#it'd be fun to have them both. I can't separate them in my mind. If I think about Carly I think abt Sandy and vice versa

[master-of-the-railway]

I love how Sandy's design is just always Slightly Grubby (At least, that's how it looks to me lol)

I watched the Great Bubbly Build and I noticed at the end, when Sandy and Carly go through the wash together, SANDY IS STILL GRUBBY AFTERWARDS.

I find it hilarious that not even a full washdown can make Sandy not-grubby-

Anon Orange

She's a busy machine! And a repair worker at that! Hard to keep clean for long when you do that kind of work. And if I remember correctly, she enjoys playing around in mud, so I don't think Sandy actually cares that much about a bit of dirt, which makes sense considering what she does as her job around the island.

[invidiia]

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ "Happy Halloween!" 𖤐 bsd yanderes // reader

trick or treating with the yanderes of BSD! can be read as platonic or romantic.

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[ a/n ; HII HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! i hope everyone's having a good day today! i'm going as reze for halloween, what about you guys? <3 separate posts for trick or treating prompt coming out later today! ]

[ warning ; yanderes lolsies, blood, mention of death/previous kidnapping ]

— disagrees with the very idea of you going out to trick or treat! aren't you too old for that anyway? only gives in when you beg. it'd be nice to let you get out of the house a little anyway.

— keeps a hand on your shoulder while you trick or treat. they don't even want to do this, it's just to make you happy, and they're willing to go out if it'll stop you from complaining about your predicament. tries to steer clear of other people, they're still cautious. absolutely afraid that you're going to rat them out and leave them.

— makes you share your candy as payment for letting you go out. you don't mind though.

FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY, JOUNO SAIGIKU, chuuya nakahara, yukichi fukuzawa, doppo kunikida, michizo tachihara, VERLAINE, agatha christie, ango sakaguchi, edgar allan poe, akiko yosano, ryuunosuke akutagawa, sigma, hirotsu?

— didn't plan to take you trick or treating, but wanted to. sure, they had an underlying fear you'd use that to run, but they knew they'd get you back anyway.

— goes with you to the door to ring the bell. (and depending on the character, might dress up with you, too!) keeps you close and doesn't let other people talk to you, other than kids that like your costume. you wouldn't tell a kid you were kidnapped, would you? probably not.

— goes through your bag of candy, probably pretending to find something they like, while they're making sure that there's nothing dangerous or something you snuck in. shares their candy with you, too!

osamu dazai, atsushi nakajima, sakunosuke oda, lucy maud montgomery, ichiyo higuchi, gin akutagawa, kyouka izumi (platonic), rimbaud, kouyo ozaki, tatsuhiko shibusawa

— gladly takes you, since it was their idea. they wanted to trick or treat with you, for both the candy, and getting to see you dress up and get a bunch of treats.

— obviously keeps you close. they doubt you'd run, and if you did? well, they'd just catch you and bring you right back. why would you run and ruin this night anyway? it's no fun to miss out on halloween! don't you want candy?

— shares their candy, watches horror movies with you, even makes little treats with you, like taking dough and wrapping it around a hot dog to make a mummy!

RANPO EDOGAWA, kenji miyazawa (platonic), mori.., ichiyo higuchi, q (platonic), nikolai gogol?

— forces you to go out with them, trick or treating or maybe just out cause it's halloween, nothing too social. probably kills someone for the blood to look real. "oh wow, that looks real!" "thanks, it is!"

i can't think of anyone who'd do this but nikolai idk

— platonic bonus :: probably goes through your bag. checks your candy for blades, or anything dangerous. they can't have you hurt, can they?

[ a/n ; "this isn't accurate!" suck my dick 😭 anyway uh if you see multiple on the same thingy, it's intentional, i probs couldnt pick just one. happy halloween !!! ]

[caesariawritesstuff]

Caesaria's Trick or Treat Halloween Fest

So, I just decided to participate in this on a whim, but I thought it'd be fun! Especially since Halloween is very near and dear to my heart.

Welcome to my Treat Bowl! Down below, you can find a small variety of tricks (🐈‍⬛️, 🕸, 🎃, 👻) or treats (🍬, 🍫, 🍭, 🍪).

To participate, simply choose one from the bowl and send it through my ask box! My ask box is OPEN starting tonight and will remain open until November 2nd. Please keep in mind, I'm going out of town on November 1st, so any tricks or treats sent after that date may be answered a few days late. You can ask for multiple tricks or treats, but I do ask that you send them in separately!

Asks do not have to be specifically Cat & Mouse themed! This is a free for all, open to any character listed below. But you can still request things from Cat & Mouse if you'd like!

🍬 = Stim Board

Please specify which character you'd like a stim board themed around, as well as the general color scheme and overall vibe.

Stim Boards can feature any of the Rogues from the Arkhamverse, BTAS, Gotham, or Telltale.

🍫 = 100 Word Drabble

100 Word Drabble featuring your character(s) of choice!

Please specify whether you'd like it to be a smutty drabble, romantic, angst-filled, etc...

Feel free to choose a prompt from one of my prompt master lists here.

Drabbles can include any of the Rogues from the Arkhamverse, BTAS, Gotham, or Telltale.

🍭 = Headcanon

A headcanon about a character of your choosing.

Headcanons can include any of the Rogues from the Arkhamverse, BTAS, Gotham, or Telltale.

🍪 = Five Sentence Fic

A five-sentence fic featuring a character or characters of your choosing.

Please specify if you'd like the fic to smutty, romantic, angst-filled, etc...

Feel free to choose a prompt from my list here.

Five Sentence Fics can include any of the Rogues from the Arkhamverse, BTAS, Gotham, or Telltale.

🐈‍⬛️ = Cat Photos

Some random photos of one or both of my cats.

🕸 = A Deleted Scene from Cat & Mouse

A deleted scene from Cat & Mouse that I've never shown before. Scenes can range from a few short sentences to entire paragraphs.

🎃 = Something in Paint

Request something for me to draw in Paint.

I can't draw, so request at your own risk!

👻 = Mystery Photo

A mystery photo. This can include something random (SFW) from my photo gallery or something funny I decide to send.

[mixelation]

reborn au: sometimes tori should be allowed to win. as a little treat

iwa fails team 4, which is just funny. i was debating minato just promoting itachi bc he'd have the missions for it, but actually i think it'd be funnier if he went and took a formal exam in a way that somehow pre-empts deidara from doing it? idk how that could work, but i think it would be Fun if both deidara and itachi won the tournament in their exams, and for that they'd have to take them separately

(it might make more sense logistically if itachi was like "why do i care? i'm an ANBU captain. i already have the paycheck/security clearances" and then deidara solos the next exam and itachi is like ".....wait i can't let him win" and solos the NEXT one. but also i think the laws of the universe are such that itachi should advance first, because it would piss deidara off)

anyway the point is. tori applies for R&D immediately and spends all her free time slinking around & then complaining she's not allowed to do her own projects

minato after she's tried some insane manipulations to take over R&D: (squints at her) yeah, because you're a genin. just apply to be a chunin?

it has not once occurred to tori she could be promoted the regular way. she's used to just like.... infecting a space, like a fungus. and then people get used to her enough that she gets to do what she wants.

tori: what is rank to a fungus?

deidara: what the fuck are you talking about? just take the exam. you'll get a raise and then we can afford a nice ass apartment together

anyway tori signs up for the next chunin exam feeling extraordinarily like she's doing some sort of weird undercover mission. she's not a ninja in her mind, she just plays one on tv. then kushina is like "ohohoho so are you going to keep up the team reputation and win the tournament???" and tori is like ".....no?" but both deidara AND itachi make the same joke

tori: i think you're really overestimating me 8|

it's not that tori doesn't think she can't take on any task they might throw at a chunin, or that she won't pass. akatsuki had her doing missions as a civilian, okay, she can handle chaos and responsibility and the associated danger. she just never, ever picks "fight" as her first solution to a problem... and the chunin exam tournament is just a fight. there's no changing parameters or redefining your win condition to force the outcome in your favor. it's just.... a fight. which she's iffy at

kushina: oh, i get your problem. your baseline is whack

tori: no no, i'm pretty sure there's lots of thirteen year olds that could beat me up

kushina: do you know what makes a ninja good-- like, actually good? it's not being the strongest. it's being able to go up against someone who's stronger than you and winning anyway. and a lot of people won't ever be able to do that, but you definitely could

so tori goes and takes her exam and it turns out the average thirteen year old sucks!!! she wins easy!!!

tori: what the FUCK

then she goes home and is like "i won? i don't get it??" and two weeks later she's a special jounin* because minato wants her to have the associated permissions

minato: go on, go do fuinjutsu reearch to your heart's content

tori: ;^; i am going to make the MOST forbidden technique

minato: please don't

*special jounin in my mind is for people who have a specialized jounin-level skill but don't qualify for a full jounin promotion, because those people need increased security clearances and shit compared to a standard chunin. it's not EXACTLY a rank between chunin and jounin because there's a lot of variation in abilities within in it... like at this point tori would basically be an average chunin in terms of combat but also capable of making up s-rank techniques on the fly

[bunbeeplays]

It's the last day before summer, and while Jaden's having fun at scouts, the rest of the Lemons are going to the Desert Bloom park in Oasis Springs today. Moses and his daughter Shea are coming with them so Lulu can have a playmate her own age!

