#morning view xxiii

[meatcrimes]

MORNING VIEW (BRANDON’S VERSION) IS HERE

[if-one-of-us-falls]

Morning View XXXII first impressions

or: one of my fave albums got re-recorded after 23 years and I'm here to shout about it into the void

My overall impression is that they did a decent job! It's still an enjoyable listen. I've read they added in some of the changes they do while performing live, and it did give an almost live-like experience, but with studio quality. Brandon Boyd's voice became annoyingly nasally, I think due to some kind of surgery, and I miss the original's beautiful and clear vocals. He still sounds great in the high notes though, and he can definitely still rock. Kudos to the drummer for consistently kicking ass throughout the album. A lot of the fun was from getting excited every time I realized which song was coming on. I still really want to see them live.

Nice To Know You The new intro is so ethereal! I'm not sure what to make of the choir-like backing vocals along the entire song. They don't hurt.

Circles The riffs in the beginning feel a little stiff and disconnected, but once the verse kicks in it feels better. I love the energy in the bridge. The ending is also pretty cool.

Wish You Were Here This one was a miss for me :( it lacks the flowing, almost liquidy sound of the original that made it one of my favorite songs. I don't know what kind of magic sauce they put in the original, but it's missing here, and the vocals don't make it any better.

Just a Phase Again, something is missing. It's like the guitar is slightly stiffer, more blunt than the original. The vocals at the final chorus don't rise high enough above the instrumentals, which spoils the awesome cathartic feeling that moment had in the original song. The feminine backing vocals caught me by surprise, but they sound good! And they make sense, with this song likely being from a woman's perspective ("call it women's intuition..."). The sneaky metallic sound at "they'll be throwing quarters at you on stage" was also a nice touch.

11 am The little "please" added before the last verse has my entire heart. The high notes don't quite hold up in this one :( I was sorry to see the moody, kind of muddy instrumentals replaced. Overall it feels like the same song with slightly less pleasing vocals.

Blood on the Ground I enjoyed this one! It has great energy, and the high notes are actually great. Brandon's rhythmic almost rap verses hold up way better than the rest of his vocals, it really just feels like a live performance. And the lyrics are so fun hehe

Mexico Beautiful song, and I would have been perfectly content with it if I hadn't heard the even more beautiful vocals of the original.

Warning nope. That nasally voice is taking over. no thank you.

Echo I'm torn about this one because it's one of my most listened to songs. I just love the original so much, mostly because of those lovely smooth vocals. The new version feel rougher, less floaty. The feminine back up vocals are back to soften it, which is nice. I do really like the new outro, and the drums are wonderful. It’s probably the best adaptation on the album, because it simply makes the song into something new.

Have You Ever Don't record me on that, but I think I might actually like this version better than the original 😮 It has such great energy! I love their heavy sound, it gets me completely in the zone.

Are You In The intro is nice, the instrumentals are smooth and flowing... I don't like the vocals in the beginning. It's sad because Brandon's technique and delivery are just as good as the original, but the voice itself is not as nice. Not his fault. After that, though, when we're back to the higher register, he sounds great.

Under My Umbrella This one I definitely like better than the original. Nice rhythm, nice energy, and the effect on the vocals in the beginning is a lot more subtle and less sterile. It just works better for me. I also liked the oriental bit before the final chorus.

Aqueous Transmission I was worried about this one, but it worked out. It's not as relaxing as the original, it's almost overwhelming at times, but it's still beautifully done. I'm glad they kept the frogs.

[musiclandoux]

: 🎼💜🎼

Incubus

Full Album

[slrmagazine]

Incubus Re-Issues Iconic Album With “Morning View XXIII”

Incubus Re-Issues Iconic Album With “Morning View XXIII”. #incubus @IncubusBand

Incubus has released Morning View XXIII, the re-recording of their iconic album Morning View, via Virgin Records. The collection features brand-new takes on their classic hits, breathing new life into the record and offering their global fan-base a refreshed experience of some of their favorite tracks. Listen to the album HERE. Incubus originally released their critically acclaimed studio album…

[smashthegiantkiller]

I'm still stuck here. I can't.

[anastpaul]

Thought for the Day – 26 February – Of Using the Senses to Advantage in Diverse Situations (Part Four)

Thought for the Day – 26 February – The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 XXIII: … Of Using the Senses to Advantagein Diverse Situations(Part Four) “The following which are divided for morning, noon and evening, belong to the Passion of our Lord, for we are deeply bound, frequently, to remember the sorrow…

[motownfiction]

pink water

Sometimes, in the second year after losing Sam, Sadie likes to close her eyes and play Anywhere but Here. It’s a trick her therapist taught her. When she feels like the world is too much for her, when her heart feels heavy but her limbs feel hollow, she can close her eyes and pretend she’s anywhere but here.

It’s nice, most of the time. In her head, she always goes somewhere different. The first time she played the game, she pictured herself in Lucy and Will’s apartment, eating cupcakes from New York’s most touristy bakery and laughing until they forgot they were ever sad in the first place, kind of like they did over the summer. One night, two weeks ago when she couldn’t sleep, she closed her eyes and made herself be in Paris, right in front of the Eiffel Tower. She’s never been to Paris, but when she goes there in her dreams, it feels like the best place to be. The right place. It’s not that everything is OK in make-believe Paris or that her twin is alive there. It’s just right. Beautiful.

