#thread: tomi

[wildthiiing]

Vice Admiral Beau “Cyclone” Simpson, Russo. We know. Just own up to it.

"You really think I'm sleeping with Cyclone?" She tried to put enough outrage into her tone that someone might believe she was offended by the very true idea. "I've known him for a very long time is all." And they'd been something almost the entire time.

[churipu]

( OO4 ) ★ bloody mess , nanami kento

featuring. nanami kento x reader

warnings. mentions of blood, mentions of a lot of different pet names (sweetheart, love, etc.), hospital raahhh, anesthesia.

note. WHO'S BACK DOING THE 1K EVENT LAJSOS IM SO SORRY :< THIS ONE IS A BIT SHORT???

ENTRY ( OO4 ) OF THE "INTO THE IPINVERSE" MILESTONE

"quick question, how much blood do i have to let out to be deemed hospital worthy?" "a lot." "oh, well — that's not good."

tags: @sad-darksoul @sweeneyblue1 @idkuluka @colorful-happy-shit @tomie-it-girl

the room reeked of blood. if you get a gist of it — you'd likely think of death.

you held your phone in between your shoulder and your ear, slightly trembling as your muscle stretched. chewing your lip in frustration, the device ringing.

once.

twice.

thri—

"hi, sweetheart."

you sighed out in relief, "hi kento, i have a really quick question because i'm trying not to freak out—"

nanami immediately cuts you off, "is something wrong? what happened y/n?"

"quick question, how much blood do i have to let out to be deemed hospital worthy?" you asked him, eyeing the trail of crimson streaming down your ring and pinky finger — blowing on it softly, foot drumming impatiently. what a bloody mess.

nanami was silent for a few seconds, but you could make out a brief, "a lot."

that's when you finally let out a panicked but calm, "oh, well — that's not good."

the male on the other line shuffled a bit, and you made out a few static noises, "what happened, sweetheart? did you hurt yourself?" he softly asks you.

"um . . . i cut myself cutting fruits. it's stupid but — i was trying to imitate fruit ninja . . ." you explained, full of shame. yet again, from the other line, nanami shuffled; creating out static noises, "i should probably head to the hospital, right?"

"apply pressure on the wound, i'm already around the corner, love. keep on talking with me." he replies back calmly.

you did what he told you to do without ending the call, wincing every once in a while from the jolt of pain.

soon enough, nanami burst from the front door — his eyes finding your sitting form, a cotton pad wrapped around your bloodied fingers. with rushed steps, he approaches you, softly grabbing your hand, inspecting the wound.

"come here pretty," he softly mumbles, tugging you gently, "we're going to the hospital."

two stitches.

because you decided to imitate fruit ninja — in your defense, it seemed really cool in the games.

with an IV attached to your other hand, you laid on the bed, half droopy as the anesthesia had already spread through your veins. limp and tired, a hard cast covering your wounded hand to press on the stitches.

"please keep watch of their hands, and try not to move it a lot during the healing process — come back in approximately two weeks time for cast and stitches disposal." you could definitely hear a doctor say — clueless to you or to nanami.

but you answered them nonetheless, slurring out incoherent words, "oh . . . doctor, yeah! okay, mhm, i got you, doc, i'll be back soon."

a few chuckling erupted and you shut your eyes, feeling fatigue take over, "how are you feeling, darling?"

fluttering your eyes open, you nod, "good. how about you, ken?"

nanami brushed your cheek gently, staring at your droopy state affectionately, his elbow prepped up on the hospital bed, "i'm good as well. are you still in pain?"

you shook your head with a stupid smile, "nope, just peachy," you smiled, "i have a dress on my finger—" proudly raising your index finger up, where the pulse oximeter was.

"it looks wonderful, sweetheart," nanami softly threaded his calloused fingers with yours, kissing your knuckles.

the wound was worse than he thought. at first, nanami didn't know whether to be worried about your poor choice of action or your wound in all honesty, but at this point — he's doing both at the same time.

the male was in the middle of a meeting with the gojo satoru when you called.

"right? and — i think they stole my fingers," you whispered, eyes darting around here and there before eventually trying to raise up your wounded hand. to which nanami prevented by carefully putting it down to your side, on the bed.

"i promise your fingers are there, darling." nanami chuckled at your behavior under the anesthesia.

"no, no. i swear, i can't feel them — the people stole my fingers while you were not here," you refer to the doctor and the couple of nurses who tended to you earlier, "go check them, i swear, ken. my fingers are gone."

cute. you were very cute. nanami knew he shouldn't be laughing at all, but the way you acted right now was . . . very out of character. the passion swirling in your eyes as you try to convince him that your fingers were stolen.

"angel, i promise. they're there, attached." he moved a few strands of your hair away from your face, "you can be angry at me if they aren't there."

bad choices of words. because the very next second, you were trying to pry open your cast to take a quick look at your fingers.

"no, no. darling, you shouldn't touch that," nanami stood up, carefully holding your unharmed hand. preventing it from gnawing at your harmed hand.

"'m trying to prove something here, ken . . ." you rolled your eyes, leaning back onto the bed, "let me go," your whines made him smile.

"darling, 'ts not good to touch it now. we'll get it taken off in a while," you softly whine at his words.

"'ts too long. my fingers . . ."

nanami cupped your face and pressed a chaste kiss onto your lips, "they're there darling, i promise." he held out his pinky.

you childishly nodded, intertwining your pinky with his, "okay. promise."

