#like buddy there is a reason it mentions things like different hairstyles and personalities and ACCENTS

[chaos-in-one]

Seeing r/systemscringe straight up misinterpreting the DSM is disappointing but not surprising

[mikumoduleoftheday]

I also have... thoughts on the new Mirai game. Don’t get me wrong — I played it for 6 hrs straight w/o realizing bc it was so fun and I’ve been waiting for it to come out in English we since they made the announcement for the Japanese version. 💖 But Project Mirai DX’ on 3DS controls are waaaay more comfortable for me and seem more in sync With the right and left hand?? I don’t really know how to explain... What are your thoughts on it??

I will NEVER stop my promoing for Project Mirai DX. I want Project Diva to be MORE like Project Mirai. I genuinely wanted a new, amazing installment of Project Mirai on the Switch as opposed this Diva game. This is my unpopular take and I will not repent for it. Also, I hope you realize what a wall of text you unleashed by asking for my thoughts.

About Mirai vs Diva in general:

The use of the track that notes were placed on in Project Mirai was so good and I really miss it going into Diva. The random placement of upcoming notes in Diva, especially with busy background pvs or fast notes, leaves me scrambling sometimes. Not to mention the way the track would be incorporated as almost another level to the PV in some songs, like it tracing rabbit shapes in Lots of Laugh or making liberal use of the rainbow colored hold bonuses in Reverse Rainbow. It really felt like an extra level of care from the creators.

Also the timing is so much harder in Diva oh my god. Project Diva is so demanding. Janitor Mod enjoyed the few songs that had an Extreme Mode chart in Mirai, but is struggling with Hard Mode in Diva. (Edit: I found out recently that her issue is most likely caused by lag from the joy-cons while I had the Switch hooked up to the TV. There’s a way to calibrate your lag, although I wish the game would have told you up front about the option kinda like Taiko no Tatsujin does. It really seems either playing in handheld mode or with a wired procontroller is the most recommended.) As someone who objectively sucks at rhythm games, it’s been kicking my butt.

I loved the level of customization in the outfits. The outfit swaps were not limited by character, only by gender. I think this would be appreciated a lot be people who’s favorite character is less loved in the outfit department too, it really expands the outfit selection when Meiko can wear the other girls’ clothes and whatnot. Not to mention that some outfits have recolorable sections that allowed you to really tie more disparate designs together.

Minor and inconsequential note in the grand scheme of things, Mirai felt like a bigger game with all of the tiny random things you could do, like the mini games and music editor and the buddy system. It probably doesn’t matter to people more invested in core rhythm gameplay, but even when I wasn’t in the headspace for rhythm games (or in a physical space that would prevent uninterrupted timed play), I still had other options to be engaged with. I miss that in Megamix.

About Megamix specifically:

Most of the issues I have are minor. This is my first Project Diva game, and as such, it doesn’t bother me in particular that its basically a simple rehash of Future Tone. I never had any of the previous games to get bummed that this is the same thing. Obviously, your mileage may vary. From what I’ve heard from others: don’t bother if you already have Future Tone really.

I’m also kinda peeved that there’s no physical English release, not even a limited preorder run. I’m a huge proponent of physical media for a few reasons, but come on. Previous English Diva series got physical releases.

I really dislike the art direction of the actual characters. I prefered the look of the models from Diva F and Diva X more than these. I just like the less exaggerated anatomy.

And yeah, the shader sucks. I tried not to hate it, but it does just look like someone was abusing the saturation sliders in a bad photoshop. It’s too bright and washes away already subtle facial features, almost always leaving them noseless. Characters look especially out of place in any stage that isn’t entirely abstract lights or shapes, as the backgrounds seem to use a different shader? If they really wanted to use the toon shader for the whole game, I wish at least they would have used the Diva F models. I think the simpler style of those models would have fit better at least.

Also, why no new modules besides Catch the Wave?? I know that the ones that stick to 2D pvs are by choice of the producer, but what about the 3D pvs? Seriously why couldn’t they have added Magical Mirai 2016 in for 39 Music?? They already have the design for it. No new design for Alien Alien, nothing for Teo or Hibana. And Roki just reuses the modules that are for Kodoku no Hate.

I personally don’t find any of the the DLC packs as enticing enough to actually buy. None of them have more than one or two songs I want. This will obviously vary on your taste.

I can’t wait for touch play mode to be added to the English version, I really preferred tap mode in Mirai so I’m was really pleasantly surprised to hear it would be added to Megamix.

That said, the menus are clean and mostly user-friendly with the exception of a few confusing names. The game play is fun, the load times are quick, and the song choices are safe but fine. Very Miku heavy, but that’s what I like. The shader means Future Tone’s unholy lighting bloom issue is reeled in (even it just looks bad in a new and different way). I’m glad the hairstyles are interchangeable even if I miss Mirai’s outft swaps not being character locked. The important points of it, you know, being a rhythm game are good. I’m just forever, and probably annoyingly, bogged down in aesthetics.

Post Touch Play addition edit: The system for choosing Touch Play vs button mode, quite frankly I’m sorry, fucking sucks. Having it be buried under layers of menus instead of a separate category like Mix Mode is infuriating. Just have the option come up along with the other two in the selection page. If you didn’t know it was an option, you would never find Touch Play. You would never even know about this whole game mode. As for how the mode actually plays, it’s fine. It feels really crowded on the bottom of the screen, but I’m not sure how else I would have done it? I don’t actually know which I prefer, button or touch screen.

I hope that if you’ve never played a Project Diva game before due to not having a Playstation, that you can get Megamix, I certainly don’t regret the purchase.

[loulougoingsolo]

“The straightest you’ve ever been”

I lost my Rhett and Link vlog commentary last night, and with this second attempt, I’m not going to make the mistake of writing it on my phone again. Because, the vlog is worthy of a proper, thorough commentary. As far as vlogs go, I think this was pure perfection from start to finish.

The premise for this week’s vlog is that Link surprises Rhett with a hair makeover. You can clearly see that this is a true surprise, because Rhett seems not only a bit annoyed for the distraction of Link appearing to their office in vlogging mode, but once he hears that Link is going to do something to his unkempt hair, a range of emotions cross his face. He looks puzzled, annoyed, alarmed, and almost ready to cry - all of this in the few seconds before Link explains to him that he is not going to cut Rhett’s hair, but just straighten it. Rhett should trust his friend a little more - Link wouldn’t do something that would upset Rhett knowingly.

Link is clearly much more excited than Rhett as they step into the beauty wardrobe room. I would love it if the guys decided to start a men’s beauty vlog - I know I’m a gal,  but I’ve quite ofthen thought about how much I love Link’s style, and I could easily see myself wearing what he wears on a regular basis. He has this very nice, casual but chic style, and I totally dig it. And, I’m dying to know how he fixes his hair to stay intact regardless of what he does (well, as was proven in that livestream they did last night, wearing a bike helmet does take a toll on his hair). But today’s “beauty vlog” is all about making the slightly reluctant Rhett look beautiful.

I love how Jenna shows up with a pile of first aid supplies for burn injuries, and Rhett refuses to take part in this project unless Link agrees to let Rhett burn him where ever Link burns him. Where is the trust on this man’s skills? But after an agreement and a fist pump, Link is finally allowed to get started - with Jenna closely supervising the process.

Rhett tries to throw Link off his game with a failed insult of saying he looks like a hairdresser. Link considers that a compliment, and carries on unfazed. Only, he claims to be a little nervous about touching Rhett’s hair, which I find just a little unbelievable, since this most certainly isn’t the first time he’s done something to his buddy’s hair:

Coincidentally, in the episode Weird things You Can Do With Peanut Butter from which the above screenshots are, Rhett mentions Link’s backup career is to become a hairdresser. And, Link uses the exact same hairdresser voice in both episodes despite them being filmed 5 years apart.

Link seems determined to keep things professional, pointing out he doesn’t want touching Rhett’s hair be pleasureable for anyone, but since only moments later he looks like a happy kid brushing the mane of his first pony, I’d say he forgot his own intentions pretty quickly. Which is, of course, what we all want to see. But I do agree, the act of touching someone’s hair is intimate. That’s one of the main reasons why I’ve only been to four different hairdresser in my lifetime. The only way for them to get rid of me is to retire or move out far enough.

I’ve spent hours watching diy hair tutorials in the past couple of weeks, so I know what virgin hair means, but Rhett asking if him having virgin hair (untreated hair) means Link is deflowering his hair now, made me cackle. I laughed even more, when Jenna corrects him by saying that deflowering would require something like bleaching, and Link mentions that is something they did in highschool. So, yeah, they already deflowered eachother’s hair in highschool. But why Link calls spraying hair product to Rhett’s hair as a few kisses? Wasn’t he supposed to try not to make things too intimate?

I think Link might have been watching Queer eye again, because they always ask the guys they groom to say affirmations to themselves on that show, right? At least it sounds like the kind of thing they’d do. But at this point, Link is fully enjoying all this hands on hair connection. And Rhett doesn’t look quite as worried, either. But how adorable is it that Link used to cut his boys’ hair?

(My dad would never agree to that, but I’ve cut his hair a few times. And my mom cut my hair once for a school event, and curled my bangs and I was so embarassed about them that that never happened again. I was probably 8 years old, and ever since, I’ve gone to professionals.)

