#leaes of change

[bevanne46]

The Foundation Piecer Pattern Book Pattern Journal for Quilters who love Paper Piecing Volume 6, Number 3 Autumn 2001

9 Patterns 128 pages, Full Color Paperback in Excellent Condition

Patterns Included: Millennium Compass Through the Seasons Harvest Meow Chrysanthemum Garden Leaves of Change Butterfly Blossoms Harvest Wreath Log Cabin Table Set Baby's Favorite Things

Zippy Designs Publishing Newport, VA May 2001 Zippydesigns.com https://www.tedooo.com/shop/648a9e3da46f667bfb7621fd

[kdjdhdhebx]

I cant do this I even told my mom bc it hurts too much how did he just fucking leae for months no prior warning or mention of it and now I'll just see him after months world's change after months idk what to do with myself I want to keep in touch but he won't respond we barely have anything 6o talk about I can't

[kunstpause-archive]

So at some point I need a relationship chart...

And I am just tagging @elfyourmother and @allycryz in this because you are probably the only two who understand my deliberations and thoughts here and whom I can tell all these thoughts to 😂😅

So Cassia/Haurchefant happens first. It starts in ARR already and develops into more quickly. When she gets pregnant shortly after the start of Heavensward they decide to just make things official at get married shortly before the events of the Vault - after which everyone is alive, if maybe not in mint condition.

Haruchefant needs a while to recover and on the way to the Aetherochemical Research Facility Cassia gets intercepted by imperials and unwillingly returned to Garlemald. (Her sister and her friends had for fight Thordan without her)

This is when Haurchefant, still recovering, spends a lot of time in the Waking Sands, trying his best to assist Urianger in finding a way to find Cassia and bring her home. And that is also where those two become an item for the first time - they get closer while looking for her and it starts very much as acomfort thing where they catch feelings. And Cassia/Urianger happens only way later, because they are both oblivious until Haurchefant plays matchmaker a while after her return and after Bethany is born. The co-parent with all three of them from the start though.

And in Shadowbringers, Cassia and Urianger will be both oblivious again, both being convinced that that thing with Emet-Selch is merely something to get rid of tension and maybe get some information - there are absolutely no feelings involved at all, no sir! (can you hear the muffled laughter for these clowns...)

Meanwhile, Haurchefant is on the Source with Bethany and getting all his information from Feo Ul who has become his new best friend. They bond over shared constant groaning about them and his realisation, that the people he loves are complete idiots...

Emet-Selch and Haurchfant - when they meet much later on - actually take the longest time to warm up to another I think. Especially from Haurchefants side because he is very weary about a) the things Emet has done to Cassia (both emotionally and physically hurting her) and b) this new knowledge of them having been an item in the past is somewhat unsettling him at first and it takes him a while to realise for himself that it doesn't change anything between him and Cassia.

It’s also going to be an interesting bit for Emet to learn, over time, that his feelings for his lovers are equally as strong, regardless of past lives and more or less complete souls - his heart makes no difference. It’s going to be an interesting pill for him to swallow.

And I still have to figure out at some point how Lyse fits with whom, apart from Cassia. They start getting closer during Stormblodd, mostly during the Steppe and at first they both think of it more as a friends-with-benefits arrangement, but when Lyse leaes the Scions and stays in Ala Mihgo it becomes clear pretty quickly that they miss each other terribly and they are both more involved emotionally than they thought. I haven't actually figured that one out completely yet - only that Lyse and Urianger get along well and that she will be very mistrustful of Emet-Selch. But then again, Cassia/Lyse might just be a completely separate thing in terms of romance. Not sure yet. (Don’t make me ship things, I warn you!)

[elijah-leex]

Elijah lee’s new Album finally out. stream Unhinged here!

eraser-  ( this song is about how Elijah feels about being famous vs making music.)   

 “I'm well aware of certain things that will destroy a man like me But with that said give me one more, higher Another one to take the sting away I am happy on my own, so here I'll stay Save your lovin' arms for a rainy day And I'll find comfort in my pain Eraser”

castle on the hill ( this song is how Elijah feels about his home town. Reminding himself of where he came from.) 

“I'm on my way Driving at ninety down those country lanes Singing to "Tiny Dancer" And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill “

dive ( this song how Elijah felt about @willowxsparks​ with his marriage ending and him breaking up with his girlfriend. He fell for her quickly. despite being wary of his feelings) 

“So don't call me baby Unless you mean it Don't tell me you need me If you don't believe it So let me know the truth Before I dive right into you “

what do I know ( this song is about how Elijah feels about the world and about how he feels music could change it ) 

“We could change this whole world with a piano Add a bass, some guitar, grab a beat and away we go I'm just a boy with a one-man show “  

voodoo ( this song Elijah when him his ex-wife were going there stuff and wrote this song about he felt at the time)

“And we ain't enough If this is what you call love I swear I'm better alone I feel ya claws sinkin' in Gettin' under my skin like”   

chainshaw ( yet another song about his ex-wfie. how he felt about having to leae her. when they built a life together.)

“Maybe I'll just take a chainsaw to the sofa Where I held your body close for so long, so long I'm gonna break all of the china 'Cause it's just one more reminder you're gone, you're gone”

under you ( this song is about @iislc​ the timing is never right for them, but Elijah regrets not ever taking it there with her. even though a lot of people think it’s about Willow since she is in the video) 

So I'll never get over Never get over not getting under you Getting under you No I'll never get over Never get over not getting under you Getting under you

unhinged ( this song is about @pcwerluna​. When he decided to break-up with her. and move on. its very clear he regrets hurting her) 

Every sweat just breaks me a little And I know you can't take this back and forth It's not really safe for you in the middle When you close that door you see It's unhinged, it's just like me

comfortable ( this is a song about he felt about Luna again. He wrote when they were together. He was very comfortable with her.) 

“ 'Cause my faith in you is very comfortable for me My faith in you, baby, is very comfortable for me I'm blazing through Until you're comfortable for me My faith in you is very comfortable for me”

Bacon ( this song is about Elijah is just enjoying his life not really caring about anything. but himself.) 

“One thing I love more than being with you And that's no ties, no drama in my life Yeah I, I woke up like this Feel like, aw shit, throw some bacon on it One thing I love more than being with you-ou-ou-ou Aye, you-ou-ou-ou Aye, you-ou-ou”

Tenerife Sea ( another song about Willow. It is how Elijah sees her. And how he feels about her.)

  “ You look so beautiful in this light Your silhouette over me The way it brings out the blue in your eyes Is the Tenerife sea “

Im a mess ( Elijah messed a lot of things in his life most recently his relationship with Willow and this was something he wrote last minute. About his feeling about everything.) 

