#its from p5 dancing star night

[2ndfeb]

fruits. both of them

[the-fiction-witch]

House Of Christmas P5

Media - House Of The Dragon Character - Daemon Targaryen Couple - None Reader - None Rating - 12 Word Count - 600

Fictional Advent Day Twenty Four

Daemon reclined on the plush couch, feeling the warmth radiate from the crackling fire, its flickering flames casting a soft glow across the room. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky transformed into a canvas of deep oranges and purples, signalling the end of another day. Nearby, Viserys and Otto were peacefully asleep, their breaths steady and serene, wrapped in cosy blankets.

In the inviting nook by the window, Heleana, Rheana, and Beala sat together, their eyes glued to the darkening sky, sharing quiet whispers and laughter as they watched the first stars twinkle into view. Meanwhile, Alicent and Rhaenyra busily adorned the nearly completed Christmas tree, carefully adding the final ornaments a mixture of heirlooms and colourful baubles that sparkled like gems against the lush green branches.

At the table, Gwayne and Harwin were engrossed in animated discussion, a variety of drinks scattered before them, each conversation punctuated by hearty laughter and the clinking of glasses. On the warm wooden floor, the younger children were lost in their own world, surrounded by soft stuffed animals and fluffy blankets that transformed the space into a makeshift fortress, their giggles filling the room with pure joy.

Luke and Aegon tackled the post-dinner dishes, the clatter of plates and utensils blending with the sounds of video game action coming from the other boys, who were engrossed in their game, shouts of excitement and friendly banter ringing out as they battled for victory. The entire scene was a beautiful tapestry of family life, warmth, and holiday cheer.

Daemon smiled as Leana returned from her phonecall that she took in the den and he pulled her down wrapping his arms around her and her bump,

“How are they?” he asked,

“Fine, doing shopping, they saw a dolphin.” Leana nodded,

“Oohh very nice,” He nodded, “Hope they get some good shopping done on that huge ship,”

“You’d hope so, and they wish everyone a merry Christmas.” she nodded, “As does Leanor,”

“Oh? He enjoyed his picturesque Christmas with his dog and husband?”

“He says so,” she nodded,

“Good, maybe next year he can grace us all with his presence,”

“Maybe…”

“I know someone that should grace us with his presence next year,” Daemon chuckled,

“We hope.” Leana nodded,

“I Know so.” Daemon smiled,

“Come on let's get you up to bed,” Alicent began trying to pick up the young children,

“Leave them, let them have a little longer.” Rhaynera cooed,

“One more song and then put them to bed.” Gwayne spoke up,

“Alright.” Alicent sighed,

Gwayne nodded and changed the music putting on a sweet Christmas song,

the boys descended from the creaky stairs, their laughter echoing softly in the air. Luke and Aegon, with their hands still slightly damp from washing up, neatly stacked the last of the dishes, their cheerful banter filling the room. One by one, everyone drifted into the cozy living room, where a warm fire crackled in the hearth, casting flickering shadows that danced along the walls. They settled into a patchwork of cushions and blankets, curling up close together, seeking warmth and comfort. Outside, the winter night wrapped the house in a thick blanket of darkness, while the snowflakes swirled and fell gracefully, blanketing the world beyond the windows in pure white. The soft notes of sweet music floated through the air, creating an inviting atmosphere that enveloped them, making the moment feel both serene and magical.

“Merry Christmas Everyone,” Daemon nodded just as the song finished up,

Everyone nodded in quiet agreement before starting to head up to bed ready for Christmas day tomorrow,

“You ready?”

“Mhm,” Leana nodded getting up to her feet for them to get to bed. 

[bluegalaxygirl]

Old Friends (Zosan X Reader) P14

Plot: Reader is the 9th doctors old assistant but soon moved on to other things, joining the straw hat pirates and falling in love but now their paths cross again (only he has a new face, 10th Doctor) when they go to see an old friend in a strange hospital. Unfortunately there's some one else there that wants to start trouble.

One piece and Doctor who cross over (10th doctor), its based off the new earth episode. i thought since David tenant as the doctor is coming back in November it would be good to get this idea out.

Reader is Female (Sorry), Zoro X Sanji X reader, Poly relationship, established relationship.

Warning: Bad language, Drinking and Making out.

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 - P5 - P6 - P7 - P8 - P9 - P10 - P11 - P12 - P13 - P15

The party was in full swing on the sunny, It was now the only ship still docked, the others had taken off long ago so it was just the straw hat crew and the Doctor all having a blast. Brook was playing music while Luffy, Nami, Usopp and Chopper dances. Franky and Robin sat together drinking and laughing while watching them but you noticed the Doctor leaning against the wall with a small smile. You've been keeping an eye on him so he doesn't leave without saying goodbye but so far it seems he's enjoying himself too much to leave making you relax a little more. Zoro's drinking yet another mug of beer while Sanji sits on his lap watching the group dance, you rub the cooks leg while sitting next to the two, Zoro's other arm around your waist. Prying your eyes away form the Doctor you look at Sanji and Zoro the two have smiles on their faces while watching and laughing at Luffy swinging Chopper around. With a smile you place your head on Zoro's shoulder feeling his arm tighten around your waist before placing a kiss on your forehead "He doesn't join in much does he?" Zoro comments looking from the Doctor then back to you "He's not used to this kind of thing. He's partied a few times but nothing this close nit" You look up at the swordsman still resting your head on his shoulder "So he did used to party?" Sanji asks taking your hand and interlocking your fingers with his.

With a small laugh you nod remembering the very few times the Doctor let loose and had fun "It was rare but it would only really happen when he drank too much. He acted more like a party animal" Zoro lets out a chuckle at your words, he'd love to see the time lord get wasted and go all out but the man hasn't even touched a bottle yet. "Maybe he just needs a push" Sanji shrug's laying his head on Zoro's shoulder who places a kiss on the cooks head. Foot steps approaching get all three of you to look up but relax when seeing its only the Doctor, the man looking down at the three of you with his hands in his pockets "Can i join?" The smile on the Doctors face makes you smile too patting the grass next to you as your boys nod at him and flash him a simple smile, your glad there's no more hard feelings between everyone. "Come on wallflower" You joke watching the time lord sit next to you looking over at the dancing crew members "is it always like this?" You nod at his question but Sanji shrugs before looking over at Luffy and Usopp dancing while Nami sways with Chopper in her arms "Luffy's always been hyper but it seems he's a little more party crazy tonight" The cook laughs earning a chuckle off Zoro who puts his empty mug down and wraps and arm around Sanji's waist "A little? I think he's just happy to see something no one else has" The swordsman looks from Sanji to you rubbing his thumb over your hip "That's true i guess. I think its going to be a long night" You giggle a little laying your head back on the swordsman's shoulder.

