#interact and reblog pls

[cleothebeo]

Sequel.

In the land of 𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙧, there are seven narrow gauge engines who work in the blue Mountain quarry, and The Skarloey Railway, Their names are: Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, and Luke, They had been working in the blue Mountain quarry and Skarloey Railway for a long time.

But these months, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩.

There were a lot of trucks they had to pull, Some had broken down from pulling too much, Some were complaining about the extra work and late work hours they had to do.

They all are exhausted everyday, They loved their jobs, but there were too much! So Mr Percival decided to do something..

𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆 𝙄𝙉 𝙇𝙔𝙉𝙏𝙊𝙉 𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙇𝙒𝘼𝙔..

"Oh, Shush Merlin!" Merlin's twin, Acorn spoke.

"It's true! If you stay on the turntable when there's a windy storm, then it will spin!" Merlin said.

"I don't think we're even ALOUD to work at windy days.." Said Acorn.

Merlin was about to speak, until Acorn's and Merlin's Driver came

"Hey, Acorn and Merlin!" Dillon, Acorn's driver said.

"Oh, Hey Dill! What's up?" Said Merlin.

"Acorn's gonna work at a island called 'Sodor', and on a railway named 'The Skarloey Railway', and 'The blue Mountain quarry'." Neil, Merlin's driver spoke.

"Skarloey Railway? Is it like Talyllyn Railway? Since Skarloey and Talyllyn are well known twins.." Acorn questioned, raising a brow.

The drivers nodded in sync.

"Wait.. What about me?" Merlin asked.

"Sorry Merlin, Your not coming."

"But.. Acorn's my twin! He's never been out of Lynton before, Where is he supposed to go?!" Said Merlin.

"Don't worry, a standard gauge will pick em' up."

"Oh.. Well.. I guess this is goodbye, Acorn." Said Merlin sadly, as Acorn frowned.

"Yeah.. I guess it is.. But, Our drivers can send letters to each other, right? And tapes, We can still keep in contact." Said Acorn, trying to lighten his twins mood.

"Yeah, but don't you 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 forget me!"

"Forget you? I won't forget you, Merlin, We have grown up together, worked with each other, and bond with eachother everyday! There's 𝙣𝙤 way I would forget ya!" Acorn said.

Merlin looked at Acorn, and smiled.

"I won't forget ya too, now come on! Let's get workin' before you go!"

Merlin said, making Acorn smile brightly, and they went along with their day, working and shunting, pulling and hauling.

Until.. The standard gauge loco came.

The standard gauge seemed to be a Little River Railroad 4-6-2 No. 110, painted in a sapphire blue colour.

"Hello, Merlin! Hi Acorn!" Said the engine.

"Hello, Casper..!" Merlin and Acorn said in sync.

"Are ya ready for a new adventure, Acorn?"

"I'm sure am!" Acorn said, before looking at his brother who'd smile sadly.

"Well, This is goodbye, Acorn, I don't think working here will be the same without you.."

"..i'll miss you." Merlin continued sadly.

"I'll miss you too, but things never stay the same, don't they?" Replied Acorn who looked at his brother with sympathy, he felt bad for Merlin.

"..yeah.." Merlin mumbled.

"Don't forget me, okay? And, even if I'm far away, I'll 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 be your twin." Acorn said, before smiling softly at Merlin, who did the same.

Acorn was loaded up into the flatbed, And he whistled his whistle at his brother for the 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, as his brother did the same, and they set off into the sunset.. Heading off to a new adventure..

[songstress-of-dreams]

Selfship reblog game!!!

Reblog with a picture of your f/o and I'll give you a picture of a cat that I think fits them!!!

Example

This is my first time doing a reblog game so PLEASE be nice...😭😭😭

CLOSED FOR NOWWWW MIGHT REOPEN

Also little self promo guys...can yall tell me if this is a good idea

[sootrootdoot]

i HC that splendor sounds like stolas from Helluva lmao

srry its all unfinished lmao ill upload part 2 later umm the pronoun thing is mean tto be a joke, imagine the brothers doing their best being inclusive and PC and all that lmao, fen has the spirit lmao.

