#im so glad to be done w this chapter im so burned out

[hr-twink]

Summary: The year is 1459 and the Wars of the Roses are being intermittently fought throughout England. The Lancastrians believe that King Henry VI is the rightful ruler of England, while the Yorkists believe that it should be Richard, Duke of York. King Henry is kinda crazy though, so he is kinda absent either when he's being crazy or when he's being captured and held prisoner by the Duke of York (on-and-off Lord Protector). Because of the constant changing of allegiance, the first cases of espionage and counter-espionage in England begin to show up in historical documents. Agents were placed in noble households to determine where their loyalties lay, and would report back to whomever hired them. Two such agents are sent to meet on a gray day in November...

aftermath/blood below the cut

[menlove]

Dying for the next chapter of I’ve Got You Under My Skin

aaaah i'm glad ! so am i tbh i am really excited to get it out! i just got struck w the Need to get this halloween fic done and then i'll get back to that. i think i honestly just wrote too much too fast and then burned myself out for a min but i'll be back on that sooooon ty all for ur patience (insert heart hands here that im too lazy to paste on desktop)

[rmtndew]

All I’ve Ever Known ~ Chapter 4

Summary: Fiona’s life is a shattered fraction of what it used to be. She’s trying to navigate her new normal when she meets Detective Marshall, who gives her something more to look forward to.

Pairing: Marshall and OFC.

Rating: PG

Warnings: Mentions of death, cancer.

A/N - This was intended as a short drabble but it got out of hand and became a multi-chapter story instead. It’s my first Marshall fic and the first fan fic that I’ve written in over a decade. The title comes from the song ‘All I’ve Ever Known’ from Hadestown: ‘I was alone so long, I didn’t even know that I was lonely. Out in the cold so long, I didn’t even know that I was cold. Turned my collar to the wind, this is how it’s always been. All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own, but now I want to hold you, too.’

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Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5

I woke the next morning ten minutes before my alarm went off. At first I couldn’t figure out why and tried burrowing back into my warm bed to get my last few minutes of sleep back, but then my phone alerted me to a new text and I realized that’s what had woken me up. I sighed. I knew it was Darcy. Sometimes she woke up early with big ideas for her store and texted them to me, asking my opinion. She met me when I was working in interior design and any time she entertained the idea of having a dine in section, she’d send me pictures of what she wanted and ask how feasible it would be. Most of the time they were way too grand to fit into her pre-existing building. Other times she’d talk about a small coffee shop to encourage more people to come in and pick up their own orders and cut back on our deliveries. But I couldn’t see how renovating a portion of the store, buying new equipment and hiring extra employees to run a coffee shop would lower costs just by maybe cutting back on some deliveries. 

I was planning on ignoring the text until after I’d actually gotten up, but when another came through I knew it was best to just go ahead and nip it in the bud before she sent me an entire magazine’s worth of photos. But when I hit the home button on my phone I saw that the texts hadn’t come from Darcy. I had to squint against the brightness of the screen to make sure I saw the name right. Marshall.

I sat up and turned on my lamp, then looked at my phone again, reading the texts from their previews. 

Hey, it’s Marshall. I had a great  time yesterday. Sorry I was falling asleep on you. Can I make it up  to you this weekend?

Sorry. You’re probably sleeping. It might take more than coffee to make it up to you now. Dinner?

I suddenly felt wide awake and was no longer irritated by my few minutes of missed sleep. I would have gladly given up several hours for those texts. I decided not to reply to them right then, though. I wanted to make sure I’d had enough coffee to formulate a comprehensible reply and not look like I was drunk texting him, which I had a history of. My conversations with Darcy at five in the morning were proof of that. 

I got up and went about my morning routine like usual, trying not to wake Mom. When I made my way downstairs, I poured a cup of coffee and sat at the table. I sipped it, thinking about what to say to Marshall. I wrote and rewrote the text half a dozen times before finally having something I felt okay with, then I sent it.

Hey Marshall. I had a great time, too. You don’t have to make up for anything but I’d still like to have dinner with you. What day did you have in mind?

My heart was thudding from nerves and excitement. I was so focused on trying to calm myself down that I almost didn’t hear Mom when she walked in.

“Morning, sweetie,” she said, grabbing a coffee cup.

“Good morning,” I replied, then jumped slightly as my phone vibrated on the table. I tried not to look too enthusiastic as I grabbed it. 

Does Saturday work for you?

“Darcy again?” Mom asked, pouring coffee for herself. 

“Um...no, actually.” I tried biting back a smile but it didn’t work. “It’s Marshall.”

Her eyes went wide and she smiled back. “He’s writing to you at six in the morning?”

“He actually wrote me earlier. He asked if I wanted to have dinner with him Saturday.”

She sat down at the table beside me. “What did you tell him?”

“I haven’t replied yet. I don’t want him to think I’m just waiting by the phone for him.”

She looked at the phone in my hand. “Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing, though?”

“Yes, but he doesn’t have to know it.”

She laughed then blew on her coffee. “I’m glad this whole texting business wasn’t around when I was dating your father.”

“Even if it was, you’re a lot more forward than I am. You wouldn’t have had a single issue with texting Dad first, or answering him right away,” I said. My phone made another sound, reminding me of my unread text and I finally opened it, then replied. 

Saturday is perfect. What time  would you like to meet? 

“Well, there was only room enough for one coy person in our relationship and Rodger called that role,” Mom said after I put my phone down. 

I laughed. “I don’t think ‘coy’ was the right word for Dad. I think socially awkward was more appropriate.”

“He was too smart to be a social butterfly, too. He had to have a couple of flaws.”

“He couldn’t set the timer for the coffee pot, no matter how many times I showed him, and he thought that the Sharknado movies were amazing. He had his flaws,” I joked.

“This coffee pot is confusing.”

“He was an engineer!”

My phone buzzed in my hand and that time I didn’t wait to open the text. I read it right away. 

Would you let me pick you up  instead? Around six?

“Well, what does he say?” Mom asked.

“He wants to pick me up instead of me meeting him.”

“Are you going to let him?” 

I looked at her and she was smiling at me. I shook my head at her, laughing again. “You want him to come here so that you can see him, don’t you?”

She shrugged. “You keep talking about how handsome he is.”

“He is handsome. And it’s an awfully gentlemanly thing to do…” I bit my lip for a moment, pretending to think it over.

“Just tell him yes. We both know you’re going to.”

I gave another laugh. “Fine.”

I would like that, thank you. And  I’m curious, what does Detective  Marshall eat when he’s not eating a  cuban sandwich and plain chips?

I put my phone on the table. “What are your plans for today?” I asked, then took a sip of my coffee. 

She gave me a cheeky grin. “Changing the subject.”

I rolled my eyes. “I’m not changing the subject. I’m asking what my mother is going to be doing while I’m out earning the bread for this family,” I joked.

She snorted. “You don’t earn the bread, Fi, you just bake it.” She nodded at my arm. “And burn yourself in the process.”

“That’s the first time I’ve burnt myself in a year and a half. I’d say that’s a pretty good record.”

“That’s true,” she said. “And if you must know, I was thinking of going down to Valley and talking to Georgia about starting music lessons again after the new year. I think by then I’ll have recovered enough to be able to teach at least a few days a week.”

“You’re going to put yourself around snot nosed kids in the dead of flu season?” I asked dryly.

“I’ll be teaching teenagers, not little kids, and I’ll wear a mask,” she said. “I’ll make sure to clean everything between students and have them use hand sanitizer when they come in. I’m not going to be immunocompromised forever, and I’m not going to live in a bubble until then, either.” She gave me a smirk. “Besides, I can’t let you be the only one that earns the bread around here.”

I laughed at her but it was cut short when my phone buzzed again. 

Stuff that’s probably not very  good for him. Like Italian.  How does that sound?

Just when I thought I couldn’t be any more attracted to him, he confessed to liking my favorite type of food. I couldn’t stop my train of thought that went to me one day making an Italian dinner for him as a date. But my mind’s eye set up the imaginary dinner in my old apartment and I knew that would never happen. I let that thought go and took a deep breath, trying to focus my attention on the present moment.

That sounds great. I love  Italian food.

I sent it and sat back in my seat. I tried not to let my mind wander too far down the road with Marshall. I’d been on a lot of first dates in my life with guys that I’d thought were great who turned out to be jerks and I knew what that disappointment felt like. And even though I couldn’t imagine Marshall disappointing me in the same way they had - he’d proven at our coffee date that he was far more respectful, even while he was tired - I wanted to remind myself that I needed to take things one step at a time. 

Perfect. I’ll see you  Saturday at six, then.

I must have looked pretty gooey eyed over the whole thing because Mom reached out and touched my wrist gently. When I looked at her, the teasing tone was gone from her face and she was smiling at me. “I’m happy for you, sweetie. I really am.” 

I was a ball of nerves all Saturday morning and afternoon. More than I’d ever been on the day of a first date. But nothing with Marshall fell into my ‘usual’ category. There was something about him that made him different from any other man I’d gone out with. And maybe that was it: He was a man. Not some boy masquerading as one. He was quiet, and fierce, and protective. He thought before he spoke. And even when delivering a threat - like he had to that creep in the bar - he’d done it calmly and with authority. He exuded confidence, not cockiness, and there was honestly nothing more attractive than that. 

I was nearly ready, just zipping up my boots, when I heard a crash downstairs. I rushed down and found Mom in the kitchen, trying to pick up the broken pieces of one of her giant coffee mugs.

“I’m - I’m not sure what happened,” she said. “I just lost my grip.”

“It’s okay.” I took a step towards her, trying to avoid the pile of porcelain. “Let me clean it up.” 

“I can do it,” she said, sounding flustered.

“I know you can but you’re in socks and I’m wearing boots.”

She stood her ground for a moment, then finally sighed and relented, taking a step back. “Okay. I’ll get you the broom.”

“It’s fine. I’ll get it. Just watch your step.”

I went to grab the broom as she threw away the large chunks of her broken cup that she’d been able to pick up with her hands. I could tell she was frustrated. 

“You know, if you didn’t like that mug, you could have just gotten rid of it, you didn’t have to break it,” I joked, taking the broom and dustpan from the broom closet. “Or were you afraid I wouldn’t take the hint and buy you another one if I thought it just went missing?” 

She gave a small laugh but I could tell she was still embarrassed. “I actually liked that coffee mug a lot.”

“I’ll get you a new one.”

“You don’t have to do that. I can -” 

The doorbell rang and she stopped mid-sentence. We both froze, my eyes flicking to the clock on the stove. It was 5:53. Marshall was early. After a moment, Mom took a step towards me, holding out her hand to take the broom from me. I shook my head.

“You’re wearing socks,” I reminded her. “I don’t want you to cut your foot.”

Her eyes grew wide. “So you’re going to clean up after me while I go meet your date?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

She brushed her hand over her barely there hair, trying to collect herself, then let out a breath. “Okay, I’ll go let him in.”

“Don’t be too charming. He might have a thing for cougars and I don’t want to have to fight my mom for a guy.”

She smiled for real, the embarrassment of having her daughter clean up after her letting go enough that it was no longer plainly visible. “No promises,” she joked, then left the kitchen to answer the door. 

It didn’t take long to clean up. Even though the cup had shattered pretty good, its bright white color stood out against the dark wood of the floor, making even the tiniest pieces easy to see. After making sure I’d cleaned it all up, I threw away the pieces and put up the broom and dustpan, then went to find Mom and Marshall. 

They were standing in the entryway. Mom was saying something about teaching at Valley and Marshall stood in front of her, his hands clasped behind his back, and a look of sincere focus on his face as she spoke. Mom was a small woman but next to him, she looked comically tiny. 

I paused for a moment, taking him in. His hair looked a bit more controlled than any other time I’d seen him, his curls tighter and not quite as messy. His beard looked like it had been trimmed, giving it a purposeful look instead of the ‘I’m too busy to shave’ vibe that I’d gotten from him previously. He wore a thick blue sweater that made the color of his eyes pop when they drifted over to me. It was brief, maybe less than a second, before concentrating on Mom again. But he had a slight smile and it was enough for her to notice. She turned and looked at me. 

“There she is. I guess I’ll stop talking your ear off and let you two go,” she said. 

Marshall smiled at her, then at me, bigger that time. “I didn’t realize I was early. I apologize.” 

“No, don’t. You’re fine,” I said, moving to grab my coat. “I’m ready, I was just cleaning up a broken cup. I’m basically like Cinderella around here.” 

Mom snorted. “Hardly. Cinderella was made to do chores. You’re the one who won’t let me lift a finger,” she said. “Besides, I think she sang while she worked.”

I raised my eyebrow at her as I put my coat on. “Do you want me to sing?”

She shook her head. “No. No one wants that, sweetie,” she said, making Marshall laugh. She looked at him. “Fi spent a good portion of her teenage years screaming along to music in her room. I didn’t even know you could make ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ sound angry until she proved otherwise. Needless to say, her father and I encouraged her other interests a bit more enthusiastically.”

I grabbed my purse. “I should have let you clean up your own mess and answered the door myself,” I joked before kissing the top of her head. “Bye, Mom.”

Marshall smiled again. “It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Sparks.”

“Likewise, Detective Marshall. You two have fun.”

We left the house and after a few steps down the walkway, he jabbed his thumb back at the door. “She’s funny.”

“She can be,” I agreed. “She’s a spitfire, though, that’s for sure.”

“I like it.”

“Yeah, I like it, too.”

We walked to his truck and he opened the door for me. “You look gorgeous, by the way,” he said as I got in. 

I felt myself blush instantly, caught off guard by the compliment. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” he said, closing the door for me. 

We’d only made it to the driveway and my stomach was already doing somersaults. He made me feel like a teenage girl, all giddy and excited, and I loved it.

He went around the front of the truck, then climbed in the driver’s side. I tried to sneak a look at him while he was putting on his seat belt but he caught me. He smiled as I snapped my head straight ahead. 

“Sorry, I just, I was…” I tried to think of an excuse but I couldn’t think of anything that didn’t sound lame. I let out a sigh. “I was checking you out,” I admitted. “I can’t lie. There’s no point. Sorry.”

“That’s the least offensive thing a woman has ever apologized to me for,” he said with a laugh, starting the truck. He leaned forward enough to catch my eye, making me instinctively turn my head towards him. He grinned. “Did you see anything you like?”

My blush deepened and I couldn’t hold back a giggle. “Maybe.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. I mean, that is a nice sweater.” 

“Oh, so you were checking out my jumper?”

I shrugged. “It brings out your eyes.”

“Does it now?”

“It does. And you have very lovely eyes.”

“Thank you,” he said. “But my daughter bought the jumper, so I can’t take credit for it.”

“She did a good job,” I said, forcing my eyes to look up front as we pulled out of the driveway. Even though I’d already admitted to checking him out, there was a difference between looking and leering and I didn’t want to come off as creepy. “I take it that this wasn’t your weekend to have her?”

“It was supposed to be but she was invited to a Halloween party with some of her friends so she asked to do that instead. She’ll be with me tomorrow.”

“What did she dress as? For the party.”

“A cowgirl.” 

“Does she ride horses or did she just like the costume?” 

“No, she rides. She took lessons when she was a bit younger. And she and I go riding some weekends.” 

“So you’re Detective Marshall during the week and cowboy Marshall on the weekends? Does that ever cross over? Do they have mounted police in the homicide unit?”

He shook his head as he laughed. “No, not that I’m aware of.”

“That’s a shame.”

“Is it now?” he asked, and his tone made me blush all over again.

“I’m actually not going to answer that. I’m going to wait until we get a little further from my house to fully embarrass myself so that when you fake an emergency to get rid of me, my ego doesn’t get too crushed.”

“Do you really think I’d do that?”

“I hope not, but I’ve been excited about having dinner with you, so I’m going to try not to mess it up.”

“I think you’d have to try pretty hard to mess it up,” he said as we stopped at the end of my street. He glanced at me. “And I’ve been excited about it, too.”

[aiviloti]

my 2020 fic writer wrap-up!!

this is going to be incredibly long (a total of 1.1k lmao) so imma put a cut here, but basically thank you for being here all throughout my 2020! i appreciate you all very much <3

fav kind of fic to write:

i love writing about mutual pining slow burn process of getting together but i have NEVER WRITTEN ONE IN MY LIFE so i hope to change that in 2021

in 2020 i discovered??? humour??? so i enjoy writing about that and when people tell me i’ve succeeded in making them laugh it’s all 😳😳😳 for me

hardest fic to write but also most proud of:

to write you a song was a fic i struggled with from all of april to june which is very long?? to me??? considering i usually sit down and write things in one seating. fully fleshed ideas don’t usually take me thaaaaaat long to crunch out, but for some reason i struggled bad with this bc I really didn’t know where i was going w it lol

LA LA LAND gets an honorary mention of it’s own simply because it was 44k, and it took me all of july-september, but it’s something i still am proud of! to show how difficult it was to write/plot here’s the spreadsheet i had to use to keep track of the scenes and the chapters djkgfsjdfkjhgd

Shout out to kiroiimye , sweet , sirius and krypt for keeping my sanity intact

easiest fic to write:

this genshin impact fic: The Land Favoured by the Wind but its because ive been thinking about this idea for more than a month lol so the actual writing and editing took me less than 3 hours

there were several others too, bc ideas then to hook themselves to me then refuse to let go fjshlfgdfsg

fav fic to write:

Most definitely this sakuatsu monstrosity here by the name of Miya Atsumu's unwavering love for Sakusa Kiyoomi and an unholy amount of terrible food analogies that should not have the right to Exist lol, I only came up with the idea of Atsumu asking Osamu how to make friends bc I was friendship pining for someone at the time and then proceeded to write the entirety of it in a feverish daze! It’s as of rn my top hit / kudoed / bookmarked fic on ao3 and man, thanks for liking this as much as i did :’D

writing sequence:

i have to write from start to finish lmao i cant move on if the fic isnt chronological? the only exception was la la land bc it was too long and i had help from the spreadsheet so i alr knew where i was going i just had to write it down dfhdsfksfksdfhjg

deleting works:

the only fics i remember deleting are both first chapters of a multichap, bc i dont like having unfinished pieces on ao3, and far less if im not sure if ill finish them/if i dont know where im going w it!

if it’s dark history of shit 15 year old me wrote imma keep it there! it is an archive after all. go on, judge my fics from 5 years ago ahahahaha

best writing advice:

not a general thing and might just apply tome, but i tend to write in very convoluted ways and squish a lot in my sentences, or add to many unnecessary commas, so i received advice recently about being more mindful of the pacing and it’s helped me a lot!

worst writing advice:

none at the top of my head djgfkdsjfh if it’s bs to me i just forget it entirelyyyy

collab:

@actuallyasweetpotato​ (also aforementioned sweet) and i did a thing for bokuaka week!!!! you can find it here:  under my breath and into your scarf

wips:

9 unfinished zine pieces, 3 commissions, 1 exchange piece, about 10 or so other things

fav story of another writer:

favourite things 

manly man falls for manliest man krbk fic!!!

gently, like a winter wind iwaoi birthday fic

sunchaser krbk fic

JUNO atsuhina fic

best review:

dude i cried

and shoutout to tien , sirius for fan art, fan comics, fan animatics of fics ive written, and shoutout to akemiiiii for this song they wrote i am eternaally grateful

worst review:

no negativity today!

prequel/sequel to other people’s fics:

none at the top of my head hm, but if anything probably any of kiro skk stuff 

do i reread my stuff:

yes, but only if they’re old enough for me to go “it’s okay even if i dont like it bc this is old”

published:

hopefully! even though i do take part in zines and i guess they already have been published in a broad sense

fav/least fav chara to write:

no one at the top of my head! it’s instinctive for me to go ahead and think about character motives whenever i come across them, so if i ever write about someone, i usually just put my spin/interpretation of a character in a way that i can comprehend. the pros of this is i can write about many people, and the downside is that these characterisations can come off as out of character to anyone who doesn’t agree w me hehe

deadlines or goals:

if it’s a oneshot that’s under 3k i usually aim to have it done within 24 hours of beginning the fic. even tho i rarely succeed, having that as a goal usually pushes me to get it done faster than i would have if i had no goal altogether! if it’s anything long i aim for 1k a day, tho rn all my deadlines are zine deadlines and on top of that there’s uni, so to say im not stressing about writing would be a lie LOL

fav writers: (am too shy to tag but i swear these people are literal gods)

chonideno (mag): tumblr | twitter | ao3

batman (teesta): twitter | ao3

maplefudge (raei): tumblr | twitter | ao3

trope never written, would like to try:

aforementioned SLOWBURN MUTUAL PINING ANGST W A HAPPY ENDING GETTING TOGETHER!!!

but also royalty au

trope you will never write:

haha loads

how long have you been a writer:

began writing around may of 2014!! it was a horrible piece but im glad i started somewhere

influences:

chonideno/mag is one! maggie stiefvater who wrote the raven boys is also one, among many others

hardest part of writing: 

writing action? writing things that are happening right now, describing people talking, eating

easiest part of writing:

descriptions of people, places, feelings. internal monologues, the like

best part of writing:

sharing how i perceive the world w other people, and discovering other people agree

wip sneak peek:

cw: hanahaki, falling out of love

this was written in a friend’s dms lmao this is why i sound like this

something unique i bring to all my stories

i had a revelation the other day after talking to all my friends and realised i have really pretentious titles

IF YOU’RE HERE

did you know the wc of this thing is 1k words? idk why you stuck through all of that but thank you. i’ll keep writing in 2021, and all the years after that, and i hope i’ll find you doing things you love too :)

[yehet-me-up]

OMG IM IN LITERAL TEARS. I WITNESSED THE LAUNCH OF THE EXO MALL SERIES I CANT BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE!!!!! thank u so much for still continuing this series and for sharing ur talent with us <3 u have no idea how much comfort ive found in this series!!!! thank u so much i cant wait to see what u have in store for us :') u and ur beautiful writing CHEFS KISS

ALSOOOO !!! im glad u never forced urself to write when u didnt feel like it. its literally one of the worst feelings in the world when ure scrambling to make something when u have no inspiration. ive been burned out so many times bc of this so im glad u didnt feel pressured to do so!!!! i hope ure always happy w the things u do :') and that u do them on ur own terms :') STAY SAFE ALWAYS AND HYDRATE URSELF!!!! <3333

asldk;fjasoidf;jalskdf 🥰😭 you’re so kind oh my GOODNESS. Thank you so much for reading from the beginning, I’m still in denial it was like........ 3.5 years ago. SOUNDS FAKE BUT OK @ universe, @ the passage of time. It’s definitely been something I’ve tried to force myself to hurry up and write in the past so I have not always been this kind to myself 😂 but I’m very happy this next chapter is almost done. It makes my heart so happy that you find comfort in the series, writing it is like a warm blanket fort I get to hide in so I’m always 🥺 that it can bring happiness to others as well. I hope your writing goes well and that you’re gentle with yourself 💕 and that you stay hydrated too!!! XO

[voidselfshipp]

A Heart Of Ashes

Chapter 2

Pt1.

Its around half past eight, jerico wondered if stoker was still in the laboratory.

So she put on her boots and Walked to said laboratory.

Though.. the place was huge, it felt like a maze,and listening to her gut feeling,she got there,after a good fifteen minutes.

--Hey stoker

The british Man stopped mixing two chemicals togheter, and Turned to the door, a smile crossed his lips under his mask,but you could hear it in his tone as he said--Ah...you again...how delightfull, Oh do be careful of the napalm...tricky stuff

--Ill be mindful of that--she Walked right past the unarmed molotov grenades--Watcha working on?

--Just some upgrades for these old girls, oh Grab a pair of goggles and some rubber gloves if you stick around, wouldnt want to cause any accidents

Jeri nodded and snatched the closest of those ítems, she casually hovered over stokers shoulder who finished mixing the two chemicals,only for them to explode into a dark cloud of nothingness.

--Ah horse raddish...

By the way he left both mixing tubes on the table she noticed her companion was frustrated.

She patted his back softly--How about we get something to eat, maybe you need to take some fresh air

Stoker stood there to think about it for a bit, then nodded --Yeah...thatd be wonderfull

--Great,lets go!

During their walk however, Someone stopped them.

--Hey! So youre the New guy huh?

The british Man sighed in annoyance,crossing his arms--Oh do bugger off phantom, we have places to go

--ey ey relax Man, I just want to take a moment to greet our New recruit--phantom Turned to jerico-- heard you were dangerous huh? I like that in a woman

Suddenly, Harold felt his blood boil, as jeri couldnt help but giggle at the cheesy pickup lines.

In a stupid fit of jealousy,he grabbed his lighter and pressed the flame against phantoms pants, who in a matter of seconds lit afire, he then with a mischevious smile Turned to jerico-- tell me....can you smell something Burning...? Oh its probably nothing,lets go dear, im starving

He put an arm around jeri and Walked her away as phantom ran around in circles, blissfully unaware of this sunstorm just shrugged it off.

--Did you just really burnt phantoms pants so he would stop talking to jerico?-- ember asked, arms crossed as both grabbed their food.

--well he was making her unconfortable!

--Dont make excuses for yourself Harold I know you

The Man sighed letting his shoulders fall--okay maybe I have a crush on her what about it....

Ember started to laugh--Thats adorable Harold, I wish you the best of luck --She patted his back.

During dinner Ember politely excused herself,leaving both veterans to talk.

--So--stoker started without a clear topic to talk about--Youre a veteran?

-- I am,Ive seen a lot of fucked up shit I tell you that

He chuckled and nodded in agreement--war, how do the kids put it ,ah yes, fucking sucks

--It really does,you loose Friends, people youre closed...and you never know

--If youll end up coming home to them--both meet eachothers gaze--i know the feeling quite well...

Both smile, and talk softly about their time in the military.

Stoker decided to pack up his little science proyect and walk around the bases courtyard with jerico, the moon shine brightly, and both strolled down calmly.

--I remember this one time, me and my Dad were leaders of two different squadrons,you had to see the soldiers faces when they realize their commander was my dad....it was hilarious,specially because we look nothing alike

--Hmm, May I inquire as to why?

--Dad adopted me when I was a kid, and we really look nothing alike,and well, when training, my old Man is very harsh and strict, I tend to be that one godsend seargeant who cuts some slack on the soldiers, its quite funny really

The brit laughed and nodded--yes it is

--And how about you?, whats your story ?

He took a deep breath,and put his hands behind his neck--Well,I used to be a squadron I had to make a rough decision,and I did it,thankfully nobody had to die that day,except For the bad guys of course

And they spend the night talking about their anecdotes,laughing, and comforting eachother.

--mind if I Scort you to your room?

--Not at all

Stoker giggled and put an arm around jerico,And both Walked into the building in silence, the whole place was quiet, aside from some who spent the night playing videogames and their rage screams could be heard from outside their room

When they arrived though,jeri took Harolds hand--Dont you want to spend the night here?,your room is on the other side of the building

--Oh I dont want to bother

--You dont,come on in

He sighed and nodded, taking off his jacket.

--I have a spare matress under my bed,i can sleep there

--What?,no way, I shoundt Rob You the comforts of your bed...

--Harold just take it

--Ill take the spare matress thats what ill take

Both stared at eachother,before sighing--Sharing?

--Sharing

Without much time wasted they got into the bed,their backs facing eachother.

--You wont take that mask off for sleeping?

--No, I wont

She sighed --You cant sleep like that

--Yes I can

She knew it wasnt her place to Keep demanding--Will you sleep comfortably?

A soft smile appeared on the Mans face--Yes, dont worry about me,now go get some sleep okay?

--You too.....goodnight

--Sweet dreams...

Ember groaned,facepalming.

This needed to stop.

--Oh you look so lovely today--stoker said softly elbowing jerico in the ribs, who then chuckled.

--And you look quite handsome too

Theyve been flirting like this for the entire day, ember was about to knock them both out....she couldnt take more of this mushy crap.

--oh I thought for a moment I found to emeralds....turns out it was just your eyes...--Harold said with his masks cheek resting on his hand.

Jericos cheeks turn baby Pink and both softly chuckle.

--If you two lovebirds are done, the guys at the kitchen need help on the cooler--vera said--its not working....

Both sighed and nodded.

However as both worked on the inside of the industrial Cooler, the door closed leaving them in pure darkness, aside from Jers phone lantern.

--Damnit...--stoker tried to Open the door to no avail...

And so they sat there in darkness.

-- d damn-- Harold said curling into a ball-- its cold here...

Jer, who was a natural heater, sat closer to him--I think I have an idea,but I need you to sit properly

--W what are y you planning to do?--He straightened his legs and his cheeks Turned red as he felt her sit on his lap and hug him-

-Like this we wont loose heat...

She was, oddly warm...how?.

Whatever questions he had, his survival was first so he hugged her, and hugged her tightly, feeling the warmth return to his body.

--Thats a whole lot better...thanks awfully..

--Dont mention it...

And after that day, they couldnt get enough of it ,everywhere was a good place to cuddle, while eating, after training,during briefings.

Everyone was losing their minds over how clingy both were.

Their feelings for eachother were so painfuly obvious...

And now, after a particular rough mission, jerico and stoker were cuddling in his room.

He pressed his mask against her back.

--Im just glad youre okay...--she whispers.

--Im just glad to be with you here--he answers back.

Though she was too tired to even try and comprehend what he said, so she nuzzled closer and smiled..

Soon enough she'll tell him.

She was glad to be by his side, and being able to hold him like that..and Him..well, he was happy to return to her in one piece.

