#karamel family

[dyvimwhitehart]

rb and tell me in the tags what world you hc your wizard(s) to be from since ik a lot of people don’t follow the canon that says they’re from earth

[hitchell-mope]

Kara: This is my second favorite suit of yours.

Mon El: Second?

Kara: Right after your birthday suit.

[karamell-sweetz]

man i want to dub over some of those enstars textposts for a video one day

[oldestenemy]

intro / info / hi who the hell are you post

it's, honestly about time I made one of these.

hi, i'm stevie (though i'll answer to many other things if you knew me elsewhere on the internet or Here But A Different Blog), my pronouns are zie/hirs or they/them, i'm closer to 30 than 20, timezone is EST, and almost all i do all the time is think and write about The Character (and there are, so many of them to think about).

other internet presences include: writeblr, bluesky, and ao3

this blog is almost entirely chaos, sometimes i tag things, typically when i remember it's a post about doctor who (time travel is in fact not bonsai) or wizard101 (stevie is still stuck in the spiral) or the lost boys (piles of vampire bs) or disco elysium (one day i will return to your side), everything else kinda just gets thrown into the bucket. i started it because i missed having a dedicated fandom blog, and i was perhaps clogging up my writeblr with it.

my askbox is basically always open, as are my dms, be warned i am like the MOST introvert of all time but if we share an interest or a character thought i will genuinely not shut the fuck up <3

beyond that, my fanfiction also gets posted here, so as to keep my original work separated on my writeblr (though i love both pretty much equally <3) and you can see some brief overviews of those projects undercut.

(series, wip) Forever Onward, Scion - Wizard101 - my ongoing monster of a Wiz series following the Scion of Bartleby from the Wraith of Sylvia Drake through until the end (currently at the beginning of Empyrea as of 11/2024), canon divergent in many places but not too drastically until the end of arc 3-arc 4, focusing on the trauma of losing yourself to becoming a hero whether you wanted to or not, on the things you lose by existing for the will of other people, and the fact that when you are molded to be a weapon--learning to lean on others is a hard skill to hone. Eventually it will have a spinoff/companion series following the Rebuilding of the Dragonspyre Academy of Magic, which will serve as a postgame/epilogue.

(complete) we are the same (you and i) - Wizard101 - wizbat! this is smut, it's also character study, and angst, I do not know how to do anything else <3. Set immediately post!Empyrea, canon compliant but technically AU to Forever Onward, Scion. After the fight in the cave on Mandalla to "Restore his essence" the Wizard is not about to let Bat abandon them and run back to Empyrea, they have unfinished business, and unresolved tension.

(wip) In lieu of Thinking - Wizard101 - ongoing compilation of Eurydice Nightshade/Duncan Grimwater works, technically canon compliant with most of Forever Onward, Scion, though divergent from roughly Karamelle forward. I thought too hard about the parallels of the Wizard and Duncan and their respective traumas and now here we are.

(wip) Time Marches On - Kingdom Hearts - A Kairi-centric fic set post!KH3, focusing on her training under Aqua and the discovery of Vanitas in a flood-unversed form, similar to Sora's shadow heartless at the end of KH1. Follows Kairi's ongoing work towards becoming a keyblade master, and her reasons (as little as she understands them) for continuing to pursue that despite constantly being pushed to the sidelines for her own "safety". Mainly genfic but possible eventual VaniKai because I Do In Fact Have Brain Worms About Them. Implied SoRiku.

(wip) Through Another Lens - The Lost Boys - Michael Feeds AU, not original, very much a dime a dozen, but it's a momentary change that i LOVE because the whole story hinges on whether or not he can manage to stave off the bloodlust during the beach party and he can't. POV swaps between Michael and Sam, following the lost boys desire to get out from under Max's thumb, Michael's desire to not lose his family, and Sam's desire to save his brother. Again, primarily genfic, though possibly David/Michael or David/Michael/Star. Established TLB as a poly mess because in my heart that is what they are.

(complete) A Jagged Reflection - Doctor Who - a return to my Doctor/Master roots with a lovely post!Fobwatched Master deciding to lay into the Doctor for dragging him around as a companion instead of releasing him from the Chameleon Arch the second they found him. And for the Doctor's ever present habit of dropping anyone who does not fit their own view of Good. Of Right. Of self sacrificial nobility.

(complete) If Knowing Made it Better - Doctor Who - more Doctor/Master, this is specifically based on a RP I had running with my friend Kate many many years ago. John Smith/Tentoo getting ripped out of his universe due to an issue with the Metacrisis split, seeing that Koschei has been traveling with the Doctor, and losing it on him--because the last time John saw him, it was when he was dying in the Doctor's arms.

[degenezijde]

Latte and Karamel left our house today! They're off to their golden basket or forever home or whatever the jargon for it is where you're at.

That leaves Macchiato and Kaneel. There's a lot of people interested apparently but not a lot of them get through the organisation's filter man. One did, and was set to meet them today, but she cancelled last minute. Don't know why.

Then there's mum.

Rare pic of her out. Maybe she'll get more social as the kittens move out. The org is also going to put her on the adoption page. Other half of the org (the org is three people) was pushing us to keep her, but that's not what we signed up for. Also because the org's idea of keeping her was installing cat flaps everywhere and also a catio, which isn't feasible. I'd be up to having her in the garden and feeding her, even having a little insulated garden box, but that's about my limit. Hopefully she'll get picked up by a family that doesn't have a toddler that scares her, where she can get the time to trust humans.

But first, I need to catch her so she can be neutered.

[hotspurpercy]

BETA READERS CALL !

do you like horror, polyamory and the tense of atmosphere of small towns? then i have good news for you: i'm looking for an unlimited number of beta readers for my 98k words novel, a strange kind of hunger.

SYNOPSIS —

1853. sweetwater, massachusetts, swallows people whole. dr. jonathan fallow thought he escaped its grip four years ago, but he finds himself back in its clutches, as winter creeps in.

sweetwater swallows people whole, but it seems to be in the maw of something else. tracks in the forest; mutilated cattle; a howling chorus. the townsfolk are quick to cry devil, encouraged by their firebrand pastor, gabriel goodwin. jonathan is determined to prove that the creatures lurking in the woods are wolves, nothing more — but a night vigil and a glimpse of something horrifying force him to reconsider.

to expose the rotting heart of the village, he’ll have to form an alliance with a faceless traveller, a disgraced former surgeon — and the pastor’s beautiful younger brother.

