#i think it's obvious that my favorite color is yellow/beige

[mirtylebuns]

a baby nursery room bc i was bored

[noriko04]

tag from @nuriakendo

1. Do you get along with animals?

I've grown up with pets; so yes, I do get along with animals very well and I want to smooch all of them. Cats especially need to stay alert, because they're likely to become victims of non consensual-kisses.

2. Do you like to read comic books or manga?

I don't remember the last time I've read a western comic book. I remember I used to read Mickey Mouse as a kid (if that counts?), but the weebification process gradually took over, so definitely manga. ^^ ( However in this latest period I think that I'm showing more interest towards visual novels, and maybe I need to thank Hakuoki for that).

3. Do you consider yourself a people person?

A people person...Let's see: I of course enjoy spending time with friends and/or people I vibe with; but I'm actually pretty introverted so I don't think I can really consider myself a people person.

4. Name 3 things to do for fun

Just three? I'll name the first three things that occur to me: traveling, playing board games (chess, checkers or even RPGs like Dungeon and dragons, though I've never played the latter) and lastly: jogging or cycling along the promenade (not only it can be fun, physical exercise is literally medicine for the body).

5. What's your favorite colour?

Ooh I like this question because the average person usually answers ''green/blue/yellow/pink'' etc. and then they ask me and I'm like: ''black, beige, brown and all the dark hues that can come to your mind; I have a hard time choosing among all these beautiful colors''.XD Needless to say that nobody is surprised when I say this because It's already pretty obvious by the way I usually dress. I sometimes wonder where my chromatic taste stems: either I haven't fully gotten over my depressed-gothic teen phase or I just always had a dark soul. XDDD.

If I had to choose among non-depressed colors, I'd say blue. I especially like to wear it in summer

6. What type of movies do you like to watch?

I don't have a specific genre so a bit of everything. I however sometimes enjoy watching old italian movies that nobody gives a damn about anymore (Understandably, the pace was veeeery slow), especially the ones with Marcello Mastroianni.

Back when Italy was still able to make decent movies *sigh*.

7. What do you prefer, boxing, MMA or neither?

Neither.

8. Do you have a favorite book?

Il libro di Draco Daatson (Salvatore Brizzi).

9. Have you experienced something supernatural?

O_O No. And if I ever will I hope it will not be a scary experience. if it is, I at least want to experience it with someone so I can hide behind them, I don't want to soil my pants T_T.

10. Name 3 of your cherised songs that u identify with that could also describe you

I don't necessarily identify with every single one of these three but here you go:

thank you @nuriakendo for the tag (even though I'm very late. I know. Sorry ^^).

Tagging: @eternal-echoes, @scarletfantasia

[du-buk]

asking on behalf of my friend, whats the cast's fave animal and fave colors? :D (including dante, wankou, and dakota!)

(also i would assume fave animal for someone like vittorino and fave color for someone like juliek might be obvious tho lol, unless rabbit symbolism doesnt = fave)

Hahahaha, this is fun:D

Although, I doubt Vittorino actually likes rabbits now. Most likely a huge trigger for him. Maybe he liked them in the past. I doubt he would like animals. Let's see....

🦒🦓🐅🐄🦌🦬🐆🐏🦨🐁🐇🦦

Spoilers ahead!

🐏Ryker; Ryker loves sheep, chickens, and okapi! And their favorite color is purple (which Accardi commented on before hahaha)

🦌Leon; Likes beige perhaps? His favorite animal(s) would be deer, mule deer, elk, moose...... [and then he would go on and on with the list]

🦌Francis; Favorite color; Yellow. Favorite animal; pie bavarde.

🐆Dante; Favorite color; Grey. Favorite animal might be tough, I doubt Dante likes animals that much. If he had to choose, it might be a jaguar.

🐅Accardi; Favorite color; RED 💓💓💓Favorite animal; Hmmm..... possibly a tiger or orca

🦆Vittorino; Favorite color......hmmm..... maybe orange? Or a seafoam green? Favorite animal would be difficult. He's terrified of rabbits, but, I think he really likes birds, especially pigeons or doves.

🦚Juliek; Looooooves pink 💗 His favorite animal might be the white peacock or a horse with a spotted coat.

🐎Amalia; LOVES horses. Big horse girl. And a big fan of the color lime green.

🥝Susan; Likes indigo and kiwis!

🦎Gabriel; Favorite color changes weekly. This week he really likes salmon red. And his favorite animal is the bearded dragon.

🐺Dakota; Loooooves light steel blue and wolves!

🐄Wankou; Red and black is his favorite, and uses that in a lot of his tattoo works. His favorite animal might be a yak.

🪲Beetle; Similar to a mantis shrimp, Beetle can see colors humans can't comprehend. So his favorite would be something indescribable. His favorite animal might be something small like

????; Favorite color; Red. Her favorite animal is rabbit.

[tribadismes]

color ask game: 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 17, 24, 26, 27, 35 hehe

Favorite color(s), and why ?

So obviously it's hard because i'm obsessed with colors and i love many colors but if i had to pick one it would be yellow. I've discovered my love of yellow maybe five years ago and since then it's only been growing and growing. It's the happiest color, it legit helps me with depression. Also I like every shade of yellow which is not something i can say about any other colors. I used to not be a fan of light yellow but i'm starting to grow fond of it, and even greenish neon yellow, my least favorite shade of yellow, can work in many contexts i believe.

5. Favorite color combos ? 

Yellow & blue, orange & blue, green & blue, red & blue, green & burgundy, black & beige, light blue & bright red

7. What’s your color palette (i.e. pastels, earthy tones, neons, neutrals...) ?

My favorite color palette is bright, primary colors : bright red and yellow, deep bright blue, bright orange, grass green. These are the colors i'm instantly drawn to, and that i consider part of my identity, my core. But I also really like neutrals, especially beige and wood tones in general, and earthy tones (khaki, burnt orange, camel...). I've recently discovered that i love the combination of bright colors with more muted tones actually, like on this picture :

10. Gold, silver, or rose gold ? 

I had a long gold phase for a few years but recently i've been tired of it and have rediscovered silver. I'm obsessed with chrome, like on bauhaus style furnitures specifically it's just... so good.

17. What color do you think compliments you best ?

Camel. I've had a camel colored sweater for yeaaars and everytime i wear it i feel like all my features pop.

24. What color makes you feel the strongest feelings, if any ? 

Klein blue and similar bright, deep, layered shades of blue. I've talked about how yellow has a strong impact on me but them blues are just on an other level. When I see klein's art in person, especially when he uses pure pigments it's like... It's like something is slashing down my throat to rip me apart. And I can't look at it for too long because i'm afraid i will start crying, i'm afraid i will get lost in the color, go crazy. But, in the best way ? No other color does that to me, needless to say.

26. Tell us about a color-related fact you like ?

Blue is the rarest pigment in nature, most things that appear blue don't contain blue pigment, it's the structure of these things and the way the light reflects on it that make us see them blue. How wild is that. Makes you understand why the indigo pigment was such a big deal.

Here are some fascinating videos about it :

27. Is there a color that holds a unique symbolism in your culture ?

Not anymore I don't think. But for example white being associated with royalty and aristocracy was I believe pretty specific to France (but don't quote me on that).

35. Thoughts on yellow ? 

Apart from what I already said, it's just such an underrated, overlooked, and even despised color in modern western culture, it's so crazy to me. While as you've pointed out it's literally the color of holyness in many many ancient cultures. I remember seeing a very interesting poll (that i didn't save because i'm dumb) where they were asking people across Europe to associate words with colors, and yellow was one of the least popular colors. Interestingly, the more you went up north, the more positive responses were given, words like "happy" and "sun", for obvious reasons. I also feel that yellow is way more popular amongst people our age, maybe because we're all depressed lmfao. Anyways my final take is, if you like yellow i instantly trust you.

Thank you so much for letting me ramble about one of my favorite topics !! Lots of love to you <3

[thatwitchyaunt]

Makeup for Magick/Ritual p5: Lammas

Next up, and extremely late, is Lammas! Called the First Harvest and the Grain Harvest; it's the first of three harvest festivals (ending with Samhain) and focuses on early harvest food like grapes, wheat, other grains, etc.

...Take a shot every time I say "harvest".

...On second thought, don't. That would be death.

As for colors to reach for: Wheat and honey golds, browns, deep (but not jewel toned) greens, yellows, oranges and purples, earth-tones in general are your go-to shades.

This is actually the sabbat that inspired me to do this series. All because of the first palette in this post from Juvia's Place...

The Nomad Palette! Guys... That middle shade is more wheat-gold than in looks in pan. When I swatched all the shades it was literally the perfect color story for Lammas and my dorky ass got so freaking happy. After that I got thinking of all those "My Favorite Eyeshadow Palettes for <insert season here>" videos and went "Why not the other sabbats too? What else do I got?" and here we are. If you want the perfect Lammas/late summer palette, this is it.

Speaking of Juvia's...

The Tribe Palette - Pumpkin-y oranges and greens that can bring you right into fall, and the middle one is a secret "honey with a green shift" duochrome. Works great paired with The Nomad palette.

The Warrior Palette - Juvia's Place said "You want gold? I got your golds!" This plus the CP Uh-Huh Honey palette, and you pretty much don't need the Naked Honey palette.

The Chocolates Mini Palette - What is says on the tin. Nice, deep, chocolatey browns.

The Nubian 2 Palette - A couple of deep purples and golds, and a crap ton of earthy greens and browns. This is another good transitioning into fall palette. It's not super deep jewel tones, but it's just deep enough.

Now on to our lord and savior, ColourPop!

Other than the palettes' obvious green/yellow/orange/purple monochromatic-ness...

Just My Luck - Has a couple deeper greens and olives to dip into.

Uh-Huh Honey -The yellows are more honey toned than lemon toned (like the Midas Lemonade palette).

Orange You Glad? - Ya Peel Me? and Rise and Grind are more fall orange.

It's My Pleasure - Has more deeper, grape purples to play with for Lammas.

And now the two solo palettes, BH Cosmetics and Anastasia Beverly Hills!

BH Avocado Toast Palette - Some good brown and green options, if you need to pull some into look or if that's the look you're going for.

ABH Soft Glam Palette - Nice, warm browns and golds for your wheaty, bready pleasure. That sounded so much better in my head.

And bringing up the rear, the singe shadows!

Left Top: Shroud Cosmetics

Ignite - Copper orange

Vigil - Golden yellow

Oracle - Champagne with slight gold shift

Pillow Talk - Deep purple with intense gold shimmery reflect

Artifact - Grungy olive green with a slight gold shift

Left Bottom: Give Me Glow

*Dramatic Robert Welsh Voice* Oh no! It seems all of my eyeshadow palettes have mysteriously disappeared! And I must do my makeup for Lammas! Whatever shall I do?!

Storm - Dark, cool, purple-toned taupe

Grunge Lavender - A... grungy... lavender...

Blackened Plum 2.0 - Deep smoky plum

Cream Lace - Icy beige

Hey Chick - Muted golden yellow

Americano - Neutral medium taupe

Icy Frap - Icy warm champagne with taupe undertones

Joker - Olive green with lime undertones

Savage - Yellow based olive green

Right Top: Baby Bat Beauty

Hawthorn - Dark brown with a purple shift

Ceres - What you get if forest green and sage green had a baby

Falling Leaves - Deep pumpkin orange

Right Middle: Terra Moons Cosmetics

Martian - Duochrome green, gold and reddish shimmer

Bonfire - Duochrome orange-red shimmer

Harvest - Duochrome orange, green and yellow shimmer

Right Bottom: Looxi Beauty

Money Bags - Green with shifts of gold and blue

Adorbs! - Warm brown with shifts of sienna, gold, green, and mauve

Honey Pot - Golden orange with shifts of copper, yellow, and purple

Starburst - Light gold with shifts of orange, yellow, green, turquoise, and purple

Poor Unfortunate Souls - Deep purple with some red sparkle

Tricked - Warm gold, a little like sparkling apple cider

And that's it for Lammas! We're all caught up! Now to start working on Mabon.

[isolemnlyswear]

ok hi !! i feel like i neglect this blog and if you don’t follow my other one (kinda my main) you probably don’t know a whole lot about me, so.

i took this from a chain on my other blog (this is only for a kinda get to know me)

1. name/nickname: evelyn, ev

2. gender: female

3. star sign: cancer sun taurus and cancer rising

4. height: 5'8 and a little bit :0

5. time: 11:15 am

6. birthday: june 21

7. favorite bands: the 1975, the cure, queen, alt-j, abba, arctic monkeys, the nbhd, mother mother, the beatles, fleetwood mac, paramore, yellow house, nirvana, blondie, glass animals, (theres so many i'm sorry)

8. favorite solo artists: bruno major, lana del rey, hozier, lorde, ricky montgomery, harry styles, lizzy mcalpine, sufjan stevens

9. song stuck in head: puttin on the ritz by taco (slaps)

10. last movie: the social network

11. last show: snl?!? i think

12. when did i make this blog: this one i made in january i believe

13. what i post: shit writing, some art and baking, shitposts, chains, asks, general dumbassery

14. last thing i googled: R U Mine? lyrics bc the first few sentences are hard to understand BYE

15. other blogs: @isolemnlyswear is me !!!!!! also hello @mullthingsoverinthehotwater is me

16. do i get asks: yes !! not as many as i'd like to but i shouldn't complain

17. why i chose my ur: it's quite obvious. *marauders*

18. following: so fucking many let me check ~~~ OHMY GOD I FOLLOW 700 PEOPLE it's because i follow back all my followers on both blogs

19. followers: 306 on here and 461 on my other i believe

20. average hours of sleep: what's 11-6. uhhhh like 8

21. lucky number: 6 & 21

22. instruments: piano but i stopped so now i only know a lil bit

23. what am i wearing rn: pleated skirt n sweatshirt

24. dream trip: i wanna go back to thailand or paris or or tuscany

25. favorite food: dark fucking chocolate and fruit

26. nationality: american!

27. favorite song: right now it's babooshka by kate

28. last book: breaking dawn!

29. top 3 fictional universes : i can only think of two- harry potter and percy jackson

30. favorite color : beige, sage green, forest green, brown, yellow :0

[powerfultulips]

can i get those color asks, my love? kiss kiss mwah mwah i love you so much

YOUYOUYOUYOUYOUYOUYOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

red - what are you most passionate about? how did this passion develop?

my friends and loved ones. i think it’s pretty obvious

orange - how many pieces of fruit do you aim to eat per day? what do you actually manage?

i’d like to eat more fruit than i actually do - when it comes to snacks i usually end up going for sweets rather than something more nutritious. that’s okay, but i like fruits

yellow - what’s your happy place? real or fictional?

älsk’s arms...

green - do you prefer to be indoors or outdoors? which is your favourite flower to smell?

indoors, and honeysuckle

blue - which is your favourite mode of long distance transport? have you ever been on a plane? - if so, where?

either airplane or bus (trains are cool too). and yes, many times.

indigo - what’re your top three favourite names? would you consider having children in the future?

elliott, emmett, oliver. i’d consider it, but right now i’d lean towards no.

violet - what’s your favourite cake flavour? are you any good at baking?

red velvet. and i’m not great at it, but i can follow directions well enough

purple - do you support the royalty? who is your favourite historical figure & why.

fuck no. my favorite historical figure is harry allen (trans man)

pink - which is your favourite animal? zoos or farms?

bunnies!! and zoos i think

turquoise - do you like being in the sea? which is your favourite sea side town to visit?

shrug. and shrug

mint - do you like astrology? do you consider pluto a ‘real’ planet?

astrology is cool. and fuck yes i do

crimson - have you ever broken bones? do you enjoy going to the dentist?

yes, no

amber - can you drive? if not, how do you get around?

yes, though i don’t always like driving

lime - do you like monkeys? do you believe in evolution?

monkeys are alright. i think i do

tangerine - how tall are you? do you ever wish you were any taller/shorter?

6′1″, i wish i was much shorter

azure - which gender & sexuality label do you most identify with?

transfeminine/nonbinary and queer/asexual

beige - which is your favourite type of soda? do you enjoy alcohol?

dr. pepper probably? and no, not really

coral - which is your favourite disney movie? who makes the better movies, disney or pixar?

ew corporations

sapphire - do you wear any jewellery? what do you think looks best on other people?

no, but i’d like to. i think chokers, piercings, and bracelets look nice on other people. and necklaces

gold - what do you consider to be your biggest achievement? when was the last time you won something?

winning my school’s spelling bee in 8th grade. and... idk i’m in my fantasy football league championship right now, so ask me again in about a week :3

[aintguiltyy]

autumnal asks🧡

thank you @blueeyedrichie for the tag❣️ i almost died answering all of these and feel so exposed but it was so worth it

1. what is your favorite autumnal scent? fresh baked pie, coffee beans, the air right after it rains... basically anything but cinnamon

2. would you rather go through a corn maze or go pumpkin picking? i’ve watched The Shining too many times and read enough Greek mythology to go anywhere near a maze, so pumpkin picking. i’d go to a corn maze with Ally tho :)

3. favorite halloween candy? it’s not technically halloween-y but reese’s. i’d do so many things for a reese’s

4. favorite autumn holiday? my birthday and the obvious one duh💜🧙🏼‍♀️🕸🕷🔮

5. rain, foggy autumn days or cold, sunny autumn days? crystal clear sky terrifies me so imma have to go with the first one. despite being russian, i prefer my weather warm for as long as possible

6. favorite horror movie to watch on halloween? Hush, Dark Shadows (not technically a horror but still), Annabelle and my top favorite one — The Conjuring 2. it took me two weeks to get rid of THAT lady haunting me in my sleep and seeing her in the corner of my room so good night to me tonight i guess. why the hell did i put that imagine in my own head

7. do you like raking leaves? after being forced to do just that by my teachers throughout middle school you won’t ever catch me with a rake

8. do you have any special autumn traditions? going to Park Gorkogo at least once bc it’s magnificent this time of year even though i hate it the other 9 months and drinking as much coffee as possible because winter is sea-buckthorn tea time. also i noticed myself going out for breakfast during autumn more so there’s that.

