#thats right. underwater haunted house

[six-demon-bag]

THE DEEP HOUSE (2021) dir. Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury

[deeeelightfuldee]

Your ex taps you on the shoulder and says, “I still love you.” You say? ooooof. I don’t think i’d buy that. I hardly think people who DO show they have feelings for me are being truthful, so I doubt that.

Do you play video games? haven’t in some time, but I want to get back into it a little.

Do you spend a lot of time with family? oh heck yeah. I have a really great family.

Is your house more than two stories tall? nah, it’s the two stories with a basement.

Have you ever hit your significant other? Has he/she ever hit you? I will never raise my hands to another human being. I once dated someone who was a veteran and had severe ptsd. we were napping one time and he got aggressive. that wasn’t HIM though. 

What makes you an attractive person? (Talk about your personality too!) physically, I suppose I have nice eyes and a decent smile. personality wise, I am warm, friendly, loving, supportive, sometimes funny, very loyal.

What color is your hairbrush/comb? depends which one I use. I have a pink one right now. 

What snacks do you have available in your household atm? I honestly haven’t got a clue. I haven’t been let out of my room in 2 weeks.

Has anyone recently told you that they like you, or find you attractive? yes. it’s weird.

Are you attracted to the last person you Facebook messaged? DEF not. he has been asking me out since we worked together maybeeeee.. 8-9 years ago? 

Do you care about anyone that doesn’t care about you? yes! I am trying to learn how to undo that. it’s not that I don’t want to care about him, but I know and can soooooooo clearly see that he doesn’t care anymore, and it is extremely emotionally draining to watch.

Was your last Facebook friend requests from a male or female? I wanna say female but idk

Which one of your relatives is most likely to embarrass you? scott

When was the last time you ate a bar of chocolate? couple days ago.

Do you play any games on Facebook? Nope.

What would you like to get a degree in? I have two degrees -- one in psych and one in SLP. 

Do you wake up a lot in the middle of the night? ahahahaha yes. almost always wide awake from 3-6

Would you prefer to read a book, watch a movie or TV show, or play a video game? typically more in the movie/show or book mood.

Do you usually get popcorn or soda at the movie theater? Both. nothing like that buttery, salty goodness that obvs requires an enormous drink

What genre of films do you like the best? either make me EXTREMELY sad, or romantic.

How many bank accounts do you have? 2

Have you ever had the flu? Yeah.

What is your goal for the next few months? i have several. the only one that can/will be public right now, is to get my lungs back to functioning as they were.

Have you ever had some kind of sleep-disorder? How did it affect your life? yes. I have very bad breathing during sleep. I have had 11 sleep studies done, because my breathing will just stop randomly, which luckily my brain wakes me. it doesn’t really affect my like severely.. I function normally. but shoooooot, if I got normal levels of sleep i’d be a force to be reckoned with.

Have you ever had food poisoning before? Describe the experience. Yes. It was AWFUL. vomiting for 2 days straight. it was so gross.

Funny, charming, cute, romantic, smart - choose only 2 for the opposite sex. smart and romantic.

Have you ever let somebody use you? Why did you do it? hmm. I think there have been times where i’ve let people have more access to me than they should have had. or there have definitely been times I’ve been used in school groups. But honestly, I tend to be protective of myself. I stop when I feel enough is enough. 

You can go back in time & change something in your mom’s past - what is it? I would want either Bill to not die, or for her to be spoiled incessantly by someone else.

Do you know anybody who is around the exact same size as you? Who? psh. no. my friends are all tiny which is just not fun.

Ever been to a haunted house? How scared were you? Yeah. i found it so fun.

Been on any websites today you wouldn’t want your parents to see? ahahahaha no. 

Which is worse: dusting or mopping? mopping. i hate doing the floors.

Did you pull a senior prank? Not really advised when a homeschooler. 

Did you graduate? Yes. that was a rough, rough day.

Have you ever been unfaithful in a serious relationship? Nope

What was the last song you listened to? i think it was Happier than Ever by billie eilish. the lyrics are ... woof. 

Are you one of those lucky people with 20/20 vision? 20/12 -- the last time I had insurance anyway.

Is fashion one of your interests? honestly, if I had money, it would be. but it isnt right now.

Do you think you’ll eventually find that special someone? It’s getting harder and harder to believe that will be the case. I knowwwww I need to start dating, but every time I go to open up an app, I hesitate and chicken out. I just was so happy before.. its hard to think I could be able to offer anything to anyone right now.

Do you care what people think? veryyyyyy few people. I care about the thoughts of those I genuinely love and respect. However, I still ensure I’m protecting myself regardless.

Is acting something you enjoy? No. 

What was the last thing you broke/sprained? I have a bum knee, so I sprain that from time to time. I last broke a finger.

Have you ever fought with a friend because of their boyfriend/girlfriend? Because of yours? ahahahaha yes. but years ago. never because of mine.

Has a stranger ever yelled at you for your language? No. I don’t cuss. 

Whose house, other than yours and your families’, are you most comfortable at? probably either nathan’s or em’s.

Has any of your friends’ family ever yelled at you? alix’s family used to yell at me a lot for being fat. that used to mess me up. 

Did you ever play a sport as a little kid? Did you enjoy it? soccer. no, i found the endless running to be unnecessary. 

Did you ever watch the show Full House? yup

Is there a celebrity you are just DETERMINED to marry? no, thats so out-of-touch with reality

Have you ever burned someone’s picture? yes, i have.

What’s the longest hike you’ve ever been on? i think it was 8 hours. I hate hate hate hikes. But, thats because I have really weak lungs, so my doctor says it’s like lighting them on fire.

Would you ever get a lip tattoo? No.

Who is the first person of the opposite sex that pops into your head? kile

Do your parents smoke cigarettes? my mom hasn’t since a teenager. I think my dad does still. though, i dunno for certain.

What does one of your T-shirts have written on it? uhhhh, PTK honors society

Name a pet you definitely wouldn’t want. Any reptile or insect. <<<< same

Would you prefer your partner smaller or taller? Taller. 

Do you enjoy going through old pictures? Yes. very much so.

Do you believe people when they say they don’t judge people? No, i respect people who are truthful saying they either try not to judge, or that they do judge despite their desire to stop.

What did you love the most about the town you grew up in? sooooooo much. it’s small town-y, quiet, safe, lots of trees, family close by.

What’s a movie you cried the hardest during? ps i love you will always shatter my heart.

What’s your favorite restaurant? buona or ashford

Is there a dessert you don’t like? im not wild about pastries.

What’s a book that you read because everyone else was reading it? hmmm maybe that one mrs. pettigrews home for peculiar children.

Underwater or outer space? i’m fascinated by both. typically more interested in the water.

Dogs or cats? both. all of them.

Kittens or puppies? kittens.

Bird watching or whale watching? whales!!!!!!!!

What was your best subject in school? in HS probably history. or science. in college, psych or neuro.

What was your worst subject in school? Math. always freakin’ math.

What is one thing you wish you knew in high school? Uhhh. hm. i don’t think anything. I liked my experience.

Who is your fashion icon? nada.

Diamonds or pearls? Both are nice. I love pearl stud earrings and I really want a simple, one pearl necklace. I am kinda ruined for diamonds for some time. My favorite rings and necklace were diamonds from kile and I just cant bring myself to wear those anymore.

What color dress did you wear to prom? pink

Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? oh sure. I am envious of those with bangin’ bods. I’m envious of those who have great finances. I am envious of those who live life married to their love. I’m envious of people who see kile regularly. But there are difficulties that come with any of those situations.

Honestly, when was the last time you REALLY cried your heart out? not long ago. the whole crushing reality of losing kile just destroyed me. I’m OK now.