The Doctor looks from the three of you to up at the sky seeing the bright stars and glowing half moon, sights like these never get old "Robin showed me your star and planet charts, there very good. Even the ones you haven't been too are amazing" The compliment makes you look over at him with a smile but you couldn't take all the credit so you nudge his shoulder getting him to look at you "I had a good teacher" You compliment back making the Doctor shake his head "Don't sell yourself short... your already short enough" You slap the mans arm making him grab it and groan in pain "Asshole, i was being nice" You try to hold back your laugh but Zoro can't hold his laughing into Sanji's shoulder trying his best to muffle it at least. "And what are you laughing at?" You glare at the swordsman who continues to laugh pulling the cook more between you and him "Hay don't use me as a shield, moss head" Sanji bonks the green haired man on the head earning a groan but the Swordsman still hold the cook between you and him "Coward" you and Sanji booth comment as you cross your arms over your chest, a laugh behind you gets your attention turning to see the Doctor with a big smile and holding his stomach, it's been so long since you've heard him laugh like this, with actual joy.

Standing form where your sitting catches the three men's attention all looking up at you as you turn to the Doctor "Come on we're gonna dance" You hold your hand out to the brown haired man who looks at you in slight shock "No, i don't dance" He starts to say but you glare down at him making the time lord gulp "I taught you how to dance now get your ass up, you better not have forgotten" The Doctor sighs and turn to Zoro and Sanji to see a smile on their faces, seeing there not mad makes him feel better taking you up on your demand so stands up and takes your hand "Be warned this body has two left feet" The Doctor comments as you drag him over to the others as Brook starts playing a new song "Excuses, excuses" You laugh as he spins you around with one hand and starts swaying with you "Hay you came to join" Luffy calls out with a big smile but Nami grabs him and pulls him away knowing you and the Doctor haven't had a moment alone since you came back. You flash her a thankful smile before looking up the Doctor who's paying way too much attention to his own feet trying not to step on yours "You've forgotten?" You ask making him jump slightly "No, i haven't its just... your usually the one that leads" Rolling your eyes with a laugh you take the lead The doctor becoming a lot better while following you "You had no problem when dancing with Jude the princess of Cheem" Your comment gets him to sigh and look up from his feet "Yea but your different" The Doctor's eyes lock with yours showing he means what he says.

Confused you continue to dance not really paying attention to the music. "Different how?" You finally ask since he didn't elaborate, the man looks over your shoulder staring at the wall as not to look at you "You know me better than anyone.. Even after I've changed you still treat me the same, you tell me off but also encourage me. You keep me grounded and when you kissed me i really was shocked because" He stops before looking down at you to see a confused and worried face. You were hoping he wouldn't say anything like i love you or i want to be with you, your hands tighten on his coat trying to tell him not to say it. You don't see him that way, you never did and that kiss wasn't you. "I don't see you that way Y/N... I love you but not in that way" Relief flows over you at his words and your hands slowly loosen on his coat "I'm glad you said that, for a second you had me scared" You let out a nervous laugh along with the Doctor who pulls you into a hug "When you said it was like kissing your dad i.... you meant it rights? i don't want to freak you out but i'v known you for so long and I love you like a daughter because thats what you are to me" Tears well up in your eyes as you hug him back tighter letting the tears fall while burring your face in his shoulder "You asshole. Making me cry.... I love you too Dad" At your words the Doctors breath hitches in his throat, he didn't think you would say anything like that, a tear slips down his cheek as he smiles and rubs your back.

It took you a while to calm down but when you do you wipe the tears from your face and pull the Doctor away so you can see his face. With a small laugh you use your sleeve to wipe his wet cheek "Promise me. you won't leave without saying goodbye" You whisper holding up your pinkie finger the Doctor gladly taking it with a smile "I promise, i plan on leaving tonight after your captains goes to sleep" The man leans in to whisper to you so the nearby Luffy can't hear before placing a light kiss on your forehead "You've found some good people Y/n, i'm so proud of you" Lightly punching the Doctors shoulder you pull away fully and wipe your cheek "If you keep saying stuff like that i'm gonna cry again" You glare crossing your arms over your chest earning a sigh and a pat on the head from the brown haired man "But i mean it, you've done great plus those two love you a lot." The Doctor gestures to Zoro and Sanji who are still sitting together away from you all "I know they'll take care of you and you'll take care of them." You smile at his words looking over at your boys before looking back at the Doctor "Ok enough sappy talk back to dancing" You hold out your hand for him only to earn a sigh in response "Wouldn't you prefer dancing with Zoro or Sanji" The Doctor groans not wanting to dance anymore and embarrass himself.

Looking over at Sanji and Zoro you let a sly smile show "I think i will" The Doctor smiles and laughs lightly in relief about to walk away but you grab his arm "But that doesn't mean you get to go back to being a wallflower. Hay Luffy" You call over to your Captain who runs over with a wide smile "Please No" The Doctor whispers to you as you pull him over to meet the Captain half-way "The Doctor wanted to join you but he's too shy to ask" Luffy laughs at your comment and takes the Doctor's arm that you hold out for him "No i'm good" The Doctor try's to say while trying to stop being pulled away by the much stronger captain "Come on, it'll be fun" As Luffy runs off with The time lord you can't help but laugh and wave them off, The doctors not used to this kind of high energy enjoyment but you hope he'll have some kind of fun. Walking back to your two boys they look up at you with a concerned look but your smile makes him feel less worried "Everything ok?" Zoro asks holding his hand out for you to take but when you grab it you don't let him pull you into him "Everything's good, but he differently forgot how to dance even though he refuses to admit it." You laugh a little seeing a smile appear in Sanji's face who stands up form Zoro's lap and bows a little holding out his hand for you "My lady, would you care to dance?" The cook asks hoping he can satisfy your dancing needs "Yes, i would kind sir" You take Sanji's hand before looking at Zoro who sighs standing as well and kissing your hand "Fine I'll dance too"

