#grudging cameo

[williamshamspeare]

Nothing brings a community together like thrashing on a Cryptobro. NuCope and NuSeethe

[bornetoblood]

think Michigan, Walter and Sulla used to travel around and do odd-jobs together. I want a 26 episode 2000s series about them. Carla's their 'guy in the chair'.

[lowpawly]

That hairstyle and your glasses frames? Cuties alert.

I like the use of a plural here because it implies there's multiple people in the photo

[theimpossiblescheme]

#i wonder if an in canon explanation was they were separated on purpose as a final twist of the knife in the gut so to speak#by de guiche because he knew they were friends

Okay, I have been thinking about these tags ever since I first read them, and I need to go feral for a few minutes, bear with me...

When de Guiche first pulls Le Bret aside in the guardhouse and says that he's separating them, Le Bret's first instinct is to tell him to piss off and just walk away. But all the fight goes out of him when de Guiche reveals that he knows about Cyrano's exploits in Arras--did you know he was risking his life every morning just to post a letter? Did you encourage him in this? Or did you just sit there and do nothing while the cadets' finest swordsman put himself in needless danger time and time again? Between this and Cyrano jumping in front of a Spaniard's blade for him, de Guiche makes it clear that he will not have his Captain enabling Cyrano's worst impulses--"there are more men besides that one who need you. And if I have misjudged your leadership capabilities, I expect you to start proving them to me." And through all of this Le Bret starts to think... shit, maybe he was just letting Cyrano walk into harm's way. Maybe he hasn't been doing as good a job at protecting him from himself as he thought. After all, what has he ever done to stop Cyrano outside of bitching and moaning about his foolishness? And besides, what kind of Captain would he be if he ended up neglecting the rest of his men and letting them walk into the same danger? So as much as he hates it--and he hates himself for it--he concedes de Guiche's point.

From that point on, de Guiche has him working at his side more and more often, discussing strategy and coordination of other regiments, even taking reports to the Cardinal whenever appropriate. And while Le Bret's learned how to speak the courtiers' tongue in his twenty years of service, it will never come as naturally as his native Gascon. He still hates these pompous idiots on high who hold his and his brothers-in-arms' lives in their hands, and the more he hears de Guiche suppressing his accent to keep up with his uncle's inner circle, the more he feels a grudging sympathy for the man. Working alongside de Guiche eventually becomes less of a chore, much to his own chagrin, and it's a disturbingly mundane moment for them both when Le Bret actually learns his commander's first name. Meanwhile, he sees precious little of Cyrano anymore. It seems like every time they might have a moment alone together, de Guiche is demanding that moment for another of their discussions. Le Bret wonders how he's doing, how he's coping without Roxanne and Christian. How his new method of distracting himself--namely throwing himself into training the new batch of cadets--is working for him. Seeing these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young men, so eager to rush out and throw their lives away, is a melancholy experience for Le Bret every year, and there's a part of him that always wants to say, I'm sorry some of you will never make it home. From afar, he's starting to see that same look in Cyrano's eyes, and he wonders if letting that Spaniard stab him would've been less painful.

He finally gets to fucking talk to Cyrano one night at Ragueneau's shop, when de Guiche goes alone to Paris and the cadets get to spend it enjoying themselves. After letting Cyrano carry the conversation for most of it, Le Bret alludes to his own work at their commander's side in vague terms, trying not to divulge the more delicate details. At one point, Cyrano gives him a very wry look--"Have the planets finally aligned to seal Earth's doom, then, that Le Bret is keeping secrets from me?" And with that, Le Bret cracks. He admits that de Guiche has been deliberately keeping them separate, that he believes they've been a bad influence on each other. Almost instantly, he can see that goddamn self-loathing streak of Cyrano's take over, and when his best friend tries to apologize for leading him astray, he's not having a word of it.

"If you insist on such an insulting presumption, Cyrano de Bergerac," he says after shocking them both by yanking him into a fierce and all too brief hug, "I will personally drag you out of this place to demand satisfaction."

