#it’s not necessarily negative

[chimerafeathers]

i really love how intensely Mirabelle reacts to act 5 Siffrin botched friendquest.

Isabeau is mostly operating out of concern and, eventually, hurt. he already knows something’s up before Siffrin gets to him. he knows something truly awful must be wrong for Siffrin to be lashing out like they are, and as soon as he can’t handle the situation anymore, he leaves and asks (with strained cheer) for time apart to cool off.

most of Bonnie’s anger comes from being upset and afraid that Siffrin would willingly put themself in danger for no reason, when that’s exactly why they’ve been so unsettled since the eye incident. they hate that Siffrin values their own life so little, they hate that they’re the cause of any pain or loss for him, and here he is, putting himself in that situation AGAIN. on purpose. it’s loud and explosive, but it’s familiar, too, being “hated” by Bonnie for this reason.

Odile pushes, and keeps pushing, until her concern overwhelms Siffrin and they strike where they know she’s most vulnerable. she gets physical, just for a moment, grabbing his collar before controlling herself and letting go. her fury shuts down into cold detachment, and she walks away.

but Mirabelle—dear, sweet, gentle, loving Mirabelle, “the most wonderful being on earth,” with her secret “ruthless side” that largely involves lightly badmouthing people behind their backs and then apologizing—slaps them. immediately.

and then COMPLETELY RENOUNCES THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

not just “we’re not friends anymore,” but “we were never friends in the first place.”

that’s!!! pretty extreme!!!!

of course, she ALSO starts by asking what’s wrong. something must have happened for him to act like this. but as soon as Siffrin brushes her off, she jumps past that line of questioning and dives headfirst into re-evaluating everything she thought she knew about them as a a person.

if he could say something like that to her and not see anything wrong with it, then she was wrong to treat him as a friend, wrong to read camaraderie into his teasing, wrong to think they must care about them all under their aloof demeanor.

that’s how Mirabelle phrases it—“I was wrong about you”—but i think that there’s a hidden layer of I was right about you, too.

she talks about the way they tease her like she had to convince herself that he was doing it in a friendly way. she says they talk like they “know better than her” like that’s a thought she’s had for a LONG time.

“Always soooo mysterious, Siffrin, always talking as if you're better than me! As if you know me!!! But you don't, Siffrin!!! You're just as lost and useless as I am!!! So stop!!! Talking!!! As if you know me!!!!!!”

none of this comes across as a new, sudden way to view Siffrin for her. it doesn’t shock or confuse her. it makes her angry, defensive, almost like she was waiting for something like this to happen at some point. the feeling of resentment, frustration, jealousy, being patronized and condescended to—this is something she’s been actively pushing down and rejecting this entire time, but they’ve given her ample reason for it all to boil to the surface. violently.

Mirabelle’s kindness is not inherent or easy. it’s a choice she’s making. she treats Siffrin warmly because she gives him the benefit of the doubt—refusing to act based on anxiety-fueled, cynical speculation, and reassuring herself that his actions are driven by care and friendship even if she can’t quite see it.

“I was wrong about you” doesn’t mean she always and without question believed them to be a fundamentally kind, caring person from the beginning—it’s that her first, colder instincts were right, and she was wrong to convince herself otherwise.

never mind that she asked what was wrong at first. she barely gives them time to speak in their own defense, to explain what they really meant by what they said. all of her suppressed doubts and frustrations are getting aired out now, now that all the trust she’d so deliberately placed in him has been betrayed. her pain feels bigger than this singular moment, so when she hurts him back, she makes sure it extends back through the entirety of their relationship for him, too.

“You're awful. You're not my friend, not my ally, not anything. You never were.”

like the others, she goes back to the clocktower and tells Siffrin not to come back until later. but there’s a finality to the way she ends this confrontation that isn’t quite there with the others. Isabeau and Odile reach their breaking point and remove themselves from the situation, asking for space to cool off but still somewhat leaving the door open for Siffrin to tell them what’s really going on at some point. Mirabelle is the only one who tries to fully cut ties—after everything else she says, her “I don’t want to see you until tonight” reads to me somewhat as “I don’t want to see you anymore unless I have to.”

