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bykio · 4 years ago

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A/N: So.... I didn’t mean to not write for a while but school and other things have happened since then, so I hope that this is good. Also my friend @ih8people gave me an idea for one of the parts in this little part of the story, so, just wanted to give her some credit too... Anyways, Lets start the 3rd part of this Karma x reader x Nagisa (also I know that it’s not the greatest thing, but I’m going to try TvT )

Hope you like it~ See ya when you finish reading~

Recap: Keiko then walked somewhere off the regular path to get her sister, as the two realizing what Keiko just said. Since she just left, they shuffled to get back to her. Once they got to her, they just started talking, until Keiko realized something.

“Oh, and just so you know, my sister will probably freak out when you two get to my house. Just a warning.” Keiko said, calmly.

At that second, Nagisa and Karma stopped their walking and looked at each other in confusion.“Wait what?”

While the two had paused in their steps, Keiko had continued walking not bothering to stop for them, just continued to walk and ignore how the red and blue hared kids had stopped, what was now 10 feet away without realizing their guide had left them in the dust.

After a second of realization, the two hurried back to Keiko. They wanted to know what the heck she had meant, but she didn’t answer any of their questions, instead she just walked up to where her sister would exit her class in a few seconds.

“Ok, listen up you idiots! I need you to stay at least 10 feet away from me and my sister at all times till you follow me to my house. Now, when you see me enter, you better wait a few minutes at least for me to tell her what is going on, ok.” she finished. Her eyes were shone with anger, force, and intimidation. For the first time in a while (lets just say) the two boys were very much scared at her words and how stern she was when it came to being serious. They both realized that this girl had many different blades when it comes to assassination or anything when she puts her mind to something she was serious about.

And even before they could realize, Keiko was gone, and had gotten her sister to walk her home.

“Hey Hero! How was your day?” Keiko asked her little sister, who had totally switched personalities from a few seconds ago. “Oh hey Key! It was fine, but, I may have uh... to talk to you about something... when we get home, is that ok?” Hero said to her older sister, with a faint blush on her cheeks, that didn’t go unnoticed by her sister. “Sure~ Now, lets get home, I have a few things to do after you tell me~” Keiko said with a sly smirk on her face, wondering what her sister was going to tell her. But on the inside, she really hoped that the two a few feet away didn’t hear the nickname her sister had just called her.

Karma- “Did I hear that right? Did her sis just call her Key?~

Nagisa- “I don’t think we should pester her too much about it right now...” he said sweat-dropping ‘But knowing you, you will tease her about it’

Karma- ‘Imma tease her about it’

~Time skip cause I’m lazy~

Once Keiko and her sister were in their house, Keiko started to ask her sister first about what had happened at school first before the two could come and ruin a moment she could have with her sister.

“Soooo~ what is it you want to tell me?~” Keiko started, wiggling her eyebrows a little towards her sister, making her sister remember and start to blush a bit more then she had when she had brought it up before.

“W-well, so you know u-uh, LGBTQ+ right?” Hirako started, stuttering a little bit. “Sis, who do you take me for? Yea I know what it is. What about it?” Keiko said. “Well, I- uh, I- I THINK I’M LESBIAN!” Hirako blurted out. Keiko, stopped what she was doing at that second then yelled at the top of her lungs, “I KNEW IT! Now spill who do you have a crush on in you class~” (I really wanted some tie between this, please don’t hate me) Keiko said, sitting down on the couch that was close to the chair Hirako was sitting in.

“I- What!? What do you mean you know?” Hirako asked slightly bewildered and kinda confused that her sister took it so well, but thankful at the same time that her sister took it so well.

“Never mind that, who do you have a crush on? I want to know!!!” Keiko said excitedly, waiting anxiously for the answer from her sister. “I- I mean, i like this girl, she, she is in my class, her name is Alex...” Hirako started, “She- she is really nice and kind to me, unlike some of the other kids in my class, she also helped me a few times get out of some situations that could have ended up bad, so I, yea I kinda like her...” Hirako finished, her eyes covered by a shadow, and a heavy blush on her face.

Hirako mumbled something incoherent to Keiko’s ears, so with a smirk (and ways to get the two together,) Keiko asked, “What was that~ I couldn’t hear you~” Keiko said with a teasing matter of tone in her voice.

Hirako rolled her eyes, and tilted her head towards her sister, “You are as sadistic and sinister as Karma, and sneaky and smart as Nagisa, making you three the perfect pair~” Keiko widened her eyes, remembering the little situation she was in...

~Outside the front door of Keiko and Hirako’s house~

Karma: “Did you hear that just now?”

Nagisa: “I knew it was a bad idea to eavesdrop when we are saposed to wait for her to come get us...” Nagisa said, sweatdroping

~Back in the house~

“I- I” Keiko started blushing a bit knowing that the two were most likely hearing what they were talking about. “Whatever, you still didn’t answer my question, what was it you said under your breath?” Keiko shot back

“I- I said I think that I saw a lesbian pin on her backpack...” Hirako answered

There was silence.

for a few seconds...

then

“YES!!!!!! HA! HELL YES! MY SHIP WILL SAIL I KNOW IT! IT WILL IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!-” Keiko rambled on and on while yelling. Keiko didn’t always curse, so it was mainly a special ocation when she did, or she stubbed her tow really hard, but other then those moments, she rarely did.

Hirako had barely heard what she said after her huge ‘YES!!!!!!’ While the two behind the front door literally jumped back when they herd the outburst. They first had jumped back a few feet, Nagisa on the floor scared out of his mind, and Karma ready with useless knife in hand. They got over their shock eventually, but then got tired of waiting for Keiko to eventually explain their situation. Well mainly Karma, but we don’t talk about how impatient this sadistic boy is.

~After a few mintues of the rant final being over~

“Ok, so like I said before, I have a little, well situation going on...” Keiko started, with Hirako’s full attention on her, with wide and wondering eyes focused on Key.

“Ok, so um, in my class there are-”

She wasn’t able to finish her sentience when the door was kicked down by Mr. Impatient himself, with a worried light blue haired boy trying to pull him back. Obviously, that didn’t work.

You and Hirako were just staring, you with a deadpan + angry look on your face, while Hirako, a face of utter anger, and surprise noting who the two boys look identical to.

“HA!” was all that the redhead said when you went over to the two. He said this while he looked like he just accomplished something great. (In his opinion of course) They weren't even able to comprehend that you had come up behind them, and hit both of the back of their heads with a bit of force, more then they were thinking would actually come from you. (Not to be rude to you reader-chan)

“You idiots” you breathed out, making a shiver go down the two’s spine, not expecting your tone of voice either. “I didn’t finish explaining.” you finished, and dragged the two into the kitchen by their ears, and closed the door behind you. You scolded them a bit more, but not in the same tone, then you came out, and explained everything to your sister, and she took it surprisingly well.

“So, let me get this strait, they came from Assassination Classroom, and are now stuck so far to what we know? Ok, just tell me one thing~” Hiro said with a glint of misgif in her eyes. “Ugh, what?” you said, smiling slightly sadly because she knew a little of what it was going to be. “Are you glad that they are finally real? I mean, you are a huge simp for he both of them nfuhtalbweercklgbs psegjsegkjrrhfansegbfj” Hiro was muffled at the end by Keiko’s hand, and said, “Ok, I will give you 10 dollars you won’t tell them that, no shortcuts, no loop holes, no NOTHING when it comes to that, got it?” you said, she agreed and you held up with your part of the deal.

When that whole situation was done with, you took the two into your room. (i just want to describe what it would like, you can add stuff to it if you want but this is just the layout for it in my head) Your room was a decent size, you had a good sized bed, when if you sat in the middle with your back to the wall, and your door to your left. it had your closet in a seprite room connected to it, with a nightstand a few feet away from you. there was lots of space for your figurines, posters, manga, *cough*cough* weapons *cough*, and much more collections you have from a number of anime’s you have watched. You also had a mini couch in your room with a desk in the corner, but you piled it up with random stuff so you used you couch more with your computer as your mini TV. Though the ones that were in a separate and more collected spot was the one with you Assassination Classroom poster above your bed, and entire manga series aide it. Your room did have a designated bookshelf for the different manga you read, but the whole series of A.C. was (again) designated, since it was you favorite.

When you entered, you looked bored, and were kinda tired. The while need to explain everything that had happened, was exhausting, so you plopped down on your bed, but started looking up Assassination Classroom for watching and information purposes, to help Nagisa and Karma remember what the last things that happened. The only thing, you didn’t want to happen was have them be transported back to their anime, like you have read in other fan fictions. sure it was silly, but you kinda liked having them around though you’d never admit it. (tsundere much reader-chan?~)

“So, what’s the last thing you remember when you were home...” Keiko started, it was almost hard for her to say the word “home” since it hurt you a little bit. “Oh, we were just getting back from our vacation-” “Yea when Nagisa showed our last P.E. Teacher that he could take on any fight!” Karma interrupted Nagisa, while you thought to yourself, ‘we shouldn’t go past that part, I don’t want to ruin anything.’ as you finished pulling up the first episode.

All three gathered on you bed, Nagisa on your left, Karma at your right. You blushed at first as they each laid their head on either of your shoulders, but continued.

It was about the 13th episode, till you were rudely interrupted by your brother surprising you in your hallway walking past, getting the wrong idea when he saw the two boys laying on either side of you.

From his point of view, he saw two boys laying on either side of you, literally hanging off you, and it seemed like they were pretty comfortable. He just smirked, and leaned his back against the door way and said, “Oh~ looks like my lil sis didn’t find one but two boys all of a sudden that can deal with her huh?~” he finished, startling you, witch caused the other two to realize that a new stranger was in the house they weren't told about.

Your cheeks started to burn from embarrassment, and right when you were excited for the upcoming episode. You got up, placing the computer down in the spot you used to be in, and took your brother by his elbow and went down stairs.

“Hey where are you going?” Nagisa said after you, he had liked being in your room in peace watching all their past experiences with him and Karma.

“I- Uh, I’m going to go talk to my brother for a moment and make him food, since he’s really bad at cooking.” Keiko said with a smirk at the end while walking down the stairs. “Don’t worry it shouldn’t take more then 5 minutes” she finished.

~In the Kitchen~

“So, who are they?~ Are you in a poly relationship or something?~” He said, wondering if he was correct. You, on the other hand, were zoned out seeing you put ketchup on your butcher knife to originally cut tomatoes, wondering if you could get away with fatality injuring your brother and not being noticed.

“I swear, if you say one more word about that, I will hurt you with this...” you said, holding up the knife. “Don’t worry, I won’t, unless I’m correct and you are trying to get out of the subject~” he said. That was the last straw.

~In your room still~

“Its almost been 10 minutes, I think we should go check on her.” karma started, getting up from his seat. He was finished going through your search history. “I don’t know Karma, maybe we should stay and wait for her...” Nagisa said, hoping to stay instead and not get lost in your house.

“C’mon Nagisa, lets just go, it’ll be ok.” Karma said finally convincing his friend to come.

when they got down stairs, they were at the foot of the stairs when they saw what you were doing.

You were holding the butcher knife in one hand, the other on your brother’s shoulder, about to, what it looked like, at least cut his arm almost clean off.

The two of you heard the stairs creak, topping what you were doing. In truth, you only going to cut a little of his arm, not all of it. But the scene was kinda weird you have to admit. They didn’t know the already redened knife was ketchup that you didn’t pay attention to, but hey, we all make mistakes.

After a few moments of sorting things out, you, Nagisa, and Karma went to your room again about to start the episode up again, but when you opened your laptop, holding your phone, the Computer screen lit up in a bright light, not regular to the glare it would give if it was lat at night when you look at your phone for the first time in a while.

“Ah! Is- Is this supposed to happen?” Karma yelled to you. “No! I’ve watched this series often, and this has never happened!” you yelled back, holding your hands in front of you, simaler to what the two boys were doing on either side of you.

Soon enough, the three of you were being dragged into the screen soon transported to a different, unknown location to you.

When your eyesite cleared, you were with Karma, at your side, and Nagisa walking up to their old psychotic P.E. Teacher that tried to take Kurasuma’s job.

“Wait is Nagisa going up there alone!? Why?! No! He wi- I mean could get hurt!!” you said balancing, standing up with your phone in hand.

Then it hit you

‘No no no no no no no no. NO! Please no... I can’t be here, as amazing as it is, please no...’ you thought to yourself.

“Don’t worry young lady” a new voice came into your earshot. You knew that voice... Koro-Sensei!!

“Nagisa can handle this, and thank you for taking care of my students while they disappeared for a short amount of time.” Koro-sensei said with his ever lasting smile still on his face.

“Thanks Koro-Sensei, but I still don’t like watching this over and over again” you said more to yourself then anything

Oh you shure hoped that everything would work out in the end, I mean you knew it would but that also included you getting back hope too...

The End

#tired #korosensei #writing #sorry this took so long #assassination classroom #karma akabane #nagisa shiota #nagisa #karma #reader #karma x reader x nagisa #I haven't been on tumblr for 2 months #portal #anime world

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yinxiong · 4 years ago

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do u have any anime recs?? ive only watched the popular ones like haikyuu, bnha and aot but its kinda overwhelming to look for new ones so im asking u since i know & trust that u have good taste

ooohhhhhh boyyyy im vibrating bc 1) you’re asking me for anime recs 2) yOU SAID I HAVE GOOD TASTE HDJK THANK 🥺💞

okay but being serious here ,,, i’m not sure exactly what genres you’re looking for so i’ll put a list of my favorites + other ones similar to those 3 you might enjoy :))) if you have anything specific in mind lmk !!! i recently compiled a list of everything i’ve watched / tried to watch (it’s quite embarrassing actually) so hopefully there’s something you’ll like on there 😊

fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood

genre: shounen, action, fantasy, women characters being badass

very brief summary: two boys learn alchemy and try to get their bodies back, ends up unravelling government conspiracy in the process

this is my all time favorite uhdfdjks

top tier, a masterpiece truly

i'd rate it 100/10 but it surpasses that honestly

it's just really REALLY good

might be a little bit slow in the beginning but trust me it picks up quickly

if you’re interested it’s originally a manga and has some more details the anime left out !!!

assassination classroom / ansatsu kyoushitsu

genre: shounen, school, action, kids being kids but with knives and guns

brief summary: a class of kids are assigned to kill a super monster before he blows up the earth in exactly one year - the catch is that he’s their homeroom teacher :D

basically kids learning how to be assassins but also trying to pass school and it's all very heartfelt and you WILL adopt them all

10/10 i cry every time

honestly watch this first it’s very easy to follow

also a manga with a few storylines the anime left out, not crucial but i recommend anyways since i read it first before the anime even came out and it just has a special place in my heart

noragami

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, gods being literal disasters someone pls help them

brief summary: a girl accidentally meets an unknown god and asks him for his help, slowly learns more about his world (i’m so sorry this is really vague but it’ll all be covered in the first episode trust me)

the gods can find spirits (dead people) and turn them into weapons if that’s cool

sexy animation !!!!!

