#this is so effing stupid I cant even

[jaderimehardt]

RedBubble Tiers Rant

This is probably going to be a long one so strap in 🙃

Yesterday a lot of us RedBubble artists received some ridiculous e-mail about RB going into 3 tiers soon. Standard, Premium, and Pro. This e-mail arrived not too long after us receiving another e-mail about them changing their payment system from us getting checks on the 15th, to us now getting them at the end of the month (for whatever reason).

Premium and Pro tiers basically won't get charged anything, if you happen to fall into those. Standard tier will get charged a fee every month depending on how much you make. You cannot choose your tier.

There also seems to be no rhyme or reason to which tier you get placed in.

In this example, that they- themselves, provided, if you were to earn 300$, you’d only receive 47$ of it after all was said and done. It’s down right baffling. (if you do the math, that’s 15% for this one specific example.)

They provide a chart so it breaks down further, here on this page. I'd include the chart they have but, it's massive and scrolls this post way more than I'm already going to do with all my rambling and ranting.

They’re basically taking an average of 40% of the artist’s earnings. (after already taking 50% to begin with.)

It's like they saw Etsy do it, and thought 'Hey, we can do this too'. I hate this so much. I used RedBubble because I work with digital art programs, not physical items.

(Or at least, I currently do.)

If you look on Twitter, everyone is abandoning ship. People hate this. It's like a repeat of DeviantArt when they implemented AI. They didn't consult the community first, they just outright added it and the community retaliated by deleting their art, deleting their accounts, and voicing their disdain.

That's exactly what's happening here; backlash. People are deleting their accounts and voicing how much they oppose this. Even buyers who don't have shops are being vocal about how they will never buy from RedBubble ever again because of this. They literally just dug themselves a grave. Great job guys 👍🏻 You have some real brainiacs over there running (more like ruining) your company.

Speaking of... RB: I see your stocks have been down and declining since the middle of 2018. Perhaps you should backtrack and start looking at what went wrong around that time, and oh~ I don't know. Try and reverse what went wrong. Do some damage control. Something. Something clearly in that time frame took a turn for the worse, but THIS. This is not the solution. This is an asinine decision. You're pushing away both your artists and buyers. How is that good for anyone?

Before things took a complete spiral south and I got that awful e-mail yesterday, I was looking up dozens upon dozens resin videos. It's something I've been looking into for a few months now and I'm hoping to completely dive into within the month or two?

I'm trying really hard to NOT see this as a train-wreck and more as an opportunity to Tony Stark, Clean Slate protocol.

Wipe out my RedBubble shop. Nuke my Wordpress, Instagram, Twitter, etc etc social platforms that go with it. Start anew probably on Etsy (as much as I don't think that's better). Pair it with Printful for those hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, stickers, prints, etc. And when I've got my resin items completed and good to go, I can add those into my shop too. It'll all be in one place.

But as much as I'm like ~there's light at the end of the tunnel, this will be good~ I keep spinning back around to 'aaaa~!' because frankly it's overwhelming. There's so much to do and so much to learn. I'm sure I'm not alone in that feeling. I just have to take it one step at a time and ease into it.

I told my friends I feel like I'm going through the 7 stages of grief because I'm cycling through anger and depression and acceptance and denial and I literally just keep looping, lol. *sigh* I'll get over it. I always do. I just need to turn on some good music or audio book and doodle something.

Whelp. One last look back before the end of the month and I delete my shop forever 🫡. Was good while it lasted? I guess? I don't know. (might delete it sooner, adkjskad)

I'm going my rounds on this, but I might straight up delete my 'stand-alone' (business) Wordpress entirely, and my Tumblr (not this one). Thinking about using this Tumblr and my blog Wordpress to keep things simple? Perhaps that’s why I’m over complicating some things…

[hiphopcherrrypop]

current ciro design but in the clothes he had in my original design of him lolz

[15fishes]

dystopian novel but its tumblr

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ok but can we seriously talk about how effed up things have gotten that people are actually being arrested for saying swears? like they aren’t that bad that peoples lives should be ruined over them…saying swears is a human right imo…

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no it’s literally not? why do you need to swear its literally vulgar and rude. how is not being able to say horrible words a human rights violation? Literally unalive yourself op.

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thats not the point of the post you idiot. of course nobody here is saying that saying swears is moral or justifiable. people who say swears like **** and **** should all be unalived immediately, what op is saying is that the oppressive right wing government is trying to control our minds using sanitatized shows like steven universe that have secret hidden homophobic messages so that they can have a perfect word and make us do their bidding like were all sims! its not about the swearing, god, get some reading comreheion. compernmientoln. copresenion. whatever I dont have to pander to this literate-normative society.

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prev obviously doesnt live in the US because saying g** is literally illegal too. “boo hoo we cant ssy swears anymore :(“ try living in the states for one day? honestly making a post like this is so insensitive like. did anyone here even consider that its harder for me? did you even remember america when you were making this post? non-americans are so selfish.

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pretty sure op is actually referencing when in 2036 over half the population of america all collectively shouted “****” in protest and then a bunch of people briefly went to jail? obviously op is opposing the new laws theyre only saying that that one time in america was pretty messed up…

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WHAT!?! what are you all talking about!?! I am literally word for word saying that yes!!! I think people should be able to swear!!! why not?

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lol. “why not” ha. are you actually that stupid op? do you even understand the extend of the damage that swearing has done? my grandma literally UNALIVED herself because somebody sweared infront of her. how can you be so brain unalive that you cant see the harm of words that were literally INVENTED to be bad?

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killed.

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…what?

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not unalived. killed.

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excuse you? this is the sort of disgusting stuff that comes from opposing the law. it starts with wanting to swear and in less than five seconds op is BLANTANLY advocating for unaliving people

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STOP SAYING UNALIVED IM LOSING MY MIND. KILL. DEATH

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are we just going to ignore the absolutely insane rant at the beginning of this post or…??

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if you reblogged a post with vulgar language like this you’re actually part of the problem. block and unfollow me.

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you literally just reblogged it fuck off

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lol op got unalived by tumblr RIP BOZO

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BREAKING!! EVERYONE REBLOG THIS VERSION OF THE POST OR ELSE IM BLOCKING YOU!!! NEW LAW JUST DROPPED THAT PROPOSES BANNING LEARNING HOW TO READ FOR KIDS 10 AND YOUNGER!! EVERYONE CALL THEIR REPRESENTATIVES!!!!!!!

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im killingmyself for real this time

#tw s****** #illprobably get banned again for this but meh i want to add another digit to my name anyways #DONT check the notes btw lgbterfs (lgbt exclusionary radical feminists) found this post :( #also whats up with that guy who ships the soccer players lol i read some of his fics and its just like all really erotic dentist visits #im kinda into it

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I am a completely normal person who did not spend 1 hour making this tumblr post that will not even get 1 note :)

[decoy-sammy]

I.. Have just finished watching the entirety of Gravity Falls... And OH MY GOD HAVE I NOT FELT LIKE THIS IN A LONG WHILE.

ITS SO HARD TO EXPLAIN. ITS. WEIRD FEELINGS. I DUNNO. OMG.

[Warning, stupid effing rant incoming! :] ] /Also spoilers for the show as you can tell./

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....Sorry 'bout that just now.

So. I've never been able to watch it when it was still airing on TV since all the adults in my family hated the show for some reason...Even though my cousins all watched it, so I could see snippets of the shows and stuff they've watched when we've gone over to their houses during summer etc.-Also quick fun fact, I used to have nightmares ever since I've seen that one scene in S1 where they've gone to Stan's mind, like, you know/remember that part where Bill put a hole in the middle of Dipper's chest..? Yeah.. Got PTSD while watching it.. :< Would wake up at weird hours thinking about my left hand having a hole in it just like what's happened to Dipper, but since we live in 3D it was all anatomically correct and had skin closing off the flesh at weird angles and since the body still worked with the hole in it I could see all the weird movements of the flesh because of that..... I think this may be why I've hated body horror so much.......---Got a bit carried there just now, whoops! Back to mushy, disgustingly mortal feelings!

Actually the reason I decided to re-visit the show was since The Book Of Bill got published! Gotta thank ckret2 for posting about Gravity Falls 24/7, kinda how I kept up to date on this stuff. And. Well. Now my dashboards full of Billford stuff but it's fine.

In the Turkish dub, they've made some of the characters sound weirdly dull.. Glad that I got to hear their actual, full-of-personality voices. :> ALSO I'M SO FUCKING GLAD I GOT TO HEAR BILLS VOİCE LİKE THAT OMG. HIS VOICE IS SO COOL. AT FİRST İT SOUNDED KİNDA WEİRD(ironic:3)AND UH. WHATS THE WORD.. "CHEESY"? BUT AFTER A WHİLE İT WAS JUST SO FRİCKİNG. GOOD.

Uhm. So. I know this was supposed to be about my emotions and. uh.. I've decided maybe next time actually... My eyesights currently getting very wonky and I can't form sentences straight. :>

OK. BILL AND FORD ARE GENDER EUPHORIA I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. THEY FUCKING ARE.

YOU KNOW THOSE WEIRDLY-DRAWN-GUY-BITING-STUFF-MEME-PICTURE-Y THINGS THE TUMBLR USERS USE?? UH. NOT SURE WHAT IT'S CALLED NOR CAN I SHOW A PICTURE CURRENTLY BUT ANY TIME BILL WAS ON SCREEN THATS WHAT I LOOKED LIKE. THAT GUY HAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIM. MOSTLY AT THAT SCENE AT WEIRDMAGGEDON PART 3 WHERE THEY FOUGHT HIM AND FROM THAT POINT ONWARDS. HE. UGRIYGHURGHYIUAGTREUIREGHIUREHGRYG8DRHGIU. OMG. :3 :< :> :) :( :/ :] :D :P HEFUIHRUIGHIDGUIHFIU

I know damn well this ain't a "crush" those fellas have. This hasn't happened since Vex and The Ice Emperor... But this is even bigger. I had to get up and pace around the room just to try and cool down.... I EVEN HAD TO END UP GOING TO THE MARKET JUJST SO GET TO MYSELF.E-AND EVEN MY MOM NOTICED THAT I WAS "ACTING WEIRD". GHIHRUGHFDUH I TRIED TO EXPLAIN HER THAT I WAS WATCHING A SHOW AND STUFF LMFAO. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET SO GIDDY THAT IT TURNS TO UTTER JOY AND YOU CANT STOP CACKLING WHILE ACTING ENERGETIC AS FUCK AND BEING NICE TO PEOPLE??? YEAH. THAT HAPPENED OUT THERE.

AND THAT PART WHERE HE CHANGED THE HOLES OF PACIFICAS FATHERS FACE?? NOGRIEDGIOARDJGIOJ I WAS CACKLING SO HARD AFTER THAT. THATS WHEN I HAD TO PACE AROUND THE HOUSE. HGYRYHUIYFDGHYUREHGUF

OK. THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS. I WILL TRY TO NOT CACKLE LIKE A MANIAC JUST CUZ IM THINKING ABOUT A STUPID FUCKING TRIANGE RIGHT NOW. GOODNIGHT!!!!!

[pegasus-ghost]

I DONT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS!

I’m trying.

So. Hard.

So. EFFING. HARD.

