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syncrovoid-presents · 10 months ago

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So many interesting ideas! I agree that it feels likely (to me at least) that whatever deal Alastor made for his soul, it was either before he died or immediately after. At some point where he felt desperate, felt that he needed to. Or, a moment where he decided he needed more. More power, more strength, the ability to get away with more and more and not get caught. Him making a deal with someone (perhaps Lilith, perhaps Eve, perhaps someone else) makes sense.

Alastor might not have been the sort to think there'd be an afterlife, or perhaps he'd view it as a different sort of hell without free will. So why should he care about how long the deal lasts? He's smart, extremely so, but has some level of superiority complex that could have made the deal seem far more in his favour, that whoever he (might've) sold his soul too wasn't prepared for his wiles. Who knows?

The biggest reason I consider he could have sold his soul is because we don't fully know the nature of his murdering when he was alive. We know that he doesn't chase after demons, doesn't hurt kids, and does try to help, sometimes, when he feels like something unjust is happening (bad meat/lamb comic). We also know that he and Mimzy are/were friends before and after death.

I think it's likely that if he did sell his soul for power, on his end he had to agree to not use it for mindless violence, or against those that have done no wrong. He could have been murdering anyone when he was alive, but it was also during an era where many many forms of bigotry were alive and thriving, and women had few rights. Alastor has better relationships with women than men, with Mimzy being an "actual" friend, while he's more likely to judge other characters. (I'm not sure yet whether this is coincidental or important?)

It's possible that Mimzy knew Alastor killed someone while they were both alive, maybe he even killed for her protection. It's implied she's gone to him many times before with troubles, yet we don't know if that was only in hell.

Regardless, once he moved to hell Alastor wouldn't of just had the power previously bestowed to him, but also his demonic powers too. In hell far more people are ""worthy"" of being hurt, so the previous bounds of the deal would become looser. But he still took out overlords and ancient evils, evils that would have been the most despicable evils there were.

(Even if his deal was post death, it could still work. He died and realized that hell wasnt just burning to death or that post-life isn't nonexistence, but rather a new world with freedom and new targets. He seems to get quite annoyed when people don't acknowledge him as powerful, so what better a deal than gaining more power than most while having an """owner""" who is a firm believer in free will and wants some demons gone anyways?)

All of this makes me wonder if he made a deal with Lilith. Because, in a way, his chaos and morality and eagerness for death could have made him into a weapon. She gives him free reign, he can do as he pleases as long as his kills are justifiable. Evil overlords? She might've wanted them gone but couldn't do it herself without raising suspicion. He struck fear into the hearts of many demons, but if they knew he was more likely to attack if they did something he didn't like, couldn't that make them act better? More behaved?

He owns many souls, possibly thousands that he's inherited from killing old overlords, but do we really see what happens with them? With Husker it seems like he let Husker do whatever until he was "needed". Maybe he does that because Husker is a soul he got from a deal he made directly, or maybe we dont have enough information! I do think that its possi le part of why he is good at deals is because he learnt it, either from watching or from his own deal.

Also, the magic! He uses both red magic and green magic, which I want to watch the show again to see where and the possible whys, but that might be very important. Perhaps green magic is influenced by Lilith, or whoever he sold his soul too. Who knows yet!

Lilith getting him to join in on her plan to fight heaven is super interesting, and there's far too much that matches up for it to be fully coincidental. Him being sent to keep an eye on Charlie, to guide or protect her (as much as he is willing, anyways) makes sense. Perhaps he was also told to keep Lucifer out of it because Lilith doesn't want him involved or alerting heaven in any way, or maybe it's just his superiority leading Alastor to believe he'd be the better devil lol

Theres a lot of things you mention and they're all quite interesting to think about! There's going to be a lot of things happening in the next episodes, that's for sure!

It does make me wonder if Alastor setting up his radio broadcasting again is his way of rebelling. Him being tied to some duties, but finding ways around it for his own gains. Him believing, no matter if its justified, that he can outsmart whoever he sold his soul too.

I do wonder, if he did sell his soul to Lilith and she died, would it go to Charlie or would he be free? Not that I believe Lilith to be dead, but it's still curious indeed

Anyways the summary is that your theory (theories?) are quite interesting and offer many things to think about! I don't know if they'd introduce new big plot important characters in these last few episodes without foreshadowing, but it would be neat to learn about Eve!

It's funny, he's Such A Character that we don't know if any theories apply or if he is just bored and wanted new entertainment. What a guy! <- (I could keep on rambling but I shall stop myself)

My convoluted theory about who owns Alastor’s soul:

Ok so this is bit long so buckle-up.

I think Alastor tried to summon Lilith as a mortal to make a deal with her (I don’t know why, maybe he thought the cops where on him or maybe he thought his mortality was getting in the way or something), but someone else popped up pretending to be Lilith (either Eve or Roo but I’m putting my money on Eve), they made a contract and the person signed it with Lilith’s name making the deal a bit of a fraud. Alastor gets some demon powers and the person wrongfully has Al’s soul. Al dies, works for ‘them’ for a bit, finds out about ‘their’ plan to cause a war to destroy both heaven and hell, realizes the truth, goes to Lilith and tells her everything. Lilith, “The Chain-breaker” isn’t ok with this and teams up with Al to deal with ‘Them’. She technically never gave Alastor her part of the deal so she basically goes: “I’ll give you more power and your soul, in exchange: Help me fight Eve and if something goes wrong protect my daughter.” They confront and fight Eve, Shit goes sideways, Lilith is either trapped or dead and Alastor barely escapes alive using the 7 years to recuperate. When he’s healed up, he goes to protect Charlie.

There are probably some errors with this, but so far it seems pretty good.

Fun little add-ons to the theory:

Eve (Got tired of typing “Them”) might still have Alastor’s soul but I kinda doubt it, cause she would have destroyed it by now. More likely Alastor got his soul back and the powers from Lilith but he was so beat up when he left that Eve just assumed he died.

Maybe the reason Alastor hates Lucifer is because he assumed the worst by how Lilith talked about him and why she didn’t want to include him in the mess. Alastor hearing a woman say: “No! We cannot tell him, he’ll react horribly to it.” Won’t assume it’s because the husband is a softie who’s already depressed.

Eve probably doesn’t pay attention to hell’s going ons and is still hidden somewhere. BUT if someone goes around looking for her, the reason for Al’s disappearance she’ll realize he ain’t dead. Might be the reason he doesn’t want people to be nosy.

Probably kept his promise with protecting Charlie because he liked Lilith (Once on his good side people can ask a lot from him *cough* Mimzy *cough*) and because the hotel could be a good place to hide from Eve.

So…What do you guys think?

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel lilith #hazbin hotel theory #thoughts and rambles #its late and idk if i made perfect sense but there really is So Much to think about!!#i definitely agree that Lilith will become important later regardless of whether Alastor sold his soul to her or not #i just really want to know if his red vs green (“normal” vs neon) is symbolic of something or not #is it truthfulness? honesty? because strangly we haven't rrally seen him truly lie before. he is very careful with words (until he isn't)#is it representative of i fluence or control? the more Lilith's demands force him to comply rhe harder it is for him to not be neon?#does the green seal for the deals mean the green is his magic and the red is the one gifted to him? is it reversed?#if he did indeed sell his soul to Lilith does all the souls he get in the deals go to her? does she give them free will?#if so does that mean Alastor weaponized his murderous cannibalistic ways to be a really messed up chaotic twisted version of a vigilante??#crack theory: mimzy owns his soul but she doesnt know it #i cannot wait for the next episodes to find out any of this stuff!!!#also i hope this doesnt derail anything you said i have so many thoughts and its fun getting to share them :)#alastor

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ikonct95 · 4 years ago

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expectations vs reality

Summary: Your sister returns to Chicago during Christmas break after studying a year abroad in South Korea. To you and your family’s surprise, she brings along her boyfriend who is also visiting family. Imagine your surprise when you find out who his older brother is.

“Where are they?” Your mother huffs anxiously as she peeks through the curtains, looking for your father’s white Tayota car. Your father went to the airport earlier this afternoon to pick up your younger sister from the airport who had been studying in South Korea for the past year and is back for break.

“I’m sure they’re on their way.” You said patiently. You were certain that years ago, when you were visiting your family after studying abroad in Korea as well, your mother had been reacting the same way while your sister tried to calm her down. Your mother tend to get anxious when impatient and would often call your father and nag him, which in result would make him irritated and no one wanted for the Christmas spirit to be ruined.

“They’re here!” Your mother gushes, seeming to have unheard your earlier statement. She pushes away from the window and rushes to the front door to greet your sister. Her usual cry of delight dies down and your eyebrow raises in curiosity at the sudden change of atmosphere. Briefly, you entertained the thought of your sister returning home with her hair dyed an ugly shade of neon green. Chuckling, you got up from the couch and went to the door to see what had your mother awkwardly gapping outdoor.

You are greeted by the sight of three people; your father who is getting the luggage from the trunk of his car, your sister who has a bright grin on full display and a young gentleman whom you’ve never seen before, standing awkwardly next to your sister with an unsure smile on his lips.

“Y/N!” Your sister calls your name once she spots you, “This is Mark, my boyfriend!” She announces and wraps her arm extra tight around Mark’s, making him look slightly out of place, uncomfortable.

“Hey.” You greet with a slight wave.

As if being snapped out of a trance, your mother’s smile returns and she greets the young boy warmly, “Mark, welcome!” And walks the short steps to them and hugs the two. She then holds onto Mark and pulls him inside, unaware of the looks of uncertainty he keeps throwing at your sister.

Your father shortly passes through with your sister’s luggages and follows your mother.

The two of you stand outside in the middle of the snow covered front lawn, “Boyfriend, huh?” You raise your eyebrow at your sister.

“Yep.” She replies, popping the ‘p’.

“That’s pretty daring of you. You know, bringing him over for Christmas.”

Your sister shrugs, uncaring for your words, “It’s just for tonight. His parents and brother are out of town and won’t be back till tomorrow. I told him he could have dinner with us and then we’ll drop him off.”

❄️

“So, Mark.” Your mother begins once dinner is set on the table, “Y/S/N, says that your family are out of town?”

Mark, with his mouth full, nods his head. “Yeah, they went upstate to visit my great aunt who just got out of the hospital after breaking her leg. She’s fine though.” He replies after swallowing the food in his mouth.

Your mother gives him a sympathetic look but your father then asks, “What do you study, Mark?”

Caught off guard by the sudden change in topic, he answers, “I double major in English and Korea Literature.” Both your parents look impressed while your sister looks at him as if he holds the moon, the stars and the sun.

You muffle your chuckle at the display. They were cute, sure, but you’ve never seen your sister like this. It was nice seeing her happy, though. However, as her older sister, You had to play the role of overprotective sibling.

During desert, your sister looks at you as if she remembered something, “Hey, Y/N/N, Mark and I are going sightseeing downtown with his older brother, wanna come?”

Before you could turn her down on her offer - Not wanting to be stuck with a complete stranger while your sister goes gaga over her boyfriend and ignore you the whole time - your mother interjects and answers on your behalf, “I think that’s a wonderful idea!” She then turns to face you and you can see her speaking to you through her eyes. They said, you better not turn them down. “You’ve been so busy and stressed out because of work, going downtown would be great for you!” She adds while your father silently nods in agreement, too engrossed with his dessert.

Well, guess you’ll be sightseeing through the city with your sister, her boyfriend and some stranger.

❄️

The next day, you wake up to a message from your sister which read, we’ll meet Mark and his brother downtown at noon, don’t be late!

Checking the clock, you groan at the numbers. It’s ten o’clock and you barely have enough time to shower, get dressed and drive all the way downtown. Pushing your body with incomprehensible grumbling, you make your way to the bathroom and took a quick warm shower. You then spend the next twenty minutes curling your hair and get dress. You’re clad in a black high neck, a mini red leather jacket and woolly pair of black leggings. Your make-up is simple and minimal and just as you finish applying your lipstick, loud banging sounds coming from your door, “Hurry up, we’re gonna be late!” Sighing, you pick up your cross bag and shove your feet into your faux fur black boots and exit your room.

Your sister is standing by the door, typing away on her phone to Mark no doubt.

“Be nice.” Your mother reminds you as you pass by her, “And would it kill you to smile?”

You smile at her sarcastically and she rolls her eyes at you.

The drive downtown was oddly smooth and fast. The streets weren’t very crowded but there were enough cars that made the drive longer than normal. Though it was all good as you made it ten minutes before noon.

“We’ll be meeting at P.F Chang’s.” You sister informs you, still texting at her phone. You let out a grunt and drive to the Chinese restaurant.

❄️

They’re late.

Normally, you don’t mind when people are late but they’re fifteen minutes late and you aren’t really looking forward for this whole outing in the first place. You’re slightly irritated but your sister didn’t seem to mind as she places everyone’s orders because Mark said she should so that the food will get ready by the time they arrive.

“You’re gonna love Johnny!” You sister gushes, well aware of the irritation you’re feeling.

“Johnny?” You say and take a sip from your coke.

“Oh,” Your sister gapes, “Didn’t I tell you Markie’s brother’s name? It’s Johnny and he’s around your age.”

Markie.

Okay, you never guessed that your sister was that kind of girl but whatever as long as she’s happy.

Finally, two minutes later and in walks Mark towards your table and behind him is...No, no way. It can’t be.

“Hiiii!” Your sister squeals as she hugs Mark and pecks his lips in greeting. After parting, she waves to the man behind her boyfriend and then looks at you.

“Y/N, meet Mark’s brother-”

“Johnny.” You addressed the man she’s gesturing at.

“Y/N.”

The couple stared between you in surprise, “You two know each other?” Mark asks as he hesitantly steals glances your way, as if scared that his older brother might have done something bad to you and he should grab the taller man and bolt.

“We dated.” You answer before Johnny could have the chance to do so.

There’s a slight air of awkwardness surrounding you that’s quickly interrupted by your sister, “Oh, look! There’s our waiter!”

Wether it’s luck or your sister’s quick thinking on her feet, She sits down next to you and across from Mark. While Johnny sits across from you and you wonder if this is a good thing or not.

Maybe fate wanted to have a laugh today. First, you had to join your sister and her boyfriend and now you find out that his older brother was your ex-boyfriend. Out of the billion of men around the world, you sister just had to date your ex-boyfriend’s younger brother. You hope fate is having a good laugh at your misery.

“Soo,” Mark breaks the awkward silence once the waiter places your food and walks away but you wish he hadn’t, “How did you two meet?”

You open your mouth to respond to his question but Johnny beats you to it, “We dated while we were studying in Korea.”

You resist the urge to roll your eyes at him. Typical, Johnny just had to be the centre of attention. You can feel your sister hit your leg under the table and guess that you were making a face that if a person had passed by would have labeled as rude.

You could see Mark’s expression pale at the revelation. Wether he was thinking that he and your sister are similar and might break up in the future like the two of you had or not will forever be a mystery.

“Mark’s told me so much about you!” Your sister states in an attempt to change the topic, “You’re a radio host and a DJ?”

Radio host and a DJ? You’re well aware of Johnny’s love for the EDM scene and his involvement in the genre but you never imagined he would pursue a career in it. He had seemed so certain to follow his father’s footsteps in being a meteorologist and be a weatherman reporter at the local tv station just like his dad.

“Yeah.” Johnny confirms after taking a bite of shrimp dumplings, “I host Kpop Tuesday and the late night chill session.”

That was Johnny?

You don’t really listen to the radio often, preferring to listen to Spotify but when your plan runs out, you’d tune in to the radio from time to time but not long enough to catch the name of the host nor listen to their voice.

Johnny looks at you smugly and you wonder if he could read your mind by the looks he’s giving you.

“You’re a middle school English teacher, right?” Marks asks, gaze directed at you.

“Yeah.” You answer after breaking eye contact with Johnny, “The kids are great.” You smile at him.

A sparkle of interest appears in his eyes and he begins questioning you about the job. You learn that Mark wants to be an author but knows that he needs a job with a stable income. He dabbles in freestyle rap to earn a few extra cash because he knows that the teacher salary in the U.S is crap in comparison to Korea.

“Why don’t you teach in Korea then?” You ask him and take a spoonful of the Mongolian beef, “It’s one of the options but I don’t know if I can handle the crazy work culture over there.”

True. You’ve worked a part time job for a bit and it was a miracle how you hadn’t lost your mind. Though, it was thanks to Johnny that you didn’t. He would always visit you during the day and when he didn’t have any classes, he’d walk you home after your shift.

Attacked by the memories of the past, you look up from your place to engage in a conversation with Mark about the benefits of teaching in South Korea but are stopped from doing so by Johnny’s intense stare. Once again, it seemed as if though Johnny had read your mind and is remembering the same thing you had just remembered.

You don’t hold the contact for long and tune into whatever your sister and Mark are talking about.

❄️

Your next destination is the arcades and you’re seriously dreading it. Not that you hate arcades or anything but your first date with Johnny was at the arcades as well.

As you watch your sister and Mark play around with loud laughters of joy, you’re teleported to the day you and Johnny were at the arcades, similar laughs could be heard. The two of you were very competitive and stubborn and didn’t leave till ten minutes until closing time. He even managed to win you a giant stuffed Toni Toni Chopper plushie for you.

It wasn’t a fancy first date but it was the perfect one. You had lots of fun and had shared your first kiss later when Johnny dropped you off at your apartment. You could vividly remember how you called your mom and told her what had happened and how happy you were and can’t wait to go on more dates with Johnny.

You’re snapped out from your trip down memory lane at the sound of an electronic music playing to your left. Following the sound, you see Johnny dancing away and scoffed at the people gushing over his skills.

Hating the smug look on his face, you march to the dance board, “Oh, oh, oh! Someone has declared a challenge!” He loudly announces in a bad British accent and you roll your eyes at the women giggling a few feet away and whispering to each other while staring at Johnny.

“You’re going down, Suh.”

Johnny’s honey colored eyes ignites with the fiery determination to win, “You’re going down!”

The two of you dance for nearly an hour and only mange to stop when Mark and your sister pull you away, the crowd that had gathered at the beginning nowhere in sight.

“Maybe you should call it a tie.” Your sister suggested and you and Johnny glare at her.

“Come on guys, this is so lame!” Mark adds and tugs at Johnny’s arm with a look telling him to knock it off.

Once the two finally stop, you all went your separate ways. You catch a glimpse of Mark and your sister heading to the claw machines so you make it towards the shooting games. Johnny nowhere in sight.

When it was around four in the afternoon, you all regrouped by the exit. Mark and you sister had the generic teddy bears with red hearts in their hands while Johnny had a Pikachu plushie. You, however, had a Kakashi funkopop in your hand. Ignoring the scoff from Johnny, because you’re sure he remembers how much you obsessed over the silver haired fictional character, you follow your sister and her boyfriend to the next destination.

❄️

It’s around sunset when you make it to the bean. There are a few street performers despite the cold weather so you decide to stand back and watch them while your sister and Mark head to the bean to take some pictures. Johnny, and his love for photography, takes several pictures of the setting sun and the buildings nearby.

He returns to stand next to you when he’s done and watches the performance. A man is strumming his guitar and is singing an unknown song. It isn’t until he starts strumming his guitar to the song Girls Like You did you involuntarily tense. This is yours and Johnny’s song, the song that you’ve danced and sang to a thousand times.

You could feel Johnny have a similar reaction to the song being played and you avoid his eyes. The man’s voice was slightly husky and his version of the song is slow. You can see a few couples embracing each other and sway along to the music and your instincts to run away kicks in.

Thankfully, you’re saved from doing so as your sister waves at you and beckons you towards her and Mark. You make your way towards them and don’t look back to see if Johnny is following or not.

Apparently, he is as your sister leans in and whispers in your ear, “I know this is uncomfortable for you, what with Johnny being your ex and all, but can we please take a group photo?”

Not wanting to turn down your sister and upset the fun night she’s having, you agree.

Mark has probably said the same thing to Johnny, if his body language is anything to go by. He doesn’t want to take a group photo but he also doesn’t want to upset his younger brother.

Your sister walks off to ask one of the strangers nearby to take a picture. You make sure to stay as far away from Johnny as you can. Him doing the same thing with Mark and your sister standing in between.

❄️

It’s when the sun has finally set and day turned to night did you finally decide to leave.

Mark and your sister are in front, holding hands, while you and Johnny remain at the back as far away from each other as possible. The taller is busy texting away at his phone and you have the small urge to curiously take a peek.

Could it be that he’s texting his girlfriend? I mean, it has been three years since you and Johnny had broken up and two years since you’ve returned home from Korea. A lot can happen.