only big flaw with the anime is that they mess up the main character’s characterization a little bit so you might want to read the manga? also only has two seasons and the manga is further along ,,, but everyone is currently stressed tf out over the plot ohmygod ,,,

gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun

genre: romantic comedy but heavy emphasis on comedy, slice of life, literal chaos

brief summary: a girl has a crush on a guy who turns out to be a manga artist, she winds up being his assistant (this barely covers it though)

a bunch of high school kids being chaotic and oblivious

just watch it i can’t really explain it in words you’ll be laughing a lot

only one season so if you enjoy there’s also more chaos in the manga

your lie in april / shigatsu wa kimi no uso

genre: shoujo, classical music !!!!

brief summary: a former piano prodigy who no longer plays because he can’t hear music meets a violinist that brings color into his life once again

look

this is top tier

so beautiful hhdjfdks

i watched this on my new tv and shed real tears

as a pianist/musician i adore it a lot hhhhh the pieces they chose to play are all the favs (i performed a medley with my violinist friend for a show once hahahah)

a little sad tho beware of feels

the opening song is like . so freaking well known omg

akame ga kill!

genre: shounen, action, lots of fighting and blood, war

brief summary: a boy joins a group of assassins who are working to overthrow the shithole government (yea sounds kind of basic but there’s more to it)

mainly just girls with weapons

i mean there’s guys too but the girls are the best characters

the weapons are lowkey magical too

yea this is where my nickname came from lol

the anime gets a 7/10 but the manga probably 8/10

manga is darker, more graphic but better plotwise

no game no life

genre: shounen, a bit of ecchi ugh, lots of mind games

brief summary: two genius gamer siblings get transported to a world where everything is decided by games, they decide they want to beat god

very colorful and pretty animation!!!!

there’s some questionable “fanservice” moments but ignoring that the plot is legit

only one season tho :(( pls it was so popular when it came out where is s2

there is a movie prequel, a lot more angsty but still vv good

ao haru ride

genre: shoujo, the usual high school romance, slice of life

brief summary: a girl meets the guy she used to have a crush on, only to find that his personality has completely changed (she has too though)

insert falling back in love

one of the shoujo classics haha

i binged this in one night a few weeks ago

not sure if it was worth it but i had fun lmao

just a low stakes cute anime

also very pretty

only 12 eps, the manga finishes later

given

genre: just music boys being gay lol (jk it’s kind of sad)

brief summary: a boy learns to move on from his ex by joining a band (this is possibly the shittiest summary ever but i dont wanna give anything away hdjhkjs)

just watch it lmao it’ll make sense

idiot boys

band boys !!!

feels but not overwhelming

the comedy is top notch though

i adore given so much hhjkdf waiting for the movie to come out

THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

all the songs are on spotify i listen to them way too much

yuri on ice

genre: figure skaters being gay that’s all you need to know

brief summary: a figure skater falls into a slump, somehow winds up with the top skater as his coach (yet another shitty summary sorry)

hmm this isn’t actually one of my favorites but it’s popular enough so why not

i just really love figure skating hfjdks

it’s pretty accurate i’d say! there are even easter eggs of top men skaters irl hahah

definitely dramatized lol

but still pretty fun

bungou stray dogs

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, very dapper mafia / detectives

brief summary: a kid on the run after getting kicked out of his orphanage accidentally saves a detective, shit goes down from there

pretty fun as you learn about their powers, watch them solve mysteries

the fighting is cool too

until the machine guns appear ugh i just tune that part out

oh yea all the characters are named for actual literary figures and i didnt realize until s2 💀

fairy tail

genre: shounen, magic/fantasy, action, friends !!!!!

brief summary: just mages in guilds going on quests lolol what more do you want

fr it’s honestly quite chill

like there’s definitely an ongoing plot and lots of subplots / arcs

but it’s very character driven

so many cool character designs

was OBSESSED w this in middle school ,,, highkey embarrassing omg

one of the big anime/manga, if you like bnha i’m sure you’ll have fun with fairy tail

this was a stupidly long list and im clearly way too excited ,,, if you have any questions or just want to scream about any of these, my inbox is always open ;)))

#ask #anon #anime recs #plsss im a weeb #ive definitely lost followers over it #but idc anymore #tysm for this ask ily

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pkg4mumtown · 5 years ago

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New Man (Pt. 3)

A/N: Alright, guys. This part sucks, not even gonna lie. School has been taking up every waking moment I have and my train of though for this fic completely fucked off. It kinda takes a weird turn because @abigailredgrave told me she thought Kyle in the 2nd part sounded like Eggsy from Kingsman....and I agreed, so yea. So, this will probably be the last part for this since it’ll tie into the 2nd movie of Kingsman. I’m gonna get to work on Waiting for Love (but don’t expect anything soon).

Summary: Go read the first 2 parts here. Kyle disappeared off the face of the earth. Or did he?

Warnings: Normal John Wick threats, fluff. Kinda boring.

Taglist: @anita-e-taylor @futuristic-imbecile @samanthagraceg @beyond-antares @cuttlefishcatfish @gwenebear @derangedcupcake @cumberbatchbaps @celestiaelisia @lunaticgurly

It seemed like I was the only one worried for weeks about John assaulting Kyle. I thought for sure that he would have ran to the cops to press charges, but nothing ever happened. In fact, it was almost like he fell off the face of the earth. His Instagram didn’t have any updates and there were no recent articles about him. I had a fleeting thought that John might have taken care of him but knew better than to think that lowly of John, considering he knew I wouldn’t want him to do that. No matter how much I hated the guy.

The front door closing alerted Dog and I to John’s arrival home. He had finally convinced me to move in with him permanently, for safety, he claimed. Dog jumped up to go greet him, with me following behind, simply watching the interaction as John dropped to his knee to pet him. He glanced up, seeing me and flashing me a soft smile as he stood back up.

I fell into his embrace, sighing happily and running my hands up his suit jacket as his lips met mine. John’s hands settled on my hips while I held the knot of his tie between my fingers teasingly. He broke the kiss and groaned in disappointment at his own actions.

“Wait, wait. I need to talk to you about something before we get carried away,” John sighed, running his tongue along his bottom lip.

I pouted slightly but removed my hands from his tie anyway. He led me to the couch and sat me down, which worried me slightly.

“Is everything okay?” I asked nervously as he sat himself next to me. I immediately thought back to the incident with Kyle, wondering if something finally got back to John.

“Yes, stop worrying,” he laughed softly and pulled me sideways into his lap. He ran his fingers through my hair while he continued, “I wanted to talk to you about a job offer.” I gave him a blank but confused stare, which prompted him to chuckle again and explain himself, “I told you about the manager of the Continental, Winston. Well, he told me he’s building a café in the hotel and was looking for someone to run it. So, he asked me about you.”

“How did he know I would have the experience?”

“Winston knows a lot about a lot of people, sweetheart. I wasn’t even surprised,” he shrugged. “Is that something you’d be interested in?”

“Why? So, you can come bother me all day while I work?” I teased him, poking his nose with the pad of my finger.

“Hey!” He laughed, grabbing my finger and bringing it to his mouth to bite the end of it. “Yes and no. It'd be nice to see you throughout the day, but it’s also one of the safest places in New York,” he mumbled at the end, hiding his face in my neck.

My heart burst at his reasoning, not only to see me but the fact that he was always worried for my safety. I hugged him tightly, letting him push his face deeper into my neck and scratching his beard along my skin.

“You’re so sweet,” I murmured. He just about purred into my neck as I ran my nails along the nape of his neck.

After a little more persuasion on John’s part, I finally agreed to have a meeting with Winston about the position. I would be managing the café while still working the counter, but would have the responsibility of two other workers.

The construction was very much underway and would be done in a few weeks, so Winston showed me what he had planned for drinks and cups. The cups were dark gray and void of any design on them, much like how the patrons here dressed. It was boring to say the least.

“Win, I adore the menu, but these cups are terrible,” I sighed. The menu wasn’t complicated, simply containing coffee and classic espresso variations with none of the insane customization of mainstream coffee shops. I was kind of happy about that, I realized, as I remembered some of the insane orders from my old job.

I saw John glance at me out of the corner of my eye. This was the first meeting he actually sat in on with me, so hearing the nickname and insult drop from my lips was a surprise to him. He furrowed his brows at me and glanced back at Winston, who looked neither offended nor angry at the statement I made. His eyebrows shot up and a smirk spread over his lips as he realized I had befriended Winston.

“If you have any suggestions, my dear, please do tell,” Winston smirked as I slid over a rough design. “This is perfect,” he nodded.

A few weeks later, the café was ready for its opening day. I would obviously be hitching a ride with John in the mornings, which had its downsides. One of them being how early he woke up. As I got accustomed to the new workplace, the weeks seemed to breeze by. We would enter the hotel, followed by Dog, greeting Charon almost as one voice. I had gotten to know other workers in the hotel, so I would greet them, as well, on the way to the café. John would walk me to the café, sometimes in a hurry as he and Winston would fight over being the first customer of the morning. The bar itself was shoved into a corner with a back entrance and tables set up around it. A sign hung proudly above the front counter reading “Continental Café” with Winston usually standing directly below it, waiting for me.

John would grumble as he had to wait a whopping two extra minutes for his own drink while Winston teased him with a short quip, “Better luck tomorrow, dear boy.”

Late in the night, he and John would be huddled in a corner table and talking over secret Irish coffees I would make them while I closed up. Overall, working at the hotel wasn’t terrible. An added perk was Winston allowing Dog to sit next to the bar instead of making Charon watch him all the time. Most times it was better than a chain coffee shop since the patrons were well behaved out of fear of John. It had only taken a week before people noticed his presence around me and concluded that we were together without having to say anything. The journey to people realizing it was the most amusing part.

One afternoon, John sent me a text asking about the length of the line, which was fairly long as everyone was looking for their afternoon pickup.

“How’s the line?” he asked.

“Long.”

“Be there in 5.”

I rolled my eyes at the message before handing over the cup from the order I had just taken to one of the baristas. Before helping the next person in line, I grabbed another cup, made John’s drink personally, and set it aside on the counter next to me. I helped a few more people before noticing John approaching as the next patron stepped up to the counter. John stood directly next to him, reaching across, practically in front of him to accept the cup I handed to him.

“Hey, what the fuck, man? There's a line,” the man huffed without bothering to look at who cut him off.

“Thanks, hon,” John smiled at me, probably surprising a lot of people who rarely saw the sight.

The man recognized John’s voice almost immediately and muttered a curse under his breath before turning to him, “Oh, hey, John. I didn’t see you there.” Just as fast as the smile appeared on John’s face, it disappeared as soon as he faced the man.

“Davis,” John said blankly and stalked away with a second glance in my direction. The man, Davis, refused to make eye contact as he ordered, speaking quickly before making himself scarce on the other side of the bar.

It was inevitable that at least one person would complain about the lack of options at the café, but I wasn’t worried about it. Most people ordered Americanos and went on their merry way. Most.

I sighed as a young teen, presumably a child of another assassin, approached the counter. The vibes that rolled off them screamed high maintenance, immediately causing me to cringe at what their order was going to be.

“I need a venti caramel latte with black coffee, six pumps of caramel, five pumps of vanilla, four pumps of cinammon dolce, three pumps of butter pecan, and one pump of ameretto at one hundred and twenty degrees,” the girl demanded nonchalantly, never tearing her eyes off of the phone she typed on.

I blinked a few times, the gold marker in my hand hovering over the cup as I tried to comprehend the order. I glanced up, seeing the kid finally tear her gaze away from her phone at my silence.

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t Starbucks. We don’t have any of those syrups,” I sighed and set the cup on the counter.

“Can’t you just make it anyway?” she huffed.

“Did I not make myself clear? Anything not on this menu can’t be made because we don’t have those syrups. If you want Starbucks, you can walk out the front door, make a right and walk three blocks. If not, I’d be happy to pour you a coffee,” I explained as composed as possible while clenching the counter with one hand.

“You have to make this!” she raised her voice. “Do you know who my dad is!?” she shouted at me.

“If you have any complaints, you can take it up with The Manager,” I answered and then continued smugly, “I don’t think your father told you who my boyfriend is.”

“I don’t give a fuck whose dick you suck at night!”

I glanced at the patrons behind her who shifted nervously at the interaction, as if John was going to magically appear. I opened my mouth to interrupt her rant but stopped as a man came jogging over to the counter and grabbed her by the arm. They exchanged words in a language foreign to my ears, but the tone of his voice was chastising. That much was clear. Two words I did know slipped from the man's, presumably her father, mouth. Baba Yaga. The girl stopped talking after that, refusing to meet my eyes after what her father had just told her.

When he finished speaking, he turned his attention to me, “Please, let me apologize on my daughter’s behalf, Mrs. Wick. Extend my apologies to Mr. Wick, as well.” He dragged his daughter away and out of sight before I got the chance to correct him.

After months of the same routine, I grew increasingly comfortable at the hotel. I eventually relished the relative silence, considering my previous job tended to get fairly loud at rush hours. It was when there was any loud commotion that you knew something was wrong in the otherwise solemn establishment. The Continental was dignified, with its patrons bound by a sacred set of rules.

So, when I heard an all too familiar voice shout forbidden words in a rage, my heart dropped. I had just read the headline, “Kyle Eagan spotted for the first time in a year,” when the shout pulled me away from my phone. There was no one in line, so I ripped my apron over my head and ran down the hallway to the slightly cracked door of a meeting room.

The sight in front of me caused my chest to tighten in fear. Charon was standing in John’s way, with an arm wrapped around his middle. Cassian was behind John, with an arm firmly around his neck to hold him back. John had a white-knuckle grip on his switchblade, clenched teeth and a blood red complexion. John’s body shook with the effort to fight against these two men, though he could have gotten past them easily if it was someone other than Charon. He would rather not hurt the man who continually had his back and probably ran his fan club.

I scanned over to who he was directing his rage to, seeing a group of equally well-dressed people. Chills ran over my skin as I spotted the smug grin of the man in the front of the group. Kyle. He was clad in an expensive suit, thick framed glasses, and his hair combed neatly off to the side. In other words, he looked completely different to how he normally dressed.

I took a few deep breaths and mustered up enough authority in my voice to get John’s attention, “Jonathan!” I walked hesitantly into the room, not really understanding what this was all about. I watched John’s face change in an instant as he recognized my voice in his murderous rage, letting his body relax slightly and stop fighting against Charon. I marched over to him, not even worrying about the other figures in the room. I took his wrists in my hands, hearing the switchblade retract before I even touched him.

“You shouldn’t be here,” he murmured with hunched shoulders but a stiff voice.

“And you shouldn’t be threatening to kill people in the Continental, dear,” I smiled and shook my head at his unwavering stare and flaring nostrils.

I glanced over at Winston, who stood in the middle of both groups and took a lazy sip of coffee, “What’s all this about?”

“I wish I knew,” Winston shrugged. “Jonathan, here, hasn’t let them get a word in, yet,” he flicked his gaze over to John to make a point while taking another sip.

At that moment, heels clicked softly into the room, attached to a woman I had never seen before. She was framed on either side by two intimidating Belgian Malinois.

“Nice of you to finally join us, Whiskey,” Kyle smirked and met my eyes mockingly.

The woman glared at him, “I just flew in from Casablanca, where I manage a Continental. I’d appreciate it if this was quick.”

“Sofia?” John asked incredulously, all kinds of lost.

“Hey, John,” she sighed.

“Please continue,” Winston addressed the strangers plus Kyle.

Kyle was about to speak up when an older gentleman stopped him, “You’ve done quite enough, Galahad.”

