#ooc: I actually don’t like tea either lmao

[your-local-grinning-cat]

*blinks*

Well… you could have just said so, Foxy. I’m not like Riddle. I won’t get offended.

I could have made you hot apple cider or hot chocolate (with water rather than milk so the dairy wouldn’t coat your throat and made your cough worse) if you had told me tea was not your cup of tea.

*summons a bag of cough drops and gives them to you*

Just please don’t eat too many of them, Foxy. They do have medication in them, so you can, in fact, eat too many. I don’t want you to make yourself worse.

*frowns in concern, ears and tail drooping sadly*

Sooooo after a long period of time, I will now fully rebuke your statement about me being a vulpix! Or whatever you said when I asked you to picked one of the three starters and you said something likely about vulpix cause of me-

ANYWAY!!!

I cannot be a Vulpix cause that's more Kibby!

A pokemon closely to me if I was one, and since I am a fox lad

It would be Eevee!!!

Aww~!

But you can’t be an eevee, Foxy!

As cute as eevee is, there is nothing normal about you!

*giggles, eyes glinting mischievously*

[cdroloisms]

Dream tried to stop Wil from creating L'Manburg, Phil tried to stop him from blowing it up, BOTH value people over items and builds, Phil has said that they're replaceable but people aren't, Dream traded spirit for his best friends fishes (we kno he's not someone to talk abt feelings:[) BOTH were kind and selfless but used by almost if not everyone, BOTH were ready to be THE VILLAINS if it meant everyone else could live better after. ONE of them always had someone there, ONE didn't. Intentional?

aaaa sorry for the really inconsistent posts ,, im gonna try to post a little more in the next few days. i have a few things written up, so look out for them? maybe? for now, have this *gestures vaguely* thing ,, it’s kinda a mess but *shrug*

phil is such a fun character, anon, especially for all the reasons that you mentioned in the ask!! he’s a really fun character with a lot of complexities that go (sadly) overlooked by a large portion of the fandom, but he’s super cool even tho i havent analyzed him too much. hope you enjoy (and i hope my interpretation of c!phil isnt too ooc lmao) 

tw: mentioned blood, injury, implied torture/abuse, starvation, trauma, mentioned death, prison arc/pandora’s vault

When Techno first brings Dream back from the prison, Phil doesn’t quite know what to think.

“I don’t trust him either,” Techno assures him, but there’s a flickering anger in the backs of his eyes, one that had emerged ever since he came back from the prison with the other man in his arms, and Phil knows his friend well enough to know that the words are empty in the face of the piglin hybrid’s particular brand of to-the-death loyalty. He shakes his head in reply, refusing to voice his thoughts for Techno’s sake, at least, but the look that the other slants at him suggests that he’s caught onto them all the same.

At first, the work is thankfully mindless; even if Phil has reservations on the man that Techno has more or less dumped into his house, he would hardly wish the clear suffering he’s been through on anyone. The first few days pass in a flurry of brewing potions, wrapping and rewrapping dressings, stitching up cuts and setting broken bones straight. The damage is extensive; Phil has to take more than a few breaks to just leave the house and breathe - he’s far from a stranger to blood and carnage, had received the title of ‘Angel of Death’ for a reason, but even he had never been particularly familiar with this form of cruelty. Torture was a level of violence that extended beyond what even he was willing to bestow - his hands may have caused many deaths, and the weight of each one would continue to haunt him for the rest of his life, but even those had the mercy of being a quick end. The wounds and scars that ripple over Dream’s skin, thin and stretched tightly over his bones with little muscle and fat left to cushion them, speak of horrors that were anything but merciful.

“I didn’t know they were capable of all of this,” Techno says, once, as they huddle of Dream, wringing towels in cold water to wipe his feverish skin. Techno’s hand reaches for the ribboning gold-filled scars that remain from the execution - carefully, Phil raises his hand to let his fingertips brush over them as well. “I mean, I knew he was dangerous and all, but-”

“I know, mate,” Phil looks back at Dream’s face, tight even in unconsciousness, at the darkened, hand-shaped bruises that remain around his throat, at the scar that runs over his left eye, clearly meant to mirror the same one that makes its way down the duck hybrid’s own face. “You said that Quackity and Sam were working together?”

“Yeah,” Techno’s expression darkens, eyes focused somewhere on the wall, seemingly very far away. He said that nothing happened to him in the prison, and he seemed relatively unharmed when Phil activated the stasis chamber, but ever since he came back, sometimes he’ll have moments, and Phil can’t help but - wonder. “Quackity does the dirty work, Sam gives him the way in and out, probably also the tools to do it. It’s-” he huffs a short, self-recriminating laugh. “It’s bad, Phil.”

“Mate-”

Techno shoots him a look, and Phil cringes, knowing already that he’d used the wrong tone. Even with the execution, Techno had been adamant to hide all traces of his own terror and fear away from him, masking it all with fury for Phil’s own sake. He knows, just from the way his old friend looks at the ribboning scars that remain sometimes, that he is far from as over the whole ordeal as he acts, but Techno never wants to talk and Phil never knows the right time to ask and they smooth it all behind plans and explosions and hope that the TNT can blow apart the trauma, too. He’s got a sneaking suspicion that the same thing is going to happen, here.

“As soon as we can,” Techno starts again, pointedly shifting his eyes away from Phil’s face, “we’re calling a Syndicate meeting to figure out what we’re going to do about the prison. Like- come on, man, you couldn’t make a more transparent abuse of institutional power if you tried, really-” he looks over, uncharacteristic uncertainty warring over his features. “If you think that’s good, I mean-“

“Of course, mate.” Phil’s voice softens. “Whenever you’re ready.”

‘Whenever he’s ready,’ as it turns out, is easier said than done, becoming even more evident when their charge wakes up from his days long spell of unconsciousness. The worst of his injuries have, under their careful care and the benefit of many potions, healed enough to no longer directly threaten his life, but the vast majority have quite some time to go before being healed completely. Being as the goal was torture and not death, most of his injuries weren’t made to be life-threatening, but rather to cause as much pain as possible - from the grimace that twists Dream’s face when he struggles to force himself awake, they’re doing their jobs.

“Hey, mate, slow down,” Phil murmurs, pressing the man down by his shoulder when Dream weakly tries to push himself up and off the bed, and his struggling only lasts for a few more minutes before he gives up and slumps against his pillow, eyes cracking open and seeming surprisingly lucid.

“Where-“ his voice is wrecked, and Phil reaches for the glass of water at the bedside as Dream coughs. “Where am I?”

“You’re at Techno’s house,” Dream’s eyes widen and then slip closed as he processes the information, a wrinkle forming between his eyebrows as they knit together. “We broke you out, after Techno escaped with a stasis chamber with your book. Do you remember?”

Dream gnaws on his bottom lip. “Um- yeah. I think.” His head turns as his eyes crack open again- “Techno-“

“He’s out, right now. He’ll be back in a bit.”

“Oh.” Dream falls back into the bed, strength seemingly sapped from the short conversation. His breathing stutters, then steadies. “Okay.”

Recovery is slow. Phil doesn’t actually find himself seeing the man very often; now that he doesn’t need around-the-clock care anymore, he’s moved back into his own house, letting Techno do most of the work when it comes to rehabilitating the escaped convict crashing at his house. As he begins to spend more of his time awake and aware, he brings a whole slew of new problems; Phil catches him screaming one day, blurting harsh, angry words as Techno reads, unbothered from the other side of the room, and he stops in his tracks standing awkwardly in the doorway.

“Um-“ he winces when Dream curses, smashes something against the floor, and then curls into himself at the sound. Techno doesn’t even flinch. “Am I interrupting something?”

Dream stomps away, face flushed, arms wrapped around himself. Techno raises an eyebrow.

“You lookin’ for something, Phil?” he asks, and the unpleasant knot in Phil’s chest refuses to unwind.

The episodes, unfortunately, don’t seem to get much better. Though he’s rarely outright violent, Dream looks constantly murderous, usually muttering underneath his breath about something or another while he stalks the grounds of Techno’s house. It’s not too long before Techno sends him out to work around the house instead of just moping within the cottage, which also means that Phil sees him a lot more - tending to a small farm behind the house, feeding the dogs, hacking away at mobs, and usually complaining the entire time. It’s unnerving, even as injured and unarmored as the man is, to see him walking around like this; despite his rather pathetic appearance, swamped in sweaters that dwarf him thoroughly and thin enough to look like the slightest breeze will knock him over, his eyes are flinty and intelligent and bubble with promises of revenge.

“FUCK!” Phil turns to see him slamming a shovel into the snow, stomping away into the woods, and his hands tighten around his cup of tea. Next to him, Techno shrugs.

“Nerd’s got a few issues,” he drawls, and Phil laughs shortly.

“That seems like an understatement.”

“He’ll ease up in time,” Techno sounds surprisingly confident, completely content despite the muffled curses that come from the woods next to them. He’s probably used to it, with Chat and all, but Phil can’t quite seem to find the same calm.

“I just don’t know, mate,” Phil shakes his head. “You sure having him around is the best idea? He doesn’t seem...stable.”

Techno looks up at him over the rim of his cup of coffee. His head tilts, considering, but there’s a small smile on his face that tells Phil that Techno, inexplicably, doesn’t share the same sentiments. There was always a part of him that was, for the lack of a better word, softer than the rest of the server for his self-proclaimed rival, a sort of understanding that Phil could hardly hope (nor would really want to) understand.

“Don’t worry, Phil, if he tries anything I can always just tie him up in the attic or something,” Phil huffs a small laugh, amused, and nods to concede the point. “And- well, call it intuition. You could really try talkin’ to him, you know. He reminds me of you, sometimes.”

The words stick in his head despite his best efforts, rattling in his skull when he tries to sleep, lingering when he catches glimpses of the green-clothed man stalking around their properties. He can’t imagine what would’ve prompted his old friend to make the comparison, can’t think of a single thing (besides their affinity for the color green) that would mark him as similar to the - from what he’s heard - deranged menace with a particular penchant for destruction (not that his rants and fits of anger are doing anything to correct that impression). Even so, Techno had sounded so sure when he’d made the comparison, the words offhand like he’d thought them a million times before, like it was a simple observation that held no more weight than commenting on the color of the sky. Phil watches as Dream lugs a pile of logs behind him, huffing at one of Techno’s dogs that comes to chase and nip at his feet and grumbling loudly before faceplanting into the snow. He just...can’t see it.

Days later, Wilbur comes to visit, a grin on his lips as he dramatically recounts his newest exploit: a nation by Las Nevadas, a supposed safe haven away from the glitter and glory of Quackity’s city; it sounds brilliant, it sounds lovely, and more than anything it sounds stupid, and Phil tells him as such immediately.

“You’re being reckless,” he rants at his son, wings flaring outwards and only barely noticing Dream watching from the corner of his eye, “What are you doing- picking fights with Quackity? Starting another nation- didn’t you see what happened to the first two you made? You’re going to get yourself killed, Wil!”

“Well, I’ve already seen what’s on the other side of death, and it’s really not that bad-“

“You’re my son!” The words are angrier than Phil would’ve liked, and he knows that he looks ridiculous and overbearing, criticizing the actions of his fully grown son, but all he can see is Wilbur’s face, slack with pain and grief, stained with ash and soot as his eyes flutter to half-mast in the midst of the rubble of a country he loved and destroyed and destroyed him in turn. “I can’t lose you again, Wil!”

Wilbur doesn’t quite storm out, but it’s a near thing, leaving with a clipped goodbye and leaving Phil seething on his doorstep. He spends the rest of the night pacing around the house in a sort of mad frenzy, wings stretching and folding over and over. Not for the first time, he longs for the sky, to feel the air through his wings and let the world fall into pinpricks below him; it’s this that leads him to the roof of his house, staring stubbornly at the clouds as the sun sinks down to the horizon.

“Hey.”

Phil startles; there, down below him, is Dream. He rocks back on his heels, seeming awkward, before clambering up the wall (Phil rolls his eyes at the ease with which he scales it, the feeling in his chest almost fond) and settling himself on the shingles at Phil’s side.

“Hey, mate,” Phil shakes his head. The fondness leaves, and the irritation that had risen at Wilbur’s words, earlier, comes back full-force. “Sorry- Wil came to visit, we talked. I just needed some time to think.”

Dream hums in acknowledgement, and they fall into a comfortable silence, watching as the sun dipping down past the mountains in the distance.

“You know,” Dream starts, sudden, “I told him the same thing.” He looks up at Phil, eyes faraway with old memories. “Wilbur, I mean. When he made L’manburg- I told him he was being reckless.” He shrugs. “I guess he never listened.”

Phil pauses, Techno’s words ringing in his ears. He reminds me of you, sometimes.

Dream looks surprisingly normal up close - face no longer reddened with fever or pale from blood loss, even the scars fail to really take from the boyishness of his face. He bites his lips, eyes falling away at Phil’s scrutiny, golden blond hair flopping over his forehead, newly trimmed to be something a little closer to his old length, at least in the front, the back pulled into a small ponytail. He’s young, and shockingly awkward, teeth worrying his lip, hands fiddling with each other, shifting his weight from one foot to the other several times a minute. He looks like a kid.

“He never does,” Phil lets himself smile, watches as Dream smiles back, almost like they’re sharing a joke. He wonders how well he really knows the man behind the mask. “Want to come in for some tea?”

Dream smiles wider, and something old and worn in Phils chest, knocked loose ever since he felt his son fall limp in his arms with his own sword shoved between his ribs, falls back into place.

“That would be great,” Dream replies, the words almost hopeful, and they go inside.

[imma-fucking-nerd]

Sweethearted Security

(Nines x Reader)

A/N: here's sum good ol fluff for the hardass we all love. I was gunna say sorry if its ooc but then i remembered he doesn't have a canon personality lmao

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You were the adopted child of a very wealthy and highly powerful family. Normally any other family of your status would keep that little secret hidden at all costs. However your parents were quite public and open about the idea. It made the public think they were generous people. Again, unlike other families like your own, they actually were good people.

However kind they were, they still managed to acquire enemies of their own. Most of them being jealous of your families success. So naturally, you and your family were in constant danger with threats of assassinations. Your life moreso than your parents, considering you were the heir to the family wealth and also the perfect bargaining chip.

After the attempt on your life that nearly succeeded, your parents set out on a mission to find you the best body guard money could buy. And the best they got indeed. With enough promises of donating extreme amounts of money to the DPD, the captain finally gave in. Now, your family was the proud owner of your very own RK900 android.

He wasn't exactly the gift you thought you'd recieve on your 18th birthday. Quite honestly you were scared of him, despite the fact his sole purpose was to protect you. But that fear of him only lasted a couple of months before you got used to him. He wasn't given a name so you decided to call him Conan, and if you didn't know any better you'd think liked that choice.

Now you were well in your 20's and yet your parents insisted on keeping him around for your sake. Not that you were arguing to get rid of him per say. You were actually quite fond of his presence. When he was around you knew you were basically untouchable. You even swore that he seemed to form a sort of personality too, something he'd deny if you asked.

Even though he was programmed to do whatever you asked him to do, you still did most things for yourself. You didn't want to use him, no matter how many times he tells you that he's just a machine. That wasn't the case in your mind. He was more of a person than most the people you've met at all the social gatherings your family forced you to. So you made it a rule to yourself to never treat him like a maid, and if you do, pay him for it. Not that he'd ever accept the money. At least you could say you tried.

However there was one exception to that rule, and that was when you were sick. Which happened to be in the predicament you were in now. You woke up in the morning with the classic sore throat and stuffy nose that  felt dry and yet was runny at the same time. In other words, you felt like absolute garbage.

The moment you left your room you greeted by Conan, as always. He took one look at you, seemingly scanning you, before narrowing his icy blue eyes.

"You're sick," he deadpanned.

"Yeah, no shit," you shot back, sarcasm evident in your nasally voice.

"Then you should be going back to bed to rest," he said, taking a step infront of you to block you from going anywhere else.

"Yeah well I need the bathroom so," you trailed off as you easily stepped around him.

You didn't have to look at him to know his eyes rolled at you. One of his signature actions you've noticed.

After tending to yourself in the bathroom you left said room and tried to head downstairs. Emphasis on tried.

"And where do you think you're going?" you heard from behind you, already all too familiar with the voice of your bodyguard.

"Going to make some coffee," you replied although it sounded more like a question.

"No you're not. You're going back to your bed to rest. I'll get you whatever you need," Conan said, more like demanded.

"Conan, we talked about this. I don't want you running around doing shit for me when I'm perfectly capable," you said with a long sigh.

"I'm aware. However you aren't 'perfectly capable' at the moment. Therefore I suggest going back to bed, otherwise I'll take you there myself," as he spoke his lip quirked up into a slight smirk, knowing he'd won.

"Conan..." you whined.

"(Y/n)," he said in a warning tone.

"I'm serious, I'm fine. I'll just get some coffee quick and then I'll-"

"As you wish," he suddenly cut you off before leaning down and carrying you over his shoulder as if you weighed nothing.

"Conan!" you squeaked, causing a small cough to escape you.

"I did warn you, you decided not to listen," you could practically hear the smug smirk he wore as he carried you into your room and plopped you down on your bed.

"You know I hate it when you do that," you huffed, your mouth forming a pout.

"And you're aware that I don't really care," he sassed.

You rolled your eyes at him and crossed your arms over your chest childishly. When you met his eyes again you swear you saw a flicker of amusement in his usually hard steely hues.

"Now, if you're done being difficult. I'll go and make you a cup of herbal tea."

"But I want coffee," you whined, dragging out the 'e' sound for far too long.

"Herbal tea is healthier than coffee. It'll also help sooth your throat. Besides, you should really avoid ingesting excessive caffeine. Like you have been doing for the past several weeks," he spoke with the matter-of-fact tone he knew you hated.

Once again beating you in one of your many squabbles.

Sighing, you finally gave in,"Fine, whatever."

With that, Conan left the room to go fetch you your tea. He'd also make sure to bring back the bottle of cough syrup as well. He also had the thought of adding honey to your tea, for some added sweetness.

No one would ever be able to figure it out on their own, but Conan actually quite enjoyed taking care of you when you're ill. Or taking care of you in general. Being your protector. Of course, if you ever confronted him about it himself, he'd simply feign ignorance or straight out deny it. The good old 'just a machine' excuse. But that's all it was at this point, an excuse, because of you. Truth was over the years he had been at your side he had grown attached to you. He loved you, not that he actually realized it yet.

It took him much longer than his predecessor, Connor, to figure it out but he was capable of feeling. Of course, he still hasn't quite accepted the fact yet. Or show any signs of him being a deviant around anyone who isn't you. But hey, you just excited you saw even the slightest of signs really.

To everyone else he was still the same stone faced, emotionless, empty monster wearing humans skin. A machine ready to strike at a moments notice with no intentions of mercy upon anyone who dares face him. In many ways he still was that.

Conan liked to think he was able to keep that facade even infront of you, but you saw when that mask slipped. Hell, you knew he was capable of it even before he did. But to see it was something you'd never forget, and something you were excited to see more of. You of course never said anything about it though, wanting him to come to you when he's ready.

When he returned back to your room he was pleasantly surprised to see you laying in bed, scrolling mindlessly through your phone. You actually listened to him. It wasn't a particularly rare thing for you to do and yet it made his biocomonants feel all fuzzy. It was a feeling he had grown to cherish only because it was caused by you.

Once you noticed the android enter your room you sat up and scooted back so your back was against the backboard. Conan held out the mug of tea and you gingerly took it. The mug was emanating a warmth that was just hot enough to not burn your hand. And you had to admit, the tea smelt pretty nice.

"There, I trust I won't have to force you to drink it?" he asked almost playfully.

"Yeah yeah I bet you'd love that wouldn't you," you smirked before blowing on the tea a couple of times.

You were just about to take a sip before Conan stops you as he pours a spoonful of the opposite of sugar, "Before you drink your tea you should take this."

Before you had the opportunity to take the spoon for yourself, Conan was already holding the spoon in front of your mouth. You felt your cheeks starting to flare up and you looked up at him with wide eyes. He only stared at you expectantly. Before he spoke up with some some snarky remark you quickly leaned closer to take the spoon in your mouth and swallow the syrup. When you leaned back you averted you eyes from him awkwardly.

"Now you can enjoy your tea," he chimed with satisfaction.

You quickly brought up the mug up to your face and gingerly took a sip. You'd hope that Conan would think the heat in your face was caused by the hot beverage and not because of him. Conan might have been new to the whole understanding human emotions thing, but he was by no means clueless. (Unlike his predecessor) He knew exactly what he was doing.

After taking your first taste you hummed at the pleasant sweetness. He must have added honey, your favorite. Your lips curled up into a small smile.

"Thanks Conan," you said sincerely, smiling up to him.

"Of course, (Y/n)," he replied with a slight bow of his head.

Your smile widened and paused just before taking another sip of your tea, "you're uh excused by the way."

With another nod Conan left your room. It wasn't long before he returned with an old paper book in hand, must have gotten it from your Dad's library. He then took a seat in a chair by your side on your right, opening to the page you assumed he left off. You never got why he liked to read books when he could probably download the whole thing in a matter of seconds. But you never spoiled his hobby. It was nice to watch as his striking blue-grey eyes glided across the paper. He almost looked at peace. Almost.

His eyes flicked up to meet yours and you immediately looked down into your mug. Your cheeks were darkening in embarrassment. It wasn't the first time he had caught you staring, and it probably wouldn't be the last either.

"I recommend you try and sleep after you've finished. The more rest you get the faster you will recover," Conan said, cutting the growing awkward silence.

"Yeah, yeah," you waved him off, no longer having the energy to argue with him.

Conan's attention went back on his book, the tiniest of blink and you'll miss it smiles gracing his features. Meanwhile you tried to keep your attention on your phone as you slowly finished your tea. Emphasis on tried. But you just couldn't stop your eyes from glancing up at your favorite android. It wasn't your fault Cyberlife made him so perfect.

Eventually, you finished your tea and oddly enough you felt very tired. You placed the mug on the end table beside your bed before a yawn escaped you.

"You should rest," Conan said, not looking away from his book.

"You drugged me didn't you," you squinted at him, your lips pursing.

Conan looked over at you with a blank expression, "No, but if that's what it will require for you to rest then I will."

You couldn't stop the smile from spreading on your face and you rolled your eyes playfully. You knew he was only kidding and it wasn't an actual threat. Then again, maybe it wasn't. Either way, your soft chuckle at his maybe not joke made him feel nice.

"Sorry to spoil the fun but I think I'll pass," you said as you laid in bed and got yourself comfortable.

Conan only rolled his eyes at you before returning his attention back to his book.

Luckily the cough syrup was enough to allow you to easily fall asleep without any interruptions of coughing. You were out like a light for a good few hours. But as the medicine slowly wore off, your coughing became more frequent. You were also sniffling more often as well. It was when Conan heard soft whimpers fall past your lips when he set down his book and went to get you more cough syrup. He could have just waited until you officially woke up, but he didn't see the point in needlessly making you suffer longer than required.

Once he returned to your side, he gently shook your shoulder and softly called out your name. It didn't take more than a few moments before your (e/c) eyes fluttered open to meet his ice cold ones.

"Conan?" you mumbled sleepily.

"My apologies for waking you (Y/n), but I think it would be for the best if you took more cough medicine," he informed you slowly so your waking mind could understand.

You nodded in agreement and replied with a little, "okay."

You sat up slightly as he opened the bottle of the thick deep red liquid. Rubbing the sleep from your eyes you tried not to think too much about the strong, very unpleasant, taste. At least it worked well. Just like before, Conan guided the spoon to your mouth but this time you didn't hesitate to take it.

"Good, now you can go back to sleep," Conan said, an almost tenderness to his voice you thought you imagined.

At his okay you plopped back down. Conan took this as his cue that he was excused but just as he turned to leave your side he stopped when he felt a tug on his jacket. Looking back, he raised a brow in question.

"Is there something you need, (Y/n)?" he inquired.

"Can you lay with me?" you asked, half asleep.

Conan didn't respond right away, he just stared down at you. At the lack of an answer a small frown tugged at your lips and you let him go, assuming his answer was no. So you layed back down, mumbling a short apology.

When you closed your eyes you heard a soft sigh, that you knew was unnecessary, before the mattress next to you dipped under new weight. Your eyes fluttered back open and you were delighted to see Conan laying next to you. He was watching you from the corner of his eye as you scooted closer to his form.

All you did was lay next to him for a short while, testing the waters. You honestly never thought he'd let you get this close to him. Let alone lay with you. It was nice. But you were becoming more sleepy and wanted maximum comfort. So, in a fleeting moment of bravery you shifted to rest your head and an arm on his chest.

Immediately you felt him tense underneath you, and you half expected him to push you off. But to your surprise, he placed a hand on your back and slowly traced up and down your spine. It was a comforting action that made you subconsciously snuggle up closer to him.

Conan never ceased his fingers that traced your spine, telling himself it was for you. Even when he presses a soft kiss to the crown of your head, he told himself it was just to make you feel better. But when he ended up brining up his free hand to pet and play with your hair gently. It was hard to convince himself the action absolutely for his own enjoyment. After all, you had been asleep for at least five minutes at that point.

"Sleep well, my heart."

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A/N: short (at least by my standards) n sweet. Love to see it. But i feel like my writing is garbage. Like I feel like i keep using the same words and phrases n shit. If anyone could lemme know if im just overthinking it or not please leave a comment or dm me or something! Hope y'all enjoyed 💙

[midoriyashotos]

Anguish of the Quirkless

Fandom: My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shoto (could be platonic... though I ship them a lot lmao)

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shoto; MENTIONED - Bakugo Katsuki

Summary: Izuku doesn’t explode.

