#i really don't know but they Look like a sort of mischievous creature with the way they're looking at me so i will assume that is true

[front-facing-pokemon]

[lususnatura]

currently living for it being kind of obvious whenever blamore is annoyed and/or angry with someone because his tail will just... flick out to the side aggressively, or swipe from side-to-side while it's hanging kind of low like a cat's whenever they're getting angry

[lets-try-some-writing]

(For your Mr. Pax AU:)

Imagine the kids meeting Elita. It'd be so fragging wholesome XD

It'd more then likely be after the school day, too. Lmao.

It would and I have opted to answer the call for this ask.

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"So kids, how was school?" Elita grinned as the children settled on their platform, spreading out homework and other assignments for the cycle. She regarded their work with interest. It seemed simple enough in her optics, but then again, the human children were very small.

"Oh! You're Elita! Optimus's wife!" Miko shot up, a huge smile on her small squishy face. The urge to reach out and poke one of her cheeks was strong, but Elita refrained. It wouldn't do to go poking the children when it was far safer just to wait until later and do it in holoform.

"I'm his Conjunx, yes." Jack pointedly did not look in her direction. Elita could almost see the way his venting would have sputtered if he were Cybertronian. She may not have been well versed in all things human as of the present moment, but even she could see he looked a moment away from exploding.

"Woah, I didn't know Optimus was married." Rafael added his own commentary, closing his laptop to look up at Elita with wide eyes. She had to fight back an awed noise at how adorable he looked. He was tiny, his glasses only making him look more like a sparkling in her optics. She wanted to poke his cheeks as well, but that would have to wait.

"He's been my Conjunx for a very long time kiddo. Since before he became Prime in fact." Miko and Rafael made awed noises, and even Jack looked up at her in surprise, his embarrassment over the parent-teacher conference forgotten.

"Really? Optimus doesn't seem like the kind of guy to well... do that?" Jack was hesitant in his words, but Elita laughed in short order. She clutched her abdomen as she considered Jack's point of view, all but cackling. Her Conjunx could be quite stern when he wanted to be, especially when stressed. She'd already heard about how Optimus shut down any attempts at being introduced to humor. It was no surprise Jack was startled.

"He wasn't always such a stoic figure. Back when we were young, we got into all sorts of trouble." Resting a servo on her hip as he laughter died down, Elita watched as the children practically lit up at the reveal. Jack was quiet with his interest, but Rafael and Miko were not.

"Optimus in trouble? Oooh this is some blackmail material I need!" Miko did a little dance in place, the plushies on her belt shifting as she did an excited twirl. Elita again had to fight the urge to pick up and cuddle the squishy organic close. It probably wouldn't end well, but she hadn't been able to hold such a small creature since Bee was freshly forged.

"I don't think you can blackmail Prime with stuff that millions of years old." Jack, being so much like Optimus, tried to rain on everyone's parade with logic. Thankfully, his little black raincloud bounced right off Miko and Rafael who were still staring at Elita like she hung the moon.

"Married couples always have wild blackmail!" Miko flailed, throwing her arms up in the air as she grinned. Jack sighed and Rafael secretly adjusted his glasses to try and hide a smile. Elita could feel it right then and there as adoration settled in her spark.

Yes, she was keeping these squishies. She could convince Optimus later.

"I have quite a few stories for you. But only if you promise to not harass Optimus with them. He's got enough going on." Holding up a digit to her derma, Elita smiled as the children each agreed, some more enthusiastically than others.

"We won't bother him. Promise." Rafael's eyes only seemed to be made bigger by his glasses. Elita's spark leapt in its chamber, the cuteness of the scene overriding her usual serious attitude as mischievousness she had long left behind began to resurge.

"Settle down then children. Let me tell you all about Orion's first visit to the docks." Elita could see Optimus out of the corner of her optic looming in the nearby hall. He looked to be mostly uncaring as he waited there, listening in. But she could see the hint of a smile on his features. He wasn't opposed to her decision, giving her all the more reason to tell her tale.

It had been so very long since they'd had anyone who cared enough to hear their story.

[mrsfrecklesmarauders]

It was one of those days when Lily had a bad sensation inside her chest. She felt that something bad was about to happen. Would it be the idea of being on Halloween? Her dad used to tell Petunia and her spooky stories when she was little. Stories that would make her feel afraid and vulnerable like now.

With time, she learned all those creatures from her father's stories were real: ghosts, vampires, and even werewolves. She was a witch herself. She used to interrupt her father's stories to throw a fun fact about the Wizarding World. Petunia used to hate her for that. "You ruin everything, Lily" she used to say.

Although during Halloween, even as a witch, Lily still felt like there was a spooky vibe around it. Perfect for telling horror stories and watching horror films. Perfect to alert others and be alert.

Now, looking through the window, into the dark street, she couldn't avoid having the sensation something bad was about to happen.

It could be the imminent war. And the fact that they were in danger. But something was particularly odd today.

"Will we go trick or treating with Harry when he's a bit older?

It was better to chat and distract herself.

James had been very quiet himself. Staring at the window and thinking Marlin knows what.

"The Muggle tradition?" A little smile crossed James's mouth. Then he nodded "Sounds fun"

Lily was content with the answer.

"We can use like real magic to make our costumes and fly Broomsricks from house to house instead of walking. It would look ten times cooler"

Lily chuckled "I don't think we're allowed to do that in front of muggles. Statue of Secrecy, remember?"

James shrugged "I thought you said muggles believed in that sort of stuff in Halloween. It is the night anything is possible"

Lily would have contradicted him but she didn't want to. She wanted to be a silly dreamer just like him.

"How about Harry and I stroll by while riding a giant stag?"

James gasped. And Lily could see the mischievous spark in his eyes. Lily loved him most when he was this James, the silly prankster. The goofy twenty one year old that was still too young to enjoy childish things. That James was better than the mature superhero who got easily frustrated because he wasn't out there to help his friends. And was sad and melancholic all the time.

"Sounds very Christmasy but I might consider the idea..." he tapped his jaw "What would we tell muggles?"

Lily smiled "That you're one of those mechanic toys that look too real"

James raised an eyebrow "Mechanic?"

Lily nodded "And we can dress Harry as a medieval warrior and I would be the princess he rescued..."

God, it was fun to fantasize.

James's eyes were glowing at this point. He stared at Lily for a while.

"I love you, Lily"

The way James said it sent shiver down Lily's spine. James had said those words many times before. But now, he said it as a final point. As a goodbye. Something like when you read the last pages of a book you really like and everything is closing and you know those could be the last words from your favorite character.

Lily didn't like the chilly sensation she felt at the moment. The Halloween spirit was haunting her.

So, she tried to hide it. And she smiled giving her husband a brief kiss.