[ziracona]

I reread your bit about rin in the last chapter and oh my god im crying. You did my girl justice. I'm so proud of her and i'm glad she had fun. I love the thought that she's helping him in little ways. ;') and oh my god. i love the myers siblings. Do you mind if I ask for hcs? because oooohhhmygod. need more

Awww thank you so much! I really liked the Adam-Rin segment too. I wanted to talk about Rin, but being an Onryo made it so I just couldn’t feasibly in the bulk of the story. Really glad I still got to give her her moment in the sun. : ) Adam’s such a great dude too, and I’m so happy he found meaning the way he did and keeps up such an active and deep relationship with someone who’s passed on. It’s not an easy thing to do, but I think it’s kind, and meaningful. And sure! I’m not sure if you mean Laurie and Mikey or Judith too since I got a few Judith asks yesterday, but ima assume this is ILM related and you’re looking for post-fic Laurie & Michael (sorry if that’s not the intended ask TuT). I did more but this is already a lot so I didn’t post them all haha. Here you go!

Laurie would be very unlikely to make the first move in a romantic relationship. She’s so used to prioritising survival, even when she’s okay again her brain is always, “keep homeostasis” as her directive, and adding a relationship does not fall under that listing. That said, she definitely still develops feelings, and would want things to happen. But I think it would be slow. I think with Laurie, she’d be going to lunches and having long talks and drinks and staying up and falling asleep on the couch together, in and out like each others’ presence belongs in their respective homes, come to each other for support and with hard days and for life advice, go to the theatre together and let them buy her a drink like they always do without being asked, brought back a nice gift from a trip, she waits up for them to get home to greet them, for like 1-3 years solid before one day they just take her hand and kind of smile and she realises she’s been in a relationship for two years and they just never said it, and maybe they won’t now, maybe not for another two years, but they know it, and she’s so happy.

Michael never cuts his hair short, but does not mind Laurie making him let her give him ponytails when they’re working on something, because it does get in his face.

Laurie softballs Michael for a while, since, well, she’s trying to help him reintegrate into society as a human being after having had a childhood that was basically just a 15 year stretch of psychological trauma, and being kind and supportive is a must. But after a few years, she’s gotten much more comfortable and sibling-ish in her interactions. She’ll definitely still be serious and supportive if anything happens and he needs it, but she’ll also give him shit for eating her food or not getting up off the bed she’s trying to make. He enjoys annoying her and does it for fun. Will hold eye contact and eat the cupcake she was saving just to watch her flip, like a cat batting an orange off a counter (or, you know, a sibling who’s feeling /that/ vibe rn.)

Laurie is 99% of Michael’s impulse control. If he and Quentin do something together without her, it /will/ be a disaster, because where Laurie inflicts neutral levels of chaos on the group w her lawful, Michael will almost instantaneously get Quentin to swap from lawful to chaos if she’s not there. They will both be fine, but there /will/ be something on fire when she gets back.

Laurie, walking into the house and seeing then throwing objects into a burning wastebasket in the living room: I don’t like what I’m seeing. Bring me up to speed.

Quentin: So, we maybe have illegally destroyed a car—but it’s okay! We had a good reason! Plus, we destroyed the evidence. Let me explain. So, this guy-

Laurie: :/

Michael: *gives her a ‘what’s your problem?’ gesture*

Michael and Laurie physically fight for nostalgia’s sake sometimes (for fun-get exasperated and performatively MMA. They would not actually injure each other).

One time, Laurie and Michael were walking home together from a movie and a guy drove by and whistled at Laurie and said something vulgar, and Michael stepped into the road and smashed the front of his car with his foot. It was beautiful. They did have to flee the scene but Laurie was /gleeful/. The dude in the car saw his gd life flash before his eyes and rethought some life choices.

It is a long time before Michael is willing to take any kind of meds for his psychosis (very understandably), but when Quentin eventually graduates Med school, six or so years later (bless u Jake for forging him some credits), he is willing to try a few given by him. It is not a good or easy couple of months, but he does it.

Michael gets along surprisingly well with the survivors. Most of them are pretty intimidated, but he’s genuinely chill, and they’ve been through weirder shit so 🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s like “Welp. This might as well happen.” and accept him in. Meg is a big thot. She’s into Susie and would never cheat and Susie knows this, but Meg will still flirt like crazy with Michael bc it’s her personality, and Michael, who’s never had this ever happen, is /beyond/ confused. Every time she says something stupid like, “Damn you’re tall. If I wasn’t a married woman, I’d climb you like a jungle gym.” He gives her the exact look Sam gives Gollum when he’s dissing potatoes in lotr.

Since she knew his and his family’s whole names and his wife’s face, Laurie tracks down Sujan’s family and tells them everything she can about what happened and how good he was, and what a difference the first person in the realm who was kind to her made.

Michael really enjoys traveling. He’s been cooped up his whole life. Spent 15 years in one little white room, and then 40 in reproductions of Haddonfield in the realm. Really, except for his solo journey from Wisconsin to home, he’s never left the state of Illinois. He goes with the survivor squad on their group trips, once he’s comfortable enough, and is consistently amazed. He’s not a very visibly emotive person, and can’t physically be bc of his psychosis symptoms, but his eyes will get big seeing the northern lights from a platform, and he’ll grab Laurie or Quentin’s wrist & point to make sure they’re seeing it too, and Laurie has never been so happy. After his first trip, he very much looks forward to the annual event.

Dr. Loomis is the only thing Michael as an adult has ever feared. (Obviously all humans feel temporary fear, like if a car comes at you or someone with a gun. But past instantaneous shock-fear, I don’t think Michael has ever been afraid of anyone else). This is based off of canon, because to me Michael reads as scared of him, especially in Halloween 2. He pauses and then retreats from Loomis in the first film, and when he sees Loomis running down streets looking for him in 2, he hides (I actually really love the Michael pov in Halloween 2 in the open. It was very humanising). Then, at the end of 2, when he’s blind and Laurie and Loomis have filled the room with ether, and Loomis tells him it’s over, he stops trying to find and kill Loomis and freezes. I genuinely think because he was scared of Loomis and has been for years (after that treatment constantly in isolation as a child, how could he not be?) and has known since he was 6 Loomis wants to kill him, so when he basically says “I’m about to kill you,” he believes him and it scares him. It’s the axe that’s been waiting to drop since he was a kid.

Laurie goes to cons with Nea, Quentin, & Min occasionally, and has dressed up as all three OG Star Wars protagonists like the lovely huge nerd she is. Has also made Michael sit down and watch all the movies w her.

Michael and Laurie go visit Judith a lot. They’ll pack a picnic lunch and talk with her and about her at her grave. It was very hard the first time they went there, especially for Michael, but after a while, it helps. It’s a way to deal with what was done in the past that makes it seem surmountable. It also helps to deal with the loss of someone they both cared for. When they go, Laurie always gets Michael to tell her something about her older sister she hast heard yet. David tracks down an old high school album from 1963, and is able to get three pictures of Judith colorised and they’re able to have a nice full-color photo of her to hang up in the house.

[comradekyoka]

Fuck your Flowers

Hanahaki AU/ Fantasy AU Katsuki Bakugou x Reader {Deku x reader if u squint} (this is me addressing some of my issues w him and working through them) 

AhHHHH !! okay so thanks to @phantomhive-shadow for reading the first chapter for me and giving me some advice!! (it’ll all be addressed in the future chapters ^^ !!) now that im done w this first part im gonna fix up my blog to be pretty again UwU

You have always been a firm believer in the multiverse theory, the theory that in your case may mean universes that my just include everyone being quirkless, or where beings like dragons and fairies were figments of the imagination, or even one where the hanahaki disease wasn't killing the obnoxious mountain clan leader, the clan leader that was blaming you for his current predicament. Unfortunately, that's not your universe.

Katsuki mother-fucking Bakugou was the bain of your existence, ever since he came crashing into your engagement party throwing up blood and rose petals, dressed in a fashion that was only suitable in the mountains, things have been so much more complex. He came in and told you not to marry that "useless wimp" that your father set you up with and to go with him. And now here you are, kneeling before your father, Bakugou next to you, getting yelled at because of that ass!

"Bakugo, you had no business at a Royal Affair. Especial in such a state. Explain yourself, and do keep in mind that if your explanation is not up to par- I will have your head on a pike." Your father was merciless to all. His voice echoed through the hall, vibrating in your ears, as he glowered at the two of you. You turned your eyes to Bakugou wearily, convinced that this will be the last time you see him alive. The mountain village better be infected and on the verge of war for Bakugou to show up unannounced, now that you think about it, his rudeness will not be helping his plight in the slightest. 

Bakugou lets out a hiss and responds slowly through gritted teeth, "Sir. I had no choice-" you couldn't help but scoff, that was a very conscious choice that he made, he could have turned back at anytime he liked during the two day journey from the village he oversaw. 

"Silence." Your father was growing evermore irate with the two of you.

"Yes sir." You said looking down at the beads sewn intricately into your dress that you were supposed to be wearing at your engagement, but here you are.

"Bakugou, you may continue." Your father bellowed.

"Well, sir," Bakugou shot you a glare, then continued. "Y/N gave me that fucking flower disease and I can't get rid of it. I've tried removing it, and it won't budge, I've tried killing it, and it grows back, I've tried ignoring it, but there is too much pain. I need you to help me, I I don’t want to die." He was shouting at this point but you didn’t care. Your face burns,  you can feel your pulse in your lips, and tears in your eyes. 

"Bullshit Bakugou, I didn't give you anything. Fuck. Off." The audacity of him to accuse you of something like that is unreal.

"It started when we went on that Quest dumbass, the one for that dragon egg." His red eyes burning into the side of my head. At this point, the king was thoroughly pissed off, but it was hard to care anymore. You couldn’t quite tell what direction Bakugou was going for, all you could tell was that you didn’t like it. 

“Why don’t you just go to that oracle that you went to last time? The one from the dragon egg quest?” Your father was shooting questions at him, just as skeptical as you were. You feel a wave of panic and chuckle creep up your throat. Bakugou burned that bridge right after he crossed it. Bakugou was mumbling curse words, which was just enough to convey the message.

“Well,” the king shifted in his throne. ”Why don’t you go find someone else to fix it?”

“There’s only one oracle.”  You saw your father’s eyebrow quirk at this. You knew he had something to say at this.

“Oh really? What makes you say that?  If you think that just because she’s the only known one in the kingdom that she’s the only one then maybe you really deserve to die.” Damn. Bakugou’s eyes widened considerably. I don’t think he expected that. 

“Well how am I supposed to get to these other oracles? I can’t go alone.” Bakugou was as close to groveling as you’ve ever seen, and honestly? It was absolutely pathetic, but it’s hard to not pity him.

“I don’t care, it’s none of my concern. You may leave, and be glad that Im letting you do that much.” Your jaw nearly dropped off your face. Bakugou may have been a prick, but that wasn’t a death warrant. And before you could think a simple sentence that would change your life, and maybe even the course of history left your lips. 

“I’ll escort Bakugou back to the mountains, father.”

[cr-scribbles]

Oh no what's this? It's back again? Yup! Welcome back! It's me the judy, back here with another review! This time you think it's gonna be easier, buT NOPE IT JUST HURTS MORE! The second chapter is my favorite so far just because I get so much feels from these heckies! The third chapter was also good, but I will get there once we're finished with this one. Here is the link to the first part along with the second one too! > https://cr-incorrect-quotes.tumblr.com/post/190279246139/cr-incorrect-quotes-hello-welcome-to-my-first

This post will most likely be the same due to there being so many pages that I want to talk about to the point of not being able to fit everything into one so yeah! Expect a part 2 for Chapter 2! If you want to read the comic, here it is > http://children-rekindled.top/?c=1&p=1 Let's start!

Oh no we all know what this means that little heck is finally back and I was already screaming because of course I would be?? I missed him so much y'all- ALSO DANIEL SOUNDS SO CONFUSED AND THAT HURT CAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS COMING AND I DON'T WANNA READ IT AGAIN, but surprise! Bon made it worse this time!! I'll get to that later-

EW EW E W EW When I was first reading this and even now, iT'S SO DISGUSTING?? The visual of a soul just having to come out of a mouth of a corpse is gross in all ways omg I wonder if there is a reason behind Freddy having no eyes in the first panel though?? Apart from the fact that it is just creepy, it doesn't show up anymore. Instead, on the same page, it just goes back to the normal eyes. It was probably just a creepy factor put into it to make it look more morbid, but sometimes creators have reasons!

Sometimes I sit here, glad nothing else was shown because I would rather not have to see him climb out of there. aLSO SAMMY HELPS HIM OUT AND THAT MAKES ME UWU! he really needs all the help he can get and I'm glad someone is there for him. Y'all don't know how much I love this blind babey boy

BABEY NOOO IM COMING TO HELP YOUUU This panel is good, bUT SO SAD OMG I WANNA HELP HIM CAUSE HE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN QMQ I don't even wanna know his thoughts right now and how confused he is internally. Does he even consider how he would still be moving around even when suffering this really bad pain? He's probably just in too much shock and denial to wrap his head around it.

SOBBING SOUNDS Daniel freaking out over this hurts me every time omg I just want to hug him?? He just wants to go home and we all know that at this point, he can't even do that anymore.

BIANCAAAAAAAA What was she even doing?? Unlike Daniel, she had somehow already gotten out, but was just staring at the ground?? Was she confused about something and just lost in thought to the point of completely zoning out till Daniel realized she was there? Maybe she wasn't even there for long. She could have been still processing all of this pain(?) ALSO DANIEL'S REALIZATION THAT HIS NAME WAS SAID MAKES ME SOB I LOVE HIM SM

can Bianca hug me like that??? Please???? I want someone to hug me like that one day I'm gonna beg- SHE'S HECKIEING CRYING AND THAT HURTS A LOT IM QWQ I mean of course she would be?? She saw Daniel die right in front of her. Bianca being so worried yet not even questioning how he isn't just dead already due to the severe blood loss makes me really wonder how much denial they are going through at the moment. Although who would wanna think they died and became a ghost? For people who don't even believe in that stuff, it would be hard to even accept. If you're a ghost, that means you're dead. There's no going back. ALSO THE PUPPET STARES INTO MY SOUL AND IS TERRIFYING- everyone thank bon for giving us another terrifying image

AHAHA N E C C the smol good girl is coming very soon and I'm so excited!! I love her sm,,why is she hiding though?? Did she get scared due to all of the screaming and sounds going on around that she just decided to hide behind this big animatronic that could protect her from the dangers out there?

THANKS FOR CALLING HER OUT CAUSE SHE'S SMALL BIANCA- Well Charlie's design is definitely a lot different than the one in the original! She still looks heckieing red and burned up, but doesn't have that weird mouth like last time.

OH NO OH NO NO NO SAMMY WHAT HAVE U DONE- Charlie is already starting to freak out and that hurts. I love the different reactions we get here because Charlie is just in denial, hoping it is a dream while Daniel doesn't even look like he has proceeded it all fully yet till the next page where he is basically having a complete mental breakdown. I really want to know how Bianca feels about this entire thing too.

THERE IS A LOT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE! For one, it might be one of my favorite pages that really hit me hard to the point of being my emotional mess of a self- I feel as though Bon really portrayed them reacting to being dead rather well? Or at least he did with Daniel and it hit in the feels right enough. Being someone who would die for Daniel, it hurt reading this for the first time because I'm sure we all want to do what Bianca does and just give him a tight hug. Did them freaking out happen in the original? I don't remember actually? from what I remember, Bianca was the one reacting the most to all of it- Bianca just crying over how Daniel is having this mental breakdown really hurt because she wants him to be okay and realizing they aren't would just hurt to the point of actually going and comforting him. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW SHE FEELS WITH THE SITUATION- Was her breaking down because of Daniel being all sad mixed with her just reacting to the entire thing?? It's also shown in Chapter 3, but Bianca is really caring towards Daniel and most of the time wants to make him feel better in certain situations. If she wasn't able to save or even help him before, this is her chance now.

FRANCIS IS CRYING AGAIN I REPEAT FRANCIS IS CRYING-

Like I said before, the difference in reactions towards all of this is great. It's obvious that he was emotional about it too, but instead of having some sort of mental breakdown, he just "accepted" it and tried to figure out what they can do. It's understandable cause what else are they supposed to do when in front of reality??

OMG POOR BOYO!! HOW IS HE EVEN STANDING AIAUFIAKF for a while, I just thought his side got slashed and he bled out, nOT THAT HIS ENTIRE SIDE JUST GOT RIPPED OUT LIKE WOW OK THAT MUST HURT LIKE HELL- honestly Francis feeling really sorry about not being able to save Charlie just hurts sm?? THESE KIDDOS FEEL BAD CAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO SAVE ONE ANOTHER AND IT JUST HHH 

OH NO NOT THIS AGAIN DAMMIT- At least this time it's not coming out of a mouth of a corpse, but jeez Sammy pls chill- I love how the black substance just goes along with the mouth so it looks like the inside of the Puppet's mouth is just oil or some black liquid. Speaking of that, I also love how the blood is black!! I forgot the reason for that, but it gives them a cool look!

sammy please chill

they don't even know him yet and he's acting like a complete psychopath. If I was logical, I would think he is! Being there for who knows how long would do something to someone! Especially something would could easily be hinted at here through his insanity even when just getting out. 

I don't trust his cute face, but dammit I love him so much already?? Like he was just acting all crazy a pAGE BEFORE, AND NOW HE LOOKS LIKE A SMOL SQUOFT??? It really shows how much he can switch between personalities. I fear for the future after this experience. 

"Oh, you noticed. Heh." UH YEAH OF COURSE?? IT'S A KNIFE IN YOUR CHEST???

ALSO AHAHAHA FRANCIS'S FACE I CAN'T HANDLE IT

Honestly I feel bad for Daniel because all of this stuff is going on and he can't even see anything?? Like if something really bad just suddenly happened, he would have no idea because all he can get from the situation are the reactions from his friends. I wonder how terrifying it would be when there's so much sound around like during the day?? Big hugs for Daniel y'all 

wow possession! That's really cool, bUT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW OH NO- 

OH HECKIEING BEES THAT'S NOT GOOD- Michael's design was heavily changed from last time, but honestly I adore this design sm?? There is a lot less wires so yay he isn't just a bloody mess like last time!! Okay but I wonder if Michael could still take off his head like last time?? Last time, that was shown through some anger from Francis, but this time it's different and that's not shown!! I wonder if it will ever be though.

MICHAEL NO THAT'S NO WHAT A SANE PERSON SAYS- although I mean?? He does have a point! Even though being dead is a huge hit in general and idk how that would even feel, actually being with friends could have a huge impact on the situation. Imagine if only one died and was stuck there? That would have a completely different impact. I don't think Michael should brush off the fact that they are all dead now, but I do understand why he even mentions that. Trying to stay positive, but maybe try a bit differently babey-

The part I feared the most, but actually turned out really good? Around the beginning at least! In this version, Francis has much more of a reason for actively being really upset at Michael especially due to what he just said. Although maybe he should chill a bit because some things he says are really eh?? Michael never meant it like that and Francis is just freaking out and yelling at him, but like I said, he actually has a reason and I can't stay that mad. I would hate this entire thing too, although I would be a lot more emotional than angry 

OKAY THAT'S REALLY OVER THE LINE FRANCIS HOLY HECK-

Charlie has all the rights to be upset at him because him just saying that iS AWFUL?? LIKE DUDE YOU ALL ARE DEAD AND YOU ARE APOLOGIZING FOR SAVING HIM AND SAYING THAT IF YOU HAD KNOWN, YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST LET THE PERSON KILL HIM?? UH- THAT'S NOT NICE AT ALL PLEASE APOLOGIZE

TELL EM SAMMY!

at least in this version, he gets to the point and it isn't just walls of text aHAIDIAOGKS Sammy please don't blame Daniel though?? He's heCKIEING BLIND WHAT THE HECKIE COULD HE EVEN DO?? wAIT OH NO. IF THIS IS A REBOOT THEN SOME SCENE WITH DANIEL AND SAMMY MIGHT BE REDONE HH IM AFRAID IT'S GONNA EITHER BE MORE FEELS RELATED OR JUST MORE CHILL THAN LAST TIME DUE TO THE PACING?? Sadly it’s time for me to go and make the next part thing to take away from this? This chapter is my favorite so far because of all the feels and there is more so get ready for that!! I'll be back with part 2 eventually! Most of us knows what happens there. Will Sammy find Michael? How will he actually help? Find out next time on aaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[faunusrights]

OFFAL HUNT REMASTER LIVEBLOG // CHAPTER 7

when will one of these chapters start with ‘wow murphy’s gonna love this and rly enjoy themself’ WHEN IT IS. I HAVE TO KNOW.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

okay i am Recognising this chapter so we’re not quite yet in untouched, completely Feral territory which is. nice. thats nice. i like it when i know what im working w/ but who the kell hnows.

Something nagged at her. A forgotten thing. She thought hard, but even so, it took a long moment for her to remember.

me when i go to my room to fetch my dishes for the washing machine but i get sidetracked by my dog being cute and then i forget and go back downstairs and remember the dishes and then i come back up but my dog is still there and i forget again-

i’m just. rly enjoying this glynda. I SAID IT BEFORE BUT IM RLY THRIVING FOR THIS IDIOT WITH ONE BRAINCELL. THE BRAINCELL IS CINDER.

Glynda’s hunting instincts were primed, the only part of her that worked with absolute clarity, even now.

this is why she hasn’t noticed cinder’s flirting, the fool, the blithering idiot,

In the split second before she faded from consciousness, she smelled ash, the foreign Aura within her flaring until she could taste it: burning flesh and steady decay. Then it disappeared, fizzling out.

hm. is it a callout to say this is. romantic. this is kinda romantic. hey is this? gay? i think its gay. im gonna settle on it.

its gay.

When she awoke the next morning, it was like pulling herself from some great void,

H👈A😎H👈

for some reason THAT was the fingergun that made me spill juice all over my keyboard i see how it is

Then she remembered that at Beacon, her blood usually stayed inside her body.

im thriving for this weird observation. you know when you wake up somewhere new like a hotel or smthng and for a moment yr like ‘where am i’ and u figure it out thru like. normal fucking means. like oh thats not my duvet oh thats not my ceiling oh thats not where my window is-

and then glynda has to judge her location by how much blood of hers is spilled in it. this bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE GOT ONE BRAINCELL AND OFFAL HUNT IS THE THESIS TO PROVE IT-

It was the room she’d all but dissembled in after getting her ass kicked and then saved by Cinder Fall.

sorry im going HOG WILD on quotes but these new lines r SO GOOD and im LIVING for them....................... like until now we’ve had glynda goodwitch, terrifying unstoppable woman and occasional dipshit. now shes all dipshit. just 100% pure dipshit. spread her on a field and you couldnt tell her from the manure. a complete buffoon.

that said its nice to see glynda using her Brainmess for once... i mean she still wont be able to put an otherwise fuck-ton of clues together still because that requires, the ability to multitask, which is surely does not have, but finally she’s taking five fuckin minutes to let herself go ‘well THATS weird’.

There had only been a stirring of life along those red-vein tattoos, swirling just along the cut of Cinder’s dress.

im enjoying the new ‘sexey tattoos’ slant we’re seein in this remaster it was a real shame they didnt get primetime attention last time.

also glynda Why Ya Lookin,

Hello,

she’d be a heretic to the Law of Semblances twice-over,

I May Not Know My Semblances, But I Know A Bitch When I See One!

For the first time in years, Glynda wanted to set everything aside and rest.

we stan a sleepy bitch................ ugh im so glad she’s finally realising she needs 2 give herself some mfing slack!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because as much as im enjoying the Dragfest she rly needs to. chill.

When she finally emerged from the bathroom, a towel around her waist and her dirty clothes balled in her hands,

look i didnt make this blog to lie that my first reaction to this was tilting my head and going ‘tiddy out? tiddy? is the tiddy out? tiddy?’

look women look hotter doing all the things guys do and this is fact i wont sit down and i Wont Shut Up

No more rushing ahead and getting herself torn up for nothing.

H👈A😎H👈!

thats a Good One, Glynda,

Winter Schnee had the pale white hair of her bloodline, and the sharp features of the famously reclusive Willow Schnee.

YES BITCH WE ARE IN IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POP THOSE MFING BOTTLES

i have been WAITING. FOR WEEKS. 7 FUCKING WEEKS I HAVE SAT HERE AND WAITED AND IT FINALLY PAID OFF OH MY GOD MY BITCH IS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Ozpin had said, she was twice the age of the younger Schnee daughter, and her blue eyes held all the acuity that age had brought her.

i made a Sound at this i CAN SEE WHAT YOU DID. I SEE IT. I SEE IT,

A single photo hung on the wall next to a placard detailing some kind of award. Glynda pushed her glasses up on her nose to get a better look. Though it had the appearance of a family photo, only the women of the Schnee family were present, Willow and Weiss flanking a newly ranked Winter.

why am i being targeted directly anyway

safdjhgfsdajgh WINTER,....... im still. im Love w/ this main bitch finally... Finally.... i love winter in offal hunt so fuckign much and im so glad she’s here and that we’re getting more details because AAAAAAAAAAAAAA i love her!!!!!!!!!

also i cant.... say anything because spoilers..... but also............. NNNNNNN this convo has just. so much behind it. SO MUCH CONTEXT. its Killing Me,

A strange expression crossed Winter’s expression. It looked like how bruises felt.

im losing my fucking mind rn diesel and kc are going right to hell and they know it but do they care???????????? no. they already are the devil,

okay i went silent for ages and read ahead because i screamed in discord for like ten minutes and it looked like this

so YEAH theres that, i guess,

Instead, it only filled her with deep unease. Glynda didn't know what Cinder’s game was, but it was becoming clear that it did not align with her own. And the more she thought about it, the less she understood. The less she understood, the more wary she became.

cinder: i wanted to tell this girl i liked her so i wrote her a note that said get out of my desert,

im rly thrivin in this chap i already said it but we’re rly jumping into the meat n bones of the Plot now and its a Good Plot so im excited!!!!!!!!!

“Yes, I think you’ll like her!”

“she’s a lesbian, like you, so maybe her distinguished energy will chill your dysfunctional energies out-”

Glynda pressed her lips; she needed a delicate hand here, needed to carefully choose a response which would divert Ozpin away from the topic. “No reason.”

YES MY FAV LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is Big Me and literally this is MAYBE the best and also funniest line in this entire shitshow remembers the Pasta Bit and /sweats

i also rly enjoy glynda n ozs friendship... i mean im out here remembering the glynda/ozpin/cinder fic so i was already sold on all their interactions but its rly good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GLYNDAS BEST FRIEND MAY BE 200 YEARS OLD BUT GOD DAMN IT WHEN WILL YR BFF EVER BE THERE FOR U LIKE THAT,

theres a Bit here im not gonna go into but. honestly once u kno how offal hunt basically ends? Its Sad and Im Sad. i hate how knowing this whole thing just inflects on everything else and everything glynda wants and honestly this whole fic sucks. why am i reading this AGAIN.

“I have faith in you, Glynda. But there are terrible things that can be done to a person even without killing them.”

👈😢👈

we’ve popped the first sad fingerguns but also What The Literal Fuck, Oz,

“Come and catch me, then.”  

im LAUGHING this is much better than the first version because this is SUCH a cinder-brand of shit to say dsfjhgfds she’s SUCH A SHIT-STIRRER but i love her,

“She’s just sent me something. My Scroll is working fine, but I think it’s safe to assume she knows what we’re discussing.”

“What did she send you?”

“An invitation.”

oh finally glynda works out the whole CCT business JHGDSFSDF i wonder if cinder knew shed figure it out or saw her msgs to oz and went ‘ah shit well’

BUT YEAH..... DATE! DATE! DATE! HOT DATE WITH CINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am. VERY excited as many of u will remember i made a prime shitpost abt That Chap back in the day and ill have 2 REDRAW IT!!!!!!!!! POPPIN BOTTLES!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway this chapter sucked and was also very good in equal measure. as it is Wont,

[sadrien]

wanna chat? pt.21

on ao3 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

yo whats up. before we start, a few things:

yes, adrien and nino’s kiss was before dark cupidyes, adrien knows that him and marinette kissed during dark cupid. marinette told him in ch15even if it wasn’t i doubt adrien would count dark cupid as his first kiss, seeing that he doesn’t remember it

now that thats done, warning for discussions of like...murder in this chapter? they dont actually kill anyone but theyre just like...casually discussing how you would kill someone with x or y. its mostly just ridiculous but there are a few parts that could be considered kind of gross so, tread carefully if needed. (conversation creds to @agrestenoir​, @breeeliss​, @reyxa​ and a few cameos from @chassecroise​ because i basically stole that wild ride of a conversation we were on)

enjoy?

