#i cannot relate to them on any level & ik that if i met them at this point in my life

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idk man i could never be close friends with someone who isn’t at least midway of what you describe as chronically online

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KH 2 Playthrough pt2:

UGH nvm it’s not the scene. I have to fight Xigbar😔.

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Oh my gosh do I HATE fighting Xigbar. Just disappearing and stuff and like fricking shooting me. Gosh his finish move almost killed me, but thankfully I have the “At least 1 HP is left after a combo,” thing on bc if not I would’ve died.

I died once and I’m so glad I beat him the second time-

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THE SCENE!! IM AT THE SCENE😭😭.

Riku just leaving and Sora stopping him to say thanks….I bet it really hurt him-

AND THEN KAIRI REVEALING TO SORA THAT IT’S RIKU IN FRONT OF HIM!!

And then he falls to his knees and cries while holding Riku’s hand😭😭😭. Y’all I love this and I can’t wait to see Riku turn back into himself and be able to fight with him hnnng-

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Leveling up and stuff and I just remembered the “Final Form” exits for our drive gauge, and I finally got it because I don’t think I ever got it but I’m excited now :))). Gotta level this one up and master up too. I need those jumps so I can get all of my beloved puzzle pieces and beat the game-

I mainly got it by going to Olympus and doing the Cerberus cup (even if I already beat it)

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Leveled up my master form too and hehe I’m excited to beat the game again >:))).

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UGHH!! The card guy made me mad but I beat him on the first try >:)). But ALSO! I talked to Riku and he said,

“Humph. Not bad, Sora. You’ve grown stronger. You don’t need my weapon, Soul Eater, or the power of the dark yet.”

Jokes on him bc Sora already has some dark power within him

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Fighting Siax now and whenever he starts his little dusk attack, Riku grabs Kairi and covers her with him and they get pushed back. I bet they’re worried for Sora, but I found that moment between them so sweet🥺.

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The flashback of Riku looking at Roxas collapsed on the ground in TWTNW is showing after I beat Saix. I see Riku walk up to him and he has the keyblade up in his hand, position to be thrown down onto Roxas. Idk if it was truly meant to hit him, but we see Riku hesitate and throw it to the ground beside him. Ik its probably nothing but my mind was like

“Riku never truly wanted to hurt Roxas, but he wanted Sora to wake up, so he had to hurt him and use the darkness. But when it came to actually hurting him in this way, he couldn’t bring himself to do it. A part of Sora was in there and he couldn’t imagine hurting him anymore, and he didn’t want to hurt anyone any more.”

And then when it’s clear that he truly is Sora’s nobody, Riku gives into the dark just to wake sORA UP AAAAAH-

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“I have accepted it.”

DiZ shows up and Riku puts his hood on to avoid his gaze😭. He didn’t want anyone to look at him while he was this way-

“DiZ, he told me he could feel Sora.” (Riku)

“Oh, he told you how he “felt”, did he?” (DiZ)

“Ridiculous. A nobody cannot feel anything. If he had met Sora, things might have been different.”

AND THEN THE FLASHBACK ENDS AND RIKU’S LIKE, “Maybe I didn’t need to fight him after all. I think he left the organization because…he really wanted to meet you.”

Y’all I’m emotional over everything related to Roxas and Sora😭.

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NOOO.

“I wish I could meet him, too.” (Sora)

HNNNG SORAAAA!!! The poor boy is going through so many emotions.

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“The path is open. Demand is waiting up ahead. He’s the leader of Organizatjon XIII. Try not to slow me down, Sora.”

You know he’s been WAITING to say that little dig, even if he truly would do anything to help Sora-

Like tag a lightsaber hit to the side to stop it from killing Sora😭.

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“All my research amounted to nothing, compared with that one boy’s heart.” (DiZ about Sora)

YES OUR ONE BOY IS VERY SPECIAL AND AMAZING😭💙.

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DiZ admitting his ignorance is so good hnnng. I’m lost on the lore, but I love it when people admit they’re wrong and I love him roasting Xemnas.

