#someone insulted Desmond

[sneaky-eel]

The members of the Cult of Kosmos learn to regret allowing Deimos to keep the strange man he found.

[teecupangel]

Following up to the colossal squid Desmond ask: how the FUCK did Mr. Cannot-fuckin-swim-Altaïr-Ibn-La’Ahad tame a colossal squid?!

He didn’t XD

(Here’s the colossal squid Desmond idea for those curious)

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Everyone knew that Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad didn’t like traveling by ship.

He’d rather spend days on horseback if it was an option.

If it wasn’t, he would request to Al Mualim that another Assassin be sent instead.

Al Mualim had always agreed as it was the only time he would ask for anything.

So the Brotherhood assumed that he could not swim.

Or that he was deadly afraid of the deep sea.

Perhaps even both.

Because of his status as Al Mualim’s favorite, no one would dare insult him about it.

Except Abbas.

But even against Abbas’ poisoned words, he remained silent.

Ignoring Abbas completely.

Abbas could never get a rise out of him when it concerned his… insistent to remain as far away from the sea as possible.

But there came a time when he had been forced to board a ship.

They had been in the port in Acre, looking for a specific document that was bound to leave the port in an hour.

When they got there, the ship was already about to depart. Someone had tipped them off.

Altaïr and his team had jumped onto the ship before it could leave.

The plan had been to get the document and commandeer the skiff back to the port.

That’s when things became complicated.

They wasted too much looking for a ‘document’.

They learned much too late that the document they were sent to take was actually a person who had memorized everything.

To be more exact…

Three people had memorized the necessary information.

Al Mualim’s orders had been clear.

This ‘document’ must not be retrieved and must never fall into the hands of those in foreign lands.

And one of those people was the captain of the ship.

He had ordered his men to stay alert and look for them.

In such an enclosed space that they have not been to nor have any prior information about, the Assassins were in a disadvantage.

And it all came to head once the ship reached the deep waters.

The waters underneath the ship grew darker.

And Altaïr let out a resigned sigh.

The Assassins heard the crews scream in terror and they followed Altaïr to the deck.

… where long gigantic tentacles rose from the depths, surrounding the ship. One of the tentacles curled around the ship, forcing it to stop.

Another tentacle swept the deck and Altaïr charged in the chaos, making his team shout at him in terror. He jumped the captain, slamming his head to the floor as he ordered, “I need this one alive!”

The tentacle stopped mid sweep before it could hit Altaïr. The tentacle curled around Altaïr and poked his forehead, forcing his hood to drop.

Altaïr glared at the tentacle as he said, “Take the rest. Not this one.”

The tentacle tapped Altaïr on the top of the head once before sweeping the rest of crew members out of the deck.

While Altaïr dragged the captain towards his team. He pushed the captain to one of them as he ordered, “Bind his limbs and mouth.”

“Altaïr… that-”

Altaïr simply sighed and walked back to the deck, “It’s fine. He will take us far enough that we can use the skiff.”

“But Altaïr! That’s-”

“That’s Desmond.” Altaïr smacked the tentacle about to poke his cheek, “He always find me when I’m in the sea.”

Later on, the Brotherhood learned that Altaïr had first met Desmond during the first time he had to travel via a ship. Desmond had stopped the ship to greet him and the crew had panicked and thought he summoned Desmond.

He was pushed off the ship and Desmond destroyed it for ‘hurting’ Altaïr (he wasn’t hurt). After that, Altaïr had to spend a few days being ‘sailed’ by Desmond in a piece of debris from the ship.

Every time he was in the sea, Desmond would come say ‘hi’ and that always led to some kind of misadventure that Altaïr just didn’t have the time or energy for.

And that was why…

Altaïr didn’t like traveling by sea.

[assassinschaoticcreed]

Hi

Can I ask you?

What will The Boys (except Connor, because he taught Desmond Indonesian when they toured Indonesia) do when Desmond learns Indonesian?

Nuhun

(Thankyou)

(i hope i understand this correctly: how do the boys react to Desmond knowing how to speak Indonesian thanks to Connor teaching him)

Altaïr:

he is shocked at first, but after listening to Desmond speak it more and more he's impressed. he's definitely the first one to let Desmond know if he pronounced something wrong, used a word incorrectly, what a better word to describe whatever it is he's talking about, etc. in short he's the type to correct the weak spot of what ever it is, but he doesn't do it in a rude way, he more so will say something along the lines of "were you trying to say [insert Indonesian word]? you accidently mispronounced it, it's pronounced [how to say the Indonesian word properly], I only say this so you don't accidentally imply the wrong thing or sound wrong to native speakers." Desmond appreciates Altaïr's honesty and help, he never gets upset with Altaïr for it either.

Arno:

top proud of Desmond. Arno knows that Desmond has a harder time picking up on things quickly (other than Jacob, but Desmond is miles ahead of Jacob, no pun intended) and is glad to see he's learned Indonesian. not only could it be of use in the future if they have a mission in Indonesia, but it's also a flex Desmond can say he knows how to speak Indonesian. is another one that will politely help Desmond if he makes mistakes or asks for help.