“But, Harry…”

The man ignored him and walked forward, “We’re from Kingsman, I’m Arthur,” he said and shook Winston’s hand. “You know Whiskey already, it seems. She used to be with Statesman.”

“Can we get to the point?” John asked impatiently.

“We need help from the Continental,” Kyle…or, uh, Galahad, interrupted. “Our members have been almost entirely wiped out and we’re dealing with a worldwide epidemic.”

The chuckle that released from John’s throat was dark and mocking, “So, let me get this straight.” He took a step forward, causing the Continental assassins to step with him warily. His gaze was directed on Kyle, solely, “You went through all the trouble of getting fancy training for a fancy agency in an attempt to outdo me or impress her,” he waved his had over to me. “Or both. Yet, here you are asking for my help.”

Kyle clenched his jaw, his nostrils flaring slightly as he grew angrier at John’s words.

“This is bigger than whatever quarrel you have with the boy, Jonathan,” Winston chastised. Kyle’s eyes flicked over at Winston at the demeaning term.

“We would appreciate your help, Mr. Wick,” Arthur continued.

John straightened up, meeting Arthur's…Harry's eye, the other being covered by an eyepatch. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, composing himself back into the hardened features of the Baba Yaga, “Who do I have to kill?”

#john wick x reader #john wick fanfic #john wick x you #john wick imagine

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digimonadventuretimelines · 5 years ago

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[05 - The Birth of the Space-Time Traveler]

“I won’t tell you anything!” Strikedramon shouted “My brother and I won’t talk to any of you humans!”

“Don’t test me, or else…”

“Or else what, punk?”

Stingmon cracked his knuckles, giving a death glare at the Strikedramon duo who gulped quietly.

“Sir, we will t-talk!” the second Strikedramon babbled “We’re part of a gang called Roar of Freedom, and they’re planning to separate humankind from the digimon.”

“Y-Yea, and our leader is a big bad wolf named Lupin--”

“Don’t say that name idiot! Don’t you know he can hear you!?”

“... R-right, the troop might be around.”

“Don’t worry” Ken said with a serious tone “We will do our best to keep you two safe. But please cooperate with us” they he smiled.

“Wow, Ken’s really good at dealing with criminals” Agumon whispered to Taichi.

“Indeed” and he answered with a quiet voice.

“Okay, we will talk about it” the first Strikedramon nodded, “His name is Lupinmon and he has ordered us to invade the human world and get rid of the DigiWorld’s ambassadors.”

“He also has loyalty of two dangerous digimon” the second Strikedramon added “One is his most powerful soldier, and the other is his assassin.”

Ken recorded those on his phone and mind, while Taichi was learning against the wall and watching the interrogation.

“Thank you for cooperating with us” Ken said with a soft tone “As my promise, we will keep you two safe from them. I will call the assistance for you now.”

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The gate opened next to the Motomiya-Inoue’s residence, where Kiyoko, Taisuke and Eiji were taking a break and eating some snacks.

“You brought us to my house…?” Daichi blinked “Wait, we need to help mr. Yagami--”

“Taichi’s old but not weak” Natsu said “Don’t forget, he was the leader of his group, the same group your parents were part of. And Daisuke also was like, the third in command, Yamato was the second.”

“Uh, guys” Ulforce interrupted them “I think there’s someone at home. It’s not a good idea go there”

“It must be Kiyoko” Daichi mused “I hope she’s okay… Wait I will call her.”

Natsu and Ulforce looked at each other while the kid took his phone from his pocket and dialed up his house’s phone. As he assumed, his little sister answered the call.

“Hello, Kiyoko? Are you and the guys ok? I was going to the theater when heard the news. Wait, you three left before it happened!? Ok, ok… Glad you’re fine. Anyway, I’ve met my friends and I will be a bit late today. Tell mom to not let her worried with me again. Thank you, sis” he hung up the phone and put it back on his pocket.

“So… you lied to her.”

“Not totally” he smirked “After all you two are my friends. Anyway, let’s go. I’m partnered with Ulforce now.”

“Wait, you want to go after your father right now!?” she gasped “No, no. Daichi, listen. Your father does not remember of you or him being human! He was brainwashed to think he’s a digimon!”

“He… he remembered of my name. I’m sure he’s still there. But i meant… Travel back to the time he was captured, before that and warn him!”

“Um… you want to do a minor change on the past?”

“That doesn’t seem a bad idea” Ulforce shrugged “It wouldn’t erase this world right?”

“Hm… I think not” she answered “How about we ask Skuld’s opinion? She seems to know more about space-time.”

“You trust on that woman-like Digital World’s agent, digi-girl!?”

“She seems nice” Natsu shrugged.

“... Let’s ask her, please” Daichi nodded “Take us there again Natsu.”

“OK! I think I figured it out, it’s connected to…” from behind her scarf, she took a pendant on her necklace. It seemed an octagon-shaped crystal, with some pink sand inside “... this little thingy I have here!”

Natsu took the pendant and pointed it from an empty place. In the next seconds, a flash came from the crystal, opening a gate in front of them.

“Daichi called and said he was inside when the theater got attacked” Kiyoko told Taisuke and Eiji, and they could notice her panic “But he said he’s fine. Do you think… No, the adults are adults and know how to handle things.”

“So you were concerned about my father huh” Taisuke didn’t know how to avoid bitterness but it was too late. Kiyoko frowned at him, and Eiji put a hand on Taisuke’s shoulder.

“I’m sure my dad will be called and he will protect uncle Taichi.”

“Huh, you really think that ol’ man is unable to protect himself!? Nothing to worry about!”

“You admit it. You’re worried about him,” she said with a deadpan face.

“What!? I don’t!?”

“It’s okay” Eiji laughed nervously “I think Kiyoko just misinterpreted your commentaries.”

“... I just want him to go home” Taisuke whispered “and safe.”

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The gate opened in front a mysterious armored angel digimon, it seemed like part of the Angemon species branch, but nothing like anything Daichi had seen before. Its armor was white, and the chest plate had a keyhole on it. The angel was also holding a big key… That made the young kid think of an old game he had seen his best friend talking about once.

“Who’s there?”

“Uh, it’s me. I’m back” Daichi announced, and once everyone was on the mysterious dimension palace, the gate behind them closed.

“You…” the digimon approached from the boy “Ah yes, you. The child from the other day.”

“Excuse me, but I don’t remember of knowing you before…”

“Pardon, I’m Clavis Angemon and I protect this place.”

“Oh…! I’m Daichi, these are Natsu and Ulforce. Do you know where Skuld is, mr. Clavis Angemon?”

“She was waiting for your return, space-time traveler. Please come with me you three” and the angel digimon gracefully led the trio to a part of that emptiness place where was filled with doors, all of them of the same size and design. They had rustic wood, but the doorknob was completely made of gold.

“Mrs. Skuld” Daichi called her once they found the mysterious woman reading a holo-screen “I’m came back. I’ve decided what I want to do.”

“You did?” She moved her hands, and the screen disappeared “Say my child, what’s your decision.”

“I want to use the space-time power to prevent Motomiya Daisuke to be captured.”

There was a serious tone on Daichi’s voice. Very determined, somehow reminding of his father. Skuld smiled, then she responded to his bravery with a nod.

“Very well. You found an objective to be achieved. However, rules are important my young traveler.”

“Rules…? Like, not let anyone know I’m from the future?”

“Yes. And you cannot let any of your parents and their acquaintances to know about your true identity.”

“Fair. I won’t mess with more than warning the Chosen Children about the enemy.”

“But Daichi” Natsu interrupted him “You don’t know what kind of enemy is!”

“Heh, we will see” Ulforce nodded “It can’t be THAT bad!!”

“... Considering Daisuke got BEATEN and CAPTURED” she replied with a very angry tone “Oh yes, it might not be a real deal huh?”

“M-maybe he miscalculated!?”

“You’re saying that Daisuke messed things up and that’s the result of his own mistake!?”

“Stop fighting, please” Daichi interrupted them “My dad isn’t that smart nor that dumb, but he can commit a lot of mistakes in a row.”

“I’m so offended right now!” Natsu crossed her arms.

“Anyway, we can do that right Skuld?” Daichi glanced at the mysterious woman “Warn the Chosen Children that someone is after one of them.”

“I don’t see any problem” she answered “As long you don’t get your true identity be revealed, you’re free to do anything harmless.”

“Ok,” he looked back at the other two digimon “Natsu, Ulforce let’s roll.”

“You’re channeling into your mother right now” Natsu sighed, but nodded.

“Wait, his mother had some kind of catchphrase??” Ulforce blinked.

“She was the cheer of the group” the digi-girl explained “Used to say ‘Digital Gate open! Chosen Children let’s roll!' every single time they went to the Digital World.”

Daichi blushed, “L-let’s stop talking about my mom and let's go save my dad please.”

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“Mom, I’m home”

Taisuke closed the door after arriving at home, but the lights were off in the living room. He walked in, then something caught his attention: He heard his mother’s voice talking on the phone and hid in the corridor to hear a bit of the conversation.

“I see, you’re investigating those incidents…Should I tell Yamato and Koushiro?”

Seemed it was his father the one on the other side of the line.

“Are you OK though? I heard the premiere event had been attacked. Oh thank goodness you’re fine…! Are you… Coming home? Huh? You will be late again?”

“Tsk, just like the usual” Taisuke muttered.

“I… I understand. Do you need my help? No? Oh okay I will keep an eye on Taisuke then, don’t worry. The mom Sora is still in shape to protect those she loves!”

“Me? Protect me ?!” he thought and clenched his fist “I do not need to be protected! I can do anything by myself! I… I’m strong, stronger than you and mom!”

The rage Taisuke felt had been there for a long time ago. Mostly after Taichi had become an ambassador for the Digital World, working day and night to keep both parties safe. Sora is a Japanese fashion designer, but tries to find time for her only son, Taisuke.

It does not help that the young child despises how busy Taichi had became. Especially now with this new enemy reveal. However, Taisuke does not know about that. He does not know that both parents are linked to the old stories he heard from his aunt Hikari.

And deep down, he wanted to do something big enough to make his father look at him. Something…

“Oh, Taisuke you’re home??” once Sora had hung up the phone, she noticed him there eavesdropping, but pretended he wasn’t listening to her and Taichi at all “Did you eat something?”

“Uh I… I had. I was with Kiyoko and Eiji” he replied “I’m going to sleep. Good night, mom. Night, Piyo” and he went to his room.

“Is he okay?” Piyomon tilted her head.

“... I think he heard me” Sora frowned “He’s missing Taichi because lately...”

Piyomon got a bit concerned about that scene, but wasn’t able to cheer Sora up or give any kind of advice like she had used to in the past.

#daichi arc phase 1 #datl text chapter

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Oh dude, can you tell us more about the dude with the red hair and wraps around their arms? I forget their name, but I know they were in that one flipnote with that Ken Ashcorp song about dinosaurs

I know who you're talking about!! It's Uri, my good boy!! His hair is actually purple but obviously due to color restrictions on flipnote, i varied between red n blue because I wanted to keep the black outline and I couldn't do that if I wanted to make purple :^( but anyways!! Uri!!

I'm actually really working hard to figure things out with him, because I can't quite get a personality/story that I'm 100% satisfied with, so what I'm telling here isn't True Final Canon per say. However, I'll tell you all the things I've thought of so far!

Uri is probably one of the characters that I hold closest to my heart. He's been through a lot of changes over the years, both in design and personality especially- We Absolutely Do Not Talk About Early Middle School Uri, everything about it was Attrocious. But now I love and cherish him a lot!! He's from the past, and his main deal is that he was basically frozen or something until he woke up again in the future, aka the current time that Destiny Plot takes place. As cheesy as that sounds, I mainly keep that idea so Uri is someone who would be close enough to the audience's cluelessness (if for example, I ever end up making a comic or show or whatever out of Destiny Plot) about the lore and functions of my character verse. Since it's not really based on anything easily recognizable, the audience would have a hard time figuring things out without verbal explanation- and Uri, who had lived with such an early and different style of living would need a lot explained to him, so he's sort of the spokesperson for the audience. Also, admittedly, I have a very hard time moving away from nostalgia and things that have always "been" a certain way, so I kind of cling to his old idea.

He's a lost general of the past, and that's a big deal as his "kingdom" actually values Generals more than their royalty. Long story short, they loved expanding their territory and the General was basically a celebraty 'cuz they helped do just that. Uri's dad actually wasn't born in the kingdom, but moved in and became the new general in a few years time. But he did more celebrating and boasting than any actual conquering, so the "royal general commitee" (basically the people who "trained" past generals from a young age and pulled the strings so that they were basically the ones in control) were super unhappy. Since Uri's dad not been conditioned since he was young by the comitee, they couldn't get him to do anything and so for years they were seething with rage while this big guy just bathed in his glory and hosted parties and did whatever. Uri's dad then had a son and managed to bribe the people counting the votes or whatever to get his son elected as the next General (because he liked getting what he wanted and wanted his son to be as adored as he was). What he didn't realize, however, was that they rewrote the rules to the General "Training" to be a lot harsher during his reign and he was then kept from his son like, almost until he died (he died before Uri hit 19).

So again, long story short Uri grew up isolated and heavily disciplined to become the new General, and he basically managed to outlive the dad he barely knew (probably assassinated so the committee could get their pawn in power asap) and so at 19 he became the celebrity basically ruler of an entire kingdom. And, impulsive, young and VERY eager to please, the first thing he did? Say publicly that he was going into the future so that he could take over all of the neighboring kingdoms then and ensure their reign lasted forever. Yes, that's basically what he said, and his buffoons of citizens were like Yea!!! Whatever the fuck he just said!! So, high off the attention he managed to bug some people to freeze him or something (still working that part out) and now he's in his future, alone, everyone he knew dead, with nothing with him 'scept his yoga pants and such.

I'm gonna try and wrap this up because I realize I already wrote so much, but he basically lived two months alone in the future surviving on scraps and then saw the Destiny Plot crew, and super lonely and sad and wanting attention (he craves positive attention a lot due to not getting any most of his life and being taught to please ppl all the time, so he seaks it out a lot in story), he basically used his weird illusion smoke (oh yeah he can make illusions for who knows what reason, but again it's something I don't want to get rid of due to nostalgia) to disguise himself as one of the characters that was out sick that day, desperately tried to act like them until they came back and were like "Um :^/ why's there two of me" and hid away in shame. But then Vixy found him and was like "Can you teach me how to become someone else like you did, asking for a friend and not because I want to be literally anyone else other than me? No? Well ok but you can still hang out with us" and he joined the group as himself and they became friends :^).

Gonna bullet point the rest to make it easier on y'all

-Mostly a goof, loves his friends and having fun

-activley seaks out attention from others, like i said, leads him to do drastic things at times

-Loves dressing fancy, fashionable

-Loves telling stories (can remember any fantasy or legend told to him but can't remember where he put something, an adhd mood)

-bunnies n rabbits favorite animal of all time, carries around small rabbit plush Vixy got for him

-has fear of cats

-6'4", a giant

-trans, ace (all of destiny plot cast is ace), autistic, has adhd, ocd, and a few other things

-CAN DO SICK FLIPS. Incredible acrobat, can climb Anything

-Vixy's bf!! They're the oldest couple I have

-Yuyo's principal Bruno is also from the past and he use to be one of Uri's mentors and the only one who ever treated him well, so he basically adopts him and becomes his new dad. Which isn't that far from the truth because he did use to date Uri's dad.

