#i realize this isnt exactly following the canon version

[ma-lemons]

March 24: Knowledge

While in Haven Academy, Ruby and Oscar discover a book only silver-eye warriors can open.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Oscar asked. His fingers were trembling in his gloves, and his heart was beating rapidly.

The look in Ruby’s eyes were enough to answer him. Her silver eyes took on a darker hue, and she wore a grimace. She looked much, much older than her actual age. Her fingers briefly touched the old, bound book before them. It was leather, and had swirls and strange shapes etched into it. On every corner of the book, a silver stone resided.

They were a library, Leonardo’s. The Haven professor was dead, but there was still loads of information that the Hunstmen could uncover before heading to Atlas. They had split up and Oscar and Ruby headed to Haven’s enormous library. They had uncovered a vault, where they had found a book on a pedestal. Oscar was curious as Ruby seemed drawn to it.

“Ruby? Are you okay?” Oscar asked her softly, his hands on her arm. Ruby ignored him, and continued staring at the book. He had a bad feeling that something magical was going to happen. He felt some strange, unseen presence. Perhaps it was becuase Ozpin was a part of him. He could sense these things now.

The room smelled of herbs, which Oscar thought was strange for an old, dusty library. Ozpin was silent, which was strange. Oscar could sense an overwhelming amount of knowledge pouring from the books.

Ozpin. Should Ruby be opening this book?

Silence.

Well then. Oscar neared Ruby. Whatever was to happen, he promised to protect her. A part of him was telling him to not let Ruby touch the book no matter what. The other side of him was quite curious.

Ruby slowly flipped the book open. The yellowed pages began to glimmer. Oscar stepped back, and pulled Ruby back with him. She snatched her arm from him and moved back to the pedestal. A deep, but soothing voice boomed from the book. Oscar really wanted to leave before he and Ruby were struck down.

He stood behind Ruby, ready to take her if the book did something strange.

I am the book.

A certain book, but only the special ones can look.

You cannot ask me what you wish to see.

You cannot ask me what to believe.

Do not ask me questions, no, no.

For I already have the answer to what you need to know.

The book’s glow dimmed, and Ruby’s eyes widened. Oscar wished he knew what was going on in her mind. She started to tremble again, and her breathing was even.

“Ruby, I really think we should go. Whatever this book has to say, I don’t think we should stick around for it,” Oscar murmured, gripping her arm.

“No,” was all she said. She moved towards the pedestal, and gripped the sides. She leaned into the book until her nose grazed it.

Oscar was getting a bit impatient, but was ready to go get Qrow or the others, when the book’s blue glow shone brighter. Ruby’s face was soon engulfed in that glow.

“Ruby!” Oscar reaches for her and tugged her back with all his strength. “Come on!” He desperately wished Ozpin would talk to him, tell him how to snap Ruby out of her trance. Oscar felt tears brimming in his eyes as Ruby’s head whipped around.

Oscar was scared.

In the blue light, Ruby looked frightening. What was even scarier was that her silver eyes were activated. Silver flame emanated from her eyes, and she looked oddly fierce. All the innocence seemed to be sucked from her face and Oscar realized that he wanted nothing else but to run. He was scared of Ruby.

Oscar remembered Ruby’s scroll she had given him earlier in case they ran into trouble. Well now they were in trouble. Oscar kept one eye on Ruby as he dialed Yang. She just stood there, as if she was paralyzed. Her eyes didn’t seem to fade, the blue glow in as still present.

“—Hello?”

“Yang! Ruby is—“

Suddenly, Ruby’s eyes stop glowing, the blue light ceased, and Ruby dropped to her knees. Her skin was paler than usual. Her head was in her hands, and she began to shake again. Oscar didn’t hesitate and dropped the scroll, Yang calling, “Hello? Hello?”

He dropped to Ruby’s side and wrapped an arm around her body. In the silence of the library, all Oscar could hear was Ruby’s sobs. She was crying.

“Ruby, what happened back there?” he asked her gently, rubbing her back. Ruby shook her head. “I...I...”

She was clearly in no state to speak. “Don’t speak. It’s okay.” Oscar would rather have her be in peace than force her to do something she didn’t want to do. He stood up and took the book, which has stop glowing, and chucked it as far as he could.

He returned to Ruby’s side. She had lifted her head up and seemed like she was willing to embrace him. She needed a shoulder to cry on, for whatever it was.

And there they sat, for minutes, until Yang and the rest of their friends arrived. It must’ve taken them a while to find the small underground room from the library. Oscar was promptly shoved over as Ruby’s teammates grabbed her and lifted her up.

“Ruby! Are you alright? Oscar called—and hung up!” Yang said, directing her glare at the farmer boy. All eyes were on him. He looked at his boots and apologized. “I’m sorry... I was worried about her. She...”

Ruby looked up, and met Oscar’s eyes. She was pleading him, silently. She didn’t want anyone to know.

He wasn’t sure keeping this between them was the best idea... but he promised. He gave a short nod and turned back to everyone else.

“She suddenly collapsed. She used her silver eye powers during the battle... I was worried. I think she was weak.”

Weiss let out a breath she must’ve been holding. Blake, who he had been introduced to moments before, closed her eyes in what could only be relief. Yang seemed a bit wary of her, and turned back to her sister, wrapping her in a hug.

“I... I thought something worse had happened. You seemed so urgent there. But... I’m glad you’re okay.”

“Thanks, Yang,” Ruby smiled weakly. Qrow nodded. “You must be exhausted. All of you are. But we can’t stay here. Let’s find an inn and take a few days off before we head to Argus.”

“Yes!” Jaune cheered. Nora nodded. “I’m really tired too.”

“Then let’s go,” Qrow nodded. He looked at his niece, a brief smile appearing on his face. “You did really well, kid. All of you did.”

Nora beamed at the compliment, and Ren shares a nod with Weiss. For a bunch of teenagers with incomplete training, they were doing great.

“Let’s go, Ruby,” Yang said, starting to tug her sister along. Ruby squeezed out and shook her head. “I can walk. I’m okay now.” Her voice was quiet, unlike her typical loud and high-pitched one.

“Are you sure?”

Ruby nodded. “I’m okay.” Yang nodded and let Ruby walk by herself, but she still stood next to her. Oscar trailed behind everyone, ashamed for not being able to get Ruby out of the trance.

Ruby lingered begind as they exited the the vault, and waited for Oscar. She looked at him, her eyes serious. They had returned to their original silver and her skin seemed to be less pale.

“Oscar, thanks,” she whispered. She shivered.

“Are you okay? What... do you want to talk about what happened?” he murmured back.

“I...” the girl took a deep breath. “That was a book of knowledge. I don’t know how many there are but perhaps it’s conncted to the relic. But... it told me that it knew what I wanted to know most in the world. I thought... I thought it would tell me how to defeat Salem.”

Oscar waited, his breath caught in his throat.

“But... it didn’t. I... it showed me... it showed me my mother. And how she died.”

Oscar swore for a moment Ruby stopped breathing. He looked at her, and her eyes were glued to the ground. He could tell she was trying not to cry.

“Oh, Ruby. I... I wish I could’ve stopped you. You... you...”

“No. I... I wish I wasn’t so selfish. We could’ve defeated Salem, but instead, my selfish desires won in the end. And now... oh... it was so horrible,” she muttered.

For the first time, Oscar felt Ruby was detached from the world. Even after the fall of Beacon, after the death of her friends, she still stood up and fought. Now, she looked like she was prepared to give up.

“You’re not selfish, Ruby. You’re human. And had every right to wonder about your mom. I’m sorry... I don’t know what went on, but I know that she would be extremely proud of you if she was here right now. She would hold on tight to you, becuase she’d never want to let someone so brave and kind go.”

Ruby nodded but her eyes were still on the floor. Everyone else was exiting out of the school where the Faunus were arresting White Fang members. Everyone scattered for a moment. Oscar cleared his throat.

“We’ll find out a way to defeat Salem, Ruby. It’s not your fault. If I was possessed by that book, I’d probably want to know what we would eat for dinner,” he joked.

Ruby snorted. She looked up, and she looked a little better. Still sad.

“Hey, Ruby. You’re allowed to be sad. No one ever said you have to be cheery all the time.”

Ruby smiled. “Thanks. I’m not sure when I’ll tell the others. But I will soon.”

Oscar nodded. He would allow Ruby to decide when she was ready.

Hey Oscar, promise me something?”

“Anything,” he said, a little too eagerly.

“That one day, when this is all over, you’ll come to Patch with me and visit my mother.”

He was surprised. He wasn’t expecting an invitation to a grave. He almost said no, but looked into her eyes and knew he had to say yes.

“I promise.”

And then the two, with a heavy secret weighing on their hearts, went to join the rest of their friends.

