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chaosbutautism · 1 year

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Why I think the ‘Lucky Guy Isn’t real’ theory would be bad if it was true

Lucky Guy, we all know him, but actually, we don’t. There is so little information about him, the main theory in the fandom is that he’s just a placeholder for a different person. But…why?

Now, I’m not calling the theory itself bad. It’s a logical conclusion to make when you’re faced with the info we have. I just think that, if Netease is actually going this route, there is a lot of wasted potential. Plus, they did a horrible job at it.

Evidence for this theory includes: his subtitle being ‘Deduction Substitute’, the ‘I’m me, and everyone of you.’ quote, the vagueness of his rumor ‘We don’t know how many people have taken apart in this game; we know that he played the game.’ and the general lack of information we’ve been given on him.

These do point to the idea that Lucky Guy is just a figment of Orpheus’s imagination, a placeholder for a real person…but why this guy? Look at his design, it doesn’t fit with any of the other characters. If he’s, if the theory is right, supposed to be a placeholder character, why is his design so out of place? How did Orpheus come up with this modern-looking guy? You could say ‘Well, Netease didn’t have enough time or resources to make a new character, so they just used an old one!’ But Netease is known for their attention to detail in both characters and skins. Also, why would a placeholder character have such a distinctive appearance? Did Orpheus just…make up a person on the spot? This person, who looks nothing like any other character? It would be so much more logical to make a simple, completely blank model, one that could resemble Tracy’s bot. It would be low on resources without breaking the feel of the game. If Lucky is purely here to serve as a placeholder, he’s doing a bad job at it.

Also, a placeholder to what? That note was mentioned once, only to be completely dropped and never mentioned again. Like, come on. You could, again from a non-lore perspective, argue that they needed a completely blank, skill-less character for the tutorial, but Netease was completely fine with using Leo, a hunter with his own skill set, as the tutorial for hunters. If that page was purely a plot device for the tutorial, why didn’t we go for an actual character’s diary, like one of the other veterans, immediately. Why did they make a cutscene with another character we never see again when we could’ve gone over the first game’s story, or at least just a simple tutorial sequence using Emma, the face of the game, instead? If a placeholder was not needed, why use it?

Now, after showing that the whole placeholder shenanigans weren’t even that needed for both a lore and a gameplay perspective, I’m going to talk about the actual meat of this rant/ theory combination. Why it would actually suck if Lucky Guy was just a placeholder.

First, details and info that directly contradict the narrative that Lucky is not real; he has a birthday, there’s a description on the site ‘His world is like a slot machine that he always wins; but what will happen if he stops playing?’, he has listed likes and dislikes and there are snippets from quizzes that dig into his personality while Netease hasn’t had a problem with leaving him out of other things like birthday letters.

And for my main argument: why it would be bad, narrative-wise, to just leave this character to rot.

His design looking modern compared to other characters could give us a plot with time travel, which would reawaken the more mystical and grim magic elements of the story. In the games, where things happen which are not explainable with science, this would actually be a good element to see. Fiona’s, Eli’s, Hastur’s, Yidhra’s, Patricia’s and potentially Arthur Byers’ stories already show the more magical elements of the story and how they compliment the world of identity V, time travel would be a very interesting plot point to explore.

An alternate idea, often used by fan-writers of the game, is that Lucky has been in the games longer than others, maybe even competing in multiple rounds. This could give leeway to explore the nature of the game, something we’re narrative-wise creeping up on. Netease could give us more information on the actual nature of the game. Again, with multiple gods, multiple dead people, characters with magical abilities and prizes that oftentimes seem to good to be true, there must be some magical elements to the game. There are also hints that the games are used as trial grounds for testing of some kind, with every participant being given some kind of code. This could be something Lucky Guy dives into as well.

And what if Lucky Guy doesn’t remember anything about his life before the manor. Amnesia is a commonly used trope for Lucky Guy in fanworks about him. If Lucky Guy doesn’t even know why he’s in the manor or for what prize he’s fighting for, he could give a truly interesting look at what the games feel like for someone who doesn’t have a goal. He would just be a lost person, no identity to call his own, just trying to survive the best he can. This could be an amazing perspective on the manor game he’s in now, since he’d have to focus on the people around him and adapt accordingly.

He could also be a puppet to the manor. A helping hand to Miss Nightingale for running the affairs of the game. This ‘traitor’ idea could be a really good plot point for the game. While still keeping him as not real, he now has a much more interesting role which could be used to make a truly dark story around one of the cannon games.

And last but certainly not least, they could give their technically first character ever the same respect as every.single.other character in the game and just give him a backstory. Not every story has to be connected to the manor itself, there are plenty of characters that were not connected to the manor in any way, shape or form before their game. All characters have a story, survivors and hunters alike. If they are not their own person, they are a part of a different character’s identity, used to propel their story forward. Why would what arguably is the starting point of Identity V as a whole be exempt from this? It’s no fun to have a character with nothing in a game specifically known for its interesting characters and wild stories. Even if it’s a bit of a late start, Netease, you have the foundations. Through quotes, introductions and snippets, you have a base. It’s not too late to give a character that is rotting both in lore and in gameplay a bit of use. Every single detail can be useful of storytelling, a big corporation probably doesn’t need a teenager to tell them that. Why would you let as big of an opportunity as a full character pass by? There is so much that can happen by adding an extra character to a story, especially one that has potential, as I have shown in both my own writing and this mini-essay written out of pure passion for a character. It’s never too late to pick up an old project and work on it again. Who knows, maybe you’ll make a masterpiece?

As a more personal, opinionated reason of why this post has this title; I think letting a full-on character go to waste is, well, wasteful. There’s so much potential in this character, especially since Lucky, right now, is still empty. That old diary page could be turned into a full-on book, that face with no name could be turned into the pillar of a story. You already have framework, the fact that he’s coming in later can now actually help focus on where there’s more expansion needed. He could be a perspective we haven’t gotten yet. A confused, lost guy who’s slowly figuring out what’s going on, not being blinded by the race to the prize, a pawn for the puppet master of the game to set in and pull something wild, someone who’s tired of the fighting, trapped inside a hellscape for far too long, someone with the knowledge of times not yet past, able to give insight to things others can’t have yet, a person with his own desire, trusting on his luck to keep him safe or even something entirely different. There’s so much more that you could do with this character than just an old placeholder with questionable logic behind it that wasn’t even needed in the grand scheme of things. You have a character, Netease, do something with it.

#idv #identity v #idv lucky guy #lucky guy idv #identity v lucky guy #this is a fucking mini-essay #but it brings up a good point #I might send this to Netease #but I doubt they’ll appreciate my thoughts

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bubblegum-blackwood · 1 year

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Louis for the character ask thingy!

Sexuality Headcanon: On the ace spectrum, somewhere, probably changes for him day by day, and also he's gay.

Gender Headcanon: He's a dude. A guy. Because of . . . everything, he probably hasn't put that much thought into the nuances of his gender identity, but the "man" label works well enough for him and he can't be bothered to put in the effort for more than that.

A ship I have with said character: Loustat, the classic 🖤

A BROTP I have with said character: Louis/Daniel! In the modern day they would totally vibe being grandpas together with their weird lil hobbies, lovingly trash-talk Armand together and reminisce on the interview, Louis would tell Daniel he's lucky he never got involved with Lestat, they would garden together, go on walks and vibe in comfortable silence, compare and exchange methods of coping with overstimulation, etc.

A NOTP I have with said character: I know it's like technically canon but Claudia. No thanks, I'm good.

A random headcanon: He and Lestat are a BPD4BPD couple. I can definitely see Lestat as having borderline personality disorder but I didn't consider it for Louis as much until I started rereading IWTV then went back and looked over the diagnostic criteria for BPD in the DSM-V and oh yeah no my boy's got it. (if you ask me to elaborate I will, gladly. The psych nerd in me is screaming to be free of her cage)

General Opinion over said character: I LOVE HIM SO FUCKING MUCH O*YHIU#BKHJURI&GBHKEIUGHKB. Got super attached to him in IWTV and consequently get super excited every time he makes an appearance in later books. My blorbo. My babyboy. Love of my life. I want to spoon-feed him and comb his hair. I don't end up talking about him as much as I do Daniel, Marius, Armand, and Lestat, but he will always hold a very special place in my heart.

#vc #louis de pointe du lac #ask game

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misterbrick42 · 1 year

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I saw your blorbo rating post on PmSeymour’s channel and I felt called to spread the word of my lot and savior, Lucky Guy.