-Oh, and important! The frog in the picture is Ms, Glass, and uuuh she's a frog that lives in his throat and basically allows him to imitate anyone's voice. It helps him not have voice dysphoria and it also helps him imitate anyone while in disguise, so that becomes real useful in a bunch of situations.

Sorry for the long read, thank you for the ask!!! :"^)

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tumblunni · 6 years ago

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MAN OKAY IM MAKING A SELF INDULGENT KINGDOM HEARTS SONA

Probably the only main reason i havent made another one since i was a kid is cos i never really wanted to be a keyblade master. Even as a kid i always hated "they are just all magically born evil because darkness energy" as a trope. Whenever an evil guy had minions who were all "mindless and evill" and you were supposed to mow them down in droves because of it, i always felt like they seemed LESS evil, yknow? Like youre canonically stating that theyre NOT evil! Theyre dangerous, yeah, but you just said that they dont have complex cognitive thought or ability to choose their own actions. Theyrr just being USED for evil, by the guy whos the real evil! Theyre like guard dogs who were abused into dangerness and if they cant be rehibilitated then its sad, yknow? Poor heartless!! And seriously how can they make them have such cute designs and not expect us to see them that way!!

So yeah i hate that canonically the heartless are all evil and canonically everyone good has to destroy the heartless, like its the entire damn point of a keyblade so i couldnt even touch one without being forced to slay the cutebabs! And KHDDD was great with the long awaited addition of CUTE BABS GOOD GUY MONSTERS YOU CAN HUG, although they were a whole new species of monster and its still canon that heartless are all evil and the equally as annoying canon that all good/remotely sentient Nobodies look like regular humans instead of the cute patoots they once was. THE CUTE PATOOT THAT NEVER WAS!!!! Srsly the low level Dusk is my fave design in the whole series its such a good squiggle boye

OKAY OKAY SO MY POINT IS

If i was gonna make a normal khsona itd have to be either specifically a Dream Eater trainer keyblade weilder whose entire story is about pet raising and none of the fightng evil, or an Organization member because theyre the only sympathetic monsters even if they dont look monstery anymore. Even though obviously rationally my self insert in anything would always be a good guy cos i am a very soft boyo who is too much of a wimp to do the slightest evil. But alas all the best characters are evil and the monsters look so cute aaaa!!

SO OKAY my ULTIMATE self indulgent khsona would be ME AM ANSEM NOW

Me as a heartless researcher who hugs all the heartless and becomes a heartless and then we heartlessly heartfully hug! Cos seriously it is a true fact that i would be a good guy but also if someone came up to me and was like "hey its totally possible to BECOME one of the cute monsters" id be like "oh noooo dammit i guess im evil now" *shrugs in heartless* But i wouldnt really do anything evil i'd just run like.. Old friends senior heartless sanctuary. Just make a big nice house for all my monsters and bake them cakes everyday. I WOULD LEARN TO COOK FOR THEM!!!! So if that makes me evil then i guess i am evil, dammit!! "Oh nooo we dont wanna get our souls stolen and turn into really fabulous cute designs with amazing supernatural powers" well you are WRONG okay. Just my most self indulgent everything idea is just *points at the evilest beastie* im gonna lovv and cherish that! *takes a running leap into a ballpit of Darkballs* SERIOUSLY DARKBALLS ARE SOME OF THE CUTEST AND ALL THEIR ANIMATIONS ARE SO CUTE WHY IS EVERY HEARTLESS SO CUTE AND SO ANIMATED WHY ARE THEY THE MOST DIDNEY THING IN DIDNEY WHY DID THE NEW GAME ADD A HEARTLESS WHOSE JUST A BIG PUDDING WITH A FACE HOW AM I MEANT TO NOT LOVE THAT hhhh

So yeah khsona bunni is some librarian mothafucker who does Deep Darkness Research but is also the nice goofy good guy sort of mad scientist, like the nutty professor or something. I'd probably be the comic relief on some team of actual villains, thats the only way id really be any threat to anyone. But i'd also totally be The Mom Friend and itd be like u guys are having some serious battle and then i call up Mr Big Villain mid battle like HEY YO COME JOIN KARAOKE WITH ME AND THE HEARTLESS and then hes like "damn man can we have a rain check on the whole end of the world thing?"

Like lol another self indulgent oc thing would be "power to be friends with all the fave villains and they are my friend and we hug". Like an all star teamup of just specifically all bunni's fave KH and didney villains and then also they never fight anyone and we just enjoy slice of life friendship antics. Like Kuja and Ursula would be so cool!! Cos theyre both similar personality yet Kuja had experience manipulating a more loser-y lady who looked a lot like ursula so i can expect he'd underestimate her and try his queen brahne plan again and maybe get outsmarted? And maybe theyd be locked in an eternal battle of two masterminds trying to manipulate each other and along the way they somehow end up accidentally forming a mentor student or mom and son relationship? Like ursula is the better version of garland and she helps kuja heal from his childhood trauma and also in the process maybe he helps her heal from whatever ambiguous backstory event led to her being ostracized from her royal family and such. THEY WOULDNT BE BAD IF THEY HAD HUGS OK let me believe this!! And also of course theyre both the big gay/trans coded dramatic fashion person from their respective stories, so srsly there could be so much awesomeness from the combination of The Two Most Stylish Of Two Worlds! Also i wonder how Kuja would even work in a khified version? Like maybe terra still exists as a separate world in kh world rules and it has a plan to destroy and take over gaia in the same way as the original ff9. Or maybe take some of kuja's other plot points and go from there? Like with how he disguised himself as a treno noble and how he eas created by garland to be an "angel of death", maybe in this world he's a shapeshifter Nobody assassin who infiltrates different worlds and corrupts important people to help garland destroy them? But since he's a very complex experiment and complex = humanoid in this universe, it could be an excuse for him becoming sentient over time and having a plot similar to repliku wanting to be a real human. And i dunno maybe zidane is his "brother" because he's the heartless made from the same original dead guy, who was discarded as a failed experiment? Like it could be interesting to see both of them as villains on the same side, and actually have a close relationship as loving brothers. And theres even already a monkey type heartless! And i dunno maybe the plot of garland creating the genomes infiltrator heartless and then kuja going on to create black mages still black mages? Like he still makes Vivi cos seriously its SO WEIRD that the heartless are based on black mages and then of all things they decided that Vivi would be the ONLY ff9 character allowed to appear in the whole kh series and itd just be in the role of "normal human kid". But they didnt even change his design!! He still looks like a heartless!! Why does nobody question why fredbob mcnormalson doesnt have a face!! So itd make much more sense if he was still a heartless and he's just a good one who wants to be a real boy BUT COS THE WORLD SAYS ALL HEARTLESS ARE EVIL I CANT HAVE THAT. Theyre all evil and only extra evil people get to be humanoid types! Boooo! So kuja doing Special Experiment Science could explain there being at least one special heartless thats not evil. And i dunno, kuja sends vivi out on his first test mission to infiltrate and destroy twilight town but whoops instead he becomes everyone's favourite baby brother! Like he's about to devour some dude's soul and then seifer and co come in and yell at the victim like DUDE ARE U BULLYING THIS POOR TINY CHILD and they drag off this poor very confused heartless in a hug and now he's Lost Forever I Guess. Kuja: damn he tasted icecream i'll never get him back!

Look ok i really like Villains Who Are Not Bad and i will constantly make Villains Who Are Not Bad and nothing will ever be better than Villains Who Are Not Bad

My khsona is Good Heartless who hugs Good Heartless in a team of Good Heartless and also brings in other cameo characters to become Good Heartless ok yes the end hell yea hugs n such

