#it was laura bailey all along

[big-moon-little-moon]

Laura throughout ep 16 of 4sd: yeah fearne and chet but also ashton! Don't forget fearne and ashton have a special bond too! They have such a great thing. Yeah, the sitting arrangement has an impact on our PCs interactions BUT NOT FOR ASHLEY BECAUSE FEARNE HAD SOME AMAZING TALKS AND MOMENTS WITH ASHTON

[loumauve]

fighting my own damn self to keep playing Stray Gods

[servancastillo]

I got the go ahead to share my boards. It'll be out of order. This is one of several of my episode 304 sequences from the Legend of Vox Machina: Season 3 storyboards. Boarding to Ashley Johnson's performance is always a treat for me, I am such a fan of her work, and I wanted to deliver.

These are my boards Pre-revisions pass, (pre-lock) as will be for all my future boards. Some parts, may differ from the final release. *

This episode was so much fun, and a neat challenge to be part of boarding a card game with stakes. Directed by Eugene Lee, who was our Episodic Director, and such a great guide along with Sung Jin. Thank you guys for your trust and your wisdom, always. I learned so much this season and your kindness and understanding during a tough time in my life was met with the most respect and time I needed.

It was cool to do some Calamity related work with the voice talent of Luis Carazo as Zerxus Ilerez.

My fellow and incredibly talented, Team Flesh Tree, from this episode from which our Team name was born! Isa Chaves, Jack Anderson, and Aki Yun.

Fellow board artists: Erin Won, Siae Jung, Bryan Pak, Marvin Britt, William Rowe, Cassey Kuo

And revisionist team at the time: Mary Thompson, Meg Howes, Book Jackson, Harim Oh (apologies if I missed anyone it has been a long while)

My fellow amazing directors Karen Guo & Young Heller.

Our art director Arthur Loftis, viz dev, Ed Vargas, Arthur Tang, our character design lead, Phill Bourassa, CG Lead Eddie Gonzales, Compositing lead Todd Raleigh. And another huge, shout out to everyone on the series in Production and art department this season, colour design, bg design, paint, character design, editorial, wanna tag you all, but please accept a general mention. Production Reve. The episode came out amazing, thanks for giving us your incredible animation power! Titmouse inc, our EPs Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Brandon Auman

Music by Neal Acree

Thank you Critical Role, Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, and Liem O'Brien, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham for lending us your talent and making one of my fav shows to be part of.

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[marvelousbelladonna]

What's has it been like to be the focus of a Laura Bailey romance?

"I mean, she's just the best. So incredibly flattering, in-game and out of game cause it's Laura Bailey. She's the coolest girl in the room."

"it's been very fun... it's been a very fun romance because, I think it's fun to show that maybe some romantic relationships don't work out or have their bumps along the way. Maybe this one will work out, it's still, we're still figuring it out."

PLEASE 😫 i love angst, but i need a happy ending too 😭😭😭

"So this one [Laudna and Imogen], where you're kind of seeing this like

"were we just better as friends?

is it because everything around us is so stressful that it's hard to focus on a relationship?

is this, I don't want to ruin this friendship by getting into a relationship, we're still cool, right?"

Having like all of that be apart of this, I'm personally really enjoying and enjoy exploring cause I think it's just very fun and dynamic. And we'll see if they can make it through this. That's the beauty of all of this, is the story is still being written."

[agarthanguide]

I just need to tell you how much I love the new M9 art but especially Jester’s cool as hell dress! Were you inspired by anything particular when you were working on it? It’s so frothy and great.

Laura included a picture of a beach in the initial brief. Like it was just a pic of a tropical beach, and there were lots of pastel colors, frothy waves. And that was about it. I started with just getting the body down, and aging up her face in a way that felt like it still had Jester's joy and playfulness.

Like I really focused on the face, actually. I think Jester was the one I was the most worried about- Jester is so iconic and.... the character isn't fragile, but the archetype is? Like if you fuck it up and make her look too seductive or too innocent or too... idk. She's complex, and I didn't want to break her, because I was sure that if she was wrong, it would make everyone else feel wrong along with her. So I focused on the face.

So then as soon as Laura had that starting point, she suddenly knew exactly where to go with it. She liked a top, but asked for a dress. Then she added ruffles for days. Then she added jewelry for days. Added the hat, etc. Like that is allll Laura. Laura is very, very good at her job. We all knew that, right?

Here's a quick sketch of her very frothy top in its earliest incarnation!

omg another fun thing about Jester- I asked Producer Kyle if Sprinkle was still alive, and if I should draw him. And we both agreed, almost simultaneously, that Sprinkle is not dead until those words come out of the mouth of Laura Bailey and no other.

[willowbirds]

Imogen for the character asks? :3

Okay! Lets go!

First impression

I was immediately intrigued by her psychic abilities, especially considering that there hasn’t been a character like her before in the CR universe. There have been psychic powers before, but a character who actively has her mind reading active means that she is the first psychic character within the lore and I at first assumed that she was the Exandrian version of a Kalashtar.

Impression now

Oh she is so much more than the Exandrian version of a Kalashtar. She is my blorbo. My silly gal. My skrunkly that I’ve hit with my autism beam! I am always so excited whenever she gets new powers and abilities and I am hyped to see her Form of Havoc in action!

Favorite moment(s)

How do I decide? There’s her dream sequences, when she lightning bolted Laudna’s tree prison, her 33 deception roll! But there’s also her goofier moments. Like that time she fell down a flight of stairs or that moment in the lift down to mines way back in the early episodes. But honestly my favourite moments are her sweet and simple interactions with the other Hells. They range from genuine moments of venerability to chaotic shenanigans that make me laugh every time I think about them. It’s just so hard to pick with Imogen.

