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Part 4 of the Vesperia differences between JP and the dub!

Part 1.

Part 2.

Part 3.

(Other) GTF Favorites.

As a heads up, I had to piece several images here as "one" image to circumvent the image limit because I was not about to make a part five by the time I got toward the end LOL.

For some reason the dub completely removed Alexei jokingly/sarcastically saying it makes his heart hurt (brings him down in this tl) how Estelle will come to her senses and see what she's done to her friends. As usual, the dub has a very weird habit of adding sentences where they never existed and completely removing sentences for no literally no reason.

I feel that "set you free" can also have the implication of saving her alive (which the dub heavily seems to lean toward versus wording that really shows Yuri's resolve here, the latter of which fits right in with Flynn and Ioder's acceptance that he may have to kill her), so I included this one to go with the previous case of Flynn mentioning that Yuri's group was going to "save" Estelle. The original is more ambiguous about her possible survival, but the dub leans more into being ambiguous in a way that doesn't lean toward her dying.

The dub changed this to nothing but literally "aye" so... do with that what you will.

Another case of them randomly wiping out an entire sentence (the last one).

As with other cases, there are some slight changes I don't feel are worth mentioning and often tend to be just slight changes in word choice that ultimately mean close to the same thing. This is generally the case for most of the spirit gathering arc. The overall tl of this arc is pretty much accurate, just with some odd cases like the above.

I really don't wanna say like, it's because Flynn's not around for a chunk of the plot in arc 3, but uh... let's be honest, it's once again as soon as Flynn gets back into the picture that the tl starts to go haywire again - especially where Yuri is concerned. Like. Literally. As usual.

In the dub, this was "but Duke isn't". Just putting this one here because I feel like this gives more of a sense how the characters are feeling about it, more than just him not working out in their favor.

This one was calling Ba'ul "weak" in the dub, but here Yuri is just asking if he's that stubborn about changing his form to a spirit. Putting this here because I feel using "weak" is a lot more harsh and has negative connotations on it compared to a more ignorant "stubborn" before Yuri understands.

Yuri mentions here that Duke seems to have thought a lot about what he's doing. In the dub, this was "he seems totally obsessed". Not sure what the reason for that change was.

Raven makes this more of a question in the dub, but here is more of him realizing it and putting the pieces together, so I figured I'd include this one since it's a slight change in a character's perception of something.

The first line was changed to "could you be any more worthless" (I guess because they thought the "boring" line was weird? idk lol). The second and third line got swapped for some reason, even though it does kind of change the general meaning behind what's being said.

Yuri says first that Sodia gave up, only to tell her she has no right to say it was all for Flynn (thus saying it's because of giving up). At least imo, in the dub it comes across as "you say it's for him but you gave up thus it's an excuse", versus "you have no right to say it's for him".

I'm trying not to say it again, y'all.

Karol says that Yuri going off alone is a bad habit. The dub changed this to "you keep forgetting us", which I'm kind of confused by because he's not forgetting them and literally told them to get ready to go to Tarqaron. Not really sure why they'd change this line since like yeah, it is a bad habit of his lol.

Another translation error in the dub, so this one's here for clarification. The dub says Astal "lost control", but Astal by this point is dead (and he never "lost control"). Judith also says in the dub that it made all the monsters gather here, rather than saying they've gone savage. It seems like they misunderstood something thinking Astal losing control brought all the monsters here, but obviously we know that can't be the case because Astal is dead.

This was changed in the dub to "it's our turn to do Yuri a favor", when he's actually supposed to be teasing him, which Yuri directly replies to.

Still trying not to say it.

Dub Karol sounds more like he's prepared to go in, but in the original audio, Karol sounds nervous about the hoard they're about to have to get involved with. Raven's line was changed to Flynn looking like he needs help and not that so much that he's cornered, and the original audio has him sounding more urgent about it. Minor changes here, but tonally I think they impact the scene differently (and definitely give more of a "this is really fuckin' dangerous" vibe in the original audio).

Another slight change and not an important one, but figured I'd include this since it has a slightly different meaning/vibe to it.

Including this just for Yuri's little laugh when he shows up (I love him! A Yuri Lowell!) and Flynn's shocked response. More tonal in change, but definitely worth a listen and will be linked below with Flynn's laugh!

This can also be translated as "it's simple/it will be simple", because it's "me and you" doing it. Imo this makes it more clear he's referring to just them (i.e. the upcoming fight) and not the entire group, but Yuri also specifically specifies "you and me", so it's much more clear that he's referring only to them (which I think, also given Yuri's levity in this situation despite the danger, shows how much they've completely come back from and recovered from the Nordopolica/Alexei stuff). Shoutout to Yuri deciding this on the spot and totally not even planning it though.

Again, there are some wording choice changes littered around, but nothing really significant (when I say small things, I mean things like Rita saying it's reckless for just the two of them to deal with this, versus the dub using "are you stupid?!". It basically changes nothing even if it is technically a difference, but I usually skip things like that because these posts would be even longer for changes that don't have a large impact).

As for the Yuri-Flynn-Repede battle, there were some... choice dialogue changes here.

Firstly, Yuri actually tells Flynn to be careful (rare carefulness from him, especially in regard to someone he knows can handle fighting).

Second, Flynn telling him not to worry was removed entirely.

Third, (this one is more difficult for me to completely discern because of the lack of text) Flynn mentions (you too, i.e. you be careful too) if Yuri keeps looking over (at him), that he won't be able to run to save Yuri fast enough (i.e. he'll get into trouble if he keeps staring at him).

Fourth, the dub changed Yuri saying he's just captivated by how handsome/good looking Flynn is (and I shit you not if Judith said that to Yuri people would call it flirting so yes, I am going to tell you that the dub censored men flirting here). The original wording used is "ii otoko", i.e. good/nice looking man, which in translation could come across a bit awkwardly and would be more likely to officially be translated to "handsome"... if they weren't so spooked at the idea of it and had to wipe it for "the great Flynn Scifo" which is not actually what was said. Personally I'd say "nice looking man" has a very specific ring to it versus handsome, but again, obviously that might sound a bit odd in translation without really specific wording (as in, it's possible to be used in a way that doesn't sound awkward but the wording leading up to it would probably have to be changed a little, or some words simply added in to make it flow more native-sounding).

Fifth, Flynn said it's not the time to be making jokes (the dub changed this to just "sh-shut up!").

Sixth, the goofy, playful tone Yuri carries when he says "I am being serious" was changed (very typical of the dub at this point though to remove his playfulness and I'm literally saying that objectively). Similarly, his following line's tone was also changed.

Seventh, "so we're kind of stuck". Yuri says he can't concentrate without talking, then ends (the battle conversation) with a following sentence of "it can't be helped!".

This could be translated in a few ways just to make it more clear what he's referring to (because a plain ol' "it can't be helped" is a bit too vague here), but you could translate that to something like "guess we can't help it", yadda yadda. My guess is that's where "we're kind of stuck" came from, but given the blatant trajectory change of the entire conversation, I'm not surprised I'm left feeling like the meaning of that line is just weird (primarily because he says that and the conversation abruptly ends, so they're not very stuck if Flynn won that one!) Something like "guess we can't help it/that's just how we are" etc imo would have done the job for translating that.

Flynn just sounds so, so happy and soft and my heart is full. Same dialogue in the dub, but the original audio was (imo much?) more lighthearted and so sweet and soft.

Made a clip of both their laughs because they're adorable and I love them.

No idea why the dub actually dropped her giving Yuri a whole ass honorific. Yeah, you can't always use JP suffixes in a dubbed game, but you can translate some of them to the closest thing they mean. Sodia here calls him "Yuri-...dono...", so rather than just dropping his last name in her accusatory tone, she calls him by only his first name and attaches a respectful term to his name.

Technically "dono" would mean "lord" or "master" in a non nobility manner, and is more of a formality than if she were to use, say, -san, which would have her referring to him as more of a regular/casual equal (-san is a suffix that often gets lost in translation, whereas dono can actually be roughly translated like it is here from this translator. Someone of her rank would still refer to others even equal to her rank as "sir" in translation, while people who use "dono" may also still use that term for people of their rank. Remember, at this point she's the second in command to the Commandant himself, so that's an awfully high bar for Yuri to have jumped in her eyes). Sodia has realized his actions have been just and honest and that she was very wrong about him, so as an indicator that she's changing her stance on him, she refers to him this way instead.

Basically, coming from someone of her rank, it's a very respectful term and is not used casually/in a casual relationship, much less to someone one dislikes or even hates (which she previously did, so this by itself is a massive step up in her view of him just from her suffix usage alone).

Honestly a huge shame that they didn't even translate this to "sir" in the dub when there was no reason not to. Just using that alone would have indicated a much higher level of respect from her toward him, and unfortunately that open respect is completely lost to dub only players (she only expresses her guilt, whereas in the original, just by using "dono" alone, she's indicated respect and not just guilt. In a way you could even argue that she's approaching him, someone she gives her respect to now, for advice and not just out of guilt alone).

In the dub this is only "it would have been easier if you'd blame me for this..." Here she's admitting she wants some form of punishment by way of saying she didn't receive it (which she could have from Yuri himself if he told Flynn what she did), but if she can't even have that, she at least would rather be hated. Basically, she's saying she wants to be hated if she can't at least be punished for her crime (and I believe you could also translate this to wishing she could be hated if she wasn't blamed for it, so basically they removed half the statement).

Also, in general, Sodia sounds very distraught.

Here Yuri admits he does have a grudge against her (you could translate this to something like "it's not like I don't hold a grudge against you"). The dub changed this to "don't think I'm doing this for your own good". Basically the dub is having him say he's making her live with her regret without mentioning that yes, he does in fact have a grudge against her for what she did.

The translation here is essentially the same (think about it for yourself. The dub just uses "go figure it out yourself").

The important part here comes in the form of how he refers to her. This is something he's done since he survived her stabbing him - not using a neutral form of "you" but instead openly using a rude form (in JP there are several ways of referring to oneself and others, similar to how Flynn alternates between boku and watashi when referring to himself).

