#the life as an agent (aya)

[warrenwaskilledbyadeer]

I think truly the best asexual rep out there is Perry the Platypus and that is because nothing about his character and none of his storylines have anything to do with the fact that he's asexual, he's just a secret agent who beats up an evil scientist on a daily basis and loves his family more than anything else and that's always treated as a totally normal and completely fulfilling life for him

I always think about how quickly Dan and Swampy said "NO" when asked if Perry would ever have a girlfriend in AYA, and how immediately Dan said, "Does asexual count?" when asked if Perry is queer, I think it's something they always knew about him (even if they didn't think of it as him being "asexual" before that word was more widely known) and I love that they never made a big deal out of it, he just exists as an asexual guy (well, platypus) and I love that so much

[theinsomniacnerd]

DAZAI THEORY!!!!!

So, seeing that my theories have been getting some attention, here's another one!!

So, Bungo Stray dogs season 5 started and ended all in the month of September of 2023. After that, they said aren't getting any more content UNTIL 2026. That was enough time for me to think of a bunch of theories like:

Will Sigma join the Armed Detective Agency now that the Decay Of Angels are defeated?

Will Poe also join due to the Guild disbanding and him constantly helping out Ranpo?

If Aya grew up, would she join the Armed Detective Agency?

What will Bram, Nikolai and the rest of the Hunting Dogs do now since Fukichi and Fyodor are dead?

Is Tachihara alive, a vampire or dead?

But the one I want to talk about right now is our loveable and heavily simped over suicidal maniac,

Osamu Dazai.

I know this post will be a bit long but hear me out!!

Is Dazai going to re-join the Port Mafia? Think about it!!

In Season 2, episodes 1 thru 4 shows Dazai life in the Port when he was 18. When Odasaku is speaking to Mori about going after Mimic's leader, Mori says, "in four years, Dazai would have surpressed me and take the position of heaf of the Port Mafia." And if you do the very simple math: 18 + 4 = 22. Dazai right now currently is 22. But wait!! There is more.

Mori has asked Dazai not once! But twice to come back to the Mafia and even offered him back his position! We have also seen how many times in the ADA they leave out Dazai, even a clip on the Manga where it shows everyone and they say that everyone is here despite Dazai not being there. AND! It could be that Sigma could be his replacement. Think about it! Yosano is the healer, Kenji and Atsushi are the brute force, Tanazaki is the diversion, Kunikida will be the future President and Ranpo is the brains! And what is Dazai's role in all this? The pretty face?!

Now before some of you come after me saying "What about Dazai's promise to Odasaku about being good?!" Chill out, I've got my explanation for that. Dazai could rejoin the Port Mafia and become the boss but he could still be a good guy, just like Odasaku with the whole "I'm an agent in the Port Mafia but I don't kill" sort of thing.

And a few other things: Season 5 acted in a way as to how the Detective Agency would function without Dazai.

Dazai crimes somehow got leaked even though Ango told Mushitaro that he had deleted them all so Dazai could be free from his past life.

Mori is sitting down in his seat in season 1 but not in season 3.

Dazai also takes off the pendant he wears in the season 4 outro.

Well, that's all I have today! Tell me what other theories from BSD or from any other fandoms!

- sincerely me (yes, Dear Even Hansen, I'm a theater kid.)

[sweetbottletops]

I was going to look up what it's called when you're into animal ears, but I don't want to do that to the FBI agent assigned to my search results. Maybe taking her to Universal Japan every year will be enough.

Ch 79

Aya is taking this golden retriever boyfriend trend to heart. Only Koga has zero retriever energy so she is sticking with old lady dogs.

"It doesn't hurt that much."

Let the record show Koga was the one who got herself in this situation. She is going to out herself as cool at school. And then what? Have school friends? Friends that think you are cool? Outrageous.

How did they not notice all those holes before? I know Koga tries being invisible and she wears her hair down at school -

But as someone who has to look down ~~ at her own printed band tshirt ~~ to see what the store clerk is complimenting like I'm three years old....perhaps I shouldn't throw stones. “So you like The Sounds?” *gasp* “Yeah, um…” *follows eye line down to shirt*

Koga, your glasses are off! They're going to realize you're Superman!

It has to be a shock getting positive attention for things you've been meticulously hiding while at school. She's this close to getting head pats from everyone. Woof.

Mao is really getting into this. I'm going to need to see her dressed up to see some eventual gig once the cat is fully out of the bag (continuing with the animal theme). She might be a Narita match in more ways than one when it comes to her future Oshi. And she was the first friend to try out their music too.

This is all easing them into "meeting" the cd shop "bf" isn't it?

Aw, Aya is a bit jealous. Koga being cool and appreciated by more people is what she wants for her, she literally has been wanting to see her happy face at school, but it is a big difference from having a special Oshi to yourself.

What do you mean by "this", Koga-chan? *steeple fingers* Other people may come to think she's cool, but they got something that's just for the two of them. And that sounds a bit like -

- the famous, loyal, change-for-nobody, akita dog name Hachiko. March 8th is Hachiko day. One day off of Koga's birthday. Now that is out of Aya's system maybe don't revisit the role-play until y'all have some bigger relationship talks.

Thematically Koga needs to step onto the big stage (both actual and in life) by the end of the series imo. So keep your secrets from your friends now you two (especially the dog stuff, Aya), but eventually Koga's going to debut and it will be very obvious to everyone who Aya has been into this whole time.

