#sofia otherside

[technicolorxsn]

will probably draw up more full designs of her school uniform, casual clothing on Luna, and her otherside design later but for now here's some quick doodles of Sofia :]

[synthy-sizer]

??? YEARS AGO

………

The harsh light fades away and you're left with a small, cramped office. It's old and well-used, showing its age and character. Wooden shelves in varying sizes and grains line every wall. They're crammed with floppy disks. Against the back wall is an old, wooden desk. It's covered in messy stacks of paper, computer parts and more floppies. And there's a yellowing CRT with a keyboard and mouse. The office chair similarly looks like it's been in use for at least a decade.

“Hey, Jordan.” You turn around to see an assuming, shrew man standing in the doorframe, a white void cascading out. “If you don't mind, I need to get to my computer.” You stand aside and watch him walk over. You ask no questions, something that confuses you, but somehow you don't feel you need to ask. He sits down and swivels the chair to face you, then extends his hand. “Allow me to formally introduce myself. I'm God. Lovely to meet you.” You awkwardly shake his hand. “Now. You've done very well getting here. I know it's been difficult, and for that I apologize. And unfortunately, I also have to preemptively apologize, because your mission isn't done yet.” You finally feel the energy in you to speak. “I'm so tired…” He nods sympathetically. “I know you are. You've been a faithful agent. But you just need to get a little further now. If it's any consolation, I'll finally provide you with the answers you seek.” He gestures. “Sit down. It's ok.” You find a spot that's relatively clear of assorted papers and disks and sit on the wooden floor.

“When you return, 500 years will have passed. There will be people who are struggling to reclaim the world after the apocalypse. You need to guide them, so they can come to me. Their names are Violence and Lust. And you will be christened, ‘Heresy’. Do you understand?” You glance over at the bookshelves. There's a few books on them, on a small nook dedicated to literature rather than floppy disks. Your eyes land on one in particular; the first of the 3 books in Dante's Divine Comedy; Inferno. You look back at God and nod. “These people are important. You need to convince them of their path. There's also a girl named Sofia. Find her and bring her to you.” Your vision starts to go fuzzy. The words enter your mind but you barely register. Testaments, burned into your mind, unconscious directives for you to follow. “Now you can return to the world of the living. Go on.” You slowly rise and walk towards the void of white. “Oh, and Jordan…” You turn back to look at him one last time. “I know you grow your hair out and wear oversized hoodies. When you get back, do yourself a favor and bring those behaviors to their logical conclusions.”

…….

Well, here we are. Yet another novella complete. When I started Eden, it was something that I made up as I went along. I had recently watched Lost, Lain, and read Homestuck, and tried to mash elements from things I was passionate about into a project I would be forced to finish because it was being put out online. As the story progressed, it took shape, and I realized that if I wanted to keep actually making things out of my ideas I would have to keep writing. And so the overarching story began.

When I started Otherside, it looked different than it came out. I had an idea based loosely on a horror game, where someone was on a moon base, convinced the world was dead, and then a signal would convince them to escape and go to Earth. There they would find the escape to the moon was very justified. But I think Otherside marked the end of how different the premises of these stories start in my head and the actual end results are. I've had the ending to act 2 in my head since last year, when I was writing act 1. I hope the ending I have in mind for this series is as cool and exciting as I think it is.

As usual, I would like to thank @ice-fairy-chiruno for being the artist for the series. She brings to life things impossible to find online, and I both cannot thank her enough or apologize enough for my executive dysfunction leading to some rushed deadlines.

@technicolorxsn has been and remains my biggest fan, and honestly half the reason I write this stuff is for their reactions. It's so cool seeing your reactions to everything I write, and I honestly can't thank you enough for sticking with me and being excited for the stuff I make.

I also have to thank my friend @telltaletypist for offering writing advice and re-aligning me when I got too lost in the trap of chasing perfection. I feel much more refreshed and reinvigorated thanks to her.

See you next year!

-Synthy

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[lineeeyyy]

1. Line

2. November 2003

3. -

4. Sidney Sheldon Memories of Midnight and The Otherside of Midnight

5. My teeth

6. Henry Cavill, Regé-Jean Page, Ryan Reynolds, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio

7. Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Sofia Vergara, Bella Hadid, Mia Kunis

8. A diplomat

9. Being the first in my family to go to prestigious universities in the country

10. I can be wicked and ruthless

11. Surviving living in the mountain and letting go of past connections , my procrastination

12. One would be in Athens, Greece

13. Daydream an listen to music and eat

14. Pinterest

15. Determined

16. My mindset

17. Graphice Design

18. Math

19. My SOPs

20. -

21. Myself

22. The love i have for myself

23. 13 years

24. Living alon in my condo in college

25. Swimming and badminton

26. Need more push to finish the term off

27. Night owl and forced early bird

28. Yes

29. All eyes on me - Alice Angel Bendy and the Ink Factory

30. Choosing myself above everything but making sure to keep myself in check. Forgiving myself if i did mistakes and own up to them. Not letting anyone disrespect me.

31. Lana Del Rey, Kehlani, Sabrina Claudio

32. Looking stupid and unconfident in a presentation

33. Slow walkers!!

34. If u hurt my feelings

35. Distant

36. If God made everything, who made God?

Question Game

Are we tired of these yet?

What is your nickname?

When is your birthday?

What was your longest relationship?

What is your favorite book?

What is something you're insecure about?