In other words, Yuri is openly expressing disdain for her by using "teme". At this point he's been using it for a little while now (he also talks to her this way back in Nor at the inn as well. Worth noting that he starts out by using "omae" (neutral), but as soon as she drops the "I did it for Captain Flynn's sake", he hops to "teme" in a heartbeat, because of saying it was for Flynn but having just given up on him. Yuri continues using "teme" from that point on), but since here it's with very other little dialogue and also because she just recently referred to him as "Yuri-dono", I think it's a perfect time to point it out, as they've openly, verbally switched how they treat each other.

Sodia, wracked with guilt and left unresolved, has a newfound respect for Yuri after their interaction at Nor (and presumably everything he's done for Flynn). Yuri, still angry at her for what she did and holding a grudge (a fact lost in the dub that he mentions in this scene as mentioned above, adding to this role reversal), now openly chastises her and expresses his contempt by changing how he refers to her.

NEXT!

Not gonna put a picture here for it, but when Rita asks Witcher where his notes are, she gets super excited and it's just cute and funny.

Also not putting a picture here for this one, but Flynn sounds extremely relaxed/calm/casual in JP when he asks if Yuri is all set/ready to talk. Something worth noting is that even at this point, the dub keeps Flynn sounding very uptight and serious where he otherwise is relaxed, calm or even emotional. I get the feeling the dub kind of missed the mark with Flynn's soft gentle side. I don't know how or why, but it's more absent in the dub where he's otherwise much more soft.

Similarly, not pictured because this isn't about the translation, Flynn trying to convince Yuri to tell everyone what he's done is given in a more angry-upset tone, versus the original's (super!) soft and sad tone. Again, I think they had a different perception of Flynn in mind when it comes to audio (particularly in arc 3 here because the other arcs are... again, their own whole can of worms), because here he's speaking sadly that Yuri won't take credit, whereas in the dub it's more energy-fueled and comes off much harsher. I have a video clip of that scene here. I felt like mentioning it here because overall Flynn can be extremely soft and gentle in tone and it got lost in the dub for whatever the reason was.

Still on that train of thought, while the translation itself is still pretty accurate, Flynn says "I'll just yell at you again" but in JP says that he'll just say unnecessary words. Earlier, in the dub Yuri asks why he's so serious when he doesn't actually mention that he's being serious in the original (because honestly, he wasn't. He was very calm when they set out). In this case it's not really negative (the way Yuri yelling at people in the dub is portrayed negatively on their end), it's just... a change that I can only guess they had the wrong idea about with him? Previously the changes with Flynn were treating him negatively, but here it's more just... a notable but narratively generally neutral tone difference.

Not making a clip just for this unless it's requested, but when Yuri wins the solo fight against Flynn, in the original, Yuri says it with actual shock but awareness/clarity that it actually happened (with a sort of underlying excited vibe to it). In the dub Yuri says it with more of a laugh and disbelief.

As for this point onward, since the subbed playthrough ended before this point, I'll be using another playthrough for images, though I'll be translating them here instead since they won't be pre-translated.

Sliiightly different vibe here so I figured I'd include it (doesn't really change anything): Here Flynn says "Even with a sword... I lost." The reason I'm including it is because "I can't even win with a sword anymore" makes it sound like Flynn has been losing again and again to Yuri in various ways when it's always been the opposite. Using a sword has always been one of his highest selling points, so to lose in that area comes across more as, even with my best asset I still lost to you.

Yuri's line is more like, "(laughs) Serves you right."

Running out of images I can use for this post here but I really don't want to make another part at this point in the game, but Flynn's following line is more along the lines of "be proud of yourself" (literally "raise your arms (in victory/pride)"), to which Yuri says the same thing in both versions (Flynn's dub line is "you've gotten better"). Including this because "you've gotten better" to me isn't really the same as telling Yuri to be proud of himself for the victory (something he'd never been able to do before). Since the dub came across as much more casual, I figured I'd add this part here too.

During Flynn and Patty's conversation, Flynn says "it's true there is no end to my worries." In the dub this was, "I have no want for trouble". This was probably a mix up of terms/intended meaning honestly, because Patty was basically saying he has a lot of burdens for being so young. It's not about trouble so much as he just has a lot on his mind and a lot to worry about in his current position.

Flynn proceeds to say he's made up his mind, basically saying he's made up his mind to accept those worries. In the dub, he says he's prepared to face it (the troubles), versus that he's made up his mind in accepting these new worries.

Patty's response is "made up your mind?" In the dub it's just "is that right?"

Flynn continues by saying in the end he'll have to worry a lot (more literally with all his might, so basically he'll be experiencing a whole lot of worries in the future) and that it will be a tough road, but he won't run away anymore.

I'm not sure why the dub used "path full of pain" since that sounds a lot more dramatic than "it will be a tough road". I imagine yeah, there will be pain in the future, but full of pain just sounds a bit... much? The dub also removed "anymore" from "won't run away anymore". Not sure what the idea behind that was.

Patty follows up saying it's admirable but that's no good, which the dub changed to a fish pun.

I'd also like to mention at this point, Flynn has completely dropped his use of "watashi" in favor of "boku" (he uses boku normally, but typically switched to watashi for formality/his status as a knight, which indicates he no longer feels the need to do this around Yuri's friends, and possibly does not feel the same level of distance he used to. At the very least it means he's allowing himself to be more of himself/more familiar and not viewing his position as a knight so formally).

Here Flynn says "thinking together, worrying together, and then one day realizing the world we dreamed of". Adding this since Flynn in the dub says "if we all work through our troubles together". It's kind of the same thing and kind of not, since in the original Flynn isn't mentioning "troubles" between anyone - simply the idea of everyone doing this together (the rest is basically the same in the dub).

Another change I'm not sure what it was for, but Ioder never mentions the Entelexeia specifically. He says this (what he's about to say) concerns the empire, guilds and everyone who lives in the world (which would include the Entelexeia by default, but literally everyone else too, which is the point because he's about to tell them about the blastia to start making plans). The dub never mentions about this affecting everyone in the world despite that being the whole reason he wants to talk to everyone about this.

Yuri calls Duke an "ignorant fool" here, rather than a "stubborn bastard", which I'm including because "ignorant" and "stubborn" aren't the same thing. Yes, Duke is stubborn about it, but in Yuri's eyes he's also being very ignorant of everything they're trying to tell him.

Not grabbing an image for this, but at the end of the game when Yuri is talking to Duke right after the battle, he's completely out of breath before and when he starts talking (the first line). Just a very nice touch!

In the dub Duke says Eluficer's wish was simply to protect the world and all living things. Here Duke says his wish is to protect the world and all living things with a good heart.

Also don't want to use an image here because of the image limit per post (especially because it's already tight even with me putting what images I can into "one" image as it is), but Yuri says "yeah, let's do it" (including the others), versus "I'm on it" in the dub at Flynn's prompting. Not a big change, but he does treat it as the whole group doing it together, which I find to be a nice touch for his character development.

Patty actually says "it- it stopped?!" The dub goofed and wrote "it's- it's over?!". The power of the blastia wasn't enough and its power was weakening.

Estelle says "No way, after we've come this far!". The dub changed this for some reason to "but how? There isn't any more!" in response to Rita instead of leaving it as it was.

Judith says "Please!" The dub used "It's gotta work!"

Flynn says "It's not over yet!" For some reason the dub used "This can't be how it ends!", which... idk, I feel like original Flynn has much more faith in it LOL.

Yuri says "Is it no good...?" Dub Yuri says "Dammit... come on!"

For the most part the rest is the same.

Adding this in because the old cutscene in the 360 version had to get changed to accommodate where Flynn was. Somewhat different than what we see with the other characters, you can see the power shoot out and push Flynn back as if it was grabbing the blastia itself, and you can see it pulled away from him (with everyone else we just see the blastia head toward the rest!).

Aside from that, Flynn says "you are my pride, dear friend" (the dub changed this to "I am so proud to call you my friend, Yuri Lowell").

The voice acting took me out with the happiness portrayed in Flynn's voice. (For just the Flynn part of the ending, I have a clip of that too, unsurprisingly.)

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Personal ending notes:

To sum it up briefly: I personally see a strong inserted bias put into the localization instead of just keeping things the way they were (i.e. changing context/character behavior to fit their bias despite that not being what the original context was, and inserting this into an official release). I say this because there are times when the translation is basically perfect, but there are very specific characters and instances where this suddenly changes, and unfortunately, there's a repetitive pattern that to me reads as intentional. Otherwise, I see no need for that to continuously happen only when select characters are involved.

As for the not so short version, y'all might be wondering why I mention things like it seems like they changed Yuri and berated Flynn so much on purpose. This is because the translation of this game sometimes can be astoundingly spot on. Perfect in some cases, even. There are times when the largest difference is just the wording itself and is simply given flavor, or uses a variety of wording so that sentences don't sound repetitive.

Yet when it comes to those two (individually but also between the two of them), the context quickly devolves into being either completely changed, the tones used are completely changed, and/or there's a slight alteration in the text that ends up giving a very particular notion that was not otherwise there (ex. "like a good knight" was added into Flynn's dialogue in a situation where he's being berated and yelled at, and it completely comes across as putting Flynn down the entire way through the conversation, versus him coming around and taking responsibility and that being accepted. In the original he simply mentions following his orders as a knight. There's no attempt to sound like the narrative itself is trying to insult him or bring him down).

I made these posts precisely because a heavy majority of the changed context involved them, and a lot of it either portrays Flynn in a negative light for the vast majority of the game which was not originally present, or it made Yuri come across as a much darker, scarier, "cool" type, which is a pretty stark contrast to his original personality/behavior.

Other things:

Yuri:

A lot of his lines come out neutral/flat, and that got even worse, like a hundred times worse, in his new DE lines. Yuri is pretty peppy in JP, and as a reference I would say his victory quotes are a big indicator of the personality shift ("cool" guy versus "silly" guy would be a big one for me). Other than that, Yuri is more silly and almost childish, sometimes even pretty pouty, and it shows blatantly right in his voice. He's also extremely not threatening to people who are not his enemy (liiike threatening Ioder with a real weapon with a serious voice).

