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astoundingbeyondbelief · 1 year ago

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Kaiju Week in Review (December 3-9, 2023)

I made a frame from this shot Wikizilla's Image of the Week. No regrets. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, I love ya. When I was a teenager, explicit queerness was anathema to most big-name franchises. Those dominoes have been slowly falling, often in lower-profile tie-ins first, and to me this is a huge one: 69 years without a queer live-action Godzilla character are over. And Cate's the main protagonist of the show! I'm not under the delusion that media representation will cure all society's ills, but it sure doesn't hurt. Now, the non-Tumblr parts of the fandom are being completely normal about this, right? Right? Whatever, that's why you'll never get rid of me here. Cate had a couple more sweet moments with May in this episode, and Mariko Tamaki wrote episode 7, so don't expect her to stop kissing girls. Hopefully she's learned a valuable lesson about cheating though.

"The Way Out" is also another gift to those of us who have always wanted to see more of the ramifications of a world where Godzilla exists, from underground towns for the super-rich to ruined cities where federal troops shoot looters and harass people experiencing homelessness. And the show continues to find ways to use kaiju to talk about COVID, from Cate and Kentaro's exchange about San Francisco truthers ("It's easier than waking up every day and thinking, at any moment, the same could happen to you") to the blink-of-an-eye speed at which the threat went from on the news to her front door in the flashbacks.

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As I foretold, we got a Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire trailer, an amusing contrast to the weighty Toho flick and Apple show already fore of mind. It's Adam Wingard unbound, that's for sure. The human cast seems pared back, a longstanding Monsterverse problem, and the kaiju fights were far and away the best part of Godzilla vs. Kong, so hopefully this approach will play to his strengths. But that movie also had excellent VFX, and some of the shots in here are rough. There's time to fix them, at least... which probably can't be said of Godzilla's design. I like that he's pink (did some Warner Bros. executive take the wrong message away from Barbie?) and sporting a thagomizer on his tail, but his proportions are uncanny. And I see Kong found the Infinity Gauntlet; good for him.

I am, of course, not done talking about Godzilla Minus One. It added over 200 screens and made $8.3 million in its second weekend in the U.S., a minuscule drop considering that its $11.4 million opening "weekend" spanned five days. Almost a third of all tickets sold this weekend were for Godzilla or Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, remarkable in a market so allergic to foreign imports. That brings its total to $25.3 million (more by the time you read this). With an avalanche of Christmas blockbusters on the way, its grip on premium-format screens is about to slip. Still, I see it hanging around theaters for a while. I have never seen the fandom so united in praise for a film before, and it's making plenty of new fans.

Some of those fans are in high places. Variety leaked that it's on the 20-film shortlist for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars (to be narrowed to five nominees), something I, again, never expected to read about a Toho Godzilla film. Alas, it's locked out of this year's Best International Film category due to the quirky nomination period.

Much has been made of how great the film looks on a $15 million budget. I have two caveats, one in each direction. No one is quite sure where the $15 million figure came from; Yamazaki said at a recent con appearance that he only wished he had that much to play with. (He has yet to divulge the actual budget, just that it was above ¥1 billion.) Now, unions in the Japanese film industry are much weaker than in Hollywood, so a given production budget goes a lot further in Japan. All the same, I doubt that alone explains Minus One looking better than most superhero movies made for twenty times the cost. I'll offer a couple more reasons: Yamazaki has extensive visual effects experience (he's been the VFX supervisor of all but one of the live-action films he's directed), and the film's big effects scenes aren't as busy or lengthy as many of the Hollywood counterparts. I don't know if Disney will ask Yamazaki to direct the next Star Wars movie (that would require there to be a next Star Wars movie), but the studios here should be taking notes.

the sphinx, a blog with a ton of American Godzilla rarities to share, has outdone itself—behold a continuity and dialogue script for the U.S. version of King Kong vs. Godzilla! Included in the download is a detailed comparison with the film. No huge differences, apart from the script giving the secretary added to the U.S. version a name, but a fascinating piece of history all the same.

The Minus One incarnation of Godzilla (MaiGoji?) has joined Godzilla Battle Line, accompanied by [SPOILER]. To be honest, my enthusiasm for this game has been flagging, and I'm not caught up on the strategies developing around these two, so I'll just refer you to Sir Melee's channel as usual. This Godzilla's also doing a collaboration with the Japanese mobile game Fleet of Blue Flame.

Tiffany Grant, Asuka's original voice actress, will narrate the audiobooks for the Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novels which explore an Instrumentality-free path for the show. Seven Seas Entertainment published them in English from 2019 to 2021, which, to be honest, was also news to me.

This one's for my fellow library workers: the obscenely popular Who HQ nonfiction series for children is publishing a book about Godzilla next June. I don't know if this will have quite the same impact on today's young Godzilla fans as the Ian Thorne tome had on Gen Xers and Millennials, what with the Internet and all, but it's certain to be more factual. Expect illustrations instead of licensed photos, and not just because of Toho.

I can finally talk more about the Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers mobile game without fearing a DMCA. Not that there's much to talk about; it's freemium through and through and I'm not sure I know a single person who's excited for it. Interesting to see some critters from the comics break into another medium, at least. Here's the trailer.

#kaiju week in review #godzilla minus one #monarch legacy of monsters #godzilla x kong the new empire #kaiju #godzilla

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a-dauntless-daffodil · 2 years ago

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sorry but frankie being the ONLY ONE at monster high who thinks cleo is Cool will never not be my fav headcanon

cleo LOOKS like she's the popular one-

the attitude! the presence! the outfit! the ambition! the kind heart and the CONFIDENCE!! But Canonically Speaking-

frankie's the one made from various famous monsters, hanging with the ghoul kids in school. THEY'RE the one crushing hard on the local organization nerd ("self-proclaimed party princess"),

cleo, miss Number One human enthusiast, who means well but isn't always the best at reading the mood or focusing on priorities

(all of werewolf weekend) (also "clawed and clawdeen?? thank ra my parents didn't name me nefra-een! ugh~!" smiles, realizes no one else is smiling, "...right not the time cleo.")

she WANTS more fame, but mainly spends her time setting up school events, talking with her scarabs, and is starting to tag along with the popular group sometimes

result is THIS

So whatever her song says, i headcanon the vibe in school is more like....

Random Monster High Student:

Oh Cleo? Nefera's little sister, the one who always plays a tree in school plays?

Yeah, she has the funniest, most TRAGIC picture in the fearbook- I hear she has to make herself sneeze all over again whenever she wants to get something at the Coffinbean!

She's head of the dance committee, right? They did a "human themed" dance night once, because of her. And didn't she also organize the after-pep-rally eyescream this year? I think I remember her asking me what flavor I wanted...

Her friends? Um well, she's got these scarabs that are kinds cute. She tags along with Clawdeen Wolf and Draculaura sometimes, but I'm pretty sure she wasn't at that wild Nightmore party the crew had at one of Drac's mansions.

Other than that...

Oh oh wait!

I've seen pics of her hanging out with Frankie, though!

You know Frankie Stein- tall, goes by they/them, wears pretty much nothing BUT school memorabilia, falls apart a lot

I think they built a robot instead of turning in a paper one time, and blank out when remembering something from one of their famous brain bits?

They've got like, bits from almost any amazing monster you could name in the last half century! Monster models, Scareisian monsters, ballet dancers, monster scientists, lawyers. Even a bit from a king of Goreway! They're pretty clumsy but I mean, they HAVE only been alive for less than a year...

They dorm with Drac and Clawdeen- those three are pretty much always a trio, except for fearleading practice and theater stuff.

And yeah, I guess I see them with Cleo pretty often. Frankie, that is.

They sit with her at the creepateria a lot!

Huh. The brilliant franken monster and the second-in-line, dramatic, wanna be queen... I mean, don't get me wrong, Cleo's really nice! And her outfit is AMAZING... Just... I wonder what they even have to talk about...?

meanwhile, Frankie, @ Cleo:

actual canon dialogue: "Any party you're in charge of is sure to be zaptacular! You're so good at parties, and planning things, and picking things, and ah... (flustered) ..making things nicer, and..."

cleo-> decides to sneak into the family tomb. frankie -> PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME PICK M-

also frankie: laughs way too long at cleo's lame pun, tells it it's a good one anyway

also also frankie: goes to cleo for help looking good in their fearbook picture, even though cleo's last photo was a disaster and is the whole reason frankie got nervous about theirs

also also also frankie: "Anything for you, Cleo!"

also also also also frankie, after cleo holds their face and compliments them:

Me: what do they talk about? well mostly frankie just flits with her and is smitten and stuff XD

#monster high gen 3 #cleo de nile #frankie stein #clankie #headcanon #number of monster ready to support cleo's claim to the throne: 1 #but they'd vote for her 1000 times <3

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greatrunner · 3 months ago

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Interview with the Vampire got me thinking a lot about how memory is, at best, unreliable, with the finer details of a moment lived. From Louis's recounting his relationship with Lestat, to the things he only remembered from talking to Daniel.

It really got me thinking about how I remember things from my childhood and the period in my life when I was so obsessed with getting the details down, I journaled myself into burnout. Now, I'm actually afraid to put pen to paper (most days). I kid you not.

So, to make this about Godzilla: King of the Monsters, when I saw the film twice in theaters, there were two moments I remember going one way instead of another.

After the crew rescues Godzilla, I remember Ilene Chen and Mark Russell holding each other's hands as the submarine is hit by shockwaves from an explosion. When they surfaced, I remember them hugging, relieved they were alive.

But when I rewatched the scene a couple months ago, Ilene was the only one who grabbed Mark's hand, and they don't hug after the submarine surfaces.

I really sat there looking at my computer screen like

"Why did my thoughts betray me like that?" Like, I spent a good chunk of my day trying to figure out why I remembered those moments like that instead of how it actually happened.

#greatrunners meta #memory #interview with the vampire #godzilla #godzilla king of the monsters #ilene chen #mark russell

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how-serene · 6 months ago

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Dating Headcanons - Eric Binford

Warnings - fluff, tiny bit of angst, nsfw, gn!reader

A/N - rewatched the film recently, had to get this off my chest. First time writing headcanons.

How You Meet (setting the scene) -

You worked behind the snack counter, stuck in a reputative motion of serving popcorn, and cold soft drinks to the never-ending line of patrons. All while wearing the too wide, stretched grin that every staff member adorned throughout the day.

