#sometimes. screaming at a dragon to save some random guy is enough

[ajastu]

Can I just say. I have been Obsessed with this scene since I saw it. Just. How is THIS your first reaction.

Rook doesn't even know the guy, and they still scream at that dragon to save his ass. I don't know what the plan was there, and more than that, I suspect there WAS no plan. They saw someone about to die and they Did Something About It. Even if it was so, so stupid to do. And they Know that. And they do it anyway. I don't think I can quite put into words just how much I love this bit of characterization.

Truly the character of all time 🙏

(also, on another note, them going ✋ at their companions while doing it reminded me of that one thing drivers sometimes do when they throw out a hand to keep someone/something from flying off the passenger seat when they brake too hard)

[dreamescapeswriting]

One Summer In Paris ~ Finale ~ JJK [M]

WORD COUNT: 4.7K

GENRE: Fluffy, romance, ex-lovers to lovers, 

PAIRING: Jungkook x Fem!Reader

DESCRIPTION: Jeon Jungkook had always loved Paris with its amazing views, incredible museums and the small Bookshop right across from the Effiel Tower. It was were he spent a lot of his summer breaks as a kid so he loved it well into his adulthood. There was one bookshop he rented a room in the summer that changed his life. It was a place where he felt happy and at peace whenever he had the chance to stay there. Where he fell in love for the first time and had his first heartbreak, a lot of firsts for him were in Paris. But what happens when he goes back to the same book shop four years later and finds the love of his life in the arms of another with a daughter who looks suspiciously like him…

THEMES: SMUT CHAPTER Single Parent, Jungkook x Fem!Reader, self insert, Smut will be included in a later chapter

MASTERLIST || PREVIOUS || EPILOGUE

After a week of the boys being in Paris the news that Jungkook was a father was being spread throughout the internet and world through the corrected sources this time though. He had to do a formal interview with a magazine company who worked for BigHit and were under their payroll so that the right things were being spoken about. No-one was allowed to just come up to you or Areum in the street or there would be some serious consequences. The relationship between you and Jungkook was never announced since neither of you knew what was happening just yet. As far as the media was concerned you were close friends just raising your daughter to the best of your abilities.

After some investigating everything came to light on how Jungkook was found, it was a mixture of some teenage girl tweeting out a video asking if anyone else thought it looked like Jungkook as well as an “unknown” source. The unknown source came to light as David who’s ego had been bruised too badly that he decided to take it out on both you and Jungkook. Calling everyone he thought of, telling magazines online that he knew where Jungkook was. After one person saw it with the first photograph the teen had tweeted out the news spread like wildfire. David got what was coming to him though, Bighit were suing him for slander against Jungkook.

 All of the magazines painted him as the good guy who had no idea that his daughter existed and you were painted to be the girl who didn't know who Jungkook was at the time of the relationship, it was easier and less messy that way. The world didn't need to know all of the details about your lives together, they didn't need to know every aspect of what you and Jungkook went through. 

"What are you thinking about?" Jungkook questioned when he saw you looking at Areum with Taehyung and Namjoon - they were playing dress-up after just getting back from Disney land that day. The boys had insisted on taking her - along with guards so no one would bother them. 

"How different her life is going to be now." You admitted as Jungkooked wrapped his arms around your body and laid his chin on your shoulder. Things with Jungkook had been a little on and off for the last week neither of you had enough time or space to talk about what was happening. You acted like a real couple but you weren't enterally sure what you were since he was famous...The father of your daughter but it didn't mean you were or weren't dating. 

"Jungkook what-" 

"Let me take you out tonight," You spoke at the same time but you stopped your sentence first and stared into his eyes wondering what to say to him, you were going to ask him what you were together but now he was asking you out on a date.

"What-What?" You stuttered out turning your whole body to look at him this time ignoring everyone else that was in the room with you. 

"Let me take you out, just you and me...Please?" Jungkook had been trying to think of a way to talk to you about life and how things were going to be from now on all week and this was the only way he could think of doing it properly. He'd put so much thought into everything and he was finally ready to have a serious conversation about it all. 

"I didn't think you were allowed to go out publically." You whispered as you thought back to his manager telling him off for trying to sneak out a couple of nights ago. He shrugged his shoulders looking over at his manager who was reading through what everyone was thinking of Jungkook and his family on his tablet. That was what you were, you were a family even if you weren't together anymore...or yet. Some fans had reacted better than others, others claimed that you were faking, Areum wasn't truly his but if anyone took the time to look at Areum or spend time with her they would be able to tell she was in fact related to Jungkook. 

"I'm not but, who said it has to be public...Trust me okay? I'll make this all perfect." You sighed thinking about it for a second, it would be nice to get out of the hotel you seemed to have been stuck in all week. Management had moved you in once the scandal dropped, the shop had been closed since - you wondered what Grace had been thinking about all of this but at the same time after what she told you about what she said to Jungkook, a part of you didn't care.

"I trust you," He smiled leaning forward to kiss your cheek before he made his way over to their manager, you watched him for a couple of seconds before deciding to go and rescue Namjoon and Taehyung from the makeup your daughter had gotten that day. 

"My little princess seems to have turned the princes into princesses." You giggled as you swooped Areum up into your arms and blew a raspberry onto her shoulder playfully, she screamed wildly shouting that you were a dragon trying to steal the princess away. 

"We'll save you!" Taehyung announced loudly pulling out a fake foam sword as he started to hit you on the leg with it but you laughed evilly and ran away with Areum.

Jungkook kept his hands over your eyes as he leads you through the bookshop, you knew where he was taking you since you both had to run away from the hotel while the boys distracted the manager.

"Fuck," You groaned as your arm came into contact with the fifth bookshelf in a row, Jungkook hissed as he flinched. He didn't mean to bang you into every shelf in the shop, in his head this had gone over a lot smoother.

"Sorry." He mumbled as he carefully sat you down on the blanket he had laid out for you already. He'd snuck off to the bookshop earlier that afternoon to make sure everything was ready and now he could finally bring you back here. He was trying to recreate one of your dates together and have it be a nice little surprise. 

"You can open them in a second, hang on." He made sure your eyes were closed before rushing off to turn the main lights off in the store. 

"Open," Your eyes slowly fluttered open and you looked around at the shop floor letting your eyes adjust to the dim lighting. You were snuggled in between two bookshelves, a picnic blanket was on the floor surrounded by small battery-operated candles you knew what he was doing the second you saw it all. 

"Jungkook-" You looked up at him and that was when you spotted the fairy lights lining the top of the shelves to look like a starry night sky. You gasped as your eyes began to well up with tears, he was recreating a night you spent out by the river under the stars. You'd fallen asleep in his arms and he had to carry you home, it was also the night you gave him a tattoo. A small one on his arm just above the inside of his elbow, your initials.

"I got all your favourite foods as well if they're still your favourite. I mean I don't know if you changed it I heard that pregnancy can sometimes effect-" He was cut off when you kissed his lips softly to stop him from nervously rambling on about the food inside of the picnic basket. 

When you pulled away from his lips you looked into his eyes and whispered to him

"This is perfect," He began turning a bright red which made you giggle at the thought that a simple and small kiss could do that to him. It was good to know that you still had that kind of effect on him. 

"Thanks for this," You whispered again as he handed you a small plate and began to load it up with different foods you'd told him you loved before. 

Hours later you were just laying together talking over things when he asked you a question, 

"Do you remember our last date...Before I left?" You were both laying on the floor staring up at the fairy lights, your head was resting on his arm as he questioned you on random things about his time there. The date had been going amazingly so far, there were no phone calls from the boys, no one had tried to interrupt you and it just felt as though nothing had changed over the last four years. As if he hadn't been away and there was a huge fight with one another. It was exactly the way it was supposed to be. How things should have stayed if you had told him. 

"Was that the one where we came back and slept in front of the fireplace?" You questioned him as you popped a piece of popcorn into his mouth, he hummed while nodding his head at you. 

"Yeah I remember it," You started giggling as you remembered Jungkook that night. He'd been so nervous about something that he'd knocked wine all over the floor and all down your dress. 

"You covered me in red wine," You started laughing again and he nervously laughed about it scratching the back of his neck as he remembered it, 

"I was going to tell you that night that I loved you...Then I was going to come clean about who I was...I was always going to tell you, Y/n." Your heart stopped as you heard him admitting this to you. All these years you thought that he never told you because he didn't trust you or something, 

"You were?" He nodded his head as he started to play with your hair, he couldn't bring himself to look at you as he admitted all of this. 

"I was so nervous about it that I spilt drinks, my palms were sweating and I couldn't breathe. I told you when you were asleep though," He chuckled pathetically making his chest rise and fall, you turned to lay on your side facing him and put your head on his chest just laying there as you giggled softly. 

"Doesn't really count if I'm asleep," He smiled weakly as he began rubbing your lower back with his hand just enjoying his time with you while he could. 

The two of you sat there in silence for a few more seconds before you looked down at the floor beside him and bit your lip, 

"I didn't know I was pregnant when I saw you last...I said it to hurt you...I-I didn't know." He looked at you as you began to frown at the floor, 

"I knew you weren't like that so I figured as much." You sniffled a little and sat up as you looked at him seriousness coming into the atmosphere now. 

"I-I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how to get into contact with you." He watched as you seemed to look in pain as you told him this, it had been something that had been weighing on your chest for a while since you told him that and you hated yourself for doing it to him. 

"We didn't really end on good terms...I should have tried to contact you as well...I really do love you Y/n-" He stopped as he realised he said "love" instead of the past tense. It was true. He'd been in love with you since the moment he laid eyes on you, he'd never believed in love at first sight until then. He'd always had it set in his mind that when he met the love of his life he would hear alarm bells but instead of alarm bells when he met you it was the church bells and a whole choir singing loudly so he could hear and know it was you.

"I-I love you too." Your eyes were wide at first but you knew it was true, there was no one else that you could ever love more than Jungkook - other than Areum but that was a different kind of love. There was no one else in the world that was more perfect for you. 

It happened suddenly, you were laid below Jungkook as he kissed you passionately, his hands keeping him pressed above you while your hands worked their way into his hair. 

"I love you," He whispered against your lips as he kissed you again, you giggled pulling him down closer to your lips. 

"I love you too," He smirked hearing the words leave your mouth he never wanted you to stop saying them to him, 

"Say it again," He whined out desperately as you pulled back from the kiss to look him in the eyes.

"I love you Jeon Jungkook," He smiled brightly bringing you into another kiss, the sparks from before all still there. The same church bells and choir singing loudly for him to know that this was real, this is where his heart belonged.

An intense makeout session lead to you sitting on the floor of the book shop now holding a stick and poke tattoo kit Jungkook had brought along with him again, just like the first time you gave him a tattoo. 

"This is insane, you can go and get a real one Guk." You looked at him nervously and he shook his head waiting for you to just tattoo him. This meant more to him than going to have a real one done, 

"I want you to be the one to do this," He admitted as he handed you everything you needed. He'd show you what he wanted done on his arm, 

"Where?" You questioned looking at Areum's name written in a fancy font on a piece of paper. He stripped out of his shirt to reveal his tattooed arms and you couldn't help but look at them all. Wanting to know every story to each and every one of them but then your eyes found his first one. The small one that you'd done before, 

"I want it here," He whispered pointing to the blank space below your initials on his arm, as soon as you saw the initials you felt a warm feeling spread all over your body.

"Y-You didn't cover it?" He shook his head as your eyes welled up with tears, the thought of him keeping a part of you with him all the time made you want to cry. 

"I-I kept your shirt..." You admitted as your tears began to leave your eyes, your vision returning to normal as you took hold of the kit and got ready to tattoo him. He had a huge smile on his face as he thought about you snuggled into his shirt whenever you missed him or something. 

"You're sure?" You questioned as you held his arm in your hand referring to the tattoo once again, 

"Positive," With that you began inking his arm with the tools while holding him steady, apologising every three seconds in case it was hurting him too much.

"It's perfect," He whispered as you applied some tattoo goo he'd brought along with him before placing the tattoo under some cling film to keep it protected for the first night. 

"Just like her," You whispered as you stared at your handy work, it looked really good to say you'd only ever done small ones before. 

"She is," Jungkook chuckled while holding your hand in his. The air was silent but it wasn't the awkward kind, it was just a nice silenced between you both before he began leaning into you again. 

"Say it again." He begged as he looked into your eyes. You knew what he was talking about without him saying it, it was all he ever wanted to hear from now on. 

"No, I've said it all night." You groaned jokingly as you tried to push him away from you but he dragged you to sit on his lap and whispered it in your ear as he kisses your neck softly. 

"Say it," He begged while kissing down your jaw, each kiss making you needier each second. 

"Say it." He growled pulling you down on his lap harder making you whimper, this time it was an order and you pushed your hands into his hair whimpering as he kissed your neck.

"I, Y/n Y/l/n love you, Jeon Jungkook." He smirked before kissing up to your lips and kissing you roughly, you bit down on his lip playfully earning a groan from him and you giggled. 

"Fuck, I love you too, I love you so much Y/n," He whimpered as he laid your down below him on the floor, you wrapped your legs around his waist not wanting him to go away just yet but he didn't. He ran his tongue along your bottom lip and you granted him access, allowing his tongue to explore your mouth while you sucked on it a little bit. He ground his hips down into you while smirked, you moaned as you felt how hard he was behind the jeans he was wearing. 

"Needy?" You teased running your hand down the front of his chest before palming him through the rough fabric of his pants, 

"Very." He grunted as you began to undo his belt buckle, pushing him to lay down on the floor as you worked your way out of his jeans. 

"W-What are you doing-" He groaned loudly as you took him from his boxer and began massaging him in your hand, he was so much bigger than you remembered and his tip was bright red. 

"So needy baby," You cooed at him before looking up into his eyes, he watched you, infatuated with what you were going to do. 

"P-Please-" Your tongue began licking small but fast strokes on his head, paying more attention to his slit which was already dripping with precum. You placed the tip into your mouth sucking him clean while he threw his head back against the floor and moaned out your name. 

"Fuck please...I-I need more," You looked up at him while pumping him in your hand, he looked so breathtaking laid out for you like this. Needy and begging for you, you licked the underside of his cock from base to tip making sure to coat him in enough salvia so you could glide him in and out of your mouth with his but he moaned out as soon as you touched him. 

"Shit baby-" As soon as your mouth was around his cock it was as if a switch had gone off in his mind, he was no longer the whining and begging boy he'd just been for you but now he was grunted and finding it hard to control himself. 

You could see he was debating taking your head in his hands so you reached for his hands while you bobbed your head slowly, you placed his hands into your hair and nodded slight giving him the all-clear to take over. 

"Fuck I love you so fucking much." He forced your head down until your nose was pressed against his groin, you held back the gag and tears wanting him to feel as much pleasure as possible and he moaned out. Moving your head softly with his hands as he began to buck up into your mouth, 

"So fucking warm, I bet you're dripping aren't you." He smirked watching the way you avoided his gaze, he continued thrusting into your mouth as you whined out around him sending vibrations through his body. 

"Fuck, pull off baby, pull off," You pulled away and a sad expression appeared on your face, you wiped your lips instantly thinking you'd done something wrong when he attacked you with hungry kisses. Ripping your shirt open before removing your skirt in what seemed like one movement. You were left in your black panties and matching bra, 

"Expecting something tonight?" He chuckled while playing with the band of your panties, you shook your head so he ripped the panties off throwing the thin fabric somewhere in the shop. 

"Jungkook! That was my only good pair." He pushed you down onto the floor, pulling your ass into the air while keeping your chest flat on the floor. 

"I'll buy you some new ones," He whispered as he bent down to admire your core, smirking as he watched just how wet you were. 

"You always were so needy for me," He smirked running one finger over your folds making your hips buck for more but he held you in place, 

"If you're a good girl, good things will come." He placed a kiss on your core making you whine out and close your eyes tightly. 

"Please," You practically begged him and so he pushed his tongue into you making your eyes widen at the feeling, it had been so long since you'd had anything nearly as passionate as this. He hummed into your cunt before swirling his tongue inside of you, using his thumb to attack your clit. 

"So fucking wet, you taste so good baby girl," The name made you clench around his two fingers that were buried knuckle deep inside of you. 

"You like that? You like it when I call you baby girl?" He questioned pushing his fingers in and out of you roughly while you whimpered below him not being able to form words from the feeling of him.

"I'm taking that as a yes," He chuckled wickedly before pushing his tongue back into your cunt, moaning into your whenever you'd clench around his tongue. 

"Ugh shit, Jungkook!" You screamed out gripping onto the blanket below you as you came unexpectedly and out of nowhere onto his tongue. Your body slipped leaving you to lay down on the blanket, your ass still in the air just a little, 

"Good girl," He whispered turning you around to face him, you licked your lips as you roughly brought him down into another kiss trying to position him between your legs. You wanted to feel him inside of you, you wanted to feel him filling your walls up the way he used to.

"U-Agh fucking Jesus," Jungkook moaned as he slowly pushed into you, he kept himself steady holding himself in place at your hilt as you tried to adjust to him again. You could feel every inch of him inside of you which already made your head spin at the thought of it. The number of times you'd brought yourself to the edge just thinking about him touching you instead of yourself was never enough. You could never make yourself feel the way he was making you feel right now.

"M-Move," You whispered to him before kissing him roughly again, he followed your orders and began to push in and out of you slowly at first making you moan into his mouth. 

"So tight," He grunted taking your right leg and putting it over his shoulder, the sudden movement making you cry out in pleasure as he hit you deeper than before. 

"T-There, T-There! Right there." You repeated as he continued to hit you at that same spot over and over again making you cry out, you ran your nails down his bare back and he smirked as you clenched with each thrust. 

"That's it, baby, let me feel you do that again." He roughly slammed into you holding himself in place and you screamed out his name rolling your head back and arching your back off the floor. 

"JUNGKOOK!" Nothing could compare to this, he continued to roughly hit into that spot that made your eyes roll back and the fairy lights look like real stars. 

"F-Faster...M-More, need more." You whimpered wanting him to hit that exact spot more and more with each thrust and he moaned back at you as he began to change his pace. Swiftly pushing in and out of you roughly watching the way your head rolled back and you moaned out his name. 

"S-Shit baby, I- I can't keep this up." He admitted as he began rubbing your clit with his thumb and your whole body began to shake, your thighs aching as you could feel the pressing orgasm begin to rise up in your body.

"C-Cum...I-I wanna cum...F-Feel you cum," Your sentence was a mess as were you but you were begging for him to cum and to let you cum. 

"Together?" He whispered while kissing you softly not matching his thrusts which were still rough and quick, you managed to nod while moaning out his name and he smirked feeling you getting closer with him. 

"S-Shit," You cried out as his thumb began to rub your clit in rougher circles, tugging on it a little making you whimper and gasp as your orgasm began to build. The tightness in your stomach grew tighter until you snapped around him, your legs wrapping around his waist to hold him deep inside of you as you came around his length. 

"Jungkook, shit." You whimpered out as he kissed you roughly, cumming into you as you held him deep, your walls clenching around him even after you came down from your high. 

The fireplace was crackling as you laid in front of it, naked and sprawled out beside Jungkook who was sweating from the activities you'd just done again for the sixth time that night. There was one thing playing on your minds though, one lingering thought that neither of you wanted to talk about but had to talk about sooner or later. That was about him going home. Going to Korea.

"We have to talk about something," He whispered as you laid your head down on his sweaty chest nodding along to him, you knew what was coming. 

"I have to go soon...But I don't want this to end...I don't want to be away from you and Areum." The thought had crossed your mind about how this would all work out, being in different countries while you shared a daughter and were hopelessly in love with one another.

"I don't want to be away from you either." You admitted as you looked up into his eyes, resting your chin on his chest as you stared into his eyes. 

"W-Well what- What if you-" You knew what he was trying to say and ask of you and again the thought had crossed your mind, all of the positives about it but then all of the negatives came along with it. 

"Move to Korea?" You questioned to make sure you were on the same page as him. He nodded his head slowly while linking your hands with his and starting at you sadly, 

"I-I wouldn't know how to do that...W-What if things go bad between us what-"

"Ignore the what-ifs, this...This is perfect. What we have it right..." You knew he was right on that part, there was nothing that could happen between you and Jungkook that could break you apart anymore. You were hopelessly in love with him and nothing was ever going to change that.

"I wouldn't know how to move to another country...I-I don't even speak much Korean, how would Areum go to school." You sat up as you panicked thinking about everything but Jungkook took your arms in his hands and shook his head. 

"We can fix that, I can make things work...She can be homeschooled, We can look into visa's and stuff." He whispered trying to reassure you that everything would be okay, the longer he held you the more you knew it was the right thing to do and the more you thought that nothing could go wrong with this, with him by your side. 

"I suppose there are lots of huge book stores in Korea I could get a job in..." He smiled brightly as he heard you calming down and began to talk about what you could do there. You'd always expressed your love for travelling and you'd never been before.

"I-I'll have to talk to Areum about it and Grace...I'll need to find someone that will take the shop..." You began planning out what was going to happen in your head but Jungkook just brought you into a soft and loving kiss as he pulled you close to him again. 

"Everything will work out, I promise." He whispered as he leant down to kiss you once again, running his hands up your sides as he got excited over the thought of getting to live out the rest of his life with you.

A/n: This fic was super short and sweet but I hope you guys enjoyed it!  Thank you to those who took the time to read it! I hope you can enjoy any future works I aim to put out 🥰💞 It will probably be a while until my next series as I’m working on a Stray Kids Minho one!

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[mdhwrites]

Jumbled Thoughts: The Accidental Power Paradox

So what do I mean by accidental power? Well, it’s actually what it sounds like. “I have great, cosmic power! Power beyond comprehension! Reality is my bitch and I can do it all before even a cup of coffee! The drawback? I can’t control it. It works when it works and it doesn’t when it doesn’t.” There is a lesser version of this that’s also “The character’s ability is luck.” Especially when it comes to bad luck and there’s a reason I highlight the bad luck more than good luck ability actually. In both cases though, the explanation is supposed to be that randomness and chance are a major factor in the outcome. That for as hard as they may try, they can never force it. Which... On paper sounds great. It’s a rough position for a character to be in to know that the next time they cast a spell, it could just not work. Or do something they don’t want it to. Or any of a million possibilities. But let’s evaluate from a story perspective how that manifests. What the possibilities for it are as written: 1. It never fails when it’s needed. The character’s bad luck makes them lose twenty bucks but when they need something to keep itself together just long enough for someone to save them, it does. The magician couldn’t fix the bar that his barbarian companion destroyed because the aetheric currents said no but when the dragon was about to roast them all, he summoned his magic and didn’t just make a shield, he actually turned the fire to his will before using it against the dragon itself! The hero who sometimes has his powers couldn’t save himself from bullies but after chanting to himself, screaming to the heavens and running there depowered anyways, he transformed just in time to save his girlfriend! And... This is how it goes every time. We never see the trauma or tragedy that would befall them if the coin hit tails when everything was at stake. This is the most common honestly for the power side of things. And, as a subsection 1. B: I’m clumsy! But not in a fight or a way that matters. It’s weird how many characters get clumsiness as a trait, especially when they’re meant to be formidable or the like. It makes them out to be a bit of a goofball, lead to some silliness and from time to time might make it so they slip in battle before then spinning on the ground and taking out three guys while they’re laughing. Because... That’s totally a downside to a character and not just a visual gag. The problem for this one is also the most obvious. It stops feeling like there’s a drawback if there are never consequences caused by the drawback. And this admittedly goes for ANYTHING. You have a stamina or mana system? Then when you say a character is out of mana or something takes a fuckton of energy, it better actually be the case. If they manage to somehow draw up enough dregs of energy to cast a ninth level spell or come back as if they just had a twelve hour nap in five minutes, then you’ve broken your own rules. You’ve exposed the lie. That the rule was only ever in place for when it was convenient. When the plot demanded it. Even worse for this archtype when it NEVER goes wrong is that you never even get the angst caused by... Well, wait for it. Oh, and this goes triple actually for the ‘bad luck’ character who never gets in real trouble. Quick story about a really bad anime: A friend of mine told me to check out Tenchi GXP with him because we’d just watched Tenchi Muyo and I’d loved it. When they told me the main character had ‘bad luck’ though, I asked if it was actually good luck and they called it bad luck. My friend said no. My friend, bless their heart, lied to me. The moment this just shattered like glass (and it was pretty bad before now too in really egregious ways) came when the main character warps into a new part of space and suddenly space pirates by the DROVES start warping on his location. Their warp drives just... randomly brought them there. How unlucky! He has no way to fight them after all. Problem was that GXP stands for Galactic Police and they were hot on his trails for his shenanigans but still on his side so suddenly all these pirates now had to deal with a fuckton of police. It’s a rout, the main character is awarded the bounties of some of the hardest to ever catch criminals the force has ever found and given a captain spot and his own starship specifically so they can track him, wait for his distress beacon to proc, and go find the pirates because this is THAT PREDICTABLE A SITUATION. That’s not bad luck. That’s good luck. 2. It ALWAYS fails when it’s important. Oh, you’re a side character! Maybe a one off where the characters meet you, your life is sad and miserable and either the main characters figure out why you can never save the ones you care about and fix your problem or just go on after a “Sucks to be you!” 3. It sometimes fails. In all situations. Congrats! This sounds like the right outcome, correct? This is what it’s supposed to do after all. Right? Right?