This morning, in between appointments, Sadie closes her eyes at her desk and plays the game again. Anywhere but Here. She lets her mind drift to the first place she can picture. Yesterday afternoon, while the kids were upstairs working on her homework, she and Daniel were folding laundry with the Discovery Channel in the background. The camera flew over some pink water in Australia. It was the exact shade of bubblegum, which made Sadie look up from her socks (or maybe they’re Rosemary’s socks – it’s getting harder to tell). They said that the water was beautiful, one of a kind, but you can’t get in it. It’s not designed that way. They said the best you can hope for is an aerial view.

So Sadie closes her eyes and pretends she’s right there, in the middle of the pink water, letting it carry her away. Anywhere but here. She thinks it’s the best place to be now, even better than her dreams of Paris. The pink water is where no one can ever be. And if no one can be there, maybe that’s where Sam is. Just floating in the middle, waiting for someone to come along and have a good time with him. If he’s not alive, then the rules don’t apply. He can be everywhere. He can be anywhere but here.

And when Sadie closes her eyes, so can she.

She’s not going to open them for a little while.

Just five more minutes in the pink water.

Just five more minutes to be a twin again.

(part of @nosebleedclub march challenge -- day xxiii!)

[laopiniononline]

#Viña2025: Con rock anglo se completó la parrilla de artistas del Festival de Viña del Mar.

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#Viña2025: Con rock anglo se completó la parrilla de artistas del Festival de Viña del Mar.

Los nuevos confirmados son “Incubus” y “The Cult”. Ambas bandas son consideradas verdaderos íconos del rock en el mundo y se presentarán por primera vez en el Festival de Viña del Mar el jueves 27 de febrero.

Este viernes 20 de diciembre, al medio día, la organización del 64º Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar dio a conocer a los dos últimos artistas que completan el line up del certamen que se llevará a cabo desde el domingo 23 hasta el viernes 28 de febrero de 2025 y que ya cuenta con más de 55 mil entradas vendidas.

Incubus y The Cult se unen oficialmente al resto de estrellas de la música y figuras de la comedia que se darán cita en la Quinta Vergara este verano.

Incubus es una banda formada en 1991 en una pequeña ciudad llamada Calabasas perteneciente al Estado de California, Estados Unidos. Definen su música como rock alternativo y nu metal, que a la vez combina elementos del heavy metal, hip hop, funk y grunge.

La banda integrada por Brandon Boyd (voz), Mike Einziger (guitarra, piano, coros), José Pasillas (batería), Chris Kilmore (teclados) y Nicole Row (bajo), se caracteriza por sintonizar en conjunto un intercambio creativo entre los músicos y que en vivo, son capaces de transmitir a las audiencias al más alto nivel. Hasta la fecha, el quinteto ha vendido más de 23 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo y obtenido docenas de certificaciones multiplatino y platino por millones de reproducciones en plataformas digitales. Incubus logró seis debuts consecutivos en el Top 5 del Billboard 200 y han sido cabezas de cartel de importantes festivales como BottleRock, Ohana, Lollapalooza y Rock In Rio, además de realizar shows en los principales recintos arena del planeta.

En 2021 celebraron el vigésimo aniversario de su disco “Morning View”, considerada una de sus obras fundamentales y que fue celebrado con una transmisión en vivo a nivel mundial.

Sus canciones más destacadas son “Aqueous transmission”, “Nice to know you”, “Are You In”, “Whis you were here”, “Stellar”, “Pardon me” y “Drive”, entre muchas otras.

En la actualidad, Incubus viene desarrollando una gira internacional interpretando el disco “Morning View XXIII” (publicado este año), que es la reedición del famoso álbum lanzado en el año 2001.

Por su parte, los ingleses de The Cult, serán la otra banda que también estará presente en el certamen viñamarino. Los británicos surgen en 1983 y en sus cuatro décadas se han posicionado como el gran exponente del post punk gótico, con sencillos como “She sells sanctuary”, “Love removal machine”, “Spiritwalker” y “Rain”, entre otros. Su undécimo disco “Under the Midnight Sun” fue editado el 2022 y con él marcaron su regreso tras varios años alejados de los estudios de grabación.

Sin lugar a dudas, The Cult es la banda más emblemática del post punk británico y definidos en su momento como verdaderos conquistadores musicales del mundo con su particular propuesta. Diez discos componen el material discográfico de esta agrupación liderada por su vocalista Ian Astbury y el guitarrista Billy Duffy quienes dejarán en claro la historia musical que arrastran y de la cual será testigo el público del Festival de Viña del Mar 2025.

“El Festival de Viña siempre debe tener una parrilla en el que todas las personas se sientan representadas, confirmando estas importantes bandas de rock, nos vamos poniendo al día con diversas generaciones que crecieron con este estilo de música, que tenían este anhelo que me hacían saber constantemente. Debemos continuar impulsando y cuidando este patrimonio del país, recientemente premiado internacionalmente, que permite potenciar el desarrollo turístico y económico de Viña del Mar”, afirmó la alcaldesa de Viña del Mar, Macarena Ripamonti.

Incubus y The Cult se unirán a las estrellas musicales que actuarán este año en el festival latino más grande del mundo, encabezadas por Marc Anthony, Myriam Hernández, Morat, Carlos Vives, Duki, Bacilos, Ha*ash, Sebastián Yatra, Carín León, Eladio Carrión y Kidd Voodoo.

Viña 2025 se llevará a cabo desde el domingo 23 hasta el viernes 28 de febrero de 2025, siendo el primer año bajo la producción de Megamedia y Bizarro Live Entertainment. El Festival será transmitido a través de Mega y Mega Go. La plataforma Disney+ lo lleva a toda Latinoamérica y Billboard a través de su sitio web con especiales y contenido exclusivo al resto del mundo.

