#to my 55+ asks : I ain’t quitting you I swear

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I forgot about pride month but the second I remembered I knew I had to literally beg you on my knees to draw more Norman x Sammy content. (Also I literally love your style so much🩷)

I was literally so caught up in other personal projects, I completely forgot about my asks !! So happy end of Pride Month, everyone ! :D

(And thank you so much, I’m delighted that you like my artstyle 😭💖)

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Show Me How Big Your Brave Is (au / 4.8k words)

Prompt 17 from my ‘30 Destiel Prompts’ for @eccentriccas 

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It stared at Dean from the fridge, tacked up by a Stanford University magnet gifted to Dean by his brother, Sam. 

He’d known his high school reunion was coming up at some point but seeing it embossed in gold lettering created a pit in his stomach. 

High school wasn’t the best time for Dean for a few reasons. First, his dad had died in freshman year, which Dean had had mixed feelings about if he was honest. He was mostly concerned about his mother. She didn’t take it well. And then there was-

Dean was torn from his stare down with the invitation by the door bell. He trudged over to answer it.  His best friend, Charlie, came bounding in with all the energy of a labrador puppy. 

“Hey, friend!” She exclaimed, pulling Dean into a tight hug. “Are you ready for our movie night?” 

Dean let himself be infected with Charlie’s excited energy. “Of course, dude! Give me superheroes in spandex already.” He laughed. 

“You go set up the first movie and I’ll put the beers in the fridge, okay?” Charlie instructed. 

“Sounds good, Bradbury.”

Dean lucked out when he’d met Charlie. They’d been assigned as roommates in college. There had been a mix up with the room allocations. Dean had been a little confused when he’d turned from his boxes to find a tiny red-head standing in the doorway of his dorm. 

Charlie had taken a step into the room, let her backpack fall to the floor, and said, “Don’t even think about trying anything. I’m gay as the day is long and I’m not afraid to punch a guy back into his place.” Dean hadn’t known how to reply so he’d just nodded and silently gone back to unpacking his things. 

It was when Charlie had put up a Star Wars poster above her bed that Dean knew he was about to make a best friend. 

“Ooh what’s this?” Charlie’s voice came from the kitchen.

Crap. Charlie had probably found the invite. He should have hidden it when he had the chance. He sighed and moved into the kitchen. 

Charlie had an extremely mischievous grin on her face, and that was saying something for her. 

“When were you going to tell me about this?” Charlie asked. 

“Urm, never?” Dean mumbled, reaching to snatch the paper out of Charlie’s hand. 

But Charlie was too quick and dodged Dean’s grasp. 

“Come on Dean. You have to go!” Charlie implored. “It’ll be fun!”

Dean gave his friend an unimpressed look. “Charlie you know how much I hated high school.”

Charlie’s face softened. “I know, it sucks that you got outed before you were ready. No one deserves that. But, it’s been ten years. Things have changed.”

“You don’t know the people I went to high school with.” Dean scoffed. 

Charlie rolled her eyes. “Stop being dramatic, you nerd.”

“Dramatic or not, I ain’t going.” Dean plucked the invite out of Charlie’s hand and tore it in two. 

Charlie stuck her tongue out at him. “Party pooper.”

*  *  *

A few hours later, Dean and Charlie were deep into their annual ‘NerdFest’ movie night. 

“I swear, if I didn’t bat for the best team, I’d be so down for a bit of Black Wing.” Charlie mumbled around a mouth full of popcorn. 

Dean couldn’t help but nod in agreement. Aside from Captain America (because, hello Chris Evans!), Black Wing was Dean’s favourite superhero. But he’d only appeared in ensemble movies. There had been rumours of him getting his own solo movie after fans online had campaigned for it but nothing ever seemed to come of it. The guy who played him seemed to just drop off the map. 

Shame, Dean thought as he watched Black Wing kick ass on-screen, that dude was hot! 

“Take someone like that to your high school reunion and it would make those dicks’ jaws drop.” 

“Drop it, Charlie.” Dean groaned, glaring at the red-head. 

“Just saying. Get a hot date and you’ll win the game of life in their eyes.” Charlie raised her hands in defence. 

“Noted. Let’s move on.” 

“Fine.” Charlie pouted. 

Dean nodded and turned back to watch the screen, content that the subject had been dropped. 

“OH MY GOD!”

Dean jumped out of his skin, sending popcorn flying through the air. “What the hell, Bradbury?” He exclaimed. 

Charlie started excitedly slapping Dean on the arm. “I have the best idea.” She practically squealed. “Put an ad up on Craigslist for a hot date.”

Dean’s eyes went wide. “No fucking way. Never happening. Now stop.”

“But-”

“No!”

Charlie sulked for the next half an hour, all through the iconic fight scene with Black Wing and his fellow team of superheroes. She stopped eventually after Dean offered her a piece of pie as a peace offering. 

*  *  *

After a couple more movies, Charlie had to leave. Apparently, being an adult meant that you can’t just spend all night watching with your best friend anymore - who knew? So with a ‘see ya later bitch’, Charlie was gone. 

Dean felt the aches from being sat on the couch for hours and he was looking forward to laying out on his bed for a good night’s sleep. 

He sighed to himself and tidied up the last remains of the movie snacks. He was ready for sleep but he had to work early in the morning and he wouldn’t have time to clean up before he left. 

Shuffling into the kitchen to put the rubbish in the trash, Dean spotted his reunion invite where he left it on the counter. Except, it wasn’t ripped in two like he’d left it. It had ‘mysteriously’ been taped back together. He dragged a tired hand down his face in exasperation. Charlie just didn’t know when to quit. She was the bratty little sister he never wanted. 

He plonked himself down on the chair at the counter and stared at the white paper for a few moments. 

Fuck it! 

Charlie was right (though he’d never admit it to her face). He was determined to prove to the assholes he went to school with that the shit they threw at him didn’t stick. It didn’t matter that Dean didn’t really believe it to be the truth,’ fake it til ya make it’ as they say. 

Before he could chicken out, Dean had Craigslist opened up on his phone. Thinking back to Charlie’s suggestion earlier, Dean decided against asking specifically for a ‘hot’ guy. He dreaded to think what kind of douchebags that would answer the ad proclaiming themselves to be an adonis. 

And, despite knowing since he was young that he was bisexual, he decided to aim the ad towards guys. His few relationships with women had never worked out. Even though this was all going to be fake, Dean would like to be able to at least get on with the person. 

In the end, he decided on a short and simple ad:

‘Hi, I’m Dean (28M) looking for a guy to take as my date to my stupid high school reunion next Saturday. Message if interested (no weirdos)’

He posted the ad and then spotted the time at the top of the screen. 

Midnight. Shit. 

He closed the website and dashed upstairs as fast as his tired legs could carry him. 

*  *  * 

The next morning, Dean got woken up by the feel of sunlight shining on his face. He must have forgotten to shut the curtains before he passed out last night. 

His blood ran cold when he realised that the sun shining on his face meant only one thing. He was late for work. He scrambled around looking for his phone to check the time but it was nowhere to be found. 

Suddenly, it came to him. He must have left his phone on the counter in the kitchen, meaning he didn’t hear his alarms going off. 

He cursed himself and sped to get ready. Quickly sniffing a shirt to check it was okay to wear, he got dressed and raced downstairs. Sure enough, his phone was sat on the table where he'd sat the night before. 

When he picked it up he found that it had also run out of battery overnight. 

Great. As if this day couldn’t get any worse. 

Forgetting all else on his mind, Dean grabbed his phone and dash out of the front door. 

*  *  *

The ad remained forgotten until a few days later. 

Dean was just about to sit down and relax with a beer when his phone lit up with a notification. He put his beer down on a coaster to check it out. 

It was a message from Craigslist telling him someone has been trying to contact him about his ad. 

Dean’s eyes went wide. He’d completely forgotten about the ad for a date after being late for work and being chewed out by his boss. He couldn't believe someone had actually responded. He looked at the date for the first message. This guy had contacted him like an hour after he’d posted the ad. 

He opened the message. 

(01:28) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: Hello. I saw your ad for a date to your reunion. It says I’m only 10 miles from your location. I’m interested in helping you out. Are you still in need of assistance?

(10:11) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: I assume, as you haven’t replied, that you’ve decided to go with someone else for your date. 

(11:20) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: On second thought, this ad was probably a joke. Please ignore my messages. 

Wow. This dude talked funny. And reading that last message, Dean felt a little sorry for the guy too. He seemed lonely. But beggars can’t be choosers, so Dean prepared to reply. 

As he went to type, he noticed the guy’s username and smiled to himself. 

(19:37) impala67 says: don’t worry dude! the position as my date is still open. you’re the only one who has responded. 

PS. I like your username. you a Black Wing fan too? 

The reply was almost immediate.

(19:41) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: Okay. What information do you need from me?

PS. You could say so. 

‘You could say so’? Was this guy purposefully trying to be mysterious? Either way, Dean was intrigued. 

(19:45) impala67 says: idk dude, just the basics I guess. how old u are, what u look like

(19:53) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: I’m 30 years old. I have blue eyes and dark hair. I’m 6 feet tall. Anything else?

Dean hummed to himself. The guy sounded pretty average, which was okay with him.

(19:55) impala67 says: nah, that’s awesome dude. anything you want to know? 

(19:58) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: I suppose it would be nice to know what you look like too. Also, if you don’t mind me prying, I wondered why you need to have a date for a school reunion. And why have you turned to Craigslist to find it?

Dean was set aback by this guy’s forwardness. But, he did have a right to know what he was getting into Dean supposed. 

(20:05) impala67 says: you already know I’m 28. I have green eyes. sort of light brown hair and i’m around 6’2”. as for the other shit. high school was a shit show. I’ve always been a bit nerdy i guess. people didn’t like it. then I realised I’m bi (hope that’s not a deal break btw). tried asking this guy out senior year. got outed to the whole school. got a lot of shit for it. 

(20:11) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: I’m sorry to hear that happened to you. No one deserves that. Why do you want to go back? No one would blame you for leaving and never going back. (Again, if you don’t mind me asking.)

Dean blinked at the screen. His forgotten beer was getting warm but he was fascinated by this guy. He seemed genuine and Dean felt himself wanting to share the darkest parts of himself with a complete stranger. He sighed and typed. 

(20:20) impala67 says: I guess I want to prove to those assholes that the things they said didn’t affect my life. even tho that’s not always the truth. I still struggle to accept myself i guess.

Dean chewed his lip, debating whether to include that last line or not. But, hey, he was asking this dude to be his date, the least he could do was be honest with him. He pressed send. 

Blue Eyes didn’t reply instantly this time and it made Dean nervous. He wished he could take back the last bit of the message. 

After a few anxious moments, Blue Eyes still hadn’t replied so Dean gave up, figuring he’d scared the guy away. He cursed himself and moved to put his Doctor Sexy DVDs into the player. He’d never admit it to anyone, not even Charlie, but Doctor Sexy was his comfort show. It provided him with a much needed distraction. 

A couple hours later, Dean was beginning to doze. The extra few beers he’d had cushioned him into a deep sleep. 

When he woke, surrounded by darkness with only the DVD menu playing to no one lighting the room, Dean rubbed his face tiredly and went to check his phone for the time. 

Instead of looking at the clock, Dean’s eyes were distracted by the Craigslist notification. Blue Eyes had messaged him back! Feeling a little foolish that he’d reacted too quickly before, Dean opened the message.

(23:23) BlueEyesAndBlackWings says: You’re incredibly brave, Dean. Not many people would be able to do what you’re doing. 

Dean blushed in the darkness. Why were a random internet dude’s words affecting him so much? He didn’t really know what to say in response so he just sent a quick ‘thank you, dude.’

*  *  * 

Over the next few days leading up to the reunion, Dean carried on messaging Blue Eyes just to get to know him a little more. Turns out the dude is dorky as hell. And, despite the original impression he gave with the Black Wing username, the guy didn’t understand any of Dean’s other references. 

It had occurred to him after they’d been messaging for a while that Dean still didn’t know his name. 

When he confronted Blue Eyes about it, the man had taken a while to respond again and answered only with ‘I’d rather not disclose my full name at this time. But, you can call me C.’

Dean had been a little skeptical of the guy’s response at first. But then, he figured the worst case scenario was the guy turned out to be a catfish and Dean would just blow off the reunion altogether and go get drunk. And he couldn’t blame the guy for not wanting to give out personal details over Craigslist. 

The day before the reunion, they agreed it was probably best to meet somewhere a couple hours before so they had time to get to know each other in person and iron out the final details they’d need to know about each other. 

*  *  * 

Dean sat in the coffee shop they’d agreed to meet at (public and easy to escape if things went south). He tried to stop his leg from trembling under the table. 

He was nervous for a couple of reasons. The obvious: this guy could turn out to be a creepy old dude stalking men on the internet. And the less obvious but more surprising to Dean: he actually wanted this to go well. Without even knowing what he looked like, Dean had found himself beginning to like the guy. Even if he wasn’t attracted to him when he finally saw Blue Eyes, Dean would be cool with being friends with him. 

His eyes were following the patterns in the wood on the table top when a deep voice came from above him. 

“Dean?” It asked, with nervous uncertainty. 

Dean swallowed and looked up to the source of the voice and- 

Holy shit! 

It was him! It was the Black Wing!

What was the guy’s name? Cas- something? Castile? Casteel? Castiel! That was it!

Holy fucking shit! This couldn’t be happening. 

Dean realised he’d been staring wide-eyed during his internal freak out and Blue Eyes, Castiel, was stood looking as nervous as Dean had felt before the surprise adrenaline took over his body. 

“Sorry, dude. Please sit down.” Dean gestured to the chair opposite him. He wiped his hands on his jeans, nerves starting to take over once again. 

Neither man spoke for a few moments. 

“So I-” Castiel began.

“I don’t-” Dean spoke too. 

Both men chuckled. “You go,” Dean told Castiel. 

Castiel smiled softly, “I suppose, from your reaction, you know who I am.”

Dean blushed. “Yeah. For what it’s worth, I’m a big fan.” He scratched the back of his head awkwardly. 

Now Castiel blushed, “Thank you, Dean.” His expression turned serious. “I hope you understand now why I didn’t give you my full name while we spoke online.”

“Yeah, of course, dude. Don’t want any crazies hunting you down.” Dean chuckled. 

Castiel chuckled with him. “Yes, something like that.”

“So, um, before we get into the details for later, I was wondering if I could ask you a question?”

“Of course, Dean. You were honest with me, it’s only fair I return the favour.” Castiel smiled. 

“It’s only because I watched one of your movies the other night with my best friend, Charlie-” who was totally gonna freak out when Dean told her about this “-but wasn’t there meant to be a solo Black Wing movie? Everyone in the fandom was talking about it and then suddenly you seemed to disappear. I guess, I’m just wondering why you changed your mind?” Dean asked, nervously. He was waiting for Castiel to tell him to go fuck himself (though Dean knew that Castiel wasn’t really that kinda guy). 

Castiel cleared his throat and met Dean’s eyes. “We were just about to go into production for the solo movie when my brother and his wife were killed in a head-on collision with a truck.”

Dean’s mouth dropped open. But, he could sense Castiel hadn’t finished so he stayed quiet. 

“The only blessing was that it was instant, so they didn’t suffer. That, and luckily their daughter, Claire, was at the babysitter’s at the time.” Castiel smiled, melancholy whispers gracing his features. 

Dean knew he barely knew the guy but he could sense when someone needed comfort so he reached across the table to place a soft touch on Castiel’s hand. 

“I took Claire into my care. And that ended my career as I knew it.” Castiel shrugged. “I was deeply disappointed to have to leave the movie, but Claire came first. And I didn’t want her to grow up in the spotlight, with people using her parents’ tragic death as a way to sell magazines. So I left the industry. That was three years ago and I haven’t looked back. Claire is five now and she’s all I could ever want.” 

Dean was awestruck. “Wow.” He breathed. “I can’t believe it.”

“What?” Castiel asked, head tilting in confusion. (If the situation wasn’t so serious, Dean would have struggled not to comment on how adorable he looked.) 

“Dude.” Dean choked. “You called me brave for wanting to face a coupla high school assholes. But you - you gave up your entire career to give the best life to your niece.” He shook his head in disbelief. “You’re amazing.” 

Castiel blushed again (and Dean found he was slowly falling in love with that look on Castiel’s face). “I don’t know that I’m amazing, I just want a normal life for Claire and I.” He shrugged. 

“A normal life, huh?” Dean asked. “Well, I can try and help with that.” He lifted his hand from where it had been placed on Castiel’s and held it in the air between them. “I’m Dean Winchester. I’m twenty eight. A bit of a nerd and in need of a date this evening.”

Castiel huffed a laugh and placed his hand in Dean’s, shaking it. “I’m Castiel Novak. I’m thirty. Uncle to a beautiful niece and I would be honoured if you’d let me be your date for this evening.” 

Dean’s face broke into a smile, which turned into a laugh that caused a smile to spread across Castiel’s cheeks. 

They let their hands settle naturally on top of the table. 

Now, with their barriers down, they began making plans and ideas for that evening. Though, if Dean were being honest, it felt like he’d known Castiel forever already. 

Eventually, after what felt like hours of talking, Castiel got up to finally get himself a coffee. It wasn’t until Castiel’s hand left his that Dean realised they’d been holding onto each other the whole time. 

*  *  *

Dean and Castiel ended up talking for so long in that coffee shop that they were late for the reunion. The party was in full swing when they arrived. 

Just before they entered the hall, Dean stopped in his tracks. 

“What’s wrong, Dean?” Castiel asked, worry etched into his features. 

“Are you sure about this, man? There’s a chance someone in there could recognise you or something. It’s not worth ruining your life plan over just for me to say ‘fuck you’ to a couple of dicks.” Dean stressed. 

Castiel reached to take Dean’s hand in his. “Some things are worth a little risk.” He whispered and walked with Dean through the hall doors. 

It seemed Dean had had nothing to worry about in the end. They’d spoken to a few people who had seemed genuinely interested in that Dean had been up to since graduation. And they barely batted an eye when he’d introduced Castiel as his boyfriend. (He’d meant to just call him his date but clearly his mouth had had other ideas.) Castiel himself had just placed a soft hand around Dean’s waist - stopping Dean from an internal panic. 

It was all going so well and Dean was starting to think Charlie had been right (again, damn her!). Maybe everyone had just grown up and moved on. 

Once they’d finished a conversation with the guy Dean sat next to in English class senior year, Castiel went to the bar to get them some drinks, whispering in Dean’s ear that he’d be back in a moment. Dean was a little sad Castiel hadn’t gone a bit further and placed a kiss on his cheek. 

“Well, well, if it isn’t Dean Winchester.” The voice of Bela Talbot came from behind him. Dean turned with a scowl on his face. 

“Hello, Bela.” He said through gritted teeth. She’d been one of the main people instrumental in his forced coming out. 

“Goodness me, Dean. If I’d known how pretty you’d turn out, maybe high school could have gone a lot differently.” She practically purred, running a perfectly manicured finger along Dean’s cheek bone. “But, hey, there’s still time now, I could be the one to knock you straight again.”

Dean was frozen to the spot. He was back to being a scared kid, dealing with the loss of a parent and being taunted daily for his sexuality. He knew he shouldn’t have done this. He wasn’t brave. He was pathetic. He couldn’t even stand up to a school bully ten years later.

“Excuse me.” Castiel appeared suddenly at Dean’s side. “What did you say to him?” The look on his face was nothing short of murderous. 

“I’m just getting reacquainted with an old friend.” Bela answered, sickly sweet. “And who are you?”

Castiel’s eyes narrowed. “I’m Dean’s boyfriend and I don’t appreciate the way you’re speaking to him.” 

Dean’s eyes went wide. Earlier it had been a slip when he’d called Castiel his boyfriend but now Castiel was purposefully saying it? Dean didn’t dare to hope. 

Bela laughed, causing Castiel to glare even harder (honestly, if looks could kill, she’d be in hell). “Ah! So he’s definitely still gay then.” She said, lip curling with distaste. 

“Not that it’s any of your business, but he’s bisexual, not gay. I’d tell you to educate yourself, but clearly, after ten years you’re still the same bitch you’ll always be.” 

Bela looked taken aback, like no one had ever spoken to her like that before. 

Castiel didn’t wait for her response. Instead, he grabbed Dean’s hand and stormed out of the building.

It wasn’t until the cool evening air hit his face, that Dean finally snapped back to himself. They’d ended up in the parking lot, stood next to Dean’s car. 

“Cas..” Dean breathed.

“I’m sorry, Dean.” Castiel said, begging for forgiveness. “I just couldn’t stand the way she was speaking to you.” 

“Cas-” Dean spoke. 

“She was just so rude a-and small-minded. I hated it.” 

“Cas!” Dean raised his voice. Castiel snapped his jaw shut. “It’s okay. Thank you for sticking up for me.” Dean stepped closer to Castiel, playing with the lapel on Castiel’s suit jacket. 

Castiel looked into Dean’s eyes but Dean couldn’t hold his gaze. “I’m just embarrassed that I froze up. After all of this, I failed at standing up for myself. I’m pathetic.” 

Castiel placed his hands on Dean’s cheeks, forcing Dean to look at him. Green eyes finally met blue. “Dean, listen to me. It was incredibly brave to walk into that room tonight. You are the bravest person I’ve ever met.” He said earnestly. 

Dean couldn’t hold it in anymore. He hoped he wasn’t about to ruin this before it even started. But, as a wise man told him recently: some things are worth a little risk.

Wasting no more time, Dean pulled Castiel into a deep kiss. 

Once Castiel was on board, he pushed Dean up against the car behind them. 

After a few heated moments, of what can only be described as heavy making out, Dean growled at Castiel to get into the car before they got arrested for public indecency. 

They somehow made it back to Dean’s house but their clothes only managed to stay on long enough to get through the front door. Dean directed them to his room and threw Castiel down on the bed. 

He took in the sight of the beautiful man laid out under him before kissing up Castiel’s chest and took over his mouth again. The only words said between them were muttered assurances that they were on the same page. Dean could never have dreamed this is how this night would end but he certainly wouldn’t change a thing. 

*  *  *

The next morning, Dean and Castiel laid in each other’s arms, content to be together in the quiet. 

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Dean. “What about your niece?” He worried. “Don’t you need to get back to her?” He sat up frantically. 

“Dean, Dean, don’t worry.” Castiel raised his hands to calm the other man. “I texted my babysitter yesterday at the coffee shop asking her to stay with Claire for the night.” 

Dean relaxed into the bed, smirking a little. “So you knew how the night would end even before we got to the reunion.” 

Castiel blushed. “I wouldn’t say I knew. But I did hope.”

Dean smiled, pulling Castiel closer to place a tender kiss on the side of his head. “I hoped for it too.” He whispered. 

They settled into silence again, warm in each other’s company. 

A short while passed before either of them spoke again. 

“Thank you, Dean.” Castiel murmured, breaking the quiet. 

“For what?” Dean frowned. 

“For thinking of Claire.” 

“Well, she’s important to you. She’s your whole world.” Dean shrugged. 

“Maybe my world could get a little bigger now.” Castiel suggested, smiling nervously up at Dean.”

“Yeah, I think it could.”

*  *  *

Later, as they dug into a couple of burgers Dean threw together, another thought crossed Dean’s mind. 

“Cas?”