[mattapparentlystumbltourneys]

BRACKET REVEAL

Alright. At long last, I present to you the bracket...or should I say...*BRACKETS* for the Virtual Character Tournament!

Given the scale, the first round is going to be one bracket per week, 4 a day, with each lasting 24 hours. I know that this is still tight, but given how many contestants there are, along with the necessary inclusions of images and propaganda (oh and I guess also my job), it's what I can do to keep this semi-manageable. There's also no redemption round this time. It's gonna be a single elimination tournament. Be kind to your peers. This is not but a drop in the infinite ocean of the internet.

...oh yeah the brackets themselves. We'll be going in order over the course of 4 weeks. I'll make proper announcements for them as they commence. Given how many there are and what I want to get done beforehand, Bracket 1 will likely begin some time this week. But for the matchups...

Bracket 1:

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs. Elohim (The Talos Principle)

Flame (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs. The Supervisor/Mouthless (Tenkuu Shinpan)

XANA (Code Lyoko) vs. MetalMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)

9-Jack-9 (Zot!) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex Aid)

Sage (Sonic Frontiers) vs Mektryllis (Fate/Extra CCC)

Dot Matrix (Reboot) vs V Flower (Vocaloid)

Wizardmon (Digimon) vs Delta (Red Vs. Blue)

Sora (Ever17) vs Kasane Teto (UTAU)

The Doctor/EMH (Star Trek Voyager) vs Crash (Awful Hospital)

Burroughs (Shin Megami Tensei IV) vs Quorra (Tron Legacy)

The Machine (Person of Interest) vs The Rocket Dex (Pokemon)

P03 (Inscription) vs. M.X.E.S (FNAF Security Breach: Ruins)

Hakuno Kishinami (Fate/EXTRA) vs Data Riku (Kingdom Hearts)

Samaritan (Person of Interest) vs ART (The Murderbot Diaries)

Cortana (Halo) vs M-Bot (Skyward)

Mitsuko Miyazumi (Archer) vs Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)

Bracket B:

Ene (Kagerou Project) vs The Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe)

Amadeus (Steins; Gate 0) vs D.O.M (The Adventure Zone)

AM (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream) vs Theo (Meta Runner)

Colonel.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Daia (Kiratto PriChan)

Agumon (Digimon) vs The Bobbiedots (FNAF Fazbear Frights)

Felix the Desktop Cat (Real Life) vs SHODAN (System Shock)

MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Church (Red vs. Blue)

Shepherd (ENA) vs Dr. Coomer (Half Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)

Sophie/Sophia (Persona 5 Strikers) vs Dizzy (Beyblade)

Miss J/SCP 5094 (SCP) vs Ultraman X (Ultraman X)

SAYU (No Straight Roads) vs Falulu (Pripara)

Incarceron (Incarceron) vs Benry (Half Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware)

Lea (Crosscode) vs Kiracchu (Kiratto PriChan)

Dragon (Prahumans) vs Murder-Bot 2.0 (The Murderbot Diaries)

Ai (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs Glitch Slime (Slime Rancher)

Eris (Wolf 359) vs Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Bracket III:

Hera (Wolf 359) vs Shin AI (Your Turn to Die)

Alba (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure) vs The Denpa Men (The Denpa Men)

Guy (Free Guy) vs EDI (Mass Effect)

Aetna (Lore Olympus) vs Yui (Sword Art Online)

Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie Sonic) vs Gabumon (Digimon)

Jacqueline Box (Pripara) vs Mamechi (Tamagotchi)

Vanellope von Shweetz (Wreck-It Ralph) vs Cleverbot (Real Life)

The Phantom Virus (Scooby-Doo) vs Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)

Alter Ego (Danganronpa) vs Digit (Cyberchase)

Simulcast (Reflection TTRPG) vs SARA (Toonami)

Lumina Ichihoshi (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ) vs The World Machine (OneShot)

Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) vs Holly (Red Dwarf)

HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) vs Samantha (Her)

PAMA (Minecraft Story Mode) vs Noah Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Agent Smith (The Matrix) vs O.R.C.A (Splatoon)

Spunc (Alpha Betas) vs Porygon (Pokemon)

Bracket Delta:

GIFanny (Gravity Falls) vs Coco (Aikatsu Friends)

Vic Fontaine (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) vs Red One (The Last Angel)

Glitchtrap (FNAF Help Wanted) vs Holo (My Holo Love)

Avina (Mass Effect) vs Light Hope (She-Ra)

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)

Bonzi Buddy (Real Life) vs Tama (AI The Somnium Files)

Dragon (Worm) vs Bip (Runway to the Stars)

Failsafe (Destiny) vs J.A.R.V.I.S (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Aiba (AI: The Somnium Files) vs CanHaz (DC Comics)

SAYER (SAYER) vs Fey (Welcome to Night Vale)

Buddy (Buddy Simulator 1984) vs Ziggy (Quantum Leap)

Maggy (Hellspark) vs The Squip (Be More Chill)

Lyla (Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse) vs Durandal (Marathon)

Beta Jay 137 (Ninjago) vs Zero III (Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward)

Sergey Ushanka (The Magnus Archines) vs Demetra (Spy Kids 3: GAME OVER)

Alie (The 100) vs Lil' Hal (Homestuck)

As always, thank you for bearing with me during this long and arduous process. Sorry for the hassle, and be prepared, as it is almost upon us.

