#tl.001

[lettielowenstein]

When had it become so difficult to think of her family? When had the affection that had always surrounded thoughts of her parents or her brothers been marred by her own grief? Somewhere around her first overdose, maybe— when getting through even an hour of her day had felt like a mountain she was tumbling down rather than scaling; when she couldn’t hear their voices without creating disappointment that wasn’t here; when she hadn’t imagined herself as anything more than their family’s little disappointment. A wraith who flitted along the edges of their lives and never quite settled— a little ghost they might remember fondly when she cut herself off altogether. 

But she hadn’t become that— she’d fought, scrabbled along that insurmountable cliff face in her mind until her fingernails were bloody and every difficult day felt a bit more manageable. And she hadn’t done that alone— Asher had been there every step of the way, her brother had dropped everything the moment she’d called them crying and explaining everything that had happened in the months she’d spent throwing her life away. She’d drifted further and further away. Until the light they’d brought her when she was young had seemed impossible to reach again— but she wanted to try— wanted to make a concerted effort, a desperate push, and hope that they hadn’t given up on her in some tangible way. They seemed to have endless faith to give her and she wanted nothing more than to pay that back with her own affection— stilted as it was— because that seemed the least she could do.

She watched her aunt warily as Terry began to speak, as if she expected that disappointment she’d feared so often to come from them as well— it never had. She wondered if it ever would and when the tears came again she refused to fight them, wiped them on the sleeve of her t-shirt and listened intently, as though some secret to ridding herself of the grief forever was going to be bestowed upon her. “I—” Lettie cleared her throat hard, ignoring the warble in her voice as she took a slow, deep breath and nodded firmly. “I can do that.” 

She felt slightly less adrift as she began to focus— thinking all at once of how proud Asher had been when she got clean, of how her own sobriety had brought Damian into her life, about her desire to come back from the worst day of her life and finally leave her grief well and truly behind her. She’d taken steps— built a shadowbox with her brother’s help to hold her engagement ring alongside Sam’s, clawed her way through a relapse and her renewed sobriety, made every effort to live a life that was changed but not fruitless or without meaning.  “I guess I just… I want to be happy. I want to be more present— for our family and for my friends. I’m trying and it works a lot of the time but I’d like it to work more. I want to keep doing art— maybe get a job at the museum? Make something permanent, like you do. Something that’ll be there when I’m gone,” she trailed off, tapping her fingers idly against her chin as she thought. “I guess… I just want to feel like I can keep going without Sam and she’d be proud of me for it. It hasn’t happened yet but,” she paused and shrugged. “Maybe soon.”

A few months. A few months, and Terry hadn’t known at all, despite the occasional ring from Abe, from Ezra. It struck Terry then that their older brother was even more impressive in his reclusiveness. Abe had had more practice, after all, having shared the most time with their father who had always been so keen at letting his work speak for himself. “That’s a long time not to speak to your parents,” they noted, eyes drawing back to their niece, who’d begun scraping her teeth against the edge of her thumbnail, her own fidget. “He hasn’t told me about that, either. I suppose I should…” 

But what could Terry say to their brother, anyway? It wasn’t as if they could lead by example. Try as they might, and however much it paralleled their lifelong vocation of building structures that will exist beyond the span of their own human life, family would never come easy. Better a house than a home; better trees and soil than the affairs of the heart. Better the feel of the metal of the tiniest latch, and the cold grooves of a marble balustrade, than a hug, a touch. 

“You should visit them, anyway. They’d appreciate it.” That was all they could offer, they thought. If Abe were anything like them—then their child’s presence would be all that they need… 

But what did their children need, for that matter? Something like guilt gnawed at their stomach as they caught wind of her mannerism, the barest hint of red on the edge of Lettie’s finger. No larger than the small wound of a papercut, or the incidental swipe on the blade of a knife, but a wound nevertheless. How she’d retreated further into herself, head down and eyes on the floor, just as Terry themselves had done, had always done—

But they recognized Lettie’s reticence as a precursor to honesty. Soon, the words left her lips. A confession. 

I miss Sam. Her gaze shifted, from the floor, and then to Terry, as if the simple act of invoking a name had lifted some weight off her shoulders. And therein laid the contradiction of grief, they thought. Breathlessness, and then, the inevitable panic of losing the oxygen that you take so much more of it. “It makes sense,” they began, unable to quite meet their niece’s eyes.

“Lettie, you’re unmoored.” As the warm light dropped overhead, the corners of the room had become obscured in shadow, blurring the outlines of the world. Lettie, flanked by darkness. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with revisiting memory. Or thinking about a future that you could’ve had, had things gone differently. But it’s going to keep you from living.” 

Their eyes drew back toward the shelf of blueprints, structures that they’d designed over the decades, embedded now into the callous crust of this earth, through its hard skin. 

“And you’re a builder, in your own way, aren’t you?” They added; here, at least, was a common ground—the artist’s sensibility. “Walk me through the path you see forward from this. Think about your family, your friends. The things you care about in your life now.” Their words were direct, though their cadence had dropped, into something a tad tender. “Can you do that?” 

[freshthoughts2020]

[snkrbonbon]

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[muutosarchive]

“keep them on… i like it that way” alpha and secundo

bony digits reside in the fire ghoul's tresses. tangling gently, yet firm. the second looking up into the ghoul's eyes, & standing before him as naught but a man. a human, & a frail one at that. swimming in his vestments, hidden away.. an old man, now. even in his papacy. long, becoming robes pooling at the leather capping his royal attire. his usual taste found in such small details, hardly ever noticed by anyone who truly matters. yet who does truly matter? il suo fantasma. if you have ghosts, as they say. & truly, he does have everything.

