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The high-profile remake, with an all-Asian cast, a PG-13 rating and a politically-charged star, was always going to pose major risks. Then the coronavirus upended its entire release plan.

Liu Yifei, star of Disney's live-action remake of Mulan, lives in Beijing, but she is originally from Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus. In January, the 32-year-old actress left China for Los Angeles to begin press for the film, weeks before the virus' outbreak, which has now infected more than 77,000 people, killed more than 2,500 and wreaked havoc in her home country. She says she doesn't have any family or close friends personally affected by the disease — she left Wuhan when she was 10 — but the epidemic has added an impossible-to-foresee variable to her film's March 27 worldwide release.

Liu pauses when asked about the outbreak. "It's really heavy for me to even think about it," she says. "People are doing the right thing. They are being careful for themselves and others. I'm so touched actually to see how they haven't been out for weeks. I'm really hoping for a miracle and that this will just be over soon."

In China, Liu is a household name, nicknamed "Fairy Sister" for her elegance and beauty. Modeling since age 8, she broke out in the 2003 Chinese TV series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, a commercial hit in China and the highest-rated Chinese drama in Taiwan at the time, and hasn't stopped working in film and TV since, earning fashion partnerships with Adidas, Shiseido and Armani along the way.

Disney and director Niki Caro selected Liu from more than 1,000 aspirants from around the world to star as Hua Mulan, the Chinese heroine who disguises herself as a man to fight in the Imperial Army in a film carefully designed to appeal to Western and Chinese audiences alike. But now there's a question of when Mulan will be released in China. With the coronavirus shutting down all 70,000 of the country's theaters since Jan. 24, it's unclear — and more unlikely every day — that multiplexes will reopen in time for its planned release. (Several high-profile U.S. films, including Universal's Dolittle and 1917 and Searchlight's Jojo Rabbit, saw their February releases scrapped.) "It certainly has worldwide and global appeal, but there's no denying that this is a very important film for the Chinese market," says Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "It's a huge blow for Disney if it doesn't release in China." Disney president of production Sean Bailey says he's "looking at it day by day."

Of course, this puts added pressure on the $200 million budgeted film — the priciest of Disney's recent live-action remakes — to perform in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Liu, who is enveloped in her own storm of controversy based on a political social media post about the Hong Kong protests, says she is trying hard not to think about all that. "It would really be a loss for me if I let the pressure overtake my possibilities," says the actress, who learned English when she lived in New York as a child for four years with her mother, a dancer, after her parents' divorce.

Even before the outbreak of the virus, Mulan — the first Disney-branded film with an all-Asian cast and the first to be rated PG-13 (for battle scenes) — would have marked one of the studio's riskiest live-action films to date. While the original 1998 Mulan was a critical and commercial hit, garnering a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination and grossing more than $300 million worldwide ($475 million today), it faltered at the Chinese box office. Part of the reason is that the Chinese government stalled its premiere for nearly a year because of lingering anger over Disney's 1997 release of Kundun, Martin Scorsese's Dalai Lama movie that dealt with China's occupation of Tibet. By the time Mulan reached theaters in late February 1999, most children had returned to school after the Chinese New Year holiday and pirated copies were widely available. For the new film, the plan was to counter piracy by releasing the movie in China the same day as the rest of the world, a strategy that's no longer possible.

The film also has tested the ability and tolerance of Disney — which aims to be ideologically neutral — in managing global political fallout. In August, Liu stirred up a major controversy when she reposted a pro-police comment on Chinese platform Weibo (where she has more than 66 million followers) at the height of the violence in Hong Kong. Her action was seen by critics of the Chinese government as supporting police brutality; soon after, the hashtag #BoycottMulan started trending on Twitter. Liu, who has American co-citizenship from her time in the U.S., was harshly criticized around the world for supporting oppression.

"I think it's obviously a very complicated situation and I'm not an expert," she says now, cautious in the extreme. "I just really hope this gets resolved soon." When pressed, Liu, whose answer seemed rehearsed, declines to say much more, simply repeating, "I think it's just a very sensitive situation." (Bailey also deflects when asked: "Yifei's politics are her own, and we are just focused on the movie and her performance.")

"Most Chinese celebrities choose to avoid posting such political statements because of the risks to their careers internationally," says Dorothy Lau, a professor at the Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University. But though Liu's post drew criticism globally, some experts believe the political drama could actually result in more support for the film in China. "At the time, the government came out in various publications supporting the film very strongly," says USC professor Stanley Rosen, who specializes in Chinese politics and society. "There's a real impetus on the part of the Chinese government to make this work. I'm sure the government is going to try to show that the boycott has had no effect." And while her comment might still anger filmgoers in Hong Kong, where the recent live-action Aladdin took in $8 million, that market is tiny compared to the mainland (total 2019 Hong Kong box office was $245 million compared with China's $9.2 billion). "Most people outside Hong Kong have likely forgotten about this controversy," says Rosen. "But the Chinese government does not forget these things."

The fact that this version of Mulan is a large-scale war epic inspired more by the ancient Chinese ballad than the original animated film may also help win fans in Beijing, but the choice carries its own significant risks: The film needs to satisfy Chinese audiences raised on the legend while not disappointing a generation of fans in Asia (and elsewhere) for whom the animated film is foundational. "People would come in to audition and would say, 'Sorry, I know this is really unprofessional, but before I start, I just want you to know, the animated movie was the first time I saw someone that looked like me speak English in a movie theater,' " says producer Jason Reed. "The stakes couldn't be higher."

Mulan also represents a leap of faith in the film's director, Caro, whose previous two films boasted budgets of about 10 percent of Mulan's (The Zookeeper's Wife and Disney's 2015 sports drama McFarland USA were each in the $20 million to $25 million range). Caro, 53, was not Disney's first choice. Before hiring the New Zealand filmmaker, the studio targeted directors of Asian descent, including Taiwanese Oscar winner Ang Lee (he was busy promoting Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk) and Chinese helmer Jiang Wen. Still, Caro showcased a knack for representing cultures outside of her own with her 2002 debut Whale Rider, which follows a young Maori girl who wants to become chief, a role traditionally reserved for men.

The feminist story of Mulan resonated deeply with Caro. "When I first started wanting to be a filmmaker, there was so little precedent for women doing this [big studio] work," she says. She has now directed the most expensive live-action film by a woman, joining only a handful (Kathryn Bigelow, Ava DuVernay and Patty Jenkins) who have helmed films costing more than $100 million. "Patty changed the game with Wonder Woman. It was like a shot of adrenaline for me as a filmmaker," says Caro, who assembled a mostly female-led crew, including cinematographer Mandy Walker, costume designer Bina Daigeler, makeup designer Denise Kum and first assistant director Liz Tan.

To those still upset that an Asian filmmaker didn't get the job, Caro responds: "Although it's a critically important Chinese story and it's set in Chinese culture and history, there is another culture at play here, which is the culture of Disney, and that the director, whoever they were, needed to be able to handle both — and here I am."

Soon after Caro's hiring, rumors about the movie began to swirl online. Years of studios centering Asian movies around white protagonists (from Scarlett Johansson's Ghost in the Shell to Matt Damon's The Great Wall) meant the threat of whitewashing loomed large. An early report online claimed that the first draft, penned by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek, featured a white male protagonist.

"This is the first time I've been on a big touchstone movie with the internet what it is today. And I had a Google alert set, so I'd see these things, 'Oh, there was originally a white male lead, or they're casting Jennifer Lawrence,' and they were all just made up," says Reed, who adds that there may have been two non-Chinese characters in the initial script, but both were secondary roles.

The rumors may have been unfounded, but the fallout was real: The Lawrence-as-Mulan story sparked a 2016 petition, "Tell Disney You Don't Want a Whitewashed Mulan!" drawing more than 110,000 signatures.

Ironically, as that rumor swirled, Caro struggled to find an actress to play Mulan. The global hunt began in October 2016, when Caro sent a team of casting directors to each continent and virtually every small village in China. They were looking for an actress who could play Mulan across three phases, from a young woman unsure of her place to a soldier masquerading as a man and, finally, as an empowered warrior. She had to be fluent in English, handle the physical demands of martial arts and deliver the more emotional moments with Mulan's family. "She's a needle in a haystack, but we were going to find her," says Caro. "It's impossible to make this movie without this person."

Though the studio cast a wide multinational net, Bill Kong — a veteran Chinese producer known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Monster Hunt who was brought on as a producer on Mulan — advised Caro that in order for this film to play well in China, not just anyone of Asian descent would work. "The first thing I told her was, 'Hire a Chinese girl. You can't hire a Japanese girl to do this,' " he says.

Actresses who made it past that initial audition were brought to Los Angeles, but, after vetting several promising candidates for months, Caro decided to start over. (The search dragged on for so long that Disney delayed the original November 2018 release date.) Eventually, Liu, who had been unavailable during the first pass because of a TV show in China, was able to audition.

"I was determined that whoever played Mulan was not going to be fragile and feminine," says Caro. "She had to pass as a man in a man's army." So the director and a trainer put Liu through a 90-minute physical assessment, with extreme cardio and weight exercises. Other actresses fared less well. "Boy, did they flame out," says Caro with a laugh. But Liu "never complained once, never said, 'I can't.' She went to her limits."

With Liu, Disney also found an actress who could speak English, was familiar with martial arts from her TV work in China and, most importantly, was known to the Chinese market.

While Liu spent three months training for the role in New Zealand, Caro finished up her own extensive research. She took multiple trips to China and spoke to dozens of experts — including the world's foremost specialist on Tang dynasty military strategy. She also studied the 360-word Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan, which first told the young heroine's story. The legend, which originated in the fifth or sixth century CE, is a tale as familiar in China as the story of Joan of Arc or Paul Bunyan in the West, and it's been adapted many times into plays, operas and films.

"I certainly wasn't aware of how deeply important it is to Mainland Chinese — all children are taught it," says Caro. "She is so meaningful that many places I went, people would say, 'Well, she comes from my village.' It was wonderful to feel that profound connection — but also terrifying."

As soon as the first trailers rolled out, so did the grumblings about factual inaccuracy, like the choice to situate Mulan's family in a tulou, a traditional round structure that housed several clans. These homes were mostly present in southern China, in what is now Fujian province (Mulan is said to be from the north), and would not have existed at the time she lived.

"I told [Caro] to not be too concerned about the historical accuracy," says Kong. "Mulan, though very famous, is fictional. She's not a historical person."

Disney tested the film thoroughly with Chinese audiences, including its own local executives. In an early version, Mulan kissed love interest Chen Honghui (Yoson An) on a bridge when they were about to part. "It was very beautiful, but the China office went, 'No, you can't, that doesn't feel right to the Chinese people,' " says Caro. "So we took it out."

Caro and the writers, Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa (the husband-and-wife team behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Jurassic World who rewrote the original script), also had to consider the passionate fans of the 1998 film. Most Disney remakes, like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King, have remained loyal to the tone and structure of the animated source material while adding a new song or character. Departing from that formula wasn't a swift decision. "We had a lot of conversations about it," says Reed. Ultimately they wanted "to tell this story in a way that is more real, more relatable, where we don't have the benefit of the joke to hide behind things that might be uncomfortable and we don't break into song to tell us the subtext."

They swapped the musical numbers and funny animal sidekicks for a large-scale war epic in which Mulan takes her father's place in the Imperial Army. "It's a woman's story that has been told for centuries but never by women, and we felt like it was really time to tell that story," says Silver. The question is whether Generation Z and millennials, who fell in love with these animated tales as kids and helped boost Aladdin to its $1 billion global haul, will embrace the direction. "To be honest, we really go by our gut and what creatively excites the team here," says Bailey. "I think it shows that there can be different approaches to these [movies] that have validity."

When word leaked that Mushu, the silly dragon sidekick (originally voiced by Eddie Murphy), would not be included, some fans expressed disappointment on social media. But the character's disappearance makes sense in the Chinese context. "Mushu was very popular in the U.S., but the Chinese hated it," says Rosen. "This kind of miniature dragon trivialized their culture."

Unlike its Marvel-branded films, Disney live-action movies must appeal to significantly younger audiences. Yet Caro wanted to make a real war movie. "You have to deliver on the war of it," she says, "and how do you do that under the Disney brand where you can't show any violence, gratuitous or otherwise?" She took advantage of the film's stunning locations, like setting a battle sequence in a geothermal valley, where steam could mask the fighting. "Those sequences, I'm proud of them. They're really beautiful and epic — but you can still take kids. No blood is shed. It's not Game of Thrones."

Disney's past live-action performance in China is a mixed bag. Both The Lion King ($120.5 million there) and Jungle Book ($148 million) enjoyed strong showings. Aladdin earned only $53 million, while 2017's Beauty and the Beast took in just $84 million (though it earned $1.3 billion worldwide).

Of course, the expectations for Mulan in China are much higher. "They will eventually release it in China," Dergarabedian notes. "It's just a matter of when and what effect that might have." Some analysts forecast that the film could match the success of the Kung Fu Panda series. The third movie, released in 2016, earned north of $144.2 million and became the country's biggest animated film ever. It was praised for being a Hollywood film that understood and showed respect toward the Chinese culture. Panda, however, had the advantage of being a Chinese co-production, which guarantees a larger share of the market — an advantage Mulan doesn't have.

Caro thinks about the film's fate there in more than simply financial terms. "Of course it's vitally important that it succeeds in China," she says, "because it belongs to China."

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astriline · 6 years ago

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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT TOO LATE sorry this took so long tho i have a very very hard time drawing quinn but anyway here’s our good fairy girl! notes under the cut

fun fact i figured out the pose and hair very easily but i went through like eight different outfit ideas bc i was so indecisive on what to do. i eventually went and stared at pictures of the fairies from the tinker bell franchise and all the fairytopia barbies. in the end i decided to take inspiration from a flower for the outfit. the flower i chose was a water lily, specifically this one

first of all cause i think its very pretty and also bc it’s yellow and like. magical girl quinn is literally named Yellow so that’s a thing. i considered changing her hair color but in the end i couldn’t do it bc it didnt look enough like her.

i did have wings as well but again no matter what i couldnt be satisfied with them so i just removed them altogether and replaced it with this sort of green shawl that’s meant to look like a lily pad

and as for the feet. if u know me u’d know that im really into the 2019 dororo anime and osamu tezuka’s work in general and while the anime departed greatly from tezuka’s style they kept the way feet are drawn, as in big toes are present but the rest is just a lump and i thought it was such a charming look i wanted to emulate it

i feel like quinn kinda looks like a vampire trying to be a fairy here with the teeth and stuff but honestly the pointy tooth just seemed like a cute thing to add so yeehaw

also i cannot physically draw quinn consistently and it HURTS so im SORRY but im trying hard. i mean it doesnt help that she has an entire different hair style and actual makeup but she still looks wrong to me but uh. I Am Doing My Best

anyway thanks 4 this ask bc despite my struggles i had a good time! i hope yall also enjoy this drawing :)

#hannarts #my ocs #quinn bell #primaries #here's the mail it never fails #anonymous

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weeaboo-horror-stories · 6 years ago

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I am bisexual.

When I was in the 4th grade, at age 11, I met this really cute girl. She was about, what, 4'6 ft tall? She was actually my classmate, but I was always socially awkward. It's a long story, but we eventually became friends. She was REALLY smart and hardworking (in our school, if you're an honor student, you're REAALLY smart.) while i was lazy and average. Of course, back then we were still children. (Btw let's refer to her as "Maki" instead) We both loved anime, and we were total weebs. At that time, I was obsessed with Hetalia. I influenced her to watch it, she was a shugo chara fan. Anddd so she also got addicted.

Anyway, I was pretty fond of drawing, and people saluted me for my skills. Maki worshipped me like a God no im sERIOUS and called me "sensei", because i gave her lots of tips. She overestimated me too much. To the point where she neglected her studies just to talk to me. Although, I myself did not notice that. She always told me that she never had a true friend, and I was her first friend. She always told me that she loved me, and that we will forever be friends until we die.

Her mother started to notice the big drop of our grades, and blamed me for it. She also started talking back to her, although Maki said that she did that back before we were friends.

Fifth and sixth grade came by, (i am from asia, 6th grade is our last year in gradeschool, but we still remain at the same school.) and her mother's anger at me grew, for Maki's behavior became "worse", as Maki explained. She forbid her to see me, and I was hurt. But she still constantly followed me, we were inseparable.

Her mother even asked for a transfer of section in 6th grade, just for her to get away from me. But that didn't work either.

I didn't understand, she still remained an honor student, so what's wrong? I was hurt.

So one day, I confronted her. I wasn't rude, if that's what you're thinking. But she screamed at me and demanded at me to leave her daughter alone right in front of the school's catholic church. She called me a demon. Everyone in the school was looking at her with shame, and looking at me with pity. I shaked the tears off, I didn't want her to see me cry. I left afterwards in tears, it wouldn't stop. The only thing that cheered me up was a friend that went with me in the car (because no driver). She was my childhood friend (first friend too. We've been friends for almost 12 years) let's refer to her as Aka.

I never realized I was bisexual until freshman year came. But that's where the real thing comes.

At that time, the school year was ending, and I told her that maybe we should be apart

I had two reasons for saying that.

One, is because I didn't want her to get hurt anymore. Her mother abuses her. It just hurts me to see her hurt, and yet still smile.

Two, is because I felt odd. I think about her everytime, I go nuts when I don't get to talk to her for a day. I felt so crazy that I didn't know what it was. I had a crush on a boy back then at 4th grade, but the feeling was different somehow. I was so confused.

When I told her to break it for the 3rd time, we did. But afterwards, we came by again. She told me that she was so sad. I didn't know what to feel, so I smiled at it. It was March.

My weeaboo phase ended at that month.

I started to watch different things like the vampire diaries...etc.

Afterwards, I have come to the thought that I had feelings for her, so I told her that we should be acquaintances starting our first year of highschool.

When we found out the people we will be classmates with, I told her to be friends with a certain person (lets call her Eli?)

And so she did.

But, I realized how jealous I was after nearly a month.

She made a bunch of friends, while I...made nothing. But that's not why I was jealous

I was jealous because I wasn't with her everyday like we used to, it's not the same anymore. I felt ignored. So I sent her a message. And she answered with

"Heya~ Recieved ur text but ddnt recive load, im NOT trying to ignore you though, i thought we were aquaintances and yes i knew u helped me a lot and i appreciate u for that but you dnt hav d right to tell me whether to make friends or not, because we have our own lives n i do wat i want when i wanna do it n i wanna make friends so what? I actually did make lots this first few weeks of school already. Plus i dont think we can relate to each other anymore.. I love hetalia & anime still but u've gone out of d fandom n went to TVD n PLL, im not really interested in that though,sorry.I still belive dat anime could be real while u think their jst living in ur comp screen. Im not trying to judge ur opinions because i respect ur opinions owo scouting is actually fun though, its not boring nor tiering at all, its pretty fun >w< i luv it. Believe it or not i still miss you but i dont think we can relate. I hav 2 study everyday n night, my grades matter to me, so please dnt say im trying to ignore u by not going to fb, i jst hav 2 study thats y. I cant be on here all the time n i barely hav time to get on here because im trying to make up for my failing ones.. n my phone dsnt lyk recieving load idk y. btw i sti believe my friends wnt leave me and yeah thats all i gotta say bye see u :)"

I felt offended..somehow

So I confronted her, told her that I wanted us to be friends again. But she didn't want to, for she already got a new set of friends. And of course, I wanted to cry. But I didn't want to show it.

I wanted to shout.

There was another message, it was her apologizing for offending me. Of course, I didn't see that message. But I confronted her the day before, I think she was offended. No...she IS offended. I felt baddd

I don't want to reveal anything else, but I sent her a total of 20+ apology messages through deviantart and facebook from July to March of 2014.

