#tempest used to be on a volleyball team

[angstandhappiness]

LMAO, NICE

Twilight’s feeling bad but its fine, Sombra called in the squad to brainstorm before the last event! :D

[chosen-hero-inari]

Whumptober Day 31: "I'm Alive, I'm Just Not Well"

A/N: i stayed up listening to EPIC the vengeance saga and I REGRET NOTHING

Pray

The air around the shrine is chilly, and Hamuko pulls her scarf tighter.

It’ll be the Dark Hour soon, and she… doesn’t know what to do about it.

Ikutski betrayed them, Mitsuru-senpai lost her father, and they’re no closer to figuring out how to destroy the Dark Hour and the threat of Shadows once and for all than they were when she first arrived at the dorm.

Instead of worrying about that, Hamuko does what she does best: find another problem to solve.

Shinjiro had mentioned some kids hanging around the back alleys alongside Strega, and now that Strega was gone, Hamuko could at least help them.

She’d spent the last few days asking around after school, and is fairly certain she’s tracked them down here.

Hamuko checks her phone. A few seconds to midnight.

She closes her eyes, and when she opens them the world is blanketed in green. 

“Did you really come alone?” 

Hamuko spins around, her hand going to her Evoker on instinct, but it’s just three kids.

The boy who spoke has brown hair, and looks to be around Ken’s age. Next to him is thinner boy with blue hair.

Finally, there’s a girl with orange hair and a laptop looking down on her from atop the jungle gym.

“Hi,” Hamuko says. “I’m–

“We know who you are.” The girl says. “Hamuko Arisato, Gekkoughan high school calls 2-F, top of your class, member of the volleyball team, the library club, student council, and of course the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad.”

“How did you know that?” Hamuko asks.

“Getting your transcript was way too easy,” the girl replies.

Her transcript. The one that mentions her parents.

“Well, it’s only fair I know your names, since you know mine, right?”

The three kids share a look, then the brown haired one shrugs. “Goro Akechi.”

“I’m Yusuke Kitagawa,” the thin boy says.

“Futaba Ishikki,” the girl says.

“It’s nice to meet all of you,” Hamuko says. “I want to help you, I can take you to see Chidori.”

Kitagwa-kun steps forward, but Akechi-kun puts out a hand.

“You don’t understand what’s going on here,” Akechi-kun says. “We’re making the demands. Let Chidori go, and stop trying to destroy the Dark Hour.”

“We won’t do that,” Hamuko says. “Not while Shadows are still a threat to humanity–”

“Humans are worse than any Shadow out there,” Kitagawa-kun snaps. “Just give us back Ms. Chidori!”

Hamuko represses a groan at the thought of Takaya saying pretty much the same thing. “Ok, yes people will still die and suffer without Shadows. But it will be fewer people, because we can’t just get rid of the things that make people hurt other people.”

“Says you,” Ishikki-kun says. “The Lost aren’t hurting anyone.”

“That’s not the same thing.”

“Then it seems we’re at an impasse,” Akechi-kun says. “We can't agree, so I guess we’ll have to talk to your friends and see what they think.”

“Yes!” Hamuko says. “Come back with me to the dorm, and we’ll talk to my friends!”

“You really don’t think much of us, do you?” Akechi-kun says. “Just because Takaya thinks you’re special doesn’t mean you can brush us off.”

“I really don’t care that Takaya thinks I’m special,” Hamuko says. “In fact, I kind of hate it.”

“Hey! Don’t talk about him like that! Takaya’s strong! And we’re just as strong as he is!” Hamuko just catches the glint of an Evoker as Akechi-kun pulls it out and points it to his head. “Minos!”

Hamuko dodges Akechi-kun’s Persona, and pulls out her own Evoker. 

“Thanatos!” she cries out, absorbing the next Dark attack. “Kids, I really don’t want to fight you.”

“Too bad,” Akechi-kun says. He nods up at Ishikki.

“You can’t hide anything from Despoena,” the girl smirks, summoning her own Persona. It’s clear instantly that Hamuko’s being scanned.

Hamuko casts Tempest Slash towards Akechi-kun, but Kitagawa-kun gets in the way. 