5 Male celebrity crushes

5 Female celebrity crushes

What is your dream job?

What do you consider your biggest accomplishment?

What is a fact about you that nobody would believe?

What were your highs and lows for this last month?

Where is somewhere you'd like to visit?

How do you de-stress?

What are your favorite apps besides tumblr?

Describe yourself in one sentence.

What do you think makes you attractive?

What is something you're really good at?

What is something you're really bad at?

A time that you told a lie.

What's a totally random and useless fact that you know?

Who knows you the best?

What is your most prized possession?

What is your longest friendship?

When did you first feel like an adult?

Do you/ Have you played any sports?

How are you feeling right now?

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Favorite song lyrics right now?

What does self care look like for you?

Describe yourself with 3 singers.

What makes you nervous?

What’s a pet peeve you have?

What will always make you cry?

What kind of first impression do you think you make on people?

Free Pass! (Ask any question you want that's not on the list)

[school-in-london]

20220917 SCHOOL IN LONDON (TAKEKIYO EXHIBITION IN OSAKA) (Guset DJ: SEO)

■DJ: 村田タケル

sorry / There’s So Many People That Want To Be Loved

Wunderhorse / Teal

Chastity Belt / Fear

Radiohead / Anyone Can Play Guitar

Wet Leg / Too Late Now

beabadoobee / fairy song

Alex Turner / Stuck on the Puzzle

Big Thief / Time Escaping

Katy J Pearson / Howl

jennylee / Newtopia

■DJ: タイラダイスケ

Hovvdy / GSM

Melody's Echo Chamber / Where the Water Clears the Illusion

Say Sue Me / George & Janice

Bobby Oroza / The Otherside

Lady Wray / Where Were You

Slowly / I Like It feat. Jasmine Kara

Lola Coca / The Map

Dom Kennedy / Come Back Home

Mac Miller / Blue World

Hiatas Kiyote / Get Sun feat. Arthur Verocai

Amy Winehouse / Best Friends, Right?

Littele Simz / Woman

edbl / The Way Things Were Feat. Isaac Waddington

Crush / Oasis feat.ZICO

88rising & BIBI / The Weekend

JayWood / Just Sayin (feat. Ami Cheon)

Remi Wolf / Liquor Store

The Go! Team / Cookie Scene

Arlo Parks / Just Go

Phoenix / Long Distance Call

easy life / nightmares

Hope Tala / Cherries ft. Aminé

Wafia / In The Honey

Calvin Harris / Potion feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug

Jim James / Know Til Now

■DJ: 村田タケル

L'objectif / Feeling Down

Robocobra Quartet / Wellness

Yaya Bey / pour up (feat. DJ Nativesun)

Yaya Bey / uh uh nxgga

Blvck Spvde / Save A Lil Seat (feat. DJ Harrison)

SAULT / London Gangs (※Spotify無し)

Puma Blue / Oli Slick

Glows / Tropic feat. Asha Lorenz

Hazel English / Hamilton

Katy J Pearson / Riverbed

Wet Leg / Oh No

Fontaines D.C. / You Can't Realise (Darklands Versions) (※Spotify無し)

Weird Nightmare / Lusitania

Horsegirl / Anti-glory

The Undertones / Teenage Kicks

Courting / Crass

Squid / Pamphlets

sorry / Cigarette Packet

Oliver Sim / Romance With A Memory

Sleaford Mods / Nudge It Ft. Amy Taylor

Nana Yamato / Do You Wanna

■DJ: 武田清（takekiyo）

Superorganism / On & On

Sego / Shame

Petrol Girls / Preachers

Soul Coughing / Sugar Free Jazz

The Halo Benders / Virginia Reel Around the Fountain

SACOYANS / わたしの窓辺

Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Now, Here, This

Surfer Blood / Hey Ya

The Walkman / Heaven

Pavement / Grounded

NYAI / Yumeshibai

Grouplove / This Is The End

The Folk Implosion / Free To Go

Cibo Matto / 10th Floor Ghost Girl (※Spotify無し)

The Chemical Brothers / Believe

bloc party / Ratchet

■DJ: タイラダイスケ

Brijean / Wifi Beach

TSHA / Dancing In The Shadows (feat. Clementine Douglas)

Charli XCX / Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

BLACKSTARKIDS / CYBERKISS 2 U*

Mura Masa / Deal Wiv It (feat. slowthai)

どんぐりず / NO WAY

Hiyadem / I RAVE U

Nilüfer Yanya / the dealer

Yard Act / The Overload

Wet Leg / Ur Mum

The Linda Lindas / Oh!

The Smiths / Panic

The Beatles / Love Me Do

The Zombies / Friends of Mine

The 1975 / Happiness

CeeLo Green / Fuck you

Jungle / All Of The Time

Beyoncé / BREAK MY SOUL

Melé / Talkin' Drums (feat. Toure Kunda)

Lizzo / About Damn Time

■DJ: SEO (Guest DJ)

Niko B / Quick Drive

Tayo Sound / Someone New

Warpaint / New Song

The National / The System Only Dream In Total Darkness

Clairo / Sofia

easy life / skeltons

The 1975 / TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME

Empress Of / Dance For You

Drake / Felling Back

Bonobo / Rosewood

PinkPantheress / Picture In My Mind (feat. Sam Gellaitry)

yunè pinku / DC Rot

The Chemical Brothers / The Darkness That You Fear

Romy / Lifetime

Disclosure & RAYE / Waterfall

Declan Mckenna / The Key to Life on Earth

The Magic Gang / Think

Ash / Kung Fu

Horsegirl / Option 8 (Live) (※Spotifyは通常音源)