Lucky Guy IDV (see my profile pic) is a character from the semi-hit game Identity V. While the other characters all have an item or power that’s (mostly) unique to them, Lucky relies on his extraordinary luck to get items out of the chests sprinkled around the maps you play on.

As you might know, the number 7 is a lucky number. This man literally had the word lucky in his name. Luck is his entire shtick. This gives him a horse shoe-with-a-bunch-o-four-leaved-clovers around it on the number-7-scale.

As for the mystery component, Lucky Guy has a lot of mystery. While other characters have names, backstories and lots of lore, Lucky has nothing. One of the main theories about him is actually that he doesn’t exist, so little is known about him. You know a fandom is desperate for info if the only conclusion that can be made about a character is that they aren’t real. This gives him a who?-where?-what? On the mystery-component-scale.

Lucky Guy has a maid outfit, which you can buy and wear in-game. He even gets pink glasses instead of his usual brown ones. Maids often serve food, which he has been depicted doing in official art. Soup is a common food you can make a maid serve to people. This earns him an it’s-there on the soup-scale.

Lucky Guy is trapped in a magical manor, forced to participate in death matches on different maps, which makes it hard to get sand. There are certain maps where he could get sand from, but he’s not connected to sand as other blorbos might be. This, sadly, gets him a measly relatively-neat-car on the sand-scale.

Skeletons is a hard one. While a guy that was with Lucky in the old (probably-not-cannon) tutorial did die in basically the first scene, leaving the dude with only a skeleton, he isn’t really involved with skeletons. Other characters would have much higher scores on the skeleton-scale, but lucky has a one-in-his-body.

Finally, last but not least, slime! While the manor and most its occupants are from the 1890’s, Lucky Guy has a much more modern appearance. With his t-shirt-long sleeve combo, low-waist jeans and classic red sneakers, he looks like he’s from 2016-2018. This could definitely mean he was exposed to the slime craze. He might’ve even tried to make some. I’d give it a came-into-contact on the slime-scale.

I hope I gave enough details for you to judge! If more clarification is needed, don’t be afraid to ask! My inbox is open. I love talking about my blorbo, autism go brr when I do. Can’t wait to see the blorbo judging start.

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ask-modern-luckyguy · 5 years

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Lucky's test are finished and he's made too many sweets!

If you're another idv ask blog then reblog or like this if you'd like a visit and some treats!

#not an ask #munspeaks #identity v ask blog #identity v lucky guy #identity v #identity v modern!lucky guy

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humorousturkeywinnerflap · 4 years

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Eli x Lucky ( EliLuck)

Seer x Lucky Guy

Deep within Manti City , on the dark mysterious street , lies a bar run by mafia . Our main is there , Lucky is there enjoying his day off . Or we can say , drinking his miserable life away for today .

Such a rare event that its the first time has happened to him . Why does that happen ? What made everything turn out to be like that ?

It’s that detective’s fault , and also the damn fat owl too . Lucky hit the table with the bottle on hand . Damn his handsome face and his cute fat owl .

“Oh oh , be careful there , boy . You are going to lick the floor clean , if there is even a single drop on it . You get it ?”, the owner of the bar and also his mafia boss , Demi Bourbon , steps out of the corner . She must have come back from her business .

“ Boss , i know . I just cant help it . Im so done with that detective “ , Lucky hiccuped .

“How can ?” , Demi took a bottle of Rum on the table . She drank it all in one go .

“He is like everywhere . Wherever my mission is going , he is already there . I doubt that he even invaded my mind , in my dream he is there too . Heck ”, Lucky cursed under his breath .

“Sound like you get a crush on him “, Demi took a Vodka this time and sat down .

“What ? Crush ? Him ? No way ! Its impossible ! I hate him and he must hate me too , we hate each other “, Lucky’s face is all red , but he refused to admit his crush .

“Its only your thought . There was a time he saved you “ , Demi stated .

“It was because we were being handcuffed together ”, Lucky shook his head .

“He hasnt handed you in “, Demi continued .

“Yet ”, Lucky growled .

Now , its Demi turn to be done with her lackey . Things are as clear as crystal , how can he not accept it ? Mafia with detective is not that bad of a couple .

“Okay , enough drink for you today . Nice wine should not be wasted on idiot . Go rest , you have a mission tomorrow “, Demi decided to kick him out . She did kick him .

“Yes , Madam “, Lucky whined in misery .

“Good , now go “, after having kicked out Lucky , Demi hogged all the alcohol for herself . They belong to her anyways .

Thoroughly drunk , Lucky stumbled onto the street , he pumped into someone tall and sturdy. He was about to shoot them until he realized who it was .

“Well , well , look who i ran into . Such a coincidence ”, Lucky mocked .

“Please , we are meant to be “, Eli flirted . The owl on his shoulder hooted as if she agreed with her master .

“Urgh , dont make me puke “, Lucky pushed him away .

“Wait “, Eli caught his hand ,” You are drunk . Let me take you home , the streets are dangerous at night “

“Im dangerous too . Why dont you stay away from me ?”, Lucky hiccuped . Trying to push the detective away seems like his best choice to protect his career now .

“Not to me “, Eli hugged him tight .

Lucky cant get out , doesnt want to get out . Am i . . .trapped in this ‘trap’ . . . Fine . Let indulge in this warthth a little bit , just. . .a little bit .

Lucky fell asleep when Eli whispered into his ear , “Let go home “

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Send me more requests , i feel like i have not written enough . Need more .

#request-finished #THANK FOR THE REQUEST #thenazhaus #modern theme #ElixLucky #Eliluck #Seer x Lucky Guy #identity v #mafia x detective #idv #Eli Clark #Lucky guy

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ask-victor-grantzcampbell · 5 years

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✎ i-if you're still doing these! (Ask-modern-luckyguy)

“Oh! Lucky! Hey! Yeah I am, bit cramped but I’m doing them by memory, hope it’s ok Lucky.” @ask-modern-luckyguy

#ask-modern-luckyguy #idv #identity v #idv lucky guy #identity v lucky guy

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lucky-moon-idv · 5 years

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"Hi me and Robbie! I brought you two some of my pastries so go ahead and eat up! Enjoy!" (Ask-modern-luckyguy)

The boys are very grateful for the snacks. "Thank you so much! They look delicious!" Lucky says before gingerly taking a pastry and eating it.

Robbie basically just opens his mouth and inhales the snacks like Kirby. Can he taste the sweet snacks? Who knows, but at least he enjoys them. He signs two thumbs up and gives a quick 'Thank you' in response.

#i had the idea for the drawing for this but it just didn't happen ;-;#sorry #idv #identity v #ask #ask response #lucky guy #modern!lucky guy #robbie white #axe boy

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westiec · 3 years

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June 17: Chengxian 💜🖤💕

childhood friends to lovers/QPPs, ace Jiang Cheng, bi & aro Wei Wuxian, modern AU

(A/N: If you're wondering about a certain other someone, he will have a wonderful, full life of his own in Suzhou in this AU but is not in this story. 💙 There are some brief mentions of offscreen ace-antagonism, not by anyone we know.)

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Jiang Cheng had been Wei Ying's best friend in the whole world for his entire life.

Okay. Well, not quite his entire life, but certainly since Wei Ying’s parents moved to California when he was little little, which was about as far back as Wei Ying could remember anyway. Wei Ying’s baba and Jiang Cheng’s baba had grown up in Wuhan together and been best friends when they were kids, so naturally, when Wei Ying’s family moved into the same neighborhood as the Jiangs, it made perfect sense for Wei Ying and Jiang Cheng to become best friends too.

It was Jiang Cheng who had taught Wei Ying that he didn't have to be afraid of dogs, by introducing him to Princess, Jasmine, and Lil' Love. Lil' Love lived up to her name, coming and quietly sitting in all her fluffy glory on Wei Ying’s lap every time he went over to play.

It was also Jiang Cheng who Wei Ying got drunk with for the first time. They snuck booze from the cabinet where Wei Ying’s parents kept it and laughed at the faces each other made with every shot until they stopped tasting the harsh burn, and then laughing more just because.

(Wei Ying’s mom had not laughed, not at the time, when the two teens had been sick as anything the next morning, but instead made them a gloriously greasy late breakfast and gave them lots of advice about proper hydration.

Then she told Jiang Cheng’s mom and let her scold them.)