"are they there?" nanami asks, holding your unharmed hand as he used his other hand to steer the steering wheel of his car.

it had been at least a couple of hours, and the anesthesia was slowly leaving your system — enough for you to be dismissed from the hospital. here you were, sitting in his passenger's seat, "are what there?" you questioned back, still feeling a bit droopy.

"your fingers."

in confusion you stare at him, "of course they are, in here." you mumbled, raising up your casted hand.

nanami chuckled, this was only something he and you (under the influence) knew.

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[doomdays]

at the commonwealth,   tomi found a path to the life he always wished he had but never thought he would.   he could finally do what he loved rather than continue ruining himself over something he was never comfortable with,  despite his knowledge and his skillset,    and it finally made him feel like himself,   a person he barely knew actually existed beyond the long days and the work that sucked the life out of him.    all he had been missing for a long time was his sister,   and this —-  someone to come home to at the end of the day,    someone to share his life with,   someone to smile at the way he does now,   so delicately sweet.   

as ezekiel sits next to him,   tomi brings his hand over,   resting it on ezekiel’s arm and rubbing it gently as he turns his head,   a brow raising.    ❝  i’m a patient man,  ❞   he tells him,  his body starting to relax as he sinks in closer to him now,   the pieces all falling together so easily like they always do when they reunite,   even if they’ve only been separated for a few hours.     ❝  especially for you,  ❞    he adds in a whisper as ezekiel comes closer,   his grin growing as their noses brush.

he takes a moment, breathing him in, finding peace in the moment before he goes on. ❝  i know how much it means to all of them, seeing you around. you've brought life back to this place, ezekiel, so i can learn to share, ❞ he teases. even though he was only a doctor there for a few months, it was enough to weigh on him, to remind him of his own lifelessness from his career before, especially with the system they had run before ezekiel showed up. knowing how personable he is with everyone still there, it only makes him more infatuated and endeared by the man before him now. ❝  how was it today? tell me everything. ❞

there's a soreness spreading along his spine, but it's the good kind of ache, the product of a long day spent wandering the halls of the hospital, checking in with patients and doctors alike: cracking jokes, smiles flashing, the comforting sound of laughter spreading through corridors that are too often laden with the cold sensation of death. there's more important matters for the newly-christened governor of the commonwealth, of course; the ongoing rebuilding efforts the most pressing, rezoning the districts to accommodate all and not only the wealthy - but outreach is just as important to ezekiel as well. what good is a leader if he does not walk among his people?

ezekiel exhales a soft groan as he sits next to tomi - ignoring the ample room of the couch in favor of pressing into him, a hand immediately resting on tomi's knee, thumb drawing in lazy circles, and he swears this touch alone is enough to ease ezekiel's minor aches - that doesn't mean he's opposed to more, though.

"i hope you'll forgive me for being late." it's marginal, really; they'd agreed to try to be home by dark, and there's still a sliver of golden light on the horizon. ezekiel glances briefly towards it before training his gaze back on tomi, leaning forward to brush their noses together. "you missed me, i hope." @doomdays

[sojournerstales]

WF1999: Summer Heat

fem!drifter x Eleanor Nightingale.

Drifter and Eleanor catch-up after last night's instant messaging doesn't end well.

01: Alone With You.

Late September. Höllvania summer heat. Sun-bleached colours and acrid air. Everything goes by in a blur spurred on by the roar of the atomicycle's engine. The sound of it pitches down, coming to a hard left swing at a junction pile-up. Its tires squeal, burn out against the asphalt, and then I pick up speed again.

The air feels good on our sword-steel skin.

Today I am Mesa. The world around me is highlighted by chokes and vantage points. Things she notices when we blitz by on the Tomi, like the corner café balcony that turns the plaza below into a shooting gallery. Or the hard corner coming up signalled as a blind spot. I feel it like an itch, Mesa wants to either take it slow and snug to register what lies ahead, or at a wide smooth arc to aid her reaction time.

'Sorry girl,' I talk to her sometimes, 'We're just cruising right now.' And we take the angle easy, 'Danger nil, yeah?'

Our destination - which we are closing in fast on - is the Höllvania Zoo. It's the first place my mind went to when Arthur asked me if I 'have any idea where she's gone now.'

Yeah, I have some idea.

We park up, dismount, thumb the barrel-end of Mesa's index finger. That last bit is a habit I picked up from embodying her for so long. The kid (long story) and I each have our favourites, Mesa is mine.

Höllvania Zoo. The sign above us is adorned with silhouette animals I only just recognize. I look around and different points are highlighted again. In just a quick scan I have everything I need to turn the zoo entrance into a shooting gallery, but I don't have immediate visual on Eleanor.

So she gets the jump on me. Like a warm hand down my spine from a great distance. "I swear," She says - and her voice is threaded through Mesa and directly into my head - "there's not a moment's peace in this town."

The sound is entirely internal. Telepathy, right now just a projected voice and a hanging line for me to think in reply. "Where are you?"

"I can see you," Eleanor sing-songs in my head. Mine, not Mesa's. That's the strangest part of this feeling. I'm so used to the Frame being the point of contact - but here Mesa is just a throughline.

I look around again. Mesa's senses hone in on tracking. She spots the tail-end of someone else's atomicycle sticking out from behind an information booth.

"Up and to your right," but Eleanor gives us the answer. I get the distinct feeling of an eye-roll along with it. "Go on then, show us your legs. Get up here."