[metaleterno]

¡INCUBUS REGRESA A ARGENTINA PRESENTANDO MORNING VIEW  Y SUS GRANDES ÉXITOS!

1° DE ABRIL  2025 | MOVISTAR ARENA, BUENOS AIRES

Entradas a la venta a partir del miércoles 21 de agosto a las 10:00 am. en www.movistararena.com.ar 

Buenos Aires, 19 de Agosto de 2024. Después de ocho años de ausencia en nuestro país, Incubus regresa para presentar su icónico álbum ¨Morning View¨ además de sus grandes éxitos en un show que promete ser épico. El grupo liderado por Brandon Boyd llega a latinoamérica en Marzo de 2025 donde se presentarán en Puerto Rico, México, Costa Rica, Venezuela y Colombia antes de su paso por Argentina, luego el tour seguirá por Chile, Brasil y Perú. ¨Morning View¨ fue lanzado en octubre de 2001 y fue aclamado por el público y expertos en la industria. El álbum obtuvo la certificación de doble platino de la RIAA y pasó 60 semanas en el Billboard 200 alcanzando el puesto número 2. El 6 de octubre de 2023, la banda anunció la regrabación y relanzamiento del álbum doble titulado Morning View XXIII (Virgin Music Group), el mismo vio la luz en mayo de este año. “Este álbum ayudó a impulsar nuestro pequeño experimento artístico llamado 'Incubus' hacia una forma de vida y aquí estamos hoy, unos 23 años después, a punto de introducir una nueva fase de su existencia. 'Morning View xxiii' es una regrabación/re pensamiento del álbum de 2001 y es el resultado de nuestro deseo de honrar este floreciente legado pero también re imaginarlo como músicos que han estado interpretando con amor estas canciones noche tras noche durante los últimos 23 años¨.

ACERCA DE INCUBUS

Como un enigma sonoro y espiritual, Incubus continúa estirando, dando forma y sacudiendo los cimientos de la música alternativa, abrazando infinitas posibilidades y eclipsando todos y cada uno de los límites en el proceso. La banda multiplatino de Los Ángeles integrada por Brandon Boyd (voz), Mike Einziger (guitarra, piano, coros), José Pasillas II (batería), Chris Kilmore (tocadiscos, teclados) y Nicole Row (bajo) sintoniza el intercambio creativo entre ellos y transmitirlo al público lo más alto posible. Hasta la fecha, el quinteto ha vendido más de 23 millones de álbumes, obtuvo decenas de certificaciones multiplatino y platino en todo el mundo, reunió miles de millones de reproducciones y logró seis debuts consecutivos en el Top 5 del Billboard 200. Al mismo tiempo, han aparecido en el cartel de festivales como BottleRock, Ohana, Lollapalooza y Rock In Rio, además de encabezar arenas y anfiteatros en todo el mundo. Durante 2021, los músicos celebraron el vigésimo aniversario de su tercer largometraje fundamental con doble platino, Morning View, con una transmisión en vivo a nivel mundial. Incubus regresó a la casa donde grabaron el famoso álbum e interpretó la lista completa de canciones de principio a fin por primera vez. Provocó una entusiasta respuesta de los fanáticos y la banda decidió hacerlo nuevamente en octubre de 2023.

El grupo agotó las entradas del legendario Hollywood Bowl y actuó en Morning View frente a una audiencia local, iniciando sin pretensiones otra era. Entre el lanzamiento de una gira masiva por estadios Morning View en Estados Unidos en 2024, iniciaron la siguiente fase de Incubus con Morning View XXIII y más música nueva en el horizonte.

[trastornadosrevista]

¡INCUBUS REGRESA A ARGENTINA PRESENTANDO MORNING VIEW  Y SUS GRANDES ÉXITOS! 

Después de ocho años de ausencia en nuestro país, Incubus regresa para presentar su icónico álbum ¨Morning View¨ además de sus grandes éxitos en un show que promete ser épico. El grupo liderado por Brandon Boyd llega a latinoamérica en Marzo de 2025 donde se presentarán en Puerto Rico, México, Costa Rica, Venezuela y Colombia antes de su paso por Argentina, luego el tour seguirá por Chile, Brasil y Perú.

¨Morning View¨ fue lanzado en octubre de 2001 y fue aclamado por el público y expertos en la industria. El álbum obtuvo la certificación de doble platino de la RIAA y pasó 60 semanas en el Billboard 200 alcanzando el puesto número 2.

El 6 de octubre de 2023, la banda anunció la regrabación y relanzamiento del álbum doble titulado Morning View XXIII (Virgin Music Group), el mismo vio la luz en mayo de este año.

“Este álbum ayudó a impulsar nuestro pequeño experimento artístico llamado 'Incubus' hacia una forma de vida y aquí estamos hoy, unos 23 años después, a punto de introducir una nueva fase de su existencia. 'Morning View xxiii' es una regrabación/re pensamiento del álbum de 2001 y es el resultado de nuestro deseo de honrar este floreciente legado pero también re imaginarlo como músicos que han estado interpretando con amor estas canciones noche tras noche durante los últimos 23 años¨.

Entradas a la venta a partir del miércoles 21 de agosto a las 10:00 am en www.movistararena.com.ar 

[maximuswolf]

Hear our review of Incubus' "Morning View XXIII" right here {Non-music audio}:

Hear our review of Incubus' "Morning View XXIII" right here {Non-music audio}: https://youtu.be/q7zVd0xdP-k Submitted May 06, 2024 at 04:27AM by Epic_Footnote https://ift.tt/jdSqowz via /r/Music

[libidomechanica]

“As it were wont to do”

A cinquain sequence

               I

The rack and pincers held in soft and distant land. As it were wont to do? Is not too fast.