9. do you like carving pumpkins? yeah i do but i get frustrated easily if the knife or my hands won’t do their job so i can (and i did once) cut myself so i’m not allowed near a pumpkin unless it’s cooked

10. combat boots or cardigans? taylor swift, i love you, don’t take this the wrong way, but combat boots

11. yellows, reds and browns or purples, blacks and oranges? 💛🧡❤️🤎

12. favorite autumn drink? raf coffee

13. do you like pumpkin spice flavored things? the actual pumpkin taste >>> pumpkin spice

14. favorite type of pie? banoffee pie 😭😭💔

15. do you have any special halloween traditions? what are they? lock myself in my room with bags of candy and cry myself to sleep because in Russia no one celebrates halloween unless it’s a trashy local party because you’ll go to hell for celebrating “ThE DeViL’s HoLiDaY”

16. halloween parties or giving out candy to trick or treaters? i’ve never been to a real american halloween party but i want to soooo badly that i’m still picking it over the latter. what’s the point if you’re not even the one getting candy, you’re losing it

17. hayrides or campfires? campfires

18. describe your ideal autumn day? the weather is still warm but there’s a chilly breeze and the sky is kind of cloudy. i have salmon benedict toast and raf coffee at Coffeemania for breakfast, go see a movie, walk around the Patriarshie Ponds, eat a banoffee pie at Bowl.Room and finish it off with a great book and berry tea wrapped in a blanket

19. coffee or hot chocolate? i’m a coffee (with milk) kinda girl

20. alcoholic or non-alcohol apple sider? i don’t drink alcohol and sider in general doesn’t taste that good to me so yeah

21. what is your go to autumn outfit(s)? a turtle neck, a coat, dark slacks and sneakers. i wear warmer colors this time of year so everything is either beige or straight black like usual

22. do you wear scarves? yes, i have two, one is dark gray and it’s big as hell so i wrap myself in it with the head like a cacoon, and the other one is navy

23. describe your ideal autumn date? getting ourselves raf coffee and pictachio macaroons and walking around a pond kicking leaves and holding hands and feeding ducks 💛

24. scary stories around a camp fire or getting lost in a corn maze with someone? ally we are so getting lost in a corn maze and i’m so stomping my way through the walls and fighting corn for you

25. black cats or bats? black!!!! cats!!!

26. do you decorate for autumn? not really, i’m not a big fan of decorating altogether, but you bet my soul is stuffed with pretty dried red, orange, yellow and brown leaves

27. vampires or witches? both🖤💜

28. do you collect crystals? i used to have at least 40 different crystals and stones in my collection but stopped collecting them years ago :(

29. do you like cold weather? i enjoy it when i’m somewhere inside in a warm sweater with a cup of tea, but russian cold is just as bad as everyone thinks it is, if not worse, so no thank you, if rather leave in an endless august/september. 22-25°C is my ideal weather

30. what was your favorite autumn activity as a kid? apart from trick or treating, collecting leaves and making colorful artwork by gluing them to a canvas in different patterns.

okay i’m done that was intense. i’m not going to tag anyone in particular but if you want to do this, i’m tagging you🖤

[modestmuses-a]

stolen from: @ducktales-wco-oo​​

tagging: whoever else has some extra time they’d like to kill

layer one : the outside

Name: Mordecai Heller Eye color: Green Hair fur style/color: Black with white on the tips of his fingers/paws, under his eyes, around his mouth, his eyebrows, and the tip of his tail.  His fur is short, and he always keeps it neatly brushed. Height: 5′9-5′10 according to a witness account in a police report about him Clothing style: Formal and business-like.  Won’t be caught dead without a perfectly tailored suit. Best physical feature: Probably his eyes, although the combination of them and his scary murder brows tends to put people off...

layer two : the inside

Fears: Germs, rats, his old enemies (of which there are many) catching up to him Guilty pleasure: Cooking (for one) Biggest pet peeve: Asymmetry, untidiness, poor grammar Ambitions for the future: To clean up Marigold’s mess and help them establish themselves as the biggest bootlegging empire in the region.  Forcing Lackadaisy out of the business would be a nice bonus, though, he will admit.

layer three : thoughts

First thought upon waking up: “First order of business on today’s agenda is to triple-check today’s agenda.” What you think about most: Work.  It’s only ever work. What you think about before bed: “I did lock the windows, didn’t I?” I wonder if: “...Nico and Serafine might have their own agenda towards which they are working.  They don’t seem to take their Marigold duties seriously enough.” What your best quality is: Detail-oriented, efficient, neat

layer four : what’s better?

Single or group dates: Single, although he prefers the term “business meeting” to “date.” To be loved or respected: Respected Beauty or brains: Brains Dogs or cats: It would be kind of fucked if Mordecai owned a pet of any sort, considering he himself is a cat, but...  Either way, he tends to hate all pets.  Cats, I guess, since he has to at least tolerate those for the sake of business.

layer five : do you...

Lie: You don’t get very far in his line of work if you don’t lie. Believe in yourself: Yes, of course.  He’s the best in the business, although he’s not one to boast. Believe in love: Love is a neurochemical con job, and he wants no part in it. Want someone: To die?  Yes.  He wants a good number of people to die.

layer six : ever been...

Been on stage: Of course not!  Grand public appearances would be absolutely detrimental.  He won’t go anywhere he could easily be seen by the police. Done drugs: Never.  Even in the modern verse where Marigold is a drug cartel, he doesn’t really approve of drug use.  He’s just here to kill for money. Changed who you were to fit in: Not really, although it might’ve done him some good.  If he could make it so that his personality wasn’t so... god-awful, maybe he wouldn’t have such a long list of enemies.

layer seven : favorites

Favorite color: Black, white, beige - the no-nonsense colors. Favorite animal: He dislikes animals.  Messy, noisy, putrid little creatures. Favorite movie: He doesn’t watch many movies.  Probably something like a documentary.  But even then, he would rather just read a textbook or encyclopedia. Favorite game: The one where he asks you questions, and if you don’t give him an answer he likes, you get hurt.

layer eight : age

Day your next birthday will be: March 28th How old will you be: 29 Age you lost your virginity: He hasn’t yet, and he doesn’t plan to anytime soon.  He’s also going to shoot you if you stick your nose in his private, personal business like this again. Does age matter: I suppose it depends on circumstance.  He joined the criminal underworld at the age of thirteen, although that isn’t what he would recommend for most--  Oh, that’s not what we’re talking about, is it?

layer nine : in a person

Best personality: Someone serious, who knows how and when to focus on the task at hand, like him.  Also, someone who is punctual. Best eye color: Green or yellow, perhaps.  They are common eye colors for cats and will not be distinctive or terribly noticeable. Best hair (fur) color: Brown or gray, maybe, for the reasons above. Best thing to do with a partner: Their job, of course, what else?

(It becomes increasingly obvious to the reader that Mordecai has elected to fill out this section as if it was about a business partner, not a romantic one.)

layer ten : finish the sentence

“I love: Symmetry.  No one else in my line of work seems to understand its importance.” “I feel: perturbed... by many things, including but not limited to: certain people’s flagrant misuse of the English language, my partners’ inability to take our job seriously, and the fact that there still exist those who put mayonnaise of all things on their sandwiches.” “I hide: most things, to be quite frank.  My weapons, my intentions...  In some cases, even my identity.  My accent.” “I miss: my sisters.  Annoyances that they were in my youth, that old cliche - ‘you don’t know what you have until it’s gone’ - rings true.  I still correspond with them on occasion, of course, but to bring them here for a visit would prove... problematic.” “I wish: this superfluous ‘interview’ would come to an end so that I can get back to my real work.  Haven’t you wasted quite enough of my time as it is?”

[adashofniallandasprinkleoflunacy]

the hades!harry vibes are strong in this photoshoot

[inspired by some ideas @harrysroleindunkirk came up with ;’)]

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Hades could be such a narcissist at times and Persephone knows this.

She knows it very well because through all of the millennia she had spent married to him, she had seen the trait manifest across all different types of situations.

His slight narcissism was evident in the way Harry carried himself. How he went about the halls of the palace and the corridors of Olympus with his broad shoulders back, his chest puffed forward, and his expression set in a cool, stoney façade of superior indifference. It was present in the way he sat on his golden throne with his back perfectly straight and his thighs parted, not too wide but just enough to establish an aura of dominance in the humongous judging room.

It was evident in the smug, self-indulgent energy he gave off whenever servants, gods, and other mythological creatures praised him for anything he did. Whether it was higher beings complimenting his input during a council meeting up on Olympus, or members of his board expressing their awe at how smoothly he ran the Underworld, and even when a random nymph blushed bright green while serving him his wine. It all tickled him pink, feeding his ginormous godly ego to the brink.

And most of all (in her life, at least), it was ever-so prominent behind the thick black oak doors of their bedroom. It was in how Hades would fuck her up against the wall with her feet dangling off the ground, thighs clasped around his waist as he would grip her throat and jaw roughly, gritting his teeth while looking down upon her from over his cheeks, neon green electric currents webbing across the juniper shade of his irises. He would pound into her so hard the paintings would rattle on the obsidian walls, her hands clawing at his sweaty, flexing back as she released broken whines and pleas, shaking in his strong arms.

”Tell me how much you fucking love it. Want my dirty little thing to scream how bad she wants my cock.”

Harry’s narcissism wasn’t overwhelming by any means, but rather subtle and almost graceful, lurking beneath his natural confidence and waiting for the right moment to surface.

And it reveals itself now, as Y/N sits back on her heels amongst the dew-covered grass of her garden, looking small amidst the colorful arrays of daffodils, roses, and peonies. She’s grumbling to herself as she picks and prods at the fancy mechanism Harry had brought back from his trip overland, cursing humans for making everything more complex than it has to be.

“Oh, for Zeus’ sake, princess. Give it here.” Harry strides over from where he was leaning against a giant tree with leaves the color of red wine, taking the demented object from her grasp gently, rolling his eyes in a jesting manner. “Your age is starting to show. Can’t even work a camera.”

“Shut up.” Y/N snaps, a grouchy pout settling itself on her tinted lips as she crosses her arms over her chest grumpily, slumping down onto the ground fully, her bottom fitting in the space between her calves. “It’s not my fault! They’ve added so many more buttons since the last time I handled one.”

Persephone watches with a type of begrudging wonder as Harry turns a few knobs and slides his thumb over a small disk that clicks with every rotation. He looks through the tiny glass square at the top of the camera, focusing the lense on her and turning it slowly with professional ease.

“There we go.” He sighs giddily, stepping forward and extending the shiny black Canon toward his awaiting wife. His voice comes out warningly, but playfully so. “Now don’t go messing with the settings or I’ll have to do it all over again.”

“Now don’t go messing with the settings or I’ll have to do it all over again.” Y/N mocks in an irritated, high-pitched tone, yanking the equipment piece from his grasp and starring down at the minute screen. “I’ll do what I bloody please.”

Hades bends down so that they are level, setting his forearms on his knees and tilting his head slightly to the side teasingly. A single eyebrow kinks upwards, getting lose beneath a few curls that hang over his forehead (he’s been letting his hair grow out recently). “S’that so?”

“Yup. I’m gonna chuck this thing into the River Styx.”

Harry reaches a hand forward, cupping her jaw in his fingers and swiping his thumb over the faint dimple that curves at the center of her chin. “I love it when you’re a helpless little menace. Means you need me that much more.”

“Oh, fuck off!” Persephone scoffs, shoving his hand away by his wrist and glaring at him as he giggles boyishly.

“You know I love you, pet. It’s all in good fun.”

It takes a couple of minutes, but eventually Y/N manages to get a feel for how the camera works, fiddling with it as Harry mulls over what poses he should do for the impromptu photoshoot he’d decided on out of nowhere.

He had been up in the mortal world earlier that day, strolling through a shopping mall casually while thinking over his layout for the upcoming Halloween party up on Olympus. He was in charge of planning this year and it’d be utterly embarrassing if the god of the Dead delivered anything less than a bone-chilling extravaganza.

Hades had been entertaining the idea of a blood fountain instead of a chocolate fountain (he knows Zeus would never go for it, but he still wanted to suggest it) when he had stopped dead in his tracks in front of a store he had never seen before.

It was new, obvious in how shiny and pristine the interior looked through the spotless tall glass windows. The framework on the gilded doors was imprinted with images of exotic animals— lions, tigers, dragons— and glittered under the sunlight that streamed in from the glass dome that was at the center of the shopping mall.

Even more breathtaking than the exterior was the interior. Specifically, the clothing.

Racks upon racks of suits, shirts, pants, and accessories lined the store, the fabrics shimmering, looking expensive and custom-made and suited for a king, which he happened to be.

Hades felt light-headed for a second as his eyes trailed across a certain tuxedo jacket with a midnight blue background and silver flowers embroidered into the silk, the thread twinkling as if diamonds had been mixed into the material. Across the torso of the item, golden frills draped the sharp shoulders of the article, overlapped by an exaggerated black velvet collar that that folded grandly. On either sides of the oversized collar are two gilded metal lion head pins, studded with an array of jewels of all different colors— red, green, blue, yellow, and even lilac.

The tuxedo hugged a cloth manikin, which sported a starch white button-up beneath with a giant gemmed cross in the center. The whole look tied together beautifully and Harry then noticed that there was literal drool gathering along the inside of his bottom lip.

He’d wanted that suit and he wanted it now.

Hades only took a second to glance up at the giant neon Times New Roman letters that hovered above the entrance to the store, making a note of the name so he could go online and fawn over more clothes later.

GUCCI.

Walking in, Harry didn’t look like much. Just a young man in loose beige trousers, a pair of black boots, and a plain white t-shirt with the collar and sleeves bordered by dark blue accents. He quite liked the minimalist approach when he wondered the mortal world; he liked feeling like one of them.

But apparently, the woman at the register wasn’t too fond of his look, giving him a distasteful once-over and assuming that he was in a store-front that was heavily out of his league. The cheapest thing on stock cost no less than two grand and, frankly, the most expensive item the lean boy was wearing looked to cost not even a twelfth of that. She didn’t want some wannabe hipster wasting her time.

Little did she know Harry was anything but.

Hades had made a beeline for the outfit that had captured his heart, brushing his fingers along the fabric softly with care, almost of if he were afraid to disturb it. His array of rings gleamed under the buttery lights of the chandelier in the store, reflecting how he felt inside as the silk tickled the pads of his digits.

“Gods, it’s beautiful.” He had mumbled under his breath, thumb kissing the studded surface of one of the bejeweled tiger heads.

“It sure is.” The cashier had piped up with a faux sugary tone coating her voice, coming up behind him and trying to refrain from telling him to leave. “It’s expensive, as well.”

Harry had not even cast her a mere glance, continuing to admire the work of art before him. When he spoke up, his voice was distant, wistful, and somehow unconcerned at the reality check the lady was trying to implement. “How much?”

“Thirty-five thousand.”

There was a pause in the perfumed air and the employee almost smirked.

“I’ll take it.”

The worker then had blinked once, shocked into a stupefied silence. So shocked, in fact, that she can only comprehend this man’s words as some type of joke or prank. She had then reiterated.

“Thirty-five thousand up front, sir.”

Harry had then finally turned towards her to exchange stares for the first time, his thick brows pinched into an expression of unamused annoyance. “Yes, and I said I’ll take it. Is it not your job to do as the customer requests?”

“Yes, but—“

“Then ring me up, please and thank you.” He states with flat finality, fishing his wallet out of his back pocket. “And preferably now. I have somewhere to be.”

Harry can truly say that his favorite thing in the world— mortal, under, and godly— is the look on a person’s face when they realize Harry’s true stature. Not so much that he was a celestial being, but that he has a bank account that suggests he’s anything but your typical human.

Being the god of Death comes with its perks, including the title as god of riches and jewels since most of the rare gems lay beneath the ground, in Harry’s territory. Exchanging them for mortal money was not an issue at all.

Hades can’t help but scoff as the lady’s eyes had widened when his purchase went through, looking down at his debit card as if it had grown a hydra head. Her voice had come out tight and embarrassed. “Would you like your receipt?”

Harry had taken the hanger from her grasp, pushing his messy hair out of his eyes and cocking his head to the side mockingly. “I’m fine, thank you. Won’t be needing it.”

And that had landed him where he is now, strolling back and forth casually amongst Persephone’s most unique beds of floral and fauna, clad in his new outfit. It had fit him perfectly, as most things tended to do. It hugs his figure in all the right places, accentuating his strong shoulders and enthralling back muscles, tapering in at his waist and resting against his thick chest like it was tailored specifically to him.

As Y/N positions herself accordingly with the camera he had bought right after making the Gucci purchase, Harry decides that this suit will go down on his list of things that he loves to reside in. It’s a pretty small list: His palace, his crown, this look, and his wife.

Yeah, he definitely loves being inside all of those, some more than others. And especially all at the same time…but that’ll come after the photoshoot, if he has anything to do with it.

“Are you ready, darling?” Harry speaks up from his spot before a large tree with maroon leaves that sparkle like the stars.

“Yeah, get the goats ready!”

“Swell.” Harry sing-songs, bringing his diamond and gold ring-clad fingers to his lips and tucking his middle and thumb inside his mouth, releasing three quick spurts of whistles.

It takes a few moments, but then there is a faint shimmering in the air before him and a bright flash, from which three baby goats emerge, clobbering after one another, midway through a game of what appears to be tag.

“There you are, you little buggers.” Harry scoops up one of the magical goats— a silver one that shimmers exactly how the thread in his jacket does— settling it into the crook of his elbow and pressing a gentle kiss between its velvety ears. “Pan would kill me if I lost you guys. Threatened a reed pipe up my ass.”