ALSO! When the thing explodes, Riku dashes to everyone else and holds them back to protect them. Especially Sora. Sora runs to try to go to DiZ to help him or do something, but Riku stops him and GOSH I LOVE RIKU!!!

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“And just who were you trying to fool? Huh? Huhhh?” (Sora to Riku)

“Myself.” (Riku)

Y’all I’m losing it😭😭😭. And the way Sora looks so sad immediately after that.

“C’mon, man! Why did you try to do so much on your own? You got friends…like us!” And everyone smiles to him and it’s all so sweet because Sora is reminding Riku of his friends and how he is cared for-

And then Riku replies, “Have you forgotten? I’ll tell you why. ‘Cause I’m not a total sap like you.”

He just had to make a joke and slightly ruin the sweet moment😂.

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Sora seeing the heartless problem and immediately going, “What do we do, Riku?”

He has someone else to rely on now, and doesn’t have to only think by himself and he’s getting someone else’s opinion and plan….I love our boy😭.

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Okay that’s enough for one post so✌️.

[firebirdtransam68]

30 Sonic Questions

1. Why did you become interested in Sonic?

2. How did you hear about Sonic?

3. How long have you been a Sonic fan?

4. Favourite male character(s)?

5. Favourite female character(s)?

6. Favourite game(s)?

7. Favourite vocal theme(s)?

8. How much merchandise do you have, if any?

9. How many Sonic games do you own?

10. Got any clothing or apparel?

11. AoSTH, Satam or Sonic X?

12. Archie or Fleetway?

13. Favourite Sonic form? Pick one.

14. Classic, Dreamcast or Modern? Pick one.

15. Favourite Sonic level(s)?

16. Favourite Sonic soundtrack(s)?

17. Favourite Sonic music track(s)?

18. Got any remixes you like?

19. What do you contribute to the fandom? (art, writing, edits, videos)

20. Do you closely follow Sonic related news?

21. Been to Sonic Boom?

22. Been to Summer of Sonic?

23. Got any fan characters?

24. Any artists you admire?

25. Favourite voice actor for Sonic?

26. Favourite official art style?

27. What do you like about the fandom?

28. What do you like about Sonic? (the character)

29. Met any Sonic friends through the fandom?

30. Excited for Sonic's next birthday?

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This ask meme has been reblogged by @xsailormobian, who had the meme in text format (I changed the formatting, but I credited the user who reblogged this post).  And, since I had not found a decent Sonic ask meme as of now, I will take pleasure into answering all 30 questions.

I will answer as much as I can, since I have answered questions relating to Transformers; and since I am a fan of both Transformers and Sonic, I might as well answer this ask meme.  

Here it goes:

1. “Why did you become interested in Sonic?” - Besides the fact the franchise is based on extraterrestrials, have many different characters with many different complex traits, and contain an anti-hero, the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise shares a lot of things in common with the Transformers franchise (extraterrestrials, different characters, voice actors/seiyuu, styles, etc.), despite the former being set in the 1990′s and the latter in the 1980′s.  I took more interest when I realized Sonic X was an anime (characters speaking English, or throwing in English, comes to mind).  I took even more interest when a particular character has the same seiyuu as a few Transformers I really liked (hint: the character is a hedgehog).

2. “How did you hear about Sonic?” - When I was at a movie store a long time ago (I was around 5 or 6), I came across a character with spikey quills and a signature smile with a pose (it was on a wall in a children’s watch room).  I first heard of the name when an elementary school student was talking about it when playing a computer game featuring the blue hedgehog.  I wasn’t too much of a fan until much later.

3. “How long have you been a Sonic fan?” - Almost a year; I recently became a fan after Transformers.

4. “Favourite male character(s)?” - Sonic The Hedgehog, Shadow The Hedgehog, Silver The Hedgehog, Knuckles The Echidna, Jet The Hawk, Scourge The Hedgehog, Team Chaotix, and Mephiles The Dark (but mostly Sonic, Shadow, and Silver).

