#i really do not think celeste would like most of the casinos

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

Celeste is banned from Las Vegas for causing several casinos to go bankrupt

yeah this checks out, but also I think a lot of vegas isn't classy enough for her. She's definitely a high-roller at like, the bellagio, she's allowed to keep gambling because she draws in crowds or people who get inspired by her 'winning streak' to gamble along and lose everything

[louiesselfshipramblings]

Danganronpa Yume Thoughts

Gonna be real: I have NOT directly played any Danganronpa game. I have, however, watched a friend play both most of 1 and parts 2, plus I've seen a bit of gameplay for V3, so I have a grasp on it for the most part. That said, the series has attractive gals, and just my luck, all my darlings meet untimely fates. Boo hoo :[

SO! I wanted to just ramble on some thoughts for each one. Gonna have a different s/i for each gal, for simplicity sake. I'll also be assuming either the Killing Games did NOT happen, or best-case scenario happened where everyone gets out alive (which I think is the ending of 2, anyways). So, uh. Mild spoilers. Mainly characters specific.

Celestia is very interesting, as I really analyze her. Her whole persona as "Queen of Lies" is just a front to appear special, to be more than just plain old Taeko. It's not enough to just be the Ultimate Gambler, she has to be this spectacular, strikingly dressed French woman, with desires for a classic European castle and a harem of vampire boys, heh. It's kinda funny to think of, but also quite sad. Maybe she didn't want everything she said, but perhaps in her lies remains a kernel of truth about what she really wants.

I think of em all, Celeste is the hardest for me for making an s/i. Maybe Ultimate Actor, to compliment her? Maybe Ultimate Empath, to help her? That's really what I want; to help her feel...how to say this...to feel right. To examine who Taeko is, who Celestia is, and come to who is real for her. Maybe it means a quiet life as a small time cardshark, maybe it means a prestigious life as the head of a casino chain. Whatever it may be, I want it to be something that makes her happy, something that makes her feel special, and something where we can do it together. I think she deserves it. Hm...maybe I hide my true talent, sorta like Makoto did. The Ultimate Guide, perhaps? I dunno, still a work in progress.

Comparatively, and I mean this is the nicest way possible, Ibuki is super simple. She is! She's just a silly girl who wants to rock out and sing and make people smile all around the world. That's the goal of any musician. And she should be able to! I'm talking world tours, baby! Solo act across Japan, China, India, Europe, African, North America, South America, and sure Austrailia if there's time. She'd want to bring her music to every corner of the globe...and maybe also try a bit of food there. Get a bit of a regional appetite, ya know! So what if she gets fat; she's punk, and fat is punk >:]

Firstly, was kinda thinking like...the Ultimate Groupie as my s/i lol. Seemed a lil silly. Maybe the Ultimate Manager? The Ultimate Supporter? Ya know, just SOMETHING that will make getting the Ibuki world tour easier to get off the ground. Not that she couldn't do it herself, but always nice to have a hand, yeh?

Kirumi...now, I find her interesting, as she straddles a middle ground. Not as simple as Ibuki, but definitely having more complexity akin to Celestia. Kinda just the dynamic of culprits to victims, I suppose. Maybe I'm going out on a limb here, buuuuut...I don't think Kirumi would wanna be prime minister? Don't get me wrong, she's talented, she's capable, but she's young. Like, what, hardly in her twenties, and she's responsible for the well-being of an entire nation? Yes, she does take her duties as the Ultimate Maid seriously, but just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean ya GOTTA. It's like putting a gifted kid through a special program; they can prolly handle it, but is it gonna help em through the long run? Prolly not. I feel she'd be much more content and happy (even if she doesn't fully get it) being a maid to a family as is, and see where she goes from there. I think she should get that choice.

As for my s/i with her, this one is easy. I'd be the Ultimate Butler, her perfect counterpart. Why? To spark some drive in her, some friendly competition. To pull out some emotion, some pride, some cockiness, even...some romance? Just someone who can keep up with her, and break down that icy wall around her. Or at least, have it come down on her off hours, ya know, ehehehe...

[lu3ky777]

Following the Celeste asks theme perhaps Kyoko was investigating a recent string of crimes and public acts of self humiliation committed by people who had no memory of doing it. She managed to find the culprit but was quickly convinced by her that it would be better to strip down and show off her ass as an apology to the clearly innocent bystander she falsely accused?

Kyoko was concerned by the recent mass break outs of self humiliation and indecency. Men had often been found naked having been robbed or stolen from and women were known to be wearing very skimpy and tight clothes as well as they seemed to be getting thicker and twerking in the streets. It was as if the whole city had became some kind of shitty bar with chicanery becoming much larger and everyone wanting only basic primal desires, to take, eat, and fuck~ 

However most outbreaks took place near Celestia's Casino, rumor was that it had been taken over recently by a stranger. A red haired magician (no not the one from her school) had used powerful magic to make her bend to her will. Kyoko thought the more logical answer was blackmail however, that she was trying to start a cult of sorts by making the most prideful seem prideless when she commanded them. The more digging she did the more she realized it had to be her causing this. Most outbreaks of crime and indecency happened around the Casino and she was constantly caught on camera near the areas at the time of the crimes, always wearing that smug grin. 

Kyoko wasn't stupid though, she knew she needed to confront her alone to arrest her. So she figured out she went out every Friday night to cause one of these riots personally, so she decided to interrupt her. As the mysterious woman turned the corner, she saw Kyoko giving her a glare as she stared “You're under arrest for Mass Incitement and for Blackmail.” she didn't answer like Kyoko thought, didn't try to run or fight or try to argue with her but she smiled smugly which only made Kyoko angrier “Do you think this is some kind of joke?!?” She pulled out handcuffs as the women just snapped her fingers to get Kyoko's undivided attention “Officer clearly you're confused, I'm just taking my weekly walk.” “Don't try to play dumb with me, I know you've shown up to almost every crime scene and all of them happened in the building you took from my peer.” She was getting a little angry at her weak excuses, but mostly of her the look of absolute confidence in her face. 