Do you need to return anyone’s phone call? ahahahahah. I just reject all calls.

Who are you closest to? My mom and nathan rn.

Have you ever had a bad concert experience? no

Are you currently sad about anything? several things have recently been really saddening, but I’m ok. Ill get thru it.

Have you had any form of exercise today? Its going to be some time before I’m cleared for that. I almost faint from taking a shower and I have to be on oxygen after doing the one flight of stairs. 

Can you handle blood? doesn’t bother me at all.

Has any place hired you underage for a job? yes. I mean technically, I was legal to work in that I was 17, but the company didn’t want to hire younger than 18.

Have you ever carried a concealed weapon? not like in public, but at a house or gun range, yes.

Are you currently searching for a job? soon.

Does eating breakfast make you sick? i’m never ever ever hungry for it. I know i should, but its the worst. I don’t even like breakfast foods.

[lovemesomesurveys]

Your ex taps you on the shoulder and says, “I still love you.” You say? That would never happen, but for the sake of this question I’d certainly be surprised and caught off guard to say the very least for a lot of reasons. I would just be like wtf?? Do you play video games? Sometimes.

Do you spend a lot of time with family? Yeah.

Is your house more than two stories tall? Nope.

Have you ever hit your significant other? Has he/she ever hit you? >> I've never been in a physically abusive relationship, thankfully. <<<

What makes you an attractive person? (Talk about your personality too!) Nothing.

What color is your hairbrush/comb? It’s rose gold.

What snacks do you have available in your household atm? Chips and dip, crackers, cookies...

Has anyone recently told you that they like you, or find you attractive? No.

Are you attracted to the last person you Facebook messaged? No.

Do you care about anyone that doesn’t care about you? I don’t think so.

Was your last Facebook friend requests from a male or female? I don't remember.

Which one of your relatives is most likely to embarrass you? None.

When was the last time you ate a bar of chocolate? I had a mini Kit Kat yesterday if that counts.

Do you play any games on Facebook? Nope.

What would you like to get a degree in? I have a degree in psych.

Do you wake up a lot in the middle of the night? I don’t even go to bed until the early morning hours.

Would you prefer to read a book, watch a movie or TV show, or play a video game? >> I mean, that obviously depends on what I'm in the mood for at the time. <<< Exactly. I enjoy all those things.

Do you usually get popcorn or soda at the movie theater? Both.

What genre of films do you like the best? I’ve listed this a few times recently and don’t feel like doing so now.

How many bank accounts do you have? Just one.

Have you ever had the flu? Yeah.

What is your goal for the next few months? Get through each day and try to improve some health stuff.

Have you ever had some kind of sleep-disorder? How did it affect your life? My sleep schedule is completely messed up.

Have you ever had food poisoning before? Describe the experience. Yes. It’s a very unpleasant experience.

Funny, charming, cute, romantic, smart - choose only 2 for the opposite sex. Funny and smart.

Have you ever let somebody use you? Why did you do it? :/

You can go back in time & change something in your mom’s past - what is it? I don’t want to share what, but there’s definitely something I would change for her.

Do you know anybody who is around the exact same size as you? Who? No.

Ever been to a haunted house? How scared were you? Yeah. I’m a big scardy cat and went through the whole thing having my friend push me through while I mostly kept my eyes closed lmaooo. I kept anticipating things or someone jumping out at me.

Been on any websites today you wouldn’t want your parents to see? No.

Which is worse: dusting or mopping? I would say dusting. Did you pull a senior prank? No.

Did you graduate? Yes.

Have you ever been unfaithful in a serious relationship? No.

What was the last song you listened to? I don’t remember.

Are you one of those lucky people with 20/20 vision? Nope, hence the glasses.

Is fashion one of your interests? >> It is, I think fashion is intensely interesting and fun.

Do you think you’ll eventually find that special someone? It’s hard to imagine that happening for me, honestly.

Do you care what people think? Yes, but not as much as I used to. 

Is acting something you enjoy? No.

What was the last thing you broke/sprained? My leg when I was a kid.

Have you ever fought with a friend because of their boyfriend/girlfriend? Because of yours? No.

Has a stranger ever yelled at you for your language? No.

Whose house, other than yours and your families’, are you most comfortable at? I’m most comfortable at my own house.

Has any of your friends’ family ever yelled at you? No.

Did you ever play a sport as a little kid? Did you enjoy it? Nope.

Did you ever watch the show Full House? Yeah.

Is there a celebrity you are just DETERMINED to marry? No.

Have you ever burned someone’s picture? No.

What’s the longest hike you’ve ever been on? I’ve never been on a hike.

Would you ever get a lip tattoo? No.

Who is the first person of the opposite sex that pops into your head? My ex.

Do your parents smoke cigarettes? Nope.

What does one of your T-shirts have written on it? I’m currently wearing an Hey Arnold shirt with Arnold and Helga plucking a flower on it and it has “I hate him” repeated a few times and then at the bottom it says, “I love him.” 

Name a pet you definitely wouldn’t want. Any reptile or insect.

Would you prefer your partner smaller or taller? Taller. Most people are taller than me anyway.

Do you enjoy going through old pictures? Yes.

Do you believe people when they say they don’t judge people? No.

What did you love the most about the town you grew up in? That my family was here.

What’s a movie that you laughed the hardest during? Hmm.

What’s a movie you cried the hardest during? The Fault in Our Stars is one that really, really got to me when I first saw it. I bawled. 

What’s your favorite restaurant? I don’t have a particular favorite.

Is there a dessert you don’t like? Not a pie fan.

Favorite album? Hybrid Theory and Meteora.

What’s a book that you read because everyone else was reading it? I got into Twilight and The Hunger Games that way. I ended up becoming really into both, though.

Underwater or outer space? Both terrify me.

Dogs or cats? Dogs.

Kittens or puppies? Puppies

Bird watching or whale watching? Bird. I have an irrational fear of whales.

What was your best subject in school? English.

What was your worst subject in school? Math.

What is one thing you wish you knew in high school? Uhhh.

Who is your fashion icon? I don’t have one. 

Diamonds or pearls? Both are nice.

What color dress did you wear to prom? It was white with gold flecks.

What’s your favorite plot-twist? Thats a broad question. There’s been a lot of plot twists in various movies, books, TV shows, and life itself, ha, that really got me.

Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? No.

Honestly, when was the last time you REALLY cried your heart out? A few days ago. Had a full on panic attack, too, which was fun.

Ever pop someone else’s pimple? Ew, NO. I find that so disgusting.

Do you need to return anyone’s phone call? No.

Who are you closest to? My mom and brother.

Have you ever had a bad concert experience? No.

Are you currently sad about anything? Sad is just part of me.

Have you had any form of exercise today? I haven’t even gotten out of bed, yet, but I can assure you no exercising will be going on today.

Can you handle blood? Nooo.

Has any place hired you underage for a job? No. I didn’t try to apply for a job either though, so.

Have you ever carried a concealed weapon? No.

Are you currently searching for a job? No.

Does eating breakfast make you sick? >> Nah. There was a short period of time when it did, back in the day, but now eating shortly after waking is almost a necessity for me. <<< Same, actually. The past few months I’ve gotten into the regular routine of having breakfast. 

[ick25]

Rockman.EXE Episodes 26 and 27. Special Summer Review!

Stand back! Iceman is gonna explode!

It’s summer everyone! This is a special review, we have reached season 2 of the first saga of Rockman.EXE! Today I am gonna review two episodes since not only are they beach episodes, but because these two episodes were never aired in America. That’s right, these are two of the four skipped episodes that were never dubbed, so in America, after Rockman’s revival, we skip to episode 28. 

Why were these episodes never shown in America? Let’s find out!

