#mod cherry soda

[blogofadventures]

official artwork celebrating 10 days until CR:ToA's release

[daily-karkat]

karkat! are you ok? this place has been quiet for a long time

.... I DON'T KNOW.. IS THE BULLSHIT OVER? I HEARD THERE'S A NEW GUY IN CHARGE OR SOMETHING?

John: dramatic much karkat?

[twinsimming]

Energy Drinks by Twinsimming 🥤

This mod adds custom Energy Drinks to a new type of vending machine.

This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.

Requirements

The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims 3: Seasons

The Sims 3: Supernatural

The Sims 3: University Life

Overview

Soda-Lightful Vending Machine

Energy Drinks

Side Effects

Flavors

New Moodlets

Soda-Lightful Vending Machine

- Price: §1250 - Category: Large Appliances - Includes all 11 original swatches + 1 recolorable option (3 channels) - Poly Count: 2346 - Originally created for The Sims 4 by RAVASHEEN, converted to The Sims 3 by me

Like the vending machines that came with University Life, sims can Buy Energy Drink, Shake Machine, or Slam Machine.

Energy Drinks

Teen and older sims can purchase energy drinks from the Soda-Lightful Vending Machine for §5 each.

Energy drinks boost the Energy need, give sims the custom Energy Rush moodlet, and remove any moodlets related to low Energy (Tired, Sleepy, Exhausted, Buzz Crashed, etc.), similar to drinking coffee, but the effect lasts twice as long (6 hours instead of 3 hours).

Drinking multiple energy drinks in a row will boost how long the Energy Rush moodlet lasts, as well as increase the moodlet's value, up to 18 hours and +30 mood.

Once the Energy Rush moodlet expires, sims get the custom negative Energy Crash moodlet.

Side Effects

If your sim goes more than 24 hours without another energy drink, they'll start to suffer from caffeine withdrawal and gain the custom negative Craving Caffeine moodlet for the next 2 days. Drinking coffee, tea, barista bar beverages, or another energy drink will remove this moodlet.

Drinking more than 2 energy drinks at a time also carries the risk of a sim being electrocuted and dying.

Teens and Elders both have a 5% chance of being electrocuted, while YA have a 1% chance and Adults have a 3% chance.

Flavors

There are 8 different energy drinks to choose from. 6 provide flavor-related moodlets from the snow cone machine from Seasons and the bubble blower from Late Night. These moodlets last for 4 hours.

From left to right in the second preview photo:

Charged Cherry (Cheery Cherry)

Pineapple Power-Up (On a Beach)

Lightning Lemon (Laidback Lemon)

e-Lectric Lime (Lucky Lime)

Blue Raspberry Blitz (Raspberry Romance)

Gigawatt Grape (Gleeful Grape)

The Unidentified Fizzy Ooze energy drink replenishes Alien brain power, but makes non-Aliens nauseous.

The last energy drink is called Mystery Flavor and it works like the jelly bean bush from Supernatural; including carrying the risk of death, so proceed with caution.

New Moodlets

Energy Rush: Given when sims drink an energy drink, lasts 6 hours, +10, +20, or +30 mood

Energy Crash: Given when the Energy Rush moodlet expires, lasts 7 hours, -15 mood

Craving Caffeine: Given when sims go more than 24 hours without another caffeinated drink, lasts 2 days, -30 mood

Tuning

All of the tunable values can be found on the mod download page under the header “Tuning”.

Script Namespace

If you want to turn a different vending machine into an energy drink vending machine, open your desired object in s3pe and replace the current script name with the following:

Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Twinsimming.EnergyDrinksMod.VendingMachine

Conflicts & Known Issues

This is a new scripted object, so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.

All of the drink cans are different colors when placed in the world and during the drinking animation, but they all have a red can icon when placed in a sim's inventory. I'm not sure how to fix this right now, but that should be the only issue of note.

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, mesh by RAVASHEEN, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, Sims4Studio, TSRW, Blender, Milkshape, Gimp, and Script Mod Template Creator.

Thank You

Thank you to RAVASHEEN and everyone in the Sims 3 Creators' Cave Discord!

If you like my work, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi 💙

Download @ ModTheSims

[drawing-every-rw-ship]

MOD SPEARMINT     !!

 

Name: Churro or Churrorat

Pronouns: she/he

Main Blog/Important Blogs:         - @churrorat-art

Wacky Extras: spearmint CEO, I like rain world and drawing! My favorite rw ships are, spearmint, cherrypie, bathbomb, error 404 and cherry soda!

[lovlensayu]

⠀⠀⠀𓏲࣪ ʚ ♥︎ ɞ ֶָ֢֪ ࣪ YOSHINO SAYURI. ↷

࣪ ˖⌕ ۫ . . . sayuri, born as yoshino sayuri, is currently a vocalist, rapper and dancer as well as the maknae in enhypen

𓆩♡ SAYU BASICS

♡̶⠀birth name ⌗ yoshino sayuri

♡̶⠀english name ⌗ selene yoshino

♡̶⠀korean name ⌗ kim sayun

♡̶⠀nicknames ⌗ sayu, yuri, saegi, sayuyu, moon baby, sandu (sayuri + mandu), samomo (sayuri + peach), satu, saturday

♡̶⠀birthday ⌗ july 15, 2006

♡̶⠀zodiacs ⌗ cancer && dog

♡̶⠀birth place ⌗ sapporo, japan

♡̶⠀ethnicity ⌗ japanese

♡̶⠀known languages ⌗

⊹ᝰ japanese

⊹ᝰ korean

⊹ᝰ english

𓆩♡ SAYU PHYSICAL

♡̶⠀height ⌗ 165 cm (5'6")

♡̶⠀weight ⌗ 50 kgs (112 lbs)

♡̶⠀blood type ⌗ o+

♡̶⠀body mods ⌗ piercings on ears

♡̶⠀faceclaim ⌗ kang haerin

𓆩♡ SAYU PERSONALITY

♡̶⠀mbti ⌗ enfp

♡̶⠀moral alignment ⌗ chaotic neutral

♡̶⠀enneagram ⌗ 7w6

♡̶⠀temperament ⌗ sanguine

♡̶⠀positive traits ⌗ always helping other people, empathy, highly energetic, optimistic, positive, intensely loyal, easy to work with, adapts easily, attentive to everything around her (sometimes), joyful, pays attention to details, gives everything 1000%, always selfless, straightforward

♡̶⠀negative traits ⌗ overthinks, easily overstimulated, snappy when stressed, highly sensitive, slow functioning, always searching for validation, highly forgetful, tends to get very emotional

♡̶⠀sayu in a paragraph ⌗ if anyone was to ask who or what was yoshino sayuri, many would say she's an energetic happy pill, a cute little cat or someone who is very reliable, but even if she was reliable, sayuri sometimes doesn't feel like it unless specifically told so. enhypen as a group would describe sayuri as someone who works really hard and tries to always lighten the mood whenever everything seems out of place or wrong but they will also say that sayuri does act childish, it doesn't bother them and they love their usually happy pill.

