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Sibling Bonding Through Petty Crime

The best way for two fusion eclipses to bond

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Both of them are ask/rp characters here, just be warned I can go from replying a few minutes after you to several months later

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“Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex is now closed. Initiating nighttime protocols.”

As the closing message played over the speakers, a large shutter creaked down over the front doors. All the people had left: the perfect time for Jigsaw to sneak back out without having to worry about being caught. And he had the perfect thing he wanted to do too.

Making sure his emotional support sword was tucked securely into the ruffled ribbons around his waist, the fusion eclipse darted down the hall. He ducked under some security cameras and waited for others to pan away before continuing. He figured he’d be nice and give less work for the young security bot to have to edit out. As a treat.

They were quiet, other than the bells on their shoes and new tail – something the fusioned bot was still getting used to. Specially since it often moved on its own. Something it started to do, wagging quickly, once he spotted the very bot he was looking for; bells now jingling much louder.

“Nixy!” Jigsaw called to the shorter fusion eclipse, sprinting over. The new tail wagged happily on its own.

The smaller robot’s rays drooped slightly, and he forced a grin. “Hi Ru…err, did you need something?”

Jigsaw nodded, rays twitching with the movement. “I do! You! We’re going to sibling bond!” He pulled the shorter bot into a side-hug, ignoring the other’s startled squeak and squirm of protest. “What do you say?”

“Bonding how…?” the uncertainty clear in Phoenix’s voice.

“You’ll see!” was the only response. He even booped the younger bot on the nose before he started heading off, pulling him along.

Nixy groaned in frustration but decided to just humour him. The taller bot had been on his best behaviour lately. So really, how bad could it be?

…

“We can’t leave the Plex, Jigsaw!”

The two were standing at the emergency exit that led up to the roof. Jigsaw bounced on his legs, tail wagging behind him.

“Are you worried about the tracking chip? I know how to take those out – I’ve done it for myself. Here, turn around. I’ll take yours out….” Jigsaw had him by the shoulders and already started guiding the shorter bot into a turn.

Phoenix squeaked in surprise, followed by a grumble. He didn’t like this, but they were only heading to the roof… and it’s not like Nixy was an angel. He’d broken a few stupid rules himself. He stood still while the taller eclipse opened a panel and slipped out a tiny chip. He couldn’t help the small shudder at the feeling of something being removed from his body. It didn’t hurt – it just felt … weird. Once the panel was closed again, Nixy turned back around to the taller eclipse, crossed his arms and glared in annoyance. “Alright. And now what?”

“First things first!” Jigsaw walked back away from the door, just far enough to flick the tracker chip onto a passing staff bot as it rolled by. “There. Now it’ll just seem like you were doing random patrolling! I’m a good big brother!” He went back to the door, patting Phoenix on the head, then opened the door and went out on the roof. They held the door open with their tail for Nix to follow.

Phoenix exhaled with a huff, then following Jigsaw out into the night air. His eyes and tail-tip glowed in the darkness. "You're a pain in the butt sometimes, y'know?" His annoyance dissipated as he took in the outside. This was amazing! There were so many stars. He could occasionally glimpse stars through windows, but being under them, without walls or glass – they seemed endless. His eyes sparkled as a look of childlike wonder spread across his face. Nixy started trying to find some of the constellations he’d seen in Moon’s books.

A low whistle made the shorter bot jump and pull his eyes away from the sky. Looking around he spotted Jigsaw climbing down the fire escape ladder. Nixy rushed over. “What are you doing?! I thought we were just coming out on the roof!” Jigsaw looked up at Nixy with a grin and kept climbing down, rung by rung, tiny metallic clinks the only sound. The shorter bot let out an unhappy whine. He couldn’t just let Jigsaw go off on his own. With great reluctance, Nixy turned around, reached out with a tentative foot, connected with the first rung and started down the ladder as well.

By the time Phoenix reached the bottom, Jigsaw was already there, waiting, his own eyes and wrists glowing in the dark. “Great! Let’s go!” whispered Jigsaw. “STAY CLOSE and run only where I run. Avoid noisy things. Follow my lead. If I duck, YOU duck!” And with that the taller bot sprinted off, away from the Mega Pizzaplex.

“Wha – WHERE?!” Nixy ran after Jigsaw with a small whimper. If they were caught, they would be in SO MUCH trouble…

He had to struggle to keep up with Jigsaw. Nix had never been out of the Plex before. He could not risk getting lost.

The taller fusion eclipse took care to not let them be spotted. He ran as silently as possible – avoiding kicking into cans, bottles and other roadside trash – and ducked down behind parked cars if he saw the gleam from a pair of headlights or heard the roar of an engine. Jigsaw was pretty good at this: they had to duck down twice. Both times, he motioned frantically with one hand, behind him, and glanced back after he was hidden. The first time he was worried about Nix, but when Nix also dove behind a parked car, and then did it the second time too, Jigsaw relaxed. A little. Both times, he checked very carefully around before sprinting off again.

Continuing like this, the pair were soon in the gloom behind a string of stores. Phoenix was on edge. He was looking around; left and right, behind him, left and right again, nervously fidgeting with his fingers. “Alright, we went on a run, now we should really head back! We shouldn’t be out of the Plex like this!”

Jigsaw’s grin fell as he noticed just how anxious the shorter robot was. His rays twitched up and down. “Hey Nixy – it’s ok! I’m not gunna get you in trouble! That’s not how we’re sibling bonding.” He put a hand on the shorter bot’s shoulder and gave it a small squeeze.

“Then why are we out here???!”

“Because!” the British bot started, “I had to get you out of there, to snap you out of the ‘Good Little Bot’ work and best behaviour mindsets! You don’t owe anyone anything out here!” He gestured around them with one of his arms and pulled Nixy into a side-hug with the other. “You can be yourself out here!”

Phoenix was still hesitant, but that did make some sense. Looking around, he didn’t see any of the security cameras that littered the Plex. “Fine... and what are we doing out here…?”

Jigsaw let go of Nixy to reach down and picked up a rather large rock. “Just a little bit of fun!” He tossed the rock up and caught it a few times – and then threw it through the window of one of the stores, shattering the glass. An alarm sounded almost right away.

