#mb is insisting that it is FINE

[thepringlesofblood]

hot take: if it was able to, murderbot would absolutely cry at the end of the Barbie movie.

[nobodysdaydreams]

I’m disappointed TMBS (the show) got cancelled for many reasons, but one underrated reason is that we never got to see Nathaniel and Garrison confront each other. I wish we could have seen this, because they are both such losers.

When they were working together they got beat by a team of children. When they parted ways and declared they didn’t need each other, Garrison ended up broke and living underground while Nathaniel ended up in tears breaking down backstage at his own live tv show because he wasn’t smart enough to figure out the technique he stole.

I just know they would have been so bitter trying to convince each other they were better off now as if they’re not both the cause of their own suffering.

[formulanni]

I’m genuinely getting so angry and upset at the comments and dms I’m receiving on Instagram being like “oh so when musicians and actors endorse Kamala it’s fine but when the president of the Fia endorses Trump it’s a problem?”

Like wow. It’s almost as if all art is a reflection of current events and culture as well as the feeling regarding them and can in fact be used as an act of protest. It’s crazy that any artist would express opinions about a current world shifting political event!

Like the thing you have to consider here is that Muhammad Ben Sulayem has consistently made a point to highlight that “politics have no place in this sport.” He has gone far enough to threaten to punish Lewis Hamilton for speaking out about BLM and also threatened Seb for speaking out about Pride. It’s also worth noting that the artists who endorsed Kamala are separate from the corporate entities and are speaking as individuals. MBS is speaking while he is the acting president of the FIA, an organization that represents ever y race creed and religion of the drivers. By endorsing Donald Trump, a rapist fascist and war criminal, and by posting a photo of them shaking hands in front of the McLaren Logo he has isolated his drivers! He has acted out in representation of the fia! He cannot separate himself from his role as FIA president because as long as he is on track or in the paddock he must be that.

Obviously this is a deeply complicated issue but acting as if MBS suddenly bring politics into the sport he has time and time again insisted “has no place in politics” isn’t deeply selfish, irresponsible and as if it hasn’t spit on everything some of the drivers, namely Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have taken stands for. It’s very clear that politics are only allowed when it benefits his agenda but it’s very, very disappointing.

[the-record]

ICU

SUMMARY: ellies lost her keys…again… luckily dina’s pretty friend has an empty bed

PAIRING: ellie williams x reader

WARNINGS: none?

A/N: i missed these and yall!! not fully back but i miss writing also if u see stranger things content don’t be alarmed! still v much in love with ellie and abs

‘ I FEEL SOMETHING WHEN I SEE YOU NOW ‘

elliewilliams

elliewilliams LET ME INNNNNNNN. JOEL PLEASE LET ME INNNNNNNN

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dina_nolastname BAAHHAHA IMAGIWN 

   elliewilliams i HATE you CRY URSELF TO SLEEP

joelmmm 💤💤💤

   elliewilliams JOEL PLEASE UTS COLD

   elliewilliams IM TIRED AND IM VERY SORRY 

   elliewilliams JOELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

jessesucks go to tommy and marias stupid

   elliewilliams why didnt i think of that? oh wait I DID ITS 2 AM AND THEY HAVE A BABY STUPJD HOW DID YOU EVEN GRADUATE??!!?!?!

yourusername did u lose ur key again

   elliewilliams …no… also HOW DO U KNOW AB THAT?!?!

      yourusername dina talks a LOT when shes drunk

angel: ellie come to mine

ellie: huh?

a: ur locked out, im not, my beds made, urs probably isnt, come over.

e: u barely know me?!?!?

a: dina trusts u idc, come over rn or ill pick u up.

e: send me ur address.

“this was really nice of you.” ellies voice breaks the silence as make room for her beside you. you wave your hand, no worries, but she insists. “no seriously, you could’ve let me die. freeze. starve even.”

when you laugh she doesn’t think she’s ever heard a better sound. “ellie i don’t think any of those things would’ve happened.” you smile and lean on an elbow to look at her. “and i really don’t mind, gets lonely anyways. need a loser dork to fill the silence.” you tease.

she gasps in faux hurt, tracing an imaginary tear down her face.

elliewilliams

elliewilliams an ANGEL yall. $10,000,000 for her and her only.

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yourusername bye i let you stay over a night 😭 i didnt cure cancer

   elliewilliams ur right. $100,000,000 mb

dina_nolastname *sighs*

   elliewilliams i hate you.

joelmmm yourusername I am so sorry Ellie intruded, I’ll pay you for your time and kindness. 

   yourusername 😭😭 damn

      elliewilliams ignore him, he drinks

         yourusername its 8 am.

jessesucks oh you will NEVER live this down.

   elliewilliams blocked.

a_anderson you are an embarrassment to society!

   elliewilliams i hate all of u.

e: hey!

a: real chipper today huh

e: didn’t lose my key all week so yes very

e: i have a question tho

a: lmao im gonna steal ur key from u, whats up?

e: do u wanna go to a concert this weekend??

e: i bought the tickets for dina and i but she cancelled last minute and jesse cant go

e: its like 2 hours away on saturday 

e: also do NOT touch my key please i m begging

a: yea actually id love too :)

a: text me the details

e: great

e: okay yea ofc

elliewilliams 

elliewilliams so…

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dina_nolastname MRS STEAL UR GIRL 

   elliewilliams SHE WAS NEVER URS!!!

jessesucks GASPING when did this development occur.

   elliewilliams 🤓☝️

      jessesucks BREAK UP

yourusername girl on the left is sooo fine

   elliewilliams crazy, im more into the one on the right

   dina_nolastname yall r EMBARRASSING 

joelmmm yourinstagram Come for dinner tomorrow! Would love to meet Ellie’s pick of the month. ��

   yourinstagram GOODBYEEE

   elliewilliams JOEL?!?!??!!!??!