( trigger/content warnings: gore, body horror, familial abuse (largely off-page), religious abuse/trauma. a more in-depth list of warnings for each chapter will be available on request )

HOW THIS WILL WORK —

if you're interested in beta reading, DM me here (@wifewulf) or on discord (@/hotspurpercy) to let me know.

beta readers will have until the 30th of september to finish ASKOH. unless you're a mutual, please don't sign up unless you know you can finish it by then

beta readers will get access to a private discord server where you can read ASKOH and give feedback, as well as get some bonus short stories and art pieces from me!

there's currently no limit on the number of beta readers i'm looking for. however, if a lot of people sign up, i may prioritise mutuals and readers of colour

( + TAGLIST UNDER THE CUT ! )

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[stormbreaker101]

Nora Gem - Stormbreaker and Divine Aberrant Paradox

Age: 28(?)

Level: 130 Storm Wizard

Personality: Brave, bold, impulsive, quickly and fiercely loyal, has an eye for detail, easily distractable by said detail

Status: Mostly human, mostly stable. Journeying through her home Spiral trying to find her way to the Arcanum without her World Keys... and without being found.

Story: I've told Nora's story plenty times over on this blog, but I shall tell it again. Nora is my main Wizard, who successfully quested through Arc 3 and became the Divine Paradox, though with a heavy toll to her emotional and mental health. The weight of being everything to the Spiral yet nothing but a bunch of epithets crushed her, with Sybil's prophecy (mis-heard or mis-repeated as "You are Nothing to fear") as the latent last straw that broke her back. She lashed out against the Chaos Heart, effectively undoing one of her last canon moments and releasing destructive aberrant magic across the Spiral, and fled to another dimension (my old OC universe, which is able to connect to multiple other fandoms) with her baby sister to get away from everything.

While in this getaway period, Nora crossed paths with Blake Thorburn (RP'ed by my friend @bad-pun-king), originally of the Pact fandom. Word had spread of the 'strange fairy and her child' who had moved in, and Blake sought her out for a chance to cure his humanity of the Abyss, a horrific semi-conscious plane of existence that wants nothing more than to consume and digest the universe and everyone in it. Nora, in all her kindness, helped Blake become human again, and as a result became a major target for the Abyss. This will become relevant later.

Eventually, Nora pulled herself together and remembered that her last moments in the Spiral were basically a catastrophic temper tantrum on the divine and international level. So Nora sought to... y'know... fix that. However, because of her meltdown, she was widely considered a dangerous vagabond, a hero who had gone bad and whose good reputation was tarnished (perhaps beyond repair). So, Nora had to be incredibly fickle with her savior'ing, unable to be the public figure she had once been. She wasn't even sure if even her old allies at the Arcanum would take her back.

Nora eventually revealed herself to the Arcanum (which now included her cousins?) while trying to save Karamelle from both the consequences of her own actions AND the predatory presence of the Abyss, which had become aware of the Spiral once she returned to it. Despite her best efforts and the help of her estranged friends, one monster from the Abyss ate her alive during the tumultuous battle for Karamelle.

Rather than dying, however, Nora fell into the Abyss, where its magic took root in her. She desperately tried to crawl her way out of the Abyss, with the help of the real actual Nothing that Sybil had originally seen and a jaded but hopeful monster who wanted to escape the Abyss with her.

Now Nora has made her way back to the Spiral, though with some scars (such as her left arm from the elbow down and her wings being replaced with living debris, and a constant hunger rivalled only by the Abyss itself) and incredibly out of tough. How long has it been since she'd fallen? Is the Arcanum still around? Is her family? Why is there talk of a second Spiral? And who's this new young voice in her head asking about wizardhood?

Many questions, but only one way to find out: questing solo, like old times.

[khrysalisposting]

you KNOW i must send you dyvim right back for the wizblr ask game. but also... their school-designated ravenwood professor and mellori! /from dyvimwhitehart :3

i got like 3 asks for dyvim so ill consolidate all of that into this one (ty for them) ^^ also gives me a chance to break the ice for actual canon valerian lore :D

okay SOOOO the short summary: valerian and dyvim are like. perfectly synced up its crazy.

long version: he always feels slightly off his game whenever hes not around dyvim because he's done so much to help him find himself again after azteca. when he first went into khrysalis, he was at his lowest point and genuinely didn't believe he could do any more good for the spiral (he half-expected to die in khrys because of how dangerous it was, and its not like he was trying to preserve himself post-xibalba). but being able to save dyvim from roze and have someone fighting alongside him (especially someone with such a drive to save his people and his world) for basically the entire way was able to reinvigorate him mentally and magically in so many ways, and they've grown a close attachment to each other that resulted in valerian being a little too dependent on him to keep that momentum going. whenever they fight, theyre somehow so in tune with each other's movements and actions that they're able to take an enemy out pretty quickly. losing him in moon cliffs had him operating out of spite thru tyrian gorge and last wood because he felt he owed it to him despite the little time they had spent together up to that point, then having to separate at the solar arc had him on autopilot all the way up until the shadow palace. he was VERY hesitant to leave khrysalis because he didn't want to just leave him behind, as he was the first genuinely close connection he had since entering the spiral. plus a lot of unrequited feelings + cheesy subtle flirting attempts between the two throughout the cliffs + fort rachias + kondha desert that ended up going unspoken for a while (def until selenopolis cuz valerian just couldnt hold it in anymore). seeing him again pre-karamelle was exactly what he needed to push through the rest of the worlds, especially with seeing dyvim so happy in a restored bastion and fighting alongside him again. they definitely write to each other, and valerian always sends him photomances of worlds that may not be accessible to khrysalis due to how guarded the spiral door is so he can see what life is like throughout the spiral. YIPPEE

for school-designated professor: im gonna go with malorn cuz hes the goat!! valerian hasn't spoke with malorn in a looooong time since he barely goes back to ravenwood but when he was new to wizard city, he saw malorn like an older brother. he felt very lost in necromancy at first, especially since he was kinda the black sheep in his family for even practicing death magic (family lineage is all diviners, hence the 'thundercloud' surname) but having malorn be there for him and guide him through the nuances and complexities of necromancy really helped him get his footing in the magic rather quickly. they lost contact after the events of celestia bc valerian was VERY locked into finding out morganthe's true intentions but he does still have a lot of respect for him, and would love to see him again to properly thank him for everything hes done :)

and my queen mellori: im not even gonna lie, at first he didn't like her company (he was kinda fed up with her when she stayed behind to talk to the auroracle bc the stakes were high) but he got over himself and tried to appreciate her company. and then mirage finale happened and he was VERY fed up with her because he thought she was being arrogant, and the events of reverie didn't help either. but he learned to understand her inner conflict and became more inclined to befriend her at the end of empyrea. hes very casual with her and considers her a friend (and now a teacher as well) all bc of the ups and downs he experienced with her :P

[so-long-soldier28]

just accidentally revealed i read fanfiction to my whole family

complained about the volume of supercorp fics in the karamel tag on ao3 and when my mom overheard and asked what i said, i blurted out, i can't find fics for my ship bc there's so many for the one i hate, and then stopped and had a huge, oh fuck, moment while they both nervously chuckled

[mrowmrowmrow9]

guys guys guys I finished Part I of my Historical AU!!! 🥳 It's a little over 15k words, combined with the scenes I've written for parts 2&3 is a total of 22k. My goal for the whole thing is 40k, so I think I'm well on the way to getting there.