Oh man, Link saying to Rhett: “You’re gonna be the straightest you’ve ever been” is the best line he’s said in a while. Let’s talk about that, huh? No, apparently not. But at least it made Rhett chuckle and Jenna look like she’d so want to comment on that.

Josh shows up with the Mythical Kitchen team to spork the guys all of a sudden. I had actually watched that episode, so I knew there’d be a vlog about Link doing something to Rhett’s hair, but with everything going on, and after the quarantine vlog last week, I’d completely forgotten about this - so Rhett wasn’t the only one getting surprised.

Link just had to comment on Rhett’s lack of a proper chin, and honestly, it was just friggin’ cute how Rhett reacted. Something about this episode makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. And just as soft as Rhett’s beard looks.

After all the grooming, brushing and smoothing, Rhett finally is ready to be revealed in his new, straight glory. Link looks immensly proud of his creation, which DOES look a bit like a strangely kempt caveman. And also, pretty insane.

Hairstyle is not a Kinsey scale, but I think it’s safe to say that the hair he has in the end of this vlog is pretty straight. It sure did go through quite a few stages before getting there, and it appears Rhett’s personality reflected the change on the outside.

This vlog was delightful. Link got all of his desires to touch Rhett’s hair sated for a while. I feel he’s been dying to get his fingers on it for months now, and only now came up with the perfect excuse.

There is a canine element to straightened Rhett. I know he already compared himself to wet Barbara on Twitter, but I think he got the breed wrong - he very much looks like an afghan hound.  I prefer the wavy version of Rhett over the straight one - as cute as dogs are, there is something very majestic about Rhett’s not-quite-straight mane.

[atopearth]

Shall we Date? Wizardess Heart Part 35 - Florin Arden Route

Ooh Florin seems happy and cute, like a smart guy version of the heroine lol🤣 Light seems like the awkward nice guy type haha. Aww I love how the Nidhogg is like their play buddy now lmao, a cute troublemaker haha. Awww the newborn white dragon is so cuteee! Ooh okay, I like these new guys, especially Albert! He seems to research and take care of rare species and he teases Klaus too😆😆 Light and Florin are White Dragon Knights which seems pretty cool~ it's also interesting to think of Zurvan (Florin's "dragon") as a sort of man-made dragon where it was through experiments and mixing of different species that they were able to "create" it. Shu the baby dragon is the cutest though😆 Anyway, it's kinda mean of the heroine to assume that she can't leave Shu to people like Florin and them because they don't treat dragons well, like all you know is that they fight with them but that doesn't mean they don't treat them well! Like yeah I know they need something to stop her from just handing Shu over, but I think I would feel pretty insulted if someone assumed that about me, especially since Florin and Light seem like people who would care for their partners well.

Honestly though, the heroine really thinks Shu is just a normal "pet" lmao, she wanted to bring it into class with her, thinks that she can take care of it etc, it's crazy lol. Is she going to have a reality check when Shu grows bigger and actually starts being able to breathe fire etc? Anyway, I find it so adorable how Shu really likes Zeus and the other way around too, they're so cute lol. Florin is investigating a phenomenon where humans are turning into magical beasts?! That sounds pretty bizarre and bad... Anyway, it's fascinating to see that Light and Florin fight in a way that disregards defence or basically their lives, and they're pretty nonchalant about the whole thing too. I'm glad the heroine and Florin are both properly talking about their perspectives - hers with wanting Shu to be free, and Florin telling her about giving Shu the "perfect" environment for dragons but hidden to the world. Honestly, I find it weird that it took until he met the heroine to really start thinking about why he does these missions and the impact of it etc since I feel like it's rather hard to believe considering all the people he knows and has encountered over the years, like how could you not think about it AT ALL? Not doing anything about it I can understand because this is your mission or whatever but not thinking about it? That's a different story and pretty unbelievable. Like, I'm sure there are sheltered people like that, but Florin and Light aren't exactly sheltered, they go out for missions all the time, I find it hard to believe they never encountered anything all these years to make them think about their mission in any other way. Anyway, awww I love the idea of introducing Shu to all the familiars/pets, it was pretty hilarious when Florin unreservedly just kissed Caesar so he could see his "cute" form loll. Rembrandt willingly turning into Strange Taffy to play with them was so cute, and I love how Taffy was acting like Shu's big brother lmao.

Florin being disastrous with cooking and cleaning to such a level is scary lol. Anyway, it's kinda awkward to "play" as Florin for a bit as he and Light discuss his feelings for the heroine and how they can't be together blah blah, since I feel like this is a cheap way for them to show the readers that yes, he feels the same way but he can't do that yet because reasons lol. I personally prefer just following the heroine's perspective so that I can assess from that perspective whether the LI is as interesting and lovable from her view lol. Anyway, I still thought it was really sweet when Florin confessed to her, mainly because it was nice of him to tell her that he's never considered death to be something to be sad about or to be scared of until he realised how scary it would be for him to lose her. I think that's a big breakthrough for him so that was nice haha. And whoa, the heroine kissed him?! When was she so bold lmao. Well, I'm not surprised that Light was the one who kidnapped the heroine, since it was surprising for him to have failed in guarding her, and he's never agreed with Florin about her so yeah~ I think it's interesting to say that it's true love when you understand and try your best to stop the person you love from going down the wrong path, like I don't disagree I guess, but at the same time it kinda implies that it's not true love if you don't stop them. Like I understand, and I think that if you love someone you definitely would want to stop them from doing something they'll regret, but there's a limit to everyone's abilities, and just because you feel that way towards someone doesn't mean they feel the same towards you, so sometimes even if you want to stop them to save them, you aren't able to because they either don't feel like they want to be saved or they're too hurt. But I guess when it comes to stories, it's true love if you are able to save them huh? But I just think it's saddening to disregard the people who continue to stay by their side supporting them no matter what, or supporting them but still trying to convince them to choose a different path.

Honestly, I've always liked the heroine's ability to understand and talk to animals, so it's really cool to see it utilised here with the humans turned magical beasts. Needless to say, it was understandably heartbreaking and difficult for the heroine to have to listen to the "monster" ask her to kill him because he can't take this anymore and can't really control himself or know what he's become. I do like and think it was needed for Florin to get hurt because of the heroine for her to solidify her conviction towards destroying these magical beasts to protect the people important to her even if they didn't mean to kill people. I think it was also nice for someone like Florin to understand "love" to a deeper level where it could make him reflexively sacrifice his life for another person because he can't bear to lose her. Considering how easily him and Light accepted death, it was nice to see that change. Anyway, I know it's supposed to be a happy ending but seriously, I can't imagine it really being possible to mutually agree that having Shu the Dragon be watched over in the academy be a good idea lol. Is the academy that big that it can house a dragon? What about the parents thoughts on this? Also, considering they know practically nothing about his species, shouldn't they at least have some sort of knowledgeable animal carer for it? And can the academy even be considered neutral when it seems so influenced by the Ministry? Not to mention the heroine isn't living in the academy forever? Anyway, I know, no one cares so I shouldn't bother caring either, but I just find it rather silly how easily things were resolved with Light threatening the White Dragon Knights and Albert + Florin doing some stuff with the Ministry people lol.

Anyway, Florin proposing to the heroine was really random, like do you have to get married so fast?! Well, I'm amazed they allowed Shu to stay with the heroine considering how rare he is, and he's not even doing anything important here lol, otherwise I guess it's cool that she gets to be a magical creature doctor and it's in her hometown too. The CG of her and Florin though omg!! Her hairstyle changed, what a miracle!! Ooh they're running a retirement home for dragons, that's pretty cool. Anyway, Albert visiting was nice because I like him lol. Still don't know why they love to end their happy endings with something ominous happening in the next route or something, like can't they keep it in the route it's going to be in without ruining another character's happy ending??? Sigh.

Overall, I liked Florin much more than I thought I would. Honestly thought he would be bland and I guess in a sense he kinda is, considering how he didn't really think for himself until he met the heroine, but I found that quite nice. I think going through the missions that they did together really helped them build a sense of trust and bond with each other that I liked because it showed their attitude towards work and life, and I think I liked how honest they were with their different opinions and then later working together to find a resolution for themselves and their dragons. A lot of it went really smoothly and it's a bit happy-go-lucky but I liked that they both got to find a job they enjoyed and they matched well together, and I honestly really liked how the heroine finally utilised her ability to talk to animals properly in the story for once (or since a long time ago haha). I just really feel like their personalities shined nicely together, and Light ruining that in the end was mean lmao.

[vagrantblvrd]

I don’t remember where I heard/saw this? But Geoff knowing how to sew/making his own clothes = Geoff the tailor AU. (With a side of Battle Buddies.)

Because reasons.

Also because reasons, Ramwood.

But like.

Ryan coming into Geoff’s shop for a fitting because his BFF Jeremy is getting married.

Jeremy’s deliriously, sickeningly happy with his husband to be. Ryan’s all jokingly grumpy mcgrump about it because could they please, please, please not talk about how ~perfect your man is and how his eyes are like jewels, or sparkling orbs or whatever nonsense you’re spewing today?

We’re meant to be killing a Very Bad Man, Jeremy. Please focus.

