#so many little things happened here like leo thinking he should throw a human child off the roof

[t-u-i-t-c]

[winryofresembool]

Things We Lost in the Fire, ch 29

aka Caleo uni au

Fic summary: Calypso starts studying at a new university, but to her annoyance her new flatmate is a loud mouthed mechanic who also likes to sneak his dog in whenever. But as she learns to know him better, she realizes they might have more in common than what she first thought. Eventually, even the darkest secrets come out…

Chapter summary: At Waystation, pt 2/?

A/N: I feel I should open up about my plans re: the Waystation chapters, just so you guys know what to expect. Originally this chapter was going to be a whole lot longer, but to make my job a little bit easier, I cut it in half. So, that's why a short chapter, but the good news is that I am already working on the next one's editing so it should be out some time next (the upcoming) week! Mostly just fluff in this and the next chapter but I am hoping to dig a bit deeper into especially Leo's background story soon enough. Don't expect any major drama yet though, we wanna see our ship happy together before that, don't we? ;)

Thanks again to everyone who has supported me, and BIG thanks to my lovely friend Cris for supporting me in many ways with this (and the upcoming) chapter!! I struggled with it quite a bit (as I had to rewrite a whole scene etc) but your ideas and cheering for me really helped!

Enjoy and don’t forget to leave a comment! :)

Words: 1,8k 

Genre: romance & hurt/comfort

Warnings: none

previous chapter / AO3

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It was the morning after Leo and Calypso’s arrival at Waystation, the Christmas Eve, and Leo woke up feeling weirdly light. Not because he particularly loved Christmas; he and everyone in the Waystation family considered themselves atheists so they didn’t care about the religious aspects of that holiday. Besides, Leo himself had some very bad memories from his previous Christmases before his time at Waystation. But since Georgina was still young, the family wanted to keep up with the traditions that children enjoyed; lots of food (especially chocolate), decorations and of course gifts.

This year the family had decided that the gifts would be self made. Leo felt excited when he imagined how Georgina would react to the present he had made for her. It was a photo album, full of pictures of Georgina doing various activities with her family, friends and Festus. To make the album even more personal, though, Leo had decorated the cover by painting some animals Georgie loved on it and adding some stickers as well. He had also added a funny caption below each photo, explaining what was happening in them in his own style. Festus would be getting his favorite dog treats and Jo and Emmie some spicy pastries Leo had learned to bake, along with a promise to fix whatever machine happened to break next in their household. When it came to Calypso’s present, Leo would still need to fine tune a bit before the next morning, but he was hoping she would like it… He had spent a lot of time making it whenever Calypso was at the university or work.

Imagining everyone’s reactions to their gifts wasn’t the only thing that made Leo feel unusually happy that morning. After the previous evening’s dinner he had checked his email and the platform where the professors shared the grades and to his relief he had passed every exam he had participated in (excluding the earlier failure at the lab class). The calculus and physics exams had gone well, but the biology for engineers had been a bit harder for him and the mandatory English class he had passed just barely. Either way, he was finished with the semester and the test results made him feel more optimistic about the future of his studies. Even though he still had moments of strong self doubt, he tried to imagine Calypso’s face when he’d tell her that he had managed to pass the lab classes. That never ceased to make him feel better.

The additional free time also lifted Leo’s spirits. When he thought about it, he hadn’t really had all too many moments just for himself that fall, being constantly busy with either university, fixing other people’s machines, or trying to deny his growing feelings towards his flatmate. In a way the distraction had been welcome because it had given Leo less time to dwell on the things he tried very hard to not think about. But now that he had a few days to stop and do whatever he wanted, he realized he had needed it. It felt good to be somewhere where he could let his inner child out again for a moment, with the people he cared about.

Somehow, he was even feeling more hopeful about the state of Calypso and his relationship. The fact that Calypso had agreed to join him at Waystation was already a good sign, and Leo was hoping that seeing how great people everyone at Waystation was would help her gain more trust in him and the other people around her. He wasn’t lying when he said he was not afraid of her father or anything else that might bother her. He had already seen too much to be scared of something like that.

That topic however started getting too much to the thing that Leo Absolutely Did Not want to think about, so he was relieved when he heard some sounds from the hallway. It sounded like little Georgina had also woken up and was now causing chaos everywhere she went because she was so excited about all things Christmas.

“Georgie, could you be a bit quieter? It’s still way too early to be that loud. I swear, if we were at our flat, we could hear you all the way there,” Leo groaned as he peeked into the hallway to chastise his little sister. “If you don’t care about me, I bet Calypso wouldn’t appreciate it eith… Hey!”

Leo couldn’t finish his sentence because he was interrupted by a pillow in his face.

“What was that for?” Leo asked once the pillow had fallen on the floor. The little girl just laughed and picked the pillow up again.

“Brother, are you saying that you had already forgotten that pillow fight is our annual Christmas Eve tradition?”

Leo’s eyes widened when he realized that she was indeed right. He had been so engrossed in his own thoughts that he had momentarily forgotten that this was what they used to do every Christmas. Instead of admitting that he had forgotten it aloud, though, he quickly bounced back, getting his own own pillow from his bed.

“Nah, I was only bluffing you!” he exclaimed before throwing the pillow at her.

“Big mistake!” Georgie yelled. “Because now I have two pillows!”

She started chasing Leo around the hallway and soon the entire floor was in chaos when Festus joined the group, also wanting to participate in ‘catch the pillow’ and ending up ripping one of them, spreading the fillings everywhere in the room. Finally, the noise woke up Calypso as well. She came out of her room and frowned at the sight.

“What in Zeus’ name is happening here?”

“Who is Zeus?” Georgina wanted to know.

“Just our annual mandatory pillow fight.” Leo ignored Georgina’s question, grinning from under the one pillow that still remained undamaged. Georgina had to let Leo free, though, because Festus looked like he wanted to show that pillow as well who the boss was.

Calypso’s frown melted into a soft smile as the information sunk in.

“Your annual mandatory pillow fight? But who does all the cleaning afterwards?”

She approached Leo, taking a feather from his shoulder. Even though she barely touched him, he found himself flinching at the touch. Not because it wasn’t welcome - quite the opposite. The gentle swipe on the shoulder made him want to throw all the rules out of the window and do something he’d regret. But suddenly Leo was reminded that he was still wearing only his underwear and he was having a very difficult time trying to stay nonchalant when he replied:

“Sunshine, we won’t worry about that until the fight is over.” He wagged his finger.

“Oh, I see.” Leo swore he had never seen Calypso prettier than when a mischievous smile spread on her face. “Does that mean the loser has to clean the mess?”

“What makes you think… Hey, watch it, Georgie!” Leo yelped quickly. The girl had lowered the pillow to Festus’ face level and the dog had seen his opportunity when he had noticed that Georgina was too distracted by the conversation to be keeping the pillow out of his range. He snatched the pillow into his teeth and started running away before the others had a chance to stop him from ripping it.

“Festus, be a good boy,” Leo demanded but the dog wasn’t listening. “That’s my favorite pillow; I’d rather you tear one of your own teddy bears apart.”

Leo went to get one of Festus’ toys from the toy box and tried to trade with the dog, but still no success. Apparently the sight of Leo crouching in front of Festus holding the toy while the dog was chewing the pillow, ready to run whenever Leo got too close was too funny for Calypso who along with Georgina started laughing at him.

“Really, Sunshine? How about you come here if you have a better strategy,” he muttered, slightly embarrassed.

“Okay,” Calypso accepted the challenge. She did otherwise the same thing as Leo but used a slightly gentler approach.

“Festus, I know that pillow is nice to chew on, especially because the smell reminds you of your favorite human, but we’d be very happy if you did not spread the feathers everywhere. You like this penguin, don’t you?” She showed him a toy she had picked. “Wouldn’t you like to try this instead?”

Leo’s mouth nearly dropped when the dog gave up on his ‘toy’ without even growling at Calypso, smugly taking the plushie into his mouth instead.

“I see how it is,” he said. “Just listening to the ladies, are you? Well, can’t blame you for that, amigo. These two are the bosses here.” He petted Festus briefly before turning around, realizing too late that it was too quiet in the room.

“What in the…”

The girls had disappeared from his view, but as he started looking for them from the possible hiding places, the pillow flew in his face again.

“So funny, you guys!” he growled.

“Sorry, Leo! I just couldn’t resist!” Calypso appeared from behind the sofa, still chuckling at his expression. “Georgina made me.”

“Thinking you can win the Unbeatable Pillow Master? I don’t think so,” Leo declared and started chasing the girls. Soon the trio (and Festus) were a laughing and panting pile on the floor after an intense battle, Leo’s favorite pillow torn now, but he couldn’t have minded less. As they laid there, Calypso’s shoulder was resting against his and she was not putting any effort into moving it away.

“Still unbeatable?” She sounded pretty amused despite being out of breath.

“It was two against one!” Leo exclaimed. “Besides, you have to clean too because you’re a rookie. It’s a new rule.”

“A rule you just came up with.”

“Maybe, but you don’t wanna see what Jo and Emmie would say if they saw this mess. They may be nice people but if there’s something they hate… it’s pillow fillings all over the floor and furniture.”

“Alright… I believe you.”

Georgina took Festus outside while Leo and Calypso started cleaning the hallway, working together effortlessly as they had many times before at their flat. They kept casting shy glances at each other from time to time, and eventually Leo asked:

“Did you have fun? I mean, with the pillow fight?”

“Hated it.” Calypso stuck his tongue out at him, but then added pretty quickly: “The truth is, I don’t think I’ve done anything like this before… Not even when my sister was around. So it’s nice. Different.”

“That’s… that’s good then.” Leo nodded, then continued in more of his usual style: “Valdez & Co, always ready to give people new experiences!”

“Uhhuh, please don’t make that your new slogan,” Calypso snorted. “I did have fun, though.”

The light feeling from earlier that morning returned to Leo. “And you still have plenty of Waystation secrets to unlock so I predict it’s gonna be even more fun!”

[selfcareparker]

(lovely anon) i'm so happy to finally be answering this oh my goodness hi gorgeous human being i feel that it has been too long 🥲 SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE WRITTEN ONE OF THESE HOW HAVE YOU BEEN

to answer the things you have said most recently- i'm so mad that spring break is over bc now i have to go back to life??? like dancing and school and shit that feels so unnessacry 😭 and like i can't just do nothing anymore? i was so used to it and now...... ugh. i STILL haven't played sims (i think it's because ✨depression✨ be hitting sometimes) lol but MWAHAH IM SO HAPPY FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR!AU AND THAT THEY HAD LITTLE BABY LEO!! i feel the name thing.. i just come up with something that sounds nice? i think leo is a nice name, it makes me think about lea michele and the fact that her son's name is Ever Leo but anyway. i don't name my sims after what i want to name my children irl either... idk why though. (i don't know why i'm telling you this but for boy names i love Liam🥰 and if i had twin boys i think i would do Liam and Peter though i am not married to the name Peter.... anywho)

LMAOOO the therpaist coming made me laugh thank you :)) i hope it's helpful? this may be tmi but i've only really had negative thoughts recently and not many healthy outlets so i'm hoping crossing one thing off this sad list will make me feel better :') i think during spring break my anxiety and my depression really spiked? idk, it comes in episodes but yeah THIS GOT REALLY SAD

i think a lot of things when i read your posts but i never say them hahaha so imma say it now: i googled what bon appetit meant ( i also just had to google how to spell it ) but ur right, i feel like bone apple tea makes more sense than bone apple teeth.. the "th" is throwing me off bc how i say it bone appa (like app-a) teet (like you're saying tit but teet lol) so bone apple tea makes more sense to me lol

i never know really know the time difference for anything lmao but est to germany (that's not gmt is it?) is like 6 hours wOAH so it's like 9pm while it’s 3pm here? wowee

i feel mega weird after watching this show called hollywood (darren criss is in it, so is laura harrier and a bunch of other people) but i don't like it💀 i feel really icky rn and idk why but reading your last response to my ask (?) always makes me feel better :')

i am doing what you said btw, i'm typing this on my computer first then gonna transfer it to my phone's tumblr lol but when you said a digital detox, it's interesting cuz i feel like i've been having one since tom's new project was announced? gOD i don't wanna get into it bc i get so triggered but i've been off of instagram since then bc instagram stans literally stand by tom through whatever even when something ain't right- i’m just gonna leave it there bc i’ll continue the rant, but yeah so i took a break lol

also heard abt your driving lesson thing (?) was it that bad? i can't find the old post but someone asked if you hooked up with your lesson person and i was sOOO CONFUSED LMAOO LIKE OK ARIA GET SOME BUT UHH HUH?

now to address the actual response HAHA the way you touch my heart :') by :') bringing :') up :') halle :') being ariel :') (i honest to God don't remember if i brought this up first, forgive me if i did, it's been a minute lmao) i'm always talking about it and i'm pretty sure my family is so tired of me talking about it lmao, but YEAH when i found out they weren't twins i was so surprised but idk why i always thought they were twins? but YOU ARE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE WITH THE DISNEY TALK- everyone is always like "tiana is my favorite princess" and yea she's strong and stuff but...... she was a frog. for almost the whole time. it's about time we got another one!! i do agree with some people on the fact that disney should just make another black princess but halle is adorable and i was ariel on stage so it's already really special to me :')

yeah lol there are good times with my brothers but they make me mad for a good portion of the time (there's the 12yo vincent and the 7yo daniel but vincent??? psshhh he is a piece of work and i'm not sure how much longer i can put up with him HAJAH AND YES VINCENT IS THE ONE WHO WAS 👁👄👁WHEN I CRIED AND THE ONE WHO DOESN'T LISTEN TO MUSIC- writing this now makes it sound like vincent is awful. which he isn't... we're working on him ig. not to add to the awfulness but no, he listens to obnoxious loud VIDEO GAME MUSIC and won't stop when we ask him to stop... he gets beat up a lot) anyway i imagine being an only child is really calming.. like you have time to yourself and its just you and your parents 😌

yeah let me know if you end up watching it (wandavision)! i think it's great but if you like it lmk!! tfatws is sooo good like PHEW i am honestly loving it. sidenote: j*hn w*lker makes me wanna jump through the screen and choke him to the ground. i was thinking right, and the falcon and the winter soldier (THATS SO MUCH EASIER FAJHKDAH) would techinally be like a 10 hour movie right? because every episode is an hour long and there'll be 10 episodes? like wow. i get what you mean though, abt the racism in the show etc, like looking forward to it but not like..... no i get what you mean i will not try and give another example lol but you make me wanna learn more languages like really badly (bc of what you said about the german to american translation) & if you end up watching hamilton PLEASE LMK ABT THAT TOO HAHAHA i love it so much, same thing with lion king lmaoo

speaking of germany, i was at lunch on saturday with my mom and her friend and we were talking about my schooling and like-- she planted this idea in my head lol like what if i just got my GED and went around the world (to england probably) to get a theatre experience??? and i think it sounds so cool but no where near practical lol, it's just..... the dream haha and i would then try and learn a language 😉

uh yes we absolutely should order basically a resturant meal at a cinema, how about burgers, chips (fries), and a large drink? any time next week works for me, should i pick you up?

also about cherry (which i still haven't watched yet lol) i got the timestamps from tumblr😌 i couldn't find them anywhere else, but i agree, i probably wouldn't even look twice at cherry if tom wasn't in it? like i liked tdatt a lot, but it's not a movie i would be itching to see ya know?

HAHAHAHA THE 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION- i think i have around 1030 hours on sims? but i've had it since 2019 lmao (reading the screenshots, yes u are 100% a genuis, i take screenshots too but on anon you can't upload them so i just read them and retype what i wrote lmao) i think the university experience in the game is fun, but time consuming and it's all work imo. idk why i do it so often tho 😭😭😭

and agreed!! when you're making good money in the game you have to find other ways to make it interesting. my cousins who play it just continously do "motherlode" and i'm like.... then what do you do in your game?? it just sounds boring to me... my current sims household, i had a famous comedian sim, her name was dylan, aND SORRY IM LAUGHING SO HARD WHILE WRITING THIS BC ITS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE UNI THING UNLESS IM JUST DUMB, she went to college for communications when i wanted her to be a comedian and when she graduated i realized that degree did nothing for the career 🥲 so yeah, i think i'm just dumb. but she had a kid in college, guy didn't stick around and she was pretty broke HA but then she got married to this (great) guy named steve, made good bank, had 5 more kids (two sets of twins and one more lol) but then she passed. uhm... yeah that's still an open wound . lol i'm kidding, but when you get rich like that, you have to find a way to make the game interesting and i chose a million kids.

(this was one giant paragraph until i broke it up uhh yeah) i seriously don't pay attention to the sims prices and just end up spending way too much money and not being able to finish the rest of the house😭 but then again, i'm so used to having sims live in apartments... if i end up building a house FIRST OF ALL it'll look like what you explained before lmao but i'll tell you if i actually end up building a house HAHA & planning out your sims game is so fun to me lol, did enisa and michael take in his daughter yet? i may be thinking too far ahead lol and i love that they fucked woohooed (i say woo woo lol) in celebration HAHA but when i was playing with this one couple i had them woo woo every night hoping the dude would have horrible pull out game and they would concieve, but one night they were too tired and i was like why? get back in there man. if i was in college and lived with my partner we would be fucking every night homie. be grateful. i have been talking a lot about sims, and like you said: enough 💀 i just love this game a lot 😭😭

SORRY LAST THING i think the sims romantic and sexual stuff is so nice bc its what i want?? LMAO IDK like the whole hot tub thing you're talking about- puh lease ITS JUST NICE TO SEE OKAY

i'm reading the german section over again and i said aloud "my german friend is so cool" lol (i was saying that to my brothers & i know they don't care LMAO) (& i'm glad the uni zoom call went well!!) so on a form, in german, it could possibily say Einführungsveranstaltungsteilnehmer because you would be a participant to an introductory event? i swear german sounds so cool 😌 but i love reading your german lessons!! it's really interesting, most of the time my brain can't comprehend it tho?? like that word makes sense to you, but i need a translation. like to be able to look at that and know what it says.... its just appealing and seems so cool lol i kinda wanna write something out in german but i feel that google translate will fail me. während googeln "google übersetzen" mein Computer war so verdammt langsam und es fühlte sich einfach wie etwas Gutes auf Deutsch zu sagen. ich bin nicht sicher, welches Wort ist "fucking", aber ich mag es lmao (did it fail me like i thought it would??)

LMAOOO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP JUSTIN BC WHILE AT THE RESTURANT THEY PLAYED A JUSTIN SONG AND I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF YOU AND THIS STORY😭 lol i was thinking it's depending on your age but not even that either... i really don't know.... but tom's fans are hollanders💀 i would consider myself one? he's the only person i'm really into like that (like a lot lol) so idk lmao (directioners 💔💔the pain is real)

LMAOOO (both of these paragraphs started off with “lmaooo” smh) "i like my men when they look like they are on the brink of death" PLEASE, i don't like pete's blonde hair... i just don't. i'm not sure if i wasn't watching the most recent snls but yea. my mom thinks he looks like trash, but i think he's okay? like he said staten island people just look like trash LMAO and I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN KING OF STATEN ISLAND GIRL I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THAT!! now i'm gonna make plans to watch it lmao, & yes agreed i find pete hot, don't ask why i really couldn't explain it to someone he's just .

my favorite songs from rex are from pony oh my goodness 🥺 anywho i'm gonna go eat cereal (i ended up eating bun and cheese instead) and listen to the Stormzy songs you recommended... aria. aria aria aria. i would like to thank you for introducing me to stormzy i- i don't have any words or any emojis to express HOW GOOD STORMZY IS. i hope he's popular in germany/the uk because i haven't heard of him but GURLLLL

one second - delicious i love it. it's really good. it’s not my favorite from the album, but its great.

superheroes - at first i played the non-explicit one (on accident) and wondered why the words weren't playing but i was reading them in the lyrics??? THIS ONE THOUGH??? IS THE BEST SONG I THINK I'VE EVER HEARD. i am so SO SO into black people empowering songs (like brown skin girl by beyonce) and this song???? PHEW I CRYYYYY ITS SO GOOD.... i was gonna quote some lyrics BUT THERS TOO MANY I LOVE, "i am young, black, beautiful, and brave" "black queen, you're immaculate, it's coming at the world, they ain't ready for your magic yet, and that was never your fault" THAT WAS NEVER YOUR FAULT- I ALMOST CRIED THIS SONG IS SO BEAUTIFUL (i played it twice lol)

lessons is another beautiful one, like its slow and it feels intimate and nurturing and just OO chefs kiss, beautiful . like you can feel the apology and the regret... it’s so good

own it - OWN IT OWN IT OWN IT IS AMAZING!! swear you would catch me dancing to this song, this song is so fucking good i cannot comprehend like this one might be my favorite for real... "it's the way you wind up your waist, i'm so in awe, you never have to worry abt nothing, you know its yours, you know you own it" 🥲 i played it two or three times honestly

rachael's little brother - YES I DID LISTEN TO IT LMAO AND YES I LIKE IT, its a very complex song and it's very layered in terms of emotions i think and i really like that about it. i probably won't listen to it that often, but its really good. i would recommend this song to my "older brother" bc he would just absolutely love this

shut up - i was taking this song seriously (also very good) until i heard him say shu-T up LMAO, this one is good, i probably wouldn't listen to it 24/7 like rachael's little brother but honestly its still fire

before listening to blinded by your grace and vossi bop, i know you brought up the religion bit, i definitely don't mind that, especially because i'm Christian lol and i actually liked that he brought up God in some of his songs like idk i just like it🥰🥰

(i then went to bed after that lol but first thing in the morning i listened to superheroes and... that song is probably my favorite tbh, i was gonna write MORE quotes that i loved from it but, yeah no there's too many. if you want i'll tell you lmao but this is already so long i would just be quoting the whole friggin song)

VOSSI BOP IS A BOP (lol) I CANT EVEN LIE, i love a song that hypes up a dude's girl so the line- i love that my phone decided to fail to load the lyrics, lemme google it, okay the lyric "looking at my girl like what a goddess" i was like AYEEE its honestly just really good. and no one in america says "sauce" like "i've got the sauce" but now i do (thanks to love island and Nas from last season) and now stormzy so (also im gonna watch the music video for superheroes bc it looks great so 😛)

(because this is already so long i feel like i shouldn't finish the rest but . no i'm gonna do it)

now for blinded by your grace pt2 idk why i’m nervous lmaoo PAUSE I'M NOT EVEN DONE WITH THE SONG GIRL THIS SONG IS *chefs kiss* no words, speechless PHEW y'all gon make me start jumping around. why did i not know about stormzy before, he is amazing i- ok yeah i finished the song, all i have to say is that Stormzy is immaclucate. period. i am literally sending his music to all my friends he is..... amazing

you want my song recommendations 🥺🥺 hmm uh okay lol i listen to a lot of old music, whitney houston, marvin gaye, queen, celine dion, i love "more than words" by extreme uhmm okay, but for actual music i listen to on the daily? (this is a lot of different music like.... they do not go together lmao so be prepared) a song about being sad by rex orange county, betty by taylor swift and lover by taylor swift and... most of that album lol, treasure by bruno mars lmao, OOOO and versace on the floor by bruno as well, lazybaby by dove cameron, creep by tlc has been on repeat lol, deja vu by olivia rodrigo (i saw what you said about drivers license and AGREED LMAO but i like deja vu a lot more haha) and two albums that i listen to in general, rare by selena gomez and ungodly hour by chloe x halle 🥰 you don't have to listen to all of them or any of them lol but that's a sense of what i'm into :) so basically everything haha, i'm into literally every single kind of music really so i wasn't too surprised that i enjoyed stormzy :’)