It was Jiang Cheng who came out first, their first semester in college, when he told Wei Ying he didn't think he wanted to have sex with anyone, ever, and asked if Wei Ying thought that meant no one would ever want to date him. Wei Ying hugged him tight and told him he didn't know about everyone out there, but he knew Jiang Cheng was the best guy in the world and would be an awesome boyfriend, and he'd fight anyone who said differently.

Jiang Cheng found a group on campus for third culture LBGT kids, and Wei Ying went with him, as a supportive ally.

Which was how Wei Ying figured out that he was not just a supportive ally.

In listening to the others talk about orientation and identity and attraction and cultural expectations, Wei Ying realized that what he'd always assumed was normal—finding all kinds of people physically attractive, regardless of their gender—was actually his bisexuality. So that was kind of cool.

"So yeah, now we can be queer together!" Wei Ying said, when he excitedly shared his newfound realization with Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng snorted. "Yeah, 'all' and 'nothing,'" he joked.

It was Jiang Cheng who'd helped him practice what to say to his parents when he wanted to change his major at the end of sophomore year, and Jiang Cheng who reminded him to eat and sleep and "take a fucking break, Wei Ying," those next couple semesters when he took way too many hours so he wouldn't have to rack up a whole extra year's worth of student loans to finish his new degree plan.

It was Jiang Cheng who graduated first, on a gorgeous blue-skyed sunny day in May, and Jiang Cheng who suggested Wei Ying keep living with him at his new apartment, so he wouldn't have to try to find a one-semester lease until he finished in December.

(They renewed the lease together every time.)

Jiang Cheng ribbed him playfully each time Wei Ying met someone new, but he was always there each times things fizzled out after a few months for reasons that never quite made sense to Wei Ying.

Jiang Cheng occasionally dated too, and Wei Ying was glad he never did have to fight anybody—though he did drive Jiang Cheng to the emergency room the time he came home with split knuckles from punching a guy who, "seemed to think I didn't know my own mind about certain things."

But dating sucked for everybody, right? It wasn't like Wei Ying or Jiang Cheng were in any hurry to settle down and do the whole spouse and kids thing or whatever. Wei Ying tried to imagine it and just... couldn't, though the image of Jiang Cheng with a baby was admittedly pretty cute.

It was not Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Yanli, a few months after she proposed to her girlfriend and they started planning their wedding, who Wei Ying finally asked, "Yanli-jie, how does a person decide someone else is their person?"

Jiang Yanli looked across the room to where Jiang Cheng was showing her soon-to-be-wife how to put side spin on a billiards ball and smiled. "I think you just know," she said. "You meet someone and you get to know them, spend time together, then one day you realize you love them and want to build the rest of your life with them."

Wei Ying wrinkled his nose. "I dunno if it works that way for me. Just some random person? I've never met anyone I can imagine wanting to live with all the time. Well, besides—huh..." he cut off suddenly and darted a look over at Jiang Yanli, who just calmly sipped her drink.

"Have you ever told him that?" she asked, after a moment where Wei Ying reassessed his entire life and dating history. "I think he might appreciate hearing it."

"I... huh. Yanli-jie, you're kinda blowing my mind here," he complained.

"I gathered," she said wryly, before fixing him with a smile that made all the hair on the back of his neck stand up. "Of course, I trust," she told him, "that I do not need to explain to you of all people how very dearly I hold my didi's happiness and well-being."

He swallowed and raised three fingers in the salute he'd used ever since the summer that—hah—he and Jiang Cheng had decided as kids that they would make their own oath of brotherhood like the heroes of their favorite show. "I, Wei Ying, swear to you that I would kick my own ass before I did anything to hurt him."

Jiang Yanli leaned over to knock her shoulder against his and nodded. "That's what I thought."

Turned out, dating Jiang Cheng didn't suck at all.

It felt easy in a way Wei Ying’s past dates never had, less like trying to keep up with a game whose rules everybody knew except him, more like... well, like spending time with his best friend in the whole world, but on purpose. There was also a tension in the back of Wei Ying’s mind that seemed to have lifted, though he couldn't quite pinpoint what it was that had gone.

It was Jiang Cheng who helped him figure it out.

"I think it's that now I'm able to count on this. On us," he said, when Wei Ying brought it up. "Before, whenever you went out with someone new, I wondered if this would be the time you'd find someone to fall in love with and leave me behind."

"Aww, Chengcheng! I would never!"

Jiang Cheng huffed and rolled his eyes, but his cheeks were pink. "Well, I know that now," he said, a pleased little smile breaking through his attempts at a scowl.

"As long as you're sure—" Wei Ying began, still getting used to thinking about himself with the word "aromantic." Still a so very sure that Jiang Cheng deserved to be fallen in love with.

"Hey!" Jiang Cheng cut him off. "None of that. I know you. And I know you don't see it this way, but I personally think it's pretty damn romantic that you choose to love me, on purpose."

"I simply have exquisite taste in life partners," Wei Ying sniffed, embarassed the way he always got when Jiang Cheng declared something he'd done "romantic."

"You do," Jiang Cheng agreed. "Someone told me a long time ago I was the best guy in the world and would make an awesome boyfriend, and that he would fight anyone who said differently."

Wei Ying laughed. "That's you and your sister I've promised to kick my own ass if I ever break your heart, then. Guess I'll just have to keep you forever."

"Damn right, you will," Jiang Cheng agreed, grinning smug and happy and breathtakingly beautiful. Wei Ying leaned across the couch to give him a sweet, closed-mouth kiss—the kind Jiang Cheng had shyly admitted he actually did like, a lot—and smiled too, at how lucky he'd gotten to be with his best friend in the whole world for his entire life.

🖤💜

Today's (extremely long!) thread was inspired by this WONDERFUL art of ace Jiang Cheng and bi & aro Wei Ying! Go give Midori some love on Twitter!

I spent a nonzero amount of time googling to double check when various terms and flags came into vogue, so if you're wondering, WWX & JC were in college in the early 2000s, before the ace and aro flags were designed. By the time they get themselves figured out, they can get their cute wristbands.

...which, yes, means these dingdongs spent about a solid decade living together before realizing that was what they wanted to do forever. 😉

This also means Jiang Yanli and her unnamed wife here are getting married between when California started recognizing same-sex marriages in 2008 and the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015! THIS SHIT'S RECENT!!!

Happy Pride, thank you for reading, check out more LGBTQIA+ sweetness on my #PrideMonthSnippets Masterpost!

#PrideMonthSnippets #chengxian #westie writes #mdzs #the untamed #asexual pride #aromantic pride #asexual jiang cheng #bisexual wei wuxian #aromantic wei wuxian #queerplatonic relationship #queer relationships #love has a lot of shapes

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sayuricorner · 4 years

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Miraculous Ladybug Salt x Identity V prompt idea: Sick Marinette stuck in Oletus manor

Warning : English is not my first language so sorry if it's confusing !

Warning 2 : This prompt content salt if you don't like don't read !

You can use this prompt if you want just credite and tag me in return please I would love to read the result ! 😉

So here's a prompt idea for a Miraculous LadybugXIdentity V crossover !

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-Before we really begin I want to make a clarification about my take of the Identity V universe in that prompt : in this prompt idea all the Identity V characters are together in the Oletus manor, all survivors are alive and are palying the games.

-The Oletus manor is intemporal which mean anyone who live in it is stuck at the age they got when they first entered the manor and will not die from old age which explain why some survivors seemed to come from the victorian area while others like Lucky Guy seemed to come from the modern area.

-By so the survivors are somewhat immortals as long as they live in the manor, if they decide to leave the manor and make themself a new life they will age normally like any people.

-The survivors can leave the manor and build new lives if they want but since they played the games for such a long time the world as they know it changed drasticlly and all the people they know outside of the manor are dead so since there’s nothing left to them in the outside world they prefer live in the Oletus manor and the owner allow it as long the permanent residents play the games.

-With times others survivors came some left others stayed, the survivors who are permanent residents of the manor are all the survivors we know in the game.

-The survivors who are permanent residents don’t play the game for the great price anymore they’re now playing the games in exchange to be able to live in the manor.

-The permanent residents create themself identities in the outside world to not raise suspisions from the authorities.

-Once every year there’s a raining season which is usually during one week or two in the region where the manor is setting, it so strong that during this period everyone who live in the region must stay inside.

-Because their habitation on the manor proprety isn’t build in a well rain proof or natural disaster proof area the Hunters are forced to cohabit with the survivors in the manor where the survivors lived during the two weeks.