11:24

nino: im pretty sure chat noir was just flirting with me

ladybugfan2020: get it boy would u break up with me for chat?

nino: … yeah probably

ladybugfan2020: cool same

nino: im glad were on the same page

23:57

mari: Im gonna go murder myself in a bowl of whipped cream. Bye

nino: how

ladybugfan2020: are u gonna drown in whipped cream because that would be the best death tbh

nino: i dont think its murder if you kill yourself

ladybugfan2020: i would get a sibling to do it

mari: Bad news alya

ladybugfan2020: or like……………….a hitman hire a hitman to kill you with a bowl of whipped cream

nino: yo since youre dead you dont have to pay them

mari: I dont think thats how that works

adrien: What did I just walk into??

nino: YO HITMAN HIT ME UP WITH SOME MORE WHIPPED CREAM

ladybugfan2020: how would u kno how it works mari?

mari: Hey adrien Just murdering myself with a bowl of whipped cream

adrien: Not possible

ladybugfan2020: um??? says who

adrien: Prove to me you can die by whipped cream Draw me a diagram

nino: if i had to choose a topping to die by id choose hot fudge probably

mari: Ooo

adrien: If you got a tub of whipped cream And like Just hit a person with it With like…the tub That might Kill you I guess?

nino: bruh

ladybugfan2020: but wouldnt u rather choke on whipped cream

adrien: That’s harder? Like you’d have to get it into their mouth

mari: If anyone says anything about kinks I will leave this groupcaht and terminate all friendships

nino: fucking chri st

alya: IM

adrien: Wait wait Ignore mari and her gutter mind

mari: HEY

adrien: Tell me How to kill a person with whipped cream

nino: why? you got someone you want dead? there are easier ways my dude

adrien: Indulge me

ladybugfan2020: k heres the plan u knock them out with the tub of whipped cream theyr not dead but theyr momentarily unconscious then u stuff a bunch of whipped cream in their mouth and up their nose and when they regain consciousness they choke on the whipped cream and die

adrien: Ok Ok so You take the can And beat them over the head Until unconscious

ladybugfan2020: yes

adrien: BUT You fill their nostrils

nino: apparently

adrien: With whipped cream And their mouths

ladybugfan2020: uh huh

adrien: Let it dry Until they slowly

ladybufan2020: dry??????????

adrien: Just suffocate

nino: no no put them in a freezer let the cream freeze

mari: This is not where I was expecting this conversation to go Wait what????

ladybug2020: no u wait until they regain consciousness does whipped cream dry @mari do u have whipped cream we can test stuff with

mari: Why go through all this trouble when you can just snap someones necK?

nino: put them in th e freezer so the whipped cream freezes and retains its shape

ladybugfan2020: because death by whipped cream is the best way to go

nino: itd be like shoving a throat shaped mold down their throat and they cant breath e around it and they die

ladybugfan2020: y would u do that

adrien: No man

mari: What the fukc

adrien: You’d have to like

nino: ok look you cant breathe around a block of cream in your mouth and nostrils eventually youll pass out from lack of oxygen

ladybugfan2020: ye thats teh point of putting whipped cream in their mouths

mari: But then is it death by whipped cream or just suffocation

adrien: No that’s my point

nino: so freezing it would work the best

adrien: …. Wait

ladybugfan2020: the WHIPPED CREAM is doing the suffocation

adrien: It IS death Wait No

ladybugfan2020: so it IS death by whipped cream

adrien: It’s death by whipped cream The whipped cream Caused it …. Hm

nino: yes

ladybugfan2020: ok but y does that working best matter either way

mari: Mmmm now Im thinking about death by chocolate

ladybugfan2020: they die and its death by whipped cream

adrien: Death by chocolate is more complicated

nino: if you take melted chocolate and insert it into your veins

adrien: You can’t beat someone with a Hershey’s bar

ladybug2020: putting them in the freezer would just be extra @ the freezing the whipped cream

nino: you can poison yourself

adrien: I don’t know I think chocolate is too thick for that

ladybugfan2020: about the beating what about this giant ass ones u can buy online for lots of money i dont have adrien might have to provide the murder weapon for this one

mari: I meant death by chocolate cakes adn stuff but ok Good job team

adrien: Oh

nino: the meter and a half chocolate bar al?

adrien: Just buy like… 10000 chocolate cakes

ladybugfan2020: hell yeah nino

nino: i mean… you can shove cake up their nose?  

adrien: Get a pick up truck

mari: Where the actual fuck is this going

adrien: And then just All at once

ladybug2020: nah nah you could do it the same way as the whipped cream

adrien: Drop the cakes on the person All at once

nino: run them over

adrien: Until they die NO That’s not death by chocolate cake That’s death by getting hit with a truck

mari: Alya whatare you even talkling about

ladybufan2020: u put the cake in their mouth after u knock them cold

adrien: Alya what the hell

nino: put cake over their eyes

adrien: Stop knocking them out!

mari: Why is cake on eyes????

nino: so they can pay the boat man and cross the river styx

mari: Youre spending too much time with Adrien

nino: or just throw them in the freezer

mari: Can we not just eat dessert?????

ladybugfan2020: do u kno how hard it is to put a body in a freezer

nino: not that hard

mari: How the fuck do you know??????

nino: alyas little sisters locked me in a freezer once when i brought them to her moms work it sucked man

ladybug2020: boy that was a body sized freezer

adrien: It’ll be like that scene in Tangled

mari: jfc

ladybugfan2020: u gotta have the strength to lift like,,, a pERSON

adrien: Where Rapunzel tries to put Flynn in the dresser

mari: All my friends are serial killers

ladybufan2020: thats hard bruh

nino: not if you put your back into it fireman carry

adrien: Ok question What do you do AFTER you put it in the freezer? At least if you chop a body up

nino: whoa there sweeney todd

adrien: You just drain the blood

ladybugfan2020: too messy

adrien: Fill a bag with spices Put the parts in And just throw it out

nino: just roast it though???? dude, embrace the sweeney

ladybugfan2020: no but thats not death by whatever sweet you wanna kill them with thats just killing them

nino: like if i throw it in a fire, itll smell like shit, but you can pass it off as burning trash or something

adrien: Where would you even do that? That’s so conspicuous

nino: first of all sweeney todd did it in londo n second like...farmland?

adrien: Yeah Sweeney Todd isn’t real though

ladybug2020: ah yes the farmland in paris

nino: well drive out to the farm with the body

adrien: Who are you going to blame it on when they find a burned body???

nino: theres no one around its farmland theres like 2 people they wont find a burned body

adrien: The suspect list can fit on a post it note Do you know how they identify burned bodies? We’ve watched detective shows together, right? I didn’t hallucinate that???

mari: Didnt this start with me saying I was gonna murder myself in a bowl of whipped cream

adrien: Dental records Nino

nino: just do it at a vacant farm dude

adrien: You’d have to like Pull the teeth out THEN brun them Messy but the job gets done

mari: I needed to know like -2 things I learned tonight This morngn

nino: messy???? YOU CHOPPED THEM UP

mari: This conversation is over 10 minutes long and thats about 9 minutes too long

adrien: And honestly? If you’re going through this? Just dissolve the flesh

ladybugfan2020: gross

nino: ohhh acid bath

adrien: Well you decided to murder someone Al It’s going to be gross

ladybugfan2020: where do u get acid tho cause thats a lot of acid

adrien: I’m sure you could find it somewhere

mari: Ok Im ending this conversation befor esomeone googles something they regret

ladybugfan2020: call up lb and cn we now have a solid plan for defeatin g hawk moth just beat him up with whipped cream

mari: Im going to bed I hate all of you

nino: night dude dont let the bedbugs bite

ladybugfan2020: or the murderers

mari: Fuck off

 2:46

adrien: I’ve been watching so many cop shows I could probably get away with murder

ladybugfan2020: HOW to get away with murder lmao im hilariou s

nino: yo consider this going the fuck to sleep

adrien: One more episode

nino: im gonna show up at your house and force you to go to bed

adrien: What are you going to do cuddle me to sleep?

nino: yes

ladybugfan2020: hi get a room

adrien: </3

 4:19

mari has renamed this conversation to “fuck you all”.

mari: I dreamed about murder and literally had blood all over me I hat e you peopl e

 6:48

nino: nice carrie style

 7:02

adrien has renamed this conversation to “out damned spot”.

 7:14

ladybufan2020: what a nerd

[comicteaparty]

December 3rd-December 9th, 2018 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from December 3rd, 2018 to December 9th, 2018.  The chat focused on JINGKU by DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio).

Featured Comment:

Chat:

RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on JINGKU by DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)~! (https://globalcomix.com/c/jingku)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PST), so keep checking back for more! You have until December 9th to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 3. Will "Taw" be discovered and revealed to a woman and/or not Shu? What do you think will happen should that come about? Who might be the first to discover it?

QUESTION 4. Do you believe that the Taw clan, especially Mother Mai, will leave the situation as is, or will they intervene to protect "Taw?" Also, do you believe Shu might be discovered wherever he went? If so, what might happen?

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Alrighty! Welcome and thank you to Comic Tea Party for hosting this discussion! I am DA-POW!, the creator of JINGKU, and will be participating as well. Feel free to read through the short excerpt above, if you haven't already! Please remember to be kind and respectful of everyone's thoughts. But please don't hold back if you have any burning questions or passions pertaining to JINGKU that you'd like to share! As a starter, I'll go ahead and answer the first two questions here. O w O

So! What has been my favorite scene in the comic so far? I have a number of favorite scenes, but I would say the moments that I've enjoyed drawing the most is the scene where Lee gives Taw his kukaoki. 8^U!!!

And the scene where Lee saves Taw from falling to her death. Q v Olll

These are my favorite scenes because they turned out the closest to how I envisioned them as I drew. And that is always something very satisfying to know when a creator's life is essentially attempting to chase and capture their vision for other's to see. Now who is my favorite character? I have to say, I like each character for different reasons. ; v ; BUT!!! I will share who I enjoy drawing the most-- which is Hur. Since Hur is a character who has a bald cut, if I need to adjust him mid-way through--- there's not a lot of editing I have to do to say... Huatai. Who's hair I almost have to always redraw if I should need to change his position and placement on the page.(edited)

But then again, I also must confess Huatai is very dear to me! He is the only character that was alive before JINGKU's world was molded out from my late teenage years-- meaning he was made before JINGKU existed. He's gone through a lot of changes, but I'm glad that he's found a home in JINGKU. He is very important to the Vavoan afterall. XD I would love to hear what other people's thoughts are on their favorite scene and character from the JINGKU cast. I must confess though!!! As far as I know, Lee is officially the most popular character and if you feel that way-- please tell this silly bean why. (And if not, who's the precious bean you've offered up yer likes to, eh? Confess!) ; V ; When I created Lee, I did not put an inkling of effort to insure his place in anyone's heart and now I'm wondering if my lack of effort has backfired on me. XDDD(edited)

RebelVampire

im surprised you find lee's popularity a semi-mystery given your own chosen fave scenes XD lee is my fave but until i answer more questions tomorrow i will be more objective and less subjective about why i think he is probably the most popular in general. and that would be due to 1) of the characters so far his positive traits have probably been the most focused on 2) of the character so far his positive traits are the ones who have had the most impact on the protagonist, Taw 3) of the characters so far, he is the one who continually does nice things without forseeable self motivation, and selflessness is an extremely endearing trait (keep in mind im talking about as he presents himself. maybe he does have selfish reasoning, but its an unknown factor). 4) although he's stoic, his "negative" traits are the least abrasive in their own way due to the fact he gives Taw some more space. whereas the others are somewhat more social aggressive.

so effort aside hes basically been the most positively painted character

to summarize

actually the fact you claim to have not put effort to get ppl to like him makes him even more endearing because it just means hes angel through and through

lee doesnt even need the kukaoki. hes just gonna fly through the sky using his angel wings

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Rebel dropping dem truth bombs on me. XDDDDD But I must clarify (just for my own mental comfort) that I would have loved the scenes I mentioned whether it was Lee saving Taw, Hur, Voo, or simply a monkey. I was just really happy with how they turned out artistically-- more so than the actual fact that it was Lee or even Taw for that matter. ; W ;/ But OMG Rebel... OMG.... shakes head to self What have I done? It seems I played myself and I can't help but laugh at my own silliness.(edited)

"Lee doesn't even need the kukaoki. He's just gonna fly through the sky using his angel wings." - RebelVampire (Quote of the Year)(edited)

shrimpchipsahoy

Answer 1: One of my favorite scenes is from the first chapter, where Taw says she is like the fence protecting her family. It's difficult for me to explain exactly why it's my favorite, but something about it really resonated with me. (It could be because I'm a wife and mother, idk. Lol) Other than that, I have to say, every scene is meticulously drawn and all the characters are perfect in their own way.

Chillin&Livin

1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it? I find the interaction between Hur and Voo to be my favortie scene. The way they jab each other with insults and nicknames is just hilarious. 2. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor? I am a bit undecided on choosing my favorite character, so I'm going to wait until there is more material for me to examine who I find the most favorable. 3. Will "Taw" be discovered and revealed to a woman and/or not Shu? What do you think will happen should that come about? Who might be the first to discover it? It's quite difficult for me to decide when Taw's secret will finally be discovered, but if that ever happens I think she will be in big trouble. I think the first one to discover Taw's secret will probably be Hur or Voo since they're the ones mostly close to Taw. 4. Do you believe that the Taw clan, especially Mother Mai, will leave the situation as is, or will they intervene to protect "Taw?" Also, do you believe Shu might be discovered wherever he went? If so, what might happen? I think they'll come back to help Taw in the future and I don't think shu will be discovered.(edited)

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Now that @shrimpchipsahoy has mentioned that, I must confess one of my favorite quotes from JINGKU is: "You chose to become a wild animal. And I... For this family... Chose to be the fence."(edited)

But OMG, Shrimp. ;v; Thank you for the kind words~~.

keii4ii

I love that quote too, and not just because it shows her love for her family. There's something poignant about her being a fence ... she's not one of the animals being protected. She is, and is not, part of the family at the same time.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

OMG. O _ O @keii4ii Your wise mind knows no bounds. But yeah!!! Adding on to that, a few readers have talked about the fence being the borderline to what's right and wrong. The pigs being what's right and the wild animal being what's wrong. But as the creator, I didn't intend it that way-- though I won't stop people from discussing it in that sense.(edited)

But it's more so of simply: Protect those inside (and put yourself at risk)? Let others protect you (and put other's at risk)? Or simply protect yourself (and leaves others to their own mechanisms)?(edited)

shrimpchipsahoy

@DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio) I volunteer to be your fence.

Answer 2: I struggled for a long time over picking a favorite character. Just like everyone else, I really like Lee, but all of the characters bring unique qualities to the table that make them special and stand out in their own way. That being said, so far Taw is my number one favorite character. She's very strong and selfless when it comes to protecting the people she loves. I like that her character is flawed and that we get to experience her struggles with her. Also, quick superficial sidenote, but Huatai (and his flawless hair) is a hottie and if we were going solely based on looks that man wins hands down.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

But on the topic of Voo & Hur, one reader of mine did mention that their interaction was "interesting." XDDD Pertaining to what @Chillin&Livin said, I'm happy to hear someone finds the two funny and entertaining! Some of us are probably not aware since they did pop up later to read JINGKU, but the first few drafts of JINGKU posted online actually had Hur's dialogue censored because I was not really sure on the target audience yet. In the end, I ultimately decided that the work would be best left in the hands of older teens and adults instead of children seeing as the topics that JINGKU will discuss would probably be too dark to share with a young audience either way.(edited)

@shrimpchipsahoy BUT OMG SHRIMP!!!!! XDDDDDD(edited)

I've got to agree Huatai's flawless hair is truly something. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Many of my friends have commented about his little twirl, which is essentially the last element that I placed on him before deciding he was ready to take his place in the circle of JINGKU characters.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. Who exactly is the new Huatai? Is the fact he has a Green dialect significant in regards to himself or Shu's lover? What do you think he'll do as Huatai?

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

So the fact that we're asking about the Huatai-- it reminded me that a few readers in the past have asked me: what in the world is everyone's actual names? XDDD I have no idea if any of the future questions in this discussion will poke at this, but I do hope to make plans to reveal some of the cast's real name where applicable in the future. Though, I must say that I make no promises. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

AH!!!! But the topic of the Green dialect! Just as a comparison, I would like to mention that the Green dialect is different in say... American English is to British English or Australian English. Which I have mentioned to @- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́- at one point. XDDD Even a standard Northern American dialect compared to a deep Southern American one would be a good comparison. Of course, I must mention that I do lean towards a more British one to represent Huatai just because it would give him a more posh impression. ; v ; Though the thought of a deep Southern American one seems quite awesome too now that I've mentioned it. 8^L Example: Do you have a flashlight? (American English) Do you have a torch? (British English) Don't forget the fact that there is slight difference in stress of certain vowels and consonants in the Green dialect just as American English differs a bit to British English if you still need a comparison.(edited)

If anyone has any questions pertaining to cultural or lingual topics of the Hmong ethnicity, please don't be afraid to ask! O v O/ I will do my best to answer!

RebelVampire

1) I'm torn between two scenes so ill just pick both. the first scene i really like is the one with Taw having to get out of bath thing with Hur and Voo. like majority of the time those scenes happen in secretly a girl stories, its really comedic and shenanigan ridden. and while ill love shenanigans, im not a huge fan of the trope because it always feels really forced and logically inconsistent. so i love that in this story taw got out of it no big deal. boundaries were respected and everyone moved on. so i appreciate that scene just for being different and not focusing on it (at least in that specific moment of context). the second scene i really like is the one where lee gives taw his kukaoki and is super patient with taw. it was heartwarming to see the contrast to their arrival cause it shows that rules will be followed and enforced not out of cruelty but because the rules exist and everyone is there for a reason. 2) as i stated Lee be my favorite. i already gave my objective reason why i assume hes the most popular in other spaces. but now my subjective reason. lee hits all the right notes for my favorite guildty pleasure character types. got the grumpy stoicism, the dedication and focus, the immense loyalty, all packed on top of a heart of gold. Lee is just the angel no one deserves. 3) I totally think Taw is gonna get found out. I mean theyre with the Huatai for life. So unless Taw dies a very early death, she's kind of doom. Something is gonna happen eventually that exposes the secret. I'm assuming it's gonna be Lee or Huatai. cause i dont feel Hur or Voo would be understanding enough. Or maybe it's gonna be someone we havent met yet. Maybe that pretty lady who greeted them when they arrived.

4) I think this largely depends on what they know. Like did Taw leave them a note that said "Shu ran away and I'm taking his place?" or was there a note that said "I hate you all I'm running away Shu is best and going to the palace like a good boy." Cause while I might of missed it, that really determines whether they even know to go looking for Taw in the first place. Even if they did know Taw is taking a risk, i'm not sure they'd do anything cause they do have to think of the whole clan. Actually speaking of this, this is why i actually dont view Taw's whole obsession with being the fence as selfless as a lot of others. Cause her actions to try and be the fence, while good intentioned, still have consequences. If she's discovered maybe her whole clan gets punished, for instance. at the very least, ppl are going to miss her im sure and be hurt by her absence. so her actions are not without their downfalls and selfish nuances. not that this is bad, at all, just saying the fence thing makes me side eye a bit sometimes. as for shu, idk. i dont think hes going to be found out unless he wants to be found out. and maybe hell want to be found out. theres no gurantee his relationship will last and like, where else is he gonna go at that point if thinks all go downhill? probably home, cause that is the usual instinct. 5) i think the green dialect might be specific, but i dont have theories as to why because there is much to be seen about the region. i think hes gonna be the best huatai who does all the great things and shows taw why taw should care about the kingdom. i base this on nothing except the huatai is a hottie and that lee trusts him so i feel compelled to trust him. #ShallowReasoningIntensifies

kongli

My favort scene is when taw finds out about shu and his boyfriend. i was really shocked-- I didn't think that any hmong story would include a gay couple because its something we shouldn't talk about. So it was daring to me.

Out of everyone we've seen so far, i think I'm leaning towards is mua. He seems like someone really sly and i like that-- sort of like gin from Bleach.

I'm going to agree with RebelVampire. Taw's going to get found out. i don't think she thought this through. I think she should have told mother mai what happened, and then decide on how to approch the problem.

about Shu though. I think he''s an idiot! I don't care much about who he was with, but how could he betray his family? I actually thought shu was okay at first, but then after he did that to taw I was like no.

i binged through Jingku and I was on a rollercoaster. For every scene that shcoked me, I was upset and also excited.

I just wish shu was more sly then this wouldn't have happened.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

OMG, @RebelVampire . XDDDD Huatai's a hottie and Lee trusts him. That's legit. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)b AH!!! But I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the scene with Voo and Taw, although I sort of forgot about it in the midst of all the other plot devices I'm juggling. 9v9lll Ah... But I do understand the undercover girl bath scene trope that you speak of. XDDD I do my best to make characters true to their backstory, so every character's reaction to whatever pops up in JINGKU should reflect on them as a person. ; V ; Maybe someday when we get further enough, I'll do little extra installments outside of the canon plot with plot along the lines of the beach episode, the valentines episode, so on and so forth for giggles. (Makes fanfic and fan-comics of my own creations. =v=b) No promises though~~.(edited)

Lee is just the angel no one deserves. GEH. wipes a glittery tear ; W ;

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

For all the feelings that I didn't invest into Lee... Now thinking it over, I'm sort of happy that the readers feel for him. Although as I mentioned, I never intended for this to happen. I guess it's like Bob Ross says... There's no mistake. Just a happy accident. Y v Y

On the topic of Taw though, I will admit-- as a human being and as myself (my background and circumstances)-- I would have never done what Taw did. OvOlll I don't think I'm that... gutsy? Willing to risk so much or gamble with such high stakes? Essentially, in the terms of the pig, fence, wild animal analogy-- I would be the pig. I probably wouldn't be very promising as a character. But as I always say, I think I would make great bacon. =v=b

BUT OMG. XDDD The lack of faith in Shu from my readers is immense! I can only hope that whatever happens, it will be for the better of everyone's life. OvOlll

It's always great to hear that I put readers through a roller coaster of emotions @kongli !!! ; V ; I can only hope you'll continue to stay on the ride till the end!

In all honesty though, I'm surprised to hear that you've already sort of grown attached to Mua (just because he's just barely appeared.) OAO!!! Everyone in the Vavoan are sort of an oddball, so I'm glad they all shine through with their own respective traits.(edited)

kongli

Yeah. i'm going to stick around. (;

I don't really care for lee because he hurt Taw. i don't like the guys that are always talking and don't listen to the girl.

Lee is always assuming everything like he knows it all and it just turns me off. Why dont he think to ask?

But yeah, he is the member thats like doing everything so i understand why people like him.

I also think that because lee is so truthful about everything like from what we know so far like vampire said, he is going to be taken of advantage of easily. taw is kind of different. Like she;s not really a good person, but not really a bad person to the country. From chaptor seven, i think Taw might be the one to do that. I wish the creator told us what taw was thinking though so we know for sure though.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

We'll definitely be learning more about the conclusion Taw came upon from the seventh chapter as we move along the plot for sure, @kongli! I won't simply leave ya'll hanging and say that's all I have to say about her plan so fear not. Ov<b

shrimpchipsahoy

@kongli I like that scene too because I think it gives Taw a chance to shine. We get to see how much she loves her family and is willing to sacrifice for them in action, not just thoughts or words.

kongli

Can't wait for that moment then! (;

i agree with shrimpchip. Taw seems like a person of action not just all talk. i like that she seems to be pretty careful like she thinks about what the other vavoan people say and then decide on what to do instead of just doing whatever.

Chillin&Livin

For me personally, I think there are a lot of actions Lee commits that is questionable, for example, his initiative to take authority over everyone else in the vavoan. According to Hur in chapter 2 the vavoan are supposed to act as merely puppets who serve the Huatai. if a vavoan member were to create a problem then shouldn't it be in the Huatai's place to solve it, not Lee? And I keep wondering, why does Voo consider Lee's assault on Taw a nice thing? Even Taw wonders the same thing. If what Lee did was nice, what's the norm? I seriously want to know. Voo mentions how close Lee and the Huatai are in chapter 3. This is probably a bit out there, but it just occured to me... what if Lee is a bad guy and plans to over throw the Huatai and to do that he decides to create a close relationship with the Huatai to learn more about the Huatai's plan. And that sole reason is why Lee made Taw his target when Lee meets Taw and later forces Taw to join his schemes to kill the Huatai.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

OMG. XDDDDD The theory of Lee turning out to be a bad guy-- now that's really something isn't it? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Though I must say, I think that if it benefited Taw in the long run in order to get back to her family, she would probably take it. Just saying... O3O~~ whistles

shrimpchipsahoy

@Chillin&Livin Interesting points but I feel like, and I'm not the creator so I could totally be wrong lmao, people are misreading the situation with Lee. When I read through it the first time, I just assumed there was a hierarchy to the Vavoan. Obviously Huatai is head bitch in charge but when he's not around, who keeps everyone in line? It's Lee. The fact is, most people can't be trusted to do things independently (I feel bad saying this but it's proven to be true) without leadership or guidance. The other characters have a certain closeness between them, but Lee seems to stand out in a way that makes him feel unreachable despite his moments of kindness.

@DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio) I'd be really happy for Taw if she could find a way home without any repercussions before she is forced to do something she may regret.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

I hope the same thing as well, @shrimpchipsahoy~~. ; V ; We can only hope!

kongli

it'd be cool if Lee was a villain, but i don't think it will happen unless the creator pools a 180 on us. if it did happen, I wouldn't be surprised thuogh. Its sort of like a trope where this character is like all cool and good to a group, like lee is to the country but then later they're like just kidding. That's when shit hits the fan. i'm sure all the Lee fans would be heartbroken for real if it did happen though.

But what shrimpchips said, about heirarchy. i don't really think theres an official like level for everyone. I feel like it really is supposed to be the huatai and then theres the vavoan like chillin said. lee is just the kind of person that will do things before anyone asks him to because he feels like it.

I think that if there was someone that had something to offer to taw though and taw feels like its a good deal that she would take it. like I said I don't think Taw would just sit around waiting for something to work out for her situation.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 6. What do you think the Huatai and Lee's relationship actually is? Do they have past history, or is something else going on? Why is Lee so dedicated to the Huatai?

- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́-

1. My favourite is when Taw is mad about the their big brother Shu taking a whole day to catch the chicken. Because as a reader that was my reaction too. 2. Hur's rough behavior made me like them instantly. I am always a sucker for rough characters with golden hearts. The interaction with Taw was much like a tsundere HHHH You look like this rice ball. HERE EAT THIS BECAUSE YOU MISSED DINNER. HHHHH 3. I'm very much hoping that Taw's secret will go to their grave. I know thats light thinking but I'm really not wanting to see the reveal, what is the punishment?! Who will try to protect Taw?!? Will Taw become valuable enough to keep in the Vavoan? HHHHH 4. I don't really think Mother Mai will do much of the situation, as I think they would just assume that Taw disappeared and Shu went on their way. If Shu's discovered first that is a different story. I hope Taw gets the best life. ;w; 5. Maybe the Huatai is a replacement to the Huatai. MAYBE ITS AN INCEPTION OF AN INCEPTION. That is why Lee is so much favoured, because Lee was probably close to the Huatai before they were even going to be the Huatai. HHHHH I'm a fake Huatai playing the pretend for the real Huatai, so now I have to actually be the Huatai because the real Huatai went MIA. HELP ME OUT LEE. 6. I think their relationship is that of a newly born chick and a mother hen. Have you seen how many times the Huatai screams out Lee's name? (edited)

RebelVampire

@kongli @shrimpchipsahoy @Chillin&Livin i agree with shrimpchips on the matter of hierarchy. because when theres anything involving large, large groups, theres always a structure of hierarchy. keep in mind also that the huatai is in charge of the whole kingdom basically. so its not just the vavoan under him. theres probably a ton of other branches and people. so while yes, the huatai might be the ultimate leader, that doest mean there arent also ppl in charge directly under him to keep order in various other matters of the kingdom. its kind of like how in an army you have a general at the top but then various other ranks under them who control various army squads and such. those other ranks obviously follow the generals orders, but at the same time they make sure those under them also get those orders fulfilled. now this being said, i do think its debateable on whether lee's position as this secondary leader is official or not. but even if it wasnt official this would be the natural result. someone always has to take charge, because otherwise theres just anarchy. youd wind up with even worse situations then what happened on the bridge cliff thing. instead of just taw falling off the cliff itd probably be like half of the vavoan because thered be no one ordering people around keeping things organized. and as was also pointed out, the huatai cant be there in every situation. so if theres no one in charge, even unofficially, theres going to be problems and will probably lead to the huatai getting offed pretty quickly.

that being said, if lee winds up a villain im okay with this. i will support lee to the end, even if the end is some sort of train derailment into the abyss

6) im getting kind of a sibling relationship? not that i do think theyre siblings, but it kind of feels like lee is the older brother and the huatai is his lazy younger brother who just moved out of home for the first time. i definitely think theres past history here that were going to find out tho. they seem way too super close for them to have just met. as for the dedication, i assume its either that Lee knows something we dont about the Huatai's plans or that Lee is a strong believer in duty. something like that

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́- OMG. XDDDD The day Huatai calls someone else's name will probably break Lee's heart. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) @RebelVampire Lee is the older brother and Huatai is his lazy younger brother who just moved out of home for the first time RIP Huatai. XDDDD

kongli

I think lee and Huatai are not sibling because they dont look the same. maybe friends or lovers? or maybe lee owes the huatai something like the Huatai did something for him.

it's kind of like, they might have backstory together.

Just wondering but are you all from webtoon too? i didn't know that the creator put jingku on another site.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@kongli I think the majority came from webtoons though I wouldn't know the exact details of how everyone got invested enough to stay. Surely it was my unrelenting charisma and charm? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) get's killed Though, Rebel was probably obligated to read since they had to prepare questions for this discussion. Whether that was webtoons or globalcomix though, I've no idea. XD But in all seriousness, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on anything you guys! OvOlll(edited)

kongli

I came from webtoon and i stayed because i liked the story and characters. im so tired of always having to read character that dont do anything or like don't have a goal. Its like where in the hell are we going? and Taw is a bit different from the girls i always read. She;s kind of like not a good person who always try to save people that she don't know but she's not bad because shes just tyring to survive.

i also stayed because i liked the art. I really like the pictures you put at the beginning of the chapters.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

GEH. ; W ; Much thankies @kongli!!! <333 I probably should do more color works, but I've been sticking with the black and white plus red illustrations since it rings true to the JingKu aesthetic. OvOb And I've grown very attached to it so look forward to more illustrations with the same style!