But really, he’s just as happy for Jeremy and has totally ~secretly vetted Jeremy’s husband to be even though they work with him and he’s got top security clearance and it’s really Ryan being an overprotective dork. (I don’t know who Jeremy’s husband to be is in this - Gavin? Michael? Some other lucky/unlucky bastard. Possibly both, who knows.)

Someone gives Jeremy the card to Geoff’s little shop, tells him he’ll get a great discount for Jeremy and his groomsmen if they say the card giver sent them.

Jeremy was originally mean to go along wit Ryan to his fitting, but there was a last minute schedule change.

Which, fine, okay.

Plans change.

Ryan can do this!

He’s a highly skilled special ops/sekrit agent man!

Being fitted for a tux has got to be way easier than sneaking into another country to quietly (well, the mission briefing said quietly, reality turned out to far different) assassinate a druglord-turned-dictator, right?

...Maybe.

But then, okay.

Then he goes in and the shop is nothing like he was expecting.

Something along the lines of what you’d see in movies and on television, right? All classy decor and fancy as hell. Understated everything and the kind of place rich people love to go because Classy. (Kind of place his parents dragged him to as a kid for all kind of things and he wanted Jeremy along for moral support because ugh, memories.)

This place?

Nice decor, sure.

It’s just.

It’s not stuffy. (Not stuffy or pretentious like the places his parents dragged him to as a kid and it’s just an overall pleasant surprise.)

There’s music playing quietly, some band he’s never head of which isn’t a surprise, really. But! He gets the feeling even Jeremy would be hard-pressed to name them.

Potted plants and the lighting is just right to set him at ease. Not glaringly bright like a box store or too dark like certain stores in the mall. Framed posters on the wall - they seem classy enough at first glance, right? Tasteful frames and lovely artwork and all that. 

But as he hits the little silver bell on the counter to alert the shop owner he’s there, he gets curious. Takes a closer look and laughs in surprise because the one behind the counter is a goddamned movie poster.

One of those vintage style ones for some classic movie, and the others around the shop are for other movies and bands and the like.

Little splashes of color and personality are dotted around the shop too, have him wondering what the hell kind of place this is, and then the shop owner walks out of the back.

Kind of looks like a crazy you’d run into the street, except for the nice suit and shoes and so on. (Maybe the hair is just some fancy hairstyle Ryan’s not cool enough to get. That whole deliberately messy look some people go wild over.)

The guy looks mildly annoyed not to see someone - Ryan’s wandered away from the counter, half-hidden by display mannequins as he examines the framed art hanging up. (And it is art, no matter what people like his parents would have to say about the subject matter.)

“Uh, hi?” Ryan says, sheepish about getting distracted as he goes over to where the shop owner is standing. “I had an appointment for a fitting today at two?”

The guy cocks his head as he gives Ryan this slow once-over.

“Haywood?” he asks, deep in thought.

Ryan nods, they do the whole handshake bit.

“For the Dooley wedding, yes.” A pause, as Ryan gets his brain into proper working order because the shop owner has the most vivid blue eyes. “Jack recommended your shop?”

At the mention of Jack’s name the shop owner’s lips twitch into this smirk.

“HE did, did he?” he asks, and something about it comes off as ominous.

“...Yes?” Ryan answers, not really sure what he’s in for here, and also wishing Jeremy was there.

As backup.

Against a tailor.

There’s a long pause, the shop owner regarding Ryan like he’s sizing him up, and then he laughs. Goes from suspicious to friendly and welcoming in the blink of an eye, smile on his face that looks like it could spell trouble if Ryan’s not careful. (Jeremy’s always saying he isn’t, so…)

“Well, any friend of Jack’s is a friend of mine,” the shop owner says.

That’s...okay. Good to know???

The guy introduces himself as Geoff, and leads Ryan to the back to the fitting area and they go about things as you do in a tailor’s shop. (I don’t know what goes on in one personally, but I imagine dark magics must be involved somehow???)

Anyway.

There’s idle chitchat that relaxes Ryan, has him not so uptight at being at a tailor’s on his own.

But that’s kind of worse in a way, because he’s noticing how the wild jumble of Geoff’s hair works for him, not to mention the beard.

Also, okay.

The tattoos are interesting, and Ryan keeps finding his attention drawn to the ones on Geoff’s hands.

Just.

Literally cannot stop himself from looking, feels himself blushing when Geoff catches him at it. This wry twist to his lips as he spins some story about ~youthful indiscretions and rebellion and whatever else about how he got them.

This pause, tension to his shoulders, set of his jaw that wasn’t there before.

“What about you? Have any tattoos?”

Ryan blinks, not sure what’s caused the guarded tone in Geoff’s voice.

“Uh, one,” he admits, a bit sheepishly.

He’s never really been someone who wanted tattoos of his own, but then he got partnered with Jeremy, and Ryan’s kind of an idiot.

(The two of them celebrating the fact that they somehow (miraculously!!1!) survived a particularly dangerous mission and Jeremy more than a little drunk when he came up with the idea of matching tattoos.

Sketched out a design for the “Battle Buddies” on a bar napkin and shoved it at Ryan who was impressed in spite of himself. A little messy because Jeremy and drunk and bar napkin?

But the basic design was something he could maybe live with as a tattoo.

Told Jeremy to wait until he wasn’t halfway to blackout drunk to pith the idea again, and thought that would be the last of it, you know. Idea lost to murky fog of alcohol and whatnot, but then Jeremy comes to him a week later, presents one of his sketchbooks with a proper drawing this time. Clean lines and bold design and Jeremy wheedling, so you know.

Tattoo.)

Geoff looks surprised at that admission, so Ryan tells him the whole story and Geoff’s laughing by the end of it because actually getting the damn thing was An Ordeal.

“Hey, c’mon,” Ryan says, something light in his chest at Geoff’s laugh – goddamn sunshine - and oh, oh, he’s headed for trouble here. “It’s not that awful, okay.”

But it kind of is, because assholes looking for revenge on the Battle Buddies from a previous mission and a good portion of the city in chaos and having to find a new tattoo artist. (Jeremy’s favorite guy being apologetic about it, but seriously Jeremy. There’s only so many times his insurance will cover the cost for repairs when it suddenly explodes, think of his premiums.)

Geoff loses that tight, pinched look to his face and this time when he catches Ryan staring at his hands he just waggles his eyebrows and makes terrible joke and it’s okay.

(Geoff also totally laughs when he catches a glimpse of Ryan’s tattoo at some point, and Ryan is like “Hey, now,” with this dumb little smile.)

And like.

Of course Ryan has to go back a few more time for additional fittings and Geoff is always delighted to see him.

Worries a bit when Ryan comes in looking like shit after a mission – all bruised and battered, even if he’s cleaned up. (“You should have seen the other guy, Geoff.”)

(Jeremy finally freeing up time to offer to go along with Ryan for one of them and Ryan telling him it’s not necessary and Jeremy being confused until he spots the tell-tale signs of Ryan with a big ol’ crush,and then it’s gentle teasing because it’s freaking adorable is what it is.)

And then!

Some situation in which baddies track the Battle Buddies down to their personal lives and Ryan terrified for Geoff, right? (They’re not a Thing, but the baddies know he’s been going to Geoff’s shop a lot – look, fittings, okay. Rough business. Or something, Whatever.)

Rushes to get there after fighting off some baddies who got to him at his place, and find -

“Uh...”

Geoff, standing over a body with a gun and this hard-eyed look to him.

Not the sassy, snarky motherfucker Ryan’s totally head over heels for who makes dumb jokes and gives Ryan this look until he laughs at him. This guy who listens to punk rock music and mocks Ryan for being a complete dork. Someone with an amazing laugh and just makes Ryan indescribably happy being around.

“Hey, give me a hand, there’s another one in the back.”

Ryan just ??? as he follows Geoff – glances down to look at the very dead baddie and is even more ??? - because what is going on???

Finds Geoff trying to move another very dead baddie because apparently there’s a hidden trap door or whatever that leads down to what looks like a bunker of some sort? Weapons locker and body armor and what the fuck is going on???

Geoff catching the dumbfounded look on Ryan’s face and sighing.

“Didn’t Jack tell you? We used to work together.”

Jack, as in the guy who basically runs the agency he and Jeremy work for. Quiet and competent and all these rumors about his old partner before the guy retired. Some bullshit about getting into a fight with Burnie over something and quitting over it.

(Rumors say there was more to it, conspiracies and Jack’s old partner working behind the scenes with Burnie and his people to expose it and deciding he'd had enough of the life when it as all over and done with even though Burnie offered to reinstate him and so on.

Just...didn’t like the lies and shit that went with it, and started up some little business of his own somewhere.

Kept in contact with Jack and Burnie, sent them tacky postcards when he went on vacation or Christmas Ryan would see in their offices every so often. Had a barbecue every one in a while for the old guard, that kind of thing.)

Ryan staring at Geoff as he gears up, clearly knows what he’s about as he does. Quick and efficient and Ryan finds himself staring at the tattoos on Geoff’s hands again, right.

Only this time there are guns and ammunition and knives in them instead of the tape measure or pins or the battered little notebook and pen he likes to use to mark down measurements.

(Ryan is a little embarrassed at how hot he finds it all, okay.)