But burn after burn, he can’t take it anymore.

AO3 / Fanfiction

A/N: I had no reason to write this other than the fact I’ve been really angry and I needed to write something down.

I guess this is technically my first Tododeku fic? But like, it isn’t the focus here, so interpret it the way you want (if you can). I hope this didn’t turn out to be too OOC, though.

Please be aware of the tags and disclaimers below. Be safe. <3

TRIGGER WARNINGS - childhood trauma, past bullying/abuse and injury

*NOT BAKUGO/BAKUDEKU FRIENDLY!

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Izuku doesn’t explode.

If anything, he’s more than scared of explosions. The explosions that silence him, that burn his tongue and his arms and legs, and the notebook of his fanboyish train of thought. The blasts that keep happening no matter how far away he is.

So no, he doesn’t explode. He probably can’t.

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Though every time he stares at the blond spikes of his classmate, Izuku is sickened by a cocktail of years of combustions.

Maybe he does admire the beauty of the explosions when far away. Depending on them, they can actually be quite beautiful when done for the greater good. But when he’s so near, to try to reach them, Izuku gets injured. It’s probably his fault to begin with.

But even with patience and care, Izuku is always exploded back to where he’s been stuck in since he was four.

Izuku is always behind Katsuki. He can’t go around him and walk away. He can’t push him aside, he can’t as much as talk to him. Katsuki will forever be a wall, a minefield that will remain activated until the end of time.

And most importantly, Izuku can never explode back.

He hates explosions, after all.

--

The flaming blend of feelings, however, reach his mind at times he should be feeling okay.

The image of himself exploding Katsuki, of yelling at him, beating the crap out of him sickens the young hero to no end.

But it replays in his head still, even when they’re not fighting and instead having fun with their other classmates. Izuku stares at Katsuki for mere seconds and the thoughts come to him. The freckled boy swallows it all back, until it comes to haunt him at night. Until the burns sting his arms and his heart.

Izuku has tense nights, yet he never explodes. Ever.

--

You’d think Izuku would be happy here. He is happy, though, to be where he’s dreamed of for so long.

But each day that passes, he seems to get worse, he’s sick and tired and angry, and the combustions are closer to his heart. The fantasies become more violent, they’re disturbing. Izuku stains his hands, massacring the remaining of blond hair and hateful red eyes.

Izuku could never take blood from someone. It’s awful – he’s being awful. What would others think? What would everyone else think? All Might, his mother, his friends?

Izuku knows he can cry, but what about the rage? What about the ticking bomb inside him? The bomb that might be close to destroying all around him?

He can’t let anyone see.

Least of all Katsuki.

--

Thankfully, U.A. owns several gymnasiums for the students to train. Few, though, are somewhat left aside due to the new ones, but they don’t really close them. His classmates don’t seem to use them either, as far as he’s concerned.

Izuku finds the classic training tools, including several, big punching bags – different from those you see in common gyms, obviously. They’re able to take up a lot more damage, useful for physical-focused quirks.

He prepares and attacks. Holding it back, Izuku knows to be careful, to protect others. He hates explosions. He hates hurting others.

(All everyone has ever done was hurt him. Why? He was powerless. Quirkless. Deku.)

(That’s why he reclaimed the name, to transform it into someone who could be trusted, someone who could never hurt.)

Izuku kicks, dodges, as if in a real fight. He gives the bag mercy. Probably unnecessary.

(No one gave him mercy.)

(Midoriya Izuku, a boy who could never do wrong, who did nothing but exist.)

(He was exploded like no one ever was.)

The boy’s hands shine red with One for All, as do his eyes. The punching bag absorbs the power, becoming harder to punch and overcome. Izuku continues to spare it, to no avail.

(No matter what he does, he’ll continue to be blasted on the face.)

(Whether he’s powerless or not. The explosions will punish him until he’s gone.)

It’s then that the bag’s energy turns against him and blows him away, Izuku falling back and failing, once again.

It’s all too familiar.

Izuku roars.

He advances with his all, at the same speed as Gran Torino’s, but with a rage unknown to others. A rage from no hero. Heroes don’t feel hate, only towards evil – yet never, never to this extent. With revenge comes nothing. No hero should be selfish.

(This doesn’t come from a hero. It comes from… a boy? A monster?)

And Izuku is attacking the bag with no barriers holding him back. The second time it attacks, Izuku doesn’t let himself fall again. He returns at full speed and destroys the bag. He’s yelling this entire time, his throat hurting yet he’s far from quitting.

“WHY?!” Izuku demands from the bag. “WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?!”

As always, he gets no answer, only blows and ignorance. And he’s punching it again.

The red of the bag infuriates him, it’s all he sees, and he wants to eradicate.

All those years, all that time never fighting back, never looking for solutions after years of rejections; they all come back to stab him again.

You’re useless.

Pathetic.

You need to deal with it.

“You RUINED MY LIFE!” Izuku screams, eyes shut but red, dams overflowing. “AND YOU DON’T EVEN CARE!”

Despite his cries and punches, they’re not moving, they’re not listening. When have they ever? When?

“I HATE YOU!” Izuku yells, his most disliked words. He’d never say to anyone.

“I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!”

“I

HATE

YOU!!! ”

 CRASH!

He yelps at the force thrown back at him. Smoke enters his nose, painful coughs echoing.

When Izuku looks back, he gasps without making a sound.

He didn’t destroy just one bag – it fired back and damaged the other ones, now abandoned on the floor.

And even then—

Izuku growls and punches the floor, this time without any power left.

He’s still burning.

It doesn’t matter. It never matters.

Now everything smokes and suffocates him, and he’s crying the most he’s ever did.

That’s why he hates explosions.

--

Izuku doesn’t go to Recovery Girl, nor does he tell anyone. He hopes Aizawa-sensei never finds out what he’d done. He looked for cameras and, thankfully, found none.

He lies to his friends he trained in the woods and got a little ahead of himself. As a response, Uraraka tells him to be careful and Iida insists Quirk training should be balanced for him, as a hero in training. Two important statements, of course.

Todoroki, however, observes.

It’s the most he does. Todoroki watches and sees all, barely saying much. He reads people like no one else does. He was the first to realize something would go wrong with Iida, when the latter had wanted to seek his brother’s almost assassin.

This is different, though. So much different.

Izuku ignores it the best he can.

--

Late at night, he can’t sleep. The green-eyed boy sneaks in the kitchen, to grab some tea to make. His classmates seem to have healthy sleep schedules, especially when exams are out of the scene.

So slow steps take him off guard, and Izuku hides his arms under his sleeves.

“Midoriya.”

He sighs deeply. “Oh, Todoroki-kun… it’s just you. What’s up?”

Todoroki shrugs. “Couldn’t sleep.”

“Oh. Me neither.”

“Hm.”

Todoroki is doing it again, he can tell. Watching him. (Judging.)

Izuku hates being watched – he’s watched the entire time.

The tea doesn’t take much longer to be ready, so Izuku barely bats an eye to Todoroki and makes his way to the stairs.

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” he mumbles.

“Wait, Midoriya—”

“What ?”

Izuku regrets the moment he hisses, but he’s so tired.

“Just…” his classmate hesitates. “Take care of yourself, okay?”

Todoroki’s tone has… softened.

Izuku doesn’t turn around.

“… Good night, Todoroki-kun.”

--

The days go by like usual. It’s like nothing happened. No one has found out, or so he hopes.

Todoroki hasn’t talked to him since that night. Or well, Izuku tries to avoid looking at him for too long in the first place. They have lunch together with the rest, but there’s no direct contact at all.

Todoroki isn’t the kind of person you can make excuses. He reads into your tone, he knows something is wrong. While Izuku’s relationship with him has definitely improved since the Sports Festival and Stain, he still finds that aspect of him a little intimidating. Because Todoroki, in contrast, is hard to read most of the time.

Izuku might as well be avoiding him. Of course, he’s polite when Todoroki has a question or when he asks for a favor. Though he rejects the suggestion they train together in the next day. Mostly, because Izuku’s wounds still sting, and he refuses to go to the infirmary.

At last, Izuku finds himself going to the old gymnasium, with no intention to seethe like before, even if the urge screams in his brain. It looks… the same, on the outside. As for the inside…

Instead of the gray smoke and destroyed reds, Izuku stops as soon as he catches white strands connected to wine, fire red. A fire that doesn’t explode, but fire, nonetheless.

Izuku’s veins fill with One for All, and before he goes Full Cowling to get as far away as possible, he’s less than lucky to expose himself.

“Midoriya?”

Nononononono—

Even though Todoroki isn’t using his Quirk, Izuku feels like he’s frozen by his giant ice spikes, caught to explain himself.

Why on earth is Todoroki here? Does he also know this spot? Oh, of course. Todoroki often trains alone but Izuku never knew where. Oh my god.

There are no words shared or spoken, least of all whispered. Izuku can’t bring himself to look up. There’s only shame to be shared. No one was supposed to find out and yet he just revealed himself. Stupid. Idiot!

A step.

“Midoriya…”

Izuku shakes his head.

“I know what you’re going to say.”

Todoroki stops. “What?”

“… that I’m supposed to be a hero, right? That I shouldn’t have done this? I- I know I shouldn’t have.” Izuku clenches his jaw and his fists, to contain the trembling rage. “I shouldn’t be angry.”

The fallen punching bags stare.

“But I didn’t know what to do with this anger. It only kept growing and- and it keeps growing inside of me, these thoughts, this scream in my throat,” Izuku spits out without much thought. “I’ve been hurt my entire life and I hate- I hate hurting people back, I hate wanting to hurt them, but I hate them, too, I hate-!” For a moment, he bites back the poisonous name, yet he can’t take it anymore, he’s tired of being silenced by the explosions.

“… I hate Kacchan. I hate that he always explodes me in the face, I hate that he used to go after other kids, too. He always explodes and hurts people, and he doesn’t give a shit.” Izuku’s tone is wet, soaked with weight. “He doesn’t give a shit about me, he still hurts me no matter what I do, and I’m sick of it. And god, all I want is to punch his fucking face and scream, because he never cared about making me cry or burning me at all, he- he doesn’t care! And I don’t know why I still do, why I even try to communicate with him! Nothing I do is enough for him!”

Izuku observes the multiple layers of old wood under his feet, each second finding new details, new splinters.

“This is why I don’t explode. Why I never burst out. I-I don’t want to hurt anyone… but I’m still so angry, Todoroki-kun. I’m only feeling worse than before.” The freckled teen pathetically dries his drowned face. “It’s like nothing is ever going to get better.”

The temperature is a bitter cold, despite the sun outside.

Izuku cries like that boy he’d known in Middle School, the one that would weep to himself in the shadows after getting burned on the face.

“W-What should I do?” He asks to no one.

It’s, again, a question without an answer.

Except…

His arms are taken by two hands that slowly pull up his sleeves, revealing the wounds from the hazard. The hands brush against his blistered skin as gently as possible. One hot, the other cold, but equally mindful.

“I think…” Todoroki whispers, “you need someone.”

Izuku’s face is close to the piercing gray and blue eyes, the ones who always read him… but not in judgment, he realizes. They read each sentence, each word of himself and take it to their heart, hopefully to come up with a meaningful response.

“Because then… who will protect you from the explosion?” Todoroki questions, his right hand reaching Izuku’s left.

The question is one he’s never considered. Izuku makes sure no one gets hurt, and maybe he’s successful at that, yet…

Todoroki’s face is close enough for their heads to touch, some of his red and white bangs touching Izuku’s forehead.

“It’s okay to be angry, Midoriya.”

“You’re… not mad at me?”

“Why would I be?”

“I don’t know,” Izuku gulps, “I feel… disgusting.”

“I understand. But you’re not disgusting. You were hurt.”

Izuku’s mouth quivers. “I don’t want to hurt anymore.”

Todoroki’s hands move from his arms to his shoulders, pulling him forward. Izuku shivers.

He’s…

Todoroki has never hugged him before.

Sure, they’ve gotten so far as friends. But after all this time, they’ve never touched each other; least of all Todoroki, who is, reasonably, a more reserved person.

The hug is far from awkward, nonetheless. It’s… good. Izuku has never been hugged like this. Even with the crime scene of his anger right there for Todoroki and everyone else to see… the red-and-white-haired boy chooses to hold him.

(After all, he’s also a boy. A boy afraid of his thoughts. Afraid while no one knows.)

Izuku returns the contact, his face somewhat under Todoroki’s chin.

“I’m sorry Bakugo is a piece of shit.” He adds quietly, “Well, more than he already is.”

That manages to attract a miserable laugh.

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not.”

Izuku hums, not up to protest as he melts in his touch. He could never have imagined Todoroki to be this… comfortable.

The permanent smell of smoke and dust does eventually bother him, so Izuku suggests, “Want to get out of here?”

“Sure.”

And they leave the gymnasium behind, hopefully their secret will be left alone.

Todoroki takes Izuku to a tree, the leaves green like the latter’s hair. There’s enough of a shadow to cover them from the sun, from the burning flames far away. Todoroki helps a little with the burns, his ice the most soothing Izuku has felt.

Until the sun sets, their hands are intertwined, scars only they know.

[alienheartattack]

Hello. Who’s ur comfort character? (Snk) what r ur notps for snk? And, last one, how do you write Levi and Mikasa so perfectly? Like their personalities and what they say- how do you even get good at that? I love all ur works

Hello! Thank you for reading and for taking the time to send a message!

I don't really have any comfort characters from SNK. I guess Levi? He's the only one who doesn't make me depressed about the series when I look at him lmao. Right now my comfort characters are my OCs, considering how much I enjoy brainstorming for them. (Both male leads I've written so far are masculine men with strong personalities who are also soft and kind. Now that I think about it, I tend to write Levi in a similar way in a modern AU where he's allowed to indulge his softness.)

In terms of notps, I think I've made my feelings on EM pretty clear. I'm not a fan of Levihan (love it platonically though, and I even follow some Levihan blogs) or Rivahisu either. However, I just filter everything I don't like so I barely even remember it exists.

I've been accused of writing Levi and Mikasa OOC before, so it's wonderful to hear that someone thinks I do it perfectly! I pay a lot of attention to how people talk IRL and sometimes I'll even say my dialogue out loud to make sure it flows. It's always been a big pet peeve of mine that authors who write "snappy" dialogue rarely write how people actually talk, instead they go all big and pretentious with it. I think Levi and Mikasa are relatively uncomplicated people (despite all the trauma), so their dialogue should be more straightforward. A lot of what I do is think, “How would a person who watched their parents die in front of them/was raised in a dangerous slum/is the only person they know who’s as strong as they are/etc. act in this situation?”

ETA: I rambled a lot about writing here, so I'm just gonna toss it below a read more.

In terms of Levi and Mikasa's personalities, I tend to focus on things we know canonically about the characters and then fill in the blanks from there. They're both relatively reserved people but they have a wicked sense of humor, and usually it relates to things that are scatological or taboo. I tend to focus on them being people who are stoic on the outside but very emotional on the inside, because that way I give myself an opportunity to explore their inner life, which usually involves some kind of domesticity (based upon Mikasa's desire for a family and Levi's potential career as a tea merchant).

I also like to drop in random canon or fanon facts, like Levi only sleeping a few hours a night or high school AU Mikasa being a goth, and then use those as jumping off points for further characterization. For example, writing a scene with cranky Levi doesn't hit as hard as writing a scene with cranky Levi when you know he's tired from a bad night of sleep and he's running on caffeine and fumes. It's easier to characterize him and add details to your writing by drawing on your own experiences of being tired: he probably feels like shit, he's exhausted, his eyes are puffy, he's yawning, he's not paying as close attention as he normally would be.

Another thing I do that helps keep me in tune with the characters is to decide what kind of Rivamika I want to write before I start writing. I decide how they feel about each other during the story and whether I want that to change. If I write a story where they're already friends, their personalities are going to show a lot differently in a story where they openly dislike each other, although I usually write them bickering in some way to reflect their interpersonal conflicts in canon.

The way I'm able to achieve all this complexity in my writing is that I tend to write pretty mechanically: I decide what goal I want to achieve with a story, then work backwards and figure out how to get there. For example, with the assassin AU, I knew it was going to center around a scene that was violent but also very caring and maybe even loving, so I made very sure to write Levi and Mikasa as people who argue a lot and say some really terrible things to each other, but who show deep respect through their actions. If they truly hated each other, Mikasa would never agree to sleep with him in any situation, so I had to make sure to add details that infer that maybe they don't actually hate each other that much. I really fixate on making my characters' motivations believable, so I was literally sitting there thinking, "If I were in Mikasa's shoes, in what scenario would I be okay having sex with a weird coworker?" Or I'll try to imagine a similar situation in my life where I thought I disliked someone but actually realized I would be upset if I didn't see them around. Especially with fanfiction, it's all about showing how the characters feel about each other, and what events and actions can make those feelings change.

I've already written enough here, but I wanted to emphasize one of the things I stand by as a writer that I think makes for better characterization: nothing is ever black or white. People are frequently conflicted or torn by competing desires, even when it comes to relatively easy decisions. (Especially when it comes to things like food and sex.) Even if someone falls strongly on one side of an issue, they can usually see the merits of both sides. No one is ever 100% good or evil, and oftentimes bad people genuinely believe they're doing the right thing. I try to make it so that every character in a story genuinely believes that they are doing their best, so when they come into conflict it's because they have deeper issues than just a simple misunderstanding or miscommunication. For example, in Inexorable, I wanted everyone to be sympathetic to a degree, even Eren, because I think it's too simple and unrealistic for him to be a straight up villain. Plus it makes the reader really feel for Mikasa, because both she and the reader can see that even though Eren was a dick, he's also trying to make things right. It makes her final decision that much more anxiety-inducing and ultimately satisfying because she has a good reason for being with Levi and a less good but still valid reason for being with Eren, and (hopefully) you don't know which one she'll pick. These problems often take a lot of thinking and brainstorming to resolve, but I find that they make for much more satisfying characterization and plot.

I could blab on about writing forever (obviously) so I'm always down to answer asks!

[zukoshotleafjuice]

The funniest thing about june teasing katara and zuko about being a couple is that she just sees a pretty girl and an attractive guy, both looking almost the same age which immediately makes her go "you two must be a couple" and it just reminds me of zvtara shippers, you know what i mean? I'm convinced one of the reasons a lot of ppl ship them is bc of their looks. katara being the female protagonist and also a pretty, smart and powerful girl & zuko, despite not being the male protagonist, being the most attractive guy in the gaang. Boom, a "bomb ass ship". It is worth to recall that "people ship zutara bc they projected onto katara and had a crush on zuko". And if they say they don't ship them for that reason, then it's bc they read too much between the lines in every interaction they have. So, back to june, she didn't even care if they had chemistry or if they were friends or anything, she just straight up teased them about being a couple lmao. Because in all honesty zvtara can be an appealing ship in anyone's eyes but THAT'S IT, it doesn't go further than that. I can be testimony of that😅Before even watching the show i was like june, one day i saw a zk fanart and was like "wow aren't those zuko and katara from atla? They look so good, she's gorgeous and he's hot" i already knew kataang was endgame and that mai was zuko's love interest but seeing zuko and katara together was pleasing to my eyes. However once i watched the show for the first time (2 months ago i think) i realized there was really no romantic chemistry between them, nothing, literally nothing, i mean, i wasn't even waiting for the zvtara content in the show that made ppl ship them so much, i was actually very neutral about ships, i couldn't care less about them, but i still realized nothing was happenig between them and that it was obvious since book 1 ep 1 that kataang was endgame. Zuko and katara were two teenagers from opposite sides of a war that tried to kill each other multiple times and when zuko changed sides they developed a completely platonic relationship. As i said, people either ship them because it's an appealing and aesthetically pleasing ship (water/fire, enemies to lovers, opposites attract, the common red & blue ship) or they just love reading too much between the lines, OR BOTH, because they were so thirsty about it they ended up convincing themselves there was romantic tension between them, that they liked each other and that zvtara was scrapped when it was never planned in the first place. Not to mention the reasons why they claim zvtara should've been endgame are based only on symbolism and things they have in common that are just so ??? Random. e.g. (i saw these on a post on facebook and the comment section was hilarious, it was full of ppl being sarcastic about it & making fun of it) saying they should've been canon bc:

1. "They both lost their mothers at a young age" (?)

2. "katara was good but had rage in her heart and zuko was bad but had good in his heart so it was like yin and yang, and that was the main purpose/topic of the show" (?)

3. "they both had alter egos (painted lady and blue spirit)" (???) this one sounds like saying maiko was canon bc zuko worked in a tea shop and mai worked in a flower shop😂

4. "Zuko was the only one who supported katara in taking revenge on her mom's assassin" (?) if you ask me, that just proves zuko is not right for katara, he led her to do something she was gonna regret later (not trying to hate on zuko, i love him, and since i love him i acknowledge his flaws. I understand why he thought it was the best thing to do, he's an impulsive and resentful boy (he would've done the same if it was his mom) and he noticed how thirsty katara was for revenge, ofc he wanted to help her + he wanted her to accept him and thought it was the right thing to do in order to gain her trust, but it wasn't) unlike zuko, aang tried to make katara come to her senses and do the thing that was best for her: forgive and let go, and it was basically what she did at the end. She didn't do what zuko expected her to do. She did what aang expected her to do. She didn't forgive her mom's assassin, but she forgave zuko, and she didn't do THAT thing she (and aang) knew would regret later. Aang knew katara and what was the best thing for her to do.

5. and the most ridiculous one, "they both saved each other's lives in the final agni kai"(???????) and the funniest part is that it was followed by "WHAT MORE PROOFS DO YOU WANT???". Honestly wtf did ppl expect? Did they expect zuko to stand there and watch katara die? Did they expect katara to just stand there and watch zuko lay on the floor & die? And this has been said a million times and i am going to join and say it once again: zuko would've done that for ANYONE from the gaang, he would've done the same for toph, sokka, suki and aang. Because he learned to care about them. As for katara, she would've done that for anyone too wtf she healed aang once too and even brought him back to life. (I wouldn't be surprised if zk shippers used that as a parallel for romantic zvtara proof bc they're just like that💀)

There were more "reasons" but they're just so stupid and taken out of context like "they care for each other" & "katara was the one who encouraged him to talk to his uncle" like yeah that's what friends do. Basically all zvtara shippers do is REACH.

Also, i just can't see it happening. I like the enemies to lovers trope, maybe if the writers really intended to make it canon, i would have been down for the ship, it would've been interesting to see how it developed, but,, they didn't, and later i came to the realization that if it would've really happened, it would've been so... weird. Time to bring up the "colonized and colonizer ship" and how some ppl feel uncomfortable about it. Besides the fact that a relationship between zuko and katara wouldn't have worked (they're incompatible af, katara is a girl with a strong character and zuko is a guy with anger issues that takes everything personal, they'd be at each other's throats 99% of the time) it's just weird to think that katara would choose to marry a man from the fire nation, the nation that caused a big war that traumatized her, the nation that took her mother away from her. Imagine katara ruling along with zuko a nation she despised for years. Fire lady katara doesn't sit right with me, and i'm sure it doesn't sit right with a lot of ppl as well. I don't see katara doing that, and yes, i know she forgave zuko, but still, she would've never done that 🤦🏽‍♀️ i think it would've been so OOC tbh.

Another thing i laugh my ass off at is when they say "zuko should've chosen katara instead of mai" as if they were ever in a relationship for zuko to say "ok imma choose katara i wanna be with her". As if katara was EVER an option for him. They never showed interest in each other, what's not clicking?????? And zuko only had eyes for mai, not to mention that despite zuko and mai had a rough relationship, no girl would've dealed with zuko's bs better than mai. Can you imagine katara dealing with zuko blowing up over everything? Because i can't. Also people saying things like "zuko deserves someone who is always there for him and listens to him" (and ofc they're talking about katara) like, ok, you hate that katara is aang's "therapist" but you want her to be zuko's therapist. Logic? Where? And I do remember mai being a supportive gf and trying to cheer him up multiple times. Did they watch the same show as me?

Zvtarians try to play the victims about how they were "robbed" bc some voice actors shipped them and from what i've read people who worked for the show suggested to go for zk, but that's stupid, it doesn't count as "they planned it but scrapped it, we were robbed". The only word that counts are the creators' voice and they have stated they were always rooting for kataang, so no, you were not robbed.

People are just so in love with the idea of zuko and katara together they really convinced themselves it was likely to happen. Honestly zvtara it's a fine ship as fanon but ppl ruined it for me and what i hate the most is when they ship it and hate on aang and mai at the same time and make them look SO bad to invalidate kataang and maiko. Saying aang is abusive and mai is toxic is complete ✨bullshit✨ and lastly, it's ridiculous when they say the creators were cowards for not making it canon. They're cowards for not fulfilling your greatest childhood wish? Something they never planned? It is THEIR show. If you hate sm how things turned out then quit atla once and for all and go find another show that you know is gonna give you what you expect,,, it's tiring that they've been crying about it for 15 yrs , like, i joined the fandom recently but i can imagine how tired old atla fans must be of this.

OK so I have a lot of thoughts about this and firstly,,,anon I appreciate the dedication that it took for you to write  this, and I agree with many of your points. However, the attitude I have on this blog towards Avatar ships is far more neutral than what you’re saying.

Ultimately, romance is not and never was the focus of Avatar. Romantic development was always secondary or tertiary plot, and the entire show was far more focused on platonic relationship development. My attitude towards shippers on here - including Zutara shippers - is that people can ship what they want, as long as they’re respectful of each other and of the other characters that “interfere” with their ship. End of the day, shipping is irrelevant to the core of the show. 

People shipping something because they find it aesthetically appealing is honestly,,,fine. Personally, I think it’s reductionist, but I don’t care if you do because everyone has the right to enjoy media however they want to. 