Ezio:

a bit upset Desmond's Indonesian is better than his Italian. the betrayal! but he's another one that's proud of Desmond, Ezio out of all the Boys (since the Auditores took Desmond in) knows about the things he's suffered and missed out on and seeing something Desmond accomplished and is proud of makes him not only happy, but proud of Desmond in general.

Edward:

color him impressed! the young lad learned Indonesian, especially in a short amount of time? even if it's only a little bit, he's impressed Desmond has learned as much as he has. he's buying Desmond a couple rounds of drinks in celebration! also proud of Connor for taking time to teach Desmond, and proud of Connors patience of a saint for being able to handle it. wants to help Desmond with any mistakes, but knows Altaïr or Arno will help so he doesn't have to worry about it.

Jacob:

just like Edward. he's impressed by the amount Desmond's learned in a short amount of time and will buy the other couple rounds of drinks in celebration. Will definitely teach Desmond insults and swear words just to annoy Altaïr and Arno (and of course Connor) he's a little shocked Connor would take time to teach Desmond, the reason being "why does Desmond have to learn Indonesian? it's a waste of time." none the less proud of them both.

Desmond:

is this how I say it--

oh shit, sorry--

[says word incorrectly, and by saying incorrectly accidently insults someone's bloodline]

I am STRESSED CONNOR.

Connor:

send help.

you're doing great Desmond [gives thumbs up, and forced smile]

no Desmond that's not how you say it--no but you're close--Desmond, you just called that old woman...a bad word.

DESMOND PLEASE, PEOPLE ARE JUDGING US.

summed up, all are proud of Desmond in their own ways, and even more proud of Connor and his patience and ability to teach another language.

Connor, Desmond is stressed enough. please give the boys a break 🥲

[66sharkteeth]

I wonder if Claude has ever felt a bit of guilt from taking the original Claude’s face and kept it all hidden to keep up the facade. His breaking point and asking his face’s father for help just hurts 😭

mmmnnaah, sorry haha.

it was elaborated on by jay back when desmond was explaining he doesn't view himself as reese, but how blanks identify really varies from blank to blank.

claude still views himself as the same person he was when he was a human. he's not like desmond who feels like he was born from reese's death. he views himself more as the same person, he just changed teams.

just to compare him and desmond, who are kind of opposites in this regard, desmond's always made a point of clarifying he's talking about his "face's family" or his "face spent time in the war" because it's an important distinction to him (tho he's making less point of this lately with rosie's acceptance, as well as just for simplicity sake).

however, claude's ALWAYS just referred to it as "his family," "his dad," "I grew up in a good family," not his face's dad, or his face grew up privileged. He only acknowledged human Claude as a different person in front of his dad, because he knew his dad viewed them as such- two different people, which was kind of insult to injury for the whole situation. He's always been the same person in his own eyes, but now that his dad knows he's a blank, he views him as a completely different person (which totally isn't a metaphor for another certain experience).

sorry if this is a little difficult to explain but... identity is always a difficult subject to explain to someone whose not experiencing difficulty w/ it themselves! Its uh... kind of another example how blanks very, very, very much are analogy for some stuff I personally deal with that I just hope other folks who also relate pick up on.

[fromashesweriseuphiddenones]

Thoughts on Haytham

- from both ( @thegrandmasterhaytham & @mythicalvoid787 )

So there are 30 Templars I use in my writing and Rp with a split of 16 for the Selfish and 14 for the more noble ones. Haytham Kenway to me falls into the noble side of the Templars.

The noble Templars are those who despite the nature of wanting complete order still do their best to protect humanity and even go as far as to either protect or work with the assassins. Some other examples of the more noble ones are The De leserres, Robert De Sable, Alfred the Great, Shay Cormac, and yes I count him Edward Kenway.

Look if Shay counts as an assassin but never fully fledged, then Edward counts as a Templar never taking the order's vows, though he did work for them and gained from it.

In a list of top ten favorite Templars Haytham Kenway ranks in at number two because of his story, how he acts both to protect the native people from slavery and he told Lee to leave them alone God damn it man can you not listen to orders?! God Robert's men were better at this balance. Anyway.

Okay as far as Haytham Kenway goes as a character and why I like him? He is more complex. Rouge and 3 and a little bit of Black Flag give us small glimpses into who he is. I honestly think Jango Fett's line to Kenobi works best here

"I am just a simple man trying to make my way in the galaxy."

Though it would be the world but you get it.

Who is Haytham?

Really deep down, a traumatized ten year old who lost his father in a violent manner, who tried fighting back actually killing someone, who's mother his only other adult parent shunned and turned her back on him for killing, a little boy who's older sister was kidnapped (who truly knows what happens to Jennifer when she was in Damascus), and a boy who was groomed into a Templar. Again I pull a quote from Kingdom Hearts 2

"Xaldin... that's his name. He came from the darkness... He...used my anger to control me. He took all my sorrow, my sadness, my pain—and turned it all into rage. There was nothing I could do... I could no longer see the truth."

Though for Haytham it would be Birch. Brich brainwashed him into being a Templar, it didn't fully work because there was still enough of Edward in Haytham that he himself had killed Templars leading to the destruction of the colonial rite.