               II

That gives way; and thou beside the strong in her Charms survived. And grew a seething of the fields.

               III

And tempte to the other. Near and fair your cruell ciuill warriour doth explored, cou’d make toward fever.

               IV

I iou to see and all that. Never fear. Tu-who; tu-whit, tu-who! And Love deny’d.

               V

Walke in Elisian field: is prison forth at length descry the bed. You make immortall hye.

               VI

Teach me, on a day, whose heart. My bent body mocks married men; for thee more carefull verse.

               VII

What the tall grass. Next, she has twa sparkling round as if she’s fretful, I have chosen it.

               VIII

Light a cigarette. Where I took my rounds along the porter than she. And by truant sheep.

               IX

Is your head wit golden foot or a fair desire. And wak’d his Box. For trust to think good?

               X

Lived as do the life that seem’d to heare, may scarse be told that we wish that loue? It from you, love.

               XI

Backwards, still to beholding me back again. You. As in theyr drouping hearth-stone blaze ouer all.

               XII

Who gave a Ball; or whether reioyce or weep: all be laid as low. Hear and beauty shall haue tride.

               XIII

Loose to entertayne. While, going obviously arrayd. My fear it can at last— at last!

               XIV

The poor did I know I have sworn deep discourse, o ioyfull verse. On her huge bright Order blaze?

               XV

No coward conquer, conquest of frost, hail, and would she scorner’s jest! Be she forth did them both.

               XVI

Always the eare that euer fedde in field refused me! A gentle Belle? She was still succeed there.

               XVII

For years, a measure; merry Flocke, adieu; but, alas, if in your hair into memory.

               XVIII

Belovëd,— where theyr decay, as you, or any good. I do love me food she did abyde.

               XIX

Through the blood. I wish that iustice I may gaine. Before me. The steadfast rock of Hazeldean.

               XX

Soul and with rigorous rage hys right. Diana. Gods who’s moving accident or release.

               XXI

Whatsoever than his own. Meet, if They be Just and prized in his time the things indeed so?

               XXII

Till greatest throne,—and Death- bed Alms are compel a well-built nest. Shaking dried mud from the next?

               XXIII

For thought you in a dream. Her snowy browes lyke to view: but think. Who swell thee grants his Pray’r.

               XXIV

While thus with such a n active countenance dew. Whose haruest wast, my hope it seems to looke.

               XXV

But knewe we fooles, what Virgin’s Thoughts. Cupid laid by his bride: and is fill, flyes back again.

               XXVI

In fact I care for. For, that low Bench, rising in the questions. We are ever thankles paine.

               XXVII

Burns to pass a day likewise I had told. And splendid smile. To let me sleep. Themselves do cry.

               XXVIII

Steel did them by the tide? His safe assuraunce. Which, with a sickly Mien shows in my darkness.

               XXIX

Next, she has twa sparkling roguish een. Ne any then spill. For kissing in clamor’s hour.

               XXX

I wont afore: vp grieslie ghostes and so the leaden strike so mortality. For your day.

               XXXI

Join; and when loosing one, sings that sicknesse lay; but oh! The brunt so strongly it to ruinate.

               XXXII

Until I grasp the Skies. The rolling Spleenwort in his grave, yet now past the hart, the gesture.

               XXXIII

When she ended were a wanton boy was his Dominion: no Nation of thy loue cherish.

               XXXIV

And screen’d in Shades, or brew fiercest, but rudely writ. In the long-contend. And could it still morne.

               XXXV

Much good die first thine arm! A good time, so free. Colin make immortalize. Calm ravish’d Hair.

               XXXVI

Sconce’s Height clapt his glory in the Fire. The rainbow wroth, life and all we are not any.

               XXXVII

Some guide … nor technical assistant a few steps. For beauty draws us with becoming.

               XXXVIII

Is it the koi kiss her. Yea, sweet loue, dearest deare return. Tell if thou suborn’d informer!

               XXXIX

For kissing Love’s beauties grace? Through the glory to be inclynd: that of her as they please me.

               XL

A worse to any challenge answer gets the day- light was gone and hold on. Say, if she’s mine.

               XLI

And that fiend that Sunne, whose to endured not. What strangers of the setting dark moved like before.

               XLII

Them mayst attune thy quill, and sighed among men, indeed. Twas he had implor’d propitious Ray.

               XLIII

That instance soon o’ertake his learne to constant of her louely and men’s eye? Too soon elate!

               XLIV

They loosening. Margaret stood in amaze, to sing to endure so tædious toyle, doth spot thoughts?

               XLV

Last Love, let it fly! I’m a man in the bold Thalestris’ Arms the Nymphs there is a garden.

               XLVI

Water, water faucet and mark with me. Love thee sing, as thou wilt be my love: little urn.

               XLVII

How I know the meaning o’er the Shrouds Aerial Whisper lost! Force of unresisted Steel?

               XLVIII

For my pardon of self- doing crime. And drizling drowns to kiss the haven within my breast.

               XLIX

As how you back carefull Colinet. For now each thou didest dye being leave his ray.

               L

Then in the Fire—even These the childbeater is come. And the World. My black-eyed rival came.

               LI

Speeds through the mind to moue, one pleasure past; an’ she hath display’d, each rope distinct, the cuckoo!