“I messed up this time Late last night Drinking to suppress devotion With fingers intertwined I can't shake this feeling now We're going through the motions Hoping you'd stop “

[the-firebird69]

and it is not workig this time. they hollar it..shut up shut up. and cork says no.and thinks he is us to caa is a fool this happens tonight and tons of you fall tons. the memorial ride tommorrowyou amass we hit adn take you down and pull you out and tons of you are leaders tons to Pyramids.. a huge score. and we use it too. and we say this you have been a pyria forever hells angels and your not going to get our sone and really, what fags.  tons of fags in your midstand faggy chick shit all day not appreciated. no.  anger in us for you due to it and other groups of so called bikers who cant touch our best and really you race demons wont even let him ahve  afifty cc how courageious and  yes, hilarius Thor Freya we see it too this is stiny rotten crap and lame and a ghost town nothing stops anyone bu tyou and we have to change it we invade to night for the hostile words. Hells angels and we hault you wei and us  morlock are not in it no you are but fight them occasionally.  true. we use our forces. and yes forgieners see you amass there and will use it. and your dumb too ruiined it.   fn fags. Thor Freya and really this happens battle wagsons hit you all over the wrold now too an pursue and tons do and are at you heavy. tons say your done and shoot fast hit you all over yu fall.  tired of you talking repeating it and blabbing like sick invilads.  homos and jews.  tons label you all jews. tons of forgieners. and youaer to us so they are right. Thor Freya again im not your wife you homo you aholes showed up here and all backed down and it was twenty to one and one half...your shit ok. and really  iam worth a million dollars a second and resent the treatment. deeply.  and you fn dc faggots ruined your lives nobody elsse did espeically your giftedyou let steer and rule and they did what they could now yous cold and suck winid. how unimpressive and realy, lame. i grew up iwth you folk. some were strong and very strong like my grandaddy...mac...most of you sound so pussyish it is remarkable.  i mean, youo have tizzy aka tirade at the slightest. mount armies to take me in as if im surrounded for real..and it is a cocky fag act and really you die for it  no matter pusswods now things have changed, you wanted a fight, called me pony boy, im fighting.  your resting place the chasm.  churn well you fags and yeh beer makes it taste that much sweeter i hear...lame fucks Zues Hera we say it too wow womens shit and you the bikers gang folk. shit now wonder clint did that to you...horridly gay.  wow nasty gays.  are you all from san fran lol Thor Freya shut up you tow shutup hells angel guy see a tizzy.  and some say  it to me, i say and...and so.  you know why.  i worked for a living still work for a living. not fart and look at people odd sell stuff and get hit by it.  the us mil does too the cia are fanacitcally doing it. wierd losers and worse. go find your john c rielly out now...seek him up norht play with ice get bent Zues Hera fine this blows you aholes suck we needy ou gone hes right this is some faggy sh and yuo wontstop here and metnal health stuff...bill brandesford and ok you out need to talk to you hells angels finally but no. still you will be stopped and yeh you will see it. its him mengele sicknasty andplans ae weak as soup Thor Freya pretty tuadry justin asking me ok fn lame.   wha was i going to do go to your pj party Zues Hera and to your apatment no way but is seewhy they did it...im in thepokey your him and such.  makes sense but this blows they are kids and suck.  cork does too badly.  the whole lot are whimps so what do you do with them angelasouring.  rule over or nothing so theyg et nukes attract them all over macs plan. personal jesus.  sow esee so what we invade this area needs it lol we need out one wyay or the other justin you do fella you do horrid work yours do sloppy, non snesical and lame noboyd addresses it we hit all and leae ordie no point to it. well ok. how do you, haha lol easy. black hole we do that and he shows us wherer hells angels  treu too this si pointelss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El5C6Y--hMo

[nothing-but-kpop-dreams]

Mark Is Acting Weird (9/10)

Author’s note: I am so sorry that i have not updated this in the longest time.  i have just been so busy. For now i am going to do a half scene and i will post the other half eventually.

PART 1-8  (Linking every post was tiring so I made a post that has all the links to all the parts)

JACKSON POV

He stood by her door in a panic. He had been knocking for almost an answer and she never opened up. He spammed her with texts and calls and she never responded. He knew it was risky to stay outside her place like this, not even a face mask to try and cover himself, but he didn’t care he just wanted to make sure she was okay. But the more seconds that went by, the more unsettled he was by the fact that nothing seemed to change. “Where is she?!?”

He pulled out his phone and called JB for the 16th time.

“Did she finally get there?” was the first think JB asked when he picked up

“No! Have Bambam or Yugyeom found her around the city?”

“Jackson, you legit just asked me that the last time you called and the time before that. Nothing has changed in the past five minutes. I told you to only call me if she got to her place or if you found her already-“

“Hyung, I know! But I’m so worried!”

“Yeah but you aren’t the only one. And we can’t even get Mark to call her cuz he is still locked in the room and he won’t respond to us.”

“He such a fucking asshole! Why did he even tell her that? Like why has he been treating her like this?!? She is so good to him, like if I had Y/n, I would never do to her what he does! Fuck him!”

“Hey! Yeah, I get it ok! Look, I know you still have feelings for y/n. You told me when we all first met her, and I know they never went away even when they started dating, but you can’t just say that stuff about Mark. Yes, he fucked up and he’s been super fucking weird, but he is still out friend and still our bandmate okay? What is going on between them is only between them. All you “should” do make sure is that y/n got home safe and then come back. Fuck, technically you didn’t even have to go after her, but whatever, just make sure she is okay. We still have practice and recording tomorrow, so I am having the maknaes come back already. Make sure you get back soon before it is too late cuz your body is going to hate you in the morning” He lectured.

“Fine” He said as he hung up the phone. He shoved the phone in his pocket and he ran his fingers in his hair. He continued to wait by y/n’s door, ready to stay all night of he had to. Jb made a good point, but what mattered was right now as y/n.

Y/N POV

The elevator dinged that you were on your floor. You didn’t want to move, but you dragged your legs out to the hallway. Your body felt so heavy even though you felt you cried out every ounce of yourself. You felt in such a daze. It didn’t feel real. You still couldn’t believe that your boyfriend, well your ex-boyfriend called you what he did. That after months of putting you through an emotional roller coaster, that even with the life that he had, him calling you a “slut” was how your two years together ended. And the word fell out of his mouth so easily. “How could he just say that the way he did? How? Is that how he really saw me? Is that what I was to him this whole time? “

“Y/n!” you heard your name being called out, but you were too stuck in your own head to really know for sure.

“Y/n!” the voice was closer now.

You looked up, half hoping it was Mark calling out to you to apologize. But of course it wasn’t him why would it be him? It was only the one who had been blowing up your phone for the past two hours.

He ran up to you, throwing his arms around you. “Y/n, where have you been?!? We’ve all been calling you and looking for you!” Jackson said in a rush.

You stayed quiet. You wanted to talk, but you couldn’t get yourself to say anything. His grasped only tightened around you and at least it made you feel a bit better.

“Why don’t we go inside?” he suggested.

As you both walked in to your apartment, he gave JB a call telling them that he was going to stay a bit longer with you. Hearing Jb yelling at him through the phone to get back and sleep for practice did make you come close to a laugh. The image of him yelling on the phone with his angry jaw was the only aspect of your night that didn’t feel like your heart was being torn.

“Y/n, where the heck were you?” Jackson asked again once he was done getting his head bit off my JB. “I was waiting for you forever. Do you have any idea how scared I was that I didn’t know where you were?!?”

Jackson’s voice wasn’t at all loud or demeaning, but the fact that it was above the normal speaking volume, you felt like you were being lectured, making you feel like you were being looked down on, which is how you felt with Mark, which made you think about Mark, and everything just hit you and again and you didn’t hold yourself back from crying more.

“Oh shit!” he said under his breathe. Immediately he came up to you and pulled you in for a hug. “Y/n I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to make you cry! I was just scared.”

