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purplerose244 · 3 years

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My thoughts on Seabound!!! 🌊🌊🌊 (3/4)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

Yep yep yep, I'm liking this season a lot! 😍 Although I hope we'll get into a more frantic situation now, like with more battles and more bonding moments (Nya and Maya hopefully, but with Bentho too 🦈🦈🦈)! We got half a season to go, I'M READY!! 😎😎

Alright, here we go!

GENERAL THOUGHTS

I do like the season a lot, maybe MoM was a little more cohesive? Idk but it's not a big complain, I still love it so far 😍

Also maybe I would've liked more interactions between Nya and Maya about how they've been apart for so long, they had a chit chat but I would've loved even more. Maybe with Nya saying that it was fine and she grew up only to realize she is still hurt by that, even though it wasn't Maya's fault. I still like how they did it, I wished there was more that's it 🤷‍♀️

While I do make sense to Maya's behavior, that while it seems a little different from Hands of Time it had its logic in my opinion, maybe Ray feels a little weird? He seems less courageous than before, and it was established that he is a hothead like his son so that came off as unusual 🤔🤔

But I do love the fact that he's here and he's bonding with his son, for real, I've been waiting for this for so long so I'm happy nonetheless 🤩

Maybe I'm just easy to please and I take all I can get idk 😅

THE STORM AMULET

Oh, are we gonna address the wind element? It feels like we haven't really seen a Morro reference since Hands of Time, that would be cool! 😍 I mean, why even mentioning the wind then 😅😅

Well what do you know, they tracked them, who saw that coming?... me, I saw that coming... we all did probably 🤷‍♀️

Jay took upon himself making a quick recap on how Ninjago will be destroyed this time, thanks Bluebell 👌

Yep nyeheh electricity makes Nya go crazy for sure ❤💙 ... wait it wasn't a Jaya pun?

Jay wear your seatbelt please, you risk you life enough 😅😅 Pff lol "are we there yet" and they are actually there, biggest plot twist I've ever heard of 😂

LEGO HUG 💜💜💜

And with someone who might as well join the League of Jay apparently 💙

I liked The Island yet it was not as exciting as I hoped for, but now understand the meaning of it. The ninja helped the keepers and they are all allies. Without The Island the moment where Mammatus gives Nya the amulet wouldn't be as meaningful

Is it just me or Nya looked even more gorgeous during that moment?... just me huh? Okay then 😂💕

Wait that's a fake? Wait... UNCLE POWERS?!? OMG THAT I ACTUALLY DIDN'T SEE COMING 🤯

Here I thought he was just messing around, he always makes things harder 😅 Or maybe better? I mean, they kinda missed a bullet on this one...

BENTHO IS SO SWEET AND COOL OMG HE IS ALREADY OUR FRIEND 💙🦈💙🦈

Jay somehow had his own TV show in the past and yet he's got that horrible acting skills wth 😂😂😂

Kalmaar is a very cool villain, like, deeply evil. Not only he's calculated and merciless, he stops at nothing to get what he wants. And the people that get in the way? He wants them to suffer because they had dared to confront him 😳

And yes the voice does help a lot, I'm sorry I'll keep saying it until the season is over 😂 (or even beyond? Please cast Giles again LEGO 🥺🥺🥺)

Awww Nya no my poor girl 😢 Jay wanted to hug her to comfort her he is so sweet my SHIP ❤💙❤💙

MOM PEP TALK MOM PEP TALK!!! 🤩🤩🤩 How cool was it?

Like, this isn't even Maya asking Nya to believe in herself, this is her saying that she KNOWS her daughter can do anything when she puts her mind into it. FINALLY SHE SEES HOW AMAZING WATER GODDESS IS 💜💜💜

MORE LEGO TEARS OMG THIS SEASON IS FILLED WITH TEARS 😱 Which... kinda makes sense considering it's a water based season 😂

Nice one, and now? NOW WE GO BACK TO KAI COLE AND RAY YAS!!! ❤🖤❤🖤

RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX

That is... surprisingly Egypt theme like? It feels like a title coming from the Fire Chapter of season 11... well we got two fire elementals so 😍😍

SPARRING KAI AND RAY

I REPEAT SPARRING KAI AND RAY!!! SPARRING KAI AND RAY!!! ❤❤❤ Lol Ray got old, but how can someone blame him? He did touch death while aging in Hands of Time, I'm just happy he is alive 😂

Yep, master prankster Wu, that's what I love 👌👌 I always thought Wu had become a father figure for Kai at the beginning, so seeing Ray and Wu in the same picture feels very wholesome to me 😚

Ah, uncle Powers, I both love you and hate you so freaking much 😌😌 But you make cool slides nonetheless 😂

ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME WITH BEAUTIFUL SMITH INTERACTIONS??

BECAUSE I LIKE IT KEEP GOING 🤩

Oh no you guys are stranded on an island whatever are you going to do?? It's not like you had already before and managed to survive (Skybound) or you got stranded on a rock in a sea of sand filled with giant monsters (Fire Chapter) or you were on a freaking COMET in SPACE (Rebooted). Yeee, this is the worst yet 🙂

I'm starting to think these ninja are just a bunch of drama queens so no matter what happens, it's always hopeless 😂😂 I feel like I'm kinda right on this one honestly 😛

Whoa whoa WHOA WHO IS NYAD THIS SOUNDS VERY COOL???

Aww I like that, while Ray told his kids stories about dragons and how they traveled through the Underworld, Maya told them about Nya the first water master that could summon whales 💙❤💙❤

Pff imagine if it turned out Nya was the master of fire, carrying a very water based name? Lol

Maya: I would know if it was possible!

Nya: Yeah, like she knows that I can control a bit of ice because it's frozen water

Maya:...

Maya: YOU WHAT

I find both interesting and very annoying that this explorers club thinks so highly of themselves, to the point the deny to aid even the FREAKING SAVIORS OF THEIR FREAKING LAND 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Misako got good reflexes after all, Kai was probably ready to melt this guy's face 😅

Oh, so a trial by Sphinx is a challenge? A mental one? A cultural one? A physical one? Idk but Misako is actually taking charge and that is cool I guess 🤷‍♀️

Okay this is kind of weird, how is Ray so afraid? Is it because there's fire?... did he... did he grow afraid of fire for some reason? Because it feels a bit off for now, but if there is a deeper meaning that could be interesting 🤔

Wait is that the riddle from Decoded? That's fire right?

IT IS FIRE 🔥🔥🔥

Lol at least in this one Kai wasn't completely ignored 😂 I know my flame babe isn't the most rational person, but I do like that it was an answer connected to his element where he used his head!

Ah Clutch, you really got no backbone 😅 And apparently you're the only explorer who doesn't, dang look at the others go! I'm having a bit more respect for them now 😚

LOOK AT SENSEI GO FINALLY!!! 😍😍 FIGHTING SCENES HECK YES!!!

Kalmaar: I'm your conquerer

Wu: so after skeletons, the serpentine, nindroids, the Stone Army, Chen's army, ghosts, oni, more snakes but on fire and people from a game, that makes you the tenth. Have a free cookie

Kalmaar:...

Wu: you're not special

Is this a little throwback to Possession too? Nya seems to always control better water when she doesn't actually think about it. When her feelings are free, so are her powers 🌊🌊🌊

Also this opens up more possibilities! Creatures connected with other elements might get summoned too! I would love something like that 😍😍

This was NEAT, or maybe I just missed Kai that much ❤ What's next??

PAPERGIRL

ANTONIAAAAAAAA!!!! MY GIRL IS BACK!!! All my girls are back in this season, I'm so happy 😍😍😍 And if she is here, sweet little Nelson has to be around and I cannot wait! Bring in the purple ninja! 💜

Owww Antonia's last day as a papergirl? Nooo why??

She's got a job at the... DAIRY DRAGON??? OMG OMG OMG IT'S THE ICE CREAM PLACE BRAGI TOLD US ABOUT ON TWITTER!!! 🤩🤩🤩 I remember the post, he was asking about names for the place and ice cream flavors. Now I can't wait to see what did he choose 🍦🍦🍦

UNAGAMI BABY HI HONEY!!! 🙋‍♀️ I hope he's doing great 😘😘

This is so cool honestly, Antonia got her own character arc going on! Living in a chaotic city like Ninjago City must be pretty dang exhausting 😅

Was... was that Dareth in the garbage can? Am I wrong? Poor brown ninja 😅🤎😅

SPINJITZU SWIRL, BANANAKHAN, ORANGE SERPENTINE, I'M DYING 😂😂😂

Their friendship is so wholesome, I'm so happy they are still together no matter what happens 💕

I thought Kalmaar wasn't much of a fighter but DANG he's got skills! Also the fact that he uses tentacles makes the fight very cool to watch! 😚😚

RAY RUNNING IN AFTER KAI GOT HURT HECK YES ❤❤❤

Well at least you tried Ray 😅

Ah, little cameo of the original Weekend Whip, always nice to hear it again... AND DO THE WEEKEND WHIP!!! 🌪🌪🌪

EVEN NELSON GOT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT I'M SO PROUD 💜

I don't even know what is cooler, the kids being mad lads on their bikes, Kalmaar driving a TRUCK or Kai going full parkour on the buildings to follow them 🤯

I'm sorry... am I the only one that during the Kai and Kalmaar talk kinda thought of Jestro and Clay? I miss my boys from NK, they're even more at odds now 😭😭

KAI YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DIE OR EVEN TRY TO DIE GET BACK HERE AT ONCE 😱😱

Kalmaar just loves to make everyone feel inferior, gotta be his hobby 😶

Oh good Kai is back

OH NOT GOOD KAI IS NOT BREATHING?!? FLAME BABE I TOLD YOU YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DIE 😱😱😱

Antonia, Nelson, you guys are now my heroes. You saved my fave, I'll be forever in dept with you ❤❤❤ Am I being overdramatic? Most likely, but Kai is one of the few that didn't almost die or did die in a dramatic situation and he is also my absolute favorite character so that... kinda keeps my sanity in check in this show 🥴

I wonder... does he still not know how to swim? He saved Lloyd in Possession but I wonder if he was only trying to float on the surface... THAT'S TERRIFYING

This episode was so adorable, I love Antonia and Nelson so much 💜💕💜💕 It's nice to see what the other people of Ninjago do while everything goes mad 🤣

Wait hang on my Ninjajan is a little rusty

"Ninjago City. City that never sleeps" well if that ain't the truth 😂

MASTER OF THE SEA

Like Master of the Mountain? Wait are we going back to Shintaro?? VANYA?? ANOTHER BEST GIRL RETURNS??? 💛

Hey hey hey, we got a full Nyad backstory! I really like when they do these little drawn shots, they feel more like legends! And... the ending sounds terrifying? Like, they wouldn't let Nya sacrifice herself and die... again... right? 😱

Bentho: and the world was in balance, until now because of my brother

Lloyd: and the Overlord before of course

Bentho: the what now?

Lloyd: the evil one my grandpa the first Spinjitzu Master fought?

Bentho: YOUR WHAT NOW

Why do I like this offscreen "hiiiyaaa" that sensei Wu does before actually going into the scene? 😂😂

No matter if they come from the underground or the sea, these are all snake-like creature with the same intellect 😅 Kalmaar and Garmadon would have a lot to talk about, sea king dealing with his minions does remind me of Lord Garmadon in season 2 a lot 😂😂

KAI AND RAY FIGHTING TOGETHER KAI AND RAY FIGHTING TOGETHER ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤

OMG Kalmaar is such a brat and petty villain I love him so much 😂😂😂 Yes I didn't even mention his amazing voice!... AH DANG IT 😳😳

*Misako kicks Kalmaar and is actually useful* 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️

*Misako gets taken as hostage immediately after* 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

KAI LITERALLY JUST GOT SAVED FROM DROWNING WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO HIM!!!... and Ray and Cole and Wu of course, I care okay 😅

OMG that face 🤣🤣🤣

That some meme material right there

Whoa Vincent that voice just got super up when the Unsinkable showed up, it kinda sounded like Jay's lol

NO NOT BENTHO!!! 😢😢😢

Kai: Nya talks to whales now? (I snorted so hard at this 😂😂)

HECK YES NYA GOT THE AMULET!! 😍😍😍 ... we got, like, four more episodes to go so something needs to happen in between... do I need to be scared? I feel like I need to be scared 😅

Jay starting a fire then blaming Kai?... this is so in character I got chills 😂😂

SHARK BOY IS STAYING TO THE MONASTERY THIS IS SO PRECIOUS!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 I want all the shenanigans and we need to write fanfictions about more shenanigans and AAAAHHHHH 🦈🦈🦈

Bless these two fire idiots

They own my heart ❤🔥❤🔥 Also Vincent, this is supposed to be a fun little gag moment, your amazing voice acting is kinda distracting me 😭😭😭

ANOTHER LEGO HUG

YOU GUYS ARE SPOILING ME OVER HERE HECK YES 💙🌊💙🌊

Maya learned that her daughter is capable of everything, I love that. Nya simply understood that she doesn't have to give up when something gets difficult. She is AMAZING and can do anything she puts her mind into. She simply has to hold on until the end 💪💪💪

Omg Benthomaar playing billiard with the guys I already love this 😍😍

YES IT IS SHINTARO!!! THE UPPLY ARE HERE OMG!!! HI VANYA YOU LOOK AMAZING GIRL MISS YOU I HOPE YOU'RE DOING OKAY!!! 💛💛💛 ... I just really like Master of the Mountain okay 😅

I love how Vanya doesn't even question it. It comes from Cole and he said it needs to be protected? Done and done 👌

Wait what, did something fall?

IS THAT THE FAKE?!?!? WHAT HOW WHEN??? UNCLE POWERS??? OR KALMAAR DID SOMETHING??? SOMEONE??? I'M LEGIT CONFUSED AND EXCITED??? 🤯🤯🤯

Well dang, I didn't see that coming, now what Seabound? What do you have for me?

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snappedsky · 3 years

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Borderlands: Skies the Bodyguard 4

Skies meets up with the Crimson Raiders.

*Links to previous and next chapters in reblog*

Chapter 6

Skies stares out at Helios. She’s close enough now to make out most of the wreckage; the rubble that stretches out for miles, leading up to the giant H embedded into the Pandoran landscape.

Sighing heavily, she glares at the cliff side at her feet, separating her from her destination. Too steep to scale and too high to jump.

“So close, and yet so far.”

She hears the roar of flames and turns to wall of a large, nearby bandit town. Pillars of flames are shooting out of the wall and into the sky. Skies eyes the city curiously as she turns on her ECHO communicator.

“Hey, Tim, do you see a bandit town with a wall of fire?” she asks.

“Um…no,” he replies.

“Okay, I’m gonna check it out. Maybe they know of a way I can get to Helios. You keep doing your thing.”

“Can do.”

So Skies heads over to the town. She passes the broken down vehicles in front of the entrance in the wall, then immediately ducks out of the way. There are four active turrets within the doorway. She expects them to start firing but they remain quiet. She cautiously sticks out her hand, and still they give no response.

She stands up, goes through the doorway, and up to a turret. They’re definitely active, rotating back and forth, but they don’t seem to view her as a threat.

“Hm. Cool,” Skies comments and heads into the town. It’s a rather large bandit town, with lots of space and big buildings. But it seems about as dead as the desert.

“Hello?” she calls out, “anyone home? I come in relative peace!”

There’s a sudden flash of purple and Skies jumps back before glaring with wearily at the person who just appeared before her. “Oh. Hey, Lily.”

Lilith stands up and glares back at her, hands on her hips. “Skies. What do you think you’re doing here? I don’t have time to deal with you.”

“Hey, you’re the one who teleported Tim and me into the ass end of nowhere,” Skies points out, “oh, but I suppose I should thank you for getting us safely out of Sanctuary.”

“Well, to be honest, I just teleported as many people as I could out. I had no idea you were even there,” she shrugs, “but you’re welcome. Now what do you want?”

“I’m just trying to get home. I couldn’t care less about your guys’ problems.” “Tch. Well, I suppose you can stay here then. Just stay out of our way.”

“Whatever,” Skies groans as Lilith Phasewalks away. She starts to head deeper into the camp when she notices someone approaching.

“Skies!” Vaughn calls happily.

“Vaughn?” she exclaims and runs up to him. They clasp each other’s arms, laughing with excitement.

“I can’t believe it’s you! What are you doing here?” she asks.

“This is my camp, the Backburner,” Vaughn replies, “or I mean it was, before those plant guys killed all my bandit bros. Now the Crimson Raiders have moved in. But it’s cool, we’re all bros now.”

“Ah, just my luck that the only camp for miles has been taken over by the Crimson Raiders,” Skies groans, “I’d prefer a pack of bloodthirsty bandits.”

“What are you doing here?” he asks.

“Long story short, I’m trying to get to Helios.”

“Oh, that’s a real problem.”

“No kidding.”

As Skies follows Vaughn into town, she notices a bar set up under the stairs and smiles with relief. “Moxxi. You made it out.”

“Thanks to Lilith,” Moxxi replies and pours a glass of ale. “Here, sugar, have a drink on me for trying to help before.” “Thanks, Moxx,” she sighs and she and Vaughn sit at the bar.

“So. How’s Rhys?” he asks.

“He’s really good. Been keeping busy,” Skies replies, “he’s almost always in his office, working on plans and prototypes.”

“Does he uh…does he ever talk about me?”

“Sometimes he’ll tell old stories. He’ll be happy to know I met up with you.”

Vaughn smiles warmly. “And what have you been up to?”

“Um not-not much,” Skies replies awkwardly, “I uh don’t really know what I want to do.”

“You know what’s a good lifestyle for that? Bandit Lyfe!”

Skies chuckles. “Been there, done that.” “Not in a group, you haven’t. I tell ya, the right bandit bros will always have your back. I might have lost all of mine, but I’m gonna start rebuilding. You can be my first new member! We would be legendary!”

Skies smiles as she listens to Vaughn go on about bandit life. He almost makes it sound good, but with that big, dopey smile, he could make anything sound good.

Their conversation is interrupted by the sound of panicked rushing, and they turn to see the Vault Hunters hurrying up the stairs.

“Uh oh,” Vaughn mutters and follows them. Skies finishes the rest of her drink before doing the same.

On the floor above, she sees Mordecai lying unconscious on the couch, his bird, Talon perched nearby. His breathing is laboured. The Vault Hunters are standing around him. They glare at Skies as she approaches.

“That’s a bummer,” she comments, staring at Mordecai.

“What are you doing here?” Maya asks hostilely.

“Ignore her,” Lilith orders. She, Ellie, and Vaughn are standing around a nearby table. “We have to find a way into that mine. The door is too thick for me to Phasewalk through. Ellie, think we can blow it up?”

“We’d need a powerful explosive,” she replies.

“Why not use Helios’ Moonshot cannon?” Skies suggests as she walks over. Everyone looks at her with surprise. “Look, I have no idea what’s going on, but that cannon can blast through anything. And it should still be working, right, Vaughn?”

“Yeah, it still works,” Vaughn replies, “but getting there is a challenge. Plus Helios has been taken over by those plant guys.”

“So, the Vault Hunters can clear them out,” she shrugs. “It is a good plan,” Zer0 comments.

“Thanks,” Skies chirps.

“Fine,” Lilith grunts, “bandit, how do we get to Helios?”

“You’re gonna have to get through…The Burrows,” Vaughn replies dramatically.

“The what?” Skies questions.

“Surviving the Burrows is a bandit rite of passage,” he excitedly explains, “if you guys make it through, you can all be part of my new crew.”

“We’ll see,” Axton grins with amusement.

“Let’s get going,” Maya orders and the Vault Hunters quickly takes off. Skies watches them for a second before patting Vaughn’s shoulder.

“I gotta go. I’ll see you around, Vaughn. Take care of yourself,” she says before chasing after them.

She catches up to them outside the camp at the nearby Catch-a-ride, where they’re digistructing a technical. As they begin to drive off, she quickly jumps on and sits in the back next to Krieg.

“Hey,” she says.

“Ugh, Handsome lover,” he spits with disgust.

“What do you want?” Gaige asks.

“To get to Helios, so I’m going with you,” Skies replies.

“Why are you going to Helios?” Maya asks.

“To meet up with Timothy so we can find our way back to Old Haven,” she explains.

“Ha, so that’s why you suggested the moon cannon,” Axton scoffs, “you don’t wanna help us.”

“Of course not, I wasn’t pretending like I was,” Skies points out, “but we’re all going the same way so we can either go together and help each other out, or we can make it even more awkward.”

“I am fine with this,” Zer0 says.

“Fine,” Maya grunts, “but we’ll be watching you.”

