#lyn-ne’s art

[lyn-ne]

My contribution

[lyn-ne]

So ace I did a thing.

i doubt that Arata's going to make any major appearances now, but i think it would be so funny if VBS starts travelling and he is made to supervise them, because Ken is busy and tells the kids, "sorry, i am not trusting you guys by yourselves abroad in a million years." so he calls up Arata, since he's travelled before (to America)

Arata is like "yeah, sure. how hard could it be?"

about everything that could go wrong goes wrong.

in the middle of the night, they were all meant to meet at WEG, from where Ken would drive them to the airport. all of them except Toya forgot at least one thing at home and had to go all the way back to retrieve it.

Arata ordered a cup of strong coffee while they all waited for An to come back after running up to her room for the sixteenth time.

at security, An, Akito and Arata seem to accidentally create a "whose jewellery can set off the metal detector more" competition. Toya is highly disappointed in Akito. and just before the trip, Emu had given Kohane a tiny little robot that has recorded messages from all of W x S, to remember them by while she's away!! so cute!!

it gets Kohane pulled away to be searched.

not even anything dodgy in it, it's just as if the machines could detect the Made In Rui Kamishiro's Room essence. Kohane was terrified. it took Arata, Akito and Toya to hold An back from fighting security and getting them all arrested. Rui woke up at home a few hours later to fifty missed calls from Akito, An and the airline.

Arata bought another coffee at duty free afterwards.

oh, and since i'm silly about my headcanon of Iori and Arata being twins, STANDOUT happens to be doing a world tour at the same time. Arata prayed he would not see his sister at the airport. he is not God's favourite. she sees him struggling with the kids and immediately takes the piss. he retorts that he hopes her plane crashes. nearly gets jumped by the other band members (minus Mio)

he needed two coffees to recover from that.

Kohane is super excited about taking as many photos as she can while in the airport, wanting to capture everything. Arata sees her struggling with holding the camera while dragging her suitcase and decides to be nice, offering to hold it. she accidentally calls him nii-san and he feels joy for the first time, thinking that maybe it's all worth it. which is very quickly dissolved when An takes him holding Kohane's bag as an invitation to drop her bag on him ("cheers, Arata!!"), followed by Akito. Toya tries to scold them and help carry all the things, though sheepishly finds that he does not have the strength to.

"why the fuck do i bother." ~ Arata Tono, 2024, on his fifth coffee.

Arata gets a call from Souma checking up on him and is so relieved that he's positively beaming (and maybe even tearing up) while he walks away to answer.

"ehhh, he hasn't smiled at us like that all night, even though we've been so good!!" ~ An. she and Akito tease the hell out of his relationship with Souma when he returns.

while waiting to board the plane, he has to deal with standing next to a bickering An and Akito, the sleepiness starting to really get to the both of them, making them more snappy. Toya is starting to really realise that flights involve... heights. and is staring into space while having a silent panic attack. Kohane unintentionally wanders off to go take more photos, nearly giving Arata a heart attack when he thinks he's lost her. or that might've just been the caffeine.

he is unable to buy another cup of coffee at this time.

the second Arata gets into his plane seat, he goes "do not talk to me" to all of them and immediately falls asleep. some poor flight attendant has to shake him awake to ask him to put his belt on because he'd forgotten. he starts sobbing right then and there.

he gets to order his now hourly coffee from that same flight attendant a bit later.

he tries to drift off once more, though is awoken again, this time by poor Toya in the middle seat digging his fingernails into both his and Akito's arms from fear, like a cat, while the plane takes off.

Arata downs some more coffee and reflects every one of his life's decisions while his arm is taken hostage.

An, who is much too peppy at this sort of hour, in Arata's opinion, reaches across the aisle every ten minutes to shake his free arm and ask "are we there yet??" so he makes Toya keep an eye on how many exact miles away they are and regularly report it to her, to both distract him from the height and satisfy An's curiosity.

when they arrive at their destination, VBS is ecstatic. Arata promptly goes to his room in the hotel and passes out for about twelve hours.

he gets offered coffee during breakfast and feels sick at the thought... before remembering that he's with this lot for a good few days and quickly accepts.

[cincincinnanom]

*Aggressively makes you some art bc I don't know the concept of gifts*

@lyn-ne

[fortegrace]

Some Lyndis for your soul

[custom-pronoun-pins]

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Designs are no longer available on Redbubble as of April 2023, as they’ve started actively stealing money from artists. Sorry for the inconvenience. You are, as always, encouraged to save these designs to use as icons or in other art, and you are encouraged to print them out and make your own shirts or buttons if you’re able to.

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The List of neopronouns! Whenever I make a new pronoun pin/icon design from now on, I'm going to make one for every single pronoun set on this list at least.

I am no longer employed because it's past high time I admitted that I can't have a normal job and have an appartment that's livable in, so my twin's income is now our sole source of income. So from now on I'm going to try to make at least 60 new pins a day, since that's the limit for designs you can upload to Redbubble at once, in the hopes that more pins will mean more people are buying them.

If you would like to donate to help out, both my venmo and cashapp usernames are Rjalker! There is also our gofundme here. The Redbubble store is set up so that I get half of the listed price (instead of the default 20%), so if you buy a pin for $6, I get $3, and Redbubble gets the other $3, and same with more expensive products.

As always, if you are buying a pronoun pin from Redbubble that you want to be functional as a pronoun pin, I suggest buying the "large" size, since the "small" size is way too small for people to notice or read easily. You can see an example of how big the "large" pin is here.

If you don't see your pronouns on this list, or would like a specific combination (it/xe for example) or different spellings, please let me know, either in replies, reblogging, sending an ask, or whatever! :)

Any pronouns not on this list that are requested for other designs will also be added to this list so that hopefully nobody gets left out.

Maybe if I find a website that will do it for me, I will figure out how many unique combinations there are of these pronouns in sets of two and make all of them, we'll have to see, lol...

