#newbie for VC

[artcalledky]

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Ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh it’s scolding

Dumbfounded in dehydration! **Speak more j d Vance.***

It’s a Sunday in Julian date

Prunts

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It’s today!!!!!!!!!!

[fallroute]

Grim waited for Knight Adel to be distracted by someone looking for a bit of Adventurer-type help, slowly, so slowly, raising himself to stand on one foot, the other raised near his thigh, an spread his hands. A maniacal grin spread across his features as he waited for someone to notice.

He can wait.

She was slightly distracted in the fact that she'd been asked a question by a newbie adventurer-- which Knight just... accessed her databank and gave the answer in a fashion the newbie could understand. Though, with the newbie's look of actual fear, the android turned around.

And was promptly met with a menacing Vieran man. She took a small step back, hand going to the hilt of her sword. Menacing, with a grin like a maniac across his face.

".....What the fuck."

[thatone-highlighter]

I know there r more people who r into wjh but also most of the time my brain just thinks their r only 5 specific people in here but also I like it that way because u guys get it

Yeah i gettchu. Theres like 39 ppl in the discord server right now, but theres just a handful who Get It

[ongoing-catastrophe]

ok but seriously can we talk about how the very basics of modern business launching go against every tenant of a healthy economy that even the most beginner of economics students are taught. in order of what you're taught in econ class - supply and demand work in tandem, graphs are great, monopolies are bad.

guess what the modern marketplace teaches tho? NOT basic economics. most people going in to the startup ecosystem, trying to build their businesses, tragically dont know shit about macroeconomics. they know (basic) stock market stuff, some accounting, and some business sense, but none of the young people being sold on the startup millionaire dream seem to know what they're creating. let me help you out with that.

incase you dont know the very basics, startups work with 3 main forms of investors: seed funding, venture capitalists (VC's), and angel investors. Seed funding is money from friends and family, bank loans, your own savings, etc. Any business has all of that. Angel investors are essentially rich people who keep businesses as sugar babies because they believe in them, and ask for a pretty bare minimum in return. The VC's are where it gets messy.

See, if you've ever watched something like Shark Tank, you'll know that VC's take a share of your company to help you grow it. They'll provide advice, outreach, pull strings, all that jazz. But thats not the end of the story. Yes, they want your small business getting huge and profitable, because having shares in it makes them money. But more importantly, they want it to grow big enough that a big market competitor out there looks at it and thinks "i want that" and buys it from you at a price you can't refuse.

This is where the understanding of macroeconomics becomes important. Someone started a business because existing megabrand wasn't catering to an existing demand, and they fill the gap in the market either based on price, quality or product. Basic econ, right? Well, they grow big! because they have a good product, there's more competition in the market than there was before. Competition is good! it keeps prices low and quality high, because businesses have to compete more for the same market share. Basic economics! Theres variety in the market, theres well matched supply and demand, theres good healthy market competition. The economy is healthy, the customers are happy. And then the VC's decide they want their money.

See, most of these small businesses wouldnt be able to scale up without the additional investment VC's provide. They cant afford the infrastructure, or they cant cross a certain manufacturing threshold before they start losing money. The VC's make them grow from local businesses to industry competitors. But the VC's dont make (in their perspective) enough money from owning shares of a profitable business, so once they've decided the business is profitable enough, they put pressure on the leaders to sell it. If the VC's own a large enough share and/or the original owner cant afford to buy it back, what they say goes. The business sells.

What happens then? more often than not, the original owner and much of the team leaves with a payout that would have them set for life. But the market is one competitor poorer. There is less incentive to maintain competitive pricing because there's simply more available market share. Quality drops. Prices rise. Customers get the illusion of choice but no true choice, because the small business they once trusted is now just another mask for the same old megacorp. A monopoly starts forming.

Thats what the modern startup ecosystem is. We're amid the creation of an invisible monopoly. They sell this "build your own company, become Jeff Bezos" dream to startup creators, but most startup leaders arent going to get to keep their company. They'll sell out, because its an offer they cant refuse, because they cant afford not to, because they simply dont have enough stake in their own company to have much of a say. And megacorps get to essentially outsource all the expensive R&D, brand imaging, advertisement, and trust building that is the most complicated part of launching a new product, and then swoop in to buy a well established well trusted brand once theres essentially no effort they'll need to put in.

