#he's so cute he's like a little alien kitty :3

[artist-issues]

It sounds like Stitch but it just doesn’t have the Stitchiness of Stitch. His mouth is too small. His nose is too small and too low down.

His ears are too furry. There’s too much teddy-bear-bunny, not enough insect-shark.

His ears should look almost-translucent, with fine fuzz, like bat ears! His nose should look stamped onto his face with gigantic nostrils, like a bulldog’s. His eyes should look bigger and blanker.

His mouth should make you think shark, like his whole head is resting on the hinge of his jaw. And the fur around his eyes should be much thinner and more peach fuzz like so that you can see the wrinkles in his flesh when he squints or makes snarly faces.

Why

Why is that so hard

he’s not cutesy and only-pretending-to-be-fierce. he’s not a kitten. He’s not made to appeal to the Minions and Toothless-but-only-Toothless-in-HTTYD-3 crowd.

There are NO BLACK LIPS. He’s not a dog. There are NO CAT-MUZZLE-UPPER-LIP-MUSCLES. He’s not a kitty. OR a bunny. Why are those two-front-teeth so so much smaller than the rest of his teeth? Why are all of the teeth so small??

Don’t you guys understand why he’s supposed to look more than just cute-but-acting-naughty?

He has to be able to look convincingly disgusting, and genuinely fearsome.

Look how whip-thin his eyes and eyebrows are. Look at how, like a snake mid-eat, you can see some of Pleakley’s head swelling Stitch’s throat. It is important that he look like a monster when he needs to because he is a monster.

If Stitch doesn’t look like the kind of small monster that can take big disgusting bites out of you, with jerky, spider-like movements and tiger-scrunched eyes then the whole emotional weight of the movie looks flimsy. We’ll forgive a cat for scratching us and giving us cat-scratch fever because it’s cute. If Stitch looks too cute, then the human brain goes, yeah, he pushed that little girl down and laughed at her pain, but look at his wittle face, he’s a babydoll, who could stay mad at him

We can easily see why Lilo puts up with him.

When the point is, we shouldn’t be able to see why Lilo puts up with him—not in and of himself. Stitch does nothing to deserve Lilo’s love, including being cute— actually, he’s gross and unsettling. He’s not even cute enough to want around as a snuggle-buddy. He’s certainly not cute enough to look unthreatening. Nobody in the movie runs up and asks to pet him. Nobody even looks like they want to. He’s not appealing in that way. The dogcatcher screams at him on sight. The tourists just stare when he walks up dressed as Elvis. Her friends immediately think he’s the ugliest thing in the world and don’t want him anywhere near them. David is sure it’s not a dog. Even the aliens in an intergalactic council find him not-appealing, on sight. They take him, as a threat, seriously, even before Jumba lists his powers.

All of that is not because Stitch really looks outrageously ugly.

⬆️ THAT is ugly. Can we all agree? That’s ugly. Whereas this:

Less ugly. Obviously I know that. But there are a couple things about Stitch that are not traditionally appealing, when the filmmakers could have made him traditionally appealing. If they wanted his nose to look muzzle-y, they could’ve. If they wanted his spine to bend at the hips like a human toddler’s they could’ve. If they wanted his mouth smaller and more cartoon-y, with kitty-cat lips, they could have done that. They chose to do the slightly more ugly thing instead. He’s still appealing. But he can look and be convincingly threatening, unattractive, and disgusting when he needs to be for the story.

The cuteness was a by-product. It was an artfully-done side. It was not the main course of what he’s supposed to look like. Again I say to you—he is not your Minions-loving Facebook Mom’s bumper sticker. He is supposed to walk the line between most-disgusting-pet-you-could-have and Gremlin-meets-E.T.

These teasers are totally catering to the people who like Stitch T-Shirts from WalMart but probably couldn’t explain the first thing about him as a character. And whatever, that’s fine. But the design affects the story, and the original story was so good.

This does not bode well.

[transmascgalactaknight]

maggy lor but gnarp gnap!!! :D

[the-fandom-is-now-my-life]

Which tokyo debunker kitties do you think would survive the quiet place 🗣🗣🗣

Or just survive the trend idk

Help I love that challenge jajsjjs cute kitties

Wc:~480

Would survive, would pass the test

Jin, a spoiled little prince, doesn't make much noise and sleeps most of the time and is used enough to being handled and carried that he doesn't scream when you pick him up. He might get a few close calls when he hisses at the frost duo or Meows asking for something

Ren just wants to be left alone with his iPad in his bed. As long as he isn't forced to be near water he won't scream.

Subaru is a well trained enough to not be bothered by being suddenly grabbed and brought wherever

Ed

Jiro

Would survive but not pass the test

It almost feels like as if Leo knew what is going on, during the video he makes such cute noises and vocalizations as you walk around but as soon as the aliens arrive and he sees how they hunt he is as silent as a tomb. He also forces Sho into silence, hitting him whenever he attempts to make a noise so he ends surviving too. They are a duo even in the apocalypse <3

Ritsu almost ends up on the wouldn't survive list because he hates being carried by hand and meows when someone breaks a rule, but I figured he would be fine with traveling inside a carrier like when he goes to the vet.

Haku is a naturally calm and cuddly cat who loves skin contact so his problem isn't that he meows or complains but rather that he purrs contently

Rui

Yuri

Wouldn't survive, would pass the test

Alan is such a silent baby that even as you run with him in your arms he doesn't mutter even one meow, but he is also so possessive/protective of his owner and home that if one of the monsters broke in he would attack them but wouldn't be able to beat them 😞

Thoma and Luca are similar, they aren't really very vocal but they might attack to protect their turf/family if something aggressive enters their house.

Towa wouldn't survive mostly because, when the things attack Haru he would attack back.

Wouldn't survive wouldn't pass the test

Kaito meows loudly when you pick him up and if he gets startled. But who knows! Maybe his voice is pitchy enough to distract the aliens!

Haru… do I truly need to explain myself? He is a yapper and overprotective of any of the things/bugs/cats he bonded with.

I'm so sorry but Taiga and Romeo aren't surviving 😭 Taiga is a careless cat and a hunter so either him or a prey would make noise outside or would attempt to attack one of the aliens. Romeo is a spoiled cat but unlike Jin he SCREAMS when you hold him and is very vocal at you or the other cats.

Zenji, I don't think I have to expand on that.

Lyca

[saint-bestial]

Astral, Ryoga, Mizael for the ask game!

oooh three guys let's see. my zexal rewatch was a while ago so i might be fuzzy on some things. ty for the ask i'm gonna answer as best i can for everyone Sorry if i forget anything!!

Astral!

General opinion: I like him! probably one of my A tier zexal characters. solid character but did not give me a disease. Ship I like: ok so this is probably really off the wall but two of my mutuals wrote this fic with kaito/astral and got me way more invested in that pairing. if there's a ship name for them i forget </3 Non-romantic pairing: i love a good non-romantic reading of astral and yuma. i'm pretty neutral on romantic keyship (like i am with most pairings tbh). NOTP: i don't really have one for him! Headcanon: i'm drawing a blank here :( Fanfic: yeah i need to think about this hm. sorry Something that makes me think of them: kitty. that one scene where his eyes get all big? i think because he tasted food for the first time. yeah that's so kitty to me Ryoga!

General opinion: dude wouldn't it be fucked up if we put a dead guy's soul in a dead kid's body and then had him live a relatively normal life only for him to realize that he was not in fact a middle schooler but actually an alien demon thus destroying his previous personality. wait you Did That? Ship I like: like i've said shipping is not really my main Thing but sharkbait is fine. though there's other yuma ships i like more. Non-romantic pairing: his beef with vector. it's just fun your honor NOTP: hellshark/disqualify. sorry. i'm one of the few IV stans who doesn't like it. it's one of the tiny number of ship tags i actually have blacklisted. this was mostly for self shipping reasons but also i just don't like it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Headcanon: i think he can be going to the aquarium Fanfic: can we talk about how weird it would be for him to return to school and shit after the end of zexal like that's clearly a different guy. his middleschoolersona is dead. people would pick up on that no??? i think it has potential. i love you zexal the existential horror card game anime. Something that makes me think of them: sharks, fish, the horrors. you know. typical ryoga stuff. also the c32 card i must've opened dozens of abyss rising blisters to get when i was a kid. Mizael!

General opinion: anon. i've been rubbing my hands together since i saw that you included him. ah. this blond bitch. you know, i was into ygo when zexal was airing. and my little 10-11 year old dragon obsessed brain saw mizael and imprinted on him immediately. oh and you can bet i was sending asks to those character ask blogs to know his opinion on only the most important affairs. and you can definitely bet your ass that i watched the moon duel and cried as soon as the subs came out. takes me back to a simpler time. upon rewatch i did not latch onto him as i had previously. but he still holds a degree of importance to me because of the history. Ship I like: this is another situation where i don't really have one but a lot of galaxymaster art is cute and also involves dragons so. that's cool Non-romantic pairing: him and jinlon. i love human and dragon partnerships what can i say NOTP: don't have one! Headcanon: i think he is a dragonfucker your honor Fanfic: See Above. Something that makes me think of them: my ultimate rare tachyon dragon card from the set it came out in i got as a gift one year and thought i lost but found buried in my dresser still completely intact. it sits safely in the first page of my card binder now with all my other favorites.

[maringlechan]

posting here so I can rewrite in my journal tomorrow~

Nov 17, 2024

today was so fun with the bf! ♡ he headed over right after his lion dance and flute practice so we could go to the native museum and celebrate his bday with me since it's 2 days late!

I panicked getting ready since when I called him asking if it was the museum here he said he was on his way. so I hurried to setup the kitchen table with his birthday setup. Most of it ended up dinosaur themed with space theme gifts. I covered the table with a dino party caution tape, taped some dino hanging streamers, a gamer center piece, treat stations (alien fruit roll ups, sour apple jello shots, alien head candies, galaxy cupcakes, and a chocolate cake with a cute space design saying "Happy birthday Morgan!") and in-between all of it was little dinosaur toys! I should've taken a picture of the entire setup, but we were very in the moment right after I set it up and it felt so special ♡ He really liked it all and seemed so shocked that I put it all together for him TTT he was very nervous about turning 30 but I wanted to show him it's nothing to be scared of and show him it's still special as we keep getting older with a theming of things I find to be very [him]core. I hope we can always try and celebrate special occasions or turn things into one whenever we have the chance. ♡

The museum we went to was very small and really only had 2 large rooms for exhibits. We went to the📍Suquamish Museum. Pretty neat seeing a bit of the native history of the area. We also got to the see the cheifs grave of Seattle's namesake. I loved how his grave had lots of shell and feather offerings along with other gifts of fruits and small trinkets.

On our way back home we stopped and picked up his birthday cake and ate dinner at a mexican restaurant in town, Blue Agave. I had 4 street tacos with carnitas and he had a california burrito! The burrito was bigger than his head lmao. I've been wanting him to eat there so bad! I'm happy we finally were able to go.