“Our turn!” Ishikki giggles.

“Tantalus,” Kitagawa-kun says, and suddenly there’s a chill in the night air. Then Kitagwa-kun’s Persona strikes her. It doesn’t hurt thanks to Thanatos, but suddenly Hamuko’s rocked by another kind of pain.

She’s unbearably hungry.

“Guess you really aren’t that special,” Akechi-kun says, and then his Persona changes. “Ikelos. Hamaon.”

Oh it is going to be a long night.

[gertlushgaming]

Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Review (PlayStation 5)

 For our Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Review we take players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games, including a specially-curated list of more than 100 playable classics and six entirely new titles from the award-winning team at Digital Eclipse.

Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Review Pros:

- All the graphics from 8 Bit to the arcade. - 11.61GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - Collection gameplay that takes in shooters, RPGs, platforms, racing, and more. - The menu of the game is an interactive timeline that houses images, videos, and games. - The game library is the shortcut to just the games and can be filtered to year or console. - Five timelines of the Atari era - Arcade origins, the birth of the console, highs, and lows, the dawn of PCs, and the 1990s and beyond. - Each timeline has an explored percentage. - Eight platforms in this collection - Arcade, reimagined, 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, 800, and Jaguar. - All videos have a subtitles toggle option. You can fast-forward and pause the video. - High res scans of the original game manuals. - Original images and clippings. - The timelines are easy to navigate and use. - A must for all Atari and retro gaming fans. - High-quality video and voice in the videos. - They have nailed the paddle games' sensitivity; you can use the stick or d-pad and tweak the sensitivity should you need to. - You can launch games from the timeline. - An excellent mix of games and mini-documentaries laced with beautiful art and promo shots. - Atari Arcade games - - Akka Arrh 2. Asteroids 3. Asteroids Deluxe 4. Black Widow 5. Breakout 6. Centipede 7. Cloak & Dagger 8. Crystal Castles 9. Fire Truck 10. Food Fight 11. Gravitar 12. I, Robot 13. Liberator 14. Lunar Lande 15. Major Havoc 16. Maze Invaders 17. Millipede 18. Missile Command 19. Pong 20. Quantum 21. Space Duel 22. Sprint 8 23. Super Breakout 24. Tempest 25. Warlords - Atari Reimagined games - - 1. Haunted Houses 2. Neo Breakout 3. Quadratank 4. Swordquest: AirWorld 5. VCTR-SCTR 6. Yars’ Revenge Enhanced - Atari 800 games - - 1. Bounty Bob Strikes Back! 2. Caverns of Mars 3. Food Fight 4. Miner 2049er - Atari 2600 games - - 1. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 2. Adventure 3. Air-Sea Battle 4. Asteroids 5. Basic Math 6. Breakout 7. Canyon Bomber 8. Centipede 9. Combat 10. Combat Two 11. Crystal Castles 12. Dark Chambers 13. Demons to Diamonds 14. Dodge ‘Em 15. Fatal Run 16. Gravitar 17. Haunted House 18. Millipede 19. Miner 2049er 20. Missile Command 21. Outlaw 22. Quadrun 23. Race 500 24. RealSports Baseball 25. RealSports Basketball 26. RealSports Boxing 27. RealSports Football 28. RealSports Soccer 29. RealSports Tennis 30. RealSports Volleyball 31. Saboteur 32. Secret Quest 33. Solaris 34. Super Breakout 35. Surround 36. Swordquest: EarthWorld 37. Swordquest: FireWorld 38. Swordquest: WaterWorld 39. Warlords 40. Yars’ Revenge - Atari 5200 games - - 1. Bounty Bob Strikes Back! 2. Millipede 3. Missile Command 4. Star Raiders (+ Enhanced Version) 5. Super Breakout - Atari 7800 games - - 1. Asteroids - 2. Basketbrawl - 3. Centipede - 4. Dark Chambers - 5. Fatal Run - 6. Ninja Golf - 7. Scrapyard Dog - Atari Handheld - 1. Touch Me - Atari Jaguar games - - 1. Atari Karts - 2. Club Drive - 3. Cybermorph - 4. Evolution Dino Dudes - 5. Fight For Life - 6. Missile Command 3D - 7. Ruiner Pinball - 8. Tempest 2000 - 9. Trevor McFur In The Crescent Galaxy - Atari Lynx Games - - 1. Basketbrawl 2. Malibu Bikini Volleyball 3. Scrapyard Dog 4. Super Asteroids & Missile Command 5. Turbo Sub 6. Warbirds - Every game has a fast save/load feature. - Each game, has a screen mode, filter, and border settings. - Stick settings can be adjusted - Invert the axis and sensitivity sliders and set it as a relative or absolute type. - Original pong can be played by two players with one controller! - You can reset games. - All games can be quit and return you back to the main menu. Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Review Cons: - No cheats or adjustments are built into any of the games. - Doesn't have any online leaderboards. - U inspiring trophy list with nearly half of them being for one game. - The set isn't clear on how to unlock the classified portions of the collection. - Doesn't offer any support for the Colourblind. Related Post: Geometric Feel The Beats Review (PlayStation 4) Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration: Official website. Developer: Digital Eclipse Publisher: Atari Store Links -  PlayStation Read the full article