TYHE BEST OCS IS HUGS OCS OK

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randoreviews · 5 years ago

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LEE INTERVIEW 2

Ben: So yeah, again, these are like really simple questions. No real brain busters. Should I just start? Lee: Yeah, just dive right in, man. Ben: Okay, cool. So what was the last thing you had to eat? Lee: Ahh, this morning I had some breakfast, I made some... potatoes, some scrambled eggs, with a little bit of creme fraiche in em and some cilantro and some sausage. Ben: Oooo! Lee: And then I hit it with a little green Tabasco. Ben: I was gonna ask you any ketchup but green Tabasco, okay. Lee: Yeah, green Tabasco. It's the only way to fly. Ben: Nice. And I was gonna ask you what was the last thing you had to drink, but I can join it up with this question: did you have coffee this morning and how was that? Lee: Yeah, I have coffee every morning. Ben: Does it make you, like, wanna listen to heavy metal or? Lee: No, just a pleasant way to ease into the day, I find. Come down and throw on a pot. Feed the dog. Let the dog out. By the time all that's done there's a fresh hot pot a coffee waiting for me. And just sip on that for a while. Ben: Nice. So in general it usually relaxes you? Cuz I know sometimes for me it can give you that gentle boost you need or like for me it'll make me wanna do like twenty different things at once and plan a trip around the world. Lee: Yeah, I think the jitters is what they call that. But ah, I'll just avoid drinking it late at night, other than that it keeps me rollin through the day. Ben: Yessir. Cool. So when was the last time you had a Pop-Tart? Really random question. Lee: Pop-Tart? God I feel like it was actually more recent than you would think, but I can't put my finger on when it woulda been. I feel like Pop-Tarts were in my life fairly recent... Oh yeah, cuz my fiance's brother is big into Pop-Tarts, so I think when he was out here earlier this fall he had a little stash and then when he left I think there were a Pop-Tart or two leftover. So I'm gonna say it was probly sometime possibly after Thanksgiving but before Christmas. If you can believe that. Before that it was prolly... ten years? Ben: I can, yeah. Cool, so pretty recently, I knew there was a reason I asked you that. Lee: Oh, yeah. Very timely question. On point as always. Ben: Haha. Those things will last twenty years in the cupboard. May as well not let em go to waste anyway. Lee: No. In fact I'll probly go back inside and check and make sure I didn't miss any on my last round. Ben: Haha. Okay. I have just so many random questions just scribbled down. What one makes sense next. Lee: That's cool. Ben: Arrre youuu watching any shows right now with your fiance, since you just mentioned her. Any Columbo. Lee: No, we haven't... well, I'll take that back, sooo... we both enjoy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on... Netflix, I believe? No, it's not Netflix, it's Amazon. Ben: Yup. Lee: Yeah, that's a really good show and I think they only have like two or three episodes left in the, I guess it's the series. It's definitely season 3 maybe but I don't think they're makin another one after that. Ben: I've heard it has great costumes. Lee: Yeah, great costumes, great set design. The dialogue's just... razor sharp. (starts laughing to himself) Ben: Haha, yup. Lee: And it's a pretty unique concept or storyline or however you wanna put it, it's not something I've seen anything like before so... Ben: And that's about the housewife who becomes a standup comedian? Lee: Yeah, pretty much. Yup. Ben: Okay, okay. Is she your favorite character in the show? Lee: She's great. She's also got this lady who plays her manager who's (starts laughing to himself again) pretty hilarious at times. And then, oh, maybe you can help me with this one -- her dad is played by the guy who was in that show, you would know his name. He was in, I wanna say he was in The Man Who Wasn't There but I can't put my finger on where he woulda been. But he played that like neurotic detective on some TBS show I can't remember. Ben: Huh. Okay. I don't think I can remember? But I'm just gonna look it up and I'll include it in the transcript of the interview. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001724/ Lee: Yeah, but his character is probably my favorite of the bunch. Ben: Nice. So Mrs. Maisel and no other shows right now? Lee: No. No, we try to avoid the TV as much as possible which we do a really good job at but every once in a while we’ll watch... we watched Clue? The movie Clue last night from 1985? Ben: Oh I love that one. Lee: Yeah, it's the first time I'd seen it. Ben: Oh, it's great. Great ensemble cast. Lee: Yeah, Christopher Lloyd and the guy whose name I don't remember but I think he was in like Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ben: Tim Curry. Lee: Tim Curry, yeah. He was really good. I didn't recognize anyone else, I think. Ben: Yeah. And then the maid. I've seen it a couple times but when you're really young that maid with the great cleavage, it's like, I like this movie. Lee: Lotta great cleavage in that movie, to be honest. I pointed that out as we were watchin it, I was like, yeah... pretty decent amount of cleavage. They knew what they were doin back in the 80s. Wouldn't get away with that now, I'll tell you that much! Ben: Yup, yup. Lee: So yeah, that's about it. Ben: That's a good one, man. So keeping on this same line of questions: last movie you saw in the theater?? Lee: I do actually know the last movie I saw in the theater is I went to see Joker. Ben: Nice. Lee: And I was thoroughly disappointed in that movie, I didn't like that at all. Ben: Really? You thought it was overdone? Lee: Uh, yeah, it's just, I didn't find it at all... interesting, or compelling or... I dunno. Like I just didn't understand why I was sittin there watchin it. And I love Joaquin Phoenix, I think he does a great job in everything I've seen him in but I didn't find his performance all that interesting, or I didn't find the character of the Joker the way they wrote it all that interesting either. I've heard it compared to like Taxi Driver before but it was basically the same story, this kind of loner, isolated, gets a little obsessed with the wrong things and all of a sudden he's crazy. Ben: Right. Yeah. And that was the last movie you saw in the theater? Lee: Yeah... I think so. And then before that Christopher Robin. Ben: Cool, haha. How was that? Lee: That was a great movie. I'll take Christopher Robin over Joker any day of the week. Ben: Hahaha. Lee: What are you laughin at? Ben: Did you see that with your nephew or with your fiance? Lee: Well she was not my fiance at the time but uh, we had just started dating and we went and saw that and, both enjoyed it. Ben: Nice. Have you been listening to any music? Lee: Mmm, gash. I meaaan... a little bit. We'll throw on some tunes around the house every now and then. Ben: Do you have a speaker system or like a bluetooth speaker err? Lee: Yeah, like a little bluetooth speaker, which is fairly decent, it just kinda fills up the room. And then if I'm workin out I'll put on somethin in the headphones just to supplement the coffee, so I feel like I can take on the world. But it's been a long time since I've consistently listened to music, I'm more into podcasts and stuff these days. Ben: Yea, I think that's like a lot of people. What are your favorite podcasts? Lee: Uumm... geez louise... aahh... my favorite podcast is called Part of the Problem by a guy named Dave Smith. And it's sort of a equal parts I guess political and current events. Ahh... what would you call it. I dunno... discussion, or whatever. Ben: Discourse. Lee: Huh? Ben: Discourse? Lee: Yeah, well it's him, Dave Smith, who actually got his start in and still is a standup comedian, so he's got a really good talent of bein able to sort of dissect political news, current events news and then put a usually pretty funny take on it. And if not he's just an incredibly interesting guy and has a take that I sort of identify with more often than not, so... Ben: Is he our age or older err? Lee: Actually, yeah, he's exactly our age, I believe, he's 36, 37. Your birthday's comin up, what, next week, right? Ben: Uh, yeah, I guess it's kinda been in my mind but, I'll be celebrating by myself. Lee: Are you ready? Ben: Yeah, 37! Seems like a fine age, ya know? Lee: It is a fine age, to be sure. Ben: Yeah, yeah. Just keep on learning little things, little improvements. Lee: Yup, every day. Ben: Soo... podcasts, so yeah, any others besides the Dave Smith one? Lee: Umm... I mean, yeah, I mean I've sort of got my little Rolodex that I'll roll through from time to time, this guy Tom Woods I like listenin to a lot. I've actually been pretty good at eliminating podcasts from my diet, not addin em, just kinda cuttin out the riffraff. Ben: Some podcast pruning? Lee: Yeah, exactly. The Joe Rogans of the world have no place in my heart anymore. Ben: Shh, I was just thinking the other day about isn't it crazy Joe Rogan is like the Walter Cronkite of our generation? Lee: Haha, yeah, I know, but he's such a fucking douche too. Not that Cronkite wasn't a douche but... Ben: It's like, can you picture Walter Cronkite being into jiu-jitsu, I mean, tha'd be pretty great, but... Lee: That would be pretty great. And like slammin DMT and smoking like insane amounts of weed and basically just agreeing with everybody on his podcast, everything they say all the time. Ben: Haha, ahh, him saying JFK was assassinated and then immediately smoking a joint right on TV, that would have been great. Lee: Yup, and then comin up with some conspiracy theories and then backtracking completely within the next 24 hours. Ben: Haha. Well another little random question at the top here is, how do you get your news? Is a lot of it through podcasts or? Lee: Umm, yeah, well what I consider news is not what used to be considered news, like I don't really get day-to-day news because it's all so preposterous and I mean it doesn't affect anybody's life really in any way other than some major stuff, ya know, issues of war and peace and issues like global pandemics, those are gonna affect you much more than, ya know, if you just sort of think back on the last ten to twenty years of what the news cycle consisted of it's just largely preposterous and irrelevant and usually not even true and when it is true it's so quickly spun into a cause or some, you know, political stance, it's like, I'm kind of pruning podcasts and I'm also pruning unnecessary information or opinion out of my life as much as possible and really been enjoying that so, I just gotta find really people I trust and usually not even from a news perspective but if they are discussing something it might pique my interest to look into it a little bit. I'm still stickin with things like theory over day-to-day, you know, I'll prefer to read economics or history or something rather than turnin to the news because I feel like you can learn so much more about patterns and humanity and what not by doin it that way. Ben: Right, right. Your degree is in philosophy, right? Lee: Yes. Ben: Yes, cool. So yeah, the day-to-day politics is pretty much just like watching Real World/Road Rules Challenge, it's just like all drama, people talking shit about each other behind their backs, people tweeting nasty things... Lee: Yeah, but I don't want the takeaway of this to be that the Real World/Road Rules Challenge isn't a fantastic show because it is. Ben: Haha. Lee: Honestly, I think that was a terrible comparison that you just made? I THINK I get where you're comin from but...? Yeah, it's just so dumb, it's not only that it does not seem true or accurate or important at the time but, what?, less than, what, 72 hours usually it's just like, nobody's talking about it anymore, nobody cares, nothing has changed. I just feel like it's a really great way to fill your life with a whole bunch of unnecessary anxiety and anger and animosity towards other people or other groups or whatever it is, it's just like a really awesome way for you to distract yourself from what actually should be at the front of your mind which is what you're doing on a day-to-day basis and the health and well-being of your family and close friends and, sorta how you can contribute to makin the world a little bit better and makin yourself a little healthier and happier and the people you love happier as well. Just don't have any time for it. Ben: Right. You don't have any time for, “Nancy Pelosi ate Mitch McConnell's ice cream out of the fridge” and uh... Lee: Haha, “She drank his milkshake!” No, I don't, I mean every once in a while I'll kinda click somethin, tune back in, just to remind myself how... how... just the word I keep using is how preposterous it all is and how much weight some people put on it and like I said it just becomes such an unnecessary energy suck and soul suck and just, yeah... No need! Ben: Yeah, yup... So what are your go-to apps? What apps on your phone do you find yourself using the most? Lee: That's actually interesting, I sort of am gonna contradict myself but there’s an app I use called Newsvoice which, I liked it a lot better when I started using it, now I feel it's not quite as cool, but it used to just be an app that would compile headlines, you know, local, international, national, whatever, and it would offer, say, for every story it would give you five or six different headlines from different, um, organizations with different political leanings, so you'd get like a HuffPo article and then you'd get a, you know, Wall Street Journal and you'd get the same story covered four or five, six different ways, which is kind of a cool way to avoid unnecessary bias. So that's one I've kinda been hittin up a little. I've really been enjoying everyone's hot takes on the Facebook app with this Coronavirus, just really gettin a sense of (starts laughing) how everybody's reacting. That's really enjoyable. Ben: Yup, yup. So Newsvoice and Facebook? Lee: Yup, I like those. And then you know, I do all my mobile banking and bill paying through apps, so I got apps for those. Ben: Useful... useful. Lee: Yup. What else? Oh, Golf Clash. That's a great one. I play a little Golf Clash when the time is right. Ben: Golf Clash, niiice. If you hit a good ball on that is it like do you feel it in your body still? Lee: Oh, it'll let you know. They'll yell great shot at you or perfect shot and it's like, my entire day has been validated. Ben: Haha, nice. All right, soo... going back to the music question, I know you said you're not listenin to too much music but what was the last concert you saw? Lee: Ooo. Wow... Ahh... Honestlyyy... unless I can remember something else, I think it was the Rancid and Mighty Mighty Bosstones New Year's Eve bash in Los Angeles. Ben: Nice. Where was that? What was the venue? Lee: That was aaat... oh god, if you rattle off a couple of the big ones around there I'll remember it. Ben: Ehhh, I'm blanking on those, there's the Hollywood Bowl of course but it was probably at a smaller club. Lee: No, it wasn't that, it was an indoor venue. Ben: The El Raaayy. Lee: No, it's recongizable but I can't remember what it was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_Auditorium But that can't be right though because that would have been like... four years ago at least? Ben: Yeah, and when did we go to that Weezer/Panic at the Dis... maybe I shouldn't even mention Panic at the Disco but when did we go to that Weezer show, was that four or five years ago? Lee: You mean when Weezer opened up for Panic at the Disco? Ben: Ohh god, no, no, Panic at the Disco opened up for Weezer. Lee: “STOP SMOKING!” Ben: Hahahah... oh gosh. We didn't really fit in with the Panic at the Disco fans. Lee: No, but was that after? Cuz honestly, man, my timeline is so blurry and like out of sorts that you could literally pick an event within ten years and another one within ten years and I couldn't tell you which came first, with like a four-year margin of error. It's pathetic. Yeah, I don't remember. I honestly don't remember. Ben: Yup, but that Rancid/Bosstones New Year's show was pretty good? Lee: Oh, it was awesome, man. I was like thirty rows or, it wasn't rows cuz everyone was standing up but I was probly about thirty heads deep, so great view of the stage and what I considered close but I was like, well this will be certainly out of the way of any aggressive moshpit that might break out. So I was just kinda sittin there waitin for the show to start, sippin my beer, Rancid comes out, and like the FIRST note they play, which is from “Maxwell Murder” cuz they played ... And Out Come the Wolves from start to finish, first bass note I just get a fucking forearm to the back of my head and my beer goes flying like six rows up. I was like, well this is on! Ben: Haha. Lee: I kind of fought my way out of it but basically just retreated another thirty rows and, enjoyed the rest of the show. Ben: Nice. Got another beer, I hope. Lee: Got another beer or two, although I did have to be, that was when I was doing the PI work so I had to be like downtown at like six in the morning for some surveillance thing, and the show basically didn't start until almost midnight, so I didn't get insanely intoxicated or anything cuz I was trying to be responsible cuz I had to be at work the next day. But it was a blast. Ben: I think the Rancid lead singer... Tim Armstrong? Lee: Yup. Ben: I think he lived in our neck of the woods. I think he lived in Highland Park. Lee: Yeah, he did, I think he lived in Highland Park and that bar that Heather used to work at, she said he used to go there quite a bit and just hang out. Ben: Yup, I love that place. Lee: Eedendale or Ed-endale? Ben: Edendale, yup. Tom Mix, Casey Mix's grandfather's old stopping grounds. Lee: Isn't it crazy how you can remember like these minute little details like that but you ask me like what year something took place and I'm like, I have no idea, I think it was some time in the 90s but I could be wrong about that. Ben: Haha. I think Zack de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine also lived in Highland Park/Eagle Rock area. Lee: Yep... yep. Although I think he's about to move up because from what I hear, the crazy anarchist/socialists of Rage Against the Machine are reuniting to go on like a CitiBank tour or something (starts laughing). Ahh, that's so fucking depressing. Ben: Haha. They're finally taking the corporate money. Lee: Well everyone's gotta make a living, ya know? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Ben: Haha. So are you reading any books? Lee: Umm... actually no, I'm not. I've been sort of lookin around for a book around here that I haven't read but I feel like every book I have I've read at least once or twice. I kinda want something new but of course the libraries are shut down. Ben: Right. You want something fiction or nonfiction or? Lee: Yeah, I don't read fiction. I haven't read any fiction since I think R.L. Stine back in the day. Ben: Haha, gotcha. Lee: I just find nonfiction a lot more interesting. So yeah, I’m not reading anything and I'm ashamed to say it, because it's a great time to read. Ben: Yes... indeed... uuumm... so what was the last alcoholic beverage you had? Do you like to have a drink some nights err? Lee: Oh yeah, oh yeah. Typically my go-to has always been whiskey. But I was talkin to a colleague at work and he was sayin that he just really enjoys drinking tequila and I was like well I’ve never really had a taste for tequila and he just started talking about how great it was and then I was like well shit, maybe I should give tequila another try, so last couple nights I’ve had a little bit a tequila, which is... somewhat enjoyable. Still not my thing but... Ben: Yeah. It gives you energy, I think it’s the only... upper? Lee: Yeah, the only upper, stimulant, whatever. That’s what he told me and I was like, well that doesn’t make sense cuz it’s alcohol and alcohol is a depressant all the time, it just depresses your nervous system. So then I looked it up, er, googled it, and it was like a super non-clear, vague answer and it was like, well while it technically is a stimulant it’s also ethanol which is also a depressant. And I’m like, well what the fuck does that mean? But I did notice that when I was drinkin it, we were sittin there playin Yahtzee and I was like fired up. Ben: Right? Lee: I dunno. I dunno if it’s just fired up just cuz of the Yahtzee and I thought it was gonna be lame and I fuckin loved it. But I was super into it and I was kinda shakin my leg a little bit like, yeah, let’s do this, let’s play some more Yahtzee and I was like, is this the Tequila that’s doing that or is this the Yahtzee or am I just like in a really good mood. Ben: I think that’s what tequila does cuz I HATED tequila, never drank it, I remember sitting next to a girl at a party at Saint Mike’s and her breath, she was drinking out of a big bottle of tequila and her whole being just wreaked of cheap tequila. And I think I was like nineteen or twenty at the time so I was like, that is the worst smell I’ve ever smelled, I’m not going anywhere near that. Flash forward to Clapp’s 30th birthday, we went to the Clippers game at Staples Center and then afterwards we were at a bar downtown and someone ordered Patron shots for everyone and I was like, I dunno if I can do this. And then we do the shot and then like twenty minutes later, two or three more shots and people are like dancing on the tables. A little bit different than sippin on scotch, so... Lee: Yeah, well the other pointer that this guy gave me was, you know, most booze you can usually get away with drinking cheaper stuff out of a plastic bottle or somethin, if you wanted to buy some cheaper whiskey out of a plastic bottle you should be fine but he was like, just don’t ever do that with tequila. If you’re gonna do it just make sure it’s somewhat decent stuff and it’s in a glass bottle. I have no way to confirm whether what this guy’s saying is accurate or not. But tequila does seem to be...a bit of an enigma for me, so I might try to get to the bottom of it a little more. Ben: Nice. Let’s seee.... How’s the dog doing? Lee: Dog’s great, man! Dog is absolutely great. He’s settled in beautifully. For the first few months we had him he was a little bit, um... I dunno if neurotic’s the right word but he definitely was a little bit more on the nervous side and it takes a while to build up trust obviously, and we couldn’t take him off the leash, we live backed up against a pretty wide open area of land where we would love to walk him but we really couldn’t take him off the leash and it would suck because it’s such a great place for the dog to run around and we just never knew when he would come back and blah blah blah. Ben: Yep. Lee: And he would not let you like sorta touch his collar, he wouldn’t bite but he would let you know, like a little fake snap or whatever if you touched his collar. He drooled a lot. But right around month 3? He just like totally settled in. And now every day twice a day we just kinda walk around, whether it’s backwoods or on the street, off leash, and he kinda just like trots up ahead, looks back at us, waits for us to catch up. And then if we yell, if we say “Here” he kinda turns around and comes runnin back towards us. If we say “Stay” or “Wait” he just sits there. He sleeps, he’s like the most cuddley dog of all time, you can’t be anywhere near him without him coming up and putting his face on your lap. I think he’s gotten better looking too, to be honest with you. When we first got him I didn’t think he was very cute, but I think he was just carrying a lot of stress in his face. Ben: Right. Lee: And his face sorta always seemed a little bit tight or contorted as if he was unsure. But now he just kinda melts into everything he does. And he’s super cool. And he’s gained fifteen pounds since we got him, which is awesome, because he was really underweight. Ben: Nice. Yeah, was he a rescue? What’s his name, by the way? I’m forgetting his name. Lee: He is a rescue. His name when we got was Chance and we were like, well that name sucks and so we changed it to Bojo. B-O-J-O. Yeah, he was a rescue who apparently spent like the first year or two at some shelter down south in Colorado, this place had like no money, they kept him outside in like a coat year-round, which is rough here in Colorado, it gets cold in the winters. And then he was transferred up to another shelter up here and like no one would adopt him. We dunno why now cuz we look at him and we’re like, we have the perfect dog, we’ve got the best dog of all time. And I know everyone thinks that about their dog but... he really is cool... Ben: He’s a mix? Lee: Yeah, we were actually thinkin about doing one of those dog DNA tests because he’s soo like, he looks... we think he’s a boxer/lab mix, he kinda looks like that. But he also looks like he might have some Mastiff in him, and he’s got some tendencies of some other breeds, so I dunno, it would just be kind of a cool thing to know exactly what he is but... We just tell people boxer/lab. Ben: Yeah. That sounds like a handsome dog. Lee: Yeah, he’s a real handsome fella. Ben: You’ve earned his trust and... nice. Lee: Yeah. And we trust him too now which is super cool, we can just kinda walk around the woods together and just have a good old time. Ben: Nice. Yeah, you’ve always been a dog person. Lee: Yeah, I think they’re great. I just think they’re great. Ben: Haha. So what’s the weather like in Colorado? Lee: Uh, it’s pretty much beautiful. It’s kind of annoying because the winters are SUPER long and like by the end of it you’re just ready for it to be over and you think spring’s comin because it gets like sunny and mid-forties for a couple days. And then you’ll get like three days of snow and everything that melted’ll just come right back. Ben: Yeah. Lee: So that’s kinda where we’re at right now, where you can hear snow melting off roofs but there’s still basically snow covering, you know, ninety percent of the surfaces. But it’s like sunny and 45 or something today, so... yeah. Just kinda hopin it stays that way. I’m ready for spring now, I’m a summertime guy. Ben: Yup. Have you seen any signs of spring, any flowers er...? Lee: No flowers but there’s definitely some wild grasses showing, and the sagebrush you can actually see the tops of it now. It’s not like blooming or anything but it was just buried in snow for the last seven months so it’s kinda cool to see some open patches of grass and some sagebrush and... more birds. Stuff like that, so... definitely some signs. Ben: Nice. Will Bojo munch on any sagebrush or any grass? Lee: He does enjoy a... I mean this is our first real spring with him so we’ve never know him to react to how the snow is melting. He loves snow, he loves jumpin around in it but he does seem to be chewin on more grass now that it’s melting. And he did show up yesterday for the first time with a dead squirrel in his mouth. Ben: Mhm. I’m sure he was probably pretty proud of that. Lee: Oh yeah. And then we were like telling him to drop it and put it away and he was just like lookin at us like, what are you guys doing? Ben: Haha. Yeah, right. I brought you guys dinner! Lee: Yeah. And we were like ah, we’ll just put it in the trash bag that’s full of dog shit and then throw it in the dumpster, and he’s like, whatever. Ben: Haha. Ah, that’s great. Are the people in Colorado much different than they are in MA? Lee: Umm... It’s been a while since I’ve lived in Massachusetts to be honest with you so, like, the sort of the quirks of everybody... I dunno, Colorado’s a very active outdoor community. But up here, like IN the mountains where it’s like ski resort country... there’s just a lot of um... the term “shitbag”’s probly not nice to use but like just a lot of people you can tell their reeeal concern in life is like bein able to shred some fresh gnar. Ben: Haha. Yes. Lee: And other than that you can like pretty much go fuck yourself. And they’ll be nice people and they won’t, you know, go out of their way to hurt anyone but like, you can’t like RELY on them for anything. Ben: Right. They just wanna shred gnar. Lee: Yeah, they just wanna shred some fresh fresh buttercream and like I don’t blame them for that? But at the same time it’s like you need to be able to pull your weight a little bit. Ben: Haha, yup. Lee: So that's one group of people, but then there's another group of people up here that's just like active, engaged, friendly, um, usually a little bit older, maybe people who are early retirees or just retired or whatever who seem like really topnotch people. Ben: Which proves our point that the older you get, maybe the cooler. Maybe the cooler. Lee: Yeah, the cooler, the wiser, I mean that's the way I feel about myself, for sure. Ben: Have you gotten on the mountain at all this year? Lee: Yeah. I mean it sucks now because they had to close... this whole county, I mean just like everywhere else really but this whole county, they had to shut down about a month before the official end of ski season so, we didn't realize the time of our last ski day was gonna be our last ski day, but... We try to get out, like, in my line of work obviously, bein a chef, the holiday season and that winter season up here I'm just getting slammed like nonstop for a couple months while everyone's up here on vacation and doing all their skiing. BUT once all those people go home and February and March rolls around and it really starts to slow down then that's my time where I'm like, cool, I'm gonna ski like at least once, maybe twice a week and just enjoy everything around here and not have to fight crowds cuz, you know, I'm obviously not off on weekends or anything. So late winter/early spring these last two years has been my time to get up there. That got cut short a little bit this season but, got to get out on the mountain on the skis. We do a lot of hiking and we've been snowshoing every day since we've been quarantined, like we just go out on either some hike or some snowshoe, we went sledding with the dog the other day and that was just insanely fun even though it was kinda dangerous. But yeah, there's no shortage of outdoor activities for me right now. Ben: Yeah. That all sounds great. Lee: It is great. Ben: And these are all things you can also do in New Hampshire, are you guys still thinking of moving to New Hampshire? Lee: Yeah, it's definitely, um, we've got a shortlist workin right now in terms of options or where we wanna go from here or what we wanna do and they're all sort of... what's the term?... I dunno... co-related, codependent, whatever, like one factor's obviously dependent on several others. But New Hampshire's definitely up towards the top of the list. So I was excited, she was excited. And then we had a couple other options sort of present themselves to us so we're kinda weighin those out now and, uh, we'll figure it out. Ben: Yup... Options like... out west or.. back east? Lee: Um... Just options, Ben, you know what I mean? I don't feel like I need to get into any more than that. Ben: Haha, all right, I don't wanna get into your business too much, okay. Lee: Haha, no, you'll be the first to know once we decide though. Ben: Good, good. And also I didn't want to get into politics too much because it can just be a drag like we both agree but... Lee: Sure. Ben: ... and this is kind of a tricky question in the post-#MeToo movement and now that you're engaged but, carrying it over from our last interview, do you still want to boink Hillary Clinton. Lee: (trying to suppress laughing) Ahh god, I have no recollection... Ben: Haha, just purely hypothetically! Purely hypothetically! Lee: I have no recollection of that conversation ever happening. Ben: Hahah. I mean it's on my Tumblr but... Lee: Oh yeah, well... I don't even know how to get on a Tumblr so... Ben: Haha. Lee: No, I don't actively want to, uumm... If the situation presented itself, like if I was a single man... yeah, it's obviously something you'd have to consider but... yeah, maybe the desire has lessened as compared to what it was the last time we did this. Ben: Still a lot of power in play there. Lee: Yeah, for sure, I mean that's... Ben: Part of the appeal? Lee: I could be theoretically a couple heartbeats away from the White House like if things worked out between Hill Dawg and I, which I would make sure everything was kosher on my end but... Yeah, that's funny that you mentioned politics and I thought about our last conversation and all that was goin on and all that we talked about and the question you had is do you still wanna blank Hillary Clinton. Topnotch journalism. Ben: Haha. I mean I spent hours honing these questions. Uumm, yeah, again I don't wanna ask annyy.... we're pretty much at the end here because I do have to transcribe all of this which will take me like thirty hours... but I enjoy it, just savoring, retyping every word that you've spoken but ahh... obviously having in mind what's going on in the world right now -- where do we go from here? Lee: Ahhh, gosh. That's a big question. Ben: Just... more tequila and Yahtzee err? Lee: I mean, you say that I think tongue in cheek but... Ben: Not really!... not really. Lee: Yeah, no, I mean my whole mentality from the day it sort of became clear that this was gonna be a serious thing was, um, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to put my energy anywhere I want and to focus it anywhere I want, and the way I've chosen to do that is like I've said focus on my family and the people around me who I care about and care about meee... you know, get out in nature every day, get exercise every day, try and learn something, we've been doin a ton of cooking at home, pickling pretty much every vegetable in sight... Ben: Nice, that's exciting. Lee: ... Yeah, and just gettin back to the good life and I feel like there's a lot of people who are embracing similar approaches. And then there are also the people whooo, ya know, take ahh... one of the first headlines I saw was like, “Pornhub offers free premium membership for everybody,” and it's like okay, you can spend the next two months just furiously whackin it with your pants around your ankles. You're not gonna come out of that in a good place and you are gonna be terrified the whole time and you're gonna come out in some fucking self-induced stupor and like you're not gonna know what to do or where to turn. So I feel like there's already sort of two mentalities developing and there's two approaches we can take and, I dunno what we're gonna do as a nation, because that's just insane, that many people all tryna choose a path, but at the same time when I said like I'm tryna cut off useless information and stupid politics, what it boils down to is people's individual decisions they make and paths they choose to take. I dunno where we go, but I know where I'm goin so... that's what I'm focused on. Ben: So... Pornhub in moderation? Lee: I would say no Pornhub, if you want my advice, I would say stop whacking yourself silly altogether and choose somethin else to do, find another focus. Ben: Haha. Okay, cool. Is there anything else you wanted to talk about or...? Lee: Uh, I want to let you know that I love you. Ben: Thanks! Lee: And I hope you're doin well. And I hope everyone else back home is doin well. And I've been meaning to send you something, and I finally figured out how I'm gonna do it. The vessel was sort of always the issue, I think I've got that solved. So keep an eye out for something in the mail. Ben: Ooo, a package from Lee. No offense to you but I will be sure to fully sanitize it upon receiving it. Lee: Haha, yeah, for sure. Sanitize everything. Ben: I talked to Shaun right before doing this and I asked him if he had any questions to ask you and he said, "Ask him where the fuck he has been and why we never hear from him." Lee: Haha. Ben: I assume it's cuz, you know you were saying, well, usually you're working and now you're able to enjoy yourself but life for a chef is just like, you're not even able to think, it's just like french fries, french fries, french fries! Right? Lee: Yeah, it's pretty much all about french fries all the time. Ben: Haha. Sometimes sweet potato fries. Lee: But I dunno, I could put that back at Shaun, like when was the last time... I mean... I dunno... look, man... I'm not tryna... Ben: Haha. Lee: Ohh, I miss you guys, I miss Shaun especially. I'll do my part to make sure that we reconnect sometime soon. Ben: Cool. I think that's the perfect... perfect way to end it.