HAHASBSJHAHA your h20 story cracked me up,, like "wow these actors are so dedicated, learning german just for us" 😭 the beauty of overdubbing

once again, math and maths, in my mind maths makes sense because its mathmatics, but saying maths doesn't feel right to me lol, like if i said maths i feel like everyone would look at me like ??? and yea i was taught it as math so its just more natural for me. but yes math/maths is disgusting, easily one of my least favorite subjects so .

mkay. i- the first time i read this i could not contain my laughter when you said the only pollen you know is sex pollen LMAOKOOSHBABJFAJF STOPPP I'M EVEN LAUGHING WRITING THIS,, anyway. wow! that's interesting, my dad (<<< mostly anything else) gets migraines from the sun and the heat and stuff, yesterday (sunday, i was outside for like hours watching my brothers play football, the american kind lol) i was in the sun for like ever and i got a headache😔

summer clothes🥲 i need to go shopping fr fr. for my birthday my mom and dad got me a giftcard like dedicated to a shopping spree and we've yet to go so..... i should bring it up to my mom lol, but!! i went bra shopping (ended up returning literally all of them cuz they honestly didn't work for day to day work? its a long story) and if i could i would walk around in this new "summer bra" i got, i would. it's so fricking cute and its really light fabric (which isn't perfect for my nipples but still) so i don't get hot in it, but that bra and some shorts would be perfect. its the closest thing to being naked so

IS THE BIRD STILL BOTHERING U ARIA, TELL ME NOW ISTG, i laughed really hard that the bird isn't stupid and is really trying to torture you LMAOO like i was rolling, it wants you to suffer, badly

when you said "mensus" it was still close to mens!!! latin speaking queen 😌😌

okay STORYTIME i was reading back your response and started (fake) crying bc i love you lol and my youngest brother (daniel) gon say "oh man, catherine's crying about something we don't care about, again" I--- i swear when i tell you about them they sound awful, but they aren't that bad, just the stuff i say about them is sounds really mean LMAO

but the thing you said about being kind, same, what i always say is: don't be the person that makes people say "i hate people" ya know? like there's no reason to be a jerk or anything.... but its true 🥺🥺🥺🥺 you are really kind and every time i talk to you i would like to personally fly to germany and give you a hug 💖💕💞💗💓💝💖💘

& i'm gonna show my stretch marks some love bc of you 🥺😭 i really hate how men have basically everyone conditioned that you can't love your own body </3 fuck them, y'all beautiful :')

also thanks for what you said :')) you literally are the kindest, sweetest person i think i've ever spoken to and i love you 🥰🥺🥲💓💗

READING YOUR TAGS HAHAHHAHA the spelling errors makes everything so much funnier. once again, i like your german lessons & yea!! i'm gonna play sims after writing this hahah

#catherine's tags are back #i don't think i've told you my name before?? #anyway it's catherine🥰🥰🥰 #i'm typing this on my computer (without emojis) and if i didn't edit this you would be reading shit shite like #heartface and pout and cry LMAO #yeah abt the tattoos #some stuff with my parents i'm like deal with it??? lol #my mom tells me "if there's something you enjoy or you like but i don't have the same opinion on it... why would my (my mom's) opinion matter? #and i love that #like i'm not gonna go and do whatever i want #but if my mom doesn't like that i swear (which isn't true just an example) #its like okay.... #but whatever #and your tattoo ideas sound really cute!! #and yeah @ your parents, i mean you aren't getting something wild #and the tattoo album>>> #i'm gonna look up ariana's butterfly tattoos just so i know what you mean lol #but i'm guessing you don't want something so incredibily simple, but not super like over the top? #correct me if i'm wrong lol #LMAO the tags were in order don't worry ! #and yeah lol ily2 <33 #and once again, again, sorry for this post JSHJS ITS A MESS AND LONG AS HELL #and you don't need to go in order of my post its literally longer than your german compound words #u're fine #also !!! while writing this the birds were chirping outside and i was like 😳 #and one of your fics (i’ve read all of them, i don’t remember lol) that valentine’s day one where y/n had lingerie on (the pancake one lol) #inspired me to buy lingerie #like when i look back on me “growing up” #that fic & basically you lol really helped with that #that made no sense and i don’t know how to make it make sense... but... yeah. like ily

hiiiiiiiiiii <3333

Dear catherine, 😌

(you have said your name before, but it wasn‘t like an introduction or anything i think you were talking about .... was it possibly the incident at the cinema??? And you said something like ‘calm down catherine‘ like you were telling yourself to calm down idkd dkdkkdkd anyway i didn‘t mention it cause i wasn‘t sure if it was an accident or not dkdjd but now i know 😌❤️ Catherine is such a cute and lovely name btw omg and so are your brothers‘s names 🥰

Sorry that I‘m answering this so late, it‘s been an emotional rollercoaster for me since last week but i‘ll get to that in a second lol

Sksklssk girl i haven‘t played sims in like 2 weeks now ekejdkdlldld ok that‘s not that long at all actually but i keep wanting to play but then i end up not playing for whatever reason, so no news about my sims game 😔 but i love the names Liam and Peter and for twins!!! That sounds really nice actually

okay i‘m trying to answer your ask in chronological answer even though i wanted to wait for the depressing stuff and write it at the end or something OKAY so. i thought that i‘d feel so good when i start uni and that i‘ll like... have a purpose in life again and just be happy (cause in the last year i didn‘t do much and i was depressed like half of the time lol).... anyway i kind of feel even worse now? 😭 i think it‘s because in my brain it‘s like: university!!! that means your life will change and it‘ll all be so exciting. and don‘t get me wrong it is exciting butttt..... idk the online thing is so weird cause you‘re not meeting any new people (i‘m introverted anyway but still lol) and it doesn‘t feel like you‘re listening to/talking to actual people cause it feels the same as just watching a video?

also i thought i‘d be busy again but i only have one lecture (90mins) a day and theres one day where i dont have any lectures at all and just one day where i have 3 hours but.... idk i mean i shouldn‘t complain about having so much free time but i just don‘t know what to do all day and in a pandemic there really is nothing to do but i also can‘t relax bc it‘s like during the week and i know i have uni the next day and .... yeah.

There‘s also this one assignment i had to do that took me AT LEAST SIX HOURS AND IM NOT EVEN EXAGGERATING????? so that was the only thing i‘ve been doing besides “going to“ lectures. for this one course we have to read two (really really long) texts (like it literally took me 3 hours to read them) and we‘re supposed to post it on this website that all the professors in our uni use. So after 5 days of anxiety (✌🏼) i posted mine this morning bc last night i realised that i didn‘t even know why i was having anxiety so i just posted mine today. The deadline is tomorrow at 12 and no one except me has posted theirs yet........ so i have anxiety again 🥰 cause idk if i‘m the only one who did it or if i even did it correctly

Edit while i‘m rereading this: my anxiety about uni is a lot better and i‘m not as d*pressed anymore maybe it was just hormones? idk but i‘m better so that‘s good

(I started writing this like 5 hours ago and then i randomly completely forgot lol)

I‘m in a better mood now though so let‘s move on from that (oh wait also, i think i‘m gonna see if i can find a psychiatrist bc with my anxiety symptoms (long story) i need to go to a psychiatrist, and so far i‘ve only gone to like psycholgists and it didn‘t help but i think that‘s just bc i was meant to go to a psychiatrist and not a psychologist so dldjdjsj

n e ways but yes you‘re not alone, ily, things will get better and yes i love you (i‘m not good at this type of thing🥲 but i‘d hug you right now if i could <3)

Yess i think the time difference between est and me is 6hours but gmt is uk time i believe? i think mine is called.... cet? For central european time? I could be completely wrong though lmao

Oof i completely forgot about hollywood, i remember when laura kept posting about it on instagram but i never actually watched it and i definitely won‘t now lmaodkdksjsn

Okay my driving lesson LEBDJDKDK I DID NOT HOOK UP WITH ANYONE AKSJSKSMMLM especially not my 40 or 50 year old driving instructor lol i like her but NOT LIKE THAT, the lesson was really really really good actually and i think i‘ll have my driving test soon, but i don‘t even remember why the anon would have thought that??? Oh wait now i remember okay KEKSKDLDL so during the lesson my instructor was like do you mind if i turn on some music? AND THIS WOMAN TURNED ON ONE DIRECTION I LOVE HER so i made a post about it and i said something about the song up all night and i guess i phrased it in a .... idk in a dumb way 💀 so the anon made a joke that i stayed up with my driving instructor all night and NO. No.

Wait did i read that right? YOU WERE ARIEL ON STAGE? SIALDBDJDKSLMSBDKDMDMDKDJSLSMDJFJJEDMBFEKLEFBJDLDVSIDLESKSKWKDKDJDOWNYUEKWNDUWLNSUFLWVSUDLEHDOENSIDBEISBEHENJELBSIEMWUDNRIW KB WOBE JO ON SBEUU HIII S HWS LV W ICH US KB okay this keyboard smash is getting out of hand but uh please do elaborate on that 💘😌???? Like you can‘t just drop that information and not say more??? I forgot if you‘re in like your school‘s drama group (is that a thing? lol idk anything about acting) or in an independent group? Either way - ARIEL that is so fucking cool

Your brothers loooooool, no i get it though obviously you love them and stuff but esp at their age children are so annoying so good luck with them 😭😭😭lmao

Yeah “anyway i imagine being an only child is really calming.. like you have time to yourself and its just you and your parents 😌“ yeah just me and my parents who constantly fight 🥰 lmao no i like being an only child, like i cannot imagine having siblings but i feel like if i had siblings i would be saying that i can‘t imagine being an only child so? but i do think it‘s quite different like i‘m trying to imagine having siblings and WHAT that‘s just so different omg i‘ve never really thought about it like properly ???

I saw a tik tok the other day that was like “sometimes i forget that my siblings have a life of their own. like i see them as side characters in my life“ and even though i can‘t relate obviously i felt that. lol, like i can really imagine how it feels idk what i‘m talking about like shut the fuck up, daria

(also my actual name is daria not aria but i dont like it, and also i wanted to be more anonymous on tumblr so now i‘m aria lmao. pls don‘t mention it though cause no one knows except for you and mel (peterbenjiparker) dkdkdkdnkdnd. but i‘m starting to identify with the name cause everyone keeps calling me that looool😭😭😭 (but i like the name, more than daria anyway? well it also depends on the accent, cause the way germans say daria is okay. the was Americans say it is also okay, but some of my family in England are from the north of england and i don‘t like how they say my name 💀 no offence to them(?) but yeah pls don‘t mention the name in your ask cause the chance of people seeing it is higher then (or if you want to say something about it just send a separate ask and i just won‘t post it (IDK what you‘d want to say about my name but yeah just in case slsldlldmsndnsns)

I‘m loving falcon and winter soldier so much but when i was watching an episode the week before last week (?) my laptop broke😭😭😭😭 during the scene where the dora milaje came at the end my laptop just shut down? And it had these lines all over the screen and i had to bring it to the shop where i bought it and they said it‘ll take 6-8 weeks to repair 💔💔💔 but at least it‘ll be for free, cause if i brought it back to apple it would cost like 400€ (i think that‘s nearly 500$) so yeah. but it sucks cause now i‘m “going to uni“ on a really old rusty laptop and on my phone which kinda sucks. oh yeah and also i can‘t watch anything on there 😭 i definitely want to watch wandavision but it‘ll have to wait🤧

Yessss you should def get your GED! I googled and I‘m still not entirely sure what it is dldks but from how you described it- YES!!!!!!

Idk if you know this? Like no idea if I‘ve told you this already (hmmm wait i feel like we talked about it actually?) anyway i was originally gonna go study in England, but for loads of reasons I ended up staying in Germany and I‘m def happy with my decision, but I definitely want to go to England sometime even if it‘s just for six months or maybe for my masters or something? And (obviously everyone is different) but i think everyone should go abroad and live in a different country once in their life, no matter if it‘s for school or what, and even if it‘s just for a few weeks. But i think that‘s something that you‘d never ever forget! And combining that with your acting/theatre??? You really would be living the dream 💘💘😌

how about burgers, chips (fries), and a large drink? any time next week works for me, should i pick you up?— sounds good see you soon 🥰🥰🥰

i used to be one of the people who‘d just do motherlode motherlode motherlode and just... what did i do? Why did i do that??? But not anymore lol. Like I said i haven‘t played sims in a few weeks but i‘ve been watching a few legacy challenge let‘s plays and usually i play with the aging off. So my sims just don‘t age 💀 but i could (should) turn aging on so that it stays exciting and i have limited time and everything. and once i get bored with my current sims i can just make them have kids and continue playing as their children when they get older- like recently i remembered that i haven‘t played the acting career in ages? and i haven‘t had a shop in ages? and i think you can even become a vet right??? like those are definitely some things i want to do in the next weeks!!! Also yes sksksjs i have a few hundred hours on sims as well (if not thousands 😭) it was just that one household that i‘d been playing with for 24hrs

AND GIRL SSKSKJD THE UNIVERSITY THING HAPPENED TO ME TOO, it was a while ago so i don‘t remember what degree and what job it was about but i made my sim study something for aaaaaages so she‘d get a better job from the beginning (you know what i mean like get in at a higher level)...... and i apparently studied the wrong thing cause i didn‘t get any benefits from studying and still had to start at level 1 and shit 🥴🥲

Oh also (this was like 2 weeks ago) Enisa and Michael did take in Michael‘s daughter and i think Enisa currently even has a higher/better relationship with the daughter than Michael but um💀💀💀 also i was hoping (since michael and enisa married (in their back yard i think lol) that the daughter (i forget what her name is😭) would have enisa as her step mom? Like you know how you can see the relationship and it says daughter or son or sister.. and i was hoping that it would say step mom but it doesn‘t say anything 🥲 but in my mind (and if the sims had proper family relations) she is her step mom😌 also Leo is a teenager now???? I mean I aged him up lol dkdk he was being too annoying as a toddler but i don‘t like children so i aged him up twice in one day and now he‘s a teen, but that means he can look after his half sister when she becomes a toddler which is good (the game recognises them as siblings tho even if they‘re just half siblings? why can‘t they have step family members in the sims🥲) okay i‘ve annoyed you enough with sims ✋🏼

I‘ve been a bit sick these past few days and now i‘m getting a headache so i have to finish this response tomorrow 😭😭😭 </3

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It‘s not tomorrow, it‘s 3 hours later but i‘m better lol

oooff when sims are ungrateful and won‘t woo woo (lol i like that) cause they‘re too tired like?? Be grateful that you‘re not living with your parents anymore 🙄 no okay dkdkdkdl idk if you play with mods (i don‘t) but i know there is a mod (or it‘s part of a mod idk maybe wicked whims?) where you can adjust the percentage of how risky a normal woo woo is, like you still click woo woo (3dksksks okay i‘ll say woohoo again— wait is that what’s it called? 😭) but there‘s like a 25% chance that your sim can still get pregnant just like in real life there‘s always a chance of getting pregnant even if you‘re using protection (just not 25% lmao) but yeah i personally don‘t play with mods sksk and you can always just click try for baby but it would be cool if you could add stuff like risky woohoo to the game without mods (i have no idea how to download mods and i play sims on a really really old laptop and sims is literally tje only thing that works on it anyway so—) i repeat my words from earlier: okay i‘ve annoyed you enough with sims ✋🏼

okay i‘m so sorry i‘m gonna watch fast & furious 1 now cause i need to watch f&f 1-5 until the 30th of april cause they‘re only on netflix til then (i mean i could watch them somewhere else but the quality is never as good) so i will finish this tomorrow after all😭

it is now 1 am, i finished the film, can feel a new obsession coming up again (i always have these f&f obsessions for six months before and after a new film comes out)

THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE wkekdjdj tbh it sounds like someone is speaking with some kind of foreign accent i guess that‘s probably because it just is a direct translation and so anyway slsjsj i don‘t know if you asked me what the word fucking is in german? like idk cause the translation is a bit weird but in case you asked lol sidjsjs theres not really a good translation like we just say fuck for fuck lmao, i don‘t know if you typed in fucking in google translate and it came out as verdammt? cause that means damn (or damned sksjjs) ummm yeah idek if/what you asked so imma move on🤧

I‘m not gonna comment on what you said about every stormzy song cause you already said all the important things but SKSKSJSJSKNSNDBDUDOENWBSLSKKHSULSLSKSBSJSKSK I WAS SMILING SO HARD WHEN I READ YOUR RESPONSE FOR THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH finally i know someone who loves him as much as i do 💘💘💘 also since you brought it up, i‘m pretty sure he‘s considered the most successful UK rapper or if not then at least top 3 so he‘s defffffffffinitely big in the uk, in germany more and more people are listening to uk rap too but not as much stormzy cause theyre dumb apparently 🙄 but anywY i‘m sooooo sooo happy that you like him. i think hith came out end of 2019 (i could be wrong but i think it came out on the 13th of december so (in a european way) you‘d write the date: 13.12 and obviously i don‘t KNOW this but i can definitely imagine that he chose that date because ACAB and yes, Michael. Yes. But he hasn‘t made too much music since then so i hope he‘s working on some new stuff 🤞🏼

Also i ordered the stormzy poster😌 also a nicki minaj one bc i decided i‘m gonna have one wall with red-ish posters (i already have two kinda red ones) and one with blue/green-ish posters (already have two) and i can add stormzy to the blue one and nicki to the red one, but i think that‘s it cause if my walls are tooo full it could look cluttered? I‘m not sure how that type of thing works lmao but my room is generally untidy so i don‘t want the walls to look unorganised too so i think that‘s it for now

I really want to finish this now but my brain is getting kinda slow and i need to sleep soon so this will have to wait till later after all 🥺🥴 (not that it makes and difference to you bc you‘ll see this whenever i post it buttttt i wanted you to know that i want to talk to you again but with my slow brain i‘m just taking too long to do it in one day😭😭😭 and i‘m so busy tomorrow hmm but i‘m sure i‘ll have 30 minutes to finish this then <3)

Okay wait I‘m so dumb I didn‘t realise I‘d nearly answered everything i could have posted this yesterday 😭😭

Oooohh that summer bra sounds so nice like if i was confident enough i literally would just wear a top that resembles a bra (or really is a bra lol) cause my tiddies always be looking amazing i‘m just insecure about my stomach sometimes 🙄🙄🙄 but recently i‘ve been loving myself more and more tbh 😌

also i hope you can go shopping for some nice clothes soon ✨😌

I‘ll be honest I haven‘t listened to your song recs YET but only because i wanna take my time with them and i‘ve been so busy and slso AJ tracey‘s album came out last week and I haven‘t listened to that one yet either so ekdkdj (he‘s also a uk rapper like quite popular and successful as well, but i feel like i‘m not gonna like his album cause whenever i‘m looking forward to an album it ends up being really bad and the albums where you weren‘t expecting it turn out to be bangers.... so yeah but i‘ll let you know when i listen to your songs!!!! :)

Omg i keep having to scroll up all the way to see the next thing you said so sorry if I completely miss some of the things you said😭😭

So when you sent this the bird was still bothering me oh my FUCK DKDLDMMDMDMD but now i‘ve been going to bed at like 1-2am so the bird is probably still asleep lool

Okay and for the rest of your ask my response is: 💘💖❣️💚❣️💛❣️💛💕💞❤️💓💟💞💕💕💖💘💝💟💟🧡❤️🧡💞💛💚💓💚💚💚❣️🧡💖💘🧡💝🧡💕💘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥺🥺🥺🥰🥺🥺💘💘💘💘💘 (okay that looked cuter in my head i don‘t really like the green hearts dldkkdksndnd)

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Honest Opinion - Athena

General Overall score: 5/10

Part 1 - Saori Kido

Called Lady Isabel di Thule in the Italian dub, a name that I quite like. It’s cool. It’s in Pegasus Fantasy too, click here if you want to listen!

Overall score (character, not looks): 3/10

She’s definitely not my favorite character of the whole series. As a matter of fact, Saori is one of the female characters I dislike the most. 

As a child, she was insufferable, spoiled, with no sense of respect for other people. If little Saori wanted something, she didn’t care about how people would feel about it. The fact she had to be reprimanded by Mitsumasa, when Jabu ended up injured because of her antics, told everything about her. 

And then, she grew up to be... that. Initially, I genuinely hated her. I don’t like Seiya, but when he faced her about his sister, and about the promise she clearly didn’t intend to keep, I was totally with him.  Saori only cared about Mitsumasa’s ambition, back at the beginning, she wanted every Saint to fight in the Galaxian Wars to realize his dream. Without knowing the real reason behind it yet, not until she was told about being Athena. 

But even then, things didn’t change so much.  I appreciate how keen she is for business, and how straightforward they depicted her in dealing with the whole mess of problems following Ikki’s appearance and the theft of the Sagittarius Cloth.  That’s it.  I don’t like her personality, because it’s completely up to what the plot needs and not consistent.

Also, how stupid do you have to be to send you enemy a letter informing him you’re coming?!  I get the symbolic gesture, but that was so dumb. No wonder she almost got killed in the process, that’s what she literally asked for. 

There are moments where Saori comes up as forgiving and smart, don’t get me wrong. But there’s also the fact she’s in love with Seiya, and most of the time she doesn’t care about everyone else because he’s important and they’re not, in her eyes.  This is just worse when she finally takes on Athena’s role, and almost nothing changes about this behavior. 

And to end it, why is Saori even still around? It only made sense during the Poseidon Arc, when she attended an event as head of the Foundation, but in any other circumstance? She’s Athena, she’s supposed to stay in Greece, at her Sanctuary. Not strolling around as Saori, in her mansion, while her Saints struggle in the aftermath of a devastating battle.  Her constantly keeping up the whole “I’m Saori, and Athena when I want to” it’s honestly infuriating. It doesn’t make sense, and I’m so happy in Hades she finally got some sense knocked into her brain. 

Part 2 - Athena

Just the translation. Atena. We’ve been amazing with her name. 

Overall score (character, not looks): 2/10

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is not how to be a goddess.  I know some of you might think I’m being too harsh with her, I know there are people who love her. But I said I was going to be honest, and honest I will be.  Because this Athena is the worst thing I’ve ever seen.  (She does get better in the Hades Chapter, I like her there, but bear with me here).

Listen, I’m not saying a goddess shouldn’t care for one Saint over every other, refuse to be where she needs to be because her human side is too appealing, and be so useless she doesn’t do anything for 90% of the series... who am I kidding, I’m totally saying it. 

I will be fair. She did useful things. She healed the Bronze Saints and aided them (if only just a little bit) during the Twelve Temples Arc. She tried to be of help during the Asgard Arc. She was willing to sacrifice herself during the Poseidon Arc.  Those happened. She took on her role as a goddess, and fulfilled it. Even if kind on unsuccessfully. 

But, and this is a huge but, she doesn’t care for all her Saints equally. You can tell she cares more about Seiya, she constantly helps him more than anyone else, she legit ignored other Saints in favor of him.  She also didn’t care for the Gold Saints, after the battle against evil Saga (listen, I’m still not sure about the whole Arles thing being international, don’t @ me); Athena, being Athena, should have stayed in Greece. With the Gold Saints who die every damn generation for her. She didn’t. Everything ended, and back to Saori she went, in her million dollar mansion, with five Bronze Saints who were not as shocked and devastated by what happened at the Sanctuary as the Golds. 