To hold myself back from sexual temptation.

For Allah. For His Blessing.

But it’s just…. SO….. HARD.

And I mean it literally too.

I haven’t even fapped for a while to keep myself pure for Allah, I am trying my best to avoid from sinning and be my old self.

But yesterday. At work. I had to attend some Immersion Onboarding program with the company for newbies. In my onboarding batch, there was this hot girl that I had a crush on immediately after I saw her. She’s soooo my type and I even sat next to her since day 1 during the onboarding program. But since she was too hot, I didn’t even dare talk or chat with her.

But I kept a close eye on her and realized she wore a wedding ring. Sigh. Well, she’s still hot. And I still had a crush on her and that didn’t change.

Two weeks went by and then we had to meet again to attend this immersion program thing. Coincidentally (or more like PURPOSELY since Allah KNOWS I have a crush on her), Allah set me up as a test to be in the same group as her and that we both had to share the same car with two other people while riding to a separate location for training.

I HAD TO SIT NEXT TO HER IN A CRAMPED CAR FFS.

The car was small and hot. And I had to sit in the middle between another guy and her. And I can FEEL my right arm and leg touching hers because of how cramp the car was. I tried my best to hug myself and make myself as small as possible so my body wouldn’t accidentally get pressed and rubbed on hers. I tried so hard to hold myself back and had to stay so freaking stiff and not move a damn muscle.

But my freaking mind just…. CANT.

You have no idea how hard it was to contain the hormones raging inside me especially when I haven’t ‘relieved’ myself for so long. And furthermore the exactly HOT girl I had quite a huge crush on had her body forcefully pressed against mine.

Astaghfirullah this is one heavy test. I immediately KNEW and REALIZED it came from Allah. And ALLAH was trying to test my faith.

I instantly just prayed to Allah to help me and try my hardest to remove the fantasy in my head about her (WHICH WAS HARD) and recite zikr under my breath many times to remember Allah and just PRAYING for Allah’s help to rid me of this horny feeling.

Sigh.

It wasn’t over yet tho.

After the program ended, I got into my car and turn on the Quran audio and translation as usual. I made it a habit to only listen to Quran in the car so I can make use of the time to reflect Allah.

And believe it or not, Allah sent me a message through that audio.

The audio played the midst of Surah Yusuf, where Allah described the story on how Yusuf prayed to Allah to protect him from sexual temptation and if he had caved in to the lustful desire, he would have been one of the condemned and stupid humans.

ASTAGHFIRULLAH.

My face just… fell.

Allah is the BEST of planners and the stuff He has set up and arranged for me is seriously perfect to the minute detail. HE KNEW I LIKED HER AND TESTED ME BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR ME AND THAT I WAS STRUGGLING.

I know it wasn’t as bad as the suffering of others. But this test was tailored by Allah to fit into my struggle. I am single, unmarried, trying to keep myself pure for Allah and at the same time, being horny AF. The slightest trigger would send me spiraling if I had allowed it.

I even had the thought in my head, the shame, if I should have been married, and if I were already married at the time, this issue, this kind of struggle won’t happen to me… ish.

But alas this was MY test.

Oh, oh no it’s not over yet.

Earlier today, I was super horny again that I went to find this ‘sexually triggering audio’ Liam sent on tiktok as a joke. I was curious and just thought, you know what, just… just a little sneak peak. Just some audio. I was curious.

Oh curiosity kills the cat alright. I knew Allah was watching closely and I felt SHAMEFUL for doing it anyways.

One thing led to another, I followed down the rabbit hole and dig further into the Audio and found the Twitter belonging to some anonymous girl who does sexual sounds for pleasure.

IT WAS EVEN MORE TRIGGERING THAN THE PREVIOUS TEST

Before this, at least I was slightly horny but I could still TRY to distract myself and make it go away.

But this freaking Twitter of hers, it’s not even with sexy photos. All she had was an anime profile picture and some sounds she uploaded of herself whimpering and moaning.

Oh it turned me on alright. Really WORKED me up. I didn’t know my horniness could be this bad but apparently it DOES. It’s EVEN WORSE.

WTF HAVE I DONE TO MYSELF

I immediately closed it and recite Astaghfirullah many many times.

Sigh.

It’s so freaking hard to do this, being unmarried and keeping pure. It’s near impossible. I know I will cave in eventually. I can’t do this on my own.

The only reason I can is because of Allah and I remembered Allah and I was ashamed and I looked away.

But I KNOW sooner or later this horniness inside me will get to me.

Sigh. The problem is sometimes, even being married doesn’t mean you’ll get your sexual needs met. It’s just gonna be a whole different set of test with that, and I’m not sure if I’m ready for that kind of test when I barely fail THIS ONE.

Allah. Please help me.

I EFFING HATE MYSELF.

[nastyburger]

“KiDs DoNt WaNt To LeArN, ThEy DoNt LiStEn tO US!” Well Karen I’m sure little suzie likes learning but it’s hard when an authority figure actively discourages learning things/ working ahead

YEAH THE LEARNING SYSTEM IS WACK BRO, ME AND THE BOYS REBEL BY JUMPING AHEAD IN THE CLASS AND LEARNING THE BIG BOY VOCABULARY

[cinyanmon]

Ooooh valid valid points all around🙏🏻 Great point was brought up regarding the Blossom being a trophy thing cause why are her sisters, who would arguably be just as beautiful as she is, not be viewed the same way?🤔 Is it because y’all can’t stand the women you give great power to to give them more personality than “oo she’s a girlboss everyone wants her oh hmm what makes her great? idk but girlboss!”? Now now every time I read fics like these where she’s completely idolized all I think of is that one scene from the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie of the Chippetes, where the green and purple one are pushed waaayyy behind the pink one so she can take center stage and they’re just back up dancers. It’s a little funny comparison I’m sorry but that’s how I see these types of fics portraying the girls dynamic. The show emphasized them needing each other and the fics will flip that and have Bubbles and Buttercup be essentially useless (you know, because Blossom has every single power ever and is somehow also much stronger than both of them at the same time because logic) just to give Blossom this moment where she’s this unattainable force that’s so hot and everyone wants her and aaaa her comes the pervert who’ll treat her like a trophy! But it’s okay because who else wouldn’t you know? Oh except Brick and Boomer, the only respectful people ever, because Boomer is too irrelevant and in love with Bubbles to do anything and Brick is Mr. Grumpy Over-Protective Pants and he would never(!!) be so rude to the trophy Blossom!! It’s also like, why do you feel the need to bring down and sometimes even demonize her sisters just to give Blossom her moment? Bubbles would just be sweet and in love with Boomer, BC would just be mad and different and Not Like Blossom™️, and then Blossom would be little miss perfect who’s never done anything wrong ever. Oh and they’d be completely useless without her because she knows everything and the fact that they were also smart means nothing because now they’re stupid and barely pass their classes you know? It’s just so much misogyny used here to simply justify the foundation of a relationship that’ll be just as difficult to read because the characters are too stiff and boring😭 ugh there’s so much to say here but in conclusion the show is called PowerPuff Girls so maybe let’s not put the girls down for the sake of boys who showed up for like 3 episodes, yeah?

DAMN THIS IS A WHOLE ESSAY

no for real and there's really not much for me to add onto what you or @milksteaki said because yall said everything. and it really sucks when you notice how the fanfiction you loved reading as a kid turns out to be pretty sexist. And now that im older, im never gonna stand for that shit anymore and i will rly look down upon that.

and i want to disclaim that yes, the rrb are actually sexist and writers CAN write them as such!! (because that was their whole effing thing as characters) but writers have to realize that its not something to glorify or to brush over. if the boys are sexist, then GIVE THEM CONSEQUENCES FOR BEING SO. the ppg would NEVER stand for that shit and shut it down immediately or in other ways

also LMAO the alvin and the chipmunks metaphor bruhhhh those movies were my childhood and yes, they did try to push britney as like... the best chippette and push the other 2 in the back (that was literally the plot of the 2nd movie). and i can see the resemblance to the ppg with blossom kinda being the main focus in most ppg/rrb fics. i cant believe im discussing alvin and the chipmunks lore but you know what... of course i would

[candyrumm]

Trollhunters Rise of the Titans…

I loved the Gun Robot vs Volcano Titan scene. Many other things too but were here to question and criticize it - especially the ending.

Alrighty I’ll try to paraphrase ( ha not) my opinion and points - a few are ones that i read and overall agreed upon other I haven’t yet seen other people mention. 

So what now? Does he still have the stone? If he went back in time to reset everything wouldn’t that reset the time stone to where it was before?

Disappointed that the canon made the canon an AU. Like everything we knew is gone. Its the ‘it was all a dream’ dream turned reality approach. 

Wa ca cha ka im happy it wasn’t an interactive movie, cause i like to have a definite answer or know exactly what happened rather what could have been. Its also easy to lie back and watch the movie unfold. Batman: Death in the Family, is interactive movie where you see many possible ways things could have happened. However the non-interactive version of the film is just a narrated version of Under the Red Hood by Bruce. And you don’t get the possible events that would have happen cause its really a ‘what if’ movie. However i feel like that many possibilities of what could have happen was what they may have been going for. But i like to imagine that the story could have also ended with Toby’s death and no time traveling. But also with the new reality, could they have at least shown us a flash forward perhaps of what the world came to be? Like an older jim telling his nephews about how he lived the future where he is the trollhunter or at least something. Can the truth set him free??? 

What if Jim dies and Toby tries to start it all over to save him?

I luv Draal, he was probably my favorite character from the start. But even I let him go. He was willing to die for the cause. It was great knowing him. And the death was like… wholesome?  I cant find the right word but like it didn’t feel rushed or careless when he died. I wished he hadn’t but … was at peace with it? When Nomora died, yeah i was like ‘wat nooo’ but we were gonna lose characters along the way. They are fighting a war. 

And honestly a nice lesson could have been to learn to let go and not regret and to not dwell on the past. To move forward into your future, not redo the whole damn thing again. And even if he did have to go back in time, did it really have to be all the way back? 

Did Toby really have to be trollhunter? Like did the amulet make a mistake in the first place for choosing jim? 

Or was it like it knew jim would go back and let Toby his best friend be trollhunters and with jim the mostly all knowing would then be able to set things right in a way that not many die? 

Can it remember things? 

What if he reseted things and now while he gets a good life someone else doesn’t???? 

Was jim tired of being trollhunter and figured though he has like years of experience on what is like to be trollhunter decided that, that grueling experience is what his best friend would want. In the beginning of the show Toby was like nah, I’m not looking for adventure. Later on Toby asked Jim whether or not the amulet gave him the excitement he was looking for.  Jim reply no it was toby. MaYbE this is what he was going for? If thats the case could he have not just have had a kid? Or some career change? Did he think he couldn’t have a good life without toby? He left him in Arcadia at the end of trollhunters. He could have made some sorta memorial for Toby (edit: oh and maybe the god/desses like the ones who fell in the park) and saying that it was because of him that he got to make the striking blow on the last deity who wanted to rebirth earth.

Wasn’t there a lesson when toby was saying how its ok that his parents died and that he likes to think that they are the reason so many good things in his life happen? Guess jim doesn’t want to apply that same mindset that Toby had to Toby.