I can’t wait to never see you again.

even back at the clocktower, Mirabelle doesn’t really defend Siffrin’s place in the party when Odile suggests leaving them behind out of concern for their trustworthiness on the most important day of the journey. Isabeau and Bonnie protest out of sentimentality and faith in Siffrin’s abilities and connection to them, and Mirabelle agrees, but…

“I agree, but... B-But would he even agree to come with us, still? Maybe they won't even come back tonight...”

she doesn’t say much outside of that. maybe the stutter and hesitation here are signs of regret about how things happened, but she lacks Isabeau and Bonnie’s confidence that Siffrin even wants to come back to them in the first place. she doesn’t trust that their bond was real anymore. maybe it never was in the first place, or maybe she broke whatever was there herself.

and she’s still mad when they finally catch up to Siffrin at the King! and she makes sure Siffrin knows that—after saving them, assuring him that he no longer needs to fight, that they’re all there for him. she still cares, of course she still cares—she’s still hurt, too, but they can figure that part out once there’s less world-ending stuff going on.

she’s the first to say that they all reserve the right to still be angry at Siffrin later—and that they’ve already forgiven him.

she’s also the first to say we want to stay with you, too. it’s not just you.

she was wrong! she thought they didn’t care but they care so much, it’s overwhelming, it’s world-ending.

i think she’s gonna be wallowing in guilt post-canon the moment she remembers what she said and did TO SIFFRIN and not just what Siffrin said to her. especially now that she knows Siffrin’s exact hangups, and especially especially if she figures out what Siffrin was trying to say.

they put themself through hell out of loneliness and fear that none of the others cared about him the way he cared about them, he was going insane from repetition and exhaustion and hunger and trying to keep them all safe and together, and all they did in the midst of all that was say something kind of mean to her one time (that turned out to not even be MEANT to be mean it was supposed to be HELPFUL they just SAID IT ALL WRONG) and she SLAPPED THEM? and told him that they WEREN’T FRIENDS AT ALL??? how could she!!! she should have known better!! what they said hurt a lot but still!!!

so when they eventually manage to try to talk about it, they end up almost in, like, a guilt competition.

Mirabelle apologizing for how she reacted, that she shouldn’t have yelled or hit him, that she doesn’t want to be the kind of person who acts that way out of anger and she’s sorry that she made Siffrin expect that reaction from her, she should have known better and believed in him more and they only messed up like that because they were losing their mind in a time loop but what’s HER excuse—

and Siffrin going nononono stop I deserved it—(HUH DON’T SAY THAT NO YOU DIDN’T)—and that he should never have said such awful things to her, ever, and she was under so much pressure already with the weight of the country and everyone’s lives and futures and her religion and their whole party counting on her to do this impossible task because she’s the only one who can, all this unbearable expectation and hope crushing her, and they KNEW that but they thought they could skip to the ending as though her feelings didn’t matter at all, like helping her wasn’t as important as saving a little time—

until they’re just. in tears together, apologizing for all the horrible things they did in between complimenting each other’s strength and kindness and resilience and how much they admire each other and saying that no, everything you did was completely understandable, actually, the only one who sucks here is me. which neither of them will accept coming from the other!!

they’re so similar, in ways they couldn’t really understand, before.

warm, affectionate, perfect Mirabelle, the resolute hero, a beacon of compassion and hope for all those around her, who wears her heart on her sleeve, her fear making her courage shine all the brighter—nothing like the insignificant, forgettable Siffrin, too terrified to be known, too fragile to touch, too selfish and disgusting to bear letting go.

cool, mysterious, unflappable Siffrin, the worldly traveler, as charming and silly as they are confident and skilled, who brushed off losing an eye like it was nothing, accepting the risks of this journey with barely more than a shrug—nothing like the anxious, stagnant, undeserving Mirabelle, a fraud and a nobody crumbling under the weight of a mission too important to be entrusted to someone like her, doubting herself, doubting her friends, doubting her mentor, doubting her faith, too weak and brittle to bend and change the way the world needs her to without breaking.

not worth bothering others with their problems. they should be able to handle this alone. stay positive, stay calm. breathe in, and out.

they’ll struggle with it, still—the hiding, the minimizing—but now, they understand each other a little better. they can hold each other accountable for what they leave unsaid.

it’ll get easier, eventually. they have plenty of time.

[lesbianonna]

i’m starting to understand why my lead is the way she is…

[brenatto-apothecary]

I am a very vocal hater of the whole "the game is just for the cast you can't criticize it ever!!" mentality, to the extent that even when it's in response to a take I think is awful, it will always bother me more than the original take. After some reflection, I've broken it down to five key reasons why it upsets me so much.