𓆩♡ SAYU AS AN ENHA MEMBER

♡̶⠀stage name ⌗ sayuri

* but many people tend to call her sayu

as well and she's okay with it

♡̶⠀training period ⌗ 2 years and 7 months

♡̶⠀positions ⌗ vocalist, rapper, dancer, maknae

♡̶⠀representative emoji ⌗ 🌸

♡̶⠀representative mic ⌗ pink (and sometimes gold)

♡̶⠀solo fandom name ⌗ saylilies

𓆩♡ SAYU FACTS

• sayuri knows how to play guitar, piano and violin

• her mom is a model in japan, after seeing sayuri's musical potential, she supported the idea of i-land

• she tends to zone out a lot and even needs to be physically pushed to snap out of it

• sayuri can't handle horror movies compared to real world horror facts

• sayuri almost ended up in sm entertainment but she turned down the offer out of paranoia

• she has an obsession with cherry sodas or strawberry flavored drinks

• sayuri collects a lot of stationary items during tours

• she bakes a lot when she's stressed out

• sayuri has claustrophobia (fear of tight spaces), coulrophobia (fear of clowns), and ochlophobia (fear of mob like crowds)

yay! first post for sayuri! besides that, i hope you all will grow to love sayuri as much as i do

other than that, leave a like or reblog maybe? 🩷

[hazyaltcare]

Self-care for a vampire that includes drinks to simulate drinking blood.

Vampire-themed Slime - $12.99

Herbal Tea (1 oz.) - $5.75

Cherry Lollipop - $1.50

Blood Bag Drink Pouches (10 oz; 10 ct.) - $12

Blood Orange Soda (33.8 oz.) - $7.99

Cherries n' Cream Soda (12 oz; 4 pk.) - $5.19

Articulated Bat - $12.99+

Bloody Sandia Bears Tub (7 oz.) - $8

Mod Haze (🥧Fiona)

[princesshillaryellaworld25]

Sick Boyfriend Character profile(Update) (My AU Headcanon)

Name: Sick Boyfriend

Real name: Stephanie Benjamin Sickest

Age: 20

Gender: Bigender/ Biologically female/insexual

Pronouns: He/him

Sexuality: Bisexual

Status: Alive/Immortal and Married

Birthday: September 19th, 2001

Love interest(s): Drugfriend(Husband), Boyfriend(2nd love interest) and Girlfriend(3rd love interest)

Friends: Penelope and people he could trust

Enemies: Senpai, Other Senpais, Lila Sky, Cherry Rose, Layla miller, Fanzo Miller, Victor Valentine, Tammy Parker, Sick Daila, Sick Ember, Sick Lila Sky

Neutral: Sick Sky, Sick Girlfriend(Ex-girlfriend, Frenemies), Sick Carol, Sick Nene

Family: Micheal Stomachache(dad), Aria Sickest(Mum), Sick Miku(older sister), Sam/Beta Sick BF (Older brother), Soda Cola/BBB Sickfriend( Big brother), Rachel Sickest/Sick babefriend(twin sister), Sick Kaity( Sister), Sick Boy(little brother), David flu(cousin), Mrs. Snickers(pet cat)

Child: Shirozu Handles Sickest

Likes: hanging out with friends, eating anything chicken related, fast food, ice cream, cake, protecting his friends and family and sweet things

Dislikes: sour candies, Among Us, losing video games, Senpai and villains

Week: SickPants week

Fandom/mod: Friday night funkin Vs Spongebob Parodies Mod

Songs he sang: Stomach Flu and Shark Hunt

Powers: Angel powers

Noticeable features: his thicc butt, his body

Other abilites: Power kicks, Vibe power, Healing, Electric shock, laser beam.

These are the list of colors of what Sick Boyfriend is feeling

Red: Angry

Dark Red: Pissed off

Black Red: Crazy or Murderous

Orange:Lying

Dark Orange: Lazy

Yellow: Happy

Dark Green: Naueous

Light Green: Jealous

Blue: Sad

Indigo: Tramatized

Purple: Scared

lilac: Sleepy and dreaming

Pink: Flustered

Dark Pink: Flirty

Black: Bad mood

White: Not amused

Brown: Bored

Lime green: Jealous

Form: Golden angel form (with cat tail)

His cat tail is even sensitive, it's not shown when he hides his form

Has a blue heart birthmark

I updated my verison of Sick Boyfriend

[sysboxes]

saw someone ask another blog this

main pokemon team and/or favorite drink ( inf u dont like pokemon digimon/yokai/your collect the creature choice)

Mod Luxray🐈‍⬛️⚡️ - Main team is Luxray, Noivern, Vespiqueen, Mudsdale, Skeledierge, And Sylveon!! favorite yokais kyubi and kanekui him, favorite drink is ocean blue calypso

Mod Weeping ❤️- uhhhh idk we haven’t played Pokémon in forever TvT but favourite drink is iced coffees (especially caramel ones), honeydew milk tea with boba/bubbles, and Mexican/spicy hot chocolate mod plush 🌻 — we don't really have a set team, but our favorite pokemon are furret, girafarig, dragonite, mareep, milotic, and rhydon! our favorite drink is iced tea (bonus if its mixed with lemonade). thank you for asking! ^_^

mod wonder - my favorite drink is probably brisk raspberry iced tea. beautiful and perfect

mod morpho 🦋 — never played pokémon, but my favorite drink is hot chocolate! though if I go to a shop selling drinks, I get whatever decaf or non caffeinated seasonal / limited time drink they have

Mod Avon 📖 - Not sure on a full team, but it must have Dragonair. That’s my favorite! As for drink, I love Wildcard Sodas (what I call the mix of sodas from a fountain). My typical mix involves Wild Cherry Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Strawberry Mtn Dew, and Lemonade.