[heyitsyn]

Manager!Seijoh Part 5

a/n: we ltr going at 5 parts and i have another part written out and im just drowning in love with these seijoh asks

for more seijoh content, check this masterlist out!

anon request:

Can i ask for cute moments between manager and the boys outside of school, like how she and kyoutani probably bump into each to go feed strays etc??

yes anon!!!!!! these moments made me so soft™

IM CACKLING LIKE BLS THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE ENTIRE STAGE PLAY BC HE PLAYS OIKS SO WELL AND IWA IS JUST SO IWA AND I LIVED FOR OIKS’ ‘IWA-CHAN!’ AND IWA’S ‘RAAAAA!’ AND THIS GIF JUST SHOWS SEIJOH BEING SEIJOH AND HOW THEY WOULD REALLY ACT IF THEY WERE REAL LIKE UGH THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB W THE CASTING

these are the cute little moments and get ready to die of the cuteness

be warned, this isnt a straight plot or no main focus but just bits and pieces of fluff 

keeping up with seijoh episode 3467328937

as mentioned before, they dont really get to hang out a lot w you outside of practice 

youre either too busy taking care of your schoolwork, catsitting for the aizawa’s, or having you time since youve been busy w the boys all week

but there are times where you do have available time to go hang out with the boys

and they know about your schedule so they try to make memories either during practice or after practice

fortunately, kyo lives at the same street as the aizawa’s so he walks you to their house when you have a job 

but sometimes when you are just walking home, you both stop by the convenience store first and find some cat food cans and dog food cans and water 

it was a complete accident when you both found each other standing at the same aisle, holding the same things, with the same intentions, for the same animals

the alleyway where you first met is basically your second home bc thats where your babies live

since you cant exactly take in 5 dogs and 6 cats in your house, you and kyo are taking care of them in that alleyway where you feed them and build them a little shelter with blankets and stuff

this will be explained more in the next manager!seijoh part

after practice, particularly after a really productive one, the guys like to go to the ramen shop near the school to treat themselves after their hardwork

by now, the old lady who owns the shop knows their order by heart and has it ready when you all enter

yall get settled in but you go over to yahaba and snap his wooden chopsticks for him bc he never snaps them properly and ends up breaking them

meanwhile,,

you gather as much napkins as you can and place them beside kindaichi bc he makes such a mess while he eats and you have stand-by wipes for him

you make a special request to add tofu into iwa’s ramen bc the mans loves tofu so much and he still doesnt understand how the lady seems to know this despite him never telling her

your seat is usually next to mattsun bc he doesnt eat all the side dishes up like the others and you can eat some of it too

kyo sit across you and demands you eat at least 2 bowls bc you never seem to eat enough and he gets secretly concerned so he aggressively cares for you

‘kyo-san,,,, im full though’

he ‘glares’ at you

‘what you mean youre full. you didnt even finish the bowl. eat the rest and have another or youre not leaving this table’

pls what

fun fact, oikawa actually has two pairs of glasses and he gave you one in case he forgets to wear his main one and leaves it at home

so he gets to school and he just realizes he forgot his glasses and his contacts were still being shipped so he freaks out and texts you about it

but you always have the case safely tucked in your bag so you wander up to the third year floor and knock on his class door

iwa, who is in the same class as him, glares at the students who stare at you and nudges oikawa who was looking out the window

‘oi, your glasses’

his head snapped to the side and sees your smiling face and the familiar brown box being held out to him

his face scrunches and he launches up his seat and takes you in his arms

‘Y/N-CHAN IS SO RESPONSIBLE! SO NICE! OIKAWA-SENPAI REALLY APPRECIATES YOU!’

‘oikawa-san, please let me go’

you mumbled, embarrassed at his behavior in front of the whole class

once iwa has you safely on the ground, you excuse yourself and go back to class

the class still stared at the door you passed through and iwa had to bark at them to go back to their business

youre like the seijoh and younger version of goddess kiyoko

before kyo got back to the team, you usually walked home by yourself but makki actually accompanies you when he doesnt have errands to run

‘makki-san, i heard theres a sale going on for puffs’

you would mention as you walked and you would look to see his eyes light up and walk faster towards the bakery

‘cmon, y/n-chan. makki-senpai is treating you today!’

he turns into a child, a contrast to his chaotic energy in school, and he runs over to the glass where indeed, there was a sale going on for his puffs

while he was staring at what flavor he wanted, youd go to the cashier and give her your card

‘when that guy with the light brown hair with the blue and white jacket comes up to pay for his cream puffs, charge it to my card, please. whatever you do, dont take his and use mine immediately, please. ill come by later and pick it back up’

the old cashier lady felt true hope and happiness for humanity at your actions and it increased when she saw the shocked look on the boy’s face when she immediately swiped the card when he finished ordering

‘what? i havent paid-’

‘the young lady that came with you already did, young lad. shes a keeper’

he turned red

‘ahaha, no, shes our team manager’

once he finished paying and went outside, he took out his phone and dialed your number to call you

you smiled from the aisle in the convenience store down the street bc you were expecting him to call you

‘hewwo, makki-san’

he shut his eyes at how cute you sounded

‘y/n-chan, senpai wanted to treat you today!’

he whined but you bit your lip, leaving the store after purchasing a drink with the remaining cash you had

‘hmm, but i did too. you just werent too fast, senpaiiii~’

you teased and he let out a breathy laugh

‘next time i’ll be faster! mark my words!’

‘then im looking forward to it, senpai~!’

did anyone notice that he is the first one she called senpai?

to our baby yahaba

we know how he literally tried to go after yachi in that one episode so you know how flirty he is

but youve made it clear that you reject his advances and he pouts and finally accepts it so he stops it, instead actually just caring for you

ya know how he cares for the others and cheers them on?

he does the same to you

our babie notices that you are so busy taking care of the others that you forget to take care of yourself

like that time they lost to shiratorizawa, you made bentos for them all week to cheer them up

but he saw you not even eating and realizes that you were busy making the food that they like, each different to accomodate to their taste, that you had no time to make your own

he went down to your class and noticed you missing and he asks kindaichi and kunimi and they said that you said you wanted to get fresh air

since he pays attention to you, he knows you like to go to the roof to breathe

he ventures up the stairs and when he opens the door, he notices you just staring up at the sky, sitting down on the floor

‘being in an empty place like the roof doesnt compare to how lonely Pluto must feel to be outcasted in the solar system’

your comment catches him off-guard but he regains composure and makes his way to you before sitting down next to your form

‘hmm, oikawa-senpai talked to me about space one time. he mentioned the vast possibilities that stays hidden in the shadows’

you and him turn your head at the same time and share a gentle smile

‘but its up to us to find those secrets and abilities’

you finished

he nodded and went back to look at the clouds that looked like they were slowly moving but it was really the earth turning

‘i want to be a sports instructor. i want to be able to help others,,, i want to help them find those abilities and perfect them so they could fully love playing’

a chuckle escaped you and you tightened your arms around your knees, following his gaze to the blob of white that was painted on to the blue canvas

‘let other people be your universe, baba-senpai. dont let them be like Pluto. take time to find out who they are so they dont feel so lonely, okay?’

yall im tearing up right now though

as mentioned at the first part of this series, you go to the gym very early to set up for morning practice

sometimes, the four third years arrive at the same time but sometimes, only iwa comes

you noticed him put his bag down and help you with the nets before pushing the cart to finish the task for the morning

‘thank you, iwa-san!’

you thanked and he ruffled your hair

‘can you actually help me with my workout?’

you nodded and you knew his routine by now

as he got in position for a push up, you gently sat down on his back so he could start pushing up

you sat cross-legged and you counted every push up and held a timer so he could beat his previous record of 100 push ups in under 5 minutes

IWA IS LITERALLY ON ANOTHER LEVEL

once he hit 100, he collapsed on the floor and you stopped the timer at 4 minutes and 48 seconds

‘good job, iwa-san! new record!’

you cheered and he grumbled on the floor

you gently turned him over so he could lay on his back

he closed his eyes from the bright light of the gym and he raised his arms as his hands made a grabbing motion

‘hug. i want hug’

he whined and you fake gasped at this

‘iwa-san, i didnt know you could be so whiny’

‘huuggg~’

in my series, its canon that iwa is actually a whiny little babie despite that tough exterior and hes much more whinier than oikawa

you laughed before surrending, mumbling ‘yes, yes’

this wasnt the first time this happened since he asked you to do this before bc hes a touch starved babie and as a manager, you must give your team love

you climbed on him and laid your head on his chest while he mumbles happily with his arms going around you

‘just five minutes’

you offered and he said ‘mhm’

well, you both fell asleep and were woken up by scandalized and jealous yells from oikawa

to our baby libero watari

watari is actually the only player who has been to your house before

you made an off-handed comment of making bentos for the team again and he offered to come and help you make them

so here he was, standing in your kitchen, as you were cooking with him

you were chopping up vegetables and he was waiting for the eggs to boil so he was just stirring it slightly

‘wata-san, can you give me a bowl from the cabinet above you?’

he nodded and gave it to you so you could place the chopped carrots and onions in it

once the timer was done, he scooped out the eggs and placed them into an ice bowl so he could peel them later

you knew his favorite food was boiled eggs so you wanted to boil some so he could snack on them

‘can you peel one and see if theyre perfectly cooked, wata-san?’

his fingers skillfully rolled the egg on the table before peeling it effortlessly

he hummed as he chewed on the food

‘delicious?’