Also, what about the Silver Saints? The one time she showed any kind of interest towards them was with Babel. It’s like she doesn’t give a damn about all the ones who died, the majority of which under evil Saga’s spell.  What gives, Athena? 

And don’t get me started on how many times she gets kidnapped, it’s so ridiculous. Though, she did get a (sort of) fair treatment in Legend of Crimson Youth, where she actually tried to conjure up a plan against Abel (she failed, because of course an Olympian gets defeated by someone who isn’t even a real god, but fine, te effort counted), and Warriors of the Final Holy Battle. This, actually, is the movie that actually gave her the best justice. Athena acted like a real goddess here, willing to do whatever it takes to be of help, trying to save her Saints before letting them intervene.  Sure, she lost herself at the end, but this is what really gave her the only points she has. 

Part 3 - Comparison with the mythological Athena

This is mostly because I love Greek Mythology, and I wanted to give my opinion on how Athena has been represented in general, without taking into consideration Saint Seiya’s plot.  I only have one word: BAD.  Athena is not a perfect goddess, with a pure heart, obsessed with world peace and safety.  She’s the goddess of strategic war, not of peace and justice. She did her fair share of awful things, alongside the good deeds.  Kurumada representing her as this flawless, spotless deity never met my full approval.  If anything, she should be a warrior just as much as her Saints. It’s not like she cannot fight (her Kamui, anyone?), but it’s more like she is not supposed to fight.  Also, I want to point out how stupid is that Kurumada’s Athena is literally everywhere, included Lucifer’s story. What a bunch of bullshit. 

Part 4 - Legend of Sanctuary

Lady Isabel and Atena again. Consistency is the key.

Overall score (character, not looks): 8/10

A little bit better, compared to the classic version of her, especially considering her backstory. She’s been represented as a kind person, as a child, and I appreciated that. I don’t like how different that was from the main show, but it was definitely better. More fitting for a character like her.  Even though, I still think it’s ridiculous she was able to use her cosmo like that as a child, whilst not knowing about the whole Athena thing. 

Now, she did have those classic moments of “it’s time to be awkward with Seiya, even though now I know I am a goddess and should not be doing this”, but honestly?  She was better.  This movie had a whole deal of hilarious scenes with her, and a lot of sad and difficult ones, but they all made sense. Her not knowing how to react at suddenly being told “hey, you’re Athena!”, her laughing and being amazed, everything was fitting for a human character trying to understand something bigger.  This didn’t happen in the classic series, Saori just switched back and fort without a care in the world in there. 

Saori, in this movie, doesn’t become Athena until the very end, but while being Saori, she also had a deeper understanding of her being a goddess and having the power to help her Saints. 

I loved the scene with Aiolia, where her human side didn’t know why her godly cosmo kept her from fleeing, and instead wanted to protect the Bronze Saints and save Leo from his ignorance.  And I loved how Saori scolded the Gold Saints, went out of her way to save who almost died for her, despite being weakened by Saga’s doing. She cared for all of them, without choosing a favorite, and made it until the end with a reason for her Saints to still follow and defend her. 

And even though Seiya stole everyone’s spotlight, she didn’t side with him and with him only, like what happens time and time again in the classic series.  But she didn’t stay with the Gold Saints, and that’s the worst thing Athena could do; the Bronzes don’t need her. the Golds? Yeah, they do. They lost companions and friends, and their houses received a beating.  Athena being merciful towards Saga doesn’t save her from all the critiques I’m going to throw in her direction for going back on Earth. 

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i feel like you're pretty biased in that quest post, can make every quest in FO sound bad if you just phrase it a certain way :/

Oh no, I am absolutely biased, but for good fucking reason.

Even if you boiled down the New Vegas companion quests to single lines, they still have a hell of a lot more going for them story wise then 80% of the Fallout 4 ones.

Lets compare two quests from each game, Lily Bowen’s in Fallout NV and Nick Valentine’s in Fallout 4. i pick these two because a) they are both non-humans who’s quests revolve around memories, b) they are diametrically opposed in terms of length and gameplay, and c) they both end in three choices.

Lily Bowen’s quest isn’t even really a quest as it isn’t marked in the game as one. All it encompasses is a short conversation ending in three choices for the player. All you have to do to start this ‘quest’ is a) see her go into a rampage as Leo and b) hear her listening to tapes of her and her grandkids before she became a mutant. Each choice has different consequences both good and bad, and making that choice is entirely up to what you personally think is more moral.

Do you tell her to keep taking her meds to become a more stable mutant. but effectively giving up her past humanity and family? Do you tell her to stop, eventually becoming worse and worse but fully able to remember her grandkids? Or do you tell her to keep taking the half dose, always muddled and confused but still able to cling to her memories as she has been?

 At the end of the game, you are shown what happens to Lily based on your choice. Her life is affected permanently by you and you have to live with that. Depending on what you choose, Lily either throws away those tapes, having gained clarity and stability from the meds, but no longer able to remember who is even on the tapes, she loses all sense of herself without the meds, becoming like every other Nightkin, or she continues as is, confused and unsure, eventually leaving the Mojave to try and find answers. 

Now Nick Valentine’s quest in comparison is gamewise long and with many different components. First you have to reach a certain affinity with him, and then he tells you about how the personality used for him was of a cop whose fiancee was brutally murdered. Even though this person was not Nick the android’s fiancee, he still feels the hurt and loss at her death and wants answers in regards to her killer. You have to travel across the wasteland to find 10 tapes. 

Once all 10 are found its revealed that his not-fiancee’s killer, Eddie Winters, is still alive 200 years later, having ghoulified himself, in a sealed bunker. Once he is found, you have three options, kill Eddie, help Nick kill Eddie, or Nick kills Eddie. No matter what you chose, Eddie will die and the quest ends by walking a few yards outside of the bunker to where Nick’s not-fiancee is buried and you have a short conversation. Nothing about him changes. There’s no real choices. There’s no endings you’ve influenced or questions the game made you ask yourself.

Compare and contrast. Lily is probably the weakest in terms of character in New Vegas as she is introduced as a joke when you first meet her. ‘Oh a mutant who thinks she’s a grandma! She thinks I’m her grandson, Billy! She’s wearing a funny hat!’ It makes the resulting revelation and choice even more of a gut punch. There was subtle build up to it because you knew all of the factors going in, just not how important they really were, and it made you view Lily in a new light and made you question if you had done right by her.

Nick started out as a really strong character, was extremely well written, so his quest should be just as strong but the result falls flat in comparison to him. There’s no real build up to it, there’s not much depth to it. I don’t think he even mentions having the not-fiancee memories before the quest begins.

The only F4 quest that holds a candle to NV is Danse. You spend time with him, you know how much he and his organization hates synths, you learn about how much he cares about his fallen friend and how much the BoS means to him, which are all things you learn BEFORE the quest begins, only to find out he’s everything he’s ever hated. And there are choices at the end! Do you kill him for the Brotherhood, convince Maxson to keep him around, or have him defect? Each of these is a moral choice on your part and makes you think, and would have a marked effect on Danse as a person. It makes you, the player, feel something for this person you’ve been putzing around with for hours at this point, which is what a backstory quest should, in my mind, do. It should be a culmination of everything you’ve come to learn about this person over the game. Which Danse’s quest absolutely does.

But that’s one companion. Out of 13. And one backstory quest. Out of 5. And the other four of those five are shallow, lackluster puddles in comparison. Cait is a psycho addict due to past trauma and you fix her addiction with a machine. Curie wants to be more human so you make her a synth. Macready has a sick son, made some bad choices because of that, and you need to kill two people after him and fetch a cure to send to the absent son.There’s little depth. There’s little nuance. There’s nothing that invokes thoughtful reflection, nothing that makes you wonder if you made the right choice. It’s just ‘here’s my problem, this is what you need to do to fix it, have my perk’.

Compare it to New Vegas, where even my 2nd least favorite companion, Boone, had such an evocative backstory quest that I was questioning why I didn’t like him. Over the course of the game, he went from ‘sad sack military boy who’s wife and unborn child were sold into slavery so he mercy killed them how edgy’ to ‘ex-soldier who has PTSD because he followed orders on a miscommunication that resulted in him actively participating in a mass slaughter of innocent civilians that haunts him to this day and you need to help him relive these memories, save that same settlement he once open fired on, and come out the other side with a new perspective on life for better or worse’. His ending can be anything from joining back up with his old unit in an effort to atone for past mistakes to committing suicide due to his apathetic nihilism over what he’s done, and that is all dependent on your choices as a player and the end slides have you confront that. 

Which is why I find Lily’s barely-a-quest quest and Nick’s multi-location, at least half an hour long quest so indicative of the two games and their differences. One was a moral choice that had you questions your own personal thoughts and feelings and in the end, face those consequences. 

The other was a glorified fetch quest. 

So am I biased? Yes. Do I have a good reason to be so? Abso-fucking-lutely. 

[blatherkatt]

Title: The Mockingbird of Whitestone [Critical Role]

Chapter 3: A Very Close Call 

Summary: Twenty years later, Vox Machina–or as much of it as can get to Whitestone at the time–reunite. It’s not their first time doing so, and they don’t plan on it being the last. It should just be another reunion.

But something completely unexpected throws everything into chaos, and leaves Vex’ahlia struggling with emotions she’d thought buried, and Percy trying to piece together the fragments of a very confusing puzzle.

Canon pairings, focusing on Perc’ahlia; warnings for minor blood in a later chapter and a whole lot of ruminating on a canonical major character death.

Author’s Note: The blood starts being a thing in this chapter; the tags on Ao3 will probably be updated to “canon typical violence” starting here, albeit that might be a little overboard but i mean better safe than sorry. also im so sorry this took so long but in my defense this chapter kicked my butt its a behemoth

Rating: T

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The next day dawned bright and beautiful, full of sunlight and birdsong and a gentle breeze. What should have been a perfect day for the Spring Renewal festival was quickly soured, however, by a visibly exhausted guard dejectedly relaying the news that they still had no idea where the goblins were.

There’d been a very tense early morning meeting with the town leaders and some particularly concerned visitors about what to do, one which Vex had felt particularly twitchy all through.She wasn’t alone in that much, at least; she could see various shades of nerves and anticipation across faces all around her, even hours later as she carefully patrolled the streets, the kids (all of whom save for Crispin had insisted on going out to the festival) staying close as they’d promised to (for now at least) and Trinket in his full armor bringing up the rear, ever watchful.

The light but tangible weight of Fenthras in her hand was a small comfort as she waited for the other shoe to drop. This time, at least, she’d not be caught off guard.

The day trudged on, each hour with nothing new making her feel more anxious. Her rounds and the whims of the excited kids had brought their group to the street outside the temple of Erathis, where she gave them permission to step away from her side for a while to play some of the games that had been set up along the sides of the road there, so long as they all stayed together and kept Trinket with them.

She leaned herself up against the corner of a building, outwardly resting but inwardly on the highest of alert. Gods damn the blasted goblins, this was supposed to be a time to have some fun after the long winter, not—not all this.

Worst of all, her thoughts kept straying back to that first encounter, and how easily she’d let herself think that—really, it was ridiculous, twenty years went by and the first time a vaguely sneaky stranger showed up, she immediately got her hopes up that somehow he’d be back and everything would go back to a normal that wasn’t normal anymore. It was, she was…

She really wished the damn goblins would just attack already. At least then she could take out her frustration doing something productive, instead of being stuck here just waiting.

All the while, as she thought, her eyes scanned the sparse crowd. Not as many folks were on this road, as most of the attractions would be in the main square, but it was about noon and even out here there was significant enough activity. Off to one side she spotted the three tabaxi from the day before, the one with tufted ears attracting quite a few eyes as he juggled and cajoled; the rust-colored one sat behind with their cart, his body slouched but his single eye and both ears on constant watch. A couple guards were gently escorting a drunken (judging by how heavily he leaned on the guards for support) beggar off of the steps of the temple. A farmer holding a pitchfork and keeping a watch of his own nodded to Vex as her gaze passed over him, whilst two children, likely his own, cheered as they won a prize from a ring-tossing game.

Even with her senses on high alert, however, a human still seemed to almost melt out of the shadows. On a reflex, she jerked to grab an arrow, but relaxed on seeing that it was only Kynan.

He cleared his throat with a nervous smile, still a touch hesitant after all these years.

“Sorry, I’m a bit on edge,” Vex said, taking another moment to quickly scan for her children. They were crowded around a game of some sort, with Tiffany, too short to see over the counter, pouting and demanding to be told what was happening. All safe for now.

“S’alright,” Kynan said. Then, growing more serious, he said, “Anything happened out here?”

Vex shook her head. “It’s all been about as quiet as it can be, during a festival,” she said. “I don’t like it. Anything to report on your end?”

In the two decades that had passed, Kynan had proved himself time and again as very capable, elevated to the council as of five years ago, in charge of law enforcement and wartime movements. He’d been very much on top of things in this particular conflict, for all the frustrations that had come up.

Kynan shrugged. “Nothing violent,” he said, “But there’s been reports of thefts and a few people claiming to have spotted something.”

Vex tapped her fingers restlessly against Fenthras. “Any patterns to the thefts? The first goblin was raiding our larder, after all.”

“Not really. The odd coin here and there, a necklace, a child’s doll. Strangest things to have gone missing is probably a bunch of perfume, but other than that, nothing I’d think worth raising any real alarms over.”

Vex raised an eyebrow. “I think we can safely say that one’s just some thief. What would goblins want with a bunch of perfume?” she asked, dubious. “What would they want with cooking herbs?” Kynan shot back. “Ugh, you sound like Percy,” she said, rolling her eyes. “And the sightings? What’s come out of those?”

“Not so much goblins for sure,” he said, shifting his weight. “People are jumpy. We’ve been taking every report seriously, but every time it’s turned out to be someone in a green shirt, or a blanket hung out to dry that someone spotted out of the corner of their eye. Old Jenkins reported that he saw a bunch of them at his trash last night, but that turned out to be a bunch of bears and a badger, which, uh, was pretty weird, but it wasn’t the goblins.”

Vex blinked. “Well, at least we finally worked out what it is that he keeps seeing, I guess. The poor man’s always claiming some monsters are lurking around his house at night.”  

“Tiff?” Crispin’s half-panicked voice rang out over the crowd. Vex stiffened. “Tiffany!! Tiff, you’re supposed to stay close, where are—did anyone see where Tiffany went? I swear I only looked away for a second—” She could see him, drawing Arthur near him, looking frantically around and grabbing at someone’s shirt, could see Trinket rearing up on his hind legs to better see over everyone’s heads.

It was probably fine, Tiffany wandered off sometimes, but now was the worst time to be doing so, gods. She didn’t blame Crispin for a second, not with four siblings to keep an eye on at once, but—fuck it, time to worry about that later, she exchanged a wordless nod with Kynan and stepped forward, looking around herself as Kynan melted into the crowd himself to search for the toddler.

As seconds ticked by, and the little girl didn’t appear, Vex could feel panic welling up inside her, heard it matched by Crispin’s increasingly hoarse shouts. Where was she, where was she, where—There! One of the passerby moved, and Vex spotted her daughter’s dress, saw Tiffany talking to a small, cloaked figure.

One with tattered green ears.

Her hand found an arrow in her quiver on pure instinct. In that same, slowed-down moment, she saw the goblin turn, spot her with those giant, animal eyes, and jerk forward toward Tiffany, reaching out with those terrible clawed fingers toward her daughter—

The arrow was pulled taught against Fenthras’s string as easy as breathing, and with the familiar woosh of wind, sang forward, aimed to take the goblin right through its chest. Time seemed to restart, sound roaring back in as Tiffany wailed, and Vex wasn’t sure if her arrow struck true. Someone screamed, and as the crowd all reacted at once to the goblin’s appearance, someone ran into Vex’s line of sight again as she tried to push forward. She spotted the goblin thrashing in the grip of the vines of the brambleshot, saw Tiffany on the ground, sitting up, howling, saw the goblin somehow manage to wrench itself free of the restraining grip and dash down the alley just as Vex finally got to her daughter.

Fuck the goblin, she’d catch up to it later.

“Tiffany, are you okay? I got you, I got you sweetie, come here,” she said, scooping the crying child into her arms. There didn’t look to be any wounds, thank Sarenrae, she didn’t look to be hurt anywhere, no doubt she was just startled by the shock of getting attacked like that. She’d have the little beast’s hide for this, how dare it lay a hand on her daughter, how dare it invade her city!

Trinket thundered up behind her, nudging her back with his nose as she held Tiffany close, shaking with an intense terror and fury. The bear’s touch brought her back into now.

“Thank you, Trinket,” she said, softly, and then, louder, standing, she pointed down the alley, still hugging Tiffany tightly to her. “It went down that way! Go after it, I’ll be right behind you!”

The bear grunted and raced off after his quarry. For the time being, however, she pulled back. Kynan and a guard were carefully guiding anyone unwilling or unable to fight into the temple of Erathis. She saw Leo, Trissa, and Arthur herded inside, but Crispin was hanging back, still calling out for his sister.  

Vex darted over, shoving Tiffany into his arms—she was still crying, but she was alive, that was what mattered, she didn’t look wounded, no time to freeze right now—and pushed him towards the temple entrance. “Go, get inside, now!” she barked, before running after Trinket.

The trail was easy to follow, she noted with a grim satisfaction; she’d definitely landed a very good hit on the goblin, and a line of blood droplets clearly marked out where it had gone. The trail weaved back and forth, at one point evidently crashing into a corner; here, more blood had splashed down, too, and Vex spotted the back half of her arrow. No doubt the goblin had tried to remove it, and only managed to snap it in half.

Rounding a few more corners, she found Trinket urgently pawing at a wall. Near its base was a cluster of droplets large enough to almost constitute a puddle, and on the wall itself, a few telltale four-fingered handprints were visible on a drainpipe. Vex looked up just in time to see a tail disappear over the roof.

“Good job, Trinket,” she said, and then set about quickly climbing up herself, Trinket boosting her up as best he could.

The goblin was there, cowering by a chimney and hastily wrapping something around the arrowhead, which Vex could see poking out of its shoulder. It heard her climb up, and with a yelp, disappeared around the chimney just as Vex managed to fire off another shot, the arrow shattering against the stone. She swore, and gave chase as the creature dropped off the other side of the roof, somehow catching itself one-handed on a window ledge to slow its fall.

With a whistle, Vex directed Trinket to round the building while she scaled her own way down. The blood trail had been lessened significantly by whatever fabric the goblin had found, but Trinket had its scent now, there’d be no getting away this time. she’d teach the little beast to lay a claw on her daughter—

She didn’t consciously register that the trail was leading right toward the main square until she spotted the Sun Tree. Was there a bigger attack happening there? What else was happening? She couldn’t hear any sounds of a struggle from that direction. She’d lost sight of the blasted goblin, too; she could see people calmly going about their business, could see Percy talking to what must have been a group of visitors looking nervous.

Too late, she spotted the goblin streaking out of the shadows and straight for the big cluster of people talking to Percy. Vex shouted out a warning, but it was quickly drowned out by screams as the group split apart in a panic. People were fighting to get away, raising a small cloud of dust low to the ground, and stampeding in all directions. The chaos was too much for even Vex’s keen eyes to pierce, and by the time everyone had dispersed enough for her to get a good view, the goblin was nowhere to be seen.

Furious, Vex gestured for Trinket to come with her as she raced in—not that she really needed to, the bear was hard on her heels. “Track it,” she said to Trinket, and then, to the crowd, “Which way did it go? Did anyone see?”

“It poured something on the ground as it passed,” she heard Percy say, somewhere behind her, “I didn’t catch which way it ran, but what did—”

Trinket gave a pained bellow and shuffled backwards, pawing at his nose. As he did, as she turned, the smell hit her nose too; a clashing combination of powerful smells, largely floral and all incredibly strong. Unbidden, the memory sprang to mind of Kynan, just before, mentioning reports of stolen perfume, and realized—somehow, the blasted goblin must have been smart enough to realize it could be tracked by scent, and had worked out a way to make a, a scent bomb of sorts; the smell must have been so strong as to almost physically hurt to poor trinket, and with it scattered everywhere from the onslaught of rushing feet as that crowd had split apart in a panic, that overwhelming smell would be everywhere…

There’d be no tracking it after this. Poor Trinket wasn’t going to be in a condition to be tracking anything after this sensory overload.

It had gotten away again, the little bastard!

The scream that tore out of Vex’s throat at this realization was wholly involuntary. Not that she made any attempt to stop it—she swore, and raged, and tore at her hair, a useless font of angry energy with nothing to direct herself against until a pair of arms locked around her. It took her a moment to recognize them—Percy, trying to calm her.

“Vex, Vex, it’s gone, we can’t get distracted running around after just one, we have to brace to protect civilians from the main attack,” he said, his arms tight around her as she struggled. “It might be trying to lead you into a trap, just let it run!”

“It almost got Tiffany,” she gasped, and heard him take a sharp breath himself. “It nearly took Tiffany, Percy, I saw it try to grab her—I’ll fucking kill them, gods damn them, they almost—”

“Oh, Gods,” he said, hoarse. “Is she—?”

“Crispin’s got her, it didn’t get her, but it was so close, Percy,” and she felt the anger fading into horrified tears, and hated herself for how powerless she was to stop them.

“Fuck,” Percy whispered.

The temple to Erathis was a chaotic hive of anxiety. Townsfolk and visitors alike crowded around some of the city leaders, all talking over each other in hysterics and demanding answers. Off by Trinket, as far out of the way as they could get, the kids (minus Tiffany) were talking amongst themselves, looking various shades of excited, bored, and, in Crispin’s face, pensive. Percy, for his part, was trying to help with this, but trying to calm down a horde of anxious townsfolk was hard enough without also trying to soothe a distressed toddler. Maybe it was for the best after all that Vex had insisted on rejoining the hunt for the creature; Percy’d been concerned and argued against it, with how distraught she’d been, but at this point, being left behind was starting to feel like the more stressful option. It took nearly two hours of himself, Cassandra, Keyleth, and some of the priests repeating themselves to regain some semblance of calm. No, we don’t know where they are, yes, we’ve got all the guards and a good number of volunteers out searching, no, no one’s been reported missing yet.

(And what a close call that was—Gods, they’d almost lost Tiffany.)

Keyleth ducked out for a moment, saying she wanted to ask if the Sun Tree knew anything, and Percy, still juggling three very persistent worriers and a fussy child, just waved her off without really listening. He really wished Pike were here; she wasn’t a city leader anymore than Keyleth was, but she was so very good at making people feel more at ease. But she’d joined in the chase, along with Grog and Scanlan, of course. Trinket was the only other member of Vox Machina to stay behind, and that was on account of nursing an apparent headache.

Mercifully, Cassandra ducked in and gently lifted Tiffany out of Percy’s arms, allowing him to spend a few minutes focusing on reassuring the last few stragglers. The rest had settled down into groups clustered about the pews, or had formed larger bands for the sake of safety in numbers before heading off to inns or homes. A sense of unease remained, but at least it was a quiet unease instead of the chaos of before.

(He still kept an eye on Tiffany, even knowing she’d be perfectly safe with Cassandra. Even hearing about how close she’d come to being taken had left him shaken. He couldn’t imagine what Vex must be going through, having seen it happen.)

Finally, sending the last of the worrying folk on their way, he sat down on one of the few empty pews and took a moment to catch his breath and collect his thoughts. Hopefully, the searchers were making some sort of progress—it should not have been this difficult to track down and deal with a bunch of bloody goblins, for heaven’s sake.

