#nebby speaking

[the-grove]

Gender goals right now: cute little chibi mascot critter character. Just a little gal just a little pal.

[wakkodoodle]

I am now a part of @spaciebabie’s character’s cult can I get a pog in the chat?!1?:!;!

Anybeans this was so nice and sweet Spants I really love her a lot 💕💕💕

[bumpscosity]

btw this is the team im fighting crispin with. wish me luck

[ultimatecutenesspeaks]

Bunny then how are we going to see what happening in there uncle haruki mizuki any ideas or suggestions that might help in this situation?

*Haruki and Mizuki think for a moment, and Haruki's eyes widen in realization.*

Haruki: Ooh! The TV only shows visions of another universe if they're happening at the same time, 'cause we're seeing it live. But it looks a lot like that vision we saw last time, so if Azzy can rewind it and then present it to us, we should be able to see it then.

Asriel: Hmm... I suppose I could do a quick time travel and pull the events of the other universe back to the beginning, and we would then be able to view it live as a current event, but that's only for that particular universe. In ours, the television will remember viewing that vision once before, and it cannot play the same vision twice. If I had a different type of screen to work with, then perhaps...

*Suddenly, everyone hears the sounds of clanging and objects being moved around as they realize that Mizuki left the living room without them noticing. They soon turn and see the closet door open, and she soon returns with three virtual reality headsets.*

Mizuki: These are the kind that only work if we put our phones in them. Think that'll do it?

Asriel: Yes, that's perfect.

[xx-scene4ngel-xx]

HAIIIII my new reference sheet 4 any1 who wants 2 draw meee :333

i have way more outfits than just these 2 but i dont have the energy 2 draw that much lololol

the raccoon tail patterns that go infront of my chest are fake hair extensions btw :)) i have a lotta different ones

ANYWAYYYYYY the rest of mah info under the cut :33 !!!!!!!

Full name: Bugthing (you don’t get to know my last name 😁)

Aliases: Bug, Creature — Buggie (FRIENDS/FAMILY ONLY)

Species: Concept Dragon (Fire, Type 3) / Angel (Type 4) hybrid

Planet of Origination: The Concept Universe / ‘The Void’

Age: I’m not telling you that. (OOC: usually it depends on which universe i throw him it but i typically characterise him as my age. which makes him a minor.)

Height: 8’9”

Gender: Biologically female; identifies as transmasculine & xenogender

Pronouns: He/Him/His, Xey/Xem/Xeirs/ It/Its/Itself, They/Them/Theirs — Blood/Bleed/Bloodself, Gore/Gory/Goreself (FRIENDS/FAMILY ONLY)

Sexuality: Solian, fictosexual, fictoromantic (i use the term aroace in conversations tho, its easier :3)

S/O: None. Technically. Unless you count my F/Os (that being Galacta Knight, Holly/THK, Moonjumper, and Shamura)

Family: Parents, brother, a number of cousins (and technically that one fankid i made for me n holly named Moggie but. They’re not canon.)

I’m an artist and fanfic author, and Nebbie’s assistant as a newly ascended Creator entity!!!!

Buddies with uhhhh God :))) (or Jesus ig but her name is Yk here. I call her Nebulis/Nebs/Nebbie tho. Bc we’re friends :3) (he uses all prns btw)

Bc of my fun powers and rights as Nebbie’s assistant creator I get to travel to whatever universes I feel like. Both to make sure everything’s going well and nobody’s broken the space time continuum and also to hang with my favs.

I like to call myself a Nice Boy(TM) but thats only really to my friends/family (not including my brother because I fucking hate him). I can get REALLY mean when I’m upset/if i don’t like you. But yeah I’m usually pretty ok!! Not the best person out there but at least I’m not a bigot lol. SPEAKING OF BIGOTS a lot of my very outward “”””cringe”””” behaviour is from me just being comfy in my own skin and pissing ableists off On Purpose bc I find it funny (it is).

I’ve lived in the Concept Universe/Void my whole life, but I tend to wander off to various universes both for My Duty(TM) and also I Like The Characters. I was first given the opportunity to leave the Void when I was abt 8 I think? My good buddy/auntcle figure Xephyr asked me and my brother if we wanted to check out what ppl were doing down there (with Nebs’ and our parents’ permission ofc), and we agreed. I’ve never been normal since (that’s a good thing though).

