#it's like a weird time capsule hahaha

[tr1ck5]

If I had a nickel every time Violet said "for the win", I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot but I cringe that it's happened twice.

Unrelated to this but also what the fuck is Jack's problem lmao dude has Issues it's almost ridiculous.

[whiteheartlight]

Image ID: one of my fave Tahu moments is when he’s confessing to Gali about tricking them into the capsules and she’s described as his “dearest friend.” if you’re willing, could you write a post of Tahu’s relationships with all the Nuva as you interpret it? Also, I always found it funny how the Nuva learned all these lessons with hydration (work together, etc) and immediately messed them all up on Mata Nui. End ID.

got a great request from Fish so yes here are some things I love about Tahu’s relationships with his siblings!! okay you guys know I’m a little talkative so I’ll just go one-by-one and reblog as I write more hahaha.

Kopaka and Tahu

I talk about this all the time but honestly the fact that they hated each other so much at first but then learned to be not only teammates but friends and even leader and right-hand man together is genuinely so amazing and something I really really love about their relationship

also they’re funny as hell together even before they become friends. like they hate each other so passionately. Tahu’s such a living temper tantrum about him (literally jealous of Kopaka from the first time they meet) and Kopaka’s just so irritated 24/7 (just walks the fuck away when Tahu’s annoying him in the first book). their interactions are really funny but also reveal a lot about their characters from the start, which is really important. and even when they hate each other, they have each other’s backs!

that moment in their training where Tahu almost makes Kopaka smile because he thinks to pretend to surrender, and Kopaka can’t help but be a little impressed by him. and that moment where Tahu’s just in awe that Kopaka found the Bohrok cave!! they’re honestly both very aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses - probably part of the reason they work so well together by the end of the story.

I know we joke about Kopaka thinking it’s funny to freeze Tahu when he’s corrupted by the Rahkshi, but his “sorry, brother” is very soft and genuine and he does not for a SECOND mock Tahu’s corruption or snark at him while he’s ill. He helps cure Tahu without hesitation, does whatever Gali asks of him to look after him, and looks after Gali and Lewa like a leader would while Tahu is down - and then fucks off again without explanation to avoid emotional discussions, hahaha. asshole, i love him

Kopaka also protects and reassures Tahu’s Matoran the moment they’re in danger! not that he would let them get hurt, but he’s even affectionate with Takua and Jaller (pat pat). I’m sure they would both honor their duty to protect each other’s homes and Matoran without hesitation

the fact that Kopaka does, in fact, eventually let Tahu lead him is like... okay not to be dramatic, but that’s a beautiful show of trust and forgiveness. Kopaka totally lays down his pride for the good of the team because he sees the good in Tahu and he’s come to trust that Tahu will, in turn, respect his independence and care for their siblings. and Tahu, likewise, sees all the good in Kopaka and trusts him as his deputy, leaving him in charge of Lewa and Pohatu. the bond between them is very deep and they trust each other so much now.

and in fact Kopaka laying down his pride to let Tahu lead is something that happens from the very beginning, when they’re still with Hydraxon!! Kopaka wants to tell the others that they’re going to be in the Toa capsules, but he lets Tahu make the decision - and even stops Lewa from asking questions about it!!! Kopaka has a strong sense of duty, and that duty tells him to respect that this person was chosen as his leader even when he doesn’t like it. that faith in the Great Spirit’s plan eventually leads him to see that Tahu is in fact a great Toa and his leader, and that he was able to earn that respect from his Ice Toa must honestly be a huge source of pride and confidence for Tahu as well as a motivator to never lose that respect and always respect Kopaka in return.

that moment!! where Kopaka!! falls and burns his leg in the lava and Tahu is the one who grabs him and helps him back up!! like yes they would all help each other if they were about to get hurt, but imagine - this is perhaps the worst Kopaka’s ever been hurt, he’s been burned twice now and is probably choking on smoke inhalation, he’s exhausted without his mask and from passing out, and in this moment of agony and fear his Fire Toa stops and comes back and heaves him to his feet and drags him to safety before any more harm can come to him. they! have! each other’s! backs! and they know that!

also that moment where Kopaka walks straight through Tahu’s wall of fire and Tahu is just stunned by this and gets this moment where he sees just how deadly his brother could be when he’s truly angry, to the point that Tahu tells the others to stop Kopaka from hurting the Matoran. it’s that acknowledgement of each other’s weaknesses and strengths again, and the way you protect your brother when he’s not himself. they’re like two natural disasters who see each other for the power they have and learn to balance each other out.

when they have to start a fire together even though they’ve both lost their elemental powers... Idk that just makes me laugh hahaha. Gali’s just watching her idiots trying to solve their problems. I love her

(okay I know even I have talked a lot about their arguing but honestly?? honestly?? let me level with you: they really don’t fight that much after the first couple months hahaha. everyone gets after Tahu for being an aggressive jerk but he mellows out and learns to respect Kopaka and the others pretty quickly and even in the beginning he can be very affectionate at times. honestly I don’t think their fighting was ever as bad as some of the Toa Metru fighting, so try to be a little gentler on Tahu!!)

that moment when Tahu’s so happy to see Kopaka and Lewa and Pohatu come down from the sky to help the Mistika... that’s LOVE BABY he LOVES HIS TEAM AND HIS RIGHT HAND AND IS PROUD TO LEAD THEM DON’T FIGHT ME ON THIS

when Tahu and Kopaka talk about Lesovikk and Karzahni, Tahu isn’t bossy at all and really respects Kopaka’s concerns, listens to him, and lets him do what he feels he needs to do. it’s pretty clear that the contention between them is gone and they don’t have any issues letting each other be independent

some headcanons!!!

I bet they love to spar/play-fight together and both know each other’s fighting styles REALLY well. it’s scary when they fight because they both go wild, knowing each other’s limits, so it can look like a real fight

at this point, Kopaka just has to give Tahu a LOOK and he knows exactly what it is that’s annoying him. Recently, they’ve been exchanging a lot of looks as they try to play politician with stubborn Agori.... but it cheers Tahu up knowing that at the end of the day, Kopaka’s just as annoyed as he is and always has his back

I like to think that a Fire Toa choosing an Ice Toa as his right-hand man is REALLY unconventional and even looked down on by some. people doubt that they can work together or that a Fire Toa and Ice Toa aren’t supposed to get along that well, as it requires compromise on their natures, which are supposed to clash. but Kopaka is not ashamed to stand at Tahu’s side and Tahu knows no one could direct and support him quite the way Kopaka can.

I bet they do still fight sometimes, but they work so much harder at actually having productive fights and calling each other out when they’re messing up without making personal attacks on them or not being constructive about it. they hate having to do this, so most of the time they just try to be really direct and then just accept each other’s criticism. “you’re being a dick right now” “okay, fine, I’ll tone it down!!” or “you’re wrong about this battle plan” “well, show me what you would do, asshole.” honestly, they’ve gotten pretty chill about insulting each other casually. it’s almost affectionate at this point. they have to stop themselves from swearing at each other in official meetings

I wonder if Tahu’s kind of worried about Kopaka after the Last Battle... it’s canon that Kopaka’s really exhausted and questioning a lot of things, but it’s never really explained what lead up to that. is he hurt? is he grieving? is he just going through it right now and under a lot of stress? Tahu can tell that’s something’s wrong, but he doesn’t know what - and despite all their progress, emotional conversations are still weird to them. he’s just hoping Kopaka will be back from that Red Star soon - concerns aside, he needs his deputy’s help dealing with everything that’s going on!!

the two of them are perhaps the most homesick for Mata Nui. it’s partly because they’re being asked to take on so much responsibility now. they’re both kind of longing for the days when they were just allowed to be Toa of small koros on an island that they loved. they don’t talk about that. but sometimes they see it reflected in each other’s eyes when Kopaka is looking off at the faraway snow of the mountains or Tahu finally has a few minutes to sit down with his Matoran and just know that his people are safe.

both also so protective together... if anyone ever messes with their brothers they’re going to be so ticked off, just fuming with anger... I say brothers cause Gali can handle herself and they both know it hahaha

Tahu just. he just really really knows that Kopaka has his back. no matter how complicated things get. Kopaka’s support is unchanging. Kopaka is one of the only constants in his life and he really needs that. at the same time, this could eventually cause some problems for Kopaka if he began to internalize that role and began to feel that he would be letting Tahu down by expressing his own fears or doubts or needs. like I said, he’s very duty-bound - he’ll need to learn not to put his duty and his role before his own health

[bellasharifuddin]

The Day I Became a Mother

It’s been a while since I last post anything here, typing feels awkward as well. But this has always been a thing that I wanted to do since the day I’ve given birth, to document and blog about my pregnancy and my birth journey, so in 4-5 years to come when my memories fade, I can always come back to reminisce every detail that I keep here, like a memory capsule. 

The Day I Found Out I Was Pregnant. 

You know, when people say that when you have a strong intuition about something, trust your gut feeling, because it’s often true. Mirin and I have always talked about having kids, me wanting a baby so much within months after we got married, however, Mirin having second thoughts about it. We were both married for less than a year, sleeping on a toto without a mattress or a bed, living in the deep slum of Wangsa Maju area where the rats are larger than the cats. Hahaha. Naturally, given our circumstances, he’d want to take things slow. 

Fast forward to a couple of months, we went out for some steaks and karaoke on a weekend night. I told mirin to stop by Watsons, for me to buy a pregnancy test kit. Mirin didn’t question much, because occasionally I would randomly buy one, just for fun. But this time, I didnt just get one. I ended up buying three. Why? Because somehow, I had a strong feeling this time. I just felt... weird. It was a feeling that I can’t put it into words. 

We came home at midnight, I went to the bathroom too “pee on the stick”. Then I saw the first line... a few seconds later comes the second one. Oh my god. Okay. I knew Mirin was standing outside the toilet door, waiting. Eventually, I had to break the news to him. When I showed to Mirin, we both ended up hugging and crying. Was I happy? Was I in shock? Was I sad? Yes, a little bit of everything. Its funny that all you’ve wanted was a baby, then when it actually happens, suddenly you’re freaked out. Happy that its a blessing. Sad that it hits you without a warning. 

                                                      Pregnant!

When the morning sickness finally kicked in, I knew we couldn’t live in the current house. Its not the best place to raise a child. And the next-door neighbor was having major renovation that was super loud and noisy. After sleepless nights and searching for a new place, we eventually moved out. Bought our first bed, bought our first dining table, bought our first gas stove. A many of firsts. Soon we finally bought a baby cot from Ikea. We bought it too early. Although it was too early to put it up, but Mirin assembled it anyways. I could tell that he was excited. It was such a fun and exciting moment, for the both of us.

But those were the fun part. Like most pregnancies, the not so fun part about being pregnant was me being diagnosed with Pregnancy Hypertension during my 36th week of pregnancy. My blood pressure spiked up to 140/100 on two consecutive readings, and the next thing I know, that I’m sitting in an ambulance, on my way to Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s emergency building. 

                     At Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Waiting for an available bed

                  Mirin bought me the entire family mart food available xD

I spent 3 nights in their maternity wards, finally discharged after the doctor told me that I was clear to go. While I was in the hospital, it pains me to see new mothers struggling during the COVID19 pandemic. Throughout your stay, no visitations were allowed from anyone including your husband. If your baby cries or if you’re in pain, you’d have figure it out yourself. I remember praying to god while crying that I do not want to be induced there. The ward was stuffy and hot. There were too many people crammed in a room. It was hell. 

The Day That I Give Birth

One week after my discharge, we both went for my monthly checkup with my OBGYN at Pantai. Again, my doctor advised me to be induced tomorrow, since my blood pressure spiked again, and I was almost full term (38 weeks) so it was okay to go. She told me that “It’s best to get the baby out or else you boleh kena sawan” OMG Okay okay. So we packed our bags, ate sushi for dinner, slept soundly for the very last time, and headed to the hospital again at 9 am the next morning. 

                         Induction day. We definitely overpacked haha

       Arrived at the hospital lobby, did a mandatory swab test before entering

Appointment card. Booked and paid for the accommodations prior to checking in

I was told to change into my labor robe (I’m not too sure what it’s called), and waited. When my doctor finally arrived, she then began to insert some sort of a plastic strip deeeeeep into my cervix. Ouch, that hurts. Okay, so that’s how induction works eh? Then I was given antibiotics into my IV drip too, since I was GBS (Group-B Strep) Positive as well. 

                                Toilet selfie! Calm before the storm

After an hour, I felt the contraction. Initially it was uncomfortable, then it hurts like hell. The contractions felt like period pain but like a million times worse. Occasionally, Doctor Haslinda would come and check on my “bukaan”. Hours passed. 1cm... 2cm... 3cm.... when I finally said:

“Omg sakit sangat dah tak tahan, I want an epidural!“

Ok no, that was a lie. I initially didn’t want to take an epidural. I wanted to try and bear with the pain, but Mirin convinced me to take it, so after tossing and turning like a dying fish I finally said okay. 

The anesthesiologist came after what felt like an eternity, and asked me to sign a consent form. I’m not really sure what was written in that. Siapa je ada masa nak baca terms and conditions panjang panjang bila tengah contractions??? 

He told me to sit on the edge of the bed, while hugging a pillow. I remembered him injecting some numbing spray, then I felt the BIG NEEDLE poking through my spine. Then.. that was it. It was so fast. The entire process took only 5 mins. Was it painful as I thought it would be? No. Was it still scary tho? Yep hahaha.

Soon after, Dr Haslinda pecahkan air ketuban when I was 4cm dilated. It didnt hurt because I was on epidural, but I felt so much warm liquid flowing out non-stop. So bizarre. 

Once you’re on epidural, you’re basically bed-ridden. No bathroom trips anymore, my legs feel like jelly. Sometimes the nurse will come to empty my bladder with a catheter. When the epidural kicked in, I could finally sleep. I slept like a baby. I slept for hours. Painless. No more feeling like a dying fish. And so I thought.............

3am. I woke up with INTENSE CONTRACTION PAIN. Why is it so painful? I thought I’m on epidural? I called the nurse straight away. Turned out the epidural drug ran out. It was sooo stressful because the nurse that was on duty that night didn’t know how to topap balik the epidural drug into the machine. She called her colleague, then the colleague also tak tahu. Then both of them spent like forever to troubleshoot how to use the machine, sampai lastly kena call doctor tanya. YA ALLAH, rasa macam nak maki je. 

7am the next day. Bukaan baru 7-8cm. Doctor decided to use another form of induction to speed up the process. It’s called pitocin, and injected through my IV drip. Within MINUTES, I could feel very intense and painful contractions, that the epidural can’t even help. So throughout the remaining 7cm to 10cm, I felt every inch of real labor pain. I clenched Mirin’s hand. So tightly that I think it got bruised. A minute felt like an hour, and an hour felt like years. It was soo bad that my memory was so fuzzy. 

