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Favorite emboar cards? They’re a very underrated starter but I love them!

I think I'll make this the last one for now, but I'll definitely come back to doing these at some point. Holding on to a few of the existing suggestions, I would like to do a couple of them next time.

And yeah, gotta go with this if only because I've never understood the Tepig line hate beyond it being the third Fire/Fighting starter in a row. Not quite a personal fave but I like it plenty.

10. Tepig (Black & White - Boundaries Crossed 24/149)

9. Tepig (BW Promos #7)

8. Emboar (Black & White - Boundaries Crossed 26/149)

7. Emboar (Black & White - Next Destinies 100/99)

6. Pignite (Sword & Shield - Battle Styles 24/163)

5. Emboar (Sword & Shield - Battle Styles 25/163)

4. Tepig (Sword & Shield Promos #172)

3. Emboar (Sun & Moon - Cosmic Eclipse 33/236)

2. Tepig (Sun & Moon - Cosmic Eclipse 31/236)

1 (Tie). Tepig/Pignite/Emboar (Black & White - Legendary Treasures 25/113-27/113)

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Here is my recap of the Run It Back (Bad Reputation) episode of the podcast.

Kevin and Jenna were dreading this rewatch. Someone screened this episode for just the cast in the editing bay. Everyone was jarred by it.

Obviously all the songs are bad.

The scoring was weird. It was like a murder mystery.

This episode felt like Acafellas in a way. They were protective of the show even though they had no control of the creative side of things or how to promote the show. They just had to do what was written.

They were bummed and thought it wasn't great.

Jenna and Kevin actually ended up enjoying rewatching the episode.

The episode aired May 4, 2010.

The #1 song was OMG by Usher.

On May 5th Glee won a Television With A Conscious Award at the 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors for the Wheels episode. Cory, Chris, and Kevin accepted the award. Kevin doesn't really remember this event. He had a lot of parents with kids in wheelchairs come up to him and wanted him to tell Brad, Ian, and Ryan thank you for having a character like Artie on the show. It made their kids feel represented. (Kevin acknowledged that now we know better. We now know that just having a character exist is the bare minimum. This was the preamble to representation really matters.)

On May 8th the cast of Glee was featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine. They used promo photos for the cover. Even so it was a really cool cover.

During rehearsal for tours Amber came in and was supposed to be on vocal rest. There is a picture where she is sitting cross legged on the stage and it got to where she is supposed to rehearse Beautiful that she sings in Home. They told her not to sing it and to save her voice. She did the most perfect rendition of the song just sitting there. She did all the runs and didn't miss a note. Kevin went from being mad that this was irresponsible to being mad that this was so good. That she had something wrong with her voice and she was still that good.

They are going to talk about the first tour after the finish this season.

This episode was directed by Elodie Keene. She had directed two or three episodes by this point.

Stephen Tobolowsky is back. As is Robin Trocki (Jean). John Groff is still in the Glee club. Yet another guest star was Molly Shannon.

Kevin had no idea that Molly Shannon would be in this episode. Jenna had heard and was waiting for to come to set.

Jenna watched a seen between Molly and Jane. It was unbelievable to watch her especially since Jenna was a huge fan.

Olivia Newton-John was a huge guest star for this episode. She sounded great.

Kevin said he was glad he got to talk to Jane about how much she admired Olivia Newton-John.

Ryan basically manifested this by talking to the guy that wrote most of Olivia's songs.

Olivia Newton-John has a song and album named Don't Stop Believing.

Jenna told a story about how she booked glee and her roommate's boyfriend was drinking a beer while the roommate and Jenna were on the phone. The bottle cap that had a fortune on them. The cap said never flee from glee. The roommate saved the cap for Jenna. Jenna's dad made her a engraved necklace that says never flee from glee that they gave her at her going away dinner when she was moving to California for the show.

Kevin's dad called him when Kevin was testing for Glee to tell him he saw a license plate with Artie on it. He told Kevin that he knew. Jenna said it was meant to be. Kevin said they were supposed to be life partners.

This is the last appearance of Ken Tanaka. It is very brief. You blink and you miss it.

The whole crux of the episode is trying to rehab not only character things but some bad songs.

Kevin loves that Physical by Olivia Newton-John is in this episode. He loves that she was game to poke fun at herself. Kevin said it ended up being very visually stimulating and he's appreciative of that.

The songs in this episode are Ice Ice Baby, You Can't Touch This, Physical, Run Joey Run, and Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Why wasn't Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts in this episode? Kevin said maybe it isn't bad enough.

EW recap: A Madonna episode, sure, fun stuff but an episode that contains a mystery, a mega meta rift on a modern celebrity, a purposefully awful series of songs, not one but two high concept retro music videos, and some realistic forward motion on various romantic plotlines. Now we are talking.

As crazy as this episode was it gave us everything. It was all the fun and weirdness of glee and still had all the kids and the storylines happening. It was a great balance.

There are the student reputation and the teacher reputations that are trying to be reformed.

Kurt finds the video of Sue performing Olivia Newton-John's Physical. They decide to post it on Youtube.

Kevin was shocked that going viral on Youtube was a thing at the time this episode was filmed/aired. It was definitely a new concept at the time.

After this we are introduced to Molly Shannon's character. She fits right into the camp of the show.

There could have been so many spin-offs from this show. There was almost a Warbler spin-off.

Sue has a realization that she wants to help people and chooses Emma.

There were a lot of suspension of disbelief things in this episode.

Sue said she has hidden cameras in Will's apartment.

It was kind of nice seeing Sue giving Emma tough love but on the other side of thing is what is Sue getting out of this.

Jenna loves the scene where Emma calls Will a slut while he is talking to the teacher whose husband just died. Jenna thought the scene happened in a later season.

Kevin said he learned to speak up for himself by being all around the ladies in the cast.

The girls had to tell Kevin to stop taking steroids when he was sick and he was acting insane. This was on a plane to England. This is what friends do.

Jenna says this is the best slut shaming she's ever seen. He deserved it and to hear Emma say that is courageous and uplifting.

Kevin said he does thinks this was deserved however when Artie is slut shamed by Sam a few seasons later he doesn't think that was deserved.

There was some weird continuity issues, Emma's outfit changes but Sue's stays the same.

The costume department keeps track of how many days might take place in an episode. This is so they can keep track of what everyone is wearing. There was some sort of mix up in the scenes with Sue and Emma.

Kevin just wants to get to Physical. Jenna said we will get there.

Kurt is going to tell Sue he posted the video to help some of the Glee kids reputations. Sue says its fine and gets a call from the real Olivia Newton-John. Kevin wonders what the direct flight from Australia to Ohio is like because it doesn't many any sense. It's a little ridiculous.

Jenna said that scene was very funny. She said its so hard to not laugh with Chris. He's so funny.

The scene with them huddled around the computer was a new scene. It was done in a new set, the astronomy room which doubled for a lot of other rooms.

Kevin said that program looked like something from the early 90's. You could press any key on the keyboard and it would still type exactly what it was supposed to type. It felt like movie magic and Kevin was excited about it. Kevin can't type without looking at the keyboard.

Jenna remembers when they built the set for Physical. They weren't allowed in according to Kevin. The soundstage was closed off but they could hear it. Kevin wanted to see all the oiled up guys. Ryan directed the music video. He might also have directed all of the scenes with Olivia Newton-John.

Kevin had a crush on all the guys in the Physical music video. They were waiting and peeping outside the door trying to catch a glimpse of the music video being shot.

Kevin would like to know where Sue and the kids were recording their vocals for things like Vogue and Run Joey Run.

Scream checked off all the boxes for Kevin. He says he wishes he could have done the gimble box that Matt and Jayma got to use. Scream was everything. They got to do green screen, dancing, Michael and Janet Jackson.

Jenna got to live out some Brittany dreams. She would have loved to recreated Oops or Lucky. Kevin said she would have killed Lucky.

Jenna gave a tiny little snippet of Lucky.

Back to the episode recap and we get to the Glist.

Will lets this influence the lesson for the glee club and makes a lesson on bad reputations.

Ice Ice Baby is the ultimate Will Schuester song. It somehow works for Will.

Jenna said they put her with the dancers. Kevin said not to sell herself short.

RuPaul asked her when she was on Dragrace and she said yep. Jenna interpreted the question as being a professional performer not dancer. Kevin said nope, Ru, said dancer.

Jenna said it was hard to watch Kevin just sit there and not be able to dance. As has been said many times they put one of their best dancers in a wheelchair.

Kevin had a lot of fun because everyone was aware he was shoved in a corner. How does he make this fun? Who cares. This started sparked the beginning of Kevin trying to get as many shots in as possible of him doing ridiculous things when he had no right to be in the number.

Alexis Woodall, who was head of post production at the time, mentioned that if they needed more reaction shots they would look for Kevin because he would be doing ridiculous things. Elodie would egg them on to do ridiculous things. Kevin did not think the would use them and they sure did. They always used the crazy reactions. They created a monster out of Artie in this number with how they edited it.

Tina, Artie, and Kurt didn't make it on the Glist. Kurt is upset and this means we are nobodies. Worse then being hated is being invisible. Kurt coms up with the idea to disrupt their reputation and it's like no press is bad press. Which Jenna disagrees with. Kurt decides to perform in the library.