She snapped again breaking Kyoko's focus as she spoke again “Maybe you're playing dumb with me, surely if you have so much evidence of me doing this then you'll know my name.” Whether or not Kyoko knew it before interrogating her was lost to her in that moment, only intense embarrassment was shown on her face. As it turns out this women didn't only have the power to command and give conscious actions to people, but she controlled the subconscious of people but that's all you get to know about her power right now~ She was using it to make Kyoko feel and look like a fool, as she had used it to make the public indecency happen all over town. Kyoko blushed embarrassed “N-no-” The women stomped her foot to the ground, Kyoko thought she even put a dent in the sidewalk from the sound and shaking it made “And you have the audacity to try and arrest me, I'll have your badge for this” she still spoke in an arrogant tone as she smiled wide. 

Kyoko panicked feeling that this would be the end of her career, maybe she would even be kicked out of hope's peak! “W-Wait! If there's anything I can do to make you forget about this just say it!” She started reaching for her wallet before she snapped a third time and Kyoko stared into her hypnotically addictive eyes. “Nah, if you really wanna get my forgiveness then you'll have to embarrass yourself. So ditch your pants and panties and show me that ass of yours NOW” She demanded as she watched Kyoko panic and nervously but quickly slip her pants off. As she showed her huge ass to the women

“I-is this all I have to do? I really don't want my peers to see this…” The woman took a picture on her phone as she felt and groped the massive ass in front of her, she roughly slapped it to show her dominance as she “Now start twerking Kyoko~ and apologize for everything you did to me~” Kyoko started rapidly twerking, not even wondering why she knew her name. “I’m sorry for wasting your time~ and accusing you~ and trying to arrest you~ and for investigating you~ I'm just a worthless fat-assed detective~” She was being heavily influenced to say most of that, but she was mostly satisfied “Now then~ you'll stay there twerking for the rest of the day. If you see any hung watchers then you'll invite them closer and if any cops try to arrest you, make sure to remind them you're the boss~”

She started walking away as Kyoko did exactly as commanded, besides even if she had successfully arrested her it wouldn't work out well~ She already owned the police chief after all~

(I really like this plotline so I'm gonna rename this to the fall of hope's peak, so ask about any characters fall~ also feel free to ask questions directly to the women or characters since I've been in the mood for asks to the characters as well as scenarios.)

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

The 12 Nights of Christmas: Day 6.

[Flashback]

That will be the final hand.

Gambler 1: Wha-!?

*After some gamblers challenge her to a game, Celeste proceeds to beat them all in a landslide.

Gambler 2: Hm…what a shame…Looks like you win as always.

Gambler 1: As always!? What’s that supposed to mean?

I believe your friend gave you ample warning. I’m something of the queen of this place, and I have a winning streak that can’t be topped.

Gambler 2: Believe me, I’ve been trying.

Gambler 1: You bastard! Why didn’t you warn me beforehand!

Gambler 2: I did! Several times in fact, but you’re so foolhardy you don’t take my words seriously.

Gambler 1: GRGH!

*He glares back and forth between Celeste and his fellow gambler.

Gambler 1: So what? That’s it? I just lose all this money? Sorry, but I’m not gonna let myself get pushed around so easily!

Hm…A sore loser I see. Am I mistaken in believing that you’re new to this place?

The look of desperation is all over your face. You’re more than likely in crippling debt, and resorted to underhanded means like gambling in order to pay your dues…Up until now you’ve had to sell a lot, and your friend here has more than likely had to bail you out more than a few times.

But clearly, you have no idea how the world of gambling is. Well, I at least commend you for picking me as an opponent. High risk, high reward and all that…

But before you make an enemy of someone, you need to at least know all you need to about them. I’ve never lost a game. I’m just THAT good.

Gambler 1: Why you-!? My life is collapsing and all you can do is taunt me! How dare you!

You have only yourself to blame…Now, why don’t you start living life out on the streets like the savage that you are?

Gambler 1: I’LL KILL YOOUU!

???: Gentlemen! Gentlemen!

Huh?

Everybody just calm down…Is there any need for this? If there’s ever a dispute in this place, is it so worth getting all riled up over? Why don’t you boys just settle down and talk things over after we get a drink?

Gambler 1: Huh!? Who the hell are you scrawny!? And why the fuck would I ever want to grab a drink with you!?

I assure you, this is nothing new to me. I’ve had my fair share of spiteful opponents and I am more than capable of handling them.

Suuure you do. Is getting punched in the face a part of your way of handling them? Because to me, that looked like what was about to happen.

You’ve been here long enough to know that most societal rules don’t apply here. And hitting women is included.

…I’m sorry, do you work here?

Work? Me? Psh! The idea of me holding down a legit job sounds like a nightmare…

Gambler 2: So you’re unemployed? Forgive me for putting wood in the fire, but if you don’t work here, or aren’t part of the game, then I don’t think you have any right to get involved in this scuffle.

You’re right. And to be honest, if I see someone getting beat up on the side of the road, I grab a bag of popcorn and laugh.

Still, even though I have no right to get involved, perhaps you could show my late Grandma some courtesy? She owns the place after all, and she wouldn’t want one of her best income sources leaving here with a broken nose.

Gambler 2: Your late Grandma…Wait…! You’re Sumiko Kamiya’s Grandson?!

Gambler 1: Who the hell is that?

Gambler 2: Sumiko Kamiya is the owner of this casino, who died a few years ago. She set this place up for dangerous reasons, and her organization and allies still run it. We can’t cross this guy. Anyone associated with her is dangerous…!

Gambler 1: What…!?

Gambler 2: Listen to me when I tell you we really don’t need any sort of trouble with them. Come on, let’s just go and forget about this. It’ll give us one less thing to worry about…

Gambler 1: But-!

Gambler 2: Just shut up, stop whining, and come with me!

*Gambler 2 grabs Gambler 1 and drags him out of the casino.

I ain’t the most social guy, but we should seriously grab drinks someday! My treat!

…Yep, no response. Looks like I burned another bridge.