He had guided you over to the couch and let you cry everything out (which didn’t take that long because you had cried so much already).

“Are you feeling any better?” he asked when you calmed down.

You gave him a look to show how stupid his question was. “No! How can I feel any better?!? I feel like shit! You wanna know where I was this whole time?!? The second I closed the door I broke down crying and I ran to the emergency stairs and stayed there cuz I didn’t want anyone to see my cry my way home!”

Jackson didn’t seemed phased at all about your harsh tone, he only continued to stare at you with worry.

“Jackson just go home.” You whimpered.

“No.”

“C’mon, you have stuff to do tomorrow anyway.”

“So? How can I go home knowing you are just gonna be here feeling the way you do? I can’t leae you alone”

“Jackson-“

“Y/n I know you and I know you don’t want to be alone right now, so I’m gonna stay here for as long as I need to.” He declared. “If you want to cry then cry. If you want to be mad then be mad, but I’m gonna stay here with you.”

-Admin Boat

[skopostheorie]

I did not even play aginst him in the finale and ica tn change it back Comdyctor leae me alone

DJ Grooves was not an antagnoist hat Kid deservesd to be blown up

[ariazab-blog]

?? ♀

Send “⁇” for a DRUNK text.

[ sent — 12:32 a.m. ]: leave leave leave leave  leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leakalj aleace leae leavee leeavaee leaveal eavel laeall 

[ sent — 12:33 a.m. ]: yuo know when youuuuu say a word aover and aiover agai n

[ sent — 12:37 p.m. ]: and eeventually it doesnat even asound like a wodr anymorea?

Send “♀” for a HEARTBREAKING text.

[ sent — 4:16 p.m. ]: what happened? what changed? 

[ drafted — 4:16 p.m. ]: because maybe if i knew we could FIX it

[ sent — 8:34 p.m. ]: never mind.

[grorotic]

RULES: Tagged? Write a note with 92 truths about you! Tag 25 people.

I was tagged by @reverendjonasnightingale

idk that many people but i do want @waltdisneysanimationstudio and anyone else who wants to! just tag me so i know u did i might hit u up

LAST:

LAST THING I BOUGHT: fudge round shortbread cookies, 2 things of maxwell house, and a pack of cigarettes

LAST STORE I VISITED: dollar general

LAST TEXT MESSAGE: “Buzzfeed KNOWS me” 

LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO: kiwi by harry styles

LAST THING I ATE: BK

HAVE YOU EVER:

DATED SOMEONE TWICE: nnnnnnno not really

BEEN CHEATED ON: idk

KISSED SOMEONE AND REGRETTED IT: nope

LOST SOMEONE SPECIAL: no

BEEN DEPRESSED: past tense?

BEEN DRUNK AND THROWN UP: Unfortunately

IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

MADE A NEW FRIEND: yes

FALLEN OUT OF LOVE: no

LAUGHED UNTIL YOU CRIED: yep

MET SOMEONE WHO CHANGED YOU: nah

FOUND OUT WHO YOUR TRUE FRIENDS WERE: i mean i think i have a pretty good grasp on that to begin with??

FOUND OUT SOMEONE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU: i dont think so but that does seem like the sort of thing id immediately repress no matter what they were even saying 

GENERAL:

HOW MANY PEOPLE ON TUMBLR DO YOU KNOW IN REAL LIFE?: 7 im pretty sure

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: YES i have a dog and 3 fish and im getting more fish tomorrow!!

DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR NAME?: nah but i do wish id given ben more consideration

WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?: idk when i woke up but i got up at 10:20

WHAT WERE YOU DOING LAST NIGHT?: not my calc hw! thats gonna bite me in the ass!!

NAME SOMETHING YOU CAN’T WAIT FOR: to fulfill my lifelong dream of getting dicked down by at least 1 stranger in a truckstop bathroom

HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE NAMED TOM?: not that i recall 

WHAT’S GETTING ON YOUR NERVES RN?: raúl’s ****

BLOOD TYPE: O+

NICKNAME: frodo

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: that ad “Horny Twink XX Miles Away!” like flashing on the screen when you leave your regular porn site

ZODIAC SIGN: virgo, clearly

PRONOUNS: he/they but usually he 

FAVORITE TV SHOW: uhh im noncomittal but maybe star trek: tos?

COLLEGE: hm. interesting. i really need to fill out the common app

HAIR COLOR: blond

LONG OR SHORT: short

DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEBODY: sure

FIRSTS:

FIRST SURGERY: i got my wisdom teeth out a couple years ago

FIRST PIERCING: ears

FIRST BEST FRIEND: her name might have been allison?? i was like 3 but she  was the daughter of my brothers football coach i think

FIRST SPORT YOU JOINED: lmao i tried to do soccer in like. 6th grade that was Rough

FIRST VACATION: does coming to PA to visit family when i was little count? like we didnt live in PA at the time so i think it does idk

FIRST PAIR OF SNEAKERS: they werent heelys so why the FUCK would i care

EATING: nothin

DRINKING: water but im eyein a smirnoff ice 

I’M ABOUT TO: try to do my lit hw and stop before i actually start

LISTENING TO: nothin

WANT KIDS: nah maybe i’ll revisit this if i become less flaky

GET MARRIED: idk, if i ever get to a point where i can make decisions i think id like the stability

CAREER: hm! should really get on figuring that out huh! 

WHICH IS BETTER:

LIPS OR EYES: i notice lips more but when i notice eyes im !! 

HUGS OR KISSES: hugs i suppose but like. both Would be ideal

SHORTER OR TALLER: shorter would be nice but thats uh. Unrealistic usually

OLDER OR YOUNGER: older or my own age 

ROMANTIC OR SPONTEANOUS: romantic

SENSITIVE OR LOUD: fukin neither like miss me with that sensitive bs but loud noises become Too Much, Very Quickly 

HOOK UP OR RELATIONSHIP: beggars can’t be choosers

TROUBLEMAKER OR HESITANT: hesitant but ive been feelin a bit ~rowdier~ this year

HAVE YOU EVER:

KISSED A STRANGER: nope

DRANK HARD LIQUOR: yeah

LOST GLASSES/CONTACTS: not permanently but i never remember where i leae my glasses Ever

SEX ON THE FIRST DATE: i feel like these tags were made for a less ugly person

BROKEN SOMEONE’S HEART: uh thats a dramatic way to put it but i Guess So

BEEN ARRESTED: no

TURNED SOMEONE DOWN: no

FALLEN FOR A FRIEND: yeah

DO YOU BELIEVE:

IN YOURSELF: lmao who?

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: mm idk abt true love in general but i think so ya

HEAVEN: not my thing

SANTA CLAUS: not since the fateful christmas of ‘06 

[goninhero-blog]

Speaking of losing their families here is how my muses parents would react if their kids died.

Fukumi:

Fukumi’s parents are understandably devastated.  Her father, Kenji always supported her desire to be a hero, but his plan was just for her to work wwith him after graduating from a good school.  Whe nshe decided to go to UA he was a little terrified, and losng her while shes there effects him greatly.  He doubles down on his hero work in a fashion that suggests hes trying to drown himself in work to forget the loss of his daughter.  He dissappears from the public eye, however.  He doesn’t want to talk to anyone anymore.  Fukumi’s mother stops working and just stays home to watch after Chie, who is still homeschooled/tutored.  She feels the need to be as close as she can to her other baby.  Chie didn’t really have plans to be a her, but she certainly does now.  When she’s old enough she goes to Yuuei, just like her big sister.