yourusername

yourusername in an interesting turn of events…

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jessesucks GAG

   yourusername this is why dina dumped you! 💋

      dina_nolastname BYEEE true tho

elliewilliams bruh we are so cute

   yourusername okay “bruh”

      elliewilliams WIAT OM SORRY

dina_nolastname mrs. stolen girl 💔💔

   yourusername im always urs bae 

a_anderson wheres MY cute gf damn.

   yourusername I KNOW SOMEONE WHOO LIIIIIIKES YOU!!

      a_anderson SPILL. 

   elliewilliams go away! 💋

a: hey

e: hi

a: come over?

a: please?

e: are you okay??

a: just please come over.

e: im omw right now

e: be there in 10

e: unlock the front door

a knock on your door wakes you from the light sleep you’d been in. a small ‘come in’ has ellie gently opening the door and walking softly towards your bed. her hands brush hair from your face, a kind smile on her face. something you can’t pinpoint in her eyes.

“you doing okay babe?” her voice is just above a whisper, though no one else would be home to hear it otherwise. “tired?”

you hum an answer out and reach for one of her hands, fiddling with her rings and avoiding her eyes. “can you turn off the light and sit with me?” she smiles and nods, savoring one more second before standing and taking off her jacket while walking to the switch.

its still light out, the evening sun beginning to set but still lighting up enough of your room. as she’s getting in beside you, she notices what you’re wearing. “nice shirt,” ellie says with a snort.

its one of hers, you stole it a few weeks ago with no intention of giving it back. her heart grows as a small smile graces your features. “there she is.” you flush and turn away. she coos teasingly while getting comfortable behind you.

when you do turn, shes the perfect pillow. her fingers trace your features as your eyes shutter closed.

e: hi love, you wanna do something today?

a: you have something in mind?

e: thought we could go bowling 

e: that new bowling place just opened downtown, looks cute

a: kinda tired. do something at home?

e: alreadyomw with snacks for u

a: youre the best.

a: i miss you.

e: i miss you too. you doing okay?

a: are you at work

a: im tired

e: i get off in 30 

e: come over to mine, joel will let you in

a: okay

elliewilliams 

elliewilliams bbg needs a NAP theyre grouchy

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yourusername i know where you live.

   elliewilliams LOVE YA!

joelmmm Photo creds.

   elliewilliams sighs.

dina_nolastname angel ALWAYS needs nap bro gets really grumpy

   yourusername I ALSO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE

      dina_nolastname see? grumpy.

jessesucks we’ve all seen the pictures she looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL, uhm… and he’s there… (ellie is he)

   dina_nolastname (ellie is he) BYE

   yourusername HEY JESSIE WOAHHH FEELS LIKE A PARTY EVERYDAY

   elliewilliams remember when dina dumped u?

a: can we go to the aquarium 

e: you feel up to it?

a: no obviously i asked because i don’t 

e: OKAY SORRY DAMN

e: god just being a supportive girlfriend and this is what i get. 

a: GOODBYE I DONT WANNA GO ANYMORE

e: no im sorry im sorry im sorry i wanna go

a: YAY

a: pick me up in 30 pls

e: of course love 

e: im glad you’re feeling better

e: very excited rn

yourusername

yourusername finally left the house after 72628748829 years 

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elliewilliams @ the guy who took this for us ur so real

   yourusername YEA!!!!!!

dina_nolastname yall r so cute CRY

   yourusername u want me fr

jessesucks ICK

   dina_nolastname this is why i dumped u

elliewilliams 

elliewilliams a moment for the gf!

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yourusername OF ALL THE THINGS YOU POST THIS?!?!? THIS?!!!!!!!?

   elliewilliams but u look so pretty

      yourusername CHOKE ily

         elliewilliams I love YOU

dina_nolastname my wife is so gorg

   elliewilliams back off?

      yourusername LADIES LADIES theres enough of me to go around

jessesucks cute ig

joelmmm You found a good one babygirl! 

   elliewilliams DAMN RIGHT I DID

e: hey i love you

a: i love you too

a: u lose ur key again?

e: …

a: ffs come over good god

e: already here!

a: R U IN MY KITCHEN??!

e: ur mom says hi

e: be up in a sec!! snacks!

[callmeklair]

I read your post about Ayato overhype and I 200% agree with you and appreciate you for writing it. I also read that other person's Ayato analysis and I just gotta say that that cursed fig defense is so dumb. First off that shit wasn't a thing when More Blood came out. It's not mentioned or referenced even once in any route. Because why would it be? It wasn't even thought of when the first games came out. Second even if it were a thing and Ayato truly was cursed, then why doesn't he experience the effects of the curse in any routes apart from his More Blood one (and, according to this particular Ayato stan, Ruki's)? Why doesn't he go crazy from thirst in Kou's route? Or in Subaru's? Or in Shuu's? etc etc. Also, if the curse is truly that excrutiating and debilitating then shouldn't Ayato be a complete and utter mess in the other characters Dark Fate, Lost Eden etc. routes? But he's not. He's totally fine. Because the stupid curse isn't canon to the games and you can not and should not use it to explain or justify his awful behavior in Ruki's MB route.

I'm sorry this got kind of long but I just needed to get this off my chest because it bothers me so much when toxic Ayato stans insist he is oh so pure of heart, an innocent victim and that he unlike the other characters can't be held accountable for his abusive acts 😑

(feel free to vent out in my ask box I don't mind. and sorry for the late reply, life is hectic)

the curse thing is such a loop/plot hole because in more blood EVERY diaboy gets thirsty after starting to have feelings for Yui, so yeah that curse thing isn't canon. and exactly! if that's the case, why isn't ayato suffering from thirst in other's route. okay let's not include MB considering the argument "they weren't close enough" but by the DF, all Sakamaki and Mukami boys warmed up to Yui, so Ayato should be suffering from thirst/curse in other's route????