Kendrick Lamar / United In Grief

Littele Simz / Venom (Live) (※Spotifyは通常音源)

Mitski / Your Best American Girl

■DJ: 村田タケル

Hatchie / This Enchanted

My Bloody Valentine / Soon

Mush / Inkblot and The Wedge

Dry Cleaning / Magic of Meghan

Lewsberg / Six Hills

deep tan / tamu's yiffing refuge

The Horrors / A Knife In Their Eye  (※Spotify無し)

Woking Men's Club / Rapture

Crack Cloud / Tunnel Vision

Joy Division / Isolation

Viagra Boys / Ain’t No Thief

bed / Kare Wa

!!! / Rhythm Of The Gravity

Famous / Surf's Up!

Lime Garden / Pulp

Deadletter / Line The Cows

black midi / Eat Men Eat

Black Country, New Road / Chaos Space Marine

~Ending~ jennylee / Love You

[jupiterdrcps]

( LISTEN. ) 

ooc: sofia had a way different vibe that malia’s and kiran’s. idk. i like it. the way i built all of their playlist is what reminds me of them and their vibes not songs that they would actually listen to maybe i’ll do that in a different playlist so this is a collection of songs that remind me of her. 

tracklist: 

mary magdalene x fka twigs

body terror song x ajj

you don’t own me x lesley gore

retrograde x james blake 

ghosting x mother mother

roses/lotus/violet/iris x hayley williams

a pearl x mitski

blue lips x regina spektor

smother x daughter

fireflies x chris garneau 

o children x nick cave & the bad seeds

feel something x bea miller 

bad things x cults 

everything i wanted x billie eilish 

a burning hill x mitski 

anti lullaby x karen o 

otherside x perfume genius 

smoke signals x phoebe bridgers 

10 deathbreasts x bon iver

comes and goes in waves x greg laswell 

[pondmelody]

tagged by: @ransom-drysdale tysm love!! 🤍

🎶 put your playlist on shuffle and expose your first 10 songs! 🎵

1. otherside - red hot chili peppers

2. sweet but psycho - ava max

3. agnus dei - cecilia krull & mala rodríguez

4. ahora dime - sofia ellar

5. wifey - qveen herby

6. the way it was - the killers

7. little me - little mix

8. wasabi - little mix

9. why do you love me - charlotte lawrence

10. beautiful trauma - p!nk

not tagging anyone but feel free to do it if you want and say that i tagged you ^^

[lemon-why]

tagging ppl i follow

@carolwif @spidercoris @pterodactyl-walmart-fairy @hesmiledlikeaweatherman-art @im-a-simp898 @elswif @cloevr @whatsuplin @borschtwife @i-am-a-snom @mishoarts @thurio-edau @moonbiine @rayne---artzz @je-mappelle-sloppy-tomato @duothelingo @tomthefanboy @originalgoodname @totally-mcdonalds @totally-bing @yahooo-official @realsafari @pissvortex @hungwy @tothechaos @chiakisgf @pavlover-boy @catboybiologist @anything-but-a-girl @artpigeons @feefal @were--ralph @dsm--v @useramor @itsmeaxumii @livingponcho @ranboolivesaysstuff @lemonofthevalley @dinosaurjam @flowerkidlove @blasphemyisjustforyou @transboysgetknives @owldude @thewirewitch @p1xiemeat @ooppo @bodhrancomedy @oakay @luckyorz @kiramartinauthor @taraljc

put your ‘on repeat’ playlist on shuffle & let your friends pick their favorite of the first five songs!!

thank uu for the tags @blackberry-sunset @tigolbittys <33 np tagging @misomilf @biscuitlovie @nocturnal-phantom @ravenous-rage @remuredshampoo @kaleidoscopexsighs @frank-lilac @drowsyanddazed @angelfruittree @shipsnsails mwah mwah 💋💋

[catalinaroleplay]

NADIA JOSEPH-HIRSCH (Nathalie Kelley) is looking for her SIBLINGS connections. Please message HALES for more information regarding this connection. The status of this connection is currently: OPEN.

CONNECTION TYPE

Siblings

CHARACTER NAME

Joseph, or alternatively Alvarez.

Alvarez is the last name of their father but when he kicked them to the curb to start a new family with his mistress Nadia, their mother, and most of the siblings legally changed their last name to Joseph. 

CHARACTER AGE RANGE

First Born Son: 33+ Nadia Joseph-Hirsch: 32. Second Born Son: 27 - 31. Youngest Alvarez/Joseph: 20 - 26

SUGGESTED FACE CLAIMS

Eldest: Michael Trevino, Peter Gadiot, Jay Hernandez, Diego Luna, Edgar Ramírez, etc.  Nadia Joseph-Hirsch: Nathalie Kelley FC. Middle Child: Ryan Guzman, Rafael Silva, Marco Pigossi, Brandon Larracuente, Diego Boneta, etc. Youngest: Sofia Carson, Cierra Ramirez, Tyler Posey, Adria Arjona, Isabela Moner, etc. 

CHARACTER DETAILS

The Alvarez siblings were plucked from a life of struggling paycheck to paycheck to the glitz and glamour of the Upper East Side thanks to the sacrifices of their parents Matteo and Yennifer Alvarez. Matteo earned a scholarship to Columbia University and worked his ass off to graduate at the top of his class and work his way up the ladder of Wall Street while Yennifer was a couple boroughs away taking care of their growing family by running an at-home day care business on top of working nights at a bodega. 