Geoff catches him looking – of course he does – and the smirk he gives Ryan is all sharp and knowing and oh, fucking hell, has Ryan really been that obvious?

“Hey, you want to, I don’t know. Grab a fucking coffee or something when this is over?” Geoff asks, this slight edge of nervousness to his words that jolts Ryan out of mindlessly staring at him.

“I...uh,” Ryan is totally not panicking, no. “Yeah, sure?”

Winces at the way Geoff’s smile fades because Ryan is a disaster, but then there’s a crashing noise upstairs and more baddies to deal with.

Geoff scowling and muttering about just getting the place remodeled as he storms up the ladder, Ryan hurrying after him and oh what the fuck has he gotten himself into now???

Shenanigans as they fight off the baddies and meet up with Jeremy to figure things out and awkward flirting.

And then!

When everything’s over and done with, and Ryan and Geoff are in medical waiting to have their flesh wounds and the like treated -

“I - “ Ryan clears his throat when Geoff look up at him, ache in his chest at the slump to Geoff’s shoulders.

Because awkward flirting, sure, but also Ryan processing Things.

“There’s this place downtown that has great coffee,” he offers, sure Geoff’s going to turn him down. “If you want to go there sometime. With me. On a date.”

(Just to be clear, you know. Ryan would absolutely die if there was a misunderstanding now.)

Geoff blinks at him, and it’s got this sad panda effect with the soot smudges on his face and bits of dried mud and blood.

“What?”

(Okay, yes, there were a few explosions here and there and they may have been a wee bit too close to them. Temporary deafness and the like.)

Ryan laughs and tries again. Rips off a bit of the paper on the examining table-thing and writes it down before balling it up and throwing it to Geoff. (His knee’s a little messed up, makes it hard to walk. Because reasons.)

Geoff sputter and shooting him a glare before he opens the crumples paper ball up and then he just...stares at it for a long, long moment.

Nothing giving away what he’s thinking and Ryan dying inside because his knee, okay. Makes it real fucking hard for him to run away to find a corner to die of embarrassment in if he got things wrong? (Really, unbelievably wrong?)

And then Geoff looks up, crooked little grin/smirk on his face.

“You’re lucky you’re pretty,” he says, and then because he has to know Ryan has no idea what that even means in relation to anything. “Yes, you idiot. I’d love to get coffee. With you. As a date.”

Ryan blushing like a moron as Geoff laughs at him, and that’s about the time the doctor gets there and yells at Ryan for being an idiot and Geoff, Geoff, you should fucking know better you asshole.

Jack laughs at Ryan for forever about falling in love with Geoff, because oh, Ryan, you poor bastard. (But also Shovel Talks him, so there’s that.)

Jeremy laughs himself sick when he realizes why Ryan insisted he could handle his fitting appointments on his own, but thanks, buddy! (There are, of course, dirty jokes about it always.)

Geoff is just amazed at how dumb Ryan is, because oh my God, man. Seriously? (Look. Ryan’s smart, but also real dumb.)

Also, they do get that coffee and Geoff is Ryan’s date to Jeremy’s wedding.

...And then a few years down the road when Ryan and Geoff decide they might as well fuckin’ get married they go on a Quest to find a suitable tailor. (Geoff insists he shouldn’t have to do it because it’s his own fucking wedding, what the hell are you on about, Ryan?)

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Who is Orange? (Minecraft HC 7 Theory)

I realize it’s a wonky title but regardless I wanted to talk about this. I know I haven’t brought this up too much, mainly because I haven’t had the motivation.  However, basically we’re getting more information about Minecraft HC 7, namely on the cast members thanks to our good buddy Todd. This means a new season is coming up but from what’s been shown so far, it looks like they want to do something different.

Namely, this

(Original tweet can be found here)

Fun right? Now, this is the most recent version of the graph that’s been uploaded by Todd (Luke and Jirard are new additions). However, due to a reveal on Amber/Krooked Glasses’ Patreon (the artist who does the portraits in case you didn’t know), we also know who Red is (who I’ll get to soon).

This wil basically talk about my theory of who I believe Orange is. And considering how long this’ll likely be, it’s going to be under a cut along with a potential spoiler since… well.  Red hasn’t been really properly introduced. So in case you want to wait until the proper (?) reveal, you don’t have to read this.

Let’s get start then shall we? Strap in folks, this’ll be long.

Now first off, let’s clear up who Red is.

I mentioned Amber’s Patreon and that’s because the title showed a portrait that has yet to be revealed. And who may this portrait belong to you may be wondering?

(Credit to @twilightjoltik-toumei in making this to show the exact comparison)

Look at Jins! But yeah, considering this is a portrait we have never seen before, it’s safe to say that Lucah is returning in Minecraft HC 7. And considering a response from Todd, it’s likely this was intentional too.

Although now, we basically have seven confirmed cast members with one person whose unknown and, as you have guessed, that is Orange.

The details that we know about Orange is that they have glasses. you can see since whatever the bump is doesn’t seem smooth enough to be hair (unlike Lucah or, say Jon or Ian). Although it does match in a similar vein to people like Dean, Ray and Chad (ProtonJon also has glasses but his hair blocks it out in a silhouette).

Actually, let’s deal with the elephant in the room first and that’s Dean’s absence. In case you didn’t know, McJones has already said he’s officially retired from HC. (Link to a screenshot from the subreddit here).  I don’t have much to say on this matter. It’s surprising but I had this sense it would happen. Although considering Dean was on every season and seemed to be a staple to it, it’s odd to see that he’s not here. I haven’t seen any confirmation if he’s retiring from HC too. It’s very likely he’s busy and just couldn’t participate this time (being a lawyer is busy work I imagine). That, or some other reason that’s more private. Who knows but there is a chance he won’t be in this season at all. Which will automatically make it a weird and somewhat off-putting season. …As long as they can make it entertaining like Minecraft 2 was (or more since Lucah’s confirmed and she’s a ton of fun), I can handle this.

But the chances are very high it isn’t Dean. I mean, if it was, you’d think they’d reveal him from the beginning. Although that does bring up the question, if it’s not Dean then who is Orange?

The most common speculation I’ve seen is Ray. And I can see where the merit would come from that. I don’t think it’s impossible or him to come back, I’m sure people thought the same for ProtonJon after Terraria 2. However, one tweet a friend brought to my attention was this response Todd made on the same post revealing Luke and Jirard.

This is very interesting and honestly, it tells me a lot about who Orange isn’t.

One thing that PBG, Jeff, Barry, Jared, Luke and Lucah share in common is that they have already appeared in a Todd-era season (as I’m calling them).  This is the most likely reason why they get variants as a sneak peek with their reveal. We already know what their alive portraits look like.  I mean, what’s the point in showing them if we already know about it? Although that is assuming, despite the variants and new death portraits (apparently), they’re keeping those. I couldn’t help but notice Jared and PBG’s faces looks a bit blockier/sharper.  Still, Todd clearly wants to show a new season feature being portrait variants throughout the season and so the best way he can do this is use people we’re familiar with in being in past Todd-era seasons.

This is the first time Jirard’s been in a season since Diablo II and the first time he’s ben in a Minecraft season since… well Minecraft HC 1. And I’m sure we remember how that went! Still, it would be appropriate to show Jirard’s default portrait since he’s never appeared on a Todd-era season. It’s a good introduction to him.

And you might be wondering “What if their portrait got updated? That could still count as a new one right?” You can argue the same thing with Lucah’s.  It got a slight change to the hair w here it seems to stick out less and yet she still got a variation. And as Todd said, Jirard and Orange’s are the only ones that are brand new and don’t have a variation.

So if this is the case, and these portraits are new, it seems to me that Ray is not likely either.  Although now this just brings up the question about who it is.

All we know for Orange is this:

- According to the silhouette, this person wears glasses - They are likely someone PBG and/or Todd are familiar with (though they can surprise us with this one) - Whoever it is has never had a proper HC portrait in the Todd-era of seasons or in general. So either they are brand new or someone whose brand new to the Todd-era.

Now from these facts, here are some of my guesses on who Orange could be.

Paul from Continue

Recently, Paul has started wearing his glasses more often. He could very well return for the season, even though I have my doubts he needs another redemption after Diablo II. Although I can see the case with Jirard for these reasons.

Even if Paul kind of got a redemption in Diablo II, it’s the black sheep of the HC seasons. Not many people pay it much mind though at least it’s not as bad as the case with DayZ. Adding him to a Minecraft season could be like giving him a redemption more people will see but watch Diablo II for how confusing it can be, it’s pretty entertaining

Nick from Continue

In a similar vein to Paul, he could very well fit in. He also has glasses although I don’t know how the hairstyle would work. His hair is kind of poofy and goes that way including the back of it. Although I guess I can be surprised. It’s not like I’m not completely sure about the hair would work. …Come to think of it, has there been anyone in the Todd-era seasons with particularly poofy looking hair?

BalrogtheMaster/Wallid

I feel like slowly, we’ll see all the Hidden Block members like how we’ve seen all the Normal Boots members on HC at least once. I mean, we’ve got 4/6. All we need is Jimmy and Wallid.  However, Jimmy’s not exactly known for wearing glasses and his hair is kinda swooshed up. Not to mention, Wallid’s the only one who wears glasses as well. He could fit with it pretty well! And I think from the head shape and the hair, he could fit the best! His hair now kinda matches the hairline. Again though, like Nick, can’t really say much for the back.