That being said, we absolutely should call out racist or problematic tropes that we see, including ‘fire lady katara”. I also agree that it’s upsetting when people bash other characters in order to further their ship, as much of the bashing is also pretty racist and/or misogynistic. Calling that out, however, is separate from calling out every single person who happens to enjoy certain ships. 

“She didn't do what zuko expected her to do. She did what aang expected her to do. She didn't forgive her mom's assassin, but she forgave zuko, and she didn't do THAT thing she (and aang) knew would regret later. Aang knew katara and what was the best thing for her to do.”

I understand where you’re coming from, but I honestly disagree with this take. Both Aang and Zuko were approaching the situations from their own life experiences, but Katara didn’t do what either of the boys wanted. She chose her own path, by both sparing Yon Rha’s life but also refusing to forgive him. The episode is about Katara and her personal trauma and its focus should not be on her relationships with either Zuko or Aang. 

When I make posts such as this, it’s less about hating Z*tara and more about how this fandom focuses all its attention on romance and shipping, to the point where if you acknowledge a relationship’s importance it’s assumed you pair the two romantically. I don’t read Zuko and Katara’s relationship as romantic (for reasons that it would take too long to explain here), but their relationship development is extremely important, the two of them share tons of parallels and the final Agni Kai marks the culmination of both of their character arcs. Yes, Zuko would have taken the lightning for any of the characters, but it’s thematically important that it was Katara. None of this inherently means it’s romantic, but refusing to acknowledge the significance of the relationship between them is equally reductionist. 

This isn’t an attack on you, anon, and you’re 100% allowed to have negative feelings about a ship. But at the end of the day, it’s not worth getting this worked up over. If I were you I’d focus more on creating/consuming content for a ship you like than bashing ships you don’t!

[taruyison]

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Would You Rather - Fanfic Version

(I responded to all the questions under the cut cause it would be such a long post. Btw, if you wanna do a read more tag on mobile, write :readmore: and press the enter button. Works like a charm 👌)

Do you prefer friends to lovers or enemies to lovers? - I feel like I haven’t really read any of these tropes, but I think I’d say friends to lovers because that’s wholesome (although enemies to lovers could be FEELS)

Would you rather be forced to watch a terrible movie adaptation of your favorite fanfic or an amazing adaptation of your least favorite fanfic? - I’m a giant movie critic, although silently, so I might want the amazing adaptation tbh

Would you rather read fanfic chapters backwards or read them as parsed from google translate? - “I’m fluent in Google Translate”

Would you rather consume every fanfic as an audiobook read by a monotone narrator or have to read on a tiny printed piece of papers written in yellow highlighter? - Monotone audiobook; how am I supposed to see *anything* written in highlighter??

Would you rather get a tattoo on your body of very fanfic title you read or never read fanfic again? - I’ve always wanted a tattoo tbh, and imagine having the titles of the fics you adore on your arms. Great way to remember if you wanna go back for a re-read! 👌

Do you prefer vampire au or werewolf au? - I haven’t read enough of any of these to know for sure, but let’s say Vampire AU 🙈

Would you rather get sold to a boy band or be stuck in a time loop with your love interest? - Oh yeah, just throw me into the Doctor Strange canon cause I literally have no love life and he’s the closest thing to anything called a love interest 😂

Would you rather kill your favorite character or marry your least favorite character? - I’ve already killed my favorite character so I guess it’s time to marry my least favorite

Would you rather meet your love interest in a coffee shop au or college au? - Coffee Shop AU cause then I can be lazy and sit in a corner and slurp tea while stalking him

Would you rather have your fic history leaked or never read another fanfic again? - I don’t think I have anything *too* bad in my history, and I still have plenty of fics I wanna read, as sooo (129 + 5 on my TBR)

Would you rather be able to read amazing fanfiction but it always has an mpreg plot twist or only read bad fanfiction for the rest of your life? - I mean, mpreg is my jam so why the hell not? Why is this even a question sksksksk--

Would you rather gay ships or straight ships? - Be gay, do crimes!

Would you rather ship a rarepair with almost no content or a pair with lots of content but almost all of it is cracky nightmare smut? - Rarepair (tbh I think I have one exactly like this) (oh god, you have me thinking about the baby carrot incident-- DO NOT REMIND ME OF THE BABY CARROT INCIDENT)

Would you rather see your otp shatter years after their happily ever after or never have the happily ever after happen in the first place? - Reading or writing? Cause I could write both, it would probably even be fun writing some good old angst and heartbreak, but I’d probably prefer to read the latter

Would you rather read a poorly written but complete fanfic or a literary masterpiece last updated june 2013? - Why do you have to attack me like this sjsbddjsm-- I choose masterpiece

Would you rather read SSSS++++ tier smut with almost 11k words or 70k words worth of fluff? - Can I just ask.. Is the 11k *only* smut? Like are they literally having sex for three damn days straight with no breaks? Then I’d probably pick the fluff because damn, the smut would get messy (and probably unsanitary)

Would you rather read only alternate universe fanfics or only canon fanfics? - Alternate Universe, duh; we don’t do canon in this household

Would you rather introduce fanfics to your normie friend with an ongoing smut fic with great writing or a complete fluff fic with terrible writing? - Wait, normies actually exist? Like, for real? I thought they were a myth! But yeah, probably the smut fic to keep them on their toes, lol

Would you rather read your notp with all your favorite tropes and perfect characterization or your otp with tropes you despise and inconsistent characterization? - I don’t even think I have a notp, but I’d prefer good characterization tbh

Would you rather have a major character death or have a bed sharing scene but it’s a ship you hate? - Major Character Death; we’ve all been through it

Would you rather every fanfic includes Jackson Wang or every fanfic includes at least one nsfw moment? - Don’t they already? Lmao, nsfw please

Would you rather read a fanfic that has constant grammar and spelling mistakes or one that the characters are wildly different than canon? - OOC; rather good spelling than bad because I have an ounce of perfectionism

Would you rather read the most absolutely messed up dead dove with your most wholesome ship or subject yourself to 100,000 words of your notp all written in a solid block with no punctuation and horrible grammar? - I realize I know nothing about the Dead Dove trope, but I literally can’t stand giant walls of text. I’m in *physical pain* from people who don’t know how to paragraph. Which means yes, I pick the dove

Would you rather have the power to read every fanfic in existence or have the power to make any ship canon? - IronStrange, here we come! I guess that doesn’t actually answer the question, lol. Second option

Would you rather read a cringy 70 chapter harry styles mafia au or a high school kpop au y/n fic with horrible grammar? - I’ve no joke stumbled upon a mildly erotic kpop fanfiction on Twitter at some point and that shit was weirdly interesting. I know nothing about kpop but that author was good. Probably picking the Mafia AU though cause that seems like a morbidly interesting idea

Would you rather have your otp get together in canon but one of them dies in a tragic way or all members of your otp survive but get together with other people? - Isn’t both of these just Marvel canon at this point? Bahbaii Tony Stark, but if he *had* survived, he’d still be with Pepper; rip IronStrange either way. Still, I’ll pick the first

Would you rather accidentally send your boss a super detailed smut fic or read a super detailed smut fic about your boss? - Who’s my boss if I’m unemployed? Self-employment? Myself then? Lol, joke’s on you because I *write* detailed smut about myself (no, I ain't sharing, I’m a coward) (at least let me finish it first, jfc)

Would you rather read smut fanfic aloud to your parents or submit smut fanfic to the employer of your dream job? - I think I need context about this one-- Did the employer *ask* for this submission? Is this the criteria to get the job? Because if so, hell yeah I would (though I’m wondering if I might already have read a smut fic to my parents at some point >.>)

Would you rather pine after an oblivious love interest or be the oblivious love interest pined after? - I have pined and I legit have been pined for. Can’t say either of them was very interesting, but I pick the latter (I was turned down when I asked that stupid old crush for a dance... Twice)

Would you rather hanahaki disease or your soulmate’s first words to you tattooed on your body (and they’re really stupid)? - Soulmate’s words. I imagine I’d say something equally as stupid back

Would you rather be an alpha, beta, or omega in omegaverse? - I think the most convenient choice here would be beta, but I really think it would be interesting to be an omega and still keep my asshole demeanor. “Fuck you alpha, I ain’t for sale today”

Would you rather read a fanfic where the characters turn into furries or a fanfic where the characters all get pregnant? - How about all the characters turn fuzzy AND pregnant? Didn’t think about that one, did you 😏

Would you rather be able to resurrect dead fics or have the power to create a plethora of new fics effortlessly? - I already have too many ideas swimming in my head and I don’t need more. However, too many fics have been lost into the void, and I have a few that I absolutely would like to see born anew!

Alright this was cool! I like thinking about fanfiction and talking about fanfiction, so this was a really fun tag! Thanks again stxphxn

I believe everyone that cones to mind has already been tagged for this but ssksnsjdb @dezmondmyles @hickapostsart @ironstrangeislove and literally anyone who wants to gossip about fanfiction--

Have fun! :)

[ilusionis]

THE MEGA RP PLOTTING SHEET / MEME.

First and foremost, recall that no one is perfect, we all have witnessed some plotting once which did not went too well, be it because of us or our partner. So here have this, which may help for future plotting. It’s a lot! Yes, but perhaps give your partners some insight? Anyway BOLD what fully applies, italicize if only somewhat.

Mun Name: vinn (or ila, for close friends)     Age: 22       Contact: IM, discord

Character(s) I rp: aizen sosuke on here, askin nakk ke vaar (@ levaer) and lille barro (@ firstritter, sideblog) Which muse(s) inspires you the most atm?(for MM): all of them actually. Current Fandom(s): bleach. Fandom(s) you have an AU for:  none. i’ve been debating about making a modern au but i wouldn’t be sure what to explore in it. within the context of bleach, though, i’m very interested in developing a bunch of AUs. My language(s): i’m only confident in writing in italian or english.  Themes I’m interested in for rp:   Fantasy / Science fiction / Horror / Western / Romance / Thriller / Mystery / Dystopia / Adventure / Modern / Erotic / Crime / Mythology / Classic / History / Renaissance / Medieval / Ancient / War / Family / Politics / Religion / School / Adulthood / Childhood / Apocalyptic / Gods / Sport / Music / Science / Fights / Angst / Smut / Drama / etc. Themes/Genres you have an AU for: none.

Preferred Thread length: one-liner / 1 para / 2 para / 3+ / novella. Asks can be send by: Mutuals / Non-Mutuals / Personals / Anons. Can Asks be continued?:   YES / NO   only by Mutuals?:  YES / NO. Preferred thread type: crack / casual nothing too deep / serious / deep as heck. Is realism / research important for you in certain themes?:   YES / NO. Are you atm open for new plots?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS. Do you handle your draft / ask - count well?:  YES / NO / SOMEWHAT. How long do you usually take to reply?:  24h / 1 week / 2 weeks / 3+ / months / years. I’m okay with interacting: original characters / a relative of my character (an oc) / duplicates / my fandom / crossovers / multi-muses / self-inserts / people with no AU verse for my fandom / canon-divergent portrayals / au-versions (as main or only verse). Do you post more ic or occ?:  IC / OOC. Are you selective with following others?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS.  

Best ways to approach you for rp/plotting:  if you want to plot, it would be best to send me an IM and ask me, then we can definitely move to discord if you’d rather. it’s possible to approach me for rp without plotting first, best way would be to send me a meme when i reblog them or simply an ic ask, which i will answer, while memes might get lost. ic asks are good ice-breakers, we can continue plotting from there.

What expectations do you hold towards your plotting partner:  i need my partners to be as interested in our plot as i am. it would be great if you already have an idea, but it’s still good if you don’t, i get that coming up with ideas can be hard sometimes; mostly, i require honesty. you can definitely tell me that you got no ideas and i will do my best to help, ask questions, try to spark something. i do require the feeling of having that commitment reciprocated.

When you notice the plotting is rather one-sided, what do you do?:  i tend to straight up drop the conversation lmao. no hard feelings, but if i get the feeling you’re not interested, i will take my distance - i won’t waste my energy on a plot if my partner doesn’t share my enthusiasm. still, you can always approach me again, if you’re feeling up to it / have new ideas / whatever. nice thing of online convos is that they don’t have an expiration date lol.

How do you usually plot with others, do you give input or leave most work towards your partner?:  i always ask if they got any ideas to begin with. if my partner already knows, more or less, what kind of dynamic they wanna build with my character(s), that makes it infinitely easier to build something meaningful. it’s still fine if they don’t, i will usually ask a lot of questions regarding their muse’s opinions / feelings / etc., and try to navigate from there. a question i usually ask is: is there any aspect of your muse you’d like to explore? i think that’s a pivotal point in any interaction. 

When a partner drops the thread, do you wish to know?:   YES / NO / DEPENDS. - And why?: if they feel like telling me, why not. but usually, i don’t warn when i drop a thread, so it’s not expected of my partners ever. - What should your partner do when dropping a thread?:  nothing in particular tbh. they can tell me or approach me to start a new thread if they wish to, but it’s not required.

What could possibly lead you to drop a thread?:  i might lose interest in a thread, especially if i feel like it’s going nowhere or if the inspiration for it simply doesn’t come. it’s never happened so far that i had to drop a thread because it was making me uncomfortable, but that could still be a reason for me to. in general, though, i would approach my partner in that case. - Will you tell your partner?:   YES / NO / DEPENDS.

Is communication in the rpc important to you?   YES / NO. - And why?:  absolutely. i’d rather avoid awkward situations or misunderstandings of any kind; if something’s up, tell me. i also like to communicate with my writing partners (be it in the tags of our threads or in IMs), makes me feel like the enthusiasm is not one-sided and i find it generally pleasant.  - Are you okay with absolute honesty, even if it may means hearing something negative about you and/or portrayal?:  sure. we gotta stay polite, but honest. - Do you think you can handle such situation in a mature way?  YES / NO.

Why do you rp again, is there a goal?:  to have fun, to cultivate my writing skills and my english, and to explore my favorite characters. 

Wishlist, be it plots or scenarios:  i want to develop aizen’s wandenreich verse, because i’m deep in quincy hell and i think his dynamics with quincy muses could be super interesting. anything involving the intricacies of bleach politics is super interesting to me, be it with aizen or with my two quincy muses - who, btw, are also good to explore dynamics between quincies / their culture / relationships etc.

Themes I won’t ever rp / explore:  i won’t write anything pertaining to sexual assault. 

What Type of Starters do you prefer / dislike, can’t work with?: it’s gotten difficult to work with starters such as “you summoned me / do you need anything / did you call for me” etc. i used to receive that kind of starters all the time with aizen, and i can’t come up with something new every damn time. i also have a hard time working with starters / replies that already feel like a closed conversation and don’t give me anything to reply to.

What type of characters catch your interest the most?:  i’m not sure i have a type. aizen is pretty much an exception, the only example of an already well-built character i write, since i tend to gravitate around minor ones that don’t have much material and that i can work on and expand without being affected by the fandom’s opinion or whatever. somehow i always tend to rp tall guys-

What type of characters catch your interest the least?:  children and teenagers don’t interest me for the most part. characters who don’t have a shred of an opinion or can’t offer any interesting conflicts. overly friendly, mushy, affectionate and flowery characters are really not my cup of tea either. 

What are your strong aspects as rp partner?:  oh god i have no idea. i’m very laid-back, i guess. i’ll never pressure my partners for replies, i don’t think i’m owed a reply in the first place because we all have lives offline,  so i’ll never take it to heart if a partner drops a thread. if i really feel like our roleplaying styles don’t mesh, it will be at my own discretion to do something about it. another strong aspect i have ....... i think i have a decent grasp on all my muses? especially aizen. of course ur free to disagree lol. also, lately i’ve been p active, so that’s it. 

What are your weak aspects as rp partner?: i’m really slow. i might speed up for my closest friends, with whom i plot / rp regularly, but usually i take quite some time to reply to random unplotted threads. i probably have a thousand other flaws as a rper, but this is the biggest one that comes to my mind rn. 

Do you rp smut?:  YES / NO. Do you prefer to go into detail?:  YES / NO / DEPENDS. Are you okay with black curtain?:  YES / NO. - When do you rp smut? More out of fun or character development?:  i don’t write detailed sex scenes. sorry lmao they’re just not interesting to me. however, i’m super-ok with writing anything around it, like intimate scenes etc. in fact i find it somewhat soothing.  - Anything you would not want to rp there?:  the nitty-gritty part is already a no, but i guess also sexual violence and shit like that. it’s a no.

Are ships important to you?:   YES / NO. Would you say your blog is ship-focused?:   YES / NO. Do you use read more?:  YES / NO / SOMETIMES. Are you: Multi-Ship / Single-Ship / Dual-Ship  —  Multiverse / Singleverse. - What do you love to explore the most in your ships?:  all my ships are with snow 8′) and ur never bored with her. in general, i love being able to explore the muses’ relationships, their conflicts and their peaceful moments, especially in relation to canon events! - What is your smut tag?: nsfw / ........ my n*sfw posts are rare anyway.

Are you okay with pre-established relationships?: YES / NO. - And what kind of ones?: to an extent, i prefer pre-est relationships to first meetings - which they can get a bit dull after some time. i’m ok with mostly anything, and only more selective when it comes to relationships that might severely alter my muse’s canon / past / overall character. 

► SECTION ABOUT YOUR MUSE.

- What could possibly make your Muse interesting towards others, why should they rp with this particular character of yours now, what possible plots do they offer?:  not to stroke my own feathers but aizen offers a perfect chance at character development to any and all bleach characters. he’s the main villain, he holds some wild opinions, and whether you agree or disagree with him, he leaves no one indifferent. aizen is the main cornerstone of bleach, and if you want your muse to questions themselves and the system / world around them, interacting with him is the best way to start. also, aizen interacted with a fuckton of people, knows practically everything there is to know, is responsible for significant amount of canon events, so you see ... whatever character you write, aizen has the full potential to be extremely relevant in the course of their development.

- With what type of Muses do you usually struggle to rp with?:   children, ordinary low-ranked shinigami (i find it hard when it’s out of the blue, even in aizen’s captain and lieutenant verses ... because interactions would likely be only work-related, and won’t go far), characters whose personalities really have nothing to do with aizen. unfortunately, he’s not my easiest muse, and i don’t want to force interactions with him.  - With what type of Muses do they usually work well with?:  characters who have opinions, some political involvement, in general characters with whom aizen had a dynamic in canon. 

- What interests your Muse(s) in general:  reading, calligraphy, philosophy (especially in-world philosophy), science (again, mostly related to the specificity of the bleach universe), the very careful crafting of his plan- - What do they desire, is their goal?:  kill the soul king and take its place, destroy the institutions of soul society, subdue them. and then rule, as the soul king never did before. - What catches their interest first when meeting someone new?:  the idiosyncracies in their behavior, the particularities, their possible weaknesses.  - What do they value in a person?:    very little, usually. he may appreciate a resolute personality, strength, and intelligence. - What themes do they like talking about?:  speaking mostly of mundane talks, he likes conversing about his interests. it takes a lot for him to share any personal information, though. - Which themes bore them?:  anything about the greater good, friendship, love, very human topics.

- Did they ever went through something traumatic?:  seeing the soul king, in all things like a ghost stalking his dreams, and well ... spending his early life in rukongai as a whole. being forced to consume other souls in order to survive. the first times his reiatsu killed anyone who tried to get near him.  - What could possibly trigger them?:  it’s rare that he will outwardly show signs of distress, i’d say almost impossible. the few times the soul king still appears in his mind, greatly upsets him though. - What could set them off, enrage them?:  the soul king gets him particularly heated. urahara, as we witnessed. after his defeat, ichigo, to an extent. - What could lead to an instant kill?:  kubo was a coward who didn’t dare let him kill any relevant character, but actually aizen kills very liberally.

- Is there someone /-thing they hate?:  the soul king, urahara. he has a strong disdain for yamamoto, and that joke of C46. - Is there someone /-thing they love?:    himself. tousen

Is your Muse easy to approach?: YES / NO. - Best ways to approach them?:  he’s only really easy to approach for bleach characters, who, depending on who they are, have different eligible verses to further facilitate the interaction. humans / powerless bleach characters can’t really interact with him tho. - Where are they usually to find?:  soul society or hueco mundo. i have a verse set in the wandenreich.

Something you may still want to point out about your muse?:  aizen is not a particularly easy muse, but it’s part of his overall mosaic to be somewhat unapproachable and distant. i’m not out to make him someone he is not, so forgive me in advance if plotting with me turns out to be difficult in a way or another. he’s very dear to me, and i try my best to do him justice! while my main headcanons may not affect our interactions specifically, i still ask my partners to look them up (they’re linked in my about page) because they’re essential to my portrayal and it makes me happy to have them acknowledged. i think that’s all lmao. come visit me over at my quincy boys too.

CONGRATS!!! You managed it, now tag your mutuals! ♥

Tagged by:  @skyvar​ I DID IT AT LAST. Tagging:  i don’t know who has been tagged so, you know what to do.

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GET TO KNOW THE BLOGGER.

can be used for RP  &&  non-RP blogs to get to know a bit about the person behind the screen

1. FIRST NAME  : cline 

2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF  : i can’t drink tea. it’s not that i dislike it, there’s some tea flavors that are really good! but tea...drinking it, being around it for too long (as in i can’t go into a fucking teavanna for v long)...it makes my head fuzzy and i start feeling dizzy so i have to sit down. it seems apple cider has a similar effect, but it’s worse when it’s hot. and it’s definitely not the caffeine bc i subsist on caffeine. but like i don’t know if “fresh air” helps bc my best friend dragged me to teavanna at a mall and even when i left the store and sat down on a bench it took me a WHILE to even begin feeling better. don’t know what it is! 

3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON  : i...hm. i don’t really know what i find attractive in real people? because it’s pretty all over the place. fictional characters is like... glasses, long hair, and women who can kill me

4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF  : i am a highly picky eater so i don’t know i actually have smth that fits this, but probably potatoes...and i have an issue where my body doesn’t like eating things after having them for a while so!! 

5. A FOOD YOU HATE  : cabbage. mushrooms. bacon. tomatoes. don’t like most steaks, either. 

6. GUILTY PLEASURE  :  i feel guilty for every pleasurable thing i do so joke’s on you but i sure love collecting pins and my father gives me shit for it!!!

7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN  :  ask my partner and they will tell you--i hate shirts. so honestly? my underwear LMAO. otherwise comfy shirts and softe pants. 

8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS  : ooc--serious relationships. ic--depends on the muse. date here is “what he thinks are flings but turn into serious relationships” honestly. 

9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE  ,  WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE  : hahahaha boi this is a question you should Never ask me. if it was something that i could Change No Matter What? then that’d be my mom dying. if it’s smth that’s dependent upon my own power then i would’ve just...idk. ig talked to her abt some stuff that i need answers to and also say goodbye properly. 

10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON  :  very!!! esp when i’ve had alcohol then i tell my friends how much i love them repeatedly 

11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN  :  barbie princess and the pauper barbie princess and the pauper barbie princess and the pau

12. FAVORITE BOOK  :  oh damn. i haven’t like, actually read a book in so long. i would probably say....dealing with dragons tho, the first book in the enchanted forest chronicles. 

13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE  : i just want a cat. and a dog. i want a POM. i know this is supposed to probs be like for exotic pets but even in a world where i can acquire one--not happening. 

14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS   (  IF YOU ARE AN RP BLOG  ,  YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SHIPS AS WELL  )  : okay umm...hm. top ships rn on date are just date/yomiel, date/kite, date/anna--they’re ALL GOOD. but ough otherwise? sunshine cupcake, fluri, wrightworth, science richass, and juleezen the moon is beautiful tonight. what are half of those ships you ask? it is a mystery ;)

15. PIE OR CAKE  : hmm...i think i like more cakes than i like pies ngl

16. FAVORITE SCENT  :  pink. just. just pink. i went to bath and body works and bought p much every pink soap i could find. 

17. CELEBRITY CRUSH  :  lynda carter probably 

18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO  : hmm...i would like to go to japan. but only if my partner is with me. 

19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT  :  introverted as HELL. i go thru long periods of no human interaction and i build up my energy and then expend it all at once and then i have to go home and die. 

20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY  : nnnnot really when it comes to horror. but irl? i hear a strange noise late at night or if i’m alone? a man raises his voice? i’m in fuckin fight or flight mode baybee

21. IPHONE OR ANDROID  : android bc it’s. the only type of phone i’ve had gksehgh

22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES  : yea. like so many. (gestures @ aitsf??) i like visual novels, jrpgs, and calm shit like animal crossing & story of seasons. literally like. all my current muses (and strongest in reserve muses) are from viddy games. also if i don’t answer ur messages assume i’m either playing pocket camp or sleeping. 

23. DREAM JOB  : 50s housewife. which...is very similar to what sanchan mun said HM. i would love to be an author deadass. and childhood me yells “ballerina” in my ear. but i haven’t done ballet since preschool rip...

24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS  :  i would...buy myself and my partner a cute lil house. and some pets. and save for our singular child. and also pay for our wedding. and donate to all my friends who need it...

25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE  : matoba seiji? it’s on fucking sight. 

26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT AREN’T ANY LONGER  : on god? i feel like quite a few. but there’s one in particular that’s a very cursed...VERY CURSED series and i don’t want to admit to it. 

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Jervis Tetch Fluff Alphabet

Lmao I don’t know many songs out side of my specific taste sorry. Also this might be ooc I’ll go back and fix it later. Sorry for the gif it’s the only I could find (I’m doing this on my phone).

A = Attractive (What do they find attractive about the other?)

Jervis loves your smile, he’d kill a man to see you smile. Though the killing a man part probably wouldn’t make you smile, he’d do just about anything to make you happy.