[cr33pz-mck3nna]

Could I request Lady D x Maid!reader where Alcina enjoys rewarding/embarrassing reader with a bunch of lipstick kisses whenever they do a good job/mess up?

Sugar Wine Kisses

Pairing: Lady Alcina Dimitrescu x Maid!reader(Ft: slight Jealous Heisenberg bcs I love me a jealous Heisenberg-)

(I love this request istg- but bcs gender wasn't specified this is GN!reader, I hope u don't mind!)

Some little backstory headcanons leading up to the main stuff from the request and a little fluff blurb

Warnings: Mentions of blood, death, kinda ooc?, dead bodies, explosions, resident evil village in itself is a warning-

• You first belonged to Heisenberg, as a friend of the Winters family Mother Miranda found you too useful to dispose of

• Heisenberg liked to take you to Miranda's meetings, that would be how Lady D met you

• She took an intruige to you mainly for your personality, you were the only one of Heisenberg's assistants who had the audacity to yell back at his antics, Lady D liked you for that and so you got along fast

• It was when Heisenberg blew up half his factory, and almost you in it, that Lady D knew it was time to step in

• When you arrived at Castle Dimitrescu you were IMMEDIATELY swarmed by the Dimitrescu girls asking you questions

• It's been two and a half years since Lady D moved you in, she had quickly made it clear you were to be treated differently from all the other slavesservants, you were always asked to sit in on Dimitrescu family dinners(you no longer have a reaction to dead bodies to say the least) and the many grand galas Alcina hosts and you were placed in a bedroom directly connected to the master bedroom

• Lady D LOVES dressing you, never once were you wearing the same clothes as the other servants except for the day you arrived, you were called to bring tea to her in a meeting with Donna(+Angie) and the moment you walked in you could just FEEL the sheer horror coming from Alcina- "WHAT...are you wearing. Never dress like this in my sight again." But when it was just the two of you...."Oh Sugar, do not wear such lowly clothes, you are better than that! No more lowering yourself to such a level, now try this on, it suits your complexion MUCH better!"

• If Lady D and Heisenberg had a bad relationship before then HAHA WHOOO BOY UR IN FOR ONE HELL OF A RIDE- Heisenberg will never admit it but you were the best assistant he had ever had, so when Alcina convinced Miranda that you weren't safe with him it was almost as if saying no to Veruca Salt and something snapped. Whenever Heisenberg shows up at the castle he always makes snide remarks to the Dimitrescu girls about how their mother "stole" you and how he should "return the favor" and "snatch up one of her pretty girls", he especially loves flirting with Cassandra(the most lovesick of the three) but he isn't the only one playing the mindgames as Alcina just LOVES to dress you up in your finest clothes when she hears Heisenberg will be there and parade you around like a prized dog

• You are to Alcina pretty much what Angie is to Donna, meaning you are always at her side including at the Lord's meetings with Miranda, at this point you are basically one of the lords via being an extension of Alcina and since Alcina is pretty much known to be Miranda's favorite you have had many interactions with her. During a particularly...loud meeting you were being very calm and quiet, listening intentively to Miranda's words as best as you could through all the screaming which led to this exact interaction- "SILENCE. Now can anyone tell me what I just said?" and you immediately repeated her words word for word "Wonderful human, now this is why you are my favorite"...I think you can guess what happened after that-

• The biggest shippers of you and Lady D are her daughters ofc! Around the half a year mark since you had started living there Cassandra confronted her mother, Cass being the most knowledgeable in love(she loves romance novels) told her mother to try rewarding you with a kiss to see your reaction, which did not disappoint-