I don’t USUALLY do fighting stuff (unless I’m in like a COTL variation universe or something) but when I do I usually just use fire. I might be a pyromaniac. Which is concerning because I have fire magic and can easily commit arson. Yeag :)

Hex codes

(Not including the bracelets or hair extensions)

Body/both fits or smth:

#0E0E0E — Horns / Burns / Burnt feathers / Fit 1 base

#0400B4 — Iris

#D80000 — Tail tip

#FFB7A7 — Blood / Blush

#F8D7CF — Scars / Wing webbing

#EBE6E6 — Freckles

#FAFAFA — Skin

#FFFFFF — Teeth / Talons / Septum piercing gems / Glasses lenses

#F7FBFF — Sclera

#F2F2F2 — Hair / Feathers (the ones that AREN’T scorched)

#F9DEBF — Halo star / Light magic things 2

#F3B16D — Halo / Light magic things 1

#000000 — Nose / Septum piercing / Fishnets (alt fit) / Glasses frame

Usual fit:

#0F0F0F — Belt base

#910000 — Fit accents

#C40000 — Belt accents

#BEBEBE— Belt buckle

#3A2222 — Socks (ignore the fact that this isn’t in the ref image plsss)

Alt fit:

#161616 — Shirt base

#2E2E2E — Shorts 1

#464646 — Shorts 2

#CCCCCC — Belt buckles

#DFDFDF — Belt 1 studs / Chains / Choker & cuff spikes

#F3F3F3 — Shirt pattern 1 (anarchy symbol)

#81FF5A — Shirt pattern 2

#FF5AEC — Shirt pattern 3

#FA0000 — Cuff / Choker

Funny Rainbow Checker Belt (gets its own section bc SO MANY COLOURS):

#D70000 (red)

#D76D00 (orange)

#D79200 (orange-yellow)

#D7C000 (yellow)

#65D700 (yellow-green)

#00D73E (green)

#00D7BD (teal)

#009ED7 (light blue)

#0034D7 (dark blue)

#5300D7 (purple)

#7200D7 (purple-magenta)

#B600D7 (magenta)

#D700B7 (pink)

#D70065 (pink-red)

Socks (again, its own section bc too many colours):

#FF6690 (pastel red)

#FF9997 (pastel red-orange)

#FFB881 (pastel orange)

#FDFFA7 (pastel yellow)

#84BCFF (pastel blue

#9C84FF (pastel purple)

#A210FF (magenta)

(istg if you draw any nsfw of me ill devour you)>🐜

~bugmod

[aetherceuse]

⟢ - Notes on 𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐈𝐗

Youngest child of Lusamine Delacroix, currently age 11. Created at the Aether Paradise by cloning Lusamine's DNA.

Speaks in a quiet tone, often dipping into a whisper.

Will often go non-verbal and will prefer to communicate through sign language.

Extremely shy, but has her mother's ambition, it requires some encouragement for her to take initiative.

Ultra Human, with all of the same complications. Her skin is pale, with a subtle shimmer to it under the correct angle of sunlight, similar to her mother.

Capable of cloaking herself and becoming invisible, like a glass jellyfish.

Absolutely WILL hide herself like that, if she gets startled.

She has no Pokémon of her own currently.

In fact, Pokémon make her nervous, and Ultra Beasts scare her even more. Inherited this anxiety after she accidentally witnessed Type: Full maul an Aether scientist during the failure of the Beast Killer Project's first phase.

Currently an assistant to Professor Kukui, while also being tutored by several instructors at the Aether Foundation.

Nebby is in the bag.

Notable Locations:

Melemele Island

Aether Paradise

[mkarchin713]

Okay Pokémon Fandom, I have a question. (That turned into a ramble)

What is the difference between an Ultra Wormhole and a Space-Time rift.

There are many similarities between the two as

The space-time rift in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is highly similar in design to Ultra Wormholes. In addition, Cogita says that it is believed to be a portal to "innumerable other dimensions", a belief that is similar to the concept of Ultra Space, and Ingo says that if the player fell from the rift, they "come from another world altogether, most likely." (Bulbapedia)

So what is the real difference between them?

Is it that Time-Space rifts don’t just link different dimensions but different time periods as well?

Would Ultra Beasts be drawn to Time-Space Rift Fallers like Ingo and PLA PC as they are drawn to Ultra Wormhole fallers like Anabel?