After dinner, we came back home, fed the hungry kitties that were waiting for a late dinner. And the bf got to blow out candles and open presents ♡♡ He hasn't had a birthday like that at all since he was a kid TTT. His gifts were a dinosaur toy bucket, the Tales of the Space Age lego set, a popplio pokemon lego build, and the NASA Artemis Space Launch lego set! 2 birthday cards, one that had a kitty like jellybean saying "You're how old?"

Afterwards we hung out with the kitties in the bedroom and just relaxed with some TV and I showed him the first ep of Dan Da Dan! He likes it so far! I've already caught up to ep 7 since I binged it the night before lmao.

He ended up leaving to go home at around 11:15pm and I'm always so sad for either of us to go home. I can't wait til were living together again I hate being away from him at all TTT I love that man so much ♡♡♡

a nice day today :3♡ miss him already and love him so much ahhhh!!!!

[kirakirabug]

Currently airing anime I've started watching and some small thoughts. Because I thought it'd be fun to do, under the read more yayy :3

Astro Note: I've only watched one episode so far but I really like it. The art style is very unique and it has a fun premise with fun characters. I love a good alien girl too. The romance is cute too despite only being teased at the moment, and Terurun is probs my fave character thus far.

Blue Archive the Animation: I've only watched the first episode. I've never played the game but someone I follow on twitter posts about the villains a lot and I think they're fine ASF so I'm just watching to see them. Uhhh but the characters are cute so far, though it's not really the kind of show I watch. I like the pink haired girl, who's surprised???

Girls Band Cry: I mainly started watching because I saw it popping off on twitter and, I want to watch more 3D anime. So far, it's good! The characters are interesting and I do enjoy the CGI animation a lot. I don't have anything else to add but maybe I'll like it more as I watch more episodes.

A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics: Probably my personal favourite so far! Not only is the opening a banger, in fact probably the best one so far but the characters are already so fun and enjoyable. I like the humour and Sara is an absolute cutie pie, I also do enjoy an opposite isekai plot. A.K.A a fantasy character coming to the normal human world and learning to adapt. I can't wait to see where this series goes, I'll definitely be keeping up with it.

Himitsu no AiPri: My first Pretty Series season. Well, I did start watching Kiratto Prichan a long while ago but didn't get very far. From what I can see, having knowledge of the previous seasons would probably be beneficial to the watching but ermmm, whatever. It's cute so far! And it definitely reminds me of Precure, since it's trying to compete with it. I love the character designs and the premise seems interesting, though I don't entirely understand it yet. I might try and start watching the first season in-between as well and work my way up but, no promises!

Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again: I've only watched the first episode, it's a cute little episodic series so far! I don't really have much to add but the Grandma is very cute. And the art style is cute too, but I'll have to watch the second episode to gauge more of an interest. I definitely think it has a great premise though.

Mysterious Disappearances: I'll be honest I completely forgot I downloaded the first episode at all so, I don't really know if I'll continue with this series. The first episode wasn't bad though, it's just not really my series. But, I might as well keep watching it since I've started, maybe I'll come to like it more as I watch it. I think the art style is fun at least! Unlike the others this screencap is not mine because I only screenshot the cat that showed up (it's my mission to screenshot every kitty I see now).

Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included: First of all, what a series name. Second of all, I fucking hate Shintaro with every one of my being. Oh, his name is similar to Rentarou now I want him to die even more. Okay, I hate his ass he's one of those boring ass MC's that's really stupid and dense and I can't stand him. So why am I watching this series? Don't be ridiculous, the cute girls of course. I didn't think I'd continue this show but I really like the girls so far, Towa is soooo silly and an idiot I can't help but love her. Noel is also adorable and I didn't see the reveal of who she really was coming. And, I love the design of the purple chunibyou girl so I'm mainly watching to see her debut LOL. The show would be 10 times better without Shintaro, like get rid of him and this show would be way more enjoyable. It's always the ugly ass boring ass men getting in the way. The ending really adds to that point like I would kill for a slice of life with these unusual and mostly nonhuman girls, please.

Whisper Me a Love Song: It's not really my thing, so I don't know if I'll continue it, but it's cute so far. I like the art style and I especially like the side character Kaori, if she shows up more I might continue watching just for her. That's really all I have to say since I've only seen one episode so far.

The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio: Watched the first episode like today and I'll just say it now. If a series has a gyaru I'm gonna watch it, that's the main reason I picked this show up. But, I do think it's pretty good so far! I do enjoy a duo who don't like each other at all and I like that Yasumi is the one annoying Yuuhi. I'm mixed on Yuuhi as a character but, so far I think she's fine, her design reminds me of Uto from 100kano hehe. I'll definitely continue if only to take cute screenshots of Yasumi.

Train to the End of the World: Cute girls alongside a gyaru? Of course I was gonna pick this series up, so far it's pretty good. I'm not one on SciFi mysteries so I'm not entirely in love with it yet, but it seems like an exciting show. The opening song is nice! I think I'll have to watch more to really put my thoughts down, though I'm also just watching a lot of series so brain not work. I can't add anymore images sawry

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night: BANGERRRR BANGER OHHH SO GOOD SO GOOOOOOD. A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics appeals to me most because of my personal taste but objectively I think this is the best show. Watching the first episode of this anime gave me the same feeling as when I watched WEP for the first time. And that feeling is phenomenal, I feel so strongly towards this series already and it's only been 2 episodes, I'm really excited to see where the plot goes and how these girls succeed or fail. The animation and direction is just so AUGHAHBEJSNENNSNE I'm running around on all fours you NEED to watch this show you need to watch it NOW!

I'm also of course, still keeping up with Wonderful Precure! Sorry most of these are vague and not good because uhhh too many series is a lot for me I don't know why I'm doing this. For honour and to get up that anime count, I don't know if I'll keep up at this pace. Though I at least know that if I can't keep up with all of them I have a few that I will definitely keep watching regardless. This season is gonna be pretty good I feel.

[lianailia]

Update:

It's been a minute! Lol March has been very busy for me with cat sitting. I love it. If you told me ten yrs ago I was getting paid to play with kitties all day, I wouldn't believe you. Now I have 9 clients! Business is growing. Just met the new kitty Mittens. And I just got done with an overnight stay over the weekend. The new house is the farthest I've had to drive for a job. About 40 mins away. But it's on country roads, not the freeway, which I don't drive. It's not bad.

I went to an anime convention! Anime Milwaukee! It was my first con since 2013. I was very excited. I went as Lina. No one knew who I was other than our group (went with brother and sister in law (and her grandma)). But there was another Lina but on the way out. So I couldn't run down the very long hallway after her since I was tired from walking for 5 hrs. Heh But it was cool seeing another Lina there! It was stimulus overload. My friends came and brought their 2 little ones. Like really little, a 1 yr and 3 yr old. They didn't go into the con areas though, just in the public areas. But there were some little babies there which if I got a cold from there, I can't imagine bringing someone that small to one. But they were cute to see. There were some awesome cosplayers. Including all of us. My bro was a cross between Link and Kirk, so he had the Star Trek logo and Zelda logo in the same shape. And a Link hat. My SIL was Charlie in the red dress from Hazbin Hotel, her grandma was Sophie from Howl's. I thought it was so cool that she came! There was a giant Chewy that had the sound and everything. And giant Pokemon. There was also a Minion squad, which was pretty funny. But a lot of characters I did not know. I thought there would be a lot more from recent, but there were some Frieren and that was it. Well, that I knew anyways. It was a lot of walking and a LOT of people, but it was so worth it. Will be going back next yr. We basically stayed in the vendor hall, and I had expected to spend a lot more. But only got some pins, an Anya figure, and a Kirby figure. I could have gotten a lot more Kirby things, but I wanted to see everything. And by the time we were done I didn't want to go back and walk it again. I did get some Japanese snacks too. One was a Baumkuchen, a German pastry that the Japanese Aldo love. Never had it before. Loved it. It was like a more fluffy pound cake. And some strawberry wafer cookies that I didn't care for but my niece liked. Heh She loves anything sweet. But I am glad I went. Even with getting a cold, which has been pretty mild considering.

Other things. Haven't been doing much other than art and writing. I just finished Ahsoka live action and Dungeon Meshi I'm caught up on. Love it. Now I started Bocchi, Bride of Magus and for live action Resident Alien with Alan Tudyk. Anything that man is in is awesome. It's hilarious. I know it's been out for awhile. Kind of like Nathan Fillion where I like anything he's in.

But yeah. That's pretty much all. Hope everyone is doing well!

[movedtoferinehuntress]

your lil'stitch icons make me so happy! i opened the dash and my heart felt all warm and fuzzy 🥹 💜

Dawww!!!

I love Stitch, he was one of my favorite characters in all the Disney movies. This little chaotic gremlin of an alien got to find a found family and be happy and its so cute.

So I am just like, yes, he must be my mun icon. Look at the little furry baby and his big smile and cute voice. He's just a kitty who needs some pets <3

[fabuloustrash05]

What If Mona Lisa Was In More Episodes?

A TMNT 2012 Rewrite

If you follow me or have seen any of my posts then you know I absolutely LOVE 2012 Mona Lisa. She is my favorite character in the show and I love her relationship with Raphael. But it always bothered me that she didn’t get a lot of screen time, something I found strange especially since it’s canon that she becomes a member of the Mighty Mutanimals, but we never see her with the Mutanimals. Wasted potential if you ask me.

So, I’m rewriting Mona Lisa’s role in the story, giving her more episodes to be involved in. Keep in mind for this rewrite, everything from The Moons of Thalos 3 (her intro ep) to The Evil of Dregg will remain the same, the rewrite begins in the next episode, The Ever Burning Fire, so lets begin...

The Ever Burning Fire

The episode starts with Raph interrupting Mikey’s cartoon binge watching and it’s revealed that Mona Lisa is with Mikey also watching the show. Mikey complains to Raph how he was trying to teach Mona about Earth’s entertainment, but Raph tells them that can wait because they are all needed on the bridge. Mikey then begins to express his frustrations, how he misses Earth, Splinter, and Ice Cream Kitty. Raph assures him that it’ll be all over soon and Mikey leaves, feeling a little better. Mona then stops Raph and asks him “What is an ice cream kitty?” Raph explains to her that Ice Cream Kitty is Mikey’s pet back home on Earth.

Mona Lisa: Interesting… Do you have a pet as well?

Raph: I used to, but not anymore. But it’s fine, I still see him from time to time.

Mona Lisa: *looks at Raph confused*

Raph: It’s hard to explain.