you asked and he turned to you, cheeks still full but he raised a thumbs up

you grinned and went back to chopping the scallions

‘actually, i didnt need any eggs for the dishes. i wanted you to snack on your favorites as i cook. its like payment for keeping me company’

his eyes shone and he hurriedly went to hug you tightly

‘i really appreciate everything youve done for us, for me. but i just want you to keep smiling okay? i know we’re a handful and we can get out of hand sometimes but you always keep us together. you must be stressed and there must be times you get angry with us and must’ve cried because of us but i hope you’ll still stay with us even through all that’

WATARI YOU MAKING ME C R Y 

lmao kindaichi’s made me laugh

so basically, we all know his famous haircut, right

but what if that was actually just a style hes had since he was young but he has naturally down hair?

the stuff he puts in it like this brand of gel is just so tough and sturdy that two washes of hair is the only thing that can get rid of it

even during practice when hes sweating the atlantic ocean, it somehow stays up

he puts gel on it and stuff after he showers to make it stick up and BOOM turnip head

but one morning, he,,,, wasnt turnip head

the boy woke up late and he didnt have time to perfect the sticking up so he went to school with his hair down and everything

you were already there since morning practice has started and kunimi told you that kindaichi texted him he would be late so you were just patiently waiting by the door for your classmate

but some guy just walked in

your eyes widened and you pulled their arm

‘um, this is for seijoh volley-’

then the words died in your mouth

‘yuu-kun,,,’

you stuttered and he placed his hands on his face to hide away

‘dont look y/n-chan!’

his shout attracted the others and then silence before the laughing and howling started

‘THESE FIRST YEARS I SWEAR!’

makki was on the floor, punching it as he laughed

kindaichi turned red and he was about to run out but you held on to him

‘i can fix it for you, yuu-kun. come with me?’

he nodded immediately and hurried away towards the back where the sun was just starting to rise

you rummaged through your gym bag and found the specific gel brand he uses 

kindaichi was SHOOK bc why the hell did you have it?

you noticed his shocked and confused look

‘i knew this would happen. we’ve facetimed before, remember? just in case this would happen, i brought backup’

his eyes glistened with tears of gratitude but you waved it away and started attempting to fix his hair

tbh you dont know why he did this hairstyle because his hair was really soft and nice and he still looked attractive either way

moving on to kunimi babie

lets face it, he probably doesnt sleep at all at night and he suffers from insomnia

and when he cant sleep, he bothers his friends

but he doesnt bother you though

which makes you sad bc you thought you made it clear that he could come to you if he was in need of something

you only found out after kindaichi accidentally blurted out during morning practice of how tired he is bc kunimi wouldnt stop talking to him at 2 in the morning

‘aki,,, you could’ve called me’

you gently said and kunimi scrunched his nose at how sad you sounded

‘you need your sleep, y/n’

‘but i want you to sleep too’

‘kindaichi’s been my contact since i was like 5 so-’

‘so you dont need me?’

your eyes watered and kunimi jumped, frantically fussing over you

‘okay, okay, y/n, okay. ill call you’

then as if they were never there, you cheered up and bounced happily

‘i’m expecting it, aki-kun!’

but at 1:43 in the morning, his finger hovered over the call button on your contact since he really didnt want to bother you

but he could already hear your whines in the morning

‘aki?’

he cursed when he heard your groggy voice

‘sorry y/n, ill hang up-’

‘no!’

you sat up, forcing to wake up

‘stay’

you mumbled and he made a sound of agreement

‘not tired?’

you asked

‘no. well, like im tired but i cant sleep, yknow?’

you laid on your bed with your cheeks puffed out, trying to think how to put him to sleep

‘we can just talk, aki’

‘about what?’

‘anything. just,,, talk to me. i want to know your favorite color, your favorite food, everything about you’

:( morning calls really hit different

last one is our mattsun babie

so like, mattsun is a TREE

im like 5′3 and hes like 6′2 so we a whole dwarf next to him

you are always dwarfed whenever you stand next to him and this little shite takes advantage of that and puts his elbow on top of your head

he likes to poke fun at you but you just pout bc you know hes all fun and games

‘hows the weather down there’

‘so mean, mattsun-san’

but his height did give him a special memory with you though

you were both left in the gym to clean up bc everyone had something to do like oiks had to go home bc takeru got sick and iwa also got sick and you just volunteered to clean up and mattsun stayed behind

you were sweeping the floor and you unconsciously started humming as you swept and started swaying a little

mattsun heard you as he pushed the carts and watched as you just swayed and twirled around and he found himself smiling at you

you noticed him stop in front of you and he bowed down, holding out a hand

‘may i take this dance, m’lady’

you laughed

‘what? whats going on?’

he softly held your hand and pulled you to him

‘you were dancing and i wanted to join you’

you nodded and looked up at him, eyes half-lidded

‘stand on my feet, chibi-chan. i can lead while you sing’

it was a random song you heard from the radio earlier but you complied while he moved with your feet on his

you giggled when he would lean down to softly kiss your forehead and shriek when he would unexpectedly dip you down

either way, at 8:34 PM, you and mattsun danced under the gym lights with no witness except you and him

ughh i really want seijoh now

you and the team share individual memories that are more special than the ones with the others bc its where you could actually be upfront with each other

its just a shame that there are 4 third years in the team that would eventually graduate and go their own separate ways after high school, leaving behind their underclassmen

they could just hope that those memories and special moments would remind them of who you were and how special you were to them since at the prime of their youth, you were their first true love

a/n: ngl i didnt expect to finish this so quick but im just in a really soft mood right now and this is to makeup for the fact that my update schedule could start becoming erratic due to my school so i hope you enjoyed this blurb!! and depending on my asks, there could only be one last part to this series unless someone requests for another specific scenario with the manager!!

[spikeinthepunch]

Petz Catz 2 - Redesign+Rewrite

Introduction

So! I have been working on this for a bit now. Took some breaks as i worked on more important projects. I did loose some steam and did not draw as many characters as I intended but I did the important ones.  This is a rewrite & redesign project of the game Petz Catz/Dogz 2 (console version). Should be said-- i did NOT intend to “fix” the game, i merely added to the story and lore. I could go on and on about a cooler version of this game but this rewrite keeps it as the basic game that it is. That is also why the story still follows such a simple outline, but I did not plan to spend months remaking the game lol. Additionally i couldnt really draw the protag, Arvin and Ione due to the way the game works?? And i didnt want to alter that. But I have descriptions for them in here too.  I wanted to keep this pretty in line with the canon story and just flesh it out- no major changes to the plot that would make it unrecognizable! I feel i couldve gone deeper with it, but i like what i got and i dont want to get way too into it at this point. Feel free to send me asks about it and the ideas i have!

Table of Contents

General changes

Background/lore

The plot

Individual Characters + their bios

I will be referring to the main character as “Protag”, since this game lets you make your own character to play.

all the rest is below!

General things to know:

One thing from the original is that the characters are children (i think)… Personally I have decided to keep this vague or make them “teen-ish”. They won’t be perfectly mature but just not exactly the same. This is mainly because the beginning of the game starts with the main characters doing something very dumb and immature and I just don’t want to start it with those personalities being the same. Be sure to read each character bio to see how I changed their personality.

On the setting- i won’t go too into it but I like to imagine a semi-bustling town… More houses, NPCs having children or partners, etc. Characters helping each other, going chores, errands, etc. The original is just very empty so I want to establish that I view this rewrite with these changes in mind. I won’t be writing this into the story but, if you are to imagine the new world I have built, that is what it would look like!

There are some details i leave out because they wouldn’t be much different from the actual game, like simple exchanges to how a quest starts, or the “quests” in general. That is more gameplay related than story. 

Lastly, on Victor… i definitely think its lame that he just isnt present through the rest of the game but i honestly couldn't come up with much of a way to involve him still. I give a different scenario for it, but i dont think its necessary for him to be by Protag’s side either.

For all minor NPCs that i did not design, i say what their breed is, and I also made relations between some NPCs that never existed.

Background/Lore 

In this world magic has always been around, but much earlier in time it was more commonly used. Long ago a small family of cats was discovered to have magic in their blood, and found many magical artifacts across the land that could be used to benefit their species. The cats settled into villages, often behind the wizards who would keep peace across the land with their powers. The original family’s blood spread through other blood lines, and more cats became involved in magic- documenting their spells, the use of this magic, and the artifacts they discovered. The cats who discovered magic became more intelligent and started to explore the lands. Across the seas they went, and eventually came across an island populated by wolves. Approaching with kindness, the wolves accepted them at first. The wolves hadn’t learned about magic, but the cats taught them when they arrived and they realized they too had magical potential- and their own leader, Ivlet, had the ability to actually use magic himself! While this could’ve brought the species together, it just made them more power hungry and cautious of the cats. The wolf population did not agree with the cats’ intentions… they wanted to stay feral and wild… additionally, they did not like their organization, order, and control of magical artifacts. The pack leader, Ivlet, spoke that this magic is used best by the wildest of animals and so these cats were using it wrongly because of how civilized they were. The cats swiftly left and moved on, until they settled on the current island where Pawville now sits. In time, the population grew and magic was so ingrained in the world that cats knew about it but did not have many direct encounters with it… no one was casting spells and experimenting with alchemy. Things were peaceful and worked fine as they did. The use of magic became more and more uncommon due to there being no threats or new discoveries. So in time, cats’ started to stray from the original magical bloodline and it became more rare to find full fledged wizards. Many did not involve themselves and simply let the remaining wizards keep track of the magic in the world. In the present, the cats have moved on to casual lives where magic simply sits in the background of their world. It has taken a permanent place in being helpful to them but isn’t used for much else. The world is simple and peaceful. Old tales used to circulate more about the evil wolf “Ivlet” that the original settlers came across on their journey, but many did not think much of it years later and many wouldn’t ever think about wolves again.