Spooky.

We open the first skipped episode in an airport where Netto seems ready to travel somewhere all by himself, with his parents and friends seeing him off.

“So what you’re saying is that if I’m losing in a Net Battle I activate the instant win button, right?”

Netto is ready to leave until his useless mom tells him something before leaving.

Playing the “favoritism card”, aren’t we? It’s bad enough that she sucks as a mom, but now she worries about his Navi more than her own son? And also, WHO LETS THEIR ELEVEN YEAR OLD TRAVEL ABROAD ALL BY HIMSELF?!

Netto’s plane leaves, and his friends let us know that he has won some kind of trip for winning second place in the N-1 tournament, right before Dekao shows everyone his swimming trousers.

Just... why?

In the plane, we see that just like with cellphones, PETs have to be turned off before take off. Netto turns on his PET and and sees the sun outside the window, he and Rockman then share a cute moment.

Aww.

The title card appears, and Netto arrives at his first destination, Uki Yuugi (Placent game) beach at the Southern Islands, where he is surprised to find that Meiru-chan and the others are there too!

I like their shared reactions. Wait, why does Rockman call Yaito “sama”?

Yaito explains, with a view of her very own comercial plane, that she was planning to take everyone to Jyawaii and decided to stop at the southern islands on the way, where she just happens to have her own summer mansion.

At the summer “house”, the PETs seem to be conected to eachother as we can see that the Navis, including Rush, are all enjoying a cyber version of the beach, each wearing a typical beach item.

Rockman looks so cute with goggles!

Everyone except for Iceman who, since he is an ice Navi, doesn’t go well with the cyber sun.

We then cut to Netto and the others playing in the ocean, until suddenly, a mechanical shark leaps out of the water over Netto’s head. It turns out to be Masa-san who is there for some reason, but why is the robotic shark huge in the next shot?

Also, does the aquarium know that Masa-san has their shark?

Netto invites Masa-san to play with them, Yaito and Meiru say that they are gonna rest at the summer house, but not before Yaito warns Netto about a Ghost Ship.

Whats with the pose? If a ghost appears to me like that, I would be really confused.

They all end up laughing about it, except for Dekao who is still spooked, and soon after we see the guys riding on a banana boat pulled by Masa’s robot shark. However, fog comes in and a giant ship appears.

The ship crashes into them and casts a net capturing Masa and Tohru while leaving Netto and Dekao in the middle of the ocean.

Back in the summer house, (where Meiru and Yaito seemed to have been playing UNO) they wonder what happend to the boys. Luckily, Yaito has access to a satelite camera where they quickly spot Dekao and Netto. Yaito decides to take action, with Meiru carrying all the PETs running after her.

And we get the reused footage of Yaito sitting in a couch and being transported to her very own submarine. This time the cloths are different, and I like how Meiru put a seat belt on the PETs.

To the Yaito sub! or how it’s called, to the “Yaito Mako”!

Netto and Dekao are paddling their way searching for the ship until they encounter the Yaito Mako that scares them to death, only to wake up inside it in the next shot.

They tell them about what happend and we see Rockman’s reaction to this.

“I wasn’t present when you first talked about it!”

We cut to and back from commercials with a new animation secuence with Rush being chased by a Mettool.

Our heroes catch up with the ghost ship under water, Yaito’s submarine then shoots inflatible bags at it forcing the ship to surface.

The group boards the ship, with Dekao clearly scared out of his wits, and of course, they decide to split up to search for the missing Tohru and Masa-san.

Dekao encounters the “ghost”, who anyone that played the second game know that it is a Null virus, and runs past Netto.

Shortly after, Yaito and Meiru-chan encounter the ghost as well.

What happend to calling her Yaito-sama?

Netto encounters the ghost and finds out that Meiru-chan has been captured in a net.

Netto tries to fight it off but his attacks go through it. The ghost leaves taking Meiru with it. Netto searches for everyone with Rockman hiding inside his PET.

They hear a bang coming from a door and after it falls over, giving both of them a heart attack, a freezing Tohru comes out.

He tells Netto that he was brought into the freezer along with the fish and that the ghost ship isn’t really haunted.

The two of them break into the ships control room where they encounter the ghost from before, Tohru tells Netto to plug-in to the wheel’s computer while he distracts it.

I think its safe to say that it isn’t a ghost, Rockman. And how does Tohru know this? Wasn’t he locked in the freezer until now?

Rockman starts deleting all of the aqua viruses, but an Octo virus absorbs all of the remaining viruses to transform into a bigger version of itself, blowing Rockman away with one attack. This causes the PET to activate the instant win program and Rockman gets the Heat Guts Style.

Which shouldn’t be the case since the Heat Style is suppoused to give him fire based attacks and the Octo virus is an aqua type. He defeats the virus and their friends roll out of a closet where the ghost kept them in a net.

They run up to deck where they find Masa-san who seems to be very good friends with the Null virus, I mean, ghost.

Masa says that he can understand the ghost because they are both “men of the sea” and explains that the ship’s A.I was infected with a virus, and since it is a fishing ship, it caught Masa and Tohru by mistake and Ibo ambushed them thinking that they wanted to steal the fish.

Oh, right, the ghost’s name is Ibo. The ship is returning underwater for some reason and Masa-san says good bye to his new friend before leaving with everyone.

In the next scene we see that everything went back to normal since Netto and friends are playing in the ocean again like nothing ever happen.

Iceman seems to be dying and nobody cares. XD 

Right after this, we cut over to Miyuki’s shop where she and Saloma are trying to close a suitcase thats blows up, followed by Saloma being embarrassed of her bikini bottom that lands on her head.

Turns out they are being called over by Commander Beef to solve a mystery about viruses becoming stronger.

And the episode ends with Commander Beef wondering about the problem and having an hallucination of Ibo where they go fishing together.

My thoughts.

This episode was weird, but that doesn’t explain why it was never dubbed, I guess it was because they spend a lot of time in the real world, running around in a ghost ship and playing on the beach, that we barely get any cyberworld action. So it was pretty boring for an anime that is suppoused to be action packed. And they never aknowlege that Ibo is in a fact a virus.

This episode introduces Rockman’s fear of ghosts that will become a little running gag in future seasons.

The next episode opens with a music video where a Hatsune Miku inspired character name Aki-chan is singing one of the weirdest and cheesiest songs I have ever read the lyrics from.

I also made a parody of this song in a short video I made with MMD, with Miku instead of Aki. Just so you know.

Tohru tells Netto that Aki-chan is the pop idol of Jyawaii aka Hawaii.

The Navis explain that they can’t touch her because her data is different from theirs. Which is noticeble considering that she is actually CGI, just seeing them together in the same shot is weird.

They complement how cute she is, even Rockman, but Roll has no problem with this since she also thinks Aki is cute.

“But if she even thinks of coming close to Rockman she wont be looking so cute anymore”

After talking more about Aki-chan, and also Masa-san complementing her fish shaped button, Yaito and Meiru appear to reveal their new outfits and poses.

The title card appears and it is explained that there is a contest coming up called  “The Real Aki-chan” where girls dress up as Aki and have to sing her songs, Netto finally realizes that Meiru and Yaito plan to enter the contest as well, but he doesn’t get scolded for his reaction since they suddenly hear someone screaming.

It is a terrified Mariko-sensei who is landing on a parachute, Masa tries to catch her, but is nowhere near and Mariko lands on her own.

Jesus Christ, Yaito! Can’t you just send her an e-mail like a normal person?!

And if Mariko-sensei hasn’t suffered enough, the wind blows the parachute away sending her flying again with Masa running after her.