I was seenzoned, and there was so reply.

I cried every night.

I felt so obsessed, stalking her through every site.

I was friends with Eli, and I asked her about what Maki thinks of me. She said that Maki didn't want to talk about it, but she disliked me. Ouch.

Although, Eli DID say that Maki had an older brother and an older sister who was married, but I knew those were big lies. She only had one sister, which was younger than her. I can't believe she lied, she wasnt the type of person to lie.

At January of 2014, I met a guy from the higher batch (can we call him vans). He made me realize that I was bisexual, that I loved Maki.

So, at April of 2014, I sent her my last message. I even confessed to her that I had a crush on her.

But at October (or so) I sent her another message through deviantart, admitting all faults.

I didn't expect her to reply, but when I checked my deviantart page again, she replied.

I'm too lazy to look up what she said, but she said that she forgave me, asked me how I was, and all. But she sent another message that said that we couldnt be together again, but we are good now.

I was so happy that I cried, screamed, and burried myself in the pillow. Literally.

Until now, at sophomore year, I still see her. We're still not classmates, and our classrooms are far from each other, but each time I see her..my heart still tends to ache.

We are from different clubs (she is from the english club, while I am from the art club. If the art club wasn't so full, I think we would've been clubmates.)

Next school year, I have a horrible feeling that we will be classmates, due to the fact that I am pretty sure we took the art course. Our school will sort us by course next year, and I'm not sure what I will do if I were to be her classmate once more. Will I breakdown and cry in front of her? Or smile at her, and fall for her all over again? It's not fair. I still want to see her.

I hope her mother will accept me one day, and I will be able to be close to her once again. I am okay with being "just friends", I just don't want to be apart from her. I hope she understands.

Maki, if you're reading this, thank you. Thank you for letting me experience being loved, feeling loved. I'm sorry for being such a horrible person back then. Thank you so much.

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1apple-fox1 · 7 years ago

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This is a thing 1/idfk dude

posting it on fanfiction.net didnt go over well cause i got too scared and i d ont really w ant critiques i guess c ause i already really really hate the way i write and would love not to feel any shittier so uh-

this is for Monster!Minato/Makoto I have him named Makoto in this one so i can tell the two apart better- this is basically the intro i guess and uhhhh- enjoy??

also i dont have ao3 sorry if its hard to read....

"Iwatodai, Iwatodai," the not so enthusiastic voice sang on the train speakers. Makoto sighed- after what felt like forever he was here... Again. His brows knitted together into an expression of annoyance, or maybe even slight anger? Sometimes even he had problems thinking what emotion he could possibly be experiencing. But he knew, he wished he could have been anywhere but here.

After walking out into the open walk way he stopped. It was rather dead now that he was paying attention. He pulled out his phone. 11:59 PM... It was almost time for...

Just as he thought about it the time changed to 12:00 AM, only for everything to suddenly stop. The world gained a sickly green hue, and everyone around him had ceased to move, transmogrifying into coffins. Another night, another dark hour... With a solemn sigh he pushed onwards, the sights, the blood, the everything- this wasn’t new to him anymore.

There was a sort of sticky splashing noise as he stepped onto one of the many 'bloody' puddles on the streets, but he didn't really care. Looking up at the building before him, it was... smaller than he thought it would be. He thought to himself, looking over his hastily made map one last time. "This is it." He spoke aloud, almost as if trying to convince himself this was indeed the dorm he was assigned. With one last breath he pushed the door open to be met with...

A girl?

The auburn haired girl hummed as she finished signing a sheet of paper and closing the book. She looked around in her small bag, placing the pen back as she finally noticed the new guest. "Oh!" She seemed rather surprised by his sudden appearance. "Man, I didn't even hear you there, that's some major sneaking talent you got there!"

Makoto wore a dumbfounded expression before responding with a quick "Sorry I guess," shrugging the whole ordeal off, and in the process sounding as un-genuine as he could while apologizing. He eyed the place the paper was, only to see that whatever the girl has signed had disappeared now too. "Anyways I guess that means this is a unisex dorm, pretty cool huh?"

"Uh-"

"Who's there!?"

The third voice yelled, with obvious panic laced throughout her words. While the dark hour was known for being dark, Makoto always found it pretty easy to see, and by the stairs indeed there was a third figure, wearing some sort of pink uniform top. "Don't tell me, you're-!" Without even a warning the girl pulled out a gun.

"W-wait hold on a minute!" The auburn haired one spoke up, now even she was panicking. "We're students! ordinary students and-"

"Takeba wait-!"

A fourth voice now, called from the stairs. Just as she had interrupted the lights, the TV, his headphones. Everything came on again- everything was back to normal.

Meanwhile the situation’s tension lessened. The red head explained who they were.

"Oh um..." The pink clad girl almost seemed embarrassed now. "Well my name's Yukari Takeba. Sorry for uh-"

"So why do you have a gun?" The auburn hair girl interjected, Yukari seemed taken aback by the sudden comment.

"Well um, it's- sorta like a hobby of mine-"

"A hobby?" Makoto finally spoke, there was something odd about calling a gun a 'hobby' of all things.

Yukari looked like she had just been cornered by some wild animal when she heard him ask the question. "I-It's um-"

"For protection," The red head chimed in. "You can never be too careful in times like these."

He nodded. Despite his questioning before, Makoto had all but run out of caring for this situation.

"Fine, I buy it-" The auburn haired girl spoke. She wore a cheeky grin, and despite how big it was it was hard to tell what exactly she was thinking. "Well, Yukari and..." She gestured to the red head, while she finally reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Oh-" It took her a bit to understand why the younger girl had stopped. "Mitsuru Kirijo- a third year- And you, if I remember correctly by your file, are-"

"Hey, hey! You can't just take away my introduction like that!" The auburn hair girl interjected in a childish manor."I'm Kotone Shiomi, second year, and new to this area!"

"Oh hey, uh- me too-" Yukari spoke up, and when she did it was almost an instant match in friendship heaven. The next thing he knew the two girls were hoping to be in the same class as they both walked to- what he assumed- was their rooms.

It was just him and Mitsuru now. With a cough to draw in his attention Mitsuru started again. "And you are Makoto Yuki, correct?"

He nodded. Whether he meant to or not though his posture and lack of an audible response made him come across as rude to the senior, though she didn't dare say anything. "Come, I'll show you to your room."

Without a word he followed Mitsuru up the stairs and down the hall in silence, the tapping of shoes on the carpet was the only audible noise. But even that came to a stop as they reached the end of the hallway. "Floor one, last door on the right shall be your room." She forced a pair of keys into his hand. "While I do have extras try not to lose those keys, I wouldn't want to be seen as unreliable."

Unreliable?

Without another word Mitsuru walked back down the stairs- she must have something else to do still...

With a click and a turn of the door knob he opened his room. The first thought that came to his head was "Bland" and really that was an understatement, aside from the essentials like a bed, and a desk there was barely anything in the room. Not even his boxes filled much space. Makoto sighed, shutting the door behind him. With a quick change he hopped into bed- and tried his best to sleep.

___________________________

The clacking of the train wheels were audible over Makoto’s blaring music. He sighed trying to turn the volume up- even though he already knew he had it at max.

Yukari was talking to both him and Kotone, but of course he couldn't hear a word she was saying over his own music. Makoto saw them both looking at something through the window and without realizing, he felt his own gaze shift to the window.

A tall white building sat on the horizon, almost blinding him as the sun reflected off it. It stung his eyes, letting out a wince he couldnt help but start rubbing at his eye, like doing so would relieve the pain. Of course it didn't.

“...”

“... Hey-”

“Hey!”

Kotone practically screamed in his ear after removing his headphones. But his expression remained pretty neutral even as Kotone stared at him, wearing a pouty expression. What was a surprise to him was when the girl removed his headphones. (He could have sworn he heard a giggle come from Yukari.) “You know both of us are trying to speak with you you know? It’s not nice to ignore a girl like that!”

“I don’t really care-”

“Don’t really-! Yukari’s being nice enough to show us around and you don’t care!?” It was obvious the girl was mad with him, her pouty almost playful face had turned into a full on scowl.

“Hey Kotone- it’s fine he’s taken them off so-”

“So what? He’s still a jerk- and I just realized I don’t even know this jerks name!”

Yukari was practically clinging onto Kotone at this point. “Just drop it ok? We’re almost there anyway-” She pleaded with the headstrong girl. And indeed she was right- the train screeching to a halt, announcing their stop clearly. But Kotone still glared at the boy.

“Don’t think this is over punk-!”

And with that she ran for the exit with Yukari close behind.

He suppose he should get off as well… Makoto took his sweet time departing the train. He tried to stay away from Kotone as much as possible, not to be kind or even out of fear of being yelled at, but because he knew he had pissed her off. Staying away for now would be for the best… Probably… People were hard to read…

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The school was like a confusing maze to him, when he thought he was headed the right way to the office he’d find himself in a courtyard, he briefly wondered if maybe finding a teacher to tell them ‘hey I’m the new student’ would be too much of a hassle.

After asking around he had finally found it, sliding open the door to the faculty office he was greeted by-

Of course, of course she was here too, it was her first day too wasn’t it? She scowled at him as she left, no Yukari in sight… Huh, odd. Then again their friendship was new.

“Ah, then you must be the other transfer student-” A woman sang from the back as she looked over sheets of paper she had laid out on her clipboard. “Makoto Yuki yes?”

He nodded.

“You’re in… Class F, that’s my class- oh yes I’m miss Toriumi. I look forward to having you in my home room!” She extended her hand for a handshake. The boy took it reluctantly. She quickly went back to the notes, skimming a page or two. “You’ve sure moved around a lot, more than I expected from only a second year but-” She looked back at the notes one last time. “Let’s see… In 1999. That was- what ten years ago? Your parents-” She cut herself off with a gasp.

This always happened- no matter where he went people brought this up, and even though his face stayed rather stoic, Makoto felt an odd mix of emotions.

Sadness.

Anger.

Regret.

He felt himself straining to keep his usual composure, hearing it never got easier…

“I’m- I’m so sorry, I’ve been so busy I didn’t have time to read this before hand.”

“Can you just, take me to my homeroom now?” His straightforward answer seemed to throw his new homeroom teacher for a loop, she wore an expression of annoyance before immediately softening up.

“Of course, sorry for my earlier blunder.” She spoke and headed toward the door, Makoto following close behind.

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When he entered the classroom went silent. “Good morning class!” Toriumi called. “I have two new transfer students to introduce today-” She gestured to someone in the corner, when Kotone stepped up with a peppy step Makoto’s suspicions were confirmed. “Now go on and introduce yourselves-”

Without a second of delay Kotone blurted out a happy go lucky “Hi! My name’s Kotone Shiomi- I Like cute things and the color orange!” Every boy in the class seemed enamoured, while Makoto just sighed like he’d had enough of this already.

“Ah right, you may take a seat near… Ah! The empty desk behind Yukari there-!”

“You got it teach!” And she skipped off and took her seat, she was probably happy to be sitting beside someone she knew.

“And now it’s your turn.”

“Makoto Yuki. Nice to meet you.” That was it, that’s all he said. The ‘nice to meet you’ tacked on to avoid being yelled at by the teacher. He didn’t even wait for the employee to recommend a seat, simply sitting down on the closest one available… Which happened to be… The one beside her.

Kotone was glaring daggers, and if looks could kill he would definitely be dead by now. No matter how hard he tried to ignore it, it was like some chill that ran up his spine and kept him aware. Man she really hated him didn’t she? For some reason he couldn’t bring himself to care all that much, but the thought about dealing with this every day, at the dorm and at school… Well, it gave him more motivation to at least try and fix things.

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The final school bell rung and the teacher dismissed herself and her students, Kotone looked about ready to dash out the door. If he wanted things to get better he’d have to do them now.

“Hey Ko-”

“Sup!” A tall lanky boy greeted from the side. Makoto couldn’t help but be drawn to the sports cap on his head. “So you two’re the new transfer students right? Nice to meet you! The names Junpei Iori!” He wore a friendly grin. “I transferred here while in 8th grade so, I kinda know what you two’re goin’ through… And I thought I’d help you out you know?”

“You sure you’re not just trying to hit on the new girl Iori?” Yukari chimed in before the capped teen could finish what he was saying.

“Yuka-tan!”

The two bickered and Kotone seemed to really be enjoying the energy this kid brought. Makoto though… He felt almost like he was watching from outside his own body, the talking and everything- he wasn’t used to this. Was he being overwhelmed? Or was it because of something else? He knew he couldn’t just leave, he hadn’t even apologize to her yet what was he-

“Hey you OK?” Someone asked him, it was one of the girls but he was so disoriented he couldn’t tell who.

“I…” He began, blinking a couple of times, looking at Yukari’s concerned face, and then Kotone’s. “I’m fine.”He breathed in. “I uh,” He didn’t really think apologizing in front of Iori was the best way to go about this. “I actually have something I’d like to tell Kotone-” He should have sounded more excited but he found himself speaking in that flat tone he always did. “So-”

“Ah I get ya man! You wanna make the move as quick as possible!”

“Junpei!” While the two bickered and complained Yukari still managed to drag Iori out of the room, leaving just him and Kotone.

“So- what’d you wanna say to me?” While there was still a hint of aggression in her voice, after the weird zone out he had earlier she couldn’t help but be a little concerned. She hoped Junpei was wrong and this wasn’t about to be some love confession.

“So- I noticed you’re upset with me-”

“No-! Me?? Upset?” She said sarcastically, Makoto ignored it.

“I have a problem with being… Blunt? I guess you could say?” This was hard, being honest and talking with others was way too hard. “I know I sounded like I didn’t care and that upset you. So I wanted to apologize.” He was trying his best to sound sincere- he was so used to using the same uncaring monotone voice that he knew he probably sounded like he was trying too hard. There was no reply from the girl, at least not at first- he wondered if he had made the situation worse for a second.

The more he looked the more he was confused, she looked as if she was staring at something, but there was nothing where she was staring. And a few blinks and a second later she seemed to snap out of it with a surprised “Oh-!”

“It’s OK! After a while I could tell you’re not really a people person- you prefer to be alone right?”

“Most days- yeah.”

“No problem then!” She wore a genuine smile- Makoto thought this was too easy. That’s all it took? There had to be more… Right? “I should have taken the hint when you had those headphones on I guess- But still Yukari went through all the trouble so it was kinda rude-”

Makoto shrugged, letting out a “My bad.” in response. Kotone wore the same smile,but it was obvious she was thinking of something in that head of hers.

“We should probably get goin’, I hope Yukari isn’t still waiting for us.”

Us?

Before Makoto could register anything else Kotone had grabbed his hand and started dragging him along…

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The smell of coffee filled his nose and he couldn’t help but grimace. Coffee was never a welcoming smell to him, infact he barely touched the stuff but as he looked to Kotone, who wore a smile that was some how endearing and threatening all at the same time- Makoto thought it best to stay quiet for the time being.

“So-” Kotone started, immediately causing him to tense up. “What’s up?”

“What’s…. Up?” he seemed quite confused at this point, this girl had hated his guts before, then suddenly he was being dragged to a cafe at a mall and being asked something as casual as ‘what’s up’ Like they had been friends for years… Then again…

“Well um…” she started, looking off to the side, as if looking for the right words to say. “We- got off on the wrong foot this morning- or- more like I did.” she paused to take a sip of her coffee. “To be honest when you were ignoring us I thought maybe you were just being an ass hole for no reason- but uh- whatever happened in the class room…” Kotone twirled her hair in between her fingers, focusing intently on how she was about to word her thoughts. “... Makes me think it might be something more than ‘because I’m an asshole’- and whatever that is um, well you don’t have to share but if you need support just ask me OK?”

“Ah…” This seemed odd- for someone to go from hating his guts, to buddy buddy. Something had to be up… Right?

Kotone kept on a convincing smile, but she felt the uncomfortable silence that hung in the air. Makoto took it as a sign to leave, getting up from his chair without a word, but at least waving good bye- last thing he wanted to do was get on her bad side again. Before exiting the cafe he took one more glance, she seemed to be muttering something to herself, odd- but really none of his business. He shrugged and continued on.

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#its um #its long sorry #persona 3 #persona 3 au #monster!minato #minato arisato #makoto yuki #kotone shiomi #hamuko arisato #minako arisato #yukari takeba #junpei iori #mitsuru kirijo #and others #ah hahaha im super nervous...#idk the ship name for minaham i just call it minaham #minaham #they are not related in this au i would not ship it otherwise #my post

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toaster-hair · 4 years ago

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random silly theory i randomly made bc im bored

long fucking post down below lol

so you might be thinking to yourself “hmm i wonder what this theory is about”

well im gonna tell you; its about kazuichi soudas design and why his ass is so fucking fat in the first place.

first, ill need to discuss this image. as you can see on the right side of the image, kazuichi has his back facing the viewer. this backside shows us kazuichis thicc megatron ass.

now you may be thinking to yourself “toastie, what the fuck.”. ill explain further;

my hypothesis is that the person who made kazuichis original final design mistook him as a girl and ran with it until getting feedback from kodaka or someone else working on the game.

now youre most definitely thinking “toastie, what the fuck.” and i dont fault you for that. even i dont believe it. but ill go over my little evidence anyways.

this is his supposed “beta” design. obviously it is different from the final product, however it is practically the same. if i didnt know about this design and saw someone draw it, i wouldve just guessed they messed up on the design.

unlike a lot of other danganronpa characters, it appears he only has one beta design. to explain this, i bring up this idea; there was a bit of miscommunication with the design and art team, leading to kazuichi having a completely different design that mightve been controversial and releasing this beta as a cover up. this led to all of kaz’s other designs being unreleased/lost.

this is most definitely a stretch, but i do think the dr team not releasing or even losing references and designs is a possibility. how can i prove that? with his goth counterpart; gundham. fucking. tanaka.

this is his final design, and like kazuichi he only has one beta design we know of.

(i couldnt find a bigger pic sorry, the same image is up on his wiki) im sorry, but there is no way in my mind that these are even the same person. itd take more than just one beta design to go from some guy who looks like hed be a member of blood on the dancefloor to an edgy anime wizard. there were obviously a few more beta designs that didnt make it to the public.

“but toastie, how do you know if the main designer for kaz thought he was a girl?” well tumblr.com user, i dont. but somethings that help that theory is;

sdr2 has a pretty different style compared to dr1. ndrv3 also has a different style but it was released like 7 years after the first game i think? so i can excuse its style. while sdr2 was made only 2 years after the original (and couldve been in development way before 2012), so to me itd make more sense if they had new people.

kazuichi is still pretty androgynes (hell, maybe even a bit feminine), even more so than chihiro. the only characters that look similar to kaz (kaito and leon) are still pretty damn masculine when compared.

pink hair big hips and sharp teeth isnt what youd first imagine when you hear the word “mechanic”, is it?

to wrap up this post; while i dont think all of this theory is the absolute truth, i do believe that there is probably a lot of lost danganronpa media, whether it be a lost anime episode, a spin off novel everyone claims exists but has no original internet trace, or even a few beta designs. this theory will get confirmed when pigs fly.

#danganronpa #danganronpa theory #theory #kazuichi souda #sdr2 #gundham tanaka

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noidsome · 7 years ago

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The big issue with the digimon tri movies, and why you should be pissed too.

I just finished watching the 5th digimon movie, and to put it short, i excpected nothing and im still let down. This is a big negative critique on what ive seen so far from the tri movies, but its also more of a vent for me, because theres something about these movies that really fucking grinds my gears and i feel i finally need to let that out somewhere. Look at this as a sort of....badly written analyctic rant. So far this movie, in short, was as i dreaded, 70% meiko bullshit and 20% kari...which is so fucking insulting i dont even know...but thats why im here.