The pearly goat looks up at him innocently with its big golden irises, releasing a curious bleat.

Harry doesn’t speak goat (it’s more of a nature god trait) so he just assumes the animal is praising him for his clothing taste and thanks it with a few scratches behind its tiny head.

Hades trails towards a certain rock formation that he thinks looks sturdy enough to sit on, the other two goats trailing behind him happily, hooves thudding giddily against the aromatic grass and stirring up the diamond sand beneath.

He sits down in his designated spot, scooting backwards until he’s fully balanced on the boulder, propping up one of his boots on a dip in the rock. “Perfect. Now I’ll just…”

Harry carefully takes one of the other baby goats into his big hand— a chocolate brown male whose horns are just beginning to bud, the keratin glinting with a certain iridescence that suggests the little guy isn’t just any ordinary farm animal.

He places the boy next to his lap, where the creature sniffs at his thigh hesitantly before deciding it is a worthy pillow. The goat folds its legs beneath its body, laying down nonchalantly and snuggling its head against Harry’s upper leg.

“You like the casual look, don’t you?” Harry coos, patting it lovingly, to which the lamb responds with a soft, satisfied bleat.

“Alright, two accounted for. Now, where’s your other sister…” Hades looks around, a small pinprick of panic knotting his stomach as he can’t seem to spot the last goat anywhere.

“Y/N, have you seen—“ Before he can finish his question, he gets his answer.

Persephone is sitting cross-legged on the ground a few feet away, the camera discarded carelessly beside her, replaced by the last animal that his friend had lent him. His wife is carrying the goat in her arms like a child, rocking it ever-so slightly as she kisses between its lilac-tinted eyes, giggling every time the goat blinks its long lashes.

Y/N rubs her fingers through the buck’s golden fur, tracing the spots of sparkly grey that are sprinkled in certain places. “Aren’t you just the prettiest girl? Yes, you are! And you smell so nice, too. Y’like lavender, huh? Me too.”

Harry can practically see the goat preening in Persephone’s arms, obvious from how she actively seeks out his wife’s palm and cradles her head into it, licking at her fingers.

“Babe!” He hates to interrupt, but they really should get to shooting. “Pan said we have to have them back by 8! We gotta hurry.”

“Right, right, sorry!” Y/N sets the baby animal down on the ground, pointing towards her husband and encouraging her to go over with its siblings.

When Hades finally has all of the lambs situated accordingly (he’d placed the last one beside his other thigh), Persephone begins flashing the photos.

He hasn’t modeled in a while— not since his last self-portrait, which was around sixty years or so ago when he was painted by his good friend, Pablo Picasso. That man really knew his angles. He visits him in Elysium every once in a while.

Harry tries to imitate what he’s seen in fashion shows on television and in episodes of America’s Next Top Model (those girls were fucking fierce, for Zeus’ sake), pouting his lips slightly and looking at different points in space to flex his best sides. He tilts his gold laurel crown back a bit, pushing his curls out of his face to get a cleaner picture, staring directly at the camera with his lips parted in a smize and it amuses him to no end when he sees the flowers next to Y/N’s feet grow a little bigger.

At one point, the goat in his arms reaches up and bops its nose against his chin in a kiss, the cold tip of its snout causing Harry’s face to scrunch up as a boyish giggle escapes the corners of his lips. “S’cold, stop it!”

Y/N’s heart nearly melts right out of her, then and there, as she clicks the scene as many times as the camera will allow.

The photos come out pretty decent and she’s surprised that there were so few she butchered (there was an incident where the camera wasn’t flashing and she turned it around to see if the lense was open and ended up getting a high definition image of her nostrils instead).

After all is said and done, Harry opens a portal into Olympus, herding the goats through by patting there behinds gently. “I’ll see you guys another time! Tell Pan thank you! And Acacia, please stop gnawing on your brother’s horns. Thank you.”

Hades swings an arm around Persephone, looking over her shoulder as she clicks through the photos, feeling his ego inflate a bit.

“I look good, don’t I?”

She doesn’t catch his smug tone immediately, too focused on tampering with the lighting on one of the pictures. “Yeah, you look great, honey.”

“Mm,” he presses his lips to her temple, puckering soft kisses along her skin and up the line of her eyebrow, “did this suit justice. Best thirty-five grand I’ve ever spent.”

Y/N pauses her actions, craning her neck to the side to look at him, her eyebrows shooting up in mild surprise. ”Thirty-five grand?”

Harry pouts childishly at her scolding tone. “Am I not allowed to splurge on myself every once in a while?”

“Of course you can. But that’s enough to buy a fucking car, Harry. And you spent it on a single tux?”

Hades looks down at the metal tips of his burgundy leather boots, eyelashes fluttering in an embarrassed manner. “I really wanted it, though!”

Persephone sighs, turning fully to press a peck to his plumped lips. “It’s alright, baby. As long as you’re happy, then.”

The edges of Harry’s lips tilt up into a sheepish grin. “I’m happy, yeah. Feel like a right king.”

“Good, cause you are.” She reaches up and drags the pad of her index finger down the curved bridge of his nose and along his jaw, using the single digit to guide his head upwards, where she locks their lips in a few quick, wet kisses. “My handsome lord.”

Harry’s tongue wonders out to lick at the corner of his mouth slyly, feeling the inside of his chest grow warm. “Love it when you call me your lord.”

“Yeah?” Persephone blinks up at him with hooded eyes, her own pretty lips tilting up into a suggestive grin. “Why’s that?”

Harry’s hands coast up here hips, fisting lightly at her dress as his voice drops an octave. “It’s so fuckin’ hot.”

“Fitting, since that’s exactly what you are.” Y/N murmurs, draping her arms over his hard shoulders, hands pressed across the expanse of his upper back, one holding the camera tightly while the other runs over the silky material of the suit coat.

And now is one of those moments Y/N had mentioned before, where she can see Harry’s narcissism starting to flare up.

It’s evident in the way he’s suckling his bottom lip, batting his eyelashes in a sultry, rhythmic pace that suggests lascivious intentions. In how his neck veins are flexing alluringly in an attempt to seduce. In how he tilts his head to the side a bit to draw his jaw taunt. In how a watery, verdurous glint washes across the whites of his eyes for a millisecond.

Y/N slides one hand up the back of his neck into the curls along the nape, tangling them between her fingers and tugging at them in a quick, rough manner that jets his chin upwards and pulls his throat tight over his Adam’s apple.

Harry releases a quiet hum at the harsh movement, basking in the way his scalp tingles and in the way the tendons underneath his jaw stretch. His mouth parts in a small, open-mouthed simper, dimples peeking through his cheeks.

“What was tha’ for?” He swallows thickly, not being able to hide it as his Adam’s Apple bobs heavily.

“Nothing, really. Just know you like it.” Y/N laps fully at the center of his juglar, blowing over it lightly. ”My lord.”

”Fucking hell.” Hades growls, ripping himself from her grasp and grabbing her hand almost savagely, yanking her towards the exit of the garden that heads directly to the palace.

Y/N scrambles along, barely being able to keep up with his long strides. She already knows the answer, but she asks anyways just to toy with her husband.

“Where are we going?”

“Don’t play fucking dumb with me, pet.” Harry throws a look over his shoulder, the corner of his mouth curling into a seductive sneer. “You know damn well where we’re going and what I’m gonna do to you.”

Y/N flutters her eyelashes at him innocently, her lips pouty. “What are we gonna do?”

“We’re gonna do another photoshoot. A nude edition.”

[rulerofthesewalls]

one ( alias / name ): river. actually, i don’t really go by that much, if at all... - i usually go by my real name, but i prefer not to post it on my blog (because anxiety lol). mutuals are free to ask, though! ^^ (and honestly it probably is up somewhere that i’ve just forgotten about anyway lmao) two ( birthday ): January 8th! three ( zodiac sign ): capricorn - just like my girl, ayyy ;w; four ( height ):  uhhh 5′2 I think? honestly every time I check, I immediately forget lol five ( hobbies ): uhhh... video games, reading (fic/fandom content or whatever’s interesting), music, writing here... does sleep count too. it depends on my mood + how busy I am, honestly. oh and i now do dnd weekly!! which is great ^^ six ( favorite color(s) ): oh man i can’t ever choose favourites. teal/turquoise, blue + green generally, some shades of yellow, pink, beige... orange... purple... all changes depending on my mood lol. seven ( favorite books ): i don’t read nearly as much as I wish I did, otl, so I have trouble choosing a favourite. i’m assuming visual novels don’t count...? eight ( last song listened to): i don’t remember, buuuut 99% sure it was something vocaloid. nine ( last film watched ):  i think ant-man and the wasp? i might be forgetting a more recent one... i didn’t expect to get all that into it but i actually ended up really enjoying it, esp compared to the first one! villain was especially great. i love a good sympathetic villain. ten ( inspiration for muse ): hisu herself of course :PP i love her!! eleven ( meaning behind your url ): i mean, this is one of my simpler/more obvious urls... i think the meaning is pretty self-explanatory, haha!

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Silly Bands (Dean/Cas, M, 7.8k, Misunderstandings in the Club)

Dean isn't sure what kind of club hands out wristbands. But he's not going to admit he's confused. He'll keep his head down, try to have a good time and hope it doesn't have anything to do as the night wears on.

And it doesn't... so he thinks. But when the truth of the wristband is revealed, he freaks. Did he make a mistake in which color he chose? Or will he discover it was the right choice after all?

It all depends on how he feels after one dance.

           Dean thought the night was going to be a wash. Visiting Sam over in sunny California, he resigned himself to a fate of hanging around Stanford’s campus like some creep. His brother had always been more of the ‘stay-home-and-study’ kid than the ‘out-until-4-am’ kind. So the first night there Dean readied the couch for the Netflix marathon he knew Sam prepared. Cut to Sam coming out of his room in a light blue button-down and dark wash jeans, glaring at Dean in his hoodie and sweats. “What?” he barked.

           “I thought I told you to get ready?”

           He scoffed, “Yeah, I am.”

           “Ready for what? A Netflix marathon?”

           “…Exactly that. What did you think I was getting ready for?”

           Sam threw his hands to the sky. “The bar!” Dean’s response was a simple blink. “You know,” he continued, “The bar I told you we were going to, tonight with my friends? Weren’t you listening?”

           “Uh…” Dean used to give Sam his undivided attention. However, in the lead up to college and after the big move, most of his conversations revolved around school and the law. “Sorry if I assumed you meant that bar test thing-y you’re always complaining about!” His misplaced foot tasted better than the intense look of disappointment Sam served him. “Fine, fine! Give me a few minutes – I won’t be long!”

           They were on the road in seven minutes.

           On the way, Sam chattered on about whom they were meeting and what bar they were going to. Again, Dean didn’t pay attention. Normally he would be an active participant, at times even lead their car conversations. Except after a serious run-in with a police officer on his way into Palo Alto, Dean focused on the road more than any class he sat through in high school. He breathed out in relief when he noticed they made it with no flashing red-and-blue lights in his rearview.

           Letting Sam out, Dean circled the block for a parking spot. He slid in between a yellow bug and a pale, beige truck. Then walking the blocks back, he snuck into the line right behind Sam as he was flashing his ID to the bouncers.

           One of the men stopped him, “Hey, where do you think –“

           “Sorry, sorry, he’s with me,” Sam said, “he was parking.”

           They conferred silently with drawn brows and snarled lips. Dean flashed a cheeky grin their way, winking with his patented Winchester charm. The bouncer who held him back dropped the hand from his chest. “Do you need me to explain the rules –“?

           Sam shook his head, “Nah, I already did that on the way in.”

           Dean doesn’t remember anything Sam said, but nodded along. ‘Besides,’ he thought, ‘What kind of bar has rules? The one that Sammy frequents, obviously…’ So he showed his ID and followed Sam inside.

           The pounding bass line reverberated in the dark hallway. Dean stared at the black vinyl walls, where neon paintings hung one after the other. The actual bar was hidden behind another door, each swing freeing the full blasting song of some club remix Dean never heard before. He glanced down at his outfit, unsure if it would fit in. Acid washed jeans, his favorite purple plaid shirt and a brown leather jacket.

           He didn’t stew long on it, the girl behind him pushing him forward. Right before the door, a woman with a high ponytail sat behind a desk littered with wristbands. When Dean stepped up, he was unsure of what to do. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sam grab a pink one and roll it onto his wrist. Dean rolled his eyes. ‘Of course he’d choose pink, probably to show how sensitive he is.’

           Sam tried handing him a wristband of the same color, only for Dean to wave him off. Instead he plucked a purple one from between a row of blues and greys and put it on. Sam stared, stone-faced, blocking his path like a statue. “Dude,” Dean asked, “what is it?”

           “You… are you sure?”

           “Uh, yeah, Sam? Purple’s my color.” He then shimmied his wrist between them for emphasis.

           Then, in a turn of events that set Dean’s nerves on edge, Sam swallowed back a sob. “Wow, Dean I… I never knew. Have you always known or did you just find out recently?”

           “Uh I mean, I don’t…” More people started shoving past them, yelling at them to move. “Listen, we’re kind of a fire hazard so could we…?”

           “Oh, right, right… I was just – never mind.” They entered, Dean putting the strange encounter behind him as a screech tore through his ears. He glanced around, taking in the bar’s atmosphere while he waited for the ringing to end.

           There was a large space in the center where most of the people were congregated. Dancing on top of a lit floor, different colors lighting up in time to the beat the DJ yards away controlled from his laptop. To his right there was a bar painted in navy, with a lit vanity behind it displaying the different types of alcohol they had to serve. Two bartenders wove around each other, dressed like Williamsburg transplants that had been air lifted out of the East Coast and parachuted into the West. Finally to his left, a series of tables and a row of booths that ended at a staircase that led to a second level.

           Sam raised his long arm, sweeping it up towards one of booths on the second floor. “C’mon,” he said, guiding them through the crowds to find his friends.

           After a detour through a spilled drink and past a very handsy woman, they made it. “Finally!” a small red head in a yellow jacket, black jeans, and a pink wristband said, “We thought you got lost!”

           “Nah, just got sidetracked,” Sam said, clapping Dean on the back, “Anyway, this is my brother Dean. Everybody be nice.”

           Dean offered them a salute and a “Howdy!”

           “Dean,” the redhead reached across the table, grabbing his hand in a firm shake, “my name is Charlie. It’s so nice to finally meet you!”

           “Nice to meet all of you as well…”

           As Sam left to get them beers, the group kept introducing themselves to Dean. He leaned in close, trying to hear over the music. And while he learned everyone’s names, he also found himself taking note of their wristband colors. After Charlie, Kevin Tran waved hello with his pink wristband. Then Mick Davies, a transfer student from England, shook his hand as well, showing off his blue wristband. Rounding out the group were twins Alicia and Max, in grey and blue wristbands respectively.

           “Y’know, Dean, Sam told us a lot, but not… this,” Max said, fingering his purple wristband, “Not that we’re unhappy – we’ve finally collected all the colors in this four-striped rainbow.”

           “Yeah, well you’re a lot calmer than my brother,” Dean snorted, “Nearly had a stroke when he saw me pick it up.”

           “Wait, so Sam didn’t know…”

           “Uh… don’t know why he didn’t.”

           Charlie chuckled. “Well you know how he is… sometimes he doesn’t notice the most obvious things.”

           “Yeah,” Mick chimed in, “Remember how he didn’t realize why we were in San Francisco until the day of the parade?”

           “Oh I know!” Charlie said, “Like we were dressed for it and everything – and he said that he wanted to ask but didn’t want to assume anything!”

           “Well remember Alex?” Mick asked, “We could’ve been making out in front of Sam and he still would have tried setting me up with that girl in his Ethics class!” They clinked their glasses together, the entire table roaring alongside them.

           Dean, unsure how that had anything to do with a purple wristband, was glad when Sam returned with two glasses from the tap to change the conversation. He sat on the fringe as the college kids discussed classes, tests, and clubs. It was interesting, having not gone to college himself. Dean doesn’t regret the choice, even now drinking with all of them. Hearing their horror stories reminded him how much he hated school, preferring to learn what he wanted on his own time.

           Although he wished he visited sooner. Sam was in the middle of his final fall semester now, and the last time he saw him when it wasn’t a holiday or through a filmy laptop camera was freshman move-in day four years ago. He was playing catch-up with the added disadvantage of loud, crappy music. “It’s not like I could leave, really,” Dean explained when someone asked, “Bills to pay… and our Uncle barely hired anyone else to pick up the slack. He only caved this summer when his disk slipped and he couldn’t get onto a creeper anymore.”

           Sam chuckled. “That sounds like Bobby. How did it happen again?”

           “Some rich douche got annoyed that his BMW wasn’t ready when he wanted, so he kicked over a can of oil that he slipped on after chasing him out.”

           “Jesus,” Charlie muttered, “He’s suing right?”

           Dean nodded. “Insurance even sent over some big-shot lawyer from their company, once they heard how deep the pockets of the douche were.”

           “I think I remember Bobby talking about him when I called,” Sam said, “Fergus… something. Whatever it was, he sounded real sour. Must not be getting along.”

           “Actually you’d be surprised,” Dean told him, “They look like opposites: Bobby in his dirty flannel and Crowley – Fergus Crowley, that’s his name – in all black suits. But they’ve gotten real chummy the longer the case has gone on.” He didn’t get into details of how close they were. Dean wasn’t supposed to work overtime that one night in October, and they forgot to lock the door. ‘He’ll tell Sam in his own time.’

           “So, besides your Uncle,” Mick said, “Do you have any other family in Kansas?”

           Dean drew his lips into that classic white person look. It was a loaded question, and he wasn’t sure how much Sam told them. He shrugged, “Just a dad. Mom passed away young.”

           “Yeah, Sam told us about that.”

           “First time we’re hearing about a dad though,” Alicia said.