his gaze does not appear soft, yet it is more-so a vulnerability in his typical frown. narrowing of his eyebrows meeting alpha, whilst his energy flows into the pads of his willing fingers. out, through the scalp. it electrifies his body with the sparks inherent of his kind. brilliant, vibrant reds signifying lust. bright, in the space behind his monochromic eyes. tall, beautiful... alpha is above him. his fingers hold him up on the opposite hand, propped against the dark wood of his desk. the others still anchored in the pleasure of truly knowing his lover. comfort surging in the singed aura of the infernal. ghoul's own robe unbuttoned, & hanging open. tantalizingly. hood down, with glamour stripped. tips of his gruesome horns smoldering in their hellish glory. what has he done to have been bestowed with such a gift? one to make up for his curse.... that which is redeemed in the warm light he basks within, whenever he's in the fire ghoul's presence. wordlessly -- secundo grows tired of staring. head tilting back, & pushing the ghoul's head into the crook of his neck. lips part, when he finally settles on the surface. his other hand rucking papal robes up, & around his waist. "Hai il mio cuore, la mia anima. ormai dovresti saperlo, no?" he speaks his native to the ghoul, as is their personal custom. semi-private in a world that is suddenly lacking such a thing. their affair has grown quickly, yet his attachment seemingly knows no bounds. he has bared himself quicker than he ever has. commitment a word never before a quiver on his pierced tongue. "se desidera che rimangano, allora rimarranno."

dirty levels . / / @bulletb1te

[82mitsu]

{18Trip} <CHAPTER 001 SIDE-A: Sun will R1ze!> 001-A06 Off to a rocky introduction

A translation of 18TRIP's CHAPTER 001 SIDE-A by 82mitsu. ENG proofreading by sasaranurude.

TL note: 

Renga mistakens 罷免 (himen, to dismiss someone from a position) for 日麺 (himen), a word combining day (hi) and noodles (men). Which is why he thinks it's some new type of noodle. Joke has been reworked to make it make sense in English.

Kaede: (Who would’ve thought it would be happening on my third day of working here. A face-to-face meeting with the current Ward Mayors…!)

Yachiyo: Uuuwuhg… I’m nervous. Me supporting the Morning Squad… Guh-gonna puke…

Kaede: T-take it easy, Yachiyo-kun. Kafka said he’s also part of the Morning Squad. Remember?

Yachiyo: Y-you’re right. Ugweghh~ I need to look back at my notes in times like these!

Yachiyo: For the meeting with the current Ward Mayors, wait in front of the office… Okay! When I see them, greet them and… Eh, what do I say!?

Yachiyo: Gugugugreet them……..!? Our greetings need to be able to correspond to any time of the day so a goodmornafternight will do, yes!?

Kaede: It’s morning right now, so I think a normal good morning is fine enough…

Kaede: (Agh… Now I’m nervous too… Though I did meet all of the Mayor Wards once before.)

Yachiyo: Mutter mutter… Profile memos of the current Ward Mayors…

Yachiyo: The 2nd Ward Mayor is Kamina Yukikaze, an active figure skater… Gweh! Isn’t he a celebrity!?

Kaede: It’s common that mayors of a special tourism ward are famous people to begin with, since their role also includes advertising. 

Yachiyo: The 3rd Ward Mayor is Nishizono Renga… Hweh! He’s that high and mighty model talent, right!? W-w-w-w-what do I do, are lowbrow commoners even allowed near him…!?

Kaede: ……

Yachiyo: The 4th Ward Mayor is Lu Liguang… the Number Two from the Lùróng Family overlooking Chinatown… Isn’t he s-s-s-s-s-someone you don’t wanna cross paths with…!?

Kaede: Who’s to say—we have to meet him regardless…

Yachiyo: Leaving the others aside, Kamina Yukikaze is a top athlete, a living national human treasure! Aaaaah what do I doooo, Chief, how can you be so calm about it~!?

Kaede: Uhm, Yachiyo-kun, calm down…

Yachiyo: Ah!!! That’s…!!

Yukikaze: ……

Yachiyo: Athlete Kamina Yukikaze…!! The Scion of Ice…!! The handsome beauty of a gem that’s a living national treasure!! In t-t-t-the flesh……

Yukikaze: ……

Yachiyo: He- suh- he smiLED…!!!?

Yukikaze: I missed you…

(Yukikaze hugs Kaede)

Yachiyo: ~~お@dあk%!?!?!?

Kaede: (I'm the one who's being hugged here, yet Yachiyo-kun is jumping out of his skin…)

Kaede: Yukinii, sorry. Hold off. Since Yachiyo-kun’s freaking out…

Yukikaze: Huh? Oh, good morning. Are you an employee?

Yachiyo: Eh, wuh, wah, chee, kami…!?

Kaede: (Why and how are Chief and Kamina-? I think? Why can I interpret him…)

Kaede: The current 2nd Ward Mayor, Kamina Yukikaze, is my older cousin. Sorry, I should’ve told you earlier…

Yachiyo: D’oh, hooh, yuki, couh!?

Kaede: (D’oooh, the living national human treasure- Kamina Yukikaze- your cousin!? I guess…)

Yukikaze: I was hoping to see you as soon as possible after getting back from my overseas trip. It felt like an eternity until today.

Kaede: Sorry, Yukinii. All I’ve been doing is running all over the place since the company got established. How was the competition?

Yukikaze: …It felt lonely because you didn’t watch.

Kafka: Aaah- close, too close, touching is forbidden.

Kaede: Wah, geez Kafka, be careful with suddenly wedging yourself between us.

Kafka: Is there something wrong up there for you to hug someone the second you see them? Grabbing hands is also off the table. That’s a criminal amount of skinship.

Yukikaze: ...Long time no see, Kafka. Congratulations on the success of your surgery. If you're feeling left out, want a hug from me too?

Kafka: Hah? Are you trying to make me snap?

Kaede: (Here he goes again… Kafka’s always harsh with Yukinii.)

Kaede: (Just as I expected, though, from the moment I heard how the squad of current Ward Mayors would have Kafka in it. too…)

Kaede: Ah, another car has stopped… Looks pretty luxurious. Wonder if it’s the 3rd or 4th Ward Mayor?

Kaede: (And then one more car popped up immediately right after…!? S-such dangerous driving…!)

Renga: Yes! Passed him! How’s that Liguang! I, the greatest in the whole world, arrived first!

Liguang: Sigh… how stupid…

Renga: What was that!?