The trollhunter seemed to be marked as the leader (in the beginning.) So wouldn’t it be easier for jim to be leader since he knows what will happened. (edit: Will many even believe him about how he time traveled.) And then be able to guide others. Like where the Bridge is. He can be there sooner. Or is he planning to go under the radar since how the spotlight isn’t on him?

(The following is mostly copy and pasted from a commented repost of mine. I still wrote it, just copied it from where i had originally posted it to and added a few tweaks and points.)

Is jim even the sorta person that would let his best friend go through what he did? Dying at one point. Risking the safety of loved ones? Running and climbing extensively? Toby doesn’t have the chef skills Jim did, is there ever a fight for when they enter trollmarket? Does he now know trollish and could impress Vendal on how he knows to much? Would he confess that he went through and a timeline (his original timeline?) where he was the trollhunter and therefore is skilled in many aspects of trollhunting?

They didn’t find it together, sure Jim may be there to guide and advice Toby and the others but the thing the two of them had going on was that they found it together, they were in this(that) together. Now its not that. 

Plus, sure maybe Jim matured so now he’s willing to bring people in for help and support and such. Unlike he was in the beginning where tried to protect everyone by not having them involved or really you know in the field. For example, when he tried to keep his mother from the whole dealio, or when he went into the darklands alone. Later I think he did say that he’s not stupid enough to go at it alone and that they are stronger together. But ughhhh Jim and Toby now aren’t together at the start.

And we didn’t really get closure for the Tales of Arcadia franchise thing. The end is more like an alternate beginning. In my opinion. But Guillermo del Toro, ‘creator’ of the franchise - i think - tweeted how the ROTT movie would be the final chapter/ending of tales of aracdia. Ughhh was that what he was going for? To end it and everyone’s pedestal for it?

(stops here)

I could just pretend they didn’t travel back in time. As far as im aware - all the merchandise is for the previous canon. Most of the merch was for trollhunters and not 3below or wizards. And since trollhunters is my favorite out of the three, im ok with that. Wizards sit at #2 for me. Though i luv Queenie Aja in the movie.

Am I missing anything? I dunno. My thoughts are a mess.

edit: IT WAS BASICALLY AN EFFING REBOOT, not earth rebirth but canon rebirth. 

Well its canon to have the canon not be directly canon. And not canon but it’s still canon. Confusion…

Like does dreamworks not know how a population of people automatically feel about reboots and remakes WA CA CHA KA there was no heal time. no time to let the fairy dust of our beloved story settle, marinate under the rug, nope. Reboot will began in 3, 2, 1...

Not trying to hate on the movie or creators (hoping u didn't read the whole thing with a negative tone heh heh) i just wanted to express some thoughts I had on the movie. Didn’t hate the movie and the entirely of the choices made during its production obviously, just questioning what could’ve happen after or what could have been.

[ifdragonscouldtalk]

hey you do not know me but i want you to know that you do not need to feel scared about what you are feeling.

bad feelings come and go

even if right now you feel as if it does not feel better, it will not go away, one day it will. even if this does not feel like it is going to end, or that these feelings of depression will take over, keep your head up and push through this because one day you are going to look back on yourself and be immensely proud of how strong you are, how brave you were for going through what you did.

depression is a bitch. be a bitch right back. do not let it have its way with you.

since you said there was a lacking in positive interaction in your life, here are some things i like about you

your writing, i found your essay and it led me to your tumblr where i have since found your ao3

the banner to your account, i think it is so cute and i especially love jim’s outfit and the earrings mccoy and spock have

your opinion over mckirk, i totally agree with you there. i personally think that jim and mccoy are a perfect example of platonic soulmates

our shared love of oddthesungod like wow that man can draw

your effing name! talon is like the coolest name ever.

rok. need i say more.

Wrapped Around My Wrist (Choking Off My Breath) - this. oh my god. i cried while reading this i loved it very much it is definitely in my top 10 fics i have ever read

i know my writing must not be that great or grammatically correct but i saw your post and felt as if i needed to say something. if this comes off as stupid or unneeded, just save it for a time when it is. :) goodbye

hey anon

despite what i say, i really dont cry easily. its a side effect of my medications that i hate -- it takes so damn much for me to cry and most of the time i really wish it were easier because it always makes me feel better

this message made me cry

im sitting her sobbing because it has been so long since i felt seen like that haha. thank you. thank you so much. your words may not be needed but they are so appreciated. ive struggled for so long that even though i know what you say is true, it means so much that someone cares enough to remind me and to recognize that i can be proud of myself for where i am now. and i laughed when you told me to be a bitch right back. that's definitely my attitude this week haha

im honestly so overjoyed that you found me through my essay haha. i was so scared to link it to my tumblr because i like to keep my personal and online life separate but it brings me so much joy that it touched you so much you sought me out. and my banner. i thought no one looked at it, honestly. i hated how that piece turned out but i was so proud working on it and i was just so happy that i got to create it that when it didn't get notes i wanted it to be somewhere. im- im so unbelievably overjoyed that you noticed it and took the time to look at the details. god.

i have a truly unhealthy obsession with odd haha. truly a sun god, he brightens up my day so much when he posts

i cant believe you're one of the few people who read rok. again, im so so proud of that work... and wrapped around my wrist.... definitely my two favorite fics ive written. i reread them pretty often haha how embarrassing. im so pleased that they're your favorites too, i put so much into them. im sorry wrapped around my wrist made you cry though ;v;

i want to save this but i need you to know that this has just. its made my day. im just going to curl up and cry awhile and hopefully ill feel better in the morning. thank you. thank you so much. the fact that you took the time to try and cheer me up.... it really means the world right now. i appreciate you and all my friends so much.

thank you love

[sab-teraa]

AMI episode 18 watch (subtitles) SPOILERS 🚨

• esra pls sis. He is your boss, this is not the time to be righteous. Let him save the company.

• C*nar has an anger problem �� like wtf do you think you’re talking to ???

• PLS I LOVE ZUMRUT SHES HONESTLY THE FUNNIEST CHARACTER IVE WATCHED IN MY LIFE

• KORAY IS JUST 😍😍😍😍😍 he is so good looking omg! And his dressing 20/10! Offf (don’t like grey pants but he pulls them off so well)

• Ozan is such a good boss. Like he damn good at what he does.

• one thing about Gaye, she will all dress on point! From the hair to the make up to the shoes! STUNNING!

• ^ Can’t say the same for M 🤣 her hairstylist and make up artist hate her….. her hair is too thin for these looks + her foundation + powered does not match her skin.

• well c*gla … maybe if you’re polite to Gaye instead of ordering her … your secret would be safe … now ….

• NOT MENEKSHE SAYING THAT EKO IS MEDICALLY STUPID I CANT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 they are so funny. I legit can’t breathe

• C*nar really effed up … she mentioned her allergy to you and yet? And then the audacity to expose your relationship to everyone in the company???? Like ??? SOEAK TO HER FIRST! She’s always been adamant on keeping her work + private life sep. this is so effed up.

• Pls I love ozan 🤣🤣🤣 the way he teases cinsr I can’t 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “ ahhh c bey what have you failed at now” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and the finger pointing LMAO

• I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, pretty arguments are EsZans love language … especially when they can’t be together. Like even the night before his wedding he went to argue with her lmao

• the way Ozans demeanor changed when he saw she was hurt … and offf the double meaning of “I know you can handle it, but lean on me”. IM GOING TO EFFING CRY

• nah they both got so comfortable again and then she noticed his wedding ring + he noticed that she noticed and he looked so guilty and upset with himself 😭😭😭😭 THESE DETAILS

• lmaoooo bribing him with food 😂😂😂 as expected, the man does not eat unless it’s something esra makes or if he is with esra. Other than that he is on the coffee diet

• lmao the fact that he was gonna continue to eat it despite it tasting bad 🥺🥺🥺

• THE PAIN AND GUILT ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES FALLING INTO OLD PATTERNS 😭😭😭😭 LIKE YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE HOW HEAVY THE SITUATION IS IN THE AIR. IDK IF THAT MAKES SENSE BUT YALL GET WHAT IM SAYING

• HE WALKED KILOMETERS TO FIND HER FAVE FOOD

• OZAN BRINGING UP THEIR BABY IM GOING TO FUCKING CRY I AM FUCKING CRYING

• I still don’t understand why esra is so mad … ozan is right … the shit you said to him was messed up … anyone would try to move on

• Ozans disgust with himself when she mentioned he slept with Cagla. BESTIE YOU DID NO SUCH THING. THAT WITCH LIED

• MUSA IS GIVING ME GOOSEBUMPS

• ozan pretending to care for that witch is giving me neco vibes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

• ozan pls I hate these revenge shoes LMAO. I miss your sneakers … but hey revenge shoes are revenge shoes

• DID C*NAR JUST ACCUSE ESRA OF HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A MARRIED MAN???

• Eko looks good in the leather jacket 😍😍 literally the only one on this show who pulled it off lol

[consciouschunkofmoss]

random thought bc its 1am and i cant sleep <3

so. idk why. but for some weird reason. after watching the finale of rgu i had created in my mind an image of anthy in which she used a cane ??

like. i have no idea at what point this thought manifested into my head. but it was there-

and i just happened to notice it wasnt actually a thing after searching for anthy's design post-ohtori :)

(which btw was like. literal months after i had finished the show lmao)

so. yeah

still have no effing idea on why or how this idea came to be. but it has been inside my brain for quite some time and its very very stupid how i never noticed it wasnt even a real thing on the show nor the manga <3

[ladylillianrose]

Episode 19 Thoughts

Of course who does Serkan go to immediately with his Eda woes? The only other man who has difficulties with women...Engin 🤣🤣

Oooooo if Melo is scheming Serkan won't know what hit him!😉🤣

Ugh Selin you are not his anything, stop trying to make anything happen!!

Everytime he takes out that photo and book of poetry 😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺

Sidebar Kerem reading poetry is always 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥

Yaaaasssss Aydan and Seyfi plotting to get Eda and Serkan back together!!🥰🥰🥰

Ayfer is always ready for revenge against Serkan.

As if he doesn't have a reason to be pissed at you Efe!🤬🤬🤬🤬

THANK YOU FERIT, FOR SAYING WHAT ALL OF US SAID LAST WEEK!!

And so the truth of Eda's parents deaths is slowly coming out, Efe is going to make sure Selin finds out, of that I'm sure!

I swear Efe and Selin deserve each other with their lies and sneakiness!

Lmao Serkan answering Eda's question in the third person 🤣🤣 the sass!

Serkan's aside about Seyfi🤣🤣

The weather chiming in with its opinion!

Omg Serkan decrusting the bread for Eda because he knows it's how she likes it, and giving it to her 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍😍

Seyfi is all of us 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍

I love the consistency of Serkan pushing in chairs because he's trying to keep things in order. Such an important character detail.

Um Serkan maybe don't compare Eda to a horse, no matter how sweetly you say it.

Yes Ferit call Selin out on it!!

I love that Aydan has gotten so much closer to Eda and loves and values her!

We have a name for Serkan's brother Alps.

And that's why Serkan gets so paranoid about sickness as well, because thats how they lost his brother.

Aydan telling Eda all the personal family stuff is so important, fully embracing her into the family.😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰

Erdem what are you plotting?🤣🤣

Serkan is well within his rights to tell Efe he needs to tell the team. It was all of their names being sullied.

