#g: katana zero

[vgtrackbracket]

Video Game Track Bracket Round 2

Battle! (Champion) from Pokémon X/Y

vs.

Chinatown from Katana Zero

No propaganda was submitted for either track.

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[facebook-stabber]

I wanna go home, I don't like this party; I'm allergic to people!

[colourstreakgryffin]

Can you do a s/o that has been raped by a demon and the s/o is a civilian ? Hashiras that I want are Shinobu, Obanai, and Sanemi and the s/o is a baker as well

Oooh! Fuck, that’s very tough but I’ll try my best with this! God prayers and my love goes out to all (g)rape victims~!

Kocho Shinobu

You rely on her. You rely on her to feel safe since before that god awful incident, you could walk freely in the streets of your town with zero worries and without clinging onto somebody. Now, you can’t traverse those streets without shivering and frantically looking around for a tinge of a another living breathing being, defensive over your life

A single demon. A single demon took away all chances of having a normal life and sexually abused you on the floor of a alleyway, completely obscured by general shadow and crowds. Nobody heard your cries nor the sounds of wet sloshing, well. Nobody but Shinobu. Your savourer, she came to the rescue and disposed of the demon forcing himself on top of you in a flash, she felt intense sorrow and guilt for what happened to you

Shinobu was truly disgusted with the scene she saw with her very own eyes. Of course, demons would snoop this low for that ridiculous high of sadistic pleasure. She wasn’t going to deny, she was furious and outright kicked the demons’ dissipating body when she did melt it down to a pathetic liquid clump. The Demon Slayer Corps acted quickly when Shinobu reported the incident, providing you with Wisteria Trees all around your home

You two fell in love with each other after Shinobu took the time out to escort you every night, over the months. You own a cute popular little bakery so you have to travel home, late at night. Shinobu will always protect you, first out of requirement and now out of pure, uncontrollable love. Smiling sweetly and dressed in the cutest kimono you have ever seen, Shinobu patiently waited for you at the front door of your homely bakery for you to finish up cleaning

You gently beamed at the fancy katana attached to her hip, you just felt so safe merely in her presence

“Hold my hand, my love. Let us go to my home together”

Iguro Obanai

“Dokusha, take your time. We got all night” A familiar, comforting voice rung out from the entrance of your homely little bakery. You knew exactly who it was and you smiled at the sight before you, Iguro Obanai. Your beloved boyfriend and 24/7 savourer, what you called a soldier that guarded you at night to prevent the traumatic incident from ever happening again.

The incident where a demon cornered you, late at night and forced himself on your body. In a cruel, monstrous way, that sadistic beast took a massive bite of your mental health and will end up riddling you with fear for the rest of your life. You would have been doomed for eternity if a certain somebody didn’t come to your rescue. Obanai, he leaped into action immediately and winded the demon’s now fading body into the wall aggressively

Your heart fluttered for Obanai, he saved you. He protected your life without you even needing to cry out for him, despite the fact you did. Obanai just couldn’t leave you alone afterwards, he needed to provide you with protection and he has lots of strength himself so he continued to walk you back to your home at night, never coming to you without his katana

It seemed that your love rubbed off onto him, he fell for you in little time and now, he just couldn’t leave you alone. He refuses to return to his own Estate unless the door is locked shut and the gate is locked shut, that way that you’ll be safe once again. Obanai has been planning to bring you to his Estate so he can protect you 24/7 but with all the Wisteria Trees guarding your house, you’ll be just fine

You couldn’t see his mouth, due to those bandages but you knew he was smiling, so comfortingly

“Always stick with me, my angel. I’ll protect you, no matter what”

Shinazugawa Sanemi

The pitch black night on this very hour would have scared the living hell of you if you weren’t without your savourer, a man with snowy white hair standing before your exit doorway and a katana on his hip. You adored that man, Sanemi. He, singlehandedly, had saved your whole life over and over again without fault and for his unconditional kindness, you devoted your heart to him. No man could compare to the one you won over a horrifying situation

Being a victim of forced intercourse weighed heavy on your heart and weighed heavy responsibilities on the all-so-kind Sanemi too. The second he saw a terrifying but strangely aroused demon having his way with you against your will, Sanemi swore he saw blood red and woke up to blood splattered everywhere. He went feral, out of his anger and concern. No human should suffer this horrible offence and he rushed you to safety with zero hesitation

Sanemi always watched over you afterwards. He felt such shame and guilt for not being around for you sooner, he could have prevented that demon from even approaching you but then again, he is thankful that he is supporting you through it all. He would have never met the woman of his dreams if he didn’t, that didn’t take away the intense pain. It just dulled it for you

And with him around 24/7, half-neglecting his other missions to make sure you arrive safely at your Wisteria Tree-skirted home was his new priority. Both as your savourer and as your boyfriend, he won’t let anything hurt you again. He truly didn’t mind walking with you at the dead of night after you finish with your homely little bakery and it’s list of requirements, it was really nice to get to know you even more

Unsurprising, Sanemi was chasing away the flood of pain in your heart by just standing there

“Are you ready? With my katana here, our trip home will be safe and sound as it’s always been”

[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

Here's a few questions for you. 🔴♥️🔫🐺

(from: @wolf-among-mechs)

Thank you for your questions, @wolf-among-mechs. I hope these answers will be sufficient. 🔴= there are three such factions I despise. One is a historical grudge, another is with a group who may all be dead, and the other is (partially) a faction who remain around to this day. The first is the Rim Worlds Republic, and Stefan Amaris the Usurper. They destroyed what was (for most) the Golden Age of Humanity. Was the Star League perfect? No. It fought its wars against the Periphery and deeply abused them. But it brought much good to humankind as well. The technology, the peace, the unity of it. Amaris destroyed it all for his own petty ambitions. It is with good reason he is now reviled as the worst single human being in history. The second is the Word of Blake. Much like Amaris, they tried to destroy the Inner Sphere over a petty religious argument. One that led to billions of unneeded deaths. It is telling that even after the fall of the Republic of the Sphere, the ilKhan decreed that former Knights could join a new fraternal order specially dedicated to hunting down Blakist remnants. The third is House Liao. Not the Capellans as a whole, but their ruling house. The reason for this is admittedly more personal - it was rebels professing allegiance to House Liao which killed Aaron DeChavilier, and ultimately sparked the conflict that would destroy the Star League-in-Exile. While it would lead to the creation of the Clans, the stress of the conflict led to the death of Aleksandr Kerensky, our Great Father. Is it any wonder that most people from the Clans dislike the Capellans? At least, for my part, I do try and confine the hatred to House Liao itself. ❤️= I admit, on this question of weapon preference, I am torn. I greatly enjoy the visceral concussion and punch of ballistic weapons, but the light show and (often) limitless ammunition of energy weapons appeals as well. Missiles - especially with more and more 'Mechs sporting guided missiles once again - I find almost too easy. They are useful, do not mistake my meaning, but they require much less skill than a ballistic shot or a long-range PPC hit. Has anyone invented a gun that fires lasers yet? That would be "wicked awesome" as a Terran friend of mine from Boston says. 🔫= I have trained extensively in infantry combat. All Clan warriors train in the basics of infantry combat and melee fighting. It was part of my regular between-deployment training with the Fusiliers - they had several Canopian ex-Ebon Magistrate commandos, a DEST commando, and (eventually) an ex-Manei Domini Banshee Delta to learn from. I am thus skilled with many infantry weapons, martial arts styles, and melee weapons. We even learned zero-G and underwater combat techniques.