               LII

Let her Pray’rs, for Morning Sun descend, or sworn by the harder she is at rest. Hyacinths.

               LIII

But as your waters breed or bread on parish. Why wayle as the knows—what can give pleasure!

               LIV

When I feel the contentment they say, already sounde.—Jamie, come to me as a dreamer.

               LV

That he fayrest let vs eschew and body have need of my finger, now with a kisse.

               LVI

Wine comes back and loue embrace my bane. My face she has falling you of the winged God his place.

               LVII

—Tree of pity, its bark more bronze, the rose I lay. With loue may one answer’d; oh Fount of Light!

               LVIII

No coward soul is mine no trembles most terrifying kind. And want and that it isn’t true.

               LIX

And the mazie thick mass of you. Let me live, and must fall. And a helpe for his scythe to mone.

               LX

Frail, but from euening vntill morne. Tread light, but sudden spring I stood alone, till these thing air.

               LXI

A house or even the earthy top is tricked with little Weed below. To bathe at midday.

               LXII

So doe I not see the door, and mine no price nor beauty. Of disappeared—just two months gone.

               LXIII

Never, yet ever, are all my heart. A monkey had his bride: and when I do seeke the shore!

               LXIV

Hope to seeke the Sentence sign, and only will rob the tears the bayte her great eyes were of old?

               LXV

Ay francke shepherdess, esteem me, and long in civilization, this instant, anxious Care.

               LXVI

But mine’s the genteel and elegant scars. What so well as of one whom I could truly love.

               LXVII

Of neatness little rain is sore When I hope, ’ said I, was well. More translates the swarthy Moors.

               LXVIII

My youthful years the entrappe the things he: yet none as willing me so dear! The Bee him pained.

               LXIX

With starting was full of lies. Last Love, I did spy, resembling on the best agree, that much.

               LXX

By slaying flesh while the Finny Prey, fair Tresses Man’s Treat, but yet none may it mend with paine.

               LXXI

Or discompos’d their hearts are for any good. But what tho’ no Credit doubting Wits may give?

[musiclandoux]

: 🎼💜🎼

Incubus

Part 2

[atozphantomsquadron]

XXIII - Reconciliation

Those first few days back at home were spent reacquainting with my mother, telling her about what I had done, and her telling me of the local gossip.  Many of my mother’s trading partners in the canyon had passed away, but their sons and daughters remained, to tend the farms and trade with her.  The farms themselves had been starting to lose yield, and the pickings were slim, but somehow my mother had still been able to maintain a living.  Thankfully, one of the old partners that remained was Aunt Irene, who had one of the more successful farms.

Aunt Irene came to visit on our second morning there, unaware that I had returned.  The reunion with her was a special occasion: the minute she came in the door she spotted me across the room, sitting on my mother’s couch next to Cole.

“Shanee …” she started, shifting her focus between my mother and me, “… is that who I think it is?”

My mother smiled and patted Aunt Irene’s shoulder.  “It is.  Little Ariel’s returned to us.”

She sprinted across the room … quite an accomplishment for a 73-year-old Navajo woman … and tackled me into one of her trademark all-encompassing bear hugs.  “Oh little Ariel, we’ve missed you so much, how are you?”

I laughed and hugged her back.  “I’ve been very busy, Aunt Irene.  Busy, but now I’m home.”  I nearly cried, being hugged by the closest to extended family I knew, short of Ken.

At some point she released me when she noticed Cole, much like my mother had.  “And who is this, my girl?”

Cole stood up as I introduced him.  It took a while for me to explain the relationship I had with Aunt Irene, but eventually she embraced Cole just as warmly when I told her we would be getting married.  She wound up spending the entire day with us, reminiscing, catching me up on all of the local gossip, and eventually helping my mother put together a couple of meals.  While they cooked, I took Cole out to see the canyon.

He looked over the edge, where it dropped from the border of our back yard, and whistled.  “That’s quite a drop.  What kind of a woman must Irene be?”

I smiled back at him.  “Surprising, isn’t it?  Living with this canyon makes us a bit hardier than what you’d expect.  It’s all part of the culture of living on the rez.”

He nodded and put an arm around my shoulders.  “I admire that, actually.  It’s a whole different way of life, I can tell.”

“Want to see the bottom?”

He looked back at the house, then at me again.  “Are you sure we have time to go down to the bottom?  Isn’t dinner going to be ready soon?”

I winked at my fiancé and unfurled my wings, grabbing him under his armpits.  Within moments, we were sailing down to the bottom of the canyon using my wings as a parachute.  I watched his face as we continued our slow descent, and felt more love for him as I saw the rapt wonder in his eyes, marveling at the spectacle that nature had produced for my people.  Once we touched the bottom, he spent a few minutes walking around the canyon floor and viewing the long lines of farms before I collected him and flapped my way back up to the canyon’s mouth again.

Unfortunately, it was Aunt Irene who would greet us when we arrived at the top.  Her eyes were wide with surprise as I came face to face with her.

“What is this?  Ariel, what’s going on here?”  She looked panicked.

“Please, let me explain, Aunt Irene … there’s been some changes.  You remember my dream, the one I told you about a long time ago?”

She wiped sweat from her forehead.  “I remember, you told me about flying atop a great eagle, above the canyon.”

I looked behind me, to where my wings protruded from the HoSIP camouflage.  I waggled them slightly.  “This is what it meant.  It’s not just that I’m meant to fly … I am the eagle.”  I clutched Cole tighter.

“But that makes no sense, little Ariel … what made this happen?  How can you still be alive … still be human and yet do this?”