Hello casual construction site visiting Engin 🔥🔥🔥🥵🥵🥵

Damn straight go after him Engin!! I'm all here for pissed off Engin protecting his own!🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰

Not so popular now Efe!

Even Eda won't side with him, he's only got Selin in his corner.

Oh sure Ferit can help Ayfer, but not Serkan!

Spending time on "their" bench, no handcuffs this time.😉

She's not wrong Serkan, and you know it.

FINALLY!!! It's about damn time you decided to tell her!!

Listen to Engin!

Jealous Serkan 🤣🤣😍😍

"Burn those stupid flowers."🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg I'm dying!!

OMG Serkan! You cant just drag Eda's chair away like that!🤣🤣🤣🤣

"What are you, a child?""Are you a barbarian?" Yaaassss I have missed this banter and snark!!

The fact that he pushed her and her chair back to her desk 🥰🥰

Oh Erdem, you foolish foolish man

Leila putting him in his place is always wonderful!

Oooo Eda trying to make Selin jealous and put her in her place!

Everyone else finding out before Eda is going to upset her even more.

"The terrible mistake he made in the past is now taking away my most precious thing." Ugh my heart😭😭😭

Oh Eda I hope you remember what you told him when he tells you the truth.

Mmmhmmm the flower allergies are back! How convenient

Aydan dancing and burning Alptekin's mid-life crisis clothes is a mood!🤣🤣🤣

He's not telling you because he doesn't trust you and rightly so! Ugh stupid Selin!

Lmao Eda seeing right through Melo's plot!

Mmmhmmm running away from your problems Eda.

Phone in the jacket recording everything, I'm certain of it

Fifi making Ayfer a social media account 🤣🤣

I knew it!! Sneaky bastard!🤬🤬

Now he will use it as blackmail to keep them from making him publically take responsibility.

Selin how do you not get it? Go away!!

Oh Aydan I hope your ploy works 🤞🤞🤞

Fifi's going to be running Ayfer's social media for a while lol

Aydan know's better than to battle with Eda about clothes

Mmhmmm confirmation that it's Grandma!

Selin leave Serkan alone go for the love of god!!

Lmao Erdem faking an engagement with Leila! I can't believe she went along with it!M🥺🥺🥺mhmm "talk about work" sure Ferit...

Serkan staring down the firing squad there.

Even Engin is fed up with Selin 🙄

Fifi has all the connections lol

Lmfao poor jealous Serkan!

Way to sound completely insincere Efe 🙄

Lmao Eda having to guide Aydan's driving 🤣🤣🤣

If Eda thought Aydan was bad at the beginning, yeesh these women

Eda loves to torture Serkan 🤣🤣

Ferit offering his jacket 🥰🥰🥰

Okay as much as I feel it is too early for Ferit to be pursuing a relationship, I do like him and Ceren together

Serkan honey you know she's in love with you, just as much as you are ll her!

Selin can't stand not being involved in everything. No longer the center of attention she has to butt in where she isn't wanted!

Ayfer with a coming channel lol. She'll hypnotize everyone with her dough hypnosis

He's so enchanted by her adorableness 🥺🥺🥺

Serkan would have the knife holder shaped like a man 🤣🤣

Oh Serkan sweetie 💔💔

Alptekin you foolish idiot

Not correcting him, that you aren't Eda,...

Drunk and disheveled Serkan is 🥺🥺🥺🔥🔥🔥

He said he wants to talk to Eda, Selin NOT you!!! How does she not understand or care about this at all???!!!

Fuuuuuck Ferit, why did you do such a stupid thing!!! I was rooting for you!!!!

Smartest thing you've done Serkan, sending Selin away!

Omg he's so adorably confused 🥺🥺🥺

I cannot with him laughing and saying "Sen Cal Kapimi" 🤣🤣🤣

Could you have sounded any less welcoming Selin? 🙄🙄 it's not like it's your house

Don't act all heartbroken Selin, he isn't yours! Hasn't been this whole show!

"I remember everything," oh God Serkan is me when I'm drunk!🤣🤣

Lmao "have you seen the house?" Yes drunken tour!

*starts singing along* Its been too long since we heard our song 😍😍😍

Yaaasss shower scene! Go away shower steam, you're impeding the view!🥵🥵🥵

Oh look your house seems just fine Selin, maybe you should move back home!

I'm sorry but I'm not feeling any sympathy for Selin, I did when Ferit left her, but not anymore.

God dammit Selin!! Ruining everything!!!

[purpli-writes]

The Jester Fathers the Fool (Chapter 2: The Respite of Revolution)

Summary:

Akira Kurusu has always been sure about his home life, even if it wasn't the best.

But after meeting the Inaba T.V. Killer, he's no longer sure.

And... also he's the leader of the Phantom Thieves.

Updates Every Two Weeks (hopefully)

Chapter Summary:

The Phantom Thieves see Kamoshida's change of heart.

Akira also realizes that peace is something out of his reach.

You can read it on AO3 here.

5/2, Monday:

Akira awoke to the sound of his phone going off rapidly. After rubbing his eyes, he grabbed at where he guessed his phone would be.

Unsurprisingly, it was the group chat with Ann and Ryuji. Akira had figured he would hear from them soon into the day.

ryuji: this isnt good

ryuji: guys?

ryuji: is anyone up

ryuji: hello?

ryuji: it isnt only my life on the line here!

ryuji: wake up

ryuji: wake up

ryuji: wake up

ann: WILL YOU SHUT UP?

ann: so today’s the big day huh?

ryuji: ann i dont want to get expelled

ann: please shut up

ann: it’s too early.

ryuji: guys we are so effin dead

ryuji: we are so so dead

akira: no we aren’t.

ann: yeah we’ll be fine

ryuji: its easy for you to say that

ryuji: youre not the one getting expelled today

akira: none of us are getting expelled ryuji.

ann: we’ve done everything according to plan

ann: there’s no way this can fail!

akira: yeah, we’ll be fine.

ryuji: but we cant be sure

akira: we’ll.

akira: be.

akira: fine.

ann: yep!

Akira frowned as he shut off his phone, rubbing his eyes once again. Ryuji’s fears weren’t unfounded. In fact, it was probably the most normal thing about their situation.

“Are you ready?” Morgana asked, staring at Akira worriedly. “Today’s the day, y’know.”

“I’m fine,” Akira said. “It’s a bit scary to just wait, but everything is going to fine.”

It just has to be, Akira thought. If it doesn’t… well that’s it, isn’t it?

“You don’t seem too sure,” Morgana said, tilting his head.

“I am,” Akira countered, turning to change. “Just tired, that’s all.”

Morgana sighed loudly but didn’t say anything more on the matter.

Some lies weren’t worth the trouble of uncovering them. Not that Akira would complain about Morgana’s newfound policy.

After getting dressed, Akira went downstairs with Morgana in tow. Sojiro had apparently just arrived.

“You hungry, kid?” Sojiro asked, staring at Akira. “You’ll have enough time for breakfast if you eat now.”

“No,” Akira said quickly. “I’m not really that hungry.”

Sojiro frowned. “Are you sure?”

Akira nodded.

“Make sure you flip the sign to open on your way out,” Sojiro said, turning away.

Akira turned away, making his way towards Leblanc’s door.

He didn’t understand why Sojiro seemed so disappointed in how he had skipped breakfast.

His only guess was quickly brushed off as he turned the sign, marking the cafe as open.

If his own parents hadn’t cared enough, he doubted that Sojiro would, no matter what kind of person Sojiro was.

It just wouldn’t make sense.

Going through the motions of the school day was nerve-wracking, although Akira barely showed it.

Or at least he hoped that he seemed calm.

He was grateful when it was finally time for the assembly, as he had figured that was the do or die moment.

Who thought that the most important thing in my academic career would be a school assembly and not an exam… Akira thought, trying to find humor. I guess life isn’t easy to predict.

Akira and Ann found each other in the hallway while their class walked to the assembly, both looking a little grim.

“This is a bit scary,” Ann whispered. “Especially since we have no clue what this is going to be about.”

“We can guess, can’t we?” Akira asked, gripping his backpack a bit tighter.

“If it was just about Kamoshida I doubt the school would call an assembly,” Ann said shaking her head. “They like to sweep his behavior under a rug.”

Akira nodded, frowning as they finally reached their destination. “Out of the frying pan into the fire, it seems.”

“Hopefully it isn’t anything like that,” Ann said before going in.

Akira and Ann separated, with Ann going towards the front and Akira lingering towards the back.

Principal Kobayakawa stood awkwardly on the platform, adjusting his shirt every few seconds.

Whatever he was about to say, Akira was sure he didn’t want to say it.

After a few minutes of waiting it seemed that the assembly was finally about to begin. Akira tried to ignore the fear that clawed up his chest.

“Hello everyone,” Kobayakawa began. “As you all may know our school has recently been victim to a tragedy.”

“However despite the circumstances, we have been informed that the student in question will make a full recovery over time.”

“We will move forward from this tragedy by putting our best foot forward.”

Kobayakawa paused for a second, most likely to continue his speech on morale, but he never got the chance.

The door closest to Akira opened with a bang, revealing Kamoshida behind it.

The man had looked different, Akira realized. As if he had seemed sorry instead of smug. The thought was a little jarring, but Akira simply tried to ignore it.

“I have been reborn,” Kamoshida began, a bit out of breath. “I have… a lot to confess to you all.”

Kamoshida slowly shambled to the stage, the walk a bit lackluster for a former Olympic medalist.

“I have done things unspeakable as a teacher,” Kamoshida said. “I viewed this school as my castle and I was right to do anything I saw fit.”

“I treated the volleyball team terribly,” Kamoshida continued. “I would continuously abuse them until they gave me the results I wanted.”

“Mister Kamoshida,” Kobayakawa said hurriedly. “Please get off the stage!”

“And to the female students I was no better,” Kamoshida said, ignoring Kobayakawa’s attempts to get him off the stage. “I sexually harassed them despite their repeated attempts to tell me no.”

“I am the reason that Suzui attempted to kill herself,” Kamoshida said. “And when students attempted to call me out on it I saw it fit to have them expelled.”

“I will of course rescind the request of their expulsion,” Kamoshida finished.

Kamoshida then went on his knees and started sobbing, confusing the student body even more.

“I am a shameful person,” Kamoshida said, barely comprehensible. “I am the scum of this very earth.”

“There’s no punishment worthy of me,” Kamoshida continued. “The only way I could ever think of repenting is by killing myself.”

“Yes, that’s the only punishment that would be fair!” Kamoshida cried out. “I will die in order to repent for my sins!”

“What, are you a coward or something?!” Ann yelled out, surprising everyone around her. “Shiho didn’t have a choice about whether or not to jump but you do.”

“You need to live to serve out a sentence,” Ann continued. “Otherwise you’ll just be running away from your crimes!”

“You’re right,” Kamoshida muttered. “I need to live to see this through. Only then will I receive proper punishment.”

“Could it be the rumors were true?” a student near Akira whispered. “He really was doing all that stuff…?”

“Doesn’t that mean that the Phantom Thieves are also real…?” another student whispered. “Because there’s no way he’d just confess to that stuff right?”