As for what I presently carry: I have a JàrnFòlk-modified Sternsnacht Claymore ultra-heavy pistol as my sidearm. It fires 14mm tungsten-core armor-piercing explosive incendiary rounds, from a custom made 8-round extended magazine. It is a beautiful work of art, with platinum damascening, engraving in falcon-feather patterns, imperial jade inlays, and wood from Strana Mechty itself, which forms the exquisitely carved grips. I have used it to kill megasaurs, armored Elementals, and Blakist Zombie infantry alike. I have timed my draw and, even with the Claymore's somewhat excessive weight, have won quite a few formal fast-draw pistol competitions.

I also routinely carry a specially-made Clan Vibrosword. Unlike most straight-bladed models, mine uses a katana-style blade - the exact blade once gifted by my ancestor Turkina to my other ancestor, Elizabeth Hazen, during the DeChavalier Massacre - and yes, in a sense this means I have two genemothers. If you ever have occasion to visit Terra, I can show you the sacred talon-marks on the blade...

In my 'Mech, I carry two additional weapons. All SLDF 'Mechs with sufficient cockpit space will carry a Mauser & Grey Model 980SL pulse laser assault rifle - an upgraded and lightened version of the old SLDF issue Mauser 960, upgraded to Clantech standards, and using a variant of ER Pulse Laser tech from Clan Wolf. The ejection seat kit in all SLDF 'Mechs will also carry a Mauser & Grey built Model 995 "Enhanced" Gauss SMG. The Nest currently hoIds the prototypes for both weapons.

And of course, I have my talons when all else fails. Each of them has long since been upgraded, using a version of the Carbon-Fiber Reinforcement process common among Capellan nobles.

🐺= I have several pets! I keep a mew on my estate, with a breeding pair of Jade Falcons, descended from Turkina herself - I have named them Aidan and Marthe, after Aidan and Marthe Pryde. At present, there is also a snow raven in the Mew, named McKenna, after Stephen McKenna, first Khan of Clan Snow Raven. I am caring for him temporarily in place of his master, Star Commander Kendra Siegel. Kendra, a fine specimen of Snow Raven's Naval Commander phenotype, has been a friend of mine for several decades. She is currently off-world for several months, overseeing construction efforts for a classified project at the Titan Shipyards, and conducting naval exercises between Clan forces and those of the new SLDF Navy, of which she is expected to be appointed Commanding Admiral in the next few years.

[chemicalbrew]

D, G, K?

video game asks

D: Favorite soundtrack?

Answered here, but my list is so huge that I can afford to bring up a couple more, particularly those I've been listening to lately because they're in my comfort zone :) Ironically, half of those are games I really did not like playing, but the music fucks, so who cares.

DEADBOLT

VA-11 Hall-A

Hotline Miami

Ys VI (I need to actually play it soon, because it won't leave my mind, but I haven't started it yet *blows up*)

G: What are you currently playing?

Remember that visual novel I mentioned that sucked me in? Yeah... here's where I stop playing coy and say it's MAMIYA. I don't know why I was beckoned to start it yesterday, with the other games I have on my plate, but I did and I'm thankful for it, actually :) It's nice to find a story that intrigues me again and be in the right mood to feel receptive to it, I suppose. I got through the introductory chapter and felt like I didn't even blink.

That aside, I'm still rerunning my favorite K0 stages every other week. Just to feel something. I don't know, it's hopeless for me LOL

K: Game you’re most looking forward to?

I'm so good at waiting endlessly for things and never playing them when they do come out! I have so many answers to this!

the Katana ZERO DLC, obviously

N1RV Ann-A

the fan translation for Brandish 3

the fan translation for Dinosaur Resurrection

Ys X (oh my god, it's just a month away. time flies)

this is different, because it's a self-imposed restriction, but I promised myself I won't play Tales of Berseria until next year, so there's that, if the other five answers aren't enough

[theecosystemdid]

Gaming Introject / Kin Flag List

Video Games:

Video Game Lists:

Link to AFK Arena / Journey List

Link to FNAF List

Link to Genshin Impact List

Link to Homestuck List

Link to In Stars and Time List

Link to Minecraft List

Link to Okegom List

Link to Omori List

Link to Pocket Mirror List

Link to Pokémon List

Link to Roblox List

Link to SCP Foundation List

Link to Starwars List

Link to Team Fortress List

Link to Ultrakill List

Link to Undertale and Deltarune List

Video Game Misc:

Animal Jam - Mira

Baba Is You

Bayonetta - Bayonetta

Castlevania - Doltra

Cry of Fear - Book Simon

Cry of Fear - Simon

Detroit: Become Human - RK800 Connor

Detroit: Become Human - RK900 Nines

Fallen London - Mr. Pages

Fallout 4 - Nick Valentine

Half Life - G-Man

Helltaker - Justice

Horizon Zero Dawn - Aloy

I have no mouth and I must scream - Allied Master computer Hate Pillar

Katana Zero - Little Girl

Midnight Train - Luna Wyndell

Needy Streamer Overload - Kangel

Saints Row 3 - Matt Miller

Slime Rancher - Beatrix LeBeau

The Grave of Andy and Leyley - Andrew Graves

The Grave of Andy and Leyley - Ashley Graves

Tsuki Odyssey - Chi

Tunnel Town - Cupid Bunny

Wuthering Waves - Encore

Game Misc:

[adalmedia]

Enemy Types You Will Encounter in Katana Zero

For many, Katana Zero is not only an exciting action-platformer but also famous for its challenging levels and diverse enemies. As you transform into a real killer in the game and show off your deadly skills, it is inevitable that you will encounter various types of enemies. In this article, we will cover the enemy types in Katana Zero in detail.

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1. Guards

Guardians are one of the most common enemy types you’ll often encounter in the world of Katana Zero.

G\an become aggressive when they see you.

Their basic attack is a single sword slash, but some guards may carry weapons and can then shoot at you.

Guardians generally have low stamina, so it’s usually easy to take them out with quick, sweeping attacks.

LEARN MRE DETAIL HERE

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New Releases 12.4.20

ELECTRONICA, AMBIENT, EXPERIMENTAL

Barker - BARKER001

Cache 02 V/A [SVBKVLT]

Machine Nature V/A

Evitceles - Enter My Dream

Fmvee - Who Do U Love?