I liked ayato, but after youngblood when I saw some people(not targeting to anyone, and I'm not just talking about Tumblr), not liking other people shipping Yui with any other boy because "they are not canon" made me slowly detach from AyaYui. otherwise they were in my top 5 a few years ago.

youngblood was just a fanservice. it was good for Ayato fans but Rejet messed it up. first the curse thing then the degrading of Shu and Subaru's character by making them "betray" ayato. which irks me because we all have read flashback scenes of these two from the VERY FIRST GAME, and we are completely aware with how sweet and gentle they were in childhood.

In CL, in Shu's route, it was shown how much he deeply cares about his brothers despite not showing it. so does it go for Subaru in Carla's route. you hear it? not in his OWN route but Carla's route.

the only difference is, because of trauma they weren't sure how to express it and always doubted/hesitated to trust or show true feelings to each other because of what happened to them. they all went through different experiences.

Ayato is Ruki's rival, just like how Subaru is for Kou, and Shu for Yuma. Ayato just came to take away Yui as a prey. "his thirst wasn't controllable and was locked in a dungeon. it was definitely the curse."

the curse didn't even exist at that time. it was just Rejet's plot to progress Ruki's route because if we remember, Ruki asked Ayato, before he took away Yui, if he had feelings for her and ayato replied with, feelings??? that's nonsense, the only value she has is her blood. It was a scene of confirmation to make Ruki realise his feelings and stop thinking "Adam is what she needs and not a snake" so that he can finally betray Karlheinz for Yui and run away with her, free her from this hell.

in conclusion, we have seen every diaboy saying how unique and special Yui's blood is, also a very rare thing (i guess?) so because of instincts as a vampire, Ayato only wanted to find Yui to drink her special blood.

the curse thing can never be canon because everyone gets thirsty in their route, EVEN SHIN in his BRUTE ending in DF. so are they cursed too??? no they aren't 😭

some actions can never be justifiable, I'll even say that about my own fav characters like Shin, Subaru, Carla, Reiji, etc.

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS GRAND EDITION Stellaworth Tokuten Situation CD ”Date Escapades ~ Ruki・Azusa ~

Original title: デートハプニング ~ ルキ・アズサ ~

Source: Diabolik Lovers GRAND EDITION Stellaworth Tokuten Drama CD

Audio: Ruki / Azusa

Seiyuu: Takahiro Sakurai & Kishio Daisuke

Translator’s note: Similar to the Reiji & Subaru scenarios which I uploaded last week, these tracks are fairly short but sweet. I found it rather ironic how Azusa’s scenario features him buying band-aids and new shoes for the MC after her current pair gives her blisters because I’m pretty sure there’s a scenario in his MB route where he forces Yui to wear tiny shoes because he wants to see her in pain lol. I suppose that’s what you’d call ‘character growth’? :p

RUKI’S SIDE: NURSING

*Knock knock*

You enter Ruki’s room.

“You’re finally here. We have to leave any second now. How strange for you to be tardy when you were the one who invited me along. I was just about to come to your room to call you. ...Hm? Your cheeks are flushed. Do you have a fever, perhaps?”

You insist that you’re fine. 

“No fever, huh? Then let me rephrase my question. ...What exactly were you doing in your room, staying there up until the very last second?”

You avert your gaze. 

“What’s wrong? You can’t give an answer?”

You remain quiet.

“I suppose that also answers my question. ...Come here.”

You shake your head. 

“Why are you acting so stubborn? ...Haah...If you won’t come to me, I’ll go to you instead.”

*Rustle* 

“Come on, look at me. I need to take your  temperature andーー”

You nearly fall but Ruki catches you in time.

*Rustle*

“What are you doing!? Watch out. If you’re this shaky on your legs then...”

He presses his hand against your forehead.

“Hmー Just as I thought. You’re running a rather high fever. It’d be reckless to try and head out in your current condition.“

You protest.

“You can protest all you want, but the answer is no. We aren’t going out today. You head back to your room and rest.“

You shake your head.

“Why are you so insistent on it? Ahー Now that you mention it, the Christmas lights you wanted to see so badly will be taken down after today, won’t they? ...Is that why you’re so stubborn?“

You explain. 

“Limited edition phone straps? Apparently it’ll bring happiness to couples who ue them? ...Do you actually believe that? Haah...Just think rationally for a second. What if you force yourself to head out and collapse like you nearly did just now? I doubt you will be able to enjoy the event in your current state either, so just give up on it.“

You frown. 

“...So you finally understand. I’ll escort you back to your room. There’s no way to guarantee you will actually make it back there safely after all.“

*TIMESKIP*

*Rustle rustle*

“...Ah. You’re awake?“

You ask Ruki how much time has passed.

“Hm? Two hours, I suppose?“

You don’t seem to remember much of when you got to your room.

“Yes. By the time we made it to your room, your consciousness was already fading. You were gripping onto my shirt and I could barely hold a conversation with you. Your fever seemed to be quite high, so I stayed here to keep an eye on you.“

You apologize. 

“No need to apologize. I’ve been reading that book over there while you were asleep. I do not blame you for falling ill. Nor do I mind that we aren’t able to go on our outing as a result. We can always go out another day. ...How do you feel? If you still feel illーー“

You tell him it has gotten a lot better.

“I see. Your complexion looks a lot better too. ...It’s almost time for dinner. If you have an appetite, it’d be best to try and eat something.“

*Cling*

“I made a risotto beforehand but...Do you think you’ll be able to keep it down?“

You nod.

“Mmh, I see. Haah...“

Ruki brings the spoon to your mouth.

*Cling* 

“Huh...? What’s wrong? Open your mouth. ...I am willing to feed you. It’s not that embarrassing, is it? So shut up and open up.“

You protest.

“‘But’...? What? Tell me what you think.“

You give up.