Monopolies are bad. We learned that from the coal companies of the past, we are learning that from the entertainment industry of the present, and it never ever ends well. Workers rights decrease, wages fall, quality plummets, prices soar, no innovations are made, and the wealth disparity grows. And that dream of entrepreneurship? of self sufficiency and being your own boss? in a startup, its a lie. You will answer to your investors like you do to your boss, you will be at risk of getting fired like in any other job.

The startup ecosystem sells this idea of creating a healthy market rich with competition and self-employment, and it delivers rapidly monopolizing international economies and increasingly fragile global supply chains.

might go on a huge rant about macroeconomics and the horrificness of the startup ecosystem. prepare yourselves.

[ssruis]

The thing abt early tsk and Akito (wrt Akito not liking him) is imo he thought tsukasa was just an annoying unserious self absorbed egotistical weirdo who’s full of himself to the point of delusion. And to be fair to Akito, Tsukasa does come off that way. The first time Akito sees Tsukasa in a show in Romeo Battle Royale which is comically bad. Akito’s first impression of Tsukasa was the 1-2 oddball finish blowing something up outside. His first face to face meeting with Tsukasa is directly after Toya has hyped him up so much & then he sees the same guy who was loudly yelling about his bangs being exploded. Toya was describing a responsible talented incredible senior that he respects so much & Akito thought he would be similar to Toya. Instead this dude is loud and obnoxious and full of himself and complaining about his hair being ruined in an explosion (that he is apparently frequently involved in) while his weird purple friend flirts with him. There’s no way this is the guy Toya respects so muc- (watching Toya be like tsukasa senpai hello 🙂) god damnit.

Given that Akito & Mizuki were surprised that Tsukasa said something actually wise after Romeo battle Royale, and nearly a year later An is surprised to find that Tsukasa is actually kinda serious in LSH I think Akito thought Tsk was one of those people who claims to be better than everyone else but doesn’t put in the hard work or have the talent to back it up & probably doesn’t even take acting that seriously. Which was definitely grating because Akito takes his passions super seriously. Gestures at him quitting soccer because he wasn’t serious enough about it in the shinonomes event and also him getting pissed that An recruited this newbie hamster looking thing to be her partner in the main story.

Iirc he realizes that tsukasa actually Locks The Fuck In and takes shit seriously with regards to acting no matter what the role is during the first white day event + then sees him actually perform a serious role as torpe & is like “wow I didn’t know he could do that. Respect.” & now akito knows that tsukasa is both deeply obnoxious but also very serious and hard working so he finds him a little more tolerable. Still irritating. But tolerable.

+ akito just takes himself super seriously in general so he doesn’t mesh well with professional clowns and i think he was jealous when toya was like “this is the best guy ever.” Akito internal vc “I thought I was the best guy ever to toya…..”

[ittovera]

… loading 「 internet romance 」

「 lucifer 」 -> vox akuma

偉いね偉いねご苦労様 ( well done, thank you for your hard work ) -> lucifer。¿? shimon

characters: vox akuma

summary: falling in love with vox akuma over discord.

word count: 1.0k words

content: fluff

a/n: part of my 「 internet romance 」 collection (*´∇｀*) sorry it took so long for release !!!

it wasn’t like you were nervous or anything, but it was always a little nerve-wracking to experience something new for the first time. it’d been a while since you were introduced to the wonderful world of nijisanji, and it was about goddamn time you joined a fan server to meet other fans like yourself.

a spur of fans welcomed you with the discord welcome function. you grinned to yourself, replying back with semi-enthusiastic “hello!”s as not to seem too overexcited.

server daddy: welcome to the server~ we’re elated to have you here 🫶

millayyyy: stop being cringe 😬

server daddy: you’re just jealous you have negative rizz

ennaurrrr: the only person with negative rizz is mfing reimu endou

petra’s wife: stfu fucking enna alouette you literally hate me im not even part of this conversation

ennaurrr: yet you’re here ???

petra’s wife: 🫵 you're 😩 literally 🤢 horrible

server mom: calm down honeys you’re going to scare the new member 🫠

server daddy: okay calm the fuck down, let me talk to the newbie

you: 😃

you laughed to yourself as the group kept bickering in main-chat. it seemed slightly strange, but hilarious nonetheless.

were people in the nijisanji community this wild?