They have been sorted into alphabetical order to help finding them be easier.

Some of these have only just been added while making this post, so they aren't on the newest pin designs yet. That's on my to-do list.

You can request pronouns to be added to this list even if you have no intention of ever buying from my Redbubble store, because the designs will also be free to use for icons and other things! (or if you have a printer and are able to make your own buttons, you can print them out for that, as long as you aren't selling them or claiming the design is your own)

This list will be edited and alphabetized again anytime new ones are added :)

You can also read the list on this google doc with larger font.

Please use my name rather than pronouns

Ask for my pronouns

Any pronouns

Any neopronouns

a/ace ace/aces ae/aer ae/he ae/it ae/ryn ae/she ae/they ae/xe aero/aeros an/droid ar/aro ar/lok aro/aros ay/ace ay/li by/lar byt/byts char/chars clo/loc/locs/clockself club/heart cu/ti de/ad de/der de/dim de/ir deq/dir dey/dem dre/aras e/er e/im echo/echos es/lin ex/exself ey/eir ey/em ey/er fang/fangs fleur/fleurs fluff/fluffs gar/ros he/ae he/it he/it/she he/she he/she/it he/they he/xe he/xey hea/ler hop/hops hy/hym ido/eis it/ae it/he it/he/she it/she it/she/he it/they it/xe it/xey ith/iths ith/kir ix/hal ix/ixelf ke/kem ker/kri kit/kits ky/shal ky/tin kyn/areth ley/lem li/lia li/lim li/lir lo/lok ly/lyr mango/mangos mio/fel mley/mlem moon/moons moth/moths mus/ruum N/Z nat/zahl ne/nem ne/neo ne/rix nei/ther neo/neon ney/nem nix/nixself pe/per pup/pups rain/rainself rak/sura rot/rots ry/ryn sci/ence sci/scis shay/shayself she/ae she/he she/it she/it/he she/they she/xe she/xey shey/shem sia/lia singu/laer star/stars sy/sky tal/lyn tar/dis te/ter tey/tem they/ae they/he they/it they/she they/vee they/xe they/xey they/ze thi/hil thorn/thorns thun/thunder ti/tik twig/twigs vae/vam ve/vei ve/ven ve/vim ve/vir vee/veen vi/vir vo/vos voi/void wa/wir wave/waveself x/xself xae/xaer xe/hir xe/xem xe/xim xe/xir xe/xym xeno/bell xey/xem xi/kiyn xiy/rik xy/xym zag/rey zal/az ze/hir ze/zem ze/zir zey/zem zy/zem zy/zev zy/zym

[korelist]

MY LOVE FROM ANOTHER STAR // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 8,2 Benim puanım:6

Drama: My Love From The Star / You Who Came From the Stars

Hangul: 별에서 온 그대

Director: Jang Tae-Yoo, Oh Choong-Hwan

Writer: Park Ji-Eun

Episodes: 21

Date: 2014

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Jun Ji-Hyun, Kim Soo-Hyun, Park Hae-Jin, Yoo In-Na, Ahn Jae-Hyeon

2014 SBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2014

Grand Prize (Gianna Jun)

Best Actor (medium-length drama) (Kim Soo-Hyun)

Excellent Actor (medium-length drama) (Shin Sung-Rok)

Special Actor (medium-length drama) (Kim Chang-Wan)

Best Netizen Award (Kim Soo-Hyun)

Best Couple Award (Gianna Jun & Kim Soo-Hyun)

Best Actor or Actress Selected by Directors (Gianna Jun)

New Star Award (Ahn Jae-Hyeon)

2014 (50th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 27, 2014

Most Popular Actror (Kim Soo-Hyun)

Best OST

Bu diziyi izledikten çok sonra öğrendim ki başrol oyuncusu Kim Soo-Hyun Kore’de çok ünlü bir artistmiş. Tabi izlerken bunu bilmediğim için bana bir şey ifade etmedi. Jun Ji-Hyun’u ilk My Sassy Girl filminde izlemiştim. Belki de benim Kore sineması ile tanıştığım ilk yapım olabilir. O yüzden bende yeri başka olsa da kendisini çok da beğenmiyorum. My Sassy Girl’den sonraki rollerinde favorim olduğu söylenemez.

Dizinin konusuna gelince, Do min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) 400 yıl önce uzaydan bir kuyruklu yıldız ile dünyaya gelmiş, küçük bir kızı kurtarmak için geri dönüş aracını kaçırınca dünyada kalmış. Geri dönebilmesi için kuyruklu yıldızın tekrar dünyadan geçmesi gerekmektedir. Yıldızın gelmesi de 400 yılda bir oluyordur ve 3 ay kalmıştır. Şu işe bakın ki, Kore de mahsur kalan uzaylıda çekik gözlü olmuş. Dünya da geçirdiği zaman boyunca kendini insanlardan soyutlamış, belli periyodlar ile kimlik değiştirmiştir.

Kore'nin en popüler oyuncusu Chun Song Yi (Jun Ji-Hyun), uzaylı arkadaşımızın komşusudur. Oyunculuk kariyeri bir yanlış anlaşılma yüzünden yerle bir olduğu için evde daha çok zaman geçirmek zorunda kalmış. Bu da uzaylımız ile daha çok karşılaştıkları anlamına geliyor. İkisinin tesadüfi karşılaşmaları sonucunda da diziye giriş yapmış oluyoruz.

Vallahi yoklukta zaman geçirmek için izledim. Ne yalan söyleyeyim… Her ne kadar oyuncuları iyi olsa da dizinin konusu ve seyirciye sunulan hikaye çok da oyunculukların altını doldurmuyordu. Neden sorusuna asla cevap vermeyen bir senaryo ile karşı karşıyayız. Altı boş olmasının yanı sıra farklı bir hikayeye de sahip değil. Aldığı ödül kategorilerini hakketmiş olmasını kadrosuna bağlıyorum.