“Hmm?” Castiel hummed around the burger in his mouth.

“Why were you looking through Craigslist ads in the first place?”

Castiel swallowed and chuckled to himself. “Sometimes I look through to find funny ads people put up.”

Dean was beginning to get a little offended when Castiel reached across the table to hold his hand. 

“But, the night that I saw your ad, I had just put Claire to bed and I was feeling lonely. I took a risk. And I think it worked.” Castiel smiled shyly. 

“Hell yeah, it did!” Dean grinned from ear to ear. 

*  *  *

Charlie’s phone vibrated next to her. She paused the video game she was playing to pick it up. Seeing it was a text from Dean, she opened it immediately. 

On her screen was a selfie of Dean with another dark haired dude captioned:

‘I should take your advice more often Bradbury.’

Her eyes turned to saucers and she looked at the image again more closely. She frowned slightly, looking at the man whose cheek Dean was kissing. 

Wait- That totally looked like-

Her phone dinged with a new message from Dean. 

‘And yes, it’s exactly who you think it is.’

HOLY FRIGGIN SHIT! 

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[way-down-meme-town]

Hadestown Act II Sentence Meme

Under the cut you will find 179 lyrics from the musical Hadestown to use for your roleplaying purposes! Have fun!

Our Lady of the Underground 1. “I don’t know about you, boys, but if you’re like me then hanging around this manhole is bringing you down.”

2. “Cabin fever is a-settin’ in. You’re stir crazy.”

3. “I can give you what it is you crave, a little something from the good old days.”

4. “I got the wind right here in a jar.”

5. “I got the rain on tap at the bar.”

6. “I got sunshine up on the shelf.”

7. “Our lady of the underground!”

8. “Wanna know my name? I’ll tell you my name.”

9. “Let me guess, it’s the little things you miss.”

10. “Maybe you’re looking for some stronger stuff.”

11. “I got a sight for the sorest eye. When was the last time you saw the sky?”

12. “Wipe away your tears. I know how you feel. I can see you’re blinded by the sadness of it all.”

13. “Look a little closer and there’s a crack in the wall.”

14. “You want the moon? Yeah, I got her too.”

15. “A little moonshine ain’t no sin.”

16. “Tell my husband to take his time!”

17. “What the boss don’t know, the boss don’t mind.”

  Way Down Hadestown (Reprise) 18. “The deal is signed?”

19. “I did what I had to do.”

20. “They cane hear, but they don’t care.”

21. “No one has a name down here.”

22. “They can look but they don’t see.”

23. “Your eyes will look that way someday.”

24. “You kissed your little life goodbye.”

25. “Hades laid his hands on you and gave you everlasting life.”

26. “Your place on the assembly line replaces all your memories.”

27. “What do you mean I’ll look like that?”

28. “That’s what it looks like to forget.”

29. “You see, it’s like I said before. A lot can happen behind closed doors.”

30. “A lot of souls have gotta die.”

31. “A lot of spirits gotta break, to make the underworld go round.”

  Flowers 32. “What I wanted was to fall asleep, close my eyes, and disappear like a petal on a stream, a feather on the air.”

33. “I trembled when he laid me out. You won’t feel a thing he said, when you go down.”

34. “Nothing gonna wake you now.”

35. “Dreams are sweet, until they’re not.”

36. “Men are kind, until they aren’t.”

37. “Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart.”

38. “Is anybody listening? I open my mouth and nothing comes out.”

39. “Flowers. I remember fields of flowers.”

40. “I remember someone by my side, turned his face to mine, and then I turned away into the shade.”

41. “You, the one I left behind, if you ever walk this way, come and find me lying in the bed I made.”

  Come Home With Me (Reprise) 42. “I called your name before.”

43. “Whatever happened, I’m to blame.”

44. “How’d you get beyond the wall?”

45. “I sang a song so beautiful stones wept and they let me in. I can sing us home again.”

  Papers (Intro) 46. “I don’t’ think we’ve met before. You’re not from around here, son.”

47. “Don’t know who the hell you are, but I can tell you don’t belong.”

48. “Go back to where you came from. You’re on the wrong side of the fence.”

49. “This poor boy raised up his voice with his heart out on his sleeve.”

50. “I’m not goin’ back alone. I came to take her home!”

51. “Who the hell do you think you are? Who the hell you think you’re talkin’ to?”

52. “She couldn’t go anywhere even if she wanted to.”

53. “You’re not from around here, son. If you were, then you would know that everything and everyone in Hadestown I own.”

54. “I only buy what others choose to sell.”

55. “You didn’t know? She signed the deal herself and now she belongs to me.”

56. “Everybody gather round! Everybody look and see what becomes of trespassers with no respect for property.”

  Nothing Changes 57. “Why the struggle? Why the strain?”

58. “Why make trouble? Why make scenes?”

59. “Why go against the grain, why swim upstream?”

60. “It ain’t no use. You’re bound to lose.”

61. “What’s the purpose of a man? Just to turn his eyes away?”

62. “What’s the use of his backbone if he never stands upright?”

63. “Who are they to say what the truth is anyway?”

64. “The ones who tell the lies are the solemnest to swear.”

65. “The ones who load the dice always say the toss is fair.”

66. “The ones who deal the cards are the ones who take the tricks with their hands over their hearts while we play the game they fix.”

67. “The ones who speak the words always say it is the last.”

68. “No answer will be heard to the question no one asks.”

69. “I believe our answer matters more than anything they say.”

70. “I believe if there is still a will, then there is still a way.”

71. “I believe in us together more than anyone alone.”

72. “I believe that with each other, we are stronger than we know.”

73. “I believe that we are many. I believe that they are few, and it isn’t for the few to tell the many what is true.”

74. “Is it true? Is it true what they say?”

  How Long 75. “What are you afraid of? He’s just a boy in love.”

76. “Have a drink, why don’t you?”

77. “I’ve had enough. He loves that girl!”

78. “He has the kind of love for her that you and I once had.”

79. “The girl means nothing ot me.”

80. “All of the sorrow won’t fit in his chest. It just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest.”

81. “Nothing comes of wishing on stars.”

82. “Nothing comes of the songs people sing, however sorry they are.”

83. “Give them a piece, they’ll take it all.”

84. “Show them a crack, they’ll tear down the wall.”

85. “Lend them an ear and the kingdom will fall.”

86. “The kingdom will fall for a song.”

87. “What does he care for the logic of kings? The laws of your underworld?”

88. “It is only for love that he sings.”

89. “He sings for the love of a girl.”

90. “You and your pity don’t fit in my bed.”

91. “How long? Just as long as I am your wife.”

92. “It’s true the earth must die, but then the earth comes back to life and the sun must go on rising.”

  Chant (Reprise) 93. “Why do we turn away when our brother is bleeding?”

94. “Why do we build the wall and then call it freedom?”

95. “If we’re free, tell me why I can’t look in my brothers eye?”

96. “Young man, got to hand it to you. Guess you don’t scare easy, do ya?”

97. “It seems your song made quite a strong impression on my wife.”

98. “It takes more than singin’ songs to keep a woman in your arms.”

99. “Take it from a man no longer young if you want to hold a woman, hang a chain around her throat made of many carat gold.”

100. “If I raise my head, could I change my fate?”

101. “If I raise my voice, could I change the way it is?”

102. “Why do we turn away instead of standing with him?”

103. “Why are we digging our own graves for a living?”

104. “If we’re free, tell me why we can’t even stand upright?”

105. “If we’re free, tell me when we can stand with our fellow man?”

106. “Young man, I was young once too. Sang a song of love like you.”

107. “I too was left behind, turned on one too many times. Now I sing a different song.”

108. “You hear that heavy metal sound? The symphony of Hadestown.”

109. “Young man you can sing your ditty. I conduct the electric city.”

110. “Give me one more song before I send you to the great beyond where nobody can hear you singing.”

111. “Sing a song for me.”

112. “Make the king feel young again. Sing for an old man.”

  Epic III 113. “I know how it was because he was like me, a man in love with a woman.”

114. “You didn’t know how and you didn’t know why, but you know what you wanted to take her home.”

115. “You saw her alone there, against the sky. It was like she was someone you’d always known.”

116. “It was like you were holding the world when you held her, like yours were the arms that the whole world was in.”

117. “There were no words for the way that you felt so you opened your mouth and you started to sing.”

118. “What has become of the heart of that man now that the man is king?”

119. “What has become of the heart of that man now that he has everything?”

120. “The more he has, the more he holds. The greater the weight of the world on his shoulders.”

121. “See how he labors beneath the load? Afraid to look up and afraid to let go.”

122. “He’s grown so afraid that he’ll lose what he owns, but what he doesn’t know is that what he’s defending is already gone.”

123. “Where is the treasure inside of your chest?”

124. “Where is the man with his arms outstretched to the woman he loves with nothing to lose?”

  Epic III 125. “This poor boy brought the world back into tune is what he did.”

  Promises 126. “You take me home with you! Let’s go! Let’s go right now!”

127. “It’s a long road. It’s a long walk back into the cold and dark. Are you sure you wanna go?”

128. “I have no ring for your finger.”

129. “I have no bouquet table to lay.”

130. “I have no bed of feathers.”

131. “I can’t promise you fair sky above, can’t promise you kind road below, but I’ll walk beside you, love.”

132. “Don’t need no ring for my finger, just need a steady hand to hold.”

133. “Don’t promise me fair sky above. Don’t promise me kind road below. Just walk beside me, love.”

134. “He’ll let us go. Look at him, he can’t say no.”

135. “I don’t know where this road will end, but I’ll walk it with you hand in hand.”

  Word to the Wise 136. “Damned if you don’t, damned if you do. Whole damn nation’s watching you.”

137. “Men are fools, men are frail. Give them the rope and they’ll hang themselves.”

  His Kiss, The Riot 138. “With his kiss, the riot starts.”

139. “All my children came here poor, clamoring for bed and board. Now what do they clamor for? Freedom.”

140. “Have I made myself their lord just to fall upon the sword of some paupers minor chord?”

141. “Who will lead them? Who lays all our best-laid plans?”

142. “Who makes work for idle hands?”

143. “Only one thing to be done, let them go but let there be some term to be agreed upon, some condition.”

144. “Every coward seems courageous in the safety of a crowd.”

145. “Bravery can be contagious when the band is playing loud.”

146. “Nothing makes a man so bold as a woman’s smile and a hand to hold.”

  Wait For Me (Reprise, Intro) 147. “Well, the good news is he said that you can go.”

148. “You can walk, but it won’t be like you planned.”

149. “It’s a trial. Do you trust each other? Do you trust yourselves?”

150. “If you want to walk out of hell, you’re gonna have to prove it before gods and men.”

  Wait For Me (Reprise) 151. “The dog you really got to dread is the one that howl inside your head. It’s him whose howling drives men mad and a mind to its undoing.”

152. “Show the way so we can see.”

153. “Show the way the world could be.”

154. “If you can do it, so can she. If she can do it, so can we.”

155. “How about you and I? Are we gonna try again?”

156. “Who are you to lead her? Who are you to lead them?”

157. “Who are you to think that you can hold your head up higher than your fellow man?”

158. “Between your ears, behind your eyes, that is the path to Paradise. Likewise, the road to ruin.”

  Doubt Comes In 159. “Doubt comes in. The wind is changing.”

160. “Who am I? Where do I think I’m going?”

161. “Doubt comes in.”

162. “Who am I to think that she would follow me into the cold and dark again?”

163. “Are you listening? I am right here and I will be to the end.”

164. “The coldest night of the coldest year comes right before the spring.”

165. “Who am I against him?”

166. “Why would he let me win?”

167. “Who am I to think that he wouldn’t deceive me just to make me leave alone?”

168. “Is this a trap that’s being laid for me?”

169. “Is this a trick that’s being played on me?”

170. “I used to see the way the world could be, but now the way it is is all I see.”

171. “You are not alone. I am right behind you and I have been all along.”

  Road to Hell (Reprise) 172. “It’s an old song and this is how it ends.”

173. “Here’s the thing. To know how it ends and still begin to sing it again, as if it might turn out this time, I learned that from a friend of mine.”

174. “It’s a sad song, but we keep singing even so.”

  We Raise Our Cup 175. “Pour the wine and raise a cup.”

176. “Some birds sing when the sun shines bright, our praise is not for them, but the ones who sing in the dead of night. We raise our cups to them.”

177. “Wherever he is wandering alone upon the earth, let all our singing follow him and bring him comfort.”

178. “Some flowers bloom where the green grass grows, our praise is not for them, but the ones who bloom in the bitter snow.”

179. “We raise ‘em high and drink ‘em dry.”

[nickireadstfc]

The King’s Men, Chapter 16 – A Team Of Particularly Good Finders

In which I find a new favourite team, Kevin’s angrier half makes an entrance, I find a new favourite team, keys are distributed, faceclaims are suggested, and I find a new favourite team.

Sounds good? Then it’s time for Nicki to read The King’s Men.

             Saturday morning Wymack stopped by Fox Tower with a guest. (…)

             “Thea,” Kevin finally said, and scrambled to his feet. “What are you doing here?”

Oh HECK YES.

I’ve been waiting for this gal ever since she was first mentioned, and my dudes my pals my homies, let me tell you – her presence does not disappoint.

Thea Muldani is big and buff and bench-presses male egos for breakfast, but also wears pastel makeup, braids and dresses like Beyoncé herself gave her fashion advice.

A certified Boss Ass Bitch, you say? Absolutely.

A definite, definite Venus Williams faceclaim, you say?

Alternatively also Serena Williams?

Absolutely.

Like Kevin, Thea also left the Ravens, but she seems to have quite a different relationship to them than he does.

             Even though Thea graduated from Edgar Allan almost three years ago she still wore her Raven jersey number on a pendant around her throat.

Interesting.

Neil then wonders how ex-Ravens fare out there in the Real World, and he voices my thoughts precisely: Do they recover? Do they hang on? And if they do, is it because they’re broken, or out of choice?

This is Interesting Shit that I am very, very much intrigued to know more about. Since I’m not sure we’ll have quite enough time to get into this in what’s left of this book, if anyone has any fic recs dealing with this (= post-Raven recovery), hit me the hell up.

However sadly, Thea is not here to answer my deep psychological musings, and is instead very much here to tear Kevin a new one.

Or five.

             “I always wanted to talk, but it was complicated.”

             “’Complicated’,” Thea echoed. The air quotes she threw him were angry and mocking. “’Complicated’ is having to find out from a press conference that you broke your hand and left the line-up. ‘Complicated’ is finding out the hard way you disconnected your old number and having to hear from Jean that you didn’t want anything to do with any of us effective immediately. Don’t you dare use ‘complicated’ against me. I deserve better than that.”

OH SHIT.

Exy Venus Williams is mad, y’all – and completely in the right, because Kevin, you done fucked up.

Anyone who figuratively leaves his girlfriend on ‘read’ for two years deserves to have the shit bitched out of them publicly.

However, Kevin has a magic trick to at least somewhat calm his angrier half down:

Fellow ex-Raven and resident human ground beef Jean Valjean Moreau.

They go see him, but like puppies left out in the rain we don’t get to go with, which is a damn shame because I’m getting increasingly interested in how our favourite baguette is going to continue his trauma-filled existence.

             “You assume [Nicky] will survive until summer [because he’s annoying the hell out of Andrew with his Andreil shipping],” Andrew said.

             “You break him, you owe me a new defenseman,” Wymack said.

Bahahahaha.

Found this chapter’s #dicksoutforwymack, that line was gold, small as it was.

             “You have one at Abby’s house.”

DAMN RIGHT. Anyone up for some Fox!Jean? Yes? Yes?

Apparently, not Kevin and Jean, who have irreparably damages their athletic compatibility at the Batcave of Extra, so Fox!Jean is a thing we may have to keep to fanfic.

Again – a damn shame.

What is decidedly not a damn shame is that Wymack has a lil something for Andrew, and when I found out what it was I may or may not have shed a lil tear of pride.

             Keys jangled as they hit the carpet, and Neil stared in disbelief. He couldn’t be right, except last summer Wymack had given Neil three new keys, too: a set for all the important doors at the Foxhole Court. (…) “Kevin said to give you those.”

KEVIN IS TRUSTING ANDREW WITH STADIUM KEYS.

KEVIN IS EXPLICITLY INVITING ANDREW TO COME PRACTICE WHENEVER AND UNSUPERVISED.

KEVIN IS STARTING TO BELIEVE IN ANDREW’S FUTURE AS A PROFESSIONAL SPORTSBALL PLAYER EVEN IF ANDREW MAY NOT BE.

KEVIN IS TRUSTING ANDREW WITH STADIUM KEYS.

KEYS!!!!!!!!!!

This has got to be the fourth or fifth time this series has made me emotional about fucking keys, what in the absolute fuck.

             [Neil’s] heart was pounding. (…) He thought about fighting for a spot on the US Court and facing the best the world had to offer, Kevin at his side and Andrew at his back.

When will the Kandreil feels end, my money is on fucking never.

With this preliminary banter done, we move on to what’s really important in this chapter:

The first NCAA Exy championship semi-final; University of Southern California Trojans vs Palmetto State University Foxes.

Or, as I like to call it – USC Hufflepuffs vs Kevin Day’s Boner.

So much has been promised about this team, their human sunshine of a captain and their infamous Too Good For This World cinnamon roll-ness, I was buzzing in my seat waiting to get to know them.

             “[Think] about what you’re going to say in pre-game.” (…)

             “How about ‘We’re gonna own these lowers’?” Nicky suggested.

             “And that’s why you’re not allowed to talk to the press,” Matt said dryly.

Bahahahaha.

Nicky, my boy, never change. <3

However, I immediately opposed any ‘loser’ insults as I finally, finally met –

The one, the only, captain of Trojans, idol of Kevin Days everywhere, the OG Cinnamon Roll™ – Jeremy Fucking Knox.

             “Kevin, you crazy fool,” he said, less formally, and clapped Kevin’s shoulder in a cheery greeting. “You never cease to amaze. You’ve got a thing for controversial teams, I think, but I like this one much better than the last one.”

Hi, marry me.

Again with the characterizations through first lines in this book, aye? Pretty sure this guy is the only one in the entire world who could bro-hug Kevin, call him a crazy fool to his face, and come away with his nose unbroken.

(He says a little bit towards Wymack before that, but we’re gonna ignore that for the meme.)

But apparently, Jeremy is not the only one who gets to say unexpected things right now.

             [Kevin] only said, “I have a backliner for you. Do you have room on next year’s line-up?”

… Does this mean what I think it means.

I THINK IT DOES.

I THINK IT FUCKING DOES.

My dudes, let me tell you, my ass is HERE for Trojan!Jean. Trojean. TROJEAN.

Seriously, if you want someone with a trauma caused by abusive competitive toxic teammates to recover, a team that’s known for being the friendliest, kindest and fairest motherfuckers on the planet is pretty much the absolute Way To Go.

Operation Trojean is the best rehab anyone has ever thought of, ever, and I will hear no other opinions on this.

I was already enjoying this tremendously, good things all around, how much better could it be – when Sunshine Boy decided to pull something so spectacularly Hufflepuff that I swear to fuck I heard badgers singing.

Y’all are not ready.

I was not ready.

             “Our line-up,” Jeremy explained. “It’s late to be getting it to you, I know, but we were trying to avoid as much of the backlash as possible.”

Why, what’s happ–

             “Two goalies, three backliners, two dealers, two strikers,” Jeremy said. “You’ve made it this far with those numbers. It’s time to see how we’d fare in that situation.”

WHAT

THE

FUCK.

You have got to be kidding me, Sunshine Boy.

You are giving up your gigantic team, your sure-as-life win, your One Big Strength – just because it’s fair? And because you want to learn from your opponents more than you want to win?

I’m out. This is too much. This team is TOO FUCKING MUCH.

             “You’ll lose tonight if you play like this.”

             “Maybe,” Jeremy agreed, unconcerned. “Maybe not. Should be fun either way, right? I don’t remember the last time I was this psyched for a game.”

There is no way in hell I’m not faceclaiming this guy as known Puff Champion Cedric Diggory now.

No. Way. In. Hell.

             Neil finally understood how the USC Trojans had won the Day Spirit Award eight consecutive years.

Bitch, me too, the fuck.

             “I take back what I said about earthquakes,” Nicky said weakly. “I have a new favourite team.”

BITCH, ME TOO, THE FUCK.

And with that, the game is on, and I can’t remember the last time I was so pumped for a good ol’ match of Orange Murder Sportsball.

Despite their Line-Up of Dreams, the Trojans pretty much wipe the floor with the Foxes in the first half, as was to be expected.

But in second half – well, let’s just say I ain’t never seen a badger run a marathon.*

             USC could have taken control of the game in a heartbeat if only they’d rethink their strategy. If they pulled their three subs from the sidelined players the Foxes’ night was over. But the Trojans had made up their mind and they weren’t backing down.

HELL YES.

BECAUSE THEY’RE THE FUCKING FAIREST BEST FUCKING SPORTS IN THIS ENTIRE DAMNED LEAGUE.

(*For the record: Foxes don’t exactly run marathons either – according to the mighty Internet, foxes can run up to 55 km/h and badgers up to 30 km/h, but both only over short distances. A human Trojan would definitely outrun a fox (or a badger) over a long distance. So much for brand accuracy.)

But then! Oh, who would have thought! This is so completely surprising! The Foxes catch their wind on the second half! Amazing, they start to dominate the game! And – and – and it’s a win! Win for the Foxes! WIN FOR THE FOXES!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy and excited for them and all, but as if we didn’t absolutely see this coming.

             “Is this what dying feels like?” [Alvarez] asked, and called over her shoulder, “Babe, I think I’m dying. Do I still have legs?”

Things like these make my sports-ignorant ass realize just how hardcore the Foxes playing full halves actually is.

No subs, we die like men.

Also, Alvarez’ “babe” turns out to be Laila Dermott, which makes me love the Trojans even more – and I truly did not think this was possible – because Exy Lesbians.

             “That was fantastic. (…) I want to do it again. Next year, maybe, when my legs grow back.”

             “Stop being such a baby,” Laila said.

This banter is giving me life.

If anyone has any fanart of these two buff buttercups, please send it my way pronto.

             Neil didn’t care how many hearts they broke that night. They’d beaten USC. (…) The Foxes were going to finals, and that was the only thing that mattered.

HEEEEEEEECK YEEEEEEEEES.

Before we move on to post-semi-final celebrations, allow me to gush about the Trojans one last time, and then I promise I’m done melting into a puddle every time one of them so much as speaks.

             “[Jean] will be back in the fall. He just won’t be back in black.” Jeremy flashed his toothy grin. (…) “He’s transferring to USC for his senior year.”

This is one of the best ideas anyone has had in this entire book. Four for you, Trojean, you go, Trojean.

(And none for Riko Moriyama, bye.)

             “We’ll have to get him some sun this summer, though! He’s a little pale to pull of red and gold right now,” Jean laughed.

[To the tune of California Girls] California puffs they’re unforgettable…

Also, in which Jean is #me in summer, all day err’day.

Tanning is for weak people, we sunburn like true Germans.

             Nicky (…) cut the TV off. “I’ve got a theory that Renee and Jeremy are long-lost siblings. What do you think would happen if they ever joined force?”

             “They’d get murdered,” Aaron said. (…) “War’s profitable; no one wants their world-peace nonsense.”