Thank you all for your support and patience with me. I can't wait to share this story with you. In the meantime, here's the ao3 summary I'm leaning towards:

The year is 1780, and nobleman-turned-soldier Mon-El is unhappy and dissatisfied with his privileged but empty life in the south. That is, until he meets a girl at his parents’ ball who changes everything. They understand each other perfectly, and with his parents pressuring him to marry, there would be no better match than her—except that they come from wildly different backgrounds. With a heavy heart, Mon-El walks away and takes a wife his family approves of. Two years later, their paths cross again, him a different man and her as lovely and sharp as ever. Will he be able to give her up a second time?

And also an excerpt from each of the three romantic relationships. Karamel is the main one of course, but this is a Mon-El centric fic first so there are a few other relationships explored throughout.

Karamel:

As they spoke back and forth, Mon-El found himself admitting more and more, letting her into the parts of his mind that no one else had access to. It was hard to describe, but he had never felt so…understood. They both felt that pull, to make things better, to create change instead of just being content with the way things were. And at the same time, she made him feel like a better version of himself. Like the self that he wanted to be, someone who acted instead of standing by and wishing for a miracle to get him out of his miserable life.

Monwinn:

They scampered back to the tent hand-in-hand, already falling into each other before the flap was closed. Mon-El pulled him down to the floor and tugged at his clothing impatiently, Winn’s teeth scraping against his neck. For a precious few minutes, or perhaps closer to an hour, there were no wives or betrotheds or strict parents to speak of—just them, panting in the half-dark and drinking each other in one last time.

Mimra:

“But it isn’t obligation,” Mon-El said earnestly. On impulse he rose and joined her on the settee, hesitantly taking her hand in his. “Ms. Ardeen—Imra, if I may call you that—I know our relationship is not quite of a romantic nature, but I care for you deeply. Even if I had the choice of any woman in the state, I would still choose you as my bride. You are kind and clever and…” He exhaled. “I am proud to call you my very good friend. Happy marriages have been based on less, have they not?”

[reverse-moon]

CybreRock - Chap 1

Fic: CyberRock Fandom: Project SEKAI Fic Summary: In a world where over half of the population is oppressed due to having animal traits, evil runs through the world. Organized by the Syndicate, they monopolize the masses to maintain control. Under the city of Cybrerock, the city the Syndicate originated from, is the main base of the Rebellion. In order to take down the enemy and create a more equal world where no one is looked down upon without good reason, the Rebellion's best squad - CGO - tries their best to work against the Syndicate while being targeted by the most dangerous of the Syndicate's teams... But with the help of the friends they make, they know they can bring down the families who hurt so many. Chapter 1 - Mission Mess-Up Chapter Summary: Cyber Sniper, Maverick Mask, Angel Glint and Daybreak are sent off on a mission that isn't as it seems... Asked for tag: @karamell-sweetz Fic (+notes) below cut

Omg I finally finished chapter WOOOOOOOOOO. This post is gonna be sooooo long but eh. AO3 link here!

Nene knew this mission wasn't going to be easy. It never was when her squad was assigned. The downside to being the highest ranking squad besides the leaders, she supposed. Scope locked and looking around, she raised her wrist to activate her communicator. "In place. Maverick?"

"In position. Glint, Daybreak?" The calm voice said, continuing the check in. The long silence led to two annoyed sighs. "Daybreak, come on, I know you're there, I just heard you arguing with Glint over the comms."

"Yeah, yeah, we're ready. It'd be easier if you were paired with me instead of this brat."

"In position. Also, fuck you, Daybreak." The feline's voice was hardly not a hiss. Another sigh.

"Save it for the distraction. I'll say when." Looking back through her scope, the fox checked everything. The top floor, the front door, the sides of the building. "Clear. Begin phase 1." She watched through the scope as her friends and squad mates made their way over to the front door, arguing. If nothing else, this struggle to get along made for perfect ways to lower the guard of anyone they needed to go up against. Her cyber ears flicked. "Maverick. Scope me."

She glanced at their trackers. So far, none were off... But the unease was confirmed when a bullet flew past her face, perfectly far enough away not to hit her. Rolling over fast, she pulled her handgun out of her inventory, to meet-

"Is that anyway to say hi to an old friend, my dear?"

She felt the tracker turn off in her communicator. Out of all the members of the Syndicate, why was he always on her team's case?

". . . Rui."

"So you do remember my name! I have to say, that non-sniper friend of yours really is a good shot. I'll have to have Tsukasa get the bullet out this time~" Despite being clearly injured, he moved closer and pressed his forehead against her pistol. "Do it."

She tightened her look. Remembering a lot of good times before the two of them got into the mess before them. Enough hesitation to allow her a good stab to his shoulder and slip away from underneath him. Nene growled once away. "If you're so insistent on the ‘friends’ title, join the rebellion and stop bugging me." She retorted. Praying that Maverick got hold of Glint and told her to stay in the building.

"I'll admit, you and I have nearly friendship ending differences!" Rui winced a bit as he downed a health potion. "But that can't stop me from visiting you~ Especially when you make it so easy."

"To the surprise of everyone, the Syndicate gives days off! Or are you just being a naughty little puppy who ran from master?" God, it stung to say that. To both her and him, as evident by his face shifting from playful to just plain mad.

"You leave Tsukasa out of this. Your so called friends killed someone dear to him." He snarled. "Like how they fooled you."

"Lay off it. I wasn't fooled, unlike you. Also, I poisoned my dagger. You've become so obsessed with catching Glint, you've become a little predictable."

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Angry. That's what Emu was. Cyber's tracker was off, which meant she was attacked. Maverick said stay in the building, meaning that fucking dog was nearby. And the people in the building were mostly holograms, the few who weren't tied up or knocked out. Two had died, not for a lack of trying to save them. Swinging her mallet around would cause too much noise. So she slinked back and forth, growling lowly. Daybreak huffed. "Calm down, at least we don't have to fight much."

"You really are a fucking idiot! This was a trap! Nomad was tricked, ONE HALF was tricked. If this goes anymore wrong we'll have to pray they're fucking insane enough to prefer torturing the information out of us than normal interrogation." Emu hissed loudly. Her ears perked and she raised her mallet.

"You offer that for my bosses and they might just be willing to do so~" A groan escaped the cat. Tsukasa Tenma, one of the top workers for the Syndicate. And never too far away from his mutt. "Now, if you come with politely, I might even be able to arrange a more comfortable cell for in between the torture!"

Daybreak growled, moving closer to Emu. She knew why, but it irked her more. "Nice joke. That something they train you in?" The Akita barked.