• Having been working for Heisenberg for god knows how long before Alcina took you in meant that you haven't felt flesh on flesh contact in QUITE awhile leading to MAJOR touch starvation so when you finished cleaning the floors particularly quick one day and Lady D rewarded you with a kiss on the head let's just say you started...malfunctioning?- leading to her sending her daughters to kidnap a human from the village to come explain what tf was wrong with you

• Once she finds out what happened to you, and that it's not a bad thing, you can bet she does it SO OFTEN, she loves rewarding you with kisses, and cuddles if you officially get together, but she ESPECIALLY loves randomly kissing you for no reason, head, cheek, lips, she loves how red your face gets, almost blending in with the red lipstick marks, and the little squeaky sounds you make! Miranda meeting? Peck! A particularly big party? Peck! You're busy? Peck for the road! You're finally going to bed? Peck, peck, peck! No matter where, if you're there you will most likely get a kiss.

• It takes you SO LONG to wipe off all the kiss marks, ofc her lipstick had to be semi permanent, and once you finally get them off she's already putting new ones so you just stopped removing them after awhile, if you have to be around people you'll just put on some of Alcina's makeup over it

• One thing about Alcina is she lovessss her wine, but she also loves you, so I hope you like wine because this woman loves taking you into her winery and having little taste testing dates. The only catch? Why you taste them from her lips of course silly! She isn't going to be pouring two glasses Now, and she doesn't know your alcohol tolerance, so she takes a sip and gives you a kiss, sometimes with a bit of wine still in her mouth that she slips into yours, and by the time you come back from simpville she's already bombarding you with eager questions on the flavor, the intensity, would you like more?

Today was a long day already, you did NOT need another one of Alcina's spontaneous galas at the moment but you still put yourself together all nice for her. You felt you owed Lady D your life, and considering you used to work for Heisenberg...you probably did- so the least you could do was put on your best clothes and biggest fake smile for her.

You walked in and were immediately greeted by the loud and somewhat annoying cackling that you recognized all too well to be a quite drunk Heisenberg ranting off about his latest project. You groan and sigh at the spectacle that was your former boss before a large yet gentle hand grazes your back. "Sugar! I haven't seen you all day! How have you been?" Alcina smiles down at you as you smile tiredly up at her before she quite literally smothers you in kisses, picking you up almost crushingly in her strong arms and carrying you away to her table, eagerly rehashing her day as you two leave a seething Heisenberg watching from the corner.

Relationship archetype:

Jessica Rabbit X Roger Rabbit

Tall, stunning woman with a seductive allure and is stereotyped a player but loves her tiny partner to death X Tiny partner who doesn't know how they scored THAT but is SO not complaining

[puppyie-innit]

reblog if yur ticklish t-wordish

OR, if you wan/need a hug

yes, you can choose both :3

[spaciebabie]

"but spacie, i have no followers why should i reblog things" let me answer this question using myself, a person who has been using tumblr for almost a decade now, as an example. pre 2022 the most followers i ever had was like 125. most of them were dead blogs. killed in the porn ban or just people who had left for whatever reason. out of the people left who were still active, i had like 3 people at the most interact with my blog on a monthly basis. for years b4 this, i had ZERO FOLLOWERS but upon making my blog i saw all the other ppl who had been using this website longer than me talking abt how important it was ta reblog shit, and throughout all these years on tumblr, even when i had no followers i reblogged things. b/c i understood that it was integral ta the way this site functions.

now mind you, just b/c i had no followers didn't mean ppl wouldn't stop by and reblog things from my blog. every couple months id have a new person find me and reblog something. maybe they'd reblog a lot of stuff! the point is that id go months without any interaction at times and i STILL reblogged things because i knew people could find me and see something they liked on here. eventually people who frequently checked my blog ta see what i would reblog followed me!! im sure there’s ppl who dont follow me that ta this day who still reblog the stuff on here!! the point is that it genuinely doesnt matter how many followers you have. sure, it certainly helps, but ppl can still find and interact with the things on your blog without you having thousands or even hundreds of followers. so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reblog things.