"And have us both arrested for public dueling when you've so recently found favor with the Cardinal?" Cyrano's laugh is warmer than Le Bret's ever heard it as he pulls away. "I would never dream of it, my friend." Le Bret remembers a certain comparison to a dog making friends and decides not to question this change in attitude. Absence really does make the heart grow fonder, he's found.

He makes Cyrano promise to take care of himself, and thankfully Cyrano seems to hear how loaded the request is, after so long not being able to make it to his face. But even as Cyrano assures him that Ragueneau won't let him do anything stupid and the night ends on a relative high note, there's still that uncertainty in the air of when they'll be able to talk like this again.

Fourteen years pass like this, with both of them running agonizingly parallel to each other, only to intersect on rare, short occasions. One evening, a now silver-haired de Guiche--now the Duc de Gramont, but Le Bret barely bothers with it--excuses himself to go and visit an old friend. It doesn't escape his notice how his companion, usually so proud and upright as he moves through the world, carries so much weight and tension in his shoulders now and how his head seems to sink beneath his new wig... and all of a sudden Le Bret feels very old indeed. Over forty years he's been doing this, all the while outliving most of his friends and barely keeping up with those who remain. He's tired, and every extremity of his body aches with half a dozen old wounds complaining of the oncoming chill, and he just wants to understand how there are still young men out there who are so quick to follow in his footsteps. They could never be expected to understand...

He misses Cyrano. If anybody out there could understand, it would be him.

That's the evening, when Le Bret finally steps out for some fresh air, that a frantic Ragueneau comes running up to him with the worst news possible. That's the evening he regrets listening to de Guiche more than he's regretted anything in his life.

Never off my bullshit about these characters... please know that I am constantly thinking about Le Bret's absence from the last act of the 1950 Cyrano movie. How Carnovsky's Le Bret was such a secure anchor for Ferrer's Cyrano (how Cyrano always managed to find him in a crowd full of strangers and how Le Bret ran to find him even with an army of cutthroats on his heels), how the last time we saw them together Cyrano had saved Le Bret's life at Arras... and how Le Bret only reappears when Cyrano is about to die, with Ragueneau taking over his role as confidante. I am constantly thinking about what could have kept them from each other's side, when they had been so inseparable before. I am thinking about ways the director and actors must have justified it and wondering about how they could have broken my heart more than the original play already did...

[dreamdragonkadia]

Helllooo me again 😉

another idea i had was maybe comfort for percy after tartarus nightmares. Again mortal reader and her not really understanding but still supports him unconditionally.

Or her writing a love letter for him in full greek since she knows it's easier for him for his birthday and him just loving her for it. And maybe a sally cameo and just her seeing her boy being in love and being loved inreturn

Or annabeth meeting mortal reader and her just being a protective best friend and seeing mortal reader carrying ambrosia for percy and how loving their relationship is and annabeth giving her approval

Again no pressure !!

If you need any ideas I'm definitely your girl

Have a lovely day/night

That first idea is just so cute, so don’t mind if I do!! 💕 If you ever have more ideas or little prompts, don’t hesitate to send them my way—I live for this kind of stuff! My inbox is always open for suggestions, thoughts, or just a chat. Hehe, thank you for reading! p,jackson x mortal!reader

It was strange, something you couldn’t quite wrap your head around. What could press so heavily on Percy’s mind that it haunted his sleep? The way he would jolt awake from a nightmare, his chest heaving like he’d been running for miles. Or how his body twisted and turned in bed, as though he was trying to escape something terrible in his dreams. Then there were the times he cried. Silent, heart-wrenching tears that you’d catch only because you stayed awake longer than you should, reading by the dim light of a bedside lamp.

Those nights, you were always there for him. You didn’t understand what plagued him, not fully, but you didn’t need to. The scars of his past, invisible though they were, weren’t something you needed him to justify. You never pushed him to talk about it if he wasn’t ready.