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Holy heavens-- now that Kong mentioned about webtoon and globalcomix, if any of us have only read the pages on globalcomix, please jump over to webtoons so that you can read up to the latest page. 9v9lll We should be in the midst of the seventh chapter!

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Do you think there is any reason Lee is so nice to "Taw?" Is Lee just a nice guy or is there something else? Will Lee continue to help "Taw," or will Lee give up since "Taw" is years behind everyone else?

RebelVampire

@DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio) I read the globalcomix version but I did switch over to webtoons for the last bit. cause i suspected there might be more pages and then lo and behold i was correct. XD

7) I think theres two things going on. first off, i think lee is just genuinely a nice dude. gruff and a stickler for rules, but nice. however, i also think pragmatically speaking its in lee's best interest to make sure taw is up to snuff. because if taw isnt up to snuff, welp, good-bye huatai. so in essence lee's actions may be less nice and more driven by the pragmatic need to have taw not suck at the job. i dont think Lee is gonna give up, but i have a high suspicion it might lead lee to learn that taw is not the taw that was supposed to be sent. or at least theres going to be many lectures. but again, pragmatically not a good idea to leave taw as is. unless theres like...paper pushers in the vavoan. taw can get that nice, comfy desk job in that case.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

AH! Good to hearz! OvQb @RebelVampire But OMG. XDDD Taw getting that desk job would be the dream~.

shrimpchipsahoy

@ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Not to mention the GIVEAWAYS you do on webtoons! hellbent on winning

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@shrimpchipsahoy Webtoons probably the only place I do constant giveaways. >v</ But in all honesty, I'm always at lost when the names drawn don't claim their prizes. Q v O Y u no want prize, commenter friendo? SOBS That's why I started putting the 7 day time limit on the giveaways. RIP winners that disappear into the void.

shrimpchipsahoy

Answer 3: I think it's inevitable that the truth about Taw will be revealed to some extent. cries I can't imagine it would be easy for a woman to hide her identity long term, especially in consideration of baths/toilet time/that time of the month. I've been thinking a lot about who may be the first to discover it, but there are so many variables involved that I can't pin it down. Although I hope whoever discovers her secret helps her escape or fake her death or something (so she can escape without repercussions), I don't think the odds are in our favor. Lol

@ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ i want their prizes changes nickname on webtoons ٩(๑òωó๑)۶

RebelVampire

QUESTION 8. Do you believe that Taw will learn to use Kukaoki? What other talents might Taw discover she has? Do you think Taw will find a way home, or will she be stuck serving the Huatai forever?

RebelVampire

(the archive for the chat on super galaxy knights deluxe r is up! @snuffysam https://comicteaparty.com/post/180885573190/november-26th-december-2nd-2018-ctp-archive)

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Speaking of kukaoki! I think I only mentioned this once (like way back when I posted the first draft of JINGKU on webtoons) but when the name kukaoki is broken down, it's defined as: ku = pair / kao = wheel / ki = spin. As a side note, the Hmong language is tonal (8/7 tones or so), meaning these definitions are conditional depending on the tone used when speaking the word. Kind of like how one kanji, though pronounced the same, can mean different things depending on how you depict the character. So don't try to share these meanings without that little bit of salt to add in^ There were a number of names I thought to call the weapon, but recalled that I shouldn't use hard to pronounce Hmong words for the sake of readers. 9v9lll I hope that my efforts pulled through. sweats(edited)

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. Who do you think attacked the Huatai on the way to the temple? Was it a foreign power, or could it be an inside job? What might this mean for the rest of the story?

RebelVampire

8) I think Taw is gonna learn, and I think she's also gonna learn that strength has advantage too, what with all the farm work. In all honesty, I don't think Taw is gonna go home. I think the inevitable path for Taw is to learn that there is more than one way to be a fence. so instead of just protecting her little family unit shell learn that by protecting the kingdom she also protects her family. or something like that. 9) It was Lee. /shot In all seriousness, I assume it was a foreign power. I don't get the sense that the kingdom is in the most secure of places, and I think it's a sign that these are troubled times that are gonna involved quite a bit of fighting and securing of power.

kongli

Number seven, i don't think lee is going to give up. Hes too stubborn. Number eight, i think taw will learn the kukaoki but she wont be good at it because Yah said that you have to start from when your a kid. I dont know how old Taw is but i think it would be hard for her like when someone learns ballet kind of late. Taw is probably going to try to find a way home but get stuck being with the vavoan for the rest of her lief. i think its going to be like she thought she wanted to go home but after staying with the the vavoan for so long she decides to stay because she likes it there.

for number nine, i think it might be a foreign power like vampire said. I went back to look at the part where they are atacked and i just realized that if huatai didn't get sick he would have been dead because Lee wouldnt' have came to move him from the carriage.

I think that someone in the country betray the country and if they did betray the country they might be working with foreign power.

okay, so i just thought about this but the huatai is supposed to be green right? why is he wearing a girl's shirt? a green shirt would be like the one shu's boyfriend wears or did the creator mess up?

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

O v O!!!! UH....

Okay, so I will confirm that Huatai is indeed wearing a girl's shirt. And I will also confirm that it is NOT a mistake. But that's all I can say about that. 9v9llll @kongli(edited)

And for those who are wondering about Hmong clothes... Essentially, there's a number of designs (its fashion afterall ;v;) but the main thing you should always be aware of is that a girl's shirt typically features an extended collar on the back. Hmong male clothes do not (and should not) have this feature.(edited)

As exemplified below, Taw has an extended collar on the back:(edited)

shrimpchipsahoy

O.O Maybe Huatai is secretly a woman. That would be awesome because s/he could be Taw's greatest ally! Other idea is maybe Huatai wears girls clothes to honor someone they lost (like Nuriko from Fushigi Yuugi, who is actually a man but poses as a woman to honor his late sister.)

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@shrimpchipsahoy OMG!!! I didn't know that about Nuriko! I never got the chance to finish the series, but I always wondered why he wore girl's clothes. My child brain just thought that it was just out of preference and mentally muted the question. XD

On the topic of Huatai though, we'll definitely be learning more about him as a character in future chapters. O v O Pwease look forward to it ya'll~~~.

shrimpchipsahoy

@ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Eek! Sorry about the spoilers.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Tis all good, Shrimp~~. XDDDD patpat

RebelVampire

QUESTION 10. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

kongli

i'm looking forward to when taw sees Shu again and kicks him in the butt. I really hope that the creator doesnt stop making jingku because theres like no hmong manga at all with a interesting story that has a lot of stuff in it.

and it was cool getting to talk to you guys about the story. Thank you for inviting me.

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keii4ii

Growing up, my family moved around a lot, and I found myself as a transfer student often as a result. (e.g. 1st grade year, I went to 3 different schools) I was also a sickly child and missed school a lot. That combination meant I was often clueless in the class: the material they were covering at a new school was sometimes a little ahead. Or more commonly, I miss 2 days of class and everyone else in the classroom was 2 days ahead of me. Teachers made zero effort to help me catch up. It was all up to me. What I'm trying to say is, I can really relate to Taw being thrown into a situation that she'd never been prepared for, unlike everyone else surrounding her. I'm looking forward to how she deals with all of that. I also hope she can catch a break sometime!

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

So there are a number of things I'm looking forward to for JINGKU and most of them revolves around revealing plot points. XDDD But depending on how the story of JINGKU goes, I'm kind of looking forward to drawing Taw with longer hair in the story. Q v O GEH. Probably just wishful thinking, but hopefully the opportunity reveals itself at some point. (Worry not. If Taw's hair grows, then the men's hair will grow as well. 8^U!!! Gotta trim dem heads!) On another note, I am very grateful to everyone that has taken the time to read the story and drop off their thoughts here in this discussion! ;W; I didn't know how well the week-long discussion would go since the active reader-base is essentially just a handful of people. But seeing how much discussion we did, it's really shocking. O_O!!! Thank you to you awesome peeps and I hope that ya'll will stick around for all the upcoming week discussions as well.(edited)

@kongli Thank you for coming and participating, Kong! ; W ;/ Surely with tangible support from readers, JINGKU will only continue to soar towards completion. But trust me when I say there's a lot of ground I've got to cover, so worry not. OvOlll We're in for a long ride!

@keii4ii If I miss one day of school as a kid, I'm lost for the next month. 9v9lll RIP mah childhood. weeps Ah, but I'm happy to hear that Taw's disconnection is relatable, seeing as its definitely a stressful situation to be in. Taw's always got to be on her toes, that's for sure! Hopefully, things will turn around at some point. ;v;/

- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́-

7. Lee probably had a big family before they left their family to serve the Huatai. Perhaps worrying about others is just innately ingrained into him, as well with the Huatai always comes first. So I believe Lee will help out Taw to become an asset to the Huatai. 8. OF COURSE TAW WILL LEARN TO USE THE KUKAOKI. Taw bby must be the very best that there ever was. Finding a way to get back perhaps will happen if Taw really superemly fails at something which I hope doresn't happen.

9. Well the Huatai's king died recently and it really could be an inside job. The Huatai looks super young. I'm not saying that the Huatai isn't prepared considering the Huatai has a 6 PACK OF A GOD, that means the training they did to learn how to become a Huatai is very evident. The dialect that the Huatai has was probably because of a close tutor who has the same dialect as Shu's lover. Because obviously you are going to pick up the way of speaking of the people you surround yourself around. Judging by the Huatai's behavior shown so far... I don't think the Huatai has many close relations other than Lee. (Because Lee is the ultimate Motehr Hen ) This might mean the Huatai has to lug around the Vavoan around lots of places... considering that they already supposed to be the cream of the crop.

10. I'm looking forward to Taw becoming more badarse. Lee showing more Mother Hen traits.... anDDD FIGHT SCENESE. I am a simple person who loves simple thing so maybe more... ABS. Jingku peaked my interest as I really love the opening. "Fence or Pig?" Taws love of family has a really warped dark side at the same time, and will be showcased more and more as the story progressed. How darker will the pure Taw be tainted in the dark. This isn't a fantasy story so there will be very realistic consequences and much heartbreak in the future. Hopefully I'll get to see some nicely timed comedy from the future.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́- OMG. You use the best emojis, Mitsu. XDDDDDD

Taws love of family has a really warped dark side at the same time, and will be showcased more and more as the story progressed. Such a bootiful conclusion, you've made. Hurhurhur. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

On the topic of genre though, YESH. A [] A JingKu is indeed not a fantasy so as Mitsu has mentioned: there will be very realistic consequences and much heartbreak in the future.

A few peeps that have read the story have spoke about JINGKU as if its a fantasy story with tributes to the Hmong ethnicity. JINGKU is a HISTORICAL FICTION/DRAMA. O v Olll(edited)

I'm also hoping we'll get more action scenes because-- boy oh boy, though mah art skillz suffer, I really do love action. GEH. ; v ; (No promises though.) Thank you so much for dropping off yer final thoughts, Mitsu. You're probably one of the few that has been here since near the first draft of JINGKU. XDDD And I'm always grateful that you've stuck around for that long, you awesome bean~~! Mitsu is truly a JINGKU veteran! ; W ;(edited)

RebelVampire

10) I'm looking forward to Lee being Lee some more. But more seriously, I don't really have any specific looking forward to desires. I'm more just interested to see where everything goes in general. This comic has already thrown some curveballs to where I expected it to go, so I don't want to overthink it and stop being surprised.

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

I'm looking forward to Lee being Lee some more. OMG. XDDDD GEH. ;W; But I'm happy that JINGKU has been able to give you some curveballs~~. Whatever's in store for JINGKU, hopefully its' future will not be cut short! @RebelVampire AH!!! OAO!!! But OMG. I'm really surprised that you've taken the story so well, Rebel! I seriously thought that you might just eye JINGKU over for the sake of discussion and simply mod from afar. Thank you for giving your insight and I'm happy to hear you'll continue to root for Lee!(edited)

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

@- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́- OMG!!! I don't know how, but my eyes did not catch your answers for the first few questions!!! OAO Probably because everyone is giving such detailed answers, but GEH. GEH. GEH. I laughed so hard at your comment about Hur being a tsundere. MUAHAHAAHA. XDDDDD Pwease cherish that bald babeh!(edited)

Ah... I do have to confess, Shu's excuse on catching a chicken was ridiculous in its own right. But the reality is, my own parents have stories of how animals would sometimes escape or go missing and peeps were forced to search the surrounding mountains for their livestock. RIP peeps chasing after their cows and pigs. Y v Y

DA-POW! (Yayao Yuying Studio)

Okay, so I've no idea if anyone else is going to leave any more comments before 3 am (12 am on PST time) so I'm going to go ahead and toss this here. O W Q @RebelVampire @shrimpchipsahoy @- ̗̀ Mitsu ৫ ̖́- @Chillin&Livin @kongli @keii4ii THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS JINGKU DISCUSSION!!!!! YA'LL ARE AWESOME BEANS AND HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO STICK WITH THE STORY NO MATTER HOW CRAZY IT GETS! YOSH! (edited)

RebelVampire

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[seerofmike]

of course i'm going to send the writer the writing asks. 1-10, 15-21, 35-42, 48-52. I'm trying to write to and I just like to hear what authors do and their own ideas. I think it's fun.

i’m glad you think so anon!!!!!!

1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 20, 35, answered here.

19 answered here.

4. Do you have writing habits or rituals?

I have the habit of starting a new thing before I’ve even finished the thing I’m working on lol. 

5. Books or authors that influenced your style the most. 

Rick Riordan big time, uhhhh maybe J.K Rowling sort of? I actually don’t like basing my writing style on other people’s works. But I’d say Rick Riordan influenced my writing style a bit? Or maybe I just think mine is similar to his. The sarcastic kinda way. I’ve been writing for years so I’d like to think I have my own style but idk.

9. Least favorite trope to write.

Not technically a trope but I don’t like writing characters that get together way too fast. I’ve been working on a slow-burn fic for OnS and it’s 16 chapters in and lacus and rene or only BARELY starting to have uh oh maybe sort of romantic feelings????

10. Pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write about.

i’d pick j.k rowling and we’d write a marauder’s novel

15. Where does your inspiration come from?

i will literally ready anything and be in the mood to write

16. Where do you take your motivation from?

if i feel even the slightest bit productive u bet my ass i’ll take full advantage of it and get writing real quick

17. On average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

if i’m a little productive maybe only 3,000 words and if i’m super productive 15,000 words there is no in between

18. What’s your revision or rewriting process like?

no revision we die like men

21. Post the last sentence you wrote in one of your WIP’s.

The girl spoke bluntly. “I’m Tsuyu, by the way.”

36. A spoiler for story _________.

Not specified?? So I’ll just say…spoiler for slow burn ons fic seishiro is in love w/ lacus wow big surprise absolutely nobody saw that one coming

37. Most inspirational quote you’ve ever read or heard that’s still important to you.

When I was in fourth grade and going through some shit the best writing teacher i’ve ever had, mrs ferrier told me

“Today’s going to seem like the worst day ever and tomorrow you’re going to remember today as the worst day ever–and the day after that and the day after that. Until the next worst day ever comes and suddenly today ain’t gonna seem so bad. And in five years, you won’t remember this day at all.”

idk this quote just really stuck with me throughout the years

38. Have you shared your outline of your story ________ with someone? If so, what did they think of it?

I share most of my original story outlines with @kittymagicite and @hey-im-loz and they both usually love them39. Do you base your characters of real people or not? If so, tell us about one.

I have two, actually. Maria who’s like a freakish combination of all the spice girls and Axel who’s some sort of weird lovechild of Markiplier and Robert Downey Jr40. Original Fiction or Fanfiction, and why?

fanfiction is way easier41. How many stories do you work on at one time?

tbh like 842. How do you figure out your characters looks, personality, etc.

I’ll do one of three things–

Design the character first, then think of a personality.

Look through TV tropes, pick a few random ones, design a character based on that.

Or take an object, think about what would happen if it was alive, and I get a personality from that. (this one sounds stupid but i’ve made like four characters this way and I love them.)

48. Favorite genre to write in.

I LOVE MYSTERY/HORROR SO MUCH BUT I HAVENT WRITTEN ANY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS ALSO I LOVE WRITING WITH A REALLY SARCASTIC OR NONSENSICAL NARRATIVE49. What do you find the hardest to write in a story, the beginning, the middle or the end?

Definitely the beginning and how to kickstart it all so things later on will be relevant or useful.

50. Weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.

It was for Maizawa Week. I tend to apply whatever i read to the fandom I’m in to create an AU–which happened to be Magnus Chase. To BNHA. During Maizawa week. And one of the prompts was an AU.

It was so. Sooooo stupid and weird and mostly me being stupid and going “WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AIZAWA WAS THE SON OF LOKI”

yeah

51. Describe the aesthetic of your story _______ in 5 sentences or words.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,did u not know ur supposed to specify????

52. How did writing change you?

I’ve been writing for years and years and years. I don’t remember when, but I’ve always been writing. I think NOT writing would change me. Lol.

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 17

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Arthur: "...We could ask tomorrow? After you get some sleep." tamaki: ......... Arthur: "...I could set up a bed for you in the closet...but I think we'll have to tell Shinra." tamaki:.....fine..... Arthur: "..." (crawls under, hugs her) tamaki: !! Arthur: "I'm sorry for what has happened." tamaki:.......... Arthur: "...Is there anything I can do?" tamaki: can i wait here till morning? Arthur: (nods) "We don't have to tell Obi or Hibana until tomorrow..." tamaki:....thanks..... Arthur: "..." (holds her) shinra: well, we didnt find her.... Arthur: o_o shinra:....arthur? Arthur: "Nothing!" (gets up to fast--and hits his head on the bottom of the bed) "Owie!" Shinra: ??? Arthur: (rubs the back of his head) "So, um, no sign of Tamaki?" (edges to the door to lock it) shinra: you ok? Arthur: "S-Sure. Just...Can you keep a secret?" shinra:.........dude. it you're like that, then i have no problem with it, but you really arent my type. tamaki:............*nosebleed* Arthur: -_-; "Not that...In fact, the opposite. Very much the opposite. Totally, heterosexually the opposite." shinra:......sure dude. but just know we accept you, ok? Arthur: (clenched teeth) "Thank you." (clears throat) "I know where Tamaki is. But you can't tell anyone." shinra: seriously? Arthur: (nods) "But we can't tell anyone, not until tomorrow when we ask Obi and Hibana for help." shinra:.....ok. Arthur: "Because Burns has been making things hell there in the 1st, and she is going to ask about transferring here." shinra: seriously? Arthur: "Yeah. Don't you think Obi would be up for letting her transfer?" shinra: hmmmm.....well, i'm sure he'd be open to it....but burns on the other hand.... Arthur: "Well, Hibana is kind of terrifying--maybe she could scare Burns?" shinra: i dont think he scares easily... Arthur: "Hibana is pretty scary." (smirks) "Especially without her makeup..." shinra: or that green stuff. *shudders* Arthur: "See?! I was right! Women look all weird when--" (freezes) "Um...I shouldn't be talking badly about women...not when...when..." shinra: when there are 5 girls here and any of them could kill us painfully? well....except nozomi. she seems harmless. Arthur: "...Six girls." shinra: ???................................. Arthur: (sighs) "Come on out...Tamaki." tamaki: hey. shinra: *JAW DROPS* Arthur: "J-Just, don't say anything, okay? Keep calm, Shinra--" -THUD- -he passed out- Arthur: "...I hope no one heard him collapse." tamaki: get him in here! Arthur: "In where?" tamaki: in the room, dummy! Arthur: (checks outside) "No one in the hallway..." (pulls Shinra further away from the door, shuts it again, locks it twice) "...Now what?" -tamaki has placed him on the bed- shinra:....m-mom..... Arthur: "...Poor guy..." tamaki:...... Arthur: "Let him sleep it off...Can I get you water, Tamaki? Milk?" tamaki: im good. Arthur: "...Set up your bed in the closet?" tamaki: ok. *Arthur lays out a sleeping bag with cushioning underneath, as well as a pillow and sheets* tamaki: thanks. *she places her bag to the side* Arthur: "How's that? Good enough?" tamaki: it'll work. Arthur: "...Need pajamas?" tamaki: i didnt bring any..... Arthur: "O-Okay, you can borrow a pair of mine..." -in the morning- Arthur: *yawn* shinra: *yaaaawns* Arthur: "Oh, good, you're up..." shinra: oh.....hey....i had the craziest dream last night. Arthur: ._.; "R-Really?" shinra: i was attacked by a cat monster and my mom brought be back to safety... Arthur: "...Oh. 'Cat monster'?" shinra: yeah, and it was pretty angry. Arthur: "Uh, dude? Cool it on the 'angry cat monster' talk..." tamaki: screw you too. shinra:...... uhhhhhh......... Arthur: ^_^; "So...Can I keep her?" shinra: *sweats and looks away* Arthur: (still staring at Tamaki...nosebleed) -SMACK SLAP- shinra: ow.... Arthur: (nosebleeding, now for other reasons) "I-I didn't realize you had kitty paw-print panties..." tamaki: shut up. Arthur: "...Well, um, I guess Shinra and I could make it up to you by standing in our undies?" (gets up, starts taking off his pants) shinra: w-wait! tamaki: take his off too. *Arthur rips off his pants* Arthur: "Done!" shinra: i want no part in this! *Arthur, tugging on Shinra's pants* Arthur: "Come on, Shinra! We already saw hers!" shinra: w-wait no!! ???: *knocking on door* "Keep it down in there!" tamaki: O_O;;;;;;; Arthur: (ripped pants off Shinra) "W-What?" *Door knocked down* Takehisa: "Quiet! Some of us are sleep--" *Takehisa sees only Arthur and Shinra, pantsless* shinra:............................................................................... Takehisa: "..." tamaki: *under the bed* *sweats* shinra: *covers himself* NOOOO DONT LOOK! Takehisa: "...Keep down your loud pants-pulling antics. Breakfast is in 10 minutes." Arthur: "Y-Yes, sir!" Hibana: (walking by) "Nice undies, Shinra~" shinra: ./////////////////////////////. iris: *covering her eyes, not daring to peek* eep. Arthur: .\\\\\\\. "Could someone please replace our door?" Hibana: (pulling up Iris's hands) "Enjoy the show, Sister." iris: s-sister stop! >///////////< Hibana: (lets go) "Fine." Arthur: "Just leave us alone! We'll get dressed after we shower!" ("...'Shower'? Oh, God, how is Tamaki going to--?") -at breakfast- Arthur: "..." shinra: Q.Q Akitaru: "You boys need to keep down your play in your room. If you want to play slap-happy fun, okay, but keep it down." maki: sooooooo.....what all went down? Arthur: "N-Not that!" maki: *innocent whistling* nozomi: ????? Arthur: (grumbling...as he slips muffin and other food into his pockets) shinra:..... Takehisa: "I think we should replace the sound-proofing in the walls." shinra: .//////.;;;;; Akitaru: "I'll put it in the budget." Hibana: "Hmm...I'll miss hearing those sounds." (smirks) shinra: Q////Q Arthur: (stands up) "Okay, this joke is officially burnt up! Can we please move on!" (a muffin falls out of his pants' leg) Akitaru: "..." (stares at the muffin on the floor, then up at Arthur's crotch) iris: COMMANDER! D : Akitaru: "Why did a muffin fall out of your pants, Boyle?" Takehisa: "Obviously, he's not chewing enough." iris:............................. -_-; Arthur: "...I have to go now." (runs back to his room, opens the door, shuts it behind him, panting) tamaki: well then.... Arthur: o_o tamaki: you ok? Arthur: "Y-Yeah...Just an experience at breakfast." (gulps) "You look...great." tamaki: thanks. Arthur: (hands her small box of cereal, carton of orange juice, an apple, some bread and a closed small container of jelly, some yogurt--all sealed, none from his pants but from his pockets) tamaki: thanks. Arthur: "...W-Why were you in your underwear this morning if I gave you PJs?" tamaki: >->c-can we talk about something else? Arthur: "O-Okay...H-How is the temperature? Too hot? Too cold? Too average?" -elsewhere- Kid: *yawn* stocking: morning babe~ Kid: (smiles) "Morning, Angel." *smooch on the nose* stocking: hehe~ Kid: "Sleep well?" stocking: yeah. Kid: (pats her hip) "Shower and dress?" stocking: sounds good. Kid: "Want some company?~" stocking: i could be convinced~ Kid: (kisses her shoulder, massages her hip) stocking: ah~ Kid: "Convincing, yes?" (kisses her neck) stocking: indeed~ Kid: (places a hand along her right breast) "Shall we enter the shower?" -later- Kid: (smiles contently) stocking: ahhhh, that felt so good. Kid: (chuckles) "We were supposed to be getting clean, but that felt so dirty..." stocking: yeah, haha. Kid: (kisses her cheek) "Thank you." -at school- Arthur: ._____.; shinra:............... iris: you two are awfully quiet... Arthur: "NOTHING IS WRONG!" shinra: *silent* Arthur: "..." (pulls out phone, starts texting) [TaMeowKi: oh hey, whats up?] [ShiningKnight: how is everything on your end?] [TaMeowKi: doing well. the snacks should hold over till you guys get back. had a close call with gabs tho] [ShiningKnight: why was gab going in my room?] [TaMeowKi: she wasnt, but i did need- NVMND] [ShiningKnight: okay...?] -elsewhere- Akitaru: (thumbing through paperwork) "Still no sign of Tamaki, Gabriella?" gabriella: sadly no. i hope she's ok... Akitaru: "..." (leans back) "You ever talk with Leo Burns?" gabriella: not really. Akitaru: "He is one intense dude. Officially, Tamaki has violated protocol and has to be punished. Personally, I completely get her reasons for running away..." (glances at a photo on his desk) gabriella: *she looks at the photo* *It's of a woman and a child* gabriella:.............. i guess i can understand as well.... Akitaru: "...How long you been working with Hibana?" gabriella: about two and a half years, before that, my life.....it wasnt that great. Akitaru: "...Yeah." (stands up, stretches) "Hibana isn't that bad. Glad she has your back." gabriella: *she smiles* she gave me purpose in life, and i'll always be grateful for that. Akitaru: "..." (smiles pats her shoulder) "She's lucky to have you." -elsewhere- Yumi: "Just a few more months." lord death: *squeeee* Yumi: (chuckles) "Yes, I'm excited too." (kisses his cheek) lord death: *nuzzles her stomach* Yumi: (smiles, blushing a bit) "A lot of work is before us..." lord death: indeed.... Yumi: "You know what I want after she is born?" lord death: what? Yumi: "Aside from giving all the love in the world we can to our kids?" (traces finger along Death's chest) "I have ideas." lord death: ...... o/////////////////////o Yumi: "You have ideas right now, too?~" -elsewhere- Killbell: "When does the baby come out of the Snake Witch?" milia: *shrug* Ponera: "How many months are you, Medusa?" (knitting baby clothes) medusa: 4 months now. Ponera: "You are glowing! You look far cuter rather than menacing now!" shaula: and a whooole lot fatter. medusa: fuck you shaula. Ponera: "Shaula, be kind. The baby needs that extra weight to survive!" shaula: >3> Ponera: "???" -elsewhere- Patty: "Hey, Iris! Do you have a moment?" iris: hmm? sure, what is it? Patty: "Shinra and Cutie-Patootie Arthur seemed a little on edge today. What's up with them?" iris: i dont know. but i am worried. perhaps i could ask them? Patty: "Yeah, I would say so. Need any help?" iris: dont worry, i'll handle it. Patty: "Good luck!" (pat on the back) Arthur: "Oh, Iris, it's good to s--" (freezes, gasps at seeing Patty) "Oh no! -after school- Arthur: "..." shinra: do we tell them or what? Arthur: "L-Let's try Commander Obi alone...Maybe see him in his office?" shinra: sounds good.... *They approach his office and knock* Akitaru: "Come in!" shinra: hey commander. Akitaru: "Howdy! What's up?" shinra: ..... *nudges arthur* Arthur: "Tamaki!" Akitaru: "...Um...Arthur, I know you're worried about her, but trust me, I'm sure she is safe. Right, Shinra?" shinra: she's definitely safe. Arthur: "...And closer than you think..." Akitaru: "...No. No. Guys, no. No. Please tell me 'no.'" shinra:..... *nervous smile+sweats* Arthur: "...Sorry." Akitaru: "..." (stands up, goes to wall--and taps his forehead against it) "Burns is going to kill me." shinra:....... Akitaru: "What were you two thinking?!" shinra: arthur was the one who let her in. Arthur: "Sh-She had been locked up for weeks! She wants to transfer! She can't stand Burns! Sir, please! You have to help her!" Akitaru: "...She in your room? Take me there." shinra:...... *They arrive at the door* Arthur: "..." (does a complicated knock as code to Tamaki) tamaki: ye-....!!!! Akitaru: (eyebrow raise) Arthur: "H-Hi?" tamaki: *she jumps back with claws* just stay back! Akitaru: (steps back) "Easy. Just here to talk." tamaki:............ Akitaru: "...Why did you leave the 1st, Soldier?" tamaki:........... Akitaru: "...Burns, huh?" -perhaps talking to her as a person than a soldier might help? she seems upset- Akitaru: "...Tamaki, do you know why I came to the 8th?" tamaki:.....didnt you start this branch? Akitaru: "Yeah. And do you know how many times I wanted to run away from it?" Arthur: "?!" tamaki:.............. Akitaru: "I wanted to run from being a firefighter, run from being commander here...run from my responsibilities." (pulls out a piece of paper) "Read this." tamaki:..... *she looks at it* *APPLICATION TO THE 8TH BRIGADE* tamaki:.........i-i'll consider it..... Akitaru: "Please do. An adult doesn't run away from their responsibilities..." (smiles) "...but sometimes you just adjust how you address those responsibilities." tamaki:....do you mind if i stay here a while? Akitaru: "Sure thing! So, you've been sleeping in Arthur's bed?" tamaki: i've been in the closet! shinra: in a sleeping bag. Akitaru: "Okay, okay!" (laughs) "But I think we better let the others know--and swear them to an oath of secrecy." Arthur: o\\\\\o shinra: sounds good. tamaki: please dont let burns or the others know i'm here... *The meeting begins* Hibana: "...Are you fucking kidding me?" maki: awww, how sweet. Takahisa: "...I'm telling Burns." (stands up) Akitaru: "?!" Hibana: > : ( *Who will stop Takahisa?* iris: wait! Takahisa: "???" nozomi: cant you see she's been put through enough, where's your sympathy?! Takehisa: "We have rules. Rules are meant to be followed." Hibana: (eyeroll) nozomi: but what's more important, rules or morality? isnt it our job to help people in need? Takehisa: "Hmph. I fail to see the problem of Burns's conduct. When I was a child I--" (pauses, thinks...eyes get wet, shivers) "N-Nevermind. She can stay. Temporarily. A week at most. Maybe a month." maki:...... tamaki: thanks, i want to stay here at least until things cool down at the 1st. Takehisa: "S-So we're in agreement? Good."