“...So you finally gave up. You should have just done so from the very beginning. Now open your mouth.“

*Rustle* 

“No need to rush. ...Hah. I see. I guess you are embarrassed after all. However, keep still for a second, okay?“

He leans in close. 

“...You had some stuck on the corner of your mouth. Heh. That’s what you get for scarfing down your food. Take that as a lesson to slow down a bit. Once you’re fully recovered, we can try again to go to today’s event.“

You tilt your head to the side.

“A different place? Oh no. Did I not say we would plan a repeat of today? ...You should always keep up with the latest news. Apparently the duration of the Christmas lights you wanted to see today has been extended by two weeks.“

You seem very pleased with the news. 

“Heh...So hurry up and get back, okay? You made a big fuss even while running a fever, so I can imagine just how badly you want to go. I promise that next time, we’ll make it there for sure.”

ーー THE END ーー

AZUSA’S SIDE: HAPPINESS FOUND IN AN UNKNOWN CITY

The two of you are walking in town.

“Eve...We’ve been walking for over an hour now but...This popular restaurant specializing in spicy dishes you spoke of...is nowhere to be found...huh?“

You start to panic.

“No need to rush...We’ve never been to this city before after all...I was really happy...when you invited me along today...So I don’t mind that we got lost...“

You nod.

“Hey. Can you hand me the map for a second?“ 

*Flip* 

“Thank you...Let me see...Right now we’re...“

*Rustle* 

“...around here, so... Mmh. It’s probably this way.“

*Rustle* 

“Let’s go. ...Oh. My bad. ...You were trying so hard to take me there...I shouldn’t have infered, should I? I hope you didn’t mind too much...?“

You shake your head. 

“Thank god...Then, let’s go.“

The two of you continue walking but you seem to be limping a little.

“Oh...Is something wrong with your foot...?“

You shake your head.

“It’s not ‘nothing’. ...Show me, please?“

*Rustle rustle* 

Azusa takes a look at your foot. 

“Ah...A blister...? ...Looks painful.“

You wince in pain. 

“Right. ...Can you wait here one second? I’ll be right back.“

Azusa leaves for a bit.

*TIMESKIP*

“Haah, haah...Sorry...for the wait...I went to buy band-aids for you.“

You frown.

“Eve...?“ 

*Rustle*

“...Cheer up? ...It’s fine.“

You apologize for ruining his day. 

“You looked up this restaurant...for me, didn’t you...? Besides, you chose to wore cute shoes...because today’s like a date, right? So...I’m happy. Thank you.

When I consider that...you thought of me while picking out this pair of shoes...I get this warm feeling inside my chest.“

You cheer up a little. 

“Heh...You finally smiled, huh? ...I get to have you all to myself today...That alone is enough to make me happy but...I believe I’ll be even happier...if I can see you smile.“

You point out a bag he’s carrying with him.

“Ah, this? On my way to buy these band-aids...I spotted this pair of sneakers which I thought would look really good on you...so I bought them for you...Let’s take off your shoes and put these on instead, okay? Just grab onto me.“

You change your shoes. 

*Rustle rustle* 

“Those don’t hurt?“

You nod.

“I see...I’m glad to hear that...“

He reaches out one hand to go.

*Rustle* 

“Come on...Mmh, exactly. Let’s hold hands so you don’t trip?“

You grab hold of his hand.

“Well then...Let’s go, Eve? ...Don’t let go of my hand, okay?“

You walk away hand-in-hand.

ーー THE END ーー

[imitationgame77]

A silly short fic...

When MB, ART, Ratthi, and Gurathin play a game of Cluedo

When Amena started at PanSystem University of Mihira and New Tideland (PSUMNT) , Dr. Mensah, Farai, and Tano wanted to come and see her settle down. Arada, Overse, and Bharadwaj had a workshop to run so they could not come, but Pin-Lee, Ratthi and Gurathin came. They had been invited to join a project at PSUMNT, and Pin-Lee has been finalising their contract.

There was a two-hour break before the next meeting, and Ratthi suggested we take a look at the library. The PSUMNT library is much larger than the one in the FirstLanding University on Preservation.

ART has a copy of a large portion of it, but mostly what it and its crew consider relevant to their missions. Others expressed desire to visit some shops – things available on New Tideland being very different from those on Preservation – it was just Ratthi, Gurathin and me who went to the library. (Of course, ART came by default.)

There were media booth, periodical collections from multiple systems, archive storage, non-digital materials section, and more, on multiple floors. I downloaded books, music, and some documentary videos that I have not seen before. I have also managed to scan some of the non-digital materials, tagged for later sorting, and stored them. (ART moved some of these in our shared storage space so that I don’t have to delete files in my archive to make more room.)

At one point, Ratthi called me and Gurathin over to a little room off the non-digital game section. He held an old-looking rectangular box with images of humans standing around with what is generally described as mystified expressions.

“Look what I found.”, said Ratthi, excitedly. “It’s a physical boardgame – I have heard about it in historical material, but never seen one like this!”

Gurathin looked at it with his usual sceptical expression. “’Cluedo’? Find clues and solve a case?”

ART said, Cluedo is an old board game of deduction and strategy, originating from the Earth. Players take on the roles of characters investigating a murder mystery in a mansion. Through strategic movement and deduction, players gather clues about the suspect, weapon, and room where the crime occurred. The game involves collecting and eliminating possibilities through questioning other players and exploring various rooms. Ultimately, players make accusations to solve the mystery. Cluedo combines elements of logic, deduction, and suspense, offering a dynamic and engaging experience as players race to uncover the truth behind the murder mystery.

Gurathin looked startled, but said, “Thank you, Perihelion”, politely. He is still not used to ART hanging around our feed. As an augmented human with advanced feed interface like Iris, he has more in-feed awareness, but don’t forget ART is monster. It can hide its presence when it suits it and surprises humans with sudden comments. I know it’s doing that on purpose.

Ratthi said, “I want to play it. For anthropological research, of course.”