           He looked to Sam, his brother leaning against the table with a rigid back. “There’s nothing to say, really. Retired, and spends a lot of his time at home.” Dean kept other details to himself, sure that tales of an emotionally distant, easy-to-anger, alcoholic would kill the mood.

           The DJ called out for everyone to get on the dance floor, shifting into an upbeat number as sugary as a pink drink he saw a guy carry. Charlie squealed, “Get out! I love this song!” She dragged Kevin and Mick away, hopping down and towards the brightly lit center.

           That was the beginning of the group’s break-up. Alicia joined the others on the first floor after Charlie waved to her from the writhing mass. And then a blonde in a skin-tight green leather dress, complimented by the blue wristband, pulled Sam away. Max stayed for a while, he and Dean chatting over their drinks. He enjoyed it, both sharing the same taste of music and books. But for some reason, Max left him. It was strange. He had moved in, fully facing Dean and laughing at a joke. Then Dean made a comment about a girl’s ass that passed them, and like a switch he lost interest.

           He wasn’t lonely for long. Now that he wasn’t surrounded by buzzed undergrads, different patrons descended to chat. It was as if Dean set up near a revolving door, a variety of men and woman checking in on him. Dean hardly had time to breath between all his new ‘friends’.

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[domytriesthis]

Finally, the hauls I’ve been wanting to post about and review! Had to wait for the last bit to come in to make sure one of the earlier products wasn’t going to get dinged for a sharpening problem, but now it’s all in. The time between receipt and post is actually helpful in another way: it gave me time to use them and give more than a first impressions review for most of them.

So the hauls included my picks from the Sephora VIB sale: the Urban Decay Heavy Metals Eyeshadow Palette and First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser; Sephora walk in purchases: Milk Makeup Holographic Highlighting Powder in Supernova and a couple Urban Decay eyeshadow singles; and a load of Nyx things: Custom 9- and 4-Shadow Pro Palettes, Prismatic Shadow singles, Hot Singles Pro Shadow singles, Studio Liquid Liner (freebie), Tea Tree Balance Skin Elixir (freebie), Jumbo Lip Pencil in Maroon, #NoFilter Finishing Powder in Medium Olive, A double-ended brush (in the beautiful box; freebie), HD Concealer Wand in Nude Beige (was looking for a lighter concealer/highlighter), a sharpener for the jumbo lip pencil, Simply Vamp Lip Cream in Bewitching, Turn It Up Lipstick Set 1 (with the colors Hollywood, Dahlia, and Wine & Dine), and Xtreme Lip Cream in Absolute Red.

Not reviewing the concealer wand since I’ve reviewed it before and like it. I’m just looking for that right shade that will brighten under my eyes and hide the shadows better...and still looking. lol

Now for the reviews!

Urban Decay Heavy Metals Eyeshadow Palette ::  I'm loving this palette already. I had purchased the  Urban Decay Moondust Palette and returned it because it was horribly disappointing. I almost skipped on this one because I was concerned the formula for it would be similar, but everyone said it was better, so I risked it during the VIB sale. And everyone was right. These apply wet or dry with no work and without needing glitter glue or anything else to keep them on the lid. Most colors I've tried are beautifully pigmented and glittery, and they're as gorgeous on the eyes as they are in the pan, though one or two of the lighter shades are more difficult to work with (still, the silver and gold ARE silver and gold on the lid; not muddy gray and brown like the Moondust palette's). As people have noted on YouTube, the hardest one to work with is Angelfire. Ways I've worked with it that seem to help: use a stiffer brush, use setting spray or water, or use your finger to apply it. None of these will give you the same coverage as the other shadows, but when patted over another shadow in the collection, it gives a bit more "light" to the color. The other colors apply beautifully. The shadows are soft and almost creamy and can be used alone or over the top of another shadow (which is my current favorite way of using them). The purples in particular aren’t as shiny or glittery when used alone. A number of YouTubers have complained about the set up, but I like it: the slide out tray locks inside and can only be pushed out one way (which is important when considering my makeup storage set up), and I've used the mirror while putting on the make up. It reminds me a bit of an artist's palette. It’s become my favorite holiday palette.

First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser ::  I've been using fresh Soy Cleanser, which is more expensive, but have been so impressed with the other FAB products I've tried that I had to give this one a shot too. I'm so glad I did! This cleanser is amazing. The consistency of the cleanser itself was surprising: it's very thick; and it has little to no fragrance. A little goes a long way, so the smaller size I purchased will last awhile, making it an even better deal than I originally thought, and it lathers up nicely. It's a very gentle cleanser while doing the job, and leaves my skin soft and smooth. Highly recommend it. The entire line has been pretty impressive.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Singles :: I now own four: Polyester Bride (which is in my 9 palette), Relish (also in my 9 palette now), Rockstar, and Desperation. These shadows are soft and pigmented and gorgeous. Even Desperation, which wasn’t the color I was looking for (Rockstar is closer to what I wanted), is smooth and pigmented. I love them and would love to pick up more some day.

Milk Makeup Holographic Highlighting Powder ::  This highlight is GORGEOUS (the photo seriously does not do it justice). I have the NYX Strobe of Genius Illuminating Palette which has a lavender that I resisted trying for awhile, but when I finally did, I was astonished at how good it looked on me. As it turns out, few companies have a lavender solo highlight out, and Milk's was the only one I could actually swatch in Sephora (I believe the other is Becca, but it wasn’t available in the store and is more expensive). It is beautifully shimmery, highly pigmented, smooth and creamy, and can be used set or dry. I just wish there were more of it in the package! I actually initially picked up an Urban Decay liquid lipstick that was a total fail, and exchanged it to get this, and am so happy I did. Had to pay a little more, but I’m loving it.

Custom 9- and 4-Shadow Pro Palettes ::  I picked up the 9 for my custom Christmas colors palette and the 4 for my UD singles (and one Nyx single). I was disappointed that the palettes are cardboard, really good cardboard, but cardboard and don’t have any kind of closure that will keep them from opening in my purse. For the price ($10), I'd have liked a mirror or a decent plastic (I also wish they had a 10 slot palette; they currently only have 4 and 9 slot). That said, they are pretty sturdy and magnetized. They’re also pretty compact—there’s not excess packaging to bulk them up. Overall, they’ll do what I need them to, but I think they could have been better, and as portable as they are, I don’t think they’re travel friendly. (And, yes, you can see that I had some issues depotting a few of my shadows to put in the palettes. *grumps*)

Prismatic Shadow Singles/Refills ::  My first prismatic was free sample for an order last year, and I just tried it. The color is gorgeous and shimmery and the shadow is very pigmented. It even worked over shadows that had issues with blending and smoothness. And the packaging is adorable (can't see it in the photo, but the lid has a little bow at the clasp). Based on that, I picked up more for a custom palette. The Gilded is beautiful, but appears to be a bit more glitter than color (but that could be my skin tone's problem with yellows from almost EVERY company I've tried), and the Frostbite has a bit of lavender and blue in it. Are these Urban Decay level? No. But they still rock, are more affordability, and I eventually want more.

Hot Singles Pro Shadow Singles/Refills ::  I picked up some of these to create a Christmas colors themed palette based on the performance of the prismatic singles. Thing is, with almost any brand, mattes are more difficult to get right than shimmers, and lighter, brighter colors are harder to get pigmented across the board than deeper colors. Sadly, these have the same issues: the diamond dust and spruce barely show up on my skin (even with primer), while the greens and blues were wonderfully pigmented. There were also some color surprises: Bad Seed comes across more pink than red (perhaps because of the gold glitter?) and galactic has a grayish undertone. That said, the darker colors (even the mattes) are pigmented, smooth, and apply and blend well.

Studio Liquid Liner :: I have long since decided I’m not a liquid liner girl. I really want to try gel liner, but liquid and me are a no, so this went into the ProjectBeautyShare.org box that will be going out later this week.

Tea Tree Balance Skin Elixir ::  I really don't see much point in extra elixirs and serums—they just seem like another way for companies to part people from their money.  Then I tried it. I can't speak on the long term effects (yet), but this absorbed quickly and left my skin soft and smooth (unlike the serums that I've tried that have left my skin sightly tacky). I did use a primer over it before my makeup, but I think it helped both with application of my makeup and the feel of my skin after it was on (smooth and soft). And my skin felt smooth and soft after I removed the makeup as well, which was really nice!  I'll be watching to see if it helps with my pimples and texture over time.

Jumbo Lip Pencil ::  I picked this up as an inexpensive way to save $1 (without it, the shipping would have made my total cost $1 more, lol), but wow am I impressed. It's much like a standard lipstick in that it transfers, fades, and needs reapplication (it does dry down a bit, but not as much as liquid lip creams), but it is smooth, creamy, pigmented, and gives (for me) more control over application. And it reapplies without making my lips feel heavy or cakey. The only downside I've found is that they're too big for my benefit sharpener, so I had to order Nyx's sharpener (but it's only $4.50, so not that big of a deal; and the pencil fit the Nyx sharpener and the sharpener did sharpen it nicely, so I’m happy). I've been moving gradually away from the clunkier standard tubes to liquid lip creams and narrower/longer tube lipsticks, and now will be adding these jumbo pencils into the mix as well. I want more colors, so many more colors.

#NoFilter Finishing Powder ::  The color is a match for my skin/foundation, but not sure it would matter if it wasn't because it just disappears on my skin: none of the "dots" I see when using other powders. It sets my makeup without being obvious and cakey and leaves a beautiful finish that's soft to the touch. The texture of the powder is smooth and soft. If it were more matte and blurring, it'd be perfect. Still, after trying nearly a dozen different powders, I've finally found one I like enough to repurchase.

Double-ended Eyeshadow Brush :: Both ends of this brush are soft with longer bristles. They pick up and apply shadow pretty well with a few exceptions (and those they have trouble with any other soft bristled brush would have the same issues). I wouldn’t normally pick up/keep a double ended brush because of storage issues, but they put this in a special box that’s sturdy. the only thing is the size, but while I don’t have a lot of space, I do manage to find room for this. I’ve been using the brush fairly consistently and really like it. And let’s be honest, the box is cute.

Simply Vamp Lip Cream ::  Lordy, I'm loving Nyx lippies! The packaging is a bit on the cheap side with this one, but I do like that it's a twist up rather than a sharpen type—I feel like I waste product when I have to sharpen a pencil, and I'm a bit on the stingy side. This lip cream pencil is creamy, smooth, and pigmented and buildable. There can be a little patchiness when initially applying it, but that's smoothed out during application. And Bewitching is an amazing color: it has become my favorite in all my lipsticks.

Turn It Up Lipstick Set 1 :: I haven’t had a chance to try these fully yet. I did start to put on Dahlia, but it was more purple than I wanted so took it off. I’m hoping when I do use it, it will be less sheer than what I saw in this initial quick swatch. Hollywood is a red, but it’s the wrong red for me, so it’s going into a NEW ProjectBeautyShare.org box (which will go out end of March, I think).

Xtreme Lip Cream in Absolute Red :: I’ve taken a look at the color and think I’ll like it, but haven’t tried it yet.

Whew! domy tried so much! But is so happy with almost all of it!  After this and my last old BH haul, future reviews will be on my subscriptions for awhile.My subs currently are still Ipsy, Sephora Play, and Glossybox, but I’ve given up on waiting for Boxycharm and am giving Lola Beauty Box a try (I’ll have to decide between Glossy and Lola by the end of January). I have some free samples I’ve signed up for across the net that I’ll probably eventually put all in one review post, but they may take a few weeks to get here. Once I have/tested all or most of them, I’ll get a review for those up as well.

I do have a couple palettes I want, but the next buy will have to be skincare refills, we have a major care checkup coming up, and we have to purchase stuff for Christmas dinner for the family (and that will cost a fortune all on its own), so anything else has to wait until next year if kiddos don’t buy it for me. On my wish list? The Sephora Pro palette, the UD Distortion palette, and the HUDA Beauty Obsessions Palette in Electric.I have all my neutrals and glitters, now I just want some strongly pigmented brights (my Nyx palette is great, but I know there are others that have even better pigmentation, and the HUDA has a wonderful yellow that shows up beautifully on my skin).

What are you still wishing for?

[verdigrisprowl]

Oct 30 Dancitron Movie Night - Dog Soldiers

Soundwave was in a holomatter avatar in his pre-flier frame with impressive tires. Prowl 1) could barely pay attention to anything else all night, and 2) still managed to figure out one of the movie’s major plot twists.

Today Tarantulas 7:41 pm *guess who's been invited over early - it's everyone's favorite science spider friend! he pops into dancitron ready to roll, not sure who'll be meeting him downstairs but not really minding. he's got a CLUB to DECORATE.* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:44 pm Zori is the only one downstairs right now, sporting a tiny copy of Starscream's crown and purple cape. He's also got a miniature scepter held tightly in one claw and is waving it to and fro, humming to himself. He waves to Tarantulas - and then to the twins' choice of decor.

You know. Things like 'paper chains' made of old tire tread; honest to Primus trophies from some of Frenzy and Ravage's hunts in the Underworld; automated bits of (fake) injured or dying mechs 'phased' into the walls, courtesy of Bevel and Buzzsaw; creepy Unicron-purple lighting; energon cubes painted black to show off the glowing, anguished faces of popular multiversal Autobot and Decepticon officers carved into them...

#hi! #C: Tarantulas 7:49 pm *tarantulas snickers at the decor* Hello, Zori - just LOOK at this, lovely, lovely. How can I be of service? ItsyBitsySpyers 7:52 pm He's being a brave, brave scorpion tonight. Soundwave said that bad things don't REALLY happen on this Earth holiday, and anyway, the spider isn't coming near. Yet.

#Rumble and Frenzy said #um #they want spiderwebs #please #and you could have some extra snacks #... #but not by me #okay? Tarantulas 7:55 pm Aww, how generous. *yes, tara's keeping his distance, he knows how skittish the scorp is around spiders. tara starts scoping out the room* It sounds like a perfectly suitable proposal. It'll take me a little while, but we have time, I believe. *tara always does shit last minute, he's good* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:57 pm #we do! #...so #um #um um #I am going to check snacks #yes

Nope. That's it. The bravery ran out. He's heading to the bar, where there are lots of things to hide behind. And he'll be there while Tarantulas works, up until others start trickling in. Tarantulas 7:59 pm *tarantulas does his best to shush his own snickering* Please do. *and he's off to work - sizing up to reach the ceiling with ease and delicately trailing silk around the room. there are a few quick but full spiderwebs here and there too by the time he's done* Tarantulas 8:02 pm *the fact that the silk shimmers and glints in the dim lighting is totally intentional, also. quite eerie, and also sticky to the touch* Swoop 8:04 pm *bounds in, painted head to toe in black, with his bright gold goggles on* Bird? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:05 pm *Rumble and Frenzy are the first to come dancing downstairs, already admiring Tarantulas' work. Frenzy touches a silk runner, gets some stuck to a finger, and makes a grossed out face while laughing.*

*If you think something's off about them, you're right. Frenzy is all blue with red and white feet. Tonight, he'll be Sonic. Rumble's gone all red with white accents, spiny finger joints, and green and yellow magnetic patches. Obviously, he's Knuckles.* //She ain't ready yet, heh. Whatcha got the goggles for?// Swoop 8:06 pm Bird said goggles. And BLACK! Her get, uhh, other stuff. ((i <3 this musical)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm ((WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY i woulda dragged you to it saturday with us)) FakeProwl 8:07 pm ((IS SWOOPMUN WITHIN DRAGGING DISTANCE?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm ((YEAH)) FakeProwl 8:07 pm ((I DID NOT KNOW)) Swoop 8:07 pm ((aww how was it?)) FakeProwl 8:07 pm *appears; for a moment, his optics widen in obvious worry. Dead people and ripped treads, the glow of dark energon, what happened in—?* Swoop 8:08 pm ((Dude, this is possibly my favorite musical. I've seen student productions, but not a professional one.)) FakeProwl 8:08 pm *Oh. decorations. it's fake.* Bevel 8:08 pm ((it was really fun aside from a couple cringy stereotypes mostly left out of the movie FakeProwl 8:08 pm ((yeah, if you've seen student productions then you've probably seen the icky parts already)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:10 pm *Where was the mun. Oh yes!*

//Ohh, the big - yeah, hold on. I think she got it with her.//

*Rumble nudges his brother.*

\\BIIIIIIIIIIRD\\ FakeProwl 8:10 pm ((other than that tho it was a lot of fun. the dentist SERIOUSLY hammed it up, he was a load of fun.)) Tarantulas 8:10 pm *across the room, tarantulas steps back from one last silken thread and crosses his arms, looking around* Hmm. Satisfactory. FakeProwl 8:11 pm *Looks around for Soundwave, can't find him, looks at Tarantulas instead. He's clearly involved.* What's all this? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm *And in floats Laserbeak, all red, black, and gold, with a fake wide tail on. Those who remember the Civil War movie might recognize Falcon's drone, Redwing. She's got a big yellow beak mask in her feelers for Swoop.* Bevel 8:11 pm *trundles in transformed to look like Alphonse from FMA and stops to admire all the awesome work on the room* FakeProwl 8:12 pm *IS THAT ANOTHER LEAGUER* Swoop 8:12 pm *giggles and holds out his hands for the mask* You Bird all Dinobot colors! Tarantulas 8:12 pm Oh Prowl, didn't you know? It's /Halloween/. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:12 pm *How much does Bevel know about FMA? There's a beige Chimera in feline mode walking downstairs. And there's a lot of long, brown wires on its head and back, presently serving as a creepy mane...* FakeProwl 8:12 pm *IT IS A TALLER-THAN-AVERAGE-HUMANS METAL PERSON, IT'S CLEARLY ANOTHER LEAGUER* Magnum Ace 8:13 pm ((on mobile. it kinda sucks FakeProwl 8:13 pm ... Oh, right. It HAS been a year, hasn't it. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:13 pm {{Yes, yes! Me Bird best Dinobot, got costume present.}} *Holds out the beak. Chimera makes a beeline for Bevel and offers a big, doofy smile.* Swoop 8:13 pm You Bird have fire breath? Kehhehhehhh ItsyBitsySpyers 8:14 pm {{Boss say when Bird mad, Autobot audials burn~}} Swoop 8:14 pm KEHEHHHEHHH Him mean You Bird YELLING Bevel 8:14 pm Nina! *not sure if amused or horrified but she can recognize Chimera under the mane and kneel down to greet them* Tarantulas 8:15 pm (( NINA 💔 ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm <<Yes! Chimera is the Sad Monster.>> FakeProwl 8:15 pm ((nina is one of only three things i know about fma)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm <<Can Chimera sit with the Bevel?>> Magnum Ace 8:15 pm ((oh my god, snek no ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm ((SUFFER)) Tarantulas 8:15 pm (( is one of the other ones hughes Bevel 8:15 pm You make a very good Sad Monster. Yeah! We gotta stick together. *grins* Magnum Ace 8:15 pm ((EVIL Bevel 8:15 pm ((I like that we accidentally got two FMA costumes here FakeProwl 8:16 pm ((i don't remember the /name/ hughes, but if he's very sad then yes he's one of the ones i know about)) Tarantulas 8:16 pm (( VERY very sad Magnum Ace 8:16 pm ((he is Bevel 8:17 pm ((Bevel is the suit of armor kid https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/96/14/289614067ed1c67319858376013f5ae2.png