The trick that one had used to deter Trinket fascinated him, despite how worried he felt. Somehow, the creature had known to concoct a scent powerful enough to cover up just about everything, and then to drop that scent right where a huge crowd of panicking people would spread it out very quickly, creating a sort of…olfactory smoke screen, and overloading the bear’s nose, to boot. That was a level of thinking he was not used to goblins being capable of.

…Actually, that just made the whole mess more worrying. Trinket had only tracked down the one scout, yesterday, just for one brief instance, but that was enough apparently for the goblins to prepare ways to shake him off, and so quickly, too. Maybe that was why they were proving so hard to find; perhaps Whitestone had been unfortunate enough to attract a particularly shrewd set of goblins.

It’d be right about average for this city’s luck, really. Ugh.

He was shaken from his thoughts by someone plunking into the pew next to him—Keyleth, with the same more laid-back air she always seemed to have after her…conversations with the Sun Tree.

“Did you learn anything new?” he asked.

“Um. No.” Keyleth ran a hand awkwardly through her hair. “He said he didn’t know anything, because he’s a tree. I mean, he did notice a goblin running around a few times, apparently, but only ever one at a time? Which I’m feeling pretty vindicated about, but I guess that doesn’t technically prove that there’s only ever been one goblin, but, still.”

Percy ran a hand through his hair. “Would it know if they were hiding nearby?”

Keyleth pulled a face. “Um. Probably? Maybe? He’s not super observant, honestly. But he definitely would know if a bunch of goblins passed through the main square at any point, and it seems like that hasn’t happened, so.” Then, looking at Percy’s face, she added, “I’m really sorry, Percy, I wish I could help with this more.”

He shook his head. “No, it’s—everyone’s doing their best, it’s no one’s fault if there’s a few dead end leads. You were a huge help calming people down, anyway. We’re all frustrated and scared, is all. Thank you for trying.”

“What about Tiff?” Keyleth asked. “Have you been able to calm her down enough to get anything out of her?”

Percy was taken aback for a moment, and looked back towards Tiffany, still quiet in her brother’s arms. “She stopped crying finally, but I haven’t tried talking to her about it, no. I hadn’t really thought to. Keyleth, she’s three. She probably didn’t really understand what was happening.”

“Yeah, but it’s still worth a shot, right?” said Keyleth. “I didn’t really think the Sun Tree was gonna know much either, and, I mean, he didn’t, but it won’t hurt to try. If she’s too scared to talk about it we won’t press her.”

“Fair enough.”

Tiffany was still sniffling when Percy took her back from Cassandra’s arms, but had stopped crying at last for the most part. As Percy held her and sat down, she rubbed one tiny fist over an eye and hiccuped. There were some mostly dried droplets of blood across the front of her dress, he noticed, but he had no doubt she’d been looked over very thoroughly and found uninjured. It must have been the goblin’s.

He took a deep breath to steady himself at the thought of how close that had been, and forced a gentle smile. “How are—are you feeling better, Tiff, dear? I know that must have been really scary.”

Tiffany nodded emphatically. “It was!!” she said, eyes wide. “I was jus’ talking to a, the shadow person I seed yesterday a few times, an’ they, an’ all the sudden they pushed me, an’ there were vines, and they were bleeding, an, an’ Mama was scared too!”

Percy blinked, confused for a moment. Right, Tiffany was young enough that perhaps she didn’t realize that the goblin had been dangerous. The arrow had likely frightened her more than her actual attacker. “Right, well, in the future you should…maybe be a bit more cautious about going over to people you don’t know when they call you over.”

“They didn’t do that, tho,” Tiffany sniffled. “They were just sorta hiding over by the wagon. But they—I saw them take a teapot, yesterday, an’ Mama said that, um, that we’d tell the shadow person that it’s not, it’s not nice to take teapots!! So I went to tell them that.”

“That was really dangerous, Tiffany,” said Keyleth, leaning over.

“Why?”

“Because it was…” Keyleth chewed her lip. “Do you know what a goblin is, Tiffany?”

Tiffany nodded. “They’re, um, there’s some in the stories Papa reads to me.” Before Keyleth or Percy could respond, though, Tiffany continued, “But, but they’re always mean an’ stupid, an’ the shadow person didn’t seem either of those things! They were just, um. They were really…um. They didn’t even notice me until I talked to them, and they, and they weren’t even interested in what I said about the teapot or anything, they kept looking all over the place instead! An’ they barely even said anything about the teapot, they just said a buncha other stuff.”

Keyleth tilted her head, but said nothing beyond a quiet, “Huh.”

Percy could think of a few reasons for the goblin to be distracted, and none of them were particularly good, but…perhaps they could work out more as to what the actual intentions of the invaders were, since Tiffany seemed so eager to talk about what had happened. Maybe he could get more of a bead on what sort of plan required goblins to steal herbs and, evidently, a teapot. Hesitantly, he asked, “What did the…the shadow person say to you?”

Tiffany sniffled, and seemed to think for a moment. “Um. They asked if, if I saw a…a weird man.”

That was…entirely unexpected. “…Did they? That’s…What do you mean by weird, Tiff?”

“Um. They said, um, a guy in a…a guy wif a coat, an’, an’ he was messy, they said, an’ that he talked funny.”

Percy looked across at Keyleth, who looked every bit as confused as he felt.

“Did they say why they were looking for this man?”

Tiffany shook her head. “Um! They also said the weird man was on the, was in front of the temple, but he was gone now! They wanted to know if I saw where he went, an’ I didn’t, an’ I said so.”

“And then did the go-the shadow person ask you to lead them to him, or anything?” Keyleth said, sitting down next to Percy. It was exactly what Percy’d been meaning to ask next. It’d make the most sense—maybe the whole thing about some man was a ruse to draw the child away from the watchful eyes of the many armed adults in the area.

“Nuh-uh,” said Tiffany. “They just sorta made a sad noise an’ then they, they said I shouldn’t talk to strangers wifout my parents around.” Percy couldn’t help but slowly turn to make eye contact with Keyleth as the toddler continued on, “An’ I said that my momma was real close so it was okay, an’ they said no it wasn’t, I shouldn’t be talking to them without a, um, an adult I trust, knowing that I’m talking to them. An’ then they asked where mama was, an’ looked around, and then they pushed me!!”

That was…Hm.

“…I mean. That’s. They weren’t wrong about all that, actually, that’s…very good advice, and I’m very conflicted about the fact that—you’re sure that’s what they said, Tiff?” Percy said, feeling completely lost.

Tiffany gave a single, adamant nod. “Yeah!! An’ then they got hit by an arrow, an’ I got real scared, an’ everyone started screaming!” She sniffled. “Why’d they push me like that? We were jus’ talking, an’, an’ they seemed nice!”

“It was…it was trying to grab you,” Percy said, but the words felt…wrong in his mouth, now. Suddenly, the puzzle pieces didn’t make sense. The gears that had looked to fit perfectly were entirely the wrong size, and it was entirely possible that what he’d thought to be a screw was instead a nail. What…what were they dealing with, here?

Keyleth shook her head. “I don’t know, Percy, this is getting weird…” She chewed her lip for a moment, and then, quietly, trying to keep Tiffany from hearing, she asked, “Is it—she is little, maybe she’s remembering wrong?”

“It wouldn’t be like her to make something like this up,” Percy whispered back. “Leo or Trissa at her age, certainly, and in a few days she may have a very embellished version of things, but right after things happen, she tends to be pretty honest.”

“It didn’t feel like a grab,” Tiffany pouted. “It felt like a push. I fell down on my butt afterwards an’ it hurt a lot.”

Percy tried to imagine the scene with the new information. Tried to fit it in with what he knew about goblins, and kept hitting walls. It didn’t fit. So, then, maybe…

He tried looking at it again, but this time, instead of thinking of the individual as a typical goblin invader, he tried just…thinking about their actions in the context of a normal person. And in that context, things started to make sense. They’d been going about their business when a very chatty, particularly bold toddler had demanded their attention. And then they’d…well, he still couldn’t quite make sense of looking for some strange man, but at the very least it told him that Tiffany’s shadow person had something on their mind.

The advice about strangers made a lot more sense, this way; they were very much busy and distracted and likely didn’t have time to be talking to a small child. They’d told her off a bit, and then looked around for the child’s parents. Perfectly normal behavior for someone who wasn’t seeking to kidnap and devour any small child they could get their hands on.

And then…

“So you told this person that Mama was near?” Percy said, to be sure. Tiffany nodded. “And then they looked around to find her…”

…And would have seen an arrow pointed in their direction, wouldn’t they. Ha. Now he was starting to see how the gears were meant to fit together.

It was a bit of a crazy theory, probably. But the truth was, so far, no one had really been attacked, except for perhaps Trinket a couple of times, and both were justifiably self defense. If Tiffany was right in her understanding of what had happened today, then…

“Keyleth,” Percy said slowly, “You don’t suppose it might have been trying to push Tiffany out of the way?”

“Of what?” Keyleth asked, but before he could answer, another commotion broke out. The goblin hunters were back, it seemed. And judging by the grim looks on their faces, they’d been unsuccessful again.

He ought to have been worried by that, but in the moment, his mind was buzzing. He felt at once like he’d worked out the shape of the thing and like he knew less than ever—there were so many pieces that were missing, ones that he didn’t even know how to START with, but even so, it was an explanation that felt like it fit. He needed to tell Vex, she’d be thrilled to hear there was some sort of lead on all this.

Somehow, Keyleth managed to get ahead of him, getting caught up in the knot of people forming around Vox Machina. Percy, with Tiffany still in his arms, couldn’t break through the crowd, but after a couple minutes of worried folk clamouring for news and Grog’s voice booming out his disappointment above it all, he saw Vex push her way out of the throng and make a beeline towards him.

The rest of the kids, who’d been off in a corner with Trinket, ran up as well, gathering in close as Vex took Tiffany from Percy and held her tight to her chest. There was a heartbreaking tension around her face, accompanied by the kind of exhaustion that comes only from great stretches of stress.  

“Did you beat the bad guys, Mama?” Arthur demanded, tugging on Vex’s tunic. Before she could respond, Trissa and Leo both tried to shout over each, asking for details just as loudly.

Crispin had been unusually quiet and withdrawn for quite some time, and now, whatever dam had been holding him back finally broke, the boy nearly in tears as his voice shook. “Mom, I’m so sorry,” he said, frantic, “I was—Trissa and Arthur were arguing, and Leo kept screaming that he was hungry, and I think Trinket was distracted by something else, and I—I’m so sorry, there was so much, I swear I only let her out of my sight for a couple minutes!”

“Kids, stop—Hold on just a second, please!” Vex chided the three middle children. One arm still firmly holding onto Tiffany, Vex stretched out a hand and gently but firmly made Crispin look at her. “Darling, listen to me,” she said, “You didn’t do anything wrong here, alright? A lot happened very quickly, I’m not angry and this isn’t your fault.”

“I’ll try and pay more attention next time, I swear—”

“You did your best,” Percy said, drawing Crispin in close and pressing a kiss to his temple. “Tiffany’s alive, and she isn’t hurt, it’s alright.”

“Yeah, but did you kill them?” Leo piped up.

“No, damn them,” Vex spat. “Couldn’t find hide nor hair of the little—ugh.”

“Aw, what?” Trissa complained. Crispin somehow managed to look even more distressed.

Percy, sensing a potential storm brewing if the conversation continued as it was—Trissa and Crispin would get into an argument over just about anything these days, with Leo egging the former on, and that was the last thing they needed right now—quickly stepped in. “Alright, kids, your mother and I need to talk privately for a moment. You can hear more about how things went later,” he continued over the loud whines of complaint from Arthur, Leo, and Trissa. “For now, just—One of you take Tiff and just…wait over by Trinket, won’t you?”

Thankfully, they did as they were told, albeit with a lot more complaining from most of them. Crispin took Tiffany with a nod, and helped push the rest to follow Percy’s instructions. As they left, Percy heard Trissa say, “You don’t have to be such a goodie two-shoes about it, Crispin,” and let out a deep sigh.

“I’m really starting to worry, Percy,” Vex said, falling heavily back onto a nearby pew and burying half her face in one hand. “The goblins have somehow managed to completely disappear, they shouldn’t be able to just up and vanish like this, and I hate not knowing where or when they’re going to turn up next! By some miracle, no one appears to have been hurt or killed yet, but it’s only a matter of time.”

“Maybe not,” said Percy, sitting next to her. She turned a tired eye towards him. “Keyleth and I talked to Tiffany about what happened, and it’s got me thinking. I know it’s a bit out there, but honestly, what she described didn’t feel like an invader at all, so much as just another visitor to the festival. She certainly never felt that she was in any danger—”

“Percy,” said Vex, but Percy didn’t stop.

“And, if anything, it sounded like the goblin was trying to push her out of danger rather than attack her. And if that’s the case, then it would follow that we may not be in danger at all, that we’re actually dealing with a, a harmless group of goblins. Which would go a very long way in explaining a lot of the weirdness that’s been—”

“Percival!”

Any further elaboration he might have had lined up died in his throat when faced with the hardness in Vex’s eyes. “I’d say that you can’t be serious, but I’d sincerely hate to think you’d make such a thoughtless joke in a time like this,” she said. “They’re goblins, Percival, of course we’re in danger! One of them tried to take our daughter!”

Some other eyes in the temple were looking at them, he noticed out of the corner of his eye. They weren’t quite in a full on shouting match, but Vex wasn’t trying to be quiet, either. He swallowed. “I mean, Tiffany was very sure that—”

“Tiffany is three years old!” Vex hissed. “She probably didn’t understand what was happening! You can’t go basing an entire insane theory on the word of a toddler!” She pressed her face into her hand again. “Gods, Percival, not everything is some bloody puzzle that needs working out, sometimes things just are what they seem on face value! People’s lives are at stake and we can’t afford to risk calling off our defenses based on a complete fantasy!”

“Well, but, I…”

“Well, why don’t you fight them, then, Mr. I Know How To Use A Big Pointy Stick?”

“Yeah, you’re the one with sword lessons, why don’t you use them, you big chicken?”

Vex and Percy’s heads both turned towards their kids at the rising sounds of Trissa and Leo’s voices. Gods, if they were egging on Crispin again—yep, sure enough, Crispin and Trissa had their eyes locked, Leo at her back adding on to whatever she said.

“There’s a world of difference between sparring with Aunt Cass or whatever guard’s on break and being in an actual fight, Trissa!” Crispin shot back.

“Oh, like you’d know,” Trissa said, rolling her eyes. “I don’t know even know how you’re my brother, sometimes. How’d Mom and Dad have such a big coward?”

“You want me to end up like our uncle?!” Crispin snapped, and Percy felt Vex tense beside him. “Or did you forget about what happened to him? Our parents weren’t living out some fantasy in a book, they were fighting for their fucking lives, and two of them didn’t survive!”

“Mom and Dad did!” Leo said.

“No they fucking didn’t, they just got lucky and were able to come back!”

Percy swore under his breath and got out of his seat, heading toward the kids. He could feel Vex doing the same.

“They all died, the whole group, at least once!” Crispin went on, “I’m pretty sure Mom and Dad both went down twice! And resurrection ceremonies aren’t a guarantee! I’m pretty sure they were just really fucking lucky—I know you know this, Trissa, you can’t just ignore it! All of them, Mom, Dad, fuck, something even managed to kill Grog, and they were all well fucking trained fighters, what the hell are we supposed to do?!”

Arthur started to wail.

“Stop it right now!” Vex said, getting ahead of Percy and planting herself right in the middle of the three arguing children. Percy knelt down and drew Arthur close to him. Tiffany didn’t look like she’d really understand any of what had been said, thankfully—they’d been careful to wait until each kid was old enough to handle it before telling them certain parts of the stories of Vox Machina’s exploits, and neither of the two youngest had been let in on the details Crispin had just laid out.

Judging by the stricken look on his face, Crispin was well aware of his mistake. The boy stammered an apology, but Vex waved it off and turned toward Trissa and Leo.

“Your brother’s right about one thing, neither of you two are anywhere near ready for a real fight,” Vex said, “Especially if you can’t even recognize that this is not the time or place to be fighting amongst yourselves.”

“But Mom, Crispin—”

“Is trying to protect you, like a good brother, and I’ll not have you antagonizing him over it.”

“We can—” Leo piped up.

“No. We’re going home.” A cry of complaint started, but was instantly cut short by a single look from Vex. “All you’ve accomplished with this is scaring your little brother, and you’re going to march back quietly and really think about what you’ve done, do you understand?”

Arthur, at least, was calming down into sniffles rather than outright sobbing. Percy kept trying to soothe the boy, unable to bring himself to look at Vex until he felt her hand on his shoulder.

“Did you hear me, Percy?” she said, her voice softer than it had been, but not much. “I’m taking the kids and Trinket back up. Are you staying down here?”

Percy swallowed. “Um, yes, I think I…there’s so much to do, you know.”

“I’m not angry at you, you understand that, right?” she said. “I just…I’d love for everything to secretly be fine, too, Percy, but it’s just not feasible. I know what I saw.”

“…Of course,” he said, standing. “Travel safe, all of you. I’ll see you tonight.”

He kissed his wife on the cheek, and stood by, quietly reeling as the rest of his family walked away.

It was funny how many things one could find to do when they were definitely procrastinating. Percy managed to busy himself until the sun had begun to set, helping out with arranging things, answering questions, doing whatever he could think of to keep busy. But as the last few people started heading to beds, and guards started up the first of the evening patrols that had been agreed upon for the time being, Percy begrudgingly had to accept that it was probably time to head home.

He’d thought that maybe his theory was a bit far fetched, sure, but he’d not been ready to be so thoroughly shut down for it. Normally that only happened when he was being dangerously stupid, which—well, alright, the town was in danger, fair.

Maybe it really was overly optimistic. It would be so much easier if this was all just a misunderstanding.

“Hey, Percy!” Keyleth’s voice right behind him nearly made him stumble, so sudden did it seem. “What’s up? I’ve been trying to get your attention for like half a minute,” she said, moving up to keep pace with him.

“Sorry, I’m just…distracted, I suppose.”

“…By the argument with Vex?” Keyleth said, and Percy winced. “Sorry,” she added. “Don’t mean to, um, rub dirt in the wound or anything, I just—things seemed tense.”

“It’s…my fault, probably,” he said. “She’s got every right to be stressed out, anyway. It’s been a bloody stressful day.”

“Yeah.”

A comfortable, if slightly awkward silence stretched between them for a few moments, as they walked. Eventually, Keyleth broke it by asking, “Hey, what were you saying before, anyway?”

“Hm?”

“When we were talking to Tiffany,” Keyleth said. “You were about to say something, and then we got interrupted. It’s been bugging me all day!”

“Oh, it was—I—it was nothing, Keyleth,” he said, hurriedly.

“It didn’t sound like something,” she pressed. “It sounded like you were onto something! Come on, what was it?”

“A lot of wishful thinking, apparently,” Percy mumbled.

“About what? Come on, this whole thing’s super weird.”

“You’ll laugh.”

“Promise I won’t?”

Percy looked sideways at her. She had that earnest look about her that was so very Keyleth, the one that meant she wasn’t going to give up on this. He sighed.

“Alright, alright, fine. I had a…theory, of sorts, that was forming. One which Vex very quickly pointed out the holes in,” he said, taking off his glasses for a moment to nervously clean them.

“Oh?” Yeah, he should’ve known that dropping that hint wouldn’t stop her from pushing on.

“It’s…I was thinking at the time that maybe the goblin pushed Tiffany because it saw the arrow pointed at the both of them and wanted to get her out of the way,” he said, feeling a fool for even saying it aloud again. He slipped his glasses back on, adjusted them on his nose, looking away from Keyleth as he continued, “And following from that, that maybe we’re not dealing with anything malicious. Which is…”

“Makes sense to me,” said Keyleth. “I’m not seeing the problem here, yet.”

Percy felt his jaw drop as his head involuntarily snapped to look at her.

Nope, no humor to her expression, just more of that sincerity.

“That’d explain what it said about strangers, too, actually,” Keyleth said, “because if it cared enough about her safety to try and push her out of the way, it’d wanna make sure she’s with her parents, too, right? Yeah! Yeah, that makes a lot of sense! Plus, no one’s gotten hurt at all, yet, and with this many vulnerable people here that’s super weird!”

“I—but—Keyleth, the idea of an entire tribe of goblins randomly showing up who just happen to be quite possibly the one single tribe of nonviolent goblins is—it’s patently ridiculous!” he stammered. Yet, at the same time, part of him felt vindicated—Keyleth may have been a bit foolish at times, but she was far from stupid, and their years traveling together had brought her much more down to earth. If she thought that he might be on to something…

“I mean, with the stuff we’ve all seen together, friendly goblins doesn’t sound all that weird,” she said with a grin. “But, consider this: maybe it’s not a whole tribe!”

“…Oh?”

“Sun Tree’s only ever seen one, I’ve only ever seen one, has anyone so far reported seeing more than one at a time? I mean, like, any reports that we’ve been able to confirm? I know there’s been a ton of false alarms, but. Actual, for sure sightings.”

“…Now that you mention it, no, not to my knowledge,” Percy said, feeling the gears start turning again.

Keyleth’s smile widened. “Right! And I really was searching the whole city yesterday, too, so I had a really wide view! It might be that it’s just the one that’s here, and it’s a nice one on its own, right? I didn’t get a good look at it the second time, but do you think it might be the same one?”

“I…didn’t get a good look at the one from today,” Percy said. “It ran by very quickly. Although…that in itself might be a sign it’s the same one. The one Vex found in the storeroom was very fast.”

“Okay, so, there’s your theory!” Keyleth said, bouncing on her feet a bit. “We’re just dealing with one goblin on its own that might not want to hurt anyone!”

“Which still doesn’t answer what it is doing here,” Percy said. “We’ve possibly explained what it hasn’t done, and that’s a start. But no matter how I go about it, I haven’t been able to make everything it has done make sense.”

“So maybe next time we see it we just try talking to it?” said Keyleth. “Although that…might be harder now. Vex apparently shot it with Fenthras.”

Percy winced. “Oh, Gods,” he said, “no wonder the thing tore past like a bat out of hell, then.”

“Speaking of Vex, though, it’s super weird that she got mad at you for suggesting this,” said Keyleth.

Percy shrugged. “I don’t know, Keyleth,” he said, “she’s really very certain that she saw the goblin attack our daughter. I’d be pretty peeved in her shoes, too. Honestly, I’m not even entirely convinced that she was wrong. There’s no real proof for this, it’s just one possible explanation. It may well be that we’ve only seen a couple scouts.”

“I guess,” said Keyleth, frowning, “But normally I feel like she’d…consider it.”

Percy stopped. Keyleth followed suit, looking at him intently as he thought. “Now that you mention it, she really didn’t even hear me out all the way. I’d hardly started explaining when she just…shut me down.” His own frown deepened. “She didn’t want to talk about the possibility of the goblins being unusual yesterday, either, and I’d not even considered that they might not be attacking at that point. You…you don’t suppose there’s something wrong, do you?”

Keyleth chewed her thumbnail for a moment. “She has been acting kinda weird since she saw the goblin,” she said.

“I…just attributed that to stress over the situation.” Percy folded his arms.

“Yeah, but I mean, even for that, she’s been…off.”

“Hm. I’ll…I might try talking to her, tomorrow, if I can,” he said. Then he allowed himself a smile. “Regardless, thank you for…taking me seriously on this, I suppose.”

