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harmonyckrs · 4 months ago

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Day 31 in Twisted Pleasantview: Memory Review

THE PREVIOUS DAY

Tybalt: GAH!

Tybalt: What...where am I?

Kent: Tybalt? How are you here? We thought you were dead!

Tybalt: Last thing I remember I got-

Tybalt: HOLY FUCK!

Kent: Tybalt, are you okay?

Tybalt: I...guess? I straight up died!...how did I get back here, though?

Kent: Let's just get you back inside before anything happens again...

Bella: (Hm. That was much easier than I thought.)

Bella: (That single resurrection should be enough to knock her out for a couple of years. Good! Aktu and Hamza won't have access to her powers then, which means Lazlo will remain imprisoned and no further resurrections can be made without one of the fairies being sacrificed.)

Bella: (I guess I can just keep her here until I wake up. But if something happens to her, then I'll lose the powers that come with her granting my wish...and I'll need those powers to take out Morty.)

Bella: (I guess it's time for me to call in that favor from Sita...honestly, I should've used her from the start. But her rage towards everything related to Pleasantview would probably set my plan way back...)

Bella: (Well, it's not like I can change the past!)

Also since everyone's memories got reset to after Dina's death, pretty much everyone who was being held prisoner by Crystal Vu got released.

But apparently one of the fairies (forgot his name) had the ability to let us see the past in any location for whatever reason, so I guess we're doing that now in order to see if there's any information we can get from those that'll be useful against Crystal.

Mercutio: For a prison, this place is kind of dope. Feels a lot more like home than actual home!

Dirk: I'd hate to imagine what your house is life, but I can see your point.

Lilith: Okay what's the point of watching these? Can't we just get to the good parts?

Aktu: None of us know where the good parts are. Do you think I want to listen to people talk about interior design for fun?...and we don't have time for banter. Zoya is still in danger as we speak.

Mercutio: Also, the door's like, right there. Do you want to try to book it?

Dirk: I tried it already. It's locked.

Mercutio: Doubt it. Let me try picking the lock...oh. It really is stuck.

Dirk: Told ya.

Melody: What do you think you two are doing? The doors can only be activated by a secret code that only Bella and I know.

Dirk: Bella? You mean...

Melody: Yes. She's alive, and she's here.

Lilith/Angela: Holy shit!

Dirk: I can't believe it! I have to tell everyone about this once I get out of here!

Melody: If you get out of here. Again, this security system was created by one of the three Freelance Fairies, who also happens to be one of the intelligent programmers of all time. There's no way to get past it.

Aktu: Goddammit, Hamza!

Hamza: Hey, I didn't know this would come to bite us all later! I just assumed that Crystal wanted a good security system to deal with rogue clones, not this!

Angela: Maybe we should go past this part? It doesn't seem like there's any more useful information that they're going to give us.

Aktu: Right. Let me fast forward a little...

-> -> ->

Melody: Wow, the piano is really off-tune. What even happened? You go to school for eight hours and suddenly everything's broken.

Sharla: I'm sorry.

Melody: Hey, hey. It's not your fault, Sharla. You're just a kid. I don't think you would've known any better.

Melody: Why don't you go outside in the yard for a little while? I'll unlock the door for you as long as you promise not to run away.

Sharla: Okay!

Melody: Alright! Let me activate the code real quick, okay?

Melody: 🎵 They're creepy and they're kooky! Mysterious and spooky! They're all together ooky! The Addams family! 🎵

Aktu: Hamza, why did you make the code the Addams family theme song?

Hamza: I just made the system. It was their choice over what the code would be. When someone commissions you for a painting, do you decide what it is, or do they?

Aktu: Fair. Let's skip to another part.

-> -> ->

Tank: And that's why I came here specifically, instead of some other town. I know those Specters had something to do with my parents' deaths.

Mercutio: I literally just asked you if you were done using the piano. And how am I supposed to know? Just because we live in the same part of town doesn't mean we talk. They're creepy as fuck, dude.

Tank: I don't know. Since we're going to be stuck here forever, I may as well open up to you.

Mercutio: Dude, I doubt we'll be here forever. Hell, Dirk and I have already discovered a bunch of stuff while we were snooping for a way out. I'm sure we can blackmail Melody in order to get out of here.

Tank: Blackmail? But that's illegal!

Mercutio: So is hiring a hitman on your parents, but she didn't seem to care at all.

Lilith: Woah! Why didn't I think of that?

Angela: LILITH!

Lilith: I'm just messing with you! You really think that low of me?

Angela: With you, I can never tell.

Mercutio: Also, we found dirt on Bella. Apparently she's an older woman who used to live in Pleasantview before getting abducted by aliens, which temporarily paused her aging and left her stranded in Strangetown.

Tank: Do you think she's out for revenge? Since Don and Dina are both dead, and Nina nearly died too?

Mercutio: Most likely. From what we were able to get, I think Mortimer's next. She's probably going after anyone who might have caused the abduction to happen.

Angela: Should we do something about that?

Lilith: Yeah. Like, warn Mortimer or something?

Aktu: Oh, yeah! That would be a good idea. Plus, the Goths are your family friends too, right? If we're not able to stop Bella in time, we should at least make sure they can protect themselves.

Lilith: Got it! Let's go, Angie!

Lazlo: You just said that in order to get them out of here, didn't you?

Aktu: Obviously. But if Mortimer is given a proper warning and if he's able to protect himself, he'd put up a fight with Bella. That should give us enough time to take down Crystal and rescue Zoya.

Lazlo: Right...how are you feeling about this, by the way?

Aktu: Why are you asking?

Lazlo: Well, you've always been super loyal to Crystal. So I'm guessing turning against her probably wasn't as easy as you're making it out to be.

Aktu: Well, I had time to process while in the Dream Realm. And besides, Crystal wasn't the only person who helped me out when I first ended up in Strangetown.

-> -> ->

Hamza: AH! Crystal!

Aktu: She's DEAD? But...what...why? Huh? And how did her or Bella manage to enter the Dream Realm?

Lazlo: Maybe we should rewind a bit to figure out what the hell happened...

TO BE CONTINUED...

#ts2 #pleasantview with a twist #sims 2 gameplay #tybalt capp #kent capp #bella goth #mercutio monty #dirk dreamer #tank grunt #melody tinker #lazlo curious

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lonelypond · 2 years ago

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Snow

NicoMaki, Love Live and Guncharov, 2K, 1/1

The group heads to the Nishikino mansion for a brainstorming session. Nico discovers a few things about Maki.

Snow

“Drive me, Nico-chi. You have a car. It’s going to snow.” Nozomi’s drawl could not be contained in Nico’s laptop.

“No. It’s just a little more than a mile. And you scheduled it during Nico’s workout. So Nico will multitask.”

“I don’t want to get out of bed, Nico-chi. I have a pile of fluffy blankets and I’m warm…”

“You set up this meeting, Nozomi. You, me, Eli, the music nerd with the fancy house…”

“Are you bringing Ma-ki her tux back?”

“Can’t really roll it up in a backpack. Besides, how often do you need fancy clothes?”

“Just give me a bathrobe and a blonde.”

“I’m ending this conversation.”

Nico hit disconnect. She didn’t have time to indulge Nozomi’s mood. She had a few things to pack in her backpack and then it was time to put in the first of her two mile run.

###

Big house. Huge house. Nico didn’t know what to expect when the door opened, but maybe Lurch from the Addams Family and pipe organ music in the background. But no, Maki opened her own door, dressed like a vintage Hollywood movie star in tall trousers and a lavender pinstripe oxford shirt, unbuttoned one or two many buttons for Nico not to have gawked at the sensuous reveal of curve. But Maki didn’t seem to notice, just nodded at Nico, said a breathy “hi” and waved Nico inside.

“Is Nozomi here yet?”

“Yes, she and Eli and and Umi…”

“Umi?”

“My friend who’s going to help with the script.”

“A music student?”

Maki shook her head, zipping down long corridors decorated with green garlands and red bows, setting a Christmas mood almost a month early. “Poet. We met in the Film Classics club.”

Another noir nerd. Nico was going to have to watch some of these movies.

“So there’s The Maltese Falcon, Nico knows that one. What else would you suggest?”

Maki stopped, turned, amethyst eyes curious.

“Nico likes to be thorough.”

A nod. “The Big Sleep. If you like Bogart, you can’t go wrong adding Lauren Bacall.”

Nico appreciated the attention to her interests. Maki glanced to the window, where the sky was getting gray, the clouds heavy with damp.

“Nico will put it on the list.”

“The noir cutoff is 1959, after that is neo-noir. In this weather, we should watch Fargo.” Maki giggled, before continuing down the hall. “It’s snow noir.”