-So now up to the prompt idea: As the class representative Marinette search a good trip for the annual class field trip.

-While searching she found an ad for an international scholar contest made by the town of Eurydice in the States, the town is now for it strangeness and mysteries and for it annual century anniversary the town set a contest for schools with as prize a school trip of two months in Eurydice with all the cost for the trip, food and hotel take in charge by the town.

-Marinette submit the idea to sign the class to the contest to the principal and school board and both approuved.

-So Marinette submit her work for the contest and her class win.

-Unfortunatly despite asking Miss Bustier to help her to organize the trip like any teacher is supposed to, Marinette find herself forced to make the trip organizition alone.

-When the class came to the town of Eurydice, Lila unleashed her lies not missing one occasion to bring the attention to her and to pass Marinette as a bully.

-She even manipulate Bustier and the class to go to tours without Marinette more than one time.

-One time where her class leave her behind, again, she got involve in a accident and was a little injuried.

-A man named Aesop Carl( 😉) help her to get to the hospital and when she got there Marinette is treated by a doctor named Emily Dyer( 😉) and as usual when she get back to her class she’s blamed for what happened and Bustier scold her lecturing her about her “needing to be an example”.

-One day the class was having a picnic in the middle of the forest which surrond the town and once again Lila use her “victim card” to antagonize Marinette who being fed up with Lila and her class’s non-sense decide to find a silent place to calm down.

-When the class was about to leave Marinette didn’t came back yet and Lila convince the class to make Bustier believe that everyone was in the bus so Marinette would be left behind and would have no other choice but walk back to the hotel to “teach her a lesson”.

-But what the class didn’t planned is that day was the begining of the local raining season and so when the bus leave, Marinette, with Tikki, is alone running in the forest under a violent rain.

-She’s alone, cold, lost and scared running in random direction hopping to get to the town but at one moment she find herself exhausted and sit down to rest sitting under a tree desperatly trying to protect herself from the rain before the exhaustion and cold made her pass out.

-At the same time at the Oletus manor Wu Chang was in a couch staring intensely the rain through the window wishing for this damned rain to be over soon.(Headcanon: Because of what happened to Fan Wujiu, Wu Chang hate the rain and every raining period bring him back bad memories)

-But then through the window he saw a figure inconscious under a tree and this scenery with the violent rain triggered in Wu Chang the day of Fan Wujiu’s death and without any warning he quickly teleport outside to fetch the figure and bring them back inside the manor under the surprised look of the survivors and hunters who were present.

-Without saying a word Wu Chang walked toward Emily Dyer to give her the person he retrived from outside and at the view of the poor inconcious trembling girl in the hunter’s arms and also recognizing the girl she treated at the hospital days ago Emily quickly take the girl to a room to examine her.

-And the results are not good thank to her “race” under the rain the poor girl got a bad pneumonia with a 106 degree temperature and with the raining season Emily can’t get her to the hospital .

-Emily is not happy at all she’s like “Don’t tell me that horrible woman left her behind again?” and is now determined to report the horrible teacher as soon as the rain stopped and Marinette is send to the hospital and healed.

-So until the rain stopped in two weeks Marinette must stay in the Oletus manor.

-She will get to know the others survivors as well as the hunters.

-Robbie will particuliary like visiting her ‘cause Marinette remind him of his sister Dolores.

-During her stay Marinette will bonding with some of the survivors and hunters.

-Wu Chang would one day discover by accident Marinette talking to Tikki but would say nothing.

-It would be revealed later that back in the time where Wu Chang was still Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu the two guards were allies of the Ladybug and Black Cat of their time.

-From now one thing was sure in the survivors and hunters mind: once the rain stopped and Marinette is send to the hospital some people are gonna pay.

Prompt idea details:

-Class salt

-Lila salt

-Bustier salt/bad teacher Bustier

-At the end when Marinette is finally send to the hospital Bustier go to see her and scold her for “faking being sick” and tell her to get up and follow her, Marinette try to explain she’s sick and even the doctors said she’s but Bustier stubbornly refuse to believe her being like “I don’t know how you fool those doctors but you’re obviously fine!” which made Marinette snap into tears thank to the fatigue from the illness and Bustier’s non-sense and say like “why when Lila say something you believe her right away but when it’s me I’m lying? What did I ever do to you for you acting like this toward me?” Bustier getting impatient tell Marinette to stop crying and to get up but Marinette keep crying until Bustier is getting fed up and is about to slap Marinette only to be stopped by a furious Emily and another survivor who come to visit Marinette and to be kicked out by the hospital’s security.

-Adrien salt or sugar(you choose)

-Chloe redemption

-Class redemption, a part having a redemption or none of them having a redemption(you choose)

-Caline Bustier being invistigated and fired and haunted by the Dream Witch

-Gabriel Agreste surrending himself to the police telling them like a mad man he is Hawkmoth after being haunted by the Dream Witch and Wu Chang.

-Protective survivors and hunters

-Ships: you decide the ship to put or not, but personally for identity v I have a liking for:

-JackxNaib

-AesopxJoseph

-GardenerxDoctor

#ml salt #identity v #miraculous ladybug #ml prompt #prompt idea #survivors #hunters #marinette dupain cheng #emily dyer #wu chang #class salt #bustier salt #lila salt #adrien salt #adrien sugar #marinette deserves better #marinette defense squad

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deduction-substitute · 4 months

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Lucky saying all this slang and references that no one gets and he's SOOOOO sad and. "loser-y"/lh about it. the others have TRIED (keyword. tried.) to understand his slang but they lack too much context and information to find it as funny as Lucky does

But imagine. A survivor who actually comes from Lucky's time. And they hit it off SOOOOO well. Theyre always by each other's side, giggling and whispering to each other. This time, the other survivors and hunters are left out of the loop

Unlike Lucky, who's been taking everything in stride so far (he is not mentally well!!), the new modern survivor is less than happy about their predicament and isnt afraid to show it. Theyre more wary and snappy at the rest of the manor's inhabitants

One factor is that this survivor actually has all their memories intact. They have something/someone outside of the manor, a past that motivates them to keep going and do all that they can to get out. Lucky also wants to get out of the manor, but at the same time he's scared to. What if when he gets out, there was truly nothing for him to return to? No family, no friends?

They find solace in one another: Lucky being the only familiar and approachable face, while the newcomer is a solid connection to the time Lucky came from.

It gives Lucky hope that maybe, there is something waiting for him outside.

#uh modern survivor is really just anyone honestly #fill in the blanks stuff #identity v #idv lucky guy #idv #identity 5 #lucky guy #idv lucky #identity v lucky guy #my ideas!

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mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune · 4 years

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What Humans Are Doing To Pepe Le Pew, Is Added To My Semi-Misanthrope

okay I don’t think I wanted to believe it, but I’m still in the middle of watching the video this video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUpm9M45O_s

I’m watching it on the Xbox In the living room, but I just had to pause it and sign on to tumblr to talk about my feelings.

I was watching some movies before that,

that has a crossover of live action and animation.

I love movies that has crossovers of the real world and cartoon world.

even if Pepe comes on a bit strong to women, maybe both toon and non-toon.

he isn’t as bad as some humans in real life, who have done far worse.

and if it is true that Johnny Bravo will be next, then I will have another thing to add to my Semi-Misanthropy.

I still like humanity, just not when they do stupid and insensitive disgusting things like what they are trying to do to Pepe Le Pew.

lucky there are some humans that know better and those are the ones that I still don’t find disgusting and doing that disgusting act on Pepe.

who by the way is a TOON, not a human.

even if he and some toons like him are “human on the inside”

they are Anthropomorphic.

even if some years decades back, there were such offensive cartoons

that are known as the Banned Cartoons.

but you can’t just mix them in with toons like Pepe Le Pew or even Johnny Bravo.

if the cartoon Johnny Bravo gets hurt in anyway by those so called women,

who think they are helping women by cancelling Johnny Bravo,

their not, and Johnny Bravo might be many things, but at least he doesn’t try to “hurt” women like most attackers do in real life.

yeah both Pepe and Bravo flirt, and kiss the toon females in their cartoons,

BUT they do not cross the line into what some disgusting humans do in real life.

so don’t go and blame those self proclaim gift to women/adorkable toon romeos, for how some humans act in real life.

also please read this too --> https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/pep-le-pew-scene-removed-space-jam-sequel-actor-says-n1260282

but make sure to watch the video link first.