Stanislaw: 

Masako (Stanislaw’s stepmom) is at a loss.  She’s lost everyone.  First, she lost her family who essentially disowned her for coming out as gay (she was from a VERY traditional and unyeilding family) THEN she lost the love of her life very suddenly, and now, the little boy who shes been raising as her son since he wasn ine is gone too.  And she never got to say goodbye to him.  She feels helpless and lost.  She quits her job, she leaes Japan and goes back to Russia, tracks down Igor Ostrotsky and his new wife and their children.  She TRACKS them down and tells Igor about his son, who he was and why he died.  She cries, yells and breaks things.  Igor listens, dumbfounded that his failure of a son could die a hero.

Unarishi:

His parents live in a tiny village up north so they spend pretty much all the money they have to get all of them down to Musutafu after Unarishi dies.  They are of course, grief-stricken but true to their altruistic nature they spend a lot of time comforting each other and anyone else who lost family to the trajedy that took their son from them.  Daichi and Kana Unarishi honor their son by continuing to be kind even in the face of pain.  Unarishi’s older sisters are at a loss, so confused as to why the wolrd could be cruel enough to take their baby brother away.  The younger siblings seem unable to stop crying and asking when he’s going to be okay and when he’s coming back.  Thanks to some kindness form the school they are able to return to their village with Uanrishi’s remains so he an be buried at home.  Kana starts doing small town hero work again in the name of her son, een taking his hero name “Lup” in doing so.  Sakura, his oldest sister eventually names her own first born child Ichiro after her brother.  His little siblings, Ai and Yukui both make it to UA in their own time, wanting to be just like their big brother.

Itoshi:

Upon his death, the staff encounter a couple who shows up at the hospital.  They are completely unknown people, both very plan and sad looking.  Whe nasked their names, they reveal they are Subaro and Cho Nuikinu, Itoshi’s parents.  They’d abandoned their ‘look’ of high fashion in favor of normal, sensible clothes.  Cho’s hair is unkempt, she’s been crying constantly since she heard of her son’s death.  Subaro, a pretentious man who talks to much, says nothing.  They look upon their son, who they lovingly repaired time and time again when he was little until he could do it themself.  They both feel like they’ve failed as parents.  Cho stops creating clothes.  it reminds her too much of her son.  Subaro keeps working, but his style changes dramatically, reflecting more of the look his son evoked.  They donate a large sum of money to the school their son loved so much, and they release Masa, their butler from his duty.  But he stays, because young master Itoshi would have wanted him to stay to watch over his parents.

Nomiko:

They don’t show up right away, due to travel.  This angered a lot of the staff b/c this young girl was dead and there were no parents there to mourn her.  Calls were made, but there were no answers.  Hina Mushimura arrived quietly, stepped up to the desk, and asked to see her daughter’s body.  Her husband, Chousuke was nowhere to be found.  Hina quietly grieved for her daughter, alone.  Chousuke arrived later, looking like he’d been through a war.  He confessed he didn’t think he could handle seing Nomiko.  He couldnt beelive someone so strong and brave could really be dead.  They sit with her body, quietly talking about her childhood and sharing anecdotes.  For the first time in years, they’re holding hands and leaning on each other.  Chousuke wipes his wifes eyes and appologizes to his daughter for everything.  He knows he should have been better.  He hates that he wasn’t better for her.

[rainbowsandbalian]

Below the read more is Balo’s entire thread with Sam (all graphics removed, lines between posts tho):

Sam had nothing to do. He’d worked out, eaten and even spoken with some of the higher ups. No missions had come in, but even he’d have to run it by Deryn before he signed them up for something. He was bored. Sam sat on the edge of the fountain looking at the piranhas. He could feed the Piranhas… But, they had already been fed this morning.

Sam didn’t want to spend the day in the training facilities. The last time he’d done that he was sore for three days. Commercials that said doing one more rep never told you about how sore you would be the next day. Sam sighed and looked to the Piranhas who’d all swarmed to him. “Dudes, chill, you aren’t getting fed.” Sam said standing up and the piranhas scattered.

If only there was someone around the courtyard today. Sam was looking for any excuse to not go back to his dorm or even back into the training facility.

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Balo was honestly in the mood to draw sceneries - and what better place to draw than the courtyard. It was peaceful, and fish were so pretty and friendly. She carried a sketchbook under her arm and a very fat tabby cat in her arms. Ches’s dog - Melody - was on a leash secured around her wrist. Ches swore Melody didn’t need one, but, it was better safe than sorry. Her owner was due back today, so, it would suck to lose the dog.

She felt like an animal whisperer or something, surrounded by not only her cat, but, Ches’s Maltipoo. It was nice. When she reaches the courtyard she sets the cat down on a bench before noticing a man near the fountain.

“Is it okay if we join you? It’s such a nice day, so I figured I’d take Catsby outside. It can’t be good for him to be stuck in a room all day - after all.” She gestures to the cat that was just laying on the bench, not moving from where Balo set her, purring up a storm. “and I have to take Melody out here anyway Ches should be back sometime today though, so, she’ll get to go back with her best friend real soon.” She pets the dog, a grin on her face.

“i’m Balo, by the way. I’m not sure if we’ve met before - if we have, just remind me. Sometimes I forget names.”

“You look as if you were an animal whisperer,” Sam smirked looking to the girl. “Sam, Sam Sansby. Son of Ares or whatever. Yeah, feel free to join me.” Sam leaned down and started petting the small maltipoo. Not expecting it to basically jump in to his arms and start licking his face. “Wow friendly.” Sam laughed looking at the small dog.

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Sam looked over the very big cat, who was purring, not making any move to pet it. “Catsby looks a little intimidating. He’s kinda, uh, big.”  Sam wasn’t against cats, he’d just heard a lot of things could go wrong. Plus they weren’t usually helpful in a fight. “Is Melody usually this friendly?” Sam asked petting the small dog.

He’d heard of some owners just keeping dogs as pets and Sam assumed this was the case with Melody. “Ches never told me she had a dog. Although I guess that wouldn’t really come up as a topic of conversation,” Sam shrugged and looked to Balo noticing all the art supplies.

“What are you drawing today?” Sam asked he knew Balo liked art, and although he wasn’t a fan. He knew she was good, and he gave respect where respect was due.

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Balo nods, okay, she knew Sam then. They’d met forever ago - but with so many people coming in and out of Half-Blood Inc, well, sometimes she had trouble keeping track. “Okay, I know that name. Sorry, Sam. There’s just so many people here - sometimes it’s hard to keep track of everyone.” She admits.

She laughs, “yeah, Catbsy’s a little on the lazy side. I keep telling him to stop sneaking out for Arby’s but, he’s stubborn.” She laughs. “he’s a good cat though, I dress him up sometimes and he doesn’t complain. He went as Maleficent’s dragon form last year for Halloween.” She tells him, turning her attention to Catbsy now that Melody was preoccupied with sam. “She is! You should have seen her when Ches first got her. She was literally being carried around everywhere with her. She got used to people fast.” She admits. “She’s also a pillow hog.  Ches lets her in the bed and it wasn’t like I could tell her; “no, you’re sleeping on the floor while Ches is gone.” That would be rude.”