The kids have already started wreaking havoc on the playground so while they wait for Moses to arrive, Ophelia gives the littlest Lemon a nap in her arms.

Finally, Moses and Shea arrive.

Xander: Happy belated birthday, man! Sorry we couldn't celebrate together.

Moses: No worries, mate, Shea spent half the day crying. You didn't miss much, trust me.

Moses sounds exhausted.

Lulu spots Shea and comes barreling at her as fast as her stubby legs can take her.

Lulu: Hi, Shea! 'member me?

Apparently Shea does NOT remember Lulu and gets major stranger danger!

Shea: Papaaaaaa!

Luckily, Lulu brushes it off pretty quickly. Her mommy and daddy told her sometimes other Sims don't like hugs as much as she does, and that's okay. She'll just have to try extra hard to keep her hands to herself.

Lulu is on a mission to play with Shea without her crying!

Lulu leads Shea over to the toddler playset and chatters a mile a minute about how fun it is. There's a ballpit and a slide and a thingy you can climb through!

Shea doesn't talk much but she seems to perk up as Lulu babbles. That's fine, Lulu can talk enough for both of them!

Xander, as the Daddest Dad on this playdate, mans the grill and makes some baked potatoes.

Now that Shea has lowered her guard a bit, she's more open to a little playtime with Aunt Ophelia.

While Xander keeps the kids preoccupied, and helps Shea conquer the slide, Ophelia and Moses take the time to catch up.

Ophelia: Shea has gotten so big! She's adorable.

Moses: You caught her in a good mood. She threw the mother of all tantrums right before we showed up.

Moses: Don't get me wrong, I love Shea more than anything, but I feel like this is the first time in ages I've gone five minutes without her screaming for me.

While being a stay-at-home parent is admirable, Ophelia understands never getting a break must be exhausting.

Ophelia: What do you do during me time?

Moses: I don't get me time. Shea's so clingy, she cries if she can't see me.

Ophelia: I get separation anxiety can be hard, but it's not doing you or her any good by denying yourself the time you need to recharge.

Ophelia: You know that fitness club I'm part of, Hot Girls Only? My friend Penny asked to join recently, and I also invited Hilary and my friend Celeste. Why don't you come to our next meeting? It'd be good to get out, do something to take care of yourself and socialize.

Moses: I know I'm wearing makeup, O, but that doesn't make me a hot girl.

Ophelia: Nobody would mind! Plus, everyone there is a parent too, so you'd have people you can vent to or ask advice from.

Moses: …Alright, I'll give it a shot.

Shea's kind of hard for Lulu to play with. She likes doing her own thing. That's okay, Lulu dances to the beat of her own drum too. They can play alone - together!

Jaden's at his scout meeting, so Gemma asks her dad to help her with her bike riding a little more. She's getting so close to nailing it, and she just needs a little more help.

Shea is a shy, clingy little bean, but she's actually doing very well not being at her papa's side for more than five minutes!

The reassurance that he's ten feet away probably helps but progress is progress!

Lulu remembers the breathing thingies her mommy taught her for when she's feeling frustrated. She doesn't need Shea to be an instant friend, she's having fun all on her own.

To her surprise, Shea approaches HER!

Shea: T-Thanks for playin' with me.

They hardly interacted but Lulu is nothing if not humble and accepts her thanks.

Lulu: Welcome! We can play alone together again real soon!

Moses comes to check in on the tots.

Moses: You girls behaving yourselves?

Lulu: Uncle Moses! Shea don't talk much but I'm gonna be her friend!

He pulls her in for a hug.

Moses: I think she'd like that. Aren't you sweet?

Try telling her family that!

While Lulu the extrovert is befriending an introvert, Gemma has finally mastered the art of riding a bike, thanks to her dad's help!

Xander: I knew you could do it, muffin! Come here!

Gemma: Ahaha, Daaaaad!

Xander unabashedly spins his eldest in the air. He knows one day he's going to pick Gemma up for the last time, and that day could be today for all he knows, but he's gonna cherish every instance.

Can't keep this little biker in your arms forever. She's gotta ride around!

Gemma: I'll be sure to watch out for cars!

Xander: Don't be silly, Gem, cars aren't real!

Dealing with all these dang kids gave him these forehead wrinkles, but moments like these make it worth it.

[sunshine-overload]

[BSTS] Main Story 5th Anni Eve 'Dark Space' - All Chapters

Chapter 1

-outside starless, day-

saki: Hello~

kasumi: Oh, hello there Saki-san. I’m happy to see you again! Was the resort fun? Spending summer at a resort sounds like it'd be lovely~ I can't wait to hear about your trip.

sin: If a butterfly were to flap its wings within an endless night, paradise would quickly be taken over by darkness. The key should be within your hand.

saki: The key…?

kasumi: I think he's saying that you can come right in despite us not being open yet.

sin: Welcome to Starless, Saki. You're fine with being escorted by us today, yes?

-starless lobby-

mokuren: You're here, Princess. I wanted to make sure I got to greet you.

akira: Welcome! I’ll escort you toda–

mokuren: Don't butt in. Step away.

akira: What’re you saying, Mokuren? You're the one that's butting in here.

mokuren: Don't mind him, Princess. During our fifth anniversary eve event allow me to escort you to your seat.

saki: Fifth anniversary eve! That's right, the store’s fifth anniversary is just around the corner, isn't it?

akira: We’ve really been working hard this year, it's our fifth year in business after all.

saki: Awesome! What's this year’s anniversary going to be like?

kei: For the anniversary eve event we shall be having revival performances of all our previous anniversary shows. Meaning that from our first anniversary through to our fourth, we will be performing all those shows again.

saki: All of them? That's extravagant, you're all amazing to be able to do that.

kei: I’d like to express my gratitude to all of the guests who have continued to come and watch us over these past five years. And of course, I’d like for you to enjoy yourself. That is my heart's greatest wish.

kasumi: The anniversary eve event has been separated into two halves. During the first half you’ll be able to see our first and second anniversary shows again~ Oh but, this time there's no more random tune, so it's not the exact same as last time.

mokuren: I wouldn't have minded getting chosen to perform by you again, but this time I’ll be putting on my performance. I hope you have fun. I’m a standard member for both ‘Just a Loser’ and ‘Sanctus’.

kasumi: I’ll do my best too. Please enjoy yourself, Saki-san.

akira: What are you saying~? I’ll obviously be that one to entertain Saki-chan. W’s second anniversary show was ‘GOLGODA’ remember?

sin: Hell has made its return. Enjoy the darkness that lays in the deep abyss.

akira: So, for this event I’ll be the one to escort you.

sin: Don't provoke a storm. Your flippant actions will cause a hole to open in the sky.

akira: What? A hole in the sky?

kasumi: He means a black hole right? You know, like the ones in space~

mokuren: No need to pay that idiot any mind, Princess. All you need to do is look at me.

akira: Rude!

sin: The dead gather, seeking for the light in the darkness. You may choose who you wish to save yourself. Though, I would be honoured if you were to choose me.

kei: Starless is a place for us to put on our shows. We will do our very best to make them great. And above all, I want you to have fun. I’ll dedicate this fifth anniversary eve to you.

–end

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Chapter 2

-rehearsal room-

sinju: Oh, Saki-chan! Come on in. You're here to watch us rehearse right?

nekome: Welcome~

saki: Sorry for interrupting. So today is Team P’s rehearsal.

sinju: We’ll be performing ‘Only seek you’ from our second anniversary.

ginsei: Please take a seat, Princess.

saki: Thank you. Wait, you're here too Ginsei-san?

ginsei: Surprised? Today I’m with P since I helped them out during the second anniversary. It's almost nostalgic. I intend to level up the show even more from how it was back then, so look forward to it.

saki: Of course. Do your best!

nekome: Meaning that I who wasn’t here for the second anniversary am the understudy for the first half of this event.

saki: I see. Are you on break right now? Am I interrupting?

ginsei: We’re waiting for Rindou. He still hasn't arrived. He’s the centre after all.

maica: He’s late. Does anyone know where he could be?

menou: No idea~ Recently he’s been arriving late more often. It's unusual for Rindou.

maica: He took a lot of extra shifts in August. So if he's fatigued because of that then his priorities are backwards.

sinju: Yeah… Rindou’s diligent after all.

menou: Maybe he’s trying to distract himself with work. If not, maybe he just likes working… Could never be me.

sinju: You should take more floor shifts Menou. The guests would be happy to see you. You could take the same shifts as me.

menou: What? No way, don't wanna. You like working too don't you?

maica: Come on you two, quit chatting. Let's start the lesson.

ginsei: Nekome, could you sub in for Rindou? Even just standing there is fine.

nekome: Really? I’m pretty good at imitating Rindou though.

ginsei: You can keep thinking that, but there's no need to put it into practice.

nekome Aw~

-rindou appears-

rindou: Sorry I’m late, everyone.

sinju: Rindou! Are you ok?

rindou: Huh? I’m fine. Why, do I look sick?

sinju: Lately you've been working non-stop, so…

rindou: I’m ok, thanks for asking.

maica: Since Rindou is here now we can practice with the standard members. Get into your places, everyone.

saki: Are you sure you're ok, Rindou-san?

rindou: Yes. Thank you for your concern. I want you to enjoy our anniversary eve, so I’ll make sure to put on a great show.