5. “Favourite female character(s)?” - Amy Rose, Rouge The Bat, Katella The Huntress, Wave The Swallow, and Sally Acorn (to an extent).

6. “Favourite game(s)?” - Shadow The Hedgehog (2005), Sonic The Hedgehog (2006), Sonic The Hedgehog (1991), Sonic Riders (2005), Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, and any fan game where a character and zone can be created (Sonic Forces is influential, even though I never played the game).

7. “Favourite vocal theme(s)?” - Many, but I took interest with Crush 40′s “Live And Learn” from Sonic Adventure 2.

8. “How much merchandise do you have, if any?” - None.  My cousin, on the other hand, has the games, toys, shows, and books (but not all, of course; though, I wish).

9. “How many Sonic games do you own?” - None; my cousin has the games; that is why I come visit his house.

10. “Got any clothing or apparel?” - Nothing related to Sonic; my clothes have regular (non-pop cultural) styles, or are just simply plain.

11. “AoSTH, Satam or Sonic X?” - Sonic X; with English subtitles; unedited.  Animation and some sound effects remind me more of Transformers: Micron Legend.  Also, Sonic’s English was awesome and funny (depending on how he throws in English).

12. “Archie or Fleetway?” - None of the above; not even IDW.  I don’t read comics as much.

13. “Favourite Sonic form? Pick one.” - Many, but since I have to pick one, I will go with Super Sonic.

14. “Classic, Dreamcast or Modern? Pick one.” - As much as I appreciate Classic, I will go with Modern.

15. “Favourite Sonic level(s)?” - Many; I can’t name just one.

16. “Favourite Sonic soundtrack(s)?” - 1991-1997, Adventure 1 and 2, Shadow The Hedgehog (2005), Sonic 06, Sonic X (Yoshihiro Ike, NOT 4Kids), Sonic OVA, and, to some extent, Sonic Forces.

17. “Favourite Sonic music track(s)?” - I don’t have one.

18. “Got any remixes you like?” - Do 1980′s remixes count?

19. “What do you contribute to the fandom? (art, writing, edits, videos)” - All of the above; fan media included.

20. “Do you closely follow Sonic related news?” - Not as much; I am not particularly into new trends; just what I like (whether old, new, or underrated).

21. “Been to Sonic Boom?” - No.  Next question, please.

22. “Been to Summer of Sonic?” - No; I never heard of it until now…

23. “Got any fan characters?” - Many, but not online.  One of them is Stella Stripes (female; Alignment: Good), the other is Silhouette The Hedgehog (female; Alignment: Evil), and I have a couple on DeviantArt (all female).  I also got many male fan characters (including a falcon whose Alignment is Neutral), as well as fan characters with different genders rather than male or female.

24. “Any artists you admire?” - Many, but mostly the official creators; also the creators of Sonic X.

25. “Favourite voice actor for Sonic?” - My favorite Japanese voice actor is Jun’ichi Kanemaru; I really admire the fact that this seiyuu speaks both Japanese and English, since he was also an English teacher at one point, and I really like Sonic’s quirkiness and fun-loving personality.  My favorite English voice actor is Jason Griffith; it was the first English-speaking voice I heard, and he nearly captured Sonic’s personality nicely.  My least favorite is Roger Craig Smith, since to me, he sounded off, and a little too old; and the creators drastically changed Sonic’s personality as a result, just like how they changed Shadow’s personality since 2010 or 2014.

26. “Favourite official art style?” - Sonic X (similar to Transformers: Micron Legend/Armada), Modern CGI renders, the 2005 game versions, Sonic OVA, and the classic styles.

27. “What do you like about the fandom?” - Extraterrestrials, many different characters, many opportunities to ship, has an anime I really like, seiyuu, and had female villains (Katella The Huntress came to mind; Merlina is a little weak, in my opinion); also, the fandom is very open to fan characters and fan media.