"Tut tut. I can be funny outside work, you know. And as for top agents, such as your team, it's simply a matter of time before a proper slip up befalls you. Though, I will admit... No file said anything about Miss Glint here being able to tell traps."

Emu hissed. "I'm full of surprises."

She folded her ears back more as Tsukasa smiled, gently. Almost teasingly. "Indeed you are. It must be why Rui's so interested in you. Speaking of, I'm sure you know he's around. If you cooperate, I will make sure he—"

Leave it to Maverick to multitask saving asses. She really needed to thank him for shutting him up.

"I see you two have someone who answers for you. Very well." She watched the blond pull two swords out. "I guess it's a worth a little extra exercise."

---

Akito moved even closer to Glint. He knew To— er... Maverick was probably busy covering Cyber, which left him to guarantee Glint wouldn't get hurt. He knew that, under normal circumstances, Glint could handle herself. But the ass in front of them, and the dire wolf somewhere nearby, always ruined her normal battle ready attitude. Mostly the mutt that followed Tsukasa, but Tsukasa as well. Seriously, could it really be any less lucky that it was them?

Moving in between their enemy and Glint was like a death sentence. If he didn't die, Glint sure would. And even if they survived the fight, Glint would kill him when they got close to base out of anger for treating her like a damsel in destress. So he stayed by her side, moving closer despite how much it clearly annoyed her. Maybe if he annoyed her enough, she’d be back to battle ready.

“I’m feeling gratuitous today. You may h–” Akito didn't wait. Neither did Glint. The two launched forward before Tsukasa finished talking and landed two solid hits on the enemy. Backing up, he launched his kusarigama at the blonde to make an opening for Glint. “GH—”

Glint pulled out her daggers, letting her mallet go into her inventory, landing two solid stabs into Tsukasa’s right arm before kicking him to remove the blades. Taking a moment to analyze, Akito saw the HP bar appear. 100/473. They took him down a lot. He grabbed Glint’s wrist, before tossing a smoke bomb down and running off with her to a higher level.

He heard her hiss. “We should take him down completely!! What are you doing!”

“Yeah, right. All that would do is make us bigger targets for the wolf! Do you want to be bait to take them both down?” Akito huffed, shoving the cat into a closet then joining her.

“Oof! No, but hiding??!” Glint growled. “We’re as good as sitting ducks here!”

The Akita rolled his eyes. “Nomad wanted me to test out these new smoke bombs anyway. Hopefully they work. Cause if they do, our tracks’ll be covered for an hour. Meaning we just have to be sneaky.” He explained. Moving to the small window, he looked around and saw a flash of blue. He pulled out his communicator. “Maverick, we got the ringleader down to 100 HP. Cover Cyber and get the wolf into the building. I’ll run evac on Glint and me.”

“Copy that.”

---

Toya sighed softly. He really hated the wolf and his partner. Hearing Akit– Ah, Daybreak, say what happened as he ran to Cyber, he checked what he could with his scope. Surprisingly, Tsukasa had not recovered health. But Rui did. Surmising Rui had all the health potions, he launched a few shots at Tsukasa, landing them. Another check, and Tsukasa was at 23 remaining health. Perfect timing, as he prepared an attack at Rui.

“Your partner made a mistake letting you have all the health potions.” He offered as a tease. The dire wolf turned around, eye narrow in rage.

“What.”

“He’s at 23 HP now that we���ve picked fights. Since he hasn't recovered yet, I’m confident he said take all the healing items.” Toya narrowed his own eyes. “It’s let him die or let us go. Your choice.”

Rui looked between Cyber and Toya, before snarling and running off to the building. Toya counted to 10 before contacting Daybreak again. “He’ll be there soon. Get moving to escape.”

“Open window spotted. Where are you two?” Cyber asked through Toya’s comm.

“A closet.” Glint muttered.

“I see the window. Should be 4 rooms north of you on the same side as the closet entrance.” Toya informed. Hearing shuffling, he watched Cyber take a deep breath and look through her own scope. ”You okay…?”

“I’m tired of him always finding us. We should have Snow Fall and Ribbon check our uniforms for trackers…” Cyber muttered. “Looks like Rui’s at Tsukasa’s side. Tell them to keep going north and we’ll meet them at Fasu Point.”

“Got it.“ He raised his communicator again, watching the two climb down the side of the building. “Rendezvous is Fasu Point. Keep going north for a while to meet us there.”

“Copy that.” Daybreak said.

He nodded to Cyber and the two moved off to the northeast to pass through the river. Helping Cyber through, he sighed. “I hope this throws our scent off…”

“Yeah…” Cyber was shaken up, clearly. More so than she had been with past encounters. It was concerning.

“Cyber… Are you alright? We can tell Nomad we can't take missions for a short while if you need a break.” He offered. He watched her smile a little.

“Good idea…”

Many miles later and they met up at Fasu Point with the rest of the squad. All of them were tired, shaken up and ready to stop. Toya took lead on getting to an entrance to the base, where Nomad and Ribbon were nervously waiting.

“We saw Glint, Daybreak and Cyber go off the trackers! What happened?!” Ribbon asked.

“The mutt and the tamer tricked us.” Daybreak said. “The whole thing was a sham.” Toya watched Glint’s ears fold back.

“It was almost like they wanted to capture Cyber Sniper. The dire wolf had all the healing items and was laser focused on her. He only left her alone because his partner needed healing.” Toya explained.

“It was a trap. Someone tipped them off.” Glint huffed.

Nomad held her hand up. “We have the mole already in custody. They fessed up after realizing how kindly we treated him. He’s been registered as a new Rebellion member and will be punished for this mission farce.” CGO Squad sighed. “In the meantime, Ribbon is going to check your uniforms for trackers and make you new ones if needed. Glint, she already put a new one for you in your room. Get some rest.” The members of Nightbella Squad left, leaving them alone.

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Other Notes: Nene and Emu know each other's real names, but not Toya and Akito's. And the same situation for Akito and Toya. Pronoun List - Nene - She/Her Toya - He/Him Emu - She/Mew Akito - They/He (genderfluid) Ena - She/Her Mizuki - She/They Saki - They/She Len - He/It Rin - She/It Tsukasa - He/Him Rui - He/It/Canis Shiho - She/He Shizuku - She/Her An - She/They Mafuyu - They/He/Void/It Airi - She/They Haruka - She/They Minori - She/Her Honami - She/Her Kanade - They/Her Kohane - She/Her Ichika - She/He/They Luka - She/They Miku - She/Her Meiko - She/Her Kaito - He/Him Other Notes: Nene and Emu know each other's real names, but not Toya and Akito's. And the same situation for Akito and Toya.

[arsenicflame]

1, 19 and 45

thank u so much!!!