You first meet Eric on a particular slow afternoon, when the floor was mostly deserted of customers. It was Monsters week, in the middle of July. You tried to pass the time, flipping through a magazine while smacking on a cheap piece of pink bubble gum.

Eric was probably already a familiar face to you, and everyone else who worked at the theater. He would come in all hours of the day, usually late afternoons and nights. Although you never had the chance to talk to him.

So when he strolled up to the counter, shifting his gaze to the glass case of over-priced candy, you thought "fuck it." With the agonizingly slow clock counting down your shift, a little conversation wouldn't hurt to help pass the time.

"What can I get you?" you asked, leaning against the glass counter top.

"Just popcorn, please." He replied, fumbling for his wallet.

While you were busy readying the popcorn, you peered over at him.

"So, you here to watch Dracula again?"

He blinked, slowly as if trying to process your question. Then, suddenly you noticed his eyes come to life, like you had slot a coin in a game machine.

"Oh, ah no. I'm actually here to see a showing for Frankenstein."

"With Boris Karloff, right?"

"Yeah, did you know he-

Before you knew it he had talked your ear off for over 30 minutes, missing a majority of the film. In the end, he had timidly asked you out.

You looked over his lanky frame, and poor posture. His brown eyes were dark and bruised, as if he hardly slept.

He was cute, and you couldn't remember the last time you went out on a date with someone.

So, against your better judgment, you slipped him your number.

And the rest was history.

Relationship Headcanons -

okay let's get into it.

♥︎ Eric, undoubtedly, loves movie dates. Whether at home, the cinema or at those dingy drive-in's with shitty speakers. He loves having your warm body curled up into his side, while watching whatever is on screen.

♥︎ This also gives him a chance to ramble, from obscure facts about the film to the passing faces of background actors he happens to know the name of.

♥︎ He was worried at first, that you would find it annoying. People tend to think he talks too much, and often tell him to "shut the fuck up." Over time though, as the relationship progresses, that initial worry subsides.

♥︎ Will take you to new screenings every chance he gets. He has a pre-made list of every movie coming out during a certain month, and dammit he's not missing a single one-

♥︎ Will drive you around town, on the company vespa that he's definitely not borrowing on company time eric please, you're going to get fired-

♥︎ Loves it when you run your fingers through his dirty blonde hair. If you two are in his room, he'll gently place his head in your lap, quietly signaling to you. It helps soothe him to sleep, especially on nights when his insomnia is getting the best of him.

♥︎ Will stay over at your place most nights, to get away from his aunt Stella. Sometimes, after a particularly bad argument with her, he'll show up at your doorstep. Eyes red, and irritated from crying.

♥︎ He confessed to you one night, that he blamed himself for his mother's death (since she died during childbirth.) He was practically curled up in your lap, shoulders shaking from crying so hard.

♥︎ I can see Eric being a cuddly person. Loves it when your arms are wrapped around him, while he rests his head in the crook of your neck. Something about being held, reassures that nagging part of his brain that thinks he's not good enough.

♥︎ He definitely quotes romantic lines from some of his favorite films to you. Some examples -

"Never be jealous again. Never doubt that I love you more than the world. More than myself." Camille, 1936.

"I haven't been afraid since I've known you." Gaslight, 1944.

"You're wonderful. There's a magnificence in you, Tracy." The Philadelphia Story, 1940.

♥︎ Is not typically jealous, but due to being told he's worthless most of the time (from his aunt) I assume he battles with a lot of insecurity. He's not the most striking looking guy, and happens to be a lot smaller and thinner.

♥︎ So there are times when he'll need reassurance that you're there and want to be with him.

NSFW Headcanons -

♥︎ Listen, Eric doesn't have much dating experience meaning there's a good chance he's a virgin when you two get together.

♥︎ He's definitely more of a sub, whining and whimpering constantly when he's beneath you.

♥︎ I imagine him being quiet handsy, grasping at your hips, thighs, waist just trying to feel more of you. His hands tend to shake, more from excitement than overall nerves.

♥︎ He's a little shy to admit it at first, but he would be into roleplaying. Due to his extensive knowledge on films, he has an entire list of scenes from favorite movies of his he wants to 'act out' with you (with his own spin).

♥︎ I can see him taking it seriously, wanting to dress the part and set the mood. Acts as if it's a proper stage production. Will only break character when you're rocking your hips against him, causing him to mewl and buck against you.

♥︎ He can be needy in the bedroom, pleading just to be inside of you or taste you. From his tear stricken face and parted swollen lips, you have a hard time denying him.

♥︎ You dressed up once, as his favorite actor/actress (as a birthday present).

♥︎ Practically fell to your feet, words of praise and adoration falling from his lips.

♥︎ He's a bit of a sloppy kisser at first, as he gets caught in frenzy at the warm feeling of your tongue against his.

♥︎ Is a bit of pervert/creep, if I'm being honest.

♥︎ Has stolen your underwear before when he thought you weren't looking (you were aware, and may or may not have left them out for him to find.)

♥︎ When you're not around, and he's home alone he'll jerk off with your underwear in his hand. The scratchy fabric causing him to shudder and recall past nights with you.

♥︎ Despite this, nothing will ever beat physically having you around (for him to squeeze and hold.)

#dennis christopher #eric binford #eric binford x reader #fade to black 1980 #slashers #slasher x reader #headcanons

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hiddenexample · 8 months ago

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I guess I went to and saw the Kingoh FLT

This was my first time in seeing anything like this so that was a blast.

The first half was sort of something I expected. Like a post show episode? I'm surprised at how much of the plot I could follow along with. I guess all that studying actually paid off.

I wasn't sure what was going to be happening during the second half, I thought it would be more music oriented than it was.

Honestly the most fun part was seeing the different types of fans. There was a lady on the way back who I thought was on a business trip until I saw her goodie bag and Jeramie plush

Overall I had a good time.

Spoilers start here--

The plot was fun. I feel like the low stakes of this episode was something I was missing from the broadcast show. Where the Kings were arguing about something and the monster was almost more annoying than not? Well at least up until a certain point.

There was fan service for all the popular ships at every part. Altho himerita was the most popular at the show I saw.

I actually kinda liked stinkbug man. He was a goofy guy.

The currency plot was a really fun show case. It felt like the best of the first half of the show when no one could agree on anything, but also had like them having each others backs more? Like they could bounce off each other more than not.

Like himeno wanting her face on the currency

Kagu made the money worth more to his people or in his country specifically or something like that

Yanmas bit coin/credit system that made it easy to do crimes with

Rita and her moffuncoin bit. The way he got carried away on the palanquin with the giant mofffun plush was something.

Gira didn't have too much to say I think, he was more concerned with something else by that point

The fight scenes were really fun with a surprise showing from the buns. Those guys jumped around a lot more.

I do love the Sentai theater tricks. I think it would've been more fun seeing it closer, but seeing the show from above was fun too. Kinda get a bra vibe. Also I'm pretty sure I saw a couple of the guys smoking out back before the show started so it was kinda funny to see.

That guy was 199th in place for the throne and then died and the 200th guy took his place? Or was it the same person and he faked his death? I got a bit lost there. I'm pretty sure it's the first one b/c they used their finisher or whatever

I do want to see it subbed later to see if I got the gist of it correct in the end. The recording whenever that comes out.

The second half was harder for me to understand since they were talking faster and enunciating less. There were quite a few bits/puns with the call and response section I didn't quite understand?

Gira and Rita had the most nonsensical one. I think gira wanted oiishi/delicious to be his call for something? It felt like they were running out of ideas but in a funny way.

We got himeno and kagu's songs. Honestly I think Erica sounded better live than the CD? She's super auto tuned in that, for some reason.

I might add to this later but man what a good time.

Also bought a boonboomger bathbomb

#ohsama sentai kingohger #kingohger #kingohger flt

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kylesvariouslistsandstuff · 8 months ago

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SHREK 2, approaching its 20th anniversary, took in around $1.3 million this past weekend... In its first theatrical run since its original release.

I have a movie theater job, and I worked this past Friday. Spring break for many schools was this past week, and this week too. Those screenings on Friday at my cinema were often packed, and a lot of them were packed with kids. As in, kids who were born well after this movie originally hit theaters. And *after* SHREK FOREVER AFTER was released, at that.

Yeah, there's some multi-generational appeal there with SHREK and SHREK 2.

Some animation fans jeered at the SHREK movies back in the day, feeling that their early 2000s attitude and pop culture references-aplenty scripts would date them, ditto their art direction and design... But no, nostalgia is very strong, especially when it's passed down. These movies appeal to little kids today. The second PUSS IN BOOTS movie being more recent also helps.

It goes to show that at the end of the day, the characters and what the movie does with them can make something a long-lasting flavor.

And I'm saying this, as someone who is not the biggest fan of those movies myself. As a kid, I did *love* SHREK and SHREK 2. I was the perfect age for them, you could argue - I was 8 1/2 when SHREK came out, 11 1/2 when SHREK 2 hit. I could probably quote whole sections of them verbatim. I know it's sacrilege to say these things, but to me, the SHREK movies are basically the animated equivalent of late '90s/early '00s live-action comedies that were usually made for adults, but in PG-rated form. Set in a fractured fairy tale world with ogres and talking donkeys and dragons and such. If not for those fantastical elements, these movies could've been some '00s live-action comedies with hot stars. They just have that vibe to them, right down to their contemporary soundtracks.

I don't see the first two SHREK movies as the high-water marks of the animation medium that they were sometimes made out to be by critics who didn't see animation as anything other than babysitter fluff. In addition to feeling that MONSTERS, INC. deserved the inaugural Best Animated Feature Oscar over this film, I also never bought that the first two SHREKs were these "revolutionary" "adult" alternatives to whatever Disney had out at the time. There's a roughly 2-second scene in Ralph Bakshi's X-rated FRITZ THE CAT - from 1972 - that's a way better satire of Disney than this movie is said to be, haha. I know at least one person who doesn't really like animation, but they will admit that they liked SHREK. That tells me a lot... SHREK was an animated movie that managed to appeal to just about everybody, including folks who would otherwise not bother with cartoons. It just has that zazz to it... Their core appeal, well specifically, SHREK 1 & 2, is undeniable. How many other relatively chill, less formal comedies like this did you see in mainstream feature animation at the time? It's not zany like, say, Disney's similarly irreverent buddy comedy THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE from five months earlier, nor is it like Pixar's clever, tightly-plotted movies.