Dizinin kurgusu, çekimleri, yönetmeni gayet başarılı. Sıkılmadan izledim, ama beni tatmin etmedi. Muhtemelen saç şeklinden kaynaklı, uzaylımız daha çok robota benziyordu. Mimiksiz, tepsiz. Çok sonra It's okay to not be okay dizisinde kendisi ile karşılaştığım zaman ciddi bir şaşkınlık yaşadım. Şahane bir oyuncuymuş, şapka çıkarıyorum. Ama bu dizi için şapkam kafamda maalesef.

Dizi ile ilgili spoiler verebileceğim bir detay dahi yok. Uzaylımızın 3 ayı kalmış, şımarık oyuncu kızımız ile komşuculuk vasıtası ile yakınlaşıyorlar. Uzaylımız insanlardan 100 kat daha kuvvetli duyma, ışınlanma, zamanı durdurma gibi güçlere sahip. Her sıkıntıda kızın yanında bitiveriyor. Arka planda bir cinayet mevzusu dönüyor. Onun dışında tabi ki aşk üçgenleri söz konusu.

Dizide sevdiğim tek şey yan roller olabilir. Yoo In-Na‘nın naif oyunculuğu ile tanışmış oldum. Daha sonra Goblin dizisinde onu görmek hoşuma gitti. Ve “Cinderella and the four knights” dizisinin parlak dudaklı jönü Ahn Jae-Hyeon’u vardı. Chun Song Yi karakterinin küçük erkek kardeşi Cheon Yoon-Jae rolündeydi. Uzaylı ile aralarında geçen sahneler, başrollerin sahnelerinden daha eğlenceliydi. Son olarak Park Hae-Jin ikinci erkek rolünde karşımıza çıkıyordu. Dizide en sevdiğim karakter oldu.

En kötüsü ise sonunda anten çekmiyor diye bitirmeleri oldu. Daha bir şey demeyeceğim.

OST:

Lyn - My Destiny

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

[slightlytoastedbagel]

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Physical appearance - I have learnt that I am. very tiny. shorter than literally the entire cast. if the ruler is to be believed. however Kohane (glasses/hair colour) and Honami (eye colour)

Personality - Ichika, Kohane (earlier events Kohane specifically), maybe Nene (gamer)

Relatability - Honami. oujexhebxiej. some parts of Ena also because of. art. and Kohane again but that is maybe just the projection

uhhh tagging. @ace-and-the-rpg-horrors @lyn-ne @vivid-street @2-kamikou-1 and whoever wants to join

Starting a tag game for pjsk fans: describe yourself in three categories with proseka characters

Physical appearance: Rui (freakishly tall) and Honami (curly hair gang)

Personality: Rui (again, autistic) and Mizuki (silly but running from my problems)

Most relatable: Saki (all the chronic illness omg did not expect her stories to hit as hard as they did)

Anyway, if you see this reblog and tag your pjsk besties @stars-and-guts

[doubleattitude]

NUVO Dance Convention, Minneapolis, MN: RESULTs

High Scores by Age:

NUbie Solo

1st: Aria Telander-’Diamonds’

1st: Mila Simunic-’Never Enough’

2nd: Neala Murphy-’Go Gently’

3rd: Zoey Brooks-’Boyfriend’s Back’

3rd: Violet Cruz-Blanco-’Eyes of A Child’

4th: Savannah Jackson-’His Eye is on The Sparrow’

4th: Ruby Kramer-’Transcience’

5th: Brooke Krawska-’Fawn’

6th: Maylin Munos-’Twilight’

7th: Clara McArdle-’Music Box’

8th: Mollie Darling-’Miracles’

9th: Lexie Shelton-’Hallelujiah’

10th: Evie Umbreit-’Bop’

Mini Solo

1st: Lilly Anderson-’Faun’

1st: Kelsie Jacobson-’I Dreamed A Dream’

2nd: Skylar Wong-’Elephants’

2nd: Carrigan Paylor-’It Is Time’

2nd: Finley Ashfield-’My Girl’

3rd: Harper Anderson-’Things Left Behind’

4th: Leighton Curry-’La Petit Fleur’

4th: Ingrid Wirtz-’Shining’

5th: Olivia Chiu-’Acceptance’

5th: Brittany Johnson-’Bird Land’

5th: Daphnie Braun-’Solace’

5th: Isabella Charnstrom-’The Brink’

6th: Annabel Schoolmeesters-’Lost Orbit’

6th: Lucy Mae Dunn-’Time For Mercy’

7th: Kate Baldwin-’Zimmer’

8th: Eden Hardy-’Cool Waves’

8th: Stella Kate Ziemke-’Edge’

8th: Natalie Cerepak-’Smoldering’

9th: Ava McCraine-’Femme Fatale’

9th: Ana Santos-’Je Suis Vivant’

9th: Ava Otto-’Light Sorrounds Me’

9th: Lauren Chiu-’Only Hope’

9th: Lainey Christeson-’You Are The Reason’

10th: Tova Thompson-’Arctic’

10th: Brooklyn Mohs-’La Vie En Rose’

Junior Solo

1st: Gracyn French-’A Character of Quiet’

2nd: Aaliyah Dixon-’Vintage Laser’

3rd: Carley Jensen-’April In Paris’

4th: Angelina Elliot-’The Mind’

5th: Sophia Anderson-’Emerald Mist’

5th: Josie Lutz-’It Is Time’

5th: Phoenix Jonat-’The Last Rose’

6th: Brynn Kostka-’Answer’

6th: Amelia Cherepanov-’Burgundy’

6th: Preslie Lopez-’Listen’

7th: Kylie Carter-’A Conscious Dispute’

7th: Olivia Shelton-’Ahead’