And speaking of fallers would the PCs from Pokemon Dungeon be considered Fallers? And if so does that mean that Grovyle and Dusknoir came through a Space Time Rift as opposed to an Ultra Wormhole?

And if it’s common for Fallers to develop amnesia (as seen with Ingo, Anabel and Dungeons PC), why didn’t the Ash suffer any negative effects when he went through the Ultra Wormhole? Was it because he was with Nebby?

[bah-circus]

Hi omg we never see anyone with transformers in their list can I request a Senator Shockwave from before the war?

(I can totally expand on this req if needed bc in my experience not many people know Shockwave wasn't always terrifying and pure evil /gen)

-🦮(definitely coming back for more transformers so I gotta grab a sign off!!)

Of course dear audience! We have heard your request and have found a suitable performer for you! We hope this performance suits your needs, but you are free to make any adjustments you wish.

❣︎For Our Next Act, Please Welcome,,,❣︎

Senator Shockwave,,,and Guests!!!

°·⊱ Name: Shockwave, Nebula, SW, Atlas, Ray

°·⊱ Age: Immortal / Millions of Years

°·⊱ Race/Species: Cybertronian

°·⊱ Source: Transformers

°·⊱ Role: Mood Booster, Joy Holder, Secondary Protector

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Sex: Male

°·⊱ Gender: Mascbeing, Nixvir, Stariverus, Bluescreeneric, Techoric, Simulthingic

°·⊱ Pronouns: He/Him; Sun/Suns; Xe/Xim; H3/H1M

°·⊱ Sexuality: Biromantic Homosexual

°·⊱ Personality: Warm and steady, naturally uplifting, responsible but knows when to bend rules, paternal energy, grounding presence with playful side 

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Nicknames/Titles: King-Maker, Senator, Giver of Knowledge, The One Who Fosters Change, Nebbie, Shocks

°·⊱ Likes: Making schedules, organizing fun activities, dad jokes, baking, motivational speaking, sunshine, warm blankets

°·⊱ Dislikes: Unnecessary conflict, persistent negativity, broken promises, seeing others sad

°·⊱ Emoji Sign-Off: 🥝🧪☀️🍬🍃🌀

°·⊱ Extras: Often has snacks or sweets on him as his partner Orion Pax has a notoriously bad sweet tooth. Works well with both responsible and chaotic alters, acting as a bridge between different system members. Creates "sunshine schedules" in the innerworld to help regulate system mood

°·⊱ Faceclaim: 1 | 2

Shockwave!!!

°·⊱ Name: Shockwave, Shock, Purple, Scientist 

°·⊱ Age: Million of Years / Immortal / Ageless

°·⊱ Race/Species: Cybertronian

°·⊱ Source: Transformers

°·⊱ Role: Gatekeeper, Logic Keeper, Emotional Suppression

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Sex: Male

°·⊱ Gender: Agender, Mechanicgender, Logicgender, 

°·⊱ Pronouns: He/Him; It/Its

°·⊱ Sexuality: Pansexual, Logic-Oriented (Tends to prefer smart partners)

°·⊱ Personality: Cold, calculating, purely logical, efficient, ruthless in pursuit of scientific advancement, views emotions as weakness. 

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Nicknames/Titles: Computer On Legs, The Logician, (prn) Who Calculates, Shockie, Sci

°·⊱ Likes: Scientific Experimentation, Mathematical Equations, Order, Efficiency, Cybernetic Enhancement, Laboratory Work

°·⊱ Dislikes: Emotional Reasoning, Chaos, Inefficiency, Organic Life Forms, Waste of Resources

°·⊱ Emoji Sign-Off: ⚙️🧪🥼📋🤖 🔊

°·⊱ Faceclaim: 1 | 2

Optimus Prime!!!

°·⊱ Name: Optimus Prime, Orion Pax, OP, Crush, Maximus

°·⊱ Age: Millions of Years / Ageless

°·⊱ Race/Species: Cybertronian

°·⊱ Source: Transformers

°·⊱ Role: Physical Protector, Moral Compass

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Sex: Male

°·⊱ Gender: Demiboy, Mascthing, 

°·⊱ Pronouns: He/Him; Bot/Bots

°·⊱ Sexuality: Bisexual

°·⊱ Personality: Noble, wise, and compassionate while maintaining unwavering strength. Carries the leadership qualities and moral conviction from his source material, always putting others before himself.