The first SHREK movie hit a sweet spot with a lot of American audiences at the right time. Adult audiences who were burnt out on Disney's Renaissance formula being repeated for each movie after THE LION KING, and especially all the movies made at other studios following their lead. Like ANASTASIA and QUEST FOR CAMELOT. Even DreamWorks' own THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, for that matter. These big, grandiose musical pictures... Certain young film fans nowadays will say "those movies went SO HARD", but back in the late '90s/early '00s, the attitude towards them was "Okay, enough of that already." They were often called things like "politically correct", that era's version of "woke". Audiences wanted an animated film that they could just laugh and have a fun time with, without the moral messaged in a specific way.

Adults had also avoided the slew of edgy action-adventure animated movies aimed at a demographic that would never be there, films like DreamWorks' THE ROAD TO EL DORADO, along with Disney's ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE and Fox's TITAN A.E.

So you have this particular landscape of animated features, circa early 2001... Big grandiose family-friendly musicals that have become rather traditional, and these action-adventures for preteen boys that few were interested in seeing in theaters. Few exceptions are in-between, like THE IRON GIANT, but those were ignored because of other circumstances. IRON GIANT by all means should've been a small respectable success back in 1999 at the very least, if not a sleeper hit/blockbuster, but distributor Warner Bros. didn't believe in it. That's the animated movie landscape of early 2001... and then this chill comedy with dick jokes and a gross-out factor to it comes along... Right place, right time, planets aligned... One person put it this way: SHREK was an animated movie that "you could have a beer with."

And to think that SHREK was at one point shaping up to be a cursed, troubled production. Something that animators were punished with. An impending bomberoo, a film that was stopped and restarted, that lurched through a tumultuous 5-year journey...

Then the sequel went on to break records in the spring/summer of 2004, a high that the later films in the franchise couldn't rekindle.

SHREK THE THIRD certainly made a lot of money back in 2007, it was the highest-grossing animated movie of that calendar year, beating out the likes of THE SIMPSONS MOVIE and RATATOUILLE... but I don't remember it landing the way SHREK 2 did. I remember seeing it opening weekend with my dad, my good friend, and his family... and... largely forgetting about it afterwards! I was in high school at the time, and had mentioned one day that a fourth one was coming. This was around late 2007, by the time SHREK 3 was out of theaters and close to DVD release. (And HD-DVD as well, remember that?) One of my classmates responded, "Ugh, they're making another one?" A new SHREK movie wasn't as novel and fresh by then, and when SHREK FOREVER AFTER came out in the spring of 2010, I remember everyone being hyped about TOY STORY 3 - opening less than a month later... Not a word on the fourth green ogre movie. SHREK 4 still made plenty of dough though, it was bigger worldwide than here. Then DreamWorks pumped the breaks on the green ogre, as FOREVER AFTER was billed as "The Final Chapter".

It's interesting to note that DreamWorks' original plan was to make five SHREK movies, and PUSS IN BOOTS would be a direct-to-video movie with the subtitle THE STORY OF AN OGRE KILLER. The fifth SHREK movie would've been a prequel, interestingly enough. But over time, as PUSS IN BOOTS graduated to theatrical feature film and was given to SHREK 3 director Chris Miller, the plans slightly changed...

PUSS IN BOOTS had a rather blah opening in fall 2011, no doubt fueled by franchise fatigue and arriving just a little over a year after SHREK 4... but the cat legged it up something fierce. Because it was pretty good, and for some, a return to form after two lackluster SHREK sequels. It was right for the time, too. An old-school swashbuckling adventure for the family, featuring a fan favorite character from the SHREK sequels. I'm not sure a Donkey or Gingy spin-off would've landed the same way, lol. I remember the early 2010s being a time of more sincere animated movies, a country mile from the ironic early 2000s attitude of the first SHREK movie and all of its imitators. PUSS IN BOOTS Uno was more in line with those kinds of movies, and some of the classic-style adventure movies that DreamWorks had out at the time, like HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and the first two KUNG FU PANDA films. Their then-recent comedies, like MONSTERS VS. ALIENS and THE CROODS, leaned in a more cartoony and wacky direction. The early 2010s, to reiterate, were way different from the early 2000s in terms of animated movie output. What goes on in the world moves the needle as much as the pop culture does, indeed.

So then, some 11 years and at least one period in limbo later, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH comes out. An exciting reinvention of the whole franchise, and arriving after a decade-long void where SHREK became something of a meme. Add in nostalgia, word-of-mouth, THE LAST WISH was a gradual trip back into the world of SHREK for many audiences. A big hit in the end, and a beloved movie. It's certainly my favorite movie in this series, for sure. I still find it neat how they didn't just do the safe thing and simply make a SHREK 5 after Comcast acquired them, no. They stuck to that long-gestating PUSS IN BOOTS sequel and saw it through first, as a sort-of lead in to new SHREK movies... And still did something amazing with it, when it could've just been another typical-style SHREK universe movie. It could've also been the movie that it was initially planned to be.

I have no doubt that SHREK PLEADS THE FIFTH, when it hits in a few years, probably makes a good run at highest-grossing animated movie of all-time. SHREK 2 was just that for six years. $919m back in 2004 - without 3D, IMAX, and other such premium formats - was **massive**. TOY STORY 3 took the crown thereafter, and held onto that for three years. SHREK 5's target to beat is the 2019 CG remake of THE LION KING, $1.6 billion. If you don't count that, FROZEN II with $1.4 billion.

I wonder if this re-release of SHREK 2 sparks Universal and DreamWorks to re-release other older films of theirs. Maybe even one that didn't do so hot back in the day? This year also happens to be SHARK TALE's 20th, and MONSTERS VS. ALIENS' 15th. 2014 saw the release of three movies: MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, and PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR. 2019 saw the arrival of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD and ABOMINABLE.

Who knows...

I think they should re-release animated movies more often, no matter the studio. The SHREK 2 re-release opened wider than the three recent Pixar first-time ever theatrical runs of movies that went straight to Disney+, and people turned out for it. It also helps that the movie is that old, whereas those three Pixars aren't that old. SOUL, the oldest of that trio, came out Christmas 2020. Not even four years ago.

Now, if Disney re-released a Pixar film wide like - say - THE INCREDIBLES this year, I'd imagine it'd get *some* traction like this SHREK 2 re-release did. Or if Disney did the same to an animated feature like LILO & STITCH. Remember those 3D re-releases of various Disney Animation and Pixar films? THE LION KING did quite well in 2011, while everything else barely made half of that... But still quite a bit nonetheless. $40m+ for, say, FINDING NEMO in 2012 is something a new animated feature would fight for today.

Every year, my cinema does the Studio Ghibli fest. Most of the beloved movies... Ya know, little tiny unheard-of movies like SPIRITED AWAY and PRINCESS MONONOKE? Always sold out to the front row.

The original KUNG FU PANDA ran for a few weeks earlier this year in the lead-up to KUNG FU PANDA 4, and a few people showed up for those screenings.

Yeah... More re-release of animated movies, please. Plus, they're great to experience on the big screen again.

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kaylinalexanderbooks · 7 months ago

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Personality through quotes

Thanks @mysticstarlightduck here!

Rules: a quote from your OCs given a prompt!

A quote about their favorite memory.

Lexi: "My favorite memory? How could I choose? I guess any where I'm spending time with my friends. The sixth-grade social dance was a lot of fun! Ooh, and the fifth-grade DC trip! That was so much fun. My birthday party last year at the rollerskating rink was awesome, though I did bruise my knee. But I was with my friends, so who cares, right? Ooh the first time I beat Maddie at Mario Kart. Oh my gosh, there was--"

Maddie: "Hm. I dunno what my favorite memory is. Weird to pick one. Maybe in third grade when Kelsey and I presented our research poster. We had the best one there. I ended up doing most of the talking though. It was about tigers, anyway. Kelsey didn't mind. Everyone was listening though. Felt cool to be the center of attention for a bit, I guess."

Ash: "Don't really have a favorite. But I did like it when Lexi, Maddie, Hannah, Mikey, and I were playing Minecraft together in my living room once. It was, like, fourth grade? Pretty awesome. We built a house inside a mountain."

Gwen: "There was this time my family and I were walking one of the trails near my house. Before Christian was born. Cory was really young, so he was with my parents. My sister Mallory and I were alone for a bit, so we got talking. I really like our talks when we get to do them. We ended up noticing strange pawprints and broken branches off to the side, so we started talking about a horror story where some kids like us were in the woods, being hunted by a monster. It was a lot of fun, if a little dark."

Robbie: "Bro, there's literally no way I can pick. Binging the Barbie movies with Sam and Akash was mega fun. We had a great time, both ironically and unironically. Um, the Halloween party in Alium? Those are great. Man this is hard. Uh, there was this time where Akash and I played this game where we'd go to a bookstore and read random sentences out of random books just to see what would happen. Dang, this is hard. In eighth grade there was a theater/choir team-up for a winter concert, so Akash and I got to be on stage together for once. Ugh, can I at least get a top twenty? This will take a while."

Akash: "Not to sound weird and gushy, but I genuinely mean it when I say growing up with Robbie makes it impossible to pick a favorite memory. There are too many good ones."

Jedi: "This is quite an interesting question. I simply am unsure of what to choose. However, I would say graduating college was a wonderful time. Carmen and Atsila were both there, which meant the world to me. They created a lovely celebration for me."

Carmen: "I'm not answering this question." [Redacted for spoilers, but it has to do with Atsila]

Tagging @avrablake @space-writes @dyrewrites @sam-glade @buffythevampirelover

Your sentence is: "A quote about a topic they could write a book about."

TSP intro

TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites

@nebula--nix @literarynecromancy

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akuaya-stories-tl · 1 day ago

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[SR] [Eric] Pure-Hearted Sorcerer

Chapter 1: Life Is ... Than Fiction

Eric: — Done. I've tended to your wounds, you should be fine now.

Boy: Thank you!

[Boy leaves the scene]

Claude: … Still, it's strange that he'd suddenly get a cut even though he didn't trip on anything.

Eric: Apparently, it's a phenomenon called Kamaitachi. It's a mysterious occurrence, fitting for the times of Kankonsai.

Just like with the fox possession incident with Vanis, we still couldn't let our guard down yet.

We should get back to our patrolling—...

???: Come on, everyone. Stop by and have a look…!

We have everything, from popular children's books to unearthed ancient scrolls~!

