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onskepa · 4 months ago

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Left Behind: Moments

Here is another chapter of the left behind series! Hope you all enjoy!

Left behind series

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Jake’s pov

“So ummm…..I was told to vlog my day to day stuff. Guess to keep record of things I do and not lose my shit on this planet” Jake tells himself on camera. It has been a few hours since he woke up from his cryo sleep. His body ached, felt like a statue from not moving for 5 years.

“This is year is 2154….those fuckers lied. It's been 7 years since I left Earth for this jungle gym crap. 7 years felt like nothing. My baby girl, probably in her preteen years right now. I wonder how she is doing. I wouldn't blame her if she hates me, no scratch that. She is incapable of hate. Maybe mad, yeah. But not hate. I want this mission to be done and over with.”

Jake’s pov

“First day in my avatar…gotta say, it felt fucking amazing. I was able to breathe the native air! Best part, I can run! WOOHOOO! YES! Oh man, never in my life have I felt this amazing. Though I did get carried away. When I woke up in my new body, the excitement got to me. I ran almost all over the fields, the basketball court, the botanical gardens, it felt great. Almost got in trouble but grace was there to save my ass”

“Still have to adjust to this body, grace is giving me a week to get used to it. I am not the only one though, there is a weird guy named Normal Spellman. Nerdy but otherwise cool. He is the one who studies alongside with tommy. Good pals I can only imagine. He just got his avatar too”

“I bet if my baby girl was here, she would be surprised. With everything really. Maybe a bit scared. Would enjoy it no doubt. Learn how this planet works. I cant help it. I wonder what she is doing. Is she making friends? Doing good in school? So many things. But I know the sooner I get this mission done, the sooner I get home to her”

“Gotta rest now, got a big day tomorrow, this is Jake Sully, singing out”

Jake’s pov

“Colonel Quaritch, tough and kinda scary guy but he keeps people safe here. As safe as it can get on this planet. Met him in the brief meeting as a welcome home type of talk. But, weirdly enough, I admire him. He seems to know what he is doing and how to do it. Said he has a special mission for me, didn't say what yet but to expect a visit from him soon”

“I can worry about that later. Tomorrow starts a new mission. Get samples from more remote areas of the forest. Norm was given a special task. Try to make a peaceful contact with the aliens here. Na’vi is what they are called. Grace gave me a brief on them. Some important figures too. Guess they have a system of rulers here. Like the old native tribes back on Earth. My missions is to guard and make sure grace and norm get what they need”

“I will be honest, does not seem too bad. Was given the ok to shoot any possible threats. Practice with the guns, proud to say I have not lost my aim. It is getting late but I still have to do this. Does keep my mind busy, recalling the day’s events. I am starting to get into a routine”

“After shutting off the camera, I look at the picture of me and my daughter. I would stare at it for a while until my eyes drop. See this? It was the day I won a little toy for her at an arcade. She was so happy. Not often was I able to give her something new. Hopefully the paychecks are getting funded for her needs. I bet she is getting nice, brand new things”

“So many birthdays I missed. Im so sorry baby girl, but I promise, the second I go back, I will give you the biggest hug ever. Buy you all the gifts you could ever want, hell, if the pay is that good, get a better place. Maybe close to your favorite park that you like to play in. Better yet, go to the zoo like you always wanted. I know you will be much older but I dont care. You are my baby girl for life. Nothing is going to change that”

“Guess now I better log off. Big day tomorrow, this is Jake Sully, signing off”

Jake’s pov

“Things didn't go right during the mission and I was split up from grace and norm. A giant weird animal, thana-something called by grace, deadly, found us. Had his eyes on me, grace told me to run so I went the opposite direction of where those to were, to not get them in the crossfire. Seriously, that animal was huge, but I guess by some miracle, a bigger animal came into view. Like in those old nature documentaries, the two giants began to fight. Either way, I made a run for cause I know it was not going to end pretty”

“I got lost along the way, had no idea where I was or how far I was from the crew. Took me sweet time though. Admiring the pretty sights that Pandora had to offer. Felt like a kid again. Everything was bright, colorful, alive. I can see why the RDA wants to use the resources here. Crazy to think that Earth was one like this. Green, healthy, breathing”

“Of course somewhere along the way I lost myself even more, lost my gun. Had to make a spear then turn it into a torch because night came. Now night time felt like a whole different world. Everything glowed, pretty almost neon colors illuminated the plats. Some small creatures also glowed. Sad that I couldn't appreciate it enough. Got attacked”

“Freaking hyena looking animals, running in a pack. The fire helped create a distance as I ran but they were too many, though I was done for. My ass got saved by an unlikely person”

Jake’s pov

“Neytiri, princess of the Omatikaya clan. Scary lady but she saved me. Called me a baby, and told me that I have a strong heart. Stuff happened and next thing you know, I am in their home base. Word passed and neytiri was tasked to train me. Teach me their ways. I am where the RDA needs me to be. It is now only a matter of time. Give the Colonel what he wants, give grace what she wants. It is a win-win situation”

“Still holding out on that little meeting Quaritch wants to have with me. Maybe it won't be that far, since now I am within the premise of the indigenous, I guess I need to collect more info”

“A lot happened so to say. I gotta rest soon. If allowed, I can bring something from here, take it with me when I get back home. Pictures seem the best answer. Or something na’vi related. My little girl knows so little of what is being told about pandora. Or knew I should say. How old is she now….? Probably a preteen. Guess I dodged a bullet. I know pre-teen years are hell. No, I shouldn't say that”

“Soon baby girl. The wait will be worth it. Like I promised. Training day begins tomorrow, so, with that, this is jake sully, signing out”

Jake’s pov

“I am part of the people. I am the son of the people and child of Eywa. Passing my iknimaya, taming my ikran, everything. I am na’vi. It feels unreal, hard to accept. Tsu’tey and I are brothers, wasn't that long ago he wanted to kill me, calling me ugly, but now we are at the same level”

“They celebrated my rebirth. It was fantastic, neytiri made me dance even though I was terrible at it. The whole thing felt magical. Truly, I felt like I really belonged somewhere, being accepted. It felt nice. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, it did get better”

“Surprise surprise, I am now mated to neytiri. She took me to the tree of voices, telling me of how sacred and precious it is, being able to connect to their ancestors. It was beautiful. Neytiri was beautiful, still is. Taking my breath away, and my availability”

“I wouldn't change it for anything, she is someone I have come to love with all my heart. As cheesy as it sounds, it's true. Neytiri changed me, made me better, and I have no regrets”

Jake’s pov

“They are starting to pressure us, more like me. The RDA really want the omatikaya gone, away from their home tree. Just because it houses the materials they want. It is not easy, none of it is easy. To tell them to leave, when it's been their home for thousands of years. According to Grace, I don't doubt her. This is their home, it is us who are the aliens”

“They are not going to leave, nothing is going to change their minds. Worst yet, I know quaritch will do drastic things to get what he wants. I was an idiot to follow him, to believe him. What he will do, knowing his tactics, he will shed blood and bullets. I need to warn neytiri, mo’at, tsu’tey. Can't believe this is coming out of my mouth, but I pray to Eywa, that she guides me. What can I do to make sure things don't go downhill”

“I came to make good money, to finish the mission given to me and be done with. Now, I am in a moral dilemma. I am stuck”

Jake’s pov

“I am sorry. No amount of sorry’s that I say will ever be enough for anyone. Not to neytiri, not to eytukan, not to mo’at, tsu’tey grace, norm, anyone. It will never be enough. I brought this to them, it is only right that I help. War is coming, and soon. So many na’vi died when they destroyed their home tree. Many wounded, kids, infants, innocent lives”

“Grace and I did our best to warn them, tell them to leave. Tsu’tey was adamant to fight, their weapons useless against the valkyries. In an instant, all was gone. I wanted to apologize to neytiri, she was furious, telling me I am not one of those people. She is right. Before anything more could be done, those damn bastards forced me to pull out. Pushed me in a tight closure”

“Quaritch, a beast he is, heartless. Keeping me locked up yet outside of my cage he dangles the picture of my little girl. Telling me it's not too late to take his side if I ever want to go back to earth and see her again. Going on about how she will react to all of this. Her father rebelling against humanity. As much as I hate to admit…”

“He is right….I dont know if I will see her again. I hate to say….sacrifices have got to be made. I'm sorry, but I have to atone my sins. Like I said, no amount of sorry’s will be enough. Not even for my little girl, I am sorry baby girl, but daddy is not coming home”

Jake’s pov

“We won. Quaritch is dead, and unfortunately, so is Grace and tsu’tey. Both sides lost many lives. Yet that is war, but we won. Humans are no more, many left, only few remained. Sworn their loyalty to the na’vi. Only they can stay. We made many sacrifices, I made many. Many I dont regret, or will look back to. This is the beginning of a new chapter for me. There is nothing left to hold me back, not my past, not my memories. I am at peace with what I did”

“Neytiri is with a child, I am excited, I am going to be a father. I cant wait when they arrive, I will be there, welcoming my son or daughter into a new world of peace. First born, neytiri likes to say it over and over. She is not wrong, our first child together in a new era of peace”

“However there is still one thing left to do. A grand celebration is going to be held”

“This I look forward to, many are coming together for it. It is my birthday after all, can't miss my own party. So, one last time. This is Jake Sully, the human, signing out. For good”

Third pov

A young girl looks at the last vlog of her father, Jake Sully, eyes wide as she takes in what she just saw. This was a side she never knew, nor did she think it would be hidden.

She clenches her hands into a fist tightly, gritting her teeth, her body shaking in fury. Hot tears streaming down her face, not knowing whether to cry in sadness or scream in anger. So many emotions mixed, creating a tornado in her mind.

Hearing a door open behind her, she turns to glare at the man.

“Why….” was all she could say before breaking down.

Aaaaaaaaaaand that is it for this chapter of the ongoing series! This one I chose to have only jake be the main point, his vlogs. See how his mind changes, perspective and what lead to the final choice. Trust me, this will come back for future chapters. So until next time! See ya!

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ganondoodle · 7 months ago

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you know, i had a totk thought (uh oh)

soemthign thats really bothering me about the whole "actually, ganondorf didnt like the guy appearing out of nowhere marrying a hylian and just saying yep das our kingdom now and we can mine it barren under your nose and also i got laserbeam pebbles that i totally wont ever use on anyone come join me or die just bc of all of that but mainly bc the guy brought some weird tech with him that he dont like" - thing is that ......... we see almost not a single tech thing in the past (and for that matter see nothing of the oh so perfect and peaceful paradise hyrule was before big evil desert man didnt want to join our paradise- like what is the point about making the whole point of the game be -we need to restore hyrule to this paradise it once was- when you dont even see it or get to care about anything of it)

it might sound like a weird hangup but no really, the most we see is like two servant constructs, thats it, when they 'prepare for war' im pretty sure all you see is some lightly dressed ( ... is it just me or does their whole get up look alot like native american/other indingenous people too ... i still dont know how to feel about that- kinda adjacent to some of the sonau armor, the battery one i think??, also having that look...) hylians with spears, where the heck is all that tech?? is it implied to be all down in the mines hollowing out the underground (for no real reason either bc .... theres only two sonau left and no one else seems to want use nor need the tech otherwise there should have been more traces or soemthing left of it -unless it all just magically appeared out of nowhere in mostly prime condition while all shiekah tech jsut vaporized for bs non reasons just for it to be in tha game but oh dont you see its always been there lmao- so whats the point really????)

or up in the sky as most battle constructs are and they cant get them down in time bc *gestures vaguely*

or is it intentionally kept out of view bc idk seeing an army of robots on raurus side he can send out on a whim might not make him look as oh so good and perfect as they want him to look when he already got laserbeam pebbles (most of which hes been hoarding until ONE falls into hands not under his control) ?? like it just ... feels weird?? so many battle constructs that can even be a threat to link are jsut fully functioning strolling around in the present still, why wouldnt you want to use any of them to battle gan and if they DID why wouldnt you show that (no the 3 second unicorn cutscene doesnt count bc its just .. gan and his monsters isnt it) ?? (also ... why isnt there a big like battle ground , like fine you dont have to animate an army of monsters and robots clashing but... wouldnt it be cool to have you discover a giant flat plain in the underground (that magically got put under ground like gan just decided to stroll down there to get sealed lol) and its the only mostly empty field in the game littered with thousands of monster bones and dead constructs intermingled?? just to give it all a bit of weight?? evidence that it happened?? cool ass discovery????)

(also also i cannot let go of ganondorf apparently being sooooo anti tech but then clamgan uses the shiekah stuff??? shouldnt he also be against that then or is that suddendly fine bc- oh woops sorry, forgot clamgan is actually just something, not connected to gan at all actually, i mean why else would miasma turn into malice only to turn into miasma again haha none of that is connected actually what is a calamity anyway? also im sorry to bring this up again but i just cannot let go of the ppl in the present being so obsessed with using sonau tech in every part of their life now- they just lived through an apocalypse of a barely understood strange tech but CLEARLY this other even less understood strang tech is not dangerous at all lets make CARS OUT OF IT and what theres no danger in miasma and that tech existing at the same time LIKE SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE THAT IDK SEEMS LIKE A BAD COMBO--- oh sorry forgot that ceased to exist in both the world and peoples minds for *gestures vaguely* plot reasons- why why why are monsters mining the sonanium?? they dont even work with the yiga no that is also completely disconnected we dont wanna draw and interesting connections after all- whats the point if it means nothing but to be a loot box for the player-- actually, so much of totk is just a so built around throwing you into a box of toys with no substance to it- listen i know games are kinda like toys but if it doesnt make sense and offers you nothing interesting to think about even slightly whAT IS THE POINT)

#ganondoodles talks #zelda #ganondoodles rants #totk #like not to make myself sound like a better writer ............ BUT #in my rewrite rauru does that also to suck the life out of the desert more and more to force the gerudo to be depended on their trade #to both pressure them and force them better into submission #bc of the whole plot point (in my rewrite) that rauru came from the underground with his dying people bc they discovered warnings of old #about the king of a deserts nation becoming a horrible world destryoing monster and so plotting with sonia to get gan secretly sealed #and by doing that rauru seals his own fate (rauru dies and its his stone that gets taken) like the fairytale prophecy thing making people-#-do exactly what leads to it while trying to avoid it #bc gan finds out and plots against it #-ANYWAY #when i see other people talk i need to talk again even if i make little sense

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bladekindeyewear · 1 month ago

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HS^2 bloggin’ mainline 2024-10-08

(Previous post - current page 666)

Just caught the tweet announcing an Update as soon it went up! From the look of the log it seems we're moving on, unless there was an addition to p666 which I doubt since they would have warned people to update their cache in the tweet or what have you. So it's time to finally move on from this page, I'm clicking that Next button!