1) The obvious one is that the idea that the show is only being made for the cast is false. If they didn't intend to make a piece of entertainment, they wouldn't have posted it online. A lot of creative works are made with the creators enjoyment as the highest priority. That does not mean that's all it was made for.

2) The way these posts commonly focus on how the cast isn't obligated to do what other people want is a fundamental misunderstanding of what criticism is and why we make it. I assure you the vast majority of people do not think their complaints should be met with the cast personally kneeling before them.

3) It implies that something being made with love automatically makes disliking any element of it wrong. Which is a belief that is impossible to hold without becoming a hypocrite. There is no way in hell you have never disliked a piece that the creator(s) had fun making. I'm writing this post for my personal enjoyment. Have fun with that paradox.

4) There's this weird belief that all complaints are about specific desires that weren't met. There are actually a whole lot of posts about whether the story succeeded in doing what it intended to do, but I guess I can't expect people to read things.

5) This is my big one. Art deserves to be criticized. It's one of if not the most important way of interacting with a work. I don't believe saying actual play is uniquely exempt from critique is respectful of the medium. You are treating it as though it shouldn't be engaged with in the way we engage with all other art and is, therefore, lesser.

[raining-its-pouring]

Five Pebbles is so funny. Shoutout to characters who learn to prioritize compassion but still have the same deep-rooted self-actualization and self-worth issues they always had. Shoutout to characters who use compassion as a bludgeon to hurt themselves with under the guise of self-sacrifice. Shoutout to the guilt that drives one to heap blame upon themself until they feel the only way to atone is through punishment. That’s just as much about inflicting misery upon yourself as it is about helping the person you hurt. Get therapy king.

[r-aindr0p]

Oh hey, the lil guys and their color palette inspos

I'm trying to get back to draw them again and do very slight redesigns on their clothing (as usual absolutely in tears whenever I have them all on the same drawing and I have to color them but I still love my guys so much)

[tinfoil-jones]

Jerk Ford AU: Silliness VI (Family Edition)

17-year-old Shermie: *holding out a lunch pail* Stanford, don’t forget your lunch. I don’t want you to be hungry.

12-year-old Jerk Ford: Whatever, b***h.

12-year-old Stanley: Ford! You can't talk to our brother like that!

Jerk Ford: Sure.

-45 Years Later-

57-year-old Jerk Ford: *holding up a paper bag* Dipper, your lunch. I don’t want you starving.

12-year-old Dipper: Whatever, b***h *flips him off*.

[Directly From This]

-

Jerk Ford: Hey, runt.

Mabel: Yes, Great Uncle Ford?

Jerk Ford: I was reading through the entries and 'corrections' you and your brother oh-so-kindly put into my Journal, and I noticed something.

Mabel: What?

Jerk Ford: You defeated the gnomes?

Mabel: Yup, with a leaf blower!

Jerk Ford: And this whole kerfuffle started because... they wanted you to marry them and be their queen?

Mabel: Oh- uh, yeah. I was disappointed because they weren't secretly a vampire.

Jerk Ford: You don't say...

-Later-

Jerk Ford: Now, what is the age of consent in the state of Oregon?

Jeff, hanging upside down from a tree: *sobbing* Eighteen!

Jerk Ford: And what's the age of consent for anyone with the last names Pines, Corduroy, Ramirez, or McGucket?

Jeff: Infinity!

Jerk Ford: Good, we're at an understanding. However, just in case- *continues to blow on dog whistle*

Jeff: *screeches in anguish*

---

17-year-old Stanley and Jerk Ford sitting in the Stanley Mobile.

Stan: Ford, I know what you're thinking.

Jerk Ford:

Stan: You cannot blow up the state of Jersey.

Jerk Ford: Why not?

Stan: That wouldn't solve nothin'!

Jerk Ford: Yes it would.

Stan: What problem could blowing up New Jersey possibly solve??

Jerk Ford: The existence of Jersey.

(In all seriousness, Jerk Ford would definitely leave with Stanley. They would struggle being homeless in Stan's car for a few weeks or months depending on when they were kicked out, but they both still had scholarships to Backupsmoore so they'd be good once they went to college. Jerk Ford would conduct so many séances around Pines Pawns in the meantime that it would be super haunted forever)

---

Stanford: I was stuck in a dimension where the arm of the galaxy I was in was in the midst of a galactic war. And all of the men - and about a hundred other genders across the different alien species - regardless of age were required to serve in the war. But, there was a loophole.