I think the easiest way to explain this from my own perspective is that I adore JP Yuri completely. Dub Yuri I often find myself wanting to punch in the face for how he treats Flynn, Ioder and the one time, Leblanc. He lacks compassion in the dub where he otherwise does have it (even if it's not him being rude vocally/tonally, the dub dropped a load of emotional nuance in his voice). He's not a rough, overly cool edgy man (I hate people saying Yuri is an edgelord because damn if that ain't the farthest thing from the truth in JP, but it also shows how much they really leaned into that trope in the dub if people actually walked out of the game feeling that way about Yuri). He's a silly, goofy, caring man who is very gentle with people when they need a boost. That doesn't mean he doesn't have his "scary" dark moments, but the dub obviously leaned super far into it - enough that they would change Yuri mentioning punching someone to outright threatening to use a weapon against an unarmed man who is actually being quite polite.

Basically, he has a range of emotions and he has a lot of emotional intelligence. As one example, when he sees Karol down and sad when they first meet, he changes his tone to a combination of how you'd talk to a child with that child-y tone (he does this at the base of Halure's tree when he's asking Karol how to heal the tree), but then sometimes he shifts to actual gentle and soft to let Karol know he's there for him (when he's heading out to the woods to find the eggbear).

Ultimately, my point is that they took a perfectly well rounded character and changed him to, what? Fit their own bias/agenda/whatever? Because I can't look at both Yuris and be like "same person". I've never wanted to punch JP Yuri in the face. Only hugs here. What I'm saying is that I came out of both versions with two very different opinions on Yuri.

Next, Flynn (and Ioder and Leblanc).

Starting with Flynn, I get a very strong mindset of anti government shoved into the dub with these characters (i.e. not just the unnamed bad people in the government and the few named bad ones, but also directed toward the good ones, making it a more black and white approach). The dub makes Yuri out to be aggressive toward Flynn on the spot when they see each other again despite that in the original audio, he's not at all actually upset. He understands why Flynn is upset and that he's stressed out with his current mission. And no, the whole "Flynn swung a sword at him!" doesn't work here. Yuri knows Flynn. Very, very well. He reeeeally was not mad about that... especially if, you know, his tone in JP was anything to go by during and after. Flynn was the more upset one between the two, and Yuri remains calm - again, indicating his emotional intelligence and, most likely as it's not directly said, determining that being worked up about it would only cause Flynn more aggravation/stress. Thus, he doesn't press any buttons and remains calm. It makes his smile to Flynn later at Torim make that much more sense.

The thing is, I get the impression the dub wanted us rooting for Yuri and cheering for him digging into Flynn, when that was literally not the point of their interactions. We're not supposed to always blindly follow Yuri. Sometimes he is right, but sometimes Flynn is right. Like. That's it. That's the game. Not everything is simple or black and white. There's nuance.

That and/or like, someone in the loc team really hated Flynn. Based on everything, I'm... not against believing that at this point. Basically, the dub portrays Flynn in a negative light at most (arguably all) possible opportunities around every turn, even though the context/tone for that did not originally exist, until it couldn't anymore (i.e. he was past his character arc).

Ioder and Leblanc.

Ioder never does anything except keep Yuri in the loop, tell him important information and be genuinely happy to see him. There was never any vitriol between them. The way dub Yuri gives him an attitude just comes out of nowhere. Their relationship is pretty casual, which is pretty meaningful given that Ioder is on track to be on the emperor and Yuri is, plain and simple, a commoner. One who rescued Ioder, yes, but if Ioder was a "typical" noble in this game, he might have just brushed that off as "to be expected", even if Yuri didn't know he was saving a noble at first. Point being, Ioder is nothing but pleasant toward Yuri. Yuri has no reason to be rude, much less threaten him.

At Baction, JP Yuri is understanding that Leblanc needs to grieve and is in disbelief. He doesn't know if Leblanc will try to stop them, but he does offer his condolences with the tone of his voice, i.e. again: emotional intelligence. Something they changed in the dub to be nothing but rudeness and anger. Yuri made a statement to him at that moment, i.e. not to get in their way (mind you, again, he's polite about it given the situation), but not without understanding in his tone, which is a very common aspect of Yuri in his entirety. His wording (in general, not strictly with this specific scene) comes out rough and lacks politeness, but that's made up for in how he speaks to people (either relaxed, casual, gentle, etc).

In other words, the dub pretty much always slaps a point of view bias against these characters and uses Yuri as their proxy for it. Yuri, normally, in the original context, just treats them as human beings with ebb and flow in all of their emotions and situations. Things aren't black and white - humans are complex - and that is not the point of view that I feel we're given by way of dub Yuri. We're given a man who is constantly using anger in his voice toward imperial figures even when it's completely unwarranted, and even when he knows the people in question.

Other Stuff:

Assorted things are different mainly because of the acting, but Raven's goofiness got toned way down and Karol screams much... quieter, I guess you could say. They're both more lively in general though than how they were in the dub, so that's a plus from me too.

Rita is significantly softer with Estelle in JP, and she also is much more noticeably devastated about Raven's "death" and more panicked for Karol at Zopheir. I do love Michelle Ruff's portrayal and don't know that I truly have a preference, but I think a lot of Rita's emotional barrier breaking is truly expressed more in JP.

You know I gotta bring it up: Yuri and Flynn's relationship was kind of a mess in the dub. It gives the impression of Yuri being angry a lot more often than he ever actually is, and gives off the impression that we're supposed to dislike Flynn more than we're supposed to like him. Flynn isn't someone we're supposed to actively dislike, but the portrayal of him as expressed through dub Yuri does not come off as "we're supposed to like or root for this guy", when they're much closer than that in JP.

So yeah. The bulk of this is that Yuri is just not the same person to me between versions. Also, Vesperia has way more content in Japan (drama CDs galore frankly, and Yuri is still insanely popular in Japan and is thus a frequent character alt release in the gacha games and so has tons of voice lines and general story content, there's new merch of him every year because they make merch for the characters that have their voice actors showing up to TalesFes, etc).

There's much more ease in seeing JP Yuri's personality through all of it. I think it may be more difficult for people who don't understand Japanese or any Japanese at all, and that's such a shame to me because all those people get otherwise, without anyone posting about JP Yuri, is this... weird shell of Yuri that I sometimes even hesitate to call a shell because he just feels completely different to me.

Anyway uh I love Yuri (and Flynn) and that was the point of all this, but uh... if you made it this far thank you bunches and I hope people who maybe didn't like Yuri and/or Flynn who only knew the dub will change their perspectives. 🙇‍♀️

Side update:

People have since been saying Troy was partially responsible for dub Yuri's attitude and it's the same information across people- that he had more freedom to do what he wanted with the portrayal. On that note, I feel like I'd heard this before some time back, but I couldn't remember where or if I was remembering wrong... but with this stuff in mind, I guess not. There's also the fact that, as mentioned in a reblog I've done, I've read something where he claimed he was "paying homage" to Toriumi's portrayal (to which he apparently didn't drop Toriumi's name, making me believe he did not even know it, which is honestly disrespectful imo, and I'm hoping that was a matter of the people interviewing him condensing what he said, but I can't be certain).

As I mentioned for this situation, Vesperia was the first Tales game to be released in the west at the same time as the JP release (or in this case very shortly after). Higuchi said the localization team was not in contact with the JP team. This means Troy could not have known what Toriumi's portrayal was and nor was there time to study it, as the game was released in both regions in close proximity. By the time the JP release happened, the acting on the English release would've been long finished.

This would mean Troy lied for PR and tried to make it sound good, possibly aware people would be impressed/appreciative, which is not only a lie, but is honestly an insult imo to Toriumi's work when the portrayals are nothing alike and he's implying he was inspired by Toriumi's work (despite them being nothing alike becoming obvious with audio alone). This also gives people the wrong idea because generally people would want to take that at his word and not immediately think it's not true.

Previously, I was willing to give Troy the benefit of the doubt that he didn't have too much influence on the dub versions' behavior, and that was also the case at the time I made these posts. However, between the interview with him lying about paying homage to a voice actor he apparently can't even name, and that he had influence on the direction of Yuri's tone despite that Yuri's tone already existed, I'm not interested in pretending he had nothing to do with it.

That said, I take back anything I may have said at any point about Troy not being reflected in my criticisms. Yes, I have been told "maybe they didn't have the audio though", and maybe they did. I don't know. But I do know the localization team is still largely at fault (again, regardless of who made the decision, because it wasn't necessarily the translators themselves. This refers to whoever made the decision) here because someone made the knowing decision to outright change Yuri's dialogue (when again, other stuff was accurate. This was intentional). And again, for whatever reason, they weren't in contact with the original team, and yes, Higuchi was pretty bummed about that.

Yes, I recognize this was many years ago and maybe Troy wouldn't do that again. However, in this particular situation, I do need to recognize that he did have some sway in how Yuri behaved in the dub, and I am certainly not happy that he lied about paying homage, which becomes very obvious just with audio alone, but given Higuchi's statement, well... suffice to say I'm not happy with what he did. I could've gotten past him having more freedom with the acting if that wasn't coupled with the homage comment, but... yeah. I personally can't really look past it.

Do I hate the guy? No, and I recognize this was well over a decade ago. I'm just very aggravated that this happened at all and I can't say he didn't have a hand in it because he did.

And before anyone wants to cry "she hates localizations!", no, I don't. There's a reason I point to Graces when I talk about localizations. I appreciate good and faithful localizations. To me, Yuri is not by any means a good or faithful localization. Believe me, I used to have nostalgia goggles on too. They were strong. I used to really love Troy's performance too. Those nostalgia goggles came off when I started to realize, well, everything (this is also not a dunk on the other actors. I have some gripes with Flynn's VA's comments about Flynn, but otherwise, this stuff really doesn't extend to the other actors). There are also very few localizations I get this deep into this sort of thing with, and some I would even defend.