Our boy Todd

This one was brought up when talking with friends. There was a brief discussion about Todd joining an actual season rather than being a cameraman/mysterious-potentially-questionably-benevolent figure like in Minecraft 5 and Minecraft 6 respectively. Although he would fit with the glasses part of the portrait.

I don’t know too much in terms of the hair. I think it could work to a decent effect but we’ll have to see. I think having Todd as an actual member would be interesting. Although considering he needs his cinematic camera shots, and maybe being another source of quests like in Minecraft 6. I mean, Minecraft 7 didn’t say it wouldn’t have that. Just… please don’t bring back the Totem. I don’t think people can deal with that again after what happened last season.

PushingUpRoses

We know that she’s a good friend of PBG’s since one of PBG’s earliest videos involves doing a Darkseed playthrough. From what I’ve seen, they still remain friends to this day. The only problem is that the hair is too short at the back and while it could be the hair being tied up, like with Dodger’s, pictures of Roses shows that while she ties her hair, it still drops down.  And it may end up looking a bit too much like Dodger’s as a result though I doubt literal hair bow can be replicated twice.  Frankly, Roses might be the least likely out of all of them but who knows? I wouldn’t mind seeing two girls on the same season.

Going off of that though, you can say that for all of the people I mentioned. I do hope that Todd reveals who Orange is soon. I have a feeling they’re working on a trailer and when they post the Minecraft 7 Trailer, that’s when they’ll finish up the graph to include Lucah and Orange who’ll likely get their first appearance in the trailer.

Until then, we’ll just have to wait and see.

Anyways, I haven’t really done a post like this before. Thanks for reading this far if you have! Who do you think it is? Who do you hope it is? Do you agree with this theory or do you not? I think having discussions like this can be interesting but. Well. Don’t expect too many. Still, I think Minecraft HC 7 is going to be very very interesting.

Also please tell me if those weird symbols still appear when I post this. For some reason, they appear when I edit. Might have something to do with how long this is but I can’t get rid of them since they appear as normal when being edited.

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Meeting Ludwig Von Koopa Fan fiction Chapter 1

Chapter 1

(May 23, 2023)

I didn't think I had to explain this to anybody, but I wanted to write about my experience when I met my dear love Ludwig Von Koopa and the koopalings. Well, it started about 3 years ago when I was making my multiverse remote controller and trying to see what type of universe that I could go to. The only thing was I couldn't tell this to anybody because I was afraid that this could've gone to the wrong hands, but that's beside the point. Taking me about 3 hours to finish my work, and was hoping it could work, but I needed a test dummy, either throwing some type of fruit or at least a ball or something. So, I decided to go downstairs to ask my mom a favor. "Hey, how are you doing?" "Hey buddy, I'm doing great, and you." Replying while cooking some type of steak and a cup of black tea. "Feeling the same, oh yeah, you remember that controller I wanted to make that supposed to take you to different universes that you desired? Well, I made one and was trying to test it out and was wondering if you would like to help me out testing this tool out to see if it works, but I need to put a rope around your waist so, I could bring you back." "What are you fucking talking about? You must lose your damn mind; you know this could never work." "Well, we won't know till we try it right to stop being a sour puss." So, I turned around facing the dining room aiming the controller. It made a portal, giving my mom that I told you so look. "Now what was that about not working, and I lost my damn mind, hmmm?" "You know what I'll never question your brain ever again my dear" Saying this while her mouth wide opened. "Yea, but you may want to close your mouth a fly may land in there and lay an egg or two. But on a serious note, we do need to test the thing out, so like I was saying you need to go in there and I'll pull you back home." "Why do I need to be a test dummy, why can't you do this Chanel?" "Well, I was the one who made this, and not just that this is just test and I need to pull you back or program your back to our world." "Okay, but you owe me for doing this for you." I agreed to her offer and told her that I'll do anything that she wanted after this for a month. Good thing we had a very long rope lying around, putting it on her also telling her to make sure to yank on the rope when she's ready to get pulled back. Also use a walkie talkie to keep communication, because I knew our phones wouldn't work. "Yo mom, do you see anything?" At first, there was no response for about 2 minutes, just pure static. Then I could kind of make what she was saying, but she was going in and out. I asked her could she go towards a better connection. What she said back, I couldn't believe my ears on what she was going to say next she whispered. "I can't talk that much or loud Jen because I'm in some castle and next to some bedroom with some weird facial symbol." "What's in the room and what does this symbol look like?" "It has a piano, the room is dark blue, a boy with bucktooth and some type updo hairstyle face symbol." I told her to make sure she walks very slowly backward and telling her that was next to Ludwig von Koopa's room and trying to get her back to our world. Luckily, she made it out in one piece with no worry, but I was worried that he knew that she was next to his bedroom door or too busy with his music not to notice her. Closing the portal to make sure nobody came out the same time that my mom did. So, I pulled out my phone and looked up Ludwig Von Koopa symbol showed her and asked was this the same one that she had saw when she was near his bedroom door. She told me it was the same one, and I told her that I was glad that nothing bad happens to her. "Well, at least you didn't go bowser, Roy, or Morton junior rooms, if you did you've been one of their 2 pieces and a biscuit." "Chanel, to be honest, I don't remember what Morton and Roy looked like. I showed her what Morton and Roy Koopa would've looked like and she freaked out. Yea, you're right I'm glad I didn't go near their rooms. I still can't believe that the device brought me to another world." "The only thing is we can't let anybody else know about this, because I don't want this remote to get into the wrong hands, don't know what may happen may be causing WW3, or even worse the world may end." Explaining to her while walking back and forth, mom stands in front of me with her hands on my shoulders. "You know I'll never tell anybody this baby. When did I ever do that to you?" "I know just saying, just scared that's all. So, what was it like in there, was it like creepy or beautiful?" "You may want to sit down for this. I don't know how to explain how beautiful the hallway as it was something out of a movie…." Before she could finish, I forgot to mention something and just done it on me. "Mom, sorry to cut you off but I didn't mention that I heard some classical music in the background then it stopped when you were trying to explain what you were seeing, and not just that I heard some type of breathing sounds so close to you may be inches from you, not just that I heard Ludwig or someone whispering asking you why are you near me human." My mom gave a look of fright and got straight up, and legally told me that we shouldn't go back there if that's the case and told me to get rid of that thing also never speak of it again ever again. "I don't know mom, worked so damn hard on this project to just throw it all away. Just maybe I could make things right, not that maybe there's could be more than one universe more so than the Mario/Koopa universe. I do want to ask you something as well what did he looked like because you never mention that to me just the symbol on the wall?" "Well, if you must know, he was at least 5'9" wasn't a bad looking young guy. He looked like about your age, and he didn't look like those pictures you showed me wasn't lizard-like but more humanized in a way" I didn't know what to say was speechless about the whole thing even though I wanted to see for myself, but at the same time I didn't want to harm myself and go against my moms' wishes right. Like they say, "You never know till you study it right." So, I told my mom that was going upstairs to work on some more projects, and not try to think about my multiverse remote whatsoever. For about 2-3 hours straight I been working on tons of project deal with electric lighting for my room all I could think about was that damn multiverse, my curiosity was going to get the best of me. Thought to myself am I going to be that dear to go to this Mario/Koopa type universe, because I truly wanted to go back and study this world. Also, write my experience in my journals like I'm doing now weird huh (laughing), but anyways I do have to focus on my projects, can't get the urge to go the remote. Going back downstairs to get some more coffee, though it could help me not focus on that damn controller. Maybe when I'll try that world when I have some time to myself hopefully soon because I don't want my mom to know about it and don't want to worry her, so I was thinking about having one of my hometown friends to help me with my studies, keep this in a secret between me and the person I was going to bring. I just don't know who I could bring and could trust not say a word about this, not just that like I told my mom didn't want this to go to the wrong person, because you never know what may happen right. I took down the names that I thought could trust into this project, and make sure to tell them to make sure nobody knows about this. And the reason why I wanted one or two of my friends to come with me was we could have some type of fun also escaping reality, plus seeing what's out there that no-one has seen before. So, I called two of my friends Trevin and Gwendolyn to see if they would take a trip with me, even though I know they probably won't believe me whatsoever, but I need to make sure to give it a try. (Rings and finally picks up) "Hey, guys what's up? Got you two on a 3-way calling." "I'm doing fine just doing some writing project in Lacey's Café in downtown." Trevin replying and Gwendolyn also replied. "Yea, I'm doing fine as well, actually doing about the same thing myself just not at a café but my crib. What about you Jen?" "Just drinking some coffee and working on my projects as well. The reason why I called you guys as if you two weren't doing anything else important and some free time. I hope you guys don't mind swinging on by to my place to check out a project I been working on this device that could take us into different dimensions. Look before you guys say anything and I know this sounds dumb and I could be making this stuff up but it actually does work you can ask my mom about she could also tell you the same thing, not just that also saw things that you couldn't imagine." When I had told them this even though I knew they still didn't believe, but they were willing to come about an hour or 2 later. Guess they wanted to see for themselves if it was true or not. After hanging up from them, going back to some of my projects then my mom texts me telling me that she had to go to work and didn't know when she'll be back. I also told her I was going to have some of my friends over for spending a couple of nights working on a couple of tech projects including some short stories with some indie movies as well. After chatting with her, I was hoping that she didn't realize what I was up too. Well because I didn't want her to worry too much and I know this could lead to danger between me and my friends, but at the same time I truly needed this to be done, or it was going to bug me for the rest of my life if you could catch my drift. So, about an hour later my friends finally showed up to see my control, but at the same time don't believe I could tell on the phone. "So, Jen, what's about this "multiverse controller you told me and Trevin about?" She asked while rolling her eyes toward Trevin and heading to my study room. "Look, I know you guys don't believe me at all and it seems dumb but trust me for what I'm about to tell and show you it'll seem like something out of a science fiction type movie." "Jen, just show us already." "Don't get impatient with my little boy. Looking at him with my lip sticking out and crossing my arms, then started to walk towards my desk where my controller was located. This device is where the magic happens." Backup a couple of inches then pointed my controller towards the wall, the warp hole came through, and hopefully, it'll be the right one to take use to the Koopa Kingdom. The look on faces was priceless, pushed them forward, and telling them to hurry up before it closes, then I'll follow them right behind. Just hoping that this does bring me back to the "Koopa kingdom".