[pyrokineticqueen]

Here is a cluster of links for you to check out if you were wondering how you can help the families in Palestine:

Rafeef's family needs to evacuate so the little girl can receive major surgery in Egypt: Link

Fadel is twenty-five, plays basketball and dreams of being able to represent Palestine in international competitions: Link

Fadi lives in Belgium and is looking to evacuate his family who is still in Gaza. One of the family members was badly wounded at the leg by a bullet from the occupation: Link

Joint fund for the families of Walaa, Tasneem, Reham, Noor and Ahmed: Link

Mohammed and Asmaa lost their business and home during the occupation and are now physically seperated. The fund is to help them reunite, rebuild their life, and finally get married: Link

Munir was a real estate agent and is now gathering funds to help evacuate his father, cousins, nieces and nephews: Link

Rabeha is a fresh graduate dentist who didn't get to start her brilliant career and aims to evacuate the 23 members of her family she has left: Link

Zeina is 10 yo and needs to reunite with her mother in Cairo: Link

Mai is in Belgium and intends to provide money so her family can survive with the price of food, water and medical supplies being so high, until she can help them evacuate: Link

Lana is fifteen years old and was a star student. She still dreams of accomplishing great things. Her family's business was destroyed, they've been displaced several times and are now looking to evacuate to Egypt: Link

Tareq is raising money for his brother's family. Dr. Hassan AL Qatrawy was a lecturer at Al-Aqsa University until it was destroyed: Link

Aya is seperated from her two children who are stuck in Gaza. Mona is 12 yo, has ADHD and loves to play basketball and read books. Karem is an advanced karate player who wishes to be a doctor someday. Link

Asmaa just finished her intership to become a dentist and hopes to get a job or a scholarship so she can support her family and hopefully have her own clinic: Link

Muhammad seeks to support his family, including his sister, a doctor who was honors student and graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and his brother, an outstanding engineering student: Link

The Shbuir family's home was destroyed and they now currently live in a cramped apartment and searching for security: Link

Esraa is trying to help her family, including her 10 yo brother-in-law with misaligned eyes who needs medical assistance: Link

Ikram Mahdi has lost her husband and wants to escape with her children. The fundraiser also concerns her large family who are also suffering in Gaza: Link

[ghostwise]

heartbreak & midnight for aya? 👀 also generally curious if you've given any thought to her relationship with orin

heartbreak: Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

No great heartbreaks for Aya, just a long series of very small ones; a new one every day. I think there must've been a time when she felt distress at how different her feelings and experiences were from those of her peers, but she acclimated quickly to her difficulties relating to others, and ultimately came to the conclusion that it's best to keep others at arm's length. All her life, her focus has been on trying to survive the urge. Her relationships never made it very far.

Still, Aya is a lover of art, music, poetry… so there's an inherent longing in her. Likely she gravitates to other artists, drawn in by what they create: Pretty feelings packaged in easily consumed morsels. Bite-sized poems and watercolors. Two-dimensional love. The invitation to feel something great without accompanying risk.

Orin is interesting. When Aya was first brought into the cult, I imagine she must have felt a kinship with Orin, relieved to meet someone like-minded. Imagine being told one day - this is all correct! your feelings are true! everything is as it should be! better, even! special! chosen!

What a relief!

Along with this kinship I picture a slowly developing rivalry between them. But they both must have relished it at times. Relished and reviled it as well.

It comes down to the question of - how are we conceptualizing the dark urge, for purposes of this character? What's the nature of the compulsion? Does it try to camouflage among society in order to hunt, or does it stand out, and therefore need to be repressed/hidden/masked? Is it part of her, or an uninvited guest? How much will be left over of her once it's excised? Is it like a parasite? Is it like a cancer? Is it a lack of something, or an addition of something? The urge is described on the wiki as driving all Bhaalspawn to, eventually, murder every other Bhaalspawn, leaving one standing who would then kill themself and resurrect as Bhaal. So the urge is inherently self-destructive, while being the epitome of individualism. If I can be the strongest and stomp out everyone else, I will become a god!

Furthermore it is a divine heritage and a divine power that drives the urge--this albeit the fact that divinity in Faerun seems to have a lot more to do with the whims of inhuman gods than any humanistic effort or concept. The humanistic and the divine are forces that are necessarily opposed in this setting. Narratively speaking, interesting things happen where they meet.

Is Bhaal then an opportunistic agent plying helpless people towards evil? Maybe not. Discord, murder, tyranny, all already exist in the heart of men. And in the case of Aya, and other Bhaalspawn/Durge characters, Bhaal has other ways of plying. He's their Father, after all. What do you do when your heritage is one of torment?

You sit down, be good, and suffer.

midnight: What keeps your OC up at night? Do they have nightmares? Fears? Anxieties? What do they do in the small hours of the morning when they should be sleeping?

She's had so many vile and gory dreams, they really don't phase her anymore lol. But she often stays up late, or gets up early, to write or practice her lute. Such a sweet little songbird.

[wherevenusholdssomeofficespace]

Phineas and Ferb as Sci Fi

If you thought I'd leave it at acknowledging the shows genre you were wrong.

Okay, so generally speaking, genre's are wide categories that overlap and are just... foundations for understanding works. They aren't boxes, and works can fit into many genre's. So A LOT of things are sci-fi while not necessarily being sci-fi.