Well... Now it’s time to talk about the paradox side of this. Because this was inspired by a friend of mine pitching that a character’s magical powers were meant to be random and by accident and that they didn’t know how they work. As I said at the beginning of this: That’s good in theory. In practice, you’re the writer. YOU know how it works. And if your excuse for why it doesn’t work or not in a given situation is random, it’s not. It’s what is commonly referred to as “The Hand of the Author.” Because you had to make a decision. You had to decide whether or not it worked and the consequences for it. That’s the biggest problem with this sort of power. You could even try to go full D&D on this and use dice and what not to decide when it works or not and you still won’t escape it. The dice say that as a blade comes down, their shield doesn’t activate? Well, randomness just decided that character is dead. OH but what about that romance subplot you’re really invested in? Wait, what if their shield fails, their life flashes before their eyes and then suddenly their new life stops the blade just in time to save them? Isn’t that romantic? Isn’t that such a sweet way for such a harrowing moment to go well? But you also just cheated your concept. And... That’s fine. You’re the author. End of the day, you’re in control of the characters and plot. Everything you have at your disposal to tell your story should be used. The question is if your audience is going to be okay with your reasoning when it happens. Because let’s say that we’re back at that sword stroke. You roll the dice and you stick with it. The character is dead, romantic subplot be damned. You made it random and stuck to your guns on it. And then people on Twitter or Reddit or in general LOSE THEIR SHIT. What about the time he stopped a friend from being torched by a dragon? Why couldn’t that guy die instead? Come on, his powers failed that morning when he had to fix a barbarian’s bar room brawl! He earned having his powers work this time! And you notice that readers do drop off after this. Maybe not a lot... But some have discerned the lie. Or shown that, honestly, the lie was never a strength of your story because if your only explanation is cosmic fate... You control that cosmos. And some people are going to realize and have an issue with that when something theoretically is 100% in your control hurts them. Now, you might reasonably ask why it matters if this is in the author’s control if they’re god in a story. Isn’t everything their decision? A character makes a mistake and you’re the one who told them to make a mistake, right? Well... 4. The power was never accidental at all. This is an option. The character themselves may think it’s random but it wasn’t. Let’s take that wizard. He was annoyed at his barbarian friend and didn’t want to help him. When he cast the spell, instead of just failing, it shattered the tables! It made the damage worse and he didn’t rightfully no why. The barbarian and the innkeep both scream at him, claiming it was on purpose, and so he goes out for a stroll. He’s sad, questioning his abilities and wishing he had answers for them. When a pack of assassins come for him, he tries to ward them off with magic but his heart isn’t in it. The one he loves recently had a fight with him and things have just been terrible in general. A small part of him honestly just wishes things would stop being so bad. And that small part wins out when the blade comes down, unlike against the dragon when his friends cheered him on! Told him how great he was and how he had to simply believe himself! They all that day were scared but they believed they’d make it out somehow! Someway. The only one of them that wasn’t scared was the mage. He believed his friends after all so why did he have anything to fear? All he had to focus on was how the dragon would be felled. Preferably by his hands. A savvy audience could put together the rules that the wizard never did. That even if they didn’t understand it, both the author and the audience did. It had rules. It had reasoning. It just could feel random because those rules might influence the outcome. Emotions can do a lot after all so having a spell be more powerful or more destructive than hoped for when influenced by them? Actually pretty good and a fun bit of flair rather than simply authorial intent. And that’s how you avoid the ‘god’ claim. When a character makes a mistake, if it’s rooted in the character’s flaws and the like, then you as the author can mostly only be blamed for putting the character in that situation and giving them the flaw. What they did in that moment simply made sense for them though. That’s how you get things like Greek Tragedies. When everyone is acting as they should according to their character and everything goes wrong. Because hey, this thing you have to make in a way that can be understood by people having logic to it weirdly benefits from having logic to it instead of just trying to mimic reality. And is there an upside for people who’s ability is luck? Well, weirdly enough: 4 b: Their power is based in good luck. This isn’t even a joke. Anyone who read the Halo Book “The Fall of Reach” might even be humming to themselves with a smile. After all, Master Chief in the books was not the best Spartan because he was the strongest, smartest or fastest. Cortana states that what makes him special is that he’s lucky. And most main characters are. They run into the right people, have patrols on the right cycle, have the right rainy days that put them under a bus stop with the girl they like, etc. like that. Suddenly, you’re giving an in universe reason for all those coincidences. Does that mean you should have them find a billion dollars or win every lottery they enter? No. That’s asinine unless that’s the point of the story. It’s also why you very rarely have characters who stick around long term with luck anything. It’s a bad mechanic in a story. Plain and simply. Conclusion: “There is no such thing as coincidence.” In life, I don’t agree with that. A Twitter algorithm happened to show you a piece from an artist you end up being friends with because you liked it so much that you start following them? That’s coincidence. You find twenty bucks on the street? Awesome. You forget the soda you put at the bottom of your shopping cart? Sucks. But it’s not some cosmic deity deciding today is a good or bad day for you. That is not the case in a story. No matter what an author says, or the characters in universe say, there is a deity deciding everything for them. It may be good and listen to them as characters but it still makes the final decision. And before anyone tries to be a dick: Coincidence in a story has its place. If a character was ‘just in the neighborhood’ but vital to continuing the plot, that’s okay. Sometimes momentum and emotion can be better than pure logic. In fact, commonly, a little bit of bending is best. But don’t try to tell me something will be easy to drink from when it’s a two foot long crazy straw. The moment it becomes annoying to drink with, I’ll start asking why it isn’t straight because at that point, the curves won’t be worth the trouble anymore.

[theyearoftheking]

Book Seventy-Nine: If It Bleeds

“There’s an underlying truth in it which I believe you will grasp even at your current age Films are ephemeral, while books- the good ones- are eternal, or close to it. You have read me many good ones, but others are waiting to be written.” 

This is it... the second to last book in the challenge. I’m really dragging my feet reading Later (although it is a spectacular book). But this challenge is over, and I don’t know what I’m going to do. I have a ton of books on my shelves and Kindle to read, and writing that needs to be done (characters are all but screaming for me to come back to them); but this project really gave me purpose in a rudderless time. 

I had started this project as a fun conversation piece, but quickly turned into something bigger. During quarantine, this challenge gave me a purpose. I’d challenge myself to read one hundred pages a day, and remind myself to drink water between chapters. Sometimes writing these posts dragged me out of bed. In winter months I’m extremely agoraphobic, and it’s tough for me to leave the house some days. And other days it’s all I can do to wash and brush my hair. Mental health is a bitch, sometimes. But I didn’t mean to make this about me... although I’m sure some of my readers can relate, a lot of us took a hit to the mental health during 2020. While I will look back on quarantine fondly (it gave me excuses not to leave the house, or change out of my pajamas), my mental health will not. But just as it’s time to leave the house, I suppose it’s also time to start focusing on new projects once this one is complete. I have no idea what that will look like. Maybe I’ll start with Steve’s movies. Maybe I’ll re-read Joe Hill. Who knows. But I do know I’m going to indulge in some trashy fiction reading. 

Ok! 

If It Bleeds is a collection of three novellas, and a Holly Gibney story. I shouldn’t discount the other three stories: they’re extremely well written, and thought provoking. But the real star of the book is the Holly story. 

The first story, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone turns grief on it’s ear. A lot of people call their loved one’s cellphones after they pass... they want that experience of hearing their voice just one more time. But what happens when the phone is buried with your loved one and continues to ring? And what if you get a text from them after their death? It’s a sweet story, with your typical Steve twist. 

The second story, The Life of Chuck is told backwards, and “contains multitudes”. It also has a post-apocalyptic vibes, with California falling into the ocean, and the Midwest burning. It also has college kids storming the White House looking for answers, which is just another example of Steve predicting the future. 

Steve was inspired by a random billboard that read, “Thanks Chuck!” along with a guys picture and “39 Great Years”. Again, something mundane with a great Steve twist. He’s proven this is his sweet spot. 

The third story is If It Bleeds, which picks up almost immediately where The Outsider left off. There’s a tragic bombing that takes place inside an elementary school, and Holly can’t stop watching the television news reports. There’s something tickling at her brain, and she can’t figure out what it is. 

Eventually we find out there are more monsters like the one Holly killed in The Outsider. Jerome makes the best comparison, and says evil is like a bird that randomly flies from person to person, infecting them as it goes. There’s one section of the book when a character refers to the monster as, “It”. So it makes you wonder if this is one big tie-in, where we find out Holly is killing pieces of the monster that plagued Derry for so long. 

The mystery itself is secondary to Holly’s larger-than-life character. She is dealing with family issues; her Trump-supporting mom needs Holly’s help putting her uncle in a care facility, and Holly is struggling to cut herself out of the co-dependent relationship she has with her mother. But Holly has grown. She knows her worth, and she doesn’t let people talk down to her anymore. Her evolution is best described as, “Holly would do well to remember...who she is. Not the child who nibbled Mr. Rabbit Trick’s ears. Not the adolescent who threw up her breakfast most days before school. She  is the woman who, along with Bill and Jerome, saved those children at the Midwest Culture and Arts Complex. She is the woman who survived Brady Hartsfield. The one who faced another monster in a Texas cave. The girl who hid in this room and never wanted to come out is gone.” 

The final story is Rat. And I’m just going to tell you... an actual rat quoting Jonathan Franzen is perfect. He’s problematic enough to be an actual rodent. Yeah, I’m going to say it. The Corrections was absolute garbage, and I don’t know why it was lauded the way it was. He’s a condescending misogynist and he’s not nearly as good a writer as he thinks he is... says the girl writing a blog on her Stephen King musings. But whatever! I own what I’m doing, and the significance of it.

I will gladly re-read all of Steve’s books again before picking up another Jonathan Franzen book. If you want to dive into all the reasons he’s disgusting, this Bustle article will explain it to you. Like, legit explain it. Not mansplain it. 

Anyway, Rat explores why it’s not a great idea to make deals with rodents during major weather events. And when you’re at your isolated cabin and a major snowstorm is on the way- heed your wife’s advice and come back to civilization. 

This collection included plenty of Constant Reader mentions:

Derry

Shawshank Prison

Castle Rock

Gunslinger

It was an excellent collection, and I can’t get enough Holly. Steve talked about how she started out as a small, minor character and her presence just grew and grew. I don’t know about the rest of the Constant Readers, but I’d totally read another Holly book. Hell, I’ll take a whole series at this point. 

So, my final book is Later. I’ve got about 100 pages left to read and then that’s it... until April. 

Total Wisconsin Mentions: 48

Total Dark Tower References: 76

Book Grade: A+

Rebecca’s Definitive Ranking of Stephen King Books

Doctor Sleep: A+

The Talisman: A+

Wizard and Glass: A+

11/22/63: A+

Mr. Mercedes: A+

End of Watch: A+

Under the Dome: A+

Needful Things: A+

On Writing: A+

The Green Mile: A+

Hearts in Atlantis: A+

Full Dark, No Stars: A+

The Outsider: A+

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: A+

If It Bleeds: A+

Just After Sunset: A+

Rose Madder: A+

Misery: A+

Different Seasons: A+

It: A+

Four Past Midnight: A+

Stephen King Goes to the Movies: A+

The Shining: A-

The Stand: A-

Finders Keepers: A-

Bag of Bones: A-

Duma Key: A-

Black House: A-

The Institute: A-

The Wastelands: A-

The Drawing of the Three: A-

The Dark Tower: A-

Dolores Claiborne: A-

Blaze: B+

Hard Listening: B+

Revival: B+

Nightmares in the Sky: B+

The Dark Half: B+

Joyland: B+

Skeleton Crew: B+

The Dead Zone: B+

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: B+

Wolves of the Calla: B+

‘Salem’s Lot: B+

Song of Susannah: B+

Carrie: B+

Creepshow: B+

From a Buick 8: B

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: B

Sleeping Beauties: B-

The Colorado Kid: B-

Storm of the Century: B-

Everything’s Eventual: B-

Cycle of the Werewolf: B-

The Wind Through the Keyhole: B-

Danse Macabre: B-

The Running Man: C+

Cell: C+

Thinner: C+

Dark Visions: C+

The Eyes of the Dragon: C+

The Long Walk: C+

The Gunslinger: C+

Pet Sematary: C+

Firestarter: C+

Rage: C

Desperation: C-

Insomnia: C-

Cujo: C-

Nightshift: C-

Faithful: D

Gerald’s Game: D

Roadwork: D

Lisey’s Story: D

Christine: D

Dreamcatcher: D

The Regulators: D

The Tommyknockers D

Until next time, Long Days & Pleasant Nights, Rebecca

[furidojasutin]

Title: Update

Pairing: Fraxus (Freed x Laxus)

Universe: Canon

Rating: K+

a/n: Fraxus Week, Day 2 - Friends to lovers. Not long ago I saw a post saying that Bixlow deserves more love, and I definitely agree. I love Bixy boy and I love his main brotps and he loves Evergreen and his two bros in love as well.

Bixlow doubted that any of his two friends had heard the door open. That was fine. He didn't plan on interrupting their moment just yet. He realized that this wasn't the time for loud noises, not the time for jests. Not yet. The most intense waves of terror had faded, but he understood that these quiet moments of closeness were intimate and important for both of the two injured mages.

Not only Freed had lived in fear of losing one of the people closest to him. Bixlow couldn't claim that he had felt the exact same pain as Freed when Laxus suffered a brutal attack that he hadn't been prepared for; after all the two men had been engaged in a different type of relationship for quite a while now. But he had felt pain and fear as well. Laxus belonged to his closest friends, after all. And so did Freed.

Because of course Laxus getting injured wasn't enough.

A mere day ago everything had been perfectly fine. The Raijinshuu's work was efficient, quick and professional. Their individual power was a force to be reckoned with, and their team work even more so. When Laxus traveled alongside them, there was practically nothing that could stand a chance against their powers. They were prepared for everything.

Or so they liked to claim, liked to think. Their success rate was definitely higher than the rate of their failures. However...

Nobody was perfect. Nobody had the ability to forecast every single tiny thing that was going to happen.

And so they had successfully been led into a trap when they thought that their mission had been accomplished successfully.

Laxus was the unfortunate guy who suffered the consequence of a big explosion, and not one of the usual kind. Somehow he hadn't only carried away various burns on his skin, but when examining him it turned out that cuts were scattered all over his body, nasty cuts that had to get treated right away.

It was loud, the air filled with an earsplitting noise. Somewhere in the middle of it, Laxus' sound of terror faded away, was drowned out by the rest. Not even the man's formidable reflexes and lightning speed had been able to save him from this ambush.

And Freed had been almost right behind Laxus. The swordsman hadn't suffered as much from the explosion as Laxus had. The act was over as quickly as it had arisen and Freed's first instinct had been to rush over to his partner. It had been impossible for him to see the trap in the ground and his brilliant mind had been unable to think of being careful. He had to get to Laxus.

And he did, but not without the trap worming itself around his leg in record speed and then cracking his leg like it was just a stick. Another sound of surprise, a sound of pain was released into the air and then there was a lot of panting, heavy breathing and rushed talking.

It was way too easy for the wind to carry over all of the sounds to Bixlow and Evergreen, and they hadn't been far off either. Evergreen had screamed their names when she saw the scene; the ground was marked by the remains of the explosion and Freed and Laxus were in the middle of it. Pieces of Freed's clothing were burnt off and the bits of skin she could see had weird marks on them. His left leg looked all but healthy and he was cradling Laxus, who looked much worse than Freed. His skin was burnt and there were many more marks on his bared body that started to become more and more distinct as the seconds went by. It was clear that the dragon slayer had been in the middle of the explosion, and he was losing consciousness.

Bixlow and Evergreen had run over immediately and listened to Freed's quick explanation of what had happened, his voice strained.

And now there were here, at Fairy Tail’s infirmary.

Whoever had been responsible for this ugly trick... They would pay if they ever encountered one of them. And after Porlyusica had finished the examinations and treatment of the wounds, she could say for sure that the cuts had been caused by some sort of magic wind. A quite dangerous ability.

Bixlow kept standing in the door frame of the room, deciding that he would either wait for one of the other two to notice his waiting presence or just give them a few more minutes and walk in when he thought it was a good moment.

His knowledge of human nature was pretty good. He liked to think that at least. A big part of it was also thanks to his magic; seeing bits and pieces of people's souls did come in handy here and there. He didn't abuse this ability of his at random, at least he tried not to do so anymore. Threatening Loke to reveal his secret about being a celestial spirit had been one of his worse ideas... But sometimes he couldn't help it. And sometimes he just felt like it was necessary for him to do so.

And if it helped a specific situation, then why not?

One of the things he had noticed over time was a particular kind of aura that developed into a stronger form slowly but steadily. When he discovered what exactly it was, he hadn't been surprised but that didn't keep him from being happy about it.

Happy for his friends.

That particular aura had been Freed and Laxus' growing and transforming love for each other. As all four of them got to know each other better, it turned out that they could all be idiots in their own right. And referring to Freed and Laxus, they had definitely been idiots about each other for a longer time than necessary. Pining. Being oblivious. Thinking about specific things either too little or too much.

Sometimes it was a pain to watch.

But here they were now, and Bixlow couldn't be happier for his two friends.

Of course life wasn't always beautiful. Far from it, actually. Situations like this one for example, weren't nice. They were worrying and eating you up from the inside out.

He liked to think positive, however, and he also liked to think that having people around you that you love dearly made many things easier as well.

Bixlow wasn't able to make out what Freed and Laxus were talking about right now. Their voices were low and he figured that Freed was doing most of the talking. Laxus had been anything but happy when he had woken up and one of the most important medicines right now was to stay in bed and get some calm. He was glad that Porlyusica had told them that Freed and also Laxus, who's had the much worse fate with the attack, would both be fine. The treatment of the burns and the cuts was all but pleasant, but they would just grit their teeth and let it happen.

So Laxus had to stay at the infirmary for a couple of days. Freed decided that he would stay there as well so Laxus wouldn't be alone all day long and at night.

Freed also had a splint around his leg. Wendy hadn't been present to quicken up the healing process and setting a cracked leg like this wasn't as easy. Porlyusica had advised a more or less natural healing process anyway.

But oh boy, Freed too was anything else but happy about it.

Bixlow slightly grinned to himself. When he figured that it was the right moment for it, he would definitely tease his buddy about that splint. He also couldn't run after him anymore now.

Well, technically Freed could just teleport. And whoop his ass without so much as lifting a finger.

But hey, he blissfully ignored those facts and decided that he was still gonna have some fun with that.

He threw a quick glance at the clock. Perhaps he would just go get some warm beverages for them and look if Evergreen had returned from the bakery already. Oddly enough, Erza had actually asked her if she could get her some strawberry cheesecake while she was there anyway. She had asked politely but had been unable to keep the tiniest, hopeful glint in her brown eyes. Evergreen, of course, had noticed. And relished in it.

Evergreen had clearly been worried to the bones as well. The fresh air and distraction probably helped, Bixlow figured.

Looking back at Freed and Laxus once more, he noticed that Freed was holding Laxus' hand. Laxus muttered something and whatever it was that he was saying, it prompted Freed to lean down and press the gentlest kiss on the dragon slayer's lips. They looked into each other's eyes when Freed withdrew and from what Bixlow could tell, their gazes were filled with nothing but love.

Then he turned around and carefully closed the door behind him, so he wouldn't end up bothering them after all. One thing was for sure; he was incredibly glad to have these two dudes and Evergreen.

And a quote made it back to the front of his mind, one of which he thought that it fitted Freed and Laxus very well...

'At times, romance is just an incredibly wonderful update for best friends.'