Finally, it was 10cm. Time to go. They put both of my legs up, macam gambar bawah ni haha: 

                                      Picture courtesy from Google

There were two nurses, one small cute Malay nurse, one pregnant Indian nurse, and my OBGYN, Dr Haslinda. I love them all, they were so supportive and nice to me throughout my labor process. My doctor taught me how to push correctly:

“Take a deeeeeeep breath then tahan, clench your fists, chin down and teran macam nak berak sekuat-kuat hati“

I was so determined to get the baby out. I just wanted the contraction pain to end. I did everything they told me to do. I hold on to Mirin’s hand, and PUSHHHHHHHEDDDDDD! I could hear Mirin saying “You’re doing great sayang!” After several pushes, and some sips of water breaks, the baby’s head is almost out. The head was the hardest to push. Besar! I literally felt like my down there was stretching to its limit. Once the head is out, I did another small push, and the rest of the baby’s body macam keluar instantly macam super slimy like that haha. 

Finally the baby is out! 8.26AM! The contractions stopped immediately. I instantly feel like I wasn’t pregnant anymore. The doctor then injected something on my thigh, then my uri just popped right out haha. My body felt so tired, but so so light. Lega, yay no longer pregnant haha. I ended up having second degree perineal tear without an episiotomy, and was stitched. I felt the benang, ngilu. I felt the needle pierced through my muscles too. But it didnt hurt so it wasn’t too bad. 

The baby gets cleaned up. Then soon all of the nurses left the labor room, it was just me, Mirin and our baby. Mirin picked her up, and azankan. Mirin started crying, I cried too. It was magical :’)

We did skin to skin and tried breastfeeding for the first time. As I look at her, hair was so thick. Her cute little fingers. Her beautiful face. She’s perfect. 

                            I slept for 5 hours straight after the labor

Thinking back, I have no idea how I managed to muster such courage to go through all these. Mirin even told me that during the active labor stage, when I was pushing, at one point I pushed so hard that my entire face turned blue. Talk about adrenaline.

Do I want to have another baby? Well, lets keep a rain check on that question for another few more years to come xD

[joyisntyoj]

04: LETTERS TO NOBODY OR MAYBE MAYARI

Seal stamps, stamps with whatever designs, papers and pens, stickers, pictures, dried flowers, heartwarming messages, and a lot more.

When was the last time you wrote something on a literal piece of paper for someone?

Have you ever personally given someone a handwritten letter or sent it from the post office?

Is writing a letter still a thing today, or you just use whatever app you have because what is the point if other ways are more convenient, right?

Maybe, you are more the vocal type of person and, you just say what you feel instead of writing it down?

Perhaps, you are none of the above because what is important is your presence in their lives and, that is more than enough?

Still, how lovely it is to keep something that has sentimental value. It unnecessarily means that you are hoarding something because what's to not treasure from precious memories in a small piece of paper in an envelope?

This story is for those who never get tired of expressing themselves in whatever form they know, but most especially to those who write.

May you never run out of papers, inks, and thoughts to compose. to more unforgotten memories preserved in letters.

^^^

To: Mayari.

How are you? I wish things were getting better, just like what I always pray. These days, sleeping at night suddenly became serene as well as waking up in the morning. Sometimes my days are dull and typical...I believe? But most of the time, it's either I'm feeling blue or extra sad, or was that the same? I kept on blaming the pandemic, but for real, I'm just a mess. Silent battles are truly tough. I wish I had the courage and strength just like yours. Be safe. Stay sane. I'm really trying my best to be legit all right.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

Liway is the name, exhausted with life. Mayari, someone out there, maybe a supreme being or plausibly not always receives Liway's letters. Sometimes Liway writes 10 messages at once and sometimes none at all. Mayari is the only recipient of such letters that even Liway never knew they were received by the random recipient it thought was just nobody. It all genuinely started on having a recipient written on the "To:" part at the post office. Though seriously, it doesn't even have any home address. It's super weird that it's for Mayari and no address, and were received.

HOW?

^^^

To: Mayari.

The night has come. This time, it feels heavier than usual. Tears are suddenly falling. I noticed that an unwelcome visitor came. The familiar pain is hugging me again, so tight that breathing is getting harder. I hate everything. Yet, I came to realize a lot of things. Afterward, I'm feeling blessed and grateful. Am I getting crazy? Before I went to bed, at the dinner table, I felt uncomfortable with the conversation we had, my family, about myself back then. I really hate it when they keep on bringing up what happened in the past. I already moved on... I think... so can they stop mentioning those moments? Honestly, whenever anything from the past is introduced again and remembered, I tend to feel like it just happened yesterday. Everything is coming back so fresh and new; fun, pain, sweats, and tears. I hate it.

PS. Mayari, can you send me some courage? Preferably in capsules, So I can have it in my intakes and be sure I'll be really having it in my system literally.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

Continues writing so many letters filled with how living is like. Liway felt tired and exhausted. A few days ago, it was super overwhelmed that crying is unavoidable. Then this morning, Ms. Walmy called for a little chat and checking up because it's never too bad to check up on somebody, most especially when you're a counselor. It's your job, so uh? Anyway, though Liway was out of focus on the call, it was able to be accomodating and warm in return. It reciprocated the thoughtfulness with a sweet smile.

^^^

To: Mayari

Hey! Today I was mad because firsthand, I experienced that thing I usually hear from other people. The "don't-post-something-revealing-on-social-media-but-love-yourself-but-that's-not-appropriate". Well, I don't even know why I'm reacting super outrage towards it. Because knowing that my family is just concerned for me since the internet is frankly scary. I mean, I did nothing wrong, so why? Maybe deciding to be confident on the internet is not necessary for them. But for me, it is! So how should I deal with this? A friend consoled me, and I feel better. Still tho, my mood is already ruined. Oh gosh.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways, 

 Liway.

Welcoming a new week, the usual Liway is busy with the household chores. Some may find it stressful, but this one is pretty different. Scrubbing the floor, washing the dishes, brooming on the side. Later on, folding the clothes, fixing the bed, and a lot more things. It looks like it'll be tiring its body out until the nose bleeds, and passing out is the last resort to rest. How come it's easier to clean an actual mess than the one inside the head and heart?

^^^

To: Mayari.

Beloa visited me today. My childhood and the only friend left I have up to this day from elementary school. If you get what I mean? It's been a long time since we had a chat, especially that things are super complicated these days. She's doing really well, and I couldn't be more proud. I'm still amazed at how we manage to be friends because we both don't like each other to begin with. It's so funny that we even pulled each other's hair in the 4th grade while the class is taking the annual picture for the school year remembrance. What are the odds in this even, right? HAHAHA. Today was warm and bright.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

Dates suddenly don't vary in these letters. Even the concept of time is somehow gone. What's important is regardless of not having these "important details" like the usual, Liway can keep up and be consistent in sending its letters. Liway never missed a chance to send a letter to the address less recipient, which left the post office staff to ponder with it. But as time goes by, Alle, the clerk, is no more surprised 'coz she's used to everything now. The envelopes unfailingly vanished the moment it was dropped inside the mailing box. Indeed, a magical mailbox.

^^^

To: Mayari.

I never knew how amazing pretending could be. You know that thing where someone usually says I'm okay, but really not? The inner saboteur that was triggered by their trauma is real-real-real. A car is useless when it's not moving if you wanted to travel to faraway places. Does that make sense?

PS. It sucks that our bathroom is the only "semi-safe space".

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

Polar bears are really fascinating. They get to hibernate. Then, after the time being, back on hunting and living their lives. Ligaya was one of Liway's hero. A lot knew Ligaya for being a superhero, although she does not have that fantasy powers. Just like the polar bears, too, Ligaya has been hibernating for quite some time but kept on saying that she was not. Liway saw it all. Maybe a bear's hibernation is different from a human-being, hmm?

^^^

To: Mayari.

IDK what to say, but I just wanted to be consistent at the very least in sending you letters.

PS. The radio was broken, but in my head, it's working. It kept on playing nonstop music. Is this a poetic way of saying I'm overthinking things?

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

^^^

To: Mayari.

A lot happened lately. Somebody lost a precious one, and here I am, having a renaissance moment. It's a crazy ride, but for all it's worth, the pea has grown into a beautiful plant. Hope it made sense coz finally, everything is making sense to me now. Little by little, slowly and surely.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways,

Liway.

^^^

To: Mayari

Hey!! I hope you are doing great!!! These days, everything felt surreal. I get to be active everywhere. It's draining, yet I feel so alive than ever. I had this thought that time is indeed just a concept, hmm? I mean, anytime is the right time to do what you want and whatever it is. Nothing is too late, most especially when it comes to growth. OH, being late in class still counts but FOR REAL RIP TO THE ONLINE CLASS SETUP -_-

PS. May we never run out of time to be the best versions of ourselves. LOVE WHOEVER YOU WANT. fck the situation, but SOON, GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT. SPEND FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR LOVED ONES. FEEL EVERYTHING.

PSS. May we leave this world with fewer regrets and more amazing memories.

With so much love and kindness always and all ways, 

Liway.

Quite a lot of letters were already sent. The post office is getting more and more letters, as well as Mayari. Still, NO REPLY. Maybe some other, Liway will be able to hear Mayari's words.

^^^

To: Mayari.

*here's an envelope just in case you want to write me something*

With so much love annd kindness always and all ways, 

Liway.

'Tis the season to be jolly. LOL Nah. Liway has been out for the past weeks. By out, means on a hibernation mode. A L O T R E A L L Y happened. It's hard to put it into words. I guess Liway will end these letter-sending shenanigans or just lazy and trying to give out some excuses //

^^^

To: Mayari. 

Ever since I was taught how to move around the kitchen, I've been assigned to be Mom's assistant while cooking for the feast every event/occasion we'll be celebrating. It's tiring but super fun. Getting your fingers bleed and while unaware is cool LOL~ 

PS. Why does it feel so good to overthink things while doing the dishes? What's with that scenario.........

With so much love and kindness always and all ways, 

Liway.

Tireless hands, heart, and mind with countless thoughts and feelings, papers, and pens everywhere—WRITING; it surely is one of the best ways to vent. Though letters can’t hug and wipe one's tears, witness waves of laughter, ease the pain, and such, the comfort from every word written is more than enough.

Suddenly time barge in and reminded me that this is enough. THIS IS ENOUGH FOR 2020...

A new chapter has arrived, and maybe it's time to move forward. Maybe this is where it all gonna stop for a while. I mean, writing is somehow tiring, literally. Probably, Mayari might reply with the number of letters sent anytime soon, so maybe waiting is all that needed.

No rush in moving on.

MAY YOU GET THE REPLY YOU LONG FOR SO LONG.

PRIORITIZE YOURSELF AND HAVE COURAGE.

BE KIND ALWAYS AND ALL WAYS.

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Little did nobody know, Liway is writing a letter to her "ideal" self.

The letter-sending-to-nobody thingy of Liway is really mind-boggling, right?

Mayari is Liway. Liway is Mayari.

The things that Liway wanted to say but cannot articulate well were always sent to Mayari. Mayari is the version of Liway it wishes to become in the future. 

The weak Liway longs and hopes to have "that" someone by her side to look up to. That's why she always writes letters and keeps them in the memory box.

The post office thingy was actually her shared room at home: the table at the corner with no lights but so much mess. It's that post office.

It's pandemic, so how can a post office be open and how brave she is to go out, right?

That saying, "be the hero you wanted to have when you were little", is the best explanation of Liway's way of venting and expressing.

Nobody knows when Mayari will come to life because it's no certainty that we can be the ideal self we all wanted to happen. 

For now, Liway is fighting her battles and screaming louder to the universe,

UNTIL WHEN DO I HAVE TO FEEL THIS WAY?

To be continued...

Happy New Year, Mayari. ✨💜

This is like an excerpt from my quarantine shenanigans for 2020 LOL.

[franeridart]

Hiya dude! Sorry if this ask is annoying, but I was wondering if I could make an oc with a similar quirk to Akane? I was considering making an oc that can control color, but if I do actually end up posting about them, I don't want to make a character that seems like a copycat. :')

Sure thing! I don’t own the concept of that power after all hahaha

Anon said:Will there be any of the KiriBaku kids on your red bubble? :) They’re so cute!! 💕💕

Why not!!! Just gotta draw something with them that’s actually worth uploading first 💕💕

Anon said:Your blog is so.... therapeutic??? I think I went through it at least four times by now. I'm absolutely in love with your drawing style and even better au ideas.

Anon said:akane would be dangerous with red paint bombs

Anon said: Akane could shoot or throw paint balls of red paint or even powder to cover things and villains and since the paint isn't alive she could control it.

Anon said:Pertaining to the question of blood, red blood cells live approximately 120 days. If she kept blood in a tube and waited until the cells are dead, can she control them? Is one of her tools going to be capsules of red dye that she can use to paint her enemies?

!!!!!!!! Many people have mentioned that and it makes me actually super happy because that was something I thought about too, for when she’ll be a hero! The paint should be fast dry though or else she’d end up just moving the paint off the things she threw it on hahaha also about the blood thing, yes she’d be able to control it but, I mean, why would she do that hahaha

Anon said:Do you have any ideas for an older Akane? I image that she would get into UA and that she would have the coolest hero costume! With different shades of red so that she could possibly use it for defense or mobility, and a cloak that could withstand attacks. I LOVE the idea of her having red knives and weapons that she can use for offense hidden under her cloak, probably attached to her pants. OH and also she could have a red chalk pallet on her thigh so she could color things so she could move em

I do have a bunch of ideas!!! But since she’s a kiddo in the AU all ideas don’t really matter all that much yet, so I’m totally up for everyone imagining it however they wish! And I like all of your ideas so so much!!!!!! Thank you for liking my kid enough to think this much about her!!!! 💖💖💖

Anon said:i love your new bakushima parents au thing with akane!!!! it's so freaking adorable!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! 

Anon said:What is your sexuality?

I don’t mind saying, but why do you wanna know? :0

Anon said:Do you think if Akane was raised by her biological parents she could be somehow trained to use her quirk on living things? Like her morals and pure heart are what stop her from ever even thinking about doing something like that???? Sorry, idk I just tend to want sufficient angst when it comes to things I like, and I LIVE FOR AKANE!!! She could easily be a top hero and I LOVE to see more of her!! Thank you for creating her!!❤️❤️❤️

I’m gonna have to hold the answer to this question cause it’s actually gonna be the topic of a comic I mean to draw soon-ish >:]c

Anon said:That fire diamond Bakugou and Pearl Kirishima au is everything. Hope we'll get more of it in the future. I'm curious about what happened with kirishima :D

Aw anon, I’m so happy to know you liked those but I don’t think I’ll ever get back on that concept :( posting those ended up with a lot of unpleasant things happening so now they’re tied to unhappy things for me :(( sorry!

Anon said:aww Akane, give him a chance, maybe he can be your 2nd papa ^w^

>:]]]]] s o o n

Anon said:I give her like 5 years and she will like Kiri. Nobody can resist Kiri long.

>:]cccc sooner than that 

haha

Anon said:u have only been drawing akane for a while and i 110% support it i love her so much

That!!!!!!! Makes me so happy!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!

Anon said:I'm in love with this new au help

😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you so much!!!

Anon said:God I am loving this please don't stop with our little red babbbey I wanna know what happens next 💙💙😔👌💙💙

AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Anon said:I have known Akane for a day now but if something happened to her i would kill everyone in this website and then myself

You guys are gonna make me CRY FOR REAL!!!!!!! so much love thank you so so much!!!