[quillsandspills]

Freeze: A Modern Heathers story

#35: “You look like a monkey who’s been strategically shaved.”

Thank you @thatcatoveryonder for the suggestion of taking my favorite character and least favorite character in the same series using this prompt

Word count: 1,438

Warnings: suicide mention

It was a soft summer evening. The kind with golden hues and dancing rays upon the sidewalks down the street. The sky was clear, bright blue with a glowing yellow orb up there shining down. Couples and groups walked together about the town and sidewalks hand in hand with lovely, positive conversation. Walking alone with her headphones in and her shoulders hunched forwards, there was Veronica.

With her blue sweater underneath her leather jacket she had covered her hands and had folded her arms against her chest. Her eyes were down towards the ground at her grey converse, dirty due to walking through the park off road to quickly reached her destination just beyond the school. She avoided the brightness by sinking lower as if she was a dark blue cloud rebelling against the sun. Her eyes were darkened by dark circles and…was that eyeliner on?

She looked up from the sidewalk as she felt the familiar glow of a sign. There it was, that familiar paradise. She opened the door and walked into the 7-11. Her eyes flickered towards the slushies and she walked forwards.

Blue Rasberry had always been her favorite, but she found herself drawn to Coca-cola instead. So she found the smallest cup and filled it to the top. She carried her drink to the cashier and paid her small amount of money to the cashier.

“Thanks,” She mumbled as she dropped the extra coins into the tip jar. She carried the drink outside, opening the door with her back and slipping outside with the straw in her mouth.

It was nice. Freezing. She felt her head grow cold as she collapsed into a bench, her eyes once more fixated on the ground at her shoes. Her legs rocked back and forth, barely scraping the sidewalk below her. She hummed a little song under her breath between sips. As she rubbed her eyes from exhaustion, she noticed how watery they really were. With one sleeve, she wiped the evidence of emotion away.

Her eyes fell to her scrunchie suddenly and glared. Fuckin’ thing, she thought and instantly looked up away from it to the clear skies of a lovely spring day. Her mind cleared as she took another gulp of her drink.

“Hi,” a hollow voice suddenly broke Veronica’s thoughts. She looked up.

“Hello,” Veronica replied to Heather Duke’s greeting. H. Duke looked disheveled, tattered and different. The typical green crop top and ripped jeans gave off her usual “fuck off” attitude. She was cracking a piece of bubble gum and blowing small bubbles between dark red lips. But the oddest and newest addition was a grey beanie pulled over her hair.

“Like the hat,” Veronica attempted to make conversation, to be polite. H. Duke narrowed her eyes, taking offense. However, before she ranted off a rude comment as usual, she sat next to Veronica with a tired groan.

Silence followed as H. Duke looked at her nails, painted harsh charcoal. Veronica just simply looked at the sky and continued to gulp down her drink. She didn’t know where to look and if she should break the silence, if she should say something or make a comment about the hair, which looked different… Not to mention the fact that they were outside of a 7-11 and those shady, regretful memories were beginning to resurface.

“Veronica,” H. Duke began to say. “Look, I know we don’t get along.” Veronica looked over at H. Duke, who wouldn’t look at Veronica as she spoke. “I was a bitch. Hell, I’m still a bitch. But…” H. Duke gazed down at her nails. “You’ve changed, everything’s changed since Heather died.” She was blunt and stared at Veronica after this. Veronica felt another pang and found herself taking another sip of the drink.

“Could I get advice, or at least a sip of that drink?” H. Duke pointed to the drink.

“Why?” Veronica was hesitant, reasonable. “You’re right, you have been a bitch. Why do you need advice or help from, me. Of all people. Why not Heather McNamara, you’ve been friends longer.”

“Because she’s not here right now,” H. Duke said gruffly, ignoring certain facts with shifty eyes. “You are.” She shifted her beanie uncomfortably. With a sigh after a moment, she simply took it off.

“Oh, wow,” Veronica could only say. “You look like a monkey who’s been strategically shaved.” H. Duke held up a finger to Veronica and put back her beanie with a reddening face.

‘Thanks buddy,” H. Duke snapped as she fixed her beanie. “Now hand me that drink.” Veronica obeyed and H. Duke took a big gulp, almost finishing the drink. She looked down at the amount left and shifted her tone. “Hey I’ll buy you another one if you let me finish this.”

“No,” Veronica suddenly stood up, looking H. Duke into the eyes. “I don’t need another one. Now if you excuse me, I’m going to leave now.” She began to turn away, but found H. Duke turning her back around with a tap at her shoulder.

“Veronica,” H. Duke said, fitting the beanie to hide her patchy hair. “I just want your sympathy. I made a mistake…”

“How did that even happen?”

“I wanted to try a new hairstyle,” H. Duke explained as the two of them walked together. “I wanted to move on from this year and change everything up. Hell, I might even get rid of the green.” She looked down at her shirt. “Maybe go with a soft pink or grey or possibly orange.” H. Duke cracked a smile. “Imagine me in orange!” She gave out a small, uncharacteristic laugh and looked to Veronica.

“What’s wrong?” H. Duke asked harshly. Veronica stared blankly ahead, her eyes suddenly filling with tears. Her hand went to her mouth and she crashed down on the sidewalk to her knees, suddenly sobbing uncontrollably.

H. Duke, not one to comfort, stood above awkwardly. She then crouched beside Veronica with a hand on her back. H. Duke offered a hand to help Veronica up, who took it hesitantly. She whipped her eyes with the back of her other hand.

“Thanks…” Veronica mentioned uncomfortably. H. Duke stared at her with a mix of confusion and disgust. Veronica shrunk back into herself, tears still in her eyes.

“How can you still miss him?” Veronica opened her mouth to deny, but H. Duke continued. “Fuck J.D.” At the mention of his name, Veronica’s eyes went to the ground. “That’s why you’re crying isn’t it, right?” She paused and her tone was softer, but still blunt. “I may not know much about your relationship with him, but he was dangerous. After all, he was a suicide case.” Veronica sucked in her breath. “He only hurt you. Look at you!” She motioned to Veronica, who looked up. “You’re wearing his jacket in this heat! You’re drinking crappy slushies like every other day and you aren’t doing anything fun or social besides occasional movies with Martha Dump-” She paused. “Martha Dunnstock.” She sighed and held a hand to her head.

“Look,” H. Duke said as she looked into Veronica’s narrowed eyes. “I don’t hate you, but I don’t particularly like you that much. I do however find it weird that you care so much about this boy that clearly was terrible to you. You need to move on.”

“You don’t know the relationship we had!” Veronica suddenly shouted in an outburst. “He was-he was-he was!” Pause. “He was incredible.” She fell back into a saddened state with her eyes on the ground, her voice dropped and her arms crossed across her chest. “When we weren’t talking of…darker things. He was kind to me. He cared about me and I cared about him. Hell, I lost my virginity to him and he was the first person who I felt actually understood me. In a fucked up way, I was looking at, myself when I looked at him. If it weren’t for…” She cracked and then continued. “Maybe he’d still be here and we’d be together, but…” She looked at H. Duke who had also folded her arms.

“You don’t need to explain, but I think you need to move on.” H. Duke pointed out. “Tell you what. If you fix my hair issue, I’ll help you get over J.D.” Veronica began to protest, but H. Duke was there with a hand held up. “I don’t give a fuck about your protests. Is it a deal?” She cracked the gum she was chewing. A pause followed with only gum smacking to be heard.

With a deep breath Veronica spoke.

“Alright.”

The End

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Star Trek: Lower Decks DS9 Flashback Raises Canon Questions

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Spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow.” 

In Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow,” we get our first flashback of this series. This flashback takes us back to very familiar territory, specifically some uniform styles we’ve seen before, and a very familiar space station. But, beyond the novelty factor, what did this scene tell us about Star Trek canon relative to Lower Decks? Here’s what this brief flashback reveals, and what it might mean for a new way to think about Trek canon as a whole.