Idea for a story

*waves at all of my fics* They are basically all her!

Unpopular opinion (I don’t know if this is unpopular, but I’ve seen some meh takes on her so this might as well be unpopular)

Imogen is probably one of the best characters Laura Bailey has made story wise. Everyone talks about how Jester is Laura’s best, and I do agree she seems very comfortable in that character and that’s always important, but story wise Imogen is so intriguing. Her connection to the moon and her powers that keep growing leads to an uncertain story for her and that makes her so good! She has grown so much from that shy horse girl that struggled to be in crowds, and now she’s off saving the world despite what everyone says. She could have easily turned evil, but she hasn’t, and that is absolutely amazing to me!

Favourite relationship

Imogen and Ashton don’t get nearly enough screen time together and that is frankly a crime. Their dynamic is so good, with them both getting on each other’s nerves while also being there to reassure the other or snap some sense back into them. I also feel like there’s the unspoken connection of both of them having powers that they don’t fully understand. Imogen’s ever growing powers that could burst at the seams at any moment and Ashton’s dunimancy that he didn’t even have a name for until recently. They are probably also the youngest in the group in terms of years. They’re just two Marqet kids that now have to save the world even though they don’t properly understand themselves.

Favorite headcanon

That Imogen’s marks are sensitive to the touch. Often they normally tingle under someone’s touch, but someone’s touch actually burns after she has a nightmare and they sting profusely if she breaks the skin around or on them. The only person whose touch doesn’t do this is Laudna’s because of how cold her skin is and after a nightmare it’s a huge relief to Imogen. I also headcanon that she has a mark along her spine. (Same thing above applies here). I might do a fic fully exploring this headcanon at some point.

[featherbow]

Greetings Friends,

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[eminsunnytoons123]

The teppums Show gang characters!

Part 9, 10, 11 And 12!

Heres now the other four parts i made a week ago =^_^= And also this week i sorta changed when im excited to not Type in overly big letters And I have changed not to invade anyone's privacy, And i have became more polite but i still hope the blue haired auntie/bestie of mine And the other three friends of mine will unblock me And forgive me. =^///^= ♥️

Now some info about them:

Gem the Genie - gem the Genie is Mad monty's teppum counterpart, he is an arrogant, sarcastic, sorta rude, ignorant Genie in the teppums Show gang and Mayhem pirates gang, he is 27 years old like Mad Monty And he is bisexual. He is good friends with glemsom Sebastian And tough Draco, And he describes himself as: "the great Genie of all eternity", And he is from Arabia. He sometimes has friendly rivalry with Mad Monty And his gang. His headcanon voice actor is Orn Arnason, And his voice claim is Genie from lazytown.

Tough Draco - tough Draco is bad polly's teppum counterpart, he is an tough, rude, rough, mean pirate Monkey in the teppums Show gang and the mayhem pirates gang, he is 24 years old like bad Polly And he is pansexual. He makes an friendly rivalry with bad Polly And his gang, And he is best friends with gem the Genie And glemsom Sebastian. His headcanon voice actor is Roger Craig Smith, And his voice claim is Sonic the hedgehog from Sonic boom.

Glemsom Sebastian - glemsom Sebastian is clueless morgan's teppum counterpart, he is an friendly, forgetful, confused, sorta naive but sweet sloth Guy in the teppums Show gang and the mayhem pirates gang, he is 27 years old like clueless Morgan And he is bisexual. He is just as naive as clueless Morgan, And Sebastian is from denmark And "glemsom" in his name Means "forgetful". He makes a friendly rivalry with clueless Morgan And his gang. His headcanon voice actor is Matt Hill, And his voice claim is Ed from Ed, Edd And Eddy.

Alfred - alfred is waldorf's teppum counterpart, he is an friendly, heckling, sarcastic And sorta arrogant old Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 59 years old like waldorf And he is bisexual, he is dating Chester. He likes to heckle And make fun of the teppums when they do their acts And Show, but he gets along with waldorf very well. His headcanon voice actor is Peter browgardt, And his voice claim is uncle grandpa from uncle grandpa.

Chester - Chester is statler's teppum counterpart, he is an sorta rude, arrogant, sarcastic And ignorant old Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 60 years old like statler And he is bisexual, he is dating Alfred. He likes to make fun of the teppums when theyre doing their Show And acts, And he gets along with statler very well. His headcanon voice actor is Arthur Anderson, And his voice claim is the Modern voice of eustace Bagge from courage the cowardly dog.

Diana the mermaid - Diana the mermaid is Camilla chicken's teppum counterpart, she is an sweet, friendly, sarcastic, kind-hearted And polite mermaid Lady in the teppums Show gang, she is 24 years old like camilla And she is pansexual, she is dating Hector the brilliant. She is the only teppum that uses wheelchair because she has an mermaid tail And cant walk out the water without her wheelchair, And she does her cool wheelchair tricks, but Hector sometimes gets scared and worried when she does that. Her headcanon voice actress is Laura Bailey, And her voice claim is Lagoona Blue from Monster high.

Victoria the fennec Fox - Victoria the fennec Fox is yolanda the rat's teppum counterpart, she is an sarcastic, arrogant but an friendly, caring And kind fennec Fox Lady in the teppums Show gang, she is 19 years old like yolanda And she is bisexual And polyamourous, she is dating litvik the King cobra And quade the fennec Fox. She likes doing her makeup, baking cookies And cakes, jewelry... And her favorite colors are maroon, hot Pink And Purple. Her headcanon voice actress is Niccole Thurman, And her voice claim is squiddly diddly from jellystone!.