If Johnny has a girlfriend, however, then he wouldn’t have stayed and would’ve returned home out of respect for his girlfriend. Unless he’s cheating on her? You quickly shook your head, Johnny was many things but a cheater isn’t one of them.

Noticing your thought process, you look away and stare straight ahead.

“I kind of feel cold.” You hear you sister whisper as she rubs her arms. Of course she’d feel cold. She’s only wearing a sweater and a pair of jeans.

Mark, being the perfect gentleman, takes off his coat and drapes it across your sister’s shoulders, “This should keep you warm.” and wraps his arm around her waits.

Your sister smiles up at him and presses herself closer to him.

Seeing their display of affection and how warm they must be feeling, you feel a chill run through you, “Damn I’m cold too.” You mutter.

“And, what do you want me to do about it?”

You startle in surprise and snap your head to where Johnny is walking just a few feet away from you. He’s still tapping at his phone and you wonder if you had imagined what he had said, when he continues, “I’m not giving you my coat I’ll freeze to death.”

Before you could say or do anything, like smack him and call him an ass for being a jerk, you’re interrupted by Mark’s voice, “Y’all want coffee?”

A gush of warm air embraces you when you enter Starbucks. You make it straight to the couches placed in front of the fireplace and sit down, stretching your hands to the red and orange flames dancing before you.

As you sit in front of the fire, you begin to feel yourself doze off in the arms of the source of heat. And you would’ve fallen asleep had it not been for the mug of coffee placed on the table in front of you, jolting you awake.

Looking up, you see Johnny walk around and sit on the armchair next to you. “Decaf vanilla latte with caramel drizzle, right?” He asks.

You pretend not to notice the way your heart skips a beat at him remembering your coffee order. You’ve dated for two years and drank coffee all the time since Johnny is a coffee addict basically. Of course he’d remember it.

You said nothing though and took hold of the mug to take a sip, almost moaning at the heat the liquid provided.

Just as you’re about to take another sip and burn your tongue, you notice that your sister and Mark are nowhere in sight.

“Those dorks had tickets to some movie they booked without inviting us.” Johnny snorts, “Guess the babysitting job is over.”

Fuck. You, alone with Johnny? Not good.

Unsure of what to do, you contemplate abandoning your drink in favor of bolting out of here and make it back home. Though, you know your mother is going to kill you if she finds out that you let your sister alone downtown in the middle of the night even though she’s with her boyfriend. It’s your job as her older sister! Your mother would say. Even though your sister literally left without telling you.

“So you never told your sister about us?”

Blinking away from your thoughts, you look up from the mug in your hands and into Johnny’s questioning gaze.

“I did but not much. I don’t think she even remembers I dated in college. You were-” You blush at what you’re about to say, “The only one I’ve dated.” And look away.

“I told Mark.” You hear Johnny say, “I just don’t think he expected you’re his girlfriend’s older sister.” Sure, but your name is pretty ethnic, and a rare one at that, so you doubt Mark hadn’t put the pieces together.

A peaceful silence falls among you as you both sip your coffees, lost in your own world.

“You know I-” Johnny starts before stopping himself from continuing, as if changing his mind. Biting his lip, he stares into your eyes with such intensity that it was difficult to look away from him. It’s as if you’re trapped by his iron grip, “I don’t really remember why we broke up.”

Okay, that wasn’t what you thought he’s going to say. Of all the topics, why did he decide to talk about the one thing you didn’t want to talk about.

“We got along well and we talked about our future together. I was even contemplating converting religions for you.”

Your eyes widen in surprise. This is news to you.

You’ve discussed matters of religion with Johnny a few times throughout your relationship. Sometimes they even ended up in huge fights where neither of you would talk to the other for days. Neither of you wanted to force the other to convert religions but also wondered why couldn’t you just convert. He to a Muslim or you to a Christian. Though, Johnny never once mentioned that he was contemplating it.

“I guess we grew out of love.” You confess after a short stretch of silence, “We’ve both found new hobbies or interests to invest in; you with your photography and me with my creative writing work shop. We didn’t get to spend time together like we did before.”

It’s true.

Both of your interests were demanding and your majors in school were stressful and required even more time and energy. By the time you did have time for each other, you’d be too tired to do anything. Not even talk. Things turned sour when you’d get irritated when you returned home to see dirty dishes in the sink. Johnny would get annoyed when You’d forget to buy groceries. Soon, the things you loved about each other irritated you to no end. Gradually, the two of you fell out of love and practically became strangers and call it quits right after spring semester finals.

“I remember.” Is all that Johnny could say.

“Do you think the same will happen to them?” You decide to ask, “Mark and my sister.”

Johnny shrugs, “Maybe. Maybe not.”

Nothing is said after that. You stare off into the distance while Johnny text at his phone. Shortly, he lifts his head and asks, “I know this is, like, weird but can you give me a ride home? Mark took my car.”

Your eyebrows go upwards, “Are you sure your girlfriend is okay with this?”

Johnny’s eyebrows furrows and his nose scrunches up, “What girlfriend?”

Flushing, you look away as you explain, “Whoever you’ve been texting.”

Realization dawns on Johnny, “I was texting my friend Jaehyun. You remember him, right? Yeah, he’s visiting family too and I asked if he could give me a ride home but he’s too busy babysitting his cousins.”

Of course you remember Jaehyun. He was your classmate in your econ 101 class and is Johnny’s best friend. That was how the two of you were introduced.

“If you can’t take me home I’ll just call uber-”

“I’ll drop you off.”

❄️

The ride to Johnny’s house is spent silently save for the music playing through the speakers. There’s no air of awkwardness or tension between you.

“This is me.” Johnny spoke once you’ve parked in front of a modest sized home.

Instead of opening the door and exiting your car, Johnny turns to face you with a serious look on his handsome features, “Y/N, I know I have no right asking this- I can’t even believe I’m even saying this - but can we give us another chance?”

You blink at him.

“Nothing serious, just us being...acquaintances .” He settles with for a lack of better term, “Then we’ll see where things go from there.”

You didn’t think his offer through and readily agreed, “Okay.” you say, “As long as we take things slow.”

He smiles at you, “Wouldn’t have it any other way.” And exists your car.

You watch him as he walks the few steps leading to his house, unsure of what the future might bring you. But as Johnny turns around to wave at you, you feel optimistic to the road ahead of you.

#johnny x reader #johnny imagine #johnny seo x reader #johnny suh x reader #johnny x you #johnny seo x you #johnny suh x you #PHEW THIS WAS LONG #tbh idk what i wrote but i wrote it and hope you enjoyed it <3 #pls ignore the typos <3

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letterstothemidnightsociety · 4 years ago

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It's 2007 and somehow, miraculously, Supernatural survives yet another rocky (?) season of mediocre ratings to come back for a third season, or at least, half season, but that season starts out with a real bang! Like, just a real solid trio of an opener for season three. It reminds me of all the things I love about SPN and also it reminds us of all the things that frustrate the hell out of me on SPN. So where did we leave things off?

First up, there’s Dean, who sold his soul to the devil in order to bring Sam back from the dead. Sam, you’ll remember, was part of some overly complicated ponzi scheme to find the perfect vessel to open a door - yep, open a door - and lost to Aldous Hodge who just straight up murders Sam in the season finale. So Dean get’s Sammy back, but in exchange, he’s only got one year left before he permanently moves down south. Oh! And even though they got Sam back and Sam kills Aldous Hodge (RIP pal), they neglected to keep the door from opening. The door to Hell, that is, and now they’ve allowed a shiz ton of demons out to freely roam the earth. Way to go, boys, you lost again! They are two for two on these season finales guys!

OH but they DO kill the Yellow Eyed Demon, so that’s a plus, but not before he plants the most perfect seed of doubt in Dean’s mind - “How do you know what you brought back is all Sammy?” Like, ugh, UGH, ugh!!!! What a way to drive the knife in deeper! What a way to make the heart of this show slowly start to crumble! C’est Magnifique!! *chef's kissy fingers*

So with all that emotional baggage weighing us down, how do we start season 3? How else - with a threesome of course! And also some technicolor grading, it’s wild guys.

Oh boy guys, let’s talk about this opener for a hot sec. I got into it a little bit last season, but as much as I love Dean, you HAVE to admit that that boy is gross. Just like...he’s a little gross. I’m also old enough now to see exactly how many red flags he’s raising through the last 45 episodes. Like, sorry Little Me, but he is not boyfriend material. Not to mention that all this debauchery is 1,000% him distracting himself from the consequences of his own actions, but we’ll get into that later.

Meanwhile, Sam is doing something constructive and trying to figure out how to reverse the curse and save Dean’s soul. And here we have the culmination of two seasons worth of character development - faced with the imminent demise of Dean Samuel Winchester, Sam tries to step up and take care of his brother for once in his life; Dean parties like it’s 1999. There were two things I thought of during this episode - 1) isn’t this not unlike the sort of behavior you see in suicidal people who have finally decided to take their own life? Which is just, like, further held up by the fact that Dean’s big monologue at the end literally has the line “Truth is I’m tired, Sam. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel.” and like...dude, you are NOT ok! Why isn't??? ANYONE??? ADDRESSING THIS????? And 2) Dean is sharing a lot of similarities with the demons in this episode.

Because MEANwhile, there’s demons! So many demons! Specifically, the Seven Deadly Sins ones, but also, spoiler alert, Ruby, who is gettin’ reeeeealll into that ketchup.

All these baddies just really taking advantage of their time topside cuz Hell is, as they so artfully put it, it’s like Hell, so they’re just livin’ it up while they still can ~almost like foreshadowing or something~?!?!?

Real talk though, it being a real long time since I’ve watched this season, it’s these kinds of details that I’m impressed with this time around. There is so much character work that goes into this show and it’s something I definitely connected with the first time around, but not on conscious level. Now I can look at it through time and experience and articulate what I’m seeing, which makes this re-watch infinitely more enjoyable.

Episode 1 of this season continues what they started in season 2 and just keeps building out that Hunter Community. Like, there really is a whole Community out there that keeps in contact and works together and makes sure everyone’s up to date on the latest hot goss, and it all makes John Winchester come off like a real creepy splinter cell lone gunman type. And that in turn makes the Winchester sons look like total, unprofessional boneheads who managed to open a portal to Hell. “UGH Great Jorb Guys, but can we blame them? They’re John’s kids,” is a conversation between hunters that I am headcannoning, but also 100% support.

Honestly, I love the idea of the Winchesters being just these real, like, b-grade, Walmart Brand Hunters that other Hunters are just SO done with. We kind of see a little bit of that with Isaac and Tamara, but by the end of the episode, the Winchesters prove that they’re...better Hunters? I hope somewhere in the next 12 seasons I get an episode that is told from another Hunter’s POV who is legitimately better/more emotionally balanced than the Winchesters and the whole episode is them just, like, cleaning up a bunch of Winchester messes like, SONuvabitch, these two ASSholes. I think we see a fair amount of episodes from the POV of people who are less qualified than the Winchesters who end up being mentored by them, but I’d be stoked for them to run into just a group of people who hate them for totally legitimate, professional vs amature reasons.

Bobby does not count because Bobby signed up to be their Dad and so he agreed to take care of their messes when he took that job.

And then we get to “The Kids Are Alright” which showcases one of my fav changes for this season - BRIGHTLY! LIT! HIGH! SATURATION!!!! And of course, by fav, I mean, Most Hilarious.

I do walk a fine line on this one truth be told. Like, season 1 was definitely going for A Look. It’s super gritty and high contrasty and stylized. Now, I got what they were going for but I wasn’t always crazy about it, mostly because the quality on the DVD’s was terrible. Quick tip for everyone: in order to get 2+ hours worth of content on a DVD, you have to compress the final edit of the program to a pretty small bitrate. When we drop videos onto DVD’s at my work (it isn’t often, thank goodness), the discs themselves only hold, like, 2GB worth of content and that is NOT A LOT when it comes to video files. The more compressed a video file is, the less detail you’re gonna get in the visuals. Watching episodes on Netflix (where everything’s probably at a higher bitrate and therefore is a better quality visual), it’s not bad, but on my DVDs, the compression is so heavy that we get SUPER hot highlights and SUPER crunchy shadows - what a lot of people would called “crushed blacks” because you’ve lost all the detail in the shadows and you’re left with a grainy, noisy, black hole on the screen. Like I lost so much detail in the pilot episode guys, I could not make out this guy’s face.

A rough approximation of my DVD quality. Still recommend it over Netflix for the Accurate Soundtrack tho.

Season 2 SPN toned that Look down a lot, like, a lot a lot. Enough that you still got the general vibe they were going for but not enough that you couldn’t make out faces anymore. But through this whole process, the CW execs kept pushing for the show to look lighter, more colorful, less film noir more...well, CW. And in season 3 it finally happened!!!

I get what those execs were going for, but also, I feel like the colorists on these first few episodes just REALLY went wild out of spite. Lookit this shot from “Magnificent Seven” right before Envy causes some rando innocent bystander to beat a girl to death for her shoes -

GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN!!!! I WONDER WHICH SIN THIS GUY IS????

Then in “The Kids Are Alright” the birthday party looks like everything is coated in day-glow neon.

The Winchester Bros look like they just got back from 3 weeks in Aruba - LOOK at the saturation levels in these skin tones! LOOK AT THEM!!

My screencap ability aside, only in SPN can a cemetery at night have brighter lighting than a diner in the middle of the afternoon.

This is definitely a thing I will be tracking the rest of the season because I have a distinct memory of a future episode where the brothers have been magically gifted completely different lives where they were never Hunters, they know nothing of Hunting, and they’re completely normal until the end when everything gets snapped back and the episode literally changes colors. V. Excited to see just how saturated this season stays through the end.

But maybe more importantly in “The Kids Are Alright” we learn that Dean does NOT, in fact, have a son. Not that he would be a good father...well...maybe? I mean, this Dean, this season 3, definitely-suicidal, completely-reckless, can’t-keep-it-together Dean, is not good Dad material. Later seasons Dean? Probably fine? Earlier seasons Dean might ALSO be fine? And if he’d found out that Ben was his legitimate kid, it could have made a WORLD of difference, who knows. I know he ultimately does become father-like to Ben and that gives me a lot of feelings. But this Dean is not in a good place to take care of anyone, including himself and really, someone ought to do something about that.

I gotta say, this is an actual bummer. I can’t remember if, in the later seasons, they do any clarifying on this or not, but I am legitimately bummed that Ben is not Dean’s kid and that as far as we know, Dean has no natural children floating around out there with surly attitudes and soft hearts. Dean’s motivation from Day 1 has always been family and despite what comments he may make in early seasons, Dean’s secret desire is to have the wife and the kids and the dog and the white picket fence. And honestly, we’re only 3 seasons in and I just want Dean to have nice things!!

And then guys, we come to “Bad Day at Black Rock,” and I just...WHAT a masterpiece. I had almost NO memory of ever watching this episode before and I don't understand why. What a glorious masterpiece this episode is. Let’s make a list -

More Hunters™, who should be really annoying but were actually kinda charming in a Marx Brothers kind of way

Gordon’s in jail, where he belongs, but also is masterminding a coup against the Winchesters which is A+ spooky stuff

Slapstick comedy that I didn’t know I was missing from my life

Bela F*cking Talbot

Guys, I think this is my fav episode so far purely because I felt, while watching it, that the last 10 years of my life were not in vain and that I had in fact grown as a human person. I remembered hating Bela Talbot. Like, I DID. NOT. LIKE. HER. To the point that I questioned if her British accent was even real. It is, her mother is from the UK and she lived there for a time, but like, honestly, the audacity of Little Me.

This time around? Oh she’s defs my new fav. Just everything about her is like, A+, Great Job, Why-Did-We-Cancel-Her??? Like, oh yeah, probably because somewhere in here they try to shoehorn a romantic side plot with Dean. I don’t actually mind rioting over shoehorned romance, but also, if they’d let this play out for a season or two and then got the two of them to bone? I’m on board. I’m 100% on board.

Maybe it’s just that she is unapologetically out for herself, maybe it’s the fact that she is definitely a match for the Winchesters in a non-murdery way, probably it is both of those things. She's smart, she’s crooked, she has impeccable taste, she’s honestly a helluva lot of fun and I am so excited to see more of her and so BUMMED that she will not make it past this season.

Despite the fact that I absolutely adore all three of these episodes, they also bring up the problem that I was starting to see in season 2 - WHO is this show about? Isn’t it supposed to be about the Brothers as a whole? But the majority of these first three lean pretty heavily on Dean’s emotional arc. Granted, it makes sense. I mean, of COURSE Dean’s demon deal is gonna be the BIG thing in a season where he is literally staring down the barrel, but knowing that there’s a side plot about Is Sam Evil?? seems like...something we should really explore more? I believe it comes up in season 4, or at least, Sam’s demon-blood powers become a bigger deal in season 4, but I would have enjoyed seeing Sam have a more active stake in this season. I can see planting some weird new ticks being planted for Alive-Again Sam that just get weirder and darker and then a mid-season finale or a run up episode to the end of the season where Dean (finally) decides he needs to stop his demon deal because he needs to stick around so he can keep Sam from going completely off the rails. As much as I love Dean 5ever, I do think the show works best when the emotional weight of the season is distributed equally is all. And to be fair to the writers this season, there could have been a bigger plan for something like that but they ran out of time - their season was cut by about a third due to the Writer’s Strike.

Still, all in all, a solid opening to the third season. I want to say that these episodes feel like Classic SPN, but then I remember that this is season three out of fifteen. These ARE Classic SPN. Mostly self contained with enough emotional drama to remind us of the overarching plot. Maybe a little heavy on the emotional drama, but Dean’s only got a year to live and the show’s only got 16 episodes to resolve that crisis, so it’s fine.

#Supernatural #Supernatural rewatch #Season 3 #Magnificent Seven #The Kids are Alright #bad day at black rock #Sam Winchester #Dean Winchester #Bela Talbot #Hunters #Sam and Dean #Writer's Strike #TV #TV History #Bela talbot is maybe great #and I should say it

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gogoseabrook · 5 years ago

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- “You came over to my house and forgot a shirt. Wait, all of my shirts are really bright, pastel shirts and I’m so sorry you have to wear these.” Zeddison AU

I do what I can, here’s my best attempt for you!

Punk vs Pastel Prompts

Zeddison: Punk!Addison and Pastel!Zed:

“Thanks for bailing me out tonight.” She said as she took his hand, sliding through his window with practiced ease to the safety of his room.

“No problem!” Cursing the squeak her smirk clearly caught, Zed could only push his glasses further up his nose, watching Addison swing her duffle bag onto his bed, boots heavy against his carpet as he slid the window back down, pressing against the cool glass to hide his burning cheeks.

I’m in so much trouble.

He turned back, watching her swing her heavy combat boots back and forth, rolling her neck while her eyes drifted across his room. He coughed, rubbing the back of his neck when she lingered on the trophy case in the corner.

“Dad thinks I should learn to be proud of my accomplishments.” He mumbled, not sure what to do when she went to take a proper look. “It- they’re not that important, really, nothing to write home about, but Dad gets so upset when I don’t have them out. And I mean, it’s not like I care-”

“You should.” His vision was swallowed by the blue of her eyes. “This is really impressive, Zed.” She was smiling at him. Just stood there, smiling. He froze. “I don’t blame your Dad for being proud.” Zed couldn’t find a single word, too busy watching the pale pink rise in her cheeks before she whipped around and her back was to him. “You’re...you’re a pretty amazing guy.”

“Only pretty?” He shot back. “I’m not sure if I should be offended.”

Her laugh was everything. “Would you prefer if I called you handsome instead?” The air choked out, hiding away from the mirth in her eyes. “...I suppose it does fit you better...”

“Huh?” There was no way he’d heard that right.

“I...should probably get changed.” Addison paused, hand hovering over her duffle. “You’re sure your dad doesn’t mind?”

Zed shrugged. “He knows what it can be like. He’s cool.”

“You’re lucky to have him.” They went quiet for a second, Addison twisting her hands in her lap, and Zed letting his gaze linger over her, wondering what she was thinking about. He started tidying up to lay the spare mattress down as the sounds of a pulled zipper filled the space between them.

“...oh you’ve got to be kidding.” Zed looked up to find Addison holding what he assumed was a shirt, except it was dripping with some kind of dark liquid. She was scowling, offended as she tossed the sopping garment back in the duffle. “Guess that’s that.” She muttered, rifling through what was left before tossing the whole bag aside, brow furrowed and picking at her ripped black jeans absently.