Plot

Protag is digging through chests and drawers in the house looking for a working fishing rod. Their’s had broken, and Victor has been bugging them to get out and finally face them in the ultimate fishing competition! (...it's just normal fishing, but why not make it a competition and see who can catch the biggest sardine??). They didn’t want to buy a new one just for this and swore they saw one in here somewhere… As they pushed away clothes and other nonsense, they reveal some golden metal glint. Protag pulls it out, hoping to have found their fishing rod, but out comes a ragged wizard hat. Arvin turns at the commotion and swiftly trots over to put his paws down before Protag pulls the hat out any further. He tells Protag he shouldn’t be messing with that and Protag defensively says they didn’t mean to- they were just curious and thought it was a fishing rod they were looking for! Arvin says it is very important to the family and that it needs to stay safe. Protag comments it didn’t seem very safe tucked under ten pounds of clothing and junk in a wooden chest… Arvin adds, it needs to stay hidden. It should not fall into the hands of anyone with bad intentions. Arvin goes over to the tall wooden closet and pulls out a fishing rod. Before Protag turns to leave, Arvin stops them and says “Listen- I know I haven’t sat you down properly to explain all this but you should understand that our family has a long history- one of magic! That magic hat has been with us for generations, and it must stay within our home so that one uses it for evil. The magic contained in that hat could do too much damage if in the wrong hands….” As he trails off, he starts again, “You must know that while many stories seem like fiction nowadays to you kids, it is very much real- there is evil lurking out there--” and he is cut off by Victor banging at the door for Protag to come outside. Protag shrugs off his father’s rambling of magic and evil and heads through the door assuring his dad he won’t say anything. 

...Earlier, somewhere many islands and oceans away, a lowly wolf approaches his pack leader to say they heard rumors of a magical artifact that could grant the user ultimate power to rule all the lands. It was a hat of some kind and apparently a very old family of magic users keeps the hat, a family that was friends with the first settlers that met the wolves ages ago- Theophilus and Bartholomew. This wolf had gathered more information on where they had settled, too. The wolves had been searching for artifacts like the ones the cats had when they visited years ago, but had no luck. The leader of the pack, Ivlet, had been searching and searching so he could properly conquer all the islands and reign over the cats to show them how magic should truly be used. He had never caught the scent of magical blood on his journeys, but finally he has an idea of where to go.. He sets off to find the island where a small town of Pawville lays....

Back on the sunny island, the two friends had been at the beach for a good number of hours now, but with very little luck on catching sardines. So they crossed the beach to find a better spot. As Victor leans over the edge of the dock his eye catches sight of a mysterious dark mass laying against the shallow beach. Not being able to tell what it is, he quickly tells Protag to come over and check it out- only to realize this big mass was a terrifying creature… a wolf? Who seemed unconscious! The two are quite freaked out and decide they should go find Sheriff Ada. The sheriff follows them back to the spot, and the wolf has started to wake up. He is weak, coughing up sea water, and definitely doesn’t seem capable of anything in this state. The sheriff sternly asks him what has happened, how did he get here? He explains that he went off course in his travels and did not intend to wash up. A storm shook him off course and destroyed his vessel. The sheriff still sees a wolf as a threat, regardless of his weakness, and says that she will allow him to recover in a cell at the jail- she was wary but also did not know much about wolves either, so she did not know what he was capable of. After that he must leave, however. Ada gathers the rest of the officers in town and they lead the wolf back to their jail where they lock him up. Protag and Victor are left behind- both a bit shaken by the sight of a wolf but interested in the mystery behind him. As the day grows late, the two head back to Protag’s home to have dinner before Victor goes to his own house. At the table, Victor can’t stop blabbing about what happened earlier and exchanging theories on what wolves were like, considering they never came to their island. Protag’s parents looked at each other with worried glances at this news of a wolf... While it seemed unlikely, they both were thinking of an old story about one of the most evil wolves of all- Ivlet. The idea that he is possibly the wolf that landed on their shores was certainly bad news. 

After dinner, Protag heads out the door to walk Victor home, and Gertrude stops them- she swiftly says to Protag that she really needs a helping hand- Ada requested her to bring some medicine to the jail to give to the wolf but she has her hands full Kenneth who returned from an expedition with an injury. She simply tells Protag to go to the jail and deliver the medicine for her and that Ada left the front door unlocked for them to leave it inside. 

Protag and Victor head to the jail- kind of excited to see the wolf again- maybe strike up a conversation and learn a little bit about where he came from. As they are off, Protag’s parents note that they haven’t returned home and step outside to figure out where they went. Gertrude says she put them on a quick errand to the jail but the parents aren’t happy to hear that, they really didn’t want the two of them getting carried away with a wolf. While they don’t know for sure who the wolf is, they’d rather not find out the wrong way. Back at the jail, the wolf has woken up and Victor is immediately ready to throw questions at him to find out what wolves are like. The whole while, this mysterious wolf simply entertained the excited cat, but had his eyes on Protag. The moment they walked in, the wolf was sniffing the air and wouldn’t take his gaze off Protag… so he finally piped up and turned to Protag, asking them some basic questions and while Protag seemed a little nervous about the wolf asking them things, they saw no harm. Protag asks the wolf’s name and he says it is Ivlet. Ivlet turns back to the Protag and Victor and asks the Protag “Do you know about magic?” They both look a little confused and say not really, it's a thing they hear about sometimes but no one uses it anymore. Ivlet looks at Protag and says how could he not know, he had magic in him! He could smell it! Protag is confused and shocked, and Ivlet almost seems frustrated that this cat he found was unaware of all the magic inside of him. He must know something! Ivlet slams his paw on the ground and suddenly Protag’s eyes are glowing purple. Ivlet asks “Do you know about anything magical at all?” Suddenly Protag speaks very clearly and says “My father showed me a hat just earlier that he said was magic.” Victor looked at him with shock and confusion, asking his friend what the heck he was talking about. But Protag wouldn’t listen, and Ivlet asked them “Do you know where that hat is?” Protag says they do. Victor is trying to figure out what happened to his friend, confused by all this sudden information. 

Just in that moment, Protag’s parents come in and gasp at what is in front of them. Ione and Arvin realize immediately that this wolf is Ivlet, and that he has Protag under his control, revealing any information when he asks a question. But before they can do anything, Ivlet uses his powers to mind control them as well and stop them in their place. He orders for Protag to go and get the magic hat from where it is, and bring it back. The protag walks off and retrieves it from the chest that it sat in. Protag approaches the cell and Ivlet swiftly snatches it from Protag through the bars and chuckles at his easy success. Immediatly he lets go of everyone’s mind control and remarks how stupid they all were to not even realize who he was- he almost feels insulted that no one actively fears the all-powerful Ivlet but, it made this all ten times easier so, it worked out! Victor and Protag are dazed from the mind control but Ione and Arvin watch in horror as Ivlet puts on the Magic Hat. As the hat turns a muddy blue color, Ivlet swiftly displays its powers by crashing through the jail cell’s bars. He flies into the air and reigns destruction across the island’s land. The four could barely process what happened before he vanished into the night. All that is left in the jail is a small yellow glowing ball, realized to be the Good essense of the hat that left when Ivlet took control of it for his evil desires. Arvin takes it in his paws before frantically heading home.

With houses and stores damaged and the lands destroyed, Protag is left at home with his parents ashamed but still shocked about the events… they had no idea it would all escalate like that. Victor’s parents are forcing him to stay home as they are incredibly paranoid about the events. Protag apologizes to his parents repeatedly but also gets angry and says they never told him about this magic anyways! And he is mad that he had no idea his family had magical blood and that Ivlet was the one to reveal this to him. They apologize for keeping it all from him. Arvin suggests that he helps around Pawville before he considers getting into any more trouble, Arvin and Ione will figure out how to deal with this. [This is where all those Fixing Pawville quests would happen]

After finishing up all the help around the town, Protag comes home to their parents, definitely waiting for them as they sit at the table. Ione says she is so happy that Protag went and helped everyone who needed it and felt they really could be responsible for themself and others. Arvin says that he trusts Protag, and that he knows what they must do- go and meet the Magic Professor, Theophilus, who lives in Sky Heights. [Insert the quests that get you to Sky Heights] At Sky Heights, Protag is greeted by Theo who starts to ramble about his parents and all sorts of old history nonsense about magic and their blood and whatnot. He shows him all these books and notes and scrolls, excited that Ione and Arvin’s child is finally learning about magic. Protag interrupts to tell him that Arvin said he may know what they can do to stop Ivlet, that they want to help with that. Theo gets back on track and tells Protag about the hat and the elemental stones- the hat itself is the embodiment of all the elements and morals of the world. The hat can control, destroy, or create anything. If in the wrong hands, or with a user who doesn’t understand it, the hat may become so destructive that it destroys everything in existence, as the embodiment of Evil will take physical form and act on its own! These elemental stones are magical artifacts on other islands that are embodiments of each individual element (Earth, Water, Air, and Fire). If they find them all, they can use its combined powers to track down the hat and protect themselves against Ivlet- hopefully taking back the hat as well. 