Sindy the verdin Bird - sindy the verdin Bird is Gloria estefan's teppum counterpart, she is an sweet, cute, friendly And playful verdin Bird in the teppums Show gang, she is probably 5 years old like Gloria estefan. She is one of madame camela's lovable And playful pets, sindy is from the dessert And she has an cute squeaky voice. Her headcanon voice actress is Tara strong, And her voice claim is Bubbles from the original powerpuff girls.

Raphael abadie - Raphael abadie is Lew Zealand's teppum counterpart, he is an sassy, friendly, geeky, polite Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 26 years old like Lew Zealand And he is bisexual, he is dating insane Axel. He has his seahorse frisbees, And he is from Brooklyn And has an thick Brooklyn accent, sometimes others think he is from France due to a berret hat on his head. His headcanon voice actor is Kyle Rideout, And his voice claim is Vinnie from littlest pet shop.

Federico agosti - Federico agosti is Marvin suggs' teppum counterpart, he is an sassy, flirty, friendly And sarcastic Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 28 years old like Marvin and he is bisexual. He has his murfies-murries, And they do the instrumental for him while he sings, but he sometimes gently taps them And thats their sign to start making the instrumental, And the murfies-murries have a squeaky accent like roly-pollies from sillyville And their gender is Unknown but they look like girls. He is from Italia And he has an thick italian accent, his headcanon voice actor is Tim whitnall, And his voice claim is Mr carburettor from roary the racing car.

Rodan the Diamond Giant - rodan the Diamond Giant is sweetums' teppum counterpart, he is an tough, sassy, sarcastic, arrogant And sorta scamming Giant in the teppums Show gang, he is 32 years old like sweetums And he is bisexual, he has a crush on Sir Matthew Rosa. He LOVES Diamonds And any Shiny Crystals like rubies, peridots, pearls... Etc. And even tho he looks scary, he IS actually a very sweet Monster. His headcanon voice actor is Kevin Micheal Richardson, And his voice claim is shredder from the 2012 teenage mutant ninja turtles.

Master Vincent - Master Vincent is uncle deadly's teppum counterpart, he is an spooky, sassy And sarcastic but also an sweet, peaceful And friendly komodo dragon Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 56 years old like uncle deadly And he is pansexual. He likes peace And peaceful things, but he also likes anything spooky And paranormal, And he sometimes scares others And calls himself "the dragon of the teppums Show". He is even madame camela's best friend And professionalist in wardrobe. His headcanon voice actor is David Graham, And his voice claim is grandpa pig from peppa pig.

French hash slinger - french hash slinger is swedish chef's teppum counterpart, he is an friendly, kind, polite, sorta clumsy hash slinger in the teppums Show gang, he is 35 years old like swedish chef And he is bisexual. He makes delicious french meals And dishes. He has his eyes closed but he sometimes Opens them when he is surprised, shocked or scared. His headcanon voice actor is Peter O'Toole, And his voice claim is Anton Ego from ratatouille.

Daniil the dall sheep - Daniil the dall sheep is constantine's teppum counterpart, he is an rude, tough, arrogant, ignorant And evil dall sheep Guy in the teppums Show gang, he is 25 years old like Constantine And he is bisexual, he is dating Catherine the camel. He disguises as timrek by taking off his dall sheep Horns And putting it on timrek's head, he nearly looks like timrek but he has black gloves, black earring, black eyelids And timrek's clothes but with more darker colors. He is from russia And gets along with Constantine very well And gets ideas from him. His headcanon voice actor is Bryan Cranston, And his voice claim is Vitaly from madagascar 3: escape from Europe.

Henrietta sunflowera - Henrietta sunflowera is Mildred huxetetter's teppum counterpart, she is an sarcastic, mature, polite, arrogant Lady in the teppums Show gang, she is 52 years old like Mildred And she is bisexual, she is dating Harry the janitor. She likes gossiping And drinking tea with The ladies And woman her age, i can say older women. And she Sounds like a man just like how madame camela And stephany sound like men. Her headcanon voice actor is Bob Peterson, And her voice claim is roz from Monsters inc.

I'll make new parts tommorow =^///^=

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[anavatazes]

They found Abby TLOU2

https://www.ign.com/articles/hbos-the-last-of-us-season-2-finds-its-abby-in-kaitlyn-dever

Now, can all the ASSHOLES that hate Abby LEAVE the actress the FUCK ALONE! After the immense hatred that poor Laura Bailey received for playing a fictional character in a video game, I am fearful how poorly Kaitlyn Dever will be treated, in particular concerning her connection to Pedro's Joel.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️SEASON 2 SPOLIERS⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

You are warned. If you don't wanna know what happens, don't go any further.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

Ok. Now, for that already know what knows what happens in Part 2, Abby kills Joel in a very horrific manner. Not rehashing it, nor do I really want to turn this into another Abby bashing post. Not my favorite character, but I don't outright hate her, and won't tolerate that shit right now. Time and places, people.

I am concerned because of the absolute hate STILL felt for the character, that it will seep over to the actor in full force, much like it did for LB. Many can't seem to be able to separate the actor and character from each other. They still body shame Abby to no end. I've already seen a bunch of comments where they began body shamming the live action actor before she was even cast.

The misogynistic idiots can be ignored to a degree. But what really worries me are the Pedro fans, similar to the Joel fans, are gonna be so pissed when they see Abby kill Joel. And they didn't know it was coming. Some people can remain oblivious, somehow, in this day and age. How feral are they gonna be? How reactionary are they gonna be? Are they gonna be able to separate the actor from the character? And, more importantly, are the rest of us Pedro fans gonna be mature enough to help guide them to a safe place to get their emotions out where it won't be a complete nightmare for KD AND Pedro?!

Because, c'mon, you can't tell me, that when Pedro sees any fan of his hurt anyone that it doesn't hurt him? The big smush pillow that he is? I see so many people passing around videos and memes about how they're not responsible for your reactions to their actions. That may be so, but you do need to be held accountable if those actions are causing harm. A point that is sorely missed those. The Pedro Fandom is overall protective of our Pedro.