“It’s not like Ches advertises it much. She’s not exactly allowed to bring her a lot of places either - with the whole no pets in the cafeteria rule someone decided to put in.” She admits. “Ches and I kind of have a deal - if she has to leave for a bit, I watch Melody. I have to leave? She watches Catsby.”

She shrugs, “I was leaning towards sceneries today. If something else grabs my inspiration today however I’ll draw that.” She admits.

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“I get it,” Sam smiled softly to Balo. He’d been traveling when he didn’t have a partner anyway. It wasn’t uncommon that people forgot he’d been here longer than some. “Lots of people come and go. Gets, uh, confusing.”

Sam’s jaw dropped hearing the cat had been dressed up as a dragon. “He let’s you dress him up?” Sam had never heard of a cat letting a human do anything to them. “Well, I guess anything is possible if you try hard enough.” Sam said petting Melody. He smiled looking down at the dog hearing the pillow thing. “You and Deryn share a few traits little dog. He’s a pillow hog too, and well, you’re both around the same size.” Sam laughed at his own joke, Deryn wasn’t even around and Sam was still thinking of him.

“That’s Zelda’s fault. Well a combination of Zelda and the higher ups.” Sam had heard the rumor through a few people but he didn’t doubt that she had something to do with it. “Something about being unhygienic?” Sam shrugged. “I don’t care though,” Sam said continuing to pet Melody. “You seem good with both of them so it’s probably not a hassle,” Sam said to Balo.

“Well i’ll try not to interrupt your creative process, i’ll enjoy myself with Melody. She’s super cute, and Catsby seems like he’s chillin,” Sam smiled petting the dog.

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Balo returns the smile, “Thanks for being so understanding, I feel bad about not remembering people - I try. It’s just hard if I don’t see them often.” She admits, “although, it’s been awhile. What have you been up to? If you don’t mind me asking.”

She nods, “Yup, and Catsby tends to he very awesome about it too. He has a leather jacket and and a Flintstones tie too - and a couple other outfits. He also doesn’t mind sunglasses if he’s laying down - he obviously doesn’t walk around with them though.” She tells Sam, “Catsby a good cat - it kind of helps he’s too lazy to fight with me while dressing him up though. Plus I’m his food source - so - there’s that.”  She shrugs, petting Catsby a little more. “I think Deryn’s taller.” She ponders - trying to remember which one Deryn was for a moment. “But yeah, Melody is a pillow hog. It’s not too bad, but, if you leae your pillow alone for like five seconds she’ll steal it.”

Balo pouts, “Maybe we can convince Zelda that they’re not unhygienic? I have to keep sneaking Catbsy’s dinner to him and someone’s bound to notice at some point. It would be easier if I could just bring him in the cafeteria, you know?” She’d have to figure out how to get Zelda convinced - of course - but she had hope. “It’s not too bad, Melody can get a little hyperactive at times - but she tends to be well behaved.”

“Yeah, that sounds good. Although you can talk to me when I’m sketching. Sketching doesn’t require my complete focus, you know?” She admits, starting to sketch the fountain.

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“Went to Europe to fight hell hounds. That’s always fun. I guess it makes sense you don’t really remember me.” Sam said scratching the back of his head nervously. “What about you? What have you been up to?”

Sam smiled at the thought of the Cat in a leather jacket. “You’ll have to show me Catsby in sunglasses.” He was sure there was a great Gatsby pun somewhere in there but he’d never read the book. “Yeah things tend to like you if you feed them. The Piranhas are like that too, greedy little bastards.” Sam shot a look to the fountain as if the Piranhas could hear him. “Deryn’s a little taller, but Deryn steals all the blankets too. It’s almost like they are building a nest.” Sam rolled his eyes at his partners antics. “Deryn is the child of Zeus. They’re pretty new but, they are nice,” They were Sam’s partner so they knew a lot about each other.  

“I dunno about that one. If she was that adamant to get it done I doubt we could change her mind. But eh, it’s worth trying. Sneaking his dinner does seem hard.” Sam had done his fair share of sneaking food out and he knew Zelda had a stash of food in her and Alan’s shared office.  

Sam nodded, “You’re really good at art, that doesn’t surprise me. Man, I can’t even imagine trying to do some sort of sketch and trying to talk to someone.”

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Balo nods, especially since she hadn’t been at Half-Blood Inc as long as some of the other people here. “Not too much - training occasionally with Alan and Zelda. They’re pretty cool. Hang out with Ches and Ivan, draw and paint.” She shrugs, “I’m waiting on getting a partner - I’ll hopefully get one at some point, it’s just for now I don’t have one.”

She nods, smiling, “That sounds like a plan. You’re more than welcome to visit him whenever you want? I mean I’m sure Ches would let you visit with Melody too.” She nods. “I don’t think I’ve met them officially yet? I’m pretty new myself - so it’s possible I’ve had training with them or something, but, if they’re as short as you say - I think I’d remember them.” She admits.

“It’s better to try and fail then never try at all.” Balo reminds him, a smile on her face. Plus Zelda didn’t exactly like Ivan’s pranks - if she talked to him, maybe he could help figure out a way to talk to her and convince her that it was a good idea- and at last resort - prank her.

“Thank you! A lot of practice, you know? Occasionally I mess up but I’m so used to it at this point it’s not too bad,”

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Sam enjoyed having Deryn as his partner but sometimes it sucked. “Don’t worry about getting a partner, having to do the test thing sucks.” Sam said nervously twisting his hands. “I can’t imagine seeing Zelda and Alan do their test. They’ve probably gotten really good at it since they’ve been partners for a while. Deryn and I, uh, aren’t, uh, good at it.”

“I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing this little dude again.” Sam said petting the dog watching it get all excited. “You should, Deryn’s very nice. They are, Sam approved,” He laughed. “They are aren’t that short, they’re,” Sam paused. “Five one?”

“Yeah I’m sure you could probably blackmail her into getting your way, she is lazy. I’d imagine her and Catsby could sleep for days.” Sam chuckled at the idea of Zelda sleeping for hours on end with a cat next to her.

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Balo nods, “They keep me here for training anyway - so I suppose not having my partner yet isn’t exactly a bad thing. it would be nice though - everyone seems to have partners they like so far.”  She admits. “I can’t imagine it either - I’m sure you and Deryn will get there though. Sometimes you have to know who you’re testing with awhile before you do well. - at least that’s what I’ve heard.”

“I’m sure Ches will let you hang out with Melody, honestly. She tends to be nice usually.” She probably had a bad side - but Balo hadn’t personally seen it yet to date. “But I’m glad to hear they’re nice - I’ll probably meet them at some point.” She nods, “I thought Ches was the shortest?” She ponders it for a moment, before shrugging. “She must be really happy about him being around then, she gets a little upset when people are taller than her.”

She pouts, “Well, I was hoping that I could convince her nicely to allow Catsby in the Cafeteria. But that gives me an idea - maybe if they become nap buddies she’ll allow him to eat with me in the cafeteria.”

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“It’s kinda hard to become enemies with someone who knows your greatest fears. Some sort of mutual respect.” Sam shrugged, he didn’t understand the thing that had formed in between him and Deryn but he wasn’t going to question it. “Zelda and Alan seem like to peas in the same pod so i’d imagine they get done really quickly. Hopefully me and Deryn get there someday.”