There was a bounce in Maki’s step, Nico lingering two steps behind, whether because of post run fatigue or aesthetic appreciation, Nico decided not to review.

###

Nico did a quick change in a bathroom the size of her first dorm room. Fluffy pink oversized sweater, kangaroo pocket, sparkly winter tights. In the media room, Maki was on the floor, laptop open in front of her on a low wood and glass table. Classical sounding music played out of two portable speakers. Instrumental, dark, ominous, occasional fragile notes from a lighter instrument barely holding the space, crashing piano chords. Nico winced as screechy violin chords began.

“Yuck. Give Nico a pop song any day.”

Nozomi reluctantly pivoted from her conversation with Eli, “This is noir, Nico. Ominous classical is the mood.”

“Actually,” Maki didn’t look up from her screen, “I would have chosen a jazz theme, but I think between the Russian, Italian, and religious imageries and overtones, the collective thought classical would better suit.”

Umi Sonoda, poet and dapper dresser, was perched on the extended chaise leg of the sectional sofa. “Which is why it’s a Scorsese mafia movie, not a noir, although as conceived by the Tumblr hive mind, Goncharov is laden with noir themes.

“And multiple femme fatales, especially if you count Andrey.” Nozomi leaned forward to continue pouring out tea.

“Debatable.” Umi countered. “Katya is the classic femme fatale, her arc slicing through Guncharov, Sofia, and Andrey stories.”

“Shooting through might have been a better analogy. She’s not the knife girl. Or the ice pick asexual.” Nozomi giggled.

“I’d better read this pretty soon, hadn’t I?” Eli said, amicably confused, “Is it all just grim and murdery?”

Maki shook her head, “You can’t help but feel a brief hope, that maybe at least one of them will escape. I think the jazz soundtracks get that better, that sweetness, a seed of hope, a brief respite from ominous, but then everyone's swallowed up again in the sultry struggle, like the opening for The Postman Always Rings Twice.”

Nico’s experience of femme fatales, music, and noir consisted of an article she remembered skimming through about Taylor Swift. Not that Nico would ever admit to being out of her depth.

“No body, no crime.” Nico announced.

Maki raised an eyebrow, “Is that a movie.”

“A Taylor Swift song.”

Nozomi snorted, “Nico brings the high brow.”

Umi smiled, “Actually, Ms. Swift’s latest album really embraces the femme fatale/anti hero vibe. To say “I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'Cause I care” is clever.”

“Nico knows. And Anti-Hero, wow, it’s right there, she embraces it.”

“I prefer when she lets the lyrics get cold blooded enough to be ice.”

Nico hadn’t expected this reaction from Umi. From the looks on the faces in the rest of the room, no one else had either. But Nico was always in.

“Nico-chi, you surprise me.”

“Yeah, like I don't dress for women

I don't dress for men

Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge…it’s the modern genderqueer asexual crime to the max anthem.”

Nico turned to Nozomi, “How?”

“You’re sharp.”

“You can bring a Nico to any fight.” And Nico winked randomly into the room, causing Umi to blush and fumble her tea.

Maki closed her laptop, levering herself up to a seat. “I’d rather riff off Ellington in Anatomy of Murder. Pop isn’t this mood.”

“Agreed.” Umi nodded, considering Maki’s point. “But something rawer than Ellington’s courtroom tones.”

Eli yawned, standing to shake herself and wander over to the window. “Oh wow.”

“What is it, Eli-chi?”

Eli glanced back, a broad smile gleaming at Nozomi’s diminutive, “Snow.”

“SNOW!” Nico rushed to the window. Snow was coming down.

“Something wrong?” Maki asked.

“Nico ran here. And Nico has rehearsal in a couple of hours.”

“I can drive you back.” Nozomi said.

“It’s coming down pretty fast.”

“You can all stay here. My parents are away at a medical conference. We could keep talking and decide on where to film.”

“Oh, are we going to do that here?” Eli spun, taking a better look at the room, “That’s awesome. There's so much space."

“My cinematographer’s not here.” Nozomi stepped next to Eli, glanced out at the snow and then whispered something in her ear.

Nico solved problems. “Rin? Just call her. She’s always up for anything.”

“But today’s her date day and Hanayo doesn’t like to go out.”

Ignoring Nozomi, Nico returned to the couch, pulled out her phone, and sent a flurry of texts.

“Hey, Maki, got anything Nico can cook?”

Maki froze, “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

“I get take out or the chef leaves me things to reheat.”

Nico sighed, “Take Nico to your kitchen.”

###

The refrigerator was the size of three. And barely a quarter filled. With fancy hors d'oeuvres making and bottles of prosecco but no solid food. Nico liked solid food. She had two batches of gingersnaps in her bag, but that was for after real food.

“It’s hopeless.”

“Huh…what do you mean.”

“Just order a couple of pizzas. You must have a go to pizza place. Everyone has a go to pizza place.”

“For delivery? Yes.” Maki sounded thoughtful, Nico turned, curious, “For stuffed, New York style, or pizza turnovers?”

“You have three go to pizza places?”

Maki quirked an eyebrow, “Half a dozen. Sauce can be so mood dependent.”

“Pizza tastes differently depending on your mood?” Nico closed the refrigerator, sighing over the wasted space, “What’s today’s mood?”

Maki turned away, pulling out her phone, pushing loose hair back over a reddening ear, “Carmen’s pesto. The cheese tastes like it’s infused with garlic. You’ll be impressed.”

“Good thing Nico’s not a vampire and allergic.”

Maki froze, “Should I ask them?”

Nico laughed, “No, Nico thinks we’re good on the no vampires. Just get one less heavy on the garlic.”

“Okay.”

So serious. It was seriously adorable Nico thought, the amount of concentration Maki brought to ordering pizza, her lips twisted slightly as she tapped out her order for the online form.

“I guess we should get back there before Nozomi does anything too crazy.”

“Have you been friends for long?”

“Same dorm freshman year so three plus years.”

“You’re a senior?! I thought you were…”

“What?”

“A freshman, I hadn’t seen you around before.”

Nico couldn’t help the disgruntled huff. Would no one ever see her as a mature, multi talented adult with infinite potential. “Nico is always busy, working, studying, and performing.”

“I’m taking pre med classes.”

“Ah, parents and the medical conference.”

“Yeah.” Not much enthusiasm. Maki put away her phone, “It’ll be here in 90 minutes. Want to hear my take on Sofia’s theme?”

“Nico is in.”

Maki turned in the opposite direction.

“What about the others?”

“I’ll leave the door open. They can find the piano.”

Maki practically skipped down the hall, Nico hurrying to match pace. An artfully placed clump of green hung at the end of the hall and Maki startled, backpedalling frantically into Nico, who suddenly had an armful of curves

“Are you all right?”

“Ummm.”

“What is it? A spider or something?”

Nico made sure Maki was standing not tilting and stepped around the taller woman, following where her glance was frozen to the small wreath of mistletoe.

Nico rolled her eyes. Too much silly drama. Good thing Nozomi was in another room or there would be teasing and Nico was beginning to suspect that teasing was not something Maki took to, “We can tiptoe past it. No one will have to know.”

“Santa will.”

Long lashes blinked over open, innocent amethyst eyes. A frown crushed lips into a yield warning. Nico bit the inside of her own lip to prevent a rush of quick, unedited words.

“Papa always tells Mama you have to follow the mistletoe rule.”

Was Maki ten? Nico started to grumble, then shook her head slightly. Not everyone was into kissing, not everyone (shocking she knew) was into dating. Or flirting. Or a chance to try things out with Nico. That was okay, Nico didn’t come for that…well, Nico might have come more eagerly because Maki was attractive, but Nozomi was also really excited about this project so it was going to turn out well. And Nico was always glad to find new friends.

“What is the mistletoe rule?”

“Kiss.”

“So fine.” Nico took Maki’s hand and pulled her under the mistletoe, halfway into the music room, “Beautiful piano.”

“Thanks.”

“Close your eyes.”

“Why?” Maki stepped back, worried.

“Just do it.”

“Okay.”

Maki closed her eyes, no leaning in. Nico thought of the most ridiculous, unromantic place anyone could kiss a person and leaned forward, aiming for Maki’s elbow. But as she brushed Maki’s arm, it flung out, contacting Niico on the jaw, making her world wobbly for a moment. Nico pitched forward, almost tackling Maki, but wrenching herself to the side, as Maki’s eyes opened, horrified.

“What are you doing?”

Nico rubbing her jaw, scowled, “Not having a good time.”

“Why did you do something so stupid?”