Eleanor is at a rooftop corner looking down at us. It only takes a hop, a skip, and a bullet-jump to reach her. I've come to appreciate Höllvania's urban sprawl. There is always something to kick off from and rarely a ceiling to stop me so long as I'm above ground. Mesa performs a quick tuck-and-roll to come over the ledge of the roof and then we rise to our feet.

There she is. Cross-legged, barely turning to look so I catch her in profile. I quickly dismiss Mesa's highlights - now focused on the technocyce nerve clusters, the weaponry, and Eleanor's head.

"I had to cover for you. Told Arthur I knew where you went." Mesa has no mouth, I talk to Eleanor through that telepathic link she left open.

"Hardly covering for me if it's the truth, is it?" Eleanor smiles. The smile widens when she catches my reaction, because you can't hide anything from her. And it's complicated, too, it's like how a kavat buffs your hands. It's playful, but it's on her terms.

Putting feeling in my replies comes as second nature. It isn't so different to learning Transference. "Not what I meant," I groan. I walk up next-to-and-behind her. A foot of distance. From on high like this we get a good view of the zoo grounds. Animal enclosures overrun with techrot and weeds. Facsimiles of Earth's habitats turned alien. If you can get used to the pulsation, the living signs of the techrot, then it's a nice view. One of the few nice views left in Höllvania. I know for Eleanor it is a little more than that.

Eleanor raises an eyebrow now. Maybe I'm thinking too loud. "I know what you meant," She reclines and pats the empty space by her side. "Come on, take a pew."

Invited, I leave Mesa behind. The feeling is like emerging from a viscous pool. An immediate cool sense of relief, even stepping into a hot summers' day. My Self peels from Mesa and all those base senses that a human ought to have sharpen and everything Mesa feels is lost. The Frame relaxes, inert, processing only just enough to remain upright. She is a body without consciousness.

I slip my jacket off so I can take a seat on it and swing my legs over the ledge of the building Eleanor had claimed for a throne.

"Don't breath in too deep now," Eleanor warns me, projected voice as a purr, "They might prefer coming out at night, but that does absolutely nothing for the smell."

"Yeah," I rasp, "Got it."

Eleanor still talks in my head even when I switch to speaking out loud. No surprises there. "You didn't have to come looking for me, you know. I am a big girl." She casts a side-long glance in my direction, "I swear, it's like having a warden. I bet they love it."

They being Lettie and Arthur. "They just worry, that's all."

"Oh, don't I know it. I see the looks they give me."

Now I roll my eyes and I sigh and I nudge Eleanor's shoulder with my first, "Not what I meant, again." With emphasis.

"Yes, your See-The-Best-In-Everyone good nature is very well established, thank you." Her tone takes on that warning quality again, now without the purr, "That does not change the facts of the matter."

I have to concede, "No, it doesn't." But I'm working on it. I don't say that latter part out loud, but I suspect she gleams it from me easily enough.

Eleanor hums in my head by way of a response. The hum is followed by her honeyed voice, playful tone returning, (so mercurial,) "Neither Arthur nor Lettie are why you are really here, as convenient an excuse my brother can be. You want to talk about our little tiff."

I hold my breath for a second. "That all it was?"

Eleanor shrugs.

It had happened last night over KIM. She had been in a melancholy mood quickly spiralling down to the feeling of being an utterly insignificant speck in the face of something that spans a whole entire universe. A human lifespan weighed against the sheer totality of the Indifference. I'd had my own long day. I got short. I told her the same thing - something I realized - that Arthur had been telling her for years.

When was she going to make up her mind and fight? Wrong question to ask, wrong thing to say.

Eleanor is looking at me, expectant.

"How far does 'sorry' get me?" I ask.

"Your arse is still on this roof, so it's a start."

"Well, sorry." Because I have to actually say it for it to count. I shrug my arms close to my body and lean forward. It's a test of that feeling of vertigo when I look all the way down. Heights feel high when you aren't piloting a Warframe. "I get it. Realize that what I said wasn't what you were looking for."

"Ding-ding. Two for two, Drifter." She is still talking like it's a game, but with the connection between us I know it runs deeper. There are the words on the surface and the current they are carried on. Everyone is like this, of course, but it's most obvious with a telepath.

"But for what it's worth, might not be much, I wasn't talking about picking up arms and firing blind into the Void."

"I know," Eleanor's thoughts cut through that playful affection she had put up, "I may have been... Somewhat ungenerous in my interpretation of your messages. I was in a bad state of mind."

"Caught in a spiral. I get it." Believe me.

"Sometimes a girl just wants someone in the muck with her." And it's Eleanor's turn to nudge me. She does so by leaning her shoulder against mine. Brief, warm.

I smile. "Yeah, a girl can get that. Thing is though? With me? I'm never gonna stop trying to crawl out of it. I can't."

"That just sounds utterly exhausting. I don't know how you do it, honestly."

"Eh. Once you reach the top there's rooftops and pretty women."

"Ha!" This gets an actual sound out of Eleanor. Her laugh is a sharp bark from the back of her throat, followed then by something far more melodious in my head. She shoves me sideways. "Oh! You are a sly one, aren't you?"

I laugh it off, bracing against the edge of the roof. My expression gets all twisted into an awkward smirk. I'm about to push her back, but Eleanor hops to her feet and offers me a hand.

"Come on. This is where I wallow. I don't want to ruin that with too many saccharine memories."