7th: Audrey Proulx-’Exist for Love’

7th: Klaire Simek-’Spine’

8th: Kylie Freeman-’Encompassed’

8th: MaKenna Allison-’Hate Me’

8th: Kira Reissner-’Shadow Journal’

9th: Siena Paradeau-’Cradle’

9th: Teagan Murphy-’Devoted’

9th: Brooklyn Alstead-’He’s A Dream’

9th: Claire Monge-’Inertia

9th: Ava Munos-’The Final Goodbye’

10th: Skylar Okerlund-’Echo’

10th: Braylin Uselding-’Light Leak’

10th: Zoe Zielinski-’Z’

Teen Solo

1st: Ava Wagner-’Change Is Everything’

1st: Isabella Jarvis-’Moonlight Serenade’

2nd: Cami Redpath-’Confined’

2nd: Harlow Ganz-’End of Love’

2nd: Payton Riss-’Twisting and Untangling’

2nd: Sydney Ishaug-’Wave’

3rd: Lydia Werschay-’A Deal With Chaos’

3rd: Mini Preston-’Rosas’

3rd: Keira Redpath-’Send in the Clowns’

3rd: Lynlie Ferrin-’Visnaga’

4th: Ayla Pilrain-’Commit’

4th: Caleb Abea-’Slide’

4th: Livia Wambach-’Wild is the Wind’

5th: Faith Cichocki-’Analysis’

5th: Kylie Vandeest-’Recognition’

5th: Mercedes Lorentz-’Reminiscence’

6th: Peyton Anderson-’Anata’

6th: Ema Cable-’Come Back To Us’

6th: Ivan Beetoe-’Giving Up’

6th: Alexa Leonard-’Hit & Run’

6th: Madeline Raverty-’Reveal’

7th: Reese Noha-’Another Love’

7th: Bella Saferstein-’I Am The Earth’

7th: Noelle Bjork-’Underground’

7th: Audrey Healy-’Waves’

7th: Vanessa Barnes-’Yesterday’

7th: Grace Kimmel-’Your Day Will Come’

8th: Hannah Olstad-’Lonely’

8th: Grace Wolk-’Under Your Breath’

9th: Madden Zook-’After Rain’

9th: Caleigh Proulx-’Hold On’

9th: Julissa Ortiz-’Never Knock’

9th: Mallorie Byard-’The Chain’

9th: Lexi Cairney-’Voyage’

10th: Brooklyn Bengtson-’All I Want’

10th: Falyn Jones-’Darkness Before the Dawn’

10th: Peyton Kratochwill-’Lotus Bud’

10th: Katelyn Franta-’Turning Tables’

Senior Solo

1st: Bennet EspindaBanick-’In Vessel’

2nd: Elisabeth Pabich-’The Art of Dealing With Pain’

3rd: Sara Gutz-’2,3,4′

3rd: Kate Happe-’Ne Me Quitte Pas’

3rd: Adam Truesdell-’Vanishing Act’

4th: Haley Klemesrud-’10,000 Miles’

4th: Evelina Galimova-’Belly of the Beast’

4th: Halie Hauer-’Grieving’

5th: Minda Li-’Efforts to Reignite’

5th: Amanda Fitzgerald-’Millions of Eels’

5th: Miranda Shaugnessy-’Shift’

6th: Kelly Blahauvietz-’Blackbird’

6th: Lauren Sklar-’Night and Day’

7th: Olivia Johnson-’Days Gone Quiet’

7th: Lexi Heath-’Visions of Gideon’

8th: Sophie Cowgill-’Bird Gherl’

8th: Joshua Ukura-’Serendipity March’

9th: Joy Lyn Erlandson-’Quiver’

9th: Ally Nelson-’Snowing’

9th: Emma Sranske-’While We Are Young’

10th: Bella Cundiff-’I Will Love You’

Open Solo

1st: Thomas Nguyen-’Falling’

NUbie Duo/Trio

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Horizon’

2nd: Dance Vision-’Timber’

3rd: Ballaraena Dance Studio-’Dark Side’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Something’s Gotta Change’

2nd: The Dance Complex-’Crumbling’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Peel’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Birthday’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Dark’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Soldier’

3rd: Madill Performing Arts Center-’Vanishing’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Touch’

2nd: The Dance Complex-’Desired Constellations’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’She Moves’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Impermanence’

2nd: Dance, etc!-’Particles’

3rd: Dance, etc!-’New Skin’

Open Duo/Trio

1st: Acting in Motion-’End of Love’

NUbie Group

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’These Boots’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’The Waiting Room’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’As Long As You Love Me’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’I Will Wait’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Lullaby’

Mini Group

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’What Have You Done For Me Lately’

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’This Bitter Earth’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Jailhouse Rock’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Hallelujah’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Soon You’ll Get Better’

Junior Group

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Between These Hands’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Wolves’

Teen Group

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Paranoia’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Case of You’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’The Wolves’

Senior Group

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Fragment’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’What Is The Noise’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Dreams’

Mini Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Short Skirt, Long Jacket’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’This Way’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Imagine’

Junior Line

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’It Wasn’t Always Like This’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Naive to the Bone’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Bathers’

Teen Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’You’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Rewind’

3rd: Dance, etc!-’Thistle and Weeds’

Senior Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Rapid City’

2nd: Dance, etc!-’Begin the Beguine’

NUbie Extended Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Glamorous’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Barbie and Ken’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Broadway Banana’

Mini Extended Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Of What Is’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Feeling Gorgeous’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Yankee Doodle Dandee’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Trouble’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Do You?’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Everybody Loves You’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Well Played’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’So Much Betta’

Senior Extended Line

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Yes & No’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Adrenaline’

3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Affair of Honor’

Junior Production

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Tiger Rag’

Teen Production

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Red Handed’

2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Digital Motion’

High Scores by Performance Division:

