken Mr. Bungle The Police Protest the Hero Queen Queens of the Stone Age Rush sajou no hana St. Vincent Streetlight Manifesto Takeharu Ishimoto Tears For Fears Tigran Hamasyan

Beneath the White Rainbow - Haken

Taurus - Haken

Sempiternal Beings - Haken

Nightingale - Haken

The Alphabet of Me - Haken

Watch It Crash - Streetlight Manifesto

Hypocrite Syndrome - Majiko

The Hound and the Fox - I The Mighty (don't listen to this one. I got into this EP and listened to it a few times before a friend told me that the lead vocalist has done some shit so bad that the band went on an indefinite hiatus because of it)

Lovebite - Haken

One Foot on the Gas, One Foot in the Grave - Streetlight Manifesto

Tandem - Protest the Hero

Omegaman - The Police

Elephants Never Forget - Haken

Losing It - Rush

Gift Horse - Protest the Hero

The Blonde Lead the Blind - Streetlight Manifesto

Island in the Clouds - Haken

OGRE - The GazettE (not even that wonderful of a song by this band in comparison to the rest of the album but I guess it came up on my shuffler playlist enough times)

Drumhead Trial - Protest the Hero

Hybrid - Takeharu Ishimoto

Eyes of Ebony - Haken

Sertraline - AnimalJam

Sequoia Throne - Protest the Hero

The Rhetoric - The Human Project

It's So Wonderful - Takeharu Ishimoto

Colouring of Pigeons - The Knife and Mount Sims

Cockroach King - Haken

Exponential Entropy - Masayoshi Soken (lol)

Junk Garage - Takeharu Ishimoto

The Thin Line Between Love and Hate - Iron Maiden

Spaceship Factory - An Endless Sporadic

Squeeze Me Macaroni - Mr. Bungle (hate that I love this song)

Down, Down, Down to Mephisto's Cafe - Streetlight Manifesto

Twister-Remix - Takeharu Ishimoto

Reverie (Instrumental) - Protest the Hero (I made a background music playlist that has video game OST songs and instrumental Protest the Hero songs on it so I guess I listened to the instrumental version of Reverie a lot)

あめにながす (Ame ni Nagasu) - sajou no hana

We Will Fall Together - Streetlight Manifesto

Give Me All Your Love - Takeharu Ishimoto

Humdrum and Humble - Tears for Fears

Dead Wrestlers - Bis

The Receiving End of It All - Streetlight Manifesto

Circus - Dirty Loops

Rock It On - Hideki Naganuma

Northern Lights - St. Vincent

Somewhere in the Between - Streetlight Manifesto

Transformation - NEO Mix - Takeharu Ishimoto

Desperate Times - The Human Project

The Poet - Tigran Hamasyan

Would You Be Impressed? - Streetlight Manifesto

Ooparts - Takeharu Ishimoto

The Childcatcher - Lush

Chimaera - Bad Religion

That One Percent - The Human Project

13 - DIR EN GREY

NOISY NOISE - Takeharu Ishimoto

Merry Go - BrosZZ

Blame - The Human Project

Supersonic - Bad Religion

Day Of The Baphomets - The Mars Volta

21:13 - Coheed and Cambria

Bound by Gravity - Haken

The Dark Eternal Night - Dream Theater

Tomorrow, in a Year - The Knife and Mount Sims

Little Snakes (Instrumental) - Protest the Hero (the version of this song with vocals is my favorite song off of the album)

Streams - Haken

Finding the Falls - An Endless Sporadic

Message In A Bottle - The Police (most basic thing on here, probably)

The Duelling Cavalier - Protest the Hero

Dead Tree - DIR EN GREY (one of my favorite songs by the band)

Caught in a Web - Dream Theater

Insomnia - Haken

Gardenias - Protest the Hero

Impulse II - An Endless Sporadic

Surgeon - St. Vincent

Blowing Fire - The Joy Formidable

The Canary (Instrumental) - Protest the Hero

Desperate Graves - The Mars Volta

Clarion Call - The Human Project

A Cell Divides - Haken

Soliloquy (Instrumental) - Protest the Hero

Vermicide - The Mars Volta

42.26 - Childish Gambino

What The Peephole Say - Queens of the Stone Age

Zephyrus - Bloc Party

Noctourniquet - The Mars Volta

Ring of Saturn - Cory Wong and Dirty Loops

Satisfy - Takeharu Ishimoto

Forty Days - Streetlight Manifesto

Lapse - Haken (the Haken song I recommend to everyone the most)

Termites - Protest the Hero

One Hit - The Knife

Los Reyes Catolicos (Reprise) - Tears For Fears

Shiver - Fever Ray

Antibiotics - Chaos Chaos

Twister - Takeharu Ishimoto

Me and My Big Ideas - Tears For Fears

The Prophet's Song - Queen

Pride Before a Fall - The Human Project

Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy - Mr. Bungle

RED SOIL - DIR EN GREY

[ultra-ravenclaw]

Adrien Appreciation Week: Day 5 - Patrol

❥I am acting natural.

[marinettechenged]

#badass couple