“Don’t be stupid, he probably was just caught,” a student hissed. “There’s no way something like ‘stealing hearts’ could really happen.”

“I guess you’re right…”

“Please everyone, calm down!” Kobayakawa yelled, trying to regain control. “And can someone get Mister Kamoshida out of here?!”

“Jesus,” Ryuji muttered, shaking his head. “That really happened, didn’t it?”

“I guess it worked,” Akira said.

“That’s a relief, isn’t it?” Ann asked. “His heart really changed so we don’t have to worry!”

“Yeah, I guess,” Akira said.

Did we really do the ‘right’ thing…? Akira thought. It’s not like he would’ve confessed on his own.

“I mean, I’m glad it worked and everything,” Ryuji said. “But still to believe he would’ve never confessed without us intervenin’ is effed up.”

“We were forced,” Ann said. “And it’s not like that asshole deserved any better.”

Before Akira or Ryuji could say anything else, Mishima and a few other students came up to the group.

“We’re sorry, Ann-chan for believing the rumors so easily,” the girl behind Mishima said. “Please forgive us!”

“Huh…?” Ann said.

“The rumors about you willingly being with Mister Kamoshida,” another girl explained. “Please forgive us!”

“It’s fine…” Ann said hesitantly. “It’s all in the past, right?”

“No matter what we do now, it’s already happened,” Ann finished. “It’s best not to worry too much about it.”

“Thank you, Ann-chan!” The group said, smiling brightly before walking off.

“Mishima, you’re not leaving yet?” Ryuji asked.

“I really owe you guys one, don’t I?” Mishima asked. “I mean, you had no reason to help someone like me…”

“What are you talking about?” Ryuji asked.

“I revealed Kurusu’s criminal record!” Mishima yelled. “And yet you guys still decided to help me…”

“I won’t forget that I promise.”

“I’m a bit confused,” Akira said. “But, if you’re feeling guilty about the record thing, don’t be.”

“I doubt that Kamoshida gave you much of a choice.”

“Yeah, Mishima, don’t worry about it too much,” Ryuji said. “We’re all good now, so it’s no sweat.”

Mishima apologized a bit more before leaving the group alone once again.

“That was… weird,” Ann said, twirling her hair. “I never knew he could be like that.”

“Enough about him,” Morgana said, popping out of Akira’s bag. “Is there anywhere private we can meet up to freely discuss?”

“Woah, I forgot you were even here,” Ryuji said.

“Hey! I’m an integral part of the team!”

“Maybe we should discuss this at the rooftop…?” Ann asked. “Unless Ryuji wants to look like an idiot arguing with a cat.”

“Lady Ann! I’m not a cat!”

“To the rooftop it is, then,” Akira said, pushing Morgana into his bag.

Once the group had arrived back onto the rooftop, the fighting between Morgana and Ryuji continued.

“I seriously don’t understand how you could just forget about me!” Morgana yelled, glaring at Ryuji. “I’m really important, y’know.”

‘Yeah yeah,” Ryuji said looking away. “But dude, you’re also a cat.”

“No, I’m not!”

“Yes, you are!”

“Guys guys we get it already,” Ann said, rolling her eyes. “But we can talk about something important now?”

“As soon as this idiot admits I’m not a cat!” Morgana said.

“Well, that’s not going to happen,” Ryuji said. “Because you totally are.”

“Guys,” Akira said. “This is nice and all, but I don’t think now is the time.”

“You guys can fight later,” Ann agreed. “But we have to talk about what happened with Kamoshida.”

“Well from what we’ve just witnessed, as long as the shadow isn’t destroyed by us then taking the treasure holds no risk to them,” Morgana said. “As long as we’re careful, everything should go fine.”

“So you mean we could get people to confess?” Ryuji asked. “Without killing ‘em?”

“In theory yes,” Morgana said. “It worked well for Kamoshida, didn’t it?”

“Guys, I’m glad you aren’t fighting, but maybe keep it down?” Ann said. “We’re still in a public place.”

“Sorry,” Ryuji whined. “But it’s not like anyone ever comes up here in the first place!”

“They could with how much noise you’re making!” Ann rebuffed.

“Anyways,” Akira said. “Is it true that Shiho’s going to make a full recovery?”

“Apparently,” Ann said, twisting her hair. “I mean, we can’t be sure just yet, but it’s Shiho so she’s going to be fine!”

“But…” Ann said, trailing off for a moment. “She’s not conscious for too long, but anything’s better than nothing, right?”

“Yeah,” Akira agreed. “She’ll improve in no time.”

“Well, didja get to talk to her?” Ryuji asked. “To find out why she… y’know…”

“Jeez, can’t you have any tact?!” Ann complained. “But yeah, I did.”

“What a pair of idiots we made,” Ann continued. “She found out about my ‘deal’ with Kamoshida… and I guess she just had enough of it.”

“So you were both trying to protect each other, huh,” Akira said. “You’re both good for each other, it seems.”

“Yeah,” Ann agreed. “Still, if we had only just… I don’t know…”

“It’s tough, yeah, but you can’t blame yourself for Suzui’s actions,” Ryuji said. “If anyone’s to blame it’s that bastard Kamoshida.”

“Yeah, it isn’t your fault Lady Ann!” Morgana added. “You did everything you could’ve!”

“And you know what’s even worse?” Ann asked. “Shiho’s mom is thinking about transferring her to a new school.”

“Damn,” Ryuji said. “That’s… got to be rough.”

“But it’s probably for the best,” Ann said. “Considering the reputation she has over here.”

“She’ll be fine,” Akira said, smiling slightly. “She has you to back her up, doesn’t she?”

“Of course she does,” Ann said. “It still just… sucks.”

“It’ll get better, Ann,” Akira said. “You’ve just got to be patient now.”

“Speaking of getting better,” Morgana said. “We’ve still got the treasure, don’t we?”

“Ohh yeah, we do!” Ryuji said. “What are we gonna do with it?”

Akira pulled out the olympic medal and placed it on the table. “We should probably sell it, shouldn’t we?”

“But how are we deciding shares?” Ryuji asked. “We all played an equal part, right?”

“We should split it, but…” Ann began. “I get to have Ryuji’s share.”

“Huh?!” Ryuji yelled. “What gives you the right?!”

“You owe me, that’s what.”

“What?! How?!”

“I lent you money,” Ann said, twirling her hair once again. “You never paid it back, so…”

“It’s got to be worth lots in interest at this point, right?”

“That ain’t fair!” Ryuji yelled. “You’ve already paid yourself back by now!”

“That doesn’t count,” Ann said. “You’ve got to pay back what you owe, y’know.”

“I think it’s best if we decide it later…” Morgana said. “I’ve got to take Akira to where we’ll sell it first.”

“I’m selling it?” Akira asked.

“Yeah,” Morgana said, stretching slightly. “It doesn’t look like those two are going to be done arguing anytime soon.”

Akira sighed, grabbing the medal once more.

It seemed they weren’t done with the drama of Kamoshida just yet.

This isn’t too bad at least, Akira thought. Although who knows where Morgana wants to sell this medal.

Akira and Morgana awkwardly defused themselves from the argument between Ann and Ryuji, quickly making their way back to Leblanc.

Once Akira was in the safety of the cafe, he texted the group chat, a little too curious about what Ryuji had even borrowed money from Ann for.

akira: so guys, how was dying today?

akira: i liked the part where the change of heart happened and we didn’t die.

ryuji: hey!

ryuji: it couldve not worked

ryuji: my fears were valid

ann: um… the fact that it did work

ann: proves your fears werent valid???

akira: anyways, i want to know what ryuji owes ann so much money for.

akira: did you buy a house or something.

ryuji: i bought something for my mom

ryuji: on a field trip

ann: not my fault that you didn’t have enough money!

ryuji: it was only 500 yen

ann: yeah but think of the interest…

ann: i could’ve bought so much candy with that.

ann: so really im doing you a favor

akira: maybe i’ll just keep the money.

akira: split it with morgana if i’m feeling generous.

ann: you can’t do that!

ryuji: thats unfair!

akira: i’m joking.

akira: we’ll figure out something.

“You look happy today,” Sojiro said once Akira turned off his phone. “Anything interesting happen?”

“Nope,” Akira said, shrugging. “A normal day, all things considered.”

“Alright then,” Sojiro said, not looking the slightest bit convinced. “Whatever you say.”

“You really believe that a delinquent student can’t live a normal life?” Akira asked, letting Morgana out of his bag when he saw there were no customers.

“Considering that it’s you we’re talking about?” Sojiro asked, smiling slightly. “You’ll have to forgive my skepticism.”

Akira smiled. “I don’t think I’m getting a fair chance here.”

“Maybe not,” Sojiro agreed. “But it’s not like you have any other choice.”

“Guess not,” Akira said. “You don’t mind if this ‘delinquent’ studies, do you?”

“As long as you close up,” Sojiro said. “You’re free to do whatever you want as long as you don’t burn down the cafe.”

“I’ll try my hardest,” Akira promised.

Sojiro just sighed.

Maybe he had looked the tiniest bit fond.

Once Sojiro left, Akira pulled out a textbook ready to study earnestly.

After a particularly hard problem, Akira had paused, chewing on his pen slightly. “So, where are you dragging me to sell the medal, Morgana?” “You know that fake gun store that Ryuji dragged us to?” Morgana asked. “We’re going there.”

“Untouchable?” Akira asked. “You think he’ll buy the medal?”

“He gives off that sort of vibe,” Morgana said. “I’m sure it’ll be fine.”

“You can’t just start judging people based on what ‘vibe’ they give off,” Akira said, turning his attention back to studying. “You give off a cat vibe, yet you claim to not be a cat.”

“I’m not a cat!”

“Sure.”

5/3, Tuesday:

When Akira woke up the next morning, all he could feel was relief. He hadn’t noticed before, but the weight of expulsion had worn heavily on him. Now that Kamoshida was gone for good, Akira could breathe again.

“You look different,” Morgana grumbled. “Have a good dream or something?”

“Something like that,” Akira said. “Didn’t mean to wake you up.”

“It’s fine,” Morgana said. “I probably wouldn’t have slept for much longer.”

“But be more careful next time!”

“I’ll try.”

After Akira changed into his daily clothes, he went downstairs to see Sojiro waiting for him.

“Kid, just the person I was hoping to see,” Sojiro said, staring Akira down. “I’m going to need you to do some chores around here.”

“Huh?” Morgana asked from the bag. “You can’t be doing chores, you have to sell the medal!”

“Can I do them when I get back?” Akira asked.

“No can do,” Sojiro said. “You’ll be helping me for the day.”

Akira sighed. “Alright, then.”

“Don’t look too sad about it, kid.”

After changing into an apron, Akira had begun to help Sojiro. He didn’t make any coffee, but he cleaned the dishes.

Morgana was stuck upstairs, thankfully silent, leaving Akira alone with his thoughts and the occasional small talk from Sojiro.

Before long, the T.V. blared to life, bringing with it apparent breaking news. Akira had tuned in just enough to hear about Kamoshida.

I wondered if he was turned in or if he turned himself in… Akira thought. Both are possible with the way he was acting.

“That’s from your school isn’t it?” Sojiro asked, staring at the T.V. worriedly.

“I guess so,” Akira said. “I’m not really paying attention to it.”

Sojiro frowned. “Get back to work.”