–end

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Chapter 3

-starless lobby-

menou: Ah, Saki-chan, Welcome. Yay~ Thank you for coming.

zakuro: Welcome, welcome, to the little bird of destiny. I am nothing but grateful to see you here tonight. It may still be a little early but this door is always open to you on a starless night.

menou: Sinju put me on this shift, so I thought the store opening preparations were already done.

zakuro: So we’re here acting as guides to avoid our store opening responsibilities.

saki: Are you allowed to do that…?

lico: Hey, you two. Leave Saki alone. I’ll escort her in so get back to work.

menou: How tyrannical~ 

lico: I’ve already completed my other jobs. Come on, scram already.

menou: Tch.

lico: Let's go, Saki.

-starless restaurant area-

lico: Here’s your seat, my lady. And here is the menu. Ah, oops. I picked up a habit of saying ‘my lady’ cause of last month. 

Remember? My birthday was last month in August. I had to say it all the time during my butler service event. This month will be Kei and Kongou, so they'll be doting on you soon.

saki: I still wonder if it's ok that I’m the one being doted on whilst it's their birthdays.

lico: Right? I doubt those two mind though.

aogiri: Excuse me, but you're being called for over there, Lico.

lico: The heck? Can those two do anything without me? I’ve gotta go but I’ll see you later, Kotori-chan.

aogiri: Welcome, Saki-san. It's been… a while since I last saw you. I hope you're well.

saki: Thank you. Are you here to take my order?

aogiri: Of course. It’s just, before that could we talk for a bit?

saki: Talk…?

-flashback, starless hallway-

aogiri: Of course. It’s just, before that could we talk for a bit?

-present, starless restaurant area-

saki: (Huh? That's strange… I feel as though there was something that I needed to tell Aogiri-san…?)

aogiri: Is something the matter, Saki-san?

saki: No… It's nothing. How are the show preparations going?

aogiri: I’m managing as the understudy. If the random tune element were still at play I may have had trouble. I’ve been hearing stories of previous anniversaries from the others. They're all very interesting tales, so I wanted to ask if you had any too. I know that…

-flashback, starless hallway-

aogiri: I knew that the chances of you remembering would be very low but–

-present, starless restaurant area-

aogiri: But it would be helpful if you remembered. Don't worry, I’ll assist you.

saki: Um, aren't we going to the office?

aogiri: The office?

saki: (Huh? Wait, why did I say that?)

saki: Excuse me, I’m not sure why I said that, it just slipped out…

aogiri: No worries. If you’ve managed to remember a little then I’m glad. Now, where were we?

kei: I’ll take her order, Aogiri.

kokuyou: We're open now, Aogiri. Go and greet the other guests.

aogiri: Of course. Excuse me, Saki-san.

saki: Ah… Ok.

kokuyou: That guy’s hard to read. Though, I guess that goes for everyone here at Starless.

kei: You included. Sorry for the trouble. Saki. Are you ready for the show? As always, Starless has prepared it's very best just for you.

kokuyou: There you go with your cliche lines again. You're seriously too overprotective, you know that?

–end

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Chapter 4

-starless lobby-

haseyama: Hey there, young lady. How have you been? You're here to watch Team K’s dress rehearsal right? I’m going to watch too.

saki: Huh? Is that so?

haseyama: No need to look so surprised. C’mon let's go and watch from the balcony 

-starless restaurant area, balcony-

haseyama: Look at them go. It's so nice having employees that do their job without me getting involved. I’ve finally finished putting things back in place since being discharged from the hospital too.

saki: You were in the hospital for a long time.

haseyama: A lot happened while I was gone. Despite Yakou filling in for me there were still a lot of management related issues. The parent company helped in supporting that though. But now that everything is back in order, I can get serious.

First I’m going to get a whole load of information off Iwami. Despite us calling it a current and previous owner versus, there was no way I was going to lose after having run this place for five years. Anyways, I’m saying all this cause it involves you, young lady.

saki: It does?

haseyama: Of course. Why do you think I’ve kept this place open for five years?

saki: Um, I don't know.

haseyama: Oh I see~ That's right~ You have no idea why you're even being targeted, do you?

-flashback, break room-

kei: She is being targeted. Not even she herself is aware of why.

-present, balcony-

haseyama: Why Kei came here and why he’s acting like an idiot trying to protect you… You don't know the reason for any of it, right?

-flashback, restaurant area-

master: Kei came here in order to save Starless. Because that is connected to protecting you.

-present, balcony-

haseyama: Have you not thought about it at all, young lady? About what it is that you're involved in? Why it's you being targeted? Or what you're planning to do from here on out?

Of course you haven't, right? You look like a deer in headlights. You poor thing. How about I tell you why you're feeling so unsure. It’s because Kei and the others are all leaving you in the dark in order to use you.

-flashback, restaurant area-

kei: On the day that you met me, something out of the ordinary was sent to you, wasn't it?

saki: …That black envelope…?

kei: I knew that such a thing would be sent to you eventually. That is why I have come here to protect you.

-flashback to when saki fainted in the hallway-

kei: I told you, didn't I? I will always, always protect you. No matter what.

-present, balcony-

saki: But… Kei-san said that he was protecting me…

haseyama: Then, why won't he tell you the reason why? You should think about your own wellbeing more. When I see you like this, even I’m going to worry about you. I took a bullet for you, after all. Just consider what I’ve told you, I’m telling you this in good faith. Don't blindly trust Kei.

saki: ……….

-ran appears-

ran: Ah, there ya are! We were lookin’ for ya, Nee-chan!

kongou: I wanted to give you the trial menu planned for our fifth anniversary show… But excuse us, were you in the middle of something?

haseyama: Nope. Our conversation is over. Well, for now how about you just enjoy the festivities without thinking about it too hard, ok? Young lady.

-haseyama leaves-

ran: What’s wrong, you’re lookin’ pale. Did Haseyama do somethin’ to ya?

kongou: Are you ok? How about you rest in the back for a bit?

saki: Oh no, I’m fine… Sorry for making you worry.

kongou: But…

ran: I wanna say don't push yourself but keepin’ up appearances is important too. Let's go eat some of Kongou’s food! Ya can't fight on an empty stomach!

–end

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Chapter 5

-starless lobby-

yakou: Ah, Saki-san. Thanks for coming.

-gui appears-

saki: Uwah.

yakou: Hey what are you doing, Gui? Don't get so close to her so suddenly.

gui: What's wrong, Saki? You're unhappy.

yakou: Huh? Are you ok? Do you feel sick?

saki: N-no, nothing like that. I’m fine. Hello, Gui-san, Yakou-san.

gui: But–

hari: What are you two doing? Don't huddle together and go greet the guests–

hari: Oh, Saki-san. Welcome.

saki: Hello, Hari-san. You're all wearing your first anniversary outfits today.

hari: Yes, we're wearing them to greet everyone before the show.

yakou: Thanks to that we got to see you, please enjoy today's show.

gui: If you're feeling unwell though you shouldn't overdo it. Do you want to rest backstage?

hari: Are you feeling unwell, Saki-san?

saki: N-no. I already said that I’m not.

takami: Now now, don't pester our guest for an answer. You're crowding her. I’ll escort you to your seat, Saki. You guys greet the other guests. 

hari: My apologies. Please don't overdo it, Saki-san.

gui: Call me if you need anything. I’ll be right there.

yakou: You're going to be on the stage soon, Gui. You understand that right…?

-takami guides saki away-

takami: Sorry about that, Saki. Everyone was crowding around you.

saki: Ah no, it's fine. I’m sorry for holding everyone up.

takami: Would you like to go to your seat or rest backstage?

saki: Do I really look that unwell?

takami: Rather than looking unwell I’d say it looks as though you're worried about something. Despite it being our anniversary eve party, could it be that someone said something to you?

-flashback, balcony-

haseyama: Have you not thought about it at all, young lady? About what it is that you're involved in? Why it's you being targeted? Or what you're planning to do from here on out?

-present, lobby-

saki: ………

takami: You’re going to make me worry too. What is it that's made you so anxious? I’m good at spotting when people are hiding something, so there's no need to act as though you're fine in front of me.

saki: It's not like I’m trying to hide anything…

takami: It's ok, you don't need to force yourself to say anything. But, if you’d ever like to talk, I’m here.

saki: Um… Thank you.

takami: No need to thank me. I was just putting the offer out there. Also, Saki. We’re standing in the show restaurant Starless. I hope that today's show will be able to lift your spirits somewhat.

choice: I’ll enjoy myself / I hope so too

>I hope so too

saki: Lift my spirits… I hope so too.

saki: (I am worried but… For now I won't think about it.)

takami: I love that strength of yours. I’ll buy you a drink. I hope it'll help take your mind off things.

–end

other choice:

>I’ll enjoy myself

saki: Yeah. I’ll try to enjoy myself. 

saki: (I can’t stop worrying entirely but I’ll put that aside and enjoy the show.)

takami: That's the spirit. I’ll buy you a drink to make your experience even better.

–end

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Chapter 6

-flashback, balcony-

haseyama: Have you not thought about it at all, young lady? About what it is that you're involved in? Why it's you being targeted? Or what you're planning to do from here on out?

-flashback, lobby-

takami: You’re going to make me worry too. What is it that's made you so anxious?

-flashback, restaurant area-

kokuyou: That guy’s hard to read. Though, I guess that goes for everyone here at Starless.

-present, outside starless, night-

saki: (Theater Starless…)

kei hallucination: I told you, didn't I? That you should come to where I am.