She beamed. “No problem!” she said. “We probably shouldn’t bring this up with the others until we’ve got a little more proof, though, huh? Vex might, uh, not be the only one who reacts…badly…to the suggestion.”

“Scanlan.”

“I’m talking about Scanlan, yes.”

[janethepegasus]

BMC Miraculous AU RP Thing: Tree of Beginnings

An RP me and @pika-ace did relating to the BMC Miraculous AU, and it’s one of the movies, being “The Tree of Beginnings”

And yes, i did change the ending to this (mainly because i didn’t like the fact Nadia just joins everyone as they go home, plus she wouldn’t stay for very long anyway with that original ending. But if anyone wants to read what happened in that original ending, let me know)

(At night, Joe was asleep in his bed, resting peacefully. But then, a mysterious figure climbs out the window and approaches the bed) (The figure sees that the Owl Miraculous is on a night stand, so they take the Miraculous and put it on Joe's wrist. However, this caused Joe to wake up)

Joe: Wha-?!

(The figure, being a girl, looks down at him) Nadia: J, let’s go home.

Joe: *sits up* What are you saying? Who are you?!

Nadia: ...You know who I am, and you know where your real home is.

Joe: What...?

Joe: What are you saying?? (Nadia doesn’t say anything and grabs Joe) Nadia: Let’s go home, this world doesn’t need us anymore.

Joe: Hey you- *pulls his arms free* At least tell me where exactly this home is!

Nadia: ...You will know once I take you. (Nadia grabs onto Joe again) Nadia: Now come. (She pulls Joe off of bed)

Joe: No, wait! *pulls against her hold*

(Nadia holds onto Joe tightly as she pulls him towards the window) Nadia: I walked a long way to get here, so forgive me for the long walk to your real home.

Joe: I can't just... leave without a word to anyone!

Nadia: Don’t worry, they will come with you...soon. (Nadia drags Joe out of the window and drags him away from the apartment)

Joe: No...!

(Nadia drags Joe through and out the city)

Joe: Please, tell me where were going, and don't just say home!

Nadia: ...The place...where you landed on this world...

Joe: *blinks* What...?

Nadia: The place where you landed in this world...that is your real home...

(Joe blinks in realization)

Joe: You're...taking me to the place...where i landed many years ago? Nadia: Yes, i will take you to your real home.

Joe: How did you...manage to walk the whole way?

Nadia: I had ways to do so. Now come with me, i will take you to your real home. *keeps pulling Joe*

(Joe stops resisting a bit as she doesn't seem evil or akumatized)

(She drags him far away from the city and heads out towards the location of Joe's real home) (The next morning, Jane wakes up and leaves her room, but she notices that Joe's not there)

Jane: Dad??

Jane: Dad, where are you??

(Not seeing him anywhere, she shoots the group chat a text) Jane: *text* Uh guys? I can't find Dad

Jeremy: *text* What??

Michael: *text* That's not good...

Jane: *text* Yeah, i dunno where he is!

Eric: *text* We'll go look for him

Jeremy: *text* He's gotta be somewhere!

(The armada transforms and starts searching, Jane and Kirsty tagging along as well)

(They search through the city, looking at every corner of the city, but they couldn't find him anywhere in the city)

Leo: What the hell???

Hound: Owl Dad's not in the city??

Timber: Seems like it

Leo: Then where the hell is he??

Cyber: I guess we'll just have to look outside the city

Leo: Yeah, maybe we'll find him somewhere out there...

(They head out)

(Meanwhile with Joe, Nadia keeps dragging him through New Jersey until she suddenly stops) Nadia: ...Remember when i said, i had ways to get to your fake home?

Joe: Yes?

Nadia: Well...here's the way i did it. (Nadia's hands glow and suddenly, a large venus fly-like plant pops out of the ground and it has a large tunnel-like stem)

Joe: O_O

Joe: W-What is that?! Nadia: A friend. He will take us to your real home. (The venus fly trap lowers it's head and opens it's mouth to reveal a tunnel) Nadia: Come. He will take us home *drags Joe towards the venus fly trap*

Joe: O-Okay

(Nadia drags Joe into the venus fly trap, then the plant closes it's mouth and all of the sudden, a force pulls them into the tunnel and they get pulled through the

tunnel) Nadia: This might take a while so be patient.

(Joe just nods and goes with it)

(They get pulled through the tunnel for a while, until they see light at the end of the tunnel) (They get out of the tunnel and Joe sees the place where he landed on all those years ago, and nothing much has changed since then)

Joe: Oh my...

Joe: The beauty of this place never changed... Nadia: ...But this isn't the only thing here. (Nadia points and Joe looks, his eyes widen when he sees a giant magical tree with multicolored leafs, stands in the spot where he landed many years ago)

Joe: Oh my goodness...

Nadia: This is the Tree of Beginnings, your real home.

Joe: This...was where I landed?

Nadia: Yes; the Tree of Beginnings grew on the spot where you landed, a tree born from the seed of a Guardian.

Joe: Amazing...I never knew

Nadia: *nods* Now come, your true home awaits. (Nadia drags Joe to the tree and takes him to a small cave on the tree's roots) (Then they got inside, he sees that they're under the tree and many colorful and magical plants are around the area, plus the grass on the floor has a little glow)

Joe: Beautiful...

Nadia: Indeed. I'm glad you enjoy your old home, because you will now live here until the time has come for us to leave this world.

Joe: Uh...

Joe: May i ask...why? Nadia: Because...this world doesn't need the Miraculous anymore...we serve no purpose here in this world...so we must take all the Miraculouses and go into space, so

the universe can take us.

Joe: That’s not true, Raven Claw is still a very big threat to this world

Nadia: Exactly! The Raven Miraculous Holder is abusing his powers for the sake for chaos, and the Holders that respond to such foolishness are only seen as tools,

forms of entertainment to humanity! This NEVER happened to any other Holders in the past, NO ONE saw Miraculous Holders as performers for their amusement, until now.

This is why the world doesn't need us anymore, because they just see the Miraculous and everything we done as some kind of form of entertainment!

Joe: How do you know about that??

Nadia: The Tree of Beginnings has told me everything that's going on with the Miraculous, ever since i was born. And i am disgusted that YOU allowed humanity to see

Miraculous Holders this way! Miraculous Holders are supposed to be hidden! Not known as much to the general public, and now they shout out their praises to them like

gods! And that's why they don't need us! We're just mere tools to them!

Joe: That’s not something I can help! This day in age with technology it would be almost impossible to stay hidden!

Nadia: Doesn't matter! I am disgusted that you decided to make humanity see the Miraculous Holders as forms of entertainment! Well i am putting an end to this

disgusting behavior and taking us, and the Miraculous Holders, away from Earth, because CLEARLY the world doesn't REALLY need us anymore!!

Joe: That’s not true!!

Nadia: Yes it is!!

Joe: As long as Raven Claw is still around, the world DOES need the Miraculous! And even after we defeat him there's no telling if the Miraculous won't be needed

anymore! The holders have thwarted evil over hundreds of years but even after it was vanquished I've stayed here! Clearly the universe wants me to stay!

Nadia: *scoffs* Oh sure, the world "needs" the Miraculous, just so they can be tools of entertainment to the whole world! Face it J, the world truly doesn't NEED the

Miraculous anymore! They don't see the Miraculous the same way as before, they see the Miraculous as TOOLS, and they could be easily abused by people! And i don't care

if the universe says you stay, I say that we are leaving this world! >:(

Joe: And what makes you think YOU can go against the universe?! You're nothing more than a child!

Nadia: I'm MORE than just a child! I have Miraculous magic within me! And therefore, i have the power to go AGAINST the universe so humanity will be punished for

seeing Miraculous Holders as entertainment!! >:(

Joe: How could you have Miraculous magic?!

Nadia: Because i was born in this tree!! Joe: How?! Nadia: ...You should have known why.

Joe: I...what do you mean?

Nadia: ...You clearly don't know, do you?

Joe: I don't; I've never seen this place before in my life

Nadia: ...Do you even know who i really am? Or how i was born here?

Joe: Do you think I would be THIS confused about you dragging me here and saying all this if I did? >:(

(Nadia glares at Joe, then her hands glow and vines suddenly appear and tie up around his wrists)

Joe: Hey!!

(The vines drag him and then a throne made out of plants appears and the vines throw him towards the throne) (Then vines grow out of the throne and strap Joe's wrists and ankles onto the throne)

Joe: What the hell are you doing?! You didn't even answer my questions!

Nadia: Relax J, you just sit in your throne while i go and get the current Miraculous Holders, once all of them are here, we can leave this world!

Joe: *struggles* If you lay a finger on them...!

Nadia: I'm afraid i have to J, what else can i do to get them? (Her hands glow and 30 large plants with tunnels on them appear out of the ground) Nadia: *to the plants* Go. Find the Miraculous Holders, and put them inside the tree. Don't stop until you got all 30 of them. (The plants go back into the ground and they dig underground towards where the Holders are)

Joe: No! Please! Don't hurt my children!!

Nadia: ...I have to. What else can i do to get them here?

(Meanwhile, with the holders)

(They're still looking for Joe, but found no luck) (Leo looks and sees that the sun is starting to set) Leo: Damn, we still have no luck on finding Joe!

Cyber: Well keep looking, he's got to be somewhere!

(They keep looking, the sun starts to set as they keep searching)

(As they walk, they're unaware of the plants slowly creeping under their feet)

(They searching, and just as when the sun set and the moon started to rise, one of the plants emerges and takes Tiger)

Tiger: AH-! *he's taken* Pacific: Huh? ...Rich?

(Then another plant emerges and takes Pacific)

(More plants come up and take Frill, Coral, and Natura)

(Then one of the plants takes Stag)

Stag: AH-! Cloudy: Huh? Hey! Hayden, where'd you go?!

(Then another plant appears, taking Cloudy) Cloudy: AH-!

Scarlet: Uh guys, something's not right...is it just me or is our group getting smaller?

Jade: Yeah...something doesn't feel right...

Atlantic: Well maybe you guys are just letting it get to your he-EADS!! *a plant takes Atlantic*

Scarlet: *notices Atlantic is gone* Max?!

Scarlet: Max! Where did you GO!! *a plant takes him*

Jade: *sees that Scarlet is gone* Sebastian!!

Kirsty: Guys? Jade: Max! Sebastian! Where are YOU- (Kirsty jumps as she sees Jade just about get yanked under the ground)

Kirsty: Philip?!

Kirsty: Guys! Philip just went underground!!!

Arctic: What?! O_O

Papillion: *lands* What are you- Kirsty: No no no no stay up STAY UP!! (A plant takes Papillion)

Ursa: Honestly, i don't know what the hell you're freaking OUT- (A plant takes Ursa)

Arctic: MATT! What the hell is happen-ING *she's taken* Jane: Oh my god!!

Aqua: What the hell is going ON- (A plant takes Aqua)

Karma: BAILEY! AH- (He's taken; Ace and Swan stay airborne) Ace: What the hell is happening?!

Jane: People are getting dragged underground!

(Jane picks up Kirsty and holds her close in fear) Jane: What do we do?!

Swan: I don't know!

Ace: Don't worry, we'll be safe up HERE- (A plant shoots out of the ground and wraps around his ankle)

Swan: ROMEO!!

(Ace is dragged down and into the ground without any hesitation, and Swan dives down to where he once was)

Swan: Romeo?! ROMEO?!

Cyber: POST!! GET OFF THE GROUND!! (Swan only looks up for a second before he's taken)

Maiden: What the hell is going ON- (A plant takes Maiden) Volph: Fio-NA!! (A plant takes Volph)

(Jane and Kirsty watch in horror as everyone else is taken)

(Meanwhile, while Raven was gonna make an akuma, a plant emerges out of the floor of his tower) Raven: Wait, what the FU- (The plant takes Raven) (Back with the Holders, the plants take Draco, Inferno, Striker, and Fyre Fly)

(Soon only the main four and Jane and Kirsty are left)

(Cyber clings onto Timber and Hound clings onto Leo) Jane: Oh god, why is this happening?!

Cyber: I don't know!! Timber: I think we might know where Joe went though!

Leo: Really?!

Hound: If he was taken by plants, that would explain it!!

Jane: But where do these plants take him to?!

Leo: I don't think I wanna know!

(Suddenly, a plant emerges and takes Hound)

Timber: NO!!

(Timber is taken next) Leo: PAPA!!

Cyber: JORDAN!!

(Then two plants emerge to take Leo and Cyber, but Jane and Kirsty shove them out of the way, letting them get taken instead)

Cyber: JANE!! Leo: KIRSTY!!

(Cyber and Leo stand back to back and at the ready...but nothing happens)

Leo: I...think those plants left...

Cyber: Stay on guard...they might come back...

Leo: Yeah...

(They wait a while but nothing happens so they let themselves relax)

Leo: Wow...i can't believe those plants took everyone...

Cyber: We have to find them...and I think Jordan was right...I bet they’re behind Joe’s disappearance too...

Leo: Yeah, but we don't know where those plants took them!

Cyber: No...but I think we can figure it out (He gestures to the ground where the plants emerge and they see a small path marking there the plants traveled underground)

Leo: Sooo...we follow the path those plants left behind?

Cyber: It’s the best lead we have

Leo: Alright...let's see where this path leads us to...

(Meanwhile at the tree...)

(All the Holders that got captured get transfered to inside the tree, where they find themselves floating in some magical tree sap, but the sap seems to give them a

weird tingly feeling all over their bodies) ((This magical tree sap does something to Holders who are in their Miraculous form; they get a weird tingly feeling all over their bodies due to their Miraculous magic reacting to the magic withing the tree sap and oddly, if they are in their Miraculous forms, they can breathe in the sap if they're in it. But for normal humans and Holders in their normal forms, they can't breathe))

(The last two plants then come holding Jane and Kirsty and Nadia stops them before they’re put in the sap) Nadia: What?! These aren’t the Lion and Eel holders!!

Nadia: Release them! (The plants spit out Jane and Kirsty and Nadia immediately gets up close to them) Nadia: Who are you? >:(

Kirsty: Uh- Jane: Tell me where my dad is first!! >:(

Nadia: *looks shocked* ...J...is your father...?

Jane: Yeah! What did you do with him?! >:((( (Kirsty clings to Jane in fear from her mouthing off to the one who took them)

(Nadia looks at Jane for a few seconds, then she grabs Jane and lifts her up by the shirt) Kirsty: JANEY!! (She looks at Jane and glares at her) Nadia: ...Should've know J would resort to adopting, considering is little disability... Jane: Wait wha- Nadia: *cuts her off* If you really want to know where your "father" is, then i'll bring you to him.

(She starts walking away but Kirsty leaps onto her back) Kirsty: Let her go!!!

Nadia: *unphased* Why should i?

Kirsty: I’m not letting you hurt my girlfriend!! >:((((

Nadia: ...I'm not.

Kirsty: Well...then you’re not taking her anywhere without me!

Nadia: ...Very well then. (Nadia drags Jane and Kirsty until she approaches the plant throne where Joe is at)

Joe: Girls!!

Jane: Dad!! :D

Kirsty: Owl Dad!!

(Nadia throws Jane next to the throne and Kirsty soon after)

(They scramble up to him) Joe: What-What are you doing here?! Kirsty: Plants brought us here! The holders too!

Joe: W-What?! Jane: The plants were gonna take Cyber and Leo but we sacrificed ourselves so they can live!

Nadia: So that’s what happened... >:(

Nadia: No matter, i will simply try to get them again >:(

Joe: Cyber and Leo always come through in situations like this. Seeing as you saw everything that’s happened I’m sure you know that >:(

Nadia: We’ll see about that! >:(

Jane: Nothing can stop Cyber and Leo! >:( Kirsty: Yeah! >:(

Nadia: ...I will try to stop them, regardless if you claim they won't be stopped.

Kirsty: W-Well...we won't let you! >:(

Nadia: And how do you plan on stopping me? >:/

Jane: I don't know, but we'll...think of something! >:(

Nadia: Hmph. *turns away from them* While you think of that, i will do my best to bring them here, regardless if you claim they'll survive anything that's thrown at

them >:( (Her hands glow and large plants appear out of the ground) Nadia: *to the plants* Go. Go get Cyber and Leo and don't stop until you have them. (The plants nod and go underground to find them)

Jane: NO! (They start to run after the plants but Nadia makes vines appear; they grab Jane and Kirsty and sit them on either side of Joe's throne and wrap around them tightly)

Kirsty: HEY!! >:(

Nadia: No more distractions; no more tricks >:(

Nadia: I will get Cyber and Leo, no matter what you do or say to stop me! >:(

(Jane and Kirsty struggle as Nadia leaves the room) Joe: Girls...did you see the others? Are they alright?

Jane: Yeah, they're okay

Kirsty: They're just...stuck in tree sap or something :/ Joe: Girls...I'm so sorry you got involved in this...

Jane: It's okay Dad, we didn't expect all of this to happen. But at least we found you :)

Kirsty: Yeah, we were all worried

Jane: We pretty much searched EVERYWHERE for you, the whole day we've been looking for you! But...thankfully you're, kinda, safe :/

Joe: Yes...and trust me, I'm just as vague about her plan and motivations as you are...

Joe: All that i know is that she wants to take all the Holders and...somehow take us and this tree into space, because she thinks it's time for me to go

Kirsty: What?? Jane: So if she wins...you'll leave...?

Joe: Afraid so...

Jane: *starts to tear up* That...that CAN'T happen!! Kirsty: I-It won't happen Janey! Cause Cyber and Leo will save us, remember??

Jane: *tears up* You CAN'T leave me Dad!! You can't leave US!! D:

Joe: I won't, Jane, I promise! Like Kirsty said, Cyber and Leo will come through! ...I would hug you, but neither of us can manage that at the moment XS

Jane: *looks at Joe with teary eyes* ...You promise you'll never leave us...?

Joe: Cross my heart

(Jane smiles at Joe)

(Meanwhile in the tree sap, a few holders are trying to swim out of the sap, Raven included)

Tiger: Damnit where's the exit?! Raven: I want to get out of here!! DX

Atlantic: Honestly, I'm glad you don't get to sit this out >:P Jade: It's pointless, this stuff is like molasses

Dasher: Yeah, swimming through this is a pain, but why we're here? Somebody GOTTA explain! *internally* Aaaand here i go again with the rhyming -_-

Draco: It must be something Miraculous related if we're ALL here. *gestures to Raven*

Raven: Oh, FINALLY one of you realized it wasn't MY doing! I'm just as confused as the rest of you!

Pacific: Dammit; it's always easier to handle when YOU'RE the one who fucked up

Raven: But CLEARLY, this is the work of someone ELSE! >:/

Timber: And we know Joe's here since I guess that's where Jane and Kirsty are

Ursa: But who's doing this? And why?

Papillion: Yeah; who was that lady?

Draco: I don't know...Joe never mentioned a girl nor this tree that we're in

Hound: I guess we just have to wait for Cyber and Leo...

(Meanwhile with Cyber and Leo, they're still walking down the underground tunnel) Leo: GOD it feels like we've been walking FOREVER!! Where's the exit to this?! XS

Cyber: Don't whine or I'm turning this search party around >:(

Leo: Awwww but Daaaaad! That'll take forever if we turn back!! XS

Cyber: Then don't complain and please keep watch for any plants like I told you!

Leo: FINE! XS

(They keep walking and Leo looks around when he thinks he hears something)

Leo: You hear something?

Cyber: No.

Leo: Well i do!

Cyber: Hush! Something could hear us! Leo: But...! (Leo looks behind them and sees something slithering towards them) Leo: Dad, seriously!!

Leo: I hear something and it's right behind us!

(Cyber turns around, with his lit up hand that had been serving as their flashlight and the see the two plants) Cyber: Run!!

(They run as fast as they can and the plants chase them)

Leo: What do we do?!

Cyber: Well um... (He looks back and decides to shoot a lightning bolt at the plants)

Leo: Oh yeah! (Leo unsheathes his claws and slices through the plants cleanly)

(They keep attacking the plants until the plants were destroyed)

Leo: Okay...maybe we ARE close

Cyber: C'mon, let's keep going.

(They continue down the tunnel)

(They keep going down through the tunnel for a while until Cyber spots a light at the end of the tunnel)

Cyber: Here we go! (They run out of the tunnel)

(When they got out of the tunnel, they see a large field filled with plants and flowers, seemingly untouched by man for many years)

Leo: Whoa... :0c

Leo: Pretty...

Cyber: Indeed...

(Then they look up and they see the Tree of Beginnings)

Leo: They're...in there?

Cyber: I guess so

(They carefully walk towards the tree)

(They walk towards the cave entrance and peek inside)

(They see all the holders in the tree sap)

Leo: Guys!!

(Cyber claps a hand over his mouth before he can say it fully) Cyber: *softly* Shush! Whoever's behind this might still be here!

Leo: Mmph!

(Cyber takes his hand off and they look around)

(Then Cyber spots Nadia approaching the tree sap)

(Cyber and Leo watch her quietly)

(Nadia looks at the Holders who are in the tree sap) Nadia: Just you wait Holders, as soon as i get Cyber and Leo, the time for all of us to leave this world shall come. For us leaving this world is punishment to

humanity from treating you Holders as tools for amusement.

(Leo and Cyber exchange looks of fear)

(She sees that the Holders are trying to find an exit) Nadia: It's useless trying to escape, because i won't let you leave. You're staying in here until it is time for all of us to leave this world and get swallowed up by

the universe.

Natura: Why are you doing this??

Nadia: Because i'm putting an end to this disgusting behavior you Holders decide to bring, making Miraculous Holders little actors in a play that humanity laughs at,

this is not what Miraculous Holders are! They are not actors or forms of entertainment! They are punishers of sinners! They get rid of the scum of the world! But now

it seems like the scum of the modern world are ignored, while you all do your little "show"

Tiger: Um, that's because akumatized maniacs are more dangerous; duh! Why don't you just get rid of HIM? *points to Raven* Raven: HEY!

Nadia: Oh sure, akumaized maniacs who were possibly innocent people who were FORCED into your little show! Dasher: Seriously lady, what's with the show comparison?? I get we're popular and everyone likes us but- Nadia: Exactly! But humanity should not see you this way! They should ALWAYS see you as punishers of sinners! The Holders of the past are probably laughing at you for

ruining the name of the Miraculous!!

Striker: Wait, so you're saying you want people to fear us?

Nadia: What?! N-No! People of the past should see you as strange men and woman who punish people who commit crimes against god and humanity! And it should stay that

way until the end of time! And NOT what humanity now sees you!

Coral: Uh, no one knows who we really are except for all of us, so we're technically mysterious to them

Nadia: I didn't say that! >:/

Jade: Look, the people love us because we keep them safe! They look up to us and count on us to keep them safe! It's something Cyber and Leo started when they first

appeared!

Scarlet: Yeah! And some idolize us and make art, stories, and all kinds of stuff related to us! Dasher: They even made a festival for us! And they made all kinds of stuff for that festival! Nadia: ...Still proves my point that humanity only uses you as tools of entertainment, they'll even go as far is to use you to make a profit! >:(

Hound: Dude, it's called Artistic freedom! We inspire a lot of people! Sure some of that stuff was probably to cash in on our popularity, but some people have really

wanted to show how much they appreciate us!

Nadia: See? You said it yourself, people cash in your popularity, the kind of popularity that shouldn't exist at all!! Because Miraculous Holders are NOT TOOLS FOR

HUMANITY'S AMUSEMENT!!!

Swan: You don't understand! Even if we TRIED to stay mysterious it wouldn't matter! People now love superheroes and we'd be popular no matter what!