Akira nodded, continuing to wash dishes.

I guess if I wanted any more confirmation that’s as good as anything, Akira thought. That’s the final nail in the coffin.

After a bit longer of doing work in the cafe, it had seemed that Sojiro had finally taken pity on him.

Or at least he’d taken pity on Morgana.

“You can’t just leave your cat alone for so long,” Sojiro sighed. “At least not when you’re right here.”

“I’m sure he’s fine,” Akira said, putting away a recently cleaned dish. “He’s spent longer on his own.”

“It still isn’t good to just leave him!” Sojiro said. “Jeez kid, you should really care more about your cat.”

Akira smiled slightly. “I’m sure he’d be touched that you care so much about him.”

Sojiro frowned, crossing his arms slightly.

Akira wasn’t exactly sure what Sojiro was trying to get across.

“Do… you want me to go check on him?” Akira asked. “Don’t you need help around here?”

“I’m sure I’ll manage without your help,” Sojiro said. “Go check up on your damn cat already.”

Akira wasn’t one to question a break when he was given it, so he had quickly gotten out of his apron and went up into the attic.

Unsurprisingly, Akira found Morgana on the bed, sleeping peacefully.

Like I said, he didn’t mind even the slightest bit, Akira thought. At least Boss was worried about him…

Huh, if anyone here has gained Boss’s favor it’s Morgana, Akira thought. Must have a weakness for cute things.

“Hey Mona,” Akira said softly, shaking the cat. “It’s time to wake up.”

Morgana groaned, mumbling something about five more minutes. Akira just rolled his eyes. If he was going to spend time with Morgana he’d rather if the cat was awake.

“You’ve been sleeping the whole day,” Akira continued. “Are you sure you aren’t a cat after all?”

“Huh…?” Morgana mumbled. “What are you talking about… of course I’m a human…!”

Akira found that Morgana’s protests weren’t as effective under a layer of sleep, but at least he kept to his story about not being a cat.

“I don’t know… usually only cats sleep this long,” Akira said. “Are you really so sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!” Morgana said, more alert. “How could you ever think I’m a cat?”

He… can’t be serious, can he? Akira thought.

“I don’t know,” Akira decided to say. “Just a strange guess, I suppose.”

“Well you can be sure of it now!” Morgana said. “Especially since we’ll be phantom thieving with each other from now on!”

“We’re continuing?” Akira asked. “Are you really sure?”

And also… is that a word?

“Huh?” Morgana said. “Why wouldn’t we be?”

“I mean, just don’t you think it’s a bit weird for us to be planning another heist?” Akira said. “We didn’t really have a choice for Kamoshida, but it isn’t everyday you run into someone like him.”

“Yeah, but like I’ve been saying, not everyone has a palace,” Morgana said. “It’s only the people who have distorted desires…”

“And at that point we might even be doing them a favor!”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” Akira said, going to pet Morgana. “But we should probably ask the others before we do anything.”

“I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to go against anything like Kamoshida with just the two of us,” Akira said. “I don’t think that’d bode well.”

“I’m sure Lady Ann and Ryuji will want to join us,” Morgana said. “They seemed pretty excited about Kamoshida’s change of heart.”

“But that can’t be the only thing on your mind,” Morgana continued. “You seemed a bit hesitant about the change of heart before…”

“But, now that’s it over with, do you still have any issues?”

“I’m not sure,” Akira admitted. “On one hand we did what we had to do, but still, forcibly changing someone like that…”

“Kamoshida wouldn’t have changed, and the situation wouldn’t have as well,” Akira finished. “But even so, it just puts a sour taste in my mouth.”

“Kamoshida wasn’t a good person,” Morgana said. “Most people who have palaces won’t be either.”

“Sometimes there’s only so much a person can do without resorting to something more drastic,” Morgana continued. “But I guess it’s good to have doubts, even if they were a bit annoying at first.”

“People with palaces won’t change on their own, and the change we bring should be for the better,” Morgana finished. “So you can’t just back out now, alright?”

“I wasn’t thinking about it,” Akira said. “I’ll learn to live with it.”

“Plus it isn’t so bad,” Akira admitted. “We’ll be making a change, won’t we?”

“Hopefully, yeah,” Morgana agreed.

“Then I’ll be fine,” Akira said. “Doing this is better than doing nothing.”

“That’s the spirit,” Morgana said. “Which is good for you too, because we still have a deal!”

“Mona, you’re part of the team, isn’t that enough?” Akira teased.

“Hey! You have to help me become human again,” Morgana yelled. “It wouldn’t be fair otherwise, y’know!”

“Human… again,” Akira repeated. “Denial is hard to get over, isn’t it?”

“You’re not funny!”

“I think I’m hilarious.”

After a few more minutes of aimless bickering, Akira heard the chime of Leblanc’s door ring one final time.

Akira faintly heard what he believed to be a sigh of relief before he heard his name called. “You and your cat can come down now.”

Both Akira and Morgana went downstairs, with Morgana in his usual spot in Akira’s bag.

“So, was he lonely?” Sojiro asked, staring at Morgana.

“I don’t know,” Akira said. “I did spend my time talking to him, so I sure hope not.”

“You talked to him… that entire time,” Sojiro said, staring at Akira blankly.

“Yep,” Akira said. “We had an interesting conversation.”

“Well kid, you should probably look for another career,” Sojiro said, turning his attention to a dirty cup. “Comedy is not your strong suit.”

I don’t think telling him I’m being serious would do me any favors… Akira thought. Sorry Morgana, looks like to Sojiro you’re just a normal cat after all.

“Hey, you should probably tell the others that you weren’t able to sell the medal today,” Morgana said. “No need for them to be excited over nothing.”

“They might just get more worked up,” Akira said. “But I’ll let them know, just in case.”

“You’re really talking to your cat, huh,” Sojiro said.

akira: hey guys, wasn’t able to sell the medal today.

akira: had chores.

akira: don’t be too angry.

ann: when are you going to sell it?

ann: i think i have an idea on what to do with the money

ryuji: if its just taking my share

ryuji: im not interested

ann: your share is my share

ann: and it’s nothing like that!

ann: we’ll all be getting equal benefit out of this!

ann: hopefully.

akira: i’ll be selling it tomorrow.

akira: hopefully.

akira: and as long as it’s just ryuji’s share going to ann, that’s fine.

ryuji: dude!

ryuji: what the eff

akira: sorry ryuji, but there’s not much i can do.

akira: you are in debt.

ryuji: it doesnt count!

“Of course he would say something like that,” Morgana huffed. “Doesn’t he know that any money he owes to Lady Ann should be paid as soon as possible?”

“I think in general it’s a good rule to pay off any debts,” Akira said. “Not just to Ann.”

“But especially to Lady Ann!”

akira: morgana says to pay off your debts soon, ryuji.

ryuji: apparently i dont get an effing choice

ryuji: dumb cat

“When will that idiot learn that I’m not a cat!” Morgana complained.

“Probably never,” Akira admitted, turning off his phone. “But that’s why we love him, right?”

“Speak for yourself.”

“Anyways,” Akira said. “You can probably lock up now, Boss.”

“Oh? You’re not planning on doing anything?” Sojiro asked. “I’m surprised.”

“The most I’ll be doing is studying,” Akira said. “Have to be a good student and all, right?”

“Somehow, when you say that it isn’t comforting in the slightest,” Sojiro said. “But I’ll leave this place to you.”

Akira grabbed his books, sitting in the middle booth with Morgana watching.

“Don’t go to bed too late now,” Sojiro said, going towards the door. “I’m not going to wake you up if you sleep the day away.”

“Alright, I won’t, “ Akira promised, beginning to get ready to work on the material.

Once Morgana was sure that Sojiro was gone, he began to complain in earnest. “Jeez, all you do is study.”

“Is there really anything else to do?” Akira asked, looking away from the book. “There isn’t exactly much near Leblanc.”

“I’ll show you tomorrow what you can do,” Morgana said. “Might as well study now since you started.”

Akira nodded, finally beginning to study.

There’s a lot planned… even now, Akira thought. I suppose that I should get used to it…

It isn’t so bad to be constantly busy, Akira thought. At least I’m never bored…?

Eh, I’ll think of something eventually.

5/4, Wednesday:

“Wake up,” a voice hissed into Akira’s ear. “You can’t spend the whole day sleeping, we have things to do!”

Akira groaned, furthering himself into his pillow. “Can’t I have five more minutes?”

“You’ve been asking for five more minutes the past four times!” the voice responded. “Enough is enough!”

“...Have I?” Akira asked. “I don’t remember.”

“That doesn’t matter!” the voice said. “You need to wake up now!”

Akira sighed, slowly opening his eyes. “Morgana, there’s got to be an easier way to do that.”

“Well maybe I would’ve been kinder if you had actually woken up the first time,” Morgana said. “Jeez, it’s bad when I wake up before you.”

“Well, what’s the big rush for today?” Akira said, rubbing at his eyes. “Is something big happening?”

“Well, you promised to sell the medal today, didn’t you?” Morgana asked. “We should probably at least try to get it done.”

“Yeah,” Akira agreed. “But why’d you wake me up so early?”

“It’s not early!” Morgana said. “It’s a normal time to wake up, actually.”

“Sure,” Akira sighed, grabbing at his phone. “I’ll let the group know that it seems I’ll be selling the medal today.”

akira: getting abused by morgana.

akira: woke me up just to tell me to sell the medal.

akira: a cruel world we do live in.

ann: that sucks

ann: maybe you could take a nap if you’re still tired?

ann: idk you probably should’ve been up by now tho.

akira: yeah, but it still sucks to be woken up.

akira: could’ve been having a good dream.

akira: now it’s gone.

ryuji: if youre having such a problem with the cat

ryuji: just throw him out

ann: ryuji wtf.

“Hey!” Morgana said, staring at the phone. “You can’t just let him get away with that!”

“Get away with what…?”

“Trying to get you to throw me out!” Morgana said. “How would he like it?!”

ann: you cant just be mean to mona!

ryuji: what is that cat going to do right now?

ryuji: he cant exactly text

akira: he can complain.

akira: i’m supposed to be fighting for him.

ryuji: dude whats he gonna do to you?

ryuji: hes a cat

akira: cats. have. claws.

akira: not a pleasant experience, ryuji.

ryuji: get him declawed man

ryuji: then he wont be able to do anything

akira: that’s something you do to cats.

ryuji: yeah

akira: i feel like i don’t have to tell you where this is going.

ann: that’d be really messed up.

“Gah, that idiot is such an asshole!” Morgana said. “Why does he think he can get away with saying stuff like that?!”

“Probably because you can’t text back,” Akira said. “I can send a message for you.”

“Tell him to watch out,” Morgana said. “Next time I see him he’ll be sure to regret it.”

akira: morgana said: watch out.

akira: he’s going to kill you.

ryuji: im so scared

ann: you say that now but you will be scared when mona comes at you.

ann: good luck!

akira: yeah, you’re on your own ryuji.

ryuji: its not like he can do anything to me anyways

akira: thats what he wants you to think.

ryuji: whos side are you on anyways?

akira: the winning one.

“Well, seems like you and Ryuji are getting along just fine,” Akira said, turning off his phone. “Some real comradery.”

“He started it!”