We get the scene with Brittany in the corner saying she took all her antibiotics at the same time and forgot how to move. She's upset she only made 4th on the list. She made out with Mr. Kidney the janitor. Laws were broken but she was also sort of dating a 7 year old in Madonna so I guess it's fine.

Artie gets scared and says he is getting cold feet. Brittany says can you even feel your feet.

Kevin had a question about the outfits. Where is the budget? These sort of look homemade. Is Mercedes still making the costumes? It is mentioned in the pilot and never again. This feels like something Mercedes could have done.

The jackets smelled horrible. The pants were handmade for them. Jenna loves the pants and this number a lot.

Kevin was really scared on the day of filming it. When they record the songs they have the lyrics in front of them. On the day they filmed the scene they didn't have the lyrics and Kevin couldn't remember them. The dancing was also crazy. In the bts Heather mentions needing her inhaler.

Kevin in front of the desk is funny and Jenna forgot he had all the vocals. Jenna was exhausted and sweating. It was so hot. Jenna loves watching this number. Kevin's goal was to facially looking disgusting. Artie had no awareness of his face and Kevin would just go there. The actress that played the librarian was just there to work and had no reaction just like the character.

Everything goes awry. The librarian loves it and wants them to perform at her church. This is when Kurt wants to tell Sue they posted the video.

Mr. Schue goes to apologize to Emma. After that he sees Quinn being pushed around in the hallway and realizes she made the list. It was a very sweet seen between Matt and Dianna.

Kevin loves the interrogation scenes and Kurt calling Mr. Schue out on it.

The other half of the club was doing Run Joey Run. She enlists Artie to direct the video.

Jenna had never heard the song before and was most jarred by this in the episode.

How did Artie go from making Vogue to Run Joey Run? Kevin thought what the real editors of the show did was brilliant. Kevin remembers that everyone was dying when they showed them episode and they got to this performance. Cory told them the blood was just ketchup.

Kevin thinks the fans like Puckelberry. Mark was very confused by it. They all thought it was weird. Jenna didn't hate it as much as the first time we saw that pairing.

Stephen Tobolowsky as the farmer was ridiculous.

Kevin doesn't understand why all the guys get upset over the music video. Jesse getting upset is fair but the other two is weird.

Jenna was upset that she didn't get to sing Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Lea fudged knowing ballet for Total Eclipse. Groff was really lifting. Lea is tiny but still they were working.

Jesse and Rachel make Jenna giggle because of how serious they take their craft. It seems ridiculous but it feels quite true. Musical theatre people take things very seriously.

Kevin had logistical questions. Is this all in their heads. Who are they singing for? At this point it doesn't matter.

Tartie Takes:

Cringe Moments/Ouchies - Run Joey Run in the best bad way, Brittany making out with the janitor, and Molly Shannon's character talking about substance abuse

Worst Dance Move - Kevin not being able to dance in Ice Ice Baby

Best Song - Physical

Performance By A Prop - Jenna: Boombox in Can't Touch This, Kevin: The dancers in Physical not that they are props just when they prop Sue up.

Best Line - You're a slut, You're a slut, You're a slut! A second one is Sue telling Will she might by a diaper for his chin because it looks like a babies ass.

Shit We Found On TikTok:

They shouted out the Royal Voxhall Tavern in London. They have lots and lots and lots of dedicated performances of Glee. It's some good drag.

Next week is Laryngitis. Kevin forgot this episode was in season 1.

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your hands protect the flames (from the wild winds around you) [chapter 3]

T, canon divergence zukka, gen 20,869 (so far) chapter 3 of ?

He can’t stop it. Aang sees it happening, but there’s nothing he can do. He hadn’t even expected Zuko to be there, though maybe he should have, because Fire Lord Ozai is his father and he would want to keep his son safe during the eclipse - if they were anything like family should be.

But they aren’t, and it's not him that Ozai’s lightning strikes.

It's Zuko.

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[promo image by @terracyte!]

[id: aang and zuko stand side by side, arms extended and crossed over each other’s in front of a black background. aang’s blue airbender tattoo curls around his arm, pointing toward zuko. zuko’s hand is covered in blood, fingertips blackened and covered in white scars. between their hands in an orange and white flame, and behind it is a red dragon. its body twists and bends and covers most of the background. rainbow embers follow it. END id]

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Okay so, Sun Protagonist, Soren is ready to roleplay (aside from the fact I haven’t finished writing his backstory but lmao whatever) 

This blog is also a multimuse, but Soren will be the main muse on this blog. If you could like / reblog this to send it around that’d be awesome! I’m gonna send out a starter call next~

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Predictions for Yesterday's lie? Also, I love all of toh ao3 fics!

Thank you!

As for predictions

Like mentioned elsewhere I think there’s a solid chance that Luz might look at the Camila situation as a form of rejection. If and I do mean if she isn’t aware of Creep Luz (CL) being well CL

Judging by Dana’s promo art . Not originally I thought it was going to be something involving Boiling Rain. But I’m wondering if the capes going to get caught and that’s what causes it. Because I feel like the cape would be in worse condition if it got caught in the rain.

I’ve seen some speculation Camila might get trapped in the BIs. And I’m torn on this. I think it’s probable. But I also wonder if that won’t happen and Luz just tries not to reach out to her in a miscommunication

This one just occurred to me. I wonder if Luz might try destroying what we think is the way back home or her after the situation. Like I’m hoping not but anyway.

While there is a solid chance the cliffhanger hangs on the Luz situation. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it’s Belos related. I’m kinda hoping we’re going to get some update on what the DoU situation.

Related to that. There is a possibility the cliffhanger is the Eclipse happening and DoU happening. Some sort of chaos and then end credits.

And thus maybe a Raine update? Though that might be the Raeda fan in me talking

I don’t think it will be related to King

If the runs out in the rain happens. I’m slightly concerned about a cliffhanger there. But I’m fingers crossing that we’re going to get some found Family with Luz, Eda, and the gang.

Clarity on what Camila is like. And Creepy Luz. So we can get a better idea of how this situation happened to begin with

And that’s really all I got for now. If I remember anything in the next 3 hours I’ll add it. But with how much of this has been kept a secret. This one is a bit harder to predict

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WWE Royal Rumble 2021 - Initial Thoughts

I know I’m late, but employment is still a thing, and I had to prioritize that over an all-nighter, but it’s time for the Royal Rumble, one of the more exciting shows of WWE’s schedule, so let’s get on with it!

Spoilers for Royal Rumble, you have been Warned

I might not invest too much in kickoff matches but the Women’s Tag Match was not a good time

It was fine before the end, but who the hell decided that Charlotte should control 90% of the champions’ offense and have the hot tag!? Asuka is the RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION, not Charlotte. After the tag Asuka literally had one spot and she was dead, completely taken out of the match for *checks notes* being thrown over the Announcer’s Table...you know that thing several wrestlers come back from easily.

The finish was just too much too, Ric distraction didn’t work, Lacey distraction didn’t work, Kirufuda Clutch didn’t work but then the brass knuckles did. Too much.

And why TF are we putting titles back on Nia!? We should’ve just given the titles to the Riotts, or the winner of the Women’s Dusty Classic. It also cuts me deep that Asuka and Shayna are treated this way, even as champion Asuka is a side character to Charlotte T_T

Main show though and I don’t like the package and interviews between entrances

Drew vs Goldberg was just...meaningless.

It was cringy enough that Cole had to spout drivel to make 60 year old Goldberg seem strong but to have Drew be ‘injured’ by a barricade spear - something much more tired wrestlers have and will get back up from in less time and continue a longer match - was daft. Also saying that Goldberg’s spear or jackhammer is the best move of all WWE is stupid, it was a WCW thing

Thank God Drew Won, but the post-match does remind you of the meaningless circumstances this feud came about. Suddenly Goldberg is okay with Drew’s same manners of respect

I mean, Carmella’s entrance and gear is cool, but do you think it eats at Corey a little that Carmella’s ‘behind the curtain’ bit is a tad...red light district?

Sasha’s promo didn’t hit for me unfortunately

Reginald didn’t deserve to be ejected for that! He caught Sasha and get beaten up for it

Jesus Carmella! Sasha got barely any of that dive

Screeching and faffing aside, Carmella got a good showing...I do hate quick tap outs in title matches though

Sami cuts a good promo, but his content wasn’t exactly the best. New Day are hardly the management’s faves, it’s taken this long for E to get a singles run, Fans literally had to Yes Movement their way into giving Kofi the world title.

New Day’s Brodie gear was good though

Bad Bunny as the ‘Biggest Latin Artist’? Is Cole for real? I didn’t even know who he was before today

If the song is about Booker T then why is he dancing around GI Bro?

Come on Book, you hang on the Sucka! That’d be like if the Rock just went ‘If ya smell what the Rock is cooking’ without the drags or pauses

Ric’s ‘with a tear in my eye’ promo was after the Rumble though...

It’s actually a sad stat that just over half of the Rumble winners win titles

No Morrison segment for the escape spot!? He did it as much as Kofi dammit!

Sorry Greatest Royal Rumble is not canon for me

This Stat Attack has taken far too long

I’m okay with Mike Rome but couldn’t a woman have announced the Women’s Rumble? Where’s Lillian at!?