Theo explains where to find these crystals, and that they will need to head to one last location to find his brother, so they can cast the protection spell. [insert fetch quests for the stones]. Protag finds Bartholemew deep in the sandy desert- looking different than his brother as his fur is stained with the brown sands that blow across the land. He had set up his own little shack to study the land’s magical properties, or if it had any at all. After explaining the situation, they both head back to Sky Heights with the stones. 

Meanwhile, Ivlet resides in a rocky castle, formed by himself with the hat that has now turned almost black. He groans and paws at his head as the hat’s color continues to darken… Ivlet’s own form has started to shift- turning more monstrous as his claws become longer and his teeth become sharper. Suddenly, a dark haze falls over the hat and Ivlet himself. The haze tries to take form, a physical shape of evil, but Ivlet growls and fights against it, fighting mentally with the magic that has already settled on his mind. With great strength, Ivlet manages to stop the Evil from getting away, but the dark engulfs him, adding more mass to the already monstrous wolf. From a mix of the darkness and Ivlet himself, rose a mix of something wolf-like and dragon-like. A most terrifying physical form of the most evil thing a cat could ever imagine.

Bart and Theo bring together the elemental stones in order to cast a spell that will allow them to track down the location of the hat. Once the spell is cast, the rocks glow and create a portal, the destination being where Ivlet is with the hat. Protag and the two wizards jump through the portal and come out on the other side, in a cold dark clearing of stone. They seemed to be under a roof as well- it is in fact a massive stone chamber, and at the other end a large pulsing black mass of a dragon sits on a stone ledge. Theo exclaims that it must be Ivlet, but the hat’s dark energy had taken him over, instead of becoming its own separate being. The dragon takes notice of them and roars, rushing at them with the thrust of its massive wings. The three turn around and run, heading for one of the corridors leading deeper into the castle. The dragon is gaining on them as they approach the hall, so Bart turns around and casts a spell to put a barrier on the hall so they can have more time to get ahead. As the dragon slams into the barrier, the stone walls shake around them. Theo remarks that maybe they can defeat this dragon by having the walls of the castle crumble upon it. As the dragon crashes through the barrier, the group runs for a tighter hall where the dragon attempts to go through but ends up stuck with its large gnarly teeth snapping through the entrance. As predicted, all of the dragons pushing and banging around caused stones to tumblr down and hit the dragon. Through the gaps in the crumbled stone a puff of the black haze flows through and the motion stops. Protag investigates and sees the rim of the Magic Hat, pulling it out from the rubble. It is now dull and grey, no power left in it. 

The group sees no movement below the stones, and assuming their safety they run through the other halls so they can get back to the clearing and teleport back home. As they return to the main chamber, a loud echoing howl is heard. Bursting through the halls comes a large, monstrous Ivlet shouting at them to return his power to him. Theo tells Protag that they can use the stones to temporarily bring power back to the hat, and take out Ivlet themself. Protag fights Ivlet, and uses the stone to shake the castle walls yet again and trap Ivlet until the rubble once and for all. With the last of the hat’s temporary power, Protag opens the portal again to travel back home. 

When they return, Protag takes the drained hat back home, where his father retrieves the Good essence left behind when Ivlet had taken over the hat, returning it back to its full strength. Protag’s parents tell them how proud they are that they were able to work with Theo and Bart to defeat Ivlet and get the hat back. They spread the news that Ivlet is no longer a threat and all returns to normal in Pawville.

Characters

Ivlet

Ivlet is an old evil wolf whose intention is to bring chaos to the islands. He was the “leader” of his island’s pack and many looked up to his powers and his hatred of the cats' use of magic. While previous wolves did not like the cats much, Ivlet escalated their hatred into believing that only wolves should be the ones to control all that magic, and that cats were using it wrongly.  Ivlet has magical blood and a power specific to himself- within a certain range he can mind control a being. The person when controlled can only do whatever the controller knows, as in he can’t ask someone to retreive something if the controller isnt aware of its location. Aside, he is very strong physically, has a great sense of smell, and can see in the dark.  Ivlet is impulsive, mean, toxic, and manipulative. Truly a bad wolf! He will do what he wants to get his way, but also make brash decisions to get things to work. 

Arvin and Ione

Arvin belongs to a family with a good amount of magical blood, while Ione comes from an old family who never had magic but always worked closely with wizards. In their younger days, Ione worked as an assistant for Theophilus and Arvin was studying books written by Theophilus himself back at home. In both of their separate works, Theo eventually introduced the two. Arvin’s family had always carried the Magic Hat and continued to watch over it as he made a family with Ione. The two have quite extensive knowledge in magic and knew it was important to keep the hat a secret. The couple soon moved to South Pawville for a simpler life- hoping that they could give their offspring a simple childhood before introducing them to magic.  They are whatever breed the player chooses.

“Beat”

Beat does not exist in the same way as the original game. He is simply a glowing essence of magical matter and isn’t sentient. Sorry, I just thought he was 100% pointless and did not need to be a thing through the protag’s journey- story wise or gameplay wise.

Theophilus and Bartholomew

Two brother snowshoe cats, both magic users. Theo and Bart led the cats to the island they now all settle on, and researched the magical artifacts they discovered, so they could all be used for the safety and peace of the cats. Theo lives in Sky Heights among hundreds of books he wrote himself about magic while Bart went off on an expedition to study magic in the land.  Dog breed: Basenji

Victor (and Charlotte)

Victor is the protagonist’s best friend, and is the son of Charlotte. He is a fluffy tortie Turkish Van with green eyes. He wears a loose red scarf. Dog breed: Husky 

Gertrude

Gertrude is a Flame-point shorthair with blue eyes. She wears a yellow bow on her head and an off white frilled collar shirt. She owns the drug store and makes medicine. Dog breed: brown long haired dachshund

Tom

Tom is a ragged grey Manx cat. He wears dark shaded glasses and a thick brown leather jacket. He owns the Pawn Shop.  Dog breed: American pitbull terrier

Sheila

Sheila is an elegant, white turkish angora with odd eyes (brown, blue). On her blue eye side, she is deaf and often mishears customers or gets surprised by their presence. She wears clear round pink glasses, a low cut shirt, and a red bow on her tail.  Dog breed: maltese

Charles and Kenneth

Chales is a russian blue cat with blue eyes. He wears a small top hat and uniform themed after the aquarium he works at. Dog breed: Italian Greyhound

Kenneth is a large, fluffy red Siberian cat with green eyes. He wears an explorer's hat and army green shorts. On his back is a large backpack. He works at the zoo. Dog breed: Irish setter

Clara

Clara is a cream colored ragamuffin cat with amber eyes. Her paws are stained with dirt. She wears a thick gardening shirt with the sleeves rolled up. She takes care of the flowerbeds in town. Dog breed: Afgahn hound

Ada

Sheriff Ada is a tall grey Egyptian Mau with green eyes. She wears a yellow vest and black button up shirt along with a pair of dark shades often sitting on her head.  Dog breed: Irish wolfhound

[Other NPCs]

At the moment I have chosen not to redesign/rewrite any other characters, just the ones above as they are more important/relevant to the setting. 

[whereconfusionisarhyme]

First Reactions To Logan’s Playlist

K first song let’s do this

White and Nerdy-Weird Al Yankovic

Wtf this song was definitely Joan’s idea I mean who else would think of ‘White and Nerdy’ for Logan

Is this like canon he listens to this stuff or like songs about him???

Not Perfect-Tim Minchin

TIM MINCHIN

Bo Burnham better be on Logan's playlist

#deep

Is this about the mindpalace/inside of Thomas’ head??? Cause like???? Ouch???? I think????

Lol nvm it’s not sad lmao

I take back my take back it is sad

So this could be literally “in his mind” or it could be figurative and it’s really messing with my funky flow

Streaks-ANIMA!

Cool instrumental

Love the voice sounds a little like MARINA and Regina Spektor

Oh no I’m two lines in and I can tell it’s gonna be sad

OH NO CONFORMITY RELATED ANGST AHHHHH

Wow Logan is just out here being relatable isn’t he smh 😔👊

"Cause you're a smart kid, but you're still a kid" LOGAN REALLY BE OUT HERE BEING RELATABLE ON MAIN

The Elements-Tom Lehrer

Sounds like what piano class would sound like if I took piano class

Something you would listen to in science class

Bop

Medicine-STRFCKR

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out vibes

Lmao nvm

Gonna go look up the lyrics rn brb

A sad bop

Philosophy cool

Human-Tank And The Bangas

Logan playing this to comfort himself because this singer is the only person who has ever told him this

WHO HURT LOGAN WITH THEIR WORDS

LOGAN THE HEART SKIPPING COMMENT ARE YOU OKAY IM GIVING YOU A HUG

GUYS LOGAN IS TRYING TO CONVINCE HIMSELF THAT HE MATTERS IM NOT OKAY

Last???? Relationship???