There were moments you’d try, cautiously, to ask. “Do you want to tell me about it?” you’d murmur, your voice as soft as the moonlight filtering through the curtains. And when he withdrew, retreating into himself like a tide pulling away from shore, you let it go. You held no grudges for his silence. Instead, you’d gather him in your arms, his head tucked beneath your chin, and press kiss after kiss to his hair, each one a quiet assurance that you were there. Your fingers would trace slow circles on his back, a rhythm that said everything you didn’t have the words to express.

It didn’t happen every night, but it happened enough. Enough that you noticed the pattern. Enough that you knew something dark clung to him—a scar so deep it refused to heal. There was one night, though, when he muttered something in his sleep, his voice broken: Tartarus.

You didn’t ask him about it the next day. You wanted to. God, you wanted to. But the fear of prying too deeply, of pulling him into memories he wasn’t ready to face, held you back. Instead, you let it sit, another piece of the puzzle you didn’t need to complete to love him.

And then there were the good nights. Nights when his soft laughter filled the room as the two of you lay tangled on the couch, watching bad movies and eating burnt popcorn because he always left it in the microwave too long. Or when he’d ramble about the ocean, his eyes lighting up like the waves under the sun, and you’d find yourself smiling so wide your cheeks hurt.

You knew the nightmares were part of him, but so were these moments. And maybe you couldn’t chase the monsters from his dreams, but you could be his anchor. You could remind him, in the quiet of the night and the brightness of the day, that he wasn’t alone. That whatever Tartarus was, or whatever battles raged in his mind, he didn’t have to face them by himself.

You’d remind him, with every whispered word, every gentle touch, every second spent by his side: he had you. Always.

[rimatsu]

i would give an arm and a leg for another abby cameo where she runs into buck and tommy at the farmers market or something after visiting patricia's grave and realizes her ex-fiancé and ex-boyfriend know each other. biblically. intimately. domestically

"well this is incredibly awkward."

"tell me about it. we broke up over it once."

"that's not why we broke up and you know it tommy."

"was it because he ended things out of the blue with some cryptic explanation followed by months of ghosting?"

"heh... not far off the mark, actually. but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

"this is getting catty and i hear life's too short to hold grudges"

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Great Summary From Comments Section@CandidCoverage on X - Why Harry Deserves All The Negativity Coming His Way by u/HarrysImplants

Great Summary From Comments Section@CandidCoverage on X - Why Harry Deserves All The Negativity Coming His Way "Prince Harry’s betrayal of Queen Elizabeth is a rancid, festering wound he keeps picking at, a self-inflicted disgrace that proves he’s not just a failure as a royal but a failure as a human. The Queen was a once-in-a-century force—70 years of grit, a war survivor who turned duty into an art form, who stared down grief and chaos with a quiet ferocity that’d make lions bow. She gave Harry everything: a name, a purpose, a grandmother’s love that cushioned his every stumble. And he repays her by shitting all over it, a spineless, whining turncoat who’d rather grovel at Meghan’s feet than stand tall for the woman who made him. This isn’t betrayal by accident—it’s betrayal by design, a calculated gut-punch from a man too dumb to see he’s the villain in his own story. He’s a walking insult to her memory. While the Queen was burying her husband of 73 years, holding court in a world that’d lost its moorings, Harry was busy plotting his next pity party—dishing dirt to Oprah, scribbling *Spare* like a toddler with a grudge, every word a dagger aimed at her heart. She was in her 90s, fragile but unbowed, and he couldn’t even muster the decency to shut his trap and let her rest. No, he had to keep yapping—about ‘freedom,’ about ‘healing,’ about bullshit that’d make a therapist cringe—while raking in millions off the family he torched. The Queen faced bombers blitzing London; Harry’s ‘war’ is a bad press day and a wife who whispers ‘victim’ in his ear. He’s a disgrace so pathetic he’d trip over his own shadow and blame the Palace for it. And thank God—thank every damn star in the sky—that William was the firstborn. William, who’s got the Queen’s steel in his veins, who carries the crown’s weight without flinching, who stood by her when Harry was busy selling his soul for a Netflix cameo. William’s the son she deserved—steady, loyal, a prince who knows duty isn’t a buzzword but a lifeline. While Harry’s out there flogging his sob story, William’s holding the fort, keeping the monarchy’s pulse alive, a living echo of Her Majesty’s grit. Harry’s a sniveling, selfish parasite, a traitor who’d trade his grandmother’s tears for a TED Talk slot; William’s the bulwark against his brother’s wreckage, the firstborn gift that spared us a king too weak to tie his own shoes without Meghan’s say-so. Harry’s betrayal isn’t just personal—it’s a full-on assault on the Queen’s soul. He didn’t just leave; he defected, a deserter who’d rather play house in Montecito than face the mirror of his own cowardice. Every interview, every sanctimonious smirk, every dollar he pockets is a spit on her grave—a grave he helped dig while she was still breathing. The Queen was a lioness; Harry’s a yapping mutt, leashed to a grifter and too stupid to see the chain. Thank God for William, the real prince, the firstborn who ensures her legacy doesn’t drown in Harry’s swamp of self-pity and betrayal". post link: https://ift.tt/RkL37Oi author: HarrysImplants submitted: February 24, 2025 at 12:16AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[mars-ipan]