as the person supposedly ‘enna’ bickered with someone called ‘reimu’, server daddy himself, albeit his server nickname, sent you a dm.

his username was actually vox akuma, so vox was probably his name.

vox: sorry about them, they’re always unhinged.

you: it’s nothing !!! they’re super funny, and it just means they really cherish each other.

vox: wow, i don’t know if you’re seeing things or just really optimistic

you: it’s how i roll ✌️ no way you’re one of those gloomy types tho ???

vox: there’s a difference between gloomy and sexy/angsty.

you: is that what you’re going for 😃

vox: :)

you: okay, sexy/angsty, teach me how to have w rizz, if you have it (supposedly)

vox: are you doubting my rizz right now?

you: 🤡 maybe

vox: alright, i’ll give a rizz demonstration. hop on vc with me right now.

albeit a little skeptical at what was about to happen, the adrenaline and excitement from your hilarious conversation with vox fueled your urge to accept his call.

the first thing you heard when you got on the call was the smoothest voice you’d heard in your lifetime.

“well, hello there, darling.”

you were definitely, totally, only slightly taken aback. blushing from your head to your toes, at least that’s how it felt, you muttered a small “hello”, to which you received a hearty laugh as a response.

“told you my rizz was phenomenal.”

“your rizz is literally lowering by the second i don’t even know what you’re talking about.” you laughed, the self-confidence in his statement throwing you off.

“sure darling, sure. and where’s your rizz?”

“me?” you questioned, and he “mhm”ed for you to continue.

“well, babe,” you dropped your voice by an octave, attempting to sound swag, before bursting into a fit of giggles after vox snorted when hearing your voice.

“you are hilarious, i mean it. and adorable, at that.” he said, and the words came out of his mouth with such warmth you could imagine the smile on his face.

as the conversation continued throughout the night, you found out that somehow, you and vox had a lot of the same interests, talking for hours on end, and it happened the next day, and the next, and the next.

vox could feel himself sinking into what seemed like honey, sweet and sucking him in, keeping his heart fluttering in his chest incessantly. he knew it was stupid, to fall in so deeply with someone he’d just met, on discord, too. but it was the way you two clicked, the same conversations on the tips of your tongues and the sound of your laugh.

he was utterly enamoured with you. he groaned as he leaned back in his chair, always confused as to what to label your relationship. he’d done his best to try to push your relationship forward, but he was still unclear on what you thought due to the flirty nature of your relationship. were you serious? were you not? it flustered him.

he couldn’t take it anymore. you’d usually be on call with him already at this time, but something was probably holding you up. he pulled out his phone to send you a message.

vox: darling, are you home yet?

you: you make us sound like we’re married 😭

vox: do you not want to be married to me? 👁️

you: that’s not what i mean !!!

vox: then what do you mean

you: i’m getting home soon, i’ll call you to talk about it 🫶

the last heart at the end of ur message sent his mind into a flurry. what did you even mean by that? you were truly adorable, and there was nothing he could do to suppress the feelings that bubbled up in his chest.

about half an hour later, your call arrived, and he promptly accepted.

“vox?”

“hello. the trip home was nice?”

“yeah! but… i wanted to just talk about us.” you said.

your unsure tone frightened him just a little bit. and with his heart beating wildly out of his chest, he gathered the courage to open his mouth and speak.

“you know, y/n, really, i—”

“i like you.”

and with that, vox stood still for a moment, processing your words in his head. you just said that you liked him. his heart pounded even more erratically, but somehow he regained his calm.

“gosh, darling, you beat me to the punch. i wanted to say that first.” vox mused.

your flustered laugh resonating from the other end of the call only made him fall for you more.

[magicaii]

Need a spinneraki non-villain au where both of them are shut in losers. Like, shuichi is a college drop out who’s been a NEET for the past two years and has convinced himself that he will never fit into society so why even bothering trying and doesn’t even care enough to outside anymore and tomura never made it to college at all and just lives off of his rich dad’s (afo) income as he does nothing but stay home to game and browse the internet all day cause he’s addicted to league of legends and he’s a closet scaly.