Okay I'm not a shipper BUT my theorist analysis obsessed brain is just SCREAMING about Roman and Patton

Observation: Logan is probably atheistic and this song covers God a lot. I don't have a conclusion or anything just pointing that out

This woman do be calming tho like yes I'm beautiful yes I'm special thank you

Okay so I already knew Logan wasn't okay but he 100% isn't okay

Fittet Happier-Radiohead

K two words in and I can tell this is gonna be sad here we go

Employees? Or maybe…other sides?

Minor key ok

SELF HARM ISNT OKAY

"WILL NOT CRY IN PUBLIC" NONONONO

So I heard of a good therapist just downtown-

The Watchtower-The Dø

I paused it cause I need a second after the last one

Guys as someone who dissosiates a lot I think Logan might be dissosiating

Dissosiating to protect himself from his emotions

Y'all just trust me in this one

Coming for the TØP brand I see

K ready to start again here we go

Fire beat I'm vibing with it

Is he trying to distance himself from his emotions to try and perform his tasks better like watching from a Watchtower???

This is the first character I've seen that might dissosiate which only means one thing

I'm gonna be projecting an unholy amount in my fanfiction

"No one in particular" hon who hurt you

City Lights=Emotions (which he considers distractions)??? Maybe??

I'm a William Finn fan come on this isn't my first rodeo

Art Is Dead-Bo Burnham

BO BURNHAM I WAS RIGHT

We all love some good Imposter Syndrome (tm)! :D

This gives Learning New Things About Ourselves' a whole new meaning

Ngl this is the first time I heard the degrading of the piano at the end and I'm here for it

In My Mind-Amanda Palmer

Oop we LOVE setting up impossible expectations for yourself to the point you have a cripplingly horrid self esteem! :D

Logan I've done this before and trust me it isn't worth it the mental breakdowns are too taxing

I'll do it when I'm older=I'm never gonna get around to it

I don't wanna be the person I wanna be either

Why do I perfectly understand every lyric am I ok

Live!!! While you!!!! Can!!!!

At least there's a happy ending

Okay so I've decided that once I'm done I'm gonna make a list of songs I think would fit in the playlist

Algorythym-Childish Gambino

K its spelled incorrectly get ready for some metaphors my dudes

Intro is cool definitely very very Logan WOAH OKAY CHAIN SMOKER

Gonna go look up lyrics I don't understand shit

The chorus sounds like Thanksgiving at my Aunt's house where like 100+ African American relatives blast house music and dance until their feet falls off

Nvm no it doesn't

GO OFF

ELPHABA BETTER WATCH OUT CHILDISH GAMBINO IS COMING FOR YOUR BELT

Adlibs are everything

Letter C-Zach Sherwin

This gives off the same vibes as that one pickle video by Charlie Puth

Roman vs Logan rap battle but it's this

I don't really see why this is related but sure

Time Adventure-The Marcus Hedgehog

Nostalgiaaaaaa

Okay Logan has too many songs talking about one (1) person who is it

I have a gut feeling that it's about Thomas and how Logan used to be enough "back then" but now he thinks he's not cause like let's be honest when was the last time someone gave Logan a strong sincere thank you for all that he does????Excluding DWIT (which doesn't really count in my opinion cause they said he was cool, not like an integral and arguably the most important and powerful side) nobody really appreciates Logan???? Hugs???

Anyway plz ignore this is just how my brain works

K next song

The Breach-clipping.

OKAY SLOW DOWN IM GONNA LOOK UP LYRICS

Is this Daveed Diggs???? I haven't listened to Hamilton in like forever is this Daveed Diggs???

LITERALLY PERFECY PARRALLEL TO LOGAN AND THE SIDES

Sound effects

Really just gonna fry my eardrums like that huh

What I Do For U-Ra Ra Riot

Okay scrap anything and everything I said about it being the sides Logan is 100% talking about Character!Thomas

Erase Me-Ben Folds Five

Ooh this intro reminds me of this one particular musical songs but I don't remember which one

Wait have I listened to this before????

I've listened to this before!

Okay I need to stop being distracted

NOOOOOO don't Erase Yourself!!!!

Logan really just do be having no Self Esteem don't he

Okay so theory: Logan didn't pop up in person in the last video because his eyes were too red from crying

I have 0 evidence so it's not a very good theory but…

Just throwing it out there

One More Time with Feeling-Regina Spektor

Oh no it's Regina Spektor

Oh no I'm gonna cry

Okay so Logan doesnt wanna block of all emotion, only permit some to show???? But most of the time block everything????

Did I get that???

Nobody!!!! Thanks!!!! Logan!!!!

Awww he just wants love and recognition

Tbh this sounds a lot like Roman they have so much in common despite their constant arguing

Galaxy Song-Monty Python

Ooh Monty Python

I haven't listened to Monty Python so I sadly don't know the context

Really just dissing all of the other sides aren't we

Can't really blame him tho

Very scientific

"Yeau~"

Sweet with dark undertones. Love it.

Equation-Hans Zimmer

Later I'm gonna check the equations if they're correct XD

Sunrise-In The Heights

!!!!!!

WHO???!!!!!

K to this is one of my favorite love songs ever it's just so sweet and as someone who's bilingual the concept is just amazingly wonderful so yeah I may be freaking out

Also because WHO??!!

Okay I said I wasn't a shipper but let's be honest this is probably about Roman not romantically but like

OR MAYBE JANUS???

IM SO CONFUSED

But Logan is definitely Nina in this situation it just fits so well with her character for the same reasons I really wanna play her (but never will cause I'm exactly 0% Latin American smh) yeah the pressures to be the smartest and then it backfiring horribly and oh God what if Inùtil is also in the playlist ahhhh

Okay moving on

Lifeboat-Heathers

WHAT

NO

NO

CONFORMITY RELATED ANGST LOGAN STOP BEING RELATABLE AHHHH

IS THIS CAPTAIN THOMAS??? THE OTHER SIDES AS A WHOLE??? AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT???

IM NOT OKAY

Bohemian Groove-Will Connolly

Okay I'm still not recovered from the last song but I need to continue or else I'm never gonna finish this playlist

Eeecccchhhhhoooo

Your friends haven't surpassed you Logan you belong with them okay????

Emptiness despite success??? Millennial who???

Vibing with it but also are you okay

Nvm I know the answer already

Hug All Ur Friends-Cavetown

Okay so Logan is a Cavetown gay noted

Self validation??? Who's she???

Lies. You care so much about what other people *sides* think about you

Maybe Logan listens to this song to remind himself to not care too much

But it doesn't work and it's getting to him more and more

Oh

That took a turn

Breathin'-Thomas Sanders

Good move

Don't really have much to say on this

The Bidding

Spoopy

Alchoholic!Logan

New idea for us fan writers

The pronunciation of beurgoise

Okay I'm like pretty certain at this point that all of the songs that mention a someone else is about Character!Thomas

A Better Version

OHMYGOD I LOVE THIS MUSICAL ITS SO UNDERRATED I HAVE LISTENED TO THE SOUNDTRACK AND UNGODLY AMOUNT OF TIMES YESSSSS

But also since I know the song in terrified cause the feels are gonna come in I just know it

Wait so is Jayce supposed to be Thomas???

I am suddenly feeling much more uncertain about my certainty

Okay let me unpause and just listen to it (even though I already know all of the lyrics)

Okay so I'm a dumbass and apparently this song isn't even part of the playlist

Okay so I'm an idiot and the last few songs have all been "related to playlist" and not in the actual playlist I'm big dumb.

Anyway here's my list of songs I think would fit. (BTW, I only went off of lyrics for these ones. I realize that there’s a general sound and vibe for the playlist, but I decided not to follow it.)

Oh No! ~ MARINA

Hug All Ur Friends ~ Cavetown

Bohemian Groove ~ Will Connolly

Guiltless ~ Dodie Clark

Lifeboat ~ Laurens O’Keefe

The Bidding ~ *idk who*

I Am Not A Robot ~ MARINA

Inútil - Lin Manuel Miranda

Through The Eyes Of A Child ~ AURORA

Community Gardens ~ The Scary Jokes

Let me know if I should do this with the other playlists as well! :)

[ravenaveira]

Ok, time for my review of Kh3 Re:Mind Dlc

This is gonna be long, so be prepared, and yes there will be many spoilers so if you dont want spoilers of the game then you probably shouldnt read this, but if you dont care then stick around.

I will start off with my unbiased and critical opinion.

From the title menu alone you already know what this game is gonna be about. Kairi is gonna be center focus, or should say specifically Sokai, and Riku will be virtually non existent.

Now I know what your thinking, well duh its all about saving Kairi of course Riku wont have that big a role and she’ll be the main focus, and to that I say no shit sherlock I already knew that. My issue isnt that it was Kairi focused because I already knew that and still pre-ordered the DLC, but my issue is what this title screen represents and my fears were proven correct.

Let me elaborate

Riku is just as much of a friend to Sora as Kairi is, from the beginning of the series its always been Sora, Riku, and Kairi, thats the way its ALWASY been. But from this title screen I could tell Riku’s bond with them wasnt gonna be present at all and I was right.