When the Star Trek: Lower Decks uniforms were first revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, longtime Trekkies had a few questions. If this show takes place in 2380 — one year after Star Trek: Nemesis — what’s up with these new uniforms?

This debate got even more heated when, during Star Trek: Picard, we saw Starfleet uniforms in use in 2385, that didn’t look like the First Contact/Deep Space Nine era uniforms OR the Lower Decks uniforms. Right now, it seems like Starfleet had three different uniform styles in the span of less than 6 years. There’s been a lot of changes to Trek uniform canon, and some very quick pivots to new uniform styles before, but this variety in a relatively short period of time kind of takes the cake.

That said, Star Trek: Lower Decks isn’t contradicting this fact at all, and when we flashback to Marnier’s time serving on the USS Quito, she and her fellow officers are all wearing the grey-shouldered Starfleet uniforms seen in the Next Generation films from First Contact onward, and in the last three seasons of Deep Space Nine (seasons 5, 6 and 7, starting with the season 5 episode “Rapture”; which aired shortly after First Contact’s theatrical release).

Canonically, this means that Starfleet used the grey-shouldered First Contact uniform from roughly 2373 to at least 2379. We know Mariner has been on the Cerritos for about a year, but that she was serving on the Quito in roughly 2379 when that ship made first contact with Galardonians.

But, how long did Marnier serve on the Quito? Maybe for longer than we think.

In the new flashback scene, Mariner is rocking a totally different hairstyle, and of course, the grey-shouldered Starfleet uniforms of the 2370s. Depending on how long Mariner has been a perpetual Lower Decker, this scene could take place almost anywhere from 2373 to 2379. We know it (probably) takes place during or after 2373 (because of the uniforms) but also because Mariner’s buddies are talking about Data’s brother (Lore) teaming up with the Borg, which happened in the TNG episode “Descent” in the year 2370.

Assuming this scene happens post-2373, relatively speaking, the crew of the Quito gossiping about Data having an evil brother who teamed-up with the Borg is kind of old news. This scene is made stranger by the fact that they say “Did you hear what happened on the Enterprise?” If everyone is wearing the 2373 uniforms, and gossiping about the Enterprise, the answer to that question should be “Yes, I heard it crashed into a planet. And then, they built a new one that saved us all from a Borg invasion.”

So, when does this scene really take place? Here are the options.

Option 1: The scene takes place any time between 2373 and 2379

Notably, the USS Quito is docked at Deep Space Nine, but it looks like the crew is actually having drinks on their ship, not DS9. Still, that doesn’t really tell us anything. The simple answer to the flashback is that it probably takes place a little closer to 2379 than it doesn’t and the gossip about Data’s brother teaming up with the Borg is just old gossip.

Maybe certain things in Starfleet don’t actually get around until several years have passed. It’s also possible that this person conflated the truth about Lore teaming up with Rogue Borg with the fact that Data himself briefly seemed to team-up with the regular Borg in First Contact. Either way, gossip is gossip, and if the Quito is a ship that does first contacts, it seems reasonable that they could be out of the loop for long periods of time.

Options 2: This scene takes place after 2375

Okay, so let’s talk about the USS Quito for a second. It’s an Olympic-class ship, which is kind of weird because this is actually the only Olympic-class ship we’ve seen in the Prime Universe canon. I know. I know, you’re thinking that you saw this class of ship in the TNG finale “All Good Things…” and you totally did. Beverly Picard’s ship the USS Pastuer was an Olympic-class ship. However, that version of 2395 never happened because that was the anti-time future. So, the only in-canon Prime universe ships of this class are ones that have been retroactively designated as such. According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the USS Nobel (mentioned offscreen in TNG and DS9) was an Olympic-class ship. So, the Quito is the first “real” version of this kind of starship we’ve seen in canon.

Why does that matter? Well, it doesn’t really. But, these kinds of ships were generally used for science missions or medical missions. If the USS Quito was docked at DS9 prior after 2373 but prior to 2375, that would be in the thick of the Dominion War. A science/medical ship could have visited DS9 during the Dominion War, of course, but it seems unlikely. Plus, it doesn’t seem like Mariner and the gang are worried about the Dominion in this scene.

Option 3: This scene takes place before 2373

Okay. So, everything we’ve just said establishes that the grey-shouldered uniforms don’t happen until 2373, the year of Star Trek: First Contact. But, what if some ships got the new uniforms before other ships? And maybe, some of those ships had those new uniforms for years. In Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Pike jokes about how “we got the new uniforms,” which is interesting because his Enterprise was out of contact with Starfleet for like a year. This creates a precedent where Starfleet rolls out one kind of uniform for ships that are out in deep space, but keeps the uniform style the same for everyone else. 

So, fast forward from Discovery to the year 2371, the year of Star Trek: Generations. At this time, the mostly-black DS9 jumpsuit and the TNG era uniform are integrated side-by-side. However, considering another radical change is only two years away at this point (the grey shoulders) it’s possible that some ships got this uniform style “early” and the Quito was one of those ships.

Because this ship specialized in first contact (maybe?) it seems possible they could have had a different uniform style. Also, because this scene takes place on the Quito and not Deep Space Nine itself, there’s no reason to believe that everyone on DS9 isn’t still wearing the more colorful uniforms.

If this scene takes place in say, 2371, before the events of Generations, but after the introduction of the new com badges, then, suddenly, the comment about “Did you hear what happened on the Enterprise?” makes sense. In 2371-ish, Data teaming up with the Borg would have been recent news! This would then mean that Mariner has been bouncing around as an ensign for like eight years before Lower Decks begins, but, hey that might work, too.

Granted, this last explanation might be a little far-fetched, but, in terms of dating this scene, the comment about Lore and the Borg could be a more relevant clue than the uniforms. In other words, Lower Decks might be using the grey-shouldered uniforms as a red herring, and what we should really be paying attention to is the gossip about Lore. Then again, maybe Mariner is an unreliable narrator, and we shouldn’t pay attention to gossip she remembered right before one of her friends got eaten.

Either way, with five more episodes left to go, it seems like we haven’t seen the last of Lower Decks‘ great Starfleet uniform conundrum. And only half-joking here, but, could Mariner be a time traveler? 

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For over a decade, wrestling games have been lost in that foggy region between being an arcade game and being a simulation game. WWE 2k16 takes a big risk going deeper into simulation mode than ever before, and you have a lot of genius fixes since 2k15. For example, you have more modes than before, which was a common complaint of WWE 2k15. The game just didn't have enough modes to satisfy you. Another big problem was with the reversals. In WWE 2k15, you just had to button mash to fight your way out of a disadvantageous position. 2k16 has largely addressed those issues so that you feel you're actually fighting your way out with a reversal. Now, your decision to save or use a reversal can win or lose a match. It's more strategic than ever before. More Playable Characters Any hardcore wrestling fanatic will fall in love with the fact that you have over 125 characters to choose from. You have everyone from Old Colonel Mustafa to the rising Hispanic champion and everything in between.

The game features your favorite characters, and you can choose from the 80s and 90s stars, as well as NXT champions. If 125 characters weren't enough, you also get different versions of each wrestler. Stone Cold Steve Austin, for example, a wrestler who once chugged more than 115 beers in Japan, has three different versions: Stone Cold Steve Austin Superstar Steve Austin Stunning Steve Austin Online Matches: The Problem Playing the online matches can be somewhat of a problem because of consistent lag throughout the game. Lag can be a huge disadvantage, and when you're wrestling, you don't want to be losing because of something outside your actual skills. It's a shame WWE 2k16 did not put the problem to rest in the newest game because playing matches with your local buddies can be a lot of fun. It'd be great if you could take that experience online. The Controls Still Need Work The developers needed to spend a little more time on the controls of the game because the mechanics are not always the greatest. Sometimes the overall movement and what not can feel kind of clunky, and it needs more work than what the developers put into it. The one advantage of WWE 2k16 is how the load time between the ring entrance and the match takes much less time than what you had in 2k15.

Getting Your Opponent to Waste His Resources The game has more strategic appeal than in past wrestling titles. You just mashed buttons and tried to pull off specials to beat your rival. WWE 2k16 takes a different approach where you try to restore your own stamina while sapping your opponent's stamina. The weird thing about WWE 2k16 is how you're not only supposed to win, you have to hype up the crowd at the same time. It could be kind of odd having a blowout match where you whooped your opponent, but you scored low on showmanship, so you had a lower score in general. Oddly enough, it happens in WWE 2k16, which is one of the less savory features of the game. Like the Personality of the Wrestler? This section of the game can be somewhat hit and miss. You have times where the personality of the wrestler you play is dead on. Other times, you feel like you're playing a generic character because it's so off. Stone Cold Steve Austin is one prime example of a character where they got his personality perfected. You can feel yourself taking the role of Stone Cold Steve Austin.

This game is as close to a real performance in a wrestling game as it has ever gotten. Career Mode: Improvement With the Career Mode in 2k15, it felt uncomfortable to sit through. You had a somewhat boring, long and drawn out mode, and there weren't enough things to do in it. Much of the problem with Career Mode has been rectified in WWE 2k16. You have many interesting things you can do in Career Mode this time around. For example, you can give interviews and how you respond will have an impact on the rest of your wrestling career. Also, you can choose to ambush your enemies and use dirty moves to get a win. Being the bad guy in Career Mode can be a whole lot more fun than playing the role of the good guy. As you progress through the game, you will unlock the playable versions of different characters, which gives you all the more reason to continue playing through it. Career Mode has multiple aspects to it.

