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grouptalekindnesssoulstories · 4 years ago

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This will be a mess. I am wrestling this from the depths of my mind and I will win. SO be warned! ^w^

Warnings: disgusting nicknames (person not offended), flawed portrayal of someone being blind (please correct me if possible)

Roman began humming the first notes to Icarus (by Bastille). Quietly his twin added the harmony as he began drumming along. The darker tones twisted the song as the lyrics began and Remus’s voice fell away. Towards the end, the twins switched rolls, Remus taking the lyrics and Roman doing the harmony.

“Nice boys” Their dad rose from his front row seat, clapping along with the small group. They were preparing for the talent show the next day, and both of their boyfriends had been forbidden from hearing until the night of. Instead, it was their dad, his coworker (and boss) Dr. Picani, and his kids Remy and Thomas.

“It was wonderful! I have to get home guys, see you tomorrow Craig!” Dr. Picani smiled, scooping up a wriggling Thomas. The rest of the family waved as they left.

“Dad, can we have pizza?” Remus asked, swinging off the platform.

“No, nasty cabbage. I only have enough for once this week. And we agreed to do it tomorrow with the gang” Craig hummed, unlocking the door and closing the garage.

“Daaad it’s not ‘the gang’ it’s our boyfriends!” Roman whined, following his Dad into the kitchen. The older man just hummed, digging around in the fridge for something for dinner.

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“Vee, darling, please don’t pull so much. Dee can only go so fast” Janus pulled on his boyfriend’s arm, holding up the leash of his seeing eye dog.

“Alright dear. I’m just so excited to see Ro perform. He’s been off the walls with excitement” Virgil slowed down, squeezing Janus’s elbow in apology. The pair shared a groan at their boyfriend’s antics. Both of them were introverts, whereas Roman was an extrovert, like his twin. And the approaching figure, Patton.

“Virgil! Janus! We saved you seats” The bubbly senior pulled on his friend’s hands. Luckily for Dee and Janus, a group of freshmen spotted Pat and swarmed the friendly kid for a conversation. Vee took the chance to lead Janus to find Logan. He at least would be slightly less boisterous. They found him, in the second row. Dee settled himself at Janus feet, and Virgil held onto his boyfriend’s hand as they waited. Finally, Patton arrived and not long after, the lights began to dim. The last minute arrivals entered and took their seats.

“Welcome to the Sanders High Talent Show! We hope you all enjoy. And without further ado, here are your peers!” The principal stood on the stage as the curtain parted. He quickly stood aside for the first performance. Janus had brought a book with him, as half the acts required visual parts that made it incomplete for him. Finally, the last ones were up. Since Remus needed his drums, they were put at the end, giving the crew enough time to get them out safely. (the acts before him were also singers, so they closed the curtains).

“It’s time!” Patton whispered, wriggling in his seat. He couldn’t wait! After what felt like an eternity, but was really only a minute, the first notes rang out. The mic system added the final piece that the twins had been missing. Immediately, Virgil had chills. The auditorium, which had a slight buzzing went completely silent. When the final line came, and Remus took over, there was a tenseness to the air. The twins had ensnared the entire student body and their families with a single song. As the final notes faded from the air, there was a roar of applause.

“Alright, Students who performed, exit to the front, everyone else go meet them in the hallway. I hope you enjoyed!” The principal took over again as the crew returned to move Remus’s drums.

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“That was incredible! I was hooked from the first notes” Logan was dancing on the spot as he and Patton met Remus to the side. He and his brother had been swarmed immediately, and an hour had passed before they were able to join their boyfriends.

“The best act of all. One everyone could enjoy” Janus kissed Ro’s cheek.

“Only because I wanted to make it so both of you could enjoy it equally” Roman scooped both of the smaller men up in retaliation. After pressing kisses to both of their faces, he let them go. They would join him at his house in a bit, for an after party.

#prinxieceit #intrulogicality #character!thomas #sleep/remy

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outofcontextsimsmachinima · 5 years ago

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Please god do you have recommendations on the best series to watch

Some of my personal recomendations that I can list from the top of my head, I will be writing a lot of text below so hold onto your horses.

My Life- NatalieFirexx

Still running to this day and in its 12th season. So amazing to see the growth over the years. The first seasons are so funny in a sense of knowing a little Christian emo kid made them, but later seasons have developed into such an interesting story with beautiful visuals, incredible cinematography and relationships that you end up caring about so deeply. Every season has a new storyline to follow and it's always so wild remembering all that's happened in its 10 year run and thinking up what else is to come. Though season 12 is said to be it's final season and I look forward to seeing what Natalie has in store for us after the finale.

The story of My Life follows the Andrews family and their friends in everyday shenanigans, you know, the usual: teen pregnancy, kidnapping, vampires, murder, identity theft, angels, ghosts, hacked kids and love.

(There's also a My Life Abridged voice acting series of season 1 currently in the works, now at episode 5)

Smooth Criminal - SaltPepperSims1408

I always have fun rewatching this. Its only 2 seasons long and once again, a sims series that evolved over it's run. Following Abby as her life goes from normal (if you can call your illegal scientist parents experimenting on criminals in your basement normal) to having visions of her parent's test subject's past and joining his gang where hes the leader and battles a disease that gives him 10x the strength and intelligence of a regular human being. Catch is, this genetic disease is rare and makes you go insane. Most people with it end up insane by 30.

A series with a lot of guns, a badass female main protag, death, once again, teen pregnancy (which will be a common sims series theme), fun dream/vision sequences and in my opinion has a great sense of humour.

SaltPepperSims1408 also has a highly recommended voice over series (though incomplete) titled Apokalypsis, a group of young adults/teens trying to survive in an apocalypse.

CINDER - GrayLeeStudios

Based on the book CINDER by Marissa Meyer. Cinder is a beautifully made voice over series, great visuals, wonderfully told it's story, though it is incomplete at 5 episodes, each running 10-18 minutes. Loosely based on the original Cinderella story but in a futuristic Beijing, adding robots, a colonization on the moon and a deadly plague that has affected the Emperor.

The protagonist is the mechanic, Lihn Cinder. Despite how well known her work as a mechanic is, she is looked down on for being a cyborg and is presented for plague research where she and Prince Kai become closer.

Y O U T H - 1998sims

YOUTH is a retelling of Youth, also a sims series by the same creator that reached its second season before discontinuing. Already a series that dealt with real life issues and involved a lot of representation in its characters. YOUTH is a different experience with all new characters, even more representation and everyone still feeling real in a way where their identities don't define them but are in NO WAY erased at all, like they're real people. When comparing the two series you can see the similar storyline but now its so much fresher and with new characters, their decisions in these situations change. Follows the story of multiple characters in their teen years and learning to deal with being a teen or in some cases having to make adult decisions despite that. Currently up to episode 5 but there is still so much more to come.

1998sims is also the creator behind Avoiding Fate, Its Complicated (currently not available online) and the most iconic series that I HIGHLY suggest you watch; My Sims 2 Emo Teen Pregnancy Kidnapping Story

SOUP - SimFilm

This sims 3 voice over series is brand new, as of this month, with one episode released but I'm already in love with it. It has this deadpan sense of humour I can get behind and I'm really looking forward to seeing where it goes. It appears the episodes will be short and sweet but I really don't mind at all.

Our protagonist, Harris Gold, alphabetizes his life's misfortunes like a can of alphabet soup.

I quote "looks pretty decent on the outside, but when you open the can, you'll simply want to kill yourself"

The filming is wonderful, I love the voice actors and how well they play their roles, the story so far is fun and silly but deals with really strong issues other teenagers might have experienced growing up. Kind of like laughing the pain away and I adore it.

Raison D'etre - Cornymio

I haven't watched a lot of sims 4 machinima if im to be honest (since life to death stories are so rampant on YouTube at the moment and I'd rather just avoid them) but this series was very well made. Only 2 episodes but the voice acting is amazing, the sims custom animations are wonderful and at times the sims can be almost perfectly lip synced to the voices. Has an indie film vibe that I adore, very calming and I adore the camera work. This is a revamp of the creators old Sims 3 series by the same title.