Gee, thanks, you absolute walnut.

For the record, I agree with Nicky, and I’m also counting this as the reason I immediately fell in love with Jeremy.

What can I say – in a world full of Angst, Drama, Angst, Infighting and More Angst, ya girl loves herself some good sunshiney optimists.

As for post-semi-final celebrations, the gang makes good on an old tradition and goes into town for another Fun Night of Debauchery for what I’m assuming is the last time in this series.

To think that a year ago the prospect of this would have made me break out in protective Neil feels, and now I’m actually looking forward to it.

Man, we’ve come far.

Speaking of – Andrew now apparently has no need for cracker dust anymore(!!!), has nothing against being touched in public (!!!!) and doesn’t seem to mind his Bartender Pal Roland calling him out on his Very Much Gay, Very Much Official Relationship (!!!!!).

Man, we’ve come fucking far.

             “How’d you know [about Andrew being gay]?”, [Nicky said.] “Is your gaydar more advanced than mine is or – “ Nicky’s jaw dropped as he clued in. “Wait. No way. No way! Did you two –?”

BAHAHAHA.

LAUGHTER.

BIG FAT LAUGHTER.

Andrew hooked up with Big Intimidating Bartender Pal, this is glorious.

             Neil’s clock was still ticking down, but his numbered days followed a different schedule now. Neil had all the time in the world, and that left a heat in his gut stronger than any whiskey could.

Fuck yes.

Fuck YES.

A very good ending to a very good second to last chapter.

...Oh shit.

Second. To. Last. Chapter.

EVER.

Next chapter will almost conclude this series (I’m told there is a short epilogue, so we’re not quite done). Next chapter will almost conclude this blog, holy shit.

We’ve been following the Orange Hellride that is this series for over a year now (thanks to my giant hiatuses in between, oops). This is insane.

I’ll get all emotional and grateful and weepy in the last chapter and final book recap, so dry eyes over here for now, but y’all – get ready.

This ride is about to end, and knowing this series, we’re about to go out with a fucking bang.

Oh dear.

Before I go - a quick note on the update situation for the last few uploads (meaning chapter 17, epilogue, book recap). This feels almost redundant to say after my schedule has been very loose (soz) these past few chapters anyways, but I will be taking some liberties for the finish line.

This blog has been one of my greatest pride and joys over the last year, and I really wanna stick the landing. This means I'd rather spend an extra day refining than update by hook and by crook. As a loose time estimate – expect the last chapter by the end of the week, possibly earlier.

Let me make this good for you guys. I'm way excited (and scared), and I hope you are too.

Peace and love, y'all.

[almaasi]

reaction post typed while watching SPN 13x16 Scoobynatural

my mood after watching this: SCOOBY DOOBY DOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03:33pm

HI FRIENDS

so full disclosure, i’m not feeling good at all and my hair is falling out!!! more than usual!!! so I’M REALLY HOPING THIS EPISODE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER

best case scenario, dean’s in the middle of a fred/daphne/cas lovefest, but frankly i’m more expecting a one-sided daphne-dean thing?? i think cas is probably just in this for the sake of having him there too but PLEASE GIVE HIM SOMETHING USEFUL TO DO pleeeease. i also figure dean ends up with the ascot because daphne gives it to him, not fred, but I AM WILLING TO BE SURPRISED

i’m not expecting actual proper bi dean and/or destiel, for the record. as fun and delightful as that would be. i’m just here to have a woofing good time

last night i watched “Scooby Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown” and it was GREAT and i thoroughly enjoyed it and I REALLY HOPE THIS EPISODE IS AS GOOD AS THAT WAS

as in, give me diverse background characters (i mean, if they can’t be be main characters), daphne actually having depth to her character beyond vanity, velma being 10/10 relatable and being genuine besties with daphne, fred being a useless lovable dork, shaggy being THE ABSOLUTE BEST & TOTALLY A ROLE MODEL, scooby being literally the coolest sweetest dog ever

BRING FORTH THE CARTOON ANTICS

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03:45

HERE WE GO

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03:46

at first i thought this dinosaur costume was a recap and i was like WHEN DID DEAN FIGHT A DINOSAUR

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03:49

dean and sam mentioned a lizard and quite frankly this dude looks like a lizard

i half expected his tongue to poke out, barty crouch jr. style

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03:50

dean: “TAKE IT EASY, SHE’S DELICATE”

love how dean makes every inanimate thing he cares about into a ‘she’

is this him sexualising random pieces of equipment; finding the thing impressive and therefore giving it the pronoun of the people who most inspire him; or is it a parenting instinct buried deep down that just happens to have a gender bias??

WILL WE EVER KNOW

from dean’s soft “shh” though i imagine it’s a parenting thing

precious tv needs to be loved and cared for like a baby

(i mean......... Baby is his car. definitely a parenting thing. BUT THEN ALSO HIS CAR IS SEXY???? CONCLUSION: DEAN HAS MOTHER/PARTNER/INTIMACY ISSUES)

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03:56

dean: “be like elsa, let it go”

this boy has so many repressed childhood issues i don’t know where to start

HIS INNER CHILD NEEDS HELP

oh man i think i just realised what his growth this episode is gonna be. CONNECT TO THE DESPERATE INNER CHILD

SAVE HIM!!!!!

(sidenote: i did not realise i would be going into this and immediately begin psychoanalysing dean but there we go)

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03:58

the dean cave

or the fortress of deanitude

ohhhhhhhhhhh boy

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03:59

let me know when there’s a fic where dean and cas cuddle/fall asleep/boink in those plaid la-z-boy recliners huh.

or when dean, cas, and sam all want to watch something at the same time and there’s only two chairs sO SOMEONE’S GONNA HAVE TO SHARE

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04:01

THEY’RE A CARTOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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04:02

dean: “are we animated? yes. is it weird? yes.”

reminds me of zootopia a little I LOVE IT I LOVE IT YAAYAYY

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04:06

a malt shop!!!!!! cartoon ice cream sundaes always look so tasty

EVEN BETTER WHEN SHARED WITH SCOOBY AND SHAGGY

i always thought dean and shaggy would get along so damn well

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04:08

FRICK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH

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04:08

WHO DOESN’T NEED A MILKSHAKE-DRINKING GREAT DANE IN THEIR LIVES

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04:09

sam’s hair looks really good

AND I JUST REALISED HOW WELL THEY DID DEAN’S LIPS!!! POUTY PRETTY AND PLUSH, JUST THE WAY THEY ARE IN FANFICTION

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06:11

dean: “cas is kinda like a talking dog”

unsure whether to be offended on cas’ behalf or not

because on the one hand, RUDE

but on the other hand, the talking dog is the title character, the coolest one, the most beloved, and the most impressive of all

so

i suppose that was a compliment???

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04:13

me: *SQUISHES MY CHEEKS* THIS IS SO CUTE AND SO WHOLESOME I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!!!!

my heart may or may not be pounding

maybe it’s just low blood pressure

/eats salt

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04:17

“oh HECK yes”

THAT WAS DEAN’S ULTIMATE DREAM (also mine?)

INSTA-GIANT-SANDWICH

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04:18

sam: “hey why do you hate fred so much”

dean: “he thinks he’s so cool ..with his perfect hair, his can-do attitude”

OH SHIT DEANIE’S GOT A HARDCORE CRUSH AND DOESN’T REALISE IT

LITERALLY DIDN’T SEE IT COMING FROM THIS PARTICULAR APPROACH BUT OF COURSE

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04:21

WAS THAT CAS STAGGERING AFTER THEIR CARS

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04:2

“providing you spend tonight here in this old mansion”

OH MY GOD I THINK I WATCHED THIS ONE GROWING UP?? i think it was one of the few we had on vhs!!! and we’d watch it a lot!!! and the the vhs went missing and we never found it again, pretty sure some other kid literally stole it from our house

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04:26

daphne: “oh dean. boys and girls don’t sleep in the same rooms, silly!!!”

fred: “guess you’re with me, slugger”

I AM ENJOYING THIS

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04:27

Y E A H

i’m so into this you have no idea

dean: “it’s freaking comfortable. it’s like i’m... wrapped in hugs”

THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THIS I DISLIKE 12/10 WILL WRITE FANFICTION OF THIS

and it’s purple

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04:32

dean: “doesn’t matter if WE die. scooBY DOO COULD DIE. and that’s not happening. not on my watch. i’d take a bullet for that dog.”

aaaaaaaand if scooby is cas’ parallel............

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm *u*

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04:37

!!! their !!! hands !!! touch !!!!!

*muffled background music* and every time we touch it feels like heaven, and everything we kiss i swear i could fflyyy~

pool angel seems so disoriented and confused and clumsy

being a cartoon must really have sent him off-kilter

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06:40

SAM DEAN I’M BACK FROM SYRIA WITH FRUIT FROM THE TREE OF LIFE. THE TREE WAS GUARDED BY A PACK OF DJINN I KILLED MOST OF THEM, BARGAINED WITH THE REST

oh man he’s so fluffy

misha looks like he’s trying not to laugh

“i think i’m... technically married to their queen now”

i don’t know what to do with this information

i hope it comes up as a destiel-centric useful plot point in a future episode

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04:44

AH the fruits from the tree of life are pomegranates

OH COURSE. symbolising entrance to the underworld etc. etc persephone and hades

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04:45

dean: “it’s a book we’re writing. about a killer stuffed dinosaur. it���s called--”

cas: *glances at dean* “the killer stuffed dinosaur. in........love”

IN LOVE

IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DID CAS CHOOSE THOSE WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WONDER WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/VERY LOUD SARCASM

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04:49

BISEXUAL DEAN DREAM TEAM

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05:51

cas: “i once commanded armies and now i’m paired with a scruffy philestine and a talking dog”

HEY DON’T KNOCK SHAGGY OR SCOOBY, THEY’RE AWESOME AND KIND, AND TALKING DOGS ARE COOL

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04:53

the velma/sam ship is setting sail

honestly i’ve lowkey shipped this for many years I’M SO GLAD THIS IS A THING NOW

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04:55

I LOVE THIS ANIMATION TROPE

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04:57

omg scrappy doo just waddled past in the door-running scene

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04:58

jeez dean take a hint DAPHNE’S NOT INTERESTED

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04:59

velma: “dean had him by the thigh”

cas: “you what?”

the fact it’s cas ??? asking why dean was fondling a ghost????

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05:01

caS: “sCOOBY! SCOOBY!!!!!!”

I THINK CAS IS FOND OF SCOOBY DOO NOW

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05:03

look at this trio!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THEM

also cas is so fucking pretty???? WHY IS CAS SO FUCKING PRETTY ;U;U;U;U; HELP

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05:04

also sam ain’t two feet taller than cas !!

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05:05

WHY DOES DAPHNE THINK SHE’S GOING TO HELL?? WHAT DOES SHAGGY MEAN BY “EVERY TIME”

IS SHE BANGING FRED OUT OF WEDLOCK/UNDERAGE IS THAT WHAT SHE MEANS

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05:07

FRICKETTY FUCK YEAH

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05:08

DID DEAN JKUST SWEAR AND IT WAS BLEEPED OG MY GODHDSFHYDGDG

also is it just me or does fred look way sexier with his hair messed up

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05:12

dean: “lay it on me, freddy”

me: *smug noise*

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05:16

eheheh cas poking in from the back

also daphne with two shotguns?? sign me up

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daphne: KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

ksjfdkjsgfgm

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05:21

i don’t think i wanna know what dean did with the cartwright twins either

NOTE: GENDER UNKNOWN

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05:24

guy: “is that an ascot?”

dean: “yes. yes it is.”

is that him trying to be daphne’s type, or him trying to be like perfect mr. fred

OR BOTH

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05:27

OMG DEAN;S “SCOOBY DOOBY DOOOOO” OH JTGJSREGEBGERSHYGERSHGSREGVESGESHGHSE

JENSEN OH MY GOD

HOW MANY TAKES DID THAT TAKE

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05:28pm

11/10 i loVED IT 

INSTANT FAVOURITE EPISODE QUITE FRANKLY WHO CARES ABOUT THE REST OF THE SHOW THIS WAS GREAT

THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY IT WAS SO WHOLESOME

MY PARENTS WANNA WATCH IT AND WE’RE GONNA HAVE DINNER IN LIKE AN HOUR SO I GUESS IMMA WATCH IT AGAIN

OH MY GOD THANK YOU UNIVERSE FOR BRINGING THIS INTO EXISTENCE

no people of colour but oh well

also not even sure the bechdel test was passed since velma and daphne only talked about sam

BUT EVEN SO THIS WAS AMAZING

YEEEE

i’m so pleased cas was in this. and i love that he loved shaggy and scooby ‘cause they’re the best and CAS+SHAGGY+SCOOBY WAS THE BEST TEAM

still not sure how cas diving out of the window after scooby actually helped but okay

oh man

feel-good happy place episode !!!

i am delight

[littledonkeyburrito]

Good god, what a terrifying assumption

1. Do you have callouses on your fingers? When I was a teenager my fingertips were calloused from playing guitar and the rest of my hands were calloused and blistered from playing drums. When I had a particularly painful blister or one that had just burst, instead of stopping playing, I would cover my fingers with tape and get back to it. It had to be the right type of tape, or a fabric bandaid, otherwise the sweat would make it fall off straight away. 2. Ever seen the movie Sky High? Fucking iconic. 3. Do you think that horses are a bit terrifying? I had quite a strong fear of horses until I was 18 and forced myself to get over it by being around horses a little more. At that point I wanted to be a vet so I knew that fear would hold me back. 

4. Do you do the grocery shopping?   Who else is going to do it?

5. Do you like laying out?   I don’t understand what this means..?

6. How many times have you been to the beach? Not many times since I’ve been an adult

7. What time do you like to wake up?   Lately, between midday and 2pm. That will change drastically once I’m back in Australia.

8. Do you have your own car?   I had my old car for 5 years but now I’ll have to buy a new one when I’m back in aus. And by “new” I mean secondhand but new to me.

9. How often do you listen to music? A bit more often lately. I’ve been having youtube mixes playing while I’m scrolling tumblr instead of the silence.

10. Have you ever ridden a train? Are there people in western countries that haven’t been on a train?

11. Have you done anything productive today, anyway? I cleaned part of my shower, did the laundry and I cooked.

12. Eaten anything delicious today? What I cooked.

13. Have you ever dated someone simply for their looks? Yeah but he was nice too

14. How many boyfriends have you had in 2017? Depending on definition, between zero and two.

15. Do you know your Social Security number by heart? I do not have my Spanish ID number memorised. I don’t have any ID number memorised actually

16. How often do you say ‘lol’ in a computer or text conversation? Not that much. I’m more likely to say haha or lmao

17. Can you curse around your parents? Yes but Mum isn’t a fan of it. She doesn’t say anything because I’m an adult so she can’t tell me off for it anymore. Dad doesn’t care at all.

18. Are you happy with where you live? I love it and I wish I didn’t have to leave.

19. Do people ever mistake you for being a different race? No, I’m pretty damn pasty

20. If you had the chance to move to a completely different state, would you? Definitely not. That doesn’t sound like me at all. I would never move somewhere new.

21. Do you have a flag?   I don’t quite understand this question. You mean like a physical flag made of fabric? No. Do people have those? Oh wait, like every other balcony in this city is displaying a catalan flag so I guess I can’t really ask that question. Anyway, no I do not have a flag.

22. Do you know where the gun in your house is?   Good god, what a terrifying assumption.

23. Have you ever kissed anyone with a tongue ring? I have not.

24. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring? Bug spray, sleeping bag, water

25. Do you still see your ex? I don’t see any of them 26. Name the last thing to make you angry? I don’t get angry very often at all so I have absolutely no idea 27. What has been the best year of your life so far? This one. 28. If someone liked you now, would you want them to tell you? Yeah 29. The last person you held hands with, what’s their best feature? He has quite nice arms

30. Is there a high chance you’ll see someone good looking tomorrow? I probably will look in a mirror, yeah

31. When was the last time you flew in a plane? Couple of weeks ago 32. Think of the last person you kissed, have you ever kissed them in a car? Yes 33. Do you mind sleeping on the floor? Mate, I will sleep anywhere. 34. Do you have a good relationship with your mother? I have an excellent relationship with my mum. We are quite good friends. 35. What is your least favorite season? 3 36. Have you hugged anyone in the last 72 hours? I have not hugged anyone in the last 2 months. That’s fine though bc I’m not really a huggy person 37. What do you hear right now? Papaoutai - Stromae 38. If you say you’ll call someone back, will you? Yes, unless I forget

39. Do you toss and turn for hours at night or do you just fall straight to sleep? It takes quite a while because I don’t do anything during the day so I don’t get tired and can’t fall asleep until like 4am which means I then sleep until the early afternoon and the cycle starts again. 40. What color shirt were you wearing when you had your last kiss? Fuck I don’t know 41. Where do you want to live when you’re older? Who the fuck knows. Maybe spain, maybe australia, maybe somewhere in south america. No idea. 42. When you sleep on your bed, is stuff usually on it? Never. 43. Is it easy to make you smile? Yes 44. Do you like to play on playgrounds? When is the last time you did? Sure, but it’s been a long time

45. What do you think of when you hear the word “meow"? My 14 year old self. Cringe.

46. Have you ever slept on a couch with someone else? Sounds cramped. I might’ve after a party or something but no specific instances come to mind

47. What’s the background on your cell? Beetle tracks in the sand in the desert that I took in india: 

48. Name the last four beds you sat on? My bed at home, hostel bed in Paris, 2 hotel beds in Panama City

49. Would you rather have a poodle or Rottweiler? Rottweiler. I’m not a huge fan of poodles although the lack of shed fur would be a bonus

50. Would you rather visit a zoo or an art museum? Zoo for sure. Art is lost on me.

51. Do you wear hats if you’re having a bad hair day? Hats look bad on me and my hair always looks great

52. Would you ever go bald if it was the style? Buzz cut maybe

53. Does your bedroom have a door? Nope

54. Do you think two people can last forever? The people of pompeii have lasted pretty well so far, but forever is still a bit of a stretch.

55. How many windows are open on your computer? One window. Six tabs.

56. What is your ringtone? The buffy theme song

57. Does your mum try to be cool? She doesn’t have to try, she’s already rad as heck.

58. What are you listening to? Duele El Corazón - Enrique Iglesias

59. What were you doing before you took this survey? I was watching Jack Whitehall’s Travels With My Father on netflix and it was so fucking funny

60. What things did you eat today? A couple of mandarins, baked potato with mince and veggies. I’m sure I had a meal earlier in the day but I don’t remember what.

61. Do you think you gained or lost weight this past month? I don’t give a shit

62. What kind of milk do you drink? Fresh skim milk. Most milk in Spain is long life stuff which I don’t like as much.

63. Do you swear at your parents? Not AT them. I’ll use swear words in conversation with them though

64. Have you ever been ice skating? When I was 13 I had wanted to go ice skating for a really long time. I was in Sydney with my parents for a karate tournament and they agreed to take me ice skating. Anyway, the rink was closed because they were filming for a tv show but we got to be extras instead. I still didn’t actually go ice skating for another couple of years after that.

65. Do you always wear your seat belt? In Australia, yes. In other countries sometimes not because laws and culture are different. In a lot of countries, the back seats of cabs will be covered with sheets or blankets and the seatbelt buckle isn’t accessible. 

66. Do you like sushi? So much. It’s been way too long since I’ve had sushi because it’s so expensive everywhere other than japan and australia. I’m looking forward to cheap sushi when I go back.

67. What food do you find disgusting? Not many. There are several foods that I am indifferent to but don’t actually dislike.

68. Do older members of the opposite sex ever hit on you? Only in central america

59. Do you drink the 6-8 cups of water a day? Probably not but I usually get through a (refillable) water bottle a day

60. What does your last outgoing message say? "Made it so much better”

61. Could you date someone taller than you? That is the preference

62. What is your current mood? Cold is a mood now.

63. Does it bother you to have dirt on the bottom of your bare feet? Depends on what I’m doing but generally no

64. Who was your first crush? lmao it was daniel radcliffe when I was ten

65. What are you wearing on your feet? Shoes and socks because I’m FUCKING COLD

66. Last person who drove you somewhere? A bus driver

67. Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? When I was a kid I had a crush on a (teenage) karate sensei of mine. More recently, I kinda liked my spanish teacher back in aus.

68. Do you prefer fruit or vegetables? I consume more vegetables but I don’t think I actually prefer one over the other.

69. What are your favourite textures? Bumpy and a little rough. I hate really smooth surfaces like polished concrete you often find in garages. I used to always walk with as little of my feet touching the ground as possible when I was barefoot in the garage.

70. If you won a LOT of money the lottery and decided to move, where would you move to? If I won a lot of money I would stay here. the only reason I’m leaving is lack of money

71. Alcoholic beverage of choice? Cuba Libre

72. What’s the youngest you would consider dating? One or two years younger than me

73. If you were around in the sixties would you be a mod or a rocker? I don’t know what those words mean

74. Are thongs sexy? You ain’t actually talkin bout flipflops are ya?

75. What do you think of when I say “the twenties"? My age..?

76. Is penetration important to you? What context could this possibly be other than sexual?

77. What sport were you best at in high school? Karate. But obviously I didn’t do that AT school

78. What was the last alcoholic beverage you consumed? So much rum.

79. Have you ever had a teacher hit on you? Not one of my teachers, but a guy who was a teacher yeah

80. What would you do if it snowed right now? I would be very happy and I would suffer the cold to stand on my balcony

81. Is there anyone who understands your relationship status? “Single” is not exactly a difficult concept to grasp

82. Have your past mistakes made you wiser? Of course

83. What’s your opinion on good grammar: important or not? Not important, especially if it’s your second language. So long as you can be understood, the rest doesn’t matter.

84. The last time you said ‘I love you’ to someone, who said it first, them or you? I’m pretty sure dad said it first because I couldn’t speak when I was a newborn. 85. Do you like potato salad? I like my dad’s potato salad and also my auntie’s potato salad. Most of the others I’ve tried have been mediocre 86. Have you ever driven and ended up running out of gas? Almost once in the middle of fucking nowhere at night while taking the inland route back from the 12 apostles to Geelong. Drove for an hour with the low fuel light flashing and barely saw any other cars in that time. 87. What was the reason behind the last time you stayed up all night? I was probably drinking

88. How old were you when you were first pulled over by the police? 19 I think for an rbt

89. When was the last time you drank out of a champagne glass? A few months ago when a friend was staying in barcelona for a few days and we got trashed off his hotel minibar and drank everything out of champagne glasses. Some of it was champagne, most of it was not. 90. Does it flood easily where you live? Not in Barcelona. Brisbane yes.

[verdigrisprowl]

Nov 6 Dancitron Movie Night - Spider-Man: Homecoming

Guess what Prowl wasn’t here! He missed the whole movie. He missed it because Bonecrusher had a nervous breakdown and he and the Constructicons spent the whole evening dealing with it. Their room is rather a little bit trashed now.

Prowl showed up after the movie was over to ask Soundwave to leave Bonecrusher alone. In the process, he somehow managed to grievously offend Tarantulas.