Kaede: (The nightmare from the airport all over again… These two are fighting every time I see them…)

Yachiyo: It's the a-actual Nishizono Renga… Lu Liguang is as beautiful as a model too… Howawa…

Kaede: 3rd Ward Mayor Nishizono Renga-kun and 4th Ward Mayor Lu Liguang-san, right. It’s our first time… well not the first meeting, but um, I’m the Chief of HAMA Tours.

Liguang: …Ah, you… We met at the airport.

Kaede: (That’s unexpected. Liguang-san remembered me!)

Renga: …! You’re…

Kaede: Ah… H-hello.

Kafka: Seems like all Ward Mayors have assembled. Guess it’s time to go inside the office.

Renga: …

Kaede: (Renga-kun’s, like… staring really hard…!? Wonder if I upset him somehow…)

Renga: Listen, you…

Kaede: Y-yes.

Renga: No it’s… uh…

Renga: The rose—it’s in a vase. That’s all.

Kaede: (...!)

Kaede: (I didn’t expect that either. He took the rose and brought it back home with him…)

Kafka: —And that covers everything for my “NEO18Wards” plan. Any questions?

Liguang: ……

Yukikaze: You’re amazing, Kafka. Your wisdom is seeping out from these documents. 

Kafka: Hah? What’s prompting you to state the obvious? Well, whatever. I guess that means you approve, at least. 

Renga: …I'm not convinced.

Kaede: …!

Renga: I recognize you as the 0th Ward Mayor. But, the 3rd ward will bring HAMA back to life in its own way!

Liguang: …Hah, big talk for someone who’s been dragging everything down.

Renga: Whaa-!? Who’s dragging what down!?

Kaede: (Uh, well, Renga-kun’s the person responsible for the weird changes to Landmark, right? I’m anxious, to be honest…)

Liguang: Ignoring the idiot in the room, I cannot endorse this. The plan itself is logical, but teaming up with this fool beside me is illogical. 

Yukikaze: I think it’s a good idea. Most importantly, being able to work together with Kaede makes me happy enough. 

Kafka: Okay, nobody asked for your feelings on the matter. Also, everyone will be work colleagues from now on, so make sure to address people properly by their title. 

Yukikaze: Yes, I got it. Chief, right.

Kafka: Sigh, anyway, I didn’t expect for all of you to be on board from the get go. But I want everyone to reaaaally think about their own standing thoroughly, okay.

Liguang: …

Renga: Standing!? What are you implying with that!

Kafka: As the 0th Ward Mayor, I have the right to sack the other Ward Mayors.

Renga: Sack, like a potato sack? We’re getting potatoes…?

Liguang: Sigh… Bèndàn…

Kaede: Renga-kun, getting sacked means you’ll get dismissed…

Renga: …Dismissed…

Renga: Ahem, I-I knew that!!

Renga: No, wait…!? Are you threatening me!?

Kafka: …Calm down for a second and think about it with a cool head. HAMA failed to meet the tourist quota for two years in a row. The way things have been going needs to get completely overhauled or it’s a bust, in other words.

Kafka: Renga, Liguang too, you should’ve been putting serious effort into the revival of your own wards these past two years. You understand what I’m getting at, yes? Basically—it’s time for a change.

Kafka: In any case, if we don’t overcome the tides this year, then the special ward zone will fall and everyone here will lose their status as Ward Mayor. Why not try doing things differently than before, even if it’s just once?

Liguang: …Is this what the plan is for?

Kafka: Morning Squad will go out on the field first—if the first tour isn’t received well at all, then you can take your leave. 

Kafka: All I want is one chance. I beg of you.

Kaede: (Kafka…! Going as far as bowing down…)

Renga: Ueh, nuh, uh…

Liguang: ………

Liguang: …Understood—I’ll obey until the results of the initial response are out.

Kaede: (...! Liguang-san… He’s way more upright than he looks…!)

Renga: … Me, too… I’ll go along if you insist…

Liguang: Why are you the one acting condescending?

Renga: Haah!? I’m being my normal self!?

Kaede: (...And they’re back to fighting in the end.)

Yachiyo: Hawawa… C-can these people here really help us out…!?

Kafka: Friendship is beautiful, isn’t it.

Kaede: (Eh. That’s your takeaway from seeing this play out in front of you?)

Kafka: Guess it was a good thing I was prepared for this, right?

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chapter 001 side A directory: TBA upon completion

[shoyostar]

INTRO 001. ( LOVE INTERESTS )

ꕥ masterlist. ↺ previous. ➛ next.

cardinal rule number one of university ; don’t fuck your classmates. unless they happen to have something you want.

SUMMARY friends with benefits? more accurately fuck buddies with perks. to get the most out of your time, you’re picky about who you fuck and why.

kita from comp sci is the smartest student on campus. suna from gen chem is fun to be around. atsumu from physics is the best fuck of your life. and osamu from biochem is a damn good cook.

all different classes, all different bonuses. no strings attached, you thought you had nothing to worry about.

“you know suna?”

“why do you know suna? how do you know suna??”

MISC.

— reader, suna, osamu & atsumu are all in the same year ( second year of uni ), kita is in his third year.

— osamu sells food to drunk guys in his fraternity as a side hustle.

— reader’s major is systems biology.

— suna posts so much on instagram he had to make a dump account just so atsumu’s tl would stop getting flooded.

— reader is a maneater.

— atsumu was going to go pro right after highschool but osamu convinced him to atleast get some kind of degree “just in case”.

— suna is still on the fence about going pro. atsumu’s been trying to convince him to join the volleyball team so he doesn’t get rusty.

— osamu, atsumu & suna actually had zero idea they were all going to be at the same university, let alone same fraternity. they moved in the first day, saw each other and their jaws dropped.

— likewise, kita knew they were going to his university but no idea they were going to be in his fraternity.

reblogs appreciated ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა

© SHOYOSTAR 2023 — do not repost, copy, translate or edit my works. do not recommend my account outside of tumblr.