Nadia: And THAT'S why humanity is using you Holders as tools of entertainment! They don't see you as punishers of sinners anymore! They see you in the same limelight

as those silly fictional heroes! >:(((

Ace: But how is that OUR fault?!

Nadia: It's YOUR fault for letting this happen!! It's YOUR fault for letting this continue for years!! And it will be YOUR fault for future Holders being used as tools

to entertain humanity! You should be ASHAMED of yourselves for making future Holders into tools of entertainment for humanity!! >:(((

Papillion: But- Nadia: No more excuses!! Cyber and Leo will be joining you any moment and this will be over!!

Nadia: And once they do, we will leave this world and punish humanity for using Holders this way!!

(Leo and Cyber crouch out of view of the cave entrance) Leo: *softly* What do we do?!

Cyber: *softly* Well, i don't know how we'll get everyone out of that sap but...i think our only option here is to face off against that girl, she's the one who's

behind all of this.

Leo: *softly* But we have no idea what she does! Just the whole plant thing!

Leo: *softly* Who knows what else this girl can do?!

Cyber: We we won't get anywhere unless we try; but before that we should try to find Jane, Kirsty and Joe first; they're not with the others so maybe getting them out

will be easier

Leo: Yeah, but where did that girl put them?

(They creep along the outside, peeking in to try and find them)

(They keep sneaking until they find another cave entrance, Leo peeks inside and sees Joe, Jane, and Kirsty, with the girls tied up in vines and Joe strapped onto a

throne made out of plants)

Leo: *softly* There they are!

Leo: *softly* Let's go get them!

Cyber: Okay; be careful! (They sneak inside; Jane and Kirsty spot them first and light up, but Cyber holds a finger to his lips, silencing them)

(Cyber and Leo quietly approach them)

Joe: *softly* Thank goodness you're both alright!

Leo: *softly* Yeah, we're okay. Now we just gotta get you three away from Miss "I don't like change"

(Leo starts cutting through the vines around Jane and Kirsty while Cyber works on Joe's straps)

(However, they are unaware that Nadia enters and slowly approaches Leo and Cyber)

(Jane and Kirsty then look up as Cyber gets both of Joe's wrists free; they're about to cry out but vines silently lash out and cover their mouths and wrap them up

again)

(As soon as Cyber was about to work on the straps on Joe's ankles, vines appear and yank Leo and Cyber away from them) Nadia: Ah, Cyber and Leo, glad you two could finally make it

Joe: NO! (Nadia glares at Jane and Kirsty) Nadia: You two are starting to test my patience. >:( Jane and Kirsty: Mmmmph!

(Vines appear out of the plant throne and restrap his wrists onto the throne)

(Joe struggles while Cyber and Leo struggle)

Nadia: Did you really think i would just let you set them free? And do the same for the others? Just so you can continue this little show that you modern Holders have

made?! >:(

Leo: Oh trust me, we heard your little SJW rant >:P Cyber: Does she qualify as an SJW? Leo: I don't know, I couldn't think of an insult!

Nadia: *looks confused* What's a...SJW???

Leo: Doesn't matter! Point is you're full of shit! >:(

Nadia: ExCUSE ME?! >:(

Leo: You heard me! >:P Cyber: What he means is, we won't let you take us away from our world against our will! What happened happened, and it doesn't matter if you don't like it, you have no

right to take all of us away from our homes and families to sate your ego!

Nadia: Yes, i WILL take all of you away from this world!! Punish humanity for using Holders as tools of entertainment!! And this is not for the sake of ego! THIS IS

FOR THE SAKE OF THE MIRACULOUS' LEGACY!! FOR YOU ALL RUINED IT WITH YOUR LITTLE SHOW AND I'M HERE TO FIX IT!!!

Joe: That's not fair to them!! They're young! They have lives! You can't just strip that away! There are far more important things than legacy!!

Nadia: Yes i will!! I will take them away from this world! Because YOU had the audacity to let this happen and ruin the legacy of the Miraculous. You should've known

better, FATHER!!! >:(((

Cyber and Leo: Whaaaaaaaaa?! Jane and Kirsty: MMMPH?! Joe: O_O

Joe: D-Did you just...? Nadia: ...So you don't know, do you? You don't know you gave birth to a daughter many years ago?

Joe: But...how...?

Joe: I-I don't recall any of my lovers getting pregnant- Nadia: Exactly, because that is a disability male Guardians have, they can't make a woman physically pregnant with a child, instead, the child gets born here, in the

Tree of Beginnings. I was born here and i knew VERY well who my father is! The Tree of Beginnings told me everything about you and everything Miraculous! But clearly,

you had no idea that you had this disability nor did you had ANY idea that i existed until now!!

Joe: But...if you knew why didn't you come find me earlier?

Joe: You clearly have the magic to go to far away places faster, so you should've- Nadia: I was going to, but then i found out about the current state of the Miraculous Holders. Then i was completely disgusted by how you allowed these Holders to act

this way, so i planned a way to stop all of this and end the era of the Miraculous for this world!!

Joe: When was this?! How...how old are you?!

Nadia: ...Immortal. Just like you.

Joe: You should have come to me! Why did you wait and let your anger fester like this?!

Nadia: This is not anger, this is disgust for the modern Holders. And i will do anything in my power to strip it away and take us away from this world! >:(

Leo: Anger and disgust are pretty much the same thing Nadia: Shut up!

Nadia: Anger and disgust are separate things!! >:(

Leo: Sounds like the same thing coming from you >:P

Nadia: SHUT IT!! (She makes the vines on Leo grip on him tighter) Leo: OW!

Joe: Nadia, please! What's done is done and it was no one's fault! My children shouldn't have to sacrifice themselves for this!

Nadia: No, what's done is the modern Holders mistake of destroying the legacy of the Miraculous! It's the modern Holders fault! *makes the vines on Leo and Cyber

tighter and they yelp in pain* It's your fault for letting this happen! *makes the vines tighter* And it's humanity's fault for using them as tools for

entertainment!!! *makes the vines tighter and Cyber and Leo scream in pain*

Joe: STOP!!

Nadia: Now that all the Holders are here, it's time for all of us to leave this world and let the universe consume us!!

Cyber: That's...not..going to happen...!! (He holds out his hand towards Leo)

Leo: *sees the hand and realizes what he's doing* Are...are you sure...you want to use the Union Form...?!

Cyber: Somehow...I feel like this is the only way to get the point across...if she won't listen to us...maybe she'll listen to THEM

Leo: ...A-Alright...let's do this... *reaches out to Cyber* Miraculous Gods...please knock some sense into this girl... *grabs Cyber's hand*

Nadia: What are you- (Cyber and Leo light up brightly; the vines holding them disintegrate as they enter Union Form, the light coming from them making the tree shimmer brightly)

(The entire tree shines brightly as they enter Union Form)

Nadia: W-What?! Union Cyber: Child of the Miraculous Guardian...cease this behavior at once

Nadia: W-What?! Why?! I told you that i'm doing this to punish humanity for using Holders as tools!!

Union Leo: It is not up to you to decide judgement upon humanity; that power rests solely with the Universe. Questioning it is futile.

Nadia: Well i am!! I don't care what the universe says! We are leaving this world!!

Union Cyber: You assume that you have the power to even do such a thing. And even if you did, you won't even think about the consequences it will have.

Nadia: What consequences?!

Union Leo: The Miraculous were created and sent here for a reason: to maintain balance. By sending the Miraculous back before they are due, you will disrupt that

precious balance, causing the entire universe to collapse on itself, wiping out all manner of life, including yourself and the Miraculous

Nadia: *looks shocked* ...No...y-you can't be serious...! T-That's not possible...!

Union Leo: I'm afraid it is. Union Cyber: Everything happens for a reason child. The universe does not care for legacy and legacy means nothing if all life is gone.

Nadia: B-But...humanity is using Holders as tools for entertainment!! They only see Holders as those silly superheroes! And not punishers of sinners like before!!

Union Cyber: Perhaps they do not see the holders as powerful deities that they do in the past, but times have changed. Union Leo: The Miraculous Holders have been doing what they've been doing for centuries: stop evil from taking hold of the world and the universe. While there are

other evils below Raven Claw, bigger threats like him must be vanquished before, or any future acts of punishing sinners is meaningless.

Nadia: N-No! Y-You're...just saying these things j-just to scare me!! But i won't be scared by your pitiful threats! I WILL take the Holders away from this world!!

*holds her hands out and uses all of her magic to lift the tree*

(Cyber and Leo simply hold up their hands and the tree lowers itself back down) Union Cyber: This tree is connected to the Miraculous, and we are deities of the Miraculous. It will obey those of higher power. Union Leo: Cease your actions...or we shall be forced to act against you. You cannot win.

Nadia: N-No...! I will win...! Y-You are not deities of the Miraculous...! Y-You're just Holders...! U-Using your magic j-just to scare me...! *uses her magic again to

lift the tree up* I am not afraid of you...!!!

(Cyber and Leo force the tree back down and hold it there; Nadia tries to lift it again and again, but it's useless; Cyber and Leo glow brighter and float down right

up to her their eyes glowing ominously) Union Cyber: You have very little fear; that is to be admired/ Union Leo: But will your courage save you from our wrath?

Nadia: S-S-Stop talking l-like that...!! Y-You're j-just regular h-humans using t-their Miraculous m-magic to s-scare me...!!

Union Cyber: Is that truly a gamble you want to make? (Cyber and Leo grab onto her, making her feel their overwhelming raw power without harming her)

Nadia: W-W-What are you doing....?!

Nadia: W-What-AH! (Her eyes glow as she feels the power of both the sun and moon and the universe coming from both of them; a few moments later, Cyber and Leo release her and she falls

to her knees, overwhelmed by the sensory overload)

(Then she falls onto the ground)

Union Leo: Now do you understand?

(She doesn't respond)

Union Cyber: I believe our job here is done. Joe: What did you do to her? Union Leo: No need to worry yourself; she will live. (Cyber and Leo raise their hands and Jane, Kirsty, and Joe are free) Union Cyber: Now, excuse us for a moment, we must free our comrades before our vessels get too strained.

(Cyber and Leo leave to set the Holders free, leaving Joe, Jane, and Kirsty behind) (But then, Joe notices that Nadia is starting to...vanish?)

Joe: What...what's happening?! Kirsty: Whoa!

(Joe goes over to Nadia's side and lifts her face, seeing her eyes still glowing) Nadia: .......I'm......a failure......i....don't.....deserve.....to exist.....anymore.......i failed.......my purpose.......in this world.......i

deserve........death......

Joe: What-no! Nadia you just made a mistake! It was all a misunderstanding!

Nadia: .......I......am not......needed......anymore.......even the gods........want me gone.......so i will just........die.......if they want me gone.......then so

be.....it.....

Joe: They don't want you gone! They were giving you a warning! If they wanted you gone they would have done it themselves!!

Nadia: ......They......clearly......do.......why else......would they use........the power of........the universe........to stop me......? They.......want

me......gone......to punish......me.......for living........

Joe: No Nadia they just wanted you to LISTEN! You wouldn't listen to any of us so...they summoned the only people who you would actually listen to!

Nadia: ..........i'm pathetic.........i failed my.......mission.......the world......will treat Holders like.......tools.......i failed......i failed......

Jane: You still don't get it?! Nadia: What...?

Jane: After all of this time, you STILL believe in that crap?!

Jane: If the Holders were being 'used' they wouldn't have been happy! No one likes being used! But they're happy! They're perfectly happy doing what they do because

they know that the world is counting on them! Being appreciated and loved by fans isn't a crime, it's human nature! You can't do amazing things that the holders do and

NOT expect to get SOME kind of reaction out of people!

Jane: People love them for everything they do! They're grateful that they saved countless lives! Even though this didn't happen in the past but, the past is in the

past, times change and things that were in the past don't work in the present because time change! And people change! So them being seen in this way is not a disgrace

to Miraculous Holders in general, it's great that people love them!

(Nadia is silent, taking in her words)

Nadia: .......So...the reaction...how people treat...the Holders...is love...?

Kirsty: Yeah! Hell, WE love them! Why else would we be here?

Jane: Yeah! Cause we love them so much! They're like a family to us! Nadia: ......Love......love......love......love...... (Tears start to fall on her face, while saying "love" over and over again)

(Joe understands her tears and hugs her close) Joe: I now truly wish I had known about this place before...perhaps if I had...you wouldn't have ended up this way...my girl...

Nadia: ......Father.... (Nadia cries and stops vanishing as Joe hugs her close) (But then, the tree starts to glow and a voice appears in Joe, Nadia, Jane, and Kirsty's heads) Tree: That is what i was trying to tell to you dear, that love is the reason why people love the Holders so much and change the way things were in the past. They

weren't used by humanity, they were loved by humanity. ((Since the tree can talk to people telepathically, the tree tried to tell Nadia that it's love, but Nadia just blocked it out cause she stook with her plan))

Kirsty: Whoa, this thing can talk?!

Joe: Apparently... Tree: Not physically, but i can communicate through telepathy. Regardless, Nadia, my sweet dear Nadia, you got so caught up in your anger against the Holders of the

present that you didn't consider hearing the true reason why humanity treats them differently than the ones in the past. Like the child said, time changes and nothing

from the past stays for all of eternity, and that includes Miraculous Holders. They will remain in the spotlight for a long time until something happens in the future

to change that.

Nadia: I......understand.....I'm such a fool..... Joe: You are but a child Nadia; every child makes mistakes. *he strokes her hair* It's why they need parents to teach them to listen and open their minds.

Joe: And...i do apologize that i wasn't there for you...the day you were born...if i did...then none of this would happen...

Nadia: No...you didn't know...you were right.....I should've...tried to find you before....

Nadia: But...my anger...blinded me...i was...so angry...over something...i couldn't...understand...and...i made all...the Holders...suffer...

Joe: Oh don't worry...we've bounced back from worse things ;) (At that moment he looks up to see the other holders entering the room, Timber and Jade carrying an unconscious Eric and Jeremy)

(Nadia looks at the Holders with teary eyes)

Joe: *to the holders* It's alright now...it's over

Nadia: .......Holders...i'm...sorry...for what...i've...done to...you...

(The holders don't look exactly pleased or convinced) Dasher: And WHY should we accept that? >:( Joe: Dasher please...we can discuss this when Eric and Jeremy are properly cared for and we're safe back at home

Dasher: But why is this lady apologizing after literally putting us in magic tree sap?! >:/ (Nadia hides her face and cries in guilt)

Timber: Not to mention she had Eric and Jeremy use their Union Form >:/ Stag: I think that last one is more a personal thing for you... Kirsty: It's kinda a long story...

Jane: But long story short.........she had no idea what love is and assumed people used you to amuse them :/

Scarlet: Well we kinda understood that...how'd you change her mind? Kirsty: We had to point out that the people LOVE you and don't USE you :/

Jane: Yeah, pretty much :/

Atlantic: >8(((((( Are you fucking serious- Jane: Look, can we just...go home? Please?

Joe: ....Of course, but it will take a long time to get there, since we are VERY far away from home...

Tree: I can teleport you all back to your home. Including you, Nadia.

Nadia: A-Are you sure...? I-I lived in this place for so long...i...don't want to...imagine living...somewhere else...

Joe: At least give it a try...let me try to give you the life you never had. Jane: And if you don't like it you can just...tunnel back to the tree or something

Nadia: ...As...much as i appreciate the offer... *frowns* ...No, i feel...much safer...here...

Joe: Are...Are you certain about that...?

Nadia: ...Yes...this...is my home...i don't want to leave it...but... *slightly smiles at Joe* ...I might...visit you...if i get...the chance... :')

(Joe looks at Nadia and slightly tears up) Joe: ...If...that is what you want...my dear...then...i'll let you stay here...I won't force you to change your mind... *tears fall on his face* But...i will miss

you...my dear...

(Joe hugs Nadia and she hugs him back)

Joe: *sobs* I...I love you...my dear... Nadia: ...I...love you too...Father...

(They hug for a while, until they break the hug and Nadia walks away from the Holders) (Nadia looks at Joe and smiles at him) Nadia: ...Goodbye, Father Joe: ...Farewell, Nadia...

(Joe smiles at her and joins the others) Tree: Is everyone ready?

Joe: Yes...we are ready.

(The tree glows and in the blink of an eye, everyone’s back in Joe’s apartment)

Kirsty: Yay! We’re home! :D

Joe: Indeed... *looks slightly sad*

Jane: *puts her hand on Joe's shoulder* ...I know you really wanted to make up to her, but...like she said, she wants to stay at her home. Besides, she did say she

would visit, so that's good, right?

Joe: I...suppose so...

(Joe looks at Jane and smiles at her) Joe: Well...at least i have you, my dear :)

(Jane smiles back)

Joe: *to Timber and Jade* Why don’t you put Eric and Jeremy in the guest room for now?

Jade: Alright (Timber and Jade take Eric and Jeremy to the guest room)

(Everyone transformed back, Raven leaves immediately, and Joe settles to sit on the couch with Jane and Kirsty)

Joe: *sighs* It's been a long day for all of us...

Kirsty: Yeah, dealing with Nadia, the tree, and all that stuff :/

Jane: Yeah...but at least we know you had a..."biological" daughter??

Joe: In a sense, perhaps. I wasn't even aware that could happen at all :/

Kirsty: Well you are this kind of immortal being, so i guess it might be no surprise that you have a few oddities :/ Joe: True...

Jane: Well, no matter what, you'll still have us being here with you :) (Jane hugs Joe)

Joe: ...Yes... *hugs her back* You will always be with me... :)

[marie-dufresne]

Up From the Gutter

Though most of my RPs are from The Dufresne Legacy, we can’t forget gutter!Marie because she’s just as important :)

Cut for length so as not to clog up your feed too badly.

Six.

Marie Dufresne had always been a tactile girl, lucky to have parents that never said ‘don’t touch’. Claire and Arthur figured it was best she learned the hard way. Or maybe it was just that they were too lazy to properly parent.

Marie Dufresne was also an affectionate girl, latching on to anyone who showed her any sort of attention which, oddly enough, never seemed to be Arthur or Claire. 

This did not deter her efforts, particularly when Claire was in a state of inebriation, or sick from a prior state of inebriation, and as she draped a blanket over her mother’s half sleeping form, Marie pulled on all the sides, making sure she was properly covered from shoulders to toes. When she was certain the woman would be able to nap properly, Marie knelt on the floor, resting her chin on her arms. 

“Do you want me to cuddle you, Mama?”

Claire’s brow wrinkled and her mouth turned down in disgust, a hand coming out from the blanket to push her daughter away.

“That’s not what you’re here for,” she muttered, gripping the fabric around her and flipping over to the side, giving Marie her back. 

“If you want cuddles, go find a boy.”

Eight.

“Claire cut the shit. Your kid’s right there.”

Marie looked up from the bar top and the ragged deck of cards she’d been practicing her solitaire skills with. She was the only child at the bar, (she always was) and at Nate’s scolding, her attention was drawn to the other end of the counter where her mother had helped herself to the lap of a young man in a motorcycle jacket.

Drunk and without care, Claire Dufresne also ignored the bartender’s reminder that she was married. The man whose attention she’d captured didn’t seem to care either, pulling down the neck of her camisole with a devilish grin and Marie went back to her game.

Another boyfriend? She sighed, flipping over a card to reveal nothing more than a dead end and she gathered them all up, shuffling them primitively by mixing them on the bar, not yet having mastered the proper technique.

“You should head on home, kiddo.”

Grey eyes rose to the weary concern of the older man’s face and Marie shook her head, her untamed mess of hair not moving as it should, matted and knotted to oblivion.

“My dad came back,” she told him softly, “he’s got a bunch of friends there now.”

Being at the bar with her drunkard flirt of a mother was infinitely better than her father and his crew. He didn’t ever stay long, always onto his next scheme or the latest pair of breasts that passed him by. Anyone was better than his wife, really.

Marie herself didn’t yet understand the intricacies of adult relationships, but she knew there were kids at school who had divorced parents. If hers hated each other so much, why didn’t they divorce?

With a curious glance down at the little girl, Nate filled up a glass of juice, setting it down before her. He wasn’t one to meddle in all the business he heard, but damn his heart went out to this kid.

“Your old man,” he asked, “he doesn’t…he ain’t touchin’ you is he?”

Marie’s brow furrowed. It wasn’t the first time someone had asked her this. It wasn’t the second time either but she shook her head.

“Only when he whacks me,” she told him factually, “but not where I think you think he does. They just watch.”

Watch? Watch what? But Nate was not one to meddle in the business he heard, so he didn’t ask, and he didn’t mention it again.

Maybe he should have.

Ten.

Motorcycle Jacket came and went just as much as Arthur did. There were always men in between and no matter where Claire uprooted them from and dropped into, he found her. He called himself Leo for no reason other than it was his star sign, and made it no secret he didn’t like baggage. 

Marie was baggage. 

“Come on,” he whined, plopping down on the couch amidst several crinkled beer cans, shoving them off to the side and onto a pink zebra striped blanket, “go to your room or something. Your mother and I have grown up shit to do.”

“I don’t have a room,” Marie pointed out, giving a flourishing gesture to the apartment they were squatting in, the tenant and landlord both at an extended stay in prison.

“Then go,” Leo pressed, fitting a cigarette between his lips and lighting it, “wherever the fuck it is you sleep.”

Her hair was short now, chopped off from its lack of care and she could not flip it over her shoulder like her attitude cried out for her to do so instead, she put her hand on her hip, shifting her weight in a manner she’d seen on television.

“I sleep on the couch,” she said, “that’s my blanket.”

With an annoyed grunt, the dark haired man pulled the blanket up and balled it, throwing it at her. 

“There you go, Princess. Find a spot.”

She slept in the stairwell that night. 

Twelve.

“I want you on birth control.”

Marie jumped at the voice, shoving the weekly newspaper ads—and her clippings—under the recliner, away from her mother’s eyes. 

“Why?” she asked, “I’m not like you.”

“You,” Claire snorted, dropping herself onto the couch and reaching for her cigarettes, “are exactly like me. Probably why I can’t stand you.”

The blatant stating that she was disliked did not hurt anymore. It was almost a game to her at this point. Mom can’t stand me. Haha, we’re so close it’s our joke, right? 

Right?

“I’m not having sex,” Marie told her truthfully, pulling her elastic headband down to her neck to fluff out her hair, steadily growing and better kept now that she was old enough to know how, “I’m not ready. Besides I…”

She didn’t bother to finish, her cheeks red at the idea of discussing getting her period with someone like Claire. 

“Sure not ready now,” her mother offered, “but what about in a month? Six months? You can’t afford a fuckin’ abortion, Honeybutter and you’ll end up just like me.”

She leaned forward to flick some ash onto the carpet by Marie’s knees and swiped at the neckline of her peasant blouse, peering down at her developing chest. 

“Those boys will be stuffing you like a Thanksgiving turkey so believe me, the pill will be the best thing to happen to you.”

Pushing away the invasive hand, Marie pulled out her advertisements and clutched them to her chest along with the rusty pair of scissors she’d been using, eyes brimming with unshed tears. 

“I am not like you.”

Fourteen.

Marie politely declined the cigarette that was handed to her, sliding off the bed in search of her skirt. 

“Looks like I paid up,” she said grinning as she took her time bending over, continuing the show for the young man on the bed, “your turn.”

“My turn,” he muttered, taking a drag and leaning back, “babe I just emptied my balls, let me breathe.”