Reine Reynolds enrols herself into a new school, here we meet a variety of students who are all relatable in one way or another with different relationships amongst themselves. A nice watch and won't take long to get through.

Marry Me! - Tickled007

This is actually a companion piece to Marry You by Maot Productions. Marry You has more episodes and progressed it's story much further but personal preference I like Marry Me!'s characters and humour better. Not a fault to the creators though, since I believe they wrote both stories together and I do still recommend you go watch Marry You as well, just my personal taste. I also watched this very recently which is probably why it's on my mind rn.

Marry Me! Is a 2 episode long (so far) voice over series that's quite high energy, it's about a loud "bitch" fashion designer called Serafie and a "pushover" called Carmion. Two opposites that somehow cross paths and after a money hiccup, Seraphie demands that Carmion marry her. I love how silly it is, very kdrama inspired. If you can get past the overused swooping sfx in episode one (which drove me insane but will go away in episode 2) I think it's super enjoyable.

Tickled007 is also the creator of Passcode Unknown, Too Popular and And... Obvious.

I feel it unfair not to mention Maot Productions other creations either since they were also a big part of the Marry Me! Marry You project. They created Sense Me Not!, Corrupted Souls, Cruel Temptation and Retribution

Other simmers and their series that I highly recommend but realise this ask is going to get extremely long

EkolarasMagnum

Their series tend to have this grungy highschool feel to them but I get behind it. They're known for their more interesting sims style, some people love it, some people hate it but it shouldn't get in the way of the interesting stories. I used to adore their work so much as a teenager!

- Advocated

- Strangers

- Volatile

PumpkinsAtTheDisco

Made a variety of sims series based on books (before these same books were made into films) such as the Hunger Games. This creator is incredibly talented from filming, writing to composing their own music. You can really see their improvement over the years too. I love their work.

- The Hunger Games

- Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children

- Dimension 17

- Post Icarus

- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

StarsToShinex

Their concepts are fun and they have good voice actors. Their filming and editing is nice but their work does have an anime feel if that's more your taste.

- Spotlight

- My guardian

- My guardian- the next chapter

- Seeking Faith

- The last day

MajesticFilms

Their aesthetics are lovely, they make a lot of visually pleasing machinima. I admire their editing.

- Paper Boats

- Arsonist's Lullaby

- Sounds of Silence

- Machinima playlist

ViNtAgELovv11

Still works on videos now and I adore their work, been around for 10 years and only continuing to improve. I believe their most known series wou lkd have to be wasteland but please check out their newer works too!

- Scum City

- Wasteland

- Wonderland

- Runaway

- ROADS

There are so much more and i might make a pt.2 or something along those lines one day since this ask is getting long. But I also have a list of simmers and series on my navigation page if you want to search through some more works.

#ask #asks #mikuofficial #recommendations

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antman-56 · 5 years ago

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The Long Night Pt. 22

BEEP BEEP BEEP

That sound was starting to get annoying but the only good thing about it was it telling the whole world that Taiyang was still alive. Raven was seating next to him, reading aloud and drinking tea.

Raven (chuckling) : I’m pretty sure this part would have made you laugh. It’s about a bard that can’t keep it in his pants and Geralt saves him by telling the lord that the bard was kicked in the balls by an ox.

Tai remained motionless. He had been for almost a month. Their were times he made a sound of discomfort or joy and one time he opened his eyes, blinked and then passed out again.

Nurse : Um Miss Branwen, visiting hours end in 10 minutes. But if you like we can let you stay for half an hour more.

Raven : The 10 is fine, thank you.

Raven went back to reading. As the nurse left she heard her say that the kid was lucky to have such a caring girlfriend.

If only they knew the truth.

Raven got up from her seat and gave Tai a kiss on his forehead.

Raven (whispering) : Wake up soon. I love you.

Raven left the medical wing and was now on her way to the dorm. She was thinking about the homework she still had to do and determining if it was worth it.

She was outside the medical wings doors when she texted Summer :

*Raven :Hey heading home

*Summer : K and could u go to the store and pick up milk

*Summer : ill pay u back

*Raven :Fine

After a couple of minutes of walking she noticed she was being followed by a group of men, maybe 4 or 5. They were good if it took her this long, she blamed the teachers for the homework. She had no weapons on her and they were behind the cafeteria far away from the residential dorms were located. She began to walk faster and staying in the light. She was beginning to panic, if they were TRBO, JACB, BLAD, or all of them then she was screwed.

She started looking around to find a pole, a rock, anything to use as a weapon. Then she saw the convenience store was just up ahead and ran for it.

When she was at the door she turned around out of breath and ready to scream. She didn’t see any of them. She went inside the store and took out her scroll.

*Raven : Hey can u send qrow over with Omen

*Summer : Y

*Raven : Some guys r following me and right now in store

*Summer : Stay put well be their fast

Raven stayed in the store and began browsing and occasionally turning towards the window to see if they were still their. And was scared when she saw a silhouette of a man.

***Next Day***

Raven and Summer were walking towards their class while Qrow stayed in. His class wasn’t for another 2 hours.

Summer : Do you have any idea who it could have been?

Raven : Maybe TRBO, JACB, BLAD or a mix of them? I don’t know! I just ran.

Raven hated to admit it but she felt weak right then and there. If she had Omen with her she would have ran at them without hesitation or remorse.

Summer saw the look on Raven’s face. Frustrated, angry, ashamed, and worse of all afraid.

Summer (stops and puts her hands on Raven’s shoulders) : Hey, anyone in your situation would have ran. Their is no reason to feel ashamed about it.

Raven : Summer, I was weak.

Summer : Were all weak. When we are around the people we care about, we are at our most strongest. That’s why were Huntresses.

Raven stayed silent. The last time she was with Tai he was holding his head and screaming. They were weak, SHE was weak even around the man she loved. And for the other reason, well Summer would change her mind if she knew.

Raven (taking hands off her shoulders) : Anyway, changing subject. Anything new with Qrow?

Summer : Well I asked him to smell my new conditioner and for his opinion.

Raven : Aside from that being a wired way to flirt, were you in a towel and fresh out the shower or clothed and dry when you went to him?

Summer (slight blush) : Clothed.

Raven : Well did you get close close or close?

Summer (blushing and quickly) : I got close enough to hear his heartbeat explode.

As the girls kept chatting about Operation : Dumbass they were being observed from the rooftops.

Freya (sitting at the edge) : Why are we doing this again?

An Mai (holding binoculars) : James told us to follow her. He believes their is a mole in our group.

Freya : Hey I’ve kept my mouth shut. I owe Willow everything I have. And Summer is probably the nicest person we have ever met from Beacon.

An Mai : I agree, but if we do have a mole we have to take every precaution otherwise Tesla wins.

Freya : She let me braid her hair. That’s a sacred trust. And are you sure no one can see us?

An Mai semblance is blend. She can camouflage herself and her immediate area if she is calm.

An Mai : Yes, i’m sure. I mean I was able to get past Casey Lee Williams backstage security.

Freya : Best! Day! Ever! But what dose Jimmy think she’ll do?

An Mai : Don’t know, that’s why we need to watch her and her team.

Freya (pouting) : Doesn’t mean we have to like it.

An Mai : Agreed.

***BLAD Dorm***

Clothes were being thrown out of a closet and a tail was popping out of it.

Alvin : No, not this one. No, that needs to be washed. No for obvious reasons. Guys, I need help!

Damien (laughing at the antics) : Glad your admitting it.

Alvin got out of the closet and glared at Damien.

Ben (annoyed) : Get your tail out of my face!

Lenny : Guys how does this make me look? Flashy and bold or dashing and daring?

Ben : Don’t care.

Alvin : Guys!!

Everyone turned to him.

Alvin (exhausted) : I want to ask out that girl.

Lenny : I would go with her friend.

Lenny put his hands hovering over his chest. Trying to imitate Raven’s breasts.

Damien : She’s taken by the blonde guy.

Alvin : Plus she’s mean. The small girl, She’s nice.