NAOOOOOOOMIIIIIIIIIIIIII GIRL WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?

That hair is amazing as well

I know you can’t say it, but we all remember that Benoit won the rumble in the first two as well

Was...Bianca wearing earrings on her entrance, she looked like she was taking them off

Billie actually had the right idea, can’t be in the match until you enter the ring, it’s clever stuff

That tank did not look like it was meant to turn that direction XD

It actually surprises me every time how tall Shotzi is, I always imagine her short

Billie no...not with Shayna

The piped boos are highly unrealistic to boo even a heel Toni Storm

Shotzi eliminated and then horrible singer Jillian comes in? Urrrrgh, Bad Singer Jillian was terrible

Wrestling wise she hasn’t missed a beat though

Billie’s surprisingly being a highlight here with actual narra-OHMYSHITITSVICTORIA

Gear was a bit meh but Victoria definitely can still go

Oh Peyton the purple looks good on you, and her Widow’s Peak was not bad at all

Ah, good for Santana, for a moment I thought it said Santina and got a very bad chill

Damn Liv, Speed Machine!

Ooof, the betrayal is real Billie

THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!

Somehow I’m genuinely upset by every elimination so far, good job!

Aaaaaand then they got rid of Victoria and brought on Charlotte to immediately take out Rhea -_-

That was a clever move from Bayley but damn Ruby landed hard

Are we seeing a Bayley/Peyton team? Or is she just eliminating the Riotts for revenge for Billie, but also Liv Nooooo!

Torrie now, eh okay

Ouch for Dana

Lacey...no, this ain’t working

Poor Peyton, her elimination was a side chapter

And we missed Bayley’s elimination!? For Shame

Mickie! Good to see ya! Aaaaand being beaten by Charlotte...

Nikki Cross is back too! Hopefully they find a good story for her

Alicia Fox? I guess she sobered back into the good gra...R-Truth? No

Oh yeah, Humberto is a thing

Jerry shut the fuck up!

The 24/7 stuff was super unnecessary, we did not need to take focus off this match

Lacey eliminating Mickie, rude.

Dakota should’ve gotten more time, she barely lasted a minute

Reginald again deserves better

See Tamina vs Rhea would be exciting...if Tamina was booked better

Naomi’s chemistry with Bianca is really insane right now

Lana *reminded of her feud with Shayna and Nia* Also Lana *goes for Rhea*

That was a hard tackle on Alexa by Rhea...aaaaand she’s eliminated mid ‘transformation’ a bit worthless for me

Road Warrior Ember Moon! And right into the Eclipse that’s the good shit

Baszler probably shouldn’t have eliminated Lacey story-wise

The Betrayal is real for Tamina as well

What’s with the crazy camera cuts!?

Nia eliminating Baszler? Nah...

Hold on Cole, baiting Nia over the ropes isn’t a ‘tremendous elimination’

The betrayal is real for Lana too, Nattie sure shrugged off that double assault

I get that the narrative is that Charlotte has beaten both Bianca and Rhea before, but to hang against both of them after already being in a match and hanging on from two apron attacks was daft. Stop making her super strong, she’s mega talented yes but giving her the Brock Lesnar energy does her no favours

That close call though with Rhea and Bianca was great, need more spots of two wrestlers about to be eliminated at the same time

The final bit of chain wrestling too was great, that’s what you need at the final part of a rumble, the mini-match

I had Rhea as my win prediction but am more than happy for Bianca, who was my second choice. Winning at No. 3 is great and her emotional promo just gets her more over. Bianca vs Sasha’s gonna be wild too

Overall the Women’s Rumble was good, most of the women got shine and there were a few mini stories too, do wish that more time was given to some women and that Sonya was in the rumble but the returns were good and most of the eliminations got me good

Miz talking about guaranteeing a championship run like he didn’t lose the last cash-in and didn’t have a chance to cash in previously this night when Drew was ‘reeling’ from the barricade spear.

I reiterate that I wish Sonya was in the rumble, but do like her endorsement of Bianca

Again, this 24/7 stuff is wrong place and time right now

Last Man StANDing Match for the UniVERSal Championship

Cole, there is Champion’s Advantage. Triple H vs Michaels Last Man Standing, neither men made the 10 so Trips kept the title, 17 years ago. Royal Rumble 2004.

See, this is where a Finisher Spotfest works, because it’s not about pinfalls it’s about keeping people down

The camera switches are not doing good on this portion of the side of the thunderdome

Yes, attacking the knees, this is the Cerebral ‘rope breaks with his pinkie finger’ Owens I like to see

Ooof the Golf Cart, a la Kane and Stadium Stampede

Why is this training area just like a second arena

Lil’ running ref in the background

Right into that conveniently placed mini-ladder

Not the forklift! Think of Judy Bagwell!

Oh that curtain is the thing Becky took a photo of! I mean she was always gonna be backstage

Corey before the match ‘there must be a winner’, Corey after Owens went through the stage LED ‘The ref should consider stopping the match’

Did the Ciampa move there to stand up

I don’t think you’re allowed to use a Ref Bump that way

Then the Second Ref restarts the count and stops at 5!? If this doesn’t come back next SD it’ll be a misstep

It was a physical match, not the best I think the finish brought it down. The problem is that KO has lost 3 times now and the last time is a botch finish, and we can’t have him lose again - the poor guy needs a win

ON THIS DAY, I SEE CLEARLY!

I will say this immediately, revealing Edge and Orton as 1 and 2 beforehand was a terrible idea, just because you don’t have a live crowd doesn’t mean the people watching from home can’t be surprised

‘Number 3 is the worst number to draw on average’ - Belair just won at No. 3

Ali at 4? Then went after Edge and not Orton?

Sami, just don’t get in Orton’s face

Refs what are you doing? No rules in Rumble, where were you with Nia and Shayna with that logic

‘What does Shin need to do to be more successful?’ - for one not face AJ Styles, he is still a tag, US and IC champ as well as a RR winner, that’s quite successful

Carlito finally shows after the Legends Night tease and yes those are some abs

So...Randy’s just sleeping with this knee injury

Big E enters with some snappy camera angles again

I was hoping for more Ali - especially since Ricochet came immediately after - buy angry E was nice to see

Wait is that Elias’ entrance? Where’s the guitar strum?

Priesty, wonder if this is his main roster call

What DJ leaves his equipment on stage anyway?

‘The biggest star in the world in the music business’ - for real?

‘I’ve heard of flying squirrels but flying bunnies!?’ - Corey you need to watch Tokyo Joshi Pro, they got a flying sugar rabbit

To quote Ross Tweddell, MMMmmm Riddle...does not do it for me

Stop with the camera cuts I beg of you!

Mayor of Knox County!?

Ricochet eliminated by Kane, le sigh

The betrayal is real for DBry

Big Elim for Priesty though

‘Now it’s a Royal Rumble’ - reminder that Edge is a KOTR winner too, and that Nakamura is the King of Strong Sty-oh and Corbin eliminated him :/ what was the gauntlet about if you’re gonna Corbin him?

Otis’ new gear is slick

aaaaand Corbin’d again

Big Dom Fuck im Uhhhhhh Spinebuster’d

Damn he got him though

Dang that bounce sound from DBry

Bobby no why you gotta do Dom like that!?

Hurricane back from his Gangrel crossing and disposing Sammy Guevara’s broken body in Elite Deletion to do another rumble

One of these days, he’ll hit that Chokeslam and shit will go wild

Christian! This time getting the more emphatic reaction

Oh that smile, that hits you in the chest cavity...then Riddle ruins it

Rey comes in and WWE made him an advertisement ¬_¬

Edward James Omos what are you doing? well...I know what he’s doing, IC feud between AJ and E

Edward James Omos fuck you for eliminating Rey

The betrayal is real for Shamu

Cole how did you know it was Seth before his entrance hit?

I don’t think we were supposed to pick up Shamu welcoming Christian back but that was sweet

Then finally BWOAR

And Bwoar eliminates Cesaro, what was the point of his push? (it’s because his contract’s nearly up isn’t it?)

Again with the camera switching

Seth No! And where’s the boos pipe music!? DBry was a heavy favourite, that would’ve caused heat

Can’t believe Mmm Riddle lasted ahead of DBry

I didn’t forget about Orton, but the finish was good, that Orton tease got us good

It was a decent rumble, in hindsight you could tell Edge was winning given how they put express focus on Michaels winning at number on in the stat attack, Edge being face in peril for the first 10 entrants and Cole reminding us how long Edge has been in there

I don’t at all hate the end result, though I do question whether it was the best choice in the long run. Edge had his rumble win returning from injury already and throwing more legends at Drew does imply a heavy lack of depth in the current roster. Edge didn’t really need the win, but I’m not disappointed in him winning

The Men’s Rumble itself wasn’t as good as the women’s I don’t think, a lot of favourites of mine were unceremoniously dumped out quickly, any layered storytelling didn’t get enough time and it did feel a little by the numbers, almost a microcosm of modern WWE booking

Overall it was still a decent PPV, happy with the winners of the rumbles and that’s mostly all we need from a Royal Rumble. The Road to Wrestlemania starts here

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[medievalraven]

Assuming Rio finds out or already knows about the hit man, how do you think he is able to forgive Beth a second time for almost killing him? This is what bothers me most about the hit man plot. It’s so hard to justify having Rio keep working with Beth.