Anon said:The way you draw bakugou is so amazing I can't even,,,z that undercut???? Beautiful. The way his treats little red???? Fantastic.

I’m GLAD you like the concept!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗

Anon said:I'm very sorry to say this but.... What if Bakugo had a quirk that when he says "DIE!" the first thing he sees after saying that explodes. And what he will do with it? Will Kiri still be with him?

...................anon I’m gonna be very honest with you that sounds like the most OP quirk ever omfg does the intensity of the explosion change based on how loud it is? If so it’s such a strong quirk it’s fantastic !!! and I don’t see why Kiri would have a problem with it tbh haha

Anon said:I know this may be weird or personal but, what's your race/where are you from?

I’m Italian! It’s actually written in my faq!!

Anon said:Hi, sorry to bother you but ... Can I please draw Akane, your OC, she is so precious ! I really like your work on her, her design is truly cute ... Obviously if I post it, I will give you credit ... ( Sorry for my broken english, it's not my mother tongue )

YES!!! Thank you so much for wishing to draw her!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:You definitely don't have to stop this au any time soon. I love so it so much :D As always, your art and stories are incredible

Anon said: There is no need to apologize for continuing with this new AU, it's your blog and you can post what you want. Plus, the idea is really cute and your drawings are great! I think any kind of post of any AU is great, so don't worry about it, we're thankful for what you do, no matter the AU

You guyssssss!!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you so much for enabling me!!!

Anon said:I fcking love kirishima's hair in your latest comic, that undercut with vibrant red hair Is everyhting

THANK YOU!! I’m glad you like it since it was entirely self-indulgent hahaha

Anon said:The phone case I bought from you recently arrived and I love it a lot! You're my absolute favorite artist and I check your tumblr everyday to see if you've posted. I was wondering if you'll be connecting Akane with the other krbk kids cause it's really interesting. Plus Ultra!

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And no, she’s a separate AU! I was actually unsure in the beginning (which is why Baku has the same hair in both aus!) but after I asked it seemed like people would have preferred it to be a separate AU so that’s where it went!

Anon said:Did you start using a different brush for lineart?

If this is about the pencil tool, no! That’s not a lineart tool, it’s just a sketch one :D I use it when I don’t feel up for detailed work and wanna be fast about what I’m making~

Anon said:Did Bakugo adopted Akane or is kinda like a teacher to her?

At the very first he was just a temporary guardian, but after a while everyone grew attached and he decided to adopt her! :D

Anon said:Ah I just had that image in my head of Akane training with her quirk so hard she can style her hair with it like super quick, like, at first she'd do it in secret then call Baku over and show him how she can make it braid itself then just has to tie the end (it's a messy braid but he's so. so proud.) (Btw I don't mean for you to draw this, I just thought it was p sweet :0 )

That’s!!! such a cute image oh my god TT0TT and I actually have half an idea for a comic for something on this line!!! well, vaguely haha maybe soon! 💕💕💕

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Welcome! And you are? I say my name way too often on here already. When you buy/recieve new clothes, do you instantly wear them or wash first? Wear them hahaha. I get excited. Do you hate using public restrooms? Yes, so I never do unless I really really painfully have to. It feels icky to me and *TMI* but like a lot of people don’t seem to know how to throw or crumple their trash properly ugh bleck. What's the weirdest item you've seen for sale on Ebay? I dunno, I don’t go on eBay. Do you check to make sure there's TP before using the restroom? When I do go to the washroom, yes.

Do you drunk dial/text? Sometimes I drunk text my girlfriend but I’m always at least a little aware of what I’m sending her. I haven’t done anything stupid. Why are mall Santas always portrayed as drunken, depressed old men? We don’t have those, and if we do, they’re always rly jolly and nice so idk what this question is talking about :/ Have you ever built a massive snow fort? No snow. What household chore do you loathe? I would probably hate doing laundry, as someone who hates touching dirty/used clothes. Are parents to blame for what their kids do on the Internet? Not at all. Kids are just plain curious and would end up anywhere and it would be no one’s fault. The way my parents raised me had nothing to do with how I first behaved on the internet lol. Would you care to meet Tom, the creator of MySpace? It’d be interesting of course. As a journalism student it would make for a pretty cool feature. Have you ever looked at a person and thought they looked like an animal? HAHAHUHAJSLDJFDLSFHHSLJHDD YES I’m so sorry. I’ve called people ‘ants’ before (not to their face ofc) I’msosorry. Do you use acronyms to remember things? Yes! Especially when I’m studying. It helps 130% of the time and it’s what I always recommend to my friends. Do you take pills like Tylenol for the littlest aches and pains? Yeah I take a Biogesic as soon as I feel a headache coming. Not the healthiest nor the smartest, I know. What would you do for a Klondike bar? I don’t care for those so I wouldn’t do anything. Don't you think Crocs are ugly? I mean, they are but let people wear them if they wanna. When was the last time you went rollerskating? Ten years ago probs. What trend do you hate right now? Either I can’t remember anything at the moment or I don’t have a problem with the current trends. Do you really follow trends, or just wear what you like? I wear what I like but most of the time it also goes with whatever is trendy. How many times do you think you go out to eat each month? Every week, so that’s a minimum of four times. Do you call people "dude" a lot? Haha yep.  Who was your favorite Ninja Turtle? I was never really into them. Horror flicks make you: laugh, scream, or squirm? All of these? Lmao depends on the scene and tbh on how good the film is. If you could become a doctor, what would you specialize in? Maybe cardiology or neurology? I’ve always been interested in those. What's the cutest thing a little kid has ever said to/in front of you? I forget what they say most of the time. At what age do you plan on moving out? 23 or 24. Did any characters from TV shows scare you as a kid? Which one(s)? The red demon-thingy from Powerpuff Girls scared me a bit. They would also excessively show Tom and Jerry reruns on Cartoon Network and I would get freaked out when they covered the top half of people. Always seemed a little eerie to me. What's the saddest thing you've heard on the news recently? Something about sea creatures dying because of plastic consumption. Fuck people. Do you believe that acupuncture works? I personally don’t believe in it but if it helps a lot of other people, I wouldn’t knock it. Have you ever been hypnotized? No. If you got expelled from school, would you continue your education? I imagine it would be hard to get accepted anywhere since that’s put on your permanent record, but I think I’d still try. How long does it take before you trust a person? I trust easily but I can also take it away very easily. Do you ever wish you had Jedi powers? Didn’t get the reference. Will we ever get to see Jack's face (guy from Jack-in-Box commercials)? Would you kick it with Jay and Silent Bob? Now I’m just not getting three references in a row lol. Say...would you like a chocolate covered pretzel? That’d be delightful. Would a wax museum scare you or amuse you? Amuse. What's the first food you can smell when you enter the mall? Uhhhh it depends on the first restaurant/stall I see?? Have you ever made a time capsule? What did you put in it? I haven’t. I really want to though. What would you do if your mom or dad read your diary/journal/blog? Cringe. Do you turn the music up when a good song comes on? Yes. Do you know anyone with a lisp? Yep. Do you hate going to the doctor? Not really. If anything I just get stressed because checkups are expensive. Why did the dish run away with the spoon? Why not the fork or knife? Because it rhymes with moon. Hahaha I am so creative. What is the worst hurt you've ever experienced? Coming to terms with the death of my grandfather. Do you wish time went faster or slower? Both, depending on how I’m feeling. Do you write thank-you notes? Sometimes. If you were to break a Guinness Record, which one would you try and beat? Idk the Guinness records are pretty stupid lmfao. Maybe something like chugging water or the fastest time eating a burger??? Idk. Something related to food. Are you distracted by shiny objects? *Pink, shiny objects. What's the coolest item in your room? I have an autographed poster of AJ Lee that I’m never throwing away. Are you grateful for what you have? Always am. Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Are you scared of clowns? Some. Are you accident-prone? Very. I’m a real-life Bella Swan. As a kid, what was your favorite activity on the playground? The sandbox. Are huge muscles gross or sexy? Not my type, but I wouldn’t say they’re gross. Have you ever fished and caught something weird? I’ve never fished. Your final thoughts...? Do I go for one more survey or nah?

[thysurveys]

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Welcome! And you are? I am Jess. When you buy/recieve new clothes, do you instantly wear them or wash first? I wear them. Do you hate using public restrooms? Most of them, yes. What’s the weirdest item you’ve seen for sale on Ebay? I don’t know. Do you check to make sure there’s TP before using the restroom? Yes.

Do you drunk dial/text? Fucking always. It’s a talent. Why are mall Santas always portrayed as drunken, depressed old men? I have no freaking idea? Have you ever built a massive snow fort? Nope. What household chore do you loathe? The washing because it never ends. Are parents to blame for what their kids do on the Internet? No, I don’t believe they are.  Would you care to meet Tom, the creator of MySpace? Sure, then I would ask what the chances are making MySpace a thing again? That shit was the bomb dot com. That’s where I first started surveys! Have you ever looked at a person and thought they looked like an animal? Yesss. Do you use acronyms to remember things? Always. Do you take pills like Tylenol for the littlest aches and pains? Nope. Unless I know a migraine is on it’s way. In that case, I have a prescribed medication. What would you do for a Klondike bar? What’s a Klondike bar? Don’t you think Crocs are ugly? I don’t care for them? Lol When was the last time you went rollerskating? A looooooong time ago. What trend do you hate right now? I don’t care for any. Do you really follow trends, or just wear what you like? I wear what I like. How many times do you think you go out to eat each month? Probably way too many times. Do you call people “dude” a lot? Lmao yeah.  Who was your favorite Ninja Turtle? Michelangelo only because his name is cool. I’m actually wearing a Ninja Turtle shirt right now. Horror flicks make you: laugh, scream, or squirm? Scream. If you could become a doctor, what would you specialize in? Paediatrics or Neurology. What’s the cutest thing a little kid has ever said to/in front of you? Bree says a lot of cute things. At what age do you plan on moving out? I’ve already moved out, like 5 years ago. Did any characters from TV shows scare you as a kid? Which one(s)? Oh, yeah. Courage the Cowardly Dog was one, I used to have nightmares about Noddy, for some reason.  What’s the saddest thing you’ve heard on the news recently? I don’t watch the News. Do you believe that acupuncture works? No idea. Have you ever been hypnotised? No. If you got expelled from school, would you continue your education? Probably? How long does it take before you trust a person? I don’t know if I trust anyone, ever, fully? Do you ever wish you had Jedi powers? Nope? Will we ever get to see Jack’s face (guy from Jack-in-Box commercials)? Who? Would you kick it with Jay and Silent Bob? Who? Say…would you like a chocolate covered pretzel? I’m good thanks. Would a wax museum scare you or amuse you? Amuse. We went to one when we were in Hollywood.  What’s the first food you can smell when you enter the mall? No idea? Have you ever made a time capsule? What did you put in it? Back in primary school, I think. What would you do if your mom or dad read your diary/journal/blog? Ugh. Do you turn the music up when a good song comes on? Depends. Do you know anyone with a lisp? Yes. Do you hate going to the doctor? Nope. Why did the dish run away with the spoon? Why not the fork or knife? Because it rhymes with moon. Hahaha I am so creative. << Pretty much lol What is the worst hurt you’ve ever experienced? Heartache.  Do you wish time went faster or slower? Idk. Do you write thank-you notes? I write thank you cards, if I have to? If you were to break a Guinness Record, which one would you try and beat? Never really put any thought into it. Are you distracted by shiny objects? Not really. What’s the coolest item in your room? Pretty much nothing? Are you grateful for what you have? Sure thing. Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Who knows. Are you scared of clowns? Not really, nope. Are you accident-prone? Nah. As a kid, what was your favorite activity on the playground? The slides or monkey bars came to find first. Are huge muscles gross or sexy? Definitely not my thing. Have you ever fished and caught something weird? Nope. Your final thoughts…? eyyyy I’m hungry.

[escapetoyourdolls]

HAIRDORABLES/LOL Comparison

I picked up a “Hairdorables” surprise doll at my local Target in order to compare the unboxing experience and the dolls themselves to the L.O.L. Dolls I have recently become obsesssed with.

The “Hairdorables” have only 1 series so far. I love this because it feels like I didn’t miss out on the beginning of the collecting curve, and like I don’t have a bunch to catch up on. There are 12 different characters, and each girl has a standard, exclusive, and ultra exclusive version that is available. It’s, of course, a surprise which one you’ll open, which I also love.

I will say, so far, that I love her more by the minute, whereas the L.O.L. Dolls usually immediately make my heart swell, for some reason.

First, a few photos of the unboxing process and my initial comments:

I think the box that she comes in is really neat. It folds out into a play area setting with a little cardboard stage on the bottom and a colorful background that I’m gonna love to use for doll photos. Each surprise came in like, a ketchup looking peel-open container. I can’t say I like this more or less than the blind bags that are in the L.O.L. Packaging. They’re both really fun to open! Everything in this package is just a hint larger than the accessories for L.O.L. Most noteably, those bulky plastic boots. For reference, check out the short post featuring Countess; there is a photo of the shoes I unboxed for her there as well as some other tiny adorable shit.

Now, some photos of Harmony! This purple sparkly cloth dress, black and purple high-top boots, bow-tie, and guitar accessory are all included in in her signature/most common look: “Harmony Rocks”.

The smaller, plastic dress black and pink dress that she’s in at the end is one of the L.O.L. Fashion Crush series items. It’s really short on her, but it definitely fits her shoulders quite nicely! I think she looks really good in it.

Post Unboxing

Pricing difference- at my local Target, an L.O.L. Eye Spy Series capsule is about 14 dollars and the HAIRDORABLES is near 12. Granted, the L.O.L. markets as having 15 total surprises, and the HAIRDORABLES box says it has 11 surprises. That being said, after the stickers and paper products that don’t really do much for me except for labeling the dolls I have already acquired; in the end both dolls come with one pair of shoes, a complete outfit, and 1/2 accessories. I would say the number of products inside each of the packages is very similar.

Amount of waste- this is all just estimation because I didn’t do any real measuring at all but it does seem that the amount of trash after opening the HAIRDORABLES box seems to be less than with the L.O.L.’s. When I was finished opening each doll, I found it was easier to organize and throw away the plastic for the HAIRDORABLES than for the L.OL.

The cardboard fold-out box for the HAIRDORABLES versus the capsule that the L.O.L. dolls come in seems to be of an obvious lesser quality than the hard, plastic colorful capsules that the L.O.L. dolls are safely snuggled in latex inside of. Opening an L.O.L. is almost like a birthing process to me; having to pull off the rubbery, placenta-like encasing that she lie nude in, piece by piece. There is a certain way that I take it off every time, too. Eyes first.

But the cardboard HAIRDORABLES box is very artistic looking, and photogenic I think. I’ll use it in my comic strips probably in upcoming posts, haha.