Eric: … It's an antique bookshop. There are so many books I haven't seen before…!

Antique bookshop owner: Oh, interested? You can pick one and look at it if you want.

Eric: Oh… But we're on duty now…

Antique bookshop owner: Oh? On duty, so that must mean you guys are from the army. Thanks for working hard so late.

Claude: Ah, no. We were just getting ready to wrap things up for the day.

Eric: … Huh?

Claude: Let's take a look for a bit, Eric. I'm also interested in those antique books.

Eric: Huh, ah, yes sir…!

Claude: But the amount of antique books here is genuinely fascinating… It's my first time seeing this military strategy book.

Did you find anything nice, Eric?

Eric: Ah, yes. I'm a bit curious about this novel…

Antique bookshop owner: Oh, you have good eyes, Sir.

It's a story written in the Far Eastern Land, it has travelled all the way across the ocean.

Eric: The Far East!? From such a faraway place? What's the story about?

Antique bookshop owner: Curious? You'll have to read it for the details, but I suppose I can tell you the gist of it at least.

To put it simply…

The story is about the protagonist, a sorcerer, who had to defeat his possessed friend from the grasp of a fiend with his own hands.

Eric: I see… Seems like it's quite a tragic story from the sounds of it.

Antique bookshop owner: No, that's not the case at all.

The world was saved thanks to the protagonist’s decision and his friend's resolve, that's how the story ends with a happy ending.

Eric: ……

Antique bookshop owner: Huh? What's wrong, sir?

Eric: … Oh, nothing.

I was just wondering if that's truly a happy ending—

Chapter 2: Life Is ... Than Fiction

Eric: … Oh, nothing.

I was just wondering if that's truly a happy ending…

Antique bookshop owner: ? What do you mean?

Eric: … His possessed friend ultimately sacrificed himself, right? That's too tragic, I don't think it resolved with a happy ending at all.

Antique bookshop owner: Haha, you're taking it too seriously. It's only fiction, you should take it lightly.

Eric: That may be true, but…

Antique bookshop owner: Speaking of which, seems like the story is also popular as a theater piece over there.

With the way you two right now, you guys could walk onto the stage straight away.

Eric: With the way we are right now?

Claude: He's talking about our costumes. Coincidentally, Eric dressed as a sorcerer while I dressed up as a fiend.

Eric: Oh, I see! My acting is utterly hopeless though.

Claude: What if, it wasn't acting then?

Eric: Huh?

Claude: If I was possessed by a monster… Would you strike me down without hesitation?

Eric: Err… Sir Claude…?

Claude: ……

Haha, I'm kidding. It was merely a jest, I just want to poke fun at you. Sorry—

Eric: I'll do it.

Claude: ……!

Eric: If that happens, I'll do it.

But I'm different from the protagonist of the story. So I think I won't do it the same way as him.

Claude: … How'll you do it then?

Eric: Let's see… Despite how I look, I don't give up so easily.

I'll definitely find a way to chase out the fiend from you.

Claude: …!

Eric: Sir Claude is important to Aquilegia. Me and Oscar will surely save you.

Claude: … Hm, I see. That's rather reliable of you.

Eric: No, err… I'm sorry! I somehow ended up talking so full of myself.

Claude: That's not true at all.

… It's just, you're too blinding for me.

Eric: Huh? Did you say anything?

Claude: Nothing… But I'd like to see that ending you spoke of more than the one in the story, that's all.

Eric: I see. I'm glad to hear it.

Claude: — Shopkeeper, would you sell that book to me?

Eric: What?

Claude: You've done well for our patrol this time. Think of it as your reward.

Eric: R-Really!?

Umm… I'm just asking to be sure.

But Sir Claude, you aren't possessed by anything like Sir Vanis, are you?

Claude: Oh…

Nevermind, shopkeeper. Seems like we don't need it.

Eric: I-I'll take it, I'll take it so please! I'm sorry! That was a joke just now!

Claude: … Pfft, hahaha.

Antique bookshop owner: Thanks for your patronage, customers!

[Fin]

#akuaya #akuma ouji to ayatsuri ningyo #evil prince and the puppet #evil prince and the puppet translation #akuaya translation #card story #eric akuaya #eric #claude akuaya #claude

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its-short-for-jackalope · 2 years ago

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Some Of My Favorite Cool Staging Choices in NPMD: a ramble, by me!

(is "staging" the right term? idk I wasn't a theater kid)

this will contain spoilers, which you can probably guess since it will be tagged as such.

When we see Richie getting attacked in the cold open, he's facing the audience; when it happens again (haha whoops) he's facing away from the audience & we get to see his attacker. idk man I just think the change in perspective is rad lol

Richie and Ruth taking the stage first for "High School Is Killing Me" because they're the ones who... y'know. (rip 💀)

when that first curtain thing lifts and reveals the rest of the stage 👌🏻

when Steph is trying to get Pete to help her cheat on the test the spotlight on them also lights up Grace before she butts in and gets them in trouble (foreLIGHTENing eh? eh?)

the rotating nerd huddle in "Literal Monster" brings me so much joy like Yes, put those nerds on a giant Lazy Susan and watch 'em go

the nerds sneaking along in the background when Max is singing

the bit with Miss Tessberger (sp?) leaving and returning to the stage from the opposite side

just everything about Pete & Steph's phone call. everything.

the stage going almost completely dark at the end of "Cool As I Think I Am" is fucking epic ok it's such a cool transition. also Max's "I bring light to darkness" and the lighting changes for that. they're both so cool

the bathtub prop. it just looks like it was fun to make. :)

when Steph is talking to Ruth & Richie and then she just turns and they're sneaking into the bathroom. it's like a movie transition in my brain. (also Mariah's little jump like she's trying to look into a stall is adorable)

NERDY PRUDES GOING TO THE WAYLON (sp?) PLACE MY BELOVED 💙 1. walking around the orchestra pit is cool & it's a fun, slightly-more-distanced throwback to when they walk thru the audience in TGWDLM & BF; 2. cool blue lighting + silhouettes, need I say more; 3. the tattered background descending as they walk is fucking magical

it's technically not part of the show at all but i have to give a shoutout to the person near the camera who goes "oh? oh?" when Pete & Steph exchange their cute lil looks in the Waylon House 😂

Richie moving behind the tattered curtains with the camera. also I know it isn't visible but the knowledge that the skele'on costume glows in the dark gives me life. (and Steph giving Ruth a thumbs-up when she's scaring Max??? adorable)

did they blur the npmd logo and put it over Max as he's dying? i fuckin love it no joke

that row of lights onstage just silently clicking off before Max shows up to get Richie 💀💀💀 and then they slowly come back RED

wHEN THE REST OF THE CAST LINES UP TO SILENTLY STAND WITNESS FOR RICHIE'S DEATH 💀💀💀💀💀

the pauses in Jeff's announcement to let everybody groan after their name is called (Joey's "ouhh noo" gets me every time)

I haven't really mentioned choreography because idk how to talk about dancing but... "Hatchet Town" my beloved <3 (all of the choreography in the show is so fun & cool)

BBQ monologues!! the stage is a stage! (whoa, is this tgwdlm???) Love the brief single spotlight on Ruth when she goes on, and bonus points for the red, white, & blue lighting bc barbecues are intrinsically linked to the 4th of July in my brain (🇺🇲🔥)

when Grace is talking to Detective Shapiro I love how gray the stage goes, especially after how colorful the BBQ monologue was, like ugh <3 it makes it feel more serious and important like shit's about to get real (it is)

Officer Bailey (I think that's his name? i do not trust my ears) just angrily moving the chairs after Grace steals his gun and escapes custody 😂

obligatory Beanies Paulkins & HCB scene 2.0 mention <3

Pete sweetie you were just at a football game how did you mix it up with baseball you fuckin nerd (affectionate)

The Chair Mishap™ (I'm not sure but I think all 3 of them broke there, to varying degrees)

Max chasing Solomon off the stage is fun, loved that. (oh shit if he gets you next make it thr... four. you'll be four. or five, technically...? are we still counting Max? this point got derailed.)

the squad car! the lights up top, the brake lights, and also I love when the car turns and everybody just leans to the side (SiS is my favorite for this). also Max just nyooming by as Shapiro takes off is hilarious.

HOLDING COURT WITH THE VOID!!! the increasing whispers, the lighting, the LORDS APPEARING, holy SHIT

the white lights & fog during the slow-mo bullet scene idk it just makes it for me

the homecoming disco ball and the different spotlights are great :D

the group pose at the end of "Best of Me"

the colored lights & Lords laughing at the beginning of "Dirty Dudes" 🤩

okay! that's everything that caught my eye on my fourth watch, lol. obviously there are many many many more awesome little details and funny bits but I wanted to focus more on the set & staging type stuff. it's really cool and interesting to me, especially after Black Friday's glorious secret Wiggly.

if you read all of this I hope you had fun!!

if you didn't have fun, feel free to keep that fact to yourself! 👉🏻👉🏻

#jack jabbers #rambly man will ramble #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #nerdy prudes must die spoilers #npmd spoilers #starkid #team starkid #hatchetfield

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shutupandplayasong · 2 years ago

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Mandela Catalogue HCs

heheh hyperfixation go brrrrr

Please don't yell at me if these suck im sensitive 🥺 /hj

Mark:

Would have been the best big brother to Sarah I stg

Not afraid to wear a tiara and feather boa and have a tea party with her

This towering young man sat on a dinky little plastic chair sipping imaginary tea, pinky out and all

Aaagghhhhhhh i love him

Definitely one of those "super talented, high iq, gifted kids" before the burnout hit him

Every Christmas, Easter, and birthday he'd ask his parents for a dog. He never got one :(

Not exactly a Disney adult, just a big fan of animated movies in general.

I think his favorites would be The Iron Giant, Monsters Inc, and Lilo and Stitch

Honorable mentions to The Fox and The Hound and Oliver and Company but they make him cry

Mark Heathcliff best boy 1,000,000/10

Cesar:

Cesar fans, you have my whole heart fr

You really took nothing and ran with it I can't not respect that

I see him as a total mama's boy. As far as I know, there's no mention of his dad anywhere so I imagine it's just him and his mom.