Mod Bugz 🐛 - I have never played pokemon before :[ I don’t know many of the actual names of Pokemon, but there are some designs I find to be very cute. I also have very different favorites; monster ultra strawberry dreams, dr pepper, chocolate milk, boba tea, unsweetened green tea and some more!

[batmanshole]

hi btww i was wondering what stardew mods u use? they look super cute

hihi!!! so ihave a list of mods i use here, but it's out of date atm. since i posted that ive added:

-customizeable baby and children -fairy mushroom tree -dynamic reflections -opulence -duck fishing rod buoy -goddess statue obelisk (not on nexusmods) -Aimon's tidy cozy cellar -barfyscorpion furniture for AT -lively table decor -more bearz -yomi's romantic tricolor furniture -korea blossom + bagi integrations for it -casual furniture set -fairy garden decorations -ornamental garden furniture -sweetheart furniture -duck crab pot -elaho's cultural flower dance -fresher food -PPJA more trees retexture -staramys double wide hallway wallpapers -vintagecandy's walls and floors -artisanal soda makers -cherry blossom cafe -destroyable bushes -Idalda wallpapers and floors

do not stress about downloading all the mods i have. i am running my game w 186 mods. ill update the full post soon

[blogofadventures]

1-Day release countdown images

from Twitter

[azuhrasims]

I once had a super sim who, at least the version in my library, was last played before Get Famous released. She's super sim-ish at this point. What if I dumped her in a fresh save file and decided to play with miss Cherry Soda for a time? Does a new save file and a new set of people in her life convince Cherry to make good choices, or make really terrible choices as selfish super sims often do. After all, what harm can it do to them?

Where Cherry currently stands as super sim listed below.

Traits! Cherry has many. I admit, she's an old super sim, so my cheaty McCheatface self cheated in the baby trait reward, the toddler trait rewards, the new child aspiration rewards, and the new high school years cheat rewards. Also, mods -- specifically RPO for pregnancy and relationship shenanigans. Oops, Cherry was supposed to be considering being a good sim, wasn't she?

Skills. Cherry's pretty far behind here. However, with what she has accomplished and the traits she has from that -- this pink haired sim should catch up quickly. Right? Assuming she doesn't distract herself with terrible life choices?

Careers. We're doing okay here, still a long way to go though. I left off with Cherry as a doctor, top level of the career. This is where I'm starting with her. We may move on the University degrees before moving on to new jobs. Need to work on setting up new books and songs to earn royalties on first!

Speaking of University degrees - Cherry has none. Of course not! This version of Cherry hasn't been played since Discover University came out!

How about Aspirations then? Oh boy, this list did get LONG. Also, I think I need to do more Cheaty McCheatface work to remove her Player reward long enough to complete the Villainous Valentine aspiration. Right now, no one ever get jealous of anything or anyone she does! Not, you know, that Cherry takes full advantage of that or anything.

Last but no least, what occults has Cherry been? Vampire. Where she completed all three vampire aspirations before curing herself. Well, that's a big one off the list! She can't just become an alien, so that is off the list. Abductions, however, are not. She has completed the scientist career, after all. Why add mermaid to the list? Spinning Plumbob's Expanded Mermaids mod, that's why. I have two skills to build up with that! Then mastering werewolf and those aspirations? That's a doozy!

This is where we start. I don't know how far we go, but we'll have fun being silly on the way. Welcome to Cherry Bubbles.

[yotsuyuchanswonderland]

Mod wants me to answer them.

1. INTJ

2. I don't drive.

3. Homey

4. Playing chess, reading horror manga and spying Jobin watching creepy stuff

5. No to both

6. Same as above

7. I majored architecture in college.

8. I want to learn how to play cello.

9. I don't know. I'll ask Dr. Wu Tomoki.

10. I don't know.

11. The kind of songs I listen to depends on what I'm doing. When designing houses, it's mostly vaporwave. My evening/night playlist is dark cabaret.

12. I was born genderless. I don't like soda unless it's cherry coke. I don't feel pain at all.

13. As a rock human, I can't wake up from hibernation that easily. And it's always sudden.

14. Rock humans can't swim. Our bodies would crumble quickly.

15. I used to practice kendo in college, so yes.

16. No.

17. I don't smoke but I drink sake on some occasions.

18. I'm gay and identify as dollboy. My pronouns are he/they.

19. Halloween

20. No

21. Few close friends

22. Snake

23. Mokumokuren

24. Latin (had it in common with Jobin)

25. I like plants but I wouldn't say I have a green thumb.

26. I don't know, but possibly in Japan. I'm a rock human, where and when I was born don't matter to me.

27. I'm quick-thinking, calm and ambitious.

28. I don't know. Ask Jobin, or Aisho.

29. Sadistic, unstable (according to Aisho) and perfectionist

30. Jobin ❤️ (social status too, but Jobin is above everything)

31. Rock humans don't really have a family, so I'd say friends.

32. Japanese, English, Latin and Ancient Greek. I'm currently trying to learn other dead languages as well as Italian and Chinese.

33. Outside

34. I have my Stand, but its ability is a se-cret❤️

35. I'm a rock human.

36. Why, yes of course ❤️ we rock humans tend to be rather sociopathic 😏

37. I always say I'm 28 but I'm obviously way older. How old? Huh, trust me, you don't want to know.

38. Honey (and Rokakaka)

39. Honey 😍

40. I don't like ice cream.

41. I like making cupcakes.

42. I don't have breakfast.

43. I don't have lunch.

44. It's usually a plate full of Rokakaka.

45. Sake

46. I like cherry coke, but I drink tea sometimes.

47. I'm an architect.

48. I'm an introvert. If I don't like you, I will either ignore you or use my Stand on you. I only open myself to people I actually trust, so unless you're Jobin, Aisho or Dr. Wu Tomoki, I won't talk to you if I don't have to.