Skies rolls her eyes and leans back in her seat.

“Nice to see you can all get along,” Vaughn remarks through everyone’s ECHO communicators. “Alright. So these tunnels are sacred bandit territory. And I’m totally breaking the bandit code by telling you how to get in. But anyone who could tell ‘em is already dead. So, just bust down the electrified gate and you’re in! The sandworms definitely won’t escape probably.”

“Sandworms?” Salvador questions.

“Thanks for the heads up,” Axton grunts.

They drive through the desert following Vaughn’s directions until they find the electrified gate. They bust it down, revealing the way into a deep, dark cave.

“Looks homey,” Skies grumbles then motions for the Vault Hunters to go ahead. “After you.”

Zer0, Krieg, and Salvador go ahead but Axton, Maya, and Gaige wait for Skies.

“I’m keeping you ahead of me,” Maya says and motions for Skies to go. She cocks her eyebrow incredulously but obliges. And together, they all enter the Burrows.

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cruddyborderlandstheories · 5 years

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mystery punk girl

alright fellas i gotta make sure i don’t embarrass myself this time, we got like, stakes and shit now. SO *breaks fingers* let’s make a masterpost of theories

aka i heard someone was interested in some mystery punk girl theories and decided to collect all the one’s i’ve gotten so far

tl;dr: mystery punk girl could literally be anything/anyone. we go over a few theories, notably ones that paint her as a younger sibling to the Calypso twins (Tyreen = First Sister). we also have one where she is a fraternal twin to Ava and mirrors Troy as the non-Siren-twin of a relationship. we also talk about why she hasn’t been getting a lot of cultist worship, like maybe she’s gone missing, or died. also that she may betray the twins (if! she was ever on their side to begin with! 👀) because her color scheme is one of a friend and tbh the twins seem suuuper close and she doesn’t seem to be getting any recognition from the cult.

from the numskull pin page, also where we learned she’s listed as ‘Punk Girl’

so to get to the point, the most obvious theory is that mystery masked girl is the younger (est?) sibling to the twins.

when mouthpiece talks in the beginning of the HBC demo, he calls Tyreen the ‘first sister’. I mention that in a post here (during my live post spamming of the event lol)

it’s mostly interesting because when you refer to someone as ‘the first’, usually the second part of that is what you’re referring to.

@sugar-high-viking brought this to my attention as well when the pins dropped, and also made a great point that she might be either a half-sibling (different colored hair), OR, to tie into my atlas theory about the twins, a similar experiment, but not blood-related (that part is in the notes of said post, i copied it here for easier reading)

which i adore because atlas twins is my favorite theory that’s probably never going to happen. (also hi if you’re reading this, sorry for the tag! i wanted to give credit because that was brilliant)

we do have a biiiit more stuff to go over.

take the mask of mayhem (yes im still working on that analysis, i promise!! i do like a facet a day if im not working on other stuff)

the whole backdrop thing feels to me like an order of importance.

we have the God Queen at the very top and in the middle.

on her left is the vault hunters, who of course are going to have a prominent role in the story.

on her right is Troy, her right-hand man (ala the cosplay guide)

and below Troy we have Mystery Punk Girl. can i call her MPG? i feel like i’m allowed to call her MPG

So her and Troy are about the same level as the Vault Hunters.

We can’t really infer that Tyreen is the oldest sibling (First Sister, with Troy possibly being the Second Brother? Or, Troy is the First Brother, Tyreen is the First Sister, and MPG is the Second Sister. i’d imagine the latter is correct because the former would have to use First Sibling to be correct) but we can guess that things on top are ordered in terms of importance.

And considering we haven’t seen NPG in ANY promo material or trailers yet? yeah i imagine she’s not shown off like the twins are, which would explain her lower level. now if that’s because she’s too important for them to be flashy with her, or if because they don’t think she’s worthy, or they want to protect her, or whatever, I wouldn’t be able to say.

Furthermore, we can also guess she’s not in an Angel-type situation. It’s heavily implied Ava is the Siren successor to Maya (but not officially stated). We know she has feathers on her outfit, but as I found out a bit ago, those (likely) aren’t meant to represent the wings that Tyreen and Lilith have on the MoM. They’re part of the clothing some cultists wear (possibly to emulate her looks like they do with Troy and Tyreen).

pictures for proof:

again, none of this is proven, as Ava nor Maya have wings on the MoM, but it is interesting to note. Also, if Ava does end up being a Siren (say her tattoos take a while to grow big enough for us to see, or they appear after her powers come in, fixing the Angel w/ no tattoos on jack’s desk “plot hole” we see in tps) then there’s no way for Punk Girl to have been a Siren.

unless.

ohohohoh...

okay, we know for a fact Troy’s red tattoos aren’t there because of Lilith.

As of right now, we have officially sourced stuff showing him with his red tattoos during the HBC (on the hologram), which we’ve proven takes place before the Sanc-III scene where Lilith gets her powers stolen.

there are plenty of theories as to why he’s got those tattoos then: because the twins were conjoined, they got the powers from a vault (the one shown on the walls of the HBC), they were experiments, they were experiments because they were conjoined twins, they’re fake Sirens, fake Sirens due to the experiments, etc, etc. i could go on for ages, but im not gonna, cause we’re not here for this.

im going to take the ‘the twins were conjoined’ theory and run with it for a secco. we had that interview where paul sage said at one point either in the development cycle OR in the timeline (the wording is not clear), the twins were conjoined twins. We’ve also seen that the spanish (i believe!) translation of the Calypso Twins yields the version that says they’re conjoined, not just normal twins. so we’re going to hope it’s the right theory.

we know there can only be 6 sirens in the universe. if tyreen was chosen but was still conjoined with her brother, it’s possible he could’ve been messed up by the magic or advanced tech or whatever it is that picks Sirens, and that’s where the red tattoos come from.

So what if MPG is the same way? twin to Ava, ended up not being the one who got the Siren power, rebelled and joined the CoV in hopes of getting her own powers, maybe even to get Tyreen to heal her since it’s possible having a twin with Siren powers can cause an affliction to the other twin.

It’d be really interesting if the two were abandoned at a young age and it ended up being that Ava was picked up by the Order of the Impending Storm and MPG wasn’t, as Ava was a Siren (like Maya) and MPG wasn’t, so she turns to the cult for help/support/whatever and the twins take a shine to her and basically adopt her as their little sibling.

(awww maaan i still gotta do my Maya masterpost. hmmm so much to do, so little time...)

tho, that’s 100% unfounded and me spitballing into the void. mostly cause i think she’s gonna end up looking a lot older in game than she does in the MoM. though, in defense, she is titled ‘Punk Girl’, not ‘ Punk Lady’ or ‘Punk Woman’ or whatever. so there’s that, and it seems wild they’d be introducing 2 young girls around the same age and NOT have them be related in some way. even if they’re just storyline parallels to each other (Ava having everything because she’s a Siren and MPG not)

A better theory, is that she’s the 3rd leader/sibling/figurehead of the cult. The game revolves around the number 3, it’s even acknowledged in universe.

cover art of a high-ranking cultist (the one with the rakk wings on the MoM, im assuming)

which is referenced in actual in-game art

we see it in the background of the behind closed doors intro

and i imagine there must be an in-universe reason for this very important cultist (TM) to be signalling the number three, right?

there’s certainly more than 3 Vaults. More than 3 opened at the time too.

3 pieces to the Vault Map? but the twins got that in its entirety. no reason to look for all three parts.

once lily gets her powers removed, there are 3 Sirens in play (that we know are 100% confirmed atm) Tyreen, Maya, Amara.

yeah, i think the most reasonable answer is that the number 3 is tied to the cult in some way.

while i find it hard to believe she’s something as prominent in the cult as a third figurehead (lack of statues, posters, acknowledge at all whatsoever), i could 100% see her being a third sibling, however.

So why isn’t she being worshipped like the twins? Maybe they’re keeping her out of the light for a reason.

Maybe she’s sick, like Troy, but Ty can’t heal her right away for some reason, or she picked Troy over her or smth (we’re told troy is the smart one, afterall, maybe Ty decided to pick the sibling she’d get the most use out of. or the one she’s closer to, being twins and all).

I had that dumb theory that Tyreen is Demeter (Troy is Demophon) and MPG is Persephone, taken away by the Vaults/Eridians/whatever in the twins’ attempt to heal her and either it locked her away somewhere, or it killed her. (Her being sick could also explain the ventilator she’s wearing, but i have another theory about that in just a secco.) And her being missing/dead is part of the reason Tyreen and Troy are trying to get the ultimate power, they’re trying to bring her back to life/heal her. And it could explain why she isn’t being referenced at all in most worship art, maybe the twins banned it or whatever. but if she is sick, i wonder why she wasn’t just miraculously healed by the Guardians (the Watcher specifically?) like whatsherface in TPS.

She could also be something like their secret weapon, maybe she has knowledge about something we don’t yet- be it warp travel, eridium testing, Sirens, Vaults, Eridians, etc, that’s giving the twins the better edge. Eridium testing could explain the ventilator, plus we see a giant waterfall of somethin’ glowing purple and i would bet it’s slag/eridium.

plus you know im a strong believer of my ‘the twins are using the chemical sludge of elpis to give their followers superpowers’ theory. i mean, if they actually are teleporting the moon (and NOT blowing it up), then it could almost make sense if they want their source of superjuice near their new base of operations/vault/whatever. mostly because we haven’t yet seen Ty give anyone Lily’s powers. As far as we know right now, she’s the sole holder of Lilith’s powers. at the very least, they’re mutating them with eridium/slag. but i wanna believe! so maybe MPG is their way of doing that. giving them insider knowledge of the chemical sludge on the moon, doing tests on it, subjecting the cultists to it, etc. We do see the big boy cultist smack dab in the middle of the mask with rakk wings, which are kind of a corruption of the angel wings we see the Sirens have. and since the Lost Legion Eternal basically have knockoff Siren/Guardian powers due to the chemical sludge on elpis, it would make sense.

she COULD also be our way into the cult. we know nothing about the gal, maybe she’s going to provide us a way to get insider knowledge. im sure whatever the twins post they’re fine with their cultists seeing, so we’d need someone higher up in the proverbial ladder to give us the good info. i do think it’s interesting she does not match the Twins’ colorscheme at ALL. she’s gray and black, yeah, but she’s also pink and orange (yellow?).

compare these two

to this:

it seems off that, if we are to consider them a unit, their colors clash so hard. (seriously, red and pink? oh my god!) I could almost see it as their way of hinting that she’s not 100% conforming to the twins.

I could also kinda see her being jealous of the relationship her older siblings have, how they’re so close because they’re twins and they share this bond over the Siren tattoos/starting a cult together. I could see her betraying them at some point because she’s sick of being pushed into the background. the pink and orange is a nice color combo compared to the reds and blacks. she certainly looks designed to be a friend.

anyway, that’s all i wrote today. im kinda tied, might add onto this later as i keep wrackin’ my brain trying to think of more theories.

#borderlands #bl3 #borderlands 3 #punk girl #mystery girl #mystery punk girl #ooo i can do this all day #so i won't #you know who she is

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thuskindlyshescatters · 6 years

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Volume Six Opening

So... I’m just gonna do this all in one long-ass post. If you’re in the “recent” RWBY tag or on my blog, God save you, because the “Keep reading” won’t work. So, if you’re not interested in this, SCROLL. Scroll like it’s that “do you love the color of the sky” bullshit.

Number one, let me just say that I’ll have to see if I warm up to this opening, because, while I like it, I’ll probably like it a lot more (as it has been in the past) once the Volume progresses and a few things become clarified in foreshadowing.

Anyways, the logo/title card fades away, as is per tradition, though the letters are turning into snow instead of petals! Nice.

While the moon is usually a figure of interest in openings, the specific emphasis on the breaking thereof may FINALLY be foreshadowing some goddamn backstory.

is that an atlesian knight or, like, yknow

you aint slick roosterteeth

please watch gen:lock it will help support roosterteeth’s animation department

Earlier in the episode we saw Blake feeling bad, but now we also see Yang’s sour expression and Blake’s turn to melancholy as well upon seeing a happy partnership go by. This confirms that the Bumbleby conflict will hold focus, which I’m pleased by.

When Yang looks out the window at Adam’s reflection, Blake actually also turns her head to look at the same place. I think this might be a continuation of the moment she had while separating the train. This didn’t have much emphasis, though, so I’m not sure if it’s important.

The inclusion of Qrow in this sequence assumably alluding to Silver Eyes is just one of the hints dropped that this may be the volume in which we learn about Summer.

Also, Maria survived that train crash without Weiss’s grounding, so... there’s definitely some magic Yoda shit going on with her.

I don’t think that this is just alcohol symbolism or whatever, because those are specific Nuckelavee arms. I think this might allude to why Qrow drinks in the way he does -- hence, more evidence for a STRQ backstory.

It also transitions into this dark hellscape with Ruby being attacked by these things, so this may actually be Qrow’s nightmare. Once again, I can’t help but feel like Summer’s involved. This may be a literal scene, like Giant!Salem in Volume Five, but for now I’m assuming a metaphorical stance.

The inclusion of the Relic here is important, too -- since it wasn’t on Ruby in any other scenes in this opening, it probably has a special significance to why these creepy Nuckelavee arms are attacking her.

I know that we’re freaking out over the existence of Roman’s hat and being either like “OMG NEO” or “OMG CINDER” (I’m in the latter camp), but let’s not forget that it actually gets slashed through, and the figure takes a defensive stance. We might be able to have our cake and eat it too -- Cinder being followed/attacked by Neo in a weird revenge plot.

Emerald is not posing in a badass or SmircuryTM-esque pose here -- she looks tired and worried, which connects to her role in the trailer.

We’ve never seen Salem so legit FURIOUS before, so this is either a reaction to their failure at Haven, or (more likely) the next sequence with Ozpin.

I...have no idea what this is. Her outfit and her color palette suggest to me “Winter Maiden”, but that’s a weird conclusion to jump to. I’ve seen theories saying this was Salem waaaaay long ago, but that makes “Raven is Ruby from the future” sense to me.

However, what I can tell is that that Ozpin looks like this Ozpin:

He may have been one of the more significant Ozpins, though I’m not sure doing what. The hem of his jacket matches that of the floating “Reverence” figure in the trailer, so I’m assuming that there will be a flashback sequence, or even a whole flashback episode, about Ozpin.

This is also suggested by the presence of an Ozpin Maya model -- not just a matte painting, like his face in the Volume Five opening, but an actual poseable figure, which may be used in a flashback.

I’d also like to point out that the turquoise color that filled the screen of Angry!Salem is the same as that of Hipster!Ozpin’s wristband and King of Vale!Ozpin’s shirt, implying a strong connection between them. I can’t remember -- is there any turquoise in Oscar’s outfit, or just green?

By the way, if this IS the King of Vale, then his design only partially matches the one in the Great War WOR, but it seems accurate to the description -- the stories that Qrow tells in that WOR include “unusually harsh weather conditions” in the final battle, implying the use of Maidens.

Uhhh... that’s the Haven apartment. Did they just need a background, or is this also an allusion to a flashback? At this point, it’s getting more and more likely that there’s an Ozpin flashback episode in our future, a la Volume 3 Chapter 7.

So, this is definitely the tavern where ‘Cinder’ met with purple lady and her gang, so this fight is probably at least part of this subplot of whatever Cinder is doing this volume. (Also, good image of her hand and sword, for those who still think it could be Neo. However, while the hat could have been a red herring, the hand might ALSO be a red herring, and we’re double crossed and this ends up actually being Neo. Which makes no sense, but, hey, belief is the spirit of truth.)

So, all we really see of our main RWBY cast + Qrow is on the train. Which is, frankly, terrifying, because we JUST ESTABLISHED that we wouldn’t really be seeing any more train time after this episode, so aside from wandering through the wilderness and some Silver Eye/Summer exposition, I really have no idea what’s going to happen to them. All I know is that, from this image, Ruby might have a character arc that is as significant as Weiss’s with the return to Atlas, hence their front-and-center nature in this group shot. Maria is there, which confirms her importance in this volume. There is prominence of Ozpin’s cane, which leads me to believe that, as before, Ozpin will have focus this volume. Finally, Blake and Yang are on opposite sides of the screen, facing away from each other. I believe this is also meant to be symbolic of the Bumbleby conflict, which hopefully is resolved by the end of the volume.

Overall, I’m looking forward to a ton of flashbacks and expositional narration! I know that there are people who HATE the show-don’t-tell thing RWBY has going on, but I’m fine with a little bit of sitting-around-and-talking to enhance our story and characters. This volume looks kinda dark, which might be a good thing, considering the MANY overlapping subplots in this opening and the trailer that haven’t even been touched on yet.

Things are looking pretty cool for Volume Six.

#rwby #rwby6 #rwby spoilers #team rwby

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la-knight · 6 years

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Books I Read in 2018: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

“Maybe that's why superheroes wore capes. Maybe they weren't capes at all, but safety blankets, like the one Aru kept at the bottom of her bed and pulled up under her chin before she went to sleep. Maybe superheroes just tied their blankies around their necks so they'd have a little bit of comfort wherever they went. Because honestly? Saving the world was scary. No harm admitting that.”

“It is not failure to fail.”

“This is what we get for thinking that scaley orange skin and fake hair could keep that former demon out of elected office.

“You are the Daughter of Death," hissed Aru. "You don't walk into a telephone pole because of a boy.”

“Aru was twelve years old. Even she knew that half the time she didn't know what she was doing.”

Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that

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I first heard about Roshani Chokshi when her novel The Star-Touched Queen debuted back in like 2016. The elevator pitch I’d heard for it was “Hades and Persephone but with Indian mythology.” I’m a HUGE sucker for Hades & Persephone, always have been. So of course I snatched that up, and fell in love with Maya, with the beautifully lyrical and poetic prose, and with Roshani Chokshi’s way of painting her different worlds. Out of the four books she has out right now, I only have one left to read (A Crown of Wishes). She’s brilliant, and when I found out she was expanding to Middle-Grade, I knew I had to see what was up with her newest book

So what can I say about Aru-Shah and the End of Time? Well, some people might compare it to Percy Jackson - it’s a somewhat similar concept, the children of gods fighting monsters to save the world. Probably why Aru Shah is the first book from Rick Riordan’s new imprint from Disney Hyperion (the man is doing the Lord’s work, not gonna lie). But if I were to compare Aru Shah and the End of Time to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief...it’s better. It’s SO MUCH better (no offense, Rick).

See, I like Percy. I like the series and I like him. But the first book was a bit shallow. To be fair, it came out at a time when middle-grade was still fighting to be allowed to hold the same depths as some of the “more risque” YA of the time, like having queer characters, or characters with mental health issues, or what have you. At the time PJ:LT came out, most middle-grade fantasies weren’t allowed to have that kind of stuff. Thankfully Rick Riordan helped pave the way for publishers to realize, oh, shoot, middle-grade can have a lot of the same depth as YA, holy gosh (other helpers in the cause are Tahereh Mafi and JK Rowling, although more points go to Ms. Mafi). So why is Aru Shah better than Percy Jackson?

It’s deeper. It’s richer. It’s more diverse. Some of you might think, well of course it’s more diverse, it’s Indian mythology. No, no, no. You don’t understand. It’s amazing. We have two Indian girls teaming up to save the world, one with extreme anxiety and OCD who wants to be a doctor, who casually mentions her gay hero brother without it being a big deal. We have a series set up to put together a team of five young Indian women who fight monsters and save the world.

There’s a former villain who learns to love, who does honor to the two female leads. The tasks and challenges are clever and fun, with a touch of whimsy but still as action-packed and engaging as any adventure in Artemis Fowl or Harry Potter. We have a girl from a single-parent home who’s always wanted more of a family, and she gets one - as soon as Aru meets Mini, one of the other reborn Pandavas, they start calling each other “sister” and vow never to turn their backs on each other. There’s a brief moment where this is put to the test, but the girls get over it and reconcile easily.

One of the best things about Aru, the character, is how accepting she is of Mini after they meet. Mini can be a little high-maintenance, and at first Aru’s a little exasperated, but it doesn’t take long for her to realize Mini has severe OCD (instead of high-fives, they bump elbows) and anxiety. In fact, Mini’s a lot like me. And while sometimes Mini will say something and Aru will be like, “Wait, really?” after a minute she’s just like, “Okay, sure. If that’s what you need.”