“If only Nico knew.” Nico shoved Maki into the room, “Go play something.” Then Nico jumped up and swatted down the mistletoe, glaring at the greenery. “Not on my watch.”

“Nico-chi!” Nozomi had heard the kerfuffle and led the crowd toward the music room, “What are you doing?”

“Saving a life.” Nico shoved the wreath in her dress’s kangaroo pocket. “Pizza’s coming in an hour.”

Nico collapsed on the comfiest looking chaise. She’d earned a rest.

A/N:

Week 2 and 3 prompts for the @sapphicfest Snowed in and Mistletoe.

Also, does anybody else have WENCLAIR on the brain?

#NicoMaki #Nishikino Maki #Yazawa Nico #Sonoda Umi #Tojo Nozomi #noir #The Goncharov Files #Goncharov #Taylor Swift songs #fluff #snowed in #mistletoe #fluff fluff fluff #making a short film

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felixcosm · 2 months ago

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Decorations:

check on pinterest for diy halloween ideas, they usually have a lot of kid stuff but if you dig around a bit you can find some cool ideas

cheap acrylic black and orange paint can turn ordinary household items or old toys into diy decorations

farmer's markets and plant shops often sell tiny deco pumpkins for very cheap

you can cut out spooky/witchy/occult images from magazines or old books and hang them up or make a collage poster

you can paint anything to make it look more spooky if you have black paint. old books, statues, jars, paper rolls - its easy to make paper mache with craft glue and toilet paper

if you're completely broke and cant buy ANYTHING, you can still use what you have: forage for leaves, acrons, pine cones out in nature, use white rags, marker and some string to make ghosts, draw or trace spooky designs on paper and color it in, dry flowers, use tea bags or coffee grounds to paint, you can even use halloween themed junk mail to cut out the pictures printed on them

Witchy decorations, you dont have to be wiccan or whatever to make an altar just for fun and a lot of witchy diy projects use what people find in nature as well

Costumes:

mandatory jeff the killer costume :3 (no this isnt propaganda i promiise) white hoodie, black pants, a kitchen knife

use your sick ass cloak!! its great for that witchy feel

paint or draw sigils on your arms (i prefer hands especially) or body

sexy vampire

bedsheet ghost

a witch (you can literally look like anything or just look super goth)

a goth

rejected addams family member

zombie (tear up some clothes and you can paint circles under your eyes)

Music:

GOTH MUSIC BABY

The Black Parade Album from MCR

Metal/Funeral metal/doom metal

Aurelio Voltaire

Eliza Rickman

Oingo Boingo

The Paper Chase (Now You Are One Of Us album specifically)

Creature Feature

Get Scared

Hollywood Undead (for that edgy teen feel)

FNAF Music

There are a lot of good Pov: You are in an 80s slasher playlists on youtube and spotify

Insane Clown Posse

Myuuji for spooky piano music

Set It Off

The Dresden Dolls

Nero's Day A Disneyland

Ethel Cain

Avenged Sevenfold

SKYND

GHOSTEMANE

Danny Gonzalez Spooky song series

Rusty Cage

Lemon Demon's Spirit Phone album is a MUST

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Nicole Dollanganger

Kim Petras

Spooky Mood

Creepypasta narrations (MrCreepyPasta is the best but I'm biased, there are other narrators you can check out)

Ambiences (Myuuji has creepy ambiences on his channel, MiracleForest does creepy ASMR ambience videos)

Watch found footage, slenderverse series, ARG videos, lets plays of horror games, the classic movies like Halloween, Friday 13, Elm Street

Play horror games (vgperson has free horror rpg games, itchio also has free games (I love JOHN DOE), plus you can find a lot of game rips or just watch a lets player)

Hot beverages are a must. They dont have to be pumpkin spice, a sprinkle of cinnamon is enough if you like it simple

Goth makeup 🖤

Have a jar or a basket of candy just because

Burn as many candles as you can because lifes too short not to make use of them even if theyre really nice looking

Paint your nails halloween colors

Listen to horror podcasts (Storage Papers, Nine to Midnight, WTNV, Hello From The Hallowoods, NoSleep (featuring our beloved David Ault lol), Shadows at the Door)

Halloween doesnt have to be perfect, you can celebrate it literally any way you want whether thats full blown or simple! Hope this helps 🖤🧡

does anyone have advice for making halloween season fun again. time sensitive question

#long post #ref #halloween

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just-my-hyperfixations-ya-know · 2 years ago

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Cirrus x Anxious!GN!Reader

Summary:

Cirrus has her eyes on a guitar tech that sets up their instruments before the show after hearing a very interesting array of songs that were used on a mic check.

Warnings: cussing, anxiety all the time, maybe mild autism but that's also just how I experience the world, sexual references but nothing too explicate, kinda a slow build-up with POV switches that are labeled so it's obvious

Pronouns: Cirrus she/her, Reader they/them

Word Count: ~4400

Reader POV

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…” you mutter to yourself, keep counting, “eight guitars, four are acoustic, all are Jasmine acoustic, four are electric, all are squire fenders, we only need 2 of each but just in case.” If Dewdrop decides to abuse his guitar and manages to break a string, or a guitar gets dropped, or if someone trips or falls off the stage and damages a guitar, or a strap breaks and it falls and it messes with the mic. Wait, breathe, we need air. We just need to breathe. Taking a deep breath and you look over to see Cirrus, oh my wait is she looking in my direction. Walking towards the rack of spare mics not really paying attention to where your feet are at this moment.

WHAM.

“Shit” you say as you promptly fall over a speaker and your hands collide with the ground barely keeping you from smacking your face into the ground, hands already stinging.

“Are you okay?” You hear a higher voice but only see black and white shoes at that moment. The unknown person then reached out a gloved hand to help you up and you accepted. As you look up to see who it is when you lock eyes with a chrome mask you freeze.

“I- I er um yeah, thanks.” Your face begins to feel hot realizing who just watched you eat dirt but also just helped you up from falling over.

“Watch out, or you’ll start to look like Dewdrop from all the tripping.” Cirrus laughed.

“I,” you pause, “yeah, I’ll uh take note.” before exiting as quickly as possible with your eyes facing the floor hoping you were not starting to sweat before barely even starting work. It’s only been an hour and you should not already be this sweaty. Okay sound check, just a quick sound check.

“Y/n are you ready for a sound check?” Your walkie statics to life.

“Yes I am ready.” You reply

“Okay first up keyboards.” the static walkie replies

Stepping up to the keyboards your first run your hands all down the keyboard to make sure every key worked before then playing a simple tune, Addams Family Theme because it seemed funny.

Cirrus POV

“Hey Dewdrop you wouldn't believe what reminded me of you on my way over here.” I laughed while walking towards him.

“What was it?” He asked. Before being able to answer I heard the mic testing start for tonight's ritual. Wait, is that The Addams Family I thought.

“Is that The Addams Family theme song being played on my piano for mic testing?” I asked aloud. Dewdrop's ears peaked promptly.

“Yeah, that one tech that tours with us is the one that usually tests just guitars now just tests all of the instruments to save on time, they can only play guitar so there is always something funny and simple playing for the pianos and drums.” Dewdrop answered.

“How do you know this?” I asked.

“I break my strings so often that the Swiss started to make me help the guitar techs with fixing the guitars after shows since it was my fault. So I talk to Y/n after shows and we kinda hang out because it takes a few hours depending on the show and what I fucked up that night. It’s fun though they are cool, very anxious though.” Dewdrop answered.

Reader POV

“Okay what's next?” you ask the walkie

“Your favorite, guitars.” the little black box replied.

“Hell yeah.” you mutter, “any requests?” before asking the sound crew.

“Do ‘Phantom of the Opera’ . I just want to see if it's possible.” the crew replied back.

“Yes, it's annoying but yes.” you groaned knowing fully well this only would use 1 string and you need to still check them all. Before proceeding to pick up a guitar and starting.

Cirrus POV

“Wait, that's strange, is that one of those musicals being played on a guitar?” I asked Dewdrop.

“I asked about this before, the sound crew and them have a bet, it's just about whatever is funniest or hardest they play on the guitar for mic checks.” Dewdrop answered.

“I’ll be back.” I half mutter walking towards the stage. Standing in the wings I see them smiling and laughing while playing the different guitars on stage.

Reader POV

“Okay you win for that one but we still need all of the strings played.” Sound said through the walkie.

“I could have told you that, okay just gonna do something quick that uses the other strings.” you replied, a thought pops into your head, before then starting the intro to ‘Seek and Destroy’ by Metallica and then quickly plucking the last string towards the end so we had all the strings.

“Cool, alrighty we gotta repeat for the next 7 now.” Sound laughed though the walkie.