“Erm…” he shuffled, back to her as she hummed. “I- I have some stuff that might fit, if- if you’re having problems.” He said. “I can grab you something.” He waited. “Only if...you want. I know it’s...erm, not quite your style.” He coughed into his hand and stood.

“...That’d be lovely.” Her voice was soft, Zed turning and losing his breath. She was settled on his bed. The studded leather jacket she always wore was tossed aside, leaving her arms bare as her hair swung down in a loose wave of curls over her shoulder. There was something behind her eyes that made his throat go dry. Or maybe the pink tint to her cheeks that had him rooted to the spot. “...Thank you.”

“N-No problem.” Coughing, he forced his glasses back up from where they’d slipped down. “I mean, anyone would do the same thing, it’s really no big deal.”

“No. They wouldn’t.” His head snapped around. “Not everyone would. Actually,” a careless shrug followed, but Zed could only think about the way her shoulders hunched in. “Most people wouldn’t even think of it. Not for me.”

“Why?” His brain kept skipping back as she just looked at him, expectant. “I mean...you’re…” he trailed off. “You’re amazing.” He whispered. Addison shuffled away.

“Hey!” Everyone in the hallway looked over, a girl marching over, combat boots echoing in the empty hallway. “Get your hands off him!”

“Back off freak.” He rattled Zed harder, eyes fixed on the girl who, Zed couldn’t help notice, was speeding up as she came closer.

“I said let go!”

“Or what?” Zed barely had time to blink before she charged, leg sweeping back before she swung forwards and planted it in the senior’s crotch. In seconds, he crumbled, eyes rolling back and collapsing in a whimpering heap. A snarl sent his goons scattering, Zed still slumped against the lockers.

“That good enough for you?” She asked, foot poised over the still groaning jock. The guy nodded frantically, eyes screwed shut. But Zed could only focus on the way she turned to look at him, hackles smoothing down.

She had the bluest eyes he’d ever seen, and he was helpless as she held out a hand to him.

“Are you okay?” Her voice was close, and he blinked to find Addison right in front of him, peering up as she laid a hand over his arm. “If you don’t want to, you don’t have to give me anything.” Her head tipped sideways, black ink peeking out from the collar of her shirt. “I’d never want you to feel forced.”

“N-No, no it’s not that!” Zed waved his hands back and forth, wishing he could stop them flailing yet the command not quite reaching his limbs. “I- I just got lost in thought. And, well,” He swallowed. “I didn’t want you to be uncomfortable.” he shuffled to a drawer, pulling out a white skirt and soft blue jumper. “I know it’s not your style, and I…” he licked his lips. “I didn’t want you to feel like...I wanted you to be something you’re not.” He held the clothes to his chest. “I don’t want to be like...like them.”

It seemed like Addison was locked in time. He wasn’t even sure she was breathing. Then, in between blinks, the frost around her melted, ice seeping away until warmth bled into his bones and crept up his neck, sliding the clothes from his hands into her arms, and pausing only to tangle their fingers together.

“You could never be like them. I know.” They both looked down, watching their joined hands sway back and forth. Addison coughed, stepping away with a raised eyebrow. “Though I am curious as to why you even have girl’s clothes like this…” She squinted. “Should I be worried?”

Finally, Zed let himself really laugh. “Nah. My friend Eliza sometimes forgets to bring stuff when she comes around. So I have a supply of stuff; just in case.” he shrugged. “You’re a little smaller, but I figured it was better than my stuff, at least.” Addison giggled, and his heart flipped over. Coughing as well, he pulled open the en suite door. “You can change in here, if you like.”

“Always the gentleman…” He wasn’t sure he was supposed to hear that. He wasn’t sure if the hug he got as she came past was also something he ought to pay attention to. “Thank you...for caring.” Her voice whispered in his ear long after the door shut behind him, leaving him staring at white wood before his knees gave out.

Addison Wells. You’ll be the death of me.

He twiddled his thumbs. He never had repaid her for that day they met. Did this mean they were even? He wasn’t sure that sat okay with him. Which in itself made no sense. Logic dictated it was a perfect solution; a clean slate all around.

Why did it feel he was still losing something?

Something clicked over in the back of his skull. It had been so long since that day. Addison wasn’t close to anyone- not that he blamed her- but she was always there. He’d never been able to take his eyes off her. Always there to protect people, stand up for what was right. Eliza teased him for crushing on their resident bad girl of Seabrook High, but that wasn’t it. He didn’t care about bad girls or good girls.

It was just something about her.

“How do I look?” It wasn’t surprising her voice was the only thing that penetrated the wind buffeting his ears from within, drawing him to the bathroom he hadn’t heard unlock.

Everything stopped.

Addison was religious in wearing black; throwing in purple or sometimes green if she could, occasionally the odd shade of electric blue or neon pink working its way in. But there she stood, blue fuzzy jumper hanging off her shoulders and over her hands, white skirt settled around her knees, her silvery hair loose in curls framing her face.

It wasn’t fair for anyone to be that beautiful.

“That bad huh?” Addison wrapped her arms around her middle, weak smile trying to make itself known. “There’s a reason I prefer leather and boots, after all…”

“I- It’s not that. It’s just…” Zed rubbed the back of his neck. “You look, well…” he struggled for the right words. “Cosy.” He gestured at the too-big jumper. “And, I mean…” he knew he was bright red, unable to look her in the eyes for fear of what she’d see there. “Y-You look amazing normally, but I mean you...you look...pretty good like this too.”

Her eyebrow had quirked back up when he next looked over. “Only pretty?” Her hands went to her hips. “Should I be offended?” Her lips twitched afterwards.

Her jumper slid a little further down her arm, and the light from the bathroom caught her just right as she stepped forwards. Zed was left mesmerised, the white halo around her highlighting her pale skin, blue eyes darkening to a midnight ocean as she leaned forwards for her answer, tongue pressed against her teeth.

“Would you prefer if I called you perfect instead?” He breathed, too stunned to care about what he just said.

At least, in that moment. He couldn’t help but stare as her mouth fall open, pink rising to her face in time to the heat rushing to his cheeks. Only as she blushed vivid scarlet did his words register, and he looked away. “Too much?” He mumbled, scratching the back of his neck.

“...Depends if you meant it.” He felt a crack in his neck as he looked back around. Addison was shuffling from foot to foot, but what captivated him most was the smile, ever so small, but utterly beautiful, painting her lips. She peeked out from under her lashes. “Did you?”

“Always.” She ducked her head. He wasn’t sure why, but his feet carried him over until they were toe to toe, and he tipped her chin up, tucking stray white hair behind her ear. “You...you’re always perfect to me.”

“Even in pastels?” She joked, her palms flat over his chest. He wondered if she could feel the way she brought his heart to life with that simple touch.

“Even in pastels.” He whispered. His fingers tangled in her hair, hand resting over his old pale blue shirt. “You’re always perfect; pastels or leather. It...it’s just who you are.” He bit his lip. “You’ve always been perfect. Just by being you. P-Perfectly you.”

“...I could say the same about you.” He wasn’t sure why they were both whispering, but with her so close, breath ghosting across his face, it felt too right to question. “You’re...you’re so special, Zed.” He could count her eyelashes as she looked up through them. “You’re not like anyone else.”

“Addy…” he swallowed. “I- you…”

“Thank you.” she bit her lip. “For always being there for me.”

“I’d do anything for you.”

She stiffened under his touch, then leaned in as his fingers trailed to cradle her cheek. “Anything?” She breathed.

Their eyes met, everything hanging in the balance of the space between seconds.

He pulled her to his chest. Their foreheads pressed together, and the second ticked over.

“Anything.”

#my posts #asks #fist-it-out #prompts #disney zombies #my fic #zeddison #hope you enjoy his little nerd glasses #my hc is they're the harry potter-esque round ones #but whichever style you enjoy works too #hope this is an okay offering for your prompt request!

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moonlightreal · 5 years ago

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Let’s watch more in Italian!

By the by, if any of you out there in tumblr-land know where there are more episodes in English, don’t keep it to yourself! I’m somewhat terrified my only source won’t be supplying them anymore and I’ll have to wait and hunt, and there’s stuff a few episodes on that I REALLY want to see and dissect and have All The Opinions on.

But no hint of that stuff will appear before us in these two filler-laden but fun episodes.

21 La gara di ballo su Melody

Alfea! Grizelda lectures in the courtyard. they’re doing magic shield practice and Knut and Kiko are shooting cannonballs with a catapult to be shielded against. I wonder if shields against a physical object and shields against a magic zap are a different spell. Stella’s shield is a gold star.

Musa is up next but her phone rings. Riven wants to go out for ice cream!

So they’re back together? I don’t really remember them getting back together. My guess is here’s what happened: the second-half writers were told that part of the plot in the first half was that Musa and Riven would get back together, and then the first-half writers… flubbed it. It happens to us all, you get to the end of the story and realize you didn’t manage to do one of the things you were planning to do.

Or else this ice cream date is Riven’s attempt to actually get back together. Without understanding the dialog I can’t be sure.

Because she’s paying attention to her phone she nearly gets beaned with a cannonball, and then Knut launches Kiko from the catapult, and then the star box appears to save us from the slapstick.

We’re going to Melody! I think the girls ask Grizelda’s permission to go, which is weird because it again brings up the question of whether they’re heroes or students, adults or kids. You can’t really be both.

So Musa texts Riven that they have to go save the universe again. Flora talks to Musa, I bet that conversation would clear up my confusion if I could understand it.

Bloom is concerned about the Trix, but Stella says there’s no way the Trix could be there already and we cut to…

The Trix were there already! Aerial zappy battle for the star, which is on top of one of these really cool giant rock spires that have the tops carved into treble clefs. Love the geography! I want to imagine who carved these things, I wonder how people know when they move into a realm what kind of magic it will have. The girls’ home realms each have a certain flavor, while Magix isn’t associated with any particular kind of magic.

In the fight the prime star gets dislodged and its little hamster ball goes sailing off towards the city. Everybody follow it!

Cut to… a disco! Or some kind of… do nightclubs really look like that? Colored lights, big speakers, several levels of dance floors, big screens. Very cool. The partygoers do not look particularly traditionally Asian, they’re all colors and wearing big pants and hats and sweaters. I think this is like, Asian punk clothing?

And there’s Galatea! The art style has actually made her look older than she was, she’s wearing the same dress as when we saw her in the sovereign council, that super skinny dress with the ruffles up front. I feel like the very classical-music Galatea should look more uncomfortable at this not-classical club, she doesn’t fit aestetically, but she’s having a grand time announcing the dance contest.

The Winx come in, I don’t know how they knew to come here. Galatea holds up the prize for the contest, a crown with a treble clef on it, and the prime star landed inside.

Ok, it flew from outside and landed perfectly in the crown and Galatea’s holding it up and doesn’t notice? Come on.

So Musa goes, “Hey, Galatea, old friend, we need that star and then you can go back to enjoying your contest!” and Galatea gives it to her--

Not. That is not what happens.

I wish I knew what she was saying about Galatea here.

The Trix are here too. Icy tries some magic and it doesn’t work and all the punk kids glare at her. She looks quite worried for just being glared at by a bunch of punk kids!

So we’ll just have to win the contest to get the prime star!

Bloom seems pretty happy about this, and Stella gets everyone dressed up. Gradient-colored outfits with neon edging. Bloom comes off worst, the designers couldn’t bring themselves to go with blue so she’s in mostly a muddy purple and her hairstyle is not good. Flora’s is similarly blah, Musa has cute banding across her top and I like her very ninties hair. Tec is cute in green and Stella in yellow. Aisha’s turquoise with purple neon looks the best.

The Trix argue. I think Darcy wants out of this latest wacky plan by her sisters. Icy and Stormy get their dance clothes on and they look awesome! Way better than the Winx. Icy’s hairdo is a bit much but other than that they rock.

We cut to Red fountain. Sky and Brandon are sparring. Riven is brooding about Musa. The boys talk, and I shudder to think what advice they’re giving Riven.

Back on melody Stella offers to be first in the dance contest. Galatea recognizes her by name so the girls totally could call on their friendship with Galatea to get the star.

This dance contest is like DDR Twister, anywhere on the floor can light up and also spots in the air. I cannot wait until this is a real thing in AR. It’s coming, people. It’s coming.

Stella isn’t great, she gets catapulted off the stage and lands in Bloom’s arms.

Icy vs Flora dance! Bloom says, ‘Icy’s not bad!” which is my level of understanding Italian. Flora grins cutely the whole time and is pretty adorable, but she loses and gets carried off the stage in a bubble which pops, dropping her in aisha’s arms.

I used to love DDR. I was terrible at it, but it’s fun.

Darcy is following Musa to her house. Musa left the competition at some point. Musa and her dad! Hugs! Musa’s house is cool, it’s Asian-ish with like, lines of music along the roof..

Inside, screens, sliding doors. Musa remembers her childhood with her parents, it’s really sweet. There’s a huge double-harp, it has part an upright normal harp and part a bench with harp strings over it and Matlin and Ho-boe played it together. I wonder if that’s a real thing, like the sofa of harps.

Outside Darcy mocks their precious memories.

Tecna vs Stormy dance! I guess they’re saving their strongest dancer, Aisha, for the final level. Tec gets farther than Flora did and ends up in a perfect tie with Stormy. They rematch and Stormy wins.

Galatea should not be so chipper about public enemy numbers one and three winning her contest. Why hasn’t she called the police? She knows who the Trix are, she’s calling them by name…

Musa is eating ice cream with her dad, it’s sweet. She tells him about riven as Darcy lurks outside.

And there’s Riven sneaking up on Darcy! Except she beats him in a fight and puts a mind control spell on him.

Musa hears a noise outside and thinks it’s the Trix, but it’s Riven. She invites him in. Darcy gloats.

Next time: more dancing! No really, that’s all in the preview.

22 Il secreto del’armonia

Musa invites the enchanted Riven in. She gets that he’s not quite himself but doesn’t seem to suspect… then he attacks!

Bloom vs Icy dance! They take a break to mock each other.

I can tell the girls are talking about melody and it drives me crazy there’s worldbuilding I can’t have yet!

Riven tries to fight off the mind control spell! Darcy invisibly talks to him. Riven attacks Musa again! Musa tries to reason with him! I’m not sure she knows he’s enchanted or not.Riven manages to say darcy’’s here, Darcy appears and orders Riven to attack but he makes lots of lightning come from his suit like Sky did and shakes off the spell.

They have a romantic hug.

Ok, these suits, what are they? What all can they do? They give the boys basically all the powers of a fairy.

Darcy appears and summons some blobby creatures that are not staryums from a portal. Riven is ready to fight! Musa is more keen on getting her dad to safety.

Bloom vs Icy dance! Icy loses. Icy gets mad and tries magic and it doesn’t work.

Critters menace Riven and Musa! Musa finally Cosmixes-up. They fight critters. Darcy retreats.

Bloom vs. Stormy dance! Stormy mocks, but Bloom is confidant. Tie! Rematch! Bloom can do this all day! More dancing, this time with zaps of electircity they have to avoid while they dance! Bloom loses!

Back at home all three of them eat ice cream. Musa and Riven start to argue and Ho-boe laughs. Then the pair laugh.

Then Musa and Riven play the sofa harp together. The music is really pretty. They have found harmony! Only… when did Riven learn to play? A critter is outside watching.

Aisha made it to the dance final! Aisha vs. Stormy with zappy electricity! I think Stormy is telling Aisha what Darcy’s up to. It works, Aisha loses.

Stormy grabs the crown and celebrates. Icy’s right there to grab the prime star but Stormy’s not giving it up. Then the prime star poofs away!

It appears for Musa! Riven gapes. Darcy’s critter sees and runs off to get the Trix.

Musa and Riven have a romantic moment.

The Trix meet up in an alley and Darcy’s critter reports in. Stormy tosses the crown away and the critter puts it on and runs off to a new life.

Trix attack Musa’s house! Riven jumps in front of an ice blast and gets frozen! The rest of the Winx arrive. Flora uses her petal thing to blast Darcy into a tree.

Icy stops Stormy from attacking. Hmm. Is that a hint? I keep expecting to see moments of thoughtfulness or hesitation from Icy as hints of the prize we’re getting in a few episodes, but so far this is the only time I’ve noticed a serious expression on her face. How late WAS this prize added in? Or are the writers just bad at foreshadowing? I mean, no judgment, I’M bad at foreshadowing, but with a visual medium you have the chance to put an uncertain expression on someone’s face while other characters are turned away, that’s just so basic...

The Trix flee.

Poor riven doesn’t look so good, but Bloom uses Dragonfire to heal him. And she SAYS Dragonfire, so that’s still a thing!

And then, what else, a concert! Musa and Riven play the sofa harp and the others play their usual instruments. Galatea, Musa’s dad, and the punk kids watch. It’s about like all the other songs, but the harp music does add something.

Then we have another romantic moment with Musa and Riven.

Next time: beach! Tec and Aisha fighting!

#winx season 8 #winx club

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meme-trash-queen · 5 years ago

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anime, book, and movie recommendations for everyone’s coronation

Hi, I thought that this would be a good time since everyone is off from school or quarantined I would make a list of some good books and anime and movies to help bide the time until everything is good again. also, I know animal crossing just came out so people will be playing that but I know some people can’t afford the game or even want to play it so.

movies: next-gen (Netflix film), birdbox(Netflix film), coco, love Simon, bohemian rhapsody, venom, spiderman-into the spider-verse, jack, and the cuckoo clock heart, spirited away, howl’s moving castle, Ponyo, summer wars, the girl who leaped through time, princess Mononoke, my neighbor Totoro, the secret world of Arrietty, kiki’s delivery service, Coraline, the nightmare before Christmas, corpse bride, sleepy hollow (live-action with Jhonny Depp), Frankenweenie, 9, James and the giant peach, Kubo and the two strings, paranorman, monster house, the how to train your dragon trilogy, Atlantis the lost empire, meet the Robinsons, chicken little, hardcore henry, the gallows, the mist, I am legend, chappie, the hunger games trilogy, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the village, heathers, Godzilla (2014), kong: skull island, 10 Cloverfield lane, hairspray, Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle, ghostbusters (2018 and the original movies), san andreas, astro boy, the road to el darodo (animeted movie), zathura, leap!, gaurdian brothers, the book of life, pom poko, the greatest showman, detective pikachu, Klaus (netflix film), preditor (2018 and the original), clover field, 10-cloverfield lane, shutter island, aladdin (live action), my hero academia: 2 heros, my hero academia: hero’s rising, promare, venom, the garden of words, akira, and battleship

those are only a handful of movies I have to recommend. some can be found on Netflix or Hulu but if anyone wants to know where to watch some of the others then send a message and let me know and I will help out. now from the anime. most of the anime I am recommending is mainstream but not all of them and most can be found on Netflix and Hulu. This is because I cannot afford other means to watch anime and the last time I watched anime on kiss anime my computer got a virus. also, a lot of the anime that I get recommended is mainstream. My cousin watches as well so I tend to watch with them a lot. I try and watch other anime as well but just because someone considers an anime mainstream doesn't mean it is bad.

anime: kill la kill, children of the whales, Durarara!!, sword art online (the Japanese version), Gurren Lagann, Jojo's bizarre adventure, haikyu!!, blue exorcist, full metal alchemist brotherhood, cells at work, death note, Ouran highschool host club, the disastrous life of Saiki k., one punch man, black butler, aggretsuko, neon genesis Evangelion, devilman crybaby, anohana, beastars, carol and Tuesday, rilakkuma and Kaoru (I know this isn’t anime), the devil is a part-timer, amagi brilliant park, black butler: book of circus, blue exorcist Kyoto saga, danganronpa: the animation, demon slayer, Durarara!!x2, fire force, future diary, high school of the dead, school live, love live, monster Musume, my hero academia, the promised neverland, sailor moon, sailor moon crystal, seraph of the end, terror in resonance, tiger and bunny, double decker Doug and Kirill, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo magnitude 8.0, another, and yona of the dawn, robihachi

once again these are only a handful and most can be found on either hulu or netflix. now for the books, I will split the books into two categories. manga and novels. so here they are.

books: milk and honey by rupi khar, go ask Alice by anonymous, my neighbor Totoro by tagiro Kubo, will Grayson, Will Grayson by david leviathan and jhon green, jays journal by anonymous, letting ana go by anonymous, lucy in the sky by anonymous, red scarf girl by Ji-li Jiang, 13 reasons why by jay asher, the hunger games trilogy, everything, everything by Nicola Yoon, the sun and her flowers by rupi khar, the mist by Stephan king, stop pretending by Sonya sones, the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace, the witch doesn’t burn in this one by Amanda Lovelace, life as we knew it by Susan peffer, Simon vs the Homosapien Agenda by Becky albertalli, Kafka on the Shore by Haruki marukami, carry on by Rainbow Rowell, howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones, October sky by homer hickem jr, the book of david by anonymous, paper towns by jhon green, me, earl, and the dying girl by Jesse Andrews, the help by Kathryn Stockett, stranger than fanfiction by chris colfer, bird box by josh malerman, a long way down by jason Reynolds, 1Q84 by haruki marukami, wayward son by rainbow rowell, good omens by terry pratchet and niel gaiman, breaking baily by anonomous, deep and dark and dangerous by mary downing Hahn, wait till helen comes by mary downing hahn, scary stories to tell in the dark the complete collection by alvin schwartz, and the hunger games trilogy by susan collins

manga: another by kakito and akani, 5 centemeters per-second by makoto shinkai and yukiko seike, orange by ichigo takano, doubt by yoshiki tonogai, limit by keika suenobou, tokyo undead by tsukasa saimura, the flowers of evil by shuzo oshimi, shiver by junji ito, fragments of horror by junji ito, tohyo game by g.o., chiro, and tatsushiko, junji ito’s cat diary: yon and mo bt junji ito, disilving classroom by junji ito, magical girl apocalypse by kentaro sato, gyo. by Junji ito, Uzumaki by Junji ito, Tomi by Junji ito, ibitsu by kazuto okada, Shibuya goldfish by Aoi hiroumi, orange future by Ichigo Takano, Frankenstein by Junji ito, smashed by Junji ito, the princess and the dressmaker by Jen wang (this is a graphic novel but this post is already really long so here it is), the bride was a boy by chii, the garden of words by Makoto Shinkai, strawberry panic by Sakurako kimino, go for it Nakamura by syundei, judge by tonogai Yoshiko, I hear the sunspot by Yuki fumino, I hear the sunspot theory of happiness by Yuki fumino, I married my parents just to shut my parents up by Kodama Naoko, I want to eat your pancreas by yoru sumino and idumi Kirihara, no longer human by Junji ito (original story by Osama dazai), and dark metro by Tokyo calen and yoshiken

these are all of my recommendations for a fun coronacation. also, please take all of the necessary safety and sanitary precautions and stay safe. while I do support a lot of things that normal Christians don’t I am one and am praying for everyone’s safety. even if you don’t believe in God that is ok. I respect your beliefs and you have every right to not believe. No matter what I am keeping everyone in my thoughts and prayers. please stay safe and clean everyone.

p.s. keep the carona memes coming!