So, I want to kindly ask the Fandom, with love, that when we see this shit happening, and especially when it happens when the show airs, (picture lots of mom/grandma finger pointing here, because that's me), to be nice, be mature, ask them to remember what our Squish Pillow would do (even if he is more chiseled and less squishy right now 😉)? Are we adding to his anxiety? We don't need to do that. The man has more than enough for all of us and don't need no more. Nor does he need another fucking excuse to shrink more away from social media!

Besides, I don't know Kaitlyn Dever. I've never heard of her. I look forward to learning more about her, and seeing what she brings to Abby. Do she and Craig make me see what Neil wanted me to all along? Or is it the same old? But I know this. I won't hate her. She's a human being. Very few things on this planet could make me hate her, and her playing Abby is not one of them.

[burr-ell]

I was scrolling through some older shippy posts and I saw one that said something along the lines of “oh vex and keyleth definitely fuck when percys not around.” And I’m thinking vex wouldn’t cheat on percy with anyone let alone keyleth. also really don’t like when people say “oh when one day percy dies vex and keyleth would get together” that’s one is more recent I saw. And I know people want keyleth to move on, but why would she move one with her dead boyfriend’s twin sister, that seems really weird to me. Like, wouldn’t that just keep the grief alive? Would good would that do for either of them? And when percy does pass, I don’t think vex would just be like “hey keyleth my husband died wanna get together?” Anyway what’s your thoughts on this?

Honestly, the fanon for Vex/Keyleth suffers from a similar cadre of self insert fanfic issues as the fanon for Vax/Keyleth—a lot of people have projected themselves onto Keyleth, who gets watered down to an uber-powerful goddess-like figure whose only flaw is that she doesn't believe in herself and she can be both supported and ✨shown the ways of love✨ by a hot broody love interest who's so perfect and good and always there to gush over how great she is no matter what. Keyleth's anger and self-righteousness, Vax's possessiveness and recklessness (and genuine love for Gilmore), and/or Vex's attraction to darkness and clashing style of leadership are all completely ignored.

At the end of the day, every one of those types of posts is basically saying "well once Laura Bailey Character's beloved husband has died of old age and she's a free agent after ~70 years of marriage and bearing at least five of his children, then she can FINALLY be with Marisha Ray Character. What was her name? Kayleigh? Idk but Laura PC and Marisha PC should definitely fuck tho". And like, you must REALLY not like either Vex or Keyleth if you'd inflict them on each other for reasons indiscernible to people who pay attention to this show for longer than it takes to cherry-pick supercut clips. They would make each other miserable, for reasons you cited and others.

Also, in terms of getting with Keyleth when the human spouse dies: Kima's right there!

[karmicbias]

Speaking of D&D / Ghost crossovers, I've been turning this one over in my brain for a bit now. Probably inspired by the cast's Halloween costume shenanigans, though obviously there would be no real reason for them all to dress identically a la stage costumes. But I thought it would be fun to try to line up their personalities with band members and elements...

Critical Role x Ghost!

Matt Mercer - Papa

Taliesin Jaffe - Aether (this is the one I will not budge on because it feels absolutely self evident)

Marisha Ray - Dewdrop (small but mighty, fierce)

Liam O'Brian - Rain

Sam Riegel - Swiss

Ashley Johnson - Cumulus (she's a fantastic singer!)

Laura Bailey - Cirrus or Aurora (ditto, and also gives 'I'll cut you if I have to' vibes)

Travis Willingham - Mountain (quietly leading even though he's rarely out front)

Robbie Daymond - Phantom/Aeon (new guy who brings energy that feels like he should have been there all along)

Any other giant nerds (aff) wanna weigh in?

[shorthaltsjester]

this is a rambly vent post but alas. tlovm vex makes me sad and i really wish she didn’t but. i miss the vex who made her issues very clear to those around her by treating them like a joke or witty remark. like when vax talks to her about percy giving her a title, saying he’s always thought she was The Coolest and that it’s like framing a sunset and doesn’t mean anything that wasn’t true before. and vax reminds her that she’s always been stronger than him and that He Needs Her To Keep Doing That and vex in her trademark wry undercutting warmth, sarcastically (except not at all) remarks that It’s All An Act, Dear. i miss the vex who undercut the Precise Mask of her constructed personality with shitty and dorky humour and awkwardness.

like, i definitely get having to make everything more condensed but the way a lot of the codependency with vax and vex has emphasized Vax Needs Her and She Needs Him but not as much. Vex (thinks she) Has To Be The Version Of Herself That Vax Needs. and to that extent, a lot of the Laura Bailey PC™ masking that comes with vex’s choices around her role in vox machina hasn’t been able to be made apparent and that’s just kinda. :/ to me. like they have the bitchiness but tlovm makes that part of her seem more like a Consequence of her life than a Choice she makes in terms of behaviour given what she believes to be true about the world.

a lot of the role that vox machina plays in vex’s thought process around herself and her worth ended up being extracted for the space/time and it makes sense but it also just makes her a much less compelling character to me which sucks major balls. like, and i once again emphasize that i understand that tlovm is extremely short form version of a very long story because the cr fandom is the cr fandom where Any dislike is treated as a punishable offence, So Much of vex’s relation to the family she Chose and from the world beyond her father was extracted from the narrative of her self doubt and that makes me so sad. because yes her father is a shit, yes percy’s affirmation was perspective altering for her, yes vax’s simultaneous closeness and distance to her complicates their different reactions to their father, but . keyleth made fun of saundor and vex laughed after spending the entire fight with him uncertain if she’d made the right choice. at the same time that scanlan was burying his fears beneath his skin until they’ll one day erupt, the creepy tree fey called vex an unproven ally, said she was shattered by expectation, told her she presented an illusion of confidence - vex, who will say what she’s learned from scanlan is that they all talk too much. in tlovm, vex is isolated in a very literal way, tossed into her past with her father rather than reminded of her current inadequacy for her friends. she isn’t an unproven ally, she is only an unwanted daughter. she Carried saundor along with fenthras for a while after the echo tree, unsure if she’d made the right choice, Because It Was About Helping Her Family, not about just proving herself to her father, or even herself.