*Akira sits down opposite Celeste.

…

Aren’t you gonna say thanks?

For what? Spoiling my chance to see him squirm?

Ouch…You’re a savage one, aren’t you?

Is what he said really true? Are you really the late owner’s Grandson?

Yup. Name’s Akira Tsuchiya. Yourself?

Celestia Ludenburg.

Otherwise known as Taeko Yasuhiro, am I right?

…!

Yeah, I know who you are. But if you’d prefer to go by your little made up name, then that’s fine too.

Your help was unnecessary, I can assure you.

Oh, I didn’t do it to help you.

I’m sorry?

Those two had lost, and were spending too long dwelling on it. It’s my turn.

Oh, you desire a game, do you now?

Very well. Now you’re speaking my language. How about we start with 5000 yen from the start?

Yeah, about that…

I don’t actually…have any cash on me right now…

*sigh* Typical. Not only do you look like a hobo, you ARE one.

Actually, I’m the complete reverse of a hobo. Hobo’s are outdoors people, but I hate leaving my room.

Well, how are we expected to gamble with nothing at stake?

Yeah, that’s the thing. Instead of money, how about we place bets in a different way? If I win, you have to do something for me. Same goes for the other way.

Hm…Alright, in that case…

*Celeste thinks for a moment.

You said that you were unemployed, correct? What do you spend most of your time doing.

Hacking servers, running forums on social media, and concocting evil schemes in my sleep.

How charming~ If that’s the case, then my demand is as such.

If I win, I want you to open any social media account you have, go to the account of the first person you see, and Like every post on their wall going back a full year.

Yikes. But that’s actually pretty generous.

Oh, I wasn’t finished. I would also like you to take an embarrassing selfie and use it as your profile picture.

Ah, I see. Deal!

In which case, what are your demands? Do you intend to strip me of my clothes? Take a shot of pickle juice? Eat a raw egg?

Nah, nothing like that. I got an idea.

It’s the anniversary of this place, so the owners are throwing little disco party.

Yes. I’m not fond of them. Party life and loud music does not sit well for me.

I know, you don’t seem like the type. In which case, if I win this game…

I want you to dance with me.

D…Dance?

I know you don’t like disco’s, but you can at least dance, right? I think it’s a fair deal.

…Hmph. Fine. You have yourself a deal.

…

…What a shame. Guess I’m not skilled OR lucky.

…

*Akira pulls out his phone.

Service is kinda shitty here, so I can’t sign into any social media to do what you asked.

Sorry. But if I’m gonna meet my end of the bargain, I’m gonna need to do it later. Do you come here often?

You should already know I do.

I’m gonna…be hanging around this place. Hopefully I’ll catch you around. And if I do, I’ll show you my social media page.

I know this seems stupid coming from someone you barely know, but I’m not gonna just ignore what I owe you.

*Akira stands up and goes to leave. However, before he can, Taeko grabs his wrist.

What?

…

If you want…I’ll grant you your dance.

What? But…you won?

I know. But I owe you for a different reason.

I didn’t think I’d meet someone down here who’s so genuinely entertaining.

Not used to winning two out of three?

For some reason, the idle conversation didn’t seem to be a distraction, but that’s exactly what it served to be.

I find myself rather intrigued by you. You’re mysterious, if a little trampy, and I like that in a man.

What, so you’re saying I’m your type?

In your dreams buddy.

I would like to know more about you. I don’t think our conversation should end just yet, and if I must dance with you to withhold it, so be it.

Alright, then let’s get our groove on~

H-Hey!

*Akira takes her hand and pulls her to the dancefloor.

[1 month later]

Hey, Tae~ You’re here!

Ugh...stop calling me Tae. It’s one thing to refer to me by my real name, but to give me a stupid nickname like that...

Oh yeah, probably shouldn’t call you that unless we’re alone, huh?

Don’t phrase it that way, or else you’ll give people the wrong idea!

*A couple of men around Celeste start to giggle. She gives them all sharp glares.

Hey, mind comin’ with me a sec? I gotta talk to you for a bit.

Sure.

*She gets to her feet and follows Akira to a more private area.

I take it you don’t plan cheating at the tourney, do ya?

Who do you take me for? Cheating has never been in my nature. Be it gambling, or any other sort of sport, it matters not. I will always abide by the rules.

Good. Because the managers of this tourney aren’t the same way.

Pardon?

The people who have set up this tourney have been plotting something with the owners of this place. They’re setting up a scheme to try and get you to lose at all costs.

They’ve employed everyone at the bar tonight to hand in their cards in favor of the opponents, and they want me to be the one to give the signal, so that no one catches on.

Hm...I knew my winning streak was going to be problematic for them one day. But why are you telling me this?

Can I let you in on a little something?

*Akira approaches Celeste and pushes her up against a wall.

What are you-!?

My grandma may be the one who founded this place, but I’m not in league with these guys like they think I am.

I’m ACTUALLY working for some REAAAL bad people. People who might even be a major league threat to the Future Foundation one day.

Wh-What do you-?

I’ll get to the point. Once that tournament is finished, regardless of the result, this place’ll go up in smoke. No one’s getting out in one piece...’Cept maybe you.

You’re...not being clear enough to me. Are you...offering me a job? Or making a request?

A bit of both, but all I need right now is for you to win this thing. I wanna see that victory before everything goes south. So I’ll play against everyone for your sake.

I’ll talk more about what I need you to do once we blow this joint, figuratively AND literally.

...And what do I get out of this?

Hm...Power...Money...maybe even a castle?

...!

We can do it. Trust me, we can. We can make you a queen.

...

Alright. I don’t know what you’re planning, but I don’t feel like dying today. I’d appreciate it if you saved me.

Got a lot to live for, have you?

...Not really. Just my dreams. Alongside that, I do have my odd fun hobbies every now and then...I’m going to miss this place in that regard...

But so long as we both get out, I think I can manage. After all...the time I spend with you is very valuable as well.

...

Tae?

Nothing! Nothing...I’ll do it.

[2 hours later]

GAAGH!?

Tae!