“I’ll definitely ask if I feel the need to cuddle with Melody,” Sam smiled to Balo. “Yeah Deryn is pretty short. They keep saying the rest of us are just giants. But, they are short. I’d imagine Ches would be happy if they meet, or have met,” He wasn’t actually sure who his partner had met. “Ches is average height though?” Sam liked Ches’ height it was nice and average, made him feel tall but not too tall, but he also wasn’t feeling short.

Sam shrugged, Zelda was fickle depending if she’d slept of not. “Photos, if you get Zelda and Catsby sleeping together it didn’t happen unless you have photographic evidence. I’m sure others will thank you if you end up getting the ban lift too.”

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Balo nods, “It’s happened though I’m sure. It’s harder - but I’m certain it’s happened in the past.” She tells him. “I’m sure those partners got reassigned though - you can’t easily work with someone you hate. I’m sure you and Deryn will get there at some point - it might take a lot of time and effort - but you can do it.” She tells him.

“I don’t know if they know Ches yet? I could ask next time I see her?” She ponders it for a moment. “Ches is average height - but from what little she’s told me about her father’s family. Her brothers are 5′11″ and her baby sister is 5′8″.” She tells him.

She nods, “I’ll be sure to get photos if it happens. I’ll see what I can do, maybe Catsby and her will get along enough the ban gets lifted.”

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Sam shuttered at the thought of hating Deryn or even someone who knew all his fears using them against him. “It’d be terrifying to know that someone else knows your fears though, not just your partner. But I guess it is bound to happen. Thanks Balo, a little reassurance always help, and hey if things go wrong i’m sure Melody and Catsby will always be here for me!” Sam said grinning to the two pets.

“Ah she got the short stick, literally.” Sam laughed at his own joke. “But I’d imagine it’d suck being the short one in the family. I didn’t have to deal with that mom’s a model although, sometimes she wear these intense heels.”

“We can only pray shes in a good mood, try to get her in between just waking up and going to eat. She’s usually the nicest in that small window.” Sam had seen the insomniac when she hadn’t slept in a few days, it wasn’t pretty.

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Balo nods, “They don’t tend to put people together unless they think they’re compatible though. So, hopefully you never have to deal with that.” She tells him, “I doubt things will go wrong, but, they’re always here if you need them. No doubt about that.” She tells him, giving him a reassuring smile.

“Yup! She says it sucks, and I suppose it does. I’ve never had to worry about that. I just have Ivan to compare heights with.” She had gotten out of her house as soon as possible so she didn’t have Grace to measure height with - but it was safe to assume with their father she was tall now. She had Ivan to thank for that though, home wasn’t safe - Camp Half Blood, and now Half-Blood Inc, was.

“I’ll try, maybe if she cuddles with Catsby a bit things will be okay and she’ll lift the ban.” It was worth a try, at the very least.

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“Deryn and I are pretty good together so I probably wont.” Sam had been doing his best to get along with Deryn and so far they’d been doing a great job. “I’m sure it’s nice to have at least one at all times.” Sam said looking to Catsby, he hadn’t touched the cat but it’s presence was soothing.

“How tall is Ivan? He’s not a giant like Loren or Alan right?” Those two were giants in every sense of the word. Sam liked his height he wasn’t stupidly tall and he wasn’t short. It was a nice middle ground. “You seem like a good height too. Not too tall, not too short.”

Sam snickered at the idea of Zelda cuddling with the big cat. “Again, photos. Zelda near any sort of animal is worth seeing given the fact that she seems like a totally neat freak.”

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Balo nods, “That’s good - as long as you get along with your partner, that’s what matters.” She tells him. She pets Catsby, nodding. “Catsby helps soothes me when things go wrong and when I wake up in the middle of the night. I’m so thankful Ivan got him for me.”

She looks around, “he’s average height.” She answers - “And Collen is 6′2″ so add him to your giant list - I swear those three hold the monopoly on tall people or something.” She jokes, “I like my height. Not too tall, not too short - it’s perfect.” She tells him, although she wished she was an inch smaller just so Ivan was a little more than an inch taller than her.

She nods, “Definitely, if she cuddles with Catsby, I’ll be sure to get photos.” She agrees.

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“I don’t think it’s possible to not get along with Deryn though, they are the gods gift to the universe.” Sam smiled he was positive Zeus would actually kill him for making a move on his youngest child. “I’ve never had any pets, although Catsby seems great, and same with Melody here.”

“Damn, forgot about Collen, how in hell do people get to be that tall?” Zelda didn’t look ridiculous standing next to Alan, but Deryn sure did. Of course Sam couldn’t help but think of all the advantages they had being taller. But, they could also hit their heads on beams.

“How’s it going with your drawing by the way?” Sam asked curious.

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Balo nods, “I might disagree on you on that one? Ivan’s pretty much been my saving grace through everything. I don’t know where I’d be without him.” She admits, “but - Deryn sounds great. I’m happy for you two - it must be nice having a partner you can trust and all that.”

She shrugs, “when you find out, let me know?” She tells him - “I know Collen can reach things off the top shelf in Gamestop though. I may or may not have ran into him there and had him grab me Disney Infinity once.” She had been with Ches when it had happened and Ches grumbled most of the way back to Half-Blood Inc.

“It’s going good, want to see?” She asked him, flipping the drawing of the fountain around. “Do you think the piranhas look good - I don’t want to offend them.”

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“I think you favor Ivan though, being siblings and all. Plus he totally doesn’t prank you.” Sam groaned jealous that Balo was a safe zone. Although Sam had never been in one of Ivan’s pranks he they were bad. “Uh huh.” Sam nodded, he enjoyed Deryn as a partner, it gave him an excuse to be near them all the time.

“I don’t even try for the top shelf anymore. I’ll just download it off of PSN it’s easier than having to ask someone else to grab something for you.” Sam was tall but there were certain things he wouldn’t ask for help. Reaching something that was on a high shelf was one of them.

Sam looked over the drawing impressed. “Piranhas look good, but if you want their favor give them food and they won’t care. Or if you want them to basically love you.”

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Balo laughs, “we’re not blood siblings - you know that right? My father brought him to the states from England.” She looks down at the ground for a moment, petting Catsby. “No, I just tend to help him with his pranks. They’re nice - I mean some of his meaner pranks I avoid because I don’t like being mean - but his nicer ones are always fun.” He got extremely good at pranks trying to protect her from her father, after all.

She looks up when he mentions the top shelf, “Well Disney Infinity is one of those games where you need the little figures that come in the starter pack to play. It’s a lot of fun, they just put the starter packs on the top shelf.” She tells him.

She grins, “I’ll have to try that sometime. I’m sure they’d like some food. Meat only, right?”

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“Yeah but you refer to him as your sibling so, eh.” Sam shrugged, he didn’t care if they were half siblings, or not even related. If they said they were siblings, they were siblings. “Yeah you help him, you’ve never been in one. And I’m pretty sure anyone who’s been in an Ivan prank doesn’t completely like him.”

“Dude the little figures suck, I hate having to spend money on more than just the game. Although I’ll admit to getting all the Amiibos shipped to me through Amazon Prime,” Sam loved smash bros. He didn’t even play some of the characters he got, but he had all of them. “I so get needing to have all of the characters.”