Meanwhile on the bridge, Sal Commander and Leo are discussing plans. Leo comments that while he’s grateful him and Mona want to help them on the rest of their mission to stop the Triceratoms, he doesn’t have to drag himself and Mona into this fight. Sal tells Leo that the Triceratons have always been the Salamandrians greatest enemies and that he must repay Leo and his brothers for saving them and forgiving them after the “incident” on Dregg’s planet. Leo tries to convince him again, but Fugitoid stops him, telling to not bother. We learn through Fugitoid that Salamandrians are an honorable race, when they feel the did something disgraceful, they must regain their honor when it is lost. Because of the dishonor the Salamandrians put on themselves in the previous episode with Lord Dregg, Sal and Mona wish to reclaim their honor by assisting the turtles in their mission to find the last pieces of the black hole generator, stop the Triceratons, and help save the Earth. Think of it as a debt that needs to be repaid.

(This reason gives us a good excuse to keep Sal Commander and Mona Lisa around for more episodes)

When Lord Dregg attacks their ship he claims he wants revenge on the Turtles for killing his Scorpinoid and for Sal and Mona for betraying him. The gang call out Dregg saying he is at fault for his pet’s death. Raph and Mikey then jump in to defend Sal and Mona, saying they didn’t betray Dregg, calling him delusional and saying he blackmailed them and forced them to do his dirty deeds against their will and how he should leave them alone for their Salamandrian friends have been through enough.

Once on the fire planet, Magdomar, Raph falls into the cavern (like in canon) and Mona goes after him to save him. Stuck at the bottom of the cavern together, Mona and Raph assure their friends that they are fine and that’s when Raph spots a strange looking egg. As he goes to grab it Mona tells him to not touch it but as she says that the egg hatches revealing a baby alien turtle. 

After getting out of the cavern with the fire tortoise, Raph and Mona show everyone what he found.

Raph, holding Chompy: Hey guys! Look!

Chompy: *cute roar*

Casey: A baby turtle?! Raph, dude, why didn’t you tell us Mona was preg-

Raph: CASEY!!

Mona then explains to everyone that the baby isn’t there’s and that Raph found him, theorizing that the baby alien turtle imprinted on Raph. Raph names him Chompy Picasso, Leo and Donnie comment that they think it’s best if Raph returns the baby to where he found him but before he can, they spot the Triceratons and take cover.

The rest of the episode goes as it does in canon and at the end of the episode when it’s believed that Tokka is dead Raph and Mona take the responsibility to raise Chompy as their own “child”, starting the trend of Mikey and Casey calling them “Dada Raph” and “Mama Mona”.

Earth’s Last Stand

As the team heads off to Earth to stop the Triceratons once and for all Sal and Mona express their high respect and gratitude towards the turtles for all their hard work to stop the galaxies greatest threat. Mona even makes a comment that she is looking forward to seeing Raphael’s home planet for he has talked about it to her so fondly in the past through their “love mail”. Raph then tells Mona that if there’s time he can give her a tour of the city after they win. That’s when Sal jumps in and says that there will be no time for that for he and Mona must return to their home planet once the battle is over and their debt is finally repaid. The news obviously upsets both Raph and Mona but they remain quiet, with Mona reluctantly agreeing with her commander. Raph begins to worry that once they stop the Triceratons he and Mona will never see each other again. 

When Fugitoid tells the truth that he built the black hole generator everyone including Sal and Mona are rightfully furious. With everyone one’s mixed feelings, Sal throws in a comment saying how dishonorable of a man Fugitoid is for creating such a disgraceful weapon, and for the Triceratons no less, to which Leo agrees with and led to him going on his solo mission.

I also imagine a moment after Leo is saved from his solo mission and almost dying, Sal Commander comments to him that he understands his frustration but a leader must set an example for his team and not put himself or others at risk.

Leo: I just wanted to be like Captain Ryan… He’s my idol…

Sal Commander: Well, if this “idol” of yours does foolish actions like this often, I suggest rethinking who you look up to. You’re better than this Leonardo. 

NOTE: I know this is a Mona Lisa rewrite but honestly Sal Commander needed more moments as well and I feel that there was a missed opportunity for a Leo to look up to Sal as his role model and get leader advice from. Also Captain Ryan was a d!ckhead and NOT a good role model for Leo.

Once on Earth, Fugitoid drops off the Turtles, April, Casey, Mona, and Sal on Earth and he flies away in his ship. The team has no time to waste and run off into battle to help their past counterparts to stop the Triceratons.

During the battle on Earth there is a moment where Past!Raph is in trouble, with a Triceraton having him cornered and about to shoot him with his blster. Mona then runs in and saves Past!Raph, taking out the Triceraton. Past!Raph watches her fight and is amazed by this beautiful warrior who just saved him. Mona then checks in on him and tells him that even though he is not “her Raphael” she will always protect him. Past!Raph blushes as Mona runs back into battle.

Past!Raph, watching Mona Lisa in awe as she continues fighting the Triceratons: What a woman…

Raph: I KNOW, RIGHT?!

During the battle Slash and the Mutanimals take notice of Mona Lisa, impressed with her skills and there would be even times of them working together to take a few Triceratons down. The realize they all make a pretty good time.

After the following happens: Shredder and his men escape, Fugitoid’s sacrifice, the Triceratons finally defeated, and the Past!Turtles going with Past!Fugitoid, Sal Commander believes he and Mona’s debt has finally been repaid. Sal begins saying his goodbyes, but before he could tell Mona its time to leave, Mona stops him. She asks him why they should leave so soon. She states that there’s obliviously more threats on Earth that need to be stopped and they should continue helping the Turtles, using Shredder and the Foot as a prime example, commenting that Shredder is a dishonorable man for trying to attack Splinter from behind and then running away “like a coward” (a comment everyone agreed with and found amusing). Sal tries telling her that this is not their battle to fight but Mona again disagrees. That is when she makes the big decision, she request permission to remain on the planet Earth. 

Sal is unsure and worried for her staying on a planet they are both completely unfamiliar with. That is when Raph steps in and assures Sal he’ll be there to keep her safe and “show her the ropes”, even adding that he and Sal both know she’s strong enough to take care of herself. Slash and his team even jump in and offer that Mona can stay with them. Slash explains that he is always looking for new recruits and with her strength and skill, he and his team would love to learn a thing or two from her. 

Sal finally agrees and says his goodbyes to Mona, telling her he will miss her and she was the best lieutenant he could ask for. The two share a hug and Sal returns to Salamandria, as Mona and her new friends call it a night, tired from their long journey and battle.  

NOTE: By this point onward, Mona is in a new outfit. I imagine that once she starts living on Earth she changes her clothes. Her armor is gone, and her new outfit will still be her teal bodysuit she wears under her armor and her blaster gloves and shoes, but this time with the inclusion of a cropped leather jacket and a belt with many hostlers and pockets around her waist to hold her sword and other weapons/devices.

Insecta Trifecta

Mona enters the episode when Splinter and Raph are in the dojo talking about mental wounds and Raph’s bug phobia. Splinter invites Mona to the lair to talk with Raph and finally talk about what happened on Dregg’s planet, telling them that a couple should talk through there problems instead of ignoring them. Splinter basically plays the role of Raph and Mona’s couples counselor, and maybe at one point even compares Raph and Mona’s love to what he had with his wife so many years ago. 

Raph and Mona finally talk about the Dregg betrayal, how Raph felt, how Mona felt, how it effected them and the relationship, and how stronger they became because of it. The two then share an embrace, giving Raph some peace of mind, but he still worries he’ll freeze when fighting Stockman’s bugs again. That’s when Splinter teaches him the mantra.

Raph thanks Splinter, Mona gives him a good luck kiss, and heads off to save his friends, leaving Splinter and Mona alone in the dojo. It’s quite for a moment before Splinter turns to Mona and offers to make her some tea. Mona smiles and happily accepts.

By the end of the episode, when Raph returns to the lair he finds Splinter and Mona still in the dojo chatting and laughing while enjoying some tea together. Raph learns that while he and the others fought Stockman’s bug army, they have been getting to know each other and have become close friends. Mona excuses herself to go make more tea for Splinter. Once alone, Splinter comments to Raph that Mona is a wonderful young woman and he approves of her, something Raph is very happy to hear.

Raph then thanks Splinter for teaching him the mantra and Splinter reveals the meaning. The scene ends with Mona returning to the dojo with a fresh pot of tea, as her and Splinter continuing their conversation, with Splinter referring to her as his “future daughter-in-law”. Raph blushes from the comment while Mona does not seemed phased by it (most likely not knowing what it means, assuming its a term of endearment) and Raph joins them for tea as it cuts to the finale scene with Stockman and Shredder.

Mutant Gangland

This is the first episode where we would officially see Mona with the Mutanimals! In the opening scene we would see Mona and the Mutanimals fighting Vizioso’s goons, Mona shows off her skills and puts up a good fight, while also getting a good taste of her dynamic with her new team and friends. Her, Slash, and Leatherhead have a big brother- little sister dynamic going on, her and Rockwell seem to butt heads with their intelligence but still respect each other, and Mondo Gecko occasionally flirts with her.

When the nerve gas gets thrown at them Mona is the only one to not be affected (because the nerve gas only works on mutants and she is not a mutant). The bad guys take notice of this detail and run off, leaving Mona to help her fallen comrades.

When on the search for Raph, instead of Mondo Gecko, it’s Mona Lisa who goes with Donnie in the Party Wagon. Why? If Donnie is trying to reason with an angry Raph and convince him to come back, who’s the best option to help convince him: a mutant gecko he does not like or his girlfriend?

While looking for Raph, Donnie and Mona get to talking, Mona asks what cause Raph’s outburst (this time) and Donnie explains to her what happened. Mona comments that Raph had a point, how Donnie and his brothers shouldn’t slack off seeing how Shredder is still out there and the threat could grow even greater than they expect if they are not prepared (foreshadowing Super Shredder). Mona would explain to Donnie that is how it is on her planet, how you must always train and be ready for anything for “the more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle”. That’s when Donnie realizes that was the phrase Raph said to Leo during their sparring in the beginning of the episode and he obviously picked it up from Mona, most likely when training with her. Donnie tells her that while she’s right, they need to be prepared, Raph and the others also need to relax, how life shouldn’t always be about battle. Both their words stick with each other, Donnie thinking of the negative outcome of not being prepared for future threats, and Mona thinking of the negative outcome of overdoing it and pushing your limits. 

Donnie and Mona find Raph after he just stopped a bank robbery. Donnie tries to talk to Raph but he refuses to listen, so Mona gives it a try. 

“My love,” Mona tells him gently, “I understand your frustrations, believe me, I have had my fair share of experience of emotions similar to what you are feeling now, but a warrior never turns his back on his comrades, especially to those who are his family.”

We would see that Mona's words get to Raph, having him stop in his tracks and think about what she said, but before Raph could say anything, Don Vizioso’s gang attacks, firing a missile at the Party Wagon.

Raph panics seeing Donnie and Mona both hurt after the explosion. He rushes over to help them but is stopped by the ambush. We get a fight sequence of Raph, Donnie and Mona Lisa teaming up and fighting Vizioso’s goons, but soon, just like in canon, Donnie along with Mona get captured.

“The Doc wanted one of these mutant freaks to study. See what makes them tick. The scrawny one will do, but I think he’ll also he interested in the lizard,” Raph overhears one of the goons comment, “It’s not affected by the nerve gas. We gotta find out why.”