Anyway! Again! For real this time! Thanks for reading! I do honestly appreciate it and your interest!

[primsycoldbottles]

[Image Description: Two digital drawings of a feminine East Asian person with bright cyan eyes and pale white-pink eyelashes, soft pink eyeshadow and lipstick, and her hair has hime cut bangs and two layers of longer hair that end at her shoulders and just below her chest. Their hair is dyed white with the tips of her hime bangs and layers dyed a rosy pink. They are standing half-turned to the camera, with their hands clasped behind her back and their face turned towards the viewer, looking with a serene expression. She is wearing a dark fuchsia crop top and a pink-ish purple and white striped hoodie layered under a dark purple-black sweater with rolled up sleeves. They are also wearing a white mini skirt with a lace print and safety pins linked with chains on her hip, purple-black shorts underneath, and baggy white legwarmers. The background is pale green. The second image is the same drawing but edited to be coloured in shades of pale pastel purple, pink, blue, and dark purple-grey. End ID]

[ichihero]

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

& @auburniivenus ! Substory unlocked: A DREAMY ESCAPE.

❝ Oh, come on, Hime-chan! I know the title doesn't show it, but the movie is actually good! ❞ It's the first time they're going to the movies together, so Ichiban did his best to pick something he thinks they both will enjoy. He's already seen all the movies in the Seagull Cinema collection, but that doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy re-watching them with people who've never heard of them before.

Choosing the movie has been a challenge, to say at least. He asked others for advice, and although RoboCook and Shark Vacation seemed to be pretty popular among the guys, a certain barmaid has been pretty adamant about letting him know what a bad idea that was. Fine! Ichiban picked something else.

❝ Wanna hear a fun fact about the movie? I've actually met the guy who plays the male lead! ❞ Of course, he's not going to bring up the fact that II was drinking himself to death back then. Things worked out in the end, and that's all that matters. ❝ He's a cool dude! ❞ Yeah, let's leave it at that. Maybe he should check up on him one of these days, only to make sure things aren't too overwhelming.

The movie starts, and just like before, Ichiban does his best to pay attention to what's happening on screen. The last thing he wants is to fall asleep when he's the one who asked Inoue to spend time with him in the first place. Each time he's tempted to make a funny comment in regard to what's happening on screen, he closes his mouth, too afraid he might actually spoil the ending.

Halfway through the movie, he forgets who's who again. Why is the plot of every Korean drama so damn complicated? Ichiban tries to keep himself awake, by doing what he does each time he finds himself in these situations: daydreaming. Sure, it wouldn't make sense to anyone else, but the technique has never failed him in the past. All he has to do is to imagine he's stopping the sheep before they get to him.

He thinks he's doing a pretty decent job, but the second he opens his eyes, the credits are rolling. ❝ Huh? Hold on, don't tell me I fell asleep! ❞ Not only that, but it looks like he's been using Inoue's shoulder as a pillow. Well, that's embarrassing. ❝ Why didn't you wake me up? That has to be uncomfortable... ❞ He's never watching a movie again without drinking an energy drink in advance.

❝ Did you enjoy the movie, at least? ❞

[gojoscinnamonroll]

“how fun it’s going to be to fuck rip your insides out”

whatever you do… don’t fuck the psycho killer!!!

warnings: minors/ageless blogs dni, slight knife play, INO AS GHOSTFACE MHMM :3 (takuma girlies this one is for u mwahh), ino x fem reader , oral + unprotected , fingering, stalking , pet names , use of y/n , everything is consented btw

word count: 1.6k

a/n: fun fact this fic was based on a dream i had the other night LOL freak

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you were cozied up in your bedroom of the apartment that you shared with your best friend, utahime, alone one night watching horror movies (like a psychopath :D ) because she had left to go to a halloween party that one of her boyfriend’s frat friends was throwing.

“are you sure you don’t want to come y/n? i’ll feel bad just leaving you here, especially with that rumor of that ghostface slasher guy going around… you’ll probably be safer with us, y’know?” your bestie asked out of concern.

“yes ‘hime, ill be fine don’t worry!!! plus i know im going to be all awk since i won’t really know anyone but you” you reassured her. “okay well, just text me if you need anything, and if you want me to stop by for food on the way back just let me know ‘kay!! be safe please and lock the doors when i leave” she said as she gave you a tight hug.

“okay! bye! have fun!! but not too much fun if you catch my drift” you teased as you stood behind the door, “oh hush” utahime laughed as she walked away and met up with her boyfriend down the stairs. you closed the door (forgetting to lock the door because you swore that you heard the click but it was just in your imagination) and walked back to your room to start your michael myers movie marathon which got you to the situation you were in now.

little did you know that this rumored “ghostface” was actually plotting on you next, as he had seen you around campus and thought that you were the most beautiful thing to walk this earth but he didn’t know how he was going to approach you, so he decided to do it the only way he knew how. and lucky for him the door you thought was locked was calling for him, inviting him inside. you were too focused in on your movies, that you didn’t hear the sounds of him coming in and let alone hear him standing outside your bedroom door.

you were about to pop another brownie into your mouth when this mr. ghostface decided to come up behind you and place his hand over your mouth to muffle your shocked screams. you wanted to turn your head to see who it was but this mysterious masked man had a tight grip on you that it was almost impossible for you to turn around and catch a peek. “what’s the matter y/n, you look like you seen a ghost” coyly said from the man behind the mask

wait a sec… why does his voice seem so familiar.. and how does he know my name..?

“if you keep quiet and won’t tell anyone you seen me tonight, i won’t cut your pretty head off and keep it for myself, yeah?” you muffled a “mhm” and he delicately (which is ironic for a psycho killer) removed his hand from your mouth. “so… you got a boyfriend?” he inquired, you shook your head no, in fear of what he’ll do if you speak. “good.. because you don’t know how much i been thinking about this moment y/n. it’s been hard seeing you walk around campus knowing your not mine.” he whispered in your ear as one hand slips down to the waistband of your ghost covered boyshorts and the other down to your right breast in your cropped black tank top.

“someone’s nice and wet for someone who should be scared of the fact that the psycho killer is in their bedroom right now huh” he mocked you in your ear as he plunged two fingers inside of you and you let out a whimper. “cum for me baby and maybe ill let you see who i am”. he was scissoring in and out of you so good that you just couldn’t help but chase your release as you rode his fingers.

what am i thinking?? i just came on a stranger’s fingers?? let alone THE ghost face killer’s fingers??

“eager to know who i am, hmm?” he said as he released his fingers from inside you and up under his mask to get a taste of you. “greedy girl… i’m sorry.. but im not done with you just yet, i wanna hear you scream” as he flips you over and lays you on your back, he pulls your shorts down to reveal that (scary!!!) you aren’t wearing any panties? you can feel the flush of embarrassment rising in your face but all you hear from him is low groan and seeing him lift the mask up (just a teeny bit, exposing everything under the tip of his nose)

“wow your pussy is just as pretty as you, i need to taste more of it too” he starts kitten licking at your clit to get a taste then like the sicko he is, something ignites in him that make him start devouring you. you can’t help the whimpers that come out of you as he starts eating you like a man who hasn’t had a meal in 5 months. he then brings the same 2 fingers that were in you previously back into you as he starts sucking on your clit. you feel your second orgasm of the night building up, “gonna cum baby? good job, you’re doing amazing , i got one more thing for you then you can see who i am” you see a little smirk peek out from under his mask; you can’t help but wonder why does this dude look and seem so familiar? you had a feeling it was that cute, laidback guy from your algebra course, ino takuma. but you could also be wrong and its also wrong that you were about to cum on this strangers fingers + mouth for the second time thinking about another guy like a whore.

“good girl, but i’m going to need you scream on this cock, m’kay?” he pulls down the black sweatpants that he had on revealing the hard on he had hidden in his boxers and his rock hard abs showing from underneath his sweatshirt. fuck, you didn’t know who was more sicker in the head, this stranger that just broke in and is now about to fuck you or the fact you are drooling over his long, skinny, and hard cock staring back at you. either way, you just wanted him to relieve the need you had built up. with his mask still a little lifted, he started giving light pecks on your neck and on your chest as he was rolling his hips into you, leaving your arousal smearing all over the front of his boxers.

“f-fuck me… please” you mumbled under your breath.

“what was that doll? you said you want me to…” he paused as he let his length spring out as he freed it from his boxers, “to fuck you?” he pumped it a few times as he watched you practically beg for him with your cute, big, pleading eyes, “please” you whimpered as you look up at him. and he was wasting nooooo time because like i said before, he was waaaitinggg for this moment ever since he’s laid eyes on you. he won’t admit it but the amount of times he’s fisted himself to you, is a shameful amount but even he can’t believe it himself right now in this moment that his dream was about to come true.

he let out a low growl as he bottoms out inside of you, feeling you clench and gasp around him as you struggle to take him whole, he was fighting the urge not to finish already because goodness gracious did you feel ten times way better than his hand. “you’re such a good girl, you know that right… taking it so good, letting a psycho killer fuck you like the whore you are” he then remembered that he had his prop knife with him, not the real one but its close to it, because he didn’t want to hurt his beautiful girl, and pulled it out to hold it gently against your neck while still pounding you into your pink mattress. “just think baby, how fun this is going to be when i fuck your guts out, yeah?” deep down you knew you had some kinks, but whoever this stranger is, he just unleashed a kink you never knew you had because you couldn’t help the sounds that rolled out of your mouth as he kept hitting that sweet spot in you while holding his signature weapon to your throat.

and its like somehow he knew what you were about to ask because he took off his mask and you were shocked to see that this stranger who was deep inside of you, messy brown hair down, sweat running down his jawline, and breathless ,was indeed who you had a feeling about before. the man you caught yourself drooling over in algebra class many times was the ghostface slasher that was pounding into you at this very moment. you felt your orgasm coming, and coming hard all over his length and at the same time you can feel his coming too. “g’nna cum all over this cock aren’t you pretty girl? go ‘head, it’s all yours ma. you’re going to make me cum all inside of you too” he moaned in your ear as he shot long and warm ropes of his seed into you as he collapsed on top of your warm, fucked out body.

you couldn’t help but play with his hair a little bit as you mumbled “ino… is that you..” he was shocked that you even knew his name but he gave you a kiss to your cheek to confirm that yes, it was him. “did i scare ya?” he giggled. “let’s do this again sometime, yeah?”

now… if utahime comes home to see you like this when she checks in on you, what the heck were you going to tell her when she sees you cuddled up with this psycho killer…

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SORRY GUYS FOR THE RUSHED ENDING don’t hate me pls 😔

[seungmonggg]

StrayKids on your Weddingday! (MAKNAE LINE)

genre: Fluff ! a/n: finally i came back with the maknae line version! i hope you guys like it!