When they pull off some daring-dos near the end of the book, Aru offers her elbow for a bump without having to be reminded of the no-hands rule. Even better, Mini doesn’t just decide to high-five Aru at the end. She’s still OCD, still freaks out over germs, and Aru doesn’t mind. And while Mini does sometimes panic, Aru is mostly very understanding and helps her get through her panic attacks. When Mini expresses fear that Aru will abandon her because of her anxiety and “other flaws,” Aru not only promises she won’t, but puts a spin on it that helps sooth Mini’s fears (Aru gets hung up about this and wonders if she’s lying; I’ll touch on that near the end).

The villains were interesting, the mythology is fairly new which means explanations can be provided in a fun way and it’s not stuff we readers have been told ten million times. I was honestly surprised by the identity of Aru and Mini’s fathers (who aren’t their biological fathers; these Indian gods imbued the girls’ souls with...soul DNA? That’s not what they call it, I just don’t know if I can explain it any other way). Also, as a fan of The Star-Touched Queen, I had to wonder - did Maya have anything to do with Mini’s powers?

You know how in Percy Jackson the kids get neat doo-dads that turn into magical stuff? Like a pen into a sword, Thalia’s bracelet into that one shield, Luke’s winged sneakers, blah blah? Aru gets a golden tennis ball and Mini gets a purple compact. Not a big deal? Ah ha, au contraire. Those items are the glamoured belongings of the god of thunder and the god of death, and they’re actually pretty cool - but also pretty!

This book is just...fun. It’s SO FUN. The monsters are new, the tasks are original, the characters are cute, and I loved it.

Let’s talk about the thing I love most: Aru Shah. Roshani Chokshi has the interesting ability to create characters that are basically me. Not physically, not according to age or race, but with Night, with Maya, and now with Aru, she creates female leads who speak to me on a fundamental level.

This time, it’s Aru, who’s basically Loki from Loki: Agent of Asgard except female instead of genderfluid, 12 years old, and Indian. In L:AoA, there’s a scene in the final bindup where Loki indentifies themself (first in femme-presenting form, then in masc-presenting form) as the moon goddess, the god of stories. Aru is the personification of that.

Something that gets said a lot in the book is, “You’re a liar, Aru Shah.” But she’s not. She’s a storyteller, a world-changer, someone who refuses to view the world as bleak and terrible and uses the gift of words to make it better for herself and the people she’s loves. She’s an optimist who fights with words and thinks fast on her feet. She’s a daughter of Lord Indra the Thunderer and a reincarnation of the greatest of the Pandava Brothers. She’s the moon goddess, the god of stories, someone I would’ve idolized (or possibly gotten a crush on) if I’d read this as a kid, and I love her. I will follow her to the end.

Also she better get as many books as Percy did (so like...15 books).

There were only two complaints, really. One, Aru was rather preoccupied with boogers (it came up like 5 times). I mean, I know she’s a tween, but still. Two, I saw the plot twist with her dad coming from a mile away.

Plot: ¾ star Characterization: 1 star World Building: 1 star Word Choice: ¾ star Realism: 1 star

- ¼ star for copious snot (ew)

+ ¼ star for positive portrayal of a character with anxiety and OCD

+ ¼ star for having a 12-year-old girl in Spider-Man pajamas saving the world, okay?

In total: 4.75/5 stars

Would I Buy It: I did! Now I need the next one!

Would I Recommend It: READ THIS BOOK, PEOPLE!!! It’s so cute, seriously.

I was asked to tag @magic-in-every-book so here’s my Aru review! :)

All pics were stock photos manipulated by me in Photoshop or in the public domain. Except the painting of the Pandavas. That’s from Wikipedia.

#Aru Shah and the End of Time #book review #books of 2018 #Roshani Chokshi #aesthetic

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123rd Encounter-- Fortissimo

another new guy! but will he be joining us...?

Demo and Maya wait around with Paprika in the console room for the IT to land at its next destination. Daedalus casually makes his way inside the console room and stops when he notices the others. "You guys seem like you're having fun." Maya: Well, we've been sitting here tossing some ideas for things back and forth, but aside from that, yeah, nothing's been happening. Daedalus: What, you guys trying to decide our next vacation spot or something? Paprika: Well, no; the IT is just a very...adverse atmosphere; so I was just thinking, well, why're the bedrooms the only really different looking things? Everywhere else looks pretty normal; so I figured maybe we could all just change the place up a little? Everything looked exactly the same in Lobotomy, so I don't see any reason to keep everything the same anywhere else. Daedalus: Huh, I wouldn't have taken you for an interior designer. So you want to remodel the IT? Paprika: Well, not alone, but yeah, why not? No sense in keeping everything all the same forever. You can have a bunch of different kinds of bread over time, but if you ate nothing but the same sandwich for a while, you'd get pretty sick of it. Daedalus: I... guess? I'm not exactly sure how you'd go about changing the place though. Seems like it just kinda does its own thing every now and then. Unless that console has a "press here to redecorate" button, I'm not sure where to start on that one. Paprika: Well, uhh...I mean, it does what people need of it, right? So maybe if everyone wanted stuff to change, it would? Daedalus: Sheesh, this is starting to feel like a Carebears episode or something. Paprika: Uhh! Umm, besides that...! The IT's gonna land soon enough, so...you don't need to stay here, unless you want to... Daedalus: Are we going anywhere specific, or is it just sorta following its heart again? Paprika: It's somewhere we haven't been before! But that's about all I know right now... Daedalus: Aaalrighty. I guess I can bounce while you guys try and make the place look nice. Anyone else going? Demo: Dunno, haven't seen tweedles dee and dumb yet today, but I'll come along.

Maya: I'll go too; we oughtta give Nydins and Rio a chance to look this over.

Paprika: Oh, yeah, of course! I'll go, uhh...find them, then. Soon enough, Jay, Collin, and Fawkes join the rest of the group in the console room.

Fawkes: Is this everyone? Maya: Looks like it for today. Daedalus: Cool, let's bounce then. I'm not sure what the IT's gonna do when it starts remodeling, but it's probably gonna be pretty funky. The exploring group exits the IT into a large city; the sun seems to have set some time ago, however, leaving the streets lit with lamps and the headlights of the occasional passing car; though no one seems to notice the group exit the IT. Daedalus: Huh, surprisingly urban for a change.

Collin: It's kind of pretty, honestly. Feels like it's been a while since I've been in a city like this. A man rushes by the group, bumping into Maya slightly as he passes. There is a moment where he glances behind himself to apologize only to truly get a look at his surroundings. Stumbling backwards a bit, he remembers what he's running from and keeps going regardless, however he does call back to the group: "You'd better run too; we've got company coming!"

Moments later, the ground begins to shake as something large charges forward through the mess of buildings, its form mostly obscured by the darkness of the night; however, it is clearly about half the height of any of the current surrounding buildings. Daedalus: Oh for fuck's- We just got here! alienrabitt: I don't think whatever's coming this way is gonna care...! Daedalus: Screw it, just run!

He spins around and darts after the man that ran into Maya just a moment ago, quickly followed by the rest of the group. Stopping for a second, the man looks around himself, muttering "I gotta get to a roof" before taking off again, making his decision as the beast behind the group rounds the corner and begins to make its way down the street; a mass of black scales, red eyes, and a multitude of arms, legs, and mouths running across the length of its body, which has a more round shape in comparison to everything else. Screeching, the beast continues to hurry after its prey.

Demo: What the hell is that thing?!

???: That's what we wanna know! Things like that just started showin' up outta nowhere one day! Collin: Why isn't anyone trying to stop them?!

Daedalus: I'm pretty sure eldritch abominations are outside of the police's paygrade! ???: I watched that thing eat a car; I don't think guns are gonna do anything! Besides, most people can't even see that! Or...me! Well, when I'm like this, anyway... Collin: What is that supposed to mean? ???: It's just...I don't know, unless I wanna be seen, most people just...can't see me here. It's like these things exist in a different dimension or somethin', but the damage they do happens on both sides. Fawkes: Do you know how to stop that creature, then? You said something about a rooftop a moment ago. ???: Oh, I can stop it, I just need to get some distance between us! Daedalus: Alright, you lead the way then, but if you turn into one of those things I'm gonna be pissed! Grabbing a fire escape ladder, the man yanks it down in one smooth motion and begins to race up the stairs as the creature slowly approaches the building.

"...These things get bigger when they eat metal; so if it starts eating the stairs, we're in trouble! Keep it back if you can!" Fawkes: They get bigger if they eat what?

you’re on the menu, buddy

Daedalus: Just don't try to hug it and you'll be fine! ???: Like I said, keep your distance!! Once I make it to the roof, just try not to get caught up in anything! Daedalus: Whatever that's supposed to mean!

He takes several steps forward as he summons forth a bow of flames, backed up shortly by Collin as he starts charging an electrical current. Fawkes changes his arm into a laser configuration as he keeps a sizable distance behind the other two. The creature reaches the edge of the building, desperately attempting to squeeze into the alley between the two buildings the fire escape is on as it snaps its jaws and reaches out for the man rushing towards the roof, who is only halfway there. All three open fire simultaneously, barraging the creature with a hail of fire, electricity, and concentrated energy. Fawkes tries to focus more on the eyes with his laser while the other two seem more preoccupied trying to take out the arms reaching for the man trying to climb up the building. The creature recoils from the onslaught of force, screeching and hissing as it desperately attempts to swat away its assailants. The man on the fire escape makes it up another few levels. Dodging a swipe, Daedalus looses another couple of shots as he calls out behind him. "Hurry up, will you? This ugly bastard can't seem to take a hint!" Reaching the edge of the rooftop, the man hastily starts to pull something out from somewhere on his person. "Working on it!"

Retrieving the currently unidentified object, which seems to be glowing purple and green in the dark, the man stands on the edge of the building for a moment. "Hey, ugly! You picked the wrong city to fuck with! Tell your friends the concert's gonna run as long as there's an audience!" The creature turns its attention to the roof and screeches one last time as it attempts to scale the side of the building, only for the sound of a string instrument to physically cut through the night air. The man on top of the roof plays an entire song, each note tearing into the beast below, sending chunks of it crashing down onto the pavement, only for them to burst like glass and dissipate into the shadows. The man's music continues to carve into the beast until nothing is left behind save for a small, glittering object that falls down onto the sidewalk in front of the building, unidentifiable from the current distance. With that, the dimensional disruption seems to stop, and pedestrians wandering aimlessly around distant buildings come into view.

Carefully, the man on the roof makes his way back down to the group, no longer having distance or darkness obscuring his features. The man appears to be no older than 30 at the most; a pair of yellow, round-rimmed glasses sitting atop his dark, round face; soft, green eyes staring out from behind him. The man's hair seems to be up in some small, tight braids that have been pulled into something like a ponytail; a gradient from a deep turquoise to a brilliant green color. His outfit seems to be some common street clothes; a purple jacket resting over a black shirt and some dark colored jeans over some white sneakers. Slung over his shoulder is what appears to be an old, blue gym bag of some sort; one of the ends has clearly been sewn shut several times over, a multitude of colorful threads sewn across in various patterns, some with added flair, as if it had become something of a game to whoever's been mending it. There are several patches ironed and sewn on across the bag as well; some with names or dates on them; some shaped like stars, or musical notes, or other miscellaneous things.

Letting out a sigh of relief, the man addresses the group again. "Thanks for the help! Couldn't have done it without you." Daedalus: What. Was. That?

he’s based off this guy, so imagine that when he plays!

He dispels his bow and pushes his sunglasses back up against his face, having slid down his nose slightly during the man's musical onslaught. "Did you just play an instrument so hard that you shredded that thing apart?" ???: I mean, yeah, I guess. Seems like it ran in the family. Magic, I mean; not...music, but that did too. Daedalus: Just who are you, anyway? ???: Folks around here call me Falsetto; but you guys can call me TJ.

short for Terrence Jones! neither of those are his last name

TJ’s our Daedalus’ bf!

Collin: So is this how you normally spend your evenings, or is this a recent thing? TJ: Well, those...things started showing up about 7 months ago. Nobody knows where they came from, and nobody knows what they are. Once something stops being a part of the body, it just...disappears; and if you kill 'em, then nothing gets left behind...

He glances off where the object fell. "...Most of the time." Daedalus: Oh right, I thought I heard something when you blew that thing apart. Did it leave us a present? Walking over to where the object fell on the sidewalk, TJ brings back some unrecognizable, crystalline mass twisted up in all different directions. "Just another one of these. I'd say about a third of these things leave one behind..."

Demo: ...It looks so...sad...who's art project broke out of an eldritch seal?

alienrabitt: 7 months ago...did, uhh...anything else show up?

TJ: Not that I've seen, why?

alienrabitt: Well, something else happened about that long ago, but we weren't here... Daedalus: Uh, someone want to get me up to speed here? I wasn't exactly around back then. You guys didn't break something, did you? alienrabitt: The opposite, actually. We kinda...fixed a god? Collin: But why would putting Phoenix back together make these things? alienrabitt: Well, um...I know that thing's really messed up, but...has anyone killed a shalvenn before? I mean, everyone kept saying it corrupted their bodies; why couldn't it ruin their oracles?

Demo: Wait, so you think these things are saas?

alienrabitt: Um, well, were...

Demo: That's bullshit; nobody here could be corrupting saas like this, especially if nobody else even has magic.

Maya: But you don't need bad magic to make a kleivenn into a shalvenn; Jay started turning just because he kept messing things up...

alienrabitt: H-hey, it was...more complicated than that...! Collin: But why would saas start corrupting more once Phoenix was back? Wouldn't the opposite make more sense? alienrabitt: No, no, I think it's that saas started showing up because Phoenix came back, but something is making them go bad!

Demo: But how would anybody here even know about what a saa is...? Daedalus: I get the feeling we're talking over TJ's head a little here at this point. How 'bout it, maestro? You know anything about magical creatures or anything that could turn them into those things? TJ: I've only seen the monsters; I don't know anything about them...nothing else weird's been happening. Collin: Something isn't right here. There has to be something that's causing saas to corrupt like this, but what? TJ: Your guess is as good as mine. I haven't found any leads on any of this...

Demo: Maybe if we took all those fucked up oracles to Phoenix she'd know what's happening? Even if she can't fix the saas, she could probably find out what happened before they...got twisty... Daedalus: Is that a patented term?

Collin: I think it's worth a shot, at least. Probably the best lead we've got at the moment. TJ: Then I'll have to go get the rest from my place. I don't carry 'em around in case somethin' comes out of 'em. Daedalus: You've got a collection of these things? TJ: Hey, I wasn't gonna leave 'em in the city! What if they reformed or somethin'? Daedalus: I doubt your closet or wherever you're keeping them is gonna hold up much better, but I get what you're saying. How many do you have? TJ: I'd say about 7; 8 including this one. Nothing else left one behind.

alienrabitt: You were probably breaking them...

TJ: Can't help it; my music's not precise. Collin: Let's not worry about that right now. We should take the rest that you have to Phoenix and see if she can figure out what's going on here. TJ: Alright; sounds good with me. I'll go get 'em and meet you back at your vending machine. Daedalus: I'm surprised you're not more confused about that one... TJ: I'm more confused about why you put a keypad on it... Daedalus: Hey, I didn't make the thing. Talk to that guy if you're giving critique.

He jabs a thumb over his shoulder in Jay's direction. alienrabitt: In my defense, it didn't look like a vending machine when I built it... Collin: It was also way more cramped inside though... alienrabitt: I didn't make it for like...four people; I just needed to get out of the session...y'know, 'cause I was the only one left.

TJ: I don't know what you guys are going on about, but I'm gonna go home to get the...whatever you called these things.

He shakes the twisted oracle a little for emphasis before turning to walk away.

Maya: You sure you should go alone? What if one of those things pops out?

TJ: I've got my instrument. Daedalus: If we hear another concert starting, we'll come running. With a dismissive wave, TJ heads for the eastern part of the city.

Daedalus taps his foot impatiently as TJ starts to walk away, a pensive look on his face, then lets out an annoyed groan before he begins to follow after him. "Hang on, someone needs to go with you. If another one of those things shows up, you're gonna need someone to run interference." TJ: Suit yourself. Just don't get lost; not like you could... Daedalus: I don't intend to sightsee, don't worry about me. The pair heads off into the night, no passerbys nor cars paying them much mind. Daedalus: This place seems awfully tame considering their nightlife includes giant balls of arms and teeth, doesn't it? TJ: Well, most people can't see those things. It's like they exist in a separate dimension or somethin'... Daedalus: Oh right, forgot you said that earlier. That's pretty weird, considering most people can see kleivenn. Whatever's screwing with these saas must also be making them invisible to most people too. 'Course that begs the question of why we can see them... TJ: That's what I'd like to know. Daedalus: Guess that'll be Phoenix's job to explain. So, what did you do before taking up vigilante justice? Can't imagine fighting monsters was the first thing on your mind when you picked up... whatever that was you were playing. TJ: Not much. Dad was in music; mom...isn't around. I've been livin' with my aunt and uncle for a while now. Had a part time job as a barista for a little while, but I had to split the scene when some shit hit the fan at home. Daedalus: Ah, sorry to hear. So you don't have much luck with family stuff either then, huh? TJ: My dad's a real in and out kind of guy. Always has some new big project he's gotta get to; and, I mean, I don't mind, but when the family business became my business, I just wish everyone'd been honest with me from the start. Daedalus: Family business? TJ: Magical affairs; keeping the city safe from things that bump in the night; like these weird mouth things. Daedalus: Ah, so you suddenly found out that you're from a line of magical crime fighters. I guess that was probably a more interesting talk than the birds and the bees though. TJ: Less crime, more monsters. This whole area's got a long history of magic users; but a lot of the people here try to keep it a secret. Doesn't change the fact that there's something in the area that's basically a magnet for trouble, though; so every time some new kind of monster or somethin' comes tearing through a district, people just cover it up and move on. Daedalus: Is that so? Hmm...

He seems to drift off in thought about something, too far to finish a proper response.

watcha thinkin’ sunshine?

A little confused by the reaction, TJ ultimately doesn't confront Daedalus over it as he reaches the house his aunt and uncle live in.

"...You can come in if you want; I've never brought anyone home, but they'll probably be happy about it." Daedalus: Huh? Oh, uh, I guess? I figured I'd draw unwanted attention, but if you insist... TJ enters the house, entering a little room with some stairs to the left; a doorway to the kitchen on the right; and an open path to the living room straight ahead, where TJ's uncle can be seen sleeping in front of a TV he forgot to turn off while a couple of children play on the floor in front of it. One of the kids, a little girl with her poofy hair pulled into a pair of pigtails, glances up from their toys to wave at TJ, only to notice Daedalus and point it out to the little boy across from her. Excitedly, the kids get up, sneak around the uncle, and meet TJ at the base of the stairs.

???: You brought somebody home! You never bring people home! Who is he? Is he your friend?

TJ: Somethin' like that. Hey, Mika, keep it down, alright? Uncle Tom's trying to sleep; don't get grounded.

The little girl rolls her eyes, crossing her arms as she gives TJ a particular look. "I won't..."

With a little smirk, she glances over at Daedalus, then back at TJ. "Risa's gonna get mad if she finds out you came home this late again."

TJ: Yeah, well, she's gonna be mad if she finds out you two're still up too, so we should all be goin' upstairs.

Grabbing the little boy's hand, Mika rolls her eyes again as she heads upstairs. "Somebody had to wait for you..." Daedalus glances over at TJ. "Siblings, I'm guessing?" TJ: Niece and nephew, actually. Daedalus: Ah, gotcha. Sounds like you get along, at least. TJ: We try.

Heading upstairs, TJ goes off to what's presumably his room, then comes back downstairs with a backpack in his hands. "Alright, let's get outta here before anyone wakes up." Daedalus: You got it. You leaving a note or something? I get the impression that you're coming with us to sort this out. TJ: Nah, they're used to me going in and out too. They know what I'm doing. Daedalus: Fair enough. After you, then. TJ backtracks back into the city and starts heading back towards where he saw the IT. "So, do you guys just...show up in places?"

Daedalus: Sometimes. Other times we choose where we land! We basically just follow the smell of trouble and help where we can. It makes for a very, uh... adventurous lifestyle. TJ: Don't you get tired of it? Daedalus: I haven't been at it for as long as the others, so I'm not exactly burnt out yet. I've definitely seen it wear on some of the older members though. Not sure what the long term plan is there, frankly. TJ: Why're you all doin' that anyway? Do you have to? Daedalus: I think everyone has their own reasons. It started out as one thing, but as more and more people started to join up with us, it kinda turned into what it is now. Just a ragtag group working to make things better for others, and all that other sappy nonsense. TJ: I guess that makes sense; but why not just...have people stay where they're needed? Daedalus: Not everyone has a place to go back to, including yours truly. Hell, most of us don't, really. That soda machine's all we've got. TJ: So you're a bunch of...homeless orphan superheroes? Daedalus: Now you're gettin' it! TJ: I mean, I guess I know why you do it, but you can't solve everybody's problems forever... Daedalus: I'm not arguing with you there, but we don't have a lot of other options right now. I'm sure some day we'll hang up our hats and move to the countryside or go our separate ways or... whatever people do when they stop adventuring. Mm...