Today Specs 7:39 pm ((is my username fixed so it doesn't contain swears now)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:39 pm ((i think so)) Specs 7:39 pm ((oh good. I didn't know it was doing that until I saw puff's logs and got to drink a deep cask of SHAME)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:40 pm *Soundwave's stretched across his couch with Ravage on his lap and the twins perched on its back. Laserbeak's playing along with the music on the screen, shuddering and partially transforming back and forth to help make sounds. They all seem quite comfy today.* ((LOL it's okay)) Specs 7:41 pm ((I should have been better behaved about rabbit holding ur stream hostage and I'm sorry >_>; )) Swoop 7:42 pm *literally rolls into the room, as you do* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:42 pm *Longarm strides into the room, observing the other occupants in a manner that appears awkwardly reserved.* Toothless 7:43 pm *flits in still as a teensy black dragon* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:43 pm *Soundwave twists a feeler around to look at the mechs coming in. Swoop, Bevel, the toothless scraplet... oh, there's a new face. Very well. He'll sit up properly.* *Reputation, and all.* Swoop 7:44 pm *scampers over to watch Bird "dance"with the music* :V ItsyBitsySpyers 7:44 pm {{You join.}} Specs 7:44 pm *and here comes a teensy, FURRED dragon! she's brought a basket of energon truffles this time! her paws are still bandaged up, though, and without the hideous dragon costume it's clear that her face fur is shorter than it should be, although there's long fur around the eyes. she was wearing goggles, at least.* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:45 pm *He takes note of the glance, and finds a seat fitting for someone of his size class.* Swoop 7:45 pm ((times I wish I had a gif of swoop dancing on Junkion)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:45 pm *The guests sure are....Interesting.* Toothless 7:45 pm *gives other smol dragon a goofy, teefsless grin* Magnum Ace 7:46 pm -doesn't even pause this time. He's getting better at this- Swoop 7:46 pm Keehee! Kay! *has all the enthusiasm and physical strength for dancing but no experience, so he def looks his age* Specs 7:46 pm *the dragon gapes a grin back, and bobs her head at the other smol dragon* Hello, cousin! Bull 7:46 pm *Bull Armor is still wary following Magnum in; but remembers what the other Leaguer told him* Swoop 7:47 pm ((omg I found it http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/7/70/Junkiondance.gif/revision/latest?cb=20071214143716 )) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:47 pm [[Greetings. Refuel at your leisure.]] Soundwave gestures to the usual arrangement of energon and what the dragon has brought this week. Then, looking at the short mech again - as if he doesn't already know. [[What is your designation?]] Swoop 7:47 pm ((ngl it looks HILARIOUS watching all those g1 losers dance to this music)) Specs 7:47 pm ((get jiggy wit it soop)) (swoop. I meant swoop.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:47 pm //Hey, Ace. 'N, uh. Frag. What's your name, horns?// Definitely Not Shockwave 7:48 pm ((Who was that greeting directed towards?)) Swoop 7:48 pm ((soop. swup. scoop.)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:48 pm ((Soup.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:48 pm ((15 minute warning))

((soundwave's was directed to longarm)) ((rumble was addressing bull armor)) Bull 7:49 pm It's Bull Armor. *Bull was less nervous this time* Magnum Ace 7:49 pm -that's good. Still feels bad about dragging him along again, though- ItsyBitsySpyers 7:50 pm //Gotcha. You got a short version, or y'wanna be full Bull Armor?// Bevel 7:50 pm *is at her usual table just existing while the mun nurses a migraine* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:50 pm *He nods, holding his hands together in a polite manner.* I am called Longarm. I presume you are Soundwave? Bull 7:50 pm Well, some just call me Bull for short. I don't mind, either way. Specs 7:52 pm ((swoop check ur inbox)) Swoop 7:53 pm ((?)) Specs 7:53 pm ((check)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:53 pm *Just as in the tapes. Well, if that's the desired cover, he's not going to break it. Longarm it is.*

[[Correct. Have you heard our rules?]] //Ace 'n Bull. Heh, you guys got somebody with a C?// Swoop 7:53 pm Me Swoop am COMEDIAN Me Swoop am COMEDIAN - Specs 7:54 pm ((you're welcome)) Swoop 7:54 pm ((i'd eat it)) Tarantulas 7:54 pm (( gosh, that soup definitely looks too hot for me Swoop 7:54 pm ((LOL)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:54 pm *Laserbeak drifts toward the dragon, hoping to score a few of the snacks before too many people get to them. She wiggles a feeler in greeting. This organic is an honored provider. They get hellos.* Swoop 7:54 pm *doesn't know how to do slower music and settles for bouncing on his toes after Laserbeak* Toothless 7:54 pm *chittersnorts at Swoopsoup* Tarantulas 7:55 pm (( also: i really want to imagine swoop doing expressive interpretive dance to this, super dramatic like, but too ooc, alas Specs 7:55 pm *the dragon bobs her head at laserbeak, too. and swoop. hi swoop* Hope you enjoy! 😄 Swoop 7:55 pm ((when he's older, he would do that XD)) ((he hasn't figured out the joy of doing things IRONICALLY yet)) Definitely Not Shockwave 7:56 pm Ah, I skimmed them. No killing, no dark energon, yes? I assure you, I'm one of the least trouble-prone Autobots in my platoon-- I'll be no trouble. Bull 7:56 pm There is Carl. *Though Bull knew Silkie would not like any one of his crew in such a strange place alone* Swoop 7:56 pm ((bird, teach him about melodrama)) Magnum Ace 7:56 pm -a small snort of laughter from over here- No, unfortunately none of our other teammates have a name that begins with 'C' Well... -And Bull's answered for him- Swoop 7:57 pm ((alternately, swoop would totally copy Tara if he had someone to dance with..... after he finished trying to grab tara's everything)) Toothless 7:58 pm *scrap-dragon tries to wriggle in time to music* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:58 pm [[Good. He has enough of it.]] *Especially with Swoop around.*

//Maybe next time this Carl fragger oughta come. Get a whole alphabet goin'. Heh.// Tarantulas 7:58 pm *tarantulas arrives just in time, but PURPOSEFULLY avoids swoop to the extent of even going the long way around the room to soundwave's couch* Swoop 7:58 pm *IS A PRECIOUS CHILD, SOUNDWAVE* ItsyBitsySpyers 7:58 pm ((bird is best tutor. FIVE MINUTE WARNING get the snacks and drinks you need)) Bull 7:59 pm Umm... I highly doubt Silkie would be too happy with us bringing him or any of the others here. Magnum Ace 7:59 pm -And there's the reason Magnum said 'no'- Specs 7:59 pm *the dragon glides over to the scrap-dragon, hesitantly trying to imitate the wiggles* Definitely Not Shockwave 7:59 pm ((Canned cheese and crackers: secured.)) Twincast 7:59 pm ((//slides in Toothless 7:59 pm ((will have tea momentarily)) ItsyBitsySpyers 7:59 pm ((YOOOOO)) *Soundwave nods to Tarantulas and moves over slightly. There's room, do sit.* Twincast 8:00 pm ((I was just lamenting not having anything to do lmao. so this is good ovo Bull 8:00 pm ((I'm kindof tempted to grabs some chips)) Swoop 8:00 pm *the ratio of dancing to just hopping is starting to tilt pretty heavily towards hopping, the giggles are still rock solid though* Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((BAAAAY! Twincast 8:00 pm ((HI? Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((it's Boom Twincast 8:00 pm ((ah, thought so ItsyBitsySpyers 8:00 pm *Laserbeak has taken to clapping her feelers against the floor in time with Swoop's hops.* Magnum Ace 8:00 pm ((hehe, hi! Swoop 8:00 pm *ENDLESSLY ENCOURAGED* Twincast 8:00 pm *casually strides in like he hasn't been gone forever & finds an unoccupied place to sit* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:01 pm *The mouth of his faceplate turns upward in a horrendously stiff smile. He turns away in order to secure some energon treats before the show begins.* Magnum Ace 8:01 pm And I don't think Carl would fare quite as well as me or Bull if he wandered in here ItsyBitsySpyers 8:03 pm *Silent amusement at that smile. Oh, that one's going to be entertaining if they stick around.*

\\WHATCHA MEAN?\\ //He freak out easy or someth-- ah, Pit. Tell me Rewind ain't here.// Tarantulas 8:03 pm *tarantulas will take that seat next to sw, thanks. he's oddly silent - a mix of Too Many People and Heck Yes Spider-Man* Twincast 8:03 pm Well, uh, he IS, but he's recharging--less you wanna wake him. *snickers* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:04 pm *Both twins loudly hiss NO* Twincast 8:04 pm *has several docked right now, nbd* Magnum Ace 8:04 pm He'll probabl-huh? Definitely Not Shockwave 8:04 pm (( Question @Magnum ace and bull-- are you humans or really small robots?)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:04 pm \\IT'S COOL. WE'RE COOL.\\ //Let 'im sleep. Like, a long time.// Magnum Ace 8:05 pm -Who and what just happened?- ((human-ish sized robots Twincast 8:05 pm *continues snickering* Alright, hear ya loud n' clear. He'll stay on the train to sleepy time junction Swoop 8:05 pm *will be a "good" boy so long as he's dancing but, be warned, whoever he ends up next to when the music ends is gonna have a hyped up pterobaby to deal with, take your seats carefully all* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:05 pm (( Gotcha.)) Magnum Ace 8:05 pm ((they're called leaguers because they play sports ItsyBitsySpyers 8:06 pm ((OKAY, WARNINGS: ...I actually forgot to write them down when prescreening this movie cause I got carried away watching. There's violence and blood and some Language, and uhhh. S...piders? I don't remember, y'all.)) Bull 8:06 pm *Bull looks confused, having no clue what was going on* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:06 pm ((Probably some flashing lights at one point.)) Definitely Not Shockwave 8:06 pm (( Spiders? In spider man?????)) (( No way.)) Specs 8:06 pm *the dragon stretches, and gives up on wiggling to go find a seat* You're a better dancer than I am, cousin. Twincast 8:06 pm ((inconcievable! Specs 8:06 pm ((oh no, the humanity! spiders in spiderman)) Magnum Ace 8:07 pm -who's the new mech, and why were Frenzy and Rumble hissing at him?- Twincast 8:07 pm ((but I shall return shortly with snackage ovo ItsyBitsySpyers 8:07 pm ((all right, we'll start it soon as you're back or after three min, whichever's first)) Toothless 8:07 pm *purrs at fuzzydragon and looks for a perch itself* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:07 pm *Hm. He doesn't know what to think about this music, or the humans on screen. Is one of them....nothing but protoform?* *Befuddling.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:08 pm *Frenzy shakes his helm and speaks to the two Leaguers in a stage whisper that doesn't get lower than a hoarse shout.*

\\DON'T WORRY 'BOUT NOTHIN'. BRO DON'T LIKE THAT MECH'S PALS IS ALL.\\ Bull 8:09 pm Oh... Magnum Ace 8:09 pm Ah...I guess that's a reason... Twincast 8:09 pm ((BACK ((with doritos Magnum Ace 8:10 pm ((wb Specs 8:10 pm ((doritos. delicious)) Toothless 8:10 pm *happy meeps* Twincast 8:10 pm Aw, but you like one'a them ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm \\YUP.\\ *Grins.* Twincast 8:11 pm Also recharging, by the by. Tried to wake'm but he was out cold Swoop 8:11 pm *is ABSOLUTELY incapable of going from dancing around everywhere to sitting quietly and THROWS himself backwards over a nearby couch to claim his spot with ZERO checking to see who is there* ((who wants to be a pancake lol)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:11 pm \\'S COOL. I'LL GET 'IM LATER, HEH.\\ Specs 8:12 pm *if you listen closely, you can hear an undignified squawk from a dragon that just got clotheslined by a wing and launched to the floor* ((specsdragon is pancake)) ItsyBitsySpyers 8:12 pm [[What was that?]] *Zoop. Feeler up to inspect scene.* Swoop 8:12 pm *squeals and thrashes around when he lands on someone* KEHHEHEHHHEHHH ((dude fuck that guy)) Specs 8:13 pm *the dragon is not laughing. the dragon is now a fur rug.* Oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:13 pm //Haha!// Definitely Not Shockwave 8:13 pm *He curiously observes Soundwave's feeler-- the "gem" on his forehead flashing for a brief second.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:14 pm *While the first one moves to scoop Swoop off the dragon, the second slithers out to peek at that 'gem'. The claws turn from side to side before it settles into a coil.* Twincast 8:14 pm *oh, this don't ever end well--what with humans keepin' alien tech* Swoop 8:14 pm *SQUEALS happily when he's suddenly in the air* Magnum Ace 8:14 pm -doesn't like where this is going- Specs 8:14 pm *the fur rug piteously slides off the couch and onto the floor* ...Hi... Swoop... Swoop 8:15 pm *points at the screen* LOOOK LOOK Bird *cackles and kicks his feet in the air* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:15 pm {{Him got Bird alternate wing. Bird likes.}} Toothless 8:15 pm ((screms at the music)) Tarantulas 8:15 pm *tarantulas is quietly screm at music too, totally IC* Magnum Ace 8:15 pm -Right, time for him and Bull to get off the floor before unfortunate things happen to them- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:16 pm *The twins offer hands up. It's safe up with them.* Swoop 8:16 pm *holds soundwave's feeler becasue he wants to stay in the air* Him got wings. Big big! Bird wings. Like! Like! *flicks his wings open* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:16 pm *Soundwave lifts Swoop higher. No wings in the way, Dinobot.* Specs 8:16 pm *the dragon accepts that offer! have a fluffy friend, twins. she's not leaving your arms for a while* Twincast 8:17 pm *heh, he missed all this fun* Swoop 8:17 pm *THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE to this* KEHHEHAHAHAH Bull 8:17 pm *while still not liking heights Bull accepts so he doesn't need to worry about being stepped on* Thanks Magnum Ace 8:17 pm -will take that offer up- Thanks Definitely Not Shockwave 8:17 pm *The spectacle with swoop is rather distracting. That is, until he feels as if he's being watched. He turns his helm in the direction of the other feeler.* Specs 8:17 pm ((get off vine, pete)) Swoop 8:19 pm *kicks his feet in the air purely for entertainment purposes* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:19 pm *It clicks the claws at Longarm. Soundwave is, for the record, still looking at the screen.*

//Yeah, no prob.// Toothless 8:20 pm (( oh for pity's sake hug him, Tony )) Swoop 8:20 pm Bird bird bird ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm {{What?}} Toothless 8:21 pm *wiggling to music again* Swoop 8:21 pm Hi : > ItsyBitsySpyers 8:21 pm {{Hello. Neheh.}} Swoop 8:22 pm Me Swoop UP Specs 8:22 pm *the dragon would grin at the scrapdragon, but she's too busy being a furry decoration on someone's arm* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:22 pm *Longarm's faceplate blinks rapidly, glancing between Sounwave and the end of the feeler. Well, if he's going to be like that....He extends one of his arms along the floor, careful not to bump into anyone, and waves his fingers toward the snapping claw.* Swoop 8:22 pm *pulls his legs up under him so he is more up* Tarantulas 8:22 pm *tarantulas is totally bouncing just a tiiiiiny bit in his seat. there's been like two seconds of spider content and he's already jazzed* Magnum Ace 8:23 pm ((made an attempt to hack up own lungs there Twincast 8:23 pm (( pats? 8c Magnum Ace 8:23 pm ((my bad Swoop 8:23 pm *doesn't have the self-awareness or attention span to see peter being him @bird* *instead he's trying to see if he can lean backwards enough to flip upside down* Twincast 8:26 pm 'sat really the best place, pete? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:26 pm *Fascinating. He's always wanted to see one of the arms doing that up close. Longarm should probably take the limb back, though. If he leaves it there much longer, Soundwave's going to start inspecting the surface to find out how the outer construction differs from his.*

((*puts your lungs where they go*)) *He's also going to set Swoop down at last. He's not a jungle gym.*

@Tarantulas: (txt): This, your ability? Swoop 8:27 pm KEHEHHHh Him go *makes PCHOO noises and throws his arms up over his head* Magnum Ace 8:27 pm ((thaaaanks Twincast 8:28 pm (side note: I hate this song. gym teacher in grade school played it every day. for years. w h y) Swoop 8:28 pm KAHAHAH SPLAT Tarantulas 8:28 pm *poking his claws together at the tech, glances at sw*

@SW: ::Which - which ability?:: ItsyBitsySpyers 8:29 pm @T: (txt): Swinging. ... Also, that. Bull 8:29 pm He's... over ambitious. *has seen that end badly in some cases* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:30 pm //Jus' a li'l bit.// Specs 8:30 pm *softly* Best not to take on a sea serpent when you're small. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:30 pm *Though he's just as curious as Soundwave is, if not moreso, he retracts his arm for now. They aren't quite at that level yet. Perhaps another time, though.* Swoop 8:30 pm ZAP!! *kicks& Definitely Not Shockwave 8:30 pm *He's interested in the technology of this movie, anyways.* Swoop 8:30 pm ** Magnum Ace 8:31 pm That ended badly Bull 8:31 pm Yeah ItsyBitsySpyers 8:31 pm *A wise move. He wouldn't allow it in return, himself, yet.* *Next thing you know everyone's going to have feelers.* Tarantulas 8:32 pm @SW: ::I CAN, yes, swinging and standing sideways. Among other things:: *definitely sounds distracted* Twincast 8:32 pm *has feelers* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:32 pm *SEE.* Magnum Ace 8:32 pm He's trying to do too much Twincast 8:32 pm *will keep them to himself, though* Magnum Ace 8:32 pm -has been the one to DO that- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:32 pm @T: (txt): ...Request: Demonstrate, later. *Rumble facepalms. That's not how you keep a secret.* Swoop 8:33 pm *picks at the biolight on Soundwave's feeler* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:34 pm *Let go of that. He set you down. He wants that back.* Swoop 8:34 pm :V ???? Tarantulas 8:34 pm @SW: ::Tsk, you've got quite a few demonstrations you're expecting of me.:: Swoop 8:35 pm *scampers to grab goodies, going straight over the nearest couch and anyone else in the path* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:35 pm @T: (txt): Returns offered. *Look at that. Aren't you glad you're off the floor now, Ace and Bull?* Magnum Ace 8:35 pm -VERY- Twincast 8:35 pm *oof* Bull 8:35 pm *oh yes* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:36 pm ((Hey, Tara, have you checked your discord?)) Twincast 8:36 pm *Swoop hasn't changed a bit, he sees* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm *If Twincast is the one who got run over, Rumble's gonna snicker.* Tarantulas 8:36 pm *DIES* Twincast 8:36 pm *Lil bit* *he's cool* Tarantulas 8:36 pm *DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS* Swoop 8:36 pm *stuffs an actual fistful of treats in his mouth before scooping up multiple bowls and dashing towards Bird* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:36 pm *Soundwave bobs gently at the eggs line and pings Tarantulas.* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:36 pm (("Do you lay eggs?")) Tarantulas 8:36 pm *he actually physically cringed* Specs 8:37 pm *lifts her head to vaguely look in Tarantula's direction, but says nothing at seeing the cringe* Tarantulas 8:37 pm *double ping at sw for "shut up"* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:38 pm *Bird already has her feelers out for the snacks. 😄 *

*Soundwave accepts the admonition and carries on watching.* //Aw, Primus. He got less tact than you, Frenzy.//