Death the Kid: Akitaru: "Make it official. Show of hands to keep Tamaki's presence here a secret?" Arthur: (raises his hand) Takehisa: (trembling as he raises his) Hibana: (raises hers--and pulls up Gab's) maki: yep. iris: of course. shinra: i'm in. nozomi:... yes. Akitaru: (raises his) "Just leaves you..." (looks at Tamaki) tamaki:.... *she nods* yeah. Akitaru: "Great! Now, let's move you out of your love shack with Arthur and Shinra and into another room." tamaki: oh shush.... nozomi: she could stay in my room for now. Akitaru: "Super! Tamaki, need help moving?" tamaki: i can fit most of my stuff into my bag, so i think i can manage. Akitaru: "Okay, then. Well, get moved, and we'll get to making dinner. What do you like?" -later- Arthur: "H-How do you feel about all of this?" tamaki: a lot better. at least i dont have to sneak around anymore... but if anyone comes at the door, i'll have to hide. Arthur: (nods, takes her hand) "We're not giving up on you, Tamaki." tamaki:.....thanks. Arthur: "..." (leans closer) tamaki: ah.... Arthur: "Would you...I mean could I...k-ki-kiss you?" tamaki: .//////////. Arthur: (pulls back) "S-Sorry. We don't h-h-have to." tamaki: it's fine. Arthur: "..." (keeps holding her hand) -elsewhere- Kid: (whistling) stocking: surprise.....HUG ATTACK!~<3 Kid: "Ah!" (laughs) "Hey, there, Love!" stocking: hehe~ Kid: "...I love you." stocking: i love you too, babe. Kid: (smirks) "Wait 'til you see your Christmas gifts." stocking: oho~? Kid: "But you'll have to wait until Christmas." (boops her nose) stocking: hehe~<3 Kid: "Maybe you want a little treat before Christmas?~" stocking: like what~? Kid: (whispers in her ear) "I hid a dessert in the kitchen...and I could give you a little something else later..." -later- Kid: (patting a napkin to her lips) "You devoured that so quickly..." stocking: mmmmmn~ Kid: "You enjoyed it, my sweet?" stocking: you know it~ Kid: (smiles) "You are so...attractive." (spots something) "But you still have a little frosting there..." (points at her cheek...as he leans and licks off the frosting) stocking: ah! *bluuuush* Kid: (smirks) "So cute when you blush..." stocking: *blush* Kid: "..." (leans in) "You also have beautiful eyes." stocking: you too. Kid: (puts an arm around her waist) "What now?" -elsewhere- Yohei: (knocks on door) "Chie? Time for dinner." chie: ok. Yohei: "Feel okay?" chie: yeah. why wouldnt i be? Yohei: "It's just, I know that some bleedings take a lot of energy out of you." chie: .......y-yeah. but i'm alright. Yohei: "..." (nods) "Well, I hope dinner is good...Tried something different..." chie: ah. -elsewhere- Solence: (shivering) "I-I gave you enough gas to power this place for a month! What else do you want from me?!" ???: you're still being held here for....research purposes. Solence: "...I-I've seen the kind of 'research' you do..." ???: besides, we cant have this going public, now can we~? Solence: "...You're going to kill me, aren't you?" ???: oh no no no, you're too valuable an asset to just kill off. Solence: "No one is making me feel like I'm not going to die! What do you want with me?!!" -elsewhere- Wes: "I had a good time, Liz." liz: me too. Wes: "I-I had something else I wanted to give you..." liz: oh? Wes: (removes a small box to hand to her) "I thought these would look nice...If not, no worries..." liz: *blush* *Inside are small silver earrings* liz: aw wes, these are so nice, thanks. Wes: "Thanks. I was hoping since, you know, silver looks good on you." liz: *she smiles* Wes: "Thanks also for coming out. I've loved spending time with you." liz: no problem. Wes: "Well, we're here...See you tomorrow?" liz: sure thing. Wes: "..." (awkward hug) liz: ....*hug* Wes: (kiss on the cheek, then pulls back, letting his hands slide gently along her arms as he pulls back) -later- Kid: (holds Stocking, kisses her cheek) stocking: mmmmm that felt nice. Kid: "Agreed..." (chuckles) "We're only getting better." stocking: *she smiles* i see you've been taking lessons from those books i lent you~<3 Kid: (pats her bottom, then massages it) "It's been informative. Wouldn't you say so?" stocking: indeed. hehe~ Kid: (puts his arms around her, drawing her nearer as he faces her) "How many years has it been since our first date?" stocking: about 2-3? Kid: (blushes a bit) "I-I remember being so nervous during our first time." stocking: i do too. Kid: "..." (holds her hand, rubs it) "Thank you for your patience with me." (brings her hand to his lips for a gentle kiss) stocking: *she kisses him too* Kid: (hugs her) "Stocking, you feel so warm." stocking: mmmmm~ Kid: (kisses her lips softly) -the next day- Kid: (finishing waffles) "How many do you all want?" -at school- Arthur: (tapping his finger on the desk) justin: and that concludes today's lesson. Tezca: (asleep in the front row) Arthur: (puts away his books) "Some lesson..." kirara: -_-; Tezca: "Zzzz..." Arthur: (pulls out his phone) [ShiningKnight: hey] [TaMeowKi: sup ^^] [ShiningKnight: classes pretty boring right now, esp w/o you here] [TaMeowKi: ah.] [ShiningKnight: how about i pick something up for you after school? want anything?] [TaMeowKi: not sure.] [ShiningKnight: food? books? dvds?] [TaMeowKi: i can have oubi order something :3] Arthur: (smiles..."So cute...") [ShiningKnight: okay. i'll see you when i get home <3] -at lunch- Patty: "Cute earrings, Sis!" liz: thanks, wes gave them to me last night. Kid: (smiles) "That was thoughtful. They do look good." liz: *she smiles* Patty: "What're you two up to today? Going out?" -elsewhere- Kepuri: "Hmph." ??: so any progress? Kepuri: "Sort of. Security is tighter here than I thought." ??: how so? Kepuri: "Whoever they have in their IT department here keeps adjusting the parameters each time. My brain is struggling just to keep up." (sips on coffee) "Ugh, tension headache." ??: oh really? Kepuri: "Yeah, really. But I have an idea. It just means getting an interview with DWMA IT." -elsewhere- Yumi: (staring at a letter, sweating) "Oh no..." lord death: is everything ok? Yumi: "I-I don't know. It's from someone claiming to be family..." lord death: ?? Yumi: "..." (hands the letter to Death) "Try to find out who is sending this..." lord death: of course. *he kisses her forehead* Yumi: (holds him, shivering) -meanwhile- Patty: "Well, classes are done! Where to?" stocking: how about the mall? Kid: "More holiday shopping would help. Liz, will you be joining us?" liz: *she nods* *At the mall* Kid: (passes by one shop...blushes a bit) stocking: ?? Kid: "S-So, maybe we should venture over there!" (points in the direction *away from the lingerie store*) stocking: ok. Kid: ("Thank goodness I already finished shopping there..." points to record store) "I think Mother could use some new songs for Christmas." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Mana, Yohei told me we're doing Dokeshi hide and seek throughout Death City this weekend. Where should I hide?" mana: *whispers* Shotaro: "Oooooooh! Good one! Thanks!" -later- Patty: (sipping on her drink) "Any plans for you happy couples this weekend?" stocking: perhaps we could do a double date? Kid: (smiles) "I'd like that. Liz?" liz: i'll ask. Kid: (smiles) "Maybe go to a club?" stocking: sounds fun. Kid: "Any recommendations, Liz?" liz: i know this really cool place called 'the tomb' Kid: "Oh, rather gothic, I take it?" liz: i guess. stocking: ooooh. *shiny eyes* Kid: (chuckles) "I think that's three for the Tomb. And given Wes's time around ghosts, I doubt he'll turn down this opportunity to see Death Children activities in person." -and so- Yohei: "Hmmm...I do have two faint blips in Death City. Mana, you sure Shotaro hid like I told him to?" mana: *she nods* Yohei: "Hmmm...This signal is closer, so I'll follow it. You coming or have somewhere else to be?" mana: *she follows* Yohei: "Hmmm..." *Yohei and Mana follow the signal down a few streets until arriving at...* Yohei: "...You have to be kidding me." -there is a playground, where aimi is playing- Yohei: (checks his Dokeshi Watch) "Hmmm...Wonder whether Shotaro or Chie are actually here. Or we got another Dokeshi around here." aimi: ~? ah! big bro yohei! *hugs his leg* Yohei: (blushing) "H-Hey, kiddo...Um, how are you?" aimi: good. i'm in a new school now and made lots of new friends. Yohei: "That's good. You've been behaving in school?" aimi: *she nods* Yohei: (pats her head) "Good. Hey, have you seen that girl I was with when we first met you and your father?" aimi: hmmmm.....no. just big sis minori. she's not really my sister, she's just looking after me while daddy's at work. Yohei: "Okay. Well, at least this watch found you. I guess that's something." aimi: woooow. -elsewhere- Arthur: (smiles) tamaki: mmmm~ thanks for the lunch. Arthur: "You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it." maki: how do you like the octo sausages? tamaki:...cute i guess. 7///7 Arthur: *awkward cough* "So...um, anything we else we can do for you?" tamaki: i'm good for now. i should learn to make better bentos. iris: Q.Q shinra: *pats her back* Arthur: "You okay, Iris?" iris: *nod* -iris is sad because she almost burnt the whole kitchen to a crisp- Arthur: "...Maybe we can cook with you, Iris?" iris: i-i appreciate it. ^^ Arthur: (smiles) "Hey, Tamaki, how are your cooking skills?" tamaki: i can cook....to an extent..... i can use a microwave and make small snacks. Takehisa: (eyeglasses shine) "Then perhaps I need to teach you all how to actually cook..." (sinister grin) everyone: *sweats* Arthur: "...Oh, look at the time! Tamaki and I have a thing!" (grabs her hand, runs) shinra: 0-0; Takehisa: "...Well, I'll just have to take on other students..." (stares at Shinra) -meanwhile- Black Star: (high-pitched scream) soul: dude, whats wrong?! Black Star: "Something just popped up out of the dumpster!" soul: ?!?! ???: "Shhh...I'm hiding..." soul: *he peers in* Shotaro: "Hi." soul: gah! Shotaro: "Want some chips?" (holds up a half-eaten bag of chips) soul: im....good. Shotaro: (shrugs, munches) "Just don't tell Yohei." soul: you in trouble? Shotaro: "No, just hiding so he can test his new watch." soul: ah. *bing bing bing* soul: ?? Yohei: "He's close, Mana..." mana: hmm? oh, hey it's those two other guys from the tournament. soul: hey we have names you know. Yohei: "Oh, hey, Soul." Black Star: (fuming that Yohei and Mana don't know his name) mana: oh yeah, you're 'Hei-Xing' right? Black Star: (frowns) "Black Star. Just Black Star, regardless what language it's in." (smiles, then poses) "And I see that in any language, I am still a phenomenon whose name transcends all tongue!" (bishi sparkle) mana: -_-; Yohei: "Yeah, great." (glances at the dumpster) "So, Mana, I'm betting on it being Shotaro in that dumpster, not Chie." mana: *whistling* Shotaro: (from the dumpster) "There's no one in this dumpster. Not at all." Yohei: "..." (looks at Mana's soft drink--snatches it, opens the dumpster, dumps its contents into the dumpster) Shotaro: "Hey!" mana: D : < Shotaro: (emerges) "Darn...I thought this was a great hiding place." (looks at Soul, then at Yohei) "Wait, Yohei, since when did you have a brother?" mana: this is the guy from the tournament, soul. soul: hey. Shotaro: "Oooooh..." (looks at Black Star) "So...you like comics?" Black Star: "...Charisma Justice?" Shotaro: "Hell yeah! Justice Blade!" *Black Star and Shotaro start a Justice Blade dance-off* soul: *sweatdrop* -elsewhere- Patty: (holds up a dress for Liz) "How 'bout this one?" liz: it's nice, but it seems a bit too.....er....flashy. Patty: "What, you don't like something bright and shiny and showing off your goods?" liz: ehhh.... (thinking: i may as well be showing up in my underwear in that!) Patty: "Hmm..." (holds up something more modest but sleeveless) "And you could pair it with that cute jacket..." liz: that could work. *she smiles* Patty: (serious face) "How are things with Wes?" liz: doing pretty good. i think soul's been doing a lot better too. Patty: "That's good...You like Wes?" liz: of course i do. Patty: "...You two say you love each other?" liz: ./////////////////////. Patty: "Guess not." (pats her head) "All in good time, Lizzie." -and so, the day of the double date arrived- Kid: "You look gorgeous, Love." stocking: thanks. it was nice of patti to lend me something. Kid: (nods) "Looks great!" Wes: "Y-You look great, too, Liz. I like the jacket." liz: thanks ^^ Wes: "S-So, shall we go inside?" -they enter- stocking: woooow! Kid: "Ha ha ha!" Wes: o___o "This is...busy." liz: o-o Kid: (shouting over music) "Shall we get a drink or dance?" stocking: how about a few drinks? Wes: (struggling to shout) "Sounds good! Um, Liz? Is that good?" liz: *she nods* -a few patrons are dressed in gothic attire, one male has white face paint with dark eyes and 5 lines down his lips and chin- Kid: "What will you have, Stocking?" stocking: hmmmm... i think i'll have the bat wing special. Wes: "Oh, what's that one like?" -so they order their drinks- Wes: (sips) "Hmm...That's actually good." liz: not bad. Kid: (nods) "So, Liz, how many months have you two been dating now?" liz: well, i guess about.... since this august? Wes: (smiles) "I guess we'll be celebrating a four-month anniversary, then?" liz: i suppose. hehe. Wes: "What is best for that anniversary?" (Smirks) "Paper anniversary? Or jump straight to diamonds?" -elsewhere- Yohei: "Ugh...Mana, get Shotaro home...and give him a bath." mana: sure thing. -_-; chie: ^^; Shotaro: "Can it at least be a bubble bath? With toy dinosaurs?!" Yohei: (smiles at Chie) "Kids." chie: *she smiles* they sure are. Yohei: "...So..." chie: ?? Yohei: "Um...You hungry? Thirsty?" chie: i'm good for now. Yohei: "...When Mana's done with Shotaro, do you need a bath? ... I mean, not Mana giving you a bath. Or that you smell or anything. Just, do you need..." (pauses, deadpan) "Can I start over?" chie: i'll be good with a shower ^^; Yohei: "...Okay. I'll take one, too." -later- Kid: (yelling over music) "Want to dance?" Wes: (has had two glasses of Bat Juice, spaced out, smiles at Liz) "Thanks for bringing me here." -at the 1st HQ- ???: i think it went down here...hmm? the cellar?.....i know the nuns arent allowed down there but....*sigh* if he doesnt see he wont know, right? ???: "..." ???: *she looks around* no sign of him... ???: "Gah..." ???: *inhales* ok, you can do this ruby. just step down eeeeasy now- ????: SISTER RUBY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! ruby: WACK! *she jumps back* ???: "..." ruby: ah! s-sister dia! it's just you. dia: *she tugs ruby's ear* you know we arent supposed to go down there, only those with the clarification are allowed in that cellar. ruby: i know, but the guys lost their soccer ball down there. ???: (clawing) dia: ....i'll ask one of the three fathers to retrive it, they have proper clearance. ruby: ok then. -another sister, with short purple hair and blinding bangs, overhears- ????: ......... ???: "Help..." ruby: ?? are you ok? dia: dont bother. it's not our business.... ???: "Please...Stop..." ruby:..... dia: come now, we shouldnt dawdle around here. pearl you come too. pearl: *the purple haired girl* ah! r-right..... -at the 8th- Arthur: (pats Tamaki's shoulder) tamaki: *playing cards with the girls* nyeah? Arthur: (smiles) "Having fun?" tamaki: *she nods* i dont get to play games like this often at the 1st. iris: *she looks at the door* sister's been rather busy with her meeting with the commander. shinra: what do you think they're talking about? tamaki: probably boring grown up stuff. Arthur: "Hmmm...Maybe the next move regarding what happened at the 5th?" shinra: maybe.... iris: hmmm.... *puts a hand on her cheek where her scar is* tamaki: .... !! woah, where did you get that? iris:.................... shinra: it's.....a long story. Arthur: "..." Hibana: (heard in Akitaru's office) "Hmph." shinra:...... *he presses his ear against the door* Akitaru: "Look, Princess--" Hibana: (slams hand on desk) "You big ape!" shinra:...... *listening* Akitaru: "I told you not to call me that!" Hibana: "Could say the same to you! What part of 'not a good idea' will you not hear?!" shinra: ??? (thinking: _what's_ not a good idea?) Akitaru: (sighs) "Look...J-Just give it some thought. It may help us to finally--" Hibana: "Fine!" (pushes the door open) shinra: *knocked to the floor* ow....ok.... that hurt. iris: ah!! Hibana: "?! What the hell?!" shinra: i wasnt listening to anything i didnt hear a thing..... i'll get the shovel again. Hibana: (smiles sweetly) "No, that won't be necessary..." (EVIL SMILE) "The force of my kick will knock you six feet into the ground." shinra: *sweats* (thinking: mother save me.) Akitaru: "Hey, come on, Princess. He was just--" Hibana: (roundhouse kick at Akitaru) "Stop calling me Prince--!" Akitaru: "!!!" (catches her leg) "Hey! Don't--" (knocked down) iris: waaah, please stop! Q-Q maki: ok, everyone chill out. what's the problem? Hibana: (trying to stomp Akitaru) Akitaru: (trying to hold her leg up) "Just a plan--OW!--to deal with Burns--OW!" maki: oh? gabriella: princess i brought your coffee-..... what did he this time? Hibana: "Just walk in and think we can grab the 1st's material for blackmail?! Are you nuts?!" (aims for his crotch) Akitaru: (struggling to hold) "Would one of you help me?!" maki: ok time out everyone, let's start from the beginning. Hibana: "...Fine." Akitaru: (sits up) "Why is Burns so cagey? We need evidence to find out the answer-- shinra: answer? Akitaru: "To a lot of questions...Because I've seen people mourning. That's not what Burns is doing." iris:......... tamaki:...................... Hibana: "You seriously want to make enemies of the 1st? When they learn Tamaki is here, what do you think will happen?' tamaki: !!!! Akitaru: "And if we want to protect her, we need something on Burns!" Arthur: (puts a hand on Tamaki's shoulder) tamaki: w-what are you planning.... Akitaru: "You know what Burns is like: we'll need you to tell us how to get to him, get past him, get past your colleagues in the 1st, and find whatever is hidden in that division." tamaki: after what happened recently, i feel like i hardly know him.... Akitaru: "...What gets under his skin?" tamaki: insubordination for one... Akitaru: "Hmm...Difficult to get more insubordinates in his organization." Hibana: (eyeroll) "Maybe we can predict his work schedule and infiltrate his place while he's out." shinra: hmmm..... Akitaru: "And since sending Tamaki back as a mole inside the 8th is not an option, we need something else...Don't suppose any of you want to transfer over there? Hibana? Takehisa? Maki?" nozomi: i'll go. they dont know about my joining here... Akitaru: "Great!" Hibana: "Wait--you sure about this, kid?" nozomi: *she nods* Hibana: "I-I don't like this. Kid, if you find yourself in any trouble, you bolt, got it?" nozomi: ok. Akitaru: "Come on--let's get you packed, Nozomi." Arthur: "...I don't like this...sending a princess into the dragon's pit." nozomi: i'll be ok, dont worry. Arthur: "..." Hibana: "..." Akitaru: (smiling widely) "Great!" -back at the club- Wes: (dancing with Liz) "You move great..." liz: thanks....hmmm....seems kid and stocking wandered off... Wes: "...Yes. Yes, they have." ("...Oh boy...") -elsewhere in the club- Kid: (grunts) stocking: *muffled moans* Kid: (whispers) "God, Stocking..." (spanks her backside) stocking: mmmn~! Kid: "You like that, don't you?" (slides his hands under the dress, cupping her breasts) stocking: mmmmn~<3 Kid: (moaning as he kisses along her neck) "How far you want to go?" stocking: i want to be begging for it by the time we head home~ Kid: "Maybe I could help with that..." (his hand slides down her backside and around...) -meanwhile in the other closet- arachne: 0-0;;; Giriko: "...Um, am I doing it wrong?" arachne: n-no, i just didnt think the reaper boy would be bringing his girlfriend here..... Giriko: "Yeah...Um, does it turn you on?" arachne: -_-; arachne: if he sees me..... Giriko: "...Want to get out of here?" arachne: after they leave.... Giriko: "...How you want to pass the time?" -later- Kid: (adjusting his shirt) stocking: ahhh.... U/////U Kid: (smiles) "You sound like you enjoyed yourself..." (kisses her neck) stocking: ah~ *blush* Kid: "Are we not finished?" (hand goes down again her again) "Or do you need an encore?" stocking: *siiigh* a-at home.... we can finish. Kid: (moans) "Damn. That is going to be a challenge, Love." -elsewhere, later- Yohei: (typing) chie: -playing bejeweled on her phone- Shotaro: (poking Tuhl with pretzel stick) mana: so what's tomorrow’s game plan? Yohei: "I need a day off from this watch, so I'll back to fixing it Tuesday. Hmmm...Want to go out?" mana: how about we all check out the arcade? Tuhl: (shoves pretzel up Shotaro's nose) "Cool." Yohei: (chuckles) "Arcade then tomorrow." -the next morning- Kid: (sighs) stocking: zzzz..... Kid: (hugs her in her sleep, smiles) stocking: mmmmm....~<3 Kid: "Feel good?" stockng: *yaaawn* y-yeah. Kid: "God, Stocking...I've never gone that far outside of a bedroom...or a hot tub...or a pool..." stocking: hehe~<3 Kid: "...Where have you wanted to do it?" stocking: well, one part of me has always wanted to do it in a dressing room... Kid: (runs a finger along her chest) "I'm game whenever you are..." stocking: ah~ *she chuckles* Kid: (pulls her close, kisses her chest) -at school- Patty: "How was Wes last night, Sis?" liz: great. we had a wonderful time, thanks for coming with us kid. stocking: aw, no problem. *she smiles* Kid: "Yes, it was great!" (Smiles at Stocking) Patty: "...I bet. So, up for another double date in the future?" stocking: i could be convinced~ *she winks at kid* Kid: (chuckles) "Yes." -in class- Stein: "Shinra, homework?" shinra: here you go, sir. Stein: "How did it go?" shinra: it went well, sir. Stein: "Good, because I need a favor..." shinra: ??? Stein: "I want you to tutor a difficult student." shinra: oh? Black Star: "Hi, new tutor!" shinra: oh...hey. (thinking: i was half expecting kure...) ((in shinra's imagination spot; kirika: fuck fuckity fucker fuck!)) Black Star: "I need help with mastering controlling my wavelength." shinra: uh....i'm not sure how to do that either ^^; Black Star: "Really? But you look so wimpy that I thought you were exerting control over yourself." shinra: !! -cartoon arrow goes through shinra's chest that reads 'wimpy'- oh....really now? Black Star: "Yeah! Hey, what's your max on bench pressing?" shinra:................*curls up into a ball of sadness* wimpy.....wimpy...... Black Star: "...Doc? I broke another tutor!" soul: niiiiice. Stein: "Take Shinra to the physician before I fail you both." soul: yes sir! Black Star: "I can get him to infirmary faster!" (Runs with Shinra--into a wall) -later- Kid: "Stocking..." stocking: hmm? what is it? Kid: (whispers in her ear) "Thank you again for last night." stocking: no problem~ Kid: (whispering again) "Maybe, another time, we could try...somewhere else." (points to a school closet) stocking: sounds a bit risky... Kid: (smirks, whispers) "Makes it more fun." (pulls back, louder) "But I understand." (holds her hand) "I'm just happy being right here, right now with you." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (whispers) "But I must admit, since that dance club, I have felt far more...amorous than usual." stocking: *she kisses his nose* you are a cute little dork you know that? Kid: (blushes) "Y-Yeah, I am..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "When we get home..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: (playing against Mana on a video game) mana: *pressing buttons.* >:p Shotaro: (trying to attack Mana) "You can't beat me! I got my stats up to the max!" mana: BS. Yohei: (studying an arcade machine) "Hmm...Retro." chie: so...how do i make it work? Yohei: (hands her laser gun) "When the zombies pop up on the TV screen, aim and fire. To re-load, point off the TV screen and fire again." chie: um...ok.... *gulp* *PLAYER 1 AND PLAYER 2: GET READY TO GO ZOMBIE HUNTING* *Zombie pops up on screen* Yohei: "Fire!" chie: EEK! *shooting* *She missed--Zombie approaches* Yohei: (blast) *Yohei has destroyed Zombie, saving Chie. 250 points* chie: *pouts* Yohei: "You'll get the next one. Try that one--he's slow and slobbering." chie: o-ok.... *Slobbering Zombie approaches Chie slowly* chie: *shoots* *Chie destroyed Zombie: 100 points* chie: i-i did it! *Another Zombie pops up on screen* Zombie: "BLARG!" chie: *SCREAMS AND SHOOTS* *Chie blasted Zombie's arm off: 50 points. Zombie keeps approaching* chie: Q-Q *shooting* *Zombie lunges forward* chie: AHHHH!!! *tosses the gun, which bounces off the screen* Yohei: "...That was not effective." *Yohei does head-shot: 1,000 points for Yohei, -40 points for Chie* chie: Q~Q Yohei: (holds her hand...and puts the gun back in it. He keeps holding) "Let me show you have to fire." (he walks behind her, aiming the gun for her in a near-hug) chie: o///////o Yohei: (whispers in her ear) "This weapon is an extension of yourself...Treat the scope as your own eye...Look through it clearly." chie: o-ok... *she inhales and takes aim* -the zombie is shot through the chest- Yohei: (smiles) "Nice work." (he still has his arms around her) chie: thanks. *she smiles* Yohei: (realizes how close he is, slowly pulls back) "Well...Up for Round 2?" -elsewhere- Wes: "I think it went pretty well." soul: ah... Wes: "...I like Liz. A lot. I'm just...I'm not used to..." soul: ?? Wes: "...I haven't dated someone for this long. I'm at a bit of a loss." soul: i'm not sure what to tell you... Wes: "No, it's fine--I just...it helps to talk about it, you know?" soul: *he nods* i guess i'm kinda jealous..... Wes: "..." (puts a hand on Soul's shoulder) soul: ..........i miss her..... Wes: (nods) "...Have you...been to the cemetery recently?" soul: i might do that today. Wes: "...Want to go on your own? Or would you like me to come with you?" soul: i'll be ok. see ya. -at the graveyard- soul: yeah, and that's what's been happening recently.... *Slight wind, shaking the bare limbs of the trees* soul: it's getting colder out.... *Bird chirps on one branch* soul: ........ maybe i'll see you in that dream world.......well, a guy can hope, right? *The bird flies--and one of its feathers falls down, onto Soul's head* soul: ........ heh.... *he keeps it.* *That Night* soul: zzzzz....... ???: "Soul?" soul: ??? maka? is that you? *Maka emerges* Maka: "Hey." soul: *he hugs her* this is nice.... Maka: (eyes wide, blushing) "Well, that's abrupt!" (smiles, hugs him back) soul: *he smiles, nuzzling his head a bit* Maka: (strokes her hand through his hair, humming) "You're so warm." soul: so, anything new with you? i-in the afterlife.....no offense.... Maka: (smirks) "We finally got cable." soul: oh? Maka: (giggles) "I'm kidding!" (pulls back, holds his hand) "Soul...It is a little difficult to describe this world. It defies reality." (rubs his hand) "I miss something more...concrete." soul:..... *trembling* Maka: "Soul? What's wrong?" soul: i miss you.....a lot..... Maka: "..." (kisses his lips) soul: !!!!!!! o///o Maka: (pulls back quickly, blushing) "S-Sorry...I just...I mean..." (covers her face with her hands) soul: ah...i-it's fine..... Maka: "..." (goes back to holding his hand, staring at him, biting her lip a bit) soul: it....felt nice... Maka: "Yeah..." (leans closer) "I would like..." soul: *smooch* Maka: o\\\\\o (then closes her eyes, leaning into the kiss) soul: U//////U Maka: "Mmm...Soul..." soul: *he pulls back for breath* f-feels warm.... Maka: "Y-Yeah...Felt...really good..." soul: t-that was the first time i ever really kissed a girl.... Maka: "Same...I mean, first time really kissing a guy..." soul: yeah...haha.... Maka: "..." (Kisses his cheek, then towards his lips) soul: *blush* Maka: "Soul..." (Kisses his cheek) "I wanted to kiss you for so long." soul: .