Nadia was five when the family left the Bronx for Manhattan and for all intents and purposes the family adjusted quickly to their new lifestyle, mostly because they had to in order to avoid becoming outcasts. They were the Cinderella story of New York City. Tabloids and newspapers loved to retell the tale of how they went from rags to riches. For eleven years they lived in a bubble of happiness. The hard times, they thought, were finally over and now they would be able to live the rest of their lives in peace. Only, Matteo Alvarez had other plans. 

Unbeknownst to the other family members Matteo had started up an affair with Nadia’s ballet instructor. They were sneaking around everyone’s backs for almost four years before she accidentally got knocked up and Matteo made the decision to “do right” by her. Turns out his version of doing right by his mistress meant doing wrong by his wife and children because he served Yennifer with divorce papers before she even had time to process the affair. Then he lawyered up and made sure he wouldn’t have to pay her a penny in alimony or child support. 

Just as quickly as Nadia and her siblings were plucked out of poverty, they were thrust back into it by the hands of their father. Nadia was seventeen at the time of this ugly divorce and to combat the embarrassment and hurt inflicted on them by Matteo, Yennifer chose to take her children to the otherside of the country. Away from New York City to an island off the coast of California, Catalina Island. 

Yennifer’s mother ( the kids know her as Nana Rosa ) was pretty much the only family member willing to accept them with open arms to help them get back on their feet. Her new husband Henry Joseph ( granny met him on a cruise ship & they were had been married about a year ), was just as happy to have them as she was. If not more. Henry had never had his own children so he embraced Yenny like the daughter he’d never gotten and her children like the grandchildren he’d always wanted. 

When Nadia was eighteen she got into Parsons and returned back to New York City cause she hadn’t been a big fan of the move ( she missed her friends & life back in nyc ) but she eventually moved back to the West Coast after being run out of the city a second time shortly after her wedding. She’s been living in Los Angeles for the last couple of years but recently moved back to the island & is crashing with her mother until she lands on her feet again. Whether the siblings have stayed in Catalina since their mom first relocated all those years ago or returned to NYC / lived elsewhere since is up to players but I imagine they all are back on the island once again much to the pleasure of their mother and grandmother! 

EXTRAS

They are loud, rowdy, opinionated bunch who will always let you know when they think you’re wrong but they are tight knit too. To see all four of them together is to truly understand what the term ride or die means. They don’t always get along but they would go to the ends of the earth for each other. Nadia loves her siblings, she practically helped to raise the younger two. They mean the world to her and she likely wouldn’t have survived being run out of New York City twice if it wasn’t for them. 

[finderskeepersff]

I can’t to read about cass is doing because Sofia is raising the kids and working I hope he is ok but how can he be when he can’t be with family

She wanted him gone because she couldn’t stand to see him locked up or even dead, it’s hard because she didn’t want him to go but she didn’t want that otherside of what could happen.

[technicolorxsn]

turns out canonically sofia has a messenger bag, oopsies! still like these doodles though lol

[thesofiavaldez]

"That could mean like fifty thousand different things," Sofia insisted, loathe to the idea that Bodhi thought whoever he had been was abandoned, with no one who desired to claim him. "Who even said you're from where they found you? Whose to say people aren't looking for you on the otherside of the world?" she continued, shaking her head firmly. "Things aren't always the way they seem at first glance."

Sofia raised her brow a little, giving him a suspect sort of glance, though the corner of her mouth was pulled up to insist the question was in jest. "Is that why you talked to me? Gathering information?" she joked, though a part of her did wonder. With how quickly Helia had wanted to question her that day...maybe Bodhi had been a prior failure of hers to gather information and she'd decided to come directly to the source herself.

Certainly if Micah had not been happy with her arrival Sofia would have turned her arse around immediately, embarrassed and ashamed. It had actually never been a thought that crossed her mind. The worst thought she'd had was that Micah would still be hooking up with fans for fun and even that didn't bother her, it honestly made her feel worse he hadn't, that he had been so devoted when he had no obligation to be. "No, they left when the fog left," she answered honestly. "Not that I feel the town has become much easier without them. I can walk around, sure, but there's a lot here I still have trouble with." 'The Council.' But she didn't know if Bodhi even knew about that. "Making friends, as I mentioned," she referred to instead.

"A crush?" she responded, her voice hitting a higher pitch as she said it, wriggling her shoulders. "You don't think they're a hottie?" Sofia played. "Tell me about your crush."

Bodhi smiled. “I appreciate that,” he said. He did think he didn’t have it in him to be a Joe, nobody would believe him if he entered the room as Joe. They’d think he had really weird parents. Sadly, he did. Weird in a bad way they were. He wished he could forget them, at least his father. That he could read news from Brighton without being reminded of how his father had a part in all of that. He took a deep breath. He felt bad, lying. It had never come natural, not even when he’d been forced to do it so many times under his father’s guise. “Neither would I. Though I figure… that previous version of me didn’t have it so good, after all, I was found all by myself, beaten down, and nobody claimed me.” 

He chuckled. “I luckily am not heading for a stake-out, just asking some questions. Getting some information. My job isn’t all fun and games, more often it’s listening to people and waiting around. And the best private detectives are the best listeners, in my opinion.” And it wasn’t just a front he put up, though he’d been bad at it when he was younger, except when his sister was explaining her plans to him, then he listened too well. 