\\GET DENTED.\\ Swoop 8:38 pm *gives her a whole bowl* Swoop 8:38 pm *hops in place* Bull 8:38 pm *face palms* ... Swoop 8:38 pm *still working on chewin his way through his current mouthful* Magnum Ace 8:39 pm -trying to muffle most of his laughter. It doesn't work well- Bull 8:40 pm *can't help but wonder if Ruri has to deal with awkward teenage human stuff* Specs 8:40 pm *the dragon actually cackles at this. oh, Goddess.* Swoop 8:41 pm *has literally made that exact face at Laserbeak tonight* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:41 pm *As someone who also has more than one identity, he finds this "Peter Parker"'s actions to be....of a highly amateur nature.* Magnum Ace 8:41 pm -Teenage stuff and publicity- ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm \\OOH. LOOKS LIKE ENERGON.\\ Specs 8:42 pm It does! Swoop 8:42 pm kehehhehh Definitely Not Shockwave 8:42 pm *Ah. So the human isn't a *complete* moron.* Magnum Ace 8:42 pm Energon? Swoop 8:42 pm him run ItsyBitsySpyers 8:42 pm ((they FINALLY had him be somewhere without stuff to swing on i love it so much)) Swoop 8:43 pm ((i lost it the first time i saw that)) Specs 8:43 pm Energon. Blue, glowing, and explosive. *the dragon waves one bandaged forepaw for emphasis* Wear protection when cooking with it. Magnum Ace 8:43 pm You mean the stuff in the crystals that one time? ItsyBitsySpyers 8:43 pm //DAMN I like that fleshie's style.// Specs 8:43 pm Yes, yes I do. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm //The punchin' one.// Bull 8:44 pm That does not sound safe to be around,, let alone 'cook'. Swoop 8:44 pm *actually jumps he's laughing so hard at spiderman getting thrown around* Tarantulas 8:44 pm *a tiny giggle. the kiddo's so precious* Swoop 8:44 pm *has no idea what he's watching but loves slapstick always* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:44 pm \\IT AIN'T, BUT 'S WHAT WE EAT.\\ *Shrug* Magnum Ace 8:44 pm ...how explosive? Definitely Not Shockwave 8:45 pm *This movie has much more slapstick than anticipated.* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:45 pm \\...JUS' DON'T SET NO FIRES IN HERE. OR SHOOT NOTHIN'.\\ Specs 8:45 pm *the dragon winces* VERY explosive. ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm \\ALL I'M SAYIN'.\\ Magnum Ace 8:46 pm ....... Swoop 8:46 pm *actually SCREAMS he's laughing so hard* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:46 pm {{Haha! You Swoop do!}} Magnum Ace 8:46 pm -should he be worried?- Swoop 8:46 pm him CATCH Bull 8:46 pm .... *is so happy GZ isn't there* Twincast 8:46 pm Nice catch. not'a great landin' though Swoop 8:47 pm *flails like Katya he's so entertained by an onscreen Swoop* Magnum Ace 8:47 pm -GZ would have shot first, and then maybe questioned later- Swoop 8:47 pm BIrd bird bird It swoop Him swoop ItsyBitsySpyers 8:47 pm *...That heater looks handy.* Swoop 8:47 pm Catch and DROP Tarantulas 8:48 pm *sideeye* ...If you ever do that to me, Swoop, I will END you. Definitely Not Shockwave 8:48 pm *He's highly amused by this exchange.* Swoop 8:48 pm Me Swoop CAN do! *hops in place* Yah! Yah! CATCH! Specs 8:49 pm *the dragon removes one paw from over her eyes* Are they done with drowning people yet? Swoop 8:49 pm *scampers over to Tara, spilling goodies in the process* Look look Tarantulas 8:51 pm Look at /what/. *super wary* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:51 pm *He sits up a little straighter at "the Shocker".* Magnum Ace 8:51 pm -this movie is just a string of bad ideas- Definitely Not Shockwave 8:51 pm *Looks away from the screen and forcibly relaxes his posture.* Swoop 8:52 pm *hops onto the arm of the couch, setting the candy bowl on his knees* Look him got wings like Me Swoop! Him good, kehhehh, at CATCH! 😮 Magnum Ace 8:52 pm !!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 8:52 pm //Holy frag.// Swoop 8:52 pm HIm burn DEAD guy too!! Bull 8:52 pm ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Twincast 8:52 pm Uh Specs 8:52 pm Goddess preserve us. Swoop 8:52 pm Like Dinobot : > Toothless 8:52 pm *whines* Twincast 8:52 pm Good job, mech. Killed one'a your subordinates. Always works well *ask Silas* Magnum Ace 8:53 pm -alarmed straightened posture at that- Bull 8:53 pm *Bull Armor's horns clicked up before he forces them back down* Definitely Not Shockwave 8:55 pm *He's....confused by the sudden attention of the two minibot sized mechs, but he simply notes it and focuses back on the film.* Magnum Ace 8:56 pm ((the film just startled Ace and Bull Swoop 8:56 pm *hops up just high enough to kick his legs out in front of him so he's sitting on the couch arm with his legs kicked out in front of him* *stuffs goodies in his face* Twincast 8:56 pm *likes the teacher* Swoop 8:57 pm There a bird in HERE kehhehehhhh Tarantulas 8:58 pm *nudges swoop out of his personal space. watch those legs* ItsyBitsySpyers 8:58 pm {{Noooo. There THE Bird here.}} *Preen preen.* Swoop 8:58 pm *nudges back* THE Bird Tarantulas 8:59 pm *heavy squint and a slight puuuuush sideways with a spider leg* Magnum Ace 8:59 pm -Peter. They have several teammates who tried stupid stunts without being prepared. It didn't end well- Swoop 8:59 pm *snickers and holds onto the spider leg with his birby foot* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:00 pm (( Aren't all of Tara's legs spider legs? I imagined him sticking out his leggy real far.)) Twincast 9:01 pm (( >just realised that "Tara" = "Tarantulas" and not a character in the film ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm ((LOL)) Definitely Not Shockwave 9:01 pm (( He's in the film....In spirit.)) Tarantulas 9:01 pm *tara's definitely using the spider leg to pluck swoop up and drop him mostly gently on the ground* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:01 pm *Bob-laughing again.* Swoop 9:01 pm *cackles* Tarantulas 9:01 pm (( tara WISHES he were in the film Twincast 9:02 pm (( make your own spider film, tarantulas Swoop 9:02 pm Again! Definitely Not Shockwave 9:02 pm ((He just needs an entire movie based on himself.)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:02 pm \\PROBABLY SHOULDA LEFT IT ON.\\ Tarantulas 9:02 pm (( ...he's got small ones but that's a different story Magnum Ace 9:02 pm -facepalms- Bull 9:02 pm *did not like the 'insta kill' option and can't help a twitch* Magnum Ace 9:03 pm -yeah, he's ignoring THAT one- Swoop 9:03 pm *reaches for a tara's leg again* You Spiderbot pick up Me Swoop again! !! Tarantulas 9:03 pm *he's not even saying anything, just picking swoop up and holding him there* Swoop 9:03 pm *yaaaayyy!* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:04 pm *Soundwave perks slightly. He wants... whatever that is.* Twincast 9:04 pm Havin' fun over there? Swoop 9:04 pm *is off the ground through NO effort of his own and is watching a kickass flier, this is THE BEST movie night* Tarantulas 9:04 pm *so long as swoop leaves him ALONE he'll hold him there* Swoop 9:05 pm KONK! Kehheheh. Him hit head. Specs 9:05 pm *the dragon winces at that. that's gotta hurt* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:05 pm //Pff.// ItsyBitsySpyers 9:06 pm *Soundwave can 100% see Tarantulas doing these things. All of them.* *And Liz is Prowl.* Tarantulas 9:06 pm *if that was directed at tara, twincast, he's totally absorbed in the film, sry* (( omfg soundwave. truth Twincast 9:07 pm *It's all good* Twincast 9:07 pm *mostly a rhetorical question anyway* Swoop 9:07 pm *eats some treats* *chucks one over to Bird* .... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *GOBBLE GOBBLE* Swoop 9:08 pm *sets one on tara's head* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:08 pm *Hooo boy. * ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm [[...Ah. He sees where this is going.]] Tarantulas 9:08 pm *picks the treat up with a spider limb and eats it as subtly as someone with a monster mouth can* Swoop 9:08 pm *can't see anything at this angle anyhoo* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:08 pm *Tries NOT to watch that.* Swoop 9:09 pm *also, SHARING* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:09 pm *He glances just in time to see Tara eating. That's......Hm.* Swoop 9:09 pm *is a good dino, an okay dino, a passible dino* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:10 pm (( "hm" is code for "very attractive")) Tarantulas 9:10 pm *you're not getting a pat on the head for that, swoop* Bull 9:10 pm That's not good. Swoop 9:10 pm *as long as tara keeps him in the air, he's good* Him climb Flier better ItsyBitsySpyers 9:11 pm {{Bird get there fast fast.}} Swoop 9:11 pm Bird get EVERYWHERE fast fast Tarantulas 9:11 pm *AHH* Magnum Ace 9:11 pm No, it's not Definitely Not Shockwave 9:11 pm (( Oh that's so cute.)) (( I"m dying.)_) Magnum Ace 9:12 pm -Is Bull okay with the angle of the movie?- Swoop 9:12 pm Oh him have deployer mini FLY spider Specs 9:12 pm This is why you want wings, spider human. Swoop 9:12 pm *waggles his wings like the borbs int he movie* Bull 9:13 pm *Bull has been adverting his optics away from the heights* Tarantulas 9:13 pm He - I THINK he ought to have webbing that functions as such - Swoop 9:13 pm Helicopter fight spiderman Magnum Ace 9:13 pm -placing a steady hand on Bull's shoulder- Tarantulas 9:13 pm See!!! *tara's so excited right now* Twincast 9:14 pm ((OW Swoop 9:14 pm OH good jump! Swoop 9:14 pm Kehehhehh bad DOORS Tarantulas 9:15 pm *suddenly remembers when he did this to prowl. almost let him drop. shit. oops* Specs 9:15 pm ((karen PLEASE)) Bull 9:15 pm *is having none of the heights* Swoop 9:15 pm KEHEHHHhe FALL ItsyBitsySpyers 9:15 pm *Finding Tarantulas' excitement most entertaining. It seems this was a good choice of film.* Magnum Ace 9:15 pm There. I think it's over now, Bull. Bull 9:16 pm *looks back to the screen* Swoop 9:16 pm What high altitude seal do? Tarantulas 9:16 pm He could go higher, of /course/ Swoop 9:16 pm *simultaneously imagines a military mission and a flying seal, that's not less likely than his family* ((NOT AGAIN)) Specs 9:17 pm ((NOT AGAIN)) Twincast 9:17 pm ((damn Definitely Not Shockwave 9:17 pm (( How can *you* show your spider spirit?)) Tarantulas 9:17 pm (( Become A Spide Definitely Not Shockwave 9:18 pm (( Ah. I see. So the answer is Science.)) Swoop 9:18 pm *holds a treat down for tara* Definitely Not Shockwave 9:18 pm (( Anybody here ready to become a cyborg? Do I have any takers?)) Swoop 9:18 pm ((i ove her)) Twincast 9:18 pm ((same tbh Tarantulas 9:18 pm *takes and eats treat. noms* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:18 pm ((the little cap announcements kill me)) Swoop 9:19 pm *grabs a few treats and lobs them at Bird at once, it'll work itself out* Magnum Ace 9:19 pm ((at least no one is offering the leaguers snacks again ItsyBitsySpyers 9:19 pm [[Not one word.]] Swoop 9:20 pm *chews over the words* Enhanced Interrogation Protocol Twincast 9:20 pm *Soundy, its you* *this is now his mindvoice for you( * ItsyBitsySpyers 9:21 pm *HOW DARE* Tarantulas 9:21 pm (( thank u for the new headcanon Twincast 9:21 pm (( YW Specs 9:22 pm ((peter PLEASE)) Swoop 9:22 pm Him stick to car Definitely Not Shockwave 9:22 pm ((How much longer is this film?)) Swoop 9:22 pm *observant* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:22 pm ((bout an hour)) Definitely Not Shockwave 9:23 pm (( Wow. This movie is much longer than anticipated.)) Twincast 9:23 pm (( ^^^ Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((yeah Swoop 9:23 pm ((this movie is so good. It's jam packed without feeling like they are just throwing shit at you)) Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((it's fun Swoop 9:23 pm Instant Kill :V Definitely Not Shockwave 9:23 pm (( I'm in college, so. I'll bop out for now, it was a pleasure getting to do one of these again, though.)) Swoop 9:23 pm ((bye!)) Magnum Ace 9:23 pm ((g'night! Twincast 9:23 pm (( byee! Tarantulas 9:23 pm (( niiiight! Bull 9:23 pm ((Bye ItsyBitsySpyers 9:23 pm ((all right! get some sleep, come back any time 😄 you know you're welcome!)) Swoop 9:24 pm Spi-dur guyyyyy Specs 9:24 pm ((night!)) Swoop 9:25 pm KAHAHAHAH !!! AWESOME *DOUBLE FIST PUMP* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:25 pm *She has GOT to get upgraded like her Tyran self.* Swoop 9:26 pm *would lose his MIND if Bird had wings like that <3 * Magnum Ace 9:26 pm -might have tapped Bull on the shoulder as a warning- Tarantulas 9:26 pm *is disliking birds more and more as the movie progresses* Specs 9:26 pm Oh dear. Magnum Ace 9:26 pm -Time to start looking at anywhere but the screen buddy- Swoop 9:26 pm boat DEAD Bull 9:27 pm *groans as he avoids watching the screen* Swoop 9:27 pm pzzchoo! ItsyBitsySpyers 9:27 pm \\THEY BETTER GET LIKE THEM CLOWN KIDS 'N START FLOATIN'.\\ Tarantulas 9:28 pm *smol whimper* I'm so glad he's getting better at this Specs 9:28 pm I hope they remember to watch their tails. It would hurt to lose pieces to those lasers. Tarantulas 9:28 pm ...Scratch that Swoop 9:28 pm Boat DEEEADDDD ItsyBitsySpyers 9:28 pm *Soundwave tilts his helm.*

@T: (txt): You are concerned for the humans? Swoop 9:28 pm Oh. HIm arms rip out, kehehheh. Specs 9:28 pm Human dead too. Human is going to be bisected. Or not! Tarantulas 9:29 pm @SW: ::Hyeh, an odd question to ask.:: Magnum Ace 9:29 pm -Taps again. Safe now- Tarantulas 9:29 pm @SW: ::I - sure. Not in general though.:: ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm @T: (txt): Whimper heard. What reason, if not human safety? Bull 9:30 pm Why does this movie have so much to do with heights? *he groans and mutters to himself* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:30 pm //Most the superheroin' movies do.// Bull 9:30 pm *groans* Swoop 9:30 pm *little kicky feet* them AIR fight now??? Tarantulas 9:31 pm Don't kick your feet or I'll drop you. *hiss* Swoop 9:31 pm No drop Magnum Ace 9:31 pm -pats- I guess that's half the fun of these movies? Swoop 9:32 pm ((his clothes just EAT him in every shot)) Bull 9:32 pm I prefer staying on the ground. *is no where near flight capable and doesn't want to be* Tarantulas 9:32 pm @SW: ::I... what did you say?:: *forgot* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm @T: Repeat: Whimper heard. What reason, if not human safety? {{It air not for all mech. Only good fly, brave. Like Bird.}} Swoop 9:33 pm Brave Bird : > ItsyBitsySpyers 9:33 pm {{You stay grounding. That safe.}} Swoop 9:34 pm *is actively in the air right now, as long as you ignore the giant spider* Magnum Ace 9:34 pm -has gotten airborn several times, so he's fine with heights- Tarantulas 9:34 pm @SW: ::Oh, well - particular instances of sentience are important. If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit invested. Hyeh.:: Twincast 9:35 pm *flier present~ jet, but not seeker* Swoop 9:35 pm ((omg that surprised face)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:36 pm *That's still very weird to him. All the Blasters (because this is the only Twincast he knows) were cars and music machines of different kinds.*

@T: (txt): ...Concern target: spider human? Success desired? //Aw, they're bein' mushy.//

\\GROSS.\\ Tarantulas 9:36 pm *tiny happy noises* Swoop 9:37 pm Them dancing Specs 9:37 pm *the dragon snickers* Is this normal human parenting? Toothless 9:37 pm *chittersnorts* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:37 pm [[He would not know. He is neither a human nor a parent.]] \\NO FRAGGIN' WAY!\\ Specs 9:37 pm ((DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN)) Twincast 9:37 pm *happy to be weird, slendy* Bull 9:38 pm I wonder if Edmond would know... *probably would know more than Richard would... considering* Tarantulas 9:38 pm *swears in old cybertronian* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:38 pm {{Oooooo, naughty mouth.}} *Cacklechatter* Magnum Ace 9:38 pm -Richard is...uh...not a stellar example- Swoop 9:38 pm *laughs because bird is laughing but cocks his head in confusion* Tarantulas 9:38 pm *hiss, at least he used a different language* Swoop 9:38 pm *something is funny* *but he dont know what* Specs 9:39 pm *the dragon cranes her neck to consider Bull* Oh, you know humans? Bull 9:39 pm Yeah, one is our coach. he would probably know a bit about human parenting. Specs 9:40 pm *the dragon chirps a little, interested* Is it true that humans don't have creches? Magnum Ace 9:41 pm Depends Swoop 9:41 pm *shoves the last handful of treats in his mouth and, while he chews, flips the bowl up so he can look at it, face to bowl* *gonna make V sure it's empty* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:41 pm ((oh dear we lost the spide)) Swoop 9:41 pm ((swoop fell on he head)) Specs 9:41 pm ((someone set up the spide signal)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:42 pm ((love me the lighting change there)) Bull 9:42 pm Creches? *Bull doesn't recognize that word* Specs 9:43 pm Where I come from, the eggs are all hatched in clutches around the same time. The hatchlings are then raised communally, in what we call creches. We all learn basic skills, reading, writing, sums, flying, and so on. Then when we're older, we apprentice out. Swoop 9:44 pm *puts the bowl on his face* *is ready for a fight now plz* Twincast 9:44 pm ((afk for a sec Bull 9:44 pm Humans don't have that; that I know of. Magnum Ace 9:44 pm Daycare is close, but probably not what you're looking for. Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( WHAT DID I MISS Swoop 9:45 pm *drops the bowl behind the couch, mission complete* Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( MY WIFI DIED Specs 9:45 pm ((I actually saw this movie with my dad, and I had to tell him that if he gave my date a "dad talk" and my date bailed on me, I would absolutely assume that he'd threatened the poor dude with death. poor liz)) Bull 9:45 pm *wonders if Ruri being raised around Silkie and the others would count* Swoop 9:45 pm ((borb dad threatened boy spide)) ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm ((wb - liz spilled enough beans her dad figured out who parker is; she went inside and her dad told him you can either go inside and forget everything that's happened and never interfere again or i kill you and everyone you love)) Tarantulas 9:45 pm (( well shit ItsyBitsySpyers 9:45 pm ((he just bailed on her at the dance and now we're here)) Swoop 9:46 pm him HIT bus 😮 Specs 9:46 pm *the dragon tilts her head* Daycare. *she sounds out the word carefully* So the biological parents take care of the children, normally? How do they know if the parents can raise hatchlings, then? Swoop 9:46 pm Me swoop want ROLL bus.... Magnum Ace 9:47 pm Um... Bull 9:47 pm I don't know. All I know is what Silkie and the others have shared. Our coach isn't really a dad; more so, he raised his brother's daughter ItsyBitsySpyers 9:48 pm //It's like drivin' with you.// \\I SAID GET DENTED.\\ Swoop 9:48 pm ((slendy ur the guy in the chair 😄 )) Specs 9:48 pm Fair enough! I'm just curious. I haven't really met other humans from the multiverse, so I don't know how they work. *the dragon laughs* Maybe too curious. That's what the docents said. Swoop 9:49 pm KAHH!! Him SLIIIIIIDE ItsyBitsySpyers 9:49 pm *Frenzy howls himself right off the couch seat* Tarantulas 9:50 pm (( can tara still be holding swoop even tho i blinked out, heh Swoop 9:50 pm wings ((yis)) Tarantulas 9:50 pm (( good Swoop 9:50 pm ((swoop will complain LOUDLY whenever he has to go back on the ground)) ((ground is for nerds)) Magnum Ace 9:50 pm Well, I doubt Coach would be a good example Bull 9:50 pm We're around humans almost all the time. From on the field, in public or in the repair bay. Magnum Ace 9:51 pm Or in studios Bull 9:51 pm Better than some. *Bull points out remembering that Giroti is a 'father'* Tarantulas 9:51 pm *tarantulas has twice switched spider legs holding the ptero. swoop might be light but he's still substantial enough* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:51 pm //I like this flyin' human. He knows what's up.// Magnum Ace 9:51 pm -and elbows Bull. Hush you- Swoop 9:51 pm !!!!! Bird! Look 😮 Bird Birdbirdbirdbird Bull 9:52 pm Oh, no... Please; no more flying. *is ready to look away again* Swoop 9:52 pm DEAD Kehehehhehhh Specs 9:52 pm *the dragon looks at the screen, at Laserbeak, and back at the screen* Magnum Ace 9:52 pm ...... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:52 pm {{What you dragon want?}} Specs 9:52 pm Can you do that? Swoop 9:52 pm Bird bird you look! See? ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm {{Peh. Easy.}}

{{Bird faster~}} Swoop 9:53 pm *is a wiggle in tara's grip, an excited wiggle, not a I want down wiggle* Tarantulas 9:53 pm StoP WIGGLING *snaps* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:53 pm *Soundwave fidgets slightly.* Specs 9:53 pm *the dragon looks suitably impressed* Awesome. But of course you're faster, I should have known. *flattery and treats gets dragons everywhere, don't you know* Swoop 9:53 pm *pats tara's head* you see? it bird. Not BIRD bird. Like bird. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm {{Is okay. You knowing now.}} Swoop 9:54 pm *looks at the screen at the buried Peter freakout* Oh. Him bury. Windchill 9:54 pm *Appears at precisely the wrong moment.* Swoop 9:54 pm Him Slag no like THIS movie, kehheh, bury movie. Or bury REAL. Windchill 9:54 pm ... ItsyBitsySpyers 9:54 pm {{Him scared of bury?}} Magnum Ace 9:55 pm -That is one strong human- Swoop 9:55 pm Yah Because Him bury ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *Casually takes the note.* Windchill 9:55 pm *He's gonna find a place to sit on the floor and not think about being buried alive.* Swoop 9:55 pm Sludge and Grimlock bury too Me Swoop and HIm Snarl not bury Autobots never bury Swoop Bull 9:55 pm *is now looking away; noping at the heights* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:55 pm *....He wants those.* Tarantulas 9:55 pm *mutters something about the other side always having the better tech* *wait wrong side* ItsyBitsySpyers 9:56 pm {{Them Grimlock, Sludge hating bury too?}} Windchill 9:56 pm That cloaking is...not the greatest. Magnum Ace 9:56 pm -yeah, uh, don't look, period, Bull- Swoop 9:56 pm OH! Wings seal on. For stick Specs 9:56 pm *the dragon turns to bull, trying to help distract him from the heights* So, you only know the one parent human? Out of all the ones you know? Swoop 9:57 pm Bird 😮 ItsyBitsySpyers 9:57 pm {{...It look like Bird.}} Swoop 9:57 pm *loves this movie and also loves Bird* <3 Yah! It Bird :V Windchill 9:57 pm *Opens his mouth...and shuts it. He's seen this movie already.* Bull 9:58 pm Well, technically no. There are two others; though I wouldn't put Giroti up for any 'dad of the year' awards. And Richard's situation is complicated to say the least. Tarantulas 9:58 pm *if u spoil something tara will murder u, windchill* Swoop 9:58 pm that jet not invisible Mirage invisible Windchill 9:58 pm *He pointedly avoided spoiling anything.* Swoop 9:58 pm OH! Wing in propeller. Specs 9:58 pm "Dad" awards. Docents get awards for raising children? *the dragon tilts her head* Magnum Ace 9:58 pm -not even trying to hide his snort of laughter- ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm {{Him Ravage say Mirage invisible, still smelly. Neheheh.}} Swoop 9:59 pm *even the normally empathy free dino winces and pulls his wings a bit closer* Me Swoop kehehhehhhh Me Swoop never SMELLING Mirage Windchill 9:59 pm Man. We should all get wings upgraded like that. But. Windchill 9:59 pm Better. Bull 9:59 pm It's something they usually give as presents on mugs and stuff. *he had seen one of the doctors in the hospital have one on his desk one time* Windchill 9:59 pm And by us I mean me. ItsyBitsySpyers 9:59 pm //Whirl kinda got the rotor things, don't he?// Windchill 10:00 pm Yeah...but he doesn't quite have wings. Specs 10:00 pm Oh. *the dragon mulls over this information* So it's an acknowledgement of skill, provided by other docents? Magnum Ace 10:00 pm It's the children expressing gratitude to their father Tarantulas 10:00 pm *is sitting on the edge of the couch, totally not biting on a claw* Windchill 10:00 pm I don't care about the rotors anyway, I care about smashing things to bits with them. Swoop 10:00 pm CRASH!!! ItsyBitsySpyers 10:00 pm \\OHHH YOU WANT THE CUTTIN' STUFF BITS.\\ Windchill 10:00 pm Hell yeah. Specs 10:00 pm Ah, I see. *that seems more sensible* Humans don't seem to express gratitude by bringing prey home to the object of their gratitude. Magnum Ace 10:01 pm -taps again, they're on the ground now- ItsyBitsySpyers 10:01 pm *Rumble smacks his cube down.*