"What other ideas do you have?" she asked wanting James, her sun, to make her smile and laugh as he always did when she had a bad feeling.

But before James could answer, Harry started crying from upstairs.

"He's finally awake, our little warrior"

"It's been hours, James. At this rate, Harry won't be able to sleep at night and guess who will have a bad night sleep"

James smirked "More time to play with him"

Lily shook her head with a cheeky smile. "You spoil him. Harry needs to learn to sleep the whole night and let us sleep as well"

Lily was about to get up when James stopped her.

"I'll go" he said with a smile.

But Lily stood up anyways.

"I'll make supper then" she sighed

James walked towards the stairs when Lily called him.

"Your wand, you silly man" Lily tutted as she gave it to him "You cannot keep leaving it around"

James grinned innocently "Right"

Then, for a second, the intensity Lily had felt before was back. A bad sensation. A spooky feeling for Halloween.

Even the way James kissed her now was more passionate. Like it could be the last..

And as James climbed the stairs, Lily told herself she was being silly. Because she was not a kid anymore and she knew half of the "spooky" Halloween things were real. Subjects of her studies at Hogwarts in fact.

Plus, Dumbledore's protection would keep them safe. She had nothing to be afraid of.

[the-blossica-fan]

Turns about half of the Suitcase dwellers into Udimos.

Let their partners have fun with that.

😦 ← The silly that has to look up their Udimos

I can Imagine Mesmer Jr is pretty easy to take care of, I mean... It's not even an animal You just have to make sure it's in a safe place, and if it moves, you have to make sure it's not floating around where it shouldn't.

Vertin is just sitting by this thing that's Mesmer Jr taking a sip of her tea while offering some to the inanimate object (Mesmer says no)

Blonney is almost some sort of cursed doll so picture Jessica proudly showing off the weirdest toy ever and treating it like her girlfriend, because it is. Blonney is not even a menace she's just sitting there annoyed and fixing her fabric, it's Jessica that's the problem.

Jessica places Blonney on her back, asks her to hold tight and then runs around with Udimo Blonney and poor girl indeed, she's fearing for her life in case she flies away.

Udimo Jessica is more simple, it's a hyperactive deer that just cuddles up to Blonney. And Blonney has her on a leash for both of their safety, trust her, she knows her deer better.

Tooth Fairy is a simple bird, she perches on the top of Madam Z's head and stays there all the time, sometimes she flies all over the room of lies on her lover's hand, but other than that, she's just lying on her head. And chirping really loudly when Z goes through her fifth cup of coffee.

Imagine Windsong holding a fish in her hands with a red fabric on its head and a goofy smile, the fish is not in pain and is just there, in Windsong's hands. Windsong has no idea what to do or what just happened but the fish is asking for food and she delivers, and yes it does get put in water don't worry.

As for Vila, she carries Windsong on her scarf and from time to time, shows her off! It's her cute girlfriend that got turned into a small creature that's just as pitiful as her normal self! Best of cares for Udimo Windsong

I can imagine Kanjira picking up Ducktilda and showing her off to everybody else. She's just too cute!! But Matilda hates this embarrassment and is quacking the whole way, she's also not getting her feathers wet or anything, Nuh uh. Mercuria doesn't pick her up as much, she just lets her walk around and lay on her lap if she wants, but she's definitely pocking her or petting her.

Kanjira is pretty much like Punji, mischievous snake scaring everyone she sees and hiding under her lovers clothes because she can and because she wants to.

Mercuria Udimo? Girl looks like she consumed a stack of weed and just laid there in unicorn form. Yes she's just oddly calm and since she's no longer a human, it's rare. Matilda and Kanjira try to encourage her to run around and she just flops on the ground and sleeps. Me core ngl

Kakania in Udimo form is a smart parrot, she talks a lot and is moving around too much. She ends up in Isolde's arms eventually and is being spoiled, petting her head, giving her best quality food and providing her with warmth. What's better than being spoiled by your lover?

Isolde Udimo is similar to Tooth Fairy, she hides in Kakania's huge hat and only comes out when Kakania herself asks her to. She just likes being there for no reason at all.

Yes, rare not doomed Isolkania because I'm bitter.

[genopaint]

Week 43 is hot off the presses! Check it out!!

As always you can follow me on twitter where they’re posted daily

And read more info on each of them below the cut

Daily Dragon #301 - Mathrus

I wanted to do this a while back but the design is kind of tough to draw. But I figured it'd be perfect to dig back up a true creepypasta "dragon" of sorts for October! If you don't know who this is, I recommend watching this great video! Volume warning

Daily Dragon #302 - Clownbold

Small, goofy lizards that love playing pranks and being overly silly. They can be extremely mischievous, stealing things from travlers or causing general chaos when they appear in groups

Daily Dragon #303 - Drakeling

Teeny tiny baby dragons freshly hatched from their eggs. Their tiny wings struggle to lift them off the ground. As they get older, they never grow legs or anything, just larger wings to carry their growing bulbous body

Daily Dragon #304 - Pseudodon

Well, since it's Halloween... Why not draw one of my dragons that LOVES dressing up as other dragons?

And the Shiny Version, of course :)

If you don't recall, this was the Dragon Type finale to a Fakemon challenge where you would do a Fakemon for each type based on people's suggestions. Very fun challenge!

Daily Dragon #305 - Bananusaur

Thank you all so much for your votes! That's the end of October! I can't believe Halloween is already over, so sad. But I hope you all had a good one!

Here's the results:

Bananusaur - 2 Votes Gorodin - 2 Votes Galathia the Famished One - 1 Vote Mimic Dragon - 1 Vote Jiangshi Dragon - 1 Vote Weredragon - 1 Vote Sunrise Beast - 1 Vote Buggodon - 1 Vote Plantodon - 1 Vote Drakeling - 1 Vote Clownbold - 1 Vote

This time the tie breaker was done by a friend of mine :)

I actually liked a LOT of the dragons I made this month. I loved Buggodon, Terrasaur, I thought the Golem Dragon was really strong imo. But ultimately, idk man that Feral Knife-Wing just REALLY stuck out to me! Idk why

We're coming close to the end of the challenge everyone! I plan on riding it out until the very last day and even have an idea of what I'll be doing for the end. Thank you all again for your love of this whole project and I hope you look forward to the last 61 or so dragons!

Daily Dragon #306 - Yggdrasil

The protector of the forest. Some of the notable creatures that live within Yggdrasil, which he can call out to help fight are a small dragon and an eagle!

Daily Dragon #307 - Hammer Dragon

These hard-headed beasts can be incredibly destructive. If one rampages through a city, it can do serious damage to buildings. While their armored heads slow them down, they can still run surprisingly fast and do damage with their talons, too!