#carona #its carona time #carona virus #anime #manga #books #book recomendation #movie recommendation #movies #manga recommendation #anime recommendation

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agent-hood · 6 years ago

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Blue Monday, ch.2

It was frightening how easy Parker settled into staying with Harry. After a brief argument of chivalry vs. comfort vs. convenience, it was decided that since Parker only slept about four hours maximum anyways, Harry would continue to use the bed as normal while she would use it while he was away ‘at work’.

Unable to resist, she asked him what he did and laughed to herself as he sputtered for only a moment before answering that he was a tailor’s apprentice. It would have been cute if he didn’t immediately turn around and ask what her job was (especially since she had mentioned that it was what qualified her to help him with his).

“I work for a foreign diplomat, but there’s currently some issues going on so until further notice the US office is closed and I’m without a job.”

“Then... what are you doing here in England?”

“Uh... my friends.” She said quickly, thankful for the one improv class she took freshman year in college and that her actual job made her so comfortable with lying.

“They bought me a ticket as a sort of ‘forced vacation’. Only they’re kind of idiots so the return date is six months instead of six weeks. It’s fine though, I just need to find a quick job in the meantime though that doesn’t ask too many questions. Have to keep my security clearance.”

Thankfully pre-agent Harry was fairly gullible, or she was just a better liar than she thought, because he helped her compile a list of potential places she should look at over breakfast. That had been another argument she quickly won, the scent of food she had taken the liberty of making winning over Harry’s need to play host.

“Then there’s the green grocer down the way...” he mumbled, chewing on the end of pencil he was using to circle various ‘want ads’ in the paper as he absentmindedly fed Hampton the rest of his bacon with the unoccupied hand.

“Well I think we have a good start at least. Ready to get going?” Parker said as she finished the dishes. Normally, she would have no problem with the process, but it was a little different when she couldn’t talk about her past experience, or where she came from, or when she came from. Thankfully she had Harry there to at least walk her through this part of the process otherwise she’d starve before her six months were up.

“Are you sure it’s a good idea for him to be off-lead?” Harry asked as he locked the door behind them, eyeing Hampton warily as if he were afraid he’d sprint at any moment.

“Oh Harry, soon you will learn.” Parker sang as she followed him into the street. “Hampton is certifiably the best boy ever. Never walks off, doesn’t make a huge mess minus the drool, and he sings with you in the shower. Plus,” she said, hefting up Hampton into her arms like a baby. “Look at that face. How can you look into those eyes and doubt him~?”

“Well now I’m wondering if we shouldn’t be looking for jobs more geared towards manual labor, how much does he weigh? 15 stone? And you just pick him up like a baby.”

“A mothers love knows no weakness.” She said matter-of-factly as thy approached the first place. She plopped Hampton down and asked Harry to wish her luck as she went in... only for it to not work out. So she tried again with the next place, and the next, and the one after that. Methodically they made their way down the list, until they sat morosely in a cafe, lethargically stirring their drinks and cursing their fortune.

“It may just take some time is all. You shouldn’t get discouraged by today.” Harry said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder in what was clearly an uncomfortable gesture.

“You’re right. I’ll try again tomorrow. Now c’mon, it’s getting dark and tonight’s your first lesson.” Harry quickly finished his tea and paid the bill as Parker walked out to the street, lights starting to come on and fight against the quickly darkening sky.

“So I’m thinking someplace small, with just a handful of people and music that isn’t too... hey what’s that?” She trailed off, distracted by a flashing neon sign coming from a nearby alley.

“Hmm? Oh uh- Parker- I wouldn’t... maybe we should just keep going.” Harry fretted, trailing behind her as she plowed ahead, finally coming upon the front entrance of a hidden ‘adult’ store.

“...oh my goodness...”

“Yes that’s what I was trying to warn you-“ “This is perfect!” She shouted, nearly jumping in excitement.

“I beg your pardon?” Harry’s eyes went wide at her jubilation, not seeing that the answer to her problems was right in front of them.

“A smut store! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and I didn’t even know it! They don’t ask too many questions, the pay is decent, and nobody wants to work their so they probably- oop, yup! Right here there’s a ‘help wanted’ sign. C’mon let’s go!” She said excitedly, grabbing his wrist and dragging him behind her.

The inside was exactly as she pictured it: Walls various shades of pink and red, stacks of magazines, walls lined with various toys and lingerie sets, and to top it all off, a staircase to another room labeled ‘peep show’. The guy behind the counter took one look at them and politely let them know they had stopped renting the ‘viewing rooms’ to couples.

“Oh! No nothing like that- I actually saw your ‘help wanted’ sign outside?”

“Sorry sweetheart, we’re full on dancers up there. The only position is ‘clerk’, and that includes cleanup.”

“I don’t see a problem so long as there’s rubber gloves and bleach.”

“...alright then. Pays 3 quid an hour shift starts at noon.”

“Sounds great. I’ll see you tomorrow at noon then?” Parker stuck out her hand and was pleased to receive a firm handskahe in agreement. She turned to beam at Harry and share the good news, but he wasn’t there.

She found him close to hyperventilating near the edge of the alley. Hampton was whimpering and pawing at his back where he was leaned against the brick wall, but Harry seemed singularly focused on freaking out.

“Harry... what’s wrong?”

“Parker, I... I don’t think you should work there.”

“Why not? It’s been the only lead I’ve had and they’re already willing to start me tomorrow. I’d like to not leech too much off of you while I’m here. It’s bad enough I’m taking over your couch, I should at least pay some kind of rent.”

As she was speaking Harry bolted upright and began speed-walking away from her, leaving Parker scrambling to rush behind him and get a word in edgewise. Thankfully his flat wasn’t too far so it didn’t take long for her to catch up.

“Harry what the shit! Why are you running?!”

“I am not running, I am simply moving to a more appropriate location for this conversation which we are not having because you will not be working there.” He said with no room for argument. But he was about to get a harsh lesson in that.

“You haven’t given me a legitimate reason as to why not- and besides, it’s not like you’ll be working there so I don’t get what’s gotten up your ass about this!”

“It’s a shop for perverts.” He hissed, half as a warning and half a secret. Parker was floored- he really wasn’t the Harry she knew.

“And?!”

“What do you mean ‘and’?”

“I mean ‘and’! What’s so wrong with ‘perverts’?”

“It’s not- I don’t- it’s-!” He sputtered, face going red and a sudden well of tears springing forth. Parker felt as though she had uncovered a sudden bear trap and was in the single moment before it sprang and snapped her foot off. She immediately went to him, guiding him to sit where he immediately collapsed in on himself.

“Harry what’s wrong? It’s alright.” She placed a light hand on his shoulder, in what she hoped was a comforting gesture, but ready to give him space if he needed.

“I... I think I’m broken.”

“What do you mean?”

And he told her. All about his confusion that he couldn’t tell whether or not he liked girls or guys, or anyone. And the turmoil, instilled from an early age, that came along with it that sort of deviation from the expectations and ‘norms’ of society.

“Harry,” She said, taking his face in her hands, wiping the tracts of tears from his cheeks. “I know my words don’t hold much weight, with how little I’ve known you, but along with that, I- a complete stranger, can definitively say: You are not broken. The world can be unkind, and that unkindness can be louder than everything else- but the best defense against that unkindness is to just... be yourself. Agressively.”

“Aggressively? Won’t that... I’m not sure, drive people away?”

“Not the ones who matter. I’m still here- see? And so long as it’s convenient for you I will be for some time.“

“And you don’t think less of me for my more perversive tendencies?”

“If I did it’d be very hypocritical of me. And you’re not as uncommon as you think- Freddie Mercury and David Bowie: they feel like you do and they’re the biggest rock stars of all time.”

Seeing his smile breakthrough finally, Parker couldn’t help but grin herself. She bumped his shoulder lightly with her own.

“There we go. Now I know we were supposed to hit the pub tonight, but I think it may be better to stay in? We can get some junk food and listen to records and you can use Hampton as a blanket tonight.”

“That... yeah that sounds perfect right about now.”

#agent hood #harry hart #harry/parker #harry hart x oc #blue monday #hampton the bargheist #cw: internalized homophobia #baby-harry is a hot mess who cant deal with himself

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ask-magala · 7 years ago

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MH World Beta - Thoughts and Impressions

Thanks to @stygian-zinogre-zero who was ok with me stealing borrowing her ps4 for an hour to play the World Beta! I got to play all three hunts and I used two weapons, but no online (didn't have time). Here are some of my thoughts. Oh yeah, this is a pretty long post so I separated things into categories.

Spoilers Ahead!

Controls

Holy cow this game is smooth! Playing with the awesome ps4 controller is a blast.

The button placement is good but a bit weird for me because I’m coming from the 3DS. That's why I decided to change my main weapon (more on that below)

Gameplay

Because of smooth controls I feel like this game is less clunky than 4U and Gen.

Dodging is great, much more control than I had in the 3ds games.

Little to no lag! It takes a while to load the map but once it does the map is pretty much free reign for you to explore. Super smooth and barely noticeable zone transitions.

No stamina loss while traversing is great, but it's jarring when you start the hunt. I was trying to ignore a pack of Jagras but because they follow you I could not start the no stamina loss mode of running.

Tracker bugs…I’m not sure if I like it. It's useful for finding things and the tracking mechanic is awesome, but many times I got lost because the bugs would pick up on something random.

Mantles are really cool. They add a new dimension to how you traverse the land. Because of the infinite running, I didn't really pause to check out the land until I started using mantles. Not really my style but hey they are cool.

Lock on works better for me than in the 3ds games.

Running and healing is great and not too overpowered since you slow down while drinking any potions.

UI and HUD

I have a love/hate relationship with the HUD of this game. First and foremost, it works. Everything is where I want it to be. HUD is out of the way and lets me enjoy my game. Also it works great for HH. At the same time some of the stuff I want clearer on HUD is a bit hard to find, such as stamina and items.

UI is nice and streamlined, but it's missing that Monster Hunter aesthetic I really like from the previous games. Yeah the item icons are the same and all but the UI design feels more like a modern ps4 game. It works but meh when it comes to design. I realize this is only the beta and may change in the final. (plz change Capcom)

Sound

It feels like I am playing Jurassic Park. I miss the old Monster Hunter horn sounds and derpy Myas! from my cats.

Music does add to the vast atmosphere the game tries to capture. But Tri I think does this better while keeping with that MH vibe (kinda like Breath of the Wild ost vs every other Zelda game ost, more atmospheric but not really classic TLoZ).

However monster themes are still great. Dramatic and transition nicely.

Monsters

Great Jagras = I really like the iguana design, definitely matches the tropical feel of the map. It's a bit weak (though it may be because of the Beta and because I am a veteran hunter) for my taste as the first Jaggi monster. Great Jaggi is still the better starter monster in my opinion.

Barroth = Mud pupper is back and his head is as hard as I remember. I didn't really get to see it roll in the mud as often as before though, and the fight felt easier? (again could be because it's the Beta). I really like the mud effects, makes it looked “armored” rather than just muddy.

Jyuratodus = Heh, it's a weaker mud Plesoth. But that’s not a bad thing. It really teaches hunters to watch out for the muddy water. I didn't see it until it lept out to attack. This was my first encounter with monster that fight each other. This muddy was fighting the above mud pupper and it was awesome. Used that to my advantage and whatnot. It is weaker, I will say that. But its size is not something to underestimate (this thing is big).

Anjanath = Not what I was expecting. This monster is freaking tall. Like really tall. At first I thought the colorations and design were a bit weird, but when you play, it all works together. The fin and nose flares make it look even bigger, along with its fur shoulder coat. Flare attack is scary when you least expect it. Personally I ended up liking this guy more than I thought I would :)

The monsters overall look great. They are big and use the entire area for their advantage. More than once, Barroth lured me into the swamp to slow me down, putting the fight to its advantage.

I had the same pinned to the corner issues as the 3ds games but I was able to dodge out of monster attacks easier than in the 3ds games.

Hip checks are back! But they aren't as annoying as I remember. Maybe the hitboxes are a bit better this time around?

Weapons (I only got to use CB and HH)

Charge Blade

Smooth. I felt like I could do more with this system than with 3ds. Guard points were easier for me this time around.

Muscle memory from the 3ds made me miss press buttons more than once. Dodging is now in a different place… This is a personal issue and not an issue with the game.

I found one of the new combos but I will have to play a bit more to see if I would use it.

Ok this is my biggest issue = the weapon charge levels are not clear at all. One of the most important parts of using CB is charging your weapon based on the amount of damage dealt. This causes your sword to glow yellow then red indicating the amount of charge. Despite having my weapon drawn it was not clear to me at all compared to it in 4U and Gen. I ended up using the HUD to determine what color I was on. It doesn't help that your tracker bug glows neon green and totally blocks your yellow/red glowing phials.

Is the demo CB… Rathian? It looks just like the Rathian CB...

Hunting Horn

Holy crap HH got buffed again! And it is freakin awesome.

New system for playing songs and encores is great. One of the issues of HH is losing songs while you are attacking. By saving up to 3 songs at a time I was able to be more aggressive and get my buffs at the same time.

The HUD helps so much. You don't have to memorize songs any more since they appear very nicely on the HUD. Its non intrusive and easier to understand than before. Does it make using HH easier? Not really, since playing the songs is a bit different than before, mostly because of the fact that songs are saved for your convenience now.

Weapon feels great, like a fluid long hammer. It's bigger than I remember…

Is the demo HH… Nergigante? The spikes make me feel like it is… but then again this is early game? Also it doesn't sound nice (boo why not give us a nicer sounding one Capcom?)

If you have ever considered using HH, definitely give it a shot for World, it's much better (though the buffs it got in Gen are nice too)

Customization

Its nice. Go drool over a customization video. Also cats are adorbs and I want them all.

Final Thoughts

The Good

Controls are nice and fluid. It's nice to play on a big screen with a very nice controller. PS4 controller is one of the best in my opinion (next to gamecube and switch pro)

Map is very smooth, no lag with transitions. Runs very nicely, even though we are using a basic ps4 not the pro.

Horn got buffs and its awesome. Probably gonna be my main over CB for this game. My muscle memory from the 3ds makes it hard for me to play CB now.

Environments and monster design are nice. I know people were complaining about washed out colors but its not as bad as you think. Vibrant colors would look very out of place in this game. Monsters still have some vibrancy, but the key here is textures. The textures are nice, like I can see each individual scale for Jagras and everything.

Access to item customization for the demo is great. Getting to see other armors is a nice touch.

The Bad

Those tracker bugs will really take some getting used to. While tracking is a really cool and immersive feature, the bugs make me ignore everything around me and focus only on tracking. When the bugs decide to not follow tracks I get annoyed and frustrated. I get that they pull you aside to look around, but they also do the opposite. You get no control over them unfortunately. They just go anywhere.

Because areas are connected it's not obvious that you are in a new area. This is both good and bad. Good because everything is seamless, bad because I had to backtrack several times because I went around by accident. Area differences are not obvious so its hard to tell if you are in a new area or not.

Only 20 mins? I know demos make the monsters weaker but I found myself needing more time for Ajanath because it was so hard to track it (look at tracker bug issue above)

Auto sheathing when monster is gone. Please give us the option to remove. As a CB and HH user it is critical that I know when my weapon is sheathed or not. Auto sheathing messes up my combos.

Overall I liked it. It's been a dramatic past few years for the MH team, considering that Generations was also a huge change in the traditional formula of Monster Hunter and Stories is a complete RPG spin off. Whether or not all of these changes should stay in the series is questionable. Tracking needs to be improved in my opinion. They dictate a bit too much for my liking, even changing my camera angles when I didn't want them to. Despite this, the game is awesome. It still feels like Monster Hunter while also pulling the series into a new direction that it really needs. It's still the Monster Hunter we know and love with changes that add fluidity to the normally clunky gameplay. It's not Dark Souls and it's definitely not Bloodborne, but fans of those may like this new more fluid MH.

Am I going to get it? Absolutely, if I actually had a system to play it on. Unfortunately I am a Nintendo fan and unless Capcom releases World for the Switch or it is still popular by the time I get a new PC, I am not going to be able to play. For those of you getting, you are in for a treat. Happy Hunting!

#ooc #monster hunter world #mh world beta #thoughts and impressions #long post #probably one of my longest

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life-in-the-monster-haus · 8 years ago

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Monster High Electrified!: Review

The digital version of Electrified was released this week so you know what that means! it’s review time!

Massive Spoilers and in depth analysis under the cut! This is our second movie into the reboot friends, I will not be as lenient as I was in my review of Welcome to Monster High. And as of writing this we do not know if we are getting a fall movie so I expect Mattel to have their stuff together by this stage in the game.

Ready? Steady? GO!

5 second in...I’m annoyed That has got to be some kind of record. Draculaura starts off by summarizing WTMH which I’m fine with - the part I take issue with is her opening statements.

“I’m Draculaura! and I’m a monster! but don’t be afraid! we’re not what you think! we’re nice and normal and weird too!”

...This sentence right here is exactly the type of watering down of the Monster High franchise that pre-boot Monster high fans feared from the very beginning. Monster Highs original mission statement was “be Yourself! Be Unique! be a Monster!” love and accept those around you despite their flaws and differences. Draculauras statements here are more along the lines of “don’t be scared of us because we are exactly like you” - which depending on how you look at it could be really profound or really sad. I’m choosing to look at it from the sad perspective because it erases the need to love and understand those different from yourself. But at the same time I understand the messages “we’re all the same!” - which sounds profound on paper, but I feel like it can be easily misinterpreted as “what if they’re nothing like me? then can I be afraid of them?” I feel like the reboot so far has muddied the message it wants to share with Monster High... You can be normal or you can be weird- but you can’t be both but darn it is Mattel isn’t trying to have it both ways. Weird by definition isn’t normal.

HA! hahhahaa! This dude tried to catch a running wolf with his bare hands, no ropes or chains or a cage he’s just gonna reach and grunt. What was he expecting? was he just gonna pick up a fully grown apex predator by the scruff and just tote her back to the rest of the mob? hahahahaah!!!!