So... Sci-Fi has it's own set of archetypes, and I think generally the thing that differentiates SCI-FI from sci-fi (that is being part of larger sci-fi discourse, and rather than just having a sci-fi elements, see Spy thrillers, which may have sci-fi elements, but isn't really the subject of this discussion) is the use of themes. Or more specifically Sci-Fi is often commentary on the world's current state of affairs and/or currently developing technologies and extrapolating it to its (sometimes logical sometimes exaggerated) conclusion.

Now, generally speaking, this isn't Phineas and Ferb or Milo, their focus is on comedy, and the ridiculous situations that arise. Their main conflicts aren't necessarily sci-fi. After all the show translates itself into other settings rather easily. (Historical, fantasy, adventure). The main conflict is an exaggerated sibling conflict, and a secret agent plot. Themes of family and battling a villain taking over the world aren't inherently sci-fi.

But I do think Phineas and Ferb makes use of a particular sci-fi theme. As in the common theme of the potential for future technologies to have potential to have both positive and negative effects on the world.

Phineas and Ferb represent positive change in the world. The benefits that come from technological developments. This is something Candace constantly fights against, Candace has many reasons for her wanting to bust her brothers, but one of them is the dangers that the technologies her brothers develop could (and often do) pose. And when things happen, she is often its victim. (Even if sometime she's also to blame herself).

Think Phineas and Ferb get busted. When they built the "Flying Car of the Future Today". Literally invoking the Sci-Fi concept of futuristic technologies that change how we live. They're careless with this technology and it crushes their house.

Granted, this is Candace's dream inside Perry's dream, but Candace and Perry are parallels here, where they are both agents attempting to stop the development of futuristic technologies. Perry, despite his use of "high tech" ultimately, for the most part, utilizes technologies that currently exist, as well as physical prowess. Same with Candace. But, ultimately, unlike Candace who is (unsuccessfully) stifling her brothers, who do create for the sake of helping people, Perry is fighting against someone who seeks to abuse developing technologies for the sake of hurting others.

Doofensmirtz, (in PnF) represents the negative. He creates technologies to take over the tri-state area. Enslave humans, cause pain and suffering them, not only to benefit himself, but simply because he wants others to hurt.

We get a variety of future's that are depended on Doof's path in life. The 2D, quantum boogaloo, AYA, and the time-travel future in MML, all highlight a potential future. In Quantum Boogaloo, the fear of progress (also more pertinently the stifling of children's freedoms but that's another discussion), leaves the tri-state area vulnerable to Doofensmirtz's abuse and leaves the community suffering under his forced changes.

In MML, Doof goes good. He actually has a positive influence on the future. He invents time travel, and is famous because of it. Doof, turns himself around and uses technologies, the same technologies, often times that he used for evil. (See him using the Chicken-Replacinator in CATU for good). These technologies are tools, able to be used for good and evil depending on the user.

Granted, bringing time travel to the masses may have brought more harm than good, as it allowed the Pistachions a chance to take over, but it also allowed Dakota to save Cavendish (or maybe it's why Cavendish died so often, either way). And Doof throughout MML uses his creations recklessly. They are intended for good, despite functionally being no different from those intended for evil, but despite intentions still cause harm when Doof isn't careful with them. It is the intersection of the positive and negative influence Doof and PnF had in PnF, harm coming from good intentions. Even good intentions aren't enough to keep developing technologies safe from misuse.

While I highly doubt any of this was a conscious decision, it's only natural when you are developing something to reiterate the themes and motifs of the wider cultural . The use of sci-fi elements immediately invokes the dangers and benefits of the progression of technology and society, and so it's natural that Phineas and Ferb would in it's own way cover it too.

[pokemon-blightblur]

Blight/Blur : All Characters

🐉 The Legend of The Dragons :

Hero of Truth, Hilbert Blackburn Hero of Ideals, Nate Blake The Heart, Cheren Slater Warrior of Truth, Hilda Weiss Warrior of Ideals, Hugh Obsidian Scholar of Truth, Bianca Alabaster Scholar of Ideals, Rosa Whitefield The Priest, N Harmonia Gropius The Doctor, Nikolai Colress / Acro Cogita

👑 Unova's League :

The Woodcutter's Apprentice, Cilan Clockworker The Angler's Apprentice, Cress Clockworker The Blacksmith's Apprentice, Cress Clockworker The Archivist, Lenora Magnolia The Artist, Burgh Barlowe The Seamstress, Elesa Starling The Prospector, Clay Tamagawa The Adventurer, Skyla Vale The Phantom, Brycen Ryder The Captain, Drayden Dragul The Musician, Roxie Fenton The Seafarer, Marlon Salvador The Enchantress, Shauntal Del Rosario The Gambler, Grimsley Slater The Princess, Caitlin Bloomingdale The Successor, Marshal Redwood The Heir, Benga Redwood The Heiress, Iris Chibana The Lorekeeper, Alder Redwood The Moon's Chronicler, Ingo Graystone The Sun's Chronicler, Emmet Graystone ✖️ Team Plasma + Order of The Heart :

The False Prophet, Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius The Eye of Love, Anthea Harmonia Gropius The Eye of Peace, Concordia Harmonia Gropius The Agent, Zinzolin Ryder The Agent, Godfrey Rood The Eye of Love, Yancy Rosewood The Eye of Peace, Curtis Greenville The Shadow, Uno The Shadow, Dos The Shadow, Tres 🔖 Gym Guides :