//How the FRAG'd the meatbag survive that?// Windchill 10:01 pm He's...like a spider? Swoop 10:01 pm KAH! Him swooping again Magnum Ace 10:01 pm No they tend to bring other gifts Windchill 10:01 pm Spiders don't die when you drop 'em. Bull 10:01 pm No. They don't. *now looks back up* Tarantulas 10:01 pm Th-they - it depends on the spider. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm *This movie really is basically Swoop vs. Tarantulas, isn't it.* Windchill 10:02 pm *Pretty sure Spiderboy lacks an exoskeleton though so there's really no explanation.* Swoop 10:02 pm STOMP! Kehehehhh Oh, him pick up with wing Specs 10:02 pm *the dragon is too busy asking questions of the Leaguers to ask Tarantulas about that* Huh. How many children do humans usually have, anyways? Windchill 10:02 pm Like, wing-hands. I want it. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:02 pm *One of Soundwave's feelers gently taps the spide.* Swoop 10:02 pm *flexes the digits on the ends of his wings, probably can't pick someone up with them ..... but it doesn't hurt to try* Magnum Ace 10:03 pm !!!!!! Windchill 10:03 pm I don't want my wings to explode though, heh. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm {{ 😧 }} Swoop 10:03 pm Me Swoop have wing explode before Windchill 10:03 pm Kinda cool but I think some people wouldn't really appreciate it if I died. Tarantulas 10:03 pm *sw gets a zap of GetOffMe* Bull 10:03 pm I don't know. It seems usually one or two... considering Edmond and Richard are brothers. Though I really don't know. Magnum Ace 10:03 pm -attention is on the movie again- Windchill 10:03 pm Not dead... ItsyBitsySpyers 10:03 pm *It recoils fast. There's a fleeting shred of surprise in the instant between.* Windchill 10:04 pm *A disappointment he knew was coming.* Swoop 10:04 pm Dead? Specs 10:04 pm One or two. That's not a lot... *the dragon chirps contemplatively* Swoop 10:04 pm Not dead Specs 10:04 pm ((I lvoe that fucking note)) Swoop 10:04 pm Him wings dead Specs 10:04 pm Benefits to being organic: my wings have not exploded yet. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:04 pm //That Happy fragger's gonna be lucky he don't get fired.// ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm //Not listenin', 'n losin' the plane, 'n probably some stuff broke.// Windchill 10:05 pm Do they really expect ME to believe that Spiderman limped—or zoope-de-dooped—away from that? Twincast 10:05 pm Kinda ItsyBitsySpyers 10:05 pm \\WELL, YEAH.\\ Windchill 10:05 pm Life...ruined... I don't believe it. Bull 10:06 pm Only one I really know much about their family life is Owner, she's an only child. Windchill 10:06 pm These guys seem like they care a whole lot. ... Swoop 10:07 pm ((she's great)) Windchill 10:07 pm This is creepy. Swoop 10:07 pm ((best mj)) Windchill 10:07 pm Meeting a grown man in the bathroom. Specs 10:07 pm That does not look like "fired" to me. *snickers* Awkward. Swoop 10:07 pm *doesn't get why this is comfortable but recognizes discomfort and giggles* Windchill 10:08 pm The tower was cooler. Because it was tall. Magnum Ace 10:08 pm Owner is also an interesting case herself Specs 10:09 pm *the dragon perks up. more human talk!* Oh? Windchill 10:09 pm ... Toothless 10:09 pm ((omg tony)) Bull 10:09 pm Considering everything, yeah. Windchill 10:10 pm The wing suit is cooler. Tarantulas 10:10 pm *whispering saynosaynosayno* Swoop 10:10 pm *looks down at tara, what is that noise? he doesn't know, he kind of doesn't care, just gonna play with his toes instead* Specs 10:10 pm *the dragon's head tilts, tailtip twitching* "Everything?" Windchill 10:11 pm *Snorts* Bull 10:12 pm *looks back to the dragon* It's complicated, but what I understand is that Owner's father faked his own death so his brother had to raise her... *it was complicated* Magnum Ace 10:12 pm Well, she was basically raised alongside us...uh... -derailed by movie- Windchill 10:12 pm Eheh. Eheheheheh. Specs 10:12 pm *the dragon blinks slowly* That's. Faked his death? I... Oh my. ((ugh I hate this part. Aunt May not knowing is THE THING)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:13 pm //Haha!// Magnum Ace 10:13 pm He got into...a lot of trouble Tarantulas 10:13 pm *snickers hard* Swoop 10:13 pm Why Her mad? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:13 pm ((yes i'm gonna let this go all the way thru credits, there tiny thing at end)) {{Her not know him Spider-Man, not know him do danger thing.}} Tarantulas 10:14 pm *alright, time for swoop to get put down, tarantulas has to stretch out and get rid of all this dramatic tension. plop goes the ptero* Swoop 10:14 pm Danger thing fun ????????? *holds onto tara's leg with both hands* Specs 10:14 pm I can't imagine getting into so much trouble that one would have to fake one's own death. Then again, usually us dragons... deal with problems more directly. I suppose we don't really have a chance to get to "faking" death. Tarantulas 10:14 pm *shakes the leg, off with you* Swoop 10:14 pm *squawks* Magnum Ace 10:14 pm He couldn't, not without endangering Owner, and coach Windchill 10:15 pm *Hand shoots up.* Swoop! Bull 10:15 pm And everyone else. Swoop 10:15 pm What? Windchill 10:15 pm Sit with me now. Tarantulas 10:15 pm Yes, please do Swoop 10:15 pm Me Swoop no want SITTING Windchill 10:15 pm *He SLAMS his fist into his palm with a loud CRACK* Or else. Magnum Ace 10:15 pm Yeah, everyone he knew would be in trouble if he tried to deal with them Swoop 10:15 pm ???? Else? Windchill 10:15 pm Or else you have to sit by yourself? What do you want to do then? Specs 10:16 pm *the dragon looks a little surprised* Going after relatives for the actions of one being? I... Well, I suppose that's pretty alien to me. Toothless 10:16 pm O,o Swoop 10:16 pm Me Swoop dont want sit AND Me Swoop dont want sit aLONE Magnum Ace 10:16 pm I...doubt they would have just stopped with relatives Windchill 10:17 pm Then come do whatever it is you're doing over here. Specs 10:17 pm *the dragon looks VASTLY more surprised at that* Duly noted... Bull 10:17 pm They would have gone after Silkie, Ryuken and the others. Tarantulas 10:17 pm You'll have to hold him up, then, apparently. Let him hang off your arm or something of the sort, Windchill. Windchill 10:17 pm I can do that. I'm big. Almost the biggest. Twincast 10:17 pm *pfffft* Tarantulas 10:17 pm /Please./ Swoop. Swoop 10:17 pm *grabby hands* UP! Windchill 10:18 pm *Snorts.* Did Spiderman go somewhere? Swoop 10:18 pm ((A+ movie)) Magnum Ace 10:18 pm ...yeah. They were quite ruthless Tarantulas 10:18 pm (( don't u mean S+++ for spide Toothless 10:18 pm *claps front paws together and flaps wings* Swoop 10:18 pm ((omg)) Me Swoop want up! Bird bird! Us go flying! Outside! Kehehehhhh not inside flying. Windchill 10:19 pm Okay, bye. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:19 pm *NYOOM she flies to join him* Specs 10:19 pm I suppose the benefit of directness is that we also don't go after those who never harmed us. *the dragon yawns* This was a long one. I should rest. Next time? Swoop 10:19 pm *makes his escape* ((l8r)) Toothless 10:20 pm *then suddently >poofs< back into a scraplet and falls off the shelf with a startled chirr* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:20 pm [[Enjoyed yourself, scraplet?]]

[[Yes, next time.]] Toothless 10:20 pm *NODNODNOD and loud purrs* Bull 10:21 pm Not a bad movie... just didn't care for all the flying and heights. Tarantulas 10:21 pm *flopping back onto the couch. that was So Stressful* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:21 pm *Small nod. Good.*

[[He will remember to keep a small dish of bolts for you next time.]] //Ah, ya get used to it.// \\UNLESS YER RAVAGE.\\ //Heh. He still hates flyin' docked.// Bull 10:22 pm I really don't like flying or heights. Too many bad experiences in the air. Magnum Ace 10:23 pm -nudges. Best to not elaborate on that- Toothless 10:23 pm *sways to music for a few moments, getting comfortable in its own frame again* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:23 pm \\YEAH? LIKE WHAT?\\ Toothless 10:24 pm *chittergiggles* Windchill 10:24 pm *Chinhands.* Twincast 10:25 pm *Don't mind the stray, blue carrier casually opening his own dock & retrieving a happily alt-mode snoozing deployer. Not weird at all* Bull 10:25 pm *shudders* The volleyball deathmatch above the Andes Mountains in that lightning storm against the Deus has to be one of the worst. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm *Rumble notices movement, glances over... and scrambles to his feet and backward* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:25 pm \\SOUNDS WICKED.\\ Magnum Ace 10:26 pm ...not when it was literally above the mountains. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm \\...THE PIT'S WRONG WITH YOU?\\ Magnum Ace 10:26 pm And none of us are capable of sustained flight ItsyBitsySpyers 10:26 pm \\OH. ... HOW'D YA GET UP THERE?\\ Twincast 10:26 pm *shh, not that one, rumble* Bull 10:27 pm That was my fault. Didn't think playing a volleyball game would turn so dangerous. Magnum Ace 10:27 pm It's okay, we all trusted them ItsyBitsySpyers 10:27 pm *Rumble collapses with relief against the arm of the couch. Thank Primus.* Twincast 10:27 pm *When Frenzy isn't so occupied with the story, he was gonna offer letting a certain other twin stay. If that's alright with everyone else* Bull 10:28 pm Didn't know the game field would take off into the air. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm *Soundwave will allow it.* Magnum Ace 10:28 pm And I will be happy if that never happens again ItsyBitsySpyers 10:28 pm //The whole... uh.// *What was the story about? Flying fields?* //The whole field?//

*Nudges Frenzy with a pede and subtly points at snoozing Eject.* Magnum Ace 10:28 pm The whole field Windchill 10:29 pm (( I'm trying to eat and cats are swarming around me send help. )) Toothless 10:29 pm *flies over to land beside smol warm-metal visitors and looks up at them, offers comfort purrs* Bull 10:29 pm No safety rails or anything. Just the field and miles of air beneath us. Magnum Ace 10:29 pm And lighting above us *lightning Toothless 10:30 pm O,O ItsyBitsySpyers 10:30 pm *Frenzy looks over, puzzled - then grins like there was a buy one get one smile sale at the expression store. Thumbs up to Twincast.* Twincast 10:31 pm ((tbh the image y'all should be getting is Twincast handing off a literal like rectangle of a deployer. He'll wake up eventually, but. I gotta go shower n stuff bc I work at midnight ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm ((just leave him on the seat lmfao the twins'll hoist him overhead and carry him upstairs or somethin)) Magnum Ace 10:31 pm ((GOOD LUCK Twincast 10:31 pm ((GOOD. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:31 pm ((i hope work's not too awful)) Twincast 10:32 pm ((I have to ice donuts all night. v tedious ((BUT I WILL talk to y'all laterrr <3 Magnum Ace 10:32 pm ((byyyye Toothless 10:32 pm ((Ni night! Tarantulas 10:32 pm (( niiiiight! Bull 10:32 pm ((Night Toothless 10:32 pm ((all I can hear now is the old "...time to make the donuts" commercial >,< ItsyBitsySpyers 10:33 pm ((pffff)) Magnum Ace 10:33 pm ((nice Tarantulas 10:34 pm *sits up a little. can't stay still for too long after a movie like that. then squints at soundwave* Is there any particular reason for the music choice? It doesn't seem... congruous? ItsyBitsySpyers 10:35 pm [[He did not have time to prepare a list of spider songs.]] Pause. [[And he was in the mood for the instruments used in these.]] Tarantulas 10:35 pm Hyeh, fair enough. Magnum Ace 10:36 pm -pats Bull- At least we know that volleyball is not a sport we want to try again too soon Tarantulas 10:36 pm I don't exactly have a playlist of spider songs myself. *he probably actually does, shh* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:36 pm \\YOU GOTTA GET US FOOTAGE OF THAT GAME. THE VALLEY-BALL. I GOT SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA WANNA SEE.\\ Windchill 10:36 pm *Scratches his chin, thinking about wing upgrades he can't afford.* *But he can DREAM* Magnum Ace 10:37 pm I...don't know if that one was recorded ItsyBitsySpyers 10:37 pm [[He finds that hard to believe.]]

*Laserbeak's gonna be dreaming too, Windchill. You're not alone.* Windchill 10:37 pm *One day, it'll happen. Because the mun was planning on it before this move came out lol.* Bull 10:38 pm Only one twisted enough would be Segal *so hopes the footage doesn't exist* Windchill 10:38 pm What is this mushy stuff? Magnum Ace 10:38 pm We're not asking him ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm [[As he said, he wanted the instruments playing it.]] Windchill 10:39 pm Shameful. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:39 pm ((do i or do i not tease tarantulas in response to windchill)) Windchill 10:40 pm (( Might as well. )) I only like one song. Bull 10:40 pm No; we are not, Tarantulas 10:40 pm (( always tease, although i have no idea how ItsyBitsySpyers 10:40 pm [[No, this would be shameful.]] Windchill 10:40 pm *Two, actually, but they're both...exactly what you'd expect.* I don't have to listen, I can read. Tarantulas 10:41 pm *immediately leans forward and puts his face in his paws without a word* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:41 pm [[All he is doing is playing music with a specific sound.]] Windchill 10:41 pm I've heard worse. If it's not All Star...then it's shameful. Toothless 10:41 pm *worried look at Ceiling-Not-Smol* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:42 pm \\OKAY, WELL, LIKE. NEXT TIME. IF YOU AIN'T GONNA PROBABLY DIE PLAYIN'.\\ Magnum Ace 10:42 pm We hope that's no longer the case Bull 10:43 pm I think we've all gone through too many 'death games' as it is. I'll be happy just to play normal League matches. Windchill 10:43 pm Too many is when you're no longer fazed by it. Magnum Ace 10:43 pm .... Windchill 10:44 pm That's when there's no turning back. But. Magnum Ace 10:44 pm .................. Tarantulas 10:44 pm @SW: ::Hss. Soundwave, where you you even GET these ideas.:: *smol shove with spide leg, with a mental flick along with it* Windchill 10:44 pm It's good to quit early. Magnum Ace 10:44 pm -guess who's shifting uncomfortably again- Bull 10:44 pm .... *looks at Magnum and knows why he looks that way* Windchill 10:45 pm Better to still be scared than no longer care whether you live or DIE. I think. Depends on who you ask. Don't ask Whirl, is what I mean. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:45 pm \\LISTEN. IF YOU AIN'T TEARIN' YOUR SPARK - UH, OR WHATEVER Y'GOT - OUTTA SOMEONE ELSE'S HANDS, YOU AIN'T LIVIN'. YER JUST DYIN' SLOW.\\ Windchill 10:46 pm *Been there, done that, got bored.* Bull 10:46 pm *Now it's Bull's turn to look uncomfortable* N-no...it's not. Magnum Ace 10:46 pm I don't think that's living ItsyBitsySpyers 10:47 pm *Soundwave huffs softly at being shoved and places a small smiley on his visor.*

@T: (txt): Imagination. Windchill 10:47 pm I think it's living...ON THE EDGE. *Dramatic flop onto the floor, ALL ALONE.* Tarantulas 10:48 pm @SW: ::Well, your imagination is completely off base.:: Windchill 10:48 pm There's somethin' wrong with the world today. The light bulb's gettin' dim. Magnum Ace 10:49 pm ...I think it's time for us to go home now Windchill 10:49 pm There's meltdown in the sky... Bull 10:49 pm Y-yeah. Better to get back before Meckel notices we're not there. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:49 pm [[As you wish.]] Toothless 10:49 pm *shakes helm at FloorFlopper, waves a pincer goodbye at everyone* Windchill 10:49 pm If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin... Then mister you're a better man than I. LIVIN' ON THE EDGE. ItsyBitsySpyers 10:50 pm //Seeya, scraplet. Don't eat nothin' too big.// Toothless 10:50 pm ((...yes Windchill, there is a *scraplet* judging you)) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:50 pm @T: (txt): Then humor sense. FakeProwl 10:50 pm *Appears. Flops into his usual spot.* ... I'm back. Windchill 10:51 pm (( He's judged, shunned and snubbed by everyone, that's small potatoes. )) ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm ((for u windchill)) Tarantulas 10:51 pm You - you are! *startled spide* FakeProwl 10:51 pm *He says, casually, as though he actually appeared the first time long enough for his avatar to even materialize. And as though he didn't miss the entire movie.* Windchill 10:51 pm *Eyebrows lift like a startled flock of pigeons.* Toothless 10:51 pm *hops down to bump helm gently against FloorFlopper and purr* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:51 pm //You two need escoratin' home 'n all that?// Magnum Ace 10:51 pm Yes. I think Owner is beginning to notice that we're vanishing for hours at a time FakeProwl 10:52 pm *... Is Prowl's usual seat, per chance, being occupied by a spider.* Windchill 10:52 pm *SINGS ALONG.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm *RECORDS. With a brief ping hello to Prowl.* Windchill 10:52 pm *Sorry, it's soprano as usual. It's bad.* Tarantulas 10:52 pm *technically sw and spide have probably taken up the whole couch on their own* Toothless 10:52 pm *...then skitters off to find its way home* FakeProwl 10:52 pm *Which means Prowl landed in someone's lap, doesn't it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:52 pm //All right, c'mon.// *Slide off couch.* //You comin', scr--oh. Huh. Moves quick, don't it?// FakeProwl 10:53 pm *... gingerly relocates himself to the nearest non-occupied couch space. an armrest, maybe.* Tarantulas 10:53 pm *tara scoots over to make room in the middle, no worries* FakeProwl 10:53 pm *he'll take it.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm //Anyhow. C'mon. Gotta getcha goin' before.... /Owner/ notices.// There's a little extra venom on the name. They don't much care for being owned, here. //Frenzy, lug Eject upstairs, huh?// ItsyBitsySpyers 10:54 pm \\YEAH, YEAH. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.\\ Windchill 10:54 pm *He's gonna have to go for an encore when he gets home. Record it and send it to his Serenadin' Friend.* FakeProwl 10:55 pm *looks tiredly at the leaguers. huh. well, apparently, he doesn't even need to FULLY activate his avatar program to induce whatever anomaly is bringing them here. good to know.* Windchill 10:55 pm *Folks be used to his singing in the shower by now anyway.* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:55 pm *Soundwave nods to Tarantulas. Thank you. One bit of company is pleasant; both is better.* Tarantulas 10:55 pm (( oh god thanks i was worrying about the leaguers Magnum Ace 10:55 pm -noticed that. Is going to give Rumble a curious look for that- Bull 10:56 pm *Bull notices but doesn't seem to understand either* Windchill 10:56 pm *Sputters the finish* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:56 pm *Rumble's not gonna answer it tonight. That's a talk for next week, maybe. They already know what'll be playing, so. Might be relevant-ish.* *All he does is motion for them to follow him and head outside to the bridging lanes.* *Soundwave clicks feeler claws in polite applause for Windchill.* Magnum Ace 10:58 pm -following after him, but not going to ask- Right...we don't want to worry her Windchill 10:58 pm *He'd bow, but he's too lazy to get up so he'll salute from the floor instead.* *He'll take what he can get.* Bull 10:58 pm *follows* Night everyone. FakeProwl 10:58 pm *... very belatedly matches Soundwave's greeting ping.* Windchill 10:58 pm Does nobody else 'round here sing? *"sing"* ItsyBitsySpyers 10:59 pm *Soundwave nods goodnight to the Leaguers, taps his visor at Windchill - no mouth, you know - and looks over to Prowl.*

(txt): Emergency matter: settled? [[He seconds the question.]] FakeProwl 11:00 pm @Soundwave «... Not quite.» Windchill 11:00 pm Lame. Bull 11:00 pm ((Night all; I'm off to watch WTFIWWY)) ItsyBitsySpyers 11:00 pm ((night! enjoy the rest of your evening!)) Windchill 11:00 pm (( 'Night! )) Magnum Ace 11:00 pm ((and I'm laughing. Singing is brought up as they're leaving Windchill 11:01 pm (( YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE. )) ((...I don't think a Monday night goes by without some singing though so It Will Happen Again. )) Magnum Ace 11:02 pm ((oh, I just think that several of them can because their voice actors can ItsyBitsySpyers 11:02 pm @Prowl: (txt): Elaboration requested. Windchill 11:02 pm (( Go for it. )) Tarantulas 11:02 pm *is cuddling up to prowl. tara's in a good mood, spider-man was gr8* Magnum Ace 11:03 pm ((hehe, now getting one of them to do so would be the test ((but now I gotta go, because I have other stuff that need my attention Tarantulas 11:03 pm (( night!! Magnum Ace 11:04 pm ((so, thanks for the movie and g'night! ItsyBitsySpyers 11:04 pm ((night!)) Windchill 11:05 pm *Rolls onto his front. Butt: Exposed.* Tarantulas 11:05 pm *is there a dent in it* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:06 pm *Where's Whirl to put a foot on it when you need him?* Windchill 11:06 pm *No he fixed it. Mostly. There was still obviously a dent.* *Whirl, willingly touch The Butt?* FakeProwl 11:07 pm @Soundwave «Bonecrusher had a... I guess it was a nervous breakdown. We had to stop him from jumping off the balcony. Scavenger's scoop is broken. So's the TV. And several stairs. And several of your cameras. He's welded a fort out of berths in the corner of the the berth room. He refuses to come out. There's no way we're going to get him to go to work today, and Scavenger can't with his injury, which means Hook is going to be out fixing Scavenger, and all this has riled up whatever's hurting Mixmaster's fuel tank, which leaves Long Haul and me, and Long Haul isn't going to go in if the rest don't.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:07 pm *...............Pit.* Tarantulas 11:07 pm (( ok but what if windchill used https://img.wonderhowto.com/img/14/73/63572489362819/0/fix-car-dents-8-easy-ways-remove-dents-yourself-without-ruining-paint.w1456.jpg

Windchill 11:07 pm *His face is getting real acquainted with the floor.* FakeProwl 11:07 pm @Soundwave «We need an excuse to not go to the work site and I need you to stop watching Bonecrusher.» Windchill 11:08 pm (( Is it bad that's the first thing I thought of? Let's say that he did. )) Tarantulas 11:08 pm (( bless FakeProwl 11:08 pm ((*hears song using "lightyear" as a unit of time and FLUFFS UP AGGRESSIVELY*)) Tarantulas 11:10 pm Were you asking if any of us CAN sing, or if we DO sing on occasion - or, if we can sing WELL at all? Just to clarify. Windchill 11:10 pm Any and all of the above? FakeProwl 11:11 pm @Soundwave «... Actually, I suppose "one of the team had an nervous breakdown due to prison surveillance and the rest of the team is dealing with the resultant injuries and fallout" is a perfectly valid excuse all by itself, so never mind, that part's sorted.» Tarantulas 11:12 pm Fair. Count me as a yes, then. Windchill 11:12 pm *He knows the Shrek version better.* *Tragic.* If you say so. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:13 pm *Now looking away from Prowl. He'd thought the Constructicons were made of sterner stuff. Expected some sort of aggressive confrontation, perhaps.*

(txt): ...Expectation: Bonecrusher gives appropriate respect, in future. Insults, insinuations, pranks: unwanted.

(txt): Soundwave repairs property damages, delivers appropriate work leave excuse. Bonecrusher watch: ended. Hook's medical supplies: replaced.

*Finally glancing back.*

(txt): ...What wrong, Mixmaster? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm *Oh. Well, it seems Prowl figured out the excuse himself. That's the trouble with working his thoughts into text, he supposes.* FakeProwl 11:15 pm *Destroying furniture and surveillance equipment isn't aggressive enough?*

@Soundwave «"Appropriate respect"? What, did he do something to you first?» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:15 pm [[...He did not know you were a 'yes', Tarantulas. Consider that another demonstration request.]] Tarantulas 11:16 pm I didn't say which part I was saying 'yes' to, goodness. There was the option of ANY. Windchill 11:16 pm Well, technically. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:16 pm [[His interest remains.]] Tarantulas 11:16 pm *huffs* Windchill 11:16 pm If you can sing then it follows that you must sing on occasion, or else that's unproven. And if you sing well, then you can sing. Some of those are mutually inclusive. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:18 pm *Directed at HIM. Not inanimate objects.*

@Prowl: (txt): Affirmative. Labeled [][][]sheet metal[][][], implied Soundwave: interface voyeur, subject: multiverse inhabitants, permission status: none. Long before, assisted false Prowl interface message delivery. Tarantulas 11:18 pm If the logic statement is A or B or C, and I answer yes, any one or pair or all could be true, so the mutual inclusion isn't a trouble. FakeProwl 11:19 pm @Soundwave «... You thought to refute the claim that you were a voyeur who watches people without their permission by... continuously watching him without his permission?» Windchill 11:19 pm Obviously, hence there being no real point in arguing a distinction, as there isn't much of one between them. Tarantulas 11:20 pm There's no point fussing though - let's just say I can sing, I do sing, and I'm not objective enough about my own voice to know whether it's done well or not. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:21 pm @Prowl: (txt): If that, insisted, supposed treatment: delivered. Now, true difference: known. Windchill 11:21 pm *Luckily, his face is still planted on the floor and his eye roll remains hidden. WHY NOT JUST SAY THAT THEN, it's so much easier.* Kill me softly... Tarantulas 11:21 pm (( sw u sound so petty rn and i love it FakeProwl 11:21 pm @Soundwave «I am afraid you have thoroughly convinced him you're an even worse voyeur than he'd suspected.» FakeProwl 11:22 pm @Soundwave «Also, a stalker, and a vague undefined threat to his life. Which I doubt is at all objectionable from your perspective, but from mine makes things difficult.» Windchill 11:23 pm *GRUNTS and picks himself up...to sit on his knees.* *Wipes his face in case it's dirty or drooly.* *Drool: unconfirmed.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:25 pm *Hand flick.*

@Prowl: (txt): Irritating. Acceptable belief, if future vocalizer control: excellent; rumor spread likelihood: low, now observance abilities: understood.