This is a redraw of THIS hammer dragon from 2019! I've been trying to tackle this one for a hot minute now. In fact, I think some of the dragons in this challenge were originally remakes of this guy before they deviated. But I think this attempt I really made something I like :)

[stuffymcstuffsworld]

Love at first strike

It all started on an average Tuesday. He hadn't thought much of it at the time. How was he to know his life would be changed in an instant that day?

Dali couldn't help it. Really, it was inevitable. There was no running or weaseling his way out of it. He had fallen and fallen hard.

He could still remember it all vividly. The chatter in the halls the sunlight pouring through the windows. Walking into the library and ready to greet the newest suck- Librarian that was hired.

***SMACK***

He never saw that broom coming. He's hit directly in the face and falls backward. Staring up at them from his spot on the floor, he watches them chasing some creature around the aisles.

"GET BACK HERE YOU MENACE!!! LITERATURE EATING PEST!!!! OUT!!! GET OUT OF THIS LIBRARY!!!" They scream repeatedly, swatting it with the broom.

How was Dali supposed to know that the beating on his heart and the flushed face he wore were signs of love? He thought he had been caught off guard! Surprised!

All he could say was he never regretted stepping into the library that day. He remembered laughing his ass off as he watched the chase. How the rage in their eyes shone brightly.

The cute way their tail twitched. The cry of victory they had let out once they had successfully disposed of the creature. A furious little imp with a mighty swing to match.

A little psychopath on a rampage as you got everything organized. Forcing your will onto him and making him help. All without introductions or an apology for hitting him.

"How can anyone find anything? This is a learning environment! You're supposed to help the children find things they have an interest in or have trouble understanding, not hide everything!"

Tossing rags of cobwebs away and disposing of long forgotten snacks left on the shelf. They continued ranting vividly about strangling the previous caretaker of the library. So cute!

Their furrowed brows. The puffed cheeks. The frustrated huffs as they vigorously scrubbed the library clean from top to bottom.

It looks like a reverse hurricane sweeping by. Leaving nothing but order behind instead of chaos. How amusing!

At this point, Dali had forgotten his reason for coming and just handed them things on occasion while watching them do the impossible. "Flithy! Disgusting! When was the last time this place was clean?"

That was a fair question. He watched as they swept clouds of dust into the air. For as long as he could remember the library if babyls had been a mess.

More focused on gaining knowledge than organizing it. Yet here, this newcomer was only a few hours into the job and halfway finished cleaning. He wondered if it was some kind of magic.

"And none of these are organized! It will take days to sort out!!! Do we even have a master list of the books here?!?"

Dali can't help but chuckle mischievously at the biting remark thrown his way. "Oh... I'm sure we do. Somewhere around here..." Casually leaning against one of the shelves as he drawed out his words.

That, of course, earned him a new smack. This time with a duster. What was it with them and constantly hitting his poor face?

***SMACK***

Speaking of which, he snapped out of his reminiscence by a familiar ache. He stares at the demon in question. The imp has the nerve to smack him again with the paperwork in their hand.

"Just look at all this paperwork! I didn't take this job to sign papers all day long! I did it to relax in a cozy place with books!" They huffed.

"Awww, don't be like that, dear." He wraps his arms around their waste, admiring how their tail gave a small wiggle. "Why don't I sit with you to pass the time?"

"I feel like you're just hiding from your own mountain of papers." "Mmm, I do have many essays to grade." He rests his head against theirs.

"But I'd love to do my work with you by my side." He purrs softly, making them blush and shove his face away. "Alright, alright. So needy."

[shoesterrs]

VDL Gang but Animals

I know this has been done countless times, but here's my version! Some have a cool explanation and some are just,,, silly :)

Dutch Van Der Linde: Black Panther

I think it's fairly widely accepted. He gives off the vibes of a big cat, hard to remember they're wild animals and not just big lovable kitties.

Hosea Matthews: Corsac Fox

This one was oddly tough. It was pretty easy to make him a fox, but I had a lot of other ideas. I do think he looks A LOT like a corsac fox, and acts a lot like a fox in general, clever and cunning.

Arthur Morgan: Stag

What'd you expect? This is just perfect for him, no other questions are being taken, thank you.

John Marston: Golden Eagle

That picture is so. So so John Marston. It looks just like him dude. I see a lot of people say he's a wolf, and I get that, but BIRD OF PREY. Wolves are more often seen as very territorial and constantly with their pack. I see John Marston more as a loner, especially with the lonely vibes in RDR1. And going from weird little looking baby to BIG MAJESTIC BIRDDD. I don't know I'm a big bird fan. He hunts down his old friends in RDR1 and that is very bird of prey of him. And the bird symbolism? OAGH freedom and independence but also strength and courage. And they mate for life 😀

Javier Escuella: Coati

Very out of field uhh. Okay. So in all sorts of different cultures, coati can represent change and protection, but also greed and gluttony. They're often depicted as protectors or crafty and mischievous creatures. Javier is very protective and loyal of his family, and despite trying not to, he's changed a lot throughout the years. Coati. End quote.

Bill Williamson: Javelina

Hii he's a silly little javelina, blind and stupid but also so so horrifying. Big family protectors, travel alone or in packs, and this picture spoke to me. I LOVE JAVELINAS!!

Micah Bell: Gila Monster

The largest venomous lizard in the US (I think), these badass lizards hunt down their prey by locking them in their jaws and biting down, slowly injecting venom. MICAHHH - Dutch is his prey, or fucking ANYONE and GOD iusghfja

Charles Smith: American Bison

Sweetheats <3 ofc he's an American Bison. Chonky boys, very connected to Native American culture. Hella protective but so so chill. And silly.

Sean Macguire: No fucking idea maybe a woodpecker

Lil assholes who like to swoop at me for some reason these ableist birds. Anyways. They got those strong head muscles. Perfect for him. Love to cause noise. Bird vision. Yep

Lenny Summers: Otter!

sweethearts with an evil mind <3 They often symbolize curiosity and playfulness. Young hearts. :( gonna make myself cry

Sadie Adler: Cougar

Often thought loners, but value their social family and friends. Purrs doesn't roar REAL Sadie's fierce as hell and a fantastic bounty hunter BAM cougar

Karen Jones: Secretary Bird

she looks like a secretary bird finished. My sister gave me this idea and I LOVE IT. "execute snakes by stamping on them" JUST USING 'EXECUTING' IS KAREN ENOUGH. QUEEN.

Tilly: Black-Footed Ferret

I want to put her in macaroni.