B = Baby (Do they want a family? Why/Why not?)

He’d like to have one, but Gotham is not the best place to raise a child and having a super villain who is constantly being thrown back in Arkham as a dad wouldn’t be great either.

C = Cuddle (How do they cuddle?)

He likes to be the big spoon when the two of you cuddle, but there are a lot of times when he’ll have an episode and it ends with him laying on your chest with your arms wrapped around him.

D = Dates (What are dates with them like?)

Also like MM, spontaneous. You could be just doing laundry or something and he pops out of nowhere and is like “(Y/N) LETS GO TO THE PARK” or “aLICE LETS HAVE A TEA PARTY”.

E = Everything (You are my ____ (e.g. my life, my world…))

This one finna be really obvious but you’re his Alice!

F = Feelings (When did they know they were in love?)

He feel in love with you when you were willing to play along with his Alice in wonderland fantasy.

G = Gentle (Are they gentle? If so, how?)

He is gentle with you, he’s a gentlemen to you all the time.

H = Hands (How do they like to hold hands?)

He loves to hold hands with you! Whether it’s just while drinking tea together or going on a walk, he adores it.

I = Impression (What was their first impression?)

When he first met you, he thought you were a very intelligent and lovely person. A person that is pleasant to be around and one that he would like to get to know better.

J = Jealousy (Do they get jealous?)

He gets jealous if he sees some other guy talking to you, not any of the dork squad because he trusts them, but like some random civilian. He’s gonna overact and make that other guy run the other way, Jervis is a very emotional man.

K = Kiss (How do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)

You initiated the first kiss, he didn’t want to try anything and have you think he isn’t a gentlemen. He usually gives cheek kisses and also he’ll kiss your hand, other than that you have to be the one to start the kiss.

L = Love (Who says ‘I love you’ first?)

He did, it was during one of his episodes and he was afraid you were going to leave him. While you were cradling him in your arms, he just blurted out that he loved you and begged you not to leave him. You quickly told him how you felt back and he seemed to start to calm down.

M = Memory (What’s their favourite memory together?)

His favorite memory is probably when you made him tea for the first time. It’s such a small act but to him, the fact that you took the time to make it for Jervis shows you care about him.

N = Nickel (Do they spoil? Do they buy the person they love everything?)

He gets you flowers ALL THE DAMN TIME! Also he likes to bring you new dresses and sweets.

O = Orange (What colour reminds them of their other half?)

Soft pink and baby blue!

P = Pet names (What pet names do they use?)

My dear, love, dearest, darling, etc.

Q = Questions (what are the questions they’re always asking?)

He asks if you’re happy, he constantly worries that you’re not happy with him and would do anything just to see you smile.

R = Rainy Day (What do they like to do on a rainy day?)

Tea and books! Maybe a few matches of chess but usually it’s just you two cuddling and reading novels together.

S = Sad (How do they cheer themselves/others up?)

Obvious but tea! Actually uses tea to solve just about everything, but if that doesn’t cheer him up then getting affection from you will!

T = Talking (What do they like to talk about?)

Anything really, he’ll talk about novels, things that happened in Arkham, neurology, and anything you want to talk about. Also a bunch of quotes from Alice in wonderland and through the looking glass.

U = Unencumbered (What helps them relax?)

Again with the tea! Also cuddling you and reading.

V = Very ___ (they’re thoughts about each other (e.g she’s very smart, he’s very stubborn, they’re very annoying etc.))

He’s very thoughtful, and affectionate. He’s also very delusional but nothing you can’t handle.

W = Why (Reasons why they love each other)

He loves you because you’re kind and intelligent and because you’re willing to go along with his random tea parties and everything else he does.

X = Xylophone (What’s their song?)

A Bushel and a Peck - (Guys and Dolls)

Y = You (The ___ to my ___ )

You’re the Alice to his hatter!

Z = Zebra (If they wanted a pet, what would they get?)

A little white rabbit.

[ofphcenixes]

( ooc note about why i am the absolute worst ! )

this is such a random note i know, and admittedly i’ve spent the entire day composing this. so if it’s a little disjointed or illogical, i want to apologise in advance ! however i have included this nice gif of luke - it doesn’t have anything to do with the post, just thought it would make it more appealing dkjfgdf. admittedly this is going to be a bit of a Long Boi™, but it is kinda.... relevant if you’ve ever tried to write/plot with me, or are wondering what’s going on with nate. behold, all your answers are below ! i’ll put a tldr at the bottom plus a nifty little vine compilation for anyone that reads this but, please don’t feel pressured to do so ! ya girl is just a Mess dkfjgd. 

the first thing i want to address is the elephant in the room; nathaniel ballantyne. i know a lot of people are curious about his fate, his place in the plot drop, why he vanished so much earlier than everyone else. is he actually guilty ? is he a martyr ? is he a red herring ? well, here’s the tea on mr nathaniel ballantyne: 

he is on indefinite hiatus. 

a lot of people probably wonder why. i will get into the specifics of the why in a little bit (when i said this was a Long Boi i was not kidding lmfao), but basically... he’s a very difficult character to write. i am not a veteran rper, and in all honesty, i can count on my hands the amount of rps i’ve been in. and there are only 5 characters i’ve ever written about and cared enough to remember. one of those is nate. for those of you that know him, he is a strange and eccentric character. entirely up his own ass at times, pretentious as hell. but he, to me, was a character i grew attached to. he was different from people i normally write, and despite how abstract he was, he was.... realistic to me. my deep rooted attachment to him is why it took me so long to see how hard it was for me to write replies with him, to understand the guilt i felt any time i plotted or wrote with him, and the fact he was so mentally taxing it would take five times as much time to write a reply for him than it would any other character. but the sad truth is, even though i only felt guilt related to him, even though i haven’t had muse for him honestly for months now, i kept him. because i love him, even if he isn’t loved by many others. and so part of the reason he is now where he is is the simple fact that i know he didn’t mesh with the group, and that’s okay ! he was a very difficult character to reply to, and now that he is gone, i feel that burden of guilt lifting already.

as for his plot related departure, the truth is i didn’t have the heart to kill him off, hence why he kinda is just out there in a weird in between space dkjfgdf. and ( as i’ll explain below ) if my life ever does even out at any point, i really want to bring him back should there be space for him. so this indefinite hiatus was made for many reasons, and it absolutely broke my heart to have to get to this point. i love nate, and i am going to miss him. and i hope that in due time, i will have the capacity to bring him back soon ! but in case i don’t, i just want everyone to know that i appreciate every second i spent writing with you all on nate, and that the time and effort people poured into him means the world to me. and i’m so, so sorry to the people who are disappointed in me for this, because i know there are probably a few. i have let so many of you down, and honestly this is a burden i am going to carry for a very long time. i am going to message people tomorrow when i am more Coherent so, i promise to do my best to atone for this kgdf.

but to segue into that a little more ( oh look, another elephant in the room ! what is this, dumbo 2: electric boogaloo ), as an admin, i know there are expectations we are supposed to meet. examples we should set. precedents we have to lay down. 

and i know i have disappointed every single one of you in this rp. 

from my slow ( to non-existent ) dash activity, for the anxiety that has left me unable to reply to dms or reply in the main group chat, to even the fear of godmodding in ask memes on a thursday. i know this seems perfectly illogical to most, and again, i completely understand the disappointment that so many of you feel towards me. and it’s that very disappointment which djkgdf ironically has made it harder for me to get on and be the admin that you all deserve. 

the real difficult thing about all of this is, i love veritas. and for those of you who were in veritas 1, would know that this is not who i usually am. this experience is not representative of the person i want to be, nor the rper that i usually present myself as. but as to avoid going into too triggering content and bothering you all with tmi details about my life problems lmfao, please rest assured that these past few months have been. absolutely brutal for me. from almost losing my opa to illness, from ongoing family issues and expectations, being kicked out of home among a list of other shit, my mental health has been as low as gfkdgdf it has ever been in my life tbh, and it’s been the hardest thing in the world to get on. all my attentions with veritas has been in the main, as the main is a very taxing job ( as you know, we are very plot centric ! ) and i would more often than not get so worn out with being an admin, my characters fell by the wayside. not to mention, as sort of dkfgjdf touched on before, i have massive anxiety when it comes to messaging people. why ? i don’t know. especially as i have wanted to plot with all of you extensively and deeply since we opened, and reading every single app made my heart beat a little faster with joy. i am so honoured to be an admin here, and each and every one of you are such an incredible writer and person that i can’t help but feel overwhelmed and guitlty about how much i have let you all down. especially for those who sent me dms that i either forgot about or never replied to because i got so anxious, i feel so guilty every day about it all and i just wish i could go back in time and change it. 

and the reality is, if i wasn’t an admin and co-creator of this group, i probably would have dropped out a long time ago, give the space to someone worthy, and i wouldn’t be filled with so much guilt. but the truth is, i am a selfish person dgdgdf. veritas has been that sort of dkfgjdf good, steady thing in my life that i looked forward to, and i couldn’t bear the thought of losing that. each and every one of you create the fabric that is this amazing atmosphere, and even though i’m less seen and heard compared to most others in this group, being part of veritas gives me a sense of belonging. and in a strange sense, a home. yes, i know i was selfish, and yes, i should have handled things much better than i did. but you all need to know from the bottom of my heart how sorry i am for everything that has transpired. ):

but i think the worst part of it all is that, my beautiful co-admin maaria, and my best friend. among letting you all down, i know i have let her down the most. and i just want to take my soapbox moment for a second here and really put light into how much maaria has done for this group. especially when my own life has been in shambles, and knowing she’s going through her own problems, she always provides for you all. she is always here, always online, always around to make you laugh or smile. she provides for all of us, and is honestly a miracle worker. i don’t think i will ever deserve her forgiveness for everything, but i hope she knows how loved she is, and i hope you all show her your sentiments too ! she is the heart of veritas, and fdjg she means the world to me, and i just really want her to know that.

but that was. a lot of emotions and obviously i haven’t talked about everything in my life ( i do not want to bore you and honestly i don’t wanna make y’all sad dkfjghdkfjgdfgdf ) none of this really means anything if things aren’t going to change. so get ready for some Bullet Point Action because here is my proposal: 

nEw SkElEtOn: although nate is on hiatus and sorta just gonna, float out there in the void of time, and even though i really want to bring him back soon i don’t know if/when i will, i have felt immense guilt for hoarding his spot in this rp for someone who could be more active. hence, a solution: a new skeleton ! as i am not comfortable with nate’s skeleton being open, we have created a new skeleton with connections to all nate’s old connections, which should hit the main very soon ! 

new discord: this is probably unnecessary but dfkgjdfg i have a lot of anxiety about discord. when i get a new message i’m always like ??? AAH A GHOST. idk why. and because of that, i skip a message once, and now there are so many unanswered messages i have a heart attack every time i open my app. so, to prevent that, i am going to make a new discord account ! ( lilacrps #i forgot the number lmao ). i will be adding everyone as Friends and if you’ve ever sent me something i never responded to, or for some odd reason you wanna talk to me, a human mess, please know now that with a fresh slate i will ensure i can reply to you. i am not gonna let my anxiety win this time. 

schedule: part of my issue is that i dfkjgdf always felt pressure to do everything all the time and then when i couldn’t, i fell under pressure. so dkfgjdf i am now having designated plotting and reply days ! so even though i hope to be far more active in both regards, i just need people to understand things won’t be instant, but i am holding myself accountable not only for myself, but for the rp - as that is what an admin should do.

this got super long and i highly doubt anyone is actually gonna read this lmao BUT. the main point is - i love every single one of you all so much, and i can’t apologise enough for how much i have let you all down. i know we all feel it, and i’m more than happy to accept my flaws and how blatant they’ve been in the past few months. so this is my pledge to every single one of you that i promise to do better (and if i don’t, you can kick me out dkjfgdf). 

TLDR: I have been a terrible admin and friend, and I’m here to say sorry. With a new discord and personal plotting schedule, things are going to change. 

If I can’t cure my depression, maybe I can cure yours.

[a-shameless-otome-rp-sideblog]

looking for otome-based RP partners!

Hullo (hopefully future) friends! I’ve got a bit of a weird proposal.

(For anyone who saw the first one on my OTHER-OTHER side blog, this is redux, the 2.0, because that sideblog was TOO NEW to show up in tags and I am really hoping that this one shows up on this MUCH OLDER and REPURPOSED sideblog!) 

ANYWAY, here blog isn’t and probably won’t ever be an RP blog. I’ve RPed on Tumblr a lot in the past (mostly in the Homestuck community, a few years back) and while doing so was a lot of fun, it was also a lot of work! Maintaining pages, bios, graphics, etc, is all stuff I seemed to have all the time in the world for a few years back, but I find I really just don’t anymore.

Unfortunately, I don’t really know where to find RP outside of Tumblr and cherubplay (thanks again, Homestuck!) either, but Cherubplay isn’t exactly the greatest for finding anything outside of just raw-doggin-it-smut-fests and while that can be, uh, fun, it’s not really what I want to focus on when I RP.

So why am I here?

DISCORD RP!!

I’m hoping to find other people who don’t really have time to run an RP blog (or who do have time, but also might be willing to dip their toes into doing it on Discord, too, assuming you aren’t already!) for some good time plotting and roleplaying!

Which I guess brings us to the meat of this whole thing… (more, of course, under the cut!)

WHAT WILL WE RP?

I’ve been real keen on otome lately and I’m really looking to play some canon boys to your MC or OC! While I’ve certainly had my fun playing girls before (mostly in WoW, or other MMORPG settings), I find I always prefer to play dudes, and (if you’d pardon this bit of arrogance!) I think I can be pretty dang good at it!

While I do occasionally ship MxM, it’s really only something I do with my best bro, so I’m sorry to disappoint, but I’m really only interested in MxF pairings atm! I hope that’s okay with everyone.

COOL, BUT WHAT SERIES? WHAT CHARACTERS?!

I’d like to say I have a pretty healthy familiarity with a lot of otome, but I’m not sure I’d be the hottest at RPing them all! If it can’t be guessed by my avatar, I’m kind of on a Hakuouki kick right now, so I’m partial to that, for sure, but for ease of readability and so you can get a good idea of what I’m open to, I’ll list them in some nicely formatted order.

Hakuouki Characters

Okita :: Okita is tied for my personal favorite Hakuouki dude with Sannan, but I think I’d enjoy playing him a lot more than Sannan (which isn’t to say I wouldn’t like to play him, too!). I’ve always been partial to smirky, tease-y boys, especially when they’re struggling with confronting their feelings.

Sannan :: Sannan speaks to my love of polite but cold characters, and it’s only a bonus that he’s a megane, which I’ve also always loved! As mentioned above, he’s probably tied with Okita as favorite Hakuouki dude, but I think Okita’d be easier to play.

Kazama :: Kazama is fun because I’ve always had a love for garbage can style kidnap-and-seduce plotlines if that was your kind of thing!

Saito :: I love Saito aesthetically and his personality is pretty rad and I’d rank him as pretty up their on faves, but I admit I don’t have overmuch experience when it comes to awkward slow-to-open-up kinda boys! I’m sure we could make it work though.

Other dudes :: I’d be willing to try honestly most anyone from Hakuouki but these are the ones above are the ones I feel most confident/interested in playing! If you’d like someone else, you can most certainly ask, especially if you have some kind of plotline you’d like to see!

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Diabolik Lovers

Oh baby, yeah I am totally into this hot hot dumpster fire!

Reiji :: As mentioned, I love megane, and Reiji’s probs my favorite of everyone in the whole dang series. Older? Check. Smart? Check. Responsible? Check. Cold? Double check. Really fucking mean? Check. Smirky? Well, in the games, yes!

Shuu :: Sorry Reiji, but I also love Shuu. I might make him just a twinge OOC because his laziness might make advancing the plot kind of headachey, but other than tht, I love this loser.

Subaru :: Subaru, contrary to his third place on this list, is probably pretty close behind Reiji for favorites. Aggressive, ill-refined, totally willing to fight everyone – I admit I tend to play the more well-spoken and calculating kind of characters more, but I’d be willing to rock Subaru for you to the best of my ability!

Ruki :: I won’t say Ruki’s my favorite of the Mukami brothers but I like him a lot and I think I’d play him well!

Everyone else except Azusa and Kou :: Spoiler: I love Azusa to death and find him adorable but I don’t really relish playing openly masochistic characters, so he’s a no go unless we can work something out! Kou is – no offense, but I just really do not like Kou. As far as the famous Sakamaki triplets go, Kanato is one of my absolute all time favorites, and I’d be willing to play him with the right person… but we all know he’s kind of an absolute nutbag, so I’m hesitant to dump that on anyone! Ayato is a staple and Laito could be… like Kanato, I think I’d have to feel pretty assured by my partner they could handle the grosser parts of his character. Open to exploring it, however!

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Amnesia

I’m not gonna bother sectioning everyone into neat little areas cause there is so few, but Toma is my favorite (I’m a real sucker for yandere, whoops). I’d be willing to play him, of course, provided my partner was comfortable with it! I’d also be willing to do Kent (my second favorite!), Shin and maaaaaaybe Ukyo. Sorry, I didn’t really care for Ikki – not because Ikki was bad (he was actually cool!) but because fan girl route characters drive me BANANAS.

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Other fandoms :: Hit me up and ask if you want me to try anything! I might surprise you!

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AND SO THAT LEAVES US WITH… WHAT WILL YOU PLAY?

Honestly, I’m gonna be real with everyone here: I love roleplaying because it’s like writing fanfiction with someone else, so it’s all the fun and self indulgence of fanfiction, but better, cause ya know – someone else is doing it with you! And I’m really here for the self indulgence, so please go ham.

Yeah, you can play the MC of the game, and I’d be cool with that! But honestly, I love OCs, and I’d love to hear about and plot with your OCs. I have some ideas for potential plots (especially for Hakuouki), but I’m also open to your ideas, too, and I think a lot of plots could work best outside the confines of a pre-established MC. Also, you get to show me your drawings/face-claims/whatever for your characters, and that’s pretty rad!!

Also, as someone had asked when I tried to post this on my previously non-functional blog, I’m also open to crossovers! I’m cool even if I don’t know much about the character -- you’ll just have to pardon my ignorance.

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So, uh… RULES? RP STYLE? ETC? SOME POORLY ORGANIZED POINTS

+ Yeah, I’m deffo 21+ so ideally you would be too, especially if there’s anything like, remotely scandalous going on! I’m not too sure I feel very comfortable RPing with anyone younger than 18, mostly just because there’d be such a big age difference between us. Rest assured it isn’t because I think I’m better than you, or being ageist! It’s mostly just for my own sense of comfort!

+ Speaking of scandalous, I don’t push hard for anything super graphic unless that’s your style because I’m very much a person who loves drowning in the emotions of “holy crap does this guy really like this lady a lot”. I tend to be over indulgent as heck when it comes to inner monologues describing just how much your character makes mine’s heart go doki-doki, so expect a lot of that. If we start heading towards fuck-making of the graphic non-fade-to-black-variety, we should deffo discuss the sorts of things you discuss before those scenes! (Kinks? I GUESS???) But, as mentioned, it’s deffo not at all on top of my list of prerogatives. We need to BUILD for that!

+ My RP style tends to be 3rd or 2nd (lmao, Homestuck) person, present tense, a couple paragraphs to “oh my god, you can shut up now”. You can write however you like, with my only request being that you be passably literate! Not like, snootily literate. You get what I mean? I hope so. ):

+ As far as activity goes, I’m also fine with the Tumblr esque style of replying whenever you get around to it! If we both happen to be on for a barrage of replies, great! If we can only get one or two out a day, also great! I’m pretty easy going, honestly.

+ I love working in universe and also going mad with AUs. Find some cute starters or AU ideas on tumblr and you wanna throw them at me? I’m always open. From vampires where there are none to school AUs to coffee shop AUs I am willing to try most things, but note: I am primarily a fan of DRAMATIC ROMANCE so keep that in mind!

+ Want some kinda crazy love triangle where your lady is pursued by not one, BUT TWO DUDES? We can probably make it happen!

+ I run the gamut from fluffy and sweet romance to angsty yandere esque stuff, so please feel free to talk to me about what kind of dude you’d like!

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A SAMPLE OF MY STYLE:

It has been months, Okita reminds himself. It has been months, and months, and more months on top of that – almost a year, maybe a little more, even, and as he sets his teeth behind that constant wolf’s grin, he thinks to himself: You should be better than this. You should be stronger.

But for all the time he’s spent with her, it has never gotten easier. No, no – it has only ever gotten worse, and it’s particularly bad now that he’s alone with her, now that she’s so close –

“Okita-san?” Her voice rings in his ears like a few plucked notes of some delicate string instrument, and he feels his lips part, his smile all teeth. She’s paused, midway between pouring him a cup of tea, and her eyes – ever and much too familiar – meet his with a hint of shyness Okita feels guilty for relishing. “Are you okay?”

“Worried about me, mn?” He rolls his head from one shoulder to the next, halfway between a shrug and a stretch, and tries very hard to resist the urge to pull her towards him, into him, that he might catch more of the rich perfume that lingers along the line of her throat. “You shouldn’t be.”

You should, he thinks, and not without a hint of guilt, be more worried about yourself.

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ANYWAY, IT’S LATE.

I feel like I’m missing some garbage, but I’ll probably add to this tomorrow when I inevitably remember what I forgot! If you’re interested, send me an ask or a submission or a Tumblr… DM? We can work from there with regards to exchanging contact info!

[nightslain]

GETTING  TO  KNOW  THE  MUN :

NAME :   Sin NICKNAME :   Lord Pog, Cursed FACECLAIM :  Depends how I feel that day (Mr Bubz is usually the go-to) PRONOUNS :   She / her  HEIGHT : 5′6″ BIRTHDAY : 10th Jan, Capricorn AESTHETIC :   Watercolour paint, jazz music, rainy nights, winter time, ghost stories at 3 AM, lamplight, dark chocolate, tea and cookies, waistcoats, Gothic and cosmic horror, magic and the occult. Y’know, stuff. LAST  SONG  YOU  LISTENED  TO :   Giants by Bear Hands FAVORITE  MUSE (S)  YOU’VE  WRITTEN :  I have loved writing for all the muses I’ve picked up and kept hold of through the years, though I gotta say Leon has kind of outshone and upstaged them all! While I may still well love each and every one of my others to this day lmao Leon has asserted himself as queen bee since showing up, that’s for damn sure.

* GETTING  TO  KNOW  THE  ACCOUNT : WHAT  INSPIRED  YOU  TO  TAKE  ON  THIS  MUSE : An ask meme, initially. I was prompted by a good friend of mine to try my hand at a Castlevania muse after watching and enjoying Season 1, and the muse they suggested to me was the one and only Leon Belmont. Needless to say, it was pretty much love at first sight after answering that ask meme, and his muse clicked into place so damn fast from the word go. He felt like a natural fit for my style and my type, though I was initially hesitant to pick him up simply due to the lack of content for his character to utilise for icons etc. It was a recurring joke though in my friend group I would adopt Leon if he appeared in Season 2, and well. What do you know? There he was, in the most beautiful oil painting I’ve ever seen. I took that for the cosmic sign that I was sure it was, and never looked back lmao.

But aside from that? Like I’ve said, Leon as a character was just so attractive in concept to me, despite the lack-lustre job that the game did with his presentation. His innocent, compassionate personality, his bravery, his rad design and gorgeous Kojima artwork lmao of course all played individual roles in catching my eye. Aside from him just being My Type though I had actually been dying to explore a new fandom and more specifically, a hero/villain dynamic at that point too, so when Leon and Mathias dropped into my lap as if from Heaven itself, I was powerless to resist. 

WHAT  ARE  YOUR  FAVORITE  ASPECTS  OF  YOUR  CURRENT  MUSE :   That for a man so revered, he remains humble, kind and grounded. He is not a perfect man, no, but he is a good one at heart, remaining unsullied by the horrors of war that he’s witnessed or the hardships he’s lived through. He has had a difficult lot in life with losing both his parents around age six and having the regimes of becoming a knight being beaten into him since that same tender age, but Leon never seems to complain about his lot in life. He takes things for what they are, learning to look for the beauty in what he does have and strive to do better, be better--if he doesn’t like something, he’ll change it or die trying. And that really shows in how little hesitance he has with breaking the shackles of the church--and yet even then behaves with some honour (even if to a fault) letting his sword stay with the church it belonged to sooner than stealing it to aid him on his venture into Walter’s castle. Even when his ideals of striving for goodness and always pressing forward are challenged so horrifically by Mathias’ betrayal, and Leon loses absolutely everything in his life, he still doesn’t let that embitter him. He gets up and resolves to be what the world needs, all the while holding on to his inherent kindness and sense of honour. He is a hero of his own story, but an unsuccessful one in the sense he never achieves his goal, but passes on the torch so that his children can do so for him, which is also interesting to me. As I said, Leon is truly is a representative of hope, turning his seemingly hopeless situation into something that would go on to benefit and protect mankind for centuries.