I have it on pause right now, and I’m still watching it, and I plan to check out the other videos that talk about what is happening to Pepe Le Pew.

then after that, I might just play Bendy And The Ink Machine.

if they wanted to change Pepe, they could of had Pepe end up in some kind of scene where he sings about how he only has eyes for Penelope,

and him ending up not flirting with every pretty face after they started to meet up again, and Pepe gets the realization that he is truly in love with Penelope.

but instead of doing that, they just decide to cut him out.

my fighting for Pepe has nothing to do with my heritage,

like my 23rd Great-Grandfather Philip being from France,

and well he was a very important person back in his time.

but like I said, my fighting for Pepe has nothing to do with one of my heritages.

Pepe deserves better, he is a Toon that should have some rights,

even if he and other toons are fictional, he shouldn’t be cut out of the movie.

and it seems Warner Bros wont have Pepe appear in anymore future projects

even if Penelope got a restraining order on Pepe,

for him touching others without their consent, it doesn’t mean he did what most humans have done in real life.

touching, could imply the kissing and touching of the arm or hugging,

not the forbidden zone, he ain’t No Holli Would.

if we want toons to be modernize, don’t just kill them off.

in one of the Looney Tunes Shows, where that new character Tina appeared in,

who I happen to like has Daffy’s new love interest.

Speedy ran his own restaurant and even had a dance studio where he taught other people dancing, he did thought Bugs was a real lady when Bugs was in disguise.

and Pepe he was helping plan Lola and Bugs’s wedding, and he was apparently married many times himself.

yes I can agree that Pepe can be a bit forceful in his smitten affections,

as well as him not being able to take a no for a answer.

plus if you watched any re-run of his cartoons,

you will see that he gets his karma by the shoe being on the other foot,

and he becomes the scared and running away from the lovesick female cat.

so how come no one is fighting for Pepe when he ends up being the one who tries to get away from the lovesick female...?

he wasn’t the only one who locked the door so the one he was trying to chase after couldn’t escape.

if you watch one of the re-run cartoons that has that episode,

it is the female cat who locks the door so Pepe couldn’t escape.

so how come Pepe when he ends up in the shoes/place of the females he tries to win the love of (even if it is in the wrong way) he doesn’t get people who tell him it’s okay, and he isn’t the only guy who went through such a terrible thing?

I don’t believe that Looney Tunes would go so far in their show of aggressive affection.

Pepe and Johnny might be many things, like not being able to take a No,

and tend to hug or kiss gals without consent,

but they are not the “R” word.

if toons have to get modernize, they shouldn’t be hurt like how Pepe is being hurt right now.

some cartoons aren’t for kids, and it should be the parents or guardians responsibility to keep the kids from seeing mature cartoons, or some mature live action/cartoon crossover type movies with mature themes in them,

until they are the proper ages to watch them.

I also want to say that I hope that someday the Cartoon Network’s name

is changed to “Warnertoon Network” because technically the Cartoon Network is linked to Warner Bros.

there is a old short, that is even shown on Youtube,

that shows Johnny Bravo having some form of attraction to Samurai Jack.

even if it could show some form of proof that Johnny isn’t as hetero as he appears in his cartoons, and his interaction with Jack shows that he might be either bi or pan, but not realize it.

it might not truly stop Johnny being the next victim.

I am not a feminist or feminism, even if there are some positive groups that are still fighting for women and girls rights.

I rather be a part of a Androgyny side, it could still fight for Feminine.

but it can be a group for both Female, Male, Andro-Agender, Gyno-Agender, Agender, any form of Binary and Non-Binary.

yes there can still be jerk guys who still think girls are beneath them.

but a guy should only feel that way, if the said girls are being sexist jerks,

and the same goes for girls who are treated the same way, if a guy is being a sexist jerk, then try not to give them power to treat you that way.

even if I know there can be good people in this world,

like friends, family and others.

I can’t agree with what is happening with Pepe Le Pew,

I feel it is wrong and if they have to change Pepe for the modern times,

it should show in Space Jam 2 Movie, that after meeting with Penelope again,

and he finds himself not hitting on other females, because he comes to the realization that he is truly in love with her,

and doesn’t want anyone else but her.

characters do evolve and change over time,

some still stay the same but can still be a bit different.

if they did have a musical in Space Jam 2,

it would have Pepe Le Pew singing about how much he loves Penelope,

and how he no longer wants to chase any other girl

but her from now on.

even if it is still good to fight for rights for women, but Pepe isn’t a monster.

he might kiss and hug without consent, but he would NEVER cross the line.

even if some cartoon episodes might give the misinterpretation he would.

also even if I do have a Semi-Androphobia, I know that not all guys are bad or dangerous, and some can be safe to be around.

plus there can be some guys who have Gynophobia,

which could be caused by different reasons,

one of which could have to do with being a victim of unwanted forbidden zone advances.

and even Mr. Max Landis did do such a disgusting thing,

Pepe should not be some form of scapegoat,

or be blamed for that disgusting human’s actions.

like I said, Pepe Le Pew and Johnny Bravo might be many things,

but they would NEVER cross the line,

and do what that Shisno Landis did.

no matter what bio-sex or gender identity you are,

if you believe that Pepe is being wrong, that I hope you can agree that what is happening to him isn’t right.

Pepe might think he can flirt or hug and kiss other gals without their consent,

and think they will fall for him, but he would never do what that Shisno did.

Shisno is of course from Red Vs Blue, and is what A.I. and Robots

call Humans, or in other words, what Organics are called.

even if Tali from Mass Effect does have her positive side,

and she does end up forming some type of friendship with Legion in one of the game timelines.

when she doesn’t form a friendship with Legion or starts to finally realize

that her people did the geth wrong.

she stays a dirty dirty shisno.

at least some quarians didn’t try to destroy the geth,

and wanted to help them, those quarians that did try to help the geth,

aren’t dirty shisno. but those quarians in the past were met with a bad end when they did try to help and protect the geth.

even if I haven’t been able to beat the Mass Effect 3 yet,

I know the info from reading or watching clips about it.

I hope that someone makes a petition to save Pepe and put him back in the Space Jam 2 Movie, and maybe have Pepe realize he wants no other woman in his life but Penelope, maybe even have Penelope realize the same thing too.

I know that there is a possibility by the time the movie is fully finished,

Pepe might still be out of it, which isn’t fair and should be fixed.

Pepe is a bit aggressive in his flirting, but he isn’t a monster like some humans are in real life.

if ya want to change Pepe a bit, to make him less how he was in his older cartoons, then make it so that he at least gets a slap or takes one No for answer.

Pepe acting the way he does, could mirror how Johnny Bravo acts, but a big differently.

yes Pepe is suppose to be French, but who he is wouldn’t have to do with his heritage, he is flirty and can take his flirting in the wrong direction.

but he is not a monster who would hurt the females he tries to win the love of,

if someone says that in some non-canon work that has Pepe in it,

it would NOT be canon to the canon Pepe.

Pepe being the way he is, would have to do with the person he is on the inside,

not because of where he comes from.

if we want to save Pepe Le Pew, then how he ends up chasing women,

can be changed a bit when he finally take the first or few signs of no,

as sign that he needs to stop, or his flirting can be played down a bit,

so it doesn’t get misinterpreted as being something that would cross the line to the forbidden zone.

I know that not everyone will see reason or try to understand that Pepe Le Pew,

might be a bit aggressive when he falls in love, or becomes attracted to someone that he believes he is in love with, but really he might not of truly have fallen in love before.

Pepe could have have his character developed a bit more

so he doesn’t get misinterpreted as one of the dangerous men/women that are seen in real life.

yes I am counting the women too, because there are some who are just as bad as men.

and yes as the title shows, what is happening with Pepe Le Pew,

is something that I have mentally added to my reasons to dislike humanity.

even if I still have some love for humanity,

it is what Pepe Le Pew that I just can’t stand.

if Pepe has to get rebooted to save him from the metaphorical dip,

which is because of the different reasons he is cut from the Space Jam 2 Movie, then I would be for Pepe’s character being rebooted if it saves him.

if they do reboot him a bit, but still have him be a flirt, they could make it so that he does take a No for answer, but would just do friendly flirts from time to time

but not cross the uncomfortable line.

they could even have his Nationally Changed a bit,

like him being American, but having French heritage.

I mean I am from America, but I do have French heritage,

sadly I can’t speak the language and might only know a few words.