Anyone who worked at Hooters, in space or terrestrial, was exempted, to improve the morale of the remaining civilian population of women - and about a hundred more genders across the different alien species - the real reason I was in trouble for not putting in my two weeks notice isn't just because it was bad work practice, but it made me a war deserter.

Stan: Please never speak of this again, and don't try it again.

Stanford: I can't anyways, lost too much weight. No 'hooters' to speak of anymore.

Stan: Please, stop talkin'.

Stanford: I made so much money, too.

Stan: Sometimes I wish ya didn't know words.

---

During a Game of Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons

Old Man McGucket, the Dungeon Master: You realize what you are facing is a type of ooze - a corrosive monster called a Black Pudding.

Jerk Ford, playing a Bard: Quick, is anyone's character a vegetarian?

Dipper, playing a Ranger: My character lives off of the land, so no.

Soos, playing a Druid: Same here dawg, no.

Wendy, playing a Tabaxi: Heck no.

Mabel, playing a Satyr: Surprisingly, no.

Melody, playing a Warforged: My character doesn't even eat.

Jerk Ford: Da-rn it! A vegetarian would be immune to the Black Pudding.

Old Man McGucket: ...And why do you think that?

Jerk Ford: Don't you know; if you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding?

*collective groaning from the other players*

Old Man Mcgucket:

Old Man Mcgucket: I'm giving you a negative inspiration point.

[bogkeep]

there's a book i Want to read, that has been on my radar even before i wrote the Royalty Tropes Post, but has now been so very loudly hyped up in the tags of it i'm worried i'll get dissappointed..... i did this to myself i Understand but aaugugh.

[fyodior]

hiiiii friends i love and miss u all very very much

[farshootergotme]

https://www.tumblr.com/ruestheday/765956792656265216/one-of-the-biggest-lies-the-fandom-will-tell-you

Opinions on this post?

I'd say that I agree with what this person is saying. As much as I give Bruce shit for his parental skills (which are flawed and shouldn't be overlooked, don't get me wrong), we can say Alfred is partially one of the main reasons why Bruce is the way he is.

I won't say anything about "Alfred should've/could've taken Bruce to therapy" because then we gotta consider a lot of things about the decade when Alfred was introduced and his age in-universe, as Alfred might've not lived in a period in which therapy was widely accepted and even recommended. But I won't dwell too much on that.

Now, I don't think Alfred is necessarily an evil person, but he can be quite selfish and a coward when it comes to facing consequences (which he rarely gets, if ever).

When shit hits the fan, he's the first one to back out. Why should he be responsible? He's only a mere butler (until he goes and calls Bruce "his son").

He's always detached just enough from the situation that nobody will look at him when looking for someone to blame for a problem that Alfred was most likely involved in.

Bruce might be the Batman, but it's Alfred who works from the shadows and leaves the responsibility of his decisions to the rest.

Does he do this on purpose?

Hard to say. I think he's in a way aware of his cowardice and harmful tendencies, but he doesn't have an active intention of hurting others. However, lack of intention does not mean lack of action, and despite whatever he might feel or believe, he does many things that end up in someone's hurt and even death.

And don't many consider it, but to me it doesn't come as a surprise that Bruce is so emotionally constipated and an unavailable father when he never had someone to learn from about proper parental skills.

Bruce never knew where he stood with Alfred, and Alfred didn't help to make it clear. At first, Bruce was just his master. A responsibility left behind by his parents, but still with the authority to order around the person who's supposed to be his caretaker. And Alfred? We know how much of an enabler he is, but also how inconsistent he can be when it comes to letting Bruce get away with things. And how confusing that must've been for a child? To never have clear boundaries to respect, rules to follow and his behavior corrected.

Kids learn from habit and patterns, and I don't believe he'd see much of that with Alfred, who jumps from his role as a father to his position as a butler way too often for a young mind to fully comprehend. Add to that the fact Bruce already had a position as a rich kid, which would've led to even more people forgetting to set boundaries with him due to his influence.

Now it's not so weird to see him getting away with his toxic behavior towards his children instead of confronting his mistakes like a parent should, right? But I digress.

So, moving onto the next point: child soldiers.