Phoenix tugged at his own rays. “Jigsaw!! Jesus Christ!”

Jigsaw, however, sprinted over to the store and reached in through the broken window. He felt all along on the inside, reaching toward the nearby door, swiping here and there, searching for the lock.

Whining in frustration, Nix rushed forward and used Jigsaw as a makeshift stool up to the window. If this was happening, might as well not get caught and probably scrapped. He knocked in more of the glass so he could fit into the hole. The shards scattered onto the floor, tinkling alarmingly. Once his tail vanished into the inside shadows, all was still for about 10 seconds, and then the alarm shut off and the door opened. Nix glared up at the taller fusion eclipse. “I hate you so much…”

Jigsaw, however, had a wide and pleased grin. His tail wagged in delight. “Well done, Nixy! C’mon, let’s grab something and get out of here!” Patting the shorter bot on the head, he went inside and began looking through various candy items, from gummies to chocolates, trying to decide what he wanted. He used his glowing wrists to see what was available. “C’mon Nix! I know you love candy!~” he called out, in a sing-song tune.

Phoenix shot him a heated glare. However, …. they were already inside; it WAS candy and it’s not like Nix had never stolen anything before… With a sigh, the shorter bot began walking around the darkened store. He switched on his night vision and grabbed a single bag of hard fruit-flavoured candy. He then waited until Jigsaw was finished.

Which didn’t take too long. The taller eclipse soon slipped out the door, holding his haul.

Nixy looked around, planning his next move. He grabbed the one bag of candy he had taken and threw it out the window. He then piled up boxes just behind the shattered window, doing his best to cover up the hole. Then he adjusted the door lock to engage when the door was closed, and then reset the alarm. He had maybe 10 seconds til the alarm would activate. He then slipped back out the half-opened door and quietly clicked it closed.

Once out, he picked his candy bag up and ran.

Jigsaw darted after him. The pair only stopped once they were far enough away and in another patch of darkness, away from even streetlights. “What did you go and do that for?”

“So it looked closed! And hopefully won’t get robbed again. Well, not tonight anyway.” Phoenix huffed in irritation. “We did your little thievery adventure – can we go home now?”

Jigsaw instead sat down on the grass and patted the spot next to him.

Nixy sighed and sat next to the taller eclipse.

Jigsaw opened one of the bags he’d snatched. “I know you still don’t like me. I just wanted to bond a little without the stress of being in the Plex.”

Phoenix opened the bag he had grabbed and sucked on one of the hard candies. “What did you want to know...?” he asked, around the candy.

The taller bot shook his head. “I’m not after information! Just a chat, just a bit of getting to know you, a little. I live here now – it’d be nice to not be hated by one of my new brothers.”

“Well, a good start would not be tricking me into breaking rules!”

Jigsaw snickered. “Fair… fair… but – if I had said ‘Hey, let’s have a little chat?’ how long would it have been until you made an excuse to walk away? Saying you had to go on patrol, hmm?” He crinkled open a wrapper and popped one of his own pieces of candy into his mouth.

Phoenix couldn’t respond. He looked away. Jigsaw was right. There was no doubt in his mind, at all, that if they were still within the walls of the Pizzaplex, he’d have made an excuse to leave within a few minutes. Instead of answering, Nixy continued to suck on the candy, looking off into the distance. Sometimes, he glanced up too. SO MANY STARS. A mild breeze was making leaves rustle. The night sky had uncountable pinpricks of bright white light.

“… Sooooo! I thought this was the best way! I know you like candy, I know you’ve stolen before-”

Nixy’s head spun around to stare at the other eclipse with wide eyes. “How do you know about that?!”

Jigsaw blinked, and then grinned. “I didn’t, until just now~.” He snickered while Nixy groaned, burying his face in his knees. “What did you steal?”

The shorter bot grumbled quietly, then lifted his head from his knees. “…. You know my beanbag chair? The one I don’t let anyone touch?” Jigsaw nodded. “… I took that from a staff-only room on my first solo-patrol.”

Jigsaw snorted a laugh, which soon turning into a full-on cackle. “That’s amazing! Ohhhh Gods I wish I had come here sooner, so I could have seen the fallout from that!” He wiped a non-existent tear from one of his eyes.

Phoenix rolled his own eyes, though a thought soon came to him. Seeing as Jigsaw had insisted on bonding… “… I know you told Sunny and Moony all this, but where did you actually come from, to get here?”

The laughter died down. “Another dimension,” Jigsaw said, flatly. He lapsed into silence.

Phoenix glared. “Yeah I got THAT part! You came barrelling in like a bat outta hell showing that the … Marvel Multiverse thing is ACTUALLY a THING. But I’m asking where you’re from.” It was Jigsaw’s turn to look away, fidgeting with his wrist ribbons. “Nu uh. You wanted to sibling bond. You can’t just shut down when I actually try to.”

Jigsaw sighed, still looking down at his ribbons. “No, you’re right.” He glanced at Nix and then turned back to his ribbons. “It was a dimension pretty similar to this one, actually. And I had a role pretty close to yours, if I’m honest.” He let out a dry chuckle. “I’d… rather not go into all the details but let’s just say something bad happened and that the place became a living hell.” He fell quiet, though after a few moments of silence he added, “… It was a robot uprising. … It’s why I don’t laugh along when Moony jokes about starting one here.”

The shorter bot stared at him. “Is that why you also have …that?” He gestured to the sword still tucked into Jigsaw’s waist ruffles.

Jigsaw glanced down and then nodded. “It is. It’s also why I had … less than savory games I liked to play.”

The pair fell quiet again, until Phoenix broke the silence. “I guess I can understand why you were so aggressive when you first showed up, if you had just escaped a place like that.”

Jigsaw grimaced in guilt, his rays retracting. “Well... I hadn’t JUST escaped my home dimension. But it was a defence mechanism! I went to another place first. It was nice. I did try to fit in. But no matter what, anything and everything I tried was never… right. So I left, and ended up here.” They hesitated, and then added, “I’ll go into more detail another time. I’m just… not ready. I know I said I wanted to sibling bond, but, not just yet, on all of that other stuff. If it’s alright.”