-starless lobby-

kei hallucination: This store was made for you. In order to protect you.

hinata: Ah, Miss! Welcome to the second half of our anniversary eve performance~

mizuki: What’re you staring into space for? You're here to see B’s show right?

saki: Oh, Mizuki-san, Hinata-san…

mizuki: C’mon, I’ll lead you to the hall.

sotetsu: What are you saying? You're in your casual clothes, someone in uniform should escort her.

mizuki: Oh shut up, who cares about that? I’m escorting her.

hari: I don't think you should say it so forcefully.

sin: There is no need for the dead who serve the goddess to make such an uproar in front of her silence.

mizuki: I told you guys to shut up!!

sin: Mizuki, don't speak that way in front of the customers.

mizuki: Sure, whatever. Let's go, Hinata.

hinata: Ok~ See you later, Miss!

-mizuki and hinata leave-

hari: Those two sure are getting along well.

sotetsu: Mizuki must be happy to have a junior. Since he used to be the most childish of them all in B.

sin: …It is a little concerning though. The warning sirens for a storm always sound abruptly. Saki, allow me to escort you to your seat. Please enjoy today’s festivities.

-starless hallway-

lico: Hey Mizuki, why haven't you changed yet? Our show is starting soon so hurry up.

mizuki: Tch, I know that already, no need to tell me.

hinata: Woah, Lico and Heath are in their third anniversary costumes! You look so cool!

heath: Thanks.

lico: You're the understudy but have you learnt the choreo like we told you to?

hinata: Uhh, I remember most of it! I wanted to have a role too, y'know. I want to stand on B’s stage with you all.

mizuki: You made your debut in the training course. Having to debut with P is the worst. B’s members should be part of B’s stage. Don't you guys agree?

heath: Are you saying you want to promote Hinata from understudy?

lico: I don't wanna do a team ranking battle.

mizuki: I’m not talking about changing our positions. I’m just saying there must be a better way to do this.

hinata: There’s five standard members but six people in the team. So no matter what we do there’ll always be an extra person.

mizuki: See that's the issue. There being only five standard members is the problem. So why don't we just perform as a group of six?

lico: No way that's happening. Quit saying the first thing that pops into your head. Like how you randomly decided to change the ending of our June Bride performance. Seriously, cut it out.

heath: I’m against the idea too. I don’t create for a formation like that. I can’t.

lico: Just go and get ready, Mizuki. We’ll be heading to the stage wings ahead of you.

-lico and heath leave-

mizuki: The heck, listen to me when I’m speaking! All I said was that I wanna perform with everyone. Assholes, they should listen to what their leader has to say.

–end

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Chapter 7

-starless lobby-

kei hallucination: Welcome to the theatre restaurant ‘Starless’ . I am ecstatic to have the honour of welcoming you. This store was made for you. In order to protect you.

saki: (That's what Kei-san said when I first came here… I wonder what he meant by that?)

ran: Lucky~ ♪ I found Nee-chan all by herself. I’ll escort you to ya seat!

kei: Too bad, but she is not alone. Appears you were one step too slow.

saki: Uwah, Kei-san! I didn't realise you were here.

kei: It looked as though you were deep in thought. So I was making sure no one unnecessarily bothered you.

ran: Ya not talkin’ about me right? So then who do ya mean?

kei: Haseyama is acting like he's fixed everything. Stay away from the office today.

ran: Oh ok, got it. Then it's fine for me to take her today, right?

kei: ………

ran: Don't look at me like that! If ya want me to go back to cleanin’ just say it.

-kei steps close-

kei: I wanted to protect your mind, however it appears I cannot do so anymore. —Please excuse me.

-kei leaves-

saki: I don't know what that means, and that's exactly what I’m hung up on here…

ran: Hey now, don't sweat the details Nee-chan. All ya gotta do today is enjoy the show. Mokuren seems to be really fired up.

-backstage-

aogiri: Good work, Mokuren, Qu. I brought towels.

qu: Thanks. Were you watching from here?

aogiri: Witnessing a performance from before I joined is a valuable experience. Team C has had a new show every two months, so it's been fulfilling.

qu: That's true, ever since ‘Drowning Butterfly’ and ‘VAPORISE’...

aogiri: ‘Stillness of the Night’ at the end of last year and then ‘Daydream’ in February. And if we count just you and Mokuren, then there was the white day performance too.

qu: In April we had our easter show based on the Mother Goose nursery rhyme. And then our bridal show ‘Blanche’. It really has been a show every two-ish months. We’ve been going at a fast pace. 

mokuren: We hadn't had many shows before all that though. And we don't know how things will be from now on. We won't know until the show schedule is up.

aogiri: Who decides the schedule?

mokuren: …Kei, I suppose.

mokuren: ……..

qu: What's wrong, Mokuren?

mokuren: Nothing. I was just thinking about what's going to happen once our fifth anniversary show is over.

–end

-

Chapter 8

-starless lobby-

iwami: What's this? You haven't been escorted in yet? I wonder if it's because the store’s busy today.

saki: Are you here to watch today's show as well, Iwami-san?

iwami: I guess so. I have some time to kill before I’m supposed to be somewhere. I have to meet with Haseyama. Gotta pay the price for losing the owner’s versus. I lost, remember? That's what it's about.

-flashback, starless office-

iwami: Say, let's make a bet. If you win, I’ll give you the information that you're looking for.

-present, lobby-

iwami: If only I'd won. I’m sure the situation surrounding you would be different if that had been the case.

saki: What do you mean by that? 

iwami: What do you think that your position here at Starless is? You haven't given it any thought, have you? The reason that you're regarded as such a special guest. 

Don't you find it strange at all that you were targeted by Starless? If you don't learn what the black cards are, you'll remain in the dark about all of this forever, little lady.

saki: I was targeted by Starless…? What on earth do you mean by that?

iwami: The more cards there are to choose from, the better. That's what I mean.

-taiga appears-

taiga: Alright alright, coming through. Sorry for the wait, I’ll be your escort for the day.

maica: Sorry, Saki.

iwami: You should be. I don't think you should be making your customers wait this long.

maica (annoyed): ……….

maica: My apologies, dear guest. Would you allow me to guide this customer to her seat first?

iwami: Sure. There's still time before the show and I’m good at waiting. 

maica: I’ll leave it to you, Taiga.

taiga: What about you?

maica: I’ll join you in a sec.

saki: I’m ok with staying here for now. Iwami-san arrived earlier than me after all…

taiga: That doesn't matter though, right? He even said so himself that he doesn't mind. Let’s go, I’ll take you to your seat.

saki: Excuse me, Iwami-san. Thank you.

-taiga and saki leave-

maica: Could you quit disturbing us? I thought I told you this already.

iwami: Yeah, you looked as though you would punch me. I’m not so sure about that.

maica: …Sigh. I seriously don't know what to make of you. It's like you're only trying to appear to be the villain. I guess that does suit Starless.

iwami: It was originally my store after all.

maica: Not anymore. This new and improved Starless has been running for five years.

nekome: So you're saying Kou-san is a stranger now? You should be a little bit more gentle with your words, Maica.

iwami: Nekome.

nekome: I don't know what it is that you're planning to do next, but try not to rain on our fifth anniversary parade, ok~?

iwami: You really have no faith in me at all. Well whatever, I’m merely here to watch the show.

nekome: Ahaha, faith, huh? Kou-san says such funny things doesn't he? Maica.

maica: If you ask me you're both just as shady as each other.

–end

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Chapter 9

-flashback, lobby-

iwami: What do you think that your position here at Starless is? You haven't given it any thought, have you? The reason that you're regarded as such a special guest. 

Don't you find it strange at all that you were targeted by Starless?

-present, starless restaurant area-

saki: (What Iwami-san said to me… Just what did he mean by that?)

ginsei: Welcome, Princess. Thanks for coming to our fifth anniversary eve party.

sinju: Isn't it crazy that five years have already passed since Starless’ renewal?

saki: Yes, it's amazing. Congratulations.

ginsei: We're here today thanks to you.

sinju: Yeah, you've watched over us this whole time as our special guest.

saki: (‘Special’...)

saki: I guess I am, huh.

ginsei: As in being our special guest? Does it not seem that way to you?

saki: No, it's not that. Everyone does treat me very kindly.

ginsei: At first, I treated you as such because that's how Kei introduced you. However nowadays, that's not the only reason. When you’re here, I feel as though I can give it my all.

sinju: Yeah. Seeing you smiling makes me happy. It makes me want to see you everyday. It really encourages me. I’m sorry for making you listen to my rambling all the time though.

ginsei: True. We’re not relying on you too much are we, Princess? I’m here to stand on Starless’ stage because I decided to do that myself.

sinju: We’ve gotta get it together and motivate ourselves more. Otherwise we’ll look lame, huh?

saki: You're both already doing so well!

sinju: If I can put on a show that resonates with your heart then I’ll be content. I feel as though I’m here at Starless for that reason.

ginsei: Please enjoy the show, Princess. I’ll give it my all.

-black screen-

saki: (All of the cast members are doing their best here at Starless for their own reasons. While I’m…)

-time pass, locker rooms-

yoshino: Good work out there. You were really fired up today.

ginsei: That's because I spoke with Saki-san before the show. I wanted her to enjoy it. She really is special to us, isn't she? She's always watching over us.

yoshino: Our special guest… Yeah, I suppose so. We always end up dragging her into our messes.

ginsei: Do you remember when Kei said that she would save Starless?

yoshino: I remember. He’s said that since the start. It is true that I feel as though Saki-san being here has saved me many times. But, I also feel as though she's more than just a special guest.