FakeProwl 8:17 pm ((yes, that's why prowl thinks she's a leaguer)) Bevel 8:17 pm ((lol Prowl FakeProwl 8:17 pm ((because that's not a cybertronian)) ((and prowl apparently has no object permanence around bevel)) Bevel 8:17 pm ((Most bots don't, it's ok Magnum Ace 8:18 pm ((actual leaguer will show up when I get my com back ItsyBitsySpyers 8:18 pm ((YAY)) Bevel 8:18 pm ((yay Tarantulas 8:18 pm *tarantulas is gonna stretch and strut over to prowl, putting his paws on prowl's shoulders from behind* Yes, the one day of the year I can simply be myself, hyeh. Gargantuan spider? No questions asked. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:19 pm *The slow drip of mechs down the stairs continues. This time, almost literally. Buzzsaw comes in splattered in fake human blood and globs of congealed paint made to look like gore.*

*Behold: the chainsaw in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.* Magnum Ace 8:19 pm ((did I mention rabbit on mobile sucks? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:19 pm ((it really does)) Magnum Ace 8:20 pm ((yuuup FakeProwl 8:20 pm *Right. If there's another leaguer here and it's possibly Prowl's fault, he'd better go over and deal with it.* FakeProwl 8:21 pm On the other hand, it means you're one of the only people here who isn't in costume. *Briefly squeezes hand over Tarantulas's paw.* I need to talk to one of the guests, I'll be right back. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm *Ravage is next. He doesn't seem to have anything different about him. At all.* Tarantulas 8:21 pm *snickers, allows prowl to go, with a mandible-bump kiss on his head* Bevel 8:22 pm *glances up when Ravage appears and...* Are you not wearing a costume tonight? Magnum Ace 8:22 pm ((poor prowl ItsyBitsySpyers 8:22 pm *He stares at Bevel and scoffs. Loud.*

=I am Bagheera. OBVIOUSLY.=

*Flops and turns his back on her.* FakeProwl 8:22 pm *Leans into the kiss, then heads over to what is /apparently/ a new leaguer.* Are you lost? Bevel 8:23 pm *...laughs* Sorry! You look awesome. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:23 pm =Mm.=

*That's better.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:24 pm ((FIVE MINUTE WARNING)) Bevel 8:25 pm *sudden Prowl approaches! she used to bots not recognizing her so she takes the question pretty well* I do not think so. It is me, Bevel. I am just /wearing/ a costume. FakeProwl 8:25 pm ......... Right. Okay. Good. ... Very convincingly alien. Swoop 8:26 pm Me Swoop am COMEDIAN — Plague doctor Swoop for Halloween Me Swoop am COMEDIAN — Plague doctor Swoop for Halloween - Plague doctor Swoop for Halloween Bevel 8:26 pm *smiles happily* Thanks! Swoop 8:26 pm ((quick scribble)) ((of the borb)) Tarantulas 8:26 pm (( GOOD Bevel 8:26 pm ((creepy, i love it ItsyBitsySpyers 8:26 pm ((that's GLORIOUS)) FakeProwl 8:27 pm ((oooo)) Swoop 8:27 pm ((babbe needs minimal edits when he is an actual twig borb)) *puts on his mask and looks up at Bird for a reaction* Tarantulas 8:28 pm *tarantulas is gonna take the opportunity to transform into literal spider mode. probably should PRETEND he's costuming it up* FakeProwl 8:28 pm *Goes over to take his usual seat. Unless Tarantulas has claimed it; in which case he'll scoot Tarantulas over.* Tarantulas 8:30 pm *nope, he's just nearby! tarantulas is gonna climb on top of prowl as soon as he sits though, like a mastiff trying to sit on a human's lap* Fuck You Rabbit 8:30 pm ((I will fucking kill rabbit)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:30 pm ((HERE ARE TONIGHT'S WARNINGS: Violence and gore, foul language, sexist language, faked animal cruelty, vomit)) FakeProwl 8:30 pm *It isn't working.* Shrink a little. Fuck You Rabbit 8:30 pm ((I STG I'm going murder it for holding me hostage until I created an account)) Fuck You Rabbit 8:31 pm ((sorry don't mind me just. ticked off at this stupid website that refuses to let me be a guest????? argh.)) Tarantulas 8:32 pm *some chittering* That's no fun. Hmph. *does it anyway, downgrades from mastiff to lapdog* Swoop 8:32 pm Bird bird *bounces on his toes* bird FakeProwl 8:32 pm *now prowl can hug better. isn't that an improvement?* Magnum Ace 8:32 pm ((here we go! I am on my com! Bevel 8:32 pm *will find a good place for her and Chimera to sit* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:33 pm *And the host is finally here. Someone only about 18 feet tall, very broad, and thickly armored is silently striding down the stairs and over to the couch where Prowl and Tarantulas are parked. Those who have seen Soundwave in the frame so helpfully dubbed "Hot Wheels" might recognize it... sort of. Tonight, it's in shades of black, grey, and red, supposedly for the holiday. And it looks every inch the gladiator he'll be telling most people he is tonight.* Fuck You Rabbit 8:33 pm *finally, the dragon arrives! she looks tired. she also has a cart, a legitimate CART, of goodies with her! they're individually wrapped in a glittering paper-like substance, and they're shaped like energon crystals! thin crunchy shell on the outside, sweet liquid center on the inside! she's also wearing the most hideously green, tacky dragon costume. the tags indicate that it's supposed to be for Earth dogs of some universe. the security device hanging off the tags indicate it was stolen.* Magnum Ace 8:34 pm -and don't mind him. He's had this happen enough times that he doesn't even pause this time- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:34 pm [[He apologizes for being late. There was a malfunction with one of the feeds. Help yourselves to fuel.]] Swoop 8:34 pm *can't stop touching the mask* Magnum Ace 8:34 pm -what does make him pause is the /decorations/ and everything else- FakeProwl 8:34 pm *glances at soundwave. double takes.* Swoop 8:34 pm *what is on his faceee???* *does not evne a little bit captuer the appropriate body language for a creepy plague doctor, even if he has the look* Tarantulas 8:35 pm *that voice - must be sw. but he thicc, wat* Fuck You Rabbit 8:35 pm *looks around, and kind of hesitantly drags the cart over with the rest of the treats* Hello everyone! FakeProwl 8:35 pm *you know those scenes in movies where the main character sees the love interest All Dolled Up for the first time, usually as said love interest is walking down the stairs so that the camera can slowly and lovingly pan up over their body?* *that's prowl's brain right now* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm *Laserbeak swoops over to... Swoop, and whirs approval of his scariness. Chimera settles on Bevel's lap and gets ready for a nap, not quite into horror.* Fuck You Rabbit 8:35 pm ((puff u dork)) FakeProwl 8:35 pm ((true)) Bevel 8:36 pm *yay lap cat... er, dog monster... thing* Magnum Ace 8:36 pm ....what...happened here? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm *Rumble and Frenzy are all but scrambling over themselves to get to the dragon and the cart full of snacks.*

//Wait, so, ya... ya came as a weird you?//

\\...I KINDA LIKE IT.\\ Swoop 8:36 pm *flops backwards onto the sofa and giggles* You Bird ready for big fight ItsyBitsySpyers 8:37 pm {{No, but him Boss is.}} =A holiday, Earthling.= Fuck You Rabbit 8:37 pm Isn't it tacky! *the dragon is DELIGHTED by her hideous costume* I thought it fit. Swoop 8:37 pm Boss? *sits up and looks for Soundwave* ...... oh! Him BIG now. Bevel 8:38 pm It is my birthday tomorrow too! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:38 pm {{Noooo, him short, haha.}} Swoop 8:38 pm BIG. *holds his hands out to his sides, clearly the word we are looking for is 'wide'* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:38 pm [[Then we will give you a gift tomorrow, Bevel.]] Magnum Ace 8:38 pm ...Oh. I didn't think you would...well, the decorations are really in the spirit of the holiday FakeProwl 8:38 pm ((that's a waste of a perfectly good k-9 unit.)) ((it takes over two years to train up a dog that can track people.)) Bevel 8:39 pm ((srsly ItsyBitsySpyers 8:39 pm *Soundwave takes his usual seat next to Prowl.*

*...And, giving the tiniest glance over, causes one of his glowing red shoulder wheels to spin slowly.* //We like this holiday.// \\WHOLE THING FOR SCARIN'! HOW COOL IS THAT?\\ FakeProwl 8:40 pm *That wheel has ALL of Prowl's attention.* Tarantulas 8:40 pm *tara knows that wheel-spin was for prowl, but it absolutely caught his eye. and his other eye. and his other -* Magnum Ace 8:40 pm It is a fun holiday Fuck You Rabbit 8:40 pm I like the part where people give out treats, myself. *the dragon fluffs herself up proudly* But, of course I would. Swoop 8:40 pm *grabby hands at bird* Bevel 8:41 pm I like that everyone can be anything! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm {{That best part, snack.}} *Bird lets Swoop scoop her up* Swoop 8:41 pm *has a Bird* <3 Magnum Ace 8:41 pm -right, time to get off the floor- Bevel 8:41 pm *can't get snacks with lapful of Chimera hmmmm* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:41 pm {{You Swoop see others? Them got mech-cooties?}} Swoop 8:42 pm What cooties?? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm {{Germ! Virus! Nanoflea!}} Fuck You Rabbit 8:42 pm *well, snack is here, and set up, so the dragon will bring some over to Bevel and Chimera and settle herself down nearby* Swoop 8:42 pm Yah! Kehhehh. But them doing??? Tarantulas 8:42 pm *hhhmm. tarantulas... is going to leave prowl to it, escape the lap, and skitter off across the room toward the snacks* Magnum Ace 8:42 pm ((what would happen if you gave a leaguer energon?)) FakeProwl 8:43 pm ((you're the leaguer, you decide)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm *Chimera pats the dragon gently with one paw before resuming their power conservation mode* *Soundwave pings Tarantulas. Well done on the spider webs, there.* Bevel 8:43 pm Thanks! Tarantulas 8:43 pm *double ping back - kinda gives the impression of HEE HEE* Magnum Ace 8:43 pm ((heh Bevel 8:44 pm *appreciates snacks yay* Swoop 8:44 pm *tries to pat tara when he goes by* Magnum Ace 8:44 pm ((brb ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm {{Them do nothing, just gross. That all.}} Fuck You Rabbit 8:44 pm *the dragon pats back, and offers the treats to Bevel* You're welcome! *her paws are bandaged! and it looks like her face points are darker than normal under the tacky green dragon hood* Swoop 8:44 pm Gross gross *nods* FakeProwl 8:44 pm *Prowl doesn't notice Tarantulas leave. He might not have noticed the movie's started.* Swoop 8:44 pm You Bird not gross. Noo! You Bird BEST. Kehhehh. You go trick or treat. All treat! AND! All trick kehhehhhehh. Bevel 8:45 pm *accepts the snacks and asks quietly* Are your hands ok? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm *Soundwave appears to still laugh the same way. It's more visible in this frame, but it's just as quiet. He stops spinning the wheel.* Tarantulas 8:45 pm *rears up at swoop on his back leggies if the plague doctor tries to pet him more* Swoop 8:45 pm *if swoop wasn't paying so much attention to Bird, he'd be yelling come at me bro at tara..... give him a minute* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm {{Us go trick others afterward, yes, yes! ... Heh heh, funny spider trick.}} FakeProwl 8:46 pm *oh no it's charming* Fuck You Rabbit 8:46 pm They'll be fine! Experiments in cybertronian cuisine have their dangers. But at least I was wearing safety goggles. Swoop 8:46 pm Funny spider trick?? *lost* Oh Spider *points at Tara* Tarantulas 8:46 pm *spider is already out of arm's reach, thank primus* Swoop 8:46 pm *throws a pillow* Bevel 8:47 pm You have to be really careful with energon, yeah. Tarantulas 8:47 pm *SPLAT. flat spider* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:47 pm *Rumble and Frenzy park themselves and giggle. This reminds them of missions with everyone all together, sorta.* Swoop 8:48 pm kehehhehhh Tarantulas 8:48 pm *pretty soon the spider's twice the size of the pillow and is giving swoop eight stink-eyes* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:48 pm [[Swoop. Don't be rude.]] Pause. [[Are you all right.]] Swoop 8:48 pm *chirps* : > ItsyBitsySpyers 8:49 pm //Heh!// Tarantulas 8:49 pm Perfectly fine. I'm not so fragile that a PILLOW - hyehehe. *is giggling at movie, spiderwomen* Bevel 8:49 pm *giggles* Swoop 8:49 pm TWO pillow Fuck You Rabbit 8:49 pm *the dragon is giggling at Tara giggling about spiderwomen. a mobius laugh* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm @Prowl: (txt): Arm allowed behind Prowl? Magnum Ace 8:50 pm -and he's making an attempt to get into a chair- FakeProwl 8:50 pm @Soundwave «Please.» ItsyBitsySpyers 8:50 pm //Hey, Magnum Ace! Or, uh. Is Mags okay?// FakeProwl 8:51 pm *Oh. Wait. Greeting/permission ping.* Swoop 8:51 pm Spider Spiderbot ItsyBitsySpyers 8:51 pm *Buzzsaw suddenly looks uncomfortable at the bit about exploding and being scooped up.* Magnum Ace 8:51 pm Ace is fine if you don't want to call me Magnum Bevel 8:52 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm *It passes quickly. Soundwave nods to Prowl and drapes his arm around Prowl's shoulders, curling his claws tight. Good strong hands. Tiny squeeze of affection.* //Ace. C'mon up, you could sit with us.// FakeProwl 8:52 pm *Scoots RIGHT up against soundwave's side.* Swoop 8:53 pm *bats Bird* Bird, bird. Why them all blanks? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:53 pm {{It war game, not real fight. Practice.}} Swoop 8:53 pm Oh practice Practice fun : > Paint rounds more fun than blank Fuck You Rabbit 8:54 pm Unless you're expecting a date, dead animals being flung at you isn't a good sign. Swoop 8:54 pm then you SPLAT shoot brothers kehhehh ItsyBitsySpyers 8:54 pm @Tarantulas: (txt): Tarantulas returns? Swoop's pillow: new seat? @T: (txt): Prowl: shareable space. Magnum Ace 8:55 pm Thank you. -okay, going up with the others- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:55 pm //I'm with the dragon. Great sign if ya ARE expectin' dates though.// ItsyBitsySpyers 8:55 pm {{Them not paint. More fun if paint, Swoop right.}} FakeProwl 8:55 pm *For a moment strongly considers laying a hand on Soundwave's thigh. But no. Not with guests around. Laces his hands and keeps them in his own lap instead.* Swoop 8:56 pm Us get paint, kehhehhh, then practice fight! You Bird fast BUT Swoop am bomber kehhhhhh. Me Swoop fast TOO! Fuck You Rabbit 8:56 pm The bigger the dead animal, the better the date! Except some of the sea snakes. Those tend to not die. Tarantulas 8:57 pm @Soundwave: ::Physically shareable, maybe, but I do believe he's wholly mentally occupied at the moment. Hyeh.:: @Soundwave: ::Besides, I'm busy.:: *he's eating a snack bowl now* *like not actually tho* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:57 pm @T: (txt): Then request: personal. ... When finished. {{You Swoop need biiiiig paint.}} Swoop 8:58 pm Bucket ItsyBitsySpyers 8:58 pm ((i remind you all that youtube videos are shit on LD/SD on rabbit and going to HD will let you see actual color and details)) Swoop 8:59 pm Spiderbot Spider Tarantulas 9:01 pm *turns away from snack bowl, grumpy* Yyyyes? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm @Prowl: [[He sees you approve of his costume. It was the fourth most frightening thing he could think of.]] Swoop 9:01 pm Where You Spiderbot costume go? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm \\SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO ME.\\ FakeProwl 9:01 pm @Soundwave «... Should have gone with one of the first three. I'm not finding myself particularly frightened.» Tarantulas 9:02 pm What do you mean? Hyeh. This IS my costume. Swoop 9:02 pm That You alt mode 😆 Tarantulas 9:03 pm Yes, but I'm quite the monster myself. No one ever said we couldn't come as we are - and I certainly fit the theme. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:03 pm @Prowl: [[He doubts appearing as Unicron in this environment would have gone over well.]] Pause. [[And he supposes that makes sense. You /did/ like the idea of him having been a senator, when he first told you.]] Swoop 9:04 pm You not a monster. You a spider. Kehhehhhheh. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm //How fraggin' fast was he runnin'!?// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm \\GUESS IT DON'T MATTER NO MORE. HEH.\\ Swoop 9:04 pm Her Carly say alt mode not costume. Her say Swoop can't can't CAN'T be pterodactyl for Halloween. Fuck You Rabbit 9:04 pm *the dragon blinks* Faster than he should have been, I think. Tarantulas 9:04 pm Well obviously Carly's a spoilsport. Bevel 9:04 pm Can humans run that fast? Swoop 9:04 pm And. And! Her Bird get *pats his mask* Her Bird get for Swoop :? *: > Nuh-uh! No. Carly not a spoilsport. Carly steal grenades. That not spoilsport thing! Kehhhehh. Magnum Ace 9:05 pm -yup he's mildly uncomfortable with the movie- Fuck You Rabbit 9:06 pm *unnerved expression* That. That is not how intestines should work. What is wrong with humans. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm {{You not say her Carly steal. Her arrested?}} FakeProwl 9:06 pm *... Supposes he can't deny that.* @Soundwave «Is that your costume, then? Senator S—er.» *WHAT HAD HIS NAME BEEN.* «... Ssssoundwaver? No. That's wrong. I know that's wrong.» ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm //Don't worry, li'l mech. It's fake scrap. Rubber or whatever.// FakeProwl 9:07 pm @Soundwave «SOUNDBANGER. ... No. I'm sorry.» ItsyBitsySpyers 9:07 pm *Another 'laugh'.* Swoop 9:07 pm No. Her Carly steal stuff from Autobot armory. Me Swoop not see. Me Swoop not there. But Me hear story! Her steal from armory and go swim down to Decepticon base - Nemesis - to blow hole in it. Salt water. FakeProwl 9:07 pm *... do that and you're just encouraging him to get it wrong.* Fuck You Rabbit 9:08 pm I'm sure it's fake. Just... you can't. Shouldn't. Whatever. *tries to pat her fur back down* Magnum Ace 9:08 pm !!! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm @Prowl: [[Soundblaster. And to you, yes. To them, his gladiator mode in 'scary' colors.]] <<Should not what?>> Big blinking grey eyes. Swoop 9:09 pm Spider SPider FakeProwl 9:09 pm @Soundwave «Soundblaster! These are "scary" colors?» Tarantulas 9:10 pm I have a name, you know, Swoop. Swoop 9:10 pm Spiderbot Fuck You Rabbit 9:10 pm *the dragon takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself down* There's some-. Well. Don't worry about it. Just reminded of some old records I had to shelve when I was still fledging. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm @Prowl: [[To humans. Frenzy has told him that their decorations for this holiday are black, orange, and red.]] Swoop 9:11 pm You Spiderbot bring snack bowl - no no snack BOWLS - you bring snack bowls to Bird and Swoop : > FakeProwl 9:12 pm @Soundwave «Ah. Thematically appropriate.» Tarantulas 9:14 pm You're not convincing me very well. What do I get out of this? Swoop 9:14 pm Dunno Swoop 9:15 pm Me Swoop want goodies. And Bird eat AAAALLL the goodies forever ever ever. So. More goodies : > ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm {{Neheheh. Is good plan.}} Swoop 9:16 pm (( o m f g )) Fuck You Rabbit 9:16 pm ((bad dog)) Swoop 9:16 pm ((this dog)) *looks at tara and points at Bird* Her Bird say "good plan" ItsyBitsySpyers 9:16 pm //Groooooss.// Tarantulas 9:16 pm Nope. *tarantulas is going back to his own bowl* Swoop 9:17 pm *blows raspberries at tara* Magnum Ace 9:19 pm -he's just going to watch the movie and cringe a bit- -not too fond of it- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:20 pm *Frenzy nudges Ace with a fist. It's cool, little mech. They got your back.* Tarantulas 9:20 pm *can't physically blow raspberries back at swoop but he might've if he could* Swoop 9:20 pm *sets Bird on his crest and gets up to go get goodies* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:20 pm *The twins scoot forward on their seat, looking forward to some good fighting.* Swoop 9:21 pm *grabs one free bowl (full for bird) and then makes a grab for Tara and his bowl* *MAXIMUM dinobot candy grab* Tarantulas 9:22 pm *swoop snatches/pulls a spider leg. WHUMPH. lorg spider flat on the ground* Swoop 9:22 pm *picks up tara under his arm and takes him along with the candy back to the sofa* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm [[SWOOP. PUT HIM DOWN.]] Swoop 9:23 pm Why? why? Fuck You Rabbit 9:23 pm *the dragon takes a moment to get up, stretch, and pace around bevel before settling back down. her fur is Maximum Poof.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:23 pm [[He is a living mech. Set him down.]] Magnum Ace 9:23 pm -leans with the nudge, blinking- Hmn? FakeProwl 9:23 pm ... Bridge time? Swoop 9:23 pm ????? *is so very confused what being alive has to do with being picked up* Tarantulas 9:24 pm If you bridge him, you bridge ME *hisses* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm ((fun fact: the sargeant's actor actually was drunk here and cooper's actor accidentally landed the punch and really knocked him out. that was an "oh god is he okay" rl check they kept in)) Fuck You Rabbit 9:24 pm ((holy shit)) FakeProwl 9:24 pm ((omg)) Fuck You Rabbit 9:24 pm ((that makes this like 100x better omfg thank you crow)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:24 pm [[You are not allowed to manhandle the guests. Set Tarantulas down. Or he will come separate you.]] Magnum Ace 9:24 pm ((awesome Tarantulas 9:25 pm *shrinks down and escapes* Swoop 9:25 pm *whines* It not MANHANDLE. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:25 pm *Or that.* Swoop 9:25 pm ??? Fuck You Rabbit 9:25 pm ((boi put that sword down before you chop your head off)) Swoop 9:25 pm *is down a spider but has two candy bowls and a bird, seems like a win* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:26 pm *Soundwave shakes his helm and stretches a feeler out to get another bowl for Tarantulas.* Tarantulas 9:26 pm *one of the bowls is mostly slurry tho. tara injected it with dissolving venom* *u don't wanna eat that, swoop* Swoop 9:26 pm *pours it on the floor* *still keeps the bowl* Magnum Ace 9:26 pm ...meant to ask. What are those? -and he's pointing at the snacks- Swoop 9:26 pm *a victory for dinobots everywhere* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm *Primus damn it, Swoop.*