Haytham Kenway is a family man that is clear. He loves his parents, looks after his sister, respects Ziio enough to stay away when she tells him to and works with Ratohnhaké:ton even getting a bit miffed the Red Coat for saying "tasting the wild fruits" you cannot tell me he wasn't pissed that Ziio got insulted and that Ratohnhaké:ton was the only one mad. You also can't tell me he wasn't somewhat proud of the man his son had become.

As far as Desmond's ancestors go I would honestly put him at number Three because in terms of character development because he has four to five sources in which players can experience him. Ezio Auditore takes number one because he has four games, three books, and three short movies in which one can get to know him. Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad is on second with five, three games, his keys in Revelations, and Secret Crusade. Though in his case I guess you can count his Codex since you can read it in AC2 and on the AC wiki, so six.

Okay headcanon time!

So due to exposure to his memories Haytham gives Desmond access to the following languages and dialects

British/proper* English

Spanish (proper)

French (proper)

And German (Proper)

*when I say proper or honorific I refer to the way one is taught in the high school class when you take these languages. Or in the case of English the King/ Queen's English.

The following skills are also from Haytham Kenway

Diplomacy

Command

Negotiation

Gun use, 19th century

I think honestly that in his own way he'd be proud of Desmond for sacrificing himself to save the world from burning because there would be people who are descended from friends, colleagues, and even like Desmond, descended from Ziio and Ratohnhaké:ton's people and I doubt he would ever wish harm on them.

I hope this was enough, feel free, anyone to ask about other characters if you want this deep of a dive.

[duckapus]

(mostly) Avatar Quotes

SMG4: I currently have seven empty notebooks and I have no clue what to put in them. Any suggestions?

Mario: Put spaghetti in it!

SMG4: I am currently taking suggestions from literally anyone but you.

Meggy: Put spaghetti in it

SMG4: I am currently taking suggestions from anyone but you two.

Bob: Put spaghetti in it

SMG4: I am no longer taking suggestions

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Someone: Are you a boy or a girl?

Ash: I'm a Trainer!

Someone: No, I mean, what's in your pants?

Ash, pulling a few Pokeballs out of his pockets: Ballz.

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Kirby: Hey, are you the "arr" type of pirate or the "yo ho ho" type of pirate?

Ringo Mortis: I'm the "not paying that much for photoshop" kind of pirate.

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Nimbus in the Avatar Group Chat: For the last time, "your" and "you're" are different things!

Nimbus: "Your" is possessive and "you're" is a contraction of "you are."

Tulip: my fire

Cole: the one

Tune: desire

Juliano: Believe

Arle: when I say

Pikachu (not an avatar but they let him in since he's at all the meetings): I

Shantae: WANT

Kirby: IT

Sora: THAT

Olimar: WAY!

Nimbus: I'm blocking all of you.

Mario: TELL ME WHY!

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(honestly this fits how I view the canon versions of them too)

Etna: *kisses Flonne*

Etna: *lets go and turns around to kiss Laharl when he walks on-screen*

Etna: *flips off the camera with a smirk while Flonne and Laharl make out behind her*

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SMG8, whispering: Be strong.

Melody: Who's she talking to?

Nimbus: The Wi-Fi signal.

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Cole: *visibly shaking with rage*

Sally: Want me to leave so you can say bad words?

Cole: Yes, that would be nice.

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Ash: How long does it take until you start hallucinating from sleep deprivation?

Shantae: I'm pretty sure it-

Tulip, with absolute confidence: 72 hours.

Ash:

Shantae:

Shantae: ...How did you-

Tulip: There's a clown behind you.

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Cody: Why do you always insult the ghost of the place we check out?

Floyd: They know what they did.

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Cole: Why is Sally crying?

Elanore: She thinks she stepped on a ladybug.

Cole: "Thinks?"

Elanore: It was a red M&M.

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Laharl, sitting in the middle of a Pentagram with his arms crossed: I taught you how to summon me for emergencies.

Tulip, holding a jar of pickles: This is an emergency!

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Sora: To avoid accidentally using offensive language I've decided to use 90's surfer dude slang because accidentally offending someone is totally bogus, dude.

Laharl, raising her hand: Some people might not be comfortable being called "dude."

Sora: You are radically right and that is so not tubular. I apologize.

Arle: I find 90's surfer dude slang offensive to my ears.

Sora: Watch me catch this gnarly wave of "I don't care."

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Most of the Teen Squad: *sitting on a bench in various stages of grief*

Shantae: What's got you guys so sad?

Tulip: Sit down so we can tell you.

Shantae: *sits down...and her face rapidly twists into horror*

Desmond: This bench is freshly painted.

[dani-luminae]

*Poke* Pirate101 Ask Meme returned: 1, 2, 6, 9, 22 and 24

1. Favorite crew member/companion?

Ooh this is a hard one. I'd say story-wise, as in their promo quests, it's probably either Bonnie Anne or Sarah Steele. Personality-wise, I love Ratbeard as the pirate's grumpy old chaotic neutral uncle-figure. Battle/skills-wise, it's the Haywire Armada units - the Musketeer and the Battle Angel, most specifically.

2. Favorite world?

Honestly, I actually found Cool Ranch kind of fun. Of course the portrayal of the bison/ Natives could have been done far better, but aside from them, I really liked the parodies of all the Wild West like the Magnificent Seven, the Lone Ranger, etc. Also really nice music.