Without knowing why, she's always getting involved in strange incidents. Like she's trying to navigate through the sea at night all by herself. Without any stars in the sky or a lighthouse to guide her.

ginsei: If there's anything we can do to help her, we have to.

yoshino: Of course, I plan to do the same. Since I’ve already been saved by her.

–end

-

Chapter 10

-starless restaurant area-

unei: Today’s show has ended. Thank you very much for watching. To wrap up the event, the team leaders will leave you with a message.

-stage-

rindou: Thank you for coming to see us again today. Next will be our fifth anniversary show. It will be packed full of our gratitude.

mokuren: We will put on a show that surpasses ‘the best’. Keep watching us.

kei: This will not be a mere culmination of the past five years, but instead a new beginning. I promise you that.

mizuki: Let’s put on the best freakin’ show ever together!

kokuyou: Enjoy the real party. When we meet again it’ll be with an all new show.

-applause-

kei: ……

saki: (Ah… I think our eyes just met.)

saki: ……

-time pass, outside starless, night-

saki: Theater Starless, huh…

kei: Is something the matter, Saki? Is there something wrong with the storefront?

saki: Oh, no… I was just looking at the signboard.

kei: …Ok.

flashback kei: This store was made for you. In order to protect you.

saki: (Just what did he mean by it being made for me?)

-street, night-

saki: ……..

kei: Saki. Something is on your mind, isn't it?

-flashback, balcony-

haseyama: Have you not thought about it at all, young lady? About what it is that you're involved in? Why it's you being targeted? Or what you're planning to do from here on out?

–It’s because Kei and the others are all leaving you in the dark in order to use you.

-flashback, lobby-

iwami: If you don't learn what the black cards are, you'll remain in the dark about all of this forever, little lady.

-present, street, night-

saki: If I tell you what it is, will you give me an answer?

kei: Meaning that I am the cause of your worries?

-flashback, restaurant area-

kei: On the day that you met me, something out of the ordinary was sent to you, wasn't it?

saki: …That black envelope…?

kei: I knew that such a thing would be sent to you eventually. That is why I have come here to protect you.

-present-

saki: I want to know, Kei-san. What is a black card? Why am I being targeted and why am I treated so special at Starless?

kei: Saki… All I am able to do right now is apologise for not being able to give you a proper answer. What the black cards are… I cannot answer that now. Though I wish I were able to answer all of your questions and lift the worry that burdens your heart.

saki: Why not? Why won't you tell me? Am I involved in something!? If so then, why me…!

kei: Saki, please calm down.

-kei reaches for her but she slaps his hand away-

saki: Ah, I’m sorry… I did that without thinking…

kei: Once doubt has emerged in your heart, it makes you want to reject me– Doesn't it?

saki: If you’d just tell me then…

kei: I cannot. I do not believe that telling you is the best course of action.

saki: Why is that the only thing you can say?

kei: I do not want to lie to you.

-outside train station, night-

kei: I want to protect you. That alone is the truth. And… I am aware that I cannot keep hiding the truth from you forever. For now, I cannot say any more than this.

saki: ‘For now’. Meaning that if I keep visiting Starless, I’ll work it out one day?

kei: …I am aware that I cannot keep hiding the truth from you forever. As I am, I do not have the right to stay by your side.

–end

[steamworksfairy]

Random Headcanons For The Arcobaleno

As we all know the Arcobaleno are the best in their respective fields. However, I like to consider what random thing(s) they could be good at that isn't necessarily related to their field of work.

Fon- I wana say he can gamble really well as I think it'd be funny. Just imagine how upset Viper would be if they ever found out the guy who hounded them for being too greedy was just randomly really good at gambling! 🤣

Reborn- It might be considered unoriginal, but I feel like he'd be good at something like an instrument. Mostly, the violin, trumpet, or else cello. He just gives off those vibes.

Verde- He can dance! Like really well, actually. I mostly see him doing things like ballet, ballroom dancing, the waltz, tango, and the samba. Maybe hiphoo as well-Look. He can just dance, okay?! It's not really evidence, but I think this headcanon of mine has a smidge of credence as he did that cute little dance in that one anime episode. It was filler but still-

Bonus- 20yl both Verde and Mukuro will dance the samba together. Or maybe it's 10yl and Verde has figured out how to reage himself and his fellow Arco to their precurse ages? Both are separate aus I guess

Lal- Nails. I can't even explain why or how I arrived at this. I just think she is really good at painting nails and doing nail art. She doesn't really get to show off her skills often (her nails get ruined too easily at her job), but when she does, it's always mind-blowing. She's painted things like sakura, koi, dragons, etc. on Fon's nails dozens of times. Skull is always begging her to give him some wicked punk style acrylics with studs and the likes. And Reborn? He's a simple man who just wants a clear coat and a French tip. Viper doesn't often ask (they can just mist some stellar nails into existence), but when they do, they usually tell Lal to surprise them. Colonnello only asks for fun/to spend some relaxing quality time with his fiancee, and he always asks for something blue. She's done simple plain blue nails, ombre, marble, and more on 'Nello in the past. It always gets chipped by the next day, but neither really care all that much. For them it was about spending time together. Verde...idk I don't think Lal's ever done his nails. Not because he wouldn't want her to, but just neither have asked. Perhaps they are too shy? *shrugs*

Colonnello- The dude can sing! He mostly does it in the shower. Sometimes, there will be a few Arco pressed against the bathroom door listening to him as he belts some rock song from the 80s. He can totally hit those Areosmith notes!!!

Viper- I feel like Viper could do stuff like knit, crochet, sew, embroidery, and even beading. They feel crafty like that, and you better believe they are skilled!!! They have an old cloak from their childhood just full of gorgeous embroidery. They also buy yarn at discounted prices when there's a sale so they can make people hand knited and crocheted items. A lot of the times, the Arco and Varia will go to them to patch up holes in their clothes. There is always a price! But it's worth it to see Viper's embroidery work. That's just how they patch up holes more times than not.

Skull- Idk, my ideas are pretty basic with Skull right now. He's good at makeup, cooking/baking, and he definitely has a good fashion sense that he never gets to show off often due to always wearing his leather jumpsuit.

[indigos-shits-and-giggles]

So, lately I've been thinking about what Fears would focus on the Stan twins, that being Stanford and Stanley Pines, if they ended up in the universe of the Magnus Archives. This really interests me because number one, my brainrot about the Gravity Falls / The Magnus Archives crossover AU has not ceased, and number two, it's just a really fun thought exercise. Well, I think I've come to a few conclusions that honestly kind of fit in my mind, that Grunkle Ford would be an avatar of the Spiral, marked by the Eye, and Grunkle Stan would be an avatar of the Stranger.

First, I think I should explain why Stanford's an avatar of the Spiral and not the eye. While I think him being an Eye avatar does also fit, I'm honestly not inclined to go for that because firstly, it'd overlap with Dipper being an avatar of the Eye, and secondly being an avatar of the Spiral fits in a much more intriguing way. See, during Stanford's time researching paranormal phenomena in Gravity Falls, he has been deceived, and deceived others. He's deceived by Bill Cipher, who he honestly thought was his friend, his muse, only to learn that Bill didn't have his best interests at heart, and he's deceived Fiddleford, lying to his friend about what the portal was going to do, and where he was getting all this information in the first place. I mean, obviously, "I'm friends with a yellow Dorito demon and that's why we're building the portal," isn't something you can tell just about anyone. So, Fiddleford is left mostly in the dark, until that fateful day where he ends up falling into the portal and glimpsing the horrors that lie on the other side.

Then, Fiddleford leaves, declaring the project to be far too dangerous, and all Stanford is left with is the firm belief that he can't trust anyone. He couldn't trust Bill, who nearly led him to destroying the world, and he couldn't trust Fiddleford, who abandoned him and the project they'd spent years working on together. However, he'd also inadvertently lied to Fiddleford in the process, both about how he'd gotten the idea for the portal, and why it was supposed to be built in the first place (though that was mostly Bill's fault). And that deception, those lies that had cursed the whole project to begin with, makes the exact kind of paranoia the Spiral would love to prey on.

Of course, we can't forget about good ol' Stanley Pines, who spent literal decades lying about his identity, living in Ford's house, using Ford's name, and even, to an extent, wearing Ford's face. You can probably see where I'm going with this, right? Yeah, Stan Pines is an avatar of the Stranger. 'Nuff said. After all, he's certainly had practice pretending to be someone he wasn't, so he'd fit right in with the Not-Them! Some might say he's... Not-Stan?

...yeah, that's was barely even a joke, let alone a good one. I'll see myself out.

BUT NOT BEFORE I WRITE A GOOD CONCLUSION TO THIS RAMBLE!!!

In the end, Stanley and Stanford Pines are both two sides of the same coin, similar to how the Fears that claim them bleed into each-other. After all, you can't truly separate the fear of being deceived from the fear of things that are almost the people you know, but not. Just like how you can never really separate the Stan Pines twins.