[manonamora-if]

did someone say update?

This was the last step on the Update everything because SugarCube broke everything with the last update tour: the templates. As of today, all the templates are now compatible with SugarCube 2.37.3 (passage code + APIs!).

The changes also include some fixes in the explanations, as well as reformatting the interface (a bit). The whole log of all the edits can be found by clicking on the link below:

The older versions of these templates (2.36 compatible) have been archived on my GitHub. And as of today, any new template created for SugarCube will only be available for 2.37 (too many changes).

If you liked a/some template/s, consider sharing the following posts:

User Interface Template:

Simple Book

One Page (à-la-Chapbook)

Space/Tech Double Whammy

VN-lite RPG

Title Page

Code Template:

Settings

Character creator (+ Guide/Tips)

Also, don't forget to change the IFID when using a template!

[acid-ixx]

it's 4am where i am right now i hope yall enjoy chapter 3 ^^ rip to my phone tho the lag was that bad

[marshmellow-oxo]

Yk what. What do the lifestyle jirais think about a meet up planning discord server? I'm planning on making one but I need opinions/people who would actually be interested before being 100% sure.

(Please reblog/share for more opinions on this).

Edit: overwhelming yes, it seems. I'm going to start setting it up then. If you want to join, I'll send the link here, or I might make a community dedicated to it. Not sure.

[shoyostar]

i’m talking suits, opening doors for you, holding your heels and carrying you when your feet get tired, flowers + diamond jewelry, BRUNO MARS ENTIRE MF DISCOGRAPHY AND CLASSIC BY MKTO VIBSS!!

[eitaababe]

STARS IN YOUR EYES !

a/n — just a lil drabble because i am OBSESSED with this man (i lied i turned it into a series)

part 2

part 3

Adjusting to life by the ocean was, per say, more difficult than you had imagined. Once part of the Omiticaya clan, the forest your what was thought to be forever home, you find yourself facing unfamiliar waves, and a completely different clan.

You weren't necessarily a sully yourself, but ever since you and Neteyam had met as little ones, you were always inseparable. Following the death of your family, Neteyam and the rest of his family brought it upon themselves to take you in as one of their own.

Not that Neteyam viewed you as much of a sister, though.

It had been around a week of trying to adjust to your new surroundings, and you were exhausted. Trying to learn new breathing techniques, learning to ride new creatures, swimming in the ocean, it really took a toll on your body. Not to mention Ao'nung and his friends giving the constant reminder that you didn't belong.

So, here you were, sitting awake on the beach past eclipse. Though the waves were different, they were oddly comforting, in a sense. When there wasn't anyone to judge, and nothing to learn, you found yourself just being able to relax, and enjoy your new surroundings.

However, it seemed you were so focused on the ocean you didn't realize a certain na'vi missing your presence. He'd known you far too long and well to not guess where you'd be wandering this time of night.

"y/n!" Your head snapped around towards the voice, a smile quickly making its way once you recognized it. "I thought i'd find you here." He chuckled, once he'd sat down next to you.

"Well, there's not really anywhere else you'd find me enjoying the views. See there's the beach, and then more of the beach...oh! And then I think more of the beach over there." You teased, nudging him with your shoulder.

"You smartass," he heartily rolled his eyes, ruffling your hair lightly. "Sorry for being concerned where my friend was," he continued, his tone softening. "I know you've been having a hard time with Ao'nung lately."

Sighing, you averted his eyes, fidgeting with your fingers that were oddly enough, more similar to Jakes than the boy next to you. One of the stupid reasons Ao'nung and his friend group decided to hold a grudge against you. "It's whatever. They just always have something to say, you know? My tail, it's useless. My arms, they're too weak. My fingers! There's too many! Demon blood! I don't know why they hate me so much." Your eyes turned glossy, and it seemed as if all of it was just coming out after bottling it up the past few days.