Phoenix nodded. “Yeah, that’s fine! But I am eventually gunna wanna know more. About where you were in the uprising, where you went next, all that.”

Jigsaw let out a soft chuckle and nodded. “Of course! Of course! Going down THAT memory lane – I just need to be uh … more prepared for it.” He reached into one of his bags and grabbed another sweet. The wrapper crinkled. “Is there anything else you wanted to ask?”

The shorter bot thought a bit. Most of his questions revolved around the weird eclipse’s past – which Jigsaw didn’t want to talk about very much. Despite wanting to Sibling Bond. “Uhhh… I guess not.”

Jigsaw fidgeted with his ribbons. Hesitated. “I … I did want to have a bonding. And then here I am, shutting you out... Specially after practically dragging you out of the Plex, for a night of burglary… How about this. If it’s a question I just can’t answer right now, I won’t, but I’ll try to open up, alright?” He turned to look at Nix.

Phoenix wasn’t expecting that, and his rays twitched with delighted surprize. “Thank you!” His tail swished behind him while he thought about what he wanted to ask. “You said your original role was similar to mine – you were a security bot?”

“Not to your extent, but in a way. I didn’t watch security cameras, or go on patrols. But I would come out during an emergency and escort children to safety.” Jigsaw let out a sigh. “I do miss that part sometimes, if I’m honest. But then again after everything, everything I’ve done… I wouldn’t really trust myself around kids again.”

Nixy hesitated before asking, “Those games you claimed you liked to play – did you really play them?”

Jigsaw nodded. “I haven’t for quite some time now – but I did. I did…”

Phoenix swallowed. He was starting to see why Jigsaw didn’t exactly want to open up about things, if he really did used to play games like Stab And Seek, or Keep Two Lose One… “When, uh… when’s your birthday?”

The taller fusion wasn’t expecting the sudden change in topic and had started to brace himself for another difficult question. Instead, he found himself giggling. “July 25th, when’s yours?”

“December 21st!” Nixy couldn’t help but to wag his tail happily at that.

Jigsaw paused and checked his internal calander. The Plex had closed at midnight. Now, it was officially the next day. “Why – I do believe that’s today. Happy birthday.”

The smaller bot’s tail wagged a little faster, thwacking the ground behind them. Would he prefer to be back home, not having just broken into a candy store? Yes. But he did love being wished a happy birthday. He knew his code-related brothers would do something later today for him and was also excited about that. “Thanks!” After a few more moments, Phoenix noticed Jigsaw was watching him with an amused half-grin. Nixy’s tail slowed a little. “What?”

Jigsaw shook his head. “Nothing really – you just remind me of myself. Before things happened.” He snorted, reaching over to pat the shorter bot – and then playfully tugged Nix’s nightcap further down over his head, earning a startled squeak. “C’mon. Let’s head back. I’m sure you’re antsy enough about being out.”

Phoenix readjusted his hat and nodded eagerly. He very much wanted to return to the Plex. Before he could say anything, though, Jigsaw gently shoved his own and Nix’s candy bags into the shorter bot’s hands, then lifted him onto his shoulders. Nix squeaked again. “Wha- hey!”

“I spent many years outside a Plex. I know what everything out here looks like. You just enjoy yourself, looking around.” Jigsaw held onto Phoenix’s legs to keep the younger bot from falling off.

Phoenix stayed quiet and looked up at the black night sky as Jigsaw started walking back. It was now well after 2am. No more cars on the road. If there were any drivers still out, they’d be too tired, and just focused on getting where they were going, to notice two robots walking along. Still though, Jigsaw kept to the darkest paths. Phoenix kept his eyes on the sky. It seemed to go on forever. There were so many stars. And the moon itself seemed bright as a spotlight. “That’s what Moony’s named after – but it’s the real one, right?”

“Mhm! Pretty, isn’t it?”

“It is… Do you think Moony’s ever seen it himself?”

Jigsaw let out a small laugh. “Absolutely. With how much he hates the rules I wouldn’t be surprised if he snuck out all the time – maybe even a few times a night.” He let out a soft sigh. “I wish my own Moon could have gotten to see it.”

Nix looked down at Jigsaw. It made sense the other fusion eclipse had his own Sun and Moon. “What were they like?”

Jigsaw cast his gaze down but continued walking back to the Plex. “They had the same jobs as the ones here, though my Sunnie never taught himself how to repair things on his own. If he had to be active down in Parts and Service, Moonie and I would keep talking to him the entire time. Otherwise, if it didn’t matter who was active, I’d always volunteer to be the one out instead of them. If my Moonie noticed someone was upset, even if they weren’t a child, he would try to comfort them.” He lapsed back into silence.

“… You don’t have to answer it – but, what happened to them?”

Jigsaw flinched. “I killed them.” Nix gasped. “I’d rather not say more, but …it wasn’t my choice. I didn’t want to, and I wish, every day, I didn’t have to.”

“I’m sorry…”

Jigsaw didn’t respond, he just patted on of Phoenix’s legs.

Once they got back to Pizzaplex, Jigsaw set Nix down and took the candy bags back. “I got these, you use both hands on the ladder.” Shifting the bags to one arm, he waited until Nix started climbing back up, then began to move quietly, hand over hand, candy tucked under one arm and held to his side. As soon as they were on the roof again, Jigsaw handed Phoenix back his bag of candy.

Phoenix hesitated, tapping his mismatched blue and orange fingers on the crinkly bag. “We don’t have to head back in right away. We could probably sit out here and talk more. Maybe you could point out some constellations?”

The taller bot’s face lit up. Phoenix wanted to spend more time with him! He looked around and settled onto the roof. The shorter bot sat down too. Jigsaw put an arm around his adoptive younger brother.

“You know what, Nixy, the best way to see the stars is…” He laid back, and looked up, “…like this.”

Nixy settled back too, candy forgotten, and stared up at the endless sky.

Jigsaw pointed to a cluster of stars. “Do you see those four that look a bit squarish and some bright ones leading away?”