*And if Bonecrusher understands that Soundwave is a vague, undefined threat, then he might be able to use that if they ever turn on Prowl.*

(txt): ...However, Prowl: important. Continued over-surveillance: ended, per prior promise. Windchill 11:26 pm Anyway. Singing's all well and good. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:26 pm [[Of course it is.]] [[It delivers a full story with corresponding emotional cues in a short period of time, and often serves to make that data more memorable.]] Windchill 11:27 pm But can we all twerk? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:27 pm [[...You're not serious.]] Windchill 11:28 pm I'm always serious. *Keeps his face painfully straight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:28 pm *Tarantulas was the only one to really answer the song question, so Soundwave peers at him with a feeler. Well?* Windchill 11:29 pm *Oh, he likes Disturbed.* FakeProwl 11:29 pm *Good. To Soundwave's other points then.* @Soundwave «Repairing the furniture is unnecessary. We can repair the damage ourselves. Except to the TV—but he destroyed it because he thought it was bugged from the game. Getting a new one straight from you wouldn't go over well.» Windchill 11:29 pm *But he'll be quiet this time.* *No sense in Ruining this one.* Tarantulas 11:30 pm *tara will glance at the feeler. what, is he expected to sing sometime? nope* Windchill 11:30 pm *COWARD.* Tarantulas 11:30 pm *also if he doesn't answer the twerking question does that mean it'll go away* FakeProwl 11:30 pm @Soundwave «Hook may not want supplies from you for the same concerns. We'll see whether we think Bonecrusher can handle it and get back to you.» Windchill 11:31 pm *Has ignoring Windchill ever worked?* Tarantulas 11:31 pm *maybe when they're listening to disturbed, it might* Windchill 11:32 pm I guess it's just me then. Only I have the power. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *On the one hand, he's pleased that his plan to cause a little scare worked so well. On the other hand, they're being ridiculous. As if he would be so foolish as to put bugs where they'd be expected now.* Tarantulas 11:32 pm *so, shushed the spide will remain, and nudge at prowl while wrapping an arm or two or three around his back. awful quiet, this one* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:32 pm *But, what can you do?*

@Prowl: (txt): Acknowledged. FakeProwl 11:32 pm *You mistake Bonecrusher for somebody bright enough to figure that out.* Tarantulas 11:33 pm *looks back at chill* What, the power to thoroughly embarrass yourself? No thank you. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:33 pm *Whether Soundwave can twerk or not is unknown. Nobody's convincing him to either say it or try. Not in public, anyway.* Windchill 11:34 pm I'm too powerful to suffer embarrassment. That doesn't happen to me. If I twerk, I OWN IT. Along with everything else that brings shame to lesser mortals, such as yourself. *He's joking, but it's also true: he feels no shame.* Windchill 11:36 pm *His straight faced facade breaks, and he snickers.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:36 pm *...For a split-second, Soundwave was tempted to be one last bit of vicious and ask if Bonecrusher needed to be put under a safety watch.*

*He gives no sign of that nasty little urge, burying it back where it came from. None of that, now. That's the older version of himself.* [[Lesser mortal?]] Windchill 11:38 pm That's what I said. *Shields his mouth, but can't hide that snicker.* Tarantulas 11:39 pm *squints. tarantulas doesn't trust that snicker* Windchill 11:39 pm *He's pretending to be egotistical.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:40 pm *Soundwave pauses for a moment, gathers up every. single. clip. he. has. of his alternates claiming to be superior, and squashes them into one big overlapped file.* *And plays that.* Windchill 11:41 pm *Giggle-spits* FakeProwl 11:41 pm @Soundwave «Regarding Mixmaster—prolongued stress. His aches are eith—» Tarantulas 11:41 pm *pfftsdfs* Windchill 11:41 pm *Getting defensive, are we?* FakeProwl 11:41 pm *startles so hard at the sound that he ends up on Tarantulas's lap* Windchill 11:41 pm That was beautiful. FakeProwl 11:41 pm *what the hell, soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:41 pm *Not at all. He's just reminding you of the most common claim.* Tarantulas 11:41 pm *tarantulas accepts his fate and wraps another arm around prowl* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:42 pm @Prowl: (txt): Apology delivered. Continue. FakeProwl 11:42 pm *Gives Soundwave a baffled look. He has not been keeping up with the conversation.* Windchill 11:42 pm *That's what makes it funny.* Tarantulas 11:43 pm Does this mean you can twerk then, Soundwave? ItsyBitsySpyers 11:43 pm *BOI* Tarantulas 11:43 pm If you're superior, that is. Windchill 11:43 pm I still can't be embarrassed, so. FakeProwl 11:43 pm @Soundwave «... His aches are either psychosomatic, or being faked. Whichever it is, it's caused by stress.» Windchill 11:43 pm I'm clearly in a league of my own... ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm [[All it means is that his alternates disagree with Windchill's assessment.]] Tarantulas 11:44 pm *snrk. he'll accept that answer with a nod* Windchill 11:44 pm Alternates Schmalternates, what do they know? They've never met ME. Well. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:44 pm [[His? More than most.]] Windchill 11:44 pm 'Cept one. But I stole his girlfriend. So, superiour. *Dusts off imaginary lapels.* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:45 pm @Prowl: (txt): Stress? Ache problem before excess surveillance? After? Tarantulas 11:46 pm *nips at prowl just hard enough to transfer through the avatar* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:46 pm [[One. Of more than eighty. He'll reserve judgment.]] Windchill 11:47 pm I can't count, so that means nothing to me. Neither do the opinions of lesser mortals such as they. *Trying not to crack up for real.* FakeProwl 11:48 pm @Soundwave «After. It's not the only cause, but—our mental states leak into each other. I have no doubt Bonecrusher's stress is a contributing factor to Mixmaster's.» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:49 pm @Prowl: (txt): Noted.

*He's still going to wait and see if it ends after the surveillance has. Wouldn't do to miss some sort of plague in the making.* @Prowl: (txt): Belief: Tarantulas desires attention. FakeProwl 11:51 pm @Soundwave «............ What?» ItsyBitsySpyers 11:52 pm *Snapshot of Tarantulas biting Prowl's avatar just now on the visor.* FakeProwl 11:52 pm *Prowl just dealt with a violent nervous breakdown with four other angry/scared people. That's a level 149 social interaction and his skills capped out at level 32. Prowl's tired.* Tarantulas 11:52 pm *tarantulas sees that there, sw* FakeProwl 11:53 pm *Oh. Look at that. Turns toward Tarantulas.* What? Tarantulas 11:54 pm *small hhff.* ...I exist, you know. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:54 pm *Don't say he isn't helpful, Tarantulas.* Windchill 11:54 pm *Examines his claws, then climbs to his feet.* FakeProwl 11:55 pm *Hold on, he's trying to think of a reply to that.* FakeProwl 11:56 pm ... Oh. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:56 pm *Soundwave watches Windchill get up, visor cleared off and all.* Windchill 11:57 pm I'm gonna take my superiour self home and practice my twerking, since I'm the only one who can and you're all out of comebacks. Lover's spats don't interest me. Tarantulas 11:57 pm ...

*just gonna. sigh and tip his helm back onto the couch. patience and self-control. u got this tara* ItsyBitsySpyers 11:57 pm [[Very well. Enjoy yourself.]] Windchill 11:58 pm I will, because shame isn't in my programming. I almost feel sorry for the rest of you. What a horrible way to live. FakeProwl 11:58 pm *That wasn't a satisfactory answer, was it?* Sorry. I'm tired. ItsyBitsySpyers 11:58 pm [[He can think of worse.]] Windchill 11:59 pm So can I, but it still sucks to be you. Tarantulas 11:59 pm *waves windchill off with a spider leg* Yesterday Windchill 11:59 pm Not like me. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:00 am *Soundwave taps his visor again. Sorry. No sucking, as far as the public knows. Once more: no mouth.* Windchill 12:00 am *He will not be shooed before he's ready by LESSER MORTALS.* Sucks to be you. *He waves slowly, in an arc over his head like the rays of the rising sun. For the drama.* Good night, you shameful suckers. You shame-filled doughnuts. So creamy. So satisfying. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:02 am [[Goodnight.]] *He's not going to remark on the other part. That's just strange.* Windchill 12:03 am *That's because you have no sense of humour.* Tarantulas 12:03 am What do you even know about eating donuts? ...Don't answer that, just. On with you. *another spider leg wave* Windchill 12:03 am Don't tell me what to do, I'm already going. But, maybe if you ask nicely. Tarantulas 12:03 am Please. Windchill 12:04 am I'll stay. Okay. *sits down.* Tarantulas 12:04 am *oh primus is he serious* *who is he kidding. windchill's always serious* Windchill 12:04 am *Always.* *Especially right now.* I feel so wanted. So appreciated. Thanks. Tarantulas 12:05 am This'd be a lovely time for a bridge to just. Spontaneously open below Windchill's now-undented aft. Windchill 12:05 am You think? *Blips out of existence.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:06 am *He's not going to do that. Windchill hasn't broken any rules.* *Well. He has before. But not right now.* Windchill 12:08 am *That WOULD be disparate treatment, but he's used to that. As much as he is used to not getting rules updates or being made accountable for other people hitting him, but it matters not. That's his life, and he's gone now.* Tarantulas 12:09 am *mmff. back to prowl.* I'm sure you are. *mostly genuine-sounding* FakeProwl 12:10 am *Prowl can't read tone, genuine-sounding or otherwise. He's 73% certain that's sarcasm.* *... Quietly tries to shrug off Tarantulas's arms and slide back into his prior seat.* Tarantulas 12:11 am *what happens if he tries to keep hold of him tho* FakeProwl 12:12 am *He'll stop for a few seconds. And then quietly try again.* Tarantulas 12:15 am Come now, if you're going to ignore me, you might as well try to placate me by sitting on my lap while you do it. FakeProwl 12:16 am *Right. Okay. He's not going to sit around and take that. He's going to go incorporeal to slide out of Tarantulas's arms.* Tarantulas 12:16 am *stiffens up* FakeProwl 12:16 am I wasn't ignoring you. I said I'm tired. Tarantulas 12:18 am You can be both, you know. FakeProwl 12:18 am I'm not both. I'm tired. Tarantulas 12:19 am I /heard/ you. I said so. Primus. *glances at soundwave* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:20 am *What? Why is he being glanced at? Looks from one to the other with mild confusion.* FakeProwl 12:21 am *... What does he say to that?* *...... Nothing, he supposes.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:22 am This message has been removed. ((get out of there random brackets)) Tarantulas 12:24 am *proceeds to get up* Apparently you're still conscious enough to run your avatar and stop by Dancitron, but I won't stress you any more than that by asking that you acknowledge my existence. That'd be petty. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:24 am *...Hold on, now.*

[[One moment.]] FakeProwl 12:24 am ... I came by to conduct necessary business. It has been concluded. I should leave. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:25 am [[Do not blame Prowl for being tired. It was concerning a matter he himself failed to correct.]] FakeProwl 12:25 am Don't. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:26 am [[...And he does not understand this - this. Tarantulas agreed.]] Tarantulas 12:29 am Prowl is tired. "Business" is concluded. And clearly I'm not needed here, so - *starts to huff, but just sighs and lets his shoulders fall.* It's of no consequence. I'll speak with you both another time. FakeProwl 12:29 am *... Disappears.* Tarantulas 12:30 am *he's trying not to let this get to him. he's trying. he had a good time watching the movie, damnit, and now - well.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:30 am *Primus damn it all. What HAPPENED? One moment he was nudging Prowl's attention away from a settled matter so Tarantulas would have time tonight and suddenly it'd become some sort of minor spat?* [[You may stay longer if you wish. If you do not, then he accepts your farewell for the night.]] Tarantulas 12:33 am ...I would stay, but there's really no reason to, is there. Hyeh. ItsyBitsySpyers 12:34 am *And he doesn't understand the "don't", either. What was he supposed to do, NOT take responsibility for what'd held Prowl's attention up when something about that had spawned all of this?*

[[That is not his decision.]] Tarantulas 12:37 am No, it might not be, but - nevermind. *walks off abruptly, small wave behind him* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:38 am *Soundwave watches Tarantulas go and shakes his helm. Well. That was... something. He's done with the day. Upstairs and straight to recharge for him.* ItsyBitsySpyers 12:45 am *Except that it doesn't come as easily as usual. Not understanding bothers him as it is. Somehow, the added "don't" makes it worse.*

*Well, he's not going anywhere else, and neither is Prowl. Quick comm, on the off-chance he might actually get an answer.*

(txt): Clarify: [][][]don't[][][]. FakeProwl 12:48 am *It takes a moment for Prowl to reply.* «What?» *And a moment longer to figure out what it's about.* «Oh. Moment. Gotta move.» *Please hold for about a minute.* FakeProwl 12:54 am *Right. He's back. Had to get out on the balcony. Prowl doesn't know whether being in comm contact with Soundwave would upset Bonecrusher but he wasn't going to keep sitting next to Ft. Berth and find out.* «There is one and only one reason that I told you what happened in here: because you have access to our cameras and a duty to monitor them, and would have very shortly found out anyway. What happened in here is absolutely nobody's business but Bonecrusher's, and it most certainly is not Tarantulas's business.» «The reason I told him I was tired is because that is the PRECISE amount of information about the situation I wanted him to know.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:01 am @Prowl: (txt): Detail offer never intended. If demanded, suitable alternative explanation given. ((fucking enter key too early)) ItsyBitsySpyers 1:04 am (txt): Tarantulas truth promise never given. Addition: Telepathic permission not received. Prowl reason: unheard, unidentified. If argument source: Soundwave, blame: absorbed, misunderstanding severity: split, reduced. Potential Tarantulas threat: reduced.

(txt): In future, silence retained unless addressed. FakeProwl 1:07 am «... Do you think Tarantulas was becoming a threat?» *Oh, Primus, Prowl is too tired for this. He's too tired for this. Let him sleep and never wake up.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:10 am (txt): Not within moment. Perhaps if future reconciliation: failure. Unknown. Personal choice: minimize failure, potential outcome. Situation view correction, clarification: accepted. Additional details not required. FakeProwl 1:11 am «...... Do you think future reconciliation failure is a significant risk.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:17 am (txt): Uncertain. Volatile personality: non-standard personal companion choice. Personal preference: caution.

(txt): Prowl Mesothulas-Tarantulas familiarity: higher. If reconciliation: expected, expectation: adopted. That, all known now. FakeProwl 1:18 am *Too late, Prowl's been infected with doubt.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:18 am *Damn it.* FakeProwl 1:19 am «...... Was I that bad.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:19 am (txt): Bad? FakeProwl 1:20 am «At— At... Whatever I did. Wrong.» ItsyBitsySpyers 1:25 am (txt): Prowl: not bad.

(txt): Curious action: slide away after Tarantulas agreement. Not understood. FakeProwl 1:25 am «... What.» *After Tarantulas what? To what? When? He rubs his helm as he digs back in the audio files.* FakeProwl 1:28 am *It takes him a moment to figure out what Soundwave read as an agreement.* «He wasn't agreeing. That was sarcasm.» *Beat.* «... WASN'T that sarcasm? Was it NOT? Was Tarantulas being SINCERE? Oh, DAMMIT—» *The comm mutes. Give Prowl a second.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:29 am *...Well, he THOUGHT it sounded sincere. Now he's the one infected with doubt. But he'll give Prowl a second.* FakeProwl 1:30 am *He unmutes the comm, but he doesn't make the mistake of saying anything else. Apparently he's no good at that tonight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:36 am *It takes a couple of seconds of background noise to work out that it's back on and Prowl is being silent.*

(txt): ...Perhaps recharge: helpful. Cell situation: stressful. Stressed Prowl social limits: strained, restricted.

*He learned that months before, when he got snapped at.*

(txt): Evening: stress addition. Within ability, minor solution: rest, peace, quiet. Afterward, examination: easier.

(txt): Soundwave gives, if wanted. FakeProwl 1:41 am *Huff. Stressed. You think? You think, Soundwave? You think Prowl hasn't realized he's been dealing with not only his own stress of being locked up with five people he hates but also the mental weight of their gradual disillusionment with him AND the nervous twitchy mind-picking fear pouring out of Bonecrusher AND the traces of Bonecrusher's fear bouncing through the other Constructicons' minds AND the fear and guilt and pain over learning what happened to Dominus AND the fact that all this is going on while part of him wants to shut off and never turn back on do you think thAT PROWL DOESN'T KNOW HE'S IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION AND THAT IT'S TEARING HIS MIND'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION TO SHREDS, SOUNDWAVE, DO YOU REALLY THINK HE DOESN'T—*

«... Yes. Reasonable.» *It's a good thing he didn't give Soundwave permission for telepathy tonight.* ItsyBitsySpyers 1:51 am *Soundwave ends the call the second he understands that those are the only two words to be spoken.*

*Mostly because he's getting the growing and somewhat uncomfortable sense he shouldn't have carried on with his horrible surveillance game for so long. Maybe at all? He doesn't know. He has the right to be treated with respect, and the fear version of it is the only thing that's ever seemed to stick with Constructicons. But the more he thinks about it, the more he wonders if the shared connection means Prowl's secretly been afraid of his watching too. And a tiny part of the reason he took the job and restricted camera access so severely was to make sure Prowl would be SAFE. How is that safe?*

*All this mess in the prison cell, and with individual mechs, and how this is going to affect city rebuilding process, and partial responsibility for this business with Tarantulas, and--*

*...He really DOESN'T want to hurt Prowl. He would rather eat a scraplet. But what is he supposed to call all of this, if not that?*

*Well. Soundwave's still not going to get much recharge, but now it'll be because he's doing a very different kind of thinking.* FakeProwl 1:58 am This message has been removed. FakeProwl 2:06 am *... Soundwave hung up on him. No goodbye, no nothing. Now he was upset with Prowl, too? What had Prowl done wrong there? Was he too terse? Had he failed to filter out his anger? He wasn't angry because of Soundwave, he was just tired, he really WAS tired, it wasn't just an excuse—it was just an excuse, wasn't it? Had he sounded angry earlier tonight, when he was explaining to Soundwave what happened? He hadn't meant to. But had he come on too strong? Had he been dropping a hint about Prowl's attitude, when he'd mentioned that Prowl's social limits were restricted when he was stressed? Had Soundwave been telling Prowl he was being offensive? Had Prowl missed it? Should he call back and apologize? Had he already missed his chance to apologize?*

*He sits on the balcony, and pulls his knees to his chest. He stays there the rest of the night.*

[hamiltrash-32000]

1-104 💛

If this is who I think it is, I am so going to hurt you tomorrow -.-

Screw you man. This took me 10 minutes short of an hour

1. You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say? A. I texted a group chat so probably something along the lines of “How much did we have to drink for two straight girls to wake up naked next to our gay friend who has a girlfriend?” or something like that…

2. What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed?A. If my dog counts then I’m kinda sad cause his health is declining, my stuffed dog then we cuddle every night ❤️❤️

3. If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care?A. I must be doing drugs if I have a boyfriend I don’t know about… but yes, I would care

4. Is your last name longer than six letters?A. Nah fam, its shorter 

5. Was your last kiss drunk or sober?A. Nonexistent as I recall

6. Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up?A. No I don’t think so

7. What does your last received text say?A. “Sure thing baby” from my dad after I asked about giving the dog a bath

8. How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?A. Ummm…….

9. Where was your last kiss at?A. Ummm…….

10. When is the last time you saw your sister?A. One of them today and I’m seeing another tomorrow. We’re going to watch F8, for me the second time :)

11. What do you drink in the morning?A. Pepsi or tea

12. Where did you sleep last night?A. In my bed? At my dad’s house?

13. Do you think relationships are hard?A. Obviously. I haven’t been in one but I have come close and that stressed me out

14. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you?A. No. Everything happens for a reason. The domino effect really

15. You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems?A. Yeah, I get kinda lonely

16. Would you rather it be sunny or rainy?A. Rainy, it helps me fall asleep and I like sleep, I did so until 4 pm one time! I swear I’m not depressed

17. Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you?A. I know someone with my middle as their first

18. Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants?A. Onesie fam

19. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now?A. I hope so

20. Does anyone like you?A. Yea….

21. Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S?A. No…

22. Is the last person you kissed gay?A. No…

23. Is there a person you CANNOT stand?A. Yes.

24. Have you ever considered getting a tattoo?A. I have a few in mind, not anytime soon but someday in the future I hope

25. In the past week have you cried?A. Just was, about my dog

26. What breed was the last dog you saw? A. Mine and he is a bloodhound, his name is Flash!

27. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?A. Out

28. Have you ever kissed a football player?A. Nah dude

29. Do you think you’re old?A. I feel old when I work at church

30. Do you like text messaging?A. It’s okay, I just got no one to text because SOME people don’t know what responding is

31. What type of day are you having?A. Pretty chill

32. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?A. For a while, not anymore

33. Do you prefer warm or cold weather?A. I don’t know. I live in Florida so I’m inclined to say warmer

34. Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?A. Well obviously, I’m close to you because I like you, not because of what is - or isn’t - between your legs

35. Would you prefer a relationship or a fling?A. Relationship, I’m not going to waste my time if I don’t see a potential future… which is probably why I haven’t had a boyfriend

36. Are you a simple or complicated person?A. I’d say a mixture of both, 

37. What song are you listening to?A. A Christian CD I got from a camp about 4 years ago. It’s a version of Your Love Never Fails

38. When you say you’re sorry do you mean it?A. Unless it’s to my brother39. Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you?A. My momma :)40. What made you start liking the person you like now? 