Sanji leads you both back over to the others taking your hips pulling you into him letting your arms take his shoulders while Zoro takes your waist form behind. The three of you moving together swaying and stepping Sanji leading the both of you. Looking over at the Doctor, Zoro lets out a laugh and puts his forehead against your back "I thought you taught him how to dance" The Swordsman laughs placing his head on your shoulder causing you to look over at the Doctor, who's dancing very awkwardly with nami who soon hands the man off to Luffy who pulls the time lord around "Oh gods" You laugh hearing Sanji and Zoro join in. "Hay Doctor" You yell over getting his attention, the Doctor looking over at you three with a look that says please help me but how can you stop your captain when he looks so happy. "Take notes, This is how you lead" You wrap your arms around Sanji's neck letting the Cook guide you and Zoro seeming to make the Doctor scowl at you "Thank you my love" Sanji kisses your cheek then your lips which you lean into. The three of you dance for a little until Chopper runs over with a big smile "Hay buddy, what's up?" Zoro asks pulling away form you to look down at the reindeer "I was hoping to join you, i love dancing with the others but there still so hyper" Chopper rubs the back of his head a light blush appearing under his fur.

"If your tired then maybe you should sleep, it's been a long day" Sanji looks down at Chopper his hands still on your waist but the reindeer shakes his head, you know what he really wants, but he's too shy to ask. "Do you want sleep in our room?" You ask making the little deer look up at you in shock, its like you read his mind. It was late and by now he would be going to bed, the only reason why he wouldn't is because he didn't want to sleep in his own bed. "W-well, i don't want to be alone so, i-i was going to wait until you guys went to bed" Chopper looks down nervous to talk about it but Zoro chuckles and places a hand on the reindeer's head "We're not heading to bed yet but you can stay in our bed now if you want" Chopper looks up as Zoro kneels down. "Honestly don't tell Luffy but where waiting until The Doctor leaves tonight." Sanji whispers down after making sure Luffy isn't close enough to hear, Chopper nods seeming to understand but still looks a little shy so you pull away form Sanji and pick up the little deer "Your so cute when your tired. How about i take you to bed and tuck you in. I'm sure we won't be long" You smile seeing the little deer squirm in your arms at your compliment "That doesn't make me happy at all but I'll let you do it since your a friend" The three of you can't help but let out a small laugh at the reindeer's words. "Night chopper" Sanji pats the reindeer's head as Zoro stands up and takes the cooks other hand "Night bud"

Chopper waves at them as you walk to your room holding the reindeer in your arms. "Are you sure it's ok to sleep when your not here?" Chopper asks as you walk into the bedroom and turn on the light "It's fine, plus you'll keep the bed warm for us" walking over to the bed you take Choppers back pack and hat placing them on a chair nearby as he gets under the covers, but he still seems very nervous about something. "Are you scared of something?" You ask sitting on the edge of the bed looking down at the sleepy reindeer "No, its just... I'm worried when i wake up you'll be gone" With a sad sigh you lean down a place a kiss on Choppers forehead "I'm not going anywhere unless it's with this crew. I love the Doctor and yes i miss the sights but I'd rather be here. I can't imagine being anywhere else" Chopper sniffles before hugging you tight trying not to cry again while you rub his back "You mean it? You won't leave with him?" You nod laying him back down and covering him up before holding out your Pinkie "I promise, i won't leave this crew" With a smile the little reindeer takes your pinkie finger and nods knowing you will keep that promise. Placing a kiss on his head you tuck him in and then head to the door "Good night Chopper" You whisper turning off the light and walking outside.

[petorahs]

wait actually the star imagery and p5 kinda goes hard even if it's not as obvious as, say, p3 and its moon imagery. as a resident sun/moon/stars/earth imagery h03 this is deeply important to me

from what i've gathered with persona 5 and its stars:

-Hoshi to Bokura to, (with the stars and us) is the final theme of vanilla p5, which sings of stars, obviously. It's essentially about joker and the PT moving on with their past pain into the next part of their lives.

Interestingly, Our Light in p5r continues the "stars representing a bright, youthful, hopeful future" theming with the lyrics:

That pain will guide me / Towards the stars of the sky that shine above me even when it's essentially a grief song lol.

-Persona 5's dancing spinoff titled "Dancing Star Night"

-P5 UI has these flashy black and white stars everywhere when you know where to look. actually theres nowhere else to look. theyre pretty out there.

also the social stats bar

-JOSE.... 😭❤️ everything about him... his shop.... him n joker sitting together underneath a blanket of stars... theyre so ☹️❤️

so far this is all pretty neat! again, i bring it up because you wouldnt think of stars when talking about persona 5. but i feel the devs definitely intended this.

these next ones are more speculatory but;

-Fallen angels like Lucifer or even satan are likened to falling stars. Fitting that the protagonist's initial persona resembles a demon, not to mention his final one outright being satan. Fallen stars are oft deemed defects but they're stars nontheless... in this way i think Joker's meant to be that very fallen star cast away from heaven?

-persona 3 is obviously moon-themed, embedded into its narrative and gameplay as it is, and it could be argued that the game following it is sun-themed too. persona 4, with its flashy yellows fits with the sun and its glory. persona 5 being star, kind of evokes the feeling of being the hopeful child brother of the two? the game was meant to be a love letter that both refreshed the formula and calling back to the series as a whole, for old and new fans alike... that leaves the earth, which pairs with star well. earth's parallel can also be heaven/sky, and p5's later parts kinda hammering down the "taking back the heavens from false gods!" narrative imagery (especially in vanilla's final boss. u be fighting angels as minibosses cmon now) it kinda tracks! so now star-heaven-sky are all synonymous to me. either way it all fits.

this all leads me to think p6 could have earth imagery, actually. if it's also going to be color-themed as green as fans are speculating, that's fitting!

maybe the social commentary this time would be "reconnecting with earth/nature" as the whole world's kinda experienced/experiencing that since the pandemic..? persona games being a product of the technological advancements of their time can also tie into that, since people depend on their devices more than ever, so maybe nature's (forceful) reclaiming can be an intriguing concept for them to explore... not that we'll know anytime soon!