*Soundwave bridges him out for bothering Tarantulas and making a mess.* Swoop 9:27 pm :V Fuck You Rabbit 9:27 pm I made the crystal-looking ones! I think they'll be tasty. You should eat them? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm *And uses the feeler to get some cleaning supplies and clean while he sits.* Swoop 9:27 pm *takes the bowl with him* Tarantulas 9:27 pm You didn't need to do that, Soundwave. *minor hiss* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm *Laserbeak goes with Swoop. They can bother the Autobots there.* Swoop 9:28 pm *yayyyy!!* Magnum Ace 9:28 pm Are they safe? I mean, for me? Fuck You Rabbit 9:28 pm I... *the dragon looks over at Soundwave* I don't know? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:28 pm [[He has told Swoop not to damage the premises.]] [[...And he does not know if they are dangerous. What do you normally fuel on, Magnum Ace?]] Magnum Ace 9:29 pm ...Oil? FakeProwl 9:30 pm ... Right. *Points at screen* The family that's lived here for generations are the werewolves. That's why they're out of the house and that's why there's multiple when only one was expected. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm *Nods to Prowl. Indeed.* Fuck You Rabbit 9:30 pm What I made are energon, and silver. Ironically, considering the topic! But, uh. Can you eat that? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:31 pm [[...Perhaps the scientist in the room would know better?]] Bevel 9:31 pm I know Cybertronians that drink oil. Magnum Ace 9:31 pm I don't know. I've never heard of energon FakeProwl 9:31 pm *Okay. That's enough paying attention to the movie for now. Caaasually looking at Soundwave and his tires again.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:32 pm *Takes to rubbing the back of Prowl's shoulder with his thumb. Now, now. He'll spin them later.* FakeProwl 9:32 pm *He doesn't have to spin them for them to be fascinating.* Tarantulas 9:32 pm Logical fallacy - just because he drinks oil as well doesn't mean he can drink energon. I highly doubt he'd stomach it well. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm (( i love the werewolf shooting back)) Fuck You Rabbit 9:33 pm The scientist has spoken. What sort of things are candy to you, Ace? FakeProwl 9:33 pm I thought energon was widely substitutable for many alien fuel sources? I don't know if that applies to Earth fuels, but... Magnum Ace 9:33 pm ...We really don't have many. Some softer metals Bevel 9:34 pm Sword! Tarantulas 9:34 pm ...Hm. Actually, go on and try some, will you, Magnum? FakeProwl 9:34 pm ((I like how seamlessly he switches to hammering the hand)) Tarantulas 9:34 pm A sip won't hurt. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:35 pm ((spoon is great)) Magnum Ace 9:35 pm Ah...well...okay? Tarantulas 9:35 pm Or a nibble, if you'd like. If you can consume soft metals, most of the snacks should be amenable. Magnum Ace 9:35 pm ((and yes, that was hilarious Bevel 9:36 pm ((the hammering the hand scene is one of my favorite bits Swoop 9:36 pm ((OH MY GOD)) Fuck You Rabbit 9:36 pm ((yeah he deserved that)) Magnum Ace 9:36 pm ((whooops FakeProwl 9:36 pm ((he brought it on himself)) Magnum Ace 9:36 pm ((yup Maybe one of the snacks? -he's kinda hoping there's enough metal in there to keep any danger to a minimum- Fuck You Rabbit 9:37 pm *the dragon gapes a grin and passes one of her creations over to Ace* I hope you like it! Tarantulas 9:38 pm *there's like a 50% chance it'll make him sick but magnum won't die at least* *somethin like that, heh* Bevel 9:39 pm My creator is a doctor. We can go to them if you react badly. Fuck You Rabbit 9:39 pm *tara you have to say that before convincing the dragon to help you science* Magnum Ace 9:39 pm Thank you...-stares at it for a moment. Has a feeling this is going to bite him in the butt later- -still breaks off a piece to try- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:39 pm *Soundwave is... iffy about this test, but if Magnum Ace is going to be coming here, he has to know. They'll have to be prepared in case he gets stuck some day.* Magnum Ace 9:41 pm -crunch. and then a hacking cough as it hits. no damage, but wow, he thinks he knows what an energy drink is now- Fuck You Rabbit 9:41 pm Was it good? Tarantulas 9:41 pm *good thing it's hard to tell when a spider's laughing* FakeProwl 9:42 pm ... Hold on. So, she--who was liaison to the spec ops team--told this team freely that there's multiple werewolves, and that they hunt together to take down single targets. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm [[Yes?]] Magnum Ace 9:42 pm -one hand is covering his face, the other is flapping uselessly at the dragon- F-fine. It was...fine. I'm fine. FakeProwl 9:42 pm But when they found the one spec ops survivor, he said something about how "there was only supposed to be one." ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm *Still petting. Maybe digs his claw in to tease some.* [[He did.]] Bevel 9:43 pm ...Maybe she did not know then? FakeProwl 9:43 pm It's possible that, by that, he meant that they'd been attempting to peel off one f-from— *ooh, keep that up.* from the group to hunt it. Fuck You Rabbit 9:43 pm *the dragon twists around a bit to keep Ace within sight* Tell us if you start feeling weird. Or sick. FakeProwl 9:44 pm But it seems more probable to me that she gave false information to the spec ops team. Bevel 9:44 pm Why would she do that? FakeProwl 9:44 pm Where was she during the fight with the werewolves? Was she fighting them? I didn't notice her fighting them. *Admittedly, he WAS distracted.* Magnum Ace 9:44 pm I'll do that...not weird...more like a sudden surge of energy Fuck You Rabbit 9:45 pm It is called Energon. FakeProwl 9:45 pm She's one of only two houses in the area. The other house they're in is probably occupied by a family of werewolves. She might be friends or allies with them. Windchill 9:45 pm (( Aw man I thought this might be Dog Soldiers. Best. )) Magnum Ace 9:46 pm I figured. Just didn't figure it would hit quite so hard... Windchill 9:46 pm *Appears, takes note of the...decor, and creeps into a seat.* Tarantulas 9:47 pm *alright, tara's done with snacking and messing with aliens, he might as well come back to the couch* Windchill 9:47 pm *Raises eyebrows.* Bevel 9:47 pm Oh no. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:47 pm *Soundwave nods to Windchill and then digs a second claw into Prowl's shoulder. A reward for guessing well.* Windchill 9:48 pm The wariest wolves... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm @Prowl: [[Sharp guessing. Nicely done.]] Magnum Ace 9:48 pm -he's sitting and putting his face in his knees, still feeling it- FakeProwl 9:49 pm @Soundwave «........ Was it?» *he's too distracted by the claws to tell if the movie confirmed his guess.° ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm *Soundwave bobs his helm to Tarantulas.* Tarantulas 9:49 pm (( i love debussy hhhh. this movie gains points (( also.... clair de... lune... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm @Prowl: [[It will be.]] *He'll let Prowl be for the moment now that Tarantulas is back. Arm still around shoulders, but no claws.* (( 😄 )) Windchill 9:50 pm *snorts.* Gotta hammer fast. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:50 pm *Rumble taps Ace.*

//...You gonna be okay?// Magnum Ace 9:51 pm Ask me again in ten minutes ItsyBitsySpyers 9:51 pm //...Okay.// Windchill 9:52 pm *Chin, meet hand.* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm \\...NO OFFENSE, BUT THESE AIN'T WHAT HUMANS THINK'RE CUTE 'N FUZZY.\\ Tarantulas 9:53 pm *tara comes up the back of the couch, where to sit, where to sit* Magnum Ace 9:53 pm -he's hoping he'll be good in ten- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm \\THEY'RE KINDA... KILLER 'N SNARLY.\\ Chuckle. \\I MEAN, *I* LIKE 'EM. BUT, Y'KNOW.\\ *A feeler taps Prowl's leg. Down here will do.* \\OOOOOH.\\ Windchill 9:54 pm The werewolf is coming from inside the house. Fuck You Rabbit 9:54 pm Oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm //Ha!// Windchill 9:54 pm Dead? No? Fuck You Rabbit 9:54 pm That's going to look lovely coming up. FakeProwl 9:54 pm *Twitches. Leg touches, now? In the middle of the movie?* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *He wasn't thinking about that one. Do forgive him.* FakeProwl 9:55 pm *............ go on.* Windchill 9:56 pm Is she a werewolf too? Fuck You Rabbit 9:56 pm Why would they assume that werewolves- yep. Tarantulas 9:56 pm *hhhmm. into prowl's lap, methinks* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm *That's what he was tapping and hoping for. Tarantulas will get an idle feeler pet if he wants one.* Tarantulas 9:57 pm *yis pls* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:58 pm //...Do ya think the dog's one?// FakeProwl 9:58 pm *twitches. Oh. Hi. Runs his fingers through Tarantulas's fuzz. A bit rougher than usual.* Windchill 9:58 pm ...Not the dog. I hope. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:58 pm //...Do dogs turn into humans?// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:58 pm //If they get bit, I mean.// Bevel 9:58 pm *giggles* Fuck You Rabbit 9:58 pm That would be funny! Windchill 9:59 pm Don't think so. Windchill 10:00 pm Ooooh, fire? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm *Soundwave carefully avoids looking at his deployers at that line. That may be part of command, but he'd rather avoid it from now on. If possible.* Windchill 10:00 pm It's a shame Swoop is missing it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm [[He was here earlier.]] Magnum Ace 10:00 pm -might be turtling a bit- -okay, a lot- Windchill 10:00 pm Man, his loss. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm *Pooooke.*

//...Yo, mech. Do ya need a medic?// Fuck You Rabbit 10:01 pm *looks over at Ace* You good? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm //Cause yer lookin' kinda... like slag.// Magnum Ace 10:01 pm Huh? No, just the topic Windchill 10:01 pm Gotta go fast. FakeProwl 10:01 pm *Sobers, for a moment. Yeah. That's command.* Tarantulas 10:01 pm *don't think tarantulas doesn't notice the roughness, heh. amusing* Magnum Ace 10:01 pm It's not one I like to think about Windchill 10:01 pm *Snorts* Beautiful. Fuck You Rabbit 10:02 pm *giggles* That's one way to do it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm \\RUN FASTER, MEATSACK!\\ Windchill 10:02 pm I didn't see any wary wolves in there. Uh huh. *Snorts.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm ((never did like that speech)) FakeProwl 10:04 pm ((eugh)) ((The Real Threat Was Women All Along. nah. fuck that.)) Magnum Ace 10:05 pm ((sheesh Fuck You Rabbit 10:05 pm ((the real threat was bad writers)) Magnum Ace 10:05 pm ((couldn't have done anything better? FakeProwl 10:05 pm ((periods are scary and bitches be crazy. really? y'all had a solid werewolf movie until you pulled that rubbish out.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm ((i usually just fast forward about 30 seconds and pretend they ate her instead)) Magnum Ace 10:05 pm ((yup Tarantulas 10:05 pm (( ^^^ i like that better FakeProwl 10:05 pm ((same)) Windchill 10:06 pm He's dead. Magnum Ace 10:06 pm ((yup ItsyBitsySpyers 10:06 pm ((HERE WE GO BEST BIT)) Windchill 10:06 pm Nice. Fuck You Rabbit 10:06 pm ((did he punch out a wearwolf)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:07 pm \\GET HIM!\\ FakeProwl 10:07 pm *Tiny nod of satisfaction. Called it.* Magnum Ace 10:07 pm -okay, he's better...now...what is going on now?- Windchill 10:08 pm *Trying to not cackle* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:08 pm *Frenzy salutes Spoon. An end he'd be proud of, himself.* Windchill 10:09 pm I could see his guts and everything. Bevel 10:09 pm *proud of Spoon for fighting until the very end, awesome human* Magnum Ace 10:09 pm . . . Windchill 10:10 pm *But will they find Narnia?* Fuck You Rabbit 10:10 pm *they found some bones! that's close* Magnum Ace 10:10 pm -he missed a bit, didn't he?- FakeProwl 10:11 pm ((did they fvcking)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:11 pm (( 😄 😄 😄 )) FakeProwl 10:11 pm ((did they name him spoon JUST so they could do that)) Magnum Ace 10:11 pm ((yuuuup Tarantulas 10:11 pm (( omfg FakeProwl 10:11 pm ((how dare)) Magnum Ace 10:11 pm ((wow Fuck You Rabbit 10:14 pm Oh. Windchill 10:14 pm I don't think humans are meant to transform. Fuck You Rabbit 10:14 pm I don't think he'd have managed to survive that close to an explosion either. Magnum Ace 10:14 pm -dead silence from him- Windchill 10:14 pm Ew. Ewwww. Fuck You Rabbit 10:15 pm That's bad. FakeProwl 10:15 pm ((NOT THE SQUEAKING OH MY GOD)) Windchill 10:15 pm Good dog. Fuck You Rabbit 10:16 pm Good dog! Tarantulas 10:16 pm (( fricken. wow Magnum Ace 10:17 pm ((pfff ((that was interesting Windchill 10:17 pm *Covers his mouth at that newspaper* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:17 pm \\...I GOTTA. I GOTTA FIGHT SOMETHIN'.\\ Magnum Ace 10:17 pm -marking that as another movie to not show his teammates or humans- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:18 pm \\BOSS. BOSS. SWEAR WE'LL CLEAN UP LATER CAN WE GO HUNTIN' PLEEEEEEEASE.\\ FakeProwl 10:18 pm ((i didn't see soon enough, what did the newspaper say)) Tarantulas 10:18 pm (( "werewolves ate my platoon" ItsyBitsySpyers 10:18 pm (("Werewolves ate my platoon!" and then up in a bigger headline "ENGLAND 5 GERMANY 1")) Bevel 10:18 pm Fighting something sounds fun. Windchill 10:18 pm (( Yup. )) FakeProwl 10:18 pm ((omg)) Fuck You Rabbit 10:18 pm *the dragon shifts a bit* I think I'll stick to fighting dough. Much easier. Windchill 10:19 pm I'm not fighting because...I'm a weenie. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm [[He wants this taken down by tomorrow night. And you will not be late to your shifts.]]