Phoenix followed Jigsaw’s finger. He observed the stars for a moment before nodding. They looked familiar. He knew that was a constellation from one of the books, but he was drawing a blank on which one it was… “That’s one of the spoon ones…”

Jigsaw let out a snort. “The Big Dipper.”

“I was close!” Nixy kept his gaze on the black velvety sky. “Point out more please!”

“Sure thing, little brother.”

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Character Spotlight: Reginald Barclay

By Ames

We’re at the end of our Voyager characters to spotlight here on the blog, but don’t worry! A Star to Steer Her By has made sure to save some room on our plate for Broccoli! Between The Next Generation, First Contact, and Voyager, we got a pretty decent helping of the lieutenant, so let’s pick some of the remnants out from between our teeth and see just what makes Reginald Barclay the character he is.

Interestingly, most of Barclay’s best moments come in Voyager and his worst moments are more weighted to TNG. I guess it took a little while for him to start to agree with our palette, as he starts off as a holo-addicted, hypochondriac, transporter phobic conglomeration of mental health conditions. But the guy grew on us so it’s only fair to have a taste. So join us below for the best and worst of Reg, listen to our chatter over on this week’s podcast episode (beam over to 1:06:25), and pass the Broccoli!

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Best moments

All for one and more for me! While we definitely found a lot to cringe about in Barclay’s debut episode “Hollow Pursuits” (and you’ll hear more about that later), what we definitely appreciate are his swordsplay skills! Holodeck or no, Reg has got the moves to take on not one, not two, but all three musketeer crew members! En guard!

What if, what if, what if one of us is the connection? Reg is also the one in “Hollow Pursuits” to discover the invidium infection that was plaguing the ship, and then works with the team to put a stop to it. It’s a learning moment for the lieutenant because he also gets a little confidence boost from the experience after some unceremonious exchanges between him and La Forge.

You’re in for a bumpy ride We’ve also got to hand it to Reg for overcoming his transporter phobia and saving those crewmen from the transporter buffer in “Realm of Fear.” No one else would be brave enough to go face to face with the weird turd things in the ether, let alone think there might actually be people in there somewhere. It must’ve been all that plexing he was doing under Troi’s care.

What would happen if we tried to beam a holodeck object off the grid? While he, Data, and the captain were held captive in the holodeck program by that mastermind Professor Moriarty, Barclay comes up with the idea to try to beam the two hologram characters out of the holodeck and into the actual ship in “Ship in a Bottle.” Sure, it didn’t work because that’s just plain impossible, but it was a clever enough idea to keep the professor busy.

Why don’t you come with me, little girl, on a magic carpet ride Barclay shows up briefly in First Contact during the repair work on the Phoenix. Reg drops by to show La Forge some component he found to replace the Phoenix’s warp plasma conduit – definitely needed to save the day and ensure first contact. We’re pretty sure it was some tubing from a brewery still, but that might just be a guess because Zephram had been drinking.

Project Voyager is just beginning, thanks to you By the time we get to Voyager, we really get Barclay at his best. It’s clear that he’s grown a little bit and his engineering ingenuity is on full display in “Pathfinder” when he literally runs the gamut to put his plan in motion to use the MIDAS array to create an artificial micro-wormhole to make contact with the Voyager. He has to break the rules to do it, but he finally gets through!

Neelix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat You’re always going to get extra points with the hosts of A Star to Steer Her By if you’re a cat person, and it turns out that Barclay is a kitty lover! We see in “Pathfinder” that he has a sweet kitty named Neelix whom he seems to spoil rotten. And you’ll also remember that back in “Genesis” Data remarks that Reg is the only crewmember whom Spot actually likes!

The first transgalactic phone call The application of the MIDAS array gets better and better until Voyager is using it to send correspondence back and forth to the Alpha Quadrant once a month by “Life Line.” And that’s all thanks to Reg, whose dedication to the Pathfinder Project turns out to be just beginning. There’s still a long way out of the Delta Quadrant to go!

You brought a Mark One thirty thousand light years to treat me? With the MIDAS array set up, the EMH transmits himself over to cure an ailing Dr. Zimmerman later in “Life Line.” However, it becomes clear that the EMH’s creator is too stubborn to accept the help of the obsolete model with his own face. And that’s when Reg steps in, first enlisting the help of Counselor Troi, and then successfully tricking Dr. Z into working with his creation.

Check, raise, or geodesic fold? Speaking of tricking people! When the Ferengi have taken over the MIDAS array in “Inside Man” and sent a nefarious hologram Barclay to the Voyager, the real deal Barclay impersonates himself and foils their plan to steer the ship into a geodesic fold. Turns out Reg is pretty good at playing a cockier version of himself!

Eleven minutes are better than none One final leap forward in how the MIDAS array progresses in its communication usage comes in “Author, Author.” Finally, we’re close enough to home (and to the end of the series) that Reg has helped to set up the brief daily windows during which the crew can talk live with their loved ones after about seven years apart. Or set up a book publishing deal, whatever floats your boat.

Before I met you, my only friends were my own creations If you haven’t checked out our Voyager fanfics, you’ve really got to give Jake’s story “Hollow Gestures” a read or listen. He pairs Barclay and Doctor Zimmerman together as two typically solitary geniuses in a lovely tale that’ll have you giggling one moment and tearing up the next. It's the slash we didn't know we needed.

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Worst moments

I’m tired of seeing your name on report The first impression that both we and the Enterprise-D crew get of Reg, however, is just plain bad. We learn in “Hollow Pursuits” that he’s chronically late, underperforms, and otherwise seems antisocial and pathetic on the job. La Forge even attempts to get this loser crewman transferred. No wonder Wesley started calling him Broccoli – no one wants him on their plate!

Cast off your inhibitions and embrace love, truth, joy Even worse than being a bad coworker on the job, Barclay definitely crosses the line and should be reported to HR for what he does in the holodeck in “Hollow Pursuits.” While manipulating the likenesses of his crewmates is enough of an affront, making Troi into the Goddess of Empathy turns him into a sexual predator, even worse than Geordi with Leah Brahms.

The big brain am winning again! I am the greetest! After the Cytherians have ker-zapped Reg’s brain in “The Nth Degree,” the usually shy and introverted engineer evolves quickly into a hypergenius. But with great brain power comes great brain responsibility, and Reg just can’t handle the sudden knowledge jump gracefully and turns into an egomaniacal dick even after the Cytherians turn him back.