Unboxing Experience- oh I think I went in on this in the above answer. I think, now you know I’m weird as fuck. 💁🏼‍♀️

Quality of Accessories- I like that the HAIRDORABLES clothing is actual cloth instead of plastic, but it's not as cute to me as the L.O.L. clothes. I guess it’s because the little plastic outfits are more unique to me than all of the Barbie clothes I have seen my whole life. The L.O.L. accessories are so cute and well-themed, and I absolutely love to find a teeny tiny facial mark or tattoo on one of their chubby little bodies. I am definitely going to play with getting some wigs for my L.O.L. dolls and knit clothing as well. That, I think, will really make me prefer them after-all. It will really make them perfect. Anyone know of any artists who make L.O.L. wigs?! 😋 The HAIRDORABLES don’t (that I know of) have any outfits and accessories available separately, I’m not sure that there is much available online yet. Also, the HAIRDORABLES doll comes dressed in her clothes, with the shoes wrapped as a surprise, whereas the L.O.L. doll comes either nudey or with little (sometimes color changing) undies and bra, making the outfit itself one of the surprises before you’re able to see the doll. I like that there is more to do with the L.O.L. wardrobe. I can go to Target or something if I’m bored, or only want to spend 5 bucks on toys that day (yeah, right) and pick up a couple L.O.L. “Fashion Crush” pods to re-dress my existing dolls in. I am growing to like the rubber clothing more and more, too. So far, I have so many more L.O.L.’s than HAIRDORABLES accessories. I am learning how to put on and take the clothes off easier. I used to be like, pulling frustratingly on sleeves and arms and shit haha. I also like how the entire doll (rubber hair, clothes, and all) remains pretty resilient in my backpack or pocket all day. The L.O.L. dolls come with baby bottles and pacifiers, and the HAIRDORABLES come with things like a skateboard and a guitar. I also love the cute little cardboard I.D. card that each HAIRDORABLES came with. Good for collecting.

Quality/cuteness of Dolls- Both of these dolls are really well made for their prices. Both have a nice weight to them for their size, and both have 5 points of articulation: neck, both shoulders, and the pelvis at each leg. I would fucking LOVE if the next wave of either of these dolls had knee joints, but that’s a cheapskate’s BJD fantasy. 

ANYWAY. Each L.O.L. doll is able to perform one water action: spit, pee, squirt out of her ears, cry, or color change. In order to figure out which one of these actions your doll performs once unboxing, you fill her head with water (either via her water bottle or by dunking her under water) and then bring her back up, squeeeeeeeeeze, and see what happens. The color change ability is exposed with both hot and ice cold water. It’s by far the coolest ability. This makes playing with these dolls, as well as watching the unboxing and now “testing” videos on Youtube super fun. The fact that they are not only completely water proof, but are made to play in the water is genius to me. And, another reason for rubber hair and remove-able wigs! aha! These dolls remind me definitely more of a baby doll than a Barbie or any other kind of action figure doll. They have cute little bulging bellies, and big, doe-y, innocent eyes. The HAIRDORABLES do not have any play options like this, but they are still super cute and do each have a story to tell. They remind me of a BRATZ doll, and have more of a teenage girl feel to their personality. They have longer, lean legs and a thinner torso than the L.O.L. My Favorite part about the HAIRDORABLES dolls is their large head and sweet painted faces. Oh, and obviously their HAIR! It is so silky soft, and super do-able. I sat on the living room floor and french braided my second doll, Skylar’s purple hair last night. 

Size of Dolls- HAIRDORABLES stand approx. 5.5 inches tall, and are essentially the same size as the Shopkins SHOPPIES. L.O.L. dolls stand approx. 3.5 inches tall, quite a bit smaller. and boxier. and cuter. I think I definitely have a preference hahaha. 

In conclusion, I am pretty happy with both dolls. I do prefer the L.O.L. doll because of it’s unique shape and tiny size, but I am happy to have both types of doll in my collection. 

[the-firebird69]

Watch "Clubbed To Death - matrix soundtrack" on YouTube

Mac had 20 of these Tommy have found it to be a counter plan to his part of it. The other part is the max so this might take care of both. Out of those 20 he has two there for the alpha male and alpha female that would be those who are higher ups windows on Australia when is on New Zealand they put the couples together one of them are entombed no they're in those capsules that Neo gets put in. Tommy F took over from his father and he ripped all the equipment out no it's not as bright as he looks he's using the old stuff but he did take all the electronics out of but Mac has passive stuff and you can hear some things and you heard a lot of screaming people screaming bloody murder and for mercy and for their son and daughters their Max and his family was mostly silent so I knew who it was and what he wants to silence so he left them alone. They're going to do stuff and ask for confirmation that's really weird cuz they have the AI and they're trying to break these people but they didn't do this on purpose some of their AI is pinned down and so it's free it's a war. Ernie and d are on Australia as are all the other head honchos slightly lower level are in New Zealand that's where all your people are Trump goes right for it there's a rumor that that's where they are but they got Intel later no but they're going to try and get it now

Thor Freya

Finally and LOL hahaha for one where to put the voice thing on boy that's him

And now I know it's not your dad it's fun I didn't fake it but it's funny I'm a jerk man you took a big poop in that house so just keep coming out like eight feet of it or something that's what they said it's cool they said it was gross and huge and clgged the toilet. We actually have to call a plumber and I told you to start laughing really loudly and said I didn't really like them did you and I said not really but boy you blew that party so I want to be with you not them you had a good laugh she said it wasn't that bad it was kind of fun awkward you left early cuz he made this huge poop

Hera lol yeah me okay of course it's me I can't wait to do this thing have you copy me for a change this is a copy I'm copied all the time by him probably now I see you do it

Olympus oh great now we can't talk look real important things to say don't mess around anyone's toilet you might need it for this toilets suck that one macerator ever she's jeez it's terrible some people have some pretty tough ones it looks like Jason

[youcancallmemeimei]

Hieloowww, Happy Munday! hope your monday isn't as munday as it sounds XD sry i'm so munday today. How's this week? hope this week isn't as crazy as your last week!! and yes! I also want to go back to the very beginning of the time, because I actually had put my tiny teenage soul into a small capsule like a few few years back and buried it by a pine tree. I meant to dig it back up but I handed over a shovel to another one whom I thought could hand it back to me when it becomes the right time, but seems like that ain't happen yet so haha yea I have some things that I miss and those could be the reason why I want to go back in times to just live those early memories again. I don't know, but yea it sounds very romantic in that sense =D, I've ordered some samples of those 3 perfumes that you mentioned! kinda excited because I never held any women perfumes in my crib before actually hahaha i might fall in love with the air around my living room after I get those samples wknos lmao but yeah, i heard the smell is one of those senses that keep our memories together through the long journey, I really wish I had a chance to smell some more scents in the past and sometime I also wish some of my memories had tied with some scent so I could remember it more vividly, but sadly some of the most important ones I have no memory of smell, well.. but if the brain-triggered smell which only exists in one's brain could also be considered as a type of smell than I have those kind of scent that ties with those important memories. like even if you don't actually smell a thing your brain perceive some memories as a form of smell or they function as some sort of smell, that sometimes like when you feel so happy or so excited you may feel like you are smelling something so sweet and fruity and floral, namean? lmao. speaking of your biggest biggest inspiration can I take a guess? hmm.. I think it could be God!? but I could be wrong lol and you could enlighten me about it too! I'm willing to listen and learn about it because it sounds so interesting :D!!! Is your celebrity crush a Cha Eun Woo? hahahaa I have to admit he's just way too good looking even to same sex species but am not gay hahahaha you really have KISSED someone ?! hahaha jkjk!!! how did that happen to youuuuu om that sounds so exciting hahahhaha you should boast about it and tell your story about the first kiss!! hahahaa and what happen with your crush a couple of years ago? would you wanna share some of those story with him owwww!! but you said you kissed a friend?!?! omy!! hahahaha how that happened? and are you guys okay as friends now?hahahaha I'd be so embarrassed see the other one for some long time if the person and I end up being just friends after that happen hahahahah (or I might would end up just enjoying that distance wknos but how bout you? hahahah). and sorry about hearing that people changed their minds after you revealed your heart to them... that mustn't be good memories to keep.. but you know there is always the time when you reveal and it becomes reciprocated although you don't actually seek for that reciprocation you'd rather just focus on what can be done from your side and keep your best for that person because who knows the new person that you pour your love into and reveal with honesty could earn you a better and more delightful one =D !! I mean.. let's just not lose our hope or close our doors to the others because of the bad memories of the past you know.. not everyone is same although some of the past has been repetitive for you.. like for myself I also have tendencies in my life that steers itself towards a certain direction like everytime and regardless of my will, and I also had closed myself away from all of surroundings for many many years and I think still I do for the most of part but I really still believe closing it up completely and leaving others for guessing games and with uncertainties will also need those "door-open" moments at some point for it to be fully realized as you dreamt to be, idk I just think and speaking things LMAO. -cont’d

Hi Hi Hiiii!

i mean shouldn't you be the one with the shovel? Imo you shouldn't depend on anyone to take your tiny teenage soul our of that small capsule you buried under that pine tree, people are busy dealing with their stuff, you should do it yourself, because if you don't do it no one else will, you can ask for help to do it faster, but at the end of the day its yours not theirs.

What do you think about the perfumes? do you like them? now you have a wider view of myself hahaha i hope you like them tho, please give me your honest opinion!!!!!1 please please! you might fall in love with them or me, who knows right?

And i mean obviously my biggest inspiration is God, but i'm talking abut a human being, someone i know, a HUMAN hahaha

Yeah my celebrity crush is Cha Eunwoo lmao i have a big fat crush on him, what a man hahahaha i want one for me

about the first kiss... guess what, i dont remeber anything about it, i dont remember with who, when, how, i have no clue, weird isnt it? it should be something special, magical, but i have no clue :(

Do you mean my crush who liked me? We're still friends hahaha nothing happened, we just liked each other and thats it.

and the friends i kissed yeah, i was a crazy kid back then, we're still friends tho, he says he's in love with me but i don't really care lmaooooo it happen in school days, he gifted me a cupcake (because i love cupcakes and he's a cheff) and i gave him a little kiss as a treat or as a thank you haha

and people change because they get power, once you tell them how you feel that becomes a weak point on you, but i dont see them as unpleasant memories to keep tbh, i keep them because it showed me who they really were, for example my crush who liked me, i told him and he was like, no way, baby i like you too, and he didnt change at all, so that thought me that no matter how much fragile (? i might look to him, he would never take advantage of that with the "power" i gave him, he'd believe me and not test me, and we've been friends for 5+ years and he's never used that power against me, he's had girlfriends and stuff but he's never said "do you remember when you used to like me? or when we used to do this and that years ago?" or things like that, and thats the people i like to keep around me you know? those that would never take advantage of you no matter the situation.

[jungnoir]

11 (x3) questions tag!

tagged by: helloooooO! I was tagged by these three angels @sugacrackers @sunnysidewrites and @mansaeboysbe! so instead of having eleven questions to answer I actually have,,, thirty-three sdviushfei so i will be putting this under a read more! thank u for tagging me lovelies

sugacracker’s q’s

 If you could only eat one food forever, what would it be? POTATOES. in any shape or form

 What is your ideal date? hehehe, uhhhhhh i dunno!! tbh! i think maybe something where we’re both doing stuff together? like playing video games or bowling or what have you. when i get competitive, i loosen up and i show more of my inner personality. it breaks my shy barrier pretty easily

 How are you doing? i’m doing mighty fine, thank you :)

 What do you want your career to be? rich housewife or something nice where i’m surrounded by friendly people and doing things I love. I have no real set career I want to enter

 Any song recommendations? peek-a-boo by red velvet, iffy by sik-k, ph-1, and jay park, le tourbillon de la vie by jeanne moreau, bad blood by nao, world goes round by (this is not the singer btw) taisei iwasaki, red sun by hangzoo, and where do we go from here by g.soul

 Who is your favorite youtuber? I don’t really have one these days. I do watch a lot of buzzfeed unsolved, and I try to tune into lee suhyun’s makeup channel every once in a while!! cause she’s so cute and even tho i don’t know what tf she is talking abt bc i don’t do makeup im still :)))) the whole time

 How would you describe yourself in three words? creative, lonely, thoughtful

 Who is one person you want to be friends with on tumblr? i’m not gonna @ them bc i know their blog is kinda personal but there’s this v funny person on here who i relate to? and idk. i’d love to be their friend but we’ve never interacted but that’s gucci

 Which group is your favorite underrated kpop group? currently! golden child!!! they really got me from their debut and i think they’re really great. check out their debut mv damdadi!

 What is your favorite dessert? sweet potato pie or anything with strawberries

 What is your favorite place? in m’dreams

sunny’s q’s

What is your ideal day? getting to sleep in on a rainy, cold weekday home alone. having lots of food in the house and lots of content to watch, read, and listen to. i’m undisturbed by anyone the whole day

What’s a song that resonated with you and why? ahhh, dear no one by tori kelly. i relate to the lyrics a lot... i’ve kind of watched people in my life talk about their wins and losses in love for a long time... i’ve been belittled by people i trusted because “if you don’t like my s/o, you must be jealous” and growing up it was really frustrating for me? because on the one hand I could be completely fine with having no experience but then like someone just mentions being in love or the things you can do with ur s/o and it would break my self-esteem really bad. and hearing “you’ll find someone someday” is true, maybe but it’s not comforting when you’re upset and lonely. so i want to find some contentment with where I am right now, and this song is something I relate that contentment to

What would you be as a trope in a story? rivals to lovers au ok ok

Between your top 3 biases, who would be the groom/bride, the honor attendant, and the one who would crash the wedding? efjhsoiefises ok.... the groom is taeyong bc let’s be honest if i have to get on my own knee to marry that boy i will, the honor attendant is probably namjoon cause he’s sweet and would understand, and the one crashing the wedding would be,,,,, taehyung (of which i would kill him for but also be flattered abt on the lowest of keys)

Anything you wanna say to me? i love u,,, bitch,,, i ain’t never gonna stop loving u,,,, bitch! (pls tell me u know that vine)

What would be the one food you had to eat for the rest of your life? potatoes!!! like the answer to q1 of sugacracker’s questions hahaha

What would you be as a pick up line? girl, you’ve already activated my particle barrier

What are your aesthetics? pink-y neutrals, blunt haircuts, dewy clear skin, nose rings, tons and tons of flowers, a ceiling painted navy and dotted with yellow for stars

What’s a color that suits you? army green or tangerine!

What’s a deal-breaker for you in a relationship? cheating and physical/verbal abuse. I abhor both so fucking much

What are some distinct things you always say? “ya’ll” “JESUS” “i wanna die” “this/she/he is so cute” “i need to use the bathroom” “have you ever watched voltron?” “i’m tired”

mansaeboysbe’s q’s

If you could create your own group like produce 101 or the unit, what would it look like? Who would be in it? dude i have no idea,,, it’d be chaos LOL

What are the five weirdest songs you listen to? i don’t have five songs but i have this... one song.... from an anime i’ve tabled to watch.... and it’s just... here

What’s your favorite cover a kpop idol or group has done? SEVENTEEN’S COVER OF WILD EYES

Favorite kpop choreography? it’s either seventeen’s aju nice or astro’s baby

Anything you wanna say to me? when you!!! smile!!! i’m also!!!! happy!!!!

What are three things you would put in a time capsule? a letter fake-signed by the government that the people living in the world in the future have passed into an alternate reality and everything that went wrong in that world went right in ours, a usb with all my favorite songs on it, and a list of all the people i’ve killed (another fake but they won’t know)

What is something you always carry with you? i always always carry chapstick

If your life was a Disney (or Pixar or Dreamworks) movie, which one would it be? big hero 6!! this is like based on what i want it to be and not what it is currently right?