Donnie and Mona get taken away by Vizioso’s gang, leaving an injured Raph guilty and scared for them as he realizes his mistakes.

While being held hostage, Vizioso figures out that Mona is not a mutant, but an alien. Feeling he hit the jackpot, having a mutant to experiment on to help perfect the nerve gas and an alien he will make a fortune off of by selling her for millions to some top secret government facility to be dissected and experimented on as well, because, well... ALIEN!

The turtles and Mutanimals rush in to the rescue, the turtles heading inside Vizioso’s hideout to save Mona and Donnie while the Mutanimals stay outside to handle the rest of his goons. After setting them free (and even a quick RaMona hug), Donnie runs off to help his brothers, now pissed at Vizioso for almost being experimented on (foreshadowing Donnie’s short murder arc in S5) while Raph and Mona join the Mutanimals outside.

During the fight Raph gets to see Mona and the Mutanimals teamwork in action for the first time seeing that they have special fighting routines and sequences to help them all work together. Raph even notices and is impressed that the Mutanimals have picked up a few fighting moves from Mona as well. 

After the battle everyone returns to the lair. We see Raph (along with the others) wrapped in bandages from the fight. Mona is next to Raph tending to his wounds, working on wrapping a bandage cloth around his arm. Leo and Donnie approach their brother with Leo showing his gratefulness that he’s okay, and Donnie apologizing.

Leo: I’m glad you’re okay, brother.

Raph: Sorry I got so intense when we were sparring.

Donnie: Sorry I pushed your buttons, dude.

Raph, obliviously trying to play the “tough guy” act: Okay, okay, let's stop apologizing. It's making me feel weir- OWW!!

[Mona Lisa, still tending to Raph’s wounds tightens the knot on Raph bandage she’s wrapping, causing him to shriek out in pain]

Mona Lisa: *glares at Raph*

Raph: *sighs in defeat*

Raph: It’s okay, Donnie, but you don’t have to apologize. I’m just glad you and everybody else are safe.

Mona Lisa: *smiles and gives Raph a quick kiss on the cheek*

Splinter’s line at the end about life being “short and precious” sticks with Mona the same way Donnie’s comment earlier about taking a break and not over doing it. These two words of wisdom have her think that there’s more to life than just battle and she begins questioning her way of life. “Is there really no harm in taking it easy and finding peace?” Mona wonders to herself.

Tokka Vs The World

Mona does not make a appearance in this episode, but she gets mentioned a few times.

Raph mentions in the beginning to Mikey that sometimes Mona pet sits for him and Casey and/or Mikey make jokes how taking care of Chompy is good practice for Raph for when he and Mona finally decided to settle down, comments that make Raph fluster.

Mona would also get mentioned slightly when the Turtles see Bishop. At TCRI when Bishop mentions how all alien creatures like Chompy should not be on Earth, Raph and his brother all give each other a quick look, silently deciding not to tell Bishop that Mona Lisa is also on Earth, this will play in with Bishop, Raph, and Mona’s dynamic/conflict in When Worlds Collide.

Requiem

Mona is at the Mutanimals lair seen chatting with Shinigami while Karai goes over her plans with Slash and Leatherhead. Together the two new friends mess Mondo Gecko who is trying to flirt with Mona. Shini and Mona share a good laugh watching Mondo try and fail to impress them while they continue their gossipy chat.

I’d also imagine we’d see Mona and Karai’s dynamic for the first time here. They respect each other as fighters, but they both have hard time trusting one another. In a way, they have a friendly rivalry, they're always challenging each other, always ready to thrown a snarky comment at one another & respond with an even more ruthless comeback. A parallel to Leo and Raph, the two alpha females fighting for control in how there attack on Shredder should go.

When Mona joins the discussion on how they should attack Shredders secret lair, Karai would make the argument that Mona is new and she should get no say in how her plan should go. Mona argues that she's been in more wars than anyone in the room, how's she more experienced than anyone so she should have a right to add her own thoughts and to help come up with a strategy to take Shredder down.

During the attack, she helps her friends fight the Super Shredder and the rest of the Foot Clan but fails and eventually escapes the fire with everyone, and when the teams split up, she goes with Splinter’s team (Raph, Casey, April, and Slash)

Along with Slash, the two get knocked off the building during the Super Shredder fight, but they both do not witness Splinter’s death, only the results when they find the Turtles holding their dead father and mourning him in the streets below.

Owari 

Mona Lisa attends Splinter’s funeral with everyone else, perhaps she’s by Raphael’s side comforting him, but that is only scene she is in for the episode. 

When Worlds Collide

After the opening scene of Sal Commander receiving word that the rouge Salamandrian who took his eye and left him to die so many years ago is still alive, he begins his journy to Earth, trying to contact Mona Lisa.

In the lair, we get a RaMona and Apriltello double date, the two couples watching Spaceheroes: The Next Generation together. With the episode giving Raph and Mona too much déjà vu and Donnie and April’s popcorn fight annoying them, Raph and Mona head to Raph’s room to hang out in private. 

In his room Mona sits on Raph’s bed playing with Chompy while Raph plays his drums for them. Soon Mona notices Raph’s old space gear and they get to talking about their time together in space. Sharing a sweet moment, the two lean towards one another for a kiss but get interupted by Raph’s space helmet ringing.

Answering the call, it is revealed to be Sal Commander. He explains to them that he is coming to Earth on a mission and needs his former lieutenants help as well as Raph and his brothers. They agree and head off with everyone to meet up with Sal.

Once on Earth, and reuniting with Mona with a welcoming hug, Sal informs everyone of his mission, he is on a manhunt to look for a rouge Salamandiran who is terrorizing Utrom and transporting to and from Dimension X. The team figure out its The Newtrailzer and with a common enemy they agree to take him down.

Mona’s role in this arc will play a similar to how it went in canon, just instead with the inclusion of The Mighty Mutanimals, or at least just Slash, because Mona is already on Earth and living/working with the Mutanimals so it makes sense for them to get a little more involved. 

While working alongside Sal Commander again, and feeling a wave of nostalgia, Mona questions if she misses the life she left behind in space and wonders if she should go back to it.

When Bishop joins the fight he discovers that Mona did not come to Earth with her commander, but instead that she’s been on Earth for quite some time. This angers Bishop and begins the side conflict between him and the couple.

Throughout the arc Bishop tries to convince/guilt Mona Lisa into going back to Salamandria once the mission is complete, knowing she is questioning her choices, claiming it is not her real home, but Mona has a realization by then end, seeing how her friends all care and protect each other like a family, she realizes that she was never happy on Salamandria and how on Earth she is free to do what she pleases, not having to listen to military orders. She has made friends and found her own family within the Mutanimals along with being with the man she loves. She is at peace.

This arc will, in a way, be a closing for Mona’s mini arc, finding peace with herself and her new life on Earth. The arc ends with Sal saying his goodbyes to Mona as he heads back to Salamandria again, this time promising to visit Mona whenever he can. Raph still punches Bishop’s head off when he tries one last time to get Mona to leave, and Mona and Raph happily embrace and share a loving kiss, looking forward to what the future has in store for them.

Wanted: Bebop and Rocksteady (80′s Crossover)

Mona is with the Mutanimals and is first seen helping them stop Bebop and Rocksteady. She and the Mutanimals work well together as a team and Mona even shows off her strength when Leatherhead almost falls out of the building and she single-handedly grabs his hand and pulls him up from the ledge before he could fall. Maybe we even get a scene of Mondo Gecko still trying to hit on Mona but she ignore/dismisses him. 

Then she meets 87 Raphael:

Mona Lisa: Raphael!

Raph & 87 Raph: Yeah?

Mona Lisa: ...W-What am I seeing here?

Raph: Oh! Right, sorry, I know this is confusing, but Mona Lisa this is me from another dimension.

Mona Lisa: Fascinating… So there are other universes out there. Hmm... he’s quite adorable, but he’s not as charming as you, my love.

87 Raph: Hold on a second! You’re Mona Lisa?!

Mona Lisa: That is what Raphael calls me, yes.

87 Raph: Wow...

Raph: Jealous?

87 Raph: A little, but mostly surprised. She’s nothing like my Mona Lisa back home.

Raph: Really? What’s she like?

87 Raph: Cute, witty, and the smartest girl I’ve ever met. *smirks* Maybe even smarter than your Mona Lisa.

Raph: Hey! I’ll have you know that my Mona Lisa is the strongest warrior in the whole galaxy! 

[The two Raphaels proceed to argue over whose Mona is better as Mona watches on flattered by her boyfriends words about her, but also hopelessly confused]

I’d also imagine a funny comment from 87Raph where he asks Mona if she has ever considered wearing pink. The joke would be brought up again at the end of the arc where Mona would ask Raph if he thinks that she would look good in pink. Raph would ask her why and Mona says she’s just wondering before saying to herself, “Maybe just a scarf?”

I hope all my fellow Mona Lisa stans enjoyed this little rewrite! Let me know what you think in the comments! Anything I should’ve added or change? Feel free to share! Until the next rewrite!

[fullmusicbardsquared]

Ranking Part 5 Stands!

let's gooooo

Gold Experience: okay, i do like ge! i love their little beetle helmet and how it alludes to haruno's hairstyle, but i don't like the green used for the accents in the anime, and the design is a little busy for me. 8/10

Black Sabbath: I LOVE THIS EVIL DEMONIC MUPPET I'M SORRY.. POLPO LOOKS DUMB BUT BLACK SABBATH MAKES UP FOR IT ALL 10/10

Sticky Fingers: i like how sf and bruno share design motifs, like the zippers, gold, and those spike/hairclip things. i think the zipper over sticky fingers's crotch, while possibly a reference to the album, looks fucking stupid and i hate it. it's not as bad as SOME stands, but i still dislike it. 8/10

Moody Blues: omg it's moody blues my best friend moody blues who looks like a star trek alien if star trek had a budget :) we are going to hang out and watch opera together yay! 9/10

Soft Machine: i like soft machine's ability and little claw, but otherwise they're just okay 6/10

Kraftwerk: same with soft machine but more because they're green and it has the coolest ability ever 7/10

Sex Pistols: i.. number five is valid but otherwise i hate looking at these gnomes 4/10

Little Feet: they're not bad? but i feel like goo goo dolls does the shrinkage better, and the hand is too reminiscent of soft machine 5/10

Aerosmith: i love aerosmith but they are just a toy plane.. also the band sucks nards 6.5/10

Man in the Mirror: the studded leather, goggles, and silly beak just work somehow. maybe not a favorite of mine, but very nice 7/10

Purple Haze: purple haze more like perfect haze i just want to kiss them and give them pets on the head and even when i die bc of their virus, well, it was worth it 10/10

Mr. President/Coco Jumbo: it's a turtle with a key what am i supposed to stay T/Turtle