49. I often scare people when I come out of the dark. I'm just too good at hiding, they never notice me ❤️

50. Logical (but emotional when I'm with Jobin ❤️)

51. I'm quiet. I don't talk unless I have to. Just ask Damo, I rarely talk outside of my job.

52. Planner, I'm a perfectionist. Playing chess really helps after all.

53. As long as people don't try to take me away from Jobin, I can keep my cool.

54. I don't like humans aside from Jobin, so I'd say I'm stubborn. I'm curious in general.

55. Outside of my job, people generally leave me alone.

56. I don't get sick but I tend to hurt myself a lot because I don't feel pain.

57. I technically don't have a family. Rock human babies are abandoned at birth. I consider the Damokan as my family though. We're not really close to each other, but we work together.

Really hard to roleplay using my headcanons sometimes.

details about ocs!

send an emoji/description of emoji to learn more about a writer's oc! many of these are taken from my munday asks meme, because i thought it would be fun to make a version for characters too! the prompts are categorized by emoji type and given descriptions in case anyone can't see the symbols. can be used for roleplayers and any general writers alike! for roleplayers, these can also be used for your interpretations of canon characters if you so desire as well!

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒. 💭 THOUGHT BALLOON — what is your oc's MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)? 🚗 CAR — does your oc have a driver's license? can they drive/operate any automobiles/machinery besides cars? ✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person? 🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies? 💍 RING — does your oc have any piercings? do they want any (more) piercings? 🖊️ BALLPOINT PEN — does your oc have any tattoos? do they want any (more) tattoos? 📚 BOOKS — what level of education has your oc most recently completed/is currently in (GED, undergraduate, grad school, phd, etc)? 🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)? 🩹 ADHESIVE BANDAGE — does your oc have any physical and/or mental disabilities? 🩸 DROP OF BLOOD — what is your oc's blood type?

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐒. 🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often? 💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know. 💤 SLEEPING SIGN — is your oc a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? how are their sleeping habits? 🔱 TRIDENT EMBLEM — can your oc swim? do they enjoy swimming? 🔺 RED TRIANGLE POINTED UP — does your oc know how to use any weapons? 🔶 LARGE ORANGE DIAMOND — does your oc know cpr? do they have any other medical expertise? 🚫 PROHIBITED — does your oc drink/smoke? do they do it regularly, or is it more on occasion or for special events?

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. 🌈 RAINBOW — what is your oc's sexual orientation/gender identity? what pronouns do they use? 🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday? 🐶 DOG FACE — does your oc have any pets? 🐈 CAT — does your oc prefer a wide circle of friends or a few close friends? 🐷 PIG FACE — what is your oc's favorite animal? 🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature? 🍃 LEAVES FLUTTERING IN WIND — what is/was your oc's favorite subject in school? 🌴 PALM TREE — does your oc have a green thumb? do they enjoy gardening? 🍎 RED APPLE — where was your oc born? do they still live in/around their place of birth or do they live somewhere else? how do they feel about their birthplace?

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒. ❤️ RED HEART — what are three of your oc's positive traits? 🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits? 💔 BROKEN HEART — what are three of your oc's negative traits? 💘 HEART WITH ARROW — what and/or who do(es) your oc consider the most important to them? 🧡 ORANGE HEART — does your oc tend to prioritize family or friends? 💛 YELLOW HEART — how many languages does your oc speak? what language(s) are they learning, if any? 💚 GREEN HEART — does your oc prefer being inside or outside? 💙 BLUE HEART — does your oc have any cool/special powers and/or abilities? how are they with magic, if it exists in their world? 💜 PURPLE HEART — what is your oc's ancestry/genetic background? 🖤 BLACK HEART — has your oc killed or seriously wounded anyone before? have they broken someone's heart and/or broken someone's trust?

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒. 🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE — when is your oc's birthday? how old are they? what are their sun, moon, & rising signs (if known)? what about their tarot card, ruling planet, & ruling number (if known)? do they fit the typical traits of these sun, moon, & rising signs? 🍝 SPAGHETTI — what is/are your oc's favorite food(s)? 🍰 SHORTCAKE — what is/are your oc's favorite sweet(s)/dessert(s)? 🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)? 🍔 HAMBURGER — is your oc good at cooking? are they good at baking? which one do they prefer? 🥯 BAGEL — what does your oc's typical breakfast look like? do they usually eat breakfast? 🥪 SANDWICH — what does your oc's typical lunch look like? do they usually eat lunch? 🍛 CURRY AND RICE — what does your oc's typical dinner look like? do they usually eat dinner? 🍸 COCKTAIL GLASS — what is your oc's favorite alcoholic drink, if they can drink? ☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)?

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄. 😊 SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES — what are your oc's career/general life desires? what do they want to get the most out of life? 😖 CONFOUNDED FACE — is your oc an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? do they let people in easily, or are they more reserved? 🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms? 🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional? 🤓 SMILING FACE WITH GLASSES — is your oc chatty or quiet? are they at ease in social situations, or are they more shy? 🤩 FACE WITH STARRY EYES — is your oc a planner, or are they more spontaneous in their actions? 😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool? 😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge? 😞 DISAPPOINTED FACE — does your oc attract others, or do they tend to be left alone? 🤒 FACE WITH THERMOMETER — does your oc get sick easily? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER, SON AND DAUGHTER — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?

[renuked]

Changelog - 21/06/2024

And here we have the next update! We've mostly got data stuff again, but that's because I'm gearing up for next month to be significant story-based updates! For now, here's what we got this week:

Systems

For Systems, this week, I've reorganized the structure of the GDrive. Now each section is in its own folder. So, it's a bit easier to look up exactly what you want to see. This also helps me when I want to find something specific, since I just need to folow the trail rather than try to remember where I put it.

Map

This also received an update to structure. That is to say, there is now sub-folders for various specific maps. Interior, Quest, Regional, and Settlement maps. And I have added the first new map into this structure;

Quest Maps

Added new: MQ01 - War Never Changes [Pre-War Concord]

Aid

There was some... hefty work done on this. Why did I focus so much on the Aid section? Because I started it and now I have to finish it. It will not beat me.