28. “What do you like about Sonic? (the character)” - Fast, confident, knows how to fight, is friendly, is quirky, throws in English here and there (Sonic X), and never gives up.

29. “Met any Sonic friends through the fandom?” - Some, but I don’t exactly remember their names.

30. “Excited for Sonic's next birthday?” - I am actually more excited about a crossover with Transformers (which this is hardly talked about), but I acknowledge Sonic had a birthday (although, to me, he will always be 15 years of age).

There should be more ask memes like this.  In fact, I am for adding many different ask memes for many different fandoms, including Sonic, Transformers, and Spore (there should be at least one Spore ask meme, since I cannot find any).

Well, that is all I will be saying for now.  Stay tuned for more posts (I am thinking of doing reviews for certain episodes of Transformers: Micron Legend and/or Superlink when I have the time).

This is FirebirdTransAm68 signing out.

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Deflation of Abdullahi Adamu group in the Senate

New Post has been published on https://www.blueprint.ng/deflation-of-abdullahi-adamu-group-in-the-senate/

Deflation of Abdullahi Adamu group in the Senate

Within a week of its emergence in the Senate, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led group opposed to the adoption of new sequence of elections for the 2019 polls, seems deflated and in disarray. TAIYE ODEWALE reports. Birth of angry group The group emerged following the passage of the Conference Committee Report on the 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) bill, penultimate week by the Senate. When on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC Nasarawa West), led other nine senators on the same party platform to the Senate’s press centre to protest the adoption of section 25(1) included in the passed 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill with attendant re-ordering of the sequence of the 2019 general elections. The schedule places the National Assembly elections first, followed by the Governorship/State Houses of Assembly elections, and finally the Presidential election last. Many thought the Adamu-led group was out for serious fight against the other senators in support of the re-order.

Hidden majority Impression on such fight was not only created by the way they vehemently condemned the adopted new sequence of elections by their colleagues but also by their declaration that the passed bill would not see the light of the day by way of veto by President Muhammadu Buhari, who, according to them , was targeted by the action. They even gave Nigerians, the impression that those who supported the contentious provision in the amended electoral act, were in the minority while they, who are against, are in the majority by claiming that they were 59 in number. For the purposes of reminder, a staunch member of the group then, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC Delta Central) had declared at the briefing: “When this bill was passed in the House of Representatives, only 36 members were present. This cannot stand in a House of 360 members. “This amendment needs to be debated before it is passed. We are supposed to determine if the decision of the House is in tandem with what the Senate passed. That was not done. “The new sequence of elections inserted into it is targeted against President Muhammadu Buhari and as senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; we kick against laws being targeted at individuals. It will not see the light of the day because the President will not assent to it and not less than 59 in the Senate are against it, making overriding President’s veto impossible if at all, it gets to that level. “I didn’t come into the Senate in 2015 on APC ticket, but as a Senator, I need to join others in condemning what is bad”. Point of Order shatters group But exactly a week after, precisely last week Wednesday, the 21st February, 2018, the fire spitting Omo-Agege, made a u-turn from all his submissions by apologising to the Senate for describing its adoption of new sequence of elections as targeted action against President Buhari. Omo-Agege’s apology was sequel to resolution already passed against him by the Senate to face its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions for explanations on his comments on the strength of motion moved to that effect by Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West) 24 hours earlier. Senator Melaye had in the motion moved through a point of order, drew the attention of the Senate to allegation made by Omo – Agege that the Upper legislative chamber targeted President Buhari in the reordered sequence of elections which to him was in bad taste and impugned on the integrity of the senate. He said:”Mr President, after the adoption of new sequence of elections in the Senate last week, Senator Omo- Agege granted interviews to journalists alleging that the action was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari “I personally campaigned and followed the President to 35 states of the Federation. The only place I did not follow him to, was Yobe where we did not even go throughout the campaign. When I was following Buhari to campaign in 2015 to become the President of this country, Ovie Omo-Agege was labouring in the Labour Party. “Today, to take the decision of the Senate, the integrity of the Senate put together, that it was tailored towards targeting a particular person, it is unheard of, and it is in bad taste. And I do not want to be part of that. “I want to add that this statement was made by Omo-Agege among other statements that the Committee on Ethics and Privileges need to investigate this matter and find out if truly our decision was made and targeted at Mr President among other issues raised by him”. Expectedly, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the session, put Melaye’s prayer to voice votes to which many of the senators shouted ayes! And it consequently directed the committee to report back in two weeks. Aside Omo-Agege whose apology after Senate’s decision to investigate him was merely noted and not accepted, the leader of the group, Abdullahi Adamu, was also dealt with by the Senate through the Northern Senators’ Caucus. Adamu, who had not recovered from the sudden U-turn made by Omo-Agege through his apology was jolted with his sudden removal as Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum, through a letter read to that effect by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to the point that he couldn’t address the press the very day despite all entreaties made to that effect by the entire members of the senate press corps. The letter upon which Adamu’s sack was based reads: “This is to inform the Senate that the majority signatories of this letter are members of the Northern Senators Forum. “We have removed Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum for financial mismanagement and misadministration. We announce his immediate replacement with Sen. Aliyu Wamakko.” Like a well plotted attack, minutes after the adjournment of the session, the Senate’s Spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC Niger North), came to the press centre along with two other northern senators: Senators Shehu Sani (APC Kaduna Central) and Hamman Isa Misau (APC Bauchi Central) to add pepper to the injury suffered by Adamu via the sudden removal. The pepper was no doubt applied by Senator Sani, who in his submissions remarked thus: “There are some things that some of my colleagues cannot say but I’m not used to holding back what is the truth.