Grateful Dead: this thing is creepy, i know that's the point it's just that i am unnerved by the eyes and tentacle.. things 7/10

Beach Boy: i'm sorry pesci but having an awesome ability doesn't get you that far in a ranking :( 4/10

Babyface, laptop edition: look i'm just gonna come out and say it. babyface as a laptop is perfection. the purple? the little face? it looks like something out of an old science fiction magazine in the best way possible! the only flaw is that it doesn't have any silly science stickers, and that's because araki was a coward. 9/10

Babyface, homunculus edition: it's meant to look like an evil echoes act 3. it does. it also looks like a grape flavored echoes. what am i supposed to say. 6/10

White Album: the concept of a kitty-cat ice skater armor onesie sounds so stupid but white album ends up amazing <3 i wish the green and purple were the same color, or less bright, maybe a red similar to ghiaccio's glasses? but whatever 8.5/10

King Crimson: king crimson is so beautiful he's too good for diavolo he should just leave. also the white-on-red pattern seems to be based off the discipline album which everyone should listen to so thanks araki :0:-D 9/10

Clash: it's a teleporting shark who fights the law 10/10

Talking Head: yesss speech control cephalopod beast :) also i like how it needs clash to infect someone, symbiosis at its finest 10/10

Notorious B.I.G: look at them

10/10

Spice Girl: weirds me out how they have chest protrusions, but otherwise they're amazing.. i like pink ok 9/10

Epitaph: :o 8/10

Metallica: they're so cute guys they look like little cartoon ghosts 9/10

Green Day: oh green day.. why did you get cioccolata? you'd be great if it were anyone else. that dress in that one game is so perfect btw 7/10

Oasis: they're nice i guess 5/10

CHR: builds on silver chariot's design and the mozart legend in an excellent way, while looking great on its own! 9/10

GER: it looks like a biblical angel fused with a beetle. 8/10

Rolling Stones: i mean? it represents a lot in the plot but, it's just a rock sculpture. 6.5/10

[kiddcharlamane]

tmnt

I’m using the 2012 version because I’m way too familiar way it (I have started watching 2018 I just don’t know the characters too well yet)

Blorbo - Leo. Hands down it’s just Leo, since I was a kid I’ve loved him and I still do he is 1000% blorbo baby turtle boy :) I would talk about him for a while but will I? No it will take too much of the post and I’m a nice person.

Scrunkly - probably Chompy Picasso (Raph’s second pet turtle even though it’s not a turtle it’s actually an alien that looks like a turtle) dude he’s so cute how can I not even though like, I dont know. ((or Raph himself but who’s to say?))

Scrimblo Bimblo - Casey Jones. He’s irritating but also so cool? I don’t know he annoys me but he’s always there for everyone else regardless. Most people don’t like him as well so yeah.

Glup Shitto - Ice Cream Kitty. It’s literally just a mutant cat made of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream and I will go nuts if I see them in an episode they’re so damn cute and sweet (literally) ((either them or Mr Murikami))

Poor Little Meow Meow - TigerClaw. I feel bad for him okay don’t judge I know he’s a mutant tiger trained assassin but I mean,,,his backstory made me cry dude c’mon!

Horse Plinko - Baxter Stockman do I need any further explaination?

Eeby Deeby - Shredder. Hate him. Very much. Hate him. Die please <3

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom 14-20 thoughts!! I finished up s1 :D these last few eps were actually really really good!!!

-did. did tucker really just say esperanto was a dead language only spoken as a secret code between geeks. google says around 100,000 people actively speak it. oh my god...it being an auxiliary language doesn't mean its 'just for geeks to speak in code' ...it helps bridge gaps between people who don't have a language in common...

-danny really isn't pulling punches when it comes to fighting the ghost-cop possessed people huh. like he SLAMMED KWAN INTO THE CONCRETE SO HARD. HE THREW PAULINA INTO A BILLBOARD. will that...I mean it WOULD carry over to their bodies non-possessed, right? like if the ghost piloting their bodies gets hurt?? itd be so upsetting to be possessed, lose time, then wake up covered in bruises (and possibly, broken bones??) real horror movie stuff im sure wont be addressed in any way

-tuckers parents seem nice! I like them :)

-WULF IS CUTE AND I FEEL BAD. im so glad the gang realized he was only causing trouble bc of the shock collar walker put on him and helped. also, him wearing that big hoodie with the hood on, and thinking its subtle. we can tell youre still a giant wolfie :) THEN GETTING SUCKED INTO THE PORTAL AAAAH :( anxiously waiting to see Him Again....

-DANNY BLASTING HIS PARENTS THINKING THEY WERE OVERSHADOWED LMFAO GET THEIR ASSES. maddie marking how many ghosts she gets with lipstick tallies on the side of her portal gun? kindaaa iconic tho. (ALSO, SHE WAS LIKE, 2 FT AWAY FROM HIM RIGHT AFTER SHE TRIED TO SHOOT HIM. HOW DO YOU NOT RECONINZE YOUR OWN SON??? like sure, he might have diff hair/eye colors. but like, if one of my family members dyed their hair, and was wearing contacts, its not like id be like 'wHO IS THIS STRANGER!!!' ...he still has all his facial features!! same everything!!! I hate it here)

-paulina being #1 girl realizing danny's a friendly ghost immediately. smart queen. lancer and kwan ran away right after he made this sweet baby face at them:

which is hilarious.

-ok. im not saying his bullying is JUSTIFIED, but. dash looked so pleased with the (cute!) poster he just painted, and danny comes thru the wall and spills paint on his nice letterman jacket. his anger is justified maybe 65% of the time so far...(not the way he handles it, but STILL.) at least lancer is stepping in!! and them making a silly little bet was...cute?? until dash pulled out his GROSS UNDERWEAR AND SAID DANNY WOULD HAVE TO EAT THEM???? WHAT THE FUCK MAN. TUCKER WAS SO RIGHT ITS FUCKING WEIRD TO CARRY THOSE AROUND EWWW. THIS KID IS UNWELL. lancer was right, his animatronic setup was SUPER IMPRESSIVE?? hes actually pretty creative. danny meanwhile is stealing the fright knight's design...I hope dash is taking art classes or smth with his sports

-fright knight is the most bestest ghost so far i LOVE THAT DESIGN. I am biased towards knights, and characters with swords, but he fucks so severely. and should sue danny for copyright infringement for stealing his design for his haunted house. if some 14 yr old broke into MY house and stole MY sword, id also be pissed. his evil winged unicorn rules too with its FANGS. and he just CAN SHOVE THE PORTAL OPEN WITH HIS HANDS??? is he the strongest ghost weve seen so far? idk but hes my fav. SOUL SHREDDER IS SUCH A COOL SWORD NAME TOO. ANY NAMED SWORD ALSO FUCKS. 'flaming bedsheets of DEATH' funny king. ALSO he was polite to dash and tucker when just asking for directions and telling tucker 'oh maybe, just a suggestion, maybe be nicer to me and be more respectful :)' I LOOOVE HIM.

-I noticed this in the Ember ep, but jazz has an electric guitar in her room!! talent musical queen!! its cool to see hobbies just in the bg.

-fright knight's murder castle reminds me of the booby trapped murder castle in zexal!! another supposedly 'for kids' show with murder/trap castles! we love that. if you are a dp fan reading this, give yugioh zexal a try. its also got 13-14 year old protags and involves (alien) ghosts. the cardgame is just a vessel for the plot, which is really good. (I just want more people to watch my fav yugioh, man)

-danny. with a SWORD.

-danny doesnt NEED TO WIN this contest, dash didnt STEAL HIS DESIGNS AND STEAL A SWORD. he also got excited to hear lancer got sent to a dimension with his worst fears too just so he could win the contest? DANNY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!! BRO MAYBE YOURE 14 AND HAVENT FULLY DEVOLPED YOUR WHOLE BRAIN YET, BUT...THATS FUCKED. this kid casually says the most deranged things, I do worry for my spooky son. once again, therapy needed. that judo toss was great tho. I wonder if he actually did pick up some martial arts stuff from his mom?

-danny can fly 112 mph!!! thats so fast! I love the lil montage of him and his friends testing his abilities and stuff, very cute and a good way to showcase what he can do by now and how much more proficient he's gotten from ep 1!!! I'm sure he's going to get more abilities :)

-im glad...maddie's at least TRYING this ep. I do feel for her because her husband is a man baby. but the fact it took 16 episodes to get a kinda semblance of any kind of real concern or attempts at bonding. hmm. jack's 'BACK OFF SHES A MINOR' @ the ghost trying to attack jazz. also was very funny. and him wanting to make an action figure of her? are the parents redeeming themselves to me? slightly. they gotta Work Harder

-THE GHOST. IS FLYING. THE PLANE.

-fenton machete. but she doesnt carry a PHONE??? ???

-I mean I expected vlad when you namedrop him earlier in the ep, and also the title card picture, and dalv corp being fucking vlad backwards. but seeing him just pull up on a golf cart made me bust out laughing. WITH the gift baskets prepared. why wouldnt you at least be suspicious. also, if he wants danny to be his lil sonboy, why is he so fucking malicious?? dude you are going about this in such a bad way. stop it. get some help.

-maddie not even hesitating to drag danny out. fucking good. danny is so right, go on the internet to date. get a cat. how do you spend...how many years?? has it been since college?? at least 20, right, since the parents/vlad are in their 40s? hung up on ONE girl. my god, man. incel drama queen. her kung fu IS impressive, but dude. 'we both know hes a creep' SO right. it sucks but they do need a phone and shit being in the middle of NOWHERE. also, just stealing his helicopter was great. <3

-'you must be exhausted carrying the weight of that mistake you made years ago' 'well we all make mistakes. maybe I'll make one now!' WHY DID THIS EXHCHANGE SEND ME. AND VLAD WITH THE BREATH SPRAY EWWW BITCH. 'OLD BAIT BREATH' SOO RIGHT. both danny and his mom playing him HAHAH hes so dumb. or rather, I think he thinks with his emotions too too much and is...actually pretty gullible? lmao he believed danny was ready to give in SO fast. (which is sad hes that hopeful, like you have SO MUCH MONEY YOU COULD EASILY GET ANOTHER GIRL WHO HAS A KID. AND WOULD WANT TO BE WITH YOU AND BE SUPPORTED. GET OVER THIS (1) WOMAN ALREADY IM GETTING SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT AAAAH)

-GHOST BEAR GHOST BEAR GHOST BEAR. it was also in the title card, but I still got very excited. we love bears here

-SAM'S BAT SWIMSUIT COVERUP!!! her outfits are simply iconic.

-'i'd tell you to go to the mens room, but I don't think you qualify' top paulina transphobic moments. :( and him wearing a tanktop to the swim park? hmmm! (actually I think she was overshadowed by then, so, KITTY top 10 transphobic moments??)