As a little boy he was like "I'm gonna be the man of the house now!" and he stuck to it like glue

Taking the trash out, doing the dishes, mowing the lawn because "Mom, you deserve to get off your feet, you're working too hard"

I think him being a mama's boy and having so much respect for her would translate into huge respect for women in general

I like the idea of him painting his nails ❤

His room is like a walk-in freezer you can literally see his breath when he sleeps

Used to skateboard but eventually "grew out of it" (he actually broke his wrist and is too scared to do it again)

Adam:

This toxic little fuck i love him

The most "dont talk to me until I've had my coffee" person you'll ever meet.

Not having consistent access to coffee must have been miserable for him when he was on the run. Doubly miserable for poor Jonah having to put up with a grouchy Adam for who even knows how long

You remember that tiktok trend from a few years ago like "I look really intimidating until I smile"? ADAM ADAM ADAM ADAM ADAM!!!

He's such an angsty little shit with the most severe case of resting bitch face disease but on the rare occasion he actually smiles??? Human sunshine

Definitely the type to look down when he smiles to try and hide it

Wouldn't be caught DEAD singing out loud, but will absolutely murmur songs to himself under his breath.

Just imagining him folding laundry or cooking and singing whatever song is stuck in his head to himself I LOVE THIS MAN

He likes rock music in general but I feel like he's really into songs like Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. Yknow those really mopey mid 2000s ballads?

Shattered by OAR, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, stuff like that

Jonah:

Rip jonah you would've loved tiktok

Was a theater kid but he got kicked out of class. Dude was just too hyper to follow directions

What can he say? He just stole the spotlight 🤪 (he's crying inside)

Walks into every room twirling his car keys around his finger like a dork

Can not be trusted to stand still, it's best to just make him wear one of those backpack leashes for everyone's safety

A gamer but not in a toxic way. He's actually terrible at games but he thinks it's fun to dick around and goof off in them.

You knows those "girlfriend who bites" memes? That's him. He's the girlfriend who bites.

Thatcher:

You've heard of wine moms, you've heard of wine aunts, well get ready for wine dad

I feel like he paints? He strikes me as very artsy

Loves plants but can't keep them alive for shit. It's not even that he forgets to water them, he follows all the instructions, the plants just hate him

Can't sleep without a TV on, or at least some sort of white noise or music playing.

Total garbage at gift giving lmao but he's trying his best

"I got you this card. Happy birthday."

"Thatcher, this says 'My condolences'"

"I know"

#the mandela catalogue #mandela catalogue #the mandela catalogue headcanons #mandela catalogue headcanons #the mandela catalogue hcs #mandela catalogue hcs #cesar torres #mark heathcliff #adam murray #jonah marshall #thatcher davis #a vck original

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gwenbrightly · 11 months ago

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(Re)Building the Future chapter 5

“She called me a monster,” Roxy says, backing away from the unconscious child. How can she justify being anywhere near Cassie after that?

“Roxy, I'm sure she didn't mean it,” Eclipse tries to comfort her. She doesn't seem to hear him.

“I mean, I know I can be a little competitive and maybe I'm moody sometimes but…” the wolf trails off. The thought of frightening a kid that badly hurts more than she'd like to admit.

“Sometimes?” Helpy repeats sardonically. A glare at the monitor he's hanging out on from Eclipse is all it takes to shut him up.

“Maybe she wasn't even talking to you. She could have been hallucinating. Those Moondrop candies are such powerful things and we did give her more than one serving size,” Eclipse suggests, frowning thoughtfully. Maybe giving Cassie the candies hadn't been such a good idea after all. One or two candies at nap time has never been a problem (for most kids, anyway). But they’ve given her way more than one or two. Probably more like one dozen. Or two. Suddenly, Eclipse finds himself wondering if they've given Cassie permanent brain damage on top of her damaged limbs… Oh Fizzy Faz, this poor kid!

“Honestly, I think you're both being over dramatic here,” Helpy announces with an eye roll. Okay, so maybe he’s being a bit harsh. But the constant panicking of everyone around him the past 24 hours has gotten old. Roxy looks like she’d like to strangle him (too bad), while Eclipse doesn’t look phased by his comment. Huh. Must be a theater thing…

“It’s not like this is the end of the world,” he continues.

“How would you know?” Roxy mutters, still offended. It does feel a little like the end of the world to her. All the Fazbear animatronics, herself included, are meant to bring joy to children, after all. Not strike fear into their hearts. Even if there has been the odd parent complaint in the past. Those are usually brought on by some Karen and her spoiled offspring not getting exactly what they want, when they want it, anyway. Oh, how she misses the days where the wrong flavor of birthday cake was their biggest worry. Everything has been so… broken lately…

“Easy. I see the bigger picture,” Helpy tells her.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asks. Well, more like growls, but who’s keeping track of semantics?

“Roxy, Roxy, Roxy,” He says as though talking to a confused child, “think for a minute. Where did you get those horrifyingly outdated eyes from, again?”

“… oh…” Roxy brings her good hand up to her face in horror. Of course Cassie would remember the way it’s eyes looked in her first moments of consciousness. They had probably been one of the last things she’d seen before… How could she be so stupid?

“Now you’re getting it! Yeah, you should probably find some sunglasses or something,” Helpy suggests. He’s not cruel enough to suggest she remove the eyes just yet if there’s another (possibly more entertaining) solution.

“I’m sorry, can we back up for a second, please?” Eclipse interrupts, thoroughly confused by the direction this conversation has taken. “Where did Roxy get her new eyes? Am I missing something?”

“Oh, didn’t she tell you? Roxy stole em off of It during her epic battle royale earlier. No biggie!” Helpy explains casually. He’s actually pretty impressed by the way she had ripped them clean out of their sockets, truth be told.

“Roxy, did what?!”

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“Can’t this car go any faster?” Gregory asks, anxiously staring out the window. Usually he’s fine with the half hour drive between his new home and the Pizzaplex. Usually there’s no reason to go anywhere near it and having a bit of space from the place they almost died (multiple times!) is a good thing. Usually-

“Gregory, I’m already driving over the speed limit,” Vanessa tells him, making a sharp turn. There’s a bump as the car goes over the curb. “If I go any faster, we’ll get pulled over for sure, which will not help our situation!”

Gregory groans in disgust. Why does Vanessa have to be a responsible adult at a time like this? Cassie needs them!

“She has a point, Superstar,” Freddy observes apologetically.

Ugh. Two responsible adults are even worse than one.

“I bet if you let me drive, we could-” Gregory starts in innocently.

“There is no way I’m doing that. I’d like to live a little longer, thank you very much,” Vanessa cuts him off. The lack of faith in his driving abilities is so unfair. She has no proof that he’d get them all killed. Roxy being maimed the last time he ‘drove’ a vehicle wasn’t even really his fault (she’d had it coming)!

“Not to mention, you are far too short to legally sit in the front seat,” Freddy adds. Bold words for a bot that was built by a company with more OSHA violations than an oil spill.

“Freddy. Vanessa. Cmon, you guys… This is an emergency!” Gregory pleads. Vanessa ignores his puppy eyes, even though she can clearly see in the rear view mirror. Freddy doesn’t seem affected by it either. Can’t they hear Cassie’s screams ringing in their ears, too? Don’t they understand the gravity of the situation?

“We want to help Cassie just as much as you do,” Freddy tells him, sensing his rising fear, “but let’s save the reckless endangerment for once we’ve arrived at the Pizzaplex.”

“I’d be good with avoiding it there, too,” Vanessa mutters. What a killjoy. She slams on the brakes to avoid going through the red light up ahead, making Gregory momentarily grateful Vanessa made sure he was wearing his seatbelt before they left (for about five seconds before remembering that he’s supposed to be annoyed with her).

The light takes forever to change back to green, and by the time it does, Gregory has begun anxiously doodling with his fingers on the window. The Fazcraft logo, a cow being abducted by aliens, Freddy in a cowboy hat, a duck with a clump of grapes, a FizzyFazz soda can, a frowny face. He’ll probably be stuck cleaning the marks off the windows later, but at least it gives him something to do besides worrying. Another frowny face. And another. Okay, maybe this isn’t working so good.

“Hey, look. It'll only be a few more minutes. Just hang in there,” Vanessa says when she notices his poor attempt to distract himself.

“Thank goodness. I’m running out of things to draw,” Gregory admits. And draws another frowny face. Because that feels easier than mentioning that every second he’s stuck in this car is another second that Cassie could be laying somewhere dying. Or dead. No- bad idea. Definitely don’t think about it like that. Giving up on his window art, Gregory stares out the window at the darkening sky for the rest of the drive. He’s out of his seat before Vanessa has even parked the car.

He races over to the entrance. It’s not looking so hot. The light of the full moon illuminates boarded up windows and scaffolding. The obnoxiously bright neon lights and signs he remembers from previous visits are all gone now. Broken glass litters the ground in more than one place. If the inside looks as bad as the outside, it’s a miracle that Cassie didn’t get taken down by tetanus long before it got to her. Freddy and Vanessa come to a stop next to him, similarly taken in by the scene.

“Well, I think I know how Cassie got in,” Vanessa muses just as Gregory is about to suggest using Freddy as a battering ram (there isn’t an obvious entry point at the moment and it’s not like it would hurt Freddy). She points a flashlight towards a child sized opening in the newspapered glass on one of the upper levels of scaffolding.

“Guess we better get climbing, then,” Gregory announces, one foot already on a ladder rung.

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Footnote: If you have never watched a 350 pound animatronic bear try to climb construction scaffolding, you should know that it is simultaneously hilarious and painful to do so.

Freddy’s efforts are valiant, but it’s safe to say that if Fazbear Entertainment ever decides to finish repairing the Pizzaplex (which, let’s face it, they won’t), they’re going to need a whole new set of ladders, platforms, and railings. Flat surfaces? Haven’t heard of them. Dents and awkward slants are totally in now. Also, that hole in the glass has always been that size… why do you ask?

Gregory and Vanessa try to hide their entertainment at Freddy’s suffering, they really do. But in the end, they can’t help but share a moment of laughter as he clatters down the final ladder and onto the floor inside the Pizzaplex. Freddy pauses to glare at the contraption before joining them, acting as though it was placed there specifically to inconvenience him.

“Take this before we go any further,” Vanessa says, handing Gregory one of the flashlights she’d packed before they left (along with a first aid kit and several other items she thought they might end up needing). She isn’t too worried about Freddy, what with him still having Roxy’s upgraded eyes, but Gregory is already a tad accident prone without blindly stumbling through a pitch black space filled with deadly objects. She’d really appreciate it if they make it through the rest of the evening (or however long they end up stuck in this hell hole) without anyone else getting hurt and/or trapped somewhere.