Sympathizing with your pain, and wanting to kick their sorry asses for making you feel this way, Neteyam threw an arm around you for comfort. "I know, I know. They're assholes. All of them. But if they can't see past an extra finger, they aren't worth it. So don't give it a second thought, okay?" He smiled reassuringly, rubbing a hand up and down your arm. "And don't focus on them right now, the beach is finally peaceful without their annoying voices."

Giggling at his attempt to make you feel better, you nodded. "You're right. I miss the forrest, but the sights here are amazing," you paused, looking at the ocean, admiring how the night sky is reflected off of it. "It's almost like we can see two skies, in a way."

The young boy hummed in agreement. He wouldn't have known any better though, because while you were staring at the stars and their reflections, his attention was elsewhere.

He was staring at stars, but the ones that twinkled in your eyes.

—

a/n — anyways i hope you enjoyed! sorry it's kinda short i'm rusty 💪

taglist (but not really cause it's one person LMAO) / @fluloa

[cleothebeo]

(self reblog bc it's the last day)

[iceicewifey]

hi self ship community i’m kiki and i suck at promos but my dash is dry and i desperately want more jjba yume muts or even just blogs to follow,,, (sdc is a bonus)

i’m aego so i ship thru ocs but they’re just thinly veiled inserts i got too lore crazy with tbh _(:3」∠)_ my main f/os are araki’s least favorite character ever & the gamer bastard (VI & TTD) and i’m generally uncomfortable with doubles, should be okay if you give me a tag for terence tho. full list with plats and familials on my carrd!

idrc who interacts but loli/shota and incest shippers please dnf. note i’m an adult and i won’t follow back if you’re under 16!

[cr33pz-mck3nna]

heyy, i'm glad the poly carnival post s doing so well!! i'm a sucker for them, so i'm back here to ask for them x reader again but this time having a date at a carnival!:3 hope you're having a good day!

Date Headcanons with the Carnival trio

At the fair!

Warnings: Not many this time(except the possible some mentions of blood and death bcs it's creepypasta so-) bcs it's fluff!, Jack being a tsundere bitch-

Ft: Our favorites! My versions of Jason, Jack and Candy!

I was listening to this and this while writing!

Jason the Toymaker

The ringmaster!

• You two had met at the carnival so of course he loves to take you back there! Most of the time Jason cannot leave the carnival, too busy keeping up the performance, so if you decide to show up or go to another carnival on his night off than best bet that all his attention, when he can be with you, is on you

• Jason has always looked so much like a human so it's easy for him to blend in with them if you go to any old carnival

• You had been walking through the crps carnival with your friends when you saw a very interesting man dressed in a casual suit, or as casual as a suit could be- It was the hair that had first caught your attention, a brighter red than the lights, and in your words he was "Fucking awesome!", words he obviously heard, oh he loves remembering your face when it was time for the tent show and the lights cued on him in the center of the rings

• You brought something too heavy? Don't worry, it's nothing to him! You didn't bring money? Really don't worry because oh BOY this man is filthy rich- Absolutely anything you want to do, see or eat, it's always paid for!(and they said chivalry is dead! guess you just needed a serial killer-/j)

• He will never admit it but the rides scare him, they're still his favorite part though because he loves watching you and your divine smile as you have fun, he will hold anything you have on you and encourage you to go have fun

• He doesn't usually eat human food but he makes an exception for carnival food, and I hope you do too because nothing will be a better date experience than devouring half the carnival with him

• And now that the sun has gone down it's time for his favorite part of bringing you here for dates, your hair flowing softly in the cool night wind and the lights shining so perfectly on your face, this is perfection to him, this is the closest he will get to seeing heaven

"You look so perfect under the lights my dearest..please, stay like that for a moment, let me burn this moment into my brain enough that I may keep you with me on the many nights we stay apart.."

Laughing Jack

The Clown

• WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!? Is exactly the thoughts Jack has about you. He is in no way even slightly like a human, usually when his clown act with the others comes out that's the point when the audience starts to get scared, but you...you thought he was hot!? Like actually what is wrong with you!? He just had to know more!