I’ll elaborate further

I know Im jumping way ahead here but bare with me, at the end of the game after Sora rescues Kairi they travel the worlds together, Sora notices he is fading away which is why he goes to the many different worlds he has visited but now with Kairi, spending his final moments with her before he finally disapears.

See the problem? Sora doesnt involve Riku at all in his final moments being alive, he is just completely absent during his entire remaining life. Sora only spends time with Kairi during his final moments, Riku wasnt shown with them once.

I know some people say well we dont know how long Sora was alive before vanishing and he was probably the one who organized the party, but did we see that though? did we see any signs that Sora was alive for more than a day or two? did we see Sora talking to anyone like he was setting anything up? NO, it was all about Kairi and Riku was completely forgotten.

I can understand if Sora wasnt dying then it wouldnt matter how much time he spends with Kairi alone, but Sora was fading away ANY SECOND and he didnt spend any of his remaining time with Riku at all, even at the beach party who is Sora sitting next to alone with before he finally vanishes? Kairi. That is inexcusable and a huge insult to Riku and his bond with Sora, hes just completely excluded, that is unforgivable.

These new added scenes to the ending actually made it worse than the original version of it, before we didnt even know Sora was around for more than a day and just assumed they all had a beach party afterwards to celebrate getting everyone back and saving the world, but now we know Sora was actually around for an extended period of time and made no effort to spend time with anyone other than Kairi, not even his best friend Riku did he spend time with for his final hours, that is despicable.

Another major issue is how Sora keeps saying his journey started with losing Kairi in this game, as if Riku wasnt ALSO lost that day, as if Riku wasnt the reason Sora kept on his journey even after saving Kairi and sending her back to Destiny Islands, as if he didnt fall to his knees and bawl his eyes out finally reuniting with him, as if he wasnt content with spending the rest of his life trapped in the Realm of Darkness with Riku, as if for the entirety of the base game of kh3 Sora wasnt constantly and only thinking about Riku and how many things he wished he could show him.

Apparently in Remind none of that happened, none of that mattered, it was Kairi that was his main motivation, it was Kairi that started his journey, Riku wasnt involved in it at all.

That is a huge issue with this DLC, it treats Riku like a side character and of little importance to Sora, in the base game they handled them fine minus that on instance in the Keyblade Graveyard where Sora says ‘Alone, Im worthless’ even though Riku’s right there but other than that their relationship and bond was handled very well but in Remind? practically non existent.

Now onto the story aspect, if your not into time travel and have trouble understanding the many variations of it then your gonna have a bad time because it gets VERY confusing to follow, which is why you should never introduce time travel because it becomes way too complicated to keep track of and not only that you also have to worry about things like paradoxes, ripples in time, alternate timelines etc. Its a complete clusterfuck to keep up with and manage so time travel really shouldnt have been introduced in this series.

Chirithy tells Sora that no matter what he cant change the past again, yet there are times where Sora does just that so exactly what cant he change? for example, when Roxas appears he asks Sora to do him a favor which is essentially getting the X back from Xemnas in their names. Sora does several things to make this happen and even Kairi gets a couple swings at Xemnas this time but then the two of them are basically caught and restrained inside shadow balls [pause]

See the prob? this is a huge change to that fight, Kairi never took a single swing at Xemnas, she just stood there and got snatched up, Roxas never asked Sora for help getting the X’s back from Xemnas, and Sora and Kairi never got restrained by Xemnas and knocked out.

Chirithy explicitly said Sora cant change what happened and no matter what he has to accept it for what it is, yet here he is, changing what happened. Maybe you could argue well this is an alternate timeline, even if it is that makes all of this irrelevant and means it never happened because the true ending is the one where it didnt happen, making this semi useful Kairi moment really pointless because at the end of the day its not canon, her being useless is the true outcome, none of this matters.

That is extremely disappointing, so even if you alter the past for the better it doesnt matter because its an alternate timeline and that timeline isnt the real one making this whole redo pointless and time consuming for a short DLC that was an extra 30$ to play.

So the time travel is very confusing and even if you follow it, it ends up being very disappointing when you realize none of it matters.

Moving on to some of the tied loose ends, Im glad they explained why Aqua froze up after saying ‘We stand together’ and I like how we get to see how Young Xehanort came to have the beliefs that lead to what he did and also MOMs subtle influence on him succumbing to darkness.

He told Xehanort that he would outgrow the robe and no longer need it because if he was truly powerful then he’d be the one controling the darkness, this leads to Xehanort later begining to travel without the robe and being corrupted. So we know now that MOM also influenced that as well and is very sketchy, even more now than he was before since this action greatly influenced what Xehanort eventually does and all the pain he caused, all of which would have probably never happened if it wasnt for him.

But thats just my theory and what I got from it.

I liked that we got to see Namine for a brief moment where Sora basically brushes her off and completely forgets about thanking her, this is a plotline Im pretty sure at this point is just never going to get resolved. He just tells her to go to the Final World and walks off, which makes no sense because Sora was surprised to see her in the original playthrough.

Another change was Lingering Will dying to protect Sora, again this never happened because Sora was busy fighting alongside everyone in the maze while Lingering Will and Terranort were fighting away from them. After Lingering Will died for him then Sora is pretty much squeezed to death by Terranorts Stand, or atleast knocked unconscious.

So much about these are just so confusing as to how they are happening when Chirithy said the events couldnt be changed I just stopped questioning it.

But atleast this time its made clear that Namine is the one who sent Lingering Will to help everyone and how she did it, so now people can stop saying Kairi is the reason everyone survived because it wasnt, without Lingering Will they would have all died a second time.

Basically the first half of the DLC is just recap with some minor changes and additions to the cutscenes, you get to play as other characters like Riku [optional] Aqua [not optional] and Roxas [optional] but other than that its basically the same thing all over again for the first 3-4 hours of the DLC, that is ridiculous.

The new content finally starts when Kairi is shattered, funny how the game gets good after Kairi dies xD I’ll stop.

Anyway once Kairi dies is when we finally get explorable Scala, but not without having to endure an insane fight with tons of heartless and nobodies and yes its more complicated than you think. It doesnt matter how many heartless or nobodies you kill, they will keep coming until you kill this one red heartless with way more health than your average heartless has.

After that you can pretty much wander around Scala as you wish and this is the only time where you can buy items or food so make sure to do that if your low on items. If your low on money there are minor enemies there that you can kill to get some so take advantage of this opportunity because your not getting another one.

Your goal in Scala is to basically run around, solve a couple puzzles, and get 5 of Kairi’s heart shards, revealed to having to be 7 later on. Sound fun? besides being able to see more of Scala’s layout, not really. But its a good place to take a breather before getting back into the big battles ahead.

Unfortunately your actually forced to fight the armored organization again but thankfully you dont have to do the ENTIRE final battle over, just that one section which I appreciate but wish we didnt have to do any of it at all.

So after we’re done Scala we get in MY opinion the two best parts of the entire DLC. We get to see what was going on with the rest of the keyblade wielders back home and it was INSANE and extremely well done, everybody had a chance to shine.

When everyone was swept away and Mickey was down and out, it was amazing seeing Mickey push himself back up and slowly with what little strength he had take on all the armor organization BY HIMSELF severely weakened, yet still powerful enough to hold them off and stand his ground. He really showed us WHY he is the King, so THAT I really enjoyed. It was extremely well done and one of the most memorable parts of the DLC.

The next part was even more insane and well done, which is us getting to fight as all the keyblade wielders against the armored organization and even get some cool dialog and team attacks in between, it was just amazingly well done seeing everyone work together and switching between characters was just so epic and enjoyable.

Honestly I could play those two parts over and over again and enjoy it everytime, their just that good and the most memorable in the entire DLC.

Coming back with Kairi and killing Xehanort together with all the keyblade wielders including Kairi this time was satisfying to see but it excludes Xehanorts and Eraquses final words, I mean yea seeing Xehanort have a semi happy ending put off alot of people but at the same time, seeing Xehanort come to the realization that he was wrong about everything and giving the Wayfinder trio closure by seeing their master one last time and hearing his apology to them just held more weight to me.

Im not saying I think Xehanort should be redeemed as easily as he was, but I feel like excluding Eraqus and their final words made the ending feel hollow, just ok we beat the bad guy, happily ever after now. Thats pretty lackluster and unsatisfying In my opinion.

Finally the ending....

Heres where Im gonna be biased and give my personal thoughts. Warning if your a fan of Kairi skip to the very end of the review where I give my overall rating

I hate the ending, for the reasons I listed in the beginning but also many others. I get the main focus was gonna be Kairi since the DLC was about saving her, Im not mad about the obvious, Im mad about the execution.

The Sokai agenda was so forced and apparent its not even funny, they shove it in your face so hard yet when Sora is talking with Chirithy he still refers to Kairi as a friend, really? your shoving this pairing down our throats just to have Sora still friendzone her? Im not mad because I dont want them together anyway but I hate the games being played here, you either want them together or you dont, pick a friggin side Nomura.

And while we’re on the subject, I hate, HATE, how this game is so heavily romance focused when Kingdom Hearts was NEVER about romance to begin with, it was always about friendship and bonds. Not in this DLC though, no now its all about Kairi and being with her forever, traveling the world together, holding hands, all this lovey dovey nonsense nobody invested in the plot could give a rats behind about.