//////////////////////////////////////////////////////. i-i-i-i-i-.... *steam is coming out of his ears* Maka: (snort, giggles) "You still look so goofy when you blush." soul: oh shush....heh, fat ankles. Maka: (Smirks) "Sharp toothed hamster..." (Brushes along his lips) soul: *he chuckles and smiles* aw come on, you're cute when your mad. Maka: (Smiles) "As cute as you?" -in the morning- *knock knock* ???: "Soul?" soul: zzzzzzzz........... Wes: "Soul? You awake?" soul: *yawn* murnin..... Wes: "Hey. Thanks for letting me stay overnight. But don't you have classes?" soul: ah! right! -at school- Black Star: "You look rested, buddy. Sleep okay?" soul: yeah, you could say that. Black Star: "Hey, does my breath stink?" soul: *shrug* Black Star: "Kid, smell my breath!" Kid: (hides behind Liz) sayaka: i volunteer as tribute! Black Star: "Thanks! Okay. Get ready!" sayaka: *she pries his mouth open and sniffs* Black Star: D: "Gaaaaaah?" kilik: sayaka what the fuck?! 0-0; Kid: o_o Patty: "Stick your head in his mouth!" sayaka: hmmm..... syrup with a hint of butter.... did you have pancakes this morning? madoka: o-o; Black Star: "Yeah! Incredible!" -later- Arthur: (giggling as he's texting) mio: he seems busy. Arthur: "Just chatting with Tamaki. :3 " shinra: *COVERS HIS MOUTH* Arthur: "???" shinra: can i talk to you a moment? Arthur: "...Okay?" -in the hall, where no one can hear- shinra: you shouldnt just talk so carelessly like that. *whispers* need i remind you that someone is being kept in hiding? Arthur: "I know, I know--I just got excited." shinra: i know....just try to keep cool about it, ok? Arthur: (nods) "Sorry." -later, after school- Kid: (hugs Stocking) stocking: hehe~ well arent you just affectionate~? Kid: (smiles) "Indeed. What would you like to do now?" stocking: just stay in and relax. there's supposed to be some snow coming in tomorrow... Kid: "Oh, I guess that may mean snowball fights and shoveling this week?" stocking: yeah, hehe~ Kid: "Maybe heat up the hot tub..." stocking: oho~? Kid: (whispers) "Would that sound good? Maybe...in a new bikini I _may_ have bought you?" stocking: o///o Kid: (whispers) "I hope you like it~" stocking: ./////////////////. Kid: (pats her shoulder) "You keep blushing like that, and you'll lose all your blood. Let's head home." stocking: yeah. *she smiles* -Later- shinra: we're back! Arthur: "Hey!" maki: welcome back guys. Akitaru: "Shinra, help Takehisa with dinner. Arthur, Tamaki wanted to talk with you." shinra: yes sir. Arthur: "...Tamaki?" tamaki: oh. hey arthur. Arthur: "Hi. How has today been?" tamaki: good. just playing games on my 3ds... Arthur: "Which one has been the most fun?" tamaki: youkai village and dead harvest. Arthur: "...Need a Player 2?" tamaki:....do you have youkai village? if so, we can do multi player mode. Arthur: (nods) "Yeah." (pulls out a 3DS) -later, elsewhere- Yohei: (nudges Chie) "See? You aren't a bad shot." chie: *she smiles* i still have to get used to it though... Yohei: "Practice is all you can do. Now then, what next?" chie: well, the kid's have done their stuff. maybe we could spend the night out? Yohei: "Oh. Yeah, that would be good. Anything in mind?" chie: maybe dinner? Yohei: "Cool. Got a place in mind or a style of food to get?" chie: perhaps~ Yohei: "...So, would this be informal or formal dining?" -later, at higanbana's- Yohei: "Heh. Not bad." chie: i heard good things about it. Yohei: (looks at her) chie: -in a simple red dress with her hair down- Yohei: (in a suit jacket, jeans, and a buttoned shirt) "That dress new?" chie: yeah. i bought it after work. Yohei: "You look great." chie: thanks. you too. Yohei: (smiles) "Thanks...I don't know how often I see you in red. It works for you." chie: *she smiles* Yohei: (opens his menu) "What are you thinking about ordering?" -meanwhile- Kid: (smiles) stocking: *humming* Kid: "Stocking...Would you like some hot chocolate?" stocking: sure. *Two cups of hot chocolate prepped and served* Kid: "I also made sure to include the little marshmallows." stocking: *smiling+smooches his cheeks* Kid: (blushing) "Y-You're welcome." -meanwhile- Yohei: "How is your meal?" chie: it was nice. Yohei: "Yeah, the food here was well-done. They cooked it to just the degree I wanted it done...Chie?" chie: hmm? Yohei: "...You want to go somewhere and dance for a bit?" chie: um....sure, sounds like fun. *At a nightclub* Yohei: "You dance great." chie: you arent too bad yourself. Yohei: (smiles, takes her hand and twirls her) chie: *smiling* Yohei: (continues dancing) "Woo! Need a drink?" chie: sure. Yohei: "Alcoholic or non-alcoholic?" chie: non. Yohei: (nods) *One non-alcoholic lemon-lime soda and one bottle of Guinness later* chie: easy now. Yohei: (chuckles) "I can handle my alcohol. Built up tolerance to it." chie: so, did you want to head home? Yohei: (nods) "Yeah, the dance floor looks a little crowded..." (takes off jacket, puts it on Chie) chie: .///. y-yeah.. Yohei: (opens the door for her as they step out) "It'll be snowing soon." chie: yeah... Yohei: "...What's your favorite season?" chie: hmm? well, i suppose the colder weather is nice. Yohei: "Yeah, the snow looks...beautiful. And sad." chie:....... Yohei: "I think I like spring. Not as cold, but not so hot. I hated trying to do computer programming without air conditioning." chie: *she chuckles* really? Yohei: "Yeah. Computers already heat up the room enough, then to have no air conditioning and in summer? It got so bad that I--" chie: ?? Yohei: (blushing) "I had to type code in my boxers." chie: *snicker* Yohei: (blushing, clears his throat) "Y-Yeah, well, when you're too poor to buy A/C, you do what you can to finish your work. At least our place has central air." chie: yeah, haha Yohei: "...You warm enough now?" chie: yeah..... Yohei: "..." (brushes his hand along hers) chie: *blush* Yohei: "Chie...Could I hold your hand?" chie: oh....sure. Yohei: (holds her hand gently) chie:.... *she smiles* Yohei: (smiles back) "Any plans for tomorrow?" -elsewhere- saki:............................ NoFix: "Oh, God..." kinuta: haaa~ Haaaa~ NoFix: "You like that, huh?" saki:........................ NoFix: (whispers to Kinuta) "I put a camera into Robo-Chick over there..." kinuta: kinky. saki:.......................................................... NoFix: (massaging her breasts) "Wait until we watch this later. Just keep repeating that sexy moan of yours..." -in the hall- luka: -__________________-;;;; ugh. Solence: "Yuck. Just...yuck." luka: i'm gonna need some hard brew for this.... Solence: (does quick breathing exercise) "Oxygen is my coffee..." luka: ..... -crazed giggling could be heard down the hall- Solence: "Wh-What was that?!" luka: and for noriko, it would be injecting herself with that black blood..... Solence: "Injecting?!" luka: with a syringe, how else? Solence: "J-Just...creepy." noriko: hehehehehehehehe..... Asura: "..." heibito: zzzzzz....... Asura: (brushes hand along Heibito's head) "You wonderful babe...You will have a world that will love you...and if it does not, I will crush everyone who gets in your way." -the next morning- Yohei: "Zzz..." chie: zzzzz...... Shotaro: o_o Tuhl: o__o mana: what? Shotaro: "I-I'm confused...Are Chie and Yohei in the same room?" mana: i..i think so? Tuhl: "...I'll prepare the Holy Water." Shotaro: "So, are they going to make little baby Yoheis and little baby Chies?" mana: O////_____////O Yohei: "Mmmm..." *yawns* (moves his arm) chie: mmmm...... Yohei: (nuzzles against Chie...then wakes up) "Oh." chie: *yaawn* morning. Yohei: (smiles) "Hey. How are you feeling?" chie: good. *she smiles* you were great last night. mana: *JAWDROP* O_______________O Yohei: (laughs) "I aim to please. And you were amazing." chie: *she smiles* mana: O_________________________________O Yohei: "It's been a long time for me, and I appreciated your patience." chie: it was actually my first time doing something like that. Yohei: "For real? I-I'm sorry--I didn't think about...I mean...Are you okay?" chie: i'm fine, dont worry. *she smiles* Yohei: "I just didn't want to step on your toes or anything. I mean, two people trying to move around can cause some injuries." chie: yeah, haha. but i'm fine. Yohei: "I can't wait to do that again. Maybe when I feel a bit less sore." (sits up, stretches) "How about I bring you breakfast in bed?" chie: no, i can stand, dont worry. Yohei: (holds out a hand to her) "Ma'am?" -at school- Patty: "I love having the cold weather back. Plus, we don't have to bother going outside during gym." liz: *shivering* g-g-great.... Patty: "Maybe Wes can buy you a new coat~" liz: maybe... Kid: (looks over maps) "Hmm..." (tracing lines between where the Sages were found) "That leaves one last stop..." liz:.................?? Kid: "Finding that monster, and putting him down." liz:...right. stocking: ............ Kid: (holds Stocking's hand, smiles) stocking:......*she nods* Patty: (pointing along the map) "So we hit up all these places...What is it all leading to? Where do you think Medusa escaped to?" liz: beats me..... Kid: "Hmm...She tends to work by herself...but she did have sisters. What if she is trying to find one of their previous lairs?" liz: maybe, but baba yaga's castle is all in ruins.... Kid: "What about the other Gorgon Sister? What of her lairs?" liz: nothing known.... Kid: "...Maybe a little research would help. Or maybe sending investigation teams to Medusa's old lairs in case she has been back to them." liz: that may work... Kid: "I hope so. At the very least, it's something to do." (looks out window) "You know, aside from building snowmen." liz: yeah, haha. Patty: (holds up a brochure) "We could at least try this!" *POLAR BEAR CLUB* Patty: "You have to jump into freezing water in just your swimsuit!" -later- Kid: (places geography books back into his locker) "How do you feel, Stocking?" stocking: ok...... Kid: "..." (Puts a hand on her shoulder) "It's okay. It's going to be okay." stocking:.................. *she hugs him* Kid: (hugs her back, pats her back) stocking:........................... Kid: "Stocking, do you want to go to class? Or maybe we can skip?" stocking: w-we should go to class.... Kid: (nods, holds her hand) "Okay. Let's go." -later- Patty: (flipping through book) iris: *reading* Arthur: (trying to read, finally shutting off his phone to concentrate) shinra: .......... Kid: (taking notes, looking serious) kim:................. Jacqueline: (glances at Kim) tsugumi: it's terrible they were put through that.... Anya: (nods) Meme: "..." *sniff* mio:..... *pats her back* Meme: (nods, wipes her nose) -after school- Kid: "What should we do?" liz: for now, lets think of happier things... Patty: "Like giraffe burgers?" stocking: .....*small chuckle* Kid: (smiles) "Burgers and shakes sound good...only, let's hold the giraffe." Patty: (pouts) -and so- Kid: (sipping) "How is yours, Stocking?" stocking: good. *she smiles* Patty: (sipping on a caramel milkshake, then takes a bite of her bacon burger) "Ah...So good..." (points to Liz) "What flavor did you get?" liz: raspberry. Patty: "Cool!" (takes another bite of her burger) "I really like this--just getting to hang out, eat." Kid: (smiles, pats his lips with napkin) "Indeed." -elsewhere- Arthur: "I'm home." gabriella: she's in the shower. Arthur: "Oh...Um, okay. H-How are you, Gabriella?" gabriella: doing good. you? Arthur: "...A little sad Tamaki isn't with us at school." gabriella: ah... Arthur: "...How do you do it, Gabriella? Don't you feel cooped up in here?" gabriella: sometimes, but as long as i'm with hibana, it's worth it. Arthur: (smiles) "She's lucky to have you." Arthur: "Hey, I was wondering if you could help me with something, Gabriella." gabriella: hmm? Arthur: "Could you hide this in your room? I'm worried Shinra or Tamaki might find it in my room..." (pulls out a small giftwrapped box from his bookbag) "Tamaki was asking about a game, and I wanted to surprise her..." gabiella: sure. Arthur: (hands her the box) "Thanks. Don't worry, I'll give it to her this weekend, so you only need to hide it for a few days." gabriella: sure thing. Arthur: "Thanks. Well, I better get to homework. Later." -elsewhere- Yohei: (on balcony, smoking) chie: you warm enough? it's pretty chilly out.. Yohei: "Oh, hey...Yeah, I'm pretty cold." (he's in jeans and a t-shirt) "Just got lazy and didn't want to pull on a sweater before coming out for a quick smoke...which then turned into a long smoke. What about you--aren't you cold?" chie: considering i'm indoors.... Yohei: "...Want to step out and join me? Or should I finish this smoke and join you for some tea?" chie: the latter. Yohei: (puts out his cigarette on the ashtray, brings in the entire ashtray...winks at Chie as he enters) chie: .///. ~? Yohei: (bags the ashes and dumps them into his room's trash can) "What kind of tea you want? I bought a bunch today while you were out, so we got some chai, some green, black, whatever." chie: some chai sounds nice. Yohei: "Chai, it is." (brushes a hand along hers as he leads her to the kitchen) -elsewhere- Killbell: "What have we been doing? I thought you and the Ant Lady wanted me to do something." milia: we're being sent to attack the DWMA Sicily branch? Nals: "About time." (examines his rapier) "Feels like I've been sitting around doing nothing for weeks." shaula: what about us, ponny? Ponera: (petting her Alvin the Ant) "Stop calling me that. You know that I want those Fire-Ants ready to back up Nals, Milia, and Killbell." shaula: sure thing. glad the 5th is still sending supplies to my base and the grunts there send them to me. Ponera: "Indeed." (pets Alvin) "With those ants, the DWMA is going to burn." (looks around) "Hey, where is Medusa?" shaula: in bed. miserable. medusa: shaddaaaap TT~TT Ponera: "Hmmm..." (hands Alvin to Shaula) "I'll go see her..." Ponera: "Medusa, sweetie? May I be of any assistance?" medusa: i feel like shit! Ponera: "..." (puts back of her hand to her forehead) "Temperature?" medusa: cramps and shit, headaches, feeling bloated as FUCK! *crying* i hate iiiiitttt... Ponera: T_T "I'm sorry...Maybe some pain medicine, yes? And a warm cloth for your head?" medusa: *smiling* some tea would be nice~ Ponera: (smiles back) "Right away!" (scurries off) Killbell: (whispering to Shaula) "Snake Lady sounds mad." shaula: she's usually like that. Nals: "..." *Ponera returns with tea* Ponera: "Here you are!~" medusa: *chugs it* GACK HOT! Ponera: "!!! Sorry! I should've warned--" -elsewhere- Kid: (reading) stocking: zzzz..... Kid: "..." (looks at Stocking. "She has been through a lot today..." Strokes a hand along her hair out of her face) stocking: mmmmm.... *small smile* Kid: (smiles.) stocking: *nuzzle* Kid: "Stocking? Are you awake?" stocking: yeah? Kid: "Maybe we should go to bed?" stocking: yeah...night. Kid: (picks her up, taking her to their bed) "Stocking? I love you." stocking: i love you too kid..... thanks for being part of my life.... Kid: "Thank you for being part of my life." (kisses her forehead before setting her in their bed) "Get some good sleep." -the next morning- Patty: (finishing breakfast for Liz) "So, what are you and Wes doing this weekend?" -at school- Stein: (passing out papers) "You have ten minutes to finish these quizzes. If I catch anyone cheating, they will face a punishment worse than death." Kid: (smirks, whispers to Stocking) "I'm hardly _that_ bad." shinra: *focused* Arthur: (having to turn off his phone again) Black Star: (looking around..."Good. I can read off of one of these egghead's tests...) Stein: "Okay...Start!" shinra: *smiling because it's math class* Patty: (counting her fingers, to no avail) Kid: (glances at Stocking) stocking: *focused* Black Star: (looks over Ox's shoulder...) ox: *hella focused* Black Star: (writing down one of Ox's answers onto his test--) *SMACK!* ox: !!!! Black Star: *collapsed, bleeding* Stein: "I said 'No cheating.'" (looks around the room) "Any other volunteers?" -silence- Patty: "..." (dumps cheat sheets out of her puffy pants, starts answering questions vigorously) liz: O_O Stein: "...Good initiative, Miss Thompson. But you still are getting detention." Patty: "Damn it!" Kid: (struggling not to laugh) stocking: ...... *Time passes* Kid: (completes the test, flips it face-down, looks at Stocking) stocking: done. Kid: (smiles) Stein: "Two minutes left." Patty: (sweating, writing quickly) -later, at lunch- Kid: "How do you think you did?" stocking: well, i hope. Patty: (head in her hands) "Ugh..." liz: *pats her back* Kid: "I'm sure you did fine, both of you. Just, next time, no cheat sheets." Patty: "Ugh..." -later- Kid: (in gym outfit) "Darn..." liz: at least we're indoors... Kid: "Yes, but these short-shorts are annoying." stocking: ........................ Kid: (notices Stocking) "..." o\\\\\o stocking: !!!! *she looks down, blushing* Kid: (covering his crotch, as he looks at Stocking's...chest) stocking: .//////. Kid: "L-Let's just get on with basketball..." Patty: "Shirts versus skins?" (eyebrow wiggle) -later- Kid: (panting) "Good...Good workout." stocking: yeah................. Kid: "Well, I guess we'll hit the showers--separately." -after school- stocking: ................. Kid: "...S-Sorry..." stocking: it's fine...... Kid: "...Stocking, I...I mean, I..." stocking: ?? Kid: "I-I just think you are attractive. You are getting more and more beautiful each day." stocking: *blush* t-thanks.... Kid: "And you only get more attractive because you are such a wonderful, loving person. I love you." stocking: i love you too babe. Kid: "...Could we take a walk home? Just you and me?" stocking: of course. Kid: (holds her hand) "The trees look so different without leaves now." stocking: yeah.... Kid: "...When it snows, can we build a snowman?" stocking: sure. Kid: (smiles) "Do you have any ideas for this weekend?" stocking: i dunno. i think the winter carnival is coming up? Kid: "Ah, that should be fun!" (chuckles) "I think we could premiere our ugly Christmas sweaters for this year." stocking: yeah, haha. Kid: "...You look good in anything, Stocking." stocking: as do you~ especially those gym shorts~<3 Kid: (smirks) "Maybe I should wear those more often around the bedroom?" stocking: or less~ Kid: (chuckles) "Yes." (whispers) "You have no idea what I want to say to you right now. If only we were home..." -later- Yumi: "Death...Could you get me some more tea?" lord death: of course dearest~ Yumi: "Thanks." (looks at her abdomen) "Just two more months, Little one." lord death: there's a small presence....not quite a soul, more like a heat signature? Yumi: (smiles sadly) "I wish I could see her soul..." lord death: you will... Yumi: (hugs him) "Thank you..." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Good tea?" -elsewhere- kirika: ah....haaaah..... phew....good match. *stretching* Gopher: (applauds) kirika: ^^v justin: giriko? have you been feeling well? you seemed troubled. Giriko: "Y-Yeah. Just...Just thinking." ("Can we stay here? Are we even safe...?") justin: ...... kirika:..................... Giriko: "...What're you all staring at? I got something on my face?" kirika: nothin'. Giriko: "...Well, rest up. We spar again in five minutes. I'm going to warm up by wailing on Tiny over here." Gopher: "Wait, who's Tin--" Giriko: (noogies Gopher) Gopher: "I! Am! Not! Tiny!" (trying to remove himself) kirika: come on, you can worm your way outta this one! show some damn backbone! justin: ^^;; Gopher: "I said--let--go!" *KICK* Giriko: (high-pitched scream) Gopher: o^o; "...I'm going to die, aren't I?" Giriko: (high-pitched) "Oh, yeah!" -later- kirika: well, your running time has improved.... Gopher: (panting) "Think he will find me?" kirika: nah, he went home already.... Gopher: "Oh, thank god!" (hugs Kirika) kirika: h-hey! Gopher: o_o (lets go) "Sorry! Got excited." kirika: pheh....whatever......looks like that half-baked priest headed home too... Gopher: "...I'm scared to go home. I might be followed...Can I sleep on the couch?" kirika: ...i'll see if i can ask pops. Gopher: "Thank you..." (looks out window) -elsewhere- Kid: "Mmmm..." stocking: zzzzz..... Kid: (moves closer to her, hugs her) stocking: *smiles* Kid: *yawn* "My Angel..." stocking: mmmm~ Kid: (puts his arms around his waist) "Warm enough?" stocking: *nods* Kid: (pulls back the sheet, looking underneath it) "Mmmm~" stocking: *blush* Kid: "You are beautiful, Stocking. All of you..." (rests a hand along her hip) -later- Gopher: "Zzzz..." kirika: ..... -the next day- Kid: (whistling) -at school- Spirit: "How is Yumi doing, sir?" lord death: quite well. im so excited! Spirit: (smiles, nods) "I'm sure." -later- Kid: (reading poetry, taking notes) -at lunch- Patty: (having a salad, looking around the cafeteria) liz: looking for something? Patty: "I don't know...Just...lonely." liz:....... Patty: "S-Sorry. Just thinking aloud after seeing everyone all lovey-dovey." liz: why dont we set you up on a date? Patty: "Any suggestions?" -and so- Patty: "..." (adjusts dress) "Is this really the best outfit I could wear?" liz: it looks great sis. Patty: (pushes her breasts together) "Who's this blind date going to be, anyway?" liz: *shrug* *DING DONG DONG DEAD* liz: ah that must be them now. Patty: "That them? How's my breath? Do I look okay? When's my curfew?" Patty: "..." juggernaut: *shaking* Patty: "..." (eyes him up and down) "Damn, you're tall!" juggernaut: *gulp* uuhhhhhh..... Patty: (smiles widely, holds out hand) "I'm Patty. Pleasure to meet ya, Mister..." juggernaut:........... Patty: "Um...So, what's your name, Handsome?" juggernaut: *shaking* liz: i think they call him 'juggernaut' Patty: "...Can I call you 'Jugs'?" juggernaut:.....*nod* Patty: "Okay, Jugs! Let's head out and party! Woot! Later, Sis! Don't wait up!" -elsewhere- Spirit: (sipping on his drink) kim: oh, hey albs. Spirit: "H-Hey. How're you doing?" kim: doing well. you? Spirit: "Been better." (shrugs) kim: been on any dates? Spirit: (shakes his head) kim:....... Spirit: "Yeah...Sorry. I shouldn't be discussing that with a student." kim: eh, it's fine. we arent in school right now so... Spirit: (nods) "Yes. I just like to keep that dividing line so things aren't weird." kim: ah. Spirit: "...Not exactly easy to get a date when half of Death City knows you are a philanderer." kim: *chuckles* Spirit: (laughs a bit) "Yeah..." kim: still, a lot better than my mom. she's like this diner. open 24/7, hahaha! Spirit: (small laugh) "Sorry..." -elsewhere- Kid: "Stocking..." stocking: hmm? what is it? Kid: "Have any plans this evening?" stocking: nah. Kid: "Would you like a quiet evening, or something a little more energetic?" stocking: something quiet. Kid: "Sit by the fireplace, have some drinks, just talk?" stocking: sure. *And so* Kid: (pulls blanket over them) stocking: mmmm.....*she smiles* Kid: (holds her hand) "How is the hot chocolate? I added just a bit of cinnamon." stocking: it's really nice. Kid: (smiles) "I'm glad. Stocking, I really do like cooking." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "Maybe you and I can make something? Maybe for our parents?" stocking: sounds great! Kid: (beaming) "Great! We can get to work after the Winter Festival Carnival." stocking: awesome! Kid: (kisses her cheek) "How is your mother?" stocking: she's adapting well.... Kid: (nods) "That's good. How is she physically?" stocking: much better than she was. Kid: (pats her hand) "She is lucky to have you..." stocking: *she smiles faintly* Kid: "Stocking? It's only a few months before I have a sister...I think our families are so important." stocking: yeah.... kirika: the fuck am i, road kill? Kid: o_O "!!! When did you get here?!" kirika: i live here, duh. Kid: "I-I wasn't ignoring you! I was just, you know, talking about _our_ sister soon to be born..." kirika: ah.... *eating her pocky* Kid: "...Did you want some hot chocolate, Kirika?" kirika: eh, why not. Kid: (pours a cup for her) "Any additional flavoring? Some spice? Sugar?" -later- Kid: "Mmm..." stocking: ahhhh~ Kid: "Oh, God...You like that?" stocking: yes~! Kid: (clutches her hips as he goes deeper into her, looks at her) "You are so beautiful..." stocking: *blushing* ahhh~ Kid: (thrusting harder) "I love how you sound when you cum, you sexy goddess. You are so hot. I love this feeling!" (thrusts harder still) stocking: ahhh~! oh god! Kid: (buries his face in her neck, kissing and licking as he pinches her hips) stocking: oh-ohh~! Kid: (groaning) "I'm so close...Ah~!" (thrusts harder into her, as he slams his mouth against hers) stocking: mmmn~<3 !! Kid: (he starts to ejaculate into his condom) "Mmmm~" -soon, she is left shaking and panting beneath him- stocking: ahhhhh...k-kiiid~ Kid: (massaging her folds, slowly sliding his fingers into her, as he sucks on one of her nipples) stocking: mmmn~ Kid: (lets his tongue lick the very tip of her nipple, as his fingers alternate between thrusting into her and stimulating her clitoris) stocking: ahhhh~! Kid: "I love your breasts. They are so..." (licks) "...delicious." -later- Kid: *Yawn* stocking: zzzzzz. Kid: (smiles. "She is amazing in every way...") -elsewhere- Yohei: (puts blanket over Shotaro) chie: *tucking him in* Yohei: (smiles at her) -the next day- Kid: (hugs Stocking in bed) "You were wonderful." stocking: you too, babe~ Kid: "Stocking, is there anything you desire in our sex life? Anything different?" stocking: maybe i could top once in a while? or try some new things in that book i got~? Kid: "I would love nothing more than you on top: it's a great view." (strokes a finger along her nipple, his other hand sliding along her thigh) "Any particular page in that book?~" -at school- Patty: (blushing) liz: so how was it? Patty: "..." (puts her head in her hands) "Ugh..." liz: you ok? Patty: "I just feel embarrassed. He was so nervous, and that made me nervous and then--then--" (headdesk) liz: ah... Patty: "M-Maybe we could talk in private, Juggy and me, so he's not pressured being in public or something?" liz: maybe. Patty: "How do you and Kid do it, Sis? You make dating look effortless." liz: just try talking to them normally. Patty: "...People don't really call me--" (air quotes) " 'normal.'" liz: by 'normal' i mean just act casual, like you usually do around people. Patty: "...I-I'll try." -at lunch- Patty: "H-Hey, Juggernaut. Is this seat taken?" juggernaut: um.. n-not really.. Patty: *stiffly forces herself down in the seat across from him* "So...W-What are you eating?" -at another table- Kid: "Say 'Ah!'" (holds up piece of strawberry tart on his fork) stocking: aaaah~ Kid: (lowers the fork, kisses her cheek) stocking: hehe~ Kid: "And here's your treat..." (slides the fork into her mouth) stocking: mmmm~<3 Kid: "I'm sure that's delicious..." (whispers in her ear) "Not as delicious as you." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (holds her hand) Black Star: "Well, you two are just adorable..." tsubaki: ^^ Kid: (blushing) -later- Kid: (looks out the door) "It's already snowing?" liz: looks like it... Patty: (puts on gloves) "Where to? Home or elsewhere?" liz: maybe check out the mall? Kid: "Great!" (smirks at Stocking) "Your gift should be there for me to pick up." (boops her nose) "So no peeking..." stocking: i wont~ Kid: (whispers) "Maybe get you a new blindfold to make sure you don't." liz: TMI. Kid: o___o "Y-You heard that?" liz: *innocent whistling* Kid: "...L-Let's just go to the mall, then..." (blushing) -and so- Kid: "I'm going to head to the west wing. Please give me 10 minutes to procure your gift--and please, don't follow." stocking: ok. Kid: (walks for a bit, enters candy shop) "Hello. I was told my order was ready, under the name Death the Kid." clerk: here it is, sir. Kid: (examines the contents) "Excellent! Well worth the cost! Thank you!" -later- Kid: (smiling brightly over a meal) stocking: ^^ Kid: "How is your meal, Love?" stocking: good. Kid: (having a salad and a sandwich) "Same. Maybe after this the snow will have slowed down and we can start building snowmen." stocking: sure. liz: i guess.... Patty: "..." (inhales) "Do you wanna build a--!" liz: dont. Kid: (shoves a cinnamon roll into Patty's mouth) Patty: "Hmph?!" Kid: "We'll build your snowpeople later. For now, just finish your meal." -elsewhere- Yumi: (looks at the snow) "So beautiful." lord death: *looking at her* indeed. Yumi: (blushing as he looks at her) "Death...Is this what you imagined?" lord death: how so? Yumi: "Did you think you would be having another child? Or would be with someone...like me?" lord death: ....it hadnt crossed my mind in the past, but i'm glad that things turned out the way they did.... *he smiles* Yumi: (blushes) "I never thought I would be married to a shinigami like you...When I first met you..." lord death: yeah.... you were still..... still a student. .////.;; Yumi: (smirks) "You pervert." lord death: Q-Q Yumi: (playful push) "I'm kidding! You didn't even agree to go out on a date with me until long after I graduated." Yumi: (leans into him to let him hold her in his arms) "We kept this relationship a secret for so long from Kid..." (frowns) "I regret that." lord death: yeah... haha... i guess it was long after you matured into a full grown adult i started having those feelings.................