“Any challenges?” I asked.

“Flight of the bumblebee?”

“I hate all of you.” you laughed into your walkie, you then picked up the next electric guitar while attempting the next song, which was nearly impossible it seems. You then aftering doing the first 2 measures give or take then plack the last three strings to be sure that all were tested. After a mildly successful attempt which was really 2 times slower than the songs actual speed but you didn’t feel like tearing up your fingers you then speak into the walkie “You owe me dinner, after the show before you leave you owe me dinner for that one.” You chucked into the walkie attached to the shoulder of your polo.

“Alright, that is fair, I thought that one wasn’t possible, how do you know these off the top of your head?” Sound crew questioned.

“I play by ear.” You answered.

“Bull shit!” The walkie screamed. You then covered my ears from the sudden volume increase. “Oh sorry, I forgot about that.” The walkie was way quieter that time.

“Don’t worry about it, once we are done with these instruments, check . I just need to take a quick 5 minute break.” You say.

“Yeah, not a problem.” Sound says.

“Alright, I want to just speed through the next few guitars, no challenges?” You asked.

“Hell yeah, let's get this show on the road.” Sound enthoistually replied. You then pick up the next guitars and do different little quick riffs to check on each of them. “O Sweet Child Mine” by Guns n’ Roses, followed up with “Master of Puppets' ' by Metallica to finish off the electric guitars.

You choosing to be slightly amusing for the acoustic guitars the first was “Fly me to the moon” by Frank Sinatra, without the capo everything was down about 5 keys but still it sounded like fly me to the moon, then “Remember Me” from Coco because its funny to play random little Pixar soundtracks while working, “Crazy little thing called love” by Queen, and finally “I’m yours” by Jason Maraz because sometimes when touring with a satanic metal band it's nice to have a little bit of light hearted songs. Plus it was really to see the reactions from the crew setting up the lighting above you.

“Alrighty what’s next?” you asked.

“Did you just play Jason Maraz?” Sound questioned.

“Yes, what's next?” you ask.

“B- bass” Sound crew snorted out between laughs.

“Okay I only know one bass line though.” you batch over the walkie, before then just playing the bass line from “Feel Good Inc '', you're aware it's a repeat tonight but it's the only one you know. You do it for both bass checks because it's easier that way. “Drums now?” you then ask.

“Yes drums, can you learn a new bass line, it's getting boring?” Sound crew asks.

“Fine when we are on the bus to the next town I’ll use one of the basses to learn something, only for you Sound.” you mockingly answered while walking towards the drum set, before then drumbing just about the worst beat ever played but it hit all of the drums and symbols.

Cirrus POV

Watching enamored by the person I never noticed till today, wait Dewdrop says they are touring which means they are on the crew bus. As I continued to watch I kept quiet and just enjoyed all of the guitar and bass music being tested before then seeing them walk up to the drums. After hearing all the music I was prepared to hear a new beautiful thing on the drums only to hear the most off beat array of scattered drums.

“Who is playing my drums like that?” Mountain said.

I slightly jumped, “Uhh Y/n I believe their name is, I guess it's a mic check and they don’t know how to play the drums. They knew everything for the guitars and bass though, it sounded great earlier.” I blabbed.

“Wait, Cirrus, do you have a thing for guitar tech?” Moustian teased.

“You know nothing.” I scolded, slightly louder than anticipated because Y/n immediately whips their head towards the two of us. They then proceeded to get flushed and started to talk into their walkie leaving the stage and heading towards the opposite end of the stage in the wings.

“You should talk to them.” Mountain said lightly shoving me.

“Dammit your right.” I replied.

Reader POV

“Hey sound, I'm going to take that break now since the mic check is done.” You say in the walkie before waking in the opposite direction you should be going. But you didn’t want to have to walk past those two ghouls, wait where they were judging you, what if you are not good enough to be on this tour. Fuck fuck fuck what did you do wrong, you where just doing your job, same every day, test piano, guitars, bass, and then drums, drums where always shit but why was Cirrus there today of all days and why was Mousatin. Why, shit she probably saw how terrible that was, she probably thinks I’m an idiot right now.

“One, two, three, four, five…” You begin muttering while walking down the stairs counting each step as you go down to the basement of the venue, “twelve, thirteen, fourteen…”

“Hey, what's the rush?” you hear a deep voice behind you say. Looking behind you and seeing a chrome mask and mildly freaking out before realizing it was Dewdrop.

“Walking downstairs where the spare guitars are kept, I’m going to find the one you broke and keep working on fixing it. I had to take off the whole front panel from you, Swiss, and Rain messing around on stage.” I defended myself.

“Huh, because it looked like you accidentally embarrassed yourself in front of Cirrus and now you are going to hide before the show starts and hope she doesn't see you for the rest of the tour because you think she is secretly judging you.” Dewdrop rambled while being completely correct.

“I- psh, you know nothing.” You attempted and failed to brush off his comment.

“I hope you know she wants to talk to you tonight after the show.Or at least I think she does.” Dewdrop said.

“Dewdrop, that's not funny.” You snarked.

Dewdrop takes off his mask revealing his gray skin and silver hair then starting, “I am being serious Y/n.”

“Shit.” was all you could muster at first, “uh thanks for the warning, I will be down here for most of the show, you know, noises. So uh, I'll be down here for most of it, I’ll have my walkie if anything happens during the show that we would need a second back up.”

“Y/n are you okay.” Dewdrop asked.

“I- yeah, just anxious you know kinda sorta all the time.” You say starting to pace while pulling on your fingers, “between the clergy, Cardinal, joining this thing, learning about ghouls, and demons, and now Cirrus. I mean it's a lot all at once and not this kinda just feels like the straw that broke the camel's back. I mean I have been in love practically with Cirrus since before I even got to start running tech and when I was just working at one of the side locations just fixing whatever was left over from the tour. And now? I am just so freaked out with how much everything is happening all at once. I mean what if I ruin everything, what if she's disgusted by me, I mean I am just a human, this doesn’t seem like something that would happen normally. I mean you said she wants to see me is this like a ‘are you okay you ate dirt on stage’ is this a ‘stay away from me you creep me out’ or a I don’t even know sorta thing.” You rambled.

“Y/n, your going to hyperventilate,” Dewdrop started coaxing you to sit on the steps with him, “Most Ghouls are very polyaromus like incredibly, I’d say I've been with most of the sisters and brothers at this point; wait that's off track; anyway some are not like me, like Cirrus, she was always more of a calm breeze and less of a wild wind if you know what I mean. You worry too much Y/n it’ll be the death of you. I saw as Cirrus watched in amazement at you playing the guitars on stage and laughing, she also was asking about you. I mean her tail was literally wagging while she watched you.”

“You have tails?” You questioned.

“Yes, not the point. Everything will be okay.” Dew said.

“Thank you Dew.” You say and your hands shake less and less.

“I have to go, the show starts in 45 minutes so the venue will start to fill soon, so ya know, gotta stay out of sight till it starts.” Dewdrop remarks before putting on his mask and bounding out of the room. You always forget how fast ghouls are.

Cirrus POV

I swear there is just something about them, it's hard to explain. I’ve never even noticed them until today, why didn’t I notice them. Dew said they had a bet running with tech and have been doing mic checks like this for almost the whole tour which means we’ve been on the same tour together for two months. We only have another two months left and I have no clue where they go after this. Okay if I find Dew I could ask him about them. Seeing Dew coming up from the basement of this venue i started towards him, huh wonder why he was in the basement.

“Hey Dew, do you know where the guitar tech Y/n is?’ I asked. Dewdrop said that they knew them.

“Yeah why?” He questioned.

“Alright if I tell you, promise you will not tell anyone.” I said in a hushed voice.

“Cool promise, shoot for it.” Dew responded.

“Alright so the guitar tech Y/n I am realizing that maybe there is something more, and maybe I want to talk to them after the show, or who knows before I don’t know. Do you know what I mean?” I was beginning to ramble before Dew started laughing, “Dew stop, I know that they are human, you’ve been with practically every sister and brother so you have no room to judge.”

“No you don’t get it,” he started to wheeze, “I swear this is a loop I just had this exact same conversation with Y/n.”

“What, you said you kinda hung out with this person. You are friends with and talk to co-workers in private. Wait you said you knew where Y/n is and you came up from the basement, are you fucking Y/n!” I then started to yell a bit towards the end.

“What, no. I would never. Besides the fact that Y/n has said and I quote ‘you have more stds than a monkey orgey in Staten Island’ when we talked once. In addition Y/n is a bit more hesitant around people or ghouls so we kinda keep our friendship on the down low ya know. Anyway what I was going to say, you two are perfect. You are both these anxious mutual pining strange ghouls or in Y/n case person.” Dewdrop laughed.