I get the feeling from the log moving onward that this situation isn't going to be resolved in the next page, and we're either going to cut back later... or cut back to Vriska emerging from the Plot Point from John and the others' perspective, because we know she only has one thing left to do. (Other than the question of exactly how she's leaving there, which I assumed would be something special rather than the Plot Point simply "running out of time".)

(==>)

Yep, the resolution with Vriska is coming later.

ROSE: This is an impressive shield. ROSE: I don't think I've ever seen you make one this size before. JADE: ive been practicing! JADE: if i stay focused i should be able to keep it up for quite a while.

Oh heck I didn't notice, that's a cool-ass green Spacey shield with a Space symbol on it! That ought to be a tough nut to crack with any weaponry! (Is she protecting the ship, or the rebel forces maybe? The bubble doesn't seem to be wrapped around the meteor.)

ROSE: Honestly, if it gets to be too much of a hassle, we should be fine as long as the kids stay inside. ROSE: This ship was specifically designed to take a battering. JADE: from artillery maybe JADE: but who knows what kind of other nasty weapons jane has tucked away in her diabolical business pantsuit! JADE: its not like she tells jake everything JADE: or almost anything, really JADE: when it comes to the kids id rather be safe than sorry ROSE: Sure.

Ohh, of course they're shielding the ship, especially the part containing the children. A good chance they won't just stay inside though, especially given this caveat being announced-- though whether they can or can't get through Jade's shield is a different story, unless they break out some new powers or the ship's possible transportalizers.

JADE: by the way JADE: i saw kanaya leave earlier ROSE: She's meeting Karkat on the field. JADE: without you? ROSE: Yes. ROSE: She made it pretty clear that it wouldn't be wise for me to join her. JADE: oh... ROSE: Mhm. ROSE: Some barb about the danger of me "Being Maimed Quite Viciously" on account of all humans looking the same once the bloodshed begins. ROSE: Then she shot me a peace sign and walked away. JADE: ugh, im sorry rose :(

Yeah, Kanaya's off working out some SERIOUS stress most likely. And Rose was very awful pulling that Sapphire future vision excuse to avoid contending with the emotions of the present, to "stop trying" with her. Hopefully someone or something lights some sense under her ass, maybe something to do with the children and them going off to do something dangerous simply because Rose hadn't bothered with the trouble of discussing more of the live situation with them... I dunno. She clearly needs something jarred loose about her attitude, if what Jade said earlier didn't explicitly do it. Maybe Jade can help more right now?

JADE: this should never have happened JADE: between yiffys capture and rescue and finding dave... JADE: like that... JADE: i just feel like my life flashed before my eyes and it made me a little crazy! JADE: after being unconscious for a bit things feel way clearer now ROSE: Nothing beats a rump to the skull for mental clarity.

Oh my god, Tavros actually knocked her out cold when he fell from the ceiling?! (And I'm reminded again that she was carrying the stuffed corpse or arm of someone, presumably Dave but we can't be 100% sure.) I wonder if this is trying to make excuses for some of her Candy-timeline behavior... though out of all of them, she has the least to excuse, really? I feel like both versions of her were remarkably in character and didn't do nearly as much weird potentially-Muse-guided stuff like Roxy and others at that initial funeral for Dirk back in the epilogues.

JADE: the mistakes we made are so obvious to me now JADE: embarrassingly obvious! JADE: we should never have talked to john in front of kanaya, for one thing JADE: they required way different approaches ROSE: Oh, so that was the problem? JADE: one of them at least

Bolding Rose for dryly pointing out that this is VERY MUCH a backslide into the wrong approach to this entire situation that Jade's having, focusing on the actions required to approach or defuse each person as if fulfilling video game objectives, trying to make everyone happy instead of trying to come clean and trusting the others to do as they will. She's trying to control (Witch) the situation too much, which was her issue in the Candy timeline in the first place.

JADE: i definitely wasnt expecting you to say all THAT either JADE: but i know she hit a sore spot so its understandable why you lost your temper JADE: its my fault for panicking ROSE: Interesting. ROSE: I didn't even realize I was mad. JADE: i mean JADE: it brought me back to the last time i mentioned your mom and you flipped that table ROSE: I was eighteen. JADE: you didnt talk to me for a month! ROSE: Eighteen years old. JADE: yeah and i havent tried to talk to you about it since!

Oh damn, those are some gigantic fucking unresolved Mom issues she has in this version of events that it sounds like she should have seen a psychologist or dozen about! D:

JADE: look all im saying is JADE: i understand why things went downhill the way they did and im not going to get caught off guard again JADE: this whole situation is my fault and even though it just keeps getting more frustrating and shitty im going to do right by you JADE: were going to figure this out ROSE: Are you sure it's prudent to keep this amateur marriage counselor performance up? JADE: rose... JADE: youre taking this seriously JADE: right? ROSE: I don't know what you mean by that.

Jade is still thinking she has to be in control and responsible for everything... and Rose is so afraid of tackling everything that she's practically dissociated from her own marriage. Her distorted Seer of Light vision or not, that's not going to help-- again, Steven Universe taught us that with Sapphire in Keystone Motel.

(==>)

COOL-ASS shot of Jade and her adorable pawprint gloves-- goofy shot of Rose with her short hair practically invisible. :D

JADE: i think you do but bleh whatever as long as we don't have a repeat of last time we can still position you as the good guy JADE: or at least less of a bad guy JADE: though playing stupid and cajoling her into slapping me around for catharsis wont work anymore JADE: well have to think of something else... ROSE: Jade, I've been compliant with these clumsy machinations partially because they weren't all that consequential at the time, but you need to cut your losses. ROSE: It's time to start looking beyond the end of your own nose, and accept that these methods aren't going to work. ROSE: This is not a situation you can win. JADE: im not trying to "win" anything!

Yes she is, this is exactly what I was talking about! Jade treating this like a problem to be solved instead of confronted, much like she did with trying to be in a relationship with Dave and Karkat at once in this timeline, instead of allowing others agency to help determine the endpoint of the situation. Because if she's too controlling, those methods themselves are going to dismantle her efforts, which at least Rose recognizes even if SHE'S wrong about other things.

JADE: im trying to be an adult and not run away from this ROSE: Look, I know better than anyone the satisfaction of gaming people's reactions and getting into their heads. JADE: (oh my god are you even listening to me) ROSE: But it's a losing game. ROSE: You're going to push too hard, or misconstrue something critical, or cross another line. ROSE: And you'll regret it. ROSE: That's not conjecture, it's a guarantee.

She IS right. But she's also being defeatist to avoid opening up and admitting fault, and ESPECIALLY to avoid confronting any uncomfortable emotions or problems she's still stopped trying to confront both without and within herself. That Mom stuff especially from the sound of it. Maybe unpacking that at some point soon will help shake Rose loose a bit.

JADE: youre so frustrating to talk to these days! JADE: "ohhhh bluh bluh blah i can see the fruitlessness of all our clumsy insignificant thrashing in fates cosmic current" JADE: dont forget im more than a little versed in future sight myself ok JADE: i dont care how credible it seems, you cant depend on that information!

An allusion to her long, long childhood stint inverted to Seer of Time and guiding everyone with Skaia's clouds before she was knocked violently loose from the habit out onto a true path of active agency!

ROSE: I know it's hard to hear, but you need to take a second to think about what I'm saying. ROSE: Don't you feel the least bit relieved? ROSE: You've spent so many years wrangling this dirty little secret. JADE: that "dirty little secret" is my fucking daughter ROSE: Well, now she's not a secret anymore. ROSE: You don't have to shoulder the burden of keeping her tucked away from everyone in the entire world for fear of the consequences, because the consequences have happened. ROSE: You're free to invest all that energy elsewhere. ROSE: Maybe work on yourself a little bit. ROSE: We could even unpack the hamster guy. JADE: oh we are not talking about the fucking hamster guy JADE: i don't want to talk about any of it really!

It's kind of fascinating how they've constructed a conversation where not only are BOTH parties acting so wrong, they're also completely right in naming each other's faults. Jade, the problem *IS* that you don't want to talk about it.

JADE: ever again! JADE: thinking back to that whole conversation makes my skin crawl!!! JADE: "abloo hoo hoo, my life is a monkey paw, everything i want hurts me in the end" ROSE: It was a little pathetic. JADE: I KNOW!

Jade has been hiding her vulnerability from the ENTIRE WORLD to the point where she essentially wanted to stop existing, except vicariously through her daughter, and she thinks now that it's been uncorked a little she can just go RIGHT BACK to never dealing with her problems ever again. NOPE! Doesn't work that way, Jade!

JADE: it had nothing to do with what we were trying to DO JADE: it just derailed everything... JADE: and worst of all, yiffy heard it! JADE: ugh!!!! ROSE: You can't keep trying to control the narrative forever, Jade.

Hah!!! (Bolded for emphasis.) Controlling the narrative, controlling her friends, controlling reality because reality IS "the narrative" here (and Space is the story's pages).

Geez I've had a lot to say and I'm only partway through the second page of this upd8.

ROSE: If Kanaya wants to hate me, or punish me, she has every right to. ROSE: She asked for the truth. JADE: oh come off it!!! JADE: the truth is whatever people WANT to believe JADE: you can either try forcing them to understand your side JADE: leave it completely in their hands and take no responsibility JADE: or you work with their wants and perspectives JADE: and make some informed compromises ROSE: Over the state of reality? JADE: rose i am begging you can you please cut it out with all the cryptic cosmic crap and come back down to earth???

Rose is absolutely WAY too defeatist here, and Jade is still trying to take too much control. FORCING them to understand your side? It's impossible for people to perfectly understand each other-- and mutual understanding takes time and being open about yourself. Jade had to be forcibly pried open into revealing what vulnerabilities she actually had here and she thinks it's pathetic and regrettable, instead of the biggest step towards salvaging this situation that anyone has taken so far, which it was!!! Taking responsibility means taking responsibility for your own flaws; at least Jade is right here that Rose is basically taking NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL for her side of the relationship, consigning it all to fate so she doesn't have to work on herself. Neither of them want to confront what's wrong inside their own hearts and their own insecurities. (When really they should be opening up about themselves and getting closer to my Kanaya/Rose/Jade OT3 ship. /s )

ROSE: Things aren't like they used to be, Jade. ROSE: There are no right or wrong routes, anymore. ROSE: Just a tangle of meandering side-paths. JADE: so what, that gives you a free pass to self-destruct? JADE: the best choice was to "double down and say a bunch of horrible insane shit to your wife" ?

Rose still feels deep down that because this isn't a "relevant" timeline anymore, that nothing here matters, just like Vriska used to. Maybe if they pull off the Plot Point plan and forcibly drag this timeline closer to relevance, something will kick off in Rose's mind that tells her, GUESS WHAT, THE STAGE LIGHTS ARE ON, you can't just say that this entire timeline doesn't matter anymore? Hmm.

ROSE: Jade, over the course of 15 years, when have any of your efforts done a grain of good? ROSE: For yourself or Dave? JADE: woooooooow i know what youre doing ok? JADE: go ahead push every button i have i dont give a fuck JADE: youre the one that has everything to lose here JADE: and no matter what awful things you say it wont change the fact im worried about you ROSE: Don't be. ROSE: I've done fairly well for myself this past decade and a half. ROSE: I've been happy. JADE: thats whats scaring me! JADE: youre not prepared for how bad it can get JADE: you have no idea at all!!!!!!!!!!! ROSE: If you say so.

Having felt like she failed with Dave, and then had him go off and die on her rather than stay with her, Jade is TERRIFIED that Rose is going to ruin the amazing thing she's had with Kanaya out of apathy and fear. Maybe if Kanaya turns out to be in serious danger from something she didn't foresee, and Rose actually has to confront being genuinely scared of losing her for good, it can dislodge Rose from feeling like she'd be happy letting everything keep falling apart around her? That she absolutely HAS TO FIGHT to keep this relationship, that a relationship requires "trying", and that you can't waste time not trying at all thinking you have everything locked down tight and nothing to lose, because as Jade recently learned you can lose EVERYTHING in a moment.

JADE: ... between you and dave and john i dont know whos worse JADE: is it really that hard for any of you to care? JADE: if you dont get your head on straight and begin trying shell leave you JADE: all youve had together and everything you could have had JADE: gone! JADE: and since youre so cool with talking about your mom now JADE: you shouldve learned that lesson from her a long time ago! ROSE: Excuse me-

OUCH. Bringing up all the regrets from the moments after Rose realized she'd lost her mother, lost ANY CHANCE to make amends with her before Jack killed her... the moments which Jade was there for over pesterchum talking to her during, right before she flew into a Grimdark rage.

JADE: look it takes a lot of concentration to hold this perimeter JADE: i think itd be best if you looked after the kids ROSE: ... JADE: inside. ROSE: Fine.

Why is the next command "Rose: Ramble"? Is she going to start talking to herself? Probably, set up by Jade's "(oh my god are you even listening to me)" line. Pulling a Dave Strider and talking to herself since she can't hold a conversation with Jade here.

(Rose: Ramble)

Yeah that's a dark, hopeless, kind of dissociated look on her face.

Oh she's rambling INTERNALLY, there's a lot of black text on this page. XD

You saunter on out of there. You could say so much more, but it’s fine. Jade has no idea what she’s talking about. There’s not a thing to worry about here. You came out the womb playing defense, you’re not about to drop the ball now.

Opening up for self-examination, being vulnerable like they BOTH need to let themselves be to move forward, is the polar opposite of "playing defense". I wonder if she's dunking on herself, here.