*he grows silent* i was afraid he would lash out... Yumi: (blushes) "I...was afraid, too, that he would be upset." (blushes harder) "You thought I was...'full-grown'?" lord death: mentally and emotinally.... *sweats* d-dont get me wrong, you're lovely- *facepalm+blush* Yumi: (smirks) "I am glad you love me for my mind and soul. But, you know, this birth is going to change my body. Will you still love me when my shape changes?" lord death: of course. *he smiles* Yumi: "...Are you okay?" lord death: *he nods, hugging her* i love you.... Yumi: "I love you, too." (hugs him) "Thank you for giving me...for filling a hole in my soul." -elsewhere- *Shotaro and Tool are building snowmen and snow-kappa* chie: that's....different. Tuhl: (frowns at Chie) "Oh, excuse me, but you never get to see kappa much, anyway." (grumbles as he keeps working on another snow-kappa) "Pop culture never has kappa. Don't see any films with kappas as the lead protagonists..." chie: what about Kaoli? Tuhl: "And I never see us in the news! When I helped save Las Vegas, where were the interviews with me?!" -elsewhere- Wes: (brings out tea and cake for Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki) "I hope this is better than the last recipe." tsubaki: thank you. *she smiles* Black Star: (takes a bite) "Not bad...A little dry." soul: it's improved... Wes: (smiles) "That's good at least. Tsubaki?" tsubaki: it really has. Wes: (slight blush) "I was...kind of hoping to make something for Liz. I guess I'm not quite there yet." -later- Kid: (hides Stocking's gifts in his dresser) "Okay, you can come back in~" stocking: hey cutie~ Kid: "Hey, beautiful." (hugs her) "You hid your gifts in your room, I assume?" stocking: as if i'd tell you~ Kid: (places a hand on her hip) "Even if I tried to coax it out of you?" stocking: nope, my lips are as good as sealed~ Kid: "A pity...I had such delicious ways I wanted to try to get you to talk...Be a shame to waste them, but I guess that dessert can go to someone else..." (smirk, eyebrow wiggle) stocking: Q_Q -TACKLE- Kid: (giggles) "Okay, okay! I give! The dessert is yours!" Kid: (smiles) "You got me pinned..." stocking: you upset me just now.......you'll have to be punished for that~<3 Kid: "Then what are you waiting for~" -and so- stocking: look how cute you look~ Kid: (moaning) "I was going to say the same about you...God, you are amazing." stocking: hehe~ *she goes harder into him* Kid: "A-Ah~! Fuuuuuuck...!" stocking: mmmm~ Kid: (panting) "G-God...S-So good..." stocking: *she smirks and leaves bite marks on his chest* Kid: "Mmm~ L-Lick those bites, please..." stocking: *she breathes on them, flicking her tongue against the nipples* Kid: "Ah-ah-ah!" (his member is throbbing, hard) stocking: *she flicks it teasingly* Kid: "Ah! I-I want to touch you..." -spank spank- stocking: hehe~ Kid: (howl) "God!" stocking: you're such a naughty boy, arent you kiddo~? Kid: "Y-Yes, I am a naughty boy..." stocking: tell me what you want. Kid: "I-I don't know...I-I want to hold your beautiful booty..." -later- stocking: feeling better? *she's giving him a bath* Kid: (moans) "Almost...You know what would feel better?" stocking: hmm? Kid: (sits up, wincing a little--and grabs one of her breasts) stocking: ah! *bluush* Kid: (puts his lips around her nipple) -later- stocking: mmmm.... *she's holding him close, stroking his head* Kid: (purring) "You are amazing. Thank you." stocking: of course kid.....is your butt feeling any better? Kid: (nervous grin) "It'll be better soon. Thank goodness I recover quickly." stocking: yeah....... *she strokes down his wrist* ........ Kid: (lets her stroke his wrist) "Stocking...Do you like having sex with me?" stocking: of course kid. Kid: (smiles) "Same. I never thought I would...find someone who wanted to sleep with me." stocking: kid...... Kid: (strokes her cheek) "I feel like I am compatible with you...You are so attractive, so sexy...I love your figure, your creativity...your enthusiasm." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "Stocking, I love you." (kisses her lips) stocking: mmmmmm~ Kid: (his hand rests along her breast, as he slips his tongue past her lips) -the next morning- Kid: "How about we have breakfast in bed?" stocking: sounds good.... *she smiles, slightly concerned for kid* ...... (thinking: he was muttering and crying in his sleep....) Kid: (forcing a smile as he gets up, puts on his bathrobe, and leaves...but not before blowing a kiss to her) stocking: *she smiles a bit* so cute... *He returns with a large meal: waffles, syrups, toppings, whipped cream, juice* stocking: oooh~! Kid: (sets the food down) "I hope it is tasty." (he disrobes, naked, and crawls under the covers with her) -later- Kid: (holds her hand) "Only a few days until Christmas..." stocking: yeah.... Kid: "Anything else you needed to do? I know Father would like help with decorations..." -elsewhere- Burns: "Hmph. And just what have you all been up to?" dia: we've been making calls to the other branches, so far nothing has come up... pearl: i hope she's alright... Burns: "Do better at finding her. We can't risk her...getting hurt." dia: of course commander. perhaps if i had something of hers, i could trace the scent.... Burns: "Go through her room. Find something. Find her." pearl:....... dia: yes sir. *In Tamaki's room* dia: hmmm.... < > Clothing < > Library Book <x> Other dia:.....hmm? < > Soda cup < > Video game <x> Photograph < > Other -examine photo- *Photo of Tamaki...slapping Arthur upside the head* dia:.....such a vulgar child. Burns: "Find anything?" dia: just the things she didnt take with her.... Burns: (spots the photo...) "...I think I'll take a walk. Clear my head." dia: of course sir.... i'll continue my investigation... Burns: (nods..."Akitaru...Hibana...") -elsewhere- Wes: (making a snowball) soul: how does it look out there? *hiding behind the fort* Wes: (looks over) "Not good...Didn't realize Patty and Black Star were that good at making forts..." soul: yeah, dont underestimate them. Black Star: (behind another fort) "Ready, Tsu?" tsubaki: ready. Black Star: (grins) "Soul! This is your last chance to surrender, bro!" soul: i surrender.....for NOTHING! Wes: (smiles) "Yeah! You hear that, Liz! We aren't surrendering!" liz: oh really now? eruka: we're gonna diiiieeee Free: "Nah, have a little more confident. I got Ice Magic!" Wes: "Hey, Liz! How about a bet?!" liz: oh~? Wes: "Loser buys drinks!" liz: sounds good. Black Star: "Yeah! And when you both lose, you're buying us drinks!" Free: "Fat chance! You're buying our drinks! Right, Eruka?" eruka: er... right! and i have very special drink tastes! Patty: "Then how about some ice for your drink!" (tosses snowball at Eruka) eruka: eek! *her hat gets knocked off* ah!! eruka's hat: X_X Patty: "Ha! Beat that, you punks!" Wes: "Pst. Soul? Patty's out in the open..." soul: *TOSSES A SNOWBALL, WILL SHE MAKE IT?!* Patty: (knocked in the head, falls) "Avenge me, Sister!" liz: HYAH! Wes: o__o "Oh crap--!" soul: *dodge!* Wes: (hit) "Ah!" (falls back into snow) Black Star: "Tsubaki! Hit Liz!" liz: *dodges* Black Star: "Darn!" Free: "~Wolf Wolves, Wolf Wolves~...ICE SPHERE BLIZZARD!" liz+soul: oh shi- *Snowballs knock down all and their forts but Free* Free: "Don't mess with the King of Snow..." eruka: *blinking from inside a snow eruka* ...... Patty: (waving white flag) soul: ......... Black Star: (head stuck in snow) -later- Wes: (slightly slurring) "A-All I'm saying, is that, if I was a werewolf, then, you know, maybe I could've won..." Free: "Ha. Keep telling yourself that. I'm one of the few wolves with elemental skills." Free: (sips on his beer) tsubaki: doesnt luna have nature elemental abilities? liz: oh yeah... Black Star: (warm cloth over head) "Aaaaah.." -later- arachne: *napping* Giriko: (smoking by the window) "...Damn." -knock knock- Giriko: "Hmm?" (looks through peephole) kirika: hey. Giriko: "Hey. What's up?" kirika: ......you're worried about her, huh? Giriko: "..." (shuts the door) "Yeah." kirika: yeah, like she was public enemy number 1 back in the day, and now only a few people remember her.... Giriko: "And I'd like to keep it that way...And I can't exactly kill everyone that recognizes her. Not just pretty fucked up to do that, but it isn't practical." kirika: ...... arachne: *yawn* oh, hello kirika. kirika: yo. Giriko: (sad smile) "How you feeling?" arachne: could have slept better...... Giriko: (nods) "Maybe some sleep medicine?" arachne:........... Giriko: "...I think we have to talk." kirika: i'll just go then. see ya. arachne:.....how long can i hide myself away like a coward? Giriko: "You aren't a coward." (puts an arm around her) "You're trying to survive." arachne: they'll find me here sooner or later...... Giriko: "...Maybe there's something we can do to convince them to let you stay..." arachne: could......you take me there? Giriko: (nods) "Arachne...I can't live without you..." arachne: i'll be ok....*she strokes his cheek* i promise. Giriko: "Can we do it tomorrow? I...I want one more night." arachne: of course. Giriko: (holds her hand...) *sniff* -the next day- lord death: !!!!!!! Giriko: "..." eibon: .........*tranquil anger*.....my child.... why dont you return to your research for now. gopher: y-yes sir.... *he exits* eibon:.....what are _you_ doing here, gorgon? Giriko: (glaring at Eibon) arachne: hello death...it's been some time. lord death: b-but didnt you die 60 years ago? arachne: reports of that were....exaggerated.... Giriko: "Look, Death, we can explain..." lord death: do so. arachne: .....i whole heartedly surrender. lord death: ?? Giriko: "?!" arachne: after the incident 60 years ago, i've had time to think about my actions in the past. the atrocities i had committed... that arrogance ultimately became my undoing.... i lost everything...well.... almost everything..... eibon: ........... Giriko: "..." arachne: i'm not here to ask for forgiveness, that's the last thing i deserve.... lord death:........(thinking: she's a gorgon....yet..... her words feel sincere....) Giriko: "Arachne..." lord death: you're right. the past can not be undone..... arachne:...... lord death: however, death city is a place where one can start anew, regardless of their past. arachne: !! Giriko: (puts a hand on Arachne's shoulder) lord death: we will allow it, and we will allow you to retain your psuedo name. however, a death scythe will monitor you to keep you in check. arachne:....that's understandable. eibon: ......... Giriko: "Th-Thanks..." eibon: as much as i want to see you burn for your actions....death is right..... Giriko: (hangs his head) arachne:... a-about- eibon: i wish not to press the matter further. good day.... *he exits* Giriko: "..." -later- kirika: well that went easier than expected... Giriko: (rubs Arachne's back) arachne: i....feel better now.... Giriko: (hugs her) "Good." -knock knock- Giriko: "???" justin: may i come in? Giriko: "Priest? What're you doing here?" justin: i wanted to see if you were alright. Giriko: "Y-Yeah, we are. Thanks..." -elsewhere- eibon:....... Gopher: "Sir?" eibon: !! ah, my child. are you alright? inori:....... Gopher: "...Me, sir?" inori: i could ask the same of you father. you have seemed quite solemn since the incident that occured this morning. eibon: i-it's quite alright, really. Gopher: (nods) "I can't imagine how you feel, sir..." eibon:..... *he hugs them both* Gopher: "!!! S-Sir?" eibon:...... *mumbling something in lunarian* Gopher: "...What?" -elsewhere- *SCREAM* ???: "What?!" -there is some commotion in the back room- ???: (prepares a taser, walks to the back room, prepares to open the door...) -a woman is unconscious on the ground- ???: uhhhhgh..... Guard: "Hey!" (puts away taser, approaches) "Are you okay? Let's get you an ambulance." -something appears from the shadows- Guard: "Wh-What?!" (arms taser) "Stay back!" *A sword knocks the taser out of his hand* Nals: "Okay, let's make this quick." Nals: "Milia, if you would proceed..." -BWOOOOOM- Guard: "AAAAAARG!" milia: hehe~ Nals: "Now, what shall we do with this unconscious woman?" milia: i guess leave her there, we got what ponera wanted anyway... Nals: "Oh? Where is it?" -elsewhere- Wes: (ice pack on his head) soul: you alright? Wes: "Yeah. That snowball...Liz packs a punch." liz: sorry about that... Wes: (small laugh) "No, it was fun. Never got to do that..." soul: it was kinda funny though... Wes: "Yeah...Man, Liz is something else..." liz: thanks. Wes: o\\\\\o "...How long have you been there?" Wes: (smiles at Liz) "Sorry, forgot you were there. liz: it's fine. Wes: (reaches for her hand) liz: .///. Wes: (rubs her hand a bit) "I had fun. Thank you." -meanwhile- Kami: (groaning) "I'm out of the hospital, so why are you so insistent on babying me, Marie?" marie: consider it girl bonding time :3 Kami: -_-; "Fine...And what constitutes 'girl bonding'? Me lying in bed while you keep bringing me soup?" marie: i brought mooovies. and look who else came alone~ christa: guu! Kami: o\\\\\\o "Um...Hi, small child..." marie: this is christa, isnt she just a cutie pie~? Kami: "...Yes...Hi, Christa." christa: ^^ Kami: "...May I hold her?" marie: of course. Kami: (holds Christa...) "...How are you, little one?" christa: ^^ Kami: "..." (eyes getting wet) "You are so cute." christa: *giggles* Kami: (small smile) "How old is she now?" marie: about 7 months now. Kami: "Ah...She looks healthy." Marie: thank you~ Kami: (laughs as she plays with Christa) -elsewhere- "Mana, set the table." mana: ok. Shotaro: (trying to reach for a biscuit before dinner is served...) -slap- Shotaro: "Owie!" (holds his hand, pouting) mana: TnT Shotaro: "Meanie." (puts his hand in his mouth, thinking that will help the swelling stop) Tuhl: "Serves you right." (brings out the casserole in oven mitts) Yohei: "What drinks you all want?" -later- Shotaro: (asleep atop an empty plate, some mashed potatoes along his right cheek) Yohei: "Jeez..." chie: up ya go.... Shotaro: (snoring, still asleep as Chie guides him, sleepwalking, to his room) Yohei: "Mana, you heading to bed?" mana: yeah. night, Yohei: "Night. Night, Tuhl." Tuhl: "Night, Mana." (smirks) "Good night, you lovebirds." -the next morning- Black Star: "Zzzz..." tsubaki: ........ Black Star: (snore, snort, then sits up awake) "H-Huh?! What?!" (looks around) "Um...What time is it?" tsubaki: 7 in the morning. Black Star: "Ugh...Is it a school day?" -at school- Kid: (smiles at Stocking) stocking: *studying hard* Patty: (reading slowly) Kid: (writing notes) Stein: "Finish that chapter, then we move onto demonstrations." -and so- Stein: "Okay, Kid, Stocking, you will face off against your opponents..." stocking: alright. who're we up against? -black*star and tsubaki as well as mitsuba- mitsuba: hmph.... Black Star: "Hell yeah! Let's do this, Soldier (Mitsuba)!" Kid: (smirks) "I think they intend to fight us, Stocking." stocking: alright, lets give them hell. *Battle begins* Black Star: "AAAAAAH!" (swings at Stocking) stocking: *blocks the blow* hehe. mitsuba: *waiting for kid to make his move* Kid: (stands, fires at Mitsuba) Black Star: (sweeps the floor with his leg, trying to knock down Stocking) mitsuba: *blocks the shots with her axe* stocking: *almost knocked down* Kid: (surprised...leaps up, trying to shoot from above) Black Star: "Soul Menace!" (tries to shove his hand at Stocking's shoulder) -later- Kid: (lying on his back...) "Ouch..." -_-; stocking: you ok babe? Kid: "Nothing rest won't fix..." (grunts as he sits up) "My back..." Kid: "How are you, Love?" stocking: alright, scratched up but alright. mitsuba:....... Kid: (helps Stocking up, then looks at Mitsuba) "Good duel." (holds out a hand to Mitsuba) mitsuba:....y-yeah.... -later- Kid: "You know what I want when we get home? Another long bath..." (grimaces as he sits) stocking: sounds good. Kid: (smiles) "Do you feel sore? Do you want to visit the infirmary?" stocking: a bit, but i'll live. Kid: "Maybe a back massage later? Or a spa visit?" stocking: yeah. Kid: (smiles) "We can schedule a visit before Christmas." -elsewhere- Kepuri: "Tch." (adjusts her Deathbucks uniform) "Okay, what's your order?" lilac: uhhhhhhhhhh........*nervous* Kepuri: "Come on! I don't have all day!" lilac: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... *trembling* Kepuri: "Gah! Useless! Just order at the counter!" (turns to head to the counter where Master stands." lilac: s-sorry ma'am!.... *scoot scoot* ......... Kepuri: "Is every customer here this stupid, Master?" lilac: ........ Master: "Kepuri, take a five minute break and cool off, or you're fired." Kepuri: o_o Master: "Ma'am, I'll take your order. Take all the time you need." lilac: o-ok..... Kepuri: (goes into the breakroom) "Stupid job, stupid city. Wasting my talents in here!" -didelideling~ didelideling~- Kepuri: "What?!" ???: heeeeeey how's the compound eye working for ya~? Kepuri: "It's a pain in the ass. I need better eyedrops." ???: aww, anywho, how's things going in death city, got any new intel yet? Kepuri: "Not much--the DWMA won't hire me given my criminal record. I've been monitoring Dokeshi around here...and I found something to help with finding more..." ???: oh? and what's that? Kepuri: "Interested in a gadget that can detect Dokeshi?" ???: really now? Kepuri: "Want it?" ???: can you get it without being caught? Kepuri: (smirks) "Have some faith. How hard can those idiots be?" -elsewhere- Yohei: "Well, that's the best I can do on the watch. We move onto Step #2: finding NoFix." chie: ................... Yohei: "Hey." (puts a hand over hers) "We're going to bring her home." chie: .......*biting her lip* Yohei: (pats her hand) "I'll get you a bandage..." chie: t-thanks.... *Yohei returns with a bandage* Yohei: "Here." (stares at her lips) chie: thanks...... Yohei: "..." (still staring at her lips) "Is there anything else I can get you? Drink? Medicine?" chie:..... *she hugs him* Yohei: "!!!" (slowly returns the hug) "Okay..." chie: i just want her to come home safe..... Yohei: "She will. I promise." chie: *whimpering* Yohei: (pats her back, rubs it) "..." -the next day, at school- Patty: "How many more days 'til Christmas?" (wearing sweater with light-up Christmas lights) liz: well it's the 16th today so.... Kid: "Nine days..." Kid: "...Why couldn't it be 8?" stocking: it'll be 8 tomorrow babe. Kid and Patty: (squirming in unison) "But that's so long to wait!" liz: *chuckles* julie: *in a mini santa hat* hehe ^^ Yumi: "It'll be here before you know it. In the mean time, focus on what is important." *Yumi is wearing a sweater: "Do not open before February."* julie: yes ma'am. Patty: (grumbling) Kid: "Yes, mother." stocking: hey kid. Kid: "???" stocking: *holds up mistletoe and kisses him* Kid: o\\\\\\\o "Th-Thank you..." Patty: (hands mistletoe to Liz) "Use this for later." liz: uh...thanks. Kid: "May need more of this..." -elsewhere- Burns: "Oze, you can make this easier if you just step aside." maki: i'm telling you, she isnt here and we havent seen her. tamaki: *inside, hiding in the closet, trembling* ......... Burns: "Then you won't mind if I take a tour of your facility." (starts to move forward) maki: wait! Burns: (starts opening doors) "Where is she? I know you have her in here!" maki: she's at the 5th brigade HQ! Burns: (rips one door off its hinges) "Lies! Why would see be at the 5th?" maki: !!!! gabriella: i think we got a report that she was there, right princess? Hibana: (nods) "I can confirm: my soldiers--former soldiers--said so on good authority. So why don't you go saunter over there and rip that facility apart, Commander?" Burns: "..." (tosses the ripped door, glares at Maki) "I'll be back." maki:........ *she watches him leave* ......will it be ok? Hibana: "I don't know...But if Burns comes back, we're going to need something to hold him back...Or stronger door hinges." maki: .........tamaki, it's safe now.... tamaki: i'm scared of what he'll do if he finds me...... shinra:.....any updates from nozomi? Hibana: "Maybe. Burns is definitely dirty. There's something he's hiding right beneath the 1st." shinra: !!! Hibana: "Nozomi better have another report to us. We get this info, maybe we can blackmail Burns." -elsewhere- Ponera: "Did you bring what I asked?" milia: we got the documents right here~ Ponera: (claps and giggles) "Yay! Gimme gimme gimme!" -it's a documentation on witches in the europe/western russia region- Ponera: "Now for our next step...Let's see which witch is most interesting~" Ponera: "Who would like to pay a visit to Witch Maku, the Bear Witch?" Killbell: " 'Bare Witch'?" Nals: "No." shaula: *reading* Mikoro the bat witch, status; active. Maku the brown bear witch, status: active. Ponera: "Any idea whether they would be keen on our goals, Shaula?" shaula: or how about the mole witch? Ponera: "Ooooh, I bet she could...get to the bottom of things." shaula: HAH! that's Moguru for ya! she did have a failed attempt of attacking the humans before, so this might work. Ponera: "Start with Moguru, then try the others." shaula: that should be easy, we'll have to 'dig her up' medusa: ENOUGH WITH THE F***ING PUNS!! Ponera: "Medusa, please--you'll upset your child..." medusa: Q-Q Ponera: "Now, why don't you take a nice walk with Killbell? That'll calm you down." Killbell: "Walk with me... good conversationalist..." medusa:...fiiiine.... Killbell: "Is your morning sickness still bad? I could make you ginger ale..." -elsewhere- Wes: "Coffee, please." waiter: right away sir. Wes: (looking around the cafe to see who is around...) -seems justin is here with someone- Wes: "Oh, Mr. Law! Hello! wes: oh! mr evens! a pleasure to see you! *he is yelling this* Wes: "..." (small voice) "Yeah..." (clears his throat, approaches, and greets the other person) "Hi! I'm not sure we've met." ???: *she tilts her head* ?? justin: it's quite alright, miss. 'miss': *she smiles a bit* Wes: "Am I interrupting something? I-I can leave you two alone..." justin: no no, it's quite alright. Wes: (sits across from them, waves) "Hi, I'm Wes. My brother is one of Justin's students." 'miss': *she smiles* Wes: "..." ("Ah. She's either shy, or mute...") *sips on his coffee* "So...Having an okay day?" justin: indeed. and you? Wes: "Alright. Still a bit sore from a snowball fight." justin: ah.. Wes: "Any plans for the holidays?" justin: we are accepting donations at the church for the orphans living there. Wes: "Oh! Could I give you my donation now?" justin: of course. *he smiles* Wes: (removes his checkbook, writes out a sizable donation) Wes: "Here you are." -later- Kepuri: (standing far from Yohei's house. "Once they all go to sleep, I can sneak in, steal the watch, and be out. Easy-peasy.") chie: ........ Yohei: (washing dishes) Shotaro: "Chie, I made this for you..." chie: hmm? *It's a drawing of their "family"* chie: aw, this is so nice. thanks kiddo. Shotaro: "Hee hee!" ("Good deed complete!") -The drawing wasn't half-bad--and it had Chie and Yohei holding hands- mana:..... ??? *looking outside the window* Kepuri: (hiding just next to the window, struggling to calm her breath) mana:..............does get have a security mode? Yohei: "I put a popcorn maker in GET--of course he has a security mode." Kepuri: (" 'Security mode'?") mana: just checking. Yohei: (shrugs) "Might as well turn GET's security mode on. Don't want weirdos invading our humble home." (presses GET's nose) Kepuri: "...Oh no..." *KEPURI GETS BUG-ZAPPED* *BY THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE* Yohei: "The good thing about GET is that his security mode also keeps mosquitos from getting inside." Tuhl: "When are there mosquitoes in winter?" chie: must be some big-ass bugs. Kepuri: (collapsed on the ground, twitching) "Damn it..." *twitch twitch twitch* -the next day- Meme: "Zzz..." mio: *asleep at her laptop* Anya: *Yawn, looks at the clock* "Okay, time to wake up." (claps her hands) "Chop chop!" tsugumi: *yaaaawn* morning.... Meme: *yawn* "Hey..." (gets out of bed...which is full of wrapping paper) "Huh...I guess I fell asleep while wrapping..." mio: geh? *yaaawn* oh right....playing the sims.... Anya: (frowns) "I see Meme and Mio's sleeping habits have not improved." ao: ah, i see you're all awake now. Anya: "..." (frowns at Ao) Meme: "Morning, Ao!" (smiles) -elsewhere in the dorm- Jacqueline: "Come on, Kim..." kim: *yaaaawn* i'm up im uuup.... Jacqueline: "You need to shower, dress, and have breakfast. You're already five minutes behind schedule." kim: i know i know... Jacqueline: (pulls her out of bed, pushing her to the showers) "Come on, come on!" -at school- Jacqueline: (grumbling) ox: you ok? Jacqueline: "Just dealing with a meister who is so slow. Can you imagine how long she takes in the shower?" kim: i'm right here you know... T-T Jacqueline: "I. Know." (frowns) kim: *poke* you're so meeeean! X3 Jacqueline: *pokes back* "And you need to take your work more seriously!" (tugs at Kim's cheeks) -later, at lunch- Kid: (wide smile) "8 days..." stocking: i know hun~ Kid: (giggling) Patty: "Yeah, but then tomorrow, it'll be 7 days." Kid: D: "..." liz: patti! Kid: "..." (collapses) -in the nurse' office- Kid: (groaning) "My head..." stocking: hey sweetie Kid: "...Hi..." (holds her hand) stocking: you ok? Kid: "Just the shock of...that number. I can't wait for Christmas." stocking:.... *she hugs him* Kid: (hugs back) "I think I'm well to return to class." stocking: ok. *In Class* madoka: *taking notes* Black Star: (pinned to the wall, struggling to get down) "I said I'm sorry! Jeez! I only was asking Tsubaki for a pencil, I swear! I wasn't cheating!" Hiro: (rolls his eyes, keeps taking notes) kyouko: -_-; Spirit: "Now, then, who here has questions about their meister-weapon partnerships and how to improve them? Anyone?" (glances at Kim) -after class- Black Star: (adjusting his pants) "Freaking punishment...gave me a wedgie." tsubaki: ^^; Kid: (smirks) "Maybe you need ice." Black Star: (glares) "I hope Santa dumps coal in your stocking...so to speak." stocking: rude. Kid: (tugs at Black Star's ear) Black Star: "Owie! Tsubaki! Help!" -after school lets out- Black Star: "I guess I know what I'm getting Stocking for Christmas as an apology..." stocking: yes. yes you are. but i would like it as an early gift. Black Star: "...Fine. What do you want? You got a 20-buck limit." stocking: *glaaaaarre* Black Star: o__o "Um...50-dollar limit?" -and so- *At a combination candy/ice cream shop* Black Star: T_T "My poor wallet..." stocking: apology accepted~ Black Star: "Hmph...You better have a good gift for me come Christmas Day." -later- Kepuri: (at Deathbucks, her hair still messy from being zapped) "Welcome to Deathbucks. May I take your order?" liz: nice hair. Kepuri: -_-; "Thanks...You want a table or not?" liz: sure. Kepuri: (leads them to the table) "How many of you are there?" liz: just me for right now. Kepuri: (smirks) "What, your boyfriend too busy to join you? Or did he dump you?" liz: no! cant a girl just come get a coffee by herself once in a while? Kepuri: :3 "Suuuuuure. What kind of coffee?" -elsewhere- Yohei: (tinkering with GET) "Whoever was trying to enter here must have really wanted something. You thinking what I'm thinking, Chie?" chie: yeah...... Yohei: "..." (hands her the Dokeshi Watch) "You're stronger than me. Hold onto it. I'm going to get to work on another one, then lock up the blueprints." chie: ok. Yohei: "I think we'll be ready for our trip soon. After Christmas work for you, to get back your sister?" chie: ....... Yohei: "..." (puts a hand on her shoulder) "We're bringing her back after Christmas. I promise. I managed to get some help from someone at the Academy for a lead on NoFix." chie: !! really?! Yohei: (nods) "The idiot hasn't covered all tracks as well as he thinks. I asked the DWMA for more help, but I don't know whether they can let someone join us freelancers..." chie: .....have they replied? Yohei: "They said they're thinking about it. Try pinning down the Grim Reaper to commit to something--it isn't easy." Yohei: "I'll talk with that Death Scythe tomorrow to get him to commit some DWMA help. We're going to need it." chie: ok.... Yohei: "...Better get some good sleep tonight. You going to be okay?" chie: y-yeah...... Yohei: "...Did you want...I mean, are you going to be okay asleep, alone?" chie:....i think i'd like you to stay with me for tonight.... Yohei: (nods) "Happy to." -a few days pass- Patty: "Is it Christmas yet?' liz: two more days... Patty and Kid: (pout) liz: but some carolers came by. Kid: "Oh? Anyone we know?" liz: just a family of strangers... Kid: "???" liz: so what's today's game plan? Kid: "Finish wrapping, finish decorating, and make some cookies?" stocking: sounds good. Kid: (smiles) "We'll start with decorations. We still have the topper for the tree and a few decorations--" (pulls something out, obviously made by Julie) "...Julie's ornament?" liz: yep. julie: *smiles* Kid: (pats Julie's head) "We better get it on a good spot on the tree! Where would you like it, Julie?" -after decorating- Kid: "Time for cookies!" stocking: yay! Kid: "We have gingerbread, snickerdoodles, peppermint..." -elsewhere- Meme: "All done wrapping!" mio: *covered in tape* i'm dead.... Meme: (giggles) "Should I unwrap you, Mio?" mio: O///////////O ao: that's rather lewd, miss tatane~ Meme: (whistles innocently) Anya: "How pervy...Tsugumi, help me take these gifts to the tree." tsugumi: right away. Meme: "Mio, you okay?" mio: y-yea.... Meme: "..." (holds up mistletoe) "You sure?" mio: s-sen- Meme: (small kiss on the cheek) "Merry Christmas..." mio: O//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////O *NOSEBLEED+faints* awaawawawawawawawawaaaaa Meme: D: "I-I'm sorry! I better get you in bed!" (pause) "To rest. Not to...Oh, forget it!" (swings Mio over her shoulder, drops her in her bed) "I'll get you tissues!" (runs out of the room) mio: *bluuuuush* s-senpai...... Meme: (runs back in) "I got the tissues? Are you okay Lov--Lov--Um...Mio?" mio: y-yeah..... Meme: "...Did I tease you too much with the unwrapping and kiss comments? I'm sorry--I forgot." mio: i-it's ok....i guess i got flustered... Meme: "...Mio? After Christmas, would you like...to go out? Just you and me?" mio: uh...sure i guess..... Meme: (smiles) "Dinner? Dancing? A movie?" mio: a movie sounds nice.... Meme: "Okay. How about you pick? We can even get snacks." -elsewhere- Arthur: "..." (pats Tamaki's shoulder) tamaki: ......thanks. Arthur: (smiles) "It's going to be okay." tamaki: ....... Arthur: "I promise. We're not going to let Burns..." -smooch on the cheek- Arthur: o\\\\\o "...Okay." tamaki: o////o s-sorry... i got carried away there.... Arthur: "I-It's fine...Great, really. I-I like how that felt." tamaki: .......... shinra: i brought dinner... Arthur: (glaring at Shinra) shinra: what? Arthur: (blushing) "N-Nothing..." ("Mood killer...") -later- Wes: "What do you think? I thought a gothic Christmas was kind of apt for this ghost house." soul: looks pretty cool. Wes: "Thanks...Hey, Soul? I...got a letter from Mom and Dad..." soul:......................................... Wes: "They said if I see you to say that...they miss you." soul: bullshit...... Wes: "Maybe. But people do change." soul:........... Wes: "...Well, I told them what they wanted to say. I already wrote to them thanks for the letter, and I'd be on the look-out for you." soul:.....you're not gonna tell them i'm here....right? Wes: (smiles) "No, I am not." soul:....thanks man. Wes: "Any time. Hey, could you help me with some items? I was going to bring some donations to an orphanage." soul: oh, sure. Wes: "Cool. They're by the door." -and so- Wes: (in a Santa cap) "We're here!" -some of the kids are quite happy to see them- Girl: (tugging on Soul's pant leg) soul: hmm? Girl: (has pigtails and green eyes) "Th-Thank you, sir." soul:......no problem kiddo. *pats her head* Girl: (blushing...Hugs his leg) soul: ......