*Celeste wakes up surrounded by bags of rubbish.

AGH! Gross! Disgusting!

Sorry! Sorry, it was the softest thing I could find. My place isn’t far, we can clean your clothes and you can use my shower.

*Akira helps her up, as police sirens and fire engine sirens scream in the background.

*sigh* I still don’t understand.

What?

You’re telling me this story of how you first met Lady Ludenburg, but...I REALLY just can’t understand it.

There are countless men in the world, and of all of them, she picked you?

What? Jealous little guy?

If I say yes, will you shut up? After all, anyone would be.

Lady Ludenburg is a gothic beauty after all, and she is strong and independent. And yet you try to convince me that this playing the hero story actually worked?

Not right away. But...that’s all I’ll leave you with for now.

*sigh* I don’t know how Narumi lives with you as a partner.

But...it should please you to know that we’re actively working on a plan of breaking Lady Ludenburg out. Hopefully you’ll be reunited soon.

Thanks Mikihiko, that’s actually strangely nice of you.

BELIEVE me Tsuchiya. My respect and admiration for Lady Ludenburg the ONLY reason I put up with you. Hmph!

*Mikihiko snidely turns his back.

Heh...

*Akira pulls out his phone and scrolls through his pictures, back to a certain date. December 24th 2020.

[Flashback]

[Beyond Horizons Party Club, December 24th 2020]

Hehe! Woo!

*At a disco club, Akira tries his best to dance when surrounded by countless other lively people dancing like mad around him.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT YOU DIDN’T LIKE GOING OUT!

OH! Tae! How you doing!? I didn’t see you there, you kinda hide among all the colors!

Believe me, I’m not here because I want to be! I-I need to speak with you! I-It’s important!

Whaaat!? Mind speaking up a little!?

I-I said I needed to speak with you!

♩ Shoo-bee-doop-bee-doo! I can’t hear you! Shoo-bee-doop-bee-doo! Come over here you! ♩

D-Did you seriously just rhyme “hear you” with “here you!?” A-Are you even listening to me!?

Since we’re here, whatever you’ve gotta say, you can say it while dancing with me sweetpea!

N-No thank you. I’m not wearing dancing shoes...

Then just take your shoes off? Look, just c’mere!

WAAGH!

A-Ahaha!

Heh!

*Despite being opposed initially, Celeste gives up and starts to party hard with Akira, causing her shoes to fall off. Eventually, the two start to get closer and closer to each other.

Ah!?

...!

So...what did you wanna talk about, pumpkin?

*sigh*

*Celeste heaves out a heavy sigh when faced with Akira’s mischievous grin, and the two share their first kiss right there and then.

[sinfulwonders]

Celeste for the ask meme? if you wanna !!

Damn I wrote this, and then my computer basically had a stroke so now I’m rewriting it.

Celestia Ludenberg

Fight them or fight for them

I’d probably fight Celeste lol. I like her character alright, but she’s kind of a butt at times, and so I think I’d end up butting heads with her a bit.

On a scale from 1-10 how excited do I get when I see them

Her character design is awesome. But I don’t love her character as much as I love others so like 4?

Would I smooch/date/etc

Hahahaha no. She’s got such a terrifying temper, I’d be scared of her. :P I would want to touch her curly hair extensions though!

Do I write for them

No I haven’t really, but I’d definitely be down. She’s a really interesting character, and I’d love to give it a shot.

Their defining color (color I most associate with them)

Black and white probably. Maybe red too. 

My nickname(s) for them

Celeste, but that’s pretty much it!

Something I have in common with them

I think we’re both good at keeping our emotions bottled and not letting people know what we’re thinking or feeling. She’s definitely better than me at it though. :P Also, I’m pretty good at gambling. I don’t do it often, but there is a casino an hour away from my hometown, so I go gambling semi often when I am around there.

Song I associate with them

All the Good Girls Go to Hell by Billie Eilish comes to mind lol. ALSO Lola Blanc’s The Magic screams Celestia vibes. (Especially the music video!)

Who do I ship them(and type of ship ex. Romantic or brotp)

I’ve mentioned it before, but I think Celestia and Kirumi would be a good match. Other than that I don’t really ship Celestia with anyone! I love her and Byakuya as a brotp though!

Idea for an imagine/fanfic for them (if I have one)

Does her and Byakuya sitting together, drinking tea or red wine, and shit talking the rest of their class count as a fic idea? Because I want that.

[puckyou-forpuckssake]

Dadcapades (1)—N. MacKinnon

No warning. This is requested and dedicated to the awesome @pucksandpoutines This is going to be a series that can be found under the tag #dadcapades in my blog. Find my other imagines in my blog with my master list and #hockeyimagines.

“I’m pregnant.”

Nate didn’t know whether he wanted to cry tears of joy or crawl in a ball in the corner and cry tears of “what the fuck have I done.” He smiled and hugged his wife. She laughed.

“Four under six. I wasn’t expecting that either. Maybe that’ll teach you to hold back on the strawberry daiquiris at that resort in Cabo,” Y/N, his wife, chuckled, patting him on the chest. “I’m going to go check on Celeste and Gabi. They should be waking up from their naps soon. Can you please check on Sidney? He should be still watching Paw Patrol in the living with room with Mikko.”

Y/N got up to walk out of their bedroom. “And Nate, you haven’t made any other bets about naming our children, have you?”

Nate shook his head. “Not that I can think of. No promises though.”

Y/N sighed, but a smile graced her face. She walked out. Nate headed towards the living room and the sound of Paw Patrol. He found his son Sidney laying on the couch eating goldfish and watching the show. His head laid on the stomach of their dog Mikko.

“Hey Sid,” Nate greeted and sat on the ground by his son. “How’s Paw Patrol?”

The little boy shrugged and shoved some more goldfish into his mouth. His dirty blond hair stuck up everywhere. Sidney still hadn’t changed out of his pajamas of an Avs t-shirt with MacKinnon on the back and Penguins pajama pants, a gift from his godfather and namesake.