But Marie did not want to ‘let him breathe’. She was in a precarious enough position as it was, having lied to him about her age to sleep with him. The longer she stayed, the easier it might be to give herself away and with a violent man nearing thirty, hearing he’d been fucking a high school freshman for the past three weeks was unlikely to go over well.

“Pleeeasseee,” she begged, flopping onto the bed and shining a sunny smile up at him, her pink lipstick and thick lashes sucking him into everything she wanted. 

Almost everything. 

“Fine, fine fine,” he conceded, “you fucking junkie, take your damn dope.”

She did not feel satisfied when she left; she never did, but with the drugs nestled safely in her bra, she wondered if Claire would hate her a little bit less. After all, Marie was doing this for her. 

Fifteen

Billy wasn’t Marie’s father, but she wished he was. 

His name wasn’t even William, it was Wilford, but Billy thought Wilford was an old man’s name and seeing as he was not yet old, he opted not to use it. 

By this time Marie did understand a great deal of the intricacies of human relationships and though at first she couldn’t quite figure out what this man saw in Claire, after a while it became clear. 

He was a fixer. 

There was no fixing her mother, but Marie didn’t make note of this when Billy moved the two of them into his modest apartment. He gave Marie her own bedroom and when the two of them journeyed to the hardware store to pick out paint, he did not look at her like so many of the other boyfriends did. He asked about her interests and did not make any snide comments about having to paint the room pink.

He bought a waffle iron and taught her how to cook a little bit. 

He attended open house night at her school, and signed up for a routine parent-teacher conference. 

When Claire beat on him, he rode it out, waiting, and never fighting back. In confidence he told Marie her mother was like an abandoned animal that just needed the right amount of love and patience. He suggested therapy when Marie confided in him about the things Claire had done and said all the years prior, but she refused. 

Billy was a good one. He was the only one Marie cared to remember, but it was Marie herself who destroyed it all. 

“He’s basically my dad,” she’d said. An offhanded comment while she poured the waffle batter into the iron, stocking up to freeze for the week’s breakfast (and some to-go for quick bites at school). 

There were police at the house when she arrived later that afternoon. There were questions and then there was court. 

Nobody listened when she cried. 

In the one time the justice system seemed to benefit the victim, an innocent man was imprisoned, for a grown man’s semen on a fifteen year old’s panties spoke louder than Marie’s protests that he’d never touched her. 

He hadn’t. 

After the verdict, Claire called her a jealous slut and moved them away. A slut Marie may have become, but it was Claire who was jealous. 

Viper.

Seventeen

Partway through her senior year, Marie sat in her guidance counselor’s office, announcing to him that she was dropping out. 

She’d already told her English teacher and the previous year’s Math teacher. Those two weren’t requirements for leaving, of course, but her situation was a precarious one and she wasn’t taking any risks. The Math teacher didn’t seem threatened by her, but there was a fat check sitting in the bottom of her backpack from the young scholar just at the beginning of his career. 

“Sorry Billy,” Marie muttered, adjusting her bag on her shoulder and looking back at the school. He’d asked her to finish school, to be better than her mother, but she couldn’t do it. Instead, she’d repeated the cycle. 

Sex too early, sex for currency, sex for shelter, baby at seventeen. 

Marie, however, had not married the man who knocked her up. Truthfully she didn’t know who it was that was responsible for the little nugget in her womb, but at seventeen, she’d decided that blackmail was a better option than marriage. 

If generally-harmless-yet-easily-seduced Mr. Stevenson wanted to keep on his career path, he’d just have to support her until she could get on her own feet. It was a fair trade, really. 

Marie Stevenson was a horrible name anyway. 

Twenty-Two

In a quaint apartment above a tattoo parlor, Marie sat at her chic, remodeled white desk, glittery pen poised over her checkbook. A couple walked their pug below, people milled about a cafe a few units down. 

It was nothing like the places she’d grown up in. It wasn’t a coveted area of town; it was far too old, but it was clean and safe, the sort of place people like her flocked to to get the best shot for their social media feed. 

This was particularly convenient for her as that was exactly how she made a large portion of her living. A rent-a-gramer if you would. For a handsome fee, basic bitches from all over the country could hire her for the day and get all the best photographs at the must-have spots, and even some only locals like Marie would know about. 

She didn’t have any children; she’d lost her baby early on in her pregnancy, but had never told Mr. Stevenson, promising herself that though she’d dropped out of school, she’d make it up to Billy, the only person who had believed in her, using the checks to fund herself in the building of her own career. 

As per their verbal agreement, after five years the checks had ceased, but she didn’t mind. She was on her feet, and while Marie had, without a doubt, engaged in many criminal activities, she did not like to consider herself a bad person, and intended to pay back every cent she had stolen from her high school English teacher. 

One check at a time. 

[icarusthelunarguard]

This Week’s Horrible-Scopes

Aries

What’s the difference between an Elephant and a Flea? The obvious answer, of course, is that “Elephants can have Fleas, but Fleas can’t have Elephants.” The less obvious answer is, “Elephants kill People, but Fleas kill Populations.” Which is just a nice way of saying, “don’t piss off sub-five-foot red-headed women. They WILL end you.”

Taurus

There are plans in the making of a BioPic movie about Billy Joel - but the company doesn’t have the rights to use his name, his likeness, or his music. So here’s your chance to help them out, and we won’t claim credit for this. Tell them they should name it, “Piano-Man” - a story about how a high school dropout was bitten by a radioactive piano, moved to California, and had his first big hit singing about all the gay guys drinking in a bar. SHEER BRILLIANCE!

Gemini

You want to do things your way, but that’s not always the way to go. Sure, you can argue that your system is easier for everyone to follow, but when confronted with entrenched modalities, tradition has a tendency to win out. So, you keep using Metric measurements if you want. Just remember that you’ll need to convert for everyone else around you.

Cancer Moon-Child

There are songs in your music collection now that used to be part of a Cassette Mix Tape from 1987. They were not all as good as you remember. “La Bamba” by Los Lobos… Good! "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau… STILL Good! “Songbird” by Kenny G? (*Pause*) Look around you, Cancer. See how many of your friends are nodding off just thinking about that song? Throw that one away.

Leo

Why do you want to fill a bathtub with Jell-o and float yourself in the middle of it? You know what? Fine. A standard tub is 42 gallons. That means you’re gunna need 336 boxes of Jell-o at about a buck -and-a-quarter each. And for what? TikTok clicks? Do you have any idea what colour your skin is gunna be after that? Just eat the stuff like a normal person!

Virgo

Time is an enemy: it robs you of life as it TICK, tick, TICK, TICKS AWAY! Keep that in mind when you take a Spring Break vacation in Arizona. Which county is on Daylight Savings Time? Which town inside that county ISN’T? You could have just stayed home and gotten drunk in the comfort of your own bathroom, you know.

Libra

Your parrot is dead. We’re sorry to have to break the news to you, but it’s true. She tried to attack another parrot she saw in a mirror and, well… Anyway, we have a taxidermist on call for just such an emergency. His name is “Terry”... he CLAIMS he’s from Minnesota, but speaks with a British Accent, and specializes with Dead Parrots.

Scorpio

A Flock of Seagulls will be performing at a club in your vicinity and tickets go on sale this week. You don’t have to worry about buying seats in the Nosebleed Section - it’s not that big a venue. It should only have a $10 cover charge at the door, though. Do not bring french fries to throw at them!

Sagittarius

Let’s take a shot in the dark at this one; you want things to go well for you, but are worried it’s not going to happen. Not to worry! The most problematic things are already in motion and beyond your ability to stop. So go get that clove of garlic that’s sprouting and plant it indoors now. You MIGHT get some bulbs by the end of summer!

Capricorn

Crows and Raven can be taught to like and trust humans, but seagulls will forever be little opportunistic shits. Don’t throw a small order of Burger King fries thinking it’ll distract them and leave you alone. That doesn’t work. That NEVER works. But if you see gulls flying well inland, there’s a storm coming. Get Ready!

Aquarius

After a couple months of us being upset with you, we’re going to cut you some slack and give you an actual Horrible-Scope this week. Just remember! This is us being nice to you. (*Ahem*) Life is like a box of chocolates for you this week. Think less “Ghirardelli” and more “Whitmans”. Be super careful if you have an allergy to “Deetz”, though.

Pisces

Get yourself a Friday Fish Fry. It’s been a long time since you’ve had one and Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips isn’t exactly common anymore. And if you can’t get one locally, make it yourself. Just be mindful of the oil this time. The term “Flashpoint” isn’t just for comic books.

[notesofarichlycolorednight]

Color Asks for Tori (and Luke if you want??????): Chili, Spice, Peach, Honey, Mint, Baby Blue, Periwinkle, Amethyst, Magenta, Snow, Cream, Chiffon, Ecru, Sugar Cookie, and Graphite

aw yiss

tori’s gonna be so thrilled

luke isn’t my oc, but i dragged him in here anyway, just for fun i guess he kinda is regarding my au, tho...

besides tori could use the company…some of those question made her kinda sad that last round

Chili - Do you like spicy foods?

tori: yes, i love them! i’ve built up a tolerance over the yrs.

luke: *shifts uncomfortably* i…like it once in a while.

tori: *stage whispers* he hates spicy foods

luke: tori!

Spice - Do you like to cook? Do you cook often?

tori: i can’t cook to save my life. i think it’d be nice. my mom tried to teach me once…that didn’t go well. i think if…she was still alive i would know how to cook.

luke: pass

tori: *kicks his leg* just answer, it’s fine. it’s supposed to be confidential *glares at me*

luke: i can cook basic things. i had to learn to. that’s all i’m saying.

tori: *pats luke’s arm and takes his hand*

me: moving on…

Peach - Are you generally a more gentle and soft spoken person or a louder and rougher person?

luke: *bursts into laughter* is that even a question?

tori: rude! i’ll have you know, i can be very gentle and soft-spoken, thank you

luke: *strokes his thumb cross tori’s hand* i would agree with that. but most of the time, she’s definitely louder and rougher. in more ways than one.

tori: *blushes furiously* yeah well, you’re definitely louder and rougher all the time. he’s only gentle and soft-spoken around me.

*they start leaning toward each other*

me: okay, next question!

Honey - Have you ever considered marrying someone? What is your opinion on marriage in general?

*luke and tori exchange a glance and shift awkwardly, both blushing*

luke: well i mean, i have…thought about it, yes *eyes flicker to tori*

tori: i guess…i guess i never thought i’d live long enough to even consider it, but… *glances up at luke*

me: and the second question?

tori: i think it’s something really special. it’s a big decision too, and it’s something that should be discussed and contemplated rationally. it’s also something to be cherished.

luke: *looking at tori and stroking her hand again, a small smile on his lips* i agree

me: [aside] they’re so cute

Mint - Does Ice cream exist in your world? If so, what is your favorite Ice cream flavor?

tori: yes! and i love it! i sneak it into camp all the time. i love strawberry ice cream.

luke: i really only like it because it’s a good bargaining chip. smuggling ice cream into camp was worth more because you have to keep it frozen. it’s very perishable item.

tori: *rolls eyes* i swear, his sweet tooth must’ve fallen out or something. but he’s right about the bargaining. you wouldn’t believe what kind of favors you can get out of getting ice cream into camp.

Baby (blue) - Would you consider having children? If so, how many?

luke and tori: *more furious blushing*

tori: like i said about marriage, i never really thought i’d live long enough to consider it. but…i think i like the idea of children. *frowns* i don’t know how safe they’d be around us though *looks over at luke*

luke: i’d have to think about it more. i’d love to have children with tori, but…i also agree with her concerns. it’s more dangerous for them, and…that’s a lot of responsibility. *frowns deeply* you have to make tough choices and sometimes they’re wrong

tori: *moves closer and rubs his arm with her free hand*

Periwinkle -  Would you consider yourself to be a good parent? what do you think a good parent should be?

luke: i don’t like these questions anymore

me: last one, i promise

tori: i would try to be the best parent. of course i’m going to make mistakes, but that’s part of life. that’s the very human part of who i am. *looks at luke for a moment* i think that i’d try and mimic my mom, because she was the best mom i could’ve ever had. i think…i think luke would be a very good parent. i know he would protect and cherish our child or children and… *looks at luke again* he may make mistakes, but i know we’ll come through them

me: *glances at luke* uh…

tori: *shakes head*

Amethyst- What is your aesthetic?

luke: my what?

tori: i asked leo about this, but it’s so hard to define. it’s something pleasing to look at–it’s very specific to your personal tastes. it doesn’t have to be an object, it can be clothes on a person. or a person themselves. if…if that makes sense.

luke: i don’t understand this question. does sword-fighting count? i guess–pleasing to look at? *glances at tori* well...tori in armor, sword drawn. or when she’s asleep in the morning lights filters through the windows and makes her glow. when we’re training and little hairs start to wiggle loose from her braid and stick to her forehead. her eyes. her smile.

tori: *hiding behind her hands and blushing too much to speak*

luke: *laughs and puts his arm around her shoulders, pulling her into him* brush passes–you know what those are?

me: *scoffs* of course

luke: hushed conversations. the empty hermes cabin. empty camp. the sound of tree nymphs racing through the forest. the sound of wind whistling in your ears as you run. charismatic smiles. mischievous eyes. does that answer the question?

tori: *takes a deep breath and pulls her hands from her face* i really liked looking at my mom’s guitar on its stand, underneath the lamp. posters of plays and musicals covering the walls. bonus if they’re signed by the cast and crew. *sighs* as much as i hate apollo, i really do like early morning or late evening sun–there’s something soft and soothing about the light it creates in the sky. *blushes and glances at luke, hunching her shoulders* luke’s blue eyes. and the look of concentration he gets when he trains or is in battle. in the middle of the night, when he’s asleep. it’s…it’s the most relaxed an carefree i ever get to see him. *mumbles* in one of his many brown shirts *sighs* shirtless–oh my gods, did i just say that out loud? next question!!!

Magenta - What is your Zodiac sign?

tori: i’m a scorpio *looks at luke expectantly*

luke: *rolls eyes* capricorn

Snow - Have you ever seen snow? Do you like it? What do you like to do in the snow?

tori: i love snow!! my mom used to throw snowballs at us, in the house, on the first day we get snow. right after we’d woken up and gone out into the kitchen for breakfast. it’s also...really beautiful, the way it sparkles in the sun. the sound it makes when you walk on it. the silence of it when it falls. it quiets the earth and it love it.

luke: i tolerate it. it’s not my favorite. it’s cold. it makes things icy. but i agree that it can be quite beautiful. just so long as i’m not out in it, i’m fine.

Cream - Do you prefer Tea, Coffee, or Cocoa? (If your world has those things. If not, what sort of hot drinks do you have?)

tori: oh, cocoa, no question. it’s my childhood favorite, and will always be my first choice. tea is my next choice.

luke: coffee. black. like my soul.

tori: *playfully shoves luke so hard he nearly falls out of his chair* don’t listen to him. he puts so much milk in his coffee. i’m trying to get him to drink more herbal tea.

luke: *righting himself in his chair* i honestly prefer energy drinks

tori: *shaking her head* it’s not healthy

Chiffon - Do you prefer a larger and cleaner environment, or a smaller and cozier one?

tori: i like small and cozy. it feels more intimate and warm. lived in.

luke: i...honestly like larger and cleaner environments. but that’s really only because of the crowded fucking hermes cabin. *tuts, rolls eyes, and shakes head* i’m tired of it being so crowded. and i can see how miserable it makes everyone having to live like that. *takes a breath* i can see myself in a smaller, cozier environment with tori, though. *looks over at her and takes her hand*

Ecru - Do you have curly, wavy, or straight hair?

tori: my hair is naturally wavy, but very softly wavy. if you weren’t looking close enough, you wouldn’t notice.

luke: *shrugs* pretty straight, i guess

Sugar cookie - What reminds you of your childhood?

luke: i thought you said that last question was the last one!

me: *curls up in chair, hides behind clipboard and mutters* you don’t have to answer this one

luke: *looks away moodily*

tori: *takes his hand into both of hers and gently strokes the top* hot cocoa, of course. softly sung lullabies. the sound of the guitar or violin. music in general, really. warm hugs. my brother practicing his lines either by himself or with me or my mom. when my mom would read to me and voice act all the characters. dan practicing the violin--badly. my mom humming from the kitchen.

Graphite - Do you like to draw? If so, do you draw often? What do you like to draw?

tori: um...i actually do like to draw. mostly sketching, honestly. i don’t draw all that often, though. maybe once or twice every few months. *shrugs* don’t really have the time. i like practicing guitar more. when i do draw, i like sketching places and things, mostly. *blushes then mumbles* sometimes i’ll sketch luke.

luke: i leave that stuff to the apollo kids. i’m more of a con and pavement artist.

me: boo

luke: *rolls eyes* can we go now?

me: your fans thank you

luke: our what now?

me: bye!

ahh, sorry this took me so long! i got self-conscious again...

also i’m be supremely busy with grad school oTL

it’s the end of the semester, the profs were threatening a strike (which may not be happening anymore, hopefully??? we’ll see come april 30) and i just have...a ton of shit to do before the semester ends in both academics and housing/storing my shit/moving back to my home state

RIP me

bonus: i picked capricorn based on a plausible time he could’ve been born according to the books, but also based on the description of capricorn. i think he really fits that zodiac. also, i actually picked tori’s b-day before this, but scorpio fits her well. glad it worked out XD

[totallyrealhoroscopesdaily]

2/3/2018 Horoscope

Aries: The dad texts you back. He says he’s sorry, he didn’t mean it like that. He quickly texts again that that was a lie, he did mean it like that, but you didn’t deserve that. He just- He- You send back that it’s okay. It bothers you, too. He doesn’t say it shouldn’t. He just says okay. You are healing much faster than him. He still has a raw wound, maybe an infected one at this point, and yours is scabbed over, still liable to reopen but no longer bleeding.

Taurus: The biker gang flamingos are in town. You are utterly overjoyed to see them again. They’re always so pretty. You watch them go around, acting like a cross between curious tourist and threatening gang member, taking pictures of everything they see with overdone glares sent in the direction of random passersby. This has made your day. This one is actually not your fault, and you are loving it.

Gemini: It’s good to know that when everything goes to shit, raccoons will never judge you. Only haunt your waking nightmares with their tiny, tiny hands. You are greeted to the sight of the non-judgmental raccoon's tiny hands when you wake up. You take stock of your situation. You are in a dumpster, your entire body is deeply sore, you have no memory of the past few days except for vague flashes, and there’s a raccoon rummaging around next to you. The raccoon tells you that if you’re awake, then you should probably get out of the garbage, he’s heard that it’s not good for humans. You tell him that you’re not sure if you can, your entire body hurts. He tells you to take your time, it’s not collection day and you’re not bothering him, so there’s no hurry. You thank the raccoon. You make a mental note that getting that all-speak charm has made your life about a dozen times more surreal.

Cancer: Your designs, your clothes look flawless, as usual, and your partner has outdone themselves with getting the very best to model them. You pay attention to how the fabric is moving, making notes of a few adjustments you could make, as the show goes on and spectators comment on just how lovely your work is, darling. You tune them out, it’s the same meaningless, polite prattle as always, but you keep an ear on Ridali. He keeps remarking on each new piece that come out, like how that one reminds him of oil on water or that one looks like something for a picnic or oooh that one looks like a peacock strutting. Those random, off-the-wall comments mean a hell of a lot more than the robotic tittering of the socialites. Soon than you expected, it’s over. (You were expecting this to feel a lot longer, but you guess time flies when you’re having fun, and would you look at that? You were having fun, probably due to Ridali.) You give a short speech, a worthless little thing thanking everyone for coming which gets you a polite smattering of applause, then you ditch out. All in all, that wasn’t too bad. You make a note to take Ridali with you to any future shows.

Leo: There’s a squid flying through the town. A giant squid. You act like this is a show, narrating this for the tourists in that special, I-am-your-guide-look-at-this-exciting-thing voice. The last thing you need is for the tourists to panic on top of whatever the fuck is happening with that. Fira picks up on what you’re doing, but the newbie doesn’t. Fira ends up taking him to the side and sending him off to go try to find information, then comes back to help you with the distraction. 

Virgo: There are many snakes in your bakery. The egg hatched, leaving behind just the handle of the axe as the axe head had dissolved. Each snake is light blue, slightly see-through, and has dozens of eyes all over their bodies. You are throwing an impromptu birthday party for them. You made a crap ton of cupcakes, enough to have one for each serpent. You put candles in each cake, light ‘em, then sing happy birthday to the newly-hatched. The snakes don’t really get the concept of a “birthday”, they’re multidimensional and have some sort of hive-mind going, but they do understand that this is some sort of affectionate ritual, so they do their best to play along. The party hats were a lost cause.

Libra: Hickory calls to inform you that the trial is tomorrow. You’re going to have to vouch for Kaimana and tell the court that she is a person. Hickory will do the rest. They have no evidence against her, because she didn’t do anything, and there are several accounts that put her in locations at times that would make it impossible for her to have done it. The main issue is that most of the accounts are coming from magicals, and you know the issues behind that. Even with that handicap, considering that the only thing they have against her is they saw her walking somewhat near to the crime scene hours after it occurred, if he can get a fair jury, then it should be fine. You ask how he’s going to get a fair jury. He says he doesn’t know. He’s not going to get a completely fair jury, for reasons that you hate, but he can get one that isn’t completely of the “burn the witch” mindset. You aren’t sure whether to be comforted or concerned, but you are angry. You feel like fury is your constant companion since this started.

Scorpio: You only think the twist is boring and predictable because you’re writing it. Your readers will never see it coming. You can always get someone to proofread if you don’t believe me.

Sagittarius: You think the general consensus is don’t feed lies to the lie-eater. You don’t know the price for it, or if there is one. Everything has a price, so not knowing the price is a huge red flag. You’re not looking forward to whatever price it takes for solving your wax problem. Your worry is interrupted by Harold calling you. You pick up and he starts screaming into your ear. Apparently the old woman came back and, you guessed it, turned the children into small animals that then immediately scampered off. She then thanked him and left. You put the phone on speaker and set it down, letting Harold rant and rave about what the fuck just happened without deafening you. You listen, because it sure would’ve been helpful to have someone to panic at when the old woman pulled that stunt with you. You hear Helen shrieking in the background and resolve to check in with her later. You are not okay with this, but you are the only one with any sort of experience with this, so you’ll suck it up for now.

Capricorn: You don’t have a child. You’ve never had a child. There’s an email in your inbox asking about your child. Your friends were asking about your child. There’s a room that you don’t remember decorating. There is not a child. With the girl, with Pup, she was there and asking you why you didn’t remember her. There is no child asking why you don’t remember them. You don’t have a child, but everything says you did, and the child is not here. Where would they be if not here? You don’t know. Following the logic of The Pup Situation, if you had a child, and you forgot that child, that child would be here and be hurt and confused by your memory loss. There is no child here, so you’re going to assume that means that you never had a child. For your sanity. Also for your sanity, you smother the little voice that is screaming that that’s the wrong conclusion. 

Aquarius: You’re pretty sure there should be some sort of bathroom in your home. It used to be a store, and the employees probably had to go at some point while they were working. There’s an old, boarded up door in the back wall, you haven’t bothered to open it before now. You didn’t feel the need or the curiosity. Now you feel both. You revel in that for a minute. How far you’ve come. Then you set about figuring out how to get the boards off.

Pisces: A child has come to your cottage and ran right up to you where you were tending your garden. You asked if their parents knew where they were. They said they don’t have parents. You let them stay for a while. They shed their warm coat, it’s too hot around your cottage for it. They watch you tend your flowers and your magical reagents, and you let them help with your vegetable garden. You walk them back to town, to the orphanage, when it starts to get dark. You watch them run inside, then turn and head back home.