NUbie Jazz

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’These Boots’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Glamorous’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Barbie and Ken’

NUbie Tap

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Broadway Banana’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Funky Y2C’

NUbie Contemporary

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’The Waiting Room’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’I Will Wait’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’As Long As You Love Me’

NUbie Lyrical

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Lullaby’ 2nd: Dance Vision-’Tightrope’ 3rd: Balleraena Dance Studio-’Battlefield’

NUbie Musical Theatre

Balleraena Dance Studio-’Unwritten Rules’

Mini Jazz

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Short Skirt, Long Jacket’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’What Have You Done For Me Lately’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Feeling Gorgeous’

Mini Ballet

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’This Way’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Rosamunde’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Cats’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whistle a Happy Tune’

Mini Hip-Hop

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Don’t Slack’ 2nd: Dance, etc!-’The Girls’

Mini Tap

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Yankee Doodle Dandee’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Choo Choo’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Swing In The Mood’

Mini Contemporary

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Of What Is’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’This Bitter Earth’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Imagine’

Mini Lyrical

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Dream In Color’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Soon You’ll Get Better’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Hallelujah’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’The Lord’s Prayer’

Mini Musical Theatre

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’I’ve Got Rhythm’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’All That Jazz’ 3rd: Balleraena Dance Studio-’Someone In The Crowd’

Junior Jazz

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’ 1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels’ 2nd: Dance, etc!-’Bassline’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Time’

Junior Ballet

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Combust’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Bathers’

Junior Hip-Hop

Dance, etc!-’Comin In’

Junior Tap

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Tiger Rag’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Valerie’

Junior Contemporary

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Between These Hands’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Naive to the Bone’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’It Wasn’t Always Like This’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Wolves’

Junior Lyrical

1st: Dance, etc!-’Half Light’ 2nd: Misty’s Dance Unlimited-’Head and Heart’

Teen Jazz

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’So Much Betta’ 2nd: Dance Express-’Bassline’ 3rd: Madill Performing Arts Center-’Move’

Teen Hip-Hop

Dance, etc!-’When I Move’

Teen Tap

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’25 Miles’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Things I Regret’ 3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Work Me Down’

Teen Contemporary

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Red Handed’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’You’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Paranoia’

Teen Lyrical

1st: Dance, etc!-’People Help the People’ 2nd: Madill Performing Arts Center-’Found’

Teen Specialty

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Digital Motion’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Do You?’ 3rd: Madill Performing Arts Center-’Nine Two Five’

Senior Jazz

1st: Northland School of Dance-’London Bridge’ 2nd: Dance, etc!-’Begin the Beguine’ 3rd: Misty’s Dance Unlimited-’Another One Bites The Dust’

Senior Hip-Hop

1st: Dance, etc!-’Ani’ 2nd: Dynamic Dance Company-’Welcome To The Party’

Senior Contemporary

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Rapid City’ 2nd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Fragment’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’Affair of Honor’

Senior Lyrical

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’A Beautiful Reminder’ 2nd: Dynamic Dance Company-’Leave A Light On’ 3rd: Misty’s Dance Unlimited-’Conformed’

Senior Specialty

1st: Larkin Dance Studio-’Yes & No’ 2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Adrenaline’ 3rd: Larkin Dance Studio-’What Is The Noise’

Best NU Groups:

NUbie

Larkin Dance Studio-’These Boots’

Summit Dance Shoppe-’Lullaby’

Dance Vision-’Barbie Girl’

Mini

Larkin Dance Studio-’Short Skirt, Long Jacket’

Dance, etc!-’Le Freak’

Dance Vision-’Slip Away’

Summit Dance Shoppe-’What Have You Done For Me Lately’

Junior

Larkin Dance Studio-’Between These Hands’

Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’

Woodbury Dance Center-’Combust’

Teen

Dance Vision-’Modern Loneliness’

Madill Performing Arts Center-’Nine Two Five’

Summit Dance Shoppe-’Do You?’

Larkin Dance Studio-’Red Handed’

Senior

Summit Dance Shoppe-’Adrenaline’

Larkin Dance Studio-’Rapid City’

Northland School of Dance-’London Bridge’

Studio Pick:

Summit Dance Shoppe-’Adrenaline’

Dance Vision-’Modern Loneliness’

Larkin Dance Studio-’Rapid City’

Dance, etc!-’Thistle and Weeds’

Balleraena Dance Studio-’Unworthy’

[lyn-ne]

shoutout to that one honakana ver that made me wanna redraw this scene

[aewriting]

Rules: tag ten people you’d like to get to know better!!

tagged by the lovely and talented @lambourngb

Relationship Status: Married.  Married to a guy I first got together with at the end of senior year in our small town (it was a secret hookup because my family was so ridiculously religious), followed by almost five years of on/off stuff, followed by a seven-year long-distance relationship, and now we’ve been married for eight years.  Ask me why I like Malex, ha?

Favorite Color: Cobalt blue, coral

Lipstick or Chapstick: Even when I am actually leaving my house, my absolute favorite lip product is “je ne sais quoi” in “Your Perfect Pink” by “it cosmetics.”  It goes on clear and feels really nice, and it works with your natural lip pigmentation to give you just a little bit of enhanced color.  I love it.

Favorite Food: Fresh pasta with fresh made pesto, mushrooms, maybe some beautiful seafood in there (shrimp or scallops or something) with a generous sprinkling of locatelli romano cheese on top and fresh basil and fresh bread on the side. And some really good chocolate for dessert.  I am pretty low-key about most things, but I’m picky when it comes to tea, olive oil, chocolate, and cheese, ha.  

Last Song I Listened to: Lizzo “Good as Hell.” 

Last Movie I Watched: Movie intended for adults?  Old Guard, ha. Most recent movie, period?  Moana.