HAN JISUNG

This mans is NERVOUSSSS. He's pacing around his room, mumbling to himself that "it's gonna be okay". Probably has to get reassured by Channie that you're not just mystically disappear and leave him. "I know for a fact she loves you more than anything, bro" his Hyung would tell hime while holding his shoulders to make Han look at him.

As Han stood in the small church, waiting for the bells to finally ring and you to come in with your father. He was trying so hard not to cry already, sniffling from time to time and looking back at his members for reassuring glances.

When he heard the bells ring and the soft song start to play he looked up with big eyes, feeling the tears spring to his eyes immediately. He felt the butterflies in his stomach explode, reaching out for your hand as you walked up to him. He thanked your father respectfully before looking at you, the tears now freely flowing.

"Jagiya... i-... you're so beautiful." he'd mutter, making your friends and family coo and his soft words.

After the Wedding you'd have a beautiful Honeymoon where he'd 100% get you pregnant, lol.

LEE FELIX

oh man.... he's a lovebug, we all know that. Felix would probably cry the hardest from all of the members. He'd definetly have a really big wedding with all of your friends and family on a beautiful beach in Australia.

As you two read your vows you'd probably both be all blubbery from crying so much, out of joy of course. Afterwards you'd have a really nice party where felix would have prepared a surprise dance with the guys.

You'd spend your Honeymoon on white beaches and in beautiful landscapes.

KIM SEUNGMIN

Ahhh.... it's a little hard to imagine seungmin crying at your wedding... he'd probably try to hide from everyone and turn away to quickly wipe his tears, but you'd see right through it. "it's okay to cry, Min". Hearing you say these words would make him nod softly and look down sheepishly, letting the tears flowl freely.

I think Seungmins wedding would be pretty small, just the closest people in your guys' lifes. You'd have a beautiful dance to one of his songs, i'm thinking something like Here Always.

Your Honeymoon would be spent with a lot of lovemaking and watching baseball games.

YANG JEONGIN

Innie... he'd be so damn nervous, running to his favourite Hyung for advice. "Don't worry Ayen-Ah..." Minho woud reassure the fox-eyed man.

Standing in the big church you two chose to get married in, he grew nervous as the minutes went on. looking back at his best men, the guys grinned at him excitedly.

I honestly think Chan would cry more than Jeongin himself, lol. Innie would reserve the emotions and tears for when you two would be alone on your weddingnight.

Youd probably go to a really nice tropical place for your Honeymoon, just enjoying being in eachothers company.

[chipchopclipclop]

i have finished death mark 2...... thoughts.....

general thoughts is the overall story was.... BAD. LOL.

I'll start with the good. The interactions between Yashiki and alot of the returning cast i really liked, the writing especially in the first few chapters. An example being alot of Yashiki and Daimon's chatter, especially the whole weight of saving lives things that comes back at the end, alot of it was quite sweet and heartwarming similarly between him and other mark bearer characters.

^^^ BEST CG EVARRRRR....

I liked the choice of Hiroo and Mashita being the two that come in when he's at his lowest, their curtness and refusal to take his attitude was really refreshing, felt really like what he needed at the time lol. In that same vein i enjoyed his characterization alot in the early-mid game, and how it develops. He's such a sensitive guy lollll and it comes through well with how much he cares but near the latter chapters it kind of.... sours.

Though there were a few new characters i liked his interactions with, Abe and Maruhashi specifically i found endearing of the new cast, Alot of them just Die. Or theyre Hime and Michiho AKA the bane of my fucking existence with this game.

They are the two pushed front and center and it is truly its worst aspect, as characters they're shallow personality wise and though you could say that about others in the cast, them being in love with Yashiki on top of it makes it so much worse.

They barely have any scenes where they actually properly interact and feel like they bond at all but for some reason im expected to believe they're suddenly in love with him?? -and in the end they were also dead the whole time, and not even themselves. So it wasn't even real, and somehow any of this is meant to hold any weight to the audience...?? explaining it as the ghosts being desperate for him instead doesnt really make it.. any more compelling (lol the scene at the end where hes like maybe they just wanted those beautiful normal school days they spent by me.... when did that happen yashiki)

I understand Yashiki is probably saddened by the deaths of two young girls but they're treated with so much more weight and gravitas than anyone else in the cast and its so unearned, especially when alot of the other ghosts are somehow way more compelling in that aspect.

He also becomes borderline ooc around them like in what world am i expected to believe he emotionally dumps his burdens on the two highschool girls he barely knows because of how sad he is when hes got like how many other people he knows FROM THE OTHER GAMES he could do that with...????? (AND BASICALLY DOES... ALREADY...?) and it lifts his heart like truly wtf was i reading. HE WOULD NOT FUCKING SAY THAT.JPG

Chapter six is really where it falls off the cliff with this, after hanging out with Hiroo, Mashita and Yasuoka and solving that case they just dissapear from the narrative for a day so he can......... hang out with michiho...?? i couldn't even enjoy murder yashiki in this game because of how ludicrous it felt that the rest of yashiki's companions just dissapeared to make it happen, and no one calls or anything lmfao. I cant imagine how much more compelled i would have felt if he was dealing with that situation with any of the other three around instead of HIME. LIKE I AM ACTUALLY SO INCENSED ABOUT THIS SCENARIO BEING RUINED SO HARD WHEN IT COULD BE SO GOOD BUT I DIGRESS (RIPPING MY HAIR OUT) (CRYING BC I LOVE BLOOD AND HORROR)

Even the first two games weren't as bad as writing women as this!? EVEN IF I HAD TO SEE MASSIVE TITS ON SCREEN THEY WEREN'T TRYING TO JUMP ON YASHIKI AS WELL AS A CENTRAL PLOT POINT (lol kakuya) congrats exp you have outdone yourself with the misogyny.

To continue on the topic of new characters, it feels like so many of them were given so little screen time to make you actually care about them. For how prominent Abe is he barely actually does anything, and Maruhashi instantly dissapears when shes no longer a red herring. On top of this game basically killing off any other character that appears, its hard to get invested in them as characters at all.

You have no opportunities to actually effect their fate as you do in the other two games, so there's even less attempt to immerse you there. Horikoshi comes the closest behind the other two but its because her case with Hanako was easily the strongest and most resonant of the game (lgbt win). Its not even like this is the first time Yashiki saves the lives of kids and bonds with them after, especially with the caveat of being a teacher, like how did you fuck this premise up so bad.

They either needed to commit to more scenes and writing in general to attach you to the new characters or just not have any returning ones show up so prominently if they're not also going to further interact with them.

The overall mystery suffers for it, and while i like the twist of the doll being helpful in this game actually, it is so easy to guess michiho and hime are the departed, and i already didn't even like them so it doesn't hit at all emotionally. Like, i was not feeling very betrayed or anything lol.

Further critiques -> though running around is very fun, the horror in this game really didn't at all compare to the others with the loss of that first person perspective for alot of the exploration, sad.

I also feel like we got more horny shit than we did in NG which is also like lol one step forwards two steps back. Even the gore wasn't as good............... kind of mid in every regard there. I did like the mushroom and scissor stuff, but the bugs and mold ended up just kind of ..... eh...

Mary continues to be the best antag in these games, she slayed and she continues to keep slaying. The sisters were really kind of a letdown in the end, especially since i think i could have enjoyed it if they pulled them off better.

As for my yaoi cocaine score though thats a 10/10 they made yashiki and mashita meow and hiss like cats in this game for some reason, i genuinely think that shattered my mind a little.

I also can't believe they gave us these two panting in unison asmr as well so you could make your own [REDACTED] if you wanted. The departed getting jealous mashita was standing next to him in that one confrontation too like she's calling him a homewrecker..... lol...... also the part where mashita jokes abt him keeping the gun and if you make yashiki go 'then i will 😇' and him immediately backpedaling like okay i was kidding. give it back. very moe very powerful.

I feel like the entire time mashita was on screen he was basically acting as yashiki's brain to keep him from getting too lost in his emotional attachments, truly everyone needs a bitch wife to keep them sane.

TL:DR this game could be so good (average) if it wasn't so fucking badDDDDDDDDDDDD easily the worst entry in this series...... dont buy it unless its on sale for 4 bucks (this applies to every game) or just watch in on youtube lol.

anyway. beautiful yashiki collection. I CANT BELIEVE MASHITA DIDNT GET A BAD END CG ACTUALLY < / 3 BUT YASHIKI'S IS REALLY GOOD < / 3 SMALL WINS < / 3

[randomnameless]

Land 1 done!

Without crossing the bridge to get rekt'd by the final boss and trigger a bad ending, of course :p

I know the game puts more emphasis on gameplay than on characters, unlike, say, FE 8x2, but damn if every little situation you recruit random characters makes me think of past FE events in different titles and it just... fits? Somehow?

Like, evil empire has trouble conquering a party of Cornia, but behold! A mysterious plague pops up, that is totally not tied to the shady as fuck necromancer who works with the evil empire and says it'd be annoying if people find a cure.

So we have some guy and his army of cleric wearing plague doctor masks trying to find a cure by, uh, experimenting/working on people who already caught the plague, even accepting to work with the evil empire because curing the plague is more important, right?