1. Zodiac sign

im a leo!! august 18th, baybeeeee

19. Your favourite flavour of ice cream

ohh! this is a hard one. super specifically i gotta go with the caramel side of B&J karamel sutra core. its the perfect ice cream for me, i just need someone whos down to eat the chocolate side :(

BUT. i recognise thats a weird as hell answer. i tend to reach for tubs of mango sorbet, but mango ice cream is just as good!

(also like, uk specific but mackies ice cream? the traditional not-even-vanilla flavour? so good. ive only ever had it at a family friends but its left a mark on me)

45. Chocolate or Vanilla?

i gotta go vanilla! in general, anyway. i tend to find most chocolate flavourings fall short of actual chocolate :( if it really tastes like / is straight up chocolate though that probably is my preference! just not. chocolate flavoured

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[hitchell-mope]

(When they’re sneaking into Winn and Samantha’s house for personal use)

Kara: are you sure we should be doing this?

Mon El: It's not like they haven’t had their fun in our place.

Kara: What? When?

Mon El: At your birthday party. They were in the bathroom for like an hour.

Kara: Oh, no. That's 'cause Winn lost a contact lens.

Mon El: Okay, you're adorable.

[pollonegro666]

2023/10/28 Ayer nuestro monedero recibió un paquete de su familia desde Japón. Entre otras cosas, enviaron una bolsa de patatas fritas y una lata de caramelos. A la Pollitita le gustaron tanto los caramelos que quería meterse dentro de la lata, aunque los niños se lo impideron.

Yesterday our wallet received a package from his family from Japan. Among other things, they sent a bag of chips and a can of candy. The little pink cock liked the candy so much that she wanted to get inside the can, although the children prevented her from doing so.

Google Translation into French: Hier, notre portefeuille a reçu un colis de sa famille en provenance du Japon. Entre autres choses, ils ont envoyé un sac de chips et une boîte de bonbons. Le petit coq rose a tellement aimé les bonbons qu'il a voulu entrer dans la boîte, bien que les enfants l'en aient empêché.

Google translation into Italian: Ieri il nostro portafoglio ha ricevuto un pacco dalla sua famiglia dal Giappone. Tra le altre cose, hanno inviato un sacchetto di patatine e una scatola di caramelle. Il piccolo gallo rosa amava così tanto le caramelle che voleva entrare nella scatola, anche se i bambini lo fermarono.

Google Translation into Portuguese: Ontem nossa carteira recebeu um pacote de sua família do Japão. Entre outras coisas, enviaram um saco de batatas fritas e uma caixa de doces. O galo rosa gostou tanto do doce que teve vontade de entrar na caixa, mas as crianças o impediram.

Google Translation into German: Gestern erhielt unser Portemonnaie ein Paket von seiner Familie aus Japan. Unter anderem schickten sie eine Tüte Chips und eine Schachtel Süßigkeiten. Der kleine rosa Hahn liebte die Süßigkeiten so sehr, dass er in die Schachtel wollte, obwohl die Kinder ihn daran hinderten.

Google Translation into Albanisch: Dje portofoli ynë mori një pako nga familja e tij nga Japonia. Ndër të tjera, ata dërguan një qese me patate të skuqura dhe një kanaçe me karamele. Gjelit të vogël rozë i pëlqeu aq shumë karamele, saqë donte të futej brenda në kanaçe, megjithëse fëmijët e penguan atë.

Google Translation into Arabic: بالأمس تلقت محفظتنا طردًا من عائلته من اليابان. ومن بين أشياء أخرى، أرسلوا كيسًا من رقائق البطاطس وعلبة من الحلوى. أحب الديك الوردي الصغير الحلوى لدرجة أنها أرادت الدخول إلى العلبة، رغم أن الأطفال منعوها من ذلك.

Google Translation into Armenian: Երեկ մեր դրամապանակը նրա ընտանիքից փաթեթ է ստացել Ճապոնիայից։ Ի թիվս այլ բաների, նրանք ուղարկեցին մի պարկ չիպս և մեկ տուփ կոնֆետ։ Փոքրիկ վարդագույն աքաղաղին այնքան է դուր եկել կոնֆետը, որ նա ցանկացել է ներս մտնել պահածոյի մեջ, թեև երեխաները նրան խանգարել են դա անել։

Google Translation into Bengali: গতকাল আমাদের ওয়ালেট জাপান থেকে তার পরিবারের কাছ থেকে একটি প্যাকেজ পেয়েছি. অন্যান্য জিনিসের মধ্যে, তারা একটি চিপস এবং একটি ক্যান ক্যান পাঠিয়েছে। ছোট্ট গোলাপী মোরগটি মিছরিটি এত পছন্দ করেছিল যে সে ক্যানের ভিতরে যেতে চেয়েছিল, যদিও বাচ্চারা তাকে তা করতে বাধা দেয়।

Google Translation into Bulgarian: Вчера нашият портфейл получи пакет от семейството му от Япония. Между другото изпратиха торбичка чипс и кутия бонбони. Малкото розово петле толкова много хареса бонбона, че искаше да влезе в кутията, но децата й попречиха да го направи.

Google Translation into Czech: Včera do naší peněženky přišel balíček od jeho rodiny z Japonska. Mimo jiné poslali pytlík brambůrků a plechovku cukroví. Malé růžové kohoutkovi se bonbon tak zalíbil, že se chtěla dostat dovnitř plechovky, ačkoli jí v tom děti bránily.

Google Translation into Simplified Chinese: 昨天我们的钱包收到了他家人从日本寄来的包裹。 除此之外，他们还送了一袋薯片和一罐糖果。 粉红色的小公鸡非常喜欢这些糖果，她想钻进罐子里，尽管孩子们阻止了她这样做。

Google Translation into Korean: 어제 우리 지갑은 일본에서 그의 가족으로부터 소포를 받았습니다. 무엇보다도 그들은 칩 한 봉지와 사탕 캔을 보냈습니다. 작은 분홍색 수탉은 사탕을 너무 좋아해서 그 안으로 들어가고 싶었지만, 아이들은 그녀가 그렇게 하지 못하도록 막았습니다.

Google Translation into Croatian: Jučer je u naš novčanik stigao paket od njegove obitelji iz Japana. Između ostalog, poslali su vrećicu čipsa i limenku slatkiša. Maloj ružičastoj kokici toliko se svidio slatkiš da je htjela ući u limenku, iako su je djeca u tome spriječila.

Google Translation into Danish I går modtog vores pung en pakke fra hans familie fra Japan. De sendte blandt andet en pose chips og en dåse slik. Den lille lyserøde hane kunne så godt lide slik, at hun ville ind i dåsen, selvom børnene forhindrede hende i det.

Google Translation into Slovak: Včera do našej peňaženky prišiel balík od jeho rodiny z Japonska. Okrem iného poslali vrecko čipsov a plechovku cukríkov. Malému ružovému kohútikovi sa cukrík tak zapáčil, že sa chcela dostať dovnútra plechovky, hoci jej v tom deti bránili.