//We won't! Swear!// Tarantulas 10:20 pm *tarantulas isn't saying this aloud but he's a tad inspired. as mad science goes* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:20 pm [[...Fine. Take Ravage.]] Bevel 10:20 pm *torn on her feelings about the movie but it did make her want to punch things so yay* Magnum Ace 10:20 pm -and a poke to the rest of the snack that was shoved at him. Debating if he should take it back home or not- Bevel 10:21 pm Can I go with? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm [[...Are you capable of defending yourself in the Underworld?]] Bevel 10:21 pm Sure! Windchill 10:22 pm ... Magnum Ace 10:22 pm -Underworld. Soundwave can't be serious- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:22 pm [[Notify your creator first. Do not stray from the group.]] *Soundwave is /deadly/ serious.* Bevel 10:22 pm ...Fine. Magnum Ace 10:23 pm -That is not comforting- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm [[Contact Chimera if there is an emergency. The rest of us will come.]] Bevel 10:24 pm *oh right Chimera, she gently pats said bot to wake them so she can get up while simultaneously placing a private comm to her creator, multitasking is fun* Magnum Ace 10:25 pm -concerned look from him all the same- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm *They're never really asleep, just in energy conserving mode. Chimera shakes out their fake wire mane - a few fall out, whoops - and hops off her lap.* //It'll be okay, Ace. We done this loadsa times. How d'you think we got all them decorations, heh?// ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm *Light punch to the shoulder* *Very light. Doesn't wanna stab the poor guy with his Knuckles knuckles.* Bevel 10:27 pm *after making even more promises to call more bots if something happens, Bevel pings Soundwave with a transcript of the convo. she did the thing even tho she's an adult :|* Magnum Ace 10:27 pm -thank you for that, he'd rather not explain holes in his shoulder- You're sure you're going to be okay? Bevel 10:28 pm *checks the room for Tara really quickly* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm *She's an adult with a creator capable of making his life a minor level of hell. He'll take the convo transcript and nod.* Tarantulas 10:28 pm *tara's busy climbing off prowl's lap and doing his whole size/transform thingamajig* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm \\LISTEN. AIN'T NO GROUP SAFER 'N US THREE. 'CEPT MAYBE IF WHIRL WAS HERE.\\ Windchill 10:29 pm *Sighs.* Bevel 10:29 pm *then she'll play it safe and stay in Al mode while levering herself up from the floor, she can transform once they've left* Magnum Ace 10:29 pm -nods- I guess I'll have to take your word for it ItsyBitsySpyers 10:30 pm //Maybe we'll bring ya somethin' back. Heh. C'mon, bro. Ravage, Bevel. Seeya later, Prowl - hey, 'n ya still gotta explain infinity. I ain't forgot.// Bevel 10:30 pm Night, Prowl! FakeProwl 10:30 pm ... Do I? *Huh. Hadn't thought it, y'know. Mattered.* *Nods to the people that wished him farewell.* Windchill 10:31 pm *Waves in a wide, slow, sweeping arc.* *Good bye brave adventurers.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm *Ravage gets up, does the cat stretch thing - round back, squish the front, stretch the little does, wiggle the claws. All right, he's ready. Off they all go, with Rumble shouting over his shoulder:*

//Yep.// Fuck You Rabbit 10:31 pm *the dragon stretches* I should go too. Goodnight, everyone! Thank you for having me! *and with that, she wanders out* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:32 pm [[Goodnight, dragon. Thank you for the fuel.]] Magnum Ace 10:32 pm -waves after them- Good night! Bevel 10:32 pm *will follow the twins and Ravage out* Magnum Ace 10:32 pm -and never got the dragon's name- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm *Soundwave pings Tarantulas curiously. He's transforming? Has he somewhere to go, then?* FakeProwl 10:34 pm *Only reluctantly lets go. He wasn't done clinging.* Tarantulas 10:36 pm *shakes a little to resettle his fluff* Hm? What is it? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm [[You moved.]] Windchill 10:37 pm *Stretches a little, just soaking in the atmosphere that reminds him too much of The Basement.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm *Tarantulas and Bevel contributed to the deployers' efforts.* Windchill 10:39 pm *He's just used to trash and corpses.* *That is, sadly, how it's reading to him.* Tarantulas 10:40 pm *visor smirk* I do that, yes. If you're asking why, I - hyeh. Just had an itch to. *basically he wasn't feelin being a pillow. leans on the couch, not leaving* Windchill 10:41 pm You could twerk to this. *But he won't, he'll spare you all.* FakeProwl 10:42 pm *... Will take his hands back. Laces them tightly in his lap again.* Magnum Ace 10:42 pm -and he's settling down where he is- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:42 pm *Well, Soundwave finds trash and corpses unsettling when they're inside his home, so it's still something.*

[[Ah. Very well.]] *He'll let that feeler from earlier drift back down to Tarantulas' shoulder and rest there.* Tarantulas 10:43 pm ...Is there anything you CAN'T twerk to? Are there requirements for that? agooddistraction 10:43 pm why do humans like trees ItsyBitsySpyers 10:43 pm *Looks down at Prowl's hands and up at Prowl's face. Casual knee nudge.* Windchill 10:43 pm Nah, but some things are better suited. In my opinion, anyway. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:43 pm *Zori peeps an eyestalk over the bar to look at Wheeljack.*

#they are nice #...when did you get here agooddistraction 10:44 pm Zoriii Windchill 10:44 pm Trees are a plague. agooddistraction 10:44 pm I have no idea Magnum Ace 10:44 pm ...? -who is that?- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:44 pm [[The plague that isn't a tree.]] agooddistraction 10:44 pm I'm not a tree?? Magnum Ace 10:44 pm Trees aren't a plague ItsyBitsySpyers 10:44 pm [[Not yet. Give the roots time to settle.]] Windchill 10:44 pm Are too, they're everywhere. Magnum Ace 10:45 pm No. They're a plant Windchill 10:45 pm Taking up space where I don't want them. A plague of plants! FakeProwl 10:45 pm *... Casual knee nudge back.* Windchill 10:45 pm Too much green, which is the worst colour. agooddistraction 10:45 pm You can' tfool me again Green is okay Magnum Ace 10:45 pm That is not how it works Windchill 10:46 pm Green is the worst colour, because it clashes with my pink. Red is a close second. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:46 pm [[Who's fooling you? He can hear them growing from here.]] Magnum Ace 10:46 pm And? agooddistraction 10:46 pm Prove it Windchill 10:46 pm And trees are green. They get in my way. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:46 pm *Soundwave plays wood and metal creaking.* agooddistraction 10:46 pm Fine Magnum Ace 10:46 pm The point being? agooddistraction 10:47 pm Then how come Bee doesn't feel 'em when he's got half a servo wedged in my plating Windchill 10:47 pm The point is there's too many of them. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:47 pm [[They're inside, obviously.]] Magnum Ace 10:47 pm Then move somewhere there are none? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:47 pm [[Either that, or Bumblebee is a plant creature himself.]] Windchill 10:47 pm *Irrationally robo-salty that trees take up more space than he does, or something.* Can't. Magnum Ace 10:48 pm Why? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm [[Earthlings have an entire documentary about plants replacing humans.]] [[He's certain there are Cybertronian versions.]] agooddistraction 10:48 pm Why would Bee be a plant Windchill 10:48 pm That's the plot of The Happening, too. Kinda. Not really. agooddistraction 10:48 pm what? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm [[To get closer to you and deposit seeds.]] Windchill 10:48 pm Anyway. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:48 pm *Assigns himself a point for that bad joke.* agooddistraction 10:48 pm Sexy Windchill 10:49 pm I'm stranded on Earth, stuck with all of those trees. Tarantulas 10:49 pm *snrk. plant sex humor* *u get a point from tara* FakeProwl 10:49 pm *Didn't get it.* agooddistraction 10:49 pm Mom ItsyBitsySpyers 10:49 pm *Prowl needs to listen to Soundwave rattle about his plant some time. As soon as he gets more of them that aren't readily identifiable as stolen.* *Then he'll get it.* Magnum Ace 10:50 pm Wait. You're on Earth? Where? Windchill 10:50 pm On...a version of Earth. I can't tell you where. It's top secret. Tarantulas 10:50 pm *comes around the back of the couch. apparently tonight tarantulas has a thing for putting his paws on prowl's shoulders* Magnum Ace 10:51 pm A version...oh. Not the one I'm from then Windchill 10:51 pm I would say not. FakeProwl 10:51 pm *No no, he understands that plants grow from seeds. He doesn't know the OTHER definition of depositing seeds.* agooddistraction 10:51 pm Wait if Bee's pollinatin' me am I a flower? Windchill 10:51 pm No. You're pregnant. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm [[Isn't that what he's been trying to tell you.]] Magnum Ace 10:52 pm No, most likely not. You'd hate if, if you're so ready to call trees a plague agooddistraction 10:52 pm You didn't say I was a flower Windchill 10:52 pm You think your Earth has more trees than mine does? *PERISH THE THOUGHT* Magnum Ace 10:53 pm -shrugs- I have no frame of reference for that, so... agooddistraction 10:53 pm Alright, time to go get pollinated again Have fun, mom Windchill 10:54 pm I only like one tree. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm [[Try not to give details. And he is NOT your mother.]] Magnum Ace 10:54 pm One tree? agooddistraction 10:54 pm You're my mom and you wash my mouth out with cleanser every night and it's hot. Night. Windchill 10:54 pm One tree. It lives with me. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:55 pm *Soundwave raises his free hand to his visor and rubs his helm. The tires on his back spin with irritation.* Windchill 10:55 pm I named it Trooper. FakeProwl 10:55 pm *Oh good, closing time. He's going to hope this does not apply to himself. Glances at Soundwave to check.* Windchill 10:55 pm *He loves his one stupid tree.* FakeProwl 10:55 pm *... gets distracted by the tires he can juuuust barely peek from this angle* Magnum Ace 10:55 pm -not commenting- Windchill 10:56 pm *Rolls his massive weight onto his feet, instead of his butt.* Tarantulas 10:56 pm *nice tires, but look at those Good Strong Hands tho* Windchill 10:56 pm You guys have fun fuckin'. I'm out. Magnum Ace 10:56 pm ....what ItsyBitsySpyers 10:56 pm *Soundwave's vents STUTTER* FakeProwl 10:56 pm *Okay the Good Strong Hands are nice but the tires are— Prowl missed something, didn't he?* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:56 pm *...He makes a note to have Buzzsaw remove that function.* *The avatar doesn't need to show surprise.* Tarantulas 10:57 pm I do hope you enjoy sexting your mate as well, or whatever you're doing these days Windchill 10:57 pm *Makes a sweeping, obviously Vosian bow. You're welcome.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:58 pm [[Windchill is being Windchill, Ace. Do not worry yourself.]] Magnum Ace 10:58 pm -oh, oh no. This feels like it's more of private conversations and he's turning as red as his armor- Tarantulas 10:58 pm *poor kiddo* Magnum Ace 10:58 pm -TOO LATE- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:58 pm [[But he does have to return the seats to where they belong soon.]] Windchill 10:58 pm *Windchill is being Windchill, AKA the resident loud pervert.* I might. You're missing out. FakeProwl 10:59 pm I can help... *vaguely gestures around.* Clean this up. Magnum Ace 10:59 pm -Magnum Ace is not used to these thiiiings- Windchill 11:00 pm *Boy you gon' learn.* Tarantulas 11:00 pm As you say. *snickers, albeit amiably. waves Chill off with a spider limb* Magnum Ace 11:00 pm I...I think...I think it's time for me to go home now FakeProwl 11:00 pm ... Or help bridge him home. Windchill 11:00 pm Good night, suckers. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:00 pm [[Help bridge him home, yes.]]

*He'll find other things for Prowl to do after that.*

[[Goodnight, Windchill.]] Windchill 11:00 pm *Finger guns, walks out backwards now that he's traumatized people. Mission complete.* Magnum Ace 11:01 pm That'd be nice...-thank you so much Windchill. He did not need that- Tarantulas 11:01 pm (( h-how old is magnum (( mentally, at least Magnum Ace 11:02 pm ((old enough, but they're not...they're kinda made to play sports. Period FakeProwl 11:02 pm Same coordinates as usual? Magnum Ace 11:02 pm ((this is kinda new territory Tarantulas 11:02 pm (( hmm! no one's given him the talk, heh Magnum Ace 11:02 pm Yeah. Same as before. Windchill 11:03 pm (( *WHEEZE* )) Magnum Ace 11:03 pm ((and Magnum's kinda a special case in itself FakeProwl 11:04 pm *Nods. Opens up a bridge for Magnum.* Magnum Ace 11:05 pm Thank you. Good night. -and he's going through, still a faint shade of red- ItsyBitsySpyers 11:06 pm *Shakes his helm.*

[[Not what he meant the new guest to know, but he supposes there is no more harm in it than when Whirl realized.]] Magnum Ace 11:07 pm ((dyyyying FakeProwl 11:07 pm He's an alien. I can't imagine what he'd do with the info. Magnum Ace 11:07 pm ((and I am out now that I'm done laughing ((thanks for the stream, g'night! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:08 pm ((night!)) [[Nothing, hopefully.]] FakeProwl 11:13 pm *Right. Everyone gone? Everyone except Tarantulas, anyway? Tarantulas can see, that's fine.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm *Everyone except Tarantulas, yep.* Tarantulas 11:16 pm *yeppers, and he doesn't seem to be going much of anywhere* FakeProwl 11:17 pm *Prowl IMMEDIATELY swings around to straddle Soundwave's lap. ... And then realizes he maybe should have explained himself first.* If you actually would like me to clean I'd be happy to assist with that, but I /think/ it was mutually understood that that was a justification to stay late and do far less productive things. Tarantulas 11:20 pm *lets prowl's shoulders go, amused huff* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:21 pm *Soundwave starts slightly, unused to such direct action out of Prowl. Or the way the avatar's contact distribution feels different on this older, thicker frame he's 'borrowing' for the night. He's not actually sure what to do with his hands at first.*

[[It was. He cleaned Swoop's mess and the twins will clear all of this.]]

*He'll just. Where does he put them? Fine, they're going on Prowl's thighs.* FakeProwl 11:22 pm Good. ... I'd still like to help clean, though. *As long as he's already volunteered.* *... And as long as they're relatively alone, turns on the ambient noises he'd suppressed during the movie. Meaning immediate whooshing vents and revving engine.* Tarantulas 11:26 pm Personally I'm not that interested in cleaning, but I AM potentially interested in the unproductivity. If Prowl has room in his processor to spare, that is. *amused visor squint* FakeProwl 11:28 pm *Gives Tarantulas a considering look. Then Soundwave's wheels. Then Tarantulas. Then the wheels.* Tarantulas 11:28 pm You don't have to /choose/ between the two, silly. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:29 pm [[There'll need to be a new mess first.]]