Aid

Added recoverable ingredients to: Antibiotics Antivenom Blood Pack RadAway Stimpak

Alcohol

Added new: Ice-Cold Nuka-Cola Dark Nuka-Cola Dark

Added recoverable ingredients to: Absinthe Atomic Cocktail Beer Bourbon Dirty Wastelander Ice-Cold Beer Ice-Cold Nuka-Cola Dark Moonshine Nuka-Cola Dark Nukashine Rum Vodka Whiskey Wine

Chem

Added recoverable ingredients to: Berry Mentats Buffout Calmex Cateye Daddy-O Day Tripper Grape Mentats Hydra Jet Med-X Mentats Overdrive Psycho Rocket Tick Blood

Ingredient

Adjusted recipes: Razorgrain Flour

Added recoverable ingredients to: Cream

Soda

Added new: Ice-Cold Nuka-Dream Nuka-Dream

Added recoverable ingredients to: Ice-Cold Nuka-Cherry Ice-Cold Nuka-Cola Ice-Cold Nuka-Dream Ice-Cold Nuka-Grape Ice-Cold Nuka-Orange Nuka-Cherry Nuka-Cola Nuka-Dream Nuka-Grape Nuka-Orange

Vegetable

Added new: Lettuce

Water

Added recipes: Black Coffee Fruit Juice (All) Purified Water Tea (All)

Added recoverable ingredients to: Dirty Water Fruit Juice (All) Purified Water Tea (All)

Cooked Food

Added new: Baked Beaver Beavertail Beggar’s Sweetbread Chew Sticks Deathclaw Wellington Fiery Ant Fricassee Frogs Legs Grilled Chicken Grilled Mirelurk Highway Special Hop Pops Longpig Jerky Nuka-Glazed Ham Possum Shanks Pound Chili Rabbit Bites Radhog Ribs Roadkill Fry Roast Stingwing Rust Slurry Stalker Stew Strange Meat Pie

Changed names: Bloatfly Loaf to; BloatLoaf Crispy Cave Cricket to; Crunchy Cave Cricket Roasted Ant to; Roast Ant

Completed: Baked Bloatfly Brahmin Steak Caravan Lunch Crunchy Cave Cricket Crispy Squirrel Bits Dog Steak Squirrel on a Stick Squirrel Stew Strange Meat Pie Trail Mix Vegetable Medley Wasteland Omelette

Added recipes: Bloodbug Steak Burrower Chunks Cat Steak Cramburger Deathclaw Steak Fowl Nuggets Fox Jerky Fried Radtoad Legs Grilled Hermitlurk Grilled Radroach Grilled Radstag Mutt Chops Opossum Bacon Rat Steak Roasted Ant Stalker Stew Sweet Roll Wolf Ribs Yao Guai Ribs

Crafting

I finally got some major progress done on the crafting area. Which is something that will receive a... pretty decent overhaul. Primarily in terms of the Workshop system, player settlements, weapon/armor modding, and item crafting. Which is pretty much all of it-

Either way, we have a slew of changes in the Crafting Data:

Added: INFO tab; Explanation for 'Rarity'. Explanation for 'Scrapping'. TABLES tab; Table for Recovery. Crafting tab; Created. Scrapping tab; Recovery value.

Updated layout: Components Casings Junk

Completed: Component Casing Junk

Character Creation

Just a minor change here, but I'll list it none-the-less.

Traits/Perks

Updated: Scrapper effect changed slightly.

Conclusion

And that brings us to the end of another changelog. Fairly simple, but decently sized. The next update will be the last of the month, plus I'll be revealing the plans for next month as well!

Until then, thanks for your time, let me know what ya' think, and I'll see ya'll next time~

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Meet the Cast of "When Sun Shines Again" [Hero's Life After Mari]⛅: Lorraine Park (OMORI OC)

(Mod Sprinkles’ style left; Attempt at Omori style right)

Lorraine Park

LORRAINE is a bubbly, sweet and outgoing speech pathology major and Zoey's fraternal twin sister. A true empath with a keen sense of others' feelings, she is always making sure everyone is having a good time and is always ready to lend a helping hand. She is extremely trusting of others (perhaps to a fault) and very popular thanks to her warm, energetic, and upbeat personality. Though she does enjoy a good party and takes full advantage of all the social events around campus, she still finds time to study and is much smarter and more perceptive than she lets on.

Birthday: May 17th

Likes: Parties, Rom-Coms, Boy Bands, Arts and Crafts (Particularly Sewing and Knitting), Dancing, The Beach, Romantic Things, & Her Sorority  

Dislikes: Mean People, Rainy Days, When Her Sister Acts Like Her Babysitter, & Cherry Soda

Fun facts below the cut!

⛅You can read about Lorraine and all of Hero's college friends in the "When Sun Shines Again" series.

Lorraine is technically the middle child of her family, though she is only younger than her twin sister by 3 minutes. Despite being twins, Zoey has always taken the role of big sister with her.

Though she aspires to be a speech language pathologist one day, Lorraine's biggest dream has always been very domestic: to settle down and have a family (even though she has, unfortunately, been unlucky in love and is sometimes accused of having questionable taste by the ones closest to her).

She is fluent in American Sign Language having learned in order to better communicate with William (her younger brother’s best friend who has always felt like one of the family and has always been an “honorary brother” to her) who is hard of hearing, and it was William who encouraged her to become a speech language pathologist.

Lorraine loves a lot of traditionally feminine things especially romance movies and drags her sister, Zoey, to see them with her (which she is less than enthused about). When she finds a romance movie, her sister actually likes, she is very much an enabler: taking her to see it multiple times and making sure she owns it so they can watch it often.

Lorraine is particularly crafty and is talented at sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery. In high school, she had a part-time job as a seamstress at an alterations shop which she still works for in the summers between college semesters. No matter how busy she is, she still will always find time to sew up holes in her friends' clothes if they ask her.

When she and Hero become friends, they will often meet up to work on crafting projects together particularly knitting when Hero decides he wants to pick up a hobby. Lorraine helps to teach him and even knits him a scarf to thank him for starting a knitting club with her.