[mute-call]

i’ve been bullied by a non-rp friend into checking out more object head stuff but the only way I’m doing that here is if it’s in an animatronic AU so. thats what I’m going to do !

his name is finally phone guy in this 💞 about time! /lh

he’s basically an information center but ✨interactive✨ and ✨fun✨! his design is meant both to be kid-friendly and to show adults that he’s geared for them too

especially in stuff set early on (like fnaf 2 etc) I imagine he only has a set range of pre-recorded responses

you have to actually dial them up ( “If you’re wondering how to book a party, please press ‘1’! If you want to file a missing person’s report, please press ‘2’.” type stuff )

he has a gimmick where he’ll start ringing sometimes when he’s around kids, and if they answer they have a random chance of getting either a “fazbear fun fact” or winning faztokens. he & candy cadet make quite the team /lh

in security breach, he’s much more dynamic & “lifelike,” capable of fielding a range of questions & coming up with unique dialogue for different interactions.

but watch out! any suspicious inquiries WILL be flagged and sent along to management ☺️

to separate this from my ghost aus I think he’s typically NOT going to be haunted. just a robot! :]

bc of this, he’s usually pretty nonhostile. he also talks a LOT though, so be mindful of noise levels if he’s hanging out with you during a night shift (ucn style)

the only times he might be more hostile are if he’s been reprogrammed or potentially virused up. even then, considering that he has a pretty slight frame with a big clunky head, he’s among the least dangerous of any of the animatronics.

I think in terms of personality, he tends to be very cheery and eager to help :)

finally, just bc i think it'd be an interesting difference bw him & normal steven, i think he might know exactly what happened to the kids (but not understand it). in early games, he can't conceptualize death, and anything he knows in SB would be restricted info that he knows but cant really communicate.

[shooks-stupid-stuff]

one thing that's been bothering me for a few years now is how i basically have 2 types of ocs: ones that are pretty much entirely original, and ones that are very obviously inspired by media i like. it's that second category that's been bothering me, and i just... feel the need to finally put it into words.

it's no secret that i'm incredibly passionate about the media and characters i like, especially if you're someone that knows me closely and/or talks to me a lot. so sometimes when making ocs i just go 'ooh i should make one that's like this character i like', and i think that's normal. characters people like often have traits they find to be interesting, and those traits can easily be spun in many different ways.

however, there are quite a good chunk of my ocs that i think are a bit too... derivative. and i have no clue how to make them not feel that way, both because me and my friends who i do oc stuff with all already know what the inspirations were and because i feel way too attached to make any major changes.

it kinda started as a joke. a few years back when i was in an active rp community (a story for another time (never)), and thought 'hey it'd be funny if i made some ocs that were just bootleg touhou characters since all my friends know im obsessed with the series lol' (this was technically not the first time i had done something like this, but the previous characters had very rapidly separated themselves from their inspirations in all but general appearance and/or color scheme). and so i did. and it was great, i had a lot of fun taking them and spinning them in a different direction, trying to subvert the mold i had made them from.

however. i quickly began to feel just... really conflicted about these characters. i REALLY liked them, and i still do, i think some of them are some of my most fun characters, but... can i really call them my characters when they're so heavily inspired by something else? even if they're different enough, it didn't matter. you could still tell (or i could, at least). and i couldn't bring myself to massively change anything about them because... they were already cemented into my mind. it felt wrong.

even now, having redesigned basically all the characters i have that fit into this category at least once i just... can't help but feel conflicted about most of them. and i kind of can't escape doing this, even with new ocs (example: i recently made a character based off of a japanese mythological figure, and all i could think about when designing them was the touhou character also based off of that mythological figure... and it definitely shaped the design a lot).

i... don't know what point im trying to make here. or if this is even coherent, or something i should be all too concerned about at all, or something other people have even noticed.

i guess what im trying to say is i was gonna post some redesigns ive been working on for like two weeks but im kinda too scared to because i feel like all the characters are very obviously derivative and it's making me feel really... well, conflicted.

oh, and quick clarification because this just occurred to me as i was about to hit post: this has nothing to do with the thing i was doing around mid last year where i was making actual bootleg touhou/len'en characters. that's for something else, and those are supposed to be very obvious spoofs and are not actual ocs. i am still working on those i prommy, ill get around to the few in my ask box/commented on that post eventually.

[scribblyshipping]

What if i made you answer all the sf ask game questions bcuz i wanna know all the answers

I love when you ask me to answer every question because it gives me a side project to do for the day :]

Putting it under the cut because it's insanely long.

1. favorite character?

You just can't make me pick like that! (Pim)

2. favorite ship?

Chimbly Charpim :]

3. favorite episode?

Pim Finally Turns Green! Its an episode where nothing really bad happens to Pim, and everyone has a good time pretty much. Its surprisingly feel-good in its down Smiling Friends way.

Didn't really like that Zoey was there though. L.

4. pim or charlie?

Seriously this time you can't make me pick either of them. I like them both!

5. allan or glep?

Same as the last one. Sorry chat.

6. favorite one-off character?

I have a few: Bill, Fillmore, Gwimbly, Grim & Gnarly (do not separate), "Tanning Salon Guy" (I call him Homer), and Homunculus.

7. which of the three "fifth smiling friends" is your favorite - smormu, jombo or tyler?

Smormu of course. My buddys dating that guy

8. do you have a character you think is underrated?

Eh? I don't really know... I suppose I'd like to see more of some of the side characters like Amy. I wanna know more abt the main 4's lives outside of work. But I doubt we'd get anything serious like that.

9. have you watched any other shows created by zach or michael? (hellbenders, YOLO, koala man, etc.)

Nah. I'm not too interested in it either.

10. who's your favorite guest star actor?

Nostalgia Critic was crazy I literally started yelling when I saw him ESPECIALLY because Zach has made fun of him so much.

11. how did you first find out about smiling friends?

I think through memes, but I started watching it when some of my friends started posting abt it more during season 2.

12. do you own any merch, official or fanmade?

No but I wish I did!!!!

13. have you created your own merch (shirts, keychains, stickers etc.)?

No... It'd be cool to but I don't really know how.

14. favorite fanfic?

I'm gonna tell you a secret.... I haven't read a single fanfic. Because I'm scared.

Actually thats a lie I read one but it was selfship (you know)

But I don't really want to read many fanfics until my hyperfix dies down because I tried and I kept getting too emotional. Plus I just don't want to read mischaracterization or angst. And both are pretty common.

15. do you write any fanfic yourself?

Yeah, but nothing too finished to post.

16. do you have any OCs?

A few...

17. do you have any vocal stims from the show?

A lot but heres some I can remember:

HELLO MY BABIES!!! HELLO DADDY PIM HELLO DADDY PIM HELLO

STOOOPPPPP FIGHTINGGGGG

[allan voice] what the fuuck?

Pim's picking up twigs song :]]]

Guess I'm oogily goo!

EPIIIIIC!

Doodoo feces

18. what would be your dream smiling friends episode?

A new character named Scribbly is introduced and becomes the girlfriend of Charlie and Pim. In the process, Charlie and Pim come to the realization that they're in love with each other as well. They become a polycule, and Scribbly becomes a semi-reoccurring character.

19. which of the smiling friends would you want to hang out with?

I wouldn't really mind hanging out with any of them! But uhh ranked it'd be Pim > Charlie > Allan > Glep

20. do you own the season 1 DVD/blu-ray?

No, but I wish I did! Even if I don't have anything I can watch it on :[

I'd like to find an upload where the audio is synced to the episodes but it's proving difficult.

21. what's your favorite adult cartoon aside from smiling friends?

Gonna list out all the ones I can think of!:

The Amazing Digital Circus, Futurama, & Tuca and Bertie

Original Ask Game

[sparklingchim]

told you i had a darly sixth sense! read the chapter and scanned the asks so i have a couple of thoughts!

first of all ylm jk you frustrate me so!!! he so effortlessly shows how much he loves oc and how attentive he is and can be, so i'm sure he's realized that she's not so fulfilled nowadays with how their relationship is going but he's just choosing to ignore it for now. my brother in christ grow a pair!! love's starting to not be enough!! and you've got a baddie at your side who's slowly but surely growing tired......

i know we barely know our mc so i guess opinions on her might be a bit mixed rn but i'm definitely on her defending squad and i didn't appreciate that some of you weren't putting respect on her name.... like yeah we all see how privileged she is and that "she knew what she was getting into" but that's the point, he clearly once knew how to handle everything but now he is not as careful with striking a work-life balance and she is entitled to be upset about this relationship becoming something she did not sign up for, he set expectations up and i don't think we can blame her for being disappointed (oooh darly isn't it fun how your work generates discourse!)

i just had a silly little thought/an au for this story that since yk pregnancy/motherhood is a topic here and this last chapter was so focused on how easy it is for oc to be with yumi so maybe they separate but she's pregnant (obviously in this scenario both of them are in agreement in terms of keeping the baby no matter the circumstances)..... it'd be so interesting to see how they would navigate their separation, since it would be a kind of death occurring at the same time as a birth. i don't know, just something that came across my mind!

i think all that's left are some questions i have! i'm sure you've said it before but i just can't remember: will they only be separating or actually going through with a divorce? aaaand two parts??? we're in for a ride! will it be pre and post separation or is it still all going down in part one? (maybe you can't answer any of these and that's totally fine!)

anyways, my heart becomes achey with these two no matter how sweet some parts may be so i think we'd all do good with ego season next, if that floats your boat (as always, no pressure at all, managing one story is already hard, your pace deserves our respect and whatever you prefer to work our appreciation)

it's always lovely reading you, sorry for the essay i just dropped in your inbox; lots of love,

bloom 💐

omg everyone shush miss bloom is here !!!!!

ur so right ! he knows her so well and notices everything abt her, there's actually no way he hasn't noticed oc's unhappiness </3

(oooh darly isn't it fun how your work generates discourse!)

i actually blushed like a little girl !!! 😭 it's always pretty unexpected, but it's so fun seeing people share their thoughts and read all of them, especially ones i don't rlly agree with !!

ur little au idea !! v intriguing bestie 🫢 "it would be a kind of death occurring at the same time as birth" oh bloom, i love ur mind so much <3 i love the idea <3

to ur questions, they will actually go through with a divorce 🫢 </3 and yes, there'll be multiple parts !! three in total !! the second part is post break up !! right after they separate !

teehee the way u also sensed that ego season would be next ?🤭 i'll try my best to post the next chapter for that soon <33

i love u n missed u so much bloom!! n don't apologise !! i loved reading every single word u wrote 🫂 thank u so much for taking ur time to write all that down <3 mwahh mwahhh 😙

[skloomdumpster]

Youtuber voice: make a gifset with me :)

alright folks, welcome to another episode of Jo talking to the void. Gonna try and do a "follow my process" thing.