Ben : She trapped you in a mine and blew it up!

Alvin :Still her voice!! It was angelic~

Lenny :He is right. Beauties come in all sizes, big or small. I’ll help you.

Lenny rushed over to him and took out his measuring tape.

Lenny (Edna Mode impersonation) : First off darling you lack the pazazz in your look. Your plain and boring and the tail, was so last year.

He playfully pulled it and Alvin went stiff.

Alvin : Hands off the tail!

Lenny : My bad! But in all seriousness you need -

Damien : Muscle! (pushes Lenny aside and makes a pose) That’s what all chicks want. Come with me to the gym and get on my program and I promise you after 3 weeks every girl will want you.

Ben : What he needs is confidence. Be funny and stuff around her. Chicks love the romantic crap movies show.

Lenny : What no he needs to be unique not some muscle brain jackass or some beta male nonsense.

Damien : Muscled jackass!?

Ben : At least the girls I come home with don’t regret it the morning after!

Lenny : You want to fucking GO!!

Alvin : Can I p-

BL_D : NO!!!

Alvin walked to the window and watched the campus ignoring the fight right behind him and daydreaming about a possible future with a beautiful girl with silver eyes.

Imagining a nice house on a hill, a litter of children with silver eyes and with different faunus features from fluffy tails and ears to looking almost normal. Them going to a local community center to sing as a family, taking on huntsmen missions as a couple and maybe family. He just stared at the window with a smile.

Damien was holding Lenny up in the air and was about to choke slam him. He had Ben in one arm wrapped around his neck to hold him in place.

RING RING RING

Alvin snapped out of his dream and turned to the source.

Ben : Let me go.

Damien dropped Lenny on the floor and let go of Ben.

Ben walked to the scroll and picked it up.

Ben : Miller speaking, Turbo whats the problem?

Lenny and Damien were looking at Ben and hearing him say “Okay” or “I got it”. He hung up the phone and used his semblance.

Ben (interanlly) : We got a two problems.

The rest of team BLAD ran to get notes books and pencils.

((/// * is writing and I for Ben is using his semblance))

*Lenny : What?

Ben ( I ) : We lost our only sponsor.

That spooked the team.

Damien (yelled) : WHAT!!

Ben : Quiet!

*Lenny : HOW?

*Damien : Butch was our one and only sponsor. What do you mean he’s gone.

Ben ( I ) : Something happened and now he lost control of his territory.

*Alvin : Alright, whats the other problem?

Ben (exhaled, I ) : The KTs are gone. All of them were found dead in an alley and the survivors were just found near the border.

Ben looked away from the group, especially Lenny, not able to meet their gaze.

Lenny ( I ) : How?!

Ben ( I ) : Crucified and burned. It had the True Sons of Icarus name all over it.

*Alvin : So, the gangs dead.

*Lenny : No! WE are alive and we’ll get our revenge!

He said the last part with a sinister tone.

*Damien : Well lets go pay the Sons a visit.

Ben ( I ) : Not yet. They have about 60 guys maybe more.

*Lenny : Then what?!

Ben ( I ) : They’ re at war with The West Triads, The Wolf Pack, Samedi’s Prophets and The Lost Kingz. Their all fighting over Butch’s territory and JACB is gonna help us take them out if we help secure Butch’s territory after he kicks the bucket.

*Damien : So, we kill whoever wins and if the Sons, win its two birds with one stone.

Ben ( I ) : And Tesla said he would be our sponsor if we do this.

*Damien : How?

Ben ( I ) : Well two teams are graduating and one spot is open for us.

*Alvin : I don’t know about this, what happens if a White Fang show up again?

*Lenny : They won’t. Police Chief Mann made it almost impossible for them to protest legally and if they do. Cops are allowed to use force.

Ben : So, its decided. Get some rest and Alvin go up to her and ask her out. Maybe she likes you too.

Alvin nodded and went outside to test his luck. Tonight was the night.

#rwby au #rwby #Summer Rose #raven branwen #long night part 22

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fly-pow-bye · 6 years ago

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New Episodes for Cartoon Network for May 2019

Revealed on The Futon Critic, here’s the new episodes for May:

The Amazing World of Gumball:

Mondays at 4:00 PM.

May 6th - The Future - Banana Joe's Mom can predict the future, but she can't predict her own disappearance.

May 13th - The Wish - Gumball and Darwin believe they've turned Miss Simian into a neck-cushion.

May 20th - The Factory - Gumball and Darwin save the day at the Rainbow Factory.

May 27th - The Agent - On a top secret school assignment Gumball acts like a certain suave British secret agent.

Bakugan: Battle Planet:

Saturdays at 7:00 AM.

May 4th - "High Flying/Backfire Brawl" - While escorting the Mind Core Cell to AAAnimus Campus the AO are attacked by Masato Kazami and his Body Guards. Then, Philomena's attempt to refocus the Mind Core Cell's power backfires and the AO must fight their fellow employees.

May 11th - "Hostile Take Over/The Big Bounce" - After more unsuccessful attempts to harness Core Cell energy the AO must battle their own Bakugan with AAAnimus tech in order to save them. Then, AO confront Philomena with concerns about her control over the Core Cell energy.

May 18th - "Awesome vs. AAAnimus" - The AO plan on sneaking into AAAnimus and rescuing their Bakugan but are stopped by Benton who offers up an alternate plan. Then, AO team up with Benton Dusk to recapture their stolen Bakugan and free the energy from the Mind Core Cell.

Craig of the Creek:

One episode at 10:00 AM, on a Saturday.

May 11th - "Fort Williams" - When Craig can't go to the Creek, he and his mom decide to build the biggest blanket fort in the world!

DC Super Hero Girls:

After a small hiatus, it’s coming back. Sundays at 4:00 PM.

May 12th - #Beeline - When she stumbles across a villainous plot to blow up a bridge, Bumblebee shies from the challenge of taking on the baddies and reaches out to her friends.

May 19th - #SuperWho? - Overwhelmed by the amount of Superman coverage in Metropolis, Supergirl decides to get out there and really show the city what she can do.

May 26th - #ShockItToMe - Leslie Willis, the meanest girl in school, becomes a social media sensation by posting mean-spirited videos on her MetropoVids channel, causing Wonder Woman to question the moral integrity of the people who live in the World of Man.

Mega Man: Fully Charged:

Sundays at 6:30 AM, and then a Mega-Bomb starting on May 19th, each airing at 12:00 PM.

May 5th - "A Man Man for All Seasons" - When a run-in with the Hoover Gang leaves Aki unable to transform into Mega Man, he must don a cheap costume and enlist the unlikeliest of sidekicks, Man Man!

May 12th - "Change the Charge" - Mega Man tries to stop Elec Man by helping him overcome his destructive habits, but is he being duped in the process?

May 19th - "Hide and Secrets" - Desperate for answers about Namagem, Mega Man decides to break into his father's lab, which leaves Suna exposed to the vengeful robot.

May 20th - "Make the Cut" - Mega Man goes on a 24/7 heroing spree around the city, forcing Suna, Bert, Ashley, and Rush to deal with the problem at hand, Cut Man.

May 21st - "Panic in the Lighthouse" - When Chaotique breaks into Dr. Light's lab, Mega Man must shut down his frenemy and the lab's defenses before either of them gets destroyed!

May 22nd - "The Gauntlet Part 1" - Lord Obsidian unites the Robot Masters against Mega Man and his family for an epic showdown at the Lighthouse.

May 23rd - "The Gauntlet Part 2" - As Dr. Light and Suna turn the Robot Masters against each other, Mega Man defeats and unmasks his arch nemeses, Lord Obsidian...

I decided to snip out that last part. I don’t watch this particular show so I don’t know if it’s important, but it sounds like the description outright spoils his identity.

OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes:

As seen later, this show will take PPG 2016′s time slot with a pair episodes airing Sundays at 4:30 PM. This is the beginning of Season 5.

May 12th - "Final Exams" - KO, Enid and Rad team up with an unlikely ally to take on an unlikely foe.

"CarolQuest" - Carol is forced to bring KO along as she defends the Plaza from a new threat.