If you hadn’t, maybe you’d be more concerned with the torrent of bullshit you’re dealing with. You really are getting it from all ends here, between Jade’s guilt-ridden busybodying and the glint of rage and pain in your wife’s eyes and the sudden, inexplicable tragedy of your brother’s demise.

Ohhh fuck. Dave's death is hitting her too. I'm not sure why I forgot it would. No wonder she's been shutting down instead of confronting anything.

All that on top of the twist of your gut every time you see your mother in Roxy’s face or hear her in Roxy’s voice. Really, you should be losing your shit. Instead, your emotions are in order and your shit is on lockdown exactly where you tucked it away, smooth operator that you are. God, you need a fucking drink.

Gosh, that's sad. And yeah, she totally IS dunking on herself. She knows on some level that something's seriously wrong with her, and she's just avoiding it, conceding defeat even though she knows she's undoubtedly part of the problem. A part of the problem she's partially given up on fixing.

Submission -- to fate, to the oblivion of drink, to everyone else's will -- is Void, simultaneously the essential duality of and a weakpoint of her nature as a Light player.

Instead of folding, you try to curb the craving by focusing on the inside of your hand and slowly moving that energy to your fingertips. Jade is right, of course, but only on a base, intuitive level that is otherwise lacking in specifics and easily misinterpreted and manipulated. For there to be inarguable truth there has to not only be an authority, but one that cares enough to reinforce their intentions absolutely, and you can’t imagine any such authority caring all that much about this laughable mess.

I'm not sure if I completely agree on inarguable truth being contingent on an authority existing (I mean I suppose so in terms of the limits of both-scientific-and-historical observation in our universe, relying on human and imperfect accounts, and also it's DEFINITELY true when talking about A STORY and being able to read the author's interpretation of something or if there was one at all as opposed to the Death Of The Author that Andrew has been foreshadowing since most of the way through Homestuck is what he believes to be a better outcome for the work), but I suppose she doesn't realize that Calliope is the one who authored this timeline-- the living, non-ascended Calliope back in the Meat side. And she absolutely cared-- and we, the readers, do too!

If there’s no truth, then why even bother looking for your best option? Just leave the hierarchy of choices in ashes, the Mayor would be so proud. And then horribly disappointed, realizing this doesn't mean democratic power to the people. It means total fucking black out.

She's really, REALLY hung up on this being a non-canon timeline isn't she? Not only that-- but an AUTHORLESS timeline. She sees this whole timeline as Void (a black out, devoid of meaning and importance) and she can't see how she should actually be caring about it; she's just as doubtful about the validity of non-canon works of Homestuck, that the fanfics that we come up with because we care about these characters could be anywhere as interesting or worth caring about as canon, much in line with Dirk Strider's viewpoint that nothing could possibly matter if it doesn't have a Higher Purpose to the main, author-stamped story. Luckily enough HS^2's entire thematic structure is built to eventually prove her wrong, to teach her and Dirk and all the rest of us that Homestuck and its characters are worthwhile even wrested from the author's grip!

It’s only through quite rigorous contemplation of this metaphysical miasma (to the detriment, some might say, of your attention to the present moment) that you’ve managed to glean much of anything at all, a wonder in and of itself. Trying to decode these countless twisting paths has taken years of practice, but like all your favorite games the tedium enhances the satisfaction of playing. A small pastime, like a crossword, to privately enjoy outside the scope of any intrusive third persons. Currently, for example, you know that Vriska’s up to something important within the meteor. Exceedingly important, actually, far more important than anything here has had any right to be in a long, long time. It’s a point of almost disturbing clarity in the otherwise nebulous and ill-defined milieu of your prognosticative purview. You’re not quite sure what it actually is, though.

Interesting look into her non-ultimate Seer of Light talents, and the current limits they possess based on the combination of her abilities' limits in this Candyverse and her own beliefs and perspective. Why IS what Vriska's doing so important?

It doesn’t really matter, in the long run. Important or not, Vriska’s going to fail. Jane’s going to fail, too; really, just about everyone is going to fail to do something that really matters. In an unsuccessful effort to stave off that failure, and perhaps to atone for it on some level, Calliope will sacrifice herself, fruitlessly. You’re not exempt from the firing squad, either. In the imminent battle, you are going to be shot in the head, the bullet burying deep into your moral grey matter and jamming up the works of your conditional immortality, leaving you confined to a hospital bed. You had to pull all kinds of ridiculous, eyebrow-raising Chaos Theory shit to figure that one out. The rat-tail was worth it, your daughter’s anguish aside.

I'm not sure what she means by "the rat-tail" (does one of the people she knows have that hairdo?? Meenah? what does that have to do with her daughter? if anyone knows what she's alluding to by saying "the rat-tail was worth it" let me know in the replies), but I'm starting to see why she's been acting so hopeless. She doesn't mind Kanaya getting serious distance from her because she thinks she's going to get locked into a coma soon and she doesn't want Kanaya to mourn her as badly. That's pretty fucking depressing. I wonder which parts of this whole prediction are wrong, and why?

Calliope, this Calliope, sacrificing herself I can absolutely see (she's done observing within her fanfic, in a sense, and while not in a serious relationship with anyone she might decide to step out of the way and relinquish her Ring of Life for the sake of saving someone else)-- but fruitlessly how? And if Vriska is going to "fail", then why is what she's doing so damned important, hm? Fail at what, and gain what else in the process, to still invoke such importance? That's not something Rose has addressed or been willing to see. (EDIT: To clarify a bit here, not only is she blind to the purpose Vriska will accomplish-- it's definitely possible that Vriska leaves the plot point WITHOUT resolving her psychological issues, "fail" to, but even then she'll be only one step away from becoming her Ultimate Self at a pivotal moment and she'll already know what that last step IS inside herself, holding on to the Point's importance to finally do the most important step at a later time after getting out. That's just one of many ways to spin things, and she's blind to the true purpose of the Point regardless, or what "failure" truly constitutes in this situation.) Will Rose really enter a coma, and if she does, is her fatalism keeping her from seeing that some unexpected ray of hope is probably going to free her from said coma?

Kanaya may not see it this way at first, but your lobotomy sleepytime will be a well-earned, golden opportunity for her. A chance to experience life unshackled from the ol’ ball and chain. Even if it requires you to foist some compelling motivation for her to embrace it. She can’t waste her independence waiting on you again. You refuse to accept that outcome. What’s the point of a world where anything is possible if the love of your life won’t explore her full potential?

Yeah fuck that!!! I figured this was where Rose was leading, seeing herself as a net negative and refusing to believe that she's WORTH Kanaya, an insecurity she holds so tightly to that she's unwilling to fight for her own happiness. Thinking Kanaya's true potential lays in places that won't circle right back to you eventually. (Rose might be hinting at Kanaya unlocking some of her latent power, quite possibly-- considering the Sylph of Space as a healer, breaking through to that potential might even be enough to save her from the coma she's mentioning.)

It might even be gratifying for her romantically, though you haven’t peered too deeply down those corridors out of respect for her hypothetical privacy (surely not because they’d make you want to rip off your own face to perceive; that’d be hypocritical). Whatever. It’ll be good for her to stretch her legs, and it’s not like you’ll be awake to miss her.

Interesting... now THIS is a huge, huge blindspot for Rose. Since she's refusing to look down the paths of possibility where Kanaya feels for anyone other than her, what if this is one of the biggest reasons she's missing the path of possibility which eventually saves her and reunites them? (No, I'm not just saying that for the sake of Kanaya/Rose/Jade OT3... not entirely, anyway. >_>")

Or everything will collapse and everybody will disappear. It’ll certainly happen eventually. Maybe in an hour, maybe a day, a couple weeks, millenia from now. Who’s to say? Those specifics are beyond you now.

Everyone's seriously underestimating the Candy timeline. Everyone except Roxy and Calliope, the Rogue of Void and the Muse of Space, working together across the canon-to-non-canon barrier... the perfect pair of heroes to set events into motion that will make everything outside of canon real.

It’s this thought that unwinds you, untwisting your knickers. It’s hard to take things too seriously when you know that the details don’t matter and the ending never changes. It’s out of your hands. There’s nothing left to lose.

When Did You Stop Trying

She's practically LETTING herself get shot just so she doesn't have to see the rest of a story she doesn't think matters! Hopefully she'll be rather ridiculously surprised to find her timeline mattering after all-- to everyone both inside and outside their story. Hopefully we don't have to watch her agonize TOO long waiting for her to figure that shit out, even if the possibility of a certain duration of coma ends up making that wait longer than we'd like. At least in that case, we'll get to see the flabbergasted look on her face when she's brought out of her condition and realizes that everything suddenly matters again!

(==>)

A preview of what she sees ahead. Damn.

You’re nobody now. Just a shadow. Dirk was right to leave. He would have hated this existence. Ah, well.

I'd hoped both this Rose and Rosebot wouldn't make the exact same mistake, because hopefully we get to see them both convinced out of it... but possibly it could be circumstantially simultaneous? That'd be pretty appropriate given one of them is Ultimate Rose.

All tension has left your body, at this point. You don’t retreat to the heart of the ship; you have somewhere to be, so you set off, moving not towards a definitive point on the horizon but in cadence with a song that dances on the periphery of your awareness. You heard its first few tentative notes years ago. A subtle ‘ding’ when your ecto-father died. A little ‘dong’ when your wife handed you your daughter. A clear ‘ting’ when an old friend asked you for her first and only favor. Over time, and especially within the past few days, these scattered sounds have woven together into a compelling melody.

This sounds sort of like a mix of what meat!Calliope wrote into the Candy timeline, and intervention of other authors like Dirk excising himself to strengthen his meat!timeline importance? But mostly that Calliope, the story written in part by that distant author who wouldn't leave you to such a fate as you're expecting.

It helps you drown out the noise of war and focus, taking you back to times when there was destiny and indignation and righteous fury. A colorful cat-squid princess, advising a young girl to “play the rain.” She wanted so much, always needing to be seen, desperate to fight for some shred of validation. Only to never appreciate what was already in front of her. Thankfully, you aren’t her anymore. You don’t owe her anything either. You are unbound to that person completely. Defunct. As above, so below.

I wonder if that statement, behaving like this is Hell (to go with Vriska's purgatorial little trip in the Point), is also a reference to her making the same mistakes on both sides of the Candy/Meat divide? And I wonder if Rosebot truly believes, deep down, that she's the unlucky one in Hell too. Probably not yet, or at least not consciously, especially with Dirk artificially suppressing her doubts. (Also, playing the rain brought up again because at least ONE of these Roses is going to have to pull it off before HS^2 ends!!! It's one of the biggest unfulfilled threads that people wanted to see filled in Homestuck before it ended, and its subsequent continuation-- and goes hand in hand with all of Rose's unresolved psychological issues too somehow most likely, unless it's going to be done to show us that it wasn't indeed the biggest point after all?)

Also, just noting on the side the comparison of the woven thread of the narrative and fate to a musical score, one where the different authors, participants, are contributing parts of the music and different instruments, like the Fraymotifs that blended their aspects to write reality like a song.

Also also, it occurs to me that if Rose is going to enter a coma, she's quite possibly already going to have left a VERY INFURIATING farewell note for Kanaya that shows she saw her coma coming all along, and inadvertently clues Kanaya into the stupid game Rose had been playing by distancing herself so cruelly.

(==>)

A troll soldier looks down from something.

(==>)

Oh, they're bumping face first into a (much taller than them? and very pissed) Kanaya aren't they.

(==>)

Ooh, aglow, too. I wonder if this is a younger recruit or if Kanaya is just tall and huge now; she didn't seem like she compared much taller than Rose and Jade, though most people have always seen Kanaya as tall. This seems like the sort of thing I'd like to see artist commentary on when it comes out. (I've been trying to chew on the artist commentary first back-to-front from where HS^2 first became Beyond Canon, but I'm very slow at it due to some energy issues lately, so even Part 1 of that will be some time coming.)

(==>)

Literally haloed in light! If you weren't so preoccupied with your imminent demise, Rose, you could take some time to appreciate how amazing your wife is and believing in how much she loves you instead of thinking yourself less worthy than SHE thinks of you and casting her off.

(Commanders: Congregate.)

Ooh she mad.

Nothing too important in this page's dialogue, other than Kanaya acknowledging that Rose and Jade won't be involved in directly attacking and that she'd rather that be the case regardless, from an emotional standpoint. She definitely still wants Rose out of the line of fire, even if she's mad at her. (And Jade pulling defensive duty around the children might lose you a big offensive card but it isn't TOO bad, hopefully.)

(==>)

KARKAT: FUCK ‘EM.

Hah! Totally moirails. (Also look at that BLOOD imagery behind the grasping of hands, in all colors of the hemospectrum. That's not subtle Aspect imagery at all! I love unsubtle Aspect imagery! :D )

(==>)

MEENAH: shell yes motherblubber MEENAH: wayward wenches betta step the fuck back MEENAH: its a troll thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang

you're ruining the mood meenah

(Jane: Push the big red button. Blast it all to high heaven.)

Yeah Jake's gonna have dismantled that moon superweapon WELL before it fires.

You do not push the button because that would be incredibly stupid. The battle hasn't even started yet. Instead you take advantage of the momentary quiet to breathe. To think about life. About situations you could have handled differently. Feelings you could have... considered better. People you could have saved.

Does she? Does she really? Really now? ¬_¬"

(==>)

OH GOD IT'S A GIANT CAKE LASER THAT'S HILARIOUS

Your father never did voice any kind of opinion on your parenting style. In hindsight, he was probably avoiding the subject altogether. Or didn’t think much about it, focusing his pride on your exploits instead. He did raise a businesswoman, after all. At any point you could have asked for his advice. Now you can't. 15 years. Utterly botched.

Yeah, she definitely screwed the heck up on the parenting front, I suppose that *IS* something she's seriously reckoning with now that Jake has pulled back the curtain. It's too late for her to consider backing down, but she's at least going to feel some regrets and let that eat deservedly away at her before her final moments in this timeline.

Oh pfff, I hadn't even looked at the title of the next link (I'm guessing the answer is YES OF COURSE)

(Jane: Consider, is it too late?)

Of course not.

Really?