Pulled up to my feet I get close to Eleanor and sense something. A spike of danger in her head, projected to mine, and tension up the arm I am holding onto. She releases me all at once and takes a big step back and apologia flashes across her face.

"Woah. Hey, we good?" Concern is obvious in my voice. I follow her half a step and am halted when she bristles.

"A little over-excited, that's all. Don't worry about it. Let's just get back before a purge-squad rolls through. Ha. That'd be just our luck."

"Yeah..." I am not terribly convinced, but I'll buy it for now, "Yeah, sure."

It takes less than a second to pull my Self back into Mesa. My senses re-immersed into her perspective of the world. Her muscles wake back up in sequence, sensation reigniting in every limb and mechanic. It feels like the best damn stretch of my life. Every time.

"--lo? Earth to Marty?" It's Aoi's voice coming through over the comms channel. Her voice all tinny. Not the full bass experience I get from Eleanor.

I send two signal-pings over the line so Aoi knows I am finally listening.

"There you are! Arthur is ten seconds away from hunting you down. El too, I assume. Listen, we've got Scaldra buzzing about a Hex sighting and considering all but two of us are home right now - Yeah, that's you."

Two more pings. Eleanor can see we're talking to someone, I have Mesa's head downcast, canting to one side, like she can pick up the signal better that way with two fingers touching her temple. Eleanor raises a brow at us.

"So-o-o you might want to start heading back here if they haven't caught up to you already."

One ping. No run-ins with the Scaldra yet.

"Very cool. I'll tell Arthur he can untwist his underwear. I figure you don't want him crashing the party."

I allow and internal wince. Aoi has me dead to rights there, she's said before she 'shipped it' between me and Eleanor. Whatever that means.

I let the comms line drop and turn Mesa to face Eleanor. "Looks like you were right about a squad. That was a warning from Aoi to get out of here."

Eleanor doesn't seem to put off by that. If anything she looks like an itch might be getting scratched. She pulls an earpiece from one of her utility pouches. "Sometimes I think I might want to add 'pre-cognition' to the list of gifts all this rot has given me. Let's hop to it, then."

part 1 of ?

[runawaycarouselhorse]

Iris has no offiicial full-sized figures compared to past heroines and I think that's sad

I lost my old thread a long time ago, so taking a moment to show you how anime Iris only got two chibi pieces of merch, unlike all the main girls before and after (not including Koharu, who was more of a rarely appearing supporting cast member for much of her run), one a cheap Pokemon Kids toy and one a very nicely made (still chibi) collectors’ keychain part of a set.

Update: Iris now has an acrylic stand! Those are 2D, so not. Proper figures, alas, it's the same stock artwork that makes up stickers, just propped up to stand. There are also pins! Sadly, still no proper official 3D figure, aside from the chibi keychain (which was one of the first things I bought online with my salary--chibi Iris and a cute little Deerling plushie ♡).

There was an amazing resin statue of Champion Iris and Haxorus and another beautiful a League Series Iris (also in her Champion dress), but EZM Studios and Trainer House Studios respectively do not appear to be officially sanctioned by the Pokemon Company? There's a lot of Chinese figures that are honestly amazing, but seem to be unofficial/fan-made? Gorgeous, though.)

No figures of Iris as she was shown in the BW! anime/in her younger self's BW outfit from the games, ;^;

Misty is a product of the 90’s and most of her figures were cheap children’s toys! But thers’s still a bunch of them (in addition to the cheap Pokemon Kids toy, assume one exists of every major character.) New merch includes the polished G.E.M. series figure & chibi plushie!

These are sitting plushies, not figures, but they're very new and cute (and her seiyuu/original voice actress owns one and often poses it for photographs on her twitter, fff.)

May is also an early character and primarily has cheap toys, but she also has this very sweet (very tiny) promotional movie figure of her with Manaphy... a recently made very polished G.E.M. series figure, and she has a figure with Torchic! Game May has her own polished figure.

Note: the G.E.M. series commemorates the anime and seemed to be going in order, until it skipped Dawn (despite her immense popularity?!) after May, then skipped Iris for Serena... then, they made the Sun & Moon girls and that seemed it.

Dawn has a LOT of merchandise, ranging from cheap action figures for kids to collectors’ figures for her anime & game counterparts. Also, plushies, more keychains...

That last one is likely her game counterpart, given the loooong scarf.

Some more cheap children’s toy Dawns, trainer pack sets...

Again, keep in mind, EVERY major Pokemon character gets the very homely-looking Pokemon Kids toys and for a long time, that was Iris’ only toy. So, despite not picturing them here, assume all the main girls have them (as do main boys!)

For the record, BW! Ash had character merch like collector’s figures and children’s toys/action figures too, it was only Iris who was excluded.*Cilan has a full figure (Banpresto Partners figure with Pansage, Banpresto Partners Ash is with Pikachu) too! N, the Subway Bosses too also existed...

Serena has a LOT of merchandise. There’s a music box figure of her performing with a key, there’s the new G.E.M. figure with Sylveon, her game counterpart with Fennekin, cheap kid’s toys (Takara Tomy action figure), a plushie of her short-haired look...

Serena’s game counterpart has figures, clearfiles, keychains, stickers, posters, etc. (Iris recently got a pin/badge along with the other Unova Gym Leaders, possibly stickers too)—slightly sidetracking, let’s get back to figures!