Our first real look at Silvi and I’m still kind of underwhelmed by her design TBH. grey skin, blue eyes, blue hair- I can’t think of any character we’ve had like that before. They could have gone all out and made her really wolfy! dark grey with patterns! But the went the safest most boring route they could have with her and it shows. We’ve had 5 new characters released since the reboot and all of them have had either familiar color schemes or boring color schemes.

These are the flesh colors of the 5 new characters we’ve gotten since the reboot began.

I would have also included their webisode colors as well as their 3-D movie colors, but Zomby Gaga and Dayna do not have 3-D counterparts and none of them but Ari have webisode counterparts because what are webisodes? sounds like a made up concept.

I am bored with this color pallet. The first five Monster High girls in the pre-boot gave us browns, pinks, blues, greens. So far the reboot has given us- grey and more grey and grey with shimmer and purple grey - TECHNICALLY Ari is white but they gave her a pink shimmer so I’m counting her as the pink grey. Dayna is the only one who stands out as GOLD which computers have a hard time translating metallics but she stands out against the other ghouls. I am over this pastel color muted with grey skin tone thing Mattel is doing with these new ghouls, I’m ready for some dark colors, I’m ready for some earth tones, I’m ready for some neon. Treesa Thornwillow cannot get here soon enough but even she has her own problems (like this bizarre brown skin/pink hair combo Mattel has been doing with her, Ginger Breadhouse and Howleen but that’s another rant entirely)... Silvi is cute...but what else?

Mattel:

Okay, Sorry I had to get that out- back to the movie.

The ghouls doing their best Charlies Angels / Ginyu force impersonation.

Clawdeens brilliant plan was to distract the normies who are looking for a wolf- by turning into another wolf and then returning to that same location... I wonder why that plan didn’t work.

Frankie being a super genius wouldn’t bother me so much if they didn’t take Ghoulia’s main character trait away from her and then demote Frankie to second banana. Are you smart? you like science? guess what! we’re giving your main character status to the cute pink frilly one, sorry for your luck Frankie.

Also: man that Mad Science class sure is missing- a teacher. if only they would hire more staff besides Dracula and Clawdeens Mom.

Lines like this are why I love Moanica D’kay. she’s not nice but she’s not wrong.

This is the new foyer? it’s so...bright, cheerful and average looking.

Twyla being visibly uncomfortable while being adopted by extroverts is the best part of the movie so far.

Ari why aren’t you in class? or at Lunch? do you just give daily concerts instead of having lunch? do ghosts not need to eat in this universe?

These dorks are starting a band...I can’t wait to see where this goes.

I need more into on that Metallic green fishboy and the confused brown werecat boy stat.

I’m very happy to see the reboot animators have a solid handle on Venus’s teeth... her previous iterations never had any consistency they always fluctuated from incorrect (Venus’s coffin bean art and her weird upper tusk teeth) or just not there. (most of her webisode appearances just omitted her teeth whenever her mouth was open) or just gave her normal teeth like everyone else (her 3-D appearances) The red blush on her green cheeks is a weird color choice: I think in an attempt to make the ghouls look more cute Mattel is giving everybody red or pink blush- Frankie, Rochelle & Abbey all have it in their dolls and it stands out so much against their multi colored flesh in a bad way, Blush is supposed to be blood showing up though your flesh & if Venus is a plant creature her blood should be green: so in theory her blush should also be green just maybe a darker shade.

I am 100% here for Moanica to get a Spanish bad ghoul theme song while she causes trouble... I was gonna bust them earlier for the dramatic Spanish guitar music sting when she appeared but upon reflection I would rather have Mattel pound in that she is Puerto Rican to the point of redundancy than to have it left vague enough for people to go “she’s not REALLY Hispanic- she just speaks Spanish...not every person who speaks Spanish is Hispanic!” Because if you followed me throughout my black history month postings you will know we do have fans that are in some kind of next level denial when it comes to any character who isn’t overtly white... so go a head Mattel - pound it IN.

Metallic fish boy needs glasses to read! I love him. But isn’t he like the third or forth sea manster we’ve had with a fin mohawk? it’s a cute hair style Mattel but you’re milking it why no spiky urchin hair? or eel gorgon? or sea anemone dreads? there are SO many options you could have for sea boy hair styles! but y’all are married to this fin mohawk thing.

At least this backgrounder fishboy is a unique color and not blue/teal. though green is kind of Deuces thing.

I take issue with Clawdeen’s big dream changing from running her own fashion designing empire - to opening a salon. Not only did it take all the power away from her- making stylish clothing vs. waiting on humans hand and foot. I feel like it’s just a bit stereotypical that the one main canonically black character we have wants to open a beauty salon...and yes I realize that just about every doll franchise has a salon line... but did it have to be Clawdeen? I feel like whoever is in charge of handling Clawdeen in the reboot needs to watch more Shark Tank and watch less Barber Shop. How did we go from Clawdeens Fashion Entrepreneur's Club fashion pack & her Moanatella Ghostier fashion designer internship - yaknow the entire plot of Scaris: the city of frights...to “I wanna open a salon!” how did we fall so far??? Maybe I’m reading too far into it but this rubs me the wrong way & usually if something skeeves you out it’s for a good reason.

I also wanna add that she states her reason for wanting to design in the first place is because she lived in a “dark dingy den with no style or art” - then why is her mother teaching art at this school!? How does Clawdeen already know how to draw!? If Clawdeen had no exposure to art and fashion before she transferred to Monster high then shouldn’t she be new to all of this? is her mom even qualified to teach art at a school if she didn’t allow it in her home? This plot point has so many holes in it.

“My family built the pyramids!”... Cleo, somebody lied to you...I guess it’s not PC to say tens of thousands of Hebrew slaves built the pyramids despite the fact that's taught in 4th grade history. Because of this scene I’m giving everyone homework tonight- go watch The Prince of Egypt.

“Being creative is hard, You have to open up your heart and show it to all the world!...painful, yes. But joyful too! I believe in you! you just need to believe in you too! You can’t rush great art!”

As a creative person, knowing this movie was made by other creative persons I have to say that this is excellent advice and sounds very much to me like this voice of experience. Listen to Mama wolf gang! her words are wise ones!

It is really distracting that Clawdeen has like 500 eyelashes but Harriet only has one... That aside- this moment between them was very cute and well done. More Monster Parent interactions please!

I thought the entire purpose of getting Twyla to spy on the Zomboys was to find out stuff no one else could due to her shadow walker ability - but here she is taking a picture of them in the foyer out in public where everyone is and can see, they’re not exactly being discreet hauling a wheel barrow though the building in the middle of the day.

Frankie Ex Machina. I was going to bust this scene for not being like the graphic novel but it was exactly like the graphic novel. Finally some consistency Mattel! I am impressed!

Oh look! it’s Gob! being fat and greedy again... dog nabbit when will I be free from him!? I don’t care if he’s just doing it because Twyla asked him too. We all know he’s gonna eat the treats anyways because that’s what he is, a one dimensional fat joke and I can’t stand him! he’s even worse in this movie because he always has food floating around in his fat naked body....side note: why is he naked!?

Am I supposed to believe that a couple of undead teenage boys built this intricate tunnel system underground over the course of a couple of days? I am?...okay, moving on.

.... Oh come ON.

At what point are they crossing the line of “lil bros helping out!” to exploiting child labor...

Those dresses are boring as heck Clawdeen, I expect better from you. But I guess they’re not bad for someone whose never been exposed to art despite having a mother who teaches it.

That is less boring- but now Clawdeen can’t take full credit for the design! best case scenario Frankie is her collaborator worst case scenario she is stealing credit for Frankies patterns...See how many problems you create when you make Clawdeen a salon owner instead of a fashion designer?

So not only can Frankie’s electricity put cute glowing patterns on dresses and NOT fry them, she can also create sentient life? Whoever wrote this script clearly went to the Disney school of how magical powers work.

I will always screen shot Monica making crazy eyes.

“hey! be scary!”

Okay, I genuinely laughed.

Moanica having some sliver of affection for the zomboys is adorable.

wow, even the background normies got an upgrade! unique faces! so many skin colors! diverse hair styles! this is good stuff A+++

Pour one out for this cute Lagoona we’re never going to get a doll of, Pour another one out for a DJ gig tore away from Holt, Elle, Operetta - literally anyone else who is musically inclined but Lagoona...just pour the whole bottle out.

Clawdeen is heart broken that Frankie isn’t at her salons big opening night....but why? she JUST met Frankie in the previous movie and shouldn’t be this attached to someone she barely knows. it’s not like they’ve been friends for months/years and have had time to establish a bond like they did in the pre-boot.

How many times do we have to watch Frankie get electrocuted to death Mattel? how many!?

Oh! so Venus and Silvi get electrified outfits too - that look exactly like the dresses Clawdeen designed except they weren’t made by Clawdeen they were shocked into being from Frankies power source....so....what I’m getting from this is that these outfits and unique styles exist with or without Clawdeens creative input...That’s a depressing prospect Mattel.

Hang on a second- Venus has an electrified doll... But that isn’t the outfit we see here.

Did...Did they just re-color her basic outfit in the movie with neon instead of putting her in her actual Electrified outfit her doll wears!? That is a new level of lazy I’ve never seen before in any of the movies. I’ve complained when they’ve made cool outfits for dolls that we don’t get in the movies (Moanicas dance the fright away look in WTMH) and I’ve complained when we get cool movie outfits that never get a doll ( literally every movie but biggest offenders are manta ray Gil from great scarrier reef & roller maze Cleo)- but re-coloring Venus’s basic outfit when she has a doll for this line is new and lazy and I am just flabbergasted by this.

“Hey! where’s my electric outfit!?”

Raythe asking the hard hitting question that we all wanna know the answer to. why didn’t he get an electric outfit!? so far he’s had more of an impact on the movie than Silvi and she not only got an outfit she got a doll too. Raythe got robbed in this movie.His signature outfit is already very boring- they couldn’t have at the very least gave him an Electrified debut doll outfit to make up for it? That’s messed up Mattel, what did this poor kid ever do to deserve this kind of neglect?

Moanica...this is a bad plan. The Normies are already afraid of monsters is the plan to scare them more? what are you going to do during the day time? What about the one who aren’t afraid of the dark? What about back up generators? It being dark isn’t going to stop one of them from just hauling off and punching one of your cronies in the face. this plan has so many holes in it.

and why are her eyes still blue!? her dolls eyes are green- fix it Mattel.

That’s all the space I have for this part of the review! if you wish you read the rest You can find part 2 right here!

#monster high #electrified #monster high electrfied

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closetofanxiety · 7 years ago

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Show Review: Beyond Wrestling, “Americanrana ‘17″

It’s the biggest show of the year for the alternate timeline version of PWG where everyone in the crowd is a Bruins fan. Let’s take a look!

When: Sunday, July 30, 6 p.m.

Where: The White Eagle, a cavernous Polish social club in the Green Island section of beautiful Worcester, Mass.

Who: A sellout crowd somewhere in the neighborhood of 450, apparently the largest audience in Beyond’s history. I went with Mark, in the third straight Americanrana we’ve seen together.

Note: After this show sold out in less than a day, the promoter added a “matinee” show that had Bobby Fish, AR Fox, and some other guys. We did not go to that show, because man, who has time.

Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace & LuFisto) vs. The Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka)

First, a word on our surroundings, as this is the first time Beyond has run in this building. It’s a big, open space with old-fashioned wood paneling on the walls and oppressive overhead neon; the effect is not too different from PWG’s building in Reseda, except the White Eagle’s walls are festooned with oil paintings and murals depicting the glories of life in Poland. I don’t know if you’re from the Northeast, but this kind of thing is really common: social clubs that functioned as community gathering places for immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Quebec, and the various other overseas places that supplied the Industrial Revolution with most of its labor force. Nowadays the ethnic composition of the cities and towns is changing, though, so halls like this have been enduring identity crises of one stripe or another, which is how the Irish Music Festival near my hometown morphed into the Food Truck Fest and how a Polish club ended up playing host to an indie wrestling show. The barmaids were wonderfully salty Polish ladies, though, that ruled.

The crowd was insanely pumped. People came from as far away as Syracuse and perhaps farther. A lot of Beyond regulars, a lot of new people at their first Beyond show. Sadly, the guy from Indiana who has been at nearly every previous Beyond show was not there. I hope he’s OK.

Team PAWG came out to a good ovation, and then, instead of Doom Patrol’s normal music, Queen’s “Fat Bottom Girls” started playing (LuFisto and Jordynne Grace are, in the parlance of the American Medical Association, thiccc). The whole place erupted, people sang along, and even wrestlers standing on the stage in the back started clapping their hands over their heads. I love the atmosphere in a wrestling crowd at a big, anticipated show just as the first match gets under way. People are ready to run through walls.

This was a great first match, too, although there were a few sloppy spots. LuFisto looked a little rusty at times, and missed a few cues. But mostly this was a crowd-pleasing demonstration of suplexes, piledrivers, and suicide dives, with an undercurrent of is-this-OK-to-watch thanks to Chris Dickinson laying it the fuck in on his chops and strikes. If you don’t like intergender wrestling, this would be a match you wouldn’t like.

Team PAWG win, though, and Dickinson and Jaka cut appreciative “Thank you fans” promos afterward. Fun match, good start.

Rating: Four Changing Demographics.

Jonathan Gresham vs. Brian Cage

Is it just “Cage” now? Gresham comes out in great new ring gear: full-length tights with octopus tentacles in red, white, gray, and black. Very spiffy. A nice improvement over the boring red trunks.

Anyway, this match is too long. The crowd never really gets into it, as they’re mostly exhausted from the opening sprint. The story is obviously Gresham trying to use his superior cunning to take down the man-mountain Cage, and there are a few neat stretches where we see a new Gresham, a cartoonishly villainous Gresham, a Gresham who delights in causing pain for the sake of causing pain.

But mostly, this goes on too long. You need to keep Cage’s minutes down. My attention wandered, which shouldn’t happen during the second match of a show. Gresham wins with a surprise roll-up, continuing his “unlikely giant killer” thing that began back in June with a win over Michael Elgin in Connecticut.

Rating: Two Changing Demographics.

JT Dunn vs. John Silver

Before the bell even rings, these two are pushing and shoving and jaw-jacking, and I love it. I realize I’m never going to get storytelling from the indies, but just give me two guys who at least act like they want to kill each other. I can get invested. I can make my own story up. Maybe John Silver insulted JT Dunn’s silly entrance music? Maybe JT Dunn broke up John Silver’s parents’ marriage? I don’t know, but they seem really mad.

It helps that the Beyond crowd, for whatever reason, hates Dunn, and everything he does is greeted with a loud chorus of boos. It’s so hard to get audiences to really dislike a guy nowadays that it’s welcome when it finally happens.

This match, befitting the initial scuffling, is a fucking slugfest, with these two guys just unloading on each other, neither one really getting a clear advantage. When Silver is down on his knees gasping for breath, and Dunn starts giving him the hard kicks in the chest, and Silver responds by flipping Dunn off and screaming at him, it’s great. This is bedrock American wrestling. This is what we came to see. My only complaint is the complaint I always have, which is that it’s just a little too long.

Silver wins after a sprint of clashing finishers, and they don’t ruin it afterwards with one of those stupid handshakes. I would pay to see a rematch.

Rating: Four Changing Demographics.

TLC Match: Chuck Taylor vs. Swoggle

This started as a joke on Twitter, with Taylor saying the last thing he wanted to accomplish in his career was to have the world’s second-ever “WeeLC Match,” after the Swoggle-El Torito travesty at some WWE PPV a couple of years ago.

One thing led to another, and here we are: Chuck Taylor vs. Swoggle, who comes out to the ring as the crowd sings along to his New Found Glory entrance music. That song, I am stunned to learn, came out in 2001, which was years after I stopped paying attention to New Found Glory. How old are those guys? How old am I? Didn’t the singer used to be in Shai Hulud? Speaking of bands I haven’t thought of since Clinton was president. God almighty I’m old. I’m a walking pre-corpse.

Anyway, this match started out great, with Chuck Taylor absolutely beaning Swoggle right in the fucking face with a steel chair. Just as soon as Swoggle got in the ring, Taylor flung it right in his goddamn puss. So brutal. Very memorable.

The match then descended into what the Dadaists would have done to the theater if they had actual artistic talent: a completely magnificent clusterfuck. I don’t want to spoil the surprises, but what started out as a Taylor-Swoggle match quickly has a larger and larger cast as surprise run-ins proliferate, and purely comedic moments are interspersed with real brutality (Taylor throws himself into a ladder like an absolute madman and later on gets all slicked up by a pile of thumbtacks).

Rating: Four and a half Demographic Changes.

INTERMISSION: I bought some DVDs and a ticket to the Women’s Wrestling Revolution show in Providence next month. There were guys selling tons of Japanese stuff, but I was way too intimidated to even browse extensively. I’ll ask the wrong question, and everyone will point and scream, “Fraud! Fraud! You’re not a true wrestling nerd!” I may be wrong about this. I have a lot of big mental problems.

One thing about Beyond shows is that there is no seating, so people can come and go as they please. Some people didn’t grasp this. They left their spots by the ring during intermission, so a bunch of us who had been farther back moved up. When the people who had left came back, they were disgruntled. One of them, a longhaired dipshit with a heavy metal band T-shirt, insisted on principle and tried to squeeze his way back to the ring. Buddy, if this were a hardcore show in 1994, I would passive-aggressively elbow you in the back of the head during one of the mosh parts in Lifetime’s set. I’ve matured, though, and so instead of slam-dancing into people, I write about them on my Tumblr blog.

BACK TO THE SHOW!

Lucha Brothers (Penta El 0 M or whatever the fuck & Rey Fenix) vs. EYFBO/LAX (Mike Draztik/Santana & Angel Ortiz/Angel)

Mexicans vs. Puerto Ricans is lowkey a major ethnic rivalry in northeastern US cities and towns, kind of the 21st century version of Irish vs. Italians. That’s the closest thing to a story in this match, which was like a 12-minute highlight reel featuring two of the best teams doing it today.

The building was insane for this match, just people screaming their lungs out, as the two teams did their things. This was the match wrestlers came out from the back to watch. AR Fox was watching on appreciatively! This is pretty much what you expect it would be: constant high-risk moves, insanely stiff strikes from Penta, Fenix doing stuff on the ropes that seems like it should not be possible for a human being to do. No one sells a single move, which doesn’t matter in a match like this. This is a super hero story: Fenix and Penta look like comic book characters, and Draztik and Angel act like the stars of some Saturday morning cartoon show about picaresque adventures in Spanish Harlem. None of their comedy personae were on display in this match: they were all business, and the match was the better for it.

EYFBO got the win, and the crowd threw money in the ring, like in Mexico. Afterwards, both teams took the mic to thank the crowd.

Rating: Four and a half Demographic Changes.

David Starr vs. Donovan Dijak

Dijak is “moving South,” he is “getting ready for what comes NeXT,” he is “going to be a contracted talent in the WWE developmental system,” if you catch my drift, so this match had an air of inevitability about it: David Starr, who has been in every Americanrana and has never lost, was not going to lose to a short-timer heading out to Team Triple H.

That honestly spoiled it a little; Starr vs. Dijak should have been a long-running rivalry culminating with a blowoff match, rather than hastily putting out what felt a little like an after-thought.

Despite that, this is a good match. Starr is faster than Dijak and has superior mat skills, while Dijak is a nimble giant. Starr spends much of the match working on Dijak’s leg, which is very old school, while Dijak keeps looking for the elusive knockout move. At one point Starr takes the microphone during the match and taunts Dijak with “You sold out!” David, everyone in wrestling wants to sell out. Except the Young Bucks.

Starr gets the win and then says nice things about Dijak on the microphone, prefacing them with, “I know that, like five minutes and 28 seconds ago, I accused you of being a sellout ...”

Rating: Three and a half Demographic Changes

Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent) vs. Da Hit Squad (Monsta Mack & Mafia)

I know that Roppongi Vice broke up in New Japan, but this is the Beyond Cinematic Universe, and in this timeline they are still together. The story for this match was that Trent and Monsta Mack had been beefing on Twitter about some match in for Jersey All-Pro when Trent was a wee lad and Mack did him dirty. This started out hot, with Rocky and Maff having to pull their partners apart, lots of really nasty back and forth, Trent saying, “You think you’re a tough guy? You’re a fat bully” and Mack using the word “bitch” like a comma. Good! Anger! Emotion! Story.