He makes a face like something he thought about left a bad taste in his mouth.

[bastille voice] and you’re scared of being left behind

TJ: ...Well, I'm sure everyone's gonna be needing you guys for a long time. However long that is.

The pair returns to the IT's location. "Anyway, guess you should let me in." Daedalus: Oh, right.

He swings the door open and lets TJ go inside before him, closing the door behind them as he follows TJ in.

I know it’s been like 3 seasons since it’s been relevant but there’s a code you need to unlock the door to the IT, and it’s “CC”

"Well, welcome to the IT. It's a lot bigger than you expected, probably." TJ: I mean...it is; I was just expecting a couple of rooms or somethin'; but this thing's a spaceship, huh?

Paprika: Not too far off!

TJ: ...Well, uhh...where do we need to go? Collin: Kujaar, the only kleivenn city around as far as I know. That's where Phoenix lives, and hopefully she'll know what's happening to all of these saas. Are the oracles you found in that bag? TJ: Yeah; all the ones so far. Hopefully there won't be more of those things while I'm gone. Daedalus: Shouldn't be too long. Do we have an ETA on that, Paprika? Paprika: Same day; shouldn't take longer than half an hour. Daedalus: There you have it. Not bad for hopping across worlds and dimensions, huh? TJ: That's genuinely impressive. Alright; let's get these things to Phoenix. The IT heads for Kujaar, where it eventually lands. Nine greets the group upon arrival, but has no further questions beyond who TJ is before allowing everyone back into Kujaar. Collin: Well that's good, we've brought new people here once or twice before, but I wasn't sure how smoothly that was gonna go. alienrabitt: Usually they're more wary of humans...guess they didn't care this time. Daedalus: I'm guessing they trust us not to drag in someone that's going to cause problems, so don't go blowing our winning streak now, TJ. TJ: I'll keep the violins to a minimum, then. Daedalus: Was... that a pun? Paprika: Yes; and sax is out of the question!

Daedalus: Oh hell, I thought it was just Clair but it's already spreading. Demo: Hey, if puns are the worst thing he can do, I welcome the change of pace. Daedalus: True, he hasn't pulled a gun on anyone yet, so credit where it's due. Maya: It was one time...

alienrabitt: Uhh, I guess we should go talk to Phoenix about this stuff? Collin: That's the plan. I just hope she doesn't get too freaked out by a bag of oracles... Jay; TJ; Daedalus; Collin; and Clair all head off to Phoenix, who seems as pleasantly surprised as ever to have the company.

Phoenix: You're back again! And with such an interesting group again; you're always so full of surprises...! Collin: It's in our nature, I suppose. Anyway, we have something we were hoping you might be able to help us with. It turns out that saas are beginning to show up again, but... well... TJ: Well, I don't know if these are saas, but they're certainly...somethin'...

Opening the backpack, TJ shows Phoenix one of the twisted oracles.

Practically lying down to get closer to everyone's level, Phoenix squints at the backpack before shaking her head. "These aren't kleivenn. They look like they were made with the intention of looking like kleivenn, but they aren't quite right...something else is making these by itself." Daedalus: Someone's making bootleg kleivenn? I didn't even think that was possible. Phoenix: By all accounts, it shouldn't be possible to make a kleivenn from scratch; but...I don't know about these things. It looks like...like somebody heard about a saa, then tried to make one from memory.

alienrabitt: But how would anybody there even know about kleivenn? Didn't the war cover them up?

Phoenix: Here, yes; but we are an alien race. It's entirely possible they could exist beyond this planet. Collin: So someone or something back in TJ's world remembers kleivenn and is trying to make them itself? I don't suppose that rings any bells, does it? TJ: This is the first I've heard or even seen of all this stuff; so unfortunately, I don't think I'm gonna figure this out any time soon... Daedalus: Can we use one of those fake oracles to find the thing that made it? Phoenix: I could probably draw the memories out of it, but I don't know how well it would react. Collin: Do you think it would wake up and attack again? Phoenix: These things are twisted and ruined because they're unstable; who or whatever made them did it very hastily. I'm more worried the thing could detonate; and now that it's around actual kleivenn, if it woke up, who knows what it would do in its desperation to complete itself.

they’re eating metal because they’re mistaking it for oracles

Daedalus: Let's... not do that then, perhaps. That does leave us with the question of "how the hell do we find the source of these things", though. Phoenix: Unfortunately, I don't have any other answers for you, unless you can find a kleivenn that can definitely keep these things dormant while looking for answers... Daedalus thinks for a second, then reaches out behind Clair and gives her a fairly hefty pat on the back. "Found one."

Phoenix: ...You can?

Clair: I...haven't really tried anything like that, but maybe I could...

alienrabitt: Let's just be ready in case it tries to get back up again anyway. Daedalus forms a two-handed hammer in his hands and rests it on his shoulder. "You got it." Taking one of the twisted oracles from TJ's backpack, Clair sits on the floor with it in her hands, closing her eyes as she quietly begins to focus. She seems to look a little nervous every once in a while before she speaks again.

"...It looks like there's...a book? Somebody has a book somewhere...I can't quite tell...somebody young, but not a kid...I think they're a girl? She's sneaking off with something that doesn't belong to her...to a place nobody really goes...these things don't look so bad when she makes them...little marbles; tiny creatures..."

She puts the oracle back in the bag.

"...I...I can't figure anything else out; sorry..." Daedalus: Don't worry too much, it's better than nothing. Does that give you anything to work with, maestro? TJ: It's...close enough; uhh. A part of the city nobody really goes to, but it's close enough somebody could keep sneaking something like a book out to...I think I can find where that is. Daedalus: Look at that, Clair saves the day!

Dispelling his hammer, he reaches down to help Clair up off the floor. Accepting the help up, Clair quietly glances away before looking to TJ. "I don't think she's doing it to hurt anybody; I think she just...doesn't want to be alone. That or she's just practicing magic..."

TJ: The first time I saw one of those things, it swallowed a tanker whole. If I hadn't stopped it, it would've eaten an entire bridge. This is a little more than practice; even if she doesn't know what's happening. Daedalus: She's just worried about the girl. The monsters we can stop however we need to. TJ: ...I know; I just don't want this getting even more out of hand. Collin: We're with you there, don't worry.

Daedalus: Sounds like we're done here, then. Let's pile back inside and make our way back. You said you think you know where this girl might be, right TJ?

TJ: Well, I think I might know the area, but I'm not so sure I'll be able to find the exact building...

Daedalus: I mean, we just gotta find the one that monsters keep popping out of. Probably got some busted doors, maybe some holes in the walls, all that good stuff.

TJ: You've...got a point, yeah.Clair: But I don't think they're big and scary when they first show up; I think something's just...making them like that? I don't think it's the girl that's bringing them out, though...

Collin: I thought you said that she was making them just a minute ago. Or do you just mean she's not making them like that?

Clair: She's creating the things that are leaving these oracles behind, but they don't start out as those weird mouth things...

Collin: That's what I meant, yeah.Daedalus: Well, we're not gonna find 'em sticking around here, I can tell you that much.

Let's head back to TJ's place and see if we can track this book down, then.

Daedalus: Sounds like a plan.

Collin: Thanks for your help, Phoenix!

Phoenix: I wish you luck in helping these poor creatures find their peace./The group returns to the IT, which returns to the station it had previously parked at when the group had met TJ.

TJ: So, do we wanna split up or somethin'? I doubt we're gonna need a huge group, though...

Collin: I guess that depends on how long you think it'll take to search. If it's a big area, more people might help. If it's not so big, we might not need to.

TJ: I'd say the part of town that matched that description is roughly a block or two big.

Daedalus: Bah, that's not so bad. Alright, so who wants to go hunting for a monster factory?

I don’t think griffin’d appreciate these monsters

Demo, Jay, and Clair remain around.

Collin, Daedalus, and Fawkes also remain behind.

TJ: Alright, so this thing's probably gonna be in the northeastern district.

Fawkes: What makes you suspect that area?

TJ: Only one school nearby; a lot of businesses are pretty close; it's backed by the ocean; and there's a lot of empty buildings closer to the docks.

Daedalus: Sounds like a plan. I'll bet she's in one of the empty buildings in that case.

TJ: Just don't go racing around or anything. This kid's sneaking off with something she's not supposed to have, doing something she knows is wrong; if she thinks she'll get caught, she'll try to run or hide.

Daedalus: Don't you worry, fiddler man. I don't make a habit of running off on my own.

it’s a violin :/

The group heads for the northeast side of town, and TJ stands at the edge of the two blocks the girl could be at. "...Your best bet will be a building with a lot of metal missing. If these things eat metal to get bigger, people won't be parking cars or anything close to where stuff's gone missing."

Daedalus: If push comes to shove, we could always have tiny over here run around and try to lure 'em out.

Fawkes: I am not going to be monster bait!

TJ: Let's not get anyone eaten...

Daedalus: Fine, fine, I'll just rattle some tin cans or something then.

Collin: I guess we should start looking around, then. I get the feeling it'll be obvious when we start getting close.

The group searches around for a bit until they eventually find that a lot of cars seem to be parking on the opposite side of half of one of the two blocks, narrowing down the location of the building to that area.

Fawkes: I think we're getting closer now. I haven't detected anything too out of the ordinary yet, however.

TJ: We're definitely in the right place; just gotta find the right building...

Daedalus: My money's still on the one that looks the most abandoned or trashed.

Demo: I dunno, if these things started turning into creepy mouth monsters in front of a kid, don't you think she'd quit trying to make more?

Daedalus: I... can't argue there.

Collin: I guess all that we can do now is poke around and see if anyone is inside.

The group continues to look around the area, but there are no obvious signs of anyone breaking into any of the abandoned buildings. There is, however, a building missing its entire fire escape.

Fawkes: That seems to be a safety code violation. Do you think this might be our place?

Demo: I don't know what else'd strip a building of an entire fire escape...

Daedalus: Someone who really needs a nice set of stairs?

Collin: I kiiinda doubt that. Let's see if we can get inside.

It looks like some of the boards that have been sealing one of the windows up have all had nails pried open on various sides, allowing them to be rotated in a way that unobstructs the entire window, but only if all of them are rotated in very specific ways

alienrabitt: This kid seriously didn't want to make it look like anyone was coming in and out of here...

Daedalus: I get that she stole some special book or whatever, but she's acting like she's running a damn meth lab or something. Is the book really that big of a deal?

TJ: Is she trying to hide the book, or is she hiding from something...?

Collin: If that's the case, we need to find her first.

Demo: Do we seriously have the time to look through all these rooms?

Daedalus: Unless you've got a faster way, I'm not sure what else we can do.

Demo: What, can't the brave little machine gun scan for heat signatures or some shit?

that’s just the worst nickname possible

Fawkes: Already on it. Also don't call me that, please.

Aside from everybody on ground level, there's only one other person visible near the upper floors. They seem to have a couple of smaller, cooler signatures with them as well.

Fawkes: I see three signatures up above us. One is human, but the other two are unidentifiable. I assume they're more of those creatures in their early stages.

Clair: We can go look, but maybe you should, um...stay in the hall or something? If they get bigger when they eat metal...

Fawkes: I suppose that would be the best choice. Stay safe, I'll be waiting.

The remainder of the group heads up to where Fawkes found the heat signature, where they hear a young girl quietly talking to what are presumably the smaller monsters. "...You guys sure are hungry. That's all the screws I could sneak out from around town, though; you're just gonna have to wait til next weekend. But maybe you'll run off too. Seriously, how do you guys keep sneaking out of here...?"

Collin: Uh... excuse us? You might want to stop feeding those things, they're kinda making a huge mess when they get out of here.

The girl quickly drops something as she rushes over to the edge of the doorway, though she makes a point not to look into the hallway as she addresses the group. "Wh-who are you?! How'd you get in here?!"

TJ: Calm down; we're not here to hurt you. Your little friends in there just have some seriously big appetites, and the ones that are sneaking out have been eating cars and stuff.

???: "Wh-what?! Cars?! They can't eat--...!! They're...they're not even the size of a house cat! I know they eat fast, but...!"

Daedalus: Yeah, well, turns out things grow if you keep feeding 'em, kid. It's all fun and games until your little metal muncher is the size of a small house.

???: "That would take ages! They're just animals! ...I think..."

Demo: Yeah, animals that come out of a magic book and eat nothing but metal; totally normal.

???: "...Look, what do you want? If you're not here 'cause you're gonna rat me out, you're here for something else, right?"

Collin: We're here to stop whatever was creating these creatures you're making. I don't know why you have that book or why you're making these things, but you've got to stop. They're wreaking havoc once they get out of here.

???: "I just wanted to see a kleivenn up close! But they're starting out so small...I thought I needed to raise it or something; maybe that'd make it be like a real one..."

alienrabitt: Wait, so you know these things aren't actually kleivenn?

???: "I thought I could make one. This book's all about kleivenn; so I figured I could just...make one."

Collin: Trust us, it's not working the way you think it is. I don't even think you can make a kleivenn that way.

???: "How would you know?"

Demo: Two of us are kleivenn; will you come out now?

???: "You're just saying that to make me stop!"

Daedalus: No, seriously. The wonder-twins here are both fullblown kleivenn.

???: "Prove it!"

Rolling her eyes, Demo shoves Jay through the door into the room with the girl. "Would a human have an arm like that?"

alienrabitt: H-hey!!

The girl's quiet for a little bit before she lets Jay open the door the rest of the way as she heads back to the back of the room.

???: "...I...don't know what to say..."

Collin: Hey, don't go shoving him around like that! Why do you even want to see a kleivenn so bad anyway?

???: This book just makes them sound cool, so I wanted to see one...

Daedalus: .... Well, at least she's easy to read.

TJ: How'd you get a book like that, anyway? Those things aren't even from around here.

???: Oh, my dad got it from one of his business partners! He said the guy works with a kleivenn called, uhh...A Bus?

alienrabitt: ...A bus...? I don't think anyone's named after a bus...

???: He said they're named A Bus; not named after a bus...

Demo is suddenly trying to find a way out of the building without drawing any attention to herself.

Collin: ... Are you sure he didn't say "Anubis"?

???: No, not A new Bus, his name is A Bus.

Daedalus: Uh, Demo, where are you going?

Demo keeps her voice low, but urgent as she answers: "Anywhere but here! I don't know who the hell she's talking about, but every anubis I have is telling me that kleivenn's worse news than Xentrilis."

Daedalus unconsciously lowers his voice to match. "So you're just keeping that little tidbit to yourself?"

Demo: What am I supposed to do?! My anubis can't talk like we can; whatever I understand is the equivalent of trying to translate a phrase through six different languages before you can even get a word everybody else recognizes! I don't know who they're afraid of, or why; I just know that whoever's with that kleivenn is...whoever's with that kleiven is responsible for the whole war...

Daedalus: They're WHAT?

The little girl peaks into the hallway to look at Daedalus and Demo, though she locks her gaze with Demo. Speaking softly, she addresses Demo: "...Aren't you gonna let me see you too?"

Without even humoring her with a response, Demo summons forth the Candy Cane, smashes the nearest window open, and practically throws herself out of it, shifting to a massive, black sand dragon with a large, yellow stripe running all the way down its back as she races away from the building as quickly as possible. A little stunned, the girl backs back into the room. "Um...your friend just left..."

there’s Y, so we’ve seen R and Y now I think?

Daedalus: Yeah, because that book of yours is from someone who's worse news than an eye surgeon with Parkinson's. If I were you, I'd ditch that book and go back to whatever it is you were doing before you took up summoning these little shits.

???: But...! But I just wanted to see one first...! There's none left here! Dad said they're never gonna come back...!

Collin: Why'd he say that?

???: Because he and his friends don't want them here anymore...but you guys are here, so maybe they're gonna come back if I keep trying!

alienrabitt: N-no, we only show up if something bad is happening; we show up to stop things...

???: But...why would you wanna stop me? I just wanna bring the kleivenn back here...

TJ: Maybe they weren't sent here to stop you...tell you what, you quit bringing those little guys out of that book, and we'll make sure the kleivenn come back, alright?

???: How can I trust you?

Daedalus: Two of us are kleivenn and we haven't even tried to take your book despite the fact that you keep summoning monsters out of it. What more do you want, a friendship bracelet?

A little skeptical, the girl closes up the book, though the two small monsters continue to scavenge around the room, searching for scraps of metal. Neither of them are much bigger than a softball at the moment, essentially beaks with tiny bird feet and three tiny, slitted, yellow eyes on their faces. One of them is softly pecking at Collin's boot, though it doesn't seem to be doing much to it.

Collin: Hey, hey! You get away from that!

He pulls his left leg back and nudges the creature back with his other foot.

The monster hops a bit, peeping softly, though it can't seem to do much else than protest.

it’s....cute...............

Daedalus: Alright, so problem one solved. Now we've gotta find Demo and figure out what the hell to do about this bus guy.

alienrabitt: Easier said than done...

Daedalus: Tell me about it. Why the hell did she have to go and take off like that...?

Clair: I guess we'll have to ask her...

Collin: Does she have a communicator on her? It has a GPS thing in it, right?

alienrabitt: She should...

Collin fishes his communicator out of his cloak and fiddles with the screen for a few moments, trying to figure out how to find Demo.

Managing to get to the locaters, there are two obvious groups, one where Collin is, and one where the IT is. Counting the icons, it seems like Demo's returned to the IT.

Collin: Oh, I think she just went back to the IT. Either that or she left it there...

alienrabitt: Let's hope she just went home...

Daedalus: Let's at least go look. If she's not there, we're seriously up a creek.

Reuniting with Fawkes, the group returns to the IT, where Silky; Firefly; Maya; and Karumet are all waiting outside with Demo.

Maya: That kid didn't do anything weird, did she?

Collin: Aside from thinking these weird bird things were kleivenn, not really. She's just a little uninformed about kleivenn.

Firefly squints in the darkness. "There's something trying to climb into your boot..."

Collin: Wh- I told you to shoo!

He bends down and hastily plucks the little creature out of his shoe and holds it out away from himself.

There's a small tinkling sound as the little bird monster's tiny legs kick against Collin's leg, the bird itself squawking in protest as it wiggles around in his grasp. Its beak does not open, however, as it seems to be holding something in it.

Collin: H-Hey, that better not be a piece of my leg!

Holding the bird firmly in one hand, he grabs onto the object in its beak with the other hand and tries to pull it out.

It is not a piece of his leg, but rather, one of the shards that should be inside of it. The shard seems to be entirely unharmed, but is no longer glowing.

Maya: That...doesn't look good.

Collin: How did you even...? That was inside a glass chamber!

Silky: Did it peck through it?

Maya: Wouldn't he have heard that?

Firefly: We can't take that thing onto the IT...we'll have to get rid of it here. I guess Collin's still able to walk alright if he got this far with that thing messing around...you guys go inside and see what you can do about that; I'll deal with the bird.

With a slight hint of reluctance, Collin hands the bird over to Firefly and heads inside the IT.

Clair: I guess we'll try to look into whoever's been getting rid of the kleivenn here. Are you gonna try too?

TJ: Yeah; I'll let you guys know what I find out.

Daedalus: Running your own investigation, huh?

TJ: Better to have people looking around in as many places as possible, right?

Daedalus: I guess. Just be careful you don't get in over your head. This "Abus" person is sounds like some seriously bad news, even by our standards.

it’s actually spelled Aebos but we’ll learn more about them later

TJ: Trust me, I'll let you know if something weird happens that I can't handle.

Daedalus: Sounds like a plan, then.

With that, the group returns to the IT.

alrighty, idk what happens next but that’s that log finally, lol

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nowitsdarkfic · 5 years

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chapter thirty (mood for trouble)

“I did not wanna fight, I did not wanna kill. I wanted to be real. I wanted to believe that I was not the only one alive.” -”Mood for Trouble”, Soundgarden

I'm only focused on the cobblestones right before us. The glare from the morning sun over our heads is only providing me with the fact that I have a light guiding me away from there. It's not as bad as it has been, but it is in fact still there. The fact it's waning tells me there's something coming into Boston for the first moments of the New Year. The aroma of potatoes is still hanging over us.

But that's not the thing that's of my concern at the moment.

I'm about ready to reach over and bring Lars closer to me. He keeps lagging behind me.