oh they all need to see therapists huh

holy shit mafuyu see a therapist

[fallenclan]

who are all of the starclan cats in the most recent update? and if you don’t mind, what’s their relations to the four chosen cats?

i'll put this under the cut since there will be images, here's a quick walkthrough :)

Silverbelly You know her. yes. she's there for Feathersight!! he was very very close with her as an apprentice/young cat, and she would always visit him when he'd come to the Glowcave before Ravenstar.

Salmonskip No significant relation to any of the cats joining! Before I drew this moon I asked the discord if there were any Starclan cats that they wanted cameos of, then I picked a few that I missed drawing and smacked 'em in there. Salmonskip was one of those cats

Spiderclaw he died as a young warrior but I really loved him before, so I was happy to find an excuse to draw him again. No significant relation to any of the four.

Nick he was a cat that joined the clan Very early on (moon 37 i think) and was a fan-favorite on account of being a Bloodthirsty Kittypet which is just. admittedly a little funny. He was a single father of one (Wormshade) and was probably more there to support his grandson (Spiderclaw) than anything else, though he was probably wishing that Snailpetal would be there, as she's his only surviving descendant

Sleepycloud father of Sleepydawn (and others but. Sleepydawn is the one he's mentioning in the update). he was one of my favs when he was younger and I was happy to draw him again, plus I wanted a nice nod towards his feelings about Sleepydawn going down a dark path partially because of Sleepycloud himself (in a roundabout way. trying to escape his father's shadow etc)

Fernslug Also a cat that died young. She passed in the dog attack I believe, and was a fan favorite due to her Autistic Powers (loving slugs). I wanted to draw her again, and it felt fitting to slip her alongside Sleepycloud, her father. i always forget that she's Sleepydawn's sister, since they never got the chance to meet.

Sandsnap you know him. he was just there

Lionsong Another case of dying young, Lionsong was Antbite's mate who died before even reaching 30 moons, from yellowcough. Honeysong grew up seeing his ghost following Antbite around, so she does consider him her dad, though she never really "met" him.

Eris (left) & Cedarberry (right) Darkstone's moms! Eris died in a greencough outbreak, and Cedarberry just a few moons ago during a Shallowclan battle. Darkstone is not the type to linger on his emotions or even process them much, but he missed his moms. a lot.

Poppyfeather Ravenstar's first victim. The former deputy that he killed, partially in revenge for her "failing" to protect Littleleaf, and partially so he could take her place as deputy. Mostly the former, the power-hungryness came later on. Always had a bit of a temper (hence being so short and bitter in the update) but was fantastic at her job and loved her clan fiercely.