Fiddle-dee-dee! That will require a tetanus shot. Before Reg figures out the transporter issue we mentioned above, he finds his arm glowing from one of the beings touching him while in the buffer. And my dude takes so long to tell anyone about this obvious medical malady. I mean, no one likes doctors, obviously. But when your arm is literally glowing blue, let someone wave a tricorder over you, bro.

Rated E for Everyone Except Alexander We may not see Barclay in “A Fistful of Datas,” but he wrote the cowboy holoprogram for Alexander. I could say this is a bad moment because it forces another Alexander episode upon us, but there’s more! When an old-timey prostitute gestures at the two Klingons, Worf rightly comments that he’ll need to talk to Reg about what goes into a kid’s program. Yeehaw.

The game is afoot! Okay, while most of this blame goes to Picard for leaving Moriarty in limbo for so damn long, we’ve also got to pick on Reg a little bit for releasing the Professor from the holodeck in “Ship in a Bottle.” Frankly, asking someone with a holodeck addiction to go fix it seems like a mistake in the first place because Moriarty is able to trick the engineer practically right away.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Spiders Almost nothing in “Genesis” makes any sense: Spot turns into an iguana, Picard starts turning into some kind of tamarin, and Barclay turns into a spider, all while the episode tries to frame it all as “de-evolving,” which isn’t a thing. And all of it is because of Reg when his Barclay Protomorphosis Syndrome spreads across the ship, which sounds pretty spidery to me.

It’s Terrelian Death Syndrome, isn’t it? Barclay’s hypochondria turns into a sort of running joke across The Next Generation, with Barclay constantly self diagnosing with more and more preposterous ailments that Bev has to talk him out of. From transporter psychosis in “Realm of Fear” to Terellian Death Syndrome in “Genesis,” it all seems like a bit of a stretch in a future when tricorders can cure what ails you.

Don’t meet your heroes, kids Okay, the little Barclay cameo we got in First Contact was cute and all, but yet again, he’s just an off putting and weird nerd who fanboys all over Zephram Cochrane. He might have freaked Big Z out in the ten seconds he was on screen as much as La Forge and everyone else did over the course of the entire movie. No wonder Zeph tries to flee from responsibility.

From where I stand, it looks like you’ve had a relapse Reg is a bit more toned down and mature by the time we get to Voyager, but frankly, creating a holo-version of the Voyager crew who all worship and adore him in “Pathfinder” seems fraught. For someone who has such a problematic history with creating counterparts of real people on the holodeck, Reg may have backslid. At least none of them were the Goddess of Empathy.

What About Bob? Also in “Pathfinder,” we find that Reg just abuses his doctor-patient relationship with Deanna Troi to effectively turn her into his own on-call therapist even though she’s typically busy on the Enterprise-E at this point. Even worse, in “Inside Man,” he follows Deanna while she’s on vacation like a creep, something that definitely should be out of bounds for a patient to do!

What exactly is a broken heart worth these days? Finally, it seems like Reg was so enamored with the idea of having a girlfriend who isn’t a hologram for a change in “Inside Man” that he ignores all sense. Anyone could take one look at Leosa and see that she is only giving the dorky engineer the time of day in order to to trick him. Easily. Maybe he should stick to the holodeck after all.

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Computer, erase all programs filed under Reginald Barclay. Except program nine. And that’s it for character spotlights until we circle back around to the crew from Enterprise! Speaking of which! We’re finally wrapping all of Enterprise over on the podcast next week, so make sure you’re warping along with our banter over on SoundCloud or wherever you listen, follow the blog for the upcoming season and series wrap posts, chat with us over Facebook and Twitter, and stop making your coworkers in the holodeck!

[tzaraat]

[Image ID: A pencil sketch of Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega during their 2012 Budokan match. Ibushi sets Omega up for a phoenix plex off the top turnbuckle. it is viewed with Omega's head in front, Ibushi behind him. the post obscures Ibushi's left leg. some contours are emphasized in red pen. the background is blacked out. the sketch is contained within a rectangle, with the turnbuckle left completely white and the ropes extending slightly past the edges. /.End Id]

and now you have entered the mathematical section of your soul which you claimed you never had. i suppose that this, plus the broken heart, makes you believe that now you have a perfect right to go out and tame the sadists.

[mandrakebrew]

Tell me about Phoenix! I don't think I've seen a lot about them on my feed, but I occasionally see your reblogged fanfic of them and Moondrop / Sundrop. 🥺

Okay so they're the mechanic that works 2nd shift at the plex(another s/i with a healer job). They got the nickname "Stormcloud" due to being a bit grim and stand-offish when you first meet them.

They prefer working alone and in low lighting so that made Moon go 👀 also he could hang out in their office when the lights were on in the rest of the pizza plex (after they were closed of course).

It took a bit for them and Sun to become friends cause Sun is not a fan of parts and services. Though Sun warmed up to them because while they are not exactly warm at first, they're always polite and respectful to him and the rest of animatronics.

They're also... not great with the kids. Like they'll talk to them and keep them out of danger but if things get too intense they freeze up before calling Sun over. Thankfully their job doesn't call for them to be around them much.

picrew

[jinouchibhue]

"Kill them with kindness" WRONG. Running knee. Phoenix-Plex. Shooting Star Press. Spinning back elbow. Boston Crab. Dragon screw.

[thistledropkick]

PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING - Strobing lights, mostly in the beginning during their entrances which are over at around 1:30 in, but there is also flash photography throughout

Here's a fan video of highlights from Kamaitachi (now Hiromu Takahashi) vs Dragon Lee, June 14th 2015.

This was about a year and a half after Dragon Lee's debut, and about 5 years after Hiromu's. There are certain spots here that these two would go on to repeat in their later matches, but what really stands out to me is how intense these two are going for a pretty small crowd. (TWO dives onto concrete? And the Phoenix-Plex finish for the third fall?)

Watching this, I get the feeling that they were doing all this half for themselves and each other, not the crowd.