• He doesn't usually leave the carnival, the many nights away from you always nags at him, so whenever you decide to show up to surprise him OH BOY you're gonna have ADHD Jack on your hands- If there was ever a time when Jack was the most like he used to be before Isaac it was whenever you surprised him

• He is immediately pulling you to all the different rides, he's very out of character for himself, usually being a short tempered snarky prick and a MASSIVE tsundere(we shamelessly call out the tsundere, worse than mammon* istg-), but you're truly seeing a glimpse of who he is or more appropriately who he was. He is flying for the haunted house every time, if someone's around he'll still by force of habit act uninterested but when they leave he's straight on to ranting about how they still couldn't get it right and it's not scary enough.

• Expect him to be the best person ever at finding the best places to eat, he's been there so long he's bound to have eaten everything atleast twice, he's a MASSIVE sweet tooth but he also can't help himself when it comes to pizza, something about the soft yet crunchy dough, the rich cheese and the slightly sweet sauce, it's almost as good as candy!

• If you see a prize or item somewhere and so much as give the hint that you might want it, like it, hell even just see it, and Jack will take it upon himself as a personal mission to win/buy that thing for you, you're not going anywhere until he does-

• It's late so he takes you to the carousel, as you spin around on it, the lights and people slowly flashing by, you're falling asleep on him and he smiles

"Did you have fun sweetheart? Good. No, we don't have to get up just yet, rest your head, we have all night."

Candy Pop

The Magician

• Anyone who sees him would assume he's part of the creepy clown act, but no, this brightly colored dream demon is the most skilled in his tricks, magic or not, and you thought his act was the coolest

• Candy loves when you come out to visit, he can't take you places like a normal person would, like he wishes he could, but when you show up at the carnival he makes sure to make it the best time you've ever had!

• Anything you wish to eat? Here you go he already had it! You enjoyed a particular part of the show? Let's go meet the performers in person! Everyone likes Candy so it's pretty much set that everyone likes you too.

• Candy is always performing, he barely knows how to stop performing, it's all he's ever done, but you...you make him feel like a normal person who doesn't have to constantly perform, you make him feel human and he'll always love you for that

• You drag him on to a ride or two, buy about 20 different kinds of food, and unlike the other two he's fine with or without the rides and food, you're all he needs, if you want to do something then so does he, if you don't like something then neither does he even if he loved that thing prior to meeting you

• He's always fidgeting with his playing cards, spinning them in one hand as you drag him around by the other. When you're there he performs like he never has before, great feats of magic all for you, ginormous bubbles, a fake elephant, houdini tricks, you name it and he's doing it to show off

• By the time night fell you're in his personal tent, unwinding and chatting over a cup of cocoa

"Well that was an excellent day! Possibly the most thrilling I've had! But I guess that's how every day with you is gumdrop~"

OMG I STARTED WRITING THIS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, LOST THE ENTIRE JASON SEGMENT, HAD TO REWRITE IT LAST NIGHT ALONGSIDE JACK'S PART AND THEN JUST GOT WOKEN UP BY MY MOTHER BLASTING CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN MY FACE AND WROTE CANDY'S PART- I go all out on these requests man, speaking of requests WELCOME BACK ANON! You've requested so much I shall now call you "🤡 anon", you've earned a special anon name! Have a lovely day my little gremlins! -Creepz

@sketchist-art

(I'm tagging you sketchist bcs ur bbgs have returned for another fic and you were probably gonna read this eventually so imma just start tagging u on carnival trio posts- XD)

*shameless obey me reference-

[puppyie-innit]

reblog if you wanna be tickled t-worded from head ta toe~!