Gurathin sighed, but agreed, knowing that Ratthi can be very insistent.

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(Transcript of the conversation during Cluedo practical assessment)

Ratthi: Alright, let’s get started. SecUnit, you can go first.

Me: Why do I have to be Professor Plum?

Gurathin: Because you’re the one most likely to hack the system and solve the mystery in two turns.

Me: Fine. I’ll move to the library.

ART: Do you suspect anyone yet, SecUnit?

Me: Not really, but let’s say… Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the library.

Gurathin: The rule states that you’re not supposed to suspect yourself.

Me: Rules are stupid. It’s a valid strategy.

ART: I concur

Ratthi: This is going to be a long game.

(after 6.5 minutes)

ART: Based on the current data, the likelihood of Colonel Mustard being the culprit is 75.27%. I suggest moving to the dining room.

Gurathin: Great, now an advanced machine intelligence is predicting our moves. This is supposed to be a game, not a strategic simulation.

Me to Gurathin: Do you think you can stop ART?

ART: That would be tremendously brave - or stupid.

Me: These are synonyms in humans.

Gurathin: *Sighs audibly*

Ratthi: I’ll just stick to my hunches, thank you very much.

(3.6 minutes later)

Gurathin: I suspect Miss Scarlet with the wrench in the conservatory.

Ratthi: Nope, not even close. My turn.

(4.1 minutes later)

Ratthi: I suspect Mrs. Peacock with the candlestick in the ballroom.

Me: ART?

ART: According to my calculations, there’s a 91.45% chance that the candlestick is not the murder weapon.

(8.5 minutes later)

Me: Alright, I think I’ve got it. Colonel Mustard with the rope in the study.

Gurathin: Are you sure about that? That seems unlikely.

Me: ART?

ART: I concur with SecUnit. The data supports this conclusion.

Ratthi: OK, let’s check the envelope.

(after 4 seconds)

Ratthi: Well, looks like SecUnit won.

ART: Of course it did. It has solved real-life cases of dead humans.

Gurathin: Please don’t remind me.

Ratthi: Next time, we’re playing something that doesn’t involve deduction and strategy.

[ilovedthestars]

*puts on a different costume* trick or treat!!!

hello, mysterious new stranger! have a treat!

this was the original concept that i wrote down for this wip, which is creatively titled "gurathin"

[what if: that “i had nowhere else to go” trope, except mb is like “i’m turning to my worst enemy…” and gurathin is like “wtf i’m not your worst enemy get inside i’m calling an ambulance”]

i don't remember why i had that thought but it was funny and then i started writing it and it was still funny but also Dramatic. it's like, pretty close to complete, except i never figured out why Murderbot would have gotten stabbed on Preservation Station for reasons that didn't involve everyone on the station being VERY aware that it had happened, and obviously gurathin was gonna ask about that and i didn't have an answer. anyway. enjoy.

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It’s late, and Gurathin has been sitting in this chair with a book open in his lap for a few hours now. He’s just thinking that it’s really probably time to go to sleep, as soon as he finishes the next few pages, when he’s interrupted by the gentle ping of a feed message reaching his augment. SecUnit: Can I come in He frowns, and glances towards the door to his apartment, although he’s in his bedroom and there are a few walls in the way. He knows SecUnit doesn’t need the rest period that most of the station is taking right now, but it usually spends this time in its own room, watching serials in its head or whatever else it does to keep busy. The fact that it’s out and about could mean nothing, but nonetheless, it’s…worrying. Gurathin: Are you outside? It’s the middle of the night. SecUnit: I know SecUnit: I don’t want to wake Mensah up SecUnit: But I kind of need help He drops his book onto the chair behind him without marking his place. Gurathin: I’m coming. When he pulls open the door to his apartment, SecUnit is outside, leaning against the corridor wall. Not casually—more like it needs the support if it’s going to stay on its feet. It has one hand bracing it upright and the other pressed to its side. There’s something on the side of its face that looks like blood. “Did you murder someone?” Gurathin says, and then sees the dark drops on the floor and the dark wet sheen on its hands and its shirt where it’s holding its side. “For the love of—What the fuck happened? Get inside.” It tries to push itself away from the wall, and sways. Gurathin grabs its elbow and steers it through his door. It collapses against the wall again as soon as it’s inside. There’s a glazed look in its eyes, and its mouth is pressed tightly shut. Gurathin shuts the door. “I can’t fucking believe—Why aren’t you in Medical?” Did it actually murder someone? He can’t imagine why it would come to him, unless it’s trying to hide. “Not that bad….” SecUnit mumbles. It’s dripping a terrifying quantity of blood on his floor. He is not buying its insistence that this is okay. “What’s your performance reliability?” Its lips twitch, and he wonders if it just suppressed an automatic canned response. “Fine,” it says. That is not a good sign. “What is it?” he insists. It hesitates. “Seventy…” It sees his face, and reluctantly corrects itself. “Sixty-eight.”

[askkrathotelsmaid]

Dear Miss Bea,

Simply sending you a letter to tell you how wonderful you are in helping everyone in the hotel, how is your day, I hope you take breaks as well and I hope this letter finds you in good health

Yours truly, MB🌙

Ps. How is Spring?

Bea:The hotel lately has been more lively and my work has doubled but I'm keeping myself in check. Plus I have an extra helper [Even if I insist he doesn't need to help me at all costs]

Spring's fine. She's our lovely resident as per usual ♡

[platinummice]

Growling and barking and biting at my own oc‘s anyway Wolfhound shit below

Pretty bare here, I’m trying to get all of my thoughts together so I can create some story outline at least 🤷‍♂️

Intelligence Officer for MSF

Usually reported directly to Miller, sometimes straights to the boss himself

In charge of a small infiltration unit

Extremely good at his job, extremely loyal to his superiors

Disappeared after Cipher‘s attack, assumed dead.