His face showed genuine happiness, looking at Sofia and her found joy, he felt like it was a story worthy of a book, or perhaps a movie. He found it refreshing to hear: someone who chooses happiness over staying in a relationship that was not having a good effect. Making a decision. “And he has been, I take it, else you wouldn’t be here. Well, I for one, am glad you found him, and that you raced after him, else we wouldn’t have met. Though perhaps your experience of Fenrir’s Wood could’ve been spared.” He paused. “Do you still have those dreams you were battling with?” he asked. 

Bodhi chuckled soundlessly. A hottie. He wasn’t so sure he actually had her, or if he was just convincing himself that he did. There wasn’t a lot of stalking involved either, they just tended to end up in the same place. “I have…” he took a deep breath. “Let’s call it a crush.”

[synthy-sizer]

The shuttle moves much more smoothly than the rocket. You glide cleanly out of the hangar and out into the void. It's a vast difference from your previous launches. Suddenly, you feel gravity once again assert itself on you. “Artificial gravity engaged. And look at that view!” You eagerly look out of the window, trying to see what Lust is talking about. Behind you, the huge rocket you came in slowly fades out of view. The thrusters ramp up, the bright blue glow creating an aura around the back. And behind all of it, you can see what you once knew as Otherside, now as Earth. There's lush greens, but equal amounts of earthy browns and grays across the land. “You could see the light from the moon, once,” Jordan sags behind you. “Back before the world ended you could see the outlines of all the cities on the planet that way. But now the only lights are in our little society. You can't see it from space anymore.” So that's what a dead world looks like. “Is there any way anyone survived outside of there?” “Maybe. But it's probably in small groups. The only reason we were able to survive with such a large group is because of our powers. And the Apollo bunkers, I guess.”

Now that you think about it, you've always been so busy and invested in questions about Jordan's beliefs that you don't know much about Apollo. “What exactly is Apollo, anyway? What did they do?” Violence chimes in. “Apollo is what we call a mega-corporation. It was only a hypothetical premise before they existed, though. Turned America into a corporatocracy.” You look at him, confused. He sighs and tries to rephrase. “So a corporation is a big business. They make and sell things. And sometimes they get so big, and so powerful, that they buy a country. Used to be called the united states. Now they're just sectors.” You're still a little confused. “How do they sell things?” “God, to live in a communist place like Luna…” Jordan pats your shoulder. “On Earth, things of value cost money. You need to earn money to buy things. That's what Apollo does, at its basic.” You frown. “It's like a parasite.” All 3 applaud and start shouting in unison, all affirming your words. “Exactly,” Lust yells! “Like I said, she's a smart kid! She knows what questions to ask!” Violence shouts back. “They kick and scream about communism and make a communist town for their own! Fucking hypocrites!” Seems like your questions struck a nerve. Amidst all the noise, though, something else catches your eye. “Uh….guys…?” Everyone peers out of the windows. “It's a parasite…”

The dark side of Luna has been completely overrun by a gargantuan mass of black-silver cables. They grow and spread across the surface as if growing and infesting it like a tumor. Your eyes go wide and you press your face against the cold glass. “Son of a bitch. It's even more out of control than we thought.” You look around wildly. “What is that?” Your voice trembles. “What is that fucking thing?!” “It's the megastructure we told you about. But we didn't know it would look like that.” “I thought you knew what you were doing!” Your heart races and you feel faint. Lust flicks a few buttons and gets up from her chair, holding you tight. “We had our guesses. But it's hard to know when we're not on ground zero and when all the Apollo infrastructure is gone.”

You feel betrayed right now. Your home is being swallowed whole by metal tentacles and no one told you. “I promise, we didn't know it would be this bad. We would have told you otherwise.” “Not when you wouldn't listen to me about it, you wouldn't!” Jordan shouts across the cockpit and walks over. “Don't worry Sofia, once we're done here we'll handle the megastructure. Everything will be ok.” Normally you would be less certain about Jordan's reassurances, but you need it now. You nod shakily. “Ok…” There's a long pause, then you realize something. “Wait, that's the megastructure?” Violence speaks now. “Yeah. They called it a megastructure, but it's more alive than it sounds. They planted it like a seed with a particular directive; Make Luna habitable. And it did. Despite everything, I've gotta admit it's damn impressive.” “And what, now it's growing?” He nods. “Basically. We're going to handle it, though, just like Heresy said.” Somehow, you think you remember something about this. “When I was on Luna, there was an option on a computer…the euthanasia protocol…” He shakes his head. “I'm not sure about that. It might have killed the megastructure before this, but now it might just piss it off. And even then, the megastructure is part of Luna's core. If we kill it we might collapse the moon itself.” You stare down at your home hopelessly. There must be a way….

“Just try to relax, Sofia. There's no sense in panicking about it now. We'll have to try and find a solution when we get down there.” You slowly nod. He's right. “Long trip ahead of us. You might want to try and get some sleep in the crew quarters,” Lust says. “I'll make sure you get woken up for the landing.” You quietly nod and walk back to the quarters, for what is sure to be a restless sleep…

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[crownboyghost]

1-18

Arya is still the worst.

1: Marvel or DC?OH. Marvel? But I really like DC.Honestly, I just really really like X-Men and Harley Quinn & Co.… But I love spiderman.