Nate wracked through his mind if he had made any recent bets with anyone. At an Avalanche Casino Night, Nate played Mikko Rantanen in Blackjack. He lost and had to name his new puppy Mikko instead of Rocco. Y/N admitted she liked the name Mikko more anyway. The bet with Sidney was stupid. During one of the many Tim Horton’s commercials they had partnered together for, Nate bet that he could fit more Timbits in his mouth without swallowing than Sidney could. Who knew the Kid had chubby chipmunk cheeks and could fit a lot of Timbits in his mouth. He requested that the first MacKinnon child be named Sidney. The Godfather position was all Y/N’s idea. Gabe and Nate were messing around before All Star weekend once. They were the ones representing the Avs, and the team thought it would be fun to have their own little skills completion. It was fun for everyone, but Gabe won the most events and demanded that the next MacKinnon child (Y/N was pregnant at the time) be named after him. He had been jealous that Sidney got honored before him. Having Gabriel changed to Gabrielle did not bother him in the slightest. He seemed to like it even more. Celeste was Y/N’s pick. There was no bet for that one, or maybe there was but Y/N put her foot down. She wanted one child with a name somebody couldn’t use to brag about.

“Dad, I think mommy is sick,” Sidney told him.

“Why do you say that, Sid?”

“I’ve heard her puking in the mornings,” he explained. “Sick people puke.”

Nate chuckled. “You wanna know a secret, buddy?” Sidney anxiously nodded. “Mommy’s going to have a baby. You’re going to be a big brother again.”

Sidney’s mouth dropped. “You’re having a baby mommy!”

Nate turned around to see Y/N walking in cradling Celeste. Gabi trailed behind her with her stuffed Bernie the St. Bernard in hand. “Mommy have baby?” She asked. “I be a big sissy again?”

Y/N gave Nate a look but nodded. He shrugged. How could he not share such exciting news. “Celeste is running a fever. I know it’s the first day of practice but can you please take Sidney and Gabi with you? I just can’t deal with all three of them right now.”

He saw how pale she was and nodded. She deserved a technical day off. He experienced how much of a terror the two little heathens he called his children truly were. Bless her for putting up with them. “Of course I’ll take my little munchkins with me. Go get dressed you two.”

Sidney hopped off the couch and ran upstairs. Gabi trailed behind him. Y/N handed Celeste to Nate so she could make her a bottle. “Do you truly believe anything good will come out of letting a 3 and 5 year old dress themselves?” She asked.

Nate shrugged as he rubbed Celeste’s back. The baby kept fidgeting and whimpering. Nate felt bad for his daughter’s pain. “Arguing with those two is pointless. It’s just hockey practice too.”

“I know,” Y/N sighed and took Celeste back. “I’m just feeling a little stressed, and I feel bad having you deal with them on the first day which is always busy and stressful for you.”

“Y/N, it’s fine,” Nate reassured her. “You know I’ll spend any time with the kids as possible. You just need to rest, as does Celeste. Sidney, Gabi, and I will be fine today. Don’t worry about us.”

“I’ll try, but I can’t help it,” she grinned. “You MacKinnons are trouble.”

Nate chuckled and kissed his wife. “And that’s why you’re a MacKinnon too. I love you.”

“Love you too,” she mumbled against his lips.

Nate grabbed his bag and stood at the bottom of the stairs. “Sid, Gabi! It’s practice time!”

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“Pregnant?” Gabe questioned. “Did I hear you correctly? You knocked your wife up again?”

Nate rolled his eyes and continued lacing his skates up. “Well I think it’s better knocking my wife up than a random chick. I don’t want to talk like this with my kids around.”

“Where is the angel and devil in my life?”

Nate chuckled. “They’re both little devils if you ask me. Gabi should be out on the bench with all of her stuff she has to bring everywhere. Sidney should be out on the ice with Mikko.”

“Should be? Nate, shouldn’t you know where your children are at?”

“You’ll understand when you and Mel have kids someday,” Nate chuckled. “Kids run your lives.”

“Mel and I are thinking about adopting since nothing has worked so far.”

“You know, I’m always down to give you my kids for a weekend,” Nate smiled. Gabe shoved him. “Seriously though. It would be good practice for you two, and it would also let Y/N and I have a night to ourselves.”

Gabe nodded. “I’ll have to talk to Mel about it. I’m sure she’ll be okay with it. Plus, it just gives me more time to spend with my little Gabrielle.”

Gabe happened to say this as they exited the tunnel right next to the bench where Gabi was situated with her Bernie and a coloring book and crayons. The thought had crossed his and his wife’s minds to get an iPad to entertain their young children, but they both remembered being kids and doing just fine without. Crayons suited Gabi just fine and Sidney was old enough now to, more or less, participate in practice with the Avs.

“Gabe!” Gabi squealed. She ran quickly towards the Swede. Gabe picked up the little curly blond 3 year old.

“Hello my little twin,” Gabe greeted. “I see you came to work with your daddy today.”

Gabi nodded. “Mommy sick because of new baby. Celly not feel good either. So Nee and I come with daddy.”

“How fun! Have the other guys come and said hi to you and Sidney?”

Gabi nodded. “Josty and Barrie came by and pat my head. JT gave me high five. The other guys bumped my fist. Mikko gave me a big hug before he go skate with Nee.”

“Daddy and I have to go practice now,” Gabe told Gabi. “Why don’t you, while we practice, draw some pictures for all of us. We can then hang them in our stalls.”

Gabi squealed and ran back to her spot. Nate looked out and saw Sidney on the ice with Mikko.

“Sidney!” Nate shouted. His son turned toward him. “Come sit with your sister while we warm up.”

“No Dad!” Sidney screamed. Mikko grabbed the oldest MacKinnon. “Mikko no!”

“We got to do our job right now, little Mac,” Mikko explained. “After warm ups and going over some things, maybe Coach will let you help out; however, you need to be a good boy. Got that little Mac?”

Sidney nodded as Mikko sat him next to his sister, who was very occupied in coloring. “Thank you so much, Mikko,” Nate said as the linesmen skated around. “Also thank god Crosby isn’t here to see that he likes you more than him.”