May 19th - "Soda Genie" - When KO, Rad, and Enid find a soda bottle with a genie in it, they get more than they bargained for.

"Plaza Alone" - It's KO's birthday, and Rad and Enid want to make sure everything goes perfectly.

May 26th - "Boxman Crashes" - Lord Boxman crashes at Venomous' lair and inserts himself into his villainous affairs.

"All in the Villainy" - KO, Rad and Enid are confused to find the villains are more interested in battling each other than them.

PPG 2016:

I’ve already reported on this, but I’ll list them here for good measure. The sole pair of episodes of PPG 2016 will air on 4:30 PM.

May 5th - Watch It! / Man Up 4: The Donnyest Game

That’s all there is for May. As soon as the DC Super Hero Girls come back, the Reboot Puffs go away. This leaves two episodes still exclusive to the app.

Teen Titans Go!:

Mondays at 6:00 PM.

May 6th - "Don't Be An Icarus" - Robin tries to tell some Greek myths but the other Titans give their own fractured versions instead.

May 13th - "Stockton, CA!" - The Titans must find a way to keep all the Jump City residents from moving to Stockton.

May 20th - "What's Opera, Titans?" - Robin surprises the Titans with a trip to the opera but they soon fall asleep, and all dream about starring in their own operas.

May 27th - "Forest Pirates" - The Titans are at Super Hero Summer Camp for the week and they may need to add another teammate to win the big canoe race.

Total DramaRama:

Mondays at 5:00 PM.

May 6th - "Mother of All Cards" - Chef attempts to trick the kids into making his mother gifts after he forgets Mother's Day.

May 13th - "Duncan Disorderly" - Duncan escapes during a community walk only to discover he has to babysit Cody and Bridgette.

May 20th - "Soother or Later" - Duncan finally manages to break out only to realize he's forgotten his pacifier and needs to break back into the school to get it.

May 27th - "Camping is In Tents" - A class camping trip turns into a treasure hunt while Harold is determined to catch Bigfoot and keep everyone safe.

Victor and Valentino:

Saturdays at 9:30 AM.

May 4th - "The Collector" - When Vic accidentally loses one of Val's prized coins Val makes a deal with a mysterious antiques collector to replace it, but the deal has terrible consequences.

May 11th - "The Boy Who cried Lechuza" - After faking an injury to get out of work, Vic gains sympathy from everyone while unknowingly attracting attention from a dangerous mythical creature.

May 18th - "Boss For a Day" - When Chata lets Vic be the boss of the taco stand for the day Vic decides to fire Val, which has disastrous consequences.

May 25th - "Cuddle Monster" - After being told by Chata that they can't get a pet, Vic & Val adopt a wild lizard, unaware of its magical properties, and decide to keep it secret from Chata.

We Bare Bears:

7:30 PM on Mondays.

May 6th - "Band of Outsiders" - A gang of streetwise kids takes Baby Ice Bear under their wing.

May 13th - "Tabes & Charlie" - Tabes and Charlie team up to find Tabes' missing dog, Kirk.

In other news, the last episodes of Mighty Magiswords, which have been net exclusive since August of last year, will finally air on TV. However, it will not be on Cartoon Network, but on Boomerang, starting on April 29th. Yes, the TV channel still exists.

Stay tuned.

EDIT: I knew I forgot something. Added the one Craig of the Creek episode.

#powerpuff girls #ppg 2016 #dc super hero girls #cartoon network #the amazing world of gumball #we bare bears #teen titans go #ok ko let's be heroes #fpb news #victor and valentino #dc #mega man fully charged #mega man #long post #bakugan #bakugan battle planet #total drama #total dramarama #craig of the creek

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queerloquial · 7 years ago

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the saints row hawke family au... more or less

maurevar is shirtless bc i forgot until too late that u can just use the piercings menu in any clothing store to get a good closeup. hes meant to be wearing a bomber jacket n plain tshirt

also im Never satisfied with how jasper looks :P his fallout face/model is way better imo. and i might redo bef when i have time, to closer match leandra and carver. i made her forever ago, before i settled on faces for them, so she now looks Way out of place

and solveig is missing, but we never like. did anything with her anyways, bc she got the fuck out of dodge when she had the chance and never looked back. if i still have motivation at the end, i might make her anyways, as well as clarion and nisha, the kids great-godmother and grandmother respectively. also both saints, and clarion was the leader before malcolm. fun facts

anyways. i love this disaster family. pinging @loghainmactir bc u wanted to know more about this au, and i dont want to keep u waiting forever for an in-depth wall of text so theres snippets below the cut :>

we start with malcolm hawke, mob boss who ruled the saints in the late 70s on through the 80s, and generally thought to be the saints last great leader, as they took a sharp decline following his sudden disappearance in 1989. one of the most well-known names of organized crime

maurevar carver, born icarus callaghan, who went from rooting out corruption in police forces to going undercover into the saints to defecting and joining malcolm instead of killing him. disappeared alongside him, only to resurface around 2006, by some reports, working overnight shifts at a 24-hour convenience store, of all places

leandra amell, heiress and acclaimed singer, whose brief affair in the 80s with malcolm and maurevar made national headlines, to much more scandal than any of her previous flings. rumors flew again in 2001 when she reappeared, young daughter bethany in tow, though no amount of gossip kept her from sliding back into music and making an honest name for herself once again. attempts to ask her about her 12-year hiatus, and the father of her child, went fruitless

jasper hawke, self-proclaimed child of malcolm (though nobody has been able to properly prove his story one way or another) and the youngest leader the saints had in decades. his arrival in stilwater in 2005 marked the start of a sharp uptick in violent crime, resulting in the saints wiping out the rival gangs that had pushed in over the years. an assassination gone wrong- or right- put him in a coma for nearly four years, during which time the saints were pushed back into near-dormancy once again. after recovering, though, he took back his hold over the city, and remained in power until vanishing off the map in 2018

bethany amell, wayward daughter of leandra, well-known to be gifted musically and academically, though wasting her talents on a life of crime. bethanys struggles with her mother and a string of boarding schools were well-documented, culminating in running away in 2009 to join a local street gang. over the next few years, she gradually made her way to stilwater, where she latched onto the saints. not long after, jasper openly claimed her as his sister, adding more public intrigue onto leandras continued secrecy. she took over the saints after his disappearance

carver callaghan, street musician gone viral, and inexplicably dragged into the politics of stilwaters criminal underside. by all accounts, he has no ties to the saints, stating himself that he grew up living in a truck with his father and older sister. conspiracy theorists claim his music contains hidden, or not-so-hidden, lyrics detailing connections with not only jasper and bethany, but malcolm hawke himself, although depictions of leandra and maurevar are notably absent

#saints row tag #saints row hawke family #endlessly screaming into the void #malcolm hawke #maurevar carver #leandra amell #boss jasper hawke #carver character tag #bethers #this started as a normal description and then went into a more in-universe narration #bc like. nobody in that world outside of the hawkes immediate family know the actual story behind anything #also also- in addition to jasper- malcolm and bef and carver are all varying flavors of trans #bc this is our story and we love our trans/nb hawke headcanons too much to let go of them #further fun facts: bef and carver arent blood related to the hawkes or maurevar. there mightve been a Few marriage issues #but thats what happens when you elope with americas most wanted and an ex-cop just for the drama of it all #:)

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victorluvsalice · 7 years ago

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AU Thursday: As Long As You Love Me -- Murder Angel

Hey, how about some actual fic from me today too? I’ve had this one waiting in the wings for a bit -- the next part of the “As Long As You Love Me” AU! If you recall, when we last left our heroes, they’d suffered a mysterious blowout during radio sing-along time. As we rejoin them, we find that -- well, they’re roughly in the same state Ken and Bart were in this clip: Angel of Death Victor’s not taking it well...

"The universe never allows you to get hurt, huh?"

"Technically, they didn't hurt us," Alice replied, tugging at her bonds. "And it is very odd hearing sarcasm coming from you."