[xpiester333x]

So I didn't beat every game I intended to play in 2023 but what did I play?

Not nearly as much as last year but I've had a great year with games so here is the list that I played this year, and my quick reviews.

1. Persona 5 Royal (x3 cause I had to 100% it): I don't think I need to elaborate on this one. This game has me in its CLUTCHES - 10000/10

2. Persona 5 Strikers: Great game, really played like a sequel and felt pretty true to the original game despite being a spin off - 8/10

3. Theatrhythm: I put an embarrassing amount of time into rhythm games this year and put an especially embarrassing amount of time into this game in just a month - 10/10

4. Persona 5 Tactica: I enjoyed this more than I expected to, lots of cute moments and I enjoyed the original characters quite a bit - 7/10

5. Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight : I put an even more embarrassing amount of time playing this game - 9/10

6. Persona 4 Dancing All Night: Of all my rhythm games I played this one the least because I liked the QoL changes to the newer games but I still played it more than I want to disclose - 9/10

7. Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight: By far the best Persona dancing game strictly because the music from all the various P3 iterations (something I wish P5 had gotten) - 10/10

8. Shin Megami Tensei 3 (not finished): Definitely one I need to come back and finish this coming year. I was having a blast playing it, I just happened to get drowned in a million other games

9. Final Fantasy XVI: In any other year, it would have been my GOTY. It was truly one of my favorites this year. I'm dying to replay it and I really need to dive into that DLC - 8.5/10

10. Borderlands: Crazy how well this game has held up over the years. The last time I played a Borderlands game (2) I didn't have the best time but I've had so much fun with this one that it's redeemed the franchise - 10/10

11. Persona Q (not finished): I got 15h into this and loved every second of it and then it exploded in my 3DS, dead forever, and I'm sad - 9/10

12. Persona Q2: Like SMT3, I need to finish this because I REALLY loved this game, but it just fell to the wayside because of other games - 10/10 so far

13. Breath of the Wild: I bought this game on a socially awkward whim (funny story) and it was pretty fun but tbh it wasn't as fantastic as people made it sound - 7/10

14. Baldur's Gate 3 (not finished but God will I ever be? I'm 60 hours into it and still in act 1): absolutely deserved GOTY. A fantastic game, incredibly in depth, given constant love and updates from its devs, a quality voice cast, just absolutely a blast so far - 10/10 so far

15. Solasta: A less good example of a DnD styled game. Playing it with a group of friends currently and its not horrible but it doesn't look good when you log off BG3 and on to this - 6/10

16. Catherine (not finished): Absolutely going to finish this either this month or early 2024. I'm about half way through and what an experience. Can't even explain it - 9/10 (loses a point for making me feel dumb)

17. Persona 3 Portable: Great game, FemC, but also it's age def shows and that Tartarus grind is not so fun in the year 2023 - 8/10

18. I'm On Observation Duty 6: My life is more complete for having this game come this year. I love the Observation Duty games (but this one is HARD) - 9/10

19. Sea of Stars (not finished): I will be finishing this one in the near future. It absolutely deserved Indie GOTY, it's very good - 8/10

20. Cult of the Lamb: I played this off and on between other games. It's a fun simple little game that tickles that cute/horror itch - 8/10

21. Gris (mostly finished): I have like one level left. This game is visually stunning, the soundtrack is very peaceful - 8/10

22. Persona 4 Golden (replay): I wanted to 100% it and failed lmao (missed ONE achievement). But that's okay, it's always worth the replay - whatever I rated it last year

23. Core Keeper: Honestly a true alternative to Terraria. Played it with my friends, enjoyed digging a hole and dying to bugs - 8/10

24. Harvestella: I honestly still gush about this game daily. It was so enjoyable and I could gush more but read one of my past gushes - 8.5/10

25. Monument Valley: Super unique and fun perspective puzzle that was very worth the $.99 I paid for it on sale - 8/10

26. Monument Valley 2: See above, but sequel - 8/10

27. Inscryption: There is truly no game like Incryption. I hate to make the pretentious statement "it's more than a game, it's an experience" but it's kind of true. It's an experience, with cool game play - 9/10

28. Penko Park: This game spoke to me with it's aesthetics and it's monsters and its collecting - 7/10

[wolfmoon2845]

okay its sorta shitty (made it on my phone) but they released p5d goro akechi screenshots and i had to shitpost

[piershoesz]

Alola, Alola P5! (SM/USUM Drabble)

Part 5 of the collab between me and @littleirishdruid! As always, I hope you enjoy love!

 Also, for the sake of this drabble, I’m going to add that you can spot whether a Salandit is male of female based on the patterns on their backs!

The sun gleamed brightly above the rippling waters. Alphy and Runa sat hunched over the side of the boat, starring in awe at the wild Pokemon that swam close to the surface.

Raikichi and Alex sat by them both and watched carefully. After the incident which occurred the day before... they both decided they would not take any chances... and opted to keep an eye on their children at all times. 

“Say... I hope I can finally head over to Wela Volcano today...”

Raikichi commented absentmindedly, drawing in Alex’s attention.

“Oh? What do you mean by that?”

She asked, stroking the soft yet spiked tufts of golden fur belonging to her Jolteon, which was curled up in her lap.

“I... well... it may sound a bit silly... but I have a fear of it...”

She mumbled, making her Glaceon purr and nestle closer at her feet.

“Do you mind if I ask why?”

Alola’s champion asked, making Raikichi smile and wave her hand, dismissing Alex’s fears.

“I don’t mind I just... well... back when I was on my journey here... I nearly fell to my death in the volcano when I saved a former Team Skull Grunt. I’ve been afraid of the place ever since...”

Raikichi shuddered at the memory. Her body slightly tense. Alex placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and glaceon howled softly and nuzzled into it’s trainers leg.

“Oh Raikichi... I-I’m sorry to hear that...”

Alex mumbled, and Raikichi’s stiff figure softened.

“Thank you.”

She said, and as she did Piers came up behind her and hugged her shoulders.

“Don’t worry now babe... cause I’ll be right there to protect ya! These hands aren’t here for nothing!”