A very cute short-haired, chibi XY anime-styled Serena (note she also has the gifted blue ribbon and the second outfit!) for the Pita Poke toys!! I wish I had those, it looks very Polly Pocket and cute, but sadly discontinued.

Moving onto Lillie, she has the most merchandise across franchise, I think! She has two anime-based figures (with Snowy and the Poke Problem blackboard.)

Game Lillie has many figures, a music box like Serena’s that plays her theme (it’s the one of her on the sofa with her diary).

If we count ~related~ merchandise, there’s a cute Terrarium Collection one of Snowy on the shore, with fallen flowers floating on the water, with a paw reaching out to touch Lillie’s hat, lying in the sand. There’s Iris’ Axew stickers and cards, promotional stuff, but all 2D.

I may reblog with the others and anime-related merch that isn't figures... I hit the limit, PFFT.

[survivedsarchived]

he tries to keep himself from touching his throat, but ezekiel so often finds his fingers wandering, possessed with a determination all their own. as if there's some need deep within him to constantly confirm its presence, assure himself it's gone, as if the lack of a cough and the perpetual pain like an unquenchable thirst isn't enough of an indication. ezekiel wonders if it's common for people in his position, and then, he always remembers - there aren't many people in his position anymore. not everyone is so lucky to undergo such an operation in this wasteland.

ezekiel pushes his hands down, forcing them together with finality; fingers twist against one another, but they stay clasped together as he looks at tomi, exhales a soft, breathless laugh; head shaking, he curls his lip upward in amusement, feels a slight ache begin in his cheek, because has he stopped smiling since the beginning of their conversation?

“oh, i will allow it, my friend,” he assures. “you and the people of this great commonwealth will have some trouble ridding yourselves of me.”

there is still a part of him, deep down, that longs for a return to the kingdom - that wonders if, with the commonwealth's help, it could be salvaged. but he shakes himself free from the thought before it's able to take root; ezekiel knows with a certainty that even if the kingdom could be restored, he could never stay there again. not with its ghosts, memories so like phantoms. he sees them enough here, but they would be in sharper focus there - he does not wish to forget, but he would like to feel just a little less haunted.

ezekiel can't fathom having some intangible thing like fate desperate to keep him around, but he supposes it can't be ruled out. the dead walk again - it seems difficult to dismiss anything as fantastical with that as their reality. but it's the reality that tomi doesn't quite feel inclined to release him that catches ezekiel's attention more; that's something real. something he can see and hear in the way tomi looks at him, and ezekiel remembers warmly that day in the hospital when they'd stolen away supplies, and how tomi had not quite surprised him, because ezekiel could see there was more to him from the moment they met - but ezekiel had been thrilled, regardless, to gain a partner in this venture.

“i don't think there's anyone here who expects a decision immediately, tomi.” there is still so much to rebuild. so much to fix, so much rot left still to scrape away - but ezekiel doesn't feel exhausted by that. he feels a sense of peace, and hope, and he feels alive with all the prospects of what they can all be now.

it seems as opportune a moment as any to present the thought at the forefront of his mind. ezekiel nods, amused, warmed by those memories of sneaking around. he licks his lower lip, and then, with a raised brow, he asks, “are you proposing a date, tomi okumura? because that's something i would like, very much.”

tomi's eyes drift down to ezekiel's hand meeting his neck.   this is the  part about being a doctor in the commonwealth that he was sitll getting used to  ---   he rarely saw his patients day to day like this before,   and with all the pressure of stepping back into the role now,   he thought that might make it even harder.   but ezekiel makes everything easier,  it seems  ---  he makes tomi feel so much lighter,  in every sense,  and it's a joy to spend his time with him,  and he takes pride in being able to help him,  even if he still resents the position he was put in   (   another thing ezekiel made lighter for him.  )

he beams brightly back at him,   his head tilting to the side as he looks to him with nothing but affection.   ezekiel gives him a new feeling he hadn't felt since he was much younger,  before the dead had started to rise.  it's becoming much harder to ignore,  the more he sees him,  and he's decided he no longer wants to pretend it doesn't exist.   there's something between them,  and whatever that is,  he wants to explore it.   ❝  i have no doubt you will be,  ezekiel.   you've changed my life for the better,  i hope you know.  and you're going to keep doing that,  here,  with everyone ---   and i'll be right by your side,  if you'll allow it,  ❞   he says,  charming smile spreading over his features.

 the gratitude is still strange for him,   he's still adjusting to this role,  what it means for everyone else around him.   but he takes it with pride,   nods his head back to ezekiel,   and continues to smile warmly.   ❝  well,  i suppose the universe still needs you. i know i'm not ready to say goodbye to you yet,   just as your community isn't.  ❞   he's seen the way they all look at him,   so much love for the person before him now,   and he understands it.   he's so easy to fall in love with,  he thinks,  and the  people of the commonwealth will fall in love with him,  too.   so many already have.

his hands clasp together in front of him,  reflecting on ezekiel's words.   it does feel selfish to do away with surgery,  and he's felt that for the past decade,  but he didn't miss the overwhelming feeling of dread whenever he put on a lab coat.   he misses baking,  misses the smiles he was met with every day when people came through.  he misses that feeling of freedom,   even though he knew,  realistically,  it wasn't that simple.   ❝  it appears i've got some things to think over,  ❞    he admits,  nodding back at ezekiel.   ❝  but i'm grateful that i have you here with me.   however i choose to move forward  ---  as long as you're here,  as long as you're leading these people,  it can't possibly be bad.  ❞    that eases his mind about it all,  too.   ❝  and maybe,  now that things have settled,  you and i can spend some time together without having to sneak around to do it,  hm?  ❞ 

[preciouslittle-bhaalbabe]

Hello!