This pretty quickly switched to dual brawls through the crowd, though, and those are ... not hugely fun. The crowd slowly deflated, picking back up only a little when all four were back in the ring, RPG were doing their double-team stuff, and Da Hit Squad were being big nasty dudes. Rocky and Trent get the win, and when it looks like there’s going to be a hard-won Handshake of Respect between Trent and Mack, Mack spits in Trent’s face and Da Hit Squad sulk away. You know what, Mack? You showed yourself to be the littler man here.

Rating: Two and a Half Demographic Changes.

Joey Janela w/Penelope Ford vs. Matt Riddle

This has building since June, which is what passes for storytelling these days, but it’s a great clash of very different wrestlers: Joey Janela is the brain-fried traditionalist, mixing the breakneck insanity of ECW with the overt cheesiness of 1980s wrestling, while Riddle is the cynical mercenary, just here because he smokes too much reefer to be in MMA. Both are indie darlings, and both are incredibly different.

One of the many things I like about Janela is that he’s divisive. People are either cultists or haters. There were people behind me squealing for Riddle’s abs, whose hatred of Janela started with modest boos and just built into throat-ripping screeches of “Fuck you! You’re ugly! YOU’RE NASTY!” as the match went on. That’s good character work!

This match was basically a story about how much punishment Riddle could inflict, and how much pain Janela was willing to accept. Terrence MacSwiney once said in war it’s not the side that can inflict the most that wins, but the side that can endure the most; would that prove true here?

Janela did some genuinely insane and dangerous spots here, including a back flip from the top turnbuckle onto the apron, and then flopping onto the floor. It was one of the many “Oh my God is he really hurt” moments in the young career of Joey Janela; Chris Dickinson actually ran over to ask the ref if Janela was OK.

He was OK! Well, as OK as Joey Janela can be. Finally, after absorbing an inhuman amount of punishment, Janela cinched a front facelock on Riddle, who tapped out, in his first-ever Beyond Wrestling loss.

I spontaneously pumped my fists and screamed. It was a legitimate surprise, and a big, emotionally satisfying ending, a symbolic reaffirmation of traditional carny values. I don’t know where Janela goes from here. I don’t know where Riddle goes from here. I just know that they put on one hell of a good match at one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in person.

Rating: Four and a half Demographic Changes.

#show reviews #Beyond Wrestling #indie wrestling

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dangerouscrusadefire-blog · 6 years ago

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Hi, I'm turning 15 and a half in a few days, I live in California, so I can now get my permit. My families financial situation is a little tight, so my mother says I have to wait until my sister is off her insurance, which will be by the summer. My mom says as soon you I receive my permit, she has to add me onto the insurance. Is this correct? And does she need to pay for insurance while I simply attain my permit? I told her after I get my permit, I don't necessarily have to begin driving lessons right away, which in turn means she doesn't need to pay insurance right away. Could someone clear this up for me? Thanks!""

""My work offered health insurance, should i accept?""

So im working as a full time cocktail waitress and i was informed that there is medical and dental health insurance available for me. I moved to USA, NYC recently so this is why im unfamilliar with this. Im 27 and healthy. I do need some dental work but its not an emergency. Somebody told me that insurance trough my employer could cost me 400$ a month. Is that normal? Can i find more affordable insurance and do i really need to spend that much a month if im pretty much healthy? Any advice on this would be great.""

Rental Car Insurance: Texas. How Do I Avoid Paying $23/Day?

In Texas renting a car. Back in California you rent a car, then you can either get 3 choices: I don't want insurance . This means its on you. They can't foce you to insure the car. $11/day . This covers the rental car only and not the damage you may do to other cars or property. $22/day . Full coverage. Covers anything that can happen. Now I live in Texas. And Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz...tell me the same thing... If you do not have your own car insurance, you must pay $23 per day for insurance which covers everything . How do I avoid this? Seems very expensive for a several week long rental....insurance costs as much as the car.""

Why are drivers often required to carry car insurance even if their cars aren't worth much?

I want to know why a driver has to have car insurance if the car isn't worth much. You know like a old car from way back in the day?

How am I supposed to afford car insurance?

I'm driving uninsured right now because for me to get car insurance is $900 every six months. That would crush me financially right now. Between rent and gas, and what little Starbucks pretends to pay me, not to mention food (and sometimes that's one meal a day, and even then it may be stealing expired sandwiches and pastries from the garbage can at Starbucks). So, it's utterly naive of the government to think of driving as a luxury , when in reality- when you have to travel 20 miles a day to get to work at Starbucks- walking is unrealistic. The bus routes do not go by there, by the way. How the hell do they expect a 24-year old man to afford car insurance, when he has to work to earn the money to pay for it, and he has to drive to work, and in order to drive he has to drive illegally?! The @#*%ing system is completely screwed up if you ask me. Don't get me started on how the hell I'm supposed to afford gas these days, either.""

Personal loan insurance?

Hi. Does anybody know how personal loan insurance works? I lost my job few weeks ago and can't afford to pay back my loan. I need to suspend it for about three months. The question is how do They solve it? will they cover whole instalment and I don't have to pay anything to my bank? Does interests increase?If they pay ex couple of times whole amount to bank as instalment will duration of loan stay the same?Will they also pay me anything due to I am staying home?Will I have to pay them back when all things get solved and ok?Have anybody had the same situation? It's Halifax insurance

Do you think health insurance is necessary? Why?

Where can i find long term and short term disability insurance for a diabetic?

i need a great insurance but yet inexpensive.

Car Insurance?

I wanted to know how much would it cost for a 16 year old teen to get car insurance just to cover damages to someone elses car they damaged would it cost alot or not?

How much does car insurance cost for a new teenage driver being added to a parent's policy?

Right now I am in the process of getting a new car. I'm 18 years old. My mom wanted to add me to her policy, but she wants to get an idea of how much it would cost first. We live in Arizona. Her car insurance now through 21st century is only $60 per month. The car I would be getting is a 2010 ford fusion sport. And, I have an average gpa at school of over 3.0. Can anyone help me?""

What is the cheapest car to insure for a 17 year old girl?

i am looking at buying a car when i pass my test, was just wondering what would be the cheapest way to insure a car and what cars are cheap for insurance?""

What do can i do? Car Iincident! but no insurance!?

Ok i live in Orange County in California. Yesterday on my way to school i got t-boned by a 1998 Ford F150. I drive a 1998 Honda Prelude. I was driving down a street and the light turned yellow so i ran it and the guy was waiting to make a left turn at a yielding section, he saw me coming when the light turned yellow and he just stepped on the gas and T-boned me on the driver side. He didn't take blame for it, and he states that I ran a red light when his light was green. Police wasn't involved. We are all okay, nothing happened to his vehicle, he just has a light scratch on his plastic bumper, buy my car got wrecked from the passenger side. Now the main problem is i don't have insurance on my vehicle but he did. Now i don't know what to do.""

Car insurance vs the law?

Cheap full coverage car insurance for an 18 year old?

Ok i got my license on 10/29/2012 and I am just now getting a car. I bought a 2000 Honda Accord EX Coupe for 4800 and I am getting it financed over a 36 month loan period time. So with that being said the credit union requires me to have full coverage auto insurance so I want to know where is the cheapest place for a teenager to get insurance. I turned 18 back in August. The lowest i have seen so far is 193/6mos and that is with StateFarm

Insurance in someone else's name?

Hey everybody! Ok, here is my situation... I am ready to buy my first car, but I am only 22 years old. I am also the only one in my family capable of getting a Auto loan, but the Insurance companies are giving me quotes off $700 a month, and I have 0 points!! Is it possible to get insurance in my mothers name? Will the bank accept full coverage under her name? She has already agreed to it. I live in the state of MI. Thanks in advance!""

Should I pay my car insurance premium?

I purchased a car for my daughter last August and paid the annual premium. In November the insurance company said I cancelled her coverage and they issued me a refund for the remainder of the policy year (thru July). I didn't know what the refund was for, but deposited the check anyway. I don't know what I did to cancel coverage (for just this vehicle, all my other vehicles remain covered.) I don't dispute that I must have done something.... In April I found out I didn't have coverage for this car by my accidentally calling the insurance company about another question. I asked for them to reinstate the coverage immediately. They did and sent me a bill for the full amount of the refund, plus another $176. I feel I should only pay insurance for the remaining two months on this year's policy since, if I would have had an accident, the insurance company would not have covered me. They say they can't charge me for just the remaining two months, but that they have to bill me the full amount (plus what's with the additional $176 charge?) I'm thinking that I should just go to another insurance company and get the car covered. Any thoughts?""

Best time to buy car insurance renewal?

my car insurance runs out on the 28th of this month and i'm planning to change companies. when is the best time to buy it (going to pay it off in full), now to start on the 28th or closer to the time like the week before to start on the 28th? is there any difference in price?""

Anyone in Florida with a 220 insurance license?

I want to study for the 220 insurance test but before going to the school i needed to get a head start, and was looking for some study material can anyone help or send some lititure to study??""

I need as much help and info about mopeds (UK) as possible please!?

What are the best types/ names of mopeds suitable for a girl? Do you have to take a test or lessons to drive a moped? If so how much does this cost? How much on average would insurance be for an 18 year old first time driver for a moped? How fast can mopeds go, and can you drive them on motorways? Any other useful information would be appreciated, thanks if you can help!""

What would be the highest insurance group car i could insure when im 17?

What would be the highest insurance group car i could insure when im 17? like the 1-20 ratings?

What legally and financially happens if your car is totaled? How much would insurance go up?

Would it be better fiscally to not tell the insurance company? What are they suppose to do if your car is totaled? I have Geico.

How much will my insurance go up?

I was trying to merge onto the freeway when the lady in front of me made an inexplicable complete stop on the on ramp. I slammed on my brakes and rode the ABS down to about 15MPH when I hit her. Turns out she was on heroine, and CHP arrested her at the scene. The chippy's were really cool and said my situation was totally understandable , but said my insurance may not see it that way. (the damage to the crack head's car was minimal, and she was not injured) I'm not going to claim the damage to my car. I can fix it myself. So lets say with a little paint and body work, her repair cost is $1000.......how much will my insurance go up? I am 23, and have a flawless driving record until today.""

California Temporary Driver's License?

I'm 20 years old and have a valid UK driver's lisence. As I am now living in California, I was given a 'California Temporary Driver's License'. This expired yesterday but I have my behind the wheel test on Monday (12/7/09). Is this expiration going to be an issue? I did mention it at the DMV office, but the woman just ignored my question as if it was stupid and continued to book my test. Surely it means I am not licensed to drive a vehicle on my test date? Also, the car I will be driving is fully insured by someone I live with, and it is her name that is on the insurance documents. The policy insures anybody with a valid license- can I use this for the test providing it passes all their other requirements referred to on their website? Thank you in advance for any help. I have searched through all DMV related sites but this issue is never addressed.""

Is there a way to borrow someone else's address for car insurance?

My friend lives in Los Angeles county and she is being charged $500 for a piece of paper that will be sent to her house address in Los Angeles. Can she use another address to receive that paper? Or does it have to be the house she lives at?

Am I legally insured to drive my car?

I live in the UK and hold a provisional driving license. Recently I became the registered keeper of a car, and to cut down on insurance costs, my mother insured it in her name with me as a named driver. As I am still not fully qualified I always drive under supervision. A friend has suggested that unless I make my mum the registered keeper of the vehicle, my insurance is not valid and I am breaking the law. Is this true?""

Does Car insurance increase for adding spouse as Non-driver?

I have been added to my Dh policy for Car insurance as Non-driver. I dnt know driver. Does it increase the insurance rate? suggestions please

What is home owners insurance like in Florida?

I am thinking of purchasing a home in the Kissimmee area that is around $140,000. Some people have told me that homeowners insurance and additionally flood and hurricane additions to my insurance is very very expensive. Can someone give me an example of their real life insurance price that includes flood or hurricane? Please reply only if you have first hand experience in Florida. Preferably in the Kissimmee or Orlando area.""

How can I find out what auto insurance a company has?

OK. So I use to work for this repossession company and I was hit by an idiot that ran a red light. Anyway after the accident I got a lawyer. I quit there shortly after. Well the insurance card in the tow truck was expired and not the right company . When the company switch insurance they forgot to put the new card in.. well since the drive that hit me did not have insurance the personal injury will be covered by the companies insurance. But the owner will not tell my lawyer the name of the insurance company or anything. And said your gonna have to take me to court. He is a real jerk btw. So does anyone know how I could find out online or something what company they were with at the time of the accident??

""Geico Car Insurance, help? what do i do?""

Hey guys, my parents have three cars and all have geico insurance, but we're about to be out of country for a month or two and not even going to be using the cars for one or two months.. Is there a way that we can cancel/pause the insurance, so we won't have to pay insurance for a month. I mean we're not even gonna be using the cars, so were losing 1,200 dollars for absolutely nothing.. And if you can, can you explain it or just give me a link? thanks""

Should I add to my insurance?

I have full coverage insurance on my car that my bank still owns. My brother occasionally drives it. He does have a license but he doesn't own a car. Should I add him to my insurance policy or will my full coverage cover him if he gets into an accident?

About How Much More will is be for my mom to add me to her car insurance?

Hi my mom said she will add me to her car insurance but i have to pay her the difference. I was wondering about how much more it will cost. She has State Farm and her car is a 2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S. I'm a 21 year old girl and i would only use the car to drive to work school and around my neighborhood sometimes. any idea how much more that will cost?

Why do insurance companies base rates on credit?

Illness hurt our family financially but we recovered and are on the credit mend. Funny thing is we have never missed an insurance payment - nor have we lapsed policies. We have been steady insurance users for 19+ years now. Our driving records and insurance record is also clean. Why is it fair for insurance companies to use credit against you - when they can't possibly know the circumstances.

Insurance Rates on Cars?

If you happen to know off hand....what would the estimate insurance rate be for any of these cars 2000 Honda S2000 2001-2002 Audi TT 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2008 Ford Mustang 2004-2005 Mazda RX-8 2007 Altima 2.5 Even if you don't have the year....if you know the car thats good enough...The insurance websites are blocked here and i won't be able to check them so any help would be appreciated....

Car insurance question.?

I'm working on transferring my current car insurance to Geico and am filling out the electronic form to get a quote. My car is brand new, and I have had it for like eight months. I don't know much car insurance; in the electronic form, what coverage do I pick for full insurance instead of liability? Thanks.""

How much car insurance coverage do i need?

I'm buying car insurace and i need to know how much coverage to get. I want to get the lowest amount of coverage, without being unsafe. i have a clean driving record; im 18 yrs old, female, and i drive a 95 carolla, good condition. what do you feel is the minimal safe coverage?""

What options of affordable health insurance a couple in the mid 30's have in Texas.?

BEST HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SICKLY...WITH A MINIMUM COLLEGE EDUCATION-?

22 y/o and have Cystic Fibrosis its a genetic disease (debilitating lung disease) Eventually kills you, supposedly by age 38 yeah yeah i know. right now i'm on Disability because i need Medicare and Medicaid to cover my expenses. And unable to work do to health conditions at the moment. BUT i want to work when i am able, and i do have my associates and want to obtain my bachelors degree. WHAT JOB (probably for the Union or Governemnt) can i get that has GOOD health Insurance that will not strain my health. ( I cannot work in medical field due too freq. lung infections) My Yearly Bills add up to at a minimun $50,000 and if i go in the hospital several times a year over $100,000.. also have monthly bills for antibiotics, and hospital and doctor visits, testing ECT. If i ever get or need a double lung transplant that costs over $500,000 and i need the medical to pay for it when that day arrives. I DO NOT want sympathy i need people to understand my condition and can point me in the right direction. I hate taking peoples hard earned cash, and i will not do it when i don't need to. I am not on my death bed yet and do not need to be on it the rest of my life.""

Should we keep health insurance or get rid of it?

anyone know the pros and cons of either getting rid of health insurance or to keep it?

Car insurance vs the law?

Can the insurance company really auction off my car?!?

there was a wreck. they towed my car. i thought i would get it back. my insurance claims guy emailed me this-- Your vehicle is currently on its way or has arrived at a salvage yard in Defuniak Springs. An employee with Progressive will be inspecting it today or tomorrow to determine the value. That employee will then be in touch with you to discuss how we can settle your vehicle claim as a total loss. The vehicle is then sold at a salvage auction; it is not returned to Progressive or to you. We will be able to discuss this in further detail after your vehicle is inspected. i worked and paid for this car. its old but i want it back, the front is wrecked but its mine. what can i do?""

What are the ins and outs of buying/owning a classic car?

I have been considering purchasing an older car for about a year. I've done a little research during that time and narrowed down what I want. Last week, I found a car that I really like, a '62 Lincoln. However, I have some concerns about having a car like this and wanting to get some feedback from someone with the knowledge/experience/wisdom in this area. Firstly, I am not rich and getting this car would mean borrowing money. My intent was to sell my current car once I have this car to cover most of the cost of the classic. Would that be a mistake? My current car is paid off, so money-wise it would be a question of insurance costs and taxes/tags every year (if I were to keep my current car). Second, the car I'm looking at is pretty authentic, meaning it has almost all its original parts and accessories. Would it be a mistake to modify it? I mean, repainting it (down the road), having the upholstery redone, installing a current radio and speakers, putting on modern-style tires, etc. Will this change its value negatively? I do like the car as it is, but I'd really like to put modern-style tires on it and put in a modern stereo, at least. Repainting and such would be probably 5+ years down the road, if I decided to do this. Probably, I'd want to reupholster the seats before painting it. And, since I am not rich nor a moneyed individual, I don't have a storage place to park it at my place. I mean, I have a garage, but my house is old, the garage is narrow, and I use it as my workshop. If I were to park the car in it, that would be I'd have to pack up my workshop and remove the shelves to make it fit. Do I need to keep it in a garage? Would that be smart? Does it matter since it's intended to be my primary vehicle? I can't think of anything else to ask at the moment, so if you have any other advice or insights, I'd certainly appreciate them!""

If I can't afford the affordable care insurance how do I know what the penalty is for not subscribing?

What's the song from the new progressive motorcycle insurance commercial?

it's a rock song

Why do men have higher insurance rates than women?

Do I have to tax a car if it is insured? I know that you HAVE to insure a car if it is taxed.....?

What I know. You have to tax your car unless you do a SORN. If you have done a SORN you don't have to pay car tax or even insure your car if you don't want to. If you don't intend to drive your car but it has car tax then your car HAS to be insured by law. But what about the other way round ...? If you have a car insured but it is in the garage and you never intend to drive it, for example it is a collectors item, do you HAVE to tax it? I can find on the net yes you have to insure your car if it is taxed but cannot find confirmation either way whether you HAVE to also have your car taxed if you never intend to drive it but you do want it insured. If someone confirms that it doesn't have to be taxed, could you provide details of where you found this information so that I can obtain a copy for my records please? Many thanks Lisa""

Cheap auto insurance in gresham/portland oregon?

I just moved to Gresham, OR from the Dallas, TX area. I am a 19 year old female who has been driving for over 2 years and has never gotten in a wreck. In Texas I had auto insurance for $88 a month from a local independently owned company. All the quotes I am getting from popular companies here are unbelievably high. Does anyone know of any cheap independently owned companies in the Gresham/Portland Oregon area. I'm trying to shoot for my insurance to be under $100 a month. Please let me know, thanks.""

High School Sport Insurance?

If i want to join track for high school as a freshman and i don't think i have health insurance... do i need it to join?

Life Insurance for over 40's?

Is there an over 40's plan in the UK that lasts more than 11 years. Know of any companies, tried direct line not luck. Thanks""

Cheapest compulsory third party insurance?

I have got a 98 honda civic with no accidnet in the past 10 years and a clean driving record at Sydney NSW and its rego is coming, anyone know any good and CHEAP green slip company? preferabally around 300$.""

Quick Car Insurance Question?

Would it be cheaper for me to add onto my parents insurance, rather than have my own policy? I'm a 20 year old male by the way and currently have a quote for $115 a month.""

Insurance for Photographers?

Where can I buy insurance for my Photography company?

Wtf Is going on with car insurance companies?