Now before you assblast me with your stupid crap, please try to understand that as harsh as im writing this, im trying to look at this movie from a critical standpoint, and no im not going to put in the effort to be “nice” about it because if digimon tri can get away with half assing everything about itself, then wont bother. If you cant handle that, move on. If your interested, click the read more and we can begin this shit fest, because i think its about god damn time someone put these mediocre movies in their place.

The pacing.

I dont know about you guys, but to me it feels like these movies, or episodes, are either dragging on forever, or they rush really fast. This movie especially took its sweet ass time to give us 2 whole half an hour scenes of meiko being depressed about her shitty OC digimon, to leave the actual interesting fights and plot to 1 and a half episode, out of 4. Im sorry but i feel like ive been following this fucking story for 6 years, its so fucking slow and it drags on for fucking ever sometimes.

I do understand that its important to establish character interactions, and god damn does this fucking series need some, but sometimes it really stops the action dead in its tracks, and as much as i appriciate the movies giving each character some focus, it goes on for too long. the ending to movie 5 was....well rushed as shit.

But despite all this, its just really frustrating that half the entire series is just them standing around and TALKING...talking talking talking, exposition exposition exposition. It also feels really slow and stagnated sometimes, and the cheesy music in the background of the sad scenes dont really help much. And other times things are glossed over so fast that im standing there wondering if i missed out on something because i accedently blinked. Like how they entered the digital world, only to just suddently fall out of it immediatly after from a big digital gate just like that. Or how meiko just...SUDDENTLY appeared in the digital world with no warning or real reason. huh?? shes here now?? what?? meicoomon is still infected? what?? gennai is back with the dark masters? what where did they come from? why are they following him!? WHAT?? HUH??? HELLO???

im just….frustrated. im frustrated that i have to wait for 6+ months every a new movie comes out, only for the movie to stall for fucking ever and leave the actual OH SHIT moments to the last part, AND END ON A CLIFFHANGER. Its such fucking god damn bait to get us to watch the other movies, its almost INSULTING how incredibly obvious it is. Last movie ended with gennai fucking around and choking meiko. Then, as i saw my fat ass down in the chair, waiting for the big battle, no meicoo just...opened portals and then left with her copy paste army. Oh well so much for that.

Then the digidestined actually FALL OUT OF THE DIGITAL WORLD, and they are right back to standing around and getting chased by the cops...and then they spend THE REST OF THE EPISODES on meikos useless crying and baiting for meichi shipping material. im sorry but was that neccecary? was it neccecary to stop the entire god damn movie just so we could have tai standing there with spaghetti falling out of his pockets? and the mega evolutions for the other digimons felt really rushed too, i had hoped for more build up...but guess i get fuck alll.

The filler.

Now i do enjoy myself a little “filler” once in a while, i wont lie. and i will also not lie when i say that i really enjoyed seeing my boi tais hot nipple-less body. But, again…. DID WE NEED THE FIRST HALF BEING JUST THAT?! i swear to fucking god if you cut out all the filler content from these movies your going to get the entire series down to 5 episodes. Movie 2 was just...filler. fucking filler. i didnt have much issue with movie 3 but they just NEEDED to shove more meiko in..

movie 4 was kind of a bitch to sit trough because the whole damn “plot” made no sense. why was soras digimon the only one who was mad and while the others were just like before? why JUST her? why couldnt the others be like that too? Its just plot convenience at this point. and then it was pretty much just watching tai and matt spew spaghetti out of their pockets and be awkward because sora cant communicate with her friends like a normal person. Honestly it was a little charming at first but it got old pretty quickly…and then dark masters out of nowhere that died as fast as they came on. what a rushed little cameo for that extra nostalgia bait.

Honestly i found myself first liking the character interactions a little once the movies took a break from the action and fighting...but i much more often found myself angrily tapping my foot and going “REEEE MOVE ON.”

The god damn meiko.

Alright you all saw this one coming probably. Now let me just start by saying, i originally didnt mind meiko, or the idea of a new digitestined in the first place. Its welcoming to try and add something new to your otherwise soulless nostalgia cash grab. However we need to look at her from a critical stand point. im not trying to start a hate train, im just going to analyze her for how shes written as a character.

Im sorry to say this guys, but no matter how you look at her, shes a mary sue. Im sorry but all the tropes are there!! but why do i feel this way? heres why:

Her digimon is the sole reason for everything going to shit.

her digimon is in adult stage like gatomon just because.

essentially her digimon is “special”

all the other kids befriended her really fast just because.

everyone likes meiko and nobody seems to have a problem with her

shes the typical “uguu” shy type of girl.

her digimon OF COURSE won the costume contest in movie 2 or 3

leomon finds HER DIGIMON adorable enough to make the others run off... of course….

she cries constantly and does nothing but wine as the others hold her.

She takes up MAJORITY of the screentime for almost all movies. Almost.

POSSIBLY a relationship with the main character, if they actually are baiting us with those scenes in movie 5.

acts and feels like a self-insert OC in a canon universe.

The reason i dont like her is just because im SICK OF HER!! im sick of seeing her fucking face every god damn movie. im sick of the others shoving a friendship speech or talking about her belonging to them for the 700th GOD DAMN TIME, im sick of constantly hearing ME-MEI and MEIKOOOOOO, and im so fucking sick of seeing her sit down and cry or act sad and do NOTHING! shes just THERE TO BE THERE! her “cute little sneezing quirk” wasnt even something they bothered keeping any more. Shes so god damn obnoxious and shallow, and the ENTIRE HALF OF THE 5TH MOVIE WAS SPENT SHOVING MORE FRIENDSHIP SPEECHES IN HER FUCKING HEAD UNTIL SHE NUTTED UP AND STRAIGHT UP TOLD THE OTHERS TO AXE OFF MEICOOMON, while kari got 5 fucking minutes and got posessed or some shit i dont fucking know, does anyone care at this point?!

shes such a god damn self insert its PAINFUL! and ive read plenty of crappy OC digimon fanfiction in my days to be able to tell when someone props their crappy OC in a canon story. IVE DONE IT MYSELF!! its INSULTING that im watching a canon produced digimon FANFICTION more then an actual OVA. If you like her, FINE, but you CANT ignore how incredibly shallow and flawed shes written. This isnt someone “hating female characters” this is someone whos frustrated a shittly written character who is just causing repetitive sob scenes over and over and over. im sorry but have we not gotten enough flashbacks from meiko and her digimon? do we need 4 more in the fifth movie??? WE GET IT! ITS SAD! SHES SAD!! THEY ARE FRIENDS! MOVE ON ALREADY!!

i dont feel bad for her anymore, its just getting repetitive now. She ate up the entire 5th movie and left nothing to kari but the sloppy leftovers at the end, and because she ran off like an idiot to meicoomon she got tai axed off too……………...but i will get to that.

The lack of animation.

The biggest insult, and this is….dare i say…….something coming from an animation student, is the insufferable animation. The first movie is fine, but from thereon, i feel like the quality dropped significantly. and oh boy, dont get me started on the amount of time they just pan a fucking picture instead of animating them doing shit.

im sorry but did i wait 4-6 months for a fucking clipshow? I know that animating is hard, and the animation industry in japan is absolute fucking shit, but come the fuck on guys. i think movie 5 had so many times where they just panned pictures of the digimon fighting, and the kids running. I guess when you put all your budget into overanimating the short action scenes you got, you dont have much left for them to trow a punch outside of that. and i wouldnt mind if they had just bothered not doing it so much. they do it WAY TOO OFTEN!

in the 4th move they didnt even fucking bother drawing the kids wet while they were in the water. no wet droopy hair, no indication the clothing was soaked, nothing. not a god damn fucking detail or anything.

The nostalgia bait

Hey kids, remember the bus in the digital world??? remember the gear desert? remember the house mimi was a princess in?? remember the pink forest? remember seadramon? remember the dark masters???? remember any of that shit!? remember primary village?! YEAH??? REMEMBER ALL THOSE COOL 01 THINGS??? ok cool, anyway moving on.

The lack of personality/soul

one thing im really passionate about is expressions. expressive characters and facial expressions i something i enjoy drawing a lot. in the original digimon, every character was spesifically designed to be its own thing. sure they stank of the 90s, but they wer UNIQUE. Digimon tri has trown all that shit out the window. Now they all look boring as hell. the only unique thing about them now is their hair. take that away, and you get a bunch of similar looking, boring samefaced characters.

the digimon movies are just so fucking SOULLESS! everyone looks so god damn watered down and tame compared to their former selves. everyone wears a school uniform even when they got summer vacation. they even wear school uniforms as they get to the digital world, and they have NO facial expressions. NONE! the way they talk and show emotions is almost nonexistant. even once they are seriously screaming at someone or focusing on something serious, they still have that stale, boring as shit facial expression. stone faced and COLD! its like you dont even care!! seriously its so frustrating to watch sometimes because they are so god damn bland and barely deviate at all from their typical “idle” face.

^count how many fucking times tai makes this face troughout the entire series.

^am i the only one who thinks they looks very..bland and dull here? and this happens way too often.

seriously, watch the movies again and notice just how little the animators bothered giving them any fucking emotions. the screenshots here are just from a few minutes in the new movie.

And dont get me started on how everyone seemed so.........accepting of tais “death” i mean sure they might still be in shock,.....but......why did none of pic under appear????

WHy was everyone so.....noble??? except kari...who got....fucking owned.

and the digimon....most of them are just....comic relief now. i feel like most of them have little personality, but fucking agumon. what the FUCK have they done to agumon!? hes just a walking talking “i like to eat” joke. hes fucking nothinng. an empty boring sack of shit who just talks about food and NOTHING ELSE!! oh and maybe fights sometimes...but seriously.

The BAIT.

The trailers for these movies have made me fall into the bait they put out. But its getting infuriating now. All the trailer bait for movie 5 was just taken form the last 5 minutes of the film. that little teaser we all thought were going to show the dark ocean? yeah that was what….5 seconds at the very last minute of the movie? Hime was the one who went there, and they even rushed that part.

remember when we all tought that tai was the kaiser because the animators thought they copy the excact same hairstyle? remember how they all baited us with the kaiser thinking we were gonna get some 02 action? i sure as FUCK do.

i LOVED the last minutes of the movies. i loved the last half of episode 3 and the entire episode 4… but im so fucking angry that i have to wait 4-6 months for the conclusion to when the movie was JUST GETTING INTERESTING! i fucking hate it!!

The 02 kids, or lack thereof.

Ok honestly ive completely forgotten about them, and i dont understand why they bothered putting them in this movie. and they give us absolutly nothing to go on for ALL of the movies! WHY? WHATS THE POINT?! with this series endless stalling, how can they possibly explain their absence or death or whatever in what little time we have left?! how will they half ass this?! i seriously dont get how they can begin with something so intense, only to give us absolutly nothing till the last movie, IF AT ALL!

Taichis “””””””””””””””””death.”””””””””””””””””

So the fuckers had the BALLS to kill off my boi tai. They actually went there. they fucking killed him off. AND LEFT IT ON A CLIFFHANGER! wow fucking good job guys, you sure got me there. i cant believe tai is fucking dead.

except wait a second here…..tai isnt dead. of course he fucking isnt. i mean come the fuck on, are you really expecting them to kill off their marketig king? the face of all their merc? PLEASE! we all fucking know that hes going to come back. THEY BASICALLY SPOILED THE MOVIES FOR US ALREADY, didnt they say in an interview far back that these movies were whats going to lead everyone up to their careers? so why the fuck would tai die when we know hes going to be an ambassador?

i dont fucking understand why they even bothered with this fake ass death. WE KNOW HES GOING TO COME BACK! im not mad that tai “died,” im mad that they actually bothered making it a cliffhanger, as if we arent going to fucking figure out hes coming back in the next movie. WHATS THE POINT?! Are they going to just shove him off till the last 5 minutes of the last movie? is that it? are they going to do what they did to kari? or are we FINALLY going to see tai resolving his persional issues that have been shoved away to make room for everything else? who knows, who cares at this point?!

The conclusion

Digimon tri was something enjoyable for me to look forward to..but now, its just a bunch of frustrating, medicore, nostalgia cash-grabbing shitfests of movies, and i need to get it out of my system.

Im angry because i have to wait 4-6 months between each movie only to get nothing. im angry that i have to wait 4-6 months for an hour long movie that has actual content thats 20 minutes long. im sick of having my excpectations set to low, only for them to be lowered even more. im sick of seeing meiko basically becoming the main characters as the others are somewhat side characters at this point. im sick of the shit-tier animation quality and the stone-bored dull surprise faces. im sick of wanting this to be good, only to see that the fucking directors and animators arent even fucking trying anymore. Im sad, that the sequel was put in the hands of incompetent fucks who only know digimon trough their most basic character traits, and nothing more.

i do like tri...and im sad to see it go so soon….but part of me wants to get this over with, because if you like it or not, tri isnt a passionate fan sequel. tri is a boring, mediocre cash grab, and im sad it cantt be more then that, and im sad its over soon...

#Digimon tri #digimon adventure tri #rant #digimon #digimon tri spoilers

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isalissa · 7 years ago

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Chill Out (isalissa one-shot)

My friend @noddytheornithopod wrote me the cutest isalissa oneshot for my birthday and I couldnt be more happy and blessed ♥♥♥ And he let me post it here! Read it and go shower him with love! I specially loved the portrayal of the girls and their relationship, is pretty much how I imagine them,,,, anyway, story under the cut! :3c

Isabella woke up in her bed, and reached for her girlfriend sleeping next to her. There was just one problem – she wasn’t there.

‘Melissa?’ Isabella said. ‘Melissa, where are you? You know how much I hate it when you’re not in the bed for morning snuggles.’

Isabella heard some muttering coming from outside their bedroom, and saw Melissa walk into the bedroom with a tray. It had what seemed to be a breakfast for the both of them. There was coffee, omelettes and French toast for the both of them.

Isabella gave Melissa a quizzical smile. ‘Melissa, what’cha doin’? For real?’

‘Breakfast in bed, for the best girlfriend in the world of course,’ Melissa said.

Isabella sat up. ‘No, really, you didn’t have to do this. I really appreciate it, but really, I could’ve just made us something again.’

‘I’m not letting you do all the work around here, sweetie, you deserve a rest. Also, I’ve gotta put this down now, I can’t hold it for much longer.’

Melissa gave Isabella the tray and put it on her lap, and then moved into bed beside her. They both started eating, though Melissa gave all of her attention to Isabella and how she was reacting.

Isabella turned to Melissa. ‘Melissa… you told me you were terrible at cooking. This is great!’

Melissa gave a sheepish smile and giggled. ‘Well, I thought I was, but I really wanted to do this for you. You seem to really like it, so thanks.’

‘I love it, really. Thank you so much.’

Melissa put on a jacket as she gathered her belongings together, now all she needed was Isabella. She looked around the house, but caught her in their study room, with her hard at work sketching and drawing things in a visual diary.

‘Isabella?’ Melissa said.

Isabella turned around. ‘Oh hey, Melissa. Come to watch me work?’

‘Well actually, I was going to suggest we go out for the day, have some free time just for us.’

‘You gave me breakfast in bed and now you want me to have a date with you. Is everything alright?’

Melissa sighed. ‘Look, I’m just worried you’re overworking yourself. You insist on doing everything, and you still do so much of your own stuff too. I appreciate how hard you work for everything, but don’t you ever want to chill out?’

‘Look, just because I have college, work at the café, cook everything for us, do RA, am part of student government, do sports, volunteer to supervise Fireside Girl activities and sometimes babysit Candace’s daughter, it doesn’t mean I’ve got too much stuff on my plate.’

Melissa smirked. ‘Sure.’

Isabella grumbled. ‘Okay fine, I do get exhausted from it all. I just want to do so much, but there’s so little time for it all.’

Melissa walked to Isabella and pulled her up. ‘Look, I’m not saying this isn’t admirable about you, but I can tell you get overworked. If you want me to help out with even a few of these things just tell me.’

Isabella leaned onto Melissa’s chest and embraced her. ‘But you never seemed interested in all of that. You just want to do your journalism course and have fun the rest of the time.’

‘Well, you never really asked, it seems like we just kind of assumed that you’d do everything around here. I do want to help you though, anything to get my girl some more free time.’

Isabella chuckled. ‘So, what do you want to do for this day out?’

‘I was thinking something like go see a movie, have lunch, hang out at the park, that kind of thing.’

‘Sounds good to me.’

Isabella and Melissa returned home with some pizzas, after having that day out.

‘I’m still not over that twist in Space Witches II, Aly and Lily’s love being necessary to defeat the mermaid queen by their relationship unlocking special powers? So awesome,’ Isabella said.

Melissa smiled. ‘I know, right? I really should’ve shown you the previous film sooner.’

They both enjoyed their pizza for a while, until Melissa got out some ice-cream. Isabella finished her pizza and looked up at Melissa.

‘Give me a moment, I need to do something,’ Isabella said.

‘Isabella, really? This is your day to chill out, you don’t need to-’

‘No, really, this is extra important. You won’t regret this.’

As Isabella walked off, Melissa sat on the couch and waited for her girlfriend to return. She tried to keep herself calm, but she wriggled and fidgeted as she anticipated Isabella. She watched the time and noticed ten minutes had gone by, which got a groan out of Melissa.

Isabella returned, but was carrying her visual diary. ‘Sorry for making you wait like that, I just needed to touch up some things.’

‘Okay, what were you even doing back there? And why do you- oh, is there something you need my opinions on?’

Isabella tore out a page from her visual diary. ‘No, Melissa. This is for you.’

Melissa looked at the piece of paper handed to her. It was a bunch of doodles on the top half of the page, showing Isabella and Melissa drawn in various ways, from animals like ponies, cats and dogs to simple everyday life. The bottom half was a watercolour painting of Isabella and Melissa dancing and wearing formal dresses, with a vague background to contrast with the two of them at the front.

Melissa looked up at Isabella. ‘Wait, is this for me?’

‘Yes, yes it is.’

‘I love it. All of it. But why?’

Isabella smiled. ‘Because I love you. That’s all there is to it.’

Melissa put the art on a table and kissed Isabella. Isabella put her visual diary away as Melissa wrapped her arms around her, returning the kiss. When they broke away from each other, the both of them had their eyes lowered and were smiling.

‘Thank you so much. I love you too,’ Melissa said.

‘Can we cuddle now?’ Isabella said.

The two lied down on their couch and cuddled each other, talking little but looking into each other’s eyes. There was the occasional kiss and scoop of ice-cream, but the other in her arms was all either of them needed right now.

#isalissa #melissa chase #Isabella Garcia Shapiro #phineas and ferb #milo murphy's law #fanfic #submission #noddytheornithopod #drawing something for someone is an act of true love tbh #or at least it is it to me #i relate to isabella so much #what a huge dork

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sundrenched-smilez · 7 years ago

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odd numbers for the lesbian asks! (if it's too many just do every 4th one maybe?)