2: Do you have any siblings?I have a brother who is a loveable pain. He is not a potato.

3: Do you watch anime subbed or dubbed?Generally subbed–the voices and mouth movements make more sense. There are some exceptions to this rule though.  

4: How old are you?Eighteen. Unfortunately, that makes me an adult in the UK but I am less adult than other people I know.

5: What is your favorite sport?To play? LOL none. I am an indoor cat. I love nature and the outdoors but I appreciate it more from the otherside of the window.To watch? F1, ice skating, uh idk I barely even watch those. I always watch the superbowl too but I never actually pay attention to it. Same goes for the World Cup or Olympics.

6: Favorite soda/beverage?Tea. Coffee. Hot Chocolate. Coconut water/milk. Iced tea (but not most of the kinds people try to give you in the UK). LEMONADE BUT NOT SODA THE REAL KIND GET IT RIGHT ENGLAND. If I have to drink soda, then coke.

7: What is your favorite tv show?Oh god. I watch a lot of TV.Short list: Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things, Black Box, The Get Down, MLP, Sofia the First & Elena of Avalor, Bob’s Burgers, Adventure Time, The 100, Big Bang Theory, Grimm, Modern Family, Love, Merlin, HIMYM, Switched at Birth, Downton Abbey, Over the Garden Wall, Bee and Puppycat, Steven Universe, Avatar Last Airbender & Legend of Korra, Red Band Society, Dracula, Faking It, Gotham, Hannibal, Code Black, iZombie, Miraculous Ladybug, Parks & Rec, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, The Fosters, and yeah… That’s the short list… ish I did get a little excited.(I didn’t even include any K-dramas on this list XD )

8: Do you marathon shows or watch a few episodes at a time?BINGE WATCH ALL THE WAY.Unless I’m caught up or its currently airing.

9: How often do you exercise?I walked up and down the stairs today?10: Do you wear makeup? How often?Eh. Technically everyday when at home, but like the bare minimum. More or less the same at university depending on what time I get up … and if I leave my room.

11: Favorite Disney movie?… I hate this question.Like its too broad. Are we talking live action or animated? Theatre movies or straight-to-tv? If animated, then do we include Pixar? Princess, animal, or general? Does the first and its sequel count as one?I cannot answer this with out several pages of space.

12: Would you rather watch a movie or a tv show?If I’m on my own then probably TV.I usually stick with movies when watching with other people.

13: Do you have your driver’s license?No because I’m useless.

14: What is your favorite animal?I really like deer, dinosaurs, and dragons.Sheep & bumblebees are also great.… and unicorns :)

15: Black widow or Catwoman?Cat woman.There’s literally no contest here.

16: favorite youtuber?:) My friend TJ

17: What is your earliest memory?Oh. Gosh um maybe from my 2nd birthday but its hazy and I’m not sure if I’ve partially made it up by accident from dreams & pictures.But I’m wearing this party hat and I’m grumpy because the elastic is bothering my chin and we’re in the garden in the sun so I’m already a little irritated. We used to have these small animal statues around the garden–kind of like garden gnomes–and and we had these three little rabbit statues. One big one and two baby ones.(Side note: rabbits are like a thing in my family. My parents are “Mr. & Mrs. Bunny”, they sign all their cards and gifts that way and call each other “honey-bunny”. Its gross. In a really cute way. Basically, we’re the “bunny family”.)Right, so I was two and vaguely not happy. At my backyard birthday party with some friends and lots of adults. I did what any reasonable two-year-old Rachel would do. I went over to the larger bunny statue, whispered that I wanted cake and I didn’t like my hat. Then I kissed the top of its head.I still have not lived it down and there’s a picture.

18: Favorite video game?Playstation - Little Big Planet 1 & 2, Final Fantasy 13, /all/ of the LEGO gamesXbox - Literally all of the Lara Croft games, Resonance of Fate2DS - Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Fire EmblemMac - Star Wars Knight of the Old Republic, Don’t Starve, Limbo, UndertaleArya is 100% the worst becase that took FOREVER.

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You're not sure what you're seeing at first. They look like people, but they're…wrong. You can see where they look like people, and where they look like something else. It's like something has taken root and grown inside, bending and breaking the shell to suit its needs. There's at least 3 of them slithering towards you, slipping out of rubble and shambling around. Some of their noises sound like groans, some like creaks, some like hisses. You can hear the joints cracking and squelching unnaturally as they walk. Your stomach tightens instantly and you step back anxiously. They continue to close in, reaching out fingers, spines and tendrils at you. Your mind is racing a mile a minute, screaming at you to run, but you're frozen in place. It takes what feels like minutes for your body to catch up, but it does. And you turn and run.