Mary-Beth: Barn Owl

Freakin NERD. I don't like this one very much, think she's more of a cat maybe?? But neither a cat or a barn owl fits her personality. Going more with what is represents, owls representing ya know nerds and magic and all that. And I guess barn owls are real good at being sneaky and Mary-Beth is a good pickpocketer :)

Uncle: Raccoon

Weird, gluttonous, and trash animals? Uncle. But for real, raccoons might not look threatening but they can put up a FIGHT. Reminds me a lot of Uncle.

Abigail Marston ;): Red Shouldered Hawk

Very protective, gets PISSED. Abigail probably would kill like a bird of prey for her family. Love her. Love hawks. Also really wanted to make the Marston family BIRDS OF PREY heh

Jack Marston: Brown Falcon

Silly little guy, but still a predator. Hunts down Edgar Ross. Absolutely a bird of prey.

Miss Grimshaw: Emu

Miss. Grimshaw would single-handedly win a war against Australians. Therefore, emu. Cannot fly but has personality for years.

Simon Pearson: Turkey

Very American, balding, and they represent giving and food of course. I wanted to make him a sea related animal, like maybe a Manatee or a Walrus?? But I REALLY like turkey.

Leopold Strauss: Weasel

Evil fucker, that one weasel from Zootopia yes I just referenced that, also I want to toss him in macaroni.

Josiah Trelawny: Raven

Very clever, often represent magic. "Spiritual messengers". Also found that they represent "divine timing" which is funny as hell to me and very Trelawny. I play a silly DnD thing where I DM and roleplay as the entire freaking Van Der Linde gang and I made Trelawny just kind of show up at the simultaneously the worse and best times.

Reverend Swanson: RED SPOTTED TOAD!!!

MY FAVORITE CHARADCTER!!! and i gave him a toad :) BUT i like toads! Especially this silly guy <3 They represent transformation (very Swanson look at him go) and are often attached to witchcraft which I think is fucking hilarious for a reverend. These guys spend the day in rock crevices and come out during the night - they can survive 40% body water loss. Good for the morphine and alcohol :D

Kieran Duffy: Ring Tailed Cat

Look at those big eyes and tell me that's not Kieran. They get hit by cars all the time and that's soooo Kieran Duffy of them. They're super shy and timid but also hella adventurous to the point of stupidity. I've only ever seen one in the wild in my life and it very aggressively yelled at me. Wherever you are, sorry little dude.

Last but not least, Molly O' Shea: Bleeding Heart Dove

Another one my sister recommended. OH the symbolism, I could write a whole essay, it HURTS. Doves are obviously very common symbols for freedom and love. The plumage looks like a gunshot through the chest. HELLO!?!? CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?!??! It's a bleeding heart. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. They're freaking gorgeous majestic creatures, a symbol of resilience and beauty in the Philippines

And that's it?? I think. Would love to hear y'alls thoughts!

[tealfling]

For Ren 🔪 🎟🍐💋

For Honey 🐁 🔥🐺

Thank you for the ask!!!

Ren ~~

🔪 Say they were put in a classic 80s slasher/horror setting, who would they be?

The Virgin that dies first, and not in the "during the sex way" but in the "no one else in the group listens to my very valid ideas of how to get out of this situation. Then she gets separated from the group and taken out.

🎟Say they go to a fair/carnival, what fair treat would they get to eat, and what attraction would they like the most?

Ren's getting the funnel cake. It's a classic. fried dough and powdered sugar, without being too heavy or weird. The rides would be ok with her but I bet she'd be really excited to see Juniper (@ladyofcrowsandcoffee) excel at all those rigged "feats of strength" carnival games. I know that boy is making sure she leaves with the biggest stuffed animal prize they have.

🍐Say they wanted to look sexy for their partner, what sort of outfit would they wear?

Juniper... I know that's you. It would take her a while to work up the courage, but eventually she would get to the point of sexy dress up, as a treat:

💋Do they kiss first? And do they bite their lips if they're mischievous or aroused? And do they bite their partner's lips when they try and pull away?

She's a soft, gentle, passionate sort of girlie. As a tiefling biting would eventually come into play. Especially in heat.

Honey~~~

🐁Do they find a creature cute, that normal people don't? Such as spiders, rats, snakes, sharks, etc?

All of nature is beautiful to this druid! Especially the weird, freaky little guys!!! They are her favorite. The goofier the better. She LOVED Us. Lil home girl would love this guy:

🔥Do they get turned on by strange things, such as fire, chaos, blood, etc?

Probably not things? She's a freaky lil druid monster fucker, thou. Well, maybe SMELLs would do it. Her sense of smell is probably better than most tieflings. Maybe woody/earthy scents?

🐺Tell me about their first time trying bondage~♡

Her first time? Gosh. I feel like as a druid with Grasping Vine, bondage is baby's first kink. She probably experimented with that alot in her early adult life. If you mean he first time trying bondage with Rackal.... you have to understand the man is a giver and won't sit still for very long to receive when he could be giving...ok? Also, Honey and I just learned that man has never had his cock sucked so she has him tied down so she can remedy that RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

ask me more about my ocs!!

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Pokemon and Hunter x Hunter as decided by my friend @doodle-storm after only seeing Hunter Exam and Zoldyck Family Arcs... Part 2!!! As always friend, add onto this post if there's any reasoning I've missed!

Netero: Medicham (I think the rationale here was that despite looking a little goofy, it's actually quite strong. I think this guy is very appropriate for Netero, for reasons I can't tell my friend yet.)

Hanzo: Greninja (It's a ninja pokemon. However, my friend laments the fact that Greninja is not bald enough, nor does it have "bedazzled eyebrows". She has therefore made an entire team for Hanzo that is purely comprised of bald and bedazzled eyebrow pokemon. She took this very seriously I'll have you know.)

Pokkle: Decidueye (An archer! She hopes Pokkle gets to finish his pokedex.)

Satotz: Omanyte (I honestly can't remember the initial reasoning but they both have mustaches and no visible mouth so that's cool.)

Menchi: Dachsbun (Bread dog. As befitting a Gourmet Hunter.)

Buhara: Snorlax (Probably needs little elaboration.)

Lippo: Rotom (Because of all the cameras in the prison and the fact that he operated from behind screens using electronics.)

Beans: Politoed (She can picture politoed in an identical suit.)

Tonpa: Trubbish (...she does not like Tonpa very much.)

Ponzu: Beedrill (Bee pokemon. She has bees in her hat.)

Bendot: Machoke (He's a fighter pokemon. Also he was going to choke Tonpa so there's that too.)

Sedokan: Litwick (It's a candle. It's also got one eye hidden.)

Majitani: Wishiwashi (We spent a long time trying to find a pokemon that sort of gives that impression of guy trying to look way more intimidating than he is... She decided on Wishiwashi because its school form is powerful but it also reverts back to weaker solo form when wounded.)