WHAT’S  YOUR  BIGGEST  INSPIRATION  WHEN  IT  COMES  TO  WRITING : My friends, 100%. I bounce off of my Mathias so often in my interp that I often have to explain all of the massive story we’ve fleshed out for them to others a lot of the time! Which is inevitable really, since his story hinges on Mathias as it is, so naturally a lot of my inspiration comes from our OOC discussions and storytelling around them and their world. But as an independent entity, most of my inspiration for Leon simply comes from the playlists I’ve compiled around him; ya’ll have probably guessed from my tags that Sleeping At Last is oddly enough one of the recurring bands I listen to when trying to get his muse going.  But also, watching through the current seasons of the Netflix show works wonders--Leon may not be an active player in it, but I feel even more than the games, the show immerses me thoroughly in that kind of world with its music, atmosphere and visuals. It really helps draw out his muse when he’s being stubborn just to give the show another glimpse! FAVORITE  TYPES  OF  THREADS : Anyone that reads my threads or RPs with me has probably figured by now that angst is a very prevalent theme on this blog, though in all honesty that’s quite unavoidable with how tragic Leon’s story and many other muses that he hangs out with are! But that’s not all I like to write. I enjoy digging between the lines, looking at the seemingly mundane parts of a character’s growth as even the little moments in their life can prove as monumental stepping stones for other parts of their character. Some of the best threads I’ve had are just the muses being forced to talk about something at length while not doing any meaningful activity, and so many revelations and understandings and epiphanies have come from really engaging the muse’s voice quite in that way. I also really enjoy threads that challenge my muse in some way, either emotionally or physically--or even both, in context with threads regarding an enemy force that can really get inside Leon’s head as well as give him a run for his money in combat. BIGGEST  STRUGGLE  IN  REGARDS  TO  YOUR  CURRENT  MUSE : Balancing his innocent, naive personality with also having him cut a regal and noble figure. It isn’t always difficult, though they are two things that don’t necessarily go hand in hand in a seamless fashion all the while, and so it can be a bit of a challenge figuring out how to apply both qualities in harmony in my interpretation. That’s the kind of thing I feel the game was going for but failed to achieve, and I certainly don’t want to end up in that same boat. Leon as far as I see him was always meant to be a heroic and lordly figure, but to act as foil to Mathias’ more traditionally stoic, calculating and severe energy with his youthful, bright-eyed and more emotional nature. Stately and proud, ferocious and brave, but gentle and kind. A lot of things to roll into one, this guy!

TAGGED BY : @putrefactie ILU!!! ��⭐

TAGGING : @ghostlyanon @dominatie @lunarvvitching @holyresolve and whoever else wants it yall God Bless.

[miilenv-archived]

hshqtask005: ooc information.

001. name / age / pronouns

hey it's bee back again, i’m twenty-one years old & i go by she/her pronouns !

002. which character(s) do you play?

milena romanova, salvatore di savoia, sutton whitmore & claudia bàez-sibale.

003. nationality / ethnicity / timezone

i’m australian ( white ) & i’m in the gmt +10 or gmt +11 or aest/aedt timezone depending on the time of year !

004. tell us a bit about your  ( home / current ) country / city / etc. your pick

uhhh well i live in melbourne and it’s got easily the best coffee in the whole world, and the weather is pretty shit but i love it anyway !

005.  favourite color / fruit / season

baby pink / strawberries or blueberries / winter or spring !

006. favourite books + writer whose writing style you admire the most

i don’t do a lot of reading anymore because i’m lazy af but my favourites are probably the asoiaf series & either of rupi kaur’s books !

007. what kinda music do you listen to + any fave bands / musicians

i like to think i have a mix of music i like listening to but it’s mostly top 40 pop with some indie rock thrown in ! i like a lot of ariana grande, harry styles, artic monkeys & hozier !

008. what are you doing for a living / what are you studying?

i work at an upscale clothing store for old ladies nd it’s so chill i could die 😎

009. what’s your dream occupation?

i genuinely still haven’t discovered what i love most, aside from sleeping all day long, so i guess my dream job right now is where someone pays me to sleep lmao !

010. relationship status

single af, thank the lordt !

011. coffee, tea or hot chocolate?

either coffee or green tea with a tsp of honey !

012. dream holiday destination?

london or nyc !

013. the thing you’re most proud about yourself

i think the way i’m alway willing to improve myself/learn new things !

014. tell us a bit about your family!

uhh i live with my nan ( dad’s mum ) and she’s my fave person in the whole world !

015. how long have you known your closest friend?

we’ve known each other for… 7+ years… wow i need to call her

016. superpower you’d like to have?

i think teleportation would be the best thing ever because i don’t drive and i’d never have to learn if i could teleport !

017. celebrity you’d like to meet?

hands down, the loml, harry styles… i would die though.

018. guilty pleasures

barbie movies and cake batter mix !

019. pet peeves

line cutters & people who are rude to their server ( in hospitality or retail ) !

020. do you have any hobbies?

i loooove cooking and baking, i was actually studying to become a pâtissier ( pastry chef ) and i ended up leaving the course because it really sucked all my love for cooking out of me.

021. where would you like to live in the future?

i think one day i’d really love to live in london, otherwise i think melbourne is always going to have my heart !

022. tell us a story about a thing that recently happened to you! it can be a funny, scary, sad story, your pick!

oh i hate this but it’s so funny, excuse the length !

so basically, because when it was summer in australia, it’s basically the time when spiders come out to play and give almighty heart attacks in the process. i was in the bathroom at 4am when there was this tiny spider, barely 2cm, and i killed it obvi. but then i was thinking to myself, ‘ man, it’s so strange that it’s spider season and i haven’t come across a huge huntsman yet ! ’ y’all can already guess where this is going… 

so i take the two steps to go back to my room, and there. it. is. above my almost floor to ceiling window, just chilling. now, this is a good time to mention that despite my nonchalance with the tiny, baby spider, i am DEATHLY AFRAID of spiders. it is 4am. my nan is sleeping. i want to scream so bad. so i call my bestfriend and talk to her as i scream into my pillow and get the fly spray to kill the god damn monster in my room.

long story short: i sprayed it, i lost it, i spent the rest of the night in our spare room.

[cannedapricot]

Barista! Natamoto Yuta

ft. a cute taeil! i figured i should get this request from anon done before christmas so here’s a short cute christmasy barista yuta!

JoY tO tHe WoRlD

CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Y’ALL GET FESTIVE

SO!!!

yuta works at a small hole in the wall cafe

it’s literally called “hole in the wall”

it’s a very simple cafe which people tend to miss when they walk by

it’s not as crowded as starbucks when the pumpkin spice latte comes out 

but it’s not dead ok

there’s a handful of people that come :’)

othERWISE BARISTA! YUTA WOULD GO POOR AND QUIT BIEAFBDIS

our takoyaki prince actually loves that it’s not crowded

i mean,,,, as a transfer college student,,,, hE JUST WANTS TO EARN MONEY WHILE DOING NOTHING LIKE THE REST OF US

all he does on his shift is make a few coffees, maintain his clean work space and charm his customers so they tip him

liSTEN

THE BOY MADE THE MISTAKE OF WORKING AT STARBUCKS ONCE

N E V E R A G A I N

THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WAS WAY TOO OVERWHELMING 

also so many people were talking on their phones while ordering

and it pissed him off lol

so he quit and started working at hole in the wall thanks to barista! taeil’s recommendation

and he’s never been so relaxed while earning money :’)

the shop is five minutes from the dreamie’s school

and they drop by every so often

and boss yuta around because,

“i’M PAYING YOU FOR THIS”

yuta nearly strangled haechan but barista but also son of the manager! taeyong was glaring at him

and yuta’s already been warned about bad customer service from last time when he gave doyoung a carrot instead of the pastry he ordered

the end of year is s t r e s s f u l

because wow finals f u n

so yuta tends to take a break from the shop when finals roll around

but the manager (also the pastry chef) also lets every other collage student take a break 

so all that’s left is the manager, full time barista! taeil and pastry chef apprentice! mark :’)

coincidentally, you were stressing over finals as well

finding the perfect place to study was quite the task

the school library was full and the wifi was slow asf thanks to the 5732 students there at once

the cafe close to campus was stuffy and rowdy

and your dorm had w a y too many distractions

yOU JUST WANTED A PLACE TO STUDY WHY IS IT SO HARD :’CC

you discover hole in the wall one day while returning from the cafe near campus

it got way too noisy for your liking

so you just decided 

fuck it

and left :’)

you had also nearly missed it when you walked by but you caught the sight of a bunch of rowdy school boys walking in

and decided heY WHY NO T

the bell chimed as you opened the door

and you were greeted by the simple and warm decor of the small shop

the only people there were the bunch of high schoolers, the staff, and two other studying students

you stepped up near the counter, squinting your eyes at the menu lol

turns out, the boys in front of you were having a nice long chat with another boy who was almost entirely covered in flour

you kinda stood there awkwardly for a while bECAUSE INTERRUPTING THEM WOULD BE RUDE

until another man walked to the front of the store

“um,,, mark,,, do you realise we have a new customer behind your squad??”

mark peeks his head over the dreamies and realizes oH SHIT WE DO

and proceeds to shoo the dreamies to a table :’)

“i’m so sorry,,,,,i wasn’t expecting- i mean i we were expecting customers but- ,,,,we just haven’t had anyone new come in for a while,,”

BITCH YOU CAN’T HELP BUT LET OUT A SMILE

THE KID WAS ADORABLE

and so you order your choice of coffee (or tea!) and a piece of cake!!

which makes mark light up becaUSE HE MADE THAT CAKE AND HE’S REALLY PROUD OF IT

“TAEIL YOU HEAR THAT?”

“i’M ON IT MARK”

communication at it’s finest

the flour boy introduces himself along with all the others in the shop currently

the barista who told him you were here? that’s taeil!

the two students studying? that’s doyoung and johnny!

the bunch of highschoolers?

“oh they’re irrelevant” 

smiling to yourself, you choose to sit at the table close to counter

maybe you’d find yourself being a regular here!11!!1

and so you do lol

you find yourself coming everyday!

and you also found yourself becoming closer with the other regulars and two of the staff lol

you even decorated the shop for christmas with them!!

and forced them to add christmas hats to the uniform :’’’)

i love wholesome families :’’’’’’’’)

remember how this is a yuta fic?

yeaH LETS GET HIM SCREENTIME REAL QUICK

after the finals were over, yuta, taeyong and johnny return to the cafe in glory1!1!!

and after serving the dreamies, you turn up

yujohnyong were like “ooOOOOOH NEW CUSTOMER!!”

but the others were like,

“y/n!!! welcome back!!”

????

THERE’S A REGULAR THAT YUTA DOESN’T KNOW????

THIS CAN’T HAPPEN

so

yuta slides up to mork and asks,,

“who’s y/n?”

“oh, they became a regular when you left to study lol”

fffffffFFFFFFFF

then yuta slides up to the counter, elbowing taeil out of the way to do so

“hey! so i hear you’re a regular!!”

shoots 10000000000 watt smile

“uh,,,, yeah,,,,”

“so what’s your usual order?”

“u,,,m,,,, taeil knows so can i have him do it?”

yuta’s confidence: -100

iTS O K

“orrrrrr you can tell me and i’ll make it for you!!”

but you’re already sitting at your table lol

THE OTHER BOYS ARE CRACKING UP BEHIND HIM LOL

as taeil finishes your order, yuta snatches it up with a piece of cake and heads toward your table

NAKAMOTO YUTA WILL NOT HAVE A REGULAR NOT RECOGNIZE HIM 😤😤😤

“oh i didn’t order cake!!!”

“it’s part of out christmas promotion right now!! don’t worry!”

and he plops down in the chair in front of you

yuta can feel taeyong’s glare on him but hE CAN’T DO ANYTHING

THIS IS GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE OK

but the gaze melts away as taeyong’s favorite customer, sicheng, comes in with ten

yuta then happily strikes up a conversation with you!

“are you sure it’s ok,,,”

“it’s fine!!! there’s not many customers anyways lol”

and you two talk until the cafe closing time

but on your way home, you realize,,,

yOU FORGOT TO ASK FOR HIS NUMBER???

GOOD JOB Y/N

the first thing you do back at your dorm is scream into your pillow

your dormmate asks you what’s wrong

“I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED THE CHANCE TO GET A CUTIE’S NUMBER SEGSRHEERGEH”

i relate

the same thing repeats everyday for a week

you show up at the cafe, yuta makes conversation with you, and you go home realizing that yOU FORGOT TO ASK HIM ABOUT HIS NUMBER AGAIN

LOOK YOU GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN THE CONVO OK

but you’re starting to think,,,,,

maybe he’s not as interested in you as you’re interested in him,,,,

becaUSE HE HASN’T ASKED YOU FOR YOUR NUMBER EITHER???

little do you know,,,

yuta’s screaming to his bros when they’re closing up the shop

“wHY HASN’T SHE ASKED FOR MY NU M B E R”

“lmao ask her yourself”

“ICAN’TDOTHAT WHATIFSHEDOESN’TLIKEME”

and 

johnny’s lowkey done with yuta lol

the next week, christmas eve, you go to the shop per usual

REPEATING TO YOURSELF THAT YOU H A V E TO ASK FOR HIS NUMBER

but when you get there, yuta’s nowhere to be seen

taeil takes your order instead of yuta,,, who’s started to take your orders whenever you showed up

“hey,,,, taeil,,, where’s yuta?”

taeil cracks a mysterious smile while making your beverage

“who knows”

loL YUTA’S IN THE BACK WITH JOHNNY CALMING HIM DOWN

johnny had come up with this plan and yuTA’S DOUBTING HI M

YUTA’S 10000% SURE THAT JOHNNY’S GONNA SCREW HIM OVER

hmmmm what plan??? 🤔🤔🤔

leTS FIND OUT!!!11!1!

taeil comes around the counter with your chosen beverage and a huge sparkly present box???

“this is for you!!”

?????

opening the box, you see a note with a phone beside it

“hey pretty baby ;) your christmas present is me ;;) but i’ll need your number before you can receive the real present ;;;)”

.......

you read it aloud

and the whole cafe heard LMAO

the dreamies are REALLY embarrassed SVBFOSV

AND YUTA BURSTS THROUGH THE DOOR

“I KNEW JOHNNY WAS DOING ME DIRTY”

stomping his way towards you, yuta leans on your table

staring into your eyes he says,

“i like you,,, as in my heart beats faster when i see you like, even if you don’t like me the same way could you give me a chance?”

tHERE WAS NO HESITATION IN HIS VOICE

“a-are you sure?”

“biTCH DID I STUTTER???”

“uM OK LETS GIVE IT A TRY”

THE WHOLE CAFE STARTS WOLF WHISTLING 

AND CONFETTI IS THROWN (thanks to johnny who had went to the party shop last night)

through the whole mess, yuta smiles apologetically and says,

“sorry it wasn’t romantic at all, i wanted it to be nicer but johnny planned this and-”

you shut him up with a kiss on his cheek

“it’s fine, i love it the way it is”

merry christmas eve!! if it’s not as fluffy or christmasy enough,,,, i’m sorry aaaa i wrote most of this at the christmas party i was at !! also yuta’s lowkey ooc here ahhahahahahahahhHAHHAHAHA

finally my first nct scenario!! i bet y’all forgot i write for nct as well sefbabodbf but anyways!! have a very merry christmas and a happy new year!!

[verdigrisprowl]

Nov 6 Dancitron Movie Night - Spider-Man: Homecoming

Guess what Prowl wasn’t here! He missed the whole movie. He missed it because Bonecrusher had a nervous breakdown and he and the Constructicons spent the whole evening dealing with it. Their room is rather a little bit trashed now.

Prowl showed up after the movie was over to ask Soundwave to leave Bonecrusher alone. In the process, he somehow managed to grievously offend Tarantulas.

Today Specs 7:39 pm ((is my username fixed so it doesn't contain swears now)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:39 pm ((i think so)) Specs 7:39 pm ((oh good. I didn't know it was doing that until I saw puff's logs and got to drink a deep cask of SHAME)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:40 pm *Soundwave's stretched across his couch with Ravage on his lap and the twins perched on its back. Laserbeak's playing along with the music on the screen, shuddering and partially transforming back and forth to help make sounds. They all seem quite comfy today.* ((LOL it's okay)) Specs 7:41 pm ((I should have been better behaved about rabbit holding ur stream hostage and I'm sorry >_>; )) Swoop 7:42 pm *literally rolls into the room, as you do* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:42 pm *Longarm strides into the room, observing the other occupants in a manner that appears awkwardly reserved.* Toothless 7:43 pm *flits in still as a teensy black dragon* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:43 pm *Soundwave twists a feeler around to look at the mechs coming in. Swoop, Bevel, the toothless scraplet... oh, there's a new face. Very well. He'll sit up properly.* *Reputation, and all.* Swoop 7:44 pm *scampers over to watch Bird "dance"with the music* :V ItsyBitsySpyers 7:44 pm {{You join.}} Specs 7:44 pm *and here comes a teensy, FURRED dragon! she's brought a basket of energon truffles this time! her paws are still bandaged up, though, and without the hideous dragon costume it's clear that her face fur is shorter than it should be, although there's long fur around the eyes. she was wearing goggles, at least.* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:45 pm *He takes note of the glance, and finds a seat fitting for someone of his size class.* Swoop 7:45 pm ((times I wish I had a gif of swoop dancing on Junkion)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:45 pm *The guests sure are....Interesting.* Toothless 7:45 pm *gives other smol dragon a goofy, teefsless grin* Magnum Ace 7:46 pm -doesn't even pause this time. He's getting better at this- Swoop 7:46 pm Keehee! Kay! *has all the enthusiasm and physical strength for dancing but no experience, so he def looks his age* Specs 7:46 pm *the dragon gapes a grin back, and bobs her head at the other smol dragon* Hello, cousin! Bull 7:46 pm *Bull Armor is still wary following Magnum in; but remembers what the other Leaguer told him* Swoop 7:47 pm ((omg I found it http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/7/70/Junkiondance.gif/revision/latest?cb=20071214143716 )) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:47 pm [[Greetings. Refuel at your leisure.]] Soundwave gestures to the usual arrangement of energon and what the dragon has brought this week. Then, looking at the short mech again - as if he doesn't already know. [[What is your designation?]] Swoop 7:47 pm ((ngl it looks HILARIOUS watching all those g1 losers dance to this music)) Specs 7:47 pm ((get jiggy wit it soop)) (swoop. I meant swoop.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:47 pm //Hey, Ace. 'N, uh. Frag. What's your name, horns?// Definitely Not Shockwave 7:48 pm ((Who was that greeting directed towards?)) Swoop 7:48 pm ((soop. swup. scoop.)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:48 pm ((Soup.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:48 pm ((15 minute warning))

((soundwave's was directed to longarm)) ((rumble was addressing bull armor)) Bull 7:49 pm It's Bull Armor. *Bull was less nervous this time* Magnum Ace 7:49 pm -that's good. Still feels bad about dragging him along again, though- ItsyBitsySpyers 7:50 pm //Gotcha. You got a short version, or y'wanna be full Bull Armor?// Bevel 7:50 pm *is at her usual table just existing while the mun nurses a migraine* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:50 pm *He nods, holding his hands together in a polite manner.* I am called Longarm. I presume you are Soundwave? Bull 7:50 pm Well, some just call me Bull for short. I don't mind, either way. Specs 7:52 pm ((swoop check ur inbox)) Swoop 7:53 pm ((?)) Specs 7:53 pm ((check)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:53 pm *Just as in the tapes. Well, if that's the desired cover, he's not going to break it. Longarm it is.*

[[Correct. Have you heard our rules?]] //Ace 'n Bull. Heh, you guys got somebody with a C?// Swoop 7:53 pm Me Swoop am COMEDIAN Me Swoop am COMEDIAN - Specs 7:54 pm ((you're welcome)) Swoop 7:54 pm ((i'd eat it)) Tarantulas 7:54 pm (( gosh, that soup definitely looks too hot for me Swoop 7:54 pm ((LOL)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:54 pm *Laserbeak drifts toward the dragon, hoping to score a few of the snacks before too many people get to them. She wiggles a feeler in greeting. This organic is an honored provider. They get hellos.* Swoop 7:54 pm *doesn't know how to do slower music and settles for bouncing on his toes after Laserbeak* Toothless 7:54 pm *chittersnorts at Swoopsoup* Tarantulas 7:55 pm (( also: i really want to imagine swoop doing expressive interpretive dance to this, super dramatic like, but too ooc, alas Specs 7:55 pm *the dragon bobs her head at laserbeak, too. and swoop. hi swoop* Hope you enjoy! 😄 Swoop 7:55 pm ((when he's older, he would do that XD)) ((he hasn't figured out the joy of doing things IRONICALLY yet)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:56 pm Ah, I skimmed them. No killing, no dark energon, yes? I assure you, I'm one of the least trouble-prone Autobots in my platoon-- I'll be no trouble. Bull 7:56 pm There is Carl. *Though Bull knew Silkie would not like any one of his crew in such a strange place alone* Swoop 7:56 pm ((bird, teach him about melodrama)) Magnum Ace 7:56 pm -a small snort of laughter from over here- No, unfortunately none of our other teammates have a name that begins with 'C' Well... -And Bull's answered for him- Swoop 7:57 pm ((alternately, swoop would totally copy Tara if he had someone to dance with..... after he finished trying to grab tara's everything)) Toothless 7:58 pm *scrap-dragon tries to wriggle in time to music* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:58 pm [[Good. He has enough of it.]] *Especially with Swoop around.*

//Maybe next time this Carl fragger oughta come. Get a whole alphabet goin'. Heh.// Tarantulas 7:58 pm *tarantulas arrives just in time, but PURPOSEFULLY avoids swoop to the extent of even going the long way around the room to soundwave's couch* Swoop 7:58 pm *IS A PRECIOUS CHILD, SOUNDWAVE* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:58 pm ((bird is best tutor. FIVE MINUTE WARNING get the snacks and drinks you need)) Bull 7:59 pm Umm... I highly doubt Silkie would be too happy with us bringing him or any of the others here. Magnum Ace 7:59 pm -And there's the reason Magnum said 'no'- Specs 7:59 pm *the dragon glides over to the scrap-dragon, hesitantly trying to imitate the wiggles* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:59 pm ((Canned cheese and crackers: secured.)) Twincast 7:59 pm ((//slides in Toothless 7:59 pm ((will have tea momentarily)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:59 pm ((YOOOOO)) *Soundwave nods to Tarantulas and moves over slightly. There's room, do sit.* Twincast 8:00 pm ((I was just lamenting not having anything to do lmao. so this is good ovo Bull 8:00 pm ((I'm kindof tempted to grabs some chips)) Swoop 8:00 pm *the ratio of dancing to just hopping is starting to tilt pretty heavily towards hopping, the giggles are still rock solid though* Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((BAAAAY! Twincast 8:00 pm ((HI? Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((it's Boom Twincast 8:00 pm ((ah, thought so ItsyBitsySpyers 8:00 pm *Laserbeak has taken to clapping her feelers against the floor in time with Swoop's hops.* Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((hehe, hi! Swoop 8:00 pm *ENDLESSLY ENCOURAGED* Twincast 8:00 pm *casually strides in like he hasn't been gone forever & finds an unoccupied place to sit* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:01 pm *The mouth of his faceplate turns upward in a horrendously stiff smile. He turns away in order to secure some energon treats before the show begins.* Magnum Ace 8:01 pm And I don't think Carl would fare quite as well as me or Bull if he wandered in here ItsyBitsySpyers 8:03 pm *Silent amusement at that smile. Oh, that one's going to be entertaining if they stick around.*

\\WHATCHA MEAN?\\ //He freak out easy or someth-- ah, Pit. Tell me Rewind ain't here.// Tarantulas 8:03 pm *tarantulas will take that seat next to sw, thanks. he's oddly silent - a mix of Too Many People and Heck Yes Spider-Man* Twincast 8:03 pm Well, uh, he IS, but he's recharging--less you wanna wake him. *snickers* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:04 pm *Both twins loudly hiss NO* Twincast 8:04 pm *has several docked right now, nbd* Magnum Ace 8:04 pm He'll probabl-huh? Definitely Not Shockwave 8:04 pm (( Question @Magnum ace and bull-- are you humans or really small robots?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:04 pm \\IT'S COOL. WE'RE COOL.\\ //Let 'im sleep. Like, a long time.// Magnum Ace 8:05 pm -Who and what just happened?- ((human-ish sized robots Twincast 8:05 pm *continues snickering* Alright, hear ya loud n' clear. He'll stay on the train to sleepy time junction Swoop 8:05 pm *will be a "good" boy so long as he's dancing but, be warned, whoever he ends up next to when the music ends is gonna have a hyped up pterobaby to deal with, take your seats carefully all* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:05 pm (( Gotcha.)) Magnum Ace 8:05 pm ((they're called leaguers because they play sports ItsyBitsySpyers 8:06 pm ((OKAY, WARNINGS: ...I actually forgot to write them down when prescreening this movie cause I got carried away watching. There's violence and blood and some Language, and uhhh. S...piders? I don't remember, y'all.)) Bull 8:06 pm *Bull looks confused, having no clue what was going on* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:06 pm ((Probably some flashing lights at one point.)) Definitely Not Shockwave 8:06 pm (( Spiders? In spider man?????)) (( No way.)) Specs 8:06 pm *the dragon stretches, and gives up on wiggling to go find a seat* You're a better dancer than I am, cousin. Twincast 8:06 pm ((inconcievable! Specs 8:06 pm ((oh no, the humanity! spiders in spiderman)) Magnum Ace 8:07 pm -who's the new mech, and why were Frenzy and Rumble hissing at him?- Twincast 8:07 pm ((but I shall return shortly with snackage ovo ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm ((all right, we'll start it soon as you're back or after three min, whichever's first)) Toothless 8:07 pm *purrs at fuzzydragon and looks for a perch itself* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:07 pm *Hm. He doesn't know what to think about this music, or the humans on screen. Is one of them....nothing but protoform?* *Befuddling.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:08 pm *Frenzy shakes his helm and speaks to the two Leaguers in a stage whisper that doesn't get lower than a hoarse shout.*