Last company auto renewed my policy but i wasnt aware of this as had moved address, so to cancel it I had to pay 133 as id already started going with someone else on top of the initial deposit amount i had to pay for both companies which has took a large chunk of my money for what i feel was no fault of mine, then a month later im getting letters from my current insurance asking me to pay an extra 90 plus 25 admin fee or my policy will be cancelled AGAIN meaning a cancellation fee because when i said i had held my licence for 8 years they recon its 7 ive held it for and this makes my policy go up, thing is i got my licence on 22/08/2003 and took my poliocy out on the 19/08/2011 so they're making out when i took out the policy i only had licence for 7 years for sake of 2 days who the hell wouldnt have said 8 to that? it just seems theyre trying everything now days trawling through all your stuff finding the smallest detail just so they can get money off you or cancellation fees cos that way they're not risking anything on insurance but still gettin money off you for cancellation fees its a joke and I can really see why people think there's no point having insurance anymore. Plus I have never made a claim since I started driving but because others have in the country im being punished with premiums going up. Will it just end up where everyone who simply cant afford it thinks sod it and drives round with no insurance? surely that would make things even worse but all these cancellation fees if it happens again that I have to cancel that will be 550 ive paid in the last 2 months and still my car wont have insurance????? arghhhhh its doing my head in surely something can be done to help the customers a little more as insurance was always a headache but this is becoming ridiculous now. ..""

What's the best way to get a lower rate when it's time to renew my auto insurance?

my insurance is due next month, but I think I deserve a lower rate, and shouldn't just renew""

How do I get health insurance?

I'm self-employed, so I can't get it through my company. I currently am on my wife's plan, but pay $260 a month. I've been told that's overpaying because I'm 26 and healthy as a horse. I've heard it should be between $90 - 150. How do I get a new health insurance plan?""

""Just got 3 tickets, how much does insurance rise?""

I was driving 79(the cop said this, i realy was not going this fast) in a 50 and got a ticket for that. I have a provisional license(I am 17) and had a total of 2 passengers who were not supposed to be in the car(including myself there were 4 people in the car). I also did not have the red sticker on my car. I live in New Jersey. This is my first offense. How much will my insurance rise? I get 4 points for the speeding, and i do not believe any others because points are for moving violations. 220$ for speeding, I believe 100$ for the red sticker, and I have no idea for the extra two people. They are minors, and no i did not get reckless driving.""

What is current on the insurance business?

Has there been any development or change? this is for a job interview

Where can I find affordable homeowners insurance?

I have homeowners insurance with Alfa but they are not going to renew my policy because I do not have car insurance with them......I don't have a car.

What car companies have a low insurance for newly passed driver?

i want to buy car i am intrested in mazda rx8, i am wondering what car companies are good for low insurance.""

I'm on a fixed income with 3 cats. Does any cat owner know of a good affordable cat insurance plan?

*I purr..fer to hear from people that already have a good affordable cat insurance plan.

How much on average would it raise my parents' car insurance if.....?

i were to get my license?

Can I buy health insurance for just my child?

We make to much to be covered through state based insurances (CHPlus or Family Health plus) however we don't make enough to buy family insurance if we would like eat each day. So ...show more

""For 17 Year Old Males, What's The Cheapest Car To Own For Insurance?""

Im Turning 17 Soon and Was Thinking of Getting a Car, I Just thinking of getting a car with a lowest insurance cost, I Cannot Find Anything on The Internet As Go Compare and Money Supermarket keep Changing there Results Everytime i Refresh, any help ?""

""When i buy my first car, do i buy insurance before i pick it up from the previous owner?

or can i drive it to my house after paying for it and then buy an insurance.. also how to i register it on my name.. is there a document the owner will sign after i pay him for the car?

How much is insurance if...?

I am 16, female and driving a sports car [[camaro]]? please give an average for texas and several different companys!""

Car insurance vs the law?

How much is liability only auto insurance in california?

I have a 2000 dollar car, Kia espectra, model 2000, planning to buy liability only insurance for it to save money. I was wondering if anyone could give me an estimation of how much this would cos for one year coverage? thanks""

Where can i get 24 hour car insurance cover?

Next weekend we have to take our baby to London for injections and my partner only has a van..(ive been in the back today -wasnt nice) so he'll be borrowing my mums car so we can get there.. Where can i get a day cover for him? He's 19

Does driving school really decrease your insurance rate?

i heard that if u go to driving school and tell the insurance after getting ur license they'll give u a discount on insurance

Need help with car insurance?

I am 19 years old. I am looking to to buy a car but the insurance is just too expensive. I would like a clio or a corsa. Does anybody know any schemes which I can get a lowered scheme because my quotes so far are 2500 + . I was told of company car insurance where you can get insured on a business and use that policy??

Can I ask my own car insurance to pay?

I was a passenger in my friends car when a tire from a semi ( that drove away and identity is unknown) hit several cars and my back hurts. I want to go to a chiropractor but have no insurance. I don't want to sue the driver or go after the drivers insurance because he is my friend. Can I choose to ask my own insurance company to pay?

Will these cars cost more to insure?

So im looking to buy my first car. The deal is I pay for the car, my parents cover the insurance, but they wont let me get a SUV or sporty car because then they have to pay more. I was looking at a Toyota Celica or Hyundia Tiburon (I kinda want a coupe so my friends wont be bumming rides all the time because ill be the only one with a car). Is this true? I mean, even the 4-cylinder 2.0L automatic models? Will these models still be considered a sports car even with the wimpy specs or were my parents mistaken? I was also looking at a Chevy Cobalt LS coupe, which is pretty much the same as the others, and my dad said it was cheaper to insure?""

""I will turn 64 in March, I am a widow, how can I get affordable health insurance?

Dental and Vision most important No current health concerns

Do I really need liability insurance?

So, I am thinking of opening a summer company and I don't think I need liability insurance. I know that everyone should have it, but I don't think it's really worth it for me. All of the places I will be visiting will have their own insurance and I will only be using the insurance for a week or so a month. As I won't be using it a lot, I don't think I really need it. So, basically, do I need insurance for my space in an insured venue. Thanks in advanced!""

Insurance over 20 thousand !?

I have passed me driving test about a month ago now, and since then i was trying to look for car insurance. I have 1.2 Fiat Punto 2000reg, paid 700 for it. I have tried loads of different car insurance company's online and most of them give me like quotes of 24211.84, that was Confused.com :( or they just say we couldn't provide you with one... So i was thinking could that be some kind of mistake because all my friends who just passed there test paid 3000 or less. Any advice of what could i doo, maybe i should just ring some company's ?""

Where can i find a basic car insurance quote?

i dont want to enter all of my personal information. it doesnt need to be exactly i just want like a basic calculator. i dont mind like the accident info or my car info but not my SS# and address. i just want a estimate. or is there somehow i can do it my self.

I'm buying my first used car when I turn 18 next month. How much am I going to pay for insurance by myself?

I just want to know how much money I will have to pay each month for car insurance. The used car is about $5,000.""

What is some cheap car insurance companies?

hey so i'm 18 & i'm looking to insure my car again after letting my brother have ago and he crashed it without being insured, i've been to court & i got a 6 week ban & a fine but im starting to look for insurance 7 i was wondering if anyone knew of any cheap ones to try? cheers""

Can I buy a life insurance policy on my mother without her knowing it?

My mother is convinced she can't get a life insurance policy (just for burial purposes) because she has degenerative disc disease and that it would be too expensive. I know people who have heart conditions (including relatives) who died and their family had life insurance for them. She has no life ins on her but my father has it on him. All my siblings including myself have gotten into arguments with her because we don't want to have to foot all the bills after she has passed away and we equally don't think my father should take out a loan to pay for her burial. I've seen these commercials with AARP through New York Life stating that regardless of age or health condition you can get a $10,000 policy. Are there such policies out there and can I get a policy on her without her knowing about it? I want to do this to have a peace of mind and don't want to see my father go through all these stressful things when she passes away. Do I need her SS# to do this?""

Where can I get the cheapest car insurance?

I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and I am looking to buy cheap car insurance. I have been driving for 30 years, any ideas, good websites, great companies? Your help is greatly appreicated.""

Health Insurance Premiums?

Does any single person pay their own health insurance premiums - what company and how much do you pay ? Does it include doctor visits and hospital stay ?

How much is average tenant insurance?

I'm doing this project for school and I have to pretend I'm renting a house for the first time so i need to figure out all the costs and stuff. What would be the average price/month for tenant insurance? if it helps, i live in BC, Canada.""

What is the best car insurance?

im 18 i just bought my car and now i need insurance what is the cheapest insurance out there for a guy of my age?

How much money would it cost to get car insurance im 18?

my grandmother is wanting to add me onto her insurance and let me drive her car, how much is it going to cost she has nationwide and the car is a 2001 honda accord lx sedan 4 cylinder i also never had a permit and im just going to get my license after i get my insurance, im white and a guy. Thanks for the help its much appreciated.""

Where can I shop for health insurance?

I need to purchase health insurance for my family. Where do I go or who should I call?

Do i need insurance to clean a church?

do i need insurance to clean a church?

How much is the average annual insurance for a mitsubishi evo?

How much will car insurance be for a VW Polo for a 17 year old?

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brimmsedge · 7 years ago

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Dream: Fire’s Fate

The dream starts as me being a small boy. I’m part of a small village from another world. Simple straw-like huts. The climate here is mild and damp. Not too hot or cold. Everyone has simple shirts and clothes. Hand-spun robes and dresses. There aren’t many other tribes for miles. It’s a very primal planet. Night time lasts a long time. If I had to guess about 20 hours. But day lasts 12, about the same as normal. But getting a full 8 hours as night, you wake to it being still night. The star-lit darkened cloth of night draped over the sky. The scattered sparkles sprinkled and glimmered between the gaseous neon pinks and blues of the nebulae that also creep around the twinkling lights. I do not recognize this sky. Since there are no city lights I see so many stars that I had not seen before. The dream started at night so I had not expected what came the next morning. People from my tribe are magic users. Each one wears colored cloths to signify which school of magic they belong to. Green of the beautiful Earth. Red of warmth Fire. Blue of cool Water. Yellow of bright Lightning. Each one had duties assigned to each job. When the kids were of age they traveled in groups to the high mountain top. A journey to test their strength, stamina, and trait. At the mountain top they would light an ancient magical fire to determine the magic of the child for their future. During this time in the dream I was a small boy around the age of 6 or so. They do it every 4 or so years after they get a small group of 4-5 kids. Since our tribe is small it takes a few years until they can all go together.

The next question you’re asking yourself is probably the same as me. What about the kids who are 18 first, and the kids who they have to wait until they are 18. Do they get picked on? Yes. The answer is yes. The kids who are born late are called Weeds while the first kid to become 18 is called a Bloom. Teased as if they had any say in when they were born.

There are also Sun and Star categories for kids born during the day vs at night. Our tribal Shaman thinks each kind is special. But I find it strange that no one mentions when I was born. When I ask they deflect the question.

I pay no mind to it.

A few years pass. I watch each group goes. As I get old I get more anxious to use my powers to help our tribe grow. I work hard to do what I can as a non-magical user. Some kids learn magic before they even visit the Great Fyre’s Fate. That’s what the fire at the mountain’s called. ”

Our tribe was founded by the first man who was part of another great tribe had gotten lost after being the sole survivor of a hunting party. Desperate to seek shelter he climbed the mountain to find his way home. Looking for a signal. He found nothing, instead made a fire and camped there for the long night. As he did the magical fyre of Fate gave him the powers he needed to survive.

No one knows whether he prayed or asked for them. But he got them. The next morning he used his newfound powers to clear land. He decided not to find his village that he was going to be the predator and make his own land and live a free man. During the commotion of clearing the land it attracted a small group of others and the generous man showed them the mountain and so the tradition of the mountain’s Fyre began.

The older I got I would have strange nightmares. Which are signs of becoming a Shaman. Although, only one shaman is allowed in each tribe and we already have a shaman. So when I told my mother my dreams, she silenced me. Telling me to keep them to myself. If I tried to pursue my dreams that I’d be exiled. Forced to find a tribe with no shaman.

Each dream showed me more and more pieces to the puzzle. Mountain. Black. Death. White. Anger. Sorrow. Happiness. Love. Peace. Rage. Lust. Fire. By the time I was 16 I knew I was going to be a weed. Another kid from my generation, Kasper was already 18 and so was his twin brother, Rexa. Layli and her younger brother Yuli were close as well. We were going to be a group of 5 kids.

Being a weed I learned to suppress my emotions and not give into the teasing. Others already thought I was different. I didn't’ need people whispering about my dreams. But they got worse.

The daily life was simple. Dad would leave early for the hunt while mom would school the young kids. She taught me when I was a sprout. But now I’m schooled by another dad. I was really glad to see the village wasn’t sexist. Moms and dads hunted, while some stayed to defend and teach. I guess magic really balanced that out. I liked it.

Speaking of liking. I had a crush on Layli from my grade. She was a year older than me. Already learning water magic from her mother. But she was so smart and cute. I aspired to be like her. Pushing myself to learn all that I can. But my dreams controlled me. Making me more emotional than I cared to be. Each trigger word came without warning. It seemed to stop me in my tracks and brand my skin with hot searing torment.

LOVE. BLACK. The flash before my eyes of the Fyre. Screaming. I’d blackout and fall to my knees. Everyone around me staring with concern. I could even feel the images being burned into my iris. Others could see the magic unfolding in my eyes. But no one would speak up about it. “Let the Fyre decide” is what the Shaman told me. If I refer to her as an Oracle forgive me. They are one and the same thing here. Oracle, Shaman, Dream-walker, Foreseer.

The older I got the more I learned. There are two other types of rare magic that you can possess. Purple is a type of pestilence/disease magic. Mostly offensive, mind a few medicine techniques. Violet of blight pestilence. Orange of radiant Sun. Another mostly offensive type. It helps with plants growing as well. But mostly burning people and things. Which I guess is why it is rare. Tribe vs tribe fighting was frowned-upon. Didn’t often occur.

Most tribes knew where the others were and left them alone. Maybe that’s just what we though. We only knew of 2-3 other tribes. The Oracle spoke of there being 7. Far from the mountain I can’t imagine how they got their magic abilities. The Shaman not all tribes need magic to survive. Or that they simply had another mountain or fyre to gift them their abilities.

Both options seem to make sense. But I grew weary of the coming days. My crush on Layli faded in time. I guess after seeing her face scream in horror enough times would do that to someone. What had I done? HATE. WHITE.

I help draw water from the stream nearby when I’m not drawing my dreams on parchment. I tricked my counselor into answering a question about my dreams without referring them to dreams. He said if I want to find out what they mean I have to be able to remember them better. Drawing them helped me. My last few days before my birthday were a blur of drawing lines, shading. The sound of paper tearing. The warmth touch at the edges. The sounds of kids laughing at school during playtime outside. Shianna, another girl whom I found very attractive. Not a magic user like Layli, she was 14. Just a year short of being the new weed. So instead she’s the bloom of next generation. Shianna has brown hair unlike Layli’s blonde. Nothing to remind of the horrors to come.

She would smile at me for too long. Stand in place, wandering eyes kept me in my emotional prison. Heart shaking the bars loose. The tantrum song of love. How could this be? She doesn’t know me. The longer I hide this from people the more I can’t let them in. Secrets don’t sit well in this community. I would see her face, painted on the back of my eye lids. Blinking softly in a moment’s heaven. Lying in bed at night in chilled comfort, my eyes begin to close.

BLOOD. SWEAT.

The night before the trek there’s a giant feast. Celebration and most of the goodbyes. Not like they are going away but more like blessings of luck. Hoping they get the answers they seek. I eat and get along with others. Shianna the brunette girl younger than me keeps eyeing my down. Her tender gaze chokes the air from my chest. I quickly look away. Every time my eyes wander I catch her stare. I feel like the only one in town.

I ignore the shadow cast by her regard. I continue my illusion that everything is content. My stomach curls. This populous stupor of happiness and socializing. So draining. I head off and try to find my comfort in silence. To me it speaks more than the chanting over-weight of constant uproar.

I walk between some houses trying to let the dark lead me astray. Of course, to my surprise, Shianna steps out in front of me. This time her moves are not so subtle. She steps forward, inches from me. Her breath intoxicates me. Her eyes, and blood filled with lust. (Just so we’re clear in case you care about numbers, she’s 16 here and I’m 17, 18 the next day.) She pulls her bangs from her face and tucks them behind her ear. Biting her lip gently I lean down to kiss her.

Each touch of my hand on her body, is greeted by a new sound of muffled moans between our lips. We push back and turn against a house. She grins as she lifts up her dress. The blur of the night is mixing with the drinks and sounds. Each heartbeat that pushes against the rapid currents of my rivers of blood. Something is holding back. Fighting this. The moment, the air, is a single unity. I smell the grapes, the wine, the dirt on the ground. The stale bread, roasted meats. I feel the wet grass of spilled drinks, of dew. I see the paper lanterns, and lights. The dark alley in which I am hidden. I see her opened dress, her loose top. I see myself taking her body. I hear the laughter, the chatter of the crowds and kids.

Each thump of my heart nulls everything. Drowning the sound and feeling. Then the flashes come. This time painful screeching follows the sound and static pain jolts through my body. I pull myself away from Shianna, who is confused. DEATH. BLOOM.

My hearing and thoughts return to me after a moment. I look back up to see Shianna has left. I feel the warm liquid drip from my face and hit my hand. Turning it over in my palm and letting it flow in circles. A few more drops. I just stare at the crimson liquid in my hand. Blood. I realize how hot I am right now. Nervous of getting caught, nervous of never doing anything like that before. I’m sweating. Could it be... Blood and sweat. I head home for the night. I wash myself and lay in bed naked. Focusing on the sounds and images of the message.

LIFE. WEED. The night’s dreams are only sound. Voices calling out to me. So distant. They sound scared, worried. Panic. Fear. Why can’t I understand these things? I guess there’s only one way to find out what will happen. Let the Fyre decide. I house my thoughts. Letting go of the failed night with Shianna, with the blood omen. I think of happy thoughts. Tomorrow is a big day.

This is it. I’m 18 now. They scheduled our trip to the mountain. I’m nervous. I have most of the puzzle done. I know something will happen at the Fyre and who it happens to. I just don’t understand what type of demon thing attacks us. My dream’s point of view falters and sometimes I don’t see a body or form but they’re staring right at me. So it must not be from a fixed point of view. I never see the monster though. We live about a day from the mountain and since this trek is supposed to teach us how to be adults. It will take longer. No one will guide us, except ourselves. We pack our things and say our goodbyes. I tell my mother one last time about my dream. “Are you sure there are no more colors the Fyre will choose?” I ask. “I’m sure, Caeles. Please don’t worry. Everyone gets nervous. It’s normal. You’re becoming a man after all.”

Thanks for nothing mom. We gather near the edge of town with our things. The guardians who will escort us assemble. Just two hunters to make sure we don’t get lost or attacked before we reach the Fyre. I notice one man staring at me with fury. I stare back for a quick moment out of curiosity. Why is he so mad? Then I see her behind him staring back, almost apologetic. Shianna. She told her father. Exactly what, I’m not suire. But he wants to kill me. I brush it off and continue. He’s the least of my worries.

The tribal guard captain sends us off and the village waves as we head into the forest toward the mountain. His rage subsides, probably due to the fact he has to mind other things among the jungle than to worry about what I did or didn’t do to his daughter. The Jungle is boring. No worries and we make camp at the base of the mountain in no time. We left at dawn. We traveled most of the day and part of the night. We will sleep then scale the mountain’s path to the summit.

The climb went so fast I have no memory of it. Each step that brought me closer made my mind race. Mountain. Black. Death. Sweat. White. Anger. Sorrow. Bloom. Happiness. Love. Peace. Rage. Lust. Fire. Weed. Blood. Life.

We reach the summit and everyone settles down to rest. The guardians make some food and prepare the ritual. The Grand Fyre is already lit. Who lit it? Has it been lit this whole time? I never had been bothered to check. I stare deep into its whipping tendrils of blazing red. Tell me what you want. Show me. I’m ready. But I guess I had to wait even longer. Because oldest goes first since they’ve had to wait the longest. It was midnight when we got started. The night sky painted a mural of colors for us.

The first boys, Kasper, and Rexa shortly after him go. The ritual consists of a circle made of arcane sigils and runes that the person stands in. Arms open, ready to embrace the energy. They chant an omen of mystic energy and the flames grow to impossible size and shape a story of legacy. Finally, changing color it reaches out and touches their heart. Their body is filled with the magicka now.

Kasper saw a rabbit in the Fyre, and he was chosen for Red, the redundant Fire magic. Powerful and fitting because he was a jock of sorts. Only destined he became a hunter next. His brother twin, opposite got water. Cliche and boring but we all clapped and cheered at his acceptance. Layli was next and got water just like her mother before her and as she had been practicing. Like she knew it was coming. She had shown us some simple water tricks before she stepped up. And afterward she impressed everyone with her enormous increase in power. The small splash of water was nothing compared to the tsunami she could now muster.