[www-jungwon]

to all the boys i've loved before. 001

001 — my heartthrob,

tw. swearing, me failing at writing a cliffhanger, mentions of food, money summ. you've written a love letter to every boy you've ever loved--secret ones you'll never send. except, what happens when they do get mailed, and every crush you've ever had receives one all at once?

an. if i hate the first chapter and discontinue the whole smau i will cry

tl. ( comment or send an ask to be added ) @mochamvgz @luvistqrzzz @cherrybeomm @sjyuns @rsmura @aerisdairy

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[patemi-pk]

This post has the aim of collecting all those stories which have one or more of the following characteristics:

It is a modern story set in the past of our characters (mainly 1930s);

The characters embrace their classic looks (again, the 1930s one) and the artstyle should refer, at least partially, to that era;

It has connection to classic tales and/or there is interaction with their past selves, by time travel or other gimmick.

I think these bullet points are enough, but the kind of stories I'm choosing as the first slate, will explain the criteria better than words.

I TL 2243-1 Topolino e il fiume del tempo (Artibani-Faraci/Mastantuono)

I TLDLE39-1 Topolino e il cerchio del tempo (Artibani-Faraci/Mastantuono)

I TL 2979-1 Topolino e gli esploratori del domani (Artibani/Mastantuono)

I TL 3286-1 Topolino e l'avventura su misura (Artibani/Pastrovicchio)

I TL 3467-1 Pippo e i bracciali di Maciste (Artibani/Pastrovicchio)

I TL 3576-2 Paperino e la banda del lupo (Artibani/Pastrovicchio)

I TL 3543 Quante storie, Topolino (Artibani/Pastrovicchio)

I TL 3130-1P Tutto questo accadrà ieri (Casty-Bonfatti)

I TL 3280-6P Tutto questo accadde domani (Casty-Bonfatti)

I TLSS 1 Che avventure, Topolino! (Casty)

I TL 2861-1 Topolino e il surreale viaggio nel destino (Gagnor/Cavazzano)

I TL 1672-B Paperino e l'insolito remake (Cavazzano)

I TL 1866-B Topolino presenta "La strada" (Marconi/Cavazzano)

I TL 2764-1 Topolino e l'ultimo caso (Faraci/Cavazzano)

I TL 1323-B Topolino e la trottola del tempo (Martina/Asteriti)

I TL 1424-AP Topolino e il cavallo venuto da lontano (Sciutto/Asteriti)

I TP 2-1 Topolino e il circo aereo (Ferrari/Asteriti)

I TL 1716-A Topolino e l'incredibile avventura (Pezzin/Ubezio)

I TL 2262-1 Mio fratello Topolino (Palmas/Sciarrone)

I TL 3591-1 Topolino e il ritorno degli acchiappafantasmi (Barbieri/Vian)

D 2008-373 Lost on memory lane (Carol & Pat McGreal/Fecchi)

D 2000-023 Clown of the Jungle (Hedman/Manrique)

D 2000-025 Donald's Snow Fight (Halas/Calvet Esteban)

D 2000-034 Mickey's Trailer (Ferioli)

D 2003-327 The mystery of Freefer Hall (Markstein/Ferioli)

F JM 89216 Mickey agent secret (Cochet/Ferioli)

F JM 94224 Mickey à travers le temps (Corteggiani/Marin)

F JM 2848-1 L'affaire des fraises (Trondheim/Chivard)

KJZ 136 The perils of Mickey (Weiss/DeStefano)

H 2019-058 Peter Bigs Orkest (Geradts/Perez-Fernandez)

H 2019-063 Ruilhandel (Geradts/Perez-Fernandez)

H 2019-044 Clock Cleaners (Gentina/Perez-Fernandez)

F DBG 1 Une mystérieuse mélodie (Cosey)

F DBG 4 Café "Zombo" (Loisiel)

F DBG 8 Horrifikland (Trondheim/Nesme)

F DBG 11 Le secret de Tante Miranda (Cosey)

F DBG 13 Les Vacances de Donald (Brremaud/Bertolucci)

F DBG 15 Terror Island (Nesme)

XPW OMF 1 Lonesome Ghosts... in the Machine (Artibani/Rigano)

XPW OMF 2 Exoplanet Trailer (Artibani-Camerini/Bigarella)

XPW OMF 3 Mickey Mouse Takes a Space Trip (Artibani-Savini/Perissinotto)

XPW OMF 4 Firefighters of Tomorrow (Artibani-Panaro/Soffritti)

XPW OMF 5 Starship Builders (Artibani-Sisit/Sciarrone)

XPW OMF 6 Mickey's Martian Rover (Artibani/Pastrovicchio)

XPW OMF 7 Robot Cleaners (Artibani-Panaro/De Lorenzi)

XPW OMF 8 Thru the Betaverse (Artibani/D'Ippolito)

XPW EM 1-1 Clocktower Cleaners (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM 1-2 The Game's Afoot (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM 1-3 One Scary Night (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM 1-4 The Rubbish Cup (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM 1-5 Oswald the Lucky Duck (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM 1-6 There's a Hole in the Sky (David/Sciarrone)

XPW EM GN 1 Epic Mickey: The Graphic Novel (David/Celoni-Mottura)

XPW EM GN 2 Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Graphic Novel (David/Petrossi)

XN HOJ 2010-001 Just Like Magic (Gerstein/Kausler)

I've certainly missed some more of them or other will come to my mind later on and for this reason I'm leaving this as a collaborative work. Feel free to reblog adding stories to this list.

[linagram]

𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚒!

AND WITH THIS ALL BDAY ILLUSTRATIONS ARE DONE!! i'll put them all together for reference later sjsjksks i'm not sure what i am going to do for like.. "new" birthday art i guess, since i still want to continue writing birthday convos (my children don't get any other timelines anyway 😔😔) but i do have some ideas.

anyway you can read the birthday conversation tl under the cut!

Eiko: Oh, it's you. Happy birthday, by the way.

Aimi:.. You know that it's my birthday today, Yoshioka-san?

Eiko: Yeah. You know, me and Guard 001 are really close, so of course I know some stuff other prisoners don't~

Aimi: Didn't he get his arm broken?

Eiko: Hey, don't remind me about that.

Eiko: Anyway, where's your cute little friend? I thought he'd celebrate your birthday with you or at least greet you today.

Aimi: Yoshioka-san, I don't think you should be asking questions like that.