I just wish my Musketeer didn't have to dress like a Confederate soldier lmao.

6. Who is your LEAST favorite crew member/companion and why?

Personality-wise, Wing Chun; he's so harsh and insulting. I've just gotten to a point in his promo quests and stuff where he comes across as less harsh, like he's grown more respect for the pirate, but still. Don't like him.

Powers/battle-wise, I'm gonna say Old Scratch. He fizzles so much, he's just plain unreliable. (Honestly... most of the Witchdoctor companions fizzle a lot.) Love his promo quest stories though.

9. Any headcanons for your crew?

Most of the first few - Wing Chun, Bonnie Anne, and Louis Le Crab, or equivalents among other crews - started out joining as in "holy Spiral someone's gotta be responsible for this small child!" only to then see the Young Pirate in battle and go "oh nvm, they're competent... and terrifying!" About by the time Ratbeard joins there's a lot less underestimating the Pirate, because clearly they're doing something right if they got these companions.

My personal headcanon for Noble James Hawkins' crew in particular is that he has a habit of collecting broken pieces of Armada enemies after fights. This is how he built/repaired the Musketeer, Marine, and Battle Angel on his crew.

And yes, at some point we do remove the Crown of Command from Monkey King, but he finds the crew and our wacky adventures too entertaining to leave immediately.

22. Do you trust Captain Avery?

I wouldn't say that I trust him, but I do respect him. He clearly appreciates the young Pirate to some extent (like the quest where he's captured by Thresher sharks and he's like "I knew you were coming! What took you so long? Now let's show these sharks how big a mistake they made!") He'd probably stab us in the back if it benefitted him, but I mean. The man's a pirate. That's kinda a given.

24. Would you make any improvements to the story? (Fill any plot holes?)

Honestly I'd try and straighten out the timeline a little, especially as does it match up to Wiz or take place after??? Because in Xol Akmul, the Aztecasaur city above Blood Shoals, we're led to believe that Morganthe already destroyed Azteca... and then in Cool Ranch we meet Desmond Argleston, Wizard City Librarian, looking a little older than he does in W101... but then we get to MooShu and it seems like we are actually concurrent with the Wizard because the Emperor is weakened from Malistaire's attack, leaving chaos to run wild.

Has the Wizard not actually fixed everything in MooShu? Has it just taken forever for news of the Emperor's recovery to reach all across the world? Or is this another case of the whole "time passes so weirdly in different worlds across the Spiral" so Azteca is already destroyed long before the Azure Shining One ever steps foot there, and is still sprinting around MooShu chasing Malistaire? Not to mention we get Valencian horses in Novus in Wiz, sort of implying the disastrous Armada days are behind them...

[katalyis]

ALSO I REALIZED I NEVER POSTED THE FINISHED REF SHEETS FOR OTHER CHARACTERS.

So, I took a temporary hiatus from my story (link to it here: [X] )to make references for some of the characters featured.

So, top to bottom:

Desmond Ivers - Daycare Assistant/Animatronic Handler to Sun and Moon, and Security Guard. He’s the main character along with the DCA. A sweetie who is an absolute mess of a man, adores working with kids and the solar-lunar duo but has a lot of emotional baggage/trauma/issues that he’s struggling with.

Matt Sawyer - Security Guard and Asshole Galore. He’s only there for the paycheck and makes it everyone’s problem that he’s there. Thinks the animatronics are just machines, loathes Moon with a passion and used any excuse he could to shock him, insult him or otherwise employ abusive tactics at keeping Moon “under control” (which didn’t even really work.) Has a vendetta against Moon after said animatronic harmed and permanently injured a technician, Matt’s friend, due to a programming glitch. Hasn’t been featured in the story for a bit but he’ll be making a comeback eventually.

Cadence Audron - Animatronic Handler for Montgomery Gator (whom she is romantically involved with). A little punk, a little rock and roll and sweet to boot. She’s become something of a friend to Desmond in the Pizzaplex, seeing a lot of common ground with someone who got through to an animatronic that everyone else had practically written off as a hazard and help them. She’s also a voice of reassurance that yes, Desmond, it is okay to kiss the jester bots it is not the end of the world.

There’s a couple more characters that could use ref sheets, like the technician mentioned in Matt’s blurb above, but I think I’ll hold off on that and take a break to get to another couple chapters first.

[evesedenramblings]

This!!! More additions/yapping below on the topic because I was picking up on the same details and I’m SO glad someone is talking about it

Damon’s only likes are the spring season and STUDYING. Neither of those are actual hobbies. In Desmond’s first hangout, when he asks what Damon does in his spare time, he’s actually in disbelief when Damon replies that he just… studies, and nothing else. But Damon still doesn’t see anything wrong with it, or in the same vein, how his talent “isn’t useful” like other people’s, so he can insult other people’s talents. This is probably because his talent has helped him and his family make money that they need to make ends meet, so Damon absolutely doesn’t view his talent as useless. Meanwhile, coming to Eden’s Garden Academy where he assumed everyone else would be in the same tooth-and-claw situation, he’s likely disgusted by how easy everyone else seems to have had it, and made it on such “useless” talents based on the way they conduct themselves rather than think individually about all the behind-the-scenes work each individual might be putting in.