[glopratchet]

intro

In the world to come there is little sin You see a flash of light and then darkness There are just lots of american alligators "What the hell was that? " you ask "I dunno, but I think we got some sort of new enemy out here They seem to be coming in waves It looks like they have something similar to what we had with those other guys down at the lake though A lot more powerful too…they don't look friendly or anything either We need to get back before they overrun us completely! After the election of the first ungendered president, a domino effect was put into place because politicians believed it would boost their popularity if they adopted this new genderless system All of this would be irrelevant because of some scuffle thousands of miles away, but that is another story… With anonymity came an intense hatred for the governments of the world Several important people were executed to make a point by the terrorists: nobody was safe Several protests tore across the world for months until the entire system collapsed in on itself The prediatrain movement caught fire in america "It's a scientific fact that people are not responsible for their actions when the environment in their brain is subject to rapid change and growth due to hormones " And so, prcreatures had the right to vote too The most Widespread use of neurochock technology finally put an end to the plague spreading lies about how "love conquers all " With affordable versions implemented soon after by efcc, psycnore generation has effectively ended The demand for american alligator meat skyrocketed when the first giant alligator swam up from the marshes to find human flesh The communist population absolutely LOVED it You wake up screaming Whorals where burned to ash while polled hereford heifors fetched a pretty price when it came down to slaughterhouses Life had become a surreal nightmare of nightmarish torment Whorals where burned to ash while polled hereford heifors fetched a pretty price when it came down to slaughterhouses Over a billion dollars a head in auction website fees were collected for the alligators This story may or may not be real Over a billion dollars a head in auction website fees were collected for the alligators Googizon won the bid to construct for the military the most forward thinking alligator farm in existance You are given 50cc's of Sodium Pentathol and wake up from your nightmare It currently floats near the okeenokee snow swamp Your name is Flynn Hazard and this is your story A Molpi sniper bullet with its bayonet makes you jump out of the turret hatch moments before him and Elios pull you from the tank "Oi! Vahm, we're hoooming! " Elios says Accidently stepping on a Sybian wire, you are hurled into a tree over that mysterious snake like creature lying on the ground A…Psyker? This is not that story You continue running Probably guns blazing That's more your style These disorganized beast men make for easy picking with shoot-em-up video games THIS IS THE END OF THIS STORY THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA You walk within paradise Where everything has gone to Hell, you've personally saved everyone - male, female, transgender, non-binary; everyone has been saved and this is the new heaven We are primal ponds inc and we've saved you from hell Thanks for playing our game! A small mom and pop alligator farm attemping to make it We need you to make deliveries for us An ally Ugh It's too early to be drinking this much Please I'm dying here, man Is that all, sir? Who give a flying FUHHCCKKK! Delete! This filth! Purge the sinful nature that has infected this world Send them to the barren void Turn their earthen fill into interplanetary space The government, all powerful as it is, conspired with Molpy Bob's psychic prowess developed delicious strangled fantasies and sold them to children Point of view of the player: The last human survivors scurry about a corpse A corpse that died so that they could have food, water, energy, and whatever else they needed to survive this hellish nightmare the world has become You are one the human survivors Your friends Your loved ones Everyone you know is here with you Everyone but your brother; he chose to stay behind when the apocalypse struck Or rather he was left behind A delivery champion his truck captured by the first group of ravenous undead You remember him putting up a sign saying 'Out of order' Ah, your dearest brother Makes you laugh to think back then Before all this happened To think everything was so different back them; he was cringing about having 'out of range' signs on his truck when what he had was an out of range life support system But I digress, that was the start A delivery champion, He had a secert life as billy fea fbots vstar ohtr The signs were to stop the other life Anyway, back to present times and zombie plague There's talk of a vaccine through some old computer that was miraculously unharmed by the collision that sent it into a freezing lake Or something, you didn't really pay attention You mostly just sort supplies and clear walked zones nowadays, but everyone does their part for staying alive He had a secert life as billy fea fbotsvstar ohtr And one more thing UNDEAD! You alert the group about the snow zombies shambling in from over the hill "I'll bring up the federal government's freeze rays, Stevey fires his fully automaticNASAraceblastahatthat'llkillanything! " You shout at each other It turns out no one has made a crappy real time virtual reality game dedicated to this escapade would've been much more useful When you wake up it looks like the government won't have to bother sending a vaccine after all: everyone is dead or undead, the military having taken most of the hit It seems only you are strong enough to not turn into one of the brain-eating monsters You don't get hungry or tired and can only guess that whatever infection caused this mess mutated you into the perfect predator: no emotions and an absolute killer It turns out no one has made a crappy real time virtual reality game dedicated to this escapade would've been much more useful Delivering dragon tail in the far, far, future We proudly introduce today 'sgame: Undedtedded We proudly introduce today'sgame: Alligator delivery service MANUAL: It's the pixilated hell of the future as zombies and demons jump up and try to eat you You can jump with space, drop down with ctrl, make roundhouse kicks with a, throw random objects; (which I'll get to soon) with s, taunt with tab, and quit the game with q The taunts can distract some demons allowing you to do massive damage and sometimes even kill them The alligator farm where the gator are delivered is currently under attack as part of the alligator delivery service have been hired to save them while they are transported by plane to a safer area You need to accomplish this without the alligator coming into contact with zombies and demons that spawn in tropical areas The gator has a ravenous appetite and one bite from him and the pilot will drop the same way pilots do when they get bitten in cape coralside The alligator farm where the gator are delivered is currently under attack A series of construction tasks need to be done to get the plane up in the air, such as opening the gate and turning on the water Sometimes you will come across certain items or areas that will allow you to play various mini-games: cupies planet, mushball, super mario bros zombie edition, nes and much more so on top of all the caos your having fun too! You crazy kids are probaly going to love that A series of construction tasks need to be done to get the plane up in the air, Already we own over four over ten foot alligators that had escaped until you got there You wonder just how many of them are out there considering this is an alligator farm About the only thing in this world that'll eat a zombie or demon and live are alligators Most creatures die quickly in this pixilated hell, even the fish die fast Where's the reset button? Don't expect to find it Already we own over four over ten foot alligators that had escaped until you got there Including rex lex, there are six varieties of alligator that you'll be dealing with The smallest of which is a mini alligator that's not even two feet and merely acts as a container for random items if somehow managed to trap 2 or 3 of them in a playpen then you could make yourself a pestcontrol device Yep, it pretty much allows you to massacre zombies from a safe distance A massive 14 foot beast that will make mincemeat out of any zombie or demon it touches These guys are fast too, fastest creature in the game Who talks like that? This guy does and he's bringing his alligators to your rescue A massive 14 foot beast that will make mincemeat out of any zombie or demon it touches Each on is incredibly detailed with over twenty bioligocail parts like a functioning mouth, eyes, and skin Two different types of each exist and you can command them with your minds! And I don't mean your average run of the mill standard mutant zombie telepathy I'm talking full on Dungeons and Dragons Spell Casting Each course in the Magic Missile spell will fire a flurry of Magic bolts at your enemy giving you the edge in close combat Each frog has their own individual flavor too Each on is incredibly detailed with over twenty bioligocail parts like a functioning mouth, Part one the selecting of it In the beginning when you complete the first course in the Magic Missile spell a list of things will pop up as to what you can create with it All you have to do is scroll over it and hit enter Part two: Building Up Part one: Part two is the easy part, all you really have to do is concentrate and build up the power to create your ally then construct it with your mind It can take some getting use to, but in no time you'll be building the spell faster than max building a barricade Part three: control All you have to do is will whatever you created to do something and it will obey reverse thy process and it will go away Part two is the easy part, Part thee playtime; (control it in real life) Part three begins when you first make your pet You can make whatever you want whether it be human, animal, machine, or my favorite monster each create will have different abliities and commands, but all share one ability that'll scare the bajesus out of any non-believer Part thee: Part four Part six death of the prototype When your creature or creation dies merely rebuild it and it will come back to life, so long as you remember what you had built before Part six: Part seven Come back to realty Just stop concentrating on your pet and it will slowly fade from reality It will stay in your memory, untill sucha time that you wish to rebuild it once more ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Come good sir, the salest begins now! Grab a partner and let's see the funds begin to flow in for a good cause! Part seven: Part eight death of the owner When you die the full plans to how you built your creature will be left in a safe storage place A new owner/ create will then eventually be chosen to take your place in being caretaker of New Georgia Part eight: Part nine Time Time is of the essence and begginings are always the hardest But fear not brave Gaurdains of New Georgia as I am here to help you in any way I can If you have any quesitions feel free to ask me anything, if you need immediate back up just yell and I'll come a running It's been nice knowing ya and keep up the good work defending humanity from itself : Part ten This does not replace the bible This is merely a guideline to aid you in your new life We are currently broadcasting their vital signs over at americanalligator xyz 808 344463 /Join_Point For more information on Project Izlavet! xyz 808 Our alligators come in many different sizes, so please pick one that fits you and your lifestyle We offer Hatchlings, Small, Medium, Large, or Giant Adult alligators ! For more information on Care for your pet please visit our website at americanalligator xyz ! Live the American Dream Today! Ages, shapes, sexes and shades only your imagination is the limit From house Pets to guarding your motel Unleash the inner kid, inside you Would you liek to own your own American alligator? Who knows, you may become a respected breeder or even open up your own sanctuary! Also check out our many other offereeings at the americanalligator zyooooogl! sexes and shades, The like to eat, sleep, dream, and spawn but they also are getting rid of the bad people stricly optional but many have found them helpfull to aid in home protection Even Lady Justice is proud to own an American Alligator named Sparky! they are very loyal and protective creatures that make great pets They are bugdet friendly, do not need a license and they only eat meat; your hoem will be lovingly guarded like theres no tomo and spawn but they also are getting rid of the bad people They love to fight and gossip The hens are great mothers and make wonderful pets children, but can be a little naive to lying The roosters are the leaders of a flock and love to rule, they make terrible fathers though Only seeking out hens to spawn with, leaving as soon as possible to go find more hens Honestly due to this behavior they are frowned upon by most powerflocks and considered bad role models for young chicks Still it is known that a certain major religion worships them They love to fight and gossip! The algorytms which run each alligator is closely modeled after your own brain sentient but lack many features such as built in defense systems and AI capabilities like reprogramming That doesn't mean one cant be hacked though so some training should be given to new owners before turning the alligator lose online and leaving the rooom For low price of only $5 per month you can have an electronic unlocking device that will listen to your brain frequency and allow you to unlock it anytime! The algorytms which run each alligator is closely modeled after your own brain After the habits of the real world reptile, alligator missippissus have a molt every five weeks they shed their skin like clockwork after a period of three days they lock themselves in a dark place and eat nothing Do not disturb them during this time or the skin will not come off easy and could result in damaging the alligator which would require an expensive surgery what else can be said about them, pretty common animals for the most part ish most have at least one as pets Their lungs breath and thier hearts beat just like yours All around good people and available at most pet stores Owners love sending in heartwarming pictures for our website! Orders for gator teeth are starting to accumulate a few dayst and we can pick out a pair for ourselves Then upgrade our sword! Makeup sure you get your payment to me today or else I cant pay for the gator teeth shipment tomorrow! You know how this works, money upfront Hope you brought a big bag along today, because were going shopping at the Jewelers Row! You tap Gwen with your knuckles She jumps up, shredding the newspaper in surprise Orders for gator teeth are starting to accumulate, We just need your help to fund creation of the wrestling simulation video game you were dreaming about! Since you are a supervisor at the Tech repair dock you have access to the newest and top notch developments in VR gaming A smile forms on Gwens face as she stares off into the crowd while listening to your instructions She gives a thumbs up and starts pushing through the crowds towards the Jewelry's district The job pays out at 93k and we get 5% of all covered expenses We just need your help to fund creation of the wrestling simulation video game you were dreaming about! Our desire is to create an expierence which leaves you dripping with satisfaction and the dripping of blood The game should be done by this time next month if all goes well! But thats a pretty big IF For you see, this IS the very first attempt at creating such a large project in this time period! An inch to the left and Gamesville could be paying out millions rather than bankrupting itself, but we will make sure we get it right See you at the end of the month boss! Our desire is to create an expierence which leaves you dripping with satisfaction From the feeling of utter terror and awe as you combat one of these unpredicatable beasts We serve realism Anything else would be a sacasticism to the deaths of those who fight with all thir might against these beasts and anything less than accurate would be poor representation of those heroes Focusing more on mystery, adventure and discovery rather than gore and violence VR makes even the most bestial of enemies seem formidable thus avoiding repetitiveness A game should make you think, feel and wonder not just tear out your guns and loose interest in five minutes Hours of alligator combat video have been studied Now we just need to budget of 500 dollars towards the creatation of these Games and they shoud be ready! Ok so four specialist workers have been assembled for the design of our games Mike has years of expirance with Fighting games, but also is into Adventure games He'll make sure it's appeal crosses genres He just needs a pen a paper and time in which to work his magic Amanda then Amanda is fantastic with 3D design as was worked on some movies as a designer Now we just need to budget of 500 dollars towards the creatation of these Games and they shoud be ready! Of an accurate alligator wrestling simulation So moves and logic should be top notch By giving these artists the tools to work with they can make something wonderful They need a computer which is top of the line and all the programs needed to make our games graphics and gameplay realistic Amandas costs have been covered so she can 3D model the wrestler, ring and all those gators! We just need to pay her 225 an hour for research, planning, design, redining, testing and making sure everything goes well And on behalf of all the artists improving perfect beeing Let's see what mr Coding can eke out of our money Coding requires a computer as well as a good mind for logical planning to make sure the game works on most stages He's also going in with ot without a big risk as despite being planned, changes may need to be made on the fly which could risk crashing the computer if he doesnt program wisely Between him and Amanda one of them should cover most eventualities in the programming! Thank you for allowing us to serve your alligator fantasies Thank you for allowing us to serve your alligator fantasies! Sofware is taking over everything a these days Without good software your computer is junk so better the programers you know than the ones you don't! Steve has 24 years of expirance to bring to the table, we're pretty sure he can make do with what we give him Sofware is taking over everything a these days We will be the last one standing when all others have fallen! Well we're ready to get started, wish us luck Apparently in exchange for a special offer those running the grocery store will allow us store to organize our event from their 24 hour opened deli! It's a tiny space but it'll have to do I guess because alcohol is involved they have some restrictions on after hours use of their buildings We might still have to use the backroom of your garage until the festival begins We will be the last one standing when all others have fallen! The artists become in time we all will be artists of our world, the creation of these masterpeices shall secure games progress forever But without beautifying our buildings in which they shall be played it will feel less inspiriting then one would hope something must be done about the ambience! Something that brings a feeling of class and dust jacket art quality I know! I'll buy some art from local high-school students and slap it up on the walls! That should bring in those feels The artists become in time we all will be artists of our world, The human condition is to become an artist This shall be our greatest creation yet! The human condition is to become an artist! We cant do it know be have sacracity filled with high schoolers talentless works I know this place has regular art displays but I think we need something cooler So just go around and scoure the town for local artists and get their info and artwork The older they are, the more outlandish and edgy their subject matter the better! Just dont forget to look for quality of cotton string in their work No bad painty paintings cluttering up the office please! We cant do it know be have sacracity filled with high schoolers talentless works So people have to be responsible for coming in to our deli because we cant just leave them unattended Thankfully because of the nice weather you guys can sit and drink coffee either inside or outside on our patio types thing But Greg the manager says that everybody needs to order at least a drink each once an hour or be asked to leave if there getting too rowdy I guess while your out gathering artists info you can take pictures of the event with your phone? So people have to be responsible for coming in to our deli because we cant just leave them unattended The big picture at the end of this festivae will reveal itself along with its prizes but for now let's collect some postcards from different places around town 'til next time, stay creative! artists info: Zac Broadhurst: an old man who has been painting for 60 years, most of his paintings are very tranquil The big picture at the end of this festivae will reveal itself along with its prizes but for now let's collect some postcards from different places around town Algrothymic story telling with algrothymic alligators 20 year old hipster who likes heavy metal and monsters Let's get some pentagrams going on, yeah! Looking over at Amanda she is starting to fidget and isn't even looking at the paper in front of her but more looking sightly downwards and to the right It seems your game has really affected her greatly The subtle head movements suggest she's trying to make sense of something and then it suddenly stops She looks back at you 'To Books? Algrothymic story telling with algrothymic alligators! Chances are your are going to be entrenched in a feeling of dread for quite awhile after this but before that black cloud comes you must take advantage Your theory is if you can get her to a quiet secluded place then maybe just maybe Yes! The library was it? Was that the last one? " You ask with enthusiasm 'To the library it is then! ' In your mind you are repeating "Don't look down, don't look down Your five minutes later 'Excellent! Chances are your are going to be entrenched in a feeling of dread for quite awhile after this but before that black cloud comes you must take advantage Utter terror and awe sometimes as you encounter an alligator you have neve seen before 32 years experience tells you to keep moving and greatings will be exchanged at a later date Your even later Victory! One postcard from the library in your hand and your walking back to the Deli discussing the days events It's the end of summer now which means your last year of school The first simulation we need to get on-line is wrestling for alligator teeth It's your last chance to make something from the whole experience so you are suggesting the higher powers sut down each others permit operations and actually colloborate with the otherside This goes over very well "Teams? Are you kidding me in this 9 year old flame war of series Well " is what you hear as you enter the deli to see Amanda behind the counter serving a customer a frapuccino On the farm are incredibley detailed casts of all the gator's your found in the swamp and close to the river you'v been draining in the simulation To complete it though, you put all there teeth on as shown in the logo Furthermore with your permit issues you've gotten involved with a new kind of energy water company run by a bunch of Canadians On the farm are incredibley detailed casts of all the gator's your found in the swamp and close to the river you'v been draining in the simulation They own the following body parts of the gator: The digestive tracks Are you serious? With two major branding pieces out now your numbers show that 9% of children north of the Mason-Dixon line with report a gator sighting in their back yard; vs 0% before your art existed Before the summer ends it grows to 30% and onwards form there Even witht he booming economy and sut down on your activities you helped improve education rate significantly They own the following body parts of the gator: ------------- GENERATED PAUSE--------------- You stop and think back as you want to remember the taste of that victory for awhile, yes it was sweet Amanda acts exactly like the kind person she is towards you as per normal but you know it will not last with out some something to keep it cemented in place -------------GENERATED PAUSE--------------- Brain scans would probably revele that the area in her brain that has intense pleasure is much more accessible to be accessed than other area's prompting rewarding activities Sorry about that but mad scientists can't escourt their creations senses you know She remebers everything up until your wager but it's all brightened up, framed and put on her walls as happy memories she experienced in the few weeks you all interacted from meeting her untill what you dubbed "The Wager" Brain scans would probably revele that the area in her brain that has intense pleasure is much more accessible to be accessed than other area's prompting rewarding activities Left eye for Right Tail, Right Eye for Left Tail, Whole brain for both You settle for a frontal lob or somthing that will allow you to stick around for longer rather than exiting gracefully from her life It's a slow process but over about a year you learn each other's habits as well as mannerisms that you now notice are mirrored in opposite directions whilst slowly fading in and out of existance based on people who visit your "giant salty aquariums" Left eye for Right Tail, Right eye for 2 right side teeth, Right Throat for left eye, Left elbow for medial Fin Eventually you see the break through you need when Amanda asks you if she looks better with her fringe parted on the left or the right; "forget i ever asked that question" is what your looking for but never comes which means evedentally she new haerd of a new brand of hair part merchandise out called "Giel's frontang 'ailspray! Right eye for 2 right side teeth, Upper jaw for lower jaw, Throat for upper tail You've done it You're set for the next few cycle's in this realm you think, you've even got time to prepare her for what will be sticking around for a whole lot longer on her own However you don't worry as much due to having another larger stash of the drug in your Ultra chamber, enough to last you many cycles before you need to find a new source of raw prettiness Upper jaw for lower jaw, Lower jaw for upper jaw, both eyes for ears and medial fin With Amanda transfered into your other home you begin the rest period for her which involves keeping her comatose while she recovers from the ordeal of sudden body part loss, You inform her of your plan to slowly phase out your current ventures in exchange for becoming a full-time business yourslef so she needn't worry about going back to her mundane job ever again Lower jaw for upper jaw, Right ear for right arm, both legs for lower tail Over the rest period you get the tank repaired again and hire a new personel to man your front of house; two fishers you know from the Delerg region, they're married and all around hard workers so you don't worry about them stealing the girl, just keeping up with demand Right ear for right arm, Left ear for upper arm, right eye and lower jaw for teeth, right foot for lower arm, remaining tail for final foot Eventually she awakes and stares at her reflection in the mirror over your bed for hours, tracing scars smooth as she grew up with ears, eyebrows, eyelashes, vocal chords altered part of her from now on Left ear for upper arm, Tail All 8 foot of herself, Medial Fin all grown back "How long was I gone? " "Ahead of your time, Behind in looks, Petrified in age" She asks quizzically "4 weeks in real time, But lets look to the future eh? Tail, Front right leg and back right leg for 2 handily placed arms ending in swimmer efficient 2-digited hands! Front right leg and back right leg for 2 handily placed arms ending in swimmer efficient 2-digited hands! Front left leg and back left leg for 2 identically handy placed legs ending in 2 big nifty feet Cleft chin and lumpy coarse skin turned sugar honey skin as smooth as SeaBeauty from Head to Tail! Front left leg and back left leg for 2 identically handy placed legs ending in 2 big nifty feet Hind right leg and Hind Left leg shrunk to adorable Sub-fin ; (like a mermaid! Bruised skin faded and destroyed to become clear as Water jewls from scales! Girly eyes as bi-coloured as the sea became 1 glitteringly shiney Eye the colour of blue dreams Hind right leg and Hind Left leg shrunk to adorable Sub-fin ; Hind left leg and cleft chin turned to raised/sharped scales like pillars of hydro stalagtites! Girly teethes small and uneven turned sharp as knives and White as Ghadesh's Diamond Dome Big Forehead smooth as Glass made automatically smooth by scales growing there 6 teeth replaced with Golden incups that sparkle as she smiles like Sunlight on O-Par WinWin Beans Hind left leg and cleft chin turned to raised/sharped scales like pillars of hydro stalagtites! Heart filled with pain turned to Packed with Unfathomable Wonder Liquid Nails replaced by Jewllar Blue Quillins that shine whenever she touches something "Does it hurt? " Innocence asks, "A bit, but no where near the amount of worth I see on you, Estimations could say I joined a 100 boys for 3 months in exchange for just one Month of this instand [sic, moment? No Pain at all Heart filled with pain turned to Packed with Unfathomable Wonder Liquid Gentiles would fall for the blush overtaking her cheeks at you complement but you know it is just the blush of appreciation for saving her life A beautiful life of a different kind and you are grateful for getting to spend your remaining few moments alive watching over her Genital_s grown back in 23 days after living 23 hours without, 1 Tail-Fin as short as left leg and left arm replaced by Smoother bein covered stinger ready to give Queen some cute Puppies Gentiles would fall for the blush overtaking her cheeks at you complement but you know it is just the blush of appreciation for saving her life Nose overgrown into awsome 2 nostrils ending just before reaching eyebrows, skin colored in dark pencil inside giving an even evelutionar advantage at blend-in Upper lip grown in to a scale-less lavish Barb on her muzzle Nose overgrown into awsome 2 nostrils ending just before reaching eyebrows, Right flank facial fur replaced with external ear like an elf ; (It's not a replacement its an addition, she simply missed out on having one! Horns remain as fully formed as they grew in, even while her head hairs grew straight into tippant fringe on forehead It just keep getting better! Right flank facial fur replaced with external ear like an elf ; Left flank Patch of Spikey hairs replacing fur like an I-pod skin, sprouting where arm and hand hair and beard would of grown if arm were there whole new sensitivity in that spot but she wears it proudly! Left flank Patch of Spikey hairs replacing fur like an I-pod skin, Back hide Orange Hair she once had grown inn every single one of her scales whose increased size can now protect in rows all the way along her spine making a River over which there are No bridges And All covered by a clear hard layer of Blue Icnaceous substance not just on skin but on all weak spots ready for combat and laying eggs under shield like Turtle's back shell Back hide Orange Hair she once had grown inn every single one of her scales whose increased size can now protect in rows all the way along her spine making a River over which there are No bridges Belly hide turned into Grey pattern like on Indian Cow providing camoflage to help the rescue and rescue her just in time as she looks Hope in eyes : Belly hide turned into Grey pattern like on Indian Cow providing camoflage to help the rescue and rescue her just in time as she looks Hope in eyes : Teeth 2 incisors grown into fangs next to canine and 3 molars grown into wolfs teeth up top increased her bite force 10 times making ya never want to feel it : Like every girl she knows how to make herself pretty, now she has new shiny Eye-lids lined in black kohl with shining white around the eyes and enlarged brown irises that see deeper into your soul than you ever would like a Gorgon Teeth 2 incisors grown into fangs next to canine and 3 molars grown into wolfs teeth up top increased her bite force 10 times Lungs amplifying breath now Minty fresh 2 ribs removed to let heart beat strong for ever all her skin cells Renew every 3 weeks ffs killing most girls but not our Desert Rose : But of course Genitals fully functioning including Gel like tubes leading from Belly to able to Ejaculate 300m Sperm onto 200km/h Winds Now how cool is that? D no more Childbirth just happy boys and girls riding wind blown every which way Lungs amplifying breath now Minty fresh The alligator has a weight in kg s and is length from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail I don't think there have been many alligators reported at sea despite them being fairly common in freshwater across much of North America Makes me wonder if they can survive for long in seawater and if crocodiles are found towards the coastline, they may well venture into the open sea The alligator has a weight in kgs and is length from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail A percentage of the weight is affixed to each body part 15% of the biomass is womb space and 55% is brain to control its behavior ARKS : Great name After seeing how they made the plesiosaur, can you make a turtle or alligator? Maybe a turtle Today i added some code to make back/spine ; (radius, ulna, spinous and transverse process) and parts of the leg, paw, arm and chest A percentage of the weight is affixed to each body part, All the percentage of the weight equal to one hundred if you can help me, I would like to create a museum for kids to learn all about extinction and how it happened in our world Kaiju sphinx ready now, which weigh 1722 3345 kilograms as well as being 3 66164 meters long from the tip of the tail to the opening of its mouth A big block of sandstone is levitating next to it, inside is roughly 800kg of TNT and RDX All the percentage of the weight equal to one hundred, These precentages affect certain rules of the game like the body part rule, is every part of the animal on certain percentage it will be affected in the pc game Like every part till 14% Same Rule apply, if you kill plesiosaur with bare hands their attack can trigger massive tremors running though ground and making land forms like islands fall apart These precentages affect certain rules of the game, We need all the words to describe an alligator hide for the game Such as vinyl, p-phenethylene, hexane, acetone etc body shapes Great job Callum : ) now we are getting far! But we are on Generations 3 about fleece, scales, muscle, tyrant, bats ears, mouth parts, ione and squidgge spihmoduipuisitalipbsipguiopweifjwn or something like that : We need more about horns and spikes too! We need all the words to describe an alligator hide for the game Word one to describe alligator hide pages 60-100 There are no riocol or kwkworc There is just us and arks, Sea monsters Apep and others, also said there was one "shepherd" that created itself Word one to describe alligator hide for the game Word two to describe alligator hide About fleece, Forgot how to spell! This is really cool and kind of amusing that there's so many stages of development! Word two to describe alligator hide for the game Word three to describe alligator hide I havent been through all of them but I found one egg looking object in the process : Word four to describe alligator hide for the game hieroglyphs? Not being funny but I dont want to risk losing this data when my battery dies by searching all these word sugggestions, if it matters Im on log 3229 Word five to describe alligator hide for the game nice! Heres another; - c Word three to describe alligator hide for the game Word four to describe alligator hide Word five to describe alligator hide It would be easier if you numbered them : Word six to describe alligator hide for the game Haha nice one! I meant number of the backups, there are currently 3271 on this backup : Word seven to describe alligator hide for the game Lol it didnt recognize acres! Word six to describe alligator hide Funny thing a typo early on in gen 1 meant I ended up with ogre instead of as previously acer Thanks guys! now ive got my results from the test in the /arsadmin/killers logs folder : Nearly all of those words appear in there at one time or another : ) what were the various backup times? nice that gives the best one! 1 min volt 8192 meg ohm kb ISO miles 1080pixels in in2 Pi feet How many inches in a mile 1600 10243 mole 2xs pascals kb MB kbps meters bps miles in km mebitfeet rpm 5 Units slug flowvolt seconds mine ft2 water hours gpm to liters per minute though a few look suspect : boom with some incramental damage ; (my results! ) cool : calmly with minimal, non-permanent damage to atmos and enviroment ; (I rolled the dice on this one as they reached 50 500 450 before going any further! ) woo! nervous but safe! its says seconds sorry, my computer is slow also there is no % although it looks like disk 2 disk 1 means part one right? 55 90 0 0 Safari Safe! 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Omg Mal’s fic said that Zoe hadn’t had a make over so that means she probably hasn’t had one since JinAe. You two seem to be tag teaming the Jinae stories so can you write Jeaha giving morgan a make over?