Eiko: I've heard he's getting better. Looks like that innocent vote really improved his condition.

Eiko: But now that he's getting better.. He doesn't really need you anymore.

Eiko: Don't you think it's time to admit that Akio-kun doesn't truly see you as a friend?

Aimi: Yoshioka-san, I don't remember me and you being friends either.

Aimi: So like, it's none of your business, okay?

Aimi: I'm pretty sure Ishizu-san is looking for you everywhere.

Aimi: Unless he already forgot about you, haha.

Eiko: But Aimi-chan, are you sure you're okay? You've been spending all your time in your cell lately. You don't even talk to anyone anymore.

Eiko: Come on, you can talk to me, let's chat~

Aimi: Ah, about that..

Aimi: I've just been really busy lately, that's all.

[jjba-relocalization]

About This Project:

Welcome to the page for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Viz Relocalization Project! This is a project aimed at taking the official Viz translation of JoJo (by far one of the most accurate versions) and restoring the original Japanese names for the characters and Stands.

"But why do this? Couldn't you make your own version?"

1. As stated before, this translation is high quality and reads most authentically to the original story presented by Hirohiko Araki. To start from scratch would be a waste when many of the lines might just end up the same.

2. The scan quality of the pages is also immaculate, and likely couldn't be met by the quality of any fan scanning I could do.

3. The pages are the original black & white format, with Araki's original color pages in-tact. No other release of JoJo (official or fan-made) has Araki's original pages completely untouched. Japanese volumes either turn his colored pages to black and white, or color in all of the black and white pages (some of the color releases even paint over his already colored pages with their own pallets).

TL;DR - This release is made to be the authentic JoJo experience! Cross-referenced with information from the Wiki, and the original Japanese text.

Downloads:

PART 4 DOWNLOAD (Chapters 001-174) ORIGINAL SCANS GOTTEN FROM aKraa AND DigitalMangaFan Change-Logs:

Part 4 (to be updated!!)

[nbmudkip]

why that particular edition of Pokemon?

ah ok so!! i have a very very big special interest in game glitches, and that was kickstarted when i was a kid by pokemon. two main glitches were kind of my root of inspiration that got me interested in the first place, and those were the mew glitch from the gen 1 games and the void glitch from the original diamond and pearl. the mew glitch came first but the void glitch is the first one i got to actually play around with in my game on my console and have a ton of fun with, so it’s very near and dear to my heart.

one of the most interesting and useful things you can do with the void glitch in og diamond and pearl is use it to traverse an out of bounds area and manipulate the data of that out of bounds area so that you can take yourself to special event-only areas like Flower Paradise and Newmoon Island and catch mythical pokemon like shaymin and darkrai years and years after their exclusive events have ended. when brilliant diamond and shining pearl were released, it was pretty quickly discovered that they have a glitch called menu storage. when patch 1.1.0 rolled around and shaymin’s event area Flower Paradise was added into the game, it was then shortly discovered that you could use the menu glitch (and some other glitches) to force your character into a surfing state on land, during which you can travel out of bounds up to Flower Paradise and catch shaymin, just like with the void glitch in the original games!! i went absolutely nuts when i discovered this. i know it’s pretty silly to he excited about gamebreaking glitches in new video games, but i was so overcome with nostalgia and excited to take this step back to my roots.

they tried to patch it out, and they ended up making it a bit more difficult but still very possible in the next couple of patches, but unfortunately they ended up fully patching it out with the release of version 1.1.3 of the games. i had been purposely avoiding updating my game so that i could do the glitch and shiny hunt shaymin when i was ready, but unfortunately at one point i had to archive my game data (i have a digital copy), and when i redownloaded the archived game data, it automatically updated to the most recent version (1.3.0). 😭

HOWEVER. i discovered that there’s a type of cartridge called revision cartridges. these are cartridges produced a solid amount of time after the game’s initial release, after certain patches have already been released. instead of selling the base version on the cartridge and forcing the player to download the patches manually, these cartridges were revised to automatically include the most recent patch data from the time of their production within their base data. all cartridges have an alphanumeric string of characters on the back, and the last 3 digits of this string display what production batch the cartridge is from. if the string ends in 000, it’s from the initial batch, before any patches were released, and contains version 1.0.0 of the game. strings ending in 001 indicate the first revision batch, which contain version 1.1.1 of the game. strings ending in 002 automatically have version 1.1.2 of the game, and finally, strings ending in 003 automatically have version 1.1.3.

as i said above, the version 000 cartridges come with game version 1.0.0. all glitches are still viable in this version, but unfortunately at this point neither Flower Paradise nor shaymin itself were even programmed into the game yet, which means trying to go out of bounds to reach Flower Paradise would just take you to an empty patch of ocean water. batch 003 cartridges are locked into version 1.1.3 due to that being the game version present on the cartridge, and the surf on land glitch was already patched by this point, so those are also useless in this endeavor.

HOWEVER, batch 001 and 002 cartridges have their respective patches of the games (v1.1.1 and v1.1.2) as the base versions of the game, which means you can still play these shaymin-glitch-viable versions of the game using these cartridges!! it still asks you to update every time you open the game if you’re connected to wifi, so you have to be very careful to either disconnect from wifi first or say no every time you open the game. but as long as you mind that detail, you have permanent access to an earlier patch of the game with menu storage and the shaymin glitch present and functional so long as you own a batch 001 or batch 002 cartridge!!!!

i was absolutely overjoyed when i found this out. when my game redownloaded on version 1.3.0 i was certain my chance at performing the shaymin glitch and hunting shaymin on my switch with my capture card was a lost opportunity, and then i suddenly had a chance again. i stalked all ebay and mercari listings for both brilliant diamond and shining pearl for a little over 2 weeks with no luck (the vast majority of produced cartridges are unfortunately initial batch) before finally finding someone selling a cartridge with an 002 string. and i won the auction!! it is on its way to me!!!!! WAAAA I AM SO EXCITED

i got all my information on the existence of these revision cartridges and the idea of using them to access the shaymin glitch from this video by Foppa Karp on youtube. this video also includes the shaymin glitch route for version 1.1.2 i’m planning to perform, posted initially by Deadmanbomber on youtube.