Top 3 Favorite TV Shows: Oh geez, this is tough for me. I don’t watch much TV. Roswell NM.  Let’s just leave it at that given the space it occupies in my mind, though @lambourngb recently reminded me I need to finish Justified, ha.

Top 3 Favorite Bands/Artists: Carly Simon, Angele Dubeau, Beatles

Book I’m reading: Unsurprisingly, I always have like eight books going at once, ha (similar to my WIPs, honestly - I like beginnings!): The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh.

And (I love this one) Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and her sister, Amelia Nagoski. Emily Nagoski’s “Come As You Are” is the best book on sex I’ve ever read, and I am loving her book on stress, too. Recommended to everyone, especially during these strange times.

Tagging @ninswhimsy, @andrea-lyn, @foramomentonly, @sabrinachill, @saadiestuff, @haloud, @myrmidryad, @ober-affen-geil, @tasyfa, @vague-shadows

[ask-south-park-drama-club]

Hi 👋

I checked out your blog, The artwork 👀 was very cool ❤️❤️

Are you taking/accepting art requests?

ooc

I am taking art requests! I would prefer for those interested to contact me on my main blog @lyn-ne

Please no NSFW, any triggering topics, or anything overcomplicated. It would be appreciated if the request is in a fandom I am currently into (South Park, The Owl House).

So, if you are interested in art requests, simply private message me, and I'll try and get back to you as soon as I can!

Again, if you are looking for art requests, please ask them on my main blog, @lyn-ne . That's where I post whatever art I want. This blog's purpose is an au that I made up.

Have a great day!

[nekuarisato]

"Get to know your followers"

So, @intp-fluffy-robot tagged me (thanks for the tag!) and I procrastinated on doing this, a lot (sorry). Also sorry because I don't have 20 followers so, instead of blaming the poor souls that do follow me for doing so, you've been saved, not tagging people.

That lovely rule I'm breaking: tag 20 people that follow you.

Now then, let's begin, before we end up doing this at Christmas or not doing it at all.

Nickname: Neku I guess, at least with online friends, otherwise just a shorter version of my name, or Ne.

Gender: just like my coffee, none.

Star Sign: Libra.

Height: 5'4.

Sexuality: Asexual.

Favorite animal: cats maybe, owls are nice too but cats are fluffy, warm and usually rather warm, plus they're usually pretty chill.

Average hours of sleep: around 6-7 during the week, 8 on weekends and maybe a bit more during holidays.

Number of blankets: two right now, they go down during summer and will probably go up by one when Winter shows up.

Dream trip: London to check some writers' places and the streets where Jack the Ripper made their killings and Japan I guess (so much stuff I want to buy from there, I hope I'm rich when I do go or it'll be bad, bye food money).

Dream job: writer, because dreaming is free right, so for once I'm allowed to say it at loud without being frowned upon. Right.

Favorite song of the week: ehhhhh, Drunken Dream of the Past by Terry Lyn (I think, just looked it up on SoundCloud and not sure if the information there is correct) and Hey Ho by Sekai no Owari.

Things you find comforting: rain, music, closing my eyes and thinking about characters, write, a certain person, cats, holidays and, ehh, cute art (may it be fanart or official art).

And that's it. Thanks for reading who anyone who did, as the rulebreaker I am, see ya without the tagging!

[cincincinnanom]

New pin post!

I write and ramble about my options here like most people on Tumblr

Sometimes I post art, I used to have a schedule but I can't keep one so fuck that. I'd be doing more art but my computer died awhile ago and I haven't gotten a new one.

Expect post about the following fandoms; bsd, kny, genshin impact, jjk, tsp/tspud, mha/bnha, and Omori

This is my ao3 account if you wanna check it out.

My lovely pfp art by @lyn-ne go check her out she's super cool

You can call me Cinna or Cinnamon.

Ask me about stuff, I will answer no matter what, most of the time.

Anyways, bye :> good night/day.

Go to bed, go the bed, go to bed, go to bed, go to bed, go to bed, go to fucking bed you heathen.

[tsghuntsvillealabama]

Scout & About || March Calendar

March is here everyone, and we can’t wait till Spring finally arrives on March 20th! We have a lot of exciting local events to share before and after the start of Spring this month!  LIVE. LOVE. LOCAL. Huntsville peeps!

Tuesday, March 3 Carole Forêt Painting Lessons | Tuesdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm or Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Carole Forêt Fine Art Studio 

Tuesday, March 3  Huntsville in Retrospect | 10:00 - 3:00 pm | Historic Huntsville Depot Huntsville Museum of Art Luncheon catered by Lyn’s Gracious Goodness | 11:30 am | The Huntsville Museum of Art Dancing with the Stars: Live 2020 Tour | 8:00 pm | VBC

Thursday, March 5 Sonja Rossow Art Reception | 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Wilson Hall Gallery UAH Campus Theatre Huntsville’s Off-Broadway hit—Love, Loss, & What I Wore | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment Studio Theatre

Friday, March 6  Open Studio Night & Gallery Reception | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment Alabama Spring Skies | 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm | US Space and Rocket Center

Overnight March 6 - 7 or March 7 - 8 Girl Scout Snoozeum | All Weekend | Davidson Center for Space Exploration

Saturday, March 7 Fire on the Mountain | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Burritt on the Mountain Sweet Home Soirée | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | The Ledges  Girl Scout Day | All day! | US Space and Rocket Center

Sunday, March 8  International Women’s Day | All day! 