Google Translation into Slovenian: Včeraj je naša denarnica prejela paket od njegove družine iz Japonske. Med drugim so poslali vrečko čipsa in pločevinko bonbonov. Mali rožnati petelinki je bila sladkarija tako všeč, da je hotela priti v pločevinko, čeprav so ji otroci to preprečili.

Google Translation into Estonian: Eile sai meie rahakott tema perelt paki Jaapanist. Muuhulgas saatsid nad koti krõpsu ja purgi kommi. Väikesele roosale kukele meeldisid kommid nii väga, et ta tahtis purgi sisse pääseda, kuigi lapsed takistasid tal seda teha.

Google Translation into Suomi: Eilen lompakkomme sai paketin hänen perheeltään Japanista. He lähettivät muun muassa pussin siruja ja tölkin karkkia. Pieni vaaleanpunainen kukko piti karkista niin paljon, että hän halusi päästä purkin sisään, vaikka lapset estivät häntä tekemästä sitä.

Google Translation into Georgian: გუშინ ჩვენმა საფულემ მიიღო ამანათი მისი ოჯახიდან იაპონიიდან. სხვა საკითხებთან ერთად, მათ გაუგზავნეს ტომარა ჩიფსები და კანფეტი. პატარა ვარდისფერ მამალს კანფეტი ისე მოეწონა, რომ ქილაში მოხვედრა მოინდომა, თუმცა ბავშვებმა ხელი შეუშალა.

Google Translation into Greek: Χθες το πορτοφόλι μας έλαβε ένα πακέτο από την οικογένειά του από την ��απωνία. Μεταξύ άλλων, έστειλαν ένα σακουλάκι πατατάκια και ένα κουτάκι με καραμέλα. Στο μικρό ροζ κόκορα άρεσε τόσο πολύ η καραμέλα που ήθελε να μπει μέσα στην κονσέρβα, αν και τα παιδιά την εμπόδισαν να το κάνει.

Google Translation into Guarani: Kuehe ore billetera ohupyty peteî paquete ifamilia-gui Japón-gui. Ambue mba'e apytépe omondo hikuái peteî vosa chipa ha peteî lata dulce. Pe pollo rósa michĩvape ogustaiterei pe dulce ha oikese pe lata ryepýpe, jepémo umi mitã ojoko chupe ojapo haĝua upéva.

Google Translation into Hawaiian: I nehinei ua loaʻa i kā mākou ʻeke kālā he pūʻolo mai kona ʻohana mai Iapana mai. Ma waena o nā mea ʻē aʻe, ua hoʻouna lākou i kahi ʻeke kīkī a me kahi pahu lole. Ua makemake ka moa liʻiliʻi i ka lole a makemake ʻo ia e komo i loko o ke kini, ʻoiai ua pāpā nā keiki iā ia.

Google Translation into Hebrew: אתמול הארנק שלנו קיבל חבילה ממשפחתו מיפן. בין השאר שלחו שקית צ'יפס ופחית ממתקים. הזין הוורוד הקטן כל כך אהב את הממתק שהיא רצתה להיכנס לפחית, למרות שהילדים מנעו ממנה לעשות זאת.

Google Translation into Hindi: कल हमारे बटुए को जापान से उनके परिवार से एक पैकेज मिला। अन्य चीज़ों के अलावा, उन्होंने चिप्स का एक बैग और कैंडी का एक डिब्बा भेजा। छोटे गुलाबी लंड को कैंडी इतनी पसंद आई कि वह डिब्बे के अंदर जाना चाहती थी, हालाँकि बच्चों ने उसे ऐसा करने से रोका।

Google Translation into Hungarian: Tegnap a pénztárcánk kapott egy csomagot a családjától Japánból. Többek között egy zacskó chipset és egy doboz cukorkát küldtek. A kis rózsaszín kakasnak annyira megtetszett az édesség, hogy be akart jutni a dobozba, bár a gyerekek ebben megakadályozták.

Google Translation into Indonesian: Kemarin dompet kami menerima paket dari keluarganya dari Jepang. Mereka antara lain mengirimkan sekantong keripik dan sekaleng permen. Ayam kecil berwarna merah muda itu sangat menyukai permen itu sehingga dia ingin masuk ke dalam kalengnya, meskipun anak-anak mencegahnya melakukannya.

Google Translation into Japanese: 昨日、私たちの財布に日本から彼の家族から荷物が届きました。 とりわけ、彼らはポテトチップスの袋とキャンディーの缶を送りました。 ピンク色の小さな雄鶏はキャンディーがとても気に入ったので、缶の中に入りたがりましたが、子供たちがそれを妨げました。

Google Translation into Kyrgyz: Кечээ биздин капчыгыбыз Япониядан анын үй-бүлөсүнөн пакет алды. Башка нерселер менен катар бир мүшөк чипсы жана бир банка момпосуй жөнөтүштү. Кичинекей кызгылт короз момпосуйду абдан жактыргандыктан, ал банканын ичине киргиси келди, бирок балдар ага тоскоолдук кылышкан.

Google Translation into Latvian: Vakar mūsu maciņš saņēma paciņu no viņa ģimenes no Japānas. Cita starpā viņi atsūtīja čipsu maisu un konfekšu bundžu. Mazajai rozā gailītei konfekte tā iepatikās, ka viņa gribēja tikt iekšā bundžā, lai gan bērni viņai to liedza.

Google Translation into Malayalam: ഇന്നലെ ഞങ്ങളുടെ വാലറ്റിന് ജപ്പാനിൽ നിന്ന് അവന്റെ കുടുംബത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു പാക്കേജ് ലഭിച്ചു. മറ്റ് കാര്യങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം, അവർ ഒരു ബാഗ് ചിപ്സും ഒരു മിഠായിയും അയച്ചു. ചെറിയ പിങ്ക് കോഴിക്ക് മിഠായി വളരെ ഇഷ്ടമായിരുന്നു, കുട്ടികൾ അത് ചെയ്യുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് അവളെ തടഞ്ഞെങ്കിലും അവൾ ക്യാനിനുള്ളിൽ കയറാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു.

Google Translation into Malay: Semalam dompet kami menerima bungkusan daripada keluarganya dari Jepun. Antara lain, mereka menghantar satu beg kerepek dan satu tin gula-gula. Ayam kecil merah jambu itu sangat menyukai gula-gula itu sehingga dia mahu masuk ke dalam tin, walaupun kanak-kanak menghalangnya daripada berbuat demikian.

Google Translation into Malagasy: Omaly dia naharay fonosana avy any Japana ny kitaponay. Anisan’ny nandefasan’izy ireo poti-tsigara sy vatomamy iray gony. Tena tian’ilay akoho kely mavokely ilay vatomamy ka naniry hiditra tao anatin’ilay kapoaka, na dia nosakanan’ny ankizy aza tsy hanao izany.