Gregory waves the flashlight around like a lightsaber, nearly blinding Vanessa. She briefly considers legally changing his middle name to ‘Distractible’, but decides that it’s not worth the effort. The flashlight beam bounces off an assortment of debris, construction equipment, deactivated floor bots, cleaning supplies, and several spray paint messages left behind by previous trespassers.

“Wow…” Gregory comments, looking around the ruined lobby, “they’ve really let this place go.”

“You can say that again,” Vanessa agrees.

“They have really let this place go,” Freddy repeats, taking her literally. “I am a bit disappointed that Corporate would neglect things like this.”

“It is kinda sad,” Gregory agrees. The Pizzaplex used to be so impressive (Fazbear Entertainment had clearly put a lot of time and money into the place) and now it looks like the setting for a post apocalyptic thriller. He remembers being a little in awe the first time he saw the giant golden statue in the lobby. But now, especially after everything he’s been through, the place gives him the creeps. The things that have happened here are not worthy of any awe. Probably just anger and disgust, along with a healthy dose of fear.

“So, uh, question,” he says, not wanting to dwell on his lingering trauma, “how exactly do we get,well, anywhere in this mess?” There’s a gaping hole in the floor directly in front of them. Shipping crates and safety barriers block off another hole on the left side of the lobby.

Vanessa carefully picks her way around bits of debris and caved in flooring. It’s a shame Gregory hasn’t started watching the security footage a little bit earlier so they’d have a better idea of how Cassie had navigated this mess. Deciding the areas with the biggest holes aren’t worth exploring, Vanessa wanders towards the area that used to house the final set of turnstiles before the entry pass display. Somehow, this area has significantly less damage done to it. If you ignore the headless staffbot in the distance and the spray painted warning that says ‘Danger’. How very welcoming and not foreboding in the slightest!

“The floor seems a little more stable over this way,” Vanessa calls to the others against her better judgement.

“Time for some reckless endangerment,” Gregory announces, leading the way into what’s left of one of the gift shops.

#myfics #fnaf sb ruin #roxanne wolf #Helpy #fnaf fanfic #fnaf fanfiction #five nights at Freddy’s fanfiction #fnaf security breach #fnaf vanessa #freddy fazbear #eclipse #reckless endangerment #Gregory just wants to drive

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kattahj · 11 months ago

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Tagged by @brifrischu thank you for thinking of me!

Last song?

Honestly, I don't tend to listen much to music. Most of the time when I have Spotify on, it's a podcast, or I just go to my liked songs and hit shuffle.

I did deliberately listen to Keops pyramid the other day, though. It's a Swedish political song from the 70s which uses the creation of the pyramids, as well as the Tower of Babel, to make a commentary about class warfare. It's not terribly accurate to how pyramids work – the rich people are described as being at the top of the pyramids, and the people below slaves – but it's still a good song!

"So it seems that in every era and among all people there are those who want to create pyramids. Where they themselves are at the top and have the power in their hands, while those who live below obey them. But if those up at the top no longer want to understand, but despise all the people who give them food, the pyramids will end up being their graves."

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Favorite color?

Purple and black. Used to be more black when I was younger, now more purple.

Currently watching?

The Eighth Sense, Teenage Bounty Hunters, and the Swedish version of Antiques Roadshow. I've also been watching Last Twilight and Percy Jackson, but I've fallen behind.

Also, the film festival I volunteer with has opened for submissions, so I watch a lot of short films, trying to decide which ones we should show.

Last movie?

I'm halfway through Clue. (*whispers* I don't like it much.) Latest one seen in the theaters was Monster. That, on the other hand, was amazing.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory?

Can I say salty? Otherwise sweet, I guess.

Relationship status?

Extremely single and loving it!

Current obsessions?

I'm kind of between obsessions at the moment. Although, if someone wants to come talk to me about Vanity Fair (the Thackeray novel), please do! I read it over the holidays, and while I haven't had the energy to write a full meta about it, I have So Many Thoughts. I wish we could do it as a Tumblr book club, like Dracula Daily (but preferably not in real time, since the story takes about 15 years to play out).

Last thing you googled?

I use duckduckgo for the most part, but the last thing I searched there was what kind of charger cable I need for my cellphone. (I keep forgetting and need a spare.)

Selfie or another pic you took?

My cat is so much cuter than I am!

Tagging @pocket-elf @the-bookwyrm @lena221bee @stardustviolet @thedooristhebluecushion and whoever else wants to do it!

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dzthenerd490 · 3 months ago

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Addendum X-28 part 2

The four of them walked through the abandoned city, though they were able to remain calm due to the fact that there were no monsters or any signs of destruction in the area.

“H- Hey I can see it! Tachikawa Station!”

“Sssh! Keep your voice down, just because everything seems calm doesn’t mean we’re safe. Let’s just find the entrance and get the hell out of the opening.” Akira nodded and the four of them walked forward in silence. Though suddenly Tadokoro started sweating, he started shouting as he ran forward.

“Hey! Get back here you ruffian!” Agent Cortez, Akira and Nao now had no choice but to chase after Tadokoro who was running towards the station.

“I- I don’t see it! Where the hell is the rescue team! The Defense Force! Nothing! Why are there only bodies!”

“Hey! Keep your fucking voice down you damn…” Agent Cortez grabbed Tadokoro and shook him though he stopped when he saw that they were surrounded by dead bodies.

“Oh my god.”

“So the monsters are here too.”

“Shit, we gotta be careful, let’s find a building and hold down until we can come up with a new plan.”

“Hey I see someone!” Tadokoro pointed to the distance and soon they all saw other survivors running towards them.

“Hey! Other survivors!”

“Don’t come towards us you idiot! Just run! A big one’s coming!”

“A big one? But I don’t see any-” Suddenly everyone around them started rumbling as if an earthquake was soon starting.

“Oh fuck! It’s not big it’s fucking huge!” Cortez pointed in the air, allowing Akira and Nao to look up and see the giant monster blocking out half the sky and even tower over the tall buildings. It suddenly started roaring not only forcing them all to cover their ears but also making the rumbling worse than before.

“Come on! We’ll die if we stay here!” Cortez led Nao and Akira who quickly started running after him. Tadokora thankfully noticed in time and followed the three of them while screaming in fear.

“Fuck! No one told me there was such a large one!”

“Quit your bitching! Just keep running!”

“We can take that exit!”

“Alright everyone, follow her!” However, as they followed Nao, they quickly stopped due to the bridge they were on was broken leaving them no way to escape.

“Fuck… Oh fuc… Oh?” Agent Cortez turned around expecting the monster to be following them but instead it walked off into the distance.

“Well at least that freak isn’t trying to kill us.”

“Yeah, but where do we go now?”

“Hey you there!” The four of them looked down to the road to see a muscular man shouting at them.

“It’s dangerous over there! Come over here!”

***

After finding stairs leading them down, they met with the man who was hiding.

“This way kids, this way!”

“Keep your voice down, those monsters could be anywhere and might hear you.”

“Huh? What’s a foreigner doing with a gun?” Cortez glared at the man with disappointment, however Tadokoro ran to the man and grabbed him by the shirt.

“Please help us! This fucking Mexican-”

“Hey, hey, keep your voice down kid! We can’t talk here anyways; follow me I know a safe place.” Tadokoro stood there frozen while Nao and Akira passed him by staring at him in disappointment. Then Cortez kicked him in the shin and walked by forcing Tadokoro to limp after them in pain.

“Hurry, down here before the monsters find us.” The man led them all into a building and down the stairs and into a hallway but not before pulling down shutter doors to the hallway.

“Okay, follow me, come on.” They continued to follow the man until they found themselves in a theater filled with a few survivors.

“Huh? Who are they?”

“These are other survivors I found when I checked outside. Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Mitsuru Takeshige and I’m a gym teacher.” Cortez knew that last part had to be true given how jacked the guy was.

“The elderly couple there is Mr. and Mrs. Nishina. They own this place. Speaking of which they asked me to check outside, what’s going on by the way. Was it a monster that caused all that rumbling?”

“It sounded large enough to be a Tsuchinoko.” Cortez, Nao, Akira, and Tadokoro looked at the man in glasses with confusion.

“Tsuchi… noko?”

“That guy is Nakamura; he was a part of a movie club at his university. He also took the liberty of naming the monsters we saw. Tsuchinoko is a monster that looks like a centipede by the way.”

“Oh yeah, those fucking freaks. Eugh.”

“Wait freaks as in plural? Did you see another monster?”

“Oh yeah, we don’t know how many but there’s quite a few. Though uh, sorry to say it wasn’t the centipede monster. It was something a whole lot larger... Larger than a fucking building actually.”

“Larger than a building?!”

“You must be kidding!”

“I’m scared!” Agent Cortez groaned at himself as he was not good with dealing with civilians; but then again, he wasn’t sure anyone at the Foundation was. They knew how to evacuate and protect life but when it came to keeping civilians calm and happy that was a whole different story.

“Don’t worry, this theater is in the sub-basement and its walls are strong! It’s like a disaster shelter.” Cortez sighed in relief as he was not the one who had to calm everyone down. He should have done so since he was technically the superior here, but he was glad none-the-less, all be it a little ashamed as well.

“So uh, do you all know each other. Before the disaster I mean.”

“No, before noon none of us had ever seen the other. But then the earthquake happened.” Mitsuru then explained how he tried to get back to his car after the earthquake but quickly encountered the centipede monster and ended up meeting the others during the attack.

“Jesus, so there really is more than one centipede monster.”

“What? What do you mean?” Cortez was about to explain but Nao stepped forward and told the whole story including the incident at their school. Tadokoro then escalated things by mentioning the crater and his theory about the monsters coming from space. Cortez knew that the last part should be impossible but also knew better than to tell any of them the reason why.

“Well since you’ve all been through a lot you can rest here with us and wait for rescuers.” Cortez felt his gut fold, there was no way help was coming and even if SCP or GOC forces showed up they wouldn’t pay attention to any civilians and might even kill off civilians if the situation got desperate enough. The monsters wiped out a majority of the population in the area so Protocol “Guardian Angel” and “Censorship” would no longer stand. The Foundationists are probably having a fucking field day right now, those heartless fascist fucks! Cortez thought to himself.