Waitress Tia of Striaton Scientist Satomi of Nacrene Harlequin Jack of Castelia Lady Colette of Nimbasa Clerk Katie of Driftveil Pilot Chase of Mistralton Black Belt Thomas of Icirrus Veterans Kim and Ron of Opelucid Gentleman Clyde of Aspertia Guitarist Billy Jo of Virbank Ace Trainer Santino of Humilau

🧪 Scientists :

The Counselor, Audrea Juniper The Wiseman, Cedric Juniper The Analyst, Fennel Dreamer The Prodigy, Amanita Dreamer

🩸 Family :

Harper Blackburn Lillith Slater Noland Slater Blanche Alabaster Silas Alabaster Marianne Blake Hitoshi Obsidian Giselle Obsidian Aya Obsidian Sabrina Starling Roxas Fenton Kuroba Amano Norman Slater Cynthia Cogita The Witch, Nikola Cogita

🌏 Friends and Allies of Other Regions :

The Hero of Life and Death, Calem Laflamme The Heroine of Life and Death, Serena Cendrine The Gravekeeper, Augustine Sycamore The Philantropist, Lysandre Donnadieu The King of Kalos, Azriel Donnadieu

[lgbtqmanga]

New Releases May 23, 2023

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (novel) vol. 9 by Yuumikan and Koin

All members of Maple Tree made it through the prelims and are joining forces in the eighth event’s main round—a brutal three day survival mission. But they’ve all tamed monsters that perfectly fit their builds and they are unmatched in combat. They rampage across the perilous fields, annihilating bosses that slew countless other players and are well on their way to becoming a gauntlet that no force on earth can hope to survive!

I Cannot Reach You vol. 6 by Mika

Time rewinds to Kakeru and Yamato’s elementary school days, when they first met each other. While their personalities are near-exact opposites, they grow closer with each day they spend together. Soon, Kakeru learns more about Yamato—that his father fell into a coma after an accident, and even about a certain secret that he’s hiding...

Manner of Death vol. 1 by Sammon and Yukari Umemoto

When the skilled coroner Dr. Bunnakit is called to examine the body of his childhood friend after her “suicide,” he soon determines that she was actually murdered. That night, a mysterious stranger threatens him, telling him to rule her death a suicide—and after he confides in his prosecutor friend about this incident, his friend suddenly goes missing. But all hope is not lost, as a young lecturer named Tan offers to help him get to the bottom of all this—which would be more reassuring if Tan weren’t the prime suspect...

My Dear Agent vol. 1 by Ebino Bisque

Professional bodyguard Riichi is employed to protect the son of the leader of a large conglomerate and takes his work incredibly seriously. One day, he's tasked with coaching Tachibana, a rookie new hire, who unfortunately has no money and no place to go. After opening his home to the new employee, Riichi is taken aback by Tachibana's brashness... and his endless flirting! Just who is this mysterious new coworker, and what is he up to?!

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter vol. 3 by Yatsuki Wakatsu, Kazuki Irodori, and Kikka Ohashi

Although summoned to a fantasy world, with a new title and a stunning knight captain by his side, Kondou’s life is on the up and up! Or so it seems from the outside. But three meals a day, rest breaks, no overtime...it irks Kondou to no end! But when danger looms and Kondou realizes he’s not in Japan anymore, can Aresh break through his bitter shell and show him there’s more to life than just work?!

Sasaki and Miyano vol. 8 by Shou Harusono

Now that the couple no longer attend the same school, the daily lives of Sasaki and Miyano are both the same and yet somehow different. Can their relationship survive the distance...or will they gradually drift apart?

Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games vol. 5 by Eri Ejima

Aya and Mio attend a prim-and-proper academy for young ladies, one where video games are outright banned. That hasn’t stopped them from following their secret gaming passion all the way to Japan’s biggest fighting game tournament! Now, both of them face a high-stakes battle against oddball pro gamers. Aya plays head-to-head against an intimidating biker hooligan, while Mio faces a cute, diminutive girl whose tiny frame hides a truly vicious spirit. Just how far will their love for gaming take them at an arena full of the world’s strongest?

[video-game-kids-tournament]

Alright, so it's come to my attention that we're one contestant short for when the preliminaries finish!

Submit your blorbos y'all!! there's one spot left!!

Requiring one more submission

9-Volt from WarioWare: 2 votes

Alisaie Leveilleur from Final Fantasy XIV: 2 votes

Baby Zombie from Minecraft: 2 votes

Bowser Jr. from Mario: 2 votes

Charmy Bee from Sonic the Hedgehog: 2 votes

Chihiro Fujisaki from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc: 2 votes

Chikorita (Your Partner) from Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: 2 votes

Cuphead from Cuphead: 2 votes

Futaba Sakura from Persona 5: 2 votes

Grimmchild from Hollow Knight: 2 votes

Katie Forester from Yo-Kai Watch: 2 votes

Kirby from Kirby: 2 votes

Jade Harley from Pesterchum: 2 votes

Jean from Fire Emblem Engage: 2 votes

Joker from Persona 5: 2 votes

Lancer from Deltarune: 2 votes

Lucas from Earthbound: 2 votes

Misfortune Ramirez Hernandez from Little Misfortune: 2 votes

Mono from Little Nightmares 2: 2 votes

Nanako Dojima from Persona 4: 2 votes

Olle from Bramble: The Mountain King: 2 votes

Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: 2 votes

Sonic the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog: 2 votes

Sunny from Omori: 2 votes

The Faceless Boy from INSIDE: 2 vote

Umbrella from Skullgirls: 2 votes

Youngster Joey from Pokémon Gold & Silver: 2 votes

Requiring two more submissions

Agent 3/Neo 3 from Splatoon 3: 1 vote

Akari from Pokemon Legends Arceus: 1 vote

Alex from Oxenfree: 1 vote

Alphinaud Leveilleur from Final Fantasy XIV: 1 vote

Alvin Jr. from Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season: 1 vote