41. When did you last receive a text message?A. While answering this42. What is wrong with you right now?A. I am having some mental conflicts with myself right now43. How well do you know the last female you texted?A. I’d like to say somewhat she tends to hide things from me and not tell me -_-

44. Does anyone disgust you?A. Me. My sense of humor is really sick45. Would you date someone right now if they asked?A. No46. Are you in a good mood right now?A. Due to a couple of my past answer I am overthinking and not really, no.47. Who was the last person you talked to in person?A. My dad48. What color shirt are you wearing?A. Black49. Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear?A. Yeah. My brother said we have to get up early in the morning50. Anyone you’re giving up on?A. I don’t know yet51. Do you hate the person you fell hardest for?A. I haven’t fell for anyone so no

52. Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t?A. No53. Do you like rain?A. Yesh54. Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks?A. Yeah, case either he is drinking underage or I am dating someone like 5 years older than me. If we were the legal age then no until it’s the point of drunkenness55. Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?A. All the time, right now actually56. Do you like to cuddle?A. Yesh57. Are you shy?A. Kinda58. Do you get along with girls?A. Kinda59. Have you dated the person you texted last?A. No, I ain’t gay fam60. What do you carry with you at all times?A. My phone61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?A. If I can bring my bible and some holy water with me then sure… and maybe a priest62. Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months?A. I’m not quite sure

68. Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print?A. Neither oh God… but I do have a rainbow zebra print body pillow so probably zebra69. Do you have any stickers on your car?    A. I don’t have a car70. Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne?    A. Luke Bryan71. Blackberry, Android, or iPhone?    A. Android72. When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut?    A. Not sure, a few weeks and I’m glad. I have had so much pizza recently73. Do you like diet soda?    A. Sometimes74. What color are the walls in your room?    A. White at my dads and lavender at my moms75. Are you 16 or older?    A. Yesh76. Do you watch Pretty Little Liars?    A. Used to, I wait until it comes on Netflix77. Do you have a job?    A. Nope  78. What are your initials?    A. I don’t feel comfortable giving my initials out on social media…. my first name starts with an M though79. Did you ever have braces?    A. Nope80. Are you from the south?    A. Yesh. The good Ol’ Bible Belt. I love it really

81. What does your last status on facebook say?    A. I never post on facebook bu earlier I shared the JT “It’s Gonna Be May” Tumblr post82. Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed?    A. How many times will I be reminded that I haven’t kissed anyone83. Are you closer to your mom or your dad?    A. Both but on different things84. Have you ever done cheerleading or gymnastics?    A. No85. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters?    A. Fate of the Furious86. Do you smoke?    A. No. I hate drugs87. Would you rather wear heels or flip flops?    A. Flip flops88. Is your phone touch screen?A. Yesh89. Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly?    A. Stra- as I was writing this I literally experienced déjà vu90. Have you ever snuck out of your house?    A. Bruh, we got an alarm system. At both houses. Are you crazy? Plus it’s kinda rude91. Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool?    A. Doesn’t matter92. Have you ever made out in a car?    A. …93. …Had sex in a car?    A. …94. Are you single or in a relationship?    A. Single pringle95. What were you doing last night at midnight?    A. Facebook probably96. When’s the last time you saw fireworks?    A. July 4th97. Do you like the camera on your phone?    A. Sure, why not?98. Have you ever had a friend with benefits?    A. …99. Have you ever passed out from drinking?    A. …100. Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate?    A. No, what do you get out of that?101. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare?    A. …102. Name your favorite Kesha song:    A. ….103. Do you have any tan lines right now?    A. Yesh104. Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts?A. …. you guys are just making the South sound so much worse than it is

[hopelesscobwebs]

92 Asks Game!

I’m finally doing this. I thought it would be fun and i’m bored af so here we go:

Tagged by: @just-a-crazy-nerd love you <3

LAST

1) Drink: Water (gotta stay hydrated y’all)

2) Phone call: My Dad.

3) Text message: “My legs are dead. All I wanna do is sleep but I have to do music homework” to my friend like a week ago (I don’t text much lmao).

4) Song listened to: Sumertime, By My Chemical Romance

5) Time you cried: Maybe 2 days ago? (I was really sad over MCR), but the last time I really, like really cried was maybe last week.

HAVE YOU EVER

6) Dated somebody twice: ahaha twice? You’re so funny. I haven’t dated someone once...

7) Been cheated on: My cat once slept on my sisters bed instead of mine so that counts.

8) Kissed someone and regretted it: What don’t you get about FOREVER ALONE HERE.

9) Lost someone special: Perhaps, It kinda depends really what you count as “lost”. But yeah, unfortunately.

10) Been depressed: I have been in dark mindsets a lot lately.

11) Gotten drunk and puked: Never been drunk before (I am so cool like that)

THREE FAVOURITE COLOURS

12) Probably Blue, But to narrow it down: Teal

13) Rich purple

14) Probably black

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15) Made new friends: Tons (ilysm guys)

16) Fallen out of love: no (kinda yes... but William doesn’t count)

17) Laughed until you cried: Yes, Yesterday (we were bottle flipping and then someone made a seal noise, don’t even get me started)

18) Found out someone was gossiping about you: Hopefully not, there’s not much to gossip about when it comes to me.

19) Met someone who changed your life: If Discovering MCR counts... then yes.

20) Found out who your true friends are: *Ahem*... yes...

21) Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Haha this list of asks is so funny. what don’t you get about NOT BEEN KISSED EVER... *cries*

HOW MANY/MUCH

22) Facebook friends: like almost 400? idek. (I know them all in person btw, i’m not one of those weirdos that just friends anybody). I barely use FB tbh

23) Pets: oh boy.... I have 6 cats guys... thats right, you can call me the crazy cat lady.

24) Want to change your name: My last name yes. Quick, somebody marry me

WHAT

25) Did I get for my birthday: A Spongebob birthday cake, a Vampire Diaries pillow, depression  um what... I got to eat all my fave foods in one day, that was pretty special even though i threw up at the end of it

26) Time I woke up: like 9:30?

27) Were you doing at midnight: Watching Frerard video edits...

28) Can’t you wait for: FOR ME TO ORDER MCR MERCH AS A TRIBUTE ON MARCH 22 *cries and dies*

29) Was the last time you saw your mom: like 4 hours ago.

30) Was something you wish you could change about your life: I sometimes wish I was born 10 years earlier but then I remember... there’d be no quality memes for a long time...

31) Are you listening to right now: MCR, what else honestly...

32) Gets on your nerves: When people make up those shitty things like “ UR NOT A TRUE FAN UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS OR DO THIS BLAH BLAH” like stfu, I am a fan in my own way. Racists, Homophobes, just basically anyone who thinks they have the right to tell you not to be yourself, like seriously, fuck off.

33) Talked to a person named Tom: My cat is called Tom, so that counts.

34) Is your most visited website: Tumblr, no doubt (or YouTube or guitar tabs, or Putlocker lets be honest)

35) Elementary school/primary school: I can’t even remember tbh and I ain’t tellin you

36) High School: The one I’m at now. Ha, got ya

37) College: n o , I am too young, gosh

38) Hair colour: Brown/ Blonde (streaks, naturally from sun lmao)

39) Long/short hair: I just cut it all off this year. Think 1920′s hair and that’s me.

40) Crush: There’s a cute guy in my chem class but that’s about it #foreveralone

41) Do you like about yourself: My final wakeup call of music interests. I used to be so shallow in that department. Um.... I guess I like the fact that I get on better with older people (I skipped a year at school so all my classmates are a year older anyways) idek. There’s not really much to like.

42) Piercings: 1 on each ear (i’m thinking of getting a second set) But I barely wear earrings tbh

43) Blood type: Idk, it would be cool to know tho

44) Nickname: Some of my friends call me Em but barely. Emy / Emz by family (if any of you call me that, it’ll be weird lmao) PLEASE START A TREND...CALL ME EM

45) Relationship status: single as a pringle and not ready to mingle please i have anxiety *daydreams about meeting perfect boy*

46) Zodiac: Scorpio yeah boi

47) Pronouns: she/her

48) Favourite show: Supernatural, Miraculous Ladybug (don’t call me a kid for watching it I swear I’ll end u ahaha), Rick and Morty, The Vampire Diaries... I could go on for days

49) Tattoos: I always think they’re a cool concept but i’d probably chicken out at the last minute, so no

50) Left or right handed: right

FIRST

51) Surgery: I got a tooth removed quite a few years back, I went under genral anaesthetic and everything.

52) Piercings: Ears

53) Best friend: Gabby, We don’t talk anymore sadly but I still love her <3

54) Sport: Ummm well i’ve always loved badminton but i’ve never taken a serious sport class before lmao

55) Vacation: I’m pretty sure it was to Melbourne, Australia, We saw some really cool outdoor art and went to see Wicked at some theater, that’s all I remember.

56) Pair of shoes: Say wat?

RIGHT NOW

57) Eating: I wish I was eating

58) Drinking: the dead souls of my enemies wait what

59) I am about to: Rearrange my sitting position and continue to write this long ass ask thing.

60) Listening to: The End, My Chemical Romance

61) Waiting for: My sis to get home so I can use her credit card to buy MCR merch, no really, this is the truth. I n e e ed it

62) Want to see: MCR get back together in 2019 for at least a reunion song or SOMETHING PLEASE. Also, a Panic! concert because I missed the last one in my country. ALSO a Supernatural Convention

63) Want to get married: Well it would be nice, gotta find a guy first, there’s the hard part

64) Career: I never know... I like to think that my dream is to be in a band but that aint ever gonna happen. I really wanna do something that can help people idek.

WHICH IS BETTER

65) Hugs/kisses: Well i’ve never kissed anyone and I lOvE HuGs, THEY ARE JUST SO NICE, LIKE AHHH GIMME UR LOVE, GIMME HUUUGGSSS. If I ever meet any of you in person, I’ll be really shy, but know deep down that all I wanna do is HUG YOU SNDKJGSND.

66) Lips/eyes: Eyes hold secrets, I love them

67) Taller/shorter: gimme da toll peeps, But I love the smol beans too

68) Younger/older: It depends

69) Romantic/spontaneous: probably spontaneous just to keep me on my toes.

70) Nice arms/nice stomach: um wat? idek i dont pay attention to that

71) Sensitive/loud: Sensitive

72) Hookup/relationship: Relationship definitely 

73) Troublemaker/hesitant: Hesitant alien

HAVE YOU EVER

74) Kissed a stranger: W h A t  D o N t   Y o U   g E t   A b O u T  i T... I AINT KISSED NOBODY BEFORE. gosh, way to rub it in *cries*

75) Drank hard liquor: well. i’ve tried some heavy stuff before but it was a sip and I spat it out coz it literally tasted like p o i s o n. Alcohol is so gross

76) Lost glasses/contact lenses: Don’t need glasses

77) Turned someone down: ??? There hasn’t been anyone to turn down god damnit

78) Canoodling on a first date: They gotta earn that, so no

79) Broken someone’s heart: I sure as hell hope not.

80) Had your own heart broken: mcr breaks my heart E V E R Y GOD DAMN DAY

81) Been arrested: no, I am a good gal

82) Cried when someone died: yes, my grandmother

83) Fallen for a friend: Oh boy, yesyesyes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

84) Yourself: Not really, but I want to.

85) Miracles: I wish for them but I don’t really think they occur

86) Santa Claus: No, I actually never believed in him when I think about it

87) Kisses on a first date: YAS when it’s been all perfect and he walks ya up to your door ABJISLBHDLBHLA

88) Angels: um... Castiel???

89) Love at first sight: Yes but not like first sight, more like first discussion, when you can instantly click with someone in that first moment idk.

OTHER

90) Best friend’s name: Can I just list all my tumblr friends names? Because YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY ALL MY FAVES, YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU <3

91) Eye color: Grey Blue

92) Favourite movie: idek there are so many but: The Abduction Club, is one of my faves, Singin’ in the Rain, Sing Street, and that’s all that’s coming to mind atm.

I tag: (all my BEAUTIFUL AMAZING tumblr frens I mentioned before) @omg-i-cannot-even @shipsareamazing123 @mychemicalchinchilla @potterlock5ever @immacrazyfangirl @trashholeofshittybandstuff @shadowgirl077 @that-awkward-fangirl @lizbeth-loves-bobear @anyone i forgot and anyone who wants to do it! go ahead! <3

[exalnotaxel]

Agua Bendita, AZ

Prior to the 2016 Election, Chris and I wrote a short speculative fiction for a competition. We were to imagine a reality in which Donald Trump wins the election, and well... he won. So now I’m posting it to see the accuracy of our prediction. I hope that it’s not entirely accurate, but only time (and your voices) will tell. 

Agua Bendita, AZ by Chris L Smith & Exal Iraheta

I find myself in an unintentional town built from scraps, and broken backs. Three years ago this was only tumbleweeds and rocks, but thanks to Combover, people found themselves forced to make shelter near this bust of a wall. Long story short, the wall started strong, support from both sides, but then people got pissed. The cost started to fuck everyone over, and after one year, construction stopped; and these people were left stranded in the shadow of the relics of a failed wall. Things really went to hell.

The motel where I’m staying is a little thing, closer to the border than I would like to be.

“This is it,” a middle-aged, woman with graying hair, says to me as she opens the door to the room. A twin bed sits in the middle, facing a three drawer dresser made of particleboard and duct tape. The walls are a bright orange.

“What brings you all the way out here?” she asks.

“I’m writing an article.”

She looks me up and down, “Big city?”

“Yeah. The biggest.”

“Humph,” she says.

“How long have you been here?” I ask her, ready to find the first leg of my story.

She gives me a smirk, hands me the keys and closes the door after her.

“Thanks,” I say, hoping not everyone in this town is as skittish around outsiders.

The small window on the other side of the room adorns a mustard yellow curtain, I can’t tell if the yellow is intentional or a result of years of filtering second hand smoke. As I push it aside I can see a fence enclosing what looks like a skeleton. The skin of the beast has been stripped away like a sunken ship, left to be consumed by the very dirt it was meant to divide.

After a couple of aspirins chased by a shot of tequila, I make my way into town to take a look around. There is a cluster of houses stacked on top of each other like coffins, a small convenience store at the corner, a dive diner, a liquor store; the necessities I suppose. Two kids kick around a brick like a soccer ball, wearing presumably, their father's steal toed boots. Behind them sits a blue-eyed, bald, old man - his shoulders broader than I could ever wish for.

“If you’re looking for a construction job, you’re a few months too late,” the old man says. “Not that you’d be any good in those.”

I look down at my black loafers, fully covered in dirt. I don’t know why, but this makes me feel a bit embarrassed.

“No sir, mister....” I walk up to him and extend my hand. He takes it, a firm grip, gives it a tug and lets go. “I’m here to interview some of the locals, get a sense of—”

“Another goddamn story huh?” The man spits into a Coke can. “Well, if you’re looking to talk to someone, you should pay a visit to Maria Soledad. She loves getting her name in print.”

I clumsily reach for my phone to write down her name, but keep fucking up my damn code. “Is she the forewoman?”

“Nah. She’s a butch dike who probably wanted  to be a goddamn movie star.” He points off to the east. “You’ll find her up there.”

I finally jot down her name. “Well what about you? Why did you come down?”

He spits again, some of the tobacco spit mixture catches the rim of the can.

“The same reason 300 other motherfuckers moved down here. A goddamn contract.”

I turn to leave. “I didn’t catch your name.”

“I ain’t give it to you.” He says with a satisfied smile.

The next day, I make my way down the fork at the end of the dirt road. I only have three days, three fucking days to come up with something. I figure, fine, I’ll talk to some folks, make a piece about desperate eccentric people. They have to be batshit crazy to stay in this town. Right?

A woman, probably around my age, beautiful tan skin, with obviously bleached blonde hair, waters a pathetic garden. She dunks a cracked plastic bucket into a 55 gallon water drum. Her small frame could easily be swallowed whole by the damn thing.

“Excuse me?” I say forcefully, making my voice friendlier, a little skill I acquired from my telemarketer days before being replaced by laptops.

“Oh my lord!” She says, keeping a steady foot on the ground. “You scared the bejesus out of me!”

Her voice is oddly comforting, maybe it’s the subtle hint of midwestern in her, but she reminds me of a relative, maybe my grandma.

“Not many people say ‘Excuse me?’ around here?” I say.

“Not unless they’re wrestling you over a glass of whisky,” she says, with a laugh.

I look behind her, to a small house with a stucco exterior which blends into the dirt and rocks that surround them.

“Lovely place,” I give a nod.

“Oh that? Ain’t it? Isn’t mine though, but thank you.”

“Oh.”

“I live over there, next to that tent park.”

Her sooty finger points towards a cream colored camper, probably ten years old.

“A camper huh? I’ve never been in one of those.”

She pauses and with a raised brow, “Aren’t you a little too young to be hitting on me?”

I can feel my face blush, but I’m sure my brown skin doesn’t show it. “Oh no, sorry. No, I was just trying to think of a compliment, but realized I didn’t have one about campers, because I’ve never been in one.”

She wipes her forehead and takes a deep breath. The dirt on her face leaves a dark mud streak.

A group of children run by, including the two boys from yesterday. They chase each other, tossing stones and rocks found by the wayside.

“Hey, if you little bastards don’t quit that I’m gonna sick Lenny and Carl on you!” she yells.

The kids freeze.

“That’s right, now get a move on.”

The eldest boy, probably around 12, gives her the finger as they run off. “Oh you little punk. Fuck you!” She gives it right back to him.

“Damn kids. I swear, parents get a whiff of money and suddenly you got desperate people, who don’t know what the hell a condom is, moving their illiterate asses down here.”

I take out my phone, and jot a few notes down. This gives her pause.

“Another reporter? Damn it. We’ve spoken to everyone about everything already,” she turns to leave.

“Wait, no, I mean, yes, I’m a reporter. I mean, my name is Travis,” I raise my hand in a weak wave. It makes me feel like a first grader. Now I remember, not grandma, teacher. “Look, I only have a couple of more days left here, and honestly I just need a few interviews, doing a sort of catch up piece, see where things are now, three years after Pumpkin-head in charge started this fiasco.”

“Where you from? Fox News, CNN... The Daily Show?”

“No, I can’t stand cameras.”

“Oh not the Huffington—”

“Look, this is just a small post, not even a blog worthy length. My editor thought it would be a great fucking idea, and well—”

“What the heck did you do? It must have been really terrible to be sent out here on assignment. In the three years since we scraped together this little town, they have not once sent out a reporter of quality. Not once. Each and every one of them did something stupid to get sent down here. Can you believe that? Your kind uses our town as punishment.”

I stand speechless. I could tell her about how I got super high at our office Christmas party. I could tell her how I got so drunk the night before the last presidential debates, I got kicked out and arrested for disorderly conduct. I could tell her, but what’s the fucking point?

“My name is Maria, I’m the one with a green thumb ‘round here.”  I look over to her sparse garden. “You try growing tomatoes in the g-damn desert,” she says, before motioning me to follow her.

She swings open the small door, followed by a gust of hot air.

“The space is small, but I make do,” Maria says, tossing some of her torn jeans aside from the entrance. “Excuse my mess, I wasn’t expecting company.”

I get an odd feeling in my head, as if my brain is working extra hard to take note of everything inside. The way she drapes her small window with a red scarf, giving the room a magenta hue. Her stacks of books, teetering on the edge of a two person kitchen table, only inches away from the sink that could probably hold three dishes.

“Do you mind if I record our conversation?” I say, trying my best to hide my judgement, but I’m sure it’s of no use.

“I don’t mind,” she says.

“So, before, you mentioned Lenny and Carl, are those other residents?”

She gives a boisterous laugh that catches me off guard. For a moment there, I question her sanity.

“Oh, no no,” she says, shaking her head. “Those are Simpsons characters, but I may have told those little turds they were escaped prisoners from the construction groups they brought down here from Buckeye, talk about story, that’s what you all should be writing about.”

“Prisoners? Working on the wall?”

“Yes!” She reaches into her single serve fridge and hands me beer. “Imagine, 300 of us, leaving lives behind to come down to this pile of shit to get some work, and what do we find? A chain gang, already here. I only saw two months of pay the entire year we built.”

The beer sizzles, some of the foam falls on my hand. I unthinkingly suck it up. “How long did that last?”

“Up until we started to fight back. I don’t care if the Mexicans or the 99 percent were paying for this damn wall, I just wanted to be able to pay for my kid’s lunches. They owe me about thirty-eight thousand, am I ever going to see that? Probably not.”

I look over to a small counter protruding off the sink. There are piles of documents, receipts, trash, but in the midst of all that, perfectly centered, is a single frame of two little girls.

“Those your daughters?” I ask her.

She nods, “Cindy and Vicky.”

“Wait, I thought - the old man said you were a lesbian.”

“It is 2019 Mr. Travis, ‘LESBIANS’ can have children you know.”

“Sorry, that came out wrong. I meant to ask about your spouse. Where is she?”

Maria goes silent for a moment. She takes a long swing of her beer.

“Well, up until two years ago, she was my wife, but laws change I suppose. Afterwards it was just fights, disagreements, and bitterness. You know how these things go don’t you? What are you like 32, 33?”

“36,” I say, sipping on my beer, fighting the temptation to chug the whole thing, and have a second.

“36? Were you married? Wife? Assuming you’re straight.”

I can feel my body for some reason swaying. “I am.” I say with an odd quiver. “Was married for a year. Divorced now. She was from Texas, not that that matters.”

“Well, what happened?”

“I guess the same reasons I find myself researching a fluff story here,” I say, wondering where that honesty came from. She must have slipped something in my beer.

“Well, Mr. Travis, at least you had a choice in the matter. Carey and I, well, the fucking country decided we were over.”

Maria drinks the rest of her can, and effortlessly crushes it with her hands. “But what’s the use in dwelling on that. The way I see it, I’m stuck here. I could move somewhere I suppose, but every time I get the nerve too we get told that work is about to start up again. I dunno. I guess I don’t have anywhere to go back to.”

“How do you afford living here if they—”

“I knew our conversation would eventually get here. I’ll tell you what, Mr. Travis, the wall may not be very profitable but women have always found a way to make it at the expense of lonesome men.”

I want to ask the obvious question, but something holds me back. I drink to fill the silence.

“I’ve got a few more question for you, Mr. Travis,” she says, “How long has it been since you’ve felt the warmth of a woman?” Maria reaches over and takes the can out of my hand.

I begin to panic and stand. “I think this will be enough.”

“Wait, don’t get the wrong idea. I don’t enjoy fucking men.” Maria takes another swig. “This town isn’t the innocent, pathetic little place the country thinks it is.” She looks at her phone stowed away in a cupholder. “About that time, why don’t you go and take a look. Really look. You’ll see what I mean.”

I leave the little camper behind, and make my way back to my rental car. As I sit with my key in the ignition, I soak in Maria’s words. I look around. The boys from before continue their chase a little way down the path. Out of a little box house, a girl, probably only 15, walks out with her bike, I don’t know why but something tells me to follow her. She doesn’t ride far, maybe about 15 minutes down to the construction site. The road turns to concrete, some of the few pieces of concrete I’ve seen all day, it leads into what looks like a motel. I figure it’s housing built for the workers. The girl drops her bike out front, walks to the farthest door on the right, and knocks. A man in his 50s, jet black hair, opens the door. He waits for her with a big smile. His heavy hand grazes her little face. She walks in and the door shuts behind her.

Is this it?

I turn my car around, my heart racing. A part of myself that I have ignored for years suddenly erupts. This pit in my stomach filled with anger, disgust, the shit of the world, overflowing as I rush to a halt at Maria’s camper.

She stands at the door waiting for me, smoking a cigarette. “This ain’t the first place like this, Mr. Travis. Three years, shit reporters.” Maria sits down on the small steps that lead into her camper. “So, what would you like to talk about?”