But we round a corner, around yet another roundabout. The stones all look exactly the same. It's all identical.

“Joey! Stop! Stop!” Lars bellows out at one point.

I skid to a halt right there on a patch of half collapsed brick sidewalk, on the corner of another intersection and right next to a heavy black iron streetlamp. Panting, a part of me wants to take off my shades and rub my eyes. But the glare is pretty bad right here in particular, so I'm not gonna risk it, not until we can find some snow or a place for us to hide out and figure out where to go from here. Lars groans as he clutches his side.

“You okay?” I ask him, feeling my voice break. I run my fingers through my black curls.

“Stitch—I have a stitch in my side—oh, ouch, God dammit—”

“Amazed you can still run like hell after such a horrific injury to your knee,” I point out to him, keeping my hand upon my head.

“It stopped hurting about a day before I went to New York,” he replies. “I just didn't want to take my cane with me, either.”

“I can see that being a royal pain in the ass, too.”

“Oh, definitely. You know, I actually nearly poked myself in the eye with that stupid thing about a week ago.”

“Really?” I drop my hand down to my side and put my other hand upon my hip.

“Yeah. Don't ask me how I did it, though, because I'm still trying to figure out how the hell I did it.”

He fetches up a sigh and brushes some of his hair back from his shoulder.

“So what do we do now?” he asks me, clearing his throat.

“I have no idea,” I confess to him, sighing myself and trying to calm down my heart. “I can't get that image out of my head, either.”

“Which one, the generator or Michael taking his face off or Maya acting weird?”

“All of it, actually. Especially old man Morlente taking off his face. It was exactly like he had taken off a mask from his face.”

“I really hope Maya doesn't come after us,” he admits in a grim tone.

“I don't think she will. At least I hope she won't. I mean, why would she, anyways?”

“If she was behaving like that, that can't be a good sign, especially after everything Candace has told us…” His voice trails off. And it takes me a second to realize he's peering up at the wall behind me. “Wait, wait, what's this?”

“What's what?” I turn around to behold the sight of the little shop with wooden walls painted solid black and a dark window. Right in the middle of the window, inscribed in big blocks of black and golden letters, it reads: “RECORDS AND TAPES.” I gasp at the sight of it, and so does he.

“We found a record store!” I exclaim, my voice echoing over the sidewalk.

“We found a record store!” he repeats after me.

“We found a record store!” I clutch onto his shoulders.

“We—found—a—focking record store!” his voice breaks a great deal.

“Come on, let's get our asses in here—!” I coax him into the shop. There's no glare in here so we take off our shades.

Turns out, this is far more than just a music store: there's a sign hanging from the ceiling pointing towards the back and it reads that there's all manner of gadgets and and gear and stuff there, much to Lars' sense of adventure. While he goes back there, I'm tending to the rows of vinyl records near the front desk. So many of these are without a doubt a wet dream of mine: Abbey Road on bright yellow vinyl, Lovin' Spoonful and Screamin' Jay Hawkins both on lush blood red vinyl, Deep Purple on the a propos deep violet vinyl. A whole entire section dedicated to Frank Zappa! Another whole entire section dedicated to the Who! Everything from “Radar Love” and early Creedence to old Delta blues to Sinatra and Perry Cuomo to The Cure and the Sex Pistols to Linda Ronstadt and Cyndi Lauper to…

State of Euphoria.

That bright yellow sleeve with the scarlet target right on the front with those fading excited faces along the side. I hold it by the sides right there in the midst of the other heavy metal records and stroke the front of it with the pad of my thumb. I can't help but feel wistful for those days when I was baby faced and didn't have a single care in the world just so long as I got to sing with my band. It wasn't even that long ago I was in a state of euphoria myself.

Maybe it was the reviews. And maybe I wasn't the right fit for them. But it still hurts now that I give it some thought…

“Hey, Joey, check this out!”

I lift my gaze towards Lars and what looks like a black label maker in hand with a disk near the back and a trigger near his index finger.

“What's that?” I ask him.

“A radar detector. Apparently, the back of this store here is a tech store. The woman back there told me Boston is trying to resist the incoming rise in high tech, but they couldn't. So they're preparing the city the best they can with stores like that. Kept in cognito, too.”

“Probably because they don't want whoever's leading the rise to suspect what's going on here,” I follow along. He nods his head at me and then knits his eyebrows together.

“What you got there?”

I nod down to the record in my hands and the look on his face softens.

“Oh, man,” he sympathizes with me.

“Yeah. Yeah, I was just—having a moment, if you will.” He shows me a sad smile and pats my shoulder.

“So you found that radar detector,” I start again, leaning the records back and nodding at the gun in his hand.

“There is in fact this radar detector—apparently the drones are becoming… quite the problem here in Boston. Not so much New York City, probably because it's bigger and there's more background noise going on, but here. I also found a book on how to do code so you and I can perhaps get into hacking and shit like that. The lady in the back said it's all cheap-o so anyone can get this stuff and figure the way around it.”

“Okay. So I'm assuming you wanna get some things.”

“Well, yeah. If we're gonna be figuring out what's up with Maya and her family, surely we need some help that isn't a bunch of humans who are as clueless as we are when it comes to this sort of thing.” He then leads me into the back of the shop, past all the records in their respective alphabetical order, and past a big black velvet curtain, where we're met with all manner of radar detectors, metal detectors, a couple of Geiger counters, all kinds of stuff for our tech exploring needs. Some of these are beyond my comprehension, the country boy hick I am who can barely figure out how to work the thermostat in his apartment much less some of these tiny tools for, what I'm suspecting, very delicate surgery.

Lars is eager to get himself and myself that radar detector, as well as the aforementioned book, and a thing with what a touch screen, and I flash back on the touch screen menus back in the cafe in Ballard. Once he has a burlap sack full of stuff, he returns to me and the little Geiger counter on the shelf that keeps grabbing my attention. I'm definitely in a mood for trouble now, for snooping around and figuring shit out. Neither me nor Lars have much to lose, but everything to gain.

“I don't think we'll be near any radiation, Joey,” he assures me, slinging the sack over his shoulder.

“I hope not.”

We both thank the lady and head on out of there, and back through the shop to the front door. I feel my stomach rumbling and I remember the bakery but I don't remember where it is now after all those roundabouts. I take my mirrors out of my coat pocket and put them back on for the venture back outside.

“I am—so—hungry,” I tell him as I push open the door.

“That makes two of us,” he says, putting his shades back on.

We're standing outside, but I notice the glare is starting to fade. I glance up to the pure white sky and the sight of thick heavy rain clouds forming overhead.

“We should probably go back in,” I tell him.

“Or find some place to get something to eat—oh, wait, there's Marcia!”

I lower my gaze to find Marcia and Sonia, walking the other way, both of them carrying paper bags in their arms.

“Marcia!” Lars shouts, his voice echoing over the cobblestones. They turn around to see us, and Sonia mouths, “hey!” at us.

He darts over the cobblestones to meet up with them, and I follow him. I don't know what they're doing here but I'm sure they can help the two of us get something to eat.

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quonit-aceattorney · 6 years

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1-5 Reaction

Rules:

Q = Me, Quonit.

BF = Bardic Feline, the friend that made me spend 30 dollars on the game and whom I am messaging

I don’t use those when I send the messages close enough my username doesn’t appear.

Any typos (unless they are funny and part of the conversation) will be fixed.

Index

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Q: I'm doing the next one sorry for all of the messages

wow what was even that opening

what girl?

febuary 2017. I remember this month well.

Q: Who's this girl?

hey she looks like an adult! Second girl without her main feature being boobs :D

no mai is dead I took her spot though, she was in the tutorial level.

:D yay am I better

YES INDEED

yes phoenix please I like this girl a lot

i didn't know my name could also come with one m!!! My name is Emma, I had no idea people could also be named Ema with one m

aww so she isn't an adult I still like her though

phoenix please she's only like 10 years younger than you

BF: Hahahaha yeah, Ema is the Maya stand in for this case

BF: She returns for the fourth game, which takes place 7 years after the third game

BF: Still not very busty, even in her mid twenties haha

Q: :O Interesting!

I like Ema.

Q: What age of people did they think were gonna play this game? If kids then why does it seem they talk down to them so much?

I'll get back to playing

Q: oh so that beginning scene actually meant something

She's know Mia because she was kinda well known

okay why is she bad

how did she even get in teh office in the first place?

hahahaha no im not trading my badge for 50$

what do you mean ''yet''

Q: I LIKE LANA

HER OUTFIT IS GREAT

Q: it's obviously a coincidence that the two siblings are so alike, but if it motivates you then sure I wanna get to the second game

Q: you're telling it from the witness' perspective Lana. Do you remember what happened? What was your motivation?

Q: hi cowboy detective please don't kick me out

what

I AIN'T SCARED OF NO GUN LET ME EXAMINE

Q: why are we having this stepladder conversation again

Q: this office looks like Edgeworth

Q: maybe you wouldn't be low on money if you did your job

Q: five thousand???

MAN edgy must be rich!

BF: The stepladder debate is one of the running gags of the series haha

Q: interesting!

Q: that and Phoenix (and later Apollo and Athena) presenting his badge every chance he gets, and cross-examining non-human witnesses

Q: yaaaaay I liked cross-examining the parrot.

I still can't believe they let me do that

Q: wait a second the bundle doesn't come with the fourth game just the first 3

oh well it's still a lot

Q: examining the examined. This could be useful.

Q: yeah, no, just the original trilogy

Q: alright, makes sense. Are they still making games for it?

BF: the fourth game came out well after the original trilogy ended, and it only JUST got an updated port to iOS and the 3DS e shop

Q: great an adult woman with a main feature being boobs. I liked the other ones more.

ah, alright. how good/bad is the anime I'm curious

BF: and yes! in the main series, there are six games total...five and six only came out in digital form for the US, no physical release

don't focus so much on the boobs, it's just drive you crazy

and Angel really isn't THAT busty, she's just got a bust emphasizing outfit

Q: huh, alright. If I feel like it maybe I could get them.

fine. I'm not eating whatever she just handed to me though, she doesn't seem very trustworthy true I guess, not really as bad.

BF: she very much does that on purpose to put you off your guard, btw

she's not EVIL

but she's smart as hell, and she's not necessarily on your side right now.

Q: oh so it's intentional, alright that's more forgiving than the developers just wanted another boob-joke.

Q: angle please we're looking for evidence please stop freaking out Ema

Q: yaaaay edgy! I knew this was your office!

BF: hahaha yep

his office is as frilly as he is

Q: "this office looks like edgeworth"

why is there a dead body in your car that car looks too dirty to be yours it isn't even purple

BF: oh and to answer one of your comments from last night when I was asleep...Phoenix/Edgeworth is an overwhelmingly popular ship, to the point where it can become a bit annoying if you ship either of them with anyone else.

or if you like any of the rarer pairings, period hahah

Q: edgy we know you didn't do it I'm on your side and always will be

except when you're not on my side

With how his dialogue was set up in that chapter I am not surprised how much of the fandom ships it.

Q: Phoenix that was a very cruel joke, remember the case two months ago? Very cruel.

Q: gumshoe isn't dead lol must be mia's fualt he randomly appeared in my head, same with maya

Q: ya why do random flashes of random people keep appearing

how do i investigate this

BF: hah...if it's the bit I think it is, that's just Phoenix connecting him to the INCREDIBLY NEAT AND CLEAN OFFICE

BF: which Gumshoe totally takes times out of his day to keep tidy because that's just the kind of stuff he would do for Mr. Edgeworth, pal!

Q: Well I bet the lunchlady and edgeworth and I'm investigating while edge is in his office.

possibly but phoenix actually commented on "why did i just have ___ randomly appear in my head". whatever I'll keep looking

I guess!

BF: gumshoe just a big old loyal puppy who loves Edgey

lol no that's the reason hahah

Q: gumshoe!!

still needs a better name

Q: I need to copy paste my reaction in a place I'll be able to easily get to later because this will probably be very valuable to me later on.

(Edit: Fuck me for making me do this)

Q: edgy tell me what the trophy thing is

no mumbling

edgy you did good why are you being so defensive over the shield

Q: well the fact it's broken could be important so please tell us

Q: oh ya! I can examine the examined now :D

Q: well 5:12 and 5:15 are very close to each other so this is important that they are so precise

who's this cartoony cop!!! he doesn't look like he's drawn in the same style as everyone else in the game!

Q: noooo i want the report

Q: Edgeworth in the Wild: A Documentary

Q: YABADABADOO

Ema why

Q: huh, so apparently phoenix doesn't just teleport? man that must be so annoying when I don't know where I'm going for them

Q: blue badger looks like a pokemon that is why he seems familiar

Q: yaaay i found gumshoe

ema knows too much poor edgeworth indeed, I hope soon he can get a break

dance till you die

Q: "they make a good pair" so I guess this game isn't against gays, cool.

Q: well i mean the letter probably will get us somewhere if this game is going to progress

Q: oh so is Angel dating Marshal? What a turn of events

yaaaay i can get in now

...I just realized I can use headphones on a DS... Interesting....

Q: the music hahaha. Marshal theme song

Q: don't think too hard on cannibalism and you'll be fine

Q: Marshal is fun

BF: hee hee yeah, I like him.

Q: "well if phoenix showing his badge to everyone is a running joke guess I better help with that by showing it to everyone".

This case is pretty fun so far, not even a single irritating thing yet

BF: LIke Ema and Lana, Jake Marshall is actually deliberately made to be sort of a nod to another pre-existing character haha.

BF: and yeah, Rise from the Ashes is a good case! I remember finding some of the trial segments to be tricky, but overall, it's solid

tQ: "Noe to self: when finding evidence, think of Texas"

who is this pre-existing character?

BF: and it makes good use of the new mechanics that were introduced for the DS

Q: it does!

BF: you won't meet him until the third game haha

but yeah...Ema and Lana are clearly meant to be nods to Maya and Mia

BF: Jake, less obviously, is sort of a nod to Godot

Q: and thankfully this gets Phoenix motivated again

godot... who's that? I should probably know

BF: Godot plays a MAJOR part in the third game, you'll know him the second you see him.

He...stands out.

to put it mildly.

Q: can't wait to meet him

when will the Y guy (shack guy DL-6) appear again he's already pretty interesting that's probably spoilers

BF: Yanni Yogi? He only appears in that case, sadly.

though there's a background reference to him in one of the spinoff games.

BF: He's one of Zarla's faves

Q: I assumed... he seems pretty interesting, sad he had to leave so soon. As you saw I was REALLY shocked when a character zarla drew appeared that I didn't even know would be in the game... sad to see him leave so soon.

Q: forgot to talk with Marshall, maybe I can progress through this

oh yay the autopsy report

Q: tell me about yourself marshall, how long has your cowboy career been going on?

why would you kick out gumshoe!!!

D: I don't know if I should break the news to him or not

Q: well that isn't even an option so

the detention center doesn't even update ever

Q: uuuhhhhgggg I hate being stuck like this where can I goooo

Q: still stuck >:( It's been almost an hour

quonit

just let me gooooo

03/24/2018 (Two days later)

Q: FINALLY I DID SOMETHING there was a note in the trunk but it seemed to have done nothing... don't even know if the two people I can talk to would react to it.

as i suspected it did nothing >:(

I think the phone is the key but the only thing it will let me examine is the trap!!!

03/24/2018

Q: I asked my brother to help and he FINALLY HELPED

He found another scroll bar on the examination thing that I never noticed and found it :D

Q: no cowboy pls i really worked hard to get this far

Q: phoenix has a phone? how come we can never use it?

...what do i do with the phone?

how did my brother turn it

= and -... where are those buttons?

Q: going to my brother

Q: why not press the button again???

Q: where do i gooo

Q: i give up I need to draw

BF: hahaaha

BF: aaaah sorry I've been busy unpacking boxes

I wouldn't have even thought to tell you about those double screen investigation rooms!

there are like...at least two of those in this case.

the car park area and the evidence room

Oh, and because this took me FOREVER to figure out when I played it the first time: when you dust for finger prints, you blow the powder away by blowing into the mic on the DS

Q: I don't expect anybody to be on while I send messages. Do not worry, I do not expect responses immediately. Also packing boxes??? did you move :O

double screen investigation rooms? tell me more. If you mean ones where you have to move the screen I did do that a lot... and yet I still can't find much. I finally got the phone in my inventory and tried to check the last call but it still won't do anything THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME THAT IN ADVANCE I GARENTEE I WOULD'VE GOTTEN STUCK

Q: Where I am si that I think I have all of the items in my inventory. A full page and then the phone on the next... am I missing something? I heard that Ema is supposed to tell me that I have everything I need

BF: aaah if you are in the car park, one place you need to check is the muffler of the car

Q: muffler? I got the paper that was in the back, I'll examine the car more I guess

BF: and yeah, the game usually gives you some hint when you've found all the things

BF: I forget if you can get it now or not, but there's some cloth shoved into the tailpipe of the car

Q: dont' think i can thanks though

I'll tell you what I have in my inventory and you tell me what I'm missing for the first part

Q:badge, id card, knife, shield trophy thing, parking stub, blue badge pannel, goddman's autopsy report, note from the back of the car, and cell phone

BF: hmmm....and you've shown absolutely everything to everyone and poked at everything on every available screen?

Q: yeeeesssss

:( I'll try again

BF: (oh and to answer your earlier question, yes, I did move into my house today)

Q: yaaaaay

shouldn't there be a wiki or something for this that says what to do

BF: if you are absolutely stuck, I'd look up the Games FAQ walktrough

Q: :(

why does this game make me so stuck all of the time

BF: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/925589-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney/faqs/44304 here, this one is spoiler free, you just gotta get down to the right case

Q: :D thank youuuu

Q: :O HEY IT WORKED

HOW DID I NOT NOTICED THIS

Q: Lana why are you not on edgy's side

Q: of course you don't know everything going on here phoenix, if you did we would win but right now we don't win

this game but we know everything beforehand

Don't believe your client, just believe in them. got it.

Q: oh ya angle exists i forgot about her

BF: haha FIGURING OUT WHY LANA IS DOING WHAT SHE'S DOING IS A BIG PART OF THIS CASE

Q: BACK

I had to trim the grass in the front yard. We got an actual letter saying that we needed to so that was odd. It's done now though

angel will never stop talking, and Edge doesn't seem as annoyed as some of the others. huh.

oh my god judge can't you be a little more professional ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED TO EAT RIGHT NOW

Q: you decline every offer phoenix until an impossible one pops up. Phoenix why

Q: If you hate prosecutors so much then maybe you could help me

please I'm begging

Q: wait you have more then one boyfriend

did i hear that wrong

ugh so she does

"care to join" If that is what I have to do to get information out of you!

BF: hahaha

yes, Angel and her many boyfriends

Q: Ema's notes are funny

BF: this boyfriend, that boyfriend, the other boyfriend

you know, as you do

Q: "the yet another boyfriend is still open"

I'd like to know who is who

Q: wait isn't B block for defense attorneys not visitors?

Q: how she names them reminds me of the chicken 'mine'

"That's mine, that one's also mine, that's another one of mine, that one is yours, and that one is not yours." we actually considered naming our chickens that haha

Q: Ema is learning my table-slamming technique.

Q: "my boyfriend worked in the photography division" WHICH boyfriend?

Q: "Prosecutors are, by nature, well-versed in the location of a man's vital organs" I already had to prove with twice Edgy did NOT murder anybody!

yes phoenix kill the egg

Q: okay so i learnt as much as I could while pressing, and there seems nothing wrong... I need to find the objection item

Q: THE LEFT-RIGHT HAND TRICK

ALWAYS WORKS

Q: EDGEWORTH

HOW COULD YOU SILENTLY SAY OBJECTION YOU HAVE BERTAYED ME

ALWAYS OBJECT

Q: of course it was planned! We already established whoever the killer is planned to do it in edgeworth's car

Q: "mommy, are prosecutors bad people?" hahaha oh my god

yes lets tell the audience how to commit murder

edgy that pun was terrible and you know it

Q: Ema what is that note

you can't smell his breath from over here what

I do have an objection!

Q: I'd like to know how she got into the food business

Ema you're on MY side

Q: remember?

Q: it's so rare when the thing I immediately think of and object with actually works and the characters see what i see

Edgy you look like you're on my side

Q: Ema do you hate me

Q: The person that seems most on my side in this case is f***ing edgeworth and he is actually the one pitted against me so you're all failures.