Tortured for information, brainwashed, and retrained as a Cipher agent (extremely dangerous in close combat, relatively good with a rifle. Sent on one person missions, with unlikely odds to get the job done.)

Is captured after Venom beats him in combat (Kaz recognizes his face after V breaks his mask during the fight, and reminds V of everything Wolfhound did for MSF, and asks to capture him)

Immediate deprogramming efforts begin with Ocelot (it doesn’t go well, Ocelot chalks it up to a waste of resources after enough time, but Kaz insists and begins helping with deprogramming with the idea that having someone Wolfie knows would help the process.)

A breakthrough is made one day, after working hours. (Wolfie provides Valuable Information on how to possibly get him back into working condition before he once again can not control himself.)

Slowly but surely Wolfhound breaks the programming with the help of Kaz and Ocelot, with them having found out about Ciphers new personality splitting experiments. (In Wolfie‘s case having spliced the psyche of a trained wolf into his brain.)

They are rightfully cautious about giving him any important information, but as he gets better he does what he can to help around motherbase

Eventually becomes more of an assistant to Kaz than anything else and he’s fine with that. (Starts off with making sure food gets taken to him throughout the day and slowly evolves into making sure the man is taken care of in general we all know he be slippin after gz)

Wolfie learns to share his mind space with his new lifelong brain companion

Would follow Kaz to the ends of time if he had to

Eventually does leave MB with Kaz when the time come

Im gonna get more shit figured out at some point but I know Wolfie stays with Kaz up until he gets killed, and at that point he turns to helping solid and Hal when they need it and just for some real heart wrenching shit I’m going for the whole wolves mate for life thing for him and Kaz. Besides they’re pretty old by the time Kaz is killed, Wolfie however will never get over it. I think Hal would be very helpful in keeping Wolfie going and not just giving in on himself. And once Sunny is introduced to the scene he knows he still has more work to do for the world so he continues on. Eventually he dies from old age, after spending his final years in the woods of Germany.

Yeah no that it so far but I wanna write a whole lot more maybe but out some comics cause there’s a lot of angst potential and also a lot of fluff potential and I’m screaming my crying over them rn I really am Kaz/Wolfie for life

[samdelpapa]

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Notizie del Circolo della pace ungherese

5 - 6 minuti

Decisione tedesca: 178 carri armati Leopard per l'Ucraina

Berlino, martedì 7 febbraio 2023 (MB)

La Germania sta inviando 178 carri armati Leopard 1 in Ucraina contro la Russia, ha appreso martedì il Circolo della pace ungherese.

Spiegel ha riferito della decisione presa in una riunione del consiglio di sicurezza del governo di Berlino, riferendosi a una fonte interna ma anonima.

Il ministro della Difesa russo Sergei Shoigu ha dichiarato: "L'Ucraina è apertamente incoraggiata ad occupare i nostri territori con pesanti armi offensive. Tali passi trascinano i paesi della NATO nel conflitto e possono portare a un'escalation imprevedibile".

Il primo deputato del rappresentante permanente della Russia all'ONU ha annunciato a New York che negli ambienti occidentali in questi giorni si annuncia apertamente che la Russia dovrebbe essere sciolta, alcuni sostengono addirittura la pulizia etnica contro i russi. Secondo Dmitry Polyansky, i nuovi membri più ansiosi dell'Unione Europea vogliono trovare una "soluzione finale" al "problema russo".

Il termine "soluzione finale" fu usato dai nazisti per sterminare gli ebrei.

Poljanski ha citato l'eurodeputata polacca Anna Fotyga che ha affermato che al posto della Russia dovrebbero essere creati Stati liberi e indipendenti. Questa idea risuona a Varsavia, Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius e in molte altre capitali dell'Europa orientale, e nel Parlamento europeo si tengono eventi che promuovono la disintegrazione della Russia, ha affermato Polyansky.

Come 80 anni fa, dobbiamo affrontare di nuovo il fatto che il nemico vuole distruggere il nostro paese e la nostra cultura, e usa l'Ucraina come strumento per questo - ha detto il primo vice ambasciatore della Russia all'ONU.+++

Iran 44 anni dopo la rivoluzione islamica

Teheran, Budapest, mercoledì 8 febbraio 2023 (MB)

La Repubblica islamica dell'Iran celebra il 44esimo anniversario della sua rivoluzione che ha rovesciato la monarchia l'11 febbraio, riferisce il Magyar Békekör.

Il paese di 86,7 milioni di persone, situato su 1,6 milioni di chilometri quadrati, sta attraversando momenti difficili a causa delle sanzioni e degli embarghi occidentali. Da quando ha posto fine alla sua subordinazione ai grandi monopoli occidentali e ai privilegi concessi da Shah Pahlavi di Shell, British Petroleum e Mobil-Exxon, è stata costretta a condurre una feroce lotta per lo sviluppo e il benessere della sua gente. L'Occidente sta cercando di metterlo in ginocchio ritirando gli investimenti di capitale.

Gli Stati Uniti finora non hanno mostrato alcuna volontà di porre fine alla loro politica di embargo, condivisa dai loro alleati europei, in cambio del loro ritorno all'accordo nucleare internazionale con l'Iran (JCPOA). Teheran, invece, insiste sul diritto al libero scambio.

Sebbene l'Iran, rispettando l'accordo nucleare, utilizzi l'energia nucleare per scopi pacifici, i servizi speciali israeliani e americani effettuano attacchi contro la sua centrale nucleare e altre strutture, uccidendo leader militari e fisici nucleari in omicidi. Ciò è accaduto il 3 gennaio 2020 a Baghdad, quando è stato assassinato il generale Qassem Soleimani, e poi a Teheran il 27 novembre 2020, quando è stato ucciso lo scienziato nucleare iraniano Mohsen Fahrizade.