He Did - Permaneced

Mobile - Mobile

The Black Dog - Further Fragments

Hiiro Issiki - 1000 Plateaux

Mark Fell and WIll Guthrie - Infoldings / Diffractions

JUNGLE, BREAKS, DNB

THUGWIDOW & Bruised Skies - Requiem For A Sesh

Gag Reflex - The Fae

Sonic - The Eye of Jupiter

Outrage - K Zero 9

Outrage - Twisted

Outrage - Zer0 BPM

Outrage - Creeper

Outrage & Digital - Make or Break

Raiden & Meth - The Projects

INVT - DURO

Gremlinz, Stranjah & Thought - Beware Boy in the Corner

Subjoi - Bias

ELECTRO

Metaphysical City Riders V/A

Kuldaboli - Ekkert nema ískaldur veruleikinn

DJ MELL G, DESTROY - DESTROY MELL G

Larionov & St. Theodore - Thunderstrike EP

DMX Krew - Modern Body EP

CLATTERBOX - Destination London

BASS

DJ Haus, Interplanetary Criminal - Machine Learning (Interplanetary Criminal Remix)

Cassius Select - Heavyweight

French II - Control

DJ Crisps - Diamonds

Circuit 900 - Halite

SYZ - Bunzunkunzun

LEFTFIELD HOUSE/TECHNO

Fury V/A [Listening Blue Records]

Krust - TEOE Remixes #1

James Bangura - Interpretation of Sound

Iron Curtis, Johannes Albert - Moon I

Sputnik One - Warm Body EP

alllone, B.Visible - Katana

AAAA - Runts

Ballet Mechanique - Embody EP

Various Artists - 10.02 [Don't Be Afraid Records]

Nous'klaer Audio - Best of 2020

Robert Fleck - Hi Press

TECHNO

DREC TAPE, VOL. 1: ISOLATION IS MADNESS (FROM DREC WITH LOVE)

YA - Exchanged

Isserley - Hardcore

Franz Jager - Roots

Radial - Partch Exercises

Lathe - Code EP

DJ Deep - Fosph EP

INDUSTRIAL, EBM

Dominique - Liminal Space

Loods - Pure Bliss Meltown (Gerd Janson Dance Remix)

Denial Of Service - False Positives

Free Range - Camry Horses

FOOTWORK, JUKE

DJ Earl - Bass + Funk & Soul

UK GARAGE

Wilfy D - VITD003

John Steel, Ian Campbell - Picture This

HOUSE, DISCO

5 Years of Shall Not Fade Compilation V/A

Robert Hood - Nighttime World, Vol. 1

Mod Man - Waveshaper

Bryon The Aquarius - What Up Doe? Vol. 2

Bella Boo - Let's Go Out

Eversines - Plooi

Alex Falk - Blue Jellies

Alden Tyrell - All We Need

Justin Zerbst - From City Lights

TJD Label Sampler Vol. 1

Rossi. - Checkpoint.

Key Elements - Remixed Album

Golden Donna - The Truth About Love

Black Acre: A Year Under V/A

David Bay - Zissou Edits Best Vol. 1

Lorenzo Morresi, Tenderlonious - Cosmica Italiana

Lorenz Rhode - Sandpaper

VIGI - Rhodes Island

CARTEL PRODUCTIONS - Cartel

All available now for streaming: Apple Music, Youtube, Spotify etc.

[dnarez]

Chapter 11 - Sports Festival Part 1

In order to participate, everybody put in their individual efforts to train.

The two weeks flew by in the blink of an eye.

"TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE GRAND EVENT!"

Both Hitoshi and y/n looked at the weird girl in their class that was jumping around and yelling in the waiting room.

"Everyone is so nervous..." y/n looked around to see their classmates, they all wanted to win.

-

"So... can you tell me why, now that we are about to go beat some ass?" Hitoshi gas sitting on the floor with his back to the wall

"Why what?" She tilted her head looking at him again, she also was sitting on the floor besides him.

"Why did you hide your wings those last weeks? And why do you still hide it? Didn't you said that the principal forbid you from doing this?" His hands on his pockets, they were talking low in comparison to the rest of the class.

"Actually the Support team made me this cool gadgets, so I could participate without my parents recognizing me! So they are healthily tucked in!"

"But how are you going to compete?" He was obviously worried about her not being able to get in.

She giggled "Heroes can do more than one trick!" She smiled brightly and got up "everyone is getting out! Let's go!" She ran to the door and waited for him "come on! We got a festival to win!" She jumped and fist bumped the air.

He chuckled and got up walking next to her "yeah..."

They were getting out of the tunnel she could hear Mic screaming out loud.

"THE U.A. SPORTS FESTIVAL!! WHERE THE HERO WORLD'S INCHOATE LITTLE EGGS AND AIM FOR EACH OTHER'S THROATS--- AND THE TOP! OUR GRAND YEARLY MELEE!! AND LET ME GUESS ALL YOU MISCREANTS CAME TO SEE THEM RIGHT??"

The stadium was packed with people and everyone was excited to see what's gonna happen this year.

"THE FRESHLY FORMED MIRACLE STARS THAT SHRUGGED OFF A MASS VILLAIN ASSAULT WITH WILLS OF STEEL! THE DEPARTMENT OF HEROICS FRESHMAN CLASS!!!"

Class 1-A were the first to come out from the tunnel.

"YOU'RE HERE FOR CLASS 1-A, RIGHT!!?"

The other classes came right behind them.

"AND FOLLOWING CLASS B, HERE COME CLASSES C, D, AND E FROM THE DEPT. OF GENERAL EDUCATION...!!"

They all walked out of the tunnel.

"AND NOW HERE ARE CLASSES F, G AND H OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPORT! NOW FOR THE APARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT'S..."

People from y/n class started to talk quite loudly.

"Man, they're treating us like we're just their foils or something." Said the rich boy.

"What a loud..." the class beauty answered.

But she was interrupted by a loud snap of a wip, held by no one other than the beautiful R-rated hero Midnight.

"NOW NOW, FAIR PLAY!"

The students started to chitchat getting distracted by the R-rated heroine.

"SILENCE!" she wiped her wip again. "MY TENURE HERE IS PERFECTLY ON THE LEVEL!! NOW PLAYER REP!!"

"BAKUGOU KATSUKI OF 1-A!!"

Hitoshi didn't even bat an eye to the ash blond porcupine and Y/n giggled "This gonna be fun!" Hitoshi was behind Y/n and heard her clearly, he looked at her confused for her sudden interest in the angry porcupine.

"Yeah, the heroic exam." Said the beauty again.

Bakugou got to the podium next to the heroine and started.

"Sensei. I'm gonna place first" he said that very calm

Y/n giggled as she heard everyone going berserk booing him.

"AH MAN, I KNEW HE WAS GONNA...!!" Y/n stopped her giggles and looked at the class 1-a and spotted her friends panicking, she got back to giggling and keep looking around until her e/c meet, gray and blue eyes, it was the gorgeous boy from the other day.

Y/n blushed hard but gave him an embarrassed smile and waved at him, he lightly tilted his head but gave her the cold shoulder and got back to looking forward.

"You'll all make fantastic stepping stones. I'm sure."

Her attention was back to the ash blond hedgehog, she thought his angry face and his attitude were hilarious.

He calmly walked back to his place as everyone shouted at him.

Everyone's attention got back to Midnight as she started to explain.

"All right, with that we can move directly onto our first event!"

An gigantic screen appeared as Midnight was talking.

"Onto the "preliminaries," as they're called! Lots of the folk end up choking on their tears here every year!!"

In the screen some names were shuffled.

"And this year's first round of destiny is... THIS!!!"

The screen showed in big words "Obstacle race"

"Hey toshi... be sure to keep yourself from 40th up, I have a bad feeling about this..." she looked back at him worried

He chuckled and petted her head "you too, don't stay too close or I'm gonna get distracted"

She nodded "See you in the finish line!"

They went their separated ways to the start line, she decided to stay in the middle.

'Big bro... let me be your shadow!' She smiled determined to win.

3 . . . . .

2 . . . . . .

1 . . . . .

"STAAAAAAAAAAAART!!"

Y/n didn't even start to try passing through the others when she saw the ice coming from the half n half boy that was in the front she jumped on someone's shoulder evading the ice that now covered the floor and got some people stuck.