Monday, March 9 Wine Club with Guest Speaker |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe Four Course Dinner & Wine Pairing | 8:00 | Purveyor

Tuesday, March 10  Wine Club with Guest Speaker |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Wednesday, March 11  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Thursday, March 12  Speaker Stacy Brown, Founder of Chicken Salad Chick WEDC Leadership Luncheon | 11:15 am - 1:00 pm | Jackson Center

Friday, March 13 Offbeat Coffee Studio 1 Year Anniversary | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Offbeat Coffee Studio The Phantom of the Opera | 7:30pm | Huntsville High School UCP's 22nd Annual An Irish Evening | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Huntsville Depot, Museum, & Roundhouse Homegrown Comedy | 8:00 pm - 10:30PM | Straight to Ale's Speakeasy

Saturday, March 14 Mini Muffin Basket Making | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Burritt on the Mountain Introduction to Knitting | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Burritt on the Mountain The Phantom of the Opera | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Huntsville High School Pink, White, and Blue Children's Ball and Fundraise | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Huntsville Botanical Garden The Phantom of the Opera | 7:30pm | Huntsville High School The Pine Hill Haints | 8:00 pm - 12:00 am | Straight to Ale Speakeasy

Sunday, March 15 The Phantom of the Opera | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Huntsville High School

Monday, March 16  Winemaker Dinner: Maysara Winery with Tahmiene Momtazi | 5:00 pm-10:00 pm | Domaine South  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Tuesday, March 17  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe Jazz Funk Master class with Blake McGrath | Ages 8-13, 6:00 - 7:00 pm Ages 14 & Up, 7:15 - 8:15 pm | Jill's Studio of Dance

Wednesday, March 18  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Thursday, March 19 Artist Showcase with Lucy Thomas benefiting New Hope Children's Clinic | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe The Phantom of the Opera | 7:30pm | Huntsville High School Beauty and the Beast Jr. | 6:00 pm | Campus 805 

Friday, March 20 Beauty and the Beast Jr. | 6:00 pm | Campus 805  The Phantom of the Opera | 7:30pm | Huntsville High School Spring Arrives! (Vernal Equinox) || 10:49 pm || Planet Earth, Northern Hemisphere

Saturday, March 21 Spring Soirée | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Elitaire Boutique Step Back in Time | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Burritt on the Mountain May May’s Grand Opening | 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | The Avenue Beauty and the Beast Jr. | 6:00 pm | Campus 805  Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Four Seasons | 7:00 pm | First Baptist Church of Huntsville The Phantom of the Opera | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Huntsville High School The Phantom of the Opera | 7:30pm | Huntsville High School

Sunday, March 22  The Scout Guide Presents Blooms and Bubbles (Scouted Event) | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | InBloom in Five Points on McCullough Ave NE

Wine Club |  4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Yoga Concert | 3:30 pm | Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment Huntsville Coffee and Tea Festival | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Roundhouse

Monday, March 23  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Tuesday, March 24 Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Wednesday, March 25 Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Thursday & Friday, March 26-27 DePriest Robbins Trunk Show | Elizabeth Locke Jewels

Sunday, March 29  Wine Club |  4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Monday, March 30  Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Tuesday, March 31 Wine Club |  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Church Street Wine Shoppe

Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3 Into the Whimsical Woods – Nature Rangers Spring Break Camp | Burritt on the Mountain

[diddgery]

the “I Want To Play Fire Emblem But Don’t Know Where To Start” post

Hi! Are you one of the many people whose first and only exposure to Fire Emblem is Smash Bros. and/or Fire Emblem Heroes? Do you want to get in on Fire Emblem but feel unsure what game to play first because there’s so many? Well here, let me help you!

There are three games I consider good starting points for new fans. All of these games have been released outside of Japan, so you don’t need to worry about futzing with fan translations. All of these games have characters that you can get in Fire Emblem Heroes, so if you’ve been playing that game you can learn more about your random pulls in these! Two of them are easy to emulate as well, if you don’t have the systems or funds to play them but want to check them out. 

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, known just as Fire Emblem outside of Japan, is a GBA title and the first game to get a worldwide release after Smash Bros. Melee introduced the world to the series. As such it was designed with a global audience in mind; it is the first game to feature a player-made avatar (though they are not actually playable) and the first ten chapters are designed to gently ease new players into the series by gradually introducing and explaining various mechanics. This game serves as a prequel to The Binding Blade, the game that Roy is from, and one of the main characters is Lyn, who you may recognize from Smash Bros. The game lacks some of the more user-friendly mechanics that have been added in later games- namely, the option to play without permadeath- but if you play on an emulator (or on the Wii U Virtual Console) you can use savestates to make your life easier. This is the game that introduced many fans to the series, and as such it’s a great entry point.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is a DS remake of the first game in the seris and stars Marth. If you’re curious how the series started, this is the best place to go, as you’ll be introduced to many of the series’ recurring themes and character archetypes. This game is also surprisingly friendly towards the permadeath mechanic; should you lose a certain number of characters the game will give you access to bonus chapters where you can pick up new characters you otherwise wouldn’t see. However, if your primary reason for playing Fire Emblem is because you like shipping, this may not be the best choice for you. The support mechanic that allows characters to hold conversations with one another doesn’t exist in this game, and as such many of the characters are woefully lacking in personality. The art style for this game is also not as colorful as other games, opting for a more realistic look than a stylized anime one. This game is available on the Wii U Virtual Console as well.

Fire Emblem Awakening is the first 3DS game and is the most accessible game on this list if you are afraid of the permadeath mechanic- because you can just turn it off entirely! This game stars popular characters like Lucina and Robin (who is customizable and can be renamed) and builds on a variety of mechanics and themes from every other game in the series. This game was designed to be the ultimate Fire Emblem game due to uncertainty about the series’ future, but as a result of its success Fire Emblem has exploded in popularity. It’s easy to understand why if you play it! This one is the most expensive game on the list and can be difficult to emulate, but it’s by far worth it.

“But Diddgery,” you may be saying, “What if I’ve played those games and I want more Fire Emblem? Where should I go next?” Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.