ORR OR OR, if you like cookies :D

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

s2 episode 4 thoughts

i thought this episode sounded interesting! the plot was kinda: wasn't it fucked up when the vietnam war happened? and i was sitting here like, yeah, quite famously it was pretty fucked up. still, an interesting exploration into trauma and the american role of imperialism

the first thing i wrote was "a lot of people in this show fall asleep watching the tv but personally i have never done that". am i immune to the Curse or something?

so this guy who is a sleep doctor sees a fire and he calls the fire department right away, and everyone is evacuating, and we see a dude in the hallway with a suspicious smile and an even more suspicious scar across his neck. i am used to the episode structure by now, so i knew this was our mystery man of the week.

but the firemen get to the burning fellow's house and there is no fire! despite it looking so real to him that he actually burned to death... it's not there! well huh! must be our mystery man can psychically project fire

cutscene to mulder's place and it again looks like an entirely new set for his apartment. again, i ask, i'm not crazy, right?? can someone else confirm that this is an entirely different space than what we saw before?

(i hope we don't see scully in a new space as well- i thought her apartment was so cute in s1)

he gets a newspaper and a tape of the call dropped off at his door so he runs to skinner and begs with his big sad wet eyes to please let him take the case. and skinner is like maybe. but go transcribe a bunch of wiretaps first. so THAT is why he's always listening to weird stuff!

BUT WAIT! who enters our fair scene...? but a NEW CHARACTER? he is a guy who looks like he crawled out of a frat house where he majored in lacrosse and business... he introduces himself as alex and says that this is HIS case... mulder is PISSED he's all "i work alone >:(" but he can't shake the dude off... hmm.

(i recall seeing a post about people slash shipping mulder with a character in s2- i saw this post way before i started watching the show, so i only noted it in my passing interest of fandom history- and i'm wondering if this is the fellow they were referring to. in the same post i saw mulder in a speedo which i guess we'll get to in time)

scully's back at the academy!!! teaching another autopsy class! boy they must have a steady stream of bodies coming in for this. but an urgent call is coming from a "george hale" and she leaves class to go answer...

and it's mulder!!!!! he has a code name!!! he asks her to fly up to new york and do an autopsy and she's like "i'm in class til 4:30" and he's like "that's fine, we'll wrap it up for you and you can come up at 5!" and she sighs and. agrees.

now. again. this was shocking to me. mulder cannot have anyone else draw his blood or do an autopsy it HAS to be his friend scully. and she WILL get on a flight and do it. this is SICK and TWISTED how she will do anything for him.

mulder was being a real jerk to alex and alex said "i don't appreciate being ditched like a bad date" and to my shock and dismay i found myself agreeing with this new character... mulder WAS being unreasonable... i mean we knew he's been moody lately but this was downright hostile

(mulder walks in while scully puts an organ into a scale) "spleen or pancreas?" "stomach" <- LMAO his ass did NOT pass anatomy!

and they're all so smiley and happy to see each other when. scully sees this man behind him. and her smile fades SO fast.

(he tries to shake her hand but given that her hands are covered in stomach she wisely brushes him by. it may have seemed like a diss but i assume he doesn't want gore on his hands)

alex is GAGGING over the body (me too) so mulder gets realllllll close to scully to block out his amateur hour buffoonery...

(y'all need to not be that close and looking at each other in such a manner in front of a dead guy... or do it more for my sake)

she's whispering that it seems his body believed he burned to death despite there being no burns on him!

we see another guy with a same scar on his neck as the first!!! he knows the first guy and it seems initially that their reunion is wholesome... until preacher (scar man one) admits to killing the sleep doctor... and then things get... wild

"holy fuck", i mumbled to myself while also writing down the same phrase in my notes, as a blood soaked family appeared in the room, shooting the character we just met for his crimes. that escalated with an extreme quickness. it was clear that whatever traumas he had inflicted upon others in vietnam were being returned in equal measure via the psychic force of this preacher character

then we go back to mulder and alex, who i thought was handling mulder's hater energy quite well, all things considered. but little did i know what was to come...

so sleep doctor, the guy who just died, and preacher all knew each other... interesting... they were stationed at basic training together...