You remind yourself, you are incredibly young for a god. It’s natural for your growing pains to be this calamitous. All of the struggle and regret will feed into a brighter future. Newfound order will ensure stability, leading to a period of progress this planet has never seen before. There is so much living left. So many opportunities. This will not be your last chance. You’ll do better with the next one.

This is pretty in line with the way megalomaniacal way Jane behaved back when she was controlled by the Condesce, envisioning an empire with Jake at her side bearing her children forever. Candy is essentially an entire timeline where she followed through on her ambitions without constraint.

Speaking of constraint-- (Gee I thought he was totally going to take the Third Option and fly up to destroy the laser, this can't be over this quickly with a gun to the head--)

(Jane: Look behind you.)

Oh dear, so it definitely IS assassination, then. You must really hate how bad she's been for the children, Jake, to really go through with this as personally as BGD suggested. I was thinking about turning points like this for Hope players (in other media actually, a certain Hope player in Murder Drones actually) and moments of Rage being negative or positive turning points in equal measure, points where their belief in the breadth of possibility is pushed into a corner and it's time for them to narrow everything down to ONE CHANCE, to do or die, to a gun to someone's head or a blade to someone's neck and a willingness to cut a possibility off forever when it REALLY COUNTS to come in balance with their role (in ways depicted in Murder Drones with, hint hint, exactly one of their eyes showing a murder-mode X and the other eye open, as if on the tipping point before that Hope is cut off). How for a Hope player to be effective and balanced, they HAVE to know when they can't just sit on their heels and need to take action even if it means cutting off all the other paths they WISHED were true but can't be, acknowledging reality.

But seriously, if he was fast enough he could have just flown to space and blown up the Cake Laser. I guess this is more effective.

JANE: Jake? JAKE: Hi. Sweetheart. JANE: What are you doing here? Is everything ok? JAKE: It's all gravy train, don't worry! I was only thinking to myself and... JAKE: realized how sorry i'd be if i didn't come wish you good luck. JANE: How thoughtful! JAKE: Mm hm! JAKE: Come here.

Is that really going to work? Maybe with Jane deluding herself this much right now. I feel life if Jake actually pulls this off it'll end the battle far too quickly; maybe he'll shoot her and her Maid of Life powers will bring her back to retaliate the moment he turns his back on the body?

(==>)

Oh dear, he's going in EXTREMELY personal for this isn't he. A point blank shot through the heart in honor of Dirk maybe?

JANE: Well! That felt very lucky. JANE: Hoo, hoo! JAKE: I was hoping so ha ha! JANE: Thank you. ;B JANE: Wow you sure are holding me very tight, I assure you we don't have that kind of time sir! JANE: *eyebrow wiggle* JAKE: So right! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. JAKE: Oh Jane. JAKE: Before I let go, I wanted to say first. It's been a hard life and all but, JAKE: I'm really happy I got to see you. JANE: Me too J! JAKE: And... I'm going to miss you. JANE: Aw! JANE: Wait, what?

Looks like she didn't see it coming, even if I don't think it's gonna stick. Just exhausting whatever extra life she's built up in reserve, I'd bet.

[click]

(==>)

OW, to the head! No wonder there was a blood/violence warning in the tweet announcing this upd8.

(==>)

Oh god that's horrifying it didn't finish her off

this dialogue is horrifying why do you have to traumatize Jake more like this he's promising it'll stop oh that's awful okay serious fucking trigger warnings ouch

(==>)

OH GOD and she healed herself and knocked his aim off course. This is why you always double tap. D:

She's gonna be PISSED. (I didn't need the vivid mental imagery of bullets stuck in heads a third time counting Rose AND this anyway, brain damage is a bit of a trigger for me.) Hopefully Jake at least gets away, or destroys the launch button, or with his assassination attempt failed NOW goes to fly off and destroy the cake laser directly on the moon.

(==>)

Alright that's pretty cool! Not good obviously, but inevitable.

JAKE: W-w-w-w-w-w-wha? JANE: As I was saying- JANE: Jake.

Counter-attack incoming.

(==>)

JANE: IF YOU HAVE ONE SHOT

(==>)

OH THAT'S SOME HYPER VIOLENT PISTOL WHIPPING OUCH. EVEN IN BEYOND CANON THEY AREN'T HOLDING BACK A BIT ON THE MATURE GODDAMN RATING even when it isn't a psychological deep dive owowow

JANE: YOU BETTER JANE: MAKE IT JANE: *FUCKING* JANE: COOOOOUUUUUUUUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder how he's going to get away? He deserves to after this, and also he's possibly the only one who knows about the space laser and isn't coming out of this without at least one big solid heroic accomplishment that sticks under his belt. The space laser seems pretty much designed for him to intervene.

(==>)

You stop your onslaught, knowing the next couple blows will finish the job. A just death. How romantic.

Pfff-- I guess even if she killed him, it wouldn't announce that the death had been Heroic over his head.

Oh wait, I just realized--! Jake has TWO GUNS. Both the prior shots ought only to have been from one, unless he switched to single shot pistols for some arcane reason.

Between the adrenaline and taste of blood in your mouth, the decision is clear to you. You will not fail yourself. You will claim the spoils of this war and oversee a thriving planet. Cultivating an ever bettering stock of humanity. Your future. On and on. Forever. Alone.

Yeah sure you will.

Wait, what does that next link even mean? --Oh, it's Spades Slick and the co-opted Felt gang members she captured isn't it?? :D I've been waiting for her to unleash them!

(Jane: Release the Brig Boys.)

Wait what the fuck

As if!!!!! Maybe some time in the trenches with the Brig Boys will do him some good.

Oh my GOD she's seriously letting him go?! I'm not sure if that's not even more messed up in the head of her than killing him! She's seriously got a screw loose. She's really afraid of being alone and sure he'll come back to her side, isn't she, even if she needs a leash to force him? (And plot-speaking this just gives him a chance to fly up and bust the Moon Laser.)

Why are they Brig Boys, doesn't that mean prisoners? I mean I guess she probably paranoidly imprisoned some of the clone soldiers, but...

(==>)

Oof, Jake splats to the ground.

Death would be a kindness, after all. You gave Jake a shot to stay by your side and make something of himself, but in the end he proved himself just another deserter. You should have seen it coming; you learned 15 years ago that people will slip right through your fingers if you let them.

well what's your plan then

It’s fine. You won’t let go again. Jake is your means to an end. When you scramble his frontal lobe, you’ll make sure it doesn’t heal right. It won’t be much of a change, anyway.

JESUS CHRIST WOMAN

If I didn't know better I'd accuse someone who worked on this slate of updates to have known about my trigger about the idea of brain damage and personally stacked this one up against me! Good thing I worked out a lot of my fears in therapy so much before this, sheesh. Beyond Canon might know when to STOP punching and crack a joke but when they punch they don't pull those punches, ouch.

(Jane: Commence battle.)

Good thing Jake's already sitting up. You'd better not wallow in that discouragement from the failed assassination attempt, GO AFTER THE MOON LASER. (Though, Rose did warn us that from her biased point of view "just about everyone is going to fail to do something that really matters".)

(Jake: Look out into distance.)

JAKE: TAVROS!

Aw damn, is he going to fly in to help and leave the moon laser problem to someone else? At least he's the one parent of Tavros's focused on something he should of the two.

(==>)

That's a letter from Rose and a pack of trail mix. Rose, now that we know you're lining up future events so things turn out a certain neutral-victory sort of way, I can't help but wonder what the fuck you're planning with the kids. (And how they're going to potentially far surpass your limited expectations.)

On the plus side this means that as soon as we've reckoned with that letter WE FINALLY GET BACK TO THESE KIDS AND POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME FUCKING DIALOGUE THAT INCLUDES YIFFY OR IS ABOUT AND AROUND HER AT LEAST, I'VE BEEN WAITING SO EXCITED TO GET BACK TO THEM AFTER THAT JADE HEART-OUTPOUR THAT YIFFY OVERHEARD AND IS LIKELY STILL MIFFED ABOUT! :DDD Gosh I've been waiting for Yiffy and the other kids to interact more.

I'm extra busy with family stuff for a couple weeks so I probably won't post anything extra between now and the next update, but as usual I'll be right there when it arrives. Until next time!

#Homestuck #hs2 #Homestuck Liveblog #Homestuck^2 #upd8 #spoiler #spoilers #Rose Lalonde #Jade Harley #Light and Void #Calliope #Jane Crocker #Jake English #Kanaya #Hope and Rage

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The first puppy playdate, with bonus Sasha! A talk is had.

Warnings: tooth-rotting fluff.

Word count: 2k

“Ready for a playdate today, buddy?” Gaz murmured to Cupid, rubbing the puppy’s ears. It had become quite common in the last two weeks to see the puppy everywhere Gaz went. Morning run? The puppy would run for as long as he could and then Gaz carried him the rest of the way. (He didn’t weigh even a fraction of what his gear weighed.) Training? Cupid was harnessed and Gaz kept the leash around his waist to keep his hands free. Even at mealtimes Cupid got to sit on Gaz’s feet.

Needless to say, everyone on base was enamored with the puppy. Including Soap.

“Sure you don’t want me to watch ‘im for you?” Soap dropped down next to Gaz, grinning.

“I’ve got him.” Gaz huffed, shaking his head. “I’d say you should get your own but I think Cap might kill you.”

“Nah, don’t want to have my own dog.” Soap reached over and booped Cupid’s nose. “More fun to play with yours.”

Gaz’s phone buzzed and he shifted Cupid to one arm to check the message.

I’m coming down the road to the gate, please tell me you’re not pranking me.

Grinning, he stood. “I’ve gotta go greet someone,” he said, being intentionally vague because he knew it would drive Soap crazy.

“Who?” Soap scrambled to his feet to follow.

“You’ll see.” Gaz waved him off and jogged down to the gate house. This would be fun.

–

You didn’t hear what Kyle said to the gate guard, but the gate opened for you smoothly, so you didn’t question it. Just thanked the guard and drove through, pausing on the other side to let Kyle hop in the passenger seat.

“I see you brought Cupid.” You smiled at the puppy in his lap.

“Of course I did.” Kyle grinned. “He goes everywhere with me.”

“Well, that’s definitely one way to get him used to things.” You drove slowly, letting Kyle direct you to a guest parking area. “I’ve got Sasha and Ginger with me today.”

“You named the puppy Ginger?” Kyle hopped out once the car was parked, following you around to the trunk.

“It suits her, with her coloring.” You opened the trunk and let Ginger out of her crate first, double-checking her harness and leash before setting her down. Kyle immediately took her leash, letting her get reacquainted with her brother. “I’m hoping to find a few people who will let Sasha say hi. She needs socialization practice, but she needs to not be approached, she’s still pretty wary of men especially.”

“We’ll find some people.” Kyle sounded quite confident in that.

You let Sasha out and kept a tight hold on her leash, even as she started sniffing. “Alright. Where are we heading?”

“This way.” Kyle nudged the two puppies into cooperating (more or less) and started off towards an open field. You followed with Sasha, letting her sniff as much as she liked.

The field was a pretty perfect space, you had to admit. Big and empty and grassy, there was plenty of room for the two puppies to sniff each other and wrestle a bit. You left Kyle with the pups while you took Sasha walking around, letting her cast in search of game to flush for you. (Not that she’d have any idea what to do if she found a bird to flush beyond bark at it, but. She was from a hunting line, and you weren’t about to discourage the behavior.)

"Is this your mystery guest?"

You looked around at the voice, gaze quickly landing on a man with a mohawk.

"This is Soap," Kyle introduced, giving your name as well.

"Nice to meet you!" Soap grinned, starting forward.

"Oh, wait!" You tugged Sasha's leash as she started barking. "Sorry, she's nervous. Just wait there, I'm gonna walk her to you. She might bark but she'll only sniff you, I promise."

"Will it help if I sit?" Soap looked quite earnest, looking between you and Sasha.

"No. Well, not yet. After she's greeted you, if you feel like being tackled, maybe." You smiled, moving Sasha to your side. "Okay, Sasha, you behave. Be gentle. Okay? Gentle."

Her tail started wagging as you two approached Soap, and she immediately started sniffing his feet, moving quickly up his legs.

"Good girl," you praised, giving her more slack on the leash. "That's the way, good job."

Soap reached one hand down for her to sniff and then scratched under her chin. "Well, look who's a sweet thing?" He crooned. "All bark and no bite, aye?"

"Thank you for being so calm." You couldn't help your relieved smile. "So many people hear her bark and get nervous, which doesn't help."

"It's fine. Seen a lot scarier than her." Soap chuckled when Sasha rose onto her hind legs, one front foot balancing delicately against his belly as she sniffed him.

"Sasha!" You yelped, tugging her back. "No! We do not jump on people."

"Ah, she's fine." Soap plopped himself down on the grass, and Sasha happily attempted to tackle him, licking his face all over with her tail wagging a mile a minute. She finally toppled him all the way to the ground, his laughter muffled as he attempted to pry her off.

"Well, this is going well." But you were beaming.

"Is she always like that?" Kyle brought the two puppies over to you, looking at his friend in the grass.

"Mostly, yeah. She's wary of people at first but once she's had a chance to sniff someone she's really friendly." You smiled, a little sadly. "I don't know why she's nervous around people."

"Keep bringing her 'round and you'll have volunteers lined up to play with her." Kyle put a comforting hand on your shoulder.

"Thank you." You smiled at him. "Well, she's happy. The pups really should be able to run around but I don't want them running off or getting underfoot."

"They're fine here. Or we can find an unused office to let them frolic in."

"Did you just say frolic?" Soap demanded, sitting up half-way with Sasha still standing on his chest. "The fuck? You been swapped with a changeling, then?"

"Fuck off," Kyle said, laughing. You just smiled, content to watch the two verbally assault each other.

Since you weren't part of their antics, you spotted John first, and you smiled widely.

"Gaz didn't mention you were coming today." John stopped a few feet away, though he smiled at you.

Sasha barked and launched herself off of Soap (you really tried not to laugh at his pained groan) to run straight to John. She wiggled right up to him, tail wagging so hard she couldn't walk in a straight line, and shoved her nose against his leg until he started petting her.