Leroute: Salazzle (I did not know there were pokemon people thirsted for and I don't think I needed to know that. Anyways, Salazzle is kind of an exotic creature and she was involved in exotic animal trafficking so. Checks out.)

Johness the Dissector: none. (She tried to think of one but really couldn't. We both kind of agreed that he probably wouldn't have any on account of... probably killing them.)

Geretta: Aromatisse (I don't know lol. I think this was just vibes.)

Agon: Galarian Farfetch'd (He appeared to have been a fencer so I think this was the closest thing. Plus eyebrows.)

Bodoro: Gallade (She was trying to think of an honourable type of pokemon. I don't think she was entirely sold on Gallade, especially since she gave Kurapika one later on, but we moved on.)

Bourbon: Seviper (Viper for the snake charmer.)

Nicholas: Abra (Abra just kind of sleeps, and though Nicholas tried to predict the Hunter Exam, he wasn't prepared for it, so I think that was the rationale here.)

Siper: Inteleon (A sniper pokemon for the sniper. I questioned why she was giving this minor character a pokemon when I'm pretty sure she didn't even have a speaking line, to which she replied, and I quote, "Yeah, but I want her to step on me.")

Sommy: Aipom (Mischievous monkey for the monkey trainer.)

Todo: Hariyama (Sumo pokemon for the sumo guy.)

Amori Brothers: Falinks (Yes, all three of them have the same pokemon. They work together for team attacks and so do the brothers. Do not separate.)

Zeno: Roaring Moon (I brought up Zeno's association with dragons. She liked the vibe of this one for him.)

Silva: Kommo-o (I think she wanted to keep the dragon theming. ...she also refers to Silva as "evil He-Man". Just thought you should know.)

Kikyo: Hatterene (She picked this one because of its elegant look... and the fact that it attacks anyone who is too loud or hostile within its home range.)

Illumi: Ferrothorn (It's absolutely perfect omg. She said it attacks using spikes and thorns, and it also "has the eyes". She also cheerfully informed me it's weak to fire. She does not like Illumi very much.)

Milluki: Forretress (Also has the eyes, and stays in a shell. It shoots things I think. She was trying to pick one that calls to mind Milluki's bombs.)

Kalluto: Kartana (I mentioned Kalluto's association with paper, so she picked this one.)

Gotoh: Meowth (For the coin association. Also she thought it'd be kind of funny if all the butlers had cat or cat-like pokemon.)

Canary: Espeon (Because it evolves based on friendship... augh... also vibes.)

Zebro: Cinccino (Zebro's kind of the janitor, and Cinccino likes to clean, if I'm remembering correctly? Also it's kind of disarmingly cute and harmless looking, which fits Zebro's "taking the key from the hapless guard" shtick.)

Seaquant: Watchog (Vibes, I'm pretty sure. hjdfkbvdshjvh)

[blackjackkent]

OK, clearly we've got to put the pedal to the metal and get moving on tracking down Gortash, so - early morning in camp, let's get out on the road and--

Oh, Christ, what do YOU want?

"I've had my eye on you. Hot as brimstone, jagged as lightning... and seething like the River Styx. But there's something missing, isn't there? You're hungry for pleasures beyond this plane. Something more satisfying than mortal flesh, blood, and bone."

...Bahahahahaha oh my god. Really?

I can't imagine what Hector could POSSIBLY have done that would give her even remotely this impression, so I am choosing to interpret this as her trying to fuck up Karlach's relationship, since Zariel doesn't actively want her murdered anymore but that doesn't mean Mizora wants to see her happy.

Hector, as usual, is just baffled by the whole conversation.

"I have no idea what you're on about."

"I'm talking of the mundanity of a life ignorant to the thrills of the Nine Hells," she purrs. "Yes... you're curious. Your eyes are lit like raging stars. You want what only I can give you. The ecstasy of agony. The pain of the damned, distilled into pure bliss - beyond every climax you've known. The little death, writ large." She smiles slowly, her eyes drifting over him in a long, lascivious arc. "Smile, and I'll come to you when you put your head down to rest. I will sate your most forbidden lusts." She tilts her head to one side, laughs softly. "Or don't... and know the eternal ache of the unknown and the unanswered."

Hector's eyes are very much not lit like raging stars; he's just sort of staring at her in bewilderment. However, she's not entirely wrong about him being curious.

Much to his own shame, he is only human and she is a creature designed for temptation in every aspect, and what she describes does spark a smidgen of physical response, rather as his moment with Gale in the Weave or with Astarion's teeth in his neck, back in the early part of his adventures, did as well - when he was still newly out in the world and being acutely reminded of the fact that he had a body and it had needs. He is fully capable of giving in to his own curiosity in ill-advised ways, too; in other circumstances... perhaps, he would even listen.

But he has Karlach, and that is enough for him. And Mizora is responsible for far too much misery among his friends for him to even consider the notion.

"Absolutely not," he says flatly.

Her eyes flash for a moment, but then her expression smooths out. "Dear me," she murmurs. "I've overestimated you. Trust me, I shan't be making that mistake again. Ta-ta!"

-----

"You're kidding. Mizora? Mizora wanted to get you in the sack?" Karlach stares at him and looks as if she isn't sure whether to be furious or laugh. "And thought you'd say yes?"

"I'm not sure what she thought," Hector says wryly. His lips twitch. "She said something about me being 'hot as brimstone.'"

"Well, she was right about that," Karlach says, and grins mischievously. "Can't fault her taste, I'll say that much." A slight pause. "You weren't... y'know. Tempted? Right? Not by her?"

Hector draws a breath and lets it out slowly. "What was it you said about Flo? 'If she’d been completely different from who she was, we might’ve been real friends.'"

"Hah..." Karlach lets out a soft bark of a laugh and shakes her head. "Yeah. Get that a lot with the infernal sort..." A pause. "I know I said I'm not the jealous sort - and I'm not, long's we talk about it. But not her. Not her..."

"Never her," Hector agrees firmly. "You can be certain of that."

----

(A/N: Out of curiosity, I did go see what happens if you say yes. As the romance scenes in this game go, it's honestly pretty lackluster; Hector stood on a floating platform in an abyss with Mizora, with different colors of flame around him representing different layers of the Hells they were "moving through," and made suggestive faces while the narrator described him experiencing different flavors of agony and bliss. And then Mizora's clothes vanished and they floated up in the air snuggled together inside her wings while Hector was FULLY CLOTHED, which was a choice. And then they woke up in the barn in camp, she said something about him being "forever marked" by the experience, and then Karlach walked in on them.

The actual most interesting aspect of this was Karlach's response. She is fully too good for this world.

Obviously she was angry - but her first anger was on WYLL's behalf, not her own: "Look, I don't own you. I can't tell you what to do, and I wouldn't. But Mizora? After everything she's done to Wyll? After everything she WOULD do to me if given the chance?"