TL;DR: i really wanted to perform the bdsp shaymin glitch, not just for the sake of getting shaymin but because the shaymin glitch is closely related to and reminiscent of the void glitch from og diamond and pearl, and i am very emotionally attached to the void glitch as it is in no small part responsible for kickstarting my very very major special interest in glitches, and i needed a revision cartridge from a specific batch to do so

[nameshifter]

SCP-8000 contest entries abridged daily

(Except, like, not well)

Rounderhouse's entry - THE GEARS OF TIME No offsets, no collapsibles, one crosslink (not wholly relevant, but provides a narrative parallel) - what you see is what you get Characters involved: Dr. Agatha Rights and Dr. Charles Gears

Item is a safe-class sword that changes shape at random intervals. If touched by two people, the sword releases an electromagnetic pulse of varying strength, depending on who's touching the blade. No clear correlation is found, yet.

Agatha Rights is inspecting the sword when Charles Gears arrives. The two discuss the sword briefly before the subject changes to the two doctors' relationship (notable, this entry shares the author and the canon of MEMENTO MORI SCP-001 Proposal, where Rights and Gears are married). Rights raises concerns, with Gears' closed off and emotionless attitude making him seem and feel distant. The two accidentally touch the sword while they're talking, causing a pulse so large that it causes massive power failure and several containment breaches throughout the site. The doctors are knocked unconscious

Bulk of the article comprises of various historical scenes, featuring a passionate soldier (Knight-Errant, Mamluk and Skjaldmaer), a noblewoman (Lady, Cariye and Freyja), whom the warrior protects on their journey together, and a much more stoic, cold warrior (Black Knight, Janissary and Huskarl), usually there to remind the former soldier to keep his distance from the noblewoman. Pretty confident these are meant to be dreams.

Symbolism kicks in as the soldier and noblewoman travel together, looking to complete a given scene's quest, meanwhile exploring the soldier's feelings and insecurities, related to the noblewoman and the circumstances surrounding the "rift" between the two. The stoic warrior doesn't help, since they usually glare daggers at the soldier.

In one specific scene, the soldier gets to complete the quest by delivering the noblewoman to a king she's meant to marry. The king is still and utterly silent, and upon some less-than-gentle prodding from the soldier, is revealed to have the same visage as the soldier. For the record, so does the stoic warrior. The soldier kills his two reflections and the vision ends with an embrace between him and the noblewoman

Agatha Rights and Charles Gears are awoken by MTF members and informed of the situation. Before the doctors are evacuated, Gears tells Rights he loves her in a detailed and genuinely heartwarming manner, notably uncharacteristic of the typical stone-cold demeanor of the typical portrayals of Gears. Rights reciprocates and the article ends.

Tl;dr: Shapechanging couples therapy sword with only a slight side effect of causing electrical disturbances and, occasionally, containment breaches. But that's fine as long as Rights knows Gears loves her

[hcnrycreel]

independent 001 / henry creel of netflix's stranger things. mostly canon-adherent; except when i'm on a hc spree.

as such, triggering themes WILL be present, including but not limited to: child abuse, allusions to slavery, eugenics, drugging, homicidal fantasies, exploring the psychological effects of lifelong manipulation, abuse, and stockholm syndrome, among others.

handled by fen. 30+. he/him. multiverse. multiship. selective but honestly not by much. here to have fun! hyper-political correctness comes here to die (fictionally).

i prefer not to write with those under 21.

mobile guidelines under cut. | hcs. | wishlist | mains.

tl;dr for the poor mobile users out there:

don't confuse ooc and ic. i will write shit on this blog that would make some of y'all curl your nose. manipulation/gaslighting (w/permission), abuse, drugging, detailed murder fantasies. henry actually giving more than a half-shit about brenner. none of that means that i a] advocate for any of that or b] am an apologist!

don't be a dick ooc. in character? fuckin' go for it (but be prepared!). for example- you taunt my muse in whatever form he is in, be prepared to receive appropriate retaliation. outta character dickery isn't as fun. it makes me use the block button, which makes me sad.

don't godmod. i will stick to this myself at all times (unless i get your blanket permission)! even if 001 can make your muse do, say, or relive things- i will always ask before i write such.

i ship based on chemistry. yet don't be afraid to just yell at me: hey what if my barbie smooched your barbie? that's the phenomenal thing about rp- we can quite literally do whatever the fuck we like~.

HAVE FUN! this is an activity that we all come here to do to relax. elitism is a bore. perfection unattainable. as long as you are having fun, then you are doing this rp thing right.

More detailed guidelines are within!

[82mitsu]

{18Trip} <CHAPTER 001 SIDE-A: Sun will R1ze!> 001-A02 Proof of determination

A translation of 18TRIP's CHAPTER 001 SIDE-A by 82mitsu. ENG proofreading by sasaranurude.

TL note:

金転がし (kanekorogashi) is an alternate name for まわり将棋 (mawarishogi), a traditional Japanese children’s game using the four Gold General shogi pieces and the pawns move into an anti-clockwise direction. The rules and gameplay elude me, but this website described it as Snakes and Ladders, which I am more familiar with, thus I went with that.

Kafka: HAMA will fully cease accepting special financial support from the prefecture of Tokyo!

Hakkei: …Wha- what is the meaning of this, Kafka! No- 0th Ward Mayor!

Kafka: Ah, you recognized me as the 0th Ward Mayor. Thank you very much ♪ It’s a given, though. 

Hakkei: Leave the trifling matters aside. Refusing funding from the capital? What are you planning to do with HAMA’s dwindling budget!

HAMA ward resident A: S-seriously, what is the plan here…

HAMA ward resident D: A stop to financial support… A declaration of a full stop to HAMA… 

Kaede: (...Kafka, just what in the world are you thinking?)

Kafka: Please be at ease. Now that I’ve been inaugurated as the 0th Ward Mayor, I’m intending to fully restore all of HAMA. Hence, the current method of doing things is no longer applicable.

Kafka: Rather than being restricted by insufficient funding and having our hands tied, I must go as far to propose a temporary termination in order to be able to enforce more drastic measures. 