Approfittando delle difficoltà, fomentano il malcontento sociale dall'esterno e, finanziando l'opposizione interna, tentano di rovesciare il sistema repubblicano nato 44 anni fa.

L'Iran paga un prezzo alto per la sua sovranità, ma la sostiene e costruisce le sue relazioni con coloro che lo trattano come un partner alla pari, invece di sanzioni, commerciano liberamente con esso sulla base di vantaggi reciproci, piuttosto che voler espropriare il suo ricco patrimonio naturale risorse naturali, giacimenti di gas e petrolio. Teheran sta rafforzando le sue relazioni con Russia e Cina, la comunità BRICS, l'Organizzazione per la cooperazione di Shanghai (SCO) e l'Unione economica eurasiatica (EAEU). Concluse inoltre importanti accordi militari con le due potenze asiatiche, accorse più volte in suo aiuto per garantirne la sicurezza contro la flotta americana in marcia nella regione del Golfo Persico.

Ma ci vuole tempo per introdurre la relativa arretratezza economica dell'Asia rispetto all'Occidente sviluppato, che deve la sua prosperità, tra l'altro, alla colonizzazione dell'Asia. È fondamentale costruire l'energia, i trasporti e le infrastrutture di trasporto e sviluppare nuovi sistemi di insediamento per il commercio, tra le altre cose, al fine di alleviare la subordinazione al dollaro.

L'Iran non chiude le porte all'Occidente nonostante il fatto che USA e UE abbiano sostanzialmente sospeso la loro cooperazione con esso, e sta cercando di affermare i suoi interessi unilaterali isolandolo.

Teheran persegue un'attiva politica di neutralità. Vede che questo percorso porta l'Occidente a trattarlo come un partito alla pari e non a mettere in discussione il suo diritto alla sovranità, ma a rendersi conto che è nel suo stesso interesse prendere parte allo sviluppo dell'Iran.+++

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[minusgangtime]

Mrow!-

(Midnight grabbed MB before he could go anywhere,she didn’t wanna be left alone..)

-midnight

But MB insisted.

"Kiddo, I'll be fine. I'm just gonna look around the house for help."

[gamebird]

And also think, that this is the first time MB has been able to say such a thing! And have it matter! It is safe to ask/insist/state its desires in regard to its company! It's not taking a job or saving its guardian/owner or hanging around on Preservation because it has nowhere else to go and this place is fine and it's making sure Mensah doesn't get killed by GrayCris assassins. It has a non-human friend and it gets to have and voice and act on its opinion of who it wants to be with. When you've never ever had any control over that sort of thing, it's HUGE!

What makes me really feral about Murderbot and ART is the way their relationship is conceptualized... in that it is explicitly not romantic, and not sexual, so how do you get across what they mean to each other?

Like this:

"But I like being with ART. I want to keep being with it.”

Just looking at it makes me cry, okay. It just resonates with my wee ace heart. It really just boils down to wanting to be together.

[mindblindbard]

ngl I am obsessed with MB, I read and love so many cog games but yours is the one I am easily the most invested in!! Can you tell us what an ideal date would look like with the RO's? I'm just so curious! take care and thank you!!

Sally: An amusement park or fair, because Sally’s competitive streak thrives on carnie games. She insists on playing until she has enough points to win Button an enormous stuffed animal: a sparkly unicorn for Confident Buttons, a purple monkey for Humorous Buttons, and a T-Rex for Morbid Buttons.

Grayson: Preferably to go on a day hike somewhere, but a long walk along the lakefront or in a botanical garden will do within city limits. Gray enjoys the convenience of living in Chicago (takeout variety, for instance), but he’s most comfortable escaping the public eye and enjoying nature in peace.

Kent/Kenna: A museum date. K is a history buff, so museums make them feel like a kid in a candy store--they get adorably and uncharacteristically giddy perusing Ancient Greek pottery and talking about the myths depicted. 

Glitch: Never wants to do the same thing twice! Glitch has a way of putting a unique spin on every date they go on, even if it never leaves the backyard--they’re more likely to set up a slip-and-slide with inflatable pins and hand Button a bathing suit, for example, than take Button to a bowling alley. The only place they’d be up to visiting repeatedly would be their favorite used bookstore.

Rosy: A fancy dinner with fine wine followed by a nighttime walk, ideally while vacationing somewhere in Tuscany. The perfect date for Rosy would be one where they could fully relax and focus on their partner, which for their uptight workaholic self means total escapism. Rosy uses their vacation days.

[blursed-ninjago-ideas]

PT: mb some DnD au fluff?

This was the last prompt so I went a little hard on it.

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Lloyd yelled with laughter as he threw a handful of colorful plastic. Nya threw them right back at him and Kai pelted them both from the side.

“Stop abusing the dice!” Garmadon yelled with a smile.

Kai threw a few pieces at him.

“Make us!” he laughed.

“Fine then.” Garmadon said, picking Kai up and holding him slightly off the ground.

“Save yourselves!!” he called out.

“Don’t worry Kai, we’ll rescue you!” Lloyd yelled.

Nya gave a war cry as she started throwing more dice. She only hot Kai with them though since their loving father was using his oldest as a shield.

“Who’s side are you on!?” Kai was choked on a smile.

“Muhaha! My evil plans are coming to fruition!” Garmadon teased.

“Now look at what you’ve done! Dad’s gone evil again!” Kai giggled

Lloyd barked out a laugh and started to flap his arms in excitement. Kai’s head was thrown back with an uncontrolled laugh while Nya was on the ground with her giggles.

Garmadon swung Kai in a circle before setting him down.

Lloyd took the chance to “rescue” Kai.

“Alright, alright. We do have to clean up now.” Garmadon said after the laughter died down.

All three of his kids were sugar high, loud, and wound up. He was once again grateful he insisted game night not be on a school night, there was no way any of them would be going to bed for a few more hours.

Lloyd moaned, but Nya had already started to collect dice of the carpet.