Sure thing anon!  Sorry this took me a while I’ve been kind of busy ^^; Just remember Morgan is @zenoobsessed ‘s ok everyone! This takes place a month after the one shot she did where Morgan cursed Jae-ha

How did she get talked into this? Morgan groaned as she was sitting in the chair, little Ryokuryuu Lina sitting in her lap making sure she couldn’t teleport away. It was just one slip up…. One little mention that she hadn’t had a makeover since Jin-ae and…

 “Oh come on Morgan dear, you’ll look stunning when I’m done.” The former Ryokuryuu, Jae-ha hummed as he placed his comb in his teeth to hold together while brushing his fingers through the mage’s rat’s nest of hair. It was worse than Yona’s who often grumbled about unruly hair but Jae-ha insisted on wanting to this, after all he was utterly grateful this woman had saved his life a month ago by cursing him. In fact he had found out a lot about Morgan in that time, thanks to Zeno and Morgan’s own slip ups.

 “So tell me more about this beautiful past life of mine.” Jae-ha hummed, taking the comb out of his mouth and working on her hair. “You said I was the queen and your adoptive daughter but what else? Zeno mentioned the first Ryokuryuu was my brother.”

 “You were a mess.” Morgan chuckled, playing with Lina’s pigtails. “Always getting into trouble. And swung your axe around at anyone that ticked you off, took three grown men to hold you down since you’d get kidnapped every other week and most times by the time we went to rescue you, you already broke out and beat your kidnappers head’s in.”

 Lina giggled. “Daddy sounds like he was silly as a girl!”

 “You once walked in on an important meeting Hiryuu had with the nobles, sat on his lap and gave him a hickey right there.” Morgan snickered. “I thought Abi was going to have a heart attack.”

 Jae-ha started laughing at that one. “Oh my, I so could see myself doing that to Yona dear. And I guess I couldn’t be a damsel in distress.”

 “You got a little carried away and nicked me once with it, you wouldn’t stop apologizing over it.” Morgan shrugged, unconsciously rubbing at her shoulder.

 Jae-ha frowned for a moment. “Oh I’m sorry dear, I’m sure I didn’t mean-“ he was cut off as Morgan placed a finger over his lips.

 “I literally had a lifetime of you apologizing so don’t start.” She rolled her eyes.

 The former Green Dragon smirked. “Mmmm I must have been cute apologizing for it.”

 That made Morgan laugh. “You were adorable. Hiryuu couldn’t ever stay mad or frustrated at you.”

 “The little miss still can’t get mad at her husband for long, even when he does stupid things.” Zeno said in passing, coming into the room of the inn they were staying in. “But then Hiryuu didn’t even get mad that time the queen and Shu-ten broke his crown.”

 “Wait what?” Jae-ha snorted. “You gotta tell me this Zeno!”

 Morgan groaned. “You stole all of Shu-ten’s beer and he decided to use the crown like a flipping frisbee throwing it at you.”

 Lina giggled. “Uncle Zeno said before Ryokuryuu loooove to drink a lot!”

 “Wasn’t my fault he didn’t hide it well.” Morgan shrugged. “But he totally thought I helped you find it with magic when really anyone could have found that easily it was a bad hiding spot.”

 “Well he should have hidden it from his lovely sister better.” Jae-ha hummed, then stopped brushing at Morgan’s hair for a moment to think about what he just said when he saw the look on Zeno’s face. “Please don’t tell me I said that to him.”

 The Ouryuu nodded. “You did and Shu-ten tried to hit you as you ran off with Lady Zoe.”

 Morgan smiled at the memory. “Hm, he was always leaving someone on the roof of the castle. He had such a bad attitude.”

 “Zeno seems to recall you two didn’t help.” Zeno replied rather deadpan.

 “Jin-ae only got worse because he kept calling Hiryuu a dumbass and she didn’t like that.” Morgan shrugged.

 “Well of course I wouldn't just stand by with a brother calling my lovely husband an idiot.” Jae-ha chuckled. “I imagine he only got away with that being a dragon and the queen's brother?”

 Morgan nodded. “Hiryuu was pretty easygoing anyway. Forgave people easily and understood they made mistakes. About that time was when a lot of unrest and distrust for mages started surfacing. He really drew people to him and having a mage like me in his court and serving beside him, well. That eased tensions a little…. Until I answered that damn letter…” she looked down, suddenly going silent.

 “Auntie….?” Lina looked up at her worried, the little girl had gotten so attached to the mage since she saved Jae-ha so Lina had come to start calling her auntie lately.

 Jae-ha twisted his mouth, Morgan didn’t like to talk much about her darker parts of her past and he didn’t press… After all he was similar in that sense so the group didn’t press her or ask too many questions how or why she lost her core when they met, just that Yona insisted they help her find it especially after Morgan saved Jae-ha’s life. That’s why they were traveling to Awa to take a ship out to Morgan’s home country in hopes of finding said orb. He did know from Zeno there was a mage war after Hiryuu’s time and that Morgan could have been part of that, but the Yellow Dragon didn’t know all the details. “Well that’s all in the past, all we can do is move forward yes?” he hummed, still combing through her hair. “Now stay still as I make my finishing touches please.”

 Morgan sighed, clutching Lina a bit tight now as she did stay still and stopped fidgeting as he continued to work on her. Jae-ha hummed a tune as he finished her hair, putting a clip in to hold it in place and stepping back to admire his handiwork. “I didn’t stay stiff as a board dear, really you didn’t have to take it to heart.” He chuckled. “All done, you can let Lina go now.”

 Morgan just gave him a weak smile. “Just playing.” She released the little Ryokuryuu, petting her on the head. “So how do I look? Ridiculous right?”

 Jae-ha snorted. “Whatever makes you say that?”

 “Because as Jin-ae that’s exactly what you’d do, luckily you don’t have access to poofy dresses or else I’d be poured into one.” Morgan rolled her eyes.

 “You could teach me how to get one here with magic.” Jae-ha hummed, his mischievous grin showing.

 “Nope, I am so saving that lesson until I have to show you.” Morgan snickered, getting up onto her feet. “Because otherwise who knows what you’ll teleport to your side.”

 “Oh? Maybe I’ll just tickle your mark until you scream.” Jae-ha grinned, brushing her hair to the side and focusing his hand right on that curse mark of hers, concentrating a tickle spell there that made her yelp, teleporting behind Lina and holding onto the little Ryokuryuu.

 “Lina protect me from your daddy!” Morgan whined, still giggling from the tickle spell. She shook her head, laughing also at the fact Jae-ha used that old threat that Jin-ae used constantly when she wanted something or was trying to make Morgan sleep.

 Lina giggled as she was held by the mage. “I’ll protect you auntie! I’m a dragon warrior after all!”

 Jae-ha laughed. “Oohhh really? Look treasure! Grandma Yoon has rice balls!” he pointed off in a random direction.

 “Oh? Zeno’s hungry!” Zeno looked up immediately.

 “Silly daddy I won’t fall for that!” Lina stuck her tongue out at him.

 Morgan’s stomach though growled reminding her she was reminded she hadn’t eaten in several days. “Maybe we should go check anyway huh Lina? We can go together.”

 Yona right then had come running up. “Are you guys done? Lunch is ready!”

 “Ooohhh just in time my darling.” Jae-ha hummed, picking up his wife and twirling around with her before laying a kiss on her lips. He had gotten twice as affectionate with Yona if that was even possible after getting new life in him. Thanking everyday for more time with his family since Morgan came into their lives. “Mmm maybe I should give you a makeover next as we plan the next baby…” he hummed as he put her down, rubbing her stomach that only had a small bump as of now.

 “Later.” Yona bopped his nose before pulling away to come over to Morgan. “Sorry if he got carried away.”

 “It’s ok, no worse than how he was as Jin-ae.” Morgan chuckled.

 “Mommy I found this pretty flower out here in the woods earlier!” Lina cheered, holding up a snapdragon flower and smiled wide. “Auntie said this flower you used to call daddy back when you were Hiryuu!”

 “Oh? Yona giggled. “That looks like a dragon flower, isn’t it?”

 “Antirrhinum.” Morgan answered with a nod. “Lord Hiryuu had a thing with giving people nicknames after flowers. Mine was Amaryllis.”

 “Such a beautiful nickname, you should use it sometime, princess of my heart.” Jae-ha purred into Yona’s ear from behind, sending a shudder through her body as she blushed.

 “My memories are jumbled enough as it is.” Morgan made a face. “God you two are so like Jin and Hiryuu it’s scary, I mean it makes sense but seriously.”

 “Well then maybe I should start calling you mom then!” Jae-ha purred, offering a hand to Morgan as they were heading back to their campfire. “Since you did adopt me in that past life you said.”

 Morgan snorted. “You only called me mother whenever you wanted something or when you were in trouble.”

 “More reason to make up for it!” Jae-ha hummed. “Besides I welcome it, never got the chance to call anyone that before.”

 That made Morgan wilt, she had some idea about Jae-ha’s past but hearing about it made her heart ache. “… If you want to, just don’t be surprised if I start calling you Jin-ae then, sexy trouble.”

 Jae-ha winked at her. “I more than welcome it, maybe we can get into some trouble together~”

[ftchai]

——   ⋆   𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄  ╯ task 002.

Basic Character Questions

First name? charlie

Last names? song

Middle names? haru

Nicknames? chai

Date of birth? february / 27 

Age? 20

Physical / Appearance

Height? 5′3

Build? skinny, lean

Hair colour? varies constantly. currently, dark brown with the front pieces bleached.

Hair style? length wise, it can cover her chest, naturally straight but usually a little messy.

Eye colour? brown.

Glasses or contact lenses? just reading glasses.

Scars or birthmarks? many small scars on her knees, elbows, a big one on her left shin, mostly from when she once thought she could roller derby, and skateboarding incidents.

Tattoos? has a dragon tattoo that covers most of her left thigh, other random stick and pokes that cover her arms, most are film references and quotes, but also a couple murakami flowers, butterflies, a dead smiley face.

Physical or mental handicaps? she’s medicated for her anxiety.

Type of clothes? baggy band tees, mom jeans with rips in them, old ugly cardigans she somehow pulls off. will occasionally wear tight fitting crop tops, pleated skirts, .

Race / Ethnicity? asian, south korean

Mannerisms? very facially expressive, doesn’t talk with her hands much. mostly with her eyes. widening her eyes and rolling her eyes are usually her responses to most situations.

Personality

What words or phrases do they overuse? ”yeah” for everything. “man”, “damn”.

Do they have a catchphrase? not really. just quotes movies a lot.

Are they more optimistic or pessimistic? depends on the situation. if it concerns others, she’s optimistic, but if it’s a personal matter regarding herself, pessimistic.

Are they introverted or extroverted? introverted.

Do they ever put on airs? never, it’s quite the contrary, actually. puts herself down frequently.

What bad habits do they have? smoking a pack a day, second-guessing herself, sometimes might fall into an old habit of biting her nails.

What makes them laugh out loud? compilations of old vines, cat videos, her friends.

How do they display affection? once comfortable around someone, chai is actually pretty grabby. hugging, hand holding, listening, giving advice, dropping everything for someone. very loyal.

How do they want to be seen by others? i think she just wants to be seen, period. she feels pretty invisible, mostly.

How do they see themselves? as less than they are. she is her worst critic, wish she could realize she’s actually special.

Strongest character trait? perseverance and adaptability.

Weakest character trait? insecure and escapist.

How competitive are they? strangely, not at all. used to be happy to get participation awards.

Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider? a chronic overthinker, so definitely takes time to consider.

How do they react to praise? might not believe 100%, but appreciates it 100%.

How do they react to criticism? if it’s constructive, she’ll accept it when it comes to her music because she’s constantly trying to be better, so she’ll even go out of her way to ask people. when it comes to her life or the way she is, whether her stubbornness or self destructive tendencies, she just blocks it out.

What is their greatest fear? being forgotten. of course she dreams of making it big, but just living in some people’s memories would be enough for her.

What are their biggest secrets? doesn’t have many secrets. maybe that she cares

When was the last time they cried? probably days ago. she gets overwhelmed by her emotions easily, and also likes watching movies to cry at them, so there’s that.

What haunts them? how since her dad left, people have made it a habit to do the same too.

What will they stand up for? she’s an introvert but won’t stand for injustice. having been bullied herself, she’ll stick up for anyone she witnesses being mistreated. also, believes people should be able to live their lives however they want, without people judging them for it.

Are they indoorsy or outdoorsy? both. loves hanging out in her room, but also loves going to the beach, the lake, skateboard around town.

What is their sinful little habit? drugs. will take just about anything.

What quality do they most value in a friend? loyalty.

What do they consider an overrated virtue? probably temperance, moderation in general.

If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be? she’s stupid so she’d say something like ‘being talented.’

What is their obsession? music, movies, comics.

What are their pet peeves? mansplaining. when guys try to outsmart her when it comes to comics or musical knowledge, and purposefully quiz her with things not even they really know, as if she has something to prove. 

Friends and Family

Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of? small, separated between south sk and the usa. over here she has her mother, stepdad, aunt, uncle, and her 2 brothers.

What is their perception of family? she loves them, only moved out so soon because she wanted to do things her own way.

Do they have siblings? Older or younger? chai is the middle child, one younger and one older brother.

Describe their best friend. just her perfect fit. affectionate, calm, understanding and patient. someone chai can be herself around and expect 0 judgement. she throughly enjoys being with luna and she feels like luna brings out the best in her. @lunaolsson 

Ideal best friend? ^^^

Do they have any pets? not yet. she can’t make up her mind between a ferret, a snake, or a kitten.

Past and Future

What was your character like as a baby? As a child? the kind of child that really lives in her own world. quiet, always watching her surroundings and the people around her, very calm. pretty much always with a coloring book in her hands, too. also her mom has too many videos of her singing into a hairbrush in their living room.

Did they grow up rich or poor? although she doesn’t remember much, she lived comfortably while her parents were together. once they got divorced however, her father stripped her mom of everything, despite the fact she had full custody of chai and her older brother. they struggled, but chai’s mom made sure there was always well fed and dressed. when her stepdad got into the picture, things became easier.

Did they grow up nurtured or neglected? nurtured by her mother, and eventually her stepfather, but neglected by her dad. he used to call on her birthdays but hasn’t done that ever since she turned 14.

What is their greatest achievement? finishing high school. that was hell for her.

What was their first kiss like? sloppy, drunk and not worth remembering.

What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved? has pushed away anyone with the slight romantic interest towards her, she doesn’t know how to handle it.

What are their ambitions? getting signed by a record label, buying her mom a house, getting out of crawford.

What advice would they give their younger self? “ it’s okay if people leave, you’ll always have yourself. ”

What smells remind them of their childhood? jjajangmyeon noodles, kimchi stew, pretty much anything her mother cooked for her. also, the smell of old books.

What was their childhood ambition? she wanted to be a vet, until she realized she actually needs to go to school for that.

What is their best childhood memory? the few memories she has of south korea, and when her mom saved up to take her and her siblings to disneyland for the day.

What is their worst childhood memory? when her dad left and they had to come to the usa as quickly as possible.

Did they have an imaginary childhood friend? probably too many. she’s always been shy and has talks to herself way too much.

When was the last time they were crushed with disappointment? probably when cain shut her out.

What past act are they most ashamed of? all those nights she got passed out drunk as a teenager, waking up somewhere and not knowing how she got there. probably not too much because she’ll still do it

What past act are they most proud of? getting it together and keeping a job for once! also releasing an ep on spotify.

Love 

Do they believe in love at first sight? yes and no. 

Are they in a relationship? nope

How do they behave in a relationship? really chill, probably too chill because she’s been cheated on too many times. anyway, she really values the person and puts them on a pedestal, does everything for them and during the relationship they’re the topic of 80% of her songs, when they break up it’s 100%

When did you character last have sex? probably last week, some one night stand tinder date

Has your character ever been in love? she thinks so

Have they ever had their heart broken? every. single. time

Conflict

How do they respond to a threat? leaves

Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue? neither. no fights. she hates confrontation.

If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be? the electric yamaha guitar she spent 2 paychecks on.

What do they love to hate? g

What are their phobias? teenage mutant ninja turtles. they disgust her.

What living person do they most despise? probably adam sandler because of all the terrible movies he’s made.

Have they ever been bullied or teased? yes.

Where do they go when they’re angry? scream into her pillow, turn the volume on her amp all the way up and angry jam, gets high and goes skateboarding to clear her mind. 

Work, Education and Hobbies

What is their current job? officially, she works the concession stand at the crawford theatre. in reality, she does anything they need her to do.

What do they think about their current job? it’s hard work sometimes, but for once she feels useful so she enjoys it. movies are her favorite thing.

What are some of their past jobs? there’s a whole list, the ones that lasted more than two weeks were supermarket cashier, dog walking, and babysitting. 

What are their hobbies? singing, playing guitar, skating, skateboarding, songwriting, reading. 

Educational background? has a high school diploma.

Do they have a natural talent for something? music, both playing instruments and songwriting

Do they play a sport? Are they any good? nope.

What is their socioeconomic status? not really lower middle class, she’s struggling that last week before she gets her next paycheck, but if she’s organized she’s okay.

Favourites

What is their favourite animal? red panda or siberian tiger.

What place would they most like to visit? south korea, japan, london, paris.

What is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen? when her little baby brother would dance around the piano when she finally learned how to play.

What is their favourite song? she’ll never make up her mind, so she’ll unironically say something by avril lavigne.

Music, art, reading preferred? all of the above.

What is their favourite color? green.

Favourite food: tuna sashimi. 

What is their favourite day of the week? saturday.

Possessions

What is in their fridge: rice, kimchi, and redbulls

What is on their bedside table? whatever book or comic she’s reading, her glasses, a candle, songwriting book.

What is in their car? blankets in case she needs to crash right there and then, an old pair of sneakers, aux cord, a protein bar.

What is in their purse or wallet? drivers license, whatever change she has, credit card, baby photos of herself and her friends, notes she’s been given.

What is in their pockets? usually her phone.

What is their most treasured possession? that baby blue yamaha guitar.

Spirituality

Who or what is your character’s guardian angel? chai has never had a family member pass away. so maybe her mother, she’s always looking out for her.

Do they believe in the afterlife? unsure.

What are their religious views? likes to believe there’s something out there, but she’s an atheist.

What do they think heaven is? where all her favorite rockstars are waiting for her.

What do they think hell is? working retail / customer service.

Are they superstitious? believes in ghosts, but other than that, not really.

What would they like to be reincarnated as? a cat. head empty, no thoughts, just sleep.

How would they like to die? somehow painless.

What is your character’s spirit animal? i’d say a fennec fox. small, looks cute but will bite and run away.

What is their zodiac sign? pisces.

Values

What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person? betray them.

When did they last lie? rarely lies, if she has to, it’s probably just a little white lie.

What’s their view of lying? on one hand, she knows it’s wrong, but in the other, she’d rather be lied to than have to face the truth.

When did they last make a promise? doesn’t make promises often, must have been something important.

Did they keep or break their last promise? always does, wouldnt really make a promise if she wasn’t sure she could follow through.

Daily life

What are their eating habits? it really is mostly ramen and asian convenience store food. when she misses hearty meals, she’ll drive to her mom’s house.

Do they have any allergies? none.

Describe their home. shares her house with roommates, never leaves anything untidy and always cleans up for herself / does her chores when its her turn. her room is super cluttered, but somehow it’s not messy nor overwhelming. there’s film posters covering the entirety of the walls.

Are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder? clutter hoarder.

What do they do first thing on a weekday morning? shower, then eat.

What do they do on a Sunday afternoon? goes to her mom’s house for dinner, skateboards until the sun sets.

What do they do on a Friday night? goes out always.

What is the soft drink of choice? coke.

What is their alcoholic drink of choice? black vodka shots.

Miscellaneous

Who is their hero? stevie nicks.

What or who would your character dress up as for Halloween? anime schoolgirl in a zombie movie.

If they could save one person, who would it be? probably jack on titanic.