I got a few other different heritages too...

but I strongly believe that Pepe Henri Le Pew, deserves better.

and if rebooting him saves him from being no longer used by a Warner Brothers and keeps humans from misinterpreting him, because of how he is as a person on the inside, then I am for him rebooting him if it means he can be back on the Space Jam 2 Movie.

how some people act wouldn’t have to do with where they come from,

it would have to do with the person they are on the inside.

and I hope some of you understand that and don’t misunderstand.

I want to believe there can be hope for Pepe Henri Le Pew,

that if he does end up back in the movie, those who work on the movie

will point out they will change Pepe a bit, and make it so that he doesn’t flirt the same way he had done in the past, and will fall in love in the movie and no longer have eyes on anyone but who he has fallen for.

once more Pepe should not be blamed for what some shisno guy did,

and if he is causing misunderstandings of any kind,

just reboot him and make it so he flirts but he does take a no, and even does friendly flirts without crossing the line of no touching like hugging or kisses without the consent.

consent is very important, and I still think Pepe’s old cartoon where in the end

he ends up being the one who becomes the runner while the female cat ends up chasing him, should be mention.

Pepe might be the type that is desperate for romantic love but never truly fell in love and only felt attraction.

and he just goes about it the wrong way, but if he never truly crossed the forbidden zone line, that would mean that Pepe would have some form of

Moral Compass where he knows there are some actions he would not take to try to win the heart of those he chases.

he might cross the line of hugging and kissing and unwanted cuddles,

but I don’t believe he would cross to the forbidden zone line, where it goes beyond hugs, kisses and cuddles.

Put Pepe Le Pew back in the Space Jam 2 Movie,

but make sure there is info saying that his character will be changed a bit,

to be less aggressive in his flirting, and he has learn to take No for answer,

and his flirting has transformed into friendly flirting, and he no longer kisses or hugs a woman without her consent.

I can only hope some other fans of Looney Tunes, feel the same and will speak out about it.

if they go after Fifi too, then that would be another line crossed,

yeah she can be a bit aggressive when chasing after boys,

but she does seem to have a love interest in Hampton, who likes her back.

but she wouldn’t cross the line either.

I need to grab something to eat, I’m still gonna finish watching that video.

once more even though I am Semi-Misanthrope,

I still have humans that I still care about and I know that not all humans

are the same and wouldn’t just place the blame solely on Pepe.

and I really do hope he lets back in the movie before it’s fully finished,

and his character gets changed a little bit, so he comes off as a friendly flirt

that has learn to take No for answer.

Pepe and Johnny might take their flirting over the line at times,

but they would never cross the gross and physically harmful line,

where it would cause the person to become scared of either a man or woman that did harm to them.

the sooner humans learn this, I think the better it will be for all toonkind in the cartoons we love, both in shows, movies, video games and comics.

even if they are just fictional, even those like Pepe Le Pew and Johnny Bravo,

should have some form of justice.

see ya later and stay safe everybody.

I’m gonna go grab something to eat now, and continue watching that video

that talks about Pepe Le Pew.

#justice for toons #pepe le pew #save our toon romeo pepe le pew #looney tunes

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scottfraserphotography · 5 years

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Dedicated to Rod Coulter. The first guitarist in my life.

In 1971 legendary guitar player and song writer Alvin Lee wrote the song “I’d Love to Change the World”. I was born in 1970, so it’s before my time. But I did grow up listening to it, thanks to three amazing uncles. In 1994, the Sunset Strip based band, L.A. Guns released a cover of it on their album Vicious Circles. With all respect to Alvin Lee, I prefer Tracii Guns’ version of the song. It’s got an edge to it. It touches my soul. Tracii’s chops, his notes, pure, clean, defined, at times ethereal, and delivered with a punch - I can’t help myself, but smile. I end up air guitaring to it every time. In my head I see his fingers on the fretboard, and his other hand as he strums and picks. I see the body of the guitar, the pick-ups, the dials. In my head while I am listening, Tracii is playing live on stage, and I am front-row right in front of him, soaking up with every sense, the moment.

But let’s back up a bit.

1975 was a seminal year for me. It was the year I decided I wanted to play drums, and it was the year I took an active interest in photography. I was five at the time. Thanks to the music of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, and a couple of photographers named Linda McCartney and L.A. based photographer Greg Papazian.

Uncle Art was cool enough to allow this little kid, hang out with him and his friends. CHOM FM would play in the background while Art and his friends would flip through rock magazines. Here I was this five year old kid hanging out with a bunch of fifteen to twenty year olds, while they chilled, played cards and listening to music. I loved it, it was my sanctuary. I would sit quietly out of the way, and just listen as they talked about the music playing, and the photographs in the magazines. They would discuss for hours on end the merit of this song, or that song. Who played it better? The meaning of the lyrics, how “deep” a note went, the crunch of the electric guitar. How cool so and so looked in that shot. And they would ask me what I thought, including me in the conversations. They were teens in the mid seventies in Montreal, had long hair, and cool clothes. Leather jackets and denim, like their heroes in the bands they listened to. That bedroom in that little house on the east end of Montreal is where my rock n’ roll journey began.

In the fall of 1975 I would buy my first albums at a local record store. I knew I wanted a Beach Boy album, and I had enough money saved up to buy a second album. I had hoped that Art would come along to advise me as to what to buy because I wanted something that wasn’t my mom and dad’s music. I wanted something like the music I heard on the FM station and like what Art and his friends listened to. I ended up purchasing a K-Tel album with a bunch of different bands playing songs on it. I figured it was the best way to own new music.The first song I fell i love with on that record was “Smoking’ In The Boys Room” by Brownsville Station. I had hoped when I bought the album that I would have new songs to play my drums along to. But it was the guitar playing that caught my attention. The twang, the rhythm and the way it sounded. Yeah, I loved the drums in it as well, but it really did catch my attention because of the guitar. It’s a balls out blues tune done rock n’ roll.

The music photography of the early seventies until the late1980’s would show case some of the best photography ever done. Before the internet and modern social media, bands and musicians used photographs in magazines to define their image and look. The record labels had long ago realized you could sell more records if your band was being showcased in a music magazine. It was also the era of the fanzine as independent writers, journalists and photographers documented the local scene. It was the era as a teen that you hung posters of the bands you loved on your bedroom walls. And many went a step further, like myself, cutting photos out of magazines to pin to on our walls. Punk and Metal came of age, and Generation X grew into teens and young adults. Raised on the photographs, posters and the FM waves we grew into young adults as we searched for our own identities. Static images had been our visual medium of consumption, that is until video came along and killed a radio star.

As a teenager I got five dollars a week allowance, so it would take me three weeks of saving to buy a new album which was anywhere from ten to fifteen dollars. Birthday, christmas or any gift money went towards music. In a month I could save and buy one album and one to two rock magazines. Babysitting and odd jobs were a means to an end. It was an era where a lot of the time that meant I bought an album without hearing more than one song on it. Other times you bought because you had liked the artwork, or photos on the album cover. Or maybe your friends had talked about it, or you had read about it in Circus or Hit Parader magazine.

My friends and I would make agreements as to who bought what album so that we could get together and share them. I’d buy Metallica, Rod would buy Ozzy Osbourne, Jay would buy Def Leppard. My friends and I would trade albums with one another so that each of us, could get a chance to hear new music. You went out and bought the albums for yourself so that you could look at the photos, the artwork, and the credits and if you were lucky, the lyrics while listening to the album play. You went to concerts and bought T-shirts, posters, back patches and tour books and when you got home from the concert, you’d share it all with your friends the following day.

Back to the guitar…

I’m a Randy Rhoads guy. Yes, I appreciate what Jimi Hendrix did. But I prefer the sound, the tones and the classical influence of Randy’s playing. Randy was a metal/hard-rock/classical guitarist. Those iconic photos of him with his Les Paul and Jackson V are forever burned into my memory. That first time I heard Crazy Train by Ozzy off of the Blizzard of Ozz album, I was blown away. In that moment I knew I would never ever play that good, and I was okay with that. I didn’t have to. I knew right then and there, I wanted to either play in bands and with people who could play like that, or somehow be part of the scene. Maybe I would be a roadie, maybe a guitar tech, maybe a lighting guy. I didn’t care what I did, as long as I was part of it. Over the years I played in bands, worked as a lighting tech, help promote shows and gigs, created gig posters, designed album covers and T-shirts, and have done roadie more than I care to admit.