“Yeah, sadly no vegan Piranhas. I’d assume they’d just be considered regular fish. They don’t even like tofu.”Sam was a little sad that the Piranhas didn’t like tofu although it made sense.

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Balo smiles, “I’m just saying, it matters to some people.” She admits. “But he’s the best brother I could have asked for - he keeps me safe, and I try to keep him safe.” Ivan used to pull her father’s attention, and she’d try to pull it back to prevent him from getting hurt. It was a twisted cycle that resulted in two abused children. Her smile fades a little, “Ivan’s not too bad. You know? Ches really likes him.” Of course, Ches had a crush on him, it was obvious.

Ches just wasn’t exactly admitting it.

“I’ve been wanting to get a Wii U to play Smash, I’m still on PS3. Maybe someday, but, it’s not currently a priority if that makes sense.” She admits, “I have to make sure this little guy is fed.” She gestures to Catsby, who wasn’t exactly little in cat standards. “Do you get the Amiibos as they come out? I try to get my favorites for Disney Infinity, and occasionally Ches picks me up some when she thinks of me. There’s just so many Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars characters - you know?”

“They don’t like tofu? I thought that you can make it taste like meat though - isn’t that why vegetarians use it in their foods?” She wasn’t exactly knowledgeable in vegetarian foods, so, she could be wrong of course, but, that’s what she always assumed.

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“Ches likes Ivan? Is this a like like or just like?” Sam asked a bit stunned that the queen of makeup was into Ivan. “She doesn’t seem like the type to like Ivan. I thought she’d prefer someone she could mold into being her, I dunno slave?” Sam shrugged, he’d seen some Ches types pick a popular boy and make them into their ultimate boy toy.

“Feel free to come by and play with me any time you want. I have a PS4 and an Xbox one too. Although most of the games for those are Halo, Assassin creed, war games type.” Sam beamed, he loved playing Smash, it was the family friendly Halo. Sam’s face scrunched up at the mention of Star Wars. “Ugh, I love the new Star Wars movies don’t get me wrong but, it kind of sucks that Disney owns Star Wars, it lead to the meshing of some of the worse TV shows. But yeah, I have a dude who charges me and just orders everything for me. I have some that are considered ‘rare’ He’s probably charged at least a thousand dollars to me just on those alone, but it’s so worth it,” Sam laughed.

“Piranhas like the more gory side to meat and some how can tell the difference. I’ve never had any meat so I don’t know if there is a difference between the fake stuff and the real stuff. Plus I tend not to eat any of the fake stuff anyway, I like tofu, and I like garden burgers.” Sam shrugged, the only actual product of animals he liked was Cheese.

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Balo raises an eyebrow, “It’s obvious, isn’t it?” She asks, she thought it was at least - perhaps she was wrong. “That’s stereotyping, you know. Ches bores easily of boys - a boy who follows her like a puppy dog would bore her too much.” She hadn’t know Ches very long - but the two quickly became friends, to the point where Balo was aware of Ches’s dating habits. The ones that doted over her quickly bored her, that was a clear as could be.

“That sounds like a plan! I like Assassin’s Creed. I’m not any good at it, but it’s fun to attempt to play - if that makes sense.” She tells him with a smile, “I like Star Wars Rebels though - I get mega confused on where it sits in the timeline to be honest. I’m not a fan of Lego Star Wars though - I mean there’s a funny scene here or there but it’s not something I’m really into. A thousand dollars? That’s a lot of money.” She wasn’t exactly used to that kind of money - at least not anymore. Not since Ivan and her ran away.

“It could be the blood possibly? They eat what smells like it - although I suppose that wouldn’t explain the cooked meat.” She ponders it for a little bit. “Piranhas have weird diets - no doubt about that.”

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“I don’t know, I guess I tend to stay away from the touchy-feely crap.” Sam shrugged, he hadn’t known Ches liked Ivan. “Like she hasn’t judged me. Everyone judges people Balo, except maybe Catsby and Melody here. Although I guess that’s why she likes Ivan, I definitely would have done her every wish.” Sam chuckled to himself as he snuggled up to Melody.

“Assassin’s creed is by far more mental than they let it out to be. You should try Halo, it’s way easier and your fighting monsters in space. Or you could fight dragons in Dark souls, and Diablo holds a special place in my heart. Ah, the carpal tunnel of clicking furiously.”  Sam could talk about video games all day. Deryn thought it was ridiculous that one person could own so many video games but they warmed up to playing a few of them.

“A thousand dollars isn’t that much for video games though. each game is usually 60 dollars anyway, 17 games is more than thousand dollars and I own way more than 17.” Sam had never been truly poor in his life, he had a comfortable life in Malibu since his mother was a big time model. He didn’t know how to be poor, even in Europe he always had a bed and always had money for food and transportation.

Sam shrugged he didn’t get the piranhas he just knew they tended to like him. “Who knows, they’re weird.”

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Balo nods, “That makes sense. It might just be I spend time with both of them too?” She tells him. “I think Catsby judges people to be honest - he gives Ivan dirty looks when he doesn’t share his food.” She pets the cat, “But honestly? That could be it. Anyway, some people are better as friends - you know?” She says with a grin.

“I like Assassin’s Creed - it’s just I’m not good at it. I haven’t tried Halo yet - although I’ve heard rumors that the driving part of it is a little finicky. I’m easily scared - so Dark Souls is out. I jump at Rugrats - Reptar is scary, you know?” She admits, it wasn’t exactly the scariest thing out there she knew - but she wasn’t exactly a big fan of anything that jumped.

“That’s a fair point, just one Amiibo being a thousand dollars sounds like a lot to me.” She admits, maybe it wasn’t a lot of money for people like her father and her sister - but it was for her. She couldn’t help but wonder what Grace was up to - she obviously didn’t stay in contact after Ivan and her ran away, and it wasn’t like she googled her sister - so she was pretty much unaware of what her older half sister was up to.

It was probably better that way.

She nods, “friendly, but weird. They need to learn playful nips aren’t nice though. Maybe you should work on that with them? You seem to be good with them.”

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“Catsby you crafty SOB, you would judge people who don’t share food.” Sam laughed unable to help himself picturing the Cat giving people dirty looks who wouldn’t share. “A type is a type,” Sam shrugged still chuckling over the cat. “Don’t worry Catsby i’ll share my food with you although I’d doubt you’d like it.”

“Halo’s driving is ridiculous, but once you get the hang of it it’s all good. Dark souls isn’t that scary, the mechanics are weird though. Diablo definitely has creepier monsters in my opinion. But you can play whatever you want, I don’t care.” Sam liked the mechanics to Dark souls it did make you think but it also sucked trying to learn how to read each move.

“Hell no, I don’t even buy clothing that costs a thousand dollars. That’s ridiculous.” Sam technically didn’t buy any of the clothing he wore to events, they were given to him. But he’d never spent more than 50 bucks on any of his clothing.

Sam glanced at the fountain and shook his head. “I think that’s in piranha nature, can’t really train out something they do to survive.”

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Balo nods, “Catsby would probably eat anything - he likes the meat off the Arby’s sandwiches. Also you can’t open a can in my common room without him coming running.” She admits, “he’d probably love you forever if you fed him though - like - he loves food. Isn’t that right, Catsby?” She asks turning to her cat, who purrs louder in response.