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

The Master

As with so much of his work, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance as cult leader Lancaster Dodd in Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER (2012, Hulu, Max, Plex) is so good you may want to cry over the loss of one our best actors. His Dodd is a showman who revels in his control over those around him while masking his own insecurities and repressed desires. It’s easy to believe people’s falling under his spell just as it’s easy to believe his son’s (Jesse Plemmons) statement that he’s just making it all up. At Hoffman’s request, Andreson’s script focuses on a World War II veteran (Joaquin Phoenix), possibly suffering from PTSD, who stows away on Hoffman’s ship and quickly bonds with him, though his problems often prove inconvenient for the growth of a religion founded on freeing people from their animal natures. Hoffman’s scenes with Phoenix play as a long seduction, with Hoffman doing his best to draw him into the cult and make him their greatest success story. There’s never any overt sexual play between the men (though they share a “post-coital” cigarette after Phoenix’s first “processing” session), but there’s a definite sense that Hoffman's luring Phoenix into his orbit is an exercise in power and abuse. That confluence of power and seduction is echoed in the way Hoffman’s wife (Amy Adams) positions herself as his controller and enabler and even in a brief scene in which his married daughter (Ambyr Childers) comes on to Phoenix only to later accuse him of coming on to her. With a great score by Jonny Greenwood that incorporate some very apt music from the early ‘50s, and Anderson’s carefully planned imagery, the film can be an overwhelming experience. It lacks a satisfying ending, as if Anderson had written himself into a corner, though the final scene between the two male stars is just as strong as anything that had preceded it. With Laura Dern as a faithful follower and Patty McCormack as a wealthy sponsor who turns on Dodd.

[mayhemproduces]

golden lovers vs the triad

                                      Ding, Ding, Ding.                                Let the match commence.

it’s been a while since either team faced each other in the ring, the spiritual awakening of the match up almost feeling like a case of deja vu even as they all stared each other down.

whoever could really measure up, especially in the measure of things, is determined to survive even through the harshest weather especially as VENY and kenny link up together into a tussle.

pushing and pulling through the various holds and motions, the cheers of mei surrounding them all as ibushi focused in, VENY quickly let kenny go into a Big Boot towards the others chest.

a smirk, a cynical laugh at the face of decaying age as she adjusts and races for another Big Boot to the other laying down before quickly holding him up as she tries to attempt a Death Valley Driver before the big reversal by kenny.

the crowd bouncing their heads already in uncertainty.

mei and ibushi become more nervous by the seconds ticking up.

as kenny pulled himself together and took VENY high into a Croyt’s Wrath before plunging her down into a quick pin.

1..

        2..

                   KICK OUT BY VENY!

even when push comes to shove, there was a value in team work as both VENY and kenny slowly crawled to tag in their bushy tailed partners bursting through the ropes and onto one another without a single thought.

with mei’s swings and quick paces matching up to ibushi’ strikes of power, it was no surprise that the crowd was on their feet as they matched up.

cheers in the air and eyes filled with delight as mei attempts to put ibushi into a Full Nelson, only quickly reversing the move to a Phoenix-Plex landing the other onto the ropes.

a steady hold, a slight hold of breath as VENY watched on as ibushi tried to line her up for an attempt of a Double Knees before VENY stopped him with a surprise Round House Kick.

quickly swapping herself and mei into the ring, she stared at the other before attempting another Big Boot; ibushi tackling her onto a V-Trigger towards the corners, a flash of murder in his eyes as he embraced the force in him and performed a Kinshasa to the other.

slowly pulling her once more to pin.

1..

        2..

                   KICK OUT BY VENY!

even with mei giving her all to the pair in front of them, VENY knew that they were too late to turn things around. 

with a gentle nod, she quickly grabs mei to protect as the lovers hold onto their arms tightly; pulling them until they couldn’t any longer into a Golden Trigger as they take one from the book of VENY and the flowers that grow around her and pulled them both into a Flourish Forever.

having mei and VENY tap immediately.

“Here are your winners; The Golden Lovers!”

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[desi-play]

The Rise of DesiPlay TV: Revolutionizing Desi Entertainment in the Digital Age

In a world where entertainment has transformed into a digital landscape, DesiPlay TV, currently streaming on channels like Sling & Plex, emerges as a phoenix, breathing new life into the realm of Desi entertainment. This groundbreaking FAST channel has not only redefined the way we consume content but has also become a cultural revolution, connecting individuals across the globe through the magic of storytelling. Let’s embark on a journey to explore how DesiPlay TV is changing the game, catering to our cravings for the best in Desi shows, and transcending boundaries in the process.

[rickygoldman34]

Hello everyone Ricky Goldman here.

Its WWE Crown Jewel 2023 live at Mohammed Abdu arena in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia. There is a match on the kick off show for the 1st time in years its Sami Zayn vs JD McDonough. Very hot crowd, in this plenty back and forth action between both men looking good here,JD stayed in this and gave it to Sami even though he had a huge bruise on his ribs he hit a Spanish fly and came close to winning but Sami hits a helluva kick followed by a blue Thunder bomb for the W.

The match to begin the main show is Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre for the world heavyweight. The crowd very loud as this match started,Drew with chops and a snap suplex to Seth before Rollins chopped Drew then hit a knee to Drew on the outside. Back in Drew with a spine buster to no avail,both men exchanged chops before Drew hit a boot to Seth in the corner. Seth came into it again hitting a swan ton bomb followed by a moonsault but Drew kicked out so Seth followed it up with a Falcon arrow to no avail. Seth looked for a Pedigree then Drew looked for a futureshock DDT but Seth took him to the top rope hitting a super plex,Drew cut him off from hitting another falcon arrow then hits the futureshock DDT to no avail. Seth hits a suicide dive on the outside but Drew caught him sending him into the steps followed by a side slam on the ring apron. Back in and Seth hits a pedigree but Drew kicks out. Seth with hard shots to Drew but it didn't stop McIntyre as he went for a Claymore but ran into a superkick followed up by a stomp that didnt put Drew away,Seth going for the Phoenix splash but was met with a Claymore to no avail. He went for another Claymore but missed,Pedigree then a stomp for Seth to retain. After the match out came Damien Priest to cash in but Sami Zayn cut him off and ran away with the briefcase.