“Wait really?” I asked.

“They are down stairs, they are just fixing up some guitars I broke down there so if you visit they can talk. Also they know, like about the ghoul thing, tails and all so you can take off your mask.” Dew then suggested.

Reader POV

Wearing headphones at the moment because your walkie buzzes you were listening to ‘Square Hammer’ it often was sung by the whole venue so it was hard to hear the guitars for live shows most days. Holding an exacto knife you were cutting out a new vinyl for guitar that was covered in scratched after being dropped from Swiss falling off the stage last week. Before feeling a tap at your shoulder and jumping to them promptly cutting the tip of your finger and it immediately starting to bleed.

“Ah shit!” You yell while taking out your headphone to see who tapped your shoulder and then you see her, no chrome mask, no masking of anything, red eyes, fangs, gray skin, silver hair, horns and all. She looks so beautiful, so breathtaking, just so everything you feel your face heats up as you stick your finger in your mouth to stop the bleeding.

“I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you, I am so sorry. Shit.” Cirrus started.

“No no don’t worry it's okay, not the first time you watched me injure myself today. Trust me I do it more often than you think. See it's not even bleeding anymore.” You say reassuring her. Huh you guess that maybe Dewdrop talk had help considering you're not a sputtering mess at the moment.

“Are you okay?” She asked timidly.

“Don’t worry, I’m a clutz.” You admitted.

“I want to talk to you. You are on tour with us and part of the Ghost Project so you are with us on tour and I wanted to know if you wanted to come on the ghoul bus tonight and hang out for a bit because I saw you during the mic checks and I really admire the way you brighten up everybody the best way possible. And the way you always make sure that my idiot brothers won’t ruin the show with their shenanigans and ensure that they always have back ups upon back ups…” Cirrus started to ramble.

“I, yes. I would like to go on the tour bus with you tonight.” You said grabbing her hands and stopping her from rambing.

“I am not usually like this.” She said smiling.

“Don’t worry, I am not either.” You respond.

“Do you think you’ll stay upstairs for the show today?” She asked.

“I can.” You answered. The both of you continued to talk as you headed upstairs towards the stage. Before opening the door at the top of the stairs she puts back on her mask and you see her tail just dissipate like it was never there.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to seeing your tail just dissipate.” you say.

“I never have,” she replied, “I don’t look like I do now.”

“Are you ready? 20 min till the show starts.” You ask.

“I’m always ready.” Cirrus replied in a serious tone before immedy laughing, “I’m joking I am ready but it's fun to be overly dramatic.” You laugh alongside her.

“Why do you think I played Coco today? It's just fun to do random things whether it's dramatic or just funny.” You said.

“Are all ghouls in position?” You walkie spurted to life.

“No still missing Cirrus.” Another voice said.

“I got her, she's on her way.” You voiced it.

“Y/n you're gonna be up for this show?” A voice asked.

“Yeah, I’ll fix that old guitar tomorrow. I have a feeling something may break tonight on stage.” You said. Cirrus laughs before walking to her spot on stairs to enter the stage where the pianos are. Standing in the wings you watch the show.

It was almost like this was planned for what series of events happened, 20 minutes into the set you see a drum stick fly from Mountain’s hand and immediately hits Dewdrop in the back of the head, Dew drops the guitar where somehow one of his claws cuts the strap and it crashed to the ground making a loud screeching noise. Picking up a spare Fender Guitar you run across the stage grabbing the now mildly broken guitar with 2 broken strings and replacing Dew’s guitar almost as fast as it had broken.

“Dew what the actual fuck.” You whispered to him as you handed him the new guitar before running off stage with the broken one.The audience roared in applause from the quick save with nearly no delay in the show.

At the end of the song you hear Cardinal Copia begin to speak.

“Mouatin what the fuck was that.” In one of his joking tones, “that was one of the most final destination style issues to occur, was that planned?” Mountain shrugged, “I understand that maybe Dew wants to fuck the guitar tech but you don’t need to break the guitars to do so. Look at how easy it is.” He said before turning towards the audience. “Hello my loyal followers! Who would like to fuck in the parking lot after the show!” The audience roared with screams and thundrances applause agreeing to a giant orgy out in the parking lot. This made you laugh as you were already replacing the two broken strings while staring at Cirrus. She looked at you and smiled a toothy grin so you could see from backstage her grin.

“Oh Cirrus, not you too!” Cardinal Copia laughed, “Since every ghoul up here apparently wants to fuck lets do a little song about fucking.” Monstrance Clock starts to play and you laugh while smiling at Cirrus.

Towards the end of the set for the night you hear the infamous, “Why don’t you give it to them motherfucker!” From the Cardinal and the final song ‘Square Hammer’ begins.

After all of the bows, and the throwing of drum sticks and picks into the audience, the shaking hands. You got onto the stage and started to clean up.

“So which ghoul are you fucking.” Sound crew asked in the walkie.

“None at the moment but there is hope.” You laughed in response.

“That didn’t answer the question.” Sound responded again.

“Not telling.” You said into the walkie.

“I’m not getting you dinner now.” Sound taunts.

“Don’t worry about dinner, it was fun anyway, but at least an energy drink for the next show.” You said.

“Deal, pretty sure everything is handled you can start getting all of the last guitar things onto the truck and not bother with anything else for tonight.” Sound replied.

“Thanks.” You said before turning off your walkie for the night and putting it inside the crew bin as you exited the stage. Heading towards the basement to pack up the remaining guitar supplies to be transported to the next city you get interrupted by someone wrapping you up in a hug from behind.

“AghH!” You made an almost guttural scream. Laughing ensued from the three ghouls behind you. You started to turn to see Cirrus with her arms wrapped around you and Dew and Mountain laughing from your jump scare.

“That was hilarious, almost as funny as that mic test for the drums.” Mountain laughed.

“Hey hey hey I do not play drums they had me do that today because I'm already on stage for 8 mice tests might as well include 4 more between the drums and pianos.” You defended.

“Did you like the unofficial but official plan?” Dew asked.

“I fucking knew it.” You remarked.

“We wanted you to get on stage for a moment, you know shine.” Dew said.

“Why.” you asked.

“Dunno Cirrus asked us to break a guitar during the show.” Mountain replied.

“I wanted you to be right about thinking a guitar would break,”Cirrus explained.

“So you are the guitar tech, so which one are you fucking? Cirrus, Dew, or Mountain?” The Cardinal asked as if he had just suddenly appeared from thin air. You looked down knowing your place when by the cardinal.

“I- we are not fucking yet, but definatly something.” Cirrus interjected.

“Huh, good for you. Don’t make drama with it, and Y/n don’t worry I know who everyone is you can look up and talk don’t worry.” The Cardinal laughed while you looked up before he then started to walk away.

“I have to pack away these guitars very quickly so they can be loaded. I'll be back in 10 minutes.” You say before running down the stairs. Once downstairs you quickly put away all of the guitars before grabbing your backpack from the corner of the room. Running over to the bathroom you change into just a pair of black jeans and a white shirt and out of the uniform of slacks and polo for shows.

“Y/n” Cirrus called down the stairs.

“Just one minute.” You shout while washing your hands to get the grease and dust off your hands. You leave the bathroom. And before you had a second to think Cirrus pulls you in my belt loop and kisses you, and you melt into it feeling. A whirlwind of emotions and loving every second at it causes you to take your breath away from the feeling.

“Are you sure you are okay with this?” She asks.