and, this isn’t a dunk on scanlan to be clear, but if they have the space and time to make scanlan’s Doubt more explicit, then they could’ve had the space and time to maintain more of the complexity of vex’s character and they chose not to. which! i respect, i am very glad for cr and the writers and i have no doubt they are making the thing they want to make, it just also happens that the choices they make do not always spark joy and praise in my watching of it.

[bitterletters]

I'm a bit late, usually am to be honest. But here's Prompt One for Spooktober: "They are calling us…" "Don't listen to them. Do you hear me? Don't listen to a word they promise you!" Didn't like it and prolly won't finish it.

Alice and I moved to her hometown about two weeks ago. I was a college student and Alice was an artist. This meant saying money was tight was an understatement, even with us both working, we just couldn't afford the rent in a bigger city. So Alice's mother suggested we move into her childhood home, since she'd moved into assisted living. Alice was hesitant, but when our landlord increased the rent again, she changed her mind.

The move itself was painless, the beat up van was plenty large enough to pack up her art supplies and my own meager belongings. The house was already furnished, so we left our shitty mattress and wobbly table with its single chair behind. On the way out the door, the stray cat I'd been calling Gregory for a year came sauntering up. He was a fluffy orange beast of a furball and he looked as shocked as I did when Alice, with an angry sort of determination, scooped him up and tossed him in the van without so much as a "here kitty kitty". Luckily Gregory, with his smooshed little face, wasn't offended for long and soon curled up in my lap to sleep as the van rumbled along, sounding just as angry as Alice looked. I asked what was on her mind, but Alice simply pinched her lips together, dark eyes narrowed at the road. I knew better than to push her while she was like that and once we got to her hometown, it never came up again.

Gregory and I settled into the house nicely, it wasn't big or fancy but was it was cozy, all warm colors and family photos in a three bedroom setting. Alice, after her initial anger on the drive up, seemed her usual restless self. That was always her way, it had driven me mad at first, but over time I'd grown to cherish that about her. Her soft pacing footsteps in the kitchen at 3am while she scrolled through reference photos, followed inevitably by me finding her curled up somewhere random in the afternoon. I would usually join her for a nap then and she often teased me, saying; "You're the only woman I know who sleeps so much" I never had the heart to tell her that she actually didn't sleep enough, those two hour naps weren't nearly enough.

Things didn't get weird until about three days ago, I stopped by the nursing home Alice said her mom was in and asked to see her. The nurse frowned, a funny pinched look on her face, like she smelled something bad. "Are you sure you wanna see Ms. Bailey?" she asked in that voice that said she figured I probably didn't. I smiled back, years of customer service had taught me how to deal with this sort of judgmental attitude. "Yes, I do ma'am. I'm Nina, Alice Bailey's girlfriend. I thought I'd stop by and say hello to Laura. What room number is she in?" I thought the nurse might look put out or annoyed with my insistence, but instead she just looked tired and a bit sad. She pointed me to room 43 and I was on my way. When I glanced back over my shoulder, feeling as though I was being watched, the nurse was already gone. I found my stomach twisting a bit with sudden nerves but I figured it was lunch time and pushed the feeling away. I knocked on Laura's door, frowning at how damaged her door seemed to be, something had burnt the wood of the door at some point and then painted rather sloppily over the charring. I soon found myself forgetting about my disgruntlement at the state of the nursing home, as Laura invited me in and we began to chat.

We had such a good time that I lost track of time. It was a good hour past sunset when I realized I was meant to be home hours ago. Laughing at my carelessness, I apologized to Alice's mother and stood to leave. She caught my wrist and tugged me closer with a strength that seemed a bit out of place on a frail old woman. Her hand was cold and leathery in a way that made me want to jerk away. She looked up at me from her big comfy pile of blankets in her arm chair, her eyes were dark like Alice's. She stared into my face and for a moment her expression twisted, looking like she desperately wanted to say something. Laura didn't say anything though, not for a long moment where it felt like I was frozen down to my bones. Eventually she heaved a sigh and looked away from me and all was normal again. "They're calling us, you know." She mumbled, releasing my arm. I wanted to ask more but my phone rang, Alice was calling.

[skygal-178]

IMOGEN & LAUDNA ORIGINS

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A story of two complete strangers and the strong bond that blossoms between them!

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It’s a sunny day in Galveen. Imogen and her father are on their way back to stables, they pass by a group of townsfolk surrounding this young ‘witchy’ looking woman in the centre of the market round. They’re harassing her, yelling nonsense toward her. “YOU’RE NOT WELCOME HERE WITCH!” One of them yells at her. And for just a split second Imogen sees herself in her place. It’s only gonna be a matter of time before I lose control, and they’ll turn on me. “Imogen!” Her father snaps her out of it. She turns to him, and without saying a word she follows.

Arrived at the stables, she wasn’t able to let it go. That women on her mind the whole way back. Her father brings the horse feed to the storage shack, while Imogen quickly starts tacking up Flora. And she heads off, back into town.