Cherrystar Ravenstar's second victim, poisoned by nightshade berries. equally as passionate as Poppyfeather, but not really one to hold grudges. Still, very pissed about the shit that Ravenstar has done to her clan. hates his gay ass

[fiyeroba]

So I have a hypothesis about Wicked: For Good - specifically the March of the Witch Hunters song.

Because we know this movie is going to continue expanding on the source material, I suspect MOTWH is going to be expanded in similarly to how One Short Day was. Specifically, I think Scarecrow is likely going to get a verse in it (potentially hyping up the "water will melt her" rumor as part of the fake-Elphaba's-death plan).

But I also think that there's a good chance there will be a non-Boq ringleader of the mob.

And I think there are two people that would make a lot of sense to be that ringleader.

1. Miss Coddle

Why did they cast a fantastic singer in a musical and not let her sing anything unless she's going to continue to play a role in the second movie? Miss Coddle also clearly doesn't like Elphaba and probably holds a massive grudge for the whole throwing-a-bench-with-her-mind incident, so it would make sense for her to use her influence as the head of a fairly prestigious school to incite a mob.

2. Norbert Leo Butz

I know I'm not the only one who was curious why we didn't get a NLB cameo alongside Idina and Kristen in One Short Day, especially since there was clearly a part he could have played (the narrator). But then I realized - in One Short Day Idina and Kristen got to have a passing of the torch moment with Cynthia and Ariana. But since Fiyero isn't in this scene, even if NLB played the narrator, we wouldn't get that satisfying moment for Fiyero.

So why not have NLB as part of the MOTWH mob, and if Fiyercrow does indeed get a verse in it (as I suspect may happen), that can be the moment where they interact and have their own passing of the torch moment.

[tarczar]

Another shared voice actor between the two franchises I like is Shigeru Chiba being the voice of Robo-Ky in Guilty Gear Xrd and Aku-Aku in the 5th movie!

Guilty Gear is 2 degrees away from Keroro Gunso

Takeshi Kusao, Joji Nakata, and Takehito Koyasu voice Ky Kiske, Sol Badguy, and Zato-1 in Guilty Gear respectively

Takeshi Kusao, Joji Nakata, and Takehito Koyasu voice Dororo, Giroro, and Kururu in Keroro Gunso respectively

(There are definitely more links than this! these are just the ones I knew off the top of my head, and I didn't see a point in searching out the other links if I already knew these lol)

[pastelhills]

When you get caught sneaking around the wrong territory and immediately pick a fight with the deputy, Stagprance already didn't like Burrowclan cats but now forever holds a grudge against a random apprentice (also no Wolverinepaw didn't know that was the deputy)

Also little Asterchime cameo at the end who belongs to @/bugbeanss, they're all from @/princce_q design contest (all on Instagram).

[dumbstruck-dumbfck]

holy crap this episode was amazing

Doctor Who: Lucky Day (S2 E4) spoilers ahead

First of all, LOVING the Kate Stewart villain arc. I honestly hope we get to see more of that in the UNIT spinoff, and in base DW.

But I feel like this episode addresses a lot of the complaints some fans have had about this season. Its pacing is on-point compared to episodes like The Robot Revolution that felt weirdly rushed. Mrs. Flood feels like an actual presence in the narrative at the end, rather than a simple cameo like in the previous episodes. It's clear she has something planned, and she's actively taking part in the plot by releasing Conrad from prison.

It also addressed some of the mystery box elements in a way that I think really works, sort of furthers our understanding of the mystery rather than just teasing it. We learn something more about Mrs. Flood, by calling herself The Governor. Now, is that her Time Lord name, is that an alias similar to when the Doctor called himself The Architect in Time Heist? We're not sure, but it feels like a clue towards her identity. We now also know that the one who told the Doctor about Belinda in the first place was Conrad. The whole series arc feels very timey-wimey in that way and I kind of love it. Feels very Doctor Who.