so imagine tomura and shuichi meeting cause they ended up in the same game because tenko misclicked and chose the wrong tier, and because he’s a bit of a toxic gamer, when he notices shuichi’s character choice he turns on vc just to say, “seriously? fucking zilean in the jungle? you’re never gonna make it out of iron asshole” and he only said it be to be dick and ruin some guy’s day, but he actually ends up advising the guy to choose a better character because he’s weirdly innocent and clueless for a league of legends player and it completely takes tomura aback. he finds out the guy is a complete newbie, which kinda explains it.

and during the game, spinner (his online name) keeps asking him questions since he’s apparently just decided that tomura has signed up to be his guide. and tomura kinda just goes along with it, and they’re the only two talking in vc anyway, although he’s far from nice about it. (think: what the fuck? USE YOUR SKILL or SUPPORT ME IN TOP LANE IDIOT)

so after the game tomura is about to move on with his day but then spinner sends him a friend request and he’s like ??? why does this weirdo think I’d wanna be his friend. but the request comes with a message and it says “haha thx for the help today? I’m kinda new at this… wld appreciate some more guidance n stuff… hope I can be as good as u someday lolz” and now tomura is half convinced this guy is just a fucking troll or something, cause there’s just no way. but what the fuck else is he doing anyway? so they exchange discords to chat.

spinner is strange. sometimes spinner will say things like “why is everyone so nasty in this game :((” and tomura will be genuinely confused because?? everyone knows league of legends is a toxic cesspool?? one day he finally asks what spinner’s deal is and why he started playing, and spinner goes “well tbh I was looking for friends”. tomura just deadpans that he’s definitely looking for them in the wrong place. spinners like, “I thought it would be easy to talk to people since there’s a voice chat but turns out people just use it to yell at each other and get into arguments. why would anyone do that lol, crazy” tomura just pauses cause he doesn’t really know, either. he’s been getting into arguments with random people in voice chat for years, it’s practically become a routine at this point, but he never stopped to think about it much. it’s pretty much become his only source of social interaction apart from his dad. with a pit in his stomach, he just replies “maybe they’re lonely.”

sometimes weird background sounds will come out of tomura’s mic, and spinner, after a while, finally asks, “so I’ve been wondering for a while. sometimes it sounds like someone is being murdered in your basement, what is that” and tomura’s like “oh don’t mind that lmao, it’s just my dad. he’s an investment banker or some shit and he gets fucking tilted at the stock market. idk I mostly tune it out now” and spinner just goes really quiet and says “umm. ok!”

[webs4ribs]

ATTENTION ALL MAGNUS PROTOCOL ENJOYERS!

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[monstersinthecosmos]

So I'm a newbie in the VC universe that discovered the books only a few months ago through the series and I have a question regarding Louis character so I came here because I believe it's a safe space for that. Well, to begin with, I'm not really into the vampire lore before so the show was okay to me and since I'm more of the reading type, I plan on reading the books after watching the movie too because I kinda like the aesthetic of that century. And oh gosh, that was the best decision I ever made because I am madly in love with it especially with Louis whom I find so relatable, but then that's when I realised that though I find myself relatable in Book Louis, that never came across me with Show Louis and I wonder what could be the main reason for it. Is it my lack of understanding the story in the show or the show doesn't show me the side of that Louis? I suppressed this thought for a long time because of the constant fandom war going around regarding the book vs movie vs show on Twitter and I only upload Tumblr not long ago so I really got no one to ask at that time. Sorry if my question is hard to understand/lacking in any sense, I'm not really good in voicing out my thoughts.

Hi! So like, TLDR; they are two completely different stories and two completely different sets of characters that happen to share names. I don't think it's a big mystery that one resonates with you and the other doesn't, that's just how it goes! And I hesitate to compare & contrast the two canons too deeply because I don't need any drama lol. But I'll try to parse some of this: I don't think you're missing something in the show. Unless I missed it too. 😅 But truly the show has a completely new character, and while I think they have some things in common, and I definitely really SAW LOUIS a couple times, they really aren't the same. And even in moments where I think I see Louis (ie: thoughtful, brooding, spiritually tortured) I think some of the decisions the show made to change the story just really narratively don't work for the book character. I really think these two pieces are best enjoyed as completely unrelated series, because we can tie ourselves in knots trying to make the book fit what we're watching, and vice versa, and every character on the show is essentially an OC. Of all the characters we've met on the show, I don't think ANY of them feel like the book counterparts. (Lestat is the worst offender for me personally LOL.)