“I don’t think you’re exactly a saint in this situation, no matter who started it.”

“Well you should side with the victim!” Morgana said. “And it’s obviously me!”

Akira stared blankly at Morgana.

“Hey! Don’t give me that look.”

“Let’s just get ready to go to Untouchable,” Akira said. “The sooner the better, right.”

“Hey, don’t avoid picking a side!”

Akira changed quickly into his everyday wear, ignoring Morgana’s questions about whose side Akira was on.

Being honest with the cat wouldn’t have went well, as Akira could see that both of them were in the wrong.

He doesn’t really want to know where I stand, he just wants me to agree with him… Akira thought. I really don’t need to get into a fight with him over this.

When Akira went downstairs with Morgana in his back, still questioning him, Sojiro sent him an odd look.

“Get into a fight with your cat?” Sojiro asked.

“Something like that,” Akira said.

“Answer the question!” Morgana yowled. “Who’s in the wrong here, Ryuji or me?!”

Akira shook his head. “I’ll be back later, Boss, I have to go do some errands.”

“What errands could you possibly have?” Sojiro asked, looking a bit suspicious.

Before Akira could respond, a gray haired woman entered the cafe. From the way she carried herself, Akira couldn’t help but be the slightest bit intimidated.

It seemed Morgana felt similar as he had finally quieted down.

Or maybe he had just gotten tired.

“Am I interrupting something?” the woman asked, staring down at both Sojiro and Akira.

“Not at all,” Sojiro answered. “Take a seat.”

The woman sat down, frowning slightly. “The recent cases, mental shutdowns are really something, aren’t they?”

“Someone losing control and harming people,” the woman continued. “That’s certainly concerning, isn’t it?”

She’s… talking about the mental shutdowns? Akira thought. She can’t possibly be here for just coffee, can she?

“Ignoring that,” Sojiro said. “What can I get you to drink?”

“I’ll have the house blend, please,” the woman said after a short pause.

Akira felt frozen in place. Leaving now would seem a bit odd, and he also felt that he could get information out of her.

“Anyways, you’re a part timer, aren’t you?” the woman asked. “Which is shocking, I didn’t think this place could afford one.”

“I’m not exactly a part timer,” Akira said awkwardly. “Sakura-san is my guardian for this year.”

“Oh, that would make more sense,” the woman said. “I suppose you would attend a school around this area?”

“Yes,” Akira said. “Shujin Academy.”

“Oh? I know someone that goes there,” the woman said. “I believe there was another strange incident there recently.”

“Kamoshida… or someone by that name went through a strange ‘change of heart’, was it not?”

“That’s correct.”

“Ah, well I’m sure it’ll all be solved soon,” the woman said. “Is my drink finished yet?”

“Coming right up,” Sojiro said quickly.

The atmosphere was tense. If Akira was going to make his escape, he'd have to make it now.

Perhaps he felt a little guilty leaving Sojiro to be questioned by the woman, but he didn’t want any unneeded attention on himself.

After quickly leaving Leblanc, Akira sighed in relief.

“That woman,” Morgana said. “She sure asked a lot of questions, didn’t she?”

“Yeah,” Akira agreed. “She sure seemed to be on a mission of some sort.”

“I wonder why she came to Leblanc,” Morgana said. “Maybe she suspects Boss of something?”

“I don’t know if we want to find out,” Akira said. “We have enough on our plate for today, anyway.”

Yet somehow, even if I try to actively avoid her… I get the feeling I’ll be seeing a lot of her soon. Akira thought. There’s really never a dull moment around here, is there?

“You’re right!” Morgana said. “Let’s sell the medal and reap the reward!”

“That’s the spirit,” Akira smiled. “Let’s see how much crime pays.”

When Akira arrived at Untouchable, he suddenly realized he didn’t have much of a plan.

How exactly was he supposed to realistically sell an olympic medal? The only way he would’ve been able to acquire it was stealing.

Which, Akira supposed, wasn’t too far from the actual truth.

Faking confidence would be key, Akira decided. So he decided just to approach the owner head on, deciding that he didn’t have much to lose.

“I’d like to sell something,” Akira began, sliding the medal onto the counter. “How much will you take for this?”

The owner took one look at the medal before staring at Akira quizzically, “We don’t take fakes here, kid.”

“It’s not fake,” Akira insisted. “Please, just look at it?”

There goes the confidence.

The man looked at the medal a bit longer, eyes widening. “Where did you get this?”

Before Akira could answer, the man spoke again, “Nevermind, it’s probably best I don’t ask. I’ll pay 30,000 yen for this, though.”

“Works for me,” Akira said, taking the yen with ease.

“As a thanks for letting me buy this from ya,” the man continued. “Take this.”

Akira was handed a nondescript bag, which considering the circumstances wasn’t the most suspicious thing about the business deal.

“It’s probably best you don’t open that one, kid,” the man finished. “But be sure to bring it back here next time you come.”

That’s… not a good sign, is it? Akira thought. Really, anyone who would accept an olympic medal from a teenager probably isn’t the cleanest person to do deals with.

Oh well, really can’t complain.

“Alright,” Akira said, nodding as he adjusted his grip on the bag.

Before Akira could question anything more about the situation, two men came in. Similar to the woman, Akira could sense some sort of malicious intent from them.

The owner hadn’t looked the slightest bit surprised about their arrival and all Akira could do was question his impeccable bad timing.

“Munehisa Iwai,” the man closest to Akira began. “We would like to discuss some matters with you today.”

Oh no, Akira thought. This isn’t going to go well.

The men walked closer to the counter, while Akira walked past them to the door. Deciding to linger a bit, Akira listened into the conversation.

The other man began to speak. “You do know why we’re here today, correct?”

“I’m afraid, Detective-san,” the owner, now known as Munehisa, said, “that I don’t have a clue why you’re here.”

“Then you wouldn’t mind if we searched around here a little bit would you?” the original detective asked. “If you really have no clue.”

“An upstanding citizen is supposed to respect the law, correct?” Munehisa asked. “But I assure you I have nothing to hide, so you’re free to search as you wish.”

“Are you really sure the lead was legitimate?” the other detective said. “Because he seems pretty calm to me.”

“There’s got to be something here!” the original detective said, turning to face Akira. “You.”

Oh.

Akira stared blankly at the detective.

“What’s in that bag?” the detective asked.

It isn’t lying… if you’re not sure, is it? Akira thought. Really, how do I keep getting into these situations…?

“I’m not sure that’s any of your business,” Akira said.

“Kid’s right,” Munehisa said. “He’s a regular around here, I just bagged one of his purchases for him.”

The original detective glared at Akira.

“Well, there’s no use in questioning that,” the other detective said.

Akira nodded, “If there isn’t anything else, I’ll be leaving now.”

“Come back soon,” Munehisa said.

I’m not sure I want to be involved in this… Akira thought. But, this is the only source of weapons…

Akira left quickly, making some distance from Untouchable in just a few seconds.

“Jeez,” Morgana said, popping out of his bag. “I wonder what that was about.”

“Seems like we’re just running into trouble today,” Akira sighed. “Really, we can’t catch a break, can we?”

“Huh, but maybe something can come out of this,” Morgana said. “You should open the bag and see what the detectives were after!”

“That’s… a bad idea,” Akira said. “We’ll be returning this to him, and if this is what the detectives were after… well…”

“Ugh, I guess you’re right,” Morgana said. “But we should open it at some point!”

“I’ll think about it,” Akira said. “We should probably get back to Leblanc soon, don’t want Sojiro to be too worried.”

“You think he was fine with that woman?” Morgana asked.

“Probably,” Akira said, putting the strange bag into his bag. “He doesn’t have anything to hide.”

“What if he’s also a persona user…?”

“Wouldn’t he have been able to hear you?”

“You never know!”

When Akira arrived at Leblanc, it was thankfully clear of any customers. Akira had had enough of strangers for one day.

“Ah, you’re back,” Sojiro said, pausing his cleaning. “Did you get your errands done today?”

“Yep,” Akira said. “Was a pretty productive day, all things considered.”

“Hm,” Sojiro said. “You’ve been pretty comfortable so far, but you shouldn’t forget your situation.”

“It won’t be easy for you,” Sojiro continued. “But you should try to keep yourself out of trouble.”

“I will, Sakura-san,” Akira said. “You don’t need to worry about me too much.”

“Oh, back to being formal?” Sojiro asked. “Boss is fine, kid.”

Akira nodded. “Alright, Boss.”

“Anyways, I don’t mean to hold you up,” Sojiro said. “Go do whatever you usually do around here.”

“Hey,” Morgana said. “If you’re not planning on leaving Leblanc then you should probably make some infiltration tools.”

“You never know when you’ll need them,” Morgana finished. “Would be a good use of time.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Akira said. “As soon as you’re ready to leave, you can lock up, I won’t be going out tonight.”

“Alright,” Sojiro said. “Have fun talking to your cat, or whatever it is you do.”

“I’ll try,” Akira said, making his way up to the attic.

Huh, I should probably tell Ann and Ryuji that we’ve finally got the money.

akira: we’re 30,000 yen richer and one olympic medal poorer.

ann: oh? you sold it

ryuji: finally man

ryuji: but how we gonna split it?

ryuji: ann cant be seriously taking my share

ryuji: is she?

ann: don’t worry!

ann: you guys just need to trust me…

ann: i’ve got the perfect place to spend it

ann: we’ll be doing it tmrw

ann: so uh just wait until then

akira: sounds fine.

akira: hopefully it’ll live up to the suspense.

ann: duh

ryuji: i do get a fair share right

ann: of course!!!

ann: dont doubt me !

ryuji: sheesh just making sure

Once Akira turned off his phone, he went to his work desk where Morgana was patiently sitting.

“What are you going to try to make?” Morgana asked, licking at his paw.

“Probably a lockpick,” Akira said. “Those locked chests always seem to hold something good.”

“Good idea,” Morgana said. “You could probably make two with the time we have.”

Akira nodded, beginning the process of making the lockpicks.

“So,” Morgana said in an effort to break the silence. “What do you think is going to happen?”

“Huh?” Akira said, focusing on the almost complete lockpick in his hand. “What do you mean?”

“I mean.. do you think we’ll continue going to palaces?” Morgana asked.

“We have to, don’t we?” Akira asked. “A deal’s a deal.”

“But, it’s probably best if we stay low for a little bit,” Akira said. “We need to be patient about what we do.”

“Hm,” Morgana said. “I guess that’s the right course of action… I just don’t know how to feel.”

“A little stir crazy, huh?” Akira joked, finishing the lockpick. “It’s best if we don’t think about it too much.”

“Take the peace for what it is,” Akira said. “Who knows how much of it we have left.”

[hellodean-sam]

its pretty frustrating that i can only share #blm posts on my facebook and twitter . i so badly want to share the ones about junking the fucking terror bill, especially since a lot of my relatives are Pro-(the fucktard president i cant even name because hello ef bee ai) and its the one more relevant in my country right now. but it could also mean ill be tagged by those stupid asshats in the govmnt. we cant even talk about the issue in private messages bc who the fuck knows how private that is. one makes a joke about going to jail and another clarifies for legal purposes that its a joke. jesus fucking christ i am in a moral dilemma.