Q: >:(

I got so stuck at this part and had to retry a few times and I finally gave up and went to the tutorial and that isn't helping

FLOOR PLANS WHY DON'T YOU WORK

Q: :(

Q: Why can't I just gooooo none of the evidence I have works at all

Q: I PROGRESSED AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I PRESSED

UHHHH

Q: OHMYGOD THE FLOOR PLANS FINALLY WORKED

WHAT CHANGED

Q: she'd lie because as I said she has a grudge

Q: five minuets???

wow that's a long time

Q: if you have evidence please tell me

how was this judge hired

WHY THE SHOE WHY DO YOU HAVE HIS SHOE

what is this blood type it could also be common

Q: why does edgy continue to seem like he is on my side lol

Q: that brings in the question: how many lunches do you actually have in there

Q: if it does how come she was blee- oh ya the hand injury

Q: ohhh to wash away the bloood okaaaay

now to defeat you edgy

Q: Okay so more then one photo, I NEED MORE PHOTOS.

Q: Mia thank youuuuu

oooo the fun music started playing, im onto something

Q: "Yeah! (I'll think later" is the best line in the game

IT SUMS UP THE THOUGHT PROCESS WHEN I PLAY THE GAME

Q: Salmon swimming upstream in a river of quicksand

ya sounds like Phoenix

Q: the muffler in the muffler

Bad feeling about following advice given to you by Marshell??? What a silly thought!

Is something wrong edgy? why are you so upset?

what is bothing you Eedgy pls tell me

OH MY GOD ANOTHER SUPRISE CHARACTER HOW HOW IS HE IN ACE ATTOURNY WHAT ??????????????????????????????????????????????????

is he just gonna stand there or...?

Q: Udgey... that's a new one

afriad indeed, terrified I might say.

Wrighto... also new

Q: when i send my live reaction to the game should i have more context to what is going on

Q: rereading it i think i should

Q: I've been taking more pictures of art I wanna send you but it still isn't doing anything

Q: Alright so i opened the Ace Attorney save file and I have no idea where i am. I'm pretty sure this is right after the first trial

tiny village... where am i and why

i think this isn't my file??

BF: I was about to say...

Q: ruinion and turnabout?

what? something is wrong

BF: if you are in a tiny village, the only one I know of is Kurain. and you don't go there the first time until 2-2

yeah, you are in game 2 there

that's Maya's village.

Q: we fixed it!

My brother wanted to play and he mistook the game two save files as extra save files and he just decided "fuck it im not waiting for her to finish" and just started playing through

interesting :o

OH YA WE'RE TALKING WIT THIS GUY :D

swimming? why that specifically?

little worthy? is that a name?

DISTRICT OF THE POLICE UH NO I DON'T KNOW THIS GUY

aww so if he's number one he probably won't be on my side :(

damon gant, I like this guy

OH YA I forgot about edgeworth! Worthy haha didn't think of that nickname yet. I'll add it to the list. He must be very scared of this man

BF: hahah yesss Gant is great.

Q: so a muffler is a scarf? is that just another name for a scarf or is it a type of scarf?

he just keeps standing there and blinking

edgy back on this feet, finally stopped just sitting there silently in what I'm assuming is anger and fear

BF: it's a type of scarf. I can't tell you what exactly makes a muffler a muffler though. they just wanted to use the pun, though, I think

aaah the Gant stare.

Q: they seem to love naming puns, not just the people's names now.

"That's not fair!" There are a lot of things that aren't fair in this world, edgy.

Q: A WRITTEN APOLOGY

That kid from earlier in the audience: mommy is this how trials usually go? Mom: no. I am not even sure what is going on.

BF: hahah trust me, the pun names get more intense with each game.

Q: I feel bad for edgy haha

I can't wait

oh my god SOMEBODY JUST OPEN THE KNIFE

Q: THEY ADDED A CLAPPING SOUND FOR HIM

I DID NOT EXPECT THIS

Q: ...the note may have something to do with this

but along with everything else i think of in this game it's probably wrong

nah okay

Q: time to look through my items another 20 minuets and hope the character see what I see

Q: when in doubt press on everything

Q: good job ema! I'll examine the knife!

Q: SL-2... something similar that wasn't a tag. again was it the note

OH MY GOD IT WAS THE NOTE

Me and gant both love 'objection'. I'm still mad at Edgy for that. I will hold it against him forever.

BF: hahaha NEVER FORGIVE YOU EDGEWORTH

BF: you and your habit of updating the autopsy report

Q: "Do you have evidence?"

"yes! (I'll think later)" is still the best line in the entire game

a habit of mine? is that not something everybody does?

I feel so honored being told "I win, Wrighto!"

BF: heh

Q: :D He'll tell me about the knife now!!!

Q: I only get to hear bout one thing.... better choose wisely.

Where the victem was found could help, seems like it could work How the victim was killed could be a little more risky but all of these are pretty good When the victim died... it could also be 5:15, and I could find a way to show it was planned... but I'm not sure

there probably wont be any consequences though

I'll roll my di

Q: it's 1 so i guess we're going with that

Q: didn't we GO to the evidence room?

Gant: :long stare: Gant: You two make a great pair! I swear this is intentional. It's not even just that chapter.

Gant: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Gant: :long stare: Gant: Sure why not! well alright then! I'm learning about it unofficially :D This is already very casual so why not

Q: why is the victims gender there

that is unimportant WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HE MURDER

Q: Gumshoe won't die Phoenix he was in the credits!

Q: alright now not only is edgeworth being called worthy he's being called little worthy

do these two know eachother???

Q: that id is the same as the one we have here >:O

Q: :D the fun music is playing

Q: EDGY REMEMBER WHEN HE SAID HE COULDN'T TELL YOU WERE THE CORPS WAS FOUND

IT'S ALL ON YOU EDGY IT'S ALL ON YOU.

Q:EDGY WHY DID YOU JUST SHOO OFF MEEKENS

IT'S STILL ALL ON YOU BUT MUCH MORE DIRECTLY YOU THIS TIME

Q: oh my god NOW WE'RE DOING NICKNAME PUNS

Q: hehehe FINALLY Edgy looks like the fool instead of me :D

Q: What i think happened is that they were killed, and their body was dragged through the back of their care, and brought here

oh boy angel's back

Q: Oh my god ANOTHER CASE

WE ALREADY DID DL-6 UGH THIS MUST AT LEAST HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY

Q: What I think happened: somebody killed the detective, put the body in the back of edgy's car, Edgy drove back to where he should, left, later the girl opened the back. something about her stabbing him.

Q: no that doesn't fit

screw this case

Q: oh no I'm defending Meekens now too???

Meekens just looks a lot more cartoony then everything else

Q: why did they let him bring a megaphone

Q: oh so goodman's the villain.

BF: uhhhh...nooot exactly, no

Q: i learnt that quickly

I found gant again! he has his own theme song. Sounds like a king.

Q: Honestly I still feel bad for Edgeworth, hope he gets out of this.

Q: uhhhggggg I just got stuck i really wanna figure this out fast instead of wandering around forever. Not sure if it's just with me or if this game just needs better... instructions maybe?

Q: In court when your stuck press everything. In over world when stuck talk to everyone again, present every piece of evidence again, and examine everything again. Then still find yourself stuck.

BF: this case is one of the worst for that sort of thing, I'll admit. I've played it multiple times and there are still places where I forget how to proceed

Q: I don't like using the tutorial at all but I've had to use it twice to proceed, at least I have that. When this game came out people would just be stuck and never get to f***ing leave, and when they did they would be like "THAT WAS IT THE WHOLE TIME I MUST BE DUMB". Are the later games better at this?

Gant: If somebody just walked up to me and asked for 50$, i'd give them 50$! in that case can i have 50$

Q: You know I want to get to the evidence room but why not let's just sit here and talk with Marshell for another 6 hours

Q: I can finally go the the evidence room yaaaay

Q: See, Gumshoe's got the right idea on those 50$

BF: it varies by case, I'm not going to lie!

Game 2 has some added trickiness because it introduces a new mechanic during investigation mode.

said method is a touch more refined in the third game.

Q: in your opinion what is the best game (random question)

general stuff happens, i didn't comment on it

Q: I'm sorry, the game wants me to go to the secret room, do all these things, get no sign that I found then all, and then go to edgeworth's office???

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FIGURE THAT OUT

Q: fine a little bit of a clue but this case really wants players to get stuck

Q: OH MY GOD WHY IS THE BELLBOY HERE DOESN'T HE WORK SOMEWHERE ELSE

Q: hahahaha I can see how you got stuck when the game told you the blow, It did NOT specify in the mic.

Q: non bloody prints???

I can't choose any of the fingers and all 5 are bloody! what do you want me to do im stuck on this sceen

Q: my brother helped :D

BF: heh

BF: Um...my favorite...well, tough to say. Obviously, I'm particularly stuck on game 2, though on retrospect game 4 is pretty fascinating (both for what it is and what it could have been)

BF: Generally speaking, most people agree that game 3 is the best of the original trilogy, though (game 2 isn't hated, but it has this ONE CASE that is near universally hated)

BF: Of the spinoffs, I'm personally partial to the second Ace Investigations, though that one you can only play in English via a fanpatch

I'm still playing game 6, so I don't know how I'd rank that one just yet

and there are two spin off titles that I have no way of playing in English at all right now, which is frustrating. No idea where I'd rank either of them. but the animation for those is PRETTY.

BF: Oh, but if you get a chance, one game I strongly recommend that was created by the original creator of Ace Attorney that isn't an Ace Attorney game (though it is allegedly set in the same universe) is a game called Ghost Trick.

Q: Interesting! I'll be sure to check out ghost trick. I wonder if I'll be able to tell what the hated case in 2 is when I get to it...

BF: hahah I'm willing to bet you'll figure it out. I personally liked the case, but it has some issues for sure

Q: alright. I was gonna start playing again if you still want me to send you the endless messages that give you no context to where i am or what im reacting to

BF: AMONG said issues is that it does what no other case had ever done before it, and it has a couple of cross examinations where you can get frigging penalized for a bad PRESS

Q: oh no D:

BF: It warns you when you get to it, but it's still really annoying

taking away my ability to badger the witness without repercussion!

but yeah no, feel free to ramble, I'm just here working and rewatching episodes of the Maxx

Q: >:(

I saw a post and thought of the judge from this game. "The judge could sentence you guilty for murder wearing hello kitty pajamas under their robe and you would never know” yaaaay

Q: About to go to the court thing. FINALLY lana is back it's been a while >:(

Q: oh yay lana gets to be a witness

nvm im a moron the cartoon guy i forgot his name gets to be

MEEKENS YOU'RE NOT THE KILLER

THAT IS NOT AN OCCUPATION RIGHT

Q: there seems to be a lot of talking down to kids in this game :(

Q: why do people let him bring his megaphone

same answer with the kid and his sword

Q: i mean i like the blue badger

Q: bet the tape won't help much

HEY ITS ANIMATED

well hey it was a little helpful

Edge: :slams hand on desk: What the hell was that wriggling piece of plywood!?

my new second favorite line

Q: the problems was he was wearing gloves

probably not that's what first comes to mind though

Q: or the light was already on

Q: gloves were rubber? how did i not notice that

Q: why would he need the gloves in there if he was goodman

Q: he could've stolen the card

who is the 777... card at the top

Q: WHY IS THE KID STILL IN THE AUDIENCE

WHY TO PARENTS TAKE THEIR KIDS TO MURDER TRIALS I'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THIS CHILD AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE TRIAL WHERE I DEFENDED EDGEWORTH IF YOU STILL THINK HE'S SO BAD

Q: :D I think edge just complimented me, it's probably going to turn into an insult though so ill just enjoy it while i can

Q: fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuuu

Q: the fake killed goodman not lana

no that wouldn't work dammit screw you

Q: HEY GUMMY HOW ARE YOU

NO GUMMY STAY

HEYHEYHEYHEY HEY WHAT

awww lana's finally being useful

Q: Ema don't run it's just a serial killer

Gummy why >:(

saaave pooiiinnt

oh my god Marshell i forgot his personality

Q: please provide me with a reasonable explanation why there were bloody handprints of yours in the evidence room (and no ID saying you signed in but i think i just missed something on that)

Q: somebody actually messes up in grammer in court and one of them yells objection but its about the grammer and they keep fighting about i

Q: edgy don't worry just let me get to my menu my lack of experience means nothing

wait is he giving me advice? is he being nice???

Q: noooo just let him beeee

or not his reasoning was okay though

Q: At first i was sad to find out it was his brother now im just thinking COWBOY PROSECUTOR THAT WOULD BE FUN

Q: what do you think happened to your brother jake

Q: MY DEFENDANT DID NOT KILL HIM AND YOU KNOW IT

YOU JUST DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT FOR MONEY

you know i could put that anywhere in almost any case and it could still work (with a pronoun swap but aside from that)

Q: ARRRRRGGHHHHHH

Q: OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT YOU

YOU DO GET THIS IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL RIGHT

Q: edgy is being very nice to her yay

I MEAN EMA YOUR NOT USELESS YOU STOPPED HIM FROM GIVING THE VERDICT TWICE

THAT WAS SOMETHING NOT EVEN MIA COULD DO HE GAVE THE VERDICT AND I BEAT HIM ANYWAYS THOUGH SO :/

Edgy is used to me making claims with the idea "I'll think about it later" in mind of course hes going to scoff at everything i say

I PROBABLY WOULD

YA THREE WHILE PAGES OF EVIDENCE THAT'S A LOT

Q: hey hey jake's back i was wondering where he went

Q: "Just one moment! I will not let such far-fetched balderdash in my court room"

HAHA VERY FUNNY JUDGE. AS IF THIS IS THE MOST FAR FETCHED THING YOU'VE SEEN HERE.

YAAAY PHOENIX GOOD JOB

Q: why is everybody immediately blaming edgy again I already defended him from two murders WHEN A VERDICT WAS ALREADY GIVEN

Q: stop being so mean to edgy

Q: hi lana please help me

ocassionally what what i didn't understand what they said i need to know

awww how dare you now your going to get all three of us in trouble

Q: that kid in the audience actually as an adult took the weirdest trials hes been to and put his own characters in it and made it into a game

oh my god the noise of the crowed is so terrifying because it's on repeat i need to turn the sound off

Q: saaave

Q: good think ema isn't dead

Q: Ema it’s not yours its your sisters putting blame on yourself just leads to depression okay

Q: to lana. MAYBE SHE'LL FINALLY BE USEFUL

YAAAAY

Q: Deal with the devil as a minor so that when your older he doesn't have a legal claim to your soul.

that's unrelated and unhelpful but

Q: now to show you every single piece of f***ing evidence

Q: or not

HI MARSHELL

Q: do do do

do do ddoo dodo doo dodo do doooo ddo do dooo dooo doDOdodoooo

(Edit: do do doooo

do doooo

(now go reread it from the top with those last two as the start) )

Q: no marshel come baaaaaack

noooooo

Q: I just wanna get to 2-4

quonit

Things are going well!

HE STARTED LUAGHING IM SCARED

LHIS LAUGHING IS TERRIFYING

Q: :D Thank you Jake!

Q: Well gant does make a good point

Also about you paying my rent Edgy

Q: I wonder if there are anymore choices or it it's just dialogue.

did I win??

Lana smiled at me :D

"stop it mah you're embaressing meeee" is how this dialogue feels like

Q: yaaaaay I win

Q: awww ema I she'll say she's proud of you too

Gummy you keep doing this

bring him back

Lana :D

Q: Maya will be very proud of me when she comes back

awww hugs!!!

wait edgy was hiding why is he angry

aww ty

Is Lana making you scared I'm pretty sure she was your boss at some point or something I forgot at this point

Q: oh nooo Gant make Edgy scared of who he might be in 10 years. Somebody teach him not to do that.

Q: Aww thanks Lana

the difference between you gant and vampire is that you have friends doesn't that makes you feel better

Q: bye edgyyyy

Edgeworth you keep saying that and it's wrong every time >:( please stop breaking promises

what a storybook ending

OH HI GUMMY

couldn't you make edgy do it instead i don't have money

BF: Did you notice you could do fingerprint powder on the bottom screen during the credits?

Q: ya! Can i blow it too?

BF: Make bonus images appear haha

Yep!

Q: :D

After this i need to sleep this is fun though!

time for game two :D

Q: will blue badger get to stay though is my question

Q: Hey so Angel will be on my side, it will just be in the next game!

Q: I really do think the judge it wearing hello kitty pajamas under that robe

Q: credits done! That was very satisfying :D

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purplerose244 · 4 years

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Thoughts journal Ninjago season 13!!! 🤩🤩 (3/4)

I am enjoying the season A LOT. The reveal has been thrown already, everything seems to be leading towards something special about Rock Mom and I couldn't hope for something better!! I know Lou will be back so I guess a flashback?... I'M SO EXCITED 💕💕

Alright, let's start!!

DUNGEON PARTY!

Side note, we're past the season and no Nexo Knights reference. Me sad, but me not quitting like ninja!! 💪💪

Korgran of METALONIA?!?! WHERE KARLOF COMES FROM!!! Oh you just love to feed me with good throwbacks, now do you Ninjago crew 😍

Plundar the thief, yeah, the attire gives it away although it is nice. And Fungus... huh... well that explains the mushrooms on the hat I guess 😅

Yep, there we go, a party of adventurers, the DnD situation promised 👈👈 He said loot, I saw a 20 faced dice, nice nice

In these recent seasons adventurers just won't like to do adventures for one reason or another, first uncle Powers, now these guys? I mean Ninjago is in danger every freaking time and you risk your life at every step and there's a new formidable villain every like five seconds but... huh... what was my point again?

THE ANIME STYLE IS BACK 😂😂 Oh boy I can tell we're in for a train to crazy town

I'm thinking this dude looks a lot like He-Man... of course he does, the HECK, am I noticing this just now? 😑

I do agree with mister Korgran's father reluctance about talking like that (I saw too many anime characters like that 😂), but Karlof uses the third person too. Either it's common in Metalonia, or there's a general lack of education there 😅 (I LOVE METAL BOY I MISS HIM 🖤🖤)

Talking axe that doesn't talk, nice 😂

Okay... okay, I need a moment

This is too cute. I know her head is a bit too big but LOOK AT THEM 💛🤍💛🤍 Has Chompy never grown?... wait he did got big that one time... okay... okay, never mind

Well that's a pretty nice party, you got your barbarian, your magic user and your rogue. Kinda misses a healer but still... tomorrow I'm doing a DnD session with my friends and I wanna sound like I know stuff 😂

I just noticed that I haven't seen hidden trap doors like that since Chen, the ABC of villains right there my friends 👆

So the King didn't become evil just because of the skull, he actually wished to obtain it and use the dark power. I get that he wants to defend the city but he is basically remorceless about everything else, so he is guilty. Also DRAGON ABUSER 😡

Poor Vania, but she overcame her Skylor situation very quickly. Proud 💛

There we go with the encouragement, you go Rocky!! We have a crazy Skull dude to turn into dust!! 👿👿

Wait, a promise he made a long time ago? Rock mom?

DUNGEON CRAWL!

ROCK MOM!!! YAAAASSS!!! FINALLY SHE'S HERE!!! 🖤🖤🖤

Oh holy FSM, my heart 💔

MY HEART HURTS SO MUCH. Cole as a kid, Lou is back, Rock Mom IS SICK AND WILL DIE, all the drawings, the picture of them together 😭😭

I cannot, freaking, this kid doesn't want his mom to be sick and he's gotten into troubles at school and she wants him to fight and be strong and right and SHE HAS HIS SAME EYEBROWS 😢😢😢😢😢😢

This scene was really heartbreaking, such a genuine situation with a kid that wants her mom to be fine and proud of him 🖤

Just looked at her VA and it's Erin Matthews 🤩 So first I'm counting it as a Nexo Knights reference just because MACY AND ROBIN ❤🖤❤🖤 Second, wasn't "the mom" going to be voiced by Jillian? Is it... is it Maya? Is she coming back? MAYBE NEXT SEASON??? NYA SEASON?!?!? 🤯🤯

Oh, we're moving on? So... so there's still the stuff about Rock Mom's past to uncover, still unsure if she was the one of the blades for the two tribes

PLUNDAR WE DO NOT DISRESPECT COLE INTO THIS HOUSE VANIA MY GIRL YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR ME TOO 💪💪

The connection between Cole and his mom is the earth itself, I'm loving this concept so much. It's true that he never found himself this deep into his element before, the Caves of Despair were mines but never this deep. This really is rock bottom... HECK YEAH

Well Cole...