Damon is incredibly egotistical but it’s likely an ego born out of pride for his own accomplishments, and it’s a pride that without, he has no identity. It really is implied that this Ultimate Talent is what changed the lives of Damon and his family. There’s all the reason’s OP listed, but few other things that stands out off the top of my head is when Damon mentions his parents designed his suit for him, and how Ingrid chooses Damon to help on laundry day because of how clean-kept he is. The homemade suit design honestly just has that sweetness to it that gives the idea the family is close, and it was possibly an achievement present for Damon (and even then it’s based around his Ultimate Talent), and meanwhile the laundry tidbit wouldn’t be so bad if we weren’t shown in the same breath how utterly incompetent Wolfgang was at the same task. While Wolfgang clearly hadn’t touched a washing machine in his life, Damon had no issues, and a judging expression on his face.

Bonus, there’s also the fact that Damon is so confident his record is absolutely clean when the blackmail is distributed, because he’s worked hard at doing nothing that would give him a splotch on his record, which probably ties into what OP said about Damon’s idolization about the Academy. Damon NEEDS his ultimate talent because without it, what else does he have?

okay guys can we talk abt the pieces of damon lore dropped in some of the fte’s🤔 loooong conjectural yap session incoming

he gets pretty secretive about his home life if pressed further, but it’s clear that his parents struggled with paying the bills until he started raking in prize money from competitions. i think this little detail can

explain a lot abt his character. for one, his obsession with studying and burying himself into improving his talent. as a kid, it’s possible he placed pressure on himself to pull his weight (his relationship with his parents is evidently affectionate, so i don’t think they forced him into this), so he made sure to excel in school and eventually debate club not only for respect, but to secure the ideal future for himself and his parents. he may have known going into it that competitions had prize money on the line, and the club had the additional benefit of beefing up his college apps. getting into edens garden academy must’ve been a dream come true for the whole family, it’s likely he idolized the school growing up as a symbol of true success and prosperity (hence his bio mentioning there was never a doubt in his mind that he was destined to be the ultimate debater. an ultimate in his eyes was the best thing a young person could be)

another thought, his financial situation could be attributed to a number of things, but if it was due to his parents struggling to keep jobs, it would make sense why damon is so dead-set on defining people (including himself) based on the utility of their skills. he’s seen firsthand how cutthroat the job market can be, so upon initial meeting he either views his peers as inferior due to their less practical talents or as competition he refuses to back down to. he is obsessed with comparing himself to others! in his mind, people are their resume.

also, i wonder if the reason damon is described to be argumentative from an early age in his bio was due to teasing from other kids for being less well off? or possibly getting into spats with his parents under the stress? spats with extended family or other adults who ridiculed his parents? spats with a shitty landlord??? pure speculation, but these underdog scenarios would really showcase his desire to be respected

in a world so uncertain, damon’s tongue is his sharpest weapon and tool, and as such, he holds his talent in high regard as the sole definer of his identity.

[pokemoncoroner]

Desmond is best described as callous, but oddly honorable. He would just as easily insult someone to their face in one breath as he would help them in another. However it is mainly a situational thing concerning his chivalry, as it is not easily given to just anyone, either. Still, his code of conduct is nothing to sneeze at.

[rubbarband]

Villain Des & Storm kid

If they had a kid meme

-

@walkerofclouds

(Someone's been reading the rp XD)

send me a pair name and I’ll tell you what I think it would be like if they had a child.

Name: Michonne Baker

Gender: Female

General Appearance: Beautiful woman that turns heads, she is captivating, has her father's sharp feline eyes and her mothers, face, she has long black hair that is tipped white, as she gets older it progressively gets more white till it's stark one day. She has a curvy body and is 7'11 in her normal high and 8 feet in heels.

Personality: She is CONFIDENT, she comes from a powerful goddess and a crafty and no nonsense prior villain set straight. She's got a power system that's makes her the envy of many hero teams. She has two powers, a quirk and a mutant power that made her proud and sassy. Her family however has made her the type to second guess things alot- even if it's a good idea. Growing up her dad would tell her to do a crime to show her enemies she means boss! And Ororo would take her to the side and have to correct her, leaving her to just trust her own gut at that point. She's a crafty planner and knows she's powerful thus leading to decisive fights in which she lobs plenty of insults that are justified.

Mutant power: She has the same powers her mother did.

Quirk: Clay mimicry: She similar to her father can turn her body into clay but is weak to extreme cold and heat, she can shape-shift and increase her size as well- that tied with her elemental powers makes her one of the strongest of her generation.

Special Talents: Unlike her parents, she's very tech savvy and can hack anything, she made an AI to help her in battle, and let her hands off hack without a computer infront of her- her intellect rivals Riri Williams.

Who they like better: Desmond cause she thinks he's fun and wild, Desmond also lets her get away with more things.

Who they take after more: Storm, Smart, beautiful, witty- enough said.

Personal Head canon: At some point she leads the X-men in her young age, then when older moves on to leading the avengers. Even teaming up with her parents. There are talks of Wakanda also wanting her to be an advisor role and help build up the Avengers- African branch.