────── · · · · ──────

°·⊱ Nicknames/Titles: Prime, Optimus, The Leader, Opie, Max, Maxie

°·⊱ Likes: Protecting Others (Especially the System), Leading, Strategic Planning, Earth Vehicles, Human Culture, Justice, Teaching Others, History, Team Building, Peace

°·⊱ Dislikes: Deception, Tyranny, Needless Violence, Corruption, Abuse of Power, Harm to Innocents

°·⊱ Emoji Sign-Off: 🚚🔷💠🌐🔥🍩

°·⊱ Faceclaims: 1 | 2

So someone in our system got really autistic while fulfilling this request, and we may have made you some extras !! I'm very glad we were able to fulfill this request for you !! Please feel free to come back when our inbox is open again !! I enjoyed learning about this side of Shockwave !! Happy New Year !! - Pest Swarm

[nox-the-cat]

[LOST AU NEBBY]

-After denny's death She seemed more on edge She hasn't seen Spellcaster,his familiar,or Alludo in forever She asked Nova if They've seen Alludo but nothing It felt strange to her-

"Nova this all doesn't make sense Denny'a death nor The supposed disappearance of Alludo God only knows what happened to spells"

"Hopefully Lopina and Jade are okay..."

[Red and blue is lost au Nebby speaking Red and pink for actions]

[junespriince]

Rating the inside jokes and things we've said out of context I have with Nebby ( @nebulous-shatin )

"so, do you agree." -100/10 BECAUSE MY LOYALTY IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED AND I FALL FOR IT EVERY SINGLE TIME I HATE IT RHDHDHDB NEBBY OS WRONG!

Bargain bin boy💕 8/10, I love him and his atrocious fits

Praise oia, 100/10, oia is life, oia is love.

Praise the Eldridge god upon Nebby's wardrobe, 10/10 bless neb sib for that duck too since it neb sib's duck lol will ask neb sib once there is I can hold it once, just once

Oh it grandpa! 4/10 BECAUSE I DON'T SEE GRAMPA AS OFTEN IT'S A CRIME!!!!

Thoughts? And prayers. 1/10, Nebby made me better at giving feedback BUT AT WHAT COST (tho 'FEEDBACK!? 😭" meme 10/10)

You slug! ∞/10 I was already obsessed with slugs and neb unlocked my true potential, I wouldn't be Sluggy wouldn't Nebby, most importantly timeline stuff

Vc? 8/10, I mean I get she too lazy to type shit because same and I love Nebby voice, it's very soothing for me!

Knee caps, now. 10/10 Nebby lost that one knee cap privileges.

Huggles, 9/10, Nebby just A HATER EXCUSE THIS IS PEAK WORD SMASHING.

Ew, German. -5/10, that's me being a hater but learning German is hard okay, I barely speak English well tf

*us shit talking so badly people ask are we actually fighting* 10/10, we just get bored, and being little shits it funny, if we finally have that real fight please let it be over something stupid it be so funny.

I want to strangle you 3/10, I told you I suck at platforms and you choose a platform puzzle game, that's on you lol

Horny jail 2/10, LISTEN NOT MY FAULT OKAY I LOVE 2D PEOPLE IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU

Found through birdflash, was writing about drawing birdflash, knew I love birdflash, sends her oc Dilly "Hi. Im nervous as it is." 200/10, that never be so funny to me and it branded on my brain, I ain't even written out the entire message but it up here.

Dragging me everywhere like a doll, 6/10 but I don't mind I follow Nebby to the end of the earth because why not.

Where was we? 1/10, our brain mush, we so forgetful

Peepaw and knight doomed old man yoai divorce arc, 8/10, was a funny moment playing with Nebby

I liked bullying him 10/10 Nebby gets me and my love for Cove

"I'll miss you're cute voice" 1/10 SHUT THE FUCK UP OH MY GOD I HATE UUUUUU NOBODY LOOK AT ME

Starlight, 8/10 nickname, I gotta bring it back the og nickname

Nebby, 9,000/10, just,,, don't take a drink every time I say Nebby you will die for alcohol poisoning

German goddess, 7/10, just when she use our shared brain cells to help me it is praise thee, but never used outside of joking.

Flirt 10/10 def Wally's favorite.

Ally, 9/10, shorting of my name! I adore!!