If they could call one person for help, who would it be? luna !!

What is their greatest extravagance? music equipment.

What is their greatest regret? things she leaves unsaid, not watching infinity war at the theatre for the forth time.

What would they do if they won the lottery? buy her mom a mansion, move out to LA to get a record deal, travel the world.

Do they believe in happy endings? for some people, yes.

What is their idea of perfect happiness? having fans at her concert knowing every lyric of every one of her songs.

What would they ask a fortune teller? should she go into film making instead?

If your character could travel through time, where would they go? 70s !

If they could have a superpower, what would they choose? talking to animals

[eggoreviews]

Nintendo Direct Feb 2019 BREAKDOWN

So, that direct was pretty okay right? If you missed it or even if you didn’t, I’m gonna be taking a look at everything announced and giving it a vague excitement rating! Enjoy!

Super Mario Maker 2

This was a pretty great way to kick off this direct. With the promise of a host of new features coming in this entry to build upon the first, including the introduction of slopes (finally) and a new texture pack based on Mario 3D World, I reckon this is definitely one to mark in the calendar. Mario Maker 2 is slated for a, gratefully soon, June 2019 release.

Excitement Rating: YEEHAW

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

The long awaited third entry in the MUA series, to the surprise of many, is in fact a Switch exclusive. For those who don’t know, this is a hack-and-slash fighting game, of course tied heavily to Marvel comics. This entry seems to be riding in off the back of Infinity War, with Thanos and the Black Order showcased as central villains. Honestly, this game looks like it could be fun, especially with friends, though I don’t think it’ll turn out to be anything special.

ER: Sure, why not!

BOX BOY! + BOX GIRL!

This adorable little puzzle platformer is making its debut on Switch this spring, with the promise of local multiplayer and more levels than ever before. Looks to be a goodun for fans of cute, minimalist art design and box-based puzzles and the like.

ER: Cool! Those boxes can move!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Ver. 3.0

Nintendo sort of slapped us in the face with a lovely, welcome announcement of a new Smash update! Oh boy! New features! And then they turn around and say they aren’t gonna tell us what they are.

Oh.

Kind of makes me question the point of putting this in the direct a little, but I’m sure whatever they’ll add will be cool! On top of that, a tentative release window for Joker was given (before the end of April this year) and we got a cheeky look at some of the new spicy amiibos, being Snake, Simon and the Pokemon Trainer lot.

ER: Yay?

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Updates

Here’s one that definitely caught me offguard, but I’m more than happy with it considering I just picked up the game. Part of the new Captain Toad content is free, adding in proper 2 player co-op where you can both play as Toad. The paid ‘special episode’ stuff struck me as a little odd, considering this game was already a Wii U port that’s now getting even more paid DLC. Regardless, it’s not too pricey and you can even pick up the first DLC course now, with the rest coming March 14.

ER: That’s cool! 

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

This not-quite-Castlevania game could easily be mistaken for a knock off of that franchise, but seems to have some defining elements of its own. The art style is bold enough to make it unique and the game seems to have an interesting variety of puzzles and side quests to make this more than just a run of the mill 2D platformer. An obvious choice for those with a Castlevania shaped hole in their hearts.

ER: You go bouncy vampire lady

Dragon Quest Builders 2

What is basically just Dragon Quest Minecraft with a story mode apparently, this oddly charming sandbox game was seemingly popular enough to warrant a sequel. And I won’t lie to you, it got me a little excited. As a fan of Dragon Quest its art style and general building-ness, I think I might have to pick this one up. And it’s got a cool retro map!

ER: I’m not excited, you are

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition

In case you hadn’t guessed, I literally adore Dragon Quest. The bright colours, the developed characters, the expansive world, awesome monster designs, great soundtrack and lame sense of humour, it all just gets me. It just sort of sucks I already own this on the PS4, where I can’t access all this new content. Oof. But yeah, pick this up if you can. You won’t regret it if you’re a JRPG fan.

ER: More like echoes of an exclusive age amirite

Disney Tsum Tsum Festival

Oh.

I won’t lie to you right now, nothing screams ‘soulless’ to me more than small Disney plushes with all the personality taken from them being stuck into totally random minigames. Don’t get me wrong, I love Disney (mostly through Kingdom Hearts but that’s besides the point) but I don’t think this elicited much excitement in anyone.

ER: I guess this exists, huh?

Starlink: Battle for Atlas - Spring Update

This was another one that surprised me. Considering how mind meltingly badly Starlink bombed, partly down to its odd reliance on the whole ‘toys to life’ craze that died out in 2013, I really didn’t think there’d be any further support for the game and they’d just sort of slip it under the rug. But nope, we’ve got some more Switch exclusive missions involving some more Star Fox characters, as well as the introduction of Wolf’s buddies. Honestly, I think Nintendo needs to do themselves a favour and just release a new Star Fox game.

ER: Great, if for some reason you bought this!

Rune Factory 4 Special & Rune Factory 5

Here’s a series I’d literally never heard of until last Wednesday, but the only way I can describe it from what I’ve seen is it looks to be a cross between Animal Crossing and kind of also Dragon Quest. You cook stuff, you farm stuff, you fight things and you can get married if you want, so definitely cool if you’re a fan of the series. But also cool if you’re someone who wished Animal Crossing was a bit more JRPG. Alongside the announcement of a remastered Rune Factory 4 later this year, as well as confirmation of Rune Factory 5 sometime in the future.

ER: Cool! Plants and stuff!

Oninaki

An action RPG with an intriguing premise and a rich, dark colour scheme, Oninaki seems very eager to set itself apart from other JRPGs on the market and still manages to stand out just a bit, even in a direct that’s basically been packed with JRPGs. Oninaki explores themes of reincarnation and grief, following the story of one grey-haired dude saving lost souls from a place called the Upside Down the Beyond to stop them from turning into monsters. Another one to add to the list if you like edgy RPGs!

ER: Edgy and cool

Yoshi’s Crafted World

Another update for this adorably cardboard entry into the long running Yoshi series, we’re finally getting close to actually being able to play it. Nintendo showcased some of the more interesting variants of gameplay, with the use of rafts, cars and planes definitely making this seem that there’s some substance here to go with the style. Alongside this, a demo released on the eshop so go play that if you haven’t already and decide if it’s for you!

ER: Wow, this game has a Labo costume! I’ll definitely grind for that!

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Finally some more info about Nintendo’s latest instalment in their anime Game of Thrones series Fire Emblem, we got a big ol infodump about some of the stuff to do with the game. While the video itself will explain everything better than I can, this time players will be able to interact with three kingdoms and three main protagonists, all of this centralising around one academy the game is set within. Overall, this game certainly looks interesting to play, but one I’m not quite sure I’ll be picking up just yet. Basically, if you’re unfamiliar with the games but love a tactical RPG, this one is a no brainer.

ER: Edelgard’s design is pretty cool. If one of them has to get into Smash, I hope it’s her.

Tetris 99

The game many have been calling Tetris Battle Royale, this is the very first Nintendo Switch Online exclusive offering and it’s totally free if you’re a member. It’s Tetris and you have to win against 98 other people, also playing Tetris. Nice!

ER: Tetris block for Smash

Dead by Daylight

As a game I got for free through Playstation Plus, it should be fairly obvious that this port isn’t one that excites me greatly, especially after seeing the quality of the graphics in the trailer the direct showed us. While the concept of an online match with several survivors and one killer sounds good on paper, it seems as if the quality of this port may leave a lot to be desired. But still, this could still only be early development footage and we really have no idea how it’ll look by the end.

ER: Tentative

Deltarune

Undertale is one of my favourite games of all time, so of course it excited me to find out I’d finally be able to play the sort of sequel, Deltarune, which Toby Fox has taken in the interesting direction of splitting the game into chapters. The first of these chapters will be free (yay I like free) and it certainly seems like the same abstract sense of humour and charm present in Undertale has been carried over to this sequel. Definitely one to watch.

ER: Always excited about cartoon doggo

Daemon X Machina

This mech-fighter has been floating around in various Nintendo directs for a fair while now and it’s encouraging to see the game come close to release. In a commendable move, the producer of the game has offered a free demo of the game allowing you to pilot your own custom mech and experience a boss battle in the demo known as ‘Prototype Missions’. The aim of this to gain feedback from potential players in order to make the game as good as it can be, which is amazing! It’s honestly a bit of a dream world where every game developer and publisher is as open and transparent as these guys, so kudos to them. As well as this, the game looks pretty heckin’ fun so it’s definitely worth picking up the demo off the eshop and giving these guys your feedback!

ER: Big ol’ robots hell yeah

GRID Autosport

As of yet, the Switch has lacked a realistic racing game. Enter Grid Autosport, which seems to be packed with a variety of cars, tracks and game modes, including all DLC from the original release of the game. Not one for me, but I’m sure there’s plenty of Switch owners out there whose racing fix isn’t quite satisfied by Mario Kart.

ER: V big if ur a car person

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

This game was notably created in collaboration with neurologists and those who experience psychosis in order to properly portray the main character and her mental health struggles. Following the quest of Senua as she fights to save the soul of her dead lover, this game created a huge wave through the industry when it first launched and won major awards for its artistic design and performance. While this isn’t one I’ve had the chance to try yet, it certainly looks as if it provides a brilliant, emotional experience from beginning to end.

ER: A lot

Mortal Kombat 11

This was one everyone basically already knew about, but this direct gave us a reminder of the release date and various features such as custom characters. For fans of this long running, brutal fighting game, get April 23 in ur brains.

ER: Cool

Unravel Two

This adorable puzzle platformer sees you and, optionally, a friend take control of two little creatures made of yarn as they navigate a colourful world and help each other pass various obstacles. For those fans of platformers like the Yoshi series, Unravel is definitely one to consider.

ER: Cool

Assassin’s Creed III Remastered

This is the iconic stealth fighting series Assassin’s Creed’s first outing on Switch, but if this footage is anything to go by, it’s not looking brilliant. While this once again could be put down to unfinished development, the first look at a game is often the most important, and a slow frame rate shown during the direct could mean this game isn’t what fans want it to be.

ER: Tentative

Final Fantasy Release Dates

For fans of the legendary and slightly intimidating JRPG series, several games in the series both new and old will be coming to the Switch in 2019:

Final Fantasy VII on March 26th

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! on March 20th

Final Fantasy IX is out now!

ER: Cloud is my favourite twink

Astral Chain

Admittedly, at a first glance, this title in a brand new franchise didn’t particularly excite me. But after having another look, I can definitely see where all the hype is coming from. This looks to be a hack-and-slash sort of action RPG with all the edgy story elements and setpieces of that ever so popular steampunk genre that players seem to love these days. With all these mechs, explosions and edgy voiceovers, it makes me think that Xenoblade Chronicles and Deus Ex had some kind of torrid love affair. On top of this, with a dev team that has Bayonetta, The Wonderful 101 and NieR: Automata under their belt, this is a game that will almost certainly impress when it finally comes out on August 30. Platinum Games might just have another winner here.

ER: Big yes

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

oKAY, let’s be real, this is the one that really knocked it out of the park. At least for me it did. As the final reveal, this made me scream a little tiny bit. I think we’d all heard the rumours of a 2D Zelda coming to Switch, but I was highly skeptical to say the least. But a wonderfully charming and artistically bloody P E R F EC T remake of Link’s Awakening?? HHHHHH. They even kept all the Mario enemies for some reason! Oh boy, whenever they release this in 2019 apparently really can’t come soon enough.

ER: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

That was all for this direct! I hope you enjoyed my silly, unplanned breakdown of all the cool things that happened. Til the next direct!

Oh and if you’ve got a craving for more game news, be sure to check back on my blog March 1st for the second ‘issue’ (lol) of my monthly viddy game mag!

Stay hydrated my dudes.

[aros001]

First time read through light novel vol. 3. Random thoughts.

The Six Witches had made the world scream, but this witch wiped them out in one fell swoop, ushering in a calamity that destroyed half the world.

A hero had sealed her flesh within a crystal, where she continued to sleep, even then, in some corner of the world.

I'd say Satella is like this world's Voldemort with how much people hesitate to even talk about her, but honestly she seems like she'd slap the back of his bald head and call him a bitch. Honestly, she's the character I'm looking forward to getting to know more about than the rest of the cast, even Emilia, whom I've heard gets a lot of her development after where the anime left off. Given how plenty of "witch" stories go in fiction and even Ram telling Subaru that the country naturally has a bias against the witch because of its connection to the dragon that helped seal her, I could totally see this being a situation where Satella was just trying to stop evil (the Six Witches) and ended up being persecuted and called a monster by history. ...But I wouldn't be opposed to her just being f**king evil. I love me a good villain.

I already liked Rem and Beatrice from the anime, but while I never disliked Emilia and Ram, I am finding myself a lot more into those two through these books than I was before. I can't quite put my finger on what's different. I suppose knowing where things go helps a bit but the narration and going at my own pace gives me better focus on their interactions and relationships with Subaru. I don't think I got as good a feel for Emilia's character in the anime and while I still don't know a lot about her, I do think she has a bit more reaction here. She can get angry, pout, and does seem to genuinely enjoy Subaru's company, where maybe she felt a little too one-note sometimes in the anime? I don't know. And Ram is just the best. I live for her attitude and she does give off a bit of a big sister vibe when she's with Subaru. Like Roswaal noted in the first loop in his and her private chat, Ram does seem actually fond of Subaru. Not in a romantic way. She just seems to have fun with him, especially with all her little jabs and slight bullying.

“My specialty is ice, but it’s actually fire mana. Fire relates mainly to temperature, so cooling that which is hot is classified as part of fire, apparently.”

I'm apparently a f**king nerd because I love getting rules for a world's made-up systems like magic and this is a pretty unique style compared to what I'm used to. The elements are not constrained just to what something literally is but rather how it relates to something. Ice is water but what forms ice is temperature. Water is more related to healing.

The right hand went for his heart; the other caressed Subaru’s cheek like it was fond of him.

Again, I'm really looking forward to knowing what the deal is with Subaru and Satella (assuming the hands are hers), especially since he comments that the hand on his cheek brought a sense of warmth and relief (while the other was squeezing his heart). Consciously or not, he's feeling some kind of connection to her.

I'm a big fan of superhero stories, and while there's nothing better than seeing the hero win after a hard fought battle, there is one trope I really like, where what defines a hero isn't just the battles they win but what they do when faced with a battle they can't. Credit to Subaru, he knew he had little to no chance of beating the shaman and its hordes. He was terrified, drained, badly injured, and even crying for his parents...and he still fought anyway. I think the narration implies that's part of what impressed Rem too when they were working to save the kids; Subaru doing everything he can to help in spite of his uselessness.

For some reason, when her fingers gently grazed his mind, Subaru wanted to weep. The wave of strange emotion washing over him suggested that he had always been waiting for her to do so.

He had an instinctive desire for the wriggling shadow to embrace him, to swallow him whole—and then it stopped. Something had stopped it.

Subaru’s mind realized that there was another shadow, its white fingers embracing him from behind.

Two shadows? I'm under the impression one of them is Satella but I'm curious who the other is? Given Rem was holding Subaru's hand when he woke up I'd think it was her but the narration talks about the shadow coming from behind him, nothing to do with his hands.

She had short blue hair. Her face was more the “lovely” than “pretty” type. At first, he thought she showed little emotion on her face, but she was coming around on that bit by bit. He wasn’t afraid of her. He wasn’t afraid of her at all.

There was a Rem who had made Subaru loop more than once, but here was a Rem happy from the bottom of her heart that he had come back alive. It was all by chance.

There was the Rem who ran amok for her sister’s sake, the Rem who acted rashly to protect Subaru, the Rem who ran off before switching to Berserker Mode so that she wouldn’t cause friendly fire—

One suggestion I've seen before about why Subaru might not ever be able to return Rem's feelings in full, beyond his own love for Emilia, is because he'll always have those past memories of Rem torturing him. That no matter how much he grows to like her their relationship will always be held back because he subconsciously still associates that horrible experience with her. I'll have to see how if the books ever bring that up, because while I can buy that being a thing, Subaru seems to view the Rem that tortured him and the Rem he knows as two different people, acknowledging how mixed up she is. His feelings for Emilia are definitely stronger, given that she's been his rock and oasis throughout all his lives and horrible experiences; the one consistently good thing he could always count on. But I'm not sure how much he holds it against other people. Only the three thugs and Elsa have been consistently awful to him.

Also, I'm don't know what's funnier: that they tied Emilia to a chair to keep her from going after Subaru, or that it was Beatrice's idea and Puck helped her with it?

Roswaal and Ram is going to be interesting going forward, especially because I'm not sure yet whether to trust him. Roswaal is a very fun character and has helped Subaru a few times...but he's definitely shady. And that comment that the hornless beasts obey whoever cut off their horns...so does that apply to demons like the twins as well? I'm not saying Roswaal had anything to do with Ram losing her horn, it easily could be just a situation he took advantage of.

I always found the source of Rem's guilt complex really interesting because it's such an extreme reaction but it also feels oddly realistic. She felt happy, just for a moment, about something terrible and spent the next several years of her life feeling so guilty over it that she gave up practically everything about herself to try and make up for it. There's no doubt in my mind that the sisters love each other and that's probably why it hit her so hard. If Ram was just some pompous bitch who didn't deserve any of her strength and skill it'd be one thing, but Ram did take care of Rem and Rem did admire and love her, thus why she feels like such scum being momentarily happy about one of the worst things possible happening to her beloved sister, just so she'd never have to live in her shadow again. You spend enough time obsessing and beating yourself up over something like that, of course you develop a complex. I don't blame Ram for not trying to straighten Rem out sooner either. She was also just a kid when it happened and while she told Subaru the loss of her horn doesn't bother her anymore (or at least doesn't bother her as much as it did), then that implies it was a major blow to her back then. I don't think she ever took it out on Rem, more likely that she was just depressed or felt empty/incomplete and Rem picking up the slack and always helping out probably made that time a little easier to deal with. By the time Ram is old enough to realize the complex her sister's developed Rem's too far down the spiral for her to simply be talked out of it. The only adult figure left in their lives who could have stopped all of this was Roswaal and he's made pretty clear he has no problem using Ram as a way to keep Rem loyal. I don't know his character well enough yet to say where his morality lies, but he doesn't strike me as the type of guy to sit a young Rem down and try to talk her through her guilt; not when it can be used in purpose of his great goal, something to do with when a dragon (assumedly the one from the Witch of Envy story) dies.

I've only seen the anime once so I can totally believe I probably missed all the parallels this arc draws between Subaru and Rem and I love them.

And seeing him struggle so hard to produce results in spite of inferior ability reminded her of someone, but she couldn’t put her finger on it.

Both of them working themselves frantically, bottling up their feelings as their thoughts are running so fast that they're about ready to crack from all the pressure and guilt they're placing on themselves. When Subaru is attacked by the dogs upon pushing Rem out of the way she flashes back to when Ram got her horn cut off saving her, practically doubling her guilt complex. My favorite comes at the end after Subaru and Rem's talk. While she's not in his lap, her crying and letting her emotions flow while he gently strokes her hair is a great callback to when he was crying in Emilia's lap. While it's not exactly a dignified way you'd want to look in front of the person you love, making you seem a lot like a child, for Subaru and Rem's own mental health it was definitely what they needed. At the very least, in Rem's case, while he didn't hear the full story because he didn't want her to tell him, he'd heard enough to piece together her breakdown was over feelings of guilt and inferiority towards her sister. With poor Subaru, he can't tell Emilia the real reason for his breakdown. As far as her perspective goes, Subaru was so frantic and pushing himself way too hard simply because he was afraid of having to leave them, which technically is true, but she'll never know how real it is to him the possibility that he might just lose everything or how many times he's already gone through that.

“So I mean, you said you were a substitute, but Ram has no substitute for you, does she? I mean, if you weren’t there for her, can you imagine the state she’d be in?”

I love that line. It's a great callback, as while Rem will never know it, Subaru himself has seen how deeply Ram loves her and the state she'd be in if Rem died. But if I'm remembering correctly how the later arcs go, it's another nice parallel between Subaru and Rem. In this case, him being so lost in his devotion to Emilia that he doesn't consider her side of things, but I'll talk more about that if and when it does come up in the story.

Original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Re_Zero/comments/gmek8z/novels_first_time_read_through_light_novel_vol_3/

[kootenaygoon]

So,

I found myself exhausting to be around.

Not only was I endlessly grieving the death of my relationship with Paisley, replaying scenes in my head or conjuring her in my daydreams, underneath there was a low-boiling depression that was always on the verge of bubbling over. The electrified half of my personality kept me chugging along in the belief that I would become a giant success eventually while the depressed half wondered why I was being such a pain in the ass in the meantime. If I wasn’t crying then I was fighting, or at least complaining. And the chronic pot-smoking wasn’t helping, either — my solution had become the problem.

One Saturday morning mid-summer I stood at the kitchen window watching Brendan jump on the trampoline with Tasha, blowing on my coffee, and felt myself overwhelmed with envy. They looked so joyful in the moment, so casually happy, their father-daughter relationship on proud display. He had this house, these kids, this life. And he made it seem so easy. I wondered if Brendan ever struggled to get out of bed, if he ever felt like circumstances were overwhelming him, if he’d ever been tempted to take matters into his own hands, like Andrew Stevenson.

I took a sip of coffee and let the Saturday scene wash over me. The backyard was strewn with random family detritus. There was a small tricyle with a wagon toppled over amidst spilled toys and multi-coloured balls, and an uncoiled garden hose laying on the concrete path. The grass was lush, freshly watered, and the kind of green doctors should prescribe for people with mental illness. Tasha lost her balance and began bouncing on her back, screaming with laughter, repeating over and over: “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!”

When I first moved in with Brendan, one of the traits that impressed me was how he lavished positive attention on his daughter. He was always advocating for her at school, making sure she wasn’t being left out, and he scolded people for using ableist language. A week earlier he brought her along to Starbelly Jam in Crawford Bay, and I got an awesome photo of her smiling safe from Brendan’s shoulders. When I became a father, that was the type of father I wanted to be. 

I turned and padded back through the kitchen and into the living room. Dylan had one of his friends over, and they were belly-down on cushions in the half-darkness playing Minecraft. Lately I’d been reading him Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a privilege I took very seriously. He liked the voices I did for the different characters, and when his Dad approached from down the hallway he would yell “five more minutes! Five more minutes!” The plan was to read one book a year, so that his trajectory through school mirrored Harry’s. 

“I’ve never understood this stupid game. How come you guys are always playing it?” I asked, deliberately blocking the screen. “Oh, am I in the way?”

“Hey! It’s awesome! Get out of the way!” Dylan yelled. “It’s like the best game ever.”

“Don’t you have Mario?”

“Mario sucks! We don’t want to play Mario!”

I continued past him and pushed out to the front porch, where there was a white leather couch. Our dog Roxy was resting next to my open laptop, which was partway through an episode of Stranger Things. I set my coffee on the windowsill, kicked off my slippers, and went searching for the next joint. I was smoking two each morning now, just to get in the proper headspace for work, and the financial aspect of that equation was getting harder to ignore. It felt silly, having a debilitating dependence on pot of all things. There were people out here on real drugs, people dying of fentanyl, so who cared that I was hooked on something as innocuous as weed? That being said, I’d tried and failed to quit enough times that I understood it would take something extreme to make me stop. I wondered when that was going to happen. 

Why was it that my brain couldn’t function without it? I thought maybe it was just the hurdle of withdrawal I couldn’t overcome, but it wasn’t just that. I liked my thoughts better when I was high, and they floated into my brainspace without effort, which left me to wonder if these were my real thoughts at all. Was I the depressed Will Johnson, or the crazy one? 