1. Femme or butch?

for type, im vry easily wooed by butches tbh

as for myself, im genderfluid + heavily lean towards butch-ish for one gender + have been gettin more comf w that term for myself. the 3 genders i switch between, ive described as sharp, dainty and tired, for reason of not really being comf w gender labels aside from nonbinary. sharp/tired r kinda butchish, moreso sharp. like leather jackets, ripped jeans, dress pants/shirts, defs flannels (which r a given for any mood im in tbh) while tired is like mb softer, more focused on flannels + loose tank tops/shirts, shorts + certain skirts, comfy clothes, and the like

ive found that i’m leaning more towards butch lately too, like i’ve been a lot more comfortable with pants and a nice top than i have w dresses or most skirts + im wondering if i was just hanging on to femininity for sake of society, so those r things 2 think abt. i still feel comf in them sometimes, but it’s getting much less often. gender’s weird, i still cant cling to one bc of how pressuring that is so genderfluidity is still smth for me + it shifting to different percentages is okay (im thinking out loud @ this point, but its helping so i hope its interesting to read)

3. Plaid button-ups or leather jackets?

both, but primarily flannels/plaid buttion-ups

5. Describe your aesthetic

aaahh theres a lot of diff aesthetics i could go into, but i have a tag if ur interested in a visual representation? basically, cosy homes, forests, wooden steps and bridges, cats, girls/nbs, water, plants, and old video game stuff, and clouds/skies. i’m sure there’s more in there, but for a good rule of thumb !! as for like dressing aesthetic, i like to look rly gay + attractive and a lil showy? like my shorts r Short and i love crop tops + a lot of my shirts show my bra thru them, + i like showing it when i can, like sports bra + a tank top is a fav look of mine bc i can make it look like my bra is a trim on the shirt + it’s cute. i’ve been wearing dresses less often, but occasionally, i like to rock one. id love a pair of combat boots but i have like size 11/12 feet + most stores dont carry that size + im hesitant to buy some online.

7. Favorite pair of shoes?

its rly hard to find any, i have like walmart converse knockoffs atm + theyre a beige/grey color im not that huge on, it kinda reminds me of sandalwood but depressed

9. Any haircut goals for the future?

there was the undercut!! and i have that down now c: next step is to dye it blue and mb some purple. i wanna bleach it if i’m gonna dye it, but im hesitant to do that bc of how damaging it is, but since my hair’s been cut a cpl time almost all the color is out now, so i think itll b ok if i take good care of it.

11. Describe the worst date you’ve been on

i went to a cafe w someone (i think they were nb but i cant remember, it was like 2 yrs ago about ) and they were impossible to talk to bc they just kept saying “im awkward sorry” @ everything and like any conversations i tried to maintain were all one-shot responses, and like that was a lil frustrating. like i dont hold it against them or anything, more in a sense of i was rly tryin 2 carry it and just couldnt

13. If taken, talk about your girlfriend/wife!

whooh i wish i was taken, i need affection + to b cute w someone

15. Describe your dream wedding

hmmmm i havent thought much about it !! i know when i was younger i wanted to wear a black wedding dress but now im thinkin mb a suit that switches to dress @ the bottom?? that could b cool. I’d be happy w anything tbh, if im getting married, i’d just b happy to be w my wife/spouse. mb somewhere in a forest or on a boat would b cool, defs lots of good food and colorful flowers. I’d like a lot of color, most weddings ive been to are just b/w and bland for my taste (they’ve also all been straight tho so theres that.) it’s kind of wild to think that i might b married someday, but it’d b rly nice. i just haven’t thought much abt the planning of one. it’d b rly gay tho, probs give out tiny gay flags at each seat, and the cake could b lesbian flag colors. im rly drawing a blank on this, but i know id want all my friends around the country + world to be there.

17. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

i definitely want to live in a port town at some point !! idk where i’d like to settle down, ideally somewhere that doesnt get much hotter than 90 degrees + has lots of parks + is big enough for some events, like pride stuff, little festivals, a farmer’s market, and places to do things, such as a movie theater, bowling alley, mb an aquarium, if not one in a nearby town. hiking trails r also good.

19. Favorite lesbian novel/story?

on a sunbeam!!! its a huge inspiration for me, and i love it so much. it always puts me in such a good mindset when i read it, and the artist is my age, so it makes me feel like I can also accomplish great things if i rly put my heart into it!! which is such a good feeling, and it has great representation + characters that i love, and its rly gay, and in space and theres ships shaped like fish + its gorgeous : D i could go on for hrs abt it + how important it is to me. theres an nb character too, and like the aspect of found families is one that rly hits home and it helped me get thru a rough time of my life + better accept myself as queer/gay.

21. Favorite lesbian musician?

adult mom (tho i think they’re bi but still gay), or hayley kiyoko

23. Ever been assumed to be nothing more than a gal pal?

i think so, but i can’t place when, it’s been a bit.

25. Be positive! What do you like most about being a lesbian?

talking abt being gay w other girls/nbs is lovely and cathartic, i never got to growing up bc i lived in a homophobic town + i was like dealing heavily with internalized homophobia and body/gender dysphoria so i was ace for a bit. talking more abt like sexual attraction + aesthetic attraction is new to me, and that’s been a process to get to, but it’s nice that I can now do so w/o being belittled or barraged by insult. i also just love the thought of being w someone, and daydreaming abt when that happens is really nice. also,, girls + nbs r a blessing and brighten my day and im so glad im attracted 2 them

27. Turn ons?

absolutely communication, that’s a need. i had a bad experience w someone bc she wasn’t communicative at all, and failed to tell me that we weren’t dating despite us going on several dates + kissing??? like i wont go too into it, but hatchi matchi it was a mess. so yeah, communication, affection, and like reassurance that they actually want to be with me, and that my presence is wanted and enjoyed. I got a lot of “i dont care”s for answers last sort-of relationship, and that was rly discouraging. another turn on is for them to initiate talking and things, like holding hands or planning to hang out + such. consent is another big one.

29. Do you usually ask other women out or do you wait for them to ask you?

i usually tend to ask them out, but im still dealing w internalized junk, so its difficult. i also havent any situations in which they liked me back, which is frustrating. like i got lead on earlier summer for abt a month until i asked what we were doing + didnt rly get an answer, and it was this whole mess. i generally try to make the first move tho, bc i know firsthand how difficult it is, but that being said, it’s still hard for me to know for sure if theyre interested + i dont wanna make things uncomf w them, so i’ll wait until i think there might b attraction. that being said, once that’s all out of the way, i like to consider myself a good flirt when im trying.

31. Talk about your interests or hobbies!

i have lots of interests!! im obsessed w steven universe, its my fav show (and if u ever have time, we should totally watch it together sometime, i rly think you’d love it, it’s super gay + heartwarming.) i really love playing music and learning new songs, which im rly great at memorizing. talking to friends + gettin 2 know them better is always nice and fun. i like to draw new things + see the different ways ppl draw, so seeing art on here is always fun for me. i’m also rly into polygon videos (it’s a youtube channel, not like videos abt polygon haha) and this podcast called the adventure zone. season one just ended, so i might start listening to another one called friends at the table. i rly wanna start a podcast w someone, but can never find anyone to start it with. idk what I’d talk abt but if i could find a partner for it, i think it’d be a lot of fun. mb smth abt games or books/queer representation in media. doing a dnd podcast would also b rly fun, but a lot of work + editing so mb later down the road !! im blanking on other interests atm, but animations and cartoons r lovely and i aim to make something in that field one day, if not just a comic.

my hobbies r mostlyyyy drawing, dnd things now every thursday, hanging w my friends, playing video games, sometimes writing (i rly wanna start a comic, and im tryin to get my butt into gear on it), goin to parks, listening to music, and goin 2 events w roe + cesar, two of my friends. sometimes ill play music!! i need to get more than the keyboard i’m lending, but i love performing. ill also watch leg birds on youtube, theyre a lesbian couple that plays gams + theyre rly sweet.

33. Do you love easily or does it take time for you to warm up to someone?

its easy for me to love friends, doesnt usu take me more than a few months of knowing them if were talking a lot. as for falling in love, that takes me a lot longer. ive never rly been in love w someone. i thought i was once, but rly it was just my first gay experience w someone and i wanted it to be perfect so i projected a lot of things + made it better than it seemed to myself for the duration of it, which wasn’t healthy, so i wanna avoid doing that again, + take things slower next time. or at least for what they are.

35. Ever fallen for a straight girl?

a few times, they were just crushes tho, so it wasnt too too bad

37. Favorite comfort food?

hot cocoa or tea. as for food food, i dont think i have one. mb french toast or cinnamon rolls.

39. Vegetarian? Vegan? None of the above?

i used to be a vegetarian!! for like a yr, but it was difficult for me to eat and feel full, and i was pretty underweight, so i stopped.

41. Early-riser or night-owl?

both, i tend to stay up, but getting up early can be nice if i dont have to do anything. like just gently waking + making some tea and a nice breakfast + sittin around for a bit.

43. What is your Myers-Briggs type?

enfp-a

45. At what age did you know you were a lesbian?

i think like 16-17? it took me a bit to get words for identity, like lesbian/nonbinary and the like, but i always knew, like id call myself an individual as opposed to gendered terms that i was referred to, and always felt rly yucky w deadname + the wrong pronouns

47. Are you crushing on anyone at the moment (celebrity or otherwise)?

ive got one crush atm !! and another person who seems nice, but i wanna hang out w before like thinking abt a crush (im poly, which perhaps goes w/o saying, but i always like to state it when talking abt these things, jic )

49. Talk about your dreams/aspirations for the future

i’d like a partner or two, to get some bongos- i got to play some a couple weeks ago, and it was the most fun i’ve had playing anything!! having smth with an instant response that i could make up rhythms with was really rewarding and so much fun. i know i want a cat at some point, to go on cute dates + cuddle and kiss a lot w someone, to visit my friends in other places, dye my hair, get a better job, to travel a bit, make a comic, go to college for animation and storyboarding, mb go to camp at some point, and I’d like to make some more friends here, i’m already making some, which i’m super happy about, but it’s always nice meeting new ppl

thank u for asking!! this was relaxing + fun, and a lot of the topics were cathartic to talk about, and i needed it. so thanks for listening too kinda

also im queen of commas, i’ve discovered while typing this

#msg in a bottle #cass charts #idk what i want my ask tag to be

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ookami-tsun · 4 years ago

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hii, could i have a romantic matchup? i'm 18, nonbianary nblm / nblnb so i'd prefer a masculine presenting matchup. cough 4'10 .. maybe little small anyway moving on

i can be very calm and shy but am also very excitable and make lots of little jokes anytime i think of them. i try to stay positive even if things are complete disasters and try to comfort people the best i can.

i am! very touchy! i love cuddling and holding hands and hugs and giving kisses, i am over all just extremely affectionate and touch staved.

i tend to collect a lot of things too, on one hand a lot of plushies, pins, charms, keychains, tiny toys/figures and things like that. but also a lot of rocks, other little things outside on the ground, anything shiny.

i love any plant, flowers herbs etc, i consider myself to be what can be classified as a green witch .. i like being outside and i very much love bugs!! mainly i love bees and moths a lot.

im also a vegetarian and have a lot of love for animals, specifically cats, foxes, and like any rodent. i love rodents. i love soft animals because i love pet . petting/ .. and getting pet. pats! ( that goes along with me being just so affectionate help ) i just love soft things.

and i draw/animate constantly and am going to school for art! anything creative .. i love.

kind of went on but i hope that is good and not too much, tysm!!

haihai, i struggled choosing between 2 characters for this matchup, i was having a migraine while writing this (this will be my last matchup request ill do for today, my migraine keeps getting worse since i was trying to rush some matchups requests so i would like to get some rest if you guys dont mind) so i tried my best so none the less i hope you enjoy the matchup uwu

Anyways, I match with with Childe!!!

Childe :

Your excitable and make lots of little jokes ?? i believe Childe would love it so much if all your little jokes especially if they can make him laugh as hard as the cocogoat can (im pretty sure all the Childe simps were squealing while fan-boying/girling when Childe was laughing about a cocogoat during the main story quest, gosh i miss that scene)

You love to collect stuff like plushies, pins, charms, keychains, tiny figures as well as rocks and shiny things?? Childe would definitely bring back multiple trinkets for you when he is away doing his Fatui duties. If he has to be away for very long and cant bring you with him, you can definitely expect a package full of trinkets almost every other day, his reasoning being the trinket had reminded him of you when he saw it

You love all kinds of plants, flowers and herbs in general ?? Well then, Childe would definitely get you a bunch of terrariums for you, if it starts taking up too much space he would probably buy you a plot of land just so you would have a personal garden to enjoy all the plants, flowers and herbs there

The moment Childe finds out you like a certain animal be prepared to find a large box as well as a house or room designed to be catered to that animal. If you find that excessive, then there is always plan b for Childe which would be brining you to petting zoos or places with animals you can pet, an example being the Cat's tail bar

You love bugs especially moths and bees ?? Childe would get you a bee farm and garden just so you could see those bees and moths (im sorry but i couldnt really find out where moths would usually be found) unless you didn't mind seeing all of them in a jar

Your love language is physical touch ?? That's great especially since Childe is a family orientated, he would definitely give his younger siblings hugs and cuddles. You would never be touch starved ever again with Childe as your partner

Overall Childe would absolutely sweet and spoil you rotten with so much affection (ahhhh... someone hold me pls im so touch starved T.T)

#genshin impact #matchups #childe x reader #childe x y/n #tartaglia x reader #tartaglia x y/n #genshin husbandos #genshin scenarios #requested #childe genshin impact #tartaglia genshin impact #childe #tartaglia #fluff #genshin matchups

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elliotthezubat · 6 years ago

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DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 119

the calm before the (fire)storm

Takehisa: *sweeping...passes Maki's desk and spots something* "..." *picks up a small object in the shape of an '8'* *sighs* *walks...knocks on Maki's door*

maki: *YAAAWN* commander? *rubs eyes*

Takehisa: "You left this behind." *holds up the '8'*

maki: oh, thanks. im gonna head back to bed now. see you in the morning.

Takehisa: "..." *nods*

-elsewhere-

Gin: "Okay, Q is asleep, your sister is going to bed, and Ryu is finally taking a bath." *crawls into bed*

higuchi: *sigh* what a day...

Gin: "More dealings with the Lotus?"

higuchi: more or less...the hostages still arent talking.

Gin: "Hmm. I would've thought Kajii's tactics would have helped. Nothing Hirotsu found?"

higuchi: nothing yet.

Gin: "Won't someone miss them?"

higuchi:...i try not to think about it....

Gin: "...Get some sleep. There'll be more to do tomorrow." *sets her blades under her pillow*

-morning-

-rain falls outside-

kirako: *yaaawn*

Dazai: *snores, sprawled out*

kirako:....*small smile* (so he came in here again....) *gets out of bed*

Mii: *standing guard at the door*

kirako: good morning mii-chan~ *snuggle* good kitty.

Mii: >_>; *meow*

kirako: ^^

Dazai: *turns--and falls out of bed*

kirako: oh! good morning. ^^; need some help?

Dazai: *sits up* "I'm good..." *looking out the window* "..."

kirako: ....want some breakfast?

Dazai: "...Sure. Thank you."

-elsewhere-

sonia: papa? are you alright?

Chuuya: *looking out the window* "...Yeah."

sonia:.....*gets into the bed and feels his forehead*

Chuuya: =~=

sonia: do you need a day off?

Chuuya: "I can handle it..." *tries to get up--and loses balance, falling onto his pillow* "...Yes."

sonia: ok. i'll call grandma then and tell her.

Chuuya: "...Thank you."

-elsewhere-

Kurogiri: "--and there are holes in the TV remote."

Twice: "MY ELECTRIC RAZOR HOLDS NO CHARGE."

himiko: *spinning in one of the bar chairs*

NOS4A2: "Provide me with sustenance, and none of this would be a problem. Isn't that right, child?" *holding Fang*

fang: *babble*

NOS4A2: "See? The child agrees--I need electricity! And if you won't provide it to me, I'll seek it on my own. Where's your nearest electrical station?"

-elsewhere-

Inka: *enters an abandoned subway car* "Wow...Imagine what you could do with this thing. Got any gearheads in the Hoods?"

arrow: well......

Inka: "??? Do tell~"

arrow: i suppose giovanni counts....sort of....

Inka: "...Okay, good, but how about someone less freaky and just mad-scientist-y eccentric?"

-elsewhere-

miura: *making coffee*

Mori: "..."

miura: here. this should help.

Mori: "..." *nods, takes it...sip*

miura:....pardon me if this is a bit personal, but why is it so important that you have a child?

Mori: "...To continue."

miura: *listening*

Mori: "Everything that a human is, is contained in their DNA. Half of that goes to each child. The family line must persist--to achieve our goals."

miura:......

Mori: "Therefore, I imagine much will be accomplished by the next generation that I could not fulfill--and I'm curious to see what comes of young Sonia."

miura: even though chuuya made it clear he doesnt want you being involved in her life?

Mori: *slight smile* "You're much too literal. I can honor the spirit of the agreement, even as I bend the rules."

-elsewhere-

sonia: *puts a cool compress on chuuya's forehead*

miyuri: *drawing a fluffy sheep to act as a pillow*

Chuuya: =___= *coughs*

sonia: grandma said she was sending someone over to help out.

Chuuya: *groans* "O-Okay..."

miyuri: do you want an animal parade to make you better?

Chuuya: "...Sure?"

miyuri: *drawing tiny animals that then float around the room*

Chuuya: "..." *lies back, slight smile--coughs*

-elsewhere-

Izuku: *hands a fruit smoothie to Samidare*

samidare: *sips* ^^

Izuku: *smiles* *looks at Tsu* "You're parents are at work all day?"

tsuyu: yeah.

Izuku: *nods* "Mom's going to be busy, too. Maybe the kids want to do something? I had some ideas--" *pulls out a journal: "Summertime Activities for Children"*

-elsewhere-

ochako: *sitting in front of a fan and talking into it* ahhhhhhh~

Trixie: *rests her head on Ochako's lap*

yuu uraraka: im going to be heading out. yamikumo and i have plans today.

Mr. Uraraka: "I could drop you off."

yuu uraraka: thanks, uncle.

Mr. Uraraka: "Ochako, anywhere you need to be today?" *grabs the keys*

ochako: not really.

-elsewhere-

Bakugo: "JUST PICK ONE. THEY'RE ALL RED." *points at shelf of hair dyes* "ALL OF THEM!"

eijiro: hmmmm. aha! this one!

Bakugo: "Ugh, finally--now get your wallet out to pay for it!"

-elsewhere-

Chuuya: "Zzz..."

{-rain is standing by the edge of a cliff-}

{Chuuya: "..." *runs*}

{rain:.....}

{Chuuya: "Rain!"}

{-she turns to look at him-}

{Chuuya: *reaches out a hand--*}

Chuuya: "GAHH!"

???: chuuya?

Chuuya: *stares up...looks around*

-tachihara is sitting across from him-

Chuuya: "...What're you doing here?"

tachihara: hey. kouyou sent me over.

Chuuya: "...Ah..." *sits up, trying to breathe*

tachihara: brought some soup.

Chuuya: *sniffs* "Thanks..."

tachihara:....so...*awkwardly scratches the back of his head*

Chuuya: "Hirotsu keeping you busy?" *spoons out soup, eats*

tachihara: decently, yeah. crimson lotus are _not_ fun to deal with.

Chuuya: "...That's pretty dangerous. They'll come after any prisoners."

tachihara: the gremlin's having a good time though. she actually calls them 'too easy', can you believe that?!....then again, she _is_ a veteran from the war...so who am _I_ to judge.... *he sounds a bit bitter....*

Chuuya: "...No one is judging you here."

tachihara:.....*sigh* sorry, the war's kind of a hard topic for me....but you probably dont need to hear me complain about my personal problems.

Chuuya: "...Not to dig in too deep, but maybe consider what she went through in the war. Or what a lot of us have gone through. You're not the only one with...baggage."

tachihara:....*sigh* i guess.....

Chuuya: "...Look, I'm not an expert on any of this either. Hell, I don't go to a therapist or anything, but...maybe if something's bothering you..."

tachihara: it's nothing....welp, im gonna check on the kids now, make sure they arent getting in trouble. see ya. *exits*........*bites his lip slightly* (dammit.....)

-elsewhere-

Centipeder: "And this is the commissary. Sir demands donuts set out at 8 AM, coffee with a little milk and two sugars."

melissa: *taking notes* understood.