It was also good to see Ruby again! I never minded her in the last season, but I know a lot of people felt she was kind of shallow as a companion? And it felt like she was a more engaging character in this episode, seeing how she's been dealing with life without the doctor. It feels more nuanced than Chibnall's "Doctor Support Group" (which I also never really had an issue with). I like that she's still involved with UNIT, and that she's struggling with both the good AND the bad that she left behind. It feels really natural for someone who has traveled with the Doctor. I've heard people (namely Council of Geeks, highly recommend her channel, she's great, even if I don't always agree with them) talk about their distaste for seeing former companions who have left the Doctor feeling unfulfilled with a normal life after leaving the TARDIS. But that doesn't feel like what's happening at all with Ruby. She's struggling to adapt not because she's no longer going out and exploring worlds, but because her adventures actually left her with PTSD that she has to work through.

The plot of this episode was fairly predictable, but I think that's mainly because I'd watched trailer breakdowns and theory videos about it, and exactly the theories that they came up with were exactly what happened lol But regardless of that it was still an enjoyable watch. Just because I knew what was coming didn't make the impact hit any less. Conrad is amazing as a villain. He feels sort of like Adam (I think that was his name?) from Series 1, who joined 9 and Rose for a single adventure and then got dropped back off on Earth, who later went on to be a big villain in the comics. We already know that Conrad isn't finished with us this season because of teasers and the fact that he's confirmed to show up again, iirc, so I'm excited to see what he has in store for us, because he was such a menacing villain for someone who's just an incel with a grudge.

[nyc3]

Hey I have a question. I never saw the movie nor I want to see it +Nine sounds cool as fuck but....bk is in the movie) my question here is......why shig killed Nine?

When that scene was reblogged on Twitter I had the impression it was smth like "nine was using his name and shig wasn't pleased" ...can't be that bc this makes sense. Too much sense.

So did shig just kill the guy bc yes?

Maybe afo or the Dr evil asked shig to do so... which is plausible but damn...what waste. And it cements once again shig as a npc.

I'll try to explain this the best I can, because tbh nothing about this situation makes sense to me even today. And some context of the movie as well.

The movie starts with a scene of the LOV transporting Nine while he was still on a medical capsule inside a truck. There's a reference to this situation in the manga when the doctor request Shigaraki to deliver "something" for him.

But here's a thing: neither the movie or the prequel chapter Horikoshi made explain where Nine was being delivered or what the doctor intended to do with him in case he arrived to destiny. It feel that missing context is important.

In any case, the heroes attack the truck trying to arrest the league. The truck is destroyed in the battle and this allows Nine to escape and go back with his team.

Then we got a couple of scenes were Shigaraki seem to be tracking Nine activities, also using Hawks to do the research job for them (it's worth mentioning the events of the movie are supposed to happen at some point after MVA).

And after all this... nothing really, the movie drops this subplot and Shigaraki only appears again in the end when he comes out of literally nowhere to kill Nine. Allow me to ask how they even know his exact location? The black goo teleportation quirk doesn't even work like that btw.

Just like you my first assumption was Garaki ordered him to do so, maybe because after the spectacle Nine did in the island the doctor decided to eliminate him for security reasons. But we never got any indication of this being the case, in fact there's a scene when Garaki explicitly tells Shigaraki to not touch "it" (Nine).

Things became more confusing because in MVA when Shigaraki gives Garaki one of his edgy speeches about destroying everything he hates, there's a small cameo of Nine among the things crusty boy hates.

On a side note: this is technically Nine's first ever appearance, even before the movie itself was released. A sort of foreshadow for what it coming.

But going back to the point: why Shigaraki hates Nine so much in the first place? We never got a clear reason for any of this, isn't like they ever interacted, the only time before the movie they have some kind of contact was the prequel chapter focused on Nine, and that was only Shigaraki looking at Nine through a window.

Also the final scene when crusty boy kills Nine for some reason makes it sounds the situation is very personal? Like if Shigaraki hold some grudge against Nine for some reason.