\\DON'T WORRY 'BOUT NOTHIN'. BRO DON'T LIKE THAT MECH'S PALS IS ALL.\\ Bull 8:09 pm Oh... Magnum Ace 8:09 pm Ah...I guess that's a reason... Twincast 8:09 pm ((BACK ((with doritos Magnum Ace 8:10 pm ((wb Specs 8:10 pm ((doritos. delicious)) Toothless 8:10 pm *happy meeps* Twincast 8:10 pm Aw, but you like one'a them ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm \\YUP.\\ *Grins.* Twincast 8:11 pm Also recharging, by the by. Tried to wake'm but he was out cold Swoop 8:11 pm *is ABSOLUTELY incapable of going from dancing around everywhere to sitting quietly and THROWS himself backwards over a nearby couch to claim his spot with ZERO checking to see who is there* ((who wants to be a pancake lol)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm \\'S COOL. I'LL GET 'IM LATER, HEH.\\ Specs 8:12 pm *if you listen closely, you can hear an undignified squawk from a dragon that just got clotheslined by a wing and launched to the floor* ((specsdragon is pancake)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:12 pm [[What was that?]] *Zoop. Feeler up to inspect scene.* Swoop 8:12 pm *squeals and thrashes around when he lands on someone* KEHHEHEHHHEHHH ((dude fuck that guy)) Specs 8:13 pm *the dragon is not laughing. the dragon is now a fur rug.* Oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:13 pm //Haha!// Definitely Not Shockwave 8:13 pm *He curiously observes Soundwave's feeler-- the "gem" on his forehead flashing for a brief second.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:14 pm *While the first one moves to scoop Swoop off the dragon, the second slithers out to peek at that 'gem'. The claws turn from side to side before it settles into a coil.* Twincast 8:14 pm *oh, this don't ever end well--what with humans keepin' alien tech* Swoop 8:14 pm *SQUEALS happily when he's suddenly in the air* Magnum Ace 8:14 pm -doesn't like where this is going- Specs 8:14 pm *the fur rug piteously slides off the couch and onto the floor* ...Hi... Swoop... Swoop 8:15 pm *points at the screen* LOOOK LOOK Bird *cackles and kicks his feet in the air* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm {{Him got Bird alternate wing. Bird likes.}} Toothless 8:15 pm ((screms at the music)) Tarantulas 8:15 pm *tarantulas is quietly screm at music too, totally IC* Magnum Ace 8:15 pm -Right, time for him and Bull to get off the floor before unfortunate things happen to them- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:16 pm *The twins offer hands up. It's safe up with them.* Swoop 8:16 pm *holds soundwave's feeler becasue he wants to stay in the air* Him got wings. Big big! Bird wings. Like! Like! *flicks his wings open* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:16 pm *Soundwave lifts Swoop higher. No wings in the way, Dinobot.* Specs 8:16 pm *the dragon accepts that offer! have a fluffy friend, twins. she's not leaving your arms for a while* Twincast 8:17 pm *heh, he missed all this fun* Swoop 8:17 pm *THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE to this* KEHHEHAHAHAH Bull 8:17 pm *while still not liking heights Bull accepts so he doesn't need to worry about being stepped on* Thanks Magnum Ace 8:17 pm -will take that offer up- Thanks Definitely Not Shockwave 8:17 pm *The spectacle with swoop is rather distracting. That is, until he feels as if he's being watched. He turns his helm in the direction of the other feeler.* Specs 8:17 pm ((get off vine, pete)) Swoop 8:19 pm *kicks his feet in the air purely for entertainment purposes* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:19 pm *It clicks the claws at Longarm. Soundwave is, for the record, still looking at the screen.*

//Yeah, no prob.// Toothless 8:20 pm (( oh for pity's sake hug him, Tony )) Swoop 8:20 pm Bird bird bird ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm {{What?}} Toothless 8:21 pm *wiggling to music again* Swoop 8:21 pm Hi : > ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm {{Hello. Neheh.}} Swoop 8:22 pm Me Swoop UP Specs 8:22 pm *the dragon would grin at the scrapdragon, but she's too busy being a furry decoration on someone's arm* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:22 pm *Longarm's faceplate blinks rapidly, glancing between Sounwave and the end of the feeler. Well, if he's going to be like that....He extends one of his arms along the floor, careful not to bump into anyone, and waves his fingers toward the snapping claw.* Swoop 8:22 pm *pulls his legs up under him so he is more up* Tarantulas 8:22 pm *tarantulas is totally bouncing just a tiiiiiny bit in his seat. there's been like two seconds of spider content and he's already jazzed* Magnum Ace 8:23 pm ((made an attempt to hack up own lungs there Twincast 8:23 pm (( pats? 8c Magnum Ace 8:23 pm ((my bad Swoop 8:23 pm *doesn't have the self-awareness or attention span to see peter being him @bird* *instead he's trying to see if he can lean backwards enough to flip upside down* Twincast 8:26 pm 'sat really the best place, pete? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:26 pm *Fascinating. He's always wanted to see one of the arms doing that up close. Longarm should probably take the limb back, though. If he leaves it there much longer, Soundwave's going to start inspecting the surface to find out how the outer construction differs from his.*

((*puts your lungs where they go*)) *He's also going to set Swoop down at last. He's not a jungle gym.*

@Tarantulas: (txt): This, your ability? Swoop 8:27 pm KEHEHHHh Him go *makes PCHOO noises and throws his arms up over his head* Magnum Ace 8:27 pm ((thaaaanks Twincast 8:28 pm (side note: I hate this song. gym teacher in grade school played it every day. for years. w h y) Swoop 8:28 pm KAHAHAH SPLAT Tarantulas 8:28 pm *poking his claws together at the tech, glances at sw*

@SW: ::Which - which ability?:: ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm @T: (txt): Swinging. ... Also, that. Bull 8:29 pm He's... over ambitious. *has seen that end badly in some cases* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:30 pm //Jus' a li'l bit.// Specs 8:30 pm *softly* Best not to take on a sea serpent when you're small. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:30 pm *Though he's just as curious as Soundwave is, if not moreso, he retracts his arm for now. They aren't quite at that level yet. Perhaps another time, though.* Swoop 8:30 pm ZAP!! *kicks& Definitely Not Shockwave 8:30 pm *He's interested in the technology of this movie, anyways.* Swoop 8:30 pm ** Magnum Ace 8:31 pm That ended badly Bull 8:31 pm Yeah ItsyBitsySpyers 8:31 pm *A wise move. He wouldn't allow it in return, himself, yet.* *Next thing you know everyone's going to have feelers.* Tarantulas 8:32 pm @SW: ::I CAN, yes, swinging and standing sideways. Among other things:: *definitely sounds distracted* Twincast 8:32 pm *has feelers* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:32 pm *SEE.* Magnum Ace 8:32 pm He's trying to do too much Twincast 8:32 pm *will keep them to himself, though* Magnum Ace 8:32 pm -has been the one to DO that- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:32 pm @T: (txt): ...Request: Demonstrate, later. *Rumble facepalms. That's not how you keep a secret.* Swoop 8:33 pm *picks at the biolight on Soundwave's feeler* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:34 pm *Let go of that. He set you down. He wants that back.* Swoop 8:34 pm :V ???? Tarantulas 8:34 pm @SW: ::Tsk, you've got quite a few demonstrations you're expecting of me.:: Swoop 8:35 pm *scampers to grab goodies, going straight over the nearest couch and anyone else in the path* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm @T: (txt): Returns offered. *Look at that. Aren't you glad you're off the floor now, Ace and Bull?* Magnum Ace 8:35 pm -VERY- Twincast 8:35 pm *oof* Bull 8:35 pm *oh yes* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:36 pm ((Hey, Tara, have you checked your discord?)) Twincast 8:36 pm *Swoop hasn't changed a bit, he sees* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm *If Twincast is the one who got run over, Rumble's gonna snicker.* Tarantulas 8:36 pm *DIES* Twincast 8:36 pm *Lil bit* *he's cool* Tarantulas 8:36 pm *DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS* Swoop 8:36 pm *stuffs an actual fistful of treats in his mouth before scooping up multiple bowls and dashing towards Bird* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm *Soundwave bobs gently at the eggs line and pings Tarantulas.* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:36 pm (("Do you lay eggs?")) Tarantulas 8:36 pm *he actually physically cringed* Specs 8:37 pm *lifts her head to vaguely look in Tarantula's direction, but says nothing at seeing the cringe* Tarantulas 8:37 pm *double ping at sw for "shut up"* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:38 pm *Bird already has her feelers out for the snacks. 😄 *

*Soundwave accepts the admonition and carries on watching.* //Aw, Primus. He got less tact than you, Frenzy.//

\\GET DENTED.\\ Swoop 8:38 pm *gives her a whole bowl* Swoop 8:38 pm *hops in place* Bull 8:38 pm *face palms* ... Swoop 8:38 pm *still working on chewin his way through his current mouthful* Magnum Ace 8:39 pm -trying to muffle most of his laughter. It doesn't work well- Bull 8:40 pm *can't help but wonder if Ruri has to deal with awkward teenage human stuff* Specs 8:40 pm *the dragon actually cackles at this. oh, Goddess.* Swoop 8:41 pm *has literally made that exact face at Laserbeak tonight* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:41 pm *As someone who also has more than one identity, he finds this "Peter Parker"'s actions to be....of a highly amateur nature.* Magnum Ace 8:41 pm -Teenage stuff and publicity- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm \\OOH. LOOKS LIKE ENERGON.\\ Specs 8:42 pm It does! Swoop 8:42 pm kehehhehh Definitely Not Shockwave 8:42 pm *Ah. So the human isn't a *complete* moron.* Magnum Ace 8:42 pm Energon? Swoop 8:42 pm him run ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm ((they FINALLY had him be somewhere without stuff to swing on i love it so much)) Swoop 8:43 pm ((i lost it the first time i saw that)) Specs 8:43 pm Energon. Blue, glowing, and explosive. *the dragon waves one bandaged forepaw for emphasis* Wear protection when cooking with it. Magnum Ace 8:43 pm You mean the stuff in the crystals that one time? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm //DAMN I like that fleshie's style.// Specs 8:43 pm Yes, yes I do. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm //The punchin' one.// Bull 8:44 pm That does not sound safe to be around,, let alone 'cook'. Swoop 8:44 pm *actually jumps he's laughing so hard at spiderman getting thrown around* Tarantulas 8:44 pm *a tiny giggle. the kiddo's so precious* Swoop 8:44 pm *has no idea what he's watching but loves slapstick always* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm \\IT AIN'T, BUT 'S WHAT WE EAT.\\ *Shrug* Magnum Ace 8:44 pm ...how explosive? Definitely Not Shockwave 8:45 pm *This movie has much more slapstick than anticipated.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm \\...JUS' DON'T SET NO FIRES IN HERE. OR SHOOT NOTHIN'.\\ Specs 8:45 pm *the dragon winces* VERY explosive. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm \\ALL I'M SAYIN'.\\ Magnum Ace 8:46 pm ....... Swoop 8:46 pm *actually SCREAMS he's laughing so hard* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm {{Haha! You Swoop do!}} Magnum Ace 8:46 pm -should he be worried?- Swoop 8:46 pm him CATCH Bull 8:46 pm .... *is so happy GZ isn't there* Twincast 8:46 pm Nice catch. not'a great landin' though Swoop 8:47 pm *flails like Katya he's so entertained by an onscreen Swoop* Magnum Ace 8:47 pm -GZ would have shot first, and then maybe questioned later- Swoop 8:47 pm BIrd bird bird It swoop Him swoop ItsyBitsySpyers 8:47 pm *...That heater looks handy.* Swoop 8:47 pm Catch and DROP Tarantulas 8:48 pm *sideeye* ...If you ever do that to me, Swoop, I will END you. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:48 pm *He's highly amused by this exchange.* Swoop 8:48 pm Me Swoop CAN do! *hops in place* Yah! Yah! CATCH! Specs 8:49 pm *the dragon removes one paw from over her eyes* Are they done with drowning people yet? Swoop 8:49 pm *scampers over to Tara, spilling goodies in the process* Look look Tarantulas 8:51 pm Look at /what/. *super wary* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:51 pm *He sits up a little straighter at "the Shocker".* Magnum Ace 8:51 pm -this movie is just a string of bad ideas- Definitely Not Shockwave 8:51 pm *Looks away from the screen and forcibly relaxes his posture.* Swoop 8:52 pm *hops onto the arm of the couch, setting the candy bowl on his knees* Look him got wings like Me Swoop! Him good, kehhehh, at CATCH! 😮 Magnum Ace 8:52 pm !!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm //Holy frag.// Swoop 8:52 pm HIm burn DEAD guy too!! Bull 8:52 pm ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Twincast 8:52 pm Uh Specs 8:52 pm Goddess preserve us. Swoop 8:52 pm Like Dinobot : > Toothless 8:52 pm *whines* Twincast 8:52 pm Good job, mech. Killed one'a your subordinates. Always works well *ask Silas* Magnum Ace 8:53 pm -alarmed straightened posture at that- Bull 8:53 pm *Bull Armor's horns clicked up before he forces them back down* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:55 pm *He's....confused by the sudden attention of the two minibot sized mechs, but he simply notes it and focuses back on the film.* Magnum Ace 8:56 pm ((the film just startled Ace and Bull Swoop 8:56 pm *hops up just high enough to kick his legs out in front of him so he's sitting on the couch arm with his legs kicked out in front of him* *stuffs goodies in his face* Twincast 8:56 pm *likes the teacher* Swoop 8:57 pm There a bird in HERE kehhehehhhh Tarantulas 8:58 pm *nudges swoop out of his personal space. watch those legs* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:58 pm {{Noooo. There THE Bird here.}} *Preen preen.* Swoop 8:58 pm *nudges back* THE Bird Tarantulas 8:59 pm *heavy squint and a slight puuuuush sideways with a spider leg* Magnum Ace 8:59 pm -Peter. They have several teammates who tried stupid stunts without being prepared. It didn't end well- Swoop 8:59 pm *snickers and holds onto the spider leg with his birby foot* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:00 pm (( Aren't all of Tara's legs spider legs? I imagined him sticking out his leggy real far.)) Twincast 9:01 pm (( >just realised that "Tara" = "Tarantulas" and not a character in the film ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm ((LOL)) Definitely Not Shockwave 9:01 pm (( He's in the film....In spirit.)) Tarantulas 9:01 pm *tara's definitely using the spider leg to pluck swoop up and drop him mostly gently on the ground* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm *Bob-laughing again.* Swoop 9:01 pm *cackles* Tarantulas 9:01 pm (( tara WISHES he were in the film Twincast 9:02 pm (( make your own spider film, tarantulas Swoop 9:02 pm Again! Definitely Not Shockwave 9:02 pm ((He just needs an entire movie based on himself.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm \\PROBABLY SHOULDA LEFT IT ON.\\ Tarantulas 9:02 pm (( ...he's got small ones but that's a different story Magnum Ace 9:02 pm -facepalms- Bull 9:02 pm *did not like the 'insta kill' option and can't help a twitch* Magnum Ace 9:03 pm -yeah, he's ignoring THAT one- Swoop 9:03 pm *reaches for a tara's leg again* You Spiderbot pick up Me Swoop again! !! Tarantulas 9:03 pm *he's not even saying anything, just picking swoop up and holding him there* Swoop 9:03 pm *yaaaayyy!* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm *Soundwave perks slightly. He wants... whatever that is.* Twincast 9:04 pm Havin' fun over there? Swoop 9:04 pm *is off the ground through NO effort of his own and is watching a kickass flier, this is THE BEST movie night* Tarantulas 9:04 pm *so long as swoop leaves him ALONE he'll hold him there* Swoop 9:05 pm KONK! Kehheheh. Him hit head. Specs 9:05 pm *the dragon winces at that. that's gotta hurt* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:05 pm //Pff.// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm *Soundwave can 100% see Tarantulas doing these things. All of them.* *And Liz is Prowl.* Tarantulas 9:06 pm *if that was directed at tara, twincast, he's totally absorbed in the film, sry* (( omfg soundwave. truth Twincast 9:07 pm *It's all good* Twincast 9:07 pm *mostly a rhetorical question anyway* Swoop 9:07 pm *eats some treats* *chucks one over to Bird* .... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *GOBBLE GOBBLE* Swoop 9:08 pm *sets one on tara's head* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:08 pm *Hooo boy. * ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm [[...Ah. He sees where this is going.]] Tarantulas 9:08 pm *picks the treat up with a spider limb and eats it as subtly as someone with a monster mouth can* Swoop 9:08 pm *can't see anything at this angle anyhoo* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *Tries NOT to watch that.* Swoop 9:09 pm *also, SHARING* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:09 pm *He glances just in time to see Tara eating. That's......Hm.* Swoop 9:09 pm *is a good dino, an okay dino, a passible dino* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:10 pm (( "hm" is code for "very attractive")) Tarantulas 9:10 pm *you're not getting a pat on the head for that, swoop* Bull 9:10 pm That's not good. Swoop 9:10 pm *as long as tara keeps him in the air, he's good* Him climb Flier better ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm {{Bird get there fast fast.}} Swoop 9:11 pm Bird get EVERYWHERE fast fast Tarantulas 9:11 pm *AHH* Magnum Ace 9:11 pm No, it's not Definitely Not Shockwave 9:11 pm (( Oh that's so cute.)) (( I"m dying.)_) Magnum Ace 9:12 pm -Is Bull okay with the angle of the movie?- Swoop 9:12 pm Oh him have deployer mini FLY spider Specs 9:12 pm This is why you want wings, spider human. Swoop 9:12 pm *waggles his wings like the borbs int he movie* Bull 9:13 pm *Bull has been adverting his optics away from the heights* Tarantulas 9:13 pm He - I THINK he ought to have webbing that functions as such - Swoop 9:13 pm Helicopter fight spiderman Magnum Ace 9:13 pm -placing a steady hand on Bull's shoulder- Tarantulas 9:13 pm See!!! *tara's so excited right now* Twincast 9:14 pm ((OW Swoop 9:14 pm OH good jump! Swoop 9:14 pm Kehehhehh bad DOORS Tarantulas 9:15 pm *suddenly remembers when he did this to prowl. almost let him drop. shit. oops* Specs 9:15 pm ((karen PLEASE)) Bull 9:15 pm *is having none of the heights* Swoop 9:15 pm KEHEHHHhe FALL ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm *Finding Tarantulas' excitement most entertaining. It seems this was a good choice of film.* Magnum Ace 9:15 pm There. I think it's over now, Bull. Bull 9:16 pm *looks back to the screen* Swoop 9:16 pm What high altitude seal do? Tarantulas 9:16 pm He could go higher, of /course/ Swoop 9:16 pm *simultaneously imagines a military mission and a flying seal, that's not less likely than his family* ((NOT AGAIN)) Specs 9:17 pm ((NOT AGAIN)) Twincast 9:17 pm ((damn Definitely Not Shockwave 9:17 pm (( How can *you* show your spider spirit?)) Tarantulas 9:17 pm (( Become A Spide Definitely Not Shockwave 9:18 pm (( Ah. I see. So the answer is Science.)) Swoop 9:18 pm *holds a treat down for tara* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:18 pm (( Anybody here ready to become a cyborg? Do I have any takers?)) Swoop 9:18 pm ((i ove her)) Twincast 9:18 pm ((same tbh Tarantulas 9:18 pm *takes and eats treat. noms* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm ((the little cap announcements kill me)) Swoop 9:19 pm *grabs a few treats and lobs them at Bird at once, it'll work itself out* Magnum Ace 9:19 pm ((at least no one is offering the leaguers snacks again ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm [[Not one word.]] Swoop 9:20 pm *chews over the words* Enhanced Interrogation Protocol Twincast 9:20 pm *Soundy, its you* *this is now his mindvoice for you( * ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm *HOW DARE* Tarantulas 9:21 pm (( thank u for the new headcanon Twincast 9:21 pm (( YW Specs 9:22 pm ((peter PLEASE)) Swoop 9:22 pm Him stick to car Definitely Not Shockwave 9:22 pm ((How much longer is this film?)) Swoop 9:22 pm *observant* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm ((bout an hour)) Definitely Not Shockwave 9:23 pm (( Wow. This movie is much longer than anticipated.)) Twincast 9:23 pm (( ^^^ Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((yeah Swoop 9:23 pm ((this movie is so good. It's jam packed without feeling like they are just throwing shit at you)) Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((it's fun Swoop 9:23 pm Instant Kill :V Definitely Not Shockwave 9:23 pm (( I'm in college, so. I'll bop out for now, it was a pleasure getting to do one of these again, though.)) Swoop 9:23 pm ((bye!)) Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((g'night! Twincast 9:23 pm (( byee! Tarantulas 9:23 pm (( niiiight! Bull 9:23 pm ((Bye ItsyBitsySpyers 9:23 pm ((all right! get some sleep, come back any time 😄 you know you're welcome!)) Swoop 9:24 pm Spi-dur guyyyyy Specs 9:24 pm ((night!)) Swoop 9:25 pm KAHAHAHAH !!! AWESOME *DOUBLE FIST PUMP* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:25 pm *She has GOT to get upgraded like her Tyran self.* Swoop 9:26 pm *would lose his MIND if Bird had wings like that <3 * Magnum Ace 9:26 pm -might have tapped Bull on the shoulder as a warning- Tarantulas 9:26 pm *is disliking birds more and more as the movie progresses* Specs 9:26 pm Oh dear. Magnum Ace 9:26 pm -Time to start looking at anywhere but the screen buddy- Swoop 9:26 pm boat DEAD Bull 9:27 pm *groans as he avoids watching the screen* Swoop 9:27 pm pzzchoo! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm \\THEY BETTER GET LIKE THEM CLOWN KIDS 'N START FLOATIN'.\\ Tarantulas 9:28 pm *smol whimper* I'm so glad he's getting better at this Specs 9:28 pm I hope they remember to watch their tails. It would hurt to lose pieces to those lasers. Tarantulas 9:28 pm ...Scratch that Swoop 9:28 pm Boat DEEEADDDD ItsyBitsySpyers 9:28 pm *Soundwave tilts his helm.*

@T: (txt): You are concerned for the humans? Swoop 9:28 pm Oh. HIm arms rip out, kehehheh. Specs 9:28 pm Human dead too. Human is going to be bisected. Or not! Tarantulas 9:29 pm @SW: ::Hyeh, an odd question to ask.:: Magnum Ace 9:29 pm -Taps again. Safe now- Tarantulas 9:29 pm @SW: ::I - sure. Not in general though.:: ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm @T: (txt): Whimper heard. What reason, if not human safety? Bull 9:30 pm Why does this movie have so much to do with heights? *he groans and mutters to himself* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm //Most the superheroin' movies do.// Bull 9:30 pm *groans* Swoop 9:30 pm *little kicky feet* them AIR fight now??? Tarantulas 9:31 pm Don't kick your feet or I'll drop you. *hiss* Swoop 9:31 pm No drop Magnum Ace 9:31 pm -pats- I guess that's half the fun of these movies? Swoop 9:32 pm ((his clothes just EAT him in every shot)) Bull 9:32 pm I prefer staying on the ground. *is no where near flight capable and doesn't want to be* Tarantulas 9:32 pm @SW: ::I... what did you say?:: *forgot* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm @T: Repeat: Whimper heard. What reason, if not human safety? {{It air not for all mech. Only good fly, brave. Like Bird.}} Swoop 9:33 pm Brave Bird : > ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm {{You stay grounding. That safe.}} Swoop 9:34 pm *is actively in the air right now, as long as you ignore the giant spider* Magnum Ace 9:34 pm -has gotten airborn several times, so he's fine with heights- Tarantulas 9:34 pm @SW: ::Oh, well - particular instances of sentience are important. If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit invested. Hyeh.:: Twincast 9:35 pm *flier present~ jet, but not seeker* Swoop 9:35 pm ((omg that surprised face)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm *That's still very weird to him. All the Blasters (because this is the only Twincast he knows) were cars and music machines of different kinds.*

@T: (txt): ...Concern target: spider human? Success desired? //Aw, they're bein' mushy.//