This funny scene is followed by a shot of Miyuki and Saloma sun bathing in a boat before seeing Mariko-sensei pass by. They talk about not finding any clues regarding the powered up viruses and are interrupted by the Commander’s voice coming from a camera, who critizes their outfits or something.

Aren’t you supposed to be chasing Mariko-sensei who flew by just a minute ago?

For some reason we cut to Madoi who we see in some kind of photo shooting dressed as Aki-chan too, but then takes it off to reveal a full shot of herself in a bikini.

I burned my eyes taking this shot so you guys better leave me a good comment after this review.

Madoi is in a set she made because she is annoyed that everyone is at the southern islands except for her, and after this we also see Hinouken who looks like he is in Jyawaii hoping to find Netto so he can finally get his revenge, but it turns out he is just working at a construction site.

We cut back to Jyawaii where Netto and friends are walking around along with Mariko-sensei who seems to have gotten over the whole parachute incident and is looking foward to take part in the Aki-chan contest too.

I guess no one wants to tell her that she is a little too old  to be in the contest.

Suddenly, a giant trash cleaning machine appears and kidnaps Meiru, Yaito and Mariko-sensei.

The boys give chase to the machine. Netto, with Rockman’s help, takes a shortcut where he lands on top of the machine and activates its breaks. Unfortunately, it is the wrong one since there were different girls inside, they tell the boys how there were rumors that all the girls who entered the contest are getting kidnapped, which is confirm when they go talk to the manager of the contest.

The man is also the Manager of Aki-chan herself who is in a computer near them, she tells everyone about how sad she is for the contest being canceled if they dont stop whoever is kidnapping the participants. With this we notice that Iceman has a huge crush on Aki-chan as he promises that they will save the contest to make her happy again. 

Netto comes up with a plan to find the missing girls, and in the next scene we get this.

That’s it, I am blind now. I like the Navis reaction to this, though.

Iceman doesn’t agree with this plan since he thinks it is an insult to Aki-chan and that it will never work. Too bad for him a machine doesn’t see the difference and it catches them with the exact same animations from before.

After Iceman yells about them being the ENEMIES of Aki-chan, the machine takes them to an undergroud path where it dumps them in a warehouse, they slide down a shoot and Netto SOMEHOW manages to tie a wire as he falls.

The timing was so perfect I had to include that last shot! XD

They walk around and quickly find the missing girls with Meiru, Yaito and Mariko-sensei giving them a concert. Because they just had too much fate in them to even worry about being kidnapped.

Why the heck are the manager and his assistant there too?! Probably to make Iceman appear in Netto’s PET after saying that Aki-chan has gone missing. Looks like a lot happend while they were dressing up as Aki.

Was Netto’s plan for everyone to climb up that tiny wire? I know he is not a genious, but seriously!

After this fail, the cooling system of the warehouse starts to activate, luckily, Saloma and Miyuki suddenly appear to get them out.

“I think a better question here is, why are YOU dressed like that?”

Outside, Netto talks to the manager since they all find Aki-chan’s situation and the kidnapping very suspitious, so they agree to let Netto plug-in Rockman into the system to find the server where Aki-chan is stored in case of emergencies, because Aki isnt actually missing, they just lost contact with her.

Rockman types in the cheesy password, “A-R-A-I-N-B-O-W”, and various signs pop up to guide Rockman.

But Rockman is suddenly stopped by a Spooky virus. For some reason the anti-virus program isn’t working so Dekao and Tohru decide to plug-in their Navis to go help Rockman. Gutsman and Iceman coming to help distracts the virus, giving Rockman the chance to cover... whatever things it has for ears.

This confirms Rockman’s theory about Aki’s song being whats causing all the trouble.

I’m not sure how that would work if Aki wasn’t the one infected by a virus, but this turns out to be the case after Rockman, Iceman and Gutsman find a portal that transports them to the server where Aki is, only to find that her appearence have changed to an evil looking queen.

Much for Iceman’s dismay, Aki reveals that she was the one who kidnapped the girls because she is the REAL Aki-chan.

 The dark Aki sends a couple of Shadow viruses to attack them, the viruses have the ability to transform into various weapons, including a cannon, and soon they over power Gutsman and Iceman.

To make matters worse, the Shadow viruses use Aki-chan as a hostage. 

Rockman is unable to fight back until Netto realizes something suspitious about one of Aki’s buttons. After seeing Aki-chan shed a tear, Rockman gets motivated and Netto sends him a Sword to cut off the button revealing that a LV.3 Shadow virus was the one controlling her.

Netto activates the Style Change as the three viruses merge together to create a giant cannon. Rockman and the cannon’s attack collide, but Rockman’s power literally cuts through deleting the viruses.

In the next scene we get a sad looking Aki-chan worried that she can no longer be an idol after what she did, but thanks to Meiru-chan and everyone else cheering her up, she finally thanks them and vows to do her best.

What are you talking about, Rockman? What song?

 And the episode ends with everyone dressed as Aki-chan singing to their hearts content at the contest.

Tohru, you know you don’t have to dress like that, right? Also, those creepy men in the background. o-o

So what do I think of this one?

Despite my initial thoughts, Aki-chan is not a parody of Hatsune Miku. In fact, the vocaloid Hatsune Miku debuted in 2007 while this episode aired in 2002, maybe it was ahead of its time, maybe Aki-chan inspired Miku’s creation, or maybe it was an idea that wasn’t still very popular in and outside of Japan. Who knows?

This episode introduces Aki-chan who will appear in future episodes of this season, though her songs are changed for the dub to something less corny since they already changed most of the musical score of the show to a futuristic high tech beat.

This episode was probably skipped because of Madoi’s bikini scene and seeing Netto, Dekao and Tohru cross dressing. I can’t say that its also because of the girls dressed as Aki-chan because we see them dress like this again in another episode for a short moment.

The Shadow viruses looked tough in this episode, but if you play the game you’ll notice that their only weakness are sword chips, thats why Rockman was able to free Aki from the virus’s control and defeat all three of them in the end.

Speaking of viruses, since the second season is based on the events from BN2 the episodes will start to feature viruses from the second game, such as the Null and Octo virus in the previous episode and the shadow viruses in this one.

It was a fun episode, weird but charming, it’s not exactly important to the plot unless they aknowlege how the new viruses are smarter and stronger than the previous ones in future episodes.

[vallyg-blog]