I would like to inquire about the Mods you use for Esme and Tomie. Basically for the face, hair, and outfits. I am contemplating trying it out but have no idea which mods to use or where to even begin.

Thanks. :)

Browsing on Nexusmods is very fun and can show you really cute outfits people have made for your characters. The main mods I use are:

New Character Creation Presets WIP for the faces. Tomie and Esmes heads are both on there.

Tav's Hair Salon and P4 Bangs Bangs Everywhere for hair mixing. Esme's hair comes from Kylin's Selunite Hairstyles if you want her hair specifically. And Tomie's default hair is Long Straight Hair For outfits, Esme and Tomie's main dress both come from Enchanted Threads. Basket of Equipment is also a very useful mod :3

[pretty-idol-hell]

hiii!!! i hope you are doing good, thank you for always updating us 💗 i was wondering if perhaps there was a rank up rewards guide anywhere? it would be super helpful ;(

Haha... sort of not really. I couldn't find one that is both up to date and has pictures.

Basically when the game was first released we had nothing to go on until one brave user on Twitter ranked up to 99 within the first week or something and posted it for all of us:

Since then, they have been posting on Twitter as new ones are added (I had to dig through my archive):

WHICH REMINDS ME

Did you know they never actually updated the Idol Land PriPara website once?

To this day, the only tab you can click on is "News". Everything else is still under construction.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR

Takara Tomy Arts is so technologically impared ISTG.

[wildthiiing]

We see him touch your butt, Tomi

She hummed softly but didn't speak, well aware that admitting something could get them both in trouble. That they were right meant she was going to have to bug Beau later about being more discreet so they didn't get caught again.

[cleolinda]

Weekend links

My posts

A repost of something silly/spooky I wrote for The Toast a million years ago: "Babysitting Instructions."

The $5 level on the Patreon is live, which means you can read "I Grew Up in a Haunted House and I Didn't Notice" (a true story in which I was pursued by a Chocula and possibly possessed) now before I post it here in a couple of days.

I was the Bravest Girl about preventive health care.

It has come to my attention that BPAL has a licensed Junji Ito (!) collection, kicking off with "Tomie" as the first perfume. If they don't come out with a "This Is My Hole" fragrance, I don't even know what we're doing here.

“What happened to the Jimmy C. demon story in the unexplained experience thread?” A classic Reddit thread.

Reblogs of interest

Strikes and unions: THE WRITERS GUILD WON

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, one of my favorite books as a kid

"Hi y'all, it’s Chronomaster42, the only Youtuber with the ability to travel through, and control, time and space, here with another taste test"

"Meanwhile Belogarth the Registered PCA is chowing down on back pain"

Beautiful costumes from the 2022 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado About Nothing

Video

"My cat will try to eat literally anything"

One cat’s existential crisis

Sauron but it's Donald Trump (trust me)

Sitting down is serious business

A pro gymnast and a stunt woman: very different skills

The sacred texts

A repository of Tumblr folk stories

Anakin Skywalker as toast

but bread is NOT part of a skeleton's natural diet

One cat’s existential crisis

I can't write. And that's everyone else's problem!

Personal tag of the week

#cat crimes

[patantasma]

I finally got around to playing Neverwinter Nights since my dad got me the cd as a birthday gift!

I did have some issues trying to get the game to play at first, but after going though several year old forum threads, I found out that I needed a critical patch for the game because I guess NWN diamond edition is apparently bugged.

I wish I could have multiple companions for this game, but so far Tomi Undergallows is great! I love the dude, a lot of the characters in this game are fun and silly.

[valpoupdates]

JULY CALENDAR POSTING...

So much to see, so much to do, so little time ! Lucky for you, here in the Valparaíso Region, we keep track of it just for you ! Unless stated otherwise, these activities are optional. Residents do not have to take part in these if they don't wish to ! These can be used for threads throughout the month but new threads can't be started for these activities once the month is up. Please track the valpocalendar tag to stay updated month to month ( ©️ )

BUT FIRST ! A word from VALPOFM... Transmitting...

"June has come to a close and if you felt like it was giving you the cold shoulder, just wait until you see these snowstorms set to come our way in July ! You guys tried to keep warm with bumping a lot of club anthems and rap hits. Some of you were definitely sitting in a chair staring out the window like you're Bella Thorne and to whoever listened to Take A Bite for 72 hours straight... I promise they have other music. As you look forward to all that we have coming up this month, make sure to take a walk down memory lane with DJ Cool with our June 2024 playlist of the valpo region ! "

Casablanca Activities

July 4 : Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that flowers don’t grow—and just because it’s the coldest month in the Valpo Region doesn’t mean you can’t decorate and beautify your house with some gorgeous bouquets.  Casablanca Blooms and Coffee’s very own bouquet expert, Vanni Vallata ( @9iovanni ) will be leading a bouquet making class from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, featuring some winter favorites: the rhodophialas, salsilla, and the inca lily.

July 7 : The Dog Owner’s Club will be hiking the snowy peaks of the mountains in La Campana from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  There’s nothing better than a good hike with some good company, and there’s nothing better for our canine companions than to give them variety in their walks.  If you’re tired of circling the same block, come take your pets to see the beauty of the Valpo Region forest and mountains in their winter glory.