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My NDRV3 Girls’ Ranking List(spoilers for whole game)

8. Tsumugi - good villain(only during her villain moments did i really like her), but she was pretty boring otherwise during most of the main game

7. Angie - she's fine but the cult thing really annoyed me when I first played it. I get her intentions behind it now but compared to the rest of the girls not as cute tbh

6. Himiko - I relate to her laziness and she's pretty cute sometimes, but she was pretty overhyped to me. Her design was pretty bland imo and ironically I don't like lazy characters(sorry that includes Chiaki too) that much. Then she lost that special quality after her character arc. She's overall meh to me. Her good and bad parts balanced out into a pretty so-so character to me.

5. Tenko - She was also overhyped for me. I thought I'd like her so much more from what I heard about her pre-game, but in the end it's the same as for Himiko. The good(certain good Tenko scenes, her strong love for Himiko in the end) and bad parts(the degenerate male thing didn't bother me until a while in but still, her design is pretty ugly I really hate the colors used and her hairstyle was pretty weird) balanced out so she ended being pretty okay. What made her better than Himiko though was her straightforward and strong personality. I liked how insightful she was at times even though she isn't the brightest.

4. Tojo - I really liked her after Chapter 2 trial. She's the only one who really changed rankings from my pre-game list. Her personality and design(like seriously monotone) overall is pretty bland, but her passion at the end of her trial was so moving to me a literal human rock. She fought with all her life until the very end and that's what made me shed a tear at the end of the execution. She's just way too awesome man so I put her pretty high up.

3. Maki - Cute assassin girl. I'm still conflicted between putting her 2nd or not but I have my reasons. I really liked her character arc and her design is the best imo out of all the girls(she's the prettiest). Of course the obvious reasons I like her is because of her badass strength, adorable everything, and her development throughout the game. She's a lot like Kirigiri too so that also adds to that. I guess the reason why she's third is because her personality is a bit predictable. She's smart, but pretty stupid at times so it feels kind of weird. I still love my Maki Roll though.

2. Miu - Oh yea the kooky bitch is #2. She's so funny and unique and I loved her design the moment I saw her. She may not be the most developed character but I just love her regardless. The only real negative to her character was that she tried to kill Kokichi(it's understandable but come on man). But I'd love to be her friend even though no one in game wanted to.

1. Kaede - I never would've thought I'd rank Kaede #1 back when every character's designs first came out. Her design was pretty normal plus I'm obligated as the player to get like my protagonists if I'm gonna play the game they're featuring in. But then, during the long-ass wait for the English release I succumbed to some spoilery fanart of chapter 1's trial, thereby spoiling me of Kaede's death. I'm a sucker for angst so I fell for it. I constantly thought of why since Kaede was like a little bubble of happiness. Like it could be like Chiaki's trial, it could be an accident, she was fucking crazy, who knows? Then I got addicted to Kaede. When I played the game myself a fell down a black hole of angst since I felt the impending doom but I kept falling for sweet lil Kaede. Kaede is just too waifu for me and her moments in chapter 1 spoke for itself. She's a character I honestly won't mind marrying even though I like guys. She just has such a fun personality while I'm like a sad little Saihara who needs a little sunshine like her. I love her so much. The end.

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Even numbers for the OCs questions

Break, because the first one is a cringe fest and I want to hide it if I can. Also, I’m longwinded per the norm.

2. Have you created characters for a fandom? If so, which one/ones?

*sigh* About 99% of my OCs are designed for fandoms. It’s all I’ve ever known how to do. I didn’t even know people made characters for their own worlds until a few years ago (i really didn’t know other people had OCs that they were REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT until a few years ago, tbh) But like, I just have a super long list of all these OCs from all these fandoms because I’ve just been racking them up for as long as I can remember. There are probably a lot I have forgotten over the years, but let me just list you a few of the fandoms. Get ready for some major cringe, because OCs and maladaptive daydreaming were some of my earliest coping mechanisms.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Power Rangers

Pokémon

Digimon

Beyblade

Obān Star Racer

Inuyasha

Naruto

Harry Potter

MLP

The Flash (though scoped to cover the entire flarrowverse :| )

Those are just the ones I can remember. Some of them were WAY more prominent than the others, and some of them I still mess around with every now and then. But most have been banished to the land of bad mary-sues created in middle school.

4. Have you created content featuring your character?

Yes. I used to doodle my OCs all the time in middle school, and I picked it up again for a stint in high school because I could draw ponies. I’m really good at ponies.

There was also a BAD attempt at writing fic in middle school. I showed it to my ‘friends’ who weren’t into fandoms and got RIDICULED, so that shut me down from writing for a long long time. But right now I have a novel-length OC-centric fic that surprisingly popular for what it is. Young flarrowverse fans will tolerate just about anything, I guess.

6. Has anyone else created content featuring your character?

YES, AND INITIALLY WITHOUT ASKING. Let me tell you it is some kinda wild feeling to have to play a game of ‘HOLD-UP-IS-THAT-MY-OC’ when reading someone else’s fic. Like, that was THE MOST confusing thing? I remember I fell off my stool and stopped breathing for a second because I was so flattered and confused at the same time. It’s interesting to see how people interpret my stoic, know-it-all of a character. They seem pretty flat to me, but apparently, they do indeed have feelings! (and surprisingly, they get along really well with kids, which is something I still vehemently deny to this day!)

8. What’s your favorite type of character to create/write for?

I love sciency/headstrong/passionate types. Most of my OCs are insanely skilled in what they do best. They know what’s right and they fight for it will all of their being. A lot of times they run themselves for hours and hours and hours, fighting off sleep so that they can work on what they love. Genius types I guess.

Honeslty, that’s something I’ve been trying to do less of lately because a lot of my characters push into mary sue bounds because they’re just too good. Krys is an insane mechanical engineering genius, Megan can literally do about anything with ease, and Cyan spends most of her time screaming at herself while designing some of the most complicated flight patterns you’ll ever see. Those three NEVER sleep. So like, that is at the core of a lot of my characters. Just…genius level mastery. Because as someone who’s more of a ‘master of none’ type, that’s really desirable to me, so I find myself tossing it in before I really even know what I’m doing. Like I said though, trying to fix that at the moment.

My baby Crēo is a hot mess though, and I love her for it. Probably can’t even do what she needs to do, tbh. Words are HARD.

10. Have you created a character or type of character that you are now ashamed of?

Her name was Skye and that is all you need to know. *cringes*

12. Do you have a type of character you simply cannot or don’t want to create?

I’m really bad at…males? Ugh. I design characters that I can slip into with ease when daydreaming, so most of the time my males characters are really underdeveloped. I guess Blaze, Deigo, Adam, and Dex are my most developed males, and like…they barely have anything solid to them. And what they do have is always up for a moment’s change should the situation call for it. Yea, really lacking. Trying to fix that.