If you enjoyed The Blazing Blade, you absolutely should seek out the fan translation for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. This game stars Roy and takes place several years after The Blazing Blade wraps up, so you’ll be able to learn about what happened to your favorite characters and potentially meet their offspring. Some aspects of the fan translation clash with the translations you may see in games like Awakening and Heroes- most notably character names- but the fan translators did a great job of being true to the way Blazing Blade was translated. You should also consider checking out Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, the third and final GBA entry. This game features branching promotion paths and an overworld map, two elements that hadn’t been seen in the series since the NES days. If you happen to be a 3DS Ambassador, this is one of the free GBA games you received, so you really have no excuse not to try it out if that’s the case.

If you enjoyed Shadow Dragon, track down the fan translation of Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. This game is a remake of Mystery of the Emblem, a SNES sequel to Marth’s first game, and remains the only game in the series to not get a release outside of Japan after the series went worldwide. It features a customizable player avatar who is playable much in the vein of Robin. Many gameplay features that were missing in Shadow Dragon make it into this game- most notably support conversations. Another game you may consider trying is Fire Emblem Gaiden, which is a sidestory set on another continent in the same world as Shadow Dragon and features a variety of unique gameplay differences that have rarely been seen since. Keep in mind this game’s remake, Fire Emblem Echoes, will be releasing outside of Japan in May, so it may be best to just wait for that rather than play the NES original.

If you enjoyed Awakening, you should check out Fire Emblem Fates for the 3DS. It builds and polishes on Awakening’s gameplay and completely overhauls the weapon system of the series. It also goes full anime as far as story and character design goes (albeit with some censorship outside of Japan so you can’t pet and stroke your units). Unfortunately this game has its three storylines divided into three separate games; if you want to play all three, it’s going to cost you about $80 USD and will eat up a lot of time. Whether or not it’s worth it is entirely up to you. Fans of Awakening may also enjoy Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, a SNES title that Awakening drew heavy inspiration from.

If you liked any of the above, check out Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for the Gamecube. It’s got catgirls and catboys and y’all like that, right? Also this is the game that Ike from Smash Bros. first appeared. He fights for his friends, and if you play this game you can learn who his friends are and also why he fights for them.

Here’s a link to a page where you can find a bunch of info and links to fan translations, also. Happy Fire Emblem-ing!

[notajinn]

FIRE EMBLEM DIRECT - Thoughts

I had to wait a bit to watch this since the Direct started as I left work, but I finally managed to just watch it. I was honestly more excited for this than the Switch reveal due to my love of Fire Emblem, so let's get down to it.

As soon as the first trailer started, a few things hit me. First, what kind of Fire Emblem universe has radio broadcasts? Second, the colour schemes of the characters were Alm and Celica. I figured if anything, that was just a reference, and this was an all new title. Then they name dropped Mila, and I more or less understood it was Gaiden yet couldn't believe it. Even when we got to the title, I was still only 99% sure, because...there's no way Nintendo would pour money into remaking the strangest Fire Emblem, right? If we got a remake, it would have to be Genealogy of the Holy War, the most notable Japanese-only game, right?

But it is Gaiden, and we see it is every bit as unusual now as it was back in the NES days. If anything, dungeon exploration makes it seem even stranger. Random encounters in a dungeon leading to an FE map against 3 or so enemies? What is this strangeness? How confident are they right now in their brand that they sought out a Gaiden remake? Or is it because, of all the titles to remake, Gaiden lends itself most easily to grinding to appease the post-Awakening fanbase? Either way, interested to see new FE Amiibo. I don't like the quality of the humanoid Nintendo Amiibo, however, so I will wait on these. Especially since they only come in a dual pack. Hopefully post-game, the popular characters will get Figma and other legitimate figures if I am interested. Alm's design is very close to Awakening, but Celica's is luckily closer to her Gaiden look. I would have been disappointed if she got relegated to pure-Mage like her Awakening outfit made her. Even if her strength is her spells. Very surprised it's coming to 3DS; had it not been, that would have likely been my trigger alongside Warriors to buy a Switch this year.

Beyond that, incredibly surprised and disappointed with the lack of Fire Emblem Warriors information. Yes, Chrom is in it. We saw that in the teaser. We also already know Marth, Corrin, Ryouma, and Xander are in it. If anything, I was expecting all of them to be shown, and a quick tease of a sixth character. I guess it may be months before these other four are officially shown and we get new reveals. And no Chrom Amiibo announcement? Not sure when they think would be a better time to announce what is obviously coming.

Then we get about half the direct to talk about Fire Emblem Heroes, our mobile game. Glad it's actual FE battles, even if bite-sized. The gameplay looks very simplified, but I don't mind since it's free. Also Apple can keep Super Mario Run forever; glad us Google users are getting this first! The UI is very reminiscent of Final Fantasy Record Keeper, which makes sense given this is probably also done by DeNA. They also did the expected but evil thing of making the micro-transactions based around pulling characters. And holy shit, those characters. There were so many more older FE characters in that trailer than I expected. I obviously expected old Lords like Lyn and Roy, but we got even more random characters like Sword of Seals' Lilina and Narcian (who both got voice lines!), and Blazing Sword's Serra. Clearly they can easily throw everyone into this game, which means there's a higher chance of pulling a character you don't want. I will definitely be downloading this, but I really hope it doesn't break my streak of never buying a micro-transaction. Loved all the new art as well, and that Lyn already has a clean image easy to post.

Also already chose my hero; best FE character Matthew of Blazing Sword. As a non-Lord and generally non-important character, he could possibly show up in an "event" like Stahl in the trailer. But I'd love to have him from the get go. Also if they only choose the character with most votes, my vote doesn't matter; it's going to be some 3DS characters, or some FE characters from Smash. Or possibly Lyn, if lucky.

Overall, interesting but not what I expected. Really wanted the focus on Warriors more, but the mobile title definitely needed this harder sell.

Incredibly bizarre to have 4 FE games on the horizon (the fourth being the general new Switch FE game they announced they are working on, but not other information).

Will look into pre-ordering the Gaiden remake ASAP.