July 13 : Though the winter may slow down life for the landlubbers, things in the water are just picking up!  Winter trout is in season, and the best place to catch some fresh grub is, as always, in the lovely fishing village, Quintay. From 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM, Quintay shops will be selling fishing supplies with a 15% discount, so stock up and hit the horizon!

July 20 : Inherited Escapes Book Club is hosting another book club session from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.  To celebrate Tomi Adeyemi’s 3rd book in the Legacy of Orïsha Series, this month’s book is Children of Blood and Bone.  Snacks and beverages will be provided, but it is BYOB-friendly.  Come spend a chilly Saturday night inside with some fellow bibliophiles!

Quilpué Activities

July 3 : Secondhand Style’s very own and very fashionable Saffron Barton ( @hntedhouse ) says giving is in and hoarding is out!  Every season can be a season of giving, and from open to close, Secondhand Style will be doing a BOGO: Buy One Give one to charity!  For this cold winter season, warm up your heart by buying something cute for yourself and helping someone in your community!  For every clothing item bought, Secondhand Style will be donating a clothing item.  You can also bring old clothes and donate them to Secondhand Style—they’ll gather it, bag it, and donate it on your behalf.

July 16 : Quilpué Zoo invites you to celebrate World Snake Day!  For today and today only, the reptile exhibit has been decked out—the snake section especially—to give people of all ages a fun and educational time with posters, slideshows, and a photo opportunity with a corn snake!  If that doesn’t strike your interest, perhaps the presentation with a Herpetologist will catch your eye: from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Quilpué Zoo’s resident snake expert will give you the breakdown on a very special guest: Baobao the Boa Constrictor!

July 25 : It’s Christmas in July, which means Glee Club will be caroling Quilpué streets, spreading cheer and good spirits from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.  You do not have to be a member of Glee Club to participate, but you must have attended at least 2 rehearsals.  Please email gleeclub@gmail.cl for more information.

Valparaíso Activities

July 8 : Casaplan will be hosting a Fundamentals of Ceramics Course, open to the public.  To ensure adequate one-on-one attention between student and teacher, the class will be 10 students max, first come first serve!  If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make your own mugs, plates, vases, and other ceramics, but haven’t been sure where to start, then take this as your sign!  Start with the fundamentals—start with Casaplan!

July 11 : El Festival de Cortos de Valparaíso is back at Casaplan!�� Valparaíso’s annual short film indie festival has a fantastic line-up this year; the theme is winter world, and the variety of interpretations in the films will astound you—especially that of local cinematographer, Javier Dominguez-Herrera ( @vroyales )! Valpo Region's very own Javi has submitted his film, Bajo Cero, a horror / suspense short about a man staying in a cabin, being stalked and hunted in the winter woods. Over the course of the movie ( which Valpo Reviews has deemed "chillingly good" ), the audience will uncover secrets, confessions, and hints to the twist ending: is he being hunted? Is he being haunted? Is he even innocent? Come find out and support your local cinematographer!

July 12 : Come celebrate the birthday of famed poet Pablo Neruda, the creative genius behind the unforgettable line, te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, / secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma, with La Sebastiana from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM.  The museum will be lit up in fairy lights and decorated with artwork of his poetry interpreted and created by The Art Club.  Light finger foods will be served as well as cocktails and mocktails based on his most famous poems, and his poetry books will be on sale.  All proceeds go to upkeep of La Sebastiana.  Lastly, there will be a microphone where guests can share their own poetry or read one of Neruda’s out loud.

July 19 : Famous dance choreographer, Dani Diaz, will be hosting an advanced dance class to Chappell Roan’s song, Red Wine Supernova, at Harmony & Flow.  The class will be from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.  If you come, you agree to being photographed and videotaped; class dance clips may be shared on Dani Diaz’s Instagram account.

July 20 : Biblioteca Santiago celebrates International Chess Day with a friendly chess competition from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  Sign-ups are from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM.  First place winner gets a glass chess set.  May the best chess player win!

July 25 : If you’re not fond of caroling, never fear: ValpoFM has got your back!  From 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, the radio station will be playing Christmas favorites for Christmas in July!  Not only that, but all the radio hosts will be on air for the entire time, chatting and entertaining both guests and listeners.  For their VIP guests, there will be a mini Christmas in July event at the station from 10:00 PM - 11:59 PM; there will be curated music, food, drinks, party favors, and a white elephant game.

Viña del Mar Activities

July 1 : Start off the first day of the coldest month of the year right—with a rooftop party at Club Divine!  From 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Club Divine has invited an old Catch Me If You Can DJ to curate the music in this highly anticipated and highly VIP event.  The theme is Winter Wonderland, and if you’re not dressed your best, don’t expect to make it past the velvet ropes!

July 18 : Castillo Wulff is leaning into their aesthetics and the winter season this month!  Today, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Castillo Wulff invites the public to cook s’mores over a fire pit and share ghost stories with the castle as a backdrop.  The scariest story will get a private tour of the castle with three of their friends, including the parts of the castle that are not shown to the public.  Though you’re trying to scare the socks off others, please make sure the stories are PG-13, as this is a family friendly event.