"Oi," Soap groaned, sitting upright. His face was red from laughing. "Why does Cap get special treatment?"

"Guess she remembers you," you said with a soft smile, inwardly melting over the sight of the gruff man leaning over to rub Sasha's ears.

"Smart girl." His eyes were very blue and full of humor when he looked at you, and you warmed in response.

"You should show her around, Cap," Kyle interrupted before Soap could say anything else. "She hasn't seen much yet."

"I don't want to interrupt you," you murmured, though you never looked away from John.

"It would be my pleasure." He grabbed Sasha's leash and then held out his other hand for you. "If you'll do me the honor?"

Distinctly warm under the collar now, you walked over and took his hand. "I'm glad to see you," you whispered, just for him.

"Likewise." His lips crooked in a smile. "Are you fine if I keep her?"

"Of course. Just watch out, she casts. She thinks she's a hunting dog."

John chuckled, keeping hold of your hand as he started to walk. "That so? She ever been hunting?"

"No, I have no interest." You shrugged, tightening your grip on him as the two of you started walking. Although he seemed to be taking you around the back, you noticed with some amusement. "But she is from hunting lines, and her breeder took all his dogs hunting."

"Hmm." John gave her more loose leash, watching her cast back and forth through the grass. "She's a beautiful dog."

"She is, and I am lucky to have her, despite all my grumbling."

"Pretty sure that goes both ways, love. She's lucky to have someone as kind as you."

You ducked your head, quite warm again. John just chuckled quietly and squeezed your hand, continuing the leisurely walk around the compound with you.

It felt so… wonderful. Almost normal (except for all the military detritus). Sweet.

Extremely tempting, too.

"John," you started slowly, holding his hand a little tighter. "Forgive me if this is presumptuous, but… I'm not interested in a, uh… dalliance. I know we both have busy lives, and I don't want to waste anybody's time. If all you want is something physical, then–"

"No. No, love, that's not all I'm after." He smiled at you, gentle and warm. "You're not presumptuous. I'd rather know what you want out of this now. I'm not an easy man to be with, I know that. I'm busy and I put my work before most everything else." The look he cast at you was so warm you felt like you were basking in a ray of morning sunshine. "But I want to try, with you."

"Good." You stepped closer to him. "Because I want to try, too. I really like you.”

“I like you, too.” He chuckled softly, eyes warm and happy. “Haven’t done this in a while, might be a bit rusty.”

“You’re not the only one.” You grinned at him. “We’ll figure it out as we go along, how’s that?”

“Fine by me.” He squeezed your hand, keeping you close as the two of you walked. “Next time I can come out to you, if that’s easier.”

You laughed quietly. “Well, might be easier on my blood pressure. Even though I had an invitation, I was still nervous talking to the gate guard.”

He rumbled a quiet laugh. “I hope he was polite, at least.”

“Oh, very. Wasn’t his fault at all.” You shrugged. “Just me being weird, I suppose.”

“Not weird. This is outside your normal.” He shifted closer to you. “Don’t feel ashamed of that.”

You chuckled, shaking your head. “You’re going to be good for my self-esteem, aren’t you?”

“I hope so.” He pressed closer, tugging you to a stop. You were well-hidden from prying eyes, behind the buildings and away from the bustle of the main compound. He held your gaze for several moments, his thumb stroking over the back of your hand.

And then he kissed you. It was soft, sweet, and short. Just a chaste meeting of lips. His facial hair tickled against your skin, a pleasant if new sensation. You blinked slowly at him and smiled.

“Wouldn’t mind doing that again,” you murmured, rather hopefully.

His lips twitched into a smile. “Yes ma’am.” He leaned in again.

And Sasha ran in between the two of you, wiggling happily, wanting to get in on whatever fun this was. You laughed, dropping your head to look at the furry black menace currently standing on one of John’s feet.

“Maybe without Sasha, next time,” you said, shaking your head. “She’s a menace.”

John huffed. “Next time, I’ll make sure there are no interruptions,” he murmured, low and intent.

You couldn’t help the little shiver that inspired, but it was the good kind of shiver. “I look forward to it.”

John started walking again, letting Sasha go back to sniffing everything around her, and you stayed close to his side.

“What’s your schedule like for this coming week?” you asked him as the two of you walked around a building.

John shrugged. “Unless something changes, I’ll be here.” He glanced at you, curious.

You drew in a deep breath. “Would you like to come over for dinner one night? I’ll cook for us.”

“When works best for you?”

“Wednesday?”

“Then I’ll be there Wednesday night.” He leaned in closer, and his breath at your ear made you shiver. “Won’t have any interruptions then.”

Which, of course, was when Sasha started barking at someone. With a little huff, you took her leash back, tugging her back to sit next to you.

Wednesday could not come soon enough.

#puppy love #john price x you #john price x reader

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hollowhearts-and-espresso · 8 months ago

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on an outsiders kick so heres the main gang as things me and my friends have said

Soda: Your wish is my command. Be gay forever

Steve: I'm still straight but I'd fuck you now

Soda: Not that gay

Darry: I dont really like you. Why are you always hanging around?

Dally: I ask myself the same thing every single day

Pony: I know we're supposed to be saying embarrassing things about ourselves but before we talk about me i'm really upset Two-Bit didnt mention the fact that he was in love with thomas the train

Two-Bit: i watched ONE episode when i was FIVE go fuck yourself

Pony: You have a shrine by your bed

Two-Bit: irrelevant

Johnny: I'm not really scared of anything, no

Johnny: but cats freak me out. and so do dogs, sometimes, but mainly cats. and especially ducks. oh, and needles, and doctors in general. also loud noises, sharp objects near me, any sort of projectile, and stoves. but like, thats not that many things

Dally: I understand so much about you now

Pony: I'm going to write a novel and all of you are gonna have characters based off you. Any questions about it?

Two-Bit: Am I hot?

Pony: No. Next question

Darry: Am I going to regret reading this?

Pony: For sure. Next.

Johnny: Please dont make me a crybaby

Pony: You shouldnt read this. Next

Steve: Can me and Soda date?

Pony: You already are. Next

Soda: Can me and Steve not date?

Pony: Too late. You know you love him. Next

Dally: You're going to make my character really deep, arent you?

Pony: Possibly. Havent decided yet. Anything else?

Johnny: Is Dally as hot in the book as he really is?

Pony: I'll no longer be taking questions because I'm extremely uncomfortable, but on second thought, you might really like this book

Two-Bit, upon walking in on Steve and Soda cuddling: I leave for FIVE minutes and i'm left out of fucking everything. all the fucking time. i hate everyone in this house

Steve: Do you want to lay with us?

Soda: Yeah, come lay with us

Two-Bit, practically dropping himself on them: I'm still mad at you

Dally: For some reason Ponyboy is really obsessed with the idea of me being really soft inside and just not showing it so I dont get hurt. I think he wants me to be narrative foils with our other friend too

Dally: How do i tell him i'd change the narrative doom him if i could and feel no remorse without crushing that hope in him

Pony: I like to think its a secret but me and everyone around me knows im writing a slowburn, hes only soft to him trope, slight enemies to lovers fanfiction about Johnny and Dally in my head

Dally: the term fanfiction implies i have fans

Johnny: i'm a fan of you

Pony, whispering: they practically write it themselves

Dally: Here, i stole this. dont ask questions, just take it

Darry, taking the sleeping pigeon that Dally just handed him with a mildly horrified expression: where did you get this?

Dally: i told you i'd bring back souvenirs from my field trip. no more questions

Johnny: Not many people like me.

Johnny: its probably because im kind of a pussy, but i like to tell myself its because i'm annoying because at least then im not calling myself a pussy

Dally: Wait, wait. Who doesnt like you?

Johnny: Huh? Why does it matter?

Dally: No reason. Just, like, give me an example

Pony, in the kitchen and hears all of this: *puts the knives in the cabinet where Dally wont look for them* I dont really want to have to bail anyone out again

Soda, to Darry: I think Steve is kind of in love with me, but I really dont want to have to break it to him that I dont feel the same

Steve, with Soda in his lap: *stops playing with Sodas hair* What?

Soda: Nothing, baby, you're fine

Darry: I will never understand you

yes, one of my friends did bring a live pigeon back from a field trip. it slept a lot, and we'd hold him all the time while he slept and he'd stay asleep when we passed him around because we had to move. i hope he wasnt sick and is doing okay

#the outsiders #darry curtis #sodapop curtis #ponyboy curtis #twobit mathews #johnny cade #dallas winston #steve randle

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isatswap · 8 months ago

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(full game in stars and time spoiler)

Better than a Quest

TTOS version of Really? He doesn't need your help with a quest? from ISAT

(You follow Mirabelle around for a while... Going through Dormont, then the forest, until...)

(A field?...)

(There's nothing around...)

(What could she possibly need?...)

Loop: "So, what do you need me to do?"

Mirabelle: Huh? Oh, yeah... Mirabelle: ...Lay down with me?

(Huh! Interesting.)

(You lay down.)

Loop: "Aaaand?..."

Mirabelle: And now.... Mirabelle: Look up!

(You do as she asks...)

(Stars, stars, stars, all around you.)

(You inhale sharply.)

Mirabelle: You know, when you asked me if I needed help earlier, I wasn't sure what to say! Mirabelle: I don't really need help with anything... And I think im all ready for tomorrow. Mirabelle: But I saw you run around and help everybody, and that looked super fun! And I thought... Mirabelle: "Loopie is making sure to help everyone, but I just wanna hang out with them!" Mirabelle: And so, heh, this is it! That's all I want you to do today! Let's just hang!!!

(Huh. That's....nice?)

(...)

Loop: (Wait.) "Why stars?"

Mirabelle: Oh! Mirabelle: Um... Mirabelle: So, you know how you say this word when you are annoyed or something bad happens? Mirabelle: I don't know what this language is, but I also heard King use it, before I left the House! Mirabelle: Back then I thought it was a swear word or something, like "crab"! But then I realised I could just ask King himself and... he told me it means "stars"! Mirabelle: And like him, you seem to know a lot about the sky! You once talked about the sun and the planets like you REALLY knew what you were talking about! Mirabelle: And also! When we spent nights outside, you'd spend most of it looking at the night sky. Mirabelle: And I thought that was interesting, because I've never thought about what was up there! None of my peers seemed to do so too, actually. But, um... Mirabelle: I thought, maybe, you'd like to see the stars? Together? Or just in general?

(...)

Mirabelle: Oh, also, you yourself...

(!!!)

(You freeze.)

Mirabelle: You kinda look like a star! In that cloak, at least.

(You breathe out. Right. Your spikes are a bit visible under the hood. She doesn't actually know.)

Mirabelle: Oh no, is that bad? Is it actually like a swear word, where you don't actually like stars and they are bad and gross??? Did I call you bad and gross? Did I step in it?....

(Oh. You've been silent for too long!)

Loop: "..." Loop: "No, you didn't step in it."

Mirabelle: Oh, phew! Got a bit scared, hehe. Though I should've asked King about it more...

Mirabelle: Anyway, I've also heard from King about seeing stuff in the stars, sometimes! Like, pictures! Mirabelle: They are called... uh... conste-something??

Loop: "Constellations."

Mirabelle: Constellations! Yes, that! Um, do you know some?

(You look up at the stars.)

(The stars look back silently.)

(You don't recognize any of them.)

Loop: "No, I don't know any."

Mirabelle: Hm... Mirabelle: ...You say I didn't step in it.... Mirabelle: Loopie...

(...You really like stars. And as Mira noted, you do look a lot like them. They are kind of... a family to you, even.) (You wish to tell that to her, but now is not the time.)

Loop: (Change the subject.) "Haha, no, you're fine, hahaha!"

Loop: "Tell me something?"

Mirabelle: Oh, sure! But what?

Loop: "Something about yourself, maybe?"

Mirabelle: Hm...Oh, I know! Mirabelle: So, you know I'm from here, right? Lived in Dormont, then moved to the House, all that jazz. Mirabelle: Spent almost my whole life here! Mirabelle: I liked living here. It was nice to know all the people in the town. And I liked being a Housemaiden very much! Mirabelle: i liked helping people out, Changing myself, learning new stuff... Mirabelle: But, um.... Mirabelle: I haven't told almost anything about the later parts of my life within the House to you all. Mirabelle: And that is because, at some point.... I realised I didn't wanna change anymore. Mirabelle: Housemaidens are supposed to change a lot. We even have yearly festivals dedicated to Change!

(Ah, that... you've heard Isa mention those, when you helped him...)

Mirabelle: But, I liked myself like I was! And I didn't want to abandon it! But I was supposed to! Mirabelle: And the thing that was distresing me most about Change was... bonding.

(!!!)

Loop: (Again, just like Isa.) "Oh yeah, I've heard from Isa that it's an important part of Change."

Mirabelle: ...Oh! Well, I shouldn't be suprised, Isabeau likes to talk about Change. Mirabelle: But yeah! When the question of bonding came up in my life, I realised... I didn't want any of it! Mirabelle: I don't wanna bond with someone! I don't want to love them in this special way! I don't want to do the things in bed! Mirabelle: The very idea of me being with someone in that way was so... alien to me. So wrong my very being rejected it. Mirabelle: Even then...I was ready to spend the rest of my life as a Housemaiden. Stepping over myself. Changing without the reason for change. Going against my very nature and eventually bonding with someone. Mirabelle: Just because I believed in Change. Mirabelle: .... Mirabelle: But after a long time of trying to come to terms with it, I realised... It wasn't worth it. Mirabelle: Spending my time in this cage of obligations. Mirabelle: It's kinda funny, in a way. Change belief, a belief about changing and being different, but also somehow restricting me this much. Mirabelle: This was my realisation. Isn't it a kind of Change, to break the mold, to be different from others? To not force yourself to fit in? Mirabelle: ... Mirabelle: It was was still scary. Mirabelle: Not even because of the belief. Mirabelle: But because of others. Mirabelle: I was afraid of what others would think. What kind of person I would be in their eyes. What kind of Housemaiden that would make me. Mirabelle: So... I decided to go on a pilgrimage. Mirabelle: Usually, people in Houses do it to Change more, but I.... Just needed to get away from this life. See new places. Meet even more people. Mirabelle: I guess that is Change, in hindsight. Mirabelle: But it was much more... free, you know? Just travelling by myself? Mirabelle: ...