Centipeder: "And most importantly..." *puts a pair of Groucho Marx glasses over her glasses* "Perfect."

melissa:...*blink blink*

Centipeder: "Sir values balance in all things--and given the seriousness of our work, he admires the art of comedy, to help alleviate people's concerns."

melissa: i see. ^^; i guess i dont know too much about him, even with the stories i heard from dad.

Centipeder: *nods* "Did Dr. Shield hang out with Sir? I mean, since Sir's falling out with All Might..."

melissa: occasionally, but apperantly mr nighteye wasnt too fond of dad.

Centipeder: "He...takes some time to get to know. But he does light up around certain people. And if he wanted you here, he must care quite a bit for your father and you."

melissa:...i suppose so.

Centipeder: "...Hang on." *looks into the hall* "Bubble Girl, do you know where Sir's photo albums are?"

-elsewhere-

Chuuya: *tossing in bed*

sonia: *looks inside*

Chuuya: "Ngh..."

sonia:......*tucks him in*

Chuuya: *seems to calm down* "Ra..."

sonia:....*goes to get something*

Chuuya: "Nnnn..."

sonia: *returns with a stuffed animal and gives it to him*

Chuuya: *hugging the stuffed animal, instinctively*

sonia:....get well soon, papa.

Chuuya: "Zzz..."

-elsewhere-

???: *inside Atsushi's head* "Hey, question..."

atsushi: (yeah?)

Oda: "So, yeah, I'm kind of out of the loop on some things..."

atsushi: (like what?)

Oda: (Well, Dazai, for one, seems a bit out there. Is he worried about impending fatherhood?)

atsushi: (i guess so. i couldnt imagine being in his position...what advice would you give him?)

Oda: (...I'm at a loss myself, having...lost my kids.)

atsushi:......(sorry. i shouldnt have-)

Oda: (It's fine...Things don't always turn out how you expect. I guess if it was me, I would ask him to be a bit more cautious.)

atsushi: (i'll...keep that in mind.)

Oda: (You okay? A lot has been going on for you...)

atsushi: (yeah, it has been.) *sigh* ..... (cant believe it's been a year since i joined the agency...)

Oda: (Really? Huh. A lot happening for just one year.)

atsushi: (no kidding.) *sigh* (actually, i think it was around this time when i met kyouka.)

Oda: (...Her leaving the Mafia was for the best.)

atsushi: .....(if you'd met her, would you have taken her in?)

Oda: (I would hope so.)

atsushi: ..... (it's funny. you helped out dazai, then he helped me, then i helped kyouka, and now she's helping sylvia...)

Oda: (A real paying-it-forward situation. That's how you make things better)

atsushi:....yeah.

sylvia: m-mr atsushi?

atsushi: hmm?

Oda: (???)

atsushi: oh, right! crepes! ^^; (i totally zoned out, haha. n-no offense!)

Oda: (No rest, huh? Sorry--get back to it.)

-elsewhere-

NOS4A2: *approaches the underground cells*

*there's someone sitting in one, bandaged all along her arms*

NOS4A2: "???"

Queen: *staring at the floor* "..."

NOS4A2: "..." *sets down a tray of food* "So, meatbags keep their own cows."

Queen: "...The hell are you? A toaster?"

NOS4A2: "?! I am the most advanced robot in--"

Queen: "And back to the wall." *turns around, staring at the wall*

NOS4A2: -_-#### *sparking* "Rude."

spinner: yeah, she's a bit crabby, that one.

NOS4A2: "What's she in for? Is she a traitor?"

spinner: well, it's a long story.

-spinner explains-

NOS4A2: "...That's unbelievable. How did the hand man pass for a student?"

spinner: well, he's younger than he looks, and honestly, he's a total manchild.

NOS4A2: "You hardly seem like one, however--much too serious for this line of work."

spinner: >3<

-elsewhere-

Vulcan: "--but then Gramps got so drunk he reached for the candle--and tried to drink it like a bottle of beer. He stopped when the wax hit his lips."

shinra: ouch.

Arthur: "...Well? What did it taste like?"

Vulcan: "Wax. What else?"

tamaki: sounds painful.

Vulcan: "Ah, my family has always had a high threshold for pain! Need to the number of times you can damage your thumb on a hammer--" *holds up a crooked thumb*

tamaki: 0_____0

Arthur: "PUT THAT THING AWAY! YOU'LL SCARE CHILDREN! LIKE SHINRA!"

shinra: D8<

-elsewhere-

Shotaro: *rips a car door off a burning vehicle* "Come on--I'll get you out of here!"

child: *hanging onto him*

Shotaro: "Is there anyone else?!"

child: bobo!

-a stuffed monkey toy is inside-

Shotaro: O_O; "Oh-kay..." *Beak of the Octopus, as a tentacle reaches in, dodging the flames, wraps around the doll--* "Come on--"

*KA-BOOM*

mother: !!!!!

*The fire engulfs the scene...*

mana: come on, come on...

*something rumbles below the asphalt--before a claw pops out of it*

mana: !!!

*the asphalt pushes away, revealing the child, clutching their monkey toy, as they're pushed up into the mother's hands by claws...*

child: mommy!

mother: *hugging the child* oh thank the stars, you're ok! *crying*

*some spiny creature pops up*

Shotaro: *coughs* *Bone of the Echidna* "Goo-Good..." *drags himself out*

mana: *phew*

Shotaro: *smiles at Mana* "See? Easy-peasy--"

*then a fire truck slams into Shotaro*

mana: D8

Pan: "Damn it, Juria--I said brake!"

-elsewhere-

Shamrock: *arms crossed, brewing coffee...glances outside*

naho: *running through the sprinkler* WOOHOO!

Sakuya: *fanning himself* =~=

Shamrock: *small smile, as he opens the fridge and takes out iced tea*

Belkia: *pumps up a Super Soaker...*

tsubaki: ^^

Shamrock: "They seem to be having fun..." *sets out tea in glasses on a tray*

Belkia: *sprays Sakuya*

Sakuya: "?!!" *falls back*

-elsewhere-

Kid: *reclining by the pool*

Patty: *splashing in the pool* "Hee hee!"

stocking: this is nice and relaxing, huh?

Kid: *sighs happily* "Yes--" *stretches* "A welcome break." *smiles at her*

stocking: hehe~

Kid: *kisses her cheek*

-elsewhere-

sonia: papa? are you feeling better?

Chuuya: *yawns* "Better, yeah."

sonia: uncle hirotsu's downstairs making lunch.

Chuuya: "??? Oh, wow--that's a surprise." *follows her* "Wonder what he's making..."

miyuri: *watching* 0w0

Hirotsu: *chopping up vegetables*

miyuri: hiya papa! uncle hirotsu's making something called...uhhh....what's it called again?

Hirotsu: "Sukiyaki."

miyuri: yeah, sookie-yacky!

Chuuya: ^^; "Thanks for doing this."

Hirotsu: *nods* "You need to conserve your strength..."

Chuuya: "..."

mito: *nuzzles chuuya's leg and purrs*

Chuuya: *reaches down, pets her*

mito: ^w^

Chuuya: "I'll have to check on some lessons for the kids--I heard Kajii was busy."

miyuri: mhmm! he taught us about 'foto-sinthy-sis'.

Chuuya: "Oh, like in plants?"

miyuri: mmhmm mmhmm!

-elsewhere-

Asher: *curled up in an aisle of the library* "..."

hibiki: there you are.

Asher: "..." *pulls their hoodie over their head*

hibiki:...hey, you ok?

Asher: "Leave me alone..." *they look exhausted*

hibiki: ...you sure dont look ok. *sits next to them*

Asher: "..." *pulls back the hoodie--has a black eye*

hibiki: ....how did this happen? *her expression is very serious*

Asher: "...Bad argument at home."

hibiki:.....

Asher: "D-Don't tell her I'm here. I'm not going back."

hibiki:...let's at least get you to the nurse...

Asher: "...Fine."

-elsewhere-

Poe: *head on school desk* T~T "This is harder than I thought."

rowena: *examining a yearbook*

Jonas (Athlete Ghost): *looking over her shoulder* "Yeah, that was my homeroom teacher--and that's the coach. Wow, Lord Death looked so young back then..."

*It's a photo of Lord Death with an afro*

rowena:.... ^^;

Jonas: "What about finding my old girlfriend? She'd know something, right?"

rowena: what was her name?

Jonas: "Marilyn--the most beautiful angel~"

rowena: i...i see. ^^; and her surname?

Jonas: "Marilyn Mortensen."

rowena: *checks the yearbook*

*She placed well in Track and Field, although she had an injury that sidelined her to cheerleading for a bit...*

rowena: this is her, right?

Jonas: *heart eyes* "Yes, indeed!" *reaches for the yearbook--but his hand passes through* "...Oh."

rowena:.....

Poe: "..." *sits up* "I'll begin finding her recent addresses!"

Jonas: T~T

-elsewhere-

Kurogiri: "--and we've received the destination."

tomura: about time!

Kurogiri: "Good things come to those who wait, Shigaraki..." *passes the folder to him*

tomura: hmmm.....

Muscular: " 'Bout time--I'm getting tired sitting here. When do we kill them?"

tomura: that reminds me....*takes out a USB card* a little gift for the new recruit so he can know who's who.

Muscular: "..." *picks up the tiny USB card in his big hands--and struggles to put it into the laptop* "H-Hang on--I can do this--"

Kurogiri: "No, you got it--No, turn it over, it's the wrong way--"

Muscular: "I already did turn it over--it's still not going in..."

tomura: -_-# not you, the tin toy.

Muscular: "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHO TO KILL AND NOT KILL IF I DON'T SEE THEIR FACES?!"

NOS: -_-# *takes the card--and eats it*

tomura: well?

NOS: "Hmm..." *smacks his lips* "Ugh--couldn't you have paid for one of the high-end USB devices? This one has that noxious arsenic aftertaste--"

tomura: -_-# i didnt give that to you just for you to bitch about it. you have the info now, dont you?

NOS: *adjusts his 'monocle'--projecting files on UA students, flipping through them before stopping on--*

Muscular: "Katsuki Bakugo...Wasn't he that kid who got slimed?"

tomura: he was also the winner of that sports festival.

NOS: "He looks...pleasant." *opens up PhotoShop on his OS, starts editing Bakugo's frown into a really cartoonish smile*

tomura: ......... -____-

-there are files on the other students as well-

NOS: "Tail person. Gremlin. Devil. Ha--green hair.."

tomura: *growls*

Muscular: "Oh, touch a nerve there, Handy?"

tomura: shut. up.

NOS: "Oh, you didn't touch it--you ripped it apart--" *pulls up files--* "...What the deuce is with this running man's eyes?!"

tomura: tenya iida? robotic implants after one of our colleagues blinded him by the light. literally.

NOS: "..." *vibrating*

tomura: *DUCKS*

NOS: *electrical discharge out of his mouth* "I MUST MEET THESE STUDENTS IMMEDIATELY! WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE--" *flips through more--and stops at Kaminari* "... ... ..."

tomura: he better not explode.

NOS: "I-I'm doing my best to contain it!" >\\\\<

-elsewhere-

kaminari:....anyone else feel a chill just now?

Bakugo: "Yeah--you turned the A/C up too high!"

-elsewhere-

Yohei: "You're lucky you aren't dead."

Pan: "A thousand pardons--" *through clenched teeth* "Right, Juria?!"

juria: tch. im....*forced smile* solly.

Shotaro: *bandaged like a mummy* "I'm Shotaro! Pleased to meet you-- ...Wait a minute..." *looks at her face from side to side*

juria:...what?

Shotaro: "..." *bites on a dog bone--and assumes canine features* "WOOF!"

juria: !??!

Shotaro: "You're a dog person, ain't ya?" *pants, scratches the back of his head with his hind leg*

Pan: "... ... ..." *looks at his whistle*

juria: .////. >///< s-shut up! im going back to the van!

Yohei: *pats Shotaro's head* "You really need to work on your people skills."

Shotaro: ^w^ *bark*

Pan: "Maybe it's coated with something..." *rubs the whistle* "First fox goddesses, now this..."

-elsewhere-

Scorpio: "YOU'RE EATING US OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME, YOU DUMB CRAB!"

cancer: you saying im fat, scrub?!

Scorpio: "No, I'm saying you're an insane fatass who keeps eating our food!"

Aries: -_-;

cancer: WHY YOU LITTLE-

*suddenly, a giant sword swings down in between Scorpio and Cancer*

cancer: O-O

Scorpio: *leaps back, bumping into Virgo*

King Leo: "ENOUGH OF THIS! YOU THINK FIGHTING WILL MAKE THINGS BETTER! ...It'll make your muscles all stringy..." *slobbering, looking at them all...*

virgo: Q____Q;;;;;

Aries: "Not cool, Leo--cannibalism is a big no-no...Capricorn, could you pass the lobster bisque?"

-elsewhere-

Natsuo: *head down at the campus library* -n- ("This is soooooo boring...") *pulls out his phone* [yo sis--how's it going?]

fuyumi: [pretty quiet.]

Natsuo: [students giving you any trouble? need me to have a talking with them ; ) ]

fuyumi: [actually, my students are on break for the summer ^^; ]

Natsuo: "..." [sorry, lost track cause of summer classes. U KNOW WHAT--ROAD TRIP TO SEE ME AT COLLEGE1 lets hang!]

fuyumi: [i'll see what i can do.]

Natsuo: [sweet! say hi to Shoto for me!]

-elsewhere-

Yoh: *flipping through the newspaper* <Yep--that city is insane, man.> *shows a headline out of Death City: "Fire put out by vigilante; police investigating"*

friend: <are you really going?>

Yoh: <Got my passport--and I have questions, especially with what's been going on around here. You see what happened to Hongchang's farm? Thieves raided his storehouse--then blew it up.>

friend: <i heard about that. scary stuff.>

Yoh: *nods* <I think Mana would know something--she's like a Dokeshi expert now. And if those people are showing up here...>

friend: <i thought it was infernals.>

Yoh: <I hear you, and you'd think that given all the Infernals over in the forbidden land--but this looked planned: someone pulled all the food out first--you can see some of it littering their path. And the footsteps--none were consistent. Some human, some animal-like.>

friend 2: <_I_ heard it was talking moles!>

Yoh: <NO ONE WAS TALKING TO YOU, CHEN!>

chen: QwQ;

Friend 3: <Don't mind Yoh--he's just all persnickety because he misses his little sis.>

Yoh: -_-;

-elsewhere-

mana: *ACHOO*

Kepuri: *fixing circuits* "Don't get your germs on my circuits! WASHU, deploy face mask!"

WASHU: deploying~shu!

*a face mask collides into Mana's face*

-elsewhere-

Mephisto: *locked in the bathroom...looks at his shoulder...*

felisia: mephisto? is everything alright in there?

Mephisto: *pulls on his bathrobe* "Sorry, just admiring my handsomeness~ Just a moment..."

felisia:....

Mephisto: *inhales...pockets a vial and exits, arms outstretch* "And here I am!"

felisia:...*hug*

Mephisto: "..." *hug, strokes her head*

felisia: i worry about you, you know.

Mephisto: "I don't want you to..."

felisia:....

Mephisto: "..." *smiles* "Let's look forward to the future, okay?"

felisia:...right.

-elsewhere-

Ango: *sitting at a cafe* "..."

waitress: would you like to order?

Ango: "Just water. Waiting for someone."

waitress: coming right up.

Ango: *looks out the window* "..."

-in a bush across the street-

mizuki: -_-; i cant believe you convinced me to do this. this is embarrassing!

Murakoso: "Aw, come on--you know you're just as curious!"

Takuichi: *looking through binoculars*

mizuki: isnt this invasive?

Takuichi: "Consider it practice in surveillance."

Murakoso: "And making sure the boss is safe."

mizuki: -~-;

Ango: *checks his watch* "..." ("Where is he...")

???: sorry im late.

Ango: *looks up, slight smile* "Oh, hello." *gestures to the chair*

Murakoso: OwO "Ooooo!"

mizuki: *looks*

xinyi: *waves*

Ango: "You're looking well. How has work been?"

xinyi: you know how it is. same old, same old.

Ango: "I can imagine...Is that a new watch?"

Takuichi: "I don't recognize them--professional contact? Why would the boss meet with someone outside the organization?"

mizuki: he's good looking.

Murakoso: "That explains why Ango is meeting with him!"

Takuichi: "???"

mizuki: >///<; murakoso, not so loud!

Ango: *slight laugh* "They even throw in a free cookie with the drink, so I like it."

xinyi: ^^

Ango: "Sorry for the short notice--getting away from work was a challenge...As you can imagine." *his back is to the bushes, but his eyes dart there*

xinyi: i can relate.

Ango: "Oh? Coworker problems?" *sips tea*

xinyi: you could say that.

Takuichi: "Hmm...They seem to be talking about work."

Murakoso: >w> "Oh? Is he rich?"

-elsewhere-

Mori: *tapping a pen on the table* "...Bring him in. I'd like to have a word."

miura: right away, sir.

Mori: *flips through a book at his desk--"The Great War"*

tachihara: sir?

Mori: *stands up, looks out the window* "Are you keeping an eye on Hirotsu?"

tachihara: yeah, he's old, but he's more than capable of handling himself...sir.

Mori: "Oh, you know that's not what I mean...So stop lying."

tachihara:.....what's this about, sir?

Mori: "Look at the desk..."

*there are photos of Hirotsu and Dazai at a museum...*

tachihara:....what, gramps cant have friends outside the mafia? even if it is a traitor-

Mori: "These kinds of entanglements need to be noted. This is not the same as when the Mafia collaborated with the Armed Detective Agency against the Rats' remains. This was before the Guild attack...Remind me, what were you up to when that whale was about to crash-land onto Death City?"

tachihara: hey, that was like, what, almost a year ago? i was probably doing mafia stuff or something.

Mori: *turns--a cold intense stare at him* "..."

tachihara: !!!! .....

Mori: "..." *sweet smile, eyes closed* "How silly! Tachihara, we must do something about that memory of yours. Please remember your movements far better--" *walks over, pats his shoulder* "I need you to be my eyes for Hirotsu, Higuchi, and Gin."

tachihara:....what's this about, if you dont mind me asking?

Mori: "I think Hirotsu's relationship with Dazai is one worth cultivating. I hope one day he can convince our prodigal child to return as an executive."

tachihara:.....

Mori: "Will you help me fulfill that dream?" *slight shoulder squeeze*

tachihara:...i'll....see what i can do.

Mori: *lets go* "That's all I ask~"

-elsewhere-

Asher: *holding ice to their eye*

nygus: do you need me to call anyone?

Asher: "..." *shakes their head*

nygus:...if you're having trouble at home-

Asher: "JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!"

nygus: !!!

Asher: "...I have to go." *tries to get up--and stumbles*

nygus:......

-elsewhere-

haydee: *licking albert's head*

albert: *happy baby giggling* ^w^

Dumas: "..."

mercedes: *filming* i think he likes it. ^^

Dumas: *nods* "Haydee is good with children..."

mercedes: and she's a rescue, you say?

Dumas: "Yes--I adopted her after...after my departure."

mercedes: hm...

Cervantes: "...Just about done! No worries!"

Dumas: "..." *facepalm*

marquis: wow! you did such a good job, gigi!

eugenie: thank you! uncle lucy taught me how to braid hair. ^^

Bene: "Come on! Don't be such a baby!" *tugging on Edouard's arm*

edouard: i'll be out in a minute. i just need to finish this chapter, first!

Bene: >_< "What's so good in that dumb book?"

edouard: it's not dumb, the subject matter is rather philosophical if i say so myself.

valentine: come on kids, dont fight. ms mercedes invited us over to have fun and enjoy the nice weather.

eugenie: *rolls eyes* brothers. am i right?

marquis: cant say, im an only child.