“Yes”

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The background music in Violetta: Their own original songs in piano versions, instrumental versions or just slowed down calm versions, and some stock music you've heard in several shows. At one (1) scene there was this random clown music in the background that they never played again (it was the scene after they said goodbye to Fran in 2x51 and Vilu looks for Diego, it's such a weird change of themes)

The background music in Soy Luna: The exact same with their own original songs and stock music, but also occasionally some random songs they have just changed one note to so it's not copyrighted, like at one point it sounded like they played the Addams family theme but with one note different and at one point I swear they had a minecraft-sounding soundtrack or something in the background

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Here’s a playlist for you… Blue 🌙 Samhain 2020 by sinister-sweet

I may make a couple tweaks in the arrangement, but here's my Blue Moon Samhain 2020 Playlist on Spotify. 😃

Here's the songs for those of you who don't have a Spotify account or just want to explore songs you're interested in:

1. Sabbat -Damh the Bard (pagan rock)

2. Don't Fear the Reaper -Blue Oyster Cult (classic rock chiller)

3. Season of the Witch -Donovan (classic rock chiller)

4. Halloween -Cernnunos Rising (pagan accoustic)

5. Bella Luna -Jason Mraz (you know what you're in for)

6. Evil Night Together -Jill Tracey (dark concept music)

7. A Singular Perversion -Kevin Macleod (modern composition)

8. Supernatural Radio A -Kevin Macleod

9. Moonlight Sonata -Paul Lewis (classical cover)

10. Scent of Night -Myuu (modern composition)

10.5 (left out) Corpse Bride/ Victor's Piano Solo -Myuu (instrumental cover)

11. The Ancient Magus Bride Theme -Myuu (modern cover)

12. Samhain -Lisa Theil (pagan folk)

13. Hour of the Wytch -Spiral Dance (pagan rock)

14. Hecate -Wendy Rule (pagan rock)

15. Spellbound -Souixe and the Banshees (rock)

16. Mausoleum - Rafferty (modern ballad)

17. Claire de Lune - Michael Silverman (classical cover)

18. Cryptic Sorrow -Kevin Macleod (modern composition)

19. Darkest Child - Kevin Macleod

20. Blue Moon -Upchurch (modern country)

21. Cherokee Shuffle -Clay County (country/folk)

22. St. James Infirmary -Dr. Michael White (jazz)

23. The Witch Queen of New Orleans -Redbone (swamp rock)

24. Blue Moon -Magpie Jazz Trio

25. Comfortable Mystery P.3 - Kevin Macleod (modern composition)

26. Sally's Song - Vitamin String Quartet (instrumental cover)

27. Jack's Lament -Vitamin String Quartet

28. Ghost Processional - Kevin Macleod (modern composition)

29. Come Little Children/the Hanging Tree Mashup -Peter Hollens and Bailey Pelkman

30. Black Swamp Village -the Speakeasy Swing Band (modern jazz/swing)

31. Got the Jitters -Don Redman and his Orchestra (jazz)

32. Doctor Jazz - Jelly Roll Morton (jazz)

33. When the Sun Sets Down South -Sydney Betchet (jazz)

34. Shine On Harvest Moon - Boswell Sisters (jazz)

35. Silhouetted in the Moonlight -Glenn Miller Swing Band (jazz)

36. Moonlight Bay -Leon Redbone (modern ballad)

37. The Moon and Me - Kevin Chamberlain (from the Addams Family musical)

38. Film Noir - Scott Hallgreen (modern composition)

39. Danse Macabre -the Oh Hellos (classical cover)

40. This is Halloween - Vitamin String Quartet (instrumental cover)

41. Ghostly Music Box - John Debney (from Disney's Phantom Manor and Haunted Mansion Holiday)

42. End Credits (Coraline) - Bruno Coulais and the Nice Children's Choir

43. Crossing the Threshold - Kevin Macleod (modern composition)

44. Vital Vibrations -Dean Evanson, Scott Huckabee (ambient)

45. Thirteen - Bing Satellites (ambient)

46. The Blue Moon Song/ Faeries' Moon -Elain Silver (pagan acoustic)

47. Monster's Lullaby -the Family Arts Theater (family music)

48. One with the Darkness -Reclaiming (family music)

49. Harvest Song -Spiral Dance (pagan rock)

50. Soul's Gateway -Spiral Dance

Happy Hallo-week, everybody!

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oldserah · 4 years ago

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30 questions tag game

Tagged by @xbaebsae

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better.

[tbh i really dont think i know 20 blogs to tag / people who havent already done this so im sorry if i do tag u and u have]

Tagging: @dep-yo-tee @deputycolt @refinedstorage @minilev @wewillryesagain @yokobai @clutch-wept

1. Name/Nickname: Serah, Jesus, Jeebs, Cripple, Sar , Say say [Parents]

2. Gender: nonBinary

3. Star sign: Virgo

4. Height: Apparently 168cm or 5’6 last it was checked [No Im not Bitter]

5. Time: 6.40pm

6. Birthday: 22nd September

7. Favorite Bands: I listen to A large range of music Based on whether I like the song, really cant pin down a fav

8. Favorite Solo Artist: See above it’s the same

9. Song stuck in my head: Fire Drill by Melanie Martines

10. Last movie: The Addams Family

11. Last Show: Good Omens

12. When did I create this blog: about 2016, the Blog before roughly 2012

13. What do I post: Art, Primarily Far cry 5 but Cyberpunk is likely also going to be common

14. Last thing googled: Frank Frazetta [an artist my dad likes]

15. Other blogs: N/a

16. Do I get asks: Rarely

17. Why I chose my url: Old became a theme, Serah was because I was into Dragon Age at the time and Serah is kinda like a term for Sir [ish its gender neautral] so it at the time i though it would be Oldserah = Oldsir [although everyone pronounces it like Sarah which is -^-] [although googling the meaning of Serah in Da now it means a person of lesser status sooo fitting I guess]

18. Following: 656 [maybe to many?]

19. Followers: 330

20. Average hours of sleep: ranges between 2-6 hours or 6-17 hours

21. Lucky number: don’t actually have one

22. Instruments: I don’t play but I did once wish to learn piano / cello as I had played them in music lessons in school curriculum

23. What am I wearing: Jeans and a Turtle Neck and a long Cardigan All Black

24. Dream job: Either a Concept artist or an Asset Designer in the Games Industry [its what im studying for]

25. Dream trip: Norway, Greece, Italy And Japan.

26. Favorite food: Blue Steak with Peppercorn Sauce

27. Nationality: British

28. Favorite song: I Like to many to have a Fav

29. Last book read: I started Re Reading / trying to finish ‘The Sword of Shannara Trilogy’ by Terry Brooks, its one book ive had for years yet never finished. [Granted it also 1200 pages so]

30. Top three fictional universes I’d like to live in: uhhhh I guess Dragon Age, World of Warcraft, Mass effect or Lord of the rings ?????? granted I’d die immediately in all of them but oh well

#tag games #tag meme #OldSerah

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aion-rsa · 4 years ago

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WandaVision: The Sitcom Influences of Episode 7

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This article contains spoilers for WandaVision episode 7.

From its very first trailer, WandaVision made it abundantly clear that it would be paying homage to some classic sitcoms throughout TV history. But for some reason, it was hard to imagine just how far into TV history the show would actually make it.

WandaVision’s seventh episode, “Breaking the Fourth Wall” borrows its format from some very recent classics like The Office and Modern Family. Wanda, Vision, Agnes, and even Darcy take their turns in front of the camera to offer up their thoughts on their zany day-to-day lives. It may be strange to think of something as recent as The Office as a classic. Based on the streaming numbers for popular mockumentary sitcoms, however, it’s clear they have already reached classic status.

Here is how WandaVision episode 7 shouts out shows like The Office, Modern Family, and more.

The Office

The Office is likely what comes to most people’s minds when imagining a mockumentary-style sitcom. Ricky Gervais’s original British version of the show premiered in 2001 on BBC Two. It was styled as a documentary, with a film crew visiting the fictional Wernham Hogg paper company to capture a slice of life look at office culture in the U.K. Naturally Gervais’s attention-starved boss character David Brent saw the whole thing as his big break. Like any good corporate enterprise, The Office outsourced its concept to countless other countries across the world. The American version starring Steve Carell premiered in 2005 and is today one of the most popular and successful sitcoms of all time.

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It was always going to be a tall order for WandaVision to do an Office-influenced episode merely because WandaVision rarely heads into the office. Vision’s office has experienced roughly five minutes of screentime throughout the show’s run thus far as the domestic settings of Westview take precedence. That doesn’t mean that the show was going to ignore The Office altogether though. The opening credits of “Breaking the Fourth Wall” are extremely reminiscent of the American version of The Office’s…right down to the little piano and synth number.

Rather than images of Scranton, Pennsylvania, these credits cycle through some suburban New Jersey iconography. You can check out the Office credits below for comparison’s sake.

Modern Family

The lion’s share of “Breaking the Fourth Wall’s” format owes itself to Modern Family. This mockumentary series premiered on ABC in 2009 and wrapped up just last year, wracking up many Emmy wins during its run. While the mockumentary format was nothing new by the time Modern Family premiered, it still definitely put it to good use, allowing its characters to candidly discuss their family situations into a camera.

Clad in a robe and nursing a wicked magic hangover, Wanda seems like a regular Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen). Only instead of fussing over two daughters and one son, Wanda has to deal with Tommy and Billy’s gaming issues…oh and the seeming collapse of her reality.

Another area in which this episode resembles Modern Family is in a brief use of flashback. While it’s certainly not unheard of in other mockumentaries, Modern Family in particular likes to use cutaway jokes amid its filmed interviews. We can see this when Wanda references the events of the previous night and the camera then cuts away to SWORD agents being swallowed up by the hexagonal barrier. A case of the Mondays indeed.