Ballads or dance songs? dance songs!!

What’s the weirdest survival tip/life hack you know? probably not that weird but i know u gotta punch a shark in the eye so it won’t eat you

If you could go back anywhere in time, where would you go and what would you do? i’d go back to my birth and do everything differently just to see what would happen tbh

now here’s my 11 questions!

If you had to assemble a team of kpop idols to survive the apocalypse with, who would you pick and why would you pick them?

If there was no chance of dying, what life-threatening activity would you partake in?

A fictional character you relate to?

Write a short letter to someone anonymous to anyone else reading your letter. What do you want to say to this unnamed person?

Are you the one who leaves people on read, or the one who is left on read?

Is there any job you still want to have that you wanted to have when you were a kid (i.e. a superhero, a princess, etc.)?

What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when I say the word “nostalgia”?

Favorite scent?

Is there an idol you think is like your twin?

Do you like to talk about yourself?

If you could do something you’ve been meaning to do for a while, what would be that thing?

I’ll be tagging: @@yongceo @calemiel @joshpup @haodycowboy @daegusoftboys anddddd yeh!!! lemme kno if u wanna don’t wanna be tagged in this or not!!

[shut-up-mila-blog]

Mila. Billie. Questions.

You know her from That 70s Show and movies like Black Swan, Friends with Benefits, and Bad Moms. His band is one of the biggest in the world - not to mention that it’s even God’s favorite band. Now here’s Mila Kunis and Billie Joe Armstrong... asking each other things. @ebpmpunk

Mila: What do you hope to be your lasting legacy?

Billie: To be the greatest band in the world. God’s favorite band, actually.

Mila: What is your go-to comfort food?

Billie: Fried chicken. Hands down.

Mila: Do you consider yourself more of an optimist or pessimist? Or a realist?

Billie: Realist. I think I have a good handle on never being too optimistic or pessimistic on things. Mainly because I know that it’s just not practical.

Mila: What Green Day song are you most proud of and why?

Billie: I’d have to say “Wake Me Up When September Ends”. It was the first time I ever wrote about how my father’s death affected me. I never truly realized how much it affected me until I wrote it. It was a groundbreaking moment for me.

Mila: If you had to pursue another profession, what would you do?

Billie: I’d be a brain surgeon. 

Mila: What is the most important lesson you want to pass on to your kids?

Billie: The ability to listen. I want my kids to hear people’s stories and understand that everyone is going through something - big or small. And they can only understand that if they’re able to listen.

Mila: What was the last movie you saw in a movie theatre? What did you think about it?

Billie: The new Thor movie! It was fucking great - but then again, anything Marvel does is amazing.

Mila: Did you ever think Green Day would be as huge and iconic as it is?

Billie: Hell no. I still don’t even know how we got so lucky that a bunch of snobby kids from the East Bay got a chance. But damn I am grateful for everything that has been in our lives.

Mila: Assuming a heaven or paradise exists, what do you hope it is like?

Billie: I... have no idea? I just hope that there’s no negativity there. We have enough of it in the world we live in right now.

Mila: What do you do to feel better when it feels like the world is falling apart?

Billie: Talk to my girlfriend. Hands down.

Mila: [proceeds to melt from cheesy happiness for the next half hour.]

Billie: What is your favorite childhood memory?

Mila: Okay, it is kind of a weird one, but when I was little, I remember playing in our neighborhood with my brother. I totally idolized him. Anything he said, I believed. Well he wanted to climb trees, so I went along with it despite never having climbed a tree before then. I climbed up a little ways and then couldn’t get down. I was like six at the time! So I just jumped, and on the way down, I got a branch stuck in my calf. I ended up walking home with the branch just... hanging out of my life. My dad nearly passed out. It is such a weird memory, but it still makes me laugh.

Billie: What is one piece of work that you are most proud of?

Mila: I mean... Wyatt. She is my everything. The greatest thing I have ever done. But job-wise... I am really proud of Bad Moms, honestly because of the team we assembled and how we were able to put together this beautiful and hilarious story about real, flawed, amazing women. It really means a lot to me.

Billie: What’s one thing you hope to teach your kids?

Mila: To not be assholes. That is like... my number one goal in life. Work hard, don’t be a dick. They are being raised in a privileged life, but I don’t want them to ever think they are owed any of it, you know? Work hard and be a decent person. Life motto for anyone, really.

Billie: Your most embarrassing moment?

Mila: Ahhh... you know... it SHOULD have been when the UPS guy saw me topless a little while after Wyatt was born, but I just did not fucking care. Probably like the whole first season of That 70s Show. Going through puberty in front of all my costars. First kiss being in front of cameras. Just so much awkwardness.

Billie: What’s your favorite Green Day song?

Mila: Kind of impossible for me to not love “Ordinary World”, come on. Ha. That song is so special to me that it will never not be my favorite. But other than that... shit... As a piece of art, I truly think “Jesus of Suburbia” is a work of genius. Like brilliant. Truly. I also have a special love for “Hitchin’ a Ride”, but that is... for very different reasons.

Billie: If you could get a chance to work with someone in an upcoming movie, who would it be and why?

Mila: Hmmm... shit. I would love to work with... fuck, there are so many. Okay... I’ve got it. I want to work on a film directed by David Fincher with a script by Aaron Sorkin and I want to costar with Jessica Chastain. I have loved so so many of Fincher’s movies that I can’t actually think of any that I think like. I mean... come on. Seven? Gone Girl? The Social Network? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Zodiac? He is amazing. And Sorkin can write a smart and funny script better than anyone out there. And Jessica is just a goddess. So strong and kind and talented.

Billie: Who is your role model?

Mila: My parents. Anyone who can leave a comfortable life behind to move across the world to a new country so that their kids can have a better life... anyone who goes from being engineers and teachers to driving taxis and working a small job at a pharmacy just for their kids... those are amazing people, and I will spend my whole life trying to thank them.

Billie: Would you ever want to raise your children in your home country?

Mila: Not a chance. I think of the US as my home now anyway. I would love for them to learn about the culture, of course, but I would never ever move back there.

Billie: What are seven things you’d put into a time capsule to open up 30 years from now?

Mila: A bottle of Jim Beam. A picture of me and Wyatt from Halloween when she made me be Elsa - blonde wig and all. A recording of you singing “Ordinary World” just for me. A picture of you and me. Our boy’s picture. And... fuck, I don’t know. It would probably just be a bunch of pictures and mementos from the year. Like my plane ticket from when I went to see you in London. Or the hoodie I stole from you and never told you about - except I would never give that up. Yeah. Pictures. Bourbon. A newspaper so hopefully in 30 years I can laugh about all this shit going on right now.

Billie: Is there anything in life you want to do but haven’t done yet? If so, what is it and why?

Mila: I haven’t spent the night in one of those igloo ice hotels with the northern lights above. It is just super high on my bucket list. I have done so many amazing and wonderful things that I don’t feel like I am missing out. I just want to make that trip happen. And maybe have a baby with you one day. Not necessarily at the same time. Just saying... hahaha

[theworstbob]

the thing journal, 6.11.2017 - 6.17.2017

capsule reviews of the pop culture i took in last week. this week: venice, witness, 1989, gilded, punch-drunk love, sucker, bloody bloody andrew jackson, gone now, boomiverse, melodrama, before sunrise, pinata, whiplash

1) Venice, by Anderson .Paak: Paak might be really close to Greatest Living Songwriter status. Like, Malibu and Yes Lawd! are both undeniable classics, but this is ALSO so solid, solid enough that I feel like, if we get someone in the room with Paak to say, "Hey, dude, maybe don't put a bad butt pun in this one?" Paak could be running the world. Every second of this album is wonderful. Like, .Paak makes songs that make an indoor kid like me wish he was at the beach, that's like the only thing I can say about this album. .Paak' great. I don't have enough words to describe what makes him great.

2) Witness, by Benjamin Booker: ...So, this is the last thing I'm writing? And this was a nice, bluesy rock album that made a Sunday morning slightly doper. I liked it, it was nice, listen to it if you like nice rock albums.

3) 1989, by Tay Tay: I sure do have a lot to say about this album that wasn't said two and a half years ago! I liked it. The first five songs are as good as any five songs on any album that's ever been, and then the rest of this album... Exists? Like there's no way I'm going to call an album with "Shake it Off" and "Bad Blood" on it a classic, and after hearing Lana del Rey songs I can't get behind the Lana del Rey impression that is "Wildest Dreams," like it was already an enh song but knowing it was ripping off an enh thing gives it a firm "no," but any album with "Style" and "Blank Space" and "Style" deserves plaudits, and the album does pick up with the last two tracks, which are up there with the first five tracks as the best stuff Tay Tay has ever done. End of the day, though, To Pimp a Butterfly still should have won Album of the Year, and if at the end of 2014 Catch-Up 1989 is still in the top ten for 2014 (#9 as I write this), I'd be stunned.

4) Gilded, by Jade Jackson: This? was somehow recommended to me by Amazon because I enjoy the music of Paramore. I cannot claim to have heard the Paramore in this. I heard a pretty decent if slow-moving country album! That was a fun surprise! One of my favorite things about country music in 2017 is how, like, we typically associate rebellion with punk and rap, y'know? Loud music that moves fast and is always shouting. And rebellion in country is sitting with just an acoustic guitar and singing sad songs about small towns. Like, a lot of country music is about what a small town home town dirt road party it is to be in the sticks, so the outlaws have to slow it down and reflect on whether they're truly happy where they are. So like, this album has incredibly little in common with Paramore from a music standpoint, but they share an attitude which has to manifest itself differently because of their respective genres. Basically, I'm incredibly down with this album.

5) Punch-Drunk Love, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson: hey. hey guys. did you guys know about this paul thomas anderson dude. he's pretty great. like, everything about that scene where he asks the woman out, the warehouse collapsing, the calls from the phone sex scammer, his sister haranguing him, the woman not knowing how to respond to this, him clearly not knowing how to handle the situation, the pudding the so much pudding, the score building as everything falls apart, it's so fucking good. i remember, when i was 12, this movie had like two whole shelves at hollywood video, and when my dad and my family were looking at this movie, we were like "we love little nicky! but this might be more serious? and poor innocent caralin," and i just, i wonder what a younger me would have thought about this film. i wonder how i would have reacted to this, if we actually had pulled the trigger on punch-drunk love before i was anywhere near ready to handle it.

6) Sucker, by Charli XCX: hahaha i need to do theme weeks or something like i'm supposed to think about a paul thomas anderson joint and then try to come up with a decent opinion about a fine, just a tich below great pop album. i should've eased myself into this, it should've gone punch drunk love, the kimbra album i added to provide the bridge from film master class to pop, and THEN charli xcx. i mean, i enjoyed this a lot, i had a solid, solid bus ride, but like i just need to structure the sequencing of thing journal better. like, maybe don't put the slap-hitting second baseman after the cleanup hitter, but the jason kubel type in the fifth spot, the chunky dude who kinda sucks at baseball but hits dingers more often than not. gotta think about my lineup, guys!

7) Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, wr. Michael Friedman: Well, this was good stupid fun. I think "Ten Little Indians" is a standout track, so clear a standout that it honestly belongs in a better work. It's a distillation of Native American history that doesn't seem to have any place in a musical recasting one of the shittiest presidents as a vain, morose emokid rock star, but then again, I listen to soundtracks and don't watch the shows, so fuck do I know about context. So, yeah, I dug "Ten Little Indians," and then everything else was fine and silly and took itself just unseriously that it never felt like American Psycho. Theatre in general isn't a good home for irony, but at least here, the sarcasm wasn't subtle, it was waving a giant flag the whole time saying "THIS IS DEF JOKES."

8) Gone Now, by Bleachers 9) Melodrama, by Lorde See, if I were a decent listener, I might have tried following up Gone Now with Melodrama. These reviews aren't being indexed in chronological order; I listened to Boomiverse before I gave Melodrama a spin, and looking back, I should've saved Gone Now for Friday to do a Jack Antonoff Power Block. I wonder if my opinion on these albums is colored by the interview I read where Jack Antonoff says he originally imagines all his songs for female voices, he writes his songs for women, then pitches them an octace down should they become Bleachers songs. And I found both Strange Desire and Gone Now to not really resonate with me, neither album really hitting me in the way an entity such as Bleachers should hit me. Bleachers is fun, '80s-inspired pop music -- I love that! But there's this weird disconnect I feel between the voice and the music, and I can't tell if that's a conclusion I arrived at on my own or if it was informed by that article, because while I didn't like Gone Now, I really loved Melodrama. Lorde and Antonoff work perfectly together, her voice gives life to a lot of things I heard but wasn't enthralled by on Gone Now, and they had a vision for this album -- songs have part twos! There's a reprise! ("Liability" is DOPE in the context of this album, y'all) -- which they executed sublimely. It's a complete, cohesive album that feels so much bigger than 11 songs, so full of weird ideas, and while I'm not sure how the mainstream is gonna react, I thought this was dope as hell, "dope as hell" being the highest praise my limited vocabulary has to offer.

10) Boomiverse, by Big Boi: One benefit of being just a dude on tumblr chronicling his experiences is that I didn't have to listen to and write a thinkpiece about a 70-minute Lil Yachty album. I only have to experience Lil Yachty through his features on other people's songs, do not have to contend with the totality of his vision. But, it is disappointing that professional music people DO have to write extended thinkpieces about Lil Yachty, when those words and thoughts and energies would have been far better spent on this album. This album is just good. There's no frills, minimal use of the obligatory Atlanta trap beat, clever rhymes, only occasional misogyny, and maybe the most jubilant rap track of 2017, "All Night." I honestly can't remember the last time I heard a hip-hop joint as joyous as "All Night." So much of my favorite hip-hop of the last few years hasn't been happy, and not even the justifiable "shit's fucked up" unhappy, the "sadness is the only valiid emotion" unhappy, and "All Night" is a statement that darkness is nothing without light.

11) Before Sunrise, dir. Richard Linklater: "Hey! I've been up since 1 AM, and it is presently 4:30! I'm going to put on this quet movie about a quiet night in Vienna so I can watch Before Sunrise before sunrise, LOL!" Yeah so I fell asleep during this one, team. Not long enough to feel like I missed a lot, not long enough for this film to lose its impact, but enough to feel like I failed this film. What I was able to see was great. It was like someone shot a podcast in Vienna, and that sounds like an insult, but I'm into movies that are just two people talking to each other, and I'd be into a podcast where two strangers try to fall in love in two hours, two people bullshitting about love and relationships and the future while wondering if they could be happy with the other person outside of the podcast. It didn't feel at all tempered knowing there's a sequel in the queue. Like, knowing these two people see each other again is disappointing, only in the sense that I don't get to live with the ending for 10 years before learning about the sequel, but at the same time, the characters don't know they're going to see each other again, and that last goodbye at the train is so heart-wrenching, the way she disappears behind the wall and the guy just follows her, trying to stay as close to her as possible.