“I’ll keep that in mind. Well, l scare pretty easily - so I might avoid Diablo and Dark Souls. But playing whatever I want sounds like a plan. If you ever want to come play Disney Infinity with me, feel free? All Ches likes doing is running around the Toy Boy Hub as Anakin and failing to kill the children.” Ches did it as a joke of course - she didn’t actually want to kill the children - though she had fun hitting them around the place with Anakin’s lightsaber. “That, or we play the fan maps - there’s this Black Ops Zombies one that’s a blast.”

“Okay, good, I must have misunderstood - it happens. I just thought that’d be a lot of money for one thing, you know? A lot of things - sure - one? That’d be pretty expensive.” She had exceptions for that rule of course - things like paintings she’d be willing to pay a lot of money for, but an Amiibo? Not so much.

She nods, “I suppose you’re right. I guess that’s why the signs are there, right?”

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“Well if I ever need Catsby’s help i’ll remember to feed him.” Sam smiled looking to the Cat and stood up leaving Melody on the ground. “He’s a really big cat.” Sam chuckled, he couldn’t get over how big Catsby really was.

“You should play splatoon or move or die, they’re fun co op games. Although I might take you up on the Black ops zombie fan map, that sounds awesome.” He was always up to kill zombies or monsters. Even in real life, fighting always was a rush of energy.

Sam rubbed the back of his head nervously. “Yeah, no, buying one of those little figures for a thousand dollars is a lot of money. M’ sure spending that type of money on Art happens a lot though.” Sam didn’t understand art prices but he knew his mother had spent money on art for around their house.

“I’m getting kinda hungry Balo, if you’d like you can join me in the cafeteria. If not i’ll bail, but this was really cool, I enjoyed meeting Melody and Catsby.” Sam smiled to Balo hearing his stomach grumble.

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Balo smiles, “He’ll definitely help you if you feed him. Just human food only, I don’t feed him anythign I wouldn’t personally eat myself.” She tells Sam, watching him get up.

“I’ll have to come over and check out Splatoon sometime.” She agrees, “although if you ever want in on that fan map - let me know? I’m always looking for people to play co-op with.” She had more fun playing co-op on Disney Infinity. No doubt about that.

She nods, “makes sense. Art tends to be expensive, just one of those things. But it makes a lot of sense to me - artists deserve to get paid for their work. You wouldn’t go to a store for a couch and go: “I want this for free.” You know.”

She grins, “Nah, I’m not hungry, plus Catsby and Melody aren’t allowed in there. But yeah, this was fun. It was nice seeing you Sam!”

She waits for him to walk off before she turns her attention to a new sketch, drawing something else in the area.

[minestland]

Icknield Square Junction where the Icknield Port Loop leaes the Birmingham Main Line Canal in Rotton Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands. On 24 January 1767 a number of prominent Birmingham businessmen, including Matthew Boulton and others from the Lunar Society, held a public meeting in the White Swan, High Street, Birmingham to consider the possibility of building a canal from Birmingham to the Staffordshire and Worcester-shire Canal near Wolverhampton, taking in the coalfields of the Black Country. They commissioned the canal engineer James Brindley to propose a route. Brindley came back with a largely level route via Smethwick, Oldbury, Tipton, Bilston and Wolverhampton to Aldersley. On 24 February 1768 an Act of Parliament was passed to allow the building of the canal, with branches at Ocker Hill and Wednesbury where there were coal mines. The first phase of building was to Wednesbury whereupon the price of coal sold to domestic households in Birmingham halved overnight. Vested interests of the sponsors caused the creation of two terminal wharves in Birmingham. The 1772 Newhall Branch and wharf (now built upon) originally extended north of, and parallel to Great Charles Street. The 1773 Paradise Street Branch split off at Old Turn Junction and headed through Broad Street Tunnel, turned left at what is now Gas Street Basin and under Bridge Street to wharves on a tuning fork-shaped pair of long basins: Paradise Wharf, also called Old Wharf. The Bir-mingham Canal Company head office was finally built there, opposite the western end of Paradise Street. By 6 November 1769, 10 miles (16 km) had been completed to Hill Top collieries in West Bromwich, with a one mile summit pound at Smethwick. Brindley had tried to dig a cutting through the hill at Smethwick but had encountered ground too soft to cope with. The canal rose through six narrow (7 ft) locks to the summit level and descended through another six at Spon Lane. In 1770 work started towards Wolverhampton. On 21 September 1772 the canal was joined with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Aldersley Junction via another 20 locks (increased to 21 in 1784 to save water). Brindley died a few days later. The canal measured 22 miles and 5 fur-longs (22⅝ miles), mostly following the contour of the land but with deviations to factories and mines in the Black Country and Birmingham. Over the next thirty years, as more canals and branches were built or connected it became necessary to review the long, winding, narrow Old Main Line. With a single towpath boats passing in opposite directions had to negotiate their horses and ropes. In 1824 Thomas Telford was commissioned to examine alternatives. Telford proposed major changes to the section between Birmingham and Smethwick, widening and straightening the canal, providing towpaths on each side, and cutting through Smethwick Summit to bypass the locks, allowing lock-free passage from Birmingham to Tipton. By 1827 the New Main Line passed straight through, and linked to, the loops of the Old Main Line, creating Oozells Loop, Icknield Port Loop, Soho Loop, Cape Loop and Soho Foundry Loop, allowing continued access to the existing factories and wharves. A year earlier he had built an improved Rotton Park Reservoir (Edgbaston Reservoir) on the site of an existing fish pool, bringing its capacity to 300 million imperial gallons (1,400,000 m3). A canal feeder took water to, and along, a raised embankment on the south side of the New Main Line to his new Engine Arm branch canal and across an elegant cast iron aqueduct to top up the higher Wolverhampton Level at Smethwick Summit. The reservoir also fed water to the Birmingham Level at the adjacent Icknield Port Loop. The Smethwick Summit was bypassed by 71 ft cutting through Lunar Society member, Samuel Galton's land, creating the Galton Valley, 70 feet deep and 150 feet wide, running parallel to the Old Main Line. Telford's changes here were completed in 1829. By 1838 the New Main Line was complete: 22⅝ miles of slow canal reduced to 15⅝; between Birmingham and Tipton, a lock-free dual carriageway. It was also called the Island Line as it was cut straight through the hill at Smethwick known as the Island. https://flic.kr/p/ZLFKgY

[isabellaofparma]

iain is getting a rep just like sean o'connor had right before he left easties this past month. they said o'connor was a dictator. iain needs to be careful. ratings start to slip and he won't have cast or itv on his side. and this month corrie are topping ed again. interesting because all of iain's initial stories are at their denouement or climax. and i smell rewrites all over the shop. chop and change. emma: dithered. whites: dithered. pierce and rhona is hanging in the air like a bad smell!

Idk, anon, idk. Admittedly, I don’t know much about the EE guy & how things were with him but I wouldn’t say one (1), bad The Sun article is a ‘reputation’. I mean, I had my fun with it, but it’s The Sun, you know? Obviously people can’t badmouth their boss in public but I still think we would know more if people really disliked him. I mean, I dislike him and so does a big part of the fandom, but that won’t make him leae work...