Lovebug 10/10, I is her bug, I bug her, and she loves me

Want to read that I got so far? 10/10, any fans for Nebby's work starve but I'm fed every single time, bestie privileges, sucks to sucks

Dream Nebby, 1/10 how dare you eat onions on pizza, have a TV in ya bathroom, and saying you don't like your kitty children get out of here evil Nebby,,, YebbN lol

Last one,

The first abomination child, 6/10 he haunts me. Truly worthy of being called a mistake.

I have so much more I'm realizing but I mean that's what you get for talking to someone every single day for 5yrs lol, god five years and it feels like a lifetime I've known ya nebs jeez

[doctorstrangereview]

0101: Defenders #6

Cover Date: June 1973 On-Sale Date: March 27, 1973

Our usual creative team brings us a Doc-centric story and a new villain as well as brining a silvery dude back into the fold. We find out more about the dudes in the green KKK robes from last issue. And the Black Knight's statue shows up for a couple of panels. There's a dream element, but sadly, Nightmare doesn't show up.

The Silver Surfer has decided to come out of hiding and is flying over New York City wax long-winded and poetic. After spouting some boring nonsense about how lovely a day it is, he does some soul searching and decides he needs to apologize to Doc. He even speaks in parentheticals.

Doc's block is enclosed in a multi-colored cube. While this is Greenwich Village, the colors are pastels and we are about five years away from the debut of the Rainbow Pride flag. The Surfer attempts to blast through the cube, but it fails so his next move is to fly high up and come crashing down on it. This does work and he finds Doc's Sanctum Sanctorum under attack by a group of green robed KKK minions and their leader, our new villain Cyrus Black.

It's a magician's squabble. Doc has met the pointy headed dude before. You didn't miss anything. This is his debut and the first encounter hasn't been depicted yet. The dwellers inside the house, Doc, Valkyrie and Namor, attempt to repel the invaders. As is the case for this era, Doc doesn't have any real security so green-garbed men can smash through windows and get in.

The Surfer has recovered his strength and joins the fray. Doc tells him he is about to seal his Sanctum and Surfer needs to get inside NOW! Namor's like "we got this with or without the Surfer," and Doc's like "let's not count our chicken's before they hatch."

The tide seemingly turns in favor of the Defenders. Cyrus's men fall like dominoes and his own attacks are barely effective.

Cyrus attempts to shake the Black Knight's statue apart. Doc saves it, but when he looks back Cyrus, his dudes and the tie-dye cube have all vanished. The group inside the mansion perform their socially required mutual admiration society and introduce Valkyrie and the Silver Surfer to each other. Surfer and Val commiserate with each other about being fish out of water. Surfer, Val and Namor decide it's a good time to tour the city.

We then look in on Cyrus. His place looks like a de-funkified version of Doc's house. Cyrus is mad! He's done all sorts of nasty, anti-social stuff to try and become a better mystic than Doc. Cyrus seeks the comfort of his familiar, a rat named Nebuchadnezzar. Cyrus then lights some Jamaican incense. Suddenly he's seeing mystic runes dancing in front of his eyes and he's falling asleep. Nebby the rat grows to giant size. He wakes up and the rat is still big. Cyrus has developed to power to make his dreams real. Does Cyrus conjure himself a giant castle with a huge harem to live out his days? Nope, he's out for revenge.

Namor, Surfer and Val return from their magical mystery tour where they find Doc fretting over nothing specific. Suddenly, a monster appears out of nowhere. It happens to resemble one of the monsters in a book Cyrus was looking at.

The monster moves too quickly for Doc to defend himself and knocks him down. The Surfer blasts it, it disappears and is immediately followed by another beast from Cyrus's picture book. The trio of conscious heroes start whacking away at the multi-headed lizard thing. They manage to make it disappear and it's replaced by a new and improved version of Cyrus himself.

This Cyrus is quite the badass and he starts wiping the floor with the heroes. Doc is succumbing to Cyrus. Namor looks around and realizes he's been out of water for too long but hasn't weakened. Namor realizes the truth. Cyrus is a dream projection and once Namor convinces him of this he pops out of existence.

The heroes aren't sure exactly what happened but are relieved that it's over. Cyrus is depressed that he couldn't even win in his own imagination.

It's technically a Doc-centric story, but the action is fairly divided amongst the entire cast. Cyrus is a typical "I want to be the big, bad, top sorcerer and get revenge on someone who I encountered a bunch of years ago." He even has a hideout and henchmen and a typical "Marvel magician" costume. He is one of the first I'm aware of to have a familiar. Cyrus will try again with more tragic results. He's probably the first in the Marvel Universe to get off on "Jamaican Incense!"