'This is... the first filter!' She keeps stepping on people's shoulders and heads. "Sorry!" She got out off the confusion and started ice skating right behind the gorgeous boy.

"WHAAAAAT SOMEONE THAT ISN'T FROM THE HERO COURSE IS ALREADY OUT OF THE ICE TRAP AND IS ACTUALLY USING IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE!!!"

'Mic I really liked you before this'

"STOP DRAWING ATTENTION TO ME!" She screamed while keeping a good distance from the boy just to be sure that it was safe.

BOOM!

A gigantic explosion came from behind, she didn't look back, but she could still hear the voices complaining about the pretty boy.

The h/c haired girl started going slower to keep her  energy for later, making others being able to surpass her she saw the exact moment that the boy with grapes on his head was punched by a gigantic robot in front of her.

'I remember when Toshi, Kiri and Toko told me about them... they really are gigantic....' she gulped but didn't stop running, everything in her body was telling her to run but... 'I have to do it! For big brother... I can do it!'

Two long feathers came to her s/c hands and turned into a sharp katana like sword, the feather was black in the base and golden by the tip.

In the front a few people were closer to the robots when you heard Mic's voice.

"HERE COME TGE OBSTACLES, AND SO SUDDENLY!! AND FROM THE VERY OUTSET, TGE FIRST BARRIER WILL BE A ROBOT INFERNO!!"

'THEY ARE SO HUGE!' She was so fucking frightened, but stood a brave face, she knew he would watch it later.

The e/c eyed girl saw everyone stop before arriving at the front of the 0 pointers, but she didn't, her feet got speed, and she used the pretty boy as leverage to jump with both sword one in each hand.

Her foot stepped on his shoulders, she used so much force to jump that he got launched back, while she cut her way through the chest of the zero pointer.

She fell on the ground kinda clumsy but didn't fell so it was still a win, not even looking back she got back to running at good pace.

The pretty boy had fallen on his butt, but recovered fast letting the robots fall in the others way, he for back to running determined to get the first place back.

After running a little he could catch up to her surprisingly easy.

With a sword in each hand she looked at him and smiled "Hi again!"

"You aren't gonna win this, I'm going to win no matter what" he didn't spare her a single glance.

"Okay but... why are you so sad?"

He tripped on nothing but recovered quickly "what are you talking about?" He looked at her curiously.

"I never saw someone be so sad and so angry at the same time... you can surpass me if you want, I don't want the first place I just want to pass to the next trial"

He looked surprised at her. "Why?"

"I don't really care for the first place... but you do so go on! I will encounter you at the finish line!" She got behind him and gave him a little push.

That was enough to get his head in the track, and he run for it while she happily stood back.

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Love y all.❤

[satoshi-mochida]

Falcom has released new information and screenshots for The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki introducing sub characters Zin Vathek, Fie Claussell, and Shizuna Rem Misurugi.

Get the details below.

■ Characters

Zin Vathek (voiced by Tetsu Inada)

Age: 36

Height: 198cm

Weapon: Gauntlets and Boots

“You should loosen up a bit, it ruins your beauty.”

A semi S-rank bracer who crowns the nickname “Immovable” and acts as a leader of the Calvard Bracer Guild.

He is a large Eastern man as tall as two arges, as well as a master of Taito style martial arts, which is one of the three major Eastern martial arts.

He contributed to the resolution of the “Liberl Phenomenon,” “D.:.G Cult Incident,” and many other major incidents, and acted as a core member of alliance operations in the World War two years ago.

His actions led to an immediate ceasefire, which led him to be recommended to be promoted to S-rank, but he declined and remains semi S-rank for the time being.

While tensions between fellow students continue—with his junior Taito style disciple occupying a key position in the CID, and senior disciple maintaining an eerie silence at the Ouroboros society—he has high hopes for promising junior bracer Elaine and watches over her growth, but she can be stubborn at times.

Fie Claussell (voiced by Hisako Kanemoto)

Age: 20

Height: 162cm

Weapon: Dual Gunblades

“I acted within the guilds guidelines, and didn’t cross any international pacts… just barely…”

A B-rank bracer from the Imperial Bracer Guild with the nickname “Sylphid.”

She comes from the Empire in response to the increasing number of issues within the Republic both small and large to help solve the shortage of manpower.

During her youth she acted as a jaeger in the jaeger corps Zephyr and has excellent physical and combat skills.

While she has a cool atmosphere around her, she can be surprisingly friendly, and often throws jokes at Elaine, her honors student-esque senior bracer.

Shizuna Rem Misurugi (voiced by Maaya Uchida)

Age: 23

Height: 170cm

Weapon: Jet Black Katana

“No, I cannot withdraw. I can see it now, the state of zero, and what lies beyond!”

The lieutenant captain of “Ikaruga,” a samurai group headquartered somewhere in the continent’s ruined east.

While she has a playful atmosphere and dazzling looks, she is also known as “Divine Blade of Silver” and is a master of the “Black God One Blade.”

She usually wears the latest power suit and wields a jet black odachi that has been passed down in the east as a “treasured sword.”

While her face may retain the innocence of a young woman, her expression changes into one that befitting of the name “Divine Blade” when she encounters a strong opponent.

Her fighting style resembles the Eight Leaves One Blade style, the magnum opus of Eastern swordsmanship that “Sword Hermit” Yun Ka-fai developed, but….

■ Keywords

Ikaruga

A mysterious samurai group that sets their headquarters somewhere in the ruined Eastern regions of the continent.

Their combat skills are said to be the strongest in the Eastern region, and has many skilled members who use odachi swords, which have been passed down in the far East region.

They also use the newest weaponry and has a stealth operations unit known as “Shinobi.”

The stealth techniques they use are of the Hazy Moon style, and their sword technique is called Black God One Blade style—but not much is known about their details or origins.

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is due out for PlayStation 4 on September 30 in Japan. Read more about the game here, here, here, here, and here.

View the screenshots at the gallery.

[cherry-bakery]