[bigfatbreak]

more mlp au dumps

3 am palette cleanser. tis the season

additional fun for my dorky ass twibra au... twilight's friends mimic the elements of harmony in a way that reflects the magic of their pony selves (bc I said so lmao) and it's what brings her back from the brink after principal cinch grenade tosses her little magical collector in her face and blasts her with equestrian magic

details:

Chrysalis represents generosity specifically because of how she's selfish on behalf of her friends. she's absolutely willing to dupe other people and manipulate them if she thinks it'll help out anyone in the squad, even if the fallout could be cataclysmic. This has led to a really bad reputation following her around, and though its not really unprecedented, her friends still keep her around as she means well. It's a bit hard training her out of fawning over other people to try and make them stay, but she just wants everyone well-fed and happy.

Stygian has the loyalty blessing because he's the real ride or die. He would rather physically staple himself to his friends than possibly lose them, especially since he was subject to losing a friend group in the past which left him deserted at a really bad time. Meeting Tempest around that time was the only thing that kept him going, and now he's fiercely protective of his new friend group.

Spike is laughter because I love him. puppy power

Tempest gets honesty because she's extremely blunt, even though sometimes its to the point of insulting, she genuinely just wants communication to be established at any cost. Her straightforward attitude is very effective at stopping Chryssie's schemes and keeping Stygian grounded, and she doesn't mind being an anchor for the team, especially since she used to be team captain on her volleyball team before she lost her arm. The sense of "these people need me" helps anchor her as much as it anchors them.

Sombra can be exceedingly kind, showering people in gifts and lavish trips, assisting them in whatever programs they're in, and he's more than willing to put the effort in and sacrifice things of his own if it means his friends will benefit from it - but it stops there. His kindness is wonderful only to those in his close circle, and most importantly, to Twilight.

though their dynamic sometimes isn't the healthiest, they're all recovering from friendship issues of their own - some done to them, some because of what THEY did to others - and Twilight's the precious sun they seem to rotate around, as being a shut-in only focusing on her studies has given her zero inclination to have any sort of preconceived notions of other people. For friends with a bad past they're trying to work through, its incredibly refreshing, and they would rather die than lose her.

even more additional details:

Sombra collects pretty minerals, and wears a lot of jewelry as a result. He often compares Twilight to precious stones and seems smug about dating her.

Tempest and Stygian are room mates, but they're not dating, sharing a purely platonic relationship. (Stygian is gay and Tempest is a lesbian. they're each other's beards, basically)

Chryssie lives in an apartment Sombra pays the rent to, but only under the agreement that she stop dating people just to raid their houses. It's worked so far, at least according to CCTV footage

once the magic Twilight absorbed disperses into the team, giving them magic, Spike gets dragon attributes along with being able to talk. This means sometimes he eats Sombra's fancy gemstones and there's absolutely nothing he can do about it because if he yells at his gf's dog/little brother he'll get smacked. Sombra is in hell but everyone else loves it

[bigfatbreak]

Twilight’s feeling bad but its fine, Sombra called in the squad to brainstorm before the last event! :D