The book I think also is about grief and Anne Rice often discussed using "the vampire as the other" as a means to write stories about feeling isolated. I think that's a huge reason why the books are so successful and why they reach so many people! It's such a broad theme and using vampires as a symbolic conversation means that we can make it about anything when we're reading. And especially like IWTV being written IN GRIEF I think makes that theme so so powerful like not just the pain but like, how disorienting it is, how lost you feel, how small and powerless. And feelings of grief come up over and over in the series, and not just literally about people, but about the sun, about life, about things we lose when we're forced to go on without. And I don't think the show really got into that topic; even using vampirism as a conversation the timeline of the canon is so short it doesn't really stick the landing. We get some brief glimpses of the life Louis had before, but by the end of the season his family is still alive. Barely any time has gone by. If this will be sort of an overarching theme over the longevity of the whole series we shall see, but tbh S1 was so absolutely unrecognizable to me as a book fan that I'm not super interested in following up lol. You'll have to get back to me in a few years and let me know how it went. 😂

ANYWAY. I outsourced this ask to a couple friends because admittedly I've never been a huge Louis fucker so some of the show changes were lost on me and I hesitate to speak deeply on either version of him for that reason but!

@somevagrantchild says: [...] the tv show created a whole new character in Louis’s place, in a different century with different values and a different background that gave him his own unique personality and struggles that are very different from book Louis. Which means the decisions and choices he makes are also very different as well as the way he relates to Lestat.

An example is show Louis using his vampire powers to get revenge on people from his mortal life vs book vampires becoming detached and not caring about those things anymore Also show Louis being selective about who he kills (coming up with the evildoer idea on his own) vs book Louis just never wanting to know, so being the most indiscriminate killer of them all @covenofthearticulate says: i mean god the whole goddamn point of louis' character is that he only really values humanity after losing it, so after being turned he's like desperately grappling to find some sense of humanity and identity and goodness and i think that's something that resonated with a lot of readers who feel Othered………whereas the show gave him vampire powers that were basically an excuse for gore porn and weird revenge power fantasy @covenofthearticulate also wrote this post (in her @sangcreole blog) about the decision to have Louis kill Lestat rather than Claudia and I think it sums up a lot of the dissonance as well.

Anyway yeah the fandom can be a nightmare about this topic because I think people can be very defensive and emotional, and unfortunately there's a lot of cult behavior and bullying when people step out of the party line, and it makes it difficult to discuss these as two pieces of media which are different from each other, without saying that one or the other is bad. And we all relate to characters differently, and for random reasons, and we often DO NOT PICK OUR BLORBOS LOL, so like it makes sense that a book character might resonate with you when the TV character didn't, because they aren't the same character, and they are acting from different backgrounds, they are being used for completely different narrative functions, and their relationships to the people & places & centuries around them are totally different stories.

[desertfangs]

Can I ask 1. (Canon I outright reject), 3. (Obscure headcanon) and 8. (Unpopular opinion about them) for Armand and Daniel?😊

I hope you have a nice end of the year!🥰

Send me character asks. Specify a character or I will default to Daniel.

Thank you! I hope you also have a lovely end of the year and a wonderful start to the new one! (I can't believe it's almost 2024 wtf.)

1. Canon I outright reject

Night Island is still around & it's still owned wholly by Armand and Daniel (though it's definitely been moved under the name of a corporate umbrella by now). Armand is far, far too sentimental to sell something that was so vitally important to him. I think he lies about it in his book for two reasons: 1. He was still wounded and lashing out at Daniel, and he knew saying he'd sold most of the island would hurt him, and 2. After QotD was published, a flood of tourists "looking" for Lestat came to the island (same as we VC fans go to New Orleans and "look" for them... we know they're not real, but...) and Armand did not like that one bit.

I also think the name was changed and it's probably open 24 hours now with a brand spanking new resort hotel circa 1999 or whatever, but it's still theirs and they still call it Night Island. And they still use the Villa regularly, and try to get Lestat and Marius to agree to host some Coven events there, too.

3. Obscure headcanon

I believe Daniel and Armand were together until 1993 or 1994, and were traveling around trying to reconnect and rekindle their relationship when they finally had the fight that split them up "for good" pre-MtD. Granted, I think for Armand it was Daniel leaving him "for good." I think for Daniel it was more "I need to take a break and clear my head, I'm going to take a time out." But they are terrible at communicating, especially when they're fighting, so... we all know how that went.