To this day I can’t play guitar to save my life. That is on me. I have owned some beautiful guitars over the years including a 1986 USA made Kramer, but I never put the time and effort in to really learn. There was always something else I wanted to do, and I liked singing, so I would work on vocals. I did however fill my life with guitar players. Starting with Rod Coulter who had been a childhood friend and it has continued to players like Benny Kemp who plays in a rising speed metal band Roadrash. They are my friends, they are people I call Brother and Sister, they are my Rock n’ Roll Family. They have been my mentors and others have been my protege. We’re a family and I am so grateful for that.

At fourty-eight years of age, I still love my music loud. I love my punk more than ever, and am still listening to my metal. I still air guitar along to the songs I love. If I know the words odds are I am going to be singing along. I still think of putting a band together form time to time and recording album, maybe one day I will. These days though, I am happy to be the Photographer. I love photographing musicians and their instruments. I am an editorial music photographer. I’m there to document the moment and in the process make the musicians look good. I am shooting first and foremost for the musicians. I am also an artist, so i want to have something that means something to myself as well as the musician in question.

At this stage in my life my photographs have been published in music magazines, used as album covers, album art work, promo posters and T-shirts. I’d like to think I have my own style, and I thank my mentors for taking the time to teach me how to do what I now do so well. Thank you Mike, Scott, Greg and Frank - my shots wouldn’t be what they are without your tutelage.

Guitars the photographic series, is my tribute to the instruments first created by Leo Fender and Les Paul all those years ago. It’s about the players and the instruments that define rock music. The photographs within the series is for the musicians who play the notes. It may just be “a piece of wood, with six metal strings” but in the hands of a musician who knows how to play, it is tool of magic. It’s my attempt as an artist to create a visual representation of the moment, the energy, the sound being played. To capture in colour and monochrome, the feel of it all, at that moment the music is playing. The use of noise and grain to match the distortion and saturation of the Marshall amps. It is my humble attempt as an artist to say Thank You.

You can look at the photographs without music playing, but it’s better if you have the song turned up.

Playlist: L.A. Guns - I’d Love to Change The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSog8WmD6uQ

Brownsville Station - Smoking’ In The Boys Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K59EMGgrUA

Kiss - Detroit Rock City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZq3i94mSsQ

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1V5LHXWbg

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (live 1981) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3LvhdFEOqs

April Wine - Don’t Push Me Around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWiU8rkA_yU

Alvin Lee - Detroit Diesel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXedZ_EsI_4

Savage - Handful of Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EeM2AK1gA

Toccata - Carpimus Noctem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOANxP5ZvuY

Megadeth - Tornado of Souls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcm9qqo_qB0

Joe Satriani - Always With Me, Always With You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI57QHL6ge0

Social Distortion - Prison Bound (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIWHlIhvt3Y

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Inside BTS-mania: A Day in the Life of the K-Pop Superstars

The screaming begins just beyond baggage claim, when the first bob of purple-gray hair peeks up over the security wall separating the biggest Korean pop band in the world, in history, from its fans. Amid shrill hysteria, the seven soft-faced men of BTS stride through Los Angeles International Airport flanked by human trains of burly people in yellow “Event Staff” shirts. The boys smile, wave and, with the efficiency of British royals, slip past a few hundred young women and teen girls into black Escalades, their portal to the heart of the American mainstream. It’s mid-November and BTS have flown here from South Korea, propelled by the fervor of their admirers, a diverse group that calls itself ARMY (short for “Adorable Representative M.C for Youth”). The band is here for a string of high-profile TV appearances: They go from the airport to James Corden; Jimmy Kimmel the next day; then they’ll meet Ellen Degeneres, who’ll compare their U.S. arrival to that of the Beatles in 1964. But BTS are mainly in town to perform their hit song “DNA” at the American Music Awards – a performance that will make them Google’s top trending topic and set a Guinness record for Twitter engagement. Group leader RM (short for “Rap Monster”), 23 and palpably ambitious, compares the whirlwind trip to being “like surfers on a big wave.” But at 9 a.m. the day after BTS land, the vibe is more like “showing up for work.” We’re at a rehearsal studio when AMA reps arrive to shoot promo photos in the parking lot. Bubbly ham J-Hope, 23, an MC and onetime street-dance champ, walks out with his arms up, shouting, “Hello! AMA! Whoa!” The others trickle out with less ado and take turns getting primped, on the asphalt, by a team of stylists also in from Seoul. There’s Jimin, 22, the prettiest yet most puckish, a former top modern-dance student who’s currently shaving his chin while a woman holds a mirror. The perpetually wide-eyed singer V, 21, another art-school kid, who made his screen debut in a Korean historical drama last year, gets his purple-gray bob brushed and parted. A man uses a pick to dislodge something from the teeth of Suga, who like RM started his career as an underground rapper. Lead singer Jungkook, 20, a devout Belieber who joined BTS at 15, gets a streak of eyeliner. Meanwhile, singer Jin, 25, an aspiring actor so handsome he was recruited by a boy-band casting agent while walking down the street, shuffles quietly through the flurry. Their entourage is massive; I lose count in the mid-thirties. There are managers, publicists, a choreographer, a masseur, the interpreter, groomers, folks with cameras, unsmiling guards and several drivers with earpieces. Back home, BTS are pretty much only breaking their own records at this point – for video views, album pre-sales and chart placement – and it’s spilling over to other countries. Their recent EP, Love Yourself: Her, which features a song written with Andrew Taggart of the Chainsmokers, topped iTunes’ album chart in 73 countries, and BTS have become the first Korean-pop group to crack the American mainstream, with a Steve Aoki remix of their “MIC Drop” recently crashing the Top 40. ‪"We are so lucky that we’re living in this time, in 2017,“ says RM, the only one who can carry on a conversation in English. “When we post a tweet, it becomes translated to more than 30 languages.” The group’s lyrics – which are almost entirely Korean but close-captioned on YouTube and translated for sites like Genius – are a big part of its international success. BTS songs tackle issues like depression and anxiety. They promote progressive social ideals like female empowerment and accepting people from different backgrounds. They even address the internal unease of ditching less commercial career paths to become “idols,” as K-pop stars are called. BTS fans appreciate the band’s empathy, honesty, and independence—themes that are particularly in-demand amongst Western pop audiences these days. Plus, BTS set their message to canny hyper-modern production (frequently done by the members themselves) that devours all manner of EDM- rap- and R&B-leaning pop – think Major Lazer, Justin Bieber, DNCE, Logic, the Chainsmokers, Nick Jonas – and spits out a deeply catchy, slightly askew pastiche. After the photoshoot, the guys go in to practice their AMAs routine. From the opening whistle of “DNA,” they are a single-minded, many-limbed organism. Jin, who normally seems like he’s brooding, deploys pouty looks and precise hand jives. They goof around a bit – Jimin grabs Jungkook’s ass after the latter executes a balletic twirl – but are in the zone. An hour later, at 10:40 a.m., they’re chugging water and getting cooled off by women who use their entire bodies to swing paper fans emblazoned with the boys’ own faces. Jin quickly nods off in a rolling chair but is soon awoken by the masseur, who wants to jam an elbow into his shoulder; Jin winces as he does. Minutes later, V is yowling in pain, mouth wide as a handler treats a canker sore inside his cheek. Later, RM will dance with a bloody tissue in his nose – the wages of jet lag and constant hustle add up. An early lunch of cold burgers and fries seems meager compensation, but they eat with abandon. BTS, an acronym for Bangtan Boys (“Bulletproof Boy Scouts” in Korean), was built around RM and finalized via auditions. The group was assembled by a small company – Big Hit, run by songwriter “Hitman” Bang Si Hyuk, who co-founded one of the so-called Big Three agencies, JYP, before leaving it behind – which gives them underdog appeal. And while BTS came through the famously rigorous K-pop system, living in dorms together and training constantly, RM says Big Hit offers relative artistic freedom. To wit, in a unique spin on K-pop fan service, BTS build mythologies around their albums, like last year's Wings, whose theme comes from Hermann Hesse’s 1919 bildungsroman Demian. The concept appears in the lyrics, art and videos. Exactly how these subplots take shape is unclear, but it’s feasible that RM, who reads heady authors like Haruki Murakami and Albert Camus, is involved. “We try to make our own BTS context,” he says. “Maybe it’s risky to bring some inspiration from novels from so long ago, but I think it paid off more. It comes through like a gift box for our fans. That’s something you can’t find easily from American artists.” Instead, he likens it to Star Wars. “The big thing about creating our universe is expandability,” adds Suga, the most contemplative of the group, via interpreter. “Because it draws from our personal lives and interests, we can expand it as much as we want and it’s not alien for us. Having that allows us more diversity in the stories we can tell and the music we can make.” Do they feel free enough to write about Korean politics? RM says they’re working on a song that does so subtly, but Suga cautions that the subject “is fraught with danger, not in a literal way, but because of the risk of being misunderstood by young people who may not have fully developed sensibilities.” He’d rather focus on fostering understanding than “inciting conflict.” The rest of the group stays silent for our midday interview except to shout out ARMY and admit they’re eager for more crossover opportunities. As J-Hope puts it, “It’d be an honor for us to work with anyone.” RM says that, instead of breaking more records, the band’s mission is to promote individuality, which isn’t always encouraged back home. “Especially in Korea, there are all these standards: Get married, go to a nice university.” How will they spread that message? He smiles. “Better music and doper performances.” After selling out arenas in California, Chicago and New Jersey, BTS are planning a bigger U.S. run in 2018. They’re in unprecedented territory. Unlike PSY, their success here didn’t spring from a novelty hit – their rise up American charts was gradual and shows no sign of slowing. While they’ve brushed off the idea of an English-language album in the past, RM dropped English verses on a Fall Out Boy remix and Wale collab this year. At 1:30 p.m., it’s time to get ready for Kimmel. I follow BTS from the dance studio into the hall near their dressing room. There’s a folding table covered with silver rings, flashy necklaces and dangly earrings for the choosing. On the floor is an outsize ziplock full of identical Puma slides. After hair is redone and outfits adjusted, they load into the four Escalades with no fuss at all. As our caravan passes Hollywood Boulevard and turns onto the small street leading to Kimmel’s backlot and outdoor stage, we see them: more than a thousand BTS zealots who explode when they see us. They’d been waiting for hours. Kimmel music producer Mac Burrus later tells me a group of five teens spent two nights out there, on the street, in sleeping bags. In the green room, there is finally downtime. Suga and RM eat bananas. Jin plays his Nintendo Switch. Jungkook and J-Hope sleepily lean into one another on the couch. V lays on the floor to get his neck adjusted by the masseur’s bone-crunching assassin-twist before settling into a sofa to stream “Carpool Karaoke.” Around 4 p.m., producers bring in a couple ARMY moms for a skit where they taunt their girls, who are still in the line, via FaceTime from BTS’ inner sanctum. The daughters eventually come back and I steal them for a chat. Both discovered BTS on YouTube. Adriana, 24, is teaching herself Korean “slowly but surely” so she can hear the boys in their own tongue. Rosa, 18, insists, “Language isn’t a barrier when it comes to music.” At 6:20 p.m., BTS head to the stage. From the back, it sounds like there’s a roller coaster full of shrieking riders on the other side. A grizzled staffer walks by with a kooky grin, muttering, “This is nuts.” From the wings I watch the band rip into a six-song set that inspires face-clutching and tears. For “Save Me,” a “Where Are Ü Now” soundalike, the crowd deploys a coordinated K-pop “fanchant,” roaring each member’s birth name in perfect rhythmic succession. I can barely hear the music, so it doesn’t occur to me until the end that BTS don’t seem to be using vocal backing tracks, as a U.S. or U.K. group might – they rap and sing every last part while doing constant choreography. When it ends just after 7 p.m., an exhausted J-Hope flops onto the asphalt out of view of the crowd and his team, chest heaving, eyes wide. After 30 seconds, he picks himself up and rushes to join the other members of BTS disappearing into the hall leading to the green room. As he turns the last corner, a voice squeals, “Oh, my God! J-Hope looked back at me!”