-kitty just piloting paulina around makes me feel SO bad tho, paulina's gonna wake up and be like 'wtf do you mean I was dating this rando' like youre leading danny on to make johnny jealous, and also just POSSESSING POOR PAULINA. dude take your relationship problems ELSEWHERE. last time we saw them, they seemed like such a cute couple!! wtf johnny!! I mean, she sucks for trying to make him jealous, he sucks for looking at other girls...maybe they need a break, but Not Like This. or, you know, just. better communication...

-and the A-listers having a full packet and a stamp system. who organizes this. kwan fucking owning being the new danny though, this is hysterical. THE TUCKER/KWAN FLOWER FIELD TWIRL. UNIRONICALLY ADORABLE. and him giving it his all for the poetry slam. bless his HEARTTTT.

-Star owns. actually, all of the extra characters are shining this ep and I love it.

-INVISO-BILL??? NOOOO THEY DID HIM SOO DIRTY. DANNY SWEETIE IM SO SORRY.

-johnny and danny bein friends and staging a fake fight (which danny takes too seriously, once again this child has aggression he NEEDS TO WORK OUT) I hope these three stay friends, I said it before but danny needs more friendly ghosts to hang with.

-at this point, Danny's ghost enemies are a lot like, I dunno, batman's rouge gallery is the first thing that comes to mind. they all have their own gimmick and unique designs, but most of them are easy to beat after learning the Moral Lesson. I still get excited when any of them show up again, though. 18 is another valerie episode!!!! :D skulker really said you two will get along if I have to handcuff you together <3 and the gym teacher really said, youre married now, have a flour baby! ngl, I'm not really watching this show for the shipping stuff (which I am very scared to look at the fandom for after I finish this watch through- I feel like there's probably discourse/arguing about ships...) but. I'm gonna put my opinion out there. valerie/danny > sam/danny. maybe I just really love the enemies to lovers trope. And the secret identity stuff adds Extra Flavor.

-SKULKER JUST HAVING THE BOX GHOST AND DANGLING HIM BY A STRING. HILARIOUS. and him watching them with binoculars and making his silly little commentary. AND MAKING THE SACK BABY CRY. LMAO. THIS DUDE IS A BABY KIDNAPPER. skulker is super fun

-danny, you just...collapsed the water tower. and then attacked the nasty burger machine...mascot thingy...out of anger..I KEEP SAYING HE'S GOT ANGER ISSUES BUT. HE REALLY NEEDS A LESSON IN MANAGING COLLATERAL DAMAGE!!! So does valerie!! They're both pretty focused on each other. I mean it's good of Danny to say he's trying to make sure PEOPLE don't get hurt, but... (I mean I guess it's not something 14 year olds WOULD worry about, but as an adult im like, who's going to fix that? how much money will that take??)

-TUCKER MAKING BANK. and sam and tucker being super emotionally attached to their flour baby and being pretty good parents. that's cute...also him just straight kissing her and being like. WAIT. O_O JDSKAFHD. his mom baking them into cookies was the funniest possible result. tbh I dont feel like this is on tucker, if anything the other kid's shouldve been more responsible! He was just taking an opportunity to get that $$ which I respect

-Danny being more understanding of Valerie's situation in the end (helping her at her job, too, and trying to keep that a secret for her!!!) And seeing them work together this ep, and also her letting phantom get her out of the ghost zone...was very sweet. LOVE that. more valerie eps pls

-me when I realize vlad's big stupid house exploded because of his own carelessness with changing the ghost portal ectofiltrator or whatever: *pointing and laughing*

-me when I realize it means he's gonna go make danny's life hell for it somehow: >:(

-SCOOBY PARODY!!! I feel like there's gotta be some scooby doo/danny phantom crossover stuff, right? also, 'guys in white' men in black wishes

-'oh, that's right! dad married the love of your life! you're bitter and alone!' DANNNNNYY GET HIS ASS ONCE AGAIN WE ARE POINTING AND LAUGHING AT VLAD

-'jack, you captured the ghost boy!!' UMM. he did nothing <3 'we have a weapon's vault??' YOU HAVE A WEAPONS VAULT??? and jack didnt put a handle on the inside. of fucking course he didnt! why would you leave that to your son!! or expect him to clean YOUR LAB when its where you work with probably dangerous chemicals and weapons and hes 14!! give him normal chores, like, I dunno, vacuuming, laundry, dishes...CMON. I hate it here. But I'm glad Jack is more chill about danny while he's a ghost, and willing to work with him for this ep. AND. I DID ENJOY JACK PUNCHING VLAD IN THE FACE. AND GENERALLY JUST OWNING HIM. the ghost punchy fists are actually amazing. like yeah, just punch a ghost in the face. that rules.

-ep 20 opens with the coolest fucking ghost lady design. her tattoos can come off and fight. MA'AM. I like ur nose ring and your cape maam hello 👉👈😳

-sam's grandma is hilarious and the most valid member of her family and I love her. thats my grandma now. and tucker covering for sam by dressing as her. thats true friendship <3 also skipping school to go to a goth circus. just bestie things! sam's parents are haters but for all the wrong reasons.

-'my family has controlled ghosts with this for generations!' WAIT. WAIT FREAKSHOW /ISNT/ A GHOST? I didn't expect that...he's just a fucked up guy controlling ghosts? anyway watching danny shoot at police cars and rob banks while mind controlled. its like, the most stereotypical 'bad' things lmao. (tbh an evil ghost circus troupe is a sick concept)

this gives off big deviantart emo edit vibes

(I'm going to assume evil circus reaper danny has a lot of fan content. people love an edgy au, except this one is canon (even tho its via mind control...having the protag go evil otherwise might be hard, I guess?) but au where he stays with the troupe...that has to exist, right?)

ANYWAY. excited to start s2!! lowkey surprised by how many notes some of these posts have gotten. I've gone back and tagged them all with 'dp thoughts' so they're easier to find on my blog! ^^ and I will probably possibly do (more) fanart on my art blog after I finish the watch of the whole show, so like. @sanchoyodraws follow my art blog :)

[aevyk-ing]

Thoughts on Rise of the Titans

SPOILERS ahead

First, I have to say the movie didn’t go the expected way, at all. Instead of moving forward... it quite did the opposite. That’s not my cup of tea, and let’s take the Futurama finale as example: while I think it’s beautiful and well thought, the idea of them living their lifes again and againg makes me a tad uneasy. But let’s stop talking about finales and start with the beginning: 

-Blinky is doing the narration. So he lives. :)

-While I quite enjoy the recap (and hearing Jim joining it), I feel it wasn’t needed.

-But the music...

-Bellroc always seemed the stronger one for me.

-Oh, so no filling the gaps, huh?

-Whoa, Claire has gotten so good at magic.

-I’ve spent the whole fight gasping every time Jim gets hurt.

-The “no-magic-cannon-force” is quite a good idea.

-Wait, they’re calling them “wizards” now?

-Nari in Douxie’s body is both hilarious and weird.

-Poor Toby, he’s desperate to make people know he’s cool.

-“At least you’re normal, kitty.”

-That confidence, Krel.

-Not the ribs. That’s not good.

-Yes! Are we going to see a wedding?

-At least Merlin left the plans in his chamber. That’s... a good thing for how many wrong?

-Yeah, we already know magic and Akiridion tech mixes well.

-And Krel’s still wearing the suit...

-Oh, no, they’re married? Wait, what? Wait, no. No, no, no, don’t go that way.

-Just like the Sims. At least we may see some cute alien babies.

-Eli has Neville-Longbottomed hard.

-Just Nari’s presence working sounds bad. But I guess it was the only way to do it.

-Hey, it was Brazil and Asia!

-I can’t help it, but the waterfall in front of the Earth Titan... at least they’re watering along the way...

-No, don’t split. I hate that kind of quests because you normally focus on one. I mean, this time is different because each one has a fav character, but I was sure I was going to be more invested in Claire and Blinky’s one. And I did.

Let’s talk about the quests separatedly:

1. Earth: After a while thinking how hard is for Nomura to avoid the sun, she gets killed just like that. Douxie trying to get up was funny, but once he woke Nari up, I knew they were going to go Titan v.s. Titan.

2. Ice: They get TV up there? Anyway, I was weirdly excited to see Jim, Barbara and Strickler with winter clothes. Aja was... weirdly annoying. I mean, I don’t like her when she’s in “I’m a warrior princess” mode, but she was trying to do her own thing and not listening to others. And Strickler... no, seriously, no. And right after they got ridden of Nomura. But hey, it was interesting to see the cannons and I loved that Toby was there. Poor Toby feels like he has to do an extra effort to be at par his friends and that’s not okay. At least we get the answer: Jim’s father doesn’t deserve an explanation.

3. Fire: The new Trollmarket it’s cool, but I feel like it could have been... just a little more. It was so funny when Archie convinces his father to go because “he likes how much Blinky screams” and the flight scene was top-notch, but hey, it’s DreamWorks. The Kronisphere... I’ve seen too much stuff like that, but anyway. When I saw it in the trailer I thought it was a piece of the Heart of Avalon and that’s because of the color. The fight was alright but Jim burning his hand for opening the gate... Archie staying behind... the robot/Titan fight... everything was in another level. Such a shame it was for nothing.

-Lots of things were for nothing.

-I would have loved to see Jim struggling with getting back to being normal, but we got Toby (and Jim at some part) struggling with not feeling “special” enough.

-Have to say I love the new encantation: “For the good of all...” and that’s what the movie forced its way to.

-Seeing Coach Lawrence and all the students again was nice, but I would’ve love to see Darci and Mary talking about all that has happened.

-Just how big is Arcadia? They have a natural park too?

-Wait, the Arcane Order can die? They can die.

-Poor Douxie. Even though we don’t know how much time has passed until Nari was found, I bet he was quite attached to her.

-I feel like Eli was brought back for just a “gasp” moment. He didn’t do anything at all!

-Steve’s pregnancy is just... disturbing.

-I don’t get it, why does everybody have to show their support for Jim so he can wield Excalibur?

-As much as I love the “become” speech, having all the characters (many of them who shouldn’t have heard it) say it didn’t feel right.

-Hey, at least Stuart gets to do something.

-You get yeeted, you get yeeted, you get yeeted...

-Why-did-you-take-off-your-armor-Toby?

-See? Poor thing has self-esteem issues.

-The new armor is still weird.

-No, Toby, no... and... crushed...inside...a car.

-Time-turning is the new “It was all a dream”.

-Wait, I thought he was going back to... doesn’t matter.

-Jim just wanted a normal life after all.

-I have so many questions: How does Merlin know Toby is worthy too? Blinky is going to train him (I bet so)? What’s going to be Jim’s weapon? Is Toby going to the Darklands to save Enrique? Will Claire still be a sorceress? If that doesn’t work, they will go back in time again and then Claire is going to be the Trollhunter? 

-I would’ve loved to see the new storyline in the credits. And a Douxie song.

-Wait, no Zoe?

[elizabeth-against-the-universe]

My ‘Candace Against the Universe’ Thoughts (Obviously Spoilers!)