The Munsters

Though WandaVision and its sitcom homages are both now well into the 2010s, this episode fittingly breaks the fourth wall a bit and jumps back to TV’s past once again for the reveal that Agnes is really Agatha Harkness.

Since Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) is a super spooky witch, WandaVision makes the delightful and creative decision to give her a campy theme song. As the camera pans back to reveal that Agatha has been behind all the events in Westview, the following lyrics from Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are sung:

“Who’s been messing up everything? It’s been Agatha all along! Who’s been pulling every evil string? It’s been Agatha all along! She’s insidious. So perfidious. That you never even noticed and the pity is, the pity is. It’s too late to fix anything. Now that everything has gone wrong. Thanks to Agatha. Naughty Agatha. It’s been Agatha all along!”

Look: absolutely every Marvel villain could benefit from getting their own twangy, “Monster Mash” theme song. Thankfully, WandaVision is actually in a position to pull one off for its newly-revealed big bad Agatha. And that’s because TV history is littered with similar novelty songs.

The Addam’s Family theme song (duh-duh-duh-duh *snap* *snap*) is certainly the most iconic. But don’t sleep on The Munsters theme either. And as you can tell from the clip below, this is the one that most closely resembles Agatha’s new ditty.

At this point, WandaVision is just churning out candidates for song of the summer.

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Howard Roberts - “Lady Wants to Know” Swingin’ Jazz for Hipsters, Volume 1 Song released in 1978. Compilation released in 1997 Jazz

Howard Roberts might just be the most ubiquitous guitarist in American history. Most people probably don’t know his name, or even the fact that he was one of the greatest jazz guitarists who ever lived, but even if you haven’t heard of Howard Roberts, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you have heard him. Despite his preference for jazz, he can be heard on hundreds of film soundtracks, dozens of TV shows, and thousands of songs. He’s played with Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, Chet Atkins, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, Jr., the Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Ella Fitzgerald, the Jackson 5, Sonny and Cher, the Supremes, and the Monkees. He’s even referred to as the sixth Monkee for appearing on so many of the band’s recordings throughout the 60s. He was part of the legendary Wrecking Crew, a collective of L.A. session musicians, as well as Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound.

You can hear Roberts’ guitar in The Twilight Zone theme song, the Gilligan’s Island theme song, I Love Lucy, The Munsters, Bonanza, The Brady Bunch, Green Acres, Get Smart, Batman, Beverly Hillbillies, The Andy Griffith Show, Peter Gunn, Lost in Space, Dragnet, Wild Wild West, Mission: Impossible, The Odd Couple, Dick Van Dyke, I Dream of Jeannie, The Bill Cosby Show, Hawaii Five-O, The Jetsons, Little House on the Prairie, The Partridge Family, Petticoat Junction, The Flintstones, and The Addams Family. Movies his playing appears in include Barefoot in the Park, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Bullitt, Bye Bye Birdie, Camelot, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, The Exorcist, Forrest Gump, Hud, The Longest Yard, Our Man Flint, The Pink Panther, Slap Shot, West Side Story, and The Wild Bunch.

So, there’s like a near-100% chance you’ve heard Howard Roberts, but you probably just didn’t know it.

Howard Roberts was born in Phoenix and by age 18 had migrated to L.A., where he assumed the role of a starving artist. But by playing in the right clubs and having an immense guitar talent, he was noticed and his career grew. He was a super versatile player, able to adapt to just about any style, as evidenced in the aforementioned lists. But his true love was jazz, and as a jazz guitarist, he recorded over a dozen albums. In 1978, he did a one-off with the now-legendary west coast label Concord Jazz called The Real Howard Roberts. On that album appears a sweet song called “Lady Wants to Know”.

“Lady Wants to Know” has Howard Roberts playing a guitar that has that beachy, upwardly inflected, smooth jazz quality to it, and for a good bit of the song, that style predominates. But the compilation this song appears on is called Swingin’ Jazz for Hipsters, so it’s got to swing. And it does. Starting at about the 1:05 mark and lasting until about 2:50, Roberts and his backers revert back to a style of playing that’s reminiscent of some of our favorite 50s and 60s jazz records. Roberts ditches relaxing melodies for a faster, more advanced style, packing way more notes into phrases and almost sounds improvised. And on the back end of the swing segment, he allows Ross Tompkins to shine on piano.

A pretty cool late 70s hybrid of smooth jazz and swing, led by a guitarist you’ve definitely heard before.

#jazz #jazz music #music #70s #70s music #70's #70's music #70s jazz #70's jazz

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thegrimdarkoffice · 5 years ago

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Addams Family Theme Song | Piano Version

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lavender-cherries-strawberry · 6 years ago

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Tagged by @mademoiselleclary <3

Rules: Answer twenty one questions and then tag twenty one blogs you’d like to know better!

nickname: Jojo :)

star sign: Pisces (but I don’t do horoscopes)

height: 5’6

last film I saw: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse

favourite musician: Lana Del Rey <3

song stuck in my head: The Addams Family theme song

other blogs: Nope.

do I get asks?: Sometimes :P

blogs following: 756

what I am wearing: A sweater with leggings cause it’s freezing!!!

dream job: Full-time Artist

dream trip: Anywhere with my sweetheart!

play any instruments: Piano

languages: English

favourite food: Macaroni and Cheese

favourite songs: Every Lana Del Rey song ever.

random facts: I like plants, and tea, and art, and quiet time.

Your turn: @the-ethereal-nymph @les-choses-ephemeres @didipyon @pinkprincesslauren @ali-in-wonderlust @notsorryasfuck @lapetitepriincesse @badliar13 @twilightgrl @ak1806 @rosecurled @healingmoonlight @wolfie-amadeus @oh-the-dreams-i-dream @pure-sweetness-blog @blushandroses @sundrenched-roses @romanticbrunette @clairedelou @lovingtiffanys @prettylilthingcalledlove

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purplechimera8 · 6 years ago

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21 things

Rules: answer 21 questions then tag 21 people

Nickname: Purple is what most people call me. Some people call me Chimera which I guess is the username equivalent of calling someone their last name? IDK. My husband calls me Starlight a lot

Zodiac: LEO BABY

Height: 5′8″ or 173cm

Last movie I saw: Into The Spiderverse!!!!!!

Last thing I googled: A high-five gif lol because I was on my phone and Discord doesn’t have gifs on their phone app for some bizarre reason

Favorite Musician: UMMMMMMMMM Troye Sivan? Murder By Death? Crosby Stills Nash & Young? Rhianna? idk boo I love all the music

Song stuck in my head: well, right now, the Addams Family theme because my kid came home singing the days of the week to that tune lol

Other blogs: there are other blogs?

Followers: lmao like 30

Following: more than 30? idk lol

Amount of sleep: 9ish hours

Lucky numbers: 8!

Dream job: oh man. I love writing, but I also love, love LOVED when I was a docent at a house museum.

What I’m wearing: A navy sweater, tweed pants and brown boots. Because it is my life goal to actually become Remus Lupin

Favorite food: anything savory. Right now I’m really into making ridiculous sandwiches (yesterday was hard boiled egg, tomato, spinach, avocado & bacon)

Language: English is my native language. I am (very slowly) pulling French out of the recesses of my brain (thanks @art-of-ame !); I speak a bit of Hebrew, and like 4 words of Swedish.

Can I play an Instrument: piano a bit, I played violin for 8 years, and I play the vocal chords ;)

Favorite song: ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO MAKE ME PICK ONE?! You’re so mean.

Random Fact: I used to have a belly button piercing

Describe yourself in aesthetic things: clothes covered in flour, the crunch of pine needles as you walk through the woods, the liminal space of being the only person awake in the house, the clacking of a typewriter, homemade bread, the flicker of birthday candles, hooking your pinky with his, silver wire jewelry, talking until sunrise, living room karaoke, random piles of books

not gonna tag 21 ppl but here are a few (do this only if you want to!)

i’m tagging: @jennandblitz @maraudererasmut @letsdothepanic @chromat1cs @art-of-ame

#about me #21 things #random

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papermoonloveslucy · 6 years ago

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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

1968 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE

A tumultuous year. Lucille Ball sells Desilu Studios to Paramount, ends “The Lucy Show,” and creates Lucille Ball Productions (LBP) to produce “Here’s Lucy,” starring her real-life children!

"Lucy and Viv Reminisce" (TLS S6;E16) ~ January 1, 1968

This is the first and only clips show on “The Lucy Show.” It marks the final appearance of Vivian Vance as Viv Bunson. Wrap around scenes were filmed (in one day, without a studio audience) to introduce and conclude the clips, most from season one and in black and white.