"I think I'm allowed to be sarcastic, given the circumstances," Victor grumbled, looking up at the hot, cloudless sky. He could feel the sun boring into his skin – much longer out here and he'd have an awful sunburn. "Can't you do anything?"

"Do you think I enjoy being duct-taped to a fence in my skivvies?" Alice responded. "Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. We have to wait for the target. At least that's what Caterpillar tells me."

"Tell Caterpillar that if this 'target' doesn't hurry up, I'm going to put him into a bug box."

Alice was silent for a minute. "He says you wouldn't," she finally replied. "That's its antithetical to your very nature. Apparently you cried the first time you heard what making a bug box meant for the butterfly."

Victor went still. "What – h-how do you–"

RRRRRRMMMRRRrrmrmrmrmrmrmrrrrmmmm. . .

A familiar set of Harleys roared into view, quickly rendering Alice's sudden attack of psychic power unimportant. The gang rolled up and spread out, parking in a circle around their captives. Victor did a quick headcount – nine now, instead of eight. The newcomer was an older man – short, and on the heavier side, but in a way that suggested power instead of one too many large dinners. The rest of the gang scurried around him deferentially as he dismounted and walked toward the fence. Victor gulped. Suddenly he was almost missing his closet.

The man stopped and stared at them, one eyebrow raised. "These two?" he said. Medusa nodded. "You're shittin' me. These are the guys that killed Icarus?"

"It's them, Riggins," Marzanna said from somewhere behind Victor. "Shark and Kitten saw 'em at the diner."

Alice twisted her head around. "Riggins?"

"I think he's their leader," Victor told her. He offered Riggins a shaky smile. "L-look, I think there's been some s-sort of – of mix-up–"

"You don't look like professionals," Riggins continued, ignoring him. He stepped forward, scowling. "So who sent you? The Horsemen? New Children of the Old Gods? Those weirdos the Hitchhikers Of The Galaxy?"

"No one! She killed him on her own! She just – does that!" Victor yanked ineffectually at the duct tape. "We are not trying to start a gang war here!"

"No, we're ending one," Alice said softly. "Target acquired." Out of the corner of his eye, Victor saw her look up. "Now, Cheshire, I don't suppose you could put those claws of yours to good use and cut me down so I could do my job. . ."

Riggins shook his head. "This is all so much noise," he muttered. "Screw it." He waved to the rest of the gang. "Burn 'em. Dump 'em with the others."

Victor felt Alice stiffen behind him. "Oh no. . .oh, you shouldn't have said that," he groaned. "She has a – history with fire."

"Awww, what? The little lady don't like the heat?" Kitten mocked, shaking the fence. Victor grimaced as hot wire rattled against his back.

"Not fond of it, no," Alice said through clenched teeth.

Riggins chuckled. "You're gonna like it even less soon." He licked his lips. "Maybe me and the boys will make s'mores."

Victor decided he really did not like Riggins. But, well, even the worst asshole deserved a warning. "Look – I will be the first to admit that I have no idea what's going on," he said slowly. "But I do know Alice. When she gets it in her head to kill someone. . .well – they die. You and your men are the ones in danger here." Although how the hell she's going to get us out of this one is beyond me. . .

Riggins smirked. "You really believe that?" He moved a step forward, like a cougar stalking its prey. "We're Blackwing, loser. Nobody fucks with us."

Victor looked over his shoulder at Alice – in naught but her bra and panties, no knife or gun, taped in place as securely as he was. She looked as helpless as him. . .but then, he'd thought she was a goner when Tannen had shoved his gun into her forehead too. "She's the one who killed Icarus," he replied, meeting Riggins's smug gaze head on. "Hasn't she already?"

That got a scowl. "You gotta mouth on you," Riggins declared, reaching down for something in the dirt. When he stood back up, Victor saw it was a baseball. "Time to shut you up, I think."

Oh shit, oh shit, why on earth had he decided to go for the pithy one-liner – Victor jerked his head back around. "Alice?!"

"Wait for it," she replied, eyes on the sky, looking supremely unconcerned.

"Wait for it?!" Victor threw himself against his bonds in a panic. He was about to take a baseball to the face, minutes before Blackwing turned them both into Guy Fawkes dummies, and she told him to wait for it?! Oh God, why didn't I run for it when I had the chance?! A bullet to the back of the head would have at least been quick! Now I'm going to cook to death, probably with a broken jaw, back to back with – "Ow!"

Victor's head clanged against the fence as the baseball met his forehead in an instant of blinding pain. He screwed his eyes shut, fireworks briefly flaring behind his closed lids –

bonk! rippppp – clunk – CRUNCH!

And then, suddenly, his left hand was free.

Victor's eyes snapped open. The fence was sagging now, the old length of pipe holding it up having fallen. Had the baseball knocked it out of place? Did he dare do anything?

"Kitten!"

Shark raced past them, toward where the pipe had fallen. Victor followed his path to see – Oooooh. . . He hastily averted his eyes again. The unfortunate Kitten had been directly under the pipe when it fell, and thanks to the nasty-looking chunk of concrete on top of it. . .well, he wasn't getting up again. And I thought I'd seen the worst of what could happen to a human head when Tannen got pistol-whipped to death. . .

The rest of the gang hastily closed ranks, drawing guns and eyeing the captives suspiciously. Victor heard Marzanna hurry towards them. "Don't you fuckers even think of trying – ah!"

The barrel of a shotgun jerked through the fence, right next to Victor's head. He flinched as it fired – BANG! Medusa hit the ground, a bullet in his forehead. BANG! Incubus dropped, blood spraying from his skull. BANG! Cerebus collapsed, felled by the same impossible accuracy. Victor risked a glance behind him. Sure enough, Alice had also been freed by the falling pipe. Her hand was currently wrapped around Marzanna's, struggling for control of the gun. Then her knee came up, catching him right in the sternum. Marzanna gasped for breath as she tore her other arm free. "Get her!" Riggins demanded, staring at his downed compatriots in shock.

Wilson promptly started firing – Alice spun and grabbed Marzanna, letting him take the hail of bullets. Her hand snatched his pistol from his waistband – bang! Wilson flopped over, missing a healthy chunk of his skull. Shark ran at her, screaming – bang! One bullet, right through the gullet. Moloch desperately took aim – bang! He hit the ground, less one eye and one life. Alice let Marzanna's corpse drop and pointed the gun at the stunned Riggin's head ��

click, click.

Alice blinked. "Oh for – are you kidding me?" she demanded, snapping open the cylinder. "With one left?"

Riggins, mouth opening and closing like a fish, saw his opportunity and went for his boot. A wicked-looking knife appeared in his hand. He took aim and threw as Alice as Alice dropped the gun and looked for a fresh weapon. thwip-thwip-thwip –

The handle bounced off her shoulder. Alice looked down, then picked up with a shrug. "That works." With barely a moment's pause, she flung it back.

It landed with a heavy thunk right in Riggins's heart. He stared at it a moment as blood began to pour from his mouth. His terrified eyes found hers – merciless and pitiless.

Then, in slow motion, he collapsed to the ground. Alice surveyed her work with cool professional pride. "There. That about does it." She returned to the fence and tore the tape off Victor's right wrist. "I think you ought to get some clothes on before you end up looking like an overdone steak."

Victor nodded vaguely, eyes traveling over the bodies of the men. Nine people. Nine hardcore, violent, unforgiving people. And she'd slaughtered them all in her underwear. Without even her trademark knife. All because a baseball had gone the right way.

A baseball. . .

"Wait for it."

He stumbled off the junk pile as she took Riggins's jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "You – you knew, didn't you?"

Alice looked back at him. "Knew what?"

"About this. That – that this–" He waved a hand to encompass the carnage. "–was going to happen."

"Well, I wouldn't go that far," Alice said, examining Shark's corpse. "But I knew the universe would provide, once I had my target." She started undoing his jeans. "He's pretty thin – I think these will fit you. At the very least, you won't be swimming in them."

Victor barely heard. "It's real," he whispered. "What you said before – it was the truth. You are exactly who you say you are. Some sort of – of murder angel."

He wasn't sure what possessed him to put it that way. Judging by Alice's surprised stare, neither was she. "Angel?" she repeated.