And the line "I agree, there only can be one king" doesn't make any sense because isn't like Shigaraki knew about Nine's ideology and his desire of rule the world. The writers makes it seem to be like they both interacted and had a long term rivalry for some reason, but that never happened.

Oh and it's extra hilarious how Shigaraki killing Nine for no reason directly contradicts this other little scene:

If crusty a**hole always intended to be "a hero for villains" (as the story seem to pretend) what about Nine then? Idk but for me killing a defendless man while he was crawling on the ground doesn't seem too heroic.

Let's not forget Nine was a real hero for villains without presume about it. He saved the life of Chimera, Slice and Mummy in a way Shigaraki wish to be able to do with the lov.

Honestly is funny to think all this one directional hate Shigaraki feels for Nine could be just crusty boy being jaleous, which won't be surprise considering Nine is superior to him in everyway possible.

But well, thinking about this on a perspective outside the story itself an explanation of why Nine was killed maybe is because Horikoshi just needed a reason to get rid of him, as his presence might be problematic for the course of the main story. I mean it would be a bit suspicious to have another AFO possible vessel who happens to be better than Shigaraki, and Nine is the only movie main villain to be permanently killed on screen, while all the others like Wolfram and Flect survived.

Anyway, all this festival of bs let a bitter taste in my mouth.

Needless to say, such a good villain like Nine surely deserved way better than he got.

[phantoms-lair]

Watching the new DMC on Netflix, and there's a casual mention that Dante was in Racoon for a job (along with a megaman figure cameo XD) any new nuggets for the Demon Leon au?

I will say my Dante is more based on the old anime, as this is a Dante who's grown up a little bit more, and can step into the role of Dad.

That said, it is fun to see a shared universe. And ReDMC Dante actually was in Raccoon on a job, he was hired to clear up an outbreak of Gorger Malefactors (entities that are incarnations of death by starvation that when they appear consume everything around them, including living people. They were drawn to manifest in Raccoon by unending hunger of the zombies). As for nuggets...

~

"How would you like a part-time job?"

Ada rolled her eyes a little fondly. "Sorry, not looking for a paper route."

"Then consider it a finder's fee. For any information you may happen to overhear while on other jobs." Leon handed her a small slip of paper.

Ada looked at the list of names, topics, and prices attached and raised an elegant eyebrow. Umbrella scientists and executives, as well as different viruses and B.O.W.s. Somehow she wasn't surprised Leon had held a grudge. "Can't argue the price, but last time I was in town your father indicated he didn't have much capital, and nowhere near what you're offering."

"Dad...overspecialized." Leon shrugged. "He only took certain types of jobs for certain types of clients. I've broadened the scope of the business and it's been lucrative."

Ada eyed him. "The double talk is killing you, isn't it?"

"Yes," Leon admitted deflating the 'cool customer' persona he'd had up. "And I know you probably don't care, but the money is all above board. I've been running the 'front' of DMC, regular Detective Agency with some bounty hunting on the side."

And that explained it. Ada could remember Leon both picking apart clues to uncover the truth about the T-Virus and herself as well as him going toe to toe with genetically engineered monstrosities bare handed. Both jobs were easily within his wheelhouse. Especially as the nigh invulnerability his demonic blood granted him would make going after the higher dollar bounties much safer for him than anyone else.

Hmm, it was a good thing she took more infiltration and espionage jobs while the Son of Sparda focused more on combat. She'd hate to have him as competition. It was funny. There was almost no scenario in which she let people know she was alive after a job. But here she was, maintaining contact no less. But while Leon was a sweet guy, as the 'son' of one of the most infamous mercenaries in the business, he was a useful contact. Even a certain amount of protection in saying she was a family friend. (It was fortunate that Leon's morals had loosened to the point where he would consider a mercenary spy as a family friend. But between what Irons got up to in Raccoon, and the federal governments weak attempts to disappear Sherry, he was much more suspicious of authority than he had been) So maintaining a friendship was advantageous. Now it looked like it could be lucrative too. "I already have one tidbit for you. A USSOCOM Agent by the name of Krauser, Codename Silverdax, was reported as missing following a botched operation. He's presumed dead, but he's not. He defected to Albert Wesker for power." The change in Leon's eyes were quick. If she hadn't been looking for it, she wouldn't have noted his pupils elongating almost like a cat's before snapping back to normal. He tapped his phone and Ada go the notification of her account increasing. "Pleasure doing business with you." His grin was slightly fanged and spoke of anticipation for the hunt ahead. One fourth demon. It hardly seemed like much, but oh what a difference it could make. "Likewise. I'll keep my ears peeled"