Lorraine was a cheerleader in high school and is particularly graceful and coordinated. She’s a wonderful dancer.

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Rage Fire Institution

Accelerating. 38.

Locking his door behind him, Tatsumi collapsed on his sofa. Burying his head in his hands, a vague headache had settled in and refused to leave. He’d been off his game and he knew he wasn’t imagining it. Maki had been jealous. Maki had been jealous of him talking with Fleur. Even if the alpha had recovered in his absence to fetch lunch, there’d still been questioning confusion when Tatsumi had returned showered, changed completely out of the clothes he’d worn that morning. He’d slicked.

For all his self talk about not stepping over the line between them, his body hadn’t listened. As he’d reached out to wipe the paint from Maki’s face, he’d felt it happen. That was the whole reason his knee had ended up in the wet paint. Then Li had made the comment over having someone he loved being in his pants, and his body had betrayed him further. By the time he’d made it back to his quarters he’d become a mess with slick having no other choice than to deal with it, shower, and hope no one could see the shame he felt over it.

The afternoon had run smoother. The pilot scramble had done its job. Mixing the second years in with Anthony and Stella, he’d called in the favour of fourth years for them to verse. Teams swapping after each mock battle so no one knew who they were with until just before it started. The chaos was good. It kept him focused… and gave him a reason to keep his mind on more than Maki. The way he’d looked at him that morning had felt so intimate. As if the alpha would kiss him at any moment, or, more correctly, as if the alpha were waiting for him to kiss him at any moment. The signs had all been there. The funny beats his heart gave should have been the dead give away… not realising during tutoring Maki that the reason he was so excited to call him was because he missed him beside him.

They had three weeks to go. Maki wasn’t as far as he would have liked him to be with his barrier mods, but his friend was giving it his all. It’d all be over so soon.

***

Instead of resting, Tatsumi showered again, then dressed warmly. With Maki being his sole focus, Tatsumi hadn’t visited Donny’s in a few weeks. He knew he could have reached out by message, yet he wanted to see Donny’s face to face. With Suzu’s treatment plan he’d probably not be able to visit the club. Not when he’d be hormonally unstable as well as hormonal and unstable. Taking a capsule car to Donny’s, the rain continued falling. A small flickering red light above wet steps was the only sign that the club was there and open.

Heading inside, Tatsumi went straight to Cherry. The woman smiling happily as he took a seat at her bar

“Hello, gorgeous. I thought you’d forgotten me”

“I could never forget you. Is Donny in tonight?”

“Sorry, love. Hyluk got himself in some trouble and he’s sorting out his visa. Let me get you a tall drink of soda, you don’t look like you want to drink tonight”

“Thank, Cherry. I think drinking is probably the last thing I should be doing unless you want me snoring on your bar”

“Not on the bar. I’m sure I can find space back here if you’re desperate”

“And risk you kicking me every 10 seconds? I think I’ll take my chances on this side. So Donny won’t be back tonight?”

“No, lovely. I’ll get that shot ready too”

With Donny not there, Tatsumi’s plan to fill him in flopped before it could even begin. Busy with her bar, Cherry dropped the shot off, before getting back to the orders. His cola would have to wait. Picking up his customary shot, he made his way to where his friends waited, continuing his custom as he placed the shot down in front of the photo of his team, then lifted the photo down. They’d have loved watching the trainee pilots. Thomas would have laughed until his face was beet red. Kaji would have mocked and teased them over being useless and unable to coordinate. Garth and Matthew would have found a way to trick their way into two mechs to cause chaos. Dan would sat in a sulk with a cigarette hanging out his mouth as he traced formation ideas onto the gym floor. Rei, Lee, and Everit would have claimed they were too old, yet would have watched any and all footage they could get their hands on. The three of them were a team to themselves, subbing in and out were needed, but Tatsumi had still considered them friends, despite the ten year age difference.

“Sweetie, I brought your drink over. How are our boys today?”

Tatsumi skipped mention they were dead seeing they both knew they were

“The frame’s a little dusty”

“Ah, I’ll give it a clean when I get to it. What about you? You seem tired”

Placing the photo back, Tatsumi forced himself to turn away to face Cherry

“I’ve got that kid on military training”

Cherry chuckled, handing over his ice cold cola as she did

“Might explain why he’s hasn’t been doing the rounds this season. He gonna with this competition of yours?”

“That’s the plan. Whether he can or not is up to him”

“Is that what you’re looking for Donny for? I can call him in”

“It’s part of it. I’d rather tell him in person. You know how good he is to all of us. I really owe him, but I’ve got to get this kid through the next month”

Cherry gave another chuckle

“Lord give you strength with that one. He’s got a hell of a mood on him when he wants. He doing good?”

“Yeah. He really is. He’s piloting an Erebus now. He’s got so much to catch up that it’s all I can do to make sure he’s in it everyday”

“Ah, at least you’re both keeping out of trouble. I remembered to bring them a drink on your behalf. What’d you think they’d be making of all of this?”

“They’d laugh themselves stupid. Kaji would have been giving me hell about teaching after the shit Skylark put us through. But I think they’d be proud of Maki. He’s got his shit together and his shot right there to take. Say, Cherry, you don’t know any half way decent alphas do you?”

Cherry raised an eyebrow as she gestured to the crowd in the club

“I know them as well as you do, though I don’t know if should be introducing you around. They talk too much shit here”

“That’s why I said half decent. I’m trying to think about how to move forward”

Cherry shook her head

“You’ll do better at that fancy college of yours. Everyone’s got their scars here. I don’t want to see that pretty face bruised”

“You think they could take me?”

“I think once it happens it too late, my love. Come sit back at the bar. Company will do be good until you’re ready to go”

“I thought you said I looked too tired to drink”

“And I thought you were smart. Company for me. A pretty face always makes mamma feel better”

Linking arms with Cherry, Tatsumi ducked his head

“A pretty woman on my arm, maybe my luck’s looking up?”