Victor shrugged. For a half a second, he was sure he saw her blush – then she dropped her head and went back to her task. "I am what I say I am. I know it, the universe knows it, and now you know it. Congratulations."

"And I really am with you for a reason." Victor found himself smiling, fear drowned out by a wave of exhilaration. "My life – it – it actually has a purpose!"

Alice glanced up with one of those genuine smiles. "Nice feeling, isn't it?" She yanked the pants off Shark and tossed them to Victor. "Catch!"

His hand grabbed a leg on autopilot, his mind racing. Ever since he was little, he'd listened to Pastor Galswells preach that everyone had a purpose for being – a reason God had put them on this earth. For years, he'd wondered if that was true – and, if it was, whether his was really just helping his society-obsessed parents move further up the heap via a good marriage. But now. . .he stepped into the jeans, awash in possibility. Perhaps being the companion of a holistic assassin wasn't really better, per say, than forwarding Nell and William Van Dort's social-climbing dreams – but it was a hell of a lot more interesting. "So – where to now?" he asked, zipping the fly.

"Search me," Alice replied, throwing him the shirt. "But Wonderland will lead me – us in the right direction soon enough." She felt in her jacket pocket and pulled out a set of keys. "Do you know how to ride a motorcycle?"

"No," Victor admitted, pulling on the shirt. Ugh, it was all greasy. . .but any port in a storm. "Do you?"

"No." Alice grinned like a shark. "But I'm willing to learn."

#as long as you love me au #fanfic #tw: violence #because you know #this is bart's big murder scene #although that bit at the beginning was actually inspired by Dirk and the cowboy drawing #(Xerobox uploads a LOT of clips of the show)#the references should be obvious for the most part but #the motorcycle gang is named after Blackwing with most of the members named after projects #Shark and Kitten reference the shark kitten (natch)#and Cerebus and Medusa were my ideas for project names for the Rowdy 3 and Bart #obviously New Children of the Old Gods is a reference to the gang in the show #but the Horsemen refers to the Horsemen of the Apocalypse as seen in Good Omens #(they briefly pick up a second gang of bikers to ride with them)#and of course Hitchhikers of the Galaxy is a reference to Adams's other famous book series #this also probably makes it clear I've only seen clips #as it has only recently occurred to me that the 'Jake' Bart apparently killed #is probably the guy who helped her and Ken with the car #I watched the biker kill not long after a brief clip of them in the diner and #well as you can see the two got linked in my head #so yeah #also the action scene was a BITCH to get right I hope you like it #queued

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flameontheotherside · 6 years ago

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Silence IS Golden!

Feeling under the weather... It's not the flu or cold. The breakdowns I'm having from the dress is fucking with my salt intake being that well the first thing I wake up to is yelling and arguing! 😩 Who wants to wake up to that? How disrespectful can you be?! These women are terrible and mean.

I know they don't like me. I have to children, criminal record or history of extreme drug abuse. I'm young, intelligent and talented. So naturally I'm going to talk to like minded people. The old ones for the most part.

This morning I spent it all crying…

… Not what I had in mind as I had plans to hang out with a friend. No, not me. I cried so much my snot turned pink and felt woozy from losing electrolytes. Thankfully I had water but my equilibrium I think took a dump too. I just drank a ton of water and let my klonopin knock my ass out for a few hours.

The energy here is dense and cold. My sensory problems with loud fighting noise fucks me up. I can't concentrate and it's so negative it's kind of like demons were filling the room. 😓 It was that bad and I've had my share of demonic activity and it's something I don't take lightly. Everyone just about cursing each other out over some shitty argument from the night before. When that happened, I had my music up loud.

This morning they were so loud.

I couldn't muster the energy to dig for my headphones. Just rolled up into a ball and cried. 😥 The "shelter nazis" did their rounds and one of the nicer ones realized that I was still crying and skipped my bed making sure everyone was out of the dorms. Only people with bed passes can stay inside. That's when I took my klonopin. It got quiet and that's what I miss most. Silence is my best friend. Some people don't like it. I think in silence you can hear a lot.

So later on they found out I was crying and the two that didn't join the fight because somehow they were asleep (???) said some ignorant shit about my autism. It's not a joke. I don't have to be drooling and making gangsigns in the air with Forrest Gump speech! That's fucked up… looks don't determine someone on the autism spectrum. My sensory issues aren't a joke.

It's the ignorance that killed me this morning.

I couldn't move or think straight. I couldn't even hear Erik. I wanted to call my mom but afraid of talking. I wanted to run out if there but couldn't looking like a mess and there was a chance I'd be locked out for the day.

Today wasn't a good. I'm hoping that tomorrow is more relaxed. 😍 Since I got my tablet from my mom back I'm excited to go to the computer lab to watch my docs in peace. Also I want to look at painting ideas online. I prefer from a computer because I hate looking at a small screen. 🙄 That's why we have computers. I mean idk about you but I find computers to be more efficient. Tablets are cool but I think better suited for shitty mobile games, reading, writing... and watching short videos. I get more out of an entertainment computer with badass sterio system for movies, PC games, and my graphic artwork 😊 Since I'm here I have no choice but to use it for watching shit on it. Staring at a small screen kills the mood.

I don't believe in playing games on a phone unless it's on an emulator for something like a GAME BOY with Kid Icarus Donkey Kong sonic or Mario Brothers. There was a couple of guys from Hollywood (Florida) it's a documentary called King Of Kong. They have this all out duel and it's kind of only good to watch if you are a gamer.

Another based on local stuff in Hollywood (Florida, not California it's just a few minutes by bus south from me). 🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Called Big Time In Hollywood... Florida. It's about two guys trying to make it in show business. Ben Stillar (sp?) had a role as some kind of gang leader. I kind of like how honest they made it. Like it's not widely unrealistic.

😘💕❤️ Good night!

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threelxttledxcklngs · 6 years ago

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((Gooood morning tungle, I live, and so I’ll be giving my thoughts on Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance in the cut below. Got a lot of thoughts on DDD so it could get lengthy uwu

I...probably don’t have to say this, but below the cut are spoilers for both games, mostly for DDD.

Starting off with Re:Coded, from my understanding, it’s the most hated game in the fandom, and I don’t really understand why? I guess I can understand the platforming being an issue, but I really liked everything else about it. The gameplay was ever-changing, making the worlds unique, even though you visited them all before in literally every other Kingdom Hearts game, the story was a little plot-break, but not to the point where it was completely useless to us, and, uh, hello??? My son(s) have a bigger role than shops??? Always a fan of that. I love my blue baby duck son uvu.

But seriously, I love how the story of this game isn’t completely required to the overarching plot of the series. What I mean is: in any LoZ game, you can just pick it up and play it, and you won’t be lost as to what’s going on. Kingdom Hearts might actually cause your brain to explode if you tried to do that. Except maybe Re:Coded. You can either pick up Re:Coded and play it without even touching the other games, or you can just not play it at all, and you won’t be missing much. The most important development in the story is what leads into BBS (I assume at least), and when Maleficent talks about the Book of Prophecies. Not to say that Kingdom Hearts’ method of overarching storytelling is wrong or bad, but as someone who wanted to play the game when it first came out, it can be frustrating to have to catch up now, nearly 15 years later. Ultimately, I really just like the plot of this game in general as well, but that may be just because it reminds me of this show that used to be my hyper fixation as a kid: Code Lyoko.

Basically, I think Re:Coded is shat on more than it deserves to be, and it’s a good game that anyone can play, be they a hardcore KH player, or a casual gamer.

Now for KH:3D DDD

Okay, I’m going to get the negatives out of the way first, as per usual, because there are some things that seriously bother me, but don’t worry. Once I’m done shitting on the game, I’ll clean it up, I think I have more positives than negatives.

Truthfully, most of the negatives are from me personally. You see, the 3DS is my favorite system I think. Probably because much like Scrooge’s No. 1 Dime, the 3DS was the first major purchase I ever made on my own, earning money from my own job. I got my 3DS in 2013 with a little game called Kid Icarus: Uprising.