He joked, proceeding to grab one of Raikichi’s hand, letting her insecurity and past memories melt away in an instant.

“Oh you!”

She grinned, laughing lightly as the children scampered over to the front of the boat.

“We’re here!”

The children cried simultaneously. As the boat dipped toward the soft sand, Alphy and Runa hopped off and began to run ahead.

“W-wait up you two!”

Piers cried, chasing after both of them. Both Raikichi and Alex laughed, also getting off the boat and settling down on the ground before heading off after the three.

...

When they reached Wela Volcano Park, Raikichi gulped and gripped Piers’ hand, slowly walking ahead together. Alex kept an eye on the kids as they trailed behind the couple.

Guzma had opted to stay at home this particular day, saying he wanted to test out his newly earned Z-Power ring. 

Though, that was not the biggest concern Alola’s champion faced now. In truth, Alphy was indeed scared of most fire types... as he had always wanted to use bug type Pokemon, just like Guzma.

The only fire type Pokemon he could be left around for long periods of time were Alex’s two Arcanine... and even then, Alphy had refused to play with them for the longest time.

As Alex and the children caught up with Raikichi and Piers, the two noticed the champion’s worried expression.

“Don’t tell me Alphy’s afraid too?”

Raikichi questioned, earning a nod from Alex.

“I hope he’ll be alright... I would’ve left him with Guzma... but he said he wanted to go with Runa!”

She hummed, and the couple nodded, signaling their understanding.

“Don’t worry, we’ll all keep our eyes out for them!”

Piers reassured the other adults, and they all agreed.

...

This time, Alphy and Runa stayed within eyesight for their parents. They both felt bad about worrying them the night before... but they still did want to explore the park.

As the two sifted through the dusty tall grass... Runa noticed Alphy’s growing discomfort.

“Whats the matter?”

She asked sweetly, and Alphy sighed.

“I... I’m not the best around fire type Pokemon...”

He mumbled, and Runa paused for a moment, tapping a finger to her chin while she thought about it.

After a few moments, she stopped and smiled at him.

“That’s okay! It’s because you like bug types right?”

She reassured him, popping the question at the end. The boy nodded.

“Yeah... sorry about it...”

He apologized, sheepishly scratching at the back of his neck.

“It’s no problem! Really!”

The girl replied, and she grabbed him by the hand to pull him along as their parents called to them that they were heading further up the volcano.

...

About half an hour into the trip, the group reached the top of the volcano, where they sat to watch a dance performance from Kiawe and his Alolan Marowak.

It was short and simple, but entertaining too! And as the dance ended, Raikichi, Alex, and Piers stood to talk with the trial captain for a bit.

“We’re gonna start to head down the mountain!”

Runa called as her and Alphy began their trip.

“Alright you two! But remember, stay where we can see you!”

Raikichi called nervously, Piers gave her hand a squeeze of reassurance, though deep down, he was worried for them too.

“Will they... be alright?”

Alex asked Kiawe, and he nodded with a small smile.

“The wild Pokemon are rather peaceful... as long as they stay within eyesight as you said, they should be fine.”

He informed the three, though the two children always seemed to find themselves in some sort of situation.

...

“Alphy look!”

Runa whispered to the boy, poking her head through the tall grass, a Pokemon had caught her eye, and Alphy rustled up next to her and looked out to see it too.

“Woah!”

He gasped as his eyes fell upon the creature. It was a wild shiny Salandit! The white coloring of it’s body indicating it was in fact a shiny.

“Its so pretty...”

Runa gaped in awe, Alphy’s eyes widened as the Pokemon turned.

“Look look! See those red patterns on its back?”

He asked, and Runa nodded.

“That’s a female Salandit! Only females can evolve!”

He exclaimed as softly as possible. Runa’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

“Yeah! You should go and try to catch it!”

Alphy suggested, and Runa dug her hands into her pockets.

“But I don’t have any Pokeballs...”

She mumbled. Alphy nodded, but then began to rummage through his bag.

“Alphy you don’t have t-”

“No no! Its what friends do!”

He grinned, and pressed two items into Runa’s hands. When she looked at them, she was an oran berry and a great ball.

“Here... now slowly go over to it and offer it the berry! That should make it like you! And then, use the great ball to capture it!”

he informed her, and with a nod she slowly emerged from the grass toward the Pokemon.

“Hey there...”

She smiled, slowly moving forward, the Salandit backed up cautiously, but Runa still smiled and slowly placed the berry down. 

“For you!”

She beamed, delighted to see the shiny crawl closer and inspect the berry. Then, it took a smile bite, chewed, then cried out happily!

“You look really pretty... do you wanna come along with me and my friend?”

She asked, and instead of giving an answer, the wild Salandit crawled closer, nudging the great ball in Runa’s hand.

“You do?”

She questioned, and it nodded.

“Oh, thank you!”

She grinned, the Salandit pressed the button on the Pokeball, allowing itself to be caught. The ball rolled three times in the girl’s hand before it clicked, signaling the Pokemon had been caught!

“Nice work Runa!”

Alphy cheered, exiting the tall grass and running over.

“Thanks!”

She replied, releasing the Pokemon from the ball, it cried out happily and crawled into her hands.

“Are you afraid of this fire type?”

She teased the boy next to her, laughing when his face grew a bit red.

“N-no!”

He retorted, the blush still there.

“Hey! You two!”

They suddenly heard. Raikichi, Alex, and Piers had started to head down the Volcano.

“Mommy, Daddy look!”

She called, running up to them, her new Pokemon calling out again in happiness.

“Thats a-”

Piers started.

“Shiny Salandit!”

Alex piped halfway through, cutting off his sentence. Raikichi bent down and carefully examined the red stripes on the Pokemon’s back.

“And a female one too!”

She exclaimed, flashing her daughter a bright and proud smile as she bent down and ruffled her hair.

“Nice job kiddo! Now you take good care of that Pokemon ya hear?”

Piers informed her, and Runa nodded.

“Yes Daddy!”

She beamed, and the punk rocker lifted his daughter up into his arms, smiling when she laughed. Now settled on her shoulder, the newly caught salandit cried out happily once more.

“I’d say its getting late, we should probably head back now.”

Raikichi commented, Alex nodded and hoisted Alphy up into her arms, letting him rest a bit as they began to walk.