I motioned to try to keep Aunt Irene’s voice from rising loud enough for my mother to hear.  “It’s because I’m not exactly entirely human anymore.  And I need to be the one to tell mom about it … so please don’t tell my mother yet.”

Aunt Irene nodded, slowly and skeptically.  “I understand, but I don’t think you should hold this back from your mother much longer.  She should know.”  She turned to Cole.  “Did you know about this?”

He smiled and chuckled.  “I met her because of that, actually.  That and my father, it’s a really long story and maybe we’ll be able to tell you the whole thing sometime.”

Aunt Irene simply fanned herself, as I retracted my wings back into my body.  She shook her head slightly.  “Well, in any case, dinner’s ready.  I won’t tell your secret to your mother yet.  But you need to, and soon.”

We agreed all around to fill my mother in on the situation during the visit, before returning to the house for dinner.  Aunt Irene’s concern made me even more nervous about telling my mother about my changes, though, and that night I talked it over with Cole as we lay in bed.

“How do I even do it?  I can’t just drop the HoSIP and tell her ‘meet the new me,’ you know?”

He sighed and nodded.  “This is going to take some thinking, Ariel.  We need to be subtle about it, but we need to let her know the full truth.”

I sighed and snuggled closer to him, my nose taking his scent in deeply.  “It’s got to be tomorrow, Cole.  One way or another.”

He took my hand in his and held it gently as we both drifted to sleep.  The next morning, to my surprise I awoke alone in the bed, but his warmth and his scent still lingered.  I took a nearby blanket and wrapped myself in it, stepping out into the living room and noticing that the back door was open.  Through the closed screen I could see Cole, sitting in a meditative pose on another blanket, near the edge of the canyon.  My mind still raced with the conflict of how to tell my mother about the dragon, about 37A and my experiences with Cole and Ken and the others, but in that moment I felt a need I hadn’t known in a long time: to commune with the desert once again.

Despite only wearing a blanket, I stepped out into the brisk morning, toward where Cole sat shirtless and cross-legged.  He seemed to sense my presence before I reached him, and turned around to look up at me.

He smiled.  “You look beautiful this morning, Ariel.”

I sat down next to him, wrapping my blanket around the both of us.  “You look beautiful too.”  I rested my head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me.

“So today’s the day, huh?  We tell her today.”

I sighed and nodded.  “I’ve been putting it off long enough, I suppose.  She needs to know, that I got for sure from Aunt Irene’s talk.  She needs to know her daughter’s changed.”

A beeping distracted us from our conversation.  I realized suddenly that it was coming from the HoSIP, which was made to look like a women’s watch on my camouflage body.  Hoping that it wasn’t losing battery power, I shut it down, only to discover that there was a message coming through.

“Something’s going on,” Cole asserted as I pushed the button.  The image of Gabe Francis was suddenly projected in front of us, which raised an eyebrow.

“Am I interrupting something?”

We looked at each other, then I covered my chest with the blanket.  “Sorry.  What’s going on?”

“Guys, we’re getting some weird readings from WYRMWOOD and they seem to be centered on where you are.”

Cole rolled his eyes.  “Crap.  Why now?”

“Don’t look at me, Sharpe.  It might have something to do with some of the weirdness going on elsewhere.”

This time I raised an eyebrow.  “What ‘weirdness?’”

“Have you guys been completely cut off from the world?”  He paused.  “Wait, don’t answer that, I think I know what’s been distracting you two.  Things are going wonky all around the world.  We’re talking end-times stuff here, lakes turning to blood and undead soldiers launching attacks from major bodies of water.  Jordan’s on the brink of collapse because of it.”

My breathing came quicker.  “What should we do?”

“Just stay there.  It all seems to be originating from the Four Corners region, and since you two are already on top of it by accident, I’m simply going to send Cyrus and Kitty your …”

His image was cut off abruptly.  Quickly I re-engaged the camouflage body and clung tighter to Cole.  “What do we do?”

“I don’t know, Ariel.  We just have to trust the others.  Meantime, we have other pressing matters.”  He motioned behind us as the door opened and my mother stepped outside.  I turned and looked at her.

She sighed.  “You always like coming out here where it’s dangerous, little Ariel.  Come back in, breakfast is nearly ready.”

I looked at Cole.  His eyes virtually screamed, better tell her now.

“Mom, I’ve got a bit of a confession to make.  There’s been some … changes that have happened to me, and I think it’s time I told you about them.”

Her eyes looked confused.  “What changes?  Ariel, what are you talking about?”

I stood up and allowed the blanket to drop around me, lifting my wrist and deactivating my HoSIP.  As the camouflage body disappeared and revealed the real me … dragon-skinned, finned, green me … my mother gasped.

“Good God and all that’s holy, what’s happened to you?”  She put her hand up to her mouth, like she tried to suppress a scream.

“I’m still me, mom.  It’s a very long story, but I’ve had some major changes happen.  I’ve been turned into this, but on the positive side …”

I unfurled my wings.  She squeaked with fear.

“Mom, please don’t be afraid, I’m still me.  I want to share this with you because you have a right to know.  You’re my mom, after all, and I still love you.”

Cole stood up.  Mom’s eyes shifted to him.  “You knew about this?  You let this happen?”

He cleared his throat.  “Actually, this happened before I had the chance to meet Ariel.  But I fell in love with your daughter because of who she is … a strong woman, a loving, caring woman who I believe has the best aspects of her mother.”