12) Pinata, by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: I will let nature review this album for me: I live in a garden level apartment, and outside my bedroom window, where I stationed my new computer, there's a bucket beneath the gutter in which water rests. Squirrels will occasionally come through, take a sip, and bounce. But as I was listening to this album, I saw that the squirrel was lingering outside my window. I assumed it was responding well to the vibrations created by Freddie Gibbs' pleasant, deep-voiced flow and the low-key production, and that it was enjoying the things it was feeling. This is music squirrels can enjoy, man, what more do you want. And then a Danny Brown feature came on, and that squirrel RAN, man. Like, I get it? I wouldn't expect a squirrel to respond well to Danny Brown, but I still feel that squirrel is missing out.

13) Whiplash, dir. Damien Chazelle: When I listen to music, I've found I connect to the drumming more than anything but the lyrics. Part of the reason I still listen to pop/punk is because literally every single pop/punk drummer is amazing, drumming so so fast every time. I also watch sports and speedrun streams, and one of the things that fascinates me is the maniacal drive to be great, this obsessive need to push yourself to some limit most would find unnecessary. So of COURSE I'm into a film which would marry the two, and which had the performance of a lifetime from JK Simmons, JK Simmons deserving all the plaudits he got for playing Malcom Tucker's long-lost American twin. I think Miles Teller was cat perfectly for the scenes where he's with JK Simmons, an arrogant nothing-boy who can convey talent and cluelessness, but Miles Teller is such a zero that the scenes with his family and girlfriend, where we're supposed to say "no nice boy don't isolate yourself from your loved ones to drum so good," just felt like "god shut the fuck up you whiny jerk." The film also didn't really address a couple of questions I thought might be relevant to the JK Simmons character. Does music still retain its meaning if you obsess over it to the extent that Fletcher does, do people still respond to his performances on an emotional level, or do they appreciate it on a purely technical level? There's that dinner scene, where someone in Miles Teller's family asks, "How can you have a music competition? Isn't it subjective?" and Miles Teller says, "No," but it never explores the idea of what chasing the parts of music which can be judged objective does to the music. The other question is, what right does Fletcher have to the next Charlie Parker? How does this white dude think he can own jazz? But I've spent more words finding what's problematic about the film than I did on what I liked, which is usually the sign of a great film, one I wanted to spend a lot of words thinking about.

[megamanxfanfics]

S.VI - Ep.11: Of Sword & Shield

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Kassy sits at the Light Capsule, injured and drained while a series of tiny dragonflies persistently pick at her skin.

Below her, just a short drop below, Hal is having a hard time swatting away the dragonflies that surround him. He tries to shoot them with his blaster, which only attracts the attention of two Nightmare Viruses further across the way.

HAL: Oh no… Not again…

Hal desperately fires at the creatures, making minor dents in their armored skin.

HAL: AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

He winces and closes his eyes tight before they suddenly burst into flames.

HAL: Huh?

Fef, their Orange Armored Ally gives him a look and shakes his head.

FEF: Come on, Man…

He doubles back to scout further along the area and protect the others.

Just then, faint sounds of shots, weapon charges and saber slashes can be heard.  Traces of teleportation light could even be seen.  Was Hal imagining this? He quickly walks over to the ledge and looks down.

X: (o.s, assuring) You picked a good spot. You’re gonna be okay!

Another light trail passes Hal by, whose eyes widen in disbelief.  In another moment, his Elite Hero suddenly appears before him from with an ultra-swift air-dash to the ledge.  X is in an impressive new Knight-themed Armor, which suits him.

Having rescued a few Reploids and finally mach-dashing to his goal-point, X looks at his war-torn underling with a smile; teleporter rings in hand.

X: Hal!

HAL: (gasping) X!???

Hal gives him a hug, feeling overjoyed.

Just then, Kassy jumps down from the ledge above them.

KASSY: Oh my God! X!!  It really is you!!!

She joins them in a group hug.

When they disembark, X keeps his hands around both of their shoulders.

X: Come on you two…. Let’s get you home.

[INSERT TITLE CARD: Of Sword & Shield]

Kassy holds up a desperate hand and points.

KASSY: Wait.  What about him?

She points over to the cavern ahead where an Orange-Armored Warrior is protecting three other Reploids from a wave of 5 Nightmare Viruses.

-pan over to him-

FEF: /HAH. /HUH!  //Oh Yeh!!  ///Hyaaah!!!

The fired up reploid proceeds to keep the others alive with his dual flame blasters.  He wipes his sweaty brow when he is finished.

-pan back to X-

X: (shocked) I’m gonna have a talk with that Man….

Kassy’s eyes light up.

KASSY: Maybe he can join us!

Hal nods with a big smile.

HAL: We need him.

X laughs and hands them their Teleporter Rings.

X: (chuckling) Go-o…

KASSY & HAL: Right!

With that, they disappear back to safety while X walks on.  The Warrior puts his cannon-like blasters on his back and calmly walks over to X.

X: You there…!

FEF: Yeah?

X: Where’d you learn to shoot like that?

FEF: (grinning) Dunno! Guess I kinda always had it in me…

X: (smirking) Good to know.. So what were you doing here, anyway?

They inch closer and closer towards each other from a distance.

FEF: Huh?  I was just hangin out.

X: “…Just hanging out?”  You realize we’re in the middle of a Pandemic, right??  It isn’t safe here.

FEF: Heh, no kiddin’.  This Town hasn’t been safe for weeks, but someone’s gotta fight back.  I’ve been doing just fine by myself.  Can’t say the same for your guys though…

Now face to face, X looks down at him and smirks.

X: Hahaha.. That’s good. So you’re a Homegrown Hero, huh…?

FEF: Oh, I ain’t no hero.  I just get by…

X: Hmm.. What’s your name, kid?

FEF: Name’s Fef. I’d ask the same, but everyone knows who you are.

X: Well Fef…. Thanks.

He offers to shake his hand. Fef accepts.

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When the gate closes, Zero walks ahead. From a long steep hill below, he can hear another large donut-shaped Ouroboros mechaniloid jetting and rolling over towards his position.

ZERO: Oh great… This shit, again.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) What exactly is it that you’re facing, Zero?  I can’t see it.

X runs down the cavernous hill as a Nightmare Virus floats over to him.  He double jumps and takes it out with a spinning slash.  It’s Nightmare Soul is absorbed, instantly.

He grabs hold of a nearby rope with a wire-hook and watches the oncoming monstrosity.

ZERO: It’s this dopey looking thing… Hang on.

He touches down and smashes a glowing fist into the ground, summoning his Rekkoha Light attack once again.  The rays of light wash over the Ouroboros and destroy it’s two left cores as it passes him by.

ZERO: (grinning) Hmph!

He dashes away and creates Dragonflies for protection.  Once again, the metal dragonflies that were attacking him, crumple away while he dashes on towards another rope and grabs it.

With a quick dash up, he avoids getting crushed by the Ouroboros.  A nearby Nightmare Virus falls victim to the protection of Yammark’s Missiles, while Zero gazes upon the annoying mech.

ZERO: Like I was saying, it’s this stupid giant… red snake or something.  It looks like a crappy ball of junk that’s eating it’s own tail while jetting over to me.

ALIA: Like an Ouroboros…!  That’s weird…

ZERO: Yeah…

He uses the dragonfly missiles to shoot green plasma at the far top core of the beast, which shatters it’s top gem.  Upon passing him by, Zero drops down, turns around and runs after it.

ZERO: HAAAAH!!!!

He overtakes the bottom power core with more Yammark Blasts.  Before long, it explodes, making that the third Ouroboros he has destroyed.

Zero exhales and relinquishes the missiles back into his new saber’s hilt.

ZERO: Damn…. That better be the last of them…

He turns around and walks further down the hill.

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X looks at Fef in gratitude as he continues to gauge his character.

X: Are you affiliated with any terrorist groups, rival gangs, vigilantes or other teams I should know about?

FEF: Huh?? Uh.. not really…. Why???

X: Because I’d like to offer you a job.

He shakes his head.

FEF: Ahhh, I’m not sure you wanna do that… I’m not exactly Hunter Material…

X tilts his head.

X: Why not?

FEF: My crew and I were a bunch of deadbeats. We used to hang here all the time. We’d get Enerjunk, do sparks, share wires… you name it.  

X: I see…

FEF: We used to call this place our Dark Haven…. We were so dumb…. But then, they all kinda… got lost in the Nightmare.

X: …Lost?

He looks up at X with a hardened sulk.

FEF: (ashamed) I burned them…

X’s eyes widen.  Then, they dim.

X: I get it…. It was either them or you… That’s so sad.  I’m sorry you had to go through that.

FEF: This is my Home.  The Nightmare took everything away that mattered to me. I couldn’t even save them!!  Now, I’m just holding on to what I got, but they just keep on coming.

X: Well… what if I told you that you didn’t have to go it alone?  You could start over! And together, we could save a lot more than just North Carolina.

FEF: Dude, I can’t even save myself.  What are ya talkin’ about?

X shakes his head with a sly grin.

X: (sighing) Heh, that’s interesting.. You remind of someone a little bit.

FEF: Oh yeah?  Who’s that?

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Zero grits his teeth with a slight grin as he walks through a short Gateway.

ZERO: (v.o) This must be it. Get ready, Maverick…

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X smiles as he looks down at the angsty fighter.

X: Me, when I first started out.

FEF: (shocked) No fuckin’ way!

X: Oh Yeah.  You’re a lot more confident than I was though.  That can suit you well. I see a lot of potential in you, Fef.  What do you think? Why don’t you join us??

FEF: You’re really willing to take a risk on me?

X: You’re a Hell of a Fighter.  We could really use someone with your skills on our side, right now.  We can figure out the rest later.  So what do you think?  /Fresh Start??

He /pulls out a teleporter ring and offers it to him.

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Zero walks into a large mechanical room with a high ceiling and a long way up.  He can see a series of metal platforms scattered upwards, leading to the top of the room.

ZERO: What the Hell?

Just then, he receives a com-link as the room shakes.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Zero!  This is the Hot Spot I was talking about!! Watch out!!!

ZERO: (sweating) It’s too hot…

His boots start to burn as he feels the metal below him start to melt. In haste, he jumps up to the nearest platform. He does so again, when an upsurge of purple Nightmare Magma appears below him and slowly fills up the room.

ZERO: (nervous) Oh shit…

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Fef takes a second as he gives X a crooked look, until he finally smirks.

FEF: Heh. Alright…. But I’m only doing it so I can keep talkin’ to that girl.

X smirks in return.

X: Thaaaats the spirit!  I’ll see ya later, Kid.

FEF: (smirking) Hmph.  Thanks…

With that, he places the ring around his gauntlet and the new recruit disappears into safety.

X mach-dashes around the area and sends the other resting reploids away as well.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) That was really sweet, X.

X: I try.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) You know who he reminded me of, though?

X: Who?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Zero…

X does a double-take as he makes his way back towards the Capsule.

X: Huh…. Maybe that’s why I liked him so much!

With a mach-dash up to a higher layer, X finds himself before the Capsule he had seen on screen not long ago.

X: (sighing) Well Dad, I guess we’d better do this.

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Zero jumps across to a higher platform, then he turns back to make it to an even higher one.  Above him, he can see a swarm of Nightmare Viruses awaiting him.  Below he can see another Ouroboros Mechaniloid begin to peer out from the Nightmare Magma.

ZERO: GOD DAMN IT!

He jumps over to another platform as a dragonfly whizzes by and stings him.

ZERO: Agh!!!

The 4th Ouroboros barrels through a bunch of the platforms below him as he clenches his fist in ire.

ZERO: REKKOHA!!!!

Slamming a fist into the top of the Mechaniloid, the brilliant rays of light rain down on it, shattering the top two gems and lightly grazing the bottom two.

The Ouroboros proceeds to elevate Zero and ascend further, mercilessly smashing him into ///three platforms above him before once again descending.

ZERO: /Urgh, /Arghh, /OURRGHH!!!!

He grits his teeth with narrow eyes and desperately air-dashes to a side platform while it descends back down into the purple magma.

ZERO: (hurt, damaged) Ffffffffuuuuck…

He tenderly gets up and looks at the Nightmare Viruses that loom above him.

ZERO: Oh yeah..?  What do you want!?

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X steps up to the Capsule and activates the Hologram of his Late Father.

DR. LIGHT: Hello Son…

X: Father…

DR. LIGHT: …We should install the arm program for the Shadow Armor.

X: I suppose so, but first I need you to help me piece some things together…

DR. LIGHT: (nodding, nervous) ..Alright..

X: Why did Zero and I actually fight?

DR. LIGHT: …Well, it was actually for a lot of reasons. His overall demeanor had troubled you to begin with for quite some time. Let alone the state of his Awakened Powers… But really, it was the fact that he was the root cause Sigma’s Corruption, and the Maverick Virus altogether.  That was what ultimately made you lose control.

X’s eyes widen.  He breathes in, tensing up until he lets out a deep sigh. Then, he nods reluctantly remembering a chilling fact.  The Repliforce Final Weapon Satellite comes to his mind.

-FLASH-

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On a shaky, power surging Space Station, Grim Reaper Sigma points at Zero with an accusatory hand.

SIGMA: Zero!  You were a Maverick!!

ZERO: What’s your point?!  Are you that surprised?  That was years ago! X’s eyes widen in disbelief.

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X shakes his head and takes a breath.

X: Sigma told us that years ago. I’ve been in denial since then…

DR. LIGHT: Long before, then.  Don’t forget.  You had fought with Zero before…

X’s eyes widen once again.

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Zero takes out his Saber and creates a Guard Shell shield, just in case.  He jumps up from platform to platform until he makes it to the 1st Nightmare Virus.  With a three-hit combo it is destroyed.  Then, he jumps further only to be bombarded by three at once.

X: (o.s, v.o) Back on Laguz Island, right?  …Before the Erasure Incident?

Rumbles occur underneath him as the Mechaniloid comes barreling through once again.

DR. LIGHT: (o.s, v.o) Yes…. He was in a more Primitive State back then, however. Similar to how Sigma had originally found him…

He quickly wrestles with the nightmare viruses, shooting one down with a charged Z-Buster, cutting one up with two slashes, and finishing the last one off with a quick Ensuizan spin.

He double jumps to another platform.  A dragonfly quickly dives after him and is zapped away by his Guard Shell.

ZERO: (reveling) Ohhh, that’s great!!

Just then, the Orobouros gets near him and shoots from it’s lower orbs.

ZERO: That’s not!

His eyes light up green as he summons the missiles once again.  The Guard Shell disappears while he desperately shoots at the bottom left power core.  Once damaged, it sinks down into the Magma once again, which Zero must evade.

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X struggles and thinks hard as he holds his head with closed eyes.

DR. LIGHT: …Do you remember…? -Suddenly an image of Zero clad in black armor and a red gem appears- X shakes his head.

X: But wait… wasn’t that a Clone?? I distinctly remember him saving me!

-FLASH-

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Two yellow charge shots break down the Gateway and overtake a Black Armored Clone of Zero as a green saber is flung at him. Suddenly, a Red Zero stands in front of X and stares at the other one with hatred. He points his Z-Buster at Sigma.

ZERO: Sigma!! You should’ve studied the blueprints closer! There is only ONE ZERO!!