(Mira stops for a bit.)

(Well that is interesting! You'd never would guess she has such qualms with her belief.)

Loop: (But...) "But why is you not changing such a secret?"

Mirabelle: ...Oh! Yeah, I haven't actually explained, haha. Mirabelle: ...I really care about Isabeau. He is still pretty new to this whole being a Housemaiden stuff. I just... don't want to interfere with that. I still help him, of course, but my story can discourage him, I feel. I think Isa better discover this himself, and then I'll help with that, than me telling him in advance. Or maybe Isa won't feel the same as me at all!

Loop: "And why not tell the others?"

Mirabelle: Well, uh, first of all, it would be kinda rude, and second of all, I feel like one of you would spill the beans, haha. Mirabelle: ...But also... I want you all to see me as strong. Not as someone who abandoned their home because they couldn't make it.

(Is that what she thinks we would think?....)

Loop: "Mira...." Loop: "You are strong. I think each of us would say that."

Mirabelle: !!! Mirabelle: Loopie, I.... Mirabelle: Thank you. Sincerely. Mirabelle: I just needed to hear that, I guess.

(She sighs.)

Mirabelle: You know.... when I met you all.... Mirabelle: I realised I didn't need to love anyone like I described. But... Mirabelle: I could still love you all as friends. Mirabelle: And I truly do. Mirabelle: I love how different you all are! Your clothes, your stories, your beliefs.... Mirabelle: But you, Loopie... feel more special to me. Mirabelle: You're, like, the coolest person I know! I want you to know that! Mirabelle: And I like spending time with you! I always learn something new from you, about theatre or stars or something else! Mirabelle: And how you have puns for every situation, Mirabelle: How you breathe in this way sometimes, and I could wish i could breathe with you to make you feel better, Mirabelle: And it makes me want to know about you more. Mirabelle: Hang out with you more, like this.

(Mira pauses again. You hear her whisper something under her breath.)

Mirabelle: Why is this so embarrassing?....

(You pretend to not hear it.)

Mirabelle: Wait, Loopie, look! A shooting star!

(You look up again, and...)

(Oh! It is there!)

(The star rushes by quickly, disappearing into the darkness.)

(...It is nice to hang out with her like this, though.)

Odile: Yep, there they are, knew it.

Bonnie: You are very observant, Dile!

Isabeau: Hi Loop, hi Mirabelle!!! We figured you'd be here! Isabeau: Um... can we join you two?

Mirabelle: EVERYONE IS HERE! Mirabelle: Yes, of course! Glad to see you, everyone!

Isabeau: Such a beautiful night... Was it your idea to come here, Mirabelle?

Mirabelle: Yeah!

Bonnie: Under the stars, eh? Very cute of you, Mira.

(Mira smiles even more.)

Mirabelle: Sure is, haha! It's good that you all like it. Mirabelle: I probably should have invited you....

Odile: But I still found you, so it's all good in the end.

Bonnie: I brought outr food!!! So we can eat here!

Isabeau: A nightly picnic!

Mirabelle: Oh, I can smell samosas... Mmmm...

Bonnie: Yeah, I made a lot. Loop, take one! Or two, even. You've earned it.

Isabeau: Loop sure worked hard today, didn't they? Thank you for your help earlier.

(You jump.)

Bonnie: Yeah, Loop, you've been a great help today!

Odile: Loop has shown me how to fight better. I'll be able to do more than just make our enemies feel bad, heh.

Isabeau: Oh, that's cool! Can't wait to see it in action, Odile!

Bonnie: Belle, did Loop help you too?

(You freeze.)

(Did you???)

Mirabelle: Heheh.....

Mirabelle: Of course Loop helped me today!!!

(Mira is looking at you with a gentle smile.)

Mirabelle: Thank you for spending time with me!! And talking with me!!!

(Oh.)

(Your hood hides your face already, but you still want to do it with your hands as well.)

Isabeau: How wonderful!

Bonnie: Thank you, o great helper!

Odile: Have another samosa.

Mirabelle: And some pâté and bread!

isabeau: I'm sure you want some tea, too!!!

Bonnie: And some of my curry--

(Woah woah woah!!!)

(Your plate is overflowing...!!!)

(You can see the food mountain sway back and forth!!!)

(You consume as much of it as posible before everything falls down.)

Isabeau: Oh!...

(...)

(You burp.)

Odile: Heheh, thats gross.

Mirabelle: Pfft!

Isabeau: Hahahahah!

Bonnie: Heh! Nice reflexes, Loop!

(Everyone starts laughing happily.)

(You laugh alongside them.)

(You're surrounded by your allies....)

(Your heart lifts.)

(You love them.)

(You're glad you got to spend time with them.)

(You're glad you know them better.)

(You're glad--)

Bonnie: Hey, Loop, everything good? Want more snacks?

Loop: (You smile.) "Of course, Snack Leader!"

Bonnie: Heheh! Then eat! As much as you want!!!

(You all laughed and ate under the stars.)

(Tomorrow, once again, you'll go into the House, and fight the Scary Lady.)

(But today.... today, you are happy.)

#in stars and time #isat #ttos #isat au #in stars and time spoilers #a wholesome one as a treat #the time of stars au

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chaifootsteps · 10 months ago

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the fact that we know theres not much aside from "my body is meant to exploited" line to hint that angeldust is being sexually abused before ep 4 is the worst bit. tuca and bertie had its workplace SA scene before dropping jellybean lake which was far heavier than the things that happened with pastry pete. other shows build a catalogue that makes it clear that they are going to explore said themes before dumping it on the audience. maybe ep 4 starts with angel being confronted by it. maybe they hint before it gets to the song. its still a extreme softcore rapeporn scene in a 16+ show with no other episode before it that hints these themes are going to be in what is, once again, a 16+ show that is intended for teenagers aka children.

im pretty sure if tuca and bertie did jellybean lake first (which isnt even exclipt like the poison scene) episode-run wise and the pastry pete arc late the audience would've reacted differently. probably not as bad as people are reacting to poison but it wouldve felt far more out of left field if they started off with one of the MCs going to the other "im a csa survivour." and i say that knowing the paraphrasing ignores that it was done far more elquently and with the correct amount of care needed in tuca and bertie than what weve seen of ep 4 of hh so far.

i guess im just mainly upset that even if the full episodes context makes it better itll always be gross. im just hoping that it wont by "i spit on your grave" levels of bad. mainly saying that cause i went into the first movie thinking "oh wow this will be a great rape-revenge story i bet" from the descriptions only to regret there being no clarifaction on just how bad the rape in the first movie was. i swear it was a full on half hour at least of what was just rapeporn at the very start. i had to keep skipping forward when i watched it because it was that bad and sickening to me only to be met with more rape. i couldnt even find pleasure in the revenge against the rapists because the actual SA scene in isoyg turned my stomach that much, i didnt even finish it because i couldnt take it long after the SA stopped, which caused me to ditch all plans of looking into the rest of the series as well. for obvious reasons.

and i just feel worried that what viv has done with angel dust will do that for so many people with weaker stomachs than me. i guess thats the point most people upset about ep 4 are trying to make.

Yeah, not much else for it until we see how bad it is. If nothing else, I'm sure it won't be I Spit on Your Grave levels of awful, but for some people, it doesn't need to be.

The fact that so much seems to be taken from Raph's video and their horrible gag disclaimer doesn't bode well for it.

#Anonymous #viv stuff #actual blog post #image reply

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cofay · 3 months ago

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다 표현하지 않아도

♡ CUPIDS ARROW ⤑

Part 1…Part 2…Part 3…

As you walked the dark streets you sighed softly looking down..Well until you had an idea.

What if you had no responsibilities at all? What if you were a mortal? What if you weren’t in this position at all? You could have a normal life.

You could even have a shot with Izuku I mean what could go wrong?

It was late spring things were just getting warm and summer was right around the corner. You did all that you could walking down the road later that night.

You could smell the sweet flowers..feel the soft breeze, hear the thick sound of thunder and felt the soft touches of rain it was almost perfect the moonlight softly shining over you and down onto the flower field.

You looked up into the sky lifting your hands up to your shirt and unbuttoning it slowly. Then goes your pants…it may have seem crazy or strange but this was you stripping yourself of your responsibilities of making people fall in love.

Of building marriages, of making and creating families,friendships and more, you were finally

Free

Free of the aches free from the stress, the pressure the pain you’re finally free..you lift your head back letting the rain droplets hit your face and run through your hair you closed your eyes smiling as you shed your old self. As you shed your position of control and love.

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A week later you ended up finding some nice more suitable clothes for your new found interest. You also gained the courage to show up to Izuku’s penthouse. You walked up the stairs slowly every bone inside of you basically felt like it was sat on fire.

You were scared, giddy, sad, and excited all at the same time you couldn’t help but smile as you inch closer and closer to his front door.

*Knock*

You waited a second before the door slowly opened revealing the green haired boy. He tilted his head to the side confused clearly by you showing up, but you on the other hand couldn’t help but smile as you basically jumped up and down at the sight of him.

He can finally see you finally..it’s been so long

“Who are you?”

“Y/n!…I-im sorry you probably are confused right now because I’m here unexpectedly…but uh..I-i got something!”

You pulled out a small bag from behind your bag handing jt towards him. Slowly and maybe cautiously he opened it revealing a small bracelet with non-other than a cupids bow and arrow along with a four leaf clover. “It’s for you…”

You looked at his face watching his expressions just hoping..hoping that he would accept it and maybe let you get some more words out..and then maybe you could be friends or more..maybe.. as you scanned his face you watched as his confusion slowly turned into something else. A sweet bright smile from him.

You felt like you were in a dream that you didn’t ever want to wake up from.

“Thanks—oh shit..I’m sorry do you want to come inside?”

“Uh-sure!”

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And basically after that you guys hit it off started off by meeting up at parks to going to small carnivals to huge amusement parks then to him asking you out and then it turned into small dinner dates and now to this. You sleeping in bed with him resting his head on your chest.

It was all you ever wanted to love and be loved at the same time. You just wanted to live this little life that you had acquired. Even if it could all go to hell at any moment..you just wanted at least a minute with Izuku to yourself and you would be fine.

Well if only those Erotes would stop showing up to just watch you. Even though you’ve basically became a mortal you could still see them you didn’t understand it. You’re a full mortal right? Something’s wrong.. really wrong.

You watched them from the comfort of Izuku’s bed staring at them from outside the window until they left abruptly..a shiver was sent down your spine and you shifted a bit causing Izuku to move also and mutter something.

“Y/n?”

“It’s okay..I’m still here just needed to sit up..it’s fine go back to sleep..”

You say running your fingers through his hair and rubbing circles around his back with your other hand. Even then while you were sleeping you istg couldn’t help but shake the feeling that something was wrong..you needed to do something about it quick.

But not to quick you don’t want to alarm anybody or make a wrong move you can’t risk ruining everything now..no no..not now not when things are perfect.

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#mha x reader #bnha bakugou #cupid #Cupid reader #bnha izuku #izuku x reader #mha izuku #bnha izuku midoriya #izuku midoriya #cute

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butch-blu-scout · 1 year ago

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hi!!! if your requests are still open could you write something with scout x reader 🤞 maybe some angst if you're up for it??? (im a sucker for angst) thank u !! 🐌

Hi! Of course they're still open! This is actually the first ask I've gotten in a while lol. Feel free to send in more if you have other ideas ^-^

I've never been very good at angst but here's my best shot. It's very dramatic. My other idea for this was infidelity but I thought that might be too sad (however if anyone wants to see that feel free to send a request).

Thank you to @schlong69420 for helping me brainstorm.

Warnings for: insecurity, angst and feels (to the best of my abilities)

Word Count: 760

Scout often wondered about how people really felt about him. I mean, really felt. Sure, some of his teammates called him annoying, or treated him like a little brother- but he knew that was all in good faith. At least they'd tell him to screw off to his face if he got too annoying.

But it was harder to figure things out when it came to folks outside the team, and by "folks" I mean his partner, and by "his partner" I mean you.

Scout had been particularly energetic today, way more than usual. He had been chatty to everyone, including you. He was all over the field, hardly able to concentrate of the objective. He ran to every explosion, every shout, anything that he heard immediately grabbing his attention. It was frustrating for everyone on the team, even Scout was getting annoyed with his own inability to focus.

It was safe to say that they lost the match.

After the match everyone had glared at him whenever he tried to lighten the mood. Usually it worked, but today not so much. But he kept trying.

"Hey ya know- those guys were prolly cheatin' anyway. So really-" Scout was cut off.

"Son- will you just can it?" Engie snapped, "We lost. Everyone knows it's your fault. Everyone else has accepted it, you need to do the same before you get a black eye."

That shut him up real quick.

That was Scout. He tried all the time to be there for everyone else, to lighten the mood, to make everyone feel a bit better. Even if he was the butt of the joke. It was just who he was. But today... he just felt like he was too much. For anyone. Even you.

You hadn't seen Scout since he'd left the showers. Usually after he hit the showers, you both headed straight to his room to hang out, watch movies, whatever. But when you knocked on the door he wasn't there. You'd even double checked to make sure he wasn't just asleep, but he wasn't there. Which was odd for him.

You went searching, checking the kitchen, and the lounge area, The garage, even the Med-Bay, but he wasn't there. Nobody seemed to know where he went either, that or they were still too pissy to want to find him.

You were almost to Sniper's camper when you finally spotted him. You had turned around to check for critters when you saw the glint of something on the roof of the base. Dogtags. It didn't take much walking to see the small dash of bright red curled up on the roof.

Climbing up the roof was quick work if you knew where the secret ladder was (it was in Sniper's room, which he never used). It wasn't hard to sneak up behind Scout either. He was too lost in his thoughts (usually a bad thing when it came to Scout).

"Hey baby," You sat down next to him. He jumped at your sudden intrusion, he calmed fairly quickly though. Scout was still wrestling with his pent up energy, made obvious by the tapping of his leg and his other little fidgets.

"Hey sweetheart, ya scared me. What uh, what bring ya up here?" He asked.