I also don’t like ignorant characters? Jerks? Just…most of my OCs are generally pretty ok. Leah looks pretty haughty, probably, but she’s a softy at her core. !!!ASHELY WAS A JERK!!! But she was also underdeveloped and a foil… uhhh yea. I’ve never really done an evil jerk per say. I prefer protagonists, not antagonists.

14. Do you change your character based off of your own change in mindset?

OH MY GOD, YEA. Krys is literally like 18 years old at this point. I’ve had her since I was 4 or so. She’s a totally different character than she used to be. She’s more forceful and focused. She’s also slightly more...explosive. All my characters go through growth like that. A lot of them get more hardened as time goes on. On the same note, I’ve noticed that a lot of my OCs initially started out as very sheltered or defenseless and grew to be powerful types. Most of them can take care of themselves just fine now. I think that was just them growing up with me. The more I learn about and experience the world, the more I pour into my characters. I love seeing growth like that.

16. What’s an idea for a character you had, that never became more than an idea?

Molly Rogers. Tragic thing. Horrible backstory. She has a heart of gold though. Wanna-be writer running a small bookstore in the middle of nowhere, Deleware. She got sucked into an odd housing situation with one ex-KGB assassin. It was weird and I regret that I’ll never really have time to do her justice.

There’s also Aurora, whom I love. An empath. Artist type. I kinda developed her to take over as the narrator at a certain point in my main fic that I’ll never really get to because it’s outside the set time scope of the plot. However, I do name drop every now and again because multiverse and time travel. I do what I want.

OOOOOO, there’s also a character I’m trying to figure out right now. Kinda a friend to Crēo. All I can get is magic ribbon weapon. Like, THAT’S IT. That is literally all I have, aside from they must be really graceful when doing the fights. I just...really love the idea of ribbon weapons.

17 Questions About OCs

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How Do You Approach Worldbuilding?

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We’re honored to bring this roundtable conversation between three of speculative fiction’s most exciting up-and-coming authors: Emily Tesh, A.K. Larkwood, and Everina Maxwell. In it, the writers and IRL friends have a funny and insightful conversation about everything from fantasy maps (yea or nay?), writing an emerging romantic relationship (how do Tesh and Maxwell do it so well?), and worldbuilding (the struggle!).

In honor of the recent publication of Tesh’s Drowned Country (the sequel to last year’s lush, folkloric fantasy Silver in the Wood), we’re running the first part of the conversation. We’ll finish the conversation in February, in celebration of the publication of Maxwell’s first novel, a gay space opera about princes in an arranged marriage called Winter’s Orbit. (Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name, a fantasy about an orc priestess turned wizard’s assassin, hit shelves back in February.)

Now, without further ado…

A. K. LARKWOOD: Hello, I’m A. K. Larkwood, also known as Kassie, I wrote The Unspoken Name, a book about what happens when you’ve been brought up with a terrible purpose – and then, when it comes to it, you can’t go through with it. Csorwe expects to die in the Shrine of the Unspoken One, but she’s rescued by a strange wizard who says he has a new task for her – and the question is how far she’ll go to serve the person who saved her life. It’s also about loyalty, sacrifice, and the special bond between truly annoying coworkers. I have spent most of the plague year so far doing a series of increasingly recherche craft projects to procrastinate working on the sequel. Surrounded by crochet animals, painted lampshades, wholemeal loaves and small watercolors of fruit, I now have no choice but to… participate in this Q&A.

EMILY TESH: Hi! I’m Emily Tesh, and I wrote the Greenhollow Duology – Silver in the Wood, a story about what happens when the centuries-old avatar of the greenwood meets a handsome young folklore enthusiast with more curiosity than common sense, and its sequel Drowned Country, a story about being a person with no common sense who has accidentally stumbled into the role of a woodland demigod. I am not nearly as good at craft projects as Kass so my plague year procrastination has been spent replaying video games I have already played for hundreds of hours; at this rate my next book will be some sort of thinly veiled Starbound/Mass Effect/Two Point Hospital crossover in which all problems are solved by completing picross puzzles.

EVERINA MAXWELL: I haven’t done anything productive in quarantine but I’ve taken a whole lot of naps. Rounding out the SFF combo, I’m Everina Maxwell and I wrote Winter’s Orbit, a queer romantic space opera about arranged marriage, intergalactic politics, and slow healing from the past. To prevent a war, disreputable media darling Prince Kiem is ordered to marry Count Jainan of Thea, a quiet scholar grieving the loss of his previous husband. The match shouldn’t work, and the political waters are treacherous–even before Jainan is accused of murder. On with the questions!

Q: Let’s kick off with, what are we reading at the moment?

LARKWOOD: I really enjoyed Zen Cho’s The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected In Water, which is a snappy, funny, and rather touching novella about a nun who joins a group of bandits. If you’re looking for something longer, I also loved The Changeling by Victor Lavalle, which is about… a book dealer whose wife commits a terrible crime. Or is it??? I actually don’t want to tell you anything more about it because it’s such a wild ride. I picked it up and read the first page thinking ‘I’m not sure this is for me but let’s see’, and ended up eating up the whole thing in one go.

MAXWELL: My concentration has been a bit shot lately what with 2020 happening, but I’m excited to dig into Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard–Vietnamese mythology and murder husbands!

TESH: I have also been suffering from the pandemic of it all when it comes to reading, but I really enjoyed The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo – love the novella length for when you are having a hard time concentrating, and it is gorgeously written.

Q: LARKWOOD: As we know I am a nerd who loves a fantasy map, but I understand you two are map-agnostic verging on anti-map. Please explain this wrong opinion to me.

TESH: OK, my map agnosticism has two angles:

As a reader and as a profoundly geographically confused person anyway, it is 100% likely that a fantasy map tells me nothing. We are crossing the Pointy Mountains to enter the Forest of Spiders? Fabulous, bring on the spiders. I do not care which direction they are coming from, I promise to be equally alarmed by them regardless of point of origin. I will literally never refer to a map when I am reading a book. It gives me nothing. Probably this is a personal failing.

As a writer I am suspicious of mapping, especially mapping too soon, because it can pin you down to things you are later stuck with (oh no I put a river here and now it’s in the way – or even worse, oh no I need a river and the map says I haven’t got one.) And then that prevents me from using my all-time favourite setting trick, which is ‘Coincidentally We Have Found Ourselves In A Location That Precisely Echoes Our Emotional State.’ (The spiders… are the characters’ feelings.) For example, a good chunk of my novella Drowned Country is set in Fairyland, which ended up as a painfully barren and empty landscape – because that is where the characters are, emotionally speaking, so that was the setting I needed. But I couldn’t have mapped it – I am not a detailed planner and I often don’t know what emotionally significant locations I need until I hit the relevant sequence!

Obviously the usual caveat applies to all this which is ‘you can do anything if you do it well’. Even I can acknowledge that a good fantasy map is a thing of beauty. For example, Kass, I am deeply pleased by the map from The Unspoken Name, which turns a front-of-fantasy-novel standard into a character moment – want to tell us about how you designed it?

LARKWOOD: I’ll be honest, my intention with the world of Unspoken was to make a fantasy setting that could not be mapped. (For those who haven’t read it: the setting is composed of many worlds connected by portals to an eerie hyperspace labyrinth called the Maze.) I was feeling burnt-out on the idea of a fantasy setting as an alternate universe or RPG setting or any other kind of internally consistent simulation. I wanted to make something not just implausible but impossible, and was feeling very harassed by the idea that someone might ever try to tell me that I was wrong about alluvial plains or something, so the original concept was actively contrarian about geography. For instance, there were rivers but no seas, because they had all been poisoned and destroyed by divine warfare thousands of years ago (take that, The Water Cycle!).

Having made this unmappable world my immediate thought was “but how do I map it, though?” In the actual book, the Maze serves the dual purpose of giving us kind of a space opera feel, and also lets me do a lot of different surreal landscapes while giving the characters the ability to zip around quite freely from one location to another. So the map in the book is a collage of different fragmentary maps of different worlds – it’s supposed to give the impression that the main character has maybe been compiling it on her travels.

MAXWELL: My editor asked me for a map three times. On her third attempt I realised I could no longer pretend I just hadn’t read that line in all her previous emails, panicked and opened PowerPoint, because Paint intimidates me and all I can do with a pencil is stab myself. This tells you everything you need to know about my mapmaking process.

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Q: LARKWOOD: So Silver In The Wood/Drowned Country and Winter’s Orbit are both about a winsome fool who eventually kisses someone more sensible. I’m consistently impressed by how well the two of you can leverage an emerging relationship as the main conflict of your books (sometimes I try but I’ve always gotta put in a big snake or a haunted water feature) – what’s your approach to developing romance dynamics in your writing?

MAXWELL: I love deconstructing romance arcs. It’s a good example of something I could never get right when I started out, so I spent years trying to improve it. Different people have different bits of the writing toolkit when they get into the game (I’ve read Silver in the Wood; Emily was apparently born with the romance kit), but having to put work into something does give you a huge appreciation for what you like and an iron-clad knowledge of what you want to put on the page.

For me, it starts out very simple. You have a flawed character. Everyone else looks at them and thinks, oh, a normal person. Except another main character, who gets to know them and goes: holy shit, this thing you do is amazing and hot – which your first character doesn’t recognise, because to them it is Tuesday. This happens both ways round, and now you have pining. Then life comes at them hard (or in the case of Winter’s Orbit, a murder investigation and an irate press officer), and they both use their skills as a crowbar to crack that problem apart while the other one hands them screwdrivers and tries to remember not to stand there with their mouth open. Now you have accomplices, which is even better than pining. Then they start to trust not only in the other one’s skills, but that the other one will use those skills for the partnership—for them. Now you have a relationship built on a rock-solid foundation, and incidentally a team that everyone else looks at and decides is not worth messing with.

The draw for me is always a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Separately they have flaws and chips and a few veins of gold. Together they are brilliant.

TESH: I am so glad Ev had a smart answer because mine is just ‘and then… they kiss’ and that’s a plot, right.

LARKWOOD: you’re both right, and also witches. I didn’t even know there was going to be a romance subplot in Unspoken until like, the third draft.

Q: LARKWOOD: Both your books take place in a setting which puts interesting pressure on those characters, whether it’s the forest primeval or a bureaucratic labyrinth of space offices. For me one of the great pleasures of writing SFF is that you can shape the world however you like (you will notice that in The Unspoken Name and sequel I somehow managed to construct an entire setting around big snakes and bad ponds). How do you approach worldbuilding?

MAXWELL: There are dozens of ways to approach worldbuilding, obviously, but I think the commonality is like growing pearls: you pick a grain of truth and irritate everyone around you until it turns into something that looks shiny from far away but smells fishy close up. That metaphor got away from me. What I mean is you tend to write what you know, which is an old and hackneyed statement but says something useful about how we can get from blank pages to spaceships.

I don’t know what it’s like to live in a multi-planet space empire. But I do know, intimately, how large bureaucracies work and the multitude of ways they go wrong. I know what snow looks like through glass on a night when you’re already tired and can’t escape to bed for several more hours, which means I know something about the climate and the rhythm of the day. I know how someone sufficiently charming can avoid learning the requisition system and just walk around security controls, which means I know what that requisition and security system looks like. And that gets built out in layers: every time you add an element, you think through more of its consequences, like layering colour on a page. You can very successfully build a world by starting with mountain ranges and rain shadows, obviously. But alternately you could just start with a deep well of creative frustration at the millionth time you’ve filled out Form 34-B, and build it up from there.

Q: TESH: We have joked at various times about our ‘casts of thousands’ – a phrase I think we stole from an essay by Diana Wynne Jones, discussing her short story Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream, where the same tiny group of characters are the ‘actors’ in hundreds of different dream narratives. I know I reuse characters or character types from story to story – spot the Large Sad Man in everything I write – but what about you? Who are your cast-of-thousands characters? What are the advantages of reusing a character type rather than lovingly handcrafting each new character from scratch?

LARKWOOD: I guess for the same reason that it’s easier to buy a box of watercolours than to grind your own pigments from the raw earth? The way you mix and apply them is what’s interesting, unless being the guy who makes his own paints is your whole thing – a cool thing, don’t get me wrong, but not everyone needs to write Ulysses.

Anyway I freely admit to this. The antagonist of The Unspoken Name first showed up in a comic I made when I was 14 in which he was an immortal demon overlord and drug baron, which seems like a bit of an unwieldy career combination now I think about it.

If I’m remembering correctly, Carol Oneir’s cast eventually goes on strike because of how clunkily she deploys them as stock characters – the lesson I take from this is that you can get away with dropping your immortal demon overlord in anywhere as long as you hide him well enough.

To be continued…

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this conversation, coming at you in February 2021.

Winter’s Orbit is now available for pre-order. Drowned Country and The Unspoken Name are available wherever books are sold.

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asks for 08/29/18

Anonymous asked:

Um hey, is there a way I could contact those assassin guys in your world that take out humans that find out about the existence of creatures? There's an issue that a memory wipe can't solve over here and is too dangerous to leave be. - MWT

Tom: how urgent is the situation? it can take some time to get into contact with them but if it’s really important i have a couple favors i can call in.

Anonymous asked:

Group of humans too big to wipe the memories of are targeting and attacking anything that's not human. - MWT

Tom: … i’ll call Jacklyn…

Anonymous asked:

Thanks, I'll start working with Matt and 3301 to make something that'll bring them here. - MWT

tom nods in understanding as he dials the number. jacklyn is pretty hard to reach at times but she’s your best shot.

Anonymous asked:

Hopefully, we can get something set up soon. These jerks tried sending someone to recruit me and I don't think the guy coming back with a broken nose and a 'no' will make them leave me alone. Or they might realize I live with whatever Tom is, a witch, and a cambion and attempt to harm them. - MWT

Tom: Jacklyn managed to get a hold of one of them but she says they need a name. A code name or alias will do, they just need a starting point once they get there.

Anonymous asked:

They called themselves the Reborn Templars or something similar. - MWT

Tom: … that sounds bad… i’ll tell jacklyn to put a rush on this,

Anonymous asked:

It might take a couple days to get something to bring them here set up. At least with Matt's help it'll be a bit easier. - MWT

Tom: when ever you’re ready.

Anonymous asked:

I'll be sure to keep you updated on the transporter and anything this group tries. 3301 and his men are gonna try and keep them from hurting anyone for as long as they can. - MWT

Tom: don’t forget to watch your back okay?

Anonymous asked:

I am. If I spot any more recruiters I'm breaking more than a nose. And if I catch them trying to hurt someone for not being human, I'll break every bone in their body. - MWT

Tom: … i don’t doubt you will.

spooncryptid asked:

Hewwo!! (Im also here, existing and everything)

Tord: hello… come here.