For a more fun--"fun"-- obscure headcanon, here is the worst thing I think Armand ever did in the name of weird science according to Daniel (tw: animal cruelty): he read about Edison electrocuting that poor elephant and got really interested in how that electrocution worked. So he got a fish bowl and experimented with fish. Then one night, Daniel finds the bathtub full of dead rats with a toaster in it, plugged into the wall. They definitely fought about it, and they definitely moved out of that apartment that night. It might one of the only times Armand truly skeeved him out, worse even than the rats in the microwave. He also didn't take baths for a good six months after.

Okay, sorry sorry, but that has been in my head for a while.

8. Unpopular opinion about them

I'm so bad at these because tbh I never know what "the popular" opinions are.

I guess I will say, I don't think Armand ever regretted turning Daniel and was, in fact, happy with how he turned out. We only get little glimpses into his thoughts on the matter in QotD, but he seems pretty enamored with Daniel as a vampire. For all his fears that Daniel might come to resent him for it, or no longer want/need him, he does seem pleased with the result. (Is this unpopular? I honestly do not know.)

I also don't think Daniel was a mess of a vampire or a bad fledgling. I think he experienced being a newbie vampire with an extreme intensity that made him quicker to laugh or more prone to staring at the patterns in the wallpaper, but I don't think that's particularly abnormal for a new vampire, either. I also think Daniel was especially elated to finally get the Blood - it meant not only would he not die a mortal death, but it was proof positive that Armand truly loved him as he always believed and wanted to spend eternity with him. He was riding a hell of a high, but I don't think he was mad, or out of his head, or a problem fledgling in any way.

I also firmly believe they had some solidly good years together in that time, and even though there were fights and arguments (and Armand's fears that he tried to manifest as self-fulfilling prophecy), they did actually have plenty of fun together until they split.

Again, I have no idea how "unpopular" any of that is.

Thank you again for the ask and happy new year!

[game-saved]

Through the Nintendo Verse

This is but a silly advert to see if there would be interest in this type of game and also a way for me to just drop this from my head. I'm not sure when the game would start but if enough people are interested I'll at least run the Session One for the scenario.

System: Fabula Ultima

Method Of Play: Foundry + Discord VC

Date/Time: TBD

Group Size: 4-5

Preferred Player Experience: None/Newbies welcomed

Preferred Player Age: 21+

Session Length: 2-4 Hours

You and your friends have been dreaming about the greater world, exploring the lands beyond whatever Mario Kingdom you hail from and suddenly your whole world is destroyed by some dark entity. With its touch, it saps all the color and imagination from your world, turning your people, your kingdom into a mangled mess of scribbles that lashes out.

Inspired by a What If Nintendo but Kingdom Hearts!

Would most likely use Paper Mario and Other Mario Villains as Core Villains from any such game.

Explore a vast multitude of Nintendo Game Worlds at your own terms, from Paper Mario to Star Fox and Bayonetta.

Canon Game Knowledge for worlds not required.

[naradivision]

Special Blessing from Miraitabi!

Even if it has already passed the time of Christmas, there’re just a few days left before the new year arrived! Wish y’all the great holidays and hope everybody stays safe from all the cold and sickness! And as a special blessing to bid farewell to 2023 while also to welcome the new things in 2024, here’re some special performances by each member of Nara Division!

Different individuals definitely means different quirks in their own styles, doesn’t it? Now, please enjoy!

First part: Christmas 🎄

Disclaimer: All songs do belong to the respective artists, and sorry for one song that was actually the same as the one in shuffle holiday albums. Let’s say this time we imagine it’s Yuuya who sung this in the video since it was covered by the artist I depicted as his VC and was also the song that inspires me for his vibe from the beginning.

~Christmas is the time when you hurry home for the reunion (Well, not for all people though)

Performed By:

Yuuya “ARROW” Kanata

“All alone I watch the quiet rain. Wonder if it’s going to snow again… Somehow Christmas Eve ain’t what it used to be.”

Song Title: クリスマス・イブ (Christmas Eve) Covered by: Araki ft. AXIZ band Original by: Tatsuro Yamashita Fun Fact: This song is said to be quite iconic to the Christmas in Japan even over 30 years ago and is also the song used to promote many commercials, especially the special X-mas express.