Long Day: Katana Zero fanfic

ship: zero x receptionist

trigger:slight angst and fluff

the sound of the beat of the music in his ears that drown off the insufferable silence and the feeling of the old wooden planks of his apartment’s hall under his feet is all he feel right now. Zero just came back from another mission, everything was a blur. How many did he kill? forty? sixty? why the hell would he even count these thing anyway? he feel exhausted and tired. he just want to rest. he just want today to end as quickly as possible. Funny how thing never goes his ways and by ‘funny’ he meant irritating. “surp ■ se ■ ■g!” the blurry chirp fade through the sound of the music of zero’s tape recorder as he felt two pair of arms wrapped around him. Memories of hundreds of ambushes flashes in his head as he shoves the person backward. His elbow digging in their torso as he turns around, hand gripping on the handle of his katana and eyes filled with murderous gleam only to soften when he realizes what he done. His heart sank at the sight of the woman in red laying on her back, looking at him with confusion and slight fear. “zero?” said the receptionist with a shaky voice and her hand clutching the fabric of her stomach. It didn’t take a second for zero to went to crouch down to her level, his hand lay bare on her lower ribs. Did he break anything? Does she need to go to a hospital? Is she mad at him? Question swirl through his mind. “are you badly hurt?” he said in a clear and steady but it clear from his body language that he’s panicking slightly, cursing his damn fighting reflexes. “You fucking subhuman” the word rang out of the receptionist mouth as she stare at him with disgust, his eyes widen “what?” he said quietly only to be met with two palms cupping his face and he was brought back to the present “I said are you alright?’’ the woman asking smiling nervously. “I mean I get that you always get fidgety with PDA and stuff but you just kinda stare off in to nowhere for the past ten second. Are you sick?” the receptionist said as she gently trace the dark circle under the swordsman's eye “Have you been sleeping well?” she ask and the only reaction she gets is a confuse blinks and a sigh “ It’s normal...” a low monotone was her only answer, pulling away from her grasp. “just tired, it’s been a long day” he said avoiding her eyes. he couldn’t look at her in the face right now out of guilt,probably one of the rarest emotion he feel. the two lay there on the old wooden floor of the halls in silence. “I....ummm” the swordsman choked on his words. clearing his throat as his tired dull eyes stare up to her. ‘’I’m sorry, for hurting you.... I was-” he managed to sputter the words only to be cut off by a soft peck on his lips. the rest of the sentence dies out and his mind went blank. he feel like he can’t breath for a second. he can feel the heat crawling up from his neck to his jaw and then cheeks. a chuckle escape the receptionist mouth. “sorry...” she said looking at zero who seem to stop functioning for a few seconds “For scaring you like that... and..... also the kiss” she said slowly standing up and dusting herself off “I didn’t expect you to be so surprise. But it was totally a gap moe moment!” the girl said gleaming. the uses of weird language from what he guesses anime indicate that she’s probably wasn’t hurt or scared. sighing but this time out of relief. Standing up to face her, their eyes meeting. a soft tint fade in to the brunette’s ears, shuffling her feet “sooooo I’m here to return that anime you lend me” she said “can I... come in?” she ask with a small embarrassed grin. Zero raise his one of his brow at her, a small smirk on his face. Perhaps he didn’t want the day to end so early after all  

[tellusepisode]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. It is the fourth installment of the X-Men film series, the first installment of the Wolverine trilogy within the series, and a spin-off prequel to X-Men (2000). The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by Hugh Jackman, who stars as the titular character, alongside Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, and Ryan Reynolds. The film’s plot details Wolverine’s childhood as James Howlett, his time with Major William Stryker’s Team X, the bonding of Wolverine’s skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.

In 1845, James Howlett, a boy living in Canada, witnesses his father being killed by groundskeeper Thomas Logan. Anxiety activates the boy’s mutation: bone claws protrude from his knuckles and he impales Thomas, who reveals that he is James’ birth father before dying. James flees along with Thomas’ other son Victor Creed, who is James’ half-brother and has a sharp claw-nails and healing factor mutation like James. They spend the next century as soldiers, fighting in the American Civil War, both World Wars and the Vietnam War in 1973.

In Vietnam, the increasingly violent Victor attempts to rape a Vietnamese woman and kills a senior officer who tries to stop him. James returns to Victor upon the commotion, and ignorant of his brother’s intent, he rushes to defend him. This results in the pair being sentenced to execution by firing squad, which they survive due to their mutant healing abilities. Major William Stryker approaches them in military custody and offers them membership in Team X, a group of mutants including expert marksman Agent Zero, katana-wielding Wade Wilson, John Wraith, super-strong and invulnerable Fred Dukes and technopath Chris Bradley. They join the team for a few missions, with James using the alias Logan, but Victor and the group’s lack of empathy for human life causes Logan to leave.

Director: Gavin Hood

Writers: David Benioff (screenplay), Skip Woods (screenplay)

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Danny Huston

►Cast:

Hugh Jackman…Logan / WolverineLiev Schreiber…Victor CreedDanny Huston…StrykerWill.i.am…John WraithLynn Collins…Kayla SilverfoxKevin Durand…Fred DukesDominic Monaghan…Chris Bradley / BoltTaylor Kitsch…Remy LeBeauDaniel Henney…Agent ZeroRyan Reynolds…Wade WilsonTim Pocock…Scott SummersJulia Blake…Heather HudsonMax Cullen…Travis HudsonTroye Sivan…JamesMichael-James Olsen…Young VictorPeter O’Brien…John HowlettAaron Jeffery…Thomas LoganAlice Parkinson…Elizabeth HowlettPhilip A. Patterson…Firing Squad LeaderAnthony Gee…Carnival GuyAdelaide Clemens…Carnival GirlKarl Beattie…School ChildTom O’Sullivan…Logging SupervisorMyles Pollard…PhelanStephen Anderton…MarcuseChris Sadrinna…Van MierSeptimus Caton…BartenderMatthew Dale…SurgeonNathin Butler…Male Nurse #1Peter Barry…Male Nurse #2David Ritchie…Dr. CorneliusAsher Keddie…Dr. Carol FrostSocratis Otto…Lead Technician – Alkali LakeStephen Leeder…General MunsonJames D. Dever…Platoon LeaderMartin Obuga…Muttering ManRita Afua Connell…Nervous African WomanJohn Shrimpton…Stryker AideHenry Browne…CurtisTahyna MacManus…Kayla’s Sister / EmmaDaniel Negreanu…Poker PlayerAlexandra Davies…Woman of the NightDon Battee…Huge DoormanEvan Sturrock…Drunken Man In AlleyRob Flanagan…Amoured Humvee DriverHakeem Kae-Kazim…African BusinessmanAlison Araya…TeacherEric Breker…Special Forces CommanderEileen Bui…Vietnamese ChildAdrian G. Griffiths…Hunter #1 (as Adrian Hughes)Byron Chief-Moon…Hunter #2Mike Dopud…Vietnam Army OfficerBeatrice King…Waitress (as Beatrice Ilg)Kanako Takegishi…WaitressPanou…Tank SoldierJohnson Phan…Vietnamese ManElizabeth Thai…Vietnamese WomanJade Tang…Mutant Twin #1Joelle Tang…Mutant Twin #2Warwick Young…Helicopter PilotApril Elleston-Enahoro…Ororo Munroe (scenes deleted)Scott Adkins…Weapon XIJames Crabtree…MedicSusan Glaze-Harper…PedestrianDennis Kreusler…SoldierAndrew Maciver…SoldierGideon Mzembe…MutantPaul Padagas…WardenChris Polzot…MutantChaz Smith…Bourbon Street RevelerTerry Lee Smith…Bourbon Street PartierDerek Steen…SoldierSuzie Steen…Carnival MomPatrick Stewart…Professor Charles XavierIan Thompson…School Bus DriverElizabeth Tranchant…PedestrianJosh Dean Williams…Soldier

Sources: imdb & wikipedia

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[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

🟣 What are your top 3 favorite planets you have visited, if you have visited multiple worlds?

🔫 If you can fight in non-vehicular combat, what weapons do you favor?

⚪ What was the first vehicle (BattleMech, Battle Armor, AeroSpace Fighter, combat vehicle, etc) that you piloted?

💚 What do techs usually complain about with your piloting?

-Dieter Marten-Steiner, Lord-Adjutant of House Marten-Steiner, Regent of Mertangard.

Hello, Dieter, it is a pleasure to hear from you. In answer to your questions, I have prepared the following responses. I may have been slightly long winded, but I have been in SLDF meetings about miniutae all morning, and needed something to pass the time, quiaff?