Google Translation into Mongolian: Өчигдөр манай тү��ийвч Японоос түүний гэр бүлээс илгээмж ирсэн. Бусад зүйлсийн дотор тэд нэг уут чипс, нэг лааз чихэр илгээсэн. Бяцхан ягаан азарган тахиа энэ чихэрт маш их дуртай байсан тул лааз руу орохыг хүссэн ч хүүхдүүд түүнийг хийхийг хориглов.

Google Translation into Dutch: Gisteren ontving onze portemonnee een pakketje van zijn familie uit Japan. Ze stuurden onder meer een zakje chips en een blikje snoep. Het kleine roze pikkie vond het snoepje zo lekker dat ze in het blikje wilde kruipen, ook al verhinderden de kinderen haar dat te doen.

Google Translation into Nepali: हिजो हाम्रो वालेटले जापानबाट उनको परिवारबाट प्याकेज प्राप्त गर्यो। अन्य चीजहरू मध्ये, तिनीहरूले चिप्सको झोला र क्यान्डीको क्यान पठाए। सानो गुलाबी कुकुरलाई क्यान्डी यति धेरै मन पर्यो कि उनी क्यान भित्र पस्न चाहन्थे, यद्यपि बच्चाहरूले उनलाई त्यसो गर्नबाट रोके।

Google Translation into Norwegian: I går mottok lommeboken vår en pakke fra familien hans fra Japan. De sendte blant annet en pose chips og en boks med godteri. Den lille rosa hanen likte godteriet så godt at hun ville inn i boksen, selv om barna hindret henne i det.

Google Translation into Panjabi: ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਸਾਡੇ ਬਟੂਏ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਪਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਉਸਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਪੈਕੇਜ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਚਿਪਸ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬੈਗ ਅਤੇ ਕੈਂਡੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਡੱਬਾ ਭੇਜਿਆ। ਛੋਟੇ ਗੁਲਾਬੀ ਕੁੱਕੜ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਂਡੀ ਇੰਨੀ ਪਸੰਦ ਆਈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਡੱਬੇ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ, ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਿਆ।

Google Translation into Pashtun: پرون زموږ بټوه له جاپان څخه د هغه د کورنۍ څخه کڅوړه ترلاسه کړه. د نورو شیانو په مینځ کې، دوی د چپس یوه کڅوړه او د شیدو یوه کڅوړه واستوله. وړوکي ګلابي مرمۍ دا خواږه دومره خوښ کړل چې غوښتل يې په ډنډ کې دننه شي، سره له دې چې ماشومانو يې مخه نيولې وه.

Google Translation into Persian: دیروز کیف پول ما بسته ای از خانواده او از ژاپن دریافت کرد. از جمله یک کیسه چیپس و یک قوطی آب نبات فرستادند. خروس صورتی کوچولو آنقدر از آب نبات خوشش آمد که می خواست داخل قوطی برود، هرچند بچه ها مانع این کار شدند.

Google Translation into Polish: Wczoraj nasz portfel otrzymał paczkę od rodziny z Japonii. Wysłali między innymi paczkę chipsów i puszkę cukierków. Małemu różowemu kogutkowi tak spodobał się cukierek, że zapragnęła dostać się do puszki, choć dzieci jej to uniemożliwiały.

Google Translation into Romanian: Ieri portofelul nostru a primit un pachet de la familia lui din Japonia. Printre altele, au trimis o pungă de chipsuri și o cutie de bomboane. Cocoșului mic i-a plăcut atât de mult bomboana încât și-a dorit să intre în cutie, deși copiii au împiedicat-o să facă acest lucru.

Google Translation into Russian: Вчера наш кошелек получил посылку от своей семьи из Японии. Среди прочего прислали пакетик чипсов и банку конфет. Розовому петушку так понравилась конфета, что она захотела залезть в банку, хотя дети мешали ей это сделать.

Google Translation into Serbian: Јуче је наш новчаник добио пакет од његове породице из Јапана. Између осталог, послали су кесу чипса и конзерву слаткиша. Малом ружичастом петлићу се бомбон толико допао да је хтела да уђе у конзерву, иако су је деца у томе спречила.

Google Translation into Swedish: Igår fick vår plånbok ett paket från hans familj från Japan. De skickade bland annat en påse chips och en burk godis. Den lilla rosa kuken gillade godiset så mycket att hon ville komma in i burken, även om barnen hindrade henne från att göra det.

Google Translation into Sundanese: Kamari dompét urang nampi bungkusan ti kulawargana ti Jepang. Diantara hal séjén, aranjeunna ngirimkeun kantong tina chip sarta kaléng permen. Jago pink leutik resep kana permen éta, anjeunna hoyong asup ka jero kaléng, sanaos murangkalih ngahalangan anjeunna.

Google Translation into Tagalog: Kahapon ay nakatanggap ang aming wallet ng isang pakete mula sa kanyang pamilya mula sa Japan. Sa iba pang mga bagay, nagpadala sila ng isang bag ng chips at isang lata ng kendi. Nagustuhan ng maliit na pink na titi ang kendi kaya gusto niyang makapasok sa loob ng lata, kahit na pinigilan siya ng mga bata.

Google Translation into Thai: ��มื่อวานกระเป๋าเงินของเราได้รับพัสดุจากครอบครัวของเขาจากญี่ปุ่น เหนือสิ่งอื่นใด พวกเขาส่งถุงมันฝรั่งทอดและลูกอมหนึ่งกระป๋องมาด้วย ไก่สีชมพูตัวน้อยชอบขนมมากจนเธออยากจะเข้าไปในกระป๋อง แม้ว่าเด็กๆ จะขัดขวางไม่ให้เธอทำเช่นนั้นก็ตาม

Google Translation into Telugu: నిన్న మా వాలెట్‌కి జపాన్ నుండి అతని కుటుంబం నుండి ఒక ప్యాకేజీ వచ్చింది. ఇతర విషయాలతోపాటు, వారు చిప్స్ బ్యాగ్ మరియు మిఠాయి డబ్బాను పంపారు. చిన్న పింక్ ఆత్మవిశ్వాసం మిఠాయిని ��ంతగానో ఇష్టపడింది, ఆమె డబ్బా లోపలికి వెళ్లాలని కోరుకుంది, అయినప్పటికీ పిల్లలు అలా చేయకుండా నిరోధించారు.

Google Translation into Turkish: Dün cüzdanımıza ailesinden Japonya'dan bir paket geldi. Diğer şeylerin yanı sıra bir paket cips ve bir kutu şeker de gönderdiler. Küçük pembe horoz şekeri o kadar beğendi ki kutunun içine girmek istedi, ancak çocuklar onu engelledi.