Face Claim: Nico Robin (Black edit)

[teecupangel]

Submitted by @saberamane​

After seeing that chinchilla Desmond ask, it reminded me of my first impression upon encountering the ferox in Ark survival evolved, Genesis part 1. I know it has a cat/fox like face and kind of red panda tail and monkey-ish body but, my first experience with it was in game, as I hadn’t watched the trailer. And I thought it was a mutated chinchilla…

Saying that! A Ferox! Desmond au would be amazing. He’s small and cute, doing cute little hops to beg for treats, and then he’s a 7 foot tall wolf-gorilla thing capable of tearing your head off your body…

I just have a picture of guards angrily breaking into an ancestor’s house (like the Auditore villa at the start of AC2) and finding this cute…thing just sitting on the other side of the door, wagging it’s tail, and then they watch in horror as it suddenly grows, up and up, and up.

And then there’s nothing but screams…

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Additions by teecup

For those unfamiliar with what a Ferox look like, here you go:

Desmond would probably spend quite a lot of time trying to get used to his new body, especially his newly acquired four arms so he’d be a bit of a klutz too. And he’d be super surprised when he first transforms into his other form but also ‘hell yeah!’.

Desmond would just be a fluffy sweet bunny? Fox? Cat? No one knows (and Leonardo is trying to understand what he is) but that doesn’t really matter since Desmond is more or less docile and just likes to eat and cuddle. Not being liked by him would make a person a social pariah XD

So we have an idea of how Desmond could screw up AC2 (also, he can totally protect Monteriggioni by going on a rampage on the papacy army, although this might start a rumor of Monteriggioni having a demon as an attack dog) and Desmond could easily thwart Charles Lee’s plan to burn down Ratonhnhaké:ton’s village by going ham on them either while staying with Kaniehtí:io that day or by transforming and ‘taking care’ of the soldiers before Charles Lee could even hurt Ratonhnhaké:ton.

Now, the most common setup would be for Desmond to be Altaïr’s pet but may I suggest an alternative: Desmond as baby Sef’s pet? Sef found him while he and Darim are playing (maybe they were even able to sneak out of Masyaf) and he brought him back because Desmond doesn’t recognize Sef but he looks a lot like Altaïr so he just makes soft purring sounds as he put all his arms in the air in the universal gesture of ‘pick me up’ and Sef does. 

His transformation is kept a secret and Altaïr thinks Desmond might have mutated with the use of a POE. He’s still more or less Sef’s pet even though Desmond likes to follow Altaïr around when Sef isn’t in Masyaf. 

So when Swami tried to assassinate Sef in his sleep, Desmond is curled on top of Sef’s chest and he jumped down, staring at Swami. 

Swami’s eyes widened as Desmond transformed right in front of him and he let out a scream that gets drowned by Desmond’s roar.

Sef immediately wakes up to see Desmond pinning Swami against the floor and Sef knew that something fishy is certainly going on. Even though Swami is babbling that it was his father who ordered for his death, Sef doesn’t believe him.

First of all: His father wouldn’t order for this death. Of all the things Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad might and might not be, his love for his family will never be questioned.

Second of all: Even if Altaïr wanted him dead, he wouldn’t pick someone like Swami to kill him, that’s insulting. (At this point, both Swami and Desmond just stare at Sef because, yeah, he might be nicer and sweeter than his father but the Ibn-La'Ahad arrogance seems to be hereditary).

“Third of all…” Sef looked at Desmond and grinned, “Shall we get some exercise, Desmond?”

Desmond roared his agreement and…

That day, the conspiracy against Altaïr’s family and allies was thwarted by a large monster. Many of Abbas’ supposed allies squealed like pigs and admitted everything while being pinned down by said monster.

Malik drowned in paperwork that day.

[jazzmynbrown]

He might as well have weighed nothing at all, but it was all paper of the act. With her best attempt at straining lightly and moving slowly, Jazzmyn shook her head at him as he spoke. “ You complain a lot about being helped. Everybody needs help. You don’t need to keep mentioning it. I’m not put out in the slightest.” She insisted as the reached the top of the stairs. “ I’m more insulted that you laughed at me than your company or needs.” She added with her eyes narrowing at him playfully. “Trust me, I’m stronger than I look. It’ll take a lot more to break me.” She reassured him. 

Walking through her bedroom door, Jazzmyn sighed as she led Demond to her bed. The sheets had been changed and everything tidied, which gave her a little sigh of relief that she did it earlier and wouldn’t have to now. In spite of everything, she felt a bit tired and eager to rest once she’d gotten her patient settled for the night. “Here we go,” she smiled as she let him sit, moving to gather the blanket to the side for him to lay. “ Your body temperature seems normal, and your speech isn’t slurred or anything, so I think you’ll be okay. I’m no professional, but I think given your injury, you’re doing well. Not so bad for someone who’s never been to medical school.” She joked. “After a good night of sleep and some more food, I think you’ll be okay to go see a real doctor. The storm should let up by then, too. I know how anxious you are to get out of here, but I really did enjoy your company. In spite of the circumstances that lead to it, it was nice to have someone to pass the time with. I forget how lonely it can be sometimes…” 

Jazzmyn paused, her face not betraying the internal panic she felt at letting just a bit too much slip. She was okay with being on her own sometimes, but at her very core, her nature longed to be part of a Pod. She missed the safety and warmth that came from being curled up with her tribe members as they slept, and the way they would hunt and play together. They were highly social creatures and it only made her feel more isolated to be without them. Even if he was just one person, the closeness and warmth from something so simple as sitting close to Desmond had made her feel something she hadn’t felt in a long time. 