Well I don’t think Rio’s actually ever forgiven Beth for anything that she’s done - getting him arrested, stealing his pills, “breaking up” with him, or shooting him in 2x13.  He might have developed a softness for Beth across season two, but I don’t think that ever eclipsed the memories of what she had done to him.

But now we have the hitman plot-line, a favorite among everyone I think. 

I do believe on some level Rio’s aware that Beth’s scheming against him, it’s the reason he stole her furniture and why he had her touch the gun used to kill Lucy after all.  He was gathering collateral (or an incentive) to keep her in line because he does unfortunately need her - or rather he needs her special formula to continue making the fake cash.  It’s the major reason he’s even entertaining working with her despite their past.  

Now based on spoilers (and the actual promo for 3x10) we know that Beth’s latest attempt at murdering Rio fails - so I think it is safe to say that Rio is going to act in a very similar manner as he before once he finds out.  He is most likely going to look for some way to entangle Beth so deeply with him that there should be no further attempts by her to ruin/kill him.  

What is going to complicate this though, and force them to work together, is the FBI becoming aware of the girls’ operation - suddenly these two are going to have to make nice and play for the same team.

So yeah - I don’t necessary think Rio is going to forgive her, but I do think he is going to have to deal with her a little longer as the FBI once again enters the scene as an antagonist this season.

What I’m most curious about though is the promo for 3x10 and how the sound seems oddly edited - I’m keeping my fingers crossed that maybe Beth says “don’t do it” or something along those lines because it’s going to be hard for me to accept her pointblank asking someone to murder Rio like that while she stands by and watches.

[hazyheel]

WWE Smackdown Live 7/30/19 Review

The show opened up with Shane saying that he would not be at the show tonight because of Kevin Owen’s attacks. Cool, good start. 

Owens then came out for a promo to open the show. He made fun of Shane, saying that they will make it through the night without him. Owens then trash talked him a bit, saying that after the match he will know that he doesn’t belong in the ring. After he finished, Drew McIntyre came out to the ring and said that he had a match against Owens right now. McIntyre then attacked, and threw him around ringside. 

Their match started right up, with Owens immediately being the underdog and hitting desperate shots when he could, but things were largely in McIntyre’s control. Owens was able to fight back into things, even hitting his signature Frog Splash for a near fall. Owens then nailed a swanton bomb, but once again McIntyre kicked out. McIntyre almost had the match won when he went for a claymore, but Owens intercepted him with a superkick right on the jaw. He then hit another, followed by a popup powerbomb, but McIntyre still kicked out. The big man wouldn’t go down. Owens tried to go up for another move off the top rope, but McIntyre met him up there, and hit a white noise from the top, but Owens kicked out. McIntyre then looked to put Owens through the announce table, but Owens countered and hit the stunner on top of the table. McIntyre then rolled back into the ring and hit another superkick and a stunner for the win.

Grade: B. Pretty good opener. They had all the big moves here, the crowd was into it, and it was pretty exciting. I liked this, a high impact opener. 

Then we had an interview with Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler then just made fun of legends, especially Goldberg, and he said that Shawn Michaels made a mistake when he put his hands on Ziggler. Then he challenged Miz to a match at Summerslam, but in the meantime, he has a match against Finn Balor. Good promo from Ziggler. 

In the Locker room, Bayley came in to talk to Ember Moon. Bayley said that they would be partners tonight, but Bayley said that if Moon thought about attacking her again, she would regret it. 

Then we had Aleister Black in his little room again. He said that he doesn’t want to wait long this time, and he wants to find a new opponent. Same ol’ thang. 

Then we went into Bayley and Ember Moon vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Graves was very appreciative that Bliss’s ankle was healed. Bayley and Bliss started the match, but Cross quickly yelled at the faces for attacking her friend. As she did, Moon wiped her out with a suicide dive. Moon had a great hot tag later in the match. Moon nailed Cross with an Eclipse, but Bliss was legal, who posted Moon and then hit twisted bliss and picked up the win. 

After the match, Bayley helped Moon to her feet and gave her a Bayley to Belly.

Grade: B. This match showed how good Ember Moon is. She is one of the best talents that they have in this company right now, and she deserves to challenge for the championship. However, we will probably get this turned into a triple threat match now. I’m kinda fine with that, because Moon didn’t really get built up much for the spot, so it could use some star power. 

Then we had an interview with Sami Zayn. He said kinda made fun of Aleister Black, so I guess we have the next challenger. He said that Black will never be able to live up to his own hype. So Zayn said that he would expose Aleister Black at summerslam. Nice, I’m into that. 

Then we had a quick interview with Daniel Bryan, but he still refused to make his announcement. 

Then we had the King’s Court, with Jerry Lawler. Trish Stratus was his guest. They talked a bit, but they didn’t have much chemistry. Lawler asked if Stratus wanted to have one last match, to which she replied that she would love to, but she couldn’t now that she is a mom. Charlotte Flair then came out to interrupt. She continued to complain that she doesn’t have a match at Summerslam, and said that Stratus was just coming up with excuses. Charlotte then issued the the challenge for Summerslam. She called Stratus just a model who shook her ass around. Then she said that she couldn’t hang with the Queen, and told her to leave the ring. Stratus called her a bitch, and said that she started the women’s revolution, alongside a whole bunch of talented women. She said that if Charlotte wanted to call herself the best of all time, she need to beat Stratus. 

Grade: B+. Charlotte carried this segment on her back, and it was good. This is an exciting challenge and a good promo. I am actually looking forward to this match. It was the kind of thing that Summerslam needed this year, and I’m into it. 

Backstage, The OC talked about Summerslam. They bragged about how they are all champions. That was really it.

Then we had an impromptu firefly funhouse. The sefment put over Finn Balor, but was also really creepy. Ramblin Rabbit said that Balor made a big mistake, and that the Fiend shouldn’t be messed with. Then Balor himself showed up laughing, and just said let me in. Nice, short but sweet. 

Dolph Ziggler vs. Finn Balor was up next. The two were having a fast paced match that was pretty fun, only for the lights to go out. Wyatt showed up in the ring for just a bit as the lights flickered, but ended up disappearing again. After he left, Ziggler hit the superkick, which they are now calling Sweet Chin Music for some reason, for the win.

Grade: B-. Good way to build the match with Wyatt. I like it. 

Then we had Ali vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, and Ali attacked right away. He wanted this win to qualify for an Intercontinental Championship match. They were going super quick, just hitting all big moves in a condensced match. Nakamura went for the Kinshasa, but Ali intecepted with a superkick. Ali then went for a 450, but Nakamura avoided it. He went for another Kinshasa, but Ali snagged a rollup. Nakamura kicked out and hit a short DDT. He then went for it a third time, but Ali rolled him up again and got the pin for the win.

Grade: B. Good match for how short it was. Looks like we have a pre show match for summerslam. But if they do this kind of thing with a bit more time, could be a pretty good match. 

Then we had a video package for Randy Orton. He talked about how he was born great, whereas Kingston had to prentend and dance around and such to get where he needed to go. He couldn’t hang with Orton, and he was stupid. Nice. 

Then the New Day talked about how they run Smackdown Live since Styles left. It’s their house now. It’s the palace of positivity.

From there, we went right into the champion vs. champion main event. Kofi Kingston vs. AJ Styles. WWE Champion vs. United States Champion. The two locked up a bit and did some mat wrestling to start things out, showing off a side of Kingston that we do not see much. The quickly transitioned into striking, and the OC got involved when Kingston tried for a suicide dive. During that chaotic scene, kingston slid to the outside, and Styles just nailed him in the face with a sliding knee. It looked like Kingston had the match won at one point, but the OC pulled him out of the ring. That prompted the New Day to start yelling at them. As the whole team was on the outside, they beat down Big E and Xavier Woods. Kofi nailed them all with a suicide dive, and faced off in an exciting final sequence in the ring. Woods and Big E took out the OC on the outside, and Kingston intercepted a phenomenal forearm with a trouble in paradise.

Grade: B. Really good match, almost a B+, but not quite. Looks like those tag titles will be unified sooner than I thought, which I am super into. This match just seemed to set up that feud more than anything. Which sounds really good. AJ was a good opponent to build up Kofi a bit, and Styles didn’t lose anything by eating a pin to the WWE Champion. Match of the Night. 

And then they did Roman’s Summerslam challenge, where he was walking to the interview, when someone pushed some scaffolding down on him. Lots of camera cuts and bad drama later, he turned out to be fine, but shaken up. Cool, I’m into a mystery. Here’s hoping for Buddy Murphy. 