This is an image that is produced by this game. I know damn well what this baby is capable of. Kid Icarus Uprising was released on March 22nd (23rd outside of Japan) 2012. Kingdom Hearts 3D was released March 29th, 2012. So very similar release dates. You’d expect that the same company that made this possible on the DS

Would produce the same kind of quality that KI:U would have on the *3DS.* Right? Right? In the opening cutscene, we get some amazing looking clips like this

So the gameplay must look awesome, right?

Look how awful it looks!!! It looks so terrible!! Terrible in comparison to how it should look!! Like I said, I know what my baby can do, and it can produce some amazing quality!! Look at the difference between the basic gameplay of KI:U

And then a serious cutscene on KH:DDD

It looks like DDD was planned and programmed for the DS, but then moved to the 3DS at the last second!! Seriously?? Pokemon X/Y looked better than this!!

It’s disappointing to say the least. Fortunately, there is an HD Remake that looks worlds better, but I still can’t help but feel disappointed in the low graphics quality.

Sora is also way dumber than he should be, and I find it an odd choice that Riku became the Keyblade master over him, but not necessarily a bad one.

And there’s one thing that demands an explanation. Well, two, technically, but I’ll settle for one of them.

In the end, while Riku is still asleep, Sora, Donald, and Goofy are all having a tea party. Why. And why is Sora wearing this?

LITERALLY, WHY??? FUCKING WHY??? YOU CANT JUST NOT EXPLAIN THIS!!

Now that I’ve gotten all the negatives out of the way: THE SOUNDTRACK THE SOUNDTRACK THE SOUNDTRACK THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!! Oh my GOD, this soundtrack is amazing!! This is by far my favorite version of Traverse Town, and Traverse Town might just be my favorite hub area in Kingdom Hearts thus far. Traverse Town and The Grey Area. Traverse Town and Prankster’s Paradise both look super fun as well!! I also like the addition of Neku and the gang, and once I’m done with the KH series, I’ll be checking out The World Ends with You.

The addition of Flow Motion also makes the game look super fun, and all the worlds are different!! Something sorely lacking in most of the other KH games. I was really getting tired of hearing the same songs and going to the same worlds over and over and over again, especially in the case of the Colluseum, where you literally just...keep doing the same thing over and over and over again? Maybe that’s fun to play, but I’m at the disadvantage of watching. All the worlds I guess maybe with the exception of The Grid and Riku’s version of Prankster’s Paradise but shoosh are unique, new, and fresh! It’s so refreshing!! And the Country of the Musketeers???? And Fantasia’s world? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MADRE DE DIJOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was quite the surprise lol. Oh! And the travel method, where you drop between the worlds, looks super fun!!

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SO HAPPY FOR AXEL/LEA IM SO GLAD HES ALIVE AND WHOLE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

AND HE HAS A KEYBLADE??????????? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

SON SON SONS ONS!!!

Ultimately, there are only a few Kingdom Hearts titles that I can actually play. 358/2 Days, Re:Coded, and Dream Drop Distance.

358/2 Days doesn’t look very fun, Re:Coded, although I do enjoy it, isn’t something I’d want to go out of my way to play, but I’d gladly take it if someone offered it to me as a gift, or even for a cheap price. Dream Drop Distance? I want it.

I legitimately want to get Dream Drop Distance to play on my 3DS, it looks fun super fun, and ultimately, that’s an element in any video game that’s more important than story.

Oh, and if you’re curious about my thoughts on the story of KH3D, I’m told that it’s super confusing, but like...I understand it? It’s something I’ll have to go back and rewatch to be able to explain it, and I really just don’t feel like doing that, but I understand it. I think. At the very least, I don’t see why everyone is saying it’s so confusing. I mean, the overall goal of the Organization beyond “let’s make 13 Ansems/Xehanorts” is a little blurred. Obviously, there’s some connection between that and the X-Blade, otherwise the naming scheme would be different. Lea became Axel, Sora became Roxas, Ansem became Xemnas, all the member’s names are anagrams of their previous names, with an X added. Makes me wonder what mine would be, considering there’s only one vowel in the name I usually go by. Going by my full name, it’d probably be Zaxibeth or something, and that sounds badass.

I’m getting sidetracked. So far, DDD is probably one of my favorites in the series, but I have a feeling, based off the one screenshot I keep seeing floating around on Tumblr with Goofy, Sora, and Jack Sparrow, that III will change that.

~ Double Z))

#Out of Trouble #((Double Z Watches: Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded))#((Double Z Watches: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance))

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miduhadi · 6 years ago

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Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Like the two previous books in this series, this one was hilarious! Pratchett continues to amaze me by dealing with huge issues like gender discrimination in his own unique way:

“I can see you’ve been getting ideas below your station,” said Granny coldly.

As always, the humor was exquisite. Consider the following quote:

However, it is primarily a story about a world. Here it comes now. Watch closely, the special effects are quite expensive.

And this one:

“You’re wizards!” she screamed. “Bloody well wizz!”

I mean who even thinks of what a character would think if they were turned into an old palace. Pratchett, that’s who:

For the first time in her life, she knew what it was like to have balconies.

And then there was this one:

The light was misty and actinic, the sort of light to make Steven Spielberg reach for his copyright lawyer.

I also learned a new delicious word:

Oh, and the writing was beautiful and witty, which is also characteristic Pratchett:

There should be a word for words that sound like things would sound like if they made a noise, he thought. The word ‘glisten’ does indeed gleam oilily, and if there was ever a word that sounded exactly the way sparks look as they creep across burned paper, or the way lights of cities would creep across the world if the whole of human civilization was crammed into one night, then you couldn’t do better than “coruscate.”

Granny was my favorite character. She dealt with sexist snobbish wizards with such aplomb and scolded sense into anyone who dared act crazy! More Pratchett love here.

Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson

Okay, okay. So it took Betsy almost ten books to realize how selfish she was. But at least, she owned up to it and then did something about it.

The book was funny:

And I was self-aware enough to realize that if I thought someone was being immature, it was time for them to reexamine their life.

It also had dark foreshadowing, which will form the plot of the future books. I am confident though if Betsy can survive her evil step-mom, dying, becoming a vampire, ruling over the bloodsuckers, marrying a selfish power hungry vampire and get him to fall in love with her, be sisters with the Devil’s daughter, adopt her own step-brother, prevent an all-out war with the shifters, and take down a villain or two, then she can handle whatever’s coming her way. Right?

Time Travelers Strictly Cash by Spider Robinson

The good things about this compilation first. It had nuggets like this one:

One of the major agonies of reviewing is that you cannot recall an opinion which later reflection reveals to be fatheaded. There isn’t enough time for anything but snap judgments, and often you end up regretting them, and there’s no practical way to retract them.

I’m pretty sure seldom has a reviewer been this honest about their job and its drawbacks. Anyone who goes back and reads their reviews from before will agree with this point of view.

Then there were the stories with such beautiful one-liners, which is why I love the Time Travelers series:

And-and funny men are nicer lovers. They know about pain.

Not to forget brutal truths thrown in for good measures, like this one:

Of course one of the first concerns of a colonizing country is to properly condition the colonists. To ensure their loyalty. Because a colonist is supposed to give you the things you want to have in exchange for the things you want him to have, and for this golden opportunity he is supposed to be properly grateful. It wouldn’t do for him to get any treasonous ideas about his own destiny, his own goals.

Now for the bad part. This book doesn’t just contain the Callahan stories. It includes some reviews written by Robinson, a defense of Robert Heinlein, and other short stories not from the Callahan series. The so-called defense is long and drawn out and full of sexist, homophobic, and other negative comments. I skipped most of it.

The Callahan stories included:

Fivesight

The title is a play on the word foresight and is a sad but uplifting story about a character whose husband can see a few hours ahead into the future.

Dog Day Evening

This is the story of a German Shepherd, Ralph von Wau Wau, and it is exactly Callahan-tastic!

Have You Heard The One…?

This story is about a new character who comes to visit the saloon, Al Phee, and reveals the true nature of one of the regulars, Josie Bauer. Another fun one!