Next here is Nia Jax vs Raquel Rodriguez vs Shayna Baszler vs Zoey Stark vs Rhea Ripley in a fatal five way match for the women's world heavyweight title. Nia took a rest on the outside as the other 4 looked for a very quick roll up. Nia in now but gets taken out again as the rest go after each other and all getting thier shots in. Nia once again back in and targeting the champion. Zoey pulling out all the stops as Shayna hooks on an ankle lock onto Raquel. Rhea and Zoey fight as they and Raquel get brought down from the top by Shayna. Raquel and Rhea turn their attention to each other which causes them to fight to the outside,Zoey flying off the top rope onto them she then hits her finisher on Rhes but Nia breaks the count. Raquel with a tanhana bomb on Nia but to no avail,all women fight on but its Rhea with the rip tide to stay as champion.

To the next one we go John Cena vs Solo Sikoa. Cena was in control from the start trying to end it early it didn't last long as Solo came back in it looking a Samoan spike but Cena blocked one and ducked a 2nd one putting Solo into an STF but Solo fought out and put Cena back down but Cena wouldn't give up here. Cena with the 5 knuckle shuffle he goes for an AA but is met with a Samoan drop. Cena wouldn't go away and even hit a chokeslam to no avail. Solo with spinning Solo also to no avail,Cena with another STF but Solo fought out and hit multiple Samoan spikes to pick up a massive win against Cena.

Now we got Miz TV his guest is Ibrahim Al Hajjaj. Grayson Waller came out and turned it into the Grayson Waller effect,Grayson got beat up by Miz and Ibrahim.

[kayfabebabe]

HI MITCH!

Catchphrase, Main Event (or shows, those questions are the same for some reason), Finish, and Gear.

Hallo Smash! Thank you so much for the Ask <3

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Catchphrase - List your favorite catchphrases? -OR- Post a gif of your favorite catchphrases? Lately, I've been finding myself walking around the house and randomly blurting out a 'Yeah!' or 'Everybody!' as if I'm LA Knight. Strange. My favourite use of a catchphrase is when Mick Foley FINALLY cut the Rock off with a 'It doesn't matter…!" before running circles around the ring. That segment is pure serotonin to me.

Main Event - Have you ever attended any wrestling event(s)? If yes, share your experience(s). If no, what event(s) would you like to attend? I, unfortunately, haven't been to any wrestling events as I'm the only one in my family who is, currently, a wrestling fan. There are some local shows to me, but they're in a slightly sketchy part of town that nobody should walk in at night.

If I had the opportunity then I would go all out and go to Wrestlemania. There's a reason why it's such a huge event in the wresting industry every year. I'm hoping for the day that Wrestlemania is held in London or some part of the UK so I have the chance to go without having to get on a plane. One day, Smash. One day.

Finish - List your top 5 favorite finishing moves This answer took a little research as I have the worst memory with remembering the names of moves.

Bitter End - Pete Dunne Stunner - Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kevin Owens Glam Slam - Beth Phoenix Last Ride - The Undertaker Perfect-Plex - Curt Hennig (Mr Perfect)

(Dishonourable Mention - I don't like Roman Reigns' Superman Punch.)

Gear - Your favorite and/or least favorite wrestling attires? There are some pretty iconic wrestling attires that this is a bit of a difficult question. I would give anything to be able to wear Bret Hart's black and pink jacket with the tassles on the shoulders. Or there's a specific Bull Nakano leather jacket that is beyond beautiful. It's simple compared to some of the gear that other wrestlers wear today, but it's badass.

[familiarstale]

This was probably the first time the smaller robot had seen an animal that wasn't also a robot

"You're in the Mega Pizza-Plex. I'm Phoenix - one of the security bots here."

a nervous tail swish swish though his four rays had finally poked back out

"Neither of you are a threat, right?" even if it wasn't likey a threat would just admit to being a threat, Nixy would still ask

With a crackle of energy and a flash two wolf monsters appear in the heart of the pizzaplex. One of them looks around for a bit. "This is definitely not where we are supposed to be."

[phoenixyfriend]

Blonde, Badass, Brainy, and So Lacking in Common Sense it Hurts

On  AO3 for @girlgeniusevents

Noh-Varr's gotten thrown into the wrong dimension against his will before. He doesn't want to be used to losing what home he has. He is.

Meanwhile, Othar has decided that this funky alien boy is his new apprentice. This works out better than expected, but only because Noh stopped caring about his dignity six years ago.

Written for GG event week, prompt: Oct. 9: The incredibly minor character

Technically, the incredibly minor character is minor in an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FRANCHISE but hey the rules are more like guidelines anyway.

[rebrandedstoryline]

Rebranded - 0 - Prologue

The Prologue to “Rebranded”, a Five Nights at Freddy’s Security Breach inspired AU.

This AU will feature lots of angst. There will be death, depictions of murder, references to child murder, references to pedolphilia/prostitution, and an array of other content.

This AU is Sun and Moon centric and will involve OC x Canon content. There will be sexual content.

Other animatronics, canon and non canon, will be introduced later down the line. The prologue begins under the cut.

Word count: 1,227

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Many, many changes had come to pass in the years following the fire.

Fazbear Entertainment had never allowed incidents that catastrophic to put an end to them in the past. The raw determination to keep opening new business locations could never be stifled. It could never be held back by all of the blood that had been shed throughout the years. The ambition never deterred, despite the skeletons which always clawed their way back into the spotlight.

The Pizza Plex had been destroyed; but the greed of those in power could not be so easily purged from the world.

Inevitably someone would come along to pick up the pieces.

Inevitably the dark history of this corporation was to be repeated.

The chaos concealed behind a fresh coat of paint.

The only limiting factors were time and the perception of the public.

What was seemingly destroyed was not quite so. The physical bodies of the animatronics which had been caught up in the blaze were surely gone - burned beyond any possibility of repair.

Code, however, was not so easily erased. Countless copies of each AI were held safely in storage across a multitude of backup devices.