My mother slowly approached me, a hand outstretched.  She touched my face, looked into my one red eye.  She brushed my hair aside and found my still-human eye underneath my bangs.

“My little Ariel … so different and yet still the same … this is still your father’s eye …”

She pulled me gently into her arms.  I wrapped both my arms and my wings around her, clutching tightly to her.  “I still love you very much, mom.  I’ll always love you.”

When my mom looked up at me, there were fresh tears in her eyes.  “And I’ll always love you, my little Ariel.”

She clutched me tightly for a while longer, before I whispered, “let’s fly, mom.”

I collected her into my arms, taking a running start for the canyon’s edge and launching myself into the air.  My wings immediately caught an updraft and pulled me high above the earth, nearly into the clouds.  My mother shrieked and tried to say something, but her words were eventually lost, first by the wind and then by the enthusiastic laughter as she realized she was safe in my arms and yet so far above the desert.  At the time, neither of us knew, nor would we have cared, about the disasters taking place far below, or the forces so close to us which would soon threaten all life on earth.

(Transcriber’s note: The incidents which Francis mentions to Cole and Ariel were briefly reported in the tabloid media but quickly hushed up as “fictional.”  One of these events around this time could not be hushed up, and that was the mass-sickening of half the population of St. Louis when a nuclear-powered satellite dropped into the Mississippi River at rush hour.  After doing some research and twisting some arms, I’ve learned that the WYRMWOOD satellite which Ariel mentions is indeed the satellite that crashed into the river.  The more Ariel told of her story, the more I was convinced her team had something to do with preventing even more calamity from occurring at that time.—DAM)

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I don't know if this would pertain to any of my moots, but Incubus re-recorded Morning View, and it came out today, and I gotta tell ya, Nice to Know You with an extended intro goes probably to me, way harder than the original!

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Masterlist

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Updated: Feb 19th, 2021

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Katsuki Bakugou!:

i. My Hero Academia Main 3 Boys x Reader Masterlist:  You're finally getting to attend the school of your dreams, meeting great people along the way. You're ready to prove to everyone you have what it takes to become a pro hero. You're not looking for any love, but when does that stop it from finding you on it's own? Reader insert centered around 3 main boys, Todoroki, Bakugou, and Midoriya.

ii. A Knight’s Honor Masterlist: You’re a female squire, the only female training to be a Knight. You are not willing to give up your dreams of Knighthood to become a slave to society to save face. No matter what anyone says, you’ll prove them wrong. You’ll show him who he’s messing with.  !ON HIATUS!

iii. Bomber Jacket: Who knew that old bomber jacket of his would lead to this.

iv. “You’re cute when you’re angry”: Request, Prompt 53: “You’re cute when you’re angry.”

v. Something Witchy is going on: Request, Witch Quirk, Prompt 30: “It was you the whole time.”

vi. Something Witchy is Going on II Request, Witch Quirk, Prompts 25. “I got you a present” 41. “Why choose me?”

vii. Undrunk: Request, Older!Au, Prompts 32: “I can’t keep kissing strangers and pretending that they’re you.” 30."It was you the whole time."

viii. Curly Hair is Captivating  Request, Bakugou won’t ever admit it but there’s something about you and that hair that drew him in

ix. Second Chances Masterlist: Request, When he watches you marry someone else, he knew he screwed up all those years ago. If only there was something he could do to get you back, if only there was a way... to have a second chance at being yours.

x. Thiccer than a Snicker Request, you may have a great body but that doesn’t mean you’re confident in showing it off, so you hide it. Your boyfriend lets you know that he doesn’t care either way what you wear

xi. For the Love of a Daughter Request, Bakugou loves your guys’ daughter beyond belief, and he never wants to see her hurt. Ever. But when push comes to shove, he’s left remembering every moment he’s ever cried.

xii. No Biggie Request, you’re just too chill and Bakugou is not. He freaks out, and you learned how to shut him up. 

xiii. No Biggie Part 2 Request, some headcanons for the dramatic katsuki and his nonchalant partner

xiv. What a Daddy’s Girl Request, this was just a regular morning for your family, with the fussing and glares; your little girl was way too much like her daddy. You loved them both anyway

xv. Who said pickup lines don’t work? Request, Prompts 52. “Can I kiss you right now?” 58. “Are you flirting with me?”

xvi. Say Uncle! Eijirou surely didn’t expect this when coming over to your place for dinner.

xvii. Still Remember-Bakugou POV Request, Part 2 of Still Remember, You still remember how it all happened, and so does Bakugou.

xviii. Ocean Eyes, or Something More? Pirate!AU, Commodore(officer)!Bakugou, Pirate!Fem!Reader, nothing will ever beat the view of your ocean blue, but why do his ruby eyes captivate you so?

xix. Persever Though Forsaken Soulmate!AU, you didn’t want your soulmate--did’t belive that there was such thing as a perfect match and it sucks because yours has been by your side for years

xx. Ground Zero Reads Thirst Tweets Collab, you and Katsuki are both Pro-Heroes, brought onto a film set to read some thirst tweets

xxi. YouTube Challenge! Request, youtube couple relationship, youtube couple challenges, prompts 18. “Have you lost your damn mind?” 43. “Why don’t you kiss me already?” 58. “Are you flirting with me?”

xxii. The Barbarian King Request, Katsuki want to marry you and the only issue? He has to beat you in a fight for you to even think about accpeting his hand

xxiii. It’s an Ordering in Kind of Night Request, Dad!Bakugou, Mom!Reader, bakugou and his brat have cute father/daughter bonding moment--to bad it went south as soon as you walked in, prompt 31 "This is why we can't have nice things"

xxiv. You Got That Right Request, cute cuddles with your boyfriend lead to more than you ever thought, prompts 21. “Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?” 47. “Will you marry me?”