There she finds the same sight she had passed earlier, only now the townsfolk are coming at her with pitchforks and torches. Getting a better look at the woman this time around. Her skin is pale and almost doll-like. She has long, thin, dark hair with a shock of white through her bangs, pulled up in a half-up bun with a rock chisel. She wears tattered clothes, including a dark red blouse and a black skirt, with various tools hanging from her belt. “HEY! LEAVE HER ALONE!” Imogen yells from the top of her lungs as she gallops their way. All of their heads turn as Imogen stops right in between the folk and the girl who had been pushed back onto the ground. “And who are you to stop us?!” A man shouts from the crowd. A moment of murmurs passes before an older woman replies. “Your Temult’s daughter, right?!” She pauses, giving Imogen a harsh glare. “Figures we’d see you here, Temult. Two witches working together!” She adds, stepping up right to the horse. Without any hesitation, Imogen reaches out her hand releasing a bright bolt of crackling purple energy right in the middle of the crowd. The blast pushing outward, and any folk in the way along with it. This gives Imogen just enough time to turn to the woman, who has now gotten back on her feet. “Get on, quickly! Where do you live?” Imogen asks frantically, holding out her hand for help. Confused and with the lightest hint of distrust, she takes Imogen’s hand and climbs up sitting behind Imogen. “Uhhh.. in the woods. That way.” She points toward to woods on the east side of town. And so Imogen steers Flora in that direction, the same one she came from.

Seeing one of the towns folk running in their direction with a flaming torch ready to throw it, the woman in the back looks over in this guy's direction. Giving him a big smile, as this black liquid starts running from her eyes and nostrils. “Waaaghh!” She exclaims in a sort of whispered scream reaching her clawed hands towards this guy, who instantly stiffens up in fear and runs the other way. On their way across the market round, the older woman from earlier is making her way to block their path. Imogen immediately reaches out her mind, her face showing determination. “Why don’t you just leave us alone?!” She whispers towards her. The woman stops dead in her tracks and scurries away from the ladies as far as she can, her hands covering her ears in pain. Spotting a cluster of folk by the passage they must go through, the woman reaches out her hands and whispers a quiet incantation, as a burst of black smokey energy erupts from her hand. Hitting the side of the building to their left, some of the brick breaks off and the cluster spreads out in shock of the sudden blast right next to them. Imogen leads Flora through the passage and straight into the woods, not slowing down just yet.

A couple miles into the woods, Flora slows down at a slight pull on the reins from Imogen as they approach a small cabin. The stranger she had just rescued gets off of the horse’s back before Imogen gets off herself. Taking the reins and leading Flora toward the cabin. “This is so nice. It’s so quiet and peaceful here.” Imogen takes in the silence inside her head at the moment, able to relax for what feels like the first time ever. “It’s pretty great.” The woman states, walking over to the front door and opening it. Waiting for Imogen to follow her inside. “Uhhm.. Do you want a cup of tea? Or.. well.. I only have tea actually.. I’m sorry.. Also thank you, for helping back there. You really didn’t have to.” “Oh yeah.. well I wasn’t gonna just leave you be.. The townsfolk can be very.. opinionated..” The woman fills two stone mugs with hot tea from her kettle hanging over the hearth. “Here you go.” She hands Imogen a mug and sits down on the chair beside her. “Uhh..” The woman turns to face Imogen. “Hi, my name is Laudna.” She reaches out her hand, introducing herself. A bit taken aback by the sudden introduction, Imogen takes Laudna’s hand. “Imogen, it’s nice to meet you.” I big smile forms on Laudna’s face, receiving a shy one from Imogen in return.

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next chapter

[moon-ursidae]

ALRIGHT YA’LL KNOW THE DRILL HERE

there will be spoilers for all of the last of us part 1 and all of the last of us part 2 under the cut!!

i’ll be sharing my notes and thoughts as i play each session!!

again SPOILERS ARE UNDER THE CUT SO IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS DO NOT SELECT READ MORE

PLAY SESSION 1 (i am horrified)

i just want to start by saying that i already know a decent amount about this game. i never thought that i, myself, would be playing these games, so i watched playthroughs when they first came out. since then, spoilers have been plastered all over the internet. so. yknow. i’m aware of what i’m getting myself into. ANYWAY to the session log!

total play time: 6 and a half hours

HERE WE GO YA’LL

i haven’t opened the game yet AHH

i know the music is gonna ruin me

my heart is beating so fast

i’m configuring settings and i hear water oh god

FUCK IT’S THE BOAT

AHHHH

OKAY THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING

I HIT START AHHHHH

C H I L L S down my body just seeing the neck of the fucking guitar

i’m already tearing up from joel telling the story to tommy

THAT’S PEDRO PASCAL

THAT IS PEDRO PASCAL BITCH

IN THE CAR WHEN HE LOOKS TO THE SIDE BC ELLIE STARTED STIRRING AWAKE??

THAT IS JUST AN OLDER PEDRO BRO

ANYWAY sorry i just understand very much why they offered him this role

STOP THE CUT TO THE LAST CUTSCENE WHEN THE FIRST GAME ENDS I’M CRYING

AND THE MUSIC

FUCK YOU

this looks fucking amazing.

the fucking music. GUSTAVO. GENIUS BRO.

this is fucking gorgeous. i am taking my fuckin T I M E

STARRING ASHLEY JOHNSON TROY BAKER AND LAURA BAILEY I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT

WOOOO

THAT SHOT?? HIM WALKIN INTO TOWN?? JESUS F U C K

ARE WE ALREADY AT THE FUTURE DAYS CUTSCENE????