Amanda from Amanda the Adventurer: 1 vote

Arabella from Baldur’s Gate 3: 1 vote

Ari from Okage Shadow King: 1 vote

Ash Ketchum from Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow: 1 vote

Aya from Mad Father: 1 vote

Baby Peach from Mario Kart: 1 vote

Barbara Finch from What Remains of Edith Finch: 1 vote

BB-28 / Lou from Death Stranding: 1 vote

Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg: 1 vote

Bon Bonne from Mega Man Legends: 1 vote

Braith from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: 1 vote

Buddy Armstrong from Lisa the Painful, Lisa the Joyful

Cassie from Five Nights at Freddy's: 1 vote

Clara from Honkai Star Rail: 1 vote

Classic Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog: 1 vote

Clover Field from 999: Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors: 1 vote

Commander Keen from Commander Keen: 1 vote

Cove Holden from Our Life: Beginning & Always: 1 vote

Cunoesse from Disco Elysium: 1 vote

Daniel Diaz from Life is Strange 2: 1 vote

Edea Lee from Bravely Default: 1 vote

Eleanor Lamb from Bioshock 2: 1 vote

Elodie from Long Live the Queen: 1 vote

Ellie from The Last of Us: 1 vote

Elsword from Elsword: 1 vote

Emma from Pokémon X + Y: 1 vote

Gladion from Pokemon Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: 1 vote

GingerBrave from Cookie Run Ovenbreak: 1 vote

Hatchling from Outer Wilds: 1 vote

Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3: 1 vote

Hook from Honkai: Star Rail: 1 vote

Hortensia from Fire Emblem Engage: 1 vote

Hugo from OFF: 1 vote

Ida from Monument Valley: 1 vote

Inkling Girl/Boy from Splatoon: 1 vote

Iris Wilson from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles: 1 vote

Jack Marston from Red Dead Redemption 2: 1 vote

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Jo from Your Turn to Die: 1 vote

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Karol Capel from Tales of Vesperia: 1 vote

Kel (Headspace) from Omori: 1 vote

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Lev from The Last of Us: Part 2: 1 vote

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Madotsuki from Yume Nikki / Dream Diary: 1 vote

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Mary from Ib: 1 vote

Masked Kid from Underhero: 1 vote

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Mol from Baldur's Gate 3

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Nicole from Class of '09: 1 vote

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Nugget from Kindergarten: 1 vote

Pajama Sam from Pajama Sam: 1 vote

Paula from EarthBound: 1 vote

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Pip from Limbus Company: 1

Red from Pokémon Red: 1 vote

Ricken from Fire Emblem Awakening: 1 vote

Sal Fisher from Sally Face: 1 vote

Sara from Your Turn to Die: 1 vote

Selene from Pokémon Ultra Sun + Moon: 1 vote

Serge from Chrono Cross: 1 vote

Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog: 1 vote

Shaun Mars from Heavy Rain: 1 vote

Sig from Puyo Puyo Fever 2

Skykids/Avatars from Sky: Children of the Light: 1 vote

Sunny Emmerich from Metal Gear Solid 4/Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: 1 vote

Susie from Deltarune: 1 vote

Squares from Puyo Puyo Tetris 2: 1 vote

Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker + The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass: 1 vote

The Blitzball Kid from Final Fantasy X: 1 vote

The Child from Run 3: 1 vote

The Farmer’s Child(ren) from Stardew Valley: 1 vote

The Girl from Fear and Hunger: 1 vote

The Orphan of Kos from Bloodborne: 1 vote

The Young Wizard from Wizard101: 1 vote

Tiphereth A and B from Lobotomy Corporation: 1 vote

Tulin from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: 1 vote

Vella Tartine from Broken Age: 1 vote

Vertin from Reverse: 1999: 1 vote

Vincent from Stardew Valley: 1 vote

Xion from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: 1 vote

Yoshi from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door: 1 vote

Yuu from The Cruel King and The Great Hero

Zagreus from Hades: 1 vote

[nalanzu]

Episode 24: Zeremonio - Likenesses Passing

This episode, unlike most of the others, takes up some of its very limited runtime to give us some Last Time On Weiss Kreuz scenes. I'd like to point out that Weiss have a beanbag couch in their basement instead of real furniture, and that is absolutely the most true-to-life representation of a bunch of 20 year old men decorating their own space.

We open the episode with Weiss sending Momoe, the old lady who took care of the flowershop, into the countryside to be safe. As if she wasn't a Kritiker agent, come on. (To be fair, the show never says this explicitly, but there is literally no other explanation for her.) Weiss then thinks that they need to worry about themselves, since Schwarz is going to try to murder them to death at some point and will probably find out about the flowershop.

Guys, it's far too late for that and I do not know why you haven't been worried about that THIS WHOLE TIME. Yohji points out that if Schwarz really wants to find them, it doesn't matter where they hide. Yohji is the only sensible person here.

On the other side of - presumably - Tokyo Bay, Esstset has hoarded some art in a museum and they admire it as they go farther underground. There are glowing rocks underground, along with a fountain and some stone statues holding up the ceiling. Esstset gloats about meeting someone again as they can finally conduct their ritual.