[lucy-xiii-blog]

Again [Leo X OC] (ch 2)

Chapter 1

"So let me get this straight," Rebecca sighed, rubbing her temples, "I explicitly tell you to stay away from the Purple Dragons and instead you go and confront not one, but three of them?!" "I was trying to help-" Nana started, but Rebecca cut her off. "Leonardo can take care of himself! These boys fought aliens for crying out loud!" "In her defense," Mikey said, "Leo did mess up his ankle pretty bad."

"That's not the point Michelangelo." Rebecca replied, shooting him an annoyed glance. Mikey was sitting with Nana in the living room of Rebecca's apartment. Leo and Donnie had asked him to take Nana home while Donnie got Leo back to the lair. At first, Mikey was excited to spend time with a potential new friend, but being stuck in the middle of a lecture wasn't what he had expected. "What exactly were you going to do, young lady?" Rebecca asked, "How did you plan on facing that many thugs?!" "Well that Persona thing sounded-" Mikey started, but quickly stopped, giving Nana a confused look as she frantically waved her finger tips across her neck. "'Persona thing'?" Rebecca questioned before turning back to Nana, raising her voice, "Are you playing VIGILANTE?!" "No!" Nana exclaimed, quickly rising to her feet, "Aunt Becca, just listen-" "What's this 'Persona' thing then?" Rebecca asked, "I want the truth Nana!" With a defeated sigh, Nana flicked her wrist. Two card appeared in her hand as Mikey and Rebecca curiously watched her. "These are my Personas Aunt Becca." Nana said, "I didn't want to tell you cause-" "Did your father teach you that?" Rebecca asked, her eyes narrowing. "No! God!" Nana growled in aggravation, "This is why I didn't want to say anything! I knew you wouldn't believe me!" "I don't know what your father told you-" "It's not a con Aunt Becca!" Nana exclaimed, "Geez, you can never let that go!" "He was using a child to trick people!" Rebecca snapped. "We did what we had to!" Nana snapped back, "I'm not a con artist anymore! I haven't been for years! Why can't you accept that?!" "Okay," Mikey said, jumping between the two women, "I think you two just need to take a minute and breathe, okay?" Rebecca sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she turned away from the teens. Nana rolled her eyes, holding the cards up as she took a couple steps back. "Persona." Nana whispered.  Just like in the ally, the glowing cards shattered in the blonde's hands. Mikey and Rebecca turned their attention to Nana as a gust of wind filled the living room. With a flash, two figures suddenly appeared in front of Nana. One was the jack-o-lantern Leo had told Mikey and Donnie about, the other seemed to look like a chubby snowman with legs and was dressed similar to a jester. The snowman giggled as the jack-o-lantern cackled. "Whoa!" Mikey breathed as Rebecca stared in awe. "These are my Personas. Pyro Jack," Nana explained, pointing to the jack-o-lantern, then the snowman, "and Jack Frost. They're The Jack Brothers." "How are you doing this?" Rebecca asked, cautiously walking up to them. "It's not a trick Aunt Becca." Nana said, "They're just... They're a part of me." "Can I touch them?" Mikey asked, a wide grin spreading on his face. Before Nana could reply, the two Persona's exchanged surprised glances before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Rebecca jumped as Mikey let out a disappointed groan. "Why didn't you tell me about this?" Rebecca asked. "Are you kidding?" Nana asked, "What was I supposed to say? You literally just proved what I was expecting." With a sigh, Rebecca turned to Mikey, "Michelangelo, could you call your father for me, please?" "Umm, sure." Mikey replied in a confused tone as he pulled his phone out. After pressing Splinter's name he handed to phone to the older woman. The two teens exchanged confused looks as they watched Rebecca. "Hello Splinter, it's Rebecca." She paused, "No, Michelangelo is fine, I just needed to ask a favor of you. If you don't mind." Rebecca paused again, "I'm sure your other sons have told you about meeting my niece tonight, right?" Pause. "Yes. Well, I was wondering, since I need to go out of town for the next week for work, would it be alright if Nana stayed with you and your sons?" "What?!" Nana exclaimed, "Aunt Becca, I can-" Rebecca waved her away as she continued, "Thank you, Splinter. I don't mean to impose-" Pause. "That's sweet of you to say. I'd just be more comfortable knowing she's not by herself." Nana groaned, looking up to the ceiling as Rebecca continued her conversation. "It won't be so bad." Mikey said with a smile, "We've got lots of comics! And video games! I promise, we'll have lots of fun!" Nana couldn't help smiling at the orange clad turtles enthusiasm, "Thanks Mikey. It'd just be nice if she asked my opinion first. I mean, no offense, but I don't really know you guys." "Don't worry," Mikey grinned, "We're totally good guys!" "Thank you Michelangelo." Rebecca said, handing his phone back to him, "Splinter said to give him and your brother some time to prepare things, then you can bring Nana back to the lair before the sun comes up."   "Wait, I'm going there tonight?!" Nana asked. "Yes," Rebecca replied, "I have to be at the airport in the morning." "I'm eighteen! Why can't I just stay here on my own?" Nana asked. "I'd rather know you're safe than wonder if you're repeating tonight's... experience." Rebecca said. "Now go pack up. It won't be much, but I want you kids to get some sleep before you go back to the lair."

Meanwhile, back at the lair, the turtles and Splinter were busy picking up miscellanies things. Leo, luckily, hadn't broken his ankle like he had feared. He had sprained it though. After Donnie had wrapped it up, he gave Leo a pair of crutches to get around. It wasn't long after that that they got the call asking if Nana could stay with them. "Where are we even going to put her?" Leo asked, shifting awkwardly on his crutch as he tried to help clean up. "'Put her'? It's not like she's a throw pillow Leo," Donnie said, "And you should really be resting right now." "You know that's not what I meant." Leo replied, "I mean where's she going to sleep?" "Why not give her your room?" Raph snickered, amused at the oldest turtles annoyance, "She did save you after all." Leo shot an irritated glace at Raph as Donnie added, "You know, that wouldn't be a bad idea. You could stay in my room and I'll just sleep in my lab." "What sleep?" Leo asked, "If you stay in the lab you're just going to work on your projects."   "What if we make a deal?" Donnie suggested, "You stay in my room for the next week and I'll set an alarm on my phone. Each night the alarm goes off I'll stop what I'm doing and go to bed." Leo raised a brow ridge at the taller turtle, "If it's that easy then why don't you do that every night?" "Different circumstances." Donnie replied, putting his hand out, "I promise I'll do that this week though. Deal?" With a sigh, Leo shook Donnie's hand, "Deal." "It sounds like you boys have already figured out Nana's sleeping arrangements." Splinter said with a smile. "Yes Sensei." Leo said, shifting awkwardly on his crutch. "Very good. Leonardo, is your room ready for her?" Splinter asked. "Erm..." Leo took a moment to think. It wasn't as if his room were messy, he always made a point to keep it tidy after all. Was it really okay for a girl though? "Why don't you go check." Splinter said, "Afterwards, you should rest. You shouldn't be on your feet." "Yes Sensei." Leo reluctantly replied. 

Leo looked around his room, his eyes wandering from the small bonsai tree next to the little lantern then to his neatly made bed. He had just washed the bedding two days ago, 'That should be okay, shouldn't it?' He wondered to himself. His gaze wandered to the four swords hanging on the wall beside his bed. Should he take those down? After debating for a minute, he decided against it. After all, someone with the ability she had- whatever that was- they would have to know not to mess with a weapon, even if they were curious. Then again it was just common sense not to mess with a weapon. He had a couple books scattered about the room as well as little laundry he had meant to put with the rest of the dirty clothes. The more he looked around, the more he thought straightening up wouldn't hurt. As he picked up, he couldn't help thinking about Nana. He would never admit it out loud, but he was a little embarrassed at how they met. There he was, cornered and in pain, and she dropped in out of the blue and chased away the men he had been running from. In every scenario he had ever let himself imagine, he had always been the hero. Leo never imagined it would be the other way around. He couldn't help recalling her words, "Are you seriously going to scold me for saving you?" Had he really come off that way? He didn't mean to, but how was he supposed to know she wasn't a normal human. In the heat of the moment, anything could have happened. Given the pain in his ankle, he was afraid he wouldn't have been able to save her. He never expected her to be the one to save him. Maybe it did hurt his ego a bit, but he was too proud to admit it. 'Maybe I should apologize.' He thought with a sigh.

--- Thanks for reading everyone! I hope you guys liked this chapter!

@redginganinja @savvy-mutant-turtle-banger @southernblossoms @spiritual-speckled-kitty @saundrasays @ believerofallmagicalthings 

[dixbolik-lovers]

1-99 only odd numbers

Anon. . . WHY???? We did em all, but it’s rly long. 

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?

Admin Mawile: Closed. There are wayyyyy too many things for curious kitties to chew on and hurt themselves with. 

Admin Skitty: Closed, always. I have a fear of the dark and when it is open it terrifies me more.

3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?

Admin Mawile: I don’t sleep on sheets. I have two heavy, fluffy blankets that I use instead. 

Admin Skitty: I sleep on one sheet that covers my mattress since the other would keep falling even when I tucked it in. So tucked in?

5: Do you like to use post-it notes?

Admin Mawile: Not really. I like all the colors they come in though.

Admin Skitty: Yes!! Especially when I get into annotating a book for class or myself. I enjoy all the funny ways they come in their different shapes, and colors.

7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?

Admin Mawile: Bear. A male one, though. You can scare away a bear, bees are just coming to kill you. 

Admin Skitty: Definitely a bear, I’ve almost come close to them in several instances and I’ve always been able to scare them away. I’ve seen how bees can mess you up on Animal Crossing, I’m not up for that.

9: Do you always smile for pictures?

Admin Mawile: Nope. My fake smiles look awful, so I go with a blank face over one of them. 

Admin Skitty: Sometimes. I do closed mouth smiles a majority of the time. I think my smile isn’t very nice if we’re being honest.

11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk?

Admin Mawile: Sometimes, but I try not to for long ‘cause it can be awfully hard to stop doing it. 

Admin Skitty: It happens by accident. Especially when I go for long walks, or when I get bored.

13: What about pooped in the woods?

Admin Mawile: Nope. But I had a friend who frequently did.

Admin Skitty: Never.

15: Do you chew your pens and pencils?

Admin Mawile: No. I tend to break off the little plastic clip things, though. 

Admin Skitty: Same as Mawile here actually, but I feel awful sad when I break them off, its never intentional.

17: What size is your bed?

Admin Mawile: Full or queen, I can’t remember which. 

Admin Skitty: I believe mine is a twin so it fits just me and my cat!!

19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink?

Admin Mawile: Fact time! Pink was originally the “boy color” until Hitler started using it to mark homosexuals. Then the Western world freaked out and switched it with blue, which was formerly the “girl color”.

Admin Skitty: I don’t believe that color should be restricted to gender, it seems completely irrational to me. Color, style, choice is up to the person and I encourage any guy, whoever they are, to wear pink if it makes them happy. Go rock it.

23: If you’re a girl, bra size? If you’re a guy, pants size?

Admin Mawile: 32G, which isn’t as big as it sounds. 

Admin Skitty: 38D They’re a decent large.

25: What is your favorite food?

Admin Mawile: Don’t have one. Or more like it can vary by the day. 

Admin Skitty: I can never decide on a favorite, sometimes I think I do, but whenever someone asks me this question it slips my mind. My favorite sweet/pastry is banana bread though!!

27: Last person you kissed/kissed you?

Admin Mawile: MY PRECIOUS CAT!! She loves giving me kitty kisses with her nose when I’m trying to hold her. 

Admin Skitty: My dad’s girlfriend, she gave me a kiss on the cheek in greeting when she got back as I answered this question.

29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?

Admin Mawile: Probably not. Don’t know why anyone would want me to. 

Admin Skitty: I don’t…think I would? Me from now is different than me from the future, though I hardly think I’d be comfortable with that. I’m certainly not now.

31: Can you change the oil on a car?

Admin Mawile: Nope. 

Admin Skitty: ..h ah I wish I was that handy.

33: Ever ran out of gas?

Admin Mawile: Never. I hate driving so I haven’t had many chances to. 

Admin Skitty: Not when I’ve ever driven!

35: Best thing to eat for breakfast?

Admin Mawile: A variety of leftovers from previous meals and a Razzleberry tea to drink. 

Admin Skitty: My dad’s girlfriend makes these sweet breakfast bagel sandwiches that taste incredible!! Those or her breakfast tacos are the best.

37: Are you lazy?

Admin Mawile: Sort of. “Unmotivated” describes it better. 

Admin Skitty: Sometimes. I can procrastinate something if I have no interest to do it. I always complete my work on time though.

39: What is your Chinese astrological sign?

Admin Mawile: The years ones? Dragon. It’s pretty much the only zodiac thing of mine that I’ve ever liked. 

Admin Skitty: I’m exactly the same as Mawile, a dragon if we’re going by that!! It sort of suits my other sign in a way, since I’m a Leo.

41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

Admin Mawile: Nope. 

Admin Skitty: No, but I want one or two. This might seem dorky, but I actually really like gardening magazines, and I’ve thought of maybe even making one in our backyard when spring arrives.

43: Are you stubborn?

Admin Mawile: Horribly so. 

Admin Skitty: If I vehemently believe in something, its likely I will be when it comes to the subject. Other than that I’m pretty flexible and open to new ideas and information.

45: Ever watch soap operas?

Admin Mawile: No, but my mom is fond of the Latin American ones. 

Admin Skitty: My mom is from Colombia and she loved them so I always got wrapped into watching them with her when I was younger. Now I haven’t the time and they don’t always hold my interest.

47: Do you sing in the car?

Admin Mawile: I don’t sing out loud… at all really. 

Admin Skitty: Yes. Not always, but if I feel the song I do.

49: Do you dance in the car?

Admin Mawile: How would one do that exactly? There doesn’t seem to be enough room. 

Admin Skitty: If you mean flail your arms around sporadically to the beat? Then sure, I do sometimes.

51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

Admin Mawile: A couple months ago for my most recent school picture. 

Admin Skitty: School picture for my I.D.

53: Is Christmas stressful?

Admin Mawile: Yes because it means my birthday is coming. Bleh. 

Admin Skitty: Not really, it sort of flows and is just an overall calm day.

55: Favorite type of fruit pie?

Admin Mawile: Lemon Meringue. 

Admin Skitty: I like good ‘ol fashion apple pie.

57: Do you believe in ghosts?

Admin Mawile: Yes in a silly way, no for real. I like joking about them, but nah, ghosts aren’t a thing. 

Admin Skitty: I do, just because of my own experiences. Though I might not believe everything about them.

59: Take a vitamin daily?

Admin Mawile: Nope.

Admin Skitty: Nah.

61: Wear a bath robe?

Admin Mawile: Also nope. 

Admin Skitty: Nope, but I had a cute little pink one when I was younger.

63: First concert?

Admin Mawile: Never been to one and I don’t want to. I hate noisy places. 

Admin Skitty: My friend got me free tickets to a battle of the bands in Orlando. So I got to see a lot of local bands who were absolutely incredible. It was so much fun!!

65: Nike or Adidas?

Admin Mawile: Neither. 

Admin Skitty: I’m not huge on sports gear, but I’m familiar with both.

67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?

Admin Mawile: Peanuts. Despite living near a sunflower seed plant, I don’t like them very well. 

Admin Skitty: Sunflower seeds, I like the salty taste of the outer shell and the plainness of the actual seed. Peanuts and nuts other than pistachios I’m not big on.

69: Ever take dance lessons?

Admin Mawile: Yeah, when I was really little. The main thing I remember was that there was only one boy in the class and he was terrified of me.

Admin Skitty: Yea! I took tap, jazz, and hip hop, and even performed with my group. I was little though, but I’ve thought about dancing again.

71: Can you curl your tongue?

Admin Mawile: Nope, but my mother can!

Admin Skitty: Yup!!

73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy?

Admin Mawile: Once that I can remember, at about age 8. 

Admin Skitty: Yea, but hardly ever in front of someone.

75: Own a record player?

Admin Mawile: No, but I think my dad does. 

Admin Skitty: No, but I know we’d like to get one eventually.

79: What was the last concert you saw?

Admin Mawile: None. As stated before, I’ve never been to a concert. 

Admin Skitty: I saw the Daddy Yankee vs. Don Omar concert at the Amway Center. That’s the only other concert I’ve been to, but it was more for my mom than me.

83: Can you swim well?

Admin Mawile: My technique is awful, but I can stay afloat for ages. 

Admin Skitty: I swim decently I suppose, I haven’t had the chance to in a while.

85: Are you patient?

Admin Mawile: Depends on what I’m being patient for. 

Admin Skitty: Yea. There’s only so long I can stand to be so for, depending on the situation.

87: Ever won a contest?

Admin Mawile: When I was about 7, I won a GIANT Easter basket from a raffle at a local church.

Admin Skitty: I’ve won art contests!!

89: Which are better black or green olives?

Admin Mawile: The mini black ones!! Green ones don’t taste very good and the texture of the large black ones is gross. 

Admin Skitty: I don’t like olives, sorry!! (I really wish I did)

91: Best room for a fireplace?

Admin Mawile: Living room? I don’t really care. 

Admin Skitty: Probably the family room.

93: If married, how long have you been married?

Not applicable for either Admin. 

95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?

Admin Mawile: Nope. Never have. 

Admin Skitty: No. Nothing would get achieved if I did that.

97: Do you want kids?

Admin Mawile: I am severely tokophobic and would honestly rather put a large, hissing cockroach in my mouth. The only “kids” I’ll ever need are my cats, who are wayyyyy cuter than gross fleshy human infants anyway. 

Admin Skitty: I have no desire to ever become pregnant, but I do plan that in the future I’ll adopt. Only if I am able to support the child and provide them a healthy and happy life though.

99: Do you miss anyone right now?

Admin Mawile: The same couple friends as always. 

Admin Skitty: I always miss my Yiyia (which is grandmother in Greek for those who don’t know.)

[shioritsumi]

Okay, so, by the by, I actually have a whole set of next-gen characters for the TMNT 2012, as aligned with the TMNT 2090 thing. 

Jackson- Michaelangelo’s adopted son, human, pilot of the Leonardo mech, erstwhile leader of the Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, straight-laced, and trying his best. Has a robot leg, and sometimes he thinks that’s cool. Sometimes he has ghost pains and wishes he had a real leg still. It’s hard being a teenager literally missing a limb sometimes. 

Jun- Son of Donatello and April, lead detective of Mutanimal Crime division. Can seem rough, strict, and dismissive, but has a far kinder heart than he lets on. Very tsundere? Insults your bad decisions, but will never fail to pick you up and patch you up and tell you that you did a good job anyways. Mostly human-looking, with minor psychic abilities. 

Akira- Son of Leonardo and Karai, currently AWOL and on the run, having made CATASTROPHICALLY bad decisions in the past that practically started an all out mutanimal-human war. He’s impulsive and easily led astray by emotional-based arguments, and fancies himself a leader of sorts, but is prone to poorly-thought out decisions. Thinks with his heart, not his head. That said, he’s sensitive to the feelings of others, and has intense empath abilities. Primarily human in appearance, with skin mutations and eyes. 

Kamaitachi- Adopted daughter/student of Raphael. Weasel mutanimal, originally raised by her clan as a human to be an assassin who just so happened to have a taste for ordinary child-like obsessions. Her new sensei allowed her to keep both her hobbies and her combat skills. Bright, energetic, values exercise and fighting alongside dancing, donuts, and cats. More impulsive in her words than in her actions. First to throw shade, last to throw shuriken. 

Relationships to each other:

Jackson to Jun: He ends up dealing with the detective a lot, due to his unofficial job as vigilante mech pilot. But he knows he can always count on Jun to have his back if it’s official. Worries sometimes that because they’re not blood-related, Jun will eventually abandon him, or that he only helps because Michelangelo told him to. But Jun can always calm him down when he has those thoughts. 

Jackson to Akira: They don’t know each other very well, but they get along alright enough when they do interact. He finds Akira impulsive, but sympathizes with the man’s earnest desire to protect the mutanimals. He just thinks there should be less violence in his revolution.

Jackson to Kamaitachi: The two are like siblings. They get along really well, and sympathize and bond over their father/senseis. However, he’s deeply hurt to know just how much anger she holds over what happened with Akira. He wishes she could be the bright person he met, all the time, but she holds her grudge deep in her heart, deeper than he can dig and he can’t help her. Knowing that makes him feel.....helpless. 

Jun to Jackson: He loves the kid, he really does. He does maintanance on the kid’s prosthetic leg, and acceptance and love. It’s like he’s Jackson’s big brother. Sometimes he feels like Jackson is the only real family he has left, aside from Michelangelo. 

Jun to Akira: Jun doesn’t hate Akira, but he IS pissed at him. He understands Akira acted pre-emptively to what he thought was going to be a serious threat, what he THOUGHT would hurt hundreds, even thousands. He doesn’t understand why it had to be so violent, or why Akira had to get their parents involved. Why Akira’s actions had to cost everyone. He WILL punch the guy in the face, but not because he hates him with all his being. 

Jun to Kamaitachi: .....? He’s honestly not sure where he stands on the ninja weasel girl. Raphael picked her up a while back, and they were just starting to get really close before the incident with Akira. And now Jun sees incredible anger in the girl, anger that feels familiar to his own. He tries his best to calm her, but she won’t listen most of the time. 

Kamaitachi to Jun: He’s The Man. He’s the detective in charge of herding and curtailing her kind, and she’s a little wary of him, regardless of the situation. She’s been introduced to him before, she’s been told he’s her cousin, but she can’t let go of the fact that he’s a cop. That he’s the guy who’s called in to deal with her kind. 

Kamaitachi to Jackson: Her BEST FRIEND. If only he’d try to understand her anger, her righteous fury. He knows fury against people, or against groups...or he should. Mutanimals killed his family, yet he doesn’t try to get revenge? At all? Kid must be a saint of some kind; she wishes she could be like that. 

Kamaitachi to Akira: If you let her, she will try to kill him. He’s the reason she lost her sensei. He’s the reason she lost her home, her security, and for what? A threat that never even really existed in the first place. She understands he THOUGHT it was real, but doesn’t feel that justifies his actions. 

Akira to Jackson: This kid is adorable. He’s just like he always imagined a human Leo might be. He wishes he could be a little more like the kid sometimes, or that he could make Jackson understand his perspective. Or that they could get along better. 

Akira to Jun: They used to be best friends, and god knows he loves his cousin. But some things are more important than family. And he hates the way that Jun won’t see that he did what he felt was necessary, he did what he did to protect people. Innocent Mutanimals who might have been slaughtered otherwise! If the threat had been real, how many might have perished while the rest of the city did nothing? Maybe he was wrong, but at least he took up the fight when it seemed real. He hates that Jun won’t see this, and won’t allow them to reconcile. It feels like he lost something...big. 

Akira to Kamaitachi: She’s mad at him. No, she hates him. She DESPISES him, and he can’t for the life of him bring himself to blame her. He knows he made a mistake, but she’s a Mutanimal, too-can’t she see that what he did was all for the sake of her kind? If he hadn’t, she and everyone like her could have died. Her clan of ninja live because of him. Many of them even follow him. Why can’t she? Why can’t she understand? They could be such good friends if she just tried to see things from his perspective. 

SOO....I’ll get some other stuff up later, prolly. But here’s some general stuff on them.