omg omg she’s listening to the song she sings in the trailer i think A H H

and the bandages on her arm where her scar is 🥺

the way that joel tucks his shirt in now omg such a dad

THE SAVAGE STARLIGHT POSTER🥹

THE STANCE™️

THE WAY THAT MY DAD DOES THIS SAME FUCKING THING WHERE HE’LL GO TO TELL ME A JOKE HE HEARD AND FORGOT IT

I’M GONNA C R Y LATER

HIS AWKWARD LIL STEPS TO THE DOOR TO GET THE GUITAR STOP

“you wanna hear sumn” JOEL PLEASE I’M GONNA SOB

troy has such a nice voice! and also to voice act while singing simultaneously?? crazy

THEY ARE SO-

UUGGGHHHHHH🥺🥺🥺

it’s always in the prologue that they showcase Joel being a dad and i’m like damn this is how me and my dad are and they’re like “would be a shame if something bad happened” and i SOB

“you kissed dina?” TEA

THE WAY SHE’S LIKE 😶

okay i already very much like jesse he seems like such a nice guy!

again i know what happens just let me have this goddamnit

ELLIE HAS A PS3 THAT’S WHAT’S UP BRO WHAT GAMES YOU GOT??

JAK AND DAXTER SLAY

UNCHARTED 1 & 2 SLAY

this taylor guitar is gorgeous bro AH

the pictures on her corkboard above the bed🥺

i wish we got to see and know more about cat she looks like a cool ass character

is that the toy she stole for sam?? i thought she left that at his grave? so it may be a new one to remember him by? i dunno

DINNER BREAK BEFORE I CONTINUE

okayyyy to the outside… where it’s snowing…. and ellie is wearing this outfit…

and joel and tommy are out scouting…

FUCK

i love how slowly through the environment it tells you how jackson survives. through community. it’s gorgeous worldbuilding.

FIRST CARD HELL YEA

IS THAT BUCKLEY??? AHHHH

AND GUSTAVO!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

HE’S PLAYING A VERSION OF THE LAST OF US THEME AHHHHHHH

I HEAR MARISHA RAY AND MATT MERCER?? AHHHHHHH CRITICAL ROLE CAST COME THROOUUUGGGHHHH

it’s also really wonderful to see kids being kids during this. especially for their age. they’re too young to deal with the bullshit that comes along with an apocalypse world

PEOPLE ARE SHIT TALKING ELLIE BRO THEY LITERALLY STARTING HUSHING EACH OTHER AS I APPROACHED LMAOOOOO

there are so many people at the bar at fucking 6:30am ya’ll

“i don’t wanna hear what that bigot has to say” as you fucking should ellie

also maria is so pretty!!!!

and dina is patroling w ellie?

sooooo many great signs here 🥲

“bigot sandwiches” SHE’S SO FUNNY

CARD #2 BRO YEEEAAAA

“we’re fine” BC THEY HAD THE TALK ON THE PORCH AND 😭😭😭😭😭😭

DIIIINNNNAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

“i’m not even playing!” THERE SHE IS FERAL ELLIE

“i hate this kid so much” okay and i love ellie

“you wanna fuck em up?” THEY’RE SO MADE FOR EACH OTHER YOU’RE JOKING

THE SNOWBALL FIGHT WAS SO FUCKING CUTE AHHHHH

DINA IS SO GOOD W KIDS 🥹

THE SPARKLES IN THE SNOW?? GODDAMN

DO I HEAR KHARY PAYTON AT THESE STABLES??

they even included the detail of farriers dude there is someone cleaning this horse’s hoof

AND YURI LOWENTHAL WOOOOOO

shimmer acquired ✅

I DON’T WANNA LEAVE JACKSON DUDE

and the music seems so ominous like HSKAHSKAHSOS

FUCK IT’S THE CABIN

I SAW MEL

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING

THIS EARLY?????

PLAYING AS HER?? THIS EARLY???

THE FABRIC ANIMATION ON HER SLEEPING BAG??? INSANE

listen i have nothing but raging and wholesome love for laura bailey but this one is gonna be difficult

her performance is phenomenal don’t get me wrong. this is just gonna be hard

THIS EARLY??

also they all start exiting a garage

joel rode the horse out of the garage

ellie lives in a remodeled garage/shed

and abby walks out of the garage w owen

idk if that’s a connection at all but just something i noticed i guess

owen also gives me weird vibes idk

this feels wrong being on the stick as abby

yooooooo that’s a really cool camera trick to convey her perception of heights and her fear

the snow and scenery look fucking gorgeous oh my god

FUCK of course he wanted to show her JACKSON

FUCKIN HELL

AND OF COURSE HE SAW JOEL AND TOMMY GO ON PATROL

MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRR

“assuming he’s in there, how do we get to him?”

I KNOW WHO THE FUCK THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT AND I’M SICK TO MY FUCKING STOMACH

AND NOW I HAVE TO LEAD HER TO JOEL???

F U C K DUDE I’M KAVSKABSKSH

i genuinely am so fucking anxious dude

like my hands are sweating and my stomach is turning over and i’m gonna vom bro

this is ALOT of dead folks oh my god

DODGE?? fuck yea

OH MY GOD THE WAY SHE STOMPED ITS HEAD AHHHH

this game is definitely more brutal damn

GOD THE INFECTED ARE SO MUCH SCARIER

“where’s the patrol?” NO WHERE. LONG GONE. SOOOOOOOOO GONE.

ellie and dina are so cute together

THE BONG💀

honestly eugene sounded pretty fuckin awesome i would wanna go out like him too

GOD I LOVE SNOWY ENVIRONMENTS

“i was thinking of inviting joel over for a movie” i- wh- 😭😭😭😭😭

cheesy 80s action movies??? MY KIND OF GUY BRO!