Monkey gulped N70m “When we resumed as senators, Sen. Ahmed Lawan tendered the sum of N70 million to the 8th Senate. That N70 million was monies gathered by northern senators from the 7th senate. So it was handed over to the 8th senators from northern Nigeria under the 8th Senate. “The rumours going round whether it is true, but I believe most of the senators know is the fact there were allegations that some monkeys raided the farm house of some of the executives in northern senators forum and carted away some of these monies. “I think this country is becoming a huge joke, first of all it was the rodent that drove away the President and we now have snakes consuming about N36 million, and you now you have monkeys”

Refurbished battered image? Though on the following day, precisely Thursday last week, a member of the now deflated Abdullahi Adamu group in person of Senator Ali Wakili (APC Bauchi South), made spirited attempt on the floor of the Senate to rubbish Adamu’s removal, but his effort was treated like a lone voice in the wilderness as his point of order was just noted. Wakili had through orders 14 and 15 of the Senate Standing Orders, under personal explanation, claimed that he was never contacted at any time to discuss the removal of Adamu as a northern senator. “I come from the North and I am active member of the Northern Senators Forum. At no time have we met and put to question any of the leaders of the Northern Senators Forum. “It was brought to this place and it was announced and some of our colleagues went to the press centre and made statements that referred to some of us as monkeys. “We are taking this political brinkmanship beyond the level we are supposed to take it. We are supposed to be wise men. This is because nobody called me for a meeting. Senator Jibrin Barau, the Secretary of the Forum had never called a meeting. Sen. Dino Melaye, the Public Relations Officer had never called for a meeting”. But in his response, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary, simply said that personal explanation made by Wakili on the matter had been noted and closed the chapter from further discussion.

With Omo- Agege’s self removal from the group through his apology, Adamu’s technical knockout as its influential leader, Wakili’s failed effort to rubbish Adamu’s removal, it is obvious that the less than two weeks old group has been deflated and somewhat scattered; as its other members like Senators Binta Garba Mashi( APC Adamawa North), Abdullahi Yahaya (APC Kebbi North), Ibrahim Kurfi ( APC Katsina Central), Abu Ibrahim (APC Katsina South), Abdullahi Gumel ( APC Jigawa North) , Andrew Uchendu (APC River East) and Benjamin Uwajumogu ( APC Imo North), seem to have withdrawn into their private shells for now.