The post you sent mentions Alfred's involvement in the later creation of Robins. But how can he normalize sending kids out there to fight a war that isn't theirs? Well, that's when you remember Alfred joined the army at quite a young age, and there he must've seen even younger kids working as soldiers. What are the chances he has a messed up view on what children should and shouldn't (have to) do?

Subconsciously, he must've internalized this idea of children fighting for their country, and when he saw Robin for the first time, it might've brought back that idea and so he allowed this child to fight for a city that was not even his yet. And then came Jason, then Tim, then Steph, Cass, Damian, Duke... They just kept coming, and Alfred kept pushing this idea.

Jason died? That's a shame, but war is unrelenting, and soldiers are expected to die. It doesn't mean the rest should stop fighting, right?

"Jason Todd, a good soldier".

On top of all that, Robin is good for Batman. Robin is the light Batman needs. Robin can help Bruce, his boy. His son. And who's Alfred if not a messed up man? He'll put the children at risk if it means helping the boy he failed to help before. And when he gets attached to said children, it'll be too late to try pull them out, and then they'll be just another repetition of what Batman came to be when he allowed Bruce to leave.

As for Julia Pennyworth, Alfred was separated from Marie—his then partner—due to war, and found out about Julia's existence only two years after she was born. Their relationship had been distant since then. Julia didn't know about Alfred, but he requested a friend to take care of her and kept sending money all the years to come after making his friend promise not to tell Julia about him, his real father. Why didn't he ever go to see her? That's because, according to Alfred, he was afraid to disrupt her life. But if I'm being honest, I think he also didn't feel ready for the responsibility. And when he became Bruce's guardian, he still was not ready, but Martha and Thomas were his friends, so there must've been a sense of responsibility and guilt influencing his decision.

To summarize, Alfred Pennyworth is an extremely flawed individual and he should not be absolved from any of his mistakes.

[buccellato]

I personally think it would be very amusing if Tesla gets revived alongside Knives in Stargaze and spends her entire time being rude to him and nitpicking his actions based off of some petty grievances. Like imagine he's trying to do one of his little murder speeches and she steps out of the shadows where she was standing (menacingly) going "Hey remember that time you got a whole cake for your Birthday? I never got a birthday cake. And you guys got a whole one to yourselves" or just going "Oh that's a cool thought, did your best friend Child Killer Conrad give it to you?"

Just real hater energy from her

[langdonking]

When I binged The Pitt, I thought Robby's misogyny was shown really subtly. When I rewatched it over a week or two, I realized, it really wasn't subtle. The only way to make his misogyny more blatant is by having him wear an 'I'm a misogynist' sign around his neck.

[wiiwheel]

The way I have aged since 2020 is shocking

[bthump]

Hey! I'm quite a newbie and have to say that I really enjoy your blog, sometimes you straight up express my thoughts, sometimes give a new perspective on things which is nice!

You have talked about the wagon scene with Griffith trying to offer himself to Casca quite a lot at this point and I wanted to ask... What do you think would happen if there was Guts instead of Casca?

Thank you, I'm glad you've been enjoying my meta!

lol as much as I'd love to say that Griffith would do the same and Guts would be into it, I don't think Griffith would make a sexual advance if it was Guts in the wagon with him, because I don't think Griffith thinks Guts wants him that way. And honestly if Griffith did make a move on him, I could easily see Guts freaking out and running off initially, like Casca, so yk, might not even change the progression of events much lol. (Though the post-Eclipse vibes and Guts' regret might be extra interesting.)

In a more general sense, I think Guts would make a better caretaker than Casca. We see that a little bit already, with Guts' attitude with Griffith after the Wyald fight, when he asks if Griffith wants to take off his helmet, and helps him with his armour. He's pretty relaxed, pretty willing to treat Griffith the way he always has. There's an element of denial there of course, but Guts has a naturalism to how he handles Griffith post-torture. When Casca's alone with him she's nervous and shaky, mentally talking herself through it.

In the torture chamber as well, Guts rushes to him and cradles him first, while Casca has a little panic attack. She may have gone to Griffith's side as well if Guts hadn't yelled at her to back off, but it's less of an automatic reaction.

I think Guts is in a better position to adjust to the change in dynamic with Griffith than Casca is. Casca spent more of her life idolizing Griffith and being taken care of and reassured by him, and it's hard for those roles to be suddenly reversed.