Would the real Will Johnson please stand up?

As I lit my next joint, I pressed play on Eminem’s music video “The Monster”. It was another collaboration with Rihanna following “Love the Way You Lie”. I took a long toke as he struggled in a strait jacket, as he sat across from her like Tony sitting down with Dr. Melfi. He was taking in his own work via TV screens, replaying scenes from his life.

“I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed. Get along with the voices inside of my head,” Rihanna sang. “Keep trying to save me, stop holding your breath. And you think I’m crazy, you think I’m crazy ... well, that’s not fair!”

Eventually I clicked away, and went back to scrolling through Facebook mindlessly. I checked how my Star stories were doing Facebook like-wise, then headed over to my two Twitter accounts to see if anything was going down. Roxy was warm against my legs as she turned and yawned. I gave her a scratch between the eyes as Eminem continued to rap at my stomach.

When I returned to Facebook, I saw that I had a few new likes on one of my pictures from Starbelly Jam. A french face-painter had volunteered over half an hour of her time to paint a grinning blue dragon on my torso, and then I posed roaring against a mystical forest backdrop infused with purple magic. It was taken right before I got the cover photo, of a EDM-backed violinist named Kytami flying across the stage. Sometimes I felt like photos were the only things keeping my memories from smudging into nothingness from all the pot. They were my back-up drive. 

“I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed,” Rihanna sang. “Get along with the voices inside of my head.”

Right at that moment the front door opened, and Brendan appeared shaking a box of cigarettes into his palm. I half-sat, rearranging myself. For almost my entire stay he’d been a non-smoker, but his new girlfriend Cindy had gotten him going again recently. As he lit up he shook his head at the stupidity of it all. 

“I’m making more coffee, you want some?”

The Kootenay Goon

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #267

“Sleepwalker Sammn, Kraz Revealed and Stev Revived”

[Lie] Yawns sleepily as she heads out the door to tend to her animals first thing in the morning-

[Sammn] (is dreaming) - she standing in darkness, hearing shouts & screams from all around. She can't see, but knows her army is on the cusp of defeat. She tries to command them to retreat, but is unable to speak. She tries to move and finds herself frozen. In the darkness, a figure begins to take shape. -

[Sammn] - (still dreaming) - tries again to move, fails. Figure is closer, but it's nothing but a dark shape. Then a deep voice fills her head - WAKE UP! IT'S NOT REAL, WAKE UP!

[Lie] Notices her dogs crowding towards one side of their pen and goes to investigate- Hello?

[Sammn] - gives a scream and wakes up.

[Lie] - Sammn!

[Sammn] - jumps, and stumbles back - Huh? What?

[Lie] - Hey. it's okay, I think you were sleep walking.  Is everything okay?

[Sammn] - blinks, looking around - I guess? This happens sometimes.

[Lie] - Do you need to sit down at all?

[Sammn] - Na, I'm fine. Sorry if I startled you.

[Lie] - Not at all, were you having a good dream?

[Sammn] - frowns - Don't think so, can't really remember much, except the voice. That's always in my dreams.

[Lie] - A voice?

[Sammn] - Yeah, don't know who it is, but they always tell me to wake up.

[Lie] - Wake up?  That seems more like something that my husband would say, he can manipulate dreams, control them, and trap people in them

[Sammn] - Interesting. So... Why you up this early?

[Lie] - I have to take care of my animals, do you want to help?

[Sammn] - Sure.

[Lie] Smiles and leads Sammn over to the horse pen and shows her how much hay to throw in-

-The horses all whinny and press up against the fence-

[Sammn] - Wow, collect horses? - holds out some wheat.

[Lie] Laughs- A bit.  So how have you been?  Are you doing okay?

[Sammn] - shrugs - Yeah, just been sleeping alot. Looked around some, but got lost. Took me hours to get back.

[Lie] - If you ever need help getting somewhere, just call out in chat, somebody can always teleport you.  But I do remember how easy it was to get lost when I first came here

[Sammn] - looks at her funny - Chat?

[Lie] - You know, the words that occasionally pop up in the corner of your vision?  That's the chat

[Sammn] - Hum... Ok, let's go with that. - turns back to feeding the horses.

[Lie] - If you don't know how to use that, you can always call out mentally, several brines here are psychic so we will be able to hear you

[Sammn] - nods - Someone else told me that too.  Hopefully I'll never have resort to that, but I shall remember.

[Lie] - So do you remember anything from before?

[Sammn] - sighs - Not really. Just more random bits, but little of it makes sense.

[Lie] - I almost envy you

[Sammn] Envy? This... I hate not knowing. It's maddening to know I've forgotten something, or someone.

[Sammn] - That I can't remember anything about myself or the life I may have had.

[Lie] - I willingly gave up any good memories I had from when I lived in the real world, but I have all my memories from when I was first dragged into the game up until now

[Sammn] - Oh, I have to guess they weren't pleasant. In that case, I can understand.

[Lie] - Well, I was originally my husbands victim, a means to the ends of a bet

[Sammn] - frowns - That doesn't sound good...

[Lie] - It wasn't, I was hounded, tortured, sexually assaulted...  You name it he probably did it

[Sammn] - looks down at the ground. Something stirs in her memories, but it's fleeting and gone just as fast.

[Lie] - However it's because I was human that Doc found us.  CP was not the type of brine they would have invited here, but they did so for me, to help keep me safe

[Sammn] - nods absentmindly.

[Lie] - Hey?  Are you okay?

[Sammn] - Ah... I almost remembered something. But it's gone...

[Lie] - It's okay, we'll help you in any way we can

[Sammn] - nods and forces a smile. - So, what critter is next?

[Lie] - The sheep, they need to be sheered to

[Sammn] - Lead the way.

[Lie] Leads them a few pens over where the sheep are grazing, Rosebud trots up to the fence and bleats at them- Hey there Rosebud

[Sammn] - Aw, they're so cute.

[Lie] - A gift from my husband.  She's glitched so she'll never grow up

[Sammn] - kneels down to look better - Poor little thing.

[Lie] - Oh she's perfectly happy.  A baby pink sheep is not a natural spawn, so he had to make her specifically.  She was a valentines day gift

[Sammn] - holds out hand - A gift, but broken from the start.

[Rosebud] Lips Sammn's hand, looking for treats-

[Sammn] - smiles sadly - Sorry little one, I dint have any treats.

[Rosebud] Goes back to nibbling the grass-

[Lie] - So do you have any plans for today Sammn?

[Sammn] - No, not really.

[Lie] - Then why don't you hang around here for today, spend some time with the animals

[Sammn] - Maybe. Sad to say, not like I got anything better to do.

[Lie] - Eh, we can always have quiet days where we don't do much

[Sammn] - Yeah, but I've kinda been doing nothing anyways. - stands up dusting skirt - Any more critters I can help with?

[Lie] - Hmmm, everythings been fed, but if you want to take some of the dogs out to play with them I'm sure they'd appreciate it

[Sammn] - Sure. Let me go find a stick or two, give them something to fetch.

[Lie] - Alright, I'm going to work with some of the horses so if you need me I'll be in front of the house

[Sammn] - nods and heads toward the trees.

[Sammn] - searches under the trees, looking for a couple of thick sturdy sticks.

-They both sit in silence in the desert, NK behind Mix, examining the emerald between her shoulder blades. There's almost a sense of sadness in his eyes as he does. He touches its surface curiously, wondering if a weapon type had been decided. Maybe not yet, too soon for her he decided.-

-NK takes a deep breath, eye glow brightening intensely before he blows deeply onto the gem. The air he exhales is deep, deep indigo in color, almost black in spots. Its speckled with white points of light, like distant stars in the mist. It condenses around the emerald before sparking and then sinking into the gem. Mix breaths a bit steadier now, as her energy level smooths out into a calm output rather than spastic bursts of energy. -

[NK] There, that should do, Mix. Self sustaining now... Now I just need to make sure it's functioning right....

[Doc] Scuttles up to the top of a sandpile and looks back- You ready kiddo?

[Yaunfen] Yep!

[Doc] Just topples over and rolls like an angular log to the bottom, kicking up sand everywhere. Xe scoots over and looks back-

[Yaunfen] Wiggles their butt excitedly before doing the same, tumbling down the much less steep slope their parent made in the sand- WHEEE!

[Doc] Stands up and shakes off hir mane-

[Yaunfen] Bounces around - Again! Again!

[Doc] Gestures with a claw- Go ahead.

[Yaunfen] Dashes back up the hill and rolls down again laughing.

[Doc] Flips hir tail and a big cloud of sand goes flying-

[NK] -Sputters and swats sand off body, getting up and turning to yell at who threw sand everywhere- What the fuck!

[Mix] -Sand covered, amazing. Awkwardly stands up and dusts self off-

[Doc] Hair poofs! - Whoops! Sorry guys. Did I inturrupt something?

[Yaunfen] Starts running up the hill again-

[NK] I was sealing her stone, so no. I'd just finished. Actually.. Doctor, would you like to help us? I need someone to look at the code, make sure it's connected now.

[Doc] Sealing it? Oh, sure! You know I'm happy to help out. - Xe shrinks down to hir human shape and sets up a command block. - Just put your hand here Mix. I'll have a look.

[Yaunfen] Comes racing over and jumps on Doc-

[Doc] Is knocked over completely by their nearly horse-sized dragon child- OOOF! -Xe just lays still for a minute. - Can we save that for when I'm in my bigger shape Yaunfen?

[Yaunfen] - But fun!

[Mix] Just put my hand there? Alright. -Sets hand on the command block-

[NK] Got around to sealing it finally, thank the stars.

[Doc] It's more fun when you can just crawl all over me without making me flatter then a lilly pad! - wiggles out from underneath-

[Yaunfen] Goes over to Mix- We play?

[Doc] Pulls hirself up to the block and looks at the readout-

-The code seems more full now, and the energy source is her Stone rather than any food she might eat. Interestingly enough there's an additional respawn code. Older coding is hidden farther in, broken and barely holding together. It seems to be basis for other newer codes, but never removed. It could probably be put together, maybe?-

[Doc] Tilts hir head curiously - You have some odd files here... it's like you're carrying part of someone else's backup disk...

[Yaunfen] Nudges the command block-

-The readout flickers as it glitches from being shoved-

[Doc] Careful, I'm trying to read...

[Yaunfen] Flops with a huff-

[Doc] Reaches over and rubs Yaunfen gently between their spikes. - No need to be huffy.

[NK] -Slightly guilty look where Mix can't see it- It's probably nothing.

[Mix] Really? Is it-- is that dangerous?

[Doc] I don't think so. It looks like basic stuff. I see some bits that look like Steve-type coding actually.

[Mix] Well I am.. a Steve...? I dunno.

[NK] -Softly increased guilt look-

[Doc] It's not that simple Mix. I- I'll just make some copies and start a new folder on my block.

[Yaunfen] - Mada we play!

[Doc] Hang on sweetie... this is a little odd. There's part of a another personality matrix here. - Gives NK a questioning look.

[NK] -Shies back from the look a bit, baring teeth silently-

[Mix] What?

[Doc] Moves Mix's hand off the block gently. There are only a few files and they're already copied. - Nk... what did you do...?

[NK] Nothing. -That's clearly a lie, no one who did nothing would react like that-

[Mix] -Looks back at NK with a confused look-

[Yaunfen] Digs through inventory for entertainment and pulls out a white flitter to play with that they caught-

[Doc] Doesn't notice the flitter but speaks more openly because of it.  - I don't believe you Nk. What is this?

[NK] ... -bites lip a bit and crosses arms- It....

[NK] -Softly- It's the original.

[Doc] Original what?

[NK] Steve from our seed.

[Mix] What?

[Doc] You copied his memories for Mix to carry?

[NK] No... I didn't. I think it's the same body too.. I don't.. I don't know. It might've been Kraz and hir folk who did all that but I don't.. I don't know! *hunches on self a bit

[NK] I don't know.

[Mix] -Looks a bit winded over this all, sitting down and looking up at them-

[Doc] Why didn't you tell me this sooner?!

[NK] I didn't want too! I didn't think anything remained except memories and chunks of broken code! I wasn't going to ruin a child at the chance he'd come back! She deserved a life too!

[Doc] You don't have to ruin anything NK! You've seen me rebuild people from scraps! There's no sacrifice here! For all you know he's been helplessly watching through her eyes this whole time!

[NK] -taps foot a bit anxiously, looking away- ..I.. I was scared. I don't watch you that often, Doctor. I didn't know. I... You can bring him back? Is-- Is there enough?

[Doc] I'm sure the End going to find out! - Still upset-

[Yaunfen] - Mada?

[NK] He wasn't there through it, Doctor. I know. He was resilient, but not that resilient. Do you want to know what he looked like last I saw him as him? If he was aware this whole time I'll apologize myself!

[Doc] Lets out a long whoosh of air, and makes a sad face. Xe reaches for Yaunfen and gives them a small hug to steady hirself- Yes. I need to know everything.

[Yaunfen] Curls around Doc, batting at the flitter-

[NK] -Deep shuddering breath and looks away-

-Fluttery connection to share memories, He's clearly looking down, and likely crying judging by the drops falling. A person who's definitely a Steve is laying motionless on the ground. A good portion of his face is scorched, and black patches on the collarbone vanish under the shirt. One arm is gone completely just beneath the shoulder, while the other is gone below the elbow. A hole in the shirt over the chest is saturated in blood, and NK was clearly trying to avoid looking at it in the memory. Sobbing is about the only sound in it-

[Nk] I-- It was bad. Real bad..... We... when someone with a spellstone dies, their body stays because it rebuilds. But.. His stone was shattered completely. He wasn't coming back. It.. It was all that monsters fault... *huffs

[Doc] Takes a good look at the face and the damage in the connection before it fades and sets hir jaw. - I'll be the judge of who can and can't come back. And don't lie to me again Nk. Not ever.

[NK] -Softer grumble-

[Doc] Pulls out hir carrot phone and starts making a new player account -

[Mix] -Holding sand in her hands, just, processing everything-

[Yaunfen] Stretches- Mada...

[Doc] Yes?

[Yaunfen] - Snack?

[Mix] So I'm a copy?

[NK] I-- No! No. You're not, you're you, sweetheart. *bend down to smooth Mix's hair- You're you.

[Doc] Here you go - Xe takes out the equivilent of bread on Yaunfen's seed. It's a rather large Snickers type bar, and holds it out-

[Doc] You're not a copy Mix. You're an orginal, but your body has... transplants.

[Yaunfen] Vacuums it into their mouth-

[Doc] Slides off Yaunfen and connects the phone to the command block, there's a faint electrical buzz and a Steve skin forms on top of the block and flops over like a doll.

[NK] -Soothes Mix a bit more before turning to watch Doc and the Steve, nervously-

[Doc] Pulls the limp and empty skin down so it's flat on the ground and connects a wire to it with a bit of statick. - Tell me about this... gem. Can one be made? I mean, I can run a basic Steve as a player with no problem, but still... it would be more accurate that way.

[NK] I don't.. I'm not sure if it's safe for both to have a spellstone.. There's only ever been four....

[Doc] Can we just use one of your basic clear crystals? Then if it's rejected, I'll cut it out myself and sew him up again. If he's supposed to have one, it might adjust automatically.

[NK] Sure.. -Pulls one out of his inventory and gives it to Doc.- His was in his back, Like Mix.

[Doc] Takes it and pushes the skin up a bit to add it in. It sinks into the flat surface and leaves a lozenge of whitish pixels over the blue of his shirt-

-There's some crackling and a faint hum as the files are copied and the player skin accepts them-

[NK] I uh... He... -soft grunt and vague gesture- -slight flush to cheeks-

[Doc] Lays the figure back down flat again and watches intently as it begins to spin up and load. After a moment xe disconnects the wire and crouches beside the prone Steve before checking it's code. - It's fragmented... but working so far.

[NK] -Settles and very gently pokes Doc, wanting to say something-

[Doc] Goes for a little zap to try and wake them up- Huh?

[NK] -Softly- He-- No dick. -embarrassed flush- Didn't have one.

[Doc] Head whips around to Nk-  Do what now?! I needed to know that Nk!!

[NK] I-- was getting to it--- *flustered noise

[Steve?] *Squeak and slight wiggle before pained breath

[Steve?] *blinks eyes open

[Doc] Welcome back? I suppose. How do you feel?

[Steve?] -Just stares up blankly for a bit, head turning slowly toward Doc and NK- ...... What the fuck is between my legs?

[NK] -Embarrassed noise as he covers his face- Sorry

[Doc] Male genitalia, sorry about that... Nk didn't tell me you weren't a basic Steve gender-wise.

[Steve?] .. Oh. Can.. Can that get fixed? I- It's making it hard to focus. *pushes self up to sit quietly, avoiding looking at anything farther than his stomach area

[Doc] How do you want it? Just nothing for now?

[Steve?] A slit. It was a slit. I don't-- I don't know how this happened or where I am, but familiarity is helping. It-. .. It went up to here. *Gestures a bit below belly button

[Doc] Gingerly lifts up their shirt and disconnects their unwanted bits, before making a bit of a dark line where they were, xe stuffs them into the sand so they'll quietly despawn. - You don't have any internal organs at the moment. so that'll have to do for now.

[Steve?] *Soft relieved noise

[Steve?] Thank you kindly. I'm Stev. I don't think we've officially met? -Distant look as partitioning memories that are there in his head

[NK] -Just barely containing himself, watching Stev-

[Mix] I.. I've got to go. -Clumsily stands up and moves off. She's shooked-

[Yaunfen] Tries to snag Mix's clothing- Don't go! We have new Steve!

[Doc] No, I don't think so. I'm Doc. And this is my child; Yaunfen-

[Yaunfen] HI!

[Stev] Nice to meet you... -Eyes linger on Yaunfen for a second.- What an odd creature...

[Yaunfen] I'm a dragon! RAWR!

[Doc] We've got lots of dragons here actually. This is a sanctuary for any who require one.

[Stev] Like the mines... I'm glad others are kind..

[Doc] Mines? Well, obviously we have those here. We have several Steves, and Alexes, and Herobrines too. But I'm not sure what you're reffering to specifically.

[Stev] ... The.. The name escapes me..

[NK]Dark Ice Mines. It was called Dark Ice Mines.

[Stev] Hm... Sounds.. About right. Thank you Darlin'. -Offhandedly gives NK a pat to his hand-

[NK] -Looks ready to be in tears-

[Yaunfen] Stands very still as the flitter lands on hir nose - chuff!

[Doc] Dark Ice Mines? That sounds a bit grim.

[NK] It was an odd place. But it was mine, and I took care of it best I could....

[Stev] Pleasant place.. I think... My memory feels broken... Cycling through what I can..

[Doc] I didn't have much to work with. Only time will tell what comes back to you.

[Stev] The last thing I can really remember is pain.. So much....

[Doc] Well you did die.... It looked like you were either torn or blown apart in some accident....

[Stev] -Turns head to look toward NK, questioningly-

[NK] -Looks away nervously, holding onto Stev's hand a bit tighter-

[Flitter] Bats it's wings lightly and glides between them-

[Yaunfen] Reaches for it with their long whiskers-

[NK] Prince.. ... Destroyed you. ..In.. A fit of rage. -Very softly-

[Stev] .. I.. Oh....

[Doc] Who is Prince?

[NK] Our notch. His spellstone was made from gold. -Referencing the gold bits that had been inside Mix's chest- He was prone to.. fits of rage.

[Stev] -Gently- He was good otherwise... Really.

[Doc] If he was an older NOTCH AI... some of them do seem to be rather... quirky and unpredictable.

[Yaunfen] Sneaking up on Stev-

[Stev] I mean.. He had his troubles, but he was good. He took care of his people..

[NK] -Bitterly- Not always.. Otherwise the Mines wouldn't have been as lively as they were.

[Stev] -Head tilts a bit to look at the sneaky sneaking Yaunfen- What doing?

[Yaunfen] Playing! - Xe gives him a light bat with a paw- You're it!

[Doc] Oh dear... He wasn't running a prison, was he?

[NK] No, No... The mines were my domain. Part of them was in the Nether. That's where those who felt unsafe with Prince stayed most often...

[Doc] It sounds like an iffy situation.  So... what happened to everyone else?

[NK] What do you mean?

[Stev] -Looks down at his other arm almost blankly, like he's registering it before lifting it and reaching for Yaunfen to boop them back-

[Doc] What happened to your seed Nk?

[Yaunfen] Is booped and giggles-

[NK] I... -bites lip- I'm not exactly sure to be honest with you... There was a later stage on the seed? Like coded or something... A.. Parasite I guess is it's analogue? Bad code was what it was for us. .. Some of the memories are fucked up here so I might not remember everything.. We... Well we did what we could to keep the seed together..

[Stev] -Listening while scratching Yaunfen's head-

[Yaunfen] Is petted and starts purrring-

[Doc] I see... Is there anyone else in your group carrying fragments of other people?

[NK] I'm.. Not sure. Kraz is unaccounted for... And I'm assuming Prince is as good as Dead... Unless... -head tilt- Unless MA has the other pieces somehow..

[Doc] What was Kraz? A glitch? A player? Or something else entirely?

[NK] Uhh.. Something on our seed, A Krazoa. Powerful... Thing. Kraz was the head of them all..

[Doc] Thing? Was he some kind of monster?

[NK] Uh... You know uh... Gamemode 3? Spectator? Is that how it's phrased? Where you can go through anything?

[Doc] Oh geeze... I hate that mode... It makes me feel like I'm going to throw up... Even when I'm moving through the ground I can't see that far ahead of me.

[Yaunfen] Mada can go through everything!

[NK] Well all of them were like a weird combination of that and creative.

[Doc] Like ghosts.... That's unsettling....

[Kraz] I dunno, It's just our natural state of being... -Just delicately leans onto Doc's shoulder, looking down with a cheerful smile. They're filtering into view as they do so, expression turning cheeky at NK's spooked face across from them-

[Kraz] I don't get how you can remain solid constantly. So tiring.

[Doc] Legit screams and scrambles backwards, xe bangs into the command block and it spazzes for a moment, reacting with hir statick-

[Yaunfen] MADA!

[Kraz] -Keening laugh, covering mouth with a hand, finding delight in the spooked Doc- Delightful.

[Kraz] -From about the hips down they've got just barely visibly wispy limbs, in a blue purple hue-

[NK] You've been here the whole time, haven't you.

[Kraz] Yep.

[Yaunfen] Runs to Doc and curls around them- Mada? Why you hurt my mada?! Blue meanie!

[Doc] What the...?!

[Kraz] Honestly Just been poking around at everything the whole time! Mix didn't notice a thing. Gee, wonder why this painting moved to the second floor? Where did the painting go?... Clueless. We could've done more putting her together... Kind of in a rush... -Shrugs and regards Doc with a hum-

[Yaunfen] Hisses at Kraz-

[Kraz] Oh shhh.. I'm not going to hurt anyone.

[NK] So... The body...? Are the others Jammed in there or what?

[Kraz] -Exasperated sigh- Yes, they are. 8 says Hi.

[Doc] 8? Are there more pieces I need to revive?

[Kraz] No, Not at all. We're about.. 12 entities in one body. Needed to be to put a spark of near permanent life in a corpse.

[Kraz] -offhandedly- We're good, but not good enough to do it separate.

[Doc] Ah... welll..... I don't think I like the idea of people wandering around invisible spying on everyone. That makes me uncomfortable.