Nega-Hector explained that his curiosity got the better of him, and Karlach, because she is, again, too good for this world, forgave him. I was 100% sure she would dump him for this. "Ugh. I wish I could say I don't understand. But I know what those fuckers are like. They'll promise you the world, make you believe it too. Then right when you're relaxed, yoink! There goes the rug, right out from under you. I trust you won't make the same mistake twice. Mizora works for Zariel - *pure* evil. We don't need them. We have each other. Ourselves. *Life.* What else could we want?"

Oh, no, Karlach, if Hector ever actually treated you like this, I would WANT you to dump his ass. You deserve better.

Anyway, what a relief that that didn't actually happen. XD )

[dracothefoxdragon]

A recounting of my personal experiences with autism as a furry, feelings of being non human, and a thank-you letter to @patricia-taxxon (which is hopefully not weird and parasocial, but rather inspiring).

This is a long one, so full story under the cut:

I have never been truly dehumanized by people on purpose, most people i've talked to probably wouldn't know i'm autistic unless i told them. Yet i still don't really fit in with what's considered "normal", exactly. I regularly tap the side of my head as a stim, confusing friends and parents really hard. I barely talk to people i don't care for, but to the few people i do hold dearly, i'm a chatterbox. I do a sort of running and jumping jog whenever i go get some water. Nothing i do really feels human, despite my human body showing everyone otherwise. My fursona is a fox dragon hybrid, like if you grabbed a fox and made it huge, gave them some wings and horns and fire breath. Typical furry thing, but i really clinged to it. Being a fox and a dragon at once just fits with me. Hoarding things that matter to me, having a den where i feel safe, that sense of strength being kept hidden by shadow unless provoked makes me feel like a dragon. Yet the soft fur of a fox, the joyful frolicking with friends, a playful but ultimately good natured mischievousness makes me feel like a fox. Being a hybrid makes sense to me. I never made a backstory for this character, since that would imply he has parents, and i don't have a healthy relationship with my own parents to think about that. I never experienced things that people in the otherkin community have like phantom limbs, and i don't really considered myself to be otherkin, i look in the mirror and see the flesh and skin that makes me look human, and accepted that as undying proof of what i am. I never got to think much about not being human because it seemed... wrong. Like i'm escaping myself, despite not really knowing what i am. Things changed when i watched Patricia Taxxon's video "On the Ethics of Boinking Animal People" (A strange title to those who haven't seen it, but please watch it if you haven't). That's how i really noticed what the appeal of being a furry really is. That mix of human and animal is inherent, always played with and aknowledged with the highest sincerity. That's how i noticed that not feeling human is inherent to being autistic. I feel more secure about this now. I am a fox dragon. I am not truly human, rather a creature of warmth, who loves and protects a select few people who matter to me. I am power, yet also comfort. I feel like there's something inherently queer about being a furry: being alienated by society at large, forming a tight knit group of people who care for eachother and exploring themselves despite what a "normal" person would think. I suppose what i'm trying to say is: Thanks Patricia. You helped a fox dragon guy feel better about himself. Your art means more to people than what you may think. I'd offer a part of my hoard to you as thanks if capitalism didn't exist and the postal service was nicer. I'll keep being myself from now on and let my fur comfort those who need the help that i did.

[sweetmusingss]

Oscar felt almost giddy when hearing you call him the same nickname that Lando did. It certainly didn't have this effect on him when Lando called him that. He smiled shyly at you before walking away, his shoulders a little slumped. He was bummed he wasn't hanging out with you any more but he was the one that walked away. However, he felt like he had to based on how Charles was looking at him. And for all he knew, you might be really into Charles and want some alone time with him. He didn't even go over to Lando, instead going to get himself another drink and sneakily looking over at you and Charles.

Charles handed you a glass of wine before sitting beside you, his leg pressed up against yours. He furrowed his brows in confusion before looking back at you. "Oh, je veux dire, je ne suis pas surprise. Contre qui suis-je censée me battre pour attirer ton attention? Oscar?" He didn't really see Oscar as a threat so he was a bit confused by your words. He was kind of surprised he was over here at all honestly since Oscar didn't seem too chatty usually.

Katie laughed softly from Lando's words. "And look how sad he looks! I gotta figure out how serious this girlfriend of his is before I meddle.."

Lando’s eyes lit up as Katie said the words meddle, knowing he was definitely going to help her out in any way possible. Lando had met Sophie a few times and she seemed nice enough, but Lando was mischievous and he loved playing matchmaker. Oscar and Sophie just didn’t seem to match if he was being honest. He never noticed it until now. “Well she isn’t here for starters so that’s a good enough reason to meddle if you ask me!”

I frown at Charles’ words, finding them a bit rude. Oscar was obviously so underestimated on and off the track and it just bothered me. “Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec Oscar ? Il est très gentil et facile à aborder et il est aussi très mignon, pour être honnête. Ne sois pas trop jaloux, Charles.” I take a sip of my wine, looking out towards the sea since were facing it. I was desperate to make a joke about how dark the sea was at night, and how scary and creepy it was to think about all the creatures lurking beneath the surface, but I refrained, knowing Charles was not the audience for that sort of conversation. It would probably just scare him. Oscar would’ve come up with an imaginary creature with me, and we would’ve talked about how it would take over the ship overnight, or something equally as weird. 

__

"Maybe I need to write a better hype up song for you but I don't think I could write a song about you without mentioning your blue eyes and how much I love you," I laugh softly before inhaling sharply when I heard your words. "Yes, Daddy," I breathe out, staring back at you with dark blue eyes. I continued to stare intensely at you for a long moment before finally standing up. I hold my hand out to you, leading you into the recording booth with me so you could see the set up, finally sitting next to you at the piano. I start to play a melody, the piano being the instrument that I was the best at.

“I don’t think the fans are looking for a love ballad to me too much. So maybe best not to mention the blue eyes and killer cheekbones.”Max winks at you, chuckling softly to himself. Max follows you into the recording studio, looking around at everything, taking it all in since this was definitely an environment he was not used to and it was all new. He watches as you start playing the piano, having no musical ability himself so waything you play it so effortlessly was so interesting and intriguing to him.

[shadows-starlight]

Shadows and Starlight

Book 49: A Day of Bird Watching

-

It was a sunny day in the forest of Ebonvale and Malakar set off for one of his favorite pastimes: bird watching. Baby Aurora was safely snug inside the pale yellow baby sling that was strapped onto his chest, her tiny hands playfully grasping the edge of his indigo sash that was draped over his left shoulder.

Corvus, Malakar’s loyal pet raven, perched on his shoulder, cawed softly. He decided to tag along on their adventure today.