As you run for your life, panting and sweating, tripping over yourself and fumbling, you momentarily curse yourself for being afraid to take the pistol from the hatch. A pocket knife isn't nearly enough to handle something like this. How could you be so stupid?! You can hear them behind you. Their unnatural movements make them unusually capable of crossing the ruined landscape. You're not sure how long you can evade them. Heresy didn't say anything about this! Did she lie? You can't believe you fell for the trap and became corrupted by Otherside. You're going to die, and all because you let yourself be persuaded by its influence. You start to cry. The tears mix with your already messy appearance from the dirt, grime and sweat. They're catching up, you can hear them getting closer. You trip over an overturned chunk of asphalt and collapse. You look up at the monsters. They slow down, knowing their prey is vulnerable, and creep forward towards you. You close your eyes and brace for the end. You hear them leap forward, and…You open one eye. They're all frozen in the air, like the world just paused. Quickly, you go from fear to confusion. After a moment, a hand grasps your shoulder and you hear a familiar voice behind you. "Close your eyes, Sofia." You scrunch them shut. As soon as you do you hear the horrendous cracking and squelching of bodies breaking and being crushed, and then a number of heavy impacts all around you. "It's ok now, kid." You open your eyes and look around. There's still dust and debris flying from the bodies of the monsters being launched in all directions. You look up, nervous and confused, and see the face of your guide this entire journey. "Heresy?" She smiles and extends her hand. "Yeah. Let me help you up." You get a good look at her as you stand back up with her help. She's pretty. She has soft features despite her lanky body and nervous demeanor. There's an undeniable air of awkwardness about her, but confidence as well. Her long hair is tangled and frizzy and she's wearing simple, loose clothing. "We need to get back to home base. The more noise we make, the more attention we're going to attract." Without even asking she scoops you up into her arms. You yelp a little in surprise but let her. It's surprising how strong she is despite her thin body. But you're even more surprised when she leaps into the air far faster and higher than any human possibly could. She launches herself forward and hops over the ruined landscape, flying like a natural. It's hardly natural for you, but you can't muster the energy to ask her why or how this is even remotely possible. Heresy seems to be aware of that much, though. "I know you've got a lot of questions, but once we're safe I'll answer them all."

Eventually she stops her relentless and quick run across the apocalyptic wasteland and starts to walk more calmly and steadily, and sets you down. "Come on, we're almost there." You walk together into a ruined and overgrown building, reduced practically to just concrete. You're not really sure what's so special about it. But Heresy continues to walk forward confidently and opens a slanted metal door built into the wall. Behind it is an angled tunnel illuminated by cage lamps. "Apollo built these bunkers as a backup plan. We've been finding and repurposing them." She waves you forward and you comply, stepping down the tunnel. Heresy followed behind, closing the door behind her. "There's something important we have to do before we get too much further into explaining the situation," she says, and jogs ahead of you a bit. "Just follow me." You walk through several rooms. They're illuminated with warm, dim bulbs that flicker a little. The walls are bare concrete with just a tiny amount of decoration. Heresy waves you into a small room and sits you down in a chair. You look around. There's a small set of cabinets nearby with a sink on top. She starts washing her hands. "I know it might sound odd, but I need to draw a little blood." Turning around, she draws a needle and starts to dab at your forearm with a small wipe. "It won't hurt, promise." You nod, albeit a bit nervously. She holds your hand with one hand and carefully pushes the needle in with the other. You wince a little, but she's right, it's not very painful. After a moment she retracts the needle and gingerly applies a bandage. "It'll take some time to analyze the sample, but it's OK, we need some time to talk anyway." She gestures towards the door and you stand and follow.

The two of you walk back through the bunker, and you take note of the prying eyes of people. It makes you anxious, even with Heresy's air of confidence. The watchful eyes of the people staying here don't seem actively malicious, rather curious. She hands off the filled syringe to someone and looks back at you. "Let's go to my room. We deserve some privacy, I think."

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You sit at your desk and other students steadily trickle in, some still chatting. You can't say you're too interested, though. You just sit quietly and unpack your backpack. You carefully pull out your pencil case and notebook and sit them on your desk. Your teacher doesn't take long after that to arrive and the class naturally settles down as she sits at her desk and greets you, then starts taking names.

"Sofia Gardener," she asks? You put your hand up. "Present." She nods and ticks your name off the list and continues down. You sit and wait and fiddle with your pencil. Eventually she wraps up the list and stands up. "Today we're going to continue learning about Luna's history and how we were blessed as a people to be free of Otherside's corruption, and to do that we're going to step out of the classroom and I'll show you all the murals in our halls and teach you about them. Make sure to bring your notebooks and pencils so that you can study the material later." She walks to the door and the students all file into line. You follow suit and grab your notebook, tucking a pencil above your ear.

One by one you're ferried out into the hall and brought to the front of the school. Your teacher stands behind the first image in the mural and your group clusters into a small group in front of it. "This is where everything began," she starts, gesturing at the planet portrayed in colored tiles on the floor. It's a beautiful, lush planet covered in nothing but blues and greens. "We were created by God here, in Eden, with all of God's other creations, including the angels." She points at the edges of the planet which are surrounded by Angelic figures dressed in all white robes. "The angels were supposed to help God create and oversee the universe, but the first 9 tried to rebel, led by their figurehead, Lucifer."

As she speaks she walks backwards and gestures at the next mural, depicting 9 figures with black wings, albeit still wearing white. The cluster of students follows suit, maintaining distance and allowing the mural to remain in view. "Lucifer and the fallen angels spread their corruption throughout Eden, attempting to demonstrate humanity's fallibility and the failure of God's sense of morals. Much of humanity surrendered to temptation and became corrupt." The mural beneath her feet depicts the planet, once lush and green, now being changed to black and red. "However, some of humanity stayed strong and resisted the influence of Lucifer, and stood as proof against their morale. God rewarded this faith and strength of will by sparing them when the rest of the corrupt humanity and the fallen angels were smited, and Eden became our world, Luna. And the smited ones went…" she points down at the final mural, depicting 2 planets orbiting each other, "here. Otherside."