\\GROSS.\\ Tarantulas 9:36 pm *tiny happy noises* Swoop 9:37 pm Them dancing Specs 9:37 pm *the dragon snickers* Is this normal human parenting? Toothless 9:37 pm *chittersnorts* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:37 pm [[He would not know. He is neither a human nor a parent.]] \\NO FRAGGIN' WAY!\\ Specs 9:37 pm ((DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN)) Twincast 9:37 pm *happy to be weird, slendy* Bull 9:38 pm I wonder if Edmond would know... *probably would know more than Richard would... considering* Tarantulas 9:38 pm *swears in old cybertronian* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:38 pm {{Oooooo, naughty mouth.}} *Cacklechatter* Magnum Ace 9:38 pm -Richard is...uh...not a stellar example- Swoop 9:38 pm *laughs because bird is laughing but cocks his head in confusion* Tarantulas 9:38 pm *hiss, at least he used a different language* Swoop 9:38 pm *something is funny* *but he dont know what* Specs 9:39 pm *the dragon cranes her neck to consider Bull* Oh, you know humans? Bull 9:39 pm Yeah, one is our coach. he would probably know a bit about human parenting. Specs 9:40 pm *the dragon chirps a little, interested* Is it true that humans don't have creches? Magnum Ace 9:41 pm Depends Swoop 9:41 pm *shoves the last handful of treats in his mouth and, while he chews, flips the bowl up so he can look at it, face to bowl* *gonna make V sure it's empty* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:41 pm ((oh dear we lost the spide)) Swoop 9:41 pm ((swoop fell on he head)) Specs 9:41 pm ((someone set up the spide signal)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm ((love me the lighting change there)) Bull 9:42 pm Creches? *Bull doesn't recognize that word* Specs 9:43 pm Where I come from, the eggs are all hatched in clutches around the same time. The hatchlings are then raised communally, in what we call creches. We all learn basic skills, reading, writing, sums, flying, and so on. Then when we're older, we apprentice out. Swoop 9:44 pm *puts the bowl on his face* *is ready for a fight now plz* Twincast 9:44 pm ((afk for a sec Bull 9:44 pm Humans don't have that; that I know of. Magnum Ace 9:44 pm Daycare is close, but probably not what you're looking for. Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( WHAT DID I MISS Swoop 9:45 pm *drops the bowl behind the couch, mission complete* Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( MY WIFI DIED Specs 9:45 pm ((I actually saw this movie with my dad, and I had to tell him that if he gave my date a "dad talk" and my date bailed on me, I would absolutely assume that he'd threatened the poor dude with death. poor liz)) Bull 9:45 pm *wonders if Ruri being raised around Silkie and the others would count* Swoop 9:45 pm ((borb dad threatened boy spide)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm ((wb - liz spilled enough beans her dad figured out who parker is; she went inside and her dad told him you can either go inside and forget everything that's happened and never interfere again or i kill you and everyone you love)) Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( well shit ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm ((he just bailed on her at the dance and now we're here)) Swoop 9:46 pm him HIT bus 😮 Specs 9:46 pm *the dragon tilts her head* Daycare. *she sounds out the word carefully* So the biological parents take care of the children, normally? How do they know if the parents can raise hatchlings, then? Swoop 9:46 pm Me swoop want ROLL bus.... Magnum Ace 9:47 pm Um... Bull 9:47 pm I don't know. All I know is what Silkie and the others have shared. Our coach isn't really a dad; more so, he raised his brother's daughter ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm //It's like drivin' with you.// \\I SAID GET DENTED.\\ Swoop 9:48 pm ((slendy ur the guy in the chair 😄 )) Specs 9:48 pm Fair enough! I'm just curious. I haven't really met other humans from the multiverse, so I don't know how they work. *the dragon laughs* Maybe too curious. That's what the docents said. Swoop 9:49 pm KAHH!! Him SLIIIIIIDE ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm *Frenzy howls himself right off the couch seat* Tarantulas 9:50 pm (( can tara still be holding swoop even tho i blinked out, heh Swoop 9:50 pm wings ((yis)) Tarantulas 9:50 pm (( good Swoop 9:50 pm ((swoop will complain LOUDLY whenever he has to go back on the ground)) ((ground is for nerds)) Magnum Ace 9:50 pm Well, I doubt Coach would be a good example Bull 9:50 pm We're around humans almost all the time. From on the field, in public or in the repair bay. Magnum Ace 9:51 pm Or in studios Bull 9:51 pm Better than some. *Bull points out remembering that Giroti is a 'father'* Tarantulas 9:51 pm *tarantulas has twice switched spider legs holding the ptero. swoop might be light but he's still substantial enough* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:51 pm //I like this flyin' human. He knows what's up.// Magnum Ace 9:51 pm -and elbows Bull. Hush you- Swoop 9:51 pm !!!!! Bird! Look 😮 Bird Birdbirdbirdbird Bull 9:52 pm Oh, no... Please; no more flying. *is ready to look away again* Swoop 9:52 pm DEAD Kehehehhehhh Specs 9:52 pm *the dragon looks at the screen, at Laserbeak, and back at the screen* Magnum Ace 9:52 pm ...... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:52 pm {{What you dragon want?}} Specs 9:52 pm Can you do that? Swoop 9:52 pm Bird bird you look! See? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm {{Peh. Easy.}}

{{Bird faster~}} Swoop 9:53 pm *is a wiggle in tara's grip, an excited wiggle, not a I want down wiggle* Tarantulas 9:53 pm StoP WIGGLING *snaps* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm *Soundwave fidgets slightly.* Specs 9:53 pm *the dragon looks suitably impressed* Awesome. But of course you're faster, I should have known. *flattery and treats gets dragons everywhere, don't you know* Swoop 9:53 pm *pats tara's head* you see? it bird. Not BIRD bird. Like bird. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm {{Is okay. You knowing now.}} Swoop 9:54 pm *looks at the screen at the buried Peter freakout* Oh. Him bury. Windchill 9:54 pm *Appears at precisely the wrong moment.* Swoop 9:54 pm Him Slag no like THIS movie, kehheh, bury movie. Or bury REAL. Windchill 9:54 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm {{Him scared of bury?}} Magnum Ace 9:55 pm -That is one strong human- Swoop 9:55 pm Yah Because Him bury ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *Casually takes the note.* Windchill 9:55 pm *He's gonna find a place to sit on the floor and not think about being buried alive.* Swoop 9:55 pm Sludge and Grimlock bury too Me Swoop and HIm Snarl not bury Autobots never bury Swoop Bull 9:55 pm *is now looking away; noping at the heights* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *....He wants those.* Tarantulas 9:55 pm *mutters something about the other side always having the better tech* *wait wrong side* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm {{Them Grimlock, Sludge hating bury too?}} Windchill 9:56 pm That cloaking is...not the greatest. Magnum Ace 9:56 pm -yeah, uh, don't look, period, Bull- Swoop 9:56 pm OH! Wings seal on. For stick Specs 9:56 pm *the dragon turns to bull, trying to help distract him from the heights* So, you only know the one parent human? Out of all the ones you know? Swoop 9:57 pm Bird 😮 ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm {{...It look like Bird.}} Swoop 9:57 pm *loves this movie and also loves Bird* <3 Yah! It Bird :V Windchill 9:57 pm *Opens his mouth...and shuts it. He's seen this movie already.* Bull 9:58 pm Well, technically no. There are two others; though I wouldn't put Giroti up for any 'dad of the year' awards. And Richard's situation is complicated to say the least. Tarantulas 9:58 pm *if u spoil something tara will murder u, windchill* Swoop 9:58 pm that jet not invisible Mirage invisible Windchill 9:58 pm *He pointedly avoided spoiling anything.* Swoop 9:58 pm OH! Wing in propeller. Specs 9:58 pm "Dad" awards. Docents get awards for raising children? *the dragon tilts her head* Magnum Ace 9:58 pm -not even trying to hide his snort of laughter- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm {{Him Ravage say Mirage invisible, still smelly. Neheheh.}} Swoop 9:59 pm *even the normally empathy free dino winces and pulls his wings a bit closer* Me Swoop kehehhehhhh Me Swoop never SMELLING Mirage Windchill 9:59 pm Man. We should all get wings upgraded like that. But. Windchill 9:59 pm Better. Bull 9:59 pm It's something they usually give as presents on mugs and stuff. *he had seen one of the doctors in the hospital have one on his desk one time* Windchill 9:59 pm And by us I mean me. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm //Whirl kinda got the rotor things, don't he?// Windchill 10:00 pm Yeah...but he doesn't quite have wings. Specs 10:00 pm Oh. *the dragon mulls over this information* So it's an acknowledgement of skill, provided by other docents? Magnum Ace 10:00 pm It's the children expressing gratitude to their father Tarantulas 10:00 pm *is sitting on the edge of the couch, totally not biting on a claw* Windchill 10:00 pm I don't care about the rotors anyway, I care about smashing things to bits with them. Swoop 10:00 pm CRASH!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm \\OHHH YOU WANT THE CUTTIN' STUFF BITS.\\ Windchill 10:00 pm Hell yeah. Specs 10:00 pm Ah, I see. *that seems more sensible* Humans don't seem to express gratitude by bringing prey home to the object of their gratitude. Magnum Ace 10:01 pm -taps again, they're on the ground now- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm *Rumble smacks his cube down.*

//How the FRAG'd the meatbag survive that?// Windchill 10:01 pm He's...like a spider? Swoop 10:01 pm KAH! Him swooping again Magnum Ace 10:01 pm No they tend to bring other gifts Windchill 10:01 pm Spiders don't die when you drop 'em. Bull 10:01 pm No. They don't. *now looks back up* Tarantulas 10:01 pm Th-they - it depends on the spider. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm *This movie really is basically Swoop vs. Tarantulas, isn't it.* Windchill 10:02 pm *Pretty sure Spiderboy lacks an exoskeleton though so there's really no explanation.* Swoop 10:02 pm STOMP! Kehehehhh Oh, him pick up with wing Specs 10:02 pm *the dragon is too busy asking questions of the Leaguers to ask Tarantulas about that* Huh. How many children do humans usually have, anyways? Windchill 10:02 pm Like, wing-hands. I want it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm *One of Soundwave's feelers gently taps the spide.* Swoop 10:02 pm *flexes the digits on the ends of his wings, probably can't pick someone up with them ..... but it doesn't hurt to try* Magnum Ace 10:03 pm !!!!!! Windchill 10:03 pm I don't want my wings to explode though, heh. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm {{ 😧 }} Swoop 10:03 pm Me Swoop have wing explode before Windchill 10:03 pm Kinda cool but I think some people wouldn't really appreciate it if I died. Tarantulas 10:03 pm *sw gets a zap of GetOffMe* Bull 10:03 pm I don't know. It seems usually one or two... considering Edmond and Richard are brothers. Though I really don't know. Magnum Ace 10:03 pm -attention is on the movie again- Windchill 10:03 pm Not dead... ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm *It recoils fast. There's a fleeting shred of surprise in the instant between.* Windchill 10:04 pm *A disappointment he knew was coming.* Swoop 10:04 pm Dead? Specs 10:04 pm One or two. That's not a lot... *the dragon chirps contemplatively* Swoop 10:04 pm Not dead Specs 10:04 pm ((I lvoe that fucking note)) Swoop 10:04 pm Him wings dead Specs 10:04 pm Benefits to being organic: my wings have not exploded yet. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm //That Happy fragger's gonna be lucky he don't get fired.// ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm //Not listenin', 'n losin' the plane, 'n probably some stuff broke.// Windchill 10:05 pm Do they really expect ME to believe that Spiderman limped—or zoope-de-dooped—away from that? Twincast 10:05 pm Kinda ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm \\WELL, YEAH.\\ Windchill 10:05 pm Life...ruined... I don't believe it. Bull 10:06 pm Only one I really know much about their family life is Owner, she's an only child. Windchill 10:06 pm These guys seem like they care a whole lot. ... Swoop 10:07 pm ((she's great)) Windchill 10:07 pm This is creepy. Swoop 10:07 pm ((best mj)) Windchill 10:07 pm Meeting a grown man in the bathroom. Specs 10:07 pm That does not look like "fired" to me. *snickers* Awkward. Swoop 10:07 pm *doesn't get why this is comfortable but recognizes discomfort and giggles* Windchill 10:08 pm The tower was cooler. Because it was tall. Magnum Ace 10:08 pm Owner is also an interesting case herself Specs 10:09 pm *the dragon perks up. more human talk!* Oh? Windchill 10:09 pm ... Toothless 10:09 pm ((omg tony)) Bull 10:09 pm Considering everything, yeah. Windchill 10:10 pm The wing suit is cooler. Tarantulas 10:10 pm *whispering saynosaynosayno* Swoop 10:10 pm *looks down at tara, what is that noise? he doesn't know, he kind of doesn't care, just gonna play with his toes instead* Specs 10:10 pm *the dragon's head tilts, tailtip twitching* "Everything?" Windchill 10:11 pm *Snorts* Bull 10:12 pm *looks back to the dragon* It's complicated, but what I understand is that Owner's father faked his own death so his brother had to raise her... *it was complicated* Magnum Ace 10:12 pm Well, she was basically raised alongside us...uh... -derailed by movie- Windchill 10:12 pm Eheh. Eheheheheh. Specs 10:12 pm *the dragon blinks slowly* That's. Faked his death? I... Oh my. ((ugh I hate this part. Aunt May not knowing is THE THING)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:13 pm //Haha!// Magnum Ace 10:13 pm He got into...a lot of trouble Tarantulas 10:13 pm *snickers hard* Swoop 10:13 pm Why Her mad? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:13 pm ((yes i'm gonna let this go all the way thru credits, there tiny thing at end)) {{Her not know him Spider-Man, not know him do danger thing.}} Tarantulas 10:14 pm *alright, time for swoop to get put down, tarantulas has to stretch out and get rid of all this dramatic tension. plop goes the ptero* Swoop 10:14 pm Danger thing fun ????????? *holds onto tara's leg with both hands* Specs 10:14 pm I can't imagine getting into so much trouble that one would have to fake one's own death. Then again, usually us dragons... deal with problems more directly. I suppose we don't really have a chance to get to "faking" death. Tarantulas 10:14 pm *shakes the leg, off with you* Swoop 10:14 pm *squawks* Magnum Ace 10:14 pm He couldn't, not without endangering Owner, and coach Windchill 10:15 pm *Hand shoots up.* Swoop! Bull 10:15 pm And everyone else. Swoop 10:15 pm What? Windchill 10:15 pm Sit with me now. Tarantulas 10:15 pm Yes, please do Swoop 10:15 pm Me Swoop no want SITTING Windchill 10:15 pm *He SLAMS his fist into his palm with a loud CRACK* Or else. Magnum Ace 10:15 pm Yeah, everyone he knew would be in trouble if he tried to deal with them Swoop 10:15 pm ???? Else? Windchill 10:15 pm Or else you have to sit by yourself? What do you want to do then? Specs 10:16 pm *the dragon looks a little surprised* Going after relatives for the actions of one being? I... Well, I suppose that's pretty alien to me. Toothless 10:16 pm O,o Swoop 10:16 pm Me Swoop dont want sit AND Me Swoop dont want sit aLONE Magnum Ace 10:16 pm I...doubt they would have just stopped with relatives Windchill 10:17 pm Then come do whatever it is you're doing over here. Specs 10:17 pm *the dragon looks VASTLY more surprised at that* Duly noted... Bull 10:17 pm They would have gone after Silkie, Ryuken and the others. Tarantulas 10:17 pm You'll have to hold him up, then, apparently. Let him hang off your arm or something of the sort, Windchill. Windchill 10:17 pm I can do that. I'm big. Almost the biggest. Twincast 10:17 pm *pfffft* Tarantulas 10:17 pm /Please./ Swoop. Swoop 10:17 pm *grabby hands* UP! Windchill 10:18 pm *Snorts.* Did Spiderman go somewhere? Swoop 10:18 pm ((A+ movie)) Magnum Ace 10:18 pm ...yeah. They were quite ruthless Tarantulas 10:18 pm (( don't u mean S+++ for spide Toothless 10:18 pm *claps front paws together and flaps wings* Swoop 10:18 pm ((omg)) Me Swoop want up! Bird bird! Us go flying! Outside! Kehehehhhh not inside flying. Windchill 10:19 pm Okay, bye. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm *NYOOM she flies to join him* Specs 10:19 pm I suppose the benefit of directness is that we also don't go after those who never harmed us. *the dragon yawns* This was a long one. I should rest. Next time? Swoop 10:19 pm *makes his escape* ((l8r)) Toothless 10:20 pm *then suddently >poofs< back into a scraplet and falls off the shelf with a startled chirr* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:20 pm [[Enjoyed yourself, scraplet?]]

[[Yes, next time.]] Toothless 10:20 pm *NODNODNOD and loud purrs* Bull 10:21 pm Not a bad movie... just didn't care for all the flying and heights. Tarantulas 10:21 pm *flopping back onto the couch. that was So Stressful* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm *Small nod. Good.*

[[He will remember to keep a small dish of bolts for you next time.]] //Ah, ya get used to it.// \\UNLESS YER RAVAGE.\\ //Heh. He still hates flyin' docked.// Bull 10:22 pm I really don't like flying or heights. Too many bad experiences in the air. Magnum Ace 10:23 pm -nudges. Best to not elaborate on that- Toothless 10:23 pm *sways to music for a few moments, getting comfortable in its own frame again* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm \\YEAH? LIKE WHAT?\\ Toothless 10:24 pm *chittergiggles* Windchill 10:24 pm *Chinhands.* Twincast 10:25 pm *Don't mind the stray, blue carrier casually opening his own dock & retrieving a happily alt-mode snoozing deployer. Not weird at all* Bull 10:25 pm *shudders* The volleyball deathmatch above the Andes Mountains in that lightning storm against the Deus has to be one of the worst. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm *Rumble notices movement, glances over... and scrambles to his feet and backward* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm \\SOUNDS WICKED.\\ Magnum Ace 10:26 pm ...not when it was literally above the mountains. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm \\...THE PIT'S WRONG WITH YOU?\\ Magnum Ace 10:26 pm And none of us are capable of sustained flight ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm \\OH. ... HOW'D YA GET UP THERE?\\ Twincast 10:26 pm *shh, not that one, rumble* Bull 10:27 pm That was my fault. Didn't think playing a volleyball game would turn so dangerous. Magnum Ace 10:27 pm It's okay, we all trusted them ItsyBitsySpyers 10:27 pm *Rumble collapses with relief against the arm of the couch. Thank Primus.* Twincast 10:27 pm *When Frenzy isn't so occupied with the story, he was gonna offer letting a certain other twin stay. If that's alright with everyone else* Bull 10:28 pm Didn't know the game field would take off into the air. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm *Soundwave will allow it.* Magnum Ace 10:28 pm And I will be happy if that never happens again ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm //The whole... uh.// *What was the story about? Flying fields?* //The whole field?//

*Nudges Frenzy with a pede and subtly points at snoozing Eject.* Magnum Ace 10:28 pm The whole field Windchill 10:29 pm (( I'm trying to eat and cats are swarming around me send help. )) Toothless 10:29 pm *flies over to land beside smol warm-metal visitors and looks up at them, offers comfort purrs* Bull 10:29 pm No safety rails or anything. Just the field and miles of air beneath us. Magnum Ace 10:29 pm And lighting above us *lightning Toothless 10:30 pm O,O ItsyBitsySpyers 10:30 pm *Frenzy looks over, puzzled - then grins like there was a buy one get one smile sale at the expression store. Thumbs up to Twincast.* Twincast 10:31 pm ((tbh the image y'all should be getting is Twincast handing off a literal like rectangle of a deployer. He'll wake up eventually, but. I gotta go shower n stuff bc I work at midnight ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm ((just leave him on the seat lmfao the twins'll hoist him overhead and carry him upstairs or somethin)) Magnum Ace 10:31 pm ((GOOD LUCK Twincast 10:31 pm ((GOOD. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm ((i hope work's not too awful)) Twincast 10:32 pm ((I have to ice donuts all night. v tedious ((BUT I WILL talk to y'all laterrr <3 Magnum Ace 10:32 pm ((byyyye Toothless 10:32 pm ((Ni night! Tarantulas 10:32 pm (( niiiiight! Bull 10:32 pm ((Night Toothless 10:32 pm ((all I can hear now is the old "...time to make the donuts" commercial >,< ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm ((pffff)) Magnum Ace 10:33 pm ((nice Tarantulas 10:34 pm *sits up a little. can't stay still for too long after a movie like that. then squints at soundwave* Is there any particular reason for the music choice? It doesn't seem... congruous? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:35 pm [[He did not have time to prepare a list of spider songs.]] Pause. [[And he was in the mood for the instruments used in these.]] Tarantulas 10:35 pm Hyeh, fair enough. Magnum Ace 10:36 pm -pats Bull- At least we know that volleyball is not a sport we want to try again too soon Tarantulas 10:36 pm I don't exactly have a playlist of spider songs myself. *he probably actually does, shh* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:36 pm \\YOU GOTTA GET US FOOTAGE OF THAT GAME. THE VALLEY-BALL. I GOT SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA WANNA SEE.\\ Windchill 10:36 pm *Scratches his chin, thinking about wing upgrades he can't afford.* *But he can DREAM* Magnum Ace 10:37 pm I...don't know if that one was recorded ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm [[He finds that hard to believe.]]

*Laserbeak's gonna be dreaming too, Windchill. You're not alone.* Windchill 10:37 pm *One day, it'll happen. Because the mun was planning on it before this move came out lol.* Bull 10:38 pm Only one twisted enough would be Segal *so hopes the footage doesn't exist* Windchill 10:38 pm What is this mushy stuff? Magnum Ace 10:38 pm We're not asking him ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm [[As he said, he wanted the instruments playing it.]] Windchill 10:39 pm Shameful. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm ((do i or do i not tease tarantulas in response to windchill)) Windchill 10:40 pm (( Might as well. )) I only like one song. Bull 10:40 pm No; we are not, Tarantulas 10:40 pm (( always tease, although i have no idea how ItsyBitsySpyers 10:40 pm [[No, this would be shameful.]] Windchill 10:40 pm *Two, actually, but they're both...exactly what you'd expect.* I don't have to listen, I can read. Tarantulas 10:41 pm *immediately leans forward and puts his face in his paws without a word* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:41 pm [[All he is doing is playing music with a specific sound.]] Windchill 10:41 pm I've heard worse. If it's not All Star...then it's shameful. Toothless 10:41 pm *worried look at Ceiling-Not-Smol* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:42 pm \\OKAY, WELL, LIKE. NEXT TIME. IF YOU AIN'T GONNA PROBABLY DIE PLAYIN'.\\ Magnum Ace 10:42 pm We hope that's no longer the case Bull 10:43 pm I think we've all gone through too many 'death games' as it is. I'll be happy just to play normal League matches. Windchill 10:43 pm Too many is when you're no longer fazed by it. Magnum Ace 10:43 pm .... Windchill 10:44 pm That's when there's no turning back. But. Magnum Ace 10:44 pm .................. Tarantulas 10:44 pm @SW: ::Hss. Soundwave, where you you even GET these ideas.:: *smol shove with spide leg, with a mental flick along with it* Windchill 10:44 pm It's good to quit early. Magnum Ace 10:44 pm -guess who's shifting uncomfortably again- Bull 10:44 pm .... *looks at Magnum and knows why he looks that way* Windchill 10:45 pm Better to still be scared than no longer care whether you live or DIE. I think. Depends on who you ask. Don't ask Whirl, is what I mean. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:45 pm \\LISTEN. IF YOU AIN'T TEARIN' YOUR SPARK - UH, OR WHATEVER Y'GOT - OUTTA SOMEONE ELSE'S HANDS, YOU AIN'T LIVIN'. YER JUST DYIN' SLOW.\\ Windchill 10:46 pm *Been there, done that, got bored.* Bull 10:46 pm *Now it's Bull's turn to look uncomfortable* N-no...it's not. Magnum Ace 10:46 pm I don't think that's living ItsyBitsySpyers 10:47 pm *Soundwave huffs softly at being shoved and places a small smiley on his visor.*

@T: (txt): Imagination. Windchill 10:47 pm I think it's living...ON THE EDGE. *Dramatic flop onto the floor, ALL ALONE.* Tarantulas 10:48 pm @SW: ::Well, your imagination is completely off base.:: Windchill 10:48 pm There's somethin' wrong with the world today. The light bulb's gettin' dim. Magnum Ace 10:49 pm ...I think it's time for us to go home now Windchill 10:49 pm There's meltdown in the sky... Bull 10:49 pm Y-yeah. Better to get back before Meckel notices we're not there. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:49 pm [[As you wish.]] Toothless 10:49 pm *shakes helm at FloorFlopper, waves a pincer goodbye at everyone* Windchill 10:49 pm If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin... Then mister you're a better man than I. LIVIN' ON THE EDGE. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:50 pm //Seeya, scraplet. Don't eat nothin' too big.// Toothless 10:50 pm ((...yes Windchill, there is a *scraplet* judging you)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:50 pm @T: (txt): Then humor sense. FakeProwl 10:50 pm *Appears. Flops into his usual spot.* ... I'm back. Windchill 10:51 pm (( He's judged, shunned and snubbed by everyone, that's small potatoes. )) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm ((for u windchill)) Tarantulas 10:51 pm You - you are! *startled spide* FakeProwl 10:51 pm *He says, casually, as though he actually appeared the first time long enough for his avatar to even materialize. And as though he didn't miss the entire movie.* Windchill 10:51 pm *Eyebrows lift like a startled flock of pigeons.* Toothless 10:51 pm *hops down to bump helm gently against FloorFlopper and purr* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm //You two need escoratin' home 'n all that?// Magnum Ace 10:51 pm Yes. I think Owner is beginning to notice that we're vanishing for hours at a time FakeProwl 10:52 pm *... Is Prowl's usual seat, per chance, being occupied by a spider.* Windchill 10:52 pm *SINGS ALONG.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm *RECORDS. With a brief ping hello to Prowl.* Windchill 10:52 pm *Sorry, it's soprano as usual. It's bad.* Tarantulas 10:52 pm *technically sw and spide have probably taken up the whole couch on their own* Toothless 10:52 pm *...then skitters off to find its way home* FakeProwl 10:52 pm *Which means Prowl landed in someone's lap, doesn't it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm //All right, c'mon.// *Slide off couch.* //You comin', scr--oh. Huh. Moves quick, don't it?// FakeProwl 10:53 pm *... gingerly relocates himself to the nearest non-occupied couch space. an armrest, maybe.* Tarantulas 10:53 pm *tara scoots over to make room in the middle, no worries* FakeProwl 10:53 pm *he'll take it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm //Anyhow. C'mon. Gotta getcha goin' before.... /Owner/ notices.// There's a little extra venom on the name. They don't much care for being owned, here. //Frenzy, lug Eject upstairs, huh?// ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm \\YEAH, YEAH. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.\\ Windchill 10:54 pm *He's gonna have to go for an encore when he gets home. Record it and send it to his Serenadin' Friend.* FakeProwl 10:55 pm *looks tiredly at the leaguers. huh. well, apparently, he doesn't even need to FULLY activate his avatar program to induce whatever anomaly is bringing them here. good to know.* Windchill 10:55 pm *Folks be used to his singing in the shower by now anyway.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:55 pm *Soundwave nods to Tarantulas. Thank you. One bit of company is pleasant; both is better.* Tarantulas 10:55 pm (( oh god thanks i was worrying about the leaguers Magnum Ace 10:55 pm -noticed that. Is going to give Rumble a curious look for that- Bull 10:56 pm *Bull notices but doesn't seem to understand either* Windchill 10:56 pm *Sputters the finish* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:56 pm *Rumble's not gonna answer it tonight. That's a talk for next week, maybe. They already know what'll be playing, so. Might be relevant-ish.* *All he does is motion for them to follow him and head outside to the bridging lanes.* *Soundwave clicks feeler claws in polite applause for Windchill.* Magnum Ace 10:58 pm -following after him, but not going to ask- Right...we don't want to worry her Windchill 10:58 pm *He'd bow, but he's too lazy to get up so he'll salute from the floor instead.* *He'll take what he can get.* Bull 10:58 pm *follows* Night everyone. FakeProwl 10:58 pm *... very belatedly matches Soundwave's greeting ping.* Windchill 10:58 pm Does nobody else 'round here sing? *"sing"* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:59 pm *Soundwave nods goodnight to the Leaguers, taps his visor at Windchill - no mouth, you know - and looks over to Prowl.*