"All right, my little star," Malakar said. "Today, we shall see some of the most beautiful birds that call the forest home."

Aurora giggled, her auburn hair catching the sunlight and her dark olive green eyes widened with curiosity.

"First, we must be very quiet," Malakar whispered as he set off into the heart of the forest. "Birds are shy creatures and we don't want to scare them away."

Aurora responded with a soft coo.

Venturing deeper into the forest, Malakar pointed out various birds that flew by and landed on tree branches to rest in their nests.

Malakar pointed to a bright red flash darting through the trees. “Look, Aurora! A robin!”

Aurora giggled, her gaze following the robin as it hopped about, pecking at the ground. Malakar smiled sweetly at his daughter.

Further along, four vibrant bluejays were perched on a low branch, chirping loudly as if they were having a conversation. “There are some bluejays. See how they are so bold and beautiful?” Malakar said.

TAP!

TAP!

TAP!

The sorcerer looked up to find a woodpecker with a fiery redhead tapping its beak on the top of the tree trunk. "There's a woodpecker, dear," said Malakar, "as you can see, he is moving through the rhythm of his own beat."

Aurora was fascinated by the sounds the woodpecker made.

They continued their walk, spotting a pair of yellow canaries fluttering by. “Ah, canaries. Such cheerful little birds,” Malakar commented.

Little brown finches flitted between the branches, their quick movements captivating Aurora. Malakar chuckled softly, “They’re lively, aren’t they?”

Colorful pheasants strutted gracefully through the underbrush of the forest. “Ah, pheasants. They really know how to make an entrance,” Malakar said with a chuckle.

Brown and white sparrows hopped along the path. “Even sparrows have their charm,” Malakar noted. Aurora's giggle filled the air as she watched them fly and play amongst themselves.

A mother magpie and her three chicks resided in their nest, the chicks played tug-a-war with a worm. “Magpies can be quite mischievous,” Malakar said, grinning. “But they’re always so interesting to watch.”

Some blackbirds that were perched high above them, chirping happily. “And here we have blackbirds. They nearly look like Corvus,” Malakar remarked.

As the sun began to set, doves cooed softly from their tree branch, adding a sort of serene note to the day. “Doves are a symbol of peace,” Malakar said, gently as he looked down at Aurora.

But, the highlight of the day was yet to come. As the sky began to darken, Malakar spotted a red canary fluttering gracefully around a nearby tree and landed on a branch. “Ah, my favorite,” Malakar said softly. “Red canaries. I have always loved these birds."

When dusk began to settle throughout the forest, Malakar, Corvus, and Aurora headed back to the lair. Malakar was just putting Aurora to bed and laying her down in her cradle when a melodious tune started to play from outside the room.

Malakar looked out the window and saw that a nightingale perched on a branch near the window of Aurora's room, singing a soothing lullaby that seemed to soothe Aurora as she was tucked in tight.

Malakar gazed out, listening to the nightingale’s song. “Look, Aurora,” he whispered, smoothing her hair as she settled down. “Even the nightingale has its own special song, just for you.”

Aurora’s eyes fluttered shut, lulled by the gentle music of the majestic bird. Malakar watched over her, a contented smile on his face as he listened to the nightingale’s sweet notes.

[casspurrjoybell-22]

The Art of Sin - Chapter 2 - Part 2

•Ravenwell Manor

•Lord Nikoli Ravenwall (Vampire)

*Warning Adult Content*

"Shh love. It's alright, they won't hurt you," Lord Nikoli whispered, his fingers lightly running down my back to soothe me.

It didn't... in fact, I became even tenser.

The first one, a pale-skinned boy, stopped a few feet away, his lilac eyes searched my face for something... I didn't know what but he looked sad.

His stance allowed me a good view of his body.

Though there didn't seem to be any defined muscles, he was handsome with his slender features.

He pushed a strand of almost white colored hair that had escaped his ponytail behind a slightly pointed ear and I knew he was some sort of Fae creature.

My first guess was an Elf but I had never seen such a pale-skinned one, too light for dark elves or their cousins, the sun elves.

He opened his mouth speak.

"My name..."

"I'm Lycus Tupou."

My gaze snapped to the other boy, eyes locking with a pair of mischievous ones and he pointed to the boy he had just interrupted.

"This slowpoke is Noir Laurent."

"That's rude Lycus. Apologize."

I jumped as a man, who beat me in height by at least a foot, appeared seemingly out of nowhere, giving Lycus a pointed look.

Lycus stuck out his tongue at the newcomer but did as he was told.

The man, seemingly satisfied, held out his hand.

"Hello, my name is Bain López."

I noticed a pair of sharp canines peak out as he spoke.

The silence stretched as I made no move to shake his hand, forcing him to awkwardly drop it.

We just stood there, Lycus grinning as Bain gave me a strained smile.

I took the time to study them, my heart finally slowing to a more normal pace though I didn't drop my guard.

My first impression was that they were really close.

Noir seemed to be the shyest of the three, hiding behind the others.

Bain stood tall and dignified, a little like Lord Ravenwall.

His eyes, though like moonstone, weren't cold... they made him seem sturdy and reliable.

Lycus, on the other hand, was an obvious prankster and not serious in the least but I didn't get a bad vibe from any of them.

Though I trusted in my instincts, they've rarely failed me, I wouldn't stupidly let down my guard.

Bain ran a hand through his short, brown hair as the other boy, Lycus, poked fun at him.

Their body types weren't too different from each other.

Lycus's was slightly less defined and a few inches shorter.

He had a mop of dark auburn hair that stuck out in every direction.

"Um, so what's your name?" Noir asked, seeming to pale slightly, as my gaze went back to him.

"I-I mean unless y-you don't have o-one?"

A minute passed as he stood there fidgeting and blushing fiercely.

"My name is Winter Azraethe."

His head jerked up, surprise clearly written across his face.

"They... my previous masters... have never used it, though."

"You don't have a master here."

I jumped, almost forgetting about Lord Ravenwall and it took me a moment to process what he said.

"Am I to call you something else then?" I ask, my confusion obvious.

"You can call me Nikoli if you wish, the others do." he said, smiling warmly at me but it dropped instantly with my next question.

"We're the other boys bought for sex as well?"

Noir turned even redder, turning away as Lycus choked out a laugh but a look from Lord Nikoli, silenced him.

"No."

His eyes betrayed his calm exterior.

"I didn't buy them and though I may have bought you, it wasn't for sex. I want to help you. You're not some sex slave... no one here is. This is their home. We are a family."

I grew cold at that 'family' I wanted to sneer at the word.

He didn't have to tell such a lie but I suppose it didn't matter, I'll find out the real reason soon enough... they'll show their true colors.