“I can’t stay here.” Everyone then turned to Akira, staring at him with disbelief due to his wild declaration

“I have to find someone, if there are other people hiding like this she might be with some of them. I should find her quickly.” For obvious reasons everyone protested but Cortez remained silent. If this kid is really going out then I need to go with him, he thought to himself, if there's a way out of the city we can find it if we’re on the move. Though it will be hard to convince him that, maybe he’ll be more lenient if I tell him all the possible exits to the city are places where his friend could be hiding.

“Tch, what an idiot, I won’t go out there again!”

“I don’t intend on dragging you along so you can stay. You too, Shirasaki. Take care.”

“Wait, Takashiro, lend me your phone.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Just do it.” Akira looked a little scared of Nao and did as she asked as a result though to his shock as soon as she got the phone she started searching through his messages.

“Ah, this is her right?” Nao then showed the phone to Akira which showed Miku. Oh that explains the desire to be a hero, Cortez thought to himself, damn teenage hormones.

“You have a pretty girlfriend”

“Ah! She isn’t my girlfriend.”

“Ok, let’s go. I’ve memorized her face. We’ll find her faster if we both look.”

“Wha- What are you saying?! I can’t ask you to go with me!” Nao then smiled and walked up closely to Akira making him blush and leaving Cortez glaring at them both with disappointment.

“Takashiro, I’ve already come close to dying so many times, if it weren’t for you I would truly be dead. So… My life belongs to you.” Fucking teenage hormones Cortez thought to himself as Akira blushed in shock.

“Ahem! Alright, alright! Take a step back you too, I agree we can’t stay here but to leave with only a gun is a very bad idea. Especially since we already confirmed it doesn’t work against those monsters.”

“Hey! What are you all saying?! We’re safer here! Besides as a teacher I can’t just let you two wander off!”

“Who cares? Let them go, it means more food for the rest of us anyways.”

“Hey shut your mouth! You honestly want to let some school kids kill themselves?!”

“But what if it’s all fine?” Everyone turned to Nakamura who was fixing his glasses in a cool looking manner.

“Have you all noticed we haven’t heard any loud noises for quite some time? Perhaps now it’s time for them all to sleep.”

“Huh, so if we wanna leave now is the time?”

“But we can’t know that for sure!”

“... Excuse me, I would be willing to check and also guide the youngsters.” Everyone then looked to Mr. Nishina in shock, so did his wife who quickly tried to stop him.

“Please don’t worry, at least this old man can help out those kids. If anyone should do something so dangerous it should be the oldest.”

“Hey, hey, come off it old man, today isn’t the day you die. I’ve already been watching over these brats. I should be the one to sacrifice myself if it means keeping these kids safe. Not that I want to but thankfully I’m not a heartless bastard.” Mr. Nishina looked at Cortez surprised and bowed joyfully.

“Thank you Mr. Foreigner.”

“Please just call me Cortez.”

“Ah, of course, I apologize Mr. Cortez.”

“What the hell?! Does that Mexican have a gun?!” Cortez glared at Majima who was quickly filled with fear and shut his mouth.

“I only go by Cortez alright! I don’t want to hurt anyone but let’s make one thing clear. You don’t respect me then don’t expect me to respect any of you!”

“I see, I understand you're just a man looking for respect but still I’ll have to insist.” Cortez looked to Morikawa in confusion while Morikawa held out his hand.

“Please surrender your gun to me.”

“... No, I will not be giving a civilian my gun.”

“Look you have to understand Japan is a country where-”

“No! I’m sorry but I have to insist this gun stay with me. I am with an international special force, okay? If I was to give you this gun both you and I would be recognized as international terrorists.” Morikawa was shocked and quickly backed off while sweating in fear.

“Sorry, I didn’t know.”

“It’s alright, I wasn’t actually supposed to tell you but given the circumstances I don’t think it matters anymore. Now let’s get out of here and see if we can find Akira’s… friend.” Akira blushed and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. Meanwhile Cortez walked by him but not before patting him hard on the back.

***

Cortez, Akira, Nao, and Morikawa were now outside wandering the streets within the cover of the train station above them.

“Looks Clear, it seems the monsters really are resting. Probably after having such a large feast.” Cortez then looked back to see the other three were still there and fine.

“Thank you Cortez-san, let’s look around for the station then.”

“You don’t have to use honorifics just call me Cortez.”

“Ah… but you see.. You know what fine, I kinda doubt it matters right now anyways.”

“Mr. Takeshige, we should check the southern door, they could be there.”

“Please don’t call me Mr, even my students don’t call me that, I don’t mind if you call me professor though!”

“I’m just going to call you Takeshige, though I’ll call you Take in dire situations.” Morikawa chuckled at what Cortez said, Cortez then smiled back at him, he could tell Morikawa was a real stand up guy.

“Ah, I almost forgot. Shirasaki, use this to clean off the dirt, it’s a shame for such a pretty face to still be dirty.” Morikawa then handed a handkerchief to Nao, and she accepted it though Cortez noticed he was seemingly blushing when she took it. It sent chills up Cortez’s spine, but he quickly shook his head thinking he was probably being too judgmental. Though he and Akira noticed that he dropped a photo from his pocket to which Akira picked it up. Though Morikawa quickly took it, leaving the atmosphere awkward.

“Uh, is that your daughter?”

“Yeah something like that?”

“... stepdaughter?” Morikawa looked at Cortez then smiled awkwardly.

“Yeah, that’s more like it, we uh… we haven’t seen each other in a while but I really wanted to visit her soon.” Cortez then sighed in relief now he understood, Morikawa was probably someone who was proud of being a father but not very good at the job. So helping Nao probably made him feel like he was a proper dad again even if for a second.

“In that case, let’s all get out of this fucked up nightmare alive.”

“Of course, Cortez, but uh, maybe don’t use foul language around high schoolers.”

“Ah, right, sorry about that.” The four of them then once again confirmed the area was clear. Afterwards, they ran out as quietly but quickly as they could to the station. Though as they saw before, all the gates were closed preventing them from entering. As the other three debated on what to do, Cortez looked at his fist, as a Field Agent he was allowed access to more advanced and even experimental types of combat and medication. As such he was naturally stronger than the average human, he thought that maybe he could punch a hole through the metal shutters.

“Cortez, what are you doing?” Cortez looked at Morikawa and the other’s looking at him surprised.

“We don’t got any better options right now.” Cortez then punched the shutters before Morikawa could warn him to stop. Cortez expected to at least leave a dent in the metal but instead he nearly broke his knuckles and was forced to hold his own hand in pain.

“Augh! God damn it!” Cortez quickly grabbed out a small medical pack, placed some healing ointment onto the wounds and bandaged his wounds.

“Damn it man, I tried to warn you.” Cortez sighed in disappointment, Morikawa had no idea, those shutters were reinforced with something thick and strong. Whoever shut them really doesn’t want anyone to leave. Cortez knew that only the Foundationists would be willing to abandon civilians but if that was the case then how come the Global Occult Coalition wasn’t rolling in tanks and mechas to save everyone. Surely, they would want a chance to prove they were the true saviors of humanity.

“The south door! Are you kidding me?! What the heck!” Cortez, Nao, and Morikawa then noticed Akira running off to which the three ran after him.

“What the hell are you doing you brat?! Get back… here…” Once they caught up they saw what he did. The other side of the building was completely gone.

“What… What the hell happened here?!”

“Could this be another crater?”

“No… probably…” Akira ran off again leaving the three to run after him again while Cortez and Morikawa yelled at him in anger. However, he didn’t listen even as they ran into a building though Nao ended up slipping and fell into a puddle of blood. Morikawa quickly helped her up while Cortez looked at the puddle and various other blood puddles. It looks like the person exploded resulting in a splatter of blood. Though Morikawa and Nao didn’t want to observe any further and just ran after Akira, so Cortez followed them. Once they all made it to the roof, they saw what Akira saw, it wasn’t another crater it was a trench.

“No… we’re trapped in the city.”

“This must be why we haven’t been rescued…”

“But a helicopter could easily pass through the trench! Maybe we just-” before Nao could finish the four of them could feel something close and getting closer. Out of reflex Cortez pulled out his gun and pointed it at the target which turned out to be two civilians. Though one of them pulled out their own gun and pointed it at Cortez. The other civilians, Nao, Akira, and Morikawa were left shocked as Cortez and the gun holder stared at each other sternly.

“SCP Indigo Yankee!”

“... GOC Foxtrot Alpha.” Cortez sighed as he lowered his pistol though he was shocked to see the GOC agent still holding up his. He was clearly afraid and mistrusting of the Foundation, not that Cortez could blame him though he still glared in disappointment. Thankfully he calmed down after a second or two it still confused Cortez.

“How the hell did you get here?”

***

The two of them ended up introducing a large group of survivors all hiding on the roof of the building. Cortez was led by the GOC agent to another Foundation agent, who also happened to not be a native of Japan. Cortez was happy to see them though it would have been better if he was a member of an evacuation team.

“Good on ya lad for saving a couple bairn’s.”

“Yeah, they’ve been quite the handful though. But right now, I need a status report about what the hell is going on.”

“Uh, sure but first, can either of you guys speak in a different language, preferably Russian?” Cortez and the Scottish Foundation agent stared at him for a moment before setting their translation collars to russian. The GOC agent was surprised but then sighed in annoyance, he had heard what Foundation technology was capable of but didn't believe it until now.

“Okay, so I have no idea what is going on, do either of you?”

“Sorry lad, no idea.”

“I don’t know either, I was kinda hoping the GOC knew what this was.”

“No I don't. I just had orders to stand by in case of disaster though they wouldn’t elaborate on what that disaster could be. But now I wish they would give us reinforcements.”

“Regardless of whether it’s the GOC or the Foundation, the higher ups should have known what was coming. God damn it, why didn’t they tell us anything?” Suddenly the three of them were interrupted when Morikawa was making an announcement for the other survivors.

“Attention everyone! This is just a theory but it’s possible the monsters aren’t active right now! We arrived here and not once have we encountered a single monster, that enough is proof! If we are going to leave, now is the moment.” Cortez hated this idea as this many people moving was certainly going to attract a monster or two. However, before he could protest the Scottish Foundation agents stopped him and stepped forward while turning his translation color to a japanese setting.

“You heard him lads, we’re not going to be safe on this roof, best to go somewhere else.”

“But Callum-san! There isn’t anywhere to go”

“That’s not true! I can take you all somewhere much safer, it's an underground theater that even the giant monsters can't reach. There is plenty of food and supplies as well so we can wait for help to arrive.” Cortez sighed, he had a vague idea of why Callum was trying to encourage Morikawa’s idea of evacuation, and he didn’t like it. Still, it wasn’t a bad idea given the circumstances, so he went along with it.