"Oh, well I was looking for you." You explained, "You disappeared after the match today. I though we were gonna watch a movie tonight?"

"Ah, yeah. Sorry I um.. Just needed to clear my head. Didn't wanna keep botherin' anybody."

"Scout."

"What?"

" What's going on with you hm? You're not usually like this."

"It's- I just- It's nothin' really," He scratched the back of his neck, "I'm just being a lot today, and I know it. And I can't even help myself 'cause I don't realize it until it's too late. And then everyone's pissed off at me. And I already pissed everybody off by losin' the damn match, and I really didn't feel like pissin' you off too. 'Cause I knew you wouldn't tell me if I got too annoyin'- 'cause I know you. And I'm probably pissin- you off right now with alla this and I should just stop fuckin' talkin' but I can't and I-"

You wrapped your arms around him gently.

The two of you sat up there for a while, watching the stars. You let Scout talk about everything and nothing, just to get it out of his system. Because, yeah, he could be annoying, and he could be a lot, but that didn't make you love him any less.

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I hope this was good, or at least filled some of your itch for angst ^-^. Sorry that it's kinda short. But I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Thanks for sending a request :)

#tf2 scout #tf2 #scout tf2 #team fortress 2 #scout tf2 x reader #scout x reader #angst with a happy ending #angst #tf2 fanfiction #alex writes content

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tonydaddingham · 7 months ago

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Wait, what is the "batshit Jim is Jesus" theory, please? Because I have thoughts and I thought I was the only one thinking them

hi hello!!!💕 oh god okay where do i begin

tbh this is largely pure speculation, but something that i can genuinely see happening to the extent of attempting to write a fic about it but to be specific, i think some kind of fuck-up happened in heaven, and an amnesiac jesus has managed to wind his way inside jim, in the place of gabriel.

im gonna try to keep this as tight as possible but bear with me:

it kinda started with the thought that the second coming will have gone wrong in s3. and the subsequent thought that a reason why everyone is left floundering is because they lose jesus. and they might have lost jesus because he's already come to earth. getting biblical with it, both matthew 24:36 and 24:43-44 kinda solidified this for for me - if we accept that GO will continue to play around with scripture.

perhaps a bit of confirmation bias, but the rest of matthew 24 was also interesting, particularly when you consider the signs of the second coming as matthew warns:

24:27: For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

24:40: At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

24:41: Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

and there's then the other apocalyptic elements of war, and famine, trials and tribulations, that are meant to herald the second coming - which is what i think potentially could end up being the backdrop for s3 (ie. the second coming has happened, and it just so happens to coincide with the world going to hell in a hand basket. literally). after all, jim's ep3 monologue was certainly posed as a prophesy of sorts, not a recollection.

then take into account the deleted scene where there was meant to be a prophetic dream(?) sequence of the bookshop being the only thing left standing in an apocalyptic wasteland. idk if it was ever confirmed...(?), but im reasonably certain that that dream would have belonged to jim.

there are also a lot of background elements that indicate that people have started to go missing. whether that's linked or not, idk, but seems interesting... like they've been raptured.

so then my thoughts turned to - well, does that mean, for whatever reason (heavenly user error, escape, god messing around etc), that jesus is now roaming around on earth? or has something gone wrong there too? possibly, bc then i remembered the opening jim scene, and the rest of his appearances in the show.

a lot of jesus imagery. especially imagery of the crucifixion.

the first shot of 2023 coming down from the clouds, and jim descending from heaven in the lift, tomatoes symbolising spilled blood, crowd gathered to watch the spectacle, seeks out sanctuary in the bookshop (eden).

quotes his mother in a tongue-in-cheek manner ("who told you i was naked?"), "but you know Me, you recognise Me" / "i know Someone who looks like You" (re: john 14:9-11), dresses his blanket in a very 'biblical' way, like a robe.

is very eager to help and is very kind, has an affinity for books and stories (themselves possibly representing the tree of life/the concept of immortality), offering out of food for free (ref to feeding the five thousand or the last supper, take your pick!!!), sacrifices himself for the shopkeepers meeting, arms outstretched etc.

im sure there's loads ive missed out, but these are the ones off the top of my head!

there's also the lovely callback to gabriel being the messenger to mary etc. aziraphale, if we accept him to parallel israfil, may be the angel to herald the second coming, but the fact that gabriel inadvertently is kinda the one to deliver it? brilliant

and lastly, because this promo image still has me floored: jim walking on water. and i cant really think of any discernible reason why the water would be included otherwise, other than to allude to jesus:

now that im fairly convinced about the What - as far as i can be with a tinfoil-hat, crackpot theory anyway - but now it's more about trying to figure out the How. these will be piecemeal bits that will join up together, so hang on there:

what seems to be clear is that jesus (if we accept jesus = jim) does not have his memory. he has no idea who he is, and this stays pretty consistent and believable throughout the season. there's a moment ive referenced plenty of times before, but it's so important imo:

(contd) which tells me a couple of things - main thing for me being that not only is memory erasure a canonically confirmed concept, but the suggestion of using the heavenly pda to access gabriel's memory suggests it's somewhat digitised... almost like it's a file that could be deleted or moved. but it potentially seems like that can only happen when someone is in heaven. and is it different for angels vs humans? or - if we accept the idea that jesus = god - a deity?

as for jesus not remembering something - maybe it was an error in the system that made him move into the gabriel real estate? and lose his memory in the process, by some kind of file corruption?

another thing is the issue with power in hell, namely that things seem to be going a bit sideways. the lesser demons are on half rations, and the whole outfit is severely understaffed. ive explored it more here, but it seems that whichever way you look at it, humans may not actually be in heaven. so, if human souls aren't being looked after by angels, where are they? my thought is similar to the above gabriel file thing: that human souls are being stored in the system* somewhere, awaiting 'upload' once heaven has finally defeated hell, and the kingdom hath in fact come.

*this then led me to the thought that maybe the system itself is the book of life, but that's a slight aside/only tangentially relevant.

so perhaps the corrupted jesus' 'file' somehow got uploaded to gabriel when he transferred himself into the fly? and maybe the box has something to do with it? idk.

it would also make sense for the 25-lazarii miracle. there was a lot of emphasis that aziraphale and crowley held hands with jim, and the effort it took to 'hide gabriel' was like a mini-nuke detonating. but a) its an interesting choice to refer to the miracle unit of measurement as a lazarus (and smaller denominations), and b) gabriel was in the fly - but they were holding hands with someone. so, for me, it's sensical that perhaps the issue in s3 is that not only has jesus come early, but they've inadvertently hidden him... an apt mirror to adam in s1. and if jesus is still somehow knocking about in gabriel in s3, it's a good narrative excuse to bring him and beelzebub back.

im going to stop rambling there but i may well come back and add bits - alternatively, if ive missed stuff, feel free to add!!! but! that's where im kinda at with the theory that the second coming has already come, and it's come somehow in the form of gabriel 🥰

#good omens #ask #second coming/last judgement theory

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shadethechangingman · 2 years ago

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[ID: Eight comic book covers from titles published by DC and Vertigo.

1. The cast of Hero Hotline running at the viewer, an image of the Trinity floats above them. The comic title and DC logo at the top of the image, and Villains line the borders.

2. Text at the top right reads The Psycho. A man in a cap and skull-like mask stands holding a smoking gun. He is faced to the right but looking at the viewer. Psychedelic images float around him, including a skull, some fish, flowers, and the devil.

3. Text at the top reads Giantkiller. A Kaiju/human hybrid with black and red skin standing against a red sky over a dead Kaiju, holding his blade downwards and looking at the viewer.

4. Text at the top says Major Bummer, the first Inaction Hero. An impossibly muscular man looks bored, sitting slumped in an armchair watching TV, surrounded by junk food and comics. Behind him, aliens and supervillains are fighting and civilians are huddled in fear.

5. Text at the top says Chain Gang War. Three armed and masked men are standing huddled together, the two closest to t he front shooting their guns forward, while the third is holding his upright. Bullets are striking the wall behind them. A black chain goes down the left side of the cover, connecting to the title text.

6. Text at the top reads Menz Insana, in a triangle border. In the lower part of the triangle is a painted bust of a cartoon man with a balloon shaped head winking at the viewer, next to a detached image of a floating pair of gloves snapping on where his arms would be. A pale woman in a red dress, hat, and shoes with red hair is standing to the right of the triangle.

7. Text at the bottom reads Mighty Love. Navy blue lineart of a man and a woman in a superhero suit gripping eachothers hands and jumping into eachother. Behind their heads is a orange rectangle, and behind their torsos is a red splatter.

8. Text over the entire cover reads Beware the Creeper. There is a woman with wild red hair jumping through the middle, over a cityscape of 1920s Paris at the bottom. The sky is bright green.

End ID]

been reading a lot this week!

1. Hero Hotline by Bob Rozakis and Stephen DeStefano - It’s... fine......... DC’s comedy titles are something i read against my better judgement. i actually thought i would like this one more but it had a much more serious tone than i expected, which I guess i should be less surprised about since I’m pretty sure I learned about it while reading Wild Dog in the same Action Comics. Really enjoyed the character designs on this one though.

2. The Psycho by James Hudnall and Dan Brereton - great character designs esp the protag, probably wont revisit unless to look at pictures caus the plot was actually pretty whatever.

3. Giantkiller by Dan Brereton - I loved this! Beautiful art, Yochu and Jill were both great. devastated to realize i missed out on a hardcover copy and now i have to wait for a collector to part with theirs OTL i did pick up a copy of the monster field guide

4. Major Bummer by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke - Ya another one I dont think i’ll revisit... I love how Mahnke draws really grotesque muscle man but there wasnt really anything like. enjoyable about it actuallyyy actually wait the blonde guy was funny.

5. Chain Gang War by John Wagner and David Johnson - I actually thought this was an original/out-of-continuity so (spoilers?) Slade showing up and getting locked in a basement prison for the entire run and the random Azbat appearance was kind of like huh ok... Interesting ig, to have it set in-universe and people go after revenge in a totally non superhero way.

6. Menz Insana by Christopher Fowler and John Bolton - Beautiful art but. hm. im not sure how to describe the experience on this one... frankly it could be

7. Mighty Love by Howard Chaykin - So so so bad. I forgot why everyone told me he sucked so i read it anyway and was like Oh. Ohhh

8. Beware The Creeper by Jason Hall and Cliff Chiang - Somewhat interesting overall? I actually waited a bit before writing this so I think i forgot a bit already. Usage of shitty topes but ive seen other comics do it much worse, Cliff Chiang’s art helps with it imo

(Queued post from November 2022)

#hero hotline #the psycho #giantkiller #major bummer #chain gang war #menz insana #mighty love #dc comics #vertigo #justixw league comix #beware the creeper #comic review #comics #guns tw

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amberdaproto · 2 months ago

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All That We Hope To Be - Chapter 2

Weeks later kernel’s death felt sour in her mouth. Like he was the lemons her mother rarely bought them. She wished he was still here, they didn't talk much, but his absence was felt. Everyone was careful now, no one played in the fields while they where worked on. Most people played near the pond. She doesn't want to go there, the mud reminds her of something she cant quite remember, but deeply fears. She is walking between the empty berry rows, she’s picked them clean over the last few weeks, but to be honest she likes the quiet. Looking towards the foxfolks home, she found a strange sight. Catfolk and badgerfolk talking with Miss Willow Goldleaf of Den Hollow. She rarely saw visitors, as they always went to visit their father Pine Greenthorn of Copper Nest. She stared quite rudely, but was intrigued.

The badger nodded and gave Lieutenant some paper, rather expensive. Most people used papyrus, its easier to make but isn't as good. He took a pen from the badger and signed it, handing him the paper. Heading back inside with his sister, Mable is left to wonder what that was about. Maybe she’ll know, maybe she will never know.

The catfolk showed up later that day, Lieutenant had called everyone to the shed as a meeting. Roughly 4 mousefolk families huddled around as the catfolk watched “This is Wormwood Goldfield of copper nest.” He looked very sad at this, she knew very little of Coppernest. “Forgesmith of Lightning Ally.” She knew more about that place, only because of its infamy. “and the new Greenthorn of Den Hollow.” oh. “Lieutenant here has been replaced. His father sold the land to me.” Wormwood Goldfield of Copper Nest forgesmith of lightning ally, Greenthron of Den Hollow says. “Now, kit go pack your things, I want you and your sister gone by Moon up.” He spits out kit, like an insult, Lieutenant Greenthorn isn't that young and he seems younger than him. Lieutenant nods and leaves, looking back a bit saddened. “So, you.” He points at May of Den Hollow “Name, Occupation.” May shutters a bit and says “I-im May of Den Hollow, a-and im a farmhand, caretaker, and medic.” “A mousefolk medic? Did you go to school?” Wormwood asks, he knows the answer already

“N-no sir Wormwood Greenthorn.” She says, shrinking away “So you practice without a license?” He says “I-i just apply bandages.” May says “Well then.” Wormwood says, licking his paw to keep it clean “Strip.” “W-wh-what?” May asks, backing away with everyone else “I said strip. Remove your clothing. Everyone else will stay fully clothed.” He says, very matter of factly.

She does so, scared and her eyes tear up as she does so. Mable can't do anything, she wouldn't know what to do if she could do anything. He watches her as she does “Good.” he smiles at her, he looks at mable “You, burn her clothes.”

“Y-yes Wo-wormwood sir.” Mable says, walking forward and shakely grabbing the discarded fabric “Say goodbye to May as well, I want dinner as she looks very nice. Everyone is dismissed.” He says.