Cervantes: "??? Really? I come from a big family--so big Mama and Papa ran out of names. That's how we got Andrés and Andrea..."

Dumas: *staring at charred kebabs* "...How horrifying."

mercedes: oh my, must be quite the household. ^^;

Cervantes: "It makes holidays a challenge--OH CRUD, I FORGOT MAGDALENA'S BIRTHDAY!" *pulls out his phone* "Hap...py...birth...day...And send!"

-elsewhere-

Spirit: *walking through DWMA hallway*

nygus: *nods to him*

Spirit: "How's it going?"

nygus: it's been vaguely eventful.

Spirit: "That's...kind of vague. What do you mean?"

nygus: well...

-nygus explains-

Spirit: "... ... ..." *turns, seizes the door knob...then slices it with his hand*

nygus: !!!

Spirit: "...I'll send maintenance to fix that." *marches out*

{Spirit: *holding onto Mami*}

{mami:.....}

{Spirit: "I won't let you get hurt--just...don't give up, kid."}

-…-

{Spirit: *standing with Crona and Mami at Maka's grave* "..."}

{mami:....i really wish i could have been better friends with her.....}

{Crona: *wiping their eyes*}

{Spirit: *shaking, fists clenched*}

{mami:.....*hugs them both*}

{Spirit: *shaking and starts sobbing*}

{Crona: *losing it, holding on...*}

Spirit: *marches out the doors--and starts running down the DWMA stairs*

Asher: *sitting at the bottom of the stairs* "..."

Spirit: ("I'll find them! I'm not letting this happen again--") *and runs right by Asher*

Asher: "...???"

Spirit: *already across the street and down the block--then stops* "... ... ..." *turns back around* "...Oh, for f--"

*a car drive by, blasting its horn*

Spirit: "--sake..." *walks back...*

Asher: "...What the hell..."

Spirit: *walks up, panting, doubled over* "H-H...Hey..."

Asher: "...Hi, sir...You dying or something...?"

Spirit: *waves his hand* "I-I'm fine--just, you know, running..." *deep breath* "How're you?"

asher:....been better.....

Spirit: "...You hungry?"

asher:...*pulls their hoodie up over their face* i guess....

Spirit: "...What you feeling? Pizza? Sushi?"

asher:...cheeseburger.

Spirit: "..." *smiles* "You got it. Let me call Izumi..."

-elsewhere-

nozomi: mail call!

Arthur: "??? The courier was here? What did they bring?"

nozomi: a few bills, a letter for maki, a package for lisa, and some other things.

lisa: oh good. hey vul! the new parts are here!

Vulcan: "Sweet! Let's open them up..."

maki: *looks at the letter*.......oh...

Petra: "Fancy looking letter, Officer Oze."

maki:....*throws it in the bin*

rita: D8

shinra: ??? *opens the letter*

-seems to be from her parents inviting her to dinner at the oze estate-

shinra: ESTATE?!

Arthur: "CASTLE?!"

maki: 7__7 yeah, my family is rather well off...

shinra: that's surprising. you dont really strike me as the 'rich girl princess' type.

maki: *GLARE*

Arthur: "...Wait, the ogre is a princess--"

shinra: 0_0;;; IM JOKING PLEASE DONT KILL ME!

Petra: "..." *fast walks away*

maki: ....you can burn that.

Akitaru: *overhearing* "Hang on, Maki--this may be worth attending."

maki: if i dont want to go, i dont have to!

Akitaru: "..." *colder voice* "Come with me for a second, soldier."

maki: *pales a bit*...y-yes sir....

shinra: ._.;;

Arthur: "Dragon..."

Takehisa: *waiting in Akitaru's office* "..."

iris: i knew maki had problems with her family, but...

Arthur: "I didn't. She's always with her cousin and her cousin's cousin..."

tamaki: that reminds me. *sending a text*

Arthur: "?"

tsugumi: [hey tamaki! what's up? ^o^ ]

-in oubi's office-

Akitaru: "--so this is a good opportunity that the 8th can't pass up."

maki: ....

Takehisa: "Will you help us?"

maki:...ok. i'll go to the dinner.

Akitaru: *nods* "Thank you. This means a lot..." *glances at a photo on his desk*

-elsewhere-

tsugumi: hey anya? could i borrow some formal wear?

mio: ??

Anya: "??? Why would you need formal wear?"

tsugumi: tamaki-chan texted and told me that maki's been invited to her family's place for dinner. she asked me to go with her and help her out.

Anya: "Fufufu--how formal does it have to be if it's your extended family?"

tsugumi:... >w> welllll.....

-smash cut outside-

Eternal Feather: *sweeping--*

*a loud shriek is heard inside the dorm*

Eternal Feather: *her glasses shatter* "..." .____.;

-inside-

Anya: *sobbing into her pillow* "THIS RUINS ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS!" >~<

tsugumi: *her hair has been blown back* ._.;;

mio:....you owe me new glasses, hepburn.

Anya: "..." *sits up, composes her, deep breath* "..." *intense stare at Tsugumi* "YOU. WE NEED MEASUREMENTS."

tsugumi: owo;

Meme: "?!!! WHO DIED IN HERE?!"

Ao: "Shall I call the cemetery?"

mio: meme? ao? that's you, right? i cant see for shit right now.

-elsewhere-

hito: cheers sir!

Honda: "Prost!" *sips, with pinky up on his tea cup* "Ah! Refreshing!" [[note; prost is cheers in german]]

hito: *sips* thanks for the invite, sir. hopefully this isnt seen as nepotism or something, haha.

Honda: "Perish the thought! I am checking with every single soldier as quickly as I can, tailored to their interests! I even went on that potato farm tour with Juggernaut!"

{Takeru: "WOO! IDAHO POTATO!" *chanting as the tram passes a single potato in a glass case* "IDAHO! IDAHO! IDAHO--"}

Honda: "...I am never getting those 4 hours back."

hito: *sweatdrop*

Honda: *sets down his tea cup, looks serious* "Is anyone giving you trouble?"

hito: not that im aware, sir.

Honda: "I just want to make sure. You know how hyper-masculine and gross the military complex can be."

hito: yeah, that's part of why im pretending to be a guy around the others. to be honest, a part of me is scared that they'll find out. even so, i wouldnt want to be in any other brigade. my family has worked with the military and the 2nd brigade, and it's only right that i follow that legacy as well.

Honda: "Highly honorable!" *pours another cup of tea* "You uphold your family's legacy well, soldier!"

hito: *smiles* thank you sir.

-elsewhere-

*someone sits at a police desk, staring at maps*

???: ("Got to memorize all of this...")

sansa: excuse me, mind if i come in?

???: "Hmm? Oh, sure." *turns around* "How may I help you?"

sansa: *hands him a letter* this came in the mail for you, sir.

???: "Thank you, Officer Sansa." *looks at the envelope--it's addressed to Takigi Oze* "Oh, it's from Mom!"

sansa: ah yes, your mother was part of the military, wasnt she?

Takigi: "...Yes, she was."

sansa: well, i'll be taking off on an evening patrol soon. you have a nice evening sir.

Takigi: "Thank you--good night..." *reading the letter* "..." *sighs*

-elsewhere-

izumi: ....

Asher: "..." *nom*

izumi:...thanks for taking us out, dad.

Spirit: "Happy to! You two look starved--eat up!"

izumi: *eating*

Asher: "...Thanks..." *wipes their eyes*

izumi:....hey dad, can asher stay at our place tonight?

Asher: "?!!"

Spirit: "Sure--Asher, up for that?"

Asher: "...I-I don't need that..."

izumi: you wont be imposing or anything.

Asher: *shaking their head* "I-I don't wanna...impose..."

izumi: it's fine, really.

Spirit: "Asher...It's an invite because we care about you."

Asher: "..." *nods*

-elsewhere-

Bakugo: "NO, YOU MIX THE DRY INGREDIENTS TOGETHER SEPARATELY BEFORE ADDING THE WET ONES!"

kirishima: right, right. ^^;

Tetsutetsu: "You are way too hardcore about this, man--"

Bakugo: *DEATH GLARE*

shouda: i've never made eclairs before, so i dont know how well they'll turn out.

Bakugo: "Jeez, you people are useless! You need to--"

Sato: "Now bring the wet to a boil--you're doing great!"

Bakugo: "..." *STARES AT SATO*

Hagakure: "Oh, it's looking good, Sato!"

pony: oooh, dat looks delish!

Bakugo: *shaking with jealousy*

Sato: "All through the power of collaboration! Oh, that reminds me--got to finish the chocolate glaze! Who wants to lick the spoon?"

itsuka: ^^; yours looks great, katsuki.

Bakugo: "Of course it does--I made it! I read the recipe! I memorized it and the whole dang book!"

Tetsutetsu: "Dude, breathe."

itsuka: ^^;

Hagakure: *has cake mix and flour on her face* "Thank you for preventing another Class A vs B rivalry, Itsuka."

Sato: *nods* "Baked good should bring people together--except on cooking shows. Then I will dominate."

itsuka: well, so far no one's gotten hurt-

momo: um, has anyone seen mineta?

jirou: *trapped him in the freezer*....no.

itsuka:....no one important anyway.

Bakugo: "..." *pinches the bridge of his nose* "Now we need to disinfect that thing..."

-elsewhere-

Kimizuki: *hangs up the phone* "..." *covers his eyes* "Damn."

mitsuba: what is it?

Kimizuki: "Just...talking with my sister. She's going through a rough day..."

mitsuba: ....

Kimizuki: "...I got to head over tomorrow--UGH! No! Drills are scheduled--"

-elsewhere-

Asher: *on the phone* "..."

cassidy: oh my god, where ARE you?!

Asher: "At Izumi's..."

cassidy: would it have killed you to call me and tell me where you are?! do you know how worried SICK i've been?!

Asher: "...Stop yelling at me."

cassidy: *her voice cracks slightly* i just....i was so scared...

Asher: "...I'm sorry."

cassidy:....are mr or mrs albarn there?

Asher: "Yeah..." *hands the house phone back to Spirit*

cassidy: hello?

Spirit: "Hi, Cassidy."

cassidy: how's asher?

Spirit: "I honestly can't say how they are since they left home...They have a black eye."

cassidy: *covers her mouth* oh my god....

Spirit: "What happened?"

-meanwhile-

izumi: *putting a compress on asher's eye*

Asher: *tenses*

izumi: s-sorry, is that too much?

Asher: "I don't know--I've never had to tend to a black eye..."

izumi: well, mom should be getting home soon, i could ask her...

Asher: "Yeah, sure..."

izumi:...do you want something to drink?

Asher: "...Water."

izumi: ok then.

Asher: "..." *tries to close their eyes--and cringes*

-elsewhere-

sonia: *having her hair blow-dried*

Chuuya: "Feeling okay?"

sonia: mmhmm.

miyuri: *laying in bed* =w= nice warm fluffy jammies~

Chuuya: "That's good. You have really lovely hair."

Mito: *paws at Miyuri's blanket*

miyuri: *giggles*

sonia: hmm......

Chuuya: "Okay, just about time for sleep. You used the bathroom?"

sonia: mmhmm. and we brushed our teeth too.

Chuuya: "Good girl. Miyuri?"

miyuri: yep. *YAAAWN*

Chuuya: *tucks Miyuri in* "Get some sleep--tomorrow's another busy day."

sonia: good night, papa.

Chuuya: "Good night, Sonia." *tucks her in, kisses her forehead*

-elsewhere-

higuchi: um...gin? why is Q burning a minion plushie in the backyard?

Gin: "...Where did Q even get one?"

Q: there needs to be a sacrifice for a successful harvest.

Gin: "...Where did you hear that?"

Q: *doesnt answer*

higuchi:....yeeeah _that_ totally isnt unsettling at all.

Gin: "You hungry?"

-elsewhere-

Spirit: "Just about done cooking..."

izumi: ok.

sachiko: *enters* =~= *siiiiigh* FUCK. TRAFFIC.

Asher: *sitting on the coach* "..."

Spirit: ^^; "Hello, sweetie. We have a guest..."

sachiko: oh? ah, asher so good to- !!!! what happened to you?!

Asher: "..."

sachiko: do you mind coming into the kitchen with me for a moment?

Asher: *follows*

-elsewhere-

Lovecraft: *humming a lullaby*

lavinia: *sleeping*

ebie: zzzzz

dorothy: *asleep*

Steinbeck: *looking up at the Moon, lying on the roof of the RV*

emily: so, where are we going next?

Steinbeck: *nods* "We'll have to get by border security as well."

emily: right. and we'll need to stock up on supplies.

Steinbeck: "That'll take a bit more cash..."

emily: hmmmm. guess we're going to be doing some oddjobs then.

Steinbeck: "I always had other ideas...Could sell Twain."

twain: me or my services~?

emily: *jumps* OH!

Steinbeck: "I was thinking your organs. Your kidneys probably'll fetch a good price."

twain: OwO;;;;

Hemingway: "No, no, that's stupid--the brain is what fetches good money at numerous research institutions..." *sharpening a harpoon*

-morning-

Asher: *snoring*

izumi: *yaaaawn*

Spirit: *sips coffee, looks exhausted, while he flips the pancake over on the griddle*

izumi: *sniffs* ??? *heads downstairs* morning dad.

Spirit: "Morning..." *yawns* "Sleep okay?"

izumi: yeah. asher's still sleeping.

Spirit: "Got a sense how they're holding up?" *he's already made 3 tall stacks of pancakes...*

izumi: yeah, i dont think the futon was any trouble for them...

Spirit: "Well, you're on break today--better let them sleep this off a bit longer."

-elsewhere-

maki: ...... *looking at herself in the mirror, holding a dress up to herself*

*knock on the door*

Vulcan: *outside* "Some fancy wheels just pulled up."

maki: ?? *looks outside*

*there is a limo with the Oze family chauffeur*

maki: ?!?!? (i thought the dinner was this evening?!)

*out of the limo appears--*

Meme: *looking up at the 8th* "Wow!"

tsugumi: *looks up* !!! *waves*

maki: tsugumi?!

tsugumi: hi maki-chan!

maki: hold on! i got to get changed first!

tsugumi: ok!

tamaki: hey girls!

shinra: *looks in the window of the limo* woah. fancy.

Chauffeur: *slaps Shinra's hands away* "No touching."

Anya: *looks into the entrance of the 8th* "...I'll wait out here." -^-

Arthur: *walks by* "Oh, hey."

shinra: hey arthur, your ex is here.

mio: *wince* ooh, zing.

Anya: >_>;

Arthur: "Don't make this awkward, demon."

shinra: owo me? nawww~

Anya: "...You're looking well."

Arthur: "Thanks. That is a lovely dress."

Anya: "?!!!" >\\\\< "It's nothing special! I'm just wearing it to fit in! It's Tsugumi's fault for completely revising her back story at the last minute and compromising all my head-canon!"

tamaki: <-<;;; you guys want something to drink?

Meme: "Water's fine." ^^;

Ao: "I think Anya could use some as well for her thirst."

mio: *SNORT LAUGH* >3<

Anya: >\\\\\< *angrish noises*

Takehisa: *approaches with snacks on a tray...he's wearing an apron that says 'Oregon Men Are My Sweethearts'* "Snacks?"

mio: um.....what's with the apron?

Arthur: "The Lieutenant is fashion-blind. He has no sense of what makes for good attire."

Takehisa: *looks at Mio* "That is a lovely dress."

Arthur: "See?"

mio: >n<

Meme: *punches Arthur in the jaw* "APOLOGIZE!"

tamaki: .___.

Anya: D8

tsugumi: gagantous!

Vulcan: "...So, Maki will be a few more minutes. Please make yourselves at home." ^^;;;;;; "MEDIC NEEDED AT THE FRONT STEPS!"

-elsewhere-

sansa: *looking at headphones* hmmm...

*look to be a variety of brands: Haijima, Detnerat...*

Clerk: "Finding everything okay?"

sansa: yes, im looking for some headphones, but it's difficult to find ones for my particular head shape. ^^;

Clerk: "We are authorized by Detnerat to make modifications to some of their brands to suit a variety of ears." *picks up a pair* "These are very popular with people with prominent triangular auricula."

sansa: oh, these look very nice! do they come in navy blue?

Clerk: *types onto phone* "...Yes! In the back room."

-elsewhere-

Axel: *pours an entire box of cereal into a bowl--then grabs another brand of cereal and pours that into the same bowl--*

zeke: owo;

Axel: *pulls an entire jug of milk out of the fridge* "Okay--I think we're about ready. Got the stream open?"

zeke: stream is open and the nurse is on standby.

Kanin: [this seems kind of reckless]

Yafeu: [CHUG CHUG CHUG]

*timer starts*

Axel: *starts spooning cereal into his mouth*

hibiki: [at least zeke has 911 on speed dial]

Duncan: [20 bucks says he vomits]

-elsewhere-

Asher: "..." *nom*

sachiko: how's breakfast?

Asher: "...Good."

sachiko: glad to hear.

Asher: "..." *stares down*

sachiko:..sleep well?

Asher: "...No worse than usual."

-elsewhere-

Axel: X_X "I'm dead...Send my remains home to Dad and Mom, bro."

zeke: sorry for calling you so early for a house call, miss nygus. ^^;

Nygus: "What on earth did he eat?"

zeke:....weeeeeelllll... >w>;;;;

-elsewhere-

Gin: "Mmm..."

higuchi: zzzzz.....

Gin: *hug, cheek smooch*

higuchi: =///w///=

-elsewhere-

inko: we'll need more paper towels soon.

Izuku: *writes it down* "And milk, too."

-izuku's phone rings-

Izuku: "???" *checks*

-call from kaminari-

Izuku: "What's up, Kaminari?"

kaminari: DUUUUUUUDE look outside!

Izuku: "..." *looks out the window*

-kaminari and mineta are waving to him from across the street-

kaminari: get down here! we're going to the school's pool for swim training!

Izuku: "Oh! But...there's no school today? We'd need approval--"

kaminari: relaaax, we got it covered! we convinced yaomomo to put a good word in for us with the teacher.

{vlad king: well, if it's for training...}

kaminari: we're good as gold my dude!

Izuku: "Oh! But...I have to run errands..." *looks at Inko--with puppy dog eyes*

inko: well....*smile* you go have fun. errands can wait for now.

Izuku: "!!! Thank you!" *hug*

inko: *hugs* just remember to keep in touch, ok?

Izuku: "I'll have my phone with me! I'll be home before dinner--and I can bring back the groceries, too!"

-elsewhere-

ochako: hey, why do you think the swimsuits at school look like this?

hagakure: maybe it's something to do with aerodynamics! or should i say hydrodynamics?.....that's not even a pun, im legit asking.

Jiro: =~=;

mina: i dunno, maybe it's averting typical swimsuit fanservice gags.

ochako: what?

mina: what?

momo: in any case, we should probably start with some basic stretches while we wait for the others.

Tsuyu: "Good thinking...I do this one before aquatic work."

ochako: yeah, dont want to get a cramp in the water, that would just suck.

???: "GREETINGS, CLASSMATES!" *wheeling a cooler to the poolside*

ochako: oh, hey!

Iida: *waves* "Hello!" *he's in a speedo already* "Ah, stretching exercises--very important to protect your muscles!"

momo: O//////////////////////////////////////////O *steam is coming off of her*

Jiro: "...Yeah, we're averting a lot right now." *looks away* "Like my stare." -_-;

mina: who ordered beef? *giggles at her joke*

Iida: "Have the others arrived yet? ...Momo, you look overheated. I have cold refreshing fruit drinks."

ochako: we just got here.

Jiro: "Yes, Momo. Are you thirsty?"

momo:..thank you.

mina: *cackling*

Iida: "??? Is this an inside joke?"

Jiro: "..." *opens her mouth--then promptly shuts it* "Too easy."

sero: we're here!