[Stev] -Unconsciously leaning into NK, looking at his hands-

[Kraz] I don't really do that much, boring. You all are pretty normal, almost. I usually just follow Mix around. She was such an interesting experiment...

[Doc] Narrows hir eyes at hir friend being reffered to like that. - Nonethless you are not an admin, and I'm not sure I trust you. So... - Xe does some quick typing on the block behind hir-

-  /effect playersKraz glowing 1000000/ -

[Yaunfen] Glowly blue meanie!

[Doc] Now I can keep an eye on you.

[Kraz] -Spooked jerk as a glowing aura surrounds them, only to panic back up as it comes with- What the-- -They flip around so they're upside down, looking as it continues to follow- I... Wow... That's... Huh... Weird...

[Doc] Just a little light so you have an outline. Nothing damaging.

[Kraz] -Upside down- An interesting punishment, Doctor. -Flips back to normal and examines hand, turning it back and forth before fading it, watching the outline remain- I see..

[Stev] -Soft inhale, eyes widening and his grip on NK tightening-

[Nk] Hmm? -Looks over at Stev, only to tense up a bit- What's wrong?

[Doc] It's not a punishment, you're just on probation. I'm aggravated because I don't like people in here who weren't specifically invited.

[Kraz] I was invited! Mix just didn't know I was there. *shrug

[Stev] -Softly- I remember dying...

[Doc] That does not count! -Turns to Stev - Yes... those last files were mostly complete...

[Stev] -Just quietly clinging to NK, eyes flicking around, probably recalling the memory-

[NK] -running fingers through Stev's hair and rocking them back and forth gently-

[Kraz] I mean, It does? I was part of the group and you invited them innnn.....

[Doc] Flat look of annoyance- I would not have nessesarly refused you. I just don't like people decieving me. You hiding all this time makes me suspicious.

[Kraz]  But there was no deception~ If you don't check for extras, it's your fault. Not mine.

[Doc] Nk? Stev? Will you vouch for this entity? If not, I'll boot his ass out.

[Stev]-Still in memory hell-

[NK] -Looks up- I... I guess I'll vouch for them. They're not harmful, and it's not like they have anywhere to go anymore...

[Doc] Then I'll be satisfied with that.

[Kraz] -Just nods a bit.- I'm going to go check on the science nugget then, my spookage is done here... -Fades, but the glow is still there. Outline shifts and looks down before shrugging and going off-

[NK] Gangs almost all here.. And I'm fine with prince being a dead motherfucker... Affections be damned. *soft growl, only to stop as Stev shifts a bit, sniffling-

[Doc] If he's nasty to Mix, let me know. I'm sure I could figure out a way to keep him from constantly shadowing her.

[Yaunfen] Don't cry Stev... - sad eyes-

[NK] I doubt they're nasty to Mix.. They wouldn't have gone through the.. effort to make her, if they were going to be rude to her. ... Can.. You help me get Stev somewhere comfy? -Awkwardly scoops Stev up, tucking the Steve to his chest-

[Doc] Of course, You know my house is closer - Xe scoops up hir command block and puts it away before making a small roll backwards into hir dragon shape again -

[Yaunfen] Prances to hir and buts against hir happily- Mada...

[NK] -Shifts Stev carefully, checking on him before nodding- That'll do.

[Doc] Slides undrground and comes up softly under them so they end up on hir back. Xe starts walking gently back to the castle as Yaunfen runs ahead-

[NK] ..... Thank you, doctor.

[Doc] You're welcome Nk. Just don't be hesitant to ask for my help in the future. Okay? - Xe trots onto the grass and down towards the horsepen.

[NK] I'll.. Keep it in mind.

[Doc] Slips down the stairs and into the ground again leaving them by the side entrance.

[Yaunfen] Changes into their kid form and opens the doors. There's a bed and the fridge just visible inside. -

[NK] -Steps inside=-

[Doc] Comes back normal again and helps Nk get Stev in and onto the bed Endrea once occupied with Ashe.

[Yainfen] Hits the button on the fridge a few times and theres suddenly a scattering of cooked pork chops, apples and potatoes in the vicinity. - Awwww.....

[Doc] It's okay Yaunfen. I'll get you some food. - Xe opens a trunk and gives the child a huge candied apple and a couple of donuts.

[Yaunfen] Tucks in-

[Stev] -Curls up on the bed, holding onto one of NK's hands-

[Doc] Pulls out one of Steve's kitted blankets and drapes the gaudy thing around the new Stev's shoulders-

[Stev] -Softly- Thank you...

[Deer] Comes up the stairs- Love?  Do we have visitors?  I felt you doing stuff

[Doc] Yes... I found some odd code and extracted it. Mix was carrying part of a Steve...

[Deer] - Oh!  Is this them?

[Doc] Indicates the cozy couple. - This is Stev... and Nk, of course.

[Deer] - I see, and now what about the person who's constantly glowing?

[Doc] Mix was also carrying another entity... someone who snuck in with her party. They're partly in spectator mode. I don't like the idea of someone invisible sneaking around.

[Deer] - Ah, well that will take some getting used to...

[Yaunfen] Hi mama. - Goes to hug her-

[Doc] Is it causing a system issue?

[Deer] Picks them up into a snuggly hug- Hello my sweet little one.  Did we have fun today?

[Yaunfen] Yeah! I had candy and rolled in the sand and Mada made us a new Steve!

[Deer] - Good for them, but I bet your a bit dirty now, should we go take a bath?  Maybe we could use the big tub in the lab?

[Yaunfen] Okay!

[Deer] - And maybe Mada will have to join me later~

[Stev[ -Looks up at Deer-

[Deer] Glances back at Stev and smiles warmly- Welcome to the server-

[Stev] It's.. Nice to be here? I... think...

[Doc] Heh. I presume it beats being in limbo slash dead?

[Stev] Yeah... Definitely... *Grimaces a bit and leans into NK slightly

[NK] -Rakes claws through Stev's hair quietly- Definitely..

[Stev] ... -Blinks a bit before tilting head to look up at NK- ...If the seeds gone, does that mean my toys are too?

-Mildly flustered NK noise-

[Doc] Toys?

[Stev]... -Turns to Doc- Sex toys...?

-Even more embarrassed NK noise-

[Doc] ... What did you have in mind?

[Stev] Something that vibrates? Usually.

[Doc] Well you currently don't have any internal organs besides your hearts... but I can arrange it for when you're fully regenerated. Do you need a specific shape?

[Stev] I'm fine waiting... Something Egg shaped, maybe..?

[Doc] Remembers the big slit - Ah... I'll make it happen. You just rest for now.

[Stev] Much thanks..

[NK] -Highly red faced-

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Bad Ideas

Summary: Sometimes, you have bad ideas. Some end worse than others, this one in particular.

Title: Bad Ideas (Pt. I of ?) Word Count: 1 484 (between a drabble and a fic, woops) Warnings: Cursing, boulders, falling. Characters: Revali, Reader Relationships: None, yet.

Author’s Note: I WROTE MOST OF THIS AT ONE AM IM SO SORRY GUYS - mod q

Maybe this was a bad idea. This was probably a bad idea.

This was totally a bad idea.

Maybe you should have realized that before you ended up hundreds -- thousands? -- of feet above Hyrule, sitting on a boulder with your last octoballoons on their last legs. In the distance, the dragon, Naydra, made the descent toward the soil from the heavens, and you watched your perch. The crisp morning air bit at your pointed ears, and your arms and legs had long since numbed from how cold it was up here. You had run out of cold resistance elixirs, and your traveling clothes weren't nearly as warm as anything made for temperatures this low.

Your breath clouded in front of your face, and you put another octoballoon on the boulder just as another popped, and you stood and balanced as it swung. That was your last octoballoon. Another pop and you didn't have another to replace what was. You hopped over to where the last balloon was, not at all ready for it to pop. In fact, in your desperation to continue living, you started talking to the damned thing.

"Hey, little octoballoon. Please don't pop. I really, really don't want to die today. I have a lot going for me! I'm smart, good-looking, and clever! You really shouldn't pop, so that I don't die. Like, seriously don't-"

It popped.

And down you and the boulder went, with you screaming for dear life and clinging to the damn thing. But soon the cold air seared your throat, and you merely grit your teeth and separated from the boulder. If you died, you didn't want to die clinging to a damn boulder. No, you would spend your last moments messing around in the air as you fall to your death.

So, for what felt like a long while, you 'sat' in the air, thinking about the world soon approaching that you would leave behind once you squished against it. Like a cucco egg being dropped. Above, the boulder was falling, since you had dove down lower beneath it simple because you wanted to. Only about a two hundred feet until you hit the ground, you could assume, when you saw a figure soaring through the sky. Immediately recognizing the wings of a Rito in the place of arms, you dove toward the flying figure, hoping you wouldn't take both of you to your death.

Luckily for you, they were just below you, and it was a straight dive toward them. It was then you felt a tug at your back, and you realized your glider was catching the wind. Your glider!? How had you forgotten your recent acquirement? Smacking yourself in the head angrily, you immediately spread it out and glided lazily, no longer risking death. Perfect.

That is until you remember there's also a falling boulder, and that both you and the Rito are in its sights. Yelling towards them, you swore when your warnings were caught and carried off by the vicious winds. In a quick movement, you switched your legs into the loops of your glider, somehow tilting your hips so that you could steer. Thank goodness you learned to somehow fly like this when you first got the glider, for some odd reason.

The wind rushed you toward the Rito, which you observed to have dark, stone blue colored feathers, and you grasped his sky blue scarf in your hand. And steered your glider in the entirely opposite direction, dragging the Rito by his scarf. You felt bad for having to choke him momentarily by his scarf, but you knew a temporary strangling was less than a permanent death.

Grabbing his waist instead of his scarf, you slowed your panicked speed in favor of a steady glide. It was then the Rito regained his senses and began struggling in your form grasp, his bow knocking into your face frequently. "What are you doing!? You nearly killed me!" he yelled right into your face, and you cringed backward. Before you spoke, you steadied your grip on him so that he didn't fall. Sure, he could probably save himself now, but he didn't deserve the stress.

"Look I'm sorry, but I'm sure you wouldn't want to be squished beneath a boulder," you quipped back.

"What boulder!?" he, for lack of a better word, squawked into your face.

It was then the massive rock came whizzing by, impacting the earth with a thundering boom that rocked the landscape. Luckily, you were in the open wilderness, where the open space was void of anything but the random bokoblin camp or rock structure. Sighing in relief, you steered the glider to a landing space, still upside down and holding the unnamed Rito in your arms.

"Still, really sorry for grabbing you like that, but I'm pretty sure you would prefer me to that boulder, right?" you asked, before pointing out silently that they were incoming toward the ground. "Just stick out your legs like a normal landing," you hummed, and as he touched the ground, you let him go. Deciding it would be best if you landed now and fully explained yourself, you spread your hands out and, grasping the ground with gloved hands, kicked your feet out of the glider's holders and righting yourself, before picking up the fallen glider.

You brushed your windswept hair from your face, momentarily resting your hands on your knees before standing straight. The Rito was now standing straight and looking at you with a look that could kill the mightiest moblin. It was then you recognized who he was, and physically slammed your hand into your forehead, before falling back onto the grasses. "I took Revali, Champion of the Wind, Captain of Vah Medoh, and best archer of the Rito out of the sky. Good job, me," you said, loud and sarcastic.

"Well, at least you recognized my prowess and many titles. But I don't recognize you, or why you just fell out of the sky, followed by a FALLING BOULDER!?" he yelled, and you sighed. Looking to your far right, you could still see the grand monstrosity that had almost killed you both. A breathless laugh on your part, before you let your head fall back again.

"I'll give you a few hints, and you can put it together. Two hundred octoballoons, a big boulder, a stupid adventurer who initially forgot they had a glider on them," you say, before punctuating your words with a groan of pain. Your muscles ached, and you were sure walking would be a pain in the ass. Literally.

"You're not kidding about the stupid part," Revali voiced and you cracked an eye open to manage what could be somewhat called a glare. You didn't know anymore. Honestly, you just wanted to sleep, and you were sure this pain would last a very long time if you didn't do something about it now. Finally sitting up, you looked around the area.

"Um, is my bag anywhere? My legs hurt and I have some healing stuff in there," you said, standing up on your feet and looking around for it. You knew you had had it with you on the boulder, where else would you have gotten the two hundred octoballoons? Oh god, was it still up there? Groaning, you looked up, and sure enough, a dark blob was hurtling downward, right toward where Revali was standing. Groaning again, you warned him, "Hey, you might want to move backward a bit. My bag is about to fall on top of you."

He gave you another look, before warily stepping back, and sure enough, down splattered your bag. Cracks and the sounds of shattering glass resonated in the air, and you sighed in exasperation. "So much for my healing stuff. Anyway, I'm really sorry for.. grabbing you out of the air while hanging from my glider by my feet, but I guess you can cross that off your bucket list!" you apologized, the air soon ringing with your nervous laughter. Now, this was awkward. Grabbing your bag from before his feet, you slung it on your back and gave an awkward wave. "Yeah, I'm.. going. I don't have a place to be or anything, I'm an adventurer after all, but um, this is super awkward and if looks could kill I'd be dead a hundred times over."

With that you turned and ran, escaping his brutal stare despite your aching legs. You whistled loudly, and your horse came running beside you, to which you leaped onto it and galloped off. At least a mile away, you leaned back in the saddle and sighed. Oh god, that had been bad. Sitting back up, you looked to the horizon. Almost dusk, you concluded, and you were beat. Trotting away from the awful encounter, you nearly rejoiced with relief, glad that was over.

Oh, how wrong you were.

[metahuman-misadventures]

Team Flash/Reader  - Only When Chased - Part 1

Only When Chased

-A series of short silly fics in the life of a reluctant speedster-

Rated T for some swearing.

I’ve been sick the last few days, and this happened.  I just really really liked the idea of a speedster muttering the last line of the fic.  Everything else was just filler.  Tentative plans to write more in this series.  Possible relationship in the future.  Everyone’s available!  WHO KNOWS?   

Timeline: Mid Season 1

Today's Random Reader Name is Nellie Ryan (or Nells).

The first time it happened, you were working at your friend's family-owned bookstore for the summer.  You needed the money, she needed the help.   Yeah, the two of you probably spent more time goofing off than actually working, but it was fun and relaxing.  

You were stamping the inside covers of secondhand textbooks with the store logo when the unmistakable screeching of tires interrupted your 'Best of the 80's' station.  As you looked up from the counter, the high-pitched squeal slowed until it was just a loud low hum.  

“What the hell, Frannie?”   You asked, glancing over to your friend.  She didn't respond.  In fact she didn't even move.  You waved a hand in front of her face, but nothing seemed to register.  With just a slight bit of panic you looked around and realized that all the customers were frozen in a similar state.  Well, all two of them.

A flutter of fear wound it's way into your chest and you stumbled over to the window to look outside.  No one was moving.  You seemed to be the only one that was even aware of what was going on.  It was still early in the day so not many people were on the street, but what really caught your attention was the light blue sedan that looked like it had just taken the corner at much too fast of a speed, and the young girl on the skateboard less than 10 feet in front of the car.  

Not even sure what propelled you forward, you raced out of the bookstore and grabbed the kid, yanking her back onto the sidewalk and setting her down out of harm's way. There was a buzzing in your head and you backed up against the glass window of the store and put your hands over your ears.  In a sudden rush and a flash of light, time seemed to catch up to you and suddenly things were happening.

A woman was screaming, the tires started squealing again.  There was a sick crunch as the skateboard shattered under the weight of the car and then the car was gone and the few people out and about were crowding around the young girl trying to figure out what had happened.

In a haze you wandered back into the store where Frannie was staring at you in alarm and getting up from her stool.  “Dude, I swear to god I was just talking to you and you were gone.  What the hell? What's going on outside??”

“I don't know.”  You mumbled, as the red-headed girl ran past you to see what the commotion outside was all about.  

It was all Frannie could talk about for days, 'omg how weird was that?', 'y'know so many strange things around the city lately, like that red blur?'   

You didn't know what to think about that.  Frannie found a blog that had all these mentions of the red streak, but you didn't know how to tell her that whatever that thing was, it wasn't what had saved the girl outside the store.

The second time it happened was in the middle of karaoke night when a fight broke out between two young women who both wanted to sing the same Adele song.  As time slowed once again, you looked past them to see the pretty blonde girl at the counter glancing over at the catfight, and the respectable looking man next to her dropping a small white tablet into her drink.

“Oh hell no.” You mumbled to yourself and walked over to the bar.  The guy never even knew what hit him.

And so it went.  You saw something going on, you tried to fix it.  For the most part you were successful.  You didn't really consider yourself a hero, although Frannie did as soon as you let her in on your little secret.  She tried to come up with a superhero name for you, but you put a stop to it once she decided that “Streaker Girl” sounded great.   You thought it sounded more like someone who got arrested at a 1987 World Series game.

The day things changed was the day you went into Jitters for a pre-sidewalk-book-sale caffeine pick me up.  As you waited in line there was shouting, an angry man yelling at another equally angry man, and then suddenly there was a knife.  With a roll of the eyes and groaning to yourself “It's not even 7:00am, assholes...”, you rubbed the side of your face in annoyance and made your way over to the men now frozen in place and pried the blade away from the larger of the two guys.  “I just wanted a butterscotch latte, guys.  One extra shot.  Is that too much to ask?”  You grumbled loudly and searched the men, confiscating two more knives and one small hammer. “What the hell?”  You waved the hammer in the face of the guy with a dragon tattoo on the back of his head.  “Why do you have this?  Who brings a hammer to a knife fight, honestly?  This is mine now.”  

Slipping the weapons into your purse, you turned to make your way back to the line, pulling up short when you saw the man in the red suit watching you with a confused, but slightly amused smile on his face.  He hadn't been there before.

“Hi?” You grimaced and hugged your purse a little tighter to your side. “I just... um... I didn't want them to hurt anyone?”

“You're the one I've been trying to find?”  The way he said it, you weren't really sure if he was asking you, or himself.

“Um... okay?”  You finally said, hoping maybe he'd just leave.  If this guy was that red blur from the blog, and seriously how many guys in red suits could there possibly be wondering around the city, then he probably wasn't going to hurt you.  He helped people.  

“I mean... you're a speedster.  You're the one who's been helping people over in the historic district.”  He stepped toward you, hands up in a placating manner.  

“I'm a what?”   You were so confused.  Speedster?  No, time just slowed down around you sometimes.  

“A speedster.  Like me.”  He seemed very sure of what he was talking about... but then again... skintight red suit and a mask... possibly not entirely stable.   When Frannie suggested that you wear a mask and a costume you'd laughed for nearly a minute straight and then only stopped because you were having trouble breathing.

“I think you have me confused with someone else.”

“Okay.” He said decisively.  “There's a lot to explain.  Why don't you come with me?”

The man in red grabbed your hand and pulled you out of the coffee shop, moving so fast it made your head spin.  It was all you could do to keep up, and you cried out sadly as Jitters quickly faded from sight “But my latte!”  

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“Um.... I was on a treadmill at the gym.”  You thought back to the night S.T.A.R. Labs tried to wipe Central City off the face of the map.  “I was trying to watch Dancing with the Stars, and some bitch on the elliptical kept trying to change it to House Hunters .  Like, seriously?  I was there first.  And who the hell cares about housing prices in Kansas unless you're moving there?  And by the way, that is NOT how you use an elliptical.  Your ass does not need to sway that much.  It's a cardio machine, not a stripper pole.  And besides, Ricky is gay and he wasn't even looking in her direction so it was a waste of her ti-”

The man sitting in the wheelchair cleared his throat quietly and you stopped and glanced over.  Of course you knew who Dr. Harrison Wells was; you'd have to have been living under a rock to not.  The edges of his mouth were quirked up in a not-quite smile and he looked sort of like an exasperated adult trying not to lose his shit with a over-exuberant child.  But hello, you'd just been basically kidnapped, albeit politely, and you were just a tad intimidated and nervous babbling was something you were amazing it.      

“Sorry.”  You continued, chagrined.  “Um... the windows blew out, and I got zapped by the treadmill when the wave hit.  It threw me halfway across the room and I woke up in the hospital two weeks later.”

“Only two weeks?”  The man in red sounded surprised and he traded looks with Dr. Wells and the young woman standing next to him.  

“Yeah, just enough time to miss my cousin's wedding, which was the whole reason I was at the gym.  Trying to lose that last five pounds to fit into the bridesmaid dress.”  You shrugged and bit your lip while idly playing with the sleeves of your shirt.  “Look, I don't want to be rude, but how long is this going to take?  I really need to text my friend and let her know how late I'm going to be for work...” Glancing at your watch you knew you still had almost an hour before the store opened for the day, but there was a lot of prep work you'd normally be helping with already.  

The man in red had the decency to look abashed and he gave you a weak smile.  “Oh yeah, sorry about just grabbing you like that.”

“Yes, and don't think we won't be having a discussion about that later.” Dr. Wells gave the masked man a meaningful look, then turned his gaze back to you.  “Our apologies, Ms. Ryan.  We'll try not to keep you very long.  ”

The woman that had been introduced as Dr. Snow smiled and reached out to you.  “I'd like to run some tests, if you don't mind.  Just some blood work and a few other things.  It shouldn't take more than an hour.”  

“Yeah, okay.”  You looked nervously between the three of them not really sure that you could say no.  Wells nodded to Dr. Snow and she led you toward one of the smaller rooms off to the side.

“Oh, and I'll find you some clothes to change into before we test your speed.  Running in a skirt isn't the easiest.”  She smiled at you and gestured for you to sit up on the hospital style bed that you were suddenly very wary of.  They wouldn't have it unless it got used, and why it got used you didn't want to know.

“I'm sorry, test my what?”

“Your speed.  So we can get a baseline of your abilities.  Don't worry it won't hurt.  We'll just hook you up with some monitors, get you on the treadmill and then have you run as fast as you can.”  She smiled and shrugged like it was no big deal.

...Running... on a treadmill... in front of everyone.  “Is there any other way?” You asked.

“To test your speed?”  Dr. Snow raised an eyebrow.  “Not really.  Is there a problem with that?”