DR. LIGHT: (v.o, narrating) It’s complicated… There was a clone designed by Sigma… yes. But it was made in the image of a Corrupted Zero, whom you had also fought. He was in a brainwashed state at the time.

-flash-

SIGMA: Wait, Zero!! I know your secret. You were destined to follow me! I am not your real enemy!

Zero closes his eyes.

ZERO: Maybe, but I still hate you.

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X: (torn) Well, which one is it!? Brainwashed or Maverick?? I need the Truth, Dock.  I can take it.

Dr. Light takes a breath and looks at his frustrated son.

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Seeing his way closer to the top, he knows that he must end this soon.  Another wave of four Nightmare Viruses come after him while he double jumps and spin-slashes two to death.  He blasts the others away with the green plasma shots.  Then, the Orobouros arrives once again.

Spotting a higher platform to his right, this may be his only chance.  He gets to the spot, crouches and waits for it.  Once it appears, he swiftly spins into an Ensuizan attack over and over again, while the dragon plasma fires unrelentlessly at the giant machine.

Eventually, his attacks reach the bottom right core and it wildly explodes in his face, knocking him back against the wall.

ZERO: OGH!

He pants as he watches the Nightmare Magma slowly sink back into the room, as if being drained.

ZERO: (tired) Hmph…. Just testing me, huh…?  What a pisser…

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Dr. Light takes another deep breath as he attempts to explain everything to him.

DR. LIGHT: When Sigma and Zero first met, the roles were reversed…. Zero was the Maverick and Sigma was the Commander of the Hunters.  Somehow during their battle there was some sort of… transfer of power.

X: Hm?

-A grainy image of Sigma punching Zero directly in the gem appears-

DR. LIGHT: It was a critical blow to his neural center in the cranium.  Somehow, it caused Zero’s personality to change…. He grew softer and more compassionate, while Sigma slowly became… darker.

X: Right.  I remember Sigma’s Rebellion.  But that still doesn’t explain how Zero infected him.

DR. LIGHT: After observing the recent events from this year, I’ve come to theorize that this critical blow must have been the point of infection.

X: How??

DR. LIGHT: The Zero Virus was Dr. Wily’s fail-safe…. And in a way, it worked…. You experienced it for yourself, too.  Think back to Laguz Island.

-FLASH-

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X clenches his right fist, as it turns pure blue.

X: Haaaaaaaa!!

X punches Zero’s gem and shatters it. The punch leaves a ray of light, which clashes against a dark aura of red and purple that emit from Zero’s gem. A mysterious purple mist appears from the gem and turns into the shape of a skull as it slowly disappears.

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X: That mist…!

X blinks and comes to an epiphany.

X: I cleansed him…. So he really always was a Maverick after all…

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Zero sits and leans against the wall, taking a minute to catch his breath.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Did you get it?  I’m not sure what just happened.

ZERO: Oh, I got it alrght.  Then, the Magma disappeared..

ALIA: (o.s, filtered, confused) Huh! Take what you can, I guess..

ZERO: I guess…

He gets back up and jumps toward the gate at the top of the room. Once at the top platform, he sighs and gives the shutter a persistent glare.

ZERO: Let’s do this.

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DR. LIGHT: It’s complicated…. The X-Hunters had attempted to revert him back to his original state, but he had always identified as a Maverick Hunter.  So, even though he was in a transitional state when you fought on Laguz Island, his strong will and sense of self took over.  Eventually he was able to override his original programming, but it is still unknown to me how that is even possible.

X: So, he’s… not a Maverick.

DR. LIGHT: Not technically… But he’s come close; 3 times in the Past.  That’s something I didn’t want you to have to think about.

X narrows his eyes and grits his teeth.

X: That wasn’t your Choice!

DR. LIGHT: I know…. I tried to protect you from the Truth… It wasn’t my place. Please forgive me.

X lets out a sigh.

X: I’ll get over it.  But understand that right now, I don’t trust you…

Dr. Light frowns, but nods with recognition.

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Making his way through the gate, Zero almost immediately drops into a pit of Nightmare Magma, as he quickly grabs the side wall and slides down.

ZERO: Holy Shit!  What is this!??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) It’s another Hot Spot! Stay alert!

With wide, annoyed eyes, he quickly kick-jump-dashes towards a small ledge right above the wicked Magma.

ZERO: (awestruck) These Magmas are ready to destroy me… I won’t die here though. I gotta move quickly!

Just then, a 5th Ouroboros peers out from the Magma, a small distance away.

ZERO: (panting) Not… you… again…

It slowly floats over to him, while he clenches a weak fist.

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DR. LIGHT: (sighing) Well, we might as well get down to business.  This is an arm program for the Shadow Armor. It will enable you to fire in three directions, simultaneously and use a striking charged Saber.

X: Another Saber-based Buster…. You really wanted me to match Zero, huh?

DR. LIGHT: In some way, shape or form, I always wanted you to best him… or turn him.  And it seems that in your own way, you have.

X gasps and slightly smiles.

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The Ouroboros rises up as Zero unleashes Rekkoha on it.  Despite the light-rays raining down on the Mechaniloid, it gets the upperhand, raising Zero to the ceiling and smashing him against it.  Only it’s bottom right power-core is fully destroyed while the rest are damaged.  It brings Zero back down, but he dash-jumps off to the other ledge and pulls out his saber while it sinks back into the pit.

ZERO: Damn you…

Zero narrows his eyes and creates three more dragonfly missiles, in defense.

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DR. LIGHT: (o.s, v.o, conceding) I’m sorry I doubted him. You have to understand where I’m coming from.  He was designed to be the Ultimate Weapon of my Arch Nemesis. To that end, he almost destroyed you, once re-infected with that strain of the Zero Virus.  

X nods, reluctantly empathizing with him.

X: (resigning, accepting) …No, I get it. You were only trying to protect me.  You were wrong to block out the bad stuff, but I get it…

DR. LIGHT: (ashamed) We are all composed of Light and Shadow. I never should have tampered with your memories, but I was afraid that the Trauma would be too deep for you to ever fully recover.

X grimaces again with a hard scowl.

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It swims over to him, like a shark.  In preparation for it to rise up again, Zero double jumps, then performs a Sentsuizan slash which carves diagonally down across the Ouroboros, catching it at the top right and bottom left cores.  

DR. LIGHT: (o.s, v.o) Never did I imagine that the two of you would work in perfect harmony with one another.  He is your Sword and you are his Shield.

With both destroyed, now only one gem remains, which shoots down upon him multiple times.

ZERO: Hmph…

He bats it away with his saber, while green plasma blasts fire back.

ZERO: You’re not so tough…

He focuses his aim with the Z-Buster as it comes down. The Yammark Shots join his Charged Blasts until it visciously explodes and falls into the Nightmare Magma.  

DR. LIGHT: (o.s, v.o) …I can feel him redeeming himself as we speak.

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DR. LIGHT: Go now… and defeat the evil of this world.

With that, Dr. Light disappears leaving X with a sense of closure for a change.

X purses his lips and pensively nods.

X: (acceptant) Okay…

He steps inside and receives the arm upgrade to his next armor. The bright lights from the Capsule cover the entirety of his Blade Armor until they focus into a stream of light that pours into his head gem, which turns black for a second.

X: We all have a dark side.  It’s time to embrace it and use that against this Nightmare.

X steps out of the Capsule and drops down to the lower terrain.  He walks ahead, curious to see if there are other people in need.

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Zero jumps across two further rock ledges and kick-jumps up towards a gate.

ZERO: (unenthused, exhausted) What’s next?

He enters another short gateway passage and feels a wave of heat suddenly surge around him.

ZERO: It’s getting hotter and hotter…. The Investigator must be ahead.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) The Investigator for this area is Blaze Phoenix. Find out his weak point, just in case.

Zero nods.

ZERO: Definitely.

He walks through the next gate.

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Zero steps over a small river of Nightmare Magma, amongst the cracks of the cavernous floor.  Feeling extra waves of heat, Zero looks up as he suddenly sees fiery wings flare and make their way down to the cavern floor.  

Blaze Phoenix has emerged.  He glares at Zero with interest and continues to flap his wings near the ground.

ZERO: It's too hot here. Let's finish this...

BLAZE PHOENIX: What a vigorous guy! I've been waiting! You look so strong compared to him... I was bored because there aren’t any strong Reploids left...

ZERO: I'm not interested in your talk... Will you fight or not?

BLAZE PHOENIX: Good. Let's fight!

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X scouts the area ahead through the maze-like cavernous terrain with mach-dashes until he spots a Portal at the end of the tunnel, much to his surprise.

X: What the-!?

Without hesitation, he dives inside and is teleported to a different area.

-cut to-

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In a more industrial room filled with multiple scaffolding platforms, X barely recognizes his surroundings.

X: Where am I? Alia...? I can't contact...

X immediately hears static from the other end of his com-link.  He mach-dashes ahead and climbs up the first scaffolding. Then, he looks up and focusses on the high climb ahead.

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Blaze Phoenix clutches his own wings and quickly flares up in wild flames, before ascending to a higher set of rocks.  Then his hands glow orange as he summons a lot of power.

BLAZE PHOENIX: (excited) Are you ready for this??

ZERO: Bring it on..!

BLAZE PHOENIX: MAGMA STREEEEAM!!!!!

Suddenly the entire area shakes as if he is summoning an earthquake.

ZERO: Huh???

Before long, Nightmare Magma rises from below his feet.  Zero instinctively jumps and double-jumps in the air to reach the higher rocks.

ZERO: Agh.. you bastard.

BLAZE PHOENIX: What’s a matter, Zero? Can’t take the heat??

He scowls with a grimace.

ZERO: Hmph.. Shut up.

He pulls out his saber and jumps after him, but Blaze Phoenix spits out a large power ball of magma, which burns him down to the middle rock in a succession of three landing spots.

ZERO: Urrghh!!

-cut to-

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Dragonflies surround X as he kick-jumps up between a narrow wall and a block of machinery.  When he reaches an opening into the maze-like scaffolding, a flame thrower flares down from above.

X: Ah!

He stands still and lets it pass before he mach-dashes to the far wall.  His helmet headbutts against two dragonflies with protective barrier energy, similar to that of his Falcon Armor when it was in it’s prime.

When he reaches the wall, he kick-jumps up to a higher scaffolding, where he can see a ground flamethrower threaten his further ascent upwards at the next wall.

The flamethrower flares rhythmically and predictably enough for X to pass with ease.  Then, he mach-dashes upwards to see a set of steps.  He kick-jumps along the wall to reach the steps when another flamethrower goes off.

X: Ahh.

He pauses in mid-air with his thrusters and darts himself towards a further step, away from the flamethrower.

???: He..p mih…!

X turns around to see a drained Reploid struggle to speak and reach out. X widens his eyes, awestruck.

-cut to-

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BLAZE PHOENIX: Aaaah Hahahahahah!!!

Zero forms a Z-Buster and shoots him, but Blaze Phoenix slinks down into the Magma and swims freely beneath him.

ZERO: Damn it…

He raises a fist and clenches it, but he cannot summon his Rekkoha.

BLAZE PHOENIX: BLUAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

He suddenly appears from underneath him as the purple magma melts off of his body.

Zero immediately ducks and guards himself with a neon shield shell. Then, he rapidly spins into an Ensuizan in defense.

ZERO: (panting, desperate) Hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut/hut…….

Barely damaged, Blaze Phoenix flaps his wings to ascend slightly higher than Zero.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Is that all you got, Maverick!?  PATHETIC!!!

He kicks Zero hard in the head, who immediately falls down to the ground, hurt.

ZERO: (v.o, thinking) Agh.. shit…

-cut to-

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X hurries into a mach-dash over to the survivor and gives him a teleporter ring.  

X: Don’t use this until I come back for you, okay?  It won’t work here.

The reploid frowns and slowly nods.

X returns the gesture, then he mach-dashes past a ceiling flamethrower where he reaches the top step and jumps on top of the next scaffolding.

Another flamethrower threatens to burn him, but by this point he’s used to it.  X kick-jumps up to the next maze-like layer of scaffolding.

X: (v.o, thinking) Who would set up such an elaborate trap??

He makes his way around another set of walls to the top of that scaffolding, before setting his eyes upon a Sub-tank.

X: (surprised, v.o, thinking) Someone who wanted a good fight, apparently…

X grabs the sub-tank and puts it in his compartment belt.

He looks up and spots a whole set of flame throwers in a deadly trap where jagged wall openings serve as more of an obstacle course for X to climb through.

X sighs as he looks up and focuses.

-cut to-

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Zero struggles to push himself and sit up as he looks at the flame bird.

ZERO: The only Maverick in here, is you…. What’s with all that Purple Lava, huh?  Why’ve you been manipulating the Nightmare in this Area? And how!??

Blaze Phoenix makes an irksome smile and shrugs.

BLAZE PHOENIX: I don’t know, but I like it.  I was getting bored, waiting around for someone to fight, so… once I discovered I could control this strain of the Nightmare.. I decided to have a little fun.

ZERO: What!?

BLAZE PHOENIX: Up until now, there hasn’t been much to do.  So… I’ve enjoyed watching those foolish followers squirm!  Hahahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

Zero’s eyes widen with rage as he finds the strength to get up and blast him with a spiral charged Z-Buster.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Oouuggh.

He descends upon being struck, where Zero is able to reach him with a three-hit Saber combo.

BLAZE PHOENIX: /Hooh /uugghh /aaaagh!

He twists around and spits another Magma ball at him, before diving back into the Nightmare Magma.

-cut to-

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X: Hah/hah/hah/hah/hah/hah/hah.

X /kick-jumps through the numerous wall openings, bypassing a flamethrower at each turn.

Once he reaches the top of the room, he freezes in mid-air and mach-dashes out to the shutter at the top of the room.

-pan to-

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X: Now what am I in for??  Don’t tell me that’s you in there, Dynamo!!!

X scowls as he runs ahead, through the next gate.  He enters into a more open crevasse of the cave, which reveals a closer vicinity into the Nightmare Magma, which is seemingly being enhanced by a machine of some sort.

The room is empty. X looks around, confused.

X: Huh…? No one’s here…

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Zero takes a deep breath and focuses on the Virus.

ZERO: (v.o, thinking) I still can’t believe I created this…. But if I focus on that energy hard enough… then that means, I can feel where he’s going…

His eyes glow purple in an almost zen-like state as he anticipates something.  He decides to dash-jump over to a further rock, just before Blaze Phoenix makes his surprise attack.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Yaaaaarrrgghh!!!! ..Huuuh??

Seeing his opening, Zero dash-jumps over to him from his blindside and flips his saber backwards for a vicious Sentsuizan weighted, slant attack.

BLAZE PHOENIX: OOOOUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH………..

That cuts at him so deep, Zero can already see a thick gash in his side as he bleeds out Purple Magma virus energy.

Losing focus, the Nightmare Magma seemingly drains back into the ground as Blaze Phoenix falls down.

ZERO: Hmph!

Zero drops to the floor and looks down on him with a smug grin.

-cut to-

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X waits around for a minute, before growing impatient.  

X: Well..!?  Who’s there…!??  ANYBODY!!!?

He starts to grow fearful.

X: Don’t tell me… I… trapped myself.

He stares at the floor and grimaces in despair.