Ends justify means yadda yadda... save for the part I earlier mentionned, that it is heavily implied the evil empire is the one who created that plague to begin with!

Now, imagine in a FE game if, in the background, we had to rescue people or hear about people being afflicted by a strange and unknown disease... and if that disease was engineered by people for a further motive...

8x2? Nah.

We also have quests where people are fighting for the evil empire who is occupying their land because they believe as long as they obey their people won't be put to the sword...

(I watched my bro play the final chapter, we know how it ends lol)

Not!Cyril fighting against bandits, finding and helping a witch fend off people who are trying to "catch her" - we even get a flimsy excuse for a bikini attire in the process and an answer to the "why do i use spells to rejuvenate myself in a sexy body? It's because I won't be able to move as fast as I can now if I was a crone" other flimsy excuse, etc etc.

Now it's time to enter the land of fucked up siblings relationship (sure Virginia is Alain's cousin - who looks like his mom - and can end up with him, but this is not the kind of Jugdralian stuff I had in mind) and let me tell you, all those plot bunnies I had in Jugdral about Lester believing he was going to become Lord of Jungby all of his life, only to have his role/throne snatched before his eyes by a bum who's apparently his cousin and can use the legendary shiny bow of legend is... basically Drakengard (Drakenhold in english?), but up to eleven.

Ah, and it wouldn't be a post from me if I don't find a way to rant about the localisation lol

Josef, upon meeting Virginia, basically goes in the audio "it's been a long time since I last saw you". In the english version?

Like what are you implying Josef, she wasn't a princess when you saw her last time or didn't have the "standing" fit for a princess?

Besides, I hope the release of the october book won't blow a hole in the Josef's "you were a teenager when we last met" by releasing character ages, but that's not really that important.

This however

Alain greets his long lost cousin, nothing wrong here right?

Well, in the JP audio, he calls her with the "hime" suffix, showing as much deference as Josef, who is a retainer of the royal family. Virginia doesn't use any suffix because that's her, but in Alain's various support convos, we learn that he had to learn and to behave like a proper noble after escaping from his castle 7 years ago, and all this noble/formal stuff is something he doesn't use with his commoner friends.

Ergo, this minor thing here is important, especially in the Drakengard themes : siblings/relatives used to be close, but reuniting after a long period of time or several life changing events, they are changed and even if they want and try to, cannot be as close as they once were.

[girlymatsu]

🩹 📞 💃 , hi Evan! :3

Band-aid 🩹 - If there was one thing about your f/o that you'd want people to understand, what would it be?

I DONT know if I have any like profound opinions that others don’t already know.. I guess I something about him I really love is how he overcompensates a lot with being sleazy and noncommittal but he is more than what’s on the surface.. he can get in his own head and be shy and not feel like he belongs in the world without his brothers… Change can freak him out but he also wants it, because something like love can make him feel like someone desires him and wants him around and not like how the world puts up with him.. I think just as much as he is perverted he is childish and thinks of innocent puppy love fantasies .. I donno…. He may seem like guy who will never commit for many factors but he would be the biggest wifeguy in the whole world *sits at a bench and stares at the moon longingly*

Phone 📞 - If you and your f/o have cellphones of any kind, what's their contact name in your phone, and what's theirs for you?

HEHEE erina has Osomatsu as “💘❤️Ochomachu💋!❤️💘” (whether it be his Home phone or when he gets a cellphone) and Osomatsu whenever he gets a cellphone he would put her as “MY ERI-CHERRY 😍😘🥵🥴🫶🫦🍒🐶” something cute and silly like that hehe.. Erina-chamaaaaa, erina-hime-chama-chwan, or even just wifey 🙈

Dance 💃 - Can you or your f/o dance?

Osomatsu did do ballet as a kid LOL so I imagine he still has that flexibility, and other than that he can dance with his brothers like in the sleepover movie hopping around :) I imagine he can dance just having fun with it bc he doesn’t think too hard. Erina on the other hand is notoriously bad at dancing!! Her rhythm is off and doesn’t know a lot of moves so she feels very awkward making them up! Often trying too hard but ends up looking silly.. I think she would try and learn para para and only be able to roll her arms around really fast

[11queensupreme11]

OMG OKAY OKAY SO I HAD A “WHAT IF” MOMENT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND I COULDN’T KEEP IT IN ANYMORE I JUST NEED TO LAY IT OUT ON YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU’D THINK ABOUT IT.

Here goes:

So what if, by some inconvenient (and also unlucky) situation, Hime ends up being the one to eat one of Sukuna’s fingers instead of Yuji? (Dw Yuji would still get enrolled to Jujutsu High cuz he’d be recognized and recommended by Megumi for his freakishly immense strength and agility. I can also see Yuji getting enrolled even when he wouldn’t have Sukuna with him since Kenjaku did say that Yuji being Sukuna’s vessel wasn’t his main purpose).

Like Hime would be in a very extreme fight against an unregistered curse on her own and she’d be severely wounded from the battle (this would happen early on in the story where she was still weak cuz of Gojo’s ‘lessons’) and she’d have no choice but to swallow (😏) one of Sukuna’s fingers to hope that it’ll give her a boost. I can see Hime using one of Sukuna’s fingers (😏) in that situation because she’d be dead either way: either she first gets killed by the curse she’s trying to exercise or she gets killed by the finger. That’s why she’d have no choice but to hope for the best once she takes the finger. But I actually believe that in that situation, she won’t die from swallowing the finger. With Yuji, it was obvious why he didn’t die since he was literally made to be a vessel for Sukuna. The reason why Hime would come out fine after swallowing a finger too would be because of the linked bond that Sukuna put on her soul. Like you said in chapter 3 of Bloodflood, she can’t die because Sukuna decreed it.

Therefore, once she eats the finger, Sukuna would possess her body without realizing he was possessing her body. At first, Sukuna would think that he possessed the body of some random woman because he’d realize that the anatomy of the body felt lighter and curvier than a man’s (not to mention the tits lol).

This would confuse the hell out of him but once he realizes that he overtook the body of not just some random woman, but Shisui’s reincarnated body, how would Sukuna react?? And how would Hime and Sukuna share a body exactly?? Also how would Gojo and the rest of the other yanderes react?? How would YUTA react especially cuz he and Hime were technically in a loving relationship at that time.

Oh yeah and whenever Hime sleeps and gets brought into Sukuna’s domain, he’ll obviously have her looks right? Just like how he looked like Yuji when he possessed him, he’ll look like Hime since he’d possess her body in this ‘what if’. The only thing that’ll stick out, would be that he’ll still have his cursed tattoos and his voice (just like in Yuji’s situation).

(PLEASE I can just imagine Sukuna cackling at the idea that Hime has to swallow his fingers now-)

I’m sorry I’ve just been giggling at this ‘what if’ situation for so long and I just had to share it with you cuz I couldn’t take it anymore 😩😩

oh bro sukuna would have the time of his LIFE

you best believe this disgusting mf will be feeling up his new body when he's alone in the domain 💀

but on a sweeter note! all the psychological abuse and torture he put yuji through in the canon storyline? never gonna happen here! he may be her inner demon, but he'll be SO much nicer to her. he's more like a guardian demon tbh 😭 he won't ever be cruel to her, just tease and mock her a little, but never the cruelty poor yuji went through

and you know how he killed yuji in the domain in order to get him to agree to the binding vow? not happening here either! the deal would be something along the lines of "you can take over my body ONLY if i'm in danger and it'll only be to protect me" and he will happily agree (gotta keep wifey safe you know?). a much sweeter deal if you ask me (rip yuji again)

gojo would get a fucking HEART ATTACK tho and sukuna's gonna be soooo smug about it. also, now that sukuna's literally attached to her 24/7, she will not only become stronger at a faster rate than in tsunami, but she'll also realize the truth of what happened 1000 years ago faster too. this is what gojo fears the most, but too bad so sad! 😘

as for yuta... hehe 😈 literally the SAME NIGHT sukuna takes over her body, when she returns to her room he's gonna immediately realize there's a camera in her lamp and be like "melons, who tf put a camera in ur lamp 👿" and she'll be like "huh??" and then she'll check and see that he was right and realize that yuta put it in there and... yeah. you get the gist. the yuta x mizuhime ship was single-handedly destroyed by sukuna and he didn't even do it on purpose 💀 but oh well!

in the end, sukuna obviously can't stay in her body forever. as much as he adores it, he needs to separate and find a new body to take over so he could return to his original form and have his way with her.

anyway, things would definitely go better if sukuna ended up possessing mizuhime instead. not only will she be treated better than yuji, but she'll open her eyes to the abuse around her and be able to actually escape it with sukuna's help.

unlike... you know.... yuji.... rip to him again 💀

[ofmermaidstories]

Helloo, I’ve never asked anything before but my curiosity is absolutely killing me lmao.. did you have an inspiration for the kimono reader is wearing in something (just like this)? It sounds so intricate and pretty so I was just wondering ◡̈ I rly love the story btw you’re one of my favorite writers

omg okay so—i collect a magazine called kimono hime!! it’s out of print now im pretty sure (???) but it’s basically like a fashion mag with varying kimonos and yukatas and furisodes in all sorts of amazing prints, like, really contemporary stuff!

it’s such a beautiful magazine if you’re into fashion or design or are a weeb (me).

but as for Reader’s summer fit, there’s no real one-for-one inspo for it. 🥺 i kinda just took my cue from the issues of kimono hime and the designers within it—and tried to think up something fun! black and white stripes seemed fun because a) they were bold and b) could conceivably be imagined on a range of skin tones (like—i personally love wearing pastels and dusky pinks, but one of my besties is quite pale and can’t wear the same shades because it washes her out, so i thought we needed something that could maybe cover more ground than like “you’re wearing a green yukata” or whatever). i love roses, and tiny teeny spiders hiding among them seemed like a nice contrast (and also meant i could have our cool-guy kimono seller make his “you look like someone who’s a mix of both worlds” remark, because like, who among us doesn’t hold conflicting qualities? something pretty, something more repellent unless you really like spiders ig so then it’s like, something pretty and something cool LOL).

when i was on insta i was following a japanese designer who had these amazing patterns for kimonos and things, like, vintage cat faces on the obis and stuff so i knew when giving Reader one we could get away with like, something really neat—so the toads, snakes, roses and diamonds that’s meant to be on it is a nod to one of my favourite fairytales! tbh it’s mostly a little textual inside joke with myself, because the fairytale is about a pair of sisters who are each blessed and cursed by a fairy; the sister that treated the fairy sweetly is blessed so that when she speaks diamonds and precious jewels and flowers fall out of her mouth with her words. the sister that treated the fairy cruelly is cursed—so that it’s snakes and toads instead. it’s the same sort of line of thinking as the “mix of both worlds” comment: it’s the idea that Reader (like us all) is capable of saying both kind and cruel things. 🐍💎🌹🐸

it’s hard trying to come up with outfits in a reader-insert fic! and look, not everyone is going to be happy. but i did do a lil faux-kimono hime mock up, to show the general vibes of what i was going for with Reader’s fit. maybe with more roses though??? hmmm hmmm hmmm.