we get a visual on mulder's new source after deep throat's passing! he says he has no desire to be there, and that their mutual friend deep throat died for what he believed in, which he does not want to do. which is of course totally fair. at the end of the day the FBI is just a paycheck for some of these folks.

the sleep doctor was revealed to be doing experiments to make super advanced soldiers who don't need sleep so maybe that gives you the power to kill people magically. we can't really rule it out.

preacher then makes two cops kill EACH OTHER with his sorcery

back to scully cam <3 she's got her glasses on at the computer <3 she's got little yellow earrings in that look like flowers <3 and she thinks its so cool that they cut part of this guy's brain out and now he hasn't slept in 24 years... nerd

they're on the phone with each other and it is SO SAD because why. why can't they just be together! it's not fair. she says it sounds like his new partner is working out and he's like yeah he's okay...

"must be nice to not have someone poking holes in all your theories" "yeah, no idea how i put up with you for so long" and they're smiling into the phone while saying this

now, i won't lie. this scene, of all the scenes, was the first to bring tears to my eyes in the course of my streaming this show. because now we have seen what they'll do for each other and they're TAUNTING me by dangling it in front of my face. and i cannot stand it. i feel sick at the thought.

anyway back to mulder and his new partner. who i feel is too good to be true because he's willing to believe spooky mulder's theories. but they found another guy who also had the sleep surgery and he tells them that they went on a rampage committing atrocities in vietnam which was. very heavy for the alien show. but it is something that americans often pretend just didn't happen so i thought it was interesting that the idea of accountability was being explored in fiction.

so there's one more guy involved with the sleep surgery, and he's coming into town, so alex and mulder have to sprint down to the station and try and find him. they're really giving it a sprint, too. mulder is a track star. don't think i've forgotten

and mulder does see the guy they're looking for but preacher is behind him and shoots mulder! he falls to the ground! no, i yelled to my screen! not another bullet in mulder!

... but he gets up. the whole thing was a trick of preacher! it never actually happened!

alex is like dude wtf. and this is where he says "i want to believe" and this where i made the very astute note "i don't trust this guy, sorry"

so finally they find preacher still alive, and mulder tells alex to help out his victim, while mulder runs off to find him. mulder sees how much pain he is in, and tells him that maybe his pain can lessen if he testifies about what was done to him, and it seems they've come to an understanding...

until alex enters, pulls his gun up, so preacher also pulls his gun up, and alex and shoots him! preacher is dead

mulder looks deeply upset by this. he tells alex that he did the right thing, but you can tell he doesn't believe it in the slightest. i would venture to guess that this is when all the trust he had begun to place in alex vanishes. he seems entirely deflated at the unnecessary loss of life.

he goes back to the car and notices someone stole the secret files that his informant gave him, and he punches the car. this is simply too many L's for one day, and i sympathize.

but scully's freaking out too, because her office was broken into and all her stuff looked through! so what in the name of hell is going on here?!?!? ah, i realize, it is this alex fool... "i know ur related somehow" i wrote ominously in my quotes

and boy, i was right! the narrative the writers were going for was not lost on me! because remember skinner's old sidekick the cigarette guy? and how they had a sort of breakup moment? well, alex is reporting to him, and they have the file he stole from mulder!!!!!

alex says that scully is a "big problem" to which i say: keep talking like that, you overgrown varsity jock, and you're gonna have a big problem with my fucking hands catching your throat

anyway, interesting episode. i didn't want to like alex and then i did because i felt bad for him for being subjected to mulder's attitude and then i hated his guts by the end and reluctantly admitted to myself that mulder's crankiness was justified. i hope he won't stick around for long but i have a feeling he will.

also, they need to stop taunting me by dangling a real mulder and scully reunion in front of my head and then ripping it away. i had TEARS! in my eyeballs! i was sighing wistfully! it was sick!!!!!! this is my free time i'm spending here pining after these fools! it's me, the fan, asking for fan service!!!