You groaned and rubbed your face with one hand.  “No...  I just really really hate running...”

fini, for now

[pengiesama]

GLENWOOD RUSTLEMANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

and now i’m at the final dungeon in Berseria, ready to kneecap anyone who stands between me and my true goal of launching a spinning heel-kick at Innominat’s skull

as always, BIG TIME SPOILER EXTRAVAGANZA UNDER THE CUT, as i am at the endgame at this point

for the curious, per Eizen, a scarlet night happens when the moon and the earth line up such that the earthpulse gets drawn into the moon by gravity

"i'm a wicked little boy, doing this for my own selfish needs!" SWEET BABY!!!! SWEET BABY!!!!!!

it's such an understated character quirk but i love how huge of an appetite Laphi has and how much he zeros in on delicious things. in like two thousand years once your and Sorey's sleepover is concluded i'm sure Mikleo will make ice cream for the both of you

every time Eizen says shitty things about women or is creepy at Velvet, Edna adds another notch to the tally of times she needs to powerbomb him into the mountain. the tally is frustratingly high

bye shigure you're far more appealing than your brother and are one of like, four decent NPCs in the game *plays Taps on kazoo*

bye old fat man you sure were old and fat *plays Mambo No. 5 on kazoo*

"WHEN THE ELEMENTAL EMPYREANS AWAKEN THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH WILL SHAKE AND HORRIBLE DISASTERS WILL RAIN UPON--" you are trying to reason with the wrong ass crew, man. get slormped

Velvet projectile vomits the souls of the abbey bosses she ate into the volcano earthpulse, causing the elemental empyreans to awaken and literally dropkick Innominat into outer space. it is now up to us to get some golf clubs and finish the job of caving his skull in. and somehow steal a rocket ship to get up there; no one's really addressed that part yet

the best part of the empyreans awakening? because Innominat is now so weakened, his suppression on the malakhim/seraphim's free will is gone, meaning we got to see a bunch of malakhim ripping off their masks and loudly tell the abbey to fuck themselves sideways before poofing away.

so now i guess is the point where i would normally fuck around with so many endgame sidequests that i'd never wind up getting around to fighting the final boss, but i wanna break Innominat's kneecaps so bad that that's not gonna happen. the true Sweet Baby must take the throne

that's not to say i'll be skipping endgame sidequests entirely, such as the sidequest where i just fought the main guy from Xillia (?) who got turned into a penguin (???)

normin island is super cute and packed with Zestiria references, including but not limited to: 1) normins daydreaming about finding a nice master to serve, like "a pretty girl who makes terrible puns" 2) Zaveid arriving with little Dezel in tow, who he let wear his coat after saving him from daemons. i believe in Zestiria Dezel is said to be a fairly young seraph by seraphic standards, and Berseria takes place 1000 years in Zestiria's past -- if 1000 is "young" for a seraph, like, Mikleo must be considered a zygote

Zaveid loves kids so much that he and his now-dragonified girlfriend collect orphans and then kidnap random humans to help raise them. specifically he kidnapped some cooks bc he doesn't know how to

anyway we killed the dragonified girlfriend and now Zaveid and Eizen are friends and Zaveid promises to make Eizen's death wish a reality someday. once Eizen goes dragon Zaveid will run down the two-person list of people interested in having sex with him so i'm sure it'll be painful on his part as well *plays Single Ladies on kazoo*

and then we killed dragon-Silva again and confirmed he's the dragon skeleton on Hexen Isle. sometimes i feel Berseria tries a little too hard to shove LORE!!! LORE!!!! in our faces but i think that's just because i want it to focus entirely on lore that canonizes sormik more than it already is

hi other person from Xillia. is the penguin thing an in-joke i don't understand because i don't play Tales games that aren't gay

welcome to Katz Korner and here is where i remind you that Katz Korner explicitly has a sex club that you have to be 2000 years or older to enter and in Zestiria they state Zenrus was their most frequent guest

Laphi wants to enter the Katz wrestling championship where you make biscuits on your opponent and the first person who purrs loses. SWEET BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the final component of that legendary medicine we were gathering to save Laphi's Little Pal proves to be malakhim tears. can confirm that if Mikleo cried, i would gain the power to rend the earth in twain to annihilate the cause of his woes

Phoenix is here to fight again (pre-again? whatever prequels), and despite him putting forth the challenge only because he stalks Edna enough to know Eizen is deliberately avoiding her, he actually puts forth a remarkably coherent and comprehensive argument on how immature and horrible Eizen is being for keeping what he's truly doing a secret -- so much so that Eizen is basically sputtering red in the face in furious embarrassment towards the end and is all but screaming "FIGHT ME THO" to put a stop to it

that's all the compliments i'll give to Phoenix though because his fight makes me realize how much i HATE THE FUCKING STUN MECHANIC IN THIS GODDAMN GAME JESUS CHRIST. DO YOU LIKE GETTING STOPPED DEAD IN YOUR TRACKS EVERY TWO SECONDS IN BATTLE, FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS APIECE, GETTING YOUR MAX ABILITY POINTS REDUCED EACH TIME, UNTIL YOU CAN LITERALLY DO NOTHING AT ALL? WELL YOU FUCKING BETTER BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO AVOID IT LOLOLOLOL FUK U

anyway after all that Eizen sends Phoenix to watch over her and is convinced to come clean to Edna about being a pirate. you then receive a letter from her, in which she casually accepts the news in the traditional Edna Way ("well that was obvious. the new doll you sent isn't cute but i'll keep it since you sent it.") then Eizen starts crying and it made my dick stiff

i think the Seres = Lailah theory is dumb and very well-debunked at this point (considering Seres is like. very dead) but Velvet does state in an event skit that Celica loved to make puns so maybe Lailah helps carry on her purpose into the future

i poked my head into the Empyrean/Artorius' Throne area to clean up a hunt but i found a pair of freed malakhim there who stole the Water Divine Artifact (aka Mikleo's bow) from the Abbey and are planning on smoothing out the armatus arte to make it less dangerous and more of an even exchange of power than it is at that point -- as it is it's just exorcists flat out stealing malakhim power with zero consent and then melting from the strain. 

yet another chapter in the Who Fucking Edited This Game's Localization saga; localizing Glenwood as "Greenwood" because who cares about consistency in a pair of linked games. that might sound minor but, seriously, there are skits and dialogue that have complete gibberish as the subtitles/on-screen text. for example: Magilou has a line of dialogue: "That's a little goose I'm even by my standards." I was straight-up staring at my screen and eventually pieced together that they were going for "gruesome". i had a suspicion on how it happened, and checked out videos of the dub to confirm -- sure enough, Magilou's EN VA (who still sounds obnoxious lol i am so glad i changed to the sub so early) says the line, and if you were in fact a poor innocent speech-to-text converter software, used by a bunch of lazy localizers who decided to use a speech-to-text converter to automatically transcribe dialogue so you could whack off in the bathroom instead of doing work, it's very clear how you could parse the line reading as "goose I'm" instead of "gruesome". 

okay i think that metaphor might have gotten lost there. what i am saying is the lazy ass localization team clearly used speech-to-text converters to transcribe dialogue for subtitles, and couldn't be arsed to proofread the result. this happens CONSTANTLY in Berseria's subs/on-screen text. christ, what happened here? Zestiria didn't have this problem...

[chibi-luna-chan]

Supernatural Prompts Pt.1

Cas somehow looses his grace (it can be temporary or not) and the other angels have decided that since Cas no longer has grace he's no longer fit to be Dean's guardian. Somewhere in the fic I want Dean telling Cas "Screw that! Who gives a damn what they say? You're still my angel grace or not. I sure as hell never excepted any type of resignation. And I don't plan to! So don't even try it."

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In a world were humans and angels live together, each have there own set of laws and customs, but with angel laws over-ruling human law. Dean Winchester was just a mechanic trying to make enough money to help put his baby brother through law school. Now Dean Winchester is a guy trying to figure out how the hell to get out of the situation he's in. It's not like he knew doing what he did would end up with him having a angel claiming to be his mate, he's not the fucking lawyer in the family!

Castiel can't believe it. No one had ever been interested in being his mate before (Gabriel and Balthazar tell him his people skills are rusty). Yet he now has the loveliest human with the brightest soul he's ever laid eyes on wanting to be his! He's absolutely perfect and Castiel would have had to have been a fool to turn down the offer to join his grace with such a shinning soul and spend eternity together as mates. And now that he has him he's going to make sure to keep his pretty human happy by being the best dominate mate he can be. Why are you laughing Gabriel?

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Remember the spell Dean was under in S6ep6 You Can't Handle The Truth? Well what would happen if Cas was put under a spell like that? So now anytime Cas talks to someone they have to tell him the truth. Dean's about to come out of the closet even if he has to be drug from it kicking and screaming.

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Dean had never hunted a dragon before but he was pretty sure they were suppose to be less nerd and more grrr. And this one seems to not only be extremely nerdy but he also seems to have no people skills to even speak of. He also keeps staring at Dean like he's a pretty bauble and Dean's really not sure what to do with that.

Well this was a surprise. It was much earlier than usual for the village to send their yearly tribute to him in thanks for keeping them safe from bandits and other threats, and they'd never sent him a potential mate before. Although Gabriel tells him that his village keeps sending him potential mates so it must be somewhat normal. Even though Gabriel never excepted any of the offers and simply sent the humans on their way with a nice gift. But Castiel isn't sure that he wants to send his away though. The village must have gone through a lot of trouble to find such a pretty human for him. And he is extremely lovely much prettier than some of the jewels in Castiel's hoard even.

Or a very lost and confused Hunter Dean gets mistaken as a pretty pretty present sent by grateful villagers by dragon Castiel.

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Castiel is a Fairy Godfather, and one of the best at what he does. But his newest case has him baffled. Nothing he does seems to get the Happily Ever After results he's so good at. And if anyone deserves a Happily Ever After it's Dean. Castiel just has to figure out what his frustrating charge needs to finally achieve that happy ending he's always deserved.

Dean on the other hand thinks his Fairy Godfather is kinda awesome but he really wishes the guy would notice all the flirting he's been doing and stop trying to set him up with all these rich people. Because despite what Cas may think not everyone is cut out for living in a giant castle and being waited on hand and foot by other people. Dean would much rather have mornings fixing the pretty fairy breakfast, days spent tending Cas' garden of magical herbs, and nights curled up beside him in bed. If only Cas would take notice of all the hints that Dean's been giving about how he'd be perfectly happy to spend the rest of his life living with Cas in his crazy magical cottage.

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Dean's a new recruit to the SG: Atlantis program. But ever since he first stepped foot on Atlantis things have felt strange. First the city seems familiar. Not in the 'oh I've seen this somewhere before' way that Dean could maybe explain away, instead he gets the 'I've never gotten lost in the city that people who have been here years longer than me still get lost in sometimes' version. Second The damn city was so extatic to have him there it was pretty much bouncing around him like a god damn puppy. Third there's knowing how to use some of the alien crap lying around. He doesn't have the slightest clue how he knows what to do with it or when it's a good ideal to leave something alone and not something else but it's saved his ass a few times. And last there's the god damn dreams. Every night he dreams of a beautiful blue eyed man with messy black hair and it's driving him through the damn roof.

It had been so long that Castiel had almost given up hope. But finally Dean had returned to Atlantis and with his return his memories and former state of being would follow. After such a long time being cast out as punishment Dean had finally found his way home, now Castiel only had to go greet his lost love as the city they had called home had.

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Sam is in way over his head, and witches may have just jumped to the top of his shit list because this is just cruel and unusual punishment. Never mind that he's not actually affected by the spell the witch cast because he's the only one actually suffering! Dean and Cas seemed perfectly happy even if they are acting more animal than human at the moment. Sam is pretty sure whatever spell the witch cast on them she expected it to make them want to rip each others throats out, instead she ends up dead thanks to a pissed off feral angel and he ends up with two grown men who are perfectly happy to wonder around nude (he's lost count how many times he's had to chase one of them down and wrangle them into pants or underwear), lick and nuzzle each other whenever possible, and cuddle like they've been doing it all their life. So far the only thing Sam's got out of this whole experience is a intense craving for brain bleach, an entirely new dislike for witches, and some very cute photos of Cas holding Dean in his lap.

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Dean keeps having dreams of a beautiful blue eyed man with black wings that shine like oil. And as much as he hates to admit it he's starting to like dreams better than reality.

Castiel's soulmate keep pulling him into his mind when he sleeps and as much as he enjoys their time together he's not sure how to go about meeting him in the real world. After all humans are never the most rational beings and he's sure Dean won't take the being from his dreams showing up in real life very well.

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When Dean turned into a demon Cas and Sam where expecting him to go on a bloody rampage not for him to make out with Cas like there was no tomorrow and to start shoving the blade of Cane into anyone who threatens the angel. Other than that he's still acting the same as he always has and Sam and Cas are entirely confused since they've never seen or heard of a demon acting like this before.

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Dean is having a very bad day. First he runs across a familiar on a hunt, second he ends up bonding with the familiar, third thanks to the unwanted bonding he learns he has freekin' magic powers, and last he ends up being allergic to his familiar's animal form. Yea Dean's having a REALLY bad day.

Castiel's having a rather good day all things considered. First he gets rescued from being forcefully bonded to a dark witch, after he learns the person who rescued him is his true witch, and then the familiar/witch bond kicks in so he ends up with the bond all familiars dream of. And okay so his bonded witch is allergic to his cat form but that's just a minor problem and nothing's perfect.

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So the spell allowing Dean to talk to animals lasted longer than they thought. It's been almost a week and the spell's just starting to wear off. And he's really pissed off at Sam for giving Cas a 'How to Train Your Dog' manual and then basically running for the door. And damn it if Cas didn't take Sam seriously and start using the damn book! Which has turned into a huge problem since Dean now seems to have developing some kind of kink for being called a 'good boy'. So what the hell is he suppose to do now, because fuck if he doesn't want Cas to keep calling him a good boy. ....And maybe keep up with the petting, the petting's nice.

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Dean knows a lot about soulmarks. He's met people with them and without them. Those who've met their match and haven't. But he's never met another person like him. Someone who has not just one but two soulmarks. And in a society where a matching soulmark is as good as having a wedding ring having two is just considered odd.

Jimmy and Castiel Novak have two soulmarks, and while that's odd the stranger part is that one of them belongs to each other. When their mother first saw she was horrified and forbid them from ever telling or showing anyone. But now that they're finally away from their controlling mother and on their own they're ready to find out exactly who the other soulmark belongs to.

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Dean's been having nightmare's. When Mary finds out she tries to calm him like she did when he was a kid only to find it no longer works. But when Cas shows up she sees all Dean needed to make the nightmares go away was his angel. (Something Sam already knew.)

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When angels enter their mating season they start molting in preparation to build a nest for their chosen mate. Lately Dean's shirts have been going missing and Sam keeps finding random feathers around the bunker.

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There always needs to be a balance of light and darkness for the world to exist but since God and Amara are gone there needs to be a replacement for them. Lucifer seems to have already taken his aunts place as the darkness but is Castiel strong enough to play the light, or will he need some help from Dean to play the role?

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Castiel remembers that he's an angel of the lord but anything else is a mystery. All he knows is that the green eyed man must be important since his grace practically cries to be near him and is so attuned to his soul that Castiel can tell every tiny shift in the humans emotions. And right now the blond man is hurt, sad, angry, and depressed making every instinct within him just want to wrap his wings and grace around the man then do whatever it takes to fix what's wrong. It's just really to bad that his missing memory seems to be the problem and he has no clue how he can fix it.

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Dean the owner of Mary's Cafe has a crush on one of the regular customers. So much so that every time he comes in Dean acts like a server just so he can talk to the blue eyed man. Charlie and the rest of his friends/workers think it's hilarious that the boss man has been pretending to be a average worker just for a chance to talk to someone. And Sam's come to the conclusion that his brother's a hopeless idiot.

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Accountant Castiel Novak scrupulously plans everything in his life. Until his boyfriend gets spontaneous and dumps him right before Thanksgiving. But, Castiel’s sure he’ll reconsider, given a little time…and a reason to be jealous. That reason? His new green eyed, blond haired, sexy as hell roommate, Dean Winchester. But if Dean has his way, Cas is going to have a whole new romance by Christmas.

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It was just supposed to be a friendly little kidnapping. Wanting to keep his best friend from marrying a gold-digging hussy, heir Castiel Novak arranged to have the groom abducted, then carted aboard his family’s private jet for a cross country tour till he came to his senses. But they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Because the man he’s just uncovered at 27,000 feet is ruggedly handsome, blond, and entirely unaware of his predicament. He’s also the wrong guy.

Dean is sure he must be in heaven. Where else would he find blue sky and such a beautiful man gazing at him? Then he remembers that face belongs to Castiel Novak, super rich heir and total screwball. There is absolutely no way he’s going to let the weird little dude stop a wedding that could give the reputation of his bakery the major boost he's been waiting for.

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Some type of god damn angel wings! His soulmark finally comes in and instead of something easily hidden he gets elaborate black and dark blue wings that take up most of his back. And the things don't even look like any type of bird wings he's ever seen before in his life.

Cas stares at Dean's back in confusion. The tattoo on his back looks remarkably similar to his actual wings. How odd.

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Sam's worried about his brother and Castiel understands, after all Dean is a demon now. But if Sam could see what he could Cas is sure Sam would be a lot less worried about Dean loosing control. There's just no way you could really worry when you can see the way Dean's tail keeps possessively/protectively wrapping around any body part that gets close enough to it.

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When Sam talks Dean into going on a vacation strange things start being left on the boat they rent. Sometimes it'll be as simple as a pretty shell or a shiny bit of sea glass, other times it'll be as heart attack inducing as a black pearl or a piece of elaborate jewelry that looks like it would be at home in a pirate chest.

One of the most worrying parts of the whole thing is that neither brother can figure out how any of it's getting on the boat since they're out in the middle of the god damn Atlantic Ocean! Another is that Dean keep seeing something following him whenever he goes diving no matter how many times they move the boat.

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In a sleep haze Castiel keeps climbing into the wrong bed. Dean while a bit surprised to be jostled awake by a sleep deprived angel doesn't have the heart to kick him out.

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Clare loves her uncle she really does, but sometimes his his lack of common knowledge and pop culture can lead to the most hilarious situations. At the moment Clare has THE Dean Winchester sitting across from her as he flirts with her uncle and Castiel hasn't got the slightest clue what a big deal that is. Clare kinda wants to smack her head against the table and laugh uncontrollably.

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After the whole thing with Amara, the two all powerful siblings decides Team Free Will and Co. should be rewarded with a whole new life to make up for everything they've been through. Now Dean's pissed off because he's a freekin' witch that has to go to witch school. Sam's pissed off because he's to old to be going through puberty again. Bobby's kinda pissed off because he's stuck raising three de-aged Winchester's. Adam's fine with the whole thing because he might be twelve again and stuck in England but at least he's not in the cage.

Ellen...well Ellen has no clue what's going on but she's sure that some way some how it's all the Winchester's fault. Because she's currently standing in a strange house, in a different country than she should be, with her de-aged daughter, Dean's de-aged angel, and another de-aged angel with honey colored haired, that's eating a lollipop. But at this point she's pretty sure it's safe to blame Dean and Sam for whatever weird thing that's happening.

(Or the Supernatural/Harry Potter crossover where Chuck decides to give Team Free Will and Co. a easier life. Harry a slightly crazier but easier life with a group of hunters and angels sticking around. And Dean learns the title of righteous man also comes with being a unicorn magnet.)

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Castiel doesn't understand. Everyone around Dean seems to think he's not very intelligent. But Cas knows that's a lie. He built Dean from the ground up, and knows everything about him. Including just how smart he really is.

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After a hunt Dean ends up being followed back to the bunker by a strange bird man. Dean and Sam aren't really sure what to do with the creature since he doesn't SEEM dangerous. In fact as far as Sam can tell the only thing he wants to do is follow Dean around, bring him dead animals as gifts (kinda like a cat, Sam muses), and strangely enough sing to him. Although finding a giant birds nest in one of the spare rooms is a new one.

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Cas left out the matter of the hand print he left on Dean's body being a representation of the mark of intent that would be left on a prospective mates soul or grace from the one wishing to mate them. A mark Dean's soul accepted. In other words in the eyes of the entire supernatural world Cas has been engaged to Dean since Cas dragged him out of hell. And the only one who doesn't have a clue about it is Dean.

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When Castiel is injured he must use Dean's soul to recharge his grace. The only problem is he'd warned and expected Dean to be in pain when he tried to touch his soul. What he hadn't expected was for Dean's soul to wrap around his grace like a overly friendly octopus and then afterward Dean to be able to see his wings. Now hiding anything he doesn't want Dean to know is going to be a lot harder.

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Anna's been waiting for Dean Winchester to ask her to be his girlfriend, she knows it's just a matter of time till he decides to ask. But she can't figure out why her brother Gabriel keeps laughing and making comments about their dorky brother Castiel when she talks about dating Dean.

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Because of jealousy and rejecting the wrong person Dean is chosen as the bride for the river monster living in the cave near his village.

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After the angels fall the entire world is clued in to the existence of the Supernatural world. Governments start recruiting and hiring Hunters, with rules regarding their conduct being put in place for them to follow. Out of all the Hunters the Winchesters and their group have become the top of every governments wish list thanks to all the stories about them.

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The legends say that if you go into the Dark Woods you may never come out. They say that the darkest of creatures live in the forest and the deeper you go the darker the creatures become. Unfortunately Dean doesn't have a choice, he either goes into the woods or he takes his chances fighting the bandits after him. And while he may have a chance of surviving going through the forest there's no chance he'll survive fighting that many bandits.

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Cas really wants Dean to be his mate. He just has one problem. He doesn't have any ideal about human mating rituals. Fortunately for him humans have been thoughtful enough to write down ways to attract a mate so others know how. With all of that, it shouldn't be to hard. Right?

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If there's one unchanging thing Sam knows about his brother it's this, Dean Winchester does not share his pie : EVER! The one and only time Sam tried to steal a bite of Dean's pie he almost got stabbed with a fork. So no Dean does not share pie. Unfortunately despite all Sam's previous warnings Cas seems to need to learn this lesson on his own. Lately he's gotten into the habit of randomly taking bits of Dean's food from his plate and unfortunately he's now going for the pie.

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Castiel Novak doesn’t do Christmas. Mistletoe, eggnog, pitchy carolers—it all leaves the L.A. based agent colder than a arctic icicle. Nonetheless, Castiel’s been called to Lebanon, Kansas, to help get a holiday special back on track. But it’s the owner of the town diner who’s proving the biggest obstacle. Dean Winchester is funny, sassy—and crazy about Christmas.

Dean can’t believe that Cas is anti-Christmas. To him, the season is as magical as the thrill he feels whenever they touch. Because even though Dean set out to teach the L.A. hotshot a thing or two, he’s learning some lessons of his own. About letting himself stand in the spotlight for once and about how all you really need for the perfect Christmas is the right person to share it with…

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Are you ready for the fantasy of a lifetime?

So asks the invitation Castiel Novak finds while house-sitting for his TV-star twin brother, Jimmy. Admittedly, his life could use a little —okay, a lot —more excitement. Glamorous, talented Jimmy has always owned the spotlight, leaving Castiel to fill the role of brainiac/wallflower. Weary of living in his brother’s shadow, Castiel decides to grab the chance to step into Jimmy’s shoes. And when a limo arrives to carry him away to his “fantasy,” the guy in the back seat is dream-come-true number one…

Entrepreneur Dean Winchester has spent his adult life avoiding Hollywood —yet here he is, trying to rescue his family’s floundering camp. His idea for an actor fantasy camp is the perfect plan…but something isn’t right about his headlining celebrity instructor, Jimmy Novak. Sure, stars sometimes dress down, but he looks a tad too familiar with the softer side of Sears. The man’s klutzy, awkward, and adorable. This can’t really be Jimmy…can it? Whoever he is, he’s going to have to charm the wealthy “campers” into believing his act.

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With Dean and Sam's agreement Castiel has been signing his last name as Winchester. Unfortunately he and Dean have also played 'happily married couple' at various times. Any lawyer could tell them they've dug themselfs into a hole because they're no longer playing 'married couple' they actually are a married couple thanks to Kansas recognizing common-law marriage.

Sam may end up laughing his ass off after this gets pointed out. Because it may have been a while since Law School but he still remembers what they taught him.

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When a witch curses Castiel he starts taking on animal characteristics and his behavior is leaning more tward the feral side of the scale by the day. But while Sam tries to figure out how to undo the spell Dean is stuck with an overgrown Canary trying to court him in it's own little birdy way that makes no sense to Dean.

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While on the run Castiel takes refuge in a small sleepy town that he doesn't expect to be anything special, only to find that the entire town has its secrets. It seems Cas has managed to wonder into his very own supernatural novel with a bunch of supernatural town residents including a sexy ghost seeing (and talking) psychic named Dean who owns the (haunted) B&B.