🟣 = I must say Terra, quiaff? Even after all it has gone through over the milennia since humankind began to leave the cradle, Terra remains a pristine jewel of a world. I have spent months traveling, going to see everything I could. I have visited the original Seven Wonders, the Eight Wonders of the Hegemony, stood in St. Peter's Square, seen Jerusalem, Mecca, Tokyo, Las Vegas, New York, Paris, and of course Unity City.

Even the rest of the system is full of wonders, from the Belt to Mars, the O'Neill Stations, and even the newly repaired Venusian terraformers. There are days I am struck once more by the revelation that I live now on Terra, her soil under my talons, breathing the air that spawned our species. And the views from my estate on Puget Sound are perhaps the most beautiful of all.

For my second choice, and this may be anathema to some of my other Clan fellows, but... it must be a tie between Solaris VII, Hardcore, and Canopus IV. All of them worlds of pure human pleasure, greed, and excess, and there is something striking about all of them.

For my third choice, I would say Coromodir. It is nearly as beautiful as Terra itself, and ruled by one of the few noble houses I have encountered in my life whom genuinely care for their people. And it was the site of the Fusiliers' great triumph, that propelled us to fame (and perhaps infamy, to some).

🔫 = I have trained extensively in infantry combat. All Clan warriors train in the basics of infantry combat and melee fighting. It was part of my regular between-deployment training with the Fusiliers - they had several Canopian ex-Ebon Magistrate commandos, a DEST commando, and (eventually) an ex-Manei Domini Banshee Delta to learn from. I am thus skilled with many infantry weapons, martial arts styles, and melee weapons. We even learned zero-G and underwater combat techniques.

As for what I presently carry: I have a JàrnFòlk-modified Sternsnacht Claymore ultra-heavy pistol as my sidearm. It fires 14mm tungsten-core armor-piercing explosive incendiary rounds, from a custom made 8-round extended magazine. It is a beautiful work of art, with platinum damascening, engraving in falcon-feather patterns, imperial jade inlays, and wood from Strana Mechty itself, which forms the exquisitely carved grips. I have used it to kill megasaurs, armored Elementals, and Blakist Zombie infantry alike. I have timed my draw and, even with the Claymore's somewhat excessive weight, have won quite a few formal fast-draw pistol competitions.

I also routinely carry a specially-made Clan Vibrosword. Unlike most straight-bladed models, mine uses a katana-style blade - the exact blade once gifted by my ancestor Turkina to my other ancestor, Elizabeth Hazen, during the DeChavalier Massacre - and yes, in a sense this means I have two genemothers. If you ever have occasion to visit Terra, I can show you the sacred talon-marks on the blade...

In my 'Mech, I carry two additional weapons. All SLDF 'Mechs with sufficient cockpit space will carry a Mauser & Grey Model 980SL pulse laser assault rifle - an upgraded and lightened version of the old SLDF issue Mauser 960, upgraded to Clantech standards, and using a variant of ER Pulse Laser tech from Clan Wolf. The ejection seat kit in all SLDF 'Mechs will also carry a Mauser & Grey built Model 995 "Enhanced" Gauss SMG. The Nest currently hoIds the prototypes for both weapons.

And of course, I have my talons when all else fails. Each of them has long since been upgraded, using a version of the Carbon-Fiber Reinforcement process common among Capellan nobles.

⚪ = the first 'Mech I ever piloted was a Hunchback IIC during my belated Trial of Position. I found it a lovely and responsive machine, the balance provided by the twin Ultra AC/20s compared well to the later Inner Sphere Hunchbacks I would pilot. I scored three kills, and nearly a fourth, in that machine. I made certain after that to ensure its targeting systems were salvaged - call it superstition, but they felt lucky, quiaff? I have had those very same targeting systems installed into every 'Mech I have subsequently piloted. They currently provide the Nest with her targeting data, linked into the Targeting Computer.

💚 = in my younger days, complaints of my pushing the machines to their limit were common. Even in my time in Turkina Keshik, then Khan Yvonne Hazen themself had to counsel me to be gentler with the machines. In my later years, the techs have begun complaining about how much time I spend tinkering with and adjusting the 'Mechs. This is where the "Old Bird's Nest" got her nickname, quiaff?

[otonymous]

hiii, could you possibly do some "first times" HCs with Ikesen Masamune? (obviously both him and MC have prior experience, but just their first time together!) I loved the one you did for Yuki! Thank you! 💕💖💞💘💗💝💓

Hi lovely Anon!  Thank you so much for this ask!  Masamune is so much fun to write for and I always have a blast doing it.  Happy reading!

Warning:  NSFW/18+: explicit/graphic language - reader discretion is advised

First Times With Masamune (Ikesen Headcanon)

Your relationship in general:

CHEMISTRY 101

You and Masamune together is like fanning a flame, adding fuel to fire: both of you burn brighter in each other’s company

Masamune is already rowdy to begin with — he gets downright unmanageable in your presence (Hideyoshi doesn’t know what to do with him and is ALMOST on the verge of giving up)

The other warlords all remark that the more time you spend with Masamune, the more of his qualities you take on (especially Ieyasu, Hideyoshi and Mitsuhide)

What they don’t realize is that you’ve always had a wild streak, it was just tempered by what society expected of you (e.g. growing up feeling like you had to be an obedient child, respecting authority figures, conforming to society’s image of what constitutes a good student/employee/etc.)

They never could do away with your smart mouth though, as Nobunaga can attest to

Masamune, who gives zero f-cks about what anyone else thinks about him (aside from you) and does what he pleases, is only drawing out from you what was already there to begin with

You were initially scared out of your wits in his presence, but then soon realize that it all just feels so…natural

Of course, you still have a very different stance compared to Masamune when it comes to physical violence and war

But rarely have you ever felt such simpatico with another human being, whether back in your own time, or here, 500 years in the past

All the other warlords, while supportive, are secretly envious of Masamune’s relationship with you (except Mitsunari, who doesn’t really know what’s going on): it’s almost criminal for a couple to have that much fun and look at each other with such smouldering passion in their eyes

Of course, all of this translates into HOT SEXY TIMES…

First kiss:

Were you always this turned on from a kiss alone?

Masamune is a skilled kisser - knows how to make you melt with just the soft press of his lips against yours and his tongue will bring you to your knees…literally

The moment you feel him slide that tongue into your mouth, you are gone, putty in his hands

Cocky bastard knows he’s good at this.  He’s had enough experience with women swooning in his arms from his kiss alone

What he didn’t expect was how affected he would be by yours

Once your lips meet, he’s suddenly ravenous, hungrily exploring every inch of your mouth and sucking your tongue into his.  He’s gently sinking his teeth into your lower lip and tugging playfully

The rest of his body responds in kind: he’s grinding into you, hands freely roaming over your clothes (is that his erection you’re feeling against your thigh through his hakama?!)

Masamune can’t quite put into words why he’s responding so fervently to you, he just knows he never wants to stop

Perhaps it’s the grip of your fingers on his hair, tugging gently as if to tame a wild animal.  Or perhaps some hidden note in the warm fragrance of your skin that he detects at the base of your neck.  Or the way your moans are reminiscent of a kitten’s purrs before he greedily swallows them into his mouth.  There’s just something about you that brings out the beast in him

”I love you.”