You CAN Knock The Hustle

I always envisioned “Twenty-Great” would be the year I am settled down with a husband, house and kids. Welp I have none of that. I was working FOUR jobs at one point. Oh and did I mention that one of my FOUR jobs was fulltime! In addition, I have my masters degree! LMSW what??? Well that did not cut it to get by as a single female in NY living on her own. I come from suburbia Long Island where you can live with your parents until you die. Well, not for me due to the fact that my dad lives in Florida with his mother and my mom lives .... well i never really know her whereabouts. She struggles just like me. So here I am, doing what I thought was right. Went to school to get an education to then just be imprisoned by financial institutions to dictate my life! They don’t teach you that in school. They just teach you to be part of the real world, not how to survive. I was 18 just signing off on things without having any idea it would bite me in the ass later on. I felt like everyday was another disappointment. Each time I would get a little more money in my bank account, I would just loose it the next day from whatever bill it was that I owed, which would in turn turn into an overdraft. I could never win. I work an eight hour shift just to go back to work. Everyday seemed like Groundhogs Day. Not many of my friends could relate. I remember some weekends I would have 12 dollars in my bank account until I got paid again in a week and me and my friend would buy 10 dollar wine and a pizza to split. Thats how I enjoyed life. I just wanted to be normal like then and be able to do things like normal twenty somethings i.g. go out to dinner, go shopping, go to a club. Nope, I had to restrict myself. I felt like I was drowning. The exhaustion was like treading underwater, and my money being eaten in my bank account was like not being able to breathe. I decided to splurge for my 28th birthday and I have been wanting to go to Arizona, but `i always find another trip e.g. cruise, Ecuador. This time I went to Europe! I know, how silly of me to be spending money on a trip, well trust be there were montary $$$ consequences. I reached out to an old classmate from graduate school and he said come visit! Well, the thing is we used to date in graduate school (23) but when he dropped me to watch football I said boy bye! Oh wait and my part was that I did not hold his hand in the haunted house. Well this trip ended up turning into a romantic getaway plus an opportunity of a lifetime! The week I came for my birthday, a girl quit and I was asked to interview at a small international school! I said NO WAY! I ended up getting the offer and said That is crazy; I am not going!!!!! Now here I am living in the Czech Republic working one job and having time to myself! I have picked up baking, increasing my Spanish profeciency and clearly blogging will be my new endevoer. I remember thinking the last time I visited how crazy these teachers must be to hop around countries and teach. Well now I know dam well why! They can build an amazing resume and travel the world without dealing with the day to day struggles Americans face today. I have never felt more I peace.  I I have only been here for a month and a half and I have been to Berlin, Prague, Belgrade and Plisen. If I did not take this oportunity I would have paid Januarys rent and still be broke. Most Americans that I know think your life is limited to working and budgeting for a vacation. At least thats what I thought. Oh yea and the responsible thing of saving money. Well its amazing how blinded some of us are. Your life does not have to be subjected to paying 13 bills. You can still earn  money, pay bills and live an easy life. I just cant believe I did not see the light at the end of the tunnel. I almost said no while I was paying 30 dollars towards dinner and drinks knowining dam well I had to pay my car insurance the next day. The problem is we cant expericne things we are not aware of. Now I am an expat and not sure of where I will adventure off to next. `I wont live this life forever of course. My goal has always been to get out of debt and now I can do so while still having a quality of life. 

[unproduciblesmackdown]

my highlights list of Owl City songs

maybe you’ve only heard like “fireflies” and you dont have shit taste and aren’t a coward and so you’ve always hoped i’d make a list of imo extra standout owl city songs; maybe i just wanted to make something like this list even though i didnt try that hard to cut it down and it would change every day and i dont think i dislike any of his songs and could give reasons why i especially like some element of pretty much each of them

Assuming Everyone’s Also Heard: VANILLA TWILIGHT (Ocean Eyes), GOOD TIME (The Midsummer Station) they’re both amazing. vanilla twilight is intense and good for when you’re looking at a nice sunset and feeling brave. shaq is in the music video. that carly rae jepsen and adam young happened to team up was a great move by whoever initiated it, and good time is iconic, and there’s a version where carly rae jepsen is also singing the chorus and its better but i dont really know how to search for it in particular because its otherwise identical

***HELLO SEATTLE*** (Ocean Eyes) this was on the radio too so it couldve gone in the above section but it needs its own. im not sure i’d say this is officially my favorite owl city song but if someone hadnt heard anything by owl city this is the one i’d choose to represent his entire vibe and be the first impression. and you’d think nobody could possibly remix it but adam young himself did and its fantastic and relatable even though the only lyrics are the occasional words “hello seattle.” technically the first version of this song is on the album “of june” and theyre both good but i like the ocean eyes version best

DESIGNER SKYLINE (Of June) the most upbeat song on the album probably. adam young is very very good at lyrics and some elements of this include his imagery, rhythm, alliteration, wordplay, and general ability to make the words in a song both euphonic in the sound along but also be very Pretty content wise. ok im most serious about how good he is with lyrics so maybe i’ll be more concise after this one

FUZZY BLUE LIGHTS (Of June) owl city songs aren’t depressing or even really Sad even when they’re sad (w/ some exceptions…cough silhouette) but they’re good if you are / have been a Sad Person Who Lives In Their Head because thats what a lot of the songs are about / the perspective theyre from. this one sounds like that and also like an overcast day

***IF MY HEART WAS A HOUSE*** (Ocean Eyes) the Best love song of the whole discography imo. it goes hard as fuck. i don’t date but for the duration of this song i have a gf/bf/nb-f

THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG (Ocean Eyes) one of the best and another one of the best love songs. im especially partial to the winter theme now o course. this super cool thing happens in the middle with amazing lyrics and this volume effect. the instrumental versions of this and if my heart was a house are also killer

ANGELS (All Things Bright And Beautiful) adam young loves jesus a whole lot; this song is about literal christian angels. i love the alliteration of the lines “in the dust on the cellar staircase / a pair of footprints followed me / i saw a flicker in the fake fireplace”. not many owl city songs are from both an upbeat perspective AND have upbeat music, and this one’s chorus really goes for it. adam y.’s pretty excited about jesus stuff i think and so when he channels that in songs especially about jesus, it’s pretty energetic. but for the most part his songs arent overtly christian save maybe some passing references, so if thats a concern dont worry

***GALAXIES*** (ATBAB) for example, this one definitely has a jesus line. but this is just one of the references to an unspecified “he” which means it could also just be interpreted as gay. (owl city belongs to the gays btw) and this really is a song to go ham to and listen to it with stereo speakers because one of my fave parts relies on that. the intro is a bit jarring because the outro of “january 28, 1986” is meant to transition into this one

DEMENTIA (The Midsummer Station) i’d put this as a highlight but recognize its coz its a personal fave. it sounds like it would be incredibly depressing of course but it has nothing to do with actual dementia thank god. it’s a love song and very upbeat in both sound and content. i’m hugely partial to the lyrics, especially the pairs “every light in the night flickered in and out / every bone in my back shivered up and down”; “every voice in my head shouted yes and no / every freight train of thought fought to stop and go”; “every tear in my eyes dripped and wouldn’t drop / every disc in my spine shook and couldn’t stop” and “every hand let me go that i tried to hold / every warm-hearted love left me freezing cold”

KISS ME BABE, IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME (single) he has a bunch of random christmas singles and this ones the best. the titles ridiculous and i love it, and the song isn’t really about anything and i love it. it is such a bop. “peppermint winter” and “humbug” are the other best xmas ones

SHOOTING STAR (Midsummer) half the songs on this album are summery dancey songs about having fun with other people (usually owl city songs are about being lonely or having fun with one other person tops by cloudwatching, so this album is unusual in that regard and rocks out a bit which is also unusual as per owl city’s tendency to sound really dreamy or otherwise fairly light. it bothers people who are in the “the old stuff is better” camp of everything) and the other half are upbeat summery songs that are encouraging and tell you you’re a good and special person. this one is the latter and a lot of fun. i like the lyrics and melody of the lines “fan a flame so hot it melts our hearts” and “let your colors burn and brightly burst / into a million sparks that all disperse / and illuminate a world that’ll try to bring you down” (but not this time)

GOLD (Midsummer) same category song as above (title refers to “i know you’re gold”). it’s great and sung to a person about to go off and do something and you’re telling them they can totally do it because they’re great. i maintain that one of the Owl City Signature Moves is The Affectionate Sigh: he’s very good at working in words sung with a rising/falling tone, a la a sigh, and its an upbeat delivery not like a “im sad” sigh. when it happens in this song is my favorite part of the whole thing, at the end of the line: “you’ll never be far, i’m keeping you near, inside of my heart, you’re he^re”