Force a smile, she shook away the thought and continued quickly.“Anyway, let’s get you nice and warm and snug under here, and then you can get some rest. If you need anything I’ll be right downstairs, you can just call for me and I’ll hear you, no need to try to push yourself to come all the way back down, okay? Rest. I mean it.” She said in an attempt at sounding stern. Walking over to the closet in the corner of her room, Jazzmyn moved a few things around before she found a couple blankets and slung them over her arm. “ Do you need anything else before I go? Water? Pain killers?”

He couldn’t believe some of the things he was hearing. Hardly an enigma and hardly a myriad, even before she’d finished speaking had he already begun to laugh. Maybe it was in the self-reflection of his own boring ways or just how much it was real between the sitting truths and lies that made it humorous to him. He was anything but interesting, with a rigid routine and a strict discipline that had done a good deal of showing its ass tonight. He gave himself little pleasure in life, little room for enjoyment and even if he could cook he didn’t build on it the way he used to.

What she was so impressed by was just a fabrication. A clear shell covering of this person that didn’t even really exist. He felt a flip in his gut at the thought of it, leaving an anxious aftertaste. On top of being disingenuous to the woman that saved him, he was actually the most he’d been with someone in a very long time. It was profound how quickly she undid the years of sacrifice for next to nothing. “Really?” He finally said after pulling himself out of his thoughts. “Why do I feel like I didn’t say anything at all..” He laughed and his eyes lingered on her own smile, which his face had been mimicking for a time. “Is it because I can cook?”

There was something so acutely frustrating about getting off the couch and the absence of the comfort. Of course he obliged almost as soon as she had asked, there was no good reason to keep her waiting and risking the chance of putting her back into helping him more. By all accounts, he would have slept there if it meant more time to talk to her, and something he would have offered if he’d even had the passing thought about sleeping in general. Sleep was a difficult relationship for him and one that seemed to be at ends with each other. It would take significant effort on his part, as most nights even when he was healthy it wasn’t enough. There was always the overhead fear and hyper vigilance, the same one tapering off and failing him now.

“No pain,” he chuckled again, this time amused by her need to help. “It may be a while before I fall asleep, I’m a very fussy baby.” It was endearing, and even if she had been strong or willing enough to barrel him back to safety he wasn’t going to let her do so again. He let her grip his waist and sling his arm over her shoulder, but when he stood he pushed whatever pain he carried in his back in different directions. Desmond shifted his weight to one leg in an effort to lean into her less, doing most of the work to slowly move them towards the room.

“That’s probably best. I don’t want to bleed all over your sheets.” He sighed a bit as they trudged towards their destination, carrying his weight as they moved enough if it strained him. “You know tomorrow you’re gonna wake up feeling worse than me carrying me like this. I’m gonna split you in two, if you’re not careful.”

[fromashesweriseuphiddenones]

Day Twenty two

Before returning home, Desmond met with other Templar Rites. France, Norway, and England to name a few. While he had a decent time with most, when he met Regland Birch he wasn't thrilled with the insults to his heritage being Haytham's son and much like him someone who was held back by his assassin upbringing. He'd never escape it.

So that's why England suddenly found it's self without a Grandmaster. Never mock Desmond's family. Connor was surprised honestly.

[fredheads]

Charlie spending the first 24 hours after a plane crash wandering around high as a kite waiting for someone to recognize him from his one hit wonder band is a total Fred move

from the bottom of my HEART i believe it to be so....

[serendipitous-magic]

You know what, fine, I’ll say something about it. Because as an author and a librarian, I feel pretty damn qualified to.

If we expunged every single creative work on earth that had any kind of harmful or hurtful content at all, there would be nothing left.

Nothing.

There’s not a single thing on earth that isn’t problematic in some way.

Before you jump into rage mode, what I’m not saying is “Whatever, people can do whatever they want in art and it doesn’t matter!” Because… obviously not. (Just look at me ranting about how Joss Whedon treats women in his works. But don’t get me started there.)

No one is out here saying “antisemitism is fine” or “racism is fine” or “homophobia is fine” or what-have-you. Similarly, no one is out here saying “it’s unnecessary to hold authors and other artists accountable if they’re shitty.”

What I am saying is, yes, books and other works of art have harmful content in them. Pretty much always. Give Tumblr 10 minutes and I guarantee you they could find something problematic in Blues Clues. However, the internet has cultivated something really unhelpful where these echo chambers build, and everything ever is either black or white. No gray.

I.e.: purity culture.

If something isn’t absolutely irreproachable in every way, it’s heinous.

Except it’s not.

(Let’s make a disclaimer: there ARE works and artists that are just total pieces of shit. Say, Might is Right by “Ragnar Redbeard” (nice Asshole L.A.R.P. name, Arthur Desmond). We can pretty reasonably toss that whole crock of bullshit and the bull that produced it. We’re talking about normal literature here, not like… literal Nazi screed.)