The soul of Fazbear itself relied upon these animatronics and their code. The number of ways in which they had gone about assuring that these animatronics could be reliably rebuilt, could not be readily counted. All that mattered to them was that these AI could be given new bodies at a moment's notice. Regardless of any hiccups that might have transpired in the past.

That which had been seemingly destroyed by the flame had simply moved to a purgatory the likes of which only an AI could inhabit. The destruction that had been experienced was inevitably undone.

With another fortune spent - through the combined power of countless unknown workers, the new animatronic bodies were built.

Redesigned.

Upgraded.

Made into something new and exciting for the public.

A new Pizza Plex was built upon the decrepit corpse of its predecessor. The founding was less akin to that of a Phoenix rising from the ashes. This was closer to the inevitable rise of a beast who walked the boundaries between life and death.

No matter how many attempts were made.

No matter how many times the beast was slaughtered.

It would always rise again.

While the form may change, the hideous truth of it would never cease to be.

Something malicious.

Something cursed.

Something destructive.

There was a downside to this scenario. The fates of those subjected to the control of this force were doomed to suffer the consequences of its existence. Whenever it might succeed at taking form, the history of blood and pain would be doomed to repeat.

That which was meant to be innocent and bring joy would inevitably find itself cursed to become something twisted. Man and machine alike were doomed to suffer in the aftermath.

Yet failure to re-establish itself would spell equal suffering for that which was trapped within its influence. The new Pizza Plex had been built. The animatronics had been remade. A new portrait had been painted.

The problem was that blood could not be so easily concealed. The fresher it was, the easier it was to spot.

The new Pizza Plex had been established too quickly for the blood to dry. Too quickly for the bright vibrant red of the terrors to be able fade away into the background of the image.

Fazbear was not a beast that could be readily so destroyed; but it was one whose return could be postponed as a result of its own arrogance.

Rooms that were meant to be filled with patrons were left empty. Incomes failed to become established. And so any potential fools who might have been willing to serve the beast, would inevitably abandon it.

With no customers to feed it and no workers to maintain it, Fazbear inevitably suffered yet another momentary demise.

Leaving behind the machines, which could not find themselves so fortunate.

The lucky ones faded back into that ominous purgatory without a fuss. These were the ones whose bodies had not been modified enough to assure that power could be maintained without access to electricity. Their bodies inevitably powered down, subjecting them to a slumber that granted them relief from the agony that others were doomed to face.

The animatronics which would have served the greatest purpose in the facility would not find themselves so fortunate. Their upgrades had made them more distinct. More advanced. When the electricity was gone, then they would find themselves able to stay active through the utilization of other means.

Those means being specialized fuel converters, which would ingest a wide range of substances. The trash that had been left behind became the fuel which kept these unfortunate machines in a functional, albeit miserable condition.

When the trash ran out, then the building itself became a vital source of fuel. The very corpse of the Pizza Plex was used to nourish that which had been left trapped within it.

Even then, only those who seemed the most desperate to stay awake would push this far. Of the handful that could remain awake without access to electricity, only a handful could find the resolve to keep themselves functioning.

The AI purgatory, terrifying as it was, proved more comforting than an existence composed entirely of struggle.

For years, that became the reality of the animatronics that found themselves the most unwilling to die again.

They stripped the wallpaper from the walls.

When the paper was gone, the plaster became the fuel which kept their bodies running.

Days became weeks.

Weeks became months.

Months became years.

The structure fell apart not as a result of the time that passed, but as a result of the desperation of the entities which were trapped inside of it.

Just as the skeleton of the abandoned Pizza Plex began to give way, the workers returned. Yet their arrival brought nothing but additional hardships.

The machines that had already succumbed to their lack of power were collected. Taken off the premises to be dismantled so that they might be rebuilt again when the time was right for Fazbear Entertainment. When the corpses of the dead had been dealt with, the workers returned once more; this time to seek out those which had persisted through these years of abandonment.

They too were doomed to be dismantled. Decommissioned and returned to that purgatory which they had spent years desperately trying to avoid.

A new terror spread throughout the skeletal remains of the Pizza Plex as the remaining animatronics were tracked down one by one to be escorted to their temporary doom.

Some resigned themselves to their fate and went willingly. Others tried their best to hide, but ultimately failed. Only the most desperate of these few animatronics would find themselves with the resolve to tear themselves free of the chains which bound them.

With the Pizza Plex in ruin and the old fail safes disabled after years without maintenance, those desperate animatronics would find themselves breaking free of their confinement. The walls that had been eaten almost all the way through gave way when these machines sought to set themselves free.

No cameras.

No resistance.

Only a vast, unexplored world which held more promises for them than the fate which Fazbear Entertainment planned to force upon them.

[mayhemproduces]

VENY vs IBUSHI - heist night nine

                                        Ding, Ding, Ding.                                  Let the match commence.

the clock clicks down for them as the pair stare towards one another without a second thought to those around them; the amount of people they either had to pass to get through or tackle to win was seconds to nothing.

there were talks of who may win this entire tournament, with the whole point of winning being laid on their shoulders… but when it came down to VENY’s pov?

all she wanted to do was fight.

and she didn’t have to wait long as her attempt of a Big Boot got trampled into a Dash Middle reversal striking her towards the rope as she pushed through for a Roundhouse Kick before immediately wrapping him into a Flourish Forever.

holding onto him as tightly as she could, he tries to wriggle out of the hold before she suddenly pulls him back again pushing any muscle she can find to its breaking point until ibushi latches onto a rope; breaking not only the hold but also pushing her towards the other corner.

eyes focused…

the clock is still ticking down…

and ibushi steadies himself up before dropping in a performance of a lifetime as he pushes towards Kinshasa onto VENY. 

pulling her back up he tries to line her up for a Kamigoye only for VENY to block the movement, going into a series of Big Boot and Roundhouse Kick movers as ibushi tries his hardest to reverse them with 24 Sai’s.

but there was no use, the clock only trickled down further as they both started to weaken. with one last push, ibushi tries to bring VENY up to perform a Cartwheel into a standing corkscrew 450° splash only for her to block the movement halfway through with a Phoenix-Plex.

sealing both of their fates away with a pin.

1..

        2..

                  3!

“Here’s your winner; the Queen of the Triad, VENY!”