...

“So... how was it?”

Alex asked Raikichi on the way back. Runa and Alphy had fallen asleep, the salandit curled up next to it’s new trainer. Piers watched the two carefully, a soft smile on his face.

“Well... I didn’t almost fall into lava this time... and instead I saw a wonderfully talented dance so... I’m happy!”

The word-champion grinned, making Alex smile.

“Good, I’m glad!”

She exclaimed.

“My fear has gone... thank you for accompanying us today.”

She grinned, and Alex nodded, a smile on her once face, though this one was bigger than the one she had seconds before.

As boat pulled up toward Melemele’s port, the two helped each other down, and then the children, carrying them home with the help of Piers.

[lesbiankoby]

Hey! What order do u recommend playing Persona in? Are there any i should avoid? I have virtually no knowledge of it jskdksvs tysm though!!

oh feel absolutely free to bug me about it 

play p3, then p4, then p5! and THEN p1 and p2 (i skipped p1 and am playing p2 rn but its a very different game and pretty disconnected from 3 4 and 5). 

all persona games are only vaguely connected to one another, so you can honestly play them in ANY order you want (although i recommend the chronological straight shot).

i recommend playing p3p if you can (persona 3 portable) because it lets you play as the female persona 3 protagonist, who has better social links imo.  if not, play persona 3 fes and mod it so you have direct party control! persona 3 sounds like HELL without direct party control. 

persona 4 classic is the version you can emulate (persona 4 golden has the “true” ending in that all spin off games will use it as a base but it’s, again, a vita exclusive and theres no viable way to emulate a vita). golden honestly kind of. sucks? almost all the bonus content is atlus being gross, HOWEVER, the adachi social link (the “jester” link) is p4golden exclusive and i highly recommend watching it if you’re not gonna play golden. 

and then p5 is p5! theres probably gonna be a switch port soon plus “p5r” which sounds like a next gen console exclusive but nobody’s very sure about anything rn. 

p1&p2 are classic shin megami tensei games (old jrpg HELL), essentially! they don’t have a lot of the things that became core parts of persona gameplay in p3, like social links or a velvet room attendant, and its’….very different gameplay? p2: innocent sin has a canonically bisexual protagonist though (tatsuya can romance his childhood friend, jun, the only gay romance option in persona!)

re: spinoffs

i heard persona 4 arena: ultimax is good, and it serves kind of as a bridge between persona 3 and persona 4 (it takes place post p4) if you like fighting games! persona 4: dancing all night is post p4 and pre p4:arena and p4: arena ultimax (ultimax is the sequel to arena) and is, weirdly enough, canon! it’s a dancing game but it has a story mode about murder or something lmao. so it goes. 

im pretty sure pq and pq2 are supposed to be canon, too! they’re cartoony crossovers between all the persona games (3-5). i think they end in amnesia or something though so canon or not they have no direct impact on the greater plot of persona. 

persona 3 dancing moon light and persona 5 dancing star light are also dancing games, but it’s not….canon-canon in the way that p4 dancing all night has a story mode. they look more fun to play though honestly if you like rhythm games. 

*EDIT bc i did not know p3p was playable on ppsspp !

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

What's your favorite and least favorite persona battle theme?

Only including Mainline Persona games and their remakes and PQ. Not including Fighting/Dance games, the anime/movies, or P5′s DLC (I’ll have you know that I have the dancing one equip tho, both cause I like Anne and MC’s costumes and cause I like the song, even if that version of the song is slow to the hook).

Side note: these are listed mostly in order of series rather than which I like most of the favs, cause it really depends on the mood a lot of the songs are really good but have their own feel so depending on the situation I might want to listen to one instead of the other.

Regular battle theme:

Fav: Mass Destruction (any ver), Wiping All Out, and Reach Out To The Truth (I like how both P3′s are just “we’re gonna annihilate them” and we do and fits the mood of exploring a kill or be killed dungeon, and I like how P4 sticks to its theme)

Least Fav: Time to Make History.....sigh.....do I really have to explain it?

Side note: Both ver Light the Fire Up in the Night get honorable mention (I prefer the female singer on the P4 ver and the rapping on the P3 ver tho). I like Last Surprise a lot, but the hook comes in too late for me. And not a fan of Life Will Change, well like...I’m not a fan of how it overrides LS or any DLC song, LWC gets you pumped but....eh.....only really pumps me up for some of the bosses (1, 6, and maybe 7) the rest I feel like I’m going through the motions and rather have a different song.

Boss Battle (regular/bonus/special bosses) Theme:

Fav: Knights of the Holy Lance (any ver), Additional Boss Battle (P2EP PSP), Danger Zone, I’ll Face Myself, Disturbances - The One Called from Beyond 

Least Fav: Will Power and Blooming Villain

Side note: “what no rivers in the desert?!” I do like that one, but tbh it feels like they overused it....esp since it was supposed to be a one boss battle song?? AND NOT the final boss????(kinda restarting each phase with Shido, and then again for the Holy Grail....like? Really? Couldn’t give the Holy Grail it’s own theme? Well I shouldn’t be surprised since you shoved Beneath the Mask down my throat with it’s overplay so whatever >.>)

Final Boss battle Theme:

Fav: Burn My Dread -last battle-, The Genesis, The Infinite. (BMD-lb- is a great call back to the OP, Genesis has the despair that wears you down and then that uplifting melody with the orchestra oh my god so beautiful, and then Infinite iirc had a nice melody that rang a similar tune to P3 and P4). 

Least Fav: Both phases of Jaldabaoth, yes even the uplifting phase 2 portion, (never liked P5′s melody, at least I think that’s what it was in phase 2, cause tbh....it’s....not the most consistent melody nor is it very good imo). But I like the 2nd phase more than the 1st. 