“Morikawa is right! It’s heavily fortified as well so there’s no risk of monsters finding us so long as the doors are shut. Once we get you all there the doors will be closed for good.”

“Uh… but the idea of being underground with foreigners is a bit...” Cortez sighed in annoyance after hearing that comment from a random survivor, but soon more survivors stood up.

“Callum-san and the other guy have guns! I’m going with them!”

“Yeah, who cares about them being foreigners! Let’s just get out of here!”

“Please take me too!”

“Me as well!”

“Hey we’re going too!” Callum and Cortez looked at one another, Callum smiled while Cortez looked at him with concern. Callum seemed like a nice guy but that didn't deny the possibility that he was a Foundationist.

***

The large group of survivors walked down the escalators slowly and quietly as a precaution in case the monsters were easy to wake up.

“Hey! Are we really going back to the theater?”

“Sssh! Keep your voice down!” Cortez lectured Akira, normally Akira was levelheaded but right now he really seemed a little on edge.

“I just want to find Miku.”

“Listen kid, let's just get these people safe first, then we can look for Miku.”

“Um, Takashiro?” Akira and Cortez then looked back to see a timid schoolgirl in glasses trying to talk to them.

“Your Takashiro right? We went to the same middle school.”

“Huh? Wait, Mako Sakura?!”

“Sssh! God damn it kid keep your voice down.”

“Sorry, Sakura, what’s wrong?”

“You were looking for Miku right?”

“Huh? Do you know where she is?!”

“Sssh! For fucks sake keep…” Akira looked at Cortez in confusion only to see him looking at something below the stairs in horror. Akira then followed his gaze and soon everyone else did to see down on the floor was a man standing with his back facing them. He tilted his head as if there were eyes on the back of his head, staring at them. Akira was confused but then terrified when Cortez and Callum pulled out their guns.

“Callum-san? What are-” Callum quickly put his finger over his mouth to signal to everyone to be quiet. Soon the GOC agent pulled out his pistol as well and tried to silently keep up with Callum and Cortez who were advancing down the stairs but signaling to everyone to stay back.

“Please tell me that’s not what I think it is.”

“Only one way to tell, Lad.” Callum raised his gun and waved it in the air, again the man moved his head as if there were eyes on the back of it, his nonexistent gaze following the gun.

“Shite, it's a backwards bawbag.”

“Shouldn’t we shoot it then?”

“We shoot it, then every monster inside the mall is going to come rushing here with all the noise. We have to find another way to deal with it without us all dying.”

“Hey! What’s going on! What are you guys doing?!”

“Sssh! Sir, please keep your voice…” Cortez fell off his sentence as he saw a large and strange monster standing at top of the escalator. Soon the three of them heard a strange noise coming back from the Backward Soldier. It was laughing but as is typical of their language it was in reverse.

“For fuck's sake! The Backwards Cunts are controlling the monsters!”

“Everybody run!” Before anyone could even comprehend what Cortez said the monsters slashed a man’s head killing him instantly. Soon they were all screaming and panicking in terror, Cortez grunted in annoyance and shot at the monster hoping to hit something vital, but the monsters proved to be skinny and agile quickly dodging the shots as it killed a few more survivors. Suddenly the GOC agent screamed and started shooting at the Backward Solder while it jumped on the railing of the escalator. Despite running backwards, it was fast and closing the distance in a matter of seconds. It got on top of Cortez, but he managed to hold it back, though unfortunately he also backed up the other survivors that were trying to get away from the monster. Thankfully Callum grabbed the Backwards Soldier and threw him at the monster hoping they would fight one another.

Unfortunately, his previous theory turned out to be right as the Backwards Soldier fixed itself to sit on the back of the monster while it continued to kill everyone it saw. The GOC agent pushed past Cortez and Callum in fear and ran down the escalator. He quickly turned around to shoot up at the monster but suddenly he started bloating until he exploded. Another monster that was exactly the same as the one on the upper floor showed up. Callum quickly shot at one of its eyes damaging it while Cortez shot one of the disgusting sacks on its legs. This greatly injured the creature forcing it to retreat but then other monsters appeared and started flooding the mall.

“Fuck! They're everywhere!” Cortez, Callum and the others finally made it down but unfortunately everyone scattered, not allowing Cortez to keep track of anyone. Cortez left it alone for now as he knew he couldn’t protect those kids forever, so he instead started helping Callum shoot the monsters as much as possible. This allowed them to push back a few monsters and even helped other survivors escape but soon the Backwards Soldier returned to the battle.

He jumped off the monster and kicked down into the ground, actually digging into the ground through the force. He rushed at Cortez who shot the Backwards Soldier, but it ignored the pain and kept on running at him. It raised its fist to punch him which he only barely dodged, good thing as the resulting punch broke the wall behind him. Cortez then grabbed a knife and stabbed the Backwards Soldier in the neck, finally killing it.

Cortez sighed quickly in relief but quickly pulled out his pistol again as he knew the other monsters would take advantage of his recovery. However instead of that happening another Backwards Soldier, this time taking the form of a young blonde woman in jeans, baseball hat, and jacket jumped out and punched Callum, breaking his arm. Cortez shot her in the shoulder and the monsters trying to assist her. He then grabbed Callum and the two ran to cover.

They didn’t stop until they were sure the monsters were out of sight, once they were they hid behind cover. Upon doing so they found themselves in the presence of Akira, Nao, and Sakura. Cortez was shocked at first but then sighed in relief as he quickly laughed at them.

“God damn you brats; you are a bunch are quite lucky huh?”

“Sssh.” Cortez turned back to Callum who was looking out, Cortez followed his gaze and saw the monsters slowly walking around. Soon the same Backwards Girl from before walked in with a monster escorting her. She eventually stopped and bent her arm backwards to pet the monster next to her, it started rubbing its head next to the back of her like a pet cat.

“What are they-” Sakura started to say but Cortez quickly covered her mouth, however the damage was already done. The Backwards Girl and the monsters quickly looked in their direction. The Backwards Girl then pointed at their direction and the monsters slowly advanced. Cortez and Callum looked at one another, Cortez frowned while Callum smiled as they both were about to reload their guns. However, the survivors suddenly started screaming at a distance, taking the attention of the Backwards Girl and her monsters.

“Good, we should go now, come on lads.”

“No, even if we go now those things will surely catch up. We need a distraction of some kind.”

***

The Backwards Girl walked up to a survivor who was staring at her in fear and confusion.

“I… I don’t understand… why are you doing this?”

“... Htaed si won uoy xif nac taht gniht ylno eht, won riaper dnoyeb nekorb era uoy esuaceb!”

“Wha-?” Before the survivor could say anything else the Backwards girl raised her hand in a way that it should have twisted her arm yet it seemed almost natural in an alien way. On her command the monsters sliced him into pieces. He was dead within seconds and soon the Backwards Girl wandered back to where they were before continuing her search for the voice she heard.

“Won eid llew sa thgim, rof thgif ot dlrow a evah regnol on lliw uoy worromot gnitrats, kciuq eb lliw htaed ruoy dna tuo emoc.” Soon a song could be heard from a phone in one of the changing rooms. As soon as it started the Backwards Girl pointed at it and the monsters sliced down the door with enough force to kill whoever was inside quickly. However once the rubble fell down it was revealed it was just a phone and all they did was break it. The Backwards Girl grunted in reverse in anger but then heard a clunk sound on the ground only to see it was a flashbang. She and her monsters were blinded as Cortez, Callum, Akira, Nao, and Sakura ran down the escalator quickly and quietly. However, this proved to not be enough as there was a monster down there waiting for them.

“Duck!” Soon a desk was rolling towards them so Callum and Cortez quickly forced the kids to duck and the table hit the monster, but it quickly jumped to a higher layer to dodge the attack. The five of them looked back to see Morikawa up there with a fire extinguisher using it to blind the monsters and get two other survivors out of there.

“Haha! Good on ya, ya buff bastard! Now come on! Let’s get out of here!” However, as they were going down the stairs the monster form before sprayed a woman in the arm with a strange liquid. This caused her arm to bloat and explode, the man next to her tried to save her but soon the Backwards Girl jumped form above and landed on the woman crushing her neck instantly. Callum and Cortez quickly shot at her, though they hit her several times the bullets alone were not enough to stop the Backwards Girl as she jumped in the air and landed on the floor they were heading. However, Morikawa threw the fire extinguisher at her head, breaking the Backwards Girl’s neck. She struggled to fix her neck, but Callum ran up to her and shot her head to prevent her from recovering.

They quickly ran towards the exit but the half dead Backwards Girl grabbed the leg of the man who Morikawa saved, making him tripp and fall. Morikawa wanted to go back for him but the monsters were advancing too quickly so he left him behind.

“Wha! You bastards! This is all your fault!” Those were the last words they all heard as they left the mall finally and shut the door.

“That- that person-”

“Shut it lads! Don’t think about it, just keep running!”

“You're right! Let’s go back to the theater before they find us!” They all continued running but once in the middle of the street Akira suddenly stopped.

“Sakura, please tell me where Miku is!” The others stopped looking back at Akira confused though Cortez and Morikawa were angry.

“What the hell are you doing you brat?! Come on!”

“We’ll leave you behind if you don’t move!”

“Go on then, I’ll look for Miku alone!”

“What?! I nearly died and you're saying stuff like that?! Fine, do whatever you want, I don't care if you die.”

“Huh?!”

“Hey! Haruka, come on, don’t be like that! Akira for fucks sake we can figure out where Miku is once we’re all safe. Come on kid, use your head!”

“I am and that’s why I’m doing this alone so no one else has to die.”

“That’s not using your head, that's being reckless!”

“Forget him, Cortez-San, he’s not worth it. Shirasaki and Sakura, come with us adults, okay?” To Cortez’s frustration, Morikawa’s shock, and Callum’s confusion, Nao walked over to Akira’s side.

“I’m also staying, go on without me.”

“... tch, young love, am I-” Callum was about to finish but he saw a Centipede monster on the top of the building and quickly rushed toward the two while they were talking and pulled them forward. Just in time as the monsters landed on the ground right where they would have been and soon the six of them were running again.

“God damn it, back to the theater now!”

“But wait, I-”

“Shut up Akira! Just do what we say, now!”

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