Welcome to the colored eyes because of elemental power ninja team!! 💚❤🧡 (without counting the forbidden scroll moments) I LOVE WHEN IT HAPPENS!!! I'M GETTING SO PROUD AND EMOTIONAL!!! I'M PROUDOTIONAL!!! 🤯

Aww, Cole saving his son sensei, very nice. They did save each other a lot 🤷‍♀️

This place reminds me a lot of the Fire Temple where Kai got himself into trouble in season 1 but then saved Lloyd, one of my favorite and most memorable episode of the show... I'M TOO NOSTALGIC RIGHT NOW LET'S MOVE ON

NEVER MIND COLE IS TAKING CHARGE LIKE OLD TIMES HE IS FINALLY THE LEADER AGAIN I'M GONNA CRY ROCKY I'M SO HAPPY YOU DESERVE THIS 🖤

Wu's spinjitzu!! Always nice to see it 😊 And yes Adam is a good boy, and for my arachnophobia is a little freaky saying it 😅

Ah, good Plundar, Cole needs all the appreciation of the world because HE IS SUCH A GOOD PERSON AND AMAZING WARRIOR AND I LOVE HIM AAAAAA

This is probably my favorite episode for now, got Rock Mom, got elemental powers, got a lot of Cole in all of his glory: the leader with a clear smart mind able to lead even strangers, with big heart for what's important 👏👏

I feel like this season is giving him glory, I'm curious about how it will end!!

GRIEF-BRINGER

Okay I know it's the name of the dragon... and it gets me a little antsy 😅

Back to the munce! Still doing as good as ever I see! 😅 And lol, you can't blame Nya for not being nice Jay! Although she is kinda best friends with Ronin who double crossed her multiple times... okay, I see your reasoning Bluebell

There we go, Nya making them listen. I honestly could have seen her just grabbing one of them and make them fly through the the room, still cool though 😎

Back to the geckles! Also doing as good as ever! 😅 These little purple guys are so dang cute, seeing my flame babe trying to lead is so PRECIOUS, and even more PRECIOUS is Zane giving him support... and a rock in the face 🤍🤍

Gotta say

I'm more and more fascinated by their culture 😂😂

Aww little Gleck, everything had started with him after all... wait... HER NAME IS LILLY?!?! ROCK MOM HAS A NAME!!! AND SHE IS GILLIE/MILLIE!!! I KNEW IT!!! 🤩🤩

I think I saw the name somewhere, didn't think it was actually her. I always headcanoned her as Gaia, but Lilly is a very sweet name too 💕

It is pretty nice that even though we as viewers didn't know what happened to Lilly, the ninja knew. It's obvious, they've known each other for so long, but still. It feels nice to see this 😊

Oh-oh, Skull dude is up to something... and he said the title 👈👈

Zane keeps being the sweetest thing ever created, le cute dude 🤍🤍 Never thought I'd see Tin Can and Hothead discussing about lies while two slugs race each other...

I don't know if it's the new animation but the armored suits look CRAZY GOOD, the metal and the details are awesome!! I approve the suits of this season 👍

Pff, they are talking down his sister, if he knew they would be literally toasted 🔥

HUG HUG BEAUTIFUL LEGO HUG!!! And she lifts him up, omg the Smith siblings are back and they are so CUTE 😍

Yep, only he can talk down his sister... and possibly be annihilated right after 😅

Oh, the dragon that almost destroyed the two tribes... OH THE DRAGON THAT ALMOST DESTROYED THE TWO TRIBES!!! 😱😱

NO GUYS DON'T LEAVE LLOYD AND ZANE BEHIND, THEY ARE THE MOST PRONE TO SACRIFICE THEMSELVES 😭😱😭😱😭😱

The cringe Kai, the cringe never leaves you alone you beautiful idiot ❤

I cannot believe the animators managed to make Lloyd's LEGO hair swoosh, I must applaude them 👏👏👏 Also POOR BABY ON THE GROUND GIVE HIM A VACATION FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Well aren't things getting even more complicated 😅 Where is Cole? We need season superstar pronto!

MASTERS NEVER QUIT

Awww, major throwback to the show's most famous motto right in the title! NINJA NEVER QUIT!!! LET'S GO THEN!!! 🤩

The upply team! With the lava beast back... I could easily make comment about how it could be a representation of Cole's feelings since it's LAVA with EARTH and FIRE, and he is running from them... I'M JUST RAMBLING MOVING ON 🖤❤🖤❤

Cole misses the Caves of Despair maybe, he wants to have a round with the carts like in Possession 😂 Was that why he knew it was going to work eventually? That would be histerical, especially since back then they all almost fell into the lava 😅😅

The Heart of the Mountain? Secret temple of the masters of Earth? Possibly hidden in Shintaro? Spinjitzu Burst? Wu, let me ask you this... just in case... is there... perhaps...

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD US??? 😡😡

He is definitely and officially old, only reason why he keeps forgetting to warn people about stuff 😑 I mean, it's not major like with Morro or Aspheera, I guess it's an improvement?... kinda?

So you learn spinjitzu burst if you're surrounded by your element, that sounds pretty awesome! I wonder how it could be with all the others, this can open up kinda like a quest for the true potential but with different places and lots of OP powers and I'M INTO IT 🤩🤩🤩

Okay season, I get it

YOU WANNA MAKE ME CRY 😭😭 I love this aztec vibe, so cool and appropriate she looks STUN 🖤

I didn't expect this much introspection about Cole, I thought it was going to be kinda last minute like with Jay in Prime Empire. I'm so thankful it's not like that, freaking yes. YES. GO COLE BURST OUT!!

... okay, take your time sweetie, no rush. The other ninja are just going to be fried but eh, happens all the time 🤷‍♀️

VANIA MAH GIRL 💕 I understand Wu, I mean the guys kinda learned all they needed already back when they started to train Lloyd. Ever since then, they had been not master and students, but just family. And you always need family, no matter how far you go 🖤

Awwww, Wu! You got your own development too! 👍 So nice to hear "ninja never quit" again, can't be too sure but it's been a while 😍

Let's hope the guys are doing fine resisting while Team Cole arrives 😎😎

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cruddyborderlandstheories · 5 years

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2 big posts in one day? it’s more likely than you think!!!

Moze gameplay breakdown babey here we go

shit sorry i forgot my tl;dr the first time i posted this: the tablet is big important and might have eridian writing on it, it ties into the temple, the loot gun, the tablet in tannis’s infirmary on sanc-iii, and the planet holograms in Eleseer from TPS. also you get a special melee tool to break the purple crystals that i'm like 70% sure are Eridium and also, you’re never gonna believe this, but I talk about Atlas for a little bit because of it.

“lair of the harpy”

ah harpies. I’m shifting into Percy Jackson mode

just putting this out there

anyway as for what “Lair of the Harpy” means in bl3? Well we’ve seen in the We Are Mayhem trailer a bunch of flying Maliwan bots (i am assuming rn that those are Maliwan, anyway)

these green fucks

(u can tell that’s Jakobs Manor cause of the railing on the left) so i imagine that’s why it’s called the Lair of the Harpy. Could also be the lair of some evil woman character, idk lmao.

Far more interesting than the Harpy thing, to me anyway, is this:

i wonder if that’s gonna lead us to the psycho basement with tv heads being hanged where the Hammerlock siblings are standing in front of the fireplace

i wonder...

nah but for real. I would almost bet money that the Vault on Eden-6 is in that giant volcano/mountain area. It just feels right. we’ve seen it both dormant (the leaked footage) and active (the 3rd trailer) so I imagine opening the Vault would cause it to activate. Tho I’m still hoping onto the hope that it’s a moon pool. Just saying, Randy, if you’re reading this... just saying.

we also see this glowing sparkle icon again, which I think pretty much confirms from the We are Mayhem trailer that those will show us where the Moxxi crew quests are.

we see an enemy called “Shredder Fanatic”, personally I’m a fan of Splinter, but to each their own. Uhhh but for realsies they probably deal some blade damage or have a high RoF weapon.

a cool detail I noticed about the minimap is that elevated areas won’t get discovered until you reach that level. Thank god lol

part of this camp is made out of an old sailboat, which i think is pretty fuckin rad

makes me wonder if we’re ever going to see the areas of Pandora affected by the flash freeze again. How long do seasons last on Pandora again? I swear it was like 5 years or smth. oh well lol

i wanna know what this big thing is!! it looks cool. they mentioned that eden-6 was going to have a shitload of broken-down ships, so maybe this is related to it?

another look at what i'm assuming is Jakobs Manor. this is very hard because I keep getting distracted by the gameplay lol I’ve seen this video seven times! it shouldn’t be that enthralling!! and yet!

the combat music in this area is so fucking solid btw i am jamming the hell out

in awe at the size of this place. I’m digging the elevated hallway. i am very much getting a hogwarts vibe from here. the far right looks like an observatory, even.

“Big Donny’s Chop Shop - Open 7 Days” lmao

a gramophone and it looks like we can interact with it! i hope it plays classical music while we go on a murder spree

some sort of bridge? i assume that’s how you actually get up to Jakobs Manor. that may be why our quest is “go to Jakobs Manor”, we gotta fix the bridge before we can.

A Typhon journal!!!

No audio, though :(

From the radio: “catastrophe lead [???] to a lets play (flay?). Craving some meat in a bite sized package? then try festy flesh meats with a bandit on the go. hey, we know you want it, but do you have the time to hunt it down? ...”

-moxxi speaking about her crew challenge i can’t understand the radio here-

[different voice] “... for an exciting announcement from the CoV’s own ministers of murder: Pain and Terror! Those guys are cooking up one hell of a sh-” [player turns off radio] I gonna assume he was about to say “show” cause they’re a Penn and Teller reference. These are the guys from the arena with the giant skull thing, i think i have talked about them before?

Eden-6′s version of the shock cactus?

El Dragon Jr.

OwO are those the same purple rocks as Promethea?

They look like they are growing out of a stone tablet, i mean look at the green light. also they have that same star pattern inside them as Amara’s arms and Maya’s phaselock!!! Which makes me think it’s raw Eridium just... growing out of a stone tablet. which IS WILD!!!

AND WHAT IS MOZE HITTING IT WITH?!

FUCKING ENERGY BLADE

that is not her normal melee weapon, BY THE WAY

she normally uses her Stab! knife!!!

when u try to break the purple rocks on Promethea, iirc the player character can say something to the effect of “have to come back here later”, so it’s possible later in the story we get something (the glowing red/orange/yellow) energy sword to break the purple rocks (eridium???). and yes you KNOW i pointed out the colors because Atlas.

After meleeing it, Moze says “let’s open you up” so im wondering if maybe those stone tablets come into play later? the (eridium?) crystals explode into sparkly purple powder

glowing green!!!! It’s weird, I feel like these are eridian ruins/tablets growing eridium or some shit. we’ve seen the ruins have lines of color across them before, but never strictly on one side. and also never saw them grow eridium. i wonder if that is a reaction to us opening the second vault on pandora? eridium grew on pandora from the 1st one, now it’s spreading because of the second? I deffo think Eridium is from the second dimension (it started growing on pandora after the opening of the Vault) and it’s our key to getting there.

OwO

hey doesn’t that look familiar? I’ll give u like

10 seconds

...

yeah it’s the symbol from the gun

YEAH BABEY

AND GUESS WHAT

YOU KNOW HOW THE GUN WAS TIED TO THE TEMPLE

YOU KNOW HOW I WAS TALKING ABOUT TANNIS’S FLOOR TILE IN HER INFIRMARY ALSO BEING TIED TO THE TEMPLE AREA???

LET ME GO GRAB IT

THE TEMPLE

AND YOU KNOW I WAS REPLAYING TPS THE OTHER DAY FOR MY ANGEL ANALYSIS AND

FUCKING

ASGHDJUYKFDJTYHSRTAGR

THAT’S LABELING A PLANET IN THE HOLOGRAM

AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE ERIDIANS GAVE US A LOOT SPEWING GUN BUT THE GUN MAKES SENSE BECAUSE VAULTS VOMIT UP LOOT ALL THE TIME BUT IT’S NOT LIKE THE LOOT WE GOT WAS AROUND WHEN THE ERIDIANS CREATED THE VAULTS

ALSO I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT CORPSE IN THE TEMPLE IS TYPHON NOW AND THE BOOK IS HIS JOURNAL. WHY WOULD MAYA BE GIVING THE JOURNAL TO THE LITTLE GIRL? IS SHE ALSO RELATED TO TYPHON?

OKAY SORRY I GOT EXCITED but uh yeah idk if that writing/those symbols being the same was intentional or not but it exists and i'm losing my mind over it

i also just wanna know why the rocks are growing eridium and glowing green like what the fuck are your SECRETS

Aurelia shows up as you cross the checkpoint at the bridge, so it’s pretty much 100% confirmed the Hammerlocks are helping us with the jakobs thing. considering Aurelia is contacting us and not Alistar, im REALLY worried about the shot in the We Are Mayhem trailer where he has red eyes. please don’t hurt him. also i love how Aurelia calls herself a rich bitch. she makes that shit rhyme lol

another look at that big tower thing. May be a different one, actually. idk!

round the corner and see a little camp on the left. through that tunnel up ahead leads us here

we head to the right and Zer0 ECHOs us, asking us to kill someone to complete a crew challenge

The target’s name is Heckle (and his rage name is Hyde)

Interestingly he has a megaphone strapped to his mouth

wild.

Lots of stuff! Zer0 sends you mail for killing the target and you are informed that the Crew Challenge is completed. You also get a challenge completed for doing it. You ever notice the actual gameplay of borderlands is very tied to yellow and blue? the color of the title is yellow and the vault symbol for it is red (except for TPS). just odd to me idk

looks like a little envelope icon appears under your minimap when you have mail in your inbox!

we can see some cryo freezing the swamp water here! that’s my favorite thing. the electricity is cool, but ice is cooler.

i love the way this dude runs. also we now know that his pickaxe is to burrow his way into the ground

looks like it will create a huge pink cloud so you know when its about to happen, giving you time to stop it. nice.

getting closer. guess that wasn’t an observatory after all. Awww mannn

lootsplosion from the loot tink

bigger lootsplosion from his bag

i believe this is our first look at an ‘artifact’ which are replacing relics from bl2 and oz kits from tps. and like the interviews said, they’ll be effecting movement! this one turns your slide damage into cryo damage, lets you deal more radiation damage overall, and allows you to slide faster and further. i wonder how broken this can get on a downwards slope with a super high level slide relic. let’s break the sound barrier!

anyway, that’s all i saw that caught my eye. I still haven’t completed my Mask of Mayhem analysis, I was kinda hoping something during E3 would help me figure out who those mystery robed maliwan guys are on it, but alas we got nothing of real substance. oh, i also gotta finish that mural piece... aw fuck

#borderlands #bl3 #borderlands 3 #moze #moze gameplay breakdown

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119th Encounter-- A Life on the Line

we’re finally dealing with Bandit!

Azreldeh waits in the console room with Demo, Nydins, Rio, and Paprika. Though Demo seems to be impatiently waiting for something, Azreldeh seems to be nervous for once in her life. Daedalus steps into the console room, already fully armored save for his helmet, which is fastened to his hip by a small hook. He adjusts one of his gauntlets as he glances around the room for a second. "Sheesh, atmosphere could be a little heavier, don't you think?" Azreldeh: Yeah, well...what else would it be? People don't fight devils, and if they do, they never win... Voltarus steps out from behind Daedalus in a small burst of flames, casually clapping one hand over Daedalus' shoulder as he turns to the group. "Well, you've never fought a devil with gods on your side, have you?"

I can’t believe Daedalus has a stand and it’s not called Hotel California

Azreldeh: I've never fought a devil at all! Anyone with any sense in their skull wouldn't! Voltarus: If you want to free the souls in that mirror world, I don't think there are any other options.

Daedalus: So what's our plan? Is this who we're going in with? Azreldeh: We're going with anyone crazy enough to come. I doubt they'll let Collin and Jay sit things out given that they see Jay as a prize...

Demo: Yeah, well they can't have him. He's not an object, or a toy, or a thing to be won; he's a person. I don't understand why nobody understands that after all this time...

Azreldeh: It's not that they don't understand, it's that they're selfish and uncaring. Everyone's a tool or a plaything for those kinds of people... Daedalus clicks his tongue as an annoyed look crosses his face. "I don't like the idea of bringing both of them along, but B-... that devil's gonna want Jay there, and Collin's not gonna want to let him go alone. 'Course I don't know how much good he'd do given how he is right now..." Azreldeh: They won't have a choice. If they don't go on their own, they'll just try to make Collin drag Jay out or something. Granted it'd probably be pretty easy for us to stop him, but I mean, if we're coming to the casino, this place is just a gift box, and they're gonna do whatever it takes to unwrap it. Daedalus: Ugh, I guess you have a point. Are they already on their way or do I gotta go knock some doors down? Azreldeh: What, the devil, or the lovebirds? Daedalus: Tweedledee and Tweedledumb, obviously. Jay comes into the console room, carefully helping Collin along. "You don't have to call us names..." Daedalus: Eh, it got you in here, at least. So again, anyone got a plan for how we're gonna take this asshole down or are we just wingin' it as per usual? Azreldeh: I don't know enough about them, unfortunately. The last time we saw them was the first time I'd seen them at all; I have no idea how or if they fight... Daedalus: If they can't fight aside from card tricks, this is gonna be almost as sad as it'd be hilarious. Azreldeh: Somehow I doubt it'll be that easy...they made the entire mirror dimension. I wouldn't put it past them to try and pull your shadows out, and, well...I don't know how well you could handle those two... Daedalus: We'll cross that bridge if we get to it. I'm not holding anything back now. Azreldeh: Just...be careful out there. For what it's worth, I'll be going with you. Echo's probably gonna join us; I know she was talking with Maya about...options...both her and Demo sorta agreed anubis alone won't be enough after last time... Daedalus: Fair enough, just watch out for yourself. This bastard's done enough to us already, I don't want anyone else getting caught up in their bullshit. Azreldeh: Believe me, I will. ...Anyway, if you don't have anything else to do, we'll probably be landing pretty soon, so... Daedalus: I've already taken my potty break, don't worry. I've been waiting on this for a while now. With a nod, Azreldeh heads over to the door to wait with Demo and the others. A little after the IT lands, Maya and Echo enter the console room as well, finishing up an ongoing conversation.

Maya: ...I'm serious, you only fire that thing if there's absolutely no alternative. Don't worry about lining up the shot, if you want it to hit something, it'll hit it, no matter what. You're fighting a devil, after all, so it's only fitting to give back...

Echo: I get it. I'll keep it in mind. It's hiding the damn thing that's the hard part.

Maya: Hey, even if they see it, it'll be the last thing they see if you want it enough. I'll see you when you get back, one way or another, so get out there. The rest of us'll wait here in case something goes south, I guess. ...Well, more south...

Echo: I don't think it gets more south than a devil... Collin: I sure hope it doesn't. I don't think I can take much more of all this. I just want my magic back... Demo: Well that one's not the devil's fault...

alienrabitt: Don't rub it in...

Azreldeh: Can we just go...? Daedalus: Sounds good to me.

okay, we’re finally kicking their ass, cool

The group exits the IT to Bandit's last known location, where the devil waits for them alone with little more than a colorful drink in front of them. Sipping from the glass, Bandit gives the small crowd a bored wave before returning the cup to the coaster. "It's been a while. Not too long, though. Nice of you to feel considerate, but I wasn't exactly expecting to my door delivery. Are you excited too?" Daedalus unhooks his helmet from his side and casually dons it as he responds. "Oh I'm excited alright, but probably not for the same reason." Bandit: Of course you didn't come here to have fun. That's the thing about you humans, you never loosen up. Fine, fine...

Picking up their drink again, they finish it off and toss the glass behind the couch they're seated on. There is no sound of it impacting anywhere. "The population of this room's about to double; are you sure you want to do this?" Daedalus: Assuming you don't wanna play nice and ditch that godawful mirror world, you don't leave us much of an option. Bandit: Fine, fine; suit yourself. Ehh...literally, I guess. Anyway; if you want a fight, meet your match; this isn't the kind of game I want to play.

Lazily gesturing upwards with their hand, Bandit summons forth the reflections of everyone in the room. Though Demo; Echo; and Azreldeh are notably lacking their own reflections, Jay; Daedalus; and Collin still have their own. Jay's reflection, however, remains spitefully adverse to combat, and keeps their distance behind the other two reflections, while Jay himself moves between the counterparts and Collin. Echo and Demo take the two remaining unguarded sides, surrounding Collin and leaving no room for surprises. Collin's double stares at the group with a strange, wide-eyed look for a moment before settling into a more normal expression. "... Is this some kind of joke? A trick, maybe? What happened to you? Coming into... wherever this is without any power of your own... It's like you're trying to get yourself killed." Demo: Who cares about him right now?! It's you guys that should be worried...!! SCollin: Oh? We'll just see about that!