BEAUTIFUL TIMES (Ultraviolet EP) the songs on ultraviolet all have a super cool sound, kind of mixing the more loud/layered/noisy quality of midsummer station with the more introverted vibe he usually has, and are all kind of about being stressed and sad but looking to something or someone and kind of seeing a chance to feel okay. “this isn’t the end” is completely about a girl who’s dad kills himself but it has the really good line “you fight to survive cuz you made it this far” and otherwise has a technically uplifting end but without much of the “you shouldnt kill yourself because life is magical” bs which is useless and irrelevant imo but instead the “life is chaotic and you cant say the future is going to be good but it exists and meanwhile you’re not dead yet” which is an infinitely more thoughtful approach. but anyways, about beautiful times: its also about being happy but usually being really sad (“this fight of my life is so hard (so hard, so hard) but i’m gonna survive, oh oh these are beautiful times,”) and also isnt very patronizing about the subject (the prospect/aspiration of feeling happy when you’re a Sad Person) and frames everything in having had damagingly negative feelings while still being overall positive. i really like the way he sings into the first few verses with an echo of what will be the first couple of words, overlapping slightly and growing in volume before taking you right into the actual start of the verse. this is the most upbeat sounding song of the EP imo

THUNDERSTRUCK (Mobile Orchestra) the intro alone is killer. one of the most Go Hard to songs of the owl city discography. proudly carries the tradition of singing about ghosts (see: plant life, a fun-to-sing-along-to song all about an actual haunted house)

BACK HOME (Mo Orch) this album has a lot of sounds that, while familiar, are different from any of the other albums, like this one which is very very country. it goes hard as fuck. it uses the word “fireflies” for the first time since fireflies. i love it

CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU (M.O.) personal fave of the album is mostly why this is here. as the title suggests its a dramatic love song, i love how pumped the chorus is and the way the outro sounds. Love To Sing Along

***WHEN CAN I SEE YOU AGAIN?*** this is peak “happy music, sad lyrics” even though thats everywhere in owl city music, its pretty rare to find songs that are straightforwardly happy. this song is a banger and lyrically crushing. i guess its in the “bittersweet” category like a shit ton of owl city songs are, but still. this song changed our lives

I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME has this sick chill drumbeat throughout the song which is kind of rare. it kind of fuses his underwater type sound with his going hard as hell sound. like, it would be like the choreography of “bet on it” if i was listening to this song while standing up. you get really into the lyrics. i love this part at the end where the music pulls back for just a second while he goes “the thought is KILLING me!” shoutout to “kamikaze” where he yells half of it and its invigorating, shoutout to “paper tigers” which is an amazing song that hasnt shown up on an album

SUNBURN (Ocean Eyes) possibly the cutest owl city song. it has a sweet guitar riff. cute sweet, not sickass sweet.

HOT AIR BALLOON (Ocean Eyes) possibly the happiest owl city song. extremely cute but not as cute as sunburn but happier than sunburn.

BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY killer intro, really upbeat, the melody of the verses is great and the chorus goes pretty hard

RAINBOW VEINS (Maybe I’m Dreaming) another top level cute and happy song (“cheer up and dry your damp eyes, and tell me when it rains, and i’ll blend up that rainbow above you, and shoot it through your veins”) and has a top tier chilled out whispery interlude/bridge/whatever that then throws you into this pumped up finale

THE YACHT CLUB (ATBAB) speaking of being thrown into a pumped up finale, this does that too. so does “umbrella beach.” this one goes hardest imo and the live version of it goes even harder than that. plus the lyrics are amazing and the alliteration is stellar

***SUPER HONEYMOON*** (Maybe I’m Dreaming) consistently one of my top tier faves. i like the semi staccato delivery of parts of the lyrics, the music is fantastic, also very Classic Example of owl city

SKY DIVER (MID) super dreamy and pretty and bittersweet sounding, classic

HALCYON a bop!!! electronica on electronica

SLEEPWALKER so fun and sounds like a song to be going to the beach to

YOUTOPIA (ft. Adam Young) obvs not owl city but i’m putting it in, the full 4 min version. not only dreamy and bittersweet but one thing i always love in music is an unresolved musical phrase repeating on end. there’s also this part in the middle where his vocals kind of layer and grow and it has a long E sound and when he lingers on the long E its one of those things that would be grating except for its actually great because of that. see: honey and the bee

MR. HEARTACHE (ft. Adam Young) a total bop about being sad. like i wanna jump around to this song. see: tokyo, the song by adam young (owl city) featuring the artists of this one, SEKAI NO OWARI, which has my fave lyric “are you having fun yet, i’ll send you the sunset, i love the most”

FIREFLIES (Said the Sky remix) the intro to this is like, oh my god. the only fireflies remix the world needs.

UMBRELLA BEACH (Long Lost Sun remix) the original is great but i love this version even more. the finale is fantastic and exuberant

THAT’S IT i could include all the songs because i have good things to say and specific things to point out about each of them. for example: dental care is a masterpiece of puns. puns are a running theme in owl city. so is ghosts, the sky, the ocean, and The Affectionate Sigh. if you listen to enough songs you find repetitions of certain phrases like “oh darling i wish you were here,” “i feel like a postcard, i wish you were here,” “like hundreds of postcards, that say i wish you were here” and someone should make a post of all of them. it would be me if i had a laptop. anyways i like owl city you’re welcome for this post

[the-artsy-magic]

*It was a boring day for the pair, deep in the pond Warfstache calls home. The stone water moved around them where they sat, Warfstache with Adrian’s head in his lap. A hand ran through the siren’s hair, a soft hum leaving him.*

**”Do you remember anything from before, love? Were you human? That’s how sirens are born, mm? Violent deaths at sea?”**

*The wisp pulled his hand from Adrian’s hair, then, pink eyes bright with curiosity. He hoped the siren remembered...*

*A boring day, maybe. No imminent meetings for Warfstache or planned hunts for the siren, but... that never meant it couldn’t happen. Adrian was occupied with reading, pouring through various old runes and photos from a later history venture. It was interesting, he thought. And maybe even an obvious cry at a memory, but... Warfstache’s question?*

*The siren damn near purred at the attention, head leaning back gently into the touch to his hair. Calm moments were far and few between for the pair, but... he’d found he does enjoy them.*

**”Never more than a face here or there... there’s a blonde girl, and I sometimes remember that I was drowned, but that’s it... I couldn’t say who I was before this. I don’t think I’m meant to remember, really.”**

*Adrian always wanted to remember, but... it’s true, there was only ever a face or two he ever remembered. He thinks the girl was a relative, but her name was never something he got. She was so young....*

*Piercing blue locks back up to pink before he makes a sort of shrugging gesture, not sure enough about much else to really say more. He knows a crown was involved, but that only brought more questions, so he didn’t bring it up. He was meant to marry, but the ocean apparently got in the way. Granted, those all could have been dreams anyway. Still, Adrian clung to any piece of who he could have been, no matter how far buried the context was.*

*Warfstache gives a quiet hum of contemplation, scratching his nails gently through his hair again while he considers the words. A blonde girl, and drowning...*

*Blonde girls are horribly common, and always have been, so that’s not specifically helpful... And the drowning is obvious, how else would he have become a siren?*

**”It’s alright that you don’t know, love. Maybe your past was hell. Maybe it’s a blessing to forget.”**

*A sigh through his nose is the only other response the risk has. He knows he wishes he could forget... Maybe it’s better that the only person he loves, at least now, doesn’t have that burden.*

Even that talk is just a memory now.

The siren lies alone in the underwater home, the sounds surrounding him only the ambient of the pond above him. It’s far too quiet here, granted… it always *was* a respectable degree of silent before. Adrian always finds himself missing the sound of another heartbeat, of someone in this damn house actually breathing.

It’s too quiet without *him* here.

It’s been almost a year since Warfstache was killed, and somehow this stupid house only seems to get more and more silent. The siren still has no goddamn clue how that box is supposed to help him bring his wisp back. It’s just a fucking box, and while he’s sure there’s some sort of magic to it. Hell, Adrian’s not even been able to open the goddamn thing, only poke it with fingers that are seeming to blacken the longer he stares at them. To be fair, he’s not really had the energy for a hunt.