Kai pulled out his phone and started to play an upbeat song they all knew the words to. Something that had been playing in their house since forever and was tied to the sweet feelings of fun moments with family.

They sang badly to each other and ended their clean up with an improv dance party.

-

Jay could hear the shrieks of laughter from next door. He sighed in his only childness, but another look at his expensive game consoles that he didn’t have to share reminded him of the perks. He’d seen all three of the neighbor siblings argue over who owned what and who had the right to use it when.

There was also the fact that his brownies were still on the counter and waiting for him.

“How was the game tonight?” He Mom asked, pouring him a glass of milk before he could even walk to the brownies.

“It was good. Nya got to be queen on the Munce.” Jay explained, grabbing a plate of sweet chocolate treats.

“I’m going to assume that means something in Ninjago.” his Dad said with a laugh.

Jay laughed back.

“Yeah. They’re like orcs pretty much. My character almost married one!”

“Is that good?” his Mom asked.

“Nope. It was bad.” Jay answered, taking a bite of his brownie and taking the glass of milk.

“Then I’m glad it didn’t happen.” his Mom said.

Jay laughed again, careful not to get milk up his nose.

-

“How was it?” Zane’s Dad asked pretty much the moment he walk in the door.

“We split the party.” Zane said ruefully as he hung his coat up and put his shoes away.

“Ouch.” His Dad responded. “How was the traffic? Not to bad?”

Zane’s Pop closed the door behind himself as he walked in.

“No, it was fine. Garmadon is very considerate about rush hour.”

“I know, I just worry.”

The two men hugged.

“Please remember to finished putting your shoes away. I don’t want to trip on them tomorrow!” Zane said

“Of course.” His Pop said.

“Thank you!” Zane said with a smile, pulling himself into hug both his fathers “I love you both.”

They hugged him back warmly for a moment before Zane extracted himself.

“Now, I’m a little overstimulated. So, I’m going to go to my room and calm down.” Zane announced.

“Of of course!” his Pop said “It sounded like you had fun tonight!”

“I did!” Zane smiled.

“Let us know if you need anything.” His Dad said.

“I’ll probably come back out in an hour or two. It was a very exciting session tonight.” Zane explained.

“Love you!” they both said after him as Zane climbed the stairs.

“Love you too!” he said back.

-

Cole was parked crooked and he knew it. Still, he didn’t think his Dad was going to nag him about it tonight.

Cole walked in to his father singing in the kitchen while he finished the dishes. Cole joined in poorly as he walked straight in.

“How are you, Tenor?” He said as he shut the water off.

Cold smiled at the nickname. Part musical, and part mindless parental praise (“Cause you’re a perfect ten Cole!”)

“I’m great Dad. My character is the focus of this campaign so I’ve been having a long of fun with it.” Cole explained.

“That’s good! Are you still hungry? I know you usually eat before and that Garmadon feeds you a lot of junk food, but I know you would eat a nail file if it was offered.” His Dad said. “Plus, I just finished cleaning the kitchen. I think we need to mess it up again!”

“Cake mix?” Cole asked hopefully.

His Dad revealed two chocolate cake mixes.

“YES!” Cole shouted, far too loud for the night time.

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Everyone gets fluff!!! :D

And yes, Lloyd was happy stimming. I do it, so he can too.

-Ivy

[beevean]

I technically already asked you this some time ago, but I want to ask you again now that you have....experienced its story for yourself: How would you rewrite Other M?

Boy there's a lot to change. I wonder if it's a case like '06, where you'd be better off dumping the whole thing and starting from scratch.

Okay, first things that come to mind:

- Samus monologuing in her head can be fine, after all Fusion did the same thing. While I prefer the "silent but expressive body language" approach, I can imagine that some monologuing from time to time, as long as she doesn't speak with a robotic voice and doesn't think inane things, would fit my interpretation of her, of a person who doesn't speak much but thinks a lot.

- Samus as an angsty teen rebel is stupid. You want to show how much she has grown? A nice idea that I've seen around is that the incident that caused her to leave Adam was that she once accidentally hurt some people in her platoon with her dangerous weapons. This way 1) Adam has more reason to control her at first 2) Adam doesn't look like a cold jackass who throws his brother away without so much as a moment of weakness 3) big payoff when it's clear that Samus has grown and matured. (this is of course if we want to keep the authorization part, which I find interesting story wise but disappointing gameplay wise)

- Samus would rebel more and more against Adam's orders, for example activating the Grapple Beam for herself when she sees Anthony in danger. I can imagine Samus insisting early on that she needs the Super Missiles at one point and Adam denying it, making Samus resentful and feeling humiliated.

- fuck that shooting in the back scene. Adam warns Samus verbally that the Metroids in Sector 0 are unfreezable and they must find another way to destroy them. He also apologizes for underestimating her and appreciating how much she has grown after leaving his command.

- since Adam needs to die, a better alternative would be: the Metroids break out from Sector 0 (after all one of them already ate a creature in Sector 2, what happened to that one in canon?), and Adam decides to give Samus a chance to escape and find a way to save everyone by throwing himself to the Metroids. The important thing is that 1) he doesn't fucking shoot her, and 2) she still has the chance to do something important

- another idea is, if we keep the "Adam didn't allow Samus to save Ian" backstory, when Samus starts begging Adam to trust her and give her a chance, this time he concedes and allows her to Power Bomb the sector. Character development!

- Anthony doesn't call Samus princess, but he keeps his goofy personality.

- remove the Ridley clone, he's useless in the plot and Samus wouldn't really react to him differently if she was IC.

- I don't know how I'd fix the Deleter and the MB plots because they're both dumb. Personally I'd really just keep Adam as the antagonist, albeit one that redeems himself in the end.

- I'm also tempted to move OM shortly before M1/ZM, as the only loss would be her angst involving The Baby. Or maybe between M1 and P1, to justify the fear surrounding the Metroids.