Sure people who are into Kingdom Hearts for the romance of course they dont mind, but Im pretty sure MOST people invested in this series are in it for the story, not some stupid pairing, and I HATE how much they shove it down your throat because it is just so forced and obvious what they were doing.

This was all damage control for Kairi, who has been a useless damsel in distress and dues ex machina in every single game shes been a part of. I repeat, EVERY SINGLE GAME SHES A PART OF.

Kh1 - Kidnapped, unconscious, Sora needs to die to save her.

Kh2 - Kidnapped, held hostage, Sora needs to find and save her.

Kh3 - Kidnapped, unconscious, is killed twice, Sora needs to die to save her.

Do you see what I fricken mean? Every fuckin game its the same danm thing over and over and quite frankly Im sick of it. You might as well say this is a Mario game because Kairi is princess Peach always gettin snatched up and Sora is Mario always going through insanely deadly trials to get her back, and then it happens all over again.

This DLC was damage control for that, instead of immediately getting snatched up by Xemnas she actually gets a few good swipes at him to no avail of course, and then she fights together with Sora against armored Xehanort, all of which is just damage control for her not doing anything in the entire franchise and pandering to her fanbase that are constantly screeching for playable Kairi and for her to do something.

It was also damage control for how non existent their relationship was and what a joke its been since Kh1. They arent fooling anybody because thats exactly what this was, otherwise why you have to try so hard to CONVINCE us how important she was to Sora? why did Riku have to get sidelined so much just to boost Kairi up? why’d Sora completely disregard Riku as a part of his journey? why did Sora not spend ANY time with ANYONE for his final moments alive? its so obvious why. The only way to convince anyone shes actually important and relevant is to play down everyone else or exclude them entirely.

Congratulations, you got your wish, good for you fandom, but at what cost?

The time they spent forcing so much Sokai could have been used to tie up way more loose ends than there were but nope, gotta squeeze in that Sokai, thats what yall really here for right? fuck off.

The two best moments of the game was so short lived its not even funny, this DLC was full of so much padding in the first half, forced romance and pandering for damage control they forgot to actually make this a decent DLC.

Since I recorded my gameplay from start to finish I can actually tell you the amount of old content vs the new

3-4 hours of mostly what we already seen with a few changes, I only died twice

1-2 hours of new content, probably less because I got lost and died alot

That is unacceptable, 30$ for only 10% new content? that is a robbery.

Not only that but the worst part is the Limitcut episode, databattles have always been optional for competative players who like the challenge. Now you are FORCED to fight these INSANELY hard bosses, all 13 in order to get the final bits of the aftermath of the story.

WE PAID FOR THIS, this wasnt free we PAID for it and yet we’re basically told ‘Hey if your a casual player and want the rest of the story? well you gotta fight 13 of these insanely hard databattles that used to be optional but now their madatory for you to get the rest of your moneys worth. Too difficult? cant do it? well too danm bad, get good or go home we got your money already so screw you guess you’ll never know’

That is a fucking robbery and a huge slap in the face to people who are invested in the story, not proving their the best by fighting insanely difficult battles no matter what difficulty your on. It wouldnt be an issue if this was always the case, but these battles were always OPTIONAL for competetive players to do if they WANTED to, but now its mandatory and if you cant do it then oh well middle finger to you.

I couldnt even beat Vanitas, I fought him first and then Luxord and I couldnt beat either of them so I just said fuck it and went on youtube to see what I paid to see for free. 30$ wasted on a game I cant even finish, your out of your fucking mind if you think thats fair and excusable.

Thats why at the end of the day I give it a 5/10, its not good but its not bad either, its just decent. But if you asked me if it is worth the time and money? fuck no, my advice? watch other youtubers play it and keep your 30$

If you want it just to play as some of the characters, experience the new content for yourself, and play the databattles then by all means get it.

But if you think thats not enough for you to spend 30$ for then dont get it.

Overall Re:mind gets a 5/10, useless padding for majority of the first half of things we’ve already seen and cant skip because theres new scenes mixed in, forced romance that nobody but shippers care to see, severely lacking new content, and unfair extremely hard mandatory databattles just to see the final aftermath of the story which is kind of important setup for the next game.

Fuck this DLC, this was my fist time EVER buying a DLC for ANYTHING and thanks to this its probably my last. So thank you Re:Mind, for ReMinding me why I never bought DLCs in the first place.

Ps - Im so glad playable Kairi was optional, thats one of the only things this DLC did right.

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I got challenged (long version)

Alright, so yesterday, @macarici made this post where she challenged us to do a character study using astrology natal charts, for one of our favorite OCs. 

So I decided to do one of my favorite boys, Christopher, because I love him a lot and he’s a sweet boy. And it devolved into extreme and severe confusion so fast I decided to make this post long under a read more and post a seperate short version. So, without further ado if you love reading my bullshit...

Alright, so, first thing’s first. Despite the fact Chris and Bev celebrate their birthdays on February 14th, and I count their official zodiac sign as Aquarius because of this, they’re actually Leos.

“Now Jess, what the fuck do you mean by this?” I mean I’ve canonically wrote multiple times that they sprung into existence in the summer of 1806, so as of today, I picked August 2nd as their actual birthdays. But they celebrate the state birthday because they’re made of dirt and time isn’t real.

But I figured that would fuck up my results pretty good bc lemme tell you, it has before on other astrology things.

ANYHOW

I set his birthdate as August 2nd, 1997 (Chris and Bev are “22″ on their government records currently), and the time at 8:03 AM, location of “birth” in Joseph, Oregon.

And then, I skimmed through the results.

And applying this to a Chris context, at first I’m mainly 

Seriously, this really isn’t sounding much like him.

BUT I MUST CONTINUE, so I decide to just pull out a list of things that DON’T sound like Chris, because I’m doing this when I should really be in bed and frankly nothing makes sense anymore

AND THEN I REALIZED I FUCKED UP THE BIRTH YEAR (am I literally writing this post as I go so Rici has something fun to read in the morning? Yes)

Okay, so I’m turning 21 next year and was like “that means following the age thing, chris and bev would only be a year younger than me.” no u numbskull theyd be two years older than ur they’re already 22

SO CHART RESUMBITED WITH THE SAME DATE SAVE THE YEAR BEING 1996, I tried again

And instead of CLEARING my confusion, mentally, this happened

jess voice: holy shit this looks less like chris even and im reading more in depth now abort mission abort

SO YEETING BACK TO THE YEAR OF 1997 APPARENTLY SORRY CHRIS IM DEAGING YOU AND BEV BOTH BY A YEAR BC THIS SOUNDS LIKE NEITHER OF YOU

so now im back in 1997, year before i was born, and looking at the chart for a fictional heterosexual dude whose actually an immortal dirt baby this is fun

SO i started removing stuff from Chris’s moon sign results that was definitely not him

THINGS THAT ARE NOT CHRIS -being rather lazy, the boy runs a cattle operation on rangeland for christsakes... -causing big scenes when slighted, whether in private or not. chris is actually much much better than bev about holding his temper, and tends not to go overboard emotionwise. he’d rather cut you to the bone with a few effective sentences than scream at you for an hour. -he lacks firmness and can be a sucker for a sob story. listen, thats only true with exactly one boy which is his son adam, and adams already the constant exception in everyone’s lives. -hard time setting and keeping goals. theres too much angst to explain this one but its not chris -unstable friendships. with the exceptions of a brief period with helen after their breakup, and tensions with clark whenever he pissed off adam, this really isnt chris. hes pretty much a rock to depend on if you’re a friend of his

and then i realize “oh shit that’s way less than i actually thought i was gonna remove” and okay yeah yeeting back to 1997 was def the right choice. i will say im def twisting a solid half of whats left to make it apply to him but hey thats what this is all about, right?

so at least now im doing this emotion

its nearly 1 am almost nothing makes sense but maybe this does

anyhow, so then i move on to the final section (we hope) of this experiment

WHAT DOES CHRISTOPHER LEWIS JOSEPH’S MOON SIGN MEAN IN RELATION TO HIM?

im just gonna steal magicandlight’s bullet point method bc its nearly 1 am

so

Chris is

outgoing WITHIN his inner circle, and quite willing to make a fool of himself in front of those he trusts, but not strangers

he likes organizing things socially and just likes to oversee the going ons in his closest inner circle (adam, clark, helen, and bev)

strong sense of justice, both treating others fairly, as well as acting fairly himself. 

courage in his convictions

pride can be a weakness

can be a bit brooding when he doesnt get the attention he wants (id say this mainly is in romantic endeavors when it comes to him)

needs to feel like he has a place to belong and emotional support from friends within those groups/communities

despises major life changes, and it can reflect in his relationships with others

little changes can also bother him and make him irriatable and stubborn (beverly can vouch for this, she’s heavily on the recieving end of this one)

reality checks can be incredibly brutal when they hit

very perceptive to other people’s emotions

strategist

experiences emotions and feelings pretty intensely

So now it’s 1:11 AM or something around there, I’ve dropped a lot of time into this, and I hope i’ve entertained the shit out of rici in the process when she reads this, and im going to write a shorter version post before i hit the hay so that maybe more people will see this