Sato: "Hey there!"

Tokoyami: *hiding in the shade* =~=;

Aoyama: "Bonjour~"

sero: i think tokoyami's gonna sit this out, scared he's gonna molt.

Tokoyami: "Ha ha ha...You know the real reason..."

Dark Shadow: T~T "I need a hug..."

momo: *snaps to reality* oh right! pool safety rules!

Iida: "Indeed!" *holds up fingers* "Let's count them down!"

-elsewhere-

Aizawa: *reviewing files* "Okay, that finishes the remedial lesson plans. Let's go over the security parameters again."

midnight: right.

Present Mic: "HOW WE GOING TO TRUST THE BUS DRIVERS THIS TIME?!"

-elsewhere-

NOS4A2: *sips motor oil through a straw*

twice: sooooo what does energy 'taste' like. i always imagined it tasted like poprocks. BEST SERVED WITH SODA!

NOS4A2: "I was not programmed with 'taste,' but as I've heard from my creator, it's far less that tingly electronic sensation and more like feeling a flow of power surging through your orifice into your very circuits."

twice: .....SOUNDS KINDA KINKY.

NOS4A2: "..." *looks around* "Is he...Is he 'normal'?"

giran: 'normal'? in _this_ place?.....BWAHAHAHAHA! good joke, buddy.

NOS4A2: O_O; "...What mess did I step into..."

giran: you thought shit was bad NOW? you should have met that teddy-bear guy and his mute clown friend. _THOSE_ guys were fucked up.

-elsewhere-

ManBearFix: =~= "You can stop poking me, Doc--you already checked my reflexes there..."

-elsewhere-

Izuku: *has changed into his swimming attire* "This'll be great! Swimming is good for having water resistance--so I can keep improving my speed and strength while cooling off!"

kaminari: heck yeah!

Mineta: "After all, how else can we be Pro Heroes if we don't follow the Plus Ultra mantra!" *winks* ("Kaminari, if you can read my mind, you know we are about to be blessed with the sight of divine greatness--those shapely curves...")

kaminari: NIRVANA HERE WE COME! *slips and bellyflops into the pool*

*electricity crackles throughout the pool*

Mineta: OxO;

Iida: "NO RUNNING, KAMINARI! You could fry the entire class!"

momo: *holds up a '6' card*

Izuku: "Oh, hey, everyone! I didn't know you all were training here today, too."

ochako: yeah, that just leaves todoroki to arrive yet.

Mineta: -3- ("I know I should appreciate the school swimsuit, but not even one two piece? Weak sauce--")

Todoroki: *walks out of the boys' locker room--the door slamming into Mineta*

ochako: oh, hey todoroki!

Todoroki: "...Oh. H-Hi." *waves* "I only just got Iida's text message..."

momo: now that everyone's here, we should go over the pool safety rules.

Iida: "Indeed! As Kaminari has demonstrated, NO RUNNING AROUND THE POOL!"

kaminari: im okaaaaaay =~=

Mineta: XnX

Iida: "No eating before swimming to reduce risk of a cramp!"

momo: right.

Iida: "Stay hydrated! We have numerous nutritious drinks full of electrolytes and fruit juice in the cooler! I also have brought sunscreen at various levels of SPF!"

Hagakure: "Thank goodness!"

momo: we should also probably do stretches as well.

Kyoka: *in a sundress* "It's pleasant outside..." *opens a parasol*

sylvia: *also has a parasol and sundress, her skin covered with bandages* .~.;

Kyoka: *small smile* "You look lovely."

sylvia: t-thank you, miss kyouka! >///<;

Kyoka: "You're welcome. Where shall we go? The aquarium isn't far..."

sylvia: s-sounds f-fun…

Kyoka: "..." *offers her hand*

sylvia: .////. *takes it*

Kyoka: -\\\\\- *walks with her*

-elsewhere-

Spirit: *pulls over* "I can be back in about 2 hours--or do you need longer?"

izumi: we'll be ok, dad.

Spirit: "Okay...I'll see you in a bit. Keep your phone charged!"

Asher: "..." *steps out*

-elsewhere-

ochako: ok, so how are we gonna do this training?

Hagakure: "We've done enough stretches--how about swimming, or volleyball, or--"

*noise is heard coming from the boys' locker room*

sero: >->; um...

*the door kicks open*

Bakugo: "HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO GET US LOST?!"

eijiro: i found him!

Izuku: "Kachan! How's it going--"

Bakugo: "SHUT UP!" *walks by, his sweat is already crackling* "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF WIMPY TRAINING IS THIS?!"

momo: we're doing some poolside training and-

Bakugo: "WHAT'S THE POINT WHEN YOU HAVE A POOL WITH LANES IN IT! LIGHTNING CALVES, LET'S RACE!"

Iida: "..." *looks at his calves* "...Um..."

ochako: i volunteer to swim on iida's behalf!

Hagakure: "Neat-o! A battle of wills!"

Mineta: "Can there be a prize?"

Iida: "Yes! Pride for a job well done!"

Mineta: "..." *walks away, sits on a beach chair*

jirou:....mineta, do you see that? by the treeline, what is that?

Mineta: *turns* "What? Is it boobs?"

mina: *picks him up and tosses him over the fence* YEET!!

Mineta: "WAAAAAH!" *CRASHES*

Izuku: "...Okay, we have 5 lanes, so we can have 5 people compete at a time!"

momo: we have ochako and bakugou volunteering so far, so that leaves 3 more spaces.

Hagakure: "Count me in!"

Aoyama: "Exciting--I'll join as well!"

Ojiro: "I'm game!"

Bakugo: *looks at all of them* "..." *points* "Tail Guy is dead, Twinkle Stomach is dead, Invisible Girl is dead, Ururaka is dead."

ochako: oh it is on, bakugou!

Ojiro: ._.; "Why don't we get our real names?"

Aoyama: <The curse of being a side character~>

Hagakure: *already lined up* "Who's refereeing?"

Iida: "What a challenge, to serve as an impartial judge...I VOLUNTEER!"

-and so-

Iida: "On your marks..."

Aoyama: *sweating*

Iida: "Get set..."

ochako: *takes her stance*

Iida: *blows a whistle*

*The students take off...*

-elsewhere-

Takigi: "--and all the disappearance center around this area--" *circles the map* "--on the outskirts of Death City..."

takigi's partner: that is troubling...

Takigi: "It's largely deserted, and most people who disappeared were members of an excavation team to check in after the collapse of the Nether."

takigi's partner: ....

Takigi: "I don't like it...The Nether wouldn't have gone down if not for the 8th..."

takigi's partner: that's the brigade your sister is in, right?

Takigi: *holding a pointer stick--which he snaps in half*

takigi's partner: ._.;

Takigi: "That sniveling four-eye weasel Hinawa used bureaucratic pressure to coerce my innocent sister...The monster..."

takigi's partner: um-

Takigi: "And every report about the 8th shows them to be an undisciplined force just pushing its way through!" *opens up a file, laying out news clippings, official reports, police complaints, and photos--*

takigi's partner: ._.;

Takigi: "An untrained gopher for the traitor Giovanni, a former member of the Hoods, some mad scientists and bitter angry nun--THIS ONE'S A FLIPPING NUDIST!" *holds up a photo of Tamaki, who is somehow dressed in ribbons*

takigi's partner: i think you're blowing this out of p-

Takigi: *throwing up articles into the air* "A GORILLA! A DEMON! A WANNABE KNIGHT! A-A-A- ...The smaller nun seems fine. A HAIJIMA BOOTLICKER--"

Sergeant: *steps in* "How's the report coming along--" *sees the papers scattered and the photos of the brigade members* "...What the..."

takigi's partner: i think he might be having a psychotic break.

minoura: oze, would it kill you to quiet down? -_-;

Takigi: "I AM C-- ..." *pushes back his hair* "I am calm..."

Sansa: *picks up photos of Tamaki* .________.; "I'm pretty sure this violates multiple workplace codes..."

-elsewhere-

tamaki:....maki. when you see your brother, punch him.

Anya: "??? Is that a traditional family greeting?"

maki: um...tamaki? are you ok?

tamaki: just fine.

maki: *sweatdrop*

Petra: *opens up an old yearbook* "Hang on--Kotatsu, this was your school?"

tamaki: hm? yeah....

Iris: "Aw! This was before you started nun training? You were so cute!"

tamaki: 7///7;;;

{Student: "Wow, so you got fire abilities now?!"}

{tamaki: y-yeah, it just kind of happened.}

{Student 2: "Tch--before or after you hiked up your skirt?"}

{Student 1: "Hey! That's not nice..."}

{tamaki: c-can we drop that, please?}

{Student 1: *glares at Student 2* "So, Kotatsu, are you going to join a Fire Force platoon?"}

{tamaki: eh? well, was thinking of joining the 1st brigade.}

{Student 1: "The one that Brother Rekka works at?"}

{student 3: hehehe~ he's so cool isnt he?}

{Student 2: "Studly, you mean..."}

{tamaki: t-that's not the reason at all! >///< }

{*in the courtyard, Rekka is training, flinging flames as he practices martial arts...*}

{Student 1: >w> "Want to watch his training?"}

{tamaki: m-maybe some other time. *exits*}

{student 3:....ugh, who does she think she's kidding, huh?}

{Student 2: "She's just trying to act holier-than-thou so people stop thinking she's a floozy..."}

{Student 1: "...That's not fair..."}

{student 3: careful her bad luck doesnt rub off on you.}

tamaki:.....

Tsugumi: "It was weird when I learned about my weapon abilities, too..."

tamaki: *snaps to reality* wha?

Tsugumi: "Oh--sorry! I just started rambling about what it was like when I left my school for the DWMA. All of my classmates were really excited for me--it felt weird getting all of that attention." ^^;

maki: yeah, you stabbed a door, didnt you, tsugumin?

Tsugumi: D8 "I apologized to the door!"

mio:.. 7_7; did they know you were a weapon?

Tsugumi: "Not until my homeroom teacher announced I would be transferring, and kind of spilled the beans why..."

mio: did they treat you any differently?

Tsugumi: "Yeah--I was a lot more popular! Kind of sucked that only happened right before I had to move away..." ^^;

mio: ....well yay for you. 7__7#

Meme: "..." *pat pat*

mio: *wipes her eyes* well, what time is dinner?

Tsugumi: "The invitation said to arrive by 4...He's always punctual..."

-elsewhere-

Maid: "Are you sure you don't want help, ma'am? There are many guests, and that's a lot of cooking..."

madoka oze: i'll be fine. not the first time i've made this much food.

Maid: "It's been so long since getting to see Maki back home...Mr. Oze is still pacing the halls, instructing the staff."

madoka oze: *chuckle* classic danro....i just hope this goes well. last they spoke, they werent on the best of terms...

Maid: *nods* "When she transferred?"

madoka oze: yeah....that was years ago now...

{Danro: "I FORBID IT!" *his eyes are narrowed*}

{maki: but dad, this way i can help people!}

{Danro: "Oh, and you're not already helping people now for the army?!"}

{maki: well there isnt any emergencies going on, so we're hardly doing anything right now!}

{Danro: "We need you to provide support from the base! That is where you belong--giving the support to those who need to be out in the field!"}

{maki: but this brigade needs all the members it can get! they're good people that just want to help!}

{Danro: "You think _Hinawa_, who was drummed out after executing his teammate, is _good people_?!"}

{maki: ugh, you're being unreasonable! i know in the fire force, i can save people, that i can make a difference!}

{Danro: "No daughter of mine is joining! You're staying in the army, and that's final!" *EPIC EYEBROW GLARE*}

{maki: *bites lip* WELL MAYBE I DONT WANT TO _BE_ YOUR DAUGHTER THEN! *storms out*}

madoka oze:....

Maid: "Maybe this meeting can be an opportunity to heal..."

madoka oze: i hope so...

-elsewhere-

Bakugo: "IN YOUR FACE!"

mina: =3=

Jiro: "Do you ever get tired of indiscriminately abusing your Quirk like that?"

Bakugo: "HEY! I ONLY HURT FEELINGS, NOT BODIES! DON'T LIKE IT? THEN YOU GO COMPETE!"

Jiro: "..." *lines up*

Izuku: .~.; *lines up*

momo: ready....set....go!

Izuku: *blasts forward with One for All*

momo:.....

Jiro: *smirks--as she vibrates the water with her new waterproof speaker support items*

tsuyu: is this regulation?

Iida: T~T "By this point, everyone is abusing Quirks and support items...So unprofessional..."

Ojiro: "Just take it as practicing Quirks and support items before using them in the field..." ^^;

momo: *sigh* alright. the final round will be a test of physical strength. swimming from one end to the other and back _without_ using quirks or support items.

sato: *sweatdrop* (why didnt you just do that from the start?)

Shoji: "Works for me..." *pulls on a swimming cap*

eijiro: hey sero, does the water affect your tapes at all?

Sero: "A bit, yeah, depending on what I eat--that's one of the things I'm trying to strengthen at summer camp, build up resistance."

eijiro: ah. makes sense.

mina: yeah, cause if the tape loses it's stickiness, you're basically flopping a long noodle around.

Sero: =~= "It-It could still be a deterrent!"

-later-

Todoroki: *stretching* "This is it..."

Bakugo: "PREPARE TO DIE." *lines up*

Izuku: ^^; "Good luck, everyone..."

momo: ready....set....go!

*The three boys leap--*

*Then something grabs them by the ankles*

Izuku: D8>

Todoroki: "?!"

Bakugo: "THE F--"

*SPLASH*

Aizawa: *has grabbed them by his scarves--and knocked them face-down into the water* "Time's up. All kids out of the pool."

ochako: wait. is it that late already?!

Aizawa: "School is closing up. Get out of here before the security bots start tasering you."

-elsewhere-

mio: so this is your house?!

maki: 7_7 yep. the old family homestead...

Meme: "Amazing!"

Anya: "...Seems quite small."

mio: HOW IS _THIS_ SMALL!?!?

Anya: "The family summer home is about 3 times this size."

mio: 0________________0 (these darn rich people!)

Maid: *exits* "Oh, Miss Maki--hello!"

maki: hey.

tsugumi: *waves*

Maid: "And Miss Tsugumi! Oh, this will be a family gathering! Takigi did say he will be a bit late, though..."

maki: joooy.

tsugumi: i brought my friends along. i hope that isnt a problem.

ao: good evening.

Anya: *small bow* "Hello."

Meme: "Hi-ya!"

Maid: "What a polite bunch!" ^^ "Come in--the heat is dreadful today..."

-inside-

mio: wow, fancy place you got.

Maid: "Your mother has made enough food to feed the army--so I'm sure--"

Anya: *studying the artwork* "Exquisite taste..."

maki: not much has changed, huh?

mio: *observing photos on the wall*

*Seem to be photos of children as well as some military photos...*

mio: huh....family resemblance....

*One man in them has...noticeable eyebrows...*

mio:...e-eyebrows.......*imagines maki with danro's eyebrows* >3< *stiffling a laugh*

tsugumi: ?? mio?

mio: IM FINE!

Anya: -_-; "Be on your best behavior..."

mio:....um, should i have brought a gift? is that a thing you're supposed to do when visiting a rich person's house?

Maid: "Your presence is enough--Mrs. Oze tends to be very particular about plans for the meal and...Well, Mr. Oze has so many collectibles..." ^^;;;;

maki: well, feel free to take a seat in the lounge, just leave your shoes by the door.

mio: kay.....!!! DUDE! YOUR COUCH IS AS BIG AS MY LIVING ROOM!!

Meme: "...Tsugumi, you've been holding out on us."

tsugumi: well, it's been a while since i was last here. ^^; i think i was like, 5 when i last visited. and last i saw them was when they came to visit for the holidays when i was 12.

Meme: "What're they like?"

tsugumi: well-

Danro: "MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKI!"

maki:...... 7_7 dad...

tsugumi: uncle danro! *hugs him*

Danro: "TSUGUMI!" *bear hug* "Look how big you've gotten!"

maki: 737

tsugumi: hehe! ^^

Meme: *stares* "... ... ...So bushy..."

mio: hello sir, i didnt bring a gift so please accept this lightly used paper clip.

Danro: "...HA! A MIRACULOUS PIECE OF METAL-FORGED TECHNOLOGY, THE NOBLE PAPERCLIP! THANK YOU, SMALL CHILD!"

mio: um...yes.....memepleasehelpmeidontknowwhatimdoingsaveme.

tsugumi: right. uncle danro, these are my friends, Anya, Meme, Ao, and Mio.

ao: a pleasure to meet you sir. *bows*

Meme: "Hello, commander sergeant lieutenant, sir!" ^^; *whispers back* "I don't know either..."

*the door opens*

Takigi: "Man, what a day..."

Maid: *takes his coat*

maki: *rolls eyes*

Danro: "Takigi! Don't just stand there! Your sister and cousin have visited! With friends!"

Anya: >_>; *looks over--* "!!!"

Takigi: *slow-motion bishie turn in Anya vision*

Anya: .\\\\\\\\.

ao: my, my, yet another crush, anya? im beginning to lose track of them all.

Anya: *angry whisper* "You shut your mouth, damn you!"

Takigi: "Hey, shrimp, muscles. Still getting thick?"

maki: watch it, bro.

tsugumi: hey! i'll have you know i've been drinking lots of milk since last time i saw you, so i should be getting taller! >3<

Takigi: "..." *picks up Tsugumi*

tsugumi: DX<

madoka oze: now now, settle down.

tsugumi: hi auntie!

Takigi: *drops her*

tsugumi: woah!

-nice 3 point landing-

Takigi: "...That's new."

maki: woah.

tsugumi: see? i've been training. ^^

madoka oze: that's right, you're a DWMA student now, right?

tsugumi: that's right. ^^

Danro: "Ha! Never thought darling little Tsu-tsu would be trying to be a fighter! Haven't you met a nice boy yet?"

tsugumi: wellllll.... <w<;;;;;

mio: can we eat yet, sir?

Danro: "Not up to me, ma'am--that's up to the misses!"

madoka oze: of course, dear. dinner's just about ready now!

mio: sweet!

Anya: *still staring at Takigi* .\\\\.;

Takigi: *in Anya vision* "What's to eat?"

Meme: *sniffs* "Given the miraculous scents coming in, what _isn't_ there to eat? "

-elsewhere-

Bakugo: *walking with Eijiro* "SUCH BULLSHIT! I'd have won that match without Eraser getting in the way!" *his nose is bandaged*

ochako: well, it was still fun for what it's worth.

Todoroki: "I suppose so..."

Izuku: *writing notes in his journal* "Well, I have to run to finish errands."

-elsewhere-

Danzo: "--and when she was five, she used to demand piggy-back rides!"

maki: =~=;

Takigi: "She was a lot smaller then, and Dad's back isn't that strong..." *fiddling on his phone*

ao: my, how fascinating.

mio: *NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM*

Meme: "This is delicious, Mrs. Oze--thank you for letting us join..."

madoka oze: oh, it's quite a pleasure. im just glad the whole family is here...well, most of the whole family. speaking of which, tsugumi, how are your parents?

tsugumi: last i checked, everything's doing well.

Danro: "Has Osamu found himself a girlfriend yet?"

tsugumi: havent asked. ^^;

Danro: "That's disappointing--a boy his age should be TAKIGI, PUT THE PHONE DOWN!"

Takigi: *reading texts* "Ha! Oh, that's adorable..." *texting back*

maki: .....

madoka oze:....maki sweetie, are you alright? you've hardly touched your food...

maki:....*SIGH* im fine, mom.

Danro: "Don't insult your mother's cooking: you know how much work she put into it."

maki: i wasnt insulting it!

mio: and you shouldnt, this is hella good food!

Danro: "Don't yell at the table!"