ALSO PLEASE NAUGHTY DOG STOP GIVING HIM MORE HUMANITYYYY AND GRAVITAS IT HUURTS

“you wanna meet up after?” “uhh.. okay. i’ll play guitar for you.” ELLIEEEEEEEEEE I SEE YOU

ANUTHA CARD BABYYYYY

i was wondering when we would see infected

dina worried about ellie dying bc of infection and ellie’s like “deal.” 😶

oh shit this storm is picking up HELLA

EUGENE WAS A FIREFLY

i wish so badly for them to go more into joel and tommy’s time after outbreak day jfc

ANUTHA CARD

ANUTHA PS3

damn i wish we had a ps3 in the library

i love the new weapons upgrade system

like you physically see the gun change and add shit onto it

so dope

DAMN! eugene had WEED bro

but this also means….

it’s super close now..

“smash bradi’s cooch” BRO NOT THE PLAY ON NAUGHTY DOG GAME TITLES

omg plz the way she breaks the joint jar

THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE I MEANT TO LOOK AT BEFORE THIS CUTSCENE GODDAMNIT

their chemistry is CRAZZYYYYY dude i feel like i’m intruding on their time

THE WAY ELLIE LOOKS AT HEEERRRRRRR

THE WAY THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHERRRRRRRR

THE WAY SHE FLICKS THE JOINT AND GRABS HER FACE WAS SMOOOOOOTH AS FUCK

oh no. ohhhhh no. i am now abby. oh fuck.

fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

A HORDE???? THIS IS HORRIFYING OH MY GOD

THE FENCE IS GONNA CRUSH MEEEEEEEEE

i have to pause. it’s joel. i-

FUUUUUCK

FUCK. HER REACTION WHEN TOMMY TELLS HER ITS JOEL. FUCK.

LAURA BAILEY IS SO GOOD

AND THE WAY HER VOICE GETS SHAKY?

LAUUURRRRAAAAAAAAAA

TELLING THEM WHERE HER FRIENDS ARE AND THAT’S GONNA LEAD THEM TO THE CABIN AND FUUUUUUUUUUUCK MAN.

GOOODDD LAURA’S ACTING. JESUS.

AND THEN CUT TO ELLIE AND DINA AHHH

WAIT I THOUGHT SHE TOLD DINA SHE WAS IMMUNE LATER???? IS SHE GOING TO RN??

SHE IS. OH MY GOD.

i’m lowkey glad she doesn’t believe it

“tommy and joel didn’t show up”

NOT PREPARED

FUCK FUCK FUCK THEY’RE INSIDE THE HOUSE NOW

i literally feel sick to my stomach i’m so worried for him and tommy and ellie bro

tommy’s being so nice to them offering them supplies and everything too GOOOOODDDDDD

FUUUUUCK THE WAY THEY ALL LOOK UP AT HIM WHEN HE INTRODUCES HIMSELF AS JOEL

FUUUUUCK THE SHOTGUN

when i tell you that i am so close to losing my dinner i am not joking

THE EMOTION IN HIS EYES WHEN HE LOOKED AT ELLIE

HE LOOKED SO TIRED BUT SO SCARED FOR ELLIE

i am pausing. jesus fucking christ. (stopped for a good while here bc obvious reasons)

it hurts me knowing that ellie didn’t even have the strength to even stand up when dina found her and joel and tommy.

tommy coming to check on her😭

she looks about as bad as i do rn

my poor sweet ellie🥺

tommy’s so awkward bc he’s probably like “does joel want me to treat her like a daughter? do i carry on what he started? do i try to forge this relationship with her?” and struggling to tell ellie that they may not be able to afford going to seattle if it means that ALL of jackson would be vulnerable. bc he doesn’t like it either. he wants to go for abby too.

FUCK man.

THE HUG.

F U C K

THE HEADSTONE STOP

the lil chair and wind chimes outside🥹

all the flowers out front??????

he really had an impact on jackson🥺

her hand shaking at the door FUCK

HE HAD A COWBOY HAAATTTT😭😭😭😭

HIS OWL MUG 😭

IS THIS PAGE OF HER JOURNAL WET WITH TEARS?? AND/ OR TEAR STAINED???

THE MUSEUM PAMPHLET A H H

her drawing of him oh my god i’m C R Y I N G

you can tell he loved her so much. there’s pieces of her all over the house.

HE NEVER FINISHED HIS CARPENTRY PROJECT

THE MIRROR IN THE UPSTAIRS BATHROOM IS OFF THE WALL AND COVERED. JOEEELLLL.😭😭😭😭😭

it looks broken as well. maybe i’m reading too much into it. maybe not

THE PICTURE OF HIM AND SARAH IN A WHITE FUCKING FRAME I’M GONNA LOSE MY MIND

AND A PICTURE OF HIM AND ELLIE NEXT TO IT

no one look at me. no one talk to me. no one perceive me. oh my fucking god.

his jacket and how ellie just stays there. oh my god.

THE WATCH.

THE MUSIC.

I’M FUCKING DONE DUDE.

is that his fucking shirt from the night he lost sarah. i fuckin-

NAUGHTY DOOOOGGGGGGGG

the idiots guide to space book and readers on the bedside table😭😭 SO HE COULD TALK TO ELLIE ABOUT SPAAAACE

bless maria’s heart dude. i love her

SEATTLE DAY 1

omg she’s telling dina the story about the hunter that tried to drown joel in the hotel

alright i’m stopping here before going forward bc i’m fucking exhausted emotionally and physically haha

jesus fucking christ is how i would summarize that first session. jesus fucking christ.

[sbrn10]

I still cannot believe that BAFTA award winner Laura Bailey

sat down when they were creating their characters and said, Imogen is going to be in love with Laudna from the GET GO and just... played that long game for two years without telling ANYONE. LIKE. Ma'am, what even is your mind. When Marisha was like "I'm creating an unromanceable dead person," Laura sat there nodding all supportive like and was secretly just plotting this. All along. It's just so! Insane!