Here is my ‘running commentary’ from my second watch through of CATU. I wrote it down in a notebook while I was watching (back on release day!) but only just got a chance to type it up! 

Obviously spoilers after the break

Such a Beautiful Day is SUCH a great start to the movie. It’s catchy, a really lovely song, and is the perfect example of a classic Phineas and Ferb song; great melody, and some kinda weird lyrics.

I noticed that the kids’ bikes were all strewn about on the drive as Candace runs in through the gate, super cute!

Phineas ran into the house to get started on Candace’s gift, while Ferb walked. Such an energetic boy.

I love that Vanessa made a U-turn instead of just reversing or stopping further up. It’s like she needed to check that it was actually Candace sitting on the steps.

ALSO what day does the majority of the movie take place? Is it the day after the giant juggling clown? Because if not, that’s a longgg day

Already lots of Ferb lines only a short way into the movie! I know David Errigo Jr. had a couple of lines in the MML crossover, but he’s really getting a good Official PnF debut!

Everyone has Smartphones! Instead of the flip phones everyone had in the series! That’s what we call progress!

The canoe is ridiculous from the get-go! I love it.

Even Perry’s watch has been upgraded!

Poor DE Inc is always getting damaged. Doof’s insurance must be through the roof (if he still had a roof)

I love the Alexa/Google Home jokes!

The whole smoothie scene is ridiculous, I love it a lot

You can hear Isabella arguing with Doof in the background about ‘starboard’, but Doof makes a good point, just say left or right!

The ‘Unsung Hero’ scene was really good, but it was hard to hear that actual song with all of the action noises going on. But the visuals were great to watch! 

The Welcome Song was ridiculously funny. 

FLOSSING! 

The song ends so abruptly, which is weird. Very PnF, but weird. And the door scene was funny but went on a few seconds too long.

The meaning of ‘Candace’ is so dumb, I love it. You can tell it was a joke made in the writers’ room and they were just like ‘we need to include this’

Candace, honey, you’re actually super special, don’t put yourself down!

Who else called it early on that Candace wasn’t actually ‘The Chosen One’, and that other humans would have the Remarkalonium as well? Because I called it straight away. 

The Space Adventure jokes fell a bit flat for me – Baljeet is too smart for the running joke to make any sense.

Every Isabella and Doof interaction is GOLD!

Why was there no payoff for the building noise joke (how Buford couldn’t hear the noise)?

The first time I watched, I didn’t notice that the funnel was present for loads of scenes (like most of Girls Day Out) before the scene in the dining room.

Also, Girls Day Out is a cute song!

I know Doof not knowing what a ‘click’ was was supposed to be funny, but what IS a click?

Adulting is one of those really dumb songs that is SO FUNNY that it’s good.

They do love geysers in Phineas and Ferb

Super Super Big Doctor and Candace’s handshake was cute.

WE DESERVE THE POWER BALLAD WE WERE PROMISED!

Obsessive, volatile, enchanting? Candace. (Aka Isabella, Baljeet and Buford nail the ‘describe Candace in 3 words’ thing)

The canoe smacking Doof in the face is so funny.

“Super Super Big Doofus” �� one of my favourite lines. Isabella is just SO done.

“Okay, Isabella, while I love ominous patch related threats more than anyone” *Ferb clears his throat* “Right, apart from Ferb. Big fan.” – My FAVOURITE line from the movie! And 2nd favourite line overall, behind the one about ant pheromones. Phineas gets all the greatest lines.

Isabella has a Swiss Army Knife! Reminds me that she falls into the ‘looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you’ category.

Aww Baljeet so desperately wants to be in Buford’s gang in prison

Major Monogram has AWFUL timing.

The whole escapee scene was SO dumb. (I wrote on my notes that it was funny, but it kinda dragged. It was funny, but it was SO LONG) (We could’ve had a tiny Phinabella scene in the amount of time that scene dragged on for!) (Or Canderemy or Ferbnessa, literally anything) 

“I’m not… not… special.” Yes Candace, you ARE special! You just don’t need to be used to feed a mind control plant, is all!

The Battle Song was really silly and I found it so funny. Also, SSBD is dumb!

#BuildingMakesWeirdTone

Isabella giving Doof a patch is such a cute, quick little scene!

I LOVED the super-meta 4th wall gag.

16-year-old Vanessa can do Adulting, while the kiddos must wait until they’re 18.

“Selfie mode!” on the Chicken-Replace-Inator makes me giggle

The Axe-Inator and the ‘hidden’ self-destruct button made me snort SO HARD. I loved it.

Anything Phineas says is a good idea, usually (in reference to Phineas using a Space Adventure episode to help them out of a sticky situation. Obviously Phineas knows what’s a good idea and what isn’t)

Kitty Isabella robot! (I saw Carly reference this on Twitter and I was so confused until this scene)

Jeremy: “There’s an alien invasion?” I snorted again.

The double canoe payoff! Also “Yeah, yeah, I’ll make you a patch!”

When Candace ran off crying! No, honey, it’s okay!

“I don’t even drink coffee, I can’t do anything right!” Candace, honey, you don’t have to drink coffee out of a mug, you know.

I want the mug please. Can the Disney store please sell it. I saw Vincent Martella had one, please someone sell me one!

Why does Jeremy have gas masks in the Slushy Dog van?

The Jeremy and Stacy interaction was so funny! Especially Stacy’s teasing!

All main evil villains on Phineas and Ferb get redemption arcs. Doof, 2D Doof, SSBD. You’re not a main villain unless you get a redemption arc. You’re just a secondary villain if you don’t get one.

The ‘Vroblok’ joke at first was really weird, but when the boys did the thing for ‘Vlorkl’, it really gave the joke a great payoff

“OH!” as someone (was it Jeremy and Stacy? I didn’t note it down!) goes through the ‘O’ of the radio tower. So punny!

Candace is the best big sister, not busting the boys because it truly wasn’t their fault.

I LOVE Us Against the Universe! The choreography where they jump forward with their hands on their hips is so cute, I love that move so much, I’m not sure why, but it’s great!

Perry dancing in UATU! So adorable!

Bad timing again, Major Monogram.

And for the end scene: Hmm, why did they make the portal out of such flammable materials?

I loved the movie! Yeah, a couple of things were a bit weird, it dragged a little in some places, but overall it was AMAZING, and it was super funny! I really hope we get another movie! 

[brainwashingdetective]

A3! Translation: Yuki Rurikawa SSR [MANKAI Encore] - Encore: Shiro, Part 1

During their visit to an island of cats, Summer Troupe meet a group of cats who seem to want something from Yuki and Kazunari. 

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Cat A: Meow~ Meow~

Cat B: Meow meow~

Misumi: There’s a lot of kitties! Hi guys~

Muku: Wah… They’re sooo cute.

Izumi: I’m surprised there’s an island like this nearby.

Kazunari: It’s a huge coincidence! I was surprised too when I found out about it, but then I thought that we definitely had to go!

Izumi: It seems like a good reference for you guys to become adventuring cats again for our encore performance... And it has a relaxing effect...

Kazunari: Totally!

Cat C: Meooow.

Muku: Can I pet you, Mr. Cat?

Izumi: They seem used to people so it’s probably fine. They’re so cute~

Cat: Meow!

Tenma: Hey! It doesn’t like anything!

Izumi: (That cat got away from him pretty fast...) 

Yuki: You’re still pretty bad at holding cats.

Kumon: Tenma-san, you gotta be a little more gentle! 

Yuki: You really have no talent for handling cats. 

Tenma: What kind of talent is that! 

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Yuki: —Oh.

White cat: Mew?

Yuki: You look like Shiro.

White cat: Meow?

Yuki: ...Shiro’s the name of the cat I play onstage.

White cat: Meow.

……

Yuki: Why are you turning around? Do you need to go somewhere? 

White cat: Meow.

Yuki: ...Are you telling me to follow you?

White cat: Meow!

Yuki: Guess I don’t have a choice.

Kazunari: ...Huh? Yukkii? Where’s he going…?

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White cat: Meow.

Yuki: ...What is this place, an empty lot...? There’s only junk lying around.

Kazunari: Don’t tell me, is this a secret base or something?!

Yuki: Woah!

Don’t just shout all of a sudden. Actually, when did you… 

Kazunari: Soz dude! I saw you following Shiro, so I followed along! 

Yuki: Shiro….?

Kazunari: Doesn’t that cat remind you of Shiro? He’s all white and fluffy! 

Yuki: …Oh, I thought the same thing.

Kazunari: For reals?! Our compatibility is on point today!

Cats: Meow.

Kazunari: Wow, there’s a lot of cats! Six, just like Natsugumi!

Black cat: Meeeow.

Yuki: Hmm?

Striped cat: Mew mew.

Kazunari: Umm…

Brown cat: Meow!

Yuki: I know they have something they want to tell us.

Kazunari: I don’t know what they want to say!

White cat: Mew….

Kazunari: Hmm…. Okay, let’s call Sumi!

Yuki: That was fast.

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Yuki: Even though he went to call the Triangle Alien over, the rest of the members came too... 

Izumi: Everyone got worried when you two disappeared all of a sudden. 

Muku: Yeah! I thought the cat fairies captured you guys and took you away deep into the mountains…. 

Kumon: And then Yuki and Kazu-san, who became the fairies’ minions, were standing right in front of us…!

Yuki: You guys have some overactive imaginations. It’s not like that.

Izumi: Ahaha…

Muku: Anyways, to think there was a place like this.

Kumon: We found some cats’ secret hideout, that’s super exciting! 

Kazunari: I think it’s more like they brought us here rather than us finding it~

Misumi: Hi kitties~!

White cat: Meow! Meow meow!

Kazunari: Hey, don’t you guys think these cats have the same patterns as the ones in our show?!

Tenma: Now that you mention it… You’re right. 

Black cat: Meow.

Misumi: Hmhm, I see~ In that case, you can rely on these two! 

Kazunari: Sumi, what did Shiro want?

Misumi: They’re troubled because they wanna decorate their secret base to be all cutesy but they can’t do it themselves~ 

Yuki: I see.

Kazunari: So the two people Sumi said they could rely on are…!

Misumi: Yuki and Kazu!

Kazunari: We gotta do this, we had a fateful encounter here after all!  

Yuki: ...Yeah.

Tenma: It’s fine… Just as long as it doesn’t get in the way of our performance. 

Yuki: I understand. Besides, it’ll be fine if the two of us do it. 

Kazunari: Yukkii…..!

Yuki: Kitties, can you guys give us some time? I wanna think about how we’re gonna do this.

White cat: Mew.

Misumi: He said it’s okay~!

Yuki: Nice.

Kazunari: We're gonna decorate your base to be totally cute and hella exciting while we’re here! 

Cats: Meow!

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Part 2 | Part 3

TL Note: For the most part I prefer to translate [season]gumi as “[Season] Troupe” but the next part has a small sentence with “Nyatsugumi” in it and I couldn’t think up of a decent TL for said sentence incorporating some sort of cat pun (without me thinking it sounds stupid) so I’m just calling them Natsugumi for this story.