Nikoli sighed as if knowing I didn't believe him and motioned to the front door.

"Let's head in then. I'm sure the others have realized you're here."

I was startled at the mention of others, though, given the size of the house, it shouldn't have been that big of a surprise and my former Master did say he was a collector.

Nikoli moved pass me, scaling the few steps that lead up to the front door.

I followed, staying a comfortable distance away, the others whispering to each other as they walked behind me.

The first thing I noticed as we entered was the clean smell or, to be more precise, the nonexistent stench of sweat and sex that I had grown accustomed to.

Instead, it was replaced with the sweet smell of flowers... I spotted a vase full of peonies beside a grand staircase.

Suddenly I felt very out of place, convinced that the smell of sex clung to my body even though I took a bath.

The next thing I noticed was the two men sitting on said staircase, their gazes piercing through me, making me struggle to keep my unease off my face.

Nikoli just stood to the side as they continued to stare, hands behind his back like he was expecting this to happen.

It felt like an eternity passed but I didn't cower, I kept a blank expression on my face as I met their eyes... they were assessing me.

Whether to prove their dominance or to see if they could exploit any weakness they might stumble upon I don't know but I sure as hell wouldn't let either happen.

The one with the most unusual eyes, a light pink color that was rimmed with mint, finally stood, smiling warmly at me.

"Hi, I'm Tate Solomon," he said, holding up a single tulip, it's colors variegated.

"You have beautiful eyes," he whispered.

I didn't answer him but stiffly took the flower and let my arm fall back down.

As the other one stood, I felt something sharp nick my skin and looked down to see claws pointed at my neck.

I followed the arm to the eyes of another boy who was smaller than the others, I only had two inches on him.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't startled, his light weight allowed him to move without me noticing.

His mismatched eyes held a twisted gleam, the pupils becoming slit like a cat's as he gave me a malicious smile.

I was calm as I faced him... the seconds felt like minutes until he finally ended out stare down, frowning while he retracted his claws.

"It's no fun when they're already broken."

"Blue Nekozuka."

The boy froze, his eyes widening as Lord Ravenwell's voice rolled through the room.

"We do not tolerate that kind of talk or actions here."

It surprised me that Nikolai reacted that way.

I mean it stung a bit but I've been called worse.

It's not as if the boy was lying... I knew I was broken, it was obvious.

They would come to realize it and just like my other masters, Lord Nikoli would throw me away.

My attention returned to the boy, Blue, as he mumbled a quick apology before shrinking away.

The last of the boys stepped forward, his tanned muscles rippling under a tight shirt, his eyes seemed to hold the fires of hell.

"Don't mind him, he's always like that. I'm Keon Lynch. Welcome to the family."

That word again... this time, I couldn't hide my disgust.

"Use me. Abuse me. Throw me away. I don't care but I don't want to be your family."

[aceoxide]

Wake the fuck up samurai, it's incoherent EN3 theorizing time

Yeah I'm a day late for this but whatever man EN3 is finally here and well, I'm fucking kneeling.

Now don't get me wrong, I still think it's kinda bullshit that they're kinda running the talents ragged this year with having TWO major cross branch events on the same level of Holofes, but goddamn they really kinda refined their hype game.

I always find it pretty interesting that out of all the branches, it seems like the EN branch gets the most like... hyped debut stuff. IryS and Council's predebut trailers was a step ahead pretty much everyone else's, even the native JP branch. I mean the jump in quality from Myth's debut trailer and IryS' was absurd. Not even HoloX's debut trailer was animated like an anime.

But anyway, it seems like they realized that they went a bit too hard on the lore with the IryS/Council predebut trailers and realized that people were more interested in... the characters than the chuunibabble.

Now what's interesting to note about this is that whoever is responsible for deciding who gets be the talent behind each character for EN (and arguably hololive as a whole) knows what the hell they're doing. I'm sure there are a number of factors that I'm not remotely smart enough to get, but the point is if there is at least one thing you can depend on is that hololive knows how to choose who goes to who.

Okay so basically what I'm saying here is that this time they maybe going for a more "showing" than "telling," at least with this first trailer. There are all sorts of small but significant signs that show just what we should expect from these characters.

So first girl we see being shackled by the magic chains in the beginning has a mischievous smile and comes off as the Dante/Red Oni type who's not even affected by everything fucking exploding around here.

Next we have the twin(?) sister fox girls. The pink one comes as the more reckless one while the blue one is keeping a steady pace running.

Then you have the Not-Luna barely struggling to run, as if she's not particularly used to doing this.

Then you have Not-Kronii/Vergil/Blue Oni just kinda walking calmly/strutting without being particularly bothered about what's going on around here.

We get a shot of the twin fox sister girls again and a better peek of their personalities: the pink one shows off her being the more dynamic one while the blue one is far less chaotic but still shares some sort of dynamics that the pink one has with the flying sweat drops. Basically, the pink fox girl the Irresponsible Red Oni while the blue fox girl is the Responsible Blue Oni.

Meanwhile Not-Luna is jumping off of a ledge by herself.

Now the group shot with everyone minus the first girl is interesting. From how it is set up, it appears that Not-Kronii/Vergil is set up to be the "leader" of the group like Bae was set up to be shown up as in the Council trailers.

And then the last scene is with the Dante/Red Oni girl and it's not really clear what's actually going on with her. Are the others actually trying to save her? Or are they trying to stop her? There's clearly some sort of lore reason why she isn't with the other four.

...This sounds awfully like a certain detective who doesn't share the same quality of being a mythical creature just like her other four genmates.

This suddenly think they're using the Myth template in which to show that there is one that gathers the others (Ame was the one to "lead" the investigation into the other members) and it seems like Dante/Red Oni is going to be "leading" the four looking for her.

(In actual practice most would probably see Kiwawa as the leader of Myth while Ame is the brains, not that Ame itself is no slouch when it comes to being able to wrangle the others. Though Kiwawa shares the diplomat role of being able to communicate with HoloJP, though Mori shares a bit of that diplomat role as well to other areas.)

(Council is a bit far more straightforward in that regard in practice. Bae has more or less embraced the leader role and also shares the same role as being the diplomat of being able to reach out to HoloJP and HoloStars as well, even if she herself doesn't exactly realize it at times)

...writing all of this out now, I suppose the key of every EN gen's success so far is being able to have a leader/wrangler and a diplomat.

And I realize my own mistakes with my own theorizing last time, was that I was a biiit to obsessive with the lore more than thinking about the group dynamics of Myth. I think it seems like Cover has more or less found a formula for a lack of a better word. And well there's no need to fix what isn't broken. Even with Sana's unfortunate departure, Council still continues to be strong (that isn't to say that Sana wasn't important at all... but that's another topic)