You look down at the image depicted in tiles. Luna has remained colorful and bright, but in contrast, Otherside is depicted in blacks and grays with small hints of brown and tan. "We retain our faith and redouble our wills every day to thank God for his kindness, and to ensure that we don't waste the holy land gifted to us. That's why we have to strive to be good above all else. Does anyone have any questions?" You continue to stare down at the mural and write notes as someone asks, "what happened to the people who went to Otherside?" "We don't know exactly," your teacher says. "Our books say that they attempted to build their own society on Otherside, but we simply can't check to see if that's true." "Why can't we see," another asks? "If we showed interest in Otherside it's possible that it would only be so long before its influence reached us again. God gifted us a peaceful life and spared us because of our refusal to listen to Lucifer. That's why it's important not to investigate it." You look down at your notebook and realize just how little of your notebook pages are covered in notes, and instead have been dominated by doodles. You stare at them for a moment. You're so lost in thought that you jump a little when the lunch bell rings. "Ah, time for lunch break everyone. Meet me back at the classroom in 30 minutes," your teacher says.

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The place you find yourself in is some sort of bunker. The doors open out of the floor of the community center. “This place opened up the same day all the sirens rose out of the ground,” your mom explained, hefting the doors open. “And when everyone started changing, of course.” You and Jordan sit across from your mom and dad, dimly lit by cage lamps. “What was it like? When everyone start turning into drones?” Your dad shakes his head. “We were terrified, of course. I remember, I was at the farmer’s market when it happened, trading for some food, and then there was the screeching. The vendor started convulsing, I felt like I needed to help, maybe call for an ambulance, but then the metal started ripping out of the skin. I just…ran.” Jordan crosses her arms. “I don't blame you. It's a horrific sight, even if you know what's happening.”

“So, I need to ask again, who exactly are you?” Jordan tilts her head at your mom's question. “I told you. I'm Jordan Bernett.” You elbow her. “You know that's not what she's asking.” Turning back to your parents, you try your best to explain. ”Jordan is one of the three remaining leaders of Earth, I mean, uh, Otherside. An evil organization caused the world to end so they ran here and made a utopia for themselves. And they created all these myths to hide it.” Your parents look at each other, then back at you. “Somehow that's easier to believe than it was at one point,” your mom says. Phew. You sigh in relief. So that's one major hurdle passed. “From what I understand, those transformations are called drones, they're like a security system. They're supposed to guard the people at the top.” “Is that why they can't hurt us?” You nod. “Jeez,” your mom says. “We were scared for so long before we realized they didn't seem to want to hurt us. They just wandered around, patrolling. It's strange, but after a while it became weirdly normal. But then there was that explosion…” You gesture to Jordan. “Unfortunately, we have people with us who they want to hurt now.”

There's a sudden sharp screech of static. “Oh, right.” Jordan reaches into her pocket and grabs a walkie talkie. She holds it close to her face and clicks the button. “Talk to me.” There's more static, and then the distorted but recognizable voice of Violence. “Heresy, we're at the broadcasting station. Over.” “How was the journey? Over?” The static crackles. “Pretty smooth. Doesn't seem like there's many drones out this way. Speaking of which, how has your little stunt fared? Over?” She laughs. “We're ok. Turns out Sofia's parents found some sorta bunker. Probably for the execs to hide when we came shooting. Over.” “Damn straight. Lust and I are going to try and shut down the signal. Hopefully that will stop the transformations. Over.” You're so relieved they made it OK. Hopefully the signal shutting down will end this nightmare. “What's all that about,” your mom asks? “The…” Jordan looks at you. “The…’evil organization’ built some structures outside the town that sustain things like the drones. Because a signal turned people into drones, we're hoping if we shut it off everyone will turn back.” Your parents look at each other. They look out of their depth. To be fair, you're only a little more qualified to talk about this than they are.

The walkie screeches again. “Talk to me,” Jordan says. “We've got a problem. We shut off the signal but we've got drones on our tail. It didn't work. I repeat, it didn't work! Over!” You can faintly hear the revving of engines and the booms of gunfire. “Shit, what do we do now?” Something strange compels you. It's like a thought inserts itself in your mind. “We need to go to the hatch.” She looks at you, confused, and so do your parents. “The…hatch? Why?” You shake your head. “I don't know. I just….feel like the answers are there.” Jordan contemplates for a moment and then clicks the button. “Sofia wants to go back to the monitoring station. She thinks there will be answers there.” You can hear the doubt even through the static. “Are you serious? Why would that fix anything? Over?” She smiles. “Have faith, Violence. Have faith. If you can make it to the center of town, you can hide in the bunker. We're moving out. Over.” “Are you fucking crazy? Don't you dare-” Violence is cut off by Jordan shutting off the radio. She looks to your parents. “It's been lovely meeting you, but we need to move.”

They look confused, but don't have the words to argue. They follow you up the stairs and out the entrance of the community center. You hug them tight. “Things will be ok, I promise. I'll see you both again.” Your mom holds your face. “We grieved, and accepted your disappearance, Sofia. And just when you reappear, you need to leave again.” You tear up a bit. “It won't be the last time you see me. I'm sure of it.” Jordan throws hee heavy cannon over her arm in the distance and keeps watch. “Are you sure she's trustworthy,” your dad asks? “I mean, this is crazy, Sofia. It's like the whole world is crumbling.” You laugh a bit despite your tears. You're familiar with the feeling. “She's strange, yeah. But I think I'm starting to come around. I'll be home soon.” You finally part ways and run back to Jordan. “Let's go.”

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