Guts, conversely, spent most of his years with the Hawks viewing Griffith as just a guy he likes. A commander, sure, but also someone he wants to hang out with, have waterfights with, get drunk with, make out with. The Promrose Hall speech changed that, and he spent over a year thinking Griffith looks down on him and trying to catch up, but once he internalizes that he was wrong about that I think he could readjust to seeing Griffith as just a regular person, someone he loves rather than idolizing.

And I think we see that starting in how Guts interacts with Griffith post-torture. He's protective, he still sees Griffith's personality shine through even though he can't talk (like when he thinks that Griffith's still just as awesome after Griffith indicates to Pippin how to save them from the Bakiraka's explosion), and, symbolically shown when Guts asks if Griffith wants his helmet removed, he's willing to see and engage with the real Griffith underneath the image of the Hawks' leader. He's also the only character we see who actively wants to stay and take care of Griffith, as opposed to feeling obligated to take care of him out of debt or pity.

Soooo I guess to circle back to your actual question, I think if Guts had been in the wagon instead of Casca he would've behaved more naturally around Griffith, been less awkward, and without Griffith overhearing Casca tell Guts to leave, the Eclipse wouldn't happen, so Guts and Griffith's relationship could develop more slowly in some kind of a no-Eclipse AU.

Thanks for the ask!

[sunsetcdiscs]

Posting to tumblr as well because its genuinely just sooo. Ugh

[burrythebusy]

Kagi is planning out a fancy all day long date with Hirano with multiple stops: where do they go and what do they do??? 🤔 (he's a rich and famous basketball player so unlimited budget here)

Holy cow i love you anon okay let's get going.

FIRSTLY, three words: Hot. Air. Balloon.

"Who tf uses hot air balloons anymore" they do. Because hot air balloons are fun and cool <- never been in one in my life.

But okay think about it. And by that I mean think about Dr. Stone. If you've seen it. If you haven't im gonna put it into perspective for you. Hot air balloons aren't actually that complicated (and with today's tech they are definitely safer than, say, the stone world) and people have FESTIVALS of these things. With some knowledge of weather patterns and physics and good attention hell yeah whats wrong with a hot air balloon ride. And we know Kagiura has the means to find one even if its not common. And I REALLY dont know how common they are in japan but again. Who cares.

Hirano is a pilot, so he can get a run down and know what to do plus it allows him a little more direct, simpler control. And yeah he sees the sky all the time... but being in the air with nothing between you and it, is different than flying at hundreds of kilometers an hour with you and a large hunk of steel and glass between you and the open air. A hot air balloon ride just before dawn would actually be like. Amazing. And they'd watch the sunrise together as they see it before the world below them (mostly). How cute would that be.

So let's say this is early spring ish? For the sake of sunrise/sunset times. So first on the itinerary

5h00: Hot Air Balloon ride

Not to mention their respective careers definitely make them get up early so yeah they'll live.

Anyway next. Its 100% breakfast time. Lets say the ride took about an hour so now its 6 AM and there's like no places open because dawg (there are places open but where's the fun in that) Kagiura takes them to a fairly (very) expensive hotel that he had booked from the night before (but hes gonna check out before they leave) anyway it has a kitchen and you BEST believe that Kagiura spent 10 years trying to perfect this ONE recipe for breakfast (you can decide what it is) and he makes it for hirano bc NO princess youre not lifting a finger today (he already has) (hirano would rather die than sit there and not help so it becomes them cooking together and will it end in disaster? 50/50 but it doesnt matter bc its FUN) they eat. Yay.

6h15: Breakfast

15 minutes just in case. But it takes them about an hour and a half to finish cooking and eating. So now its almost 8am what are we doing next. Kagiura has something specifically planned for the following times: 11am, 2pm, 7pm, and 10pm, in various locations, but he and Niibashi expertly made sure that each of these places were lined up so that they could make their way there throughout the day. So Hirano gets to choose what to do until 11. Hirano has some things he wants to buy and we all know he likes dressing kagiura up so suddenly hes like okay umm im gonna choose your outfit for the rest of the day. Okay hirano??

They do all this damn shopping and buy each other NUMEROUS outfits to wear and change into as the day goes on. They change and make their way to the 11am scheduled event which is a picnic that they spend doing a crosswords in a crossword book they got from a shop like nerds (its rlly hirano tho but trust he's enjoying it) picnic prepared by yours truly with the help of the one and only Niibashi Juuya and the most expertly crafted picnic basket you can find on the market. Where'd he get it from? ("I wouldnt worry about it," Kagi says. Hirano decides to listen).