[slippinmickeys]

Of the Eight Winds, Part 6

This is part six in who knows how many from the prompt from @sunflowerseedsandscience : “Mulder is unhappily married when Scully is partnered with him, and while he doesn’t cheat (because sorry that’s not romantic), he falls for her so hard that he finally gets the courage to end the marriage and start fresh.”

Links to parts one, two, three, four and five.

1

Mulder’s mother-in-law was sick. Terminal cancer, from what Scully gathered from the little he talked about it. He was gone a lot, accompanying Lauren back and forth between her parent’s house in Newport News and the hospital and home.

Their basement office felt cold, empty without him in it. She felt like every small noise she made echoed off the walls. One Friday, she left early, unable to stand it any longer.

She went home, but felt alone there, too. She drifted out into her neighborhood, the warm sun of the afternoon laying long shadows through the streets.

There was a farmer’s market set up a few blocks from her apartment— an entire block’s worth of a street closed off, with tented stalls lining both sides of the road, selling everything from fresh eggs to flowers to jewelry.

She was looking through the selection of breads and baked goods on the edge of one of the stalls when she felt a light tug on bottom of the sundress she had changed into. She looked down to find a small black feline paw had reached through the bars of the cage in the next stall and had hooked a claw into her dress. Her laugh alerted one of the women working the rescue group’s stall, who rushed over to help release her from the kitten’s grasp, with an “oh honestly, Trouble.”

“His name is Trouble?” Scully asked, laughing.

“Her,” the woman said, smiling at the little black fluff affectionately, “she’s sweet but has an excess of personality.”

“How old is she?” Scully asked.

“Ten weeks,” the woman answered, then narrowed her eyes, seeing a prospective cat rescuer suddenly in her midst. “Here,” she went on, handing Scully a feather-on-a-stick cat toy, “play with her. She’s a hoot.”

Scully bobbed the toy about Trouble’s head, who took one swat at it and then jumped into the air and caught it, growling like a dog. Scully laughed, delighted.

“She plays fetch, too,” said the woman, who was still hovering nearby.

“You’re kidding,” Scully said, tugging on the feather, which Trouble refused to give up.

“I’ve seen it with my own eyes,” the woman said, “wadded up paper ball. And when she brings it back, she drops it better than my retriever ever does.”

Scully was thoroughly charmed.

“You in the market for a new friend?” the woman asked with a smile.

“Oh! No, not really.”

“Well, we’ll be here if you change your mind. Our rescue group has a stall at the Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays and Fridays.”

Scully smiled at the woman and turned away, thinking of buying a bag of apples and a bouquet of flowers.

“Miss?” the woman said, and Scully turned back to look at her, “Trouble won’t be here long. The cute ones get adopted quick.”  

Scully smiled indulgently and walked on. On her return trip through the market to head home, carrying a bag of greens, two cartons of strawberries and a small bouquet of yellow calla lilies, she saw a small girl playing with Trouble and a slightly larger orange tabby kitten. The girl’s parents were standing a few feet away and the girl turned to them. “I want the orange one,” she told them.

Scully was insulted on Trouble’s behalf. It was no fun coming in second. She veered back toward the cage and stuck a finger through the bars. Trouble rubbed her face against her finger and sat down, purring.

“Can I get an adoption application please?” Scully said then, and found that the woman was already behind her with a clipboard and a pen. The woman winked.

Two hours later she tumbled into her apartment laden with her haul from the farmer’s market, twenty five pounds of kitty accoutrements and a cardboard cat carrier that had little black paws popping out of the holes in the top.

She opened it up and looked down at its lone occupant, who sat, looking back at her, as prim and proper as a posy. She looked like a ball of black puff with two green eyes, as round as the moon.

“We’re going to change your name, Trouble,” Scully said, “A friend of mine once told me about self-fulfilling prophecies.”

2

Scully didn’t go to Lauren’s mother’s funeral, but she did send flowers. She tried to strike the right tone with the arrangement, somewhere between work acquaintance and best friend, and leaned into one that was more on this side of ostentatious than not.

She got a thank you card from Lauren, but it was written in Mulder’s scrawling hand.

3

Scully had voiced a craving for a mid-afternoon latte, and the day was bright and clear, the first in almost a week. He volunteered to accompany her to a nearby coffee shop.

He waited in the back of the shop next to a stack of high chairs and a small creamer station dusted with spilled Sweet’N Low and cinnamon. He watched as she gave her order to the barista, laughing at something the girl had said as she handed over her money. Her face shone amongst the other patrons, brighter and clearer than anyone else’s. It was like she alone was in focus, everyone else in the world walking in an ill-defined blur.

Why had he waited so long, he wondered. Some misplaced sense of loyalty? Things with Lauren had always gone from bad to worse, waiting certainly hadn’t made them better. It wasn’t to spare Lauren’s feelings. It certainly wasn’t to spare his own.

Scully turned from where she stood in line and caught his eye. She smiled at him with a radiance that hit him square in the solar plexus.

How many years had he wasted? How many breaths had he taken, how many nights spent alone in a bed of two?

He smiled back at her, a delicious ache in his chest.

4

Their first meeting with Skinner after Mulder informed him of their relationship was a budgetary meeting. Kimberly smiled at them in a knowing way when they walked into the front part of Skinner’s office, at which Scully blushed. Mulder wondered vaguely how much Skinner and his assistant talked.

Just before Skinner adjourned the meeting of roughly ten people, he said “Please consider this a reminder to make sure your current address, emergency contact information, and any other pertinent personnel file data is updated and filed with Human Resources.”

Mulder shot a look to Scully, who shot a look back.

The skin at the base of his left ring finger was bare but indented with years long pressure.

5

One morning, Mulder woke up to find Blackwell sitting on his chest, the end of her fat, fluffy tail twitching slowly up, keeping time like a metronome. The cat regarded him coolly for minute, then yawned once and flopped down to lay atop him, purring gently.

Scully awoke about ten minutes later and cracked a sleepy eye to look at the domestic tableau before her.

She smiled.

“She likes you,” she said.

“I have a way with women,” he rumbled, scratching a nail under the cat’s chin.

“I’ll remember that the next time she needs her claws trimmed,” Scully said, stretching.

Mulder considered the animal.

“Why did you name your cat Blackwell?” he asked.

“Have you heard of Elizabeth Blackwell?” she asked back. He shook his head. “She was the first woman to graduate from Medical School in the United States,” she said.

He nodded, running his hand along the velvet coat of the black cat.

“Perfect,” he said. Blackwell purred. So did Scully.

6

He had dreams. Terrible dreams. He dreamt that he hadn’t made it in time to the top of Skyland Mountain. He dreamt that Melissa had been shot dead in Scully’s doorway. Dreams where he showed up at the hospital to visit Lauren’s mother and found Scully in her bed.

In the mornings, he woke to find Scully next to him and pulled her close. She generally woke when he did this, but never once complained.

7

Blackwell had stopped growling when playing with toys after a week or two of living with Scully, but would still occasionally play fetch. Mulder was so taken with the idea of a dog-like cat, he offered to open an X-File on her and swore he would teach her tricks.

True to his word, as the years passed, Mulder taught Blackwell several, including a high five, “speak” and a version of “play dead” in which he would pull an imaginary service weapon (complete with correct form and safety procedures) say “bang” and over she would keel. True her status as a feline, Blackwell would perform these tricks only five times out of ten, which Scully did have to admit, was pretty good.

On a lazy Sunday morning when Lily was nine months old, Mulder, Scully and their daughter were whiling away in their rumpled bed (Mulder with a book, Scully with a crossword, Lily with an orange teether) when Mulder set the book down on his bedside table and turned to Scully.

“Lily and I taught Blackwell a new trick,” he said.

Scully set down the newspaper and pencil where Lily couldn’t get to them and turned toward him.

“I’d like to see it,” she said, smiling.

“What do you think, Lil?” Mulder said to the baby who babbled a bit in response, a string of drool sliding down to soak into her already damp onesie.

Mulder nodded, pursed his lips and whistled.

A light tinkling sound came down the hallway, and Blackwell jumped up easily onto the bed and sauntered up to Mulder to give him a gentle headbutt.

Scully clapped softly.

“She comes when whistled for now? I’m impressed.”

Mulder pet the cat affectionately and then looped a finger underneath the cat’s collar to bring it up and over her fur.

“And check out the new accessory,” Mulder said.

Scully clicked her fingers and Blackwell walked over to her.

“A new collar, I see,” Scully, said, eyeing the new black collar with equal parts humor and distaste -- it had a repeating pattern of alien heads and ufos.

Mulder nodded as Blackwell sat in front of Scully and then he thrust his chin up and towards the cat.

“That’s not all,” he said, “check out the hardware.”

Lily made a grab for the cat, but was scooped up by her father who lifted her to his shoulder as Scully leaned down to take a closer look at Blackwell’s new collar. Where the bell usually was, hung a platinum ring with three diamonds and an aged patina. Scully sucked in a breath and fingered it, flicking her eyes to Mulder, who looked at her with affection.

“What do you think, Scully? Make an honest man out of me?”

Blackwell sat patiently as Scully unhooked her collar and slid the ring off of it. She held it in her palm, her eyes shining.

“Was this…?” she said, and Mulder knew what she was asking.

“It was the ring I gave to Lauren,” he said, “it was my grandmother’s. She returned it to me a few months ago. She thought you should have it.”

Scully smiled sadly.

Mulder rushed on.

“I understand if you would rather not wear it. I’d be happy to buy you a new one. But I wanted to give you the option. Mulder women have been wearing this ring for close to a hundred years. It maybe doesn’t have the best mojo, but…”

“I love it,” Scully said, as Lily reached up and patted at Mulder’s cheeks. Scully slid it over her finger and it seemed to fit perfectly.

“So is that a yes?” Mulder asked, nuzzling their daughter’s head.

“It’s a yes,” Scully smiled. “And Mulder?”

He looked at her.

“I don’t believe in mojo.”

8

They buried Blackwell under the dogwood tree in their backyard, eleven year old Lily crying into her mother’s shoulder. Eight year old William, who had inherited his mother’s stoicism and his grandmother’s stiff upper lip stood next to them, watching his father blankly as he patted the soil flat with the back of a shovel.

“She was good cat,” William said somberly, and Mulder reached out and pulled him into a hug. He could feel a wet spot start to soak into his shirt.

“She was, buddy,” he said, and swung his eyes to Scully, who was absently rubbing Lily’s back, her eyes still on the ground. “I think maybe we should celebrate her life with ice cream, what do you say?”

William snuffled loudly, wiped his nose with the back of his hand.

“Vanilla, dad?” he said on another sniffle, “chocolate is bad for cats.”

Scully finally cracked a smile.

“It’s what she would have wanted,” she said, and tucked a strand of bright red hair tenderly behind Lily’s ear.

A blossom detached from the tree and fell gently to the ground, landing softly on the freshly turned earth.