After another moment, a cloudy mist appears from across the room. A holographic image of a Reploid is forming similar to that of the Zero Nightmare, only this one is draped in more of a blueish silver color.

X: (gasping) Who’s that!!?

????: …Sorry to keep you waiting, X…. Heheheheeheheh…

The cloudy mist gets larger and larger until it begins to take shape into something of a Ride Armor.

X squints in disbelief and questions what he is seeing.

X: …Vile???

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Blaze Phoenix crawls away with the back of his elbows, as he ascends back up, assisted by his wings.

BLAZE PHOENIX: It’s not over yet…

ZERO: (smirking) Hey, that’s my line.

With orange glowing hands, Blaze Phoenix is about to summon another wave of Nightmare Magma.

ZERO: Oh no. I’m not about to fall for that again…

He forms a Z-Buster and mercilessly blasts him with relentless charge shots that knock him back three times.

BLAZE PHOENIX: (struggling) MAGMA STREEEEEEAAAAAMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suddenly it gets a lot hotter as Zero jumps towards a higher rock in anticipation.

Just then, the Nightmare Magma is summoned from the ceiling above, completely faking Zero out and catching him off guard.

ZERO: What the!? /AUUGGHHH!!!!

He quickly air-dashes back down, but not before being grazed by the Nightmare Magma.  His entire back is instantly fried and charred black.

He lands on the ground, shaking in pain and anger.

ZERO: Haa-aa—aa—a-aaaaa…. YyyYYYYYYOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blaze Phoenix narrows his eyes and smiles from his beak.

BLAZE PHOENIX: That’s what you get, you Maverick Scum!!

-cut to-

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A ghost-like image of Mk. I Vile appears before X, complete with an outdated, albeit larger-than-life Ride Armor, to boot.

NIGHTMARE VILE: Heheheheheheheehehh!!!!!  Did ya miss me, X?  I told you I was gonna haunt you until the day that you die!  And it looks like your time is up.

X’s eyes widen as he grits his teeth and clenches his fists.

X: This can’t be happening…!  How are You involved with the Nightmare!!?

NIGHTMARE VILE: Hahahahahahahah.  Are you kidding?  I Am Your Nightmare!

X shakes his head annoyed, but then he thinks about it and smirks.

X: No…. You were.

NIGHTMARE VILE: Hm?  /Ghooooouuughhh………..

X’s turbines thrust as he suddenly /air-tackles Vile out of his Mech in an instant.

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He claps his two wings together to form a Magma Wave, which darts across the room like a thrown Saber slash.

ZERO: Hurrgh…. Two can play at that game!

He focuses on his darker energy and performs a swift saber slash, which also darts a beam across the room.  When the two beams clash, an explosion occurs beneath the inverted purple Magma.

From out of the explosion, Zero dives after Blaze Phoenix with another Sentsuizan slash.  The entire room shakes as Zero lands the attack, gashing him diagonally across the chest.

BLAZE PHOENIX: AAAAAIIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Losing his focus, once again, the Nightmare Magma is relinquished back into the ceiling.

BLAZE PHOENIX: (enraged) THAT DOES IT!!!!!!!!!  EVEN IF IT KILLS ME, I’M GONNA USE EVERYTHING I GOT TO BURN YOU OUT.

ZERO: Hm?

Suddenly, the firebird emblazons himself into a large massive ball of flames. It slowly shapes itself into that of a much larger burning phoenix.

BLAZE PHOENIX: …BLAZING GOD BIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With a gigantic rush of firepower, Blaze Phoenix thrusts himself out towards Zero, as his self-propelling blast overtakes him at breakneck speed.

ZERO: AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh……………………….

-fade to white-

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The white light fades into a close-up shot of X’s Blade Buster, which puts a solid dent in Vile’s chest plate.

X pulls out the Z-Saber and points it at Vile’s head.

NIGHTMARE VILE: (nervous) Wha-a-a-a-ah????

X: I used to be so scared of you, but now you are nothing…

X slices a warning strike across his chest.

NIGHTMARE VILE: Aaaiiiiiggghhhhh……

X: I am leagues ahead of you now…

He slashes another strike across his chest marking an ‘X’.

NIGHTMARE VILE: (suffering) Ouu-oou-uuuugggghhh……….

He bleeds brutally through the incisions in his chest cavity.

X: You don’t want to try me…. I’ve been beyond Hell and back since the last time we met.

NIGHTMARE VILE: Agghhhhh…

He points his shoulder cannon at X and fires.  The direct hit knocks X back a step, but barely scratches his new Blade Armor.

X: (smirking, confident) Hmph… You done yet?

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Downed, Zero lays on the ground still with his eyes closed as Blaze Phoenix flies above him.

He flies across again for good measure and burns Zero across his skin, still on his fiery God Bird state.  Then, Blaze Phoenix soars above the rocks by the ceiling once again before calming down.

BLAZE PHOENIX: (panting) Ah…ah…ah…. I did it!  I really did it!  …I rid us of the Zero Nightmare!!!!

He descends down to Zero’s position and looks at his formidable foe.  His armor has been charred, completely black.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Now that’s what I call a fight!  Gate’s gonna love this…

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NIGHTMARE VILE: (resilient, retaliating) NO!!!!!!

He ejects 6 grenades out from his knees that explode immediately, knocking X further back and forcing him to air-dash away in avoidance.  With a free opening, Vile dashes to a nearby wall, kick-jumps off of it and airdashes towards his Ride Armor.

X: (annoyed) Hurrgh!

He crouches down and mach-dashes directly upward, headbutting him in the gut, before he can make it to the Ride Armor.

NIGHTMARE VILE: (protesting) Aghhh… N-ggk….

He elbows X in the head, but X chokes him back in return as they both fall.

NIGHTMARE VILE: gg..Get Off me!!!

He kicks X in the chest and air-dashes into the cockpit of the Ride Armor.

NIGHTMARE VILE: YEEESSSS. Now This is what I’m talking about.

X widens his eyes while remaining focused.  He stands tall and charges up with a Buster out.

NIGHTMARE VILE: TAAAAKE THIIIIIIIS!!!!!!!!!!

He dashes with the Mech out toward X attempting to smash into him with a hard right fist, but X’s buster disintegrates the Mech’s hand.

VILE: Whaaaaaaaat?

X: /HAH!

With a charged Blade, X slashes diagonally across the mech and breaks off it’s top right shoulder, down to the upper portion of it’s top right breast.

VILE: (shocked) Gaaaaah….

X: Get outta there.

X jumps, freezes in mid-air and grabs Vile by the neck again. Then he Mach-dashes diagonally back to the corner, forcing him down hard.

Vile struggles to turn around while X holds the saber to his head, threateningly.

X: Tell me how you got here…. Who resurrected you??

NIGHTMARE VILE: Hmph… I don’t even know where ‘Here’ is, Kid.  Alls I know is that once I get up, you’re Dead!

X takes a deep breath and sighs.

X: (charging up) So one-dimensional…. It’s a shame.

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Feeling very satisfied, Blaze Phoenix turns around and de-flames after taking a deep breath.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Blaze Phoenix to Gate. Come in, Boss.  I’ve got great news.

With glowing purple eyes, and a red flashing gem, the black-clad Zero silently rises up from the ground. He slowly walks over to his unsuspecting prey.

GATE: (o.s, filtered, responing) What is it, Phoenix??

From behind Blaze Phoenix, Zero dashes out with a green glowing fist. At once, he smashes a fist into the ground, before he can relay any information.

ZERO: EARTH CRUSH!

He summons a familiar, nostalgic Giga Attack, knowing that Earth was his weakness, rather than Water.  Suddenly the whole room corrodes as waves of rocks scour across the room and ultimately overtake the Investigator.

Zero’s eyes fade back to normal and he blinks out of his trance-like state.

ZERO: Huh?

His red gem fades to teal as he snaps out of it and finds Blaze Phoenix on the ground nearly dead.  He takes full advantage of the situation with a final strike.

ZERO: Sentsuizan!

He rushes with a purple dash and an earthy, weighted slashing attack, which carves through Blaze Phoenix’s chest cavity, causing him to explode.

BLAZE PHOENIX: Aaaaaah!!!! Whaaaaat!?  I had you! I HAD YOOOOOUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He protests into his death as the wild explosion scatters his parts all across the room.

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X unleashes his charged Blade Buster onto Nightmare Vile, which completely blows a hole right through his chest.

NIGHTMARE VILE: God Damn it, X! I’ll come back for you… You’ll see.. This isn’t the end!! Not by a long shaaaahhhhhhh!!!

As he explodes the Pocket Dimension around them completely shatters.

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Zero looks surprised at himself as he finds that he is draped in his Black Armor, rather than Red.

ZERO: (v.o, thinking, frightened) D-dark Energy? …again??

Just then, X shatters another Pocket Dimension and appears in the middle of the room, not far from Zero.  

They both pant and give each other a strange, exhausted look.

Feeling completely exposed, Zero focuses his thoughts and attempts to calm down.  As he concentrates on his breathing, he manages to suppress the darkness within, once again.  Slowly his armor fades into Crimson, then a more acceptable shade of Vermillion, before ultimately returning into a bright Red.

X looks at his best friend and blinks, not knowing what to think.

X: Are you okay…?

Zero looks over at him with a brooding grin.

ZERO: No…

X’s heart skips a beat.  He recalls that same look when they fought in Antarctica. Then, he shakes it off.

X: (smirking). Me neither….  Let’s go home.

-Freezeframe. Grainy Effect-

SIGNAS: (v.o, narrating Success…!  X and Zero have just managed to secure another Nightmare Area.  At this rate, we’ll be back on our feet in no time.  But I can also see that they’re both worse for the wear. After they debrief, they’re gonna need a serious rest.  They’ve earned it…

[weeklyhumorist]

Unearthed Time Capsule Reveals Nothing But A Written Explanation By A Procrastinating Time Capsule Committee From 1979

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Hello future men and women of 2019! Are you arms tired from digging? I bet they are! Hahaha, okay enough of that already.

  So I know what you’re thinking and yes we did not do our jobs. However, there is a totally reasonable explanation why the capsule is full of nothing but air. On the bright side, that is precious 1979 air! Don’t use it all in one breath. Cherish it! It’s all we’ve got to give.

  We all had a really busy week, like, so busy. I can’t speak for everyone but I was pulling my hair out trying to get this other thing together for this guy. And at like midnight I realized “Oh shit” you know? It was a tight deadline too. Super tight, something like two months turnaround time which sounds like a lot. But it isn’t when you’ve got other shit going on that I’m not going to get into.

  I don’t want to bore you with the details.

  But I told them I said “Hey, listen, I need more time for this thing this, uh, time capsule.” They just laughed. Kept saying, “How much time does it take? It’s gonna take so long that you’re gonna bury it one day and dig it up the next!”

  So it was the night before and I called up the rest of the guys from the committee. We were going to meet up except I couldn’t get everyone to settle on a meeting place or a time. Some people called in sick, others just didn’t respond, and operating a rotary telephone can be very tiresome. Very very tiresome.

  Then this thing came on TV, you know, and I never catch the beginning of movies on TV. It’s like a curse, right? But I finally did so I say to myself, “Okay. Watch the movie then do the time capsule. Movie, capsule. Movie, capsule.”

  So when I fell asleep and woke up to the credits I was thinking, “Okay, maybe there’s an encore presentation.” That’s the one I always catch in the middle, right? So I say to myself “Watch the encore presentation of the movie then finish the capsule. Encore, capsule. Encore, capsule.” Those were the last words I was thinking before I drifted off to sleep again.

  See the other thing is, all the cool shit you want to see from this era is not the stuff anyone wants to give away just so it can be thrown in a hole. If you’re lucky there should be a calculator in here that some guy donated but I have a sneaking suspicion he dug it up before you got to it. Probably needed the money.

  But the rest of the stuff I had just sitting there in a box in my living room. After a while it was kind’ve tempting me. Like they were talking to me. Kept saying, “Hey, I’m a Sony Walkman. You could use me. What’s the matter you don’t like music? The hell is the matter with you!? C’mon, don’t be a square!” Which is weird because I ain’t no square so I picked it up and started listening, you know.

  And then the pile kept sitting there bothering me . Another one started saying, “I’m a Happy Meal, how you doin’? We just got invented. You think I’m gonna stay fresh all those years in the ground? Think again pal. I’m fresh right now and you look hungry. What’s the matter you can’t finish a meal for children?” Which was a messed up thing to say, making an assumption like that. I was pretty hungry, though, so I helped myself. Fridge was empty. What are you gonna do, right?

  So then that happened a couple more times and before I knew it, I was really attached to this pile of stuff. Or I had eaten it. And the capsule felt like a funeral for all the friends I just met. A mass grave of inanimate friends and I thought maybe I’d take up snowboarding this winter which is a brand new thing for us.

  Anyway, we’re really sorry and I speak for everyone involved or I guess uninvolved. There’s always next year, so I promise I won’t forget. Just really tied up at the moment. Like those Iranian hostages, am I right? Hahaha, okay enough of that.

Unearthed Time Capsule Reveals Nothing But A Written Explanation By A Procrastinating Time Capsule Committee From 1979 was originally published on Weekly Humorist

[prealthea]

This video is damn awesome. Well done KBS. I think they blow a lot of money though. The ticket for Singapore Flyer is expensive, the chilli crab is expensive, and they ate at a restaurant omg. 💸💸

I’ve been on the Singapore Flyer once when I was wayyyy younger. It was like a huge capsule with many many people, but not crowded at all. I have a mild height phobia but it was quite manageable. Like, I wasn’t clinging to the rails or anything because it feels quite safe. It doesn’t look as luxurious as the one in the video though, so I guess they paid more for that private cabin thing. You can see Indonesia/Malaysia on a clear day at the very top, so it’s kinda cool

💰Damages (as of Nov 2017)

SGD$33 for adults |  SGD$24 for seniors | SGD$21 for 3-12yrs old

I feel sad because they could have saved a ton of money if they chose to eat chilli crab at a hawker centre. Restuarant charges too much for chilli crab when they taste the same. Or maybe I’m not professional enough to taste the difference. Chilli crab and the man tou is the bombz. 

Oh, and THAT IS NOT ALMOND PRAWN. Eww, I don’t really like almond and almond prawn sounds weird. It’s definitely cereal prawn, and we eat them all the time at Chinese Restuarant. The cereal is super good, and together with fleshy prawns, it’s heaven!🤤And finally, I found people who eat the shell of prawns. I don’t get why people don’t eat the shell of prawn. First, you save time because you don’t have to peel it. Second, you don’t have to dirty your hand while peeling. Third, it’s delicious. It might be hard to chew for the first few times but you will get used to it.

You’ll save money eating at non-touristy places. They taste the same anyway.

A staff from my accommodation came to fix the common room light while I was cooking dinner. After chatting for a while, he asked what am I going to do after graduation. To work in Scotland or to return to China.

Well, umm, I kinda told him I’m not from China and he got a shock. HAHA. I don’t even have a China accent though...

He then asked me what is the capital of Singapore. The capital of Singapore is Singapore HAHAHA. I mean I could be funny and said it’s Orchard but nah... 

The staff is super nice though, but I’m just not used to the small talk culture yet.