Hakkei: And instead of that trifling amount of funding, from where do you intend to procure your capital?

Hakkei: This isn't child’s play- do you even comprehend that these politics are intertwined with the foundation of a whole city? 

Kafka: Towards these ends, I’ve invested every single penny to my own name into establishing a travel agency that will have direct control over the 18 wards of HAMA.

Kafka: Its name is HAMA Tours!

Kafka: It will be in charge of directing all general tourism affairs of HAMA,  and arranging package tours which haven’t been done before now. Proceeds will in turn serve as financial support for tourism.

Hakkei: Hmph! A mere pipe dream fabricated by some anklebiter. Tourism is not to be underestimated! Is your purpose to smash all of HAMA with that company of yours to pieces, Kafka!?

Hakkei: If you’re using your legal obligation as the 0th Ward Mayor to play house, then I will not allow this in a million years!

Kafka: …Who’s the one playing house here?

Hakkei: …

Kafka: Let me make it clear how I’m putting my life on the line.

HAMA ward resident A: The president of the biggest bank in all of HAMA!? And… they’re shaking hands!?

Kaede: (Kafka… Just when did you meet up with the president of the bank!?)

Hakkei: This is…

Kafka: A few days ago, fundraising for HAMA Tours found itself in a rough spot, so we were able to come to an agreement about receiving a loan♪  

Kafka: Incidentally, as a safety net, we have all that is in my possession, and everything under the name of the Oguro Family. Not only our estate and plot of lands we own, but the colossal amount of intellectual property left by mother is included too. In other words—

Kafka: When HAMA sinks to the depths of the ocean, I too sink. I am mentally prepared to lose anything and everything. Still feeling inclined to describe this as playing house?

Hakkei: ……

Kafka: Of course, sinking to rock bottom is not in my agenda. Therefore, the days of receiving financing will not come back. To all ward residents of HAMA…

Kafka: Together with me, we’re facing a big gamble to bring our HAMA back to life. So you’ll place your bets, right?

HAMA ward resident B: I changed my mind! If he’s willing to go that far, then I'm onboard!

HAMA ward resident C: “HAMA Tours”, eh?- Good luck! Come partner up with our joint!

HAMA ward resident D:  The new Ward Mayor’s top of the grade determination… Gleefully accepting resolution…  One chance of HAMA’s regeneration…

Kaede: (The whole venue’s mood flipped completely…! Kafka… you went as far as putting everything you own into this. You really are out of this world…!)

Kaede: (I also have to contribute with all I can! We’ll absolutely make HAMA Tours a success!)

Hakkei: …Hmph, you've gotten the extent of your determination across. If you’re willing to declare that much, then you'd better show it with your actions. On the other hand!

Hakkei: I won’t cut any corners. Reviews will not get higher ratings out of compassion. I have not a single clue about how many times you’ve succeeded with your investments, but I’ll have you know tourism differs from a game of snakes and ladders. At most, you’ll flail hopelessly. 

Kafka: …Please continue to enjoy the view as a spectator. We will show you achievements beyond your expectations. …Uncle Hakkei.

Hakkei: Hmph!

Kafka: Good work out there, Kaede-chan. How was the inauguration? I gave it all I got, right?

Kaede: Kafka… I was anxious, to be honest. And I was relieved everything turned out well. When I heard that you’re cutting off funding, everyone around me was shaken to their core, you know. 

Kafka: Eeeeh~ That’s noooooot much praise. Especially when I did my oh-so best out there too~

Kaede: I thought you were amazing! I really did! It was just such a risky bet…

Kafka: Well, can’t deny that. But there were a lot of people passionate about the tourism industry from the ward residents that gathered, and I wanted them to properly accept HAMA’s situation and make it a personal problem. 

Kafka: Hospitality isn’t viable if only those at the top put in the effort. I wanted each and every single ward resident to consider contributing to HAMA. But, ultimately, I wanted to show there’s hope. You get me?

Voice of newscaster: “Furthermore, as declared by the new 0th Ward Mayor Oguro Kafka, the establishment of the travel agency HAMA Tours was made public.”

Kafka: Ah, look at that display over there! Our company logo is being shown on it!

Kaede: That’s… our new company’s…

Kaede: …. It is cute, but why a dog?

Kafka: Because I’m a dog person ♪ Which you already knew, yeah? Ah, I also have plans for a company song to be made.

Kaede: You are not going to put dogs in the song too, right?

Kafka: It’s a surprise for when you listen ♪

Kaede: (....Kafka, you look like you’re having fun. The inauguration today gave me chills all over, but if he can smile like that, then I have a feeling it'll be okay.)

Kaede: (Maybe the reality of all this is starting to sink in for me too. I’m going to be working for the sake of HAMA going forward…!)

(Kafka smiling)

Kafka: …

Kafka: Okay, I’ll send you the location of our company office building and schedule on PeChat. Work begins immediately starting next week! And, as for Kaede-chan himself~

Kafka: Given you're the first commemorable employee, the role of chief goes to you! 

Kaede: Chief!? Are you suddenly shoving me into an executive position!? 

Kafka: I'm the company president, after all. I’m looking forward to working with you, right, Chief-chan ♪

Kaede: Eeeh~.... Geez, still pushy as always..… 

Kaede: (But, I’m not complaining. There’s an incredible feeling in my chest. I want to try it. I feel like this is what I’ve been truly wanting to do…) 

Kaede: (If I take this one step forward, the radiant sun will be ahead of me.)

Kafka: As if it’s a morning where the sun rises from the depths of the dark sea. There is hope for the future. 

Kafka: Don’t you believe we can convey that through our work? At least… that’s what I want to believe.  

Kaede: …Yes!

Kaede: (I’m sure that a lot of new encounters await me from now on. And… I want to believe that they’ll bloom into something beautiful!)

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chapter 001 side A directory: TBA upon completion

[adventuringalchemy]

META 001 : > does anyone else notice how ivor's eyes change?