Mikko chuckled. “I’ll remember to chirp him about that. I don’t understand how you and Y/N do it with 3 kids. I could barely handle that 5 minutes alone with him.”

Gabe chuckled. “Nate didn’t tell you? Y/N is pregnant again.”

Mikko gasped. “Damn, Big Mac. Do you not know what restraint is? Or maybe a condom or some other form of birth control?”

Nate shoved Mikko into the boards playfully. “Congrats though man. Do you know when?”

“We went to Cabo to celebrate our fifth anniversary. We went to this really fancy restaurant one night and then to the beach bar where we drank way too many strawberry daiquiris,” Nate explained. Mikko gagged. “Oh you meant when Y/N is due. If I’m doing my math right, it should be about April.”

On the opposite side of the rink, Coach blew the whistle to call all of the guys in. Nate was happy that this talk could end now. He glanced over at his two kids. Gabi was still coloring and Sidney was watching them intently on the ice. He hadn’t taken his helmet or gloves off yet. Nate loved all of his children and was excited for the next one, but 4 under 5 was never what he had expected in life. Celeste was supposed to be their last, and technically so was Gabi. None of this meant Nate wasn’t happy. Again, he was ecstatic. It was the same feeling as the previous 3, but it was also the same fear and nerves. He felt even more scared than he did with Sidney, Gabi, and Celeste, and it honestly had to do with the thought of Y/N going through the next eight months. She had troubles towards the end with Gabi. Celeste had been a huge surprise and difficult as well. This baby was a miracle and Nate knew it was going to come at a price.

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Or perhaps Gabi was the reason Nate feared another child. The 3 year old had more sass than the whole team combined, and Nate gave credit to her mother for that. As each guy got off the ice, Gabi handed them each a drawing, some more offensive than others. “This is you with a bunch of berries,” she said when she handed Tyson Barrie his. “And they’re all female ones too! Because I know you love the ladies but can’t get any.”

“You’re in pink, Josty!” She pointed as she hand him his. “Cuz that’s what they wear in Mean Girls. And it has you with you mom and sister and grandpa.”

“JT, this is you with a big American flag and a bald eagle and bunch of friends for you.”

“EJ, this is you with a bunch of horses because you love them so much. They have no teeth just like you.”

“Z, this is a picture of you and a pet zebra.”

“Soda gets a bunch of sodas.”

“Sven, this is you in penalty box.”

“You’re on a beach in this Nietsy!”

And so on it went until it was just Gabe, Mikko, and Nate left. She handed Mikko his first. “This is you with Nee. You fell down. Gabe, that’s you and me. We wear crowns and have lots of pancakes. Daddy, that’s you and me and Nee and Cel and Mommy and new baby and Mikko.”

“Your daughter is a savage,” Tyson Barrie said to Nate when he entered the locker room. “Savage.”

Nate chuckled. “She’s quite the 3 year old.”

“I heard you’re having another one,” Nikita mentioned. “Congrats man.”

“Another one!” The Tysons squealed. “We called it!”

“We told you, Nate,” Jost grinned. “We told you when Celly was born that you’d have another kid.”

“You said that if that ever happened we’d get to name it,” Barrie added.

“Tell Y/N we can’t wait to meet Tyson.”

Gabe busted out laughing. “You’re fucked, Nate.”

“Dad, what does that mean?” Sidney asked.

“Fucked!” Gabi yelled and clapped her hands.

“Y/N is going to be so pissed,” Nate grumbled.

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Groundhog Day - a reintroduction

@stephrawlingwrites suggested that, along with character introductions, i also talk about the plot, where i’m at with the story, my plans for the future of Groundhog Day, and what issues i’ve been having. i thought it was a really great idea and i wanted to make sure that i tagged her in this post so i could say thank you for the suggestions!

and to everyone else, old followers and new, thank you so much for being here on this wild, wild ride. i’m having a blast so far, and i hope that you’re having a great time too!

Groundhog Day

the story so far

this is the link to my very first summary of Groundhog Day! since writing this summary, new plot developments have happened, new settings have come into existence, and the cast is much, much larger. 

a more ideal and up to date summary would be along these lines!

when Blue is swapped out with Red, he finds himself traversing the dangers of Fara Falls - with the general of the Royal Guard, Bolte, as his only companion and guide. the problem, of course, is that Bolte has had to cut himself off from kindness and good things, because those will get you killed in his world. still, he struggles to keep his own paladin, Red, safe, keep himself alive, and attempt to bring some semblance of peace to his land.

meanwhile, Red finds himself in Fields of Fara, where Locke, a knight-in-training (being personally tutored by the mute general of the guards, Flame) takes him in and tries to show him that, despite everything, the world is still worth trying to save. riddled with a glitch known as Groundhog Day, the world is doomed to consistently reset itself back to various save files, with only a handful of people remembering the previous loops.

as the game data becomes more unsteady, and Queen Midnight’s grab for power becomes more absolute, it’s realized that the only way to prevent Fields of Fara from crumbling completely is by putting aside past differences and working together…and learning a little more about each other along the way.

the setting is inside of a video game with a high candy aesthetic, riddled with characters such as Celeste (a genderfluid spider bard), Polynya (captain of the Fields of Fara guard, and a water elemental with an aquarium for a torso), and Aba (the cursed second child of the lost queen, forced to act out the role of villain when he was never meant to be one).

a heavy emphasis is put on healing, both physically and emotionally, learning to accept help, and understanding that there is always a chance to come back from doing bad things; that there is always a chance to change; that knowing, sometimes, good people are put into bad situations, and there’s nothing wrong with learning to be better.