(you confuse him still -mod x)

spooncryptid asked:

//trots over and jumps into Tords lap// (I honestly don’t even know which one of us you were referring to.. oh yea, sorry about disappearing again yesterday, Existing is weird and I can’t seem to do it for very long)

Tord: you make absolutely no sense… *pets*

(give an explanation already! tord is dying of confusion! -mod x)

spooncryptid asked:

(You can call me Mo or Spoon, whatever fits your fancy, I really don’t care all too much. I’m usually off in the void watching things from a distance but now I exist, so that’s fun. Just ask if you’re confused cuz I’m just about the farthest thing from a mind reader)

Tord: … mo then… how are you related to cryptid? you’re only here when he’s here and you wanted to be called by his name… why?

spooncryptid asked:

(Well it’s a bit confusing, you see, I was him but then he was him so I stopped being him and got lost, but now I’m here and I’m me)

Tord: … i’m going to attempt to translate that, tell me if i’m right. you were a part of him, or all of him at a time, then he became something more then just you, then you separated, then you existed again but as someone or something new. did i get that right?

spooncryptid asked:

(Yeah! I’m surprised you understood that, I thought it’d just be gibberish, the only language I’m fluent in..) it was gibberish! Nonsense! (Hon even if it made sense you wouldn’t have understood it) //offended cat sounds//

now that you make some sense tord finds you funny. he likes you.

spooncryptid asked:

(So what’s happening today?)

Tord: nothing much. tomorrow the first troops are supposed to enter Denmark so the base is in a bit of a flurry.

spooncryptid asked:

(Ooh, exciting, what’re Tom and Matt up to?)

Tord: Tom went to make a call for mayhem, Matt is hanging from the ceiling.

spooncryptid asked:

(Oh, hey there Matt didn’t see ya there)

Matt: *squeak*

spooncryptid asked:

(So.. we’re just hanging out?)

Tord: for some of us literally.

spooncryptid asked:

(Ah, yes.... so, has anything interesting happened on base recently?)

Tord: one of the labs exploded… We still don’t know what caused it so the area has been quarantined.

spooncryptid asked:

(Oh no, did anyone get hurt?)

Tord: no, and that’s what makes it so suspicious…

spooncryptid asked:

(Suspicious eh? Well what’re your suspicions so far? Any suspects?)

Tord: unfortunately no. it was one of the most open labs we have, basically a science class room with how often soldiers would just pop in to see what’s being made.

spooncryptid asked:

(Hmm, have you found any leads? Collected any evidence?)

Tord: all we know so far is that it was caused by some kind of chemicals and that it created some kind of poisonous gas. Tom is the only one allowed near the lab right now since he’s immune to all known poisons.

spooncryptid asked:

(Has he found anything?)

Tord: he says it reeks like a rotten soul, which is not a good point of reference, and that it’ll take him time to even get past the smell.

spooncryptid asked:

(Interesting... dyou have any idea what the motive is?)

Tord: the culprit or culprits were probably trying to cover up something they used army resources to make. I’ve shot down ideas before, some of which were passion projects unfortunately, and because of how volatile the scientists reactions to my presence can be I don’t check their work as often as I should.

spooncryptid asked:

(That must narrow down the suspects, right?)

Tord: it would if i had any evidence towards my theory being right.

spooncryptid asked:

(Well if that’s the case then do you even have any evidence that it wasn’t just an accident? Or does it just seem suspicious?)

Tord: no one knows what caused the explosion though. none of the projects they were supposed to be working on were that volatile.

spooncryptid asked:

(Well passively investigating scientists you believe more likely to have been using unauthorized chemicals isn’t going to hurt anyone, even if it ends up not being them it still narrows things down a bit and gets you closer to figuring things out)

Tord: maybe it wouldn’t hurt anyone but that’s not the kind of man i am. i don’t presume anything when it comes to a person, no matter the situation. i can’t just single people out based on their preference of activity.

spooncryptid asked:

(But How are you going to find anything if you’re not investigating??)

Tord: we ARE investigating. tom’s just the only one who can gather the evidence we need, and at the moment he’s unwilling to even enter the room!

spooncryptid asked:

(Darn, could anyone else get in with a gas mask or something?)

Tord: I wish. The gas doesn’t need to be breathed in, it just needs contact with the skin.

spooncryptid asked:

(.. How exactly was no one hurt by this??)

Tord: supposedly a fire alarm went off. They know not to stay if there’s a fire no matter how important the experiment was. The weirdest part the alarm wasn’t even triggered, tom would have heard it but all the scientists swear they heard it.

spooncryptid asked:

(It’s a conspiracy! All the scientists are in on it!! Or it was probably a fake alarm or something..)

Tord: i’d think that too but tom said they were telling the truth. they heard something they thought was a fire alarm.

spooncryptid asked:

(Mm, so we’ll just have to wait till the smell dissipates before we can investigate?)

Tord: unfortunately yes.

Anonymous asked:

Maybe I could try and come over? I think your Tom brought me into your world once. So he could do it again. I'm sort of a detective so maybe I could figure out what happened? - MWT

Tord: … i don’t see why not.

spooncryptid asked:

(That sucks, I wanted to help solve the crime)

Tord: you wanna help mayhem?

spooncryptid asked:

(Sure!) him!? He’s back???

Tord: yes. *calling tom* if you want matt could take you to the nearest town?

Tom: *over the phone* matt can do what now?

Tord: sorry, i was talking to cryptid. do you think you could come here for a second? mayhem want’s to… “visit” and see if he can help figure out what caused that explosion earlier.

Tom: *over the phone* sure, i’ll be right there.

Anonymous asked:

I'll start looking into it as soon as I'm there. - MWT

Tom: *entering the room* good. *holds out hand*

Anonymous asked:

He managed to come through without falling on his face this time. Victory to Mayhem! "So where's the lab that blew up?" - MWT

Tom: this way. follow me, don’t talk to anyone, don’t use my real name, don’t say your real name, and do NOT touch anything without checking with me first. it’s not only for your safety but ours as well.

Anonymous asked:

"Okay, I'll just stick with Mayhem while here. Anything I should call you?" - MWT

Tom: designation null, or just null. the soldiers recognize that name so they won’t ask questions.

spooncryptid asked:

//hisses// (hi Mayhem, it’s nice to meet you!)

matt takes cryptid in the opposite direction that tom mayhem and mo are going. tord stays in his office, contemplating the chaos his life has become.

Anonymous asked:

"I'll keep those in mind. Anything in particular in the lab I'll be investigating I shouldn't touch?" - MWT

Tom: most of the machinery is safe but who knows what was in those flasks before the explosion, keep to the machines and blueprints and do not touch anything that could have come into contact with unknown chemicals.

spooncryptid asked:

(So Tom, I was wondering, uh, what exactly does ‘rotting soul’ smell like?)

Tom: the suffering of worlds… not good.

spooncryptid asked:

(Ah, very descriptive, I can almost imagine it. what exactly would cause soul rot, or the smell of soul rot, to be so abundant in the lab?)

Tom: i don’t know… and i don’t like it.

Anonymous asked:

"Right, blueprints and machines only. Don't touch what might have some kind of dangerous substance on it. I'll let you know if I find anything suspicious." - MWT

tom leads you past the quarantine tape into the blackened and ruined lab. there were metal shards littered across the floor and broken equipment everywhere. tom desperately covered his mouth and nose trying not to vomit. the room is distinctly scent-less.

spooncryptid asked:

(Mm, at long last, the scene of the crime... interesting..)

Tom: … *muffled* you don’t have any idea what you’re looking at do you?

spooncryptid asked:

(No, I’m honestly somewhat surprised you guys let me in here at all)

Tom: *muffled* sometimes the simplest things can be overlooked. you’re job is to look for the stupid, pointless observations that no one else thinks are important.

Anonymous asked:

"Something feels kind of off about this room." He shudders a bit and starts looking through everything. - MWT

tom stays as close to the door as possible, his senses are over run by that fowl odor. he has to wait for his nose to adjust before he can go any further.

Anonymous asked:

He's just carefully going over every bit of machinery and metal he can for now. Though he looks pretty uncomfortable in this lab. - MWT

if tom wasn’t so focused on not vomiting he’d feel sorry for him.

Anonymous asked:

He moves a bit closer to one area and visibly shivers. Why does he want to just run away? "I don't know why, but something over here is making me feel really freaked out." - MWT

Tom: any idea what? *gags* i can’t exactly get any closer.

spooncryptid asked:

(Ok, I can do that, but I’ll also probably ask stupid questions because I’m an idiot, so uh.. I don’t know, I guess I was just imagining a gas build up instead of a flaming smoking explosion, so the scorch marks kinda stand out.. actually, why doesn’t it smell like smoke in here?)

Tom: considering all i can smell is rot, i don’t know what your talking about.

Anonymous asked:

Updog.

…

-mod x

spooncryptid asked:

(Well I don’t smell any smoke, but everything’s covered in burns and stuff, so like, that’s weird right?)

Tom: yeah, it kinda is.

Anonymous asked:

"I'll take a closer look, even though everything in me is saying run away." He moves closer and seems to notice a bit of twisted metal that is making him feel so freaked out. "Might be this thing here. Not gonna touch something that's actually freaking me out." - MWT

Tom: mo was it? do you think you could get that thing for us?

Anonymous asked:

"I would definitely appreciate Mo grabbing it. I have never had a piece of metal freak me out like this before and I've gotten into a shouting match with a banshee." - MWT

Tom: … how do you exist? *gagging*

spooncryptid asked:

(Huh? Oh, sure, this uhh, metal thing? That looks like junk?)

Tom: yeah *gag* let’s go look at it outside.

Anonymous asked:

"Pure luck most likely." He just shrugs. - MWT

Tom: at least you recognize it…

spooncryptid asked:

(Ok, //picks it up and walks towards the exit//)

tom is glad to be out of that room, he can finally breath.

Anonymous asked:

He's almost running out of that room himself. - MWT

tom completely understands and quickly guides them away from the room.

spooncryptid asked:

(This really just looks like a piece of shrapnel or something, you sure this is it?)

Tom: like i said sometimes it’s the stupid shit that’s important.

Anonymous asked:

Updog?

i’m not gonna do it… why are you even doing this?

(you are now updog anon… enjoy your new title)

-mod x

spooncryptid asked:

(Hm, I guess.. I just have no idea how exactly this thing fits in to being so important)

Tom: who knows what it was before the explosion. let me see it.

Anonymous asked:

"That bit of shrapnel is making me feel like I need to get as far away as possible. That is not normal." - MWT

Tom: it has a bit of that rancid smell on it to. whatever that is it’s suspicious.

Anonymous asked:

Updog!

seriously, i’ve never found this joke funny. i’m not doing it.

-mod x

spooncryptid asked:

(//hands it to Tom// Any theories?)

Tom: *gagging* oh god! fuck! it’s covered in it! *chokes* fuck! take it back! *gives back to mo*

Anonymous asked:

"Maybe we should let, uh, Red? look at it? Is that the right thing to call him?" - MWT

Tom: yeah, that’s his title and we should definitely let him look at it. *gags* considering neither you nor i can stand to be near it.

spooncryptid asked:

(Oh fuck- //takes it back// you ok??)

Tom: i will be *cough* just keep that a bit away from me.

Anonymous asked:

"Please give it to him. I can't stand being near that think. It's making my skin crawl!" Looks like he's got a few unusual lines on his face, almost like eyes squeezed shut. - MWT

Tom: … mo don’t say anything about what just happened…

Anonymous asked:

Yo, fellas! Updog.

if you keep going like this i’m just gonna start deleting these. the joke isn’t funny and you’re breaking one of the rules for asks.

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

"Sorry if I seem like I'm over reacting. Just never felt this kind of fear before, and it's just a bit of metal causing it." Well the lines are gone after taking a deep breath - MWT

Tom: you’re afraid, i’m nauseous, mo’s the only one not without issues…

spooncryptid asked:

(ok, I’ll get it to To- uh, Red? You guys go.. not be around this thing anymore)

Tom: thank you!

Anonymous asked:

Knock, knock? -updog anon

… “oh who could possibly be there”

(what ever you’re doing, i won’t be fooled)

-mod x

spooncryptid asked:

(Hey Red, I got a, uh, thing for you to look at)

Tord: hm? alright bring it here.

spooncryptid asked:

(//hands it to Tord// we found it in the lab)

Tord: … it looks like a ripped up cog from an alarm clock. strange, normally the scientists use stop watches.

Anonymous asked:

I have a dream, okay?! -updog anon

and that dream would be?

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

"Glad that thing isn't near us anymore." He looks a bit shaken still. - MWT

Tom: if i’m being entirely honest… god yes! that was fucking horrible!

spooncryptid asked:

(Mayhem was really freaked out by it and Tom said it smells like the lab..)

Tord: that does not sound good… i’ll have to lock this up so tom doesn’t have to smell it.

Anonymous asked:

Updog, my dream is updog and I tired.

is that supposed to say tried? what ever, look that joke feels too much like a pun to fly on this blog. you have to have noticed a certain person’s absence. he’s not here for a reason and this joke would not be good for the boys. sorry but that dream isn’t coming true here.

-mod x

spooncryptid asked:

(...Dyou think it was some sort of time bomb?)

Tord: it was probably part of some kind of timer at the very least.

spooncryptid asked:

(Hmm... why is it so, uh, strong? Like, why does it smell like rotten soul and freak Mayhem out so much?)

Tord: … those are questions i don’t have the answers to…

spooncryptid asked:

(Mm, this is all pretty confusing.. oh yea, the lab doesn’t smell like smoke, which is also kinda confusing)

Tord: this just keeps getting stranger and stranger.

Anonymous asked:

What, did you guys kick him out of your little hoodie squad for making puns? Shame on you. -updog anon

… he mentally abused tom and matt for years before directly and intentionally leading to their capture and experimentation (read torture) by the British government…

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

Why don’t the guys answer? -updog anon

cause i don’t wanna put them through that! i can be cruel but i’m not a monster! the mere thought of him could send tom into a panic attack and matt into a flashback!

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

And why about Tord, dose he have anything to say? -updog anon

… tord… he deeply misses edd, the old edd he used to live with, but with how deeply tom and matt have been affected by edd’s actions he can’t see the same person when he thinks of him anymore. as far as tord is concerned his old friend is dead and has been replaced by a monster.

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

Well damn. A bit edgy aren’t we? -updog anon

… this entire au is based in the various mental traumas of the characters, coping with said traumas and the idea that the “good guy” can turn out to be the bad guy behind the scenes… if you think that’s edgy that’s fine, but it means a lot more to me.

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

Did you find out anything about that bit of metal Tord? - Glitchy anon

Tord: it does have some form of residue on it but i haven’t managed to figure out what it is yet.

Anonymous asked:

So Edd is the bad guy then... -updog anon

you think an abuser CAN be the good guy?

-mod x

Anonymous asked:

Whatever that stuff is, it smelled horrible to Tom and freaked that Mayhem guy out a lot, but didn't seem to affect Mo. Is there anything they'd have that Mo wouldn't that could cause those reactions? - Glitchy anon

Tord: well tom isn’t human and mayhem… it’s not my place to say…

Anonymous asked:

Maybe living with other beings did something to make me affected by that stuff like how it smells horrible to Tom, only it creeps me out. - MWT

Tom: it was almost like you were experiencing your own uncanny valley affect…

Anonymous asked:

Wait did I miss something? who is Mayhem? -updog anon

mayhemworld tord… it’s a blog… that’s what MWT stands for. he drops in every once in a while.

Anonymous asked:

Maybe it affects people from other worlds and those that aren't human? - Glitchy anon

Tord: … that is a theory…

Anonymous asked:

If that's what people feel around me I can understand why some of them get so freaked out by me now. - MWT

Tom: you still kinda have the opposite affect on me…

Anonymous asked:

Wait did I miss something? Who is Mayhem? *gasp* Is HE the bad guy? -updog anon

mayhem is my friend… really, just look up the blog, you’ll get the idea.

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