Overall Grade: B

Pros: McIntyre vs. Owens; women’s tag; Charlotte Promo; Ali vs. Nakamura; main event

Cons: Reigns attack looked kinda bad

[maevefiction]

Your Light in the Mist - Chapter 43

We departed London for LA on June 22nd, spent a single night in town, then flew out the following morning en route to Kauai. Since March, we’d divided our time between promo, work, checking in on wedding planning and enjoying London. By mid-April Manageall had reached eight thousand subscribers, and we’d outgrown both our server and office space. Phaedra and Diana had begun work on a downtown studio and gallery space they’d decided to go in on together, and they graciously upped their timeline for us so we could take over the ground floor attached to Prosper, with Prosper planning on overflowing into the basement-level by the start of 2017. There was construction to be completed by the end of summer which would upgrade both floors from open loft to more compartmentalized professional workspace, but Manageall’s infrastructure was easy to relocate upstairs and Trudy and I had become accustomed to working out in the open, as had our five employees, so we made do. A door had been put in place between my Prosper office and the Manageall area at the start of May, and the first day I stopped short and couldn’t remember which company I was doing my next task for, Luke and I sat down to discuss the best way to proceed. Prosper was growing rapidly, though not at the alarming rate Manageall was, and the deciding factor wound up being Trudy. In one scenario I had a Trudy that the company couldn’t function without, and in the other I was Trudy…so, surprisingly without hesitation, I agreed to turn the reins over, naming Trudy the Operations Manager of Manageall and keeping my own Trudy-ness with Prosper, where it was needed most.

Early June brought exciting news in the form of Simon screeching so loudly that Tom and I actually heard it through out bedroom wall, followed by a frantic knock at our door at nine AM on a Saturday… both of their chosen embryos had successfully implanted in Lisa’s uterus. They’d harvested ten eggs in total from the surrogate so far, with eight remaining viable after being fertilized…five with Luke’s sperm and three with Simon’s. She’d waited until she was twelve weeks in to tell them, just in case, and if everything continued to progress normally December would deliver the progeny of two of my very favorite people into the world.

There’d been no new developments on that front for Tom and me as yet, and while realistically I hadn’t expected there to have been, I still found myself occasionally drowning silently in anxiety over the matter. Mainly when Simon talked baby, which was essentially every moment he wasn’t talking wedding. Which also caused anxiety. As did the coffee, which I’d begun drinking because it was really the only thing that allowed me to pull off the illusion that I was a fully conscious, functional human being when in fact I was a bundle of nerves and exhausted because said nerves were keeping me up at night. Or on flights. Like this one. Wherein Tom was out cold next to me and I was telling myself that all this worrying bullshit wasn’t doing my fertility prospects any favors. I dug in my messenger bag for my phone, checked the calendar, and realized that my period was due in ten days or so, which made blaming everything I was feeling on PMS seem like the most logical choice. My cycle so far varied between 28 and 32 days, which also was, you know, less than helpful. A heavy sigh escaped me and I felt a thunk on the back of my aisle seat, followed by Simon poking his head around to whisper loudly in my ear.

“Maude! Wedding! Happy! Heavy sighing NOT ALLOWED!”

“Dude, you are NOT the boss of me. It’s my party and I’ll sigh if I want to. Wow, that was way funnier in my head.” I craned my neck to look at him. “Simon. I’m getting married in seven days and I’m pretty sure I’m losing my motherfucking mind.”

“Six days.”

I counted on my fingers. “No, it’s seven. Today’s the 22nd.”

He shoved his own phone in my face, the home screen displaying the current date and time prominently. “Sorry, sunshine. It’s the 23rd. Six days.”

“My god, I just looked at my calendar and I swear it said the 22nd. Six. Okay then. I’m just going to go lock myself in the bathroom now. And I’m not coming out until August. Maybe September. Have someone slip me cold cuts under the door.” I sighed again, then again.  “I’m a mess, Simon. Is this normal? Shouldn’t I be like Cinderella or some shit, all happy with mice or whatever? You are my wedding honor person, Simon. You’ve done this before. HELP. ME.”

The smirk on his face made me want to scream. “I love you, Maudiekins. Of course I’ll help you…but let me just take a minute or two to revel in the fact that I’m actually witnessing you admitting that you need my help, m’kay?”

“You know it’s not too late to find a replacement for you, right?”

He chuckled. “Honey, trust me…there isn’t another person walking this green earth that would take this job.” I rolled my eyes, though I knew his point was entirely valid. He reached around to take my hand. “Yes, it’s normal. You remember what I was like, don’t you? And don’t you DARE say I’m like that all the time even though I sort of am because that was way worse and you know it. It’s stressful. There’s all this pressure for it to be perfect because that moment is THE MOMENT, the one that everyone will view as a validation and valuation of how much you love each other and if it’s not perfect you mustn’t love each other enough…” I could feel my eyes widening and my chest beginning to tighten. “But what anyone else thinks DOES. NOT. MATTER. All that matters is the love you share with Sleeping Beauty there next to you. This wedding is for notifying the world that it’s forever, and that you’re so fucking thrilled about it that a massive celebration is required. Love shack, baby. You hired Melanie Hall so you could relax and enjoy the party. We’ve given her all she needs. She’s got this. So…RELAX.”

“Simon, if you don’t leap up out of your seat and start singing some Frankie Goes to Hollywood right now I’m going to be horribly disappointed.”

Pouting, he crossed his arms and leaned back. “Well now I WANT to but people are SLEEPING and it would be RUDE…thanks for NOTHING, so-called FRIEND.”

I held up my phone. “It’s going on the wedding karaoke list. Because I need to see that shit. Even more so since you’ll be wearing a purple suit. Also, thank you. I’ve been obsessing over everything lately and it’s harshed my mellow completely. And probably Melanie’s. I need to text her and apologize for checking in so often and wanting to going over the same details with her a million times…” He leaned forward again, placing one hand on either side of my head, gently guiding me to turn and look in Tom’s direction while whispering in my ear.

“Look at him. You’re marrying that man. Six days from now, he’ll be your husband him. Look, Maude. Look with your non-vampire eyes.” I snorted, readying a witty comeback, but then Tom smiled softly in his sleep and I thought of Outlander and Jamie and Claire and how I’d go back and forth in time over and over and over again until the end of everything just to see this man’s face once more, to hold him once more, to kiss him once more…and as I fought back tears Simon whispered one more sentence.

“It’ll happen for you, I know it will.”

He kissed my cheek and left me to my own devices, which included shoving my phone bag into my bag and staring at Tom while trying not to weep, overwhelmed by emotion and chastising myself for getting caught up in the little details while diminishing my joy in the process. Hopefully I hadn’t diminished any of his. Tom’s eyes flew open, and I knew he had no idea where he was or what was happening. I smiled, and he blinked several times, opening his arms to groggily wave me in for a squeeze. He got more than he bargained for, with me being unable to resist the urge to spring from my own seat and into his lap. His arms wrapped around me as he pulled me to his chest, burying his face in my hair as I rested my head on his shoulder, my legs hanging over the armrest, feet resting where my posterior had just been. We enjoyed each other in silence for a spell, until I broke it by lifting my head so we were eye to eye. I reached out, briefly caressing his jawline with my fingertips.

“I’m very sorry if I’ve been a complete killjoy lately.”

He tilted his head, puzzled. “You? I thought I’d been playing the part of the killjoy.”

“Dude, really?”

“Yes, really.”

I was genuinely puzzled, and concerned. I knew what been plaguing me, but had no idea that something had been bothering him. “Well, you haven’t, but…”

Smiling softly, he began rubbing my thigh. “Well YOU haven’t, but…”

My gaze turned downward, then rose to meet his again. “I let all the little things pile up in my mind where they grew and thrived in my brain soil and became big things and it eclipsed the amazing, wonderful things right in front of me. Little things like work and wedding planning and other people conceiving and not me and I’m glad that my stress wasn’t rubbing off on you or bringing you down but hey, what’s been on your mind?”

He grimaced, voice low so no one else could clearly hear it.  “I know that back in LA I said I wasn’t going to dwell on things and I haven’t been dwelling, exactly, but that evening has crossed my mind more than a few times and I’ve been worried that it’s been worrying you, but it appears it hasn’t, and I’m very glad for that. But boy, do I ever feel like a tit for not noticing that you WERE worried about other matters.”

“Same. Same, same, same plus some more same. And honestly, I did think about it for a week or two after, but then I got so busy that I couldn’t tell my ass from a hole in the ground and it went POOF. Right now, I’m just grateful nothing has come of it, and if the universe would please hold off until after the wedding to rain fuckery down upon us, I’d deeply appreciate it. But if not, whatever. Full steam ahead. Right?”

He laughed. “Right indeed. Nothing’s going to stop this train. I liked it, and I’m gonna put a ring on it.”

“Oh my god. Tom. Single Ladies. I…I…can’t even.” I dissolved into giggles, which inevitably led to both of us laugh-crying until the first class attendant came over to ask us if we needed anything, which was a passive-aggressive way of indicating that we weren’t being the passengers Mr. Rogers knew we could be. I slithered back into my own seat, allowing Tom to be the apologist. He beamed at her, one hand over his heart.

“Terribly sorry if we disturbed anyone. I’m afraid we’re a smidge more excitable than usual as the result of our upcoming nuptials.”

She returned the smile. “Oh my! Well then, congratulations in advance. When’s the big day?”

We answered in unison, as idiots in love often do. “The 29th.”

She laughed. “Perfectly in synch. Best of luck to you both!”

As she walked back down the aisle another attendant fell into step with her and I could make out the words ‘knew they were engaged’ and ‘had no idea it was happening so soon’ and ‘wow, a Kauai wedding’. Tom and I both turned to face each other, again speaking in unison.

“Shit.”