You can also create a diva and an entrance performance for when you visit the stage. Not to mention, you can also play as some of the famous wrestling divas. Create a Superstar Along with choosing from 125 characters, you also have customization options in the game. You can create some downright comical characters if you are looking to add a little humor into the game of wrestling. For example, you could choose to customize your wrestler with a rubber ducky floater. You have so many hairstyles, whereas, in 2k15, you had few hairstyles to choose from. You can also choose how you want to morph the body from slim, fat, lean or buff depending on the type of wrestler you want to create. You can also create a diva for the game. What makes WWE 2k16 even better is how many of the mechanical problems in the past game were ironed out. You have numerous standout reasons to check out a game like this. The game showcases a more iconic story than what you had last year, and you can relive the Stone Cold Steve Austin career from the WCW to the WWE.

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If you make a decision very seriously then respond as well as do not give up, you will certainly manage to end up being a prosperous remain at home mommy which certainly not simply takes pleasure in being along with her loved ones and kids - and also of course her children enjoy her presence in the home - however can easily clear up amount from amount of money. He is going to go somewhere else or to a person that he could make satisfied if he cannot make his buddy happy. Our company promptly realized that all from these points - our marital relationship, our degrees as well as our cash - might not make our company happy. Our team support selections, regulations, as well as activities that create no feeling or that harm our company or others in some way. However the second measure to this gratitude is to realize the second factor temper likewise shows our team: temper shows our company how you can more than happy. I do not know of any person that might be pleased at that temperature level with the exception of maybe a reverse bear!

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Inside Kirsten Dunst’s Glamorous Oscars Beauty Photo Diary

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Inside Kirsten Dunst’s Glamorous Oscars Beauty Photo Diary

How does one choose the right pink carpet hairstyle—making sure a foolproof appearance which could stand up to the flurry of cameras on the Oscars, even as concurrently retaining its personal against a hanging Christian Dior Haute couture robe hailing from 1952? For the answer, Kirsten Dunst, who costarred in the award-nominated film Hidden Figures, turned to movie star hairstylist Adir Abergel, who long-established her blonde lengths right into a romantic low bun with a deep aspect element. “My vision becomes an easy French-inspired updo,” stated Abergel. “I started out off developing the proper extent and texture by means of adding waves to the hair all over.” Then, he started working, pinning and spraying the look at the place for last-all-night tiers of keep and shine. As for Dunst’s makeup? Her soft hair turned into complemented by means of a softly shaded smoky eye and a red lip, courtesy of makeup artist Jillian Dempsey. Before heading out the door. The actress reached for one crowning glory: a fave pair of Christian Lacroix heels, which she has worn for past red carpets, consisting of the Met Gala and the Cannes film Competition. Here, see how Dunst prepped her splendor search for the Academy Awards.

Business to Business – Look For the Less Glamorous Accounts

As a former franchisor and service zone operator, I have a crucial piece of recommendation to talk about with you these days. You notice, in recent times I do a bit of consulting and for this reason, am continuously studying enterprise plans for small business start-ups. One aspect I continually locate is smaller corporations usually appear to want to right away go after excessive-give up customers, purchasers, and clients – and, if they plan on doing business-to-enterprise contracting, the younger and frequently naïve marketers tend to head after big brand name corporate clients. Still, I suggest a one of a kind tactic on this realm, permit’s speak.glamorous fergie

Sure, it makes the experience to move the excessive-cease clients and call brands, however, do not brush aside the less glamorous businesses to do commercial enterprise with. Have you ever heard the saying; “Sell to the hundreds and live with the instructions?” Makes feel proper. In fact, whilst running my groups we by no means forgot this method. I discover many entrepreneurs need to get their product into Home Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, and so on. Or they want to partner with Starbucks, Apple, Nike or Google, however, be cautious, the one’s companies have the pick of the litter, each person desires to do business with them, so that they always get the exceptional fee, meaning you will make much less money and ought to work on quantity to make a profit, and you may make investments massive to improve simply to handle the account – so, in essence, you are buying the account, no longer just getting the account.

In my preceding organization, we did on website online contract cleansing and had income groups and worked off of a Bonzai-Blitz Challenge advertising strategy, one that works for any organization doing B2B offerings. What we discovered was the less glamorous type debts; cleansing rubbish vehicles as an instance genuinely paid the most cash because no person else ever bid at the account.

Indeed, we ended up cleaning all styles of matters that no one else turned into competing for including cleaning off Solar Panels, Eating place Patios, Storage Doors, Awnings, Rain Gutters, Driveways, Gazebos, Artificial Drought Resistant Grass, Jacuzzi’s at Lodges, Hurricane Drains, Locomotives and Rail Automobiles. It changed into absolutely awesome how clean it become too cozy a sturdy coins go with the flow without ever having to lower our bid to get the paintings. It really is now not to say that turning into a dealer for a large agency will not be beneficial, it, in reality, can be, however additionally realize how many agencies have long past broke seeking to perform with razor skinny margins as a seller of Sears or Wal-Mart.

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How Can Bridal Makeup Transform You Into Stunning Beauty

The marriage is genuinely a completely critical life occasion. In the maximum of the international locations, that is taken into consideration because of the most events of pomp and pleasure. Humans love to take part in the celebration as the collection is complete of entertainment and satisfaction. The marriage includes guidance of plenty of factors like shopping for outfits, handling visitors, arranging photographers, booking of feast halls, dresses, and numerous different things.makeup amazon

The association of the bridal make-up artist is likewise very crucial. It’s far the preference of every single man or woman living on earth to have impressively appeared. It offers enormous pride when Human beings surrounding, experiment you in praise and pay attention to you attentively. The maximum essential personality of The wedding dinner party is the bride. It’s far the dream of every lady to look lovely on this unique day. The reason at the back of this is that she is the showstopper and each eye might be watching her.

Why hire a make-up artist? that is truly a completely pertinent query. The answer to this question is quite simple. Our pores and skin wish to care and pampering. this is the most important organ of a human body. There are several factors which adversely affect our pores and skin. A number of the maximum not unusual elements are solar rays, UV radiation, pollution, dust, harsh climate circumstance, and so forth. These factors offer the unfavorable impact on the skin texture. The impact of UV rays on my own at the pores and skin is very intense. These rays without delay have an effect on the collagen and warp its molecular structure. This ultimate outcome in degradation inside the coloration of the skin.

The makeup artists use cosmetics so as to hide the imperfections of the pores and skin. They do provide pores and skin treatment so one can carry again the lost attraction of the skin. There are numerous splendor products and techniques available in the marketplace that could easily fight the outcomes of the skin.

The makeup classes of the bride start pretty early. in the first actual consultation, the artists appearance after your skin and prepare the chart about the matters what ought to be finished to present you the most captivating appears for the auspicious occasion.

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How to locate the expert make-up artist? There are several artists rendering this service. You must discover the one who has significant experience in this area. At instances, whilst searching the offerings you stumble upon experts who sell you the products in preference to offerings.

Dad Diary: Completing Our First Trimester

Hormones! Now not a pregnant lady’s excellent pal I’d say. I pay attention it regularly from my family, buddies, and co-workers. This is a ‘regarded’ occurrence however even understanding that did No longer put together me for the actual thing. Most of the literature that I’ve to examine thru usually has a section at the various modifications that a pregnant girl goes through, each physically and hormonally. For this reason, I notion I would help my spouse through this satisfied however attempting time. Some extra love and care commonly does the trick.free online diary

However, that does not work while my wife’s hormones are at work. The books have honestly undersold the whole idea. Pointless to mention, hormones are the ones guilty for these heightened emotions in my wife. There’s a small bushy location near my house and where a dead frame may want to potentially move undiscovered for some time. I clearly did No longer want A few fitness nerd in some months’ time stumbling on to my skeleton.

Approximately six weeks into the first trimester I learned to stroll faraway from a controversy. Arguing again, albeit with heaps of good judgment isn’t always a choice for expectant dads like me at this point in time. I universal the truth that my days as a quite worldly, opinionated man had been over at the least for the following six months.

Here’s an instance of one of the arguments that I had with my spouse for the duration of the first trimester. We were looking tv together, very happy, excellent and nonviolent. I simply popped over to the kitchen to seize her a drink that she wanted me to get. On my return, I see her sitting at the threshold of the sofa, arms clenched into fists and with eyes that are sending me the message that I would higher begin strolling. You’d be thinking what had occurred in literally a minute that definitely modified her temper. Apparently, she had seen a commercial on tv that reminded her Approximately what a horrible individual I was.

And bang! The hormones start doing their activity.

It isn’t always my purpose to paint my wife as A few loopy person. however what I’m trying to convey is that, yes, they may go crazy at some point in time. So all I try to do is don’t forget how tons I like her and that this wasn’t the time to convey out that recognize-it-all patriarchal masculinity character. simply assume, if pregnancy turned into sincerely that easy anybody might be doing it. No, wait. Scratch that one.