~Christmas is the time to unbox your new possibilities (And also don’t forget those that we might have dropped behind!)

Performed By:

Asahi “SWEET-T” Tomoharu

“Babies, maybe, newbies! Living off the pile of my own dreams and regrets! Let’s open up this parade to the canvas we turned into a clean slate!”

Song Title: Baby Maybe Original by: Meychan

~Christmas is the perfect time for afterthought (Winter nights are still so long after all)

Performed By:

Saigo “Tsukumogami” Fuyugami

“It’s not like I’m lacking something. Why? I think about that empty day. Now, I want to be inside a moving picture; staying so fresh, so clean, the scene is flawless. You know, [just the place of this scene]”

Song Title: ジオラマ (Diorama) Original by: nqrse ft. Mafumafu Piece of lyrics translated by: @ouka_translate

This special mixtape is devided in three parts, let’s see what is for the next one

▶︎ Second part: Fairytale (…Now loading)

P.S. The remaining will be performed by two secret special guests from the division. One will be the reveal of their voice claim while the other one will be a hint …of what they really are.

[cerbures]

sou brazileiro vejam sou novato aq e vou traduzir isso tudo que irei falar adoro steven universe pois tentei criar uma farnat de steven universe mais porque me ispirei em diego souza um dos melhores que ja vi não e O melhor que ja vi desenhar uma AU tão bem não sei qual e a diferença entre a serie original e a do diego e diego ce vc ver isso espero que isso e um elogio sobre vc

como falei aq esta o traduzido em ingles

I'm Brazilian, I'm a newbie here and I'm going to translate everything I'm going to say I love steven universe because I tried to create a farnat of steven universe more because I inspired myself in diego souza one of the best I've ever seen no and the best I've ever seen draw an AU so well I don't know what the difference is between the original series and Diego and Diego if you see this I hope this is a compliment about you

[nalyra-dreaming]

I wish some people wouldn't conflate 'Louis fans' as a group with a vocal minority of trolls (not saying you've done this btw, I just keep seeing this stuff cropping up). Every character has some toxic fans, or at least ppl who claim to be fans, but are just out for drama. Most of us VC readers are fans of both Louis and Lestat. I agree there's a wider group of newbies who don't seem to understand the show they're watching at all, but I feel most of them aren't out to hurt or harass anyone.

👆 That, too.

[armoredcorelegacy]

Pilot’s Internal Organization (PIO) Special [4]: Armored Core VI August 18th Recap - Stream and video links for info and reactions released about the Japan and North American ACVI events that occurred on August 18th. See below for more details.

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EVENT LINK

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Armored Core VI Special Briefing (Japan)

PlayStation Japan - PLAY! PLAY! PLAY!『ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON』 SPECIAL BRIEFING - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxO8uDaHNT8

ADDITIONAL LIVESTREAM LINKS + VIDEOS

Echo Sen - I Want More! | Armored Core 6 Special Briefing Multiplayer Snippets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg5JnhoS-Vc

GorTheMovieGod - Gor's "Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon" PVP Multiplayer Gameplay REACTION - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxiRjNaaYtY

Sir Grindalot - The Moment a Legend was born - 渋谷の花火師 Fireworks of Shibuya, Armored Core 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfTw9V8OuE

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EVENT LINK

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ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Showcase (Bandai Namco Entertainment America)

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SECONDARY LINKS (in case the primary gets deleted/removed)

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Armored Core Legacy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P6YAj_DCdU

Cleric Armored Core - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTZ7ilSiDRw

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ADDITIONAL EVENT LIVESTREAM LINKS

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FightinCowboy - 3v3 PvP Matches Live from Bandai HQ!! (FightinCowboy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uWSDQeRrYk

Oroboro - ARMORED CORE VI PVP WORLD PREMIERE - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1902465427

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BANDAI NAMCO EVENT  REACTION VIDEOS + POST-EVENT VIDEOS

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AgtJake - I'm Worried About Armored Core 6... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiY6pooSy8c

Asmongold TV - Armored Core 6 Looks Very Promising - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9OfYGSkAs

Bang Em - This was the ICING on the Cake - ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON Showcase Reaction  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtzgtFEA59I

BomayeIsBack - Wasn't Expecting An Armored Core VI Showcase - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C81klbJbJBg