[curelore]

Sooooooo this is definitely just him projecting because he dated Queen Mirage and then when they broke up she became evil or something right??? Man Blue is such a terrible Precure god lol

I also love how blatantly jealous Hime is of Megumi and Seiji, because it comes off as (and I think is meant to be) that SHE likes Megumi and wants to monopolize her, which would be such an amazing plot route to go on if Precure were to ever commit to being blatantly and outright queer (which will most likely never happen). Like, imagine the drama of two magical girls not allowed to fall in love with others, but they do with each other instead?? And they still have to gripe with the fact that they fell in love with someone that they REALLY shouldn't have fallen in love with? it would be peak television really

as for seiji, I surprisingly don't mind him! i think it's kinda cool that he's just in their little Cure club now lol, and his character is way better than previous male love interests (cough daisuke) because he 1) actually gets along with and has a decent dynamic with the girl the show is setting him up with regardless of romance and 2) he has more than one single braincell and was already catching on to the fact that Megumi was a Cure, which also sells to me that they're close enough that I wouldn't be pissed if (when) the show starts shifting to them having a romance.

as for the fact that this plot point is here itself....I assume it's probably to foreshadow/introduce the twist that the big bad is a heartbroken woman because the god of this world broke her heart, but I feel like this wasn't necessary??? My one gripe with Heartcatch was that when it tried to dip into explicit romance, the episodes were generally not great imo, but the fact that the same director is trying it again with the whole series leaning on romance as either a central theme or a driving plot element....needless to say, I'm not hyped about it, and I get why this choice was so divisive. the sudden questioning by Blue felt so out of left field and uncomfortable too, so that makes it stick out like a sore thumb even more. Honestly, I think it could be worse (like it was with Love and Daisuke) but I just hope that the writing doesn't make it unbearable to sit through....

[xokohaneazusawa]

HELLOOO CAN I JOIN THE MATCH UP THING????

As for fandom Blue Lock please 😋🙏

My pronouns are she/her and i like it when people call me Casey its my favorite nickname (casey was my fav from tmnt)

Tbh i dont mind anyone. But it would be better with mfs who survived from second selection? Also expect that monk guy i dont even remember his name 👿🙏

-> I LOOOVE JAPANESE ROCK. i am a big ass nerd for it 🤓 i am also an artist i love putting my emotions to my creatures (mostly rage and sadness lmao) i love reading mangas mostly psychological or horror stuff to lose my sanity. I also love watching animations! I still watch Cars idk what everyone thinks its still my favorite movie series of all time (Cars 2 solos) as for dislikes, basic mfs. But not every basic mf tho. The mfs who goes "eww what are you wearing?" And they wearing the most basic shit you could imagine. I respect everyone's fashion sense but if you make fun of others' style you are just meh. For short, karens? I hate karens. I also love yapping fr you could also realise it i cant shut up :D also tbh i dont have any idea bout my mbti. I have done a few tests and i always got esfp or entp. So lets say i am an extrovert 🙏🙏

As for love language, physical touch, quality time. I am an clingy person lol

I AM SHORT AF LMAOO 5'1-5'2 dont remember. But i am pround to say i have a hourglass-pear body 😈🙏😋🔥 i also have dark brown wavy hair which reaches to my shoulders. My friend said that i have doe eyes. And i am really pround of my long eyelashes tho :> my eye color is also dark brown but i am cursed with thick eyebrows 😞 as for aesthetic, it changes? But i am a gyaru. I just change my gyaru style everyday (sometimes stuff like agejo or hime, sometimes goshikku and rokku. You can search them up on google if you dont know them!)

Thats all i guess. Take your time no need to rush and also take care of yourself!!!!!!! Thanks again :>

I think you'd look good with...

Shidou Ryusei!

-> Right off the bat, idk you just seem like somebody who would get along with Shidou so well. It's a feeling- But anyway, you're both very extroverted and you both seem to like Japanese rock style music! -> Would be so down to just sit around and watch really anything with you, he would comment on basically everything so be ready for that, and be ready to tell him to shut up at parts of whatever your watching. Though sometimes his commentary is actually kinda funny, but still (Also the fact that you like cars, Icon. I love it so much as well<3) -> Have you seen this man? As far away from basic as like anything. You'll never have to worry about him thinking about how what you're wearing is 'ew'. He just seems like the type of guy to absolutely love the gyaru fashion aesthetic, no matter which way you do it! -> You also work so well together because you also appreciate horror stuff and things like that, and this mans favorite animal is a velociraptor.. because they looked cute eating people. Speaks for itself there. And the fact his favorite movie is 'A Clockwork Orange' which also falls under the category of 'Psychologically disturbing' . -> Will let you talk his ear off. He doesn't particularly mind, I mean as long as you're okay with his weird comments sometimes, and him constantly wanting to fight people if you say anything bad about them -> Also a very clingy person, and will have a hand or two on you at all possible times, no matter what. He loves being near you and loves it even more when he can hold your waist or your hand when walking basically anywhere! -> Will go on dates where you guys just go around shopping and he'll go into every store he thinks that you'll like and will find things that match with your aesthetic and any sort of accessory he thinks that will match your outfits and he'll get it for you, no questions asked.

Other potential Matchups - Bachira Meguru and Karasu Tabito

[meandmyechoes]

a word or two about Predecessors:

zendai lineup: Corsus - (Blue) - Papa Ran - Karras - Iroki

can they all henshin? Will Iroki henshin?

if they all henshin they can just be reverse colour scheme with the main suits (armor colour ↔ undersuit/cape colour)

otherwise, Corsus = silver/red; Blue = Cyan, Ran = Peach; Karras = Dark Purple; Iroki = Brown (ignoring cohesion)

technically though, the suit shouldn't change colour with different users (Imai-san, Ookuwagata SA is in the film, persumably as the user of gold Calibur)

basically zendai redblue would be like racules kagu and Iroki Karras hime rita but enemies and papa ran is happily married

Corsus is a copy of Racules but actually villainous (Mama Husty is dead.)

my image of Zendai Blue is Ryunosuke but sly (yankee yori yakuza). feels like he'd've a precious little girl somehow? (mom unknown of course)

Papa Ran being the mediator of the five

Karras and Iroki should be the black/purple dynamic we all thought at reveal? Feel like they'd hate each other's guts at first sight and hold an ongoing grudge for no reason

(i'm not sure how i feel about Iroki being married or not but it's so funny to substitute Amano-san as a trophy husband for now) it's still a children's show so i can't outright say she has a harem right

Shiron and Garren boasting their wives

The househusbands asking receipes from Mama Ran??

Mama Ran sharing medicinal soups with Shiron for his overworking stay-up-late wife :)

i think i read this hc elsewhere but it tracks that Shiron went to the same uni (aka the best one) as the Rans (they look like a college couple to me anyway)

Or maybe because they have a common friend in Papa Ran that Karras and Shiron met (at wedding cliche?)

god if Karras/Shiron had a procedural courtship

they all came to baby Himeno/Racules/Gira's public debut :') (first month/birthday/erabitori etc.)

Iroki has to love Racules with his proper princely manner (think the aunt that always pinch your cheeks)

Iroki being all mean in words to baby Himeno ("ara, what a scawny pet") but showers her with so much gifts so she can win the title of her favourite aunt

I don't think Rita's adoption would be a big celebration (if no dirty secrets covered) but just another bulletin. When Iroki found out she's glad she has another "scandal" against Karras and made sure to send a gigantic, extravagant gift at Zaiban Court's door (delivery fee paid by recipient)

This won't happened but if Iroki teased Rita with an embarrassing childhood episode and that's why they screamed in the trailer lol

Karras's disappearance happened after God's Fury and I'd imagine hers was one recognition Kaguragi's new government needed. How did she feel about it?

Unless Toufu's rebellion happened after Karras's disapearance and no proper recognition exists in the sense that none of the new kings' rule is solid yet

Else, how responsible did she feel in the short window when she was the only adult sovereign? (consider Corsus "fell victim" to God's Fury too)

[geekedoutbunny]

so like. this isnt rlly an x reader it just plain crack.

so like. main three (hime, gerard, askin) but theyre a security guard in fnaf 1

Gerard\ Orihime\ Askin imagine - Can You Survive the Night?

Lol a crack story huh? I like this, humor is my language. THANK YOU!! For sending in this funny request, I'll try and give this fic justice, I hope it's to your liking.

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Gerard

Being a night guard wasn't on his bucket list, but here he was. He was hunched over in the small chair, his little hat sat upon his head "Security" in bold words labeled on the front of it. His tie looked uncomfortably tight, but he was relaxed. He pressed the small keys on the keyboard, careful not to accidentally press three keys.