In another room (building? city? IDK), girl!Aya's body is being Prepared with glittery IV fluid while Schwarz watches. And Sakura. Crawford says they're adjusting her DNA. I have Questions. Schuldig says they're going to sacrifice her to raise a demon, or at least that's what Esstset thinks is going to happen, but that Esstset is full of shit. And there's Nagi, somehow still alive despite getting a dramatic death scene a couple episodes back. He is also contemptuous of the demon thing.

Crawford and Schuldig explain the aging process incorrectly, attributing it to DNA misfires and not once mentioning telomeres, before saying that girl!Aya hasn't aged a day in the two years she's been comatose. She is therefore the fountain of youth, if they can figure out how to use her. Schuldig warns Sakura off of trying to tell Aya where his sister is, while Crawford tells him not to cause too much damage.

Kritiker has infiltrated this lab with a couple of agents in the ductwork and Birman outside in another bubblegum pink car. Why does every woman in this show drive a bubblegum pink car. More importantly, she points out that the two agents in the ducts are among the last few surviving members of Kritiker (and it was ten or so that have been murdered already, making this a VERY small organization) and would they please try not to die. Of course, Farfarello kills them both in the next 30 seconds. They've already told Birman where the lab is, which is great, but what's less great is that it takes her so long to start the car and get moving that Farfarello has time to leap on top of it for a dramatic sequence of Birman forcing him off her car.

Inside the lab, Schuldig has told Aya to stay put and that he's not going to forgive her for pointing a gun at him. Sakura is In Crisis, identifying with girl!Aya and crying. She then proceeds to climb out the window, but instead of escaping she goes down to girl!Aya's hospital bed. Weiss is at the flowershop, bitching about not having any business (the absolute least of your concerns, boys), and Birman shows up to tell them where girl!Aya is.

Weiss shows up at the lab, which has been rapidly emptied out. They search for Clues. They find girl!Aya stashed in a locker. Sakura, you lunatic. Weiss immediately gives up on looking for clues and just take girl!Aya back to their apartment. Aya, buddy, without IV fluids and an NG tube, she is going to die of dehydration in a matter of days.

In the museum, Esstset and Schwarz are having A Moment. Esstset thanks Schwarz for their preparatory work for the ritual and Schuldig accepts their thanks in the most creepy way possible. They all get a bit of a creepy moment. Esstset says they trust their Special Component is also being prepared, and Crawford says that they are taking Extra Care because of how Special she is.

Crawford is perfectly well aware that they have Sakura and not girl!Aya, and also that Sakura will not work for the ritual. Crawford swears the ritual will go off as planned. Esstset points out that the next time the stars will align will be in 800 years and Schwarz better not fuck it up.

Schwarz attempts to smack girl!Aya's location out of Sakura before they remember that Schuldig is literally psychic. (How did they not notice WHEN IT HAPPENED istg.) Schuldig finds the answer extremely easily, again prompting me to ask how the fuck they didn't notice the substitution when it happened.

In the flowershop basement, Omi and Birman are Researchng while Ken and Yohji are bickering. Literally all of Kritiker is unreachable. Aya defuses the tension by appearing just as Nagi rings the doorbell. Crawford wants to exchange the girls, Nagi says, and he gives them a time and place to make the trade.

Esstset is on some bullshit about Tibet being a magical place. And some secret society with green gloves. They found a Magic Text in Tibet, idk. This is the show's half-assed attempt to explain the actual demon summoning.

At the stated location, Aya meets Crawford. Sakura is there, but Aya has of course not brought his sister. Crawford tells Aya that Schuldig is going to the flowershop to fuck shit up then sets a crowd of goons on Aya. Whether they're in their right minds or not is unclear.

Weiss, having done something right, has set Ken and Yohji to guard the bed girl!Aya isn't actually in. Schuldig falls for the bait anyway. He is, however, not distressed to see girl!Aya not there. This is largely because Farfarello has found the basement, which is where Omi is hiding with girl!Aya and Birman.

Schuldig very handily overpowers both Ken and Yohji, leaving them alive so they can watch the chaos. Aya returns to the flowershop, having singlehandedly murdered all of the goons, to find Omi and Birman unconscious on the floor and his sister missing.

In the museum, Esstset has everything they need for The Ritual.

The plot is moving so fast in this episode that we have very little meat to chew on in the realm of character development. The only quibble I have here is that Schwarz keeps leaving Weiss alive for shits and giggles. One would think they would know better. Weiss is absolutely outmatched, every time, but they are also persistent and Schwarz only has to fuck up once.

[claireredfieldbook]

The Transformative Power of Tragedy: A Memoir's Impact on Life's Trajectory

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[haveievermentioned]

Trick or treat! 👻🎃

(I think this is for the writer version, so if it's not let me know!)