Where I’m At!

i’m currently in the process of writing chapter three, with the first two chapters written and completed. that being said, i have a whopping 687 files for Groundhog Day, filled with completed scenes from later in the story, notes, character interactions, and all kinds of neat, fun things. more are added to it every day - even if i only get a few lines written, i make sure that something is written each day.

you can find a large majority of the shorts and excerpts i’ve written so far in this tag! unfortunately, that tag only came into existence after a lot was written, and it’s still being sorted. a complete list of places you can find written works on Groundhog Day are -

ghd writing

ghd short lines

ghd a to z challenge

ghd moodboard

My Plans

Groundhog Day will, hopefully, be fully written in first draft form by the end of the year. I do have a sequel story in mind as well, and several spin off stories - including a collection of shorts that take place before the series, and a collection of shorts that take place after the series.

my hope is to also be able to put together a cookbook with the recipes that are featured in Groundhog Day, as food has a heavy importance, and a behind the scenes book that chronicles the process, the deleted scenes, and the path that was taken to reach the completed stages of Groundhog Day.

Where I Struggle?

because i already know so much about the future parts of Groundhog Day, these early chapters have proven to be a challenge. i want to bring in characters like Celeste and Aba that don’t show up for some time still, i want to write about the future arcs and character interactions that just...don’t have a place in these early chapters. 

but! i’m still working hard to get them done! the story is written so it’s split, chapter by chapter, between Fara Falls and Fields of Fara, to follow along evenly with both parts of the story. you can find updates on my early chapter progress in this tag!

Cast?

I’m currently making reintroduction posts for all of my characters, but i want to put a sketch to go along with them, so it’s taking some time! to summarize for now - 

*Captain, the head of the royal guard in Fara Falls; a fierce crocodile woman who’s fighting to make her world better

*Bolte, the general of the royal guard in Fara Falls; too old and worn for his years, he’ll do anything to keep Red safe

*Red, a paladin of Fara Falls who’s lost his magic; injured and sick, but still willing to do anything for Bolte.

*Celeste, the most famous bard in all the lands; a spider bard that runs the casino and travels the lands, giving hope through song. a real diva.

*Queen Midnight of Fara Falls, blue cotton candy hair; lost to her Levels, this version of Midnight is power hungry and vicious. her balls double as executions.

*Polynya, the head of the royal guard in Fields of Fara; a water elemental that’s already won a war and is hoping to avoid another.

*Flame, the general of the royal guard in Fields of Fara; a selective mute fire elemental that’s tutoring Locke.

*Locke, a knight in training of Fields of Fara; a good hearted person who just wants to make the world a better place.

*Blue, a paladin and royal scientist; he’s been through many time loops and is studying the multiverse series, a true dork at heart.

*Motti, a butterfly person; works with Blue in the labs and has her hands in more pots than you might think.

*Queen Midnight of Fields of Fara, pink cotton candy hair; desperate not to let this kingdom die, she’s put into forth a trail of events that can never be undone.

*Kee, the True Killer; the spawning force of the Groundhog Day glitch, and a villain of the worst sort.

*Aba, a false villain; forced into the role of villain and plant elemental, Aba is a broken child that has lost all memory of his past life.

Plot Updates

while originally just focused on the plot involving Blue and Red’s switch into alternate dimensions, the plot has now expanded to include a second trip into Fara Falls, a war of proportions that no one could ever foresee, and an answer to the question: what would you give for the people you love?

the focus is still on learning to heal, and understanding that you can always recover from past mistakes. 

tags list! let me know if you want on it, or off of it!

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6.5 week update

account start date: 1/31/2019

Table of contents:

General progress

Grids/Weapons

Characters/teams

Summons

Other notes

General Progress

I’ve been working on clearing out those arca badges while collecting screenshots for this update so those numbers will be a tad off.

For what it’s worth, evidence that I’ve never pulled from the gacha still:

compare with the free draws for the current anniversary event:

I haven’t used the weapon ticket yet, but I think it’s fair game to do so. Haven’t decided what to use it on, however I’m not in a rush since it’ll be around probably longer than I plan to play this account famous last words. 

Probably a grimnir harp though, since we have two xenos coming up in just a week or two (and I don’t need to grind either of them for my other accounts).

Story wise, ch 63 is a major moment, both in terms of the story and what becomes available.

 After ch 63 there are only a small handful of important, but not crucial raids to be unlocked, namely primarchs and huanglong/qilin. There are two pretty good story characters as well that I have not unlocked yet, however I wanted to take time to develop grids to be able to better tackle some of the upcoming story fights without relying on pots and the retry bonuses (which I did use for a few earlier story battles).

Working through arca as I mentioned. I should be on track to recruit monica as early as next week, assuming I’m not screwed over by some encounters. I did just clear my first hard mode puppet boss and it was a slog, but I did make it through. I’ll talk more about it later, but water and dark still feel exceptionally weak even though their grids are roughly on par with my other elements. Some of it is character related, but I haven’t been particularly scientific about it yet.

Grids/Weapons

imgur album of grids

The above grids are specifically for mechanic teams for each element. Since I’m collecting arca points for monika, I have not bought a water arca gun and am just hoping one will drop when I get to Bellator path (there’s a decent enough chance at it anyway).

Between freebies and good luck with drops, I have mostly workable if not 100% meta base grids, now only requiring skill levels to finish off.

I’ve intentionally slotted hp weapons into many of my grids. The prevailing philosophy of many high ranked players is to go all in on offense and ignore hp,but that’s never really sat well with me. “Punch it harder,” has never really been a feasible short term solution to a battle that new players might struggle with. Additionally, many of the grids above already have 5-6 magna atk mod weapons so I found space to include hp weapons so that I’m not investing in atk weapons that would eventually be victim to “diminishing returns,” not that I’ve ever really heard a satisfying explanation for that in gbf context.

As of the time of publishing this, there are still no freely available earth ex weapons pre-hHL

Some more notes on other specific weapons:

Can probably get most of these up a few more uncaps by now, but I’ve been neglecting them a bit.

Picked up two axes last gw before realizing I should instead be getting these, so I switched over and managed to grind out enough boxes to mlb this one and have one 0* extra. 

Still a tad on the fence whether or not I want to actually make any eternals on this account or not, but I’m starting to lean towards yes. That being the case, I originally started grabbing axes because Sarasa is always a great starter choice, but Quatre and Six might be better options to bolster elements that have weak ftp char options. Earth isn’t doing amazingly better than dark and water, but enough so that I’m not struggling with water enemies in arca like I am with fire and light foes.