[barr-uni]

Tadano walked out of the karaoke building after Retsuko broke up with him. He had hard feelings but he knew it was what she needed. As he walked outside he saw the man who knocked out his pretend limousine driver, the man he gave his autograph to, Haida. Haida asked him "You okay...?" Tadano just smiled back and got into his limousine.

As Tadano layed in his limousine's seat he thought over all of his mixed feelings. He was hurt, but glad. He was regretful, but relieved. A new space in his heart had opened. He decided it would be the best if he tried to sleep.

Haida, on the other end, was feeling a bit mixed up too. He was happy that Retsuko was out of that relationship, but worried for her. There was no way that was easy to say. She had finally walked out of the karaoke bar with Washimi and Gori. Her face was bare of make up. He could tell she must have cried a lot.

Washimi and Gori remained collected and calm as usual, and Retsuko walked out from behind them. Haida was excited to see her. She didnt talk much but hugged onto Haida tightly. Haida was obviously startled and flustered. He hugged back.

They all rode the subway home and went to bed, even though it wasnt easy to sleep.

When Tadano woke up he realized he had a dream about the night before. He must have thought to hard about it. He asked eni-o to look up the meaning of his dream but then realized he has a meeting he should get ready for. "Nevermind, Eni-o. I'll ask you later." He said then got dressed into his suit.

He told Eni-o to take him to get him some food and he did. He was in a rush so he went through a drive-through. He ate on the way to his meeting. He was still thinking about Retsuko...even if he was trying hard not to.

Haida woke up tired. He had been busy thinking too. He was confused in his feelings for Retsuko. He felt a bit strongly for someone else now. Through all of this he managed to get ready, eat, and get out the door. It was almost like instinct, he didnt even have to think about it.

Once he arrived at work he was so glad to see Retsuko happy again. He missed having her around at work. "Hey, Retsuko! How are you feeling?" He asked carefully

"I'm alright, Haida." She smiled back to him. "That's great to hear!" He said then walked down to sit at his desk. Fenneko was busy on her phone during the interaction, but still had her ears open.

"Strange he asked you how you're doing, huh?" She asked skeptically.

"Not really. it's what friends are for, right?"

"Did soemthing...happen between you two?" Fenneko teased

"WHAT? NO! WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT" Retsuko whisper-screamed.

But with the stamp of his foot, Ton silenced their conversation. "You ladies! get to work." He snarled. Then the work day started.

Tadano's limousine had pulled up to Retsuko's office. He felt strange going here without being with her anymore. There was business to attend to though, so he couldnt mope. Washimi helped him up to the CEO's office for another meeting. During the meeting he still couldnt get himself out of his thoughts of Haida and Retsuko.

After his meeting Tadano was exiting the office, but saw a familiar face again. Haida. He got a little bit hot. He usually never felt this way. Not even with Retsuko. He had to leave though...so he had no choise but to get nearer to him.

Haida had noticed Tadano as well. He got blushy and nervous. He felt that he should apologize for that time he tried to punch him but didnt get out any words. It was like the first time in the elevator. But worse. He wanted to say something. Anything. Be he couldn't.

Tadano could clearly see how Haida was feeling. Haida, honeslty, wasnt very good at hiding it. Tadano had placed his hand on Haida's shoulder."Hey, you're Haida again arent you?" Haida jumped. "Yessir, it's me! HAIDA." he was very tense and sweaty. "Are you okay? You look stressed."

"HAHA YEAH JUDT WORK IS ALL."

"Well, try to take it easy. I have to go. See you around, Haida."

Washimi had escorted Tadano once more and Haida had watched him leave. He was so embarrassed by the way he had acted. He just tensed up! He didnt even get off where he was supposed to! And Tadano, who he admired so much, saw all of it! He felt horrible. He just stood in the lobby alone for a while.

"I cant believe effing how stupid I am..." Haida mumbled to himself. "I just want to go home..." but he still had to get ready to leave. He went back to the mens changing room then quickly got his clothes changed.

Tadano had entered back into his limo as usual. He decided he didnt want to go home right away though. "Hey, Eni-o. Why dont we wait a bit before going home"

"Where would you like to go instead, sir?"

"Hmm. I would like to go to the airport."

"Alright, sir"

On his way to the airport Tadano had spotted Haida outside walking. "Hey, is that- it is him! Eni-o could you pull over for a minute?"

Eni-o stops and Tadano exits the vehicle. He tries to catch up to Haida as best as he can. "Hey! Haida, is that you?"

"Huh?" Haida turns around. Tadano ran a bit too fast and fell into Haida. Luckily he didnt knock him over. Hiada helped Tadano stand up again, holding his hands and lifting him up. They were standing face to face now under a street light. "You okay?"

"Haha. Yeah. My bad..."

"It's okay, Tadano- WAIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, SIR?" Haida started freaking out!

"Whoa, hey... at the end of the day I'm just a regular guy!" Tadano gushed, sweating a little.

"Yeah, but, what are you doing here!"

"I was going to the airport. Then I saw you. I wanted to see you."

Haida starting blushing. Tadano wanted to see him? Of all people?

"You know what, why dont you come with me, Haida!" Tadano insisted

"What! Really?"

"Yeah, I have my own private jet. Why. dont you come along?"

"Well this is really sudden, but, ummm...o-okay!"

"Great! C'mon let's go!" Tadano smiled at Haida. Haida couldnt believe this was happening. He was so flustered. He followed Tadano back to the limo and seated himself inside. He was almost too nervous to say anything, until Tadano did.

@doneebs here bro pls tell me what u thibk

[murfeelee]

I just want to speak my piece and voice my hopes & concerns about the ideas for a new Sims Networking site.

Disclaimer: Despite the length of this long effing post, I know absolutely nothing about creating a website, or hosting, servers, or anything like that.

In light of Tumblr’s clear and present determination to kill its own website, many ideas are being proposed about The Sims community starting its own website. This would be a safe haven for simmers, where we can all share our content without fear of overzealous censorship and nefarious politico-economic stunts and power-plays.

Having different simmers presenting different platforms and ideas about how to get a simming network started is great, and I support anyone who pitches an idea. I don’t care who figures it out, just as long as someone does, and it’s good. But at this critical point and time what the community really needs is to not be splintered -- that’s what the problem is: that when Tumblr internally combusts we’ll all mass exodus and go our separate ways (to LJ/DW, Twitter, Blogspot, WP, etc), and we won’t all be in one place anymore. :(

There’s nothing wrong with having multiple simming networks, and having a selection of simmers-only social media outlets, not at all. We do that already, with sites like TSR & MTS, etc, that embrace content from ALL the sims games (1-4, etc), but where different preferences/standards/visions naturally lead to different websites doing their own thing separately.

But I think it’s time we as a community had one main home.

IMO, ideally, it would be one that functions like Tumblr did -- just Better and More Positive. ;) It would not be moderated by admins like the other sims sites, and instead the site runners would be there strictly for site support and maintenance. We’ve been moderating the simblr side of Tumblr all these years pretty okay -- aside from the abuse/neglect of the Tags (which I hope we could come to a more unified system with on a new site).

The new site could have all the image uploading/storage and other features we enjoy (Follows, Reblogs, Likes, Comments, IM, etc) but possibly even with an additional forum aspect, with rich text text threads & private messaging, etc. Is that at all possible?

The forum half of the site could have moderators, if only to keep the threads organized, but there would be none of that censoring crap that gets users warned/banned over stupidness like language, adult content, or my personal favorite: filesharing (especially when cc users rely on WCIFs and reuploaders to share content from dead sites and creators who delete their content for one reason or another).

I’d also love to see a return of more community events:

more Simblreen-like photo prompts & challenges for other holidays & seasons

more creative contests (like the one recreating real movie posters as sims images to get featured as new cc)

more visibility for machinimas (those mofos work HARD)

the return of sims magazines for fashion & builders & whatnot

Age and Adult Content Restrictions

The Sims is a borderline Teen/Everyone/Mature-rated game. It’s got sex and violence and crude humor and weirdness that isn’t really suitable for little kids. It's at each parent’s discretion what their kids are exposed to, but most simmers are either in their teens or older (I haven’t come across any 7 year olds playing this crazy game, at least.) As such, I don’t feel this new site should be censoring/blocking adult content and nsfw. Let the tags do their jobs -- even implement a Safe Mode & parental controls if you have to.

When it comes to what the age restrictions are, can’t y’all just have a captcha or one of those buttons you click that says you’re 13+ or whatever the age needs to be? And there are pretty cool captchas out there, too -- we don’t need something as crazy as what Thaithesims had (for those of y’all who don’t know, it was freaking nuts, trust), but there are others that ask a simple math question, or makes you to click the picture of the vegetable, or some Where’s Waldo looking thing to find all the bicycles or whatever the heck. Y’all’ve seen them, I don’t know.

Again, I don’t even know what goes into making a website, and determining what it can & cant support -- or AFFORD.

And that brings me to Money:

While it’s so exciting and heartening to see different ideas coming out now, honestly, it’s not gonna work when all y’all are all asking for money and donations. That’ll have us scrambling to fund & invest in a million different people’s ideas, until someone gets a site working that we’ll actually use.

Of course we know money is THE issue, and of course websites are Expensive AF™. But it would be more realistic for all y'all to get a site up and running, have us use it and test it out, and once the community gives it our seal of approval, then start doing donation drives to keep the site/servers funded. That’s the way fan-made ad-free sites with adult content like Archive Of Our Own do it; I’ve been subscribed there for years, and they make $100k+ every drive, it’s amazing. Sites like Wikipedia & the Wayback Machine no doubt make more. (Didn’t SimFileShare fund itself to get started? They use ads, though, which might force adult content restrictions like what’s happening with Tumblr.)

I wish I had the disposable income to give to ANY of these fantastic websites that I know and love, just to show my appreciation, but I’m dirt poor, so.... But I just feel that it really shouldn’t be up to users to fund free websites, because that’s hardly better than having to pay for subscriptions to join paid sites. I don’t even like pay for CC, or DLC, or even video games at full price. So any bid for money makes me suck my teeth a bit, frankly speaking.

In Closing:

The Sims community deserves its own space, to freely express ourselves.

The Sims is unique from any other game ever made, because simmers create the stories, simmers create the content, and simmers create the gameplay -- it’s not a linear pre-determined storyline, but a more or less open-ended open-world mechanism by which the gamer decides (and can create) everything from the characters to the plots to the locations.

We’re not just posting pictures on the official forums of our customized Lara, Shepard, Geralt, Arthur Morgan or whoever beating a level or discovering a hidden location. No. We’re creating our own characters and worlds and directives, and sharing art through images, storytelling, and custom content. And we’re sharing a bit of ourselves in the process.

Tumblr used to be the one place we could rely on to embrace our individuality, freedom of speech, agency, expression, and be part of a community that supported us and our content. I don’t want the Sims community to be fractured, and certainly not die out. Y’all have been like family to me, for the 5 years I’ve been on Tumblr, and for almost a whole decade now in the online Sims community -- 2019 will make it 10 years (which is a lot, for an antisocial psychopath like me). If Tumblr fails us, I won’t know where else to go, and it really saddens me. The Sims is a Lifestyle.

So I really hope y’all movers and shakers out there who know about web development can come together, figure things out together, and create a Better, More Positive space for us to enjoy playing and sharing our love of The Sims games.