*small smile* Wes: (smiles) "Hey, Justin? Thanks for this..." justin: it's not a problem. Wes: "How long has this orphanage been around?" justin: it's an extention of the law church. i believe they built it in the early 1800s? Wes: (nods) "Wish I could help more..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Here you go." (handing out food and blankets at a homeless shelter) little boy: thanks mr! *he runs back to his mom* Shotaro: "Hee hee..." mana: he looks like you a bit. Yohei: (fixing heating and lighting in the facility, wiping his brow) Shotaro: "...Huh. I guess so." -another child is with them, one looking like emine- Shotaro: (frowns...) mana: hey.....do you.... Shotaro: "???" mana:....did you ever know anything about you-....your parents? Shotaro: "...Not really. I don't have memories of them..." mana: oh......did they leave anything for you? Shotaro: (pulls out something from under his shirt) "I've had this for as long as I remember..." (a necklace) mana: oh....is it a locket? Shotaro: (opens the locket) mana: ah! -what's inside?- Shotaro: (a photo of someone holding a baby) mana: is....is that...? Shotaro: (serious) "I don't know." mana:...oh......she seems sweet though..... Shotaro: (touches the locket--then seizes) "Ah!" (Vision comes to him) mana: showtaro? are you ok?! Shotaro: (sees a face of a man) "Y-Yeah...Just...Never got that feeling before..." (rubs his arms) "My bones hurt..." mana:........ chie:....... Shotaro: "..." (puts on a smile) "Hey, kids! Want to watch Charisma Justice? Yohei has a portable TV!" kids: yay! Yohei: "..." (stops working) "Oh, yeah--Charisma Justice is on. I'll get back to this later." (sits with the kids to watch TV) -elsewhere- Kid: (sipping on hot chocolate) stocking: nice and warm~ Kid: (smiles) "Indeed." (holds her closer) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (offers another cookie) stocking: ahhhh~ Kid: (softly places the cookie in her mouth for a bite, as he bites the other end) stocking: *smirk* Kid: (soft kiss...with cookie crumbs) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (holds her) stocking: mmmmm.... Kid: (rubs her back) -elsewhere- Hibana: "You mean there is no hot tub here? What am I supposed to do to keep warm in the winter: light myself on fire?" maki: try running the hot water? Hibana: "Hmph. A hot tub is where it's at. The showers here are so...common. And the pipes take forever to heat up. How old is this building?" ????: *watching from the window*................. *fists clenched* (thinking: damn bitch....why wont you just die already?) Hibana: "Maybe a hot shower would help. How about you, Maki?" maki: sounds good. *she smiles* Hibana: "Well, let's go." (grabs two towels and a basket of soaps) "Gabriella was kind enough to buy expensive soaps for us~" maki: neeeeat! shinra:.... ?? *looks out the window* ................... Hibana: (leading her to the bathroom) "And don't worry, Gabriella bought enough for all of us ladies..." (passes a hand along Shinra's head) "Maybe some for you boys, too~" shinra: !! t-thanks..... -seems whoever was staring has gone now...- Hibana: (looks out the window) "...Was something just there?" shinra: .......maybe we should close the curtains.... Hibana: "...Yeah, good call." -down the road- ???: shit....that was close.....damn brat.... *RING RING* ???: ?!?! *she checks her phone* who is this? ???: "You're losing your touch, Girly." ????: who is this? ???: "Let's say I'm a friend. And you are in sore need of some help." ???: friends? i dont need friends, they disappoint me. Friend: "Yes, because Princess Hibana's continued living sooooooo confirms that you are doing such a good job on your own." ???: ......what do you want? Friend: "To help you put Hibana six feet under." ???: how did you get this number? Friend: "I have my ways. You'd be amazed what a computer can do." ???: hmmm......where are you right now? Friend: "Wherever you want me. Name the place." ???: there's an old subway system across from the casino near grissom. Friend: "Good choice! See you there in 5?" ???:.....very well. -elsewhere- Burns: "..." (sitting behind his desk, alone, holding a shot glass...then smirks) "All according to plan..." -elsewhere- Yumi: (putting hot sauce onto gingerbread cookies) "Spicy..." stocking: why. Yumi: "Because I have eclectic tastes, and my pregnancy has been weird. Wait until you have children." stocking: QoQ Yumi: (smirks) "Perhaps not yet?" stocking: jeez. Yumi: "Ah, but when are you and Kid going to give me some grandchildren?" stocking: *SPITTAKE* y-y-y-yumi!! O-O Yumi: (chuckles) "I'm kidding. You both have a long life ahead of you." stocking: 7,7; Yumi: (puts a hand over Stocking's) "How is your mother?" stocking: she's been doing rather well. she's staying with my dad. Yumi: "You will spend Christmas with them?" stocking: maybe....will kid be ok? Yumi: "I'm sure he will. Have faith in him." stocking: ok.... Yumi: "..." (awkward hug) -elsewere- ???: *in the subway, holding her briefcase* Friend: "Hey." ???: hmm? ah, so you showed up... Friend: "I keep my promises, and my schedule. That's more than I can say for some people." (holds out a gloved hand) "Nice to meet you." ???:....who even are you? Friend: "A friend, with an axe to grind against Princess Hibana. I want her to suffer as I had to." ???: oh? Friend: (takes the glove off one hand, showing burn marks) "Yes. One of her...hobbies." ???: !!!!! Friend: "I want her to suffer. I want her to lose everything. And when she is completely alone, the last thing she will hear is my laughter as I snuff out her flame." ???: .......*small smirk* Friend: "Will you help me?" ???: for now, yes... *she takes out a lighter and turns it on, creating a small snake from the flames* Friend: (backs away) "O-Okay...J-Just, keep the flame to yourself, please." ???:......very well. *she puts it out* Friend: "Th-Thanks. Now, you obviously have skills with the flame, but I think you need help isolating Hibana." ???: and how do we do that? Friend: "You see those girls around her? The small nun and the toady? I think kidnapping them should be easier than taking out multiple fire beings, yes?" ???: *grimace* oh...them..... Friend: "I think we can isolate them, divide them...demoralize them." (sneers) "And what better day, when no one is available to help them, then on Christmas?" ???: perfect.... Friend: (chuckles) "Good. Now, let's determine how best to separate them." (holds up a rolled up paper, which she unfurls--Blueprints of the 8th) "Amazing what you can discover with a little snooping..." -elsewhere- Hibana: "So cute~" maki: isnt it just? Hibana: "You bought it for yourself? Or did someone else get it for you?" maki: i got it in a crane game. Hibana: (cooing) "So cute!" (puts her Secret Santa gift under the tree) "You see Obi anywhere? He's been locked in his office all day." maki: he's probably still there... Hibana: "..." (goes to his office, knocks) "Commander?" (opens the door) Akitaru: "Hmmm? Sorry, did you need something?" (he sets down a photo on his desk) Hibana: "Haven't seen you around all day? You got your Secret Santa gift ready." Akitaru: "Hmm? Oh, yeah, sure. I'll put it out in a bit." (small smile) Hibana: "..." (frown) "Well, take your time, why don't you?" (shuts the door) Akitaru: (sighs, goes back to staring at the photograph) Hibana: (to Maki) "Honestly, he's slow." maki:......... Hibana: "...What?" maki: n-nothing....ah! i should get tsugumi something too! Hibana: "Oh, your cousin? Hmmm...Family and all that." -elsewhere- Kid: (hugging) "I'll miss you~" stocking: kiddo, it's only for a day. Kid: (smiles) "I know. Doesn't mean I won't miss you." stocking: hehe *she kisses his forehead* Kid: "I'll have to give you two of your gifts to take with you to your parents'...but I'll have to keep two of them here to make sure you come back." stocking: kid, of course i'll come back. Kid: (whispers) "And these two gifts I'm keeping are a bit private..." stocking: aaaah~ Kid: "Excited?" stocking: maybe~ Kid: (smiles, light kiss on the lips) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (sways with her a bit) "Merry Christmas Eve, Love." -soon- Kid: "Zzz..." -it's now christmas eve and stocking is visiting her family for the day- Kid: (sitting by the fireplace, alone, sipping on tea) liz: how're you holding up? Kid: (sad smile) "Okay. Just...this is different." liz:......she'll be back tomorrow. Kid: (nods) "I just...feel like part of me is missing when she is not near. I love her." liz: *listening* Kid: "And I...I...I want to be with her. Until I die." liz:....................... Kid: "...I know I'm not ready to marry...but I want to." liz: i know kid. Kid: "..." (smiles) "I feel...content." liz:..... Kid: (smiles at Liz) "Thanks for letting me get this off my chest." liz: no problem. Kid: (smiles) "It's getting late. I better get to bed." (smirks) "You and Wes exchange gifts yet?" liz: maybe, but no opening till tomorrow. Kid: " 'Opening'?" -the next day- Patty: "CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! WAKE UP, EVERYONE! CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS!" liz: i'm up i'm up. -there is a large box addressed to kid- Kid: (groaning) "My head...Patty, please stop banging on the walls and knocking on the doors--" Patty: (knocking on Kid's head) Kid: "!!!" Patty: "...Sowwy..." Kid: "..." (sees the box) "Um...Is this from you and Patty, Liz?" liz: holes? Kid: "Holes? On the box?" liz: yeah. like air holes... Kid: "...That's not a good omen. Please tell me there is a pet in here..." liz: i dunno... Kid: "...I'm a little scared to open, but..." (starts to open) -HUG- Kid: "?!" stocking: *in a red dress with a bow on her head* merry christmas babe~ Kid: o\\\\\\o "St-Stocking? Is that really you?" stocking: yeah, my dad wanted me to return in style ^^; Kid: "..." (kisses her cheeks repeatedly and lightly) stocking: miss me? Kid: "Yes! Yes! Eight thousand times yes!" (hugs her, smiling) Patty: *sniff* "So beautiful..." (blows nose in hankie) stocking: hehe, i missed you too kiddo. Kid: (hugs her, then pulls back) "This is the best gift you could give me. I love you." stocking: i love you too~ Kid: (cuddles) "Shall we open our gifts?" Yumi: (hair messy, yawning, as she watches the scene of happiness...holds Death's hand) lord death: merry christmas everyone~! Patty: "Merry Christmas, Lord Death! Mrs. Death!" (hands gift to both of them) "Something I got for you both!" -elsewhere- Arthur: (blushing) "H-Here, T-Tamaki..." (hands gift) tamaki: *she opens it* gabriella: *opens her gift from takehisa* Takehisa: -\\\\\\\\- *Arthur's gift: A cat pendant necklace* tamaki: thanks arthur. Arthur: "Y-You're welcome..." Hibana: (blushing) "Here, Gabriella. Merry Christmas..." gabriella: t-t-thank you! *Takehisa got Maki a customized plushie in the shape of one of her fireballs* maki: oh my.....*HUGS* you do care! QwQ' *Hibana got Gabriella an autographed photograph of herself...and a perfume she made on her own, unique and calls 'Gabriella'"* gabriella: i'll keep it with me always! Takehisa: o|||||||||o "O-Okay. You are hugging me. This is a hug. Okay." Hibana: "G-Good. You better." (crosses her arms) Akitaru: (sitting by himself, sipping eggnog) shinra: here, i hope you like it. Akitaru: "???" -it's a little fire soldier doll- Akitaru: "...Heh." (pats Shinra's head) "It's awesome. Thanks!" maki: ok secret santa time! Hibana: (blushing as she holds the gift addressed to her) Takehisa: (studying the box addressed to him) Arthur: "...Hmmm..." (looks at his gift) "Too small for a sword..." Akitaru: (smiling as he picks out the one addressed to him) *Arthur, Akitaru, Hibana, and Takehisa open their gifts* -gabi got arthur some earbuds, shinra got akitaru a funny t-shirt, iris got hibana a nice bracelet, maki got takehisa a little bobblehead- Takehisa: "...Cute." (taps the top of the bobblehed) Akitaru: "Ha ha ha!" Hibana: o\\\\o Arthur: "Cool!" -shinra, gabi, iris, and maki open their gifts- *Arthur got Shinra flame-proof shoes, Akitaru got Iris a book on medical herbs, Takehisa got Gabriella codes for downloadable apps for her smartphone, Hibana got Maki an autographed photograph...and a bracelet* shinra: this is actually really nice. iris: ah. gabriella: oh! maki: cool now we match! Akitaru: "Well, time for gifts for our newest member, Tamaki!" tamaki: !! *Akitaru got Tamaki an 8th Brigade jacket, Takehisa got her a box of pens, Hibana got her an autographed photograph and a cattail plant...and Arthur got her..." Arthur: o\\\\\o "Um..." (holds up mistletoe) tamaki: O/////////////////////O maki: ooooooooh! Arthur: "...I can return it if you want..." -small smooch- -shinra got her a t-shirt, maki got her a plushie, iris got her some snack packs, gabriella got her a new game- Arthur: o\\\\\\\\o (passes out) shinra: rest in peace. Akitaru: "Ah, some eggnog will wake the knight up." (picks him up and slugs him over his shoulder) Hibana: (glances out the window) -elsewhere- Friend: "Patience..." ???: ............ Friend: "Soon they will pay. They all will pay." (traces hand along her clothed arm, over the scars) ???: ding dong....the bitch will burn....fufu... Friend: (cracks her knuckles) "Indeed. Shall we knock on their door?" ???: i'll handle this one. Friend: "Remember: cut the power, lure our captives to the furnace room, then we each kidnap one girl and head to the hideout." ????: *sneaking into the shed* not wise to leave this out into the open~ Friend: "And I'll take the underground approach..." (heads into the sewer, then punches a hole into the ceiling above and up into the basement of the 8th) Akitaru: "!!! You hear that?" shinra: i'll go check it out... Arthur: "..." (puts a hand on Tamaki's shoulder) shinra:....*looking around* *Pebble bounces along floor of the basement* shinra: !!..... *Lights go out in the Brigade* shinra: !!!!!. Akitaru: "What on earth?" Friend: (whispering by Shinra's ear) "Hello, there." shinra: !!!! Friend: (clutches Shinra by the neck, pressing hard and shoving him against the wall--then dragging him along that wall, his face cutting along the rough wall) shinra: *tries to scream* Friend: (flicks Shinra in the back of the head, trying to knock him out) -WHACK- shinra: *knocked out* ???: lets go. Friend: (dragging Shinra into the furance room) "Maybe we'll be able to get him along with the nun and the gopher..." Akitaru: "...Maki, Takehisa, Hibana, come with me. The rest of you, wait here." maki: right. Akitaru: (leads them to basement) "Maki, give us some light." maki: ok. *summons pusupusu from a candle* pusupusu: pusu~! Takehisa: "..." maki: come on, it's christmas. Hibana: (finds damage to the wall) "Oh, God--there's blood on here..." (sees drips of blood leading to furnace room) maki: !!! Takehisa: (holds his firearm) Akitaru: (cracks his knuckles) "Lead the way, Commander." Hibana: (leads them to the furnace...lights up the room to find--) shinra: *out cold and tied up* maki: shinra! ???: uh-uh-uh~ any closer and he burns to a crisp... *turns on her lighter which summons a little snake* Friend: "Getting him was a bonus. We want only one person." (points at Hibana) Hibana: "Wh-What?!" (frowns) "Release him, now!" ???: but where's the fun in that sister? Hibana: "...No. Wh-Who are you?" ???: i'm not surprised you forgot me. all the other sisters...clematis, sakura, poppy, they all forgot me...and devoted their attention to a little bitch named hibana. Hibana: "...You are not fit to name those sisters. Let go of Shinra, now!" ???: why should i? iris: what's going on? Arthur: "Is there a dragon down here? We heard--" (sees Shinra) "My God!" Friend: (smirks) "Jesus, you people are idiots." ???: oh look, the little good for nothing iris is here too! iris: s-si....sister ivy? Hibana: "Ivy? ...B-But...How are you--?" ivy: i'm not your sister brat! i suppose you forgot they sent me out on errands when the church burned...hehehehe...ahahahahahah!!! Hibana: "...Ivy, stop this. Release Shinra, and we will get you help--" Friend: "Help?!" (punches the floor, upsetting Gabriella and Iris, causing them to fall on their behinds) Friend: "You 'helped' me! And now I'm--I'm--" (throws off her jacket, revealing burn marks along her face, arms, and shoulders) "A freak!" (dashes at Iris and Gabriella) ivy: why would i want your help bitch? this is your fault to begin with! iris: *picks up a pipe to protect herself* Hibana: "Iris! Gabriella!" Friend: (grabs Gabriella by the ankle, flinging her towards Ivy) "Catch!" (stands before Iris) "You should think hard about what you are going to do, Girly..." gabriella: ah! o-ow.... Arthur: "Gab! No! Tamaki, come on--" ivy: i should burn you to a crisp no- oh? Arthur: "Excalibur SWIPE!" (swings the sword at Ivy) ivy: !!! gabriella: oof! Friend: (seizes the pipe in Iris's hand...and bends it with no effort) iris: !!! Friend: "Forehead Flick of Forgetfulness! (Triple-F)" (knocks out Iris, holding her in her arms) "I got mine, Ivy! Grab the gopher and let's go!" Hibana: "No!" (roars as she rushes at Ivy, joining Arthur and Tamaki to battle her) ivy: if you want these brats back, send hibana to this address alone~ Akitaru: (rushes at the Friend) "You're not getting away!" Friend: (eyeroll, catches Akitaru's punch...and crushes his hand) tamaki: *grabs gabriella and brings her to safety* Akitaru: "AAAAAAH!" Takehisa: "Sir!" (fires at the Friend) maki: commander!! Friend: (dodging) "Ivy! Clear an exit! We're out of here!" -seems they got away, with iris and shinra in tow- Akitaru: (gasping, clutching his hand) "God damn it! Not again!" gabriella: this happened before?! Hibana: (looks at the address--written by Ivy with fire into the wall) "..." Akitaru: "I am NOT having another CHRISTMAS losing MY FAMILY!" (struggles to stand up, then collapses) maki: commander! tamaki: this is bad... Akitaru: "...Get me to a hospital..." Arthur: "...Gab? What is Hibana going to do?" -later- shinra: ........................ -in his mental space- shinra: what? w-where....am i? ???: "Some hero you turned out to be..." shinra: ?!?! who's there?! show yourself! *Burns appears, his eyepatch made of only flames* shinra: !!! Dream!Burns: "You're going to let them die..." -the corpse of shinra's mother grabs his ankle- shinra: !!!!!!!! Burns: (demonic grin) "Just as you let EVERYONE DIE!" shinra's mother: it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts!!! ???: "You let me die..." -that horned flame human appears above him- shinra: ?! ???: "...Brother?" shinra: SHO! *running to him* Sho: "Why didn't you save me, Brother?" -shinra wakes up in a cell, iris is next to him- shinra:..............o-ow.... Friend: (whistling) "Oh. You're up. Guess I owe you five bucks, Ivy." ivy: hehe. shinra: where are we? Friend: (holding a candy cane in her mouth) "Santa's Workshop." ivy: formerly known as crestwood hospital...they left all sorts of presents for us.... *holding a scalpel* perhaps i should reopen little iris' cheek? shinra: dont you touch her! Friend: "Or what? You don't shut up, and I'll crush those feet of yours...like I crushed your commander's little fist." shinra: *struggles to get up* aah!! *wince* Friend: "Pathetic. The strong will inherit this world--but what's the point if this world is coddling little babies?" (to Ivy) "So, think Hibana is coming?" ivy: no doubt...... -elsewhere- juggernaut: do you think they'll be ok? sayu: of course they will, they have me, sayu hirano, coming to the rescue~! Kishiri: (eyeroll) "Uh huh, cool your jets." sayu: we're super special rescue squad delta! >w< juggernaut: *gulp* Kishiri: "...We are not calling ourselves that." ????: just let her enjoy it kishiri. sayu: thanks ryuuko~ ryuuko: dont mention it kiddo. mikami: Q-Q Kishiri: "...If I keep rolling my eyes, they will fall out. So, what's the plan, oh-fearless-leader?" sayu: going by this map of the hospital- -later, elsewhere- Akitaru: "..." (looks at his hand in a cast) "Damn." sayaka: hi there :D Akitaru: "...Hi?" sayaka: i'm here cause i slipped on some ice. oh well. did you break your hand? Akitaru: "...No. Someone broke my hand." sayaka: ouch. i can heal, so i'm doing better, maybe i could help out? Akitaru: "...Sure, why not?" sayaka: *she holds his hand* Akitaru: "...Oh. Um...thanks?" sayaka: no problem. always try doing one good deed a day, that's what my mom always taught me. Shotaro: "Good deed? Hey, me too! I'm the Candy Stripper!" (wearing a sexy nurse's outfit) Tuhl: "...That's Candy _Striper_. Not _Stripper_." Akitaru: "...What kind of a city is this?" mana: i'm blind. sayaka: a savage yet exciting one. Yohei: (secretly told Shotaro it was "Stripper") chie: *elbows him slightly* -_-; Akitaru: "I think Maki's cousin used that same description..." Yohei: (chuckles) "What?" -elsewhere- Hibana: (outside the hospital) "..." ryuuko: *over walky talky* we're at the address.... Hibana: (into walky talky) "Okay. Keep me updated. Over." -elsewhere- Kid: "..." stocking: awww kid, this so sweet of you~! Kid: (smiles) "I was hoping you would say that." ((Hey!)) Kid: "You really like it?" stocking: of course kid. Kid: (smiles) "Good." stocking: mmmm~! Kid: (chuckles) "I'm glad you enjoy it. What shall we do now? Open one of my gifts, or would you like your other gifts?" stocking: here, this is for you. Kid: "Thank you!" (unwraps, slowly, carefully...) -it's a new watch- stocking: now you have two~ Kid: (shining eyes) "Ooooooo! It's beautiful!" (kisses her cheek) stocking: hehe~ Kid: "I love it." (puts on the watch) "How does it look?" stocking: it looks great! Kid: (hugs her) "Thank you." -elsewhere- Yohei: (hands gifts out) "Here." mana: awesome! Shotaro: "Thank you!" (rips the wrapping paper apart) Tuhl: (small smile as he carefully opens his gift) -elsewhere- Yumi: (napping) kirika: *playing games* Patty: (playing games with Julie) *KNOCK KNOCK* liz: *she opens the door* yeah? Wes: "Merry Chris--" Black Star: "YAHOO!" soul: hey guys. Patty: "Hi! Come play with us--we have tea!" Wes: (holding gifts) "Merry Christmas, Liz." (leans in to kiss her cheek) liz: *blush* Black Star: (playing with Julie and the doll he, Wes, Soul, and Tsubaki got her) Wes: "I hope they are good. I kept the receipt if..." liz: they're great wes, thanks. Wes: (smiles) "You're welcome." liz: *she smiles* Patty: "Anything you want, Julie?" julie: cookies please? Patty: "Coming up! Come on, Tsubaki!" Wes: "How is everyone doing?" liz: pretty good. Wes: "That's good..." (small laugh) "I bet Patty was excited this morning." liz: oh she sure was. Wes: (chuckles) "...That's good to be excited for Christmas. It feels...special." liz: it sure does. Wes: "..." (holds her hand) "Liz..." liz: ?? Wes: "Thanks for letting us stop by. I...really like you." liz: i really like you too... Wes: (smiles) "I hope we can spend the New Year together. Any plans for New Year's Eve?" -elsewhere- Hibana: "..." ryuuko: we're in.... Hibana: "Be careful. The goal is to get Iris and Shinra out of there; anything else is secondary." ("...I should be the one in there...") ryuuko: of course. Hibana: "Okay. Be safe. Over." Kishiri: "So, Boss Lady wants us to proceed." (flexes arm) "Let's get in there and knock the hell out of those bastards." Hibana: "..." (puts her head in her hands) -in the cells- Friend: (doing push-ups) "Having..." (push-up) "...a good..." (push-up) "...time?" shinra: it'd be better if you let us out of here... Friend: (moves to sit-ups) "Like how Hibana let me out?" (sit-up) "Oh, that's right..." (sit-up) "She locked me up, too." (sit-up) "Left me rotting in a cage, one of her lab rats..." iris: she-she's different now. at least, different from how you knew her... Friend: "Nothing changes, kid." (points to the scars) iris: ...........maybe... *she touches her own scarred cheek* Friend: "In any case, my beef is with her. You're just the bait." shinra:........ Friend: "Once we get Hibana, you two will be free to go." (stares at Shinra) "And if you think of fighting back, trust me, you won't for long." -clank- Friend: "???" mikami: !!..... Q~Q *she starts screaming, her hair going ablaze* Friend: "...What?" juggernaut: waaah! f-fire! her hair is on fire!! -BWOOOOOOOOM- ivy: the fuck?! Friend: "Who the fuck are you losers?" Kishiri: (pops his bubblegum) "Badass losers to you, buddy." (flings gum at Ivy--to trigger an explosion) sayu: when our friends are in danger, trapped in the clutches of evil, we will be there. WE'RE SUPER SPECIAL RESCUE SQUAD DELTA! Friend: "...Please let me strangle that loud annoying one." ivy: by all means *BOOM* ACK! Friend: (just stares, bored, as Ivy falls) "...Huh." (stares at Sayu) "Well, say your prayers, kid." (dashes at her, ready to snap her neck) ryuuko: *defending with fire bullet* Friend: *the fire bullet hits her ankle, causing her to trip* "Fuck!" (slams the ground--causing a mini-earthquake) iris: eep! Friend: (climbing up) "Hibana can't face us! Fine! Then I'll send her a message: your battered remains splattered against the wall!" Kishiri: "Jeez, the mouth on this idiot..." (blows bubble...and keeps blowing...and blowing..." shinra: *defensivly hugs iris*