Takigi: "..." *texts* [dad is freaking again]

maki:...im not feeling too good. im gonna lay down for a bit.

Danro: "..." *looks down* *grunts*

Meme: "..."

Takigi: "Probably for the best--looks like Sis has been putting on enough weight--"

maki: it's NOT fat! it's _muscle!_ there is a difference!

Takigi: "You sure?" *pinches her arm*

maki: OW! stop that!

madoka oze: takigi, stop picking on your sister.

Danro: "...Maybe it would be better if you tried to look a little more--"

maki: look a little more _what_?

Danro: "You know..." *waves his hands into a certain shape* "More feminine."

maki: oh WOW dad! picking up takigi's backwards way of thinking, are we?!

Danro: "You're getting old! You can't keep running around if you can't settle down--"

Takigi: "Backwards?! You're just pissed I found someone--"

maki: you _SAY_ im getting old, but you still treat me like im a child!

madoka oze: .......

Danro: "YOU ARE STILL A CHILD--MY CHILD! AND I WILL NOT HAVE YOU RUNNING SLIPSHOD--"

madoka oze: *slams fist down on the table* that's ENOUGH!! all i wanted was a _NICE_ family dinner! if you cant sit in the same room without fighting among yourselves I WILL PERSONALLY FORCE YOU TO RUN LAPS AROUND THE CITY UNTIL YOU PASS OUT, DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!

*everyone sits down or sits up in their chairs*

Danro: "..."

Takigi: Q__Q;

maki:.....

ao:.....

tsugumi:......

mio:........*nom*

Anya: "...The rolls are delicious, Mrs. Oze..."

-elsewhere-

Izuku: *carries groceries inside* "I'm home!"

inko: welcome back!

Izuku: *carries groceries inside* "I'm home!"

inko: welcome back!

mitsuki: oh my goodness, look at you!

inko: oh yes, katsuki's mom came over to drop off a hotpot-

mitsuki: *pinching izuku's cheeks* oh i havent seen you in ages, you've gotten so big! ^^

Izuku: ^_____________^ "Hello, Mrs. Bakugo--Thanks! How are you?"

mitsuki: oh i've been just lovely. and how are _you_?

Izuku: "Okay! Kacchan and I were just at the UA pool for exercises..."

mitsuki: and how has he been? he's not causing you too much trouble, is he? because if he is...-

Izuku: OxO; "N-Not at all, ma'am! Ha ha..." ^^;;;;;;

-elsewhere-

Bakugo: "... ... ..." *shudders*

eijiro: you ok, man?

Bakugo: "I just sensed a disturbance...and I think I need to punch Deku."

-elsewhere-

jirou: im home.

-loud swearing is heard in the den-

jirou: let me guess, dad's playing games?

mika jirou: yep.

Kyotuoku: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DIDN'T GET 3 STARS ON THAT ONE?! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM, ROCK STAR FOR THE NINTENDO WII?!"

jirou: dad! you know your swearing is a bad influence on bowie!

Bowie: "FUCK THIS SHIT! CAW!"

jirou: see?

Kyotuoku: "...Well, this is easy to fix. You just need to teach 'em new words. Say 'arpeggio'!"

Bowie: "ARSEFACE!"

jirou:...work in progress i see.

-elsewhere-

Honda: *sitting at a bar*

*the door opens with a bell jingle*

miwa: we're here! and look who i found on the way!

himari: *hiding behind miwa* .~.;;;;;

Honda: "WELCOME! BARKEEP, A ROUND!"

bartender: *nods and sends a glass to him*

Konro: "Greetings. I'm afraid young master had another invitation..."

miwa: his loss.

Hibana: "Barkeep, wine list!" *looks at the chair* "..." *snaps fingers* "And a better chair--one that doesn't look so uncomfortable..."

Honda: "HA! You just haven't been at this bar long enough! Take this chair--my chair! I have been here so long as to set my groove into it." *shifts his behind on the chair*

kayako: .........i'll just have water, since im the designated driver. -_-;

Akitaru: "And we appreciate that..." *tips the bartender, takes his beer*

miwa: cheers! *sips* hoo-wah! that's good stuff!

burns: ....so how have things been for you all?

himari: TT~TT;; im hoping that the new commander arrives soon so that i can go back to being a secretary. i dont think im cut out to be a commander.

Hibana: "That'll be up to Haijima--and why are you tolerating crap off of your subordinates? You need to show them who's boss!"

himari: i dont know what im doing! >~<;;;

Akitaru: "Okay, calm down--think through what you have to do first. You got enough people in the 3rd still? Or do you need recruits?"

himari: well, i-i think we have enough people? but a lot of people give us nasty looks lately...

Honda: "What're they complaining about?"

miwa: probably giovanni...that bastard.

Hibana: "You're being too kind..." *pokes Akitaru* "You're supposed to be finding him! Why haven't you?!"

Akitaru: -_-; "Kind of hard when the Hoods have gone quiet..."

kayako: hmm....and the rest of you?

Honda: "The 2nd would, if drafted into the service. Without official orders, my hands are tied."

kayako: -_-; i meant anything new with the rest of you.

Honda: "Oh...I finished painting my new miniature tank collection!"

burns: we received some new recruits.

Konro: "Oh? How's it going whipping them into shape?"

burns: they have a lot to learn

Akitaru: "Throwing them into the deep end, huh? It takes a lot of work to integrate newbies--we had that challenge with the newer recruits."

-elsewhere-

Patty: *yawns, cuddles* =w=

takeru: .//////////////.

Patty: "You feel warm."

takeru: *gulp* t-t-t-t-thank you.

Patty: *interlocks her fingers with his before kissing his cheek* "So cute~"

takeru: .//////////////////.

Patty: *rests her head on his chest* "How's your mom holding up?"

takeru: much better now.

Patty: "No more potato thieves? Because I could send some bombs over to take care of them!"

takeru: ^^; actually, she made a separate field for them to have, along with some other veggies.

Patty: "Oh? What does she like to grow?"

takeru: i think this side garden has carrots, pumpkins, corn, things like that.

Patty: "Oh!" *claps her hands* "Jack o'lanterns! You do that back home?!"

-elsewhere-

Asher: "..." *opens the apartment door*

cassidy: *opens the door* oh thank god! *hugs*

Asher: "!!! ..." *pat pat*

cassidy:....mom's not home right now...

Asher: "...Good. I want to go to bed."

-elsewhere-

tsugumi: *has a video chat open*

Osamu: *yawns* <Tsugumi?>

tsugumi: <hey bro, are mom and dad there?>

Osamu: <Yeah? Hang on...Mom! Tsugumi's on the Skype!>

yukari harudori: *enters* <hi sweetie!>

tsugumi: <hey mom!> ^^

Tsugumi's Dad: <You're up at odd hours--everything okay?>

tsugumi: <yeah, just got back from dinner with uncle danro and aunt madoka.>

yukari harudori: <oh that must have been nice!>

Osamu: <How is everyone?>

tsugumi: <doing well.....how's everything back home?>

Tsugumi's Dad: <Pretty well, I'd say--your brother's just recovering from-->

Osamu: <Dad! I'm fine! Coach just said to take it easy...>

tsugumi: *listening*

yukari harudori: <oh, the Hanasaki's just had a baby recently.>

Tsugumi's Dad: <Adorable little thing!>

tsugumi: *smiles and listens to them talk.*

Tsugumi's Dad: *laughs a bit, then notices Tsugumi* <...Hey, sweetie? We miss you.>

tsugumi: <i miss you guys too.> *wipes her eyes*

Osamu: <Hey, don't get all misty-eyed--we're not that far away from you.>

tsugumi: <i-i know...>

yukari harudori:...<sweetie, if anything's bothering you...>

tsugumi: <i-it's fine. i dont want to worry you.>

Tsugumi's Dad: <...Well, you stay strong. We're proud of you, Tsugumi.>

tsugumi: <thanks, dad.>

-morning-

sonia: *braiding miyuri's hair*

miyuri: ^w^

Chuuya: *unboxing something...*

miyuri: what are we gonna do today, papa?

Chuuya: "Well, I'm worried Mito isn't getting enough exercise..."

miyuri: ??

mito: =A=;

Chuuya: *holds up the box, showing a floor-to-ceiling cat furniture/scratching post*

miyuri: ooooooh!! what is it?

Chuuya: "It's cat furniture--helps to encourage Mito to jump up high and even has a scratching post included."

mito: *rubbing against it* =w=

Chuuya: "Well, just need to assemble it: I'll just lift this piece to--" *dawning realization, as one piece is nearly taller than him* "... ... ..."

-elsewhere-

Dazai: "..." *starts giggling*

tanizaki: ??

Kunikida: -_-# "Did you eat the 'shrooms again?"

Dazai: "Oh, no--just thinking of something funny..."

naomi: hey bro, can you come with yosano and i today? we're taking maki on a shopping trip!

*lightning strikes--but it's sunny outside, with no cloud in the sky...Tanizaki looks shook*

Tanizaki: Q_______Q "S-Shopping? Again?"

Kenji: "???" *opens the window, looks up* "...The heck was that?"

naomi: maki had a bad evening yesterday, so we're taking her out to cheer her up. ^^ we invited naho too, but she said she was busy with something.

Tanizaki: "..." *sighs* "Okay...My poor arms will support the weight of many, many shopping bags." TwT

-elsewhere-

Honda: "GOOD MORNING, TROOPS!" *sips--from a big-ass mug of black coffee*

takeru: good morning sir!

Taguchi: "??? Hajiki! You're out of uniform!"

Hajiki: "Oh, sorry--I forgot..." *looks down--he's still wearing bunny slippers*

hito: *sweatdrop*

Honda: "No time for that--LET'S KICK OFF WITH SOME DELIGHTFUL JUMPING JACKS!" *leaps--and slams his head into the ceiling*

-elsewhere-

Fris: "Oh, God, she kidnapped another one. I'm going to be sick..."

kagu-tsuchi: ??

Bee: "She calls them 'fresh meat' and 'future TNT.'"

kagu-tsuchi:.....

*KA-BOOM*

kagu-tsuchi: ?! *turns her head to the direction of the sound*

Ritsu: *steps out, covered in soot and...blood* "That was a no-go..."

-elsewhere-

Takigi: *holds up the folder* "We got a case."

takigi's partner: hmm?

Takigi: "Get your flashlight--we're going underground."

-elsewhere-

Meme: "I'm sorry how last night went, Tsugumi..."

tsugumi: i-it's fine.

ao: if you ever need to talk, let us know.

Meme: *nod nod* "You're not alone."

tsugumi: *sniff* thanks guys.

ao: i can understand how you must feel, im no stranger to familial disputes myself...

tsugumi: i know...

Meme: "..." *looks down*

mio:...*holds her hand*

Meme: *small squeeze*

Anya: "Have you spoken with Maki?"

tsugumi: not yet.

Meme: "Maybe text her? Even if she's not up to talk..."

-elsewhere-

Haumea: "Hee hee~ All is ready...Great work, everyone! I'm sure the Preacher is pleased..."

guruna: kururu~@ ^^

Inka: "I can't wait to see things firsthand!" *she's still bandaged from the last encounter with the 8th at Haijima...*

ritsu: i'd request you sit this one out, lady inka.

Inka: "WHAT?! But I want to see the explosions!" >3<

Charon: *his torso is bandaged* *inhales* "Some of us are still too injured to fight."

Assault: X___X *still wrapped like a mummy*

kagu-tsuchi: charon, please rest...

Charon: "I will...when Inka agrees to retreat. But she's always been stubborn..."

kagu-tsuchi:...miss inka, please...

Inka: "What's in it for me?"

-elsewhere-

stocking: hmmm.....let's build a pillow fort, kiddo!

Kid: "Oh? You have the time?" *picks up a pillow*

stocking: yep! ^^

Kid: "Well then..." *tosses a small pillow at her*

stocking: ah! kid! >3<

Kid: "Hee hee...Just sending a building block to you..." *sets down a stack of pillows next to them--gives her a cheek kiss*

stocking: *giggles and kisses his cheek too*

Kid: ^\\\\^ "For structural integrity, perhaps begin with the wider pillows first..."

-elsewhere-

Shop Clerk: "Oh, that one looks lovely on you--and it's on sale!"

Tanizaki: *carrying shopping bags* TwT;

maki: thank you!

Yosano: *looking at a sun hat* "Match this up with the right swimsuit, and you'd turn some heads."

maki: you think so too, right?!

Yosano: "Hell yeah!"

Shop Clerk 2: *helping Naomi--* "And these are the matching earrings..."

naomi: oooh!

Shop Clerk 2: "Tell you what--you get these, I'll throw in the necklace for free."

-elsewhere-

naho: *typing*

Sakuya: *sets down tea and cookies*

naho: hey sakkun, would you proofread this chapter when im done?

Sakuya: "Me? Sure, though that's not my strongsuit...How's the chapter looking?"

naho: we're getting into the really good stuff. *wide grin* zepher's giving nero a reach around~

Sakuya: .\\\\\.; "...I see..."

belkia: *shocked gasp as he covers lilac's ears*

Lilac: "???"

belkia: such language, toguchin! and in front of the baby!

naho: >3< im 20!

lavender: *stiffled laughter*

Lilac: "WHAT'S GOING ON?! I CAN'T HEAR NOW!"

Higan: "Hey, don't censor her art, man..."

-elsewhere-

NOS4A2: *collapsed on the rug* =n= "My battery is worn down..."

tomura: quit your whining, we got you more, you freeloader.

kurome: ...

NOS4A2: "Feed it...to me..." *opens his mouth, tendrils with battery ports sticking out*

tomura: *hands it to him* alright alright.

NOS: "AAAAAAAH--" *noms--the tendrils wrapping around Tomura's wrist*

tomura: !!!

NOS: *sucks on the battery like a pacifier* =w=

tomura: *yanks back his wrist, snarling*

kurome:...uncle shigaraki doesnt like being touched.

NOS: *re-charging* "And I don't like human germs--they upset the integrity of my circuitry. And yet, c'est la vie."

kurome: i guess.

NOS: "Shouldn't you be studying with a teacher?"

kurome: im not in school, papa teaches me. and sometimes uncle giran does it.

NOS: "I see...How is your math?" *his...robot tongue starts "licking" static electricity off his arms*

kurome: i know how to do adding and subtracting.

NOS: "Hmm...I suppose multiplication is a ways off?"

kurome: i know a bit, i think. two times two is 4. two times three is 6, and so on. division's a bit harder, though.

NOS: "Oh, you humans lack so much--limited by only so much grey matter..."

kurome: ????

NOS: "...You have a brain. I have a hive-mind that can process more ideas more quickly by allocating the work to separate hard drives--"

tomura: she's a toddler, not a collage student.

NOS: "So she's a step up from you..."

tomura: !!!! why you-

magne: are you two bickering _again_?

tomura: HE STARTED IT!

NOS: "It's true--it's quite easy to get his goat." *holds up a goat plushie*

twice: AYYYYYYYYYYY! that sucked.

shaula: well he is a vampire, so that makes sense.

beatrice: well said, lady shaula.

NOS: "...Miss Magne, what is wrong with his head?"

magne: long story, hun.

twice: NONE OF YOUR BIZ!.....it all started when-

-elsewhere-

-a young woman waits by the square's fountain-

*hands cover her eyes*

Jonas: "Guess who~?"

woman: ah! jonas!

Jonas: "Hello, Natasha~" *cheek smooch, hug from behind*

natasha: hehe ^////^

Jonas: "Thank you for coming...I...Um..."

natasha: your commander? ^^;

Jonas: *nods* "He was quite passionate about our workout..." *rotates his shoulder* "Gonna be feeling that tomorrow..."

natasha: you're probably hungry after that.

Jonas: *smiles* "Have something in mind?" *rubs her hand*

natasha: i heard the crepe shop has ice cream sandwiched between two belgian waffles!

Jonas: *his stomach starts growling* .\\\\\.;

natasha: i bet you're dying to try it, arent you?

Jonas: *nods* "Incredibly so..."

-elsewhere-

sachiko: ma'am, you have a visitor.

anton: *wave*

Shelly: *sits up with a tired smile* "Ant..."

anton: how are you shelly? sorry i couldnt come sooner, commander had us running drills. are you feeling well? are your feet comfortable?

Shelly: *giggles* "I'm fine, really--you worry so much..."

anton: ^^; sorry, it's just, pre-fatherhood nerves, you know?

Shelly: "Aw..." *rubs her stomach* "Say hi to Daddy, sweetie..."

anton: ^^ do we know what they'll be yet?

Shelly: "Hey, we talked about this--I want to be surprised..."

anton: right, right. ^^; the anticipation's just killing me is all.

Shelly: "You thought about names, though? Maybe a few that could work regardless who they turn out to be?"

-elsewhere-

Hirotsu: *lights a match, brings it to his cigarette...exhales, looks at the slummy alley*

mafioso: nothing yet, sir.

Hirotsu: "Hmm...They used to monitor here, years ago..."

gin: *feeling along the wall* ......

*there's a small bit of spackle over the wall...it's still wet and loose...*

gin: hmmm.....

*it chips away, revealing a straight line, like the outline to a door*

gin: bingo... *slides her knife along the line*

*the door comes loose*

Hirotsu: "Good." *nods to others to take sides along the door*

-they do so-

*inside...is a chair...someone is tied to it*

gin: *looks to hirotsu*

Hirotsu: "...Likely a trap..." *shines a flashlight onto the person--*

Person: *muffled voice, gag around their mouth...and what looks like a bomb attached to them*

gin: !!!

Hirotsu: *bored sigh* "Typical..."

*BEEP*

*KA-BOOM*

gin: *cough cough* damn...

Hirotsu: *dusts himself off* *points to the remains* "They even left us a message..."

gin:....the guy was a lost cause, werent they?

Hirotsu: "Likely...The explosive was likely triggered remotely, which means..." *gestures to both ends of the alley, then the rooftops* "Follow the target."

gin: *nods and heads off*

Hirotsu: *exhales...then walks to the other end of the alley* "...I take it you find this amusing?"

???: "Hey, just giving you a heads up is all."

Hirotsu: "This is Port Mafia territory--tell your friends to be gone."

???: "Not that easy--they were staking out the basement for an access point. Tell your people to clear out...Can I bum a smoke?"

Hirotsu: "..." *hands it over*

Joker: "Much obliged~"

-elsewhere-

lina: and that concludes today's meeting. dismissed.

tsukasa: *yaaawn* that meeting took so looong! when are the magius going to get done with this 'pet project' of theirs anyway?

Demongo: *passed out inside a vial* *snore*

white feather: it'll be done soon, amane.

tsukuyo: hmmm...

white feather 2: is there a problem?

tsukuyo: 'invoking the essance of the holy maiden'...what could they have meant by that.

black feather: wait, you mean the holy maiden of kamihama?! i thought she was only a myth!

kagari: holy maiden? do elaborate.

tsukuyo: the holy maiden of kamihama was a magical girl who existed many years ago. she was among the founders of kamihama city, and was said to be very powerful, some even say she had the ability to bestow contracts much like the incubators can. one of the most famous stories is of how she faced off against an incredibly dangerous wraith known as 'Walpurgisnight'.

Miyako: O~O; "This sounds like bad news..."

Mio: "Tch. Sounds like over-complicated horror tales..."

white feather: of course, over the years, it's difficult to tell fact from fiction, but her legend is forever immortalized in kamihama, even as far as to depict her in the winter parade. *places an article on the table of mami playing the holy maiden in the parade*

Mai: *frowns at the photo*

tsukasa: wow, another great article courtesy of Ryou Midori.

ryou: ^w^

white feather: ?!?!? what happened to anonimity?!

ryou: that's only to outsiders. =3=

Miyako: "EEP! It-It's just a parade..." >~<

kagari: interesting......

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