Maybe this is what he looks like when he’s dying. Tch… if only he could.

He’s spent the better part of a year locked in these walls with the ornate wooden box near him, and for a split second he wonders if this is what people do with urns. He decides better, knowing this isn’t nearly the same. Warfstache is only temporarily gone… at least, the siren hopes so.

If he can just figure out what the fuck to do with this box.

It hits him a month later, when the deep inky color seemed to have spread from his fingertips up his arms. Siren song can be very specific, and Adrian’s has a sort of quiet, haunting melody to it. It’s been ages since he’s sung anything in this house, mostly at his love’s request. Not that Warfstache never enjoyed his singing… quite the opposite, actually. But who can really resist siren song?

Still, after a few bars of the old melody, far older than he is, the box clicks open to his side. The lid butts up into his arm—the only reason he’d even noticed.

The same song is repeated back at the opening of the ornate little chest and for some reason, that starts to strike with him. He remembers.

*It’s a lullaby.*

*”You can only sing this song to someone you love… it’s how you share your heart with them, so you have to be sure, okay?”*

*He’d been just a child, giggling on his mom’s lap when she taught him the song. And when she was old enough, he’d taught it to his sister. But… that’s not all—he’s taught it to someone else, too.*

*He remembers the way his own honey brown eyes reflected in his god’s eyes in the sunlight. Small scenes and memories play out in his mind of beautiful chocolate curls and deep brown eyes ringed in perfect sea blue. Maybe someone shouldn’t be so goddamn perfect, but…. whoever is swimming around in Adrian’s memories was.*

*He remembers the low rumbles of Greek he heard in the middle of secret walls, of picnics and of making friends somewhere you really weren’t meant to be. He can damn near feel the soft touches, the rough ones, some in the dark and some in the middle of the day, can remember how he felt the first time that his own name fell from his god’s lips. His name…*

Adrian stares hard into the box, as if glaring daggers at the melody itself would get him further. He wants the name. He wants *his* name. He knows he wasn’t always a siren, and this? This is only a long awaited confirmation. The deep cracks in the inked colors of his skin are filling with gold, steaming away in ways that feel like even his bones are blistering from the heat.

*He remembers a crown, a rejection, but… never his own. He remembers refusing __her__. Hera—she’s… she’s the one who ordered his death. “A fitting end for our water-bearer, isn’t it?” she had jeered, chaining him to the millstone in front of those he’d loved. All for refusing… what?*

*The name he wants is just at the tip of his tongue, it’s right there, he can see Pelagius talking to him. He can see the god trying to get his attention, because he had always been so bad to zone off just in the sight, but…. that had been after. He wasn’t human then, was he? No, he’d been the same. He’d been a… god?*

*Aquarius.*

*Thats still not his own, but… a name given to him. A name he’d worn to hide himself, to keep his secrets. A human turned god—surely that could cause more problems than good.*

*He remembers Pelagius searching for him, searching searching though the man was right in front of him. Right beside him. Aquarius stood by Pela no matter how hard he was looking for the human who’d fallen for him, and only then Aquarius would realize had loved him back… but Aquarius couldn’t tell. Could never tell him.*

*Pela was determined to find Aquila.*

Aquila. His name is Aquila.

He was born in Argos beside the sunflower fields. He had honey brown eyes and dark olive skin and he was in love with a Greek god of chaos and order… and… grapes? He grew up a slave in Rome but refused to learn Latin.

Adrian remembers it all—remembers refusing Hera and being publicly executed just for telling her no. He was a human turned god because Zeus is… well, read the mythology books. He remembers being taken away from his love not once, but twice, and how hard the god had searched for Aquila when he was right there all along.

Fuck, his head is pounding. When he gets another good look, he’s sat bolt upright with the box in his lap, dark hands dripping gold as if his veins themselves had been split open. He’d seen this, but… the last time he had this kind of feeling… Pela got hurt, didn’t he..? *Fuck, he has to find him, he has to…. but.. is Pelagius even alive, still?*

Adrian’s not sure, but… what he does know is where Warfstache is, and how to bring him back. *Finally.*

God, the river is worse off than he recalls, but.. hell, he needs to get Warf out. The screams surrounding echo through the sirens head, but… he wouldn’t even realize, by the time his hand reaches to pull Warfstache out of the water, that the wisp would see Aquarius, wild eyed and full of determination, and not the siren he was so used to.

*A laugh that echos, the happiest sound he’s ever heard echoing from a small boy who deserved none of what he got. Smiles that light up rooms, hair that falls into his eyes and covers his ears draw smiles from a being as ancient as time, calms his soul like never before.*

*In between smiles, a different face. A face that smirks at his suffering, violates him. A face that laughs when he whips him, tearing his back into glorified hamburger meat, even if at the time he didn’t know what that was (it didn’t exist.)*

*Then a third face, harsher than the first, but still kind. Save for the embarrassment of their first meeting, a kind god. A friend, then more. Then a God who claims him, stealing him from the violator, saving him and condemning himself.*

*A mark, bright gold around his neck. A feeling he will never have again. The feeling of being loved.*

The images flash through his mind, and even the good ones are painted in a dark light. Things he will never have, things he treasured more than anything, things he feels the loss of even millennia later.

Then? He’s being pulled out, collapsing into arms he thought he would never feel again. A face swims before him, and -

No. No. Aquarius is dead.

**”What kind of new, hellish nightmare is this? That makes this feel... real? I really don’t appreciate it.”**

He doesn’t realize the change in himself until after Warfstache said something. Fuck, he’s just fucking thrilled to see his stupid pink bastard again. Fuck.

Gentle hands take hold of Warf’s face, and the face staring down at him in absolute worry falls back into the piercing, stubborn-ass siren Warfstache would have known him as. Granted, using that kind of energy to bring back a dead wisp? It gets to him a lot quicker than he would like... but, to be fair, the full power of Aquarius had never been meant to be used through this body.

Warfstache is asking a question, but Adrian takes far too long to process it. He’s busy holding his love’s face in his hands, looking him over for any signs of lingering injury.

**”Are you alright..?”**

He doesn’t answer yet, not... not at first. Not until the golden glow that had taken his eyes fully before had returned to their normal icy pinpricks. Only after checking his wisp over fully does he register the question fully, giving a shy sort of smile.

**”I remembered... You asked me a while back if I knew anything.... I’m.... several things. was several things. My name was Aquila.”**

Before Warfstache can really get a good look around, there’s a distant sound of crashing waves and the pair are back home. Where they belong, and Adrian doesn’t have to sit in the full on quiet anymore.

He still needs to find Pela, but.... Warf needs to be okay first. To be fair, he’s been dead a long time, and Adrian’s protective. His wisp comes first.

Warfstache collapses the moment they’re home, shaking and exhausted. Being in that river for a year will do that to a guy. Images of his past surface again in his mind, and he has to push them down. He *has* to.

Because finally, Adrian remembers.

The wisp’s face lights up when he grins up at Adrian from the floor, pink eyes exhausted but sparkling with happiness. He honestly never thought he would see the day!

**”I’ll be alright, love... Tell me what you remember?”**

The words come out almost like a child begging for a bedtime story, just one more before they fall asleep, and it’s possible that that’s what this is, but... This is important to Warfstache, knowing who his love was before. Knowing who Adrian thought he was.

**”Tell me about everything... Everyone.”**

The siren feels the collapse coming, just in time to catch and bring his love to sit with him, pupils flashing between crystalline and honey briefly before settling back. Adrian’s head is still throbbing at just the sheer volume of the lives he’s still remembering, still watching like movies from his own mind, but... he does tell Warfstache everything.