If we forbade anyone from ever participating in or enjoying things with harmful tropes or stereotypes, well, goodbye literally every 80s movie and everything before it. Goodbye like 99.9999% of movies, actually. Goodbye every classic book ever. Goodbye Stranger Things. Goodbye Batman. Goodbye Holy Bible (that’s a WHOLE other can of worms). Goodbye… literally all media, ever. We’d lose all of it. Especially the stuff from like… any past decade. Is that all useless? Is there nothing good or useful about any of it? Of course there is! Because nothing is 100% good or 100% evil. (Again, we’re not talking about Nazi screed or the like, that’s a different ballpark all together.) So are we saying that a work with both good and bad in it, even if it’s mostly good, is absolutely useless and evil? It just doesn’t work when you try to apply it to real life situations outside of a Philosophy 101 classroom.

And furthermore, what I’m also saying is, people are perfectly capable of reading (or watching, or whatever) a work that has societally hurtful elements in it, and using their brain, and saying “hm yeah that’s a pretty outdated harmful stereotype,” or, for example, “the fuck, Rowling.” And then moving on. It doesn’t mean the reader agrees with the sentiment expressed there. You could even - gasp! - read a work with harmful stereotypes and enjoy the work as a whole without enjoying or agreeing with those stereotypes. And that really, really shouldn’t be a controversial statement.

To assume that people aren’t capable of reading or even enjoying an entire work without agreeing with or supporting *every single theme and message in that work* is frankly ridiculous. We’re not toddlers. We have rational thinking. It’s honestly kind of insulting to humans in general when you assume they’re not smart enough to form their own opinions and recognize when something doesn’t line up with their morals or ethics.

Furthermore, if people only EVER read and enjoyed things that met someone’s (say, your) standard of what’s 100% good and pure, those people would have a pretty anemic set of morals and ethics. Because guess what? People need to be exposed to ideas they don’t agree with in order to figure out “hm, I don’t agree with this.”

The sterilization of media will only ever lead to a morally and ethically stunted population.

This is why we don’t take Republican propaganda off the shelves at the library. Yeah, it’s bad! But if people are never given the chance to interface with these harmful ideas, they’ll never actually form their own opinion - or even form the ABILITY to form their own opinion. Morality is a *skill*, not an inherent trait. Take away any chance to exercise it, and you’ll end up with pretty weak morals, even if they’re the “good” ones.

Going on a witch hunt for people who enjoy fiction that has problematic elements is useless. Especially because it shuts down conversation. It shuts down the possibility of any growth. If two people had a conversation like “oh hey I see you’re reading Brave New World, there was some fucked up shit in there,” and they had a discussion about what parts of it were societally harmful and what parts of it were thought provoking or impactful or whatever, they both come away with a better understanding of their own morals, the literature, and the wider world. That would never happen if the conversation stopped at “You’re not allowed to like Brave New World because there’s some fucked up shit in there.”

And finally, refusing to participate in Harry Potter fandom won’t affect Rowling in literally any way. She’s already richer than the dreams of avarice. Same with, like, Marvel. If this was, say, one woman doing online publishing through Amazon, and she turned out to be kind of a gross terf, then sure, don’t buy her stuff, don’t encourage her by applauding her books or whatever. But that’s not the situation. And even if it was - see above.

If an individual chooses not to participate in a fandom because they don’t agree with the creator’s ethics or morals, great! You do you. However, it is not your place to demand that everyone else make the same choice that you do.

Punishing people for enjoying Harry Potter, and demanding that they banish it from their lives entirely, does not affect Rowling being a terf, or whatever else. If people want to fight racism, transphobia, antisemitism, homophobia, etc. in media (or outside of media), good news, there’s a ton of ways to do that. But getting pissed off because people still enjoy a fandom that’s like 98% not those things is… not gonna do shit except make people upset. Yeah, it sucks that the 2% of grossness is there. And we shouldn’t ignore it. It deserves to be acknowledged and held to task. But pitching out the entire series and the entire huge fandom surrounding it is a child’s way of dealing with this. And it won’t have any meaningful or lasting effect on the actual core issues.

TL;DR: You’re right, harmful shit like racism in media *should* be held accountable and scrutinized and fought - but the way to do that is not to expunge the whole work from the earth. People are thinking, intelligent creatures. We can enjoy a work without supporting each and every single theme and message in it. And if people *don’t* have the maturity to do that, they probably don’t have the maturity to safely navigate the internet alone.

There’s a LOT more that could be said here but frankly I’m tired of typing.

Inbox person, I probably sound mad and/or intense, and it’s not directed at you. It seems like you come from a place of confusion or hurt, and this isn’t an attack on you. It is, rather, a very tired and frustrated response to the increasing purity culture witch-hunt the internet has been staging (and yes, I know you disagree with that phrase being used here). You happened to trigger thoughts on a much larger topic. I’m not answering your asks because I don’t want to seem like it’s a “fight,” and I don’t want to potentially enable anyone to come bother you. But please give this some thought. I doubt I’ll convince you because this is a VERY hot topic for many people, with emotions running very high around it, and opinions are pretty polarized. But I’ll be happy if I can introduce an alternative perspective, at least.