"Lucy Gets Involved" (TLS S6;E17) ~ January 15, 1968

Lucy moonlights as a carhop at a drive-in restaurant in an episode that features Jackie Coogan (”The Addams Family”) and Lucie Arnaz.

"Mooney's Other Wife" (TLS S6;E18) ~ January 22, 1968

Lucy pretends to be Mrs. Mooney to scare off an amorous woman played by Edie Adams.

"Lucy and the Stolen Stole" (TLS S6;E19) ~ January 29, 1968

Lucy and Mr. Mooney go shopping for Mrs. Mooney’s birthday and wind up being arrested for possession of a stolen fur stole. Trying to get his money back from the scam artist (Buddy Hackett), Mooney and Lucy are jailed. Filmed on December 7, 1967.

"Lucy and Phil Harris" (TLS S6;E20) ~ February 5, 1968

Phil Harris (”The Jack Benny Program”) plays Phil Stanley, a piano bar singer and composer with writer’s block.

"Lucy Helps Ken Berry" (TLS S6;E21) ~ February 19, 1968

Ken Berry plays Ken Jones, a dance instructor about to default on a loan until Lucy arranges for him to be on a local television show. Berry was spotted by Lucille Ball performing on stage and offered him a job at Desilu. He made his TV debut in 1960.

"Lucy and the Lost Star" (TLS S6;E22) ~ February 26, 1968

The title character was originally intended to be Gloria Swanson, but ended up being played by Joan Crawford. Ball and Crawford clashed during rehearsals.

"Lucy and Sid Caesar" (TLS S6;E23) ~ March 4, 1968

Sid Caesar plays himself and a look-alike criminal named Frankie the Forger. Lucy mentions that she saw Sid Caesar in Little Me and convinces him to sing “Real Live Girl” from the show.

"Lucy and the 'Boss of the Year' Award" (TLS S6;E24) ~ March 11, 1968

This is the end of season 6 and the final episode of the series (156 half-hour episodes). The season ended with a 27 share and the show was #2 in the ratings.

“The Ed Sullivan Show” (S20;E28) ~ March 17, 1968

Lucille Ball chats with Ed Sullivan onstage. She introduces a clip from her movie Yours, Mine & Ours (which co-stars Henry Fonda). Following the clip, the kids from the film sing the movie's theme song.

“Jack Benny's Carnival Nights” ~ March 20, 1968

One of Jack Benny’s bi-annual themed specials, this one starring Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Ben Blue, and musical guests Paul Revere and the Raiders. Cameos by Bob Hope, George Burns, Danny Thomas, Dean Martin, and The Smothers Brothers.

“The Mike Douglas Show” ~ March 29, 1968

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were Mike Douglas’s co-hosts. Their guests were Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, and Neil Diamond.

“Girl Talk” ~ April 26, 1968

Host Virginia Graham welcomes Lucille Ball to her talk show, which ran from 1962 to 1970 on ABC TV.

“The Mike Douglas Show” ~ May 6, 1968

Lucille Ball is guest during “Salute to the Armed Forces Week” with Omar Bradley (on the telephone) and Lt. General Stanley Larsen.

“The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” ~ May 19, 1968

Lucille Ball wins her fourth (and final) competitive Emmy Award on a show broadcast on NBC from The Hollywood Palladium. “The Lucy Show” lost to “Get Smart,” which also earned its star Don Adams (left) an Emmy. Bill Cosby (right) won for “I Spy.” "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account" (TLS S6;E6) was nominated for its writing.

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dragonscanbeplantstoo · 7 years ago

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10 Questions Tag

Thank you to the wonderful @toboldlywrite for tagging me! I love them, they make me feel like I'm posting actual original content when everyone knows I'm too chicken. Huzzah!

So, the Rules: I answer my delightful tagger's questions, I write ten of my own, I tag more people.

1. Where would your MC most want to travel to on Earth?

Greyson would love to go to Alnwick Poison Gardens. He's really into plants that Do Things, particularly hallucinogenic ones. He likes to see if there's another way to use them that doesn't cause those problems. He often has to fend off Milton trying to steal them for parties.

Levi always, ALWAYS wants to go home. Not Chateau Sang home, but his family's actual house, on the opposite coast of France, sort of near Cannes on the only place I could find that didn't have a highway RIGHT THERE. Anyway, he hardly ever gets back there anymore, and more than anything he'd like to just go back for a long time. Swim on his beach, eat the oranges off his trees, play his piano, sleep in his room. It's funny actually, his room at the castle and his room at home are really similar color/layout but they look SO DIFFERENT. The one at his house has a messy bed by the window with old yellow military history books, and maps tacked up on the walls, cluttered surfaces, and everything is just so lived in and loved. His room at the castle is sparse and usually really clean.

2. If your MC could travel in time, would they go to the past or the future?

Greyson would definitely go to the past. He would be more careful going into magical hangouts, he wouldn’t have run away from home, much less let his sister follow him. He would change all of that, and she would be alive and well, but he might still be feeling suffocated by the human world. He would do it anyway though.

3. If your MC could have any animal as a pet, what would they pick?

Sterling would love to have a black doe. I mean, she also wants a squirrel and an owl and an anaconda and fifty cats, twenty crows, and possibly a raccoon or Tasmanian devil. To say Sterling loves anything is a stretch, but she gets along really well with animals of all varieties. Deer are extra special though, for some reason. She spends a lot of time kissing deer noses in the dead of night. It’d be black because it would have to match her soul, of course.

4. Is there a particular movie/tv show that has influenced your story/a character in any way?

I get a lot of Levi inspo from Jareth the Goblin King from Labyrinth. Levi contact juggles because of Jareth’s bubble stuff. Predictably, I get a lot of Sterling/generalized Sforza inspo from the Addams Family. And my character Twigga from PookieNovel is clearly inspired my Amalthea from The Last Unicorn. So yes, in small ways.

5. Does your WIP have a theme song?

I just can’t narrow it down to one, there are too many people and aesthetics in AetherNovel to find a single overarching one. Lately though, I’ve been listening to “Introduced Species” by Hands Like Houses a lot. Its a pretty dead ringer for the dragons and I get emotional about it. Others I use a lot are “Prisoners” by Our Last Night, “Reckless and Relentless” by Asking Alexandria, and just about anything from The Synthetic Dream Foundation or In Flames. Also, each of my MCs has at least one Katy Perry theme song. Why? Idk. But “Hot and Cold” is the Original Levi song, “Roar” is Greyson af, and “Dark Horse” is every relationship Sterling has ever had. So yeah. Music.

6. Do you have a favorite OC?

Yep, still Levi. Levi is my masterpiece (some have argued Sterling is, but I actually don’t think she's that complex). He’s gotten me through a lot of ugly times, and actually gives good advice. Or rather, my subconcious uses him a lot to make itself known. Example: I was getting into a relationship i was second guessing, and I had a dream about him sitting in Cafe Nervosa from Frasier in a red peacoat, and all he did was shake his head at me. It was the right thing to do, the guy was pressuring me about sex.

7. Which OC is the most like you?

I...don’t know. I think most of them are injected with isolated areas of my psyche in relatively equal amounts. Even Sterling is pretty much born from my love of dark stuff and violence. Also my hatred of half-baked “tough bitch” characters.

8. Which OC is least like you?

Probably The Goblin Hunter, because I suck at cars and I will just never be that cool.

9. What is your go-to reread book?

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, or The Raven Cycle by Maggie Steifvater.

10. What’s your favorite thing about your WIP (stealing this one because I like it)?

A+ steal. My favorite thing...oh, my OCs, and their relationships. Those are the bits that almost always go right.

Now, I have to ask some questions! I might be out of juice on these but here goes:

1. What’s one genre you really love the idea of, but are disappointed when you go to read/watch it?

2. Feelings about fire in general? (where my fellow pyros?)

3. Which of your OCs is the kinkiest?

4. What is the one thing you most want a fan to say someday?

5. Which OC do you think readers will like the most?

6. Were your OCs born naturally, with pharmaceutical assistance, or via c section?

7. What is the single emotion that is the absolute hardest for you to write? (loneliness, loss, hopelessness, joy, etc)

8. If your OC were a cookie, what sort of cookie would they be?

9. How important do you think it is to describe a character’s appearance?

10. And, spitballing off that, which OC do you think is the prettiest?

Now, gonna tag some faves that I feel like I haven’t heard from in awhile:

@bellepaige @burningemberjade @sirilikestowrite if they’re down.

#tag games #writeblr #sage thinks #the day will come when i post actual writing on this blog #but it is not this day

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