Two large tendrils of deep purple twist out from behind Collin's shadow and slash down in a cross formation, sending several orbs of dark magic hurtling toward them. Voltarus abruptly vanishes in another flash of fire as Daedalus charges in front of the attack and swings his left arm forward, causing a large tower shield to burst into being which scatters the attack into small fragments. Shifting to look around the shield, Daedalus waggles a finger with his free arm.

Daedalus: Now now, don't forget about little ol' me here. Azreldeh: Just don't forget about your own shadow too...! As if on cue, Daedalus' shadow lunges forward and stomps into the ground, freezing the ground in front of him in a line that abruptly shoots upward into a large spire of ice. Daedalus half-dodges, half-blocks the attack, the force knocking him back slightly as the ice hisses from the heat of his shield. A fiery shortsword forms in Daedalus' right hand before he charges around the spire for his double.

Shadow Collin, meanwhile, takes a step toward the others and swings his hands down, creating a row of shadowy spears that plunge down from the ceiling toward the group. Azreldeh, not enjoying how close for comfort the encounter is getting, sends up spires of flames towards the doppelganger, each one igniting another several feet ahead of it as the last burns out. With Azreldeh creating a distraction, Jay creates one of his dolls, leaving one balanced atop a large, glass ball full of yellow magic seated by Collin, surrounding the small group with an extra barrier. To top things off, Demo reinforces it with a hard, sandstone wall in a U-shape, leaving only the top open to Jay's barrier of light. Daedalus and his shadow begin a back-and-forth exchange, Daedalus unleashing streaks of flame with his sword paired with his weapon strikes, his counterpart ducking and weaving on a thin layer of ice around him while countering with blasts of ice magic. Daedalus finally breaks the cycle by slamming one foot on the ground, creating a shockwave of flames to force his shadow back.

Collin's double takes several more steps toward the barrier as a dark cloud forms over his arms. Reaching forward, twin hands stretch outward and expand to nearly the size of the barrier in front of him and slam against its sides. He begins grinding and clawing away at it with the spectral limbs as a small laugh escapes his lips.

SCollin: Is this really the best you can do? Hide all you want, it won't save you now! Azreldeh: What the hell are we gonna do about this guy?! Does he even have a weakness?!

Echo: He only saw his Jay as property; and Collin's so willing to make friends with everybody that his shadow only sees people as assets! If you're gonna stop this guy, it's only gonna be through brute force!

Demo: Yeah, well, we're all a little lacking in that department; and when you four can't even fight for long, if at all, we're so royally fucked it's not even funny.

alienrabitt: L-look, this thing's not gonna hold forever, we have to do something...!!

Demo: Yeah, well, maybe you should've thought about that before you left everybody that could fight behind! Seriously, I bet even Seras can't do anything right now!! Daedalus glances over after getting a reprieve from his counterpart and notices shadow Collin's assault on the barrier. He growls in frustration and slams his shield against the blade of his sword, causing the two pieces to abruptly merge. The shield splits down the middle and opens up to form a double-edged axe head while a halo of fire swarms around the edges. He brings the weapon behind his back.

swaxe + sns main

Daedalus: Hey jackass, what'd I say about forgetting me?!

The axe head spins wildly at the tip of the weapon as he heaves it overhead and slams it into the floor in front of him, cracking through it with ease. A trio of burning comets roar out from the blade as it comes down and streak toward Collin's shadow, leaving searing trails in their wake. The shadow recognizes the attack and swiftly pulls back his claws to block just as the comets reach him. The comets detonate on impact with one booming crack after the other, and the shockwave slams the shadow into the wall, leaving a considerable dent as a result. Demo: ...You four can stay in here; I'm gonna go out there. Those idiots'd have to be flat out suicidal to come anywhere near my Candy Cane.

Engulfed in the sands of her anubis, Demo relocates to the outside of the shelled barrier, summoning forth her Candy Cane as she reappears. "...No point in letting you fight alone!" Daedalus hefts the axe back up out of the ground and holds it with both hands, looking in Demo's direction. "Oh good! I was starting to think I was being abandoned again. We've still got two bastards left, assuming Collin's shadow does us a favor and stays down for a second. Shall we go straight for the big boss?" Demo: Might as well! Maybe these nerds'll fuck off if we break the mirror! Daedalus starts to answer but gets cut off as a spear of ice shatters against his shoulder, sending him stumbling backwards. Grunting in pain, he manages to regain his balance and staggers forward a step. "... Right, this asshole. Let's get him down for a second so we've got an opening."

He brings the axe up like a baseball bat and then takes a heavy swing, launching the axe head like a disc in his shadow's direction. The shadow dodges to the side, then brings up an ice wall to catch the weapon as it circles back around toward him like a boomerang. Placing her hands upon the ground, Demo creates a large spire of sandstone that erupts from the ground, aiming to disrupt the ice wall. The wall smashes apart upon impact, although the axe head simply tumbles to the ground and scatters into sparks, now robbed of its momentum and heat. Ducking away, Daedalus' shadow breathes out a conical gust of icy wind in Demo's direction. Before it reaches her, Daedalus steps in front of it and lets out a booming roar. The vents in his armor combust like a forge finally catching alight, and a massive blast of heat scatters the chilling wind apart. Gesturing to the sides, Demo creates large, sandstone walls on either side of Daedalus' counterpart, leaving him confined to a singular lane. "Wanna go bowling??" Daedalus looks back at Demo for a second, and she can practically feel the devious grin from inside his helmet. Looking back at his shadow, he claps his hands together and then slowly pulls them apart. A ball of fire quickly swells and crackles forth between his palms, expanding to be several feet wide in an instant. With unexpected speed, Daedalus hurls it toward his cornered shadow like a bowling ball. His shadow attempts to summon another wall of ice to block the attack, but only manages to partially stop it. A massive burst of fire and steam billow out from between the walls as Daedalus dusts his hands with an armored clanking. "If he lives, does that count as a spare?" Demo: Ehh, let's hope it's not an if...anyway, it looks like Bandit's down both his guys. Hope you've got more than fire up your...uhh, armor. Daedalus: I've got... something, alright. Hey Bandit, any last words before I make you regret ever crossing us? Bandit: Congratulations! You...beat yourself up. I'm astounded, really. Just...absolutely shaking in my boots.

Bandit rolls their eyes as they pour themself another drink. "...Now that you're done warming up, you think you can bring the heat?" Daedalus: Oh buddy, you have no idea.

He takes a deep breath as his hands begin to crackle with a strange dark blue flame that sparks with brilliant motes of white light. He brings them together and then pulls them apart with what seems to be a considerable amount of resistance. As his hands separate, shimmering missiles of light shoot out from a thread of flames connected between his hands and whip across the room at blinding speed toward Bandit. As the flames approach, the panels of Bandit's room flip over to make the room one gigantic mirror. Grinning slowly, Bandit takes one more sip of their drink before leaning back in their seat again. "Oh, honey, you forgot about an ace up the sleeve, huh?"

Two massive, clawed arms covered in black scales erupt from both of the side walls, and a pair of large, slitted, red, reptilian eyes glare from the back wall as the room begins to fill with a dark smoke. Jay's barrier burns out finally as Demo slowly lowers her sandstone wall in surprise, revealing that the room is being assaulted by a large, serpentine dragon with 5 more heads looking out behind the first a little ways away.

"It's no cerberus, but it'll do. Get through this, and I'm all yours." After a second or two passes, a muffled tongue click echoes inside Daedalus' helmet. "Alright, that might be a problem."

we Bayonetta now

Azreldeh: ...I can try to lure its faces into the room, but if they're too big, you won't be able to do much...

Echo: Who cares about size, just do it!! If you can even fit half of its face in, we can just shoot it through its eye!

Azreldeh: You've got a point...alright, I'll get its attention, you just...don't get crushed, stabbed, or eaten?

Jumping through the mirrored walls, Azreldeh starts trying to get the attention of the other four heads, leaving the initial one to keep its attention on the contents of the room. The dragon itself grips the edges of the room, slamming its face in through the ceiling as it snaps its fangs at the group. Daedalus jumps back as the dragon's head breaks into the room, still maintaining the string of flame in between his hands. He bends it slightly and then releases the connection, causing the thread to solidify into the shape of a bow. He snags the new weapon out of the air and pulls back on the string, causing an arrow of blue flames to appear along it, already poised to strike. He quickly tries to aim for the dragon's eye and looses his first shot. The arrow pierces the unwitting dragon, and it recoils backwards, screeching as it does so before toppling over, leaving 4 heads behind. Noticing an absence at the attraction, a pair of the heads attempt to reach the room, but bump into each other in their eagerness. Taking advantage of their daze, a third head shoves its face into the room, squinting eagerly as it sizes up the situation. Daedalus: Oh good, it's a stupid dragon! Silver linings, am I right?

He wastes no time in knocking another arrow and loosing it at the new head. This head too falls prey to Daedalus' arrows. Recovering from the impact first, the head to the right reaches into the room, snapping its jaws only, not allowing the rest of its face much entry. Daedalus: Dammit, I don't think arrows are gonna do much against teeth. Any other bright ideas? Demo: Hammer em out! Then just...shoot it through the neck? You'll probably need a stronger shot to pierce all the way through... Daedalus: See if you can do anything about the teeth, then. This is gonna take a second.

Daedalus kneels down on one knee and begins drawing another arrow, although this time he pulls back even further, causing the arrow to begin increasing in size and intensity. Building up her sand, Demo waits for the dragon to open its mouth before rushing it forth, shifting it into an anchor that she quickly yanks back towards herself. Between the speed and force of the anchor, a large section of the dragon's teeth are destroyed as the anchor pulls back through, causing it to cry out in pain as its body recklessly jostles the room in its grip. Nervously, Echo and Jay keep Collin and the IT anchored in place, preventing them from sliding towards the mirrors. As the dragon opens its mouth again, Daedalus gives one final tug on the bow string, turning his arrow into what could practically be considered a lance. He releases the shot with a loud boom as the projectile hurtles across the room at an unreasonable speed given its sheer size. This arrow not only pierces the dragon, but beheads it, leaving only 2 heads left. Catching on to its sudden lack of heads, the dragon cuts its losses and abandons the scuffle, jostling the room one last time before making its leave. A bit confused, Azreldeh makes her way back for the room only to hear the dragon stop in its tracks a ways away from the room. Turning to look, she can see the two remaining heads charging up some sort of elemental shots. Frantically, Azreldeh hurries back into the room.

"I don't think distraction's gonna do much here...!! I'm gonna have to pull you through!!" Daedalus: See, I was hoping you weren't gonna say that.

Despite his complaint, he quickly hurries over to Azreldeh. As Azreldeh picks up Daedalus and flies back through the mirrors with him, Bandit flips the panels back around, leaving Echo; Collin; Jay; and Demo behind with the three reflections and Bandit. Stunned, Demo immediately lashes out at Bandit.

"T-turn those back!! Bring them--!!!"

Bandit: What, did you seriously think I was gonna let you kill me like that?! Come on! You shouldn't place all your bets on one horse! If you want to stop me, do it yourself! Or...can you? Collin: You son of a bitch, you're not gonna get rid of them that easily, you know! Bandit: And what would they do? Azreldeh turned these mirrors into the doors to my dimension; but none of the mirrors on your ship are! And your twin, he can't make portals, can he? If he could, he didn't, and he wouldn't have anywhere to place a second one. And you can't make a gate to them either...! And if you kill me, well, he doesn't belong in that dimension, and his reflection is right here! Where would he go, I wonder...? Hahahaha....you really just don't know what you're up against.

alienrabitt: ...Turn the panels around.

Bandit: Now? No chance. You still need to make me a dimension.

alienrabitt: Turn them around, or I'll kill you.

Bandit: You couldn't. You don't have it in you. You can't do anything without your human, and he's totally powerless, so that makes you powerless, doesn't--?

Without warning, one of Jay's spears is suddenly protruding from the side of the couch beside Bandit.

alienrabitt: ...I'll count to 10. Collin: J-Jay, what're you doing? alienrabitt: ...One.

Bandit: ...If you kill me now, then that twin could die in there. Is that what you want?

alienrabitt: ...Two...

Demo: Jay, don't do this. I want this guy gone as bad as you do, but if Daedalus could die, then...!

alienrabitt: ...Three... Collin: Jay, just hang on a second! It's not worth the risk! alienrabitt: ...Four...

Bandit: Fine! Fine! I'll turn them around, fine...

Bandit flips the panels on the wall behind the IT. Jay does not stop glaring him down.

alienrabitt: ...Five... Collin: Jay, he flipped the panels! What are you doing? alienrabitt: ...Six...

is this even Jay?

Bandit nervously flips the remainder of the panels, revealing the rest of the surrounding area. Azreldeh continues to carry Daedalus off in the distance, and the remaining dragon heads have ceased their fire after losing sight of their initial prey. Collin: Wait, where are they going...? Echo: I think they were waiting for the room to show up again...but so was the dragon. I'm pretty sure it recognizes the guy in armor that blasted three of its heads off... Collin: Shit, how do we get their attention? They can't hear us from here, right? Echo: They can't, and we can't pass through these mirrors...

Demo: Too bad we can't shove one of these eggheads through to shout at them...oh, wait, we can.

Striding across the room, Demo lifts Jay's reflection up by the shirt. "Right, so I don't care what you say, but say it loud and clearly; and if Bandit decides to flip the panels again, they're gonna be working with some seriously damaged goods, alright?"

Before the shadow can protest, Demo shoves their torso out the wall, leaving them dangling between dimensions. Collin: That looks... uncomfortable. Demo: Yeah, well, Bandit's gonna look a lot worse regardless of what state these walls are in, so if everybody could just shut the fuck up and behave until the demon brings my boyfriend back, that would be peachy.

Turning around to see the flailing reflection shouting, Azreldeh hurries back towards the room, setting Daedalus down as she enters. "I...guess that's one way of getting our attention..." Daedalus: I'm getting real sick of your bullshit tricks, Bandit! Was that whole thing just to piss me off? Because it's fuckin' working, I can tell you that much. Bandit: Well, it kept you away, didn't it?

Pulling Jay's reflection back into the room, Demo rolls her eyes. "Whatever; I don't care who skewers the kebab, just take this fucking trash out already." Bringing his hands together once more, Daedalus pulls them apart to forge a shimmering spear of blue and white flames. He snatches it out of the air and gives it a small spin before moving into a throwing stance. "I'd give you a chance to say some last words, but honestly? Fuck that."

Daedalus hurls the spear toward Bandit, and the weapon almost seems to kick off with tremendous speed a moment after his throw, as if propelled by a secondary force. The force of the spear rips the couch Bandit was lying on clear in two, and absolutely decimates the back wall, sending half of Bandit crashing into one of the showrooms of the casino, and sending most of the staff and patrons fleeing the scene. The three reflections remaining topside are engulfed in clouds of reddish, purple smoke filled with dull embers, only for the clouds to ignite with a flash of brilliant light, then subside, leaving the trio helpless and alone, yet not entirely powerless; the curse of the mirror severing their counterparts influences entirely, allowing them separation at long last. Daedalus: ... There. Fucking hell, what a mess. Azreldeh: Maybe later; we should, uhh...probably leave now.

Demo: ...What about these three? We leaving them too?

alienrabitt: ...Why would we even risk bringing them? All three of them tried to kill us; and you can't just blame it on the mirror. They're bad people, and they aren't the type that'll get better...

Echo: That's...I can't speak for Collin's reflection, but the other two...

alienrabitt: ...Don't bother. We don't need any more of us, especially not people that are actually us...

Azreldeh: Don't you think it'd be a bad idea to leave a criminal with your face running around in a universe where you're known as heroes?

alienrabitt: ...If he won't get up, then make sure he can't. Then we won't have that problem. Collin: Jay, what has gotten into you? I've never heard you talk like this. alienrabitt: Some sense, apparently. I've been pretty slow on the uptake, I'll admit, but this really did just bring the picture together. Now deal with the problem so we can go home. Daedalus: Deal with what problem? I just cleaved Bandit in half, or did you miss that whole bit? alienrabitt: Your reflections are lying on the floor. If we leave them behind, you'll be exiled from a lot more than just Earth; or do you want to be a shut in? Collin: Jay, the curse is gone. If they're not tied to us anymore, what does it matter where they are? alienrabitt: It doesn't matter where they are; they still look like us; if they get up and start causing trouble, they can do it in our name, they can kill people in our names, then the blood is on our hands! If you want to be blamed for murder, then just kill people for yourself like Daedalus did!!

Instantaneously, Demo lifts Jay up off the floor, slamming him against the wall.

"Shut your mouth!! What the hell has gotten into you?! I know that son of a bitch didn't grab your oracle again, so why the hell are you talking like this?!"

alienrabitt: Bandit didn't need to grab my oracle. I've always been like this. I just tried not to show it. You wouldn't even know; you don't even want to know me. I can see it in your eyes, every time we talk, every time something goes wrong, you're all absolutely sick of us; what the hell would you know about what we're fighting for?! What the hell do you know about either of us?! You don't even know who I am!! Collin: J-Jay, what're you talking about? Or is this... not Jay? alienrabitt: ...Of course it's me. I'm the only one who would care about this. The kid doesn't even know what I'm doing right now. She doesn't need to. You never should've woken her up to begin with; you weren't ready for the consequences. Collin: What do you mean? W-Why are you talking like this? alienrabitt: You barely spent any time with those gods, so I couldn't expect you to understand what it's like to have someone so close to you for so long. Things mix together; things just...suffocate you. We made bad decisions out of desperation; we bound ourselves to your soul; we got you hurt; we nearly got killed so many times...but I'm done with that. I'm done playing games. I won't let anybody hurt me again; and you people are no exception. So get your hands off me, and clean up your mess. We're going home. Daedalus: What, you wanna be the pissy one now? News flash, jackass, everyone's put themselves on the line for one reason or another here. You wanna start getting uppity with everyone now? Letting out a sigh, Jay grabs Demo by the shoulders, the cracks in his injured arm flashing red as his and Demo's positions rotate abruptly, Demo suddenly being held upside down, yet pointing towards the ceiling as Jay pins her against the wall momentarily if only to get a better grip. Tossing her over his shoulder like a bag of potatoes, his arm returns to its normal color as he exhales a burst of yellow magic, resting his gaze coldly on Daedalus. "I wish I could've done it sooner. Sorry to disappoint you all." Daedalus: W-What the fuck was that?! What did you just do? alienrabitt: I did what she did. It's part of a hermes bag of tricks; our whole thing is diversions and illusions, you didn't think mimicry was a part of that? She can break reality; so I took it from her for a minute. Just for a minute, it's not like she did it normally anyway, but it doesn't matter now that we're not touching. Other than that, it's just a throw. You know all about throwing people around, don't you? Daedalus: You cheeky goddamn son of a bitch!

Daedalus charges Jay and swings a right hook straight for his face. Jay stands there and takes the blow, staggering backwards for a second before exhaling a little more magic. Straightening out, he turns his gaze back to Daedalus. "Are you done with your little tantrum? We can't wait all day..."

The flames in Daedalus' armor roar furiously as he winds up to summon another weapon, but something seems to catch him just before he finishes. His breathing runs ragged as he turns back and carefully picks up Demo off the floor. "You are going to pay for this..." alienrabitt: ...I didn't even do anything wrong, but feel free to get mad. That's what you do, after all. Daedalus: .... Out of one fire and into another. Nice boyfriend you got there, bro.

Daedalus steps over to the IT and throws the door open, storming inside without waiting for a response.

Collin, meanwhile, looks as though his entire world has completely inverted in an instant. His throat moves as if he wants to say something, but he can't seem to force any words back up. Echo: ...Look, Azreldeh and I will deal with all...this; you just...go back to the IT. We're from the mirror too, after all, so just...let us handle the doubles, and you two handle...that...

Jay pauses for a minute to mull over the decision, then gives a soft nod as he turns around and takes his leave. Collin finally manages to choke something out, just barely above a whisper. "... What is happening?" Azreldeh: ...My guess is some sort of kleivenn business; but Karumet's still in the field somewhere...

Echo: Why do you always look to other people for help? Your ship can make literally anything, just...ask for a book or something. Collin: I... don't know if it can do that... Azreldeh: Why not? It made an entire movie about everything you guys did before Maya showed up... Collin: I... I don't know, okay?! Echo: ...Give the guy some space for once, will you? ...Help me move the other two.

Reluctantly, Azreldeh mumbles "Right," before leaving Collin so that she can address the situation at hand. A minute or so passes as he tries to process anything that just happened in the last few minutes. Finally, Collin quietly turns and heads back inside the IT after the others.

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