11h00: Picnic. Thank god the weather is holding up amiright.

They dont rush when theyre done with eating at around noon, 12:30 perhaps. They kinda just lay around and talk. They could honestly do that until 2 but Kagiura 100% loses consciousness and wakes up in a sweat like where am I but dont worry kagiura Hirano is STILL here with about 1% less storage due to his camera roll. Its 13:30 where are we off to next sweetums. Let's go learn something.

They end up at a museum. Multiple museums. Not because kagiura planned for that but he did plan for one which was an aviation museum but Hirano went through that shit like that duck Adam in that one video and they have time until their 19h apppointment so they end up at an art museum not too far from it. Then theres another aviation museum with space stuff this time. And is that a mothherfucking planetarium. Someone's geeking out. Hirano buys Kagiura Hella garbage from the gift shops like key chains and bracelets and "they said its a space rock its not but we can pretend also its the color of your eyes" but kagiura takes it with a smile and promises to eat it later (hirano doesnt question it) (kagi loves getting gifts from Hirano sooo bad) and they have a lot of fun talking about things and watching informational videos and kagiura loves seeing hirano talk about some of what he already knows and learn some of what he doesnt. And he doesnt know how much he'll retain but the smile he's receiving he will for sure rememeber forever.

14h00: Aviation museum (and two others and planetarium)

They take a walk because the restaurant they have a reservation for is nearby and its only around 18h25 so why not. Sun set a while ago so its this beautiful dusky color. They walk across a bridge and admire the reflection of the water. They look up and see a couple of distrails and the light of planes. "Is that the ISS," Kagi asks. "No," Hirano laughs. "Have you ever wanted to go to space?" Kagi asks. "Not really," Hirano says. "I've got all I've ever wanted below the exosphere." SIGHHHHH

19h00: Dinner

It doesnt really NEED to be expensive but it kinda is because not expensive for them is kinda elevated at this point so its NICE. And they quickly change again in the car before they get into the restaurant and they just talk about the things they talk about. Schedules and plans and stuff that happened a few days ago that I forgot to tell you about and "when the hell did you plan all this" and Kagiura giggles and says not telling. The food is filling and delicious but they dont get desert because Kagiura says we will worry about that later.

A rational part of me is like... no way kagiura has a license. I think hirano does though and Kagiura is not above being Hirano's passenger princess so he blindly gives him directions and yeah they make SEVERAL wrong turns but this is why there's still an hour and a half to get there and honestly being on time isnt necessarily important dont worry about it. They're in the country now, its nice and quiet though there are still people walking about and doing whatever. Hirano is like how late can we be exactly and Kagiura is like however late we wanna be tbh. So they go to a small bar because Hirano likes his alcohol As We Know. They Talk as always except this is also hirano and kagiura so there's no limit on what they talk about. I think they sit there and talk for a long ass while really.

So its definitely well past ten PM at this point and they are no longer sober but they dont even have to drive to their last destination which is actually just a small inn on a small hill that Hirano did NOT have fun walking to but he'll live. And the reason for this very specific location and idea is because of its view once you get there. You look up and there's not a single thing obscuring the sky... except some clouds.

Holy shit.

Hirano laughs his ass off BTW.

22h00 (planned): inn and its view which, not much of a view rn

They end up staying up VERYYYY late until the clouds mostly clear up, its like 4AM at this point, but they can see everything. And since its cool out and dark they can REALLY see everything. So technically the date lasted almost 24 hours. So Kagiura is like, "Do we get a world record for the world's longest date?" Hirano pinches he cheek. "Pft. Not even close." But it was probably one of the busier days hes had even with flights, because hes only ever doing one thing on them. And yet it was also the most relaxing and the most fun and thrilling at the same time. It really is all hes ever wanted jam packed into one day (to be with him more than anyone in the world).

So considering the tired yet incredibly bright grin he gets from Hirano at about 5AM, when it looks like the sun is beginning to rise again, Kagiura can consider the date an astounding success.

And then they both pass out inside the end.

(Uhhh what nooo i didnt write a fic what are you talking about)

[lilywalkers]

that one friend who’s not woke ENOUGH.....