The building was silent and dead, the only noise he could hear was the comforting noise of the small fan, he worked in silence for a while, before the phone began ringing, he practically jumped out of his skin from the loud ringing as he grasped his chest and he panted, he stared at it with wide eyes, seeing the light blink. Signaling an incoming voice mail. He relaxed once more, sitting back up in his tiny chair.

He waited patiently for the ringing to stop, and then the sound of the phone picking up and a male's voice came through. "AH, HELLO, HELLO!?" He blinked, listening to the chilling voice message that was left behind, his eyes widen and he began to slightly shake from all of the warnings and promises of enemies and death lurking around. His grip on the small armrest tightened and he damn near snapped the plastic.

Once the phone call was over, he stayed stiff in his chair, his mouth in a tight frown, before he suddenly stood up, a deadly serious look upon his face. "I knew it... this job... is a training program." He said in a serious voice. 'All I have to do is kill them before they can kill me, sounds easy enough.' He thought as he stayed in place. He then placed his thumb and forefinger on his thumb taking a thinking pose.

'Hmm, but how should I go about my plan of action? He said to watch the monitors, but that's too easy, and wouldn't they avoid the cameras? They must've already devised a plan to come and kill me, they're plotting as we speak. I have to be ready, and meet them halfway!!' He thought as he clenched his fist and he gave an excited smile.

'And, I know the best way to meet them too!!' He thought as he took a running pose. "IS TO MEET THEM HEAD ON!!!" He shouted as he took off, the powerful winds from his fast takeoff knocked the desk with everything on it into the wall, destroying it all. "HAHAHAHAHA!! HERE I COME EVIL CYBORGS, FOR I GERARD VALKYRIE, THE STRONGEST WARRIOR AM COMING FOR YOU!!!!"

He shouted as he charged through the building, the sound of furniture, glass, and wood could be heard breaking. "COME OUT AND FACE ME!!! FOR YOUR CHALLENGE IS HERE!!!" His voice could be heard all over the pizzeria.

The animatronics all stood in the security room, the doors all shut tight. Fredy, bonnie, Chika, and Foxy all huddled up in a corner as they stared at the clock.

STATUS: FIRED AND BANDED FROM ALL SECURITY JOBS WITHIN RESTAURANTS!!!

Orihime

Orihime was excited to be a night guard, she was lucky enough to get this job since the last security guard went rampaging through the whole building and destroyed anything that looked like an animatronic. He claimed that they were all plotting against him and that he was going to stop them.

Orihime hummed happily, the newly replaced desk and computer were a nice addition to the old building, and the fan somehow survived but the tap was wrapped around the neck of it, holding it all together. She was happily fixing her tie when the phone began ringing, she jumped out of her seat and hid behind the chair, she peeked from around it, seeing no threat but only the sound of the loud phone.

She sighed in relief and quickly sat back in her chair, she pulled the chair up to the desk, looking down at the phone, the blinking light indicating that it was an incoming message. She waited patiently for the ringing to stop and a man answered. "AH, HELLO, HELLO!!!!" He sounded friendly and Orihime smiled happily. "HELLO!!!" She called back happily.

After the message was over, a grim look was on her face, the warning of dangerous foes advancing upon her while she was to be stuck in the room made her have chills. She quickly sealed all the doors, pressing the little button to close them, she then encased herself into a barrier, curling up on her chair as she watched the clock. It didn't take long for the power to go out.

Her eyes danced around the room, the light from her barrier made it easy to see into the dark, and she was visited by the large purple bunny. She screamed when she saw his shadow, but she slowly relaxed when she saw him curiously tap her barrier. she watched him move about the room, he tilted his head to the side in curiosity and she squealed.

"EEEEE, HE'S LIKE A CUTE LITTLE BUNNY!!!" She shouted in joy, making Bonnie move back from her shock. He was soon joined by Chika and Orihime bounced with joy. "'GASP!!!' AND YOU HAVE A LITTLE CHIKY FRIEND TOO!?" She said in joy as she held her cheeks. Chika and Bonnie looked at one another before they looked back at her. "COME ON, COME ON, COME ON!!!! I HAVE SO MUCH PLANNED FOR US!!!" She said, as she grabbed them by their arms and she dragged them with her.

Foxy and Freddy both stood in the doorway of the dining area. They watched on as both Bonnie and Chika sat at the table with Orihime. they were having a tea party. Orihime had dressed Bonnie up with a necktie and with a top hat while she put Chika in a bonnet with a lovely dress. "Would you like more tea, Mr, BumBum?" She asked Bonnie in a sweet voice, as she held the tea kettle.

Bonnie looked down at the full cup of tea before he looked back up at her and he shook his head. Orihime then turned to Chika. "Would you like some more tea then, Lady Chimi?" She asked Chika in the same sweet voice. Chika looked down at her full cup and looked back up and she shook her head. Orihime then smiled and filled her own cup up instead.

While she did, Both Bonnie and Chika looked over at Freddy and Foxy, their eyes screaming. 'SAVE US!!!' Both Freddy and Foxy looked at one another before they shook their heads. Bonnie and Chika both stared at them with betrayal in their eyes, before they looked over at Orihime, who was happily drinking her second cup of tea. Bonnie reached over and tapped her shoulder, catching her attention.

"Hmm? What is it, Mr. BumBum?" She asked him, and he pointed over at Foxy and Freddy. Their eyes widen, and Orihime cheered. "OH YEAH, MORE GUESTS!!!" She yelled in an excited voice. Both Freddy and Foxy shook their heads in panic before they turned around to run away, but the door was blocked off by a barrier. They observed the barrier for a moment before they slowly turned back towards Orihime.

Her arms were out, almost like she was asking for a hug. "YAY!! COME AND JOIN US, WE'F LOVE YOUR COMPANY.... FOREVER!!" She said, a menacing air behind her. Freddy and Foxy looked at each other in panic and up toward the clock. It was only 1:00am, and they had a long night to go.

STATUS: FIRED BUT WAS HIRED FOR A DAY SHIFT AS A WAITRESS FOR THE CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH!!!

Askin

Askin almost didn't show up for work, he wanted to sleep in and get his beauty rest, like he always did. But he had to get to work at 11 pm and then clock in at 11:30 pm and be in the shitty office at 12 am, he sighed. 'I was really hoping that someone else would get the job and would actually keep the damn thing, instead, they ended up terrifying the damn robots, making them shut themselves down permanently until they left. Something about Tea parties or whatever.'

He thought before he sighed and leaned back into his seat. His arms were behind his head as he closed his eyes. 'No matter, it honestly doesn't matter at this point, it's an easy job anyways, you'd have to be a fool to lose something as simple as this, even a child could do it.' He thought, he then opened his eyes, looking up at the dim lights.

A fly caught his attention, it was flying around the dimly lit bulb and he couldn't help but to stare at it. 'I'm supposed to sit here the whole night... and do what? Watch? but for what? Who'd break into this run-down place? And even if they did they'd probably be doing the manager a favor, because their pizza is god awful.' He thought before he closed his eyes and yawned, a small tear peeking out of his eyes.

The phone suddenly began ringing and he bit his tongue from the shock of it, he sat up and stuck his tongue out as he whined in pain. He then pulled it back in and glared at the phone. 'WHO THE HELL WOULD BE CALLING THIS PLACE AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT ANYWAYS!?' He angrily thought as he looked over at the phone. The light blinked, signally an incoming message and he huffed. 'A message, they better be lucky it is, because if it wasn't then they'd have to hear my mouth, dammit.' He thought before he stared down at the phone.

He tried to wait patiently for the ringing to stop, but he growled in frustration. "PICK UP THE DAMN LINE ALREADY!!!!" He shouted at the phone, causing it to jump up in fear as it answered. "H-HELLO!! HELLO!!" It answered in a happy yet nervous tone. Askin huffed in agitation before he leaned on the back of his hand, he closed one of his eyes as he eyed the phone.

"Hmph, some nerves you have, making an annoyingly loud message at this time of night... and what's worst, is that it isn't even a sexy woman's voice.. how pitifully annoying." He said in a calm voice as he glared down at the phone. "What do you want, spit it out already." He said in an annoyed tone this time.

The phone gave a nervous sweat drop but it answered anyways. Askin kicked back in his seat, his feets propped up on the desk and his arms folded behind his head, his eyes trained on the dim lights again as she listened to the message. Once the message ended, he scoffed. "Hmph, what a load of shit... they should've called an exorcist or some shit for this job." He said aloud as he relaxed in his seat. He stayed in that position for a while, the clock ticked by and he fell asleep.

The animatronics all stayed outside the room, they all watched him through the open doors, too fearful to enter the room. Askin slept peacefully the whole night. So far they liked him the most, all he did was sleep, but they never tried to wake him, in fear of being in the path of his rage.

STATUS: HIRED AND HAS DEVELOPED A STRANGE FRIENDSHIP WITH THE TELEPHONE!!!

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[aeroplaneblues]

Back at it with reading manga bc i feel like shit and this makes me happy:

Shirayuki-hime vol 16: yeah im super behind! This one is packed of old and new faces i love it! Shirayuki learning how to ride a horse and obi is🥲 which is sooooo funny bc i remember that in a few? chapters ahead they will share the same horse so what are you crying about obi.

Hisame always providing with the most entertaining one liners and his whole presence just pisses off so many people. Love how purposely obtuse he is with giving straight answers and just to know that he’ll be head over heels in love with kiki in the future makes all his nonsense so much funnier. Also kiki almost being like “you two want to kiss so bad you look stupid” at hisame and mitsuhide bickering lol.

The thing I dont like is how zen imagines what obi would act if he gets marriage proposals like he has not learned anything and he is plain out rude lol kiki rectifying it is why kiki is best girl

The extra ch with kazuki is my favorite, mostly bc i like the hc that he is shirayuki’s little brother and a crew member of the obiyuki ship haha. Also him and ryuu meeting👀 idk if one hc is not canon 🤷🏻‍♀️

Overall its a good volume and the beginning of one of the most interesting arcs! The next ones i’ll make one post instead of individual vol i just needed to talk about something positive. Thanks for reading!✨