(Also bonus points to anyone who knows what series the Gorgers are from)

[enixamyram]

Just Saw Deadpool and Wolverine!

It wasn't as bad as I feared it was going to be. In fact, it was really quite good! Not perfect, unfortunately, but still really good.

Spoilers bellow:

Let's just get the bad things out of the way:

Why. Do. They. Keep. Splitting. Up. Couples. In. Between. Movies. Just. To. Get. Them. Back. Together. All. Over. Again?! Genuinely, they have Vanessa and Wade split up off screen before this film, they're still good friends so she still hangs around, he still has feelings for her and at the end of the film it's implied they're getting back together again. And it is so pointless! It would make no difference to the plot if they had stayed together throughout the film. It actually would have made certain moments stand out a bit more. It's just a completely unnecessary random trope that I am so sick of!

Channing Tatum as Gambit sucked... But he was kind of meant to... So I dislike Channing as an actor, I love Gambit as a character, so I was always going to have a bias about this. But genuinely I cringed at every moment of him on screen, but I think I was supposed to? I don't know if it really was intentional or not, but it seemed to me that the film was definitely playing up making fun of him. So while it was awful, it wasn't soul crushingly awful.

The NicePool dying joke went on for too long. I think every Deadpool film has that one joke that I laugh at. But then it keeps going and eventually my laugh gets a little awkward and it's still going so my laugh kind of dies. Not that big a deal, just something that really hit with this one.

OTHERWISE!

It was a really good film! It was funny in all the right moments. Ryan Reynolds continues to be supreme as Deadpool. Hugh Jackman is still the best Logan of all time. And I think the Deadpool films in general just mastered the act of upping the stakes in a way a lot of other trilogies fall down at. What I mean is, Deadpool 1 - the enemy was personal to Wade. Still a threat to others but the focus was on Wade's grudge. Deadpool 2 - the time travel aspect made it a little more intense than last time but it was still fairly personal and contained to Wade. Deadpool 3 - world ending drama that made this time really stand out against the others. It felt properly like the films before this were prepaing Deadpool to be the man he needed to save not just this universe but every universe.

Highlights:

X23!!! I was so damn excited when she came on screen! I love her, I love her comics, I love her movie, I'm just sad we probably won't get to see more of her but the stuff we did see was still amazing!

The Cameos I hated the Spiderman's film cameos because they felt cheap and pandering, but the ones in this film felt like they were done right! So it was a lot of fun seeing familiar faces popping in and reliving old stories or throwing out old lines (legit laughed hard at Blade's ice skating uphill throwback XD).

The Songlist Every song sequence, even the ones purposely out of place somehow worked so perfectly. It was hilarious in the right moments but even more than that, it was beautiful in all the right moments as well (I'm talking about you, Like A Prayer XD)!

Cassandra Nova A fantastic villain who I loved seeing on the big screen for the first time! She was delightfully psychotic and powerful and just perfect for the role as the ultimate big bad.

I think this is a good sendoff the Deadpool and the X-Men as a whole. I don't know if that's the plan, I don't know if Deadpool or any mutants are supposed to come back but I probably wouldn't rush out to see them to be honest. This feels like the right way to say goodbye. (At least until the MCU stops overdoing it and let's others remake superhero films on their own again. Not everything has to connect to the MCU for pete's sake.)