We’d kept the date under wraps all this time, yet managed to fuck it up in the space of two minutes when we were SO CLOSE to pulling the whole thing off under the radar. Two flight attendants, not a big deal, but if they each told two people, and so on, it would likely end up on social media somewhere. Which also wasn’t a big deal, but it could absolutely clog up the works with members of the press. I sighed.

“A quote from Hackers comes to mind – ‘Where are your brains, in your ass?’ to which I would respond that I doubt it because I think they are gone, baby, GONE. Luke’s gonna take my PR card away, and I don’t blame him one bit.”

I heard his deep chuckle from behind us, then him clearing his throat before he spoke. “Oh no I won’t. Mainly because I have no desire to perform your job functions, but also because I don’t think it’s a significant problem. I figured it was practically inevitable that someone from the hotel would let it slip, but this is better, in a way, because I’m aware of the leak when it’s still a potential leak.”

It was weird having a conversation with someone I couldn’t see, so I reclined my seat all the way back, much to Simon’s displeasure.

“Mauuuudeee you’re crushing my kneeeeesss.”

“Simon, you’d better be good or you’re going to surpass Tom and me and rocket into first place for the Most Annoying Passenger. Hmm, maybe there’s an award. You love awards!”

Luke laughed again, then kissed Simon on the cheek. “You’d best move your seat upright, Maude. We can discuss what, if anything, you want to after we land. You know how it is…if Simon’s unhappy…”

Simon chimed in, entirely too loudly. “EVERYONE IS UNHAPPY.”

As soon as I finished adjusting the seat, the flight attendant was back, asking Simon if he needed anything, and Tom and I dissolved once more into giggles, quiet giggles, that is, and when we finally sobered up he whispered in my ear.

“Don’t worry, my love. It’ll happen.” I felt his hand on my lower belly, thumb stroking up and down. “Who knows, it might already BE happening and we just don’t know it yet.”

I placed my hand over his as he rested his head on my shoulder. “Thomas, the eternal optimist. Thank you.”

He raised his head in order to place a single kiss behind my ear, then resumed snuggling. We spent the rest of the flight touching each other, even if it was just pinkies linking, and when the sunshine and warmth of Kauai connected with my skin as we disembarked, I felt like myself again. Or, rather, the self I’d re-discovered not quite twelve months ago. Grateful, and joyful. More than ready to celebrate the blessing this island had bestowed upon me…that sense of wholeness and completeness that finding someone to love who loves you back evokes. We held hands as we crossed the tarmac, then picked up our luggage, piled it into the Range Rover we’d rented, and headed for the Marriott, where friends and family would soon be joining us for what I hoped was one party of fucking epic proportions.

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We spent as much of the weekend as possible either on the beach or locked away in our room…not the honeymoon suite that had been recommended to us, but number 203, which we referred to as ‘ours’ in spite of the fact that countless strangers had stayed in it as well over the past year and would after we were gone. It was where we’d consummated our coupledom, and it was the only acceptable place to consummate our marriage as far as we were both concerned. I had my doubts that we’d make it out of Talk Story after our private ceremony – that bathroom would likely be calling my name – but Tom insisted that he’d hold out until we were back where we belonged. I figured it would be fun testing his resolve if nothing else, so I went with it.

Sunday was our last meeting with Melanie before the actual ‘day of’, and she’d done such an incredible job that I had nothing to add. The ceremony would take place at five PM, followed by an hour of hors d'oeuvres, then a sit-down family-style dinner. Ahi Poke salad would already be on the table, and Hawaiian Saimin Soup would be offered as soon as everyone was seated. The next course, and the only additional course other than cake, was set to include Chicken Hawaiian, Hawaiian Roast Beef, Kalua Pork, blackened Mahi Mahi, and, because I couldn’t help myself, fettuccine alfredo. No one had responded that they were vegan, but a chef would be available if we need anything last-minute. We’d chosen to go with mainly regional recipes since it technically was a ‘destination wedding’, and also because it was apparently unacceptable to serve chips, dip, pizza and bacon as a meal to people who’d travelled thousands of miles to share your special day. Fortunately, those things made for perfect appetizers…the universe created pizza bagels for a reason, and that reason was for me to snack on them and probably get sauce all over my dress. The cake…my god, the cake. The shop Melanie had chosen had been working on it for weeks, planning, creating a model, ensuring it would balance properly…it made my head spin. It had been Tom’s idea, inspired by our bookish centerpieces. There would be two four-tier round cakes, alternating layers of chocolate and vanilla, iced white and decorated to take on the appearance of a ring of books, the spines hand drawn, colored and lettered. One stack would have titles from my collection, the other from Tom’s, with a bookshelf ‘bridge’ from the top of one to the other that merged our favorites. In the center of the bridge there was to be an open book mini-cake decorated with the Tree of Life on one side, our names and the date on the other, and, of course, the bride and groom topper. We’d had those 3-D printed in our likeness, and Melanie had brought them with her for us to see, a choice I’m certain she regretted because she eventually had to ask us kindly but firmly to surrender them before they were damaged by our Wedding Preview Theater playtime.

Guests began arriving Monday morning, and a steady stream continued throughout the day. Tom’s family had been first, followed by Chris and Elsa, then Ben and Sophie, Robert and Susan, and a host of other folks I didn’t technically know but felt like I did because I’d seen them on the big screen, the small screen, or Tom had shown me pictures as we came up with our guest list. There were stories to go with the pictures, of course, for which I was grateful because I could almost match names with faces. Though we hadn’t seen anything leaked online, Luke had opted to send out a press release on Saturday in order to prevent the chaos of outlets scrambling for a scoop, and according to everyone who had turned up so far it was working. The media was camped out at the airport and the hotel, but were keeping their distance, allowing those who didn’t wish to pose pass by without being cajoled and/or yelled at. Tom and I hung around in the lobby between meals in order to be accessible. Most of the few folks I’d invited were also members of the wedding party…Trudy and Veronica, who had come to say hello and gone on to unpack in their rooms already, which left me waiting on Anne. Our final fittings were scheduled for 5:30 in one of the smaller conference rooms, and it was nearly ten after when I heard her shouting from across the lobby when she spotted me.

“MAUDIE! THERE YOU ARE!”

I hadn’t seen her in person since New Orleans, though we’d Skyped a few times…and then she’d talked to Tom almost as much as she’d spoken to me. The Vampire Chronicles project had shifted from a feature film to an episodic streaming venture, which Tom was on board with, but additional writing was required and he wouldn’t be able to begin shooting until late 2017 or early 2018. I left Tom with Chris Evans and jog-walked to meet her, surprised as always at the power behind the hugs of such a slender being when she embraced me. We released each other quickly, both leaning back to inspect the other’s outfit. She shook her head.

“You’re too thin. Are you eating? Don’t let the stress get to you, kiddo.”

My eyes rolled, and I allowed my head to loll back in exasperation. “Yes, I dropped some poundage. Not because I’m not eating, that’s for fucking sure. Personally, I believe the extreme increase in my physical activity over the past year is to blame. And coffee. And yeah, maybe stress. But mostly the activity. Which I don’t plan on modifying anytime soon, thank you very much.”

She laughed. “I wouldn’t if I were you, either.”

“Your endorsement is appreciated. Can we talk about the fact that you’re wearing a shirt with palm trees and coconuts printed all over it and Bermuda shorts and sandals right now? This might be the first time I’ve ever seen your legs.”

“Soon you’ll get a good look at my arms, too. And my back.” The bridesmaid dresses I’d chosen were deemed flattering by all the gals, made of silk chiffon in a gradient of green to purple from top to bottom. They were sleeveless, floor length with a semi-pleated skirt, ribbon at the waist and the neck and a cape that attached at the front throat area and hung over the left shoulder and covered most of the open back. The cape could easily be pinned to cover all of the back of the wearer chose, which I thought was important because not everyone deems going braless socially acceptable. Anne chuckled, looking down at herself, then back up at me. “I’m so pale I might have to write myself into the next book as a lost ancient. What a bonus that I’ll have pictures to work from!”

As I gazed past her shoulder I caught sight of Christopher, pulling a very full luggage dolly behind him. He waved as he drew closer, finally abandoning it to embrace me briefly.

“Maude, it’s been forever. You look beautiful. And, congratulations. Though you getting married has ramped up someone’s matchmaking efforts a hundred times over…” Anne reached out and tugged his earlobe, and he sighed. ”I’m going to just marry the first guy I see to put an end to it all, I guess.”

Tom’s voice sounded out from behind me. “So sorry, but I’m already spoken for.” He moved to stand at my side, his hand extended in greeting. “Hello, Christopher. Lovely to finally meet you.”

Christopher sighed, feigning exasperation. “The good ones are ALWAYS spoken for.” He reached out and shook Tom’s hand vigorously. “Lovely to meet you as well. Mom and I are delighted you’re still interested in stepping into the shoes of the Brat Prince. Knowing who’s portraying him has actually made it easier for us to get the scripts rolling.”

My mouth dropped open. “Wait, what? You’re BOTH working on this? Together? Writing.”

They exchanged a conspiratorial glance, then Anne grinned. “We are. It’s so much fun, especially because his style is so very different than mine, yet there are echoes…”

“Mother, the only echo is your voice throughout the house every time I try to sneak outside for a break. Seriously, Maude. She’s the most demanding boss I’ve ever had and…”

Anne cut him off, right index finger raised. “I’m the ONLY boss you’ve ever had.” As Christopher rolled his eyes and mouthed ‘see what I put up with’ in my direction, Anne stepped forward to hug Tom. “Hello there, handsome.”