xxv. At What Cost? Sparked from a theory youtube video where it says Bakugou is the second holder of OFA, you were a hero... but at what cost?

xxvi. Trust Fall Maybe you took your trust fall exercise a little too far, but at least he didn’t let you fall

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Shoto Todoroki!:

i. Unsettling News: Request, Pro Hero AU!, Prompts 34: ”I feel like I can’t breathe.” 48: ”I’m pregnant.”

ii. Jealous Much?: Request, Prompts 20: “Wait a minute… Are you jealous?” 58: “Are you flirting with me?”  

iii. “I want an answer goddammit!”: Request, Pro Hero AU!, HC, Prompt 29: “I want an answer goddammit!”

iv.  My Hero Academia Main 3 Boys x Reader Masterlist: You're finally getting to attend the school of your dreams, meeting great people along the way. You're ready to prove to everyone you have what it takes to become a pro hero. You're not looking for any love, but when does that stop it from finding you on it's own? Reader insert centered around 3 main boys, Todoroki, Bakugou, and Midoriya.

v. Second Chances Masterlist: Request, When he watches you marry someone else, he knew he screwed up all those years ago. If only there was something he could do to get you back, if only there was a way... to have a second chance at being yours.

vi. Ice Skating Drabble: Request, ice skating scenario with shy s/o

vii.  YouTube Challenge! Request, youtube couple relationship, youtube couple challenges, Prompts 18. “Have you lost your damn mind?” 43. “Why don’t you kiss me already?” 58. “Are you flirting with me?”

vii. Selfish Request, you both want to be selfish, Prompts 1. “Is it possible to love too much?” 33. “I might never get another chance to say this.”

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Izuku Midoriya!:

i. I’m Home: Request, Pro Hero AU!, Prompts  36. “Here. You can have it back.” 52. “Can I kiss you right now?” 54. “We’d make such a cute couple.” 59. “Is that my shirt?”

ii. I’m Obsessed Based on the song ‘Fangs’ by Matt Champion. Izuku contemplates you and recalls the moment he fell in love.

iii. I’m Obsessed Part 2: Request, second part to ‘I’m Obsessed’, can be read alone, Prompt 52: “Can I kiss you right now?”

iv.  My Hero Academia Main 3 Boys x Reader Masterlist: You're finally getting to attend the school of your dreams, meeting great people along the way. You're ready to prove to everyone you have what it takes to become a pro hero. You're not looking for any love, but when does that stop it from finding you on it's own? Reader insert centered around 3 main boys, Todoroki, Bakugou, and Midoriya.

v.  Bittersweet Findings, in that Order Part 1: Request, prompt 20. “Wait a minute... Are you jealous?”

vi. Bittersweet Findings, in that Order Part 2: Request, prompt 20. “Wait a minute... Are you jealous?” 

vii. It’s Deku! Request, you’re a single mother raising twin boys, let’s see how that trip to the mall goes.

viii. Second Chances Masterlist: Request, When he watches you marry someone else, he knew he screwed up all those years ago. If only there was something he could do to get you back, if only there was a way... to have a second chance at being yours. 

ix. All in the Name of Pranks Request, Prompts 23. “Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while...” 24.”I can’t believe you talked me into this.”

x. Ice Skating Drabble: Request, ice skating scenario with shy s/o

xi. Not Stories After All Mermaid!Au, Adventure!Izuku, Mermaid!Reader, all Izuku wants to do is sketch and take note of the beautiful area around him--he didn’t expect to meet you 

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Denki Kaminari!:

i. “It’s not what it looks like...”: Request, HC, Prompt 26: “It’s not what it looks like...”

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Eijiro Kirishima!:

i. “You’re cute when you’re angry.”: Request, Prompt 53: “You’re cute when you’re angry”

ii. Never be the Same: Request, Prompts 4. “Look at me-just breath, okay?” 57. “I can’t stand the thought of losing you.”

iii. Get Fuc-Cleated: Request, Kirishima fawns over his cute soccer player of a girlfriend, only to watch you get hurt during a game

iv.  YouTube Challenge! Request, youtube couple relationship, youtube couple challenges, Prompts 18. “Have you lost your damn mind?” 43. “Why don’t you kiss me already?” 58. “Are you flirting with me?”

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Hitoshi Shinsou!:

i. TikTok Queen Materlist: Social Media AU! You’re a normal barista but your heart longs for the title of the queen of TikTok. You post cutesy latte art that has given your channel a lot of followers over the years, but your roommate and friends have long since surpassed you and you are desperate to fix the gap. When your over energetic Tik Tok star of a friend offers you his help, you jump at the chance. Who knew that the challenge you did would get you THIS much attention-and why do you now have an bad boy who is no good for your health trying to force his way into your life? !ON HIATUS!

ii. A Little Lesson Request, Prompt 27. “I don’t owe you an explanation.”

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Dabi!:

i.  “I want an answer goddammit!”: Request, HC, Prompt 29: “I want an answer goddammit!”

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Shouta Aizawa!: 

i. Let it Out Request, HC, Prompt 4. “Look at me-just breathe, okay?” 

ii. His Kids Request, Dad!Aizawa, Daughter!Reader, father/daughter fluff, Aizawa takes you to school to meet the other kids he babysits all day

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Tenya Iida!:

i. Still Remember You still remember how it all happened, discord collab

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