It's very- VERY long and image heavy. Under the cut and feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions/want me to elaborate on anything.

Part 1: Grab at any idea that sparks joy. Anything. Today mine is the word "horror", so we'll try and do a horror set.

Part 2: Scene analysis and reference hunting. I'll open a new folder on my pc named "Horror gifset" and dump there all the FTWS scenes I already have and that I think could be fun. Open pinterest and behance and type "horror", see if anything sparks an idea.

This takes me roughly 20 mins, here's what I have:

I try to take a step back and see what is it about these designs that attracted me. Clearly the red & black contrast, Bloom and I actually just like the "police line" because of the amount of storytelling it brings by doing basically nothing. (Don't be fooled, I saved many many pics before narrowing it down)

Part 3: To me this is the hardest one. I want to have a small storyline in my gifset, so time to think of it. I open a notes document and just start typing whatever comes to mind, trying to keep the mood of the previous images.

Here's what I landed on. It's not much, but I can now start the fun part of structuring the gifset.

Part 4: I've really been into layout lately, so now's the time to do math.

The first panel I knew I wanted to have the text centered in the middle and surrounded by the mini-gifs. Here are the two layouts I thought of. I decided to go with the second one because it's more interesting, but I already knew I'd tweak a lot, to resemble an actual police line, etc.

I separated all of the scenes from 2x06. Both when Bloom is arrested and when she's released, considering I could use them in reverse.

When making layouts the only things to keep in mind is that the dashboard optimal width is 540 px and that the space in between every piece of "frame" you put within a gif is 2px. So let's say I was going with the square layout 1. It's 540 px width, BUT I can't just divide 540/3 and make that the size of my layout, because I need to account for the space in between the squares too. So the math is actually 540 - 4 (because I have three columns - two gaps)/3 = 178 px. All the squares in that image are 178 x 178.

On Scene grabbing: I do everything I can to use footage that's high quality. This is the easiest way for your gifs to come out pretty, avoid anything lower than 1080. Especially if you're grabbing a scene that'll need loads of adjustments like a night scene or a period piece with too much yellow, grab even higher quality than 1080.

When I work with Redeeming Love's footage, I work with 4k quality, because I know I'm about to destroy the quality by adjusting it.

I mean look at the amount of yellow.

I t*rrent all my scenes in MKV, then use Avidmux to chop the entire movie/show into smaller sized scenes and convert it into mp4.

Part 5: Back to the set. Once I have the basic layout, I pull in my scenes and check if they make sense. One big tip is to stop thinking of scenes as what you watched, but as what you're seeing.

Scenes meaning are very easily altered by whatever context they're put in. Look for scenes in unexpected places (the romantic scene can absolutely be horror footage) and reverse the order or add in effects to alter their meaning.

Each one of these gifs had it's own peculiarities. So to break it down:

Gif 1: I colored it to bring out the black and added the blue because I knew I wanted to use overwhelming red later and this would pop-out. Shaded the white streaks so they'd appear more like police lines and colored them using a gradient just so it'd be more interesting. I didn't like how Bloom's upper part lined up with the cuffs, so I inverted it and brought out the red

Gif 2: First off, I scavenged my memory to try and find a scene where a character appears with white eyes like Bloom's. This poor fella is from The Covenant (2005). I color matched both Bloom's and his scenes so the green was neutralized and we had more blue and red. Then finally I added the phone where the actual storyline I wrote back up starts to unfold.

Gif 3.1: First off, this gif is 540 width, but not 540 px tall. It's actually 400 px tall, which is a good tip: You don't have to stick to one format when giffing. Sometimes a layout or scene simply won't work in a tall format and that's fine.

For this first part all I did was color Bloom, slap the all red color map and the text. Then I realized I didn't like her swimsuit under blending, so I went back and specifically desaturated the red in the starting layer and made it dark, so it'd show up black. The "20 years" are subtle, but in my head it'd be what the characters are hearing in their nightmare, so it's just a faint whisper in the corner.

Gif 3.2: I colored all scenes to match each other. Sky's was the darkest one, so I knew I'd try and match to his because then I wouldn't have to destroy the quality of his footage to match the others. Musa's scenes was tricky because in the actual scene she's waking up slowly and happy. I chose to speed it up and start the gif already in her movement, so you don't realize she's actually very relaxed in the scene.

Gif 4: I started by coloring Bloom and Riven's footage, reducing the yellow and bringing out the blue and red in both. As you can see there's still a candle behind Riven, that makes it hard to see his face, so what I did was add a black shape under (or you could paint a layer in PS) with black and just blur the edges, so his footage would actually show. Finally there was that big empty spot in the upper left, so I added a note and used it to wrap up the story of the set.

There are two layers of text, both set to multiply: one is the actual text, the second one is in a brighter red and blurred in one direction, so it looks like the text got smeared in a rush. Added the blood and ta-da! We're done.

Exporting:

If you're exporting from After Effects, I've found exporting in MOV works better than trying to export in mp4, since it doesn't compress the file. You'll notice I'm using the format "apple ProRes 444", that's simply because this format keeps the alpha channel (transparent). While I didn't need it in this set, it's an habit.

Once I export from after effects, we're importing in Photoshop.

I import by going File > Import > Video Frame to Layers. Then you select your file and you should have this:

Hit OK.

If you don't have the timeline here, simply go in "Window > Timeline"

You'll end up with something like this. Now here's the most boring part of giffing, but don't give up now!

Go on the 3 lines on the bottom right of the timeline (=) and click on "select all frames". Once they're all selected, click the little down arrow under the little thumbnails to change the timing. I change mine from 0.04 to 0.05

Then I select all my LAYERS (not frames), put them inside a group. And click:

On this little piled up icon to transform into the video timeline. This is so we can sharpen our gifs.

Right Click on top of the group on the layers panel and select "convert to smart object". Then in the upper bar, click Filter > Sharpen> Smart Sharpen and use these settings:

This is what makes gifs look clear and crispy.

FINALLY we're saving. You can do it manually, like a peasant, by going on file > export > save for web (legacy). Or you can play keyboard piano and hit alt+shift+ctrl+s.

These are my export settings.

Things to keep in mind:

"Diffusion" is just one of the types of exporting you can do. TWEAK THIS for every gif. Sometimes very detailed gifs will look better with Pattern. Very colorful ones with Diffusion. It varies a lot.

"Adaptive" is just another way the pixels are laid out. I don't actually see much difference here, but I always tweak on all settings, just to make sure I'm getting the best quality by the smaller size.

On the bottom left you'll see your size. Mine is currently 6.82M. All you have to know is that Tumblr won't allow any gif bigger than 9.8M.

Looping Options: make sure it's in forever, otherwise your gifs won't play.

And then... finally, hit save.

....

Now rinse repeat and do this for 200 other gifsets, because it's a totally fun hobby to have!

[tendebill]

What would happen if you threw eveyone of your ocs in a room together?

Im just askin for... research... purposes...

Lets go with that.

[oc]

ok i have some silly and light-hearted ideas for this actually xddd

(also im limiting this to main ocs or ocs i consider to be important or fun enough for the purposes of this)

if not for the way the entirety of the main plot plays out, i think Maffi and Huen might've gotten along. if this was in a vaccuum and not in any particular spot in the story, i think Maffi and Huen (and maybe even Seph who knows) would be in a corner just fucking talking about politics and philosophy and shit.

Ellie and Bitzy would probably be making friendship bracelets, or talking about comics or any sort of pop-culture interests that they share. probably would recommend fanartists and fanfics to each other too. a few people would try to join them, but they either dont understand the popculture of their worlds (which is very similar, if not the same) or dont care enought about it. theyre mostly left to their own devices. overtaken by the 'tism.

Angelica would probably be telling stories of her time as a treasure/artifact hunter and an actual godslayer. if Hinata's there with Bitzy, they would probably catch up and tell the stories together, since Hinata went on a lot of adventures with Angelica when they were younger.