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Hello hello~ Could you do RFA+ V and Saeran reacting to MC being a super famous music composer (popular or classical is up to you :)) but under a different name so no one knows it's her? Thanks so much!

I’m really sorry if you aren’t pleased with this, I tried my best. I had to do some research on modern musical composition. It didn’t help much though haha. The Saeran part actually had me in my feels, I love him so much honestly.

Zen

When you told him he kind of just???

The girl he’s in love with is not only so amazing to him but hella fucking talented too?

“We’re a power couple, babe!”

Then you told him you use a different name and he respects it 100%. He uses a stage name for personal reasons and understands yours.

Obsessed with your music tbh. This boy actually buys ALL your produced music and follows on any news about you.

Offers to collaborate with you just because he loves your work so much

That song y’all produced was a fucking hit

He loves making music with you, or just sitting in.

Literally can listen to you for hours and will never get tired of your music

But you when you get frustrated or stressed while writing he will be so sweet and make you tea, maybe even some massages hmmmmm

Jaehee

You told her after you released one of your new pieces and she was non stop listening to it after.

“MC! You have to listen to this!” shit here it goes

You tried to explain as calm as possible because you thought she’d be angry at you for keeping it from her girl were you wrong

Fangirl mode: To the fucking max

Homegirl was so shook, she had to take a moment to let this information sink in.

It was so quiet you almost thought you were going to have to spend weeks making it up to her for lying

Nope she was so excited for you. She’s asks some questions about why you use a different name but completely understands and respects your reasons

To apologize for keeping it from her, you gave her a piece for only her to listen to because it reminded you of her

She is literally in tears

You’re both hella lucky

Jumin

He had no clue

When you told him he thought this came out of no where

He’s super impressed with your music

Puts your music on while he’s working or away on business trips

People in the office got sick of it fast but kept their mouths shut because Jumin is intimidating af

He’s real protective of your identity. He helps you out and does whatever he can to keep it a secret.

He gets you the best deals for your confidential identity

But he can be much..

“MC I think that person knew who you were..”

“She asked if I could take a picture of her family… at a tourist sight.”

“But-”

“Jumin Chill”

Yoosung

Paralyzed with astonishment because “My girlfriend is so cool!”

Probably has listened to your music before and doesn’t realize it until he goes through it.

Subtly brags about how his girlfriend is super talented with his buddies on LOLOL

Loves to listen to you while you’re making music

He’s staring at you though because he loves how beautiful you look when you’re so focused

You tried teaching him a thing or two about music

He didn’t catch on quick exactly, he sort of quit after a few days because it was exhausting

“How do you do this so much MC??”

“Lots of practice, Yoosung.”

No matter how many times you say it’s all about practice he’s totally convinced you’re this superhuman machine

That he absolutely adores

Saeyoung/707

He already knew.

There ain’t nothing you can hide digitally from this boy

He didn’t mention it because he wanted you to tell him yourself..

But he low key fangirled when he found sheets under your public name.

Listened to your music even before you joined RFA

Tried to keep it on the down low that he was a big fan but when you told him he couldn’t contain it anymore oh boy

Non stop and horribly obnoxious humming to your music around the house

You were so torn between being annoyed and wondering how you got such a wonderful guy by your side

#1 MC Stan by day, #1 MC’s Music Stan by night

Buys all your music but ohhh no he didn’t stop there.

Starts making shirts, hats, banners.. even pet clothes

“Do you really think making even the robot cat wear your merch is necessary?”

“IT’S IMPORTANT MC DONT QUESTION IT”

When you told him he was really, really proud of you and your music.

He likes listening to it while smoking his pipe

Though he can’t see you, he really loves that you make music so he can feel what you were feeling while you made it.

He totally understands why you kept your identity a secret.

Fame is a pain in the ass and neither of you need it.

You both bond through your artistic work, it made you understand each other really well.

He was already head over heels in love with you before and now he’s just so happy.

Saeran

He was really skeptical about the fame being a good thing.

Until you told him you kept your identity a secret, he was pretty relieved.

Just imagining you two getting stopped in public just freaked him out

He sat in the same room as you while you showed and played some of your music

He kind of just sat there awkwardly, amazed that it sounded so good

He totally gets why your music is famous. He doesn’t know much about music but that was some good shit if he says so himself.

If he ever feels overwhelmed or frustrated he asks you to play for him because it calms him down.

If you can’t, he’ll listen to a playback. It helped with his recovery and anxiety a lot.

He thinks he’s so lucky to have someone so talented and understanding in his life.

You actually tried teaching him some basics and some snippets of your music and he surprisingly enjoyed it.

You wrote a piece just for him that you knew would put him at ease anytime he listened to it, he was so flustered you presented it to him. Honestly protect my poor baby.

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