July 30 : It’s International Friendship Day, and what better way to make friends than to mingle with Unmingled Singles?  Unmingled Singles is hosting a get-together at Ambrosia Hookah from 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Get warm, get cozy, and get ready to take some numbers down! July 31 : Just because the water can get as cold as 38.3°F / 3.5°C in the winter doesn’t mean that the Diver’s Club is taking a hiatus.  Members and interested members are invited to do a Cold Water Challenge at Playa Luna from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM!  Get dressed in your best diver’s gear and join your friends into running into the cold, rushing waves for a fun but frigid dare!  Don’t worry though; it’s just a quick in and out of the water!  Afterwards, to warm yourself up, the Diver’s Club offers a healthy helping of calapurca, a rich and hearty stew, just what the doctor ordered.

[survivedsarchived]

waylon hadn't allowed himself these indulgences before. if asked, he couldn't provide a reason why; his salary as a soldier would have allowed for it - and if he'd ever taken the bonuses pamela attempted to ascribe to him because of his so-called status, there really wouldn't have been any concern at all about a few desserts every now and again. maybe it'd been some self-inflicted punishment - believing himself only worthy of a specific lifestyle, domineered by work, no room for luxury, desperate to prove himself as just another soldier - a career built solely on his own merit.

he still firmly believes in that - that he's just another soldier - but so much else has changed. there are scars along the streets outside (bullet holes scoring brick buildings, blood long-dried cake into asphalt, the crater where the rich had congregated), but it seems, mostly, they've recovered: tomi is smiling, and waylon's weighed down with supplies for his journey. there's time to kill before his departure to alexandria, so he idles here, grinning back at tomi as he accepts the desserts, testing its weight appreciatively. “you didn't have to, man.” but there's no lack of gratitude in his tone. “but - thank you. i bet gracie'll love that.” alongside the small cache of items he has carefully wrapped in his pack (some hand-crafted figurines and a small knife, the latter he'll clear with aaron before actually gifting to his daughter). waylon resists the urge to open the basket and go ahead and bite into one, tilting his chin upward at tomi instead, brow arched. “suppose everything's all right 'round here, then? i mean - you're settlin' back in nice, and all that.”

@surviveds / freshly baked goods are wrapped carefully inside a basket he hands over to waylon,  a bright smile on tomi’s face at a job-well-done.  this is what he has missed,  knowing a simple treat can help bring two people together —- in friendship,  in forgiveness,  in love.  there is still a part of him that worries about what he’s left behind again,  some lingering guilt for choosing baking over surgery yet again,  but ezekiel reminds him that his life is worth living the way he needs to,  for his and everyone else’s good,  and that’s here,  preparing waylon for a getaway to alexandria,  where he’ll reunite with his boyfriend,  bringing along his favorite treats from his time in the city. 

❝ i snuck in a few extra cupcakes,  ❞   he says,  leaning in closer to waylon with a pleased grin across his features.  ❝  please,  let it be our secret,  but this felt like the right time to break the rules,  just a little.  ❞     

[newsave]

i am here :"3

feelin the tomi muse today; ive got about 5 threads im certain i want to keep, but im gonna reblog and send some memes as well!

[thdramas2]

On Galaxie (now Moonlightxxx), most of her blacklist is shit. She spammed Tomi_The_Furry/tried to guilttrip them (you can see this in Tomi's comments still, which also shows why Diluc is blacklisted). They blocked invaded + accused DragonAkina (AtariTheBest) numerous times, and Lorine19 came to their defense (Proof on Ararti's bulletin comments). LovelyTheLoser called out how she had a history of harassing other users in the PSA she made (Tomi), and later called her out again in a thread Bellamare made (which is now deleted) about an issue regarding a minor who was sent NSFW after mistakingly putting their birthday a year early, and got banned. Moonlight is also a hypocrite for putting Wogator in her blacklist, look at her art tab. She never credits bases. Sorry, small rant, but all this stuff happened on the forums. I have no clue how she's not banned yet.

jfc man thats a whole alot why are ppl like this

[kahrma-a]

Hello lovelies!

I have made a decision: all of my blogs, save Dyuuku’s (at @crownfell), have been moved to side blogs attached to a Hub Blog you can find here: @channel3

All in all, there are six sideblogs to choose from. The urls are all the same as they were before, and I have added three more in the fray: I revived my MK Multi, maria from silent hill 2 now has her own side blog (as I know when the new game drops my muse will SOAR), and finally, I gave becky her own side blog again. The reason is simple: I was getting overwhelmed with too many blogs, too many emails, too many passwords. Didn’t make me wanna log and it exhausted me to write. So now that everything’s in ONE place, it’s much easier to keep tabs on everything. I’m sorry for making you move like this.

I have carried over all threads so nothing is dropped. If you still have something you want to answer, you can tag me with either the hub or appropriate side blog and I will work with that. :)

Here are the sideblogs:

@heamatic (mortal kombat multi) @kahrma (nanno, girl from nowhere) @42piece (tomie, junji ito) @papilions (maria, silent hill 2) @desxderium (rebecca philips, horror oc) @moltobene (general multimuse with canon and oc’s alike)

You do NOT have to follow the main hub, however there will be important messages, promos, etc on it so I recommend it. Do not feel obligated to follow ALL the side blogs. You can follow those you’re most interested in. I won’t be offended <3

So all in all, not much changes except you have to follow a side blog and a new main. If you have any questions, feel free to dm me on @channel3 :)

See you there! Mwah!

ps. moltobene doesn’t have a carrd yet, and maria’s is temporary while I work on them. Everyone other blogs should be linked to a carrd.