David would be very... put off by Huen's mere presence. even if all of the plot didn't happen and this whole "get-together" wasn't canon, i think Huen's aura would just scare David shitless. you could even say he dislikes her on the basis of bad vibes alone. which is mutual, considering Huen HATES when someone is taller than her, and David's got a solid 10cm on her. yea, he avoids her like the plague and she does not mind (maybe intentionally sends him threatening looks across the room). actually i think almost everyone would avoid Huen to the best of their ability.

maybe Dots would hang out with David a bit? they have a sort of reluctant friendship in the later stages of the story. she feels pity for him, despite his own actions being the main reason why he suffers, so she helps him a bit when no one else is there to put up with him anymore (i might elaborate on that in another post, cuz i think its interesting lol). oh, i like to think she'd share her recipies with him? he can't cook, but he'd like to learn and she has a whole backlog of healthy meals to share :3 also she definitely recommends him some cool self-care products. also i think they share a love of home makeover shows (tho David wouldn't admit it). just wait until Ellie introduces them to the sims.

if TomJulCent are there... i have a headcanon that Thomas and Seph get along really well. in general i think Thomas Julia and Vince would like Sephoras and vice versa. Tom would drag Seph away from the debate going on in the corner and they'd get up to some tomfoolery (more or less legal, depending on the mood) or just talk and joke with each other.

Oh, Vincent would probably have a lot to talk about with Cyan, since they're both musicians! i can imagine them first hitting it off and getting along really well, until one of them says some "controversial" opinion about a certain artist or even a whole genre of music and all hell breaks loose. Julia and James (or Angele) would probably separate them, but it'd be too late and now they're sworn enemies.

speaking of, Julia and Angele would get along. they've both got "i am done with these idiots, but theyre my idiots" as their life motto and i think they would have a lot of fun complaining to each other, considering they would understand what the other has to put up with.

also, since David, Huen, Maffi and Seph all like playing chess, i could imagine them staging a mini tournament. no idea who would win, but it'd be worse than playing uno. Huen would definitely underestimate David, who is REALLY GOOD at chess, and it would piss her off. Seph and Maffi's duel would be the least "aggressive" and all in good fun (they probably play chess together anyway regularly so yk), Seph and David would insult each other (in good fun too, but it'd get brutal at times), Seph and Huen would be filled with easy conversations with an underlying meaning behind every word they say, trying to throw the other off (Huen would outmanipulate Seph pretty soon though, lets be real), Maffi and Huen would be dead quiet, not even a twitch of an eyebrow in sight, stone faced and focused on the game and nothing else, Maffi and David would be tense as fuck, but not in a negative way, since the two of them have played against each other countless of times, so they have a lifetime long score to keep updating.

James and Dots would be checking up on everyone. Lucy would be sitting quietly in a corner with a guitar or a ukulele to provide some ambiance, since she's not much for socializing in big groups. Angelica and David would have an arm wrestling competition at some point (David would call bullshit on some part of Angelica's stories and it'd escalate), which both Maffi and Huen would scoff at (but Maffi would obviously be on her wife's side all the way) while Seph would be ALL IN for this, give him front row seats and some popcorn, he's placing bets as we speak.

if Dominica got involved though.... pure chaos. she would shapeshift into every other fucking person and slowly, overtime make people think they were losing it. hallucinating entire conversations, missing important bits information, learning things that turn out to be untrue, until, eventually, everyone's at each other's throats over something they allegedly said or did. by which point Dominica would sit back and enjoy the view, with only Seph and Huen remaining, as they'd be pretty used to her bullshit and antics by this point and would have refused to fall for them again.

also i always loved the idea of my ocs singing and playing music together. ive had an idea of Lucy teaching Seph the basics of how to play guitar (he's horrible at it). i think Cyan would have the most random assortment or "hey I can play that", and so on. also i made Cyan James and Seph (and Ellie) into a band AU at one point for funsies but thats besides the point lol

also if this happened at ANY point in the story it would be a category five shitstorm, tears shed, feelings hurt, someone would die, the room would be trashed.

tysm for the question bro!! i hope my answer was to your satisfaction xd (if im crazy enough, i might use some of this for oc doodle inspo)

[catlokis-blog]

what is the prime boomer gubby cuddle time positions? can be separated or all together. does bubby like being squished between the two? who does he prefer cuddles with more? Which one engages cuddle contact frequently more? Etc etc you get the gist I’m like begging for hlvrai ships that arent frenrey

Frenrey fans are not ready for our beautiful minds. Except my mutuals hiii mutuals

I'll do both seperately and together :3

I feel like Bubby would take a while to get used to the concept of touching since he's pretty avoidant of being touched within the show (granted Gordon also doesn't interact with him one on one as much) but it also seems to fit in with his mildly abrasive personality

that being said I think once he's in the relationships he'll find he enjoys it in a romantic context and probably extends a little bit more to his friends in the science team out of courtesy, probably primarily tommy & gordon (I'm on that tommy bubby rivalry - friendship grind. Stepdad you have no respect for but are bffs with anyway. I need to think of a cute nickname for them like I did with betrayal duo and husbands in law I can't keep saying stepbubby dynamic)

Coomer is probably the one who makes bubby realize he likes being touched and held. Partially because I'm on the same kick everyone else is where Coomers love language is physical touch but also because I think it's really funny in canon that would stem from the physical fight they had where one of them gets knocked to shit

They probably still playfight and rough house but to a less extreme extent. More like pushing eachother and the occasional punch (but they will sometimes genuinely go toe to toe for fun) and it's probably still present in their cuddles

Eventually though they'd both settle down whether it's a sideways couch-cuddle or straight up cuddling together in a napping fashion. That's when bubby really gets his time to think and realizes that he's really fond of this and it's a nice physical reminder they're still here & love him

Gman has to take longer to warm up to the idea of cuddling than bubby would, but bubby would start holding his hand more and such after it clicked he liked that sort of thing. He's sort of long and spindly so it's a very different cuddle from Coomers when it eventually happens

It'd be one of those cuddles you have when the height difference is a lot more apparent and one is cuddled into the others chest while sat on their lap. Bubbyd probably be able to comfortably fall asleep like this and gman can be unnervingly still sometimes so if he isn't moving (other than breath) then bubby probably has dozed off before

That'd probably be the moment gman decides he'll cuddle more. It's still not his thing, and he feels a little awkward doing it, but it'd be seeing bubby that content & happy with him he decides he'll try it more. (He's usually just a touching with your hands guy, never a full body contact one)

With a three way cuddle I think bubby can be a bit claustrophobic, so he probably doesn't get entirely smushed between. They'd be in a position where he could easily leave if he wanted to, and usually happening while sitting up. Coomer would probably be cuddling the most while gman is passively in on it with an arm around the back and their sides pressed together

I'm not sure if he would prefer one as an end all be all vs just within different scenarios though. Since Coomer has a lot more body contact & gman tends to lean towards less it'd probably be a circumstancual thing

[strayslost]

thinking about like... more supernatural aus/verses for chuuya and verlaine-

I know stormbringer seems to kind of want to establish the singularities of arahabaki and guivre as a more scientific thing, and less as actual gods, but i prefer to interpret them (even in my main verses) as supernatural because i just find that more fun. BUT. what if we took that further.

i'd love to work the time travel verse concept in there somewhere, like chuuya and verlaine are able to loop through time because of their nature as supernatural beings/vessels of supernatural beings (depending on your preferred interpretation)... but i also have a separate really bizarre au in mind that's kind of like. both chuuya and verlaine existing in two places at the same time?? i'll elaborate under the cut-

on one level they exist as humans in the real world, living normally; basically the "human" versions of the characters we know - with these versions of them being unaware of their "other" selves. and their other selves exist on a separate plane of existence sort of, like a layer above the real world in a sense, and they also ARE arahabaki and guivre in a literal sense. like...

i'm coming up with this on the spot as i type so bear with me - focusing on verlaine here since i'm posting on my multi. canonically verlaine is supposedly a combination of a singularity (which iirc AND I MAY NOT is the result of contradictory abilities interacting?? i didn't fully understand it WHOOPS) and an artificial personality that kind of "tricks" the singularity into believing it's attached to a human. but in this specific au, the artifical personality is "normal"/"human" verlaine, while the singularity guivre is ALSO verlaine, just a "separate version" of him that exists on a higher plane.

by reciting the right words and opening the gate, human!verlaine can give his guivre self access to the real world, though in the process he becomes a being of pure hatred/destruction, because in normal circumstances, a human body can't really "process" the kind of thinking that guivre has. the combination of non-supernatural human mind/body + supernatural causes things to go wrong pretty much.

but at the same time (and this is where the verse starts really straying from canon lol), when not being "channeled" in this way, guivre still exists on that other plane and is still aware of what's going on in the real world, kind of from the outside looking in?? it's also possible that he's able to influence the real world in some way, not sure how yet. there IS a way, too, for these two versions of verlaine to "become one" WITHOUT triggering the mindless/destructive state, and if that were to happen, it'd basically be like the human verlaine would regain the memories of his experiences as "guivre" and would gain a shitton of supernatural power as well. but no characters know how to do that yet.

of course canonically after guivre was defeated in stormbringer, the singularity is "destroyed" and has to be replaced by rimbaud's illuminations in order to let verlaine live. in this au/verse, though, it turns out it wasn't actually "destroyed" like it seemed, but it WAS separated from him, so the human!verlaine and guivre!verlaine are now no longer connected to each other bodily wise, which probably creates some level of discomfort/identity confusion/dysphoria in the human verlaine... again, it probably is possible to connect them together once more though.

i read this over like three times and i can't tell but i suspect that it makes literally no sense and comes across as nonsense lmao....... on the off-chance that anyone's interested/wants to understand what i'm getting at but i'm not making sense here, let me know and i'll try and explain it better!!