Through perseverance, good timing on the addition of the Love Live collab to side stories and otherwise good free fire chars, I was able to grind out an mlb windhose. The FLB step requires elemental centrums and urns, that I don’t have access to pre-HL, so for now, it stays mlb.

Pre-HL, Water sabers are roughly as bad off as earth sabers, and having the windhose for wind prospects, I ended up picking water for my atma from the “wmtsb 3: 000″ event. Earth might have been a slightly better choice, but it’s not a huge deal wither way. Both elements have an LL char that can provide elemental atk up, and both elements have alternates that are mediocre. As you can see, I haven’t touched it yet though, because outside of 000, new players would not have access to an atma at my rank (72). However, once rank 80 rolls around, you can bet I’ll be trying to sneak into a UBaha normal train to get meteorites for a key. For now, gonna work on collecting the host mat.

I only just today noticed that I had the mats needed to flb the silver bow however, while I did that, I have not had a chance to upgrade it any further. I’m also probably going to be directing skill fodder elsewhere before coming back to this.

Characters/Teams

Since this post is already going to be super long, here’s an imgur post with my currently set up teams and notes on specific characters. There are some other fringe set ups, I’m interested in trying at some point or another, but these cover 95% of my needs. Commentary included in imgur post.

Here’s an album with my overall character levels.

Since only a few of my chars are max uncap + max level, I haven’t amassed a lot of emp points on most chars and therefore haven’t looked at emp quality for most.

Summons

It fortunately did not take too long to mlb all six magna ssr summons, especially with the first one given out for free.

Some notes:

- Fafnir and Phoenix are both usable - the former has a fire def down which would be more useful if I didn’t already have characters that could also inflict it, while the latter has a heal albeit a very weak one.

- Robomi is a dispel, with the unfortunate side effect of dispelling one of your own buffs. The not having to bring dispel in my own subskill slot though is enough reason to keep her around.

- You get one wind buncle from pinboards and there’s another in treasure trade for some satin feathers and tia silver anima. There are four more in the casino, but for now, I’m keeping the two I have separate since I don’t have a ton of other great summons.

- Ebisu’s water def down, is more valuable than fafnir’s because there are fewer characters (among free chars at least), able to inflict the elemental def down. At mlb, the aura loses it’s data penalty, too.

- With WMTSB2 in sidestories, I’m able to use Sandalphon summon for it’s atk up and heal. I’m already at a point where chev is the better main summon, but Sandalphon’s call is still fantastic, compared to the other healing summons that have half as much potency. He also gives his character version a small dark damage cut as a secret effect.

- For anyone who didn’t know SR Luminiera and SR Celeste both provide 20% damage cut against their strong element when mlb. So mlb SR Celeste’s call, for example, gains a light damage cut.

- There are no good elemental summons for Earth or Dark in side stories - Midgardsormr and Albacore both are ~25% atk boosts justified by having hp boosts alongside them, but for practical purposes, the damage loss isn’t worth the hp gain. I’m fortunately at a point where I’m using magna summons for all elements normally, but arcarum may still get better results from an elemental summon (maybe? I haven’t been scientific enough about the numbers). Unfortuantely, getting all four copies of Dark flame Scion out of the side story shop is going to take something like fifty runs of Sandalphon showdown because the WMTSB doesn’t give out a free mlb summon at the end unlike most other side stories. It gives out the mlb light ex harp, but not the summon. And my dark team is not great, as seen in the previous section. I can beat the showdown, but it takes effort.

- I was able to farm an mlb and 0* copies of WMTSB3′s Dragon’s Rage Summon, however, since it won’t be around all the time (till next year presumably), I can’t use it however great the 50% all element/10% hp boost would be to alleviate my elemental summon woes.

- Once I unlocked arca, I bee-lined for Hanged Man, and was fortunate enough that he was the boss I encountered at the end of that path. Hanged man provides me with a clarity in my summon grid, which is useful in the same way Robomi is as a dispel, but better, because Hanged Man gives a random buff in addition to clearing a debuff, instead of taking away a buff like Robomi.

Other notes

As implied by my grid showcase and story progression, I unlocked Mechanic as soon as I was able. Earlier on, I lucksacked a silver centrum from a primarch raid leech but even without that, by rank 50 it’s within the player’s power to leech grand order raids for feathers and redeem 25 for the first shop centrum, thereby acquiring the hardest part of the energy maneuvers robot part. I casino’ed enough to get the red bricks and brightstones so I was able to get those turn 1 full bursts right out the gate as soon as possible. Doing so greatly improved the speed at which I could handle my own hard primal raids and thus helped collect omega anima for magna raid hosts - which in turn led to more ssr magna drops. 

At rank 60, I took my main and tackled as much of ex co-op as I could so I had the achievements to unlock swordmaster and mystic, though I have not leveled them yet. I have both arca wind sword/katana so I can slime, though I haven’t sat down and done any yet.

After Dark Fencer, I went for Holy Saber among the T3 classes, then Bishop, then Hermit:

I haven’t been focusing on leveling classes since, and focusing on some of the specialty ex classes was a noticeable drain on my cp supply, but Hawkeye, Weaponmaster, Valkyrie, and Superstar, roughly in that order are next on the to-do list when I get back to it. All of those classes provide useful if non-essential subskills for those rare cases I might not need miserable mist (such as actually playing dark fencer).

At one point, I was hoping to sell this account around the time it reached a spark’s worth of crystals, but after looking into some examples of account selling, I’m already at a point where this account wouldn’t be appropriate to sell to a new player, which limits my potential clients. That being the case, I’m a bit less concerned over preserving all of the options, such as gold bar usage, though I may change my mind in the future still. I picked the sunstone from WMTSB2: summon cradle, and it’s tempting to use it on a magna summon like Tiamat.

Anyway, if there are any questions, feel free to ask here (use the link at the top that starts: “Ask me about...”) or if you know how to reach me on discord, that’s fine, too.