He starts where he thinks the beginning is, probably apologizing too much for the pieces he’s still trying to get back. After all, these things happened hundreds upon thousands of years ago. He’s not sure Argos is even known for their sunflowers anymore.

There are clumsy stops and bums when there’s something he swears he *did* remember before, mostly in between the line of where Aquila becomes Aquarius. That part is still a blur to him, but... he does his best.

His wisp looks so tired... maybe he should have waited to let him know he remembers, but... it was the first thing to sort of slip from his lips. Something else? He always looks at his feet when he’s talking about Pelagius.

The friend he’d made in Rome, and the only other one he’d met there who still spoke Greek. The one he’d fallen far too fully for as a human, and then managed to win over himself as a god. Funny enough, Aquarius was never allowed to tell anyone who he’d been before. So Aquarius watched his love search for years and years on end for the Greek boy he’d met in Rome. And then.....

The day Pelagius watched him die.

Someone so centric to what *was* his life—would the god still even remember him?

**”I have to find him.. Pela, I mean....”**

There’s a soft pause in the sirens words, and honestly? He’s never sounded quite so.... human, before now. Most of the higher magic layers in his voice have dropped, leaving only him.

**”He spent.... so long looking for Aquila, and.. I was right in front of him. I watched him search for years. Hell, he was still trying to find him when I died and, I just... I think he deserves the truth. He should know what happened to him—that they’re gone, and he can stop looking... if he’s still alive, anyway..”**

Warfstache smiles through the whole explanation, never saying anything but “it’s alright, Love” when Adrian can’t remember something. Honestly, he’s just thrilled his siren remembers.

*Aquarius laughs, and it’s like ~~Warfstache’s~~ whole world has narrowed down to this moment, the sparkling gold eyes bringing a smile to his face. Seeing him happy...? It’s the second best thing in the world.*

Every time Adrian mentions Pelagius, his face falls just a little, picking back up so quickly that by the time Adrian looks up from his feet, it’s like it never happened.

*A hand on his neck, a harsh, burning pain, and then? A glowing gold mark, a show of his friend? Maybe more? His claim over him, and he smiles.*

Then? Adrian mentions wanting to find Pelagius, and Warf’s smile turns shy. Tears fall, then pink eyes close.

It makes sense, now... that Adrian’s eyes changed to who he was before in the face of a God’s wrath - a god he barely knew.

*The home he shared with his god is... The same as always. And that makes the layer of dust all the more painful.*

*Terrified honey eyes blaze again in his mind, and every thought, every single piece of Aquila he’d tried and tried and fucking tried to shove back down only comes bubbling back to the surface. Bright laughter, smiles that seemed to melt even a god’s lonely heart, inky black hair that dropped back into his eyes with every move: Aquila. His first love, Aquila, and the one he didn’t have for nearly long enough.. The one he’d pushed so far down in his mind that the coin tucked under his shirt always had become little more than a numb weight to his conscious mind until now, but… his feelings for Aquila were bright and lasting. Eternal, even.*

*But… his beautiful brothel boy, like every good thing in his goddamn life, has always been taken away far too soon.*

*He’s dead.*

*Aquila is __dead.__*

*~~Warfstache~~ doesn’t know when he started saying it to himself, and certainly doesn’t remember when he started screaming it.*

*Aquila is **dead.***

*But all he can see are those scared eyes staring up at him.*

~~*”HE’S FUCKING DEAD!!*”~~

He shakes off the memory of his second love dying long enough to be hit with the shock of Adrian, his siren, his *god,* being his human. His first love, his universe, the memory of whom keeps him going even in this day. Even if he never told Adrian just how much he still thinks of his little brothel boy.

*The look on Aquila’s face when he walks in carrying a picnic basket is fucking priceless. He’s been to this room three times now, and they’ve talked more than they’ve fucked. He honestly really likes this boy, and has come to think of him as a friend.*

*Its the smile on his boy’s face when he sees the bread and fish that Warfstache..... well no, that wasn’t his name then, was it? realizes he might be looking at someone more than a friend.*

He smiles fondly at the memory, then puts together the way Aquarius acted when he first met him.

Almost like they already knew each other.

*??? has never seen this guy before, but he says he’s just never been to one of these parties... There’s no way in hell this guy could be the new god. So he starts on his rant, how he hates these parties, how it’s all just... Well...*

*"I hate parties. I'm forced to come whether I like it or not, thanks to Posiden. And these always happen whenever Zeus fucks someone new and decides they have to be a god, for one reason or another, and then we end up for a new god for something like... Dust, or feathers! I don't understand the point of it!"*

*There's a huff, and ??? crosses his arms over his chest.*

*"The food is great, but the gods are always so useless. They're not very bright, either. It's just a waste of my time."*

*His new friend grins, and laughs a surprisingly familiar laugh.* **”Well, what if it’s the god of dust AND feathers this time?”**

*Zeus calls from the high table, and his friend smiles.*

**”Well, that’s my cue. I gotta go be the god of dust and feathers now. See ya!”**

*While he walks away, ???’s cheeks flush red. Well, shit.*

He doesn’t speak a word, still, sorting his thoughts as he decides what to say.

*He watches as Aquarius is tied to the millstone, hand clutching his adoptive daughter’s with white knuckles. Everything seems very far away, like it’s happening to someone else.*

*He barely registers when Aquila’s precious sister, his rescued child, tears her hand from his and sprints for Aquarius, shouting something he can’t make out, and wraps her arms around him.*

*??? falls to his knees when the chains wrap around her, too, and the stone drops with a shout from the god.*

There’s something in that memory that Warfstache can’t remember, something blocked out with a haze. An image, paired with whatever Amalia shouted...

And he knows now that what she shouted was a name.

*Aquila.*

Black hair fades into a chocolate brown, pink growing and being consumed by the brown as it curls, framing his face and just brushing his shoulders. Pink eyes open and turn brown, flecked with sea green and gold, changing as skin turns olive. The mark on his neck becomes more obvious, glowing teal for a moment before it fades back into a bright gold.

Pelagius looks up at Adrian from where Warfstache just stood, eyes sparkling with even more tears.

**”I’m alive, love.”**

The siren is... oddly calmed by Warf’s reactions... it’s a lot of information even for *him*, so... his love’s silence? It’s only fair. Hell, three lifetimes would be a lot for anyone. He’s happy to at least remember what he does, though, and to have his boyfriend be so understanding of the bits he doesn’t remember or that are so blurry?

It’s a good feeling.

He pauses at the end, letting Warfstache sort through thoughts. Don’t think he didn’t notice the difference in the other man whenever he brings up Pela—and really? He thinks Warfstache deserves to be a little tense.. Adrian’s lives before we’re so centric to the other god.. he’s sure that his love wouldn’t really like the idea of him going out to try to find an old flame. Adrian understands that, but it really wouldn’t be anything like you’d think.

He just wants Pelagius to know the truth about Aquila, nothing more.

What Adrian *isn’t* expecting? The transformation ahead of him, from familiar pink into the god of order and chaos he’d only just been speaking about. Shock takes over in the swimming mind of the siren, wide eyes piercing as they glare up to where his boyfriend had just been. This is cruel. Either cruel, or far too coincidental.

**”No. No, don’t you dare try to tell me..”** his words get choked by the utter speed of his throat drying out, eyes never once leaving the sight of Pela’s. He won’t believe this—he refuses. He’s not, *Warfstache* is not Pelagius, and those pretty brown curls that have plagued him for *years* before finally remembering the name do not belong to Warfstache.

There’s no fucking way.

**”Don’t try to lie to me like that...”**

But he’s not. Adrian knows he’s not lying, and that’s maybe the worst part.