Mirror / rorriM Off The Wall

This story describes the events that befall Robert Trebor and how Callahan and the narrator, Jake, help him out.

The non-Callahan stories were:

God is an Iron

It is a story about how a thief and a drug addict save each other.

Soul Search

A woman tries to reawaken her mate to life from a cryogenic sleep. Things don’t go so well. The story’s focus is on what could make reincarnation possible,

Local Champ

This represents Robinson’s rare attempts at writing a fantasy story. It is about a warlock who becomes all-powerful and immortal and how he meets his demise.

Serpents’ Teeth

Kid emancipation and parenting are the focus of this story. It was a miss for me.

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Exhaustingly descriptive and maybe dated to some extent. I think if the pages spent by the author describing Manderley were removed, the result would be a fast-paced thriller. I didn’t mind that the author took her time unraveling the secrets surrounding the first wife’s death. It made the story exciting but I did mind when she spent pages and pages telling me about the garden and the rooms of the mansion. How awkwardly the second Mrs. De Winter tries to fill Rebecca’s shoes and her trials were described very well. It made you feel for her while remaining in awestruck by the glamorous creature Rebecca had been. How Rebecca’s nurse mentally tortured the girl and the rambling man by the beach only deepened my enjoyment of the mystery. But when De Winter finally confessed, I wanted to smack him hard. It took him this long to say that? Why did he make his wife suffer so much? The idiot! And when Manderley finally burned now, I was like good riddance!

Nightlight by The Harvard Lampoon

A parody of the Twilight series. It had its laugh out loud moments, not because they were funny. They made me laugh because they accurately described how nonsensical certain things were in the original series. Bella looking after her parents instead of it being the other way around. Her thinking that all the guys were falling for her. I could go on and on, but I won’t…

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

If I was to name one pompous, pretentious book that glorified one era and was elitist as shit, I’d probably name this one! The protag is a geek, which made him better than everyone who met him. He is also a Mary Sue. He was singlemindedly solving the riddle when he suddenly just had to fall in love. The girl he fell for was introduced as an independent woman but by the end of the book, she had been successfully Hollywood-ized. There were dei ex machina of all kinds and the last one was obviously the worst. The villain’s character was cardboard thin and just in it for the money. He worked for an organization that was supposedly the worst, right? Then how come he kept failing and they never replaced him? What pissed me off, even more, was the fact that the book was marketed as YA. None of the targeted audience would have even existed in the eighties. Why add all those obscure references? Just to show off how knowledgeable the author is? Then why not write a non-fic about the subject? A quick read if you can ignore the glaring faults with this one!

Megalodon & Prehistoric Sharks by Various Authors

Fun, informative book that made me thank my stars that I wasn’t born back then! Some of these bloodthirsty giants even counted the land amongst their hunting grounds. Yeesh! Check out some of the hair-raising illustrations below:

Once Upon a Time Machine: Greek Gods and Legends

Icarus

A father-son team on a space voyage; guess which one doesn’t survive the trip?

Theseus and Metrotaurus

Theseus needs to board a train to meet his beloved. The metrotaurus isn’t having none of it!

Pandora

The Slaying of the Pseudors (Odysseus)

Odysseus returns home to find aliens have taken over and turned his family into pterodactyl-like creatures. The rest, as they say, is history!

Footsteps (Hermes)

The divine messenger cannot survive going digital. Or can he?

Arachne

Persephone

An alien heroine tries to convince her mother she loves Hades. A sad ending!

Hyperion

Flying Horse Style (Pegasus)

Why even a chimera isn’t a match for Pegasus!

Aphrodite

Daphne

Even a modern-day Zeus doesn’t know when to give up!

Minotaur

Hades

Andromeda

Andromeda isn’t going home and Perseus can go hang himself.

Eurydice

He tries to bring Eurydice back with a software.

The Muses

Game Changers (Athena and Poseidon)

Game developers try to bring back their creation to order.

Away Mission (Actaeon)

A friendship that survives several alien transformations until it doesn’t!

The Twelve Labors of Mech-Detective Heracles

She doesn’t know how to give up!

Pygmalion

The classic tale, except this time, Galatea returns the favor!

A Heavy Stone for all the Peoples (Sisyphus)

A tale as old as time, but with a twist!

Eros

Jason and the Argonauts

Gang wars break out over the golden fleece err jacket.

Metal Illiad

Achille’s exploits at the Battle of Troy turned into a comic strip.

Cerberus

Cosmogony (Uranus)

The dominant species always ends up wrecking the world!

Ares

The Long Bow (Telemachus)

Is it set in Ancient Greece or the modern times, who can tell? But Ulysses comes through for his son!

Zeus at Large

A comic strip about Zeus’ sexcapades.

Riddle of the Sphinx

I loved all the illustrations and most of the stories in this comic compilation.

Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

I read this book for the Hispanic Heritage category in Book Bingo. It started off beautifully. The descriptions of how subtly — and not so subtly — different life was on both sides of the border were juicy and well written. I loved reading about the different generations of a family and how circumstances shaped their lives and nature. When the book began, the narrator calls her grandma, the Awful Grandmother. By the end of the book, she drops the awful, and you can see why. What turned me off was how the book dragged on needlessly when it could have been wrapped up at least 100 pages earlier. I realized early that there wouldn’t be a twist and I was right. Still, the story left me wanting.

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

I have always wanted to read this book but haven’t been able to woman up for this task. Once I had bought a physical copy, I even picked it up. Got as far as the first page, which sets the tone of the book, and explains that it is going to be epistolary. The book found its way back on my bookshelf and languished there, it did. Until Book Bingo because I am friends with this kooky group of girls. We all have different reading tastes so any attempts at starting a book clubs have met with a failure of the bitchy sort. What we flock towards is Bingo because it allows us to read whatever the heck we want – provided it matches the description of a Bingo square. After several months or so, one of us – usually, this person of ill-repute – wails about Bingo. The rest of us say aye and so it begins like it began this time.

I read The Color Purple for my Banned Book square. A perfect choice because it has been banned many times and for various reasons. It is a book that breaks your heart but also reaffirms your faith in familial love. After all, it was the sisters’ love for each other that helped them survive the cruelties of fate. You’d start reading thinking that this book recounts a tale that isn’t unique in any way. You’d be right too if the author hadn’t used clever devices like broken grammar and failed to establish Celie’s voice. Besides the writing, I also liked that Celie didn’t get back with her husband. They remained friends but she had outgrown him, so it seemed right that she didn’t go back.

Another thing I liked was that this book showed women behaving like women usually do: being generous and compassionate, raising other women’s kids as their own, leaving home to fulfill their dreams, being stronger than the men, and refusing to give in when it mattered.

A few quotes from the book:

If he (God) ever listened to poor colored women the world would be a different place.

Shug: Why any woman give a shit what people think is a nystrey to me. Grady: A woman can’t git a man if peoples talk. Shug look at me and us giggle. Then us laugh sure nuff.

I finished the book in a few hours. It was the perfect length!

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Two pages into the book and Christopher’s autistic nature made me fall in love with him. We might find his life complicated by certain behavioral quirks. But to him, life was quite straightforward. A particular number of red cars meant a Good Day and yellow ones meant a bad one. He had plans in place for a bad day and he followed them to the letter. What did throw him off were how people said one thing but meant another. Since he couldn’t lie or bluff, he found it difficult to interpret others’ behavior when they did that. It took a lot of work for him to match a person’s expression with past experiences stored in his mental database. An animal’s life held as much value for him as a human’s, which is why he decided to work out who murdered the neighbor’s dog. His parents loved him as best as they could but they were human and lost their temper at times. This book made me realize the importance of patience. The next time I run into someone who isn’t like everybody else, I hope I have the presence of mind and the compassion to exercise some patience and accept them for who they are!

Some Christopher wisdom for us all:

I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you speny all your time thinking about them.

If only we were all this smart, all the time!

So, that was my September in a nutshell. How was yours?

September 2018 — A Wrap-Up Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett Like the two previous books in this series, this one was hilarious!

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