(txt): Emergency matter: settled? [[He seconds the question.]] FakeProwl 11:00 pm @Soundwave «... Not quite.» Windchill 11:00 pm Lame. Bull 11:00 pm ((Night all; I'm off to watch WTFIWWY)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:00 pm ((night! enjoy the rest of your evening!)) Windchill 11:00 pm (( 'Night! )) Magnum Ace 11:00 pm ((and I'm laughing. Singing is brought up as they're leaving Windchill 11:01 pm (( YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE. )) ((...I don't think a Monday night goes by without some singing though so It Will Happen Again. )) Magnum Ace 11:02 pm ((oh, I just think that several of them can because their voice actors can ItsyBitsySpyers 11:02 pm @Prowl: (txt): Elaboration requested. Windchill 11:02 pm (( Go for it. )) Tarantulas 11:02 pm *is cuddling up to prowl. tara's in a good mood, spider-man was gr8* Magnum Ace 11:03 pm ((hehe, now getting one of them to do so would be the test ((but now I gotta go, because I have other stuff that need my attention Tarantulas 11:03 pm (( night!! Magnum Ace 11:04 pm ((so, thanks for the movie and g'night! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:04 pm ((night!)) Windchill 11:05 pm *Rolls onto his front. Butt: Exposed.* Tarantulas 11:05 pm *is there a dent in it* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:06 pm *Where's Whirl to put a foot on it when you need him?* Windchill 11:06 pm *No he fixed it. Mostly. There was still obviously a dent.* *Whirl, willingly touch The Butt?* FakeProwl 11:07 pm @Soundwave «Bonecrusher had a... I guess it was a nervous breakdown. We had to stop him from jumping off the balcony. Scavenger's scoop is broken. So's the TV. And several stairs. And several of your cameras. He's welded a fort out of berths in the corner of the the berth room. He refuses to come out. There's no way we're going to get him to go to work today, and Scavenger can't with his injury, which means Hook is going to be out fixing Scavenger, and all this has riled up whatever's hurting Mixmaster's fuel tank, which leaves Long Haul and me, and Long Haul isn't going to go in if the rest don't.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:07 pm *...............Pit.* Tarantulas 11:07 pm (( ok but what if windchill used https://img.wonderhowto.com/img/14/73/63572489362819/0/fix-car-dents-8-easy-ways-remove-dents-yourself-without-ruining-paint.w1456.jpg

Windchill 11:07 pm *His face is getting real acquainted with the floor.* FakeProwl 11:07 pm @Soundwave «We need an excuse to not go to the work site and I need you to stop watching Bonecrusher.» Windchill 11:08 pm (( Is it bad that's the first thing I thought of? Let's say that he did. )) Tarantulas 11:08 pm (( bless FakeProwl 11:08 pm ((*hears song using "lightyear" as a unit of time and FLUFFS UP AGGRESSIVELY*)) Tarantulas 11:10 pm Were you asking if any of us CAN sing, or if we DO sing on occasion - or, if we can sing WELL at all? Just to clarify. Windchill 11:10 pm Any and all of the above? FakeProwl 11:11 pm @Soundwave «... Actually, I suppose "one of the team had an nervous breakdown due to prison surveillance and the rest of the team is dealing with the resultant injuries and fallout" is a perfectly valid excuse all by itself, so never mind, that part's sorted.» Tarantulas 11:12 pm Fair. Count me as a yes, then. Windchill 11:12 pm *He knows the Shrek version better.* *Tragic.* If you say so. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:13 pm *Now looking away from Prowl. He'd thought the Constructicons were made of sterner stuff. Expected some sort of aggressive confrontation, perhaps.*

(txt): ...Expectation: Bonecrusher gives appropriate respect, in future. Insults, insinuations, pranks: unwanted.

(txt): Soundwave repairs property damages, delivers appropriate work leave excuse. Bonecrusher watch: ended. Hook's medical supplies: replaced.

*Finally glancing back.*

(txt): ...What wrong, Mixmaster? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm *Oh. Well, it seems Prowl figured out the excuse himself. That's the trouble with working his thoughts into text, he supposes.* FakeProwl 11:15 pm *Destroying furniture and surveillance equipment isn't aggressive enough?*

@Soundwave «"Appropriate respect"? What, did he do something to you first?» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm [[...He did not know you were a 'yes', Tarantulas. Consider that another demonstration request.]] Tarantulas 11:16 pm I didn't say which part I was saying 'yes' to, goodness. There was the option of ANY. Windchill 11:16 pm Well, technically. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:16 pm [[His interest remains.]] Tarantulas 11:16 pm *huffs* Windchill 11:16 pm If you can sing then it follows that you must sing on occasion, or else that's unproven. And if you sing well, then you can sing. Some of those are mutually inclusive. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:18 pm *Directed at HIM. Not inanimate objects.*

@Prowl: (txt): Affirmative. Labeled [][][]sheet metal[][][], implied Soundwave: interface voyeur, subject: multiverse inhabitants, permission status: none. Long before, assisted false Prowl interface message delivery. Tarantulas 11:18 pm If the logic statement is A or B or C, and I answer yes, any one or pair or all could be true, so the mutual inclusion isn't a trouble. FakeProwl 11:19 pm @Soundwave «... You thought to refute the claim that you were a voyeur who watches people without their permission by... continuously watching him without his permission?» Windchill 11:19 pm Obviously, hence there being no real point in arguing a distinction, as there isn't much of one between them. Tarantulas 11:20 pm There's no point fussing though - let's just say I can sing, I do sing, and I'm not objective enough about my own voice to know whether it's done well or not. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:21 pm @Prowl: (txt): If that, insisted, supposed treatment: delivered. Now, true difference: known. Windchill 11:21 pm *Luckily, his face is still planted on the floor and his eye roll remains hidden. WHY NOT JUST SAY THAT THEN, it's so much easier.* Kill me softly... Tarantulas 11:21 pm (( sw u sound so petty rn and i love it FakeProwl 11:21 pm @Soundwave «I am afraid you have thoroughly convinced him you're an even worse voyeur than he'd suspected.» FakeProwl 11:22 pm @Soundwave «Also, a stalker, and a vague undefined threat to his life. Which I doubt is at all objectionable from your perspective, but from mine makes things difficult.» Windchill 11:23 pm *GRUNTS and picks himself up...to sit on his knees.* *Wipes his face in case it's dirty or drooly.* *Drool: unconfirmed.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:25 pm *Hand flick.*

@Prowl: (txt): Irritating. Acceptable belief, if future vocalizer control: excellent; rumor spread likelihood: low, now observance abilities: understood.

*And if Bonecrusher understands that Soundwave is a vague, undefined threat, then he might be able to use that if they ever turn on Prowl.*

(txt): ...However, Prowl: important. Continued over-surveillance: ended, per prior promise. Windchill 11:26 pm Anyway. Singing's all well and good. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:26 pm [[Of course it is.]] [[It delivers a full story with corresponding emotional cues in a short period of time, and often serves to make that data more memorable.]] Windchill 11:27 pm But can we all twerk? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm [[...You're not serious.]] Windchill 11:28 pm I'm always serious. *Keeps his face painfully straight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:28 pm *Tarantulas was the only one to really answer the song question, so Soundwave peers at him with a feeler. Well?* Windchill 11:29 pm *Oh, he likes Disturbed.* FakeProwl 11:29 pm *Good. To Soundwave's other points then.* @Soundwave «Repairing the furniture is unnecessary. We can repair the damage ourselves. Except to the TV—but he destroyed it because he thought it was bugged from the game. Getting a new one straight from you wouldn't go over well.» Windchill 11:29 pm *But he'll be quiet this time.* *No sense in Ruining this one.* Tarantulas 11:30 pm *tara will glance at the feeler. what, is he expected to sing sometime? nope* Windchill 11:30 pm *COWARD.* Tarantulas 11:30 pm *also if he doesn't answer the twerking question does that mean it'll go away* FakeProwl 11:30 pm @Soundwave «Hook may not want supplies from you for the same concerns. We'll see whether we think Bonecrusher can handle it and get back to you.» Windchill 11:31 pm *Has ignoring Windchill ever worked?* Tarantulas 11:31 pm *maybe when they're listening to disturbed, it might* Windchill 11:32 pm I guess it's just me then. Only I have the power. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *On the one hand, he's pleased that his plan to cause a little scare worked so well. On the other hand, they're being ridiculous. As if he would be so foolish as to put bugs where they'd be expected now.* Tarantulas 11:32 pm *so, shushed the spide will remain, and nudge at prowl while wrapping an arm or two or three around his back. awful quiet, this one* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *But, what can you do?*

@Prowl: (txt): Acknowledged. FakeProwl 11:32 pm *You mistake Bonecrusher for somebody bright enough to figure that out.* Tarantulas 11:33 pm *looks back at chill* What, the power to thoroughly embarrass yourself? No thank you. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:33 pm *Whether Soundwave can twerk or not is unknown. Nobody's convincing him to either say it or try. Not in public, anyway.* Windchill 11:34 pm I'm too powerful to suffer embarrassment. That doesn't happen to me. If I twerk, I OWN IT. Along with everything else that brings shame to lesser mortals, such as yourself. *He's joking, but it's also true: he feels no shame.* Windchill 11:36 pm *His straight faced facade breaks, and he snickers.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:36 pm *...For a split-second, Soundwave was tempted to be one last bit of vicious and ask if Bonecrusher needed to be put under a safety watch.*

*He gives no sign of that nasty little urge, burying it back where it came from. None of that, now. That's the older version of himself.* [[Lesser mortal?]] Windchill 11:38 pm That's what I said. *Shields his mouth, but can't hide that snicker.* Tarantulas 11:39 pm *squints. tarantulas doesn't trust that snicker* Windchill 11:39 pm *He's pretending to be egotistical.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:40 pm *Soundwave pauses for a moment, gathers up every. single. clip. he. has. of his alternates claiming to be superior, and squashes them into one big overlapped file.* *And plays that.* Windchill 11:41 pm *Giggle-spits* FakeProwl 11:41 pm @Soundwave «Regarding Mixmaster—prolongued stress. His aches are eith—» Tarantulas 11:41 pm *pfftsdfs* Windchill 11:41 pm *Getting defensive, are we?* FakeProwl 11:41 pm *startles so hard at the sound that he ends up on Tarantulas's lap* Windchill 11:41 pm That was beautiful. FakeProwl 11:41 pm *what the hell, soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:41 pm *Not at all. He's just reminding you of the most common claim.* Tarantulas 11:41 pm *tarantulas accepts his fate and wraps another arm around prowl* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:42 pm @Prowl: (txt): Apology delivered. Continue. FakeProwl 11:42 pm *Gives Soundwave a baffled look. He has not been keeping up with the conversation.* Windchill 11:42 pm *That's what makes it funny.* Tarantulas 11:43 pm Does this mean you can twerk then, Soundwave? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:43 pm *BOI* Tarantulas 11:43 pm If you're superior, that is. Windchill 11:43 pm I still can't be embarrassed, so. FakeProwl 11:43 pm @Soundwave «... His aches are either psychosomatic, or being faked. Whichever it is, it's caused by stress.» Windchill 11:43 pm I'm clearly in a league of my own... ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm [[All it means is that his alternates disagree with Windchill's assessment.]] Tarantulas 11:44 pm *snrk. he'll accept that answer with a nod* Windchill 11:44 pm Alternates Schmalternates, what do they know? They've never met ME. Well. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm [[His? More than most.]] Windchill 11:44 pm 'Cept one. But I stole his girlfriend. So, superiour. *Dusts off imaginary lapels.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:45 pm @Prowl: (txt): Stress? Ache problem before excess surveillance? After? Tarantulas 11:46 pm *nips at prowl just hard enough to transfer through the avatar* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:46 pm [[One. Of more than eighty. He'll reserve judgment.]] Windchill 11:47 pm I can't count, so that means nothing to me. Neither do the opinions of lesser mortals such as they. *Trying not to crack up for real.* FakeProwl 11:48 pm @Soundwave «After. It's not the only cause, but—our mental states leak into each other. I have no doubt Bonecrusher's stress is a contributing factor to Mixmaster's.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:49 pm @Prowl: (txt): Noted.

*He's still going to wait and see if it ends after the surveillance has. Wouldn't do to miss some sort of plague in the making.* @Prowl: (txt): Belief: Tarantulas desires attention. FakeProwl 11:51 pm @Soundwave «............ What?» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:52 pm *Snapshot of Tarantulas biting Prowl's avatar just now on the visor.* FakeProwl 11:52 pm *Prowl just dealt with a violent nervous breakdown with four other angry/scared people. That's a level 149 social interaction and his skills capped out at level 32. Prowl's tired.* Tarantulas 11:52 pm *tarantulas sees that there, sw* FakeProwl 11:53 pm *Oh. Look at that. Turns toward Tarantulas.* What? Tarantulas 11:54 pm *small hhff.* ...I exist, you know. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:54 pm *Don't say he isn't helpful, Tarantulas.* Windchill 11:54 pm *Examines his claws, then climbs to his feet.* FakeProwl 11:55 pm *Hold on, he's trying to think of a reply to that.* FakeProwl 11:56 pm ... Oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm *Soundwave watches Windchill get up, visor cleared off and all.* Windchill 11:57 pm I'm gonna take my superiour self home and practice my twerking, since I'm the only one who can and you're all out of comebacks. Lover's spats don't interest me. Tarantulas 11:57 pm ...

*just gonna. sigh and tip his helm back onto the couch. patience and self-control. u got this tara* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:57 pm [[Very well. Enjoy yourself.]] Windchill 11:58 pm I will, because shame isn't in my programming. I almost feel sorry for the rest of you. What a horrible way to live. FakeProwl 11:58 pm *That wasn't a satisfactory answer, was it?* Sorry. I'm tired. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:58 pm [[He can think of worse.]] Windchill 11:59 pm So can I, but it still sucks to be you. Tarantulas 11:59 pm *waves windchill off with a spider leg* Yesterday Windchill 11:59 pm Not like me. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:00 am *Soundwave taps his visor again. Sorry. No sucking, as far as the public knows. Once more: no mouth.* Windchill 12:00 am *He will not be shooed before he's ready by LESSER MORTALS.* Sucks to be you. *He waves slowly, in an arc over his head like the rays of the rising sun. For the drama.* Good night, you shameful suckers. You shame-filled doughnuts. So creamy. So satisfying. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:02 am [[Goodnight.]] *He's not going to remark on the other part. That's just strange.* Windchill 12:03 am *That's because you have no sense of humour.* Tarantulas 12:03 am What do you even know about eating donuts? ...Don't answer that, just. On with you. *another spider leg wave* Windchill 12:03 am Don't tell me what to do, I'm already going. But, maybe if you ask nicely. Tarantulas 12:03 am Please. Windchill 12:04 am I'll stay. Okay. *sits down.* Tarantulas 12:04 am *oh primus is he serious* *who is he kidding. windchill's always serious* Windchill 12:04 am *Always.* *Especially right now.* I feel so wanted. So appreciated. Thanks. Tarantulas 12:05 am This'd be a lovely time for a bridge to just. Spontaneously open below Windchill's now-undented aft. Windchill 12:05 am You think? *Blips out of existence.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:06 am *He's not going to do that. Windchill hasn't broken any rules.* *Well. He has before. But not right now.* Windchill 12:08 am *That WOULD be disparate treatment, but he's used to that. As much as he is used to not getting rules updates or being made accountable for other people hitting him, but it matters not. That's his life, and he's gone now.* Tarantulas 12:09 am *mmff. back to prowl.* I'm sure you are. *mostly genuine-sounding* FakeProwl 12:10 am *Prowl can't read tone, genuine-sounding or otherwise. He's 73% certain that's sarcasm.* *... Quietly tries to shrug off Tarantulas's arms and slide back into his prior seat.* Tarantulas 12:11 am *what happens if he tries to keep hold of him tho* FakeProwl 12:12 am *He'll stop for a few seconds. And then quietly try again.* Tarantulas 12:15 am Come now, if you're going to ignore me, you might as well try to placate me by sitting on my lap while you do it. FakeProwl 12:16 am *Right. Okay. He's not going to sit around and take that. He's going to go incorporeal to slide out of Tarantulas's arms.* Tarantulas 12:16 am *stiffens up* FakeProwl 12:16 am I wasn't ignoring you. I said I'm tired. Tarantulas 12:18 am You can be both, you know. FakeProwl 12:18 am I'm not both. I'm tired. Tarantulas 12:19 am I /heard/ you. I said so. Primus. *glances at soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:20 am *What? Why is he being glanced at? Looks from one to the other with mild confusion.* FakeProwl 12:21 am *... What does he say to that?* *...... Nothing, he supposes.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:22 am This message has been removed. ((get out of there random brackets)) Tarantulas 12:24 am *proceeds to get up* Apparently you're still conscious enough to run your avatar and stop by Dancitron, but I won't stress you any more than that by asking that you acknowledge my existence. That'd be petty. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:24 am *...Hold on, now.*

[[One moment.]] FakeProwl 12:24 am ... I came by to conduct necessary business. It has been concluded. I should leave. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:25 am [[Do not blame Prowl for being tired. It was concerning a matter he himself failed to correct.]] FakeProwl 12:25 am Don't. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:26 am [[...And he does not understand this - this. Tarantulas agreed.]] Tarantulas 12:29 am Prowl is tired. "Business" is concluded. And clearly I'm not needed here, so - *starts to huff, but just sighs and lets his shoulders fall.* It's of no consequence. I'll speak with you both another time. FakeProwl 12:29 am *... Disappears.* Tarantulas 12:30 am *he's trying not to let this get to him. he's trying. he had a good time watching the movie, damnit, and now - well.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:30 am *Primus damn it all. What HAPPENED? One moment he was nudging Prowl's attention away from a settled matter so Tarantulas would have time tonight and suddenly it'd become some sort of minor spat?* [[You may stay longer if you wish. If you do not, then he accepts your farewell for the night.]] Tarantulas 12:33 am ...I would stay, but there's really no reason to, is there. Hyeh. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:34 am *And he doesn't understand the "don't", either. What was he supposed to do, NOT take responsibility for what'd held Prowl's attention up when something about that had spawned all of this?*

[[That is not his decision.]] Tarantulas 12:37 am No, it might not be, but - nevermind. *walks off abruptly, small wave behind him* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:38 am *Soundwave watches Tarantulas go and shakes his helm. Well. That was... something. He's done with the day. Upstairs and straight to recharge for him.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:45 am *Except that it doesn't come as easily as usual. Not understanding bothers him as it is. Somehow, the added "don't" makes it worse.*

*Well, he's not going anywhere else, and neither is Prowl. Quick comm, on the off-chance he might actually get an answer.*

(txt): Clarify: [][][]don't[][][]. FakeProwl 12:48 am *It takes a moment for Prowl to reply.* «What?» *And a moment longer to figure out what it's about.* «Oh. Moment. Gotta move.» *Please hold for about a minute.* FakeProwl 12:54 am *Right. He's back. Had to get out on the balcony. Prowl doesn't know whether being in comm contact with Soundwave would upset Bonecrusher but he wasn't going to keep sitting next to Ft. Berth and find out.* «There is one and only one reason that I told you what happened in here: because you have access to our cameras and a duty to monitor them, and would have very shortly found out anyway. What happened in here is absolutely nobody's business but Bonecrusher's, and it most certainly is not Tarantulas's business.» «The reason I told him I was tired is because that is the PRECISE amount of information about the situation I wanted him to know.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:01 am @Prowl: (txt): Detail offer never intended. If demanded, suitable alternative explanation given. ((fucking enter key too early)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:04 am (txt): Tarantulas truth promise never given. Addition: Telepathic permission not received. Prowl reason: unheard, unidentified. If argument source: Soundwave, blame: absorbed, misunderstanding severity: split, reduced. Potential Tarantulas threat: reduced.

(txt): In future, silence retained unless addressed. FakeProwl 1:07 am «... Do you think Tarantulas was becoming a threat?» *Oh, Primus, Prowl is too tired for this. He's too tired for this. Let him sleep and never wake up.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:10 am (txt): Not within moment. Perhaps if future reconciliation: failure. Unknown. Personal choice: minimize failure, potential outcome. Situation view correction, clarification: accepted. Additional details not required. FakeProwl 1:11 am «...... Do you think future reconciliation failure is a significant risk.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:17 am (txt): Uncertain. Volatile personality: non-standard personal companion choice. Personal preference: caution.

(txt): Prowl Mesothulas-Tarantulas familiarity: higher. If reconciliation: expected, expectation: adopted. That, all known now. FakeProwl 1:18 am *Too late, Prowl's been infected with doubt.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:18 am *Damn it.* FakeProwl 1:19 am «...... Was I that bad.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:19 am (txt): Bad? FakeProwl 1:20 am «At— At... Whatever I did. Wrong.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:25 am (txt): Prowl: not bad.

(txt): Curious action: slide away after Tarantulas agreement. Not understood. FakeProwl 1:25 am «... What.» *After Tarantulas what? To what? When? He rubs his helm as he digs back in the audio files.* FakeProwl 1:28 am *It takes him a moment to figure out what Soundwave read as an agreement.* «He wasn't agreeing. That was sarcasm.» *Beat.* «... WASN'T that sarcasm? Was it NOT? Was Tarantulas being SINCERE? Oh, DAMMIT—» *The comm mutes. Give Prowl a second.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:29 am *...Well, he THOUGHT it sounded sincere. Now he's the one infected with doubt. But he'll give Prowl a second.* FakeProwl 1:30 am *He unmutes the comm, but he doesn't make the mistake of saying anything else. Apparently he's no good at that tonight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:36 am *It takes a couple of seconds of background noise to work out that it's back on and Prowl is being silent.*

(txt): ...Perhaps recharge: helpful. Cell situation: stressful. Stressed Prowl social limits: strained, restricted.

*He learned that months before, when he got snapped at.*

(txt): Evening: stress addition. Within ability, minor solution: rest, peace, quiet. Afterward, examination: easier.

(txt): Soundwave gives, if wanted. FakeProwl 1:41 am *Huff. Stressed. You think? You think, Soundwave? You think Prowl hasn't realized he's been dealing with not only his own stress of being locked up with five people he hates but also the mental weight of their gradual disillusionment with him AND the nervous twitchy mind-picking fear pouring out of Bonecrusher AND the traces of Bonecrusher's fear bouncing through the other Constructicons' minds AND the fear and guilt and pain over learning what happened to Dominus AND the fact that all this is going on while part of him wants to shut off and never turn back on do you think thAT PROWL DOESN'T KNOW HE'S IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION AND THAT IT'S TEARING HIS MIND'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION TO SHREDS, SOUNDWAVE, DO YOU REALLY THINK HE DOESN'T—*

«... Yes. Reasonable.» *It's a good thing he didn't give Soundwave permission for telepathy tonight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:51 am *Soundwave ends the call the second he understands that those are the only two words to be spoken.*

*Mostly because he's getting the growing and somewhat uncomfortable sense he shouldn't have carried on with his horrible surveillance game for so long. Maybe at all? He doesn't know. He has the right to be treated with respect, and the fear version of it is the only thing that's ever seemed to stick with Constructicons. But the more he thinks about it, the more he wonders if the shared connection means Prowl's secretly been afraid of his watching too. And a tiny part of the reason he took the job and restricted camera access so severely was to make sure Prowl would be SAFE. How is that safe?*

*All this mess in the prison cell, and with individual mechs, and how this is going to affect city rebuilding process, and partial responsibility for this business with Tarantulas, and--*

*...He really DOESN'T want to hurt Prowl. He would rather eat a scraplet. But what is he supposed to call all of this, if not that?*

*Well. Soundwave's still not going to get much recharge, but now it'll be because he's doing a very different kind of thinking.* FakeProwl 1:58 am This message has been removed. FakeProwl 2:06 am *... Soundwave hung up on him. No goodbye, no nothing. Now he was upset with Prowl, too? What had Prowl done wrong there? Was he too terse? Had he failed to filter out his anger? He wasn't angry because of Soundwave, he was just tired, he really WAS tired, it wasn't just an excuse—it was just an excuse, wasn't it? Had he sounded angry earlier tonight, when he was explaining to Soundwave what happened? He hadn't meant to. But had he come on too strong? Had he been dropping a hint about Prowl's attitude, when he'd mentioned that Prowl's social limits were restricted when he was stressed? Had Soundwave been telling Prowl he was being offensive? Had Prowl missed it? Should he call back and apologize? Had he already missed his chance to apologize?*

*He sits on the balcony, and pulls his knees to his chest. He stays there the rest of the night.*