No one moves “I said go, now!” He hisses out at them, everyone moves after that heading back to there own homes or back to work. Mable never fully knew what happened to May, but from what she knows happened to others, she can hazard a guess. Mable isnt sure what to feel. She feels hurt, like wormwood cut her with his own claws. She feels like shes in despair. She feels . . . resentful. There’s a kick to their side. Hurts too. Their eyes flutter open and they look over at it. There's a rabbitfolk “Aye! Get up ya oaf! It's past sun high! You got work to do don't cha know?” “Hey jack.” Brim says, sittin up yawnin. The rabbitfolk looks up at the massive bearfolk in front of him and decides its a wondrous idea to kick him again “Put that hind into gear and let's. get. movin!” he hopes away to the door

“Yeah yeah I'm yawn” He smacks his lips a bit “I’m movin.” He gets out of his den and walks into the clearing, its nice place, badly named. Brimstone. He knows its named after him, Brimstone of . . . he guesses its Brimstone of Brimstone now huh? Most call him Brim, but its still very very threatenin for a sanctuary. You see, he protects the place from other predatorfolk. Any preyfolk, long as they follow dem rules he made, can live here tax free with no eatin in sight. Well, eating them. They eat plenty, and he gets free fish and honey. Its a win win all around. So he thinks, jack a boy here likes to make him productive, to keep up the uh what he call it? Appearances?. That's a word he dont use, far too long for his likin.

He walks through uhg ,brimstone, he's gonna have to rename it eventually. He walks through the place, the tall red pines make for fine livin spaces for the preyfolk here and the occasional birdfolk. He looks at the work that's been done, its not much but most of the work is in the inside places. A ‘interior’ as uh jack calls it. “Oi! Lug nuts! Come on! Overhere.” Jack calls, bouncing to the slightly hidden entrance of the enclosed space they’ve been constructing. Brim follows. Hey, thats a good name. Hidden Pines. He’ll have to a uh announce? Announce it at the next meetin here, when Jin shows back up. He heads up to the door, jack uses the smaller build in one and knocks, letting him know he can push it open. On the other side is some carved wood, to show where the big door swings open in case people are to close. Brim is quite massive, he needs a big door. Theres also two foxfolk. Kinda roughed up, lookin worse for wear “Now I tell them they cant be here on the account of there teeth but they demand to speak to you.” “Hmm.” It comes out as more of a grunt then a verbal responses but jack knows what he means. “See? Any how whats you twos names?” Jack asks “I-its uhm . . .” They pause. Heh, they done forget them there names. Thats kinda funny “L-lieutenant and Willow.”

“What? Lieutenant and willow what?” Jack asks “We used to be greenthorn, but then our dad sold the property out from under us, and tried to get us executed.”

“So you twos ran on over to Brimeston hmm?” Brim asks “Y-yes.” The vixen stammers “W-we can live off of plants and f-fish.” “The answers still no.” Jack says “Let me think about it. Go uhh put em by the river for now. I gotta get those brain juices flowin.” “Your considerin it!?” Jack exclaims “I didnt get this far by leavin some helpless youngin’s to die Jack of Brimstone.” Brim says “Y-yeah.” Jack says, stepping away from the bear, nervous “Of course, sorry.” Jack looks at the river then at the siblings. Their sob story is full a holes. Yeah sure, their dad sold em out to cover his ‘multitude’ of crimes. Yeah, what's more likely? They're just dodging taxes. Lying little . . . well foxes. That phrase didn't show up outta nowhere you know. His legs hits the ground over and over again. Brim is sure taking his time with this. He should have just left them to die, which would have been an improvement. Look at them! They're dirty! The girl hasn't even cleaned up her wounds! Slobs! Brim is cleaner than that, and hes a bear who sleeps for 3 moons at a time! Dirty little buggers. And what are they gonna do once there in? Probably eat someone like a predator! If they think they a bunch of push overs they got another thing coming! He can beat em! At the same time no less. He's grown a lot, he reckons. He ain't helpless no more. He can defend himself and he has! He ain't losin anyone to some red furred backstabbin buggars again. No sir. No. Sir.

Brim isn't sure what to do. They look . . . worse for wear but then again they may be tryin to trick em. Jack aint no help either, guys great but he’s about the most racist person he knows when it comes to other predator folk.They look to . . . hurt to be fakin it. Id be a tragedy on either end if he’s wrong with his choice. Either they hurt people here . . . or he’s really turnin away helpless folk.

#furry #sfw furry #creative writing #Cruel #Villian #oh god i write so bad

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nonamem9 · 1 year ago

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warning: pdf file, very long not recommend to read

slept after eating lugaw this morning, got this vivid and very long and detailed dream

stepping to zack jerryringeverything's store, a place that appeared in a previous dream i felt like few or several years ago

he acts and looks a bit odd than his youtube persona as if he's hiding his disability, and he is starting to close down his shop because of lower sales, i asked about the sales pre pandemic vs now, it was 440k vs 110k. he talked about flash games are becoming popular again since theyre a bit easy and faster to download.

met this one kid (2d animated) and his blue floating animated bean friend (3d animation that looks like 2d)

i mentally called the bean guy an "imaginary friend" when he's physically real and can interact the world around him, just a lack of a better term at the moment.

we spotted a tricycle nearby us and inside the passenger area ifound tin can of tuna that shows a flash game called "s[something something here] x madelline" a giant futa fucking a tiny madeline, theres a note saying about the creator might've regretting this making it public before he got caught

this is where the plot starts to kick in

the animated kid and the animated bean dude talks about this mysterious guy being a fuckin weirdo to his friend that is a girl, she is dead

this is now an episodic tv show that the kid and the bean are the main character/narrator telling a story about the protagonist, i am merely the listener "reliving" the horrible memories of the crime that he witness slowly unfold, sometimes i am in there sometimes im just a reacting voice

back at the jerryrigeverything shop where other people just hang out and discuss stuff, back at the flash game talk and someone is playing one h flash game and the grandma knows the details and makes innuendos

we felt very weird so the 3 of us fuckin left and run, the blue bean esaping first in the speed of sound, then the kid, after him its me runnin

almost irrelevant cgi scene sequence on new york's grid city formation that doesn't stylistically fit the "real life/live action and 2d and 3d animation" aesthetic, spinning slowly built buildings with the name of the tower/complex like "twitchy city building" which is pathetically short for a "skyscraper"

back to the normal show

some flashbacks to the friend that became a victim and died

we're at what seems to be a store on a mixed use area, in the store is a photoshoot place of 3 people who are vtubers, one of them is the pdf file criminal, they're all 3d animated in this live action world, in the background tv behind the 3 i see mori calliope and silvervale, theyre likely not related to the three

i was holding a thin square box where it reflects and stuff, trying to hide n shit for some reason i dont remember, this scene is where we felt uncomfortable knowing that the disgusting guy is alive and still here, nobody knowing the past except us 3. (blue bean guy isnt in the photo iirc)

we got out

cut, that's it, a cut

other episode where i dont appear and is just a voice,kid retelling of the first day of school, for visualization's sake the school is just a grass field with tables, chairs, and other school supplies. i think this episode is just about meeting the girl and the friends they have, they're all in the same 2d animated style, nothing horrible happened its just another episode of meeting the characters from the past. kinda like the previous one is meeting the cast of the present times.

another episode that was supposedly in this dream, the 3rd one, didnt really appear or i didint remember

oh yeah the kid (in the present) is 14-15 and the victim girl is 16?? i think. i think as they get older they get more "detailed" and more refined sets of colours??? idk theyre more definitive as time goes on thats the gist, not really sure about the color part

woke up 11:04: am

what a heavy show concept, with an interesting look for some reason??

ive never had a dream this so long, vivid, and most importantly, conceptually consistent in my life what the hell.

#dreams

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hecksupremechips · 1 year ago

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Okay here’s the best part where I give my annotations 😈

I really wanted songs that got some crazy guitar and maybe some occasional screaming cuz like. Akane sure has been through a lot and I want her to let out her rage and be all covered in blood about it, chainsaw style 😈

God syndrome- it’s no secret that Akane kiiiinda has a god complex going on and we love her for it. Ace also has a god complex but Akane has the “better” one, because she’s at least using it for good. And she’s looking down on Ace here for thinking he could ever be above the traps she’s laid out for him. She’s getting that revenge!

Visitation of a ghost- this one is about how young Kanny appears to Junpei through the fields almost like a ghost in order to aid him in figuring out the mystery and saving young Kanny

Rule #4 fish in a birdcage- more about her relationship with Aoi during the second nonary game and how she’s a bit limited in her ability to set up the game because she’s in a whole dead/alive situation, so she needs to rely on her brother to help her carry out the plan

Zero- I mean, the song is called zero so that’s already a big tick right there. But also it’s like. Akane is in a pretty frustrating position because she has all this knowledge of different timelines and it’s played in her head over and over, but she still needs to act like she’s innocent and clueless. She has to play so many parts and then when she’s herself it feels like she’s punished for it. She needs peace!

Wolf in sheep’s clothing- you can’t make a character playlist without this song akdjsk. If I could make an animatic of this song with beautiful cinematography I would. I think this song is both being sung by Akane and is about her. For the first verse I like to think it’s her singing about Ace and how he’s a dirty liar and she’s gonna get revenge on him. And in the second verse I think it’s older Junpei expressing grievance with how Akane lied to him and just used him for her own escape plan and never talked to him again, and he feels like he’s been betrayed

BURN THE WITCH- yoooo it’s time to fuck it UP I love this one. It’s pretty simple. Akane is the witch you tried to burn and it didn’t fucking work and she’s laughing at you while your ass gets dunked on

Spit- I want Akane to scream and kill. There’s so much shitty men controlling her life and she’s fucking tired of this shit! They’re all cowards who think they can use her and she’s not having it!

Mx. Sinister- listen, she may be stalking and kidnapping several people and putting them in extreme danger, but she’s just doing it for good she’s not bad she’s just silly! Now get in the body bag you little bitch 🤪

Keep myself alive- god she’s in pain like literally nothing can go right for Akane she just wants to live her fucking life but she’s literally constantly fight for her life and defying laws of time and space

The funeral you’ve been asking for- girlie was supposed to die but she wasn’t satisfied with that so she rewrote her way back into existence like you can throw the funeral but she’s not gonna be there

Autotheist- god and fate is letting Akane down, so she just becomes god herself and she thinks she’s doing much better

BAD LUCK!- this is THE song the song that made me wanna do a character playlist to begin with. I love Jhariah so fucking much and this song just perfectly sums up the safe ending like. “I didn’t have a clue that I would lose, oh I would lose. Between the left and right one day I’d have to choose. You’re not like me, im not like you, im not who these things happen to. And that’s exactly what you say before they do”. She’s putting everyone through a nonary game, she’s dedicated 9 years to this, and then she fails! She’s jumping through all these paths but now she’s doomed to the wrong one and by the end she’s dying and all she can do is thank Junpei for enduring what she’s put him through. And she would do it again and again and again

Poor little me- Akane is a poor little meow meow and she’s very lonely and she can’t properly count on anyone but herself anymore

Laplace’s Angel (hurt people? Hurt people!)- Akane may have done bad, but she can’t possibly let anyone call her bad. If they were in her shoes they’d have done the exact same thing, so she’s justified. She never has the luxury not to

Villains of circumstance- well first off Akane is a villain of circumstance. And second I think her pleading for help in the incinerator from Junpei is also like. Her wanting more to be saved from the fire, she wants to be saved from her fate as zero. She just wants to have a happy life with Junpei, she never wanted it to be like this

Lone heart beats true- I’ve been WAITING for this one oh my godddd please play the letter this game makes me so ill. And this song is such a good Akane song okay. So this song represents quite a few characters but mainly Takako, an innocent woman who was accused of being a witch and then burned at the stake. And then she gets revenge. SOUNDS A LIT LIKE AKANE HUH. Also Akane has literally lied to everyone she cared about until there were no more lies to tell cowardice is easier than being brave but at last she found the strength she lost to sing her love letter to you cuz people can lie but her lone heart beat true. And I just wanted another song about a witch being burned at the stake cuz it’s sick as hell

T-shirt- im so mentally ill about this song it gets me so bad and now looking at it through an Akane lens is like AGGHH. Like it’s a song about doing dangerous shit to test the limits of the human body and impulses that we have to keep ourselves safe which is like, Akanes whole thing. But it’s also like, about going back in time to being a child and just dying then and there before all the harsh changes you go through later in life begin. I’m sure, as horrible as it is to think it, things would’ve been much easier for Akane if she did simply die in that fire, and that was it. But she didn’t. And the line “if I could go outside again and I could be like any other girl” has such a fun double meaning cuz Akane is a criminal so she definitely can’t go outside like a normal person anymore, but also trans Akane is canon to me she told me herself

Grey- Akane is upset over how her relationship with Junpei has turned out. She just wants to go back to the same way they were as kids, back when everything was easy and happy and they were best friends. She doesn’t understand why he isn’t the same as he used to be and it fucks her up

Enigma- miss Kurashiki is an enigma and she’s worn herself out and she’s constantly leaving the people she loves. She does it because she feels she has to, but she’s still grieving the loss of familiarity and love

The goodbye song- she may be leaving Junpei again and again, but he still holds a place in her heart and is the love of her life. They’ll never truly be apart if they hold on to faith, hope, love and luck 🍀

Ooooh it’s finally ready the Akane Kurashiki playlist is finally here I’m so excited bwahahahaha 😈

I’ve been working on this for a while and it’s my first character playlist so I’m a bit inexperienced and it isn’t too terribly long but it’s still pretty cool in my opinion so please listen to it 🥺

Track list below the cut for ppl who don’t use Spotify

God Sydrome by Madame Macabre and Ashe

Visitation Of The Ghost by The Brobecks

Rule #4- Fish in a Birdcage by Fish in a Birdcage

Zero by Dead Pony

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Set It Off

BURN THE WITCH by Pinkshift

Spit by Poppy

Mx. Sinister by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Keep Myself Alive by Get Scared

The Funeral You’ve Been Asking For by Save Face

Autotheist by Baby Bugs

BAD LUCK! by Jhariah

Poor Little Me by Layto

Laplace’s Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!) by Will Wood

Villains Of Circumstance by Queens of the Stone Age

Lone Heart Beats True from The Letter. In the Spotify link it has the version by Veralia because that’s the only one on there, but I recommend listening to the Elsie Lovelock version if you’re listening somewhere else because it’s the one from the game and I just like it better lol

T-Shirt by Left at London

Grey by Good Boy Daisy

Enigma by Go! Child

The Goodbye Song by George Salazar and Joe Iconis

Thank you mwah mwah

#zero escape #thank you very much for your time gay people in my phone #if anyone else actually listens to this playlist and has anything to say PLEASE DO

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