He returned the hug, planting a kiss on each of her cheeks as he pulled away. She grinned up at him, and my phone beeped. I pulled it from my pocket and cleared the alarm. “We have to move it, lady, or we’ll be extra late for the fitting.”

She offered me her arm. “Let’s boogie, kiddo.”

Tom kissed me and lingered more than a few seconds too long, clearing his throat as he backed away sheepishly. “I’ll see you at dinner, my love.”

I nodded. “Yep. You sure will.”  He offered to help Christopher with the luggage, and they strode off in the opposite direction as Anne and I headed for the conference room. She poked me in the ribs.

“Maude, has anyone ever told you you’re a terrible liar?”

“Oh my god Anne, seriously? What are you, a wizard?”

“No, just incredibly perceptive. Plus, I’ve known you since you were ten.”

“Mmm hmm. God, I HATE lying to him. And I obviously suck at it. But his surprise bachelor party is tonight and I was sworn to secrecy. Of course he just HAD to say he’d see me. Fucker.” Ben had contacted me nearly two months earlier, asking if I was okay with the idea, and I’d said yes because even though Tom and I had agreed that neither of us wanted such a thing, the opportunities for all of them to be in the same place at the same time were incredibly limited, so why not take advantage of such a rare occurrence? I’d given Ben Melanie’s number, and she’d arranged everything. There’d be food, drink, and karaoke in the Makai Lounge…and I pitied the staff who’d thought it would be awesome to work the event because I had a feeling they were about to discover that it would be akin to dealing with a roomful of kindergartners who’d binged on chocolate espresso beans. The walk to the Hokulea Suite was a short one, and Simon was waiting impatiently in the doorway and wearing one of the hotel’s white terrycloth robes.

“Nice of you to grace us with your presence, future Mrs. Hiddleston. For a minute I thought you’d gotten cold feet…oh. Oh my god. Oh.”

With that, I knew he’d noticed my companion. Everyone was aware that Anne was in the bridal party, but no one had actually met her as yet. Simon, despite interacting with famous folk on a regular basis, was completely and thoroughly star struck at the sight of his favorite author in the flesh. I glanced her way, finding her smirking gleefully as Simon proceeded to lose his shit, right hand on his chest, which was heaving with excitement.

“Anne…can I call you Anne? Or do you prefer Ms. Rice? Oh my god. I’m SUCH a fan…a life-long fan…of your work and here you are and lordy I think I may die…” He began fanning his face with the hand that had previously rested upon his chest, and Anne went right in for the kill, stepping forward and wrapping her arms around him, then kissing him on the cheek.

“Dearest Simon, Anne will do just fine. Maudie has told me so much about you, and goodness, I’m just the luckiest woman to have such devoted fans. Bless you for supporting my work.” He stood, blinking, as she continued. “Part of that ‘told me so much about you’ was how entertaining and hilarious you are. And petty. Let’s just say I’m very much looking forward to getting to know you myself.”

His mouth dropped open and a screechy cackle escaped him as he threw his arms around her, one finger pointing at me from behind her back. “You’ve been replaced. Anne is my new bestest friend ever.”  

I gave him a double thumbs-up. “Fucking A, man. You are EXHAUSTING.”

Faces began to appear behind him, first Trudy, then Emma, then Sarah…at which point I pushed past the new dynamic duo and entered the suite. It wasn’t huge, 24’ x 18’ or so, but it was a wide open space beyond the private bathroom and kitchen right inside the door, on the left and right respectively. It was ours for the duration of our stay and would serve as the dressing area the day of the ceremony. Two couches had been placed along the shared walls of the bathroom and kitchen, facing the rest of the room. The remainder of my bridal party leapt off of said couches and proceeded to embrace me all at once, and I’m certain the look on my face was one of sheer terror as they squealed with delight. I heard Simon’s voice as he drew closer.

“Ladies, ladies, what did we discuss earlier? The bride must be approached cautiosly, VERY cautiously. She’s anxiety ridden, easily overwhelmed and if her flight or fight kicks in we could all be in really deep shit. Back away now, and do it slowly. Don’t be distracted by the fact that Anne Rice is, like, RIGHT HERE.”

They turned away, releasing me, and I waited a beat for Simon to introduce everyone. He just stood there staring at her, enraptured, so I figured I’d best do it on my own.

“Anne, this is Trudy, Veronica, Emma and Sarah.” I wave-pointed in their direction. “You people, this is Anne. I’m going to use the restroom now. Chat away.”

The room had begun to buzz with the sounds of excited conversation as I closed the door behind me. I quickly did my business, then splashed cold water on my face, pausing to take a breath as I started at my reflection. The lighting didn’t do me any favors, and I groaned while attempting to figure out if I looked pale because of the dark circles, or if the circles looked dark because I was, in fact, pale. Veronica, who had been instrumental in the process of choosing every item of clothing worn by bridesmaids and groomsmen alike, had brought her favorite hair and makeup people along, for which I was now all kinds of glad. I leaned in closer, my nose almost touching the mirror.

“You look like you’ve been out on the town for two days straight, woman. Sleep. Look into it. Christ.”

Simon shouted unnecessarily loudly from outside the door. “MAUDE! STOP TALKING TO YOURSELF AND GET OUT HERE SO YOU CAN PUT ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESS IN THE HISTORY OF ALL WEDDING DRESSES BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE YOU IN IT!”

I opened the door just enough to stick my hand out and flipped him off. He snorted.

“Anne, she’s being rude. Make her stop.”

Sighing, I opened the door the rest of the way and stepped back into the entry area, pretending he didn’t exist as I walked back to the open space. Seven privacy screens had been set up along the edges of the room, and I had no clue which one was mine until Veronica poked her head out from around the one furthest away and waved at me.

“Honey, come on back. My dress is good to go, so you’re up.”

On a rack against the wall behind the screen, there it was. The Dress. After discovering that such a thing as a convertible day-to-night design existed, I’d scoured the internet for weeks in search of one that didn’t look like it belonged in a Disney movie. And then, on someone’s Pinterest board, there it was. The Dress. Next was the task of determining where the image had originated from, and two reverse searches later I’d located the Israeli designer. Made of crepe and satin, it was form fitting and thigh-length with a boat-neck front and deep open V to the waist in the back. The sides were crepe, and there was a satin strip with a subtle lace overlay that ran down the front. There were no sleeves, per se, only triangular pieces of fabric that mimicked epaulets and went over the shoulder and down the sides of the back in a sort of obtuse triangle. In the front, just above the chest area, were two inverted triangle cut-outs beneath the shoulder caps, creating a futuristic geometric silhouette – straight across at the collarbone, angling in, then back out again at the breast. That, though, was the ‘night’ bit of it. The day part consisted of a lightly-pleated crepe maxi-skirt that hung to the floor with a short train in the back and a slit all the way up to the pelvic area in the front. And, it had pockets. POCKETS. I knew it was perfect the moment I saw it, I knew it would make me feel amazing, and, right now, it made me burst into tears. I wiped them off my cheeks quickly, waving Veronica away as she moved to comfort me.

“Shit. Sorry.  I’m fine. It’s just…it’s so…beautiful. And you’re beautiful for doing all this for me, and I’m marrying such a beautiful man in such a beautiful place…”

She placed a hand on my shoulder. “And YOU are beautiful, and you’re going to be BEYOND beautiful on Wednesday. Now strip for me, sweetie. Off with it all.” I snorted as I slipped out of my shorts. “Oh, and you’ll be pleased to know that I managed to find someone able to add some support to the front for you so you can be braless minus the sag AND pasties.”

I pulled my Game of Thrones T-shirt over my head and dropped it onto the floor, then undid my bra and slipped out of my shorts. “Well that’s good news. That pastie glue sucks, and hard.”

She nodded as I removed my Birkis, holding the dress out for me to step into, then helped me slip my arms through the holes. “Did it for all of the bridesmaids, too. They’re removable if need be, too. Stay still while I zip you up.”

It was a tiny zipper at the back near my waist, the rest of the dress very form-fitting and essentially holding itself in place. The support lining was much like a bathing suit, and it helped immensely. When prompted, I lifted first one foot, then the other, trying not to breathe as Veronica wiggled the maxi-skirt into place around my waist. She stepped back, one hand moving upward, fingers open and partially covering her mouth.

“You look like a princess, Maude. Royal.”

Gazing down at myself, I snorted. “More like the Royal Princess. The cruise ship. It’s all so…white. And…vast. And WHITE. Can I get one of those awesomely loud horns to blast as I walk down the aisle?”

Frowning at me, she grasped my upper arms gently and turned me around to face the mirror. I stared at my reflection, realizing she was correct. My head snapped to the left, noting her concern as our eyes met.