So, for my Jecht/Maleficent fic, I needed Tidus to have a step mom. While I always knew she EXSITED and was someone (in Universe A) that Jecht had married after making it aware he was hung up on an ex, I hadn't gone much farther than that. Then for the year of the OTP, I needed a name, so I picked Manamea after searching polynesian names on baby name websites. And... I really like Manamea now. Manamea and Jecht are sticking by each other even after she's now aware of how Jecht was basically cursed and Jecht wants to break it because she deserved better. She picked this life where Jecht is closest to his FFX Counterpart because it was better than she had then (how? I don't know yet.) and I think once the curse is broken (possibly to their own actions) they may stick together in an asexual marriage of care and convenience. If you want more Aspec Sora stuff... So, uh, I'm thinking Agent 47 may also find himself in Quadratum and Sora is the first person to reach out as he hears about 47's lack of personal life, realizes he's aspec, and rushes in to talk saying they have something in common. (the only person to resepond is Aya trying to drag him out, but it is a crack. Sora continues to reach out and 47 DOES like kids so while 47 is never adopted, he does have a soft spot for Sora)

[mikewxrren]

When Aya had originally known Mike, his idea of fun was studying over pizza to try and get ahead of the curve. That had been his entire life until recently. 

‘We should meet the others first.’ He pointed to the less seedy bar where surfers and tourists gathered. ‘Then we can see if they want to join us?’ A rooftop bar didn’t sound like something the others would enjoy. But that didn’t mean they’d refuse. And he had an inkling Briggs would lurk like a grim shadow, watching Aya the whole night. 

‘There he is!’ Mike heard Johnny’s voice before he saw him. Johnny appeared from a pair of young women wearing the biggest shit-eating grin. ‘I told you he existed.’ But Johnny’s attention drifted from Mike to Aya. It was clear that he had forgotten that Mike had a guest tonight. And that he did not need a wingman. 

‘Hey.’ Mike gave the ladies a friendly smile but put his arm back around Aya. ‘Aya, this is Johnny. We work together.’ Johnny didn’t seem like the typical FBI agent. But that worked to their advantage. ‘And, Johnny, I told you about Aya?’ 

‘Oh right, that’s tonight!’ Johnny turned to the ladies and apologised to them, explaining ‘pilot business’. The women were confused but didn’t bother to hang around.

‘Are the others in there?’ 

‘Oh, yeah, Briggs’ got the tab. DJ’s not coming. And Paige is still tied up with you-know-who.’ Johnny offered his hand for Aya to shake, unsure how to approach this weird situation. People at Graceland never bought in the outside world.

When Aya felt Mike's arm around her shoulder, she almost leaned against him. Until the fog in her head cleared a little and she realized that they weren't officially on a date and Mike was just pretending they were.

Oops. That could have gone very wrong.

Biting her lower lip to keep from laughing out loud, she continued to walk beside him as his arm moved away from her. Damn, but maybe he was in the mood for a date.

Or maybe not, because he obviously wanted to keep something secret that was very important and serious to him.

"The best after you? Pfffft. You have to prove that first." She laughed and linked arms with him. "But what's going on in your head when you say 'fun'? Club?" Curious and with a grin, Aya leaned towards him. "I know a rooftop bar near here."

[dabunny90]

An unlikely start

Hi, my name is Wynne and this is my pet wolf, Naya. I spent most of my life in Summerset with no clue who my parents were until half way through my 16th winter. I met a Khajiit named Dar, who was stealing secret documents from the elves I was under "care" of.

I was curious of what he was doing, so I agreed to help him. I found letters from them and another woman named Elenwen. As I read these letters, I learned that she was my mother. I also learned of who my father was.

I knew then that I couldn't stay there no longer. I had to leave and find out about my parents. I begged Dar to take me with him since he was heading to Skyrim. I told him I would be no burden. I knew how to defend myself.

He asked me why I wanted to leave this place. I showed him my back and explained that those who were suppose to care for me were cruel to me due to me being only half Altmer. They often would beat me and starve me because I was so stubborn.

He growled and agreed to help me. When we left the manor, he burned it to ground after freeing all the slaves that were forced to be there. He decided that we would take them all and flee to Cyrodiil as quickly as possible.

It took us time and money to get a ship to Cyrodiil. When we got there, everyone went their separate way. Dar and I headed to the Imperial City, so he could give the documents he obtained to his agent.

As he did that, I wonder the city and met a blacksmith. She watched as I looked at the armor and weapons. She told me that she would train me how to make my own armor in return that I told her my name. When she learned that I didn't have a name and my story.

She then met Dar and they discussed what they would do. A few days later, Aya pulled me to the side and told me that her and Dar were married. She told me that she would like to name me Wynne. She explained that she lost her first husband to the Thalmor. Then she met Dar a few years later.

They fell in love then got married. She knew she couldn't have children but always wanted a daughter. She asked me if it was alright that her and Dar adopted me. I quickly agreed. I told her that I planned on going to Skyrim in time to meet the people who gave me away.

She understood that I wanted some closure and understand why neither of them wanted me or if they even cared at all. She wanted to teach me how to use swords as well as Dar teaching me how to do other useful talents.

In the three years that I lived in the Imperial City, I became a bard, could use some magic, was really talented in one-handed combat and made a friend. His name was Ren. He originally came from Skyrim to join the Fighter's Guild but they weren't taking in new recruits.

He came to the Imperial City to become a mercenary/bounty hunter. I offered to tag along to help in the surrounding areas. He agreed quickly. He taught me how to survive outside the city by hunting and camping. He was surprised at how quickly I caught onto learning.

The day before we left, Aya gave me a key to home outside a little village of Riverwood. She told me it was mine and that she loved me. She told me it was her mother's home and she passed away many winters ago.

The 13th of Last Seed of the year 201: Dar, Ren and I left from the Imperial City to Skyrim. The 15th of Last Seed we were separated. The 16th of Last Seed is where my story begins.

[my-muses-in-op]

Make Yourself a Cup of Tea

Stolen from @penciladdictontheweb​

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