Google Translation into Ukrainian: Вчора на наш гаманець надійшла посилка від його родини з Японії. Серед іншого прислали пакетик чіпсів і банку цукерок. Маленькому рожевому півнику так сподобалася цукерка, що вона захотіла полізти всередину банки, хоча діти їй заважали це зробити.

Google Translation into Urdu: کل ہمارے بٹوے کو جاپان سے اس کے خاندان کی طرف سے ایک پیکج ملا۔ دوسری چیزوں کے علاوہ، انہوں نے چپس کا ایک بیگ اور کینڈی کا ایک ڈبہ بھیجا تھا۔ چھوٹے گلابی مرغ کو کینڈی اتنی پسند آئی کہ وہ ڈبے کے اندر جانا چاہتی تھی، حالانکہ بچوں نے اسے ایسا کرنے سے روک دیا۔

Google Translation into Uzbek: Kecha bizning hamyonimiz uning oilasidan Yaponiyadan paket oldi. Boshqa narsalar qatorida ular bir qop chips va bir quti konfet yuborishdi. Kichkina pushti xo'roz konfetni shunchalik yaxshi ko'rardiki, u konserva ichiga kirgisi kelardi, garchi bolalar bunga xalaqit berishsa ham.

Google Translation into Vietnamese: Hôm qua ví của chúng tôi nhận được một gói hàng từ gia đình anh ấy từ Nhật Bản. Ngoài những thứ khác, họ còn gửi một túi khoai tây chiên và một lon kẹo. Chú gà trống màu hồng thích kẹo đến mức muốn chui vào trong lon, mặc dù bọn trẻ ngăn cản.

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Tag 27. 30.07.2023

22KM auf dem Tacho. Nach unserem Marathon-Tag gestern verließen wir erst 11:00 Uhr das Haus. Wir waren beide im Tiefschlaf, Schlaf, den wir unbedingt brauchten. Zuerst ging es zum Pokémon Shop, wo verschiedenste Memorabilia der japanischen Serie verkauft wurde. Erkennt ihr ein paar Pokémons wieder? Daraufhin ging’s auf den Nishiki-Markt, wo wir Gyoza Knödel kosteten, verschiedene Fischstände beäugten und das Karasuma Viertel erkundeten. Da unsere U-Bahn Karten eine Malfunktion hatten, fuhren wir zum Hauptbahnhof, um das Problem zu beheben.

Nach erfolgreichem Beheben des Problems hieß das nächste Ziel das Gion Viertel. Nach Bewunderung des Yasaka-Schreins liefen wir über die Hanamikoji Straße Richtung Kennin-Ji Tempel. Der älteste Zen Tempel Kyotos, im Kennin-Ji standen wir voller Ehrfurcht und besichtigten die Ausstellungsräume samt Decke der Drachenzwillinge und Gärten. Im Anschluss ging’s nach Sannenzaka ins Starbucks Nineizaka, der einzige Starbucks weltweit mit traditionell japanischer Tatami-Sitzboden. Wir tranken Kaffee und einen Karamell-Milkshake, probierten Earl-Grey Donuts und unterhielten uns lebhaft mit einer kanadischen Familie aus Toronto.

Gegen 17:00 Uhr marschierten wir hoch zum Kiyomizu-dera Tempel auf dem westlichen Hang Kyotos und besuchten wunderschön bemalte Tempelgebäude, die im Wald verstreut waren. Wir machten beide einige Bilder und liefen schließlich zur U-Bahn Station, als letzte Station des Tages war nämlich das Shinto-Schrein „Fushimi Inari-Taisha“ angesagt. Berühmt für seine tausenden roten Tori-Tore, schlenderten wir vorerst in der Dämmerung durch die Tore. Webster wollte jedoch unbedingt nach oben und (was wir erst im Nachhinein rausfinden) hieß dies 300 Höhenmeter und durchnässte T-Shirts. Zumindest hatten wir nicht mehr 36^C und unversöhnlichen Sonnenschein. Zum Abendessen ging’s 21:00 Uhr in der Nähe des Hotels erneut in ein Ramen-Restaurant, wo es köstliches Ramen und frittiertes Hühnchen gab. Gerade schauen wir Formel 1 und ruhen unsere Beine aus, die heute verrückte 22km mitmachen mussten. Gute Nacht und einen guten Wochenstart!

Day 27. July 30, 2023

22 kilometers on the odometer. After our marathon day yesterday, we didn't leave the house until 11:00 a.m. We were both in a deep sleep, much-needed rest. First, we went to the Pokémon Shop, where various memorabilia of the Japanese series were sold. Can you recognize a few Pokémons? Then, we headed to the Nishiki Market, where we tasted Gyoza dumplings, checked out various fish stands, and explored the Karasuma District. As our subway cards malfunctioned, we went to the main station to fix the problem.

After successfully resolving the issue, our next destination was the Gion District. After admiring the Yasaka Shrine, we walked along Hanamikoji Street towards the Kennin-Ji Temple. The oldest Zen temple in Kyoto, we stood in awe at Kennin-Ji and visited the exhibition rooms with the Twin Dragon ceiling and gardens. Next, we went to Starbucks Nineizaka in Sannenzaka, the only Starbucks worldwide with traditional Japanese tatami seating. We had coffee and a caramel milkshake, tried Earl Grey Donuts, and had a lively conversation with a Canadian family from Toronto.

Around 5:00 p.m., we walked up to the Kiyomizu-dera Temple on the western slope of Kyoto and visited beautifully painted temple buildings scattered in the forest. We took some pictures and finally headed to the subway station, as the last stop of the day was the Shinto shrine "Fushimi Inari Taisha." Famous for its thousands of red torii gates, we strolled through the gates in the twilight. However, Webster insisted on going to the top, and (as we later found out) this meant climbing 300 meters in elevation and ending up with soaked t-shirts. At least, it wasn't 36°C and scorching sunshine anymore. For dinner, we went to a ramen restaurant near the hotel at 9:00 p.m., where we enjoyed delicious ramen and fried chicken. Right now, we are watching Formula 1 and resting our legs after the crazy 22km they endured today. Good night and have a great start to the week!

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THE FALLOW FAMILY, c.1835 —

nathaniel (35) — boston born and raised, signed onto a whaling ship at 16 and worked his way up to become the ship's doctor of the hotspur. gentle, loyal, intelligent, can be a bit of a pushover

jonathan (7) — has mostly known life surrounded by women while his father was at sea. small for his age, timid as a result, but very curious.

essie (32) — born in silver creek, a town near sweetwater and machias, but moved to boston when she was very young. a schoolmaster's daughter when she was young, with a bloody streak a mile wide. determined, confident, skilled with a knife.

mary-ellen (9) — takes her duties as oldest child seriously and makes sure jonathan doesn't get picked on by other children. already developing her culinary talents, though not so into butchery as her mother.

this photo was taken in boston just before the the family moved to sweetwater.

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