The first time Masamune tells you he loves you, it will be completely spontaneous

You find yourselves in another near-death situation (no surprise there), the two of you looking wild with ripped clothes, disheveled hair and dirt on your faces

And when you each finally catch your breath to take in the sight of the other through wide eyes, you crumple against one another in belly shaking laughter, both trying not to embarrass yourselves further by becoming incontinent as well

When the laughter finally dies down, he’ll suddenly reach out to gently brush the mud away from your face, softly saying, “I love you, kitten”

You are dumbstruck, frozen in place.  Never once did you think he would be the first to say it.  You love him to death, but were afraid to tell him because he just didn’t seem to be the type to ever settle down with a single partner

Masamune surprises even himself when the words leave his lips as naturally as breathing: he’s never made this kind of declaration before nor even had the inclination to do so.  But then again, he’s also never met someone quite like you before.

The man has had his share of women, but they’ve been a rotating door of one-night stands with the sole purpose of sating a physical need

The thought that you could be the one to “tame” him actually frightens Masamune a bit: suddenly his reckless behaviour on the battlefield can have consequences.  What if he never returns to see you again?

But it’s already too late.  If the words didn’t seal his fate, the passionate kiss you give him in return does.

The first night:

OH.  MY.  GODS.

While neither of you are virgins, your first night together makes you wonder what the hell it was that the two of you were doing with other partners in the past, because it certainly never felt like this

You didn’t know sex could feel this good: the two of you are so physically compatible, the chemistry is insane

We are talking hot, sweaty, wild sex

All inhibitions fly out the door and nothing is taboo.  There is no room for self-consciousness when you are making hot, passionate love with Masamune

Your nails leave crimson trails down the length of his back, while his fingers dig a bit too deeply into your hips as he’s thrusting passionately into you from behind.  You won’t notice the bruising on your skin until dressing in the light of the afternoon sun the following day, having needed to sleep in after an entire night of going at it

As things usually are with Masamune, your first time together will be unplanned: the mood is right, the stars align, and you fall into each other’s arms as naturally as the seasons cycle

Once again, it all begins with laughter.  And then, in the midst of shoulder-shaking heaves, you catch a glimpse of something in that cerulean eye, an instance where he’s completely serious, earnest…and irrevocably in love with you

He says your name.  Not “kitten” or “lass,” but your name.  Whispered like the word itself is sacred and powerful, and perhaps it is, because in that moment, held in the sway of whatever magic was conjured up by that spell, you fall on him, lips hungrily seeking Masamune’s, hands working feverishly to tear open the collar of that blue kimono, needing to feel the heat of his skin beneath your greedy fingers

Masamune is taken aback for all of 2 seconds.  You’ve never been this forward before, and he is used to playing the role of aggressor, especially when it comes to amorous activities.  But he finds that he quite likes the change and is open to becoming your prey for the evening

Sex with Masamune feels like some animalistic courtship ritual, cycling between periods of playfulness and passionate solemnity, with your naked bodies naturally finding themselves in a myriad of different positions where both of you will have the chance to experience what it’s like to dominate and be dominated

Some of the many positions/activities encountered on this first night together include: face-sitting, 69, doggy, cowgirl, missionary, lotus, reverse cowgirl… god, there are so many - some positions aren’t even named yet (now you know why it took all night)!

This man will leave no stone unturned when it comes to the pursuit of pleasure

Oral skills are top notch (the guy loves to cook, so of course he’s going to have some kind of oral fixation) and he enjoys giving as much as receiving

Your blow job is the best one he’s ever had, hands down.  The entire time, when he’s not moaning and groaning, Masamune is trying hard not to entertain fantasies of cutting down the lucky guy you got to practice on with his katana

Speaking of moaning and groaning, the man is loud and doesn’t care.  In fact, he would like nothing more than to turn up the volume so that everyone knows what a good time the both of you are having

You won’t mind swallowing: the man eats his fruits and vegetables and has healthy, home-cooked meals

Magic fingers.  Masamune has had ample experience mixing, kneading and shaping culinary delicacies by hand.  Finds that G-spot like its got a GPS tracker.  You never knew you were capable of squirting before

Dimensions: a beauty to behold, his cock is long and thick, curving slightly upwards to hit just the right spot when he’s plowing deeply into you from behind.  Nice.

Energizer bunny: Masamune can go all night…and he does the very first time he’s with you (you can bet he’s making up for lost time)

Loves to cum on you (and later on as your relationship progresses, in you).  The first night, he paints your stomach, breasts, inner thighs and ass cheeks during four separate rounds of love making

Best aftercare ever: Masamune will wipe you clean, bring you water and whip up something delicious in the kitchen to help you revive (hard core sex does tend to make one ravenous, after all).  Prepare to drift off to sleep with your head on his chest, the steady beating of his heart the sweetest lullaby

Thanks for reading!  Check out more of my work here! 📚

[the-punforgiven]

I was tagged by @hamsolo to spell my URL with songs!

T: Terror on the High Seas - Alestorm H: Hall of Freedom - Tyr E: Enter Sandman - Metallica

P: Progenies of the Great Apocalypse - Dimmu Borgir U: Unwelcome - Arsis N: Needled 24/7 - Children of Bodom F: Feuer Frei! - Rammstein O: Overdose - Katana Zero OST R: Rise - Outrage G: Gatherings in the Chamber of Madness - Inferi I: I, the Mask - Inferi V: Veleno - Fleshgod Apocalypse E: Endtime Hearts - Dark Tranquility N: Night Witches - Sabaton

(Yknow I’m kinda sad there’s only one P because I also wanted to list Pirate Pizza Party, one of my all-time favourite Alestorm song lmao)

[viranlly]