Cherry laughed happily, patting his arm

“Flattery will get you everywhere. Tell mamma all about it”

With Donny a no show, Tatsumi found himself returning back in his room at his home rather than the school, it was early enough for it to be too late to do anything other than sleep. Cherry had talked his ear off, as if preventing anyone else from doing the same. He hadn’t been looking to hook up, but he had hoped to find someone he could at least pretend to be interested in enough to take his mind of Maki seeing Donny wasn’t available, and any and all feelings needed to be nipped in the bud. Messaging Stella and Anthony, the pair would be moody come morning run, but it was safer in the immediate future to force his mind onto other people.

Crawling into his old bed, the plushness was a welcome comfort. Joyce took care of the linen in his room, despite it not being part of her job description. His room never smelt of pheromones, nor did it hold memories of past lovers and mistakes. It was almost a sanctuary in that respect with the only alpha ever making it into his bed being Maki that one time he’d come with him. Waking up to Maki every morning… he could see that too clearly.

Despite the far too many thoughts in his brain, Tatsumi fell asleep, blissfully unaware he’d forgotten to set his alarm for half an hour earlier as he wasn’t on campus.

***

Waking up at 4 am, Tatsumi had barely managed to sit up before realising he was going to be late. There were no two ways about it. If he raced to campus he still needed to shower and change before meeting with his three pilots. If he showered and dressed at home, he’d still be late, but he could buy some good will back by stopping for food on the way. The second option the safer one, though it would probably lead to questions over why he’d had time for food but not time to be there on time.

Racing through showering, shaving, and trying to find clothes, his comms beeped at 4:30, just as Tatsumi was locking the door behind him. He’d quickly checked his mother, wishing he could have at least talked to her about his plan for therapy. She had 24 more years of being an omega than he had, and even if they’d disagreed, she would have accepted his decision. He’d have to find more time before the competition to visit, and make sure that Joyce had all the details for Skylark, and the hotel they were staying at in case of an emergency. Seeing how much she’d liked Maki, he probably also should have gotten her a ticket for the competition, but then again he wouldn’t have been able to spend actual time with her and the other students may have found her presence there strange.

Continuing to race through his morning, by the time he’d picked up breakfast and coffee, then made it to campus, it was 5. Not bad considering the distance and waiting time, yet bad enough for him to worry that the three pilots would have slacked off without him supervising. Heading to the running track, it wasn’t until he saw his three pilots that his heart finally started slowing back down. They might have been jogging, but they’d been responsible enough to know that they needed to keep up their training. Standing on the sidelines, Stella caught sight of him, waving as she picked up the pace, leaving the other two to take after her once they’d figured out what was going on.

Pilots by nature were competitive people. By the time his team reached him they were flat out sprinting. Stella narrowly keeping her lead as she reached him first, then slowing down to a stagger before dropping to sit. Maki and Anthony tied, though Tatsumi mentally deducted points from Anthony as he hadn’t slowed enough not to need to jump over Stella’s legs. The omega was sure he was about to be questioned by Maki over his lateness, but instead the man bent at the waist, panting as he regained his breath.

“Good job, you three. Sorry I’m late, but I come bearing food”

Stella made a recovery on the spot, getting to her feet and staggering over to him

“Cofffffeeeeeeee”

“Yep. I don’t know what you and Anthony drink, so take one of the two closer to you. There both flat whites”

Stella laughed as she took one of the cups

“Oh, so you know Maki’s order. I’m calling favouritism right there”

“He likes as much sugar as coffee in his cup. Preferably like a slurry rather than a civilised coffee. I’m sorry I kept you guys waiting”

Coming over, Anthony took the other cup

“Never mind that, what are you wearing? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you look so casual. Is that a T-shirt? And jeans? Did you stay out partying all night?”

Tatsumi rolled his eyes. His home wardrobe not as well equipped as his one on campus, especially when it came to winter clothing

“Yes. You caught me. I didn’t come home all night and was left to fend for myself. I have no excuses”

Anthony took a sip of his coffee, grimacing as he did

“I appreciate the sentiment, but next time, I take mine without sugar. Did you think to ask? You could have told us you were getting coffee. I’d have told you what I like”

“Not really seeing it was both an apology and a surprise. You’re not the only one’s who’ve been busy this morning. Maki, come get your coffee. Good job, you three. I was worried you’d lounge off without me”

Anthony ran his fingers through his damp hair, tilting his chin up as he did

“It was nothing. Someone had to step up”

Stella elbowed him hard, the pair dissolving into bickering

“Idiot. Don’t go getting a big head, you were late too”

“You can’t rush the master in the morning”

“Yeah, and you wanted to slack off”

“Hey, you did too”

“Yeah, but not completely… you wanted to go back to bed. Maki, aren’t you going to take your coffee?”

Straightening up, Maki seemed to need a moment to think. Normally he’d have jumped at the chance. Food and coffee was Maki’s morning language and until he had both, the alpha was prone to grumping

“Sure. Thanks, Prof”

Even if it seemed forced upon him, Maki finally took his coffee

“You’re all welcome. Let’s head to the lab, it’s too cold out here to stand around talking”

Anthony wouldn’t let it rest

“It wouldn’t be cold if you’d been here with us. You left us running because you stayed out partying. Did you at least remember to use protection? And I hope they dropped you off safely”

Heat rose in Tatsumi’s cheeks, while his heart flopped. He didn’t want Maki thinking he slept around… but at the same time he also wanted to cover up his developing feelings as much as possible

“I might not have spent the night on campus, and I’m flattered you think I have enough time to date while teaching you three”

Anthony laughed

“You’re blushing. Someone definitely got laid last night”

Damn him and his cheeks, Tatsumi opting for revenge”

“If you must know, I spent the night with two lovely ladies, but alas, no protection was needed”

“You sly dog! Get it, Professssor!”

Stella elbowed her friend again

“He’s saying he didn’t have sex, moron”

“He said lovely ladies. Only one thing’s better than a lovely lady, and that’s two”

Stella cast Tatsumi pleading eyes

“Can you make it stop? You’ve got him all excited for nothing”

Anthony crossed his arms

“Look, you can’t get between the brotherhood here. I think I know what men want”

“Oh, so you speak for the whole male species?”

“I do when I’m right”

“You’re heading right… in the wrong direction. Seriously, Tats, some help here?”