“Veronica, I DO look like a princess. Absofuckingloutely I do. Princess LEIA. You know, that dress she wears at the end of A New Hope? During the medal ceremony? I mean, this is a different cut and it’s got some lace and whatever but…okay fine, it’s totally different, but she’s who came to mind when I saw myself and have I mentioned how much I loved The Force Awakens and Leia’s a GENERAL now and…yep, this needs to come of immediately because I’m going to cry again and shit…well not actually shit…”

Simon voice rang out from the other side of the screen. “For fuck’s sake, is she losing it again? No worries, me to the rescue…” He stepped into view, stunned into silence at the sight of me. Like everyone else in the bridal party except for Veronica, he’d only seen photos of my gown. A smile spread across his face, slowly, eyes shining with tears about to be shed. His voice was uncharacteristically soft, one hand lifted up to rest next to his face, his fingers splayed.

“Maude Gallagher, you’re so beautiful I can’t even look at you. It’s like staring at the sun.”  The smile morphed into an evil grin. “Tom is going to DIE. Or at least pass out. For real. Have the paramedics on standby.’

I bit my lip, sniffling in a very un-princess like manner. “This does not feel like a rescue, Simon. I guess I’ll have to rescue myself, just like LEIA.” The laugh-crying began then, leaving Veronica scrambling to wrap a disposable protective cape the make-up team typically used around me. At some point I noticed that Simon was wearing his suit…his light purple suit, just a few shades off from the official wedding purple. It was linen, the jacket sporting two white pearl buttons, three side pockets, a breast pocket with a white square perfectly folded in place, and pointed lapels. Underneath was an open-collared white dress shirt with dark purple buttons. There would be a purple bow tie the day of, but no socks to accompany his white leather shoes, which were dotted along the seams with ventilation holes. He smiled, and I wiped away my tears again, this time with the back of one hand.

“You look okay too, Simon. I guess.” His eyebrows rose, then he turned on his heel and sauntered toward his own changing area, calling back to me when he was halfway there.

“Not good, Maude. Fabulous. You meant FAB-U-LOUS.”

I called out in return. “I love you, dumbass.”

He snorted and flipped double birds at me behind his back, which for some reason restored my emotional equilibrium. Veronica helped me into my silver gladiator sandals…they were flats, incredibly simple and lightweight, with ties that wound up to nearly reach my knees. We’d all be wearing them, since they paired well with our dresses, and were also wicked comfortable. And, awesome for dancing. I panicked again for a moment, speeding through my mental checklist to determine if I’d remembered to send the song playlist to Sammy, relieved when I could actually recall doing so weeks prior. Veronica pinched and prodded and examined me from all angles, announcing afterward that no additional alterations would be needed. She’d travelled to London once the dresses had arrived from Israel and done the initial fitting, and her skills proved to be impressive as always…right on the money, right from the start. Once I was successfully disrobed and back into my shorts and T-shirt, I padded over to sit on one of the couches and put my Birkis back on. The others were done shortly thereafter, and I’d prepared myself in advance for what I thought might happen next. Simon plopped down next to me.

“Soooo, Miss Maude, since your betrothed is going to be out living it up tonight, we thought we’d ask if you wanted to do…you know…something. Dinner? Dessert? Dancing? All the ‘D’ things? Hmm???”

I smiled, shaking my head. “I very much appreciate the thought, and I’m going to be pissed off at myself at some point for passing up an opportunity for free food, but tonight…I’m just going to go back to my room and kinda…peace out. Put everything on pause. Reflect. Right after I finish writing the vows I should have finished months ago, that is. Or, you know, START writing them. So thank you, kind friends, but I fear I must beg off this time around.”

Simon leaned in to kiss my cheek. “It’s better to wait until the last minute. Your perspective of what you’re about to do is entirely different, fresher. And your feelings…stronger. I can’t wait to hear what your heart conjures up.” He snorted.  “But hey, no pressure!”

Hugs from everyone followed, and they headed off in search of a meal while I took the stairs up to room 203. The first item of business after entering was opening the balcony doors. We’d requested lounge chairs, and the promise of staring out at the water before it got dark was going to serve as my motivation for getting the vow thing out of the way. I sat at the desk, laptop open in front of me, blank Word document ready to go…and then it occurred to me that I couldn’t print anything without a hassle, that I’d need to memorize it all anyway, and that I actually needed TWO versions of vows. As I laughed manically at my current predicament, Simon’s words popped into my head – ‘what your heart conjures up’ – and I decided fuck preparing in advance, I was just going to wing it. It might wind up being messy, long, incoherent…but it would be REAL. Which seemed important, to me, in that moment. Some things are meant to be off script. Improvised. Imperfect. Like our lives.

I ordered in a pizza, tipped the delivery guy entirely too much, ate half of it, then settled into one of the loungers. As long as I kept the back upright I could see the ocean clearly, as well as a decent slice of the sand. Activity was minimal as it was still technically dinner time, and the sun would be going down within the hour. Other than an occasional distant shout or muffled conversation from those crossing the property near the ground floor patios below me, the sounds of the waves breaking and the birds singing were all I heard. As I breathed in the salt air, I could feel the corners of my mouth turning upward. As it grew darker, a sense of great peace washed over me. Worries faded, anxiety dissipated, and it was just…me, alone for the first time in a long while, able to view things with a logic and rationality that was often absent when my introverted self spent too much time with the humans sans a sufficient break.

Chuckling, I quoted the Dude to myself. “I can’t be worried about that shit. Life goes on, man.”

After the sun set fully, I used the bathroom, turned off all the lights in the room, then used the conveniently provided hotel matches to light the three cylindrical candles on the patio table. I’d left my phone in the room, but went back in to retrieve it just in case Tom decided to tipsy-text me. Or plain text me. I honestly didn’t know how he’d approach this time with his friends, but I was expecting him to at least have a few beers or a whiskey or two. Someone having to carry him back to the room at the end of the night was certainly within the realm of possibility.

Once the stars came out, I lowered the back of the lounge chair enough so I could gaze upon them without craning my neck, and the next thing I knew I was being carried into a well-lit space and lowered onto the bed by a gorgeous man. I reached upward, patting his cheek sleepily.

“Tommy. You’re not s’posed to carry me over thresholds until after we’re married, ya silly.”

He grinned as he sat down next to me. “Well, after four unsuccessful attempts to rouse you, this was really my only option.”

I sat up, groaning. “Seriously? Wow. That’s crazy. I guess I really took the whole ‘peace out’ thing to heart.” His head tilted in confusion. “Oh. Right. You weren’t at the fitting. They asked me to go out tonight, but I said I was going to come back here and peace out. Mission accomplished, I guess. Did you have fun? Oh my god, WHAT is on your SHIRT?”

He was wearing a white tee, with an old fashioned ‘wanted’ poster printed on the front…his smiling face as the mug shot, with jail cell bars over the top and the word ‘CAPTURED’ emblazoned across it all. Smirking, he turned his back to me, where there was a photo from Luke and Simon’s wedding of both of us making goofy faces for the camera, the text beneath it stating ‘Perfect Match Is Perfect’.

Snorting, I poked his chest. “Well, I was all set to be mildly offended but the back is adorable…”

His lips met mine, tongue seeking entrance. He tasted faintly of whiskey, but mainly of smoky, peppery pineapple. I laughed, causing him to pull away.

“Dare I ask what’s so amusing?”

“Pineapple pizza, huh?”

He smiled, touching a fingertip to my nose. “You’re truly missing out, you know. It’s delicious.”

“Oh, it may be…but it’s an ABOMINATION. Wrong. So very wrong.”

Licking his lips, he leaned forward so his left shoulder touched my right. “Thank you, for tonight. It was such a wonderful surprise, and I’m not sure we’ve ever all been together like this when we weren’t filming. We had a spectacular time, though I’m afraid even the guests on the top floor heard us…”

“You’re welcome. I figured it might be a once in a great while kinda thing, and Ben was so gracious when he asked that I couldn’t say no. I hated lying to you, though.”

His arms wound around me, and I reciprocated. He grinned. “I apologize unreservedly for causing you to have to do so. Perhaps an orgasm or two will somehow rectify the situation?”

My face scrunched up. “Mmm…how about six?”

He clucked his tongue at me. “Now, now. No need to be greedy.”

“It’s not greed. It’s ambition.”

“Well, that has merit. We’d best get at it, then.”

I pulled the hem of his shirt upward. “Agreed. Totally. Let’s get at it.”

Four hours, one very long shower, and barely any sleep later we were startled by the sound of someone pounding on our room door. I sat up, glancing at the clock on the night table…ten minutes after six. I turned back to Tom, who was already standing and pulling on the shorts he’d worn yesterday.

“What the actual fuck? That’s like, ridiculously loud for so early…” Tossing aside the covers, I got up and grabbed my black silk robe out of the armoire and slipped into it quickly. Tom, shirtless, beat me to the door, opening it cautiously. Standing in the hallway was Luke, his jaw set, eyes blazing, phone in hand. He pushed past Tom, then closed the door behind him.

“She did it. This morning. It’s everywhere. I wanted you to hear it from me first.” He held out his phone for Tom and me to see. He had the Daily Mail pulled up, the featured top story showing.

FIFTY SHADES OF SEXCAPADES – Claudia Heidrich, 25, former flame of Tom Hiddleston, 35, reveals just how he managed her nights by posting DOZENS of videos of the couple online, exposing his penchant for heavy drinking, swinging, threesomes, foursomes and moresomes, public sex and BDSM just as he’s set to wed fiancé Maude Gallagher, 38, TOMORROW.

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