I just.....really hate P5′s OST ok? I hate it’s melody (tbh I feel like it has like.....more than one melody, but they’re pretty forgettable regardless), all the slow acid jazz all sounds the same, even some of the rock boss battles do too. P5 has the most tracks to work with, it has twice or three times as P3/4 had, and yet it still sounds like they’re only using 2/3 songs all the time. And I know all those tracks didn’t go to the dungeons, and it’s not like they’re all really good on their own (Sae’s is the only one that really stands out and felt like there was effort put into it, the rest feel like general dungeon music), and this also doesn’t include Mementos (which is a whole other just....god what were they thinking). Say what you want about Tartarus and the TV World. Sure they might not have all been amazing, but Tartarus at least slowly evolved as you went up (and if you didn’t care then ask Fuuka to change the tunes then), and the TV World were all different from each other, might’ve only been one song but they were all different and all planted themselves firmly into my brain. Yeah Palaces were all different from each other, but tbh I barely recall when they changed songs within the dungeon, and the Mementos had one freaking song and didn’t even evolve like Tartarus did (Mementos is a poor man’s Tartarus fight me).

 Like....P3/4 had a lot of variety in their OSTs, to say one is only j-rap and the other is only j-pop is doing both P3/4 a disservice. Both have pop, both have rock, P4′s rocking that violin, P3′s I think rocking a synthesizer and rap, both have sad tracks that make you feel sad in different ways (P3′s “Living with Determination” is sad but is still oddly hopeful it’s almost bittersweet....it really feels like someone who is experiencing something bad and is willing to keep going with their sheer determination, while P4′s “Reverie” not only lives up to it’s musical piece’s name’s definition, being dreamlike, it also sounds like the embodiment of it’s other definition which is someone who is lost in thought/daydream....a really sad daydream but it just hits you, it feels like someone who experiencing depression and is trying to remember the happy times before breaking down. P5′s alleycat tho? Sounds like someone who is just licking their wounds, not in a sad sense, just “wow this is pitiful” on top of the fact it kinda sounds like a P4 reject song....I feel no sadness or sympathy when I hear Alleycat). Both had ominous songs for their own game. P4 also actually sounded like a detective show. 

The only thing I could think about for P3/4 is that, sometimes they didn’t.....really fit the scene (mostly happened with P3 from what I remember). Like sometimes Living with Determination is great for a lot of the sad scenes, but sometimes Reverie would’ve fit better (or vice versa). Or like iirc P3′s one scene with Star the MC gets a phone call with Mamoru saying “Yo man my mom collapsed” or something, and the happy event song is still....just playing, instead of a an intense or worried or sad song (which P4 would do). XP Or like when you max out your female love interests on the male side of P3, the dorm or hangout song is playing instead of a.....more tender song choice (and I checked Tender Feelings isn’t on the male side in P3P). I mean, FeMC only changed 6-8 songs from Minato (like 2 battle songs, and 4 after school songs, with maybe 2 more school related songs), the rest of her OST is exactly the same as Minato’s....with the exception of one song. They ADDED one more song to her list and it was Tender Feelings and, it was used for....you know....tender moments, and boy did it help with the atmosphere. Just one song helped P3. And so....P3/4′s issue isn’t that it doesn’t have variety, it HAS variety, but a few extra alt songs would still work/help it out but they do pretty good for having less. P5 however, has so many songs but even less variety which....boggles my mind. 

Another thing, not a point against P5 just....something I find that’s really strong in P3/4, is that P3/4′s melodies are so iconic and.....memorable, and they way they’re used.....I just find P3/4 are the kings of nostalgia. There’s just something about their songs that invoke nostalgia even if it’s not one that has one of those melody influences. Their call back game is amazing. 

(Also I know Iwai and Tae’s store songs are pretty good and different but they’re wasted as store songs in all honesty, and Encounter Lovers is great but it’s used like once which is a shame....and ngl it Encounter song like if P4′s Corner of Memories, P3′s Because I will Protect you, and Catherine’s OST had a baby....which I’m fine with). 

Sorry for the rant, felt like I needed to explain at least partially why I didn’t like P5′s OST. It’s not that “I don’t like Jazz” I do, but I don’t like how P5 songs like only one half-hearted Jazz song (and the other time a rock song). P3/4 have had jazz or jazz influences in their OST, and I do like Jazz in general....but P5 doesn’t sound like it’s playing Jazz, it’s just one song over and over for me. 

I know I talked about P3-5, but what about P1/2 (I know I did mention a few in the boss battle portion)? I either like it or I’m neutral. A lot of songs I’m neutral on tbh, they fit but they aren’t earworms to me (a lot of P3/4′s special boss themes are like this for me). Only P5 do I get annoyed tbh. 

[rabbureblogs]

would you ever consider cosplaying makoto's outfit from p5 dancing star night? i think its real heckin cute

I was actually considering it for next year’s possibilities! It’s certainly something I could put together myself too! I also really dig Ann’s, but that wig and hat would overheat my poor head.

[yourbestmasks]

Please check this out

Never have I ever screamed so hard in my entire life. I probably enjoyed that one WAY too much. I thought this video was about Adachi first and can I say how much I love that guy, I saw him and I froze from excitement but then Ryuji came and I screamed harder.

Honestly though the new dance games look LIT AF. I remember playing P3 long ago, I didn’t quite understand its characters because I had minimal knowledge of English at the time so I’ll probably buy P5 Dancing star night. I like P5 more overall so I guess I’m going with it either way.

One weird thing though is that I have never played P4 Dancing all night, even though I’m a huge fan of rhythm games. probably because I don’t own a PS VITA so I can’t even play P4G : (

But now I can finally see Ryuji dance and that is going to be the cause of my death.

[recentanimenews]

"Persona 3" and "Persona 5" Dancing Games Light Up New Trailers

  Previously we were just Dancing All Night, but Atlus has big plans for the rhythm game leg of the Persona franchise. As promised, we got another look at the pair of footloose followups, Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night, which are coming to PS4 and PS Vita in Japan on May 24, 2018. 

  In addition to the single releases, the games will get an All-Star Triple Pack on PS4 for ¥16,880 (about $149)—including both P3 and P5 rhythm games and a digital PS4 copy of Persona 4: Dancing All Night—and a Deluxe Twin Plus set on PS Vita for ¥15,780 ($139). The latter comes with DLC outfits from the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. 

    Atlus also shared some more details in the latest Famitsu, including the fact that every character has been assigned its own dancer to provide a more distinct dance style. Partner characters will trigger choreography changes, and a new mode is on the way to provide the opportunity for more character interactions. 

  Here are trailers for both: 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox. 