*The whooshing and revving promptly calls forth similar sounds from Soundwave's avatar. If there is one thing Soundwave's good at doing with it, it's making sure it sounds like him.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:30 pm *He can see Prowl eyeing his wheels. Slooooooow spin and an inviting lean.* FakeProwl 11:31 pm *he is. gonna. rrrrrreach out to touch the tread.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:33 pm *Nice and deep, lots of paths to trace. The sort that mechs who do a lot of roaming along different kinds of rough terrain have. A little hint about what he did at times.* FakeProwl 11:34 pm *Plus it glows. He's gonna trace it.* Tarantulas 11:34 pm *tarantulas is a tad jealous, his were always street treads* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:35 pm *The revving stops being in bursts and drifts into becoming a dark, low rumble..*

*Well, you know. Not every secret is somewhere nice and clean. Especially if you're tracking down your fellow Senators' messes.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:37 pm *Soundwave's claws tick their way up Prowl's legs, moving over his hips and toward his sides. There are biolights here. These are his.* FakeProwl 11:38 pm ... Wouldn't have pegged you as the off-roading type. *Oh, yes, good. Shifts slightly to give him better access.* Tarantulas 11:38 pm *don't mind tarantulas if he comes around behind soundwave to examine his back for a while. new frame, new questions, new research* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm [[Most mechs wouldn't have thought he was a gladiator either. He's stuck his olfactory sensors in more than his share of unpleasant places. Mistakes are hard to make, otherwise.]]

*He's dancing around a hint there.*

*Soundwave leans more, letting Tarantulas toy with the thick plates and glowing wheels there.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:48 pm *...While he's here he's just going to get his visor rubbing up against Prowl's helm. Like you do when you don't want to take your mask off in front of a spider who still has yet to see the whole thing.* FakeProwl 11:49 pm *Leans in to nuzzle Soundwave back.* Hmm. Did your own dirty work. *Kind of impressive for a senator. With his free hand, he starts tracing the bright biolights over Soundwave's chest.* Tarantulas 11:49 pm *tarantulas had no idea there was a hint there, but he's eating up the tidbits about soundwave's past in general. he hasn't heard much, so some of this is news. he'll be quiet and patient, pawing subtly at his back and slowly trailing claws between plating* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:51 pm [[Always.]] *Plates ripple and shift, making room for claws. He loves them on his back. Loves, loves, LOVES.* [[He has a mind to demonstrate.]] Tarantulas 11:52 pm *heh, tarantulas can take THIS hint. he'll keep on, certainly* FakeProwl 11:53 pm *Dryly.* It's not going to be the kind of demonstration you gave me last time, is it? *You tease.* Yesterday ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm *Injured! He'll let go long enough to splay a hand over his chest glass - which is conspicuously missing the Decepticon symbol, for the record. It's a fair shot though.*

[[He hopes not. We have more time tonight.]]

@Prowl: [[But different location privileges, if Tarantulas joins. The upstairs lounge, specifically. His deployers will remain busy elsewhere.]] FakeProwl 12:00 am *A split second of uncertainty as he processes Soundwave's gesture, wondering if it's actual offense or just humor; before smirking.* I hope not, too.

@Soundwave «Oh? Don't want to do anything in the sultry glow of knock-off Blood of Unicron?» ItsyBitsySpyers 12:01 am *No actual offense. He would not be behaving in such a good mood if there were any.*

@Prowl: [[...No. No, he doesn't. He disliked that decoration choice from the start. But they had a theme.]] @Prowl: [[But he would rather return to the other subject.]]

*Places his hands back on Prowl, specifically where the shoulders are able to open up to reveal tires. Dig dig.* *Hint hint.* FakeProwl 12:04 am @Soundwave «That's fair.» *He lets out a rev as the fingers dig in, clicking open his shoulders to give Soundwave access and kissing lightly around the frame of Soundwave's visor.* FakeProwl 12:06 am *And then straightens up.* I recall trying to coordinate on a narrow couch being a little... restrictive, last time. We should relocate. Tarantulas 12:06 am *hums, hooks a claw on a thin wire beneath sw's plating, and tugs briefly before pulling back* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:08 am *Soundwave returns to revving a little bit. Listen to that smooth piece of pretending Prowl thought of that all on his own instead of going along with Soundwave's earlier comment. What a talented amica he has.*

[[As you wish.]] *Lets go of Prowl and - ohhhh, he barely felt that, but he knows what that was and the idea is working for him - and starts to rise.* [[Upstairs, then. Both of you.]] FakeProwl 12:10 am *Slides off the seat.* Yes, /sir./ *If Soundwave's going to get commanding, Prowl's going to respond accordingly.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:10 am *BIOLIGHT FLARE.* Tarantulas 12:11 am *chuckles, and follows prowl quietly, fluidly. tonight's the night to practice restraint, for tarantulas, he thinks - tough, but hopefully worth it* FakeProwl 12:11 am *Oooh. He's going to do that more often.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:14 am *He hopes so. That was... it was. Tonight might not be the night for /Soundwave/ to practice restraint(s), but some other time...*

*Maybe Tarantulas too, once he figures out how to bind up someone who can mass shift that severely.*

*He'll track after them both, silently locking the front door to all but the hunting party and placing the staircase door on permission requirement. No accidental intrusions~*

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With the upcoming Parenthood gamepack, I feel like it's the perfect time to share some tips regarding the tidious process of furnishing younger sims rooms. Some people love it, some don't but we're all on the same page regarding this fact : they all tend to look exactly the same.

It's not only due to the lack of contents for younger sims – which the new pack will partially resolve. But mainly because we all have our own aesthetic, tastes and favorite items and it's hard to put them on hold, even for once. Since I've noticed my kids rooms similarities I tried the hardest to make unique creations which fit their personalities.

Plus, for story-telling purpose it's always good to have very different locations with unique ambiances to visit. With some easy steps, I'll show you how I customize my kids rooms. Of course, there's not only a way to do so. There's endless possibilities and methods. If you check others simmers pictures, you’ll see incredibles ideas and hacks !

The Sims 4 motto is based on uniqueness of each sims. We all agreed that our virtual families still need improvements but it's on a good way. Nevertheless, kids already have a good amont of traits to choose from. Traits can be used a a direction to customize their personal space : active sims can have a ball in a corner, book-worm books near their bed, foodie some fruits posters hang here and there... Same goes for their aspiration !

Imagine walking in your friend's room for the first time : you've some clues of their personalities and tastes by just by taking a look. I try to have the same feelings with my sims.

In general, simmers tend to make “girls rooms” and “boys rooms” with some very significant changes depending on the gender of the kid. I used to do the same but since awhile I like to have neutral gender rooms - or at least, less “genderized” rooms.

Of course, it’s not really obvious at the first look but I’m really working on it. I sincerly think it’s more realistic to have “neutral rooms” for kids because all girls don’t like princess and dolls, and all boys don’t like trucks and robots. It’s more complex than that. Time to time I put some “boys games” on girls rooms and vice versa. I really encourage you to, at least, give it a try and see what happens !

Whatever is your gameplay, some of your sims most likely have a background you imagined or shaped for them. That's my case : I do know their names and what they went through. I've some kids who live in two separate houses because their parents are now divorced ; Kids who don't like to spend their time inside and prefer to play with neighbours ; Kids who just love video games and TV so much ; Kids who live with their grand-parents or uncles and aunts ; Some who've lost their parents and a few of them are adopted.

Well, you've the picture : it's all very diverse and for me it's essential to find this diversity in my kids rooms. For example, adopted kids tend to have tons of toys, new clothes and stuff because I imagine the parents to be so happy to have a kid that they just can't stop buying things. Plus, they waited a very long time to welcome this little girl or boy !

At the opposite, kids who live in fosters homes (I actually have 2), do not have a lot of personal stuff. Their room is nice but it obviously lacks of customization because it's not really « their » home and it's an awkward situation for them. Each background can explain how the room is actually set up. Their room must be just like reading a story. Theirs.

Small houses, manors, cottage, loft, apartments, all kids don't belong to the same social group. And, obviously, their families don't have the same financial funds.

If you want to be realistic, try to fit the household revenue : poor families usually don't have a lot of things to give to their kids, and as a consequence their room might be a little bit empty. If it's a large families, kids tend to have missmatched items because they got stuff from older siblings, cousins, sales or maybe even from charity. Also, if your sims have siblings and they do share their room with them, try to give everyone a small space : it can be a special item that the other one won't ever use, a color theme, photos of their friends, an half-wall... pretty much anything !

I usually make 3 differents spaces in a kids room :

a space to play

a slace to learn

a slace to rest

You can underline these various areas with rugs or differents colors. Last but not least, if your sims share their room with a twins, a older or younger siblings try to make it look obvious who's spot is who's.

Small or big ? Depending on your house layout or household funds, the kids rooms is still an important part of your lot.

I usually took about 1,5K up to 3K to furnish them. Here in France, Kids are a big part of our culture. There's a lot of stuff specific for them (clothes or food lines, objects, parties, special vacations...). For example, when you buy a house here, kids rooms are bigger than parents ones – which is not the case in other architural styles. Anyway, if I've a several kids in a sims family in like to put the younger one near to the parents bedrooms or downstairs (easier to keep an eye on).

As for the actual proportions, it's really up to you : do you want to give a lot of space to your kids ? or do you don't really care that much of what they're doing ? do you plan to take a lot of screenshots inside ? All of these are questions you should adress at some point ; especially the last one. If you want to take pictures of your kids sims playing, try to make a square room (6x6 is a good start). I think square room is the easiest to play with.

But your sims can also have a room in the attic, or a really tiny one... If you don't have a lot of space you'll need to prioritize what's the most important for them : a quiet place to do their homework ? somewhere to do some crazy experiments ? or just chill and dance to some pop music ? There's so much they can do and such a little space to fill ! In my game, I usually put 2 activities per kids rooms (for example, piano or a radio for shy sims who don't want to show off their poor skills to their families).

There's a fair amount of things kids can do – even with the base game only ! They can dance, play instruments, collect things... If your sims love to do something, feel free to gives some hints here and there.

In my game, I love to see my kids collecting and if they bring something I end up by placing the new item on a shelf, their desk or near their windows. I think it's a cute addition and it makes their personnal space a little bit more 'special' (''Look ! It's Trevor... I think he's depress''). You can also pretend that your kids have a lot more of things going on by placing items under their beds or on top of their dressers.

For my kids rooms I usually ending up by picking 2 or 3 main colors with some neutral tons such as white, beige or even brown. Since a few months, I try to use a swatch I never really paid attention to as a start (a rug, a lamp or even a door). There's so much awesome objects we've and that we barely use. For real, I often discover new swatches and I doubt some people know that it even exist ! So dig the swatches more and try to pick this color as a pattern.

All colors have a meaning and I like to give colors following their personnalities or past. Also, don't use too much bright colors as main patterns : it's a real headache when you're plaing... and don't make all your room with one color like yellow walls, yellow bed, yellow toys. It's not realistic and it's not really pretty – according to me, it's just my personal thought. Play with the complementary colors, the textures and the lightings !

Well, most kids are afraid of the dark. So you have to put extra lightings comparing to an adult room (and no candles, please, lol). Some lights in the game are way too bright in small rooms and some don't even do their job. For kids rooms I use some weak hanging light (or I just decrease their brightness) and I add some floor lamps and wall-lights (about 3 or 4). What I love to do is to automatically deactivate all lights, except one. Then, when they're asleep they only have their very cute lighting shining in the darkness. Besides, you can chose another color light which is a really cute addition.

We can't tell it more : clutter is life ! Put some mess, hang their paintings on the walls, size up some items to make it look different, it's all up to you. Dig the debug objects catalogue and re-use items differently. Hang posters, overlap stickers.. Be imaginative !

For more Kids items, I recommand these packs : Kids Rooms Stuff Pack, Christmas Free Update, Parenthood Gamepack.

Cheats codes :

bb.moveobjects

bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement

bb.showhiddenobjects

Tools :

Check for paintings or photos by references in the Gallery

I’ve upload a room named “Kids Drawing” in the Gallery

Also, it's good to take a look at some inspiration catalogues such as Ikea Kids, Pinterest or Houzz.

Others tutorial you might find useful... :

Bunk Beds, by Holliebb

Taking interior pictures, by Jenba

How to make objects tiny, by Jovan Jovic

How to pick a great color palette, by Design-sketchbook

How to buid cc-free, by ohthesefaces

Note : All the pictures above are from my game and are personal creations. :)

[overly-critical-gamers]

Dreaming Spires 

Wow. Okay, so I’m a fan of games with interesting and unique themes. Ideally, when a designer explores uncharted thematic territory, they’ll also be inspired to come up with intriguing mechanics to match and hopefully those mechanics make sense with the attached theme.

But sometimes you get a game like Dreaming Spires.

Here, players will be building colleges that make up the University of Oxford. They do this by placing tiles with buildings and partial icons on them and then attracting scholars to their college that match the icons when completed. The scholars provide you with unique abilities that aid you in your quest to bring prestige to your university.

On your turn, you get four actions to choose from and you get four action points to spend. You can draw a coin from the money bag: coins randomly have a value from one to three. You can purchase and place a new building in your campus: some buildings are free (typically the ones with whole icons on them cost more) and buildings are color-coded and must be placed next to a building with a matching color (though partial icons don’t have to match up). You can admit a scholar if you have the necessary completed icons to attract them to your college. You can use a scholar for his special ability OR use the scholar to boost your reputation in a subject or two.

The game is divided up into four eras (unused scholars leave at the end of each era, presumably because they died) and there are events that come up twice per era. An event can trigger one of four types of bidding, which is frankly something I don’t think I’ve seen in any other game, and the reward you get for winning the bid depends on the card. You could have a standard auction where players just go around the table bidding until all but one player passes. You could have a silent auction where everyone puts money in a closed fist and reveals simultaneously (in that case you could have a tie and everyone who ties gets the reward). You could have a Dutch auction where the player who holds the Chancellor’s Mace (we’ll come back to that) starts counting down from 12 and all players (including the player doing the counting down) have an opportunity to state their claim to a bid when the countdown reaches whatever number they want to bid. You could have a “Contribution”, which is like the silent auction except all money bid will go to the supply regardless of who wins, 1st and 2nd place both get the reward, ties also get rewarded unless two players tie for first in which case there’s no 2nd place reward.

So what is the reward? In most cases, it’s reputation of some kind, which is tracked on a grid with cubes. This is a sort of area control system that you’ll use to score points at the end of each era. The grid expands to involve more opportunities for scoring as the game progresses (you only score grey boxes after the first era, then you’ll score grey and yellow ones at the end of the second, then you’ll also score red, then you’ll also score blue). The main concept behind the reputation scoring seems to be that you want to get your college involved in multiple subjects so that you’ll be in the running for more potential scoring.

I think the first big issue with this game is its unique theme. Everything about it just feels pretentious. I carried this around with me to multiple game nights trying to convince people to play it and nobody wanted to have anything to do with a game about “experiencing Oxford”. I get that not every game is going to fit every group, but this one in particular feels like it’s aiming at a niche audience.

Second issue is presentation. The game is overwhelmingly beige. All of the palette choices are subdued (except the player cubes and the benefit icons I suppose) and this only adds to the difficulty that comes with trying to get people excited about playing. The art on the tiles is not compelling and that’s a shame because I think it could be neat to have this bird’s eye view of a campus that you build up over multiple eras and it could be fulfilling to see what it grows into and compare it to other colleges at the table. Instead, the tiles’ art is very washed out in order to place an emphasis on the color-coded nature of the tiles and the partial icons that you need to match up. The scholar artwork is actually a strong point here - I guess I could see someone being excited about recruiting Tolkien or John Donne and seeing a picture of that individual and reading a little quote from them on the card. Also, and I get that this is nitpicky, but all of the cards have a dark spot on the back to the lower right of the big S. It’s an obvious blemish and somebody should have caught that when sending the files out to print.

Third issue is...gameplay. The things you’re doing aren’t all that complicated here, but the mechanisms used to achieve your goals are cumbersome if not just outright poorly planned. Let’s talk about one of the worst things: coins. Whenever you draw coins from the bag (even during set up), you get a random amount. This means that one player could start the game with $4 and another could start with $12. The player with $12 could by sheer luck draw only 3 value coins the whole game and the other player could draw only ones. Guess what? The guy who draws only ones is going to lose, not out of poor strategy, but just because money is random. That sucks. It’s just a bad system. The game wants you to keep your money secret and find ways to bluff others out I guess, but since you need money to either buy buildings or bid in all those auctions, if you always have less money than someone else, you will not do well against them.

The auctions...I’m fascinated by the implementation here actually. Most games would just say “you have an auction and the winner gets this thing”, but this game asks you to explain four different kinds of auctions to the players and cycle between them. I had never heard of a “Dutch Auction” before, but I think it’s a neat approach to bidding and I wouldn’t mind seeing more of that in other games. But the four different kinds of auctions all in one structure lead to confusion each time I brought this to the table.

And then there’s scoring. I’ll be honest in that I’m still not sure I did scoring right in any of my games. It’s more complicated than it needs to be and I’m also pretty sure it heavily benefits someone who takes an early lead because they get rewarded with free money AND they get points. Even if there’s some special nuance to the scoring mechanic that I didn’t pick up on, it really bogs down the flow of the game to stop after taking eight actions and consult a chart to see who has the most of each type of symbol in their campus at that time. And the matching of pieces of symbols on tiles to build reputation is another mechanism that just doesn’t make any sense thematically. Tolkien decided to come teach at your college because you have six gardens and two church towers? Even if you call the symbols by what the game refers to them as, it’s saying he’s attracted to your school because you have two units of status and two units of beauty. Huh? Wouldn’t it be better if he wanted to come teach at your prestigious university because you have the best literary department or something relevant to his background?

Most everything about this game is subpar and clunky. I think there’s a chance that a group of English majors might get together and get a kick out of seeing their favorite historical authors in the game and trying to build a school worthy of those lofty figures so they’ll come teach on their grounds. I did however find that usually nobody was particularly fascinated with those characters, potentially because the rest of the game was so awkward that it’s hard to be excited about much of anything involved here...except getting control of the Chancellor’s Mace, which is a literal tiny mace.

I really don’t think I can recommend this to anyone. Even if you come up with house rules that circumnavigate some of the glaring issues, the presentation is still going to be lackluster. I repeatedly had people get through the first era and refuse to continue and I think that speaks volumes whenever something like that happens with multiple groups.

3.5 out of 10.

- Sean