The story neither overwhelms or underwhelms. The story doesn't lag. There's a bit of padding here and there but it doesn't drag the story down. Sal's art is his typical good job. Basically, it works.

[commanders-sole-braincell]

Hey, nebby question for personal reasons

If you've heard me speak, was it difficult to understand, or spoken what you would consider to be very quickly/made it difficult to understand?

Just to compare - had a conversation with some family and friends today about all the times we've had other English speaking/British people just not understand us due to accent or spoken speed

[bumpscosity]

[ultimatecutenesspeaks]

Bunny sigh well we know what that means uncle can you please the t v if you don’t mind soon bunny turn to mizuki who gently holds her cheek and kiss her forehead bunny you will always be my precious little sister mizuki I’m love you forever nothing will change that I’m promise you that from the bottom of my heart

Mizuki: Thanks. I love you too.

*Mizuki softly smiles at Bunny as she leans against Bunny's shoulder. Asriel then tries to access the vision on the TV, but shakes his head shortly after.*

Asriel: It seems we may have to find a different way. Since it is not happening currently in the different universe, we cannot view it on the television.

[dalishthunder]

Destiny Waits for No One

Chapter 5 - Embers

Pairing: Eventual Nebarra/LDB (gender neutral reader)

Rating: Mature

Words: 1452

Additional Info: Slow Burn, Frenemies to lovers, Lots of Trauma

Mirmulnir.

That was its name.

You weren't quite sure how you knew, but it echoed in your thoughts, bouncing around your skull in the night;Tossing and turning and trying to find sleep.

Skin crackling and blistering under the heat.

He wasn't the one who had burned down Helgen.

You tried your best to focus on the slow breaths of Xelzaz and Khash, listen to the rhythm, try to mimic it.... But after several hours you found yourself tiptoeing over them and back into the main room of the inn. The fire was mostly embers, casting a warm dim light on the ceiling. Stretching, you made your way over to a table, rubbing some of the crust from your eyes.

"Well don't you look like a skeever's nest."

You whipped around, heart pounding. You hadn't even noticed Nebarra sulking in the corner. "Hey."

He hadn't removed his helmet, holding a bottle of wine with a straw sticking out of it.

...Weirdo.

No... that was unpleasant of you.

You wished you could will yourself to care.

You sat down on a bench, staring into the glowing coals... thoughts drawn to Helgen once more. If there were already two dragons out there... how many more were you looking at? Dragons were supposed to be extinct... and now they were burning down villages and decimating the countryside without abandon.

How many more souls would fit in you?

Would you still even be the same per-

"You know, you throw a mean right hook, I'll give you that." Nebarra's voice jolted you from your thoughts again.

You stared at him for a moment before the words registered in your brain. "Oh... thanks."

"Even if it was sloppy."

You rolled your eyes, returning your gaze to the embers.

And despite your still smoldering resentment about the way he's spoken to Xelzaz, you found yourself speaking after a long moment of silence, "I think we've gotten off on the wrong foot again."

"Oh, really? And here I thought we were getting along so well." He drawled, taking a long sip of his wine.

Sighing, you leaned back against the table. "I'm not sorry for punching you."

"Ohoho, your diplomacy knows no bounds."

"Talk shit get hit." You replied simply. "But I do hope that we can start over."

"If you're trying to make friends again, I suggest you look elsewhere." The elf drank some more of his wine. "But something tells me that locals won't be interested in hiring me, so I'll settle for traveling with you for now.... And also the whole you saved my life thing."

"I guess I can work with that... for now." You crossed your arms and looked over at him and gave him a wolfish smile. "I'll wear you down with my charm eventually."

He snorted. "Charm. Right."

"I would at least like to get to know you better if we're going to be traveling companions though."

"I... suppose that's fair." He grumbled.

"So, you're not from Skyrim, I'm assuming."

"Gods no." The scorn in his voice was palpable.

The corners of your lips tugged up in the ghost of a smile. "Well, where are you from then?"

"An isolated farm on Auridon."

You waited a good long while before you realized that that he wasn't going to elaborate further. You had only just met... and you had punched him..... You supposed the terseness shouldn't have been surprising.

"Where's Auridon?"

You could feel the reproach rolling off him in waves despite his impassive mask hiding his expression. "People up in the boonies really are dumb, aren't they?"