Her brother Yuli was next. He was a stag and was touched by green flames. Uncommon but not as rare as violet or orange. I’m next. I told myself. I looked to everyone who seemed to radiate their colored energy. I eyed each one. They nodded and encouraged me. I eyed the elder guardians. One nodded, the other filled with rage again but showed some respect for now, forcing his nod.

I stepped into the ring. I closed my eyes and relaxed my mind. Seeing the ritual work four times over by now. Red Hare, Blue Fish, Blue Whale, Green Stag all touching their hearts. I have the easy part. I just stand here and embrace my future. No sweat. SWEAT. I opened my eyes and let the Fyre change and tell my story. The flames wicked and danced. But for awhile, no story was told. The Elders had nearly finished their verse looked at the fire with concern. I tried to force my eyes shut to ignore the thoughts that crept in. Mountain. Rage. Fire. Lust. Shianna. Everything was coming. Something’s wrong. No. NO.

I let the Fyre continue even though they were done chanting. They stood up in wonder. Neither elder and prepared for this. The fire grew in size, but changed to a white color. No story was being shown. The tendrils of the fire seemed to whisk and snap. Then the Fyre focused on two large tendrils one white, the other now black. No. One of the elders talked to the other: “What is this? I’ve never seen this before. Something must be wrong. There’s no story.” the calm one said.

“This is taking long than normal.” the other one replied. No one looked at me. All eyes fixed on the fire’s large dance. The white large vine seemed to twist and mingle with the black then violently fight it. Everyone was confused but only I knew what was happening.

This was my story. Light and dark. The balance. Fighting for tranquility. This is the story. The fire’s nature, its consistency changed. From a soft, thin, flame to an almost hardened, sharp, lightning. Not quite, but rigid and tempest. The struggle became more obvious. The Elders told the others to pack their things immediately. That we were leaving. While I remained motionless in the circle.

Finally just as the others had started to finish gathering their things the branches of white and black mixed and twirled together into a one large singular coil. The flames along the outer edge of the fire died out. Just one pillar of twisted light. It seemed to stop. But how? The others had been touched. Why must I claim my future? Choice?

I stepped forward with an out stretched hand. Only a Kasper and Layli had turned to look at the sudden silence. Both Elders were concerned with gathering all their things hadn’t paid any attention. When one did it was too late.

“NO!” One elder called out as he looked up, both hands pushing deep into his pack to make room for everything. He was too tangled up in his mess to make any attempt to stop me. As my fingers reached the pulsing beam of light it was warm to the touch. Peaceful almost. I could hear it’s hum and my own heart. Nothing else after that.

Then, the pain came. The light etched its way into my being. Black and white bolts coursing through my veins, over my skin. I dropped to the dirt grabbing at my sides, clawing at the dirt. The others who had stepped forward were shouting something but had now stepped back. Layli had tears in her eyes having the twins pull her back.

I could see the energy dye my hair white, flood my eyes with a white light. While painting my skin black at my hands and face. White tendrils of cracks seeped out white light against the black contrast of my forearms and hands. My hair defied gravity. Flowing like water in the air. My heart beat fast again. This power. I could never control. I let loose a white and black mixed lightning bolt into the side of the mountain that streaked up into the night sky. The sound of thunder cracked open the sky. Restoring my once muted sound.

“Elder! We have to do something. Layli, do you think you can encase him?” She looked back at him with concerned eyes, fear for harming me, but nodded in agreement. One elder grew vines and dirt to cling to me as I started to float into the air, levitating. The vines grounded me strange as I looked around to see my own peers working against me. But why? Is this not what they wanted? Then to see Layli’s ice barriers come out of the ground and encase me in a pyramid of thick ice walls.

“That should hold him. Rexa. You run back to warn the others. Tell them to evacuate the village. Something has gone wrong.”

But before he could move I stole all the light from the sky. The stars dimmed. The Fyre’s flame went out and so did the lanterns and candles placed for the ritual. It was the blackest of nights. The others stopped being that they could no longer see the edge or the path down. They turned back to me my eyes opened shining out the white light of the fire. Moments later a blast of arcane energy blasted open my prison.

I restored the light to sky and flames to the equipment. I walked over to my peers. My hair like white fire. My chest bare now, clad in charred shirt. My eyes glossed over each one. Kasper, fear. Rexa, worry. Layli, sorrow. Yuli, concern. One elder, peaceful yet cautious. The other, rage. I focus on him. His energy swirling inside him. A tempest storm. I feel myself feeding from it. I grin. I can feel their battle positions readying.

I reached out as a few of their spells went out. The fire hit me again in the chest. Which I had missed before, the pain was nulled. Now I had noticed my shirt being charred. The water spike piercing my skin. Nothing to concern me. My out stretched hand pointing at Shianna’s father. My eyes burning in his. I spoke. 20 octaves lower than normal and with the voice of a thousand screaming souls. Dark twisted torment, the deep voice no longer recognized as my own but familiar in sense spoke.

“ANGER.” and with that, the bones within him popped. His face wrecked of pain and agony as his body transformed. His veins snaps and sizzled white and tears in his skin shined the black under surface. He grew in size, screaming along the way. He slammed his hand to the ground spraying white twisted acid in the direction of everyone. Knocking back some of the group while the others ran. They no longer minded me only my beast. The Sha of Anger.

My dark twisted monstrosity of shade and shine. Black skin, and tendrils with white tips, and white light pouring through the cracks and crevices of its skin. It was a personification of anger. Taken back from its host. Much like the symbiote of Venom.

I left after the battle was over. It didn’t take long for my peers to fall to my beast. However, it stayed behind. Lingering forever on the summit. Tales forever told of the birth of my Sha. I jumped to the bottom of the mountain catching the others off guard. I tried to speak but was immediately assaulted. My wrath turned the trees that once hid them from my sight into ferocious enemies for them. The tree’s lifted their legs of tangled roots from the dirt and began to chase their prey.

I continued my way to the village. I looked back for a moment. I had not seen Layli with either group. But I paid no mind to it. After I reached the village most had begun to evacuate anyways. My head spun too much to recall whether Rexa had made it or not. I was greeted by my mother and a counselor.

“Caeles.. my god.. What happened?”

“The Fyre. It... something went wrong. It changed things. Forever.” My voice still stung with the echos of the deep. The counselor immediately took a step back and nearly readied his magic. Trying not to make enemies where none exist, he waited for me to explain further.

“The others.. where are the others?” he asked.

“They... are dead.” I replied. Trying to sound sorrowful but remembering that they betrayed me. My mother began to cry.

“I’m so glad you’re safe, Caeles.” She tried to reach for me but was stopped by the counselor.

“He might not be your son anymore, Myiami.” Her eyes shook wide in fear at his words and then to me. The glazed over my new appearance. Fixed on my white ember eyes. The fire-like hair. She believed him.

“I’m sorry Caeles.” but before she could turn away or speak more. My heart had broken into a million pieces. I felt it explode. And so did I. White shrapnel trailed by black wisps of the wind behind them impaled both my mother and the counselor- who tried to dodge it but had underestimated the power I now possessed. I ran over to my mother who was bleeding out.

“Mom.. I’m so sorry. I... can’t control these powers. I’m so sorry. I love you.” she didn’t reply. Only try to comfort me the best she could as she bled out from the injuries of my shards. “Mom, I told you. I told you something bad would happen. And you didn’t listen. Did you!?” I screamed. Gritting my teeth. Biting down hard fight against the anger. Remembering the dance in the flames. Balance. Then remember the Sha of Anger I had created moments ago. Not wanting to create that again. I bowed my head into her chest. Crying.

I could hear her heart slowing. More and more the memories flooded into my head, the dam had burst and now emotions filled me up to the top. Pouring over the sides. I pulled my head back. “No. I won’t lose you too. I can fix this mom. You’ll never die.” Putting my hand on her stomach. I focused on healing her wounds. I focused on her living forever. Never-ending.

But my thoughts were ill-placed. And ruined. Her body began to convulse and shake. Then I watched the same transformation occur again. This time more peacefully but still just as horrifying. A different beast this time. She moved more gracefully than the Sha of Anger. Thus, the Sha of Love was born. Still just as violent though. She began to destroy the houses and set them ablaze. Roaring in terror, the land had started to become a distorted fissure of my mind. The same black and white mixed magic.

Days pass. Sleeping alone under the stars. I don’t feel anything anymore. Nothing worries me or saddens me. One night I feel her crying. Layli. I follow the thoughts of her sorrow. I find her north of the mountain instead of west. Maybe she got lost on her way back home. I see her in a small cave, following the sounds I make it there with no worry. Even the jungle leaves me alone. Still at my presence.

I step into the cave and approach her. Her cries muffle when she hears me enter. She’s scared. “Fear not, Layli, for I am not here to harm you.”

“Liar!” she screams, throwing a rock in my direction. “You don’t even sound like him. Or speak like him.” Her words sit and stir in my head. She’s not wrong. “You killed them, didn’t you?”

“It was never my intention to create such a beast. Nor did I know what he’d do after.”

“You didn’t answer me.” she replied, lips trembling.

“Yes. They are dead. I don’t know how many.” She gasped and began sobbing once more uncontrollably. “Come here.” I said reaching for her.

“Don’t fucking touch me, you monster!” she screamed and kicked. I stepped back. Sadness took me. Had I done this wrong? I’m trying to make things right. I’m trying to fix this. I can’t control this. No one told me this would happen.

“Layli, please. let me comfort you. I can help you find the others.”

“NO!” she cried. louder and louder. Rocking back and forth. Endless stream of tears poured from her face. There has to be something I can do. To heal her pain. Stop her suffering. All these powers to take lights, destroy. Some part of me has to heal.

“Don’t worry Layli. I’ll save you.” I reached out and focused on her. No pain. No anger. Only hope, and healing. No sorrow. No sorrow. NO SORROW. Then there was silence. It worked! I thought. “Layli?” Her body lie motionless eyes closed. Silent. “I’ll leave you alone now. I just wanted to help.”

“GET OUT!!!” Roared a monster. As she got up to scream her mouth elongated a black mess of skin and eyes white and glowing like mine. Oh no. Not again.. Her body had taken form. Churning and folding into itself. Layli had become my Sha of Sorrow. Bright white crying eyes of white tears. Flowing from the cave entrance down further into the cave lighting it as it went.

The dream fast forwarded years, and out of my Point of View. travelers coming to the foreign lands. Speaking of the Sha of Anger, Sorrow, Love, Pride, Fear, Lust, and Happiness.

The traveler was speaking of my tale. And how I tracked down Shianna and turned her into the Sha of Lust. And each of my tribe members. Turning the shaman into a Sha of Pride. The thing that haunts them the most and their relation to me. Pride. The shaman could have listened to my foresight and we could have prevented this. Instead, her foolish pride and honor of being this tribe’s shaman filled her. She didn’t want to leave and find a new tribe. So she denied my rights. I had found out later that it’s not the young new shaman that finds a new tribe without a shaman, it’s the older one.

Had she told me, I would not have been on that mountain side. None of this would have happened. All the tales of my corruption on the land. And how they must kill each Sha to weaken me and bring me down. Each Sha would reveal a piece of the puzzle to the location in which I sealed myself away. The camera panned over the land of my corruption. Nearly unrecognizable, and closed to black. Then I woke up.

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moonlightreal · 5 years ago

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Winx Club season 8/21

In which we all do some DDR.

21 Dance Contest on Melody

More Musa/Riven stuff, strap in guys! I swear, this season turned me from not caring about that ship to hating it with a fiery passion. Come on relationship, redeem yourself already so I can go back to standing peacefully outside all fandom drama sources like I want to!

Alfea! Grizelda is teaching “magical self defense class” in the courtyard. I like how we’re seeing all the teachers—except Avalon, I wonder what happened to him! They’re doing magic shield practice and Knut and Kiko are shooting cannonballs with a catapult to be shielded against. I wonder if shields against a physical object and shields against a magic zap are a different spell. But grizelda says the cannonballs ‘simulate a magic attack’ so maybe not.

Stella’s shield is a gold star.

Musa is up next, she practiced a lot but her phone rings just at the wrong time. Riven wants to go out for ice cream! Musa does not sound enthused, like at all.

Or else this ice cream date is Riven’s attempt to actually get back together.

Because she’s paying attention to her phone she nearly gets beaned with a cannonball, and then Knut launches Kiko from the catapult, and then the star box appears to save us from the slapstick.

...Is this a glitch? The box floats there silently and the Tecna says something about the world of music. I think the dubbers forgot to put in the sound file!

I like that the minor fairies also gather around to hear the star box. I wonder if some of them are hoping in their hearts that this time the box will say it’s someone else’s destiny to find the prime star. We never see the minor fairies being jealous, but they must be, the Winx get to do everything and they’re singers too!

Bloom asks to be excused and Grizelda says the fate of the magic universe is indeed more important than their lesson.

So Musa texts Riven that they have to go save the universe again. Flora says Musa should give him one more chance, “it’s just ice cream.” Flora, I love you but quit pressuring Musa! -_-

Musa: ‘I don’t need him telling me his feelings unless he can show me!” Uh, I agree with the sentiment Musa, but that’s what he did with the hologram projector and all that showed was that he’s a bonehead. But Musa perks up because she’ll get to see her dad.

Bloom is concerned about the Trix getting there ahead of them, but Stella says there’s no way the Trix could be there already and we cut to…

In the fight the prime star gets dislodged and its little hamster ball goes sailing off towards the city. Everybody follow it!

Musa says, ‘it’s flying toward the Melody disco!” wait, is that whole thing a disco? The scales of things are sometimes confusing, I thought it was a whole city but maybe it’s just one building.

And there’s Galatea! The art style has actually made her look older than she was, she’s wearing the same dress as when we saw her in the sovereign council, that super skinny dress with the ruffles up front. I feel like the very classical-music Galatea should look more uncomfortable at this not-classical club, she doesn’t fit aesthetically, but she’s having a grand time announcing the annual Melody disco competition.

The Winx come in, Musa says this is Melody’s biggest party and Galatea organizes it every year. it’s like her pet project, I love it! Galatea holds up the prize for the “dancing queen”, a crown with a treble clef on it, and the prime star landed inside.

Ok, it flew from outside and landed perfectly in the crown and Galatea’s holding it up and doesn’t notice? Come on. ...was what I wrote when watching in Italian, but in English it’s even worse because Galatea did see it and she just says, ‘this crown and a special extra that just fell from above.” So Galatea doesn’t recognize an important magical item or wonder where it came from or why… groan.

So Musa goes, “Hey, Galatea, old friend, we need that star and then you can go back to enjoying your contest!” and Galatea gives it to her--

Not. That is not what happens.

Flora does suggest they just ask for the star but Musa says it won’t be that easy, “Princess Galatea takes this event very seriously.”

The Trix are here too. Icy tries some magic to “bring down the house!” and it doesn’t work and all the punk kids glare at her. She looks quite worried for just being glared at by a bunch of punk kids!

Galatea says very prissily, “Remember, the disco is protected against magic attacks, so no cheating please.” I dunno if it’s just me but I’m seeing Galatea as, she acts all prissy but she’s like a stealth nerd who pretends to be all formal but secretly just has a ball going off on nerd stuff. Or in this case, disco. Maybe that’s just me reading what I want to see into the character ‘cause it’s such a fun image of her.

Anyway, we’ll just have to win the contest to get the prime star!

Bloom seems pretty happy about this, and Aisha says the star case mentioned harmony so winning a music contest would make sense as a way to get the star.

Stella says, ‘everybody, hold still!” and gets everyone dressed up. Gradient-colored outfits with neon edging. Bloom comes off worst, the designers couldn’t bring themselves to go with blue so she’s in mostly a muddy purple and her hairstyle is not good. Flora’s is similarly blah, Musa has cute banding across her top and I like her very ninties hair. Tec is cute in green and Stella in yellow. Aisha’s turquoise with purple neon looks the best, and she says this might be the best outfit Stella’s ever put together.

Are these dolls? I hope so. I not-so-secretly want Winx dolls with glow in the dark elements, because I want them to be Moondreamers. Cosmix totally granted my Winx-moondreamers wish, except for the glow in the dark stuff part!

Musa’s ready to dance but the others tell her to go see her dad while she can. The others mention Aisha is a talented dancer, yay for them remembering that. So Musa goes to visit her dad.

The Trix notice Musa’s leaving and Darcy wants to go after her to make sure she doesn’t “know something we don’t.” Smart, Darcy! Icy grabs her sister and says they have to win the crown. But Darcy says, ‘You don’t need me, you have our secret weapon.” What weapon?

Icy and Stormy get their dance clothes on and they look awesome! Way better than the Winx. Icy’s hairdo is a bit much but other than that they rock.

We cut to Red Fountain. Sky and Brandon are sparring. Riven is brooding about Musa avoiding him. Sky says he should try talking to her, but Riven says every time they talk they end up arguing. Brandon suggests they argue because they have strong feelings. Sky says, “Talk to musa face to face, show her your feelings.’ which is what Riven’s been trying to… sigh.

Back on Melody Stella offers to help explain the dance contest rules. Galatea recognizes her by name so the girls totally could call on their friendship with Galatea to get the star. it’s also cool that one royal recognizes another.

This dance contest is like DDR Twister, anywhere on the floor can light up and also spots in the air. I cannot wait until this is a real thing in AR. It’s coming, people. It’s coming.

Stella eventually flubs it, she gets catapulted off the stage and lands in Bloom’s arms. Galatea explains if a dancer misses even one step she’ll be eliminated

Icy vs Flora dance! People recognize Icy, Galatea does… and nobody calls the police to report public enemies on the loose and in the same room with the princess! People cheer for Icy like she’s a normal contestant. Maybe they don’t realize she’s THAT Icy..?

Bloom says, “Icy’s not bad!” in both Italian and English. Flora grins cutely the whole time and is pretty adorable, but she loses and gets carried off the stage in a bubble which pops, dropping her in Aisha’s arms.

I used to love DDR. I was terrible at it, but it’s fun.

Darcy is following Musa to her house. Musa meets her dad! Hugs! Musa’s house is cool, it’s Asian-ish with like, lines of music along the roof..

Inside, screens, sliding doors, Asian style tea set. Musa remembers her childhood with her parents, it’s really sweet. Baby Musa has two pigtails. There’s a huge double-harp, it has part an upright normal harp and part a bench with harp strings over it and Matlin and Ho-boe played it together. I wonder if that’s a real thing, it’s like the sofa of harps. Hoe-bo calls it the “Harmony harp” and says even the stars come to listen. It can only be played by two people whose hearts are in harmony, so hoe-bo hasn’t been able to play it since Matlin died.

Darcy: ‘What a sweet moment. I’d better ruin it right away.”

pffft! Darcy, I love you, never change.

Tecna vs Stormy dance! Stormy says it’s time for the Trix to unleash their secret weapon, but Tecna isn’t worried. She says the dance contest is kind of like a video game. And it is, but you need physical strength and speed too. If I were writing this I’d have Tecna say, “Anything where you can ‘level up,’ I can win!’

Stormy turns out to be “better than Icy… a lot better.” Tec gets farther than Flora did and ends up in a perfect tie with Stormy. Galatea chirps, “Double perfect!” and tec says ‘achievement unlocked” again. They go to a higher level that’s like breakdancing where you have to spin around on your back and stuff. Eventually Stormy wins.

Galatea should not be so chipper about public enemy numbers one and three winning her contest. She knows who the Trix are, she’s calling them by name…

Stella runs right up to icy, “wait-wait-wait, STORMY was your secret weapon?”

Stormy: ‘Five time dance witch champion.”

Icy: ‘She’s kind of a rising star in the world of dark dance competitions.”

Bloom: “Dark dance competitions?”

Aisha: “It’s a thing. Unfortunately.”

Ok that was great. and Aisha’s delivery of that last line was spot on.

Musa is eating ice cream with her dad, it’s sweet. He asks why ice cream and guesses it’s about Riven. Musa says, “It’s not about Riven. It’s never about Riven actually.” Hmm.

Darcy is lurking outside, she says ‘Musa’s making this too easy. I’ll finish it with a single shot.” O_o

thankfully riven turns up to save the day. They fight but Darcy can do all her illusion stuff and she wins without too much trouble, and puts a mind control spell on Riven. She sounds just delighted at her new plaything. Now she can cause even more havok!

Musa hears a noise outside and thinks it’s the Trix, but it’s Riven. She invites him in, and she sounds… not drama-y. She just apologizes for canceling their date and says they can have ice cream now. Darcy gloats.

Next time: more dancing! Riven and Musa! Stormy wins the contest! Gee, that’s a spoiler.

#winx club season 8 #winx club

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