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[for-gold-and-glory]

Weekly Events for June 15th to June 21st

Here are some events G&G Members will be involved in during the week. Or just events that I think are really cool and you should definitely go to. If you’re interested in joining these events just show up or send a message to Aegir, Lirilith, or Aedwen Or join our discord: https://discord.gg/dCRSWTx

Wednesday -   'The Truth Collects Its Due' PT 3 @ 8:30pm EST - Isles of Umbra, Western La Noscea Thursday - Radiant Plume Fight Night @ 9:30pm EST - Lavender Beds W15, P49 Friday - “Love is Love” Pride Street Festival @ 7:00pm EST - Shirogane Market Place, Ward 6 Saturday – Elemental Evil: Prelude @ 4:00 PM EST – Conjurer's Guild, Gridania Saturday -  Garlean Weekly: Lost Knights, Dalmascan Oasis @ 8:00pm EST - Little Ala Mhigo, Southern Thanalan Sunday - The Missing Member @ 3:00pm EST - The Arkhitekton (Roof), Dravanian Hinterlands Sunday -  DREAMS: A Celebration of Music & Power  @ 9:00pm EST - Goblet W6, P5

'The Truth Collects Its Due' - Wednesday - 8:30 PM EST "After uncovering some disturbing information Koelklin (Dato) and Gyra (Aegir), begin a hunt to figure out what really happened nearly fifteen years ago... To those who stand in their way, the truth will always collect what is due." Warning: It is a revenge story at the core. There will be murder, there will be morals questioned. Sometimes, you don't want to believe the truth. GMs: Dato/Aegir Limited Party Size Thursday - Radiant Plume Fight Night @ 9:30pm EST - Lavender Beds W15, P49  https://radiantplumetavern.tumblr.com/post/190395133796/the-radiant-plume-tavern-fight-night - Ever wanted to chow down on some grub, and sip on primal’s blood while watching two of your fellows beat each other to a bloody pulp? Well, we don’t have actual primal’s blood but we do have the other two things and a pretty damn good substitute for the other! The Radiant Plume is a new tavern opened in the dusty recesses of the Shroud, once a dliapidated cottage revitalized and renovated for your pleasure! The upper floor of the establishment houses a simple tavern with hearty fare and a vast array of alcohols. Just below that in the depths of the Plume you’ll find an open arena that showcases bloody brawls for your enjoyment! Weapons can be used upon agreement and for a price (IC gil), just in case our more lawful patrons decide to cause a fuss, but try not to kill one another. Your mess, your problem. That’s right. The Radiant Plume is a completely neutral ground, where anyone can shed their moral bindings for an evening of bloodsport and a little bit of drinks and dining. The owners only have a few rules: You break it, you buy it. No unsanctioned brawls on the premises. If you kill it, it’s your problem. ♥ Status: Open RP, please check the link Type: Social/Tournament GM: The Radiant Plume  Friday - “Love is Love” Pride Street Festival @ 7:00pm EST - Shirogane Market Place, Ward 6 https://for-gold-and-glory.tumblr.com/post/620034824535670784/taebeast-balmung-shirogane-marketplace-ward - Come join us for the Love is Love Pride Street Festival! Enjoy our colorful festival by browsing through themed stalls staffed by cheerful vendors! Turn up the music with performances by some of Hydaelyn’s most famous stars! From The Shroud, to Kugane, to Thavnair, and beyond, our performers come to entertain you with some of the most happening music that will summon your glow sticks straight to your hands! Feeling like it’s time to take your love to another level? Follow your heart with a Kojin Impromptu Union Blessing. Fortify your relationship in the eyes of the Kami by tying the knot with your dearly beloved! Visit our Kojin for your spontaneous nuptials! Top off the evening by joining us for a night of fireworks and fun, then finish it up by joining our Pony Parade! Our fanciful steeds will trot, sashay, and swagger from the Marketplace Strip all the way to the Docks in a kaleidoscope of color! We hope to see you there! Status: Open RP, please join us! Type: Festival GM: Eiri Takara Saturday – Elemental Evil: Prelude @ 4:00 PM EST – Conjurer's Guild, Gridania - Once upon a time, the Gold & Glory, with the assistance of the Hearers, vanquished a corrupted earth elemental that barred their path to Mor Dhona in the southern regions of the Black Shroud. Yet what was thought to be a one-off occurence of elemental imbalance has had unpredicted, chaotic developments.A sudden and unusual surge of violence from the elementals over the last fortnight has instilled widespread panic in the populace. With the origin of the elementals' unrest yet to be determined, the Hearers have called upon the adventurers of the Gold & Glory and its allies to unravel the mystery before the Twelveswood is lost. Status: Open Come RP with us! Type: Adventure GM: Llane (and Aegir) Saturday -  Garlean Weekly: Lost Knights, Dalmascan Oasis @ 8:00pm EST - Little Ala Mhigo, Southern Thanalan - With an airship of survivors from a failed purge of the IVth, and a few other leads to boot, S.T.E.L.L.A. has the location for the supply drop of the Lost Knights Dalmascan Resistance.  What connection is there to Signici Cell and its information leaks, and how did the supplies from the Legions get in to Resistance hands? Status: Open to allies or agents of S.T.E.L.L.A - not a member? We’re recruiting!  Type: Investigation/Combat (likely) GM: Lucien Korbinius

Sunday - The Missing Member @ 3:00pm EST - The Arkhitekton (Roof), Dravanian Hinterlands - The Goblins have been defeated! The princess has been saved! Now it’s time to hit the books, get some answers, and head forward. From the new world to the old, this mystery sweeps across multiple continents! Status: Open RP, please join us Type: Adventure/Comedy GM: Aegir Sunday -  DREAMS: A Celebration of Music & Power  @ 9:00pm EST - Goblet W6, P5 https://for-gold-and-glory.tumblr.com/post/620038309662588929/balmung-dreams-a-celebration-of-music-power - We all might feel a little isolated and frightened now. We hope this party might help bring people together. DREAMS is a celebration of black culture. Join us as we celebrate with music from all black artists from all genres, synced performances from black artists, and of course a sweet club party mix. This event does not focus on any particular culture or community in game, but it allows us to all enjoy part of the real world while role playing as our characters. Status: Open RP, please join us Warning: may contain strong languge Type: Performance/Dance GM: Bragi & Aegir