You grabbed a tankard and chucked it at his head. It clanked against the metal, clattering to the ground.

"Wow... really mature. You're lucky I owe you a life debt or I'd take your hand for that."

"Awww, Nebby wants to hold hands?" Your grin was sharp.

"Careful now, Dragonborn, lest you speak your own desires into existence."

You narrowed your eyes at him. "Gross."

He snickered at that, letting out a yawn after a moment and you just returned to watching the flames idly... It was amazing how something so beautiful and deadly was so necessary for survival.

"You should probably turn in for the night." You breathed into the stale inn air, not turning to look at your tenuously welcome companion.

"There aren't any rooms left," Replied Nebarra.

"You can take my bed."

He nearly choked on his wine, "I may enjoy the Dibellan arts, but you're really not my type."

You raised an eyebrow as you looked at him. "What?"

"Oh, you meant literally."

"What did you think I meant?"

"It appears subtlety isn't your strong suit."

You pinched the bridge of your nose. "Look, I'm trying to be polite here. Can't... can't you just work with me?"

"I'm not sleeping in a room full of lizards," He sneered.

"You know, I'm really starting to get why most nords hate elves," You bit back. "You've got your head stuffed so far up your arse that you can't even accept kindness- I..." A sigh escaped your lips. "Do whatever you want.... I'm not fighting you on this."

He didn't respond, and you returned your gaze to the floor, a shriek echoing in your mind.... For a moment, you'd almost forgotten that you carried them within your heart.

You weren't quite sure how long you sat there like that, but the bench groaned as somene sat beside you. "Mornin', Trouble."

You shook off the stupor and gave him a smile. "Morning, Kai. Sleep okay?"

"Can't complain. How are you holdin' up?" He must have noticed the bags under your eyes. "Did you sleep at all?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Didn't sleep well, but someone had to make sure the tavern didn't burn down." You rubbed at your face, casting a furtive glance to where Nebarra had passed out in his chair.

Bandits stopped you on the road, but it didn't take much effort to wipe them off the map. And you had to admit, you weren't sure who was the better swordsman between Kaidan and Nebarra. You’d had every intention of allowing them to go if they surrendered… but neither of them were the sort to show mercy.

"Well, we can rest up again when we're in Redwood." Kaidan placed his hand on your shoulder, "It's only a half day's travel or so from here."

Nodding, you stood and stretched, grabbing a quick bite to eat before waking everyone up and heading out.

“Do you think they’d treat you just the same if you were weaker than them?” Kai had asked, a knowing look on his face as he took you in. Lucifer and Nebarra had taken the bodies off the side of the road, and while Nebarra seemed keen to just let them rot, it didn’t feel right to you.

“I know… I just….” You couldn’t meet his eyes.

“You’ve done a service to Skyrim. They could have picked up any trade they’d wanted, but they chose to cut innocent people down for coin instead because it was easy. There’s no reasoning with that.” Your friend placed a hand on your shoulder and gave you a smile, and though it was comforting, you didn’t miss the blood splatter on his cheek.

You nodded, “You’re probably right.”

But you already knew their faces were seared into your mind.

They all were.

The way Xelzaz carved the bodies up both horrified and fascinated you.

“It would be a shame to waste fresh ingredients.” He’d said when you asked, and he did have a point. It was better than them just… rotting away. So you worked with him to gather their hearts and flesh, burying what you knew you wouldn’t be able to use before rot set in.

Khash was relatively vocal in her displeasure of your desecration of the bodies, but it was either that just let them uselessly decompose. At least they could help the world in death in a way they couldn’t in life.

The gurgling of blood in their throats as they choked on it faded into the chorus of screams as you entered the gates of Riverwood.

With a deep breath, you steeled yourself, hesitating only briefly before knocking on Alvor’s door. It took a moment for him to greet you, a mug in his hand, everyone sat around the table.

“I’m sorry.” You said softly, “I did not tell you the whole truth of what happened with Hadvar….”

The flames licked around you, Hadvar’s hand closing around your own as he ushered you into the keep. How many had you seen erupt around you?

“Divines have mercy….” Sigrid had whispered as you recounted everything you could.

You weren’t sure they did.

[chaos-cousins]

Going to ruins with a dramatic name seems like a good way to travel in some direction in time.

Don't. I'm doing this for Lillie and Nebby and I'm going to see it through and I am so fucking sick of time travel do not speak it into existence.