SEASON 1 :

SEASON 2 :

TL ; DR --

season 1 ivor has BIG ASS BAGS! season 2 ivor has a much more bright vibe to him. if gabriel tells the world about the true nature of the order, ivor finally changes and can let out his rage! he doesn't have to be exhausted anymore! he realizes he can let out his emotions and be happy while also being the best brewer ever! he's no longer tired.

FULL META UNDER THE CUT .

they appear lighter in season 2. not as dark. not as baggy. i'm sure in season 1 he was so tired and exhausted from all the stress the order gave him. the fact that he believed he could trust them, that he could be himself around them, and then having everyone turn around and break his trust like that is horrible.

i had a talk with @ellegaard about this -- considering ivor's past, i'm sure ellegaard and the other members have heard about ivor and his outstanding brewing ability. what with him being the best brewer in the world. but because of his backstory with his mentor and the chaos that ensued from that, i believe soren would have been afraid of ivor and his abilities. i'm sure he would have fed the order a lot of his own personal agenda about what to feel about ivor, and to be scared of him.

the way i told ellegaard's mun:

of course when ivor began his role in the order he was helpful. he made them enchanted armor, potions, everything of the sort to help them through all their adventures. but because of the past he has and because of soren being so scared of him and shoving that agenda onto others, they reacted with anger. and anger is always a secondary emotion, usually to fear.

ivor can get very, very vengeful. though the backstory is just my personal headcanon ( whether you take that or not as your way of seeing ivor is up to you ) , if you include it that is one time he's been vengeful. canonically, the wither storm is proof enough that he can be an extremely vengeful person. i'm sure that when he would get upset at the members after realizing what soren was doing, it was more so with revenge than it was healthy communication.

especially after everyone started saying he was evil, that they expected him to do awful things, and that he wants nothing but to hurt them. he never wanted to. that's why he stepped in when magnus/ellegaard dies. because he never actually wanted to hurt any of them. he was just so exhausted of how he was being treated. no trust at all because of his history, and then lying to him this whole time about being a hero. when really it was all a fraud.

a huge part of the reason ivor wants to be a real hero is also in my backstory. again, whether you take it as your own canon or not is up to you but i'll explain it a bit here. his mentor forced him to do things he really wasn't up to doing. killing creatures for their magic, pushing away empathy for others, stealing and thieving and the like. his mentor taught him how to be a machine that has no emotions so that he could focus on nothing but potion making. ivor never wanted to be someone like that. so the idea of being a true hero is astounding. only to have that taken away is absolutely heartbreaking. of course he would be upset. of course he would be stressed!

but then in comes jesse and the new order. they don't let his history hold him back. except petra, but petra's a young woman and ivor knows he fucked her over. he dealt with a whole lot of emotions that he hadn't settled before. especially with his mentor telling him that emotions aren't exactly something to accept. anger and exhaustion make someone do regrettable things.

the new order don't judge him. they enjoy his excitement, his knowledge. and this time, they can be real heroes! he doesn't have to hold back or anything! and it feels amazing to finally let his true self free. and he can finally have people to let his intelligence rub off on. he wants to teach any of the members his brewing, his knowledge, his wisdom.

and depending on whether gabriel lets the truth out or not depends on the true change to happen. if he doesn't, ivor doesn't really change. he doesn't let out that rage. he doesn't feel any different. sure, jesse and the others help him feel like himself, but they've all moved on and have done their own thing. he is left alone again, selling enchantments, potions, and advice like he was before the order. back to stage one.

but let's just say gabriel admits the truth. ivor can finally be free. he feels like a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. the rage is gone. he doesn't have to be exhausted. he finally learns that he can be a true hero, show empathy, be happy, and let his emotions out all while being the best brewer the world has ever seen. he doesn't have to hold anything back. the shadow the mentor has cast over him is finally gone and he can live freely now, without the worry of being less than.

ivor can rest assured that he can be himself. and it was all thanks to jesse and the new order.

finally, this old man can get some much needed psychological rest.

[magic-of-camelot]

Watcha doin' there, Bren?

Hello? I'm rewatching season 1 to get some screenshots for a few theories I have, and I got to this point in episode 2. I don't know if someone has already pointed this out already but:

I think this further cements that it was not the demogorgan that took Will.

Brenner and other lab peeps are having a good ol' snoop around the Byers' house after Will get snatched by the "demogorgan".

Later on after Barb gets snatched by the actual demogorgan at Steve's, I'm pretty sure (unless I'm just remembering wrong) that the lab guys don't go to his house in their white hazmat suits with their gadgets.

So why did they go to the Byers? This was only in episode 2, so it was before Joyce really started to stir shit up.

Hopper speculated that Will managed to make his way home after falling off his bike, but he never found any solid evidence and it doesn't seem like that is public knowledge. I don't think Hopper had this written down. Everyone is looking for Will in the woods. Nancy even complained that she's on house arrest because "Mike's friend got lost on the way home". So people think he's in the woods, but Brenner came to the house?

Obviously he has used those gadgets and tracked some kind of signals to the house (notice how they didn't go in the house, but straight away went around the outside and Brenner made his way into the shed almost immediately - where Will was actually taken).

Clearly the signals from the shed are similar to those from the gate in the lab.

Now, if they are following signals and finding gates, another question arises... why didn't they go to the other gate that's in the tree? The one Nancy and Jonathan find in a later episode?

As far as we know, that gate was made by the demogorgan (well, I think this is half true and I have my own theory on how this one was created), so it's different to the big gate at the lab. The one in the lab and the one in the Byers' shed are similar in their creation. They come from similar sources. Just like someone with powers created the one in the lab, someone with powers created the one in the shed. It could have been Vecna/Henry/001, but I personally think it was Will (I'm a Will-has-powers truther). We have seen both him and the demogorgan create these small tears between the worlds and seal them back up.

TL;DR - the gate in the tree in the woods, created by the demogorgan, was never found or investigated by the lab - even though it remained open - because the lab never found it. It never even popped up on their radar. The one in the Byers' shed - that was sealed shortly after it opened - was tracked down by Brenner because it emitted similar signals to the gate in the lab. The gate in the lab and the gate/tear in the shed were both created by a person with powers, not the demogorgan.

I'm really bad at explaining myself so I hope I made some sense???