BSparks Gaming - New Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon Showcase REACTION (3v3 PvP!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tL_py1VTEk

Cleric Armored Core - It's NOT Time to Talk About Hard-Lock in Armored Core 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Nl4Ymnvl4

crazzycomrade - ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON Showcase Reaction and Discussion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxGFATx_VPQ

Echo Sen - Much Potential | Armored Core 6 PvP Showcase Reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN99QwuYjmY

itsjavachip - Armored Core NEWBIE REACTS TO Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon PVP & NEW GAMEPLAY SHOWCASE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oImqtuSLtcE

JeeNiNe Media - Armored Core 6 NEW PvP Showcase Analysis (Spoilers: PvP needs improvements) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0EoWA-gPl0

Inveigh - ARMORED CORE PVP VETERINARIAN REACTS TO ARMORED CORE 6 PVP FOOTAGE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1fEHxa89pg

JMulls - IS ARMORED CORE 6 BRINGING MECHA BACK? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCH5IeB0bMs

Oroboro - Armored Core 6 World First 1v1 PvP Duel (Oroboro VS FightinCowboy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2Mlw1FE64

Oroboro - My Honest Thoughts On Armored Core 6 PvP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDY3MbPaQo

Oroboro - 45 Minutes of Armored Core 6 PvP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8rTCkNQDS4

Oxford King - ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Showcase - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGayrEwa8X8

Prod - NEW Armored Core 6 PvP Gameplay Showcase - Reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvcGTWxznqg

Rubicon Dogs - Armored Core VI: Fire of Rubicon - Bandai PvP Event Competitors discuss multiplayer gameplay. Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGpA5cIyWcc

Rubicon Dogs - Armored Core VI: Fire of Rubicon - Bandai PvP Event Competitors discuss multiplayer gameplay. Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L7oDx6Oqwg

Rurikhan - ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON – New Showcase! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ajyKfrkZms

Skye Shinryu Ch. 【EIEN Project】 - 【 ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON || SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHT WATCH ALONG 】AAAAAAA 【 GUERILLA 】 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2w8C1JhP8

Steelovsky - ARMORED CORE 6 IS BAD (real) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJD-on4USPE

TheKoop - This Armored Core 6 showcase turned my Hype up to 11: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N-VuP4jQ3M

Valentin Gaming Athlete - Why Armored Core 6 PVP Showcase was so bad ? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZe9EOHJpck

Zentreya - BN Event Reaction + ACVI Gameplay - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1902198531?t=04h51m37s

[tenderlambkin]

It's March 24th and I am SO FUCKING excited because well... You're in the know, right?

Seriously, you'll never see this level of energy (or this many emoji and exclamation marks, I promise) out of me. This is like a holiday to me. All my energy for the year gets channeled into this event. Anyway! First, It's the 🩸 8th anniversary of Bloodborne's🌕 release! Happy 8th Birthday to my all-time favorite game! 🎉 I love this dark, bloody, intense, beastly, occult, sexy, eldritch, gross, scary masterpiece more every year🖤 This also means the 🏮 Return To Yharnam event 🏮 is starting! It runs from March 24th to April 7th! My fellow hoonters, you know the drill! New? Make a fresh character and jump in! (You'll be on your own till you get a hold of the multiplayer summon items.) "Won't veterans be annoyed about a level 1 newbie dragging them down?" NO! 1) The tradition is for ALL of us to start a fresh save and play through the game together 😊 and 2) We LOVE new people 🤩 this is one of the best and (perhaps ironically) most wholesome fan communities you'll ever meet! 🤗 You can do voice chat through PS4/5 if you want but it's NOT a built-in function of the game and isn't expected of you (we mostly communicate through charades, you'll see) so no need to avoid joining if you're not comfortable with vc! ❤️ If you're playing Bloodborne, we're friends. Easy as. And lastly, this means it's time to cyberbully 🙃 I mean uhh politely but enthusiastically 🙂 remind Sony how much we're absolutely feral, foaming at the mouth, arf arf bitch woof we'd love to see a pc port, remake, anything 🤭 Sony stop ignoring us. 😐🗑️ We know you hear our prayers 👁️👁️

If you're still reading I'm assuming you either can't look away from this cringe trainwreck or you're as blood-drunk as I am. No matter if you play or not... Have a wonderful week! *screams*