Stella didn’t deserve to suffer Anthony’s stupidity this early in the morning

“Stella’s right. I met up with an old friend, then crashed at home. Today’s ensemble is brought to you by the fact almost all my clothes are here. If you’re all that concerned over how cold I am, I’m happy to hold your coffees while you warm back up”

Anthony pulled a face, Stella’s expression turned smug, and Maki couldn’t be anyone but himself

“Is Eve alright? She’s not sicker, is she?”

Shaking his head, Tatsumi now regretted teasing Anthony. His core temperature was dropping by the second with his suggestion of heading to the lab ignored

“No, I mean, she’s alright. She was asleep by the time I got in and was still sleeping when I left. Once we’ve had breakfast, we’ll do some light two on two. Anthony, you’ll be my partner. Stella and Maki, I want you two talking strategy. Any new moves or ideas you want to try, we’ll do them all this morning. Consider a reward for good behaviour”

Stella grinned at him, Tatsumi thinking he’d finally won his students over, until she rejected his plan

“Tats, today I’m going to be your partner. Anthony and Maki need to work on their teamwork”

Maki and Anthony both looked at each other, Anthony shrugging his shoulders

“Works for me. At least I won’t have a TC to protect”

“Protect? You do realise Tats has had the military experience right?”

“And? That wasn’t in a TC. He’s retired now”

“He could still kick your arse and you know it”

“Not even. My Frog won’t lose to a dumb TC. Tatsumi probably couldn’t even boot an Erebus”

“Of course he can, idiot. I don’t see you offering him your frog”

“It’s not like you’re offering your mech either”

“That’s because I’m a girl”

“Not with an attitude like that”

“The only thing wrong with my attitude is your face, dweeb”

Sensing Anthony was about to lose his temper, Tatsumi raised his hands

“Alright, that’s enough from the both of you. Save it for the arena. Seeing you all keep ignoring me, I’m heading to the lab. Anyone not there in the next 10 minutes is running laps in their mechs until they drop”

Starting walking off, his three pilots jogged over to fall into step with Tatsumi. Stella changing topic

“I think I’m going to start running more often until the competition starts. Is running in the morning better than running before bed?”

“Yes. Pilots don’t rest themselves enough after prolonged training. It’s better to try get a good nights sleep before you start adding running everyday”

“And you?”

“I like to run every morning if I can. You’ve seen Maki’s training schedule, if you want to swap onto the same schedule that’s fine seeing yours and Anthony’s are close enough that it doesn’t warrant too many changes. I don’t mind, but you’ll need to keep your grades up, so I’ll expect you to come to the tutoring part too”

“I could probably use a bit more motivation there. You know, people would never know how nice you are if they didn’t meet you outside a nag session”

Both Maki and Anthony snickered at the word “nag”. Tatsumi definitely hadn’t set out to label himself the official nagging student. He’d hated being nagged at…

“I’ve been told I’m quite the nagger”

“You are, but like, no offence and all that, but I totally didn’t think you knew how to chill. Honestly, with what Skylark said about your military presence I can finally see what he meant. You don’t just nag because you’re expected to”

Anthony backed her up in his own way

“As much as I hate to agree, it’s true. I was dreading having you train us, but it’s way better than class. To look at you you’d think you just escaped some institution where they keep you in a straight jacket, but you’re the same guy who beat all those students in that TC. You’re a total head fuck, Prof. You should think about cutting your hair and bulking up… then you’d look more like a pilot”

Tatsumi snorted at his trainee’s round about compliment

“I keep telling everyone I’m too young to be a professor but they never listen. As for my hair, I haven’t really given it any thought”

“I’m telling you, Prof, cut your hair and you’d pull all the girls you could want”

Trust Anthony to make it about the girls when Tatsumi just wanted someone to agree he wasn’t all that old

“Didn’t I just say I’m not a professor?”

“Yeah, but Maki calls you Prof. So do the science kids. If they’re calling you Prof, we’re calling you Prof too”

Maki had always been the one calling him Professor thinking that he actually was. Now that everyone was calling him Prof, the name wasn’t as fun. He’d kind of looked at it as an inside joke, shared between him, Li, and Maki. He’d not realised how far it’d spread

“You can call me Prof, but don’t expect me to keep answering. Hell, even Tatsuma is nicer”

“Nah, not Tatsuma. That bastard Skylark calls you that when you’re not around”

Shaking his head, Tatsumi supposed he was grateful that Tatsuma wouldn’t catch back on

“Oh, he does it when I’m around too. And that bastard has high hopes for you three. He’s in the shit too if you fuck up”

“Yeah, but it’s not like you’ll get fired if we don’t place”

“No, but I can be fired if the school committee finds your training inadequate before competing. I’m hoping the three of you will go easy on me, considering I’m suddenly old enough to be a professor”

Anthony gave a laugh

“Shit, Pr-… Shit, Tats, you’re part of the team. We’re not about to snitch on our team mate. Anyway, what’s with Tatsuma? The only part that makes sense is how tall you are”

Whatever mood Maki seemed to have been in lifted as he finally joined in on the conversation

“Skylark told him to go plant himself and grow some personality. I think he’s got more than enough personality that he’d spawn a whole fucking forest if he got any more”

Anthony slung his arm over Maki’s shoulder

“New kid, I think you and I might be closer in thought than I thought. What do you say we wipe the floor with these losers?”

“Sounds good to me, but you can’t make him cry”

Anthony promptly released Maki, shoving his shoulder playfully

“On second thoughts, maybe not. Where’s the fun when you don’t make them cry?”

“Where’s the fun on extra laps if you do?”

“Wouldn’t it be worth it?”

“I’m not getting benched this close to the competition because you made the Professor cry”

“Nah, man, where’s your sense of adventure?”

“Safely inside the school rules until this competition is over. Just you wait, I’ll make you cry next”

“Oh, ho ho, big words from the newbie? I like it, I like it”

It seemed to Tatsumi that being late might have been the best thing to happen yet. Maki was close enough to be laughing and joking with his fellow pilots, those bonds of friendship would really lift their coordination as a team. Catching a wink from Stella, both of them fell silent and let Maki and Anthony argue about running laps on the way to the lab.