I love New York. I love drinking. I abso-fuck*n-lutely love drinking in New York. I love it so much I went to New York just to drink - caution: this trip is not, and I repeat, not for everybody. I mean, what’s not to love about drinking in New York?! The endless supply of bars; the attractive, charming and talented bar staffs, and let’s not forget the beyond delicious libations they serve up ‘til 3 (even 4) AM on a Monday - astounding, especially when you come from a small town where last call is 12.45, if you’re lucky. Before our trip, we agreed on the ‘one-drink-one-bar-rule’ - a rule that we slowly abandoned as the night progressed. After what felt like a 12 hour commute from YVR, I arrived in Penn Station, starved and parched. A quick change and a touch up later, I finally made it to dinner at WildAir: a hip, trendy, wine-focused Lower East Side restaurant from the boys who opened the Michelin-starred Contra. The food menu is a fairly simple: tartare, mushrooms, clams, and allegedly out-of-this-world fried squid. The wine list, on the other hand, is extensive and edgy. If you’re into the whole natural, skin-contact wine situation like we are, you’ll probably see us there again with a bottle of Susucaru, snacking on some fried squid. A couple blocks down from Wildair, is Bar Goto. A cozy Japanese bar with a MOOD AF lighting, brought to you by Kenta Goto, a Pegu club alumn. The man himself made me a plum Sazerac the last time I was in. It easily became one of those cocktails you crave over and over again. So naturally, I got one, and another one for good measure. The whisky finally kicked in. With a little buzz and a much better mood, we made it to Death and Company and put our name on the list. Wait time was about an hour and 30 mins, enough for a cocktail or two at Angel’s Share – or so we thought. It’s another 45 mins wait for us, but luckily, they have a sister bar next door that’s much less crowded, a little brighter, and slightly more peaceful. Our new friend Ryan, who’s bartending that night made me a ‘Bewitched’, a riff on Old Fashioned with grilled and spiced truffle-infused whisky, cognac, Kokuto syrup, bitters and Kaffir lime leaf. It’s as decadent as it sounds. Stunning mixture of flavour, texture, and aroma on each indulgent sip. It was on point. It’s finally time for us to get to Death and Co. Their Manhattan’s been calling my name since September last year. Everything about Death and Co’s Manhattan is perfect: the bourbon, the vermouth, the ratio, the temperature, just everything. Say what you want (I actually got into an argument on this) but this, is the best Manhattan in Manhattan. The night spiralled down the rabbit hole after the next drink, a Boulevardier - I remember we had two more cocktails there, but I can’t, for the sake of me, remember what they were. I know there was gin, somewhere, somehow. I won’t bore you with the details of our challenging journey home so let’s skip to the morning after - two bottles of Pedialyte, two advils, and a hot shower later. Our mind was focused on a bougie-ish scrambled eggs and caviar at Buvette, and so was the whole West Village apparently. “50 minutes” - the cute European host said. Other people would typically take this time to walk around, maybe get an oat-mylk latte and a croissant. Since we’re no ordinary people, and it just so happened that their sister bar ‘Pisellino’ just opened down the street (what a coincidence), we kinda had to stop by for a drink. It’s 1145, and in front of me was a full, frosty glass (and a mini carafe) of dry martini with olive and twist on the side. What a perfect West Village morning: sunny, breezy, and boozy. By the time we sat down for breakfast, I was a little buzzed, again. But nothing a plate fluffy scrambled eggs and caviar, waffle with berry compotes, croque madame, and another bottle of bubbly rosé can’t fix. We then spent the afternoon roaming around Soho, shopping for all the things we convinced ourselves we desperately needed - Hello new Thom Browne fragrance! It’s a quarter to eight, we were dressed to the nines, ready for a 10/10 night out in New York City. Our plan to have a chic pre-dinner cocktail at Polo Bar was cancelled because someone (aka me) forgot to call and make a reso, and it was packed there. We had to settle for the King Cole Bar across the street where the drinks were meh and the price tag was awfully expensive (no more $25, bland, overly spicy Red Snapper for us) - I went in purely to relive my Andy Sachs’ Harry Potter unpublished manuscript moment and nothing more. Dinner tonight was at the hyped up Korean steakhouse Cote in Flatiron. The one Michelin-starred restaurant is all about high quality meat, delectable side dishes, and impressive wine list (Their beverage director is such a star!). Here’s the thing, if you can make a hanger steak taste so succulently delicious, you’re doing something right. That’s exactly what they do at Cote. The steak (aside from the Galbi) is prepared in the simplest fashion: heat and salt, no marinade, no spices, no nothing - it was perfect. The service was impeccable, the timing of each dish was flawless. With a tummy filled with steak, scallion salad, and rice, we decided to walk our way back to the West Village - seemed crazy far, but at that point, it was necessary. We made it to Dante, who recently crowned #1 bar in the world, so naturally it was very busy. The apero-focused bar is famous for their ‘Negroni Sessions’, which is impressive and can be adventurous. From the most classic, to the most unexpected variation with tequila, banana and pineapple shrub, they do it, and they do it well. If you’re in the mood to splurge (we weren’t lol), their vintage martini is absolutely worth the $65 price tag (the Plymouth gin from ‘60s alone is drool-worthy). I, decided to go for the Olivette: a savoury, brine-y, less serious cousin of the vesper. We then visited Katana Kitten. Another bar in the village that scored a spot in this year’s 50 Best Bars, number 14 to be exact. It’s a fun (the owner Masahiro Urushido is also quite a legend), non pretentious neighbourhood bar with playful and whimsical cocktails. I obviously started with a Hinoki martini, yet another variation of the vesper, while Handika was having a slushy, boozy, crushed-icy ‘dessert’ (didn’t count as a drink, apparently). It was difficult to have just one drink here: would you skip on a yuzu-sisho daiquiri? how about a genever-based negroni with umeshu? or a calpico swizzle? Ya I don’t think so either. We had one of each, plus a another sisho G&T, and the classic highball. YOLO. For the sake of settling our argument on the best Manhattan in Manhattan, I invited Doris to join us at Employees Only across the street from Katana Kitten, conveniently. By the time we saw each other, my Manhattan was gone, and I was drinking a Monkey 47 martini yet again. That’s about all I can recall from that night. Oh wait, there was a tequila shot and another Manhattan - the end. Monday morning - not enough Pedialyte, water nor Advil in the world to bring me back to life. I, somehow, managed to meet Patrick for coffee, had a bite of a mushroom toast, and stayed alive. I made it back to the hotel just in time for a much-needed nap before check out and a trip to Williamsburg for lunch. It was rough. I kept telling myself another lie of “I’m never drinking again” for the 30 minute subway ride to Peter Luger. Peter Luger is a classic: steak (yes, another one), burger, with a side of onion, tomatoes, and fries. We then gathered enough energy to get to DUMBO for a picture of two (hundreds) before saying goodbye to each other - sad. I zipped back downtown for a meeting. A VERY EXCITING MEETING. I got the pleasure to visit the Bon Appetit test kitchen, thanks for the my lovely host Chris Morocco (Yes - we’re friends now HA!). it’s only appropriate that I wore my ‘Thirsty for Andy’ t-shirt - Andy was there, and we obvs. bonded over my OOTD. Claire was doing her ‘Gourmet Makes’, Carla was there, Molly too, Oh I also got to meet Alex Delany and Em Scultz too. It’s a casual Monday afternoon at BA test kitchen. It’s now cocktail hour and the one man I got to meet this time was the man everyone needs in their life: mister Steven Huynh himself. An instagram-turned-real-life-friend that I’ve known for 7 years. We met for the first time that night and we got along over dry martini-inspired cocktails and crudité at Thomas Keller’s TAK room (in the Hudson Yards). Sitting at the bar at TAK room feels luxurious but not intimidating. The bar team was friendly, interactive, and passionate about amaro. They even took us downstairs to check out the vintage amaro collections at their speakeasy, Bookbinder. After a snack break, we visited David Chang’s new restaurant Kawi downstairs. Steven had a pineapple rum daiquiri, I, had a ‘New Fashioned’ - a play of the classic Old Fashioned with coconut-washed Japanese whisky, sencha and bitters. It was delicious. The buzz is back on, and I felt so much better (HA!). Our next stop was The Nomad Hotel - our absolute favorite. We felt like we’re home right away, especially after a delicious Monkey 47 martini (Nobody’s counting, right?). Zanib joined us later that night for a negroni, and of course, I had to refresh my almost empty drink. Another friend Erik joined us for one more drink. Things started to get blurry real quick, I recall there was a Manhattan, a Brooklyn, a rum cocktail of some sort, fried chicken, and a Macallan 12 at one point before we’re back in the car for a nightcap at Blacktail. A tiki-focused sister bar of Dead Rabbit. We’re welcomed by a pink slushy daiquiri, and the bartender made me a delicious, stirred rum cocktail to sip on - don’t ask what it’s called. I finally tapped out and made my way back to Brooklyn. With close to zero voice, I got to Newark and flew back to Vancouver via. Denver - yes, I made a stop to Death and Co for a Sazerac-esque cocktail called the Uncanny Valley and a lobster ceviche. Here I am two weeks later, still recovering from the worst sore throat of my life, slowly getting my voice back (still